#hardison x eliot

[queenofglassbeliever]

Leverage | 4.12 "The Office Job"

[leverage-ot3]

say what you want, sambucky and hardisoneliot are the same ship in different fonts:

insufferable coworker

serving looks on the job

camaraderie

it’s been a long hard day

bro power

hugs, of course

totally not in love

and their chaotic (iconic) first meetings

so if you sambucky fans want a smart witty tech guy in love with a smart grumpy punchy guy, I highly recommend leverage! five seasons plus the reboot that is running that has two seasons so far

[angelwiththeblue-box]

the leverage crew is the best known pirate crew in all seven seas- and also the weirdest

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leveragetober day 10- alternate universe

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taglist: @blueskiesandstarrynights @katbratsupernaturalwhore @thedrowningpoetofdionysus @thedragonemperess @someguyiguess @dramabeansoup @genuine-possum @depressedtransguy (lemme know of you want to be added or removed)

[faorism]

so is the lonely hearts job secretly an ot3 episode... not for significant ot3 moments but for how it highlights all these sweet moments between the three sides of the triangle, like, look at how much silliness and joy they bring to each other's LIVES.

also, eliot's smile is absolutely over how he's about to cook the most stupidest order of steak ever, but he will do it because he LOVES hardison.

[lemissingmask]

[ID: Sketch of Hardison and Eliot. Hardison, wearing a stripy cardigan and t-shirt, has his left hand on Eliot's right shoulder, and is looking straight ahead, towards the left of the picture. Eliot is looking in the same direction, but his body is facing foward and he is frowning. He has his hair partially tied back so most is in his face, is wearing his white-stripped hooded leather jacket and a henley, and has bruises and blood on his face, lip, and neck. End ID]

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Make of this what you will

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[spoofymcgee]

crowdsourcing to see if anyone knows a leverage fic i lost, because i cannot find it :(

ships are parker/eliot/hardison and i think sophie/nate. it's an au where hearts are something you can take out of your chest and carry around, and they can be broken of full of holes, etc.

i think it's about 20,000 words, and i remember it being a oneshot but i could be wrong.

one of the integral scenes is where eliot and parker are on the mountain and they exchange hearts and eliot puts parker's in his chest to make sure she stays alive.

[leverage-ot3]

op: #i love this callback to the king george job where eliot gathers supplies for hardison#and hardison is still hacking history people!#i just think that harry is equally scared and impressed#and i will always love the 'pick lice off a damn cactus with his bare hands' line#oh hardison

"Bruh, I gotta fake a masterpiece from 1633. Not only does the painting have to look identical, the materials I use have to be identical."

Leverage Redemption S01E01 The Too Many Rembrandts Job.

[leverage-ot3]

hardison posting about eliot (and parker):

[leveragecentral]

Leverage + Textposts 2

[leverage-ot3]

op's tags go HARD

#AND TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR. I *CALLED* THE BREW PUB AS A RESPONSE TO THE VENUS FLY TRAP IN MY NOTES. THE PHYSICAL NOTES I TAKE#WHENEVER I WATCH LEVERAGE. I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THIS IMMEDIATE#my notes literally go girls/boys night out job 'parker is the only one playing 4d relationship chess so far. when does hardison join in &#what makes parker sure enough to push eliot more or is it just inevitable eliot's a part of the relationship conversation p&h have btween#seasons?' and then the lonely hearts job immediately afterwards is like. romantiv love exists. look at this very meaningful gesture eliot#made on hardison's behalf. answering the how does hardison clue in and what makes p&h confident enough to push question at the exact same#time. and then in the gold job. 'portland restaurants'. being searched. i swear to god.

in the lonely hearts club job leverage asks the question "does romantic love exist?" and answers it by having eliot buy parker a venus fly trap on hardison's behalf, expecting no recognition and revealing eliot remembers a throwaway comment parker made on their second job together.

we all know this.

but was anybody going to tell me hardison already had a browser window open looking for restaurants to buy eliot in portland in response at the start of the episode immediately after that? or was i supposed to figure it out on a rewatch all by myself?!

