I am total trash for some '80s and '90s music, so this is a songfic for one of my absolute favorite Journey songs.

The tall man leaned against the hood of the blue car in the underground parking lot. He wasn't ever going to get anywhere… he might as well give up trying.

"Oh, John," he whispered. "I do love you." He stared at his shoes for a while longer until he heard the first few notes of a synthetic keyboard being played. He reached into the car and turned up the radio.

Here we stand
Worlds apart, hearts broken in two
Two
Two
Sleepless nights
Losing ground I'm reaching for you
You
You

Feeling that it's gone
Can change your mind
If we can't go on
To survive the tide, love divides

Someday, love will find you
Break those chains that bind you
One night will remind you
How we touched and went our separate ways
If he ever hurts you
True love won't desert you
You know I still love you
How we touched and went our separate ways

Troubled times
Caught between confusion and pain
Pain
Pain
Distant eyes
Promises we made were in vain
In vain
In vain

If you must go
I wish you well
You'll never walk alone
Take care, my love
Miss you, love

Someday love will find you
Break those chains that bind you
One night will remind you
How we touched and went our separate ways
If he ever hurts you
True love won't desert you
You know I still love you
How we touched and went our separate ways…

The song continued, but he turned it down, so he didn't have to listen to it. He wasn't sure why he'd started listening to such a sad song in the first. It was only when he glanced up that he realized that someone else was in the parking lot near him, staring at him. He looked up sharply. "What are you doing here, John?"

"Someone told me that a man broke my best friend's heart, so I'm here to help him get through it."

"Oh. Really?"

"Yes." John took a couple steps closer, an interesting expression creeping across his face. Seemingly out of the blue, he whispered, "are you gay?" Slowly, almost imperceptibly, Sherlock nodded. "Why did you never tell me?" Sherlock didn't answer that.

"Why was I listening to that song? It just made everything worse. It's just a sad song about a man who's lover left him and he's acting like he can't do anything about it. He can't change anything, he can't move on."

"The way I see it, it's a hopeful song: the man loves the person, and is trying to let him or her know that no matter how many times he or she breaks his heart, he will never stop loving him or her." John was far too close to him now. He was a little scared. "John, what are you-" He was cut off by John's lips. "I love you, Sherlock. Don't ever doubt that," he whispered when they parted. "John," Sherlock whispered.

"Yes?"

"Kiss me again."

And there is your daily dose of fluff.

The next chapter will be depressing.

Be prepared.

It's basically my life story of depression in four minutes of reading.

Oh, my god. The next episode for me is the Reichenbach Fall. Which I know too much about from reading too much Johnlock. Which is making me want to die rn.

Shit.

Love you guys!
Allie