The Escapist

loudest-subtext-in-television:

deduce-my-heart:

“He’s writing sad music. Doesn’t eat. Barely talks. Only to correct the television. I’d say he was heartbroken, but, ah, he’s Sherlock. He does all that anywa—” John Watson, A Scandal in Belgravia

Can we talk about how frustratingly close John was in this moment to realizing that

• YES IN FACT, SHERLOCK DOES HAVE A HEART
• IT IS BREAKABLE
• AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE JOHN HAS HIMSELF AFFECTED SHERLOCK IN AN INTIMATE, DEEP WAY
• DEEPER THAN EVEN SHERLOCK REALIZES AT THIS POINT

lmao that is one of my favorite quotes, I like to imagine that before rewrites the line was, “I’d say Sherlock is lovesick but he’s always acted lovesick since I, John Watson, met him. He’s impossible to figure out, that Sherlock Holmes!”