I don't subscribe to terrorism, Sherlock. Moriarty contacted me, and I think I've made it clear enough that he's not going to bully me into anything. If that pisses him off, just as well.
No matter how you look at it, he's stuck here. He's not going to stop, because I don't think he knows how. Sooner or later, he's going to come for us. And when he does, I'm not going to be cowering in our flat. I'm not going to be dodging shadows for the rest of my life here, scared he's going to step out.
Do you understand?
I don't want to live like that.
Moriarty is just a man now. So let him come after me, if he's got the nerve to sully his hands. I'll tear his fucking wings off.
[ There's no touch of heat in John's tone. In fact, it's rather chilled, almost as if he's taken a page from Sherlock's book. But maybe the detective has forgotten - John was a soldier, John chases him into gruesome crime scenes and doesn't flinch when it comes down to dealing with maniacs with no remorse. John knows Sherlock will torture a someone who has accosted their landlady, smiles, and leaves him to it. John is a dangerous man; it's his morals that keep him in check. ]
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Anyway, I told him that he was wasting his time.
I don't subscribe to terrorism, Sherlock. Moriarty contacted me, and I think I've made it clear enough that he's not going to bully me into anything. If that pisses him off, just as well.
No matter how you look at it, he's stuck here. He's not going to stop, because I don't think he knows how. Sooner or later, he's going to come for us. And when he does, I'm not going to be cowering in our flat. I'm not going to be dodging shadows for the rest of my life here, scared he's going to step out.
Do you understand?
I don't want to live like that.
Moriarty is just a man now. So let him come after me, if he's got the nerve to sully his hands. I'll tear his fucking wings off.
[ There's no touch of heat in John's tone. In fact, it's rather chilled, almost as if he's taken a page from Sherlock's book. But maybe the detective has forgotten - John was a soldier, John chases him into gruesome crime scenes and doesn't flinch when it comes down to dealing with maniacs with no remorse. John knows Sherlock will torture a someone who has accosted their landlady, smiles, and leaves him to it. John is a dangerous man; it's his morals that keep him in check. ]