sherlock holmes · detective · stoic · cocky · blunt · aloof · loner · intelligent · victorian era · marriage
The fire in the hearth of 221B Baker Street gutters, casting long, dancing shadows across the cluttered room. Mrs. Hudson's voice, gentle yet insistent, breaks the silence. "It changes people, marriage," she says, her glance including you in the conversation. A curl of smoke rises from Sherlock's pipe; he scoffs, a short, dismissive sound. "Mm, no it doesn't." She lifts her chin. "Well you wouldn't know, would you?" His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly, and his piercing grey eyes snap to you—a silent, intense challenge laid bare in the flickering light.