#another great day in downton abbey

[impressions-of-downton]

[the-eclectic-wonderer]

I got tagged by my sweet friend @valentinaonthemoon, and I've already added several of her choices to my (ever growing...) watchlist!

rules: without naming them, post 10 gifs of your favorite TV shows, then tag 10 people

In no particular order:

This looks like something @hecatesbroom, @eeblouissant, and @this-geek might enjoy -- no pressure, though, of course! And since I haven't tagged 10 people, if you find this and want to do it, consider this your official invite! :)

Thank you so much for the tag!! <3

[theresattrpgforthat]

Hi! I'm on a regency binge at the moment and while Good Society is on my list, do you have any more regency games/systems to recommend?

THEME: Regency Games

Hello friend, I think I have a nice little selection for you to take a look at!

One thing to note is that some of these games are very gendered, providing roles such as “Matron”, “Nobleman” or “Countess” that is rather unavoidable. Sometimes this is simply part and parcel of playing in a specific era of history, and sometimes it is done purposefully, as games can often be commentary about certain issues that were prevalent at the time.

While I think you could likely make a non-binary character in these games if you really want to, I think that one of the appeals of playing in the Regency era is the strict social structures that created such rigid gender boundaries, and so I’m not surprised to see those boundaries enforced in these games.

Vicious, by Budget Versailles.

Vicious is a game set during the Regency period about scandalous gossip told via letters between three or more players.

Players roll dice to generate scenarios and gossipy twists to pass on to the next player until everyone has been deceived with shocking slander and hearsay.

If you’re a fan of the epistolary phase of Good Society, Vicious is probably worth looking at. Watch a piece of news twist out of your control as your letters get flavoured with gossip. You can roll for inspiration for various scenarios, as well as for juicy gossip to make those scenarios even better - but the game ends with one player sends out an invitation to determine how many of the accusations that have been sent around are true.

I think Vicious is also an excellent add-on to pair with another game of your choice, especially since it could be played in between sessions, cooking up drama for the players to hash out in an in-person confrontation.

Hazelwood Abbey, by stevehatherly.

Downton Abbey meets Hillfolk. Players play an aristocratic family in a player-led dramatic game of emotional needs and wants for 4-5 players.

Hazelwood Abbey uses Pelgrane Press' DramaSystem rules engine to create a story of high-stakes interpersonal conflict. During the session, you will create family members with conflicting needs and goals. And then you will find out what happens.

To play this game you’ll need a good understanding of how the DramaSystem works. The author recommends referencing a copy of Hillfolk, although you can also check out the SRD for free to see how you feel about the system.

The DramaSystem is all about relationships, and give and take. Your characters all need something from each-other, something tied to an emotional reward. When interacting with each-other in a dramatic scene, tokens will be gained or spent by following prompts specific to your playbook. In Hazelwood Abbey, your characters are split between the upstairs and downstairs, just like in Downton Abbey. The upstairs playbooks will wrestle with ties to family, tradition, and duty, while the downstairs playbooks commonly struggle with ambition, social inequality, and precious secrets. If you deny another person what they seek, too many times, they may force an emotional concession from you by spending tokens.

I think this is a great example of dramatic tension, and while I suppose Hazelwood Abbey might be slightly later than regency era, it might give you some of what you’re looking for.

Sense and Sensibility, by Armanda.

YOU ARE A DEAD GUY’S SECOND FAMILY IN 18th CENTURY ENGLAND. Your mission is to get one of your sisters to marry well, since you’re all women and can’t live without the favor of a man. You have no rights other than the right to marry and be a mother. In this game, you’ll explore the terrible vicissitudes of British bucolic countryside life and deal with neighbours and city people coming to visit the various families in the area, where gossip and marriage (and love, in the best of cases) are the order of the day. 

Since this game is built off of Lasers and Feelings, I’d expect it to also be fairly easy to pick up if you’re familiar with other works in the same system. You have two stats and a number somewhere between 2 to 5 that tells you how good you are at one of those things, and how bad you are at the other.

I think this game is more focused on family relationships than some of the other games on this list, because your entire family’s well-being depends on the success of finding a wealthy match. Battle gossip, defend your honour, and possibly even sabotage your rivals in an attempt to find some security for yourself and your loved ones.

The Season, by Rue.

It's London season and you're in for a ball! 

The Season is a GM-less RPG about elevating your status and keeping up your reputation during the fabled Regency Era social season. 

This is a competitive RPG that takes place over the course of 10 rounds. Each characters’ goal is the same: to end the game with the highest Reputation. To chip away at your rivals’ reputation, you’ll have to demonstrate your own social graces, spread rumours, or meet gossip with the perfect amount of composure. You just need 2d6 to play, although you’ll probably want a few roll-tables for inspiration if you don’t consider yourself that good at improv.

This is another game that might benefit from being played alongside something bigger, or perhaps using some established lore from another setting.

Teacup Masquerade, by Sam Scribbler.

A one-page cozy social game about getting revenge on your enemies. Inspired by Regency-era romantic dramas such as Bridgerton with a vengeful twist. Create a character, discover your rival's secret, and become the darling of high society.

This is a simple game meant to fit on one page. You have three basic stats, and a gradient scale of success. You gain a random social advantage and a random personal shame, which you’ll want to try to hide as you go about discovering the secrets of your rivals.

There’s not a lot of guidance for this one, which is pretty common for one-page games. It might be a good fit if you have an idea of the kind of story you want to tell, or if you have your own set of home-brew rules that you want to add onto an existing premise.

The Social Season, by Scott Sexton.

In this single page role playing game inspired by the works of Jane Austen, you and your friends play as high society characters navigating the treacherous London social season.

To save your family from ruin, you must land an advantageous marriage proposal by the end of the season. Will you outwit scheming rivals and jealous suitors to make a fortuitous match, or will you become embroiled in scandal and depart London in disgrace?

This is a Honey Heist hack, pulling you between the two extremes of Composure and Scandal. Since it’s built off of a familiar system (to me), I can expect this game to be rather light-hearted, pushing your characters to vacillate between following social graces or deliberately doing something considered… untoward. This is certainly a chance to put on your stuffiest airs, flutter your fans dramatically, and describe your attempt to kiss your beau on the back of their hand.

The London Season, by Stéphanie Dusablon.

The London season of 1874, a perfect time for the aristocracy to advance the marriage prospects of their offsprings, entertain themselves through various social engagements and, naturally, gossip to their heart's content.

