Are there any variations on the 'STEAMM" acronym? Like one which includes Rose and Atticus? Or John and Anna? Are there any variations for those who ship two of the three couples but ship one of the sisters with someone else?
Hi Anon :o)
the acronym of “STEAMM” was created a few years back by @piperholmes as a collective for the Crawley sisters and (at the time) their fellas (this came about between S3 and S4, when many of us were still in mourning after the deaths of Matthew and Sybil and upset over how Edith and Anthony’s relationship had been handled). The acronym stands for “Sybil x Tom”, “Edith x Anthony”, and “Mary x Matthew”...hence: STEAMM (ta da!) :oP
Now of course, S4-S6 revealed other plots and outcomes for Mary, Edith, and Tom. For example, I LOVE the character of Bertie; in my opinion Edith and Bertie’s romance was the only good thing about S6. Also, I don’t mind the character of Gregson either, and am perfectly happy reading a story where she ends up with any one of these guys (heck, I think you could write a really compelling and good story where Edith and her new editor-lady Laura make a dynamic duo!) So of course it’s fine to “multi-ship” a character with different characters. However, I would say that the acronym of “STEAMM” is “exclusive” to those specific ships mentioned above.
BUT HEY! Don’t let that stop you from deciding to create your own acronym or abbreviation for other ships if you so wish! And that goes for the “downstairs ships” too! Banna and Chelsie and other downstairs couples...the sky’s the limit! But again, I hope by explaining the “history” behind the creation of STEAMM, it makes sense why STEAMM refers specifically to Sybil/Tom, Edith/Anthony, and Mary/Matthew
And I’m glad people enjoyed the picsets I did create! And I’m deeply touched by the requests I’ve received from some folks to see picsets featuring other characters. I’ll see what I can do! But please, don’t let this stop you or others from creating your own picsets featuring your favs, or like I said earlier, creating your own special “term” for your fav ships :o)
Thanks for the question!
