So if John and Sherlock weren’t in a relationship why does John say to Mrs Hudson that he’s “moving on” when he tells her that he’s going to propose to Mary?
Sounds kinda gay John.

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So if John and Sherlock weren’t in a relationship why does John say to Mrs Hudson that he’s “moving on” when he tells her that he’s going to propose to Mary?
Sounds kinda gay John.
John's bisexuality [further proof]
I'm not sure if this has already been addressed in some meta works whatsoever but I couldn't find anything so here we go.
I recently saw @finalproblem 's post with the original birth certificate of John Watson (as in the props one from the show) and it occurred to me that he shares his birthday with the death date of our beloved Shakespeare. The 23rd of April.
It's interesting to note that the ACD canon birthday isn't the same though.
Whether it's the 7th July or August (sources differ regarding the exact date) neither of these options are even close to bbc John's b-day.
But why? Why change his birthday? They did after all take Sherlock's canon birthdate. The change must've been deliberate and important then. So it's got something to do with Shakespeare. Shakespeare whose sexuality has been thoroughly discussed. Shakespeare who many suspect was bisexual. Shakespeare who married a woman and still addressed no less than 126 poem to men, a very specific man actually, someone with the initials of W.H
Mr. W. H.
Huh. That reminds me of someone... Ahhh right!
William Sherlock Scott Holmes
Considering the fact that Mofftiss already referenced Shakespeare through John's famous counting of Irene's texts (57, one famous, particularly gay poem) it's probably safe to say that this is intentional mirroring at its finest.
Also THIS:
when W.H is also typically called 'Fair Youth' or 'Fair Lord'
Mofftiss is enjoying this little game of theirs/ours a bit too much considering they literally put references wherever they can get away with it.
“She’s out there, she likes you, and she’s alive. Do you have the first idea how lucky you are? Yes, she’s a lunatic, she’s a criminal, she’s insanely dangerous – trust you to fall for a sociopath – but she’s … you know …”
-- John Watson, talking to himself
you know what I like the most about Johnlock fake relationship fics? The fact that apart from some added PDA, they barely have to change their dynamic to pass off as a couple. They’re just...already married.
Irene is a lesbian and she even admitted to it. I do not really believe that Sherlock and Irene were in love. They are both extremely gay but they were intrigued by each other. Irene was fascinated with Sherlock because of his amazing ability to solve crimes and Sherlock was fascinated with Irene because of how clever she was. But there was no sexual attraction. Sherlock always looked at Irene’s brain and never her body, he only looked at her measurements to solve the case. Never for love.
My Mum: Who's been watching 'John is Bisexual' videos on YouTube??
😅😅😅
I’m sure I’m not the first to point this out, but watching TAB, this stuck out to me soooo much:
WATSON: But these enemies: how are we to defeat them if you won’t tell us about them? MYCROFT HOLMES: We don’t defeat them. We must certainly lose to them. WATSON: Why? MYCROFT HOLMES: Because they are right, and we are wrong. [ ... ] HOLMES (to Mycroft): And you’ve solved it already, I assume? MYCROFT HOLMES: Only in my head. I need you for the, er ... (he grimaces) ... legwork. WATSON: Why not just tell us your solution? MYCROFT HOLMES: Where would be the sport in that? Will you do it, Sherlock? I can promise you a superior distraction.
My mind warped it into Mark Gatiss versus the Johnlock fans.
WATSON: But these Johnlock fans: how are we to defeat them if you won’t tell us about them? MYCROFT HOLMES: We don’t defeat them. We must certainly lose to them. WATSON: Why? MYCROFT HOLMES: Because they are right, and we are wrong. (Hell yes we are) [ ... ] HOLMES (to Mycroft): And you’ve solved it already, I assume? MYCROFT HOLMES: Only in my head. I need you for the, er ... (he grimaces) ... legwork. (Yeah it’s in the plans, but you two are gonna have to suffer through the stories to get there) WATSON: Why not just tell us if Johnlock is endgame? MYCROFT HOLMES: Where would be the fun in that? Will you do it, Sherlock? I can promise you John Watson on a silver platter.
Thanks to Ariana DeVere for the transcripts.