Nowhere In Particular

Richard Armitage 30 day challenge

28.) Q: your favorite character outfit

A: the “Nowhere in Particular” one, of course!

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the brown leather jacket

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the hands in the pockets of the jeans

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the brown & red stripped sweater

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and the glasses too!

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good choice, Harry

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good choice.

Simple Fact: I like the beard

The Beard.

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There are those who love it and those who despise it. I quite like the beard myself, though I have nothing against the clean-shaven look either. Both looks appeal to me.

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I really enjoy the beard photoshoots though!

Project Magazine

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Recognise

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They show a confident, rugged Richard Armitage that never fails to entice me.

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The over-coats

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The attention to detail

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The impressive stance

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The admirable physique

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The scarf

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The tie

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The…The.. *takes deep, calming breaths*

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I like the beard.

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“D” is for Dashing

This is Mr.Thornton, in his don’t-mess-with-the-boss attire:

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Dashing!

 

This is Mr. Social-Call Thornton. I’m not crazy about top-hats but look at that poise:

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Notice the splash of color here: a maroon colored cravat and a stripped waist-coat…

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one dashing fellow!

 

Now here is Mr. Social-Engagement Thornton. I’m not really loving this look:

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more dandy than dashing.

 

But here we have I’m-running-my-own-business-and-life-is-good Thornton:

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Sinfully dashing!

 

While here we have my-mother-just-gave-me-some-really-bad- advice Thornton:

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dashing but not as appealing, somehow.

 

if he would have just gone with this look to begin with:

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Oh, no! Poor Mr. Thornton has gone from dashing to distressed.

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where did he go wrong?

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Was it the hat? It is a bit frayed.

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No, the hat looks fine Mr. Thornton.

 

Was it the splash of color?

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That color is definitely dashing, Mr. Thornton!

 

Was it the stripped waist-coat?

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aside from the unwanted attention, it wasn’t the waist-coat either.

 

What was it, then? Maybe show more of those forearms?

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Mr. Thornton,

*tries not to shrink from that intimidating stare*

you always look dashing!

 

…just try losing the cravat more often.

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Really?

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Really, Really.

I Must Confess

Before I broke down and forced myself to watch Robin Hood

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I had a hard time grasping why so many Richard Armitage fans went ga-ga over Guy of Gisborne….and so I routinely scrolled past the pictures of him that I encountered daily.

*hangs head in shame*
*hangs head in shame*

The very idea distresses me now.

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I thought the series 3 long hair made Guy seem too feminine (secretly I think I was just jealous of those beautiful curls)

the gang is baffled by my confession

The somewhat plastic-looking black leather of previous series, with all of it’s various metal fastenings and space-aged shoulder ribbing turned me away as well. As did the aptly named guy-liner; never been a fan of it, in general.

yes, I scrolled past this. I think I may need my head examined
yes, I scrolled past this. I think I may need my head examined

*whispers*

and the smirk kind of annoyed me.

take deep breaths, calm down!

Slowly my horizons broadened, once I found out more about Guy and his motivations.

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Thanks, in large part, to the Guy of Gisborne tagged posts on Me+Richard, which highlights particular story-lines and the use of Richard’s microexpressions to dig deeper into Guy’s actions.

the deeper we dig the more disheveled he becomes *runs to find shovel*
the deeper we dig the more disheveled he becomes *runs to find shovel*

Since this post is about a Guy related confession, I thought it only fitting that I include the Guy and Marian Confession fanvid that I’ve been obsessing over lately:

[ETA: this fanvid is no longer online but here is the Josh Groban song it featured]

I think if we, as RA fans,  put ourselves into the place of the confessor in the chorus of the song, it’s easy to recognize the parallels.

 

I feel myself surrender each time I see your face. I am staggered by your beauty, your unassuming grace. And I feel my heart is turning, falling into place. I can’t hide it, now hear my confession.