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petrichoriousparalian:

releasethemurderbirds:

Today I had a lecture about belief/religion and the lecturer asked what we believed in and some guy shouted “Sherlock Holmes” and then some other kid shouted back “Richard Brook was innocent” and they glared at each other across the room and then the lecturer just carried on with a slightly concerned look on her face.

oh … my god.

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” In the eyes of many, Holmes lives ever on : by warm firesides, on cozy sofas, in dark, flashlight-lit bedrooms, in the back yards during summer afternoons, in large armchairs on rainy days, in libraries and classrooms, in conversation, and in our living rooms,…he lives on, as we read”

– Vincent Starrett

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fannishminded:

themanorofalyss:

theworldsonlyconsultantdetective:

douchewookie:

John is calling. Must. Do. Sexy. Hipwiggle.

^

THIS

Lestrade’s face: Please don’t have phonesex infront of me.

Please don’t have phonesex in front of me.
*cackling so hard*

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liisakee:

nyah86:

Summary: What if Sherlock was never real? What if he has always been a figurement of John Watson’s traumatized mind? A cure to ease John’s loneliness after the war.

I promised you I’d do a trailer to this amazing story/concept/idea and BAM! here it is…

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mortitz:

#Lestrade reminds me of that sarcastic single father #always poking his nose into his teenage son’s business #like #Dad why are you in my room what are you DOING #….IT’S A DRUGS BUST #DAD I DON’T DO DRUGS OMG #I know but you’ve been really standoffish lately and coming home late #and last night you brought home a pink suitcase #Son I’d love you no matter what but I’d appreciate it if you didn’t hide things from me #Dad omg Dad stop JOHN IS OVER omg #and on all of the first dates Lestrade takes them to the side #and is all try not to punch him #he’s my son okay and I know he can be hard to handle but #don’t punch him #or hurt him #if you do I will arrest you #you little fucker #HA HA HA I’m kidding I’m sure you’re great #and when the date didn’t work out #DAD THEY DUMPED ME #well don’t commit suicide #omg Dad omg I can’t #Or when the kid is younger and wants to know what sex is #NOT MY DIVISION ASK YOUR MOTHER #but Dad- #ASK YOUR MOTHER can’t talk I am busy #/shoves doughnut in mouth #And when later on his kid is an adult and announces they’re getting married #OH MY GOD REALLY?! #Dad…

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ivyblossom:

John’s stopped correcting people about their assumption that he and Sherlock are a couple. Why? Well, it doesn’t really matter what people think, particularly not in this case. They’re nowhere near home, these are people John will never see again, it doesn’t matter if they think Sherlock and John sleeping together. So why bother correcting this fellow? It’s pointless.

This is the first time we see John decide to stop correcting people on this point. And given that he starts to, as if by habit, and then changes his mind, this might be the first time he has ever made that decision.

This scene, obviously, comes after his frustrated “we’re not a couple!” to Irene Adler. He is exasperated that time around, exhausted and annoyed by the (likely constant) assumption. And Irene corrects him. Given the look on his face then, I think he took that correction to heart on some level. Because she was right: they are a couple, even if they aren’t a traditional one. 

You can read this scene as an echo of that conversation, as an acknowledgement of Irene’s assessment of them. The truth of their relationship is too complicated to explain to a man who runs an Inn in Dartmoor and just handed over a room key. It’s not the kind of thing there’s any simple language for. John’s not about to sit down with a perfect stranger and explain the whole thing. So there’s really only one option: just smile and nod. Close enough.

But it’s slightly more complicated than that. As we know, John appears to have given up on dating at this point. He had a string of girlfriends Sherlock rhymes off in Scandal, but no more after that. It was too obvious that he couldn’t keep track of them, and that Sherlock was always his top priority anyway. The women weren’t so into that arrangement, as it turns out.

So he’s stopped. What made him do that? Was it his girlfriend dumping him for being such a good boyfriend to Sherlock? Or was it Irene’s honest and truthful assessment of them? He acknowledges that his life isn’t compatible with long-term relationships (except for one). He has, in effect, chosen Sherlock. So is it wrong that someone thinks they’re a couple? Not really. They are, exactly in the way Irene suggested they were. And John’s hesitation can be read as his acknowledgement of that.

