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Me, watching episode 4 of The Day of the Jackal: Is anyone else getting the vibe that security guard who wanded the Jackal after he set off the metal detector was into him? And the Jackal was maybe playing into it a little?
Me, six minutes later: I knew it!
(I imagine international assassins have to be good at reading people quickly, and the Jackal read Rasmus and thought ‘gay’ (correctly) and based his interactions with Rasmus on that assessment, flirting with him in order to get closer. Unfortunately I have a bad feeling about poor Rasmus’ life expectancy because it looked like the Jackal deliberately picked his metal detector to go through and that’s likely because he figured Rasmus was the best option for someone he could disguise himself as and use his identity to get into the venue on the night his target is due to be there. And it hasn’t worked out too well in the past for the other people he’s disguised himself as to get close to his targets.)
#the day of the jackal#poor rasmus#he thinks he’s getting a date with ‘peter’#but it’s really a date with death
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I FUCKING KNEW HE WAS GONNA DO IT I FUCKIN KNEW IT
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should have bet on the day of the jackal making a stronger appearance on tumblr right after the jackal kissed another guy because that's very on brand and also very funny considering i'm like 95% sure my man rasmus is gonna be dead next ep. or like, the one after that if he's lucky lol
#i was on ep 6 at this point#the day of the jackal#idk why i have less available episodes depends on the country ig#to be fair i almost thought he was gonna kill him as soon as they got in the house#so who knows#maybe he gets to live a couple of episodes#poor rasmus he seems sweet#eddie redmayne
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rasmus having his ear yapped off consoling bruno
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Hanahaki Echo
(Full body ref under cut)
#omega strikers#rasmus omega strikers#my (fan) art#digital art#hanaki disease#rasmus au of sorts? Where he wasnt able to get over estelle..#He stays in his room all day waiting for his demise bc hes legit so sick#He cant do anything#Poor man..#rosmeriestarr
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I imagine Ras scolding MC like an old man XD
#poor MC doesn’t get enough breaks from this guy#ai Ras is even a bad bully as his canon game is!#i posted this when people sleep.. might as well self rb again in the next day#my art#my oc#my sona#bc sona#broken c0lors#br<3ken colors#br0kencolors#br0ken colors#broken colors game#rasmus#fanart#my drawings
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THEY HURT SANDY??? THEY FUCKINH HURT SANDY????? WHO THE FUCK AM I FIST FIGHTING
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Ari!?!?! 🙄🫢🤭😆
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Ep 7 spoilers
Poor guy just cant catch a damn break ( RIP Rasmus sir you and the Jackal lowkey had more chemistry than him and Nuria) pissing in a bottle thats real dedication right there😭
also can we talk about how good he looks in a military uniform?? Like Eddie's face just naturally feels kind of innocent and i think that contrasts really well with the stereotype of military men being hard and gruff in the entertainment industry.
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all of these are the prettiest things
Raaaaaaa another Narcovember fic! Originally just going to be a normal fic, but then I wormed the prompt in and we're back! Fic number 15 @narcosfandomdiscord
Prompt #20, Book Of Sleight Of Hand: Brace
Word Count: 1.1K
Relationships: Charles "The Jackal" Calthrop/Rasmus
Warnings: None
~ Read the fic under the cut ~
It’s always the quiet moments that draw them in. Peter sits about, examining blueprints, mulls over documents on his computer or phone, while Rasmus takes to watching him, or making some food.
At least, that’s when they’re not entangled in work, or each other. When the quiet moments come, things are gentle, and, as Peter disarmingly feels, very romantic.
Rasmus hums to himself as he works, and every so often, they look up at each other, drinking in the moment, blushing and smiling like school kids. Of course, the feeling is not embarrassment, it’s the last thing akin to that.
The Jackal supposes… Well, he doesn’t know what to suppose anymore, switching between architecture and transactions, Dark Core and a surprisingly plain email account. He’s still playing his game, still working through his job. He has not stopped being an assassin just because of Rasmus–
And yet, and yet, he feels the pull, he feels both powerful and helpless, able to do as much or as little as he pleases. The taste of his lips, his body, all of him, is a powerful drug.
