#strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde

[ilivebyshipping]

Mr. Poole is such an icon

[wolpatinga]

situation:

you are in your mid forties, and have this friend who's your age that you've known for decades

except you two sort of lost touch a few years ago. he's been busy with work, and now he's kinda famous? good for him!

but now your friend has this... buddy - a man half your age (about twenty years your junior)

your friend tells you he's written a will that says all his estate goes to this buddy. like, your friend is a childless bachelor, so its not like he has a clear heir, but like. this doesn't add up. your friend always was... eccentric, queer if you will, but you didn't expect him to do something like this

and when you finally meet this buddy, you hate him. everyone you know hates him. the buddy is an asshole, and just being around him is enough to unsettle you. something's deeply wrong with him, but you might also just be biased

and also its really vague where this buddy even comes from? neither the buddy nor your friend will tell you. they've asked you to stop asking, and you aren't going to break the law to violate their privacy

also. you keep hearing these weird rumors. your bestie says the buddy is satanic. your friend's staff say that the buddy is nocturnal and doesn't eat. the buddy also seems to be able to travel completely undetected in the city and disappears randomly

[urgeeky-friend22]

hello goth lit nation, I've been having j&h brainrot recently, so I needed to do lil refs for the guys :D

I only had this old fanart long ago, lmao nice to meet you

[victorianandthespian]

Pls bully me into posting more

[kittyypyre]

A Man and His Brewing… 🧪

[do2faj]

I'm rolling on the floor

[phantom-dancing]

My Henry Jekyll art to entertain the masses . Do you guys like gim

[sleepyfurnace]

"September 13th 11:56 PM"

the Jekyll and Hyde fixation is strong today

mwuehehehe I got my friends into the glass scientists just in time for the creation date of hj7

[eksentrismi]

Has this been done yet? Lmao

[mintyfrostyart]

The Glass Scientists...

I like v much. That is all. Great webcomic by @arythusa

[lynxscircushell]

"autism and/or adhd is a superpower!" no my audhd makes me think about Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" at random intervals and then it takes up my entire daily life for several weeks and/or months and then I forget to do The Stuff You Need To Do Stay Alive ™. anyways how was your day

[myds-little-corner]

when ur great great great great great grandson has flame hair somehow

[ilivebyshipping]

So, what if we like🫦 discussed queer undertones in classic literature?👉👈

[wittymumbledon]

months later, these guys FINALLY have their updated designs and proper introduction sheets!

not that that is at all a requirement, but to me at least, having these finally makes this feel like a proper AU :]

[galgali]

jekyll and hyde is not about an evil guy who independently inhabits a good guy's body it's about a guy who consciously and intentionally has an evilsona

[eggerzz]

꒦꒷ BLOODSPORTS ꒷꒦

Like prize-fighting (pugilism), were contests that saw one on one combat and the spilling of blood. While fighting was perceived as traditionally English and masculine, pugilism and other bloodsports were considered a blight against the pending civilisation of the world as pushed by Victorian 'moral entreperneurs', such as renowned philanthropist and London socialite Dr Henry Jekyll. Prize-fighting enabled rioting, social-disorder, betting and other debaucherous activities. By this time, 1885, the sport has mostly lost its edge, being sanitised into gloved boxing, for a more respectable audience in more respectable times. However even if stereotypically considered enjoyment of the so called 'plebian classes', enjoyment of prize-fighting and other bloodsports cut across class lines more often than not in the shadowed underbelly of London's foggy districts, where demand remained high. Particularly for those with a taste for blood.

New to London's underground prize-fighting scene is a Mr Edward Hyde, a Mysterious young scottish brute who doesn't mince his words for anyone. Despite not possesing an impressive stature, Hyde punches hard and precise, creating rumours of his naming every bone that he breaks whilst even leaving most Goliaths struggling against him. Hyde's reputation leaves him with an intersting nickname both inspired by his vibrant eyes and his alleged victory against eight different opponents in his first fight as well as his tendency to leave his bling on his fists; Blue Rings

He likes to see and be seen, basking in the infamy that comes with his 'hobby' and ocupation as an underground bare-knuckle boxer. Whispers and reputation often percede him in certain crowds and he's getting used to not needing to fear predatory roadmen whenever he prowls the alleys and streets to his favourite Soho haunts, wether it's Dick's or Chez Jules. Want to learn more about the exact history i'm referencing? Check out the links below. (academic papers require access)

Woolnough, G. (2014). Blood Sports in Victorian Cumbria: Policing Cultural Change. Journal of Victorian Culture, 19(3), 278–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/13555502.2014.947190 Pugilistic prosecutions: prize fighting and the courts in nineteenth century Britain https://web.archive.org/web/20050925170147/http://www2.umist.ac.uk/sport/SPORTS%20HISTORY/BSSH/The%20Sports%20Historian/TSH%2021-2/Art3-Anderson.htm