Two Turtle Doves

Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/27746104.

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Relationship: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Character: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Rosamund Mary "Rosie" Watson
Additional Tags: Christmas Fluff, Advent Calendar, Parentlock, Gifts, festive, 221B Ficlet,
Domestic Life at 221B Baker Street, Established Relationship
Collections: Festive Johnlock Collection
Stats: Published: 2020-12-01 Chapters: 1/25 Words: 221

Two Turtle Doves

by WritingOutLoud

Summary

This year, John decides to make Sherlock's advent calendar a little different. A series of
221B ficlets about each day advent.

- A new one will be posted each day! -

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.

“Your advent calendar.”

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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