SH Rec: The Tenth Muse (Mystrade)

This was so wonderful. I loved the magical realism of it, the idea that Mycroft quite literally sees people haunted by their own demons. He sees the world in a way that no one else does but has learned how to effectively hide and smother his own reactions to what he sees. It was a really imaginative and interesting idea.



The Tenth Muse (25365 words) by Vulpesmellifera
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes & Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes/Original Male Character(s), (past)
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Anthea (Sherlock), Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Post-Episode: s02e03 The Reichenbach Fall, Canon Divergence - The Reichenbach Fall, Post-Reichenbach, Mycroft Feels, Magical Realism, Greek and Roman Mythology - Freeform, anthea ships it, mystrade, POV Mycroft Holmes
Summary:

It isn't deduction for Mycroft; it's a living nightmare that leads to self-imposed isolation. When Sherlock "dies," Mycroft finds himself reaching out for a golden slice of happiness, just one person to call his own in a landscape of horrors.