Cold Turkey

[capt_facepalm]

Title: Cold Turkey
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Mrs Hudson, Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Summary: It's the middle of the night. Why is screaming coming from Baker Street?
Warning: (mention of opioid dependency)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 6th 2020 prompt: Nighttime Doings

.oOOo.

‘He doesn’t mean it, Mrs Hudson. It’s his blasted addiction.’

‘I know, Doctor, it’s as if a demon has possessed that brilliant mind of his.’

Voluble profanity could be heard from the bedroom where Holmes was secured to his bed, shrieking and hurling such foul epithets at my person that I care not to repeat.

‘He will get better. Lesser men than Sherlock Holmes have overcome their dependencies.’

‘Bless you, for being such a good friend to him, especially when he is like this.’

Truly this nastiness was easier to bear than when he was pleading me to give in.

.oOOo.

Please sign the guestbook

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Supplementary Notes: The most seriously haunted flat in all of London.

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh, poor Holmes!

[capt_facepalm]

Thanks! Yes, it is a bad situation for all involved.

[mafief]

Agreed that it’s quite haunted at that time. It’ll get better....

[capt_facepalm]

Thanks! Holmes is a very strong-willed person and he will overcome this, although he will drive his friends to despair in the process.

[gardnerhill]

Great minds think alike.

[capt_facepalm]

Thanks! This one could use some fine-tuning. There is something else Watson needs to say, but it will have to wait for another occasion.

[methylviolet10b]

What a torment for all of them. Well done.

[capt_facepalm]

Agreed. It is an unpleasant situation to be involved in. Thanks!