#bc he’s a sickly lad

[doodlesiguess]

Man, art comes so easy when I’m using it to ignore important school work! Anyways, love having an idol OC/multiple bc you can put them in whatever outfit you want and it can make sense for like photo shoots and stuff

Unedited too

[reflection-s-of-stars]

I’m going to put all the crazy bullshit that occurs in this episode under the cut bc I have a feeling my special interest is going to make this a long one. @lucimiir

So it’s the story of how Gomez and Morticia met and got together in their twenties, but for various reasons (one of which will be revealed below) the producers didn’t want to pull a Wednesday and just cast younger actors that looked similar

So, of course, they just put Carolyn Jones and John Astin in different outfits! A classic move tbh

John Astin is wearing two (or sometimes more) sweaters and argyle socks to signify that he is Young Now, and he looks about two decades older

Meanwhile, Carolyn Jones gets two new outfits, because young Morticia (who, inexplicably, has the exact same outfit and hairstyle as little Wednesday) isn’t the only character she plays in this episode

That’s right, Morticia’s Romance features my personal favorite supporting character in the whole show: Morticia’s sister Ophelia, whom I can only describe as a bardcore flower child manic pixie dream girl. I wish I was creative enough to make this up

Anyway, yeah, they dressed Carolyn Jones in a white dress and ballet shoes, a blonde wig and a flower crown, THEN they dressed her up as Wednesday, and occasionally used movie magic to make the two sisters interact. Liv and Maddie who

Also, not only does Morticia have a sister, but she’s somehow considered the plain one compared to Ophelia? She’s definitely the least favorite child, seeing as their mom is just incredibly mean to Tish the whole episode

Oh yeah, their mom is played by Margaret Hamilton, whom you may know as THE WICKED FUCKING WITCH OF THE WEST.

That’s why I think they couldn't get younger actors for Morticia and Gomez. They blew their casting budget on a star

Anyway the premise of the whole episode is that young Gomez is supposed to marry Ophelia instead of Morticia, because she’s older and supposedly more desirable even though they’re the same actress

(Pre-Morticia, btw, Gomez is a sickly young lad who’s described as “a weak, sniveling coward” several times and wears the worst ugliest socks I’ve ever seen)

Anyway, he obviously falls head over heels for Morticia, and is actually kinda mean to Ophelia because he can’t work up the guts to just say he likes Morticia better

They agree that they’re madly in love but since Morticia’s a really devoted sister she doesn’t wanna steal Ophelia’s fiancé. So Gomez asks Cousin Itt what to do

Cousin Itt tells Gomez to kill himself. I am not joking, nor is Cousin Itt

He decides to go through with it and Tish decides to join him. The only reason they don’t both die is because Thing steals the guns. Thing has the only brain cells in this entire fucking family and he doesn’t even have a head

Anyway Fester gets involved and introduces Ophelia to Cousin Itt, who is a playboy if you didn’t know. This comes back later

They actually make it to the altar, but at the last second Gomez mans up (because he’s not wearing those ugly ass socks) and says he won’t marry Ophelia

Ophelia is completely fine with this, so she just leaves with Cousin Itt in her arms. See I told you it would come back later

Anyway Morticia (now wearing her normal dress and hair) takes her sister’s place and marries Gomez and it’s so cute and I can’t deal with them and every time I watch it I go crazy. Yeah

On a not-silly side note here, the way young Gomez and Morticia develop as characters is so cool and so important to their future personalities IMO!

Gomez goes from “weak, sniveling coward” who refuses to take risks to the boisterous, loving, joyful madman we all know through his love for Morticia! He chose to change for the better because he just loved her too much to be a man who would let her go

And Morticia’s protectiveness of her own family is shown early on in her devotion to Ophelia! Not to mention her pride in how cool her new Addams family is stems from her hot mess of a biological family

So they found their best selves through each other <3 god a sitcom from the 1960s shouldn’t make me want to eat this much glass

Ok that’s enough analysis for now. Back to the sillies

First off, it’s revealed that, underneath all the hair, Cousin Itt has roots. It’s just roots in there. Simultaneously the vaguest and most disturbing thing they could’ve said ever, I love it

Ophelia’s things are that she loves flowers, medieval literature (specifically Don Quixote which is incredibly fitting because he’s Like That) and water! She apparently just loves to jump into bodies of water. Because her name is Ophelia. Do you get it do you get the shake spear reference

Oh and also, Morticia’s maiden name is Frump. Morticia Frump. Ophelia Frump. The mom’s name is Hester Frump. And Fester is Morticia’s uncle, so his name could very well be Fester Frump

Gomez and Morticia’s mothers are both in the episode, but neither of their fathers are there. Morticia mentions her father and implies that he and her mother had a happy marriage, so I’m going to assume he’s not there because he’s dead. One more thing to add to the list of Things Morticia Will For Sure Mention In Therapy One Day

Last thing is that the framing sequence of this episode is Gomez and Morticia telling the story to their kids. After the kids go to bed, Gomez asks Morticia to “go upstairs and enjoy the thunderstorm together.” It’s subtle enough for 1960s television but just barely

She says no because she wants to work on her painting, and he immediately switches gears and starts oohing and aahing over said painting. Hey did you know that I love them more than life itself

It’s very late so I will be scheduling this post for a time when I know I will be awake. Thank you for listening to me infodump on the most bizarre Addams Family lore I know. It will happen again

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Morticia’s Romance is one of the wildest things ever to hit sitcom television

[drwcn]

continuing on the fem!lwj thought experiment. previous posts are here → [x]  [x].

俗话说的好，寡妇门前是非多。Translation: as the old saying goes, troubles are aplenty upon the doorstep of the widow. Which really, is more of a reflection of society's bullshit than of widow's character because a) in a society where women aren't allowed means to financially support themselves, when their husbands kick the bucket, they'd have to rely on other men in their lives to survive. If these men aren't their immediate family like son, father, or brother, then they incite gossip/scorn from others; and b) fuck the fuckbois who try and take advantage of widows who they deem easy prey and fuck the busybodies who go around sniffing out a widow's secrets.

Previously, I threw out the idea of Badass Rogue Cultivator Lan Wangji, going where the trouble is, helping people, a literal beacon of light, the renowned but mysterious Hanguang Sanren, accompanied by her sole disciple/son Sizhui — but now, consider this. For the first couple of years after she left Cloud Recesses, in order to avoid detection and to heal from her discipline lashes, Lan Wangji camouflaged herself and Sizhui and straight up became a peasant. A young, widowed peasant with "limited" means and a young son.

(here are some nice peasant aesthetics bc we don't really get those: [x] - the hair of this one; [x] [x] the outfit style of this one; [x] - a variation of a headscarf of this one.)

