Headcannon that Holmes is a really, really good fighter - I have a lot of headcannons for them - I should probably write out headcanons for all the listeners BUT - BACK TO THE POINT AT HAND.
Holmes, in my opinion, probably grew up in a bad part of town where they had to learn. I don't think Marlowe and Holmes are much different. But I do think Holmes got out of it happy and healed, and Marlowe... Didn't. I think they grew up in a shitty part of town, where they were constantly in fights, but when they sparred with him, they held back more than he thought they did. They could've flipped him easily and ended that spar right then and there, but they didn't. I also headcanon they go to the gym and work out often, so they're quite muscular, but even when he attacked them like that, they didn't fight him because they simply didn't want to and didn't view him as a threat.
Is that adding to their love story that is inevitable?... Probably - but SHHH. Let's pretend they're just friends (we, yes WE, all know better, but we can pretend we can't feel like tension in the air)
















