The Noble Bachelor: Sympathy and The Second Stain: The Obvious Question

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Argh, one late and one in under the wire. RL has been kicking my butt lately. I apologize for my lack of commenting and lateness of response. I promise I'll get better someday.

Canon story: The Noble Bachelor
Title: Sympathy
Author: snycock
Category: Gen
Rating: G

A/N: I was struck by Watson saying, in the beginning, that this was a few weeks prior to his own wedding, and wondered how that might affect his opinion of the case.

Holmes’ words set a fire loose in my brain. I saw our noble bachelor through a different lens. I had not considered the case in the light of my own impending nuptials. Now I found the thought of losing a wife, after all I had gone through to win her, harrowing. I prayed I would not have the same experience.

Canon story: The Second Stain
Title: The Obvious Question
Author: snycock
Category: Gen
Rating: G

“Holmes, I don’t understand. Why did the Secretary not simply destroy the letter? What purpose could there be in keeping it?”

“Why, the purpose was the same as for Lucas, of course: blackmail.”

“I cannot believe… the British government would not….”

“Ah, Watson, you are as straight and clean as the blade of a sword. Never be less, my friend.”

Comments

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

I love the second one in specific. All the implications! All the Mycrofting! Mwahahahaha~!

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was the only reason I could think of that they would keep it. And of course Mycroft would be at the middle of it. :-)

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Great last line in the SECO story here! Can totally hear Holmes saying such to his friend, Watson. Great work!

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's one of the things I imagine Holmes values in Watson, his lack of deviousness. :-)

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Although I do recall a line in REIG where it makes one wonder how innocent Watson might be :-)

"A little diplomacy was needed, but when Holmes understood that the establishment was a bachelor one, and that he would be allowed the fullest freedom, he fell in with my plans"

At least he had the detective's best interests in mind!

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Heh, I totally read that as having an -ahem- alternate meaning (nudge nudge wink wink). Maybe he's knowledgeable about intimate matters - he does have experience on three continents - but naive about politics. :-)

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

LOL! True!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

as straight and clean as the blade of a sword

Mmm, gorgeous simile. It's elegant and so apt.

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I tried a few variations, but nothing seemed to ring as well as that one. It's totally my mental image of Watson now. :-)

[smoothe1.livejournal.com]

Good job with both. It may not be much of a consolation but I'm in the same boat as you and had to double-up to keep up.

I particularly like the naive Watson, good soldier that he is, unaware of the utility of the letter to the British government. Wonderful!

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm hoping to have more time to read and comment soon - of course, then we'll be into the novels!

I think Watson is so honorable that such usage truly never occurs to him... just one of the many reasons that he's such a good friend/companion for Holmes. :-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

You have nicely summed up the reason for the letter's continued existence.

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm glad you thought so!