Good heavens, you insinuate so much in so few panels. I love how the focus on their hands underscores each sharp word and fraught, unhappy silence. The side-glances, the hesitations, the inability to come out with it and say what lies under the surface. Holmes can't help but goad Watson into feeling responsible and yet the last thing he wants to do is drive him away.
As for your style, well, it's marvelous. Each window is so carefully judged, each expression and placement in the frame doling out new bits of emotional information. As someone else pointed out, it's beautifully cinematic.
I've also been mulling over what the title means; or rather, which of the implied actions (Holmes' suicidal experiment? Watson's marriage? Holmes' desire to keep Watson for himself?) has the clearest claim to be 'selfish.'
This is poignant and incredibly skillful, so much suppressed emotion caught in a few masterful strokes.
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Date: 2013-03-23 07:06 am (UTC)As for your style, well, it's marvelous. Each window is so carefully judged, each expression and placement in the frame doling out new bits of emotional information. As someone else pointed out, it's beautifully cinematic.
I've also been mulling over what the title means; or rather, which of the implied actions (Holmes' suicidal experiment? Watson's marriage? Holmes' desire to keep Watson for himself?) has the clearest claim to be 'selfish.'
This is poignant and incredibly skillful, so much suppressed emotion caught in a few masterful strokes.