regular spicy, neurospicy, and a hopeless romantic // amateur writer, professional shitposter // mainly Good Omens & Sherlock, but let's be honest, too many fandoms/ships and random interests to list them all.
Fuck It, We Fall ... by helloliriels :: a new series of limericks for these two idiots in love. Because 'keep calm and carry on' just isn't cutting it. Let's fall in love for the first time ... over and over again.
John had just finished placing a kiss on the neck of the gorgeous nurse whose bed he had shared last night ... when the man - Sherlock - spoke.
The silence that followed made John's ears ring ...
What did he mean ...? ... not dying?
Of course he was dying, the doctors had said so-
He looked down into the blue eyes that begged for understanding ... at the pale skin beneath him; soft and warm and pliable, like it was last night ... and felt the colour drain from his own face.
Had the doctors themselves, actually said so?
John pulled back, steel in his eyes. "Come again?" He asked, beginning to hyperventilate, and begging for the next words Sherlock was going to say, to make some sense ...
"I lied," the man swallowed, making his Adam's apple bob beneath John's gaze. "You aren't dying. You aren't even ill. Well ... not with anything serious. You-"
Now the tips of John's ears burned, and he tore the sheets off, hauling himself from the bed.
The last few weeks had been a whirlwind romance between the two of them. John, diagnosed with a stage four cancer that was inoperable, and Sherlock giving him the time of his life in return.
The room around him was spinning. He had to be joking. Or John was dreaming? Was he having a nightmare? He was-
"John, it's okay! I can explai-"
"NO!"
"You were so depressed, so close to giving in to suicidal thoughts-"
"SHUT UP!"
"I thought if you had to face a real threat you would want to live! and-"
"I SAID STOP TALKING!"
John bit back a million words that wanted to follow that statement, his fists clenched at his sides even as he tried to count to ten, thinking:
. Was I a pity fuck?
. Was this fun for you, Sherlock?
. Watching me suffer and play out my "last few days" with abandon - knowing full well the whole time it wasn't real ...? Knowing you could send me back to my dismal life whenever you tired of me? Which apparently lasted the entirety of a week?
His anguish had to be written all over his face. But instead of opening himself up further for ridicule to a man who had just taken him for a fool for two weeks ... he just glared at ...
At the man he realised, ruefully ... he had fallen in love with ... ?
The feeling of sickness that rose in his stomach, was more than the diagnoses of death had given him just two weeks previous.
Sherlock, to his credit, obeyed John's order for silence. A small miracle in and of itself. The man would outlive god, getting the last word in edgewise.
Instead, he was looking at John as if he was embarrassed, and anxious, and guilty ... all the things he should look!
But then he would? Wouldn't he? If he was a pathological liar.
"Just tell me one thing." John seethed. Nostrils flaring as he put on his pants and shirt, and went to grab for his jeans on the bed.
"Anything, John - please?" Sherlock leaned towards him, reaching for the jeans at the same time. But John pulled them out of his grasp and tugged the denim onto his unwilling legs as he at last stood;
"... Did you ever even like me?"
He needed to hear at least that?
Didn't he deserve to know?
But Sherlock merely blinked. And blinked. And gaped.
John nodded acknowledging that he was not going to get an answer, threw on his shoes and his jacket ... and left the flat with a slam of the door.
So much for the nurse who had turned his life around, only to turn it into hell.
Notice how the Doctor takes a careful approach ... ?
Moving slowly, and with caution towards the Detective ... allowing his eyes to convey his intent.
His hands are steady; and his meaning ... unmistakeable.
One might wonder why he uses such desperate caution? Despite having received the apparent signs of receptiveness to his advances, thus far ...?
The Detective, as you can see ... has surrounded himself with a nest of papers, books, and laptops.
Typical of the mating rituals to attract a suitable Doctor.
Notice the shine of the laptops ... ? How they are adorned with apples and windows to catch the eye?
Note the quality of the scattered papers? The gold embossing and the red threads, weaving in and out of this seemingly organized chaos.
It is like a work of art. Built with laborious attention paid to each detail ... to ensure that everything is in it's place.
... and it has been worth it.
.
He has captured the attention of a brave species of Doctor.
The Doctor himself, must be bold, and fearless.
