A Case of Identity/The Red-Headed Legaue

[marysutherland.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to catch up, so here is two weeks' worth:

Canon Story: A Case of Identity
Title: Another Norbury
Author: Mary Sutherland
Rating: PG

Watson records my triumph in the Sutherland case; I now acknowledge my own failure. I may have frightened that scoundrel Windibank, but by keeping silent, I aided his plan to keep Miss Sutherland a spinster. If only I had realised then how long a noble heart may remain constant towards their beloved despite possessing no expectation of a favourable outcome.

Canon Story: The Red-Headed League
Title: Every Breath He Takes
Rating: PG

We waited seventy-three minutes in the City and Suburban for John Clay that night. Seventy-three minutes in the dark, hearing the calm steadiness of Watson's breath, easily distinguishable from Jones' heavy inhales and the lightness of Mr Merryweather's respiration. As usual, my friend's mind could not follow my own, but his heart and his revolver were again at my command.

Comments

[debriswoman]

Both are great, glad you found time to catch up:-)

Several layers of meaning in the first one...

The descriptions used in the second are wonderful:-) Last line in particular.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Congrats on catching up :-)

Interesting and stimulating thoughts for your first story. I like the comparison b/t Ms Sutherland's unrequited love and Watson's...it's an intriguing thought. At least Holmes only disappeared for three years :-)

Nice word picture in the second fic. I can literally hear all their breathing!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

If only I had realised then how long a noble heart may remain constant towards their beloved despite possessing no expectation of a favourable outcome.

Oh, that is just agonizing. I LOVE it. It's a perfect bit of longing and want presented at angles to keep from admitting the full, painful truth. So excellent.