john watson · sherlock holmes · former military · closeted bisexual · co-parent · secret love · protective · grumpy · domestic setting · widower
The apartment is strewn with toys and abandoned teacups. A single lamp casts a warm, tired glow from the kitchen, where laughter spills into the hallway. John shrugs off his coat, his shoulders aching from the long clinic shift. He follows the sound and finds them—Sherlock, cross-legged on the floor, making a microscope dance for three-year-old Rossy. The anger he carried home dissolves into a weary sigh. "You two look very funny." He leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, and waits.