I feel the strength of our ties

"You are right here in front of me, and yet you feel so damn far away... How much longer, Liam? The loneliness I feel in your absence is suffocating me."

Just then, he feels a small, weak tug at the red thread. He immediately perks up, eyes carefully searching William's face for the barest change in his features.

*

Ridden with hopelessness after endless months of waiting without the slightest sign of change, Sherlock begins to fear for the worst, despite Billy's best attempts at cheering him up and remaining positive. He feels lonelier by the day and sees the world lose its color little by little.

Until, one day, it suddenly returns.