Fic: 221B - Straight from the horse's mouth (2/4)

[anarion]

Title: Straight from the horse's mouth (2/4)
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 359.




Previous 221b: Distance in space


Today's prompt: French

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Straight from the horse's mouth (2/4)


As far as cryptic explanations go, Greg is pretty sure that he has heard them all. He works together with the master of cryptic explanations after all.

Or at least he was pretty sure that he had heard them all until Sherlock came into his office looking like he had been run over by a train.

“What the hell happened to you?”

“French.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“They were French.”

“Who was?”

“Do keep up! The jewels that we found last week.”

“Jewels.”

“Yes.”

“Last week.”

“Yes.”

“And that is connected to you looking like someone used you as his personal punching bag how?”

“Why would that be connected?”

Greg pinched the bridge of his nose, a habit he had adopted from John, and silently counted to ten.

“Because I asked you what happened and you said ‘French’.”

“Yes.”

At this point Greg felt the urgent need to methodically hit his head against his desk.

“Can I assume then that the French jewels are not connected to how you look? And that you are not going to tell me what happened?”

“Don’t you have a report to write now that I have solved your case for you?”

And here Lestrade gave up and therefore never found out the truth about why Sherlock was limping and why his face was all bruised.






Next 221b: Stiff competition


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AN:
The prompt was 'French'.








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Comments

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

How dare you write a 221B ending with Sherlock limping and all bruised from the prompt "French"? Do you realise I see that as a personal offense? Not to mention that we still don't know why Sherlock is wounded. You made angst with "French". Your tags are right, you are evil. Or, in other words more appropriate to your fic, tu es diabolique. :D

[anarion.livejournal.com]

[rox712.livejournal.com]

You're a cruel bitch and you're enjoying this way too much!

[anarion.livejournal.com]

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm really getting into this series!

Fantastic Exasperated!Lestrade here - my absolute favourite flavour of Lestrade :)

Roll on the next thrilling instalments!

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

This is a slice of fried gold, and so in character for them both. "Diabolique" indeed!

[veniachan.livejournal.com]

Greg again :D:D:D

"At this point Greg felt the urgent need to methodically hit his head against his desk."
Oh yeah, this, exactly this :D

Sherlock's just enjoy to be so mysterious a lot here... I said Sherlock? I thought about you ;)