#hayes major

[viaviainternet]

i tried so hard not to make every mabel scene correlate with mabel

and i think this is the most niche post ive ever made

but enjoy!!

[inameating]

hayes major in the tunnel

[a-fucking-tornado]

So, since my Truly Devious fan side is screaming today, I'm gonna write my opinions about the characters (remembering I'm still on the first book). Let's start:

Stevie Bell

I love her so much. She is my favorite character after Nate. Of course she's not flawless, and she screwed up bad on chapter 23, but everyone makes mistakes, and she is sorry for what she did. Also, I have to say that I relate to her a lot. Being a teenager struggling with anxiety and parents that don't really understand me and obsessed with things that people consider weird (including true crime and mystery stories), I can say that I do feel like that. Congratulations, Maureen Johnson, you've wrote one of the most well written and relatable protagonists I've ever seen.

David Eastman

All I can say is: Meh. I don't know. I don't hate him, but I also don't love him. Like, I mean, of course I feel bad for his life, and that whole thing about Edward King was like... Wow, but I just can't like him. Like, he's exactly the kind of character I would love, but I just can't like for some reason. I don't have much to say about, just that I'm not his biggest fan

Nate Fisher

My official favorite character and there's nothing that could possibly make me change my opinion. He's just so. f*cking. perfect. The guy is a writer, procrastinator, anti-social, ace... *Sigh* Everything I love in a person. Also, he's the best friend I've ever seen. When everyone is turning their backs to Stevie, guess who's there? That's right! Nate is. He even went to a social event to cheer up his anxious, sleep-deprived friend whose love interest called crazy. A SOCIAL EVENT. He's so amazing I wanna cry. Also, I relate to her a lot. Like, a lot. His personality matches mine almost perfectly.

Janelle Franklin

I like her. I mean, who doesn't? She is so caring! And the way she helped Stevie with that panic attack made me cry. She's so amazing and genuine. I love her relationship with Vi, they're a great couple. I just wish I could see more of her. I feel like she barely appears. But, hey, it's just the first book. There are 4 books ahead. I'm sure she's gonna appear a lot.

Ellie Walker

I mean, I don't know. I like her, but sometimes she can be... A little bit... Annoying? I don't know. I think she's a great character but... I don't see her much, so I can't really form that much of an opinion about her. (Spoiler alert! I know she's gonna die on the second book, so I'm kinda sad that she didn't appear that much)

Hayes Major

I never really liked him. Right from the start, in his first apparition, I thought "Oh, so he's one of those spoiled famous kids that don't give a f*ck about anyone besides him."... And I was right. I have to admit that at some point of the I started tolerating him, I started thinking that maybe it wasn't exactly like this, but then he died. And then I discovered I was right because of Gretchen (I gotta say, my queer ass is in love with that girl). The guy just uses people to do his work. I feel bad for all the girls that fell for him.

I'm just gonna say what I think about the Minerva students, because it would take an eternity to talk about the minor characters (Vi, Larry, Pix, Germaine, Maris, Gretchen, Dash,...)

[papanowo]

get a grip loverboy !!!

[saintsisko]

I’ve never liked putting my people into someone else’s command. You’re Senior Tactical Officer, but they’re my team. And I can’t help but think that… if I’ve been there, things might’ve turned out differently.

[thetachapel02]

Ship week everyone?

[queenspock]

their relationship summed up in one photo

[pissfaggit]

in awe of their gay little tussle

[malcolmreed-daily]

day 286

think we're dismissed?

[duracel-battery]

look look i don't usually pick up on sexual tension but like what tge fuck is goin on between major hayes and malcolm reed

[papercranesong]

Malcolm was right

Hayes: Okay, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. How does 0800 sound. 

Malcolm: I prefer to train in the evenings. 

HAYES: Any reason? 

Malcolm: You get a better workout. Muscles are looser, reaction times quicker. 

Hayes: How about Tuesdays and Fridays in the morning, Wednesdays in the evening. 

Malcolm: How about Tuesdays and Fridays in the evenings, and Wednesday in the morning. 

Hayes: You're not making this very easy. 

Malcolm: I'm not trying to make it difficult.

Hayes: With all due respect, I think that's exactly what you're trying to do.

This scene always winds me up because MALCOLM WAS RIGHT!!!!! Studies show that evening workouts generally provide better muscle strength, flexibility, reaction time, and coordination (see below). 

Malcolm was actually trying to meet Hayes halfway and compromise by saying he’d switch one of the workout sessions to the mornings. But instead Hayes just has a go at him and accuses him of being deliberately difficult. I really like Hayes but his behaviour here is not cool.

Some studies: 

1. Muscle Strength and Power Peak in Evening

Atkinson, G., & Reilly, T. (1996). Circadian variation in sports performance. Sports Medicine, 21(4), 292–312. 

2. Evening Workouts Boost Muscle Gains

Arciero, P. J., et al. (2022). Morning vs. evening exercise impacts. Frontiers in Physiology. 

