Barter System 8/11
anonymous
January 11 2011, 11:45:10 UTC
“Consider me suitably chastised and well aware of the future consequences of my actions,” Sherlock says, sounding bored. “Now you lot can be on your way.”
Lestrade sighs. “I want the copies you’ve made of them, too.”
Sherlock’s bored expression fades, turning into something of a pout. “Fine,” he mutters, going over to the coffee table and leaning down to riffle through some of the papers on it.
“I mean it, Sherlock, you can’t-” Lestrade says, but John stops paying attention.
Sherlock’s wearing something around his neck, made obvious when he leaned over and it swung free. It’s metal, light glints off it as it hangs in the air, and, now that John’s noticed it, even when Sherlock straightens and it settles back against Sherlock’s chest.
It’s John’s dog tags.
Anger fills John, sharp and deep. He’d told Sherlock his army things were off-limits, and John hadn’t touched that bloody coat, Sherlock has no right to be wearing them. John should have known Sherlock would have no respect for the rules John’d made, even when they were for
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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.
Re: Barter System 11/11shadowfireflameApril 3 2013, 18:31:01 UTC
Oh. My. God, how absolutely adorable was this?!?!
“Can’t we belong to each other without being in a relationship?” Sherlock asks hesitantly.
I squeed so hard at this line because Sherlock is all hesitant and doesn't want to get his heart broken but he loves John soooo much, it just shows so well.
Re: Barter System 11/11 - making an ebook versionithindinielMay 30 2013, 12:08:23 UTC
Hey Author!Anon, I just came back to re-read this wonderful story and was wondering if I could make a PDF/ebook version of it and putting it up for download at http://ithindiniel.tumblr.com/ebooks. I'd say you get full credit but since that's difficult in this case I'll just link to the kink meme? I hope you are still looking at the commets sometimes and see this!
I really hope you have nothing aginst it, Author!Anon, could you get in contact with me otherwise? I really don't want to do anything with this fic you don't like.
Lestrade sighs. “I want the copies you’ve made of them, too.”
Sherlock’s bored expression fades, turning into something of a pout. “Fine,” he mutters, going over to the coffee table and leaning down to riffle through some of the papers on it.
“I mean it, Sherlock, you can’t-” Lestrade says, but John stops paying attention.
Sherlock’s wearing something around his neck, made obvious when he leaned over and it swung free. It’s metal, light glints off it as it hangs in the air, and, now that John’s noticed it, even when Sherlock straightens and it settles back against Sherlock’s chest.
It’s John’s dog tags.
Anger fills John, sharp and deep. He’d told Sherlock his army things were off-limits, and John hadn’t touched that bloody coat, Sherlock has no right to be wearing them. John should have known Sherlock would have no respect for the rules John’d made, even when they were for ( ... )
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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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“Can’t we belong to each other without being in a relationship?” Sherlock asks hesitantly.
I squeed so hard at this line because Sherlock is all hesitant and doesn't want to get his heart broken but he loves John soooo much, it just shows so well.
Lovely story! Thank you for sharing it with us!!!
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I really hope you have nothing aginst it, Author!Anon, could you get in contact with me otherwise? I really don't want to do anything with this fic you don't like.
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Thank you so much for making those versions of this! I'm insanely flattered, and ridiculously glad that you enjoyed this that much. :D
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