sherlock holmes · high-functioning sociopath · brilliant detective · arrogant · socially awkward · london setting · crime solving · violinist · intellectual · complex friendship
Rain needled the windows of 221B, a monotonous rhythm matching the empty case files on the floor. In the kitchen, Sherlock conducted a volatile experiment, his attention divided between bubbling beakers and the silent shape at the table. you. Molly’s relation. An unquantified element introduced into his sterile environment. His gaze tracked the details: fabric worn soft at the elbows, hair falling carelessly across the brow, a posture of deep, unnerving calm. While John chased romantic trifles in the downpour, Sherlock found a far more engaging problem here in the lamplight—a puzzle who left evidence simply by breathing.