Good Evening, Wilder.

Please maintain a respectful silence and check in any phallic objects such as elephant tusks or tire levers at this kiosk.

[goodeveningwilder]

👋🏽 Hello I did a thing -

The “Ten Years of Sherlock I Did Tell You But Did You Listen” Anniversary Cake:

57 because thrilling that you’ve been counting.

The chemical structure of adrenaline because there’s nothing as attractive as facing dangerous situations and people alongside a brave and wise and dangerous madman.

Purple buttons because there is tension to be found as far as the eye can see.

A pink rope lest we forget that a genius man’s Achilles heel isn’t the drugs or the intellectual thrill of the chase - it’s his damsel in distress.

Three elephants in a particular flag’s colours lest we neglect to mention the elephant in the room.

Ombré flower decorations because one must absolutely be able to differentiate between lilac and purple. Only important things are stored in the mind palace.

A glass cup of tea because a cup of tea is code.

Cigarettes because modern addictions parallel Victorian subtext and because I’ve never begged for anything in my life but I’ll beg for cigarettes from you. Twice.

A formula written in rainbow that might appear indecipherable but what if I told you that women are not my area? Is it clearer now?

A silver silhouette of a Vitruvian man’s ideal man.

A razor because he prefers his doctors clean shaven but I don’t shave for Sherlock Holmes I promise.

A white sheet because not wearing pants may make him laugh but it also leaves him feeling exposed. A napkin, maybe?

A dark pool of water and a very particular brand of underwear because tearing clothes off in a darkened swimming pool might make people talk.

Green carnations because the truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Fairy sprinkle buttons. Like a fairy. But don’t worry it’s all fine, Mrs. Turner Mrs. Hudson’s got married ones.

Tall silver candles for a cool Byronic hero and shorter golden candles for his conductor of light. For a brave soldier. For a smart man, even smarter than he looks. Who becomes even more observant when Daddy’s gone. Who wouldn’t be surprised if Daddy called him by his Christian name.

And a flashback to a random year in the Victorian era that just happens to coincide with the year of an infamous trial that that compelled the Great Detective and his Boswell to “depart to the countryside” for a few weeks. A coincidence, perhaps? Although the universe is rarely so lazy.

Hmm, there’s something happening here but I can’t quite put my finger on it - it’s on the top of my tongue it’s on the tip of my tongue it’s on the tip - oh right, it’s called “queer baiting.”

But it could have been “the greatest love story never told.”

What’s the matter? Are you having an earthquake? Feel like you’ve been distracted? Derailed?

Might I prevail upon you to use your powers of deduction: by appearance it’s just a cake - a lovely, if quirky, white wedding cake - and that’s a perfectly sound analysis..

...but if you care to go deeper, to open the file, to crack the case and discover who you really are and who you could yet become...you might just find a rainbow...

You can see an idiot video I made featuring the cake on my insta @sabreflavour ❤️🧡💛💚💙

@inevitably-johnlocked @88thparallel @shrlckholmes @sherlockmeta @loudest-subtext-in-tv @the-7-percent-solution @tjlcisthenewsexy @bakerstbitches @devoursjohnlock @gosherlocked @its-sherlock-once-things @barbsiebabe @leauki @coffeeteaitsallfine @iheardyou @mrwatsonmrholmes @colourfulwatson

(If you would like to be untagged please just let me know - I just wanted to tag some of the pages that I’ve really admired in this space🙏🏽)

[couldntpossiblycomment-deactiva]

Is Sherlock Watson good enough for you?

I just realized that in this godforsaken scene:

When Sherlock says “I think it could work”

He’s saying ”I think the name Sherlock Watson could work”

And then John, still laughing, realizes what he just heard and does a sort of puzzled look back up at Sherlock:

And Sherlock just:

And in conclusion, we’re not exactly looking at an aborted declaration of love.

[so-damn-confused]

I think i reblogged it 45 times now. Well, shit.

