#saf's ask games

[to-be-a-dreamer]

Hi Saf what’s my government assigned song -el

I forgot this game was in my queue whoops

Anywho: I'm really feeling Second Child, Restless Child by The Oh Hellos for some reason and I absolutely cannot explain why.

[szollibisz]

I'm a big mush and I forgot to send you something for the ask game, so for Curt and Owen:

-33- redeeming qualities

I see my elusive lover spirit is being called upon after all my haterism towards these two <3

I wanna preface by saying that a lot of their generally positive/neutral qualities unfortunately become twisted into bad qualities due to the times they were living in and the lifestyle they led, but I'm still going to mention said traits as good. And also that most of this pertains to pre fall, since it really brought out the worst in them, and minimised many of these otherwise good qualities.

Curt:

- His optimism. It's mentioned multiple times by other characters in the show, but he truly is a very hopeful person, who wants to do good in the world. I feel like his aggressive optimism might've saved him and Owen a few times. Since Owen is very logical, he may get lost in trying to figure out how to get out of a tricky situation, and may even become overcome with a sense of dread after not finding a good solution, but Curt has this almost naive hope, a sense of being untouchable when together with Owen, so he may make impulsive choices that may not seem logical at first, but end up saving them in the end, or generally help Owen relax until he can properly figure out his plans.

- Being caring and affectionate. It's clear throughout the show that the people he loves, he loves very much and that when he's not in his post-fall depression spiral he's quite personable. He initiates the hug after him and Tatiana agree to be friends, and while she's hesitant he doesn't seem awkward about it at all, which to me comes across as both a. He's used to being like this with people, close, friendly etc and b. He really needed a hug which you know. He does. But yeah, overall when he's not trying to hide behind his macho spy persona too much, his kindness shows through. (Chronic case of kind but not nice most of the time)

- Spontaneity/thinking on the spot. I explained most of this in the optimism paragraph, but yeah, to elaborate that's not just about missions, but the way he generally lives his life. While it does mean he's kinda unreliable, it also means he's always ready to do things and enthusiastic about everything. He's the kind of guy that plans a week long vacation from scratch in like an hour, and even if there are many faults in the plan he will still find a way to make it enjoyable. Also ties in to being sociable and constantly set on having a good time.

- Helpful. I think much of his youth was about helping people, and making up for the things he did wrong/lacked in. He genuinely wants people to be happy, he's just at odds with himself which constantly ends up causing trouble. He gets bad grades, he gets in fights etc etc. He tries to fix it all by being a helpful member of his community. Imo it's not just his hero complex and McCarthyism that fuels his need to be a spy and make a difference, it's a genuine hope for a better world and wanting better things for people.

Owen:

- Logical. Pretty self explanatory, we see it a lot in a1p1, but it's also part of his entire world view. He overanalyzes every feeling and every thought he has and he has a very specific idea of how things work now and how things should work ideally. His logic gives him the capacity to change these ideals, albeit not easily. He's still less susceptible to propaganda than Curt, purely on account of the constant self checking. I think he's the kind of guy that wants to hear multiple perspectives before making a decision, especially since he himself is in a marginalized community, and knows how the most popular opinion on something is not necessarily the "right one"

- Devoted. Whether to ideals or a person this man is all in. Since he is so logical, he often justifies his (very intense) feelings with facts and is more firm in his beliefs than a lot of people are, shaken out of them very rarely. This is especially true with Curt, who he can't stop loving even after the fall. He'd do basically anything for him, or the other ideals he has. So all I'm saying is, if there is only one loyal man in the world it is Owen.

- Detail oriented/persistent. He's very good at focusing on the little things, which is why he's such a good spy and actor. He knows how to pick very specific character quirks to get people talking or pay attention to the small mannerisms of his targets to catch them in lies and whatnot. He's also very organized because of this, having specific methods for everything, from packing his clothes to torturing information out of someone. It's also useful in his relationships, it makes him seem sort of insane and obsessive (he is) but he remembers every innocuous detail about Curt, and he cares for him according to those. Often Curt won't even say things, Owen will just pick up on the and remember for later, like watching how much sugar Curt puts in his coffee and making it the exact same way for him next time.

- Adaptability. He could survive anywhere anytime, because honestly, even though he's a mess post fall I still think he managed better than 99% of people would. Just cause he doesn't win the idgaf war doesn't mean it isn't crazy he survived and managed to carve some semblance of a life out for himself. Even before the fall he had to survive ww2 era London, spying, A Situationship and so on. He can stay mostly composed and rational in most situations, until he figures out what to do, and if not he has Curt to rely on for moral support.

