#to lady crane with love

[apinchofm]

Twenty minutes

When she wakes on Wednesday morning, two months exactly after the death of Sir Phillip Crane, she bathes for twenty minutes exactly.

Marina Crane, née Thompson, deals with her husband's sudden death and reflects on their marriage.

#bridgerton #bridgerton fic #marina thompson #sir phillip crane #au canon divergence #bridgerton books #to lady crane with love #widowed #angst #historical romance #gothic romance #one shot

[froot-batty]

maybe don't piss off the man who owns a scythe, ed

#i based ed off of 70s gameshow hosts but i know in my heart he loves avril lavigne and lady gaga #also ignore the fact i dont know SHIT about motherboards #frootverse #edward nygma #the riddler #jonathan crane #the scarecrow #my art #doodles

[quotergirl19]

The way season one had Marina staying home with a “mysterious illness” that wasn’t actually illness, she was just pregnant and the Featheringtons were dealing with how to handle her situation, and how later on Penelope pretended to be sick so her mother would let her stay home from a ball, and how in season two, Lady Danbury warned Kate to be careful or she would catch a chill… I can’t help but feel like someone is going to be very sick in season three. I think it’s going to be Penelope and since the show is taking place in the 1800’s, it’s entirely likely that they’ll have her so sick that Colin and Eloise are afraid she might die because medicine was very different then.

Unlike the way Anthony couldn’t bring himself to visit Kate when she was injured for fear she might die, I think Colin will refuse to leave Penelope’s side.

**Book spoiler**

The show could use a sweeping illness in England to explain Marina’s death and end the season with news from Sir Philip as a lead into Eloise’s love story.

#quotergirl random thoughts #Colin Bridgerton #Penelope Featherington #to sir phillip with love #sir phillip crane #phillip crane #Eloise Bridgerton #lady crane #marina thompson #bridgerton #polin #netflix bridgerton #bridgerton season 3 speculation #nicola coughlan #she fell first he fell harder #bridgerton netflix #friends to lovers #penelope x colin #colin x penelope

[hopepaigeturner]

Eloise is definitely not ready for her season.

Apologies anon, for not answering this sooner. But I didn't just want to give a short answer like the one above. And over the weeks I've worked out another reason why Eloise shouldn't be S4.

Show Eloise, doesn't have the capacity to emotionally support Phillip and the manifestations of his trauma.

Basically I've been writing this piece about married Benophie that revolves around how Sophie’s trauma manifests itself within their married life, (in big ways and small) and how Benedict copes with this. E.g. Sophie being triggered by dropping something, or her first Christmas with the Bridgertons. For this I’m drawing on my knowledge both personal and professional and something really struck me.

To support someone with trauma you need empathy, patience, emotional intelligence and humility. You’re never going to get everything right, but having such skills will help. (yes empathy/patience etc. is a skill it is not an inherent trait).

You need patience when the one you love is being overwhelmed by their past or their emotions. You need empathy to understand the root to some of their actions, how your loved one might not be lashing out at you but at something that links to their trauma. You need emotional intelligence to work out the best way to emotionally support your loved one. You need humility to realise that you might get things wrong, or that you might be contributing to the problem and need to shift the way you do things to accommodate. And so much more, and in so many other ways.

And bless Eloise Bridgerton—she ain’t got many of these…yet.

Eloise is intelligent, yes, she is passionate and loyal and protective of her loved ones…but not when it comes to emotions. We actually see a lack of this when it comes to Eloise who is impatient, can’t empathise with other’s struggles and always likes to have the last word.

Yet Eloise, like Benedict, is going to love and support not only a traumatised man, but also two traumatised children. She ain't ready for that...But she can be.

Giving Eloise two seasons will allow her to soften, not only become a better feminist who respects all women’s dreams, but also to become someone who will be able to support Phillip. She can learn empathy by trying to put herself in Penelope’s shoes in S3. She can learn empathy from Sophie in S4. She can learn patience when she starts publishing her Whistledown column/novel. Purely having two seasons will allow the writers to quietly show Eloise maturing in general, as one does with age.

Ofcourse during her season this maturing comes to the fore when she is faced with Phillip and the twins. Here shall be the biggest learning curve for her, however, allowing S3&4 to build some groundwork for this will help ensure that viewers do not feel as if ShowEloise is being shoved into a role she does not suit.

And meanwhile…

Benedict has shown emotional intelligence and empathy on the show. Benedict is a classic caretaker-with-a-capital-C. He already has the temperament to help Sophie emotionally heal from her trauma during, and after, their season. Yes, he needs to learn to get into conflict and fight for the one he loves, but ultimately, he’s ready.

So yes, Eloise is not ready for her season because she needs to develop her feminism and to understand the full scale of her privilege. But she also needs to grow emotionally to ensure the viewer can believe Eloise is right for Phillip--and we as a viewer need to be patient for that to happen...

#hope answers #eventually #apologies for the wait! #eloise bridgerton #benedict bridgerton #phillip crane #to sir phillip with love #bless Eloise she's not quite leading lady #yet #bridgerton #is this another petition for benophie s4? #perhaps...

