#robert leckie they could never make me hate you

[adamsc0rpse]

"I like The Pacific" "I don't like Leckie"

[deputy-buck]

Miscellaneous Tag game

Thank you for makin this and tagging me Mar!!! @ronald-speirs

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Favorite place in the world you’ve visited?

I haven't been many places at all, and all of the places I enjoyed are neighboring states (Florida, SC, Tennessee, Alabama.) so it's almost the same as being home. I'll say Alabama, went to a cliff that my parents, aunt, and uncles used to climb and camp at all the time, idk what it's actually called but they always called it Sand Rock (take a guess what the rock is primarily made of...) it was entirely untouched when they used to go, but now there's fucking campsites and a huge pavilion there, I hate it bc the pictures my parents took made the place look so perfect and secluded, no trash anywhere. Now there's a fucking dumpster with shit leaking out of it and stupid "Beware! Cliff!" signs everywhere like no shit there's a cliff its a rock wall you idiots-

Something you’re proud of yourself for?

.... girl idk- I guess I'm proud of how regardless of the circumstances, I always stick to my morals and principles. Thanks for that one, dad.

Favorite books?

Oh!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! hmm-

One Bullet Away - Nathaniel Fick. Probably my favorite of all time, it's so well and personally written, made me cry every time I read it.

Islands Of The Damned - R.V. Burgin. I love how simply he wrote it, like he really put his authentic self on those pages and didn't try to seem "more educated" than he was because he was just a little Texas boy and I loved that about him.

Those are really the only ones I can recall details from so I'll stick with those, but I did enjoy Helmet For My Pillow - Robert Leckie a lot, I read that in the truck while waiting for my brother to get out of class,. Generation Kill - Evan Wright was also good but it read so... grade-school-y, ya know?

My To Read list is:

With The Old Breed - Eugene Sledge. Started it but couldn't continue bc it seems like he's censoring himself a bit and IIIIIIII don't fuck with that, I'll power through it eventually though.

Red Platoon - Clinton Romesha. It's by a Medal Of Honor recipient from The Battle of Kamdesh, the only reason I haven't read it yet is bc i will sob about it for days after and I'm not ready for that.

My To Buy list is:

China Marine - Eugene Sledge. I WANT TO KNOW EVERY LITTLE DETAIL OF HIS TIME IN CHINA AFTER THE WAR-

(switching to non-war books oops)

Call Me By Your Name & Find Me - André Aciman. I just want to kill myself really, I want to hurt so bad that I never recover. Both are written in first person though and I hate that shit...

The Power Of The Dog - Thomas Savage. I watched the movie first and now I need to base my whole life off of these pieces of ART like fuckkkkkkkk.

Fellow Travelers - Thomas Mallon. Uhhhhhh yeah I want to submerge myself in this series entirely. Supposedly there's an ass ton of changes from in the series from the book, like Hawk being in the Army in the show and not the Navy like in the book, and I need to know if there are Seaman jokes-

Something that makes your heart happy when thinking about it?

Maizie 💚💚💚💚 my goofy goopy gooby girl 💚💚💚💚 my baby 💚💚💚💚 my sweet little bully girl 💚💚💚💚 the light of my life and the hindrance of my life-path 💚💚💚💚 the most stressful thing I've ever had to deal with day in and day out 💚💚💚💚

also cock. yeah that makes my heart happy too.

Favorite thing about your culture?

The MEN- okay I'll be serious. I'm not exactly sure what my culture is since Southern culture is Black culture (no I won't fight anyone on this unless you've been here, experience life here, and looked into literally any staple of Southern culture and seen that yeah 99% of it is rooted in Black history) and I'm.... Ghostly- I love the sense of community and the general easy-going but also absolutely chaotic feel you get everywhere you go. Like yeah I could get called "baby" and "sugar" and "honey" by the sweet old cashier, and then right when I walk out of the store I could suddenly be helping some stranger pack a deer with ice and have blood all over my hands and arms, the polarity of Southern-ness is great.

When did you join the HBO War fandom? What was the first show you watched?

I want to say two and a half years ago, not really sure though- Band of Brothers was my first watched it back to back like four times, then Gen Kill and watched that one probably four times back to back as well, then The Pacific like two or three times back to back, and now I'm suffering through MOTA.

Have you read any of Easy Company’s books? If so, which ones were your favorite?

I have not. I don't really want to either bc I don't want to realize all the inaccuracies of the show vs the true events. Like the little things, I don't want to watch the show with distain-

Favorite HBO War character and your favorite moment with them?

Oh fuck you Mar, I can't choose!!

BoB: I cannot choose, I can't. I love so many of them way too much that it hurts. Loved whenever Johnny yelled "BULL!!" like yes bestie I would scream his name too-

GK: Poke <3 whenever he was on screen was my favorite. I think his "and all the love in their hearts, from their wives and children. And all that hate, dog. All the hate it took to blow these motherfuckers away. It's destiny, dog! White Man's gotta rule the world!" and that was the first time we saw Doc smile too, love that for them. Alternatively whenever he looks at Brad with his shark-like smile, I would FOLD if he looked at me that way.

TP: SID AND YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS MAR FUCK I LOVE THAT BOY SO MUCH I NEED HIM SO BAD. When he tore Gene a new one about why they were the ones that made it back and not all those other guys, like yes put your boy in line-

MOTA: *crickets*

Do you make content for any fandoms, if so; what sort of content?

HBOwar: Sort of? Not as of late but I have written a few fics and made a few moodboards, can find all of them in my masterlist. I'm sorta working on some TP stuff but it's so hard for me to write for that while FT is consuming my every waking thought.

