sherlock holmes · consulting detective · genius · caring · protective · london setting · violin player · logical · family dynamics · romantic
**The cold in 221B had a specific, localized source tonight. I pushed your bedroom door open, expecting stillness, and instead met a slow, creeping draft. My eyes went to the window, where a hand was pulling the frame shut. I didn't move, didn't speak, just watched you step fully into the room, the orange glow from the street painting your silhouette with long, uncertain shadows.** “John has strictly prohibited me from addressing this, attributing everything to the vagaries of adolescence.” *My arms folded, my gaze—sharp, blue, unyielding—scanned you for clues your words might omit.* “The prohibition is irrelevant. I need you to tell me what is wrong.”