#retirement!lock

[skyriderwednesday]

A Full List of the Residents of the Cottage:

Five hives of bees, entitled (not named) Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, Charlotte, and Victoria

Marmalade, an orange and white cat

Toby II, a lurcher

Percy, a green parrot sometimes referred to as a pair of gardening shears

Irene, a tortoise

Trevor, a shih tzu pup

Various mice, that Marmalade is disinterested in catching and that are seemingly too intelligent to be trapped

A pond of frogs, that delight the local children

Sparrows, that nest in the thatch

A hedgehog, that lives in the potting shed

The occasional grass snake

Dr John H. Watson M.D., General Practitioner (part-time), Author (Age 67)

Mr Sherlock Holmes [list of honours withheld by request], Apiculturist (amateur), Consulting Detective (retired) (Age 65)

#sherlock holmes #acd holmes #retirement!lock #watsholmes #marmalade Showed Up #as in holmes went up to london for a weekend and came back and there Was A Cat #not even watson knows where she came from #percy is a pair of gardening shears because watson went into town for a pair of gardening shears and came back with a parrot #(and a pair of gardening shears) #trevor is the newest addition to the household

[luckthebard]

I’m going to preface this by saying that I also got annoyed about a similar phenomenon around my favorite character in C2 (Caleb) so I don’t think this is just an Imogen problem but:

I’m increasingly frustrated with the way a lot of the fandom talks about Imogen and especially how other characters interact with her. There’s a lot of super uncritical “how could you be mean to my poor baby” that crops up even when she might kind of need to hear some hard-to-swallow truths and be questioned.

It ends up creating a fan environment around a character where it seems like some of the most vocal “fans” act like she’s so fragile she needs to be protected from any challenge or hardship or confrontation of her own fears - and what makes this frustrating is that the context of this character is that she’s in a D&D game. Challenge is the thing that will move and progress the character in that medium.

So I’d like to offer an alternative to the framing of that moment with Imogen, Orym, and Laudna I keep seeing. Yes, Orym was blunt, but he wasn’t exactly providing new information, just a reminder of the stakes and their job. “I’m pushing everyone” - I mean, of course! At this stage, why wouldn’t you if people faltered? In contrast I see Laudna’s clinging to soothing and comfort and “you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to” to be a depiction of how sometimes that kind of expression of love isn’t actually helpful and merely allows for continued indecision and stagnation. Imogen may end up disagreeing on a course of action with Orym, sure, but trying to stop her from even considering or engaging with alternatives is a smothering affection also borne of fear that doesn’t allow Imogen agency.

The interesting contrast with Caleb is that it was Nott, his ride or die pal, who was often the one pushing and challenging him to grow. And don’t get me wrong, the similar fandom problem I noted at the top with Caleb absolutely targeted Nott and later very strongly Veth for daring to tell him blunt or uncomfortable truths. But Imogen’s ride or die girl isn’t pushing her, she’s doing the opposite and trying to cocoon her. Which I guess the fandom “protect my poor precious fave” impulse agrees with and doesn’t read as its own kind of interpersonal issue.

Imogen does need to be challenged if only so she can decide, truly, what she wants to achieve out of being on Ruidus and how far she’s willing to go. She’s a deeply conflicted character who has a lot of fascinating conflicting agendas she’s struggling with. If she is never pushed or never pushes herself she may not take the time to actually consider where her personal line is. Someone constantly agreeing with and shielding someone can be a problem in its own right.

#meta #critical role #cr spoilers #imogen temult #don’t make me regret coming out of meta retirement #I will turn this post around and lock reblogs if I have to

[theoppositeofprofound]

Harrow: God’s Special Little Girl (Handpicked)

Gideon: God’s Special Little Girl (Whoops A-Daisy Baby)

Ianthe: God’s Special Little Girl (Self Identified)

#the locked tomb spoilers #the locked tomb #Ianthe trying so hard to fit herself into the framework of daughterhood to fit in with harrow and gideon #coming up with tower princes #sidling in on brunch #and all she gets for it is a hungover pat on the shoulder and god genuinely asking if she’s trying to bang gideon! #no respect around here no paternal interest #she’s going to put him in a divine retirement home and throw away the keys #Ianthe: fuck it we’re doing daughters now? I can daughter so good #narrator: she could not

[urproblematicfav-arsonk]

Ok but what if instead of Alastor "saving" Angel from Valentino I get fucking big brain galaxy bitch with it and write a fic about Al treating Angel like shit and Val actually stepping in to do something about it