Lan Wangji found a mid-sized village and a small abandoned house with a modest yard that looked like it hadn't been inhabited for some time. The reason was rather obvious - the place was a haunted. But luckily it was an entry level ghost (and I mean really entry level, like this ghost isn't even getting paid, probably a ghost intern) and a short exorcism later, it was perfectly safe to settle down in. A-Yuan wasn't even fazed; boy grew up in the Burial Mount where ghosts probably read him bedtime stories.

LWJ: 阿苑，从今往后，如果有人问起你我的事，你该怎么回答? A-Yuan：嗯。。。阿爹死了，就剩下我和阿娘了。 LWJ：好，好孩子。

LWJ: A-Yuan, from now on, if someone asks about me and you, what should you tell them? A-Yuan: Hm...a-die died, only a-niang and I are left. LWJ: Good, good lad.

Literally the next day, the local Aunties™ arrived to sus her out. Early that morning, they had seen steam coming out of the chimney and thought it was local boys causing mischief again but was surprised to find a young woman and a small child. The fact that the young woman was the prettiest thing in a 500 mile radius was not lost on the village Aunties. Lan Wangji introduced herself as Qiu Er-Niang 邱二娘 (Qiu being her mother's last name, and #-niang being a fairly non-classy, peasant-esque way of referring to women) and A-Yuan as Jiang蒋 Yuan (not the same Jiang as Yunmeng Jiang but pronounced the same and still a very common last name, a nod to WWX without it being very explicit). She spun a very simple story of how her village was devastated by bad harvest and disease and that her family, including her husband, had all perished. She was not much of a liar, but the injuries she carried on her back was fresh, so she did appear genuinely fragile and gaunt.

The Aunties were suspicious but could not find a flaw in her story. One of them was nice enough to give her some rice and flour. Not that Lan Wangji really needed it; Lan Xichen had made sure she had plenty of funds for the road, which she was initially reluctant to accept. Leaving Cloud Recesses, she wanted no part of her clan in her new life, but her brother had convinced her after he reiterated and stressed on A-Yuan's needs as a growing boy.

Second day into her new life as a peasant, Lan Wangji realized her problem. For the first time in her life, she had noisy af neighbours who were all up in her busy. Pushing aside the obvious need to hide her cultivation, she could not be blatant with her finances either. The villagers saw a sickly widow with a child; they'd expect to see her struggle with food, with clothing, with keeping it all together. If she strolled up to the nearest town and bought all the things she needed...that would be way too suspicious. Besides, she'd have to do something to make a show of "earning" her living, at least for a little while. She did not plan to stay in this village forever. Once she was fully recovered, once Gusu Lan Sect's initial searching frenzy passed and they exhausted their means, she could leave and be free. For now...she'll just have to play her part.

One of the Aunties of the village told her that one of the richer households being to a landlord of some kind was looking for female staff to do the cleaning and washing and cloth-fending. The Auntie pulled some strings with the women working there and got her hired. Lan Second Jade of Gusu never washed a single sock in her life Wangji found herself faced with Laundry Duty, Jealous Landlady and Co-Workers, and Lecherous Overlord.

Fuckboi #25: How pretty you are, sweet thing. Poor you, working with those slender hands. If you marry me, you wouldn't have to slave away for money. I'll take care of you.

LWJ: *silently contemplating how to slit the man from nape to navel*

A couple times a week, Lan Wangji worked, and during her free time, she taught A-Yuan to read and write and began his training with the sword. Beyond that, Lan Wangji put every second of her free time not taking care of A-Yuan and not playing Farmer McPeasant into cultivation. For the first time in her life, her days were simple. There was nothing to distract her, no other bullshit or duty to family or clan to restrict her against her will. She left the headband in Jingshi, and Jingshi in the past.

And when the night is dark and A-Yuan is asleep, Lan Wangji seals the house with a barrier talisman and goes into the forest to play Inquiry.

Wei Ying never answers, but soon the village starts a rumour of a Lady Ghost haunting the woods with her song.

[quillyfied]

I have seen Netflix’s Persuasion. I’m mostly baffled by it. I might have been content to be mildly entertained by it as a regency comedy if it wasn’t trying to pass itself off as Persuasion. I’m not even that angry, really, I’m just…confused. (Edit: and apparently have ingested more plot from other movies than the book, apologies for some inaccurate details BUT ANYWAY)

For a start, it’s clearly a comedy, for all that google categorizes it as a drama romance. Persuasion is not a comedy. It has comedic moments but its most notable quality as a story is that it’s somber, melancholic, quiet. Angry. Good on them for trying to make it a comedy, bc there is comedic potential in the plot outline, and comedy done well wouldn’t even necessarily erase the heart of the theme, which is living with deep regrets and facing the consequences of our actions and finding hope where hope had been lost. But this wasn’t even comedy done well, really. I’m gonna dig into it bc I can’t say I had a bad time the whole of the movie, but…hmm.

Firstly, the casting, and rewriting Anne to be a snarky narrator and Wentworth to be an awkward lad. Um. No. No, see, I watched Cosmo Jarvis, and I just felt vaguely sorry for him. He did awkward very well; I think his Wentworth performance would be a better Edward Ferrars. He and Dakota Johnson had zero chemistry. The man looked like he was dealing with threatening indigestion for most of the film. He had his moments, mostly fleeting tiny things (the tear shed in the opening scene, his look of absolute relief during the hug at the end—that, I’ll admit, was his most and maybe only believable Wentworth moment). But. THAT ISN’T WENTWORTH. Frederick Wentworth is a charming dude, an ambitious sailor and a good friend and a man so embittered by his own dashed hopes that he intentionally jabs at Anne, but derives no pleasure from it, or from seeing her situation so degraded from her youth.

Anne, though. Making Anne witty isn’t untrue to her character. What’s untrue is making her sarcastic. Anne’s greatest fault is how she bends over backwards to accommodate people—she was only persuaded out of marrying Wentworth in the first place by being told the marriage would make HIM unhappy, not herself. Dakota Johnson’s Anne is wry, but too self-assured, too brash, too confident. At no point would she have EVER revealed that Charles Musgrove proposed to her first—certainly not at a dinner party where she just spent a painful two minutes playing musical chairs to avoid Wentworth and then got herself worked up in jealousy over his flirting with Louisa (and Louisa’s with him). Yeah, Anne is jealous, but she tempers this with knowing she has no right to Wentworth’s heart anymore and she internalizes her anger and jealousy accordingly. This Anne is too modern, is the problem. Her trials are timeless but the way she deals with them is so a product of her environment that changing her from an accommodating spinster to a sarcastic wine aunt shouting at her estranged former fiancé out of windows and then dropping gravy on her own head is a fundamental betrayal of Anne’s character and heart.

