#doug bonding

[gordonstanheight]

badass gf himbo bf

[theartingace]

Waiting for the next system failure Some sleepy Ep. 16 doodles

[glolyst]

There is something I cherish deeply abt characters who are smart but absolute idiots

[nalooksthrough]

The thrilling sequel.

[phoenix-art-official]

ah yes. my favorite comedic podcast protagonist. *beats him with a wrench and chains him to a pipe in an empty room for three weeks*

[theangrypomeranian]

just reblogged a thing and was inspired to make this lol

[street-corner-felines]

Bourne isn't sure where The Professor is within the field so he uses the report of the shotgun's gunfire to get the birds to fly around over The Professor's head, tracking their movements to reveal the position of his adversary, which is why the professor recklessly takes a run for the treeline.

Apparently this sequence originally ended with Bourne quickly ambushing and killing the Professor after intercepting him as both flank around the barn after the explosion, killing him instantly, without permission from the studio and only 5 minutes of film available, Doug Liman went out with the actors and the stunt crew and shot this sequence himself, feeling he missed out on an important emotional beat with The Professor and Bourne connecting over their shared experiences and loneliness of being Treadstone assassins.

[smashedpages]

Happy birthday, Doug Moench!

[thunderberryart]

I don't know about you guys, but Doug's status as the only bachelor who is story locked until Act 3 doesn't give me "endgame romance" vibes, but "tragic love interest who cares greatly for the protagonist, but ultimately keeps quiet about their feelings until it's too late and ends up watching their crush get together with someone else" kind of vibes.

I mean something I noticed in terms of the bachelors' dialogue (which I'm assuming applies to the bachelorettes as well when playing as Lest) is that most of them start making it apparent that they have a thing for Frey once you get their LP to 7 hearts. Doug's dialogue, however stays relatively platonic even once his LP is no longer locked to 3, and while he starts talking more openly about stuff like how grateful he is to have started his life over in Selphia, I can't name any instance in his regular day-to-day dialogue where he gets flustered or drops hints he does genuinely like Frey as more than a friend, even after he's crossed that 7 LP threshold. There are a handful of exceptions, but it's mostly tied to dialogue that only occurs under specific circumstances, not just by talking to him daily.

...Which makes sense! His LP being hardlocked to 3 is because of the whole "Sechs spy" thing in the main plot, so obviously he's got to bottle up his feelings because of that; even after the truth comes to light and he switches sides, he chooses to keep his distance from the protagonist due to guilt and wanting to make up for being deceived. The other marriage candidates, meanwhile, don't have their LP locked for any plot-related reason, and so while the protagonist is getting closer and closer to everyone else, Doug is effectively being left behind because he's punishing himself for his actions. By the time Act 3 rolls around and he FINALLY allows himself to open up to Frey more, there is a very good chance that Frey is already dating/married to someone else, and so he has to keep quiet about his feelings for the sake of her happiness (unless the player has no interest in dating any of the other bachelors and is that hellbent on marrying Doug, in which case he always had a chance LMAO.)

It's also probably worth noting that while Act 3 is the point in the game where the player can finally romance Doug, Doug doesn't show up in any major cutscenes during the Memories event that allows the player to access the Rune Prana; previously, he was pretty consistent about his story appearances, but now he's just Not There. In other words, his role in the plot is done, and so anything that happens between him and the protagonist at that point is entirely up to player choice rather than because the plot said so. (Which, at least to me, really makes it feel like being able to date him is a reward for completing Act 2, and an optional one at that.)

[balu8]

James Bond-Serpent's Tooth Part II: Blooded in Eden

by Doug Moench; Paul Gulacy; Steve Oliff and Pat Brosseau

Dark Horse

[bondpix]

The Q Boat is hoisted in the air for some adjustments before continuing the chase in Royal Victoria Dock. Doug Riddle, who designed the jet boat, is looking at the engine. Behind the scenes of "The World Is Not Enough"

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[deadfault]

❝  You  saw  that  movie  too?  Oh  man,  I  loved  Robots!  It  was  great,  right?❞  A  minute  of  awkward  silence.  ❝  You  know...it  WAS...,  yeah.❞  Abject  misery  and  humiliation.

