Land of the Midnight Sun

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Title: Land of the Midnight Sun
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Major John H. Watson, RAMC
Summary: Watson is imperilled
Warnings: (Pretentious twaddle, misleading title, grammar404)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 26th 2016 prompt: “Earth/Air/Fire/Water”

.oOOo.

There was no earth. There was no water. The two had combined to form something in-between. Earth could be grasped. Water could cleanse. But this sludge could do neither.

There was no fire. There were bursts and explosions, but phosphorus and magnesium and the myriad other elements that burned brighter than the absent sun were not flames. These bastardisations were too bright to look at; too incendiary to extinguish. Not even with muck.

There was no air. Instead, there was yellow fog. And plastered against the slick embankment of the shelled-out trench two soldiers braced themselves for the next salvo.

.oOOo.

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Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

This is just a terrific drabble!

[med_cat]

Very atmospheric; well done...

[methylviolet10b]

Hard to get much more woeful than a WWI trench under fire. Well done!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

*eeeeeeep*

Yes, after a WWI trench, Hell would look downright welcoming.

[thewhitelily]

Great, powerful drabble. I particularly liked the description of the frustrating combination of earth and water.

[debriswoman]

Inventive use of the prompt and powerful writing.