{"id":140996,"date":"2015-08-15T19:29:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T19:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/08\/15\/cleverwholigan-john-wakes-up-before-sherlock\/"},"modified":"2015-08-15T19:29:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T19:29:20","slug":"cleverwholigan-john-wakes-up-before-sherlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/08\/15\/cleverwholigan-john-wakes-up-before-sherlock\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

cleverwholigan<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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John wakes up before Sherlock. Always.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just habit, picked up in the Army. The minute the first streaks of light appear in the sky, he\u2019s awake.<\/p>\n

So he gets up, puts on the pajama pants discarded on the floor from last night\u2019s romp, and putters around the flat. Gets things ready for breakfast and tea. Clears up the stack of newspapers by Sherlock\u2019s chair. Tries NOT to disturb that experiment\u2026whatever it is.<\/p>\n

But then he hears Sherlock stirring and he returns, climbing on the bed and sitting up on his knees while Sherlock rolls over on his back and smiles at him, sleep-hooded eyes and morning-mussed curls making him look even younger than he already does. And John\u2019s there every morning to kiss him, first thing, and Sherlock tells him bad jokes every morning that he looks up on the internet. Horrible, pun-riddled jokes that are terrible, but they make John laugh and Sherlock likes to watch the way his eyes crinkle in the morning sunlight.<\/p>\n

And some days, when they don\u2019t have anything planned and nowhere to be, they end up staying in bed \u2018til afternoon, cracking jokes and kissing and touching and making love until they finally roll out of bed and John puts away the breakfast things he readied, because they\u2019ll just get takeaway instead.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

AND THEN\u2026 conversely, John\u2019s the first one who starts yawning at night. Sherlock\u2019s the night owl – he could stay up all night if there wasn\u2019t anyone around to remind him to sleep. But he notices John blinking and yawning while he\u2019s in his chair, trying to watch telly. His head dips, then straightens, while John tries desperately to keep himself awake. Until finally, Sherlock takes pity on the poor man and goes up behind him, snaking his arms around for a hug and a kiss.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo to bed, old man.\u201d He\u2019ll whisper, which makes John laugh. Sherlock always knows how to make him laugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly if you come with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

For John, only for John, Sherlock will postpone whatever ridiculous experiment he\u2019s working on and go to bed. And surprisingly, even though he never feels tired, he always falls asleep when John\u2019s behind him, arm draped over his waist, face at the perfect position so John can kiss the small curl at the base of Sherlock\u2019s neck. They murmur back and forth to each other, sometimes stories, sometimes what they need at the grocery store, until Sherlock\u2019s words get all muddy because he\u2019s about to fall asleep. They lull each other together every night, with their steady breaths and the beat of their heart. John knows he\u2019d never sleep again if he couldn\u2019t fall asleep with Sherlock beside him. He doesn\u2019t know how he ever slept without him.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

cleverwholigan: John wakes up before Sherlock. Always. It\u2019s just habit, picked up in the Army. The minute the first streaks of light appear in the sky, he\u2019s awake. So he gets up, puts on the pajama pants discarded on the floor from last night\u2019s romp, and putters around the flat. Gets things ready for breakfast … <\/p>\n

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