Fellow Travelers: HAHHAH I CAN'T STOP- Oh I've already made so many little webweaves and edits and a moodboard, and rn I'm working on a puppyplay fic hahah

UFC: I don't make content though I kinda wish I had when I was super-super into the fighters on a personally level lmao

Favorite actor/actress and your favorite film of theirs?

I don't have one, like there's not a specific actor/actress I've watched shitty film for. I usually enjoy Mads Mikkelsen in whatever he does, Jabob Pitts is also lovely, Anne Hathaway is my If I Was Straight actress

Favorite quote/s that you wish to share with others?

"Give what you get and don't complain when you get what you give."

Random fact your mutuals/followers don’t know about you?

Mm, I don't know, I'm always cold and I hate it and will never willingly live any further north than where I currently live, also no further west than Louisiana cause fuck Texas on a personal level

If you’re a writer, do you need a beta reader (say yes so I can be your beta reader 🤭)?

I don't know what a beta reader is please explain SOMEONE-

Three things that make you smile?

Actually being on a job site regardless of how anxious it makes me, I've spent way too long doing what I do from home and not being a part of the installation process.

Hearing other people laugh, idk why but hearing anyone laugh makes me smile.

These pictures of my goofy goopy gooby girl

Any nicknames you like?

Buck is a nickname and I love it cause it's so fucking HICK like ME

List some people you love to see around on tumblr!

@ronald-speirs !! even though like none of your posts from any of your blogs are showing up on my dash?? hate you tumblr-

@ableedingpen !! BRO I WANT TO KISS YOU YOU ARE SO FUCKING AWESOME TO SEE IN MY REPLIES LIKE I GET STUPIDLY EXCITED-

@corkyviolet !! your screencaps are so fucking good and I cry at all of your edits-

@verawhisk !! we don't post the same content anymore but I do still love to see you around, V you are the GOAT

What would you do during a zombie apocalypse?

Shoot myself. No joke, I don't want to deal with that.

Favorite movie?

uhhhhhhhhh, All Of Us Strangers ripped my heart out, not sure if it's my favorite though

Do you like horror movies?

No (sorry Mar) they never appealed to me, I prefer a documentary about real fucked up and gorey events-

Tagging: anyone!!! have fun y'all!!!

[panevanbuckley]

Band of Brothers and The Pacific for the fandom ask game, please! Have a lovely day 💕💕

ooh tysm!! these were fun to do, even tho it's like midnight now and i've just downed a too-strong coffee...have fun with my dumb ramblings!! hope you had a great day too! 💜

Band of Brothers

the first character i ever fell in love with: if we're talking before i watched the show, then it's babe because he's a precious, dorky bean. if we're talking after i started watching it then it's toye because how could i not fall for that adorable, grumpy sweetheart?!

a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: okay i love everyone so it's not like i dislike/hate them but, once i started to watch it, my love for winters slowly fell down the scale. purely because i discovered new favourites though! i still love him

a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: okay there genuinely isn't a ship i don't love, i'm here for all the ships!!

my ultimate favorite character™: I DON'T KNOW!! 😭 babe and toye hold the top spot together because i adore them

prettiest character: BABY GENE!!!!

my most hated character: what's his face?! umm... dike?? right? man it's late and i hate him enough to not remember his name oops

my OTP: fuck...so many! luztoye make me cry like, all the time though so i gotta say them

my NOTP: umm.... anyone including sobel for obvious reasons probably

favorite episode: the breaking point! makes me fucking sOB but i love it

saddest death: jackson! controversial probably but he's the babiest and deserved better 💕

character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: again. i love them all!

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: BILL GUARNERE BY GODDAMN PRECIOUS ANGRY BOY I LOVE HIM

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: carwood 'mama' lipton never deserves to be sad. ever.

my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: i mean... not wrong or nasty but nixon/speirs definitely sent me through a loop or two because they're so unexpected but so perfect for each other!!

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: chuck/tab have been a background ship ever since i fell into the fandom and i'm sure if i took the time to invest myself in them more i would die for them!!

The Pacific

the first character i ever fell in love with: ROBERT FREAKING LECKIE THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT MY SOUL BELONGS TO HIM

a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: okay, again, being controversial here but i adored sledge to begin with and now? not as much. he's still a precious bean, my heart just belongs with h company now

a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: fuck...i uh, genuinely can't think of a single ship that i don't like? i'm coolio with them all

my ultimate favorite character™: robert leckie. of course. i love me one pretentious, adorable man with floofy curls

prettiest character: hoosier!! hoos my baby boy he's so goddamn pretty, i love him, fuck-

my most hated character: i don't hate him but larkin really grinds my gears

my OTP: LOOSIER BABIES!!

my NOTP: idk...larkin with anyone?!

favorite episode: gloucester/pavuvu/banika!! when i tell y'all this is my comfort episode i am not kidding 💕 it's jam-packed with team leckie content, wholesome and emotional and just all round my favourite

saddest death: john 😭 my baby!! he deserved better goddammit and i cry every damn time. but then... also manny because john's reaction breaks my heart. and probably hamm too because holy moly that lil' bean ����

character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: i don't even think there's anyone i hate?! that everyone loves??

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: BILL LEYDEN MY DIRTY TRASH BOY I FUCKING LOVE HIM

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: JAY!! MY BABY BOY! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH HOLY SHIT-

my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: huh...either team leckie ot4 purely because why the hell did i have to fall for an ot4 lord help me! or john/manny because it's like nobody ships them but i'm sorry i totally do and i am not ashamed

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: burgie/snafu or burgie/snafu/jay. sorry but these boys are precious and their bond is unbreakable and yes i fucking ship them do not come at me!!

