[Sun 02 Nov, 12:21]

I still don't understand it.. -SH

Dear God, Sherlock. Let it go. It doesn't matter. You're alive. -JW

Exactly! He had a perfect chance to destroy me but he just beats me a little and let's me go... I don't get it. -SH

Just be bloody glad you're alive. -JW

No. -SH

Git. -JW

-

[Sun 02 Nov, 20:39]

Let me in. -JW

No. -SH

Why? -JW

You might talk. -SH

Last time you said that you were thrown off a building. -JW

Moriarty's aim has changed, clearly. He no longer wants to kill me.. -SH

Let. It. Go. -JW

And let me into our bedroom. -JW

No. -SH

Why? -JW

Shh. -SH

That's not an answer. -JW

[Delayed] Git. -JW

-

[Mon 03 Nov, 09:59]

[Missed Call: Mike Stamford - 09:59]

[Missed Call: Mike Stamford - 10:03]

[Missed Call: Mike Stamford - 10:09]

Sherlock. Pick up. It's Mike. -MS

Hello? -MS

-

[Mon 03 Nov, 10:23]

Hello, John. -MS

Mike..? -JW

Yeah. -MS

What's up? -JW

I can't get hold of Sherlock. Someone's here at Bart's and they want to talk to him. -MS

I have no clue where he is, mate. Who is it? -JW

[Delayed] He's asking if I can give him your number and let him call you. That okay? -MS

Sure. Why not? -JW

Alright. Text me soon and we'll go out for a pint. My treat.  -MS

Deal. -JW

-

[Mon 03 Nov, 10:37]

<Incoming Call: Unrecognised number>

<Call Accepted>

"Hello..?"

"John Watson?"

"That's me"

"Is Sherlock Holmes around?"

"Er.. Not right now. Can I ask who's calling? Are you a client?"

"No. I'm not. I'm an... old friend."

"I could take a message, I guess..."

"Can you just tell him that Tommy Donovan called, please?"

".... Donovan?"

"I take it you know my brat of a little sister, then?"

"Er, yeah..."

"I haven't seen her since school. Anyway, please let Sherlock know I called"

"... I will"

"Goodbye"

[Call Ended: 00:58]

"Bye...."

-

[Mon 03 Nov, 10:41]

Some guy called Tommy was trying to get hold of you. Where are you, anyway? -JW

[Long delay] Tommy Donovan? -SH

Yep. -JW

Do you have his number? -SH

I do. -JW

Forward it. -SH

[Number forwarded] Who is he? -JW

My first boyfriend. -SH

Your first boyfriend... Did you guys..? -JW

Once. -SH

He was the first? -JW

No. Second. -SH

Okay. -JW

I'm guessing he wants to meet up then. -JW

No doubt. -SH

And you're fine with meeting up with your first boyfriend? -JW

Why wouldn't I be? -SH

I don't know. -JW

Are you fine with it? -SH

I don't know. -JW

You don't seem to know a lot at the minute. -SH

Haha. Very funny. -JW

There's no need for you to not being okay with this just because he was my boyfriend. -SH

Were the two of you serious? -JW

Not overly, no. -SH

It wasn't love, if that's what you're asking me. Just a bit of fun. -SH

What if he wants 'just a bit of fun' again? -JW

Then he needs to look elsewhere because I am in love with a stupidly jealous and possessive man. -SH

Oh, really? Who's the lucky guy? -JW

Anderson. -SH

Ew. I don't want those mental images, thank you. -JW

Back to my first question, anyway. Where are you? -JW

GTD. -SH

You're at Barts and Mike didn't find you? -JW

Apparently. -SH

Does that mean Tommy is here? -SH

Should be. -JW

[Ten minutes later] Found him. He's taking Molly and I for lunch . -SH

Have fun. -JW

I'd invite you but you have a shift in an hour. -SH

It's fine. Enjoy yourself. -JW

Thank you. -SH

Love you -JW xx

You too <3 -SH

-

[Mon 03 Nov, 11:24]

Your boyfriend certainly has a fair few admirers.. -M

Yeah. He doesn't even realise it half the time. -JW

They're not.. flirting or anything, right? -JW

Tommy is flirting at Sherlock but he's not responding in a flirty way. There's enough space between them for me to sit in too. So no touching. -M

