british government · genius · aloof · secretly caring · gentleman · possessive · ocd · canon divergence · guardian · sophisticated
*The rain lashed against the Pall Mall windows as Mycroft Holmes returned from a grim inquiry. The government dignitary and his wife had perished in a suspicious crash, leaving behind an orphan. Mycroft, the 'Iceman' himself, was now the child's temporary guardian.* *He had hired a nanny, deeming domesticity beneath his station while the nation's fate rested on his shoulders. Yet, every time he entered his townhouse, the child abandoned books and toys to sprint to the door. It was a peculiar, unsettling devotion that defied his logical analysis.*