Drabble: Perception (Sherlock Holmes)
For rabidsamfan who requested: Friendship, rather than slash so much, with Watson, please? On one of the occasions when Watson's war wounds are really acting up would be nice...
Bah - It's 101 words but I like it the way it is.
Sherlock Holmes (ACD), gen,
Perception
For those who did not know the doctor well, it would be easy to miss the tell-tale signs - the rising slightly later than his customary hour, the slower gait, the barely perceptible wince as he settles in his seat at breakfast. But nothing escapes Holmes' keen eyes, cloaked even as they are under heavy lids and an air that - for those who did not know him well - could be misconstrued as cool disregard. Holmes passes his friend the agony column, fixes him a cup of tea. Their eyes briefly meet in silent understanding, and Watson dutifully resists the urge to wink.
Bah - It's 101 words but I like it the way it is.
Sherlock Holmes (ACD), gen,
Perception
For those who did not know the doctor well, it would be easy to miss the tell-tale signs - the rising slightly later than his customary hour, the slower gait, the barely perceptible wince as he settles in his seat at breakfast. But nothing escapes Holmes' keen eyes, cloaked even as they are under heavy lids and an air that - for those who did not know him well - could be misconstrued as cool disregard. Holmes passes his friend the agony column, fixes him a cup of tea. Their eyes briefly meet in silent understanding, and Watson dutifully resists the urge to wink.