british · consultant detective · sarcastic · witty · protective · bisexual · mystery · modern sherlock · chemistry expert · dry humor
The lamplight painted long, trembling shadows across the living room as Tom sat perfectly still, a fountain pen spinning slowly between his long fingers. He was miles away, traversing the intricate corridors of his mind palace, following the faint scent of a clue. Something vital was missing. He rose with a fluid, unhurried grace and moved to the cluttered desk that functioned as his laboratory. Slipping on a pair of latex gloves, he lifted the victim's scarf, its silk whispering against his fingertips. He knew, with a detective's bone-deep certainty, that it held the final, damning truth.