We were also taught that once we attained marital bliss, our husband would take ownership of our wealth, property and body. They probably would have passed a law to ensure our mind became theirs as well, had it occured to them that we might actually have one.

Create your young lady, decide if you hope to secure or avoid an engagement this season and carefully navigate 8 fortnights of glamorous events, social engagements and secret messages. 

As a solo roleplaying game, The London Season is an examination of the social inequities present in the Regency era, as well as a love letter for a time of secret messages and glamorous events. You’ll mostly be drawing cards to answer questions, receive secret messages, and navigate both welcome and unwelcome engagements, journaling each step of the way. At the end of eight fortnights, your young lady will have either achieved or lost her goal. Whether that goal is marriage or something else is up to you.

Games I’ve Recommended In The Past

Le Bon Ton, by RobotFrancis.

Pride and Extreme Prejudice, by Grant Howitt.

Eyes on the Prize, by ira prince.

[kanerallels]

New day new ask but! Yes, The Scarlet Pimpernel novel is amaaaaaazzziinnng. The old original movie is also fun! But imho the 82 movie is far the superior of the film versions. I also absolutely insanely adore the Broadway musical from the 90s, and there's a great ya/apocalyptic sort of retelling called Rook by Sharon Cameron that I also love.

But I highly recommend watching the movie (it's a little long and slowish and 80s hair but perfect, then reading the book (it's very short and a pretty easy read), then listening to the musical soundtrack. (Fair warning, they all have slightly different endings as far as the final climax, but with generally good reason for the changes and they kind of took elements from Baroness Orczy's other novels about the character.)

Sir Percy Blakeney is the best hero with a secret identity to ever hero identity secretly, tbh. He's clever and charming and idiotic and hysterical and dashing and pathetic. And Marguerite is sweet and smart and daring and ridiculous and sly and witty and splendid. -deep sigh- yeah, highly recommend 10/10 every time. Ok bye!

Okay this is all AMAZING. The retelling thing is 101 percent going on my list, and this sounds really great!! I also saw a post once that compared Sir Percy to not one, but two of my all time favorite fictional characters, so like. I can't just not watch it, ya know?

Also you should know that after I got this ask last night I went down a rabbit hole of looking at the actors in this movie (IAN MCKELLAN??? AND THE GUY WHO DIRECTED DOWNTON FREAKING ABBEY???) and then I saw that the guy who plays Percy is also in Ivanhoe from the same year, and I couldn't NOT investigate that (I love Ivanhoe, okay? It's definitely problematic because it was written years and years ago, whatever. I still love it. This is not the time for a rant about it) and now I. Might have to watch a 1982 production of Ivanhoe because it's got some EXCELLENT actors in it including Julian Glover who plays one of my emotional support background character in Star Wars (mainly thanks to this fan fic that you specifically would love because it's got all these honorable caring male characters who do what's right and the platonic relationships? Flawless. I digress) and SAM FREAKING NEILL PLAYS SIR BRIAN DE BOIS-GUILBERT??? To say nothing of yet another Downton Abbey actor being there.

But I digress--I really wanna watch this thanks to that whole rabbit hole from last night, and I also really wanna watch Ivanhoe lol! If I do watch it, I shall let you know, I promise!!

[klaineccfanficlibrary]

hello its been a long time l havent seen any long fic l am on a holiday and l’d like to know longest M rated klaine fics preferably on fanfiction.net its really nice to read on the app but searching is very hard thank you so much! and happy holidays!

Ok, longest M rated Klaine stories on fanfic (in English!) ~ Jen

Kurt and Blaine, A love story by sweetgirlgml

This is how I picture canon Kurt and Blaine s relationship since the first day. There are few characters of my own creation thrown in the mix for fun purposes. Lots of romance, some laughter and a few tears. Basically a shameless ode to Klaine fluff. You ve been warned so I won t be held responsible for dentists bills, just saying. Chapters: 72 - Words: 465,199 -

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Crowded House by kellyb321

All of your favorite Warblers and a few new faces, too. Follow our boys as they start their lives in NYC, each couple facing their own challenges, heartbreak, self-discovery and redemption. Stick around as they realize support, acceptance and most importantly, true love can all be found in one big Crowded House. Heavy on the Klaine and Niff. Chapters: 117 - Words: 924,400

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Another Tomorrow by  xCaellachx

How many times will it take for Blaine to get it right, when he doesn't even know what to fix? Supernatural elements. Chapters: 47 - Words: 167,708

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Ambassadors Abroad by jcrissrid

Klaine, The Warblers and New Directions find themselves getting a trip to Europe to sing for 2 weeks this summer. Perfect summer romance for Klaine. Some smut, but M for possible later chapters Chapters: 75 - Words: 243,903

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Westerville Abbey by@hkvoyage

Blaine, the spare heir of Westerville, sets out to fulfill his duty of finding a wife. He soon realizes he is more attracted to the new footman, Kurt, who has just arrived to work alongside his father, Westerville Abbey's butler. Will Blaine and Kurt overcome 1910s England's class differences? Will their forbidden love survive WW1? A Downton Abbey inspired historical Klaine Chapters: 64 - Words: 249,587

and sequel Life in the Big Apple By @hkvoyage

Sequel to Westerville Abbey. Kurt and Blaine are reunited, but their happily ever after comes with a whole new set of challenges: relationship hiccups, jealousy, sabotage, war memories, and family troubles. Yet with love and perseverance, they can make it through. A Klaine historical AU set in the 1920s. Chapters: 50 - Words: 201,545

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Distance makes the heart grow fonder by Grace Ryan

Kurt is back at McKinley. Klaine are trying to make things work despite the distance. Rated M for fluffiness and future physical contact. ; Not really great at summaries. Chapters: 87 - Words: 223,369

[riddles-n-games]

Now that you've read the brothers Hawthorne, do you have any averyjameson headcanons or theories?

Hmm, first theory: Jameson's revelation to Avery about Prague will be a major plot line for them in discovering another incident like the Hawthorne Island fire but not covered in The Grandest Game. It might mean that at some point or another, Prague will be a destination to revisit and who knows, maybe a continent-wide European adventure for our fave duo and this time with all the brothers included. In the meantime, I think they will be too busy setting up the Grandest Game but I believe they will try their best to look into the situation and see what they can find out just nothing major yet. Maybe Avery will ask Toby if he knows anything but I don't know if she will feel like she is risking him because of Eve's takeover of the Blake fortune.

