Fic for what_alchemy: The Bricks o' the "Might 'Ave Been.”

[holmesticemods]

'Follow me on by the paths o' pain,
'Seeking what you 'ave seen,
'Until at last you can build the "Is,"
'Wi' the bricks o' the "Might 'ave been."
from: “Well?” a poem by the Revd. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, MC, known during the Great War as “Woodbine Willie”

Recipient: what_alchemy
Author: tweedisgood
Rating: PG 13
’Verse: ACD canon
Pairing: background Holmes/Watson

Comments

[anonymous]

I enjoyed this :)

[tweedisgood]

Glad to hear it. You wouldn't be the author of A Case of Discovery by any chance? :-D

[mistyzeo]

Gorgeous fic! I love the way you tied in Mason and Watson's history with him, and your very poetic philosophizing about the meaning about war. Thanks for sharing!

[tweedisgood]

Thank *you* ,as ever, for reading, commenting and encouraging. ACD Holmes and Watson forever!

[firthivated]

This was a wonderful take on Holmes and Watson in retirement. I love the blurring of "fact" and fiction here.
Also thought that you did an amazing job incorporating Mason and expanding upon his story while making his meeting with Watson plausible and completely IC.
Really well done. Thank you!!!

[tweedisgood]

The fantasy whereby in The Game, H & W are real, has so many possibilities, I love playing with it. Thanks!

[anonymous]

This is a perfect sequel - thank you!

[tweedisgood]

Thank *you*.

[methylviolet10b]

Wow! This story was really beautiful, and very touching. Your description of the angel of death (or whatever it might be) is haunting and very much of a piece with the WWI battlefields.

[tweedisgood]

Thanks! I wasn't quite sure myself, so I left it ambiguous and the reader can decide.