Fics like I said too much, it overflowed (Why do I always spill?)

Carrie had told him, a few weeks before leaving, that he moved too fast. That he could be... too much, sometimes. That his love was suffocating. It had been something that haunted him for months after the door had closed behind her that final time, wondering if maybe they’d have still been together if he hadn’t thrown his heart at her so recklessly. If he’d pulled himself back, reigned his love in until it was palatable for her. It certainly hadn’t been the first time someone had used that phrase when talking about him. His mum had joked, when he’d bring her all manner of flowers and stones that he’d found, that his heart was too large for the rest of him, and that he may never grow into it. [...] He’d sworn to himself that he’d take it slower, next time, that he wouldn’t dive head-first and risk scaring away the next person possibly willing to give him a shot. Only for him to immediately balls it up and confess his love to Sherlock before even asking him out. How could he have been so stupid? - After accidentally confessing his love to Sherlock, John flees 221B Baker Street terrified that he's just ruined everything. But has he?

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