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A Study in Regret, by Riandra, is an AU to the events of the Sherlock Holmes short story "The Final Problem". The FF.N summary is as follows: Dedicated to 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 murdered 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.

Tropes used in A Study in Regret include:

Action Girl: Mary Watson, of all people!
Ascended Extra: Moran to Big Bad, Lestrade to Deuteragonist, and Mary to supporting female. Literally.
Authority Equals Asskicking: In the canon, Moriarty hired Moran for his skills. A Study in Regret makes it painfully clear what skills those were.
Avenging the Villain: The reason, basically, this entire story happens at all.
Berserk Button: Moran knows Holmes's is Watson and banks on this.
Big Bad: Who needs Moriarty? His 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: 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.
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.
Inspector Lestrade: Inverted, actually, as he gets his chance to really shine as The Hero.
Like Brother and Sister: Lestrade and Mary.
- And, gradually, Mary and Holmes - she just seems to have that effect on people.
Locked in the Dungeon
Love Hurts
Manly Tears: It's not just Holmes, either - in fact, he once weeps because he sees Lestrade weeping.
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!

Mary swiftly produces a revolver from somewhere, muttering something 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 by Proxy: Holmes realizes that this is how Moran means to get back at him - 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 when Lestrade & Co. rescue him.
To the Pain: Moran "introduces" his viper Naja to a terrified Holmes.
True Companions: Lestrade, Mary, and Marcel.
Unwitting Pawn: Poor, poor Marcel.
Villainous Breakdown: Moran almost does this 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 a Stranger: Lestrade with Mary... and Marcel.

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-[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.''
+'''''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 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.
+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}}
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-=== 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.]]
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 * [[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]]
+* [[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]].
+* [[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]]: Poor, poor Holmes...
+* [[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 Evil Series]]''.
+* [[Homage]]: Not only to the [[Canon]] but to the ''[[Deliver Us 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 Dungeon]]
+* [[Locked in 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.
+* [[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?}}
+{{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 By Proxy]]:  {{spoiler|Holmes realizes that this is how Moran means to get back at him - [[Complete Monster|by killing Mary and her baby.]]}}
+* [[Revenge by 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]].
+* [[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.
+* [[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 A Stranger]]: Lestrade with Mary... and Marcel.
+* [[With a Friend and a Stranger]]: Lestrade with Mary... and Marcel.
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-[[Category:A Study In Regret]]
+[[Category:A Study in Regret]]
 [[Category:Fanfic]]
+[[Category:Sherlock Holmes/Fan Works]]
+[[Category:Fan Works of the 2010s]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Study in Regret, A}}