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Thomas Jopson

How I feel about this character: He is among my top fav characters from the show, which is saying a lot because there are a lot of great characters. But I appreciate that Jopson is one of the truly goodhearted people on the expedition, with zero ulterior motives other than helping his captain and his crewmates. I especially appreciate his characterization because he is genuinely kind without being two-dimensional, and man, what glimpses we get of his heartbreaking past (his mum) or his dangerous side (the threats to Hickey) only make him more interesting to meeeeee

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Edward Little primarily; Francis Crozier, secondarily

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: I waxed pretty eloquent about my feelings with Jopson and Crozier in this post, so that sums it up.

My unpopular opinion about this character: the temper. I think Jopson comes across as sweet as he is because 1) he’s good at what he does and 2) he knows how to fit perfectly into his role. When all that starts to crumble around him, we begin to see his true character (much the same way we start to see everyone’s true colors when shit goes down), and it’s interesting to see Jopson, who is still a kind and selfless man, start to get snippy and resentful. I think in the right circumstances, back home or under duress, he can be more high-strung than he initially comes across

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: couple scenes that I would have loved to see included if the show was longer than a ten-episode limited series: 1) the moment of realization from Jopson when he learns about Peglar and Bridgens because…something 100% clicked when he and Bridgens made eye contact over the sledge after Peglar collapsed and 2) I want a little more fleshing out about what happened immediately before or after the command meeting where Little and Le Vesconte suggest leaving the sick behind

Favorite friendship for this character: this is pure headcanon, but I love imagining how he interacts with other men in positions of service on the ship, such as the other stewards or Mr. Diggle 

My crossover ship: I got none 

George Hodgson

How I feel about this character: He is such a dark horse favorite that snuck up on me. Someone once pointed out that George is unique for being the only extroverted senior officer on Terror, and that…stuck with me, making me pay more attention to him and how he interacts with people around him. And here we are, I went from making Hodge jokes to really caring about this man.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: lol I’ve not really thought about it, but I did write him and Little having a musically-centered mutual crush for rare pair week, so there ya go

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: literally any interaction between Hodgson and his fellow lieutenants. We don’t get to see much of it, but I love to think about what shenanigans and heated wardroom conversations Hodgson, Little, and Irving would have

My unpopular opinion about this character: He is neither weak for going with Hickey nor is he foolish. He is experiencing a horrific set of circumstances that even the strongest people out there wouldn’t be equipped to handle. He himself recognized that he was not made of captain material, but that doesn’t mean he is an incompetent or incapable officer (see: the cannon scene where he fires at tuunbaq)

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: give me the scene where he plays with the hand organ to the point where Little wants to disembowel him and throw the hand organ overboard PLEASE

Favorite friendship for this character: see answer above for Hodgson and the other lieutenants

◉ - snacking headcanon

goodsir loves snacks. all snacks. especially sweet snacks.

goodsir's main snacks

chocolates

dried fruit chips

fresh fruit slices

popcorn (he very bravely tries all sorts of kitschy flavors of fad popcorn)

jane’s homemade granola bars (w chocolate chips just for him)

he always has something on him, usually chocolate in the form of a baggie of mini bars or chocolate chips to graze from. he tries to mix it up now and then, because he’s a bit of a nervous eater, so if he’s particularly anxious he’ll pack something a bit healthier so he’s not eating handfuls of chocolate all day.

also he will share if you ask nicely and he likes you or if you have blood sugar problems or tell him you haven’t eaten all day oh no why would you worry him like that - basically if you ask he’ll share with you.

You're welcome 😀

i’m sure you wanted something different but this is what ur getting

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Fitzjames was there on the edge of hisperipheral, and Goodsir chose not to acknowledge him. He knew it was notFitzjames, not as the man was before he died or as he ever was when he wasalive. A manifestation of guilt or the long residing effects of lead poisoning,possibly, but it was no man that trailed him just out of his vision’s range.

When it is too dark to see, the mindwill create shadows of what it perceives to be there. Goodsir would see shadowson the blackened landscape and they would remind him of a man. One he knew wasnot there, one he knew was dead and gone.

He felt haunted, the same thickness andfuzziness that clouded his brain with poison felt alive again. But this timewas different. Perhaps he was truly haunted, perhaps what followed him now wasno man, no spirit. It was a ghoul; a body without a soul.

The lieutenantwas offered power that had no right being given, and given the circumstances hewould have been a fool to decline such an offer. But to himself, he was a foolregardless of choice. A fool who wanted to survive.

Captain, an earnedtitle but not by him or his deeds. Hickey had no authority to bestow it uponhim, no more than the caulker had the power to make himself lieutenant.

Hodgson held no real power in their little group, ofcourse. That was all Hickey’s to claim. The captain lieutenant held nohigher position in the group of mutineers than any one other person, but in hismind’s eye eating the flesh of man off a china plate made things a little morerefined, made him feel a little better about his place in such an unforgivingworld, made him feel like he had a bit of power over the situation he foundhimself in.

i can’t stop thinking about that painting of felix yusupov like that lil bitch was a part of rasputin’s assasination and he’s there just. looking like that