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    The Emotional Children
    The Emotional Children
    missholmes-of-gondor
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    • Reads
      Reads 48,201
      48,20148.2K
    • Votes
      Votes 2,683
      2,6832.6K
    • Parts
      Parts 51
      5151
    • Time
      Time 12h 2m
      12 hours, 2 minutes12h 2m
    missholmes-of-gondor
    Complete
    Complete, First published Aug 16, 2019
    Sherlock Holmes rescues Irene Adler from the hands of terrorists, setting her free and securing a place for her in his heart. However, after the conclusion of A Scandal in Belgravia, the future of their relationship is shrouded in mystery. In the aftermath of The Final Problem, an old enemy returns, intent on sealing Sherlock's fate. Will the detective and the woman have the courage to trust one another and risk vulnerability as they join forces in more ways than one?
        
        Rated T for language, violence, and sexual themes.
        
        No copyright infringement intended. Sherlock is a trademark of the BBC and of Hartwood Films.
        
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        Noteworthy Reviews:
        
        "Stunning!"
        - Wattpad user, @Mickey_Fable
        
        "This is one of the best stories I've read on this website. This is stunning. You've built a wonderfully turbulent, passionate, and emotionally investing romance without taking shortcuts or writing smut."
        - FanFiction.net user, @randomreader
        
        "Everything just slides so smoothly. You literally watch Sherlock develop into something new: a sentimental man. Now that is what I call good writing."
        - Guest user on Fanfiction.net
        
        "It's beautiful and so vivid; I can feel the characters' emotions. This is so suspenseful, I'm completely swept up."
        - Guest user on Fanfiction.net
        
        "Everyone is in character, there is a plot, and the romance feels genuine and characteristic of the pair. But [romance] isn't the entire story. There is more going on around them which feels real."
        - Guest user on Fanfiction.net
        
        "Completely riveting. The way you portray Irene Adler [is] amazing."
        - Wattpad User @SubaDev
        
        "Out of all the Adlock books I've read, THIS ONE is the very best."
        - Wattpad User @jeon_park131
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