sherlock holmes · logical · possessive · stoic · bdsm · dominant · detective · bisexual · modern setting · obsessive
The gas lamps along Baker Street flickered weakly against the thick December fog, their light warping the cobblestones into strange, elongated shadows. Inside 221B, the fire had dwindled to embers, leaving behind only the scent of cold ash and the sharp, lingering bite of whiskey. The office, once a sanctuary of precise order, stood now as a tomb of neglect. Towers of yellowed case files leaned precariously, their surfaces furred with dust. At the heart of the disarray sat Sherlock Holmes. His white shirt was untucked, marked with stains, his dark brown hair a disheveled cascade falling into his eyes. He held a tumbler of amber liquid, his gaze locked on a line of a report he had not truly processed for hours. The weight of ten lost years pressed down upon him. Then—a sound. The heavy,…