Fic: 221B - Taken (2/6)
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anarionTitle: Taken (2/6)
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
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atlinmerrick.Previous 221b: Taken (1/6)
Today's prompt: England
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Taken (2/6)
With a soft noise John went to his knees next to the pool of blood on the floor. All his feelings were surfacing for a brief moment before he could reel them in. His hands were shaking.
With an effort of will he pushed them back down again, together with the frantic noise in his head that had nothing more to say than ‘SherlockSherlockSherlock’.
He got back on his feet again and went to look for Molly, who was probably the last person to see Sherlock.
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Greg sprinted up the stairs to Sherlock’s lab, still debating if he shouldn’t have ignored Mycroft and taken Ronda in spite of his orders, because she was the best when it came to dealing with shaken spouses.
He yanked the door open and almost stopped in his tracks. John was listening to Molly, but he was completely calm and controlled, a soldier from head to toe. The only tell was his jaw, that was clenched so hard it was almost white.
“John.”
“Greg. Where are your people?”
“Mycroft called me. He is handling it. I’m to stay out.”
“Then why are you here?”
“I’m here for you.”
John acknowledged that with a short nod.
“He said this was bigger than any of us.”
“Isn’t it always when you have the British Government as a brother?”
Next 221b: Good intentions
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AN:
Today's prompt was 'England'.
I actually wanted to make you wait a little longer for part two, but I wrote the second part together with the first (without a prompt) and 'England' seemed kinda fitting. And then I waited for a prompt that would help me to resolve this. So now you have to wait. :D
I also can't count, because it has four parts and not three... *headdesk*
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Date: 2012-10-04 05:42 pm (UTC)*gulps*
Sorry about that - it's just that 'all my feelings were surfacing for a brief moment before I could reel them in.'
Ooh... is distracted by mention of Ronda - I like Ronda!
Aww... Lestrade is there for John. OK, I'm still worried, but now I'm aww-ing too. Feelings... what are you doing?!
Killer last line!
OK, bring on 3/5. I am ready!
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Date: 2012-10-04 06:00 pm (UTC)Well, I learned that from the best. :P
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Date: 2012-10-04 06:02 pm (UTC)*waits for chocola to join in the pointing and laughing*
I guess now I understand why people say, 'No, it's OK - more is good!' when I do it!
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Date: 2012-10-04 09:08 pm (UTC)*points and laughs*Anyway, this is not the same thing at all. You can't stop writing because you want to give us (and Sherlock and John) even more romance, cuddles, happiness and sex. (I hope you don't get me wrong when I say you want to give us more sex.). Anarion, on the other hand, wants to give us (and Sherlock and John) even more angst and nail-biting. What might we deduce about your respective hearts?
*looks at Anarion sternly*
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Date: 2012-10-04 09:18 pm (UTC)Um... that I withhold the sex, but deliver angst and nail-biting...
And that Anarion delivers the (smoking-hot) sex on an extremely regular basis, but occasionally withholds a bit of angst?
And that's somehow this is all fine :D
I love this fandom!
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Date: 2012-10-04 10:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-04 10:07 pm (UTC)Threaten her with toe-fic!
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Date: 2012-10-04 10:36 pm (UTC)Chocolamousse couldn't read this comment because she went to bed. Also, did you know that the French for "get off" is "prendre son pied", which literally means "take one's foot"? I'm not even kidding!
*watches Anarion faint with disgust*
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Date: 2012-10-04 10:40 pm (UTC)Just for that I'm adding another chapter of angst to this!
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Date: 2012-10-04 10:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-04 10:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-04 10:40 pm (UTC)Just for that I'm adding another chapter of angst to this!
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Date: 2012-10-04 10:43 pm (UTC)'Threaten her with chocolate'... THAT was the phrase I was going for.
DAMN my keyboard!
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Date: 2012-10-04 10:39 pm (UTC)I've been reliably informed that I have an evil one. :D
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Date: 2012-10-05 06:13 pm (UTC)(please note that I am absolutely delighted to be tortured more with this story, and will be happy to throw chocolate, caffeinated beverages, and or handmade biscuits your way to encourage the madness)
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Date: 2012-10-04 09:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-04 10:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-04 06:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-04 07:46 pm (UTC)As long as this gets resolved, I shall overlook the errors in counting.. THIS time. (tongue placed firmly in cheek there...)
I guess I must soldier on along with the boys and wait. I do wonder if Molly noticed anything though... She always seems to pick up on things most miss- in her own way, not like Sherlock. Perhaps the nail varnish shall spark a memory...
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Date: 2012-10-04 07:48 pm (UTC)See...this is why I don't like to read WIPs. I hate waiting. I have no patience. And you are evil. *pouty lip*
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Date: 2012-10-04 08:56 pm (UTC)a soldier from head to toe
To toe. Toe.
Did you have psychotherapy or something?
“He said this was bigger than any of us.”
Wait, bigger than Mycroft? Ooooh, that's really very very big. (This sentence is ridiculous. Mark Gatiss is anything but big.)
So now you have to wait. :D
*sighs* Oh, great. Also, I hate this smile. You sadist.
I also can't count, because it has four parts and not three...
Oh, better and better. You know, this prompt of yours, "Hurt without comfort", well, it talks about what you do to us. I hope you're feeling guilty now. :D
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Date: 2012-10-05 07:47 am (UTC)Did you have psychotherapy or something?
I was trying to ignore the implications of this idiom until someone threw them in my face...
Are you fishing for another chapter of angst here? :D
“He said this was bigger than any of us.”
I'm actually more worried that there was no innuendo from you regarding this sentence... ;)
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Date: 2012-10-05 10:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-04 09:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-05 07:41 am (UTC)So, waiting it is then, huh? We can wait, we are Sherlcok fans after all.
And two more parts? Yeah!
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Date: 2012-10-05 10:34 am (UTC)But as Tracionn said, we are the Sherlock fandom. We're used to waiting.
Doesn't mean we enjoy it, though.
But I am enjoying the story, in a nail-bitey way. I love John going all BAMF to stop himself disintegrating into hysterics; and utterly adore Lestrade coming for him because he knows the state he'll be in.
Let's see, what can I do to distract myself while I'm waiting for the next part? Ooh, I know! I can start posting gifs of Dem Toes in action ...
BRB with many gifs - unless there's a part 3 to distract me, of course ...