Title: Lovely, Dark and Deep
Author: gardnerhill
Rating: PG (disturbing implication)
Characters: Sherlock BBC
Summary: John has promises to keep.
Warnings: Spoilers for Season 2 Sherlock; set post-TRF. Trigger warning for suicide implication
Word Count: 100
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"I want you to keep something for me, Sherlock.
"I've been thinking, you see. Not much else to do these past weeks.
You called Moriarty a spider. Well, spiders leave webs. I need to do something about that. It has to be tied in with - what you did. Why you did it.
"I'm going after them - his people. And when they're dealt with and it's all over, then I can come back here and send this where it needs to go."
John knelt and buried the tiny box beside the headstone; the bullet inside rattled once as he covered it.
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