[Sherlock Holmes ACD] --- Selfish Enough (JWP#30 2015)
Title: Selfish Enough
Theme: Watson's Woes July Writing Prompts 2015
Prompt: JWP #30 Words of Warning. "You are going to die tonight." Use this however it inspires you.
Author: Alaylith
Rating: General Audiences
Universe: ACD
Characters: Holmes, (Watson)
WordCount: 348
Summary: Holmes knows that he is going to die soon, but while he is not afraid, he is selfish.
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You are going to die tonight
This thought runs through Holmes' head, as the sun rises and the first light shines through the window at his back, illuminating the room. It is the same thought he had every morning for the last couple of days. He knows that he is going to die, be it today or tomorrow or the day after tomorrow - as long as Moriarty or Moran are alive, every day could be his last.
Holmes is not afraid to die, but he has to admit that he is quite selfish about it. If he is going to die (today, tomorrow, ...) then it is his wish to spend as much time with his dear Watson. While it is true that part of the reason why he asked Watson to come along was to secure his safety, he mostly just wanted Watson with him for his final days. Moriarty is a gentleman and as long as Watson does not pose any danger (and Holmes had made sure that Watson could never be seen as one) Moriarty will not harm him. Of course Holmes still takes any and all precautions to not risk Watson's life, but in the end this whole trip is just his way of spending as much time as possible (never enough) with his closest (and only) friend.
So Holmes wakes early before the sun rises and just sits at the window to observe Watson sleep in the other bed. He is selfish enough to want to spend his last days with Watson (alone), but not selfish enough to harm Watson's health by keeping him awake the whole night. He just sits there, counts Watson's breathes and memorizes every little detail about his friend to take the most accurate memory of Watson with him to his death.
You are going to die tonight
That may be, but Holmes will be happy - because he knows that Watson will be there. That it will not be him who looses Watson, but the other way around.
And he is selfish enough to be glad about it.
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Theme: Watson's Woes July Writing Prompts 2015
Prompt: JWP #30 Words of Warning. "You are going to die tonight." Use this however it inspires you.
Author: Alaylith
Rating: General Audiences
Universe: ACD
Characters: Holmes, (Watson)
WordCount: 348
Summary: Holmes knows that he is going to die soon, but while he is not afraid, he is selfish.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You are going to die tonight
This thought runs through Holmes' head, as the sun rises and the first light shines through the window at his back, illuminating the room. It is the same thought he had every morning for the last couple of days. He knows that he is going to die, be it today or tomorrow or the day after tomorrow - as long as Moriarty or Moran are alive, every day could be his last.
Holmes is not afraid to die, but he has to admit that he is quite selfish about it. If he is going to die (today, tomorrow, ...) then it is his wish to spend as much time with his dear Watson. While it is true that part of the reason why he asked Watson to come along was to secure his safety, he mostly just wanted Watson with him for his final days. Moriarty is a gentleman and as long as Watson does not pose any danger (and Holmes had made sure that Watson could never be seen as one) Moriarty will not harm him. Of course Holmes still takes any and all precautions to not risk Watson's life, but in the end this whole trip is just his way of spending as much time as possible (never enough) with his closest (and only) friend.
So Holmes wakes early before the sun rises and just sits at the window to observe Watson sleep in the other bed. He is selfish enough to want to spend his last days with Watson (alone), but not selfish enough to harm Watson's health by keeping him awake the whole night. He just sits there, counts Watson's breathes and memorizes every little detail about his friend to take the most accurate memory of Watson with him to his death.
You are going to die tonight
That may be, but Holmes will be happy - because he knows that Watson will be there. That it will not be him who looses Watson, but the other way around.
And he is selfish enough to be glad about it.
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