He chuckles at the idea, which diverts his thoughts away nicely from how thin and ill Watson had been when they first met. He could see this Watson beside him now buried underneath the layers of suffering, and to see Watson gradually get better over the course of those first months together was remarkable, in its way.
"I would think it is, actually. If it isn't so taboo, then that's the sort of thing you'd want your flatmate to know, just like anything else. And if you had been free to say that then, I don't think there would have been any delay in our moving in together, to be sure. My feelings toward you notwithstanding, to have such an agreeable flatmate who shared my inclinations would have been too good to pass up."
He sips his brandy thoughtfully, starting to smile softly.
"That isn't to say you weren't already intriguing. Whatever you were or were not capable of then, I could see your potential. There's a distinct air of danger around you, even when you are ill. As if any moment you might throw something at an offending person's head if they fussed over you too much." He gives Watson a sly smile.
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"I would think it is, actually. If it isn't so taboo, then that's the sort of thing you'd want your flatmate to know, just like anything else. And if you had been free to say that then, I don't think there would have been any delay in our moving in together, to be sure. My feelings toward you notwithstanding, to have such an agreeable flatmate who shared my inclinations would have been too good to pass up."
He sips his brandy thoughtfully, starting to smile softly.
"That isn't to say you weren't already intriguing. Whatever you were or were not capable of then, I could see your potential. There's a distinct air of danger around you, even when you are ill. As if any moment you might throw something at an offending person's head if they fussed over you too much." He gives Watson a sly smile.