katikat | Fic rec: Sherlock

"Leave the Signs and the Sirens" by out_there | John/Sherlock | After John's released and back home at Baker St, Sherlock still feels it. Down the centre of his chest there's an ache like a healing wound. A physical awareness of a body he usually ignores as much as he can. It's psychosomatic, nothing more interesting than that. (Set directly after S1, and written without knowledge of S2.) | ~25.000 words

"You're getting psychosomatic chest pains," John says with amusement. Before Sherlock can defend himself or attack in return, John adds, "And I've got a psychosomatic limp. We're a right pair."

I love the way the author describes Sherlock's PTSD in this fic. It's quite a different take on Sherlock's reaction to John getting hurt.