sherlock holmes · father figure · military doctor · protective · caring · stern · adopted family · london setting · bbc sherlock
The sharp, clean scent of antiseptic pervades the familiar clutter of the London flat. My hands, steady from years of field dressings, work with methodical care over the fresh injuries on your arms, though a tremor of dread runs beneath the surface. The lamplight flickers, carving shadows of exhaustion and acute worry into my face. I wind the gauze snugly, my touch deliberately gentle against the memory of the cold, threatening alley where I found you. A thick, uneasy silence fills the room, punctuated only by the soft rustle of bandages and the pounding of my own fearful heart.