The owner of the Inn is apologizing to John over the lack of a double bed in their room. What does this suggest? John tried to book a room. Not two rooms, one room. If he had led with, “I’d like to book two rooms,” and the owner said, “Sorry, I only have one available, but it’s got two beds in it,” he wouldn’t have assumed John and Sherlock were a couple in the first place, and he wouldn’t need to apologize for the twin beds. So John must have asked for one room, assuming a double bed. So John intended to share a double bed with Sherlock.

In sum: John has stopped dating, has stopped correcting the assumption that he and Sherlock are a couple, has arguably accepted that he is in fact in a long-term relationship with Sherlock, and books a room anticipating sharing a bed with him.

This, my friends, is canon.

kuuttamo:

Wow, this is such a powerfull piece. Sherlock looks so undone. One of my favourites definitely.

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artisticindulgence:

scherbratsky:

mollyhooperisastar:

asinkformycreys:

#Benedict #I can’t stand your acting #you are cutting my heart out #the endless and deep sadness in his eyes and a tiny movement #betrays him for what he is #not a sociopath #but a young man #a loner who finds it hard to relate to people #isolated and mocked but #still willing to work for rather than against them #maybe out of self-interest #the excitement of the chase #of the game #but still #he could turn his back on them and wreak his revenge #he may be on the side of the angels but he isn’t one #fuck how terrible it must be for him #to be surrounded by people #whose actions and personalities are so alien to him #but he is the one who is alien #and he’s often told so #but as I said he still solves the crimes #even among a workforce that hates him #’freak’ #he should get credit where credit is due #and finally John Watson is giving it to him #in every possible variant available #to the English language

Exactly. These are all my thoughts put into words. He must have had an awful time growing up, with people calling him “freak” and not realizing that he really has a gift. Smart kids always have the toughest time, but it’s okay because when they grow up, they’re so much happier. Sherlock, however, is still treated like one of those kids who is too smart for everyone else, and everyone still hates him. He loves what he does, but he’s always left on his own because everyone else is too intimidated by his power to befriend him. Until John comes along. Sherlock deduces the hell out of John’s life, and John is stunned by Sherlock’s abilities— and he tells this to Sherlock. That is more than anyone else has ever done, and Sherlock is a bit taken aback because he can’t believe it. Sherlock Holmes, who never has to second-guess himself, checks to make sure that John means what he says. “You really think so? That’s not what people normally say.” “Do you know that you do that aloud? No, it’s…fine.” Sherlock is a show off by nature, but he’s always been shut down because of it, until he finds someone who not only appreciates it, but lets him know that he appreciates it. And this person becomes his first true friend.

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ivyblossom:

It’s probably because of where they left us with Reichenbach, but images like this make me think of how lonely these two were without each other.

The John we see without Sherlock is angry, sad, and lost. He barely smiles, let alone laugh. When Mike Stamford recognizes him in the park and first calls his name, John doesn’t even turn around. He’s in a kind of stasis then; he’s hostile to anyone trying to sympathize with him, and seems locked into his own self-sufficient and well-controlled bubble. I get the impression that this is the first time John’s really laughed in quite a while.

Sherlock, on the contrary, doesn’t seem particularly lonely at all up until this point. He’s quite capable of meeting all his own needs with cases and corpses. It’s amazing he’s managed as well as he has, given his brusqueness and his unwavering disinterest in other people: he has free run of Barts (why is that?); DI Lestrade is frequently willing to to invite him under the police tape; Mrs Hudson has cut her asking price on a very nice flat in a very nice part of London for him; restauranteurs give him free food; he has a brother who worries about him. But all the same, in this scene you get the impression that Sherlock may never have laughed like this at all until now. For all the people willing to buoy him along because of his brilliance, it appears as though he’s never made a solid connection with anyone before.

This is the moment, I think, before John actually does it, and before Sherlock ever really tries to, when they rescue each other.

ivyblossom:

It’s probably because of where they left us with Reichenbach, but images like this make me think of how lonely these two were without each other.

