[ He's doing his best. He wouldn't have asked if this was easy to understand with these shifting views on... well, a lot. ]
If he arrives here, I'm going to have a number of other things stealing away my attention other than that.
[ No, Sherlock will be giving John a run down of the world, what's been happening, who is trustworthy, who knows that Sherlock has a questionable grasp on reality, the existence of a nice Mycroft who had a friend (lover?), and someone with a different name but who is so much like himself that it is uncanny...
"I'm in love with you and have dreamed of you topping me" is an utterance that may not see the light of day unless Sherlock has gathered enough evidence to even attempt to mention his fonder emotions. He still expects that he'll be rejected. Nicely, hopefully, but still rejected. ]
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If he arrives here, I'm going to have a number of other things stealing away my attention other than that.
[ No, Sherlock will be giving John a run down of the world, what's been happening, who is trustworthy, who knows that Sherlock has a questionable grasp on reality, the existence of a nice Mycroft who had a friend (lover?), and someone with a different name but who is so much like himself that it is uncanny...
"I'm in love with you and have dreamed of you topping me" is an utterance that may not see the light of day unless Sherlock has gathered enough evidence to even attempt to mention his fonder emotions. He still expects that he'll be rejected. Nicely, hopefully, but still rejected. ]