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donutsweeper) wrote2016-07-09 10:54 pm
donutsweeper) wrote2016-07-09 10:54 pm
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The Study of Fairies and Gnomes
Title: The Study of Fairies and Gnomes
Fandom/Rating: Sherlock Holmes (ACD canon)
Word Count: 200 words
Summary: Careful and meticulous observation was needed.
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watsons_woes JWP#9. Title and ficlet are a nod to Conan Doyle's book "The Coming of the Fairies."
The gnome's skin was cold, something that Holmes hadn't expected, although perhaps he should have. Its hands, when it touched him, were clinical but also oddly gentle. Holmes found himself more interested in examining the fairy, especially the way its gossamer wings fluttered as it flittered about the room. The gnome's wings, in comparison, were made of sterner stuff, although it seemed disinclined to let Holmes examine them, no matter how often he tried.
The fairy appeared to be female, although whether that was a result of his assigning human-like traits to the species or not, he could not say as it never stayed long enough for him to truly study it. The gnome, however, was definitely male, its voice gruff and gravely as it managed fairly passible English. "Please keep your hands to yourself, Holmes," it chided him, removing his hands from the vicinity of its wings and guided him back to his bed yet again. "Your health will not improve unless you rest. Now stay in that bed and remain under those blankets. That is an order!"
The gnome's glare was one that could rival Watson's. Interesting.
Now where was his pencil? He really must take some notes.
Fandom/Rating: Sherlock Holmes (ACD canon)
Word Count: 200 words
Summary: Careful and meticulous observation was needed.
Author's Note: Written for
watsons_woes JWP#9. Title and ficlet are a nod to Conan Doyle's book "The Coming of the Fairies."The gnome's skin was cold, something that Holmes hadn't expected, although perhaps he should have. Its hands, when it touched him, were clinical but also oddly gentle. Holmes found himself more interested in examining the fairy, especially the way its gossamer wings fluttered as it flittered about the room. The gnome's wings, in comparison, were made of sterner stuff, although it seemed disinclined to let Holmes examine them, no matter how often he tried.
The fairy appeared to be female, although whether that was a result of his assigning human-like traits to the species or not, he could not say as it never stayed long enough for him to truly study it. The gnome, however, was definitely male, its voice gruff and gravely as it managed fairly passible English. "Please keep your hands to yourself, Holmes," it chided him, removing his hands from the vicinity of its wings and guided him back to his bed yet again. "Your health will not improve unless you rest. Now stay in that bed and remain under those blankets. That is an order!"
The gnome's glare was one that could rival Watson's. Interesting.
Now where was his pencil? He really must take some notes.
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