Fic Rec: Heredity

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Title: Heredity
Author: ingridmatthews
Pairing: gen
Length: Not stated. Posted in three parts.
Rating: PG I think.
Warnings: -
Verse: Ritchie films
Excerpt:The helix of his ear curls almost precisely thirty degrees over the scapha. The antihetical fold is nearly flat, a hereditary and defining feature. A particularly large antitragus completes the observational deduction as to the paternity.

"Sir?" The boy’s voice was hesitant, but the timber was unmistakable. Add to that the coloring of the eyes ...

Holmes rubbed his nose. "Yes, Doctor Watson is home. I’ll tell him you’re here."

"But I haven't told you my name ... sir!"

Holmes closed the door in the middle of the boy's sentence and ambled back up the stairs. Watson, typically, was reading and looking smug about not having to answer the door. Holmes wondered how many seconds it would take for that smugness to disappear.

Reccer's comments: Another one from a meme. Unlike other fics around this trope, here Holmes is the one who copes way better with the situation and actually steps in when Watson is completely overwhelmed. I really love Watson's awkwardness and Holmes' "match-making"!