Sherlock had asked, but the answer still has him staring at John as though the other boy has grown another head. "W-- really?"
But apparently yes. Sherlock frowns.
"You'll be disappointed. Mummy's not a bit like me. Or Mycroft. Mycroft's not a bit like me either; he's an awful prat." Completely atrocious, if Sherlock's solemn delivery is any indication.
"But he goes away if you annoy him enough. He shouldn't be a problem." What is a problem is that Sherlock is rambling now, but he hadn't expected a yes, not at all, and so he carries on, if just so John won't have time to say no, that he was just joking, just a prank, or--
It only occurs to him belatedly that there's one small problem with this: John's got a mum as well. The frown deepens.
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But apparently yes. Sherlock frowns.
"You'll be disappointed. Mummy's not a bit like me. Or Mycroft. Mycroft's not a bit like me either; he's an awful prat." Completely atrocious, if Sherlock's solemn delivery is any indication.
"But he goes away if you annoy him enough. He shouldn't be a problem." What is a problem is that Sherlock is rambling now, but he hadn't expected a yes, not at all, and so he carries on, if just so John won't have time to say no, that he was just joking, just a prank, or--
It only occurs to him belatedly that there's one small problem with this: John's got a mum as well. The frown deepens.
"What about your family?"