Fic: 221B - Meet your Match

[anarion]

Title: Meet your Match
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: Nature of the Beast


Today's prompt: Scotland Yard

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Meet your Match

The first time they met was in the loo.

Lestrade had a case of murdered prostitutes and was working late at night, drinking too much coffee and ignoring phone calls from his wife.

That particular night, just as he was exciting the stall, he almost ran into a tall, dark-haired young man in a suit that did not really match his age, casually leaning against the sink.

“Um... Can I help you?”

“I sincerely doubt that. Whereas I can definitely help you.”

“Who the hell are you? And help with what? We’re in the loo for God’s sake.”

“Sherlock Holmes. Your case.”

“My case?”

“Yes.”

“WHAT?”

Lestrade was desperate though and Sherlock was brilliant, nice enough and in spite of being completely coked up helped solve the case in under four hours.

The second time, when he came to ask for permanent access to the police files, he was clean. It took Lestrade 30 seconds to realise that he was still brilliant, but apparently his people skills only came with drugs.

Still he continued to work with the man who made him count to ten in exasperation nearly every time they met but saved his career several times and his life twice.

And if he is honest, nowadays he feels weird if Sherlock isn’t there when they’re standing around a body.






Next 221b: Otherwise Occupied


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AN:
Today's prompt was 'Scotland Yard'.













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Comments

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

I love that Sherlock's people skills came with the coke. That's a perfect tiny touch. As is Lestrade feeling weird if Sherlock's not there...

Good lord you're creating this wonderful canon!

[anarion.livejournal.com]

As you know, I never really had a head canon before I started this, I just made a new one for every series or story I wrote.
But now that I have one, writing is much easier and so much more fun! :D

Thank you!

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

I second Atlin, this is unutterably brilliant head cannon :D

[anarion.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I never really had a head canon before I started this, all my stories are set in slightly different verses.
But now that I have one, it'sso much more fun to write these! :D

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. And the Award for Best Freudian Slip goes to Anarion, for her brilliant he was exciting the stall. I mean, I know Lestrade is very attractive and all, but are you sure he wasn't rather exiting the stall? Look what happens when you write too much porn! Unless of course it's a new kink Atlin talked you about... :D


“I sincerely doubt that. Whereas I can definitely help you.”
“Who the hell are you? And help with what? We’re in the loo for God’s sake.”
Well, that's the point. Sherlock is very attractive too, he could help Lestrade to excite the stall. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Yeah, I know, sorry, sorry. Please remember I'm not laughing at you but with you, okay? :D (But still, happy stall.)

apparently his people skills only came with drugs
That's an interesting idea. And I'm certain he makes the most of it, telling John with a pained look: "What do you mean, John, 'I'd really like you to be kinder with people'? Do you want me to take drugs again?"

[anarion.livejournal.com]

[anarion.livejournal.com]

Also

[rox712.livejournal.com]

I really, really wanted to say something about how typical for Sherlock to know no shame and met his future case provider at the loo, but now I can't stop laughing about the excited stall and chocolamousses comment. I'm so sorry!

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

I echo this comment in it's entirety. Perfect :D

[anarion.livejournal.com]

Don't be sorry, I laughed like a loon when I read that!