There are many ways that Sherlock says “I love you” without actually saying those words. Like when he tells John to wear a scarf when it’s a little chilly. When he wakes up at 4am to play the violin for John’s nightmares. When he leaves tea for John, just the way he likes it, on the counter after a fight. When he cleans out the body parts from the freezer. When he wakes up to John getting out of their bed and holds him and kisses him begging him to stay a while longer.








