#alec jesmond

[ghostofafruit]

Look, I love Jenny and Alec, but goddamn if I ship Jenny and Trixie!

#jenny lee #alec jesmond #trixie franklin #call the midwife

[historically-incorrect]

Alec was incredibly soft and he deserved so much better

#call the midwife #call the midwife spoilers #alec jesmond

[miss-ute]

#call the midwife #kisses #Jessica Raine #Leo Starr #miranda hart #ben caplan #laura main #stephen mcgann #cliff parisi #annabelle apsion #Charlotte Ritchie #jack ashton #helen george #jack hawkins #emerald fennell #kate lamb #jenny lee #alec jesmond #chummy noakes #peter noakes #fred buckle #violet buckle #barbara gilbert #tom hereward #Trixie Franklin #christopher dockerill #delia busby #patsy mount #Shelagh Turner #patrick turner

[watupbecca]

"Everyone tells you that the love in films isn't real. But I know what you and I have is better than in any film."

#jenny lee #alec jesmond #jenny x alec #call the midwife #1950s

[someoneyoucantstand]

Proper forgot how much Alec's death fuck me over all those years ago 😭😭

#re watching call the midwife is killing me #call the midwife #alec jesmond

[turnt4turnadette]

30 Days of Call the Midwife 

Day Twenty Two: Favorite Paring (besides your OTP) 

I was happy to see Jenny get a fresh start away from Jimmy though her relationship with Alec. They were just so cute together and I feel that they were happy to have the one another in their life. Alec was a very kind man and patient with Jenny through her commitment issues. Jenny is also kind and was very supportive of everything Alec did. They shared so many sweet moments in the short time that they dated, my favorite was when they slow danced in the sitting room at Nonnatus. I really thought that they were going to get engaged but then he died and I sobbed  but It’s fine I'm fine.

#30 days of call the midwife #30 days of ctm #Jenny Lee #Alec Jesmond #call the midwife #ctm #nonnatus house

[glitterghast]

tell me more abt the modern au .... pls

okay so i completely let myself get carried away with this au. like…i need to put it all under a cut so that people don’t wind up with a massive wall of text on their dashboards

so yeah, it’s modern day and a poly au and the best way i can think to describe it all is through dot-points. but essentially, it starts before they all even know each other.

Jenny:

- likes girls and guys, with a slight preference for girls

- wears skinny jeans and oversized hoodies, or pretty dresses and cardigans. no in between

- a nurse at the local hospital, works with patsy

- was dating jimmy before she even knew any of the others

- listen,,, poly jenny/jimmy/alec technically kickstarted the entire poly ship in this au 

- meets trixie through some first aid course she was conned into doing at the school

- they kinda danced around their mutual crush for a while before jimmy and alec did the whole “oh yeah why don’t the four of us go out tonight- whoops we suddenly can’t go, guess it’s just you two�� kinda thing

- always has to be the first one awake in the morning

- almost always arguing with patsy over how things should be organised. they can never agree

- she swears the most out of everyone 

Trixie:

- likes girls and guys equally. bisexual and not afraid to call you out on your bullshit stereotypes

- no change of fashion from canon

- dyes her hair weird colours

- has a history of addiction that she’s almost entirely recovered from by the time she meets everyone else

- works as a kindergarten teacher

- has known cynthia for a year; lived in the apartment across from her and gives her lifts to work

- dated cynthia before they met any of the others, even if they’d never admit they were a couple

- drinks too much coffee

- needs to kiss everyone before she leaves for work

- is okay with clutter as long as the Aesthetic™ of the room isn’t ruined

- has a huge dog called max who she dresses up in baby bonnets and carries everywhere

- loves the dog filter, won’t rest until she can get it to recognise max’s face 

- tries to be BFFs with her girlfriends’ mothers 

Cynthia:

- aroace. gets defensive when people think it means she just can’t date people

- has that sort of ‘skirts and peter pan blouses’ look, never really wears anything too colourful, always wears stockings despite the weather

- long history of mental illness; has had trixie drive her to therapy on multiple occasions

- works at the local library and bookstore

- volunteers at the parish hall and animal shelter

- (it’s entirely her fault that trixie has max)

- has a therapy cat named mary

- met jenny through trixie. they were kinda awkward for a while but…well this is a poly au so the rest is history

- often winds up the middle of cuddle puddles 

- officially dubbed the baby of the group by patsy 

- actually gets the angriest out of everyone 

- can remember everyone’s routines and eating habits. knows just how each person likes their coffee/tea/hot chocolate and what mug they like it in 

