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Re: J&W headcanons

[thesadchicken]

I tend to go with Wodehouse's purposefully vague idea of when the events in the Jeeves stories take place. I mean, obviously it's somewhere between the early 20s and late 30s, but I like not knowing exactly when. It's almost as if there is no War, no Great Depression, no Prohibition in the Wodehouse World. Everything is oojah-cum-spiff. I quite like that, to be honest, that sort of complete innocence. I find that not knowing exactly when things are happening makes it all the more light-hearted and happy.

My headcanons for Jeeves and Bertie's ages are only a little bit more specific. I place Jeeves as approximately 10 years older than Bertie, and I like to think that when they met Bertie was in his early-to-mid twenties.

In my mind they look a bit like they do in the TV show, but not exactly. It's hard to describe really. Let's just say that their general appearance does resemble that of the TV show, but there are little details that in my mind are different.

Other than that I have a few random headcanons I'd like to share:
- They only get together after a few years of good ol' pining
- Even when they're alone, Jeeves almost never calls Bertie by his name. He uses a myriad of terms of endearments (such as "darling", "my dear", "dearest") but never "Bertie" or "Bertram".
- Once or twice Jeeves actually does call him Bertie/Bertram, but only in cases of immediate danger. When they've had a row, Jeeves goes back to calling Bertie "sir", even when they're alone.
- Bertie keeps calling him "Jeeves" for quite some time, but eventually it becomes "Reg" or "Reggie".
- They eventually adopt a cat (Bertie with a cat is just too adorable)

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

Aaaaw kitty!

ladykeane's modern AU Bertie's Blog stories have this adorable thing where Reg calls Bertie all sorts of silly nicknames. Such as "my radiant faun" and "my peppermint". In that context it works perfectly. I highly recommend all of them.

Re: J&W headcanons

[quaffanddoff]

I am into the "dignified endearments normally, Bertram or sir occasionally" paradigm. There's also a part of me that likes "Mr. Wooster/sir" forever no matter what kind of relationship that develops.

Re: J&W headcanons

[cuddyclothes]

I prefer "Mr. Wooster" or dignified endearments but never Bertie or Bertram.

Ditto "Jeeves", with somewhere sillier endearments.

Re: J&W headcanons

[thesadchicken]

We all seem to agree hehehe
And I love the idea of Jeeves calling Bertie silly nicknames in the context of that modern AU! So sweet and funny! I really have to read that fic ~

Re: J&W headcanons

[cuddyclothes]

My favorite is "my peppermint".

Re: J&W headcanons

[thesadchicken]

OHMEGOSH THAT IS BOTH HILARIOUS AND VERY SWEET

Re: J&W headcanons

[worth_a_wound]

I think it would be a loss if Jeeves stopped using "sir" and "Mr Wooster" because I'm really into that. Dignified endearments are fine but I like thinking they keep "Jeeves" or "sir" and just change the way they say it.

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

I agree. It bothers me when first names are used, especially for Jeeves. "Reggie" and "Reginald" just don't suit him!

Re: J&W headcanons

[worth_a_wound]

I'm okay with the use "Reginald" but I don't like Jeeves using "Bertram" or "Bertie" so much. Then again I could also totally understand Bertie wishing Jeeves to call him that as a step to more intimacy or as a proof that Jeeves is relaxed around him and sees in him more than his employer.

Re: J&W headcanons

[cuddyclothes]

Wotwotleigh's "Jeeves And The Ribald Romance" has Jeeves saying "my darling Mr. Wooster", which seems absolutely perfect to me.

However, ladykeane's modern AUs use "Reg" which fits the setting. airandangels's fics also use "Reggie" and "Reg" but she makes it work. I just couldn't do it!

Re: J&W headcanons

[worth_a_wound]

Oh! "My darling Mr. Wooster" does sound absolutely perfect and just like something Jeeves would say.

"Reg" and "Reggie" sounds to me more like how Bertie would call him if he had matey feels for Jeeves. If there would have been the step "to friends" before "to lovers" then maybe I could make it work in my head.

Re: J&W headcanons

[quaffanddoff]

Not to mention, it also seems unnecessarily risky to switch between endearments in private and formal honorifics in public. Could easily result in an incriminating slip-up.

Re: J&W headcanons

[worth_a_wound]

Indeed.

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

Awesome headcanon I came across on Tumblr (https://dorkshadows.tumblr.com/post/113749310661/i-might-kind-of-sort-of-be-developing-a-headcanon) and immediately adopted for myself:

I might kind of sort of be developing a headcanon for young!Jeeves. Since he worked at an all girls’ boarding school in his adolescence, one of the girls could have been lazy about her classes and bribed him to crossdress and attend in her place (when he’s off-duty). And going by Bertie’s descriptions of him, Jeeves probably was pretty enough to do that.

Re: J&W headcanons

[thesadchicken]

OH ME GOSH YES? YES!
Someone needs to write the fanfic!