[toxins-very-gay-thoughts]

"There are times when I still wonder about you You are someone I have loved but never known And you'll never see the reasons I had For keeping my claws away when they were close enough to hurt you I am selfish, I am broken, I am cruel I am all the things they might have said to you"

#toh #the owl house #edalyn clawthorne #eda toh #eda clawthorne #eda the owl lady #edalyn #toh edalyn #raine toh #raine whispers #raeda #never love an anchor #the crane wives #lyrics #toxins character lyrics

[cringycat24]

Fanfic Request--again

So, this one's Philoise. Did I spell that ship right?

Anyway, this is an idea by Gina Scarcella Narayan (a fellow Bridgerton fan) and me. Her idea, originally, and I just inserted my own and then she inserted hers and this idea for what's going to happen to show!Eloise's season came about.

Gina: The show follows roughly the same plot but with changes, especially to make each season different from the previous. I think what may happen is if Eloise is still angry at Penelope and they don't reconcile this season that she starts writing to Marina instead as she may want to confide with someone who was also "ruined" by Penelope and gets her contact details from Colin (he wouldn't know what she is writing about). They go back and forth with letters etc and as Penelope and Colin get together and announce this to the family/Eloise, she becomes angry with them (especially if Colin knows she's Whistledown), and runs away to see Marina.

(Okay, maybe not run away. She asked to visit an aunt near Marina and Phillip's home or if she's allowed, visit Marina's home and stayed there, if it's appropriate)

Me: Marina is still alive when Eloise gets to their house, they interacted, she told Marina about Penelope's betrayal (or don't tell her if it's OOC of Eloise), and Marina received the news with nonchalance. Phillip is happy that his wife have someone else to talk to, everything is alright and then, bam, Marina jumped to the Lake (as sometimes, people who unalive themselves look normal, happy, but would unalive themselves the next day, for example, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park). Phillip saw and saved her. Eloise and Phillip nursed her while she was sick with pneumonia. They are both devastated when Marina died. Phillip shut himself with his plants. Feeling guilty for opening Marina's wounds and reminding her of the past, Eloise takes it upon herself to take care of her friend's kids because their step-dad wasn't there for them. She stayed for the kids, it's not like Phillip is around anyway. She gave Phillip the what for after a while tho. When the ABC bros learned that Marina died--preferably after a month or so, through Pen. The Crane's solicitor could have contacted Portia--who told Penelope in passing after a while, being considerate of her daughter, who is still in her honeymoon, for once--since Phillip is uselessly ambling about, forgetting his duties, wallowing in sorrow--they confronted Eloise and Phillip. That's where the brothers beat up Phillip. Eloise told them nothing happened, with the maids and footmen and other servants in the house swearing up and down that what they were saying is true.

Gina: The brothers just shrug it all under the rug because no one else knows, and Phillip is "forbidden" to see her, and so they write letters (it could start if he's struggling with the kids now that she's gone and asks her opinions?). Then they would realise that they love each other and start trying to get together. Ohh, it might even work out that they meet up at the masked ball where Sophie & Benedict meet? Depends when they want to throw that in to get his story going too.

Me: If there's someone who could convince ABC that she was not compromised, it's Eloise. Anthony would be harder to convince tho as he wants his sister to marry. But! If B and C are on Eloise's side, your idea could happen.

___ So, that's the gist of it. Throw some Theo angst there if you want. Please tag me if you're gonna write it, pretty please? Gina and I would be waiting and would be so, so grateful.

#lady whistledown #polin #eloise bridgerton #bridgerton season 3 #colin bridgerton #bridgerton #bridgerton netflix #phillip crane #penelope featherington #to sir phillip with love #philoise #fanfic prompt #ao3 fanfic #fanfiction #fanfic #ao3fic #ao3 writer #ao3 #request #headcanons

[lowgrace]

To Sir Phillip With Love. Julia Quinn

It is actually the 2nd time I read it. But I desperately needed a book that I new I would like. You know this feeling when you read a book and something is off: it is not like it is terrible, but it is just … okay. So, it was a first time ever for me rereading. And thaaaank god for that decisions.

My head was consumed with the story (even though I knew the outcome, I still forgot like 80% of everything). And I want to give the proper honours to the author! Julia Quinn is the master of building up tension, storylines. And I just love the character progression with my whole heart. I always thought of this book as a story of contracts (female/masculine perspective, introverted/extroverted sides of Eloise and Philip, growing/exploding, low-emotions/boiling with feelings).

The book:

Honourable mentions, to inner monologues of characters. It allows to connect to the characters on a new level (like you’re under their skin, if it makes sense).

The book:

so thank you JQ for an opportunity to write a longer review (finally), as your books were my gateway books to the genre.

(This book is not even my favourite of JQ, if I get to reread my favourites, the reviews will be in order, dah ). Cannot wait to see depiction of this book, and what they will change and leave to show people.