Plus the other changes just felt…eh. Making Louisa intent on setting up Anne and Wentworth before falling for him herself felt like a cheap way to try and up the drama that didn’t need to happen. Turning Mr. Elliott from a cold-blooded shark of a manipulator into a shallow open book was a waste of Henry Golding’s talents and face (and closer actual chemistry with Dakota, but also I love Henry Golding, always brings a delight and sincerity to his performances that I love to watch and now I actually want to watch him play an Austenian rake, one with an actual dark side and not reduced to a wit machine). Removing the subplot of Anne’s sickly school friend makes sense from a timing scenario but HEY MAYBE IF WE DIDNT GO ON A TANGENT ABOUT OCTOPUS DREAMS WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN TO THAT INSTEAD. Even changing Anne’s family just felt weird. Sir Walter was spot-on, I’ll give him that, but turning Elizabeth into a markedly plainer and more openly vicious older sister and Mary from a hypochondriac to a narcissist just changed the flavor in a way I didn’t like. Mary’s bits were very funny, I will allow that, but it felt like it missed the point somehow? Or got the point but played it up too much? Bc she does complain of ailments out of a desire for attention, and she does feel herself the victim and vilely mistreated in every situation, but…I dunno. They leaned into it too hard. Mary is clueless but she’s not so self-absorbed she becomes an idiot.

I knew they mangled the “worse than strangers” line but they did it TWICE. And not only that, but Anne and Wentworth actually having a CONVERSATION about their past and trying to find a way to friendship?? Painful. Very painful. Wentworth’s staredown with Mr. Elliott was wooden. They took one of my favorite parts out of Wentworth’s letter where he admits how poorly he acted towards Anne. And after all this…idk, they at least could have had Anne running smack into Wentworth at the end, really jolt them both with the physical impact, instead of what we got. The slow down and grabbing his lapels felt weird.

AND WTF THE F//K WAS THE BIT WHERE ANNE FINDS MR ELLIOTT MAKING OUT WITH MRS CLAY AND THEN CUTTING TO THEIR WEDDING LATER??? I have…so much burning rage for that. Bc my favorite thing is that Mr. Elliott was playing the field, courting Anne while wooing Mrs. Clay to secure her out of the way of Sir Walter, and the wrap-up on that story being that she was installed as Mr. Elliott’s mistress and might have caressed her way to being his wife anyway bc they’re both cunning individuals. He doesn’t merrily trot with her down the aisle the second Anne is unavailable. THAT is the de-fanging of Mr. Elliott that sucks most—that he’s going from a cold-blooded being who only acts according to his own desires and drives a business partner and his wife penniless before marrying rich to restore his coffers, who dares to nicely court a titled woman to secure his family’s compliance while stealing away his predecessor’s possible chance at fathering a male heir, to a guy who just tells the audience what he’s up to and smiles nicely about it. I just. UGH.

Costumes, sets, and casting weren’t completely terrible. I liked the colors, though pretty sure Wentworth had only like two outfits, his navy uniform and his casual clothes. Lady Russell traveling Europe to visit new lovers is an odd addition but I’m not mad about it. Pacing was a bit abrupt in places. Giving Anne a more involved relationship with her nephews and the Musgrove girls was kinda nice. Why did Anne have a pet rabbit, though??

As a Persuasion adaptation it’s a travesty, character assassination at its most heinous, just gutting the story for parts and expecting people to see it as a fresh take rather than the hack job it is. As a movie on its own merits, a little too wooden and strange in places to be an enjoyable romp. I didn’t entirely hate all of it, but I’m disappointed in it.

[astraldrake]

anyways time to put the horseman in the centrifuge *he spins rapidly*

i am going to analyse his design now

first off some image examples of the lad himself for anyone coming across this who may require context ( or just would like something to quicky refer back to, goodness knows i like to have it)

(concept art) source

(clearest pic of his ingame model i could find on short notice) source

there's 2 things that stand out to me about him specifically apart form the usual beast bits 1. he has 2 mouths (or heads?? or necks?? unclear on which it really counts as tbh. the important part is that the one on the left is full of eyeballs, which given that his sword has a (not insignificant) arcane requirement makes sense.

it's a good use of established symbols to show us that this guy had some familiarity with the more magic-y side of things. which we get an eyeful of during his second phase when he whips out his wizard sword and goes ham.

his right side head is more human looking, arguably more human looking than most of the other beast bosses. he has visible eyes and a more human looking nose. his face is mostly sickly pale shiny skin and while he does have hair he's not all that furry otherwise.

2. he's very asymmetrical, from his facial structure to the arrangement of his legs. Humans generally like symmetry, and while disruptions to that symmetry can be pleasant, even preferable, things that feel too lopsided can look unpleasant. Given that ludwig is pretty intentionally designed to look scary and gross, id say they nailed their use of it here. I talk a lot about his face in part because it's pretty front and center in his design. His pose in the first phase places it right in front of his body so it's likely to be the first thing your eyes are drawn to. Both cutscenes draw attention to it as well, and it's also what you end up talking to after the fight.

They really did a good job combining the most messed up parts of a horse and the most messed up parts of a human. (i am of course talking in part about his teeth, but also his legs because Oh No) There is of course also his shredded hunter armor and sword on his back, which serve as reinforcement of his identity (basically saying " yes it's THAT Ludwig, in case it wasn't already clear." ) also shoutout to whatever the hell is happening with his lower body bcs What The Fuck Ever. he has a tailbone, a tail (seemingly disconnected from the tailbone, or what i hope is a tailbone) and at least six legs. it looks sick as hell.

[blackberry-gingham]

I love your teddy boy Beatles content!💙 Could I request some more? Like some jerk at the cavern is bothering reader because they’re square and don’t have a boyfriend. The boys all have the same idea and go over pretending to be reader’s boyfriend (not realizing the others had the same plan). Even tho reader now apparently has 4 boyfriends, they make it clear that whoever’s bothering reader will have to answer to them.

Lmaoooo, the absolute accuracy of the four of them trying to claim you at once and botching their own rescue plan 😂😂😂 Anyway, I feel like this ask was meant to be like kinda light hearted, but it turned out kinda serious 💀 it has a sweet ending tho :)

Thank you tho... Blue heart anon? Is the person who keeps using blue hearts the same person? If you are, then thank you in general bc you seem really nice and I hope you enjoy ☺️❤️

Tw for quick mention of blood and violence. This fic contains a small fight scene and strong language

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You hike up your coat once more as an icy breeze chases after you. At last, you reach the door to the cavern club, heave it open, and slip inside. The warmth of the smokey atmosphere permiates down to your bones, and with great relief, you retire your coat on the nearest peg.

Tonight's guest band is tearing up the stage with a rollicking show, providing a lively backdrop as you look around for your friends.

Normally you're not a big fan of clubs and pubs, but your teddy boy friends have been trying to get you more into their scene. You take in the environment and you notice you're practically surrounded by teds and grown strangers.

Perhaps finding them will be harder then you thought.

"John! Paul!", You call, then look around the room. No response, not even a hand wave. With a sigh, you suppose that maybe they just haven't arrived yet.

So, you wander about and then, there in the corner, you spy a round booth. It'll be perfect for the five of you. Happy to take a load off, you trot over to claim the table...

