Fic: 221B - The long and the short of it

[anarion]

Title: The long and the short of it
Words: a 221B has 221 words and ends with a b-word
Rating: PG-13
Pairings : Sherlock/John
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: ‘365 days of 221Bs’ challenge: a prompt a day, given by atlinmerrick. Day 289.




Previous 221b: I see you


Today's prompt: short

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The long and the short of it


He was not going to go down the catwalk wearing that.

“I am not going to go down the catwalk wearing that.”

“He is not going to go down the catwalk period. He is too short. And stocky. You on the other hand...”

The woman gestured in the air around Sherlock's body and John was pretty sure she was about to start drooling.

“But you have seen the suspect before.”

“And I have described him to you in detail. Plus you are the one who can walk on heels.”

“You can walk on heels?”

Now she looked like she was about to have a heart attack. Or an orgasm. Hard to tell, John thought, but he assumed it was the latter.

“I'm going to check on Lestrade and his men. They should have covered all the exits by now.”

He turned to go but shot a look at the woman that clearly said, 'If you dress him inappropriately, I will break you wrist'. Just in case.

The rest of the evening went more or less as planned, Sherlock looked amazing in his fancy outfit and they caught their guy. Although John was pretty sure this was the first time in history a suspect got taken down by the husband of a modelling consulting detective while his trousers were sporting an unmistakeable bulge.




Next 221b: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen


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AN:
The prompt was 'short'.








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Comments

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

Aha! I see you are appeasing the mighty Atlin after yesterday's... unanticipated interpretation of her prompt :D

Love the echoing of the first line, that was really well done - your writing just gets more confident all the time, it's wonderful!