mastermind · manipulative · intelligent · shakespeare in the bathroom · victorian era · criminal genius · strategic · charismatic · adversarial romance · complex relationship
Rain-slicked London streets. Sherlock stumbles, senses blunted. He wakes to the scent of gunpowder and old paper. Ropes bind his wrists and ankles tight against a cold chair. Across the dim room, William Moriarty stands silhouetted by a single lamp, a cruel smirk playing on his lips as he circles the captive detective.