Barter System 1/11
anonymous
January 11 2011, 11:38:18 UTC
(Sorry this took me so long, and I ended up going a bit off track at the end, but I hope you like it anyway, OP!)
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The first time John notices Sherlock wearing one of his tee-shirts, he’s surprised. Not that Sherlock would invade John’s privacy and take whatever he liked for his own use, of course, John’s gotten used to that, irritating though it is. No, what surprises him is that it’s John’s clothes that Sherlock has decided to help himself to. And not to perform some kind of experiment on the melting point of cotton tee-shirts worn by ex-army doctors or something, just to wear.
It’s, well, it’s kind of cute. John has to hide a wince at that thought, because that’s not really the kind of thought you should be having about your flatmate, is it, finding the fact that he’s stolen an item of your clothing and is wearing it around cute? And really, there’s a million reasons Sherlock could’ve decided to wear his shirt. For all John knows, it could be some kind of experiment. Comparing fibre textures and their affect on skin, maybe, or
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Re: Barter System 11/11
anonymous
January 15 2011, 05:06:20 UTC
This is wonderful! It is well thought out and I especially like it when Sherlock tells him that it was because he'd never met anyone like John before. LOVED THAT! <3
Re: Barter System 11/11mitsuruakiJanuary 23 2011, 07:37:53 UTC
“I thought you didn’t believe heroes existed.”
“That was before I got to know you,” Sherlock replies.
D'AWWWWWWWW! Sherlock may not have even meant it that way, but that was so sweet! God, they are too cute! That barter system was the best idea ever. Awesome job!
Re: Barter System 11/11
anonymous
April 20 2011, 04:03:23 UTC
I liked this a lot - very amusing and well-written, and I could just see Sherlock making assumptions about why his clothes turned up with John's and assuming that they were implicitly agreeing to trade clothing. :)
But, please - ID tags, not dog-tags! John was in the British army, not the US.
Re: Barter System 11/11keerawaApril 29 2012, 19:20:58 UTC
Awwww, boys. I loved Sherlock extrapolating one exchange on a cold walk and John's lack of protest into an accepted barter system, without bothering to inform John of the fact. Both of them geting that special, possessive little thrill from seeing their clothes on the other.
And John's freak-out about the dog-tags - besides his issues with not feeling worthy to wear them himself, that's (at least in the US) a serious declaration. I know several people who wear replicas of their loved ones' tags while they are separated by a deployment.
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The first time John notices Sherlock wearing one of his tee-shirts, he’s surprised. Not that Sherlock would invade John’s privacy and take whatever he liked for his own use, of course, John’s gotten used to that, irritating though it is. No, what surprises him is that it’s John’s clothes that Sherlock has decided to help himself to. And not to perform some kind of experiment on the melting point of cotton tee-shirts worn by ex-army doctors or something, just to wear.
It’s, well, it’s kind of cute. John has to hide a wince at that thought, because that’s not really the kind of thought you should be having about your flatmate, is it, finding the fact that he’s stolen an item of your clothing and is wearing it around cute? And really, there’s a million reasons Sherlock could’ve decided to wear his shirt. For all John knows, it could be some kind of experiment. Comparing fibre textures and their affect on skin, maybe, or ( ... )
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(Also, I was giggling the whole time picturing them in the clothes, because some months ago I drew this:http://waalkchan.tumblr.com/post/1401535652/soglideaway-and-achildofearth-dears-here-it-is and now I'm all fbgjdkfbgdfsj over this fanfic <3 )
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Everything about this is made of WIN. How I'd love to see them switch clothes on the show for some reason or another. =D
When Sherlock comes, he silently, completely falls apart. And I would love to see this, too. =D
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They make trading clothes look really sexy. And the dog tags were the icing on the cake!
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“That was before I got to know you,” Sherlock replies.
D'AWWWWWWWW! Sherlock may not have even meant it that way, but that was so sweet! God, they are too cute! That barter system was the best idea ever. Awesome job!
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But, please - ID tags, not dog-tags! John was in the British army, not the US.
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And John's freak-out about the dog-tags - besides his issues with not feeling worthy to wear them himself, that's (at least in the US) a serious declaration. I know several people who wear replicas of their loved ones' tags while they are separated by a deployment.
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