The Adventure of the Creeping Man: Roots

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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Creeping Man
Title: Roots
Author: tweedisgood
Rated: G



He writes that I had no roots. In fact, I had one: a deep tap that threatened to suck nourishment from the healthy root system of a sturdy, flourishing English oak. Time to pluck it up, any gardener would say.

That offending plant would wither into straw now, but it was a desiccated old stick to begin with. Small loss.

Comments

[lucybun.livejournal.com]

Holmes is this odd mixture of utter self-confidence and utter self-loathing. We always see the self-confident in his abilities side, but I love the way you explore the self-loathing side in so few words and without it being an exploration of his drug addiction. Excellent!