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Holmes and Watson - why they mean so much to one another

The way I see it, Holmes and Watson are two halves of a whole. This is for many reasons.

First and foremost, they compliment one another personality wise. Where Holmes is seen as cold and calculating, Watson is depicted as warm and welcoming. Holmes can be rather impulsive at times, while Watson has a sort of steadiness and routine to his life, which makes him appreciate his adventures with Holmes further. They’re similar, yet they’re different. They’re both smart, though in different fields and manners, as Watson is more emotionally intelligent and Holmes is more intellectually intelligent. They’re both kind people, despite expressing their care for others and for one another in their own individual manner, where Watson’s way of showing care is more orthodox while Holmes is anything but. Not only do they mean so much to one another, but they also wouldn’t be alive without each other. 

Each of them needs the other to live, quite literally. 

Of course they would’ve made it if they hadn’t known each other; Holmes would’ve solved a few cases for the police here and there, and he would’ve taken cases from Mycroft, but he would’ve never make a name for himself further than that, since all his writings are very academic and that doesn’t really appeal to the people, and Watson would’ve run a surgery and worked as a doctor. Neither of them would’ve been the characters that we know and love now if they hadn’t met one another.

Additionally, I think that, given the circumstances that both of them were going through at the start of ‘Study of Scarlet’, I don’t think that they would’ve lived as long as they had without one another.

As we’ve seen in most of the Holmes short stories, Holmes doesn’t really care much about his physical, or mental, health. He brushes off injuries, even if they are a bit concerning, and although he would care were he to get severely injured during a case, he wouldn’t mind risking it if it meant finding the solution. He continuously endangers himself and the only person to take care of him afterwards is Watson. Without Watson, I think that it’s not unreasonable or illogical to assume that he would’ve died of some wound infection or an illness that he refused to get treated for.

Although it’s not well-discussed in the books, I would say that Watson definitely helped Holmes to stop his drug addiction and on his road to sobriety. He cares a lot about Holmes’ health and he would always be worried when he’s in one of his ‘dark moods’ that he’s on drugs.

Alongside that, he’s a lot happier with Watson. I don’t think he would’ve admitted to anyone (and I would say that the closest thing to admitting it was when he wrote about Watson leaving him for a wife in ‘The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier’ and how upset he was about that), but he’s always been rather lonely. Having Watson, a companion who tries to understand and help him as much as he could, someone who cares about him, someone who loves him (regardless of the type of love), has made him significantly happier. Watson means so much to him; he’s his ‘Boswell’ and he has refused, on several occasions, to help his clients if it meant that Watson wouldn’t be there (and then they’d relent and let them both handle the case). He's always there with Holmes and he's always there for him, he's his "one fixed point in a changing world" and Holmes would be absolutely distraught (as seen in 'The Adventure of the Three Garridebs', where Holmes was quite distressed about Watson getting hurt).

Furthermore, as I mentioned before, Holmes probably wouldn’t have had his ‘household name’ if it weren’t for Watson’s publications. The people (both fictional and real, but I’m talking about the fictional ones here) enjoyed reading about his adventures and it was through them that they got several clients, who were people that Holmes would’ve never reached if he was on his own.

Watson, on the other hand, desperately needed someone, anyone, to restore his love of life after he came back from Afghanistan. He came back a “broken man”, essentially. He hadn’t had any close friends, any relatives, anyone really, and he was completely and utterly alone in London. He needed someone to, for a lack of a better word, “cure” this loneliness that he’s faced after the war.  Holmes was that “cure”. He gave him a “purpose” in life; a “raison d’etre”. He allowed him to help people. He gave him the opportunity to go on adventures, do things that he would’ve possibly never imagined doing, and provided him with excitement, leading him to love life and living again. He helped Watson become who he really is, and not the shell of a human being that he (understandably) was after returning from the war.

They both complete one another, and they’re sort of two halves of a whole. If I were to be a bit poetic, I’d say that they’re the sun to one another’s moon. They both provide the other with light, in different manners, and they both conduct it to the other. They wouldn’t be who they are without one another, very simply. I think the best way to conclude this is to quote The Crane Wives’ ‘The Moon Will Sing’, “I shine only with the light you gave me” is a very accurate descriptor for Holmes’ and Watson’s relationship with one another.

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inspired by boop day, reblog this post if its ok for people to send you random asks and interact on your posts with no judgement. i want to talk to people.

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redesign for lesbian visibility week 🩷🧸🫶

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Last Granada dump!

I’ve recently started on the return of Sherlock Holmes, Granada. Jeremy Brett’s charm, their interactions and Watson not getting married for some reason got me fully indulged. Also it’s just plain lovely to watch

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You guys do realize a lot of watcher fans complaining about the six dollars don't just need to "cancel their disney+ or hulu subscriptions." They're the people who ALREADY can't afford streaming services. It's not that they should be supporting independent creators over big corporations, it's that they literally cannot afford to do either.

