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Title: root out the wine-dark honeyed center
Author: [archiveofourown.org profile] celaenos
Fandom: Elementary
Pairing/Characters: Joan Watson/Jamie Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 7880
Summary:

“WATSON, COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE YOUR WIFE OFF OF MY HANDS. PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU!” Sherlock hollers.

“My what?” Joan mutters, snapping the book shut with force and climbing out of her bed. “I’m sorry,” she repeats as she makes her way down the stairs. “My what?”

(or, a story of poison, amnesia, sexual tension, and marriage)

Link: On AO3

Amnesia trope is one of my favorites and I loved how it was used here. This was such a delightful surprise, to get fic from a ship I love a lot, and it was very well done. All the characters felt true to the show and the whole story was such a fun journey.