The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire: Opposing Team

[methylviolet10b]

Author: methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Character(s): Robert Ferguson
Summary: Ferguson sizes up a former sports rival.
Warnings: Blink-and-you'll-miss-it spoilers for SUSS.
Word Count: 60, with a quote from SUSS in italics.
Author's Notes: 60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

SUSS -- The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire

“"Hullo, Watson," said he, and his voice was still deep and hearty. "You don't look quite the man you did when I threw you over the ropes into the crowd at the Old Deer Park.”

True, in that the Doctor Watson before me was no longer a grinning young athlete, but a cane-wielding man marked by war, sorrow, and maturity.

Lie, in that his eyes showed the same humor, courage, and intelligence that made him a good player and a worthy opponent. Any man of sense would want Watson on his team, at his side.

Comments

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Ha! Makes me want to get into Team Watson cheerleader gear and do a bit of a dance. ;D Everybody wants a Watson!

[methylviolet10b]

Hee hee - I imagine there would be quite a run on Watsons, should they come up for sale. Everyone definitely wants and needs a Watson!

Thank you!

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

WHY DO WE STILL HAVE RECESSION?! Gosh. It could be so easy. The Watson industry is clearly underfed.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Any woman of sense, too. Watson love.

[methylviolet10b]

Who doesn't love Watson? ;-)

Thank you!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

If only we could all be so lucky. I love that Holmes relishes his incredibly good fortune.

[methylviolet10b]

Holmes definitely does - and apparently Ferguson recognizes it, too. I was struck by how much Ferguson trusts Watson (and Holmes) in SUSS. Thanks!

[wytchcroft.livejournal.com]

and this was really touching :))
age is definitely creeping into the bones of our heroes.

[methylviolet10b]

Thank you! Yes, time does catch up with Holmes and Watson in the canon stories. It's one of the great things about the canon.

[wytchcroft.livejournal.com]

albeit in strange Watsonian non-chronological fashion! :)

[methylviolet10b]

Doyle never had much of a grip on time or chronology, alas... ;-)

[wytchcroft.livejournal.com]

quite so :)

Sunday, June 10, 2012 and Monday, June 11, 2012

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[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Like those above, I too would like a Watson at my side. Probably the only bit of sense I show!

[methylviolet10b]

Hee! I think that's one thing the entire fandom can agree on: having a Watson by one's side is far preferable to not having one!

Thanks!