Watch him fail or flail? Either way, yes. YES I SHALL.doctorandbloggrSeptember 5 2012, 00:26:56 UTC
( they were standing outside in the dark, waiting for the next cab because they had been chasing a criminal through the park and because of john and his stupid leg, they lost the chase. The doctor still felt bad about that. The compliment that sherlock gave him was more than strange and usually whenever his friend did that, it meant that the detective needed him to do something for him. And one doesn't really EVER associate sherlock and flirting together, so john is completely clueless. )
Typical sherlock~doctorandbloggrSeptember 5 2012, 00:56:11 UTC
( well now there's an awkward silence after that. When it comes to his best friend, he doesn't over-analyze certain things when they're impractical and just not worth it because so far as he's concerned, this could be an attempt of the detectives by humiliating him in a number of ways. Why not just call him stupid and get it over with? John regards the detectives statements and says slowly-)
Yes .. It was getting a bit long. Sherlock, we were just on a case tonight, who would you expect me to be going out with at this hour? Besides, who could fit both you and my date on the same night, anyways..
( if it were john's choice, he would've gone to sleep three hours earlier. John only ends up briefly rolling his eyes at what sherlock said. )
Well, that's only if we flag down a bloody cab. But if we end up walking home, you can just forget it. Besides, I'm probably more tired than hungry at any cost and if your idea of a dinner is chinese take-out, then let's just not even bother. We practically live off that stuff and i'm pretty sure i've gained on more weight than I wanted. Wouldn't want you to make fun of me like you do to mycroft.
Lol you have no idea how much I wanna shake sherlock and say FLIRTING. YOU'RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT.doctorandbloggrSeptember 5 2012, 02:37:48 UTC
( it was a perfectly acceptable reaction, because it's late and john has a habit of ranting this time of night, especially if his leg is starting to hurt. Not that he'd ever tell the detective, because he's pretty sure sherlock knows that detail already. Afterall, he has been favoring it for the better half of the night. There's not much to say when sherlock says it like that. )
No, I suppose not..
( john frowns slightly when the other speaks of the elder holmes. )
[but he might still have his journal from his youth. Aside from being a grumpy child, he had quite a few good deductions held in the book, which is why he kept it. He carefully calculates a subtle movement; letting his fingers just barely brush John's, perhaps touch will intensify his attempts at flirting.]
( john nearly laughs out loud- he hadn't expected the other to actually have a mycroft naughty list! The amusement spread across his features as he answered- )
Are you serious? Like, literally, everything bad big brother mycroft did, is in a book?
( john looks slightly downwards when sherlock barely touches his hand and just mistakes it for an accidental brush, so he doesn't say anything about it. Not that it mattered now because a cab just drove by and like someone with a short attention span, john forgets all about the detective and runs after the bloody thing. His leg was protesting, but john managed to flag down the cab to a stop and that's when he waved over for sherlock to get in. Letting out a groan, he slid into the car and said to the driver after sherlock settled himself inside- )
Just some of the things he did. [a pause as he takes notice of John's grin]
Shut up.
[He quickly gets in the cab with John, sliding in next to him. The slight touch didn't quite work, so perhaps a more direct approach. Sherlock notices John's hand sitting limply on the seat next to his leg; In a moment of impulse he tenderly wraps long fingers around the Doctor's wrist]
They're both epic fails. Sherlock, unable to flirt properly and john, unable to get a hint. LMAO.doctorandbloggrSeptember 8 2012, 22:43:37 UTC
( john would have asked for the other to elaborate further, but it was too late and they were now driving away on their way home. Instinctively, the shorter man's fingers twitched because he had a sudden feeling that he couldn't quite describe but let's say it's been a very long time since he's ever let a man this close to him. With sherlock, they were just friends and all and with sherlock being sherlock, he was used to the detective doing odd things like grabbing his wrist, so of course he mistakes his friends actions again as he says looking down at their hands in curiousity- )
man, they really are, it's adorable.dontbedullSeptember 8 2012, 22:46:29 UTC
[if he has to explain the situation, it will ruin the basis of the experiment.]
I was going to suggest that you need to have your thigh massaged.
[And that he might be willing to offer his skilled fingers for the task. But as it sits, Sherlock is simply resting said fingers along the inside of John's wrist.
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It is well fitted.
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Uh- yes, I just bought this yesterday.
( a pause as he looks up to the stars and then- )
Um .. Thank you, I guess?
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[this is a new subject he is attempting. He just has set his mind into experiment mode, and today's experiment is flirting with John.]
You got your hair cut as well. Do you have a date this evening?
[of course Sherlock notices even a slight trim of John's hair. Very little escapes the Detective's eye]
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Yes .. It was getting a bit long. Sherlock, we were just on a case tonight, who would you expect me to be going out with at this hour? Besides, who could fit both you and my date on the same night, anyways..
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I didn't consider that. It is a bit late, are you hungry? We could get some dinner.
[This flirting thing was harder than Sherlock had first thought, he doesn't want to push too far.]
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Well, that's only if we flag down a bloody cab. But if we end up walking home, you can just forget it. Besides, I'm probably more tired than hungry at any cost and if your idea of a dinner is chinese take-out, then let's just not even bother. We practically live off that stuff and i'm pretty sure i've gained on more weight than I wanted. Wouldn't want you to make fun of me like you do to mycroft.
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You aren't Mycroft though. He's a prat, he has earned the attitude I have with him.
[Interesting reaction, Sherlock takes mental notes on each motion and word]
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No, I suppose not..
( john frowns slightly when the other speaks of the elder holmes. )
But he's your brother, what did he ever do?
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[Because if any child would have kept a list of the 'mean things my brother does' it would have been a young Sherlock.]
Let's get you home, you are obviously sore.
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( because if so, john is learning first hand how much the detective holds grudges. Funny.. He didn't expect his friend to have that trait. )
'Obviously' ? But how did you- oh, nevermind.
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[but he might still have his journal from his youth. Aside from being a grumpy child, he had quite a few good deductions held in the book, which is why he kept it. He carefully calculates a subtle movement; letting his fingers just barely brush John's, perhaps touch will intensify his attempts at flirting.]
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Are you serious? Like, literally, everything bad big brother mycroft did, is in a book?
( john looks slightly downwards when sherlock barely touches his hand and just mistakes it for an accidental brush, so he doesn't say anything about it. Not that it mattered now because a cab just drove by and like someone with a short attention span, john forgets all about the detective and runs after the bloody thing. His leg was protesting, but john managed to flag down the cab to a stop and that's when he waved over for sherlock to get in. Letting out a groan, he slid into the car and said to the driver after sherlock settled himself inside- )
221b bakerstreet.
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[a pause as he takes notice of John's grin]
Shut up.
[He quickly gets in the cab with John, sliding in next to him. The slight touch didn't quite work, so perhaps a more direct approach. Sherlock notices John's hand sitting limply on the seat next to his leg; In a moment of impulse he tenderly wraps long fingers around the Doctor's wrist]
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Yes, sherlock, what is it?
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I was going to suggest that you need to have your thigh massaged.
[And that he might be willing to offer his skilled fingers for the task. But as it sits, Sherlock is simply resting said fingers along the inside of John's wrist.
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