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Yahweh, Jesus, Lord, God above, please bring my family back together.

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exams and getting back into uni work is not helping the In The Fast Lane update 😭 I wanna write but everything else is busy rn

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one girl is the cage, one is the key to freedom

Regardless of which of these ships I consider the superior in terms of actual connection and a healthy bond...

I will never get over this fact:

Thinking of Claire trapped Carmy into one of the worst damaging cycles he has ever been in

And thinking of Sydney has gotten him out of MULTIPLE moments of crisis when his past, the full swing of his trauma, is at his worst. Sydney got him out of it. SYDNEY GOT HIM OUT OF IT.

Carmy has contradicted himself multiple times.

Whatever peace (or absence of mind) he feels around Claire, I think it's just numbness, back to my theory of the being anesthesia.

he is not experiencing peace in the first gif, but he does in the second; you can see it on his face.

There is a reason Carmy goes to reflect on their relationship and try to talk to Claire in the freezer while all his conversations with Sydney happen in the light.

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sydcarmy f1 au: formula 1 edition (chapter 2) 🏁

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61913656/chapters/158391334#workskin

pls comment and let me know your thoughts :)) 🏎️

username: lecham44 on AO3

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sydcarmy au: formula 1 edition

archiveofourown.org/works/61913656…

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61913656/chapters/158312953

pls have a read and let me know your thoughts 🏎️

username: lecham44 on AO3

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The Art of a Slowburn

Besides the commonality of Jon Bernthal playing a partner/brother, there's also the art of the slow burn happening in Twd and the Bear- and yes, I know, different writers can't quite compare. But the art of foreshadowing is always the same. If you didn't see the show spoilers ahead I'll provide a recap if you don't care to watch Twd.

Here's the gist of the show: Rick wakes up from a coma and finds his wife and son. He is fighting off the end of the world and zombies and reunites with his family along the way- his wife dies during childbirth, and literally 3 episodes later, amid Rick's grieving, Michonne arrives.

The matching! They're showing and hinting at the audience early on; these two are a great match.

More matching:

Was it the stares, I wondered? It's something richonners loved to analyze while the burn was slow. Particulary, Rick stares at Michonne like Carmy. They focus on this so you can get a feel of the main character's reaction to their love interest. For me, it's the preceding scenes that hinted at Richonne, and I'll compare them with Sydcarmy in a second:

But check out his flirting- there was much gaslighting on the ship. People said we were overthinking; they were just friends, and she was like a brother to Rick and a partner he lost in Shane. But Michonne fulfilled both for RIck- she was a partner and wife. Just as Sydney is a partner to Carmy.

Now let's talk about the dialogue and preceding scenes. In season 4, the prison is calm- domesticated. Rick is taking a break from the violence and is almost making peace with his wife's death. At this point, we don't know about Michonne's history, but Hershel- Rick's advisor- says this before Michonne arrives from being on the road.

(Things break, but they can still grow- a new plant, a new family tree. They hint at the Grimes 2.0 family after Lori's death. Right after Hershel says this- Michonne arrives.)

Plants? Family tree? Things growing you say?

Sydcarmy's preceding scenes hint at a ship:

Also, can I mention the tension? Here’s the thing: Rick treated Michonne differently than the rest of his found family. Just like Carmy. He listened to Michonne's advice early on—what Michonne wants goes. Sound familiar?

Even amid Michonne Challenging him as Sydney challenges Carmy- you can feel the closeness- the partnership and trust growing between them.

Jessie/ Claire, a blast from the past.

In TWD, Jessie represents Lori (Rick's dead wife) before Richonne happens. We got the Jessie storyline- a big session of major gaslighting here; some WD fans figured Jessie would replace Andrea, Rick's love/partner in the comics. But it didn't make any sense to us- they built all this tension and closeness between Rick and Michonne, and suddenly, Jessie happens?

Then they point to the signs visually- such as Jessie wearing a plaid shirt, the same style his wife Lori wore when he last saw her alive.

Lori's ghost:

Jessie & Claire, and nothing thereafter.

Rick doesn't sleep with Jessie, but after their kiss the night before, Jessie touches Rick's face, and he feels nothing for her- even after he stares at his wedding ring. When Richonne becomes Cannon in the very next episode, the first shot we see is Rick's wedding ring on the dresser- showing us he's past his grief and is in a new place to be with Michonne, his soulmate.

