#otp: eleanor x tahani

[hellisanhonourstudent]

002 from the ask meme

Tahani ! And Eleanor! from the good place

Eleanor Shellstrop

How I feel about this character: I liked her better in the first two seasons,before her romance with Chidi overtook both their personalities(although she did have great moments in S3 and S4).

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Frankly,no one. I used to like her with Chidi in S1 and S2.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: All the Cockroaches.

My unpopular opinion about this character: I wish they kept her independent,resourceful personality in the later seasons. In fact,S2 had hit the perfect spot with her overcoming her trauma and relying on others/making friends while still getting shit done.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Having Eleanor go back to Earth in order to help fix it in the finale,instead of the whole door thing. In S3(one of her stellar moments),after learning she and the other human Roaches were doomed to the Bad Place,she decided to save the most people she could just because "It was better than not trying". Besides,Eleanor was always a fighter,even before her character development. Therefore,having her go to Earth and try to improve it would be the perfect culmination of her arc - her using grit and wit to make a better world,and even using community and good coping skills to deal with any ennui related to said activism. A great combination of her original positive traits(resourcefulness,resilience) and acquired ones(becoming selfless and empathic,forming bonds and using them to be stronger). Bonus points if Chidi also goes to Earth with a similar goal,but his is more related to applying his vast knowledge on a complicated place. Also,she gets to occasionally meet the other Roaches,and they exchange experiences of doing good.

my OTP: None,actually.

my cross over ship: I don't have any.

a headcanon fact: If we're going by canon,Eleanor's sparks affected con artists and made them give the first step towards living an honest life.

Tahani Al Jamil

How I feel about this character: I really loved her all the show.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Jason Mendoza

My non-romantic OTP for this character: All the Cockroaches

My unpopular opinion about this character: I can't see her as anything other than straight(maybe this is because I've never shipped her with any woman). Each to their own,tho.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I wish she was the Experiment Architect. Tahani's parties-and-events related skillset was already primed to it:she's good at organizing and keeping things smooth,reading and manouvering the general mood,probably good with unforseen circumstances. Besides,it would've been a great opportunity to challenge her and make her grow as a character,not to mention foreshadow her decision in the finale.

my OTP: Jason x Tahani.

my cross over ship: I have none.

a headcanon fact: Sometimes,Tahani's fundraising didn't help anyone - at least,before she died. While Tahani didn't use the charities for nefarious ends(other than to strike her own ego),she stood by while other rich,powerful people did the same,despite having the power to fight said corruption. She didn't want to rock the boat,and didn't give a fuck about the people she supposedly helped. However,as an afterlife architect,Tahani makes a point of fighting any possible corruption in her midst(maybe I created this HC in particular because I find it hard to believe those demons are truly well-intentioned,but that's a me thing).

[aimmyarrowshigh]

Ultimate OTP March Madness 2022

F/F Bracket #6B - Eleanor Shellstrop/Tahani Al-Jamil

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[misomeru]

[goffikkgurl666]

1 for the ask game

Eleanor and tahani- I just- wlw solidarity

[leonardlikespizza68419]

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[erzajaaane]

me every time eleanor calls tahani "babe":

[jokescomeandgobutswagisforever]

Jfc the literal most embarassing thing happened; an author came into our class to give a talk and the teacher said to him abput me, "oh shes self published," and after agonising silence a girl next to me said "fanfiction". TELL ME WHY I HAD TO LOOK AN ACTUAL RESPECTABLE AUTHOR IN THE EYE AND EXPLAIN WHAT FANFICTION IS. How am i supposed to explain to him that twelve year old me had an unreasonable belief that jeff the killer would kidnap her and her messtly bun like???

[iwannastealyoursoul]

GIVE US ATTEMPT #218 YOU COWARDS @nbcthegoodplace

[freenklin-labby]

Ineffable wives

I’ve seen many ineffable wives fancast, here’s my addiction

Thank you

[shebeafancyflapjack]

Eleanor: *eating shrimp* Oh God!

Tahani: Get a room!

Eleanor: I would get a room with these shrimp. I could show these shrimp a good time!

Jason: Hey, if you had to, which would you give up, food or sex?

Eleanor: Sex.

Chidi: Seriously, answer faster.

Eleanor: Oh, babe! I wasn’t thinking about sex with you!

Chidi: ...It’s like a giant hug.

