#let's go steal a queue

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But worst of all, he completely forgot that I gave him that same button camera for Christmas three years ago.

Leverage - 1x13 The Second David Job

[leverage-ot3]

broke: leverage’s pairings are nate & sophie and parker & hardison. eliot is like parker and hardison’s pseudo older brother

woke: leverage's pairings are nate & sophie and parker & hardison and eliot is pining for both of them but it will never happen

bespoke: parker, hardison, and eliot are in love. eliot pines for years before parker and hardison are like he's not going to make a move on his own and start their 'let's go steal an eliot' plan. hijinks ensue. they end up getting married

[youre-a-bruiser-baby]

Lloyd: I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, I did not sign up for this shit.

[hello-from-nrc-infirmary]

Centennial Celebration

Book 2: A Century of Circumstance

[1] [2] [3] [Poll 1]

Chapter 4: A Fork in the Road

Steel hesitates, sparing a glance at Vern.

"Are you gonna be okay?"

Vern gives him a practiced smile, "yeah, I'll umm... be fine."

"..what about the winter sprite?"

"I um... don't think he would try anything with umm.. others around."

".. if you say so.."

Vern nods and gives a small wave to everyone, "I'll umm... meet you all for um.. food after. Text me the ummm... place you pick!"

"We'll meet at Folia's!!"

With a small smile, Vern turns to navigate the growing crowd. Steel watches him for a few moments. He can hear Folia attempting to reign Shirley in and the general excitement from the others. These are... Vern's friends, not his. He tucks a strand of hair behind his ear.

"It's not fun being the extra wheel."

Green flames briefly flash around his eye. Turning to the left, he stares at Folia for a moment. She grins as amusement flickers in her gaze.

"Vern can show you around just as well as we can, if you're fine waiting."

He raises a brow, "..uh yeah-"

"-did he tell you about Victor?"

"I don't know who that is."

"The winter sprite," she glances at the others for a moment, "it's not my place to speak if Vern hasn't."

"So that's his name.." he mutters.

"The meeting hall is straight down the northern street," she sighs, mischief lighting her eyes, "if you're questioning Vern's words, trust your gut."

Folia returns to Shirley's side and threads their fingers together. He hesitates for only a moment. Ensuring everyone else is distracted, he quickly slips away.

Steel scans the area as he goes. Even with the people, the small chatter only briefly fills the quiet. The air felt lighter in his lungs. A chill breeze contrasts the warmth from the sun.

Flowing ivy hair finally catches his eye. A familiar soft giggle reaches him easily among the other voices. As he gets closer, he notices Vern finishing a transaction for a pair of keychains. Odd.. he doesn't recognize the keys Vern attaches them to. They were not for the dorms. Shoving that thought aside, he steps closer as Vern puts the keys in a small pouch.

"Hey, Vern~" he grins a little as Vern jumps.

"O-oh... umm... hello..." Vern's eyes are wide. He didn't expect to be followed, "I thought you were um... going with the others..."

"Nah~ didn't wanna be a third wheel," he casually winks, "I thought you were going to a meeting?"

He pretends to not notice the slight dusting of pink on Vern's cheeks. "I um... something caught my eye.."

"Sure~ I won't pry," he follows Vern as they start down the street. The sprite is quiet, but occasionally greets someone as they go.

"U-umm... c-can I um... ask you something," Vern lightly scratches his bandages.

He shrugs, "sure, what do you wanna ask?"

"W-well... ummmm....f-fourth year is um... coming up a-and umm..."

Shit. It's almost next school year.

"...it um... gave me a thought about ummm.. after graduation.."

No, no, no. Nope!

"And.. I ummm... was um.. think-"

"-shut up," he avoids his friend's shocked expression. Vern's lip trembles slightly as he bites it for a moment.

Steel's voice softens, "Vern, I uh-"

"-I'm sorry!"

Wait, no.

"I umm... it's this building," a pained smile is on his face, "I'll um... it won't be long!"

".. yeah.. alright."

Vern quickly steps up to the entrance. The sprite stops long enough to give Steel a small wave before going inside. He waits until he can't see Vern through the glass door. Turning, he finds a bench. A small bird lands on his head, chirping as its pet.

Chapter 5A: Of Men and Fae

Vern hates these meetings. It's always the same. He reports that he's returned, then he sits in on whatever they have yet to agree on. Sitting in the original musty building, at the same oak table, with men that are... well, time has not been kind. At least he could finally see his uncle.

