Canon Discussion Post: The Veiled Lodger

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Welcome back, everyone! Let's have some canon Sherlock Holmes discussion, shall we? What did you all think of The Veiled Lodger? As always, I've written up a few of my own random thoughts and questions, which are behind the jump. Please add your own in the comments!

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The Veiled Lodger: Own x 5

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Canon Story: The Veiled Lodger
Title: Own x 5
Author: spacemutineer
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A condensed argument in 60 word pieces. Old words come back to haunt when things come to a head over Holmes' drug use.
Author's Note: I am so sorry, everyone, for my terrible modding and totally inconsistent writing in the last few months. Many exciting things have been happening in my life, but it is a lot of change at once for me, and my anxiety, which is always an issue, has been totally out of hand. I've been so upset about letting you all down, and that has made things spiral worse, as I avoid commenting because I'm so embarrassed about how infrequently I've been commenting. It's so stupid and circular, and so hard to stop. I'm really sorry, you guys. I'm extremely embarrassed about everything, and I want to thank you for hanging in with us despite my crap mod work. I love you all for trying this silly, wonderful thing with me, and I want to a good job for you to keep you coming back. I hate it that I've been failing so badly.


"Every time you bury that needle in your arm you are dancing with death."
Beneath heavy lids, Holmes smiles. "She is such an enthralling dance partner, after all. She may take the lead in distant days, but I've been a step ahead for this long. Death shall find I do not relinquish control so easily, and never to a woman."
***
"As flippant as ever. Now you're smarter, faster even than death itself. Or so the cocaine tells you. But, tell me, what happens if you're wrong?"
"Wrong about what? The dosage? If I am wrong, I die. That should be easy enough to understand, even for you, Doctor."
The needle and bottle spray shards when they hit the wall.
***
"You are a self-centered hypocrite!"
"I never claimed to be anything more. You're the one who prefers to pretend I am some kind of hero. Your fantasies are your own, Watson. I accept the real world instead. I am a venal narcissist. I use myself however I may well please and I make apologies to no one for it."
***
"And you certainly won't need to make any apologies for it when I find your body draped over this chair some morning either. With your eyes rolled back into your head, you'll have little to be concerned about, I suppose."
"Just say it, Watson. I know you've been brewing some grandstanding statement for me. Spit it out. Let's hear it."
***
"Only this. 'Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.'"
Holmes' comeback is not instantaneous this time.
"That was different. She was considering suicide."
"And her poison is more predictably effective than yours, which makes everything entirely dissimilar."
"Watson. I'm not going to kill myself."
"Not intentionally. You'll forgive me if I find little comfort in that."

The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger: Other Matters

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Author: methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Character(s): Sherlock Holmes, Doctor John Watson
Summary: Holmes wonders why Watson chose to tell the story of Mrs Ronder.
Warnings: Very mild spoilers for VEIL.
Word Count: 60
Author's Notes: 60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

VEIL – Other Matters
“Why choose the Ronder matter for the warning? It’s not a case at all!”

“No, it is not,” my Watson agreed, his voice hoarse but wryly fond. “But it demonstrated that you are adept at reading hearts, and divining intent from actions.”

My throat tightened. “And the example of patient suffering?”

“Will continue.”

So frail, and yet still so brave.

The Veiled Lodger: The Circus Elephant

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Canon Story: The Veiled Lodger
Title: The Circus Elephant (The Return of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

It would be wrong to blame the lion.  Ronder was a bully, but he and the lion had a relationship of sorts.  And so when Ronder was struck down the lion went for the one responsible.  He would have gone for Leonardo too, but he was a coward and had started to run as soon as the cage was unlatched.

The Veiled Lodger: The Ocelot Explains

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Canon Story: The Veiled Lodger
Title: The Ocelot Explains
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G
A/N: Dedicated to spacemutineer without whom my ocelot would not have existed. And to say thank you for this comm.
The original story is here : What Watson Didn't Reveal

My association with Mr Holmes goes back many years to when the man in the flat above was a newly elected backbencher.  I wore the tutu to distract him whilst Mr Holmes was investigating his flat.  Since then I have been able to render some other slight services, which for obvious reasons Dr Watson has felt were better not documented.

The Veiled Lodger: The One Reader

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Canon Story: The Veiled Lodger
Title: The One Reader
Author: hisietari
Rating: G
Author's Notes: I ran out of time for something decent. orz This would need much more space so as not to have Jane come off as a tacky Mary Sue, which means she'll probably come after me. Oh well. It was nice knowing you all.


Jane returned the magazine to Watson.
“You have known Holmes for many years, and you also know that he never acts without purpose.”
“Tell me about that purpose.”
“I cannot.”
“Then I cannot and will not be handled in such insolent ways! I will not have my wrath belittled!”
“Then I wish you and your wrath only the very best.”