I think that every interprehtation is valid, and that no one should, under any circumstances, be flamed for their opinion, whether be that Sherlock is gay for John or straight for Molly, or that Sherlock is pan and that many pairings are possible.

I personally am a multishipper who plays with multiple interprehtations and switches between them.

(For intsantce, today I'm feeling ace Sherlock, whether he's attracted romantically to Molly or John.)

Schmiezi wrote:

MahnSherlolly03 wrote:

Other than that, I'm fine with just about anything; nothing seems to far-fetched. He could be asexual, homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, polysexual, or pansexual, and I could also accept him being genderqueer.

If he is sexually interested, I think he's either bi, poly, or pan, and I think he's very sapiosexual.

Wow, I've just learned so many new words.
(And I wish we would live in a world where you can be "sexually interested" or not, full stop, without the need to be labeled.)

I'm glad. It's good to know knew words.

(I agree.)

Schmiezi wrote:

Poor him. I hope not.

Um. There are actual people who are asexual and would not be happy to hear you say something like this. Just as there is nothing wrong with having sex or wanting to have sex, there is nothing wrong with not having sex, and people who aren't interested in an activity cannot be said to be "missing out" or lacking in any way, because they are not interested.

tonnaree wrote:

maryagrawatson wrote:

Molly is the only character who has consistently put her foot down and told Sherlock, "Yeah, you might be brilliant and I love you, but it is not okay to treat people the way you do. Grow up!" 
I think that Molly has had a lot to do with how much growing up Sherlock has done over the course of the three series and I hope we'll see even more of her in series four.

I agree that Molly has come to influence Sherlock in some ways and that he has grown to respect her.  But to say that she is the only character to call Sherlock on his behavior is wrong.  

A key part of Sherlock's relationship with John is that John is the one by his side saying "Timing" and "A bit not good."  In TSoTT Sherlock himself says that it's always you John Watson, you always keep me right.

maryagrawatson wrote:

John puts up with a lot of crap from Sherlock that Molly wouldn't. John wants Sherlock to behave. Molly wants Sherlock to grow up.

Mary

Both good points.

I agree with you, Mary (love your username, btw). I am a Sherlolly shipper, but I believe that I am just unbiased enough to know that my belief in them is not totally wishful thinking. Even if they never end up together, she obviously has a huge influence on him, and I can see them being very good friends for a long time.

Q. Is Molly gonna get over Sherlock?

A. Nope. At least not yet.

Q. Does Sherlock like Molly back?

A. Quite possibly.  (My shipper heart yes "Yes, of course, obviously" but I want to be a bit more unbiased than that.)

Q. Ooh, is Mary gonna come in here and ruin everything and make me hate her?

A. NO!

Wait...oh my god...YES OHMYGOD....wait..

.Nope, never mind. (mostly)

I do not have a twitter, no. And I'm not sure how to do it on tumblr either. I guess one way is that one of us could start it, and then we could keep reblogging it back and forth and adding to it.

It doesn't really matter much to me.

Here's my tumblr if you want to do that: http://consultingdetectiveofsassgard.tumblr.com/

I might consider roleplaying if we could use Chatzy or tumblr

Fillyjonk wrote:

It's a great question. At the end of S3, I'd have to go with "Sherlock." He is helpless to defend himself now that he recognizes that he cares; he has undone himself. Willingly.

If we consider Redbeard and are expected to believe that Mycroft is referencing the first (and possibly last?) time Sherlock allowed himself to care deeply, then Sherlock has learned through hard experience that caring is not an advantage. But he has also seen that it's not a choice he gets to make - he cares for John (evidenced clearly in TGG) and that is a fact of his life now. It maybe took until the hiatus for him to realize how important John's presence is.

John, meanwhile, seems to never have stopped caring for people; caring for Sherlock is just an extension of his normal, everyday, neuroypical human experience. Losing Sherlock was incredibly painful, but didn't stop him from falling in love with Mary. I think John has a broader sense that he has loved in the past and will love in the future.

Sherlock though... I'm not sure he believes he'll ever have another friend if he loses John. And I think he might be right about that, given his life history. So, if John is his one true friend, then John must be infinitely precious. It seems to me that maybe having fewer loves means that the ones Sherlock does have are felt more keenly.


Fillyjonk

^this.

saturnR wrote:

Who has more to lose if the relationship were to suddenly end? Whoever you put in answer to this question is the one that will love the other more.

There is such a thing as unconditional love but it is usually shared between parents & children; since Johnlock are not parents/child relationship then their love is probably NOT unconditional.

The way I see it, Sherlock is the obvious answer to your question, especially since John's got Mary + baby.

I think I can agree with that statement. Halfway. I expect there are things Sherlock could do to get rid of John, but as long as John is John, I expect Sherlock will love him, no matter what he does.
 

Does anyone have any reccomendtions for Irene and Kate fics? I'm looking for nice, domesticy things that are intelligent and not overly sweet, with little to no smut. I doubt there's a whole lot of them, but there should be, if the fandom truly cares about these characters and exploring whether or not they have a relationship. If I, a non-slash fan, am interested in the dynamics of this quite possibly homosexual relationship, then I would hope other people are too.

I may just have to write one.