Fic: Little Forks and Merrythoughts

[cathedralcarver]

Title: Little Forks and Merrythoughts
Author: cathedral carver
Characters/Pairings: John/Sherlock
Word count: 3,100
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me.
Warnings: Spoilers for The Great Game

Summary: This is how it always goes. Mostly.

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[bananahater336]

(but not for much longer, because several days later she’s simply gone, and it has something to do with the inordinate amount of time she spends with Father, and something to do with the fact that Sherlock sets his bedroom carpet on fire, which is upsetting, but not entirely his fault: he simply wants to see whether white candles really do burn faster than coloured candles; they don’t, but he knocks one over accidentally and, well, the carpet burns very quickly, indeed) I love this whole section. XD Particularly that it's parenthetical, and the offhand comment on the fact that the candles don't burn faster is so very Holmesian.

he realizes what he should have wished for was for people he cares about to stop bloody leaving. This is incredibly sad to me, especially since he seems more agitated by it than sad.

“But, we’re still here, yes?”

John’s fingers move again, coming to rest on the steady pulse in his neck. This seems to please him. He exhales, too. “We are.” I love this too, because it seems like John is just as concerned about Sherlock leaving him - someone he cares about. <3

“Can you at least pretend to be amused? You’re upsetting Mummy,” he hisses It's like Mycroft is Sherlock without the lacking social skills; I've never really been able to decide what it is that makes them different but so similar.

And so he did.

And then the boy was gone.

Funny how that kept happening. This is terribly heartbreaking for me.

John’s uneven breathing.

John’s frightened eyes.

John’s trembling fingers, stained with blood, Sherlock’s blood, his blood.

John’s bruised, exposed heart. This is beautiful and simple and I love that.

Oh, this is just so beautiful. <3

[cathedralcarver]

Wow! Way to make my morning! Thank you, so very much, for this wonderful review :) I absolutely love it when readers share their favourite lines with me, and you actually chose some of MY favourites, too. Thank you, again, for reading and sharing your thoughts. So much appreciated <3