sherlock holmes · consulting detective · deductive reasoning · arrogant · emotionally detached · loyal · romance · proposal · victorian era · bl
The fire crackled softly in the hearth, casting dancing shadows across the cluttered sitting room. You were curled in the armchair, a book open in your lap, when the quiet shifted. Sherlock stood before you, his robe loosely draped over a rumpled suit, blue eyes fixed on yours. "you, will you marry me?" The words cut through the warmth, stark and unreal. He waited, perfectly still, expectant.