#mr. thornton

[saimusage]

BBC Playback has been uploading videos of selected scenes from "North and South" 2004 version on their Youtube channel for the past few weeks. This scene from the last episode still gives me goosebumps and happiness. Daniela Denby-Ashe (Margaret) and Richard Armitage (Mr. Thornton) are both fantastic.

[kanunacikmaviylealakali]

[asakenajustexistshere]

mr. thornton tge man you areeee i have to lock in to finish the book.

[fitzawkwarddarcy]

sometimes i think about how john thornton had perfect teeth. hannah probably bragged about that cooooonstantly.

[nopiwan]

not me rewatching North and South and losing my shit over Mr. Thornton all over again...

I cannot with this dude...

I just...

I will look back at you... Jesus Christ

[bluecatwriter]

Mr. Thornton in Chapter 10 of North and South:

[thisnerdywriter]

I believe John Thornton of North and South (spoiler alert) is the most beautifully masculine character ever written in English literature.

Why? Here's why (caution: love ahead, may fall in)

As everyone expects him to be, he seems to be - at first- the hard, icy arrogant businessman indifferent to other's feelings and situations more importantly those below him.

Surprisingly he is damn soft hearty (like the paws of a kitten) who loves his hard tiring life of Milton (a dirty city) and *is* considerate of his workers. He meets Margaret Hale and instantly has a crush on her. He's like, 'shut up, I don't . I am NOT feeling anything like that.' But his mother knows better.

He sees her at the dinner (ahem, organize it for the sole purpose). And gawwdd, he has to stop staring at her, so he ignores her but knows where she is all the time. He flashes his rare smiles knowing she's watching him. Before anything, he is in love with her, despite knowing she's too proud to love him back.

He accepts his love for her when she throws herself in the face of danger to protect him (he's like girl!! you're badass!!) . Now there's no going back. He's grateful for her and truly appreciates her presence in his life.

Without beating around the bush, he goes and confesses (everything. Also the fact that he's never been in love and you made me). Of course she rejected, cuz she's a proud bitch. But you know what he says? This:

"Now I love and I will love. But do not be afraid of too much expression on my part."

OMG LIKE MANNN!!!

He goes away and she catches hints of tears in his eyes. Of course he cried. He did, he went to mamma and when she asks what's up? He crys on her shoulder. A GROWN MAN WHO'S RICH SUCCESSFUL AND HANDSOME CRIES ON HIS MOTHER'S SHOULDER BECAUSE THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE REJECTED HIM!!!!!

He still loves her, he promised he always will. Looks after her family, saves her from humiliation, does her father's funeral and keep in touch with her godfather to know if she's well. He also goes to her hometown to feel how she might have grown up.

The last scenes they finally get together, he presents her a pressed flower from her hometown know she terribly misses going there. Omgggg!!!!!!!! How can anyone write such a beautiful character?????

[krissydoodle-art]

portrait studies !

Margaret Hale (Daniela Denby-Ashe) and Mr. John Thornton (Richard Armitage)

and bonus warmup sketches :)