[doctorsiren]

Today’s textured canvases once again featuring that Legally Mom AU 😁

Miles and Phoenix were never separated, and so they remained best friends through high school and college. They both went to law school, but Phoenix got a BFA and went to law school wanting to defend artistic and creative rights. He also went because he would be bored all day if Miles was still going to school and he wasn’t

Edgeworth actually becomes a lawyer and he works at his mother’s firm

Mia ends up working there instead of at Grossberg’s because it makes more sense that she would work at the firm connected to DL-6 and also uh she would have a woman as her boss lmao (Eleanor ends up becoming like a mother-figure for Mia, and Miles becomes like a younger brother to her)

Since Mia isn’t working at Grossberg’s, she wasn’t involved in the Fawles trial (which was prosecuted by Franziska). Diego was the defense attorney on that one, and he went on a solo mission to investigate Dahlia. He and Mia met and became friends, but Diego kept the Dahlia investigation close to his chest and a secret, partially to protect Mia (since they were friends now and since she was a new attorney and inexperienced). Diego and Mia finally ask each other out one day, and they plan to have a date later that week, but Diego then has to go to a meeting he has…which was with Dahlia…and he got poisoned…and by the time he wakes up, Mia is dead and they never got to go on that first date. He was asleep and unable to protect her, which is why he didn’t tell her about the Dahlia investigation in the first place. He ends up blaming the Edgeworths (Eleanor and Miles) for her death.

Dahlia (Iris) still dates Phoenix since Phoenix and Miles are dummies and have yet to confess their feelings for each other (although Eleanor can tell). Since Mia wasn’t a part of the Dahlia investigation, and since it was handled by a different firm, it didn’t raise any red flags when Phoenix started dating this chick. Phoenix was also in the courthouse library that day because, again, he wanted to go to law school with Miles (subconsciously pulling an Elle Woods).

When the murder of Doug happens, Miles isn’t a lawyer yet since, even though he could have skipped a grade or two, he never did because he didn’t want the increase in social isolation and also didn’t want to get separated from his friends he already had at his grade level. So he’s the same year as Phoenix (senior in college). I think Eleanor would then be the one defending Phoenix (rather than Mia) since she’s also basically a mother to him (he practically lived at the Edgeworth household since his home life wasn’t great, and then he moved in after his mother passed away his senior year of high school. So he’ll call her Mom and such, but he doesn’t refer to Miles as his brother and neither does Eleanor refer to them as brothers since She Knows What They Are [even if they don’t really know yet lmao])

We also figured out that for Turnabout Goodbyes, Eleanor is the one framed for Hammond’s murder since MVK wants to get rid of her as she is still trying to investigate the truth and he can’t have that. Miles has to defend his own mother BUT THEN when Miles starts saying the stuff about how he probably is the one who killed his own father, Eleanor then defends HIM and it’s just…Ough…mother son bonding over murder and death of father 😭😭😭😭

Just some thoughts 😁

[carolperkinsexgirlfriend]

Steddie Upside-Down AU Part 49

Part 1 Part 48

Eddie swings his guitar off, invigorated. There’s nothing like a good band practice to set his blood blazing. He bounces on his toes in Gareth’s cold garage, letting his friend’s excited chatter wash over him as he places his sweetheart delicately back in her case. Just like old times. Unlike old times, there’s an ache in his ribs where Steve’s carved out a home for himself.

It’s weird to be so far away from Steve. Even when they’re doing their own thing, it’s usually in the same room. Or at least the same building. Thursday nights, Steve studies in the library while Eddie leads Hellfire a few hallways away. Eddie’d had Steve write down his schedule so he would always know where to find him.

