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masterdetectivexx · 1 year ago
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After the last manga case, what do you think Muga Iori will contribute to the show?
Do you belive he is Akais dad? Is he just a random former psb? Will his character be more important in the future, what are your thoughts?
My thoughts on Muga and predictions for his future remains the same. Updates to my ongoing Rum arc theories are always available in my pinned blog archive. Here are my ongoing Iori Muga speculations:
I don't think he can be Akai Tsutomu without not only involving APTX side effects into the picture, but also disguise/plastic surgery, since he doesn't resemble him whatsoever. There are currently no indications to both.
I don't think Gosho would randomly introduce a former NPA agent, have him become at least on par with Furuya Rei and then have him not serve a vital role in the main plot whatsoever.
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prisile · 1 month ago
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8:11 art dump lolll i only really post on twitter but ill do here for fun
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im-just-a-dumb-gay · 7 months ago
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Cats artdump 2 (plus doll)
Besides drawing I also love to crochet so I made this boi 4 years ago
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I tried practicing faces with Tugger
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Drew other cats besides Tugger and Misto!
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I will forever be proud of this picture of my Catsona
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So, at one point I did watch the movie. (My college had a thing where you could watch certain movies for free on an official website if you were a student) Originally to hate watch but I did in the end kinda enjoy it. Was Misto less sassy...yes. was Bustopher gross...yes. But! I loved Cassandra. For the Musical Tugger is my favorite, but Cassandra is my favorite in the movie. When she eventually got cat nipped I felt so bad for her. I also like to think that her and Demeter are together since they're always close to each other. And I also headcannon that Deut adopted both Cassandra and Munkustrap. I also have this whole theory about Cassandra, Grizabella, the windmill girls and Macavity 's girls.
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My theory is pretty much based on a poster of the windmill girls. Since Cassandra shows so much hostility, I thought that her and Grizabella were close...until something happened. Looking at Macavity's girls, they kinda look like Cassandra. The windmill girl poster has a moon and 4(can't remember on the top of my head) girls dancing. The moon represents Grizabella while the girls dancing were Cassandra's sisters. Because of what Grizabella (and probably Bombularina too) did, Cassandra lost her family and now has issues with trust. How can she be sure Victoria won't betray them like Grizabella? What is she loses her family once again? It's why she is so fierce and protective. It's why she didn't necessarily attack Bomba when Macavity's girls started to circle her. They're still her sisters and she doesn't want to hurt them.
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4aceclover · 8 months ago
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Shadow house outfits (slight manga spoilers)
Anybody who has seen shadows house knows about the outfits that Emilio and her Shadow Master's friends where but many people are still confused as to how they got these outfits or more specifically the inspiration behind these outfits
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Well the manga itself actually has a cover page showcasing the shadow Masters outfits in great detail so instead of a character breakdown I'm going to do an outfit breakdown and how each shadow master's outfit is connected to their living dolls previous outfits.
This post will be a breakdown of each of those outfits as best as I can
The Shadowmasters outfits
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Kate
Kate's outfit is mostly based off of a rose in both color and hair accessories, the elements of her outfit maintain
Her under shirt
Her top coat
Her dress
Her Petty skirt
White socks and red shoes
And most importantly her red rose hair clips
John
Despite the limited space we actually get a good idea of what John actually wears it's just as wild as him
His undershirt
A blue coat
His blue pants
And his white socks and blue shoes
Shirley
A more simpler outfit but still packed with a lot of importance mostly based off of the flowers of yarrow coliseum and lavender
Her undershirt
Her Petty skirt like pants
Her lavender dress
Her yarrow hair clip
Her lavender bow (fun fact about this I'll get to later)
And her white socks and purple shoes
Patrick
His outfit ironically enough reminds me of a lucky clover and his love for flowers definitely makes this outlet all the more ironic
His green top
His shoulder pads that have a white bow
His brown pants
His white socks and black shoes
(surprisingly one of the only ones to not have an undershirt)
Louise
And finally we have Louise a bit more simple but still extravagant at the same time must be pretty hard to do exercise and that kind of dress
The striped under dress
Her main dress
Her black shoes
