The way he dismissed girlfriends so flatly, though, and not boyfriends, leaves homo something open for me, whether it be sexual or romantic.
I'd buy homoromantic, though more specifically my money is on Watsonromantic.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2011 4:15:17 pm PDT #11480 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2011 4:16:18 pm PDT #11481 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Creepy sweatshirt is always watching you.
Aaaaaaa! Even *I* wouldn't wear that!
billytea - Jun 05, 2011 4:17:24 pm PDT #11482 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Aaaaaaa! Even *I* wouldn't wear that!
But it's the only way for it not to watch you!
Amy - Jun 05, 2011 4:22:54 pm PDT #11483 of 30001
Because books.
Hey, Tep, do you remember where that found photo site is, that you used for GWW way back? (And I loved.)
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2011 4:29:54 pm PDT #11484 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I bet I can find it. Give me a minute.
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2011 4:31:13 pm PDT #11485 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
P.M. Marc - Jun 05, 2011 4:38:18 pm PDT #11486 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Part of the problem is that the actor used the word asexual to describe the character, but was probably not meaning it in the same way that AVEN does. More as a shorthand for celibate by choice instead of as orientation.
My read on the character, not that I've watched all the episodes many, many times (including the unaired pilot, which, no, does not count towards canon and has completely different characterizations of both Sherlock and John than does the aired versions), is that he's aromantic, but may well have been involved with men in the past in some format. He's very aware of men being attracted to him, seeming attracted to him, or playing attracted to him, and treats it differently than he treats female interest.
Write him as an asexual romantic, and I will, umm. Text Cass or Jilli and bitch about it. A lot. With irritated handmotions that are hard to convey with just thumbs and words. But I try. Hard. Dude, I get that you want to see your orientation represented, but SHERLOCK HOLMES IS NOT GOING TO CRY INTO HIS PILLOW BECAUSE HE LONGS TO CUDDLE JOHN AND HOLD HIS HAND AND WHATEVER. ALSO, HE IS WHAT HE IS AND ANGSTS MINIMALLY ABOUT IT. HIS EMO IS ABOUT THE VISCERAL TWITCH OF BOREDOM. THIS IS A LARGE PART OF HIS CHARM.
(Also, dude: he's grabby. Hilariously so at times. Those who write him as being tweaked by people touching him are not watching the same show that I'm watching. At all. To be fair, I think PBS cut the scene where he's at his most hands-on John. But the DVDs are out. So that is no excuse.)
Amy - Jun 05, 2011 4:40:42 pm PDT #11487 of 30001
Because books.
I bet I can find it. Give me a minute.
You rock! Thank you!
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2011 4:41:17 pm PDT #11488 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Write him as an asexual romantic, and I will, umm. Text Cass or Jilli and bitch about it. A lot. With irritated handmotions that are hard to convey with just thumbs and words.
But he's so possessive of John -- doesn't that read as a type of romantic-ness, rather than aromantic?
§ ita § - Jun 05, 2011 4:45:37 pm PDT #11489 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
CRY INTO HIS PILLOW BECAUSE HE LONGS TO CUDDLE JOHN AND HOLD HIS HAND
Is that what being romantic is, or is that being emo?