#guy dexter

[khrusch-on-art]

oh he wants him so bad

[khrusch-on-art]

lovers, to bed. 'tis almost fairy time.

love & affection

tip jar

[khrusch-on-art]

on the topic of queer-coded rings... can we talk about how Guy isn't wearing a ring in the second movie but wears one in the third?

they are married.

[khrusch-on-art]

found a photo of Guy's house in Hollywood

[sonicskullsalt]

came across a description of what a dresser does in a mystery novel set in the 1920s, so my mind raced back to Thomas Barrow and Guy Dexter. Here it is:

"A dresser is responsible for all the costume and make-up changes, hair and appearance, and, well, for delivering the actor onstage in his or her right mind, in possession of all props and still remembering the lines. Theatres could not run without dressers."

(Stage Manager Thomas Loveland-Hall from 'Ruddy Gore' by Kerry Greenwood - A Miss Fisher Mystery)

I'm sure Thomas was excellent at that. And didn't stop there.

[katus77]

I find fanfiction versions that portray Thomas Barrow as a sex machine amusing, but they don't fit the character. I know many will say, "Back then, some gay men had sex and partners"; but the facts of the series show that Thomas remained celibate, and that's not a bad script, but rather cruel to the character, because the rules imposed on him emotionally emasculated him. Thomas is a man broken by a toxic social system that was idealized by the writer and part of the audience. Furthermore, the Thomas we saw wasn't one to buy or sell sex; he was closer to a cloistered monastery than a brothel. Thomas only sought a partner when he was in love. During the series, he's first seen with the Duke; then he fell into a trap set by Pamuk, and many years later with Jimmy. That incident is a combination of grooming that Thomas suffered due to O'Brien's manipulation, which culminated in Thomas's assault on Jimmy. This case does qualify as grommig because Thomas, although not a minor, was vulnerable due to trauma, and O'Brien knows from experience how war shock manifests itself (that woman was truly evil). As for Lieutenant Courtenau, perhaps Thomas was attracted to him, but he respected the doctor-patient relationship, which speaks well of Thomas at the beginning of the second season. Similarly, in the first film it was Ellis who kissed Thomas, and in the second it was Guy Dexter who made the first move.

[the-real-lordrisley]

Thomas Barrow x Sebastian Michealis edit: emo Butler love

(credit to my friend not me)

[the-real-lordrisley]

not to be a #pessamistic little cunt but I do sometimes rly like the idea of exploring what would have happened and how people would have reacted if Thomas's attempt had succeeded 🌚