Sherlock: Fanfic: Stripy

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Title: Stripy
Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: G
Length: 264
Characters: A jumper, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. Hudson
Summary: A jumper tells its story.

First Stripe: I thought I was a fairly attractive jumper but I’m down to half
price and still no takers. Maybe stripes have gone out of fashion again.
Hang on. I’m being carried to the changing room...! Look at me. I really
suit this chap. Hm… ‘Dr. John H. Watson’ it says on his bank card.




Second Stripe: Dr. Watson seems to have cheered up a great deal now
he’s moved into a new place. Sherlock Holmes, his flatmate’s called. (Daft
name. Why can’t people have proper names like Jumper?) Lovely suit.
I wonder what he does for a living. Something sensible, I would imagine.




Third Stripe: I was excited to be taken out today. But there was running…
and fighting… and falling into things… I’ll never be the same again. Though,
on the bright side, if I become an ‘only good enough to be worn around
the house’ jumper, at least I’ll be safe from further traumatic experiences.




Fourth Stripe: Have had further traumatic experience. The flatmate has
managed to set fire to me. Luckily Dr. Watson wasn’t wearing me at the
time, but I’m ruined! Big hole all the way through. I’m for the rag bag...
Though their landlady says she might be able to do something with me.




Final Stripe: I have become a set of leg warmers. Mrs. Hudson attends
some kind of dance class at the leisure centre as therapy for her hip.
All the ladies are over 60, but the dancing is… You know, it wasn’t quite
what I was expecting. Let's just say, the traumatic experiences continue.

Comments

[hab318princess.livejournal.com]

*giggles* brilliant!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much ^__^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Poor jumper - such high hopes and reduced to leg warmers at a dance class. Can jumpers blush?

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

(I think I have been influenced by your recent ficlets...)

Of course jumpers can blush. All jumpers are prone to embarrassment and severe blushing - that's why they feel so warm and comfy ^_^

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

ROFL! This is one of the cleverest uses of an "outsider" perspective than I've ever seen. Who knew jumpers had such a peevish streak.

This jumper certainly had a more existing life than most! Unfortunately, it seems this particular one would have been happiest puttering about at home, or perhaps going to work in a stodgy office at best. :-p

Lovely suit. I wonder what he does for a living. Something sensible, I would imagine. You can practically feel the approval radiating from the jumper here, the poor naive thing.

*Cuddles it, or what's left of it.*

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose jumpers are inherently non-heroic and conservative in their outlook ^^ (You don't have Clark Kent nipping into a phone box to change into a nice jumper when he becomes Superman.) I imagine most of John's wardrobe is startled by what he gets up to ^_^

And I'm sure the jumper/leg warmers appreciate the cuddling ^^ (And I appreciate the thoroughly kind words ^_^)

(Edited because I came up with something wittier to say :P)