kami

he/they - downton abbey stuff and other things too

[notes-from-sarah]

Season 4 of Downton Abbey is so rough in part because they get rid of O'Brien (the instigator) and Matthew (the mediator) at the same time then try to pivot the two Thomases into those roles and it just does not work. Tom Branson is always part of the drama, not solving it, and Thomas Barrow is mostly a player not an instigator.

[mismedleym]

three unbound

[papa-evershed]

[janthony-anthony]

[taurzza]

trust the process...

[misunderstoodnotevil]

Max Brown as Richard Ellis & Robert James-Collier as Thomas Barrow | Downton Abbey [2019]

[chesacakeripper]

The Last Bus Home - by Psyromayniak [Archive of Our Own]

Rating: Explicit Fandom: Downton Abbey Relationships: Thomas Barrow/Jimmy Kent, Thomas Barrow/Original Male Character(s) Word Count: 8,966 Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings - click through to read the tags. Complete - 1/1 Description: “Oh, come on, Thomas,” Jimmy was familiar on purpose, adding to his incredulity, “Are you really telling me that you’ve had a... a rendezvous with someone that ain’t your right hand more recent than me?”  “I might’ve,” Thomas said icily, finally breaking eye contact to ash his fag in the tray, “What’s it to you?”  “You haven’t!” Jimmy clutched his warming glass and searched Thomas for any tells he was bluffing. Thomas looked back up at him coolly, unwaveringly. Oh piss. “When?!”  ~~~ Jimmy hasn't had any luck with the ladies recently, but he gets more than he bargains for when he decides to follow Thomas to a tryst.

This fic is brought to you by preparing and recovering from weekend night shifts. Heavy on Jimmy's POV, and as a result, his impeccable logic.

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[maggotmuncher0]

idk why but I misspelled the letter f so i had to be creative

made with rainbow pencils!

[swagvo1d]

year of the horse

[martianbugsbunny]

on my life there is another universe in which Anna and Barrow are best friends

[moniquill]

[pixxeidust]

women's beauty standards:

- hourglass body shape

- tiny waist

- long legs

- large eyes

- no body hair

conclusion:

conventionally attractive woman

[bigskycastle]

gazehounds

[littlestpersimmon]

To Sleep

[dirry-moir]

DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE

[t00thpasteface]

nothing online is ever truly deleted. except that one fucking thing you're looking for

[katus77]

I've been researching in-work poverty for several months now, and I couldn't help but think of Thomas Barrow. His colleagues and Lord Grantham hated him for being "unpleasant and scheming." Yet, before the war, he had been a clockmaker, footman, and valet; he served two years as a stretcher-bearer in the war, in the worst battles; he was able to manage the Downton nursing home from a medical perspective; and he saved Lady Edith from dying in a fire. Despite all this, they wanted to fire him without offering him any help finding another job. Bates, on the other hand, wasn't at risk of being unemployed, despite his constant legal troubles, his inability to work as a footman, clockmaker, or hunting assistant, and his lack of medical knowledge. Bates had "social capital" (social support with a healthy dose of nepotism?). Anndy wasn't fired either, despite being illiterate. I don't want to speak ill of Anndy; everyone deserves a chance, especially those with disadvantages like hers.

I ask: Did Carson, whose mission was to maintain the family's standard of service, hate Thomas so much that he became incapable of reasoning? With all of Thomas's skills, it was impossible for him to represent an expense; at the very least, they saved on a watchmaker's fees in a house with so many clocks.

Thomas suffers from labor poverty; that is, despite having an education and a job, he couldn't escape poverty. On the contrary, he risked falling into even greater poverty.

Currently, several studies state that, due to job insecurity, many workers go to their workplaces even when sick (Thomas worked while physically and mentally ill). It is also mentioned that workers facing wage insecurity exhibit three behaviors: 1) They try to keep their jobs and don't teach newcomers anything beyond the basics; Thomas didn't want to help William or Alfred, but he did help Anndy. 2) Some workers are rebellious and try to disrupt the order; Thomas, by demanding freedom of speech in the first season, was already more rebellious than Tom. 3) The workers flatter their supervisors and spy for them; Thomas was the super spy, but he would never suck up to Carson.

I think that in Thomas's work circumstances, I would also be depressed, but first I would tell everyone to go to hell and conspire against them (not that, but I swear I rebelled against the oppressive power, hehe). I think Thomas doesn't act like a villain, but like a poor worker.

To clarify, I'm only referring to the work circumstances, without including social exclusion based on sexual orientation. I leave that analysis to those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. I considered Thomas's circumstances only from the perspective of a worker and student.