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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Having your niece kidnapped by a psychopath multiple times and overdose on drugs.]]
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* BadDreams: Alex has these. [[spoiler:Of her mother dying, Sherlock overdosing, Moriarty, Sherlock dying, you name it.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: William]]
* IDidntMeanToKillHim: [[spoiler: Alex accidentally kills someone in the Germany arc.]]
* MedicationTampering: Someone tampers with Alex's IV after [[spoiler: she's kidnapped by Moriarty.]]
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After her mother's suicide, Alex Holmes began to live with her beloved uncle, Sherlock Holmes. Rather clever, and painfully similar to her family, this fanfiction holds twists and turns of her adventures with John and Sherlock. Never one to pass up a case, and never one to ignore a friend in need. She's not your average teenager. Created in 2014 by: A-D-E-E-R. [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10036025/1/Exception]
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Created in 2014 by: A-D-E-E-R.
After her mother's suicide, Alex Holmes began to live with her beloved uncle, Sherlock Holmes. Rather clever, and painfully similar to her family, this fanfiction holds twists and turns of her adventures with John and Sherlock. Never one to pass up a case, and never one to ignore a friend in need. She's not your average teenager.Created in 2014 by: A-D-E-E-R. [https://www.Work can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10036025/1/Exception]
net/s/10036025/1/Exception here]].
After her mother's suicide, Alex Holmes began to live with her beloved uncle, Sherlock Holmes. Rather clever, and painfully similar to her family, this fanfiction holds twists and turns of her adventures with John and Sherlock. Never one to pass up a case, and never one to ignore a friend in need. She's not your average teenager.
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* BadassAndChildDuo: Sherlock and Alex.
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* ChaoticGood: All of the Holmes.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Alex with Logan.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Alex's biggest weakness.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Alex
* CluelessDetective: The Scotland Yard, hence their grudging need for Alex and Sherlock.
* ConnectTheDeaths: A plot device frequently used, {{Justified}}, as it is a detective story.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Alex's biggest weakness.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Alex
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* IAmNotPretty: What Alex believes.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Sherlock and Alex both had a tough time at school.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Logan never pays for what he did to Alex.]]
* KilledOffForReal: Maybelline and [[spoiler: William.]]
* LondonGangster: Quite a few of these throughout the story, as it takes place in Central London.
* IAmNotPretty: What Alex believes.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Sherlock and Alex both had a tough time at school.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Logan never pays for what he did to Alex.]]
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* SmittenTeenageGirl: Alex for Logan.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Almost all of Alex's encounters with Donovan and Anderson.
* SnoopingLittleKid: How Donovan and Anderson see Alex.
* StatuesqueStunner: Alex when she reaches Sherlock's height.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A Holmes trait.
* TeenGenius: Alex. All of the Holmes during their teen years.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Almost all of Alex's encounters with Donovan and Anderson.
* SnoopingLittleKid: How Donovan and Anderson see Alex.
* StatuesqueStunner: Alex when she reaches Sherlock's height.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A Holmes trait.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Alex and Molly, as well as Alex and Anthea.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler: Alex, big time.]]
* UnkemptBeauty: Alex gave up on her hair ages ago.
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"The one rule the Holmes boys abide by - caring is not an advantage. Their niece was the exception."
After her mother's suicide, Alex Holmes began to live with her beloved uncle, Sherlock Holmes. Rather clever, and painfully similar to her family, this fanfiction holds twists and turns of her adventures with John and Sherlock. Never one to pass up a case, and never one to ignore a friend in need. She's not your average teenager. Created in 2014 by: A-D-E-E-R. [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10036025/1/Exception]
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[[caption-width-right:128: Alex Holmes]]
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!!This fanfiction contains examples of:
* AdultsAreUseless: {{Played With}}: While her uncles do everything they can to protect her, they don't always succeed.
* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Having your niece kidnapped by a psychopath multiple times and overdose on drugs.]]
* AerithAndBob: Sherlock and Alex.
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: Alex, when being tortured by Moran.]]
* AngerBornOfWorry: Constantly with Alex.
* AscendedExtra: Anthea is much more present in this fanfiction compared to the series.
* BadassAndChildDuo: Sherlock and Alex.
* BadassBookworm: Alex
* BadassFamily: All very intelligent, and all fiercely protective.
* BadDreams: Alex has these. [[spoiler:Of her mother dying, Sherlock overdosing, Moriarty, Sherlock dying, you name it.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: John and Alex may act friendly, but mess with their loved ones, and all hell will break lose on you.
* BigBad: Moriarty.
* BilingualBonus: Some chapters feature German.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Logan]]
* BreakTheCutie: Oh boy do they ever. Her mother committed suicide in front of her when she was young, she dealt the with the affects of Sherlock's addiction, bullied out of school, [[spoiler:terrorized and abducted by her father, and eventually becomes emotionless after believing her uncle was dead, and almost commits suicide.]]
