221b or not to be

[anarion]

Title: 221b or not to be
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: Take me to the edge


Today's prompt:

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221b or not to be


He runs the index finger of his left hand from the frontal bone over the parietal bone right down to the occipital, feels the coronal and the lambdoidal sutures.

He looks at the skull and the skull looks back at him. He has named all his bones three times already and slowly his actions have the desired effect.

Sometimes Sherlock makes him so incredibly angry, with his inconsideration, his occasional lack of emotion and empathy, his uncompromisingness. When the urge to punch his partner right in the face becomes so strong that it disrupts his ability to think clearly, all that he can do is leave the room at once and calm down somewhere else.

This time he stormed out of the bathroom and found refuge in the living room, shutting the glass slide doors behind him with almost enough force to shatter them.

Now he is ready to put the skull back.

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Sherlock stands behind the door to the living room, trying to evaluate if it is already safe to go in and talk to John. Suddenly John gets up and Sherlock can hear a half-smile in his words that tells him that he has calmed down.

“Well, Yorick, thanks for your time. I have to go and apologise. I let you get back to being or rather not being.”





Next 221b: Lie and get laid


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AN:
Can you guess what today's prompt was? :D








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Comments

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

I love when the skull appears in a story. (I wish s/he would appear on the show.) Also, I love that *John's* the one going off to apologize. And that Sherlock is hiding behind the door. And the title. God damn it you're genius with these titles.

I think I should just say I adore this whole thing. There. Done.

[tracionn.livejournal.com]

Aw, the skull is such a good and necessary flate mate too! I love skull, I mean, Yorick. Especially as it's a shared thing between John and Sherlock, each using/needing the skull in a different way.

The idea that a short retreat in his medical knowledge helps John to calm down is awesome and I love the picture of Sherlock standing behind the glas observing and calculating.

Also, John has to apologize? Don't ask me why but I love this :)

[rox712.livejournal.com]

Very sophisticated title!

If I were John, I would have a punching bag in my room.

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

He runs the index finger of his left hand from the frontal bone over the parietal bone right down to the occipital, feels the coronal and the lambdoidal sutures.
Is it skeleton!porn? :D

He looks at the skull and the skull looks back at him.
I love this sentence!

I have to go and apologise.
Of course he has to. *sighs* Saint John.

Can you guess what today's prompt was? :D
Of course I can. It was Romeo and Juliet obviously. Because Benedict said he'd like to play Juliet or something.

Lovely insight in John's skull brain, and your title is brilliant!

"He has named all his bones" :-)

[ledasdaughter.livejournal.com]

oh my god the title *giggles* ahh, I love me some shakespeare references :)
and John better apologise emphatically. on his knees. x