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"drugs did far more damage to your mind than five nights in san francisco"
"it was SIX"
#and then he compliments him and says he's sorry! twice!#i don't know#i would've forgiven him#iwtv#interview with the vampire#daniel molloy#mine
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"If you suddenly found out that I was something, maybe even worse than a wraith... What would you do?"
"I would've forgiven you."
#relistening to Malevolent and that first bit of conversation in season one made me go OH in italics because I KNEW what Arthur would've done#forgiven him#every. time.#i need to puke#malevolent#malevolent podcast#jarthur#private eyes#arthur lester#john doe#john doe malevolent#transcript
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The french civil war was so good to witness today 😭
#estie bestie you should have thrown him out of the track#i would've forgiven you for your crimes#esteban ocon#fernando alonso#pierre gasly#alpine#formula 1#f1#austrian gp 2024
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So uh... writing's been very much interrupted because...
we got a cat. By accident.
It was Halloween and it was so NICE out and we were just supposed to go for a WALK but instead we found this skinny little rat guy in our driveway:
He was covered in ticks and was absolutely starving. This dude would do anything for shredded chicken (it was all we had unfortunately), including get in a box in a stranger's car.
We took him to a shelter and got him scanned. No chip. I looked at a bunch of lost cat posts online and didn't see any matching his description, and the shelters were brimming with so many cats that a lot of them weren't accepting any more.
I couldn't just kick him back out into the woods, so... we took him to a vet and got him dewormed, got the ticks pulled off him, pumped him full of fluids, gave him flea medication, shaved the mats out of his fur, blood tested him, and scheduled an appointment to get him neutered.
Everyone meet Harker, our little vampire hunter.
That's him when he's making his "I'm baby :3" face. I have waaayyy more pics of him going 😠 but it's because scowling seems to be his natural state.
Under the cut because there's a lot:
Scowling at me while sitting on his scratch pad
Scowling at me, closeup edition
Scowling at me as a loaf
Scowling at me (creep)
Scowling at me while sunbathing next to the lightsabers
But he also looks like this sometimes:
He's only six pounds 🥺
He seems to be settling down pretty well. He doesn't like being reached for or picked up, but he does like bumping his head into your hand. He recently got up enough energy to play with toys. He's the most vocal cat I've ever encountered, with a soft raspy meow. The only thing is that he tries to steal food because he was a stray :( So we're training him out of that. The most important thing is that he and my partner's dog get along well.
But yeah! Kitty :3
#not the wisest financial decision currently#but if i left him out there in the frost i would've never forgiven myself#cats#me.#Harker
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How would Dally react if he got a hug? Or just people showing him affection in general (like the gang, more specifically Darry bc I hc him as Dally’s emotional support human)
If we're talking in a fully canon compliant sense, I think Dally would straight up refuse any physical affection that anyone in the gang might try to give that isn't in the form of like play fighting or throwing arms around each other type deal. Like he's the world's most emotionally unavailable teenage boy. The only situations I could see him (at least canonically) accepting a hug or most outward forms of affection would be if it was in a romantic context with some girl that somehow enjoyed his advances. He shows affection to his friends through insults, jabs, walking the streets together, sneaking into movies, smoking around places together, things that don't require him to get really deep and emotionally open but allow him to hang out with them and have conversations. He cares about his friends, but his platonic love language is vague, confusing, and clearly coming from his inability to open up at all...much less to other boys. I thought about perhaps he might accept a hug from Johnny...Dally knows Johnny's home life sucks so he might accept like a three second hug to help his friend feel better, but he would absolutely not want it to last long and definitely wouldn't choose to admit that it made him feel a little good to wrap someone up in his arms. He strikes me as someone who is super touch starved and in need of a good long hug, but he very much hates the idea of admitting how he feels or what he needs. He wants to be hugged and held deep down but like hell he's gonna admit it, ESPECIALLY to his greaser friends. I think Darry would try to get him to open up, try to get him to at least cope healthily, but he likely wouldn't get far. I imagine he'd try every time they got a moment alone, but that wouldn't be often, and Dally would always walk away from it without having made much progress at all. The most Darry can do is try to keep him from getting hurt or in too much trouble with the law. It's not much but if it weren't for Darry and the gang, Dally would've died a lot sooner than he did, and if they'd gotten there before the cops did he might have had a chance to make it. Even if he's a major asshole half the time who doesn't like to open up and generally doesn't seem like a good dude in most situations, his friends enjoy his company and care about him, they want him around despite everything about him. Ponyboy looks up to him. They mourned his death because he meant a great deal to them, he sucked but he cared just as much as they did, he just did it in his own way that painted him in a bad light to everyone but the gang.
