The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans: Acceptance

[methylviolet10b]

Author: methylviolet10b 
Rating: PG
Character(s): Doctor John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Lestrade 
Summary: Lestrade reflects on his work. 
Warnings:  Ties in tangentially with several of my fics, including the 60 for 60 I did last week, Second Thoughts, as well as The Boscombe Valley Omission, and tangentially (if you read between the lines), the end of Transposition. You don't *have* to read any of those to read this. 
Word Count: 60
Author's Notes:  60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

BRUC -- The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

Being an Inspector at Scotland Yard didn’t pay much. Lots of officers did some private work. Lestrade had tried it once, but it hadn’t suited him.

Agreeing to outside work for Whitehall – well, Mycroft Holmes? Lestrade had hesitated mightily before accepting, but the elder Holmes proved less sharp-edged than his brother, softer in all ways.

Lestrade never regretted his decision.

Comments

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Yes, "less sharp-edged" is one way you can describe Mycroft! Hee! True point with clever wordplay. Excellent! Plus, I always just love your Lestrade.

[methylviolet10b]

Thank you! I really wanted to work in the physical contrast between the brothers somehow, as well as the personality differences. I'm glad this came through!

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

Yes, echoing! Very nice play on the difference between Mycroft and Sherlock.

[methylviolet10b]

Thanks! I'm so glad the play-on-differences worked. :-D