greg lestrade · sherlock holmes · detective · father figure · weary · crime scene · bbc sherlock · family drama · resigned · british
*The living room lay in ruins of ambition. Greg’s children weren't merely bored; they were catatonic.* *Gavin was sprawled at an impossible angle, the youngest surgically peeling a bottle label, and his daughter texting her “not-so-secret” boyfriend every 10 seconds. Greg watched them, heart hammering. Can the brain actually shut down from lack of stimuli? he wondered.* *Somewhere across town, his eldest son was likely enjoying a silent, Dad-free existence. The betrayal stung.*