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SusiGo · March 24, 2013 9:55 am

Oh, what a sweet morning. He looks so damn young in those.

Sparrow · March 24, 2013 10:02 am

Well, he probably is.

SusiGo · March 24, 2013 10:03 am

About 26, 27, I think. But he looks younger.

Sparrow · March 24, 2013 10:07 am

He generally looks younger than he is. o_O When I first saw him in Sherlock, I wouldn't have given him more than 28-29. And he was what? 33? 34? He looks a good 5 years younger than he is.

SusiGo · March 24, 2013 10:10 am

Although he's got those wrinkles on his brow and laughter lines around the eyes.

Sparrow · March 24, 2013 10:20 am

Yeah, I know. But those are only visible when he laughs. And the little wrinkles are only visible sometimes.

besleybean · March 24, 2013 10:33 am

Wrinkles are good.

Sparrow · March 24, 2013 2:50 pm

I just learned that this particular eye color is called "glasz".

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crazybbcamerican · March 24, 2013 3:40 pm

Sparrow wrote:
He generally looks younger than he is. o_O When I first saw him in Sherlock, I wouldn't have given him more than 28-29. And he was what? 33? 34? He looks a good 5 years younger than he is.

Lol. Makes me feel old, ladies! He's a year younger than me and I'm 37.

Schmiezi · March 24, 2013 3:59 pm

crazybbcamerican wrote:
Lol. Makes me feel old, ladies! He's a year younger than me and I'm 37.

Being only slightly younger than you I perfectly know the feeling. You know what feels good? Every time Sherlock is referred to as "young man" in a fanfic.

And YES, I know that Sherlock could be younger that Benedict. I just don't want to hear about it!

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Sparrow · March 24, 2013 4:21 pm

crazybbcamerican wrote:
Lol. Makes me feel old, ladies! He's a year younger than me and I'm 37.

Makes me feel old too. And I am so much younger than he is. But I think I look 5 years older than I am. Which makes me wonder what I'll look like at his age. O_O

ancientsgate · March 24, 2013 6:22 pm

Mrs.Wenceslas wrote:
still better than here /- 10 so far/..but anyway poor sweetie in that thin coat!

That coat is pure cashmere, or a wool-cashmere blend, and covers him from ears to below the knee. He is not cold in it, not with a suit under it, as he's usally dressed.

ancientsgate · March 24, 2013 6:24 pm

Sparrow wrote:

Baby!Batch in a striped jumper, what else. The universe sure blessed him with a unique, mobile, intelligent, classically British (upper-crust) face. Lovely.

Mattlocked · March 24, 2013 6:25 pm

And not with a white duvet jacket covering it all.

ancientsgate · March 24, 2013 6:27 pm

Sparrow wrote:

I just learned that this particular eye color is called "glasz".

In this particular case, that particular eye color is called fake. Sigh.

Sparrow · March 24, 2013 6:28 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
Sparrow wrote:
Baby!Batch in a striped jumper, what else. The universe sure blessed him with a unique, mobile, intelligent, classically British (upper-crust) face. Lovely.

Baby!Batch. I can't stop giggling now, thanks.

What do you mean fake?

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ancientsgate · March 24, 2013 6:36 pm

Sparrow wrote:
Baby!Batch. I can't stop giggling now, thanks.

What do you mean fake?

I can't take credit for the Baby!Batch thing-- I read that nickname here on the forum somewhere for the first time a few months ago. Proabably originated in tumblr somewhere.

His eyes are not blue, not a whit of blue. They're pale sea green. Drives me nuts that they're so often manipped/colorized to be blue. Just a pet peeve of mine, because I think the green is unique and absolutely drop-dead gorgeous with his natural auburn hair or his Sherlock dark brown.

Sparrow · March 24, 2013 6:56 pm

Well, it's still makes me giggle uncontrollably.

Hmmm that doesn't look like it's been manipulated to me. It's the light, it plays tricks on you. My eyes do the same. Sometimes I could swear they're blue, sometimes I could swear they're green. It's an evil plot. The genes that give this eye color are going to spread all over the world and then activate and enslave us all! O_O

Ok, sorry. Lack of sleep, don't listen to what I'm saying. But from my experience, this sort of ambiguous eye-color appears to change depending on lighting and what you're wearing (red for example seems to bring out blue, black brings out green). Plus, that doesn't really look like blue.

Mrs.Wenceslas · March 24, 2013 7:18 pm

were you talking about the wrinkles? I love them!
hmmm.

horserider99 · March 24, 2013 7:46 pm

I love his face in this one...