Hi! Erm I’ve sent you some questions/headcannons over the past few months and you’ve somehow become my guide to all things Mycroft… I was wondering whether you could talk about your ideas in terms of what he would be like in private – domestic Mycroft, if you will?

thediogenes:

Hello 🙂

Of course I can, it’s one of my favourite things (I swear I say that about literally any topic to do with Mycroft though).

Here are some basic Mycroft observations which I pin my headcanons on. They may be stating the obvious but nevermind:

• He’s a solitary creature. He lives alone. (I swear there’s a quote from Mark somewhere which explicitly states this but I can’t for the life of me seem to find it. If anyone knows the one I’m talking about please let me know, I know there’s a bit in the Scandal commentary but I’m thinking about another one). 
• He’s a creature of habit and he likes routine (this comes from his description in ACD canon). BBC Mycroft however is definitely more open to changing his routine, but I like to think the basic idea still applies though.
• He’s highly organised (“he has the tidiest and most orderly brain”)
• His life almost entirely revolves around his work (“he lives in it”)
• He spends a considerable portion of his free time at The Diogenes Club rather than at home (again this is lifted from ACD canon)

So… detailed thoughts on practically every aspect of Mycroft’s daily routine under the cut.

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