[Watson writing of Holmes:] Then my friend’s wiry arms were round me, and he was leading me to a chair.
“You’re not hurt, Watson? For God’s sake, say that you are not hurt!”
It was worth a wound–it was worth many wounds–to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.
“It’s nothing, Holmes. It’s a mere scratch.”
He ripped up my trousers with his pocket-knife.
From The Adventure of the Three Garridebs, by Arthur Conan Doyle, via Occupation: Girl and @PizzoC. Coming soon: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson yaoi!
6 responses so far ↓
1 bone // Jan 4, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Nice find! I’d've been a lot more impressed if you had found Left Behind slash fiction, though.
2 Cobwebs // Jan 5, 2010 at 12:13 pm
My eldest saw the movie last weekend and won’t shut up about it. I’m definitely sending her this. :::snicker:::
3 Chandelle // Jan 6, 2010 at 7:20 am
I didn’t know there was a word for stuff I like. Much less a whole genre.
4 John // Jan 6, 2010 at 9:28 am
bone, good to see you! I’ve never read the Left Behind series, but check this out:
http://www.fanfiction.net/community/The_New_Babylon_Archives/15683/
Chandelle, yaoi manga is huge in Japan, and is generally created by women for teen female audiences.
5 G // Jan 8, 2010 at 10:03 am
interestingly enough (and totally tangential but still related) I have wondered about similar undertones between Tolkien’s Frodo and Samwise.
6 Tanne // Feb 4, 2010 at 5:33 pm
I think that’s my most favorite passage of all the novels and short stories.
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