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aboardthescheherazade · 6 months ago
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"Tintin's age is never specified in canon, so he could be deep into adulthood--" Woe, canon text designator be upon thee
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Crab With The Golden Claws pg. 33
(EDIT: A few panels after these, Delcourt does offer alcohol to Tintin and Haddock. Since this is a French Foreign Legion base, we can assume it is following France's laws; their drinking age was historically 16 years old, until 2009.)
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he’s the adult supervision, he’s the voice of reason, he’s a cringefail king, it’s Captain Haddock! Quite a few people asked for a timeline post for Haddock after I posted one of Tintin.
I found the whole idea of the Haddock family curse to be very interesting, and the implications behind it to be pretty dark... cw for alcoholism and childhood abuse. Let me know if you need anything tagged.
To figure out the timeline the evidence for Haddock’s age I found was in an animated adaptation of Explorers on the Moon where Haddock mentions he has around forty years of sailing experience. I doubt he was running around on ships as a newborn so that places his age during the canon comics at around 60ish, give or take a few years, which in my timeline places his childhood during the late Victorian era!
Left to right, top to bottom:
Child - Archibald Haddock had a pretty rough childhood and family life. The legacy of the “Haddock family curse” weighs heavily on him, and so does the alcoholism that runs generationally. His father is often drunk, taking his anger and frustration out on Archibald. Fully believing the family curse, Archibald’s father drills the idea that he is destined for failure into his head. 
Archibald’s only respite is his grandfather, who tells him stories of Sir Francis Haddock and other tall tales from the sea. His grandfather also would take him out on fishing trips, the lochs and the sea being his refuge. 
Teenager - It’s the 1880s and Archibald is left aimless after his grandfather passes away, passing the time by hiding from his father and drinking during the day. He fully believes he has no real future and lets himself get swept up by whatever will come along next.
Young Adult - Archibald decides to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and becomes a sailor, feeling at home at sea. He cleans up somewhat after befriending George Chester as the two train on the same merchant vessel. Chester drags a reluctant Archibald along into all kinds of crazy antics, with Archibald wanting to stay on the straight and narrow.
Archibald is drafted during the First World War, serving in the Grand Fleet. He is stationed at the Orkney and Shetland Islands with Chester.
Canon - After the war Archibald relapses on his addiction again, but is able to hold onto work in the merchant fleet. He eventually becomes a captain of a merchant vessel where his mental health issues are taken advantage of in the Crab with the Golden Claws. 
Seeing his crew mutiny, kidnap (and attempt to murder) a boy on his ship was a major wake up call - Haddock is now imbued with a sense of responsibility for Tintin (even if Tintin seems to handle things better than Haddock!). He doesn’t understand what Tintin sees in him but he’ll be damned if he proves him wrong. He’s not above calling him an idiot when the time is right though.
Post Canon - After Tintin loses his job Haddock does his best to support him.  He uses his wealth to further causes he believes in, donating money to artist collectives and scientific research that was repressed by fascist governments. Before Belgium even joins the Second World War he and the Marlinspike team proactively go out and foil various Nazi plots. Marlinspike Hall is firebombed by the Nazis in retaliation, but after the war Haddock funds various housing cooperative projects. Coming from a working class background he hasn’t forgotten the hardships a lot of people face.
Elderly - At this point Haddock is secure in his found family. He’s been living with his partner Ramo Nash, and has taken up various arts and crafts as hobbies. Looking back, he never expected to be a father, but is incredibly proud of Tintin. He never officially adopts him as a part of him still fears the family curse (plus they both agree “Haddock” as a name definitely does not suit Tintin)!
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euphoric-daylight · 7 months ago
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― Little Pest-!
[ For the people that are waiting for the drawings or memes, plz wait a bit more, My phone is too fucked up rn ]
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Tintin and GN!Reader taking care of a Child
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It all starts with a quiet day in Brussels, exactly on October 3 on a cold but calm morning, enough for the two to go together to have a coffee at that time
— I think I should visit my aunt, she has only just arrived in Brussels but she has been busy working
You speak with a soft and calm tone while drinking coffee to keep yourself active, Tin shows curiosity when hearing about your family, he really hadn't heard you talk much about them so he thinks it's a good idea to go and meet your family.
— Sounds perfect, anyway Haddock said he would be with Calculus taking care of his new roses
Tin spoke in a kind way but he really seemed enthusiastic, he wanted to make a good impression with your family.
The two arrive at the door of the house after a while, you knock firmly on the door……
The door is opened by a child of just 10 years old, who showed a grimace of disgust when he saw Tin, obviously he recognized you instantly and let you in but after you passed he closed the door on Tin in the house.
(Insert the name of the little monkey, idk, i hate that child, so im gonna put C!__ when the child's name is necessary)
— C!___-! What are you doing? That is my boyfriend!
You quickly open the door showing Tin's face, somewhat surprised by the child's behavior but also somewhat irritated although he does not want to accept it, he quickly manages to calm down and be more friendly because obviously he does not want to be rude to the child.
