Work Text:
“John?”
“John!”
“Come on, John...”
“John!”
“John, I’m here, I’ll find you. Hang on!”
“John?”
“I hear you! Keep kicking, I’m coming for you. Where... where...”
“Oh god, John. Here, let me... There. Can you talk?”
“Trap, it’s a trap! It’s...”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ve neutralised the three men downstairs. By my reckoning the other two won’t be back for several hours. Have you seen more than five?”
“I don’t... no. Five.”
“You haven’t seen Moriarty?”
“No, I - ow!”
“Sorry. Cutting the ropes is much quicker...”
“I know. I just... get me out of here, please?”
“All right, almost there. Did they hurt you? Anything bleeding, broken?”
“...No.”
“There. Can you stand?”
“I... ahh... I think so...”
“Here, let me help. Come on... there we go. Now, can you... John!”
“...”
“John, focus. Did they give you anything? Drugs?”
“...no...”
“Food and water?”
“Also no... I’m just dizzy, Sherlock. It’s been...”
“30 hours.”
“Right.”
“Were you...”
“In the coffin-shaped box for 30 hours? Yes.”
“John...”
“Let’s just... I need to go, Sherlock. I’ll have a breakdown later when we’re safe at home and no-one will shoot us if we stay there for too long.”
“Right. Think you can move okay?”
“Let me... yeah, I’m good. Let’s go.”
“This way.”
“...Sherlock?”
“Yes? John, what?”
“I... stay close?”
“Of course. Come on, let’s get you home.”