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← JOHN H. WATSON
guy ritchie's sherlock holmes, a game of shadows (i am psychologically disturbed) 
CHARACTER INFO
NAME: John H. Watson NICKNAMES: Dr. Watson, The Other Watson, Victorian!Watson, AGE: Mid/late forties GENDER: Male HAIR: Dark brown EYES: Blue grey HEIGHT: 5' 11" (1.80 m) WEIGHT: 165 lbs (75kg) BUILD: Average MARITAL STATUS: Married SEXUALITY: Hetrosexual OCCUPATION: Doctor, Nanny to Victorian-era Sherlock Holmes CURRENT RESIDENCE: 221B Baker Street (with Holmes and his own modern counterpart)
OOC STUFF
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PROFILE MEME
History: The original John Watson; John Watson's background from the books In where Watson's reputation is lost and then returned; Sherlock Holmes, 2009 In where Watson's honeymoon is crashed unapologetically; A Game Of Shadows, 2011 General Appearance: 100% Victorian Gentleman attire, complete with coat, waistcoat, bracers and all that jazz. Sometimes tries for a more modern look to varying degrees of successes. Suits are also common, as is his very smashing bowler hat. Specialties/Abilities: Veteran (former) soldier, crack shot. Qualified doctor back in the Victorian era, complete with stuff all Victorian doctors of his time and age are good at. Official doctor Affection: Open to anything platonic, as long as nothing wholly sexual is attempted (unless you're Holmes, then that is... another matter altogether). Hugs and backpats and all that jazz is cool in his book, but don't kiss him unless you're Holmes. Or if you're a lady... although he is married. Fighting: Average, Victorian era man who's been in a war. He can hold his ground against any normal opponent, but he would be lost in anything too technologically advanced. That said, injuries and stuff are fine by me, but for anything serious - especially death or loss or limbs, stuff like that - please do contact me first so that we can hash it out properly. Other Permissions: Mindreading and forthwalling are both cool with me, so go ahead and do it to your heart's content. Anything else you want to ask, feel free to contact me here. |
THE OTHER WATSON
It's easy enough to see from first sight that Watson is pretty much the standard definition of the Victorian gentleman, unordinary and very much unnoticed to the public eye. Mild-manned most of the time, polite to the ladies and all around a jolly good ol' fellow anybody can turn to and trust in as their doctor. He's a modest man, reserved when needed and charming to all of the ladies - really, it's hard to not like him when he's nothing but disarmingly charming and dashingly Still, there is always so much more to a person than what one can see on the surface. Even the best of men have their faults, and Watson is no exception. His tongue can be ruthlessly sharp when his temper is tried with, and as patient as he can be sometimes even that patience has its limits, and more than once has he lost his cool when he shouldn't have. He can get physical with his anger as well, but usually he just manages to contain that to Holmes himself (who is about 90% of the source of his irritation anyway). There's that gambling impulse of his that Watson can't quite taper down; an inkling, perhaps, about his reluctance to forget the thrill and adrenaline rush of something strong and with great impact - like a battle. Indeed, it's clear that battle is not something that haunts Watson. Even after being discharged from his service in the army, Watson still elects to live with a man who keeps bringing him into danger time and time again. Even the man himself admits it, having told Holmes that he had to be 'psychologically disturbed' to keep following him into one life-threatening situation after another. Of course, if he had been in the present era he would have understood his situation better, but since he's not there's no real way that Watson could have properly understood his psychological condition then - but regardless, like his modern counterpart it is clear that he misses the thrill and danger of putting his life on the line. Being the man that he is, and considering the time that he lives in its often easy to forget that Watson was a soldier, but once you see him in action it all comes back quite quickly. He’s acclimatized to violence, more than willing to tumble headlong into danger as long as he has a reason for it. He fought in more battles than he can count back in London when working with Holmes, and it is easy to see how unflinchable he is to most sorts of battle. On the other hand, however, Watson is still but a man – and not only that, a man who is very much attuned to his emotions. More often than not he wears his hear on his sleeve and lets it rule over his head, and when his emotions get the better of him Watson can be rashly impulsive, a fact that has landed him into bad situations more than once. It’s easy enough to get to him and rile him up once you know what buttons to push, and when it does get personal you can be certain that Watson will stop at nothing to get what he deserves. As said, however, Watson is also the best of men, and it’s clear why Holmes chooses to trust him above all else. He doesn’t take bullshit when the time comes but yet understands Holmes well enough to do as he pleases most of the time; he’s unerringly loyal and when push comes to shove places Holmes’s safety above everything else. He’s an honest, modest man who’s also much more brilliant than he assumes himself to be, and even in the worst of situations he can keep his cool and the stress of dangers even energizes him, instead of turning him into a quibbering mess. Watson’s trust is hard to gain, but once you do have it you can expect it to be there for life. Even after all that has been said here, Watson is still very much the Victorian gentlemen he portrays himself to be, and as much as he craves the danger he also likes the normalcy of a normal life, and the certainty of it – along with that guarantee that he won’t die alone because of said normal life. He knows there’s only so much danger he can take before it kills him, and so he strives to get a life outside of the danger and thrill that Holmes brings him into. He even has a wife who he does love (and she does understand the importance of Holmes… well, most of the time) and it is clear enough that he manages to settle down with her (in a fashion) after Holmes fakes his death at the Reichenbach Falls. All in all, the John Watson of this era can be summed up in a few simple words: a gentleman, a soldier, and a human. He’s the heart to Holmes’s mind, being his friend as well as his doctor. He’s the perfect complement to Holmes, who notes it himself: ‘I’d be lost without my Boswell’. As much as Watson tries, it’s clear that both him and Holmes are rather inseparable – he cares about Holmes too much to ever truly leave him alone, and despite it all he can and will follow the other to the ends of the Earth if he has to. Holmes’ death has affected him in more ways than one, though he’s more reserved in showing it. But it’s clear that even with Mary still around, Watson can still feel the weight of Holmes’ death pressing on his shoulders, and attempts to lessen it by writing about his adventures with Holmes. How he will react after Holmes’ return now, however, remains to be seen… at least for now. | |