Her signature flower is a yellow gerbera daisy which is all over her outfit, her neckline waist and shoes
Most importantly her gerbera hair clip
Each of these outfits look very extravagant and very fancy despite it needing quite a bit of assembly but where did the inspiration for the outfits come from where the shadows house get such amazing ideas well why not from the children they stole these ideas from
The living dolls selection outfits (spoiler warning)
Anybody who's seen shadows houses manga knows that before entering the house these were just regular kids and for the selection these were the outfits that they are wearing a special breakdown is an order
(for this section I'll be referring to them by their living doll and normal names they're living doll names will be highlighted in their respective color. I'm also going on based off what I'm seeing in this photo so apologies if I get a few things wrong or miss something)
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Louise / Lou
As you can clearly see before entering the house Lou had a much different outfit and completely different personality
There seems to be a layer under her dress
Then there's the yellow main dress
Yellow shoes
A bow like headband
The middle of the bow seems to have something puffy in it
Patrick/ Ricky
Despite the clothes looking pretty simple Ricky makes it clear that these clothes that he was wearing were of high class (must have cost a lot of money)
An undershirt
His green vest like coat
Brown shorts
Darker brown shoes
John / Shaun
Still a bit confused on how they managed to get master John's outfit from this but here we are Shaun's outfit is the exact opposite of John
A simple white shirt
Blue overalls
Blue pants
Brown shoes
No glasses (important for later)
Shirley / Rum
Definitely a cute outfit you can see more similarities with this Rum's than the others
Lavender top dress
A gray like underskirt
Light purple shoes
Two light purple berets
A gray bow close to the left pocket
A lavender bow (important for later)
Kate / Emilico
By far this is one of the more fancier outfits if not the biggest difference in both color and design
Long pink dress
Short pink top coat
Pink cap in her hands
Two pink hair ties
Pink shoes
This is where the shadow house got the ideas for the future shadows outfits from these outfits the kids wore during the selection look at all the similarities between the color choices and the position of hair accessories for example the girls flower choices heck even the design of the outfit themselves could have been influenced by this
For example both Rum and Shirley wear short lavender based dresses while Louise and Lou both wear long yellow dresses with cute yellow hair accessories, compare that to Patrick who looks like he's wearing a green flock like coat to Ricky's outfit where he looks like he's wearing a sweater vest and seriously John and Shaun how do we go from overalls to a fancy coat
The most obvious differences being Kate and Emilco but I'm not going to explain that spoiler just yet, besides the colors being obviously different the length of the dresses are different too and Kate doesn't have a cap like a Emilico did
Fun facts
The lavender bow on Mistress Shirley's finger actually belonged to Rum before she entered the house, when she entered instead of it being replaced like Lou's bow like headband it was just transferred over to Mistress Shirley and she received a darker colored version of rummy's bow
The reason why Shaun isn't seen wearing his glasses throughout the show and manga is because during the selection he chose not to wear them in order to have a higher chance of being picked which is why Master John doesn't need glasses
Ricky's hair wasn't always swooped back it actually used to cover one of his eyes as bangs that were more skewed to one side of his face but in order to look more professional he slicked it back thanks to his sister
It confused me why they replaced Lou's accessory until I looked closer, it's not a simple bow like Rum's it's actually a bow connected to a headband and while headbands do exist in the shadows house evident by Maggie and Margaret once like hers probably don't exist so they compromised by making it a bit more simple
Isn't it a bit interesting that despite the colors in Shadow's house being all over the rainbow they purposely gave Emilico a pink dress while they gave Kate a red dress (potential for a future post)
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detshin · 2 years ago
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Shinichi's comeback theory
I've said it before, (I tried to search for the post but can't find it sorry lmao) and now, with the news Gosho has given today about Shinichi being back pretty soon, I cannot stop thinking about it.
I've said that there's this very apparent... Antagonist pairs thing going on. Akai has Gin. Ai has Vermouth. And Shinichi has always been kind of against everyone, like- the organization as a whole, you know? And I still think it works that way... (I mean the ones to ruin his life were Gin and Vodka, etc.)
But then Kyoto happened. And Rum happened. And Rum decided that Shinichi was worth his time. Worth the effort of investigating him and finding out things about him.
And this is so important! No one before really cared enough. Gin says it all the time. He doesn't remember the people he kills. But Rum doesn't seem to think the same way.
He is after him. Rum has been the focus for so long now, and we should be reaching a resolution with his arc pretty soon...