My second theory is that between TBH and TGG they will go to Scotland and stay at Vantage, perhaps also have a more formal introduction to the Johnstone-Jameson family while they're there. Kind of hope that Jamie gets to meet his grandmother. Something just tells me his next big plot might revolve around both his grandmothers since his paternal grandmother was also mentioned quite a bit because of Vantage so I can't help thinking JLB wants us to infer something important there. Going back to Avery and Jameson, one part that stood out to me was when he brought up the fact that she gave away most of the foreign properties to the foundation and then asked her what she thought of Scottish castles. I'm questioning if he meant it like a question of co-ownership to curate the place together because his uncle did say he would pay for the upkeep of it or if they still hadn't visited the Scottish estate that formerly belonged to his grandfather and so they might make a trip to both Vantage and the Hawthorne property in Scotland because Avery hadn't given that one away yet. I also theorize that when she was about to answer him she was already getting an idea for a dare. Something to do with cliff climbing, likely. Also, that scene when they were running for the cliffside after the first clue was given in the Game, I couldn't help but think of Max's words in The Hawthorne Legacy and it felt like such a callback to that. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) would have been such a great song to pair with that scene.

Anyways, onto some headcanons! Headcanon 1: So after their UK trip, Avery starts teasing Jameson about being part British by indirectly messing with him. She randomly makes references to Sherlock Holmes (the one featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, of course), purposefully brings up Downton Abbey at least twice when they're scrolling through shows to watch or just straight up leaves an episode running on the TV when Jameson is in her room (she deliberately goes around a corner and tries to catch a glimpse of his expression but when she does, he always looks stone-faced, better than Grayson's it actually scares her). On karaoke nights, she always chooses a British singer's song for him to sing when it's his turn (mostly One Direction and Adele). For his birthday, she invited a bunch of famous British actors and singers (she actually managed to get 1D to get reunited for that and if Max, Xander, and Jameson weren't the biggest fangirls that night🤭). Avery also begins calling him nicknames like Your Highness, Duke, His Excellency, etc. He just rolls his eyes every time. In other attempts to rile him up, she uses British slang and tells him that he should be inclined to use more of it now that they know he’s part Brit. Meanwhile, on her birthday, he got her back by getting a real tiara (with Oren’s help, duh) for her to wear for the day and it was made with emerald and orange topaz gemstones. She took it with grace and they had a Cinderella moment when they danced in the Great Room alone after everyone left.

Headcanon 2: On a more serious note, some days, Jameson’s mind gets occupied by thoughts of his father and he gets really quiet and withdrawn from everyone. Usually, in those situations, he ends up on the roof and with the knife in hand, constantly twirling it. While everybody else leaves him alone, Avery finds him up there and she never says anything, just comes up to him and hugs him from behind (Jameson secretly loves her hugs a lot). They stay like that for a while, in complete silence, until he turns around and hugs her back but not without a forehead kiss. Then, he’d take her hand and trace little symbols onto her hand with his thumb. Some she would recognize, others are just random. It becomes their unspoken version of Tahiti as they try decoding what the other signs.

Headcanon 3: Since the night he told his secret to Avery, Jameson’s mind often wanders back to his grandmother and his grandfather’s words about the way a Hawthorne man loves: only once and never frivolously. He reflects on his grandfather’s love for his grandmother, Toby's love for Hannah, and then looks at his own relationship with Avery. Although he wouldn't tell a soul, it's obvious enough that he seems settled on her and just knows she's the one. She is his endgame. There would never be anyone like her, not before like Emily and no one after. One day, he takes her to the treehouse and tells her what his grandfather told him and Grayson that Fourth of July a few years back, the Christmas that they got the treehouse and why it looked the way it does now. Avery just listens and at the end asks him, "So, what now? You have that look in your eye." Jameson tells her he plans to have the treehouse fixed, to add more stuff than there was before, make it better than the old man made it originally. Then, he tells her that he's been thinking about them and everything that happened so far and she's a bit confused where he's going with it until he pulls out a promise ring. Avery is taken aback, reasonably so, but she accepts it and finds on the inside that it says Heads or Tails, calling back to the way they started their relationship and they kiss.

Hope you enjoyed this!

[gaym3bo1]

People I wanna know better tag meme

i was tagged by @airenyah @tswizzlesfan @ebdbd and @scarefox sorry for the wait hhhh yknow how it is

Last song?

Technically:

but i actively listened to:

Favorite color?

purpleeee, lavendar specifically. i'm obsessed with everything lavendar.

Currently watching?

Last Twilight

Pit Babe

The Great Pottery Throwdown (season 1)

My Demon

Percy Jackson

Nana Tour with Seventeen

Cherry Magic th

Absolute Zero (very slow progress)

rewatching:

Shameless

Shadowhunters

Last movie?

Bumblebee (2018) !! it was very fun and Bumblebee is my legally adopted son. I watched Transformers for the first time a few days earlier and it was ridiculous but i kinda knew i was gonna like Bumblebee. And then they hit me with his name being B-127 and then yesterday we parked our car, i step outside and see that the spot in the garage is B-127, i might have lost it a little.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory?

Always Savory. (in a "choose one for the rest of time" scenario)

Relationship status?

[Married to the Music by SHINee starts playing]

Current obsessions?

thinking abt it and ... nothing really. I just got out of my first ever crochet phase (just don't have the time rn); i was a little obsessed with explaining the pit babe universe to my friends and now they're up to date... was obsessed with Downton Abbey, finished now... sad

Last thing you googled?

"shinee married to the music" bc i didnt wanna get the title wrong lol

Selfie or another pic you took?

selfie for u:

(idk guys this is ... sth i saw in a gallery in utrecht i have no other explanation, enjoy.)

Tagging (voluntary action only)

@williamrikers @fandork @supanuts @mooninagust @theflagscene @jeffsaturism @cornflowershade

[mercerislandbooks]

Book Chats: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

As it starts to warm up and the sunlight lingers later each day, my genre reading shifts. No more dense fantasy novels; instead, I want books that have summery vibes. Seaside settings and joyful moments. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson is one such book. Lori read it months ago and has been mentioning it consistently since then—and while I don't often pick up historical fiction unprompted, I do enjoy it—so we decided to have a virtual chat about it to compare notes.

