JuneJuly15- Thank you! Yes, sometimes it takes me a while to cut it down to 100 words, but I think I've been doing pretty well.
ILoveMyIrishDarlings- Oh goodness, yes, everyone needs some fluff after that. I love protective John as well! He just makes my day.
Kitty Bane- Thank you! I'm very glad that you loved them!
Silver
Sherlock didn't have many things that were symbolic to him, but of the things he did consider symbolic, two of them were silver.
The first item was John's dog tags. Sherlock wore them on a chain around his neck, a symbol of John, his brave soldier, the "man who invaded Afghanistan", the man who risked his life to save others while getting shot at. They were a symbol of the man who had become Sherlock's everything, who loved their adventures, and took care of him.
The second symbol Sherlock held dear was the band that adorned John's left ring finger.