Fic rec: Benediction: sistermercury: m/m

[leoraine]

Title: Benediction
Author: sistermercury
Pairing and genre: m/m, hurt/comfort, missing scenes
Characters: Marcus Keane, Tomas Ortega, Peter Osborne,
Spoilers: season 1 and 2, 2x05
Word Count:  8,698 

Summary: "I had to see." Tomas starts weakly, and something inside Marcus begs for both of them to stop; Begging Tomas because he doesn't want to know, can't hear about another goddamn vision, not tonight. Begging himself, because something's gone wrong and his self-righteousness can wait. It won't be the first time Marcus fails to follow his own good advice.
"No," Marcus spits viciously. "You let it in. Again."

Missing Scenes set after 'There But for the Grace of God Go I' as Marcus realizes what it means to be responsible for Tomas Ortega.
Spoilers for S1 and 2.

Recced: This is a great post-ep to 2x05, dealing with the outcome of Tomas' vision at the house. It's written really in character and breathtakingly. Can't recommend this enough:) If you enjoy the fic, please leave kudos or a comment for the author in support:)

Link: Archive of Our Own 

Vid rec: Lean on Me: vidder E.Jamie

[leoraine]

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Vidder: E.Jamie
Recced: Lovely choice of song. It's a great tribute to the relationships on the show, with soft editing and a strong story. If you enjoy the vid, please leave a thumbs up or a comment to the vidder in support:)


 

Vid rec: Believer: vidder E.Jamie

[leoraine]

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Vidder: E. Jamie
Recced: I really like this video, the well placed cuts,  the rhythm, the story. I think the song choice is great for Marcus. If you enjoy the vid, please, let the author know:)




 

Tracking down Marcus's bracelets

[sidleypkhermit]

I guess this is an ideal post for the comm, since tumblr kept glitching and refusing to reblog this post with my best guesses at answering the costuming questions! So, Ben Daniels gave us a close-up of his wrist getting the character tattoo drawn on. As Jez points out, he tagged #stbenedict, suggesting that that's the saint shown on his silver medallion.

In the full tweet, he's also tagged the Twitter account of M. Cohen Designs and Laura Downes Jewellery. It looks like the blue beads (with what Jez identifies as a Greek evil eye in the middle) are from this Laura Downes collection. For the US costume hunter, I've seen lookalikes of this style at Michaels craft stores for a couple bucks.

The piece above the blue beads is a little trickier, but:



Sharpening the image of the zipper-looking chain thing, I believe what we're looking at is the Woven Double Stack Mini Skull Bracelet, available to the public for a mere $450. The skull, of course, is a timeless symbol of mortality and reminder to the pious that human life is transitory and only the divine is eternal. Where and from whom Father Marcus picked up a $450 goth designer bracelet -- apparently between seasons 1 and 2 -- is an exercise for the reader.