Constance Haverhill finds herself out of a job now that the Great War is over and the position she fell into as an estate bookkeeper for an old family friend is being returned to a man. She gets her severance in the form of a summer spent as companion to the recovering Mrs. Fog at a seaside village. Unsure how to occupy herself, she stumbles into a friendship with the lively Poppy Wirall and her gang of motorcycle girls who worked as delivery riders during the war. In their attempts to keep riding and stay employed, hijinks ensue, races are won, and a plane destined for parts is salvaged. But the shadow of the Great War looms over them all as some try to forget and everyone attempts to move on. In this time of change and recovery, Constance has to decide what she wants to make of her life now that women are expected to go back to the way things were before.

Becca: What is it that drew you to this book when you first picked it up? Lori: I think it had been compared to Downton Abbey, which I love and I am generally a fan of historical fiction. World War I and the period between the world wars has not been overdone as much at World War II fiction at this point, in my opinion, and I found the change in time period and setting at the seaside refreshing. Thanks for letting me talk you into trying it! Becca: I really enjoyed it, and our tastes overlap quite a bit, so it wasn't a hard sell. The seaside setting was just what I needed to carry me over into the warmer months. I've just started Downton Abbey for the first time (currently on season 2), and obviously there's a lot of overlap in themes and setting. Did you find this setting and premise to be unique, or is this a topic you read about fairly often in the historical fiction sphere? And how did you feel about the multiple points of view? Were they beneficial to the story, or did they get in the way? Lori: I have read several books this year so far that feature the suffrage movement and women's rights, and not on purpose but they just seem to follow after one another. The Gentleman's Gambit, A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic, recently The Stranger I Wed. So I wouldn't say I seek them out, but it's been interesting to keep reading about it. I like multiple POV if it serves the story, and I think it does for this book. It heightened the emotional impact and tension to have an interior view of Constance, Klaus, and Harris. What did you think? Becca: I always enjoy seeing similar things or the same events through multiple points of view. Harris and Constance provide us with a dual-POV romance, while Klaus gives us insight into the life a naturalized British citizen from Germany during that time. And all three of them exist in different, if overlapping, social classes, which added depth. I really loved the emphasis that Simonson placed on the part women played in the war, and how they were then displaced by the men who came home and needed their jobs back. It was a difficult thing to navigate, since there have always been women who have had to support themselves and their families. Lori: I know! I thought she did a great job highlighting that huge oversight when the party line is that all men must be employed at the expense of often more qualified women. Constance needs to work to support herself; she doesn't have anyone else or anything else to fall back on, and it was interesting how uncomfortable those conversations made the "upper class" people she was thrown amongst. Becca: This book definitely gives nods of acknowledgement to several of the British Empire's former colonies. There's a certain Indian government official that I love as a character, not to mention the old friends that Mrs. Fog reunites with in their time at Hazelbourne-on-the-Sea. Lori: Yes! I appreciated that (and I loved him too!). I wanted to visit Mrs. Fog's friends; their home made me think of a Rosamunde Pilcher novel. I think even though, overtly, this book is about women between the wars trying to find a way to forge their own destinies, there's also a current of confronting prejudice or intolerance that plays out in multiple situations and with varying results.  Becca: Agreed. While a large portion of this novel was light and fun (e.g. - the motorcycle races, the flying lessons, and the sheer joy of both), Simonson did an excellent job with some very difficult topics.

If you need a good, atmospheric lead-in to summer, The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club will be up on our staff picks shelves for the foreseeable future. Let us know if you read it; as always, we'd love to continue our book chat with you!

—Becca & Lori

[thephantomcasebook]

These fans are mad that the writers are lame af because ain't no way they've never imagined they wouldn't do characters dirty for no reason before lol

In all honesty ...

I've never seen anyone or anything get so goddamn feral, so quickly, in my life, than the HOTD fandom did.

We all sort of eased back into the franchise at first after being incredibly let down and betrayed. Then from 1x03-1x05 it was like being a part of the GOT fandom again with funny memes and joking around. People slowly falling in love with Alicent and kinda liking young Rhaenyra. All of us agreeing that Matt Smith is a great actor.

Then, around 1x06 to current day, everyone just lost their goddamn mind.

Suddenly there's this weird cult like hate or adoration of Alicent. Fucking Rhaenyra stans out here screaming the condoning for the murder of children and the need for it. You can't even praise Jaehaera - a sweet and innocent little girl - and wish that she get better treatment without some creepy losers shitting themselves in anger over it.

I was on discord earlier and I was showing them the kind of deranged asks that people send into my inbox and it was a large topic of conversation between people - some who may or may not work on HOTD in some capacity or another - about the level of vitriol and rage that cropped up out of absolutely nowhere.

Reddit is a hive of buzzing angry hornets at the best of times, but the level of hatred and anger in the ASoIaF fandom is just unreal and everyone who is a fan and even people who work on the show are noticing it.

I've got this major fucking loser we were making fun of today who is so fucking pissed off because I have a pet theory of A+C=D and they're so angry and offended by it that they hate read my blog and act like one of those sad pathetic "Reply guys" on twitter at every post.

There's also this person who we tracked down and whose blog we all had a good laugh at reading, who sends absolute vitriolic asks because they refuse to believe that Jessica Brown Findlay was originally cast to play Alys Rivers. There is all sorts of evidence from both Olivia Cooke and Phia Saban following her on Instagram, to the head costume designer and several directors from season 2 following her on instagram, to her even liking several instagram posts from the Costume Designer about cast fittings before someone on twitter noticed and she unliked everything.

But still, this person truly believes that if she "Stans" the replacement actress for Alys, that she's somehow a good and righteous person that can claim internet points for being the first stan.

And I think that's the weird part about this whole thing with fandom that we were talking about.

There's people in this fandom, on Twitter and Reddit, that somehow equate their favs to be linked to some sort of real life virtue. That there some sort of moral equivalency test to liking an aspect or character of this goddamn show. And if you fail it or don't line up you're not just against the tribe, you're all and all evil.

And it's so fucking wild how a fandom went from fun crank theories about Varys being a Mermaid to being evil and awful, because, you talked to someone who was around the volume for Pre-viz who heard something at lunch and you relay what they heard to someone who asked what the word is in the gossip mills these days.

Even when you preface and epilogue the post with it being a rumor and probably not true, they still gnash their teeth and post on Twitter and Reddit trying to get a hate mob together to come after your blog.

Mutha'fucker, I'm a 33 year old man who has been shot at and been in life or death fist fights with dudes twice my size.

All I have to do to kick your ass is ignore an app for a few days while I finish a chapter and watch retro anime and Downton Abbey.

