...Could Fill A Book by Irene Adler (PG)

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Fandom: SHERLOCK HOLMES
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 6 chapters
Author on LJ: plaidder
Author Website: http://www.plaidder.com/ (or for fic try http://www.hwslash.net/frames.html)
Why this must be read:

This story revisits the mystery of the Speckled Band, with its impossible whistle-trained, milk-drinking snake, and along the way it manages to break your heart, as Holmes and Watson finally learn the truth about not only Julia Stoner's death, but also a death which cuts much closer to home.



"Holmes," I said, "you have hit upon the answer, I am sure of it."

"No, Watson," he answered. "You have hit upon the answer. You are the one who solved this mystery."

I did not know how to answer that. I did not even know for sure what I felt.

"Watson," he said, "I have known you for a long time, in many strange situations. You are handsome when you are courageous; you are charming when you are loyal; and you are endearing even when you are dense. But when you are brilliant, Watson, you are absolutely breathtaking."



...Could Fill A Book