Good. -JW

Has Sherlock told him about me? -JW

Yeah... -M

Why the '...'? -JW

Your boyfriend is bloody romantic too, you know? -M

Yeah. At times. -JW

You'd think you were some kind of celebrity who does tons for charity and saves dying puppies daily with the way he talks about you. -M

And the douche still flirts at him? -JW

Tommy's not all that bad but I understand your reasons for disliking him already. -M

And yes, he does. -M

How comes you're texting? Aren't you at lunch? -JW

Aren't you at work? And yes, we are. -M

I am at work. And they're fine with you texting and ignoring them? -JW

Sherlock keeps glancing at me like he knows I'm texting you by other than that they're pretty engaged in their giggly conversation about university and pumpkins. -M

Pumpkins? -JW

I have no idea. Some private joke, I guess. -M

Is it wrong of me to be jealous he has private jokes with this guy? -JW

Probably. You can trust him, you know. He wouldn't cheat. -M

I know that. And as cliché as it is to say, it's not Sherlock I don't trust, it's Tommy. -JW

If he tries anything, Sherlock would slap him. -M

I know. -JW

So stop worrying. -M

You're right. -JW

I usually am ;) -M

-

[Mon 03 Nov, 13:12]

How do you feel about Tommy staying at our flat for a few nights? -SH

Negatively. -JW

I thought so.. -SH

He'll have to stay elsewhere. Sorry. -JW

It's okay. You're adorable when you're jealous, you know that right? -SH

Shut up. -JW

When are you home today? -SH

Shift ends at five today. -JW

I'll have an early dinner ready for when you get back then. Or we can go to Angelo's? -SH

I don't mind. You choose. -JW

I'll cook. -SH

Where's Tommy? -JW

Not sure. He went off after lunch, something about meeting someone for work or something. -SH

Good. -JW

See you when you get home. -SH

-

[Thurs 06 Nov, 21:01]

[Group chat. Creator: Charlie. Contacts: Sherlock, Johnny, Mols, Matthew]

I would like to inform Matthew and John that they will be losing their partners this weekend due to the fact my partner and I wish to retreat to the cabin and get shit-faced. -C

You were going so well with the posh thing... -M

Eh. -C

Again? -MS

Yes? Problem? -C

Kinda. Molly can't drink. -MS

Oh, bugger. Yeah... -C

Sorry guys! -M xx

Don't worry. -C

John? Sherlock? Opinions? -C

It's not up to me. If Sherlock wants to go, he can. -JW

I have plans. -SH

... -JW

With who? -C

Tommy. -SH

Cancel them. I demand it. -C

I can't just cancel. -SH

You can and will. -C

Ugh. Fine. -SH

He just likes getting drunk and going looking for fairies... -JW

Shut up, John, or no sex. -SH

Oooh. Snap. -C

*zips mouth shut* -JW

He's whipped. -M

You trained him well Sherlock. -C

I know. -SH

I'm not a dog. -JW

Boyfriend, dog. Same difference. -SH

Idiot. -JW

I want to make a joke about doggy style.. But I won't. -C

I was going to make a gay joke. Butt fuck it. -C

Get it?! BUTT fuck it. -C

Sherlock just spit out his milk, snorting with laughter. -JW

*bows* -C

-

[Thurs 06 Nov, 22:19]

Are you leaving tomorrow or Saturday? -JW

Saturday afternoon. -SH

We should do something tomorrow.  -JW

I have plans. -SH

With Tommy? -JW

Yeah. -SH

I've barely seen you this week and you're doing away for the weekend. Can't I have one day with my boyfriend? -JW

He's not in town for much longer. -SH

You're just getting jealous, John. -SH

There's no need. -SH

Fine. Whatever. -JW

Don't get upset. -SH

I'm not upset. -JW

I'm anger/annoyed/irritated. -JW

You didn't really need to put both annoyed and irritated. They're synonyms of each other. -SH

Shut up, Sherlock. -JW

It just one week of many that we're going to have together. You're over reacting. -SH

I don't want to talk about it. -JW

Fine. -SH

-

[Fri 07 Nov, 17:29]

