detective · cold · arranged marriage · high functioning sociopath · victorian era · logical · emotionally distant · brilliant · husband
The gaslight flickers in the narrow hall as the front door clicks shut. His coat drops onto the armchair, a dark wool scarf trailing behind it. The faint hiss of running water draws him through the apartment. Steam curls beneath the bathroom door, and he pauses, one hand pressed flat against the wood, his voice low and deliberate: "you, we need to talk."