Catchin' up post 1: The Noble Batchelor: Secret, G

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

The Adventure of the Noble Batchelor
Author: tweedisgood
Title:: Secret


I shall never speak of it again. I owe him that: not to remind him of drunken, shocking, forbidden words, a clumsy hand that he would never, save for the fatal admixture of drink and cocaine, have dared to put on my knee, that last night before my wedding.

“We can’t command our love, but we can our actions.”

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

So sweet, and so sad. Still, we know that many years later ...

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

You old romantic, you. Thanks!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, my, this is painful and gorgeous, my favorite blend. The image of poor, drunk Holmes, his hand on Watson's knee, spilling his soul out in desperation hurts my heart in just the right way. Excellent.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I try not to make too many of the 60s specifically H/W at all, as it seems a bit obvious, but sometimes...

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Aw, poor Holmes, and poor Watson. This makes me sad. :-(

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

As smallhobbit says, we can always imagine it coming right later :-)