A Study in Scarlet Part 1: Defeat

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Canon Story: A Study in Scarlet, Part 1
Title: Defeat
Author: Castiron
Rating: G

Dr. Watson has been defeated over and over again. By bullet, by microbe or miasma, by the armies of the Afghan tribes. Now he stagnates in our rooms -- not broken, not quite, but not healing. His own shame is now his greatest enemy.

He badly needs a victory.

Alas, that is not something I can give him....

...or can I?

Comments

[debriswoman]

Hello:-)
This works really well...such a good description of where Watson was, and what made a difference.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this thoughtful and neat 60.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I love this look into Holmes' thought processes - the fact that he cares enough about his new fellow lodger to try and help him in an unobtrusive way.

A touching explanation for why Holmes asks Watson to accompany him on the Lauriston Gardens case.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Lovely to see you!

And what a great introduction to Holmes and Watson.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Very perceptive of Holmes and compassionate. A wonderful slant on their beginning.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

I thought there was an ulterior motive in Holmes' invitation!