The Musgrave Ritual - Winter Nights Beside the Fire

[methylviolet10b]

Author: methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Character(s): Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson
Summary: Clutter, cases, strategies, and storage.
Warnings: Once again, nearly spoiler-free for the actual story.
Word Count: 60
Author's Notes: 60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

MUSG2 – Winter Nights Beside the Fire

I had seen the signs coming for days. Winter had set in early, and the brutal weather kept us confined to our rooms.

I distracted Watson with one of my early cases, with promises of more. And so, like Scheherazade, my papers won a nightly reprieve until I managed to coax the use of a lumber-room out of Mrs. Hudson.

Comments

[debriswoman]

What a great comparison:-)

[methylviolet10b]

Thank you!

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Oh great. Now I can't get the image of Holmes wearing a bellydancer costume out of my head anymore. Does anybody have a mental eraser? No? Okay...

[methylviolet10b]

Holmes in full bellydancer array might be a bit much, I agree, but he could probably rock a turban. ;-)

Thank you!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Holmes as Scheherazade - priceless!

[methylviolet10b]

Thanks! I couldn't resist drawing the parallel. ;-)

[hardboiledbaby]

Hee! And let's face it—Holmes really does enjoy spinning out these tales for his King Watson ;) Great job!

[methylviolet10b]

I'm sure he does, yes. ;-) Thank you!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Mrs Hudson was very happy that Holmes was moving some of his papers out of his rooms. She was also not surprised that the good doctor did most of the moving.

I definitely like your idea here.

[methylviolet10b]

And I adore your idea that Mrs. Hudson was thrilled to add the use of a lumber-room on if it meant getting some of the paper put away, and that Watson did most of the work. Makes perfect sense.

Thanks!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Holmes' stories make for marvelous storytelling, as we know well ourselves, a thousand nights or sixty weeks at a time.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Lovely! Makes me wish for a few of my own stories that could distract enough to avoid the housework :P

[methylviolet10b]

Agreed - I would certainly rather have Holmes telling me stories than deal with the house-chores. Alas...

Thank you!

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Alas...indeed!

[methylviolet10b]

Yup, we most certainly do! Thank you!

Sunday, 26 August 2012

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[snycock.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice comparison, Holmes to Scheherazade. Given his dislike for cleaning up, I don't doubt that Holmes felt like he was telling stories for his life. :-)

[methylviolet10b]

Thank you! Yes, I can see Holmes thinking a story a night a fair exchange for the continuing existence of his clutter... ;-)