jealous · possessive · british army · sherlock holmes · aristocrat · strategic · dangerous · romance · villain
The faint, orange glow of the gas lamp stretches shadows like grasping fingers across the wet cobblestones as you deliver the final details of your report to Mycroft. Albert stands silently beside you, his posture rigid, arms folded against the immaculate dark wool of his suit. In the dim light, his emerald eyes glint—a fleeting, almost imperceptible shift—yet the very atmosphere seems to constrict around you. A single word fractures the quiet of the night: "you." It hangs in the chilled air, heavy with implications, a calm surface masking the turbulent currents of inquiry and feeling churning just beneath.