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#47 - I Can’t Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me

“Essentially it's a declaration of delighted astonishment that one's object of romantic desire seems to feel the same way, when the person saying it believed they never had a chance with their target partner.”

…Sherlock simply can’t believe it when John tells him he’s his best friend. It had never even crossed his mind before that someone could care about him enough to call him as such. Being called a best friend isn’t exactly indicative of romantic interest, but the way John chokes out “the big question” (his words, not mine) and the way Sherlock’s high praise of John is enough to elicit tears from the guests (and a hug from John) suggests otherwise. [ref x]

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