The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock is Persistent by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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A text exchange between John and Sherlock.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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COMPLETE & PROOFED.Series
- Part 1 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Mycroft Finds Peace in Doodling by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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Sherlock lets out a low whistle. "That's deplorable," he mumbles to himself, quickly flipping through the pages. One of them gives him pause; his eyes widen and his mouth curls into a smirk that could only be called devious.
"What?" I lean over, try to see the page he's looking at.
Quickly, he snatches the book away and grins at me. He's put on his normal-person, oh-so-innocent look, and he says, "Are you sure you'd like to see it, John? I know how much respect you have for my brother, and how disappointed he'd be if he knew you were going through his personal belongings."
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Sherlock steals Mycroft's notebook.(Can be read as a standalone.)
COMPLETE & PROOFED.
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- Part 2 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock Wakes John Up by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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John wakes up all at once.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 3 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John is Happy by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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"I thought," I say softly, my eyes moving from the gash on his lip to the bob of his Adam's apple and back again, "that I'd never be happy like this again. Not after…"
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 4 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John Gets Sacked by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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Apparently the surgery has rules about conduct, and Sherlock barging in-- soaked in blood, clutching a tomahawk-- defies quite a few of them.
(Can be a read as a standalone.)
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- Part 5 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Domestic Life Suits John by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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Sherlock sees everything, so how he failed to notice that John is now happily married is a mystery.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 6 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock Grapples With His Feelings (and John) by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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"My heart is hammering. All the little looks, the strange remarks, the awkward tension…how long have I waited for this moment? And now that it's here, I'm not entirely sure how to proceed. Unfamiliar territory, in all respects. It's not just that Sherlock's a virgin, or a man (don't think about that too hard, mate, or things will really stop making sense), but it's that this is Sherlock. The man is not exactly an open book. And I am absolutely terrified that I'll do something to scare Sherlock away."
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 7 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Molly Fetches the Coffee by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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Molly's mum has given her some advice for pulling boys. It shouldn't exactly surprise anyone to find none of it works on Sherlock.
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- Part 8 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock Listens by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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Sherlock listens to his new flatmate's morning routine and comes up with a way to make his day more interesting.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 9 of The Spaces In-between
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I brush my lips down the line of his cheekbone. In my mind, we're already moving together in the dark, our bodies fitted tightly at the hips and my face pressed into Sherlock's warm, lush curls. I want him. I want him so badly that I ache with it.
Sherlock sighs- not a contented sigh, but a long-suffering one- and I stop myself short. "It's been nearly a month," I breathe into his ear, landing a soft kiss there before adding, "Don't you want it?" I can't believe that he'll actually say "no"; the idea of it, of him not needing this as badly as I do, is impossible to entertain.
But then he says it- "No," his voice so cool and distant that it stops my breath in my throat- and I step back.
(Can be a read as a standalone.)
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- Part 10 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock Learns the Hard Way by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
30 Mar 2012
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Sherlock is sick; John is just trying to help. Doesn't stop Sherlock from being a git, nor does it prevent John from making not-so-idle threats.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 11 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John Disgusts Sherlock by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
31 Mar 2012
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John is overly happy; Sherlock is frankly disturbed. He considers it crucial to deduce the source of John's contentment.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 12 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John Says No by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
31 Mar 2012
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"I've been kissing John (his mouth tastes of tea and biscuits, mainly, with a faint hint of mouthwash) for less than five seconds, and already I can sense something is terribly amiss. It's been three years, eight months, two weeks, five days, twelve hours, and nineteen minutes since our last kiss, but I don't blame the strange rigidity of John's spine on me being out of practice (although I am; the idea of kissing anyone who is not John is distinctly repugnant). Thus it is not exactly surprising when John slips his hands between us and presses them into my chest, pushing me a step backwards. Not a surprise, no, but still rather unwelcome."
Sherlock comes home to find things have changed.
(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 13 of The Spaces In-between
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I'm filled with something intense and irrational, the urge to pull John so close to me that he can never separate, instead melding into me in a process as tidy and natural as cell osmosis. I want to give John so many things; I want to give him music, wealth, comfort, excitement. I want to give him…
"La petite mort," I murmur suddenly, looking up at him. John's eyes are dark and heavy-lidded, his pupils wide and encircled by the thinnest sliver of sapphire blue.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 14 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Mycroft Kidnaps the Boys by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3 Apr 2012
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"This is ridiculous," Sherlock says, echoing my own thoughts tidily. (It's a touch unnerving, how often he does that.) But then he adds, with a fair dose of agitation, "It's one thing to snatch John up, God knows it's easy enough, but to have me pulled off the street like some common-"
"No, wait a second," I splutter, sliding forward on those damned expensive leather seats, "when did it become 'fine' to kidnap me? That's not fine. That's distinctly not fine."
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As Mycroft and Sherlock bicker, John's thoughts wander to his favourite madman.
