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Line 1: {{work}} ~~[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7970217/1/A_Study_In_Regret~~ '''''A Study in Regret'']''', by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3677015/Riandra Riandra], is an [[Alternate Universe\|AU]] to the events of the [[Sherlock Holmes]] short story "The Final Problem". The ~~[http://www.fanfiction.net~~ FF.N] summary is as follows: ''Dedicated to [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1758544/Aleine_Skyfire Aleine Skyfire]. What if events had turned out for the worst after Moriarty's death at Reichenbach? Character death, drug and torture references.'' When the fic opens, Colonel Sebastian Moran has already [[Hero -Killer\|murdered]] [[The Watson\|Dr. Watson]] at the Reichenbach Falls. [[Sherlock Holmes]] is now Moran's prisoner, and is being constantly "punished" for the death of Professor Moriarty. Not all hope is lost, however, for [[Inspector Lestrade]] and Mary Watson are on the case, and they're determined not to fail. The story is available as a published ebook. ~~Now has a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/AStudyInRegret character sheet] under construction.~~ {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== This story provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Action Girl]]: Mary Watson, [[Hidden Depths\|of all people!]] * [[Ascended Extra]]: Moran to [[Big Bad]], Lestrade to [[Deuteragonist]], and Mary to supporting female. [[Team Mom\|Literally.]] Line 14 ⟶ 13: * [[Berserk Button]]: Moran ''knows'' Holmes's is Watson and banks on this. * [[Big Bad]]: Who needs ''Moriarty''? His [[The Dragon\|second-in-command]] is more than enough! * [[Birth -Death Juxtaposition]] * [[Choke Holds]]: As part of Moran's [[Villainous Breakdown]] (see below), he starts to throttle Holmes. * [[Cold -Blooded Torture]]: There's not even any real point to Holmes's torture, other than [[Avenging the Villain]] and ''possibly'' [[Break the Haughty]]. * [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Watson and Holmes never stood a chance against Moran and his [[Mook]]. * [[Darker and Edgier]]: [[Sarcasm Mode\|In case you didn't get that,]] already. * [[Death Fic]]: Since Watson's death plays a very big part in this story... yeah, this is definitely a [[Death Fic]]. * [[Determinator]]: Lestrade and Mary. * [[~~Distressed~~ Dude in Distress]]: Poor, poor Holmes... * [[Evil Gloating]]: Holmes asks if Moran would like to continue this, trying to stall him. It doesn't work. * [[Flashback Nightmare]]: Used several times for poor Holmes. * [[The Heart]]: Mary, oh so much! * [[Homage]]: Not only to the [[Canon]] but to the ''[[Deliver Us ~~From Evil Series (Fanfic)\|Deliver Us From~~from Evil Series]]''. * [[Inspector Lestrade]]: Inverted, actually, as he gets his chance to really shine as [[The Hero]]. * [[Like Brother and Sister]]: Lestrade and Mary. ** {{spoiler\|And, gradually, Mary and Holmes - she just seems to have that effect on people.}} * [[Locked in ~~The~~the Dungeon]] * [[Love Hurts]] * [[Manly Tears]]: It's not just Holmes, either - in fact, he once weeps because he sees ''[[Not So Stoic\|Lestrade]]'' weeping. * [[Bilingual Bonus\|Multilingual Bonus]]: There's a ''lot'' of untranslated French and German in the flashbacks, plus ''translated'' French and German later on. * [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Invoked by Holmes. * [[Narrative Profanity Filter]]: Used on occasion, and once with ''Mary''! {{quote\| [[Moment of Awesome\|Mary swiftly produces a revolver from somewhere,]] muttering something [[Foreign Cuss Word\|decidedly ungenteel in French]] – where did she learn words like that?}} * [[Not So Stoic]]: The author takes Holmes's infamous stoicism and hurls it out the window. ** Lestrade's emotions are fully realized, as well. * [[Only Sane Man]]/[[Team Dad]]: Dear Lestrade. * [[Rescue Arc]]: Ingeniously done through flashbacks. * [[Revenge Byby Proxy]]: {{spoiler\|Holmes realizes that this is how Moran means to get back at him - [[Complete Monster\|by killing Mary and her baby.]]}} * [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Very much in play here - however, with Mary Watson as an actual ''[[Action Girl]]'', it's worth it! * [[Team Mom]]: The attitudes of the men around Mary make it pretty clear who's in charge, here! * [[Torture Always Works]]: Holmes is pretty far gone {{spoiler\|when Lestrade & Co. rescue him}}. * [[To the Pain]]: Moran "introduces" [[Snakes Are Evil\|his viper Naja]] to [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?\|a terrified Holmes]]. * [[True Companions]]: Lestrade, Mary, and Marcel. * [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Poor, poor Marcel. * [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Moran ''almost'' does this {{spoiler\|when Holmes kills his viper.}} * [[Victorian Britain]]: Averted, making it one of the few period-Sherlockian fics to do so. And the author averts it ''brilliantly''. * [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Mary delivers a downright cringe-worthy one to Holmes... ironically, berating him for even ''considering'' the ''exact'' same vanishing act he performed in the original stories. * [[With a Friend ~~And~~and Aa Stranger]]: Lestrade with Mary... and Marcel. {{reflist}} [[Category:A Study Inin Regret]] [[Category:Fanfic]] [[Category:Sherlock Holmes/Fan Works]] [[Category:Fan Works of the 2010s]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Study in Regret, A}}