Sherlock describes it as his brain 'overheating'. John describes it as a migraine.
When they strike, they're bad. They can knock Sherlock out of the game for a day or two at a time, and nothing- not even a call from Lestrade with an interesting case- can get him out of bed or off the couch, wherever he's curled up this time.
They have a system now. John closes all of the curtains, gets by with a couple of lamps with very dull bulbs so that the light won't disturb his friend. They can't completely drown out the ambient noise of London, so they use a white noise machine, and John always whispers. It's plain toast and unsweetened tea the whole time, no matter how much Sherlock hates it- his body can't handle anything else.
But the most important part is that, wherever he settles when a migraine strikes, John will come and sit with him, gently guiding Sherlock's head into his lap, and just stroke his fingers through his friend's hair or rub his scalp, and headache or not, it's the closest thing to peace Sherlock has ever known.
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Date: 2012-04-19 11:17 am (UTC)When they strike, they're bad. They can knock Sherlock out of the game for a day or two at a time, and nothing- not even a call from Lestrade with an interesting case- can get him out of bed or off the couch, wherever he's curled up this time.
They have a system now. John closes all of the curtains, gets by with a couple of lamps with very dull bulbs so that the light won't disturb his friend. They can't completely drown out the ambient noise of London, so they use a white noise machine, and John always whispers. It's plain toast and unsweetened tea the whole time, no matter how much Sherlock hates it- his body can't handle anything else.
But the most important part is that, wherever he settles when a migraine strikes, John will come and sit with him, gently guiding Sherlock's head into his lap, and just stroke his fingers through his friend's hair or rub his scalp, and headache or not, it's the closest thing to peace Sherlock has ever known.