Prompt found on wordstruck
My first fanfiction for Sherlock ever, and thus for Johnlock, so I would be happy about some feedback :)
It Was Just One Moment
Augenblick: 'in the blink of an eye'; a 'decisive moment' in time that is fleeting, yet momentously eventful and incredibly significant.
John heard himself screaming for Sherlock, but it sounded muffled to himself, as if someone had stuffed something into his ears. The fear and desperation he felt rushing through him as he stared up to the roof of the building echoed in his scream, and he hoped, he begged to whatever force ruled this universe, that this was just a horrible dream. He clutched the phone tighter, his knuckles white, and time seemed to slow down when Sherlock opened his arms, coat billowing lightly in the wind.
When he tipped his body forward, over the edge and into the nothingness, John felt his heart stop.
Sherlock's name came over his lips again, choked, hopeless, and he could only stare at how Sherlock fell towards the ground; his body was frozen into place by the shock, and he realised he'd never had such a feeling of helplessness before.
The fall only lasted a few seconds, a moment, but still it seemed like an eternity in which John tried to comprehend what was happening.
Only the sickening sound of Sherlock's body hitting the pavement pulled him back to reality, and his legs finally started working again, carrying him forward automatically. Some foolish spark of hope welled inside of him, even though he knew that it was close to impossible to survive the impact.
And while he stumbled over the street, not yet willing to accept what was happening, he already knew that his heart had just broken.