Title: Perfer et Obdura, chapter 6
Status of work: WIP. Series: This is where I began. Book III
Characters: Sherlock, John, Lestrade, OMC’s, OFC’s
Warnings: no warnings apply
Rating: PG13
Beta: the lovely
susako. I want to thank her very much for her help and advice. Any remaining mistakes are mine of course
Word count: approx. 6,800
Author's note: in this series I’m exploring Sherlock’s past and his relationship with Mycroft, from his earliest beginnings up to the time he ends up sharing the flat with John at Baker Street 221B. In Book II Sherlock had to learn to deal with the vagaries of the world. Still those were nothing compared to what he will encounter during the next few years. I’d be very happy if you’d join me for the trip again. I’ll try to update once a week or every two weeks
Summary: Quickly he walks to the stairs and steals down them into the hall. The key is fitted snugly in its hole in the front door. Sherlock pockets it and opens the door, stepping outside and gently pulling it shut behind him in one swift movement. Just outside the circle of light thrown by the lamp over the front door, he halts to breathe deeply several times, inhaling and exhaling with deliberate force to calm himself. He doesn’t want to contemplate the number of lines he’ll have to write if one of the Masters catches sight of him now. Outside, in his pyjamas, at nearly two in the morning.
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Or start with chapter 1 of book I, Et in Arcadia Ego
here at my journal