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bbc sherlock hyperfixation in 2025 😔

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Made you some more gay omemes. I should go to bed now.

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John rolled his lower lip between his teeth, gazing out the large window at the view of London at night. He wanted to tell himself that of course, other people cared about Sherlock this much, that it was a normal reaction to the man's invigorating presence. John was not alone in his affections, and therefore they meant nothing. 

    But John knew that wasn't true. 

    John knew that his dream this morning wasn't borne out of senselessness, wasn't random. Because John had wanted to kiss Sherlock that day, hadn't he? In the dim light of their flat, in the quiet that nothing could touch, when it truly was just the two of them against the rest of the world, John had felt overcome by the feeling he kept tightly locked away — that bright, hopeful feeling that he used to get when he would look into Sherlock's eyes. The feeling that this could be real, that it could be just the two of them, forever. 

    What changed? a tiny part of him wondered. But he knew. He bloody died, that's what. He died, and that part of me died with him. 

    Then Sherlock came back.  

“Just the two of us against the rest of the world.” That was what Sherlock had offered John the day he had come back from the dead. John had punched his lights out because he was right pissed at Sherlock for leaving him, for making John have to learn how to face the rest of the world without the only person who made John feel that he had a place in it.

    Two years passed. Civilian life got easier, but something was still missing. It wasn't until he met Mary that things began to be clear.

    Mary was bright, really bright, and she had a sense of humour that cracked like a whip. She saw right through John's bullshit, and she made him feel alive in a way he hadn't in far too long. She began to fill the gaping hole that Sherlock's loss had left in his heart. That Sherlock left.

    And then he came back. He came back, and he asked John to jump right back into the fray, to the blood pumping in his veins, feet pounding on cobblestones and walking canes long forgotten. He asked that it be just the two of them against the rest of the world again.

    And John had punched him. Not because he didn't want it. Not at all. It was because John had wanted that exact thing, so badly, every day for two years. John had wanted nothing more than for them to just be... them. For as long as Sherlock would let him, John wanted to stay. 

    So what changed? Bloody fucking everything. And now it's too late.

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In which John Watson grapples with the reality of a wedding ring and a bullet hole.

This is the first part of a 3-part series that is in the making :)

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today i’m thinking about john telling mary about his days with sherlock, about bart’s the day they met, about running through the streets of london handcuffed to one another, about the baskerville case and about that night at the pool, about dinner at angelo’s in the middle of their first case together. i’m thinking about mary laughing with him and saying, “you know, i’m starting to think you were in love with him before i came along” and john just goes very, very quiet.

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when you notice your mental health declining, do one small thing that brings you peace. take a shower, text a loved one, step outside. one little step is all you need to remind yourself that this is not permanent.

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need to start tagging my fics w this

peak philosophy in ao3 tags

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Sherlock Location Guide Masterpost

+++ Browse all locations on Google Maps +++

London:

S1E0: The Unaired Pilot

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Piccadilly Circus

S1E1: A Study in Pink

The “who’d want me for a flatmate” Park

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Angelo’s

S1E2: The Blind Banker

Shad Sanderson Bank

New Scotland Yard (Exterior)

Trafalgar Square

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Hungerford Bridge

Southbank Skate Park

Liverpool Street Underground Station

Royal Exchange & Mansion House

Chinatown

The Gherkin

S1E3: The Great Game

Thames Foreshore

Victoria Embankment

Waterloo Bridge

Piccadilly Circus

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S2E1: A Scandal in Belgravia

Buckingham Palace (Exterior)

Buckingham Palace (Interior)

The “punch me in the face” Alley

Irene Adler’s Residence (Exterior)

Battersea Power Station

Parliament Square

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S2E2: The Hounds of Baskerville

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S2E3: The Reichenbach Fall

The Tower of London (Exterior)

The Old Bailey

The Diogenes Club (Exterior)

Whitfield Street

The “handcuffed and on the run” Street

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S3E0: Many Happy Returns

S3E1: The Empty Hearse

The Diogenes Club (Exterior)

The James Bond Rooftop

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 1: The Cenotaph, Whitehall

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 2: Duke of York Column & Steps

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 3: The Mall & Queen Victoria Memorial

