#Jack Rodriguez

[secondgenerationnerd]

what type of engagement rings do the omega girls wear?

So Irey doesn’t wear an engagement ring. She has a simple wedding band, but her engagement “ring” was a Ruby necklace shaped like a flower, their daughter’s birthstone and his nickname for them both (“flower” and “baby flower”)

Colin proposed with a beautiful ring set made by a local artist, this is the closest I can find to what’s in my mind:

Lian told Jai he could propose with a ring pop and she’d say yes. He proposed with this instead, knowing her love of dark metals and red things:

And, well, Mar’i loves her nickname “Star” and has always wanted something meaningful but fairly simple. Jon found this and she loved it:

Bonus!! This is the ring that Xander and Jack proposed to Avery with, making her laugh and cry:

[marmoladon]

Based on this

[john-ts-sh-ai]

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[blighted-elf]

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines - A Song For My Favourite Characters (insp)

[lostfan23]

[sockich]

CAN WE PLEASE ARGUE ONE INSANE THING AT A TIME?

[kxlluaz]

on my first rewatch of étoile and during episode 2 when Jack is telling Cheyenne she can't "come to new york and piss off the entire company in one fell swoop" (something around those lines, close to verbatim) I remembered how sometime after this moment is when Tobias over in Paris practically does the same thing, calling the entire French company to rehearsal just to not cast all of them and Geneviève says something nearly identical to him. I think its really cool how Tobias and Cheyenne are simultaneously opposites and parallels, kind of like a path forking in the road that leads to two very different outcomes (at least so far).

For different reasons and under different circumstances, they are both incredibly passionate about the work they do, in the sense that they are very particular about their personal art and will prioritize it over everything else. But the reason they turn out rather differently despite starting so similar is because Tobias gets someone in his life who is willing to support him how he needs in order to be freed from the pressures that are making it hard for him to do what he loves. Most people aren't willing to *learn* Tobias and work with him. When Gabin does, it also helps Tobias to start getting better at doing the same, to being more receptive to the collaborative aspect of art.

Side note, I know just how hard this is also as an autistic person who works in live entertainment tech. As much as I enjoy "working with others," it has taken me *years* to make progress in actually working WITH others and not just working around or near them. I can get so caught up in my personal vision of the way things "need to be" or "should be," and forget that the work I do and love inherently *needs* the ideas and experience of many, and is also all the more amazing for it.

But back to Cheyenne. Cheyenne has a similar mentality about the art she creates, like Tobias-- again, with many other factors involved, but what I'm trying to get at is they both come across the same way to most people in the show. She too feels more and more hopeless about the work she does. She explicitly states that she does not enjoy or love it, but it is her calling in this world, her obligation. What she was born to do. Tobias and Cheyenne both have a passion for what they do, and lose it more throughout the show. But where Tobias' love for his work is reinstilled through the support of another, Cheyenne's pressures are furthered and her turmoil worsens. She is not shown understanding or support, but rather her concerns are brushed off (i.e. the slip) and expectations are worsened. Cheyenne doesn't get a Gabin in her life who is willing to stick around, understand her, and help her change.

In the case of the job offer, she's ecstatic discovering something that she feels will rekindle her love for dance. She realizes how she can channel her passion in a way that *she* enjoys and is much healthier for her (physically and mentally). But ultimately, she's the one who gets shit from everyone else involved, despite doing nothing wrong. Geneviève only sees Cheyenne as her étoile, as her top dancer that makes the National money. Once Nicholas recovers, Jack rescinds the offer, understandably so, but he could've avoided getting Cheyenne caught in these crossfires in the first place had he waited to ask her until Nicholas had passed. He's also upset at Cheyenne, for making Geneviève upset at him, and ultimately Geneviève and Jack act like a divorced couple using their child as an outlet for their frustrations with one another. Don't even get me started on Gael just being... Gael. Love him in some ways, but he really could've handled things with Cheyenne better to say the least. Basically, Cheyenne is trying to make herself happy while also being obligated to make everyone else happy, and since it's impossible to please everyone, is turned against entirely instead AND loses the singular light at the end of the tunnel she found. Cheyenne's crash out was so incredibly valid, and it was so heartbreaking to see her get an entirely different outcome from Tobias at the end of season 1, having both started from the exact same spot and being taken in the exact opposite directions.

All this is to say, I really hope Cheyenne gets in season 2 what Tobias got for season 1: somebody to offer her a hand to pull herself up with, to help her take the first step so she can continue the journey.

I know I had a lot more evidence and points to make, like the choreographer for I Married Myself, but I've been pacing in my kitchen typing this for the past half hour and still have episode 2 paused in front of my dinner. I can GLADLY talk about this more and in more detail, since there really is so much to unpack with Tobias and Cheyenne's characters and how they're treated so differently due to their occupational roles (and, dare I say, genders and perceived neurotypes as well). But for now, to those of you who got this far, I hope you enjoyed this accidental mini-character-analysis-rant. Go watch étoile. Or watch it again like me if you already finished it.

[mintcrows]

been dabbling into vtmb. i like becky (+ some practice doodles)

[asylumpixie]

成沫了

Jack：Looks like the victim was brutally sliced in to multiple pieces

Nines：It's over here, Sarge

[art-flordesalonviejo]

I've been thinking about this stupid comic since the dialogue "you're too good for him" appeared because the first thing I thought was "I'm the one who runs errands, dude, I'm not fucking him."

But then when I talked to laCroix with all his "You are my best agent, don't let them take you away from me, blah blah blah," I thought, "Well, it seems that I am, . . . fuck."

[secondgenerationnerd]

How would dick react to jack calling him dad

I don’t think it registers to either of them in the moment.

Like

Jack: Hey, Dad?

Dick: Yeah Kiddo?

Jack: have you seen my dance bag?

Dick: by Mar’i’s in the coat closet!

Later, it hits them both and they just have a moment of like “is that okay?” “Absolutely it is” and a hug

Mar’i: Should I have Grandbat call the adoption guy?

[giyuulatte]

unfortunately, i didn’t realize that cheyenne and gael were even together fr i genuinely just thought they were fuck buddies, so that one’s on me

[arsont-t]

Hear me out, the bioshock cast but they are all working in a corporation (Andrew's) and it's a "the office" like romcom/sitcom.

[easthighseblos]

my boys 🥹

[etoileincorrectquotes]

Jack: *sneezes*

Gael: Hey, Jack sneezes like a girl.

Jack: Well, how about I pound you like a boy?

Gael: ...

Jack: That didn't come out right.

[bloodlinessave]

" Well, well, looky who made it back in one piece. How was Santa Monica, kiddo? "

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