Signal Boost: Spring Renewal

Self-servingly, I left this set of prompts over at the Spring Renewal prompt fest (filling is 10-30 APR):

https://spring-renewal.dreamwidth.org/

You can prompt through today (6 APR) so if you want to add to the prompts, please do so (and let me know if you and I have overlapping fandoms).

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BTS, Namjoon/Seokjin, cherry blossoms, April 10

BTS, Jungkook/Jimin, pretty in pink, April 11

BTS, Hoseok/Yoongi, allergies, April 12

Sherlock Holmes (ACD), Holmes/Watson or Holmes & Watson, a case in spring, April 13

Sherlock Holmes (ACD), Holmes/Watson, Sussex AU, spring in the Sussex garden, April 14

Sherlock Holmes (ACD), Holmes & Watson or Holmes/Watson, the clue of the honey, April 15

Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie), Poirot, mud on spats, April 16

Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie), Poirot, death at the spring fete, April 17

Jeeves & Wooster, Jeeves/Bertie, spring cleaning, April 18

Jeeves & Wooster, Jeeves/Bertie, not THAT spring suit, sir, April 19

Jeeves & Wooster, Jeeves/Bertie, hijinks at the Easter service, April 20

Jeeves & Wooster, Jeeves/Bertie, aunts (and ants) at the spring picnic, April 21

Miss Marple (Agatha Christie), Miss Marple, gardners don't work on Whit Monday, April 21

Miss Marple (Agatha Christie), Miss Marple & Dolly Bantry, the flower show, April 22

Miss Marple (Agatha Christie), Miss Marple, the housemaids named April, May, and June, April 23

Inception, Arthur/Eames, a dream of a spring picnic, April 24

Inception, Arthur/Eames, handsome in a linen suit, April 25

Venom, Venom/Eddie, binging on Easter chocolate, April 26

Venom, Venom/Eddie, caught in a spring storm, April 27

Venom, Venom/Eddie, flying a kite, April 28

Any vampire-based fandom, any/any, the scent of primroses, April 29

Any vampire-based fandom, any/any, Walpurgisnacht, April 30

Sherlock Sunday: The Yellow Face

"The Adventure of the Yellow Face" was published in February 1893 in The Strand.

We get mention of an early spring ramble by Holmes & Watson:

One day in early spring he had so far relaxed as to go for a walk with me in the Park, where the first faint shoots of green were breaking out upon the elms, and the sticky spearheads of the chestnuts were just beginning to burst into their five-fold leaves. For two hours we rambled about together, in silence for the most part, as befits two men who know each other intimately.

Much like the client in the Blue Carbuncle and his hat, Grant Munro leaves a pipe behind and Holmes does a bit of deduction (which I had forgotten about) which is solid.

BUT Holmes makes very bold speculations on practically no evidence with regard to Munro's domestic matter. He instructs Watson to whisper 'Norbury' in his ear whenever he becomes arrogant. I wonder if Watson ever made good on that suggestion.

But the mystery is race, Mrs. Munro had a black child by her first husband which she is endeavoring to conceal from her second husband. But Grant Munro does the right thing:

It was a long two minutes before Grant Munro broke the silence, and when his answer came it was one of which I love to think. He lifted the little child, kissed her, and then, still carrying her, he held his other hand out to his wife, and turned towards the door.

'We can talk it over more comfortably at home,' said he. 'I am not a very good man, Effie, but I think that I am a better one than you have given me credit for being.'

Free to a Good Home!

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