You've been gone for hours. I've been waiting for you to come back.

[ john admonishes sherlock, crossing his arms over his chest. if the hallway was lighted by anything but the candles he set up earlier in the evening, then john would instantly be able to make out the physical changes in his friend almost immediately.

but he already has his suspicions when sherlock answered back, but as he remains on the stairs and watches sherlock tottering around the front door on unsteady feet, a sinking feeling forms in the pit of his stomach. ]

Where, exactly, were you gathering your thoughts?