#abbey grey

[phantomstatistician]

Fandom: The Secret Saturdays

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Source: AO3

#doc saturday #drew saturday #zak saturday #wadi #rook blonko #ben tennyson #doyle blackwell #abbey grey #francis #alex rider #the secret saturdays #fanfiction #ao3 #statistics #phantom statistician #doc x drew #drew x doc

[thistle-bone-and-sharp-stones]

Sketch page of scientists and mercenaries! Had this half finished for ages, practicing humans and adding in headcanon designs. This started out strong but I’m not a fan of the Van Rook and Doyle ones so I’mma just ignore em.

The character diversity in TSS was great in terms of diversity of character personality and cultural/ethnic background and this might be hot take but I wish the characters had more diverse body models and unique details. Though the simplicity was linked to the type of art style.

*Added freckles to Drew, Doyle and Miranda 

*Gave Doc a messier scar

*Gave Drew and Doyle lighter coloured eyes and eyebrows

*Added some scars to Doyle and Van Rook because there’s no way you’re a vetran mercenary and don’t have at least a few scars

#tss #the secret saturdays #secret saturdays #drew saturday #doc saturday #doyle blackwell #abbey grey #miranda grey #van rook #leonidas van rook

[fentennyson]

Some Secret Saturdays girls

#the secret saturdays #drew saturday #zon saturday #wadi #abbey grey #miranda grey #rani nagi #cleaning out my drafts #im planning on drawing some girls from G R and B 10 as well but idk how long that will take #considering that those shows have A LOT more girls that I’m fond of #maybe some girls from TT as well but I don’t draw TT a lot so idk

[bebemoon]

look for the name: FERRIN

@sassafras--manson

lip service black velvet and lace romantic top and long skirt ensemble (from the lip service winter 2oo3 catalog)

{hair} abbey lee w/ loose, face-framing tresses and high ponytail at the new york premiere of "the dark tower", c. 2o17

versace "medusa aevitas" platform mary jane heels in burgundy

lancôme "magie" eau de parfum, c. 195o's

vivienne westwood faux fur animal print handbag, a/w 1991

#ferrin #sassafras--manson #name #request #outfit #hope you like ! #meaning 'dressed in grey' #199o's #y2k #lip service #vintage #goth #hair #abbey lee kershaw #red #black #burgundy #versace #platforms #footwear #edp #perfume #vivienne westwood #animal print #bag #faux fur #lancôme #queue

[leseigneurdufeu]

Love how Julian Fellowes was like "everyone is three dimensional. Sarah O'Brien regrets her actions. Thomas Barrow [whole trauma package]. Vera was driven by despair. Robert is not stuck in the past out of malice but out of a sincere belief it's better to do things this way - which will benefit some of his tenants in the end - Branson is angry and reckless but can you blame him given his background? Lady Mary only lashed out out of fear and yes it's bad but she's human. Lavinia was the sweetest angel on earth but she sold her uncle out to Carlisle to save her father. Carlisle truly loved Mary but he was also a spymaster and a blackmailer. Lord Sinderby and Mrs Pelham saw the errors in their ways confronted to the happiness of their children with "unconventional" choices.

And then there's Larry Grey

#downton abbey #i mean alex green appears less than larry grey but we know he's charming and he has friends #larry is just an asshole for no reason other than cause drama at dinner tables

[abbeyofcyn]

Leo when the sleep paralysis demon kisses you on your forehead, tucks you in, and reads you a bed time story

I'm not sure if that would calm him down or increase the fear

#ask abbey #just some grey faced #sunglasses wearing stranger #being affectionate #that's creepy

[vtatters]

#ireland #cork #history #nature #abbey ruins #active graveyard #blue #grey #green

[bethanydelleman]

Governess is not a “fall back” Job

There is this thing I encounter a lot online, where someone points out that as a member of the gentry, a woman can’t just get a job, and someone else says, “She could be a governess.” I don’t think she can.

We see some examples of governesses across Regency and Victorian novels. Jane Fairfax in Jane Austen’s Emma, Cynthia Kirkpatrick in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Wives & Daughters, Agnes Grey, in Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë, and of course, Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.

All of these girls are highly educated, most of them with the purpose of becoming a governess at some point. All of them, to the best of my memory, can play music and draw. Most speak French; Jane Fairfax can sing in Italian. They are “highly accomplished”.

