Fic: 221B - An Appreciation of Efforts

[anarion]

Title: An Appreciation of Efforts
Words: 221
Rating: PG-13
Pairings : Sherlock/John
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Not mine.

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



Previous 221b: Bad Days

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An Appreciation of Efforts


Sherlock is one of the most terrible patients John has ever had.

And that includes the recently widowed lady who always tried to get into his pants (much to the amusement of the nurses who said that he should be proud to be so popular with all generations), the old man who farted constantly and giggled into his beard whenever he saw John, the young man who broke John’s wrist because he tried to take away his mobile (on the way to the A&E because he had a knife in his leg) and the neighbour’s cat that bit him more often than he could count.

Sherlock with a cold is whiny, demanding and sounds like he is about to drop dead any second. Sherlock with congestion? Oh boy. That just makes him curious and results in a series of experiments. We will not speak of it any further...

You would assume that being such a terrible patient, he also is a bad nurse. He is. But he tries so hard that John never wishes him to be different in that regard.

He tries, therefore John can forgive him for endless cups of cold tea, for disappearing while looking for painkillers and even for that one time when he flooded the bathroom because he forgot that he was running John a bath.



Next 221b: Flip the Switch


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AN: I refer to a story I once wrote about Sherlock trying to care for a sick John. You can find it here.


Today's prompt was 'flu, cold, congestion'.







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Comments

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

Could you please tell John that if he needs an assistant to look after Sherlock, he can count on me? Thank you. You can say the same to Sherlock, if it's John who's sick. Yes, I'm that altruistic.

P.S. Be sure that I appreciate your efforts too, challenge-wise! :-)

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

"We will not speak of it any further..."

The loud noise that might sound like choking to the uninitiated is actually laughter. Please move along. Thank you.

And, darlin', thank you!

[mirith.livejournal.com]

I love your list of bad patients. It's so evocative. Sherlock should be proud to be on that list.