#John Hastings

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shoutout to gay detectives and their husbands across history

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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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Bridgerton Ballroom 💭

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

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

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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

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Ah yes, my favourite genre. Fruity geniuses.

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you can tell how much characters care about each other when they start insulting each other’s moustaches.

this is what i have learned from life

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the five pillars of #BRIDGERTON spouses ( 🔜 Marcus)

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Carriages and Cars

Sherlock Holmes | Raffles | Jeeves and Wooster | Poirot

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Ships as Tarot Pairs | uquiz | Tagged by @corvosattano @voidika

John x Sabrina | the tower + the lovers: meeting this person shook your whole world. crumbling down is everything you thought you knew about life and love. their warmth, their generosity, their naivete, their knowing…! you don’t know how anything made sense before them. all you know is that nothing will make sense afterwards.

Faith x Leslie | ace of cups + ten of cups: your romance is the love story that seems only possible in movies. it starts from a youthful first meeting, innocent. and from what may seem like a lifetime later, you both end up happily in union, perhaps even married! your coupling is the epitome of emotional fulfillment and devotion. neither of you thought you'd end up here, but damn if you aren't glad you did.

Calahan x Mary May | knight of pentacles + the magician: if there’s something you want, you will GET IT. nothing escapes your fingertips. after all, you’re the power couple. your pairing sparks pure cosmic energy. you’re fiercely driven to your goals - whether that be status, fortune, or power. you’re also fiercely protective of one another. with the knight’s earthy energy, you both prefer to purposefully make your way towards your ambitions, rather than playing cards too early or acting too loosely. meanwhile, the magician’s half makes gives you a little fire. if they get too close, onlookers and threats to your relationship may get burned.

Jacob x Mercedes | the devil + the emperor: there’s only one religion for the two of you, and that religion is the other. you two are very nearly unhealthily obsessed with one another, and that’s just how you like it. when they touch you, they can feel the blood pumping under the surface of your skin. your hearts beat for one another. when the day comes that one stops, the other will soon after. until then, you both will live out your lives in perfect, gothy paradise.

Maxwell x Penelope | knight of pentacles + the magician: if there’s something you want, you will GET IT. nothing escapes your fingertips. after all, you’re the power couple. your pairing sparks pure cosmic energy. you’re fiercely driven to your goals - whether that be status, fortune, or power. you’re also fiercely protective of one another. with the knight’s earthy energy, you both prefer to purposefully make your way towards your ambitions, rather than playing cards too early or acting too loosely. meanwhile, the magician’s half makes gives you a little fire. if they get too close, onlookers and threats to your relationship may get burned.

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