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natka-natka-natka:

#you can sense Sherlock’s rising anxiety (via laconiclurker) 

he watches john carefully to see if he’ll laugh at his joke and when he doesn’t he gets scared and takes a big deep breath

He’s not purposely a bastard you know. He tries to diffuse difficult situations with humour but humour is a bit alien to him (at least humour as most people see it). 

This is so important. Sherlock is rarely DELIBERATELY an asshole. He IS an asshole sometimes, but it’s nearly always misplaced (or temporarily forgotten) lack of social skills. He isn’t malicious or cruel.