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Prompting Part XXXIV
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Sequel: Staying (Calm) part 3b/4
(Anonymous) 2014-02-09 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)Well I’m bloody well not sitting out there reading the football scores while you’re locked in here cutting yourself to shreds. “You said you needed it, Sherlock, you said it was like antibiotics. Well, fine. But when I give my patients treatments I think are dangerous or painful or might not work, I stay with them. I hold them for observation, I stay by the bed, I don’t leave them alone in a bleeding, shaking heap on the bathroom floor. And Sherlock, when my friends are having a bad time, I stay. Whether it’s under fire with their foot just blown off, or on the sofabed ‘cause their girlfriend’s just walked out, or right here, right now, because your damn brain won’t give you a break for two consecutive seconds. I stay.”
Sherlock stared down at the paper in his left hand and the blade in his right. He looks so lost. God, this is terrifying. “Your friend had his foot blown off?”
John nodded, though Sherlock wasn’t looking, and tried his very best not to remember. “Kept telling me he’d had worse.”
“Did it help, your staying?”
John sighed, and crouched down so he was on a level with Sherlock. “Well, I stopped him bleeding to death. And kept him calm. He still had his mind when we got him home. Yes, I think it helped.”
With a quick twist of his neck Sherlock looked straight at John, and said sharply, “Did it help you?”
There you are, thought John, I haven’t lost you yet. “I- yes. It did, and so would this. But Sherlock, that’s not why I’m asking. This isn’t about you keeping me spinning, I want you to know I’m here, always. That you’ve got more than just cutting to fall back on.”
Sherlock’s lips twisted bitterly. “Nothing else helps.”
I really hope this isn’t as insane as it’s starting to feel. “Will you let me try? I might not be an expert at spinning plates, but I am very good at calm. And I think you might find calm helpful. Will you let me be here, and keep you calm?”
Sherlock’s eyes went from sharp and insightful to a panicked and a little bit desperate, and John knew he was staying put. A moment later Sherlock nodded once, quickly, and John breathed a mental sigh of relief. Ok. Next problem. “Look, you can’t do it in this state.” He looked down at Sherlock’s hands and shuddered at the thought of a surgeon using a scalpel while shaking that badly. “God knows what you’ll hit.”
“Usually I do it sooner, before I get into-”
“I know, but it’s fine, we can get you back. You were doing it before, remember, the breathing. Look at me, Sherlock.” He put one hand on each of Sherlock’s shoulders and looked him in the eye. “Deep breaths, with me. In, and out. In, and out. That’s it. In, and out. Keep going.” He looked back down at Sherlock’s hands. Steady. “There you go. Much better.”
“I don’t want you to watch.”
I don’t even know if I could. “That’s fine. I’ll stay right here behind you.” John wedged himself between Sherlock and the bath, and slid one hand under Sherlock’s left forearm to hold it steady. “There. I can’t see a thing.” He leant into Sherlock’s back and, taking a deep breath, felt Sherlock relax incrementally against him. “Ok?”
John saw the back of Sherlock’s head nod. Then heard almost a whisper, “I still need it, John.”
John’s throat spasmed, and he bit back a sob. “I know.” Stay calm. He needs you to be calm. Blinking furiously, wrapped his right arm across Sherlock’s chest, cradling him. “Go ahead. I’m here. I’ve got you.”
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Re: Sequel: Staying (Calm) part 3b/4
(Anonymous) 2014-02-10 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)