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1	An IntercontinuityCrossover between Literature/SherlockHolmes and the Franchise/CthulhuMythos, "Quiet Desperation" was inspired by Creator/NeilGaiman's "A Study in Emerald" and tells the other side of that story.
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3	Dr. Watson has found himself trapped in a mind-fraying hell. After a terrifying ordeal in Afghanistan, he was honourably discharged from service as a surgeon in Albion's army, only to be assigned as a physician for a member of Albion's Royal family. But just as he is on the brink of despair, he is found by a man who offers him hope for salvation - not only for himself, but perhaps all of humanity. A man named Literature/SherlockHolmes.
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5	"Quiet Desperation" is currently a work in progress, and can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5728856/1/Quiet_Desperation here]].
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7	* ArtificialHuman: The hulking flesh golems called Adams, invented a hundred years previous by [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} some German scientist]].
8	* BavarianFireDrill: Watson's initial rescue.
9	* BlessedWithSuck: Holmes appears to be in permanent mental overdrive. While this makes him a great tactician and an excellent improvisationist, it keeps him from sleeping at night.
10	* CosmicHorrorStory
11	* EldritchAbomination: A number of these rule the world.
12	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Watson has come close twice.
13	* HalfHumanHybrid: A number of demographics, for differing reasons:
14	** The royal families, being descended from Elder Gods and their respective consorts.
15	** People exhibiting Innsmouth Syndrome.
16	** Other minor characters described as "base hybrids", which just denotes crossbreeding with something inhuman somewhere in their family tree.
17	* HeWhoFightsMonsters
18	* TheInsomniac: [[spoiler: Holmes literally can't turn off his brain at night.]]
19	* MadnessMantra: [[spoiler: "I can't make it stop I can't make it stop I can't make it stop..."]]
20	* MadScientist: Dr. Vanguard, mentioned in passing as performing daily vivisections on living and conscious subjects in order to unlock the secrets of life and death.
21	* RoomFullOfCrazy: Watson finds piles and piles of notes, calculations, and hand-drawn blueprints left by Holmes after his first night away from Lord William's custody.
22	* SherlockScan: Obviously, though in this world Watson has a more plausible reason to believe Holmes' abilities are those of a sorcerer. He's still wrong.
23	* ShockCollar: These keep the Adams (see above) in line.
24	* SpellBook: Watson kept detailed notes on the sorcerous rituals he was forced to attend.
25	* ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow
26	* TomeOfEldritchLore: In the course of Watson's duties as a Royal physician, he has to study a book of Elder anatomy that, upon his first reading, caused him to have a brief mental breakdown.
27	* VillainProtagonist
28	* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: The Tindalos Hounds.

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