Fic: 221B - Surprisingly normal

[anarion]

Title: Surprisingly normal
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 322.




Previous 221b: Pub Quiz


Today's prompt:

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Surprisingly normal


The sound originated in the living room, it erupted like an exploding bomb and spread through the flat like a tidal wave. John was standing in the kitchen and almost dropped the plate he was holding.
 
"Jesus freaking Christ, Sherlock! Was that necessary?"
 
"What? I can't help it. It's an absolutely normal bodily function."

“Normal bodily function my arse. It’s an attack on your fellow men, that’s what it is.”

***

Two days later Sherlock did it at a crime scene.

All the heads swung around and everybody stared at him with a mixture of shock and surprise. Anderson complained that he was contaminating his crime scene. Lestrade came over to John and asked if that was normal or some kind of weird experiment. John could only shrug.

***

Then it happened when Mycroft was ‘visiting’ and the older Holmes set down his tea cup with more force than strictly necessary and said, “Good Lord, Sherlock.”
And left fairly soon.

***

When it kept happening, John asked Sherlock to go see a specialist, because by now he had realised that Sherlock wasn’t actually doing it on purpose. Sherlock refused.

“Unnecessary. It will be over soon.”

“And you know that for a fact?”

“Yes. Please stop worrying.”

“I can’t. I don’t think this is entirely normal.”

“It’s spring, John. I am merely allergic to birch.”



Next 221b: Night at the Museum


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AN:
The prompt was 'Sneeze/Sneezing'.
:P








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Comments

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

Well hello Sherlock, my name's Atlin and I'm allergic to the first three weeks in June.

It'll soon be over for both of us. Until then my dear, try the lotion tissues, they're fantastic.

(I could not for the life of me figure out what bodily function you were writing about until the end and then I had to reread right after.)

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

No Atlin, I'll never believe you're allergic to birch too. I mean, I read your fics and I saw the photos you post on your Tumblr. Also, this comment doesn't make any sense if you didn't read the one I posted below. And I wonder if the comment I'm currently typing is not a tiny bit in poor taste. Let's blame spring and say that pollen makes me lose my inhibitions. :D

[treelight.livejournal.com]

"amused" is the understatement of the year concerning this! :)))

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

Forgive me Anarion, I doubted your exquisite taste and I had horrible fears about the said bodily function. I should have remembered you're a refined lady.

Also, it may be relevant to your interests that, when "birch" refers to a whip, the French word is "verge", which is a synonym for "penis". Imagine my glee as I read that Sherlock was allergic to birch. (Yes, I'm a refined lady too.)

[phoenix-glow.livejournal.com]

Too funny! Love it. :)