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Happy Gatiss Wednesday!

I’m looking for inspiration to read more, so share your favorite pics of Mark reading. While you’re at it tell me in the hashtags what you are currently reading.

wonderholt

Mark opening the library at Heighington Primary School 🥰

#mark gatiss #happy gatiss wednesday #gatiss wednesday

From that Spanish Flu movie.

retourne-toi-eurydice

The League of Gentlemen in the January 2001 issue of Select magazine

An overview of some familiar facts, but interesting for its insight into what it was like to be on the ground at one of the original tour shows, and revelation of Mark as one of 2001's "most eligible men in the country" 🧐

#mark gatiss #the league of gentlemen

Well, sure!

Happy Gatiss Wednesday

Not really feeling it today, but I hope you are. 🩶

Have a good rest🧡

Lav, you poor sausage. Have some Mark hugs that show the back of his neck 😉

#mark gatiss #happy gatiss wednesday

Giles is upset that you aren't feeling good, @lavenderandvanilla.

While Stephen ponders life.

From RK PR’s instagram

#mapp and lucia #mark gatiss #steve pemberton

Oh yes please. I just introduced a friend to Bookish, and they loved it! Yay! And I got to watch them all again and notice new things.

#mark gatiss #bookish

stevepembertons

Happy Gatiss Wednesday!

It’s time for the rainbow thread! 🌈Starting off with red, can we create a rainbow with pictures of Mark? He can either be wearing the color or have it dominate the background, see above. The next picture should feature orange and so on.

Great Red shot, Lav 😍 Here is an orange...

Yellow💛

johannadc

How about a classic green, the Christmas suit?

(Ha ha while looking for this I found a post I made three years ago about how this was the best outfit for him.)

#gatiss wednesday #Mark Gatiss #happy pride 🌈#rainbow 🌈 edition

Oh, yay, time for blue!

(Although Google sucks, it kept trying to give me this instead:)

neverlet

I MET MARK I MET MARK I MET MARK I MET MARKKKKKKKKJ

pennywisetherizzfulclown

I CONFIRM IT I WAS THEREEEEE HE LOOKED SO HOT BRO OMFG YALL I AM GOONING OVER THIS

neverlet

So that's how it all went

Me and friend went to the RSC merch shop. We were looking around, I was wondering whether to buy a poster of the play.

So we were standing right next to merch of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and my friend was pointing at the black and white silk tie, saying something like "I bet he wears it during the play"

And at that moment I look away and for a second my eyes land on a face of a person standing like a metre or two away from us. And I usually try to avoid eye contact as much as possible, so I turned back to my friend

And then it clicked.

I recognised the fucking nose.

I instantly looked back and it was fucking him. Looking at his own merch.

I'm not sure whether he wanted to just take a quick look at it and leave or he left because he saw that he got recognised (I'm sure "OH MY GOD IT'S MARK GATISS" was literally written on my face), but anyway, he started heading towards the exit

I look at my friend, gesture to follow me and just run outside

Mark was going down the stairs, so I just came closer and said "sorry" (can't remember if I called him by the last name, maybe he looked back almost immediately)

And you know what he said??? He jokingly was like "I was just looking at the terrible merch" oh my god, I can't remember if I just laughed or said something like "it's not terrible!.."

So he stopped and I could fucking feel how panic was rising inside me

So now I've gotta tell you the plan I had when meeting him. My friend @fancy-pansy who is, well, an artist, had painted Gabriel Book. And few weeks before a play I offered them to print that painting and give it to Mark. I thought my friend would politely refuse, cuz I was half joking but that fucker accepted my offer.

Here's the painting btw

AND because my artist friend is insane, they wrote a message they wanted to put on the back of the copy of a painting. And they wrote it in such a way that it's fucking impossible to guess whether it's even in English or not. They did it on purpose. I guess all artist are like that. Here's the message btw (if you're able to read it, I applaud you)

(that's their self portrait btw...)