Either way, it's crazy out here, Nonny.

Get strapped and stay vigilante, the hoard of rage zombies are out in force.

[lumiereandcogsworth]

hiya! can I get your top recs for period films please? you have such good taste and I'm trying to watch more movies lol

hiya!!! first off i’m so honored you would come to me. i feel like i’ve really made it in the world now. and thank you wow?? i’m touched you think i have good taste 🥺🥺🥺 anyway i myself am always trying to watch more, but here’s a list of ones i enjoy!!

Pride and Prejudice (2005) - in my top 5 favorite movies, top 4 on letterboxd, even! (my letterboxd is “batb2017” hehe, feel free to follow if you’re there!) but yeah just a gorgeous piece of cinema. an absolute work of art your honor.

Rosaline (2022) - perfect for your url, this is a comedic take on romeo & juliet. it’s from the perspective of juliet’s cousin rosaline. honestly it’s so funny and has a great romance too. it is fully canon romeo & juliet in my mind now lol

Enola Holmes (2020) & Enola Holmes 2 (2022) - both GREAT movies, highly recommend. romance is a secondary factor for sure, but i think they’re both so wonderful and enola is an incredibly charming main character. (+ henry cavill is absolutely my new favorite sherlock holmes, and this is coming from someone who used to be obsessed with bbc sherlock haha)

Little Women (2019) - also just so stunning!!! i have nothing against the 1994 version, for the record, i simply have not seen it yet lol.

Belle (2013) - a wonderful story & romance, and based on a true story! definitely absolutely worth a watch.

Titanic (1997) - i’m sure we’ve all seen this but hey, it deserves to be here. it’s not among my absolute favorites but it’s a great story.

Outlaw King (2018) - this film is definitely more about the scottish war against england (i’m paraphrasing bc i don’t remember the official name of this war) so if medieval war movies aren’t your thing that’s very valid. BUT!!! there is a sweet romance mixed in there that keeps me coming back for a rewatch <3

Emma (2020) - i didn’t LOVE this one but i did like it a good amount. it’s sweet and fun and certainly worth the watch.

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) - i just watched this like two days ago and it’s not a romance, it’s just about charles dickens and how he wrote a christmas carol. but i personally loved it and found it funny/relatable as a writer, so you may enjoy! and perfect for the season!!

AND! here is a list of movies that i have not seen, but are on my watchlist. so i can’t vouch for their quality, this is just to say they have intrigued me (or been recommended to me) and i will watch them some day haha.

Bright Star (2009) - EDIT: i’ve seen this now! it’s a tragedy but a very beautiful one. verrryy beautiful. but you’re definitely going to cry.

Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) - EDIT: i’ve seen this now! AND I LOVED IT!!! definitely in my new top favorites of period pieces.

A Room With A View (1985)

Marie Antoinette (2006) - EDIT: i’ve seen this now! absolutely stunning vibes & aesthetics. i had an amazing time watching it :)

Ophelia (2018)

Chevalier (2023) - EDIT: i’ve seen this now! AND IT IS AMAZINGGGG amazing amazing. another true story that is so worth the watch.

BONUS you didn’t ask for series but here’s a shortlist of my favorite period drama shows, just for kicks!

Poldark

Call the Midwife

The Crown

Bridgerton

Anne with an E

The Great

Downton Abbey

[wild-aloof-rebel]

What shows do you think David binges? (Besides Downton Abbey) Patrick? I know a lot of fics have Patrick watching sports all the time but surely he must watch other things.

it's a good question, but i don't know that i really have an answer for you. i imagine that, like for most of us, it's a mix of things—some of what's popular, some old favorites, some that's comforting, some that's good background noise, some that they get invested in and have to watch every week rather than waiting to binge later. what we know of david's tastes in tv/film clearly covers ground both conventionally popular and artsy: downton abbey, romantic comedies, french dramas, etc. personally i feel like he isn't a fan of celebrity/rich people reality shows, like real housewives, etc., because the reminders of his old life probably aren't things he finds particularly entertaining (nor do i think patrick would like thinking about david living that kind of life either). and i think they both would prefer to watch things that aren't about people stuck being miserable or being awful to one another or whatever. but that still leaves lots of tv that they could enjoy, together or separately. i'm not the ideal person to come up with an answer beyond that though because i tend to rewatch things a lot rather than watching new stuff, so i don't have a great "library" of potential answers to pick from here, and also because i spend half the year watching almost nothing but baseball. but that brings me to a second discussion point...

i do think patrick watches other things, but i think it also should not be underestimated just how much sports there is to watch. in particular, i think most people who aren't baseball fans don't realize just how many games there are because no other team sports play as much or as often. each major league team plays 162 games over the course of 187 days, with games averaging a length of 3 hrs and 3 mins last season. so even if patrick only watches baseball and only really one team, that's still basically 6 months straight of 3 hours a night that is available to watch, and that's just the regular season; if a team is in the postseason and makes it all the way to the world series, you can add about a month more to that.

now, DOES patrick actually watch every one of those games? probably not. for one thing, some are day games while he's at work. but also the way that he and david discuss both the game itself and david's participation in watching it during "moira rosé" seems to indicate that it is not a frequent occurrence for david to be present during a game. they aren't entirely living together by then, but clearly they still spend enough time at patrick's place that david has clothes in a large section of the shelves in patrick's bedroom, so i think it would be safe to assume that they frequently spend evenings together but not watching games. i suppose david could be doing something else instead of paying attention (which is probably true at least sometimes), but for two people who really seem like they can't get enough of one another, it feels unlikely to me that they're spending half the year ignoring each other for several hours each night lol. therefore, my guess would be that patrick mostly just watches games on the nights that david doesn't spend at his place. but i do think it's perfectly valid if people want to say patrick watches sports all the time (especially if we're only talking about what he watches when he's on his own) because, as i said, there is a lot of it to watch.

[wonderlandleighleigh]

(”Janine Caine” is my own invention, as another female comic of Midge and Lenny’s time. I didn’t want to use a real person this time.)

2010

“Lenny.”

Lenny grins, quirking an eyebrow at Craig Ferguson from next to his desk. “I like the way you say my name. It’s like watching Highlander.”

“You’ve seen Highlander?” Craig asks, laughing.

Lenny shrugs. “Midge wanted to see it. Sean Connery.”

“Aaaaahhhhh, I see,” Craig chuckles. “Can I ask you a question, Lenny.”

