[Sherlock – Lestrade/Molly] gyzym – An Avalanche Of Detour Signs

Title: An Avalanche Of Detour Signs
Author: gyzym
Rating: R || Status: Complete
Summary: In which Molly Hooper gets a job, gets a degree, breaks a heart, has her heart broken, falls in love, keeps a secret, saves a life, runs a morgue, falls apart, pulls it together, and finds exactly what she didn’t know she was looking for–not necessarily in that order.

Archive:
AO3

OMG FEELINGS!!! I really liked Molly’s voice in this and how it fleshes Molly out from what we saw in the first two seasons of canon. I loved how everything tied in so well to canon, but gave it a little twist seeing the full story. I liked that she knew how ridiculous her crush on Sherlock is because she’s smart, of course she would, and how that doesn’t necessarily mean she can turn it off, because feelings suck that way. I love the development between her and Greg and how they became friends in the beginning and how it grew over time from there. My heart just hurt for her during the aftermath of the Moriarity fiasco at the end of the first season and seeing her deal with all that. I’m glad she had Greg to help her get past it all. And then the aftermath of Reichenbach Falls and Molly having to cut herself off to keep Sherlock’s secret and just, my heart! I also loved the interaction between her and Mycroft and Anthea — so awesome. And, of course, happy ending! Basically, this was amazing and I loved it.