John & Sherlock's Silver Wedding

[sevenswells]

PARIS! You stinking, stupid, nasty old whore of a city, I can't believe this: I've actually missed you! The other reason I'm glad to be back is that I will finally be able to get to serious work again.

I have two commissions to finish, one for mlyn  and one for ivyblossom , but before that, girls, allow me to post some Sherlock/John because it's been a LONG time, and I've missed drawing our boys, so much it hurt.

Below the cut is a little obsession of mine: any mention of Sherlock and John growing old together is enough to make me horribly emotional and start crying rivers. I dunno, I think the reason I love them so much as an OTP is that I think it's really possible, unlike any other couple; they fit so much together that the image of them old and still in love is tangible, very real. Also, it's canon, so it doesn't get any better than this, right?
So, sketches of old!Sherlock and old!John under the cut, here they are:







I'll do a painting based on the first sketch and post it later (maybe tomorrow), it's been a long time since I've touched gouache too.

Comments

[mlyn.livejournal.com]

OH GOD they're so SWEET. *hugs them*

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Aren't they just? I wanna hug them too ;____;

[karadin.livejournal.com]

LOVE THE BEE!

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

ME TOO! Actually XD

[na-shao.livejournal.com]

*Prend les dessins et les serre dans ses bras*

;_; quelle merveilleuse idée, j'ai le coeur tout chaud et tout heureux <3

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Oui, moi aussi ça m'a fait cet effet-là quand je les dessinais (ça, et les larmes d'émotion parce que je suis une grosse guimauve)

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

You want cookies? I'll give ya cookies!

These are just LOVELY! You did an amazing job picturing them older - I can totally see Benedict and Martin in these images. Well done! I love the tender body language of the first drawing and the wonderful expressions on their faces in the second one.

Thank you for sharing these! :) You are very talented. :)

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

COOKIES FUCK YEAH!!! °0°//

Thank you very much, especially for the comment about the likeliness, I really tried my best so they'd look like Martin and Benedict, so it's much appreciated! ^^

[annievh.livejournal.com]

D'aaaaww... They grew old together!
<3

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

I knowwwww, I love the idea so much! ;0;

[sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong to have a crush on a spine? Or a pair of them? Because that first picture... Hee.

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Well I don't know if it's "wrong" but I actually see what you mean XD

[bugeyedmonster.livejournal.com]

Awww... retirement pics are <3.

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Preach!

[fanbot.livejournal.com]

BEEyond awesome.

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Pffrrrttt, thanks, for both the very nice comment and the dodgy pun XD

[eightnoon.livejournal.com]

ADORABLE! <3

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!

[hagstrom]

these are adorable! I specially liked the second, great grreat job =)

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[venturous1.livejournal.com]

I love these - nice job aging them up.

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Aging them up turned out to be less difficult than I thought, maybe because that image of them is so vivid in my head ^^

[what-alchemy.livejournal.com]

I love these! Wrinkles around their eyes <3

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Thank you m(_ _)m I feel honoured by your comment, dear. (also, yeah, wrinkles around the eyes are my favourite part!)

[mushroom18.livejournal.com]

This is just precious, just the visuals I need ;_; I have this overwhelming need for them to be my neighbours. Weird old but schmoopily-in-love gay couple neighbours? yes please

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

I have this overwhelming need for them to be my neighbours. Weird old but schmoopily-in-love gay couple neighbours? yes please

OMG YES. Although I'd probably squee and coo each time I'd see them, which would be horribly embarrassing, I think.

Thank you for the compliment!

[iknowitsmad.livejournal.com]

So sweet. <3

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[troublesize.livejournal.com]

CRYING FOREVER.

But they're such beautiful drawings, so allow me to bestow you with compliments! *refreshes, looking for the painting!*

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

TELL ME ABOUT IT, TEARS START WELLING EACH TIME I EVEN THINK ABOUT THEM LIKE THAT.

Sorry, I'm not very quick with the painting, I have, like, two mini-things for my job to finish before that.

[coloredink.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW

[sevenswells.livejournal.com]

*pounces* *huglomps*

[zevbaldwin.livejournal.com]

They sit so close, and that look...Adorable!

[chapbook.livejournal.com]

I love these drawings (Sherlock's hair in no. 2, the way you age them so well)!

I really dislike ACD's end for Watson and Holmes; thinking about John and Sherlock as retiring and dying apart from each other is even more painful. I hope the writers of the BBC series actually understand the implications of the characters they've created, if they ever try to show the boys later in life.