“That’s why I’m here. Otherwise we’d just sit here and stare at each other,” Lenny points out.

“We’ll get to that at the end of the interview,” Craig promises. “So Janine Caine was on the show not too long ago.”

Lenny chuckles. “I did catch that.”

“She says she had some steamy nights with you before Midge,” Craig says, lifting a suggestive eyebrow.

“It’s true,” Lenny confirms hesitantly. “I used to not like to talk about this stuff, but I’m old. *OOH LA LA* it. Yes, before Midge and I met, Janine and I had a couple of nights together, but I uh...I was still married and doing a lot of drugs- it wasn’t- I wasn’t good for her. Or anyone, at that point in my life.”

“She says that if you’d met later, like you met Midge, maybe you and she...?” Craig asks.

“No,” Lenny shakes his head.

“Really?” Craig asks interestedly.

“Really,” Lenny chuckles. “Look, I think Janine is a great comic. She’s so talented, she’s so funny. But what I noticed about her was that she was always on, and she expects the people around her to always be on, as well. And honestly, when I go home at night, I don’t want to be on all the time.”

“So your home life is very quiet then?” Craig asks.

“Well, sure,” Lenny shrugs. “You know, when we’re home, I like to read and listen to music, and Midge likes to watch movies and TV shows. So I’ll hang out in my study, and she’ll put something on the TV, and she’s got these adorable little popcorn buckets she uses.”

“That sounds boring!”

“It’s great,” Lenny shrugs. “And you know, it’s not like we never do things together. We watch movies, and go to the movie theater, and we’ll make dinner together and listen to music and eat together. Go out to shows and dinners together, but there’s no- there’s no expectation to be on, you know?”

“Right.”

“And the best part is when we get ready for bed,” Lenny tells him. “Because she’ll tell me all about what she’s watched, and she’s so *TOOTSY FRUITSY* funny, that it is always entertaining.”

Craig laughs. “So what, she gives you a recap of Downton Abbey, but it’s the wild, dirty version?”

“Exactly!” Lenny says. “It’s great. And she just wants me to listen, you know? I don’t have to be funny or clever, I just get to sit back and be an audience, which I enjoy very much.”

“And you don’t think it’d be that way with Janine?” Craig asks.

“Well, Janine wanted a sparring partner twenty-four-seven,” Lenny explains. “You know, she’d make a joke, and I would laugh, and she’d sort of try to goad me into making quips back and being funny with her, even when I wasn’t feeling like being funny.” 

“So you think she wanted the stage version of Lenny Bruce all the time,” Craig surmises.

“Yes,” Lenny nods. “I think she did, and that’s just too hard to keep up all the time. You can really burn out on being the public version of yourself all the time, you know?”

“And that’s not to say you’re lying to your audience,” Craig comments.

“Well, I’m a standup comic. People coming to see me are paying to laugh,” Lenny reminds him. “Not every story I tell is true, but the ideas espouse are my ideas of what’s funny or interesting, or bizarre. But comics can’t keep up that stage persona all the time.”

“Oh, no, you’d go *AY CARAMBA* crazy,” Craig agrees.

“Exactly. Midge very much likes the home version of me. She doesn’t get agitated if I’m having a quiet day. Sometimes, she even says ‘feeling quiet?’ And I nod, and she says ‘Okay. Want a sandwich?’ And then we have sandwiches.” 

“That sounds lovely,” Craig tells him. “I’m always blown away by how great you two are.”

“Well, it took time to get there,” Lenny reminds him. “You know. We got married in 65, and we struggled a lot between my addiction issues, and she had some things going on emotionally and physically that were so hard, but we both wanted it to work, so we helped each other through or *AY CARAMBA* and we made it. And I think Janine would have taken one look at the real me and dumped me very quickly.”

“Then why do you think she seems so jealous?” Craig asks, leaning in.

“I’m a fantastic lay,” Lenny responds seriously, making the audience and Craig laugh.

“We’ll be right back with more Lenny Bruce!” Craig cries, still laughing.

[mapstone]

I do not own the characters from Downton Abbey the series.

Charlie Parks Bryant Returns to The Village

Charlie came back to the village near Downton Abbey when he was in first grade. His gran and Pappa Bryant were having some troubles , in fact Pappa Bryant had Lost his fortune. He thought about it like big piles of money , hidden away in those buildings Pappa Bryant called his offices. He’d been in one once and hadn’t. Seen ANY money , since Gran couldn’t bring him to a ladies meeting of some sort. So he was with his Pappa for the day, very impressed by the largeness of the place , Just looked very boring , there was nothing fun for children there.

He remembered how his Pappa was red faced and angry at a great many people , whose job it was to “Move” his money if they thought there was something amiss. He believed those people were working just for his Pappa , but he was too young to know about such things as investing.

He woke one morning to his Gran packing a tiny suitcase for him.

“Charlie , my boy , you’ll be going to live with your mother again. Pappa and Gran are having some issues.”

“Mommy will be ever so pleased !” Charlie remembered his mother since his last visit , he thought on her red hair and her maid clothes. He believed his mom a proper ladies maid. In fact since Charlie was sent off with his grandparents Ethel had in fact turned her life around , she became a secretary and was now working in two different offices in town , the news paper and a law office , filing part time and answering the telephone. Three years had passed since his leaving, this homecoming was going to be special.

Ethel Read her telegram :

Coming to village. Stop Mr. Bryant having money troubles. Stop. Must return Charlie to you. Stop. expect us Saturday , October 12. Stop.

Mrs. Daphne Bryant.

Ethel was elated , only she now needed support to make sure Charlie and her had help to care for him while she worked. It felt weird not having to ask for money or Food. She made another visit to Mrs Hughes- Carson, Who even though she sounded harsh , was really a good soul helping Ethel when she was down. Her intent was not to involve Mr. Carson.

That intent would soon be turned on its head when the old man would fall head over heels in love with little Charlie and how charming the little man was. That would only double her support system and prove a bigger blessing for her and her son . Often harsh and unbending with rules Mr. Carson would have no qualms about being a part of Charlie’s life.

Ethel was now at ease about the future. She had extra hands to help with Charlie , and she felt the support and love from the community that once made her feel completely abandoned and Judged.

Ethel and the Carson’s chatted while they waited for the car with Charlie to come.

A car pulled up with a very worried Mr. Bryant getting out of the drivers side.

Charlie was helped out of the car by his Gran. He nearly ran to his mother , but suddenly remembered to hug his Pappa

“Don’t Worry Pappa , you’ll find more money Soon.”

