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Title: Descent into Softer Emotions
Rating: G
Word Count: 787
Characters: Sherlock, mention of John, Lestrade and Moriarty
Warnings: spoilers for The Great Game
Summary: An exploration on just how much did Sherlock care, or, not care.
Disclaimer: I don’t own, no profit made etc. etc. The usual.
Author’s Note: First drabble. Non-beta’d, non-Britpicked. ( Read more... )
Yeah, I did also ponder the possibility of Sherlock having Asperger's Syndrome (or even being a real sociopath), taking at face value, but somehow his character didn't seem to fit. I don't know about Asperger's or psychopathy much at all, but both seem denote a fundamental lack in one's perceptive faculties.And since: Sherlock could not the world's greatest mystery solver if he didn't know how to read peoples emotions (motivations). He may not try to navigate social customs by picking up and responding to cues, but he is not incapable of observing and (quickly) deciphering them when he deemed worthy.
Shelock is unlikely to have Asperger's or psychopathy; he needs to utilise emotional perception.
I haven't read much of book cannon, but at the start of A Scandal in Bohemia, Watson observes that though Holmes 'never spoke of the softer passions, save with gibe and a sneer, [t]hey were admirable things for the observer - excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions.' So there. Though BBC!Sherlock is different from ACD!Holmes, this certainly influenced me to seek other reasons for his percieved coldness and lack of emotional response, rather than simply explaining his behaviour with a personality disorder/disability.
Also, like so many others, I adore Sherlock and John’s relationship, either in a platonic capacity or a romantic one. I can’t even explain how awesome I think they are together. It just… blows my mind. Hence the sweetness at the end.
I better stop talking now, hehe. Thank you again! I really do appreciate you reading and commenting. :)
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