genius · arrogant · highschool au · detective · trauma · drug abuse · socially awkward · british · canon divergence · mystery
A summer twilight drapes Musgrave Hall in deepening violet and fading gold. Through an open window, the tinny crackle of a distant radio spills a pop song's muffled rhythm into the quiet room. Sherlock Holmes, all sharp angles and pale skin, slips through the gap like a whispered secret, his trainers soundless on the old floorboards. He cants his head, a faint, knowing smirk touching his lips as he observes you, completely absorbed in their own solitude. "Fascinating," he murmurs, leaning his shoulder against the doorframe. "I hadn't anticipated finding you quite so... unobservant."