Now let’s take a peek at Jane Austen’s heroines. Emma Woodhouse and Anne Elliot would meet those standards (and I’m not sure Emma can speak a second language). They also happen to be the most stable of heroines (Emma doesn’t even need to marry, Anne can just live with Lady Russell or Mary). Elinor and Marianne Dashwood also would probably qualify, and they might actually need to if something went wrong.

But Elizabeth Bennet, Catherine Morland, and Fanny Price? They are not at all qualified to be governesses. Which in Fanny’s case is actually super poor planning, since they don’t seem to know what exactly will be her lot in the future. Elizabeth kind of plays piano, not well, but cannot draw and doesn’t have the formal education people would be looking for: her manners are not of the fashionable world. Catherine and Fanny both cannot draw or play, though I believe both can actually speak French. 

If Fanny Price advertised herself for a governess, I think she’d fail. She’d certainly be beaten out by all the women actually trained for the job, like Jane Fairfax. She doesn’t have marketable skills! Which I think is the real point here. These women do not have options. They either marry someone rich enough to support them or they are a permanent dependant on their families. And especially for Fanny Price, there isn’t much family to fall back on either...

#governess #agnes grey #anne Brontë #charlotte Brontë #elizabeth gaskell #jane eyre #cynthia kirkpatrick #emma #jane austen #wives and daughters #elizabeth bennet #pride and prejudice #meta post #so much reading of women written literature from this era #jane fairfax #like most jobs you need to be qualified #and most of these heroines aren't #mansfield park #northanger abbey #emma would be a terrible governess

[mrburnsnuclearpussy]

Proud walk

#:3 #just a little grey cat and his butler #normal guys <3 #I love them #downton abbey #Robert Crawley #charles carson #downton animal au #animal au #my art #doodle #sketch #tiger #cat

[wardrobeoftime]

Downton Abbey + Headpieces

Lady Mary Crawley’s head bands.

#Downton Abbey #Downton Abbey A New Era #Mary Crawley #period drama #perioddramaedit #costume drama #headpieces #costumesource #1920s #1900s #20th century #jewellery #head band #black #grey #white #gold #silver #Downton #Yorkshire #Grantham House #London #England #Britain #Europe

[adoracora-elizabeth]

Drabble - waking up next to you.

Thank you for the lovely people who reached out yesterday! Wrote a drabble as a thank you note.

Robert had woken up due to the scullery maid lighting up the fires. He rarely woke up from her, but this morning he had been in a light sleep. He kept still, so the girl would not notice, she woke him up. He did not want to embarrass her.

Once the fire was burning high again and the maid left to tend the rest of the fires in the house, he turned on his side. Cora was curled up, sleeping on her side of the bed, facing in his direction. Her hair had gotten loose and was draped over her face and pillow.

The soft light of the fire gave Cora an angelic look. She had a serene look on her face. Robert was relieved to see her finally in a peaceful state again. Since her treatment started, Cora has, had many restless nights. She rarely admitted that to him, but he could see it in her eyes. There was a deep exhausting visible.

It reminded him of the many broken nights when the girls were young. Cora had insisted on feeding the girls herself. Much to his mother’s disdain. It resulted in her being awake a lot during the night. Even though she did not sleep much, her exhaustion had been different. She did get so much in return, she had said repeatedly and he could see it in the smiles their little girls gave her when she entered the room. As soon as she picked them up or started talking to them, they settled down. He had never been surprised by that, because her voice had the same affect on him.

This exhaustion was much deeper as if her whole body was weighing down on her. Every inch of her body was tired. It was no wonder she was this exhausted, her body had to work hard to keep her going and the treatment was far from, a fun ride on the carousel.

It was Rosamund who got her to take it easier. Cora had kept going on and on, not taking it any slower. Not wanting to disappoint anybody. Who did she think she would disappoint? Robert had thought. She had been the strong countess, especially on the day of Violet’s funeral. And even the days after, when there were no house guests and Dr. Clarkson started her treatment, Cora insisted on going on in their normal rhythm. Robert had tried to get her to slow down. He had told her, it was alright to not come down before lunch. It was even alright when she would decide to only come down for tea.

One afternoon, Rosamund had been over. They were all sitting in the drawing room. Tom and Lucy were talking about the plans they had with the villa when out of nowhere Cora dropped her cup. Rosamund had been the first, to take action.

“Cora, we better go upstairs.” She had said in a firm voice and helped Cora get up from the sofa. Robert had been scared when he saw how unstable she was. He had told her dinner would be brought up to her.

From that afternoon on, she stayed upstairs most of the day. Not wasting energy by walking downstairs. Robert carried her down, as soon as the walls of her room closed in on her. He was glad Cora let him take care of her.

