Ten Words meme

[elaby]

caitirin did this meme the other day with Konata and Kagami and it was awesomesauce, so I'm trying my hand at ten-word Holmes, er, thingies. I wouldn't dare to call them stories.

Rules: Take the major fanfic categories and write something for each using ten or fewer words.

I used ten for all of them, and it was painful. I'm particularly skeptical about the first one, but I was done and didn't want to think about it anymore.

Fandom: Sherlock Holmes, Holmes/Watson (some of them are slashy, but it's all innuendo, so I'm not sure what to rate it.)



Angst: 1891 - Mrs. Hudson drew down the blinds when I left.

Fluff: Sunlight cut the fog one Sunday; we sailed the Serpentine.

UST: Describing Holmes, I draw not from a writer's dedication alone.

Friendship: "I'd have you with me," he said, "stiff leg or no."

Hurt/Comfort: My blood soaked his shirt-front; still he held me up.

Adventure: More harrowing than Dartmoor was watching Mrs. Hudson's small nephews.

Smut: Not without reason did I describe his fingers as "sensitive."

Humor: "Perfectly safe," Holmes assured me, prior to the fire-engine's arrival.

Comments

[kniblet.livejournal.com]

We've been meaning to tell you about our favourite new book series (actually, Simon got me hooked on it): the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries by Dorothy L. Sayers. Lord Wimsey is, well, a lord (younger son of a duke) who solves crimes for fun with the help of his loyal gentleman's er gentleman and his best friend who is a detective with Scotland Yard. The books are set (and were published) in the inter-war period and are both funny and clever as well as eminently slashhworthy. We thought they'd appeal to you.

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

I second! They're wonderful, whether or not one reads any slash into them(*cough notaBunterslasherthoughIdohaveoccasionalPeter/Parkermoments cough*). I think you'd love Peter, my dear Elaby-- he's got so much psychological depth, in ways that make one perpetually want to hug him. And Dorothy Sayers is the woman who discovered that Watson's middle name is Hamish and peppers her writing with near-perpetual Holmes references (the second book of the series, for example, features a wonderful rewrite of HOUN) and therefore deserves reading by any Holmesian :)

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Ooooo! I definitely will have to get hold of them, then! They sound fantastic :)

[le-russe-satan.livejournal.com]

May I third! Definite Peter/Parker moments there. ^^ And the 'psychological depth' at the end of 'Busman's Honeymoon' simply killed me.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Oooh, these just keep sounding better and better. Thank you for thirding!

[le-russe-satan.livejournal.com]

I finally! found this quote. :D To entice the slasher in you. "The feel of Parker's old trenchcoat beneath your fingers was comforting. You had felt it in worse places"

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Oh my. Yes! I must read these! As soon as Harry Dresden is done XD

[kniblet.livejournal.com]

I'm not really a slasher, but Bunter and Peter are adorable together. Bunter's always there to take care of him when he's at his most vulnerable. And it's obvious they're inseparable.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Oooooo, yes, they do! I've heard of them but never read them, or really knew what they were about. I should check them out!

[kniblet.livejournal.com]

Try to read them in order; there's a list on Wikipedia.

Also, skip the biographical note at the beginning of "Unnatural Death" - it's full of spoilers for "Strong Poison" (and maybe other later - that's as far as we've gotten). No idea why.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thank you! I'm really glad you warned me. I tend to unintentionally spoil myself all the time on stuff, so this is good advice!