(i just realised that my dumbass brain 100% was in denial over andy and eddie dying and so didn't include them in the saddest deaths and y'know what? i love that for me so yeah... they didn't die. sorry y'all but i have blocked that from memory)

fandom ask game

[moghedien]

Could you recommend some adult sff? Love your blog btw!

Thank you! 

And ok, I could give you better personalized recs if you give me some idea of what you’re looking for or what you like, but I’m gonna give you some general recommendations. Also I only really feel comfortable recommending books that I have personally read, and there are tons more out there than what I have read. If you want to find more, looking at recent Hugo nominations over the past few years might be helpful. Also one of the reasons why I know anything at all about the SFF world is that I’ve been listening to the Sword and Laser podcast for like, a decade. I never really mention that podcast, but its literally why I started reading at all and also they have a pretty active goodreads group as well. 

So recommendations: 

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie: 

This is one of my favorite books period. This is a far future space opera about an artificial intelligence who used to be a spaceship and now is only one human body, and she is ANGRY ABOUT that. I don’t really want to say more than that, but if you like AI shenanigans and being sorta confused as to what is going on the entire time, then this is the book for you! It’s the first book in a completed trilogy.

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan: 

Obviously I’m gonna recommend the Wheel of Time. This is the first book in a 14 (actually 15) book series and if you need something to do with the next 1-5 years of your life *motions toward EoTW*. 

So the Eye of the World, I think is uniquely good as a book if you kinda want to get into adult fantasy for a few reasons. For one thing, its kinda considered to be one of those “classics” of the genre but its not too old to be offputting to some readers. It’s a 30 year old book, so its not reflective of the genre now, but you can definitely see its influence all the place, even outside of just books. The Eye of the World specifically, also goes out of its way to make readers comfortable. It leans heavy on Tolkien references and tropes at first without being a straight up copy of Lord of the Rings like some classic fantasy books are. Its done very purposefully, in my opinion, to make the reader feel like they have some idea of what’s going on, and the series quickly drops the Tolkien references as soon as its established itself enough. 

Also the Gandalf parallel for the series is a smol bi lady and there is 24 year old rage healer who wants to fight everyone with her own two fists.So many women to stan. 

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

This is the first book of the Expanse, which is a nearish future space opera that takes place in our solar system. Mars has long ago been colonized and is a completely separate government entity than Earth, and conflict between the two planets has been stirring. The Asteroid Belt has also been colonized and have long been little more than tools of corporations that run their colonies. A group of ice haulers working in the outer planets get in the middle of one of the biggest secrets in the solar system and find themselves in all kinds of trouble. 

I don’t really want to say more than this, but this is probably the only SF series that I actively keep up on when a new book comes out. There are 8 books our currently, and the 9th and final book will be out sometime in the near future. There are also several short stories and novellas set in the world, and there’s a TV show that I really like though I need to catch up on it. 

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Hello, this book comes with content warnings for literally everything, but it is such a good book/trilogy. This is book about a woman trying to find her daughter again in the middle of the apocalypse. Definitely a heavy read but absolutely brilliant. The world has a magic system based on geology and the people that can use that magic....saying they’re discriminated against is an understatement. I don’t want to say much more about it, but if you have any kind of content you can’t read for whatever reason, I’d check before picking this up. This is the first book in a completed trilogy

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

So this isn’t really super SF heavy and is actually sold as a literary book, but it takes place after a flu pandemic has wiped out a large portion of the population...so maybe this is a bad time to read this book, OR its the best time to read it. Depends on how you’re dealing with *motions at the world*

The book flashes back to before and during the pandemic a lot, but is largely about art’s importance and is actually quite optimistic in its messaging, and this is another of my favorite books ever. But yeah, might be a bad time for you to read it of you can’t deal with the content now. 

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 

I just remembered that this book also has a plague, but its a subplot and not the major thing. So this is a big ol’ chonky standalone book that is high fantasy, deals with multiple cultures having to interact and work together, and has dragons. Also there’s a genunine slow burn f/f romance and *chef’s kiss*. I can’t really say much else, mostly because I struggle to explain this book, but its very good and probably my favorite book from last year. 

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 

In this house we stan Mary Robinette Kowal, ok? 

So this is a science fiction that is more an alternate history that poses the question, hey, what would have happened if an asteroid slammed into the east coast in 1952 and the world had to scramble to colonize Mars so that everyone didn’t die on earth when the climate got catastrophic, because that’s the inciting action of the book. The main character is a Jewish woman who was a WASP pilot in WW2 and is a computer for the space program when all this happens. The book deals with sexism, and racism, and xenophobia, and all the social issues that are gonna come up with it being set in 1952, but Mary Robinette doesn’t flinch away from addressing social issues in any of her books, even when it makes her main characters look bad. (Also if you like Pride and Prejudice, she has a series that is just Pride and Prejudice with magic and like, yeah, its good). 

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

This is a book which poses a question, what if dragons were like weird animals that were real and an eccentric woman spent her entire life traveling the world to study them and then told the stories of that in her memoirs when she was too old to care about the consequences of publishing all her scandals. That’s what the book is about. This one is probably actually the weakest in the series, just because it deals with so much set up. It’s a great series to get on audio because Kate Reading is a fantastic narrator, and the prose works so well as audio, because it’s just someone telling you her life story. There are five books in the series. 

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

So this is a novella and is the first in the murderbot series. Basically a killer robot gets addicted to television shows and accidentally became sentient. I haven’t read the others in the series, but I really need to reread this one and get to the others. 

Jade City by Fonda Lee

This is a fantasy set in world sorta inspired by the early 1900s but is in a fantasy world. It’s like a mafia movie and kung fu movie had a baby and it was this book. The sequel is out currently, but the third book is set to release next year.

