#jesslake qpr

[luvsydina]

I like the thought of Jesse and Lake going outside at night to go to the lake and look at the stars.

They do this in summer nights when it's too hot for them to go to sleep, or whenever both of them need to have comfort.

Comfort about the fact they made it off the train and everything is real and that they're safe.

The lake is a reminder for them they're together and it will stay like that for as long as they're on earth.

[jesse-cosay]

People confound me.

"I like this but I prefer them as friends"

"This looks super nice, but these two have a platonic relationship"

UH YEAH??? I'm sorry that YOUR definition of friendship does not include staring lovingly into someones eyes or expressing physical affection outside of hugs. I'm sorry that you have never loved a friend so much that you smile when you hold hands. Or that you think of them when they aren't around.

It's sad the deep and meaningful relationships are only romantic to you. It's tragic that you feel the need to immediately compare ships as if they are supposed to be made of the same thing.

I understand that my portrayal are/seem romantic, but it's generally just how I feel when I'm in this situations. Like I get giddy! I get happy! I get shy when people express they care about me! There's no romance there for me but I still get flustered and I still blush and I still love people and you can see it on my face!

[luvsydina]

I've been seeing this edit multiple times on different social media and I'm loving it everytime I see it

Infinity train has a grip on me

[lake-cosay]

greetings queers i have headcanons

[thethiefandtheairbender]

once again i am telling jesslake infinity train fans to watch the dragon prince on netflix it's just them in a different flavour i swear

feat best quotes ever of

He's my friend. My best friend.

Rayla is kind and good. She's fearless, fast, strong...

I hope you know—I know.

Hey sad prince.

You've got to stay with me!

I would do anything for you.

It doesn't matter what you did before. I just want you to be okay again.

It means I trust her. Unconditionally.

Say the word and I'll go back into that tower with you.

[yardsards]

i know there there is A LOT of bias due to snowball sampling but. the fact that "queerplatonic" is currently winning the most popular interpretation of jesse and lake's relationship in this poll and the fact that jesslake was the second most nominated pair in this qpr bracket (second only to a pair from a media whose fandom is like 20x larger than ours)... the queerplatonic jesslake enjoyers are Winning rn

[luvsydina]

AAAAHHH LAKES OUTFIT LOOKS SO COOL

DTIYS From @just-blei

[oicuperp]

jesslake lost in the qpr poll . im devastated .

[luvsydina]

Okay hear me out on this,

Jesse and Lake match profile pictures on social media and they use photos they took together.

Lake has Jesse as their profile picture, and Jesse has Lake as her profile picture.

This is a random headcanon that I just came up with and I thought it was cute :)

[luvsydina]

JHDFHJSDHJGFJKD THIS IS AWESOME

I just think they’re neat 💐 💕 👑

JESSLAKE DESERVES FLOWER CROWNS OKAY?! JUST LOOK AT THEM!!!

Sorry for Late Valentine’s drawing :3 but at last here you have it 💕

[jesse-cosay]

Kiss as comfort

Jesslake

This got a bit off track, and I'll do the rest tomorrow. Ya'll feel free to send as many as ya like! Also feel free to be as specific as you want, my writing requests are always open, the prompt list was just,,,, to prompt ppl. Anyways, hope you can enjoy this, it was so incredibly self indulgent.

It was night. Lake wasn't usually the type to be a light sleeper. It would take an earthquake to wake them up. Maybe even more than that.

So to find theirself awake in the middle of the night? Yeah. It was a little disconcerting.

The surprise faded pretty quickly when they realized Jesse was no longer beside them.

It'd been awhile since the train. A month now, maybe. The Cosays were still trying to figure out sleeping arrangements. Clearing out the attic so Lake could have their own room. Lake was perfectly content sharing with Jesse, for the time being. But they couldn't help but feel excited to have something to call their own.

That wasn't the problem, though. Lake had a tendency to wake up a little after Jesse. The lack of his presence enough to stir them from their sleep and have them patting his side of the bed. Searching for a hand or reassurance.

If Lake was up at an odd hour, it was because Jesse was up, too.

They slowly stepped out of bed, his room empty. Maybe he had to go to the bathroom. Or grabbed a glass of water. Or something. Maybe it wasn't a big deal. Or anything at all.

... That wouldn't stop them from checking. Just in case.

The lights were off downstairs, but Lake could just barely make out Jesse's frame in front of the couch. It was just like him to be most comfortable on the floor.

He didn't seem surprised as they sat down next to him. Careful not to disturb him. His arms were wrapped around his knees. His head buried. Lake really hoped he wasn't crying.

"You okay?" Lake leaned into him, nudging his shoulder with theirs.

"Maybe." He muttered, setting his chin on top of his arms so he could see them better. Giving a soft smile. His reassurance would have been more comforting if Lake wasn't a little worried he was doing it for them.

"Wanna talk? About it?" Lake was bad with words. Always had been. Jesse never seemed too bothered by their ineptitude, but it did bug them.

"There was this- it's not a big deal. We broke up ages ago." Jesse admitted. "I don't even like him any more."

They hadn't talked about this type of thing before. Lake had sort of assumed Jesse wasn't interested in it. Dating. Was it dating? Or just romance in general- was this an ex?

"So why are you hiding alone in a dark room about it?"

Jesse huffed, a half laugh. "I don't really know. I guess I just miss it, a little. Having someone who listens to me and holds my hand. Who wants to do stuff with me and kiss sometimes. It was just kind of... nice."

Except Jesse had that. Sort of.

Lake listened to him. Did things with him. Held his hand. What was so different about this guy?

"Don't we do that stuff?"

