"Nourishment" (ACD Holmes Vampire AU, 2016 JWP Prompt #6, Rated G)

[gardnerhill]

Title: Nourishment
Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD (Vampire AU)
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Word Count: 1263
Rating: PG
Warning: Blood. Animal death.
Summary: Watson makes a singular discovery about his new fellow lodger. (Part of my Vermilion Problem vampire series.)
Author's Notes: For the 2016 July Watson's Woes Promptfest prompt #6,

Comments

[methylviolet10b]

Love, love, LOVE this universe of yours.

[gardnerhill]

Thanks! I do enjoy dipping my fangs in this one too.

[pompey01]

Watson glared at me, terrified though he clearly was. “You will tell me everything, sir.”

That is what courage is, straight up. (And the fact that he has the wits to figure a not-hungry vampire is less of a threat than a hungry one, and that he's deduced Holmes is not entirely a savage killer since he and Mrs. Hudson are still alive -- just, daaaaaaamn! I'm fairly certain I would have ended up a drained corpse in the river.)

[gardnerhill]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Compassionate Badass Watson IS my glass of tea. This is the kind of guy who has the brass courage to befriend a vampire.

[capt_facepalm]

Watson glared at me, terrified though he clearly was. “You will tell me everything, sir.”
No doubt Holmes could hear the rapid heartbeat and and detect the fear pheromones too.
Thank goodness Watson's shattered nerves were made of steel and honey badger piss.

[gardnerhill]

Compassionate Badass Watson doesn't give a shit about immortal monsters as long as they keep their damn violin-playing to decent hours.