M.F.Jenks

one thing i do love about omitb is the way they handle the found family trope. because i have been noticing a sort of trend where writers are clearly seeing that the trope is greatly appealling to people and chuck in 'we're family' every damn second, but omitb shows a more natural yet unlikely friendship between them rather than forcing them into typical familial roles. like when tobert asks mabel what charles and oliver are to her, including 'your weird dads?' and she says no, they're my best buds. not only do i like that they show intergenerational friendships that aren't creepy (something which unfortunately is still a common notion), but they're also showing that it doesn't always fit into a parental dynamic. charles and oliver care about mabel like fathers but its still important that they're friends and thus on a similar level

Just started reading Sherlock Holmes and all the adaptations are wrong. This man is a delight. He gets excited about hemoglobin and is ecstatic at the thought of Watson as a roommate. He purposefully forgets how the solar system works so he has more room in his brain for crime. He shows Watson the dirt stains on his trousers and he can tell what part of London they come from based on color and consistency. (As far as i can tell Watson didn't ask, Sherlock just gets back from walks and tells Watson about the stains unprompted.) The text specifically says "Holmes was certainly not a difficult man to live with." Why does every adaptation make him unpleasant and rude, he's literally just eccentric. He's such a goober, I love him.