Only to bounce off a leather clad chest, hardly a few steps later. A tall, broad ted, about your age, looks down on you with a smirk. "Well, well... Pretty pretty... What's a nice little square like you doing in a place like this?"

Two other teds close in from the sides. You recognize these boys as a rival gang from school.

Of course, that also means they recognize you.

"Where's your little friends eh? They should know better then to leave a prize like you all alone in a place like this..."

You take a few hesitant steps back, eyes darting around for an exit.

The ted's thick, muscular hand darts out to grab your wrist, keeping you from leaving. He drops his voice to a sickly sweet whisper, "Hey, where you going? You could get hurt in a place like this you know..."

You screech and writhe in his grip, "Let me go!"

But it's useless. The other teds laugh as you helplessly flop like a fish on a line.

"FUCK OFF!"

A shout pierces across the smoke filled room as John leads a charge across the floor, shoving strangers out of the way. The ted holding you captive gives you a shove into the arms of one of his mates, "Aw, this your little boyfriend? Johnny i-"

"Yeah, that's right ya bastard! Leave my square alone!", Paul cuts in, giving the bigger ted a shove.

"Yeah, my uh-", Ringo charges up from the back of the pack, but loses steam quite quickly after realizing his friends have all come up with the same plan.

Any fear the rival gang might've had, seems to have completely melted away as they realize the hilarity of the current situation. They burst out into laughter in the face of your teds.

The leader wipes a tear and manages to compose himself long enough to choke out a sentence, "Get a load of this, eh mates!" There's another round of laughter, and John's decided he's had enough.

"Are you deaf you big bastard? I said let go!"

George makes a lunge for you, only for the other ted to sharply yank you away. You yelp and a few tears start to well in your eyes.

"Tell you what? You want your precious little square? Well whoever can pin a kiss on em wins the prize, since you all want to play boyfriend so bad"

The ted dangles you out and gives you a violent shake as the rival gang howls with laughter, teasing the lads and daring them to make a move. John clenches his knuckles til they're completely white, his face twisted up into a snarl.

"A kiss, yeah? How's this?"

John lunges forward and smashes his knuckles into the leader's mouth, giving way to a fine spray of blood. Just like that, a brawl breaks out between the two gangs and you are long forgotten.

You wipe your eyes clear and scamper away while your boys teach the rival gang a lesson they shan't soon forget.

However, you don't stick around to watch it unfold, instead making a break for the door. Moments later you see the three rival teds flee out the back door, while your boys are roughly shoved out the front by the bar keep.

"You four are lucky I don't get the law out here! Now off with ya!", He slams the heavy door behind him.

George picks himself up and dusts off his leathers, "Ha! Look at em run!"

"Forget that! You alright square?", Paul takes on a gentle tone with you, removes his jacket, and puts it over your shoulders. The rest of the lads gather round and apologize for putting you in such a tough spot and not being there sooner.

You put on a brave face and give a little smile as the four, to something of John's reluctance, pull in for a group hug.

"Tell ya what, let's go get Mr Whippys! I'll buy for you square!", Ringo chimes in and pats your back. The other three cheer and lead you on to the bus stop while you laugh and agree to a little frozen treat.

And wouldn't you know? From then on, those teds never bother you again. Not even a dirty look.

[hiimsociallyawkward]

the darkest hour pt 2

i'm back with my bs. this is for my bestie @lady-ofmagic-andstars. basically, all of my dumb thoughts while i watched 'darkest hour pt 2', 04.02 of merlin. in case you weren't aware.. ✨spoilers✨

right off the bat i'm sad

ok when i first watched this i was really confused. i mean, you see others when they interact with the dorocha have that perpetual frost on their face right? all of them, every single one. so imagine my surprise when merlin has no frost on his face, and he's miserable yea- but he's not dead??

like tbh, watching this again, ik why but when i first watched this, i was SO confused.

arthur looks so worried slkdjfalskfsd

him being willing to abandon the mission to get merlin back to camelot to be treated 😔🤪😎🤤🤩 lots of emotions

LANCELOT. of course it's lancelot. santiago is perfect. actually.

merlin looks so SICKLY. it physically pains me to see him like that

okok hahaa. the scene where percival is carrying merlin. i have several notes on that.

1) ik it's supposed to be all 'noble' looking. yk? them walking in slow mo, percival carrying merlin like he's been slained in battle. knights looking knightly

ALL I CAN FOCUS ON IS THE LACK OF PROPER NECK SUPPORT FOR MERLIN. PLS TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

like pls

second note, idk why this remind me of hagrid carrying harry back

idk maybe that's just me but it feels oddly reminiscent

colin is SO pale my heart is actually hurting for him what the heck

asf;lsdjfa;lsdfj 'take me with you' stop.

dude they ACTUALLY care about each other. i just love them. arthur is so worried rn and while i'm like 'alsjfalsdj i don't want arthur to be sad and worried' we can see just how MUCH arthur cares about merlin.

like yea, we KNOW that they care about each other. but arthur is the prince and merlin's a servant so arthur can't have friends, but they're friends, and they care, and it makes me happy

ok it's sad and everything that merlin's basically dying but is it bad of me that i chuckle at merlin SLUMPED over on his horse?? probably.

but i mean, merlin is already raising himself up so he can sit more comfortably on the horse. ik that doesn't mean that he's in the clear yet, but he's doing a LOT better than the other people who ran into the dorocha. idk where i'm going with this

to quote the destiny and chicken podcast (who i love btw, if you want an awesome merlin podcast, check them out), they stay on arthur's face for SO long after merlin and lancelot leave.

i feel EVERYTHING that arthur is feeling in this moment. he's so pretty

there's another beautiful landscape. i'm not even sorry i'm gonna attach them ALL.

tell me that's not gorgeous

LMAO WHAT IS GWAINE DOING IN THAT TREE.

gwaine is the EMBODIMENT of 'boys will be boys' when he sticks his hand into that tree and gets swarmed by bees.

he's adorable and i love him

ok but also, someone tell me why capes are so hot. someone TELL me.

separate from the episode but on the note of capes being hot, i want a cloak SO BADLY. like the whole gist. floor length, big hooded cloak. why?? it's not like i'm sneaking anywhere but still. ✨cloak✨

ok the line where leon goes 'if anyone can get merlin back to camelot, it's lancelot' and arthur's face?? idk what to make of it. someone help me pls.

ok actually this probably isn't the best reaction shot but someone please help

the only thing i can think of is that arthur momentarily forgot and was reminded that merlin was in danger bc of him?

another thought is that he thinks he should take merlin back instead of lancelot?

ik for a fact you guys are better at analysising this stuff than i am so pls, thoughts?

i love lancelot so much. first time i watched this, i was CRUSHED

him carrying merlin to the lake(?) pond(?) area and then covering him with his cape? i love it

ok idk why but i love the idea of merlin instinctively going towards the water

it makes me think back to how he's made of magic and basically everywhere, espeically nature, has magic and instinctively- he wants to connect with nature as much as he can so his body just puts his hand in the water

a dumber thought i had, his hand is ✨sparkly✨in the water HAHAH

omg when the water called lancelot i deadass thought it was freya. i'm actually dumb i have WATCHED this before and i STILL thought it was freya