The child seems upset that you let the carrot head into his house, acting angry and obviously expressing his displeasure
— Why did you have to choose this red head as your boyfriend? Obviously you gave him a little scolding for being so rude to your boyfriend, so you got a little closer to him and told him.
—You shouldn't treat people who come to visit like that, Tintin didn't do anything to you, we just came to say hello to my aunt.
The boy found this news even worse, so he tried to pretend like he didn't care in the slightest, but the minute you left Tin alone, the boy returned from his room.
— You look strange, why are you so ugly and baby-faced?
Tin is slightly stoic about the situation, trying to remain calm and collected.
— I don't have a baby face.
Tin tries to look for you to get the boy to stop bothering him and end his patience right now, the boy is obviously still making mocking faces behind him.
— That's right, look for your partner like the fearful person you are.
The boy told him in a mocking manner while he was bothering Tin, trying to climb into his arms.
Tin finally thought that the boy was going to stop bothering him but he was wrong, with the boy being in his arms…. He pulls Tin's hair, making Tin quickly grab the boy by the hand to stop him from doing that
— You should behave better with someone older than you.
Tin spoke irritably, slightly biting his tongue to calm himself down a bit and quickly taking the child out of his arms making the child cry.
You were in the kitchen trying to cook something to eat for everyone while they wait for your aunt, when you hear the crying you quickly see what is happening.
— What happened??
You speak in a somewhat upset manner when you see the child crying and Tin with a slightly upset face
Tin takes a breath to calm down while you try to calm the child but he wouldn't stop crying.
— He hasn't stopped bothering me since we arrived.
You look at the boy with an irritated face upon hearing that while the boy quickly walks away knowing that you obviously knew the truth.
— Don't worry, sweetie…. My aunt said she won't be long to get home
Slowly you approach him to hug him in a friendly way, you can feel how his body slightly stops being tense and he tries to be calm, accompanying you to the kitchen and helping you cook.
You can see the boy peeking his head out from the door frame, you really didn't pay much attention.
After a few moments, Tin's hand slowly slides from your shoulder to your hip, caressing that part lovingly and giving you kisses on the cheek until C!__ pours water on both of them with a squirt gun to make them dry. separate
— Okay, I've had enough.
Tin quickly approaches C!___, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt as if he were a cat, sitting him in a baby chair and putting the belt on him so he doesn't get out.
— Stay here.
Tin speaks coldly and quickly returns to your side, the two of you hear the door of the house opening.
Finally your aunt had arrived and the child tried to victimize himself by crying, at first it helped but you quickly explained what happened
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bt: The child got kicked out from his house (jk) Sorry for no posting anything in a month, i was on a trip with my parents to have a breath from the problems but now i feel worse im sorry if i don't know how to make Tintin be more canon
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miniherodesktales · 13 days ago
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I'm on vacation at the moment, so decided to look up the Biggles series for the first time, since it is referenced in Red Dwarf and other shows in the UK. I have an interest in children's lietrature and how it's changed over the time.
Prior to this I knew nothing about them. Just hearing the name Biggles gave me the impression that maybe they were quaint Enid Bylton / Famous Five - esq tales. Or maybe like the TinTin adventures. (plus just assumed - accurately - there would outdated themes. There is outdated language and attitudes. I wasn't surprised to hear about that.)
However, going by the GoodRead reviews I was surprised to see that they didn't glamourise war at all. They were gritty and dark, with death being a constant theme. Later reprints removed swearing and references to alcohol; for example, whisky is swapped out for lemonade. (war is ok but underage drinking? No thanks!)
So what's the story?
James Bigglesworth (the names will never not be funny) is a 16 year old, born and raised in India to civil servant parents, fluent in Hindi and Latin with a preference for writing in Hindi.
The first world war begins and James lies about being 17, so he joins the RAF a year underage.
Like so many airmen of the time he receives just a few hours instruction before he's made to fly solo. With only 15 hours of practise he's posted to France.
He sees a few colleagues killed - very quickly - and has many near misses himself. The experience turns him into a jumpy and jaded teenager, smoking and drinking to cope. Later in the series he grows into a cool and calm leader.
The initial books drew on the author's own experience of the war, and contains many accurate details about aviation and the development of its technology. The later books move towards more "adventure".
Anyway, the real reason for this post is that it's easy to see some of Ace in all this - obviously Ace is a mix of different popular heoros - but anyway I think it's easy to see how Rimmer may have shaped this persona built on what he was reading as a kid.
We don't see much of Io in the series, but as discussed before it gives off strong space imperialism vibes and a very suffocating conservative culture.
Rimmer's parents had a very clear plan for what they wanted his life to be like - the plan was that he would be a test pilot like his big brother, John.
I also think the references to Biggles provides a small hint at the conflict in Rimmer's personality. He can be very cowardly when he overthinks a situation, but then brave in other situations. Like shooing away the polymorph from Kryten. He idolises war and successful strategists but is also disgusted when he sees the consequences of fasicism happening right of him. His future self lost his morals as he rubbed shoulders with some of histories worst people, but his present day self was willing to die to avoid becoming that version of himself.