3. Reaction Time Improves Later in the Day

Reilly, T., Atkinson, G., & Waterhouse, J. (2000). Exercise and Sport Science

4. Joint flexibility is lower in the morning and improves throughout the day with increased body temp.

Seo, D. Y., et al. (2013). Morning and evening exercise. Integrative Medicine Research, 2(4), 139–144

5. Coordination and Reactive Strength peaks in the evening

di Cagno, A., et al. (2013). Time-of-day effects on motor coordination. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 12, 182–187 

6. Hamstring and Lumbar Flexibility Higher in afternoon

Manire, J. T., et al. (2010). Diurnal variation of flexibility. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research 

7. Evening Core Body Temp Helps Muscle Function

Edwards, B. J., et al. (2013). Does temperature offset muscle force difference? Chronobiology International, 30(7), 988–997 

8. Cyclists show faster psychomotor responses and coordination in the evening than morning

Petit, E., et al. (2013). Time-of-day effects in cyclists. Perceptual and Motor Skills

[viaviainternet]

rip ellie walker and hayes major yall would have loved arguing over if whether the last dinner party was an industry plant or not

[glitter-and-metal]

Malcom&Hayes + cats for @queenspock

Harbinger was a fantastic episode.

@queenspock, thanks for the idea and all the cat pictures.

Star Trek screencaps from trekcore.com

[strangenewwords]

are there other crazy people out there that ship Lieutenant Reed and Major Hayes? Because whoashit, I'm losing my mind on the UST on this rewatch.

[marointhemoon]

Vigil

Joss Hayes can't move. A stun grenade will do that to you. And now he's at the mercy of a man who thinks he's trying to steal his job. Wonderful. 

Written for AI-Less Whumptober 2024, day 20 (Enemy/stranger to caretaker)

Characters: Malcolm Reed, J. Hayes

Length: 600 words

Joss can't move. A stun grenade will do that to you. And now he's at the mercy of a man who thinks he's trying to steal his job.

Wonderful.

Looking at Reed, he can't fathom why that even is. The man's not stupid. Doesn't he realize he has enough on his plate with the MACOs?

Then again, the thought of a United Earth Military captain with three separate command positions has made Joss snort more than once. To be sure, he can imagine having that responsibility—if he was a fucking colonel. But a UEM soldier below that rank having that much responsibility? Unheard of. And yet here Reed is, shouldering it and acting like it's normal. Even as a major, Joss will go back to being an EMT before he accepts that amount of pressure. 

If only Reed could figure that out.

As it is, Joss stares at him as he keeps his vigil. This is one of the few times he's ever gotten to really look at him. Tense, lean muscle wires over Reed's small frame, frown lines set deep into his face. The man's no older than him—not even 40, for Christ's sake—but he carries himself with the fatigue of someone well into his fifties. Moreover, he seems... worn out. Worn thin. The dark circles attest to that, though Joss isn't dense enough to wonder why.

From where he lays, Reed looks thinner than usual, too. Something uncomfortable settles in Joss' gut. Has he been eating?

Knowing him, probably not well. Joss isn't stupid, either—he knows perfectly well that Reed is saddled with the almost single-handed responsibility of keeping some 110 people alive. Apart from his second- and third-in-command, he’s the ship's line of defense. Webster and Darnell are good kids: level-headed and generally competent, and fucking masterful at their respective specialties. But despite being junior-grade lieutenants, they are kids: Webster's barely older than Ensign Mayweather, and Darnell's maybe Ensign Sato's age. Reed works them hard, just as he does everyone else under him, but the three have come to be thick as thieves. He fights like hell for them; while they try to pay it back, it's clear enough who does most of the protecting.

Joss also knows perfectly well just how similar he and Reed are. They're both independent, hyper-competent, anal-retentive, and sitting near the top of their respective food chains. Everything else aside, it's no real wonder they've clashed so much.

There's also a certain insecurity to Reed, though. It was obvious from the first accusation of trying to take his position, and it's only become clearer since then. Archer's decisions have started to get less ethical and more risky, Reed keeps trying to isolate himself, and—not for fucking nothing—the detachment hasn't exactly been warm and fuzzy towards him or the Fleeters. True, they've all responded in kind, but that's hardly the point. It's not just in the field that Reed expects an enemy combatant around every corner. It's on Enterprise, too.

Yet, that insecure son of a bitch is watching over him as though he's anyone else on Enterprise. With the same stern determination he's probably carried the whole time, Reed has resolved to protect them all—MACO or Starfleet—with his life. Even if he misses out on a few meals or a few nights' sleep because of it.

When I can move again, Joss thinks, I'm going to return the favor. He has no intention of coddling Reed; he doubts he'd appreciate anything that smacks of it. But it's about time he had someone beside him.

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[saintsisko]

Star Trek: Enterprise 3.17 “Hatchery”