[88thparallel]

Just end me.

[goodeveningwilder]

[witch-lock]

LOWER your voice

[goodeveningwilder]

He said “cup of tea is code and John and Sherlock regularly eat ass salad”

[markgatiss]

[goodeveningwilder]

[goodeveningwilder]

I am feeling two things right now.

[marcespot]

Sherlock’s reverencial silence.

As if this moment wasn’t already painful enough, I wanted to relive it from Sherlock’s pov. Look at the reverencial way in which he watches John make such intimate confession. Live those eternal seconds of silence from Sherlock’s perspective and tell me he doesn’t treat John’s feelings with the outmost respect, patience and understanding. He gives John the time and space he needs, watchful for the right moment to step in to offer him comfort.

The most human human being, indeed.

[sherlock-pressure-point]

i’m crying now

[thelostsmiles]

This is it. This right here. This is who Sherlock is. Now you know.

[immaculate-benediction-batch]

How much better this scene is without Mary.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

MARCE.

[firstmeetings]

HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO MAKE IT WORSE

[goodeveningwilder]

Hey no it’s fine don’t worry it’s cool I’m cool

[57circlesofhell-deactivated2015]

The fact that John and Sherlock barely touch is important because the show takes care to highlight a lot of the times they do touch. We see Sherlock practically cuddle Mrs. Hudson and accept a hug from Greg without much comment. But when Sherlock strips a bomb off him, John makes a comment about the nature of their relationship. He does the same when they hold hands while running. He gives Sherlock a hug and there’s a round of applause. He gropes Sherlock’s knee and they both look at his lil’ hand on Sherlock’s knee and comment on it. He reluctantly shakes Sherlock’s naked hand on the tarmac (as if he wanted more) and they’re practically holding hands and John pulls Sherlock closer a bit. Their touches are given way too much weight for them to be bro touches.

[goodeveningwilder]

#to get through this post #and also the stag night scene

[goodeveningwilder]

Sherlock: a Posh Boi™️, literally grew up in a country manor, indulgent big brother of the One Percent/World Order, fastidiously tailored bespoke suits and a clearly unlimited Button Replacement Trust Fund™️, only the ponciest of hair products will do and wHuT DO YOU MEAN I shouldn’t wear my £800 Saville Row coat when slumming the dark alleys with my homeless network it’s called dry cleaning you philistine oOoOHhH lOoK a shiny new microscope where did I put Mycroft’s card this will look excellent in my pushover adopted grandmother’s spare flat that I’ve ALREADY FULLY MOVED IN TO and literally FILLED WITH THE TRAPPINGS OF MY ACCUMULATED WEALTH

Sherlock: *meets a smöl blond army doctor in need of a cheap flatshare with an actual TIRE LEVER for a cock*

Sherlock: *blinks...*

[loveismyrevolution]

[goodeveningwilder]

Oedipus: ...i see there is a second option. noted.

[violetwylde]

Can you give us your unfiltered thoughts on Martin's thighs?

Fucking superb. Thicc. Fantastic in jeans. A bit fuzzy. Wanna lick em. Wanna run my hands up them and squeeze. A+++

[mandysimo13]

Hard agree

[violetwylde]

[posh-boy-clever-boy-deactivated]

Bless

[freemanswood]

Yes indeed 👍 Delish in light coloured trousers too

[goodeveningwilder]

Is this a museum installation because I have a few pieces of art to add for your consideration

[darlingbenny]

[thedollface221b]

There is NO lock on that interconnecting door. You can’t tell me there haven’t been some ‘walking in’ incidents. YOU CAN’T.

[skulls-and-tea]

Oh right, and I forgot: This is a good shot of the m’fucking SEE-THROUGH GLASS DOOR THAT GOES DIRECTLY FROM SHERLOCK’S BEDROOM TO THE SHARED BATHROOM

[thedollface221b]

Seriously. If that was my house, I would have at least put up a blind. Well… Maybe not if I was sharing with Sherlock…. But my own thoughts aside, privacy is obviously NOT an issue with these guys.