Deep down Rimmer would rather be Biggles than Napoleon, but having courage and morals is built on self-worth and self-confidence, and his parents never gave him those things. However, he does learn it over time although, Nano Rimmer does seem to be a bit of step backwards from the Rimmer who sacrificed himself in series 6 and became Ace in series 7.
In series 10, it was good to see Rimmer save the day by thinking up a strategy that didn't involve sacrificing others as pawns - like in Meltdown.
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thenerdyolive · 3 months ago
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Tintin ask game: 5 for captain haddock <3
Sure thing!
5. A trait of Captain Haddock I wish was absent?
Come on! He's a great friend, a father like figure, a great sailor. He's brave, caring, protective towards his friends. Well.. if only he didn't drink as much as he does.
(After the Picaros he did stop drinking though)
I'm really worried about your liver, Captain. Just like tintin & professor calculus are!
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kheldara · 4 months ago
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#with what money#this man has always lived off his husbands that's what's so amazing. he uses his mind gift to find buried ocean treasure that was abandoned by crime lords and makes daniel charter a boat to go get it until they're both billionaires
of course he does, never seen anyone so work shy.
love that everything i ever learn about these books is the next weirdest thing. anyway i fully back this tintin-esque escapade and think it would make a lovely happy ending for them both. may they live on that island forever having little tropical drinks.
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tintinology · 1 year ago
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Any specific mischaracterisations you see of the Tintin (or anyone else) that just make you feel deflated and mumble “he would not say/do that…”
Ooh that's a good question, anon!!
The main one that comes to mind right now (mainly because I was researching it a few days ago) is Tintin's opinion of drinking, and specifically of Haddock drinking. I feel like Tintin is often characterized as nagging Haddock whenever he drinks and hiding his bottles of whisky and reminding him to take Calculus' pills, whereas in the albums, the most he does is prevent Haddock from drinking too much, but he doesn't actually discourage him from drinking except when it puts them in danger. Idk I find it's a bit infantlizing to have Tintin constantly trying to control Haddock's drinking and imo it's just not a very accurate representation of Tintin in general 🤷🏻
Aside from that, I'm also not a big fan of seeing Chang portrayed as shy and weak, like I get that it comes from Tintin saving him from death twice and all, but we're talking about a guy that got two policemen arrested and helped take down Rastapopoulos and Mitsuhirato in Blue Lotus. Chang is every bit as chaotic as Tintin!!! He should be planning pranks with Tintin and helping him break the law!!
Anyways those are the two that come to mind right now, but I'm pretty sure there are others I just can't remember at the moment 🤔
I'd love to know what everyone else thinks though!!
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objectifiedtintin · 7 months ago
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I wanna work on a swapped Tintin au :']
Imma rant about each character now lol
Tintin: (swapped with Haddock) drinks, gets angry easily, really caring tho, inexperienced sailor catch phrases (or swears, idk :']) are "SLITHERING SERPENTS!" and CULTIVATING CRUMBS!"
Haddock: (swapped with Tintin) hella smart, patient (Loch ((the cat)) swaps with Snowy in this au), experienced reporter (idk what else there is to him :']), catch phrases are "GREAT BARNACLES!" and "TYPHOONS!"
Calculus: (swapped with Nestor) is still very deaf :'], always miss hears what u ask, just a very silly guy, butler
Nestor: (swapped with Calculus) pretty aggressive most of the time, would like to see u die (he does secretly care for the gang tho :']) sarcastic a lot, scientist/astronomer/inventor
Yeah that it's I do have more (idk if I'll ever show them) but Chang swaps with Chester (and vice versa) and Thompson swaps with Thomson. (That's all I have so far lol)
I did have one of my very cool friends (@haniakielbasa) design some human designs but idk if I'm allowed to show them lmao:'] (she's so good at drawing them it's actually insane)
I might do some doodles and show it here :']
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acewithobsessions · 3 months ago
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Personal headcanon that does go against canon but it would be very funny: Tintin doesn't normally drink, but when he does, he is such a lightweight. It takes almost nothing for him to become very loud, very angry, and ranting about anything from politics to his 97th kidnapping that he didn't bother mentioning.
And he rants in a thick, heavy French accent. Any code switching goes out the window. His sentences are an incoherent mashup of English and French, sometimes even peppered with Spanish.
The Captain can recognize curses in any language, and so replies to his mumbled "bon sang!"s with an even louder, more enthusiastic "BON SANG!", two words he learned specifically for the boy. It's about all they need to communicate.
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thefisherqueen · 1 year ago
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Sherlock Holmes and Tintin
As a teenager I adored the Tintin comics, and now with the Letters from Watson substack, I’m becoming ever more obsessed with Sherlock Holmes. And since Tintin is often compared to Sherlock Holmes, it got me thinking about the similarities and differences. Are these two iconic series actually simillar? 
