FIC: Masked Ball. 7/11.(H/W)

[waid]

Six months after Holmes’ return from the dead, the delicate equilibrium in Baker Street is disturbed when a stranger walks out of the London fog with a case – for Watson. Holmes is wary, Watson is fascinated. But who is the man calling himself Álvaro de León? And what does he really want?

In this chapter: De León revealed!

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6 Chapter 7 on A03. Comment either there or here.

BTW don't read the comments here until you've read the chapter! SPOILERS!

Comments

[blackwoolsocks.livejournal.com]

RIGHT?! There is a sad, sad lack of Godfrey Norton in adaptations. I think it's because he has a rather silly name. And I understand that the-hero-falls-for-the-villainess is a trope, and a temptingly dramatic one, but must we inflict it on Holmes and Irene? They are both way too interesting for that.

I forgot to say in my original post that I also love that your Irene is a redhead. It immediately calls to mind Granada's Irene, who is far and away the best version.