ENNUI
14 September 2015
Summary: Sherlock discovers one of Molly's hobbies.
Ship: Sherlolly
Rating: G
A/N: Originally posted on my freelance editing blog.
I own nothing. Everything belongs to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, BBC, Steven Moffat, and Mark Gatiss. If I owned Sherlock and Molly Hooper, then there would be a lot more Sherlolly in the show. All mistakes are mine. Reviews and constructive criticism are welcome.
"Molly, what is this?"
She looked up from her laptop and turned to Sherlock. "What are you on about?"
Heaving an impatient sigh, he stood from the armchair and plopped down next to her on the sofa. He angled his laptop towards her and pointed at the display. "This!"
Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped as she read the title of the piece and the byline. She gave a nervous laugh. "Oh, that." She returned her attention to her computer. "Well, I do take a break from bringing work home and writing articles for the pathology journal. So I write short stories, some of which are transformative––"
"You mean, fan fiction?"
She rolled her eyes at his disdainful tone and turned to him. "Yes, fan fiction. Some people fight off ennui by painting, drawing, baking, taking photos, killing people, consulting for criminals, or shooting at the wall. I write original and transformative fiction." She smirked at him. "Hey, a lot of people like my writing."
"Well, besides your appalling spelling and grammar, it's not terrible," he remarked.
"Wanna be my beta reader?" She glanced at him when he only mumbled something indistinct. Her cheeks flushed when she saw him intently reading her story. She gnawed on her lower lip as she resumed working on her new piece.
"Who's Jack?" he asked after a while. "Why and how did he die? And who's this Kate in his life? Who are these characters?"
"They are characters from LOST. It's an American show about a group of plane crash survivors on a deserted island." She finished the sentence that she was writing before turning to him. "Would you like to watch the show and find out all about them?"
To her surprise, his pupils were slightly dilated and his face was devoid of judgement. He vigorously nodded his head. "Yes, please."
Looks like Molly is writing either a slow-burn multi-chapter fic, an AU, or both, since Sherlock couldn't tell who Kate was in Jack's life. To those who haven't seen LOST, Jack Shephard and Kate Austen make up the canon and endgame ship called Jate (also my first OTP).
