#SHERLOCK

[orionsangel86]

There is something about proudly proclaiming a show "tumblrista catnip" that makes me emotional.

Something about how for years tumblrinas were ridiculed by show creators.

Something about Supernatural having a meta episode set at a convention with all the weirdo fans that made the main characters uncomfortable. Something something about Becky and the message that fangirls are gross and obsessive.

Something about Sherlock and the way fans were portrayed as crazy obsessive nutjobs for trying to figure out how he faked his death.

Something about creators mocking fandoms, dismissing them as freaks. Something about queer people not being welcome to engage in their creations because "why do you have to make everything gay?"

Something about the malicious culture of queerbaiting throughout the 2000s/2010s, followed by Bury Your Gays tropes across the media landscape because hell, you should be grateful we even gave you queer characters to begin with - and everyone dies in our show! You ain't special!

Something about Destiel questions being banned from conventions...

And then...

Something instead about Good Omens, and letting the story adapt naturally, embracing the fanbase and leaning into the fanservice.

Something about Our Flag Means Death, and the genuine outpouring of love and affection between cast, crew, and fandom that culminated in an explosion of fanworks that were never once mocked or deemed gross or wrong.

Something about Sandman, and staunchly digging in their heels on the queerness of it all, refusing to give in to the homophobes and instead avidly mocking THEM on social media rather than us.

Something about the writers hearing about fandoms favourite ships and excitedly stating that YES! We DID lean into that because it happened naturally and made sense.

Something about a firefighter coming out as bisexual after 7 seasons...

So yeah, something about a new high quality show made FOR US. By creators that love US. Respect US, and WANT our love.

Something about US FINALLY being a target audience for the best shows being made on TV now.

Tumblrista catnip. Creators saying "we made this for you. You are important. Your voices have been heard."

It just... all got a bit overwhelming for a moment there.

#dead boy detectives #neil gaiman #representation matters #queer culture #the sandman #good omens #ofmd #911 #destiel #supernatural #sherlock #fandom history #tumblrista catnip #look how far we've come

[simonemalec]

why you should watch dead boy detectives on netflix

#dead boy detectives #ghost files #sherlock #good omens #the magicians #supernatural #destiel #sandman #wwdits #what we do in the shadows

[noodles-and-tea]

Teen johnlock for you

#John winds up doing a lot of Sherlocks homework #the favour is not returned #also Sherlock does steal johns clothes I don’t make the rules #actually I do and that’s the reason he does :) #my art #sherlock holmes #john watson #johnlock #sherlock #bbc sherlock #teenlock #is that a real tag I don’t know

[holmosexualitea]

Here's a piece I'm super happy with! Ended up submitting it for a contest a little bit ago and welllll, !! I won! :D

#sherlock #johnlock #fanart #art #john watson #bbc sherlock #sherlock holmes #sherlock fanart #sherlock art #my art #pirate

[bbcsherlock]

i think johnlock losing all these polls is kind of camp, like how did you let us run the site for so many years when there were obviously not actually THAT many of us

#t #sherlock

[tendalee]

#andrew scott #drawing #my art #sketch #sketchbook #portrait #pencil drawing #pencil art #portrait drawing #sherlock #vanya #theatre #art commisions

[londonlock]

sherlock’s tone when he says he doesn’t have a girlfriend like. he’s doing the vocal equivalent of throwing something in the bin without a care. and then he’s asked if he has a boyfriend and suddenly he’s just bought a gemstone and is cradling its smooth surface in his hands. you know what i mean

#sherlock

[spooksicl-e]

uni is going great guys.

#‘you’ve seen that one right’ #prof i’ve been drawing them for the silly people in my phone for four years straight. #you want me to write about queerbait yeah ok i guess ill write about queerbait. #can you hear how tired i am. #my art #art #fanart #fanartist #sherlock holmes #sherlock #bbc sherlock #johnlock #john watson #spoon speaks

[missenchantedd]

"You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me"

#taylor swift #the tortured poets department #who's afraid of little old me? #sherlock #johnlock #supernatural #destiel #hanni pham #hannigram #merlin #merthur

[lisbeth-kk]

Sherlock fandom.

Zealous Movement

John hates it, Sherlock loves it. 

“Too many people. Crowded. Hateful,” John grumbles.

“Yes, to the amount, no to latter. It’s fascinating,” Sherlock tells him.

John huffs and holds on to the sleeve of Sherlock’s coat when the train comes rushing into the Embankment station.

“Don’t even try to get rid of me,” John hisses when Sherlock tries to wrestle his arm free from John’s iron grip.