#asks#the outsiders#the outsiders movie#shakes Dallas in my mouth like he's a chew toy. UGH boy you're so fucked up. I'd hate you if I met you IRL.#but also I wish you could've lived. and gotten therapy. and idk played guitar or something.#Ponyboy is my favorite but Dally is the one I rotate in my mind a lot#I want him to be happy but to also be forced to confront his bad traits and qualities#HE WOULD'VE BENEFITTED FROM MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. ANYONE CAN CHANGE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE FORGIVEN.
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i really love how dion almost destroyed the entire planet with zettaflare and joshua and clive decided not to acknowledge it after he joined the group
#dion lesage#final fantasy 16 spoilers#final fantasy xvi spoilers#ff16#like how would they even bring that up#unless im forgetting and they do bring it up but i cant remember#after clive saw dion's memories ig he was like 'oh he was having a bad day i forgive him'#which is so true i also would've forgiven him
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Reason #583412 why Sami Zayn is the ultimate babyface: even after being verbally and physically attacked by Jimmy and Jey, he continues to appeal to them to join forces and do the right thing together.
#sami zayn#jey uso#jimmy uso#the usos#wwe#i spent years YEARS shouting at the skies about how Sami's real money as a character was in being a babyface#and this run has proven me right to fans who've never see him in nxt#listen i like badass babyfaces just fine#but extremely selfless and forgiving babyfaces who are trying to help heels realise their mistakes??? inject it into my veins#(i don't actually label jey as a heel but shhh that's a topic for another day)#he was ready to accept them back on his side in both of these instances you can't change my mind#no questions asked#he would've forgiven and forgotten in a second#anYWAYS#holds him gently in my hands like a warm potato#stuff i made
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supernatural is not even particularly crazy it's buffy for boys. maybe if you guys had watched more xena growing up you'd get it
#it's like i always say. there were far more sinister forces at play on the cw's hit teen drama gossip girl#normal girl got SOLD to her boyfriend's UNCLE for sex over OWNERSHIP of a HOTEL. and she would've forgiven him for a BOUQUET OF PEONIES#and this was on real life normal upper east side in new york no special universe rules that would've made it make sense#blair waldorf fought five hundred thousand wars in the imagination and lost badly and married the guy who once sold her to his uncle#supernatural#personal
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me when the cannibal who is absolutely sadistic ends up hurting, ruining and manipulating the most gentle and fragile soul on planet earth
#i swear i thought he was just a hottie and i would've forgiven him for murder but i draw the line when you manipulate my babygirl#like why did i even believed at some point that he had an inch of goodness on his body?#like out of all guys#him??!!#hannibal#hannigram#hannibal lecter#will graham#murder husbands#nbc hannibal#hannibal nbc
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remember when everyone had decided that noah was a gaybaiting homophobe bc he literally couldn't spoil things for a season that wasn't even finished being aired
#liz.txt#something something gross reactionary fans and making it hard for queer creators/celebs to come out#anyways noah came out and i'm so proud of him and i haven't forgotten that only half a year ago there was this mass outcry#abt calling him a homophobe bc he had to give the most awkward non-answer to a question that he would have inherently been dragged on#no matter his answer as He Could Not Fucking Spoil The Season bc it's his job!!! the show is his job#if he answered something like ''keep watching!'' ppl would hate him bc either he'd've been blamed for the writers' queerbaiting#if it turned out that will never had a coming out scene or anything of the sort OR#he would've been dragged in the mean time if he said to keep watching and then instantly forgiven if the fans got what they wanted#(which happened) OR he could have answered ''yeah will's gay'' and gotten into actual trouble with his career lol#people were so salty and making memes and hating on him sm for his very obvious non-answer that he obviously HAD to give#as the season wasn't fully out yet oh my god#and now they're all turning again bc he's come out like y'all are so gross sometimes!! leave the kid alone!!#and people try to say that there's no difficulties for queer celebs anymore#🙄🙄🙄 /
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get them for me again !!