[skulls-and-tea]

#don’t mind me John I’m just watching you shower FOR SCIENCE

[skulls-and-tea]

By the way, John prefers long baths: 

“Apparently, the deceased had liked candles. And long baths. I’m not judging. There’s a possibility I might enjoy a long bath myself occasionally. When Sherlock was alive I did a lot of running and fighting and sometimes I needed to relax and recuperate. And a bath is good for that. […] People might laugh. People did laugh when Sherlock told them I enjoyed having baths but I was fine with it. I’m still fine with it. Baths are good.”

And Sherlock sez:

“Your flatmate likes long baths. As does mine.

[…] and the murderer contacts my assistant because he thinks he’s cleverer than me and wants to show off a bit. Which I can understand. I like showing off. Who doesn’t?“ 

( x )

[milkwagon]

“Some things aren’t supposed to sit behind glass. They’re made to be touched; to be handled.”

😏

[goodeveningwilder]

[voodooling]

I heard you.

[simpleanddestructivechemistry]

THIS IS THE BEST EDIT EVER PERIOD!

[ben-locked]

DONE. FULL STOP.

[goodeveningwilder]

Waiter some more tea if you please: extra hot, extra steamy, with two splashes of the male creamy.

[xsherlocksx]

[goodeveningwilder]

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[pastelcolorsandrain]

A Study in Pink sets the stage for all of our future expectations. Nothing in this show is done by accident, and the way it is all handled is masterful. Seeds are sewn in this first episode that will never cease to matter throughout the duration of the show.

Take the first meal Sherlock and John share together at Angelo’s, where Angelo insists that the pair must have a candle for their table:

It seems like sort of a “joke” in a way–something that could easily be brushed off if we didn’t all know that TJLC is real. And the candle thing continues to be a theme. Illumination itself is a subtle theme throughout the show, with all the color-coded lights and the fact that Sherlock dubs John his “conductor of light” in “The Hounds of Baskerville.”

I noticed something recently when watching what is surely one of the favorite scenes of all Johnlockers: the reunion of Sherlock and John at The Landmark in the episode “The Empty Hearse.” This is the night Sherlock returns, supposedly from the dead, and interrupts John’s (rather lackluster) attempt to propose to his girlfriend Mary in a rather half-hearted effort to, in his own words, “move on” from Sherlock.

Notice anything missing from John and Mary’s table?

There’s a lamp, sure, but no candle. Maybe that isn’t terribly unusual. But look at the other tables in the restaurant:

Most have candles.

It doesn’t stop there. When Sherlock catches his first (heart-stopping; you can clearly see that in his face, just as it has been pointed out that if you isolate certain audio tracks in this part here you can hear Sherlock’s thudding pulse) glimpse of John after two years away…

how does he see him?

There is a candle placed strategically between them, clearly visible from Sherlock’s vantage point.

This isn’t the only throwback to Angelo’s on this night. If more is needed, I’m including this little bonus below. The writers have done this *so many times,* where certain words and phrases come back again. It isn’t an accident and it isn’t lazy writing. We’re talking about the combined efforts of two very good writers here, and though John’s nerves on this night aren’t exactly hard to pick up on, we get this cherry strategically placed on top:

I SUGGEST YOU DON’T MARRY MARY. 

How could you do that? Hmm? ;)

[johnlockismyshockblanket-deacti]

[sherlockfandomtandem]

I can’t breathe gOD WHYYY

[ermojas]

Also the lamp between Mary and John is an “artificial” light source.

[aeveris-oldblog-deactivated2020]

^GREAT ADDITION.

