Any Time Is Kissing Time (Downton Abbey, C/H, rated T)

[frakcancer]

For the Mistletoe Challenge, meeting the required plot points of:

• Kiss under the mistletoe with one half of your ship and another character
• A sober Lady Violet drinking everyone else under the table
• Singing - drunken or sober

Comments

[crazymaryt]

That was great. Playful but had that underlying UST that's always present IMO with them. I'm so glad our couple will have a great Christimas.

[frakcancer]

I'm very glad all that came through. In my own head-canon Carson and Hughes are friends-with-benefits (at least until they retire and can risk something more). It's not that I'm against a real relationship, but I'm also a canon whore, so I have to fit my C/H shipping into Fellowes's narrow mind.

[crazymaryt]

I've got fingers crossed that before the series ends for good those two get to find some happisness together. I just rewatched S2 and I'm more convinced than ever these two care more for one another than just friends.

[frakcancer]

these two care more for one another than just friends

I totally agree. The only reason I think they haven't gotten together (in-universe) is their jobs.

[akachankami]

my shippy heart ♥ i'm so happy! XD that's so cute and playful and hot at the same time! XD
i love your violet LOL the dowager countess was hooting, banging her stick against the floor in approval. LMAO i can just see her XD

and then the 'now kiss' moment *squeeeeeeeeeee* and then they kiss again! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
i don't think i ever gave you so many hearts =P this fandom is keeping your darkness caged! XD speedy can have all the cookies =D
thank you for this xmas special XD ♥

[frakcancer]

Oh nom nom nom! Speedy thanks you.

How sad is it that BSG doesn't feel dark enough to me and needs more angst, but DA doesn't?

[akachankami]

ç_ç DA isn't dark enough to trigger your dark queen darkness... and let's face it: mrC and mrsH are too cute (*-*) ♥ XD you canon whore...

[fragrantwoods]

This was great :-)
First, drunkenDownton...yay! And sober puppetmistress Violet, yay!
(and who was Violet smooching with, back in the day, hmm?)
And poor Carson, poor Elsie, having to do entertainment kissing for the crowd--so glad you had them able to forget themselves a little and enjoy it.
I got shivers at the Perhaps you'd care to join me in my pantry, Mrs Hughes. So much potential there! I can hear the rumble of that suggestion all the way over here.

"I prefer to think of myself as hopeful, Mr Carson. And you?"
"As of tonight -- " He pulled her closer and it was only when he kissed her that she saw he'd maneuvered them under the mistletoe once again -- "as of tonight I am the most hopeful of men."
That is a couple of heavy-duty acknowledgments of feeling, and willingness, and intent, it would seem.
Lovely!

[frakcancer]

And poor Carson, poor Elsie, having to do entertainment kissing for the crowd

We've seen several times in the show that the Crawleys don't think of the servants as having lives of their own (particularly not Carson), especially when a servant's private life would interfere with one of the family's whims.

heavy-duty acknowledgments of feeling, and willingness, and intent,

While I tend to waver back and forth about whether they've gotten to the stage of execution, I've never doubted, from their first interaction, that there was feeling and willingness and intent. My only question has ever been how much they let duty and responsibility trump their feelings.

[ellie987]

First off, let's forward this to Fellowes, please! Secondly, Isobel is just adorable, I can so imagine her embarassed face the next day. And a big hurray for Violet, the captain of all ships. I so love the humor, specially in the first part. You've been able to create such a festive and funny images!

But mostly I soooo love the kiss and the UST there. Leave it to Carson to be all dignified and apologetic. I'm just glad they finally seemed to loose some control and do the right thing for themselves. Now, that mistletoe in the pantry...

[onesimus_42]

Thank you. That was wonderful. I loved the last line. Glad they's be able to enjoy the Dowager Countess' and Lady Sybil's manueverings.