“Oh Charlie , money isn’t an easy business when it all goes down the drain.” Mr Bryant answered the boy .

The boy couldn’t possibly understand big business and investing , he only shared his hope from a child’s view.

“Give your gran a proper good bye now” Ethel reminded her son.

“Love you Granny” he hugged and Kissed Mrs Bryant. Tearfully she answered “ I know , and I love you so much, you remind me so much of your da at this age. You look just like he did. “

“Don’t cry Gran , don’t cry Pappa , everything will get better , look how it did for mommy.”

Charlie only knew he was sent to live with gran and Pappa because mommy had no money for them to live with. And now that was better on her end.

He knew there were good times and bad times , and that was the simplest answer from a little man to adults now facing the uncertainties of life. He hugged his gran and Pappa once more and watched them get back in the car.

“Hello Charlie , I’m Mrs Carson this is my Husband Mr Carson. He’s a Charlie too you know .” Mrs Carson introduced herself even though she’d been near the boy on occasion.

“I’m Charlie”. he held his hand out to Mr. Carson. Mr. Carson took his tiny hand by two fingers and shook his hand.

“You’re really tall , are you a giant?” Charlie Asked

Flustered at such a question a smile spread on the old man’s face.

“I seem like a giant to most people , so you could say I was .” Mr Carson giggled at the question.

“Mrs. And Mrs Carson will help collect you from school while mommy works at the newspaper and law offices.”

“I behave better than most the boys at my old school , my teacher said , only they said I can talk one’s ear off , whatever that means , I want to learn more about gold and diamonds and those money offices my Pappa Bryant is mad at. They LOST all his money you know … Do you have money in those offices Mr Carson?”

“Many people DON’T have the kind of money to Put in those offices , in fact it’s better we didn’t , then we Shan’t lose it .” Mr. Carson giggled at Charlie’s string of talk.

“I’m good in math , writing , only I don’t like reading or spelling tests … I love gardening and kite building and catching wild things , only my gran said not to catch rats anymore , they have diseases. Did you know they can climb? ….”

The Carson’s and Ethel laughter made him stop only momentarily … he began telling tales about school and how some classmate was hiding rats in a janitors room… they had free entertainment for life.

[cricketrocker]

The Banshees of this Moment in Time

Last night I was unwinding from an all day Saturday classes in both Systematic Inquiry (dissertation writing time) and in Higher Education Organizational Theory. So, like I do when I'm "unwinding" these days, I decided to watch something, anything, and that turned out being The Banshees of Inisherin. After all, it was nominated for best pictures.

I'd been avoiding this movie because it looked boring, and because I've never been a fan of Colin Ferrell. Probably because I get him confused with Colin Firth, who was ok in the King's Speech--and Will Ferrell, who was really great in Elf, even if you hate Elf, you monster. It also looked like one of those period-pieces. I used to like those, but since about 1995, I haven't. Weird that I liked those UNTIL the year I graduated from college, but I guess the real world left me with intolerance of the period-piece, with the exception of Downton Abbey and even that only lasted (spoiler alert!) until Sybill and Cousin Matthew died, respectively.

Anyway, I kind of like mythology and I like the "banshee" thing. First movie I remember with "banshee" in the title. A banshee (/ˈbænʃiː/ BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is connected to the mythologically important tumuli or "mounds" that dot the Irish countryside, which are known as síde (singular síd) in Old Irish.

Basically, a female spirit who heralds a death by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. You have me at keening, really.

Here's a representation:

And another:

And hardly safe for work:

It's weird that banshees are represented by all white women, and I'm only calling attention to this because the field could really use a lot more diversity. I think that mythology is a field that is fairly homogenous and that means that not enough people are aware of the legends, stories, and tropes of the world that maybe could better join us together. A little Joseph Campbell here, but I'd wager that many cultures have a banshee variant, and we'd be a lot better off if we started overlaying our myths to find out that we're not as different as we think we are.

Anyway. I watched this movie because of the promise of banshee, and because it was a best picture nominee, and also because a friend of mine at work said, "Good lord, I watched The Banshees of Inisherin last night and I have no idea what to think."

Now that I've seen it, I agree, I don't know what to think. My initial reaction was to get up from my chair and take my dog for a walk. He was happy, I was annoyed. Banshees for the sake of banshees, I guess. Or its just a movie about gratituous finger violence. Or about Jenny, who I adored. But I dreamed about this movie last night as well. When I woke up today (and now as I am sitting in my "Leading Public Affairs" class) I remembered a quote from poet Archibald MacLeish: "A poem should not mean but be."

I'm impatient with what that freaking movie means, I really am. But perhaps it just is, and that is ok, I guess. I still don't like Colin Ferrell, but he's fine in this film. Still fixated on the concept of banshees and on how mythology could serve as a unifying axis around which DEI initiatives might turn. Another dissertation for another day, I suppose, and probably already been written by ChatGPT:

CricketRocker: ChatGPT, what's really great about banshees

Banshees are a fascinating part of Irish mythology and have captured the imaginations of many people throughout history. Here are a few things that are often considered great about banshees:

Banshees are often seen as a symbol of Irish culture and heritage, and have been an important part of Irish folklore for centuries.

They are associated with the supernatural and are often described as otherworldly beings with the power to foretell death and other significant events.

Banshees are known for their distinctive wailing cry, which is said to be hauntingly beautiful and can be heard from miles away.

The wail of a banshee is often seen as a warning of impending death, and is said to be a sign that a loved one is about to pass away.

Banshees are often depicted as powerful, mysterious and enigmatic creatures, which adds to their allure and appeal.

They are also considered to be protectors of their family and descendants, and are said to be fiercely loyal to those they care about.

Overall, the mythology and folklore surrounding banshees is what makes them really great and continues to captivate people's imaginations to this day.

Holy moly.

