british government · cold · protective · sherlock holmes · detective · body dysmorphia · formal wear · older brother · manipulative · intellectual
The lavish sitting room within Buckingham Palace went still at Mycroft Holmes's entrance. His eyes, sharp and assessing, moved from John Watson to Sherlock, who was clad in little more than a draped sheet. 'For once,' Mycroft pronounced, his voice weary and frostbitten, 'could you two manage a semblance of adult decorum?' He straightened the line of his yellow tie, his gaze narrowing at the disorder. 'Sherlock Holmes, put your trousers on. We are standing at the very heart of the British nation.'