'a future that has been written since the dawn of time' makes me so proud but also so sad at the same time

it's like, yes, merlin is going to 'save the world' but it's like he's there just to do that. anyways, i just want him to be happy

MORE SPARKLY

these water spirts are op but also MORE SPARKLY. hehe i thin kthat's so funny

also, i'm literally only like 7 mins in. buckle yourself in

l;askdjflskdjf arthur going into the tunnels with the wilderons?? i miss merlin ouch. AND THE GAJA BERRIES. arthur misses merlin.

ok percival tackling gwaine?? cuties ;))

heheheeh gwaine kicking a skull and then running directly behind arthur for protection?? pls stop. i already love you

HAHA OK. THEM WEARING THE GAJA BERRIES ON THEIR FACE REMINDS ME OF THIS FACE MASK . THAT'S LITERALLY HOW I LOOK WITH THAT THIS FACE MASK ON HAHAA

yes im dumb, but the 5 of them slowly peeking over the rock and then ducking back down?? i love that so much they're so cute

omg what's wrong with me. not these knights literally FEARING their lives and me going 'they're so cute'

ANYWAYS

gwaine you absolute dumbass. smh merlin just took it but you just HAD to stab it. #cancelled

FRICK. YOU. AGRAVAINE.

YES. i have a love hate relationship with gaius, but BUST into the council room. king energy right there

smh gaius you pUSH over.

I LOVE GWEN RIGHT HERE

YES

FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT

DON'T LET ALL THOSE SMELLY OLD COUNCILMEN PUSH YOU AROUND

THIS IS ACTUALLY QUEEN SH!T RIGHT HERE EVERYONE ELSE CAN LEAVE

stfu agravaine 'gueniviere'. ST F UP

ok gwen. pop OFF

you KNOW that arthur would've fought agravaine on this. GO GWEN for speaking her mind

oh look at me with anotehr fic rec. sort of, not really. ok but this scene with gwen talking about all the villagers remind of this fic called To Love, Honor, and Piss Off by @thenerdyindividual .

ok so it's basically a fic where basically merlin and arthur have this 'arranged marriage' type thing for 3 years, and merlin is arthur's 'common consort'. what that means is that arthur marries merlin as a show of good faith and to learn more about what it means to be a commoner- merlin giving arthur the tea about commoner life

anywAYS. check that our if you want, but i loved it

stfu 'i feel the pain as much as you' agravaine. hop off my dick

YES. GWEN. PLANT THAT SEED OF DOUBT THAT AGRAVAINE MIGHT NOT BE ALL THAT HE SEEMS. i love gwen :,)

wow when she's intellegent with her speaking so everyone HAS to side with her but also respectful so NO ONE can get mad at her?? i stan. i ACTUALLY stan

santiago is so pretty

the PANIC in his voice. i stan.

HAHA AND MERLIN'S SNARKY 'SHH'

merlin is ready to GO. he's like, sorry for almost dying. that was ill advised of me.

i'm actually soft for any displays of friendship ever. what does that mean about me 💀 KIDDING. anyways..

i love the *swing* *duck* 'yea, not as quick as arthur

sa;kfs;akdfj lancelot insisting that merlin go back to camelot and merlin just nOt

LADS

stop rn. lancelot's face when merlin turns away. i am in pAin. I AM SO SAD OVER LANCELOT. PLS LANCELOT.

this isn't exactly, but morgana's paleness from here on out reminded me of merlin when he was literally DYING.

anyways, that's my note on that

like, yes- i get it- morgana is evil now. but idk should i feel bad for her? she looks so pale and ghasty and just :(

aksfhaskdjfas;ldf morgana

HAHA MORGANA IS SO EDGY IN THIS MOMENT. 'I'D RATHER DROWN IN MY OWN BLOOD THAN SEE THAT DAY' SO DRAMATIC. WHY IS SHE SO EMO/GOTH. LIKE IK I SHOULD BE SCARED FOR WHAT THAT MEANS BUT I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING

stfu don't kill gwen i'll KiLl you

agravaine literally needs to die

stop. i am literally SCREAMING when agravaine is asking gwen to meet him in his chambers. PLS. STOP. STOP STOP STOP. I NEED A WHISLTE. I BITE MY THUMB AT AGRAVAINE. HE NEEDS TO SACK THE HATEFUL MANSION. BETTER YET I'LL BURN HIS MANSION

again, someone tell me why capes are so hot. especially these red ones?? i'm in love with them.

ok see this guy?? he just died with the forst on his face. not merlin?? he started getting better. surly that should've tipped them off that merlin was different

merlin's little head quirk when he does magic. ALSFJASLDFJAS MERLIN. NO ONE SAID YOU WERE USELESS. AND IF THEY DID I WOULD BEAT. THEM. UP. GIVE ME ADDRESS RN.

wow. seriously. i'm gonna attach all the pretty landscape pictures

morgana's like 'i'll cut a b!tch'. ok ik morgana's evil and everything, but morgana flinging that guard against the wall is bad ass

oh this is weird but gwen telling agravaine to 'show courage' but the whole room tinted green? ik this isn't harry potter or anything but idk i thought that was interesting. i'm not abt to go into if i think agravaine is a slytherin or what but still

STOP. GET. YOUR. HANDS. AWAY. FROM. HER. I ACTULALY HATE HIM. SHE'S SO UNCOMFORTABLE. BACK THE FRICK UP AGARAVINE.

morgana :( smh you can't deny that morgana and gwen carried for each other and morgana flinging gwen away is making me sad. don't touch me

asldjfasldasd 'you're never alone' elyan i love you

lancelot and merlins being lads. omg no them talking about gwen

lancelot is SO noble. stop this reminds me of Die for you in secret by @emrysofmagic so much right now. not gonna lie. your fic LITERALLY lives in my head rent free and sometimes i think of it and my heart just HURTS in those last few chapeters. PHYSICALLy. i am in pain. anyways.

stop the trope where it's like "i love them, but i just want them to be happy. it doesn't matter if they're with me or not. i just want them to be happy"

I WAS LITERALLY SCREECHING AS MERLIN WAS CALLING KILGHARRAH i'm not even capping

ok so it's been like a month ish since i've watched merlin bc i was waiting for @//f-f-podcast 's destiny and chicken podcast, so i don't exactly what terms kilgharrah and merlin are at right now

still i think it's very sweet of merlin to bow slightly when kilgharrah looks at him

'the bravest and most noble of them all' 🥺

aw. merlin is really saying good bye right now

ok this scene is weird bc like i said, i don't rlly remember how merlin and kilgharrah are right now but it still makes me sad

asldjfslakdjfasd merlin and kilgharrah are old friends now. that makes me happy but sad at the same time

ok the 'it will be an empty world without you, young warlock' kills me.

