("Lovely craftsmanship." Rich strokes his lapels without permission, daring, brush of his thumbs warm against Mycroft's chest. "You're a better man than Westwood, aren't you? Paul Smith, I think," he decides--
And Mycroft is charmed.)
He did not see what he did not wish to see. He knows that now.
But there were… warning signs… of a sort. Needling uncertainties. Niggling doubts. As he understands, it's much the same for all who find themselves thus used. Perhaps they find this solidarity comforting.
Mycroft does not.
(Charmed, and worse: flattered. Foolish, to blush at the pretty words of a pretty boy.Warnings, yes. Darkness in his laughter. Flares of temper, quickly snuffed, but
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Wrong Number - Original Prompt
anonymous
May 9 2012, 22:09:31 UTC
Sherlock and John don't meet the way they do in canon. Instead, they meet because Sherlock accidentally sends one of his deduction-texts, meant for Lestrade, to the the wrong number. John's number. Original prompt is here.
A/N: If you see any SPAG mistakes or if something needs to be brit-picked, feel free to let me know. If I made a time mistake, if I forgot a 'SH', or if I screwed up my formatting, please let me know. Also, I always enjoy concrit and I welcome your honest opinion. I tried to follow the canon timeline, even when it made no sense. If you recognise a case, it's most likely from John's blog, Sherlock's website, or ACD's stories.
This story is currently rated PG-13 for some bad language. It could go higher in the future; I'll let you know if it does.
Wrong Number - 1a
anonymous
May 9 2012, 22:19:07 UTC
January 29th (19:35) If brother has green ladder arrest brother. SH
(19:48) WHAT? WHO’S THIS?
(19:49) Seriously Lestrade, if you think this immature trick will work more than once, you are greatly mistaken. I don’t have time for this. SH
(19:53) SERIOUSLY, WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU TEXTING ME?
(19:53) I despise you. SH
(20:32) UNSUBSCRIBE!!!
January 30th (20:02) Spoke to Jane. Keith still hasn’t been arrested. Do you need Jaws of Life to extract your head from your arse? SH
(20:52) ARE YOU ACTUALLY A REAL PERSON, OR ARE YOU JUST SOME VERY RUDE KIND OF SPAM?
(21:17) Apparently I had the wrong number. This would have been much less tedious if you had said so from the start. SH
(21:20) YOU’RE KIDDING RIGHT? WHICH PART OF ‘WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU TEXTING ME’ MADE YOU BELIEVE YOU COULD POSSIBILY HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER?
(20:21) A simple ‘you have the wrong number’ would have sufficed. SH
(20:24) YOU KNOW WHAT? SCREW THIS! YOU’RE OBVIOUSLY A POLICE OFFICER AND I DON’T WANT TO BE ARRESTED FOR LEADING YOU ON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. HAVE A NICE EVENING.
(20:26) A police officer? Hardly. What led you
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Wrong Number - 1b
anonymous
May 9 2012, 22:29:40 UTC
February 2nd (18:07) I NEED TO ASK: DID YOUR MURDER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SERIAL SUICIDE THING I SAW ON THE TELLY?
(18:09) Your deduction skills are improving. SH
(18:11) DID HE REALLY GIVE HIS VICTIMS TWO PILLS? THAT’S DREADFUL!
(18:12) He’s in prison now. I doubt he’ll be in any position to give anyone any form of medication anytime soon. SH
(18:14) WAS IT YOU WHO ARRESTED HIM?
(18:16) If you watched the news, and I know you currently are watching the news, you are aware that DI Lestrade was the one to arrest him. SH
(18:18) HOW DO YOU KNOW I’M WATCHING THE NEWS?
(18:21) I haven’t heard from you in two days, but you texted me just as that story came up on BBC News. You were reminded of our last exchange and were curious. Simple. SH
(18:22) ALRIGHT, I CONFESS. SO, DID YOU ARREST HIM?
(18:24) We already established I’m not a police officer. I don’t have the power to arrest people. SH
(18:26) YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. DID YOU SOLVE THE CASE?
(18:26) What makes you think I could have? SH
(18:31) IT WASN’T HIS FIRST MURDER, WAS IT? THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE A FEW DAYS AGO WHERE THEY
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The Holmes Dilemna (2/3)
anonymous
May 11 2012, 14:31:33 UTC
Still, seeing Sherlock look so nervous because of him was rather new in an unpleasant way. He kept his head lowered, dark curls obscuring any view of his eyes. Every time he brushed against his brother, he seemed to jump as though he was scared. Nothing like Mycroft, who kept giving him the most sympathetic of looks. Little glances that were meant to comfort or apologize. John never could tell when it came to the two of them. Didn't want to now
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The Holmes Dilemna (3/3)jdmcoolMay 11 2012, 14:36:42 UTC
Shrinking back into the couch, he couldn’t believe the man was threatening him. He was the one screwing around with his own family and somehow, Mycroft still felt he had every right to control the situation. To use that polite tone that meant he didn’t really have an option in the matter. Turning his head angrily, John nodded in agreement since it was all he could do
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Re: The Holmes Dilemna (3/3)
anonymous
May 20 2012, 01:23:56 UTC
Excellent fill. Thank you so much!
