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eyrieofsynapses · 4 months ago

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person: hey listen up. what if Sherlock Holmes were, you know, queer--

me: *sitting forward* I'm listening (actually I was on the same page years ago)

person: right! SO what if Sherlock and Watson were gay--

me: ...you've lost me.

so anyway. anyone with aroace Sherlock and/or queerplatonic Sherlock & Watson takes, hmu, everyone else go home. you're valid and ily, you're great, but also: idc

#sherlock holmes #look I read first these stories in middle school and I have never ever ever read Sherlock as ANYTHING but aroace #and I didn't even know that being asexual or aromantic was a THING. which. I guess maybe should've been a hint actually #I think reading Sherlock and Watson as gay is absolutely a valid take but also: you will tear queerplatonic Sherlock and Watson #out of my cold dead hands dammit #...and ngl it actually does bother me that fandom always reads them as gay when Sherlock just genuinely never shows interest in anyone?#and in the originals Watson does marry! and that's often acknowledged as like a cover-up or something but come ON #how hard is it to take this as an aroace detective with his queerplatonic bestie who follows him to the end of the earth?#like. the gay take is absolutely valid and I support it. but also. I love the original stories (despite their many flaws)#and I just... can't see that. I don't see it. I get where the hallmarks are and WHY people would read it that way. but I don't get it #anyway. more aroace Sherlock please. MORE. AROACE. SHERLOCK.#oh I should clarify. I am talking about ORIGINAL books. don't @ me about BBC or Elementary or whatever #I haven't watched them and I have no plans to

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