* TheBully: Many, actually. Students at school as well as Donovan and Anderson.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Sherlock and Alex at the Scotland Yard.
* CarnivalOfKillers: [[spoiler:The fun house was this.]]
* ChaoticGood: All of the Holmes.
* TheChick: Alex.
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler: Everyone assumes Alex is this, until they find out the truth.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Alex with Logan.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Alex's biggest weakness.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Alex
* CluelessDetective: The Scotland Yard, hence their grudging need for Alex and Sherlock.
* ConnectTheDeaths: A plot device frequently used, {{Justified}}, as it is a detective story.
* CoolLoser: Despite being a pretty TeenGenius with a powerful family, Alex was not at all popular at school. See IntelligenceEqualsIsolation below.
* CreepyBasement: Bound to happen.
* CrimeMagnet: Runs in the family.
* DaddyDNATest: [[spoiler: How Alex finds out Moriarty is her father. ]]
* DaddysGirl: {{Played With}}: [[spoiler: When it comes to her actual father, she definitely is not this. But when it comes to Sherlock, whom she sees as her actual father, definitely.]]
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Had one of these.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her mother committed suicide in front of her.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone in the fanfiction at some point.
* DescentIntoAddiction: Sherlock and [[spoiler:Alex. ]]
* DoNotCallMePaul: Don't call Alex Allessandra.
* DracoInLeatherPants: [[spoiler: Logan.]]
* TheDragon: Sebastian Moran
* DrivenToSuicide: Alex's mother and [[spoiler: subverted with Alex. ]]
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: All of the Holmes.
* EmotionlessGirl: [[spoiler:Becomes this after she believes Sherlock committed suicide. ]]
* EscapeArtist: All of the Holmes. Though is it surprising?
* GenerationXerox: Alex is apparently the mirror image of her mother, physically and personality wise.
* HoneyTrap: [[spoiler: Logan.]]
* IAmNotPretty: What Alex believes.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Sherlock and Alex both had a tough time at school.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Logan never pays for what he did to Alex.]]
* KilledOffForReal: Maybelline and [[spoiler: William.]]
* LondonGangster: Quite a few of these throughout the story, as it takes place in Central London.
* LoveIsAWeakness: Sherlock and Mycroft claim to believe this, with the exception of Alex, but it's clear they don't.
* MessyHair: Alex's, according to Alex and Sherlock.
* MoralityPet: Alex is this to Sherlock and Mycroft.
* MysteriousProtector: Whoever pulled Alex out of the water after [[spoiler: she was kidnapped by Moriarty.]]
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: [[spoiler: Subverted with Alex's 16th birthday, they hoped they would just leave her alone on her birthday.]]
* ThePatriarch: Mycroft.
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: [[spoiler: Alex, whenever Moran forces her to wear (or not wear) whatever he wants to see her in.]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: The rare times Alex wears dresses, she is reportedly very beautiful.
* SherlockScan: All of the Holmes are capable of this though it varies per person of the capacity of this gift.
* ShoutOut: To:
** Film/{{Hairspray}}
** WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy
* ShipperOnDeck: Alex with John/Sherlock. She even goes as far as to refer to them as her "fathers" during Hound of Baskerville.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Alex for Logan.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Almost all of Alex's encounters with Donovan and Anderson.
* SnoopingLittleKid: How Donovan and Anderson see Alex.
* StatuesqueStunner: Alex when she reaches Sherlock's height.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A Holmes trait.
* TeenGenius: Alex. All of the Holmes during their teen years.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Molly as the wife, Anthea as the seductress, and Alex as the child.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Alex and Molly, as well as Alex and Anthea.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler: Alex, big time.]]
* UnkemptBeauty: Alex gave up on her hair ages ago.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: As {{lampshaded}} by Sherlock, Alex is quite mature for her age.
* WittyBanter: Frequently occurs between Sherlock and Alex.
* WouldHurtAChild: Many of the criminals they encounter in their cases, as well as Donovan and Anderson taunting Alex and even blame her for her mother's suicide.
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After her mother's suicide, Alex Holmes began to live with her beloved uncle, Sherlock Holmes. Rather clever, and painfully similar to her family, this fanfiction holds twists and turns of her adventures with John and Sherlock. Never one to pass up a case, and never one to ignore a friend in need. She's not your average teenager. Created in 2014 by: A-D-E-E-R. [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10036025/1/Exception]
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[[caption-width-right:128: Alex Holmes]]
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!!This fanfiction contains examples of:
* AdultsAreUseless: {{Played With}}: While her uncles do everything they can to protect her, they don't always succeed.
* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Having your niece kidnapped by a psychopath multiple times and overdose on drugs.]]
* AerithAndBob: Sherlock and Alex.
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: Alex, when being tortured by Moran.]]
* AngerBornOfWorry: Constantly with Alex.
