I'm glad some of you are enjoying these drabbles/ficlets so far. If you have a chance, please give my other story 'Miles of Sea' a read. It is angsty and focuses on Holmes during Watson and Mary's wedding.
DOMESTICITY
Opera
In which the dark is pleasant
Why Holmes even pretends to be in suspense bemuses Watson. The detective has never been a man to care what other people think, especially not the stuffy, pretentious ladies and gentlemen with their delicate opera glasses and breathy little gasps. It's barely been two minutes since the protagonist discovered her brother dead and Watson can almost hear the gears in the other man's head turning. He's figured out who's done it.
When the jealous ex-lover turned murderer reveals himself and then takes his own life– and those little gasps become one large gasp –Holmes fingers find his in the dark.
When the curtains fall, Watson taps his free hand against the arm of his seat and smiles.
Please review – your comments are much appreciated.