[actuallylorelaigilmore]

one of my fave things about the good place is the multishipper rights bc yes i’m sad for eleanor when she misses chidi but in the same episode that scene with jason and janet reuniting was SO CUTE? and everytime eleanor calls tahani babe i feel blessed the good place still gives me a lot of feelings in s4

[aimmyarrowshigh]

Ultimate OTP March Madness 2022

F/F Bracket #11B - Eleanor Shellstrop/Tahani Al-Jamil

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[andimackfaneditsss]

Soulmates are always endgame, but they may not always be the same ❤️

Okay, so lets talk about Chidi, Eleanor, Simone and Tahani.

I don’t multiship a lot, usually I’m a one OTP per character sort of person. But once in a while a show happens where that’s impossible. And The Good Place is one of those shows.

It’s like… I love Eleanor and Chidi okay? They’re adorable and they really have earned a place in my heart. Plus the fact that Eleanor seems to have fallen in love with Chidi in every other one of Michael’s attempts is pretty significant.

But I enjoy this show’s commentary on the soulmate myth as being a flawed one. It’s not about being ‘meant for each other’ it’s about ‘finding something beautiful in each other’ and how that doesn’t have to be only with one person in our lifetime.

Eleanor and Chidi found something beautiful in each other and it was absolutely amazing.

But the premise of this show allows them to explore how the variations of chance and circumstances can give different results.

Which is why Tahani fell for Chidi in the first attempt and Jason in Attempt #803.

And then there’s the fact that I also ship Tahani and Eleanor. Quite a lot. I’ve loved their chemistry from the beginning and the fact that Eleanor has been pretty significantly attracted to Tahani has been kinda important to me. I love me my bisexual characters.

So seeing that a version of events is possible where Eleanor and Tahani fall in love with each other would be FORKING AMAZING. And I NEED IT.

And the setup this season is perfect for it.

Tahani was introduced to Eleanor in a way that immediately showcases how much of a mess Tahani is too so there’s no initial perfectness there for Eleanor to chafe under. There’s just a very tall, very very attractive woman who is just as much of a disaster person as her.

And Eleanor is introduced to Tahani as the first person EVER to not be more interested in her sister. And that was definitely very attractive to her.

And btw during that scene Chidi looked the same way that Eleanor looked when she saw him first talking to Simone (the only difference being that during this scene they didn’t make a huge deal about putting the camera on his face the way they had Eleanor’s) so I wouldn’t be surprised to see some matchmaking attempts from his side too.

And yes, Chidi has Simone this season but I actually don’t agree that this is one of the reasons Tahani/Eleanor is fair game… mostly because that’s kinda of a gross way to look at it.

Simone is AMAZING and in one episode they managed to really convey how perfect she is for Chidi. Not to say that Eleanor wasn’t perfect for Chidi too. But that’s exactly my (and I think their) point. There is no one single person that’s perfect for Chidi. There is no one single person that’s perfect for Eleanor. Or Tahani. Or Jason. Or Simone. Or Janet.

It’s about finding a person that fits them and then building a relationship with that person until they’re perfect for each other, until they become what we would consider ‘soulmates’. And in this show, where we get to see them grow again and again while they don’t remember the previous versions, it doesn’t have to be the same person every time.

So I really think that in this one it’s going to be Chidi’s relationship with Simone.

And I WANT this to also be the one where we see Eleanor’s always present crush on Tahani getting a chance to become something more. And that’s for multiple reasons. Because they’re cute and I ship them. Because I really want them to give us more queer representation than just funny throwaway lines about how hot Eleanor thinks Tahani is. Because I approve of the message it would send about how finding love once doesn’t mean you’ll never find it again. And because I just think it would make for a good story line.

Basically what I’m saying is:

‘YOU get an OTP tag. And YOU get an OTP tag. AND YOU TOO GET AN OTP TAG!!!’

[msjessicaday]

"I'm sure the one constant in all the reboots was that you and I were best friends."

[mynameismeowmeow]

Person A: wanna come Netflix and chill?

Person B: Hell yeah I love scenery

*Later*

Person A: Dude where you at you said we'd chill?

Person B: I'm in Chile??? Where are u I got Netflix all pulled up?

Person A:

Person A: WHY ARE YOU IN CHILE?

Person B: You said we'd Netflix in Chile so I'm here waiting for you, has your plane not arrived yet?

Person A: YOU BOUGHT A PLANE TICKET TO CHILE AND DIDN'T GIVE ME ONE

Person B: YOU INVITED ME!

Person A, already taking off their clothes and packing them into s suitcase: YOURE SO FUCKING DUMB

[theworstkindofforgetful]

I adore these two, so I made a thing.

“Say my name and everything just stops I don’t want you like a best friend.” - Dress by Taylor Swift