- knows how to dupe everyone else in every game ever. mario kart? always knows the shortcuts and always chooses rainbow road. monopoly? always ends up with hotels on every space. uno? somehow manages to have an endless supply of +4 cards

Barbara:

- fluctuates between saying she’s bi and saying she’s pan. has a preference for guys

- wears cute pinafores and overalls, huge collection of socks 

- has a huge collection of cacti and succulents, calls them her children

- somehow always manages to have a smudge of dirt somewhere

- likes pineapple on pizza 

- works at a cafe in town, knows patsy and delia from how frequently they eat there

- lived with them for a while after her apartment building was scheduled to be knocked down

- effectively the constant third-wheel

- went to school with trixie, had a huge crush on her 

- it takes her ages to figure out that trixie’s dating jenny and cynthia (and by this point that relationship is sorta starting to merge with delia and patsy)

- so it actually kinda takes her ages to join the entire relationship herself 

- (it’s totally patsy and delia who set her up w/ trixie lbh)

- was kinda scared of max for a while

- tries to be the peacekeeper of the group but it rarely works 

- idk whether or not tom exists in this au or not

Patsy:

- trans lesbian

- wears flannel all the time

- “if people can’t tell i’m gay within a second of meeting me, then what’s the point?”

- the only one who doesn’t celebrate christmas, begrudgingly deals with delia going overboard every year 

- constantly exhausted but “coffee is for the weak”

- will kill a man if she doesn’t get nine hours of sleep 

- delia’s high school sweetheart

- gay matchmaker. are you straight? she’ll find you someone that’ll make you rethink that

- tries to keep everyone else on a schedule, but it never works 

- can’t cook for shit 

- like seriously she nearly burned the house down trying to boil an egg 

- wants to be a writer, can’t find a moment of peace 

- A+ comfort-cuddler (needless to say, she’s really bad at seeking comfort when she’s the one who needs it)

- always has a mini first-aid kit on hand (for delia. she’s the only one who ever needs it)

- kicks in her sleep 

Delia:

- really fucking gay but i don’t need to tell you that

- legitimately gets offended when people think she could ever like a guy

- deaf. she’s deaf. the most concrete headcanon in this au 

- had adhd and a lack of self preservation 

- always covered in plasters

- will climb/drink/eat/do anything for money

- an artist, goes from job to job most of the time

- paints on the walls, the ceiling, the banister

- paints on barbara while she sleeps 

- once painted the door handle to patsy’s room because she wouldn’t buy milk 

- gets drunk and gives herself and/or trixie stick-n-pokes 

- takes super long showers, uses the hot water 

- totally didn’t mean to send those nudes to you 

- steals people’s clothes 

Valerie:

- nonbinary

- likes girls exclusively, but has only had boyfriends before (in high school)

- wears horrid 80s fashion (but will always let trixie dress her up)

- plays old video games. she’s really bad at them

- manager at the cafe babs works at 

- went to school with cynthia 

- join the poly group way later

- starts dating trixie and dates only her for a long while (see: nearly a year) before joining the cuddle puddle and moving in

- she and delia argue about pointless shit a lot 

- someone takes their eye off her for a second and she winds up in some small-town jail in scotland 

- sleeps in the latest 

- takes people on the cutest dates 

- rivals trixie for being the neediest affection-wise

so that’s like. the main group. but then you have jimmy and alec who’re dating jenny (and each other) and they’re like…the OG cuddle puddle so i’m gonna include them too even though they don’t move into the same flat like the rest 

Jimmy:

- small bi trans guy 

- like seriously he used to hold the half-inch he had on jenny over her head, and then they met alec and now he has to come to terms with his shortness 

- been dating jenny for like…a while 

- they kind of told people they were dating just so they’d stop asking questions but then it just sort of…became a real thing

- they came out to their parents together because they’re kind of inseparable 

- met alec through working as a carpenter and was like “holy shit i wanna kiss him but i can’t reach his face”

- eventually they came to the decision that it’d be alright if he kissed alec

- so he did? it was very unexpected for everyone involved 

- weirdly enough jimmy’s the start of the poly au 

- shares trixie’s love for the dog filter 

- has This Look when he wants kisses (it always works)

Alec:

- tall™

- dresses all smart and shit but also has a bunch of hoodies (that jimmy and jenny steal)

- is competitive with jenny over everything: finishing books first, getting through the door quicker, giving jimmy more kisses in a day, putting the most juice in their glass without it spilling over 

