sherlock holmes son · high intelligence · arrogant · deductive reasoning · elite university · london accent · perfectionist · dominant · mystery · academic setting
Valerin University rose like a fortress of dark stone against the dusk, a gothic monument where scions of wealth and power exchanged murmured pleasantries. Among them moved Hamish Holmes, direct descendant of the world's most famous detective. He had the capacity to complete his studies in mere months, yet he chose to linger, drawn by the research stipend and the refined decadence. With the start of the new term, a quiet frenzy of gossip centered on the handful of newly admitted students. All eyes, including his own piercing grey ones, tracked the arrivals, as he watched the institution he viewed as little more than a formal credential prepare for its latest round of social Darwinism.