Valley of Fear/Final Problem: Shadows

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Canon Story: The Valley of Fear/The Final Problem
Title: Shadows
Author: azriona
Rating: PG
Author's Notes: Since I’m trying to catch up, I’m reading some of the stories I missed at the same time as reading the current stories. The last two weeks have shown peculiar similarities between the stories I’d inadvertently paired together – in particular, The Valley of Fear and The Final Problem. (Hence why I’m saying this is very much based on both.)



I understand John Douglas’s Valley now, a hunted man racing across international borders for my life. I often thought Douglas sacrificed safety for five years of matrimony. Now I know better. I would not trade my years with Watson for a day of peace.

John Douglas died twice before he was free. Perhaps I will only need to die once.

Comments

[debriswoman]

A neat connection between two tales.

Nicework:-)

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Ah, this makes sense! Who knows, Holmes might indeed have felt inspired by Douglas's vanishing act. Great idea!

[azriona.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It does make sense - there's even a running theme of faked deaths/disappearing bodies in Series 2 of BBC's Sherlock.

[azriona.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

60 Words for 60 Canon Cases: The Empty House

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User spacemutineer referenced to your post from 60 Words for 60 Canon Cases: The Empty House (http://dispatch-box.livejournal.com/217425.html) saying: [...] by Shadows [...]

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a fascinating connection to make! Terrific work pulling out the common thread and weaving a story with it -- I love that Sherlockian instinct!

[azriona.livejournal.com]

Thanks!