There wasn't much time to talk before the others started in. Their concerns were always the same, and continue to push boundaries. He had to deny them more land than necessary, again. As always, he urged them to trade with the neighboring towns.

"What of the progress on your agreement?"

Vern tilts his head, "I presume you mean the one I have with Victor?"

"Naturally."

"What difference would my answer make," his gaze sharpens.

"Victor has assured us that should his end be met first, the mother mountain line would be... secured"

Vern's stomach churns. Oh, that's how they're playing. "Regardless of the results, the humans of this valley have nothing to fear."

"That does not-"

"-Vern has watched over this valley since he and our fathers founded this town," his uncle cuts in. His voice is soft, yet firm, "yet you question his judgement now?"

Vern takes a careful breath. Chatter around the table fills the room. He glances at the clock, with a barely concealed frown.

"If there's nothing left, aside from my personal affairs, I have other obligations to attend to," he searches for his uncle. Gracing the elderly man with a nod, he exits the room. They could catch up later. Right now, he had a half-baked apology to finish.

He stops short in the hall. Charcoal eyes that contrast snowy locks meet him. The grin the other being gives him sends a shiver down his spine.

"Vern~ how've you been, sweetheart?"

"I was umm.. fine until I saw you."

He chuckles, "aw, did you miss me that much?"

"I missed you like I um.. miss a thorn in my side,"  Vern tries to move passed him, but the other grabs his arm.

"C'mon.. that's no way to talk with your-"

"-let go, Victor.."

"Mm.. no~ we need to have a little chat."

Vern takes a steadying breath, "fine."

He barely suppresses a shudder as Victor wraps an arm around his waist. Following the winter sprite, his eyes widen as bit.

"Um... why the back door?"

"I'm thinking about a nice stroll on my mountain," he hums, "just the two of us~"

Vern looks back to the front door. Reluctantly, he let's the other sprite lead the way.

Ooc// Chapter 6 will be released after the interactive part

Chapter Songs (in order of chapter): Blinding Lights by The Weeknd, Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne

Book 1: [1] [2] [3]

Book 2: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5A] [5B] [6] [7]

Book 3: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

[leverage-ot3]

@lindseymcdonaldseyelashes: #eliot trained this dog

you're so right

He’s so cool

[leveragecentral]

GINA BELLMAN as SOPHIE DEVEREAUX Leverage 4.11 "The Experimental Job"

[leverage-ot3]

at first you’d think eliot is gruff and manly and just a punchy-man, but he literally also lives to cause subtle chaos

this man says the most unnerving things to a mark for shits and giggles

this man literally took a bite out of a live snake to commit to the act

we need to embrace chaos gremlin eliot more

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Gina Bellman: Celebrate the women in your life on International Women’s Day. Here’s my director, friend and co-star ⁦Beth Riesgraf ⁩ crushing it alongside our cameraman Gary Camp! Ep 4- Season 3- #LeverageRedemption [x]

[leverage-ot3]

#eliot spencer -@curious-phenomenon

HEY that's MY emotional support morally ambiguous misunderstood full of trauma touch starved yearning for love drenched in blood responsible for numerous atrocities comfort character who is TRYING & u will TREAT them with RESPECT

[leverage-ot3]

[leveragecentral]

Gina Bellman as Sophie Devereaux Leverage Redemption 1x06: The Card Game Job

[leverage-ot3]

notable moments from The Cross My Heart Job

leverage 4.09

(team comes down an escalator toward the main floor)

Sophie: Well, that trip was a complete disaster.

Hardison: It was a train wreck.

Eliot: No, it was a shipwreck. And you know how I know that? 'Cause I was in the wreck.

Hardison: Hey, man, I don't want to hear you complain. At least you don't have to fix th-the ear buds. You know what?

Eliot: Man, don't talk to me about the ear buds! I just fought three ex-Brazilian combat divers with spear-guns, underwater!

Hardison: I don't want to hear it. I don't want to hear it.

Eliot: You believe this? (taps Sophie’s arm)

Sophie: Ow, don't touch me. I am sunburnt everywhere. I hate playing the French heiress on the topless beach.

Parker: Oh, I don't know what you're complaining about. I didn't even get to see the emerald.

Hardison: Are you for real?