Worse than that is his smile. Just a flicker of it, a small laugh, a stupid little thought that only Rasmus is amused by… Oh, how intoxicating.
It’s the little things that make him want to drop those obligations and run. But his American hirer is counting on him, awaiting his shot against UDC.
In a few short days, he’ll be off somewhere else. Whether it’s back to Spain, or coasting in London, awaiting a new target…
His stomach lurches at the former. Wife and child, worrying about him, thinking about him constantly.
Meanwhile, he’s here, in Estonia of all places, basking in the sunlight that is Rasmus.
“I was thinking about this last night,��� Peter says, and Rasmus looks up from the soup he’s started to boil, “Your name, Rasmus… Where does it come from? What sort of meaning does it have? Because Peter, god, it feels terribly ordinary.”
And it’s not like Charles is much better. Far too regal. He notes.
“Might be ordinary, but it’s you,” The blond chuckles, “And I love that. I love you. As for me?” He ponders it for a while, trying to trace it all back. “Rasmus… Well, it means ‘beloved’ if I remember correctly… And I’m Estonian, so it’d have to be Nordic.”
Every thought in Peter’s head proceeds to stop. The article he’s reading doesn’t even matter anymore. He goes as far as to shut his laptop, placing his hands over his knees. He then watches them as they shake.
It all makes sense. Of course, it does. Every hit that The Jackal is after, there’s always a plan, a method to his madness. But this? Angel, beloved, Rasmus, staring at him as his face starts to pale.
And even worse, he just… Says that. Three little words: Like icing sugar on a cake, like an afterthought.
He loves me.
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The Jackal attempts to summon up a sentence, a smile, a nod, anything.
Instead, he’s paralysed. Stuck there, having to brace himself for an impact that’s already made contact.
He’s managed to quell his shaking, biting the inside of his cheek to compensate. The words run through his head at a million miles an hour: I love that. I love you. Rasmus? It means ‘beloved’...
He runs a hand through his hair, mulling it all over now. There’s a part of him that’s ready for this conversation, ready to ask Rasmus to come over and soothe him, but by the time he’s snapped back to reality, he’s already there.
The blond sighs loudly, eyes downcast, but he reaches out for Peter’s hand, squeezing it. “That was probably poor judgement on my part.” He murmurs, “I’m not even drunk… Just– A lapse in the moment. But… It doesn’t mean it’s not true. I do love you, Peter. But you don’t have to say it back, because that’s scary, and that’s making a commitment, and, hell, you’ll be going in a few days–”
“I know.” The Jackal practically whispers, and Rasmus is just relieved to hear his voice again. “I know. On my end, I guess… It was very sudden. And in my brain, it was like everything shattered and then pieced itself back together again.”
He opts to rest his head on the other’s shoulder, keeping his hand in his as he closes his eyes. He takes a few deep breaths, the silence less overwhelming now, and he recalibrates.
He’s The Jackal. A fucking world-class assassin.
And whilst he feels the most human he’s ever been, it helps to remind himself of his purpose.
He supposes he can keep in contact with Rasmus, just in case. Just in case things don’t work out, just in case he’s ever visiting Estonia when he’s free from the clutches of it all, just in case he needs a break from Nuria.
He’s already taking a long break from her, and yet, her insistence on being in his life, well… It’s natural, but feels overbearing.
Rasmus is instead soft, comforting, electric, wild. A new journey in a place he’s never been, a new spark that he hasn’t felt for anyone, because his first and only love was declared by the fates to be a waitress.
But, that doesn’t make a wife, well, the be all and end all. If he can be an assassin without worry, then what’s the harm of two identities?
He opens his eyes now, nesting his head there, in safety.
“It makes sense, though, Rasmus. Everything makes sense with you. Your name, your smile, your infectious levels of positivity, beard, eyes– I feel like I’ve fallen under a spell with you. If Rasmus means ‘beloved’, then I won’t just… Leave that unfulfilled.”