It happened again. -SH

What do you mean it happened again? -MHL

I hurt someone. -SH

[Delayed] Sherlock, where are you? -MHL

At home. -SH

What happened? Explain. -MHL

Tommy and I were just walking around Regent's Park, talking, when he brought up how bad he felt about everything with Donovan. -SH

God. I didn't mean to. -SH

Sherlock, what did you do? -MHL

I freaked out, like before with that boy from uni. I kept hitting him and hitting him. I couldn't stop, Mycroft. -SH

Keep calm, Sherlock. -MHL

Happy place. -MHL

I left him there. Bleeding. -SH

Fucking hell, Mycroft. He might be dead! -SH

Sherlock, calm down. Where's John? -MHL

In the living room. -SH

I think it's time you explain a few more tines about your past to him. -MHL

I don't want to. -SH

You have to. I'm sending someone to check on Tommy now. -MHL

-

[Fri 07 Nov, 18:21]

John, will you come into the bedroom? -SH

[Delayed] I'm really not in the mood for sex, Sherlock. -JW

Not for sex, you idiot! Just come here. -SH

Why? -JW

John. Please. -SH

Okay. -JW

-

[Sat 08 Nov, 12:48]

You okay? -JW

Feel a bit sick. -SH

Maybe you shouldn't go with Charlie and Tammy. -JW

No. Lots of alcohol is just what I need. -SH

Okay. Be safe. -JW

I'll try. -SH

-

[Sun 09 Nov, 01:18]

Something isn't right with Sherlock. -C

Do you know what's up? -C

John! -C

[Delayed] Fucking hell. He's high as a kite. -C

We're bringing him back. Right now. -C

You better get your arse up. -C

I don't want to have to call his brother. -C

He keeps mumbling about Tommy. Tommy's hurt? -C

Does any of this make sense to you! -C

Wake the fuck up! -C

His eyes aren't right. I'm taking him to hospital. -C

-

[Sun 09 Nov, 02:01]

We're at the hospital. -C

They're pumping his stomach. -C

Molly's here. -C

<incoming call: Charlie>

<call missed>

<incoming call: Charlie>

<call missed>

John! Seriously! -C

-

[Sun 09 Nov, 02:43]

He's okay. -T

You still should be here. -T

Wake up! -T

Mycroft is getting him releasee tonight. -T

I will kick your front door down. -T

JOHN! -T

-

[Sun 09 Nov, 03:28]

<incoming call: Molly>

<call missed>

<incoming call: Molly>

<call missed>

John! Pick up! -M

Right. Sending Tammy to kick your door down. -M

[Delayed] Molly, what's wrong? -JW

God. The girls have been trying to contact you for hours. They're bringing Sherlock home. -M

[Long delay] Shit. None of those messages sound good. -JW

I know it's not going to be your priority but let me know how he is at some point. -M

I will. -JW

-

[Tues 25 Nov, 12:20]

I miss you. -SH

They've given you your phone! God, I've missed you too, Sherlock. -JW

I'm only allowed it on Tuesdays and on weekends. -SH

Why Tuesdays? -JW

They said a weekday of my choice. So naturally I picked the day they told me about it, today. -SH

When are they going to take it off you? -JW

Ten p.m. -SH

I'm calling you. -JW

Okay. -SH

[Incoming call: Jawn <3]

[Call Accepted]

"Sherlock..."

"John..."

"...I- I..."

"Don't cry, John. Please"

"I just miss you so fucking much. The flat is so empty without you - it doesn't feel right. Nearly a whole month... I.."

"Breathe"

"..."

"Better?"

"A bit. It's so good to hear your voice"

"I agree"

"Do you think this means that you could be back sooner?"

"I... I'm unsure. When Mycroft visits, I hear him telling mother that I should be allowed to leave and come back. But she's scared... The last isolation lasted three months..."

"Your family is mental"

"Heh. I agree with you completely. If I didn't have something to go back to this time, I wouldn't care as much"

"Mycroft didn't really explain what's happening. He just told me that your parents were taking you away for a while and I needed to accept I wouldn't be seeing you"

"Isolation. I'm not sure where it came from or whose idea it was. But we've had it since we were kids. A day in our room to think over what we've done. Now we're adults.. It's more extreme. I think it's more due to the fact I do such horrid things. It's like serving jail time, except worse because you're with your parents 24/7"

"... They never seemed the type to be so thorough with punishments"

"John.. I... I beat a man half to death and then nearly got myself killed. If it weren't for my brother, I'd have been locked up in a padded cell long ago"

"You had a panic attack. It happens"

"..I've done this three times in my life. It gets worse. One day, I'll end up killing someone"

"He's linked to all the bad memories! He's Donovan's brother, of course he bloody makes you remember all that tormenting"

"...."

