#bunny and raffles

[lettersfrombunny]

Who here likes ✨crime✨??

This Ides of March, make it special by not only stabbing Caesar 23 times, but by robbing from the rich for the sake of the poor. Or, at least, reading gay stories about it.

The Raffles Stories were written by E. W. Hornung in the early 1900s-10s, following the felonious exploits of AJ Raffles and his besotted chronicler, Bunny Manders. You can read all of these excellent stories, conveniently delivered to your email inbox for free, by subscribing to the Letters From Bunny Substack. The first story, The Ides of March will start the series off on, as you may have guessed, March 15th, otherwise known as our favorite Tumblr holiday. More information can be found at the link below:

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I hope you will consider subscribing if you have not yet. Cheers to the death of Caesar! 🗡️

#raffles #aj raffles #a j raffles #letters from bunny #bunny and raffles #bunny manders #raffles and bunny #boost #lfb #crime and cricket #ides of march #the ides of march #julius caesar #caesar #et tu brute

[theonekierce]

I have a poignant recollection of the hour it took us to reach the house. We walked across St. James's Park (I can see the lights now, bright on the bridge and blurred in the water) -Willful Murder

this story has a lot of good imagery but this description stuck in my brain for some reason

#crime and cricket #letters from bunny #lfb #raffles fanart #bunny and raffles #im not sure i rly got the atmosphere i was picturing but i DO love how the pose shapes turned out so i'll take it sdkfhd #also i got caught up scrolling through historic photos of st james park so i did this in like. the last hour sdkfkdf woops

[mismeandart]

So these guys are basically like au's of each other right

#my art #mismeandart #fanart #the adventures of sherlock holmes #sherlock holmes #dr. john watson #john h watson #dr watson #dr. watson #acd #acd holmes #acd watson #acd sherlock holmes #acd canon #a j raffles #aj raffles #raffles and bunny #raffles #bunny and raffles #bunny manders #bunny #harry manders #crime and cricket #jeeves and wooster #reginald jeeves #bertie wooster #bertram wooster #wooves #made these for the amazing: #aceredshirt13

[r2y9s]

[Raffles]

"There he sat, with a straw hat tilted over his nose and a cigarette stuck between lips."

saw the illustration by John H. Bacon in Gentleman and Players and had the strongest urge to redraw it. so i did :)

#crime and cricket #bunny and raffles #rip bunny's moustache in the original it just makes him look too much like watson and i can't have that #aj raffles #bunny manders #i put them closer together too #and they're looking at eachother #the jackets are based on the ones they wore in the tv show with anthony valentine and christopher strauli #i hate those jackets ngl lmaoooooo #raffles and his fucken german flag colored jacket #i'm a strong believer in brown eyed and freckled bunny pls he's so cute

[doctorcorby]

So here's what I've been working on for the last 3 weeks.

Be gay and do crime in Victorian London in this new way to experience E.W Hornung's 1898 short story-- a contemporary counterpart to Sherlock Holmes.

The Ides of March is the first of a series of crime adventure stories starring the hapless and sweet tempered 'Bunny' Manders, and his daring, manic former schoolmate AJ Raffles, who drags him into a glorious and dangerous life of criminal sin.

This Visual Novel presentation of the story includes: --2 sprites with 12+ expressions and poses  --7 backgrounds --10 illustration inserts --7,500 word script

#renpy #visual novel #indie games #crime and cricket #aj raffles #bunny manders #bunny and raffles #a j raffles #raffles and bunny #a.j. raffles #victorian era #classic literature #gay art #queer art

[yeah-thats-probably-it]

One of his hands fell kindly on my shoulder, while the other slipped into my overcoat pocket, and I suffered him to deprive me of my weapon without a murmur. Nor was this simply because Raffles had the subtle power of making himself irresistible at will.

You guys, uh, weren’t exaggerating, were you

#letters from bunny #bunny and raffles #published homoerotic sherlock holmes criminal au fanfic

[thefisherqueen]

It's been a while since I read Raffles' Ides of March short story, and I not a day has gone by on which I haven't thought of this image:

It's so homoerotically suggestive. Raffles is literally on his knees, head and forearms bare. Bunny is standing so close behind him, leaving over to Raffles like he's either going to whisper in his ear or kiss his neck, and a bottle of oil is literally in his hand. It's so damn easy to come up with captions for this art. I'm offering you a few:

"Bunny, I didn't bring the oil for THAT porpose!"

"You don't need to go on creating holes, Raffles, I have already a perfect one for you to use"

"I have no time for horny bunnies now, dear, can't you see that I'm busy?"

"You really enjoy being occupied with holes, aren't you, Raffles?"

"I'm really good at slipping inside, Raffles, would you care for a demonstration?"

#letters from bunny #raffles #the amateur cracksman #the gentleman thief #bunny manders #bunny and raffles #art #I'm giggling #silly me #crime and cricket

[eirinstiva]

Raffles' Great Game and Bunny's heart

After a long weekend, Easter, a trip, a storm, a blackout (!), no mobile signal (!!) and an April's Fools special (!!!) I finally have time to read Gentlemen and Players, thanks to my dear friend Bunny.

I learnt a bit more about cricket but it still hard to understand. I need to see some videos to understand more because it isn't a popular sport on this side of the world. What I really understand is the interesting dinamic between Raffles and Bunny.

