Five Orange Pips: Green eyed monster

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

Author: godsdaisiechain
Title: Green-eyed monster
Canon story: The five orange pips
Rating: PG-13
Summary: the real reason John was 'visiting.'

“John, this prevarication is beneath us.”

“Whatever do you mean?”

“Your wife left because she found us in flagrante delicto.”

“Sherlock, stop being so melodramatic. We were asleep.”

“Together, au…”

“Don’t say it!”

“And then you ruthlessly kill her off. Isn’t a farmhouse in Massachusetts punishment enough?”

“I have a…. Wait. Are you jealous?”

“Don’t be absurd.”

“Sherlock?”

“A bit.”

Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

I was raised a Southern belle so you're going to have to help me out with the Massachusetts farmhouse part.

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

In Jane Austen, naughty wives and illegitimate children are always sent to farmhouses. I also sent her to New England...to be out of the way (and unable to tattle on our heroes). But Watson pretends she's dead in his stories and that's why he had to move back in with Sherlock.


edit: curse you autocorrect.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Ok. Got it! I should've paid more attention to last week's discussion on Victorian novels.

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

I don't really think of Jane Austen as "Victorian" so you're off the hook.... ; )

[debriswoman]

They lead complicated lives:-p

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

Indeed....

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

This farmhouse wouldn't be in Fall River, Massachusetts, would it?

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, that's far too pleasant. I was thinking more like Springfield.