Fic: Sherlock
Nightmares
Sherlock 2010
John/Sherlock
PG
He still wakes up in a cold sweat, throat hurting and he realizes he's screamed at least once from those nightmares.
As much as he might thrive on the danger, on the chase, John Watson is still damaged.
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Sherlock, of course, can hear John's nightmares. He hasn't done anything so far - what could he do anyway, nightmares aren't interesting anyway - and John has a shrink for the mental and emotional causes.
But he doesn't like the shakiness John's got during the day afterward. He doesn't concentrate as much and he doesn't give out as many compliments. The compliments make his pupils dilate, make them look brighter. Sherlock does like that.
So if he goes into John's room and curls up in his bed giving some reason that John easily finds plausible then who can blame him? He needs his doctor up to task. And if he finds a little comfort in sidling close to John's warm body well, then he'll never tell.
Sherlock 2010
John/Sherlock
PG
He still wakes up in a cold sweat, throat hurting and he realizes he's screamed at least once from those nightmares.
As much as he might thrive on the danger, on the chase, John Watson is still damaged.
- - -
Sherlock, of course, can hear John's nightmares. He hasn't done anything so far - what could he do anyway, nightmares aren't interesting anyway - and John has a shrink for the mental and emotional causes.
But he doesn't like the shakiness John's got during the day afterward. He doesn't concentrate as much and he doesn't give out as many compliments. The compliments make his pupils dilate, make them look brighter. Sherlock does like that.
So if he goes into John's room and curls up in his bed giving some reason that John easily finds plausible then who can blame him? He needs his doctor up to task. And if he finds a little comfort in sidling close to John's warm body well, then he'll never tell.