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Sherlock sat up on the sofa. “Is there some reason…”
“She bought them… to go with my jumper.”
Sherlock kept his face straight with an effort. “And you have one because…?”
John glared at him. “I have one because she threw one at me.” He dumped the stripey footwear on the coffee table and pulled up his jumper to display the distinctive impact mark of a stiletto heel on his chest.
Sherlock attempted to focus on the mark rather than the chest.
John dropped down onto the end of the sofa. “Apparently I am too ‘into my flatmate’ to appreciate her efforts.”
Sherlock managed not to enquire exactly how far into his flatmate John would like to go.
John sighed, leaning his head back on the top of the seat cushions.
“I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.”
“Would an itemised list be helpful?”
“I doubt it.”
Sherlock hesitated, an array of contradictory platitudes marching confusingly through his mind as he debated taking a risk he’d been skirting for months. “Perhaps you’re looking in the wrong place?”
John rolled his head round to the side so that he was looking at Sherlock’s face. “I don’t see…” His words died away, the world fading around them as they stared at each other.
“You idiot!”
Sherlock sat up straighter. “There’s no need…”
“There’s every need! Why the hell did you never say anything? You knew I was interested - you’ve known since that very first night! Why did you…?” John broke off. “Never mind. That’s enough time wasted. Come here. You come here to me right now.”
There was no room for argument and no objection to be made.