#but his partners in crime do not

[geeky-nightphilosopher]

Nightowl's Thoughts for the Night:

I might have mentioned this before, but I'm just gonna keep saying it-

Eliot's relaxed/innocent expression is perhaps my all time favorite look on him. Especially when he's around the team.

And I think it's because he finally realizes that he doesn't have to wear a mask with these people. He doesn't need to be a gruff/meanie 24/7/365. All Eliot needs to be is himself and I think that's why Parker and Hardison love teasing and harassing him. They want him to feel safe enough to show the real Eliot Spencer.

Parker and Hardison already know they are safe with him. They want Eliot to know he is safe with them. (And by what? Season 2? Season 3?) He does. And I think that's why it's a major shame they cut it at Season 5 of the original.

[aroaceleovaldez]

we should make Nico more fucked up, actually. enough woobifying him. that boy should be covered in blood and viscera

[wassupmygays]

"at the drive in, brill was eyeing paul... i was like okay i (bev) can do one more year of this i guess" and "i think its just cause paul misses darry lets be honest"

thank you melody rose for these crumbs but also i love paul being the saddest gay man who will never get over the relationship he fumbled

paul comp-het crushing on marcia/any of the soc girls. paul playing into ryo!brill's feelings while he figures himself out. bev watching all of this rolling her eyes at paul's messy hopelessness

paul picking fights with the greasers, definitely not hoping to see darry. paul taking out his anger and frustration at his inability to get over this by beating up on soda and ponyboy

[marzghost]

Listen listen listen, I know, I KNOW, mate means friend/buddy to the silly little brits and is basically a staple in the Mumbo "Killsalot" Jumbo vocabulary but the way he just kept repeating "You just killed my mate" to Tango over and over again after Tango killed Skizz just hit DIFFERENT. LIKE he was just eating his tasty little copper ingots when Skizz GOT MURDERED just out of his sight and the first thing he did was take out his sword and chase Tango yelling at him that what he did was illegal. His first thought was to hit Tango with a sword before switching it over to drip stone as if remembering he's green and therefore ,by life series rules, CAN'T hit back with it. Like, he didn't need to switch over to a sword, he already had something in his hands but he did. Despite being on green he pulled out his sword something that is guaranteed to do lots of damage if hit with.

The way he just stood off to the side looking at Tango and Jimmy ,watching them as he just took a few seconds to get his thoughts together before asking if Jimmy was friends with Tango and then when he got his answer just repeated "You just killed my mate" in a tone that by all accounts WAS joyful but to ME and my silly story line fannon shipper brain was also read as anger joy. Like that level of anger that surpasses anger and just loops over to joy. It did something to me. Like yeah ,they just killed his mate, his friend, but if one really wanted to ,and loves to ship their silly block men, one could read that as they just killed his life partner...his mate. Someone had just killed HIS MATE and gotten away with it because of some silly rule he subconsciously knows HE CAN'T BREAK.

As a multi-shipper and Dapper duo/MumSkizz/MumboMan/MumMan enjoyer im surprised there isn't more people going crazy over this moment because i JUST KNOW if this happened with any other of the more popular ships it would be making ROUNDS. There'd be at least ten one-shots based on this moment alone. They're mates your honor UwU nxjdkdodood

[bird-inacage]

The Heart Killers EP4: Kantbison as "Partners in Crime"

At this point in the story, Kant and Bison are effectively standing on opposite sides. Their whole side quest to punish Babe's bullies and teacher felt like foreshadowing - an example of how well these two can work together when they are on the same team. More importantly, how much their values align when in pursuit of the same objective.

A strict moral compass underlies Bison and Fadel's work. They only target 'the bad guys' - those who deserve what's coming to them. So it's deeply ingrained in Bison's psyche to fight for injustice. When he notices Babe's bruises, his brain immediately deduces foul play and is compelled to help Kant find the perpetrator, regardless of his own growing suspicions around Kant's integrity.

Kant doesn't mean to act with ill intent but is willing to do unethical things where necessary in order to achieve a goal. Spiking Bison's drink was a particularly dicey move. We know this is all in aid of protecting his brother but Bison doesn't. So when Kant declares, "I only cared about my brother at first, but my boyfriend's right. If I let you go, you're only going to do it to other children" it demonstrates that firstly, Kant supports the stance of doing the just thing, and secondly that he agrees with following Bison's example because they align in their values.

To Bison, seeing first-hand that they respect the same moral code, one that Kant is willing to put into action, earns his respect. "I might not trust you 100% but i have to admit... What you did today totally rocks." A man who is willing to expose a paedophile and save other potential victims, can't be all that bad can he? A man who has a conscience, who has deemed his own history of stealing cars as something he's not proud of, is not one of the 'bad guys' surely?

