heurtebizzz:

So I’ve heard Moffat, when asked by a fan about where the relationship between John and Sherlock would go, said that they just go on solving crimes together, and that the fan should go and read the books.

Well, I’ve read the books. Over and over. Let me quote from memory just a few examples of where the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson went. In the books.

Sherlock Holmes:

• wines and dines Holmes regularly
• during one of the lunches they had together, he chats him up freely and on various topics (not about crime solving, ya know)
• takes him out to concerts, one of them being no less than Tchaikovsky’s performance in London
• goes for long walks in the park with him, during which they are so comfortable with each other, they don’t even have the need to talk
• plays his violin upon Watson’s request
• shares Turkish baths with him regularly
• and, well, nearly kills the bad guy for shooting Watson in the leg (and openly threatens to kill him had Watson been seriously harmed)

Dr. John Watson:

• drops everything and rushes across Europe to take care of Holmes as the latter is having a nervous breakdown
• in doing so, covers the distance between England and France in 24 hours, which is not a small feat, considering the slow-ish state of Victorian transportation
• takes mentally exhausted Holmes out to the country to recuperate, not once but at least twice
• cares deeply about his well-being, especially his drug use and mental health
• shares Turkish baths with him regularly
• saves Holmes’ life, when both get under the influence of a deadly hallucinogenic drug

I don’t know about you, but to me, this goes on beyond solving crimes together.