This chapter was hard. I had more I wanted to say, but I had to keep shaving it down to 100 words...
Midnight Visit
John's attention was diverted when the clock in his room struck midnight. Mere seconds later, he heard the clock in Sherlock's room next door chiming as well. Pausing in his writing (he'd found some paper and a pen in the desk in the corner of his room), he stood and went over to the door that connected his and Sherlock's room via the bathroom. He listened, but there was only silence.
He subdued his hesitation and peeked in Sherlock's room. Sherlock was sitting on his bed, reading by the light of a bedside lamp.
"Merry Christmas," said John.
Prompt was from Sailasiri Culnamo, and it was: silence