Fic: 221B - Great expectations

[anarion]

Title: Great expectations
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.






Previous 221b: Wait a minute, Mister Postman


Today's prompt: How Sherlock thought the first kiss would happen

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Great expectations


Sherlock had never expected it to go this way.

He had done probability calculations of course and had come up with the two most probable scenarios.

a) Since John thrives on adrenaline, it would happen after a chase or the spectacular ending of a case. John would look at him and then pounce. Sherlock has for some reason always fancied the hallway for this scenario.

b) Since John’s a very private person, it was just as likely to happen in a quiet moment at home. After one of those moments when Sherlock says something that John finds endearing, he would smile that smile and instead of getting up to make tea he would walk over and kiss him.

None of the scenarios Sherlock came up with was like this though. John kissing him at a crime scene in front of everybody and then just stopping. And now...

Now John is just standing there and doing nothing and how is he supposed to know what to do, this is John’s field of experience and he feels like he is about to jump out of his skin and something really needs to happen here.

“John.”

John looks at him, and suddenly it's easy, John's in his personal space and they're talking and then kissing and walking backwards until his legs hit the bed.





Next 221b: Scars are forever


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AN:
Today's prompt was 'How Sherlock thought the first kiss would happen'.

This is Sherlock's POV of As Long as Necessary and the accompanying piece to And the lilies so fair.







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Comments

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

It always delights me when Sherlock's big brain gets things wrong...there's something child-like about him in those times and that's a huge part of his appeal, the soft uncertainty beneath the arrogant confidence. You've captured that wonderfully here!