JWP 2019 #14: Mood Music (BBC Sherlock)
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monkeybardMood Music
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 221B
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Summary: John has learned how to listen.
Date: 14 July 2019
JWP #14: Musical Chairs. Choose one (or more) of the following musical prompts to inspire you today!
The Beautiful Blue Danube.
The Demand of Man.
Scheherazade.
A/N: Have I mentioned how much I love the 221B format?
Sometimes Sherlock ‘spoke’ with his violin. John could often tell his partner’s mood by standing outside 221B and listening.
A waltz was generally a good sign. Often light or playful. If he heard a frothy waltz, odds were good it would be a pleasant evening indeed.
Something dark and heavy meant Sherlock was brooding. If they were enmeshed in a difficult case it was likely he wouldn’t acknowledge John’s return, being too caught up in thought. If they weren’t, John knew to enter cautiously; there was something Sherlock needed to say, but didn’t want to or didn’t know how.
If Sherlock was improvising, like now, John had learned to wait and listen hard. Was the music frenetic or melancholic? Lyrical or violent? The tone of the piece could tell him Sherlock’s mood and whether it was safe to come in or better, perhaps, go for supper at the pub alone.
Tonight, the music sounded anxious and frantic. Tension building without the promise of a catharsis. Would his arrival be an annoying interruption or a welcome distraction?
The tune took a sudden turn to quietude. Loneliness. John had his answer.
He climbed the stairs and entered the flat. Trusting his statement of the obvious would give Sherlock the opportunity to chastise him (thereby cheering up his partner), John announced prosaically, “I’m back.”
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 221B
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Summary: John has learned how to listen.
Date: 14 July 2019
JWP #14: Musical Chairs. Choose one (or more) of the following musical prompts to inspire you today!
The Beautiful Blue Danube.
The Demand of Man.
Scheherazade.
A/N: Have I mentioned how much I love the 221B format?
Sometimes Sherlock ‘spoke’ with his violin. John could often tell his partner’s mood by standing outside 221B and listening.
A waltz was generally a good sign. Often light or playful. If he heard a frothy waltz, odds were good it would be a pleasant evening indeed.
Something dark and heavy meant Sherlock was brooding. If they were enmeshed in a difficult case it was likely he wouldn’t acknowledge John’s return, being too caught up in thought. If they weren’t, John knew to enter cautiously; there was something Sherlock needed to say, but didn’t want to or didn’t know how.
If Sherlock was improvising, like now, John had learned to wait and listen hard. Was the music frenetic or melancholic? Lyrical or violent? The tone of the piece could tell him Sherlock’s mood and whether it was safe to come in or better, perhaps, go for supper at the pub alone.
Tonight, the music sounded anxious and frantic. Tension building without the promise of a catharsis. Would his arrival be an annoying interruption or a welcome distraction?
The tune took a sudden turn to quietude. Loneliness. John had his answer.
He climbed the stairs and entered the flat. Trusting his statement of the obvious would give Sherlock the opportunity to chastise him (thereby cheering up his partner), John announced prosaically, “I’m back.”
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