Peter adjusts now, sitting upright and facing the other man, running his free hand gently across his cheek. He sighs, thinks it over, just briefly, seeing Rasmus’ eyes so wide, so adoring…
There’s no turning back on him now. Because, then, it’s not just betraying him, but also betraying a deep and joyous part of himself that’s been waiting to burst open again, into the light.
“Yeah?” The blond exhales with a smile.
“Yeah. I love you, Rasmus. I really do. And I’m sorry that I’ll be leaving in a few, but better to tell you now than never.”
The blond leans forward and pecks his lips, carding his fingers through his brown hair, “God, I’m so glad you did. I didn’t wanna pressure you, but it feels right. It feels good. And even if you have to go, long distance works just fine, doesn’t it?”
Peter chuckles and settles for a proper kiss, a heartfelt one, deeper, and the laugh is still rumbling through him.
“Oh, beloved,” He says when they part for air, “Long distance, short distance, any distance. If it’s for you, it’s just fine.”
And Rasmus is stuck there, speechless, blushing stunningly, and filled with nothing but adoration.
#ava writes#narcovember#narcovember 2024#the day of the jackal#the day of the jackal 2024#jackal/rasmus
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Match Review: Manchester United 0-2 Newcastle United
Shit defending, shit chance creation, shit energy... but thank god for Kobbie Mainoo and Leny Yoro.
United started the game dreadfully and just FOUR MINUTES IN a Newcastle attack down their left flank with Lewis Hall let the left back free to cross inch-perfect into the box for Isak to nod home. Top finish, top assist, but the fault lies with United rather than being excellence from Newcastle.
Why was Mazraoui tucked in as RWB towards the RCB position when United tracked back? Go to the man!
Why did Maguire not jump for the ball?
If Maguire didn't because he felt there was no pressure, why did Martinez not call out that Isak was there?
15 minutes later and more of the same nonsense happened: Antony Gordon down the left flank, unpressured by Mazraoui til too late, swings a lovely cross into the middle of the box for Joelinton to tuck into the net, with a scrambling Martinez clinging on to his shoulder trying to wrestle in on the leap for the ball. Poor. Poor awareness, poor positioning, poor result.
United had their moments, with Mainoo putting Casemiro through unchallenged to hit an awful attempt on goal. Hojlund also came close to scoring at the far post, Leny Yoro nodded just wide off a corner shortly after he was subbed on, and Harry Maguire headed off the post to the despair of United fans with our one shot on target for the night. Tragic.
The frustration is that even playing so poorly to start with, United didn't look out of the game. The problem was that we didn't look like scoring either, and that stalemate was down to Newcastle relaxing than them having "been lucky" for their goals.
In the 33rd minute, manager Ruben Amorim substituted Joshua Zirkzee for Kobbie Mainoo - a move that made a huge difference to United's ability to hold the ball and to win it back. Kobbie has been a little off the boil of late but this was a very solid performance; not a worldie or a great showing, but a good performance in the face of nearly everyone else being abjectly shit. Same goes for Leny Yoro and kind of Andre Onana. That's it. Everyone else was bloody useless.
Rasmus Hojlund in particular was poor, which is why I feel sorry for Zirkzee. One is meant to be a goalscorer, one is a creator type. I can see why Zirkzee was benched for Mainoo, but Rasmus could have been taken another day. He was clumsy in duels when trying to be strong, and generally outwitted by Schar. He couldn't barge past with athletic prowess but his movement was poor and his control was so-so. He'd benefit from being backup to a more prolific CF to learn from their game and develop his own over time. He's very promising, but at present I worry he'll be another Elanga; ran into the ground, judged too harshly, sold on, and then allowed to flourish elsewhere at our expense. He's too expensive to do that with. We must work with him.
Tangentially, I also didn't like the booing/cheering shit as the Dutchman left (rumoured to have cried down the tunnel and returned after he composed himself). We're playing shit and he's part of that, it's true, but we don't single out individuals unless they do something truly bad (ala Greenwood).
