#text poldark

[durtystars]

one of poldark's biggest strengths was its candid atmosphere. you will be hard pressed to find series set in this time (or in a particular popular era) and have the plot focus on the working class. usually you will find them focusing on the bourgeoisie all the way up to royalty, and while that's not wrong at all it is the groundedness of poldark that is different and shows you that people really had to work hard to live and sometimes failed, and they didn't go out on a beautiful warm bed in tailored clothes, decorated to the nines. some of them died freezing and drowning in a mine in the middle of bankruptcy while their family was miles away

[apinkheartinmiddle-earth]

i had the most foul idea for a crack!fic (buckle up aidan turner simps, this one’s for y’all)— a poldark x being human crossover where mitchell is a notorious vampire during poldark’s time period

demelza hears of a vampire wandering around cornwall and scoffs at the idea since nothing of that supernatural nature would happen in such a place

but lo and behold, mitchell stumbles upon demelza one day as she does chores around nampara and demelza mistakes him for ross (she even asks why he’s wearing fancier clothes and fingerless gloves) and like mitchell is obviously confused and insists that he’s himself but is intrigued by the pretty redhead nonetheless

demelza gets increasingly frustrated the more mitchell denies being ross and storms out in disgust then gets mad at the real ross when he comes home for pranking her with his “weird clothes and strange gloves”

the situation gets weirder when demelza thinks she’s hallucinating because she “sees” ross and mitchell frequently and can’t put two and two together until she sees the two men side by side (they’re just as shocked to see each other for the first time too lol)

AND AND

ross and mitchell fight over demelza because literally almost every man in poldark pines for her, so why should mitchell/“ross 2” be any different???

[hms-tardimpala]

Ficbinding: A Poison Tree by @mildredmost

A year and a half ago (ish), I was getting started in bookbinding and one of my first projects was A Poison Tree, a Poldark fic I loved. I was proud of it at the time, but I've learned a lot since then and thought it was time to have another go at it. (long post ahead)

The fic: Poldark, Ross Poldark/George Warleggan, E, 50.6k

What happened between Ross and George at school that began their life-long feud?

The reason I like this fic so much is that it surprised me. I was looking for Ross/George fics and this is one, but not only. George's character is so well-explored here that you can't help but be on his side (while understanding why the things he does offend Ross) and wish him to be happy. I'm not usually into OCs, but the one in this story is so good I loved him as much as the other characters. I went in expecting something specific, the author went another way midway through, and I loved it. The atmosphere is perfect too, it's faithful to the time period and the show/books.

The bind: I kept some ideas from the original bind, such as the color of the cover, headbands and bookmark, and the paper type, but I improved the general quality and added details. I used blue and green because they're the Warleggans' heraldy's colors in the books. The endpaper is a florentine design with golden touches, the kind of luxurious-looking stuff a 1780s nouveau riche would love. I added the Blake poem the story takes its title from at the beginning because it's one of my favorite poems ever.

New things I tried:

This is the first time I combine several elements for a cover. The green strips scared me because MATHS but they turned out good in the end. I'm still not interested in putting titles on my binds, but I think I'll keep exploring decorations of that kind.

Real endpapers. Up until now, I used paper that wasn't made for bookbinding because the thinness of true endpapers scared me, but it holds up perfectly. The book still feels strudy. And look at it, it's so FANCY.

Free vector images to make decorations. There's a wealth of free resources out there!

Huge positives:

I printed, folded, sewed, glued and trimmed this a first time, but wasn't satisfied with the cut. If you've read more than one of these posts, you know I'm desperately wrangling my guillotine into compliance. The second time, I trimmed the texblock before sewing and gluing, which is scary because the signatures are LOOSE, but it worked perfectly. The result is so fucking neat. I was ready to sandpaper the edges but didn't have to.

Look at this snuggy fat boy. This is the thickest book I've made at the A6 format, and it sits very nicely in the hand. The spine is round, the leather is smooth, and it's still very light. A pretty baby.

Details:

The typesetting: I tried many fonts (what's new) before I landed on the right one. It had to have serifs to fit with the period context. I already mentioned the decorations (I looked up georgian-period books to get inspired and discovered they weren't all that decorated, so I made those up). The drop caps are very nice.

The tree: I decided to get the most out of my printer and, after fiddling with the settings a little, got it to print in color with magnificent quality (which you can't see because of the cold light. It's cloudy today, I'm sorry).

Negatives:

The cover boards should have been wider. The pages are very close to sticking out from the edge of the cover. They're not, but it's a tight fit. I think that from now on, I'll use a 5mm "overhang" (is that the word?) instead of a 3mm one like I've learned. I like my spines too round, 3mm are not enough to compensate.

That's it this time. I don't want to brag, but I'm getting good at this (it's been a year and a half jesus).

