Prompting Part XXXIV

[sherlockbbc_fic]

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Fill: No Refuge from Memory: 14b/?

[cbzofdeath.livejournal.com]

“What should I do?”

“First, you should talk to him. Find out if he wants to remember. Then, if he does, you should find a way to trigger the memories in a safe, controlled setting. For example, you could show him an object from his past that is linked to some of his traumatic experiences. That way the object is the enemy, rather than you. It will help prevent him from reacting violently to the flashbacks. The important thing is that you don’t try to suggest what his memories should be. The human mind is very flexible. If you tell him that he was abused or tortured or whatever, his mind will begin to construct a story around it to fill in the holes. He needs to remember the facts independently of any influence.”

“I already told him that I suspected he was tortured.”

“That was probably fine. You only mentioned it once, so I doubt you did any damage.” She gave him a serious look, “He needs to see someone, the sooner the better.”

Sherlock opened his mouth.

She cut him off, “No, it shouldn’t be me. This is not my area of expertise, but I will give you the number of the very best person I know.”

As he was leaving, Sherlock put the piece of paper in his pocket. He wasn’t sure whether therapy was the answer. It certainly hadn’t helped his flatmate in the past.

*

When he arrived at the flat, his eyes immediately strayed to John’s chair. He missed the sound of his long-suffering sigh for, once again, forgetting to buy eggs, or tea, or bin liners, or whatever piece of domestic trivia he was always on about.

Sherlock would launch into a chaotic ramble about his day and John would feign exasperation, but he knew that deep down, he loved his meandering observations.

He thought back through the previous week. It had been the most bizarre period in his life. First, the worry that John would find out he loved him, then the incandescent joy that at least some of his feelings were returned, then the growing disquiet as Sherlock slowly realized that something was going very wrong, and finally the adrenaline as he stared down the barrel of John’s gun.

He mused about John’s odd determination to have sex, and the acute disappointment on his face when Sherlock turned him down. The thought kept niggling at the back of Sherlock’s mind. John was uncomfortable with intimacy, so why was he so determined to have sex? This merited additional investigation.

He mounted the steps to John’s room and was surprised to find the door unlocked. He entered. He’d only been inside John’s room on a handful of occasions, more times this week than in their entire previous acquaintance. He was always struck by the blankness of it. There were no pictures on the walls, no knickknacks, not even curtains to cover the tiny window. John’s possessions were always tucked away into drawers and shelves. His bed, with its white sheets and beige blanket did not sport so much as wrinkle.