Sherlolly is canon, and friendship is love too

 (Sherlock meta by rosesandloveforemily)

Sherlock romantically loves Molly, and I feel like that’s always been pretty clear. He just had to be forced to confront his emotions. (As per usual.) But it’s been even more clear throughout the series that Sherlock loves John.

Sherlock loves John in a way that isn’t romantic. It’s something more than that. They’re best friends and family and brothers in arms. I think we hold up romantic love as this shining ideal and an ultimate goal. But Sherlock isn’t about that kind of love, and the show hasn’t been hinting at a John and Sherlock romance. They’ve been poking fun at the fact that two men who share any kind of love are always assumed to be romantically involved with each other.

It’s so rare to see friendship between two masculine characters protrayed like theirs. The kind of friendship where you feel like you are completely understood and unconditionally loved. I could marry and raise a kid with my best friend but I’m not about to try to have sex with her. That doesn’t mean I love her any less. The same holds true for John and Sherlock.

tldr; Sherlolly is canon, and friendship is love too.