New chapter :) Warning for implied drug use.

Loose change, bank notes

Once or twice a week Lestrade would see Sherlock in the park. He walked through it to get to and from work and would eat his lunch there when the weather was good, and every so often Sherlock would be sitting on a bench, violin in hand and a cup for money at his feet. He was a damn good player, that much Lestrade was sure of. He didn't seem to stick to one tune, he would play legato one minute, swirling bows and high notes. The next he would be playing staccato, short and sharp low notes. His music would shift moods, sad to happy, angry to content. Lestrade stopped in front of him to listen the first time he saw him. Sherlock had his eyes closed, completely immersed in the music, and Lestrade couldn't bring himself to interrupt his reverie by speaking, so he simply dropped a five pound note and a few coins into the paper cup at Sherlock's feet. At the sound of clinking money Sherlock's eyes snapped open, and Lestrade could see recognition in them. He could also see that for the first time his pupils were normal size, his eyes icy blue and focused. Lestrade just nodded at him and walked on, and Sherlock smiled before closing his eyes and continuing.

This went on for a while, Lestrade would see Sherlock in the park, stop and listen for a moment before dropping money in the cup and continuing. One day however Sherlock broke the routine, after the money had been dropped into the cup Sherlock stopped playing and put down his violin. Lestrade raised an eyebrow in unspoken question.
"Doesn't it bother you?" Sherlock asked.
"What?"
"You know what I use the money for." Sherlock replied, the implications written on his face.
"I do, and I don't approve" Lestrade commented "But your smart, and I hope that one day you'll be smart enough to use the money for something else." He told him truthfully. "And consider it thanks for those cases you solved." And with that he walked off, for once not followed by the sound of a violin, but the sound of gratitude.

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