Dumbledore's literal arc was surrounding the greater good. This man was someone who would give up his family, weaker ones for the "better world" where he was at top... by the end he became someone who gave himself up for an actual greater good without hesitating. he is not a saint by any means but to act like he created everything evil is so????
to say this gay man is weird about children (I've read insane posts lol) now where did we ever hear this before 🤨
After seeing about 50 'Dumbledore is evil' and 'everything is Dumbledore's fault' and 'but why didn't Dumbledore did this or the other' posts in a row, I find myself wishing Dumbledore just fucked off to somewhere nice and sunny in '81, early retirement (or is it early if he's already 100?) and washed his hands off magical Britain entirely.
Some of y'all sound like Fudge with your Dumbledore bashing. I wish, at least, Dumbledore would have left when Fudge and that corrupt as hell Ministry did their best to ruin his name and his image.
Pack up his ancient shit and move to a nice beach somewhere, with his pet bird and a huge bag of candy.
This way, my man Voldemort could have won in like five minutes, and Harry would be dead, Voldemort would rule supreme, Bella would keep being the queen she is, and my little Voldemort shaped heart would be happy.
But no, Dumbledore stayed, orchestrated Voldemort's downfall by giving Harry step by step instructions, gave up his own life in the process, made sure Harry would keep his, because apparently that's what 'evil men' do instead of retiring in comfort.
Not only Harry wouldn't have survived without Dumbledore, but he most likely wouldn't even exist without Dumbledore. Because, you know, this evil man is also the one that took down another dark lord back in the day; if Grindelwald would have won, there would be no Lily, most likely. Thus no Harry.
But yes, go get your 'Dumbledore is evil' badges- I hear Fudge and Umbridge are leaders of the hate club, I'm sure they'll receive new followers with open arms. Draco is probably the secretary, because he hates Dumbledore, too, and he likes making badges.
Also, can someone explain to me how Dumbledore, the only gay man in canon, became the fandom's resident homophobe? That's just weird, my friends. Very weird, to say the least. It gets even nastier when you say he 'groomed' students. That's an awful thing to throw around about a gay dude, you know?
There are so many reasons one can dislike Dumbledore for, but you do have the option to not like a flawed character without turning them into a ridiculous caricature of themselves.
P.S: I am not talking about fics. Write your fics and your characters however you want, whatever makes you happy. Your fic is your domain, and you do whatever you want in there, hopefully with no asshole to attack you in the comments. Same with reading- read what you want, bashing or no bashing. Have the best of fun!
I am talking about these 'meta' type posts on social media, tagged with "Albus Dumbledore", where they act as if canon Dumbledore was legit evil, incompetent or homophobic.
#im rereading the series#Dumbledore is a sweet old man like they cant make me hate you albus!!#most questionable things he did with harry can be explained btw#he's a head master#not wizard cps#would've been nice if he was concerned about school safety though#but plot convenience#poor guy was stressed planning and saving the whole population#while realizing that he should sacrifice himself#he cared so much for harry btw and did everything to ensure he could live in the end#i remember being so betrayed by Dumbledore when i was reading dh for the first time#but all his crimes were forgiven when he said snape disgusted him#pro albus dumbledore#need gay albus content to take center stage instead of all the hateful shit to make your DE pookies have some tragic story#anti fanon
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Be So Stupid - S.R
a/n: this has been sitting in my WIPs for so long and i finally finished it! now going to reward myself with online shopping xoxo
kind of inspired by when jj and reid split up in season 2 i think? when morgan was kinda being rude to her but i picture like season 12-13 spence
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pairings: spencer reid x fem!reader
summary: you make a mistake while on a case nearly getting spencer killed, morgan has some choice words and spencer is ready to beat his ass over it
warnings: morgan being a little shit simply for the plot, mention of spencer almost dying, spencer being a protective king pussy boss
wc: 1.4k
How could you be so stupid?
