#Faceman

[manypeople36]

Always look good

[80sheaven]

Dirk Benedict as Templeton "Faceman" Peck (The A-Team)

[warrenhmuck]

Without Reservations (The A-Team) is just Shootout (Starsky and Hutch) in different clothes.

It just so happens I am personally victimised by both seeing as my FAVOURITE in each show is the one bleeding out on the floor of an Italian restaurant.

gifs from @aceofwhump and @the-wandering-whumper

[jazzandpizazz]

Face and Murdock

[torturedblue]

Behold, the true self Leo is hiding behind The Face Man. Dr. Hugs-A-Lot

I honestly think Leo loves hugs just as much as Mikey does, and would openly offer/give them more often, but he probably considers it some kind of image issue and doesn’t like initiating them as much because of that. He clearly loves them more than he lets on if his moments as a baby and while sick and delirious are any indicator

[mdatrash33]

[euphoric-deadlights]

👨🏼‍❤️‍👨🏻

[frankie4short]

I absolutely love Leo- I draw him way too much haha

[sabrondabrainrot]

🐢💙✨🗡️

Drew myself a turtle!!! I love Leonardo so much!!! This boy!!! RAGH!!!

My friend wasn't feeling well so I thought of them while drawing this hence the crane but I soon learned trying to add a ton of cranes was not in my heart of the cards.

[hawkp]

HELLO???? FACE SAID HE LOVES MURDOCK?????? HELLO??????????

[facedock]

Face: Unmasked – The A-Team (TV) [Archive Of Our Own]

Rated T for language and heavy themes of internalized ableism 12,188 words, 9/9 chapters, completed

Summary:

Face was slipping. He needed to get out of there. There was too much noise. He’d been forcing himself to interact with other people too much, too long. He needed to get out of there.

Autistic!Face learning to cope with not being able to mask as well as he used to.

[Read on AO3]

[desertthorn]

Ok, I'm getting caught up in Face and BA's practically non-existent relationship. I could go on forever, but I'm on mobile with long nails, so I'll stick to some bullet points for now to preserve my sanity.

•One thing I've noticed is how fucking difficult it is to find examples of Face and BA interacting. Just them standing next to each other is a whole lot of work to track down. 9 times out of 10 Face is next to Hannibal or Murdock where he feels most comfortable, ironically the same goes for BA. BA will take an order from Face at the appropriate times, but when they stand next to each other, they hardly ever interact if at all. One exception is that BA doesn't tend to react to anything Face says unless he's angry like in 'Black Day at Bad Rock' and 'Chopping Spree' or unless he's making fun of Face. In fact, I've noticed BA almost only ever teases Face. He yells a lot at Murdock and will argue with Hannibal, but he will outright make fun of Face.

It's also some of the only times BA smiles and laughs. Nearly every time this happens, BA isn't looking at Face at the time. He'll have his eyes on the road or being doing something with his hands that his eyes never leave. When Face ever tries to engage with BA, there is almost no reaction at all.

Face just waits for the tiniest nod before he moves on.

But once in a great while we get something like this:

This is one of the only times I can think of that they actually have a conversation. Face is complaining like he does, and BA responds with something insightful.

So to sum up, minus orders, there are basically three types of interactions between them.

1- BA mostly ignores Face while Face tries to talk to him.

2- BA teasing Face.

3- BA is angry at Face.

So why do you think that is?

• Here's what I've been thinking about.

Face lies for a living, BA doesn't like lying. Let's start there. I think when Face looks at BA and tries to talk to him, BA chooses to not react because it gives him the upper hand. Can't get scammed if you don't play your part. Not that he thinks he's being scammed, but BA has seen enough to almost always have his guard up. There is a lot of respect for Hannibal that let's BA feel more comfortable around him and with Murdock he gets affection whether he wants it or not, that's just how Murdock rolls. So for BA he's not making a choice until it comes to his interactions with Face. Now for Face, he has the same thing with Hannibal and Murdock, no emotional work needed there, but when it comes to BA he's at a loss. He can't scam his way into friendship with BA, but he can't be too genuine either. It's in his nature to also have his guard up, so there are two walls put up between them at all times. The biggest difference is you can tell Face wants to be friends with BA and despite the walls, Face trusts his friend/not friend probably more than he realizes. The poor kid was probably pretty lonely as a child so having this little family means a lot to him even if he is somewhat unaware of it. When Face tries to leave, he address the whole team, but it's BA who responds first. It seems to kinda take Face by surprise. So he tries to make light of the situation. Look at the two of them at the end here:

It's probably the only time they've ever embraced and it's clearly uncomfortable, but neither of them hesitates. Their guards both drop for just long enough to be friends. I know everyone focuses on Murdock in this scene, but I always notice this more.

•One last thing I'd like to add is from 'Black Day at Bad Rock'.

While Face is pacing back and forth in Dr. Sullivan's living room talking about how BA is gonna kill him, Hannibal says "Face, BA loves you." When Face doubles back and says "he does?" Hannibal responds, "Told me himself" (those lines are from memory and may be a little off, but the intention remains). Face is genuinely taken aback by every time he is informed of or experiences BA's affection for him, cuz he honestly can't see it 90% of the time.

Then there's this:

It was one of the only times we see them make eye contact and see BA smile. I'm not gonna get into much more here than BA starting angry and ending with him making fun of Face, there's too much here lol, but this is the best example of their dynamic.

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I've gotta go, I can only type with one finger for so long, but I've been sitting on this and had to get it out. Feel free to add on!

[80sheaven]

The A Team poster from the 1980s.

[warrenhmuck]

In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a Military Court for a crime they didn't commit.

In 1972, we can suppose Face looked like his pb.

So, in 1972 the Military Court convicted this innocent ickle baby-

-those Monsters.

[jazzandpizazz]

the boys!!

[aceofwhump]

The A-Team 5x05 "Theory of Revolution"