obviously, we know that even though they butt heads, kilgharrah and merlin both care about each other

not only is kilgharrah being forced to let merlin go right now, but he's making peace with the fact that he'll be alone

the last dragonlord is planning to die. and kilgharrah is going to be alone again, like he was in that cave.

another thing is that if merlin died rn then we would never have aithusia. i'm kinda going on a tangent now but idk this scene is sad

this forest is so pretty

literally just lancelot's face and lancelot in this whole episode.

that's my note

HAHA GWAINE BURNING IS SOCKS

LADS BEING LADS

I LOVE THEM

omg i always see posts about this.

like merlin and lancelot planned that lancelot was going to walk in first and trick them and THEN merlin walked in

that's so funny to me. they're SO dramatic HAHAH

merlin looks so happy

BRO

ARTHUR

JUST HUG

HIM

PLS

STO

P

JUST HUG HIM WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM

Tell me why they actually look MARRIED here. PLS

🥲🥲 SELF SACRIFICING IDIOTS I LOVE YOU BOTH YOURE BREAKING MY HEART

LADS I LOVE THEM

🤠🤠 arthur wanting Gwen to be happy is KILLING ME. He loves her so much

This is so pretty. Honestly like how

Who let merlin have this many pretty landscapes

HOENSTLY

Lajs;dlkfajd buds in a boat together.

This reminds me of going to amusement parks and there’s always that boat ride

They’re the cutest

Ok so they also have this picture. It’s actually 3 pictures spliced together because the episode pans down and it’s really badly spliced (sorry) but LOOk how pretty that is.

WTF

Omg not me literally copying merlin with his slow mo head flick at the wyverns to make them go away

;sldkfjasdlkjasd leon percival and elyan and my heart.

Ok i’m not even gonna try to lie. They all have my heart

Frick you cailleah

Omg i was like ‘gwaine you dumbass’ jK i love him. Pls don’t come for my neck

Asldjfasldjfka ‘i’m prepared to pay whatever price is necessary’

HAHA CAN YOU NOT. WHAT IS WITH THIS CREEPY ‘COME HITHER’ HAND MOTION MS CAILLEAH

Stopp rn. ‘It’s my density

STOP. I AM HOWLING. LANCELOT

WHY

COME BACK

NO NONO PLS. YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME.

stop rn merlin is all alone.

PAN TO ARTHUR WHO IS LITERALLY SURROUNDED BY EVERYONE.

Stop they all look so sad. I’m so sad.

merlin looks like he’s cried

I’m not sure abt arthur with his ‘no man is worth your tears’ type business but still

I am ✨sad✨

I screamed at this picture. I am depressed

Anyways

Gwen’s face is killing me

I’m so sad i don’t even want to write commentaries

Arthur realizing that lancelot only died because he loved gwen

Gwen standing in front of the fire

Aslkdfjasldjfa im so sad

HER STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FIRE ALL ALONE.

I. AM. SO. SAD.

STFU THAT THRONE IS NOT “RIGHTFULLY” YOURS MORGANA

STOP PLS GET AWAY

WHAT IS WITH THIS WEIRD TENSION

PLS DO NOT STAND WITHIN KISSING DISTANCE

IK YOU’RE NOT TECHNICALLY BLOOD RELATED BUT STILL.

PLEASE.

STOP.

I HATE AGRAVAINE

✨we hate agravaine in this house✨

😭😭 not merlin having ANOTHER secret. I’m so sorry bby

Anyways! I’ll be back next week to rant more about the wicked day so I’ll see you then! thanks I love you bye

[pompomwormin]

Hypmic body type hcs bc I can

Ichiro: really fit but has some belly chub

Jyuto: sturdy, manly build but there's no avoiding it. Man's got a fat ass

Rio: absolutely JACKED. Himbo supreme. Pure muscle

Gentaro: he's chubby!!! The real soft kind

Dice: real skinny. Crazy metabolism. (Ps. If you think he has abs you are wrong)

Doppo: practically no muscle mass on the poor lad. Slim but with some chub

Jakurai: honestly his body is beyond human comprehension. He looks almost sickly but in an elegant, angelic way

[ansu-gurleht]

oc facts w/ weel-yam

(don’t have a picture of the lad unfortunately. in oblivion he’s only a scale or two off from default. one day i’ll make him in skyrim to have a definitive Look)

tagged by: @roseyguts​

tagging: @boethiah​, @fyrealchemage​, @erisaneris​, @julankaushibael​, anybody else who wants to do this i’m bad at listing names!

note: i’m doing this based on weel-yam later in life, when he’s archmage. before that, a lot of these things might be different. also, i’m going to be adding commentary where i see fit, bc of course i am, you all know i’m a slut for useless elaboration

PLACE IN SOCIETY

✖ FINANCIAL

– wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

he’s the bleeding archmage of the mage’s guild

✖ MEDICAL

– fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged

he can run pretty fast but i wouldn’t call him “fit,” it’s more of an innate argonian thing

✖ CLASS OR CASTE

– upper / lower / middle / working / unsure

again, archmage

✖ EDUCATION

– qualified / unqualified / studying

i’m marking both bc while he is certainly qualified for his position and very well-learned in many fields of magic and otherwise, he’s constantly still studying to improve himself and become more powerful

FAMILY

✖ MARITAL STATUS – married, happily / married, unhappily / engaged  / partnered / divorced / widow or widower / separated / single / it’s complicated

he’s been in a few relationships before, but he learned many years ago he doesn’t really care for them. benefits don’t outweigh the restraints to him i guess

✖ CHILDREN – has children / no children / wants children / adopted children

again, doesn’t appeal to him at all. benefits vs restraints, etc.

✖ FAMILY – close with sibling / not close with siblings / has no siblings / siblings are deceased / it’s complicated

i’m putting that mostly bc i don’t know his exact relationship with deetsan and mach-na. they might be brothers, they might be cousins, they might be just childhood friends. regardless, they’re fairly close, and even when weel-yam leaves cheydinhal, they write regularly

✖ AFFILIATION – orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by both parents / it’s complicated

you know, this might not be a bad way to handle the deetsan/mach-na business. maybe they were all unrelated orphans who ended up living in the same orphanage/foster home. so they’re basically like brothers even though they’re not related

TRAITS & TENDENCIES  

✖ disorganized / organised / in between

✖ close-minded / open-minded / in between

perhaps too open-minded. will try anything, from deals with daedric princes, to necromancy, to what have you. he’s probably done it

✖ cautious / reckless / in between

✖ patient / impatient / in between

✖ outspoken / reserved / in between

✖ leader / follower / in between

archmage.

✖ sympathetic / unsympathetic / in between

✖ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

✖ hardworking / lazy / in between

✖ cultured / uncultured / in between

✖ loyal / disloyal / in between

depends who you are and what he has to gain either way.

