Fic: That One May Smile And Smile

[maestress83]

Title: That One May Smile And Smile

Comments

[gardnerhill]

Smart man, Watson!

[only_po]

Good man! And now, to walk away slowly until you round the corner -- and then run.

[tardisjournal]

Ooo, chilling, to think what might have been. *Shudder*

Keep on trusting your instincts, Watson!

[stellinia]

Hah, that's funny! Kind of reminds me of a Study in Emerald. I like that you spent the story talking about how it was a good opportunity and making the reader feel as if Watson was going to accept, despite Stamford's wierd look in the beginning.

[maestress83]

Thank you! I was also inspired by a published pastiche called The Veiled Detective, where a young Watson is duped into being in Moriarty's employ, and forced to spy on Holmes. It's a decent AU, but I like my Watsons to have a bit more intelligence and backbone. :)

[stellinia]

Tell me about it! The only reason why I'm reluctant to watch the Basil Rathbone movies is because they say that Watson is pretty bad. Ah well; I'll watch it eventually!