Advent Drabble 18 - Fire (for callie4180) / Fireplace (for yumimum)

[earlgreytea68]

When Oliver was three, Sherlock set fire to the kitchen. Oliver stared at the flames; Sherlock grabbed him and rushed him out of the building.

When John arrived home to fire crews, Oliver exclaimed, “Daddy set the house on fire!”

“It was a small chemical fire. They’re making a big fuss for nothing.”

“It was a huge fire!” Oliver said, holding his little arms out as far as they would go. “Bigger than a million.”

“That doesn’t even make sense, Ollie,” said Sherlock.

“It was so silly,” continued Oliver, giggling now in delight. “Because it wasn’t even in the fireplace!”

Comments

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I am laughing so hard right now. Ollie is inadvertently hilarious.

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

SHERLOCK: But fireplaces are so booooring! Making a fire out of a fireplace is so much more interesting.

OLIVER: Also there are Christmas presents in front of the fireplace.

SHERLOCK: Oh, yes, I hadn't even thought ab... I mean, yes, the only reason I made a fire out of the fireplace is in order to spare the presents.

JOHN: Or you could have moved them before making a fire in the fireplace.

SHERLOCK: John. I thought you loved me.

[afsutton.livejournal.com]

"Bigger than a million!" ... Am now envisioning Sherlock's frustration with a small child's inability to comprehend numbers bigger than 10. ;-)

[rereader.livejournal.com]

Ollie is a joy forever.... :)

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

"“Bigger than a million.”"

Best line this year!!

[azriona.livejournal.com]

This is how you know Oliver is John's kid, too: because fire is dangerous, and Ollie laughs at it and calls it silly.