#i wonder how often link calls rhett christy

[buttercreamdicks]

I wonder how often this happens

[asherlockstudy]

hi! love your analyses - I've been readin thru some of them and was curious to know your take on the rhett/christy dynamic and link/jessie dynamic?

smetimes I can't tell if they: r&c and l&j, are like begrudging friends that have grown to respect/love each other for how happy they make their s.o/best friend ? Or if they genuinely enjoy each others' company? or if maybe they're just straight up civil and that there's actually undercurrents of jealousy in their dynamics that make it harder for them to just like each other?

I know sometimes people just don't mesh well or their personalities clash or whatever but personally I'd love if they were all real close friends but I dont always get that vibe... (imo i feel like rhett likes christy more than christy likes him, and that jessie likes link more than link likes her but idk)

what do you think?

I have the same impression with you. The McLaughlins are friendlier to the Neals.

Let’s start from the clearest one: Link does not like Jessie very much. Or it’s not that he has anything against her per se but he is antagonistic towards her relationship with Rhett. It is evident in literally countless occasions how thin Link’s patience gets when Rhett mentions his wife. The clearest example was recently when he bursted out an “Enough with him talking about his wife!”. I mean, bruh… But it has been clear for years. From the very first seasons of GMM actually. Link also once admitted he wondered whether the height difference of the McLaughlins was a problem in their sexual lives. He often looks very uncomfortable, if not angry, when Rhett exposes some spicy details about his marital life. He has sometimes made questionable jokes, sort of questioning Jessie’s intelligence or skills. Rhett has typically been very patient with his remarks but I have noticed his annoyance is becoming more evident lately. Because lately Link has also made some bad jokes implying that Jessie could fancy him better instead. While Rhett proclaims himself not a jealous man, I believe he realises these jokes sort of harm Jessie’s image or feelings and he has started calling out Link more lately. I am totally with him in this. One contrast to all this was that in the past Link used to call out Rhett for implying fancying someone other than Jessie (like a hot celebrity) or sexualising Jessie a bit too much. This defense however doesn’t agree with the rest of Link’s behaviour and I suspect Link reacted in these occasions because he could relate (i.e he did not like hearing Rhett talk about celebrity crushes) and not because he genuinely cared about Jessie’s feelings. In any case, Link has repeatedly shown an attitude of disregard towards Jessie in public.

And now to the hardest one: Jessie. We will probably never know what Jessie truly feels for Link. And that is because Jessie has a natural predisposition for being friendly and warm. Even if Link acts shitty to her, she is probably more tolerant to it than the average person would be, because she really wants to get along with people. Jessie also cares for image and she likes the Californian semi-famous lifestyle, if i judge from her social media, so it is to her best interests to not oppose to Link hard enough to cause problems to Rhett’s relations to both. The best moment of interaction we have got from them is in an Ear Biscuit, when Jessie video called Rhett from her vacation without knowing they were filming EB. Rhett answered the call and Link was like trying to cover the screen and asked “oh my God is she naked?” (which is a moment very telling of Link’s jealousy bordering on paranoia in this case). Jessie then raised her voice saying “I am COMPLETELY clothed” and that is the best example of interaction of these two we have. I suppose Jessie might at times snap back at him but it is when she is provoked by Link. I don’t think she ever really starts it on her own. In other occasions, she has promoted Rhett, Link, and their friendship through her social media, but again this could have been for building up connections and social media power. In an interview, Rhett has admitted Jessie does feel jealous of his friendship with Link.

Now let’s go to Christy. Christy is a tough cookie. But I … don’t blame her. Christy is the most different person of the four. She is the only one who would prefer a quiet and private life in North Carolina. She is not interested in image or fame or celebrity life. She is also the one who still adheres most to traditional values, religion etc There are instances suggesting she is possessive or jealous of Link, like that incident when she flashed her wedding ring in front of somebody’s face in a gathering. She seems to be suspicious of Rhett and Link’s relationship. This is proven by things Link has revealed on multiple occasions. At times, Link and Christy’s marriage seemed to have its ups and downs and maybe some of the reasons might have been associated to that. Link said Christy accused him of hiding in his “Mythical Castle” and not caring for the reality and the challenges the family went through. One time, after Rhett made a joke I don’t remember well, Link got a little annoyed and said something like “My wife wouldn’t do that. She doesn’t even like you all that much”. Another time, Link described how he was explaining an idea of his to Christy, only for her to reply “Is this you? Or is this Rhett speaking through you?” Now, that’s a little heavy. It’s clear that Christy believes Rhett has way too much influence on Link and she dislikes this. I am not sure Christy dislikes Rhett for the person he is but she dislikes him for his power on her husband. We don’t have signs of Christy snapping against Rhett that we know of, but we have signs of Christy snapping against Link for Rhett’s sake. Christy is also a different personality than Jessie but she is bonded with her because of their shared experience to be married to one half of Rhett and Link. However, I have the feeling that if it meant returning to NC or Link becoming more independent from Rhett, Christy would cut contacts with the McLaughlins.

