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Thing is, Watson IS, ultimately, a literary device, a more or less Relatable (tm) narrator character whose function is both to represent the audience so the Main Hero (Holmes) has someone he will explain things to, and to highlight the Main Hero's extraordinary intelligence and other abilities by providing contrast. AND there's absolutely nothing in this that somehow stops Watson from being 1) a complex, interesting character on his own, 2) intelligent, 3) far from an average, "normal" person.
Being useful in constructing a narrative is in no way incompatible with being a great character. And being a great character doesn't mean you're above serving framing purposes in the narrative.
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Please. Write it. Write the thing. Even if you feel like it's shit. Even if you think no one will read it. Even if no one reads it. Even if you think the words make no sense. Even if it breaks your heart. Especially if it breaks your heart.
Please. Write it.
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if anyone is having a bad day, this website streams One Direction songs 24/7. Love you!
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“oh no we need to practice for our fake dating” is the funniest trope to me cause like. there are so many people who force themselves into a shitty relationship they hate just because of amatonormatiivity that it’s an ingrained part of popular culture to joke about hating your partner.
which is to say, oh my god you dont need to hold hands and go on fake dates, you don’t even need to agree on a single detail of your cover story beforehand. you can literally stand 6 feet apart at all times and look profoundly uncomfortable and all anyone will think is “yikes™. not my problem”
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Taken in 2000 about a year into our relationship.
Taken in 2024 (last weekend). Didn’t quite get the pose or positioning right, but hey, we’re older and our memory ain’t what it used to be!
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#Thank you and congrats on dental insurance Ayo
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hades explaining that he’s the god of the dead, not the god of death
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