#v. 221bdetermined

[consvltant]

"Does it look like I'm laughing ?'

Stop. Sherlock lifts his eyes to read John’s face, and true to word, he finds not a single crease or wrinkle of amusement. Perhaps he went a bit too far. Did he? Probably. Sherlock straightens, and clears his throat – a tell approaching an apology. 

     “I didn’t mean to be insensitive.” 

He was doing so well ( at least he thought so ), but his next words fell faster than even his verbal filter could salvage. 

     “But it was a little funny.” 

[consvltant]

‘ oh, is that the story? ’

@youwillfall

     ‘ I’m afraid so. Sorry to disappoint, ’ said he, with not a trickle of remorse to be found in the flat sarcastic tone. ‘ I’m not much for storytelling. ’