#ocean's eleven trilogy

[academicgangster]

absolutely baffling take on Rusty tbh, like sure he's a bit fucked up (aren't they all - it's a con artist canon) but he is super in touch with his feelings and barely repressed at all. We get to see him openly weep at Oprah with Danny, ffs. Half the arc of Eleven is Rusty being one thousand percent more grounded and capable of handling difficult emotions than Danny is, and trying his best to shepherd Danny through it even though it hurts Rusty personally to watch things go down. This is not a man who breaks down and lets go in front of a partner. This is a man who feels way too responsible for said partner to show much in the way of vulnerability beyond an agonized look in his eyes - the same look we see on film: Tess does not split eleven ways.

Rusty isn't likely to break in front of a partner. If Rusty needs a good cry, he'll probably Marge Simpson it up, set an evening aside and get a glass of wine and a dressing gown and make sure there's enough tissue roll around to blot his eyes. Rusty will arrange the logistics of crying before crying, lol - any more than Very Manly Self-Deprecating Oprah Tears, obviously.

If you're looking for a Brad Pitt character who would have a cathartic breakdown (whether in front of a partner or not), Frankie McGuire from The Devil's Own is right there. Tom Bishop from Spy Game is a pretty likely bet. Hell, Coffee Shop Guy and The Living Manifestation Of Death from Meet Joe Black are great candidates, too - there'd just be a learning curve involved for them.

[academicgangster]

OH WHOA this is so cool! Super flattered @ashmouthbooks! (I'm simplecoffee, the author of Breaking Even)

a handful of more recycled paper books with breakaway spines. I had printer problems, back problems, and couldn’t remember how exactly I did this last time, so I had issues with every single one of these but they are functional and that’s all that matters.

all of these are Ocean’s 11 fics, Danny/Rusty, because I am depressingly predictable and I have loved these films since they came out, not to mention whatever the hell it is Danny and Rusty have going on. give me queer con men or give me death

confidence men by dorinda

danny and rusty, by everyone else in the world by sunshowerst (3 fic series)

grab your coat and start walking and other stories by berlincorpography (includes also The Art of Delegation and Love and Taxes)

breaking even by simplecoffee

The Night Before the Day Of by Dira Sudis

[toppermostpoppermost]

Tell me this is not about screwin' the guy who's screwin' your wife.

OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001) dir. Steven Soderbergh

[rileykeouhg]

OCEAN’S ELEVEN (2001) dir. Steven Soderbergh

[deadunderorbit]

George Clooney as Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan in Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

[legendarymusicmilkshake]

My favourite trope is whatever the fuck George Clooney and Brad Pitt have going on in every movie they're in together <3

[real-odark]

he wants that cookie so effing bad

[siredgarconanshakespeare]

Saw this text post and was immediately transported to this room

[aquavierra]

Danny and Rusty being boyfriends for 3 minutes in Ocean's Eleven which I'll be making the second part later.

[anastablack]

I need more of their hugs

[genderfluid-ass]

I made a thing

[airforce-51]

His ass is NOT obeying the law

[the-headless-horsedude]

Ocean's Eleven (2001) dir. Steven Soderbergh

You'd need at least a dozen guys doing a combination of cons. Like what, do you think? Off the top of my head, I'd say you're looking at a Boeski, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, two Jethros and a Leon Spinks, not to mention the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever.

[toppermostpoppermost]

The Bellagio, The Mirage, and The MGM Grand. -Those are Terry Benedict's casinos.

OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001) dir. Steven Soderbergh

[rileykeouhg]

OCEAN’S ELEVEN (2001) dir. Steven Soderbergh

[deadunderorbit]

George Clooney as Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan in Ocean’s Eleven (2001)