And Shinichi is going to appear now. It is going to happen. For one reason or another. Now of all times.
So what if... Rum is Shinichi's foe? What if something really big actually happens with these two?
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Oh no. I'm setting my expectations too high already.
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empressofmankind · 11 months ago
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In light of my live-blogging #1088 comment on the One Piece and (the meaning of) freedom.
I don't know if this constitutes proof.
BUT - the amount of One Piece x Pirates of the Caribbean music-mashes out there surely means something?!
And.
They.
All.
Slap.
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earl-grey-crow · 9 months ago
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✨pond theories✨
#I don't have pond theories I have commentary on the latest episode which I got around to watching today#because I was watching gran turismo on sunday (amazing movie) (maybe an even better soundtrack I'm listening to it for the third time today#I just really love kat and thomas's dynamic I'm not saying I ship them I'm just saying they're just really fun to watch together#I know it was unrealistic to expect kat to smash a bottle of rum on thomas what with jacob dying in the background but can you#can you just imagine. if she did. can you imagine how great that would be.#and can you imagine how great it would've been to see him unceremoniously drop her into the ocean like. get drenched idiot.#the way home hallmark#also NOAH we finally got a NAME my word#it's so strange they waited this long to mention it like did I miss it before??#right now he's barely interesting but idk after that scene where they're singing in alice's room#I feel like he might have the potential to be a friend#I just don't want them to make it a ship because good grief do we need it (no)#and not everything has to be a ship#and also girl. alice. you barely know him. why??#alice asking why guys can't just say what they mean is the most relatable thing I've ever heard lol#I think it'd be interesting if nick put the pieces together that his alice and this alice are the same alice#it'd add to the chaos which would be fun#that look elliot gave nick at the fire on the beach was soooo so tired. he's just so tired.#and please WHAT happened at the estate WHAT went down at the party and WHAT happened in the past that elliot's so worried about#the way they're drawing this out is sublime#also how painful this is for kat?? and for del?? but especially kat in this episode?? wild#what a good episode#earl crow ramblings
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permafrown · 9 months ago
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small tag dump. I ain't got one for everyone but here's what we do have
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friendrat · 2 years ago
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Wow... RUM is old... like... really old. Older than Agasa. 😆
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emmikay · 2 years ago
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(Bombalurina and Rum Tum Tugger are babysitting Jemima)
Bombalurina: Damn, she’s sneaky.
Rum Tum Tugger: Yeah, but she’s little, so it’s adorable.
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sexythembo · 2 years ago
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the-bitchking-of-angmar · 28 days ago
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gute Idee: Bailey’s Pralinen machen
auch gute Idee: beim Wäsche zusammenlegen und pseudoscience Dokus gucken Bailey’s Pralinen essen
ganz ganz furchtbar beschissene Idee: beim Wäsche zusammenlegen und pseudoscience Dokus gucken Bailey’s Pralinen essen bis einem auffällt dass man nachher noch zur Nachtschicht muss
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lilmissnatcat24 · 8 months ago
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for no other reason than i worked at an ice cream shop for eight years, here's what ice cream the mass effect characters would eat
shepard: neapolitan, strawberry for their paragon side, chocolate for their renegade, vanilla to balance
garrus: moose tracks, but will pick it apart just for the peanut butter cups and give shepard the leftovers
tali: literally any booze flavored ice cream
liara: mint chocolate chip because she secretly kind've fucks with the taste of toothpaste but will never admit it out loud
kaidan: butter pecan. it's not everyone's favorite, but it's his, and he's totally cool with it
ashley: whatever the 2183 equivalent to the tonight dough. cookie dough chunks, brownie chunks, butterscotch, chocolate chips, malt chunks, everything
wrex: this man is old as balls!!!!!! rum raisin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
joker: lemon sherbet. you cannot tell me that man is not lactose intolerant
miranda: cherries garcia, little bit sweet, little bit tart
jack: the most sickening sweet shit you can think of. cotton candy with marshmallow superman with a side of sugar
jacob: some sort of dark chocolate peanut butter ice cream that sounds good in theory but in reality you can only take like 3 bites of before you get a tummy ache
zaeed: banana splits that he likes to mash together with a spoon and eat like some deconstructed milkshake
kasumi: the weird avant gard shit you see in hipster vegan shops, like some bacon sweet potato rosebud ice cream
mordin: coffee ice cream, because he likes the taste of coffee but if he were to actually drink it he would spontaneously combust
grunt: those froyo shops that were everywhere in 2014 where you could make a bowl with like 5% froyo and 95% other toppings and it cost 14 dollars
thane: doesn't like ice cream because it reminds him of how he abandoned his child and how his wife is dead and he could never go back to the life he left behind, the life of stability, because his body is engineered for a deadly purpose and he can never atone for his sins rocky road
samara: this woman is old as balls!!!!!!!!!!!!! pistachio!!!!!!!!!!!