#im brazilian #i don't even have cable #bc it was too expensive #the annual price is literally half of my salary :( #welp

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alright game plan: who‘s downloading all the old videos & putting it in a google drive & who is taking one for the team, getting that subscription & sharing their password with everyone?

#Let's pirate it together guys #im really frustrated abt this btw #its too expensive for me #bc im not an american

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I appreciate that the vibes of Sherlock & Co are quite literally these two iconic posts

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hearing this exchange compelled me to draw them

#KAIRJQONSOCNAP #AAAAAA #sherlock & co

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"Here you go" by me!

I'm back with this one, i like it a lot :)))

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Reading The Adventure of the Devil's Foot was certainly. An experience.

The pointy ears are a stylistic choice I just like drawing pointy ears.

[ID: a digital, fully colored drawing of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. They're sitting outside in the grass, both without a jacket, Holmes is wearing a black waistcoat and trousers with a scarf while Watson wears a brown waistcoat and trousers. They're sitting close to each other with their foreheads almost touching. Holmes eyes are closed with furrowed brow while Watson looks at him worried and holding him by the shoulders. /End ID]

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🕵🏻‍♂️ and 🎙 for the S&Co ask game :)

🕵️‍♂️ - First adaption/version that got you into Sherlock Holmes media?

urg im so sorry but, BBC Sherlock. yeah, i was 13, and yes i went insane.

now im obsessed with ACD and Sherlock & CO. im also getting into Granada Holmes

🎙️ - Favorite quote that has stuck with you?

"tricky old thing ..." "Memory"

"I'M WEARING THIGHTS!!" "(giggle) yes..."

"can i wear sunglasses and ear defenders?"

"Apologies. That was me. Can’t contain my excitement… Meow.."

#sherlock and co #sherlock holmes #john watson #ask game

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💎♥️🎧 for the ask game!

💎 - Favorite moment?

sherlock and John having a deep conversation in gloria scott. Bc I'm a sucker for angst as I said. ALSO, Mariana hiding a cat in her shirt and Sherlock meowing

♥️ - Favorite headcanon?

is gay Sherlock and bi John still considered a headcanon? also, Mariana being a lesbian and having a crush on Lestrade, this will happen, don't worry the voices told me so.

sherlock favorite dinosaur is a Velociraptor, and he loves to correct people who only know him as his Jurassic Park model. Bc he has feathers, and they're not Like THAT

🎧 - What other podcasts have you listened to/recommend?

This is the first audio drama that I've listened to! most of the podcasts I listen to are just, people talking lmao

i like Watcher podcast tho, so if you like Ryan, Shane, and Steven listen to it bc they're even more unhinged (especially Steven)

#sherlock and co #ask game #john watson #sherlock holmes #mariana ametxazurra

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🌟🔍🕰️📣

🌟 - Favorite main character?

ok, that's hard. I love jonk, but I relate to Sherlock so much that he became the one I get more excited over. so yeah, I think sherlock

🔍 - Have you guessed the solution to any of the mysteries?

bc I've read all the canon stories, i know where they are going in all of them. Sometimes the modernization throws me off guard and I confuse the canon, but most of the time I'm able to know the solution from the start

🕰️ - When did you first start listening to s&c?

in December of 2023! and it became my whole personality since then

📣 - How did you find out about s&c?

I saw an edit on TikTok of a new adaptation of Sherlock with CANON autistic Sherlock (!!!) and my old and buried sherlock hyperfixation consumed me once again

#sherlock and co #sherlock holmes #john watson #ask game

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For the Sherlock and Co ask game:

👤 🎨 🎞

👤 - What character are you most excited to see that we haven't yet?

I really want to see how they adapt Mycroft!! I hope him and Sherlock have a healthy relationship again 😭 love the autism brothers (flame gif, flame gif)

🎨 - How do you visualize the characters?

kinda like this, im still figuring out their design

🎞️ - What story are you most excited to see adapted?

THE THREE GARRIDEBS !!! OMG .. imagine THE scene with these adaptations..... also, the final problem and the empty house bc I love angst

#sherlock and co #ask game #sherlock holmes #john watson #my art #kinda

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Do you think Holmes watched those silent movies and thought that was how people fought in real life? Do you think Watson saw him fighting and had to contain a smile

#sherlock holmes #john watson #johnlock #acd holmes #acd canon #granada holmes #“i cant take him seriously”

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This is part of a series, read these first! (pt 1) (pt 2) (pt 3) (pt 4)(pt 5) (pt 6)

HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES part 7 - man of action

this is part of the Watson's sketchbook series!

(slight nsfw under the cut)

#OP OMFG #IM SCREAMINGS #FINALLYYYT IM SO HAPPY FOR THEM #acd holmes #johnlock