The Solitary Cyclist, The Speckled Band & The Stock-broker's Clerk

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This batch are all thematically linked.

Canon Story: The Solitary Cyclist
Title: Selfishness
Rating: PG
A/N: Holmes/Watson. “Even if she couldn't love me it was a great deal to me just to see her dainty form about the house, and to hear the sound of her voice."

"Well," said I, "you call that love, Mr. Carruthers, but I should call it selfishness."

Watson's form is not dainty, but I still empathised. There is inescapable danger in living at Baker Street and accompanying me on cases, not to mention that it keeps him from a conventional life. Selfishness, Watson called it, and I knew then that he had no idea what it was to love so completely, and yet with so little hope.


Canon Story: The Speckled Band
Title: Courage
Rating: PG
A/N: "Do you know, Watson," said Holmes as we sat together in the gathering darkness, "I have really some scruples as to taking you to-night. There is a distinct element of danger."

We have had many similar conversations over the years. That there is danger in helping Holmes with his work comes as no surprise to me, and I have never understood why he should think it necessary to warn me, or protect me from it. I was a soldier, after all, and I flatter myself that I have never lacked courage.


Canon Story: The Stock-broker's Clerk
Title: Temptation
Rating: PG
A/N: Holmes/Watson. For three months after taking over the practice I was kept very closely at work, and saw little of my friend Sherlock Holmes, for I was too busy to visit Baker Street, and he seldom went anywhere himself save upon professional business.

I kept away from Watson as long as I could. I told myself it was better that he was safe from both the danger of my cases and the risk of discovering the dark secret of my affections. Temptation gnawed at me, however, and eventually I succumbed. Still, what danger can there be from a case revolving around a clerk?


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Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh Watson, even if you realised what the real danger was, I am sure you would not flinch from it.

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

Oh, these three paint a very complete and rather sad picture when taken together like this. Very nice. I particularly like the first one. A very touching trio. :D

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Hah! No, no he probably wouldn't. He'd pull himself together and man up to the challenge, as it were.

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I didn't really mean for it to be sad, but they didn't really give me much choice.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, the first one here, for SOLI...

and I knew then that he had no idea what it was to love so completely, and yet with so little hope.

Ohhh, UST, it hurts so much and yet I can never get enough. I admit, I had the same thought about the "selfishness" conversation. I'm excited you put that thought into such powerful use.