The Motorcycle Chase, Pt 4: Westminster Bridge (London Eye & St Thomas’ Hospital)

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 5: York Road at Waterloo Station

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 6: The Pedestrian Underpass (Waterloo Bridge / BFI IMAX)

Westminster Tube Station

Houses of Parliament

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S3E2: The Sign of Three

St James’s Park

The Bloody Guardsman’s Barracks (Exterior)

The Mind Palace Court Room

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S3E3: His Last Vow

CAM Tower (Exterior)

CAM Tower (Interior)

Magnussen’s Penthouse

Leinster Gardens

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S4E0: The Abominable Bride

The Newspaper Seller’s Stand

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

The Diogenes Club (Exterior)

S4E1: The Six Thatchers

Craig’s House

Toby On The Scent, Pt 1

Toby On The Scent, Pt 2

Toby On The Scent, Pt 3

Toby On The Scent, Pt 4

Toby On The Scent, Pt 5

Toby On The Scent, Pt 6

John and E’s bus stop

Vauxhall Bridge

The London Aquarium

S4E2: The Lying Detective

Culverton Smith’s Confession Room

Sherlock and “Faith”’s Bus Stop

Regent Street/Piccadilly Circus

Hungerford Bridge

Sherlock and “Faith”’s Bench

Sherlock’s “Anyone” Street

John’s Summons to 221B

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Download the GPX file of all London locations here (last updated 02/05/2017).

Elsewhere (mostly Wales):

S1E1: A Study in Pink

Roland Kerr Further Education College

S1E2: The Blind Banker

The Lucky Cat Emporium

National Antiques Museum (Interior)

National Antiques Museum (Exterior)

Eddie Van Coon’s flat

West Kensington Library

The Chinese Circus

S1E3: The Great Game

The Carl Powers Swimming Pool

S2E1: A Scandal in Belgravia

The Carl Powers Swimming Pool

The “deducing how the hiker was killed” Field

S2E2: The Hounds of Baskerville

The Rock Outcrop (Tor) in Dartmoor

The Cross Keys Pub

Grimpen Village Church Yard

Baskerville Research Facility

Dewer’s Hollow

The Diogenes Club Reception (Interior)

S2E3: The Reichenbach Fall

The Tower of London (Exterior & Interior)

St Aldate’s Boarding School

The Diogenes Club Reception (Interior)

The Diogenes Club - The Stranger’s Room (Interior)  

The “we’re going to jump in front of that bus” Street

Sherlock’s Grave

S3E0: Many Happy Returns

Lestrade’s Pub

S3E1: The Empty Hearse

Sherlock’s Grave

The Reunion Restaurant (Interior)

The Reunion Cafe

The Reunion Kebab Shop

The Bonfire / John is quite a Guy

S3E2: The Sign of Three

Lestrade’s Bank

Lestrade at Court

The Wedding Church

The Wedding Venue

The Pub Crawl

The Bloody Guardsman’s Barracks (Interior)

S3E3: His Last Vow

Lady Smallwood’s parliament

John and Mary’s Home

The Drug Den

The Hospital

The Italian Restaurant

Appledore

The East Wind Airbase

Lestrade’s Pub

S4E0: The Abominable Bride

The Afghan War Battlefield

The Criterion Street (Exterior)

The Criterion (Interior)

The Mortuary

The Bride’s Suicide Balcony

The Bride’s Suicide Street

The Opium Den

The Watson Home

The Carmichael Home (Exterior)

The Carmichael Home (Interior)

The Greenhouse

The Hedge Maze

The Diogenes Club Reception (Interior)

The Diogenes Club - The Stranger’s Room (Interior)

The Hospital (Interior)

The Cemetery (Exterior)

The “Mary is in danger” Road

The Church Ruin (Exterior)

The Church Ruin (Interior)

The East Wind Airbase

The East Wind Airbase Reloaded

S4E1: The Six Thatchers

Lady Smallwood’s parliament

Rosie’s Christening

The Welsborough’s House

Orrie Harker’s Back Garden

Jack Sandeford’s Home

The British Embassy (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Mary on the Run: Norddal (Norway) & Bugrino (Russia)

