Fic: Red As Blood: PG

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Title: Red As Blood
Form/Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairing: Dr Watson
Rating: PG
Warning/Content: A ruby which deserves the description
Also written for DW's Drabble Soup prompt 'Red As Blood'

Watson held the jewel in his hand.  It shone red as blood, which Watson felt was only appropriate, considering how much blood had been shed in the retrieval.  Three men dead, including one brave constable who had gone to Holmes’ rescue.  Holmes himself was wounded, but would soon recover.  And all for a jewel its owner described as priceless.  Indeed, how to put a price on a man’s life.  Holmes would receive a reward for the ruby’s recovery, but Watson knew it would be put in trust for the constable’s widow and orphaned children.  Holmes didn’t care for blood money.

Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Excellent study of the subject and Holmes's attitudes toward the scarlet equivalent of the 'bonny blue egg.'

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you - too much was lost to enjoy the reward.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

And all for a jewel its owner described as priceless. Indeed, how to put a price on a man’s life. I liked those lines a lot. And it's a perfect last line too.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Watson sees more value in people than in a bit of stone, pretty though it might be.