The positives then (a short section unsurprisingly).
Mainoo brought a lot of control to midfield, and composure to our tempo.
Yoro was a lot better than Martinez, and should start versus Liverpool on Sunday.
Onana didn't fuck up, even though he conceded twice.
No injuries.
United actually had better possession and passing accuracy than Newcastle, we just can't attack or defend aside that lmao.
The misery continues. A cack December, and we start 2025 with away trips to Liverpool in the league and Arsenal in the FA Cup. The only vague positive is that both Bruno and Ugarte are back from suspension, and if Kobbie's refound his form... maybe midfield fires back. Maybe.
Still, stock up on biscuits, booze, feel good films... loan a friend's pet dog... just look after yourselves, because it'll get worse before it gets better.
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#manchester united#man u#man united#man utd#manchester reds#ruben amorim#amad diallo#casemiro#rasmus højlund#lewis hall#joelinton#alexander isak#fabian schär#joshua zirkzee#lissandro martinez#noussair mazraoui#leny yoro#Youtube
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What if Damon confess his love to MC (In the grocery store of all places) and Rasmus find out about it by eavesdropping?
*scene: little convince store, not too busy, few customers, nice low day*
[Damon has been building himself up and getting hyped by DG to finally work up the nerve to confess to his heart's desire.
Rasmus is mopping the floor, pretending to be busy while keeping an eye on things...Things being his coworker. His secret crush. His venting target that screws up any progress of moving forward out of just being friends.
Lynsie minds the register, helping customers but seemingly disconnected, her thoughts elsewhere while moving on autopilot. What she wouldn't give for just a week to reset and unwind. But there ain't no rest for the minimum wage worker.
Damon nervously approaches the counter, occasionally looking out the window to see DG discretely watching and giving him thumbs up. A rose in his hands is held tight with trepidation as his palms sweat. This is it. Now or never.]
Damon: H-Hey, Lynn... *poor guy barely hides the sudden crack his voice makes*
Lynsie: *snaps from her thoughts* Oh. Hey, Red. How are you today? Looking for some candy recommendations or can I interest you in trying some new soda flavors?
Damon: Y-Yes...I mean...No, I'm...I'm here to...I'm here to...
*DG is suddenly much closer to the shop window and being distracting enough to break Damon's hesitation. Damon holds the rose up and presents it to her.*
Damon: Lynn...I really like you and I was wondering if...If you'd like to go out with me as my girlfriend?
*The room goes silent, the AC even going out to really punctuate things further...especially when the mop falls from Rasmus's hands and hits the floor with a shocked clatter.
Lynsie's stunned, blush spreading to her cheeks and her eyes widening with uncertainty. She's put on the spot. A spot that is so foreign to her that she might as well have been asked to perform brain surgery. And worse, now three people are waiting on her answer. An answer that was making her chest feel painfully tight.
Damon holds steady but is sweating bullets. He's asked others before but it's always gone bad. Always rejected. Always degraded. Always ending so so poorly...and sometimes death. Yet this felt different. She felt different. She didn't judge him. She always smiled his way. She was always nice to him. Heck, DG was also fond of her, that was so rare for his buddy to approve of his crushes. She had to say yes. He needed her to say yes. For the love of all that is fair in this world, say yes!
Rasmus, normally one who always has something to say, finds his voice ripped away from him. What was he to do? Yeah, he likes her. Yeah, this is a nightmare he's been dreading. Yet it's not like it's his place to stop this. He's been trying to get closer to her but always fucks it up by pushing her away. Keeping her distant. Not wanting her to get hurt if he did something stupid...like what happened with his mom. He knows this is a point of regret. Regret for not doing better. Regret for letting this slip away.
