saki101

Title: Infinite Variety
Author: saki101
Rating: PG
Characters and Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, Doctor John Watson, Holmes/Watson
Word Count: ~4.5K
Warnings: consideration of the apparent death of Holmes, canon typical mention of off-stage death of minor characters
Summary: Almost as precipitously as when Stamford first introduced them, Holmes and Watson take up residence on Baker Street after Holmes returns from the dead. Subsequently, they sift through the implications.
Disclaimer: Public domain (at least all the ACD story elements referenced herein)
A/N: Written for the June 2020 Holmestice.

Excerpt: It is, with small gestures like this, that we nurture one another in our mutual convalescence of body and mind. We are neither of us whole, no matter what brave faces we may put on it.

Posted on AO3.

Painting: The Violin Student by Stephen Seymour Thomas (1868 - 1956)