#Dexmas

[just-barrow]

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[tropetember]

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[academia4me]

Apparently Rob is filming DA3 in Harrogate as we speak. What on earth is the plot for this film...

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[elpislady]

Thomas Barrow and Guy Dexter aka Hollywood Husbands will be back! I'm screaming! Now I can actually start being cautiously optimistic for this film.

I still can barely believe they got Dominic to do it (I suspected Rob would agree) and we will get to see both Thomas AND Guy.

Happy and in love, I hope. And let them finally kiss Julian!!

Source:

[dementian]

Now this is kind of funny.

[nionkitkats]

Not only are they bringing Thomas/Guy back, but we also get Arty Froushan? After the last film (of which I had some complicated & frustrated feelings), I was so determined not to care but. Julian Fellowes might actually be able to save me.

And as for Dexmas, I don’t currently ship them (I was a huge Barris fan and felt DA2 was a little rushed), but they have a chance to change my opinion on them if they give us more substantial Thomas/Guy chemistry & interaction in this next one…… 👀 Really am just completely in shambles. Thomas is back. ❤️ And Arty Froushan 🥰

I’m significantly more excited than I expected to be. I thought they were going to get rid of Thomas forever 😭

[velvet4510]

My Top 10 Downton Abbey Ships

Lady Mary Crawley x Matthew Crawley

Anna Smith x John Bates

Phyllis Baxter x Joseph Molesley

Charles Carson x Elsie Hughes

Atticus Aldridge x Lady Rose MacClare

Bertie Pelham x Lady Edith Crawley

Thomas Barrow x Edward Courtenay

Lady Edith Crawley x Michael Gregson

Guy Dexter x Thomas Barrow

Lady Sybil Crawley x Tom Branson

[greenandhazy]

I’m thinking about Old Gays again, and Thomas coming to the somewhat obvious conclusion that Guy proposed based largely on the fact that Thomas is attractive—which makes him just a little nervous! Because he can of course remember when he tried to get Philip to sweep him away, and wasn’t successful even though he was trimmer and didn’t have as many scars or any gray in his hair. And sure he knows that he’s still an attractive man, but middle age is perilously close and there are attractive young men in Hollywood, too…

… so he’s kind of shocked to hear Guy say, eventually, that if there was one thing that cemented his decision, it was Thomas’s kindness. His kindness, and his quiet confidence, the kind that led him to talk to a film star like a person, not with the shyness or arrogance of youth, the kind that lets him brag a little or make self-deprecating jokes or be gracious as he felt like it, the kind of confidence it took Thomas years to really develop and settle into. And that definitely reorganizes Thomas’s thinking—the idea that his age and experience are a feature, not a bug, and that Guy is attracted to something that other people didn’t really believe he was capable of for so long. (Plus what it means coming from Guy, an older man in an age-and-appearance-obsessed industry who never really asked to be there!)

I love Old Gays.

[poppaeasabina]

"A ghost in the back of your closet" for the WIP game!!

a ghost in the back of your closet has been a WiP since Downton Abbey 2 was out, and will almost certainly be jossed by DA3. Has this helped me write it? No

Thomas and Guy return to Downton for a new film, and have to cope with history and family. Specifically, the death of the man who may or may not be Thomas's biological father, which raises all sorts of questions about Thomas's mother, and the marriage of Guy's semi-estranged niece.

[dexmas-month]

Does everyone have their ticket? We sure do hope so!

Only a few short days remain before the start of the Dexmas Travelogue trip. Thus, our travel agency would like to offer you all a few little travel tips before we see Thomas, Guy and all our creators off.

All kinds of works are welcome - fic, art, collage, drink recipes, meta articles or... oh, what we wouldn't give for a Dexmas themed BJD cosplay!

Basically, anything goes. As long as it's Dexmas and travel-themed, so see that you don't keep them at home!

The length or scope of the work depends wholly on you. If you are worried about its rating or appropriateness, please contact us directly and we'll do our best to help.

The AO3 collection will be opened the day of and closed as the fest winds down. Your works will find a safe haven there or you can submit them to this Tumblr blog; we'll also try to find you, should you choose to tag appropriately (#Dexmas Travelogue) and post on your blogs.

Please, do not be afraid to contact your travel agency if you have any questions or doubts!

[tuesdayintheservantshall]

The way Thomas and Guy are both more open than they’re supposed to be and more concealed?? The way it’s different on each of them and the way it’s similar???

[likehandlingroses]

Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Downton Abbey Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Thomas Barrow/Guy Dexter Characters: Thomas Barrow, Guy Dexter, Myrna Dalgleish, Original Female Character(s), Phyllis Baxter, Sybbie Branson Additional Tags: Movie: Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), Inspired by Singin' in the Rain (1952), Missing Moments, Falling In Love, Canon Compliant Summary:

Guy Dexter leaves Hollywood for Yorkshire, hoping the change in scenery will keep his anxieties regarding his life and career at bay.

Thomas Barrow worries over what the deterioration of his current relationship means—is he waiting for something that can’t really exist?

As films and fortunes change before their eyes, they find a path forward together.

[academia4me]

Yes. The perfect angle.

[elpislady]

Free weekend in New York? Oh, whatever will they do with the time...

Psst, there is also second version:

[just-barrow]

it has been a year since I posted my very first (as well as the very first - whoa) Thomas/Guy fic to ao3! I'm still extremely fond of this little story and our darling Hollywood husbands, so do go and give it a read if you haven't :)

a better life

[ripfredweasley]

Dexmas goes Switzerland

Like with the other one, you can find the fic that goes with these pictures here