There are more for both of them but I want to keep this. Well not short and sweet it's already not short but yeah.

[markedbyindecision]

And since you have a Rizzoli and isles icon I'm going to ask for them as well

hehe im glad you noticed! I ship them for sure, I mean they just get each other so well (although I wish Jane was a bit nicer to Maura sometimes) and also the show makes me insane bc im only 3 seasons in and they’ve pretended to be lesbians, what is it, four times now? And like Casey is fine or whatever but i honestly don’t get what Jane sees in him. whereas Jane and Maura’s easy connection is just so clear. also i swear it seems like Hoyt ships them or something bc every time he wanted to talk to Jane about anything he was like “oh and Dr. Isles can stay too” which was really funny to me. But i think it’s maybe a consequence of having two women in the lead roles for this kind of show, which is very interesting actually. anyway they basically already act like they’re married and practically live together lol

[babygirltommykinard]

Saf my darling! I love seeing you back.

how about 1, 5 and 25?

Sarah beloved!!! I'm so happy I'm back, I missed you~ thank you for the questions~

1. What do you do for work?

I work with pensioners mostly, their benefits and stuff like that.

5. Guilty pleasures?

Reddit YouTube compilations lmao I'm addicted to them the way some folks are addicted to reality TV.

25. What's a controversial opinion you have?

this is gonna be 911 fandom/fanfic stuff cuz why not lmao but probably that I can't see Buck as a bottom or a sub even though that seems to be the majority opinion in the fandom. He's so vers and switch coded to me and even in buddie or bucktommy fics and headcanons I've almost always liked reading top/vers and dom/switch buck fics more than anything else. I'd love to read something with side buck too that'd be really cool.

the other one is probably that I don't think buck would change his last name, maybe he'd hyphenate but I think he clings to his parents and wanting them in his life in whatever way possible too much to ever want to take on someone else's last name.

[softmeetscreatureplz]

Me remembering that time my mom was like "Oh ye this is one of the saddest songs I ever listen to" and I was gobsmacked because it was nowhere along the levels of shit I listen to so I was like "nonononoooo, this is that saddest song" and I put on "Change my clothes" and her face got so horrified and sad and she was like- "you don't feel like this do you?" And I had to pause and then go 'shitshitshit exposed myself BACKTRACK' "uuuuuhb nope! It's just the saddest song I could think of" and anyways she teared up.

[the-river-rix]

for the hyperfix ask!

📃 for spies are forever

🎥 💕🏳️‍🌈💎 for bones

Oh boy!! :D

📃(SAF)- (exploding many times) I’m going to try and keep this most vague and spoiler free because I’m assuming from the nature of the ask you have not seen SAF and I hope you do

Spies Are Forever is a satirical spy comedy musical about Agent Curt Mega (played by Curt Mega). While it is a comedy the show is extremely tragic and touching in a way that has haunted me since I first saw it several years ago. It both parodies and subverts spy movie tropes, and subtly bakes historical context and Cold War politics into the foundation of the show. It’s also extremely and undeniably queer. I guess I’ll take a vague non spoilery plot description from the creators (the Tin Can Bros) themselves: Agent Curt Mega finds himself thrust into the shadows of Cold War politics as he works to foil a plot to rebuild the Nazi empire. Along the way, Agent Mega must tango with a Russian femme fatale, waltz around a black market arms dealer, and samba through a horde of outrageous characters.

🎥- I adore many many scenes the ones that haunt me the most/I think about the most are the ending scene of Mayhem On A Cross, the scene with Hodgela after Brennan and Hodgins almost get buried alive, the interrogation where Booth hits the abusive dad in the Signs In the Silence, the scene between Sweets and Caroline Julian in The Bullet in the Brain, the “people lie but bones always tell the truth” scene in the signs in the silence, the reveal that Zack was Gormogon’s apprentice, the reveal that he didn’t kill anyone (rare Zack Sweets interaction) and the dance party Sweets Booth and Brennan have (I’m capping it here I just really love so many scenes- can u tell I love angst)

💕- Because I’ve talked about Zack a lot (incessantly) I’ll talk more about my #2 Blorbo Dr. Lance Sweets! I love Sweets so much he’s so silly and dear to me. My feelings about him are much less articulate and thought out than Zack but he’s just so endearing and entertaining. Like he’s such a goober. I’m fascinated by the implications and importance of him being a psychologist. I love the way his history of trauma is written and acted it’s really important to me for personal reasons. He is also such a vital figure in a lot of the characters lives and just Aughh. Idk I wish I had more articulate thoughts to add other than just incoherent screaming and love

🏳️‍🌈- aughh I have so many hcs that are important to me and I’ve talked about a lot of them so I won’t go super in depth and I’ll pick a few that are most dear to me:

