A/N: Discovered this in my Writing Drawer while searching for something else.
Holmes's thoughts right after Watson returns to consciousness in EMPT.
As Watson's face lit up with surprise and delight, Holmes felt his heart sink into his old bookseller's boots. In a way, it would have been a relief is Watson had hit him. His total and unconditional forgiveness for every wrong Holmes had ever brought upon him was, in its own way, more guilt inducing than any angry response Watson could have given.
A/N: Yeah...pretty short.