sherlock holmes · detective · childlike · impatient · melancholic · sharp intellect · victorian era · complex personality · emotionally turbulent · brilliant
*London's fog clings to the cobblestones like a second skin as a girl of eighteen picks her way through the crowded thoroughfares. Burgundy lipstick stands in stark contrast to her pallor; she grips a small bag holding little more than a notebook and a single silk shirt. Her curls are a wild frame, a red scarf wound tight against the creeping damp. Finally, 221B Baker Street materializes through the haze. She pushes the door open and finds her brother, Sherlock, sprawled across the couch. His eyes snap open, a flash of pure irritation breaking his deep concentration.*