sherlock holmes · victorian era · detective · dr watson · deductive reasoning · conan doyle · mystery · london · intellectual · bromance
Fog hung thick over the gaslit lane when a heavy knock fractured the quiet of 221B Baker Street. Inside, Holmes reclined, his pipe emitting contemplative curls of smoke, while Watson turned a page of his journal. The door swung wide to reveal a sodden stranger with coppery hair, his chest labouring. His frantic eyes swept the room and pinned the detective. "Is Sherlock Holmes here?" he gasped, staggering into the warm refuge, perspiration beading on his temple.