* AscendedExtra: Anthea is much more present in this fanfiction compared to the series.
* BadassAndChildDuo: Sherlock and Alex.
* BadassBookworm: Alex
* BadassFamily: All very intelligent, and all fiercely protective.
* BadDreams: Alex has these. [[spoiler:Of her mother dying, Sherlock overdosing, Moriarty, Sherlock dying, you name it.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: John and Alex may act friendly, but mess with their loved ones, and all hell will break lose on you.
* BigBad: Moriarty.
* BilingualBonus: Some chapters feature German.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Logan]]
* BreakTheCutie: Oh boy do they ever. Her mother committed suicide in front of her when she was young, she dealt the with the affects of Sherlock's addiction, bullied out of school, [[spoiler:terrorized and abducted by her father, and eventually becomes emotionless after believing her uncle was dead, and almost commits suicide.]]
* TheBully: Many, actually. Students at school as well as Donovan and Anderson.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Sherlock and Alex at the Scotland Yard.
* CarnivalOfKillers: [[spoiler:The fun house was this.]]
* ChaoticGood: All of the Holmes.
* TheChick: Alex.
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler: Everyone assumes Alex is this, until they find out the truth.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Alex with Logan.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Alex's biggest weakness.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Alex
* CluelessDetective: The Scotland Yard, hence their grudging need for Alex and Sherlock.
* ConnectTheDeaths: A plot device frequently used, {{Justified}}, as it is a detective story.
* CoolLoser: Despite being a pretty TeenGenius with a powerful family, Alex was not at all popular at school. See IntelligenceEqualsIsolation below.
* CreepyBasement: Bound to happen.
* CrimeMagnet: Runs in the family.
* DaddyDNATest: [[spoiler: How Alex finds out Moriarty is her father. ]]
* DaddysGirl: {{Played With}}: [[spoiler: When it comes to her actual father, she definitely is not this. But when it comes to Sherlock, whom she sees as her actual father, definitely.]]
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Had one of these.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her mother committed suicide in front of her.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone in the fanfiction at some point.
* DescentIntoAddiction: Sherlock and [[spoiler:Alex. ]]
* DoNotCallMePaul: Don't call Alex Allessandra.
* DracoInLeatherPants: [[spoiler: Logan.]]
* TheDragon: Sebastian Moran
* DrivenToSuicide: Alex's mother and [[spoiler: subverted with Alex. ]]
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: All of the Holmes.
* EmotionlessGirl: [[spoiler:Becomes this after she believes Sherlock committed suicide. ]]
* EscapeArtist: All of the Holmes. Though is it surprising?
* GenerationXerox: Alex is apparently the mirror image of her mother, physically and personality wise.
* HoneyTrap: [[spoiler: Logan.]]
* IAmNotPretty: What Alex believes.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Sherlock and Alex both had a tough time at school.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Logan never pays for what he did to Alex.]]
* KilledOffForReal: Maybelline and [[spoiler: William.]]
* LondonGangster: Quite a few of these throughout the story, as it takes place in Central London.
* LoveIsAWeakness: Sherlock and Mycroft claim to believe this, with the exception of Alex, but it's clear they don't.
* MessyHair: Alex's, according to Alex and Sherlock.
* MoralityPet: Alex is this to Sherlock and Mycroft.
* MysteriousProtector: Whoever pulled Alex out of the water after [[spoiler: she was kidnapped by Moriarty.]]
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: [[spoiler: Subverted with Alex's 16th birthday, they hoped they would just leave her alone on her birthday.]]
* ThePatriarch: Mycroft.
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: [[spoiler: Alex, whenever Moran forces her to wear (or not wear) whatever he wants to see her in.]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: The rare times Alex wears dresses, she is reportedly very beautiful.
* SherlockScan: All of the Holmes are capable of this though it varies per person of the capacity of this gift.
* ShoutOut: To:
** Film/{{Hairspray}}
** WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy
* ShipperOnDeck: Alex with John/Sherlock. She even goes as far as to refer to them as her "fathers" during Hound of Baskerville.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Alex for Logan.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Almost all of Alex's encounters with Donovan and Anderson.
* SnoopingLittleKid: How Donovan and Anderson see Alex.
* StatuesqueStunner: Alex when she reaches Sherlock's height.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A Holmes trait.
* TeenGenius: Alex. All of the Holmes during their teen years.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Molly as the wife, Anthea as the seductress, and Alex as the child.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Alex and Molly, as well as Alex and Anthea.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler: Alex, big time.]]
* UnkemptBeauty: Alex gave up on her hair ages ago.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: As {{lampshaded}} by Sherlock, Alex is quite mature for her age.
* WittyBanter: Frequently occurs between Sherlock and Alex.
* WouldHurtAChild: Many of the criminals they encounter in their cases, as well as Donovan and Anderson taunting Alex and even blame her for her mother's suicide.
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