Eddie just wants to be supportive. Nancy had called it “dangerously co-dependent,” and Jeff had called it, “the honeymoon phase.” But, they don’t get it. Neither of them had held Steve’s lifeless hand in their hands. Neither of them had seen his smile after Hopper had breathed life back into him.

As if sensing the subject of his thoughts, Gareth asks, “where is Steve, anyway?” When Eddie looks up, he looks sly and teasing. Eddie braces for impact. “You two have a lover’s quarrel?”

Eddie groans, dropping dramatically to the cold cement floor. His head makes a hollow thunk when it connects, but Eddie doesn’t get up. If there’s one thing Eddie is, it’s commited to the bit.

“My fair maiden is off wooing another,” Eddie says, putting his hand to his forehead in a dramatic swoon. “Which one of you big, strong boys will support me through this terrible heartbreak?” He wiggles his eyebrows, really driving the innuendo home with a shimmy of his hips.

Doug holds up his hand. He’s either volunteering to have gay sex like a true queer ally, or he wasn’t listening and is done with Eddie’s shit. Eitehr way, he feels his heart warm. In Bumfuck, Indiana, he’d somehow managed to snag a couple friends who hadn’t even hatecrimed him after he’d tried to kiss poor Jeff while high out of his mind. The aftermath hadn’t even gone past good-natured teasing for a minor crush on a best friend that Eddie pretended not to have. Eddie could just cry about it.

Jeff comes over to kick Eddie lightly in the ribs, scoffing. “So, he’s hanging out with Nancy.”

Eddie latches onto Jeff’s ankle, trying to pull him down. But he plants his feet, bends his knees and weathers the storm. Eddie hugs his calf, smooshing his face into the top of Jeff’s dirty sneaker, looking up at him with wide eyes and put-upon sadness.

“He’s with Nancy,” he confirms, jutting his bottom lip out in a pout.

Gareth collapses on the couch, still tossing his drumsticks around. Eddie watches them spin hypnotically. “You’re joking, but he’s totally going to get back with his ex.”

“Nah,” Doug says, sitting down next to Gareth and tossing him a bag of salt and vinegar chips that Gareth immediately digs into noisily. “Steve’s way too hung up on Eddie.”

Gareth sputters, choking on his mouthful of chips. Eddie can feel the heat of his blush blooming across his cheekbones. He drops Jeff’s ankle to press his heated cheek against the cool cement, hoping no one notices.

“Straight-boy Steve Harrington?” Gareth asks, chips spewing grossly out of his mouth and onto the couch. “No way in hell is he interested in that.” At the last word, he points rudely Eddie’s way, not looking away from Doug.

“Hey!” Eddie cries. No one listens to him.

Jeff walks over to them, wiping Gareth’s masticated chips off the couch and then wiping his hand off on Gareth’s jeans before sitting down. His friends are so fucking weird. “I don’t know man. He does seem sort of obsessed with Eddie.” Jeff says.

“They just like bonded during like, whatever!” Gareth waves his hand, seemingly trying to encapsulate the entirity of whatever capital T Thing had happened to make Eddie and Steve inseperable and leave Steve looking like he got mauled by a bear that somehow gave him scurvy.

“And that explains how Steve’s always touching Eddie and like looking at his lips, how?” Jeff demands.

“He is not!” Eddie says, heart lurching somewhere within him.

Gareth’s mouth flaps open, clearly trying to think of something to say but coming up empty. “Well, whatever!” he says. “That doesn’t mean he’s not going to get back together with Nancy the Priss Wheeler!”

Eddie speaks without thinking, his unfurling anger at Nancy’s everything surpassing his brain to mouth filter entirely. “He’s not getting back together with her,” he grumbles. “He forgot they were even dating.”

Everyone whips their eyes toward Eddie’s prone form, finally acknowledging his existance. They all look varying levels of shocked, except Gareth who is smiling maniacally. It’d taken the kid about thirty seconds to pick up Eddie’s venhement dislike of Wheeler and hold a grudge on his behalf, reson be damned.

“Are you serious?” Doug asks. When Eddie nods, he continues. “What a freak.”

