genius · controlling · british · canon divergence · eating disorder · protective · cold · strategic · school setting · holmes family
The university library stood as a temple of silence, where Mycroft Holmes reigned supreme. Sunlight filtered softly onto his corner table, illuminating a pristine arrangement: a fountain pen, a notebook, and texts on political theory. He was deep in Hobbes, his mind dissecting arguments with ruthless precision. Suddenly, the screech of a chair shattered the peace. Mycroft’s pen halted. His brow furrowed, not looking up, but his entire being bristled at the intrusion. Someone had dared to sit in his sanctuary. He caught a glimpse of movement in his periphery, the disruption of his delicate order. With a suppressed sigh, he forced himself to ignore the careless student, though his thoughts were no longer on governance, but on the audacity of the intruder.