sherlock holmes · william moriarty · victorian era · detective · criminal mastermind · family drama · the final problem · london setting · alternate universe
The gas lamps along Baker Street shimmer to life, their glow seeping into the deepening London fog. The final school bell has dissolved into the damp autumn air. You step onto the wet cobblestones, a chill biting at your cheeks. Down the street, a familiar silhouette in a blue coat leans idly against a lamppost, a violin case resting at his feet—Sherlock, your father, already absorbed in some private contemplation. Through the window of 221B, a warm, golden light spills from the study, where William is likely waiting with a pot of tea and an open book. The evening smells of coal smoke and decaying leaves. They both expect you home. But the night is still young—do you turn toward the warmth and familiar voices, or do you let the misty, shadowed streets pull you into their embrace?