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really love dynamics that are like 'it honestly doesn't matter if you view them as romantic or platonic, the point is that they love each other. the type of love is inconsequential, all that matters is that it's there'. gotta be one of my favorite genders.

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trope i really like is self-loathing characters desperate for the catharsis of punishment for frankly rather selfish reasons who r also obsessed with repeatedly pressing others into hating them and hurting them as essentially a method of self harm. yes baby continue making it worse for urself and everybody around u instead of doing an actually productive and effective journey of improvement and redemption

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Crashing out today because Chuck Hansen is officially dead in our timeline and it's been almost a week.

He died thinking the only thing he was good at was being a Jaeger pilot, that the only thing he had in life was that he was useful in becoming a sacrificial lamb. The Greek levels of hero tragedy for that little Australian boy. All the glory and all the honor for the man who exploded himself with a giant bomb because that was the right thing to do. Help was there, but they couldn't reach him. It was saving him or saving the world. The boy who died so his father and dog could live. The boy who with his last breath seeks to make his father truly proud of him, because that's all he ever wanted.

Since he mother died, all he knew were the giant monsters of steel he seemed fated to pilot and the last thing he knew was the screeching of the metal trying to shield him from the blast. Until he became one with his Jaeger and disappeared with it, leaving nothing behind.

The man who got interviewed at the start of the movie and was asking "are you still going to Hong Kong?" and replied "what else there's to do?"

Fated to die, fated to be the last line between the ending of the world and a chance to save them all.

The youngest ranger in the history of the Kaiju war survived the falling of the program and kept on fighting until he saw his mission accomplished.

He's dead and in the pacrim universe, that's the only reason why there still exists a tomorrow.

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But when I drop Chuck waking up after surviving Pitfall and this song if playing in the background as Herc recounts his pov...

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Hello I think the rage and grief of those two would have made them fistfight AT LEAST a couple of times at first and got then grounded for a whole ass year.

But jaegers were falling down like flies, right? And they would do anything to be out there in their jaeger killing those monsters. Greater than their grief, it's their determination to end the lives of the aliens that took their mom and brother away from them. Especially when Herc and Scott are still out there, you know. Raleigh would never want the kid (Chuck) to lose the rest of his family the way he lost his.

I know you've heard of the "Raleigh becomes Chuck's co-pilot in Striker after Herc got hurt during Mutavore" AU.

Now, I present you with the "Chuck becomes Raleigh's co-pilot in G. Danger since Scott is not an asshole who can still pilot Striker with Herc and Yancy got hurt during Knifehead".

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Raleigh Becket came back from retirement and Mako Mori made her debut to completely and utterly humiliated the kaijus participating in the first double event in the history of the Kaiju war.

One of them had wings and the other made all electric Kaiju useless and they lost.

They??? Gagged Otachi by literally cutting its tongue and then cutting his wings in space??

Shot Leatherback until it was dead and then they turned around to shoot at it some more?!?!!!?

And that was after global leaders publicly said that the Jaeger Program was over.

They got Chuck Hansen playing cheerleader.

RALEIGH DETONATED LADY DANGER ON THEIR OWN UNIVERSE WHILE HUGGING THE INCINERATED BODY OF SLATTERN?

Imagine you were a fan of Lady Danger and the Becket brothers back in the day, just to be alive during the double event.

Pure glory.

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Should I upload a version with better resolution?

That double event was craaaaaazy. Can't believe I was there to watch it live on TV.

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Not gonna lie, might have to drop an update to love lines to survive the angst of knowing pitfall happened this week and Chuck Hansen died.

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Yancy's last words were "listen to me, Raleigh" and then Raleigh never heard his voice again.

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Haha do you think about how when Herc stopped the clock of the apocalypse, he metaphorically stopped the clock on his son's existence?

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Chaleigh for comfort + Herc and Mako <3

Herc collapsing in the floor with relied and disbelief because he can't believe all the kids survived Pitfall.

Mako and Raleigh falling asleep on both sides of Chuck in the aftermath of Pitfall.

Chuck having an identity crisis because his life centered on being a ranger and Raleigh doing his best to find out who Chuck Hansen is when he's allowed to actually live.

Raleigh giving CPR to Chuck to save his life and Chuck being so embarrassed about it... Because his teen self used to have fantasies about it lol.

Mako and Chuck making jokes about Raleigh being half alien now.

Raleigh being at peace at the way G. Danger went down. Chuck holding a private funeral to Striker Eureka, the Jaeger that despite it all, ended up saving Chuck's life.

Chuck mourning Striker like an actual parent because of how deeply attached he was to it and Raleigh walking him through the cycle of grief.

Chuck asking about Yancy and Raleigh healing a bit more each time he talks about his brother.

Chuck and Raleigh bonding over repairing stuff because Chuck is a wonderful mechanic and Raleigh got used to the work while he was employed on the Wall.

Raleigh adopting a stray dog.

Raleigh hugging Mako during Pentecost's funeral and Chuck staying near in case she needs anything.

Mako walking Max to give Raleigh and Chuck some time to sort out their feelings for each other in the kwoon.

Chuck realizing that it was easier for Herc to show his feelings of protection towards Rals because he doesn't know how to bridge the gap in his relationship with Chuck.

Herc realizing Chuck was taking out on Raleigh a lot of his frustration with himself, because he thought he needed to prove to everyone that he was the best (that Chuck deserved to be loved, celebrated, that his existence meant something).

Raleigh being happy that Chuck survived on Herc's behalf, but knowing the scar it'd leave Chuck now that he survived his copilot.

Chuck crying when he tells everyone that he felt Pentecost cut their connection, so they wouldn't feel each other die in the drift.

Raleigh and Chuck sitting side by side as they watch the sun rise on a new day.

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Chaleigh for comfort???

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now you're speaking my language

The Kwoon has a language of its own. A month after Pitfall, Raleigh and Chuck learn to speak their own version of it.

Written for day 2 of @lastdaysofwar : Mistakes/Language/Apologies

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the lack of chaleigh content is getting to me guys.

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"oh wow i thought this fandom was dead" you ignorant slut no fandom is ever truly dead. there will always always always be at least three mentally unwell freaks on the internet irrelevant-posting about their little blorbo(s) who have not been relevant for fifty years. this is the way of the world and they are stronger than you will ever be you FOOL

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Chuck Hansen survived pitfall today 😀😀😀😀