Lady Roxie Loves

Shameless fangirling mostly about MFMM and all things Deco and Nouveau gorgeousness. Also writing, and often the two beautiful idiots above.

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Essie Davis and Nathan Page- publicity shots- Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Series 3

That dress!

[skirtswithpocketsplease]

Essie is just magical in these shots. And that last one. DEAD.

[ladyroxie]

À bientot, mes amours

Sooooo, here’s a hard thing. For some time now, I’ve been working towards starting writing on what I hope will be a Thing, and I’ve done loads of research and months of Little Bits of Prep. And now... now (I’m fearing) I’m ready to really start. It’s terrifying, but there we are. And every time I try, this happens:

Aaaand I’m pulled right back to Phrack and this gorgeous dream. 

But “No,” I say! “Lady, there are a limited number of hours in your crazy life, and this Thing is an Important Thing, and you should write it.”

“Ok. Imma do that,” I say, meaning every word. 

And then this bloody happens:

“Hnnnngggggg,” I say. Can’t a girl write a Thing without these two butting their beautiful, idiotic heads into everything? 

“I’ll just write this ONE LAST FIC and then get on with Things.”

But of course, how can you stop when you’ve dipped your toes in these waters?

DO NOT give me those looks. You are NOT HELPFUL WHATSOEVER, EITHER OF YOU. 

(And ngl, I blame them both).

So. Here’s the thing - it seems for me to give this other Thing some love and time, I need to pull away a little. I don’t want to, and it’s pulling my heart out a little, but there we are. 

So to you, all my beautiful, magnificent Phrack loves, thank you for everything, and always. I won’t be too far, and I’ll drop in whenever I can.... But something else is calling. 

 I have to see where this flight leads. I’ll be back, I promise.  

Look after them for me, will you? 

Much, much love, LadyRoxie xxx

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

A little smut fic that demanded to be written

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Murder solved ...

Jack: “Speaking of which, there’s a certain lack of attention to detail …

… in your arrest paperwork …

… so I’m retiring you as my ….

….special constable”

Phryne: “I see”

Phryne: “I suppose …

… you’ll be …

… wanting your badge …

… back, then”

Jack: “Well”

Jack: “No”

Jack: “No, I think ….

… you’ve earned …

… the badge”

Phryne: “Game, set and murder …. murder solved”

[ladyroxie]

*thud*

[whopooh]

Why is Jack Robinson worth all our love?

I know many find Jack Robinson gorgeous and beautiful, but I’m fairly convinced that isn’t why we love him so much. There are many beautiful men out there, after all.

What makes Jack so special is something else: how his style is classical, male hero – complete with jaw, fedora, coat, and a stern look – but he is something completely different on the inside. He is not a hard, tough guy who treats women as pretty toys or dangerous cats; he is not cynical or bitter or nonchalant; he doesn’t see the world as revolving around himself and his ego; and he doesn’t dismiss people who are not as ‘tough’ as himself. On the contrary, he listens to other people, and he listens to and respects women. Not only to brilliant Phryne Fisher, but to many women: he cares about their life experiences and he doesn’t dismiss “women issues” as relevant leads in his cases. @longlineoftvdetectives pinpointed in an earlier post so well how Nathan Page is extremely good at listening and reacting to what is said when he acts, and this must have been a crucial point for the casting of him in this role. 

(Jack is also wonderful in the way he is simultaneously a serious man and a very humorous one, and in the way he can give as good as he takes in bantering, and this is important because respecting people is never ever allowed to turn into being boring in this show.)

This combination of a very established look and a reimagined inside is absolutely wonderful, and when you see it, it’s easy to be “ruined for other tv shows”. Because this becomes so natural and – frankly – so incredibly hot.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

The final chapter- thank you to everyone who has followed this story. It took a year to write (on and off) and weeks to post. But thank you for sticking with it!

[ladyroxie]

DED.

[brimay]

best of phryne and jack (3/?)

unfortunately, city south police are yet to appoint any policewomen. thankfully, i am happy to serve that function…

(or the one where phryne’s not being subtle at all in regards to her kink, but jack is still like ‘would you be into that?’)

[phrynefisherdaily]

P: Dot has been rather upset lately. Hugh hasn’t spoken to you, has he? J: He did seek my advice, yes.

[chrisriddellblog]

Neil Gaiman on Libraries and Librarians.

[outrageauxbonnesmoeurs]

Vintage women being badass. You’re welcome.

[love-as-thou-wilt]

Don’t fool yourself into thinking ladies were demure and silent in the past. 

[just-grasping-at-straws-deactiv]

I would like more female characters being this open

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Phryne and Jack- Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.

[shmit1]

[chrismarieisme-blog]

No words could do this justice 😍

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Are you wooing me?

Jack: “I heard Miss Lavender taught you at school.

… what kind of woman was she?”

Phryne: “Cold as a halibut on ice”

Phryne: “Are you wooing me for information, Inspector?”

Mr Butler:  “Miss Fisher, another visitor” Phryne: “Lin!”

Lin: “My apologies for the intrusion”

Lin: “Detective Inspector”

Jack: “Nice to see you again, Mr Lin”

[whopooh]

I adore this scene, and his face in it, and it’s perfectly captured @izzyandlouie!

[ladyroxie]

He really doesn't even need to say words - it's all right there.

[steven-universe-official-deacti]

Someone: I’d love to read some of your writing some time

Me, who never gets anything finished:

[chrismarieisme-blog]

Phabulous, Gorgeous Phryne

Some of my favorites.  The lovely & talented Essie Davis portraying Phryne Fisher.  Let’s hope we can look forward to seeing her wear some equally stunning Phryne costumes in the near future!

[shmit1]

The "one as yet unsung hero"

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Walk of Fame - Adelaide Festival Centre

South Australia will have its very own Walk of Fame, as part of Adelaide Festival Centre's redevelopment project.

Vote for Nathan Page- Adelaide Festival Centre’s Walk of Fame

[izzyandlouie-deactivated2024050]

@hysydney @phrynesboudoir Interestingly it says only open to South Australians and it certainly doesn’t appear to be open to internationals. I couldn’t complete one of the required fields. Pity really! Sorry Nathan.

[phrynesboudoir-deactivated20171]

that’s a shame but it did allow me to from intersrstate….so go N!

[rithebard]

You can vote if you don’t live in Australia, just put the first four digits of your postal code.  Go Nathan!!!!!!

[youarenotatelescope]

I think @izzyandlouie that the part only open to South Australians is the contest

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Thanks @youarenotatelescope  it’s all become clear since my comment. It was more the post code thing I couldn’t get past. Obviously Australian and American postcodes are all numbers but I didn’t know that. Ours in UK are a mixture of letters and numbers.