Those were the words that had been on replay, a constant loop, for the past two days. It's because, somewhere inside, you knew Morgan was justified in what he said. How could you have been so stupid to split up with Spencer at the unsubs house?
He was taken by the unsub, a trigger pull away from death. But the team got there, and he was okay. He was alive and breathing and healthy, and you tried to focus on these facts when your chest tightened with that familiar agonizing twinge.
It was a relief not to face anyone afterward. As soon as you got home from the case, you holed yourself up in your apartment, obsessively dissecting the events until the recollections twisted your insides with a nauseating sense of dread. You had run through every potential scenario in your head, agonizing over the grim outcomes if you hadn't arrived when you did.
You would've never forgiven yourself.
So here you were, hiding out in Penelope's lair, doing your paperwork. You convinced yourself it wasn't hiding; rationalizing it as a need for more peace and quiet than the bullpen could offer. You knew it was bullshit, and so did Garcia.
"Just so you know, I'm fully prepared to kick his ass on your behalf," she announced, swiveling to face her monitors, the ribbons in her hair trailing her movement like colorful comets. "It was totally uncalled for. Everyone agrees."
"Everyone?"
"Well, okay, not Spencer, but that's only because he doesn't know," Garcia continued, her pen tapping a silent code against her cheek, followed by the clack of keys. "If he did, he'd definitely kick his ass."
"I don't know about that," you said, repeatedly stretching and releasing the hair tie around your wrist, each snap a self-inflicted reprimand.
"He called you stupid." She was shaking her head so vigorously her blonde locks tumbled into her eyes as she paused her typing to look at you. "And you, my gorgeous friend, are anything but."
"Generally speaking, sure, but this time, Pen, I really screwed up."
"Who called you stupid?"
Spencer's voice was incredibly hard to ignore, distinct—you would recognize it anywhere.
Garcia and you stopped dead, your eyes growing impossibly large as she gave you a look as if to say, Morgan is screwed.
"No one."
"Morgan."
You and Garcia blurt your words out at the same time, your voices clashing in the air. You whipped your head to Garcia, the betrayal written on your face as she only shrugged her shoulders.
"Why would he say that to you?"
Spencer's steps towards you were measured, but each one amplified your unease, you hands wringing together as you looked away. He could read you like a book, and most times that was a good thing, but today it was definitely not.
"It's really not a big deal, Spencer," you insisted, pursing you lips as you dragged your gaze up and over him. "But how about you? How are you holding up?"
You were on your feet in an instant, a little too quickly, wobbling on your heel just a tab before Spencer grabbed your elbow. You ignore his touch, or at least you try, and press the back of your hand to his forehead.
He wasn't warm, but you sure were.
"You know, I don't think you should be back at work so soon."
You weren't lying when you said that. It seemed to soon. Was he looking a little pale? You couldn't tell. He should be home.
His hand was suddenly around your wrist, soft but firm, easing you away from his forehead, his eyes narrowing at you.
"Hey, I'm alright." He was trying to be assuring, offering a faint smile that only served to make your stomach do backflips. "Really, I am."
His fingers frapped around your wrist, not quite letting go, as he directed his attention to Garcia. "Why did he say that to her?"
"I'm right here," you grumbled under your breath, but Spencer was paying you no mind.
"I'm aware," Spencer answered without looking at you as his hands found their way to your shoulders, thumbs tracing absent patterns on your skin. "But you are not providing any answers."
