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Title: Screwed, blued, and tattooed
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 [livejournal.com profile] atlinmerrick. Day 224.




Previous 221b: The frailty of genius


Today's prompt: tattoo

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Screwed, blued, and tattooed


“Sherlock?”

No answer. John put down the celery he had just taken out of the fridge, picked up a carrot and called again, this time turning his head towards Sherlock’s old bedroom. Since they had set up their shared bedroom in John’s old one, Sherlock mainly used this one for his work.

John heard the door being opened and he started to speak before Sherlock had entered.

“Sherlock, are we going to be home tonight? I wanted to make pasta with tomato... Holy mother of God!”

Sherlock was wearing black jeans, black unlaced boots and a black tee, his hair was an unruly mess and there was some form of tribal tattoo twining round his right arm. John was as hard as the carrot he was holding in a matter of seconds.

Sherlock was busy tying a bracelet around his wrist and did not notice John staring.

“I’m going to check out the club where the dead painter used to spent his weekends. Don’t wait up, might come back late. Oh.”

He looked at John.

“You like how I look.”

John swallowed.

“I don’t think ‘like’ covers it.”

Ten minutes later Sherlock left the house. In the kitchen John was slumped against the fridge, panting, trousers pooled around his ankles, staring at the celery while aftershocks still prickled in his balls.



Next 221b: There is no pleasing some people


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AN:
The prompt - courtesy of Verity Burns - was 'tattoo'.

The celery obviously is a shout-out to [livejournal.com profile] chocolamousse’s Going Home! :D







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Date: 2013-01-23 06:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kizzia.livejournal.com
Yes, oh yes. This is indeed an image I shall recall fondly, a lot :)

Date: 2013-01-23 07:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] treelight.livejournal.com
Oh, I can picture this look on him quite fine, all right. Nevertheless I would just love to see it in a picture (or for real)!

Date: 2013-01-23 07:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] defiantculture.livejournal.com
That was beautiful. Sherlock should dress like that, I'd love to see it in person :3 omigosh that made me blushh

Date: 2013-01-23 09:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kestrel337.livejournal.com
Having just seen a picture of Mr. Cumberbatch with (in my opinion) bleachy blond hair that doesn't suit him at ALL...

Thank you. Best mental image overwrite EVER.

Date: 2013-01-24 12:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] verityburns.livejournal.com
Yowser! Unlaced boots and a tattoo?!

Did my birthday come early?

Because something sure as hell did :D

Date: 2013-01-24 02:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purrculier1.livejournal.com
*Reads the title*
*Thinks* Oh Hell, Yes!
*Remembers it's Anarion*
*Checks Tags*
*SHOUTS* Oh Hell, Yes!
*Reads*
"Holy mother of God!”
Sends 'Thank You' from the floor and feeling much like John at the moment.
Well, mostly like John. Am lacking both celery and um...bits?

Date: 2013-01-24 10:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arianedevere.livejournal.com
Wait, wait, wait. Why did no-one tell me that it's celery week in fandom?! What with this and [livejournal.com profile] chocolamousse’s Coming Home, there seems to be a trend starting ...

Date: 2013-01-24 11:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rox712.livejournal.com
Holy mother of God! pretty much covers the way I'm feeling right now. Wow!

Date: 2013-01-24 06:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tracionn.livejournal.com
HHNNFGGF! Carrots, black jeans, celery and prickling balls - now can you write or can you write? YOU CAN!
hhnnfgfggf, I might feel a bit like John here....

Date: 2013-01-24 09:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anarion.livejournal.com
*facepalms* I knew I forgot something! I wanted to put that in my AN. *runs off to do so*

*pokes head back in*
Thanks for reminding me, darling!
Also, please feel free to join the celery week! ;)

Date: 2013-01-25 12:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chocolamousse.livejournal.com
"Coming Home"? "Coming Home"??? Oh Ariane, if this is not a Freudian slip I don't know what a Freudian slip is. :D

Date: 2013-01-25 12:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chocolamousse.livejournal.com
Thank you for this, er, very pleasant mental image of Sherlock because I'm still in shock after seeing this... you know, this... thing of blondness and I... I... *sobs a little* Well. You know what I mean.

“I don’t think ‘like’ covers it.”
Ten minutes later Sherlock left the house. In the kitchen John was slumped against the fridge, panting, trousers pooled around his ankles, staring at the celery while aftershocks still prickled in his balls.

I'm sorry but I don't understand this passage. I don't know if LJ deleted some lines or if it's a flaw in your writing but... *re-reads the scene* No, it doesn't make sense, I really don't understand what has happened to John during these ten minutes. Be more specific please. ;-)

P.S. Yay for the celery!

Date: 2013-01-25 09:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arianedevere.livejournal.com
*blinks* The what now?

*clicks link to Choco's story*

*looks at title*

*gulps, opens mouth in embarrassment, then closes it and giggles*

Why am I not surprised at myself?

Date: 2013-01-31 09:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anarion.livejournal.com
I thought of you when I... um, unlaced those boots! :D

Date: 2013-01-31 09:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anarion.livejournal.com
Well, mostly like John. Am lacking both celery and um...bits?
Hahaha! :D

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