Sherlock drabble
Feb. 19th, 2012 11:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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"He'd come after me if I do."
"I'll come after you if you don't."
His tone is still soft but strong and the threat is clear.
Irene had known many people, powerful people that could snap their fingers and start wars. She'd heard her fair share of threats, been on the receiving end of many of them and she'd received them with a smile and a challenge.
But there he is, standing ten feet away from her, looking small in the large space, hands hanging loosely at his sides and his head slightly cocked to the side, waiting.
This is the threat of a good man, protecting his own.
There was nothing more dangerous in the world.
"I believe you."
"He'd come after me if I do."
"I'll come after you if you don't."
His tone is still soft but strong and the threat is clear.
Irene had known many people, powerful people that could snap their fingers and start wars. She'd heard her fair share of threats, been on the receiving end of many of them and she'd received them with a smile and a challenge.
But there he is, standing ten feet away from her, looking small in the large space, hands hanging loosely at his sides and his head slightly cocked to the side, waiting.
This is the threat of a good man, protecting his own.
There was nothing more dangerous in the world.
"I believe you."
