Jim Moriarty Imagines / One Shots / Short Stories (BBC Sherlock)

You're An Open Book (One Shot)

Prompt requested by: LoserbutCute

*Y/N's P.O.V.*

I don't know why my instincts have brought me here today.

I know I should just be staying at home or visiting Baker Street to continue learning this special case with Sherlock, but no - here I am feeling like a tourist among the crowds.

It's been weeks since I've started working with the famous Consulting Detective. To be honest, I didn't expect him to come to me, but I guess I have really made a name around the Criminal Profiler field. He asked for my help to pinpoint a certain criminal that took interest in him and I have to admit, this one is a challenge.

Sherlock gave me all the evidence and clue he has about this mysterious person. Whoever he or she is, they love games. They love playing around serious concepts and they love challenging Sherlock's mind. I can outright tell that whoever this person is, they are very similar to Sherlock - just more dramatic in a sense and potentially more violent than Holmes.

Maybe I got so deep into it that my mind needed a break and it just brought me here. I've been living in the city for too long but I never really gotten any chance to appreciate its history and nothing represents it more than The Tower of London. Luckily, it's not a peak season. There are still a decent number of people roaming around, but not enough to totally crowd the place.

After passing through the security, I waited by the entrance to join a small group to be lead by a guide. I wanted to keep my attention focused on my surroundings but it was quickly taken by the vibrating phone in my pocket. Sherlock's been bombarding me with messages. I'm planning to ignore him just for a couple of hours, but his last message changed my mind.

"Tower of London! -S.H." it read. I had no context as to what had led him to say this because I haven't read the previous messages, but somehow, it was enough send chills to my spine.

Reading back, I finally caught on to his thought and just like this uneasy yet excited feeling in me, I think I'm in the right place to meet this mysterious person who we're trying to find.

"Good timing then. I'm already here. I'll keep you posted," I typed to reply, not really paying attention to my surrounding anymore. I was just pulled into reality again when I bump into someone.

"Oh my...I'm so sorry, I got my eyes on my phone," I immediately apologized to the person in front of me. 

I'm already anticipating to be embarrassed, but the moment the person turned, he just smiled, "No worries, love."

As a Criminal Profiler, it has become innate to me to really observe a person the first time I meet or see them. The man I just bumped into was wearing a navy blue cap with a UK flag design and the word London written on it. He's also just wearing casual clothing - Khaki casual jacket, white undershirt, plain black pants and shoes. I also noticed he's chewing on a gum and had earphones on.

He's just as normal as anyone could be in this vicinity, but for me, he seems too normal which triggers my mind. Somehow, I can feel this aura coming from him.

Right then and there, I decided to jump on it. If my theory is correct, I better keep him on my sight until Sherlock arrives and if I'm wrong, there's really nothing to lose.

"The place is overwhelming, I had to search on some stuff," I began my strategy to engage with him. Somehow, knowing how to examine and study criminals have also made me relate to them in a way. I have learned a lot of strategy on how to talk to them and I hope that skill will work today.