Fic: 221B - The shape of things to come
Title: The shape of things to come
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: Lie and get laid
Today's prompt: aging
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The shape of things to come
Aging was something Sherlock had never thought about. Until he met John.
He had lived in the present, not in the past, not in the future. Both was futile. Therefore he had never given any thought to getting older. To being old. Until he met John.
Suddenly he dreaded the future. How could it ever compare to the now? To running around London, to leading and somehow following at the same time, to shared laughter in the kitchen and take-away on the sofa?
John would find a partner, get married, move on. He would not live this life until he was old and grey. He didn’t have to. He had other options. Sherlock didn’t.
Suddenly living in the past did not seem such a futile thing.
Then John kissed him and the future became exciting and frightening at the same time. Exciting because there was so much new to discover and frightening because John would still move on some day and it would be even worse.
And then John put a ring on his finger and promised him forever. And for the first time in his life Sherlock thought about the future and felt nothing but joy and peace.
He still lives very much in the now, but the future is no longer something to be afraid of but something bright.
Next 221b: Anderson, in the chimney, without his brain
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AN:
Today's prompt - courtesy of Verity again - was 'aging'.
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