Jesse buried his head back in his arms. "Yeah, we do. I just kind of miss the extra comfort. And kissing."

"So, your ex-"

"He isn't- we weren't, like, dating." He explained, flustered. "It was more like a- a qpr?"

Lake squinted at him. "Is that a word?"

"It's an acronym!"

They frowned. "What does it mean?"

"It was like- we weren't dating, really. We just wanted to have a relationship that we defined." He seemed distressed. Unable to properly explain the idea.

Lake thought they understood. When they were told they were a girl. Or had to be a girl or a boy- they'd chosen neither. Who they were wasn't one of the regular options. And it wasn't easy to explain. They just were.

So Jesse didn't want a relationship in the standard way. Just like Lake didn't identify in the standard way. It made sense. Neither of them was any good at fitting in boxes.

"So he's not exactly an ex, in the normal way... But you guys aren't together?"

"Yeah."

"And you don't miss him, but you miss- the idea of that." Lake had never had something like that too miss. Had never so much as kissed anyone.

"Yeah."

He sighed, leaning his head back against the couch. "I think I'm just moping. I had a bad dream and- and there's someone I would like to- to do that with."

"The qpr?" It was too dark to really search his face for an answer, not that Lake wouldn't try either way. Jesse had lots of friends. But a relationship that was outside of the norm- how could they even begin to pin down who this person was? They wouldn't know what to look for.

He nodded. Or at least Lake was pretty sure he was nodding.

"If it's any consolation, I think they'd be lucky to try it out with you." Lake offered. "I know I'd feel lucky."

His head whipped up from where he'd rested it back against the couch. "You- you would?"

"Yeah, I think that sounds nice." Lake fiddled with their hands. It was a bit too honest of them, but they were always honest with Jesse. "I don't know if I'd like a- a standard relationship. I guess. But making it up as we go? It gets to be whatever we want it to be. I like that."

They laughed, hoping that the shadows hid their nervousness, "I mean it's a lot like what we have, right? And I like what we've got, a lot, too."

"Can I kiss you?"

"What?"

"Oh- oh my god, I'm sorry, I just- I didn't mean to say that- just forget it-" Jesse back-peddled frantically, putting some physical distance between him and Lake.

"No, no, no- c'mere, you idiot." Lake tugged at his sleeve, blindly pressing a kiss to his face.

It landed on his cheek and was enough to get him to stop stuttering over excuses.

"When I said I liked the idea or whatever, I meant with you." Lake clarified. Suddenly feeling just as lost as he probably had now that he'd clammed up on them.

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"So-"

Lake kissed him again. This time a bit more aware of where exactly they were kissing.

Jesse didn't argue, smiling at them brightly as they pulled away.

It was a much better look than when Lake had first found him. Curled up into a little ball.

"Do you wanna talk about- this?" He offered.

And yeah. They kind of did. But not at four am. "We'll talk later. Come back to bed with me?"

Lake offered their hand, helping Jesse to his feet.

"Yeah, okay. Okay."

They held hands as they tip-toed upstairs. Walking as quietly as possible as they slipped back into Jesse's room.

"You think you'll sleep okay? You mentioned a bad dream."

Jesse hummed, sounding far too content. "I think I'll be fine."

"If you say so." They kissed him once more, this time on the forehead. Jesse was all too eager to return the gesture. Nearly smacking himself on their chrome cranium.

They both snickered into their blanket, Lake clumsily pressing another kiss against his cheek. "Sweet dreams, casanova."

"Good night, Lake. I love you."

"I love you, too."

[tamblrtrain]

oookay um

i have the impulse to write something now

like something for infinity train

maybe jesslake because i am attached to those two idiots and that qpr of theirs but i can't because i know it'll be mid at best

why am i like this

[lake-cosay]

some late pride art of them :)

[luvsydina]

AAAHHH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

i wanna hold your hand

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[jessmt]

I've been hearing bits of ship discourse coming up lately about how the creators (according to some people I heard say this and then me going and finding an AMA on reddit about it) want JessLake to be strictly platonic because apparently having the leads fall in love is a cliche they particularly don't care for. I can totally understand this and love them as just friends or maybe even queerplatonic partners? But part of me also can't help but see their bond going in a different direction (1/2)

-see their bond go in a different direction because I personally just see it, and also how great would it be to have such a great, pure romantic love? I don't really get the sense that the crew feels disrespected that some people have taken it that way, and I hope not because shipping is just supposed to be for fun. All of this said- I'd love a fic where Jesse/Lake from a universe where they're dating meet Lake and Jesse who are just friends and have them learn to appreciate one another. (2/2)

I’ve never really gotten the sense that they were upset or offended at the idea of the ship either? I know Owen made a joke about it a while back, but I’ve never seen him or any of the other crew members come out and say “hey please stop because this is disrespectful”. It’s fun! It’s not about reclaiming the characters or putting words in the crew’s mouth, it really is just like smacking two dolls together and pretending they’re kissing. 

On the other note, I love playing around with multiverse stuff 🥺 I’d love to see different versions of Lake and Jesse interacting with each other. Show me the Lake and Jesse who are dating meeting the Lake who “adopted” Jesse’s last name, and sees him as her brother. Show me Lake and Jesse who are dating hanging out with versions of themselves who are just friends! Show me Mirror Jesse and Human Lake meeting all the other versions listening to OG Lake’s story of how she got off the train (because I imagine Mirror Jesse taking a very different approach). 

I want them all to be buds! I want it to be acknowledged that every version of Lake and Jesse, whether they’re dating, friends, QPR, found family, or something else entirely are all valid! The fun thing about shipping is that there’s so many different ways to interpret a relationship! They’re complicated!