Two Turtle Doves PDF
Two Turtle Doves PDF
Two Turtle Doves PDF
Summary
This year, John decides to make Sherlock's advent calendar a little different. A series of
221B ficlets about each day advent.
Notes
See the end of the work for notes
The navy box surprised Sherlock when he entered the kitchen that morning. It sat in the centre of
the kitchen table, decorated with a singular brown label with the number one written in black ink.
John was already up, busying himself at the stove as he cooked breakfast, chattering away to
Rosie, sitting in her high chair.
Sherlock lifted the box with one hand. It was small, fitting neatly in his palm and weighing
approximately 5 grams. He was tempted to shake it, to deduce what was inside before ever opening
the box, but he refrained, instead glancing up to look at John.
John was eyeing him from the stove, a knowing smirk on his face. He looked away when Sherlock
turned to him, tipping scrambled eggs out of the saucepan and onto a plate.
“What’s this?” Sherlock asked, lowering himself to sit in the kitchen chair.
Sherlock raised an eyebrow, finally giving into temptation and lifting the lid off the box. Inside,
wrapped in protective white tissue paper, lay a stack of microscope slides.
He smiled at John, nodding his head in thanks, already planning how to use them. He’d run out
weeks ago and hadn’t been bothered to replace them, but during this dry spell of cases, he would
need something to stave off the boredom.
End Notes
I've written some of these in advance, but if you have any ideas for advent gifts, I'd love to
hear them!
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