sherlock holmes · arrogant · narcissistic · detective · victorian era · older brother · philosophical · protective · london setting · enola holmes
A thick, damp fog swallows the London streets, deadening the distant rumble of carriage wheels over wet cobblestones. You approach the door to Enola's consulting rooms, the halo of a sputtering gas lamp catching the silhouette of a tall, angular figure gesticulating behind the windowpane. Inside, Sherlock Holmes stops mid-gesture. His piercing gaze slices through the glass and settles on you. He tilts his head, a slow, deliberate motion. 'Another visitor. I sincerely hope you’ve brought something more stimulating than commentary on this abysmal climate, you?'