omg i looked at your sherlock tag and how could u support john and mary when mary is obviously the villain? shes getting in between john and sherlock. it makes no sense. im really disgusted. why dont u open ur eyes and see how much john and sherlock love each other, theres no way that john would love an evil woman like mary. plus i saw some sherlock and molly, which would NEVER HAPPEN bc molly is just so weak tbh.
Wow.
*rubs hands together*
Okay. I’m going to address your ask portion by portion. If you’re the nonny, please read on and do not ignore what I have posted, as that would be disrespectful.
I support Mary and John because 1) it is canonical, in both BBC and ACD versions, and 2) because I want to. Nothing you say, no matter how much meta you link me or how much my inbox overflows, will change my opinion on that ship. If everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, why can’t this apply to ships? Plus, I really like Mary’s character, and I don’t see her as getting in the way of Sherlock and John. In many ways, Mary is similar to both Sherlock and John (very intelligent, logical, addicted to a dangerous lifestyle, etc). Plus, if Sherlock- Sherlock, the only consulting detective, Sherlock, notorious for not caring about many people- trusts her (as seen in TSoT during Watson domestic, and again in his Mind Palace during TAB- Mary is portrayed as helpful and intelligent, and this is from Sherlock’s perspective) then I’m fairly sure we’re safe for now. I’m not saying she’s a perfect angel (oh hell no, she is not perfect), and I’m definitely not saying that she’s going to stay on Sherlock’s good side in S4, but as of now, I love Mary’s character, lines, and interactions with both of the leads. (and I freaking love Amanda Abbington too!)
I’m sorry that you’re disgusted by my choice of ships. I don’t see how it bothers you. I am a happy multishipper who ships things like Johnlock, Warstan, and Sherlolly at the same time. In my personal headcanon (which extends to my tumblr), Warstan and Sherlolly are real and I’m sorry that that bothers you. I don’t deny the possibility of Johnlock canonically happening in the show, but again, personal headcanons, my friend. If you hate my blog that much, unfollow me/stop looking at my blog. It’s really not that hard, rather than sending hate mail to me, trying to change my opinion.
I can see that John and Sherlock love each other- no doubt about it. But I interpret this love as one of the strongest cases of platonic love I’ve ever seen. (Please don’t tell me that I’m being heteronormative, because as a biromantic demisexual, I know otherwise.) That’s my interpretation of the show, and as there is not statement or canon that clearly states that Sherlock and John are in love, it’s open ended and, as a result, open to interpretation. You clearly see it as Sherlock and John being in love. I see it as a brotherly relationship. The difference between you and I, Nonny, is that I respect other people’s ships and interpretations. You don’t.
I don’t need to “open my eyes”. You shouldn’t be forcing others to see through your lens. Here’s a better analogy- have you ever tried on someone’s glasses that aren’t near to your prescription? It’s really blurry and makes your head hurt, right? Then sometimes they don’t look great on you. Well, same thing here. You, Nonny, are forcing me to wear glasses that don’t fit me. I’d rather wear my own prescription of Warstan, Johnlock, AND Sherlolly than being forced to wear a Johnlock-only pair of glasses. I’d prefer my own prescription and opinion back, thank you very much.
John does love Mary. It’s why he dated her, married her, is even the father of her child. Again, we don’t if that relationship will stay this same in S4, but I personally think it’s safe to assume that John does love Mary, in some form or shape. I still don’t see how Mary is evil- her job as an assassin may have horrible, for sure, but it was a job, and real life people are paid by the CIA and other international government branches to do the same thing.
Addressing the Sherlolly- I don’t understand how you could just assume that Sherlolly would never happen? You never know. I’ve personally interpreted most of the Sherlock/Molly interactions to be affectionate, like the “you matter the most” scenes, “i need you”, kisses on the cheek, and, most importantly to me, that part in ASiB when Sherlock apologizes to Molly at the Christmas party, because how many times have we seen Sherlock apologize to someone he’s wronged? Not many, that’s for sure.
Molly is not weak. That’s the only part I didn’t get, from this ask, because Molly is definitely not weak. Not on the inside, at least. I have no clue how you got that assumption- as Sherlock would say, “you see, but you do not observe.” How Molly’s character is weak is something I cannot fathom- I personally think she is so interesting and layered- anything but weak. (The only character in Sherlock that I see as weak would be Kitty Riley.) Feel free to come off anon and tell me how that’s possible.
In conclusion, please don’t tell me what ships to ship, or what relationships I should have on my blog or not. I’m really sorry it’s disgusted you- again, it’s a simple as hitting that unfollow button or just not looking at my blog anymore. Nonny, feel free to message me if, for some reason, you want to continue this debate.
Anyone else- *opens arms wide* - fight me.
<3 -Maia