You're right about Sherlock and the difficulties of love/romance, which means he's going to be a poor match for anyone. Whether it's bromance to romance with John like such a big part of the fandom or with Irene or whoever, one has to take into account that Sherlock is a prickly bastard.
He calls himself a high-functioning sociopath, but I lean more toward him being one of those people who honestly thinks himself as above emotional entanglement...until he meets people strong enough (John) and persistent enough (Mrs. Hudson, Molly) to wear that down. He's certainly capable of normal feelings, though they can show themselves in extreme ways - someone attacked Mrs. Hudson and Sherlock beat the guy and tossed him out a window. Point being, he cares about Mrs. Hudson - he just can't or won't show it in normal ways.
One of the things I like is how Molly's been there since before the show's action. She and Sherlock have had some long amount of time to get used to one another, unconsciously adjust to the other's presence in her lab before their interactions spread to beyond work. So when something like the Christmas party happens, it didn't take much disapproval from the rest of the group (and there was quite a bit) to push Sherlock into apologizing to her. And then for him to go to her for help in staging his fake suicide...I actually cheered the first time I saw that scene even though I wasn't sure how things were going to play out. It was just the fact that he did go to her, because she was the single person he knew he could trust. That's a lovely rich ground for fanfic.
She and Sherlock have had some long amount of time to get used to one another ...
Like another fictional couple we know? :-)
I do so love the 'friends becoming more' motif. Although the label of 'friend' is shaky with Sherlock. Which perhaps presents more payoff for fanfic.
it didn't take much disapproval from the rest of the group (and there was quite a bit) to push Sherlock into apologizing to her.
Ah, I remember a bit more now, thanks.
Yes, I was quite engrossed in that scene ... feeling bad for Molly, then a bit placated when Sherlock apologised.
I'd forgotten the ending of the second season - it's been so long :-) - I'll have to watch it again before kicking off the third. Anyway, forgotten Molly's involvement there. Yes, there's a lot of *potential* there for their relationship to flower or grow, nice.
I agree that there are plenty of parallels that can be drawn between Molly and Hermione, especially along the lines of always, 100% being there for him no matter how indifferent or oblivious he is.
He calls himself a high-functioning sociopath, but I lean more toward him being one of those people who honestly thinks himself as above emotional entanglement...until he meets people strong enough (John) and persistent enough (Mrs. Hudson, Molly) to wear that down. He's certainly capable of normal feelings, though they can show themselves in extreme ways - someone attacked Mrs. Hudson and Sherlock beat the guy and tossed him out a window. Point being, he cares about Mrs. Hudson - he just can't or won't show it in normal ways.
One of the things I like is how Molly's been there since before the show's action. She and Sherlock have had some long amount of time to get used to one another, unconsciously adjust to the other's presence in her lab before their interactions spread to beyond work. So when something like the Christmas party happens, it didn't take much disapproval from the rest of the group (and there was quite a bit) to push Sherlock into apologizing to her. And then for him to go to her for help in staging his fake suicide...I actually cheered the first time I saw that scene even though I wasn't sure how things were going to play out. It was just the fact that he did go to her, because she was the single person he knew he could trust. That's a lovely rich ground for fanfic.
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Like another fictional couple we know? :-)
I do so love the 'friends becoming more' motif. Although the label of 'friend' is shaky with Sherlock. Which perhaps presents more payoff for fanfic.
it didn't take much disapproval from the rest of the group (and there was quite a bit) to push Sherlock into apologizing to her.
Ah, I remember a bit more now, thanks.
Yes, I was quite engrossed in that scene ... feeling bad for Molly, then a bit placated when Sherlock apologised.
I'd forgotten the ending of the second season - it's been so long :-) - I'll have to watch it again before kicking off the third. Anyway, forgotten Molly's involvement there. Yes, there's a lot of *potential* there for their relationship to flower or grow, nice.
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