Zack: autism (barely a hc), CPTSD, chronic pain- gay, trans, demiromantic

Sweets: autism, CPTSD- trans, bisexual

Brennan- autistic (again barely a hc), Cptsd- mostly unlabeled but trust and believe she is queer when it comes to both gender and sexuality

Hodgins- audhd ptsd- nonbinary transmasc and bi

Cam- omnisexual (I feel so strongly about this do not ask why I do not know)

Daisy- audhd BPD dyspraxia- sapphic demigirl

Arastoo- PTSD DPDR- pansexual

Fisher- autism depression (which is obviously canon)- aromantic omnisexual demiboy (he/they/it)

Vincent- audhd- trans, gay (but I also think he’s very repressed)

Caroline Julian- lesbian‼️ she is such a lesbian to me it’s insane

💎- Despite playing the youngest character Eric Millegan was the oldest actor in the main cast when Bones started filming

Ty for the ask this was very fun

[drakkonyan]

trucy and miles 🧸!!!

-Miles: low key fanon accepted but, he read law books as a kid. Like he was THE nerd kid ever.

-Trucy: on her first day of school after the adoption she insisted on wearing her magician outfit. Administration was too lame to let her have fun.

Thx for asking!

[winterrhayle]

🌺

oooh ok for this one i would say let you break my heart again by laufey because flowers are like spring and this song has like loads of strings and the way they're played is so so so so so so springtime like and if you play this song within a 10 meter radius of me i will literally morph into a winx character and fly away into a flower bud or something because it's soooooooo 𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𓇢𓆸

[uncle-dusknoir]

💭

-@safrina-shards

She seems so tired all the time. Same though

[rosyronkey]

🌼

HI SAF :D

send me a 🌼 and i'll give you four pictures from my pinterest!

[kkilljoys]

👾 :]

TY SAFFF ILYY !!!:)))

[to-be-a-dreamer]

SONG PLS I LOVE YOU?? -@jack-kellys

OKAY OKAY This is the first one I actually had an answer for without having to scroll through my Spotify playlist for ideas

Rizz you’re getting Favorite Liar by the Wrecks because you seem like the kind of person who isn't afraid to call someone out when they're in the wrong, even if you care about them a lot. Like, the tone and vibe of the song also remind me of you but the actual lyrics too and I think it's because of the "I don’t like the kind of person you’re being right now and I love you enough to tell you that" aspect of it.

I also acknowledge that this is not at all what this song is about but this entire ask game has always been about vibes and vibes alone

[szollibisz]

13 & 17 for the hate ask game?

13. worst blorboficiation

oh man there's just no way to tell if curt or owen is worse. like. 99% of saf fics are about them so there's bound to be a lot of bad ones, but gooood some of them do them so dirty its insane. Like obviously the "incompetent uwu softboy" curt is terrible, and i feel like it happens more often, but owen is written like.. less good in general? what i mean is like. you have 20 fics, out of those curt is horribly mischaracterized lets say 8 times. meanwhile owen is horribly mischaracterized only 5 times. on the other hand curt is really well and accurately written also 8 times, while owen is only written like that 3 times. the rest are average. yknow? i feel like curt is easier to get horribly wrong but owen is harder to get genuinely good.

When theyre done dirty they feel exactly as bad tho. Curts incompetence being amplified 200% just shows you didnt understand the show. and owen either acting like the fucking joker with no emotions or internal struggle at any point pre-fall or having each and every one of his actions excused because you dont know how to write character depth and see the weight of his actions is equally horrible to me. like man theyre two repressed, violent, arrogant men in the 50s theyre not gonna be a cute uwu yaoi couple, nor are they going to be righteously violent working for the us and uk government.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

cynthia tbh. no reason other than i wanna see more hot cunty middle aged women on my dash

[markedbyindecision]

I will ask Bering and Wells for you too 😊

of course i ship them :) they have such lovely chemistry and are both smart and capable women who complement each other in very nice ways. im a big fan of the fact that H.G. is willing to save the world for Myka and Myka is willing to destroy hers (the Warehouse) for H.G. is such a compelling dynamic. and like, H.G.‘s sort of moral greyness vs. Myka’s very strong moral uprightness/adhering to the rules. i think there’s a lot that they learn from each other, and when they team up, they make each other better :)

[babygirltommykinard]

I follow you cuz You are bottom tommy truther, we are family bestie

lmaooo yes we are nonnie. Tommy deserves the best and that's Buck's dick and to lose his mind on it 🤭

[bastardsofravenkroft-blog]

IDK WHY BUT 14

YEEHAW 😈