legion: tried vanilla ice cream. too sticky, got stuck in his wiring.
james: one of those brownie sundaes that weighs approximately 5 pounds and is majority whipped cream
steve: chocolate chip. classy, just like him ;)
traynor: something smooth and rich and velvety and inexplicably sexy, like raspberry chocolate chunk
edi: takes the idea of ice cream a little too literally and just has a bowl of heavy cream with ice cubes. is confused why everyone is disgusted.
javik: ice cream is for primitives (peaches and cream)
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4aceclover · 5 months ago
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I think the manga just gave us a way to let Shirley gain her human form again
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The manga goes out of its way to show how the fragment of favor physically affects the morphs around them and it also goes out of its way to saying this
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This means that not only can Shirley possibly gain her human form back and a bit faster than what we expected but this also means another character could potentially come back to us as well
(For anyone who doesn't remember Douglas had a very kind senior that he looked up to named Finn, but because of his old leaders habits of blaming others for his mistakes the poor boy got disposed of, with this being the most likely outcome being his living doll got turned into a veil doll like Rum while Finn himself ended up becoming fuel for the shadows house)
If this theory ends up being true not only can Shirley gain her human form back a bit quicker or there could be another morph that could bring back other living dolls who lost their masters and heck other dolls whose Shadow Masters were unfairly disposed of could come back they just need to be rebuilt from the ground up or find their own identities
I mean after all the manga does make it clear Shirley never actually reunited with Rum after they saved Louise and Lou it could be possible that she still in the unification room if that's the case where is she now plus we also got to see her expelling soot in that tiny morph form for the first time ever
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Plus after the most recent chapter monologue gave us all that crazy information it definitely feels like the Manga could be building up for Shirley and Rum to have a big moment.
After all everyone else has had a great moment where they've grown stronger in a way
Physical by
like John protecting Kate's honor,
Patrick increasing his power exponentially, or
Mentally by
Louise finally realizing Lou doesn't belong to her,
and Kate herself has had some pretty good moments.
So why have all this buildup and not have it be paid off by allowing Shirley to essentially exploit the system that we just got laid out before us
And since Christopher is using the morphs to bring back his master, and her power allows her to transform into other people or creatures just by wearing the switch she emits, she essentially has a stronger version of the morphs already given mimic power. If she did have a little bit of that fragment of favor not only could she grow her human form back a bit faster, her soot expulsion could be stronger. Allowing her to transform herself into Christopher if they ever need her to so that way she can learn more about his plans and relate this information back to her beloved Rum and Kate, after all Rum is the only one of Kate's classmates who never drank that coffee Barbara gave everyone during the party, (and it could be possible that she's there during the party and witnessing all of this) meaning the only real living doll not brainwashed is Rum. Which means we could have an actual moment where Rum and Shirley could finally shine
(and plus this would make up for the fact that these two were supposed to be the ones to save Louise and Lou, but instead they opted to give that moment to Anthony which almost got the two girls killed. Plus since Anthony and Rum have worked together, but it's obvious she doesn't trust him, we need to be on the lookout for this man. Considering the fact that he's perfectly fine with killing off people who are like him, I do not want him anywhere near Rum.) (But my previous post I've already proved how angry I am at him for doing that and how I want him to stay away from the little angel)
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starry-eyed-wild-child · 7 months ago
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🌻 charlie walker boyfriend headcanons 🌻
charlie walker x reader
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. my sweet, sweet baby charlie - this man is so obsessed with you
. like it's low-key creepy but in such a sweet way you'd never even know
