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[guarderen]

Mikasa's mother was a Japanese immigrant to London. She came from Japan to be an artist and married Mikasa's dad. Their family was poor, but her parents did their best to shield Mikasa from their poverty.

When she was 9 years old, her family was the victim of a home invasion. Her parents were murdered and, finding nothing else of value in the home, the killers took Mikasa to sell to a child traffiking ring.

Sherlock was not asked to consult on this case, but he happened to be at Scotland Yard when it came in and he heard that there was a child missing, so he volunteered. He's the one who found her and rescued her.

Child protective services take her in, but she keeps running away from every foster family to be with him.

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[cases]

( here in the brownstone, they don't exactly have a lot as far as meals go. they're no longer cultivating mould in the refrigerator thanks to the efforts of mrs. hudson, but sherlock can never bring himself to care about mundane things like eating and all the self-indulgent claptrap that goes along with the epicurean delights. see: mycroft holmes, exhibit A.

they have takeout from tonight sitting in the fridge. watson refuses to cook, so it's more or less takeout every night. mikasa looks like she hasn't eaten in a while - all the signs are there, she's just chosen to ignore them.

she's a lot like him, in that respect. the takeout goes in the microwave. watson is giving the both of them space, and he's appreciative of that.

he's weighing the options here. he's involved in a dangerous line of work, but mikasa's more than capable of taking care of herself. but on the other hand -- she'd have to go to school. he'd have to facilitate that, and sherlock does not know if he has the time or ability to do so at the moment. not when the scars moriarty left are still fresh, not when he's only just gotten back on his feet from addiction. )

I am not your parent or your guardian, Mikasa. It's important that you understand that. And it has been made abundantly clear to me that this is no place for someone of your age.

( he's being kind of patronizing, true. )

[guarderen]

[I am not your guardian. The words hurt more than she expects them to, even though she's had a few years to get used to the idea. He had saved her once, but it had always been up to her to save herself afterwards.]

I can take care of myself. [Who's the one who saved you from the man breaking into the brownstone, after all?]

[cases]

That much is evident. Obviously.

( and he can already tell what watson's going to tell him. she's a teenaged girl, she needs structure. teenagers need structure and support and a bunch of other things that sherlock didn't necessarily receive growing up either -- and look how he turned out. perfectly alright, thank you very much.

ah, so. what's he supposed to do when logic tells him one thing, but his emotions tell him another? sherlock isn't a man who is terribly prone to emotion, but he's been known to go with his gut instincts from time to time. sometimes to disastrous results. )

You should stay here. Until we find a suitable foster family for you. And I promise you, we will find the right one this time.

[guarderen]

[I don’t want another foster family. She doesn't have to say the words out loud; Sherlock has to know she doesn't want another family. He's her family. He's the only one who understands her. He's the only one who can make her feel safe, just by being there.]

Thank you.

[Not for the foster family, but for letting her stay here.]