#historical romance #love story #moodboard #period romance #bridgerton #romance #booklover #julia quinn #the bridgertons #claudia jessie #sir phillip crane #eloise bridgerton #lady whistledown #regency #victorian #historical drama #downtown abbey #jonathan bailey #nicola coughlan #simone ashley #charlotte x george #shonda rhimes

[welshlesbian]

Lady lamb is right it IS a goddamn joke how we can hurt even in the sun

#crane your neck still hungry version my love #lady lamb #you do gotta be starving for it

[mothsgotghosts]

Allies or Enemies by the crane wives is so hammerlock siblings coded send tweet

#im hammerlock sibling posting again #they make me so emotional #ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR BUT I CAN'T FIGHT WITH YOU ANYMORE #GRAAHHHHHH #borderlands #alistair hammerlock #aurelia hammerlock #sir hammerlock #lady hammerlock #the crane wives #moths saying things again

[silvercrane14]

Kaori she's fun I think idk I liked her

The old lady who runs the candy shop with her cat power move she's also fun

Uhhhh RAMEN LADY her<3 I like her a lot and sekiyu? The one by the elevator where you teach her how to smile . I grew attached to her tbh crane

Yeah I think Sekiyus pretty popular! She's so autistic to me

#also i love ramen lady #shi #shir #no #mo #? #i dont remember her name<3 #crane answers #jolteon ⚡️ #kamp plays 1bitheart #caps #tw caps

[monstrumpuella]

The Owl House Animatic - "Never Love an Anchor"

#Youtube #the owl house #eda the owl lady #edalyn clawthorne #eda clawthorne #raine whispers #raeda #eda x rain #never love an anchor #the crane wife #animatic #music

[apinchofm]

just put your sweet lips on my lips, we could just kiss like real people do 

She laughed so gently that Eloise feared it was pity or rejection.

"Eloise, you can kiss me,"

--

Series of one shots that are loosely connected about Marina and Eloise falling in love and everyone else around them knowing about it.

#meloise fic #regency lesbians!!! #bridgerton au #bridgerton #bridgerton fic #femslash febuarary #marina x eloise #eloise x marina #marina thompson #eloise bridgerton #to lady crane with love #femslash feb 2023 #one shot series #fluff #angst and fluff

[seoafin]

dear arkansas daughter is soooooooo wolfwood coded

#if you like the crane wives you'll LOVE lady lamb #very tongues & teeth and never love an anchor feel #mt

[mycological-mariner]

Hm, I’m not feeling very creative. *two cups of coffee and a Crane Wives song later*

So anyways here’s my short historical horror story I wrote while out of my mind in 15 minutes

#I blame it on me reading so much about the Napoleonic wars recently #I’m reading The Lady Tars and I just saw a painting of the Battle of St Vincent and it kinda just clicked #and I thought about yeah all the people who’s stories are told are the officers and midshipman and those few who are recognised for #outstanding acts and such #but war’s war and the absolute horror that comes along with it #also I was a MASSIVE Poe and Stephen King fan as a kid #as much as I write fantasy and comedies and such - I got my roots in horror #the Fucked Up of True sort lol #ALSO I was just thinking about this book I read when I was 15 - the knife of never letting go #and having just been on a run of the Aubrey Maturin novels and a reread of Left Hand of Darkness #it was only inevitable I’d write something #I wanna write historical fiction but I always end up in horror territory lol #anyways I recently started listening to The Crane Wives! ‘Take Me To War’ is a banger #anyways #this isn’t for nanowrimo I just had to write it down before I forgot #I’m gonna redo it - the core of it got kinda muddy #also I’m high on a little coffee #feels good to feel creative again! #I’ve been so low lately I love it! #also I really like reading old logs and newspaper clippings about military actions and the numbers kinda got me thinking #impersonal violence man.

[kaijudyke]

3, 7, 11, 23!

3: A song that reminds you of summertime

streetlights by ludo... very nostalgic

7: A song to drive to

skimbleshanks the railway cat <3

11: A song that you never get tired of

take me to church!

23: A song that you think everybody should listen to

oh man okay let me think. hm. i'm gonna say you are the apple by lady lamb bc i'm very invested in spreading lady lamb propaganda

#ask tag #friend tag #thank you mina <3 #i really put a lot of thought into picking a lady lamb song #you are the apple isn't necessarily my absolute favorite although it is amazing and i love it #but i do think it's representative of her music #however you should definitely also listen to up in the rafters #and crane your neck #and the nothing part 2

[labyrinthofcrystals]

HUGE shout out to the very nice lady at comic con who gave me a print of Jervis Tetch FOR FREE!!! If ur seeing this ily sm & wish nothing but the best for you 🎩💚

#dc comics #jervis tetch #she gave it for free bc i was like ''yo love that you drew jervis'' & then we had a very nice talk about Our Boy <3 #i DID give her a $5 tip bc she DESERVED something lol #anyway hi if super nice lady ur seeing this i was in a red dress & am still SUPER grateful <3 #made my whole ass day i stg #* mine / txt #im still not over it #and its such GOOD fanart too ankdsnjd my BOY!!! #(she also had fanart of jonathan crane buT THATS LESS IMPORTANT KDNSKSNS)