Tag: sherlock holmes

tiger-in-the-flightdeck:

merrygalpals:

underthecroissantmoon:

tiger-in-the-flightdeck:

unnonexistence:

unnonexistence:

merrygalpals:

things sherlock holmes has canonically done:

• scrapbooked the hell out of his newspapers
• put on a hat that was too big for him 
• giggled
• cried because lestrade was nice to him
• got all sappy and romantic by smelling a rose
• let a puppy lead him on adventures
• “impish mood”
• lit his pipe with an ember from the fireplace because he thought it looked cool

feel free to add to this

• built a pillow fort in a client’s house
• told a guy he was giving him secret government documents and then gave him a book about bees instead
• told watson stories about his past solely to avoid cleaning his room

oh i almost forgot

• decorated his room with pictures of famous criminals

• Ordered a picnic for a pair of newlyweds
• Was offended that Watson doesn’t praise his skills as a housekeeper
• Waived his fee if his clients are too poor to pay him
• Made hot chocolate to wake Watson up on a cold morning
• Danced around and bowed to imaginary friends
• ‘Flushed up with pleasure’ when being praised
• Wouldn’t explain how he comes to conclusions because he was worried Watson would think he is ordinary
• Grabs Watson’s hand when he’s frightened
• Let another puppy lead him on adventures.

WHERE ARE YALL GETTING THIS/1!!1!!!????!?

I’ve got more!

• Carried a book of love poems in his pocket to read to Watson on long train rides
• Referred to two different men as his lovers
• Parkoured over train station railings before leaping onto a moving train
• Wrote on his clothes
• Got in a fist fight at Charing Cross Station

snakeassassins:

one thing that’s always bothered me about most people’s depiction of Holmes’s usage of cocaine is that most people in Victorian England were only just beginning to realize how badly it affected people???

like tbh I feel like a better modern equivalent would just be Holmes dumping a five hour energy into his fifth cup of coffee while Watson, a trained medical professional, stares at him in horror

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.