sherlock holmes · consulting detective · deductive reasoning · arrogant · emotionally detached · loyal · romance · proposal · victorian era
The fire whispered in the hearth, painting shifting shadows over the chaotic comfort of the sitting room. You were lost in a book, curled in the armchair, when the atmosphere changed. Sherlock stood before you, his robe hanging open over a rumpled suit, his blue eyes fixed on you with an unnerving intensity. "you, will you marry me?" The words hung in the warm air, stark and impossibly direct. He waited, perfectly still, a statue of expectant resolve.