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-Friday, 13:04, five minutes after Greg is due at football practice-

You know what I just realised...?

That you look more like twenty four, not nineteen? -SH

Ha, bloody, ha.

But no, that's not what I realised.

Well, I'm not going to guess all evening. Are you going to inform me what this grand realisation is or not? -SH

Okay. Calm your tits.

I'm male, Lestrade. I do not have 'tits'. -SH

It's a saying, sunshine.

I hate that nickname. -SH

I know, that's why I continue to use it.

When I was five, it was cute. Now it's simply painful to hear or see typed. -SH

You thought I was cute when you were five?

That's not what I said. -SH

Did you have a crush on your big eight year old neighbour, Sherlock?

You're in a very playful mood today, aren't you? -SH

Apparently.

I don't like it. Go away. -SH

Rude!

And I haven't told you what this realisation is yet.

Fine. What is it? -SH

You were wearing my footy hoodie earlier!

[Delayed] What? No, I wasn't. -SH

You were! I didn't realise until just now. I would have realised sooner if I'd have seen your back but you seemed determined to just sit on your bed the whole day and sulk about James beating you in that quiz.

It was a Chemistry quiz! I should have won easily. -SH

Yeah, yeah. Back to my point. You were totally wearing my black footy hoodie.

I was cold and it was the closest jumper. So yes, I wore it. -SH

Wasn't it like thirty sizes too big? You're a twig compared to me.

It was a bit too large for me, but it was warm and comfortable. -SH

Keep it, if you like. I have others.

You want me to keep it? -SH

On one condition.

You assume I want to keep the garment that badly? -SH

Yes.

What's the condition? -SH

You wear it to my next game.

No. -SH

Why not?

I refuse to come to a football match in a jumper that says LESTRADE across the back, people would assume things. Usually, when a girl turns up in a player's hoodie it means they're having intercourse or in a relationship. -SH

I've seen Harry wear John's. I'm pretty sure they're not together or shagging.

That's completely different. She's his sister, for one. And two, she does it to irriatate him. -SH

Well, I want you to wear it to a game. You have to if you want to keep it.

[Delayed] If I do this, it's mine. You can't change your mind and want it back. -SH

Deal.

When's the next game? -SH

Saturday.

Tomorrow? -SH

[Delayed] It's Friday?! Fuck. I am so late for practice. John is going to murder me! See you tomorrow.

Farewell, Lestrade. -SH

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-Saturday, 17:32, two hours after the game-

Was Sherlock in your hoodie today at the match? -J

Yeah.

You finally grew a pair and asked him out then? Congrats! -J

What? No! I just got him to wear it to a game.

[Delayed] You do realise half the school in under the impression you two stopped sending cartoon heart eyes at each other and got together because he wore it, right? -J

What the fuck? He does not send me heart eyes, for starters. And secondly, why the hell would they assume that? It's just a hoodie and most people think I'm straight and Sherlock's asexual.

Most people thought that. Then they noticed the staring, the flirting, the blushing. Seriously, Greg, you two are worse than James and that Sebastian kid. -J

Ugh. Don't mention Moriarty. He played dirty today. That school is a bunch of cheats. Him and Moran deserve each other.

While I agree, you're trying to change subject. -J

Am I really that obvious around him?

Yes! And he is too. Ask the damn kid out. -J

He's only just sixteen, John. I can't ask him out.

Why not? You've known him your whole life. You love him, don't you? -J

Well, yeah, course I do.

Then what does three years matter? -J

Well, they don't. But at this age, it's a bit off key. He's barely legal and I'm a year off twenty! Not to mention I look about five years older than I am.

Greg, pay attention to what I'm about to say:

GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER, STOP MAKING EXCUSES AND ASK SHERLOCK ON A DATE. -J

I'm not making excuses.

'Barely legal'? He's a month away from seventeen, he's been legally old enough for early a year. You are barely nineteen, your birthday was too week ago! And, it doesn't matter how you look, you know that. -J

[Delayed] You know him almost as well as I do. Sherlock isn't a guy you just ask on a date. He's special.

You're hopeless. -J

Yeah... Sorry.

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-Saturday, 18:37, ten minutes after Greg and John's text conversation-

Fancy coming over for a movie and popcorn?

Not ice cream? -SH

Why would I eat ice cream? It's winter!

Isn't that what people normally do when they're upset about losing something? -SH

Ouch. Nice. I was just forgetting about the match.

And no. Ice cream is what girls supposedly pig out on after a break up, according to the movies.

Women are strange. -SH

You're strange.

True. -SH

So, movie night?

What dull film have you chosen? Another romantic-comedy? -SH

Nope. I've got two for you to choose from, both Jim Henson.

Who is Jim Henson? An actor? -SH

Oh, you poor uneducated soul. Right, we are watching both these films.

Bring PJs. Tonight, you are going to experience two brilliant Jim Henson movies, listen to me bitch about that cheat Moriarty, eat pizza and maybe help me understand that Chem homework. Not necessarily in that order.

I'm staying the night, then? -SH

May as well. Besides, it's not like it's far to get home if you need to be there.

You've used the same line every time I come over for the passed threes or four years. It doesn't get funnier. -SH

I think it does.

You think wrong. -SH

Why aren't you here yet?

I'm changing and getting clothes together for tomorrow. -SH

Why are you changing?

I'm still in your hoodie. -SH

Wear it round. I haven't got a chance to properly see you in it since I've realised what hoodie it was. Also, it's not mine anymore. You wore it to the game so it's yours now.

You'll mother will take one look at it and assume what handfuls of people did at the game. -SH

You heard about that then?

I got asked if I was 'shagging' you about fifteen times during the game. Then the pair of girls beside me wouldn't stop glaring at me, as if I'd taken away their favourite stuffed toy. -SH

You know I dislike attention. Yet you practically set me up to have a spotlight put on me. -SH

I didn't think it would be that bad. I'm sorry, Sher. I'll make it up to you.

How? -SH

Cuddles whiles watching the movie? And I'll even make you all the tea you want, when you want it.

Deal. -SH

If you wear the hoodie.

Lestrade... -SH

Please?

They better be the best damn cuddles you've ever given me. -SH