Relapse

[rabidsamfan]

I came to myself briefly as I was being lifted into a carriage, and caught a glimpse of a hand I knew as well as my own, the familiar scars standing out white against an unfamiliar tan. But I could not trace the hand to the face before the prick of a hypodermic needle sent me back into darkness.

When next I woke I was in a world of white sheets and carbolic, and Dr. Ives was standing by my bed. For a moment, I thought myself back in Peshawar, still gripped by typhoid fever.

"Was it all a dream?"






Author's Notes: Ives is borrowed from Pompey's stories "On Afghanistan's Plains" and for this story, "The Covenant and the Oath". For the "playing in another sandbox" prompt at wwoes. Follows Tremors.

Comments

[jcporter1.livejournal.com]

Why did Sherlock have a tan?

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Running around at high altitudes (Tibet) and desert places (Mecca/Khartoum) will do that -- especially to someone as usually pale as Holmes!

[jcporter1.livejournal.com]

Cool. Then are we in Afghan the first time and Sherlock is there or are we back there, or is John hallucinating? Sorry to be so daft. I found this to be compelling so I want to wrap my head around it.

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

"Was it all a dream?"

I don't think so.

[only-po.livejournal.com]

Oh, Watson! You need some huggles and stat! and you're not going to get them from Ives by any stretch so Sherlock had best make an appearance as himself soon.

Can't wait for more!

[ninjaboots.livejournal.com]

Oh, how do you break my heart like this every time? I adore this drabble series you have going, and I wince to imagine the self-castigation going through Holmes's head right now.