STEPH. I JUST HAD A REALIZATION. When Sherlock says that it’s ‘all a magic trick’, it seems like at first he’s referring to his abilities, but. He’s referring to the fall. It’s a trick. A fake. He’s not actually dead.
LOL LOL!! Yep, exactly Nonny!! <3 And I think John read it the same way we did too, which is why he never could accept that Sherlock died... but I think Mary came along and he just... felt he had to move on (or she convinced him that he needed to because – my belief – she knew Sherlock was on his way back and she needed to manipulate John before he returned).
But yeah, Sherlock is TRYING to convince John, but I think he lowkey was trying to subtly tell John “please wait for me. Please have faith in me. please don’t leave me. Please be here when I return.” Ugh, my heart aches whenever I think of the rooftop. *sobs*











