was he being rude ? perhaps. was he entirely justified ? absolutely. holmes does not stomp away no matter what anyone says & finds a corner off to the side where he can stare at the surrounding streets without laying one eye on any of the flies swarming in towards the body.
❛ i feel like i’ve gone backwards, watson, ❜ he growls, fiddling with the cuff of his jacket angrily. he tugs it back into sorts, sharpening a crease. ❛ you would think that i’d taught them to let me work undisturbed, but every new inspector brings their own unique challenges. ❜ were he at home, he might have smothered his face with his hands. ❛ an entire day to look at the body ? by then it’d be scrubbed clean of any relevant information by their surgeons including the victim’s own fingerprints ! pah ! irritating little ants. ❜
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