This is Babs off of dinnerladies. I have only now just been struck by the fact that she has the same constipated and gormless look as Bella Swan. But this one is on purpose!
CrackAlley
"If you think you're taking me up crack alley you've got another thing coming!"
"You never complained before."
"You never complained before."
Mar 11
Feb 27
(Gorgeous graphic made by the awesome perilouslyclose.tumblr.com Bestie and Braintwin - Hehehehehe!)
Spinner’s End.
“Thomas has his task to perform as we all do.”
“He’s a boy Sarah! He’s a foolish boy who’s being punished for Richard’s mistake-”
“He should be proud to do the Dark Lady’s bidding! If I’d had sons I’d have been glad to give them over to the noble cause!”
Simultaneously Sarah and Cora rolled their eyes at the third woman in the room and Sarah guided the wineglass to her lips, drinking deep to block out the ongoing and incessant ramblings coming from Vera.
“Though I may not ‘ave Vera’s enthusiasm for sending young boys to the slaughter, she is right, we are bound to serve-”
“He’s a boy,” Cora gritted out. “And he needs help.”
“Is that why you’ve come to me?”
“If he can’t do it alone – you’ve always done so much for him before – then I want you to help him.”
“I’ll do all that I can.”
“Swear on it. Make the Unbreakable Vow.”
“The Unbreakable Vow? Are you sure I can’t just offer you something to eat Cora? A cucumber sandwich or -”
“Shut up Sarah,” Vera hissed from the corner of the room as she eyed the wine in her glass suspiciously and Sarah tried not to smirk. Whatever had happened to the good Mrs Lestrange whilst she was in prison that meant she always stood with a wall at her back these days she wasn’t sure she wanted to know, but it amused her nevertheless. “It’s just as I said Cora, she’s no use to us. Let me-”
“Vera!”
Sarah sipped her wine smoothly, only the faintest flicker of an eyebrow being any indication that she had even heard Vera speak and instead she settled her gaze upon Cora. This one was the important one after all, she’d always though so: even when they’d been young and it had seemed that Vera’s rage might destroy them all before they reached maturity, Cora had been the sister that caught her attention. And now she was asking for the Unbreakable Vow and Sarah had known she’d acquiesce before the words had left Cora’s lips because it was what she had to do. She hated Carson sometimes and because of his bloody plan she hated him more than ever in this very moment and put down her wine in case the alcohol made her sod the old man’s instructions.
“If it’s what you really want Cora…then I am as ever, your servant.”
(via countess-of-snob)
Feb 21
» In Sunshine or in Shadow
Authors: Lady Grantham and Scarlet Secret
Pairing: Corah
Rating: K+
Summary: Sometimes when I walk along the corridor, I fancy I hear her just behind me. Warning: Character Death.
The first of the many, many RPs that my bestie, braintwin and flatmate and I have written in the loooong year we have been playing Sarah O’Brien and Cora Crawley and portraying their tragic, nommy love in all it’s guises.
For those who like that sort of thing (that is the sort of thing they like - Jean Brodie) check out our new account dedicated to awesome RP publishing!
(Source: fuckyeahsiobhanfinneran, via allegra89)
Can we just take a moment to enjoy just how excited Cora is that Matthew will soon be walking down the aisle and out her door?
Feb 09
Roleplay Meme
Roleplayer Meme
OOC Name: Lauren
OOC Age: 22
How Long have you been RPing?: About a year properly but with some minor Harry Potter dabbling in the past. I played Professor Trelawney!
Time zone: GMT
Characters you play on Tumblr: Sarah O’Brien and Lady Rosamund Painswick.
OTP’s: O’Brien/Cora, O’Brien/awesome fringes, O’Brien/button box, Rosamund/Vera.
Favourite Genres to RP: Hmmmmm, I prefer doing angsty things and romance things but I really will have a go at anything! And porn is always fun!
Strengths as an RP’er: I like to leave people something to work with, enough dialogue that they can reply without having to stretch themselves to desperation.
Weaknesses as an RP’er: I think I like Sarah a lot more than I should. Not in a dodgy way but I sometimes forget that she’s not the nicest person in the world, or alternatively I find this fact amusing.
Your Ideal RP Partner(s): Hehehe, Bexy. Flatmate and braintwin and partner in being femslash bandits who RPs all my favourite things!
What was your first character?: Sybil Trelawney. I think. I know my best friend and I were Sybil and Rita, but I forget who was who.
What is your most recently created/RP’d character?: Susan Flintshire. She’s Violet’s niece and an utterly bitchy gossip who loves her son to distraction (and a bit obsessively) and she was created to take part in an RP for Mary Crawley’s first season.
Favourite Characters: Sarah O’Brien, Cora Crawley, Rosamund Painswick, Vera Bates, Minerva McGonagall, Laura Hobson, Lix Storm, Janice Garvey, whoever Gina McKee’s playing.
How did you get into Rp’ing?: Chance. For once I decided to go into the forums on ff.net and stumbled across a ragtag band who were in need of an O’Brien.
Longest RP: Oh man, there have been SO many with Bexy and they have been known to go well over 15,000 in one night. I think the epic is the longest though. Its over 50,000 at the moment and that’s just the published stuff!
Improvements/Goals as an RP’er: To use more italics. And hopefully write Sarah O’Brien in character because she is the best person ever.
(Source: perilouslyclose)
Feb 04
» Bexy; 22; Obsessed with Downton Abbey.: Downton Abbey RPG
The year is 1916 and the war is raging throughout Europe, leaving the men fighting for their lives and the women manning the home front. The war has touched Downton deeply and now the Crawley family and their servants are feeling the ramifications, but what else happens is entirely up to you.
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Nov 08
Sarah O’Brien
Position in Staff: Lady Grantham’s lady’s maid
Portrayed by: Siobhan Finneran
Ship(s): — (up to roleplayer)
Personality: Miss O’Brien has two very different sides. One side is plotting dark things together with first footman Thomas, but the other side is loyal to her lady and to Downton. O’Brien is a tough woman who will do anything to scatter the servants of Downton Abbey, or so it seems, for isn’t she just like the rest of us? Seeking attention?
Nov 06
I ship Cora/O’Brien and I want everyone to know it.
I love that we struck a champagne bottle on this ship in about episode 2 or series 1 and NOW people are climbing aboard!
(Source: lovepb13)
Nov 05
Whether I should or not, I think Ms. O’Brien is fabulous. Also, like Phyllis Logan and Maggie Smith and Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern, she does equally fabulous (though maybe more subtle) things with her face. So, allow me to ramble about Ms. O’Brien.
This. Also I kind of think she’s super cute and tragically in love with Cora. But YES - Viva La Finneran!
