#Tim gutterson you deserve more

[emily-strange]

I swear my toxic trait is loving characters that have little to no fanfiction 😂😑😭

[beebobeebo]

Finally read Raylan Elmore Leonard's last book about Raylan Givens...

I feel a kinship to Leonard in general, not just from this book, because I too mention balls way too much. I also enjoy making Raylan think wildly inappropriate things in print.

There is one Tim Gutterson line in the entire book. It's more of a phrase. I love it. No notes. Sir in whatever ether you fucked off to I hope you know that was perfect. The little fucker exists. Moving on.

Raylan is an idiot (still somehow affectionate).

Dewey is so dumb, but the whole time you want to protect his ignorant, horrible, little ass.

Some people do just deserve to catch a belly full.

The whole Jackie Nevada thing is still gross. Grosser?

That horrible Microsoft Movie Maker threat is still in there. Bless.

We could have had a PLATINUM WIG INVOLVED.

Jackie... No, Raylan. Bad Raylan.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN!

[warriorgays]

1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 27

 1. Your favourite non-canon ship? this is patently unfair, NOTHING IS EVER CANON. (except Andy/Eddie, I’m counting that as real.) okay, I’m going to say Zuko/Katara from Avatar because it’s one of the few ships I have that actually might have become canon (because let’s face it, HBO war ships are mostly pipe dreams) and isn’t.

6. What is your most angsty ship? lmao, any ship can be angsty if you try hard enough. mmmm I’m going to say Liebgott ships in general, because Liebgott has a SHIT WAR in general and because I have difficulty, personally, setting aside his stated intention to marry a Jewish girl and fill a house with kids. what can I say, if he wants that, I want it for him, very badly. so a lot of my queer Liebgott ships are either temporary, or involve a really painful departure from his dream future. and at the moment, Chuck/Liebgott/Babe is a prime candidate for the angstiest of the ships because Chuck and Babe also have SHIT WARS.

7. A non-canon ship that should be canon: for funsies I’m going to say Brad/Ray, just because I can. I know they’re real people, but I cannot think of a heterosexual explanation for their interactions in that final episode, or, for that matter, the editing/directing choices for that final episode. it should have been gay.

10. Is there a ship that makes your skin crawl? ummmmm no. not in the hbo war fandom at least, that I’ve seen written. although I have seen ships that I’m normally okay with where the characters were put into certain roles that made me feel queasy. like, people shifting the dynamic of a ship to the point where I don’t like it.

11. What is a character you can only imagine in one particular ship? lmao, now I’m laughing because I was about to say “hmm, probably Andy. maybe Brad.” and then I remembered that literally last night, for who knows what reason, I was idly imagining a fic in which Andy and Eddie pick up Brad in a bar? but then again, I don’t know if that would count as “multishipping” because in my head it was, like, established-relationship Andy/Eddie, having a one-night stand with Brad, who then took the opportunity to wistfully opine after Brad/Ray. so uh. fairly par for the course.

13. Name a ship that deserves more content: All.

BUT ESPECIALLY VERA/LECKIE. there are FIVE English fics?? for a canon ship?? HOW.

14. Is there a ship that you feel gets undeserved hate in fandom? you know, I was going to say not really, because this fandom isn’t as dramatic with ships as most I’ve seen, but I did just realize that I forgot to ever post the results of the SurveyMonkey survey I did on Band of Brothers shipping habits, and part of the reason was because I was SUPER BUMMED that 20/73 respondents said they either “somewhat” or “strongly” disliked Snafu/Liebgott. (37 said “no opinion.) which was waaaaaaaay more than any of the other 9 most-written for AO3 fics. like, 14 people strongly dislike the ship, the next-disliked one only got 6, and all the others had only 1 or 2. but again, it’s not super dramatic, and idk if any of those people EXPRESS their strong dislike.

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21. Favorite thing you’ve ever created for a ship? ooh. I don’t think I can pick one, tbh. Our War and my upcoming Big Bang fic are up there in terms of things that personally have a lot of meaning for me? but I think when it comes to long things, I’m always going to be critical in my head, thinking there’s at least one moment where the pacing or the voices are wrong. Oddly enough, I think my favorite things in general are the 3k-6k one-shots or two-shots I’ve done for a handful of pairings. Caught in the Fire for Brad/Ray, The Cold Out There and the Fire Within for Shifty/Liebgott, Someday We’ll Meet for Andy/Eddie, and the two “young tzadikim” works for Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr. I’m very, very fond of all of those.