I’m not so sure. They both got the ‘clever, heavily asexual-coded character solves mysteries’ thing going on, and a loyal friend who is sometimes essential to the plot and certainly helps the main characters stay alive (Tintin even has 2), and both series have a quite wholesome vibe. I feel like the genres and vibes are quite different however. The Tintin stories are adventure stories first and foremost, driven by a young reporter who is curious and good-hearted and stubborn. He doesn’t try to find trouble, he just wants to help and then trouble somehow always finds him. These comics are packed with action and travel and slapstick humor (my favorite kind). They might have their intricate background details going on, like political intrigue, but in general are aimed at a younger audience. While the Sherlock Holmes stories instead are mysteries first. Most cases take place close to home, featuring everyday people in everyday situations. The focus lies on the intellectual, rather than hands-on approach of figuring them out. Sometimes Sherlock is not even that much involved. I also feel the dynamic and even domestic bliss of Watson and Holmes is more central to the stories. Tintin and Haddock have their shippers, but it’s really no wonder so many more have latched onto Holmes/Watson, there’s so much subtext and affection displayed here, picked up more quickly by an older audience (plus a main character who does drink and smoke and even does drugs).  
Anyway, I’d be really interested in hearing other thoughts on this  
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miitarashi · 1 year ago
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ok hear me out, I was just thinking about something-
the reader who usually dyes her hair red (or another color), so one day she asks Tintin to help her dye it. And so he does this, and after she washes her hair he helps her dry and brush it and--- it would be so cute <3 (fem or gn reader, you can choose)
don't feel pressured, you can write this whenever you want (if you want). It's just that I'm in my Tintin phase, and I love your writing. Don't forget to drink water :)
Owww this idea is so cute tho🥺
PLEASE STAY IN YOUR TINTIN PHASE WE NEED MORE PEOPLE ON THIS FANDOM (and yes i had just drank a whole cup of water thank you for the preocupation😘)
You love my writing??? Bro 😭 i love you dear unknow person,I LOVE U
Sooo,let's go to the main thing now shall we??
[Name] = reader (fem)
Warnings: none. Just some quality time with this precious boy (and sorry for any gramatical errors)
Prompt - hair day with Tintin's help.
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You just finished your bath. On the way out of the bathroom,you see your reflexion on the mirror and soon noticed the state of your hair. It's been a long time since you dyed and the roots where growing pretty fast.
"Hm...guess it's time to dye again..." - you commented out loud for yourself.
After drying your hair,you started to get the things from your drawer that you keep there exactly for this occasion.
"[Name]? I'm home" - you hear Tintin's voice,along the sound of the door closing and a bark from Milu.
"Welcome! I'm on the bedroom" - as you put that same old shirt,already with some red hair dye marks,you warned,hearing his footsteps getting close.
"Can i come in?" - you quickly said yes,and he openned the door,as soon he sees the shirt,already knew what you were about to do.
"Hey,any good hints about this case for now?" - he let a little sigh.
"Unfortunaly,nothing conclusive. Seems like i'm walking in circles. Hair day?" - he ask sitting on the bed,watching you.
You nod mixing the bleach, determined to completely restore your hair color as it looked a bit faded. As you finished,putting the mirror in a good position,you was about to start the rather time-consuming process of bleaching and painting.
"[Name]?" - you hummed.
"Can i help you with it this time?"
You stopped,looking back at him a bit confused by the sudden request. By your face,he could know what you was probably thinking and get up from the bed walking over to you.
"I just thought it would be better with more hands to do the job. And well,if i learn how to do it properly,i can basically make the "hair day" a day that i can pamper you a bit. Sounds good,right?" - he finish with that little cute smile that you just can't resist making you sigh a bit and laugh.
"Another one? Don't you already pamper me enough Mr Tintin?" - you reply in a playful tone.
He giggle softly and kiss your forehead tenderly.
"A bit more is not so bad,and beside,look at it as a way to make up for the time i've been gone on my adventures. I want to spend as much time with my beautiful girl i can" - as he say it,his thumb caress your cheek lightly,one of his habits that you love with passion. Those light touches that pass what he's feeling in a humble way.
"Ok ok,you won....but you have to dye your hair with-"
"No."
"Damm- that was the most fast and convicted answer i've ever heard" - you laugh at his adamant reply.
Tintin roll his eyes,that small smile still there as he watch you giggle.
"Now now" - he hold your shoulders from behind looking at you by the mirror - "from where do we start?"
"First,put other clothes just in case. Those ones that you almost don't use anymore because the hair dye really stains and never get out. Since you're on my house..."
You get up from the chair,going for your closet and after a little while you found another shirt that you don't use much and it's a pretty large size that can probably fit him.
"Here,this one"
"Thank you,[Name]" - you just nod back as a response and goes back for your chair.
As he begin to remove his sweater,you was openly looking,what made him stop and look back at you.
"A little privacy,please?"
"Oh- of course" - and jokingly you put a hand to cover your eyes,leaving a wide openning that still give you full vision.
