Live a life less ordinary

Given the unlikely ways Mycroft’s life has been molded by his own hand  in order to accommodate his siblings terror and misfortunes I would not doubt that Mycroft could indeed run across his  prefect match (as stranger things have happened throughout the series) however it would be a grave matter of debate on whether or not Mycroft could accept them into his life.

Mycroft runs a barely functioning ship that relies on favors and strings attached to normally mundane, if not powerful people around the world. All it takes is for one of them not to care about the dirt Mycroft may have on them to sink it entirely and yank his anonymity away for the general public to see.

He thrives on that anonymity and as Sherlock has stated before Mycroft has (indirectly) killed plenty of people through his line of work whether it was to cover up for Eurus or for himself (Sherlock).

Adding a spouse to the fold may not only complicate Mycroft’s sea of connections by presenting an easy mark for information that they can weasel out of them or worse a bargaining chip.

This of course does not take into account that Mycroft for the most part does not believe that he can be truly “happy.”

Ever the realistic sibling with only a touch of idealism (a more manageable twist versus the ever realistic and methodical Eurus or the idealistic and logical Sherlock) Mycroft has come to the conclusion that while he can never be “happy” he can be content which is more than what some people could believe after the shitstorm that Eurus brewed into their lives most indefinitely until her dying days.

Some people strive to be happy, others will strive to look for the dark clouds among the seemingly white silver lined clouds, and then there’s Mycroft who while can be content for a short period will still be on the look out for the next dark storm to hit the seas.

Could he accept love into his love?

Well, I’d love to think that nearly everyone could save Moriarty and Eurus (and NO loving yourself doesn’t count) but with Mycroft it would take considerably more time to convince but once properly schooled would run much faster into serious relationship territory as Mycroft is not one to beat around the bush.

Greg: Well, I bought him a ring..

John: A RING???

Greg: Tone. A ringtone. It’s Monster Mash. It’s our song.

Mary: Sure.