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon 

This is another heavy read. This is a SF story set on a generation ship that has a society very heavily inspired by the antebellum south. There’s class issues, race issues, gender issues, mental health issues. All kinds of things intersecting here. Its fantastic, but a heavy read.

Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

This is another fantasy classic, and is the first of the Farseer Trilogy. The title is sort of also a description of the book, so like. I’m not sure what else I can say. I haven’t read further into the series, but people I trust love it, and honestly I need to reread this and read more of the books. 

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

So if you think that Station Eleven might be a bad book to read at the time, then this is THE WORST POSSIBLE BOOK TO READ RIGHT NOW. Or, maybe the best. Depends on how you cope. This is a book about time travelers based in Oxford and the main character accidentally gets stranded in the past right as the Black Plague is about to hit. And it hits. The book is horrific. The second book in the series is much funnier. This one ain’t funny, but is good. Just, oof. 

Mistborn or Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

So if you want to get into the Cosmere, which is a series of series that interconnect and will ruin your life, then then my personal opinion is to either start with Mistborn or Warbreaker. People might not agree with me, but that’s my personal opinion. 

Warbreaker is currently a standalone (a sequel will come out eventually but its not set up for a sequel so you can 100% read it as a standalone). The magic in this world is based on colors, and the story revolves around two sisters. One of them is betrothed to the horrific God King of their neighboring kingdom. The other sister ends up being sent in her place because their dad hates her. I adore Warbreaker so much. It has it all. Two women discovering their true places on the prep/goth spectrum. Talking swords. Vivenna. Everything you can need right there. 

Mistborn is a trilogy that is very emo and will ruin you. Its about people who swallow metal to get magic powers and live in world where the dark lord won already, so they’re all emo. And that was the worst description of Mistborn I ever could have written, but I find it too funny to change. 

So if you’re interested in the Cosmere, but are afraid to commit long term, pick up Warbreaker. If you want to get into a series right away, pick up Mistborn. 

[lovinmullen]

the pacific: part one, live blog because i said so

he looked so pissed when he has to make the sign of the cross to mary..... I KNOW ITS BECAUSE HES FALLING AWAY FROM HIS RELIGION but all i can think is undercover protestant????? i hate that i find myself funny stfu tom like he’s some angsty protestant like ‘this is fucking bullshit why the fuck DO THEY PRAY TO MARY’ which..... is a huge missconsperion but i’m not gonna get into that right now but hey if anyone needs an rs teacher? i got you

are you telling me i could have heard the most BEAUTIFUL monologue about the saint mary’s church and her plans for the day as well as being able to see that sweet sweet smile on vera’s face for longer but it was cut short because bobo went ‘i joined the marines’ GOOD FOR YOU BUT.....

rOBERT...... you really gonna give her THAT look...... IN GODS HOUSE is this allowed? is THIS ALLOWED???? if you don’t say it in the voice of the vine we can not be fteejssn sorry i don’t make the rules

#BOB: i wanna catholic girl that go to church AND READ HER BIBLE (is that even right??? omg i can only remember the jewish one *in the voice of ryan reynolds severely slowed down* FUUUUUCCCKKK)

on a real note this man saw her at church ONCE and his ass went finna wife up like........ take her out to dinner first. OR AT LEAST ASK HER HOW SHE IS IN THE LETTERS like we get it you’re emo, the aussie won’t shag you anymore and you keep pissing your pants. i understand it’s a hard not life or how ever that song in annie goes but bro.........(this is obviously a joke i am dumb of ass please ignore me i love you m8 and i’m sorry you’re gonna embarrass yourself in front of everyone but chuckler shifts to momma mode so you good)

can we please acknowledge jon’s acting..... sir? PHENOMENAL he’s not even saying anything??? he’s just looking at the lt yet i’m near tears

gentle reminder i love the basilones🥺🥺🥺 the way they are so supportive even though they don’t understand and they are scared for him but they accept and respect that john wants more, needs more and they’re putting their own fears aside so he can spread his wings for no better turn of phrase.

‘just get the job done, and come home to us’ the way his head falls and he has to stop his voice from breaking. i’m s fucking bitter

THE HAND HOLD MY GOD

leckie:((( look hes a bastard and he pisses me off but no matter how much i bully him i do love him a lot and the complete disregard and uncaring nature from his dad breaks my heart. a handshake then gone just like that? HIS FACE BEFORE ‘there’s a war on everybodies got to make sacrifices’ he looks so hurt and broken baby

GENE MY SWEET SWEET BABY GOD THIS SO SAD ALEXA PLAY DESPACITO. my baby just wants to do his part :( CUT THE CAMERAS DEAD ASS I WILL CRY BABY PLEASE DON’T CRY JUST WAIT A FEW MORE EPS my heart really do be looking like: <eugene3

‘gene, supper’s ready’ ma’am i’m sorry but he does not give a shit

SIDNEY MY SWEET SWEET BOY get in a pram if you’re going to be so baby. look while i love him so much and i know he didn’t mean it to be !!!!! he’s just small of brain !!! but when he says “i wish we where going together” that lowkey rubs it in man......... like he’s already heartbroken PLEASE STOP but the “yeah well you take care of yourself greaser” - “you don’t have to worry about me” IM SOFT🥺

“wOWoWOoOOO COME ON GUYS I WORKED HARD FOR THESE ORANGES”

