Dear John

by Her Devilness

We had to write an essay in our english class and one of the titles we could choose was "Dear John" which immediatly made me think of Sherlock. "Write a letter to end a relationship. Be honest but try not to be cruel" was the instruction for that title and I thought that it was a perfect chance to write fanfiction and make homework all at once... so here's the result.

Dear John,

I know this is sudden and I know that I'm a coward for not telling this to you face to face, but I had to leave. I've been thinking about it for a while now and no matter how much I tried to deny it, because I didn't want to give you up, but you deserve someone better.

There are plenty of reasons why you shouldn't be with someone like me. I'm young and reckless and emotionally unstable. I have a dark past and I don't want to taint how pure and innocent you are by sharing that darkness with you. My job is a dangerous one and I don't want to risk you getting hurt because of it.

You deserve someone who makes you happy and someone who brings a smile on your beautiful face. You deserve someone who's there for you when you need them and someone who can give you a family, because I'm sure you'd be a great father and I can't give you any children. All that I have to offer is myself and you deserve so much more than that.

You're the day to my night and the sun to my moon and I can never brighten up your day like you do mine, but I wish you'll find someone who has the power to do that.

Please know that this wasn't a lighthearted decision and I wish someday you'll understand that it was better for you this way…

With love from Sherlock.