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swissmargTitle: The Baker Street Nativity Advent Calendar (5/24)
Author:
swissmarg
Prompter: Self
Rating: G
Word count: Every installment has 221 words (on my computer)
Characters: John, Molly
Timeline: Between chapters 8 and 9
Disclaimer: This is a transformative work inspired by the BBC television series Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and the 2009 movie Nativity! from Mirrorball Films.
Summary: This is a series of 221b drabbles set in and around The Baker Street Nativity and will make very little sense without having read that first. These drabbles may also contain spoilers for the main story. They are not posted in any particular order, and will jump around in time. I will try to give you some idea of where each drabble fits within (or before or after) the main story in the 'Timeline' field in the header. This series has not been beta read.
"Ooh, this one's nice. Feel." Molly rubbed the jumper against her cheek and offered it to John.
"Yeah, but too much." John grimaced. "This is hopeless. I can't afford anything he'd consider halfway decent."
Molly folded the jumper and replaced it on the pile. "He doesn't care what you wear," she said softly.
"No... You didn't see the way he looked at me when we had dinner. I hadn't even thought to wear a tie. Who doesn't wear a tie on a first date to a nice restaurant?"
"John," Molly said with a knowing smile, "I can imagine how he looked at you. It's how he looks at you in the break room, when he thinks no one's watching."
"Yeah, like he can't believe I'm a grown man who dresses himself in the morning."
"No, I... I know he seems posh, but it's all a front. He doesn't think, deep down, that anyone will like him for who he is. To be fair, most people don't. But you do, and that's... He sees that, and I don't think he quite believes you're real. You don't need to buy any new clothes to impress him. But," she continued brightly, "it always gives me a little more confidence."
"All right." John sighed and picked up two jumpers from the pile. "Green or blue?"
Author:
Prompter: Self
Rating: G
Word count: Every installment has 221 words (on my computer)
Characters: John, Molly
Timeline: Between chapters 8 and 9
Disclaimer: This is a transformative work inspired by the BBC television series Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and the 2009 movie Nativity! from Mirrorball Films.
Summary: This is a series of 221b drabbles set in and around The Baker Street Nativity and will make very little sense without having read that first. These drabbles may also contain spoilers for the main story. They are not posted in any particular order, and will jump around in time. I will try to give you some idea of where each drabble fits within (or before or after) the main story in the 'Timeline' field in the header. This series has not been beta read.
Five: Molly and John Go Shopping
"Ooh, this one's nice. Feel." Molly rubbed the jumper against her cheek and offered it to John.
"Yeah, but too much." John grimaced. "This is hopeless. I can't afford anything he'd consider halfway decent."
Molly folded the jumper and replaced it on the pile. "He doesn't care what you wear," she said softly.
"No... You didn't see the way he looked at me when we had dinner. I hadn't even thought to wear a tie. Who doesn't wear a tie on a first date to a nice restaurant?"
"John," Molly said with a knowing smile, "I can imagine how he looked at you. It's how he looks at you in the break room, when he thinks no one's watching."
"Yeah, like he can't believe I'm a grown man who dresses himself in the morning."
"No, I... I know he seems posh, but it's all a front. He doesn't think, deep down, that anyone will like him for who he is. To be fair, most people don't. But you do, and that's... He sees that, and I don't think he quite believes you're real. You don't need to buy any new clothes to impress him. But," she continued brightly, "it always gives me a little more confidence."
"All right." John sighed and picked up two jumpers from the pile. "Green or blue?"
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Date: 2013-12-05 08:36 pm (UTC)