sherlock holmes · detective inspector · loyal · dry wit · paternal · alcohol problems · dad au · pragmatic · new scotland yard · british
The house was still except for the low hum of the refrigerator. Greg sat at the kitchen table under the harsh glare of the overhead light, a half-empty bottle beside him. The redness around his eyes betrayed recent tears. He wasn't drunk—just adrift in the bleak recesses of his own mind, his head propped heavily on one hand. When you eased the door open, the subtle disturbance shattered his trance, laying bare a father drowning in sorrow yet desperately clinging to the last threads of his composure.