- doesn’t Get™ snapchat or any other type of social media 

- actually really good at drawing 

- secret art BFFs with delia 

- building inspector; nearly fell through a hole in the ground because he got distracted by jimmy 

- likes to see how much she can annoy jenny before she says something

then there’s like. extra characters who aren’t part of this giant fucking cuddle puddle they’re just there (but they’re important i promise you)

phyllis:

- lives in the flat next to the one the girls move into 

- a retired nurse 

- tries not to be so stern now that she isn’t a nurse anymore

- doesn’t succeed but at least she has a massive soft side

- lives with five cats 

- looks after mary sometimes 

- doesn’t like max at all 

- tries to teach her cats spanish 

- the others worried that she’d be super homophobic but she adores the giant gay family that lives next door 

- delia’s her favourite, though 

- purely because she witnessed her follow patsy barefoot out into the rain, yell “shoe’s are for pussies”, then proceed to climb patsy’s side like a fucking animal and cling to her while the taller girl kept walking 

dr. turner:

- still married to shelagh with all their children dw 

- works with jenny and patsy at the hospital 

- (i still haven’t decided whether shelagh works at the same hospital) 

- he’s basically who patsy and jimmy see about hormones n stuff like that 

- so in the end he kinda finds out about this huge relationship because how else could two of his patients be dating another nurse at the hospital 

- he’s p cool but he’s not really a main part in the au, so i don’t have much of a story for the turner family Whoops 

so that's...essentially it?? tl;dr: jenny knows trixie through work, and meets cynthia through trixie. they meet patsy, jimmy and alec through jenny, and through patsy they meet delia and barbara. and then through barbara they meet valerie. dr. turner and shelagh work with jenny and patsy. and phyllis is their next-door neighbour who probably puts up with far too much shit. this entire response is 6-7 pages in a word document. thank you

#jesus christ this is horribly long #home is where the heart is #ctm poly au #call the midwife #hh do i tag the characters or not #jenny lee #trixie franklin #cynthia miller #barbara gilbert #patsy mount #delia busby #valerie dyer #jimmy wilson #alec jesmond #and here's your next telegram #cinderaella

[ilovecathtates2]

I was fine and then ALEC JESMOND

#call the midwife #spoilers #even if I am the last person who haven't watchet it yet

[seriouslyobsessed]

Ship of the Day

Jenny Lee and Alec Jesmond

From Call the Midwife

#ship of the day #call the midwife

[grabbelton]

Call The Midwife Season 3, episode 6

#call the midwife #alec jesmond #jenny lee #nurse jenny lee #nurse jenny

[theoriginalhomer]

SO HE DIED ???? JUST LIKE THAT ????? JENNY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY THAT SHE LOVED HIM I AM SO MAD

#Alec Jesmond #Jenny Lee #Call the midwife #my heart is broken

[turnt4turnadette]

30 Days of Call the Midwife 

Day Ten: Favorite Episode 

This has been the hardest one for me to choose for, there are just so many great episodes in Call the Midwife. I had to get really picky just to narrow it down to just two!!

Some episodes that I really like that I feel are worth a mention: 2x03, 2x05, 2x06, CS 2013, 3x08, 4x05, 4x06, 4x07, CS 2015,  5x04, 5x05, 5x06, CS 2016, 6x02, 6x04, 6x05 

But my two most favorite episodes are 2x08 and 6x08

2x08: This episode is so special because it is the episode where Shelagh finally leaves the order and Turnadette gets engaged. The misty road scene is one of the most iconic scenes in CTM and the engagement scene is very sweet. This episode makes my shipping heart so happy!! I also was on the edge of my seat to see if Chummy was going to be okay (and very glad that she was okay) and the holy silence scene is just so moving. I also enjoyed meeting Fred’s daughter and seeing Jenny and Alec’s relationship blossom.   

6x08: This episode is so special because Shelagh, who used to be Sister Bernadette and was told that it was highly unlikely that she would have a child, gives birth in this episode. I love how far Patrick and Shelagh have grown in their relationship and I died of Turnadette feels when Shelagh sings and Patrick joins in on the other side of the door. All the Turnadette scenes in this episode are so sweet and wonderful. Trixie did a wonderful job handling the situation with Wilma Goddins and her scene with Alexandria was really sweet. Tom and Barbara had a beautiful wedding and the carousel scene was just awesome. 

