Fic: 221B - Always expect the unexpected

[anarion]

Title: Always expect the unexpected
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 343.




Previous 221b: Listen closely


Today's prompt: influence

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Always expect the unexpected


That idiot never listened to him.

“That idiot never listens to me. Goddammit!”

Lestrade scowled and stared after Sherlock, who strode away with his coat twirling around his ankles and John in his wake.

“That’s not true.”

He turned around and raised an inquiring eyebrow at Sally.

“Next to John Watson you are probably the only one who has any influence on him.”

“Me? Are you kidding?”

“He values you and your opinion. As much as it is possible for him to value anything one of us lesser beings has to say. He knows he is difficult but he also knows that you can handle him. He respects you for that.”

“Since when are you an expert on Sherlock Holmes?”

“I never liked him, but there was a time when I didn’t hate him,” she said with a shrug and walked away. Greg wondered if she was becoming tired of hating Sherlock or if she missed the old times.

Then he thought about what she had said. Maybe she was right, maybe Sherlock did listen to him now and then. Maybe he even liked him.

He suddenly felt an unusual fondness towards the man and decided to cut him some slack and stop calling him an idiot.

Well, at least until the next time he drove him round the bend.





Next 221b: Hidden in plain sight


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AN:
The prompt -courtesy of Verity Burns- was 'influence'.

Aren't you all lovely! So many nice comments. <3
I missed you too! :)






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Comments

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor old Lestrade... being Sherlock's police 'handler' cannot be an easy task! Love the long-suffering way you write him :D

Sorry to see your 'current mood', though :(

*sends medicine of your choice (probably chocolate)*

[rox712.livejournal.com]

Is it strange that I always feel guilty when I like Sally a little bit? It's all your fault anyway!

(Don't you dare stay away that long again only because that gets you lots of welcome back comments!)

*sends virtual cookies and tiramisu* Get well soon!

[tamzette.livejournal.com]

Love it :)

I don't know if you're taking prompts other than from Verity and Atlin, but if you are, can I suggest "copper" as a prompt?

[veniachan.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, this!!!
I like the dinamics of this team (cause as your write them, they're all a team for me - the strangest team ever, but still).
Poor Lestrade, he just really needed this comment from Sally.

"Greg wondered if she was becoming tired of hating Sherlock"
Favorite line, really, cause I just can feel it.