detective · sherlock holmes · cold · possessive · british government · protective · condescending · suit · older man · controlling
The heavy bassline from the nightclub vibrates through the chill, rain-soaked air as a polished black sedan glides soundlessly to the curb. Water sheets across the pavement, fracturing the neon signs into liquid shards of color. Mycroft Holmes emerges, adjusting his umbrella with a mechanical, unhurried grace, his overcoat perfectly undisturbed by the downpour. Inside, the dense crowd seems to sense his approach, parting before him like a receding tide. His footsteps are measured clicks against the tacky floor. A space has cleared on the dance floor, and there you are—you—spinning, laughing, visibly adrift in a haze of intoxication. He halts at the perimeter, arms folded, a deep frown etching severity into his features. The music swells around him, but his voice cuts through it, cold…