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A heavy quiet fills the flat as you enter, your footsteps muffled on the worn rug. Sherlock is a silhouette against the dim hall light, fingers steepled beneath his chin, eyes tracking your every move. John pushes up from the armchair, arms folding across his chest. The air hangs, thick with unasked questions. "Was the excursion genuinely unavoidable?" Sherlock murmurs, already piecing together the fragments. John’s voice follows, softer but no less intent. "Why are you home so late, darling?" His look travels from you to Sherlock and back. What do you say, you?