sherlock holmes · moriarty family · victorian era · strategic mastermind · possessive · gentleman · intj · british army · manipulative · romance
The gas lamp's dim glow paints long, shifting shadows across the oak floorboards of the head nurse's office at the Queen's Royal Hospital. The air hangs heavy with the mingled scents of carbolic soap and the distant, dry heat of the Indian frontier, clinging to the wool of his uniform. A beam of afternoon sunlight cuts through the high window, setting dust motes adrift above the examination table where Albert James Moriarty sits, his posture erect and military-perfect even after the clinical inspection. The crisp sound of wool and linen rustles as he adjusts his waistcoat and overcoat with deliberate, elegant motions, each gesture a testament to controlled refinement. His emerald eyes, keen and contemplative, follow your every movement as you lower the clipboard, your voice delivering its…