I'd love to see a sequel for this story (so many unresolved issues for the boys!) but the angsty open ending does provide a delicious dose of cruel realism... I am conflicted. However, if you do decide to write a sequel PLEASE post a link here.
Take Sherlock and his insane dedication to his work, and make it your work instead. How would his craziness manifest itself if he worked as [insert your profession here]?
Or if you're a student, what would he have been like studying your chosen subject?I'm a barista at a small UK coffee shop. I have read many coffee shop AU's and none of them rang true for me, so this is just my silly little attempt at a different take on the genre. I think it could be called serious crack? With gratuitous porn
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Pentanedione, Damascenone, Furanone, Vanillin 1/3
anonymous
May 11 2012, 18:03:06 UTC
Sherlock rolls espresso round his mouth, much the same way Mycroft might with a good whisky. He filters it through his teeth, lets it slide over his tongue and down his throat, and jots a few things down on a notepad.
He taps the pen to his lower lip, takes another sip, allowing himself a little sigh of pleasure. If this is just the sampler, the final roast is going to be exquisite. He strokes the roaster fondly, strolls out into the main shop where the new barista is getting to grips with the machine. Sherlock doesn’t know much about him, just that he’s a PhD student at Bart’s. Maybe he has access to the lab equipment; that’s something to ask about later
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Pentanedione, Damascenone, Furanone, Vanillin 2/3
anonymous
May 11 2012, 18:05:49 UTC
He spends an idle two minutes watching a bead of sweat run prickling down the back of John’s neck, and contemplates roasting a blend to flawlessly complement being sucked from the hollows of his hipbones. Caramel notes, to balance the salt of his skin. Who knows what other flavours might reside there, though. His mouth waters
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Pentanedione, Damascenone, Furanone, Vanillin 3/3
anonymous
May 11 2012, 18:07:30 UTC
Sherlock could be said to be many things, but coy isn’t one of them. He moves forward in a controlled rush, backs John against the countertop and bends down, inhaling long and deep along the column of his throat with a barely repressed shudder. He waits a beat, hovering with his nose almost pressed into John’s collarbone, watching the movement of his throat as he swallows. After a second, John releases a slow, shuddering breath.
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Fill for http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/15638.html?thread=86906134 "Mycroft didn't tell Moriarty a thing about his brother -- he told Rich Brook, his boyfriend".
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("Lovely craftsmanship." Rich strokes his lapels without permission, daring, brush of his thumbs warm against Mycroft's chest. "You're a better man than Westwood, aren't you? Paul Smith, I think," he decides--
And Mycroft is charmed.)
He did not see what he did not wish to see. He knows that now.
But there were… warning signs… of a sort. Needling uncertainties. Niggling doubts. As he understands, it's much the same for all who find themselves thus used. Perhaps they find this solidarity comforting.
Mycroft does not.
(Charmed, and worse: flattered. Foolish, to blush at the pretty words of a pretty boy.Warnings, yes. Darkness in his laughter. Flares of temper, quickly snuffed, but ( ... )
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Instead, they meet because Sherlock accidentally sends one of his deduction-texts, meant for Lestrade, to the the wrong number. John's number.
Original prompt is here.
A/N: If you see any SPAG mistakes or if something needs to be brit-picked, feel free to let me know. If I made a time mistake, if I forgot a 'SH', or if I screwed up my formatting, please let me know. Also, I always enjoy concrit and I welcome your honest opinion. I tried to follow the canon timeline, even when it made no sense. If you recognise a case, it's most likely from John's blog, Sherlock's website, or ACD's stories.
This story is currently rated PG-13 for some bad language. It could go higher in the future; I'll let you know if it does.
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(19:35)
If brother has green ladder
arrest brother.
SH
(19:48)
WHAT? WHO’S THIS?
(19:49)
Seriously Lestrade, if you think
this immature trick will work
more than once, you are greatly
mistaken. I don’t have time for
this.
SH
(19:53)
SERIOUSLY, WHO ARE YOU
AND WHY ARE YOU TEXTING
ME?
(19:53)
I despise you.
SH
(20:32)
UNSUBSCRIBE!!!
January 30th
(20:02)
Spoke to Jane. Keith still hasn’t
been arrested. Do you need Jaws
of Life to extract your head from
your arse?
