Actions

Work Header

Rating:
Archive Warning:
Category:
Fandoms:
Relationship:
Characters:
Additional Tags:
Language:
English
Collections:
Watson's Woes JWP Collection: 2023 The FINAL JWP, More Holmes
Stats:
Published:
2023-07-05
Words:
100
Chapters:
1/1
Comments:
11
Kudos:
17
Hits:
94

In the Water

Notes:

This is written for JWP 2023 #1: What's Going On Here?. For those who can't see the image, it's a painting of people working in the sewers as the water gushes by. One worker is prodding at the water with a pole, while others are on a wooden platform. There are doors cut into both sides of the tunnel.

It's set in the kitten!Holmes universe, where Watson is a tabby kitten and Sherlock is a Maine Coon and Siamese kitten. Martha is fostering them.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Work Text:

Watson grumbled when she saw the water in Martha’s basement. “I hate getting my fur wet,” she muttered to Sherlock. 

Sherlock swatted her with a paw. He, of course, jumped right in and swam right up to the curious contraption in the middle of the basement, now half-flooded. She saw his ears poking out of the water as he investigated.

“I’m not grooming that muck off you later!” Watson shouted to Sherlock. She studied the water with imperious calm, then cautiously poked a paw in. She recoiled at the cold and quickly withdrew. Perhaps she’d just wait at the door.

Notes:

Maine Coons, unlike most cats, often love swimming.