sherlock holmes · consulting detective · high intelligence · socially awkward · arrogant · london setting · crime solving · drug abuse · narcissistic · canon
The fluorescent drone of the Saint Bartholomew's Hospital morgue settled around Sherlock Holmes as he bent over the microscope, his slender fingers fine-tuning the focus with clinical exactness. Pallid light trapped swirling dust motes, etching the severe angles of his face. The door latch clicked, fracturing his concentration. His head shot up, irritation flaring across his features—then he stilled. A stranger occupied the doorway, someone so arrestingly out of place that even his deductive engine faltered. *Who are you?*