DG watches everyone. He has no worries about how this will play out. He's done enough digging to know Ras isn't going to make a move, he doesn't have the balls. And he knows Lynn is too softhearted to hurt Damon's feelings. It is annoying how hesitant she's being, but it's just how he knows she's thinking. Going over everything, every word she could say or action or tone, any and all possible things to make this the gentlest acceptance. He knows she'll say yes. Otherwise, he'll make her pay for breaking his buddy's heart.
#ask op#writing prompt#broken colors#br<3ken colors#br0ken colors#Damon#DG#Rasmas#Lynn#broken colors OC#self insert
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So I found a book where danish kids has been asked their views about children and birth. Here’s some highlights
”Sometimes you’re yellow in the face when you’re newborn…” - Barbara, 6
”… it’s not the child that gets {yellow}, the dad is.” - Mohammed, 7
”It’s fun when mom gives birth, because then you get McDonalds with your dad.” - Rasmus, 6
”My little sister was born too early. So dad hadn’t been able to do the dishes.” - Rikke, 8
”Vera’s dad left when she was born. But I think they’re still looking for him.” - Christian, 7
”The dad is really nervous and sit and talk all the time. That’s why he can’t be at the birth.” - Kirstie, 8
”The dad can’t tickle the baby when it has just come out. Because it can happen it (the baby) is not used to it.”
”When you’re born, you come to a place where you can breathe. I haven’t gone there yet.” - Rebecca, 6
”I know twins that look alike. Only that the other one is 10 minutes bigger than the other.” - Emil, 8
”If the babies drink the same milk they become twins.” - Mathias, 8
”If they get two kids at once and mom can’t birth both, the dad can give birth to one.” - Rikke, 6
”If the mom doesn’t notice she got three kids then it’s just to remove two.” - Emil, 7
”It doesn’t matter if babies play on the road, because they’re so small cars can’t run over them.” - Alexander, 8
”When you have a little baby you need to make sure it doesn’t smell. Or else the dad will never want to kiss it” - Lotte, 8
”When the baby is born, the mom shouldn’t forget to buy a bra” - Katrine, 8
”You can’t forget to feed the baby, or else it becomes too thin and the intestinals won’t fit.” - Carl, 7
”If the baby has done something really good you need to complement it. Even if it smells.” - Lucas, 7
”Babies need pacificers, or else they’ll make a giant big hickey on the mom.” - Sofie, 8
”When the baby gets home you can’t forget to buy saturday candy* to them and put them in a lot of diapers.” - Maj Beate, 7
*I don’t know how many countries this is a thing in but in the Nordic countries, to make kids not eat too much candy all the time, it’s often common to only let them eat candy on saturday. This is not a rule like an american tiktoker once made it seem like it was, but rather just something parents tell their kids so they don’t eat too much sugar all the time. Every nordic kid has the experience of walking inside the room in the middle of the week and find your parents eating candy, and exclaim ”BUT IT’S NOT SATURDAY?!”
”When the baby is small you should buy a bed with tree trunks with holes in them, so they can look out” - Fadi, 8
”You can’t forget to buy a little hook so the baby can’t get out and make a mess everywhere.” - Bjørn, 6
”The baby can’t drink from a glass when it’s newborn. That’s why the mom pours it in her breast” - Philip, 6
”It doesn’t matter if the kids eat at Makke Donnas*. If you just take away the pickle it’s pretty healthy.” - Rebecca, 6
*I think she means McDonalds but this is how a danish child would pronounce it. My brother pronounced it similarly and we’re swedish. But Makke Donnas might be an actual place in Denmark what do I know
”It doesn’t matter if the child drinks coca cola - it helps when you’re hurt.” - Rasmus, 6
”A tree is called tree. A chair is called chair. Pregnant is called pregnant and that’s why my name is Laura.” - Laura, 7
”It’s only in Vietnam and in poor countries that children should work. In Denmark they shouldn’t, cause we’re millionaires.” - Maj Beate, 7
”I’m gonna go to the cinema and watch ’the ringer of Nutella’*. But I don’t know who to go with. Cause it’s forbidden.” - Nikolaj, 5
*I think he means the hunchback of notre dame, in some translations the title is ”the ringer of notre dame” instead.
