Comparative Moustachery*
*Beard inclusive
Era: Early; Quality: Questionable
The Virgin Queen (2006); Wreckers Publicity (c. 2011)
2. Era: Late Early; Quality: Noticeable improvement; enjoyment possibly impaired by I-like-to-play-evil-bastards cognitive dissonance
The Last Weekend (2012)
3) Era: Officially a decade ago; Quality: Definite improvement; note different look of exact same 'tache with three different styles of hair.
Black Comedy & Miss Julie (2014)
4) Era: Series 2 of Endeavour airing; entering main Endeavour era; Quality: high; our first glimpse of this look
Publicity still for BBC Steve Wright interview (2014)
5) Era: S6 of course; Quality: It's the actual Morstache. You either hate it or love it. There's rarely an in between—although sudden, unexplained switches from the first to the second are strangely common.
Endeavour (screenshot (l.) S6E1: Pylon and photo (r.) by endeavourneverland)
6) Era: Late Endeavour era; Quality: High; first time he's used this look in an actual role
Vigil (2021)
7) Era: Era: Late Endeavour era; Quality: Questionable; but the photo on the left makes pretty much anything he may have done for the play worthwhile—and he does look adorable in the stocking cap on the right.
The Manor (2021) (Photo (l.) by Manuel Harlan; Photo (r.) by endeavourneverland)
8) Era: Technically not even here yet (unless you live in Australia or NZ...I think?); Quality: Depends highly on your POV; some find the dirty-hot-psycho look highly appealing; however, many have reached the point of finding *any* look highly appealing—as long as Evans actually appears in something. So the jury is still out.
Knowing me, I probably managed to miss something—but this, in a nutshell, is the journey so far.
Here's wishing us all many years of enjoyment to come.
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shattered flames
every step breaks the prewritten narrative of your story for me
and with every crack, i spiral, further and further
into lucifer’s domain, away from your seraphic mansion
the angels say, you don’t belong, freak
and i believe, that i,
am no longer human.
encased in the ice of time is me
to change and to grow; to be human is what you do
frozen as i am, can you call me a true member of this rat race?
defined by my past; imprisoned by my future
so tell me, honestly,
am i qualified for humanity?
flames lick at the heels of my shoes
and iridescent flickers eat away
at the glass that forms, at the glass that flies
away, at the simplest touch, and
transfixed, at the sight, i
am amazed?
crystallisation is a beautiful sight, and
i appreciate every single part of it
and your words form memories, of
times long lost, and
i can’t help but let
tears fall
and all at once, the flames turn to glass
blue and pink swirling idly in a mosaic of laughter
wind chimes ringing over wood smelling of cedar
phrases fly by, and quotes that hold value
shape me, and for once, i feel that i
deserve to be human.
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Loid Forger is so fucking funny.
Like he’s this world renown spy. He’s very sharp and quick-witted. He’s able to pick a person out of a crowd by simply their gait or decode an incredibly obscure SSS conversation about some wine.
But 73 chapters into this story and he still hasn’t picked up on the fact that his daughter is a fucking telepath, or that his wife kills people on the reg.
Like, what is this man even doing lmao
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Forget the IF, just wanted to check in and see if YOU were okay dear author? I hope everything is well. I know you have a process lol, but I miss seeing you on my TL from time to time.
oh, kjsdhfjskdf . how sweet<3 thank you for this! I am doing well, crafting ouro alongside some personal shifts and growth and setbacks and victories. it has been a godsend to take all this pressure off for this period and do things my way. though, I'll say: while it has taken and will probably take another while, this silence will be broken at some point. I'll avoid saying soon only because I'm staunchly sticking to my pace&process.
however !! I finished the draft for the first book yesterday. !! I am currently doing some hefty edits, collecting art and testing coding (&learning something new a hundred times over, over, again, whether it be storycrafting, interactivity, ui design, social media, art, code ... the list goes on) and so for the most part, I'm having a good time, as long as we count the entire spectrum of the human condition as a mostly good time. pfft.
I miss hanging out here too! I genuinely can't wait to get back to online shenanigans once I feel ready for it; if you'll have me, of course. I can imagine that this type of secret development is frustrating and everyone has their limit.
It means a lot that you sent this my way. Hope you're doing well too. <3
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He never should’ve accepted the quest. All within the span of a week, his horse was stolen, half of his purse lost in a river, and an infected wound in his calf. All for thirty pieces of gold and a piece of jewelry. Murdock wasn’t greedy, he was desperate. Worse, because picking and choosing wasn’t his choice. No one of any merit would take the disgraced son of a disgraced lord to do anything higher than saving small animals from trees.
Carrying his pack across his shoulders and his sword tucked beside his belt, he finds his first sign of good direction. In the right village, he hears rumours of the ancient witch in the forest. Guarding a treasure, exactly what he needs to deliver. One incorrectly paid for meal, and Murdock is on his way to his pay.
@murdersinthemaking
The forest could be a tricky thing to navigate sometimes.
At first, it appears to be normal. Dense with trees and foliage, various small game animals skitter through the underbrush, and birdsong fills the air. But the longer Murdock walks, things begin to change. Well... in a way.
Did he pass that odd shaped boulder once already? Did the fog always have a purple tint to it? Had there been fog before? Should the sun already be setting at this time of day?
How long has he been walking for?
The fog continues to pour in, making it difficult to see more than a few feet in front of one's face. The birdsong turns to the screeching of crows high up in the trees. What had sounded like rabbits and foxes moving through the forest now sound... larger. And then...
A black cat about twice as large as a normal cat sits on the path ahead, the fog seeming to clear up around him. His eyes are the color of molten amber and glowing as he stares at Murdock, or rather through him.
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