Garcia cut in, folding her arms over her chest as her eyes pinned you with an unspoken accusation. "He said it because you two split up on the case."
Her words seemed to thicken the air itself, snatching away the previous ease as Spencer's expression darkened. It was a new and unsettling sight--the tightness in his jaw, the faint crease in his brows, and the steely sharpness in his eyes.
Without uttering a single syllable, he spun on his heel and strode out the door. You didn't hesitate to chase after him, an inkling of his destination propelling you forward. The look on his face had planted a seed of fear about what he was going to do.
Sure enough, there he was, just as you anticipated, in the middle of the bull pit. His gaze locked on Morgan with a laser-like precision, like a hawk eyeing its prey.
"How could you say that to her?" His voice was jagged, hands thumping against Morgan's shoulders in a way that you frantically looked around for Hotch. "What? Were you trying to make her feel bad? What's the matter with you?"
"Easy, Spencer, what are you getting at?" Morgan's hands went up defensively. But when Spencer's eyes flickered to you, the puzzle pieces clicked into place. "Oh..."
Morgan's eyes found yours. "Come here, sugar."
Morgan was your friend, a good one at that, and you really didn't blame him for what he said. He had good intentions. But here in the bullpen being open and exposed you found yourself stalling, glancing towards Spencer.
Only after he gave you a nod did you take that tentative step forward, clammy palms running down your pants as you stood in front of Morgan.
"Look, I was out of line. Calling you stupid was stupid of me," he started, hand grabbing on your upper arm as he spoke. "We've all been in tough spots and I was an asshole for adding to the pressure instead of helping you through it."
And you knew he meant it, even if it took Spencer nearly coming to blows to bring it about.
"It's okay, I know you didn't mean it, Morgan. And it was my fault really, for not staying with Spencer."
"First off, we made that call together, so if anyone's at fault, it's both of us," Spencer reminded, his hand settling on your lower back as he moved closer to you. His gaze then drilled into Morgan. "And second, Morgan, she's too nice. I say you owe her a month's work of paperwork at least."
You opened your mouth to object, but Morgan cut you off, his hand on your shoulder stopping me mid-breath. "After what I said? I'll do you one better--I'll handle your paperwork for two months."
He was gone before you could even thank him, making his way towards the break room, leaving you and Spencer.
"Hey, look at me." You did, raising your eyes to meet his. "What happened on that last case—it's not on you. We made a call, and we did it with the best intentions. It's not your fault."
He regarded you so... softly. It stirred a flutter of goosebumps across your skin, your hands rubbing up and down your arms as if to smooth away the sensation.
"Seeing you in that situation, so close to..." You paused, drawing in a ragged breath as the sickening memories came flooding back. "I can't help but feel responsible. It's a tough guilt to shake."
He rearranged a lock of hair behind your ear.
"It's a cognitive distortion to assume sole responsibility, but that's just your brain tricking you." Taking your hand he pressed it over his heart. "A human heart beats over two billion times in a lifetime. And every beat right now is telling you, I'm all good."
You could feel his heartbeat—thump, thump—against your palm. You caught yourself wanting to know what it would be like to fall asleep to the sound.
You were so close to each other now, the distance, or lack thereof, slightly overwhelming. "You're all good?"
He gave your hand a squeeze. "I'm all good."
You remained motionless, hand pressed to his chest, wondering if your heart could ever beat in sync with his.
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#spencer reid x fem!reader#spencer reid x fem reader#spencer reid fluff#spencer reid angst#spencer reid hurt/comfort#spencer reid#dr reid#criminal minds x reader#spencer reid x reader#spencer reid fic
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" you should rest "
pairing : choi seungcheol x gn!reader
"13 ways to say "i love you" with seventeen"
warnings : language
word count : 0.5 k
a/n : super super excited to be doing this little mini-series starting off with seungcheol !!
