John was a one hit wonder whose fifteen minutes of fame ended roughly half an hour ago. The chance to tour with Sherlock Holmes was his last one.

"John, if you're listening to this then the first thing I must do is offer my sincerest heartfelt apology."

John had imagined that being with Sherlock would be a lot of things. Amazing, terrifying, wonderful, frustrating. He had not, however, imagined what not being with Sherlock would be like. That thought was much worse. A/U, set after "A Study In Pink" and "The Blind Banker" but before "The Great Game"