. i like to imagine you probably met in his film club, but he'd probably seen you in the hallways at school and he was just smitten after that. or even if you sat behind him in history class or smth and he tried his hardest to not look at you
. will be the most loyal boyfriend you could ever imagine, this man would die (and kill) for you in a heartbeat
. okay so, either you had to ask him out OR a bunch of mutual friends grouped together to get yous together because they were just sick of your pining
. honestly, robbie's ears are talked off about you, poor guy can't catch a break
. speaking of robbie, he definitely teases charlie about his little crush and will subtly drop hints in front of you just to embarrass him
. but robbie is also definitely 1000% your biggest fan, this man would literally make a movie just about how awkward your get together was, he adores you and thinks you're perfect for his best friend
. charlie stutters a lot when talking to you, he just struggles to believe he actually pulled you, the girl of his dreams. and he BLUSHES too, omg this man is a walking mess for you
. movie dates ofc are a given, if you're not a fan of horror movies, charlie will still happily sit and watch whatever you want. i personally think that charlie would draw the line at rom-coms tho, but that's just my personal opinion. like he will, but he'll criticise it all the way to the credits
. charlie is 100% a night owl. you'll probably be waking up as charlie is getting ready to go to sleep. not that he likes watching you sleep or anything 😳
. BOARD GAMES - play some cluedo with this pathetic little man, he lives for board game nights. play some music in the background, a bottle of cheap rum or smth between the two of you and that's charlie's dream night fr
. absolutely loves holding your hand in public. I don't think that's charlie's that big on pda but he's a sucker for hand holding and nose kisses
. is the king of remembering little details about you. remember that necklace that you got when you were six but lost somehow? no? charlie definitely does and would probably get you a new one
. his favourite thing is your eyes. it's his absolute favourite colour. he'd get a bracelet specifically with a stone that is the same colour so he can look at it when he misses you
. loves listening to music with you and making you your own playlist. he's the stereotypical romantic of where he loves sharing earphones with you so you can listen together 🥹
. okay I hate to admit it, but charlie is probably a terrible cook. BUT he tries his hardest to cook your favourite foods for you just to see you smile
. the most giggly, awkward boyfriend you've ever had and ever will have. he loves your smile, he's always trying to make you laugh
. I have a theory that charlie's laugh is very contagious. this man would giggle once and have the whole class in a fit of giggles because his laugh is just so adorable
. wear. his. shirts. this man LIVES to see you in his clothes
. would probably eventually end up giving you the ones he doesn't wear anymore
."they look better on you anyway" 😖 an absolute sweetheart
. soft, gentle kisses are the usual. he's so gentle with you like he's scared you'll break ALTHOUGH when he kisses you, he will grip at your waist really tight
. will not, under any circumstances, have you involved with the ghostface killings. charlie can be quite frightening when he's angry so he makes sure jill knows her place
. would probably lie to you about his involvement, as much as he hates lying to you, he couldn't stand the thought of you hating him and leaving
. no seriously, charlie would have a full on mental break down if you were to ever leave him or break up with him
. speaking of breaking up with him, lol, yeah no... not happening. it's the last thing he'd let you do
. the relationship is low-key a bit toxic but in a 'you can't leave, you're the only person I have' kinda way? y'know?
. sex would be hella awkward at first, charlie would have absolutely no clue on what to do, poor boy :(
. he just wants to make you feel good. speaking of which, PRAISE. praise this man, he thrives of knowing how good he makes you feel
. loves you on top, and when you tug at his hair when you're close to finishing
. is the most whiny mess during sex. he's so LOUD. he moans, groans, whines and whimpers so much and he's not embarrassed by it either
. makes sure you cum first every single time. charlie will not stop until you do, even if it take until morning
. king of aftercare. he'll clean you up, cuddle with you, talk with you, make you a cup of tea and a snack, All OF IT
. don't be fooled though, he loves some aftercare himself. playing with his hair as you lie on him, completely blissed out. cuddle him, tell him how good he was, and boy MELTS
. overall the dream boyfriend and i'm desperate for a charlie in my life (rory culkin a chance, please?!)