Raffles is the mastermind behind every crime. He's the one with the intelligence and experience. In this story we see how Raffles plans this burglary with every detail, he takes his time to train Bunny and to observe the people gathered for the game. He keeps his mind cool but his sportmanship blooms when he knows there's another buglar in the place and AJ gets more excited. This is a chance to learn and to improve from another thieves and the presence of a detective makes everything spicier.

"You're quite right, Bunny. I won't. I really won't. Yet—you saw old Lady Melrose's necklace? I've been wanting it for years! But I'm not going to play the fool; honor bright, I'm not; yet—by Jove!—to get to windward of the professors and Mackenzie too! It would be a great game, Bunny, it would be a great game!"

Bunny, being a rookie buglar, still has some problems with the anxiety during the event and has some problems lying. Also he's not a good cricketer like Raffles but at least he tries. Manders can get paralysed some seconds, but still springs into action when is necessary:

But I stood like a fool until the pair of them backed into me, when, with a deep breath I flung myself on the fellow, whose face I had seen at last. 

Bunny's mind is so centered on Raffles that he doesn't take time to observe the other assistants, and his infatuation with Raffles blinds partially his moral and sense of justice so it's not a surprise to see Bunny happy for being "in the right side" for once.

I just love this beautiful contrast between Raffles and Bunny even when they both are thieves because they need money. For Raffles buglary is like a great game, a sport, something to show off his skills and keep his mind working. For Bunny it's a chance to do something exciting and dangerous with Raffles, something that makes him feel anxious and squeeze his heart but he enjoys being Raffles' loyal squire as always.

#letters from bunny #gentlemen and players #GENT #bunny and raffles #crime and cricket #be gay do crimes #a j raffles #bunny manders #letters in the underground

[gellavonhamster]

Finally properly joining the Tumblr Book Club 👀 got my first letter from Bunny Manders today, already excited to witness the life of crime of these young gentlemen. I have next to zero knowledge of these stories, so I think this is gonna be interesting.

#letters from bunny #bunny and raffles #e. w. hornung #talk talk talk #yeah that's the first book club i subscribed to. yeah a thirst post of mine somehow is in the dracula daily book. these things can coexist

[holmesunenthusiast]

Bunny and Raffles but they're Bunny and Jackals ft. the one scene from Gentlemen and Players. (Lord Amersteth is Lord Am-gr-steth and he's a bear)

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#raffles and bunny #raffles #aj raffles #bunny manders #the amatuer cracksman #crime and cricket #furry au #fursona #raffles au #does anyone even still care about these two? #this is kinda old but i just did not post it lol #raffles fanart #bunny and raffles #gentlemen and players

[lettersfrombunny]

I've been collecting my memoirs and my dear friend Dr. Watson has encouraged me to send them out - I'm preparing to begin in 2024. You can subscribe to my publication here. I look forward to having you, dear readers.

#raffles #bunny manders #a j raffles #aj raffles #letters from bunny #lfb #crime and cricket #buffles #bunny and raffles #raffles and bunny #rafflesweek2023 #repost #i made a new post bc i changed the design of the site a bit ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ #rabbit

[thegreatgodbird]

Can straight people even be gentleman thieves

#bunny and raffles

[mismeandart]

“I must teach you the step,” he whispered, shaking his head. “You shouldn’t use your heel at all. Here’s a grass border for you: walk it as you would the plank! Gravel makes a noise, and flower-beds tell a tale. Wait—I must carry you across this.”

It was the sweep of the drive, and in the dim light from above the door, the soft gravel, ploughed into ridges by the night’s wheels, threatened an alarm at every step. Yet Raffles, with me in his arms, crossed the zone of peril softly as the pard.

E. W. Hornung, in "Out of Paradise" from "A Thief in the Night"

#my art #mismeandart #raffles #aj raffles #bunny and raffles #bunny manders #a j raffles #crime and cricket #thief in the night #gentleman thief #buffles #harry manders #raffles and bunny #bunny #the lighting in this made me. feel hell #but at the end of the day it's not too terrible

[r2y9s]

[Raffles]

"He hadn't looked at the silver, except to choose a cigarette case for me."

went ahead and fixed up this pencil sketch on the computer :)

#crime and cricket #raffles #bunny and raffles #based on that al parker easter chocolate ad #i'm never leaving this roaring 20s au alone lmaoooo #i'm obsessed with bunny in this dress #and in pearls #and raffles showering bunny in gifts? expensive gifts??? #if that doesn't scream glucose guardian idk what does #also look at bunny's freckles #i put some on his back and shoulders and he looks so cute #happy easter i guess lmao #get ur hubby a cigarette case #even if they don't smoke. they can use it as a wallet or smth.

[doctorcorby]

From "How to be a Victorian" by Ruth Goodman, from the section on behaviors that were perceived as homosexual.

Now I'm thinking about how we get the backstory of Raffles, who "used to have a rather fine mustache" and shaved it off after his first heist, and is clean-shaven throughout.

Meanwhile Bunny, who is drawn into (ahem) crime by Raffles, constantly talks about how his mustache is so thin and blond and hard to see. And finally gives up and shaves it off in the second half of the stories.

#crime and cricket #aj raffles #bunny manders #bunny and raffles #a j raffles #raffles and bunny #a.j. raffles #victorian era

[yeah-thats-probably-it]

#that's it that's the entire premise of the stories #bunny and raffles #letters from bunny