And now, to Rhett. Rhett does not dislike Christy. He likely sees a clever and strong-minded woman in her and he respects that. Rhett is a clever man and he senses Christy’s negative vibes towards him but he also almost certainly realises the reasons behind them. Which is why he prefers to diffuse the situation, lighten the atmosphere, let alone that he doesn’t like confrontations in general. Rhett did not bat an eyelid when Link revealed Christy did not like him very much. He knows but he puts up with it because he understands. However, Christy’s frustration is not important enough for him to back down from the influence he likes to have on Link. Or his bond with Link, anyway. In this sense, Rhett disregards Christy too after all, but he hides it much better than Link does. Rhett also has nowhere as thin a patience when Link shares spicy details, but he has his limits too. He still isn’t over that story of Link and Christy having beach sex lol. I believe, had it not been for their competitiveness for Link, Rhett and Christy could have a decent relationship of mutual respect.

*There is also a tale of a party some years ago, when allegedly Christy made a big fuss and it might or might have not been about Rhett, but as I don’t remember the details at all and it was rumours to begin with, I won’t draw conclusions from it here and DON’T hold me to this because it might be pure bs.

So when they vacation together or double date, I guess it’s mostly Rhett - Link and Jessie - Christy interaction. Then there might be some Rhett - Christy moments, if Christy does not feel challenged / threatened that day. More rarely, there might be some Link - Jessie moments, if Link is in a good mood enough for her to be able to humour him.

Anyway these are my personal speculations and conclusions. The incidents based on which I drew these conclusions are very much real, but I could be quite or not very accurate in my reasoning process. That works as a disclaimer I guess :P

[captainsourwolf]

I believe @castielspsychnerd called me “delightfully rude” for the little preview she got of this. So everyone enjoy.

*please mind the tags, I know some people don’t like these kinds of fics*

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It’s his wife’s fault. All her damn fault. She brought it up and now Link can’t stop thinking about it. A simple, stupid observance that set his pulse racing and his dick twitching in interest, and fuck if he doesn’t blame every thought that’s crossed his mind since on her.

So what if he blushed when she mentioned how pretty of a mouth Rhett has? And so what if he squirmed when she mentioned wanting to know what he tastes like? It’s not like—

Okay it’s a lot like. She said what she said and Link squirmed and blushed just at the mere mention of his best friend’s mouth. And then when she smirked and left the room he hid in the bathroom and got off quicker than he has in a long time; wrapped his hand around his rapidly swelling cock and thought of nothing but Rhett’s pretty mouth wrapped around it until he was biting his lip and cumming so hard his toes curled against the tiles.

And it’s definitely her fault he’s spread out on the bed hours later, dick hard and leaking a sticky trail down his length and on her knuckles, hands clenched in the sheets, and moaning shamelessly while she runs her mouth. She’s got her hand wrapped around his shaft, just loose and unmoving, holding him as she talks. With every murmur and tease her lips brush his skin and make his muscles shake. He moans again and she laughs, kisses the tip of his cock.

“Baby—“

Link huffs and raises his hips to try and get her mouth around him. But she won’t do it. Not yet. She’s too busy using it to drag filthy images to his mind about Rhett.

“Think he’s good at sucking a cock?” Link gasps and Christy giggles. “Such a small mouth, bet it’s nice and tight. You ever thought about it?” He chances a glance down at her, sees her flushed face and pretty eyes and tousled hair, her small hand wrapped around him; she’s smirking at him and when she sees him looking she winks.

And the thing is he has thought about it. He’s thought about it so much. More than he probably should. But he’s found himself thinking about Rhett sucking him off multiple times, often when he’s by himself or even when his wife is the one doing it. He’s wondered what it would feel like to slip his dick into that mouth, how far he could go before Rhett chokes, how nice it would be to thread his fingers through that stupid manbun and fuck Rhett’s face.

Groaning, Link jerks his hips up, tries again to get her on his cock. There’s that damn laugh again. “You gonna suck me off or keep running your mouth?” he huffs. She squeezes her hand around the base and strokes him once, twice, a third time to spread his mess around, and then she’s finally, blissfully wrapping her lips around his cockhead and running her tongue through the slit.

Link can’t remember the last time he was this wet, this horny for someone, but every little lick across his slit and every press of her tongue against that one spot under the head has him drooling an excessive amount of precum. She grins around him then sinks lower, backs off too fast and leaves him whining for more.

“Ever wondered how far he can go, baby?” Link kicks at her lightly, foot connecting with her hip. She laughs that sweet little laugh and starts stroking him slowly, languidly like she’s got all the time in the world. Link wouldn’t mind keeping it like this, just the two of them because they have the house to themselves, but he’d also really like to cum; feels like she’s been teasing him for hours. “Have you?”

Link moans softly, throwing an arm across his face as he blushes. “Yeah, yeah, I have,” he mutters. Her hand speeds up at his admission and she rubs her thumb across the head the way he likes, then she’s taking him in again; sinks as low as she can and hollows her cheeks on the way back. Link tangles his free hand in her hair and guides her the way he wants. He knows how much she can take and if he closes his eyes he can almost imagine it’s Rhett’s curls he’s holding onto and Rhett’s willing mouth he’s thrusting into.

