Fic for saintdionysus: Love as fearful torment, NC-17

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Title: Love as fearful torment
Recipient: saintdionysus
Author: [redacted]
Rating: NC-17 (M for Ao3)
Characters, including any pairing(s): Holmes/Watson
Warnings: Mentions of sexual content
Summary: "It begins – as it often has between Dr Watson and myself – with a visit to the opera." Holmes and Watson see Wagner's Parsifal, which sparks a conversation that leads to a tradition. As they get to know themselves and each other better, Parsifal remains the same pure fool, fulfilling in each version of his story his destination of reuniting the Holy Spear and Holy Grail.
Author's note: behind the cut

( It begins — as it often has between Dr Watson and myself — with a visit to the opera. )