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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[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...