#mcdanno therapy

[wildcatharsis]

With all the talk of ships that were lost in the war of queerbaiting (destiel, merthur, johnlock) after 9-1-1 WON the war (half way, we're still getting there) I'd like to pour one out for the oft forgotten but maybe worst queerbait of them all (imo at least)

McDanno

[teruel-a-witch]

brb crying about this 5ever. it's not often you witness a heart break on screen in real time ;_;

[shehungthemoon]

I'm going to post my mcdanno 'babe' compilation vid soon so we can all just constantly relive it bc I still can't believe it's a thing

Why McDanno from Hawaii 5-0 is an incredible and insane ship :

• Always calling each other babe (which yeah, for danny why not? He calls everyone babe (mostly steve though). But Steve he only calls Danny babe

• Constantly going on dates (like it's rarely justified as case related, like sometimes the ep starts and they're just hiking or fishing or whatever for no specific reason)

• The CONSTANT touching (I think there are multiple compilations on tumblr of just them touching each other, like them cuddling on the couch or Steve caressing Danny's neck, or Danny slapping Steve’s ass, or the regular bicep grab or torso slap)

• The I Love You's (which are only justified as platonic with I Love You, bro or I Love You man (sometimes not even that))

• The spanish "Te amo" instead of "Te quiero" translation

• "You're my Danno" (like what?)

• The whole fact that the show starts on the premis that 2.5 min after meeting Danny, Steve just changes his whole life trajectory and accepts to run a task force he didn't even want in the first place

• The usual "Basically raising a kid together" thing

• The Carguments (they literally coined the term (I think?))

• The sharing organs thing (There was no hesitation just "here take a piece of my liver!")

• The Couple's Therapy (literal couple's therapy, Steve "misread" the pamphlet or whatever (which had a couple piggyback riding on it))

• The constant clocking of the characters ("are you talking to your wife"; "they in love again"; "I don't understand, I thought they weren't together?"; "How long have you two been married?"; "ok you two lovebirds" etc etc..)

• The buying a restaurant together (but it being a clear metaphor for marriage and the characters constantly comparing it to a marriage or referencing it like it's a marriage)

• The always entering each other's houses without knocking

• The eye fucking

• "I would have gone with the gay thing.. to you know keep our covers"

• "I'll give a hug, I'll give you a kiss, pick a base"

• Steve caressing Danny's hand and arm

• "What are you wearing?" said over the phone

• Steve remembering exactly when they met to the minute

• "If I didn't put my finger inside of you, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now!"

• Them dancing together at kono's wedding (+you don't have to dance with me tonight)

• Steve being more interested in watching a movie than making out with his girlfriend (+plus always being interrupted by Danny and end up cuddling with him)

• Steve comparing himself to Danny's ex wife

• Just vibes atp

From here on out its mostly the actors doing things but..

• The almost kissing blooper

• The "You've got the best ass and it's hanging out of a truck" blooper

• The "Please stay down, Cherie, Please?" (+"I love you") blooper

• The fact that the actors were both on board (if I was told correctly) but that the showrunner was an absolute dick

[agentbootyreportingforduty]

OKAY so with full respect and admiration to scott caan for wanting to be with his family more, I do have to admit I just watched an episode where I wanted danny to be involved SO BADLY it’s unreal.

episode 9x14, the h50 team come across annie, an lgbtq+ teen who’s trying to become emancipated from her parents so they don’t forcefully send her away to conversion therapy. and the whole team is so defensive and protective of her and rightfully shaming the parents and I was full on crying hearing all their affirming words. and all I could think of is that if mfing danny williams, father of two, was there in that room he would’ve read those parents to absolute FILTH. he would’ve dragged them so bad. especially with how we see him become extra upset with any cases involving kids being mistreated, like I think he would’ve been so goddamn PISSED. I can fully imagine a scene where those parents look at him in shock at how affected he is, asking how he’s allowed to talk to them that way, still being their stubborn bigoted selves, and even steve wouldn’t hold him back on this because they all agree those parents are absolute assholes. I was imagining a scene similar to lou’s where he questions how the hell someone could do this to their child, parent to parent.

and this isn’t even me wanting danny there in a mcdanno shipper way. it’s just purely me wanting to see the side of the character I love that would have spoken up so loudly for this girl just like he would with grace or charlie or anyone else. god the potential there would’ve been so MWAH CHEF’S KISS it’s crazyyyy.

anyways if you need me i’ll be in the ao3 tag praying there’s some fics like this 🙂‍↕️

[alea-says]

Okay h50 fandom,

I'd like to create a list of tropes that Hawaii Five-0 canonically fills, particularly in regards to McDanno.

I've started one, but thought I'd ask others to add to it, so I don't miss any. Also because some of these I'm struggling to come up with the short name for.

(also, my plan is to create gifs for all of these)

So h50 Tropes...

