Fic: 221B - Good things come to those who wait

[anarion]

Title: Good things come to those who wait
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. Day 261.




Previous 221b: The lovers' dance (1/3)


Today's prompt: sky

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Good things come to those who wait


Sherlock rarely is causelessly motionless. He rarely is motionless at all to be honest, except when he’s thinking, when all that is moving are thoughts and ideas and conclusions in his head.

Right now he is completely motionless and not thinking. He is listening.

Because John is right next to him on the bed, sleeping peacefully after they solved the case here in the Lake District in record time, and Sherlock doesn’t know what to do with all the feelings in his chest. He wants to move closer, wants to smell, wants to touch, but knows that it wouldn’t be welcome yet. He feels a little helpless because he doesn’t understand the intense need swelling inside him.

But just because he doesn’t understand it doesn’t mean he can’t appreciate it.

So he lies there, motionless and barely breathing so as not to miss a single one of John’s precious noises. He lies there, grateful that there had only been one single room at the inn. He rests his index finger on John’s wrist to feel the pulse, slow and steady, and is momentarily confused by the sudden urge to press his lips there.

When he can’t stand lying this close to John without imploding, he gets up and sits next to the broad window and watches the dark sky turn blue.






Next 221b: A cheesy pretence


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AN:
Today's prompt - courtesy of Verity Burns - was 'sky'.








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Comments

[tracionn.livejournal.com]

Oh god, this is so beautiful it hurts. My inside just swelled so, so much too and again I'm in awe of how you can create such a captivating atmosphere with so few lines. My feels, my feels.

[mycitruspocket.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad that I didn't implode whilst reading this precious piece of art, would have been a mess, really...

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

Sherlock watching John who's asleep, his urge to touch him, the way he takes John's pulse and feels like resting his lips here, the UST... I think you summarised most of my fics in 221 words. :D Gaah, I love it! It's beautiful and I feel like hugging your poor Sherlock fiercely but I'm afraid he wouldn't like that so I'll abstain. I like the title very much: there's hope on the horizon! And I have an urge to read your As Long as Necessary and And the lilies so fair again. :-)

[ascendant-angel.livejournal.com]

I know I'm a bad girl I ready every story and hardly ever comment, but this was so beautiful I had to say a few words. You managed to convey such a beautiful scene so fully in just a bare minimum of words. Love it.

[treelight.livejournal.com]

Oh my, this is definitely a new favourite of mine! How heart-warmingly sweet *sigh*
And isn't it cute that Sherlock moved after all here, too? :)
Wouldn't it be nice if John woke up now (or exchanged places with me)?

[221b-hound.livejournal.com]

I read all of these stories, and enjoy them immensely, but this one... this one made me ache so much, sweet and sad and beautiful, and not without hope.

[veniachan.livejournal.com]

"He wants to move closer, wants to smell, wants to touch, but knows that it wouldn’t be welcome YET."

I just love Sherlock confidence ;)

Sadly beautiful and soooooo sweet, I love it :)

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

I love "precious noises." Sherlock listening to John's breath, maybe the rub of John's hands against his own skin ask he sleeps... So evocative.

[arianedevere.livejournal.com]

Sherlock doesn’t know what to do with all the feelings in his chest

Oh. *wibbles* That is just gorgeous. This is a truly lovely story.

[rox712.livejournal.com]

Heartbreakingly beautiful! Soon Sherlock, soon...

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's absolutely beautiful.

Much as I massively appreciate all the 'inconvenient boners' and other such wonderfully tagged entries, sometimes I almost enjoy the 'pre-slash' more.

You know me - I'm all about the antici...