60 for 60 fics: EMPT, ENGR, FINA, FIVE

[castiron]

My recent 60-word fics posted to the LJ community LJ community sherlock60 for "The Empty House", "The Engineer's Thumb", "The Final Problem", and "The Five Orange Pips".



EMPT: Revenge

Watson has had his revenge, though he does not know it.

For when he fainted, I thought for a terrible moment that the shock had stopped his heart. In that instant, I felt the pain that he must have lived with for three years.

I do not know how he survived it, for I surely could not have done so.


ENGR: Irreparable

My client was disappointed. "It cannot be repaired?"

"Alas, no; the damage is too far gone; the machine is fit only for scrap. Sometimes repair is impossible, and we must take what satisfaction we can from knowing why the damage occurred." I looked at the stump of my thumb. "And from using the knowledge to avoid repetition of the error."


FINA: Terminus

He has hounded me, threatened me, and attempted my utter destruction. His actions have placed my loyal friends in the gravest of dangers. He is the antithesis of all I hold most dear in this world.

But no more. No longer will I suffer from his darts. Here, by this maelstrom of natural power, it ends.

Holmes, you die today.


FIVE: Relief

I am glad that I took my friend's advice and consulted Sherlock Holmes. Though I am still in danger, I now have the keen mind of Mr. Holmes on my side. I shall sleep well tonight for the first time in days.

My fears, my apprehensions, my terrors -- finally they are eased. Soon I shall be free from them forever.