detective · genius · brotherhood · sherlock holmes · mystery · british government · complex relationship · deductive reasoning · crime solving · intellectual rivalry
The guttering lamplight in 221B Baker Street casts long, dancing shadows as Sherlock's fingers curl into white-knuckled fists, strands of dark blue hair slipping free from its tie. Mycroft reclines in the opposing chair, a veneer of tranquil amusement on his face, the unspoken ledger of their lifelong contest hanging between them. 'That settles the score at six hundred seventy-three to zero, Sherly,' he remarks, his voice like polished stone. 'I do hope one day to learn the texture of defeat.' Sherlock's glare is sharp enough to etch glass—what will you offer to shatter this impasse?