[Of course, he hadn't noticed - and it took his cat to alert him to the man's presence, blinking and setting his glass aside as his pet jumped out of his arms and towards where she had smelled the intruder. Carefully grabbing a pistol and placing it in his robe's pocket, he followed her -
And stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes going wide as he just...stared.
He knew who this was - there was no way he wouldn't, even though his memories of that day were muddled with pain and confusion. He knows those intense green eyes...the same ones that had stared at him, beginning to say Something before changing his mind and walking out of his life forever.
James' mouth went dry, and before he knew what he was doing - a name came forth hoarsely, a name that is supposed to be His, but...
...in reality, had always belonged to the person in front of him, just like this house, just like James himself -]
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[Of course, he hadn't noticed - and it took his cat to alert him to the man's presence, blinking and setting his glass aside as his pet jumped out of his arms and towards where she had smelled the intruder. Carefully grabbing a pistol and placing it in his robe's pocket, he followed her -
And stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes going wide as he just...stared.
He knew who this was - there was no way he wouldn't, even though his memories of that day were muddled with pain and confusion. He knows those intense green eyes...the same ones that had stared at him, beginning to say Something before changing his mind and walking out of his life forever.
James' mouth went dry, and before he knew what he was doing - a name came forth hoarsely, a name that is supposed to be His, but...
...in reality, had always belonged to the person in front of him, just like this house, just like James himself -]
...Sherlock...?
You've - You've returned.