Click.
John just sat there, staring at Sherlock, meticulously cleaning his already spotless pistol and snapping the pieces together violently. Sherlock gulped, staring down at his bare feet like some scolded schoolboy. After a few minutes of making him twitch, John spoke.
"Tell me, what is the definition of 'serendipity'?"
Sherlock was so stunned at the unexpected question that he couldn't say a word for several moments.
"Serendipity: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for," he managed to eventually sputter, wondering what this had to do with anything, confusion written all over his aching face.
"How about 'impetus'?"
Curious now, Sherlock continued to play along, "A driving force, impulse, incentive, or stimulus. Also, a stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity."
"Exhilarating?"
"To make cheerful and excited: enliven, elate."
"Eccentric?"
"Deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways."
"Idiot?"
"A foolish or stupid person."
"Tactless?"
Sherlock could see where this was going. He didn't like it, but continued anyway.
"Lacking sensitive mental or aesthetic perception."
"And?" John asked, eyebrow raising, hands pausing in their delicate task.
"Absence of the sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense."
"You wouldn't also happen to know the definition of 'cripple', would you?"
"John…"
"Cripple," John repeated, snicking the magazine into place, sighting down the shining barrel at Sherlock.
"A lame or partly disabled person; one that is disabled or deficient in a specified manner; something flawed or imperfect," Sherlock said in a resigned whisper.
John had stood up now, eyes glinting dangerously. "One more, Sherlock, humor me," he said, stepping in close, forcing Sherlock to look him in the eye.
"Forgiven."
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A/N: I got this idea while listening to a country song (that I can't remember the name of to save my life). All definitions are from Merriam-Webster.
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