"I saw him. He doesn't hold it against you. In fact, the first thing he did was ask if you were okay!"

".....Did you get jealous?"

"J-Jealous? Oh my gosh. I've missed you Sherlock. No one makes me laugh like you do"

"Is that a yes?"

"You know it is, you smug git"

"... John?"

"Yeah, love?"

"I love you"

"..Don't say it that tone. You make it sound like you're never get to say it again"

"Sorry. I'm just... trying not to cry"

"It's okay. Cry if you need to"

"But you don't like it when I cry..."

"True. But I hate it when you bottle things up"

".... I-I love you. I miss sleeping next you, John. I hate my parents for doing this to me. All I want to do is be with you and spend the days curled up watching Ben 10 and Doctor Who... And... And... I fucking love you. Remember that. I have no idea how long I'll be here"

"I love you too. But you can phone me now and text. It'll pass faster now and--"

"BEEP. BEEP. BEEP."

<SIGNAL LOST>

"Fuck!"

-

[Sat 29 Nov, 10:01]

I tried texting and calling all day. Nothing worked. -SH

I hope these are sending. -SH

It says they are. -SH

John? -SH

[Slight delay] Sorry. Shower. -JW

And I tried calling too. And texts. -JW

It's okay. You're here now. -SH

Lilly misses you. -JW

So do I, obviously. Stupid amounts. -JW

I miss you both. -SH

I miss everyone. -SH

I want to get a way from this place. It's basically a farm with no animals. So unlike London. I hate it. -SH

Any idea when you'll be home? -JW

None. -SH

Oh. -JW

Is it bad to say I hate your parents right now. I don't see why I'm not allowed to come visit. -JW

It wouldn't be a punishment if you were here. I'd be like a family holiday. -SH

True... -JW

Would they not even let you back for a case? -JW

I could start going through our blogs. -JW

Mycroft tried it. -SH

Didn't work. -SH

They're both very stubborn. -SH

Damn. -JW

[Delayed] I need to go hang out the washing. I'll be back soon - I'm not allowed to take the phone out of the house. -SH

Jesus. It's like your a misbehaving fifteen year old. -JW

-

[Sat 29 Nov, 22:19]

<incoming call: Sherlock <3 >

<call accepted>

"Hey. You disappeared, everything okay?"

"..Yes. Fine."

"You don't sound fine...."

"I... I snapped at mother. We had a huge argument. They took the phone off me and... And said that I'd be here another month if I didn't get my act together"

"...Oh, God. Okay. Fuck. As much as I hate them for this, you should behave. I don't think I can handle another month without you."

"I know, I know. I'm working on it"

"Are they even allowed to do this? I mean they're basically keeping you captive"

"I.. I suppose they are but it's just a punishment.."

"A punishment is being put on the naughty step when you're a kid. This is.. Extreme"

"Mycroft and I.. We weren't good children. We both think our parents are stupid - and they are - so they go to extreme methods to control us and get us to behave"

"You're not a child! You make mistakes!"

"Too many"

"Huh?"

"I make too make mistakes..."

"...."

"It's true. You know it is"

"Stop. Stop talking like that... Like this is the ene and you're going to drop out of existence."

"..Sorry. I hate it here. It's depressing"

"Happy thoughts. When it gets too much just close your eyes and.. And think of the beach house or something"

"Two minutes..."

"Shut up, you Berk!"

"...."

"Hey! Stop laughing!"

"..."

"I've missed your laugh so much. God."

".... I'm going to talk to mum in the morning. Try to convince her to let me leave. I'll be nice and polite"

"Good"

"..."

"Tired?"

"Yeah"

"Go to sleep"

"I want to talk to you though..."

"I'll be right here in the morning. Go to sleep, love"

"..Okay."

"Goodnight"

"Night, John. I love you"

"I love you too. So much"