I wouldn't be so sure that he perspired too much - one theory I have about why his hair is so greasy is that he's one of those guys who easily sweats through to his hair. Another reason is that I know when *I* fence, I can spew forth so much water that it'd fill a lake.

Okay, maybe not that much, but still, for the kind of fighting I always imagine Severus and Lucius doing (melee all over the location of the battle, using more than just their swords to fight with) it kinda works. XD Plus, a good excuse is that there's no way he or Lucius would *ever* fight in the coarse material modern jackets are made out of and I think silk and light-weave cotton show sweat faster and more readily than the dense canvas my jacket is honestly made out of.

...I think I overdid it even with all of my blustering excuses aside. XD I'll just have to do more sweat-soaked clothing studies. :D