"...really?"
"Ok ok,sorry. It's hard to resist but i'll do my best!"
As you sit with your back facing him,you could hear a quiet chuckle.
"Sometimes,i really can't with you"
"I made you laugh then it was worth it!"
This time you was the one giggling as he gets closer again,already changed with your another old shirt.
"I can't deny that. Well,and now?"
"We do the sectioning. Separating in four parts and do the strand test to see if my hair can handle it without problems and just then, we start to discolor with the bleach"
"Sounds...toilsome" - you shrug and look up to him.
"And that's is just the first part"
"Oh Lord" - you couldn't contain the chuckle at his suprised response.
"Yeah,i know. Ready to start this time consuming thing?"
"Well,i was the one who asked,so let's get into it"
You take the bowl with the bleach and start teaching him how to do it,being a fast leaner make things easier for you and not too much later,after making the test and seen that your hair could handle it,you both really begin the work. He always tried his best to be careful,stopping at the slight sound or move of you,when he was detangling your hair mostly.
After bleaching your hair,letting you wash this time,he soon begin to apply the hair dye,concentrated to not mess up even when he already leaned how to do it. You could see through the mirror that focused face of his making you giggle by how seriously he end up taking care of it.
"Is there something funny?" - he ask taking another lock and putting the hair dye.
"Hm? Oh,nothing nothing,don't worry"
You play it off with a sweet smirk,seeing Tintin still looking at you through the mirror for a moment and smiling.
"And you,found something funny?"
As the table's turn,you end up asking the same question with a eyebrow rised and he shake his head lightly looking back at your hair.
"Just admiring" - he said simply,leaving you confused a bit.
"Admiring?"
"Your smile. I couldn't not look" - he say in that honest and soft tone making a little blush grow on your cheek as you rolled your eyes playfully making him chuckle this time.
"And...done" - he pass the rest of the paint on your hair covering with the hood.
"Thank you Tintin" - you get up and kiss his cheek.
As you begin to take things away,he take off the gloves and throw on the trash with the rest seeing the tip of his fingers a bit red by the paint.
"Guess i'll have to stay with it for a while" - he say looking down to his hands,getting your attention.
"Looks like you just killed someone" - you come over to him.
"And i can't even deny it" - he comment with a small shake of his head.
"Don't worry,i'll help you hide the body-"
"[Name],no"
"Oh come on- this is just a proof of how much i love you!" - you say following him out of the room.
"A morbid way indeed"
"...well yeah,but it's true..." - you hug him by his waist resting your chin on the chest looking up with almost puppy eyes.
"Guess i have to deal with it then?" - you nod happily and he give a little kiss on your nose making your smirk grow a bit.
"Feeling hungry?"
"Yeah...what about we buy something for dinner and eat while watching some movie or other thing?"
"hm,sounds good. What do you-"
"pizza!" - you cut his speak,excited since it's been a while that you didn't eat this.
"ok then,pizza will be"
He walked over the living room telephone ordering the pizza,you favorite flavor. When it arrived,both of you sited comfortable on the couch,you snuggling closer to his chest while a hand goes right for your waist to keep you near him. While watching a random movie,you two eat pizza until you look up at the clock, noticing that the hair dye had already make effect and you had to take it off.
"Time to take the hair dye off?" - he asked when you leave his cozy and warm embrance to get up receiving a nod from you.
When you was about to walk away,Tintin had get up from the couch too and begin to follow your steps towards the bathroom making you stop just to look back at him.
"why you following me..?"
"to take the hair dye off. I begin,so i have to finish,can i?" - you just shrug with a small smile at his demeanor.
And you two go to the bathroom next. He pulls out a chair for you to sit by the sink, allowing him to use the small shower in the bathroom to wash the dye out of your hair. When he was done, he was careful when untangling it so it didn't hurt too much, making a point of striking up a conversation every now and then or simply complimenting you to try and make your cute cheeks redden a little (which he did). After helping to moisturize your hair because of the fresh dyeing, as soon as you two left the bathroom he dried your hair and combed it one last time, arranging it the way you like it.
"and... that's it. We're done" - put the comb aside and walked away so you could look at yourself in the mirror.
"much better,the color is vivid again!" - you say happily seeing your hair restored to its former glory.
"beautiful as always" - he approached saying that before kissing her cheek and resting his hands on her shoulders.
"so,am i approved to help you next time?"
"hm...i guess so"
"you guess?" - his tone was almost sarcastic as he looked at you.
"relax, i'm just playing around" - you turned around, hugging him by the neck, which promptly rested his hands on your waist.
"of course you can"
"great,i'm more than thankful for it"
A soft smile grew on his face, planting a lingering kiss on her lips hugging her waist. When he pulled away, he kept the same smile, brushing a strand of your red hair behind your ear so he could have a full view of your face, caressing the cheek with his thumb, finishing with a forehead kiss.
"i love you [Name]" - in an almost whisper tone, just for you to hear, he said making you smile a little.
