#hand flex

[doomed2repeat]

I need people to hear me out:

Colin Bridgerton is NOT this type of male lead:

He is this type of male lead:

And I love that.

[mctwinkdom]

[octobertomarch]

I believe this crossover fanart is long overdue. Should have done this sooner. Because it's hard to touch on Pride and Prejudice without talking about the legendary hand flex scene from the 2005 movie adaptation 😂🤣

And I'll be more than happy if Endo sensei also pulls off a hand flex panel for our dear Loid 🤩😍😍

ps.: yea the hands were rushed. I still cannot hands 😭😭😭

[shaps]

[contemplatingoutlander]

This is a gift 🎁 link, so there is no paywall to read the article. Below are some excerpts.

By Esther Zuckerman | April 18, 2025

Say “hand flex” to a fan of the 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice” and they will know exactly what you mean. The gesture comes early in the director Joe Wright’s sumptuous version of the story. Keira Knightley’s bold Elizabeth Bennet is leaving Netherfield Park after picking up her ill sister Jane (Rosamund Pike). The reserved Mr. Darcy, played by Matthew Macfadyen, helps Elizabeth into a carriage. She had previously overheard Darcy insult her, calling her “tolerable,” and the tension between them is palpable. But when he touches her, something happens. She looks down, her gaze lingering on his gesture. As he walks away, the camera captures Darcy’s hand. His fingers stretch outward like an impulsive, unconscious tic. Her touch is almost too intense for him to handle. In the nearly 20 years since the film came out, the hand flex has become perhaps the defining beat from Wright’s take on the novel. It’s the subject of countless social-media posts, critical essays and TikTok dissertations. Search “hand flex” on TikTok or X and you’ll find the term even being applied to scenes from other films and TV shows. “This is my equivalent of the hand flex” is shorthand for “this tiny gesture gives me butterflies.” The word I kept encountering when talking to people and reading about the hand flex is “yearning.” Darcy, in the early phases of the story, keeps up a mask around Elizabeth, but his subconscious actions reveal just how much he desires her. To many, it’s devastatingly hot. And now, for the anniversary rerelease of “Pride & Prejudice” on April 20, the hand flex is commemorated with official merchandise.

[starkoftheshire]

POV Jon with his burned hand

[littlegayprince]

the BBC 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice is the most true to the novel

the 2005 version is the most cinematic and artistic take while remaining true to the overall story

why are we pitting two queens against each other?

[bewitchedlizzy]

"why are you giggling and kicking your feet so much?"

my phone:

[lookingatacupoftea]

Welcome to Jane Austen's World of Hand Porn

We all (deservedly) love Darcy's hand flex.

GIF by shaps

But may I introduce you to Anne's chair grip? This is the first time she's seen her ex-fiance in eight years, and she's so overcome she has to grab on to this chair.

GIF by frankandpercy

Persuasion is so swoony and romantic because it's the only Austen where the characters know what they're missing. They were affianced, they probably whispered sweet nothings and embraced in the moonlight. Anne (book and TV versions) is overcome by these memories when they meet again.

[ardentlyinlovedarcy]

Credit : facebook. com/JaneAustenMemes

[postcardsfromheapside]

Well. I know what my next print purchase will be.

[malancholyart]

Iconic hand scene from pride & prejudice 🫢

[fiersza]

You cannot convince me that this

and this

are not in the same vein of sexiness.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT HANDS THAT ARE SO DAMN ATTRACTIVE?

[shahsbraincells]

there is pride & prejudice everywhere for those with eyes to see it:

[birr-rd]

Went to see Pride and Prejudice (2005) in theaters the other day and was lowkey expecting a Minecraft Movie level reaction The Hand Flex

[theunapolegeticshipper]

This is a PSA to all P&P 2005 fans:

Both the hand flex and the first proposal still go in on the big screen, even after multiple watches over the years. Definitely go see