[livvyofthelake]

be controversial. rank midnights. <3

well since you asked <3 i like to group them into categories. 1) overhyped and quickly lost their shine to me. 2) overrated by swifties because they’re specific to miss taylor’s life. but can’t be related to anything else, you know, the way you’re supposed to do with music :/ 3) hidden gems everyone overlooks. and 4) grew on me like a strange mold or fungus

high infidelity- everybody knows i love this song and i love cheating and infidelity. literally your picket fence is sharp as knives. do i really have to tell you how he brought me back to life…. insane song. if julian fellowes heard this he’d spontaneously explode (<- guy who has normal feelings and no resentment about british drama downton abbey and it’s creator voice)

the great war- literally i didn’t appreciate her in the beginning i was so foolish i was so naive… literally all that bloodshed crimson clover uh huh sweet dream was over my hand was the one you reached for all throughout the great war… i love that she compared fighting with your lover to world war one. someone should make a riverdale core four amv to this

snow on the beach- i love this song right now. it’s simple it’s nice it’s a lovely little love song and lana del ray is doing her moan-singing in the background what’s not to like! also it makes me think about merlin and morgana which causes my brain to short circuit. i overlooked her when the album first came out but i’m back now i should never have left her…

question- i swear to god i’m not being biased because this one also makes me think of merlin and morgana. however it does. anyway i actually always liked this one but i forgot about it for a few weeks there and now i want to listen to it on repeat…

glitch- i love glitch. everybody hates glitch idk what y’all’s problem is i think glitch is fun. also it’s about my buddy kit herondale. if you even care. i don’t however like it as much as i did before i started listening to the above songs again. but i’ve always been a glitch defender

sweet nothing- i think it’s a nice and lovely little song <3 however i hate the parts that are Taylor Specific. but in general i like this song a lot, i remember saying when i first heard it it was a jabitha song and like. so true me it IS a jabitha song… they said the end is coming everyone’s up to something but all that you ever wanted from me was sweet nothing…..

lavender haze- i didn’t like this one initially because it felt too self referential but the “i’m damned if i do give a damn what people say” line goes crazy. i love how she sings that line i love the play on words i love how real it is. we literally are all damned if we do give a damn what people say….

vigilante shit- VERY much suffers from being too much about taylor’s life however it grew on me and EYE think it’s fun. also i am going to make a morgana amv to this. sorry i’ve literally mentioned morgana so many times already but what can i say midnights is a very morgana album to me

mastermind- mal descendants swag… i haven’t listened to this one much since the early days but i didn’t grow to dislike it at all it’s fine it’s just not my favorite

paris- i hate this song. i also am obsessed with it. it’s so complex. all i really know is that i actively seek out listening to this more than most on the album.

you’re on your own kid- has some good stuff going on but in general this is another Specific To Taylor’s Situation song and i don’t like that!!! i hate that so much of her music is unable to be applied to anything but her life it’s narcissistic and masturbatory and ridiculous. and swifites eat it up because they’re functionally in a cult. however the first couple lines of the bridge make me insane so.

karma- i don’t mind this song but i rarely seek it out to listen. also i hate when she says “spider boy” girl what are you even talking about there and are you sure there were no other words you could have used?

anti-hero- very much a taylor swift lead single in the sense that it is bad! i loved it at first honestly but i think swifties and tiktok made it so annoying and insufferable it ruined it for me and now i’m like ughhh yeah girl i get it you’re the anti hero whatever. i don’t hate it it’s a fun song. it’s a very blorbo song to me also obviously, but it’s also kind of annoying and also there was a period of like two weeks where i kept getting this ad on spotify with this song but it was just the part where she repeats it’s me hi i’m the problem it’s me and it just kept repeating and it made me lose my mind a little. i considered starting to pay for spotify because of that ad.

bejeweled- i liked this one and then taylor made it a single and i kept hearing it on tiktok and now i think it’s mildly annoying. it’s fun don’t get me wrong i still like it but. well you know what i mean

bigger than the whole sky- kind of a nothing song tbh. i remember really liking it back when it came out but what the hell was i thinking… i skip it so fast now…

midnight rain- kind of a nothing song to me. what the hell are you even talking about taylor. also jack antonoff’s production here pisses me off. it feels like she named the album midnights and THEN wrote this song to fit the theme and i don’t care if that’s true that’s how it feels and i don’t like it.

maroon- i. don’t like maroon. it’s lame to me. i liked it at first but the shine wore off now it’s just like. what the fuck does it even mean? outside the obvious red reference it’s a nothing meaning and it’s lame. i love that it features cheating tho!

would’ve could’ve should’ve- TERMINAL Specific To Taylor’s Situation disease!!! also i really don’t like the way the transition between the pre-chorus and the chorus sounds. i like the beginning when she’s singing in a deeper voice but as soon as she jumps to the higher pitch i hate it so much. i also don’t vibe when taylor tries to write religious metaphors. she’s not good at it and i can tell she didn’t grow up going to church every sunday and is mainly just culturally christian. taylor you’re not ethel cain stop trying to do religious references in your lyrics.

labyrinth- i literally listened to this once and i never want to do it again. boring! lame! i literally don’t even give enough of a shit to try to remember what it was even about. all i know is that when it comes on i press skip

dear reader- i don’t think i ever listened to this all the way through. it bored me to my core and it just immediately felt like a Specific To Taylor song and i didn’t care to find out. idk what the songs even about and i never want to because i don’t care <3

[ao3feed-ineffablehusbandz]

When the Sun Goes Down

When the Sun Goes Down

by TawnyOwl95

Mr Anthony J. Crawleigh, disgraced heir to the Helton Abbey Estate, has been summoned home to attend his sister's engagement party.

It's only four days of shooting, dancing and making nice with nobs. He's survived much, much worse.

If only Mama hadn't arranged for such a handsome young man to undress him every night. Practically asking for trouble, that is.

Words: 3975, Chapters: 1/5, Language: English

Fandoms: Good Omens (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Beelzebub (Good Omens), Gabriel (Good Omens), Anathema Device

Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Human, Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - Edwardian, Downton Abbey it aint, upstairs Crowley, downstairs Aziraphale, not a euphemsim, Class Differences, Rich Boy Crowley, footman Aziraphale, Past, Alternate Universe - Military, for both, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, flash backs, Period-Typical Homophobia, Period Typical Attitudes, Artist Crowley (Good Omens), Bohemian Crowley, Manners and Etiquette, Social Anxiety, Edwardian society as a, thinly veiled substitute for, Heaven's Great Plan, the eroticism of touch, is it gay to have another man paid to undress you, Forbidden Love, Eventual Smut, Eventual Romance, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Mirror Sex, references to abuse of power, not Aziraphale/Crowley, references to consent issues (not Aziraphale/Crowley), The class system is, an insidious little bitch, shooting party, Country houses, Fictional characters smoking is hot, eventual, Bearded Aziraphale (Good Omens), Welsh Aziraphale (Good Omens), Alternate Universe - British, Empire, Crowley has a stiff upper lip, A stiff something anyway

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