Sherlock looks at John and realises that perspiration is coating John’s forehead, and his eyes have something reminiscent of panic about them. He moves closer to John, interlacing their fingers together.

“I’m sorry,” Sherlock murmurs in John’s ear. 

John relaxes and exhales shakily when they walk through the doors to the carriage. Ever since Sherlock came back from the dead, John’s been dreading being apart from him, particularly when they’re taking the tube. In a flash, Sherlock may vanish again, deliberately or not, but John has a hard time coping. He tries, but today is not a good day for it.

“Come here,” Sherlock says, manhandling John to stand beside the opposite doors.

He crowds in on John, shielding him from the other passengers with the Belstaff, creating a cocoon for the two of them. John holds on to the lapels of the great coat and takes steadying breaths to calm himself. Sherlock’s low murmurings help too.

“I’m here, John. Safe. Home. With you. Always. I love you.”

John’s on the brink of tears and leans his forehead against Sherlock’s chest, listening to the steady heartbeats.

“Alive. Safe. Home,” John whispers to himself.

The train is loud and fast, racing through the tunnels of London’s underground. Steady, like heartbeats. Reliable when there’s no strikes or other obstacles. 

John understands why Sherlock loves it. After all, he’s always on the move himself. Even when he’s lying on the sofa at Baker Street, his brain is running the halls of his mind palace. 

Before the Fall, John thought nothing of taking the tube. He did it all the time, though he did prefer a proper train. The speed felt slower, and there wasn’t a rush to get off and change lines. And you were mostly overground. Things to look at. Less crowded.

Screeching brakes bring John back from his reverie. He’s still enveloped in Sherlock’s embrace, his smell, his even breathing, his reassuring heartbeats.

“This is our stop,” Sherlock says softly. “Ready?”

John looks up into cerulean eyes that are concerned, worried. He cradles Sherlock’s cheek and nods.

“Let’s do this,” John says confidently. “How hard can it be?”

“Well, if anyone would know, it’d be you, John. You did after all invade Afghanistan,” Sherlock quips and kisses John’s palm.

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#flash fiction friday #sherlock fandom #sherlock #john watson #johnlock #bbc sherlock #sherlock fanfic #FFF250 #rushing train

[irtizachowdhury]

He was looking like an absolute snack here

#andrew scott #all of us strangers #ripley #fleabag #vanya #Sherlock

[orionsangel86]

Saw a comment on here claiming Dead Boy Detectives was basically Superwholock (derogatory) but I've been viewing it the whole time as Superwholock (affectionate) and we are not the same and only one of us belongs on the Superwholock website full of queer people babe.

Dead Boy Detectives is like is Supernatural, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Dirk Gently's Hollistic Detective Agency, and The Sandman were all put in a blender with a bunch of pride flags and glitter and let me tell you THAT is a smoothie tumblr should be drinking.

Watch Dead Boy Detectives. Its fun. Its queer. It has a cat who is also a very cunty very queer boy who could be the love child of Desire of the Endless and The Corinthian (listen I'm not ruling it out).

Just trust me and watch it. You won't regret it. :)

#dead boy detectives #superwholock #supernatural #sherlock #doctor who #dirk gently #the sandman #who is throwing superwholock shade in 2024 #dont come to the devils sacrament and insult the devil #never a good idea

[barachiki]

Just passing the time.

#Sherlock #bbc sherlock #sherlock holmes #jim moriarty #barachiki brand new #leapfrog #Yeah i don't know #this one was a lot of fun. #i did most of it on my ipad #just don't zoom in too closely #i think jim might have an extra ear

[captainsparklefingers]

*shows up fourteen years late to Tumblr with very cold Starbucks* So that Sherlock show is pretty good, huh!

#context: mom wanted to watch Sherlock because Hulu recommended it #and it occured to me that I'd never ACTUALLY watched Sherlock #I've seen the special and like clips and chunks but that's it #(no offense tumblr but I think you might have scared me off a but) #and suprise its actually good! #sherlock #bbc sherlock

[bluebellinbakerstreet]

91/100 Sherlock in black and white

#sherlock #benedict cumberbatch #sherlockedit #bbc sherlock #sherlock holmes #his last vow #sherlock b+w #mine

[anne-adler]

Taking my obsession to an academic level

So a few weeks ago I started working with two profs on a Sherlock Holmes-related project and I made a poster about it.

(I blacked out my info for privacy reasons.)

#bbc sherlock #sherlock #sherlock holmes #tjlc #johnlock #john watson #anne's silly little thoughts #film analysis #academic life #university #poster presentation #academic poster #university life #literary analysis