Silver Blaze: Common Interests

[sanguinity]

Canon Story: Silver Blaze
Title: Common Interests
Author: sanguinity
Rating: PG

 

During the reading of John's will, I idly imagined the so-called Mrs. Derbyshire wearing the dress Mr. Holmes described: luxuriant dove-grey silk, ostrich-feathers caressing her throat and wrists—

I glanced away, my pulse quickening, and cursed.

John had used us both poorly: surely that was sufficient introduction? I invited her to meet the horse that had unwittingly avenged us both.

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

All right! Now THAT'S my kind of happy ending!

[sanguinity]

I do like to supply one when I can. :-)

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Well written, and it's nice to think they had a happy ending. I love the idea of introducing her to Silver Blaze.

[sanguinity]

Perhaps there will be much horseback riding together in their future. Not every costume Mrs. Derbyshire owns can be trimmed with ostrich feathers, can it?

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

A perfectly understandable response.

[sanguinity]

Goodness knows, there's no proper reason for the two of them to be enemies, and certainly not at this point. It was Straker/Derbyshire who deserved a good kicking, and he's already gotten it.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

I'd be so curious I'd have to check the other woman out. So, yeah, I can see it even if they don't become pals.

[sanguinity]

DEFINITELY curious, yes! I liked castiron's piece with them sharing details of their marriage documents, too. :-)

Impossible to say whether they'd get on or not -- we know so little of the one, and far less of the other! -- but I can just as easily imagine it going this way as an after-the-fact rivalry. And I enjoy imagining this option more than the other. ;-)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

It would certainly make for a fascinating story putting these two wives together.

[sanguinity]

Wouldn't it, though? So very many different stories that could be told there, it seems to me.

Speaking of, there's one of Coules Further Adventures that feels to me like a riff in this direction. Not in terms of emotional tenor, but in terms of the secret families exerting their will about this whole secret family business.

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Hee! And thus began a beautiful, VERY close friendship.... Well done!

[debriswoman]

A logical ending...they could support each other quite well:-)