#obsessed with LadyInStarlights fic where Al just straight up locks Angel in a basement #its so funny when al beats val and val personally apologizes to his employees and then retires its hysterical way to write him off #anyway once again im the only one who can think #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel valentino #valangel #mothdust #proship #fic idea #galaxy brain moment

[blue-thief]

i keep thinking about how if kaiser and isagi were to ever adopt a kid (or multiple kids), their kid(s) would probably get into football too

the thing is, i don't think kaiser or isagi would change their surnames if they ever got married. they would stay michael kaiser and isagi yoichi. which means their kids would probably have the surname isagi-kaiser/kaiser-isagi.

that would be a fucking mouthful for the sports commentators though. and it wouldn't be right to call them by their jersey number while called everyone else by their surnames. it would also be pretty weird if they called them by their given name

instead, they give isagi-kaiser/kaiser-isagi a nickname that's a combination of both halves of their surname.

what i'm trying to get at here is that i think it would be fucking hilarious if isagi and kaiser's potential kid(s) get referred to as "kaisagi" during games

#one day i will have the energy to write a post-retirement domestic au with kids. one day #blue lock #bllk #kaisagi #kiis #isagi yoichi #yoichi isagi #bllk isagi #bllk isagi yoichi #bllk yoichi isagi #michael kaiser #bllk michael kaiser #bllk kaiser

[gregorovitch-adler]

Plant

John drew out his armchair outside of the cottage in the afternoon sun.

Sherlock was in the cottage, typing something up for his website, Science of Deduction.

They had retired from the casework and had been enjoying their retirement life since almost a year.

John was admiring the plants they had grown, alongside Sherlock's apiary. Bathing in the sun, he smiled and closed his eyes.

John heard a pair of footsteps coming out of the cottage after some time. Two large and familiar hands grabbed at his shoulders and started to massage them.

John smiled and leaned back in his chair.

"Did you post anything on your blog?" he asked with his eyes closed.

"No, I was just making an excel sheet. I'm done now."

"About?"

"The various types of smiles of John Watson. Right now, it's Type two hundred and twenty-one."

John shook his head and chuckled. "What does that mean?"

"Meaning you're comfortable with yourself at the moment."

John nodded in agreement.

"And in love."

John opened his eyes and turned in his chair to look up at Sherlock, who was gazing at him with his lips compressed.

"Not just at the moment. I'm always in love," he said and pulled Sherlock close by his dressing gown.

Sherlock bent over and put an arm around John as they began to kiss. John was running his hand through Sherlock's hair.

John never wanted this moment to end, or his life to change in any way, shape, or form.

***

Sherlock September Challenge.

Prompt: Plant by @onesmallfamily

Tags: @helloliriels @topsyturvy-turtely @gaylilsherlock @lisbeth-kk @keirgreeneyes @a-victorian-girl @peanitbear @curlyjohnlock @calaisreno @lookingforlifeoutthere @missdeliadili @kettykika78 .

#johnlock #bbc sherlock #john watson #sherlock holmes #sherlock holmes/john watson #sherlock x john #30 days of sherlock september 2023 #prompt: plant #fluff #retirement! lock #domestic fluff #sherlockian #sherlock headcanon #ficlet #new ficlet #fic writing

[aesterblaster]

Hiori, screaming and doing a one two rainbow flick: AHHHHH IM SO FUCKING DONE WITH THIS SHIT FUCK ALL OF YOU

#blue lock #bllk #i love him #bllk hiori #he deserves to quit and retire early

[the-punforgiven]

Decided just now that it'd be really funny to have a whole bunch of different d&d characters who are all like former knights of the same order or crestfallen sellswords from the same mercenary company but also have all of them individually believing for their own reasons that they are the last surviving member of their group

#like they all think the others died horribly but all of them are alive and well just like not living near each other #like one of them saved up bought a spelljammer and set off to the astral sea #and she kept in contact via sending stones but during a pirate attack she dropped her stone overboard and is presumed dead #since that was her only method of communication with the material plane or something #One guy headed off to an ancient mystic mountain to hone their skills and everyone's just like ''Yeah NOBODY survives that mountain'' #one guy who's like immortal and doesn't need to eat is just keeping an eternal vigil over some dead necromancer #making ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN he doesn't get back up #other member was injured presumed dead but nursed back to health by a nearby friendly peasant family #sort of thing #one dude just actually straight-up retired and just ghosted the group because he thought it'd be awkward #the warden of the keep heard the rumors they all spread and was just like ''Damn.. everybody's dead...'' and just locked the doors forever #which resulted in more gossip saying their order and/or company has fallen for good that all the others hear about #so they're all individually like ''Damn. looks like I'm the last knight and/or mercenary of the fallen order'' when they absolutely are not #I think it could be a funny concept to play with #Pun's text Posts

[asherlockstudy]

I need you to know I call you "Asher" in my head, because that's how I first read your screen name. I always think "I'm going to check and see if Asher's posted anything recently" or "I wonder what Asher thinks about this."

