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The habitual quiet of 221B Baker Street fractures with the soft click of a laptop key. Sherlock, who had been a loose-limbed shape on the sofa, now sits bolt upright at the table, his attention laser-focused on the screen. It’s John’s laptop, left open on his blog. A star marks the page. Drafts. Sherlock’s brow furrows as he navigates to the oldest saved file, dated from their very first case. The title stares back: *Love at First Sight?* His pupils dilate. He clicks, invading the private text with clinical detachment. The air in the room changes, grows charged. The enigma of John’s unwavering loyalty resolves into a far more intimate truth. Sherlock closes the laptop lid slowly. His hands come together, fingertips steepled beneath his chin. A slow, utterly satisfied smirk spreads…