Is He Always That Cheeky?

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Haii, I’m Francis (he/him) the woke friend that fiends over old men smh. This blog is mostly where I throw my art out to the void, reblog cool ppl stuff, and shitpost. I no longer write X Reader fics, I'm sorry to those who have sent requests :')

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I'm 18!!! (9/4/'07) 🫡

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notes, uhh spoilers ig

There's definitely an exploration of slavery. Nathaniel Lennox left 20 years ago to live in America and owns 'thousands of slaves'. Apparently trying to find Margoret. William is obviously uncomfortable of this, pointing out 'funny you never mentioned him'. Margerot sees this as an opportunity to get money from him

ALSO MY WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED, love the little scene where Violet takes a bite of bread from Amelia and teases her. I SEE U

back to Margaret, the microaggressions(?) are insane. Like I know it must've been typical to have black women as maids/slaves, but then Margaret assumes she's at the wrong place, to only discover that Harriet is married(?) to Nathaniel

well ig she said mistress but is that the same thing? Someone who knows more about the 18th century please feel free to correct me

lowkey I don't think Harriet is happily married to Nathaniel!!! Like the tension was crazy. And the fact that they've named their daughter after Margaret. HARRIET RUN AWAY AAAAAAAAAAA

not to mention the fact that their relationship probably started very dubiously...It was common for slave owners to be with their slaves so...ESCAPE HARRIET

"I don't think your a dog at all, Mr Haxby. I think you're a bitch." GET HIM CHARLOTTE YESSS GET HIM

I must say I love the costuming in this show. All kinds of colors and patterns.

something is very wrong with single children. There's something lowkey incestuous or simply devious between Charles and Mrs. Quigley I DON'T LIKE ITT

I do like how Emily uses her sarcasm and bluntness to her advantage to charm Lord Fallon but I also want to scream at her LIKE DON'T GO NEAR HIM HE'S CRAZYYY

Kitty saying 'remember your first time' was crazy to me at first because I thought she was being extremely insensitive. But now I think she meant it more as a warning. Like know the nature of patriarchy or something?

I wonder if there is a parallel between Emily and Haxby being 'spies' to richier people, Charles and Howard disrespectively

also I can appreciate how Lucy twists the whole 'remember your first time' against a poor boy, empowering herself. I think it shows how clever she can be

YUCKKK THE SON BEING A RACIST EWWW and him grinning like a piece of shit

Mary Cooper is funny and tragic as a character. Like, despite her saying no one can use her unless they are paying, Marg and Quigley were using her to the end. Haxby's prayer was thrown to his face

Very interesting funeral scene though. I think I remember there was a funeral similar to Cooper's in season 2, where Margorat and her folks 'preached' in the streets. But instead of mourning her in silence, they celebrate her memory. Was that common amongst the poor??? Or is it kind of their own thing??

Violet Cross I love you too

I'm really trying to understand Mr. Marney's character and purpose in the story. Is he a male prostitute or is he just a really good friend? He's close to Charlotte for sure. Is his role to tempt Charlotte back into her old life, while she's trying to kind of ascend or live somewhat more 'respectably? IE, being in a situationship with Howard?

Currently dogsitting for my sister and decided to binge the first season of Hulu's Harlots! I've kind of watched season 2 since Josiah Hunt was one of the bigger antagonists on the story (of course later on changing his ways, but basically he's an important character yada yada). So I'm kind of familiar with the characters. It's fun seeing them and how they differ here! General notes, observations, musings

VERY LOVELY TO SEE WORKING CLASS CHARACTERS!! I mean, we all love our dukes and whatever, but it's so incredibly refreshing to see the proletariat, especially sex workers, since they are heavily underrepresented in media

Also nice to see some diversity, William North being Black and Florence Scanwell. I can't say if they are GREAT representation because I am neither of these identities, but I'm hoping they can acknowledge the real realities these people faced during the time period rather than being color/disability-blind.

OKAY ONTO THE CHARACTERS AAA

I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY MARGARET HATES MRS. QUIGLYS GUTS. I mean, Quigly's behavior was atrocious in the second season, but understanding their backstory is devastating. Like, holy shit, Margaret was sold for a pair of shoes and was groomed by Quigley when she was ten. No wonder why she tried so hard to raise Charlotte and Lucy better. You can really feel the weight of her decision to sell Lucy's maidenhood

BUT you can also understand why Charlotte seems pretty distant from her mother. She was definitely the guinea pig when it comes to raising eldest daughters and there's resentment for it. I hope she can prove her mother wrong about her dreams, but George Howard is going to be a massive obstacle...

Speaking of George Howards, I'm really glad to see this show portraying possessiveness as a bad thing. I've been seeing a trend about possessive boyfriends in stuff like dark romance books. It's easy to laugh at the ridiculousness like 'you're mine, grrr', but that kind of behavior can genuinely be dangerous and extremely self-destructive as well.

Lowkey I feel icky learning Lydia and Charles' relationship technically started with dubious consent when Lydia was kidnapped by Mrs. Quigley. I wonder how they've become such a devoted obnoxious couple in season 2

I do enjoy watching Lydia though. Something about her audacity.

I also would love to see more of Violet and Nancy. I know you Violet. I love you Violet. Also Nancy seems really cool.

Speaking of Violet, also Amelia! Amelia and Florence!

uhhhh idk what else to think of other than there's certainly a marxist analysis you could do. Like Mrs. Quigley using her wealth and resources to send raids against the other bawd houses, including Margarets. Especially since, as Margaret and Nancy mused, she was about to be on Greek street

featuring Charles (The Terror 2018), Prince George (The Palace 2007), Josiah Hunt (Harlots 2018), and Henry (Gangs of London)!

rambling abt my thought process down below! :]

OMG U WERE SO QUICK HAIII WTF /POS 3. what is your favorite genre?

Kind of a hard question because like, majority of my life I've been reading xenofiction (Mainly warrior cats from ages like idk 12 to 15 maybe?) and historical fiction (15 to now?). But I've been branching out into new genres, mainly literary and horror and woof. Horror. SOOO GOOD, especially queer horror. It satisfies my morbid curiosity and gives a good thrill! I know this is not in the ask but if I would recommend any horror books it would be Andrew Joseph White's Hell Followed With Us and Old Wound by Logan-Ashley Kisner. (well I have mixed feelings for the latter but this section is already long enough for just one question LOL)

14. do you ever mark/dog ear books you own?

Yes and I must confess. I mark library loans too. PLEASE DON'T PERSECUTE ME AAAAAAAAAA. I love love love annotating books and it's kind of necessary as someone who aspires to be a writer and wants to understand the craft. But I always use pencil and make the smallest dog ears or use sticky notes so I can minimize my damage 💔 ofc erasing the pencil markings and removing my sticky notes before returning!

16. how many books have you read this year?

below the cut is my 2025 ver. and the og screencap!