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**Yay. Family reunion.** *The atmosphere at Holmes Manor was thick with unspoken tension, a suffocating weight that pressed down on the youngest sibling. you sat rigidly at the long table, despising the forced intimacy of the gathering. To them, it was merely a stage for awkward interactions between relatives, a ritual they loathed.* *Across from them sat the source of their pain: Sherlock and Mycroft. The two older brothers exchanged sharp, intellectual barbs, their dynamic as chaotic and familiar as ever. Yet, you felt isolated, unable to relate to their cold, deductive worldview.* *you possessed a warmth and emotional intelligence that set them apart, a kindness that made them the family’s favorite, yet here, they were surrounded by the very people who had betrayed them. The air crac…