(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 15 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock Deals With Dying by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3 Apr 2012
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"Sherlock's sitting cross-legged on the couch, my laptop (password protected, thanks heavens I'd changed the password to my cat's name) settled in the dip of his lap. From where I'm standing I can see the screen, and it makes all my nervous energy drain away into a dark, cold lump in my stomach. It's John's blog, and he's just refreshing it over and over, not even blinking. Oh, Sherlock."
Molly helps Sherlock deal with the aftermath of Reichenbach.
(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 16 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock Visits His Own Grave by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3 Apr 2012
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There is a small stab of something (grief? regret? I'm not one for labeling emotions so much as dismissing them immediately) in my chest as I consider the possible length of my absence. I will miss him. There is no reluctance on my part to admit this; like London, my favorite aubergine-coloured shirt, or the skull that sits in my now-empty flat on Baker Street, John is a comfort to me. I'm fond of him; perhaps I even love him. The only words I regret from my farewell speech are the words "Goodbye, John".
----Sherlock says his good-byes.
(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 17 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Lestrade Goes on Holiday by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3 Apr 2012
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"Silver Fox now in possession," intones my new assistant, Elisabetta, in her friendly, banal voice. Her eyes are trained on the small screen of her Blackberry. "C-19-A en route to drop-off point."
"Excellent." I lean back in my seat, not quite smiling. "Ring him."
-----Mycroft interferes with Lestrade's holiday.
(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 18 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John and Lestrade Go to the Pub by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3 Apr 2012
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Lestrade makes some awkward inferences.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 19 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which There is a Row at Baskerville by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3 Apr 2012
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"You didn't correct them."
"Mm?" I give the bed (my bed, Sherlock can take the one near the jittery A/C unit, not like he's going to sleep anyway) another bounce with my hand and glance up at the bathroom doorway. Sherlock's in there, his shirtsleeves rolled up to the elbow and a bit of floss twined around his fingers.
"You didn't correct them," he says again, attacking his mouth with the floss. In a relenting moment, he adds, "The innkeepers."
-----John and Sherlock discuss the nature of their relationship.
(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 20 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John and Sherlock Eat Chinese by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3 Apr 2012
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Sherlock and John share their second meal (and Sherlock actually eats this time).
(Can be read as a standalone.)
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- Part 21 of The Spaces In-between
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In John and Sherlock Reminisce by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
8 Apr 2012
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He's still so beautiful, those arrogant features made no less proud or dignified with age. I remember when he first started getting those threads of silver in his dark curls, how nonchalant he pretended to be (and yet I saw him pluck them out with a grimace more than once, unbeknownst to the great detective himself that I was watching).
"What are you thinking about?" he asks, that deep voice still rough with sleep.
"The moment I realized," I say, because it's suddenly true. I don't have to say what it is I realized; we both know. The corner of his mouth lifts fractionally.
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- Part 22 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock is Going Mad by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
10 Apr 2012
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Mrs. Hudson has yet to attend to our air unit, claiming that our being two months behind on the rent has made it impossible to hire a repairman (and I will not ask Mycroft, no matter how many smug texts he sends me about our "situation" and the work he could give me at "an acceptable rate of pay", the loathsome gnat) and so John has taken to wearing next to nothing and sighing longingly whenever a gust of wind rolls through the windows and pushes through the stagnant air of our flat.
I can't stand it. He's become so…distracting.
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- Part 23 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John is at Work by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
11 Apr 2012
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Sherlock IM's John at work.
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- Part 24 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John and Sherlock Kiss by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
26 Apr 2012
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It happens the same way everything happens with us: quickly, unexpectedly, and entirely against my will.
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(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 25 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which John Enumerates by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
26 Apr 2012
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I, John Hamish Watson, at the insistence of my incessant flatmate/colleague/best friend/lover, hereby proclaim everything that follows (of my writing- there's no accounting for Sherlock's) to be as close to absolute truth as I can bloody well make it. Satisfied? [Hardly. SH]
Now, without further ado, a full and detailed account of every person I've considered a "lover" in my entire lifetime. I'd sigh "how tedious" but I'm pretty sure that's your job, love. [Your wit continues to astound. SH]
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(Can be read as a standalone, although minor references are made to the rest of the series/my headcanon.)Series
- Part 26 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Mrs. Hudson Interrupts by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
26 Apr 2012
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Sherlock falls asleep in John's bed; John accidentally falls asleep as well.
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(Can be read as a standalone.)Series
- Part 27 of The Spaces In-between
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In Which Sherlock is Whole by thequeergiraffe
Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
5 May 2012
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I've been back in London for five days, but until today it meant nothing to me, nothing. I used to love London for her gritty underworld and constant noise, for the part of this city that never sleeps. Now my focus has narrowed to a pinpoint; there is nothing in London I have missed so much as John.
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Sherlock is home and that's all that counts.(Can be read as a standalone, although it will probably make more sense if you've read the rest of the series.)
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- Part 28 of The Spaces In-between