Oh, this is beautiful! Thank you for giving him the credit he deserves. I do love to see our DI through Sally's eyes, and you've done such an elegant and understated and powerful job here! I love your descriptions: "pushing ochre streaks past the horizon into an indigo sky." Lovely.

"Trying. Always, trying" put tears in my eyes. Yesyesyesyesyes.

A great man, indeed. *applause*

I feel foolish, but one question: why does she see his eyes as blue instead of their usual brown? Is it symbolic that she's seeing the best of Sherlock reflected in him, perhaps? That's what I get for reading before I've had my daily coffee requirement, I think... Don't mind me. ;) /cluelessness