#thomas barrow x richard ellis

[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.

[twobabkas]

[imnotthewerewolf]

"we need more complex and morally grey characters"

y'all couldn't even handle Thomas Barrow

[infinity2020corner]

Cheeks flushed and breath catching in his throat, Thomas watched as a gentle finger was pressed to his lips in a shadow of a kiss; right after, with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes, Richard affectionately booped him on the nose, causing him to blush even more.

[jolie-goes-downton]

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

… for no reason at all?

Just saying.

[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! ✒️📜

[junkshop-disco]

Salt, Strawberries, & Ginger Beer

Richard is stuck at the Palace, thinking of all the ways he'd rather be spending the last days of the summer. (1000 words, epistolary, Barris, rated G)

Written for the Barris Prompt Picnic at @barris-events 🍓🧺. Not calling this Summertime Sadness was a battle of will. My thanks to @wildamongwolves for the screen grab of Max.

Read it here.

[lt-sparrow]

good luck babe! but it’s thomas singing about richard

maybe i’ll make an edit

[misunderstoodnotevil]

Undeterred by getting wet, he followed after Thomas, only to suck a breath in at how cold the water was. "You are a menace," he said and pushed the dark hair back from the forehead. Thomas grinned impishly.  "Didn’t tell you to come, did I?” A hand on his shoulder pulling him close. “We've been to war, Richard, what can some droplets of water do to us?" Thomas breathed the words against Richard's wet skin. Richard shivered, pressing himself closer to Thomas craving for more of the connection, more of the touch, weak at the knees. He looped his arms around Thomas' waist, and rested his head on his shoulder.  Thomas mimicked him. "Shhh, listen.” It was a lovely, mellow sound, an unhurried and elegant song. "It's a blackbird."

Cleansing like Rain [T] in AO3

Written for @barris-events 1/16 (August 1st).

[thesequelandink]

A little slice of cake for the Barris Prompt Picnic ♥️

@barris-events

[just-two-blokes]

People will call a character the 'villain' and then they show you a morally grey character who made some stupid decisions but actually only tries to survive in a world and society that doesn‘t tolerate him and a character who would die for the people he loves.

Speaking of you, Thomas Barrow.

[oatflatwhite]

If he wasn’t already dreaming it, Thomas wasn’t sure he’d have ever imagined it.

lighthousekeeping makes its triumphant return! featuring tender bedtime discussions, sybil, lieutenant courtenay, and thomas accepting the future he deserves <3

[infinity2020corner]

Artwork contribution to the Barris Prompt Picnic event 💙

@barris-events

Moodboard gift for handsome stranger, you have made him happy (the first in a long time) by black_rosegold

[jolie-goes-downton]

I will tell you this, that Mr Barrow - Rob - kissed many a man on that show, but he told me that I was the best kisser of the lot. So there.

- Max Brown on Cameo, still captaining the Barris ship 💙🙌

[barris-events]

🫖 all types of fanworks are welcome: fic, art, fanvids, fanmixes, gifsets, edits, moodboards, etc

🍰 posting is from August 1st to September 7th

🍊 works must be posted within the posting dates. Works posted after will not be included in the event masterlist

🍏 regarding multichaper works: you can post a work's remaining chapters on AO3 (or tumblr) after September 7th, as long as at least one chapter is posted within the posting dates

🥧 regarding fic that is part of an ongoing series: if the fic can be read as a stand-alone, you're welcome to post it for Prompt Picnic

🍒 we accept only fanworks that have not been previously posted anywhere publicly on sites like tumblr, insta, fb, etc. If you've posted it privately, like in the DMs or a private discord server, you're welcome to post it for our event

🍓 no minimum or maximum word count, sizes for art, etc

🍑 all ratings are welcome

🍇 prompts are optional and can be used however you like, combining them etc

🫐 when posting on AO3, add your work to the Barris Prompt Picnic collection

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Our asks are always open, should you have any questions, comments, suggestions!