Kind of like a gif preference but with pictures. A picture preference. Gotta love alliteration.

I got the idea when I saw the cake in Sherlock's on Instagram, so I should probably credit the account who posted it: @ crackmermaids

Summary: How you make it up to him when you mess up. Like really mess up.

QOTP: Basically all of these involve food, so what's your favorite dessert?

Word Count: 610

Jim -
He's already a loose cannon as it is. Almost anything could just absolutely set him off, depending on the day. Usually, it's not you; it's more likely one of his employees. But, sometimes, you make mistakes. You're human, it happens.

Jim, however, doesn't always see mistakes as happy accidents.

When you genuinely mess up — like when you're really at fault — the best thing to do is wait for him to stop yelling (not necessarily at you, just general yelling). Then, you make him a nice dinner as an apology and, after eating it, sit down to watch one of his favorite movies. By the end of it, he'll be calm. He might even apologize for the yelling.

John -
John is a very understanding person. And, usually, when you make a mistake, you apologize and everything thing is right with the world (it's the same when he makes a mistake, too).

But when you screw up — really screw up — it's a different situation.

John is still understanding, but he's also more upset, even though he knows you didn't do whatever it was on purpose. On the other hand, you feel extremely guilty for it and have to make it up to him in the best way you possibly can.

An entire day of doing absolutely everything that John loves to do. You might even take off work for it.

You go eat at all his favorite restaurants, go shopping at all his favorite stores, visit the British Museum or something like that, and you pay for all of it.

About halfway through the day he assures you've made up for what you did, but you won't hear of it. Not until sunset, at least, when you finally head back to 221B Baker Street.

Sherlock -
When it comes to someone messing up in your relationship, it's usually Sherlock. He's not very good with relationships, but you know that and he's trying, so you aren't often very upset with him.

However, he'll more often get upset with you, sometimes even snapping at you, though it's usually because you're interrupting him while he's in his mind palace or forcing him to eat and go to bed at a reasonable time — none of which you apologize for. He usually ends up being the one apologizing.

Nonetheless, you're bound to genuinely mess up sometimes, and it's those times that are the worst. Sherlock will, of course, get angry, but try his best not shout at you (at least, not too badly), knowing it was an accident. Meanwhile, you'll feel so guilty you'll hardly know what to do with yourself.

You'll apologize over and over again, which only makes him feel worse considering it makes it harder for him to be mad. So, while he's in his mind palace, cooling off, you find a way to make it up to him.

Sherlock's not one for a grand gesture, but, as much as he teases Mycroft for it, he does have a sweet tooth. So, you'll make him cookies or cupcakes or something of that nature. Once, when you really really screwed up, you made him a whole cake apologizing for being in his life at all.

He said you didn't have to be sorry for that.