Comments | frakcancer: better to taste of frost (Carson/Hughes, rated MA, spoilers for S2E5)

frakcancer

better to taste of frost (Carson/Hughes, rated MA, spoilers for S2E5)

Oct 18, 2011 08:00

For the lovebelowstairs Sunday Funday shipbattle, Bring your ship to Harbour challenge.

Spoilers for S2E5.

( O to blot out this garden to forget, to find a new beauty in some terrible wind-tortured place )

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akachankami October 18 2011, 06:56:05 UTC

*pouts*
that's all i can give because i'm already terribly late

frakcancer October 18 2011, 07:08:58 UTC

You have got to stop reading my fics before rushing off to do what you should have done 10 minutes before, young lady!

akachankami October 18 2011, 09:59:30 UTC

your name pops up on my f-page and you expect me to let it unread? *snort* work can wait =P

LMAO at your perfect icon XD

frakcancer October 18 2011, 11:15:27 UTC

work can wait

What would Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes say to that?

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crazymaryt October 18 2011, 10:27:50 UTC

OMG hot angst. How incredible was this. I loved it.

frakcancer October 18 2011, 11:16:42 UTC

Hot angst is exactly how I would describe any private relationship Carson and Hughes could have. They're not the type to flannel about, are they?

fragrantwoods October 18 2011, 11:41:52 UTC

Another pitch-perfect glimpse into how Carson and Elsie manage their complicated companionship. I love the "friendship" aspect of their evening here, him giving her a "take me away from all this, even if just in my head (and body)" moment.

frakcancer October 18 2011, 13:14:33 UTC

What I like about Carson/Hughes is that friendship -- as opposed to just about any other ship on the show, whatever else they may have between them, the friendship is the bedrock of their relationship.

ellie987 October 18 2011, 19:19:12 UTC

I'll tell you again, I so love this one! The angst, the sentiments, the unspoken things. Just perfect.

frakcancer October 18 2011, 21:12:58 UTC

You know how anxious I was about this story, so I'm glad it came off well.

cookie_moimoi October 18 2011, 22:45:59 UTC

Holy hotness! That was... hot. Absolutely amazing for the lack of another word.
And I love the angst between them. How they are stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the feelings in their friendship, because they are afraid to lose everything they hold dear. *sniff*

"Can I get you a glass of water?" - Oh Charles, ever the gentleman. :D

frakcancer October 19 2011, 09:54:29 UTC

How they are stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the feelings in their friendship, because they are afraid to lose everything they hold dear.

And that's the big difference between C/H and Anna/Bates. Everyone knows about their relationship and it doesn't seem to make a difference, but if a relationship were suggested to exist between the butler and housekeeper, half the house would be startled to find out that people "that old" were still interested and the other half would be shocked that servants "that proper" would so lose their heads.

Oh Charles, ever the gentleman.

Yes, indeed. Because whatever else he is, he will always be her friend.

cookie_moimoi October 20 2011, 16:26:11 UTC

And that's the big difference between C/H and Anna/Bates. Everyone knows about their relationship and it doesn't seem to make a difference
I always wonder what Elsie and Charles thing about the relationship between Anna and Bates now that they know that he is married, even if it was an unhappy marriage.

half the house would be startled to find out that people "that old" were still interested
It always bugs me that people think, the "older" generation shouldn't long for love and closeness. I think nobody likes to be alone...

Yes, indeed. Because whatever else he is, he will always be her friend.
And that makes me love him even more. :)