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The Other Pandemic
Jul. 24th, 2023 07:54 amPeriod-typical homophobia
Universe: BBC Sherlock
Author: upstairsfromreality
Sherlock knew, of course.
He was two when the disease was discovered. He always knew there was something out there killing certain grown-ups called homosexuals, whatever that meant.
He was seven when he first saw news footage of people lying down in the streets. He knew the government wasn't helping their friends.
He was ten when he realized he liked boys more than girls. He knew he better not say so.
He was thirteen when he first got beaten up for being queer. He knew it was fear that made his tormentors stop when he started to bleed.
He was eighteen when he watched Sebastian and another girl every week come out of his room. He knew if any of them faced consequences, he himself, who had never touched them, would be blamed.
Sherlock knew all along, of course. But he never knew more than every September 16th, when he went to lay a flower on Uncle Rudy's grave.
Universe: BBC Sherlock
Author: upstairsfromreality
Sherlock knew, of course.
He was two when the disease was discovered. He always knew there was something out there killing certain grown-ups called homosexuals, whatever that meant.
He was seven when he first saw news footage of people lying down in the streets. He knew the government wasn't helping their friends.
He was ten when he realized he liked boys more than girls. He knew he better not say so.
He was thirteen when he first got beaten up for being queer. He knew it was fear that made his tormentors stop when he started to bleed.
He was eighteen when he watched Sebastian and another girl every week come out of his room. He knew if any of them faced consequences, he himself, who had never touched them, would be blamed.
Sherlock knew all along, of course. But he never knew more than every September 16th, when he went to lay a flower on Uncle Rudy's grave.
