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Beautiful!

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Moving piece of art. Just beautiful.

6th October

"Drug Abuse/Addiction"

i burned myself out and couldnt hold a pencil for a few days, so this one is late! it's a redraw of an old piece. unfortunately, i didnt do it on such a scale as to include the mood patches from the original ^^" one must assume that for him, there was still the cocaine bottle.

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Gorgeous!

Misc. XIXth century Johnlock Illustrations - (2023)

Sherlock wearing a kimono, amongst other works. I explained this precise head canon of mine in this video HERE. (Note: Drawing n°2 was the first version of Drawing n°1, that's why I used the same reference picture for the head)

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fic recs - november & december 2023

As we close out the year, here are some of the (completed) fics that I've read and enjoyed over the last couple of months. I feel so incredibly lucky to be a part of this fandom. Look at all these fics! What an embarrassment of riches!

4 Times Sherlock Proposed, & One Time John Returned the Favour by PipMer

5 Times Rosie Gets Into Trouble & 1 Time She Doesn't by Jaye Harriet

A Case of You by Silvergirl

A Midnight Clear by Khorazir

A Poison Garden, a Prize-Winning Leek, & a Corpse in the Maris Pipers by mydogwatson

A Wedding on Christmas Eve by PoppyAlexander

All Too Familiar by weeesi

Armour Plastique by 796116311389

Cold Inside by LoloLolly

December Moments by Lock_John_Silver

do not stand at my grave by rachelindeed

Don't You Mind by Goldt_39

His Very Last Vow by bozuri

Home by vitruvianwatson

Home is Where the Human Skull Is by theclosetenby

Locked Room by Calais_Reno

Lost Along the Coast by JRow

moon earth sun by orphicsun

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Raina_at

Nothing to Celebrate by discordantwords (self rec!)

Point Zero One Percent by amaruuk

Pretty Paper by stopthat

Relapse and Redemption by JennLynn77

Scream! by johnwatso

smoke signals by simplyclockwork

Stages of Grief by IwillbeReichenbach

The Adventure of the Reluctant Docent by mydogwatson

The Marked Man of the Emperor Dragonfly by Jaye Harriet (heed the tags on this one, MCD, not a happy ending)

The Skin Over My Heart by standbygo

The Way Home by Calais_Reno

The Wizard of Baker Street by Calais_Reno

Three Impossible Things by Snowfilly1

What If... by johnwatso

What should I do but tend by Ibbyliv

Wrapped Tight by CopperBeech

Yorkshire by lurikko

As always, be sure check the tags before diving in. If you've read something fantastic over the last couple of months that I've missed here, please send me some recs. Happy reading! :)

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This made me grin. Love the expression on his face. :)

Thank you artist for sharing your talent.

“But what purpose does it serve?” Sherlock analyses his birthday present.

Something quick and cracky for the current LetsDrawSherlock birthday challenge.

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Too cute!

My cover for this month’s Sherlockian Observer.

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Love this!

Maybe John can finally do some SELF REFLECTION in S5 and we can stop with all these freaking MIRRORS.

(Also, Eurus/Faith straight up SAID that like wtf)

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"I really don't see it... " LOL, C'mon people, read the room.

Sherlock Unaired Pilot vs Lady And The Tramp

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Love this!

Inktober 4 - Drowsy

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A great writer!

WHIRLWIND ROMANCE

"Let's get married. I want to keep you ..."

a FTH gift for @discordantwords and the brilliant fic that has me enraptured ... if you haven't read it yet, do!

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Truth

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Yep.

"It's a tiny bit sexy." "Yeah, I know."

Let’s talk about the tire lever thing for a minute.

It’s been pointed out numerous times that at the start of HLV, John is behaving rather…Sherlockish. He’s rude to his neighbor, he’s pretty brusque with Mary, he has a sarcastic response to pretty much everything (“Cause there are loads of smackheads in there and one of them might need help with a tire.” “I’m asking you if you’ve seen Isaac Whitney and now you’re showing me a knife – is it a clue?”)

Perhaps the most interesting (and hard to catch) bit:

“I’m looking for a friend. A very specific…..ffffffriend.”

The pause, the dragged-out F, the biting edge to the last syllable…sound like anyone you know (and miss desperately?)

From the moment he wakes up next to his pregnant wife dreaming of someone else entirely, John Watson is doing a damned good Sherlock Holmes impression in HLV. Which makes this:

“It’s a tiny bit sexy.”

“Yeah, I know.”

All the more interesting. John’s acting like Sherlock, and it’s sexy, and he knows it.

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Love this!

Sometimes I get so embarrassed remembering how Sherlock’s show-off urges include showing off the fact that John hangs out with him. Like as soon as Sherlock shows up anywhere he’s like, “Hello, this man is WITH ME, did everyone hear that? He is my colleague, my friend, my partner; he is FAMILY so if you want to say something to ME you have to say it to HIM because we are ALWAYS TOGETHER. He thinks my life is worth preserving, so JOT THAT DOWN. He is NOT an old man with a mustache that ages him; his RATIOS are IDEAL and he WALKS like THAT for the REASON YOU THINK. He is PERFECT at everything and he chooses to spend his time being OBSESSED with me, so everyone who has ever doubted or criticized me can EAT SHIT. THIS is the caliber of person I attract, and I have ZERO need for ANY of you or ANY of your compliments because you could NEVER understand how little they mean compared to the ones I get — CONSTANTLY! — from this outstanding man.”

And everyone is always like “uh okay sure, anyway here’s the body we called you about”

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Go ahead, call it an epic romance. That's what it is.

… I don’t know how else to look at you (insp.)

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This made me giggle. Love it.

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1. A dog is full of joy

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This is important! So sad that this is still happening.

An audience member stopped World Science Festival host Jim Holt from speaking over physics professor Veronika Hubeny

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