Characteristics: Fonts: Castellar (title), Colonna MT (author name), Bell MT (text), Apex Lake (drop caps) Materials: blue and green apple leather and endpapers from Schmedt, 80g/m² Clairefontaine ivory paper, pre-made headband and synthetic ribbon.

Feel free to ask me more about materialsand fonts (or whatever), it won’t bother me at all to tell you what I used, but I’m too lazy rn to write it in this post that’s long enough already.

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Comparison (because why not):

[glamfellens]

good things about the poldark books vs the show: season 5 was made up and cant hurt me in the text bad things about the poldark books vs the show: the 11 year skip between books 7 and 8 means horace will be dead and im not emotionally ready

[mildredmost]

Hi! I hope I'm not disturbing you. I'm pretty shy usually, but my writer friends told me I should reach out and let you know.

I read your Poldark fic A Poison Tree recently. I would have left a comment like a normal person, but I liked it too much for that. So I printed and bound it so I can have it on my shelf. That's what I do with my favorite fics. I've only started bookbinding recently, so it's still amateur work, but I figured you might want pictures (even blurry ones because my camera is bad)?

I took the liberty to add the poem at the beginning, before your text, because it's one of my favorite poems ever.

Anyway, thank you for sharing that beautiful piece of writing with the world and have a nice day/night wherever you are!

I��m so so glad your writer friends encouraged you to send these pictures! This has made my year, honestly! You’ve done a gorgeous job of it, and I’m flattered beyond belief that my story is between those covers. The attention to detail is blowing me away - the ribbon book mark and the title page! Is this how it feels to be published? 😄 Just the coolest thing ever. Thank you so much for sharing these, I love it. ❤️❤️❤️

[sixteenpsyche]

open to: f muse: eric poldark, twenty-six. waiter, recluse, misanthrope and adverse to everything pop culture plot: your muse and eric are friends with benefits, except your muse is pretty obsessed with eric, and he's grown fond of seeing her whine

"I am pretty frequently confident that you like to be hurt,' Eric said, rolling his eyes as he cleaned the living room of his apartment. It was a small space, almost a studio, but he had a separate kitchen, dining room, pantry and bathroom, so he felt that he was living in more luxury than most in the city.

She was looming at the door, phone in her hand, but he knew better than to send her away, so he decided to make himself busy to better resist the irritation growing in his chest that she was even there. He'd just gotten home from a run, and though he knew not texting her back was the key to her fury, he couldn't help himself from never doing what he didn't want to do.

She was already calling him and asking if she could stop by as he finished his five mile loop, so imagined that something must be particularly pressing if she wanted to come by while the sun was out.

"You're probably going to come by even if I tell you not to, so,' he had muttered, a block away from his house while he cooled down. She was there quite quickly after he got to his front door, and he didn't have time to tidy his space the way he wanted to— he wasn't keen on impressing her, but he did want to maintain the guise of cleanliness.

"I don't even have social media, for one, secondly, you would have to be my girlfriend for me to post you on, what is it? National Girlfriend's Day?— and you're not,' he threw a dish into the sink.

"I'm not sure at what point I lead you to believe that this was going to be anything more than sex, but if I did, I need to apologize, because I don't think we're on the same page... why are you crying?"

[erius-vidi]

Mystery as body is found on beach where Dr Who & Poldark were filmed – as cops rush to scene

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[durtystars]

i don't think anyone has exactly grasped how INSANE it is that ross and elizabeth have a dedicated tarot card just for them called THE LOVERS. HELLOOOOOOOOOOO

[letojessica]

but there are dreams that cannot be.

[nervousladytraveler]

Alone--and lonely--Ross Poldark finds his thoughts wandering to his new friend, Demelza Carne. And there’s nothing odd about that...is there?

This fic grew from a lovely Anonymous prompt: character B craves intimacy, and they miss character A, so they pick up their phone, dials character A's number, but then decides not to call, because it's late, and that would be weird...right?

Set in the AU of Which By Its Splendors Rivals the Heavens (a longer fic I wrote several years ago), it’s Ross's thoughts between Chapter 11: “A Night at Nampara”, and Chapter 21: “The Descent” (which begins with Demelza receiving a cryptic and brusque text from Ross).

[scariercnidaria]

the 45 minuteification of tv episodes has been a disaster for the human race

[liebelesbe]

Bi Caroline and Dwight Enys for @nob1rdnonet!

[dawson-mercer]

“you have redeemed me. i am your humble servant and i love you” ARE TOU FUCKIN KIDDING ME

R U KIDDING ME

[mirai-desu]

10 Fictional Couples I Love

(not in any order other than my OTP of OTPs on top - see captions for names)

[boromirswife]

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[vakariaan]

Nay, Sam. I believe ‘tis your patience and kindness that have helped me so far.