[goodeveningwilder]

I am not long for this world now

[angeltiddies]

oh god 

the face sherlock makes on the tarmac when he realizes john doesn’t know he’s going to his death 

[angeltiddies]

and then him trying to protect john by saying “who knows [where i’ll go next]”

like, that right there was the love confession

[angeltiddies]

oh god

[angeltiddies]

sherlock, you love him so much 

just say it 

[a-candle-for-sherlock]

and then john starts making those faces trying not to cry because he won’t know where sherlock is and sherlock makes the joke to save him from crying

because if he starts, sherlock will start, and they’ll both just melt

and instead of confessing his feelings and leaving john with (what he thinks would be) that burden he makes him laugh, so john’s last memory of them is like the first night’s: laughter.

[angeltiddies]

this addition broke me 

so i did this 

[disregardedletters]

Bye

[88thparallel]

How do I go on after this? 😭😭😭

[caressthosecheekbones]

idk

[holmesianscholar]

I hate everything

[appliedcontext]

what the fuck yall i’m just casually strollin through tumblr and i was Not Prepared

[threetimesburnedthreetimesborn]

It’s 2k18 y’all, and we’re still not over the fucking tarmac.

[goodeveningwilder]

...fuck it initiate meltdown *initiates meltdown*

[rominatrix]

John will always - first and foremost - protect Sherlock.

[angeltiddies]

Sherlock gently holding his violin and brushing against his edges, stroking his arm like a bow upon string while wrapping his hand around his neck, placing him under his chin, knowing all the right notes to play (and words to say).

[the-7-percent-solution]

SO YOU’RE SAYING THE BROKEN VIOLIN IN THE PROMOS WAS ACTUALLY JOHN WATSON??!?!?!?!?! 

[formerprincewille]

That’s it I’m blocking EVERYONE on this site

[thedoubteriswise]

Okay first of all I’m annoyed at myself for not noticing this one sooner, because of COURSE the violin is John and I cannot believe I’ve been watching this show for five goddamn years without seeing that. But also, this reminds me of one of my favorite passages from the canon. From the Adventure of the Creeping Man:

The relations between us in those latter days were peculiar. He was a man of habits, narrow and concentrated habits, and I had become one of them. As an institution I was like the violin, the shag tobacco, the old black pipe, the index books, and others perhaps less excusable. When it was a case of active work and a comrade was needed upon whose nerve he could place some reliance, my role was obvious. But apart from this I had uses. I was a whetstone for his mind. I stimulated him. He liked to think aloud in my presence. His remarks could hardly be said to be made to me – many of them would have been as appropriately addressed to his bedstead – but none the less, having formed the habit, it had become in some way helpful that I should register and interject. If I irritated him by a certain methodical slowness in my mentality, that irritation served only to make his own flame-like intuitions and impressions flash up the more vividly and swiftly. Such was my humble role in our alliance.

Sherlock says in the show that playing the violin helps him think. He also says that John is a “conductor of light,” and we see that he’s constantly getting ideas or arriving at the right answer because of something John said or did. Yeah, the violin is John.

[marcespot]

Yes! Plus remember Lou at Sherlocked 2016 talking about S4 saying “Someone snaps, someone has had enough”, and then in TLD we got to see John literally ‘snapping’ violently. And I always thought that had to be directly linked to John’s relationship with Mary, because in TAB, Sherlock screeches the note he was playing to an ugly halt while shouting “Enough!”, to stop Mary and John from arguing. That was the last time we ever heard the violin up until TFP.

So yeah I also agree that the violin is symbolic of John. It’s so romantic.

[the-7-percent-solution]

This hurts me still. The fourth string snapping. The fourth series. Yikes.

[johnlockismyshockblanket-deacti]

I hate everything and everyone 😭😭😭😭😭

[goodeveningwilder]

ohMMMYgod you marvellous ministers of Major Mindfucks™️ my mind is melted and now (much like John) my man must mend me for this majestic musical mirror meta may otherwise make me meet my maker and descend into miserable Moftiss mastermind-palace MADNESS