*Prequel to 'Late Nights in Baker Street'* The bomb explodes at the pool, and shots are fired. Sherlock will likely die, unless John does the one thing that he can.

There are multitudinous ways in which it could end.

He knows that a reflection is nothing more than a shiny surface presenting an image of what is directly in front of it, yets finds himself captivated by his own image. Especially in his two years Away.

Frankly, the elder Holmes' have always loved going away.

One four word phrase Lestrade wishes he could forget. And one five word phrase he never wants to forget.

*Warning: Self-Harm references.* He lies in bed and hides on the world, struggling not to tear apart the skin that doesn't seem to fit him.

(post-Unknown Variables, pre-The East Wind) Three different nightmares plague John, each unique in its own way.

Seven minutes to daylight. A dead slayer and an injured Sherlock. What's a vampire got to do around here to get back to Baker Street?

Both John and Sherlock are covered in scars of varying origins, but each scar holds a similar meaning.

John tries to keep Sherlock conscious after he's been shot on a case.

*Let's Write Sherlock Challenge 12* With the country on the brink of civil war, the sight of cordite and a rifle sitting on the kitchen table is enough to fill John with dread.

One way that it could possibly end

Lying in bed, John reflects on all of the pain that he's caused Sherlock in the past.

*Based on a prompt that I've seen on Tumblr* John swings by Baker Street one evening all dressed up for a date, and some things unknown for so long are revealed.

*HLV Spoilers* (post-Unknown Variables) "The east wind takes us all in the end." - Sherlock Holmes. The time between the plane taking off and landing again.

*TSOT Spoilers* (pre-Battle Scarred and Weary). The waltz did not come easily.

*TSOT Spoilers* (post-Compositional Difficulties, pre-Pervasive Quietness) "I mean, who leaves a wedding early? So sad." - Mrs Hudson

*HLV Spoilers* (post-The Agonising Calm Following a Battle (though that doesn't need to be read first) pre-Questions Unanswerable). The first word which causes so much confusion, and concern.

*TSOT Spoilers* (Set pre-The Agonising Calm After a Battle, post-Battle Scarred and Weary) The hollowness left in Baker Street seeps into everything.

*HLV Spoilers* (post-Some Value in Sentimentality (Perhaps)) The questions keep coming back, time and time again