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kriskenshin:

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kriskenshin:

Captain John H. Watson M.D. of the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers, Guardian Angel

“His name is Sherlock Holmes and he is continuously on the Reapers list. As you know, Death is not easily denied so stay alert, Watson.”

OMGGGG Yes! *Flailing*

Moriarty writes the best tag stories!! o/

 by the time Sherlock saw the glint of light off the sniper’s scope he knew it was too late and yet he hadn’t been hit the bullet just missed his shoulder and landed in the wall behind him Sherlock examined the bullet and could have sworn that he saw blood but upon feeling his shoulder to make sure the blood wasn’t his and looking at the bullet again the blood was gone a voice in his head that sounded a lot like his big brother’s said something about him obviously having a guardian angel but Sherlock wouldn’t believe that could be possible until many years later when he met John Watson the army doctor had a bullet wound in his shoulder right where Sherlock knew he should have been shot and had saved his life within 24 hours of their meeting (via torchwood221b)

ok, i’m not sorry ‘cause Moriarty made me cry this time *flies into the sun* D:

Sherlock and his newfound guardian angel were the perfect team. The consulting detective was just as protective of John as the army doctor was of him. Once to protect Sherlock John pretended to be him as a means of confusing a gang of smugglers, Another time John was captured by the consulting criminal and had a bomb strapped to his chest both men were willing to give their lives to stop Moriarty that day and sometime later Sherlock actually did. The day Sherlock took his own life by jumping off the roof of Bart’s hospital was the day John lost his wings, John felt them breaking the second Sherlock started to fall and he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he wouldn’t be able to save Sherlock this time. When Sherlock hit the pavement John felt his wings break off completely but their loss was nothing compared to Sherlock’s. In that moment John would have sacrificed his wings gladly if it meant that Sherlock could live. Not once in the days and weeks after Sherlock’s death not once did John grieve for the loss of his wings. They didn’t matter to him. The only thing that had ever mattered to him was Sherlock’s safety and he’d failed to keep him safe from harm. As far as John was concerned he no longer deserved his wings.  (via torchwood221b)

this reminds me of a fanfic i have read once?

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bennyslegs:

“At Sherlock’s grave, before finally walking away, John’s quick-turn is how a lower ranking officer would leave the presence of a higher one after being dismissed. The whole time, consciously or unconsciously, John has viewed Sherlock as his superior officer, someone he needs to trust and take orders from in order to make their friendship/crime solving work.” (x)

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And that little nod he gives… its the kind a lower ranking officer would give when being dismissed. Its either a ‘Yes, sir.’ or a short nod. And so he’s being dismissed. He’s being dismissed from whatever life he had before Sherlock died.

I don’t think John’s behaviour at Sherlock’s grave is indicative of him feeling that he’s literally outranked in their relationship. I don’t think John saw Sherlock as his superior officer in any way. Sherlock and John are (or, at this point, were) friends, they complement each other in very specific and I would argue entirely equal ways. What they have is a perfectly balanced, mutually beneficial partnership. 

John might not be the genius Sherlock is, but he is an equal contributor in the context of their lives together, and he knows that he is. They are mutually invested in solving crimes. Granted, it’s easier to see that John is also invested in Sherlock himself, but I think the reverse is true as well. John is Sherlock’s emotional centre, his moral and ethical barometer, and his muse. I think it’s a mistake to see John as merely an assistant in any context. John does not merely take orders from Sherlock, and Sherlock frequently take orders from John when he’s at a loss. Sherlock has his expertise and John respects that; John also has his, and Sherlock will do what John tells him to do, even if he doesn’t entirely understand why.

 Sherlock needs John as much as John needs Sherlock. They take care of each other in exactly the way each of them needs taking care of. They are in perfect balance, their own private harmony. That’s why no one else can come between them. Not girlfriends, not family, not holidays: nothing. They are two halves, and are entirely complete together.

My interpretation of John’s behaviour at Sherlock’s grave is this: he’s using the most meaningful actions he can to demonstrate his utmost and unfailing respect for someone who is not a fake, is not a fraud, and did not do the things he is being accused of. He’s saying goodbye to someone who deserves a flypast and a twenty-one gun salute.