Fic: Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film
Title: Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film
Author: Maestress83
Rating: G
Universe: ACD Canon
Character(s): Doctor Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Relationships/Pairing: None
Summary: And the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Nonexistent Role goes to...
Content Warnings: None
Word Count: 173
Author's Notes: Written in response to JWP 2016 #8 (The Wonder Of The Age) on Watson's Woes. "Sherlock Holmes Baffled" was an American silent film made in 1900 and can be seen here.
Holmes has the remarkable ability to tell one's life story from an article of clothing or the calluses on a hand. I possess the ability to anticipate one of Holmes' lectures before they occur, though that is owed more the the fact that I have been friends with him for so long than any deductive prowess on my part.
For example, in his clenched jaw and cool stillness amidst the raucous laughter and gasps of astonishment, I clearly observed the imminent lecture that I would be subjected to the moment we returned to Baker Street. To use the cinematograph, a wonder of the age, in this manner is a waste of potential; what could be a pioneering investigative instrument for the law is nothing more than a vehicle for cheap parlor tricks; you cannot tell me that you actually enjoyed that farce. And so on.
But I have already planned out my response to the tirade looming on the horizon; as farcical as "Sherlock Holmes Baffled" was, at least he was in it.
Author: Maestress83
Rating: G
Universe: ACD Canon
Character(s): Doctor Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Relationships/Pairing: None
Summary: And the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Nonexistent Role goes to...
Content Warnings: None
Word Count: 173
Author's Notes: Written in response to JWP 2016 #8 (The Wonder Of The Age) on Watson's Woes. "Sherlock Holmes Baffled" was an American silent film made in 1900 and can be seen here.
Holmes has the remarkable ability to tell one's life story from an article of clothing or the calluses on a hand. I possess the ability to anticipate one of Holmes' lectures before they occur, though that is owed more the the fact that I have been friends with him for so long than any deductive prowess on my part.
For example, in his clenched jaw and cool stillness amidst the raucous laughter and gasps of astonishment, I clearly observed the imminent lecture that I would be subjected to the moment we returned to Baker Street. To use the cinematograph, a wonder of the age, in this manner is a waste of potential; what could be a pioneering investigative instrument for the law is nothing more than a vehicle for cheap parlor tricks; you cannot tell me that you actually enjoyed that farce. And so on.
But I have already planned out my response to the tirade looming on the horizon; as farcical as "Sherlock Holmes Baffled" was, at least he was in it.