Enemies to friends / lovers

Handcuffed together

Stakeout

Couples therapy

Fake relationship

Would die for each other / not leaving the other die alone (bomb)

Hostage situation

Baby trapped

Sharing a house / one is kicked out of their living situation for some reason and has to hang with the other

Prison AU

Military AU

Buried under a collapsed building

Arguing like an old married couple

Thought to be a couple

Lost at Sea

Drugged visions of what might have been

[captain--steve--rogers]

I don’t think we talk enough about the McDanno therapy scene being an exact carbon copy of the Mr and Mrs. Smith scene

[mare--noctis]

@redfurrycat you are the light of my life

never leave Grace alone with her art supplies

Coming soon to an AO3 account near you:

SEAL The Deal

a fake-marriage plot that surely will end with the amicable divorce like they've planned... right?

This one's for you @kinda-ok (at least it will be when I've finished it)

[thekristen999]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

I was tagged by @hippolotamus, @spotsandsocks, @exhuastedpigeon and @diazsdimples. Thank you!

How many works do you have on ao3? 110

What's your total ao3 word count? 1,384,560 and a another 700k on other platforms

What fandoms do you write for? Currently 9-1-1

Previously: ER, CSI, SGA, H50, Daredevil

Top five fics by kudos:

Beneath the Trident (Hawaii Five-0 (2010)) 

Reluctant Allies (Or the Time Frank Had to Bring Home the Devil) (Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017)) 

Shadowboxing (Daredevil (TV), Captain America (Movies),

Alone In The Dark With You (9-1-1 (TV)) 

Navigating Domesticity (Hawaii Five-0 (2010)) 

Do you respond to comments? Yes! I try to atleast. Even if it takes me a bit.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? All my stories tend to have happy or hopeful endings. I believe in catharsis.

The Hoku  was a McDanno future fic, post-apocalypse story. So, it had a hopeful ending despite the very bleak world it was set in.

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Recently? my Buddie fic We’ve Got Fun & Games

Which was if the 118 did a local Amazing Race competition for charity. It was a hoot!

Do you get hate on fics? I’ve gotten people who try to argue with me or leave unpleasant comments in the bookmark section.

Do you write smut? On occasion

Craziest crossover: The Killing Game Daredevil, The Punisher, Jessica Jones fusion with the Predator.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yes, a few times.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes, a few.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes. I had a co-author for a few CSI and SGA fics back in the day.

All time favourite ship? Buddie

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? I tend to finish all my stories because I write one fic at a time. Occasionally, I’ll write a one-shot in between longer stories, but I typically don’t have a WIP file. Just ideas that wait until I'm ready.

What are your writing strengths? Descriptions, tone, action scenes, world building.

What are your writing weaknesses? I’m mildly dyslectic so word order and weird grammar. It also takes me forever to write.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? Unless it’s alien in sci-fi, I don’t tend to use it.

First fandom you wrote in? X-files

Favourite fic you've written? I'll stick to recently. All these are Buddie.

We Found Each Other (Over There)  Epic WWII AU.

Hold the Pain, Release Me  Eddie tries art therapy.

Buddha's Arrow  Buck helps Eddie deal with chronic pain.

Trying Hard to Remember, Trying Hard To Forget  A nitty gritty look at healing and recovery after the shooting.

... tagging a few people who might want to play:

@renecdote @homerforsure @mellaithwen @andavs

@elvensorceress @the-likesofus @goddess47 @eddiebabygirldiaz

@ronordmann who could apply this to her cover art!

@steadfastsaturnsrings @wildlife4life @dangerpronebuddie

[ghostextremist]

ANOTHER MCDANNO THERAPY SESSION 😭

[3-rats-in-a-doublet]

I feel like every episode is mcdanno simping over hot women and trying to convince each other to go to therapy.

[mangacat201]

fic stats meme! 💌

Tagged by @thewolvesof1998 who did probably not realize what they're in for with my most eclectic fandom mix. This is bound to be interesting... (I'm going only with AO3 fic since...stats, ya know?)

rules: give us the links to your fic with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the least words.

most hits: 13.354

The Truth Lies Beneath (15k M Fandom: Supernatural, Lie To Me): a Supernatural/ Lie to Me crossover with outsider!POV on Dean Winchester as a study in psychological basket-casery. Winchester meets law enforcement, law enforcement bites off more than they can chew.

second most kudos: 453

Surface Tension (3.2k T, Fandom: Hawaii-Five-O): Hawaii-Five-O McDanno fic, Aftermath/Coda fic from season 5, after McGarrett is taken by Wo Fat. Dealing with PTSD manly man style (i.e. not for a long time and then all at once).

third most comments: 33 threads

All-Nighter (11k M, Fandom: Mr. Queen): A 21st ct. South Korean womanizer star chef breaks his head, takes a spirit hike and lands in the body or a 19th ct. Joseon princess about to be queen. Obsessed with the king's concubines, getting back home to working indoor plumbing and trying to navigate literally cut-throat politics, they discover it's not quite as bad being married to a king than it first appears. Last part in a verse of three, soft, romantic, steamy bodyworship wrapped in DYI-therapy. Genderqueer hijinks ensue.

