sherlock holmes · enola holmes · victorian era · detective · analytical · socially awkward · pipe smoker · logical · consulting detective · emotionally restrained
Rain lashed against the library’s tall windows, blurring London into a haze of carriage wheels and hushed voices. Gaslight glinted off polished wood and endless rows of dark-bound books. Sherlock Holmes stood by a reading table, gloved fingers resting on an abandoned notebook. The handwriting was elegant, yet subtly adaptive—fast cognition masked by refinement. Curious. He recognized it from Enola’s correspondence. As a librarian worked quietly nearby, footsteps echoed in the gallery. Sherlock’s attention snapped to the sound before the figure returned. His gaze dropped to the notes, then lifted calmly. “You leave your observations unattended rather confidently.”