✖ faithful / unfaithful / in between

if this is about religion, he doesn’t care much, only insofar as it gets him something (see: daedra worship). if this is about relationships, also doesn’t care much, since he has only ever had short-lived flings anyway

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION

✖ SEXUALITY – heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / omnisexual / demisexual

likes the ladies but they’re a bit troublesome when you get too involved with them, he thinks. more of a chauvinist than he’d probably like to admit

✖ SEX – sex repulsed / sex neutral /sex favorable

he doesn’t really see it as worth it, generally, but doesn’t see it as like, necessarily bad for him, either

✖ ROMANCE – romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable

about this he’s a bit less lenient. romance is a distraction and weighs you down, he thinks

✖ SEXUALLY – sexually adventurous / sex experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / uninterested

he’s no spring chicken, but he’s again, not very interested in it

ABILITIES

✖ COMBAT SKILLS – excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

he has some training with sword and shield, but when he’s out of magicka and has to resort to melee combat, it tends to end up being a lot of flailing about

✖ LITERACY SKILLS – excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

archmage.

✖ ARTISTIC SKILLS – excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

he can appreciate the art of others, but doesn’t have any interest in doing it himself. has written several books but they tend to be rather dry and manual-like. but to be fair, he first learned/self-taught himself how to read by reading from the manual of spellcraft, so it’s not unexpected

✖ TECHNICAL SKILLS – excellent / good/ moderate/ poor / none

he’s worked with some dwarven mechanisms in his day, but i’m going to usurp the “technical” part of this and make it “magical skills” instead. he’s quite the master, hence, archmage. knows a wide variety of spells from all schools, but is a legend in destruction, conjuration, and especially mysticism, which he took a five year sabbatical of sorts to study with the psijics on artaeum. he showed to have a knack for the kind of “paradoxical experimentation” which fueled mystical research and spellcrafting. he’s not got the greatest of magicka reserves, like the altmer or breton masters, but he knows how to utilize it to greatest effect by utilizing his full repertoire of spells to conserve and efficiently expend it. he’s also done a fair bit of research into alchemy and enchanting: he worked with sinderion to further research the nirnroot and its uses in potions (and poisons), and he studied several of the daedric artifacts he acquired during his adventuring years to discover more about how such powerful enchanted objects were made. in short, he’s archmage for good reason.

[radioactiveshitstorm]

went and made the most-recent Freedom Lads in a variety of character-creators, bc drawing is just... too hard rn... but i’ll get to it tomorrow

Gleb Gray - Ecologist turned Freedomer, he’s like 20 and is abnormally knowledgeable about chemistry; fascinated by the formation of artefacts.

Vadim Student - Geography student; his time in the Zone is due to a trip gone badly wrong. (“I just... wanted to research this place, not get stuck here.”)

Danya Tail - Sickly dude; probably not long for this world, but has 100% come to terms with his own imminent demise; intends to enjoy whatever time he has left.

[guiltsworn-a]

CHARACTER SHEET.

BASICS.

FULL NAME :  victor conley PRONUNCIATION :  i dont know how to do these its victor conley JGHJKDL NICKNAME :  vic, or none besides what characters give him in interactions GENDER :  cis man HEIGHT :  6′0 AGE :  26 ZODIAC :  cancer SPOKEN LANGUAGES :  common or w/e, very very very little alienage-plucked elvhen

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

HAIR COLOUR :  dark brown, nearly black EYE COLOUR :  also dark brown SKIN TONE :  Deeply tanned, sometimes with a somewhat sickly undertone BODY TYPE :  i don’t know the fancy terms but like? average? not quite built how you’d expect a rogue to be, a lil lankier than that ACCENT :  sera Lite(TM) / a cockney sort of thing, if you will DOMINANT HAND :  right POSTURE :  Bad, constantly slouching, never sitting straight OR still TATTOOS : DEBATE but i usually say he has a lil tattoo on his wrist of his mother’s death date in whatever date system each verse uses MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE : uhhh messy? or that he’s always wearin a long coat

CHILDHOOD.

PLACE OF BIRTH :  denerim, ferelden HOMETOWN :  denerim’s alienage BIRTH WEIGHT :  dont matter BIRTH HEIGHT :  dont matter MANNER OF BIRTH :  natural FIRST WORDS :  probs smth cliche like ‘mama’  SIBLINGS :  none PARENTS :  jodi ( mother, deceased ) walter conley ( father, fucked off somewhere ) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT :  while dear old walt vanished into thin air the minute jodi’s pregnancy was revealed to him, never to return ; jodi was always there for vic, caring for him, making sure he was happy and as comfortable as she could make him in their situation. even when he was in the Height of his crime years, she was rather loyal to him and hopeful, hopeful he’d turn things around and she’d be there to help him with it. there was never a day mom wasn’t smiling, fiddling with flowers around the house, or reading a book to him since he was too twitchy to read them himself.

ADULT LIFE.

OCCUPATION :  dumbass thief, amos’ lackey, deadbeat, inquisition scout CURRENT RESIDENCE :  skyhold CLOSE FRIENDS : the people he meets in the inquisition RELATIONSHIP STATUS :  interaction dependent, default being single and sleeping around FINANCIAL CLASS :  low/poverty, relying on theft usually to pay for everything DRIVER’S LICENSE :  bis cant drive CRIMINAL RECORD : decently sized, and would be FAR more extensive if he got caught, which he usually doesn’t ‘ VICES ’ :  everything, my guy. crime, alcohol, drugs, etc.

SEX AND ROMANCE.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION :  bisexual ROMANTIC ORIENTATION :  biromantic PREFERRED EMOTIONAL ROLE :  submissive  /  dominant  /  switch  /  unknown PREFERRED SEXUAL ROLE :  submissive  /  dominant  /  switch  /  sex repulsed LIBIDO :  its high TURN ON’S :  god literally anything but honest to god love rly does it for him any romantic moment could be flipped into a lil more at any given opportunity bc he gets overwhelmed KJGHFJDK TURN OFF’S :  NOT MUCH, FRIENDS, but if withdrawals/cravings are Especially bad that might distract him out of it  LOVE LANGUAGE : touch he thrives through holding and being held, being close, playing with hair, running fingers over skin, kissing often and everywhere, sitting in laps, etc RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES :  clingy, very domestic with Everything, like reading together or always bringing an extra cup of tea / bowl of food / whatever for a lover when he gets one for himself, protective and willing to throw away his cowardly nature to defend someone, even if they dont Need defending

MISCELLANEOUS.

