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.

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Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Adorable. I love the whole 'I know you know what I'm thinking, and I know you know I know what you're thinking - so we'll consider it done' - seems to be a leitmotif of Holmes & Watson's interactions.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I wrote this as an early vignette, circa 1881, but now that I think about it, it would play well as a retirement piece too.