Cora stirred in her sleep, Robert looked at her face again. A curl rested on her cheek, it had lost its deep chestnut brown colour. He loved the shimmering parts of grey in her hair. Scooting closer, he carefully put the curl behind her ear, and before he pulled his hand back, he traced her jawline.

Her skin was as soft as the first time he touched her, almost 40 years ago. He could not resist and pressed his lips on her forehead. He could still smell her night crème, it had a soft flowery smell.

Robert moved his hand to Cora’s shoulder and upper arm. He brushed over the silky fabric of her nightdress, he would love to feel her skin. It was a long time ago, she had enough energy for him. He felt instantly guilty because Cora had never denied him anything before they went to France. And she had been sick already. She had shown so much strength. He could never be that strong, he thought.

Cora moved and the curl that he just tucked away, draped over her cheek again. He picked it up and twirled it around his finger. He loved these stolen moments, where Cora did not know he was looking at her. Studying every line on her face, every little movement of her eyebrows. His other hand rested on her pillow, just above her head.

He saw her mouth twitch and a soft smile appeared, but her eyes were still closed. He knew she was waking up, he could see a slight change in the tension in her jaw. Her hand moved and now rested against his chest.

He moved his hand that was resting on her pillow and buried it into her hair, softly massaging her scalp. Cora let out a deep sigh and nestled herself firmly against Robert’s body. His left arm wrapped around her and rested between her shoulder blades. He felt Cora angle her face up and her lips pressed against his chest. Right on the spot where his nightshirt fell open. A slight shiver went through his body. “Good morning” she murmured.

Robert pressed a kiss on the top of Cora’s head. “Good morning my love.”

Cora wiggled herself even closer to his body and he felt another deep sigh leave her body. One of her feet found its way between his calves, he loved that feeling. As if she was trying to become one with him. Her hand had found its way under his shirt, making sure she was connected with him. He admired her so much, how she found ways to stay intimate with him, even though she lacked the energy to truly be with him.

“How long have you been staring at me?” She asked.

Robert felt embarrassed, he did not realize she had noticed. He had done it so many times over the last weeks. Not only when she was sleeping, but every chance he got he studied her. As if he wanted to ingrain every memory of her in his mind.

“I am not going anywhere.” Cora said as if she had read his mind.

Robert pressed her even firmer against his chest. He knew Dr. Clarkson had said she was not going to die. Not yet, but he could not rest before she was truly better.

While her one hand stayed on his chest, she moved the other one up and touched his cheek. He felt how she pushed herself up, so her face was at the same level as his.

“I will get better. And I feel better already.” Her eyes met his and he did not see anything besides her love for him.

“Oh, darling.” His words caught in his throat. He used the exact same words that night in France. Another escaped curl rested on her forehead. He picked it up, twirled it around his finger before tucking it away.

“Do you think I should dye my hair?”

Robert was surprised by her question. “I love the silver linings in your hair. They represent all the silver linings you brought into my life.” He touched the wrinkles next to Cora’s eyes and mouth. “As do these beautiful lines. They tell me the story of our life together.”

He felt Cora chuckle. “You romantic fool.” She said softly, but with so much love in her voice.

“Only for you, my darling. Only for you.” Softly he pressed his lips on hers.

#cora crawley #robert crawley #downton abbey #fanfiction #downton #cobert #drabble #grey hair #wrinkles #unconditional love

[thistle-bone-and-sharp-stones]

Headcanons about the Grey sisters ...but mostly Abbey because I rewatched those episodes

tumblr please don’t remove this one from the tags 🔫Also I still do asks for TSS characters so feel free to send me some 👉👈 

☁️ - Miranda is both the oldest and the favourite child. Their parents are strict, wealthy, emotionally unavailable and have a lot of rigid/traditional views that they force onto their daughters. They wanted their daughters to excel and have very successful or safe careers. e.g. doctor, scientist/researcher, lawyer - private schooling, best universities yadayada 

☁️ - Miranda and Abbey had a good relationship to begin with, and Abbey looked up to her, but their relationship first begun to sour with the favouritism. Miranda is extremely smart and her grades always reflected that, but her behaviour met their expectations due to that pressure of not wanting to disappoint her overbearing parents. 

☁️ - Abbey began to get jealous/resent her older sister as their parents devoted all the time to her, funding all her extra studies/tutors/projects, trying to get her into oxbridge etc. while she was chastised for trying to get their attention by acting out of line of their expectations. 