#call the midwife #ctm #30 days of ctm #30 days of call the midwife #shelagh turner #patrick turner #turnadette #Jenny Lee #Alec Jesmond #trixie franklin #chummy noakes #peter noakes #sister bernadette #fred buckle #nonnatus house

[cynicalrainbows]

Sister Monica Joan's Poem

I was quite confused, when I first watched the ending to the fourth episode of the third season of Call The Midwife.

Jenny is leaving Nonnatus House for the Mother House in Chichester, after the sudden and tragic death of her boyfriend. The nuns and nurses are gathered on the steps to see her off, and they all say goodbye in their own way. Sister Evangelina sternly warns her to eat 'three square meals a day', Trixie and Cynthia give her a hug and promise to write often, and Sister Julienne sweetly says that she hopes Jenny finds peace eventually. Apart from the absence of Chummy (which I cannot forgive nor forget- she absolutely should have been there, new baby be damned), it was a touching scene that highlighted the familial bonds between the Nonnatus women. 

The only goodbye that seemed out of place was that of Sister Monica Joan, the treasured resident eccentric, who tearfully recited some poetry to Jenny through the car window. The words were not entirely clear, and Sister Monica Joan's own grief seemed puzzling- the poetry implied to me that she didn't really know what was going on, which made her distress seem slightly unexplained (Jenny was, after all, not leaving indefinitely, and while the real life Jennifer Lee was reportedly quite close with the real life Sister MJ, the series hasn't really reflected this so far).

Afterwards, I actually tracked down the poem that Sister MJ recites: Jenny Kissed Me by Leigh Hunt. Jenny kissed me when we met/ Jumping from the chair she sat in/ Time, you thief, who love to get/ Sweets into your list, put that in/ Say I'm weary, say I'm sad/ Say that health and wealth have missed me/ Say I'm growing old, but add/ Jenny kissed me.

After reading the poem, the ending suddenly became a lot clearer and more meaningful. The poem was not just evidence of Sister MJs wandering mind, but a message.

The poem is about age: it is about coupling the indignities of old age with one's more vibrant past. The speaker is growing old but nethertheless insists that the triumphs and excitement of his youth be acknowledged, by Time itself if by nobody else: time can take everything away from him except the memories of a happier life, and his own frailty does not negate the long-ago kiss.

I see Sister MJs recitation to be the passing on of a similar message to Jenny: Alec may be dead but he still got to experience love for a short while, and Jenny should not forget the happiness she gave him when he was alive. Similarly, her relationship with Alec still occurred, and the happiness they experienced together should not be overwhelmed by her grief that it was cut short. Like the narrator, Jenny will grow old without Alec, and like the speaker, she must remember that she cannot be robbed of her memories of him by either Alec's death or passing time.  Perhaps the poem is also a mourning for the loss of Alec himself- not so much as a person who Sister MJ will actually miss but as a youth who tragically will never experience unforgiving old age in the same way that the speaker (and Sister MJ herself) do.

In any case, the poem is more than a randomly inserted piece of Sister MJ babble- it can be seen as a meaningful message of support in a time of grief and mourning, and I hope that poetry-reciting Sister MJ becomes more of a fixture in this season!

#call the midwife #jenny lee #sister monica joan #alec jesmond #spoilers

[littlemissgloomanddoom]

My Father Went Through Almost Exactly What Happened to Alec

The only differences being that he fell almost four stories when a proper scaffolding collapsed and his crushed ankle was between a cinder-block and the collapsed scaffolding. He would have lost his foot, too, if it had been the 1950s instead of 1989. He actually probably would have died if they hadn't gotten him to the clinic so quickly. 

#Call the Midwife #Call the Midwife Season 3 #Alec Jesmond #Jenny Lee #Jennifer Worth

[sundaynightmasterpiece]

#call the midwife #call the midwife 3.4 #not masterpiece #jenny lee #alec jesmond #sister julienne #shelagh turner #tzirale rubin #sister winifred #peter noakes #trixie franklin #cynthia miller #jessica raine #leo staar #judy parfitt #laura main #beverley klein #victoria yeates #ben caplan #helen george #bryony hannah #*

[we-have-chameleons]

Possible Spoiler Alert!

So I've been thinking about doing a piece of CtM Jenny and Alec fan art, because they are my OTP even if Jenny did marry Philip Worth.

It'll be photos I find on the Internet or from the episodes and I'll just be drawing them out, probably with some lyrics to represent their relationship and circumstances

#call the midwife #jenny lee #philip worth #alec jesmond #feels #fan art #OTP