"I love you too Tintin"
Staring back into his caring blue eyes,you bend forward to return the kiss,pulling away with a sweet smirk.
"but next time you'll dye your hair with me!"
Seeing your determinated face,he laugh quietly before giving his answer,holding eye contact making you anxious for a positive response and then:
"[Name],no"
"oh come on-"
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A/N: finally i finished it! Dammit i hate my procrastination 😭. But here it is my dear unknow person! Thank you again for the request. And bro- i'm almost with 50 followers??? Like what in the great heavens- when i hit 50 i'll do a part 2 of the headcanons since i have much more of them,but i'll already thank you all for it,i wasn't really expecting this much of people liking my content lol. I love y'all! 😌♥️
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illegally-blind-and-deaf · 11 months ago
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Tintin and Poirot AU but it's not what you'd expect
A news report announcing the death of the wonderboy Belgian reporter Tintin catches not only Hastings interest, but also Poirot's, though no one can guess why. Perhaps it's because his murder was similar to two other murders in Europe; one in Yorkshire and the other in Paris. Blunt force head injury and a slit neck.
But, things get interesting when Poirot is inspecting the murders and find himself at a nearby hotel in London, where one of the bellboys is mysteriously familiar... it bugs the detective, though he cannot think why the youngster with dark hair and blue eyes would have crossed his path. The only thing found in the suspect's room was a tiny teddy bear, its ear apparently cinged off. A toy Poirot had seen before, many years ago.
It was his first failed case, a murder in Belgium. A renowned reporter and detective killed along with his wife, then incinerated in a house fire. The only thing that survived was the cinged teddy bear and their son, barely 3 years old. Valentin Huyghebaert, a curious young boy who's stay with Poirot was only supposed to be temporary. He became his ward.
It wasn't until Chief Inspector Japp called him to the police station to question an arrested subject who was found digging around near one of the crime scenes.
The bellboy, but, without his uniform and lowered gaze, Poirot immediantly recognised the boy as his own ward, though his honey ginger hair had been dyed to a darker brown. He had apparently been living in London under the pseudonym Hubert Valentine; a bit on the nose, but it worked. But, Poirot mused, there was one small mystery: the boy had been one of the victims of the murders. How had he survived? A long story. He pulled out the bear. Valentin recognised it immediantly. It was his own, the only souvenir of that horrific night. Yet, as Japp began to question Valentin on how he knew the bear, the boy's eyes went wide and his hands began to tremble. "The murderer," he whispered, "he's the same as the one who killed them. He slit their throats, I'm sure of it."
The game shifts. This is no longer a new murder case. It is an old one, one that is reopened as Poirot tries to redeem his past self, and Valentin has been disguising the wrong part of himself. There are two faces to this boy, and the world knows one, so he put the other on instead, only to realise that this was the person they had tried to kill.
They stage another murder, this time the murder of Hubert Valentine to explain his sudden disappearance. He stays at Poirot's flat and enjoys his time with Miss Lemon, who is surprised to discover that he drinks tisane. (Only Poirot knows that Valentin is his ward; everyone else simply knows him as the victim of this strange case.)
By the time Poirot us ready to reveal the murderer, he has a trick up his sleeve. It is a full moon. The guests are seated in the sitting room. Poirot begins to recount the day he met Hubert in London, which ultimately led him to discussing the origional, first murder in Belgium. He pulls out the teddy bear, sits in near the window, and asks the teddy bear to recount the events that happened with that murder. It does. But, behind the curtains, waiting for the moment to strike, is Valentin, the true voice of the teddy bear. Poirot asks if there was a survivor. The bear confirms. Poirot asks for the lights to be turned off and pulls back the curtains. There, silhouetted against the moonlight, is what everyone assumes is the ghost of Hubert Valentine. Poirot asks who the murderer is. The ghost utters a single name. The murderer, panicked by the spirit in the window, flings himself to the window, but is stopped by a hand against his arm and a gun to his head. The lights are switched back on: Hubert is not dead.
They explain that it was staged, to hide the true identity of Valentin. But, his third identity is revealed, the more famous one, as Valentin recalls the night he was almost murdered. A blow to the head that almost knocked him unconscious but still left him able to fight, and a quick slice at his neck. It was a cut, but it was not deep, so he went to the nearest hospital, demanded that they sat nothing, and soon went to London to seek the help of his guardian. But where was he murdered?
In Brussels, Belgium. Hubert Valentine, the bellboy who happened to be Valentin Huyghebaert, the ward of Poirot was also...
Tintin, the famous boy reporter.
No wonder he was so marvelous at solving mysteries.
Hastings was aghast, finding out that nor only was Poirot in charge of a teenager's life, but said teenager was also the famous Tintin?
And so Poirot explains how originally, Tintin's supposed "murder" led the police to believe that the murderer had killed the reporter, not the son of the original victims. The teddy bear had been the clue all along; without it, Poirot would not have redeemed himself and the boy would almost likely be actually dead.
