Acceptable Change (Mycroft x OC one-shots)

Ashlyn was your average college graduate: leaving with a Masters in Criminology and moving from her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio to London so she could get some field experience somewhere new. When her interest in the criminal mind catches the eyes of a certain consulting detective, it isn't him she meets first. His brother, Mycroft Holmes, contacts her about a job offer. Years later she has solved case after case with Sherlock Holmes and his partner John Watson, while also reporting to Mycroft about what goes on when he isn't around.

Mycroft Holmes is the most emotionless of the two Holmes brothers. He believes caring is a disadvantage, and always keeps people at a fair distance because of it. That is, until he meets Ashlyn. For some reason she isn't affected by his cold nature, and Mycroft can't help but feel drawn towards this. What starts as an ordinary business relationship starts to develop into something more as he starts wanting to spend more and more time around her. Ashlyn isn't oblivious to this, but as time goes on and she starts realizing she has feelings for the seemingly emotionless man, dealing with them becomes the hardest part of her job. She knows well that he would never feel the same.

So what happens when the one she loves is put in serious danger? And how will this affect their future together?

(This will end up being a series of random one shots that I decide to make. I don't own any of the characters from Sir Conan Doyle or BBC's Sherlock. I only own the OC Ashlyn, whose appearances are the only reason this story would make any sense.)