Get me my Revolver

mcxi:

For wintermindpalace, who supplied the following prompt:

“God Sherlock, I thought you never cry, at least… not for real.”

From what I could guess from your blog, I think you’re a graphics maker, or at least a fan of graphics.  So I tried to make one to go along with the fic I wrote you, as a show of good faith.  Ha ha!  Here’s a link to the image without the prompt.

When I got the message from JLC, I went to check out your blog and I think you had just answered an ask about what song had recently been stuck in your head.  You answered with this one.  So, long story short, I used the fracturing effect from the video in the graphic and I sort of used the song as an inspiration for the fic.  So, here it is - I hope you like it!  xo <3

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“Sherlock, are you going to get ready?  It’s already half past.”

Sherlock lay on the couch in his blue dressing gown, fingers steepled over his lips.  He let his head roll to the side to regard John.

“Hmm?”

“We have to be at the church in an hour and you’re not dressed.”  John stood at the threshold of the kitchen, buttoning the cuff of his white dress shirt.  His black slacks were neatly pressed and Sherlock could tell his shoes had been shined.  He could smell the polish all the way from the couch.

“Why are you all dressed up?” Sherlock asked, shifting into a sitting position.

“You’re not actually serious.”

“I don’t see why we should have to make such a big fuss of it.  It has everything to do with us and nothing to do with them.”

John fumed.  ”First of all, I’m not having his conversation with you.  Second of all, you are going into your room, having a shower, and coming out in a suit with a tie.”

“But-“

“NO.  NOW.”  John walked over to where Sherlock was sitting and stood angrily above him.  He pointed straight to the back of the flat and looked exceedingly unimpressed.  ”Today, of all days Sherlock.  Honestly.”

Sherlock rose from the couch and sulked through the flat to his bedroom.  A few minutes later, John could hear the spray of the shower in the next room.  He smiled to himself.  Small victories.  He sat in his armchair and fiddled idly with the ring on his left hand while he waited for his fiance to emerge.

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The Ultimate Sherlockian Gift Guide

The holiday season is coming and undoubtedly there is a Sherlockian on your list.  And hopefully, you’re looking for the perfect gift to make their heart swell.  Despite what they say (sentiment is a chemical defect of the losing side), they are a sentimental sort and you wouldn’t want to be responsible for ruining the holidays (Christmas is cancelled!), now would you?  Here is the Ultimate Sherlockian Gift Guide, broken down by handy sub-categories.

Home Décor/Props

Link:  221b Living Room Wallpaper (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  221b Hallway Wallpaper (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  221 Bees Wallpaper - While not appearing in the show itself, trust me on the bees.  Really, trust me.

Link:  Tea Cups  |  Teapot  (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  Union Jack Pillow (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  221b Fruit Basket (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  221b Floor Lamp (as seen on Sherlock)

Exterior/Props

Link:  221b Door Knocker (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  221b Door Numbers  (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  221b Mail Slot  (as seen on Sherlock)

Link:  Baker Street Sign  (as seen on Sherlock)

Show Tie-Ins

Link:  Amazon.co.uk  |  Amazon.ca

Link:  Sherlock Cludeo (BBC Shop)  |  Sherlock Cluedo (Amazon.co.uk)

Link:  Sherlock - The Casebook (Amazon.co.uk)  | (Amazon.ca)

Link:  Amazon.co.uk (box set)  |  Amazon.com (Series 1 & 2 - separate)

Link:  Sherlock 2013 Calendar

Fan Fiction

Link:  Sherlock’s Home: The Empty House | Undershaw Preservation Project

Fandom Related Gifts

Link:  Adagio Teas (savings available when teas are in a ship!)

Links:  Artists include (but are not limited to!) - reapersun, mystradedoodles, coey and shy (13crowns), lascocks/lascaux, alicexz, msaether, cara/areyoutryingtodeduceme, sexlock, etc.  Your best best is to search the ‘Sherlock’ tag and look for art that really speaks to you!

Other

If you can think of anything else, let me know and we’ll add it!  Happy shopping!

-Get Me My Revolver-

“Sherlock?”

“Yes, Jim.”

“I have something I want to tell you, but you have to promise to never tell anyone.”

“I promise.”

“Do you swear on your life?”

“I swear on my life.”

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-Get Me My Revolver-

“Tell me what you’re wearing…”

-Get me my Revolver-

Femme Mycroft.

[Polyvore Link]

- Get me my Revolver -

Rituals are important to him.  And getting dressed in the morning was one of his most sacred rituals.  He stands amid a myriad of suits and selects one for the day’s work.  He slides his shirt on first, always perfectly pressed, and buttons it methodically.  He selects a pair of silver cuff links and fastens them at his wrist. Finally, he pulls on his shoulder holster and adjusts it across his back.

Trousers second.  They sit on his hips and fall in a straight, slick line to his feet.  He buttons and zips his fly, then pulls a leather belt through the loops.  He smooths down his shirt and runs his hands over his hair.  

Today, he selects a black tie.  He executes a half-windsor knot and ensures the end of his tie just reaches the waistband of his trousers.  On to the jacket.

He pulls it on, feeling it tighten across his shoulders.  In a mirror he adjusts his jacket collar so that a half inch of his shirt is showing above it.  He tugs the hem straight and the jacket hugs the shape of his torso, flattering his athletic build.  The sleeves fall to the hinge of his wrist, and a quarter inch of the shirt cuff is showing.  Precision is important to him.

He steps into his leather shoes and takes one final look in the mirror.  Almost finished.

There’s a small wooden box perched on top of one of the dressers.  He walks over and lifts the lid.  A velvet lined interior cradles the heavy weapon that rests there.  He lifts it out, the weight familiar in his hand.  From a drawer he pulls out a magazine and loads the gun.  The light from the room glints off the metal.  Desert Eagle Mark XIX.  He slides it into his shoulder holster and buttons his jacket.

Ritual complete.

Time to go to work.

Vatican Cameos.

- Get me my Revolver -

One More.

- Get me my Revolver -

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