Sherlock texts

But I was just a little kid

Just a quick warning that this chapter will include the mention of bullying and a description of what the bullies did (including mention of blood and a black eye) so if you don't want to read about that then don't feel pressured to carry on reading. I'll see you in the next chapter, take care.
~ Rhys <3

Why would you invade my privacy like that? - SH

Because I was trying to protect you - MH

Protect me from what? - SH

From yourself - MH

That doesn't even make sense - SH

You know full well that it does - MH

That doesn't give you the right to do what you did. Don't you have anything better to do? - SH

Yes, it does and all I ever do is to protect you - MH

Well, you don't need to protect me. I'm not a child anymore, Mycroft - SH

Do you remember when I got sent to that private boarding school? - MH

Yes, you went there because you were mummy and daddy's favourite, like you keep reminding me - SH

Well, that wasn't entirely true - MH

What do you mean? - SH

I was sent there because I was defending you. It was a punishment not a privilege - MH

Oh yeah, such a punishment to go to a private school and have a private education - SH

It wasn't a private school - MH

Oh no, a public school, that must have been really hard for you - SH

I got bullied there - MH

And? I'm sorry that happened to you but I also got heavily bullied as a kid - SH

I got pushed into lockers, I got beaten up everyday and all because I was defending you. I almost always had a black eye by the end of the day. That's why I didn't go home because I didn't want to scare you or make you feel like it was any of your fault and I didn't want mummy to worry. I went through all that because I was defending you - MH

Unlikely story. You would have never defended me, you hated me as a kid - SH

Even if you don't believe me, it's true. I wouldn't lie about that, especially with what you went through - MH

Fine, I believe you - SH

That's not even the worse part. The constant fear of just sitting in my dorm. I had to lay on the floor every night because the bullies took away my mattress, pillows, blanket, literally everything on the second day of me being there. I'm just lucky that I had a desk so I could at least try and study - MH

They insulted you everyday and I would try my best to defend you. Well, when I wasn't getting punched or spitting out blood. I just wanted to protect you and protect you I did but I was just a little kid - MH

I'm sorry you had to go through that all because of me - SH

It's not your fault. That wasn't my intention of telling you this - MH

Then why tell me all of this - SH

To show you that I will always protect you and defend you no matter what because you're my stupid and annoying younger brother - MH