Prompting Part XXXIV

[sherlockbbc_fic]

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Comments

Mary the Johnlock shipper, and Sherlock being Nice (TEH)

[ariana-paris.livejournal.com]

I realise this is probably similar to dozens of other prompts, but here goes...

Mary was absolutely convinced that John and Sherlock were lovers before the fall, and since Sherlock was dead and she seemed to find this quite a turn-on, John didn't exactly contradict her.

The trouble is, of course, that Sherlock isn't dead and when he comes back to London, John is both afraid to tell Mary the truth, and afraid to tell Sherlock about the lie, especially since Sherlock has always been rather oblivious to all the speculation about them.

But it doesn't take long for Sherlock to figure it out, and desirous to stay in John's good books, he goes ahead and pretends they used to be lovers when Mary and John come around for dinner at 221B. Sherlock doesn't discuss this with John at all beforehand, which leads to a very confused John when Sherlock starts being clumsily touchy-feely, and then a very embarrassed John when he realises what Sherlock is trying to do.

Unfortunately, with Mary there, he can't corner Sherlock and tell him to cut it out. Things only get worse when dinner is over and Sherlock -- unsure where he's supposed to stop this pretence, but wanting to do things properly -- uses his powers of deduction to work out just the right ways to touch John, much to Mary's delight and John's eventual, well, satisfaction.

So yeah, basically another John/Sherlock/Mary, post-The Empty Hearse, with Sherlock trying to do the right thing and failing a bit, John getting way more than he expected, and Mary getting to watch her lovely fiancé fulfil one of her slashy fantasies.

Bonus points for a morning after scene full of stiff upper lips and awkwardness. :)

Re: Mary the Jowould hnlock shipper, and Sherlock being Nice (TEH)

[(Anonymous)]

Yes. Yes this will do quite nicely.
Seconded!

+3

[(Anonymous)]

My internets for this.