The Musgrave Ritual: Promises
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sherlock60Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Promises
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He had promised her treasure. Jewels.
“Diamonds the size of your fist, Rachel,” he had said. “Sparkling just like your eyes.”
But then he had promised her marriage as well, with words just as sweet.
She had promised to make sure the block didn’t slip.
It turned out both of them made promises as worthless as pebbles from the mud.
Title: Promises
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trillsabellsRating: G
He had promised her treasure. Jewels.
“Diamonds the size of your fist, Rachel,” he had said. “Sparkling just like your eyes.”
But then he had promised her marriage as well, with words just as sweet.
She had promised to make sure the block didn’t slip.
It turned out both of them made promises as worthless as pebbles from the mud.
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Date: 2012-08-27 12:03 am (UTC)She had promised to make sure the block didn’t slip.
I like the implication it wasn't EXACTLY deliberate murder -- she just simply didn't prevent the block from slipping when it inevitably did. There's something much more sinister in this way of killing her lover, something colder than a simple crime of passion.
Sunday, 26 August 2012
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Date: 2012-08-29 04:25 am (UTC)Very nicely put!
60 for 60, week 2: The Musgrave Ritual
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