They stay that way for a few moments, Link’s moans getting higher and louder. She sucks him hard and groans around him and uses her other hand to play with his balls. He squirms, she dips lower, pressing a knuckle into his taint briefly then lower still where she runs her index finger around his hole.

“I know you’ve fingered yourself thinkin’ about him, lord knows I have,” she starts, eyebrow raising in a challenge—don’t judge me. Link chokes on his protest; there’s no denying it, she knows everything about him, almost as well as Rhett does. “Think he can do it better? Better than me, even?”

Link whines high and loud and threads his fingers through his hair, holding on tightly as she leaves a trail of kisses on his inner thighs and the length of his cock and then she’s disappearing. She leans across the bed to the nightstand and grabs the almost-empty bottle of lube.

“He’s got such thick fingers, baby, I bet they’d feel real nice stretching you open.” Link swallows around a moan, hips rocking. The cap pops open and then she’s got one slick finger up against his hole, smearing the lube around his skin before pressing in with just the tip. “How many could you take?”

She doesn’t give him time to even think of a comeback before she’s slipping her finger in the rest of the way, easy and slow, and licking his cock from the base to the head. Link jerks and groans, heart hammering away in his chest, precum pooling on his belly. Another quiet laugh then she’s pulling her finger out and applying more lube; she comes back with two fingers this time and her mouth sinking down his cock.

It’s too much all at once. He’s torn between enjoying the sensation of his wife blowing him and fingering him at the same time, and thinking about it being Rhett instead. God his mouth would be wonderful but his fingers would probably feel even better; one, two, three of them fucking Link open the same way she’s doing, brushing his prostate teasingly, stroking harder on every pass and driving him closer and closer to bliss. Link tries to focus on who’s actually here, yet his mind still wanders.

She started it after all. So really it’s also her fault he can’t stop thinking about Rhett. What would his fingers feel like? His mouth? The wet heat of him and the thickness of his fingers in tandem could get Link off faster than her, he just knows it. And fuck what about his cock? Rhett’s so big everywhere. Link would be so damn full and stretched and can just imagine the slick heat of him, taking care to go nice and slow and then fucking Link through the mattress—

Link’s cumming, surprised and fast, right into her mouth with a strangled moan, hand winding into her hair to hold her there until he’s finished, ass clenching around her fingers. Rhett would fuck him through it, pin him down and thrust into him hard and fast till he’s fighting oversensitivity. But he knows he’d beg for Rhett to cum inside him, fill him up and let it spill out of him, and the thought has him jerking through another wave, cock dribbling out a weak stream onto her tongue.

With a whine he slips from Christy’s mouth and she pulls her fingers out. Link feels her settling on top of him, thighs squeezing around his hips to get his attention. He looks up at her, at the pretty pink pout of her mouth and the bit of cum and spit at the corner and her mess of blonde hair, and grins.

“Feelin’ good right about now?” She grins back and pats his sweaty chest. Link giggles and sits up on his elbows. “As hard as you just came, I hope you’re feelin’ better than good.”

A blush heats up his cheeks. She wiggles and grabs his chin, tilting his head up for a kiss. He’ll give her as many kisses as she wants if it means they do that again. When she goes to sit back Link tangles fingers in her hair and pulls her back down, kissing her deeper and harder.

“Your turn?” Link murmurs, other hand trailing down her front and finding the waistband of her panties. She stays for a second, lets him dip his fingertips underneath the fabric, lets him get close enough to make her shiver, but she sighs and grabs his wrist.

“I’m going to clean up. Take care of things myself.” She says it simply as she rolls off of him and to the edge of the bed. “Maybe later we can revisit this. You’re not the only one that’s noticed how hot your best friend is. Or his wife.” Link chokes out a quiet moan and flops back to the bed; his cock gives a valiant effort at rallying but remains completely spent on his thigh.

“I’m gonna hold you to it,” Link says and delivers a light swat to her hip. Her laugh makes his belly flutter and his pulse quicken again. He watches her grab her robe from the floor before standing and heading for their bathroom.

“Oh and don’t forget,” she turns at the door, a sly smile on her lips and winks, “the McLaughlins are coming over for dinner later.”

Link just grabs a pillow and tries to smother himself with it.

[asherlockstudy]

I've always wondered how they hang out with each other so often all these years if publicly Link does give this negative vibe towards Rhett's marriage

I believe there were at least two incidents during which they were annoyed at each other openly in the show. I only remember the one, in an Ear Biscuit, in which Jessie accidentally videocalled Rhett and Link strangely made the assumption that she was naked and was calling for sex (if that ain’t paranoid 👀) and Jessie said “I am COMPLETELY clothed!!!”, very annoyed. The other one was maybe Jessie getting angry because Link was instructing her how to do something right. So, I think they don’t get along very well. I believe when they are together they don’t interact much or Jessie puts up with him for Rhett’s sake and in order to hang out with Christy. Rhett is surprisingly patient.