Fic: 221B - When I cry in the rain only you can see my tears
Title: When I cry in the rain only you can see my tears
Words: a 221B has 221 words and ends with a b-word
Rating: PG-13
Pairings : Sherlock/John
Warnings: I mention characters dying (not John or Sherlock though) in the future and of old age. Still...
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: ‘365 days of 221Bs’ challenge: a prompt a day, given by atlinmerrick.
Previous 221b: A La La La La Long
Today's prompt: beach
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When I cry in the rain only you can see my tears
Sherlock is not a beach person. Clearly. Just imagine him in shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, cocktail with a little pink cocktail umbrella in his hand, wading through the sand like a sea-sick stork.
He would be annoyed by all the people and the heat and in the evening he would be sunburned (because he’d obviously refuse to use a sun blocker) and grumpy.
He loves the coast though, the windy seaside, the storm-tossed sea, coming home half-frozen to a room warmed by a fire, climbing into bed with John.
This is where he goes to clear his head when he gets stuck on a particularly difficult problem, when he needs to unwind and when he needs to grieve.
Because he does grieve, in his own way and in his own time, sometimes years later, for all the people he couldn't save.
And this is where they’ll go in the future, when Mrs Hudson dies, or Mycroft, or Lestrade.
Because while John can grieve anywhere, Sherlock can't. He needs the wind and the harsh weather and the emptiness of the vast sea in front of him. So this is what John gives him, to process, to heal.
Sherlock never asks if they could go, but John knows anyway because Sherlock usually starts to unconsciously play with a stone covered in barnacles.
Next 221b: A poem written on skin
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AN:
So apparently this happens when you hand me the prompt 'beach'. Hm...
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