A Good Boy
Summary: Who is a good boy?
Rating: G
A/N - One word prompt request - “Puppy” for Sherlock, from rubyred7531
A Good Boy
No one had anticipated that there would be a problem, least of all Sherlock. He had been around dogs dozens of times over the years. Played with them, petted them, even sunk to his knees to accept sloppy doggy kisses from them. But not, he realized, since Sherrinford and the devastating revelation at Musgrave Hall.
So when his Goddaughter asked for a puppy for her third birthday, no one even thought to consider how Sherlock would react. Not even Sherlock.
The puppy is eager and wriggly, with soft tufts of reddish-gold fur that already promised to be the Hoover’s arch nemesis. He was sweet and perfect. Sherlock couldn’t look at him for more than two seconds without feeling ill.
Molly figures it out first, ever observant when it comes to Sherlock. John takes a bit longer, but his sudden pallor tells Sherlock that he’s put two and two together and come up with Redbeard.
Rosie, however, doesn’t understand why her Godfather doesn’t want to cuddle with her present.
How could he turn down her beseeching eyes?
He does the only thing he can, he drops to the carpet and lets the puppy tumble into his lap.
“There’s a good boy.”
Rating: G
A/N - One word prompt request - “Puppy” for Sherlock, from rubyred7531
A Good Boy
No one had anticipated that there would be a problem, least of all Sherlock. He had been around dogs dozens of times over the years. Played with them, petted them, even sunk to his knees to accept sloppy doggy kisses from them. But not, he realized, since Sherrinford and the devastating revelation at Musgrave Hall.
So when his Goddaughter asked for a puppy for her third birthday, no one even thought to consider how Sherlock would react. Not even Sherlock.
The puppy is eager and wriggly, with soft tufts of reddish-gold fur that already promised to be the Hoover’s arch nemesis. He was sweet and perfect. Sherlock couldn’t look at him for more than two seconds without feeling ill.
Molly figures it out first, ever observant when it comes to Sherlock. John takes a bit longer, but his sudden pallor tells Sherlock that he’s put two and two together and come up with Redbeard.
Rosie, however, doesn’t understand why her Godfather doesn’t want to cuddle with her present.
How could he turn down her beseeching eyes?
He does the only thing he can, he drops to the carpet and lets the puppy tumble into his lap.
“There’s a good boy.”