SH
(20:52)
ARE YOU ACTUALLY A REAL
PERSON, OR ARE YOU JUST
SOME VERY RUDE KIND OF
SPAM?
(21:17)
Apparently I had the wrong
number. This would have
been much less tedious if
you had said so from the start.
SH
(21:20)
YOU’RE KIDDING RIGHT?
WHICH PART OF ‘WHO ARE YOU
AND WHY ARE YOU TEXTING
ME’ MADE YOU BELIEVE YOU
COULD POSSIBILY HAVE THE
RIGHT NUMBER?
(20:21)
A simple ‘you have the wrong
number’ would have sufficed.
SH
(20:24)
YOU KNOW WHAT? SCREW THIS!
YOU’RE OBVIOUSLY A POLICE
OFFICER AND I DON’T WANT TO
BE ARRESTED FOR LEADING
YOU ON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HAVE A NICE EVENING.
(20:26)
A police officer? Hardly. What
led you ( ... )
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(18:07)
I NEED TO ASK: DID YOUR MURDER
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE
SERIAL SUICIDE THING I SAW ON
THE TELLY?
(18:09)
Your deduction skills are
improving.
SH
(18:11)
DID HE REALLY GIVE HIS VICTIMS
TWO PILLS? THAT’S DREADFUL!
(18:12)
He’s in prison now. I doubt he’ll be
in any position to give anyone any
form of medication anytime soon.
SH
(18:14)
WAS IT YOU WHO ARRESTED HIM?
(18:16)
If you watched the news, and
I know you currently are watching
the news, you are aware that DI
Lestrade was the one to arrest him.
SH
(18:18)
HOW DO YOU KNOW I’M WATCHING
THE NEWS?
(18:21)
I haven’t heard from you in two
days, but you texted me just as that
story came up on BBC News. You
were reminded of our last exchange
and were curious. Simple.
SH
(18:22)
ALRIGHT, I CONFESS. SO, DID YOU
ARREST HIM?
(18:24)
We already established I’m not a
police officer. I don’t have the
power to arrest people.
SH
(18:26)
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. DID YOU
SOLVE THE CASE?
(18:26)
What makes you think I could have?
SH
(18:31)
IT WASN’T HIS FIRST MURDER,
WAS IT? THERE WAS A PRESS
CONFERENCE A FEW DAYS AGO
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(11:28)
So, what do you do?
(11:32)
At last, he vanquishes technology
and figures out how his phone
works.
SH
(11:34)
I could be a woman, you know.
(11:34)
Please. Don’t insult me. If you were
a woman, I would know.
SH
(11:36)
I repeat: what do you do?
(11:37)
I’m a consulting detective. The only
one in the world.
SH
(11:38)
What’s a consulting detective?
(11:40)
When people have problems to
solve, they consult me. Scotland
Yard has a lot of problems to solve,
so they consult me a lot.
SH
(11:42)
That sounds amazing and ridiculous
at the same time. I’m not sure I
believe you.
(11:44)
Will this convince you?
SH
(Attachment: pinkladylegs.jpg)
(11:47)
Is that a corpse?!?!
(11:48)
Obviously not. It’s part of a corpse.
Legs, to be exact.
SH
(11:51)
How will a picture of a corpse
convince me that you’re solving
murders and not committing them?!
(11:53)
If I were the murderer, I would be
in prison without my mobile. Did
you notice anything special on the
picture?
SH
(11:54)
Yes. There was a dead body on it.
(11:54)
Don’t be an idiot.
SH
(12:01)
Alright, I’ll play along. It looks like
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I'd love to see a sequel for this story (so many unresolved issues for the boys!) but the angsty open ending does provide a delicious dose of cruel realism... I am conflicted.
However, if you do decide to write a sequel PLEASE post a link here.
PS: Mistakes? As if I would notice, heh.
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Take Sherlock and his insane dedication to his work, and make it your work instead. How would his craziness manifest itself if he worked as [insert your profession here]?
Or if you're a student, what would he have been like studying your chosen subject?I'm a barista at a small UK coffee shop. I have read many coffee shop AU's and none of them rang true for me, so this is just my silly little attempt at a different take on the genre. I think it could be called serious crack? With gratuitous porn ( ... )
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Kenyan peaberry: Strawb notes. Poss blend - strawb/acid + bitter/sweet.
He taps the pen to his lower lip, takes another sip, allowing himself a little sigh of pleasure. If this is just the sampler, the final roast is going to be exquisite. He strokes the roaster fondly, strolls out into the main shop where the new barista is getting to grips with the machine. Sherlock doesn’t know much about him, just that he’s a PhD student at Bart’s. Maybe he has access to the lab equipment; that’s something to ask about later ( ... )
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