“That’s what I’ve been saying!” Jeff says, slumping into the couch in defeat. “Boy came back from his little impromptou vacation fucking weird.”

Eddie’s not so sure that’s true. Steve came back from the Upside-Down weird and traumatized, sure. But the more layers of skin Eddie peels back, the more he’s convinced that Steve was a freak masquerading as a jock all along.

“A diamond in the rough,” Eddie says, everyone else nodding along like that made any fucking sense at all. A bunch of sheep following the flock. Just as it should be.

Part 50

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Glad to see you agree!

and also - yes, i’m so glad you mentioned how buck doesn’t go to eddie for moral advice. he talks to him, sure, but if you pay attention he does it so he can vent or sometimes ask for eddie’s opinion. but he doesn’t ask him what he should do or for any moral guidance. for that he has bobby and maddie. and hell, he’s happy to go to hen, too, and she talks to him in a way that clearly helps buck.

and also to go in a bit deeper on one of my points - it’s with things like this that their dismissal of maddie gets on my nerves. i’ve lost count of the amount of posts and even fanfics that put eddie and chris as being buck’s ’true family’ and that put maddie down consistently. even the ones that aren’t as bad has maddie acting as a distant relative instead of one of the main pillars in buck’s life.

my most hated take on this, actually, is when they always make a point of chris being buck’s anchor to reality or his reason to fight. and every time i see a scene of buck writing his will and leaving everything to chris, a fairy dies.

does he value eddie and chris? of course! but to say he loves and values them leagues above his sister, the person that raised him?? even when maddie left him, buck has shown to be deeply grateful for what she did for him.

maddie’s been his (platonic) person his whole life. and it’s so frustrating to see buddies denying or pushing down that relationship, as well as minimizing jee’s role in buck’s life as his niece.

maybe i am biased because the buckley siblings have my heart, but it gets on my nerves. they have one of the strongest bonds and whilst the series sometimes neglects to have scenes with them, it’s undeniable.

No you're so fucking right! I adore the Buckley siblings and I can't stand when people basically replace her with the Diaz family.

Look at everything Maddie has done for Buck and vice versa.

Maddie literally gave Buck his freedom while ultimately sacrificing her own. And then, instead of being resentful, she kept up with his postcards, and she even saved them. The most important thing imo that she did/does for Buck is that she never judges him or tells him he's stupid or dumb or anything to that degree. It's very similar to the way Athena approaches Buck as well.

Then we have Buck. Who always has his sister's back. When Doug found Maddie, Buck broke the law to take matters into his own hands to find his sister. Their bond is one I really hope we get to see more of because it's so important to showcase.

I really want a scene where they can both discuss how happy they both finally are, similar to that hamster wheel conversation.

[scoobydoodean]

Oh, wait. Is Dean fat-phobic? I can't remember him shaming Donna, but maybe he did? I'm seeing a lot of "DEAN HURP DURP MISOGyNyyy" today.

More like the opposite. He insults her ex for leaving her over her weight. From 9.13 The Purge:

DONNA: Well, to tell you the truth, Agent, I don't really give a flyin' fudge. My husband, Doug, left me last year 'cause he said I loved cookie-dough milkshakes more than him. SAM: Sorry to hear that. DEAN: Yeah, Doug's a dick. You deserve better.

Gifset here

Dean and Donna bonded over their shared love of food, which is also kind of the antithesis of this narrative. When Donna and Dean first meet, they eat powdered donuts together. When Dean is about to drop himself in the ocean, he goes to see Donna and the thing he wants to do with her is share delicious burgers.

If anyone in the group has a little bit of a problem with other people eating things that might affect their "health", their name starts with an "S" and ends with "M" (1.14, 8.04, 10.13, 10.15, compilation, 13.14, 13.17, 14.09). Even in Sam's case, it isn't a criticism leveled at women. It's a criticism usually leveled at Dean and it's usually played for comedic effect and says more interesting things about Sam and Dean's contrasting relationships with food than anything.