Wisteria Lodge: Acrobatic

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: Wisteria Lodge
Title: Acrobatic
Author: spacemutineer
Rating: G
Author's Note: Watson usually doesn't resist following Holmes into whatever danger, legal or not, but he doesn't jump excitedly at this particular prospect. I had a theory why. The doctor's a very grounded man, perhaps he'd prefer to stay that way literally as well. :)

If he read my hesitation, I hope he read it correctly. Arrest was not what I feared in his proposal to rescue the governess. The acrobatic concept of traipsing across an outhouse rooftop below the midnight clouds and high above the rocky ground was what stalled me. But if Holmes would risk the danger, he would not risk it alone.

Comments

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

Good old Watson! We never get his depths, either. When you like, where you like!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

We never get his depths, and luckily we don't have to see his heights, either. The poor man has a limp -- he doesn't need to be jaunting across a roof at night. :)

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Oh Holmes, think a little about your Doctor's health from time to time, will you!

What an intriguing moment in their relationship, I wonder indeed if they ever consider the danger in their conversations.

[debriswoman]

As always, valiant despite apprehension:-)

Nice work!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

valiant despite apprehension

That's exactly how I imagine him. Thank you!

[debriswoman]

My pleasure:-)

[methylviolet10b]

Oooh, well done! I could definitely see Watson having a dislike for heights, but following Holmes anyway if he must.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Well, he's certainly not going to say no, even if the plan does seem a bit... ambitious for an invalided doctor with a limp. :)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I can imagine Watson visualising tiles falling off the roof as they made their way across and not only affecting their footing, but also drawing attention to themselves.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, good point about the tiles! There is a lot of risk involved in this crazy plan of Holmes'.