You're rudely awoken from your slumber by the slamming of brakes and Seungcheol throwing curses at the car in front of him. Your seat belt stops your momentum, though you can't say the same about your poor suitcases and bags in the back seat that tumble forward with a violent thud.
"Fucking idiot," he mutters, then looks over to you with a complete change of expression. "Are you okay?" He's still got his arm extended over your chest like a mother.
"I'm okay, are you?"
"Yeah," he sighs, letting his arm drop from its protective position in favor of resting his hand on your inner thigh. He squeezes ever so lightly in an attempt to ground himself. "Asshole cut me off and then slammed his brakes. I'm sorry to wake you."
You hum, reaching out to brush back his bangs from his eyes. A fond smile lights up his features at the gesture. "S'okay. How much longer do we have left?"
"About an hour or so."
An hour!?
"Cheol!" You scold, shuffling to sit up in your seat. "You were supposed to wake me up an hour ago to switch off!"
If there was only an hour left that meant he'd been driving for nearly three already. You only meant to nap during his half of the drive to your parents' house then you would finish the rest so he could get some sleep. You even made him promise about three times over to wake you up, but it seems that went unheard.
He just shrugs and steals a glance at you, that signature pout playing at his lips. "I don't mind. Besides, you've seemed stressed lately, I figured you could use the extra rest."
Admittedly, the extra shut-eye was pretty nice. But still, you wish he would've woken you. "I appreciate it, but I'll feel guilty if you take the whole drive. Pull over and we'll switch off for the last bit."
Stubborn as always, Seungcheol shakes his head. "I'll take care of everything, you should rest." There's honestly no arguing with him over stuff like this. So you just sigh and grumble about conquering the trip back on your own to make up for it. Seungcheol just chuckles at your dissent. "You're too cute."
You curl up in your seat once more, turning so you can admire glare at your boyfriend who's a little too happy with himself. He notices, and the way his lips crack into a smile is irritatingly adorable. Seungcheol reaches his arm to the back, fishing out his coat that had been buried under your multitude of travel bags. Placing it over your legs, he steals another lingering glance.
"You're not forgiven yet, I'm still mad at you." It's probably the least threading sentence you've ever uttered in your life. Your voice sounds whiney, even to you, and that really makes Seungcheol laugh.
"I know, baby. Sweet dreams."
#choi seungcheol#scoups#seungcheol#choi seungcheol x reader#seungcheol x reader#choi seungcheol x you#seungcheol x you#seungcheol fanfic#choi seungcheol fanfic#scoups x reader#seventeen#svt#seventeen x reader#svt x reader#seventeen fanfic#svt fanfic#seventeen imagine#seventeen imagines#seventeen fluff#seungcheol fluff#choi seungcheol fluff
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The exchange between Peeta and Gale in Tigris's basement used to be my least favorite scene in the entire book. I hated how it made Katniss out to be a heartless drone whose only motivation is survival. But I've been thinking about it a lot lately, and I'm now convinced I grossly misinterpreted the purpose of the passage the first times I read it. I don't think it's about Gale revealing some sage wisdom about Katniss; I think it's a revelation about how far gone Katniss and Gale's relationship truly is, and how little he understands the way she loves. AND it's about how much better Peeta understands Katniss, even in his half-hijacked state. Let me break it apart a tad to explain what I mean:
“She loves you, you know,” says Peeta. “She as good as told me after they whipped you.”
Peeta is correct on both counts. Katniss DOES love Gale, and in CF, she internally refers back to the whipping as the moment she "chose" Gale over Peeta. Peeta knew it then, and he knows it now.
“Don’t believe it,” Gale answers. “The way she kissed you in the Quarter Quell... well, she never kissed me like that.”
Correct, but it's interesting that Gale refers to THAT moment on the beach as proof that Katniss loves Peeta. Because on one hand, that WAS the first time she felt and displayed sexual desire for anyone. But on the other hand, I would argue that there was lots more evidence for Katniss's love for Peeta; "anyone paying attention" could see it. So why does Gale point to the one time things got hot and heavy between them?
