Fitzjames: If Jopson and I were both drowning, who would you save?

Crozier: I don’t know, both of you?

Fitzjames: No, if you could only save one of us.

Crozier: Well, I would probably save Jopson, because he can't swim very well and I happen to know you're an excellent swimmer.

Fitzjames: Suppose I was holding an anchor? Who would you save then?

Crozier: Why don't you let go of the anchor?

Fitzjames: It’s a family heirloom.

Crozier: Right. I’m leaving.

because of this bloody post, I had to go back and watch that part of ep 6. Now I need to scream.

He's asessed the situation

and figured what needed to be done within Seconds.

Jopson is so focused on Crozier. Nothing else exists to him in that very moment, but his captain. He's literally so focused on Crozier, I don't think he even realises there's a carnival around them at all. There's just his captain, who's getting sick thinking about alcohol and at a risk of falling back again.

"Let me take you back, sir." He gets no response. You can see a bit of panic on his face, then determination, as he grabs Crozier's arm and breathes in sharply. He's determined to not let Crozier fall back, whatever the cost may be.

The second "sir" is rougher, more of a command, than a question. "You will look at me."

But when Crozier turns to him, the panic settles a bit and his face goes softer. "he's still here, he's responding, he's doing well enough, i can fix this, i can help him"

I need to be put down

While I fully understand why there are zero kisses shared in The Terror (and I am very much in favor of it) if I could put one singular kiss into the show it would be Hickey kissing Billy as he stabs him, doesn't have to be on the lips, in fact it might be better if he kisses him on the forehead or temple, but he kisses him just before he stabs him and doesn't remove his lips until he pulls the knife out

Fics where Jopson is yearning for Crozier to cross the boundary of Captain and Steward and just take him over the closest piece of furniture, but Crozier refuses to make a move, because he's convinced himself he's old and gross and no one as beautiful as Jopson could ever want to fuck him.

your weapons are empty phrases

you'd never start a fight

Jopson: I’d kill for you. Please ask me to kill for you.

Crozier: No, Jopson.

Screenshots from https://kissthemgoodbye.net

-> 20/∞ CHARACTER DYNAMICS in The Terror

I think Jopson has a cruel, brutal streak and in certain circumstances could and would do things that are neither sane nor safe nor consensual, and by “certain circumstances” I mean “to Cornelius Hickey and Cornelius Hickey specifically”.

Lady Silence

(and yes I redesigned Tuunbaq because I didn't much care for its show design)

some ~~bear insides~~ progress shots under the cut

this is my favorite type of comment on this, along with "there are women in the terror??"

“I’ve got a special place in my heart for The Terror,” he says. “Because it’s still being discovered. It didn’t get a good outing the first time around. But there’s an incredibly loyal fan base, and it has gone on to achieve a kind of cult status. I’m not recognised on the street very often. Women of a certain age know me from The Crown. For men of a certain age it’s Morbius or Resident Evil. But with younger people it’s often The Terror.”

— Jared Harris on The Terror and the fans [x]

The Visual Dictionary of Ships & Sailing

joy in the terror (2018)

:’)

recently obsessed with The Terror please wish me a speedy recovery

thomas!