Thanks for the picture – it’s a long time since I went to Coventry, but it brought back memories. And no matter that it’s all set in London, as there is, of course, that link to “Coventry” in SiB!
”He'd decided last night that he'd rather have John as a friend only than not have him in his life at all. It was an admission of weakness, yes, but some weaknesses were worth giving in to.”
What a fantastic chapter of discovery. And although it’s mostly seen from Sherlock’s point of view, there’s still enough of John’s hesitancy-cum-determination to make us want to bang their heads together!
Sherlock’s thoughts are always a little sad, even though he would never think them so. When I read something like this ~
”It was for the ephemeral twosomeness he'd always been excluded from, or at most, stood on the edge of, sneering at it with the self-righteousness of a tourist belittling native customs he didn't understand.”
~ it reminds me of the scene at Barts with Molly saying “you look sad when you think he can’t see you”.
”They were both afraid it was too good to be true, that something would rip them apart, and in doing so would rip their hearts out too.”
However, by the end of this chapter, Sherlock IS admitting that perhaps not always sticking to social niceties might not be a good thing. Which leads me to believe that perhaps they’ll both admit that a little compromise wouldn’t hurt . . .
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Date: 2013-11-15 01:52 pm (UTC)”He'd decided last night that he'd rather have John as a friend only than not have him in his life at all. It was an admission of weakness, yes, but some weaknesses were worth giving in to.”
What a fantastic chapter of discovery. And although it’s mostly seen from Sherlock’s point of view, there’s still enough of John’s hesitancy-cum-determination to make us want to bang their heads together!
Sherlock’s thoughts are always a little sad, even though he would never think them so. When I read something like this ~
”It was for the ephemeral twosomeness he'd always been excluded from, or at most, stood on the edge of, sneering at it with the self-righteousness of a tourist belittling native customs he didn't understand.”
~ it reminds me of the scene at Barts with Molly saying “you look sad when you think he can’t see you”.
”They were both afraid it was too good to be true, that something would rip them apart, and in doing so would rip their hearts out too.”
However, by the end of this chapter, Sherlock IS admitting that perhaps not always sticking to social niceties might not be a good thing. Which leads me to believe that perhaps they’ll both admit that a little compromise wouldn’t hurt . . .