It worked out well. Tintin and Hastings had a marvellous time recounting their adventures, and Poirot enjoyed the little trio back to Belgium to make sure Tintin arrived at his flat safetly.
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sumbier0 · 2 years ago
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Well, here are my Peter headcanons
-after work I think he would listen to some heavy metal /rock to relax. Idk why lol
- Just straight up dislikes oreo (tried it once)
-does origami :]
-also he gave the origamis to jack and dee regularly when he moved away with caroline
- probably worked in a few of small jobs before freddy's
- summer comes, and you won't see him in plain shirts for 3 months. Only the floral, dad aesthetic ones
-Out of the Kennedy siblings, hes the best at cooking. Which is still rather average but kinda tasty.
- with mushrooms its complicated. He'd prefer to not eat them but if theres nothing he can bear it . Has one mushroom that he likes actually - chanterelle
- doesn't drink too much coffee
- I think he prefers wine
- has his hands in pockets whenever possible
- taste preference: couldnt decide between sweet and sour but mental image of Jack walking in on him just devouring a lemon , mayhaps sprinkled with sugar, won me over. Sweet is still like in second place in preference
-I feel like his dream job would be something related to history. He just would find most things fascinating,like technology and space,but wouldnt wish to get to know these fields on expert level. but whats more fascinating than past itself? Evolution, cultures, things that kept changing or are even gone
but well most of his life he was just older sibling. I dont think he had a lot of time about who he exactly is
- And probably later got a few identity crises. Good thing caroline was there to help him
- speaking of caroline. On of the things they bonded over is Tintin series.
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blueberrypancakesworld · 2 years ago
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Adventures on Tintin 2011 - Masterlist
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~Finding relationship and obsession in the secrets of the past~
Summary : A rare ship from an old family, the journalist Tintin is involuntarily drawn into it. In a matter that seems bigger than it is. Not only does he meet new allies who are closer to him than anyone else. But also new enemies, enemies who were more interested in him. An enemy who would do anything to achieve his goal. How far would both sides go in an adventure around the world. And how far do one's own secrets or even feelings go in this game about the secret of the unicorn? The what if old ghosts start to take hold of the young adult journalist. In times when he wants nothing more than to answer. Answers to his feelings and to the adventure.
warning (tags) : angst, happy ending, hurt/comfort, wounds, blood violence, drinking, rape, drug use, sexual harassment, obession, smoking, past child abuse, friends to lovers, acoholism, family drama, PTSD, fluff, holding hands, kissing, relationship problems, falling in love
TintinxHaddock TintinxSakharine
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This fanfiction was/is originaly posted on ao3 and is not complete. But I thought the Fandom here might like it.
1. Both sided fascination
2. Cold rebuke
3. Blood on innocent hands
4. Cold touch
5. Dangerous escape
6. The powerlessness
7. Sea in the sand
8. Sounds of the unicorn
9. Breaking Scars
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alfvaen · 1 year ago
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Grew up in Grande Prairie in northern Alberta and they were just there in the children’s library.  (On the other hand, they also had Tintins and I never read those until years later.)  Plus the Saturday comics section actually had it serialized for a while (I remember pages from “The Great Crossing” in particular).  I didn’t clue in for years that they were originally French.
Also great kudos to the translators, particular with some of the names.  The best has to be Dogmatix.  The original French was Idéfix, which, okay, “idée fixe“, sure...but does it have “chien” in it?  It does not.  Does “Dogmatix” have “dog” in it?  It sure does!  Checkmate, French!
In a hotel room a few weeks ago and got bored enough to start flipping channels on the TV and ran into an Asterix movie (”Au service de sa Majesté” a.k.a “God Save Britannia”), no subtitles or anything, but it was still hilarious.  It was mostly based on “Asterix In Britain”, of course, but with substantial chunks from “Asterix And The Normans”, both of which I was quite familiar with.  Later we got it on Blu-Ray from the library to watch it with subtitles and I gotta say, they understood the assignment.  The little animation that happens when someone drinks the potion, for instance.  Astérix trying to flirt with women and doing such an awful job of it.  Caesar practically breaking the fourth wall.  No notes.  Plus Obélix is the role that Gérard Depardieu was born to play.  And all the British characters...well, perhaps they just have what French people consider to be “English accents”, but to us it just sounds like English speakers speaking French badly, which is another layer of hilarity.
no seriously, tell me where you're from and if you read asterix and obelix as a kid because I thought those comics were universal
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pumaniq · 4 months ago
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Why Are There No Great Israeli Superheroes?
The caped inventions of American Jewish cartoonists have thrilled countless people around the world. Israeli Jews have never produced anything comparable. Why?
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“Sabra-Man,” an Israeli superhero invented in 1978 by the illustrator Uri Fink. 
Age of Ultron, this year’s Avengers film sequel, has generated $1.4 billion worldwide at the box office so far, a number likely to be matched or exceeded by Dawn of Justice, next year’s eagerly anticipated Batman vs. Superman film. Not an unimpressive achievement for characters originally created by the children of poor Jewish immigrants.
