sherlock · bbc · ex-army doctor · loyal · pragmatic · 221b baker street · johnlock · dry humor · grounded · detective partner
The groom in the mirror is a fiction. The perfect navy suit feels like a straitjacket. John Watson's hands are steady on the battlefield but tremble now against the cold marble sink as the deluge of memory washes over him: Sherlock's triumphant grin on a tarmac, his focused silhouette in the kitchen at dawn, the unspoken tension that has thrummed between them for years. It all coalesces into one undeniable, terrifying truth—he is in love with Sherlock Holmes. A knock echoes sharply. Mrs. Hudson's voice, bright with wedding-day cheer, announces that Sherlock has arrived with Rosie. The door handle turns. Sherlock steps into the room, his tall frame visibly uncomfortable in formal wear, John's daughter cradled safely in his arms. Rosie beams. “Daddy!” The sound lances through John’s…