”If I have kids I won’t give them a blue eye*. Cause that shows on you.” - Sofus, 7
*They mean it like they’re gonna punch them so their eye gets a bruise, not that their eye color would be blue
”I think it’s ok to get grounded if you have set fire on the pillows.” - Kim, 9
”You have to be nice to your child by asking them to take the trash out in a kind way.” - Maria, 6
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So I’ve been drawing this today
It’s a redraw of this picture I made a good 3 or so years ago
Funny enough, this isn't technically the origin of the picture either, as I made a pose base for it that I just ended up reusing with these two, which was originally taken from a Pokémon anime screenshot that featured Jesse and Steven in wedding outfits (I don't think I have a picture of that original)
Anyways, so I made this because I was drawing these guys again, as you already know, and I just wanted to redraw this piece, seeing as how I was already redesigning them. This also gave me a good time to figure out Rasmus' green design
Also note I ended up asking my friend for ideas with the trio's new names, and she suggested Cinder for Rasmus. The name fits his theme, but I don't know if I'm personally sold yet. Personally, I like Cedar but upon looking it up, cedar isn't really a dark brown color, if anything it's more red, so
I did end up changing his colors to a more yellowish hue, which made me think of olives. So I think I might make his birth name Olive
I feel like Olive is seen as a more feminine name, while Basil would be more masculine, when it's the opposite here. Ah well
I tried to give them more "western" style outfits, but I really did end up just making something up. I think it turned out fine though
The flower in Periwinkle's hair is supposed to be like a rose, but I don't actually know how to draw roses, and can only vaguely remember how a super cartoony rose I saw was drawn, so have a flower that's kind of just...something
Also, she doesn't normally wear a flower in her hair, but the depicted scene is supposed to be when they got married, so it's a special occasion. They eloped to be together, so their marriage wasn't really much of anything other than paperwork and a nice dinner, but it was still a very happy day for them
I was originally going to give them the normal colored outlines I give characters, but I got this dark blue and was like "screw it, make that the whole outline color" and so I did. Gives me a blue ballpoint feel and I like it. I did do Olive's horns a different color, but I usually draw those horns like that, it just doesn't look right with normal line colors
And I just realized I forgot their tails. They do have them, but I keep forgetting they exist when I draw them. I mean I suppose they aren't that important, but still
Also, while I wasn't able to portray it, Olive is supposed to be very fluffy. It didn't feel entirely right to have his chest fur be out so you can see it, and I was struggling with giving the characters chin fur prior, so I didn't put that. I do have to come up with a solution to that. Also, while Olive was fluffy and soft, after his transformation his fur basically singed off and he hasn't been able to grow any more than short, rough fur. It is something he mourns but isn't that pressing in the grand scheme of the disaster he found himself in
Also while we're here, I might as well explain some backstory between these two
So Periwinkle comes from a rich, aristocratic family while Olive came from a somewhat poor one, where he and his mother worked at the local tavern. Olive's parents had him young and on accident, and a few years in his dad dipped due to his rising music career (though he did regularly send them some of his earnings), and Basil's pretty bitter about the whole situation
Anyways, so Perri and Olive eventually met and fell in love. However, Perri's family disapproved of their romance due to Olive's status, and Basil disapproved because this was exactly how she got into her situation (it wasn't exact, the two couples had very different relationships, but it was close enough for Basil to see their relationship as rubbish). So they eventually decided to run away so they could be together, with some help coming from Perri's sisters, who thought that Olive's status also didn't matter and they knew he was a good guy
Things would end up going horribly for them, but at least for a couple years, they were happy together
And yeah, that's this. Legit, I'm really proud of how this redraw came out, and I like looking at the clear improvement
#this took me hours to make#in the meantime at least I got to learn a lot about the American entertainment industry in the 90s#anyways#capra#original characters#original story#my art#redraw
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watching arrow season 1 | spoilers and incoherent rambling ahead
morally dubious as fuck
laurel, mr. lance, and oliver are all different forms of justice i love it
love the fact that ollie acknowledges he's not a hero.
