John Watson is actually quite angry and prickly when we first meet him.
I like that.
Huh, you know what? The more I think about it, the more than angry and prickly thing is of a piece with what makes John's ego able to stand up to extended contact with Sherlock: He's over giving a damn about what anybody thinks. Mike makes a weak joke about John being over there getting shot at, and John gives him a level look and says, "I got shot." Sherlock says, "Use your imagination" and John says, "I don't have to."
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 12/8/13 11:51 pm (UTC)I like that.
Huh, you know what? The more I think about it, the more than angry and prickly thing is of a piece with what makes John's ego able to stand up to extended contact with Sherlock: He's over giving a damn about what anybody thinks. Mike makes a weak joke about John being over there getting shot at, and John gives him a level look and says, "I got shot." Sherlock says, "Use your imagination" and John says, "I don't have to."