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1->'''Sherlock:''' Are you the real John?
2->'''[[spoiler: Desire]]:''' Yes, of course! Who else would I be?
3->'''Sherlock:''' I've met two other men today who said they were you.
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5Franchise/SherlockHolmes is having a bad day. His flatmate has been kidnapped, he's stuck in the middle of nowhere, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and he's fighting off hordes of monstrous beasts from his darkest nightmares.]]
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7Oh yeah, forgot to mention, he's in Silent Hill.
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9''Welcome to Silent Hill'' is a crossover between ''Franchise/SilentHill'' and ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', AU for the latter series after ''The Great Game''. It's notable for being one of the few fics where [[InsufferableGenius Sherlock]], as opposed to [[TheLancer John]], is the one who's forced to fight through the monsters and insanity.
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11There are 37 chapters in all, plus two alternate endings. The entire series can be found [[http://archiveofourown.org/series/19902 here]].
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13'''WARNING: This fic contains explicit violence, drug abuse, torture (both physical and psychological), brief sexual references, and swearing. Lots of swearing.'''
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16!!This fanfic contains examples of
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18* AfraidOfBlood: Sherlock hates the smell of blood after Silent Hill.
19* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The John-A-Likes
20* ArcWords: ''Sherlock loves twice as much as he hates''
21* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: The canon ending has a "recipient refuses and has a mental breakdown" version. {{Played for drama}}, of course.
22* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]: John; [[spoiler: twice]].
23* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Sherlock, John, and the reborn Hannah escape; but Sherlock and John are psychologically -- and in Sherlock's case, also physically -- scarred, possibly forever.]]
24* {{BFS}}: Pyramid Head, of course.
25* BodyHorror: The [[spoiler: tentacle]] nurses. '''Sweet lord, the [[spoiler: tentacle]] nurses!'''
26* TheILoveYouStigma: [[PlayedForDrama Played horrifically straight]] with the John-lookalikes' declarations towards Sherlock.
27* SawedOffShotgun: Sherlock's weapon of choice by chapter 30.
28* TalkingInYourDreams: John and [[spoiler: the mothers of God]].
29* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: Sherlock towards John. [[spoiler: Though the last couple of chapters hint that there might be hope for him yet.]]
30* YourHeartsDesire: Essentially what Desire-a-Like is for Sherlock.
31* YourMindMakesItReal: Pretty much everything that happens.

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