CRIES IN THE NIGHT by Igiveup

Genre: Sherlock Holmes

Rating: Contains content not suitable for children.

Summary: One of Watson's experiences in Afghanistan.

Where to find the story: I found it here on FanFiction.net

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People were crying out in pain. "Oh, God, oh God, Mama, Mama," Over and over again. Sometimes there was just wordless cries of agony, then the poor souls would again cry out to God, and for their mothers. Watson ached to help them, but he was no longer a doctor but a patient himself...

~ Igiveup, Cries in the Night

This is a haunting glimpse into Watson's past and the horrors he must have experienced during the war. We get a sense of how helpless and frustrated he must have felt as he struggled to recover from his injury, unable to be the least use to the other injured men around him. This is an excellent--and very brief--look at Watson before the events of A Study in Scarlet.