#John Hastings

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shoutout to gay detectives and their husbands across history

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Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod?, The Mountain Goats [x]

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After studying three of the greats — Holmes, Poirot, Columbo — I have determined that in order to be a popular fictional detective you MUST be autistic you MUST be a nosy bitch and you MUST have a boybestfriend to bounce your theories off of.

‘But op, what about Columbo? Columbo doesn’t have a boybestfriend!’ You fools. His boybestfriend is the murderer.

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Geniuses and their puppy like boyfriends who follow them everywhere

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Another from the list of polls I've been wanting to start, this time about your favorite "Watson" or sidekick character in a detective or mystery related piece of media! They can be an adaptation of John Watson or an entirely different character who fills that role, so long as they have a Sherlock-type partner they work with to complete that dynamic.

I can't possibly cover every Watson type character, especially since Tumblr polls only give me 12 options, so I've filled out some on the top of my mind or ones that are more famous, and then there's the "Other" option to support any favorites not on the list.

There's several John Watson adaptations where he's pretty close to the book canon, so I haven't listed all separately here, mostly just ones where there's a more distinct change (modernization, etc.) or he has more focus.

So without further ado:

Please reblog for a larger sample size :)

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I feel like Hercule Poirot and John Watson would work very well with each other, but Sherlock Holmest would hate having to work with Hastings

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Bridgerton Ballroom 💭

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Are you even a private detective without a homoerotic relationship with your live in himbo?

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i had the stupid idea to make text posts of my most favorite best tv shows of all time so here y'all go (these are definitely either very right or very wrong pls forgive)

also apologies for the absolute trash quality of these but i'm too lazy to redo everything

extra silly thing under the cut

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Every world-famous European detective needs their bisexual war veteran bestie/flatmate

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Violet Bridgerton when her kids start to show interest in someone:

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Having read a fair amount of Poirot as of late (the first two novels and most of the short stories in Poirot Investigates), the thing I’ve overwhelmingly come away with is that Poirot and Hastings both are and aren’t what pop culture would have you think that Holmes and Watson are like.

Poirot is outwardly conceited, thinking the best of his own abilities while deriding those of the people around him. Hastings especially falls victim to this, being teased for “not seeing” and manipulated more than once as Poirot withholds the facts, and being resentful of Poirot’s arrogance while also being unduly arrogant himself - nearly every single one of his own proud deductions turns out to be intensely wrong, and he is also prone to foolish or reckless acts in the name of trying to score one off Poirot. Holmes and Watson, on the other hand, certainly have their faults, but their relationship is not so tempestuous, and Holmes is kinder and Watson less foolish than is often presumed by those who have not read the canon. Holmes, while possessed of some immodesty, never flaunts his intelligence so dramatically as Poirot does, and Watson is largely faithful and amazed by Holmes’s deductive capacity, and though occasionally annoyed is almost never resentful.

However, what I like about Poirot and Hastings is the way in which they aren’t like Holmes and Watson as painted with the pop cultural brush - namely that, like the original Holmes and Watson, Poirot and Hastings are unquestionably fond of each other. Their tiffs and petty spats are always contrasted with their affection, if not shot through with it in the first place. Poirot may speak ill of Hastings’s intelligence, but it is shown multiple times that he does not genuinely want to hurt his feelings, and he always asks Hastings to come with him on his cases - not because Hastings always provides any material aid, but because Hastings is his friend. Hastings may tease Poirot and think condescendingly of his mannerisms, but his laughter is always fond, and he admires him and desires his praise and respect just as much as he worries for him and wants to help him in potential times of need. Most importantly, despite their arguments and many differences (age, culture, temperament, just to name a few) they remain steadfastly together (with many year living voluntarily under the same roof!) and ultimately both wish and facilitate each other’s happiness.

They are more difficult than their Doyle-penned forbears, but for that there is no less love.

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Made this a minute ago with my friends on discord

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Hugs

Sherlock Holmes | Poirot

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Modern Bridgerton AU Masterlist

Anthony & Kate

Benedict & Sophie

Colin & Penelope

Daphne & Simon

Eloise & Phillip

Francesca & Michael

Gregory & Lucy

Hyacinth & Gareth

Other headcanons:

Vacation Homes

The Pandemic Diaries

Family Pets

Benedict and Sophie's NYC Apartment

Drabbles:

Benedict & Sophie

The Second Meeting

The First Meeting