A Scandal in Bohemia: Godfrey Norton's Gay House

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: A Scandal in Bohemia
Title: Godfrey Norton's Gay House
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: PG-13
Note: An alternative viewpoint from Irene Adler, for which I blame trillsabells

Contrary to what Holmes had been told, the picture was not of myself with the King, but another.  The house in Inner Temple had seen many pretty young men enter and leave and not a few indiscrete liaisons.  Our wedding was a smoke screen; the police had grown too interested in Norton’s activities.  The scandal would be averted for now.

Comments

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

If I think what I think I'm thinking is correct, this is - whew! Irene's quite the adventurer.

[debriswoman]

Gosh...that moves things into entirely different territory...

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, Irene is a very clever lady.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Indeed, the King was not likely to admit the truth, was he?

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is an intriguing angle -- one I didn't see coming at all! Quite a different cast to the story with it. Interesting...!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Possibly not what ACD had in mind ...

[snycock.livejournal.com]

ooh, interesting take! It would explain a lot, especially why the King could not just ignore the situation. That Irene, she is one cool character...

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Clever thought! A better explanation of why the photograph was so important for the king to recover!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Yes, this would make the King extremely vulnerable.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Indeed! There would be no way the king could explain the photograph.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

A real scandal!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I love the ramping up of the scandal! What a great thought.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Trills misreading provided more inspiration than I expected ;)