Comparing to Carmy and Claire. After he declares Claire his girlfriend they sleep together he feels nothing because dating her was all about getting past his grief with Mikey.

In this same episode, they do more proceeding scenes hinting at Richonne happening. When Deanna, the town leader, asks Michonne to look into what she wants after they get through the herd. They cut to scenes of Michonne caring for Carl- Rick's son.

But all this foreshadowing- I should get into the cinematography parallels that honored Lori's role and show Michonne fulfilling the matriarch of the family just as Sydney honors Mikey. But this is enough for now. Maybe a part 2 I got plenty more comparisons.

The same will happen with Carmy and Sydney- the show gives us clear obstacles that stop Sydney and Carmy from slowing down, taking a look, and realizing their feelings for each other. For carmy to get to that place, he has to get past his grief.

I think, if anything, if this is the last season and they don't end with a kiss, Storer is hinting at it. Like the bear, the pairing was planned from the beginning and you. Tell by the foreshadowing and if people really watched, they could see the signs.

One last thing, this was a comment once richonne became cannon and it's so similar to sydcarmy. Tells you all about how misdirection in slow burns work with most audience. When a ship becomes cannon some say wow! I didn't see that comingʻ where there's been hints from the start..when it's planned.

I saw their relationship develop in a platonic kind of way, and it was a complete surprise for me when they got together. Now, looking back, I'm so embarrassed because it was so obvious all along.

Be safe, and Happy Holidays, Folks!

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Thank you for all the kind words about A Matter of Taste, (something I wrote as a reward to myself for writing 100 pages of my own book haha). I wasn't sure if anyone would even be interested in reading the fic, so it made me happy to read the comments.

I can't reply individually to each comment at the moment, but I just wanted to send a message out to the ether saying I'm so grateful to anyone who reads anything I write. It's hard to be creative when life is life-ing, so I truly appreciate it. ❤️

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if The Bear was an animated series

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before, in-between and after

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not to sound like a total hater

actually fuck it

to sound like a total hater, im actually so over claire (and the actress) i dont want to see anything about her and I already know im going to be fast forwarding all her scenes because im just soooooooo over it and she just gives me such an ick and i miss the comforting vibes of season 1!!!!

just give me sydcarmy so we can all be in peace dammit

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I just have never been able to believe that the Bear won’t end with a parallel to s1 ending: Carmy and Sydney together, cooking, being a family, laughing, creating their legacy. They never know if their story is gonna make it past one season so that first finale tells their intentions. Sure, tv stories change, creators will go in a different direction, and often they lose their way and mess it up badly. Just as often the additional seasons they weren’t sure would happen are the twists and turns, but all getting us back to the intended resolution. The story begins with a tragedy but they insist it is a comedy. All will be right in the end. There’s funerals, birthdays, weddings, holidays. Life and death and everything in between. This is a family story, a community story. No one is leaving for another restaurant or shifting to a fine art career, the restaurant will pull through, sydcarmy as partners (I’m praying in all senses of the word but shipping is a raw deal so it’s hard to trust completely) will be endgame.

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IS THE BEAR NATION AWAKE BECAUSE PROMO FOR SEASON 4 SHOWS DONNA AND SYDNEY TALKING

AND SYDNEY SAYING “THIS JUST FEELS LIKE … THE ONE” OVERLAYING A SCENE OF CARMY

I AM NOT OK. NEED THIS IN FRONT OF MY EYES RIGHT NOW.

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Thousand miles apart

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high school sydcarmy halloween!!!!! 🎃 im so hype for halloween this year

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chapter 1 of my sydcarmy going to the renaissance tour fic :)

(as you'll quickly gather, it's very very serious)

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The 9th Episode Parallels

The episode begins with NIN playing for a montage.

Potent Blue lighting

Sydney and her Jacket

Carmy and the alley

A talk and realization with Jimmy

Finishing the call with Claire

Carmy's strange currencies monologue while thinking of her

Last but never least- significant sydcarmy moments

Since I'm not showing up in the tags for some reason:

@currymanganese @whenmemorydies @brokenwinebox @mitocamdria @turbulenthandholding @anxietycroissant @alwaysrunningoutoftime @moodyeucalyptus @vacationship @ambeauty @angelica4equity