Sherlock Holmes (Granada) Fanfic: Resembling Its Shadow

[caffienekitty]

Title: Resembling Its Shadow
Fandom: Granada Sherlock Holmes
Rating/Content: PG-13. Depiction of grief
Word Count: 700-ish
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or their respective worlds.
A/N: Written for watsons_woes JWP Amnesty Prompt #4: an image of books, a pipe, a mug and a violin. This is my first full attempt to write in a Victorian-era

Comments

[methylviolet10b]

Oh ouch. Watson's pain is very tangible in this piece. I particularly like his waking to tulips, and immediately wanting to make sure Holmes sees them...

Brava!

[caffienekitty]

Thank you!

[caffienekitty]

Thank you *hug*

[tripleransom]

The waking up to the tulips was so intense. Great contrasts all through of the 'then' and the 'now'.

One quibble - it would most likely be a cup rather than a mug on the sideboard.

[caffienekitty]

I know, 'mug' is weird, but it's part of the prompt. In the image it looks almost like a stein, but I couldn't think of a better word for it that wouldn't be more jarring, so I used the description given in the prompt. It was a bear getting that darn thing in somewhere. :-/

ETA: I'll change it, because you are certainly right, 'mug' isn't working there.

[tripleransom]

Huh. Didn't see that it was part of the prompt. It does look like a beer mug in the pic. I suppose it could be a present from a grateful client of Holmes's?

[caffienekitty]

No idea. I've changed it to cup now, I was debating 'tankard' but that doesn't strike the right tone either. The prompt is primarily to inspire though, so I doubt that calling it a cup instead is going to end the world. :-)

[maestress83]

That's one of the worst things about fresh grief--for a split second you forget that the person is gone.

Well done.

[caffienekitty]

Thank you.

[caffienekitty]

*hugs*