Charles Augustus Milverton

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
Author: flawedamythyst
Rating: PG
Pairing: Holmes/Watson


Agatha was reluctant to provide Holmes with all the details he needed, as if her female intuition had picked up his internal disgust at the situation. How could he push past that?

If I truly loved her, what would I do? If she were Watson... The answer was obvious. He took her hand.

“My dear, will you marry me?”


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Comments

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Tut, Holmes. One of these days I'll write an "Agatha sues for breach of promise" story.

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I'd read that. How would she track down that Escott was really Holmes, though?

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

That would be the challenging bit, yes. Maybe she uses a consulting detective?

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh yes. She saves up all her money then comes to see Holmes with the intention of hiring him to find Escott and recognises him and has a stampy hissy fit. After all, she loses both fiancé and employer in one night, she must have a bit of a rough time of it after that.

Actually, she'd probably work out that Holmes was involved in the death of Milverton once she knew he was Escott. Blackmail chances don't get much better than that.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

My wayward muse is paying you, isn't she? :-) Argh, wanting to get on with my idea connected to To a Doctor's Wife, not that I'm any further forward than I was in January...

ETA: heck I want to write this!! Strong woman, embarrassed Holmes, upright Watson torn between chivalry and loyalty - how many more buttons does it have to press?

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry! Your plot!bunny attacked me.

Although, I love To A Doctor's Wife, so I'm perfectly happy for you to do something connected to that as well.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Writing two things at once rarely works for me (60 for 60 excepted) but this time I might give it a shot.

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Good luck!

I usually find myself writing 5 or 6 things at the same time, but I know everyone works differently. Writing only one thing at a time tends to frustrate me.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

I am glad you went after an explanation for this, because what a strange development it is. At the same time Holmes is investigating a vicious blackmailer, he misleads a woman into an engagement to a false persona. This little window onto it is enlightening (and oh so sweet as well)!

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

It does seem a bit sudden and over-the-top, even for Holmes. Naturally my head jumps to the assumption that his massive love for Watson must have prompted it in some way.

Thank you!

[hardboiledbaby]

Yes, a bit of a cad, wasn't he? Great job with this missing scene! :)

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hah, yes, cad is a good word for it.

[lucybun.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't express it better than spacemutineer did. I do love the way you explained that oddity. And I do adore that he'd marry Watson if he could... or at least ask, I guess. ;D

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And, well, of course he would, if he thought he could get away with it at all.

[methylviolet10b]

LOL - I love that you took on that dratted proposal to Agatha, and where you took it. That is indeed one of the more head-scratching moments in this story, particularly given Watson's assertions elsewhere that Holmes was always chivalrous to the fairer sex... He certainly wasn't to Agatha!

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

It really does come out of nowhere, right? There had to be something deeper going on to prompt it.

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

Ah--I don't let myself read others until I've read the story and written my own. (So, not stealing! ^^)

Because my heart does go out to the housemaid.