The game is on.
#that smile to me #is fascinating #because it’s not sherlock’s real smile #that’s not how he looks when he smiles at john #john DREAMT that smile up #john dreams of sherlock smiling at him #inviting him to adventure and cases and danger #but sherlock’s real smile isn’t so straightforward #the one he uses on john #and his fake ones are different too #the ones reserved for witnesses and fake girlfriends #so this smile #just exists in john’s mind #and it’s not quite the real deal #like john’s just a little bit blind to how sherlock feels about him #like he’s trying to fill in gaps in his mind #which i guess is what dreams are (tags from avawatson)