smallhobbit: (Holmes Watson grass)
smallhobbit ([personal profile] smallhobbit) wrote in [community profile] holmes_minor2021-05-08 11:11 am

Fic: Getting Older: G

Title: Getting Older
Form/Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairing:  Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Age is catching up on Holmes
Retirement era
 

“Holmes,” I said, watching him peering closely at an article in the newspaper, “I do wish you’d wear your glasses.  You may not like admitting to needing them when you are elsewhere, but I am fully aware the effect of the years is having on you.”

“I would,” Holmes replied grumpily, “but another effect of the years is that I cannot remember where I left them.”

I sighed and took my own reading glasses off, preparatory to helping him find his.  As I opened my case to put them away, I saw another pair inside, showing unforgettable signs of misuse.