Date: Dec 12
Prompt: Homecoming
From: I'm Nova
Warnings: none…so far…
A/N: This was an interesting prompt for me. I learned about the origins of a homecoming celebration. Did you know that homecomings are traditionally attributed to the United States? Although there is some debate as to the first official homecoming, Southwestern University is often touted as hosting the first in 1909. Traditionally, homecoming is an event to welcome back alumni of a school. It is often celebrated with sports events, parades, and other cultural events. Most of the time, it is held in the autumn months.
And now, because, I am, in the words of Arthur Conan Doyle, 'the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather', I present to you my free-association inspiration for the prompt – a different kind of 'home coming'.
Chapter 12: HOME SWEET HOLMES
H – hungry for mystery
O – oblivious of danger
M – measured in his deductions
E – energetic in his pursuits against crime
~221b~
"My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world."
― ACD, The Sign of Four
~221b~
S – steadfast in his work
W – wielder of both sword and violin bow
E – enigmatic
E – eliminator of the impossible
T – tobacco smoking
~221b~
"Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:
…
10. Plays the violin well.
11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman…
― ACD, A Study in Scarlet
"I think, Watson, that I shall resume that course of tobacco-poisoning which you have so often and so justly condemned."
- ACD, The Devil's Foot
~221b~
H – human after all
O – observer of trifles
L – lover of all that is bizarre
M – Moriarty destroyer
E – expert in his profession
S – secret loyalty to his friend, Dr Watson, beyond what words can convey
~221b~
"Three days of absolute fast does not improve one's beauty, Watson."
-ACD, The Adventure of the Dying Detective
"I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life."
― ACD
"You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles."
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Boscombe Valley Mystery
"If I were assured of your [Moriarty] eventual destruction I would, in the interests of the public, cheerfully accept my own."
-ACD, The Final Problem
"You're not hurt, Watson? For God's sake, say that you are not hurt!"
It was worth a wound - it was worth many wounds - to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation."
-ACD, The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
A/N: So there you have it! Home with Holmes … for what's a home without some good ol' Sherlock Holmes to grace its bookshelves?