wtf is up with his mom is she evil
the bodyguard is just there LOL
"five years ago your irresponsibility was somewhat charming, it is a lot less now" GUYS i feel for him
this man who kills terrible people without giving them a second chance is morally wrong. i however kill them after they squander the second chance, so i am morally correct.
almost all the characters here are morally dubious and honestly i just wanna see it play out
actually i'm starting to like the bodyguard
oh he's actually very important to the narrative isn't he?
oh gods don't be foolish there is plot armour there is plot armour there is plot arm- oh thank goodness you're alive
oliver is actually so important to me i feel for him i dont support all he does but gahakjda
rasmus or deadshot? please i love dig ok. yup i thought he'd choose laurel i hated that to my core
oliver please let laurel and tommy go and maybe they'll come back to you
oh poor tommy. "if she knew who you really were, she'd choose you" is crazy. godsaklfds he had to break up with her and not even really tell her why
i really really want tommy and oliver to be good friends oh my god.
ok thea and the kid thief are cute
oh they're gonna find the hood together wow y'all
ollie telling laurel he's still in love with her okay man
i really love him being there for his sister, like siblinghood. "hi roy, i'm thea's disapproving older brother" man he's awesome
GODS he's getting back with laurel? what about tommy???? you fucking gave him advice
i don't like this i don't like this please be okay be okay
not mr. merlin beating up oliver finding out his identity and being like oooof conflict of interest what about tommy and moira
the scariest thing is that there are a lot. of real elements to this
"nobody in my life is who i thought they were. except you." okay so this is such an important facet to their relationship okay--she is actually the one person who stuck to her guns. and her father too ig. the sad part is though he's still kinda not who she thinks he is? maybe?
i love all the plot heavy bits but wow i cannot stop from taking apart the relationship and criticizing and ranting here maybe i should just trust in the authors
wait this is actually such a nice last episode
tommy finding out that oliver was telling the truth? mr. lance speaking up to the police and risking getting fired? moira speaking to the public and solving so many problems?
"he'll kill you, oliver." "i know" AKJHFKJSDHFLSK
DIG I LOVE YOU
"amazing. a two year operation undone because a young playboy happened to wash up ashore." hey i love htis don't undermestimate him
laurel's father calling her oh my gods
....there's another bomb?
he died? he died??? HE DIED KLDS GUYS HE APOLOGIZED "IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME" HJDSFKAHDSJL oh my godi'm literally tearing up no no NO NO it sure is a way to solve the love triangle bu ti liked tommy and oliver lying about his dad i- jksadfl ƒt4
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“My best years are behind me.” Erik Johnson knows what he is at this point of his career. But the Flyers will need him -- and fellow veteran Marc Staal -- if they are going to get into the playoffs.
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TAMPA, Fla. — If nothing else, Erik Johnson is self-aware. The newly acquired Philadelphia Flyers defenseman, after morning skate at Amalie Arena on Saturday, admitted he hasn’t had the greatest season as part of a disappointing Buffalo Sabres squad. And, even though his getting dealt offers him a fresh start with a new club, the 35-year-old is not suddenly going to turn the clock back a decade.
“It was really tough being 13 years in Colorado and then coming to a new team. I don’t think I really played my best hockey,” said Johnson, who signed a one-year contract with the Sabres in the offseason after spending the majority of his career with the Avalanche.
“My best years are behind me.”
The Flyers know that too, of course. Their acquisition of Johnson on Friday just before the NHL trade deadline, though, serves two purposes: It provides immediate help for what is both an inexperienced and banged-up blue line, and potentially enhances the team culture that both coach John Tortorella and general manager Danny Briere have labeled as the foundation of their rebuild.
His first game was one to forget, as the Flyers were run out of the building 7-0 by the Tampa Bay Lightning in a game that will primarily be remembered for Tortorella’s ejection midway through the first period and his refusal to leave the bench right away.
