[Sherlock(BBC)] The Least of All Possible Mistakes

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Title: The Least of All Possible Mistakes
Author: rageprufrock
Fandom: Sherlock(BBC)
Rating: M
Story Links: AO3
Author Links: AO3 | LJ | tumblr | dreamwidth
Summary: If a people ever deserving, it's Holmeses.
“I have been instructed to see to your needs in Mr. Holmes’s absence,” Anthea reports, timed specifically so that George will choke spectacularly on her drink. “Whatever those needs may be.”
Opting to stare at Anthea a bit, George manages, “My — you’re joking.”
Anthea’s expression shifts incrementally, just enough to telegraph that she would never.
“What if I needed a pony,” George says, just to be contrary.
“What color and breed?” Anthea asks immediately.
George rolls her eyes. “Or what if I said I wanted to make out a little?”
“I would need a moment to refresh my lipstick and brace myself for Mr. Holmes’s reaction,” Anthea answers smoothly, utterly unperturbed.
George feels herself go bright right. “Right, well, let’s say I need this conversation never to have happened.”
Reccer's Notes: This is quite different from the usual fic that I read, but it's one of my favorite fics in the sherlock fandom and one that I keep coming back to. The fic is centered around a female Lestrade, which is quite unusual, but what makes me love this fic its amazing level of complexity and detail.