#john watson is bi

[watson-holmes221b]

John watching shitty true crime YouTube on the big screen just to piss off Sherlock

[allonzy]

I JUST REMEMBERED MY AO3 USERNAME IS JOHNBIWATSON 😭😭 bbc sherlock really had me in a chokehold but also yes i will die on this hill john “bisexual” watson is not just a headcanon IT’S THE TRUTH

[werrrrrrrrrrrrrrrcat]

Redraw of one of my first works here - retirement guys my beloved

[fleursfairies]

youve never been a fan of a tv show if youve never watched a bi bi bi youtube video

[mydearpham]

the john watson biangle

[hannikin-grahamkin]

What's up queer people, I drew some gay shit.

Happy Pride Month!!

[bsdtual]

when i say a character is bisexual it's not just a simple headcanon, like, i know what i'm talking about I CAN FEEL THEIR ENERGY I CAN SEE US CONNECTING

[inevitably-johnlocked]

I've seen a couple of posts from you and some other people that John might be homoromantic bi.

Is it because he's only went out with women in canon for sex and that he's had romantic feelings for Sherlock (and possibly Sholto in the past)?

I'm curious.

(He doesn't seem to be in love with Mary that much either.)

Hey Nonny!

Ah, it's a popular interpretation because of that, exactly. I personally read him that way, because, in BBCS at least, he fails spectacularly at forming any believable relationships with women (and don't get me started on Mary, LOL. I'm sorry, but I STRONGLY believe she trapped him with a fake baby – I think John only went with the marriage because he was pissed off at Sherlock for lying to him) but seems to form REALLY strong attachments to men in authoritative (in his eyes) positions. And yes I also mean Lestrade here too. You cannot tell me that John did put out his feelers for Lestrade when they first met, LOL. BUT John fell RIDICULOUSLY hard for Sherlock, and through context clues and the mirroring of Sholto-to-Sherlock, that John didn't fall hard for Sholto too. There's clues in the episode that their falling out happened after Sholto's accident.

I mean... John GRIEVED for Sherlock like a widower. He was "just getting over" Sherlock when he met Mary (who I think was a plant to get Sherlock to come back, by the way). That was THREE YEARS. John "grieved" for Mary for like... a couple months maybe?? Yeah, he didn't give two flying figs about her, sorry. EVEN IN CANON, Mary is RARELY mentioned and is speculated to have been a beard to keep ACD from suffering the same fate as his friend Wilde [THIS LINK ALSO].

This is a topic I love talking about because sexuality is so interesting to me, given my constant re-discovering of my own self. AND because the characters in the show grew up in the same period I did (early 80's and 90's, so Cusp Gen-Xers/Millennials), it makes SO much sense to me that a lot of John's anger and trust issues come from internalized homophobia and misogyny, and he really didn't open up until he became close to men in his life that he respected and admired and treated him with the in-kind respect and kindness. And I just really relate to them so much... it's probably why this show resonated with me so hard and absolutely why my scary journey of Sudden Realization™ happened hahah.

I genuinely believe that John wants to form a fulfilling relationship, but for him, his internal struggle is that he just CANNOT love women no matter how hard he tries – this is a lot of why people joke that John's a horn-dog... he doesn't care who gets his dick wet, just that he gets it. But at the end of the day, I think his internalized issues keep him from accepting that he LOVES Sherlock fiercely, and it's WHY he struggled so hard with Sherlock's death. I mean, after a certain point he gave up dating because Sherlock GAVE him everything he truly wanted. The women in his life were just to get the sex he wasn't getting from Sherlock, LOL. There's also a REALLY old speculation within the fandom that the trip to New Zealand that John took with Sarah went bad because he called out Sherlock's name during sex... soooo yeah.

Anyway, check out these meta from people who are on the Bi spectrum that can dissect John better than me. I recommend the MOST this thread about Harry and John possibly being twins, and how that is relevant to her being a mirror for John in BBCS. People have commented on it with anecdotes from other bi people about their experience with biphobia in the queer community and in the 80s and 90s, and how in this day and age people seem to forget that any smattering of being gay was met with disdain.

Meta Links to Prove John’s Bisexuality

Meta Links to Sexuality posts for the characters

Closeted John: Growing Up in a Homophobic 80’s/90’s (Not Mine)

is it any wonder John is closeted (Not Mine)

The Way John Looks at Sholto (John’s Bisexuality)

John’s Past and his Bisexuality

So Why Is John Gay when He Says He’s Not? (Irene Clap-Back)

Where Does “Three Continents” Thing Come From?

John’s Attracted but In Denial?

Did Sherlock Know John was Bi?

John Could’ve Been A Real Representation of Bi People

John’s Cheating

AND let's also not forget John's a military man, and while I'm not 100 on how the British military functions, I feel like they also had a "don't ask, don't tell" policy like the American and Canadian militaries did pre-2000's. So. Yeah. AND with the assumption John's parents were homophobic with context clues via Harry and the lack of his entire family from his wedding, a lot of Bi people in the 80's and 90's just "chose to be straight" to avoid being eviscerated. It's a horrific reality that still exists today, sadly.

I love my little bi-disaster John, and you can pry that headcanon from my cold, dead body, LOL.

[aspec-sherl-stuff]

@ace-sher-bi-john is my main. Funny story, but I accidentally locked myself out of that account permanently...

I was giving myself a little break from Tumblr and the way I went about it, caused me to lose access to the email I created the account with. I don't remember my password, so I've lost access to the account forever... I'm an idiot (this isn't even the first time I've done something like this lol...)

So yeah, I will be continuing from where I left off on this account. Posting parentlock, johnlock, aspec Sherlock headcanons. All of the stuff I posted on ace-sher-bi-john.

@nowiamcoveredinyou you message me from time to time, so I'm tagging you so you don't accidentally send me something and never ever get a reply. I would feel so bad!

[accelerated-entropy]

oh hi, thanks for checking in, i'm ✨ still watching bi bi bi edits ✨

[aestheticmusicalhoe]

WAS ANYONE GOING TO TELL ME THAT THE MUSTACHE JOHN HAD WHEN HE GOT MARRIED TO MARY WAS A METAPHOR FOR A "BEARD" AS IN A GAY MAN DATING A WOMAN TO COVER UP HIS QUEERNESS AND WHEN SHERLOCK "CAME BACK" FROM THE DEAD HE SHAVED IT OFF?????

No? Oh okay.

[ghostofnuggetspast]

My favorite bi bi bi johnlock video so far

[michelle-jacksons-art-blog]

Happy birthday to all bisexuals

[fei-rest]

So I’ve been working on a Sherlock Holmes adaptation

I admit it was out of spite after rewatching BBC Sherlock and interacting with the fan base. Started it at least a year ago now and only now I’ve made reference sheets for the main duo.

Here’s the reference sheets:

The adaptation/story is set in 1920s Shanghai (was inspired by Chloe Gong’s These Violent Delights for setting), between the years 1928-1930. I’ve rambled about this to a discord friend yesterday. Also I just want to say it’s difficult to adapt because I have no idea how to make cases connect and have it be a narrative linear story, so a good job to everyone who has tried to adapt Sherlock canon (every adaptation being good is subjective to say the least).

Slight Disclaimers:

Two Chinese flags were used, the Flag of the Republic of China is not meant to be the Taiwanese flag in this context as the current mainland China flag (5 star flag) didn’t exist until 1949 so the Flag of the Republic of China is used to show that the characters are Chinese.

[crimecraving]

directs my asexualizinator beam at every comfort character and kin

[unacheivablechaosgremlin]