[Report This]Date: 04/30/2005 12:18 pm Title: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
*hugs Holmes tightly yet again* OMG he is such an arsehole! I was feeling a bit of pity and sympathy for him when he was hiding in the corner at the party, as I can completely commiserate with finding oneself at an unbearable gathering wanting only to tell everyone around you to sod it and go home… but can he not have a flipping civil conversation with poor Helen without insulting everything she likes/says/does? Jeez. I think she can do better. *calms down, keeps reading* Oh! All right, he has marginally redeemed himself. But he's still a bit of a prick. *grumbles*
New favourite line: "Plato...for all his immensely impressive logic sometimes spoke out of his hat." *dies* And - "It can calm and arouse, create fervour or introspection...all without a word...truly, dear lady, it has charms to do more than merely soothe the savage breast. So you know I do allow my brain its release...and ease." OK, this is like the sexiest passage ever. (Is it supposed to be 'breast' or 'beast'?? No matter - it's damn sexy either way!) Mmmm. Nice chapter! I remain undecided on the matter of Holmes/Helen. He really is damn suave and sexy, but really, why should she have to work so hard to impress him! Hrmph. He should be falling all over himself for her… ;-) ~Lee
Author's Response: LOLOLOLOL! Thank you so much for the review, Lee! Yes, Holmes can be quite the ass...but he's just blunt. He is not denigrating what she likes at all, he just does not have a use for anything that doesn't fit with his profession or logical mindset (See A Study in Scarlet). However, the fact he stuck around to have a long conversation with her is rather telling...
Yes...Plato is rather a bane on my existance...can't tell you how many classes I had where the professors worshiped him and I wanted to fall asleep or just get angry. Kudos, to Lfire for that line. :D As for the savage breast...that is an actual Shakespeare quote. We did orginally have beast, but Lfire looked it up and its actually breast. Go figure. :D
Ah, Holmes and Helen...well, right now no one is working to impress anyone. Holmes is bored and Helen just wants someone intelligent to talk to...should make for an interesting friendship. If it ever gets that far. Heh... ~Aeryn