I don't know if it's been asked before or if its there somewhere and I missed it, but where in the North is SFS!Jean from? Originally I guessed a Yorkshire accent, but with the 'nowt' I ended up hearing it as a heavy Blackburn accent. But being from Bolton myself, I'm now just reading it Boltonian. Good old Jean from Bolton lmao Seriously though, I'm just curious :) Also holyy crap I'm re-reading SFS and just wow...you're seriously talented. Thank you for writing!
I have such a thing for Northern!Jean you have no idea. Like, I don’t even know where this love CAME FROM… but SFSJean is the first one that is EXPLICITLY Northern. I think it’s because a lot of the Northern people I know are very blunt and no-nonsense: they don’t bother with formalities, and they let you know if you’ve pissed them off. I respect that in people. Also I had a Geordie housemate who was one of the most terrifying and yet wonderful people I met at uni so :’D I just *clenches fist* love the North
In terms of where exactly he comes from, it’s a mix. The accent he has in my head is based on a uni friend of mine who came from a little town just outside Cheshire- and he has the deepest, most Northern accent imaginable- and Lancashire- again, someone I used to know had the accent and I fell in love a little with the voice.
Oh gawrsh thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoying it :D I hope to get back to it soon, hopefully once my Secret Santa fic is written and I have some time to breathe!