#those words and his tone was so ominous i can't believe john didn't immediately go WHAT IS HAPPENING??? | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

hesagoodone · 3 months ago

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So in TRF, after already having witnessed Mrs H being Sherlock's pressure point in ASiB, instead of being alarmed at his non-reaction to her having been shot, John's first (and only) instinct is to go "YOU MACHINE!" on Sherlock and slam the door as he walks out.

"I know you for real." Do you, John?

#any good friend would immediately think how fishy and 'not-sherlock' this was #especially given all the crazy stuff that's happening in TRF #and AFTER he says “alone is what i have. alone protects me.”#those words and his tone was so ominous i can't believe john didn't immediately go WHAT IS HAPPENING???#this blatant misinterpretation is a repetitive theme - in TGG 'do you care about the victims at all' or in THoB during the panic attack #but 'you machine' hits the hardest for 1) it's been a long time of them knowing each other 2) its the easiest to see something's wrong here #3) it's an extremely cruel thing to say to anyone.. but especially to a friend who has probably had that hurled at him all his life and #who is at that moment struggling with literally everyone wrongly accusing him of being a fraud/fake/murderer/kidnapper #(and john has seen what it means to sherlock that he of all people must believe in him - “can't you see whats happening?!”)#which makes john being so wrong infinitely worse #i'm not a shipper but molly really saw through sherlock in a way that even s2!john never did. it is tragic. :((

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