22. Is there a ship you’ll never admit you have? I don’t think so? the fact that I lowkey ship Darryl Crowe/Tim Gutterson from Justified is still a deep and abiding shame, but I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned it on this blog, so.

27. Name a ship that deserved better in the end. Vera and Leckie deserved to make out. the ONE time I really, legitimately ship a straight couple and it’s the only one that doesn’t get to kiss onscreen. Unbelievable. also, Barca/Pietros from Spartacus. just....... Barca/Pietros.

[stormlit]

timmgutterson.

     “ nowhere t’ go if we stay here, “ and with all the more chance of being found if they do. if it’s a choice between dying while trying to survive and dying while waiting for the enemy to come to you, tim knows which one he’d pick. a low as the chances are of them getting out of here alive, the percentage of chance of them living is infinitely higher if they do decide to risk getting to those trees. and that’s what they’re going to do. he knows a thing or two about guilt, about carrying the weight of the dead on your shoulders, about wondering whether death isn’t the better, more deserved path ——- but having talked down donny from a panic attack, having that responsibility of not only getting himself out of here but also his fellow soldier, has reminded him that this war isn’t about just him. not just his guilt, his anger, his disappointment, his fear. it’s about helping others. helping each other. it’s about surviving together; or at least getting far enough to ensure the other’s safety. 

     at donny’s order, tim sucks in a fortifying breath and, gun in one hand, he crawls slowly out the door on his other hand and his feet, sticking close to the wooden walls and close to the ground. no one shoots at him, even though his flanks are unprotected and there’s no real cover available until the well ( and donny at his back ).  he counts that as a win, a sign that they might even make it.

      he edges forward, on and on, every sense on overdrive. the well’s ten feet away.  nine. eight. seven. his heart’s pounding so loud he’s almost afraid he won’t even hear a bullet coming if it does ( and it probably will ). six. five. four. boom boom. three. a high pitched whistle fast approaching renders his concentration and tim stops thinking and acts, throws himself behind stone; cloud of dust at his feet whirling up as the bullet hits where his feet just were.  his movements are fluid, then: ready, emerge and shoot.  he doesn’t know whether he’s hit target. it doesn’t matter, he just needs to keep the guy low enough to give donny a chance to join him.  “ c’mon, asshole, i’m right here. “

        he might be trying to keep it inside, but donny’s still terrified. the panic is still rising in his chest, and every moment they stay trapped here is another moment where it might spill over and make it harder for them to get out of here alive. (rubber always knew how to calm him down---but he’s gotta stop thinking like that. he’s gone. he’s gone, but donny’s still alive, and maybe he doesn’t deserve to make it out of here, but he doesn’t want to die. he just thinks it’s inevitable.) everything seems so hopeless. this situation, the entire war. how are they ever going to win? can they win, against an enemy that never seems to falter? the big picture doesn’t exist for guys like him, all that matters is following orders---but donny ain’t so sure they can. maybe this is it. more of this hell ‘til they lose. the end is never in sight. not anymore. but he’s gonna keep fighting for his brothers, even if he doesn’t think it’s possible to fight to get home anymore. he’s forgotten what home is.

        donny mentally slaps himself in the face, focusing his attention on the here and now. if he gets distracted, falling down the dark pit of his thoughts, tim could die. that’s more important than the equally possible event of him dying; he’s not gonna let his buddy die because his thought are racing. so he keeps half an eye on gutterson’s progress, and the rest ahead, shooting without thinking as explosions sound. those instincts have been honed so much that he could be asleep and still react to the sound of enemy fire; he doesn’t know what he’ll do if he gets to a place where they’re not necessary anymore. he has become a weapon. the united states army has made them all once, ready to kill before anything else. weapons don’t know how to do anything but fight.

        he’s got there. a knot releases, because tim’s still alive out there --- time to focus on himself. the adrenaline’s stopped him feeling so afraid, at least, lighting a fire under his ass, and donny takes a deep breath before shouldering his rifle and running as fast as he can, as low to the ground as he can get. he’s just trying not to think about the bullets coming his way. the well’s in sight. c’mon, nova, almost there.