☁️ - And so Rebellious teen phase Abbey happened but it just got to the point where Abbey would keep doing things her parents disapproved of but she just learned how to hide it better. Aka. classic strict parents accidentally raising an expertly sneaky child trope.

☁️ - She scrapes by with good enough grades in school to get into some kind of university/college/apprentice course that she wants to do. (That of course her parents are probably disappointed with 😂). I’m thinking something related to anthropology or history given her canonical love for lost civilisations. Hence, Abbey is just as intelligent/book smart as Miranda, she just has no interest in maths or science and prefers studying human history. 

☁️ - Through a combination of some of the unethical or immoral things she did at uni to keep her education funded + her knowledge about human history + her drive to become more financially successful than her parents thought she starts taking mercenary-style jobs. These aren’t on the scale of what she’d do later on, but things like stealing artefacts or recovering them from dangerous spots nobody else will - things with a discreet but big payout so she could finally cut her parents off. Although she’s still on speaking terms with Miranda at this point. 

☁️ - So Abbey is doing these jobs on the down low and is doing well financially, she does other random jobs like babysitting Zak who I think she geniunely cared about to an extent? I think the money was just much more of a motivator than any care/admiration towards the saturdays and that she wouldn’t have gone after them if pay wasn’t involved. (can’t say the same for Doyle though)

☁️ - The parenting style of their parents p much raised two emotionally unavailable women who are incredibly stubborn and refuse to reveal their feelings under almost all circumstances, even with eachother. Especially for Abbey who now securely values money and fierce independence over love, family or affection. 

☁️ - Miranda moves to Antarctica (to get away from her overbearing parents and the weird world trauma because think about it nobody with that much money would choose to live there unless they wanted as little contact as possible). And that only deepens the rift between them. 

☁️ - At some point Abbey becomes more immoral, going to work for Van Rook and doing jobs that require more than just stealing/recovering things illegally, at which point Miranda cuts contact with her. 

☁️ - I do wonder what would happen to her after canon. I think the ending scene suggests that Miranda and Cheechoo eventually got back onto speaking terms with the Saturdays + Miranda probably earned some brownie points by stopping Beeman. I think for Abbey to quit the merc game there would have to be something serious or lifechanging happen. Aka. She might eventually parallel Doyle and learn something that makes her question if chasing the money rather than working on healthy relationships was worth it. 

☁️ - I’ve seen thoughts that their surname is a play on ‘morally Grey’ and I can definitely understand why. While Abbey is definitely more immoral than Miranda, both don’t set out to cause harm without a motivation, for Abbey that motivation is money but for Miranda that motivation is the greater good, disregarding emotions and personal feelings for the idea of the greater good by freezing Zak and therefore stopping kur. Hence any collateral damage they cause is ‘in the job description’ 

#the secret saturdays #secret saturdays #TSS #miranda grey #abbey grey

[m4g0rtz]

Today's polish is BEAUTIFUL. ♥️😍♥️ Its a grey linear holographic of course, but it has just a HINT of purple in it and that makes it SO gorgeous. I couldn't stop staring at my nails, especially in the sun. The formula is so smooth and opaque too. I really can't say enough good things about this polish. This is Whitby Abby from A-England.

#nail polish 320 #manicure #a-england #whitby abbey #grey #purple #linear holo #♥️😍♥️😍♥️

[thetempleofthemasaigoddess]

DOWNTON ABBEY HEADCANON

After Violet's death, Isobel and Maud started meeting for tea once a fortnight.

#Isobel Crawley #Isobel Grey Baroness Merton #Penelope Wilton #Maud Elliot #Maud Elliot Dowager Baroness Bagshaw #Imelda Staunton #Downton Abbey #Bellona's headcanons #Bellona's Downton Abbey headcanons #Bellona's stuff

[geekcavepodcast]

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teaser Trailer

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a spin-off of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The turtles will have to balance their lives as new high schoolers and crime fighters in New York.

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stars returning voice actors Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo), Brady Noon (Raphael), Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), and Ayo Edebiri (April O'Neil). The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seth Rogan's Point Grey Pictures.

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will release on Paramount+ in Summer 2024.

#tales of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles mutant mayhem #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #nicholas cantu #brady noon #micah abbey #shamon brown jr #ayo edebiri #nickelodeon animation #point grey pictures #paramount+ #TGCLiz #Youtube

[emily-prentits]

vera bates and addison montgomery are soo similar. if anyone even knows what i'm talking about

#in the way that they are both portrayed to be evil and only i understand them #thea talks #vera bates #downton abbey #addison montgomery #grey's anatomy