Oh, I enjoyed reading this very much, Anon. Your Holmes voice is excellent, and the story is well told. I loved
Slowly and painstakingly, I had carved away layers of armour: the layer of affability, the layer of civility, the layer of unassuming stolidity. Finally I had reached the core, which was keen and shrewd, and really rather beautiful.
because OMG YES THIS
And:
"There is nothing more pitiful than a man who pines after someone who doesn't reciprocate the feeling."
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Date: 2013-03-23 10:40 am (UTC)Slowly and painstakingly, I had carved away layers of armour: the layer of affability, the layer of civility, the layer of unassuming stolidity. Finally I had reached the core, which was keen and shrewd, and really rather beautiful.
because OMG YES THIS
And:
"There is nothing more pitiful than a man who pines after someone who doesn't reciprocate the feeling."
oh, zing.
Thank you so much for sharing this :)