Now we know that
“Do you remember Redbeard?”
Actually means
“Do you remember what happened the last time you lost someone you let yourself love?”
In conclusion
Don’t fucking touch me
Yes BUT ALSO.
Now we know that ‘puppy’ is an emotionally loaded term for Sherlock.
So every time somebody refers to John as Sherlock’s ‘puppy’…
Or Sherlock himself refers to John as ‘puppy-like’ (like when his brain is melting with jealousy over how John bounds over to Major Sholto)…
WE KNOW HE IS THINKING OF HIS DOGGY AND JOHN AND UNCONDITIONAL HAPPY LOOOOOVE.