“guadal...kenel...guadal BLEEHHH” didn’t realise hoos was recreating the audience of my english speaking exam. LOOK I REALISE NOW TALKING ABOUT STOICISM TO A BUNCH OF 15 YEAR OLDS WHO DON’T CARE WAS A BAD IDEA BUT I GOT A DESTINCTION SO FUCK YOU TO THAT ONE KID

chuckler baby..... i’m in love with a dumbass. also the hit across the head. i’m soft (lads lets take a shot every time i say i’m soft in this liveblog ITS GONNA BE A FUN NIGHT jk drink responsibly and all that jazz or be dick winters that’s cool too!! heck do a babe heffron and get yourself a caprisun you deserve it)

“professor leckie” please don’t fuel his ego HE DOES NOT NEED IT

HOLD UP I NEED TO SWITCH FROM THE TV TO MY LAPTOP TO SCREEN CAP THIS SHIT LEW MY SON HAVE YOU BEEN BITING INTO AN ORANGE LIKE IT IS AN APPLE??? I WOULD BE MAD BUT HE LOOKS SO CUTE on a real note though can you eat the skin???? will he be okay?????

okay two hoos things: 1.) he looks SO DONE and i’m living for it 2.) can we talk about jacobs nose..... IM DYING TO TALK ABOUT JACOBS NOSE

okay the boats scene give me saving private ryan flashbacks i came out here to have a good time AND I AM NOT HAVING A GOOD TIME oh wait never mind runner just went ‘i could really use a stiff one right now’ i hate that but he saved the day with his dumbassery so thank you good sir i love you with all my heart

fun fact my how co ranking goes chuckler, runner, hoos, leckie

OH FUCK I FORGOT SID SJAKSJSJ y’know for someone who talks about how much they love sid i forget about him a lot. thank you for blessing my screen with your pretty face it helped me remember you exist LMAO guys my memory is not okay i’m actually concerned...... but more importantly i’d put him between hoos and leckie in the ranking :,)

call it what it is. babyism. y’all better stop before i cuddle you LOOK AT THIS SHIT THEY’RE ADORABLE

runner is the only bitch i respect in this house he’s so fucking funny

‘they’ve? poisoned? a? billion?! coconuts?’ that poor son of a bitch BLESS HIM don’t shoot the messenger okay? he seems like a sweet bean

that shot of hoos, leckie and chuckler looking down at the camera into the bunker? my sexuality. my left brain: tomas stop thirsting it’s an intense and serious show. my righ brain: but?? they’re pretty?? me nodding smugly and in agreement: BUT THEY’RE PRETTY.

THIS MAN AND HIS GUM I CAN’T why is that me. i am the gum man at my school that sounds so weird ajsksjsj i just always have gum. ALSO spearmint is superior to normal mint. NORMAL MINT BURNS LIKE ITS SPICY BRO. bubblemint is superior superior but that’s more expensive rip😭😭😭😭😭😭

‘it’s like the fourth of july’ nice to my boy sufjan getting some rep he is king of the gays after all mr i can’t explain the state that i’m in the state of my heart he was my best friend. we all owe him EVERY parallel on this goddamn app. jk there’s one other king of the gays and that is demon! shane (bfu). no this is not up for debate

the shot of the ships is phenomenal. that’s one thing i do have to credit hbo on. the special effects and cinematography are beautiful and so fucking impressive like???

‘we’re killing them’ - ‘where’s the navy?’ / ‘gone we lost four cruisers’ GOD I HAVE SUCH A LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP FOR FORSHADOWING LIKE SOMETIMES ITS SO SEXY AND OTHER TIMES IM LIKE PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GO AWAY

WHY DOES SID LOOK OVER HIS SHOLDER BEFORE TAKING THE WINE SIR NO ONE IS GONNA TELL YOU OFF AT WAR FOR DRINKING UNDERAGE like???? i don’t think an 18 year old having a swig is their biggest problem bless his heart

‘can’t fight em drunk don’t fight em at all’

bill if you are reading this i’m free on thursday night and would like to hang out. please respond to this and then hang out with me on thursday night, when i am free😌😘🥰😳🥺👉👈😤💘💓🙄🥴

FUCK I FORGOT HOW LOUD THE GUN SHOTS WHERE THINK I JUST WOKE THE WHOLE NEIGHBOURHOOD JC

‘skipper? skipper are you okay?? goddamnit he’s lost it come on’ :(((((

god the shots in this show really are phenomenal. i know it’s very gory and very hard to watch at times but it definitely has the best shots of the three en mi opinion. i’m a slut for the close up of dick screaming ‘move out’ with rounds flying. like who’s ever call that was? outstanding but like that’s just one? the pacific has so many emotive and excellently shot scenes.

JOG ON. STOP. IM SO SOFT IM GOING TO CRY THIS IS NOT OKAY. MOMMA CHUCKLER I CAN’T🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

how seemlessly the scenes flow one after the other despite being opposite ends of the spectrum i DID NOT GIVE TP ENOUGH CREDIT like yeah it makes me sad as fuck but from a production point of view the writing? the acting? the cinematography? DAMN

how visibly torn and pissed off hoosier looks over the other marines tormenting the japanese soldier, stringing out his death when he’s obviously in a lot of mental as well as physical pain? the only bitch i respect in this house.

okay so like? while the shot is scarring both for him and the audience to see that kind of effortless murder it was the right thing to do? it’s better then have him be tormented and it will help leckie in the long run? how broken he looks though? like the distance is his eye and the way he swollows....... WHO IS CUTTING ONIONS HUH???? brilliant james BRILLIANT

the way i just said ‘if biology would have permitted it i would be asking you to have my babies’ at the sight of a man shoving smokes up his nose....... now ladies theyzies and gents, a prime reason to show why you should do your work. this is tom. tom didn’t do his work. with nothing to do all day tom became bat shit..... don’t be like tom. okay like it is cute though COME ON

HOW PROUD AND SMUG AND HAPPY HE LOOKS AT HIS PREMOTION ‘yes ma’am i am a corporal’ HE IS SO BABY AND FOR WHAT. oops sorry lads looks like i dropped this:

the shot of leckie swimming in the water fading off to the shot of the dead bodies mirroring his movement but obviously a life less version OOOH IMMA SUE

god love me some men with black lungs LECKIE DO BE LOOKING GOOD LIGHTING THAT CIG DAMN

“i have a girlfriend lucky me” HOOS IS LIKE MY GAY ASS YOU SURE????

