(Look, I even capitalised your name, even though I never capitalise my subject lines because...I have no reason. But I know it bothers you to be improperly lower-cased.)
Mycroft is fifteen today.
Fifteen.
15.
That doesn't look like any smaller of a number no matter how I write it. It seems enormously older than 12, which isn't exactly an earth-shattering revelation, but I'm still astonished every time I think about it.
Mycroft, you're growing up into a wonderful, kind, thoughtful young man, and it makes me proud to know you. Happy birthday, and I hope this is a good year for you.
Actually, Mycroft probably won't see this at least until tomorrow - he's studying hard as I believe his exams begin next week. Astronomy? I think it's astronomy first. So there can't be any weekend birthday trips unfortunately, but we are stealing him away tonight for dinner and cake and whatever else he wants - hopefully some relaxation, since school must be pretty stressful right now. 'Something quiet' was his request via text a few hours ago. We'll do our best. Might have to go and pick him up before Sherlock gets out of school to accomplish that.
Sherlock is planning to make him this massive cake that is essentially two enormous chocolate merengues with whipped cream and berries in the middle. He wants to make it 'all by myself but Lestrade can help', which is how he likes to do his cooking these days.
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56 comments:
Its good to see Sherlock excited about his brother's birthday and you can't go wrong with cake can you? ;-)
Enjoy your day guys and enjoy your birthday as much as you're able too Mycroft :-)
It is indeed an absolute pleasure to know you, Mycroft. You are a kind, witty, intelligent, wonderful young man.
Very much looking forward to seeing you later. I hope you have the happiest of birthdays possible, with exams looming so close.
Happy Birthday Mycroft, hope you have a good one!
Oh wow, Sherlock! It's my birthday tomorrow, I wish I had someone to make me a cake that good! I still have a mini-pav in the cupboard, perhaps I should pick myself up some berries & cream and make a little Eton Mess.
Mycroft, again - happy birthday! I hope you enjoy being 15. And good luck with your exams.
Happy birthday, Mycroft! May the coming year bring you much happiness.
Which reminds me that my brother's birthday is tomorrow, but I'm not as good a sibling as Sherlock is, as I'm not planning on baking him a cake, much less such a yummy-sounding one. (Of course, my brother lives an ocean away, so ... ;))
And an early happy birthday to you, ro!
Happy birthday Mycroft! Hope you have a good time when they "steal" you away later. Best wishes, Tina
Happy Birthday, Mycroft! And may the coming year be full of discoveries and delights.
Happy birthday, Mycroft! I hope the coming year is wonderful for you.
Happy Birthday, Mycroft! I hope you have a lovely evening, and best wishes for the coming year!
Happy birthday, Mycroft!
(VeryShyAnon)
Happy Birthday Mycroft...John you'll have to update his age in the blog header.
Happy Birthday, Mycroft, many happy returns of the day, hope you have a good kidnapping!
Lancs. Anon
Happy Birthday, Mycroft! I hope you have your desired quiet celebration today, and another one where you can let loose a bit after your exam results come in.
We kidnapped him very quietly. Now at the allotment :)
A man was just really RUDE and I don't like him anymore.
This was someone you liked before, Sherlock?
oh no, that's a shame Sherlock :-(
He had nice fruit bushes and we wanted to know about them but now he's just horrible and I hope his bushes die and birds and slugs eat them all
Happy Birthday, Mycroft! I hope you have/had a wonderful day and I wish you all the best for your exams.
Sherlock - sorry you ran into someone rude, that's never a nice thing, is it?
Hope you're having a good evening, gentlemen.
LyricalSinger
If he didn't want to tell you Sherlock then it must just be luck because I'm sure nice things only grow for nice people :-)
Oh, dear, that's not fun, Sherlock.
Well, you just leave him alone and find someone nice to tell you about fruit bushes. It's his loss, not to have you all as friends, after all!
Are you all set with Mycroft's birthday cake?
He said a word I'm not even allowed to say just to tell you what it was but it began with an f and then another word and Mycroft told me it's a not very nice word either and Lestrade almost told him off but then Mycroft actually told him off and I shot him with my bubble gun and I might poison his plants.
Good for you, Mycroft!
Oh, you don't want to poison the bushes, Sherlock, that might kill the birds and slugs.
Are you going home now for Mycroft's birthday dinner?
Yes my cake is brilliant and I made some of the cream go pink and swirly and there's chocolate flakes and chocolate meringues and fruit and we haven't eaten it yet but we will soon and Mycroft wants pizza which is good because he said then no one has to wash up or cook and we get more time all together.
That all sounds absolutely wonderful! (Mmmmm, pink cream and chocolate flakes....*hungry*)
Have a lovely evening!
A very good use of the bubble gun Sherlock and well done Mycroft but sorry that you even had to tell him off :-(
The cake sounds brilliant Sherlock I hope you enjoy eating it and the pizza :-)
You're not poisoning anyone's allotments, Sherlock. Especially when you've already said so in a public forum, because that's not very clever, is it?
