Author's Note: This is entirely the fault of 221BluePoliceBox, who wrote the following sentence while we were having a PM discussion about Sherlock's "deep and complex jumpers" line in The Sign of Three: "must mean inside he finds John's jumpers funny". My brain instantly leapt at that sentence, and so here we are, and thanks to 221BluePoliceBox for the inspiration. Enjoy! :)
Inside John's Jumpers
Sherlock couldn't understand why John had so many jumpers, or how he had acquired so many different jumpers. Granted, Sherlock's own collection of suits was not small, but John had so many jumpers.
Late one evening when John was out for milk, Sherlock went up to John's room. As expected, his wardrobe was organised with military precision. Sherlock shifted the hangers along the rail until he found a jumper that was verging on aesthetically pleasing. It was forest green, with a navy pattern along the hems. Sherlock slipped it over his head, jacket and all. The jumper hung off him a bit, the sleeves were too short, and it itched. He had it pulled off faster than he'd put it on.
He sifted through John's jumper collection again, found a plain burgundy one with a slight V-neck. This one didn't itch as much as the first... actually, it was quite comfortable. And warm. The sleeves were still a little short... but it was... nice. Snuggly, his brain helpfully supplied.
He was instantly alert when he heard the front door closing, announcing John's return with the milk. Sherlock hurriedly hid all evidence that he'd ever been in John's room.
If John noticed the missing jumper, he decided not to comment upon it.
Sherlock found it was very snuggly to wear in bed.
The End