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Clearly, I have absolutely no impulse control whatsoever. I never planned to write anything in this fandom, as what I've read so very obviously eclipses any tiny writing talent I ever pretended to have. But I'm doing it anyway.

Title: Heartless. Or Not.
Pairing: John/Sherlock, pre-slash
Rating: R for language
Summary: A revelation at the pool. Spoilers for The Great Game






Sherlock was still in the process of blocking out the strong chlorine smell of the pool so he could focus on what was important here when he heard, and then saw, a door open from the side.

John had the look perfected. As far as Sherlock had ever known, he had not seen an ‘I’m resigned to my fate’ expression as perfect as John’s. Opening his coat, John kept speaking as he showed off the most fashionable decked-out-in-explosives vest in the world, right there against his chest and torso. He concentrated on the look again. “Bet you never saw this coming. What would you like me to make him say next?”

The pulses of red light were clear, and Sherlock was certain there were a few aimed in his own direction as well.

“I will burn you. I will burn the heart out of you.” His voice, so off-kilter, so filled with anger, the man was surely certifiable. Or, as Lestrade would have said batshit crazy.

Once John grabbed Moriarty and urged him to run, an epiphany formed in Sherlock’s mind, and elsewhere.

He’d assured Moriarty that he had it on good authority that he was, indeed, heartless. Realizing in such a profound way that he and so many others had been wrong about that only took a second. It burned.

Date: 2012-02-04 10:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ladyheliotrope.livejournal.com
Nice little piece! Thank you for sharing Holmes' epiphany.

Date: 2012-02-04 03:00 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-02-04 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vampyreangel.livejournal.com
a lovely piece! and you only have no talent if you let yourself believe you have no talent!

Date: 2012-02-04 07:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] verucasalt123.livejournal.com
Thank you <3

Date: 2012-02-05 07:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-rubinita.livejournal.com
You are such a better writer than you give yourself credit for. Another lovely little piece :)

Date: 2012-02-05 07:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] verucasalt123.livejournal.com
I'm glad you liked it, bb.

Neat!

Date: 2012-02-06 06:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tafizgurl.livejournal.com
Very nice. More, please?

Re: Neat!

Date: 2012-02-06 01:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] verucasalt123.livejournal.com
There might be more :)

Date: 2012-02-09 01:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] layne67.livejournal.com
Realizing in such a profound way that he and so many others had been wrong about that only took a second. It burned.

That was perfect.

Date: 2012-02-09 02:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] verucasalt123.livejournal.com
Oh, thank you so very much!

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