Fic: Little things - Chapter 26 of 62 - Butterfly

[bradspyjamas]

Title: Little things
Author: bradspyjamas
Rating: PG13 - mpreg with mentions of sex but nothing graphic (although Chapter 24 is pushing the boundries!)
Status: WIP - all chapters written but later ones being edited.
Tags: Johnlock, Post-Reichenbach, Mpreg, Omegaverse (my own version), angst, fluff, established relationship.
Disclaimer: Sherlock belongs to ACD, the BBC, Moffat and Gatiss - no copyright infringement intended.
Summary: John held himself together after Sherlock jumped but the emotional strain was enormous and Sherlock didn't fare much better. When Sherlock finally returned they were both just so glad to reaffirm their bond they didn't really think about the future, or if they did they simply assumed their lives would carry on as they always had. 

Needless to say they soon discover that their prolonged separation has had a very specific effect on John; the results of which mean nothing will ever be the same again.

Told entirely in 221B’s this story charts all the little things Sherlock and John experience as their lives change forever.  

The B’s so far are Blood, Breathe, Bag, Beta, Bucket, Brother, Brilliant, Bet, Best, Bother, Bang, Bleak, Beginning, Baby, Born, Biscuit, Beneath, Bump, Basement, Beetroot, Blimp, Blur, Benedict, Beg, Break & Butterfly.

Author's Note: This isn't standard Omegaverse because, as I'm not comfortable writing dub/non-con scenes, I decided to create my own version. If you want to know more about it, I've done an explanatory post here.

Chapter 26 - Butterfly

He’s alone the first time it happens.

Well, he’s in Tesco so technically there are about fifty people with him but that’s not the point. The point is that because of where he is he doesn’t realise what it is. Instead he assumes it’s a combination of hunger – he’s trying to choose between chocolate eclairs and vanilla slices – and anxiety brought on by the stares of several shoppers who clearly recognised him.  It’s gone as quickly as it comes, though, so he just buys both and goes home.

He’s alone the second time as well, two hours later.

He’s just finished consuming both the vanilla slices and one of the eclairs so he puts it down to indigestion - regretfully leaving the last eclair for Sherlock - and goes back to reviewing his latest medical journal.

The third time it happens he’s with Sherlock.

He’s not eating anything, he’s not hungry and he’s not worried. In fact, cocooned as he is in Sherlock’s arms, he’s entirely and completely content. So when he feels those tiny fluttering, swooping sensations inside he recognises them for what they really are.

‘Sherlock,’ he breathes, almost overwhelmed, ‘Sherlock, I can feel the baby!’

‘Oh!’ Sherlock’s hands tighten over his own, ‘Tell me.’

He doesn’t have to ask what Sherlock means, ‘It … it feels like I’ve swallowed a butterfly.’

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Comments

[londonsabre.livejournal.com]

Lovely!!

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you're enjoying it *scurries off to finish editing next chapter*

[ladyprydian.livejournal.com]

Ooo I think I'm in love with this. Every 221b is a little piece of sweet-calorie-free-fluff.

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

Aw bless you! Now if only I could manage not to eat jellybabies while I write the whole process would be calorie free too :D

[kholly.livejournal.com]

swallowed a butterfly, that's cute.

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it - borrowed from a description of the sensation I found while I was researching :)

[azriona.livejournal.com]

So terribly sugary sweet, there are just no words. :) I love that John didn't recognize what he felt at first - and too perfect that he figured it out when Sherlock was there. (Poor Sherlock - my understanding is that he's not going to be able to feel it for a few weeks/months - and that's going to drive him totally up the wall!)

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

Well with Vanilla slices and chocolate eclairs how could it be anything else :)
And as for your comments about Sherlock's reactions to all this - I'd ask if you were a mind reader but then ... The next chapter will be up later tonight and you can see for yourself!

[(Anonymous)]

Adorable........and accurate @ the same time.

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

And, yup, we're yet again due for something that Sherlock can't wrap his anything around other than by measuring John's waistline - and before I read the next chapter I'm going to just point out that I wish he could understand how wonderful and sweet this sequence is where John doesn't realize what he's feeling until he can share it - as closely as he can at this point - with Sherlock - he doesn't get to enjoy it until he's with his partner! Yeah, that was all once sentence. Deal with it, gods of writing and grammar.

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

The gods of writing and grammar can go hang in the face of such a lovely compliment! Thank you.