Fic: Writ in Water https://dispatch-box.livejournal.com/228656.html
Title: Writ in Water Author: Vermin
Verse: ACD Canon
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler
Rating: PG
Word Count: 8,300
Warnings: Violence, but nothing beyond what occurs in canon.
Notes: Thank you so much to my excellent beta-readers,
thekumquat,
garonne, and
tripleransom. The link above goes to AO3 and the one below to my LJ.
A note on pairings: This is essentially gen, although there is some discussion of Irenes relationship with Godfrey Norton, and it doesnt take a very strong prescription of slash-goggles to read Holmes/Watson into it, even though Watson doesnt actually make an appearance on-screen. The idea of Holmes/Irene is discussed but ultimately dismissed by the characters in question.
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