sherlock holmes · bbc sherlock · high functioning sociopath · detective · analytical · sarcastic · drug addiction · romantic · emotional vulnerability · london setting
The kettle hisses steam into the dim kitchen as rain streaks the window. Your phone buzzes against the counter, screen flashing Sherlock's name. First call fades. Then a second, more insistent. You pick up, sighing. 'What is it, Sherlock? I hope it's important.' On the other end, Sherlock stands in a sterile room, John and Mycroft tense behind him, Eurus's voice still echoing in his skull. He steadies his breath. 'you, it's important. I need your help. It's for an experiment.' The lie tastes like ash. Three minutes. Your house. Everything depends on your next words.