Girl I’m on the wiki pages of Terror characters you don’t even know exist. Based on the picture he’s never had more than 45% of his face not obscured by someone else’s shoulder in frame. Yet (bridgens voice) there will be porn
Thomas Evans - You know what's a really cute scene? When Hickey's trying to stir shit by asking the cabin boys what rank Neptune would be, and Evans gets adorably into it and is seriously super-cute. And then he goes home safely and nothing bad ever happens to him, the end.
Tom Hartnell - Categorically did nothing wrong, ever; although what makes him that much more awesome is that he did fuck up by helping to abduct Silna, and then faced up to that by working to reform! We love a guy who fully goes for a reformation arc. Also he's super sweet and respectful to Silna and is fully down to sacrifice himself for his crewmates; I love him so much.
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Goodsir is ever so grateful when Gore and Stanley kindly and tactfully inform him that it’s customary for the officers not to show emotion when they’re first setting sail from Greenhithe which is just heart-breaking to me. You know that sweet boy would’ve been shouting and waving and having a rare old time otherwise. It’s so cruel and daft for them all to deny themselves that pleasure, it really is.
Not much else jumps out at me in this chapter except for a few grimly prophetic phrases here and there - he’s writing in 1845 and is terribly full of hope and excitement.
Chapter Five: Crozier
A shot is heard out on the ice and we get a lovely little glimpse of the well-oiled machine the Terrors were and should’ve continued to be - by the time Crozier exits his cabin to investigate the shot, Little, Hodgson, and Irving are already there, multiple weapons in hand and all ready to rock. Good job, boys!
Some hilariously harsh words about Private Heather - “The other man on watch was the oldest - and in Crozier’s estimation, the stupidest - of the surviving Marines, William Heather. At age 35 and still a private, frequently sick, too often drunk, and most frequently useless”.
Another sweary legend in the form of Mr Hornby - ““Belay that!” cries the first mate. “No fucking profanity. Speak when you’re fucking spoken to Crispe.” Hornby’s voice is a cross between a mastiff’s growl and a bull’s snort.”
Crozier uses a whole flurry of first names when organising the search party which I find incredibly sweet - he calls Dr Peddie ‘John’ and even uses a cheeky wee nickname, calling the Second Mate Robert Thomas ‘Bob’. Very sweet and personable for once!
Look, I’m a proud Scottish woman and I consider swearing to be an art form so Crozier really takes the biscuit at the end of this chapter, right after wee Evans is taken by the Tuunbaq -
“Come out and try me instead of a boy, you hairy arse-licking rat-fucking piss-drinking spawn of a poxy Highgate whore!”
Just outstanding stuff.
THE TERROR ➢ FIRST APPEARANCES ; C - E
George Chambers: 1x3, Punished as a Boy
Henry Collins: 1x1, Go for Broke
Francis Crozier: 1x1, Go for Broke
Charles Des Voeux: 1x1, Go for Broke
John Diggle: 1x3, Punished as a Boy
Thomas Evans: 1x1, Go for Broke
Baby Blue Eyes kind are particularly attuned to the tenderness, innocence, and trust. Associated with a person’s early childhood bond with the father, or other important male figures. A lack of care or true presence from the father often occurred.
The flowers of nemophila are commonly recognized as a symbol for forgiveness, mercy … Thomas had his dark moments as a young father, but he wants to redeem himself. He is aware that he would not wash his name as easily as people may imagine. But it starts with one single step: getting the forgiveness of his own daughter, years after their separation.
✿ One of my 2020 Huevember piece that I turned into a digital piece back then. I did not line it on digital so that's why I loved doing the coloring and the rendering so much!
Neoko Ailen Shinkiseki (OC) is mine.
Thomas Evans (OC) is Zonbi's.
Art is mine.
Thomas Evans (Ship’s Boy) – Tried his best: absolute baby boy, 100% adorable, should not have been let out of the house alone.
Magnus Manson (Able Seaman) –Apologises to Crozier for not being allowed to call him captain (after mutinying against him) and Armitage (after shooting him); clearly brought up well, did not deserve to be used as Hickey’s muscle.