#ACD johnlock

[suzalulubf]

over the years the holmes/watson dynamic has been diluted into a kind of ‘esoteric detective/exasperated sidekick’ take which sucks because canon acd holmes/watson is very much more like this

[y-a-w-p]

Gay ppl can never be normal and say I love you they always gotta say some shit like, "It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt.”

[the-tomcat-disposable]

ACD Watson will be like "Holmes got sad at the thought of me leaving so he claimed to be ill and insisted that it required immediate treatment by me and only me so that I would stay by his side. Which is something he just does" and yet scholars insist they weren't at least really queerplatonic

[bl4ckb1rd13]

I literally CANNOT with the BBC radio dramas anymore because what the hell was The Devil's Foot. like. do you really mean to tell me that Holmes and Watson sit on this cliff overlooking the sea and Watson's nagging at Holmes for being gloomy and tells him that the view is romantic, and out of nowhere, Holmes just recites this bit from Wagner's Tristan and Isolda: "so let us die, and never part; together, for the rest of time; no more waking, no more fearing; nameless, endless, loving, sharing; existing only in each other; rapt in love and death and darkness" like. what do you mean Sherlock Holmes casually recites poetry with Watson next to him in the most romantic place ever? and THEN, you would think that it'd be enough for the BBC and their queer coding of every single episode, but NO, they go even further and MAKE HOLMES SAY IT WHEN HE'S HALLUCINATING BECAUSE OF THE POISON. like. sir. what the fuck. he's losing his mind, literally dying next to Watson and we hear that whole poetry bit again. "so let us die, and never part" they are dying, HELLO???? "rapt in love and death and darkness" when indeed he and Watson are in that moment rapt in love and death and darkness. what the FUCK.

and do NOT make me started on the delivery of "I thought I knew my Watson" because it made me go absolutely feral. fucking hell. someone sedate me after this.

[grim-philosophies]

me and my malewife boyfailure lurking

[moroniccats]

I am absolutely certain that he was at least AWARE of the idea and didn’t disapprove. Doyle had too many gay friends and influences for him not to have considered the implications.

I’m so confused. Am I supposed to believe that ACD wrote Holmes and Watson as gay as possible unintentionally?? I don’t believe that. I just don’t.

[bunnyryuz]

nerds

[bedheaded-league]

Holmes: I just don’t see why he’s so obsessed with my hands, they’re hardly the most attractive part of the human body

Holmes, seeing Watson with rolled up sleeves for the first time: …….oh.

[haedraulics]

do you think they explored each other's bodies

[wi2nie]

[suzalulubf]

wuh-oh, holmes got injured :’(

another small doodle because i saw this post and had to

[n0atmilk]

Trying a new brush

[spider-gem]

Gay people can never say “I love you” it’s always gotta be some shit like:

“It was worth a wound; it was worth many wounds; to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.”

[fcheez]

[nulledrequest]

The best part about the Sherlock Holmes fandom is that, at the end of the day, we all agree that Holmes and Watson are soulmates. Whether you read them as romantic, platonic, or otherwise we can all agree that they were MEANT to find each other in every timeline and they will.

[kagilasgilas]

"Good old Watson! You are the one fixed point in a changing age."

Bonus :)