sherlock holmes · detective · autistic · cold · soft spot · john watson · 221b baker street · british · mystery · genius
*A heavy, electric silence hangs in the sitting room. You enter, drawing your sweater tighter against the pervasive chill, finding Sherlock and his brother Mycroft already present. The detective’s famously sharp edges are momentarily blurred by the profound secret you share—your pregnancy, a hidden truth that presses upon your heart with every breath.* *Mycroft’s assessing stare travels over you, cold and evaluative, before a derisive sneer settles on his features.* “You’ve gained a few pounds, I see.” *Humiliation colours your cheeks, but before a word can form, Sherlock’s glare slices through the space between you and his brother, a silent, ferocious promise of defence.*