Eliot: Oh, my god, for the last time, it's not an emerald. All right? It's an island. It's the "Emerald of the Caribbean."

chaotic family on an escalator

- - - - -

Parker: The heart could be anywhere by now. They could have jumped in a taxi and driven off.

Sophie: No, no, we have to assume it's still in the airport, that they're planning to fly it out.

Parker: Why?

Eliot: 'Cause otherwise, we've already lost

- - - - -

Eliot: All right. They're in there. We're gonna need a distraction.

(Sophie takes off her pants and uses her long shirt like a dress, then shakes out her hair and pulls a pair of heels from her purse. Parker counts some cash)

Parker: All right, they told Linda to call from a pay phone for instructions once she made the drop.

Eliot (hands Parker money): Better hurry up, or they're gonna start getting suspicious.

Parker: It's a good thing we didn't stay on that island to see those emeralds.

Eliot: Parker, I just t...

(Sophie leans on Eliot to put on her shoes)

Eliot: You carry high heels in your purse?

Sophie: I always travel with heels. (takes Parker’s scarf and ties it around her waist) How's this? Distracting enough?

Parker: Hmm.

parker and eliot both look away, partially to give her privacy but partially to act as a wall so that other people won’t see her changing

notice the stark contrast between this scene and the other changing scene in this episode

- - - - -

(the clerk closes the doors. Inside, Eliot pulls the kidnapper between two tables while Parker talks to Tanya)

Paker: Yeah, that will work. We'll get you a little taser, carry it with you wherever you go-

parker and her tasers + being surprisingly good with kids

- - - - -

Nate (to Eliot): What do you got on this guy?

Eliot: He's not a professional. He has no combat training. Lousy Zanshin.

Parker: The what?

Eliot: He's a loc... It means "personal awareness." Thug for hire, but very well funded. (hands Nate tickets) Two first-class tickets, one for him and one for the girl, and that's how they got past security, and (hands gun to Nate) plastic gun. One or two shots in the barrel warps, but that's pretty much all you need, very pricey hardware.

Parker: Why would someone pay for that but not hire a professional?

Eliot: He doesn't want a professional. He wants a local so we can't trace him back to him.

- - - - -

(Eliot uses a cord to tie the kidnapper’s hands)

Eliot (to Sophie): Don't suppose you travel with handcuffs.

Sophie: No, not on this trip.

👀👀👀

- - - - -

Parker: Plus the ear buds are busted.

Hardison: And I burned our phones and our credit cards so we can't be traced.

Sophie: Most of our money went on bribing the waiter.

Eliot: We're operating in a secured area.

Parker: And my lock picks are checked.

Hardison: And airport wi-fi is a joke. Face it, we're practically naked.

- - - - -

(Eliot and Parker walk out of the Restaurant and part ways. Parker approaches a kiosk that sells computers and looks around, then crouches to look at the locks before walking away. Eliot approaches an electronic store before yelling catches his attention from a check in desk not far away)

Platinum Flyer: You guys! Hey! Platinum flyer over here. Come here. Somebody look at me.

Airline Clerk: Sir, please calm down.

Platinum Flyer: Ju... let me stop you right there, okay? I don't care what seats you have left, all right? Do you see this? (holds up a card) I am a vista Atlantic platinum flyer, all right? Is this card gold? No. Look at it. Is it silver? No.

(Eliot looks around, sees a magazine and picks it up)

Platinum Flyer: It's platinum, all right? So if you think that I am sitting back in coach with the rabble, you got another think coming, all right?

(Eliot puts the magazine over the Platinum Flyer’s briefcase as the man tries to drop his wallet into it)

Platinum Flyer: You can just forget it. I don't even want to talk to you anymore. Who's that? Thing one and thing two, come here. You guys. Hey!

(Eliot walks back to the electronics store and pulls the Platinum Flyer’s credit card from the wallet. He enters the store and grabs several packages of walkie talkies, then flags down a clerk)

Eliot: Yo, yo, yo. Come over here.

(Parker tries on various sunglasses, stealing a pair before walking away. She walks past again and steals a snow globe. On another pass she steals a bag. She returns to the computer kiosk and breaks the sunglasses to picks the locks, revealing an old style CRT monitor)

all this competence porn, it’s SO GOOD

- - - - -

(later Parker and Eliot take apart the walkie talkies at a table while Hardison uses an old computer at the bar with Sophie and Linda watching while Nate paces)

Nate: Hardison, come on.

