#cold sunshine

[title]

“May I rest my weary head on your shoulder?” (insp.)

In the Mood for Love (2000), Rafiki (2018), Cold War (2018), Your Name Engraved Herein (2020), But I’m a Cheerleader (1999), Moonlight (2016), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), And Then We Danced (2019), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Anatomy of a Fall (2023), Lovesong (2016), God’s Own Country (2017), The Handmaiden (2016), Notorious (1946)

[ivyinne]

I've been thinking about this theory about Riko orchestrating Jean's sexual abuse as punishment for his attraction to Kevin, because Riko is not in the habit of sharing his possessions. And while at first glance it would seem that Riko does this because it's Kevin... looking deeper I get the feeling that his attitude extends to the rest of the Perfect Court too.

Consider Andrew.

Riko sets first Drake and then Proust on Andrew, and the implication is that Andrew cannot get away with "taking Riko's things." This obviously refers to Kevin, but I don't think it refers to Kevin alone. It's significant that Riko brings it up with Neil and Neil only, and it happens during this specific conversation.

Riko uses Andrew to taunt and intimidate Neil, immediately after Neil implies that Riko is not the only thing saving him from his father. We come to understand several things in the course of this conversation:

That Riko considers Andrew to be responsible for Neil's continued refusal to return to his place among the Ravens.

That he believes threatening Andrew's safety will be enough to convince Neil to come to Evermore.

Which means that Riko obviously has an inkling of what Andrew and Neil mean to each other (even if Neil does not yet). He weaponizes this knowledge against both of them, and while Neil ends up going to Evermore, it does not mean that Riko lets Andrew get away.

That's because he never intended to. When Riko refers to Andrew as the miniature one with the disgusting attitude who thinks he can take my things, his "things" refer not merely to Kevin but, to a heavy extent, also to Neil, and he punishes Andrew for his closeness to Neil the same way he punished Jean's closeness to Kevin.

Why am I bringing this up? Well, quite simply put, it's all because of the as-yet unexplained January incident that Jean brings up in The Sunshine Court.

We know that following Neil's departure from the Nest, Zane betrayed Jean by setting Grayson on him. What we don't know is what Riko did to Zane and Grayson afterwards, or why.

Jean brings it up several times, but only refers to it obliquely, and doesn't give us any details:

I don't think Riko cares about what happened to Jean, of course not. But it makes too much sense to me that he decided what Zane and Grayson did was an insult to him, Riko, because how dare they touch his property when he hasn't permitted it? How dare they take his things? How dare Grayson pretend he has some sort of claim to Jean?

I'm throwing this theory out because I have nothing to lose: whatever Riko did to Zane and Grayson was in retaliation to what they did to Jean, but not because Riko cares. He did so only because Jean was another one of Riko's things, and those who take his things away must be reminded of their place.

So, yes, I think all of this is an extension of the fact that Riko has an unhealthy obsession with the people he considers to be his pets or his property. Transgressions against his claim over them deserve to be punished for the insult.

Even if those transgressions are committed by the Perfect Court itself. Riko plays the part of the jealously possessive master, the one they should all devote themselves to, the only one with authority over them. No one else can have them — which means they cannot have each other either.

[fortunatelyperfectcreator]

[the-gay-cousin-666]

The Sunshine Court is proof that if Neil and Jean were friends they'd be fucking insufferable to themselves and everyone around them.

[thepatchycat]

Commander Cozy (feat. Lieutenant Sunshine)

[eversweetflowerpot]

outtakes pt 10✨

[wistfulpoltergeist]

♫Artemas - i always kinda knew you'd be the death of me♫

[merilles]

LotR Ladies Pt.2 💍✨

[total-karma]

honestly total drama introducing international contestants in later seasons with not much explanation (alejandro, anne maria, sugar, jasmine) was so funny like yeah none of these guys are canadian but we're letting this guy compete because he's pretty, this girl because we need that jersey shore rep, this girl because this show is lacking in southern charm and this girl because canada just LOVES australia

[citroncynique]

MARIE/MEURSAULT DOODLES.......

[bruciemilf]

So I have a vision

[butterflyacademia]

All of my friends got mentally stable and 9-5 jobs and “can’t read TSC immediately” and “need to reread the series first” and “don’t know if they can go back to aftg after a decade away” and “aren’t in high school anymore” and I’m just sitting here in my little corner of postgrad degree hell clutching my (digital) copy of TSC to my chest like I can personally protect Jean from The Horrors

Send help

[texaschainsawmascara]

[soultiio]

at some point in their lives, izaya started calling shizuo sunshine. as usual, shizuo thought "oh this mf is being annoying", he thought the nickname was purely ironic. some kind of joke. even shizu-chan, that affectionate but derogative nickname, was like that so he said to himself to dont pay him much attention.

now that they are in a relationship, somehow, somewhat (how did that even happen??) izaya keeps calling him shizu-chan, sunshine, moron, protozoan, the last two are meant to be insulting that's so obvious, but when izaya drags the words and wears a playful and genuine smile, shizuo only can fake his annoyment "who are you calling a moron, stupid flea?" izaya jumps around and swings his knife, not stabbing him but always trying to. shizuo always avoids it. izaya makes sure he does it.

and the first two? izaya is always saying shizu-chan, shizu-chan, all day, all night, shizuo is already used to it. sunshine is a different thing, it makes his heart stop (or flutter?), blinks confused because he doesn't know what's behind it. is he laughing at me? is he being annoying on purpose? does he want something from me? or is he being genuine? what the fuck does sunshine is supposed to mean anyway? is it the hair? the strenght of the sun compared to his own?

"shizu-chan, you are not listening to me"

"i was listening"

"what did i say?"

"..."

"i was listening my ass. sure, now pay attention to me, sunshine"

and he pretends he listens because what else can he do?

[nicoscheer]

[originalcontent]

I can't find art of my ship anywhere so I GUESS that means I have to make it myself, here are some doodles.