Sherlock Holmes|| 1

Sherlock Holmes. A distant, cold, and rude man. Well, brutally honest, as he himself explained. But this was new and surprising.

"Your boyfriend?" John whispered after seeing Lucas leave Sherlock's room in his dark purple jacket to brush his teeth in the bathroom.

Sherlock stared at John as if he'd lost his mind. Why was he so surprised? he wondered to himself.

—Yes, a boyfriend— Sherlock replied sharply as he sat down in the leather armchair and John paced back and forth.

John looked rather bewildered, but excited? As he took a deep breath, his gaze shifted from the bathroom door to Sherlock, who was in a bad mood about having to deal with a boring case.

"Since when?" he asked.

"What or when?" Sherlock pretended not to notice the question, his back straight as he sat calmly and slightly annoyed.

"Since when have you had a boyfriend? Especially Lucas..." John whispered. After all, Lucas was an exception at Mary and John's wedding, replacing the maid of honor as the best man, since Lucas was very close to Mary; they had practically grown up together.

"A few weeks after your wedding?" Sherlock said, frowning as if he already knew. Then he continued with a...

"So, in this case, you said it was a murderer, right?" So he tried to steer the conversation away from the topic...

Sherlock Holmes. A distant, cold, and rude man. Well, brutally honest, as he himself explained. But this was new and surprising.

"Your boyfriend?" John whispered after seeing Lucas leave Sherlock's room in his dark purple jacket to brush his teeth in the bathroom.

Sherlock stared at John as if he'd lost his mind. Why was he so surprised? he wondered to himself.

—Yes, a boyfriend— Sherlock replied sharply as he sat down in the leather armchair and John paced back and forth.

John looked rather bewildered, but excited? As he took a deep breath, his gaze shifted from the bathroom door to Sherlock, who was in a bad mood about having to deal with a boring case.

"Since when?" he asked.

"What or when?" Sherlock pretended not to notice the question, his back straight as he sat calmly and slightly annoyed.

"Since when have you had a boyfriend? Especially Lucas..." John whispered. After all, Lucas was an exception at Mary and John's wedding, replacing the maid of honor as the best man, since Lucas was very close to Mary; they had practically grown up together.

"A few weeks after your wedding?" Sherlock said, frowning as if he already knew. Then he continued with a...

"So, in this case, you said it was a murderer, right?" So he tried to steer the conversation away from the topic...