Fic: 221B - A cheesy pretence

[anarion]

Title: A cheesy pretence
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 262.




Previous 221b: Good things come to those who wait


Today's prompt: cheese

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A cheesy pretence


John is a very low-key eater. He rarely eats other cheese than cheddar. He does love buying cheese though. Sometimes he goes to a fancy shop with a cheese counter and buys a selection of cheese, based on the names (he especially likes the ones with long French names that he makes Sherlock pronounce once he gets them home) or what they look like (coloured deep red with wine, wrapped in straw, filled with another sort of cheese in a different colour).

Since Sherlock is more or less lactose intolerant he doesn’t eat the cheese either, so John started the tradition of inviting Mrs Hudson, Molly and Greg (and sometimes Mike) for an evening with wine and cheese.

Sherlock usually huffed and pretended that he thought these meetings were tedious but John could see that he actually valued them. Mostly because he saw that having friends around made John happy.

He sits down with them at first, sometimes eats some of the food John has prepared for the two of them, and then eventually wanders off to work on some experiment or research something on the internet.

Greg at one point started to bring old case files with him and since then Sherlock is encouraging John to invite the others by sending skilfully worded messages like ‘John. Cheese. Go and buy.’





Next 221b: As false as Cressida


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AN:
Today's prompt was 'cheese'.








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Comments

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

he especially likes the ones with long French names that he makes Sherlock pronounce once he gets them home
*thinks of Sherlock saying "Abbaye de la Joie Notre-Dame" or "Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage" with this voice*
*drools a bit, and not over the cheese*
*remembers there's a cheese called "Amour de Nuits" ("Love of Nights")*
Yeah, baby. Anarion, I think you've just invented cheese!porn. Congratulations.

Mostly because he saw that having friends around made John happy.
Aww. He only likes it because it makes John happy.

Lovely and funny! And now I'm in the mood for a bit of Brie. For want of a bit of Sherlock. Have a nice weekend, with or without cheese!

I think it's "he actually valued them" [the meetings]. :-)

[anarion.livejournal.com]

Anarion, I think you've just invented cheese!porn. Congratulations.
Um, thank you. I think. *lol*

I don't eat cheese, but I do like buying it.

[treelight.livejournal.com]

Lactose intolerant! Oh my, if Sherlock knew that nowadays it is more or less "in" to have that condition he would bristle at being "normal" :)
But hey, I like cheese! The boys could invite me one day *g*

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

"Sherlock is encouraging John to invite the others by sending skilfully worded messages like ‘John. Cheese. Go and buy.’"

This paragraph pleases me greatly. It's absolutely so very Sherlock!

[tracionn.livejournal.com]

‘John. Cheese. Go and buy.’
Oh what a perfect ending!!! I can just *hear* him saying it.

[quarryquest.livejournal.com]

Ahem ... Sherlock would be dairy intolerant rather than lactose intolerant if he couldn't eat cheese. Turning milk into cheese (or yogurt) removes the lactose and makes it safe to eat. I understand as I am both lactose and dairy intolerant. To make it even more complicated I have to have buffalo cheese and yogurt rather than cow, sheep or goat. The good news is that Marylebone Farmers' Market (just down the road from Baker Street) sells just that. Yum! Smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches for lunch, and the first time in years!

[phoenix-glow.livejournal.com]

Most creative use of "cheese." Fabulous!!!