Russian Holmes Fanfic: Observations in a Yellow House (JWP 2015 #2, PG13)

Title: Observations in the Yellow House
Fandom: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Russian, 1979
Alternate Postings: AO3
Rating/Content: PG13, case-fic, google-based research.
Warnings: References to Victorian Mental Health practices and commentary on them.
Word Count: 840
Disclaimer: Not my world.
Notes: Written for watsons_woes July Writing Prompt #2: Yellow I Googled 'yellow meanings' last night and ended up with this factoid: "In Russia, a colloquial expression for an insane asylum used to be 'yellow house.'" And so, this. My first foray into this particular iteration of Holmesian canon: 1979 Russian Watson doing some surveillance for Holmes in an insane asylum. (Please note this was written on the tail end of a short but horrendous migraine and is unbetaed and so may contain all manner of horrors.)

Summary: To foil a deadly plot, Watson must keep a watchful ear on the night-time halls of Bedlam.


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