I like Lestrade a lot. I want to get into the backstory of how he came across Sherlock. We know that his first name starts with a "G" and it's been hinted at to be "Gregory", so that's what I've gone with.
Expecting the Unexpected
Gregory Lestrade couldn't say that he was used to the (sometimes horrifying) surprises Sherlock threw his way, but he knew to expect the unexpected and had a knack for taking things in stride. God knows he needed that eccentric, hopelessly conceited but ingenious hellion. He could tolerate the smug-bastard glint in Sherlock's eyes when he slunk circles around Lestrade's team, always eight steps ahead of them.
He popped a mint into his mouth and thought that by this point he'd seen enough from Sherlock that he'd rarely be surprised anymore.
And then Sherlock entered the room with his barista.
Prompt was #89: mint
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