MapleleafCameo and Jack63Kids - two of my favourite people. One of them said it. The other said it should be a quote from something. My lovelies, this little piece of 221B Monday silliness is for you - just make sure you share!
Staring hard at his flatmate John couldn't believe the man's stupidity. Sherlock didn't drink hard spirits, generally preferring to steal bottles of Mycroft's fine wine, not John's 'for special occasions only' Laphroig single malt whisky.
Pale blue-grey eyes gave a rather watery stare right back at him, and the doctor sighed at the slightly unfocussed gaze.
"Look Sherlock, I understand that you hate going to these embassy dinners," John said reasonably as he tied his friend's bow-tie. "And I know you would rather not dress up in a penguin suit but we owe Mycroft, and it could be worse."
"How?"
"He could be asking us to take one of his boring and time consuming cases." He caught the taller man's arm and started folding his cuffs.
Sherlock snatched it back and grabbed his monogrammed cufflinks, needing to make three attempts to pick up both pieces of gold.
"Let me do that." The older man said. "They're fiddly enough when you're sober, but after two large whiskies on an empty stomach?"
"Don't be insulting John." Flailing a little he stumbled out of reach of his friend. "Cufflinks are easy."
He squinted myopically at his cuffs, trying to poke the metal rod through the hole with no success. Eventually John caught him again.
"Stand still." He laughed at Sherlock's pout. "You big baby!"
A/N: Penguin suit is slang for a dinner suit or tuxedo