#jack ferguson

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[ogsherlockholmes]

22nd October

It’s coming closer to Halloween, so we have one of the more... ‘spooky’ Holmes stories today (I definitely planned that and this isn’t just an accident obviously): The Sussex Vampire. 

Like a Scooby-Doo episode, however, there isn’t actually any monster, and there isn’t really a villain either. But, I’ve been enjoying all vampire related content recently (blame Dracula Daily) so I’m going to include today’s antagonist, Jack Ferguson. And, yes, he’s another J villain. He’s also one of the youngest antagonists, being only fifteen. 

This story is... very uncomfortable. It starts off with a tale of a woman sucking her baby’s blood, then she goes mad and becomes bedridden. Her husband refuses to believe it, until he catches her in the act so naturally wants to keep her as far away as possible from their child. Robert Ferguson, whose wife is the one going all-out vampire, has another son from his past wife, and I think you can guess the name. 

Jack Ferguson is disabled- it’s not specified what the disability is, but, like any Victorian literature, it’s used to make him seem ‘weird’ or ‘pathetic’. This is, of course, plain ableism, but unfortunately that is how he is categorised. 

Ferguson’s wife had reportedly hit Jack before, once with a stick and once with her hands, so they (to put it plainly) don’t have a good relationship. 

However, Jack and his dad’s relationship is entirely different, to the point where it’s almost like Jack won’t allow anyone else to be close to his dad. I say ‘almost like’, but that is the main gist of their relationship, and Jack was jealous of everyone. 

‘He [Jack] was a remarkable lad, pale-faced and fair-haired, with excitable light blue eyes which blazed into a sudden flame of emotion and joy as they rested upon his father. He rushed forward and threw his arms round his neck with the abandon of a loving girl. “Oh, daddy,” he cried, “I did not know you were due yet. I should have been here to meet you. Oh, I am so glad to see you!” Ferguson gently disengaged himself from the embrace with some little show of embarrassment. “Dear old chap,” said he, patting the flaxen head with a very tender hand. “I came early because my friends, Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson, have been persuaded to come down and spend an evening with us.” “Is that Mr. Holmes, the detective?” “Yes.” The youth looked at us with a very penetrating and, as it seemed to me, unfriendly gaze.’ 

Not even the detective and his boswell can talk to Jack’s dad. 

Jack’s devotion to his father manifests in his hatred for his new baby brother. His outlet for this hatred? Poisoning him. Very extreme. 

But, Robert Ferguson would never believe his son would do this, so his wife continued to beat Jack ‘privately’ (because that was definitely going to do something) and suck the blood out of her baby. Ferguson’s wife was probably reading one too many vampire novels. 

Jack is never confronted, but Sherlock tells his father of his actions, and recommends a year at sea for him. 

I don’t know, maybe he thought it was ‘just hormones’. 

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JACK OF THE RED HEARTS, dir. Janet Grillo (2015)

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Character references for the first Intermission Book, Fangs of Sussex, click for full view.

Keep in mind Jack’s crutches and brace were drawn without references and I have since gotten references for both of them thanks to a friend of mine. Also that scribble in the top right is a family tree, Vanessa and Rob are married, Jack is Rob’s son and Sofia is Vanessa’s daughter, both from previous marriages.

Don’t ask me about the last name, Arthur Conan Doyle picked it himself. Though I AM accepting criticism on these.

And fuck I forgot to draw Sofia’s nanny, Emily, on the original canvas.

So uh, here she is...

Anyway...

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AU: Detective Amelia Oswald gets kidnapped by her foster brother Jack who turns out to be working for Moriarty, who in turn has a way of hurting Sherlock by hurting her.

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So the design I gave Jack Ferguson has bugged me since I colored him because, well, he was too damn pale compared to his family!!! I colored him at a time I was scared to make him darker because I didn’t want to vilify anyone, and I still don’t.

But I’ve realized, that the contrast I made between him and his father made him look like he wasn’t even part of the family, which was the exact opposite of what I wanted. So I gave him a bit of a spray tan and redrew him, he looks little older and a little sadder, but he’s closer to what I’ll need.

Idk i just wanted to share a bit of the proceess with y’all.

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What Matters Most

Tall, muscular, compassionate and strong-willed, Dr. What Matters Most Jack Ferguson is everything Melanie Sparks wants in a man, and the last thing she needs in a boss. Growing up poor, Melanie dreamed of becoming a nurse, and her job at Jack's clinic can make that a reality--but only if she keeps her mind away from a tempting seduction that could never be more than a wonderful fling.Son of a prominent Baltimore doctor, Jack is expected to choose a wealthy wife. Instead he's falling for someone his powerful father will never accept. Working with Melanie to help those most in need, Jack realizes that what he truly wants is the woman who's right in front of him--but can he convince Melanie of that?