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I Prefer to Text by impulsereader (Gen)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: John Watson & Sherlock Holmes
Length: 5117 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
impulsereader
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:
Ever since Sherlock jumped off the roof of Barts John has been harassed by fakes who text and email him claiming to be Sherlock returned from the grave. He tries everything to discourage them - rude responses, changing his number, abandoning his email all together, even turning their numbers over to the police as stalkers. But there is one who persists in sending him odd, conversational messages at odd times, and every now and then the cryptic *another one down.* John begins to think of the mysterious correspondent as his nutter. When the messages suddenly stop John misses his nutter.... and worries about him too.
The nutter is the real Sherlock, of course. Because of the necessary deception of faking his own death he has sworn not to lie to John again, which sometimes results in rather extreme measures.
"I Prefer to Text" is funny, dramatic, melancholy, touching, and very much John and Sherlock. Enjoy.
He is in Amsterdam so it is the most natural thing in the world to walk into a shop that sells paraphernalia of a sexual nature. He picks up some packages at random and sets them on the counter.
"I would also like one of those magazines please." He gestures toward the colourful display on the wall.
The clerk asks helpfully, "Would you be a little more specific, sir? If you would like a recommendation I could do better with more information about what you enjoy."
"No, anything is fine, really."
After leaving the shop, he neatly deposits the bag full of merchandise into the first bin he encounters.
*Today I purchased sex toys and pornography.*
Sherlock is relieved when John shows no inclination to discuss either sex toys or pornography with a nutter.
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John finally has to accept the fact that he has somehow ended up with one of the most persistent nutters in the world as a text pal. Nothing he says discourages the person on the other end of this number. Everyone else tails off eventually, but this bloke has been going strong for eighteen months now. The messages don't come at intervals like every Tuesday or something which could be construed as regular, and a lot of the time they don't make any sense, but they're consistent as hell as far as coming in like clockwork at least once every couple of weeks.
I Prefer to Text
Pairing: John Watson & Sherlock Holmes
Length: 5117 words
Author on LJ:
impulsereader Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:
Ever since Sherlock jumped off the roof of Barts John has been harassed by fakes who text and email him claiming to be Sherlock returned from the grave. He tries everything to discourage them - rude responses, changing his number, abandoning his email all together, even turning their numbers over to the police as stalkers. But there is one who persists in sending him odd, conversational messages at odd times, and every now and then the cryptic *another one down.* John begins to think of the mysterious correspondent as his nutter. When the messages suddenly stop John misses his nutter.... and worries about him too.
The nutter is the real Sherlock, of course. Because of the necessary deception of faking his own death he has sworn not to lie to John again, which sometimes results in rather extreme measures.
"I Prefer to Text" is funny, dramatic, melancholy, touching, and very much John and Sherlock. Enjoy.
He is in Amsterdam so it is the most natural thing in the world to walk into a shop that sells paraphernalia of a sexual nature. He picks up some packages at random and sets them on the counter.
"I would also like one of those magazines please." He gestures toward the colourful display on the wall.
The clerk asks helpfully, "Would you be a little more specific, sir? If you would like a recommendation I could do better with more information about what you enjoy."
"No, anything is fine, really."
After leaving the shop, he neatly deposits the bag full of merchandise into the first bin he encounters.
*Today I purchased sex toys and pornography.*
Sherlock is relieved when John shows no inclination to discuss either sex toys or pornography with a nutter.
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John finally has to accept the fact that he has somehow ended up with one of the most persistent nutters in the world as a text pal. Nothing he says discourages the person on the other end of this number. Everyone else tails off eventually, but this bloke has been going strong for eighteen months now. The messages don't come at intervals like every Tuesday or something which could be construed as regular, and a lot of the time they don't make any sense, but they're consistent as hell as far as coming in like clockwork at least once every couple of weeks.
I Prefer to Text