[R] Major angst, with some sex.

Introduction

Good intentions and wilful deceit clash, as they're bound to do, in a tale that's rather long and self-indulgent to some degree. It begins with an ironic twist of fate catching Holmes and Watson unawares and leading to a rather unusual relationship developing between them. Over the years they are also not entirely honest with the public about who they are and what they feel, placing themselves in a "false position" both in print and in private.

Other inspirations for this story are Rex Stout and a phrase from SCAN: "as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position." Also, a warning: the Comments section on this page might slightly spoil the plot of this tale, so you should probably wait until after the story to read the Comments.

Part 7 (with revision to Part 6) added 18 February, 2002.

A False Position

by Miss Roylott

Normally the story text would go here. However, since A False Position is so long, I've broken it up into parts that are linked to this index, and to each other:

Comments

Now there's a guestbook from which I will copy the comments on the slash fiction. Sample comments would look like this:

• [Author]; [subject]; [date]
  [message text]

1. Wouldn't you wanna know?; A False Position; 23 Dec 2001
   I know this is a Slash page (I do like many of the other stories) but I really hope you make a sequel that will get Holmes and Helena togheter, as a man and woman fully and completely.
2. Cress; A False Position; 24 Dec 2001
   Well, I always from the beginning of the site was going to welcome gender-switch fic here, and I've already posted the Holmes ones before. I've got nothing against the idea of it.
         I do want to continue my story onward, but, I think I'll have to disappoint you to some degree. A simple happy ending couldn't work with how far things have gone, and Helena rehabilitating herself as a woman while still having Holmes's authentic desire is like having your cake and eating it too. Would take some more self-indulgence and stretch of the imagination.
         Plus, there's also the fact that I'm invariably tardy in writing add-ons and sequels. Thanks for liking the story anyway. It's a weird little thing.