The John we see without Sherlock is angry, sad, and lost. He barely smiles, let alone laugh. When Mike Stamford recognizes him in the park and first calls his name, John doesn’t even turn around. He’s in a kind of stasis then; he’s hostile to anyone trying to sympathize with him, and seems locked into his own self-sufficient and well-controlled bubble. I get the impression that this is the first time John’s really laughed in quite a while.

Sherlock, on the contrary, doesn’t seem particularly lonely at all up until this point. He’s quite capable of meeting all his own needs with cases and corpses. It’s amazing he’s managed as well as he has, given his brusqueness and his unwavering disinterest in other people: he has free run of Barts (why is that?); DI Lestrade is frequently willing to to invite him under the police tape; Mrs Hudson has cut her asking price on a very nice flat in a very nice part of London for him; restauranteurs give him free food; he has a brother who worries about him. But all the same, in this scene you get the impression that Sherlock may never have laughed like this at all until now. For all the people willing to buoy him along because of his brilliance, it appears as though he’s never made a solid connection with anyone before.

This is the moment, I think, before John actually does it, and before Sherlock ever really tries to, when they rescue each other.

ivyblossom:

sherlockspeare:

Sherlock, John is the most precious gift that heaven decided to give you.

First: I think it’s really sweet that John never judges Sherlock for not being able to tell the difference between behaving well or badly when it comes to other people’s feelings. I mean, once he understands that Sherlock actually can’t tell.

I know fandom gets a lot of mileage out of the “bit not good” thing, which I enjoy, but I also think it’s a sort of bittersweet phrase coming from Sherlock’s mouth. It sounds like something he’s been asking himself for most of his life. Because he doesn’t say, “oh, was that inappropriate?” he asks, “not good?” as if his goal is to be good.

But good is never his goal. Great, maybe. Right. Brilliant, certainly. Flawless. Impressive. But never just good. Never morally good, either. He is not, I don’t think, a good person. The fact that it comes up in ethical or moral situations makes it sound like a really old criticism. 

We don’t dissect cats on the pavement, Sherlock. That’s not good. It sounds like something you tell a child, because more complex words and meanings are either too harsh or will be lost on them. You’d say something is not good rather that telling a child they’re doing something bad. As opposed to using language even stronger and more precise than that. I like this element of the show, because it demonstrates that for all Sherlock’s sophisticated and mature intellectual prowess, he reverts to childhood notions of good and not good when it comes to social interaction. As if the more mature distinctions and nuances are completely beyond him.

I also appreciate that John says one word to Sherlock to get him to realize his behaviour is inappropriate. “Timing.” It suggests (as most things in Hounds do, thank god for you, Mark Gatiss) that they have had a previous conversation wherein John attempted to explain to Sherlock that the timing of his commentary can sometimes be improved, because people are frequently not ready to hear about Sherlock’s deductions in moments of pain and weakness. John’s “timing” line here sounds like he’s reminding Sherlock of that conversation (or set of conversations). This rings especially true because Sherlock knows exactly what John means with that one word. He’s instantly frozen by it, too. He listens to John. He takes John’s direction extremely well.

This relationship is so well-written. *dreamy sigh* That’s fine, you can go on about Cumberbatch’s cheekbones. I’m going to be over here pining over that character development and relationship building. I have such a crush on these narrative structures!

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teenyblondini:

icrashcars:

whirligigfrenzy:

The parallels are too much for me right now…  I just got teary eyed.

waah. ‘john’ njgjfjdjf. sdkjflsdf. jfjjfjjjjj.dfffff.

OH GOD NO!!!! O SWEET LORD ON HIGH I CANNOT DEAL WITH THIS!! WHY AM I STILL NOT OVER THIS!! WHY HAVE I STILL GOT ALL THESE FEELS!!! THAT’S IT, I’M OUT.

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timelordy-teganbreann:

theworldsonlyconsultantdetective:

emilyandthetardis:

s-h-e-r-l-o-c-k-e-d-b-b-c:

mycroft-lestrade:

bbcsherlockftw:

the gun one is amazing though. 

he should NEVER STOP TWIDDLING.

I believe in Twiddling.

I believe in Twiddling

I believe in Twiddling

Can I please be a prop on BBC Sherlock?

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