Had this Doctor been too timid at first? Or spooked the Detective with too quick a movement in the early stages of their courtship ... ? His chances may have been lost forever.
But he is making good headway.
.
The two creatures are now side-by-side. Exploring the piles gathered. At times, they even appear to be discussing matters of great estate?
What a delight it would be, if we could know the topic of discussion.
.
The Doctor, it is observed ... will rarely pay attention to a scrap of paper or a laptop, without the Detective pointing it out first. But once engaged, will interact with the item for as long as it has the Detective's attention.
In the end, it is uncertain if the Doctor finds these accoutrements themselves intriguing ...?
or simply tolerates them for the company of the Detective ... ?
.
All we know is:
From this moment on ... the Doctor will only have eyes for the Detective.
.
Each will never take another partner in his lifetime, once this elaborate ritual has been completed. Death ... Is the only thing that can separate them.
Doctors, and Detectives, are known to mate for life.
There.
We step back now, to take a moment and appreciate this rarely allowed glimpse into a secret world. Their union now complete.
At times like this ...
We allow ourselves to wonder ...
What mysteries can their universe hold? And what serendipitous event first brought these two unlikely creatures ... together?
This has been David Attenborough.
Thank you for joining me.
I'm being a dork, but this had me cracking up on my drive home from a too-long day at work. 😚✌️
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A Valentine Collection inspired by @bluebellofbakerstreet and her annual (amazing) Valentine's posts that make my day! Please feel free to share or print!
have you ever stayed up late with someone texting or chatting and known as the hours ticked by that you’d be ridiculously tired in the morning but it didnt matter because it was really fun and totally worth losing sleep over just to laugh with someone and enjoy their company maybe and then the next day you keep tiredly recalling how much fun it was
Wow this year is rolling by fast!!! Fall is threatening to land hard, and IMSONOTREADYFORIT, haha! Lot's of yummy updates to share:
🍂 When The Rose Speaks It's Name | The book release is official! Get your copy here! @whentherosespeaks featuring illustrations by Illustrations by @khorazir @chained-to-the-mirror & @gooolabatooo and 31 collaborating authors! #when the rose speaks its name
🎃 Sherlock & Co. | Goalhanger Podcast's award winning show keeps taunting the Reichenbach and Moriarty ... has it happened yet??? (Somebody keep us posted??) #sherlock & co.
🍂 Holmestice Winter 2024 | sign-ups are now open until Oct 6th! Holmestice is a twice-yearly digital fanworks exchange for the Sherlock Holmes fandom. All holmes, all media versions have a home here! | @holmestice #holmestice
sign-ups open: Sept 22nd
sign-ups close on October 6th
assignments due: November 24th
works revealed: December (TBD)
🎃 Our own Bluebellofbakerstreet's annual Inktober prompt list is out! Art, fics, any media can join in! | @bluebellofbakerstreet !
🍂 Don't forget Whumptober is upon us also! #whumptober @whumptober and the official Inktober prompt list as well! #inktober2024 @inktobertime
🎃 BRAND NEW! A Yuletide Johnlock Exchange is now open! We have @tylered-up-in-blue and @rhubarbtriangle to thank for moding this event! @yuletidejohnlockexchange check out their page for more info!
open for sign ups: started Sept 9th
sign ups close: October 11th
assignments due: December 18th
works revealed: December 25th
🍂 The Inversion of Hope and Sin in A Study in Scarlet | @victorianpining recently hosted a talk on John Watson’s rhetorical mastery in A Study in Scarlet! For those who couldn’t make it, here’s the recording ♥️💍✍️ Check it out!
🎃 The annual Mark Gatiss Birthday Drive is on for 2024! Mark’s birthday is October 17th, and you can check out @markgatissbirthdayproject to find out how to participate!!!
🍂 Sherlock Challenge for the month of Sept is: MILK #sherlockchallenge @ sherlockchallenge follow for monthly prompts!
and @fluffbruary hosts INFINIFLUFF! with a prompt each month!
and @giftober is also hosting a GIF maker prompt challenge for the month!
And as always, don't forget the Giant Chat of Sumatra, and the weekly Wednesday & Sunday watchalongs hosted by @finalproblem @nixxie-pic ! #giant chat of sumatra #wednesday watchalong #sunday watchalong
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