Fic rec: The Third Student (Sherlock Holmes)
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The Third Student by schemingreader, (1400 words, rated PG). Excerpt: People say England is cold, and it is true that I was perpetually chilled, but not from the weather. I liked the weather. It suited the heavy clothing, the subfusc black suit with a white shirt and black gown. I found the snow exotic and the spring, bright with colour--though nothing like the riot of our garden at home. No, the coldest thing at Oxford was the famous English reserve. schemingreader retells The Adventure of the Three Students from another point of view, exposing some of the assumptions of the original and reworking the implications and consequences of the main event. Written with all of her usual humor and insight, with a strong sense of historical context (Uranians! The Indian National Congress!). Go quickly and leave some love for this fic! You don't run across stories like this one every day.
The Third Student by schemingreader, (1400 words, rated PG). Excerpt: People say England is cold, and it is true that I was perpetually chilled, but not from the weather. I liked the weather. It suited the heavy clothing, the subfusc black suit with a white shirt and black gown. I found the snow exotic and the spring, bright with colour--though nothing like the riot of our garden at home. No, the coldest thing at Oxford was the famous English reserve. schemingreader retells The Adventure of the Three Students from another point of view, exposing some of the assumptions of the original and reworking the implications and consequences of the main event. Written with all of her usual humor and insight, with a strong sense of historical context (Uranians! The Indian National Congress!). Go quickly and leave some love for this fic! You don't run across stories like this one every day.