Fic: Nameless, Chapter 4 -- "Ad Lib"

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Title: Nameless
Writer: nightshade1120
Alternate links: on AO3.
Status of work: WIP, Chapter 4 of ??
Characters and/or pairings: Peter Guillam/Sherlock Holmes. Other characters: Jim Moriarty, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, George Smiley, Fawn (Smiley novels), Irene Adler, Sebastian Moran.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings, kinks & contents: Explicit sex, graphic depictions of violence, major character death, strong language.
Length: 6,200 words (this chapter)
Author's note: TTSS/BBC Sherlock crossover. I guess this is kind of an AU of the AU I wrote in "The Fraternity". There's no Cold War, and the time is set firmly in the present day. The characters will be taken outside their roles in their respective worlds/canons, but it's my hope that they'll continue to be fundamentally the same characters we all love. The basic premise for this story came from Martin Booth's "A Very Private Gentleman", which was later adapted for the screen in the George Clooney film "The American". But from there, it diverges quite a bit.
Summary: He lives alone in a quiet mountain town in Italy, keeping to himself, trying to find peace. But his trade makes peace elusive -- and when he gets the call to eliminate Sherlock Holmes, it becomes downright impossible. They call him "The Professor" in the small town where he has found temporary refuge -- but his real name is Peter Guillam, and he is one of the world's deadliest assassins.
Chapter Summary: Every assassination follows a kind of script. But when an assassin deviates from that script, there are consequences.
Cross-posted to sherlockbbc

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