October 21st
"How are you feeling?" John asked, immediately, as Sherlock trudged out from his bedroom.
Sherlock sniffed and went for the teapot, dragging his blanket with him. "My nose is stuffed up."
"How's the headache and throat?"
"It's all right," Sherlock mumbled. He didn't add that it would be better after a cup of tea and he poured himself a steaming cup of tea; John must have just brewed this.
He added milk and sugar and took a drink... and immediately made a face afterwards. He raised his head and looked tiredly towards John.
"What kind of tea is this?"
John glanced up. "Oh, sorry; I forgot to tell you. It's pumpkin spice. I can make some Breakfast if you want."
Sherlock looked at the mug of tea tiredly. "No, this is already brewed..." He took another sip of the tea and licked his lips.
It wasn't bad, really, but it had been something of a shock to his tastebuds when he had been expecting everyday normal black tea or maybe Earl Grey. The spices were strong in this tea and he didn't know how he hadn't smelled it- oh, right, because his nose was stuffy.
He sniffled slightly and rubbed his nose, carrying his mug into the sitting room. "Why do we have pumpkin spice tea?"
John shrugged. "It's an autumn thing. Everything gets a pumpkin spice flavour around Halloween... Or Thanksgiving for the US. I guess."
Sherlock blinked slowly before taking another sip. "So it's another one of those holiday things," he muttered, resisting the urge to sigh.
"Yeah. Are you sure you don't want something different?"
Sherlock glanced away from the trembling surface of the tea. "No, this is fine. The spices are..." He cleared his throat. "Good. Might be good for my nose. Clearing my nasal passages, I mean."
John nodded slightly. "Okay... if you're sure."
Sherlock looked back at his tea again before taking another gulp. Really, it wasn't bad at all. Perhaps this was one of the alright holiday things. Perhaps.
Because everything just seems to have a pumpkin spice flavour (at least in the US) right now. I don't know about pumpkin spice tea, but pumpkin spice coffee? That stuff is delicious.
Ten days until Halloween! (^w^)