#I love playing with my dolls

[wellcomeoneileen]

A queer as folk season 3 what-if I like to imagine is what if the season hasn’t started with Justin off with Ethan (just ignore the S2 implications for a second) and Brian is still working for Stockwell.

I think Brian would have still done it, because of his pre-series priorities that he’s battling the whole show, of getting the hell out of Pittsburg, being financially successful, and crafting top-tier campaigns.

He would just be fighting with Justin about it, who I think in this version of Ethan-less events would have not only his personal political beliefs as anti-Stockwell but also his PIFA friends would be appalled by the whole situation (not to mention Daphne!) so he’d also have some discomfort and embarrassment about his two worlds clashing. (Ironically, I see him repeatedly being a bit hands off when “the family” is haranguing Brian for his choices, so I think his in-group peer pressure would be a new and disquieting experience for him.)

To be clear, Justin very obviously accepts Brian, with just momentary and plot-needed lapses of trust. The way he handled this situation in canon S3 was great. This "what-if" is very focused on this conflict not as Justin wanting Brian to change, but as a means for Justin to explore what he really thinks about himself.

And this conflict would be a wonderful place to highlight Britin's class and political divide - Justin grew up wealthy and is benefitting now from his wealthy boyfriend, his liberal beliefs are somewhat protected. Meanwhile, Brian has this innate competitive drive from his own upbringing that lends itself to an Ayn Rand sort of philosophy, which is also at conflict with how he wants to live his personal life.

Them learning from each other that they are both holding convictions that don’t really account for the nuanced life they lead and that of their friends, would have been a really cool relationship conflict whilst also pushing the maturation of their individual characters.

And, it gets at the heart of their eternal issue: two people who are growing up throughout the series figuring out what they want out of life and believe.

Like the Ethan plot DID address “what do you want/how do you see yourself” but I like this thought experiment since it gets to their individual core characteristics instead of purely relationship philosophies, and then puts those core characteristics into a relationship conflict so we can have both!

Plus! This also leads into my dream S5 where instead of Justin wanting babies at 22 years old he's having to process the incessant artistic disappointments he faced throughout the show, and struggled with the universal crisis of do I have to sellout to be an adult or can I realistically pursue my dreams.

[ricksanchezbignaturals]

silverv may not technically be "canon" but in actuality they are realer than all these other mfs

[sorrelkeys]

goin to school ^^

[lettucefather]

BEACH EPISODE

that thing is NOT his size

[breadsandwiches]

You know that custody battle is going to be rough

[literallyjusttoa]

"A Jester can mock, and the King cannot fight

For the gift of free thought is the jester's one right."

A sweet golden prince who lived up in the sky,

Listened to his families' terrible fights,

The ceiling would rumble, the tile would shake,

The throne room was fragile, and soon it would break.

He'd attempt to speak, but it never went right,

His father would rage, and he'd lose every fight,

As decades passed by, it soon became clear,

The King saw his son as a monster to fear.

The Prince quickly followed every command,

Only to be trapped by his father's cruel hand,

Years of destruction with no end in sight,

This war would not end with a large act of might.

And so the Prince stopped fighting fire with fire,

And instead he pulled out his golden stringed lyre,

Since he had no respect, he would leave the King's cage,

And swap out the throne room for a shining stage.

He taunted with wit and he giggled with guile,

And even his sorrow he shared with a smile,

His father's gaze lessened, his temper was tame,

As his once "Golden Prince" treated life like a game.

The centuries passed and the mirth never ceased,

The sun never set on the first son of Greece,

He danced for his siblings and bit down his pain,

Since each peal of laughter meant there'd be less rain.

There's only one role for which there are no rules,

So who is the jester, and who is the fool?

[that1notetaker]

I love prophecies and the battle of Bond of Choice versus Bond of Obligation.

[lunarharp]

..polly pocket au.. (<- a type of doll.)

[ctwinsduo]

me when the... when the.. the duo... when the tnt- 💥💥💥

[saucefunk]

this line delivery has been stuck in my head recently

[srdcovka]

kiki nicole / george bellows / 911 3x5 / george bellows / 911 3x5 / 911 5x13 / rainer maria rilke / 911 5x13 / kaveh akbar / st sebastian tended by irene / 911 7x9

[saltseashark]

space airport show :-)

[stuffyflowers]

Strike a Pose!

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

The blue Barnaby and Howdy artpieces match!!!!!

omg...

they're flirting i just know it...

[verysmallcyborg]

i am of the belief that fornax should wear more open shirts

[non-newtonian-id]

this is complete insanity on my part because i thought about PIDW!Shang Qinghua a little too much but

he and PIDW!Mu Qingfang were in love. to me.

they never actual got together before og!sqh died but there was mutual pining happening

trust, i spoke to airplane himself (<- guy being delusional about two double fictional characters (characters that are fictional within a factional setting))