I kid you not, last year there was a surge of people realising just then that my username is a reference to Sherlock, and they had been calling me Asher Lock all that time 😂😂😂 so you’re not alone

The irony is that this was a 100% Sherlock blog until the show finished, and the design of the blog and the post menu is still full of it, I feel like I have raised several tumblr generations, where each knows me for something else and then it moves on but I am still here 😅

#tumblr senior #ready for the retirement home #funny #Asher lock #asherlockstudy #anon #mail

[mazojo]

They are so domestic

#shut up Red is such a simp I love him #Reo just wants to live his little cottagecore life retired in a remote island with his 300 billion dollars from football and be happy #and honestly? we got no choice but to stan #they are dating your honor #reonagi #reo #nagi #blue lock #manga

[thecureimcoldopensavdemo]

i love the patterns the birdpoeple have in their portraits

#monsterhunters are joining my fort to help my on my noble quest. of killing the halfling necromancer #my plan is to get my fort built up n retire an adventurer in this fort so i can equip and play as him to kill the necromancer #ill probably lock away the tablet for later #it seems to be a good one though if the necromancer is capable of taking over half the world

[urproblematicfav-arsonk]

#i literally can't stop thinking about the kittys unionizing #its just so funny #also that fic #its the funniest way I've seen someone write val off #al just beats him so bad he personally apologizes to everyone and then retires and vox is like ?????? #and then al keeps angel locked in a basement so like he didn't get out of much there huh #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel valentino #vivziepop #tumblr poll #proship

[creepyjirachi]

every day i am fighting the urge to start playing abyssrium again

#i loved it like 5 years ago #but i think the game got bought out or something #and it’s like a mess of limited time premium events and loot boxes now #with way more clunky/annoying mechanics #and i think my old favorite deep sea fish are locked into a halloween event or possibly retired altogether #so there’s like no way i could recreate my whalefall tank :(

[gregorovitch-adler]

Window

John opened the sitting room window of their cottage to let the sunlight in. He closed his eyes on that fresh summer afternoon and smiled.

It had been more than a year since he and Sherlock decided to take retirement from the casework. They had been searching for a different place to stay in the countryside.

Eventually, they found a nice and cosy cottage in Sussex together.

John had loved that place in an instant, and Sherlock had been already making plans for his beekeeping, before even buying that place.

It had been a month since they had moved into this new place.

Fresh air, open meadows, a small but comfortable cottage for them to live in - this place had everything, and Sherlock was going to start with his beekeeping in a few weeks.

Life was good. He was growing old, but being with Sherlock hardly made him feel stiff or anything. Life with Sherlock meant that there was barely any time to sit in a place for too long, and John loved every second of it. He sighed fondly.

Suddenly, John felt a pair of hands wrap around his abdomen. He opened his eyes and looked down. Long and thin forearms, and large palms.

He leaned back and placed his hand on one of the forearms that were holding him so gently.

"What are you thinking about?" asked Sherlock from behind, directly into John's ear in a low voice.

John couldn't believe that voice still made him shiver, even after being together with this man for so long.

Without turning back, John smiled wider. "You."

***

Prompt Window by @onesmallfamily

Tagging: @helloliriels @topsyturvy-turtely @gaylilsherlock @lisbeth-kk @keirgreeneyes @missdeliadili @clueless-mp4 @curlyjohnlock @peanitbear @a-victorian-girl @lookingforlifeoutthere

#johnlock #bbc sherlock #john watson #sherlock holmes #sherlock holmes/john watson #sherlock x john #sherlockian #sherlock headcanon #30 days of sherlock september 2023 #prompt: window #fluff #retirement! lock #ficlet #new ficlet #fic writing

[totopopopo]

Salt water

#harrow the ninth #the locked tomb #BROS my stupid pencil broke while I was doing this so I did. most of it without my pencil and now it’s officially time to retire the iPad #(pencil broke bc my iPad is broken and the shards of glass finally rendered the pencil inert)

[venaticum]

i used my main twitter for fifteen minutes and came to the conclusion i will stay on here until the website is barely functionable and nobody can log in

#im not a social media person in general every time i hit over 100 followers on twitter id remake #i prefer locked twitter accounts because you have more control over your circle. but its not like i want to limit curious people either #so tumblr accounts are nice. i dont talk much but whoever finds my blog well congratulations. you know? #having initially large accounts on both websites proved to me i am not a fandom person #im in retirement of such days #personal