The Brutal Truth – Sherlock/Irene/Jim – 130 words
The brutal truth of it is that they're dangerous – all three of them. They're dangerous, and deadly, and powerful, and they're loose cannons. The brutal truth of it is that Sherlock hates Jim as much as he'll ever love him. The brutal truth of it is that Sherlock still isn't sure he knows what love is, and Jim is sure that he doesn't, no matter how many times the others try, in their own ways, to tell him that he does. The brutal truth of it is that if it was just the two of them – Sherlock and Jim – trying to make this… relationship – both men still curl up their noses at the word – work between them, they would've already killed each other.
And that is why they have Irene.