Sherlock really wasn't a messy person. He simply put an object down, noted where it was, and never felt like putting forth the effort to move it to a more appropriate place later. John was continually cleaning up when Sherlock was around. Inevitably, Sherlock would not want to search for the missing object and would yell at John. Living together was a continual passive aggressive fight. Sherlock would put something down; John would clean it up. Sherlock would find it and put it somewhere else, and John would find it again and clean it up. One place John was not allowed, though, was Sherlock's room. Sherlock had to know exactly where everything was at any given time. His room was an oasis of calm in the maelstrom of activity the rest of the flat suffered from. Living with Molly, Sherlock had not had many items to scatter. Now, moving in with Irene, Sherlock was neater than ever. He wished he could lock his drawers to ensure that Irene didn't mess up his sock-index again. If she did...he might be tempted to spread her considerable wardrobe over the bushes outside the new country house as revenge.
John had never understood how such an analytical and organized man could be so messy. Sherlock seemed to just drop things randomly around the flat with no rhyme or reason. John was continually trying to organize the explosion of stuff that Sherlock moved in with. He never quite managed and now that Sherlock was gone, John no longer visited 221B. Sherlock's room, however, was another matter: spotless and mostly bare. A few science posters graced the walls, but that was it. Sherlock had an extensive sock-index and a complex method of storing his clothes. His bed was soft and had the highest quality sheets, no doubt provided by Mycroft. Sherlock was incredibly particular about high-quality fabrics. Nothing was ever out of place in his room and John had begged the other man to treat the rest of the flat the same, to no avail. Now that John lived with Mary (who was a very tidy woman) John was at a loss for things to clean. He never thought he would have missed Sherlock for being messy.
A/N- Anyone have any prompt ideas? I haven't found any I'd particularly like to write, so suggestions would be appreciated!