Mary on the Run: Morocco

Ella’s Therapy Room

John and Mary’s Home

S4E2: The Lying Detective

The New Therapist’s House 

The “Sherlock deduces Faith’s note” Street

Sherlock’s “Serial Killer Deduction” Square

Culverton Smith’s TV Studio

Culverton Smith’s Hospital: The Children’s Ward

Culverton Smith’s Hospital: Sherlock’s Room

S4E3: The Final Problem

Mycroft’s Mansion

Musgrave Hall

Young Eurus’ Beach

Sherrinford

The “I Want To Break Free” Beach

Rathbone Place

Download the GPX file of all non-London locations here (last updated 02/05/2017).

Sources: Check out the lovely Location Guide by Sherlockology, and the Consulting Travelers segment (first introduced in Episode 7) of the Three Patch Podcast! And for a fantastic reconstruction of the filming of series 3, The Abominable Bride and series 4, see Ruther2’s compilations here, here and here! Many thanks to @raehub for invaluable help with the locations of TAB and to @cupidford for insights to the filming of series 4! And of course check out the truly comprehensive Sherlock Season 1-3 Comprehensive guide by @pennypaperbrain and @sincerely-chaos​ as well as the glorious London Sherlock Location Guidebook!

And if you know a location I’ve missed, feel free to send me a message and I’ll be happy to add the location to this list!

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Byler doubt? Idk her 🤷‍♂️

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The difference between these monologues is obvious imo

Mike's monologue to Will:

Shot like a love monologue

Mike starts talking on his own because he wants to save Will

Will is flooded by light, personal close up with emotions of love behind his eyes even when he can't respond

It feels like Mike and Will are the only two in the room even if other people are there

The moment is delicate so it has no music and distractions

Will and Mike are looking at each other in the eyes

They don't lose anybody of the party in season 2 and they win against the bad guy

Simple and well written without clichés

Mike's monologue to El:

Shot like a tragic moment, harsh ugly light, El is literally in a red light and being suffocated

Prompted by Will after a lie he told Mike that Mike believed

Will is framed purposefully behind Mike in the most important parts of the monologue

There are shots of Will and Jonathan in the middle of the monologue making it feel like Mike and El are not alone at all

Full of distractions and with a score called "the Heart" ... From Will's speech and feelings... And we are in the middle of the action with people dying feeling the anxiety from the fear

Even if it gave a bit of strength to El it's not enough to win, they lose Max in the end

When El revives Max they put in the words "there's more to life than stupid boys" right after the love monologue from Mike

It feels impersonal, they don't look at each other face to face really

Full of old ugly romantic clichés instead of being good quality writing that they did with other couples like they didn't really care for it to be good

Finn literally improvised some lines and made it more ugly than the script that was already ugly and they decided it was okay to show to people

No romantic flashbacks of Mike and El, just a platonic one even if they do have romantic scenes that could have conveyed the feelings of love to the fans... They decided to not use them

??????????? This is supposed to be romantic???? To make us feel the romantic feelings between them and make us like this ship ??? I just can't believe this sorry lmao it completely goes against everything I know about cinematography and I do not believe the Duffers suddenly lost their minds

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Queer kids deserve to become queer adults. To grow up supported. To go through adolescence finding themselves, instead of going through their 20s grieving the years they weren’t safe and had to pretend to be someone else. To be safely queer before financial independence. Wanting queer youngsters to not have a lifetime of conditioning and trauma to unpack isn’t child abuse, it is literally the opposite. Queer kids deserve to be safe.

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and this is so intentional!! cinema lighting is NOT accidental, it takes time and effort to achieve a very specific thing. aka they definitely did this on purpose

Not the sun shining on them after Will glances at Mike. I'm sick.

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This is bi Steve propaganda

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mike wheeler coded

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Trying to remind myself that im allowed to take painkillers even if the pain is "my fault".

A migraine is a result of, not a punishment for forgetting to eat - take the painkillers.

Back pain is a result of, not a punishment for poor posture - take the painkillers.

Sore joints are a result of, not a punishment for overexertion - take the painkillers.

Pain is not a punishment for a mistake. Painkillers are there to ease suffering. There is no glory in misery. There is no virtue in agony.