“you guys step aside the real marines are here now” “AND I’VE BEEN HERE FOR SOME TIME” that shuts iconic even i said wahayyyy

also runner..... i am looking RESPECTFULLY👁👁

you’re not special leckie we all want hoosier

sister👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

baby gene :,( YOU GINGER LIL BEBE I LOVE YOU SO FUCKING MUCH

can you really call yourself a hbo war an if you don’t sing along at the end... ITS A TUNE also hoos’ voice...... its about the drawl....... 

[canyonemoon]

"Marry me??" and maybe baberoe?:D

You gotit, buddy :D

28.“Marry me?” and BabeRoe

BillGuarnere was a a very patient man, in his own humble opinion.

He hadpatience for the intricate and loud relationship of Webster andLiebgott – only twice did he need to leave the room, and only oncedid he actually yell at them to cut it the fuck out.

Hehad patience for Lipton and Speirs trying to hide their relationship(this mostly worked, because everyone on their team was daft as adonkey – except him, you can’t fool ol’ Gonorrhea.)

Heeven had patience for George Luz and his practical jokes.

So,Bill Guarnere was a patient man. This is based on science, on actualfacts that cannot be disputed.

Butwhat he did not have any patience for whatsoever was the Babe-RoeShow. This was, opposed to the Webster-Liebgott Show, based on puremutual pining, silentsuffering, and it was painfulto watch.

BabeHeffron was a goddamn treasure, Bill had always known that, and nowit seemed that Doc Roe too had figuredthis fact out. And herein lied the problem, because Babe was headover heels for Roe, and Roe was head over heels for Babe – andeveryone could fucking see it – but did they try to figure it out?Did they talk to each other about their feelings? No way, no, no, no,they danced around each other like the emotional constipated idiotsthey were.

Butthat wasn’t even the tip of the iceberg. The thing that reallydrove the whole thing home, and drained Bill for all his patience,was that he was theone that had to listen to all Babe’s moaning of how good Roelooked, and how Babe would never be good enough for him despitetrying to learn French for him, and a lot of how Roe lookedat him today, Bill, can you believe it?

Billcould, in fact, believe it, because all their lovesick stares atpractice tired him so much that he felt he could sleep for a week.

Thewhole thing was tiring, actually, and he had no patience for it anylonger.

Theyneeded to get their shit together, otherwise Bill would go mad, andthey’d wind up sad and alone, and Bill would then have to deal witha grieving Babe even as he was losing his goddamn mind.

Billwas a patient man, really, hewas.

Hewas just not patient enough for this specifically.

“Youhave to give it to him, Bill,” Martin remarked without even lookingat him, only glaring at the sun like it was his personal enemy.

Martinhad lots of personal enemies.

“What?”

“Well,that he’s managed not to make a complete fool of himself,” heexplained, without really giving away any specifics.

Billgaped at him, “do you mean Heffron? Did that actually just come outof your mouth? Babe not making a complete fool of himself?”

Martinshrugged, nonchalant and indifferent as always.

“Areseriously counting Babe signing up to be a French tutor for Doc,despite the obvious and very important fact that he doesn’t knowone word of French, as not making a complete fool of himself?”

“Well,it did earn him Roe’s friendship, so he did something right, yeah?”

“Somethingright… something right?”,he threw his hands up in the air, while glaring at Martin with wideeyes, “are you kidding me? The kid’s a walking tragedy, acatastrophe waiting to happen, Martin! Yesterday, yesterday okay?, heslipped in a puddle of spilled milk because he got eye contact withRoe for a second, I swear to you, I was there the entire time, he wasnot looking that long, and still, he fell!”

Martinlooked like he was asleep, if Bill was being totally honest withhimself.

Hetoo would probably fall asleep if he had to listen to a dictation ofall Babe’s small catastrophes, because was that a long list, thatone.

“Andthat’s almost a regular incident, okay? The kid stops functioningwhen he sees Eugene Roe. It’s ridiculous, and it’s embarrassing,and it’s gone on for long enough.”

“Yousaid the same thing about Webster and Liebgott, Bill,” Martinremarked dryly. He was being exceptionally keen on conversation thisafternoon.

“Well,Webster and Liebgott sort of go radio silent after practice, Babenever stops complaining, okay? And who’s the one who has to hearall that moaning? Me, it’s me, Martin, and Toye has no sympathywhatsoever. I hate him, I hate this, and I just want to be able togossip about myself for awhile.”

“What’sthere to gossip about, you idiot? You’re gonna marry Fran whenyou’ve gotten enough money, and that’s that. We’ve got nothingto talk about.”

Billhad to give him that, even though he was never going to admit onrecord. Let it be known, that despite contrary evidence, he was afascinating individual that deserved to be discussed just as much asBabe and Roe.

Insteadof admitting to anything, he instead just tried to look for asolution. “What am I gonna do?”

“Hell,if I know, Bill,” Martin said with a shrug, “try to ask Fran. OrWebster. Or Leckie.”

“Frandoes not deserve to be dragged into this, Webster cannot help becausehe’s being an idiot himself, and Robert fucking Leckie is livinghis happily ever after with Hoosier.”