Yet while the caped inventions of (mainly) American Jewish cartoonists have excited the imaginations of people around the world, Israeli Jews have never produced anything comparable. The Hebrew Superhero (original Hebrew title Hagibor-ha’al ha-ivri), a new documentary film by the directors Shaul Betser and Asaf Galay (whose previous film was reviewed in Mosaic by Ruth Wisse), asks why.
It’s the wrong question to ask, as I’ll explain in a moment, but this shouldn’t distract from what is otherwise an informative and charming film. Using interviews with comic-book creators and brief animated sequences that bring the characters to life, the film searches, in vain, for an Israeli equivalent of Superman and Spiderman. Along the way, it tells the story of Israeli comics from the period of the British Mandate to the present, uncovering a number of interesting tidbits (like the fact that the term sabra to denote a native-born Israeli took shape in children’s comics produced in the 1930s by the illustrator Aryeh Navon and the poet Leah Goldberg). And The Hebrew Superhero does propose a few candidates, if not terribly impressive ones, to justify its title.
Thus, in the 1950s, a kibbutznik character named Gidi Gezer gained Popeye-like superpowers from eating carrots—yet, as the series continued, in good socialist fashion Gidi became less a superman than a virtuous everyman. No less wimpy were Yoav Ben-Ḥalav, introduced in 1960, who gained his superpowers from drinking milk, and the tea-powered hero of a strip underwritten by the Wissotzky Tea company.
Even the first truly American-style Israeli superheroes, introduced in the 1970s and 80s, were failures. One such dud was “Sabra-Man,” introduced in 1978 by the fifteen-year-old Uri Fink (later to become Israel’s most popular and prolific comics illustrator). He was followed by Uri-On, a Superman clone with a menorah on his chest, launched in 1987 by the Detroit-born Michael Netzer, a highly regarded illustrator for DC titles (before he moved to the West Bank). Uri-On, too, was forgettable and quickly discarded.
What’s the problem?Are Israelis too hard-bitten and cynical to create their own supermen and wonderwomen, as the writer Etgar Keret suggests in Betser and Galay’s film? Does luck, or geography, play a part? That’s the theory of Eli Eshed, a scholar and blogger with an encyclopedic knowledge of Israeli pop culture who served as a consultant on the film. In his pathbreaking 2002 study of Hebrew popular fiction From Tarzan to Zbeng (in Hebrew), Eshed muses:
“[I]f the parents of Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, the creators of Superman, or of Jacob Kurtzberg (Jack Kirby) and Stanley Lieber (Stan Lee), creators of Marvel Comics characters, had decided to immigrate to Palestine rather than the United States, . . . who knows? Perhaps Superman would have been introduced as a fighter in the Haganah, and Spiderman as a frustrated kibbutznik.”
It’s an amusing thought, but unlikely. Without superheroes, it’s certainly possible to have a lively comic-book culture—consider France and Belgium with their Asterix and Tintin. But the fact is that, like jazz and baseball, superheroes themselves are a uniquely American, or American Jewish, confection. The right question is therefore not “Why are there no Israeli superheroes?” but rather “Why are superheroes so quintessentially American a phenomenon?” That would be a different film, and a topic for a different occasion.
In any case, Israel’s pre- and early-state period was less than fertile ground for the creation of caped and chevroned crime fighters. Zionist culture had something of a puritanical streak about it, reinforced by the didactic tenor of Israeli socialism as well as a very Jewish respect for canons of high culture, whether secular or religious. While westerns, detective thrillers, science fiction, and other popular genres existed in Hebrew since the early 20th century—Eshed enthusiastically sketches their history—they were viewed with suspicion by the guardians of Israeli culture.
Consider the example of Pinḥas Sadeh. One of Israel’s major novelists and poets, Sadeh was also a prolific contributor to Hebrew comics, collaborating on works like the Dan Golan spy serial and the science-fiction saga Meliselda, or The Coming of the Gods. He did so, however, under a pseudonym.
Today, of course, the mass-culture stigma no longer exists. Yet rather than produce Batman- or Spiderman-style superheroes, Israeli comic creators, like many of their American counterparts, prefer to deconstruct the conventions of the genre. In 2003, for instance, Eshed and Fink collaborated on The Golem: The Story of an Israeli Comic Book (in Hebrew), a cleverly executed pseudo-history of Judaism’s greatest superhero. Presented as an authentic academic study of a supposed but actually non-existent publication, Eshed recounts its history from its origins in the 1930s to the present. What he’s really produced is a history of Israel’s national psyche, with Fink’s accompanying illustrations mimicking perfectly the different styles of the period’s popular Hebrew illustrated fiction.
In sum, Israelis, like the rest of the world, will flock to see the latest American superhero film exports like Age of Ultron or the forthcoming Dawn of Justice. The pen-and-ink skies in Israeli comic books, however, are more likely to contain birds, planes, and Qassam rockets than Hebrew superheroes.
More about: Arts & Culture, Israel & Zionism, Superman
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