Fic: 221B - Child's Play (Reverse)

[anarion]

Title: Child's Play - Reverse
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: Child's Play

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Child's Play - Reverse

John has always been good with children. He likes them and takes them seriously no matter what age and therefore they adore him.

Sherlock never understood what John saw in him and always tried to be prepared for the day when John would realise that this life wasn’t for him after all.

When John’s strange obsession with Sherlock holding a baby began (yes, Sherlock noticed pretty much from the start – it’s not hard to miss when your partner suddenly starts handing babies in your general direction from left, right and centre), he was convinced that this was the beginning of the end.

So John coming up to him the day after the fiasco with Mike’s daughter and asking if he had a minute? Not really a surprise.

Sherlock decided to spare them both the awkwardness of John explaining that it had been fun, he really liked Sherlock, but had realised that he wanted children after all and maybe they could stay friends?

What came as a surprise was turning around and seeing the huge grin on John’s face.

What came as a surprise was John taking his hand and pulling a little box out of his pocket.

“John, what are you doing?”

“I am going to ask you to marry me, genius.”

“What? Why?”

“Why? Because I love you, you berk.”





Next 221b: A Rose by Any Other Name


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AN:
Today's prompt was 'baby' - again.

Thanks to writing these I now have a head canon for the two of them and their marriage. It's nice. ;)
You will know all about it when the year is finished.

Addendum 12/2015: I had this be Molly's daughter in the beginning but after I wrote more and more in this verse this little story didn't fit with the canon anymore so I changed it to Mike's daughter. And they way John proposed changed too. But I don't want to delete this story, so having said that, I'll just leave it here.







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Comments

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's very sweet. I love your insecure!Sherlock and the fact that it's the sequel to yesterday's 221B. Now I can't wait for Sherlock's reaction! I'm all in favour of a head canon involving their marriage instead of Mary Morstan. (Begone, woman!) Between this and Ariane's Something New, I'm quite content. :D

*looks at your current mood*
You must have taken an overdose of porn this week. Or of Shiraz, it's hard to tell. :D

[anarion.livejournal.com]

Who the hell is Mary Mostan? ;)

My mood had more to do with the fact that I was home by the time I was posting. No more porn or Shiraz... *sobs*

[sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com]

Best use of the term "berk", ever! (hands you shiny and tall Internet trophy)

Even when you are good with children, it doesn't mean you want one of your own. (it is so great to be able to hand them back, when they don't belong to you...)

Besides, the temper of a tiny Watson? I recoil in terror!

[anarion.livejournal.com]

Ooh, shiny and tall Internet trophy! Cool! Thanks! :)

Besides, the temper of a tiny Watson? I recoil in terror!
Hahaha!

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

"I now have a head canon for the two of them and their marriage. It's nice."

I love this! Also the 221B. Poor, poor Sherlock. He's so uncertain...

[anarion.livejournal.com]

I know that you had a headcanon for your two for a long time (from the start?) but I never understood that. The two were so different in each story that I wrote.

But with this it kinda started automatically. Let's see if I am able to still write something else when the year is over. (Since I already don't seem to be able to write something not ending in a B...) ;)

[tamzette.livejournal.com]

This is so sweet! I love it! And can't wait to read more where it's going eventually :-)

I wasn't such a big fan of 221Bs to start with, but this 365 days of them thing is really growing on me. And I have so little time for things these days that 221 words is a perfect length for a quick fix ;-)

[anarion.livejournal.com]

but this 365 days of them thing is really growing on me.
Oh, I am so happy to hear that! *does a little dance*

I love reading 221Bs, they are like little gemstones when done well.

Thank you for staying with me and taking the time to comment! <3

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

Oh, just perfect! I love this one - although reading it makes me miss you! Roll on next weekend :D

[anarion.livejournal.com]

YAY for next weekend! *bounces*

Um, and thank you of course! :)

[treelight.livejournal.com]

That was lovely and sweet!
It's just like Sherlock that he asks why John wants to marry him :)

[anarion.livejournal.com]

It's just like Sherlock that he asks why John wants to marry him :)
Isn't it? :)

Thank you so much!

[mirith.livejournal.com]

Um. Not even going to say how close this was to my own real-life marriage proposal. Nope. *walks away whistling*