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SHERLOLLY APPRECIATION WEEK 2024

↳ Day 3: Tropes/ Alternative Universe

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"Merry Christmas, Molly Hooper."

“December” for @sherlockchallenge

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"I would love to see domestic Sherlolly..." Request by @sherlollyandspoilers ♡

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rewatching sherlock

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Experimenting with my style. I was trying to make it look more webtoon-like. Fun fact: the episode in which they go out solving cases is the best. Objectively.

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Let’s kick this post off with a little definition-

Mousy- nervous, shy, or timid; lacking in presence or charisma

This term is often used in a negative way, and in this fandom we all know who gets called mousy. Literally just saw someone today equate Molly being mousy with character flaws. But read the definition again… what’s wrong with this? Nothing. These are just personality differences, not flaws. Why does a female character have to be loud, pushy, and full of confidence to be seen as strong and valuable? Yes sometimes men don’t write women well, but I’d actually argue that’s not the case with Molly Hooper. There’s literally nothing wrong with being quiet and mild. (Which, btw, you’d have to have stopped watching at s1 to think that’s how she is all the time lol) And there’s also nothing wrong with being in love with someone, even when they don’t love you the way you want in return. Those things don’t make you weak or mean that you’ve had no character development.

People should be careful not to miss the point of Molly. The other characters that are important to Sherlock are very in your face and obvious. With Molly it’s more subtle. That’s a huge plot line! Because Moriarty missed it too. But there’s also plenty of times where it’s spelled out nice and clear.

“You do count. You’ve always counted and I’ve always trusted you.”

Don’t ignore what those words of Sherlock’s mean. It means that even back when she seemed less important to the viewer, she actually wasn’t. She was always important to him. Do you think he’d feel that way if she truly was a doormat of a person? No. Again, just because you’re quiet, nervous, or shy doesn’t mean you’re weak or worthless. Sherlock always knew how strong and intelligent and loyal she was, so he didn’t care about how she came across socially. Why should the viewer? Maybe because it’s just more comfortable to see her as the badly written doormat. 👀

And how about the argument that she “deserved better” and got cheated out of “closure?” I’d really like to dig into that and compare Molly’s supposed lack of closure to the other characters. Does anyone claim Greg got no closure? Or John? Or Mycroft? Or Mrs Hudson? Huh, that’s funny. Because I don’t recall a scene with any of them hashing out all their feelings with Sherlock and coming to a mutual agreement of where things stood. They all got the same thing. They were all included in the montage at the end. They were all shown to be happy and clearly still close with Sherlock. The implication of that is so incredibly obvious, despite not having it spoon fed to us on screen. So again, explain to me how she’s the poor sad victim when all the other characters aren’t? 🤨 Adding to that, a lot of us believe that Sherlock (at least by the later seasons) did indeed love Molly in a way that wasn’t just platonic. There’s plenty of evidence to that as well, though that’s not something that needs defending. You either see it or you don’t.

But anyway, regardless of ship canon, there’s plenty of Molly Hooper canon that is so misread and/or ignored. That’s what I wanted to defend. Because IMO the justice Molly Hooper deserves is simply that her character and canon is seen for what it truly is.

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It's been an age since I've posted anything new. But I wanted to send out a hug to all of you that are still here with me.

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feel lazy>make crack AU>Sherlock cast is now some kind of dysfunctional rock band thank you that will be all for today

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SIGN-UPS FOR THE 2023 ROUND OF SHERLOLLY SECRET SANTA ARE OPEN!

10 DAYS LEFT TO SIGN UP!

The form will stay open for a little under one month, closing on November 25th. Fingers crossed I can match everyone before the first of December.

Please remember to turn on anon messaging by November 27th!

(The sign-up form is now accepting responses, so if you tried before and it didn't work, try again now!)

CURRENT PARTICIPANTS: 2 (I need at least five to run a successful round so if you're on the fence about joining, this is your sign)

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✦ GIFTOBER 2023 | Day 21/31: Spring/Autumn.

SHERLOLLY SCREAMFEST 2023 (decided to make a gif version inspired on this. Thanks @simplyshelbs16xoxo💗 )

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so i’ve been doing some thinking and i’ve made a decision…

THIS is my roman empire:

thank you for coming to my TED Talk™️

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going through my drafts is really something to behold