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Poll time!

Everyone’s feedback has been amazing (tysm for that!). 40 people voted on my last poll for the ratings of my fics- and I will absolutely take into account the results!

Since I think there’s enough people now to do this, I have a new poll:

I’ll try to finish whichever wins ASAP, and work promptly on the other options as well.

First of all, I've absolutely loved the fic, I love how you write them interacting with eachother. Secondly, I'd love to hear more about your lube research because from what I've gathered Vaseline was invented in 1872, but it became a popular lubricant in the mid 1900's and the first comercial lube was invented in 1904.

Thanks for your fic!

I full body CACKLED at this ask 🤣 thank you for liking my fic! It means the world to me that people are liking it!

As for the research…

I am no historian by ANY means, so I just waved my hand around some technical things and made up a rhetoric for myself:

If one person from this couple is a more seasoned veteran on being gay, he’d know more about **things**

Said person is not rich (by the era standards) but he’s probably got good connections in a community that is marginalized and persecuted (meaning, they’ve got each other’s backs and would help out with almost anything, to their abilities)

Probably has had more than 1 partner in the past so it’s trial and error, practice makes perfect, and experience mixed all together

Taking all of this into consideration… while yes, petroleum jelly was **just** invented but hadn’t actually gained a popular status in the market, what were other historically known substances used prior to its invention?

Oils.

And Henry could probably get his hands on some better quality ones (both by his presence as a photographer and how alluring people used to find that profession [ie. payment through services or favors/products for **explicit** photography]). So think, more than the cooking olive oil or oils you’d find in a kitchen, he’d probably have access to things like clove oil or even hemp seed oil. Maybe even GOOD quality ones that come from outside England (importing them would’ve made them wayyy more expensive, but if poppy sold for cheaper than bread, surely some seller would sell nice oils for a more affordable price).

… or they could’ve easily raw-dogged it and used saliva.

I knew within five seconds of Ashe and Hillinghead meeting that this was going to be a ship.

Thank you!

This is still such a small fandom, so I’m glad that this was worthy of your time and your praise.

Onwards and upwards! As I manifest more people finding this show, these characters, and their stories; so that we may get even better works in return.

anyone else fixated on henry wearing Alfred's glasses like a smug cat while they lounge in bed discussing a murder or nah

Kyle Soller as D.I. Alfred Hillinghead and George Parker as Henry Ashe

BODIES (2023)

Your fic!!! 😍 you captured them so perfectly, I love their banter and henry being so playful and sweet! I'm gonna be rereading it so often smh

Tysm 🤧🤧 I’m so glad you liked it!! I was trying really hard to get their voices right (especially because of the language at the time) so I’m happy that it worked out. “I’m gonna be rereading it so often smh” is the BEST compliment ever ♥️

Love how Bodies is this dark time spanning mystery but in the middle of it all they decided to throw in a heartbreaking queer Victorian love story. It’s perfect

FINALLY FINISHED IT! I hope you enjoy it 🫶🏻

Perhaps, after all, that is what love means

”I get the impression that it will be hard for me to deny you anything.”

“How observant, detective. What led you to that conclusion?”

He chuckles, smiling at Henry, who looks at him with a glimmer. Like a kid looking at candy floss.

“A hunch.”

(Or: episode 4 coda; what happens after they find the print)

Perhaps, after all, that is what love means

”I get the impression that it will be hard for me to deny you anything.”

“How observant, detective. What led you to that conclusion?”

He chuckles, smiling at Henry, who looks at him with a glimmer in his eye. Like a kid looking at candy floss.

“A hunch.”

(Or: episode 4 coda; what happens after they find the print)

Not me researching what type of l*ube they used in the 19th century. I’m doing my research for all of you <3

Never really done this but people seem to be excited about my Henry/Alfred fics so umm… here’s a poll for you on what my first fic’s rating should be (quite literally the last thing I have to write for it):

not me thinking about alfred hillinghead telling henry to run and then immediately planting the most desperate kiss on him when Henry hesitates and saying the world needs his light not me thinking about that

I see this fandom is down bad 🤨 good for us honestly, I completely understand and support it.

(This is in regards to my poll, and it being split evenly between three options and two being the more explicit one is so funny to me)

all my mutuals need to watch Bodies on Netflix so I can talk about how my new queer repressed Victorian blorbo needs a fleecy blanket and an introduction to Gay Bookshops with neat little Gay Cafes attached (my newest 21st century sapphic woman blorbo can show him around)

Never really done this but people seem to be excited about my Henry/Alfred fics so umm… here’s a poll for you on what my first fic’s rating should be (quite literally the last thing I have to write for it):

Omg your tags about bodies!!!! 😭😭😭 I am in a heap!!! I cannot cope with Alfred & Henry and im so sad we never saw Henry leave or whether he ever found out about Alfred's sacrifice like I am feral 😢

AHHHHH I **KNOW**. Codas and fix-it fics are being worked on because if I don’t somehow make them happy I will actually cry. The ending giving us a hopeful glimpse of them is enough to get me through this writing process atm. (ALSO, SO GLAD MORE PEOPLE ARE FINDING THE SHOW AND WATCHING IT!!!)

Oh they’re so sweet together.

Now I need a 100k fic full of angst with a happy ending, please and thank you.

(x)

not to risk shouting into the void on the lords day of rest but y'all should watch bodies I feel like there's only about 4 people watching and i am withering like a water starved house plant without talking about it

Kyle Soller as D.I. Alfred Hillinghead and George Parker as Henry Ashe

BODIES (2023)

"My love for you and Polly, it's so very real. It's just that...there was always something else, just as real. No matter how much I didn't want it to be."

Kyle Soller as D.I. Alfred Hillinghead in BODIES (2023)

Didn't expect this..

kyle soller’s storyline in bodies is hella gay and i am HERE for it

they kept looking back at each other 😭😭😭😭😭

nothing beats a meet cute at a crime scene lol

this scene: ♥️♥️♥️

No, pineapple pizza isn’t on here. It gets too much publicity and I’m bored of it. Pick one of the other ones. (If it’s more than one thing or something else feel free to put in tags)

Thanks to the volunteers for their hard work 💔

AO3 IS DOWN AGAIN,,,,,, EVERYBODY PANIC

AO3 IS DOWN AGAIN,,,,,, EVERYBODY PANIC