A Mind Palace Can Give You The Kiss - Sherlock Kissed John
The arc is complete and the white shirt is its witness. I know it has been a torturous journey but this is the last installment of my The Kiss meta. The first image is where Sherlock prepared for The Kiss and the white shirt is our portal to Sherlock’s kiss. We get two scenes where he wears his jacket over this white shirt. First he wore it when he thought he was going to kiss John. Then we see it in an actual kiss scene. At this moment, TSOT already happened, Sherlock to his despair knows he could have had a chance with John and he still loved him but John made a choice.
In the HLV scene, he has given up hope but the memory of his desire is there. He knows what will happen from the moment John finds out Janine. He comes out showered, wearing his white seduction shirt in front of John and then sets Janine up for a kiss. The Kiss happens in the doorway and when you look at the angle, John is a blurry image in between them. Sherlock’s eyes are very firmly shut, he is dreaming, dreaming of John in place of Janine. Like Irene, Janine’s body is a medium, ever watched the movie Ghost?
Sherlock is most probably in his John room of his mind palace. John is physically there with his scent and his breathing, which makes it possible for him to feel it more real. If you pay attention, he doesn’t open his eyes long after Janine opens hers. He is deep in the John kiss and disconnected from her.
And finally, the last frame. He is sad, coming back to the cold reality from his stolen moment. Their bodily positions, their backs turned in this scene tell a thousand words..Nevertheless, he gets the mind palace KISS John owed him from their reunion.
And the circle closes...Thank you for surviving this, a thousand kisses to you all.
Part One of the meta Mofftkiss is here.