His First And Last Vow (inspired by recent setlock developments)

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jenna221b:

The baby is so small. Their little fists reach up for something, someone, and they are being picked up, and carried…

The camera pans back to reveal….John? Mary?

No. Not at all. A young boy is carrying the baby. He looks strangely familiar…he speaks to someone off-screen: “Am I doing it properly?”

A woman’s voice, laughing. “Yes, darling. Oh, but you can hold William a little closer. He won’t bite, I promise you.”

The boy looks unconvinced, but he does as she says, gently tightening his hold. The baby is observing him with wide, curious eyes. “William sounds too ordinary,” the boy says. “He’s… different. In a good way.”

The scene changes. The boy is now gently trying to rock the baby to sleep, as we hear more loud, angry voices off-screen. Parents- shouting, arguing.

The baby starts to cry. The boy rocks him a little more: “No, no, ssh, it’s alright.” He leans his head down to whisper: “I’ll always be there for you, Sherlock.”

And now, the boy’s voice blends with that of the adult Mycroft Holmes: “Always.”

Inspired by @inevitably-johnlocked‘s setlock-based speculation here @johnnlocked @waitingforgarridebs

From your keyboard to Mofftiss’ ears…

It’s a good theory and there’s definitely support for it. I think Mary is more involved than this implies, however. If I had to cast a vote, I’d say SHE is Moriarty and has Mycroft on the line (via blackmail/leverage). However, I love the idea of the whole “I’m his arch enemy” set up in ASiP paying off like this. So yes, Mycroft could be the puppet master behind Moriarty. If that’s the case, I think he would have involved Mary early on (like the pool) and that she’s gone a bit rogue from his machinations since then (after all, she shot Shelrock). It would help explain why Mycroft never does anything about Mary, even after the shooting–she knows too much about him.