OK, so in ACD canon, Doyle fucked up and accidentally changed Mrs. Hudson’s name to Mrs. Turner. In BBC Sherlock, Mrs. Turner next door is a nod to this inconsistency in the Doyle canon. Basically, in the stories, Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Turner are the same person.
The joke is taken further on John’s blog, where Mrs. Hudson frequently comments while logged in as Mrs. Turner, and specifies that it’s Mrs. Hudson:
Essentially, in the realm of John’s blog, Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Turner are practically the same person.
Which brings me to my point:
In ASiP, when Mrs. Hudson is talking to Sherlock and John and says, “Mrs. Turner next door’s got married ones,” what she’s actually saying is, “You two little shits gonna get married.”
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mary Morstan Additional Tags: Feels, Present Tense, Angst with a Happy Ending, First Time, Observant John, Angst, Lies, First Kiss, Canon Compliant, No Dialogue Summary:
Imagine Mycroft and Sherlock finally being alone together after Magnussen’s death. Mycroft is trying to keep as still as possible, but he can’t quite hide that he’s shaking ever so slightly. “I can’t fix- I can’t get you out of this, Sherlock,” he says, voice harsh and sharp; God, he’s so angry, what is the point of him if he can’t-
But, Sherlock just looks at him, so calm. “I wasn’t expecting you to.”
And, Mycroft actually offers him a cigarette, but Sherlock shakes his head. They stay silent for a few moments. Then, Mycroft dares to say it: “You’re in love with him.” He doesn’t phrase it as a question because some part of him has always known, really. He’s just gently testing the waters with those words, wanting to give Sherlock the option to talk about it, if he needs to. He owes him that, at least.
Sherlock doesn’t respond. Instead, he turns and gives a small, sad smile, the sheer honesty of it painful to Mycroft.
“Six months?” Sherlock asks, and Mycroft simply nods because he doesn’t trust himself to speak.
There’s a little pause. Then, Sherlock reaches into his coat pocket and throws something into the air. Instinctively, Mycroft catches it- a lifetime of childhood reflexes. It’s the spare keys to Mycroft’s house.
Mycroft exhales, then carefully presses the keys into Sherlock’s palm. “For when you come back,” he tells him. And, they both allow themselves the luxury of pretending, just for one moment.
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson Additional Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, First Time, Canon Divergence – His Last Vow, Top John Watson, Bottom Sherlock Holmes, Love Confessions, Feels, Songfic, First Kiss Summary:
The day after Sherlock’s disastrous return from the dead, John comes to make things right.
