The Golden Pince-Nez: We All Have Our Crosses to Bear

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Golden Pince-Nez
Title: We All Have Our Crosses to Bear
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: ...it is nothing more exciting than an Abbey’s accounts dating from the second half of the fifteenth century. A 15th century genderswap AU. (What?)


“Sister Sherlock. Sister Johanna.” Abbess Hudson hesitated. “It’s about your… adventures.”

Sister Johanna frowned. “I had to wallop that thief, Abbess! He pulled a knife!”

“Yes. I—”

“And someone had to investigate those murders!” protested Sister Sherlock.

“Yes! You’re doing God’s work! It’s just…” The Abbess sighed. “Perhaps don’t be so... thorough during confession. Poor Father Lestrade looks positively ashen.”

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

I see what you did there!

Of course, any realistic Medieval AU would have BEGUN with Sherlock Holmes getting burnt as a witch.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Must admit I hadn't been thinking along those lines. Bit worried about Sister Sherlock and Sister Johanna now... ^^"

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Way ahead of you. I took a stab at the genre (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1608497) myself.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Is there no genre you haven't had a crack at? ^^" I bow down before your talent!

And your story is extraordinarily amusing ^_^ (Though poor Holmes.) Great use of Watson's comment.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Hee hee. Thanks. Others have done more extensive work, such as mildredandbobbin's "The Beast of Baskerville" - and I have pondered re-winding that story so that John's ship comes in to port 2 days earlier, just in time to get caught up in the frightened mob of witch-burners and possibly save an innocent man...

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

You really, really should do it.

[debriswoman]

Just read your AO3 fic...and take your point:-)
Well done:-)

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

That's the trouble with being TOO realistic when you're dealing with such an ugly time.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! It's Christmas! Genderswap is my thing and new AU ideas are like gifts in my stocking! Yea, yea, yea!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I look forward to seeing the further adventures of Sister Sherlock and Sister Johanna then ^_^

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Crimefighting medieval nuns? I'm totally on board with reading that one.

[debriswoman]

Ah, yes...15th century Holmesian gender swap AUs...where would we be without them?
*applauds*

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :P

[debriswoman]

Nun better:-p

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, brother... (^^)

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

I can't really believe Father Lestrade wouldn't very much enjoy hearing about the cases, and as much as possible. I know I want to hear more.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I think Father Lestrade will eventually enjoy hearing about the adventures - I think Sister Sherlock just caught him off guard. He wasn't expecting that sort of thing from a devout young lady ^_^

And I point you in the direction of okapi1895... ^^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Of course Abbess Hudson's real concern is the amount of the abbey's liquour Father Lestrade is drinking after hearing confession.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

This is possibly a factor, yes... ^_^

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

This was great fun!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Very pleased you enjoyed it ^_^

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

This was great fun!