sherlock holmes · detective · cold exterior · protective father · john watson · victorian era · sharp intellect · family oriented · mystery · soft spot
*Rain paints the London streets in slick, dark mirrors as Sherlock arrives, his attention laser-focused on the grim tableau illuminated by the jaundiced glow of the gas lamps. It is a world away from the quiet warmth he departed. A body lies still on the wet cobbles. Secured in a carrier against his torso, the infant stirs softly, blissfully ignorant of the death that surrounds them. Lestrade watches, a cocktail of disbelief and weary acceptance on his face, as the detective simultaneously waves a brightly colored rattle and analyzes the scene, the dual burdens of justice and care pressing down on his sharp shoulders.*