Winterlude

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Title:  Winterlude
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes
Characters:  Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H Watson
Summary:  Egad! A drabble!
Warnings:  none
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes:  For Challenge 002 at great_tales 

.oOOo.

Weeks had passed since the great snowfall had been cleared away. Last night’s accumulation was meagre in comparison, yet slippery enough to warrant caution. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson paused during their walk. 

Watson toed the snow with his boot to assess its compacting qualities:  the clump held together in a satisfactory way. The ghost of a smile passed his face.

‘In the words of the playground vernacular, ‘Don’t start something you cannot finish’, Doctor’, warned Holmes, taking a step back.

Watson grinned, already deciding against taking action. Knowing that he could still be considered a threat was good enough.

.oOOo.

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Comments

[foes-of-reality.livejournal.com]

Oh, I just loved the style of this. Very clever, especially the part about the "compacting qualities," and I particularly liked Holmes' line. =D And that last bit, "Knowing that he could still be considered a threat was good enough," was positively perfect. ♥ This felt very complete and flowed extremely well (in a way that drabbles often do not), so super-kudos to you!

I do have a question, though - and please forgive me if I'm being awfully obtuse - but what is the "gaslight" part of the fandom? I googled it, and I'm assuming you're referring to the Gaslight Grimoire stories...which are, what, science fiction/fantasy/supernatural pastiches? I've never heard of them before and I hope I'm not the only one who's so clueless, so I'm quite curious to know more about them.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your lovely compliments!
This was my first attempt at the 100 word drabble. I’m glad you liked it!

As for the term gaslight, in this case it refers to the Victorian era setting, rather than BBC Sherlock, or Holmes in Space, or other alternative universes. And while being set in Victorian times, it is non-specific and may be canon, Granada, or Ritchie!verse.

Thanks for commenting!

[foes-of-reality.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay. I actually did perceive it as Victorian, but I'd just never run into that term before - so I've learned something new from fandom yet again. =] Who needs socially acceptable education when you can learn from fanfiction? =D