[leverage-ot3]

I will be on my deathbed and I will still be like

he dug him out of the grave and crushed him in his arms and told him to never scare him like that again

she was crying and he knew her struggle to be good so he told her that’s what makes them ‘them’. that they are the protectors and do what others won’t to keep their found family safe

he said that he liked how she turned out

he said he doesn’t work alone anymore

he had to stay calm as his best friend was drowning behind him

he volunteered to kill for her even though he doesn’t kill anymore simply because she was sad and asked

she asked what the worst thing he did was and he said he would tell her if she really wanted but begged her not to because he didn’t want her to know that dark part of himself that he loathes

ROBOT BODIES

his eyes told her kiss this man because I can’t

’til his dying day

she said that for better or worse, they change together

‘are you okay?’ ‘I don’t know’

they lived together for over a decade

(I don’t believe in luck) (I don’t need luck) kiss for luck

he said he isn’t going anywhere no matter what

he bought him a brewpub

time and space can’t keep them apart

[kermit-coded]

so. so the rundown job. hardison smug and self-assured in the elevator because he knows eliot is there. the way eliot and parker were looking at hardison in while he was hacking the motion sensors. "how about a kiss for luck" "who needs luck" eliot and hardison's high five while parker flips through the lasers. eliot's little whistle at parker when she's holding the diamonds. "that thing you don't do anymore?" "i'm running with a different crowd. a hacker. and a thief." eliot trying to get them to leave dc. parker and hardison refusing to leave eliot alone. "for better or worse, we change together" the neck grab. "you're the smartest guy i've ever known, hardison." the entire scene defusing the bomb. eliot and parker watching hardison hack the car. eliot nodding at parker right before she goes in for the kiss with hardison. everything about this episode makes me insane.

[pickledmooney]

I love everything about this scene, especially since throughout this episode, Eliot is pretty controlled and calm. He doesn't react to the CIA guy's goading, and he's generally pretty zen (well, he's grumpy, but that's basically his version of zen).

But the thing that makes him truly angry and go all out? Hardison is in danger. You can see his demeanor change the moment he knows Hardison needs his help. And it's beautiful.

Leverage 4.11 | The Experimental Job ↳ bonus:

[therealladylucifer]

the grave danger job is so crazy like yes nate and sophie are worried but eliot and parker are more worried. parker’s frantic. she can’t bring herself to tell him she loves him but she calls him alec. eliot’s tearing through goons with more rage than god. they finally pull him out of the coffin, parker’s in tears. eliot, eliot pulls hardison into a hug. “dont do that again,” he says. anyways my point is its a top ot3 episode

[ziorite]

oh my god season four of leverage is fucking DIABOLICAL. how the fuck are you gonna open with the long way down job, and then hit with the van gogh job carnival job AND the grave danger job in just the first half ??? i swear to god i was shaking out of my skin all through the second half of the grave danger job. and where is aldis hodge’s oscar ??? the shaky voice the constant tears the frantic ripping at the inside of the coffin ?? i was literally holding my phone at arm’s length trying not to cry for him i swear.

i have to appreciate the directors here because i think they did a fantastic job focusing on harrison’s situation and really emphasizing the peril and dread the whole team was working through. the fevered search of the city, the awful moment when parker and sophie have to abandon their shovels and duck for cover, and harrison is left panicked and alone— that shit HURT y’all. it HURT. (i will say that the way the coffin was apparently uncovered off screen was a bit off— they only got a few shovels in before the guy started shooting, i thought, but oh well)

and obviously the hugging at the end. fuck kissing on screen hugging is where it’s at. eliot literally diving over gravestones to get to the coffin and pull hardison out and then clutching him like he’s trying to absorb the poor guy into his bloodstream ??? i will simply never be the same. and the perfect touch of beth riesgraf looking absolutely fucking devastated before turning away because she’s so so so wrecked about this but she’s not ready for that hug…. leverage writers need to square up because that was one fucked up episode and it also delivered on every characterization front ever. leverage is the gift that fucking giving y’all

[transsophiedevereaux]

hardison is such a homemaker... always getting them fully furnished new bases, always getting them ID's and plane tickets. is it any wonder that parker is so attracted to someone who always makes others just that bit more comfortable, who cares so obviously, who will make you a home that you can go to and leave from unconditionally, even if you never had a home like that before.