@wtsns sent : [ EAT ] for our muses to go out to eat together.
Sherlock was there. He was on time. He was...well, how else would one describe it?
Heart rate: seventy-six beats per minute. Light unsettlement of the stomach. Repeated, compulsive tapping of his index finger on the table.
Nervous.
The evidence pointed to nervous. But Sherlock needn't be nervous? He did everything right, didn't he? Angelo's. Window seat. For sentiment's sake. There was even a candle at the center of the table. Something about ambiance.
So, if he did everything right...why was he here alone?
Narrowing his eyes at the passerbys on the street, Sherlock replayed the events of the day, and it was through this rigorous examination of his demeanor (occupied, immersed) and John's demeanor (reserved, pristine) that Sherlock realized John was right all along.
Sherlock was, in fact, an idiot.
This time, however, it was because John wasn't actually in the room when Sherlock asked him to dinner. There was always something.
[ 📲 : John ] Angelo's. Come at once. SH
[ 📲 : John ] Heart
Damn, he sent that one prematurely.
[ 📲 : John ] Heart issues. Please hurry. SH














