fic rec: these things were promises (sherlock holmes)

I think I may possibly be in love with this author.

These Things Were Promises
Author: paperclipbitch
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes movie!verse (but mostly in characterization, really)
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 53, 181
Summary: Set pre-movie. Watson has had to take a brutal course in being honest with himself so nothing Holmes says will ever be a surprise.

Found it in the Holmes/Watson '09 community.