Just concentrate on having a nice birthday-celebrating time.
And thank you, Mycroft, for dealing with that so maturely. I think what you said was...well, probably more powerful than anything I'd have come up with on the spur of the moment. And more polite.
(He basically dismissed Sherlock's very polite question by looking from me to John, who was watering our patch, saying 'f-ing poofs' and walking away from us.)
what a delightful person he sounds! I'm impressed that anyone could manage a polite response to that so well done Mycroft :-)
*speechless* *shakes head*
Yes, birthday-celebrating sounds much the best option. Enjoy the pizza and special cake!
Mycroft was like a grown up.
That's impressive, isn't it, Sherlock? And a very good thing sometimes, like this time.
Sherlock was impressed at the time, and occasionally you can see he still is. But of course he's dropped back to protesting that grown ups are boring, and we should have tied the man up in his fruit netting and left him for ants and worms to eat ;)
(Not ALL grown ups. Just boring ones, he says....there's a logic there somewhere.)
Mycroft is very grown up. Far more than most fifteen year olds, who think they are, but then look back, and realise they really weren't.
The suggestion has a certain charm... :D
It's a rare and admirable trait, that early emotional maturity. (I have a niece who was born 40, in much the same good way--she's pre-med now.)
I should say that Sherlock was also very grown up, letting Mycroft speak to the man concerned, and then walking away, without any further...comment.
Well, apart from shooting the bloke with bubbles. But...well, who can blame him?
young men who can face someone saying really horrible things about two of the most important men in their lives and not lose their cool are pretty special young men and shooting bubbles at him is really not losing your cool ;-)
Was dinner nice? and the cake?
Thank you all for the birthday wishes.
Dinner was very pleasant - mainly, of course, owing to the company.
With regard to the earlier incident, it seemed the least I could do. Such rude behaviour should not be allowed to pass without comment. Particularly using such language in front of a child.
Pandabob - you are absolutely correct. I'm so impressed that both Mycroft and Sherlock dealt with the situation in the manner they did. It's a bit odd to say "congratulations", but congratulations.
The birthday cake sounds wonderful Sherlock; and Mycroft - pizza is always a good call for dinner in my books.
Enjoy!
LyricalSinger
Quite right.
As I recall, Mycroft, you were not entirely satisfied with your response to your last run-in with hate speech. It sounds like you've worked out an alternative more to your liking, yes?
It really is a pleasure to have you around, Mycroft.
Maybe I should change the tag on my blog to 'uphill gardeners'? ;)
I'm glad you've enjoyed your dinner Mycroft :-)
I hate that you have to come across people like you have today Greg but I kind of love the fact you can find the fun in it afterwards ;-)
It certainly wasn't the ideal birthday present.
What does that meeeeeaaaaaan?
Means I probably shouldn't have had a second beer, and you should go to bed ;)
But our allotment isn't even on a hill!
I'm not tired I won't be tired all night or tomorrow.
it's slang. DO NOT Google it.
You will be tired. Curl up with a book for now.
AnonyBob - if you didn't laugh you'd cry, right? No good comes of taking yourself too seriously, I don't think.
Anyway, with these boys on my side, I've got nothing to worry about from bitter old men.
You won't be able to carry a sleeping Sherlock to bed soon, Lestrade.
You'll have to employ a new tactic.
Thank you for changing your sub-heading for me, John.
Sorry I forgot to do it this morning.
I'm glad you could stay the night. It's good having you here.
I know! He's getting far too big. We'll have to put a stairlift in for me soon.
It is great having you here.
It remains true: if Lestrade says it, don't Google it.
I just got home, I'm really really tired, read this, and of course disobeyed Lestrade immediately, and now I've got the giggles.
You all are so awesome I can't stand it. Good night all! Happy birthday Mycroft.
AftSO
Joyeux anniversaire Mycroft. I wish I had an older brother like you.
AftSO - you only have yourself to blame!
Moonlit Bear - Sherlock read that and said you could have Mycroft. But when questioned a little further, decided to keep him after all ;)
99 times out of 100 I love quiet blogs because it means great fun is being had somewhere :-) so I'm strongly hoping today isn't the 1 in 100 and that you've had as much fun today as me and my two have :-)
We've had a great time. Had to give Mycroft back now. We don't even get him for a weekend. But he starts his exams on Wednesday and it wouldn't be fair for us to take him away from studying.
Got to say it - well done Wigan. Always go for the underdog when there's not a decent team playing ;)
I missed the match, but I gather it was a well-deserved win (and I'm not just saying that 'cos the noisy neighbours lost :-p). Latics fans must be very pleased :-)
Mind you, I'd quite like to go back to traditional FA Cup final, when it was held at the end of a season, with a day to itself.
Um, I think you guys are talking about football (english), right?
Also, to Sherlock: You can keep him. And frankly, that is adorable, you sound like my little sister because she replied when asked if she loved my younger brother with "no, not really. actually, maybe yes." I was feeling slightly melancholic at midnight, s'all. Also I don't have an older brother, being the oldest sibling myself.
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