Now, why is this important? Well, once they have exposed their respective positions, acknowledging that they can actually work alongside each other will enable them to overcome this fact. They've established that precedence here. We're getting a glimpse into what could come after the fallout.

You can keep tabs on bird-inacage’s BL meta directory for my other long-form posts around The Heart Killers, which I’ll be updating in real time as the show airs.

[kindlythevoid]

(FotR, pg. 42)

(FotR, pg. 74)

Guys Guys Guys Guys I know I know I KNOW we talk about Frodo and Sam's bond. Which is valid. Totally valid, I do it myself on occasion.

BUT.

BUT.

FRODO AND MERRY!!!!

FRODO PROBABLY GREW UP WITH MERRY!!! (I did the math cuz I'm a nerd) Merry was 7 when Frodo left to go live with Bilbo, but Frodo spent 9 years in Buckland!! He was there when Merry was born!! Merry hasn't known life without Frodo!!! Yes, Frodo was 21 when he left but he was in his "tweens" and probably still had to hang out with the younger kids aka MERRY!!!

Just. Look at them!! Frodo was a Respectable Gentlehobbit and Merry was one of those weird Brandybucks but they were both Adults and Frodo trusted Merry to find him a suitable house that he would supposedly retire in and Frodo didn't know that Merry knew that Frodo was leaving!! He just trusted Merry to get all the accounts settled and to find him a cute little house and he does!!! Merry does!!! He helps him find a house, he goes with the furniture to set it all up for Frodo when he gets there!! He even helps monitor everything that's being given away after Bilbo leaves and Frodo needs a moment!!

It's just. We're not even 100 pages in, they haven't left the Shire, but it's so blindingly obvious that Frodo trusts Merry and Merry looks out for Frodo, even though there's a 14 year age gap between them. They're friends, best friends, look at that first bit I put up there, they're joking around after Lobelia insulted Frodo and it's so natural, such a great little moment.

It's so. It's so obvious, right from the very beginning, like, of course Merry follows Frodo out of the Shire. It's not because Frodo's All That or anything, it's just that they're best friends and Merry cares for him and he wants to make sure he'll be alright. And I love that about Merry, I think it's a great character trait of his that you see again with Pippin. He loves them, so he follows them, even and especially into the unknown, but when it's their time to leave, to move on, he let's them. He keeps on loving them and trusting them, except this time it's trusting that they'll come back. And hoping that letting them know that they are loved will help them return.

[andreal831]

E: I do apologize if you feel neglected, I have been occupied. My siblings are in some quarrel. Niklaus remains agitated. You do recall that even our slightest interactions seem to infuriate him. H: So Klaus is a dick and you wanna be a good big brother, so we can't hang out. That sum it up?

Haylijah in every episode -> 1.12 Dance Back From the Grave

[hajihiko]

I somehow JUST realized some strong paralles between DR and another old friend

[sanguinyte]

gortash and the dark urge have to have romance routes and i wont say it again

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

I gotta say, a personal pet peeve of mine is when people get really into Scourge (making aus and fanart and fics and posts and whatnot) and go "OMG Scourge needs someone to be like his Tails" and then they either make a whole new oc or assume Fiona takes that spot

Miles Erasure

[dukeofthomas]

Robin Jason makes me so sad because he's the one kid Bruce could have actually stopped from becoming a vigilante.

[amee-racle-ofmyown]

I'm so stupidly in love with heist is it too delulu of me to believe he absolutely adores his partner in crime too

[the-genius-az]

Mai is a serial killer who only kills to avoid boredom, it's fun to see idiots die and beg for their lives.

And Azula is his girlfriend who eats the bodies of the victims, just to not leave evidence, she doesn't want to see her beloved girlfriend in jail.

"Without evidence there is no crime, Amada mía!" The princess cheered as she put salt on one arm.

[stillsolo]

so disney cancelled lando's spinoff show and i gotta say, after four years of silence and enduring movie rumors floating about for like 2 seconds, i'm just glad they outright confirmed the cancellation of the series. ... and yet here i am a week later, still gloomy as hell about it lol i mean, han's beloved lando (@charley!!) moved on from the swrpc years ago, but man. kinda sad i haven't seen an indie / dedicated lando blog in years??

[hermitcraft-shifter]

BUTCHER VANITY by Vane Lily is c!Pungence's theme song. No, I will not elaborate. (I will elaborate and that's a threat.)