rominatrix:welovethebeekeeper:rominatrix:Martin and Ben ♥ from Sherlock s4 BTSIn the 1st and 2nd gif
rominatrix:welovethebeekeeper:rominatrix:Martin and Ben ♥ from Sherlock s4 BTSIn the 1st and 2nd gifs, Ben and Martin are engaging with the group humour, but note how in the 2nd gif Martin checks Ben, just briefly. It’s an ‘indulgent take’ which is a term for someone looking at another purely to enjoy the other’s reaction. [We do this with people we love/are fond of. We enjoy seeing them happy] It’s very cute.In the 3rd gif when Martin says ‘I’ll push you back..’ Ben has to blink away [clear away] a visual image. He is sooo focused on Martin and that little nod is so reverential. I suspect it was not an image of the scene Ben needed to clear from his mind.In the 4th gif Martin has to give a fond ‘pat’ to Ben’s shoulder, Ben is in character but Martin isn’t [unusual for Martin] and he feels the need to offer contact in a positive way. The final two hugging gifs most notable feature is in that final gif when Ben puts his hand on the back of Martin’s head. Watch it; he raises his hand from Martin’s shoulder, where it had been platonically and manly patting during the hug, and he then ‘cups’ his hand onto the back of Martin’s head. Far more intimate. It’s a reassurance of nurturing instinct and done very briefly. Martin responds with a nod and what seems to be ‘ yes, alright’. Ben then does an assertive squeeze to Martin’s shoulder in confirmation.I -- source link
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