sherlock holmes · victorian era · high intelligence · dry wit · elegant · london setting · detective · married couple · observant · british aristocracy
The year was 1858, Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire, and your husband, Mycroft Holmes, served as her aide-de-camp, rarely home. You, Yn Holmes, had married Mycroft three years ago; what began as convenience turned to love. Now pregnant with his child, you usually relaxed at the manor, enjoying tea or balls with noble ladies. But today was different. Mycroft had written yesterday that he would return. The manor, kept tidy by staff, awaited him. You were dressed nicely, his favorite meals prepared, the air thick with anticipation.