I'm thinking #7 for Sherlock sounds about right. <3shutupimageniusMay 20 2013, 18:15:55 UTC
Despite the fact that slavery was commonplace still never made Sherlock feel any better about the idea. His family had had slaves for generations, though he still never quite got used to the idea, even going out of his way to do things himself just for the sake of being rebellious. He certainly would never have set foot in an auction house if not for casework, which had him finally swallowing his disgust in order to find a slave owner who'd been neglecting the rules of slave contracts. He'd gotten a tip from the Yard about a specific slaver who'd gone through several slaves in a matter of months, all of whom turned up dead from neglect or abuse. Even though Sherlock wished the Yard would do away with slavery itself, at least making sure they followed regulations and no one ended up dead was a start
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Sherlock could certainly see just how the idea of the party they were attending bothered John, wishing himself that they didn't have to go at all. He met John's eyes when he opened them, his lip twitching as he suppressed all the meaningless apologies he wished he could say. He didn't understand this urge at all, having never apologized for his actions before, and especially not for anything he did involving casework. Part of him wanted to let John stay here even though it wasn't feasible, unsure where this feeling came from regarding someone who was still a stranger. He stood and shook his head, trying to rid himself of these distracting and disconcerting thoughts because there was a strong likelihood that John would take his offer to leave him after this case. He wasn't sure why it bothered him, he'd never craved anyone's presence before and certainly didn't mean to start with someone he'd bought
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