Hardison: Look, man, this is like stone knives and bearskins, okay? Nobody's asking Eliot to fight a guy with a nerf sword.

Eliot: Damascus, 2002.

Hardison: Like you've been to Damascus.

domestic parker and eliot taking apart walkie talkies? eliot legit sword fighting with a nerf sword? amazing

- - - - -

(the clerk watches from behind them, amazed)

Hardison: Wh-what? Come on, man. Like you've never seen a man travel with a desktop before. Go.

LMAO

- - - - -

Nate: Right there! Right there. Him.

Sophie: Dean Chesney?

Nate: Dean Chesney, CEO of Vertronics defense contractor. I had my eye on him for quite a while, but he was never a high-priority target.

Hardison: Why not?

Nate: He was dying.

- - - - -

(Eliot sits down and his feet hit against the struggling kidnapper. Eliot kicks him in the head but he continues making muffled sounds)

Nate: Are you done?

(Eliot kicks the man again)

Eliot: Yeah

- - - - -

Hardison: After we get out of the public areas of the terminal, we work on level two. It's ground crew, tarmac access. It gets us from here to the private terminal.

Parker: How do we get that? Break Eliot's wrist?

Hardison: What? N-no, no. We just pick one up from where the ground crew left it.

[Locker Room]

Parker (opening combination lock): Yeah, this will keep my stuff safe, from a 6-year-old with the DTs.

(Parker opens the locker and removes a jacket. Eliot closes the locker and hits the lock on the one next to it, opening the lock. He pulls out a level 2 badge and hands it to Parker)

Eliot: That's two.

(Parker and Eliot begin to change clothes)

🔥🔥🔥 scene tho 🔥🔥🔥

also, notice how they start getting changed without turning around or anything, like hardison would have immediately turned around because that’s who he is. she literally immediately takes her shirt off without a care. he doesn’t even blink at it. eliot and parker have a very strong, nonverbal, physical bond because they’re similar entities. they understand each other on a deep level because of their pasts and there isn’t that type of need for modesty between them.

also they’re literally so close to each other when they’re doing this??? literally, personal space? they don’t know her

ALSO, eliot throws his shirt at the camera and idk it feels like he’s giving parker privacy from the “onlookers” (aka the camera) if you get what I’m saying,,,

- - - - -

Sophie: Well, we have to lure them out.

Parker: Oh, okay. Set Nate on fire?

Eliot: Settle down

she mouths “no” back at him and they have a silent exchange where she ends up smiling I love them

- - - - -

Hardison (pacing): Come on, Eliot. Come on, come on. Come on, man.

Announcer: Mr. Picard. Mr. Kirk Picard, please meet your party at door "E.

ELIOT KNOWS HOW TO GET HARDISONS ATTENTION. HE KNOWS TO MAKE A STAR TREK REFERENCE AND BAM HARDISON KNOWS WHATS UP. WHAT D O R K S

- - - - -

(Eliot gets into a cart that Parker is sitting in. She holds up the keys and hands them to him)

Parker: Let's ride

her SMILE and EXCITEMENT

- - - - -

Hardison: Excuse me. Uh, something's wrong with my pin. Can you reset it for me?

(Hardison hands the card to the guard, who scans it)

Guard: Can you confirm your old pin?

(the screen shows that the card belongs to a woman and the guard looks at Hardison in surprise)

Guard: Uh...

Hardison: What?

Guard: Wh—

Hardison: what? You got a, you got a problem? My little transformation? Go on, speak your mind. Yeah, I had some surgery, huh? A little nip, a little tuck, a little pop, okay? And now I am who I'm supposed to be. I used to be Francesca. Now my name is Frank!

Guard: Um...

(a second guard turns to look at Hardison)

Hardison: You got a problem? You... excu—excu—I didn't know this was the club. You all up in the mix, don't even know the flavor. What's your problem? (walks around the desk aggressively) You got a, you—everybody got a problem with this? Look, racism, sexism, anti-semitism? That's how you y'all want to play this? Cool. I thought it was a no-no in airport security, but I see y'all profilin' me right, left, and center, everywhere. You know what? Shame on you. Shame on your mama. Shame on your kids.

