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"The Hand of a Friend" (Sherlock Holmes Pirate AU), July 29 Prompt

Jul 30, 2011 22:51

Title: The Hand of a Friend
Author: gardnerhill
Rating: PG (somewhat gross surgical stuff)
Characters: AU (ACD-style) Sherlock Holmes et al.
Summary: Story # 3 in the "A Study in Crimson" pirate AU I began here and continued here.
Warnings: Explicit mutilation and amputation descriptions enclosed. Not for tender tummies.
Word Count: 1700
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watsons woes july prompt, a study in crimson

Comments 16

dauphkantus July 31 2011, 09:35:53 UTC

;m;

<3

gardnerhill July 31 2011, 17:08:23 UTC

((()))

dauphkantus July 31 2011, 21:29:27 UTC

...? What's that?

gardnerhill July 31 2011, 22:07:43 UTC

It's supposed to be an icon-hug. (This is why I don't speak icon.)

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capt_facepalm July 31 2011, 13:10:30 UTC

Yarr.Just.Yarr.

I'm usually wary of Sherlock Holmes AUs but I cannot resist a good pirate yarn. This was great! Poor Dr Jack, but a worse fate awaits the Admiral!

PS. September 19th is International Speake Like a Pirate Day

gardnerhill July 31 2011, 17:06:49 UTC

Follow the tag "A study in Crimson" to see the other stories in this series. Beginning with my July 4 prompt using the holiday "Talk Like A Pirate Day."

scotlandyarder August 1 2011, 01:52:31 UTC

Me, I'm a sucker for a really good AU, and this one is delightful! You do a fantastic job bringing these characters to life. This entry was not for the faint of heart, but you've done another amazing job.

gardnerhill August 1 2011, 04:24:46 UTC

Thank you so much. Since it combines two of my passions (Sherlock Holmes and pirates), it's hard to miss!

only_po August 2 2011, 23:40:43 UTC

This. Is. Incredible. Steampunk it might be but for me it's totally believable. Plus the voices! -- I dunno, somehow they're still Holmes and Watson but at the same time convincingly 17th century pirates. And the idea of Mycroft as an admiral is genius.

Do you mind terribly if I borrow this world for part of the amnesty prompt? (I'm thinking of a dream or a past life experience, and I promise to put everything back the way I found it.)

gardnerhill August 3 2011, 00:35:02 UTC

Thank you. I'd be honored. Go ahead and play on my ship!

only_po August 3 2011, 04:34:06 UTC

hooray! thank ye kindly!

azuhra December 5 2011, 19:18:43 UTC

Oh boy, I can't think of hardly anything more terrifying than having grievous injury on a ship in the 1700s. Its a good thing they had 'accidentally' discovered the good points to using alcohol for sterilization. Yeah, okay, I was fascinated by the whole surgery bit. I'm morbid that way. Details make my day and this bizarre form of hurt/comfort between Dr. Jack and Shear-Lock is some ind of wonderful added bonus.

gardnerhill December 6 2011, 05:50:16 UTC

Tender, yet practical h/c in this case. And I can easily see a doctor being fascinated by his own amputation!

And I'm only tweaking history a little - Revolutionary War surgeons used to use whiskey just as a rough anesthetic for their patients, but one doctor accidentially spilled it into the wound and it didn't fester like so many others did.