My Downton Abbey Feelings: Let Me Show You Them

[harmonyangel]

Flist, let's not talk about my mental health of late. It's really best undiscussed. Instead, let's discuss the fact that I've recently become consumed by Downton AbbeyI'm not entirely surprised that I love Downton. Awesome character dynamics, historical fiction, a vaguely Austen-like tone, pretty clothes -- what's not to like? Well, certainly

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[likeadeuce]

I love being in a fannish community with you because it would just never have OCCURRED to me to look for the actors' twitters, much less Dan Stevens' literary magazine. . .

Also, I don't know what it means that I'm the Branson fan but I think Mary is way more attractive than Sybil.

And you should freaking write fic about Matthew and his mom. Because, awesome.

[harmonyangel]

I don't think Mary is NOT pretty -- but there's a hard, square masculinity to her face that makes her attractiveness less conventional. Hence my desire to see her go for the androgynous flapper look next season.

Of course, I think you win here in that it is possible to conceive of Mary/Branson as a pairing but Matthew/Sybil is laughable.

[likeadeuce]

Obviously, they're both really pretty -- there are *lots* of pretty women on this show, including Edith & Lavinia who we are apparently supposed to think are trolls -- but Mary's the one who triggers 'omg hot' for me.

I have course have no idea how people who actually date women feel about this, but I don't think either of our aesthetic judgments is invalid!

And it's possible I want to write a million fics about Branson and Mary bickering. Whereas the Sybil + Matthew in my head is catching up on family gossip while Branson sleeps off his drunk, so. . .

[harmonyangel]

I think your icon has correctly identified just why you find Mary so attractive.

If she ISN'T secretly a lesbian vigilante by the end of this show, I think we'll both be disappointed.

And yeah, Matthew and Sybil wind up reading too sibling-y. Then again, Matthew also reads sibling-y with Mary to me, so. Brother to EVERYONE!

[poisonivory]

Sybil is SO PRETTY. Also, me being me, I think Gwen is gorgeous. Red hair! :D

[likeadeuce]

Oh, Gwen is the absolute prettiest. I just thought that went without saying ;).

[harmonyangel]

Gwen is also very pretty!

[harmonyangel]

Also, Gwen looks like YOU. You have the exact same smile.

[mizzmarvel]

*clicks those links*

[harmonyangel]

You're very welcome. :)

[chaos_harmony]

And there may be fic in the future, though I'm not sure anyone will actually read "5 Times Matthew Crawley was Hugged By His Awesome Mom."

ME, ME, I WOULD READ IT.

[harmonyangel]

Perhaps I'll get around to writing it, once school calms down a bit...