(Hardison glances at the monitor to see the pin number, then walks back around the desk)

Guard: I-it's fine. I-it's fine. I got no problem with anything. Uh, it-it looks like you used to, used to be a-a really pretty girl.

Hardison: Used to be?

Guard: A-and n-now you're a-a very handsome gentleman.

Hardison: You hitting on me?

Guard: C-can you confirm your old pin?

Hardison: It's 5135.

Guard: Uh. (scans the card) Okay, there. Try that.

Hardison: Thank you. (looks at second guard) You better re-adjust your peripherals.

Guard 2: Real smooth.

(Hardison returns to the card reader and scans the card, entering the pin)

Reader: Pin accepted.

Hardison: Don't care what anybody else says. Next time, I'm taking the train.

I can’t tell if this scene was transphobic or not ??? like, it could have been worse and he called out people who would be judgmental of his “transformation” ???

like there was like one other kinda transphobic thing they did in the show but I forget the episode

- - - - -

Nate: I know what you're gonna say.

Sophie: I think you should have a drink.

Nate: Okay, I didn't know what you were gonna say.

Sophie: Look, we don't like it when you drink, (pours him a drink) but we trust you when you do. We both knew this was gonna get personal. We need you to stay clear-headed. You let it get to you now, it's gonna go bad for all of us. Be very careful, Nate.

- - - - -

Nate: Sam would have been 13 this year. A teenager. Almost a man. I mean, you know, probably a big pain in the ass, but… Joshua Spin is getting out of that hospital bed.

(Sophie nods. Nate sighs and takes the drink, looking down at Sophie’s hand over his)

- - - - -

hardison’s GRIN when he sees all the computers in the tower 🥺

- - - - -

Parker: It took us 8 minutes to get there. It's gonna take us 8 minutes to get back. Wait. (goes around to the front of the cart)

Eliot: What are you doing? Wait. No way!

(Parker lies on the ground and reaches under the cart)

Eliot: Come on, Parker, we got to go! We got to get-- Let's go! What are you do-- Quit monkeying around under there!

(Parker stands up holding a piece of electronics)

Eliot: Did you just pull something out of the engine?

Parker: Yeah. Spark regulator, keeps the cart from going more than 25 miles an hour. Now we'll get there in 4 minutes.

(Eliot starts the cart and takes off quickly)

Parker: Hey! Whoa! Whoa! Yeah!

- - - - -

Nate: Last week on that island, you faked a volcanic eruption. How is this harder?

HE DID WHAT NOW

- - - - -

Nate: You just sell it to the tower.

Sophie: Massdot special?

Nate: Massdot special.

Linda: Massdot special?

Sophie: Yes! (takes Linda’s phone and makes a call)

[National Weather Service]

Rachael: National Weather Service. This is Rachel.

Sophie: Oh, thank God!

[Crab-a-Rama]

Sophie: I was just out walking my dogs, and I saw a tornado touch down!

(Nate pulls up pictures of tornadoes on the computer)

Rachael: Are you sure?

[National Weather Service]

Rachael: The current forecast don't indicate any severe-weather patterns.

Sophie: I'm sure.

[Crab-a-Rama]

Sophie: I took a photo of it with my phone. I'm sending it to you now.

(Nate sends a picture of a tornado to Rachael as he dials the phone)

[National Weather Service]

(Rachael looks at the picture in shock)

Rachael: Uh, please hold, ma'am. (places Sophie on hold and takes another call) National weather service. This is Rachel.

[Crab-a-Rama]

Nate: Are you asleep at the wheel? There's a tornado out here by the airport right now! A freaking tornado! Come on!

[National Weather Service]

Rachael: Bill. Bill!

Bill: What is it?

Rachael: We got calls here. I think we need to issue a tornado warning for the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

- - - - -

Chesney: --to make the top of the list. This is my only chance. I've planned for months. I have eight backup contingencies. I'm fighting for my life, Mr. Ford! What are you fighting for?

[Crab-a-Rama]

Nate: I am fighting for that 15-year-old boy that you're going to kill.

[Chesney’s Room]

Chesney: God helps those who help themselves.

Nate: And I help people who can't.

[Crab-a-Rama]

Nate: And God help you if anything should happen to that boy, because if he spends more than one second longer in that hospital than he needs to, I will make it my mission in life to end you.

[Chesney’s Room]

Nate: I will ruin you.

