Antarctica's Most Fuckable Twink Semifinal!
Apsley Cherry-Garrard (British Antarctic Expedition - Assistant Zoologist and "Adaptable Helper," Terra Nova) vs. Frank "Deb" Debenham (British Antarctic Expedition - Geologist, Terra Nova)
reasons why u should vote for my main girl jessie, the quiet land (1992) edition:
- he's literally small and penetrable
2. wanted to fuck oates so bad it made him look stupid
✨jessamine break✨
Well, well, well, I suspected for a long time Deb had hots for my Soldier and now I have a confirmation. That's why he was so sour about that "australian Jasmine" thing! He wanted to seduce and ravish Oates with his all manly assets of his manliness and Soldier called him Jasmine. Like a bucket of cold water thrown on Jessamine's head. I find it quite funny though, that Deb is the only person ever that mentions Oates playing chess. The others agree that he preferred backgammon and actually never mention seeing him at the chess board. Deb, my precious australian jasmine, are you spinning here some kind of fanfic with you and Titus as the main characters?
Anyway, I like that last paragraph, depicts pretty neatly Oates's lack of emotional expression. From Soldier's own letters I know there were a lot emotions boiling inside of him, more often than not quite strong, but, as Deb attests, not much of it made to the surface.