Book!verse Coming Out Fic

[ketchup-fights.livejournal.com]

This was an older fic, written a few years ago. Watson first-person POV.

It begins with a young woman coming to Holmes with a case, but Holmes deduces that she's just making the case up to get close to him and start a romance, and he sends her away in tears. Watson asks why he had to be such an asshole to her, and a discussion about sexuality ensues in which Holmes comes out to Watson. Watson is all "Illegal! Victorian morals!" but Holmes points out that Watson is cool enough with breaking the law when it's for a case, and Holmes isn't hurting anyone, and Watson is all "...."

It ends with Holmes asking if they're still friends, and Watson saying of course they are. And there's shades of UST, but it's all very subtle and Victorian?

(And maybe if you know any other good fics that feature Holmes and/or Watson coming out to the other/having a discussion about sexuality, in any Victorian verse, you could rec it my way?)

Comments

[scemi.livejournal.com]

I haven't read this in a while, but I remember it was good:
http://beth-h.mrks.org/Fabula_Fiction/FabMedicalMan.html

It's a discussion of homosexuality, leading to some sexy times. Victorian-ish. Book-verse.

[ketchup-fights.livejournal.com]

Ooh, looks interesting! Thanks!