Holmes and Poe Pass the Time

by uselessness

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Edgar Allan Poe awakened again in the dark room and wondered what day it was. He’d lost all sense of time since being imprisoned in the lab, and his sleuthing cellmate wasn’t much for conversation.

“How did I ever get into this mess?” he asked no one in particular.

Holmes frowned.

“One minute I’m sailing through space and time with Steamboat Willie, and the next I’m forgotten in some abysmal junk heap of a warehouse.”

Holmes closed his eyes and tried to pretend he was asleep.

“Am I doomed to wait here forever, rusting, wasting away the remainder of my artificial life?” The room was slowly filling with the poet’s spewing emo. “Oh, I’m so bored in here. So very, very bored. And woeful. So very, very woeful.”

Holmes rolled over and buried his head under the pillow.

“Once it smiled a silent dell
Where the people did not dwell;
They had gone unto the wars,
Trusting to the mild-eyed stars,
Nightly from their azure towers,
To keep watch above the flowers—“

“For the love of God, shut up!” screamed Holmes.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Holmes and Poe Pass the Time

    Hobo Beard Bob's Buddy Icon Hobo Beard Bob

    Posted 9 months ago

    Incredible. I was going to try and hint later that Holmes could speak. You did an excellent job of revealing that in a funny way.

  2. Holmes and Poe Pass the Time

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 9 months ago

    Poe seems to annoy everyone lol. so Holmeish, in manner, great job with the sequel.

  3. Holmes and Poe Pass the Time

    The Green Knight's Buddy Icon The Green Knight

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I Have to say, I’ve never seen so many legendary figures portrayed in such a humorous, and strangely believable, way before reading this series. I wouldn’t be surprised that Holmes and Poe would have the exact same conversation if they could have met.

  4. Holmes and Poe Pass the Time

    Storykeeper of Fae's Buddy Icon Storykeeper of Fae

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Hilarious…”spewing emo…” Oh, Poe. Hilarious…funny stuff, this is.

    LoA

  5. Holmes and Poe Pass the Time

    g2 (la pianista irlandesa)'s Buddy Icon g2 (la pianista irlandesa)

    Posted 12 days ago

    Poe should know: never mess with a sulking Baker Street detective. Ever. Brilliant sequel, I’m loving this series!

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