. 100/10 would recommend
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asherlockstudy · 3 months ago
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Some thoughts on the 40 years friendship anniversary Ear Biscuit
Regarding the moment when Rhett makes some fun at the shippers who ship them for moments such as the look they shared when they were kissing their girlfriends... I will say that by saying "As we have proven, we do not mind feeding into your theories", that's a double edged sword. Technically it is neither negation nor confirmation of anything - it is observation of something that can't be overlooked anymore like what they are doing with Wonderhole, while however refusing to take it seriously. It reminds me one of the last ambiguous jokes Rhett had cracked against the shippers, like a year ago or so, when he had said "PERHAPS YOU ARE RIGHT, OKAY" I don't remember it exactly, he had claimed the shipping conviction was so overwhelming that he was almost getting confused what the truth was and perhaps "we were right". Pity he doesn't clarify whether he means only the intentional scripted content or candid stuff that has at times slipped out of his control, like that eye contact. As an oldie, I remember how he has been always telling that story and it was that he opened his eyes to see that Link was already staring at him. He felt uncomfortable so he turned to the other side. He consistently finds it hilarious for years whereas Link always defends himself apologetically and shyly by saying "he was trying to check with Rhett if he was doing it right". So it wasn't exactly the "momentary glance of mutual hetero approval" they went for this time. But, if Rhett really finds it that hilarious, then it might as well have been an accidental eye contact and it taking large dimensions with the shippers may seem particularly amusing to him. However, it is him who brings it back again and again over the years, apparently the momentary glance has left such an impression (of amusement).
Rhett totally deflects when Link claims he had scolded him for how intimate he was getting with his girlfriends.
Marriage bathtub rum episode mentioned again
Link about the first days in college: "For me, going off to college, together, moving into that dorm room, I just remember the feeling of the first week and that we had each other at a point where we were completely on our own. And I remember being scared shitless in a lot of ways after that first week. It's like, wow, this is a different level of freedom. I feel like the net's gone, but we had each other and we had an identity to everyone else of having each other. "
It was sort of bittersweet to see that Link, who comes off as a pretty intense person, seems to have maintained a subdued attitude throughout most of his friendship with Rhett. Based on the things he said, this was sort of a survival mechanism to ensure he would remain Rhett's friend at all costs. He admitted that he wasn't all that crazy about the ministry and he was sort of following along, motivated by the consoling thought that since Rhett was taking him along, then that meant he was appreciating him for his skills, his abilties, his talent and who he was. Same thing with their career actually, Link basically admitted that he is not invested to the degree Rhett is (Rhett lowkey looked like he was given a small slap there) but it's about sticking to this promise of making it work out together. Even one of the first times Rhett confessed he considered giving up on the church during the great roadtrip across America and even though Link had been on a parallel similar journey, Link did not voice his own spiritual concerns and doubts but instead remained a silent "shoulder" for Rhett to “cry on” because he reasoned (maybe it felt safer this way) that surely Rhett was going through a phase and he would return to his traditional, religious self. And if Link was quick to abandon faith too and then Rhett regretted it then they would grew apart. But he was also fearing that if he remained religious and Rhett adhered to his choice to leave the church then they would also grow distant. So he chose to do all the listening, waiting for Rhett to take the final decision. (And then of course we know Link reached his limit with the plexi-glass kiss and suddently decided to turn their world upside down but this is not for this post ok). However, this just shows again and again how almost everything in Link's world revolves around Rhett, it's incredible how dedicated he is in his love for him. Link is a stunning guy, he was a good student, he could have done anything and be with anyone but he made this choice to devote himself to that guy completely and just went with it. It's just amazing. If we take into account what Link had said in his deconstruction, he had always had way more doubts, since an early age, but he was determined to act as pious as Rhett, if not more and even remain pious when Rhett was having his doubts out of his fierce persistence that this was ultimately the way to be accepted by Rhett.
Thank goodness they gave us a rough timeline of Link's "breakup" mail to Rhett and Rhett's delayed apology, because based on the dynamics we were observing in their content we could have been able to tell by ourselves! If the email was sent around the GMM 22 format or a little prior to it, it is not a surprise at all. This was the time a lot of the fans, even shippers, were speculating that something seemed off between them, that they weren’t real friends anymore, that they always seemed angry at each other. It was around that time that Link was being vocal about how Rhett didn’t open up about his emotions to him and at the time Rhett indeed looked very uncomfortable with it.
