#Barris

[just-two-blokes]

It‘s so funny that Thomas Barrow just basically told Mary and Robert to fuck off, let Carson deal with the royal staff and the broken boiler, spent his night in an illegal gay bar, got arrested and bailed out of prison from the second valet of the king and returned to his work as if nothing has happened.

Normal days at Downton Abbey.

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

1966 Munster Koach With Designer George Barris

Only one Munster Koach was made for the television series and feature film. It was made from three Ford Model T bodies and 18 feet long. The 133-inch frame was made by hand, as were the brass radiator and fenders. It has blood red interior and black pearl paint. It took 500 hours to hand-form the ornate rolled steel scrollwork. The front end had a dropped axle, split radius rods and T springs. Its design featured a custom hearse body.

[twobabkas]

[tropetember]

Friends To Lovers - Two characters have been friends for years and value their friendship above everything. Unfortunately, they’ve both also secretly fallen in love with each other - but are both too scared to confess because it feels like a betrayal of their friendship.

Secret Identity - Characters A & B have secret alter egos- they’re both in love with the wrong identity.

Whump - A character is comforted/cared for in the aftermath of torture, but the mental wounds take longer to heal than the physical damage.

Coffee Shop/Restaurant AU - Character A is waiting for a blind date and is stood up. Character B is just finishing up their shift at the establishment and, seeing the looks that A is getting, offers to stay and eat with them despite their own exhaustion.

Famous AU - Character A meets Character B for the first time and recognizes their voice as A’s favourite podcaster/radio host/voice actor.

Teacher AU - Character A is a single parent and Character B is their child’s teacher.

Historical AU - The characters are living through a historical war (WWI, WWII, etc). Their main means of communication is through letter-writing. (Epistolary fic with optional in-person scenes between/after letters.)

Time Loop/Coma - Character A is in a coma and keeps reliving the last day before they lost consciousness. There’s something they have to realise before they can wake up.

5 + 1 - 5 times Character A’s kid calls Character B Mom/Dad + 1 time Character B acknowledges they’re their kid.

Drunk Dial - Character A is obsessed with Character B and gets black-out drunk to deal with it. Someone should definitely have taken away their phone.

Business Partners To Friends To Lovers - Character A and Character B meet by chance and, realising they have compatible skills, decide to embark on a business venture together. However, they are not prepared for all the ramifications that come with working alongside each other.

Touch Starvation - A character has spent years building up a tough, strong, untouchable persona. What happens when someone finally touches them gently? (Can be romantic or platonic.)

Slice Of Life - The story of two characters written through scenes only happening in one room of their house. (A number of scenes of domestic life happening in the same room of the house).

Human/Monster Romance - Character A is a human and Character B is a sapient sea creature, and a storm washes them both up and leaves them stranded on a tiny, remote, uninhabited island.

Dating App - Character A’s friends sign them up for a no-faces dating app. Reluctantly, Character A meets someone. Character B is a bit worried about them meeting strangers so they tell their own dating-app friend all about it.  (Or: the Bantr app fic)

Reunions - Two characters reunite many years after a traumatic parting, but new information is revealed that puts everything into a different light.

Love Confession - Character A has been in love with Character B for a long time, and they’ve been trying to confess ever since, but Character B is oblivious to their attempts (or doesn’t believe they are serious). This leads to Character A making increasingly more elaborate and even ridiculous plans to prove their feelings.

Mind Reading - Character A is involved in an incident and can suddenly hear the thoughts of people around them - but only when those people are thinking about Character A. That’s unfortunately bad news for Character B.

Disaster AU - Character(s) get trapped under a collapsing building and have to wait for help without knowing if it’s coming.

Horror - Characters A & B reunite, but slowly Character B realises that Character A’s body is being controlled by… something else.

Age Changes/Future Fic - Characters A & B are old together. Some things change but some things always stay the same.

Major Character Death (maybe!) - Character A is dead. Everything reminds Character B of them. (Character death doesn’t need to be permanent.)

Mythology - Character A is an immortal being/god and Character B is the only mortal who’s interacted with them in centuries.

Accidental Baby Acquisition - Character A rescues a baby/kid, and is then made responsible for the child. Character B is unprepared when they bring them home.

Not Actually Unrequited Love - Character A is trying to move on from Character B by setting B up on a date. Unfortunately, Character B takes this as confirmation that their own feelings for A are not returned.

Fake Dating - Character B pretends to be Character A’s partner so they can stay together while A is sick/injured. The charade goes on far longer than either of them expect. Finally being apart should be a relief, so why does it feel more like a real breakup?

Sexuality Crisis - A repressed character in a homophobic society finds themselves thrust into a city’s underground gay scene, where they meet someone they never expected.

Holidays - Character A’s family is expecting them to bring a date to the annual holiday family reunion. They choose to bring Character B (dating optional).

Regency Style Romance - ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single person in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a spouse.’ (Feel free to change gender as needed.)

Optional:

Hanahaki Disease - Character A is not good at expressing their emotions - this time it might just kill them.

Cowboy/Wild West AU - Character A wants to leave the city. They answer to a newspaper ad for a spouse/farm hand to live on a remote homestead owned by Character B.

Free Space - write the wildest thing you can think of!

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[shiro-b]

picnic♡ (手袋忘れた…)

@barris-events

[hokahokadog]

大好きな2人組

[discessio]

[the-real-lordrisley]

Can the third Downton Abbey film just drop immediately? I need more Thomas content immediately.... Like I miss my wife.... 😓

(the film probably won't be any good and Thomas will only show up for like 5 minutes but still I'm parched for him)

[jolie-goes-downton]

Remember that time when the Highclere Castle Insta account posted this picture…

… for no reason at all?

Just saying.

[just-two-blokes]

*Richard visiting the Abbey*

Thomas: 'How‘s the king?'

Richard: 'Oh, he‘s doing great.‘

Thomas *jokingly*: 'Greet him from me when you get back.'

*Thomas receiving a letter three days later*

'I have informed his majesty about your wishes. He greets back and sends best wishes to Lord Grantham'

Thomas: 'What..?'

Phyllis *dryly*: 'Told you he‘s gonna do it for real.'

[d-kee]

thinking about how i kinda find it unrealistic that thomas barrow, who loves with such ferocity and so devotedly, would move on from richard ellis so darn quickly

[twobabkas]

this diva

[barris-events]

The Barris Prompt Picnic will run from the first of August to the 7th of September! Prompts will be posted every other day in August, with a final week in September to catch up on the last prompts. It's a bit of a tight schedule during a busy time of year, so the idea is to have a chill, low-key fest - like a picnic, where everyone who wants to brings in a little something for all to share and enjoy. A moodboard, a playlist, fic, fanart, etc. are all scrumptious pieces of cake to share on our collective picnic blanket! 🫖🥧

Prompts are optional, however, so this can also be used as an opportunity to dust off those old WIPs about to be eaten by ants...

Event guidelines coming soon - and prompts, too, from August 1st! ✒️📜

[saeculorum-art]

If I should lose you, the stars would fall from the sky If I should lose you, leaves would wither and die

First artwork for the Naughty or Nice Event @barris-events 💙