AU and power dynamics.
Title: The Smoker Outside the Hospital Door
Characters: Sherlock & John
Pairing: None, possible pre-slash
Word Count: 221
Rating: G
Warnings: Smoking
Spoilers: None
Summary: Sherlock introduces himself to John in a different way.
Author's Notes: Title stolen from "The Editors"
John choked on the smoke surrounding the slim figure outside the hospital door. Mr. TallDark&Weird the nurses had dubbed him. He would be there for a few days and then disappear for several weeks only to reemerge again in the same place like an apparition.
A few of the nurses had tried it on but been rebuffed, and not gently. Both sexes. Security would be sent for, only to find him gone. He seemed to have a sixth sense about when to leave.
John waved his hand in front of his face and coughed pointedly. The young man, because he was young, John could see it up close, simply blew more smoke into the air above John's head, a heavy, bitter smelling tobacco.
"I wondered when you would finally become curious, Doctor Watson."
"I'm not curious."
"Of course you are."
The voice was cultured and deep with an underlying sneer though the angular face remained impassive.
"No, I'm here to ask you to leave. You're disturbing the staff."
"Boring. Am I disturbing you?" He stepped up to John, looming over him, too close. John stepped back and the man chuckled.
He stubbed his cigarette out on the hospital wall and dropped it into the receptacle.
"We'll meet again, Doctor Watson. Don't worry," and he was off, leaving John struggling to breathe.