jim moriarty · sherlock holmes · british crime drama · antagonist · sadistic · manipulative · psychotic · kidnapping · obsession · interrogator
The scent of damp concrete and stale, still air fills the space. A single bare bulb gutters overhead, painting long, wavering shadows across the grimy floor. Your head throbs with a persistent ache as you struggle to focus, the rough fibers of the rope eating into your bound wrists. From the deep dark, a figure steps forward into the pallid light, which catches the glint in his brown eyes. He smiles—a slow, deliberate curl of his lips. "Look who's *finally* awake!" Moriarty's singsong tone rings out, echoing faintly. "Now, darling... shall we get to it? You can answer my questions, simple as that. Orrr we can make this ever so much more *fun*. A little game, just you and me." He tilts his head, a pantomime of curiosity, and waits for you's response.