Fic: 221B - Bad Hair Day

[anarion]

Title: Bad Hair Day
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: Truth be Told


Today's prompt: pushing

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Bad Hair Day

John has one hell of a temper. Sometimes John likes getting upset.

Sherlock can deal with that. It’s when John gets still and quiet and his voice stays calm, almost flat, that he panics.

Sometimes they both need a fight. When the case has been tough and time-consuming, when Sherlock starts being terse with John, when everything they are gets drowned by the work.

It's not that they pretend to fight. Oh no. The anger is real. There is shouting, doors slamming, fists banging on tables and in the end, when the tension is still too high to go to the bedroom to have gentle make-up sex, they have rough and angry sex in the kitchen.

It's something they're both aware of and therefore it works.

The first time happened more or less by accident at Angelo’s. Sherlock had somehow managed to douse his head with chemicals and the outcome was that he had to shave off his hair to treat the resulting burns.

John furiously questioned Sherlock’s intelligence when he said it was for an experiment and worth the pain. That's how it started anyway.

They were so busy shouting at each other that neither man noticed Angelo in the kitchen door, armed with a broom. Just in case. Because these two really knew how to push each other's buttons.




Next 221b: I was alone until you found me


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AN:
Today's prompt was 'pushing'.










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Comments

[tracionn.livejournal.com]

Ha! Haha - I can picture that so clearly! Including the fist on table slamming and the hot angry sex ;)

[anarion.livejournal.com]

I am happy to deliver nice mind images of hot angry sex. ;)

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

That's a very good character study.
It’s when John gets still and quiet and his voice stays calm, almost flat, that he panics.
I'm sure a John who is very angry AND keeps his cool can be terrifying. You already talked about such a situation in A Rose By Any Other Name (yes, I've just checked :D ); will you tell us more one day?

The first time happened more or less by accident at Angelo’s.
I first thought you meant they had had rough and angry sex in the kitchen at Angelo's. :D That will teach him, with all his insinuations about dating and candles and romance!

the outcome was that he had to shave off his hair to treat the resulting burns.
*looks at you with horror*
Hairless!Sherlock? Hey, you forgot the "extreme angst warning" before the fic! And I can't help noticing it's Burns' fault. Again. :D (Don't worry, she can't hear me, she's too far away.)

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

Did someone blame me for something?! Outrageous - I fail to see how I can be in any way held responsible for Sherlock burning off his hair. I am as horrified as the next curls-obsessed fan!

That said - lovely story, Anarion - your analysis of John's anger and how Sherlock copes with it is brilliant :D

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

Oh, you were here? *coughs* I just say that Anarion could have used the word "scalds" but she preferred "burns". I think it's A CLUE. :D

[ledasdaughter.livejournal.com]

hahahahahahhahahahhaaaaaaaa

[anarion.livejournal.com]

I first thought you meant they had had rough and angry sex in the kitchen at Angelo's. :D That will teach him, with all his insinuations about dating and candles and romance!
*snorts*

will you tell us more one day?
I probably will. I am already terrified.