“It was just part of the show,” Peeta tells him, although there’s an edge of doubt in his voice.
Incorrect, but I'll give him half credit for the "edge of doubt" in his voice.
“No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that’s the only way to convince her you love her.”
Here's where Gale starts talking kinda crazy. Since when has the issue been convincing KATNISS that HE (or Peeta) loved HER? Since the end of book 1, there has never been the slightest doubt in Katniss's mind that Peeta loved her. And she's never doubted Gale's love, although she admits it caught her off guard. Does Gale actually think that if Katniss could just SEE how much he loves her, she'd have no choice but to marry him? Or does he think Katniss is holding back because he hasn't "given up everything" for her? Either way, he paints Katniss as a fundamentally untrusting and self-centered person.
Also, he implies that Katniss needs to be "won over", that she needs to be PERSUADED to love either of them... Yikes. It's like he actually believes Katniss doesn't have the emotional capabilities of falling in love all on her own.
There’s a long pause. “I should have volunteered to take your place in the first Games. Protected her then.”
Incorrect! Over to Peeta for an explanation of why that would have been a Colossally Stupid idea:
“You couldn’t,” says Peeta. “She’d never have forgiven you. You had to take care of her family. They matter more to her than her life.”
DING DING DING DING! I just picture Peeta making a ????????no??? face as Gale says he should have volunteered for him. Like?? Can you IMAGINE? Book 1 Katniss would have been screaming at Gale like "you absolute IDIOT. WHY would you throw your life and the lives of your and/or my family away. And for WHAT? MORON."
But I get it. Gale is saying this out of desperation. Because he can't say "I wish you had died in those games" (although perhaps that is how he's felt once or twice). And to be fair, if Peeta had never been in those games with Katniss, things between them now would be very... different. (shhhhh Gale doesn't have to know about the whole "this would've happened anyway" thing)
“Well, it won’t be an issue much longer. I think it’s unlikely all three of us will be alive at the end of the war. And if we are, I guess it’s Katniss’s problem. Who to choose.” Gale yawns. “We should get some sleep.”
Correct, nothing to object to here.
“Yeah.” I hear Peeta’s handcuffs slide down the support as he settles in. “I wonder how she’ll make up her mind.”
Even though Peeta is more in sync with Katniss, he doesn't presume to know how her romantic side works. Gotta respect that.
“Oh, that I do know.” I can just catch Gale’s last words through the layer of fur. “Katniss will pick whoever she thinks she can’t survive without.”
So I ask: if Gale is shown throughout this exchange to be mostly wrong about Katniss's motivations, desires, and possibly her whole personality, why would we believe he's correct about this?? I think the only conclusion is that he's NOT.
I'll end by adding Katniss's opinion about Gale's assertion:
It’s a horrible thing for Gale to say, for Peeta not to refute. Especially when every emotion I have has been taken and exploited by the Capitol or the rebels.
Katniss is DEEPLY hurt by what Gale said. And I no longer believe it's because it's the truth about HER. I think it's because it's the truth about how Gale sees her, and he sees her in a very hurtful (albeit incorrect) way.
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forgiveness
billy the kid x cowgirl!reader..pt2 of loyal |requested!|billy finds you after you ran from the gang, and falls apart in your arms|
the dimly lit cabin warmed your bare feet as your nightgown tickled your ankles, hand running down to your bloated belly, a tiny bump only you'd notice.
you're in arizona territory. the trail was hard with throwing up the little food you had and protecting yourself and your horse from thieves and murderers.
you've been here before, the abandoned cabin way out from civilization, a one-in-a-million find.
so how did he find it?
you should have known. the heavy thumps of a horse you prayed would pass you, and the running to your door with frantic knocking.
you crept toward it, already knowing it was him from his newly stolen horse tied next to yours through the window. you took a breath and then opened it.
his eyes were red and swollen, tears rimming the edges. he flew towards you into a back-breaking hug, and your body melted as his scent enveloped you.