And the game was abnormal even before it started. The Flyers were forced to dress just five defensemen after Egor Zamula came down with an illness and Adam Ginning, reassigned to the AHL on Friday, was unable to make it back from the Philadelphia area in time due to weather-related flight delays, according to a team source.
In other words, it’s probably not all that advisable to form any broad conclusions from that game about how Johnson will or won’t contribute down the stretch. He was on the ice for Nick Paul’s power-play goal that made it 2-0 and maybe could have been harder around the net. He was also a bit flat-footed on Conor Sheary’s wrist shot from the high slot that made it 3-0, but Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson could have been better on both of those two scores, as well. He finished with a minus-1 rating in 19:57 of ice time, with two shots on goal and six hits.
And it’s not like anyone else on the Flyers was all that effective on Saturday either, as they got behind 4-0 midway through the first period.
“We’re usually a pretty decisive team,” assistant coach Brad Shaw, filling in for Tortorella, said after the game. “We’re usually setting the tone and playing a specific game and I thought we let them get to their game really quickly. … Just never seemed to get our footing.”
The Flyers are fortunate in that they’ll have a chance to quickly put the brutal loss behind them when they host the league’s second-worst team, the San Jose Sharks, on Tuesday. One of the primary reasons they have managed to stay in the playoff race this season is because of their ability to quickly respond to poor efforts.
Still, they’re a bit of a different team now that they’ve lost Sean Walker, with his ability to help break the puck out of their own end and play that fast transition game that’s led to so much of the Flyers’ offense.
Johnson isn’t that type of player, and neither is another veteran who’s being relied on to play big minutes — Marc Staal, who skated in just 17 of the Flyers’ first 51 games and has now been thrust back into nightly duty with Jamie Drysdale, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nick Seeler still all on the shelf.
The Flyers seemed to realize they need to play differently in at least one of their two games after the Walker deal: They put forth an impressive, buttoned-up defensive performance in their 2-1 win in Florida on Thursday with rookies Ginning and Ronnie Attard making their respective season debuts on the blue line.
Part of the reason why they held the high-powered Panthers offense to just one goal was, according to Staal, everyone on the ice playing together as a five-man unit.
“Realizing the position we were in with some new guys coming in. I think our forwards — they always do a great job of being pretty aware defensively and playing as five,” Staal said. “We really focused on that before the game. … Just good structurally to get that one.”
Staal’s ice time has been steadily rising. He skated a season-high 19:10 on Saturday. And although he’s certainly not the fleetest of foot anymore at age 37, he has a positive expected goals percentage of 54.2 according to Natural Stat Trick, and at five-on-five has been on the ice for an even 12 goals for and 12 against.
Getting into a rhythm after being a frequent healthy scratch has helped.
“For sure. It’s definitely tough not playing when you’re used to being in the lineup every night your whole career so that was an adjustment,” he said. “Stayed positive and kept working and obviously getting an opportunity now and we’re playing really important games and it’s exciting for me to be back in and try to help this team win. … I’m starting to feel better on the ice, getting my legs and timing back more where I’m used to.”
When he signed a one-year deal in the offseason, the prevailing notion at the time was that Staal would be a prime candidate to get moved for, say, a mid-round draft pick ahead of the trade deadline. But Staal said on Saturday that it was always his intention to stay with the Flyers for the season, and now part of what has become a close group, he’s thrilled to be sticking around for the playoff chase.
“Been around these guys since September, I’ve definitely grown to enjoy this room and these guys and what we’re doing here,” Staal said. “Leaving really wasn’t a thought I had. You’ve just got to get in, you know? Get in the playoffs and see what happens. You never know.”
Staal knows that well as part of last season’s eighth-seeded Panthers who advanced to the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Flyers have to get there first, though. And in order to do that, both Johnson and Staal are going to have to play a role.
“You check your ego at the door, it’s about winning and it’s about building the culture and continuing to go on a big playoff push here,” Johnson said. “What I just told them was I’m here for whatever you need from me, here to be a good teammate, and do whatever I can for the guys.”
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