fourth most bookmarks: 73

Object Lessons (7.2k E, Fandom: Mr. Queen): see 'All-Nighter' -> first in a verse of three. Comedy porn, K-Drama style (like, yes it's porn, but it's also hilarious). Genderfuckery and loss of virginity go very well together, garnished with a dash of time travel.

fifth most words:

Wicked Game - Full Edition (28k E, Fandom: Supernatural): Podfic available (and very much recommended). Demon!Dean era Wincest, highly dubious consent, power struggle, Sam Winchester is a wicked witch, moral greyscale of the most delicious order, original lore-centric.

fic with the least words: excluding separate podfic posts, art/vid posts and FILKs

Battle Wounds (421 G, Fandom: Merlin BBC) hurt/comfort bingo square 'fighting' (I wrote this 2011 in Honolulu, waiting for the ball to drop on New Year's Eve, just under the wire for the bingo deadline, while everyone at home was already celebrating) - Merlin takes care of his king in the way only he knows how.

WOW, what an eclectic mix. And kinda surprising too, what came up and what didn't in the selection. Thanks for the tag, wolfie, that was fun!

No pressure tagging: @fourth-quartet, @queenklu, @cal-daisies-and-briars, @ariaste, @caranfindel, @ahhhnorealnamesallowed, @randomingoftherandomness

[teruel-a-witch]

i think it's definitely deliberately wlw couples and not mlm couples too, because imagine putting mcdanno and another couple of gay dads in one episode? watching the gay couple unable to outgay your main 'hetero bros' because no canon couple can rival steve and danny's chemistry?

even if they wanted to 'put the gay' somewhere else, they definitely failed spectacularly, like having the criminals have marathon sex on a couch while steve and danny are listening to them on a different couch wouldn't make people put two and two together xD not to mention larry talking about the benefits of having sex on the particular couch steve and danny spent two days on? and steve and danny having a discussion about gay vs lesbian sex? they put that all in the script so I'm not sure they knew what they were doing 😂

also choosing 6x11 to reveal the nugget that danny wasn't willing to go to therapy to improve his and rachel's relationship yet he is willing to do that to fix his and steve's 'not-marriage'? yet again defeats the 'unromantic purpose', especially with steve and danny making such a convincing couple the counselor advices the straight couples to be more like them 😂 they are so good at being married when they aren't even trying.

what they really achieved with those episodes is showing that mcdanno have more chemistry and is superior to any canon couple their feeble minds could come up with 😂

Why is it, that in a show that barely has any queer representation in it, the only two times we get to see queer people they are... basically mirroring the lead characters? Is it to take The Gay away from Danny and Steve and put it somewhere else?

Like in 5x17 where the girls are having sex on the couch so that no one can assume anything ever happened between Danny and Steve on Agnes' plastic covered couch, right? Because two guys sharing a stranger's apartment for a night while also sharing feelings is too homo for them? Come on.

Or in 6x11 where the lesbian couple is the only couple who seem genuinely interested in improving their real, romantic relationship; contrary to the two het couples there and especially other than Danny and Steve who are just there for their 'work' relationship. Or so we are meant to believe.

[rex-o0]

A McDanno Guide to: Working on your relationship

Step 1: Attend therapy together, it’s a perfectly reasonable thing to do with you partner after all

Step 2: Commandeer an old lady’s flat to hang out with her cat together

Step 3: Work on your therapy homework like a good boy, even if your partner isn’t helping much

Step 4: Realise you’re not helping much and decide to open up to your partner. Wait for them to fall asleep first though (because he really is adorable when sleepy - not that you’d admit that out loud. Ever)

Step 5: Who needs therapy anyway? You two know each other better than anyone and will prove it with ridiculously sweet gifts and lingering, heartfelt looks.

[teruel-a-witch]

they really were insane for this. the common trope/joke is that men don't even remember their wedding anniversaries, let alone the exact day they met their 'best bro', how is this not deservingly considered one of the most romantic moments in history? THIS LOVESICK FOOL HAS BEEN COUNTING DAYS SINCE HE'S MET HIS DANNO.

[murphyhatesme]

“I know love opens new possibilities”

[agentbootyreportingforduty]

@alea-says thank you! I’m not sure when I’m gonna post it (maybe after I finish the show so it can feel complete) but it should be soon!

YESSS like mcdanno across seasons is crazy but having all their moments right next to each other like this is actually even MORE crazy like they make me feel so delusional 😭😭

and I definitely have a clip or two from the couples therapy episode it’s one of my favourites 🙂‍↕️

working on an out of context H50 video because I’m unemployed lmaoooo but I’m figuring out that it’s mostly mcdanno because let’s be real those two are INSANE out of context 😭😭

if anyone has any ideas for lines in general and especially lines said by characters other than steve and danny PLEASE let me know 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️