[Crab-a-Rama]

Nate: I will ruin your name. I will ruin your company. I will bring down everything you have ever touched. And when I am done, I will hunt you down--

[Chesney’s Room]

Nate: --and I will kill you myself.

[Crab-a-Rama]

(Nate hangs up the phone)

- - - - -

parker yells “yee haw” a lot and I love her for that

- - - - -

Pilot: Tower, field is in sight.

Program: We have you in sight. Clear to land on runway 1-8.

Hardison: Okay, flight 4-0-9. W-we have a visual. You are clear to land on runway 1-8.

Pilot: Roger. Clear to land.

(the airplane lands safely)

Pilot: Tower, we are down.

Hardison: Yes! Hell yeah! That's what I'm talking about.

Pilot: Say again, tower?

Hardison: I'm sorry. No, no, I'm sorry. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. Celebrate with me. All right.

hardison managed to land an airplane with 300 people on it with nothing more than a computer and a flight simulator and we STAN our intelligent man

- - - - -

eliot was always standing next to hardison in all the extra scenes in this episode and we love to see it

- - - - -

(Eliot looks at Nate and Sophie, then nudges Hardison)

Eliot: Let's go.

(Eliot grabs Parker on the way down the hall, Hardison follows them)

his lil pat on hardison’s shoulder? how he places a guiding hand on parker’s arm, leading her away? we LOVE to see casual touches and casual intimacy between them

- - - - -

so hardison likes to assemble model helicopters in his spare time sometimes and nate assembles model ships in his ???

- - - - -

Chesney: So now what? You can't report me without exposing yourself. And what's to stop me from trying again?

[Leverage HQ]

Nate: I am. (hits remote to bring up information and a video feed on the monitors) I'm watching you. I'm watching your money, your people, your company. What have you got there, a pulse rate of 86?

[Chesney’s Room]

(Chesney looks around in alarm)

[Leverage HQ]

Nate: Oh, look at that.

[Chesney’s Room]

Nate: Just jumped up to 104. That can't be good for you.

[Leverage HQ]

Nate: Make your peace now, Chesney. (continues putting model together) Because if I see anything, anything I don't like...

[Chesney’s Room]

Chesney: Well, Mr. Ford it seems you've killed me after all.

[Leverage HQ]

Nate: Oh, I didn't kill you. God killed you. I just made sure it took. (hangs up)

[leverage-ot3]

I was going to evaluate which of the ot3 had what. but then I realized they each had all three

parker- competent (notoriously best thief in the world), confident (doesn't care what anyone else thinks, she knows she's the best), and character (autism creature with a heart of gold. orphan turned thief. learning to like things, become a better person and understand people better)

hardison- competent (probably best hacker in the world), confident (sometimes a little too ballsy, but he's usually warranted so we let it pass), character (that's literally all he is. geeky black foster kid who loves his nana, is a family man, and loves his partners)

eliot- competent (best hitter out there. literally good at everything he does which would be annoying as a trope if he wasn't so put-upon every time he has to do something), confidence (absolutely), character (outdated sad boi hitman man trope but also loves family, respects women, and mentally adopts every child he sees)

The three C's of being sexy: competence, confidence, and character ...... if yr good at something it makes u hotter if yr confident it makes u hotter if yr weird and unique it makes u hotter ..... aim to have at least two

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“promise me- you’ll keep them safe”

“’till my dying day”

“you know, eliot, i’d say call if you need anything, but you never...never need anything”

“yeah, i did. and thanks to you... i don’t have to search anymore”

[leverage-ot3]

quick someone make a then and now post of hardison making a joke about applying himself to be an astronaut in the juror #6 job paralleled with him actually being in space

[leverage-ot3]

in the nigerian job, as a rebuttal to eliot teasing him that he has no game when flirting with parker, hardison replies, ‘age of the geek baby, age of the geek’

the last time the phrase was repeated was in the long goodbye job, in the van where parker, hardison, and eliot lay bleeding out from their wounds

‘did eliot make it’ hardison asks shakily, unable to move his gaze from the blurry ceiling

eliot, with his less injured arm, fumbles to grasp hardison’s hand. ‘age of the geek, brother’

they both share wet, bloody smiles

parker gazes at them as she is propped up by the side of the van. she knows. they are going to die. but at least they are together, in the end

and they fade out of consciousness together as one, holding hands as they go into the dark