July 2 - Husband's Job

 

Title: The Husband’s Job

Author: Pompey

Universe: ACD

Rating: G

Warnings: none?

Word count: 100

Summary: Sometimes it sucks having to be the man of the house.

Prompt: July 2 – phobia redux

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Mary’s scream had brought him running.  Upon seeing the reason for her scream, he calmly assured her he would deal with the situation and gently shooed her out of the room to spare her any further distress.  As soon as the door closed behind her, though, Watson dropped his façade and stared down his loathsome nemesis scuttling across the floor.  There was nothing else for it.  Even with a rolled up newspaper, he was too far away.  To kill the spider, he was going to have to get closer to it, no matter how much arachnids made his skill crawl.

July 3 - Green Grow the Rushes

Title: Green Grow the Rushes

Author: Pompey

Universe: BBC Sherlock

Rating: PG

Warnings: none

Word count: 100

Summary: John has regained consciousness in many dangerous situations.  This is yet one more.

Prompt: July 3 - green

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Green. 

 

His vision was nothing but green. 

 

Slowly John blinked and focused.  The blurry green solidified into hundreds of lacy leaves surrounding him.  The tickling and chill air made him realize he was nearly naked, wearing nothing but boxer shorts and stalks of lacy-leaved plants, like some bizarre interpretation of Adam. 

 

The he noticed the purple flowers somewhat reminiscent of snapdragons.  He knew these plants, thanks to Sherlock.  Aconite. Monkshood. Wolfsbane.  Deadly poison, no matter the name.  So deadly that allegedly the poison could be absorbed right through the skin.  John shivered and fervently hoped that it was only allegedly.