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It’s been ages since we’ve had new episodes of Sherlock, and the natives are restless. While other fandoms go semi-dormant in long hiatuses, it seems that cheekbone starvation only makes the Sherlockians grow stronger. There’s nary a corner of the internet where they let their suffering go unnoticed. So, as the dark times come to a close, we salute the Sherlock fandom for turning their pain into the only true currency in this life: memes.
The line between reality and fiction gets a little blurry.
Show this to your pregnant friend. I dare you.
They find creative ways to pass the time.
And after Sherlock falls off the Jenga tower, they take turns reading post-“Reichenbach” John-POV fic to each other, holding back tears.
They have geeky in-jokes with their sister fandoms.
Come on, guys, buck up. Benedict Cumberbatch made eleventy billion movies for you during that break.
He has to be used to it by now.