Fifty Shades of Holmes Brothers

by somanyhands

A series of 50 short fics about the changing relationship and dynamics between the Holmes brothers, from Sherlock's birth through to adulthood. No slash but there will be some brother love and tenderness as well as an amount of hatred and bitterness too. Contains mention of drug use. Not one fic per year, just 50 short glimpses, in chronological order. NOW COMPLETE

2. First Bees

Sherlock sits in the middle of the lounge, toys surrounding him on all sides. He looks from one to the other as if trying to decide which to play with. After several long minutes of toddler contemplation, he crawls over to Mycroft who is sitting on the sofa.

"What's the matter, Sherlock?" Mycroft asks his little brother. "Can't decide what to play with?"

The toddler pulls himself up onto shaky legs and leans closer to his big brother. He peers over at the book Mycroft is reading, and Mycroft turns it to face him.

"See here, Sherlock," the elder boy says, pointing to a picture of a beehive, "these are bees and this is their house. It's called a beehive."

The younger boy babbles something that may or may not have been the word "bee", and Mycroft smiles.

"When you're a little bit older, I'll take you to see the real bees in the garden. Would you like that, Sherlock?"

The little boy giggles and drops back away from Mycroft's knees.

Returning to his toys, he starts stacking wooden blocks.