#i didn't see anyone say the holy kiss is winning bc sex

[young-royals-confessions]

honestly the propaganda that's been pushed against the holy kiss on the basis of the fact that it involved sexuality is reading to me as off-base at best and puritan at worst. implying that the holy kiss is winning only on the basis of it involving sex-- that that's the only reason people would appreciate it-- feels very backhanded to me. the people pushing for movie night have every right to their opinions, of course, but criticizing others for their opinion this way is unjustified. as someone who voted for the holy kiss (a very difficult decision, as most of these have been-- there's so many gorgeous kiss scenes between them, the chemistry is so clear and so beautiful, the cinematography is masterful and hits every time, i could go on and on), there were many reasons why i made that choice-- the emotional build up, their struggles with tension over the season, the fear of them never having this again, and yes admittedly it was hot-- but mostly i voted for it for the kiss itself, specifically that point where they reach up to one another's necks to hold each other where they're at and you can see the longing and desperation in just the crease of simon's brow (omar, you're insane)-- that moment was burned into my retinas the moment i saw it. that hit me like you couldn't imagine, the way they grabbed for one another knowing that sooner or later they were gonna have to let go. the neediness in that moment with the underlying heartbreak because they know it will soon be over. that was something that stuck with me deeply, and for as much as i adore the movie night-- they're first kiss and the tender hesitation that comes with it being that-- it didn't strike at me quite the same way (which it shouldn't, it's their first kiss), so when i was making my decisions, i chose what really stuck with me. honestly, i have no doubt that there's a certain subset of people that are only looking at it from the sexual lense, but does anyone actually think that it's a big enough margin to turn the votes? i too am shocked that it's not a tighter race, or even that the movie night isn't winning (and again, that's with me voting the other side) so i understand why pro-movie night people are upset to an extent, but can we get some pro-movie night propoganda that doesn't imply that the holy kiss is only about sex? or that involving sex makes something inherently less pure and loving? i know that it's there-- hell, i could write it myself. i might, even.

[adamsparirsh]

can not stress enough how not serious this is but getaway car for bucktaylor. specifically "think about the place where you first met me" and the bar scene

the funniest thing about this ask is that you just compared bt to h*ddlesw*ft and that, my friend, is the most APT comparison you've made today holy shit

i'm actually laughing rn. is buck miss swift in this scenario? i'm thinking yes (if only bc the progression is then to cruel summer in which he and eddie get together).

WAIT WAIT. no one asked but here's an analysis of this because i seriously can't look at my paper anymore or i'll cry myself to sleep tonight. under a cut bc that is so not fair to anyone if i didn't put one in LOL

"no, nothing good starts in a getaway car" - yeah no fucking shit

"it was the best of times, the worst of crimes i struck a match, i blew your mind but i didn't mean it, and you didn't see it" - this is like. the first time they have sex. i get that buck is like "looking for someone" but he knows it's not gonna be taylor kelly, except she honestly can't stop coming back to him. she was like... kind of into him right away weirdly, even though she kinda disappeared after 2x07/2x08

"the ties were black, the lies were white, the shades of gray in candlelight, i wanted to leave him, i needed a reason" - this is buck talking about abby

i think the pre-chorus is actually the most damning part of the song besides the bridge?

"x marks the spot where we fell apart" - treasure hunt episode, where buck is like hey we make a great team, and taylor tries to push him away, and then you go to ghost stories, and buck is the one saying they don't make a great team anymore (through his actions) "he poisoned the well, every man for himself" - this is about the way they treat each other, specifically how neither of them know how to be there for each other "i knew it from the first old fashioned, we were cursed" - yeah this is obvious lmao "it hit you like a shot-gun, shot in the dark" - this is taylor being floored when buck didn't chase after her and then suddenly wanting him back

the entire chorus is like. so them. they're in the getaway car, trying so hard to be something but they're never gonna go anywhere, because at first buck has literally JUST left abby behind, and by the time we get to taylor's return in 4x08, buck is well involved in the diaz family and is like. obviously in love with eddie.

specifically "don't pretend it's such a mystery/should've known i'd be the first to leave, think about the place where you first met me: in a getaway car" like. they can NEVER be endgame because both times they tried to start anything buck's been hung up on something that makes him unavailable, and now taylor's hung up on the past, and it's just never going to work!

the SECOND VERSE

"it was the great escape, the prison break the light of freedom on my face but you weren't thinking and i was just drinking" - this is buck using her to escape his fucked up feelings after the shooting, right? like she kisses him (she's not thinking) and he just lets it happen? he's just drinking it all in.

"well he was runnin' after us, i was screaming 'go, go, go' but with three of us honey it's a sideshow and a circus ain't a love story and now we're both sorry" - buck's trauma involving eddie and christopher is following them through this new iteration of their relationship, and once it's over, it's one of those things where i can imagine they're both sorry. like buck is sorry his heart was never in it, taylor's sorry she let herself get hurt

"x marks the spot, where we fell apart he poisoned the well, every man for himself i knew it from the first old fashioned, we were cursed" same as before "it hit you like a shotgun, shot to the heart" - the breakup! eek!

then the bridge. "we were jet-set, bonnie and clyde til i switched to the other side it's no surprise i turned you in 'cause us traitors never win" - buck just can't do it anymore, so instead of repeating his past relationships (being left), he leaves this time, because he's becoming the thing that hurt him (abby leaving)

"i'm in a getaway car i left you in the motel bar put the money in the bag and i stole the keys that was the last time you ever saw me" - literally don't know what more to say except this analysis was way too in depth for a relationship that i don't care about BUT bt and h*ddlesw*ft is the funniest comparison in the world THANK you for this