FIc: Little things - Chapter 31 of 62 - Broken

[bradspyjamas]

Title: Little things
Author: bradspyjamas
Beta: ​The incomparable kizzia 
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, Boy, Brooding, Bemused, Blue & Broken.

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 31 - Broken

‘We don’t have to talk about this here,’ John says when Sherlock opens his eyes again, ‘we don’t have to talk about it at all if you don’t want to.’

‘It’s … fine. I want to,’ Sherlock’s voice is so quiet John has to shift his chair closer to hear him, ‘He was … bright, John, luminous. He lit up everything around him and he could make even the dullest thing sparkle. He and Mycroft spent hours with me when I was little. They thought my precociousness was something to be encouraged not smothered. Mycroft would explain things, he never tired of my questions, my need to understand and Sherrinford … well he showed me where the beauty was in everything, showed me how to take my gift for looking and really see. He was the one who persuaded Father to let Mummy buy me a violin and lessons for my fifth birthday.’

Sherlock’s hand finds John’s and he laces their fingers together.

‘He died the summer before I turned seven. No mystery, nothing sinister. He was home from Cambridge, Mycroft back from school. They’d gone hacking together and Ford misjudged a hedge … he came off and the horse landed on top of him … He was dead before Mycroft could get help … He was just gone,’ Sherlock’s voice finally cracks, ‘and everything was … broken.’

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Comments

[ladyprydian.livejournal.com]

Ooo *glomps Sherlock*
*wibbles a little bit*

A friend, who is due with her first in the next few days, sent me a link to this web site http://haveyouhadthatbabyyet.com/

I think John will soon appreciate it. ;)

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

That's brilliant! I love it. My beta, Kiz, has a friend who is due in a couple of weeks, I'm going to send the link on!

[ladyprydian.livejournal.com]

Yes, share that link love. Every pregnant woman should have unlimited and unrestricted access to that website. :D

[mia-dcwut-09.livejournal.com]

I'm back on lj for today to comment on this beauty of the chapter
the ending was so heartbreaking I just wanted to coop up sherlock and never let him go and oh lord even mycroft what a horrible thing to go through trying to help his brother and see him like that.

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

Thank you! After Mycroft said to Sherlock "caring is not an advantage" in A Scandal in Belgravia this backstory popped into my head to explain how they could stand together, clearly caring for one another, and denounce those feelings. It is my head cannon for the series as well as this story.

[mia-dcwut-09.livejournal.com]

It works well for them. The Holmes brother have their own way of showing they care

[azriona.livejournal.com]

*sniff* Oh....poor Sherlock. Poor Mycroft. Poor Ford.

I love that Ford was the one who got Sherlock to play the violin. No wonder he's so dedicated to it.

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

Sorry to make you sniff! I'm glad you like the bit with the violin. It all became head cannon after ASiB and I've been wanting to write this storyline ever since.

[auntiesuze.livejournal.com]

*quivery lip*

I just want to give Sherlock a big giant hug. This is a great (though utterly tragic) explanation for why his relationship with Mycroft is so strained.

*wibble*

[bradspyjamas.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*
Sorry for generating wibbles! As you'll see from the next chapter, John's giving him a giant hug for you!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Well done. You've gotten the emotion across without punting Sherlock ooc.

I like your explanation above for this popping into your head to explain the canon moment between Sherlock and Mycroft. Flashes of insight always make me beam in appreciation.