Word count: 58,270 in 8 parts so far
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson, John Watson/OMC
Characters: Mrs. Hudson, Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, Sally Donovan, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Robots & Androids, Alternate Universe - Future, Robots, Case Fic, Sex Bots, Robot Feels, Moral Ambiguity, Series, Pre-Slash, Canon-Typical Violence, Discussion of Hypothetical Cannibalism, Sherlock is a creeper, Mycroft is a bigger creeper, John makes ill-advised decisions, not a sonic screwdriver
Summary: In the London of 2081, aerotaxis are commonplace, personal identification is tied to computers, and robots are tightly regulated. John Watson, former army roboticist, has an expired license and an illegal tri-wing screwdriver in his desk. Sherlock Holmes has fingerprints and a name, and in an office somewhere in Whitehall there are blueprints for the metal underneath his perfect, artificial skin.
Rec: Sherlock is a robot, but that doesn't mean he doesn't feel. Sherlock is a robot, but that doesn't mean John thinks he's not worth dying for.
“I don’t have a heart,” Sherlock says. Moriarty knows what Sherlock is--of course he does, he’s been making digs about it since John woke up in that alley. But for Sherlock to admit it like that makes John’s hands clench, empty and helpless. John closes his eyes--“But we both know that’s not quite true anymore,” Moriarty says. --and John opens his eyes to a world which has both subtly and massively changed.
John/Sherlock is the main relationship, although it remains unconsummated as of the latest installment. There are other pairings with John.