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Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

Certainly not just you anon! I didn't really have a crush on Book!Norrell, then after the series was over I went back and reread the book and I totally did. So for me, it was definitely Eddie Marsan's portrayal that made me see something in the character that I hadn't before. I blame the adorably squishy cheeks, who could resist?

I'm slightly annoyed by my crush on Show!Lascelles. I hated him so much reading the book, whenever he showed up I was like "Ugh! Lascelles" but John Heffernan played him so well and brought such delightful smarminess that it quickly became "Ooh, Lascelles" watching the show.

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

I'm also disgusted with myself over my stupid crush on show!Lascelles. He's so ridiculously pretty. Urgh. I hate him.

To get back to OP's topic though, I also find myself a little hot under the collar when I see Norrell in his shirtsleeves. The scene where he's reading by the fire and talking to Childermass has me sitting in a puddle.

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

I have the utmost sympathy for people crushing on show!Lascelles. I have fortunately managed to avoid it myself but every time I see John Heffernan in profile I'm like 'dangit, stop that', because he really is incredibly pretty.

Also YES on the shirtsleeves. That is such a good scene. Coatless, with spectacles on, and then the wiggling in his chair a bit when he sits down which is so cute, aaaah.

(also okay so. You know that scene in the first episode after his stone magic where he kind of collapses backwards into a chair? That scene does things to me that I do not fully understand and I'm annoyed about it. WHY, HONESTLY.)

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

(Oh my God me too anon!! He's like, exhausted from UNLEASHING HIS POWERS but then he smiles and just looks so sated and it's SO HOT!!!!(?)!! and he throws himself back into that chair too, or is thrown back by the sheer energy of it (himself, his magic). It's so erotic. The puddle returns.)

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

Anon from above again hello I FORGOT TO ADD:

Am I the only one who finds Norrell hot when he SPITS on the floor after Vinculus has touched him?? Please say I'm not.

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

not just you, TOTALLY SAME. Frankly I'm inexplicably squiggly about anyone getting up into Norrell's personal space (the bit where he's all splayed back against a table while the Gentleman leans over him?) and then he does the spitting thing and it's weirdly hot, yeah. Again, I can't explain it but it's definitely there.

Also thank you for that excellent, excellent summation in the post above. *_*

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

I very much understand, he's a wee cutie.

My crush really developed from the last episode tbh, when his wig gets increasingly untidy and he's all flustered. And when he's cradling sickly Jonathan's head in his lap, oh god. He's just so CUTE.

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

You're not alone with your crush on Lascelles. I didn't pay too much attention to him at first (too distracted by the story and Jonathan Strange/Bertie Carvel tbh). But I have an incurable villain fetish, so when Lascelles began to truly let his inner asshole shine through...yeah, I don't know why I was so surprised to find myself attracted to him.

Re: so is this an appropriate place for an 'oh no I'm attracted to Norrell' club

[(Anonymous)]

Not OP here, but I think this is where I went wrong too anon. He started being rude to Childermass and I was suddenly like... interesting. And then obviously the scene with the knife which is basically pornography (especially Lascelles shouting "apologise" and his voice going all deep and echoing around the library.) I didn't WANT to fancy him, but... I really REALLY do. We need an anonymous helpline or something, this is bad.