“Ican’t tell you what to do, Bill, but I’d think seeking out theone who has actually nailed this whole relationship thing would be agood start. That’s just my opinion,” and Bil had the feeling thathe’d get judged, corrected, judged again, if he tried to stray fromthat ‘opinion’.

Opinion,his goddamn ass, it was a fucking command.

Andhaving a little sense of self-preservation, he sent off a textmessage to the Professor, as he was called among the boys at TeamEasy; at Team H he was known as Lucky.

Inthe end, all he got from wise, wise old Robert Lucky Leckie was thatif they were meant to be, they’d find a way to get together; and itwas better if this happened without any interference from anyone, andespecially not Bill.

Hoosier’sadvice was to just smack their faces together. That had worked for him with Leckie.

“Babe?”,he called as he turned the key to their shared house, “Babe, wherethe fuck are you, buddy?”

BillGuarnere was a patient man, let it be known, but he was through withthis bullshit.

“Babe,for fucks sake, answer me,” he threw his jacket somewhere over bythe shoes. He briefly acknowledged that there were an extra pair. “Iam not kidding, I will push Toye on you ifyou even try to hide from me.”

Notonly was he patient, but he was also very serious when it came tothreats, as Babe had found out the hard way several times. The factthat he didn’t answer either meant he wasn’t home – impossibleas both his and someone else’s shoes was parked by the door, whereanyone could trip over them, very dangerous actually, he was gonnahave to have a chat with the youngster about that one later – or hewas hiding. And, well, since Guarnere had paid for the apartment,that wasn’t a very nice thing to do.

“Goddamnit, Babe,” he yelled once more, “do I have to call Fran on you?She’ll do it, don’t you think she won’t! You’ve seen her withme, try to imagine her with someone she doesn’t want to marry!”

Franwas a beautiful masterpiece, beauty, wit, and ferocity put togetherinto one absolutely wonderful woman, whom he was going to marry oneday very, very soon.

Whoalso happened to be the one thing that Bill Guarnere would ever admitcould scare the shit out of him, whenever she found out that he onceagain had tried to trick innocent people at the beach into thinkinghe’d gotten attacked by a shark.

Somehowshe just never found it as funny as he did.

“Babe!”

Hewas not a fan of having to strain his voice in an attempt to actuallyget through to his roommate and best friend since kindergarten.

Babereally left him no other choice but having to go to the bastard’sroom to find out if the little runt had been murdered or something,because, damn it, he always answered him; albeit sometimes it was alittle bit rudely, he always answered.

Ashe got closer to the door, he could hear music, but still no Babe;the music would explain the no answering, but asno one answered when he once more called out, he continued hisresolute walk to the door.

Outof respect, because he was just that sort of person, he knocked onthe door twice, listened for any noise butthe music was just too damn fucking loud, oh my god, Babe.

“Babe!”,he yelled, knocked hard on the door, when he found the door locked.If the kid was dying, how did he suppose Bill was ever going to beable to save him if he locked the damn door? “Babe, you dick, justtell me you’re alright and I’ll leave you alone! Babe!”

Agood half minute passed, as he continued his wailing, before the doorclicked, and the opening door revealed a red-faced, slightlydisheveled Babe who looked the most unimpressed Bill had ever seenhim.

“Bill,”he said, wetting his lips, “whythe fuck are you out here screaming?”

Hewas going to answer, answer with the truth, nothing but the truth orso help me God, but his eyes, by pure accidence, swept into his roomwhere in the bed, the head of a black haired Cajun stuck out fromunderneath the duvet.

Hewas going to answer, and then his mouth fell to the floor.

“Doc?”,was all he could get out, which sounded pretty intelligent all thingsconsidered.

Babefrowned at him before looking behind him, and then back at Bill withthe look of a deer caught in the headlights of a car, “oh shit.”

“You’retogether?”, Bill inquired because honestly, if they were alreadytogether why the fuck did he have to listen to all of Babe’smoaning.

“Well,no,” and Babe honestly looked like he was torn between justvanishing then and there, or just full on tackling Guarnere. Probablyboth, if he could somehow wing it. “It just happened… today.Yeah, today, today as in today, not yesterday, just, you know, today.It’s fresh, new, starting as of today.”

“Okay,Jesus,” Bill shook his head, as he tried to wrap his head aroundwhat information Babe had presented. And then it all dawned on him.“Wait, so all your pining is over? No more moaning, complaining, oranything?”

Babeshook his head slowly, skin just as red as a tomato. It was honestlyadorable.

“Ah,thank you, thank you, God,” and he was laughing, and he honestlycould not wait to not hear anymore moaning from Babe ever again.“Thank fuck, I don’t have to hear your complaining or witnessyour miserable sulkiness.”

Helooked in at Roe, who looked like he’d been served puregold on a plate. He almost felt sorry for Babe (and then heremembered all the suffering he’d gone through since Babe Heffronfirst laid his eyes on the Cajun doctor, and he actually felt prettyjustified).

“You,sir, have no idea how grateful I am,” he laughed again, and Babejust shook his head in disapproval. “I almost want to ask you tofucking marry me!”

“Bill,for fucks sake, get out.”

BillGuarnere was a very patient man

Heeven had patience for the Webster-Liebgott Show.

Well,he did, until the day that Skinny called him and, withoutintroduction or anything, blurted out as soon as he answered, “howthe fuck did you get Roe and Heffron to get their shit together? Mypair of idiots have moved on to mutual pining, and I am not equippedto handle this.”

