#ownthetruth

[jsydbrantley]

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Words are important to me. If you listen (read) carefully, people tell you the truth even when they’re trying not to. Even when they are lying to themselves. As a poet and as a lifelong wordsmith, I pick up on the subtle nuances people think they are using to hide their truths but in essence are giving away who they truly are. This makes the poet intuitive, insightful and profound. Unfortunately when it comes to my own relationships, I tend to be blind to these truths. I’d rather ignore them in lieu of hopefully finding the love of my life, the unicorn that everyone claims isn’t out there. I’d rather see the things that make him unique and beautiful than the truths that make him average and even ugly, not physically, but in the way he treats me, talks to me; admits to me who he truly is…he’s a lonely shady man who is arrested by a false pursuit of happiness that only thinks of himself. * * * #writers_creed #writerscreed #illustrans #poeticstories #teacup13 #vulnerability #wordsmiths #twcpoetry #poetryriot #poetryportal #jsydspoetry #writersfollowwriters #blindtoyou #ownthetruth #pursuitofhappiness #shadybusiness #arresteddecay #wordsyousay

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(Marco Polo)

[elementarymydearworld]

Did u think Sherlock loves Joan in the romantic way?

Tbh I am so much into their friendship/platonically married status, I haven’t really given it a thought...

[beanarie]

Do u think Sherlock loves Joan in the romantic way?

hello! this was framed as a yes or no question (basically 'does sherlock LIKE like joan?'), but i feel like it's a lot more complicated than that.

for one thing,  their friendship can easily be described as romantic just as it is. they're a matched set, clearly stuck with each other forever, even if they try to deny it again some time in the future. and for another, it speaks to a kind of binary assumption. if they have sex at some point, that means they were never platonic. if at the end of the show, joan has stayed in her bed and sherlock has stayed on the library floor, sex never had anything to do with their dynamic. i feel like life, and joanlock, don't necessarily work that way.

does he love her? yes. obviously. more than anyone else in the world? definitely seems like it. would he sleep with her if he knew there would be no consequences? that's a massive if, but i honestly think he would. he has acknowledged joan's attractiveness several times. most telling was when he went on at length about how the intimacy of their dynamic has certainly led her to become sexually attracted to him (like, duh, sherly, we know whose pov you're actually shedding light on right now.). i think he's able to keep his urges distant, clearly separate from his feelings about joan, because  she's the best friend and work partner a recovering addict/consulting detective could ever have and that matters far more than a roll on his bearskin rug. but i can see him wanting to go there, so to speak.