Augh, John's words to Sherlock were utterly heartbreaking.

I'd love to know how Mrs Hudson and Lestrade - the other two for whom Sherlock "died" - are handling this. I loved your line " Sherlock had had more than one friend after all." Indeed.

I'm also curious about how Molly's dealing with being "in" on this secret, too. She's about the only "canonical" conspirator we know for certain, it seems.

Lovely job! A great read. Very, very clever inversion of readers' expectations (Moran, not John, at the start - you had me!). I really look forward to more. *applauds*