donutsweeper: (a captain)
donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote2016-07-04 12:38 am
Entry tags:

Bleak and Bold

Title: Bleak and Bold
Fandom/Warning/Rating:
Sherlock (BBC), BLEAK AND DEPRESSING FIC WARNING, rated G
Word Count: 100 words

Summary:
 Sherlock hadn't solved it in time.
Author's Note: Written for [livejournal.com profile] watsons_woes JWP#3.

Looking back on it, the clues had been obvious. The tilt of the 'h' in the note, the specific wording used, the method of requested payment. But Sherlock hadn't seen it. Hadn't deduced it properly. Hadn't solved it in time.

Lestrade put a hand on his shoulder, holding him back. "Don't in there, Sherlock. You shouldn't see him, not like that. He did best, even created a shelter out of cardboard boxes but…."

But the insulation they would have provided would have been insufficient for three days spent in an industrial freezer.

John had died.

And it was Sherlock's fault.