Character: Sherlock Holmes Fandom: Sherlock (BBC) Character Notes:
History:
SPOILERS FOR SHERLOCK. Also tl;dr.
The series starts through John's perspective. Whilst we have a few snapshots into the things that Sherlock's doing (somehow texting the word 'wrong' to everyone in a certain room at a certain time, and there are conversations about him had by Lestrade and his co-worker), we don't know that it's Sherlock until John meets him.
Sherlock's life before John was mostly the same. He solved cases, chased criminals, got shot at a whole lot, considered his brother an enemy and used too many nicotine patches for his own good. It's not hard to imagine that his life was just as insane as it is now, what with being given hints about previous off-screen cases (the text Sherlock sent using John's phone, Mrs Hudson recalling how Sherlock helped condemn her husband to being jailed, a restaurant owner reliving how Sherlock had him put away too but for a less serious crime). This all suggests that whilst Sherlock was partnerless, he was still very much in the business of solving crimes. It's also assumed that Sherlock needs a partner to allow him to bounce ideas around and to consider the situation from every angle. He complains, at some point, about not having someone to help him with his work during a 'Study in Pink'.
The first time we actually see Sherlock Holmes, is when he's beating a corpse with a riding crop in a hospital morgue. No, really. This, obviously, tells us that Sherlock is... well, a strange young man. He states that he needs someone to monitor the body at all times for any signs of bruising, and should they occur, to call him immediately. The next time he's in view is when he's using scientific equipment (microscopes and then he's shown using a pipette) in the labs upstairs. He's disturbed by two men, Stamford (a man that worked under John in the army) and someone unknown to Sherlock (who turned out to be John Hamish Watson).
Sherlock and John meet through this mutual acquaintance. They both share one the same problem: they need an inexpensive house, preferably in the London borough of Camden. Living in London is horrendously expensive, and with John living on a very basic salary offered by the Royal Army and Sherlock taking cases every other month, the luxury of living alone was quickly wearing thin. So during their initial meeting, Sherlock both wowed and confused John by his intimate knowledge of his life and his issues; one eye flicker told Sherlock that John had just returned from a stint in Afghanistan (or Iraq), that he had a therapist and that his limp was psychosomatic. He also knew that John needed a flat without being prompted, thanks to Stamford's presence. Sherlock leaves in a rush (something about leaving his riding crop in the morgue), but he makes a point to introduce himself dramatically and tell John the address of their new flat, as though he already knows John's going to trundle along and meet him for a second time.
** Sebastian: You're doing that thing. We were at uni together. This guy here had a trick he used to do. Sherlock: It's not a trick. Sebastian: He could look at you and tell your whole life's story. John: Yes, I've seen him do it. Sebastian: Put the wind up everybody. We hated him. You'd come down to breakfast in the formal hall, and this freak would know who you'd been shagging the previous night. - Sebastian, one of Sherlock's old 'friends' from university speaking with John about Sherlock, 'The Blind Banker'.
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Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Character Notes:
History:
SPOILERS FOR SHERLOCK. Also tl;dr.
The series starts through John's perspective. Whilst we have a few snapshots into the things that Sherlock's doing (somehow texting the word 'wrong' to everyone in a certain room at a certain time, and there are conversations about him had by Lestrade and his co-worker), we don't know that it's Sherlock until John meets him.
Sherlock's life before John was mostly the same. He solved cases, chased criminals, got shot at a whole lot, considered his brother an enemy and used too many nicotine patches for his own good. It's not hard to imagine that his life was just as insane as it is now, what with being given hints about previous off-screen cases (the text Sherlock sent using John's phone, Mrs Hudson recalling how Sherlock helped condemn her husband to being jailed, a restaurant owner reliving how Sherlock had him put away too but for a less serious crime). This all suggests that whilst Sherlock was partnerless, he was still very much in the business of solving crimes. It's also assumed that Sherlock needs a partner to allow him to bounce ideas around and to consider the situation from every angle. He complains, at some point, about not having someone to help him with his work during a 'Study in Pink'.
The first time we actually see Sherlock Holmes, is when he's beating a corpse with a riding crop in a hospital morgue. No, really. This, obviously, tells us that Sherlock is... well, a strange young man. He states that he needs someone to monitor the body at all times for any signs of bruising, and should they occur, to call him immediately. The next time he's in view is when he's using scientific equipment (microscopes and then he's shown using a pipette) in the labs upstairs. He's disturbed by two men, Stamford (a man that worked under John in the army) and someone unknown to Sherlock (who turned out to be John Hamish Watson).
Sherlock and John meet through this mutual acquaintance. They both share one the same problem: they need an inexpensive house, preferably in the London borough of Camden. Living in London is horrendously expensive, and with John living on a very basic salary offered by the Royal Army and Sherlock taking cases every other month, the luxury of living alone was quickly wearing thin. So during their initial meeting, Sherlock both wowed and confused John by his intimate knowledge of his life and his issues; one eye flicker told Sherlock that John had just returned from a stint in Afghanistan (or Iraq), that he had a therapist and that his limp was psychosomatic. He also knew that John needed a flat without being prompted, thanks to Stamford's presence. Sherlock leaves in a rush (something about leaving his riding crop in the morgue), but he makes a point to introduce himself dramatically and tell John the address of their new flat, as though he already knows John's going to trundle along and meet him for a second time.
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Sebastian: You're doing that thing. We were at uni together. This guy here had a trick he used to do.
Sherlock: It's not a trick.
Sebastian: He could look at you and tell your whole life's story.
John: Yes, I've seen him do it.
Sebastian: Put the wind up everybody. We hated him. You'd come down to breakfast in the formal hall, and this freak would know who you'd been shagging the previous night.
- Sebastian, one of Sherlock's old 'friends' from university speaking with John about Sherlock, 'The Blind Banker'.