Let me tell you though, they were not telling the entire story. There was another thing that was happening at the time and they mentioned it once or twice in the Ear Biscuits of that period but then I don't remember if they ever mentioned it again. Along with the insane amount of work they were involved with at the time that would have made just about anyone neglect their personal relationships, it was around that time or a little earlier that they imposed rules on their friendship. They had said in EBs that their work and their friendship was taking up too much space from their families and other aspects of their lives so they freaking came up with rules to regulate their friendship. The examples they mentioned to explain this were VERY interesting: it was forbidden to communicate during vacation and if they both went to NC to their parents during the holidays they should not meet up. Even more insanely specifically, if they happened to cross ways in a supermarket aisle for example, the rule was to not acknowledge each other and just look the other way!!!!!!!!!!!! They also had rules for physical touches, Link characteristically said: "If you helped me with my belt, alarms went immediately off in my mind. Oh, why are you helping me put my belt? You don't usually help me put my belt!". Really, is it my fault to say that none of this shit is indicative of a platonic friendship? They never talked about it again. Perhaps they understood they shared too much. A few months or about a year after this was happening and shortly after the crazy work schedule, they made an EB announcing that they were now doing the exact opposite, meaning they would actively try to find more quality time for their friendship outside work. Now, we can tell that this choice was made probably after Link had sent the email to Rhett because clearly those rules he had initially agreed upon were tormenting him. My point is, their friendship wasn't threatened only as a natural consequence of their hectic work schedule but by their choices too.
I am sorry if I am the broken record but this is compatible with this recurring theme in the One Story, where Link is in trouble, Rhett saves him only to fall in trouble even harder. In the Digging a Hole video, Rhett says how he thought "Link was losing control in his enjoyment of the hole digging" that he had to step up. Rhett started this as a controlled, secret situationship and when Link started getting way too immersed in it, Rhett shat himself, fearing Link was risking their careers, their families, everything they had built. So they came up with rules and filled their time with work, work, work to control what was happening between them. Link tried but in the process he felt that besides everything they were trying to control, they were also losing their foundations, their original pure friendship. So, for such a passionate friend (or a man insanely in love, if you will) to feel that he and his lifelong best friend had turned into strangers, into working robots to strip all the emotions from their relationship, he thought "you know, if we are not even gonna be friends like we always were, I don't want any of this at all". Once again, I am amazed at the genuiness of his sentiment. He has fame, he has a lot of money, we know he is frugal and yet he was willing to give it all up, to start from scratch, to reinvent himself on his own, in order to not suffer through a possible slow alienation with Rhett. (I mean he still was ready to be swayed by Rhett with the bare minimum though lol)
To Rhett's credit, like they said, even if he's not one for words, he was at his door the next day like "what was that shit about alienation you're talking about?!". History has shown after all that no matter how bad he is with words, how emotionally constipated, how work obsessed, how supportive of the idea to keep this a secret situationship, how fearful their relationship will likely destroy their careers and a lot of their bonds with other people, how vulnerable to people's opinions, so far time tells he is choosing Link over everything else, even at the prospect of disaster. And channeling all this anxiety and concern but also the choice he has made to his art has become his new passion, because this is how his mind works, this is how he expresses himself, his feelings, his love.
Rhett reread the email during the quarantine which also makes total sense! We have all discussed Rhett's notorious neediness at the time of the pandemic. I like to say he was climbing the walls at the time because he really did. Even in their zoom GMMs, he was protesting to Link because they were not meeting, he was like "I am healthy, you are healthy, LET'S MEET I BEG YOU I AM LOSING MY MIND PLEASE". This was an average GMM and EB at the time, remember? I believe this sudden unexpected distance was what really sealed the deal for Rhett, he thought things over and over. It's true, he did take Link for granted because Link was always by his side, he never missed him. But this time, Link had devoted himself to Christy who was coping very badly with the Coronavirus panic and he wasn't meeting with him, he had become aloof and Rhett was getting increasingly emotionally and physically frustrated and at this point he probably understood what it feels to not have Link for granted or what it felt for Link to feel emotionally neglected in their relationship.
Link was a little... happy when Rhett admitted their relationships to girls were shallow. He's laughing nervously for almost 20 seconds.. but it is adorable. I love this laugh of his, the heheHEheHEheheHEHEhehe, reminds me of the "I hit you in the funny bone" moment in GMM :)))
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