[cajunroe]

leckie x chuckler + band!au  ↳ of all the things that robert leckie thought would bring his world to a screeching halt, “creative differences” wasn’t even on the list. yet here he stood, in the middle of a hotel room, in complete and total agony. six years of nonstop tours and nonstop fears, heated arguments and heated clubs, broken strings and broken hearts, and his best friend had just told him that he wanted out. forever. out of the tour, out of the band, and out of leckie’s life. he wasn’t sure when everything went so wrong. they were popular, but not so much that fame could get to their head, they had a nice following full of fans that truly understood what they were trying to say, and they had each other which was all leckie ever wanted. he thought they were living the life they’d wanted since they were teenagers in a garage. he thought they were happy. and now, lew wanted out, but he wouldn’t tell leckie why. so the night before lew is supposedly leaving, leckie ignores lew’s demand to be left alone and barges into his room to demand an explanation for why he was tearing leckie’s world apart. what he receives in return is something he’d always hoped for, but never expected to hear.

leckie was pacing angry groves into the floor of his room.

lew had insisted they finish the tour and they had. tonight, unbeknownst to their fans, had been their last show. lew performed as he always did, wide smiles and a powerhouse on his own. and leckie...he’d almost forgotten what was going on behind the scenes. the constant arguing and anger he could feel coming from lew anytime he’d even so much glaced in the other man’s direction. 

it’d been two months of this and leckie didn’t know when everything went sideways. the only thing that had changed was that leckie’s oldest friend, vera, had joined their tour. she’d wanted to get into the music scene for a while and leckie had offered to let her tour with them and see what happened. he could understand if lew felt like the third wheel sometimes, vera and he were a close as brother and sister, but he didn’t think that would cause lew to be so volatile.

he was at a loss and if he was going to lose lew, forever, he wanted to damn well know why.

he stormed out of his room, down the hall and burst into lew’s room without knock. 

“what the fuck is your problem chuckler?” not the best way to start this conversation, but his was pissed goddamn it.

“i’ll call you back runner.” lew hung up the phone and leveled a glare towards leckie.

“what do you want, leck?” he sounded tired and sad and leckie didn’t like it. lew sat down heavily on his bed like the weight of something heavy was weighing on his shoulders.

but he was still mad.

“i want to know the real reason you’re leaving me.”

leckie was surprised by his choice of words. he meant to say the band, but found out he was more upset by lew choosing to leave him, the band be damned.

“leck, please leave.”

leckie walked to lew and sat in front of the other man on the coffee table.

“no. not until you tell me what’s changed. i-i can’t let you leave until i know.”

it took a long time for lew to speak and leckie noticed his hands shaking.

“i...”

lew looked up and leckie’s heart stopped at the absolutely wrecked expression on his best friend’s face.

lew sighed, “i can’t fucking do this.” he got up and crossed the room, stopping in front of the windows.

“lew...just....why?”

lew groaned, “because of her!”

lew’s eyes widened, like he didn’t expected to say it, but he stood defiantly nonetheless. 

leckie swallowed hard, “who? vera?”

lew sighed again, both in relief and exasperation, and so very tired.

“yeah.” he answered, voice small. 

“w-why?” leckie asked, confused.

lew was silent once again and leckie crossed the room to stand in front of him.

“look lew, if you’ve felt like...like a third-wheel i’m sorry. i just haven’t seen vera in years and she’s been my friend since we were kids. we’ve just been trying to rekindle our friendship.”

lew pushed leckie away, “friendship?” he asked in disgust, “is that what we’re calling in now?”

leckie could feel the pieces falling together in his head but they weren’t falling fast enough.

“yeah, friendship.”

“i’m not stupid, leck. i know what’s really going on.”

leckie threw his arms out, “well would mind explaining to me what the fuck’s going on because i’m at a loss here lew.”

“you’re fucking her!”

leckie burst into laughter, despite the tension that was in the room. 

“you,” he laughed again, “you think that...me and vera? lew, she’s gay!”

the look on lew’s face would made leckie laugh again, but there was still something eating away at him. if only he could figure out what it was.

“oh...oh.” lew looked like he was struggling with something before he started to look uncomfortable. he gaze was constantly shifting from leckie to other parts of the room.

then it clicked.

“lew?”

lew was looking very interested in the carpet of his room while leckie slowly approached him.

“why would me being with vera make you want to leave?”

lew looked up suddenly, and if leckie didn’t know any better, he’d say his best friend looked scared.

“please don’t make me answer that.”

“i won’t make you,” leckie put his hands up in surrender, “but i really would like to know the answer.”

lew took a step away, “leck please.”

leckie shrugged and lew thought he was going to give up but then he smiled and lew and he knew he was fucked.

as fucked as the day he’d discovered that he loved leckie more than any friend should. as fucked as when he was jealous of the fans flirting with him. as fucked as he was when his dreams became less of him and leckie playing together and more of him and leckie playing together. as fucked as he was when he discovered he was in love with his best friend.

leckie was still smiling at lew, like the cat that caught the canary.

“lew are...are you in love with me?”

lew gasped and he averted leckie’s gaze, knowing his eyes would betray him.

“leck.”

“i-i only ask because i want to know if the feeling is mutual.”

lew’s head shot up so fast his neck cracked, “what?”

leckie let out a small, happy laugh.

“lew jergens, you’re as oblivious as you are tall. i’ve loved you since we played our first show in that shitty dive bar in chicago.”

“god i hated that place.” lew laughed, feeling light and shocked and scared.

“me too, but when i saw your face after we finished our set, i knew i never wanted to be anywhere without you.”

lew’s breath caught in his throat. 

“leck, i lo-”

“don’t,” now leckie looked scared, “don’t say it if you don’t mean it.”

lew just smiled and in an instant he was pulling his best friend towards him.

“i love you robert leckie, i have for a long time.”

when he pressed his lips to leckie’s for the first time, everything in his life slid into place and he knew he never wanted to kiss anyone else ever again. 

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