This was just lovely. Even having only read the books it just strikes an accord. I especially liked the last two lines, how true they are - "Before Sherlock and After Sherlock - as the line of demarcation down their lives. He taught them out to be alive again; now they must learn how to live without him." Looking forward to reading more of your stories, but I'm going to have to watch an episode or two to get a visual more in my head.