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Title: Sparring Partner
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters:Mr Sherlock Holmes,Dr John H. Watson
Summary: Practicing the Art of Bamf-fu
Warnings: cliché
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 2nd 2015 prompt: Yellow

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‘Stop pulling your punches, Holmes!’ growled Watson in frustration.

‘I don’t want to hurt you.’ I danced out of his reach.

‘The Slattery boys wouldn’t show me that consideration.’

True. If not for my police whistle, one or both of us would have been killed. Weeks had passed since that disastrous encounter, and once Watson’s ribs knit and his bruises faded to yellow, he insisted that I help him recover his martial prowess. I agreed reluctantly, knowing that I outpaced him in both strength and stamina.

‘I cannot improve if you keep coddling me.’

‘No quarter?’ I asked.

‘None expected.’

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