#allonsydrwatson

     Years ago, in the days of old, and great literature, upon the world came the story A Study In Scarlet. On that day in 1887, the world was introduced to characters that would stay in the lives and hearts of the citizens of Great Britain for centuries. Doctor John Watson and Sherlock Holmes. However, I will not be speaking of the infinitely respectable classic Sherlock Holmes series, but rather, I will be covering the modern adaptation known as BBC’s Sherlock. Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes and former war hero Doctor John Watson meet and go on a series of adventures, cheating death throughout London. While each man has respectable love interests of their own, they are undoubtedly gay for one another. My reasoning behind their inferred homosexual tension dabbles into John Watson’s undying adoration for Sherlock and Mr. Holmes’ obvious love for his companion in turn. The only thing that could make them more loving on screen is if they would kiss.     To begin, John Watson’s adoration began the moment he met Sherlock. In this meeting, the former war soldier on a small pension is in search of a flatmate. The mutual friend of both parties known as Mike Stanford introduces the two, after hearing they are both in need of a ‘rent buddy’. Sherlock does the only Sherlock thing to do and makes deductions of John the moment he walks in. “Afghanistan or Iraq?” He asked. John is stunned, and at first caught off guard by the sudden question being thrust upon him, but then focuses his attention on how on earth this man knows his background. Mike confirms he has said nothing to Sherlock about him, as he had been unable to, so that’s out. So that leaves none other than Sherlock himself. He deduced that John had been abroad by his unusual tanlines, and a soldier by his haircut and the way he carried himself. John is shocked and just a little bit creeped out, but all those feelings are replaced by admiration once he hears the explanation. When John takes residence with Sherlock in 221B Baker Street, he is quickly whisked away on one of Sherlock’s cases. The rest is history. Along the course of their adventures however, and on the first case specifically, John does something he deems himself not exactly fit to do. He shoots a man for the first time since Afghanistan. He shoots another person because of Sherlock, and that’s after knowing the obscure man for just a day. If that is not love in a slightly demented way, then I do not know what is. Cases after case, and near death experience after near death experience, John still stands by Sherlock. He does not leave. He never threatens to leave. He has been introduced to this man that he now needs in his life and is unable to live without. When Sherlock faked his death (for that is a perfectly okay, Sherlock thing to do), John went into a deep depression. Not since he had been relieved from duty had he been in a depression so severe. He was required to go back to his therapist regularly. John’s traumatic experiences in the army where equivalent to what he believed was Sherlock’s death.     Furthermore, Sherlock is indescribably gay for John Watson to the fullest possible extent of love. For hours at a time, I could list the ways Sherlock has created sexual tension between him and his dear Watson. Sherlock himself, is implied to have had a fairly awful childhood, suggested by his distaste for his brother and the mentions of any family gatherings. This makes a Sherlock very antisocial when dealing with ordinary people. He is remarkably intelligent and his mind works with the complexity of a car engine, therefore he has zero tolerance for people who aren’t absolute geniuses. All of this is void when it comes to John Hamish Watson. Sherlock gets easily frustrated with others, he ends up yelling at them for their incompetence, but not John. John is never on the unwanted end of Sherlock’s insults, and that is high status in the presence of a Holmes. Sherlock has also done a great number of things for John that go beyond “we’re just flatmates.” Sherlock has actually uttered the phrase “You. It’s always you. John Watson, you keep me right.” Impromptu and out of the blue where those words, when they were uttered. Exceptionally jealous, are the words I would use to describe Mr. Holmes when he found out that John had another friend who was labeled as the most introverted and unsociable man John had ever met. He had already taken that place in the Watson heart, and he is pretty much a five year old so he was not going to put up with being replaced. However, since Sherlock is also Albert Einstein, he realized that John’s happiness was more important than his underdeveloped feelings and helped in every possible way to keep this person he felt was attempting to replace him, safe (as he was being targeted by a vengeful cameraman but that’s a different story.) When Sherlock faked his own death, it was by force. Everyone he loved was being threatened, if he didn’t die. That meant John. He jumped off a building, and pretended to be dead for two years to save John Watson’s life, and while that put Dr. Watson through emotional turmoil, it was a necessary act. Of love maybe? Who knows, but anyone with eyes can obviously see that Sherlock Holmes and John Watson care for each other in a way that surpasses friendship.     Clearly, the two characters of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are fitted for each other like puzzle pieces. John has a deep, undiscovered care for his “friend” who he constantly risks his life for. And Sherlock has what he may feel is an unrequited love and devotion to John Watson. Let me tell you a story of Holmes and Watson. When Mr. Holmes came back from the dead, Watson was furious. He was furious, and sad, and just a little bit happy inside, although he won’t admit that. The road back to normality was rocky at first, but when life resumed as usual, those separated puzzle pieces were finally reunited and the puzzle was complete again. Doctor John Hamish Watson, and Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes are undoubtable gay for one another, whether they will admit it or not, and no one will convince me otherwise.