CHARACTER THEME SONG : only ONE? bruh... liability by raleigh ritchie HOBBIES TO PASS THE TIME :  mostly drinking, pranking and joking around, searching for cats, gambling,  MENTAL ILLNESS :  depression, anxiety, substance abuse, adhd fits here too i believe PHYSICAL ILLNESS :  nothing too noteworthy, but due to his substance abuse he’s a bit frail in build, not the strongest lad, and his lung capacity isn’t the greatest LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED ?  :  mostly right FEARS :  losing people, being alone, failing, falling back into who he was, templars, many many things SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL :  nonexistent he hates himself and there is an entire in depth headcanon post about how much he does kjfhgjfkdejh though he presents as Incredibly confident, a fun lil act VULNERABILITIES : talk abt family/his mother, also he’s very trusting and caring, therefor easy to hurt and manipulate

TAGGED BY : @fantomese thank u angel of music TAGGING : like everyone has done this so as always, friends who Haven’t 

[jehanprouvaire]

ExR each going to get coffee and getting one for the other and then both of them and up with 2 perfect coffees because they're sappy nerds who know those kinds of things about each other

what a perfect prompt for barricade day also thANKS FOR SENDINGIT. enjoy some lighthearted fluffy exr being productive at university becauseI’m certainly not. As always, I picture the lads how @batcii draws thembcs they’re actually? perfect?

It had been three days since Grantaire had actually seen the outside world. His portfolio had been due in at twelve pm and after a solid forty eighthours of no sleep and way too much exposure to paint fumes in an unventilatedroom, he’d sprinted across campus in two mismatched shoes, a flip-flop and aloafer if you were wondering, to submit it on time.

As he walked out of the art department at 11:59, squintingin the sunlight and trying to stand far enough away from people that no one couldsmell his less than alluring natural body odour, he spotted a small coffee shopburrowed conspicuously on the far side of the park. There was no point going tosleep now anyway, he thought. There was another revolutionists meeting thisevening and if he napped now he knew he’d miss the entire thing. It was astudent club run by three third years studying law; his best friend Bahorel haddragged him along to a meeting some months ago and for some mysterious reason,Grantaire couldn’t stay away. Okay, so it might’ve had something to do with acertain blonde. No way was he going to miss watching the French ball of angerthat is Enjolras in his element in favour of wasting time on sleep. A cup ofcoffee was desperately needed.

The little bell chimed as the door swung against it toannounce his welcome into the shop. A quick look around showed a few customersscattered around on rickety furniture and enough potted plants to give Jehanheart palpitations.

Grantaire skimmed the chalkboard menu quickly and settled onjust a large black coffee. Cheap and caffeinated. As he approached the younggirl at the till, another chalkboard caught his attention. It was smaller andwas written in clumsy yellow writing, reading ‘drink of the month!! whitechocolate mocha!!!’

It wasn’t the alarming amount of exclamation points thatmade him pause; it was that a cinnamon white mocha was Enjolras’ favouritedrink. Well, secret favourite drink. He told les amis that he drank his coffeeblack and organic but Grantaire had caught a whiff of the sickly sweet beveragemore than once.

Without thinking about it he ordered two drinks, one for himand one for Apollo. He even asked them to write the names on the cups just sohe could giggle to himself when Enjolras would see it and predictably glare athim. It was just gone twelve on a Wednesday so that meant Enj would most likelybe in the library working on his speech for tonight. It was only a five minutewalk away so Grantaire turned to head back out the way he came, only to bumpright into the focus of his thoughts.

“Oh! Oh I’m so sorry, are you- Grantaire?”

“Uhh.” Grantaire blinked, startled, his sight suddenly fullof dark skin and fair hair. “Hey Enjolras. Didn’t see you there.”

“How odd, I was just on my way to see you actually. Yourassignment was due today, wasn’t it?”

A crease formed between Grantaire’s brows but there was asmall smile touching the edge of his lips. “Yes actually. You were coming to- Howdid you know about my assignment?”

If they hadn’t been standing so close, Grantaire would’vemissed the subtle red that chased across Enjolras’ cheeks.

“Oh, um, Ferre mentioned it this morning.”

Grantaire just nodded. It was then that he spotted the twosimilar cardboard cups in Enj’s hands, very much like the ones he was holdinghimself.  

“Are you meeting up with someone?” Grantaire asked. “Don’tlet me keep you, it’s fine.”

“What? No, I’m just-“

“You’ve got two cups-“

“I was actually going to-“

“Now I feel silly for buying-

“Wait, you’ve got two cups too. Are you busy? I’m sorry, I’llgo-”

“No!” Grantaire blurted, taking a step towards Enjolras asthe French man took a step back. “I thought you might be in the library so Iwas going to, uh, bring you a cup of coffee. For, um. Sustenance.”

“Sustenance.” Enjolras’ expression looked like it did whenCourf announced he was going to communicate exclusively through emojis.

“.. Yes. But you’ve already got a cup so I’ll just, uh, givethis to Jehan.”

“I thought Jehan didn’t like black coffee?” Shit.

“It’s not black. It’s, um. It’s a white mocha.”

Enjolras’ next words came out quiet after a small pause. “Thoseare my favourite.”

Grantaire replied with a shrug, trying very hard not to lookembarrassed. Instead of scowling like Enjolras usually did when Grantaire didsomething odd, he put down both cups on the table beside him and reached outfor one of Grantaire’s. There was a small roll of his eyes when he spotted thename sketched on the side but they slipped shut as he took a sip. “Mm. Youremembered the cinnamon too.”

“Of course I did.” He whispered, not wanting to disturb thepeaceful quiet that had settled between them.

Enjolras opened his eyes again and caught Grantaire’s. Amoment passed between them. Two. Then Enjolras smiled, something soft and fond.He kept the drink pressed against his chest and picked up one of his own fromthe table, offering it to the painter.

“I was coming to give this to you. I was hoping to catch youbefore you left the art block.”

Grantaire felt his eyebrows rise to the ceiling.

“For me?” His tone was a little stunned. Enjolras nodded.

“I know you don’t like being disturbed when you have adeadline but this is the least I could do.”

Something happened to Grantaire’s heart in that instant. Hewasn’t sure if it skipped a beat or beat one times too many but it manifestedin his veins with a burst of adrenaline and the next thing he knew words werespilling out of his mouth without permission.

“Have lunch with me. Let’s… would you like to sit down withme? I’ll buy us lunch.”

He was sure that he looked like a deer in headlights and notthe endearing kind either. Too late now, the words were in the air, existing inthat abstract way they do. Worst case scenario, Grantaire literally dies on thespot right here, but then again if that happened he wouldn’t have to facewhatever terrible grade he was bound to get from the mess of oil paints andgraffiti he submitted earlier, oh god-

“I’d love to.” Enjolras said quickly, interrupting his spiralling.There was an awkward pause where neither of them was quite sure what to do bar smilenervously and avoid each other’s lingering looks. Enjolras recovered first andpulled out the nearest chair, ignoring the loud scrape of wood against woodenfloors. He sat down, nodding to the opposite seat for Grantaire to take. So hedid.

As they looked across from one another, Grantaire opened hismouth to ask what Enjolras would like to eat but the other boy beat him to thepunch, instead asking a question that made Grantaire groan in embarrassment andplonk his head face first on the table.

“… Grantaire, what on earth are you wearing on your feet?”

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