#not my fault they're objectively very lovable

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They're my best friends, they're my pals. They're my homeboys. My rotten soldiers. They're my sweet cheeses. My good time boys.

[addictedtostorytelling]

Do you think Grissom and Sara still get a little jealous even though now they’re married + solid 💕

hi, anon!

nope! i don't think they really do.

while before they are together, they both experience jealousy whenever the other person shows any kind of potential sexual and/or romantic interest in someone else (or even when someone else shows any kind of potential sexual and/or romantic interest in the other person), they do so largely because of how helpless they feel, given their very particular "i'm in love with this person, but i can't be with them" situation.

it's the type of deal where they're going, "i'm in love with him/her, but i can't lay any actual claim to him/her, so i just have to stand back and watch this flirtation happen, and i can't really say anything about it or intercede. maybe this interaction will go somewhere or maybe it won't, but either way, i'm uncomfortable because the outcome is completely out of my hands and annoyed because i can't take any similar action to express my interest in him/her myself."

so that's why we see grissom get upset about greg asking sara out to dinner, sara dating hank, etc. and sara bristling about grissom hanging out with jane gilbert—due to insecurity and a sense of being stuck.

they're anxious because they know that someone else could potentially "take away" their one true love from them, and they can't object in any kind of meaningful way.

but later on, they're no longer in that same kind of precarious position.

it's not an immediate thing once they get together—because, admittedly, while they're secretly dating, there is still (especially on sara's side) some uncertainty regarding the extent to which feelings are reciprocated—but by the time they're married, and especially the second time around, they've reached a place where they're very comfortable in and secure concerning their relationship with each other.

as i talk about here,

before they’re a couple, and especially during the period when grissom believes that they might never be one, he panics when he sees other guys express interest in sara, and especially when he believes she might be receptive to said interest, because he feels as if he might be in danger of losing her but that he can’t do anything about it.

but after they’re together? once he knows for sure that she loves him?

i don’t think he gets that panicked anymore.

he knows she’s not the type to cheat on him—and in fact is stubbornly loyal to him, even to a fault.

though he does, at least up until the point of their reconciliation in “immortality,” continually harbor doubts that their relationship is one that will last simply because he doubts his own long-term lovability, he isn’t all that worried that she’ll step out on him as long as they’re together.

instead, what he fears might happen is that one day she’ll realize she’s unsatisfied with him, and then sometime after they break up, she’ll end up with someone else, leaving him miserable and alone.

he knows that she’s monogamous.

that so, he doesn’t really have much to fear from other guys hitting on her.

like.

he might not like watching it happen, but he doesn’t experience that same kind of kneejerk panicked reaction that he once did. he trusts her enough to handle the situation and make the declinations herself. the only reason he’ll intercede is if it’s a situation where she can’t decline... or where the guy doesn’t seem to be heeding her, in which case he might simply help her to extricate herself from the exchange (i.e., walk up and be like, "hey, you ready to go?”).

as for when they’re married specifically, i don’t think he much fusses about any guy who’s dumb enough to blatantly hit on a woman wearing a ring. he trusts sara, so he knows she’ll shut that shit down.

and the same is true on sara's side of things: she knows that grissom doesn't have any kind of wandering eye—and in fact is as monogamous as monogamous can be—so between that knowledge and her own surety of their relationship status, she doesn't really have any kind of concerns about him interacting with other women.

she's not jealous because she knows there's nothing to be jealous of.

while they both might occasionally crack jokes about the subject—like grissom does when sara remarks on the physical appearance of a suspect in reboot episode 01x03 "under the skin"—it's never really a serious thing.

they know where they stand with each other.

they know they're committed.

they're both mature enough to realize that no one can steal your spouse if they don't want to be stolen.

so, honestly, i just don't see them ever really getting truly jealous over anything. i think that emotion is one that they left in the past.

thanks for the question! please feel welcome to send another any time.

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ok bby i know it's been a while but it is that time again. that's right, reaction time with sunny is back. since it's been a hot minute, instead of spamming you, i'll just make this one really long so this is for parts 26-epilogue of commitment-phobic.

pt 26:

- ok i distinctly remember reading this but ig i didn't leave a reaction bc i can't find it so here it is

- the combo of sannie and jinnie is so powerful, i love it, you're welcome

- that's all i gotta say, chaos brewing is fantastic

pt 27:

- ooh right to the death threats i like it

- lmao ofc she was hiding in the bathroom

- emotional range of a teaspoon 😭

- ofc they plotted murder over dinner

- ooh look at things progressing

pt 28:

- lmao not her clowning him for the image

- man y/n can go from 0 to threatening so fast. i love it

- "why are you being needy, it's gross" mhm sure san you love the attention don't lie

- san is indeed a little gremlin

pt 29:

- notice how jin said a most beloved dongsaeng and not the most beloved dongsaeng (bc it's obviously jungkook)

- jinnie is so violent (and perfect) i love him

- "you know namjoonie's stupid face cracks me up"

- lmao a mildly threatening kookie, i love it

- there's literally too much to comment on i just love jin so much

pt 30:

- oh hey this looks familiar. i will try to recall my original reactions lol

- ofc jin is messing with u jimin. not his fault u fell for it. i mean he's still right but ur still an idiot (a lovable one ofc)

- god they're such awkward little shits

- i've said it before and i'll say it again, i love the comforting home-y way you've described y/n's place

- agh yesssssss gotta love a good confession

epilogue let's gooooo:

- aw meeting san, what a big milestone

- bring jin 😂 san would love the surprise, to be fair

- dw jinnie i'll make sure you and sannie get the credit you deserve (also me for being the mastermind behind the masterminds if uk what i mean)

- ugh i love that ending with the implied chaos

GOOD JOB JOSIE YOU FINISHED IT (a hot minute ago but i've been busy so let's pretend it just happened) YAYYYYY 🎉 I'M SO PROUD

bro I missed you too, welcome back 🥺

you're so right, those two are absolute crackheads. thank you for giving me that idea 😂

you know ya girl isn't emotionally equipped to handle this situation, the bathroom was a very expected hiding spot lol

y/n is a badass and no one can change my mind. also san being a tsundere? more likely thank you think!

you can't blame jin for loving jk the most, he goes along with jin's dumbass schemes without question! jin is indeed my favorite character in this how did you know 👀

I'm glad you liked the description of her place! I wanted it to really feel like he was finally being let into her life, not just her home 🤧

look, y/n's dad isn't in the picture, and san is objectively her favorite person. I wanna be real clear that ALL the credit for the parent trapping portion of this story goes to sunny, your mind is amazing tbh 🥰

thank you for being proud of me! I struggled a lot in the end, but I got there lol. I always love hearing your takes on my stories, and I hope I'll get to hear more of them ❤