[Unable to stop him in time, the tie does become a noose - how ironic, since that's what should happen to Sherlock if Scotland Yard had been able to catch him, yet here he was -
The slippery path was enough to send him entirely off balance, going to his knees if not for the tie - automatically rising his hands to the band of fabric as his airways were immediately cut off, making a choking noise that could be heard over the roar of the falls.
But that light is still in his eyes though he's still not quite smiling, even as he struggles for breath and reaches out again, trying to knock the other man's legs out from under him.]
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The slippery path was enough to send him entirely off balance, going to his knees if not for the tie - automatically rising his hands to the band of fabric as his airways were immediately cut off, making a choking noise that could be heard over the roar of the falls.
But that light is still in his eyes though he's still not quite smiling, even as he struggles for breath and reaches out again, trying to knock the other man's legs out from under him.]