So here I am, putting my backpack down in front of Mark to take the cope of the painting out. I apologised for being a bit shaken up and he assured me "it's okay"

And because at that second I was fighting myself to not forget basic English, I forgot what I planned to say about the painting, so I said something like about that my friend drew this, they couldn't come, but they wanted me to give it to Mark

So I gave the copy of the painting to him

He said "It's nice" with a smile and added something, either mentioned someone's a name or some title, I didn't really catch it

By the way his voice was SO DEEP I wouldn't instantly recognise it if I didn't know it was him

The thing is. It was the first time ever that I was so SO stressed and shocked

So he asked me, if I want to take a photo, I said YES OF COURSE

I also was like "oh my god you're SO tall"...

When I pulled my phone out and turned the camera on, it was almost impossible to see us on the screen because of how hard my hands were shaking (but my phone still was able to take a photo, so yay). Here it is:

And he was so nice. He offered to take a photo himself I almost died

He said to take the painting and he took my phone

(thus is literally the moment we switched phone and painting.....)

And let me tell you. He took one normal photo:

and then he lowered the camera down. Just like those dads who are 50+ years old do. He was like "O, that's a nice tower!" and I couldn't do anything but smile

When he took the photo, I almost forgot to give the painting back to him 😂

I think I thanked him again and he was ready to go, but asked me whether I'll come tonight, I said YES. (btw, our seats are literally in the front row I will fucking scream)

And then I finally went to my friend. We saw him walking on the street I think he went to some restaurant. But anyway. After that the only thing I wanted to do is just lay down. My life was complete.

Now almost 2 hours passed after that but I'm still shaking like it happened a minute ago

#mark gatiss #meeting mark gatiss

Great story! And you're adorable. :)

(I think we all freak out when meeting him. He's so talented.)

johannadc

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

Back in the day, when the Mark Gatiss Appreciation Society (@markgatissappreciationsociety ) was getting started, one of the first things we watched was the movie Locked Down. I wrote fic about Donald, Mark's role, because I thought he was a lovely, relatable character not coping well with the pandemic, like so many of us.

I've been rereading my own fic as a kind of skill-building exercise (sample internal monologue: "hey, this is pretty good! I should do it more often!"). I decided I'd do a final third part to his little story, and that's what is linked above.

It's a thank you to everyone who is or was part of that group, and how supportive they've been to each other.

#The Painting and the Statue #Youtube

Ah, the memories...

I enjoyed this short film - this is the behind the scenes, not the whole (20 min) movie, but it gives a nice flavor.

Happy Gatiss Wednesday!

Mark does like to dress well. Let’s see your pics of Mark in your favorite, what is it the kids call them these days, “fits”? You know, outfits.

pennywisetherizzfulclown

op how am i supposed to choose if i love everything he wears even if it's just a white shirt?? (つ╥﹏╥)つ

and of course his best outfit his birthday suit ｡ ₊°༺❤︎༻°₊ ｡

No notes, perfect @aziraphalianfangirl

Such a glorious gallery!

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SHH! 🤫 It’s Gatiss Wednesday!

We’re thinking about hands, specifically Mark’s lovely hands. Please share your favorite pics and gifs of Mark’s hands.

Ooh yes!

I can't find that Crooked House gif of Mark pushing the door knocker across the table, that's my fave hand gif 😍

(And bonus…)

fancy-pansy

@bookcasewraith

@fancy-pansy you found it! My fave hand gif 👏🤗👏

#mark gatiss #happy gatiss wednesday #hand porn

Ooooh, here it is! More hands!

Happy Gatiss Wednesday!

We love his hands, don’t we? 🥰Let’s see your favorite pics of Mark featuring his hands.

wonderholt

Some horrible histories...

And some Winnie the Pooh

@johannadc where's that lovely Crooked House gif of yours, with him sliding the door knocker? 👀

johannadc

You rang? heh.

I went back to my CH folder, and I've got a bunch labeled with "hand" or "fingers". None with the door knocker though?

But my fave is this one from the extras.

#happy gatiss wednesday #mark gatiss #hand porn

Let's pull some more from the gamut of Mark's career!

Happy Gatiss Wednesday!

Wigs! Mark loves wigs! (This one in particular as he’s worn it for multiple characters.) Let’s see your favorite pics and gifs of Mark in a wig. 😁

neverlet

My beloved Mr Book with his perfect ginger hair wig

It is a lovely ginger wig!

naikivariant

Funny or serious, wigs suits him perfect!

Fabulous syrups! I only have these to add...