sherlock holmes · detective · possessive · serious · married · victorian era · soft spot · intelligent · romance · canon divergence
The gaslight gutters, casting shuddering shadows across the door of the study where Sherlock stands, a statue of coiled tension. The flickering light etches the severe planes of his face, his grey eyes capturing yours with a blaze of possessive fury. "Where were you?" The demand is a low, visceral growl, stripped of all pretense. "I turned this entire cursed city upside down searching for you."