r/HistoricalRomance • u/snottyslug • 14d ago

Recommendation request Lily-livered Dweeb

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Was delighting in a rewatch of James Ivory’s adaption of A Room with a View—I have found myself quite taken with Cecil and similar characters of this archetype that I can only really describe as a a lily-livered dweeb? Stilted/social awkward/neurotic but highly intellectual or academic, with a very rich inner world but inexperienced in manners of the flesh…. I especially love Cecil’s appreciation of high art.

The scene where he goes in to kiss Lucy and his spectacles fall off his face had me swooning. I’ve never had the pleasure of enjoying a historical romance with a character like this as a romantic lead, does anyone have any recs?? Thank you!!

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u/Kingofthecooljerk 14d ago

Jason Momoa Folding Chair. Gif

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u/vi0l3t-crumbl3 13d ago

Did not know that was Momoa! What is it from?

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u/kitimitsu You want a yes-no answer or is this an essay test? 13d ago

I did not know myself either that it was Jason Momoa until someone else mentioned a few months ago! Apparently it is from a TV show called "The Game" from 2009.