"I thought you were goin' to clear your head- I didn't know. I'm sorry I'm so sorry" he babbled into your hair, your gown wetting at the shoulder from his tears, but you didn't want them.
you didn't want his tears, his apologies, and certainly not his presence
"billy stop-" you whispered, but he shook his head as he faced you, hands still wrapped around your frozen body
"no, I went 2 weeks without knowing if you were alive." he stays adamant. your hands slowly push his off of you as his touch is too much to process, your hands find your stomach to try and calm you but his eyes follow and his shoulders relax at the sight of you showing
"billy, I'm not with them anymore." you reference the gang, trying to find any way on why this wouldn't work.
he said it wouldn't. he didn't choose this but you're the one pregnant, so, obviously you did, right? you haven't forgiven him.
"I'm not either. I'm not doing that anymore" he picks up your hands
"we can do this. we can get a cabin like this or a ranch. raise our child together" he talks like it's so simple. just forgive and forget. he's ready now, so what's the issue?
you stare at him dumbfounded. yes, you know maybe that entire last argument was a little reactive and reckless, he did just find out that second. but you found out that day, too. and the last thing you needed to hear was how he didn't want it.
"billy...why?" you whispered, head too full of different emotions of wanting to hug him, slap him, and cry. you end up doing the last thing as tears softly fall down your cheek and he drops your hands slowly
"...what?"
"why are you just saying this now?"
"because before I was scared. I didn't want you to get hurt and I didn't want some outlaw father raisin' our child."
"but I'm not just an outlaw. and I'm not a cowboy. I'm here, and I want this baby" he whispers sincerely, teary eyes never breaking with yours
it was honest, and it was real. and how the trail is 2 weeks travel, and you only got here late last night, he would've had to leave hours after you did.
"please, love. I'm so sorry" his thumb brushed your tears before hugging you gently
"ok." it was a small sob, but it was all that billy needed. he scooped you up and took you to bed where you both laid. recovering your love as your child grew.
an: you guys really wanted a part 2..so here it is! I hope you guys enjoyed it <3 ilysm!! THANK YOU FOR 900 FOLLOWERS!! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH 💞
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#I do not think harrow groks the extent to which her obsession with Gideon is requited#I also don’t think she’d even CARE as long as Gideon was still doing things that meant Gideon left and Harrow stayed on Pluto #she just doesn’t want Gideon to leave her!!! #she will stomp all over her as hard as she can to stop that from happening #the locked tomb#sooooooo yeah #harrow and John are a lil bit simpatico aren’t they? no wonder they vibe they way they do #I like how many different flavors of unhealthy these people manage to be @cerusee
Oh fuck. John's narrative voice is so disjointed in Nona the Ninth I missed that he told us why he told the lie that defined the Nine Houses, and watched half of his friends kill and eat the other half.
Why would you let someone you love go away from you, Harrow? Well, at least he picked the right person to ask. If anyone could understand love as hurting and breaking and sabatoging someone to make sure they'll never leave you, it's Harrow.
What was it like for her, to look into the face of God and see her own worst failures reflected back?
#!!!!! I have a diff version of this post in the queue somewhere but THESE TAGS!!#A+ NO NOTES#harrow is my babygirl who did nothing wrong except all those times she fucked up. but she is alive she can grow#she has been selfish and lost and mean and lashed out and gideon loves her in spite of all of that and she CAN move past it#and make amends!#otoh. i mean. you know.#john has been selfish and lost and lashed out and HIS loved ones would've forgiven him but he took that choice away from them#in fear of refusal. and john may be immortal but he's also a revenant stuck in the same cycle of hate and loss. he can't grow past it#anyway all of this is making me want one of those AUs where gideon joins the cohort but it's all about harrow#not their reuinion at some point. not gideon finding out she's a space princess. just harrow left alone and being ANGRY#and how she deals with that and learns from it#anyway thanks @ op and @ prev i am IN MY FEELINGS as per fucking usual#i love everyone in this bar etc.#tlt thoughts#tlt#harrow#ejg
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