#not just the glimmers

[waugh-bao]

Mick was just not as overtly affectionate as Keith, but there are times when Mick is looking at Charlie or teasing Charlie or making Charlie laugh and I’m like “damn, he’s just as bad as Keith!” And Charlie, as is his wont, is largely oblivious. I don’t think a man has ever been more oblivious to the adoration of people surrounding him, which only adds to their adoration! And when they do express it, like Lisa, he runs away.

This is so, so true.

And while I could (would like to?) trot out a million examples here, from looking after Charlie’s food intake during his cancer treatments to personally helping with/supporting all aspects of his jazz ventures, we’ll go for elegant minimalism this time. I think it gets the point across just as well.

Exhibit A -> How Mick looks at Charlie when they’re shooting the cover for Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out in 1970:

Exhibit B -> The way Mick’s face absolutely transforms, more than 30 years later, when a journalist tells him how Charlie praised him:

Also, because I’m an inveterate liar, a bonus exhibit. Or how one well-timed joke from Charlie, when his singer was basically propped up against his legs, could make Mick fall totally to pieces and prompt *judgement* from the set design guy:

[skorpionegrass]

the greatest spell you'll ever know

[jakeperalta]

the thing is I already know that men and society at large hate women. I know that young men in particular increasingly skew right and towards misogyny (I've read the articles, although all I really need to do is spend any time on any part of the internet to see the evidence). but then every so often something like this happens where it still somehow surprises me. like my god.. they really hate us this much.

[dapper-lil-arts]

Anyone else find it hilarious that the best villlan in the show is also the weakest

[punkitt-is-here]

you gotta believe her

[uselessalexis165]

“We need more complex characters!”

You guys can’t even handle them lmao

(electric boogaloo)

[captainzigo]

[lichenbug]

i got reminded on startshy hehe. theyre on a date :3 ! starlight Loves listening to flutters whenever she's willing to talk bc starlight Loves learning. i just think theyd get along sooo well.,,,

[kald-dal-art]

Part a movie adaptation was never gonna do justice was how unhinged/out there Katniss' inner monologue was at times.

[bluemarble-fr]

I am very happy for aether gene expansion in general but the new gene is so?? lovely?? Which is surprising for me

My first thought about it was lichen and moss:

Driftwood ripple /moss laquer/ algae ornaments

nature faded eyes

Soil tapir/ forest paisley/ olive ornaments

nature unusual eyes

Want them both so badly but the price

[madeofjules]

I'll never agree with the short Peeta/tall Katniss takes because their canonical sizes are both narratively and thematically relevant.

Peeta's medium height and stocky build give him the size and strength to overpower most of his competitors in the arena, yet he rarely uses those traits to hurt people despite being in circumstances that encourage violence. Having the power and motive to be deadly and choosing to be kind instead is what defines Peeta's character.

Katniss's small size generally puts her at a disadvantage in the Games but she's still very deadly. I like that she's earned the skills (bow and arrow, hunting) and survivor mentality that make her a formidable tribute because she's not supposed to be this naturally gifted "chosen one" type figure. She's a regular teenage girl who has some special qualities but still needs a lot of help to win the Games.

Their size difference is also relevant in their relationship. Katniss has had to take care of herself since she was a young girl because of her mother's neglect, and as a result she doesn't trust other people to protect her. She's understandably mistrustful of Peeta's kindness when they become tributes, as one of them has to die for the other to live and he has the ability to kill her with his bare hands if he wants to (which we see later on when he's hijacked). Yet once they become allies, his larger size is no longer a potential threat but a source of comfort and protection; being held by him is the safest Katniss has felt with anyone since her parents held her as a little kid. And after they leave the arena, his strong arms are the only ones she trusts to guard her from her nightmares.

So even though I do think short guy-tall girl couples deserve more rep, it doesn't really make sense for Peeta and Katniss. And tbh viewing the gentle and compassionate boy as short and the tough hunter girl as tall is a little stereotypical lol.

[wizardlyfodder]

a common dnd dynamic: the idiots and the sufferers

[rinniiart]

Bow teaches Catra how to use a bow and arrow. I love seeing Cata and Bow's friendship 🥹

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[dapper-lil-arts]

this is how their first meeting went right

[punkitt-is-here]

two besties on a mission

[nightlocked-in]

“peeta is bisexual” you guys are losing the vision. peeta isn’t even straight. katniss INVENTED sexuality for him. whatever katniss identifies as, he’s like “yeah, i’ll take that one” no questions asked