#shes nervous. and scared.

[maschotch]

Hi! How are you? I'm rewatching CM and like the scene in 1x14, (JJ: my friends call me JJ, UNSUB: Welcome JJ, JJ: you're not my friend, you can call me Jennifer) and I get what she's attempting to accomplish here, she's trying to get the unsub (killed and raped young blond women) to see that he's not that type of intimate with her, but it comes off clunky and arrogant. She's rushing the interaction. What would have been better would be to introduce herself as Jennifer and then have Hotch call her JJ, and then if the Unsub called her JJ to say that. It comes off as less clunky and more natural, as well as establishing a base line, like Hotch is allowed to call her that and he isn't. But this the early 2000s and we need #girlpower. I just wanted to vent because that scene bothers me alot.

i completely agree for exactly this reason!! i can see what they were trying to do, but it really just… doesnt make sense. maybe if hotch had called her jj, then when jacob (that was the unsubs name, right?) tries to call her that she can say the “only my friends call me jj” line, but i see how that kinda takes away her agency.

idk. considering it’s one of my favorite cm episodes of all time, there’s actually a lot i can’t stand about it. the surface-level feminism jj line. the dumbass poker scene. the overdone suspense at the end. i loved sarah jean and gideon, but there’s a lot about the episode to forgive to get to the good stuff

[haunted-xander]

What's there to be afraid of?

[luna-loveboop]

I want. Four to get appreciation. Because

Four gave a ton of unnoticed help when Twilight was injured

The fight with Wild was difficult, and I know we're all concerned about his negative view of the shadow crystal

But Four did something that no one else really thought of to help- He took care of Twi's stuff

From the beginning he told Twilight to not worry about them

So Four took care of pretty much everything but the others (that Sky and Wars handled)

He took care of Epona

Which is so very important- he took care of Twilight's horse. After her arrival at the stable Four followed up on her

And for Epona, a horse so attached to her human, having some company can help so much for reassurance

He took care of Twilight's stuff

He got Twi's shield- his bags and equipment, and organized it into one place

And he was worried. He obviously found the shadow crystal while handling Twi's stuff, but his negative reactions to it were out of concern.

Also- because of his placement in this scene

I'm fairly convinced Four was ready to start cooking before Wild showed up (since he's beside the counter with food supplies). At the very least he had the basket of fruit out for everyone -but he was literally standing with food behind him- he thought of everything

And he did housekeeping!

Wars payed for the inn, so Four took care of the inn

Realistically these boys were probably not too concerned with tidyness. Four got all of Twi's things on one table, and took care of the room they stayed in

Organizing tables and Twi's things, having food supplies ready, and opening the curtains- overall he was the one tidying up the inn

Four helped in a huge way! He took care of Twi's horse (Epona is so important), his equipment and shield and bag, as well as the other rooms in the inn

Four filled in all the little tasks that others didn't think of. He helped in ways that were needed, but not obvious

There's a lot of problems with the shadow crystal and with Wild, and I don't know what's gonna happen in the future

But don't forget this- don't forget that Four was one who stepped up in an almost unnoticeable way

Don't forget that when everyone was barely holding it together, Four visited Twilight's horse and took care of his things

No matter what develops in the future- this amount of care shown is important ya know?

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Art and comic from Jojo @linkeduniverse au :)))

[liriostigre]

If praying has ever worked for any of you, can you please pray that Jeremy comes back home. He ran away a few days ago and I'm heartbroken

[octopuspot]

When you accidentally support your new friend’s tyrannical ways and they reward you by putting you in a silly outfit 😀

Based Yuuria’s outfit off of concept art by Mary Blair under the cut 🫶

They’re so cute and goofy I had no choice but to draw her as a card soldier lol

[ineed-to-sleep]

*me immediately after going through a terrifying and traumatic experience* haha yeah I guess it was rough but I'm fine now like I'm totally chill. It was kinda funny actually if you think about it

[some-pers0n]

I don't get people who hate any member of the Jade Winglet. All they did was be traumatized teens who learned to be themselves with their friends what did they do

[rowanisawriter]

going through all the stages of grief today lmao!! whatever im gonna play video game now!!

[leavemetoplaythesims]

finally made my stardew farmer and haley (her wife)

also their baby!

[zinzabee]

Red made this precious video the other day and I couldn't help but think of the first time Hannah is introduced to her cousins after being adopted. She would be the type of kid to be so super excited on the way over, but as soon as they get there and she's in front of everyone, she just freezes up from social anxiety.

I'm sure the kids would make her feel welcome & comfortable by the end of the visit, though!

Yummi belongs to @rednleaf | Ammi belongs to @sha-biest | August belongs to @star-sparkler | Sofia belongs to @starrcrossroser

[deoidesign]

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[evignonita]

goddamn why is nervous so gen z now. bro is EDGY and use the phone ALL day

[frankiebirds]

sorry i know most people think it's a nice funny moment but i do Not get jj being so apprehensive about letting spencer babysit henry at the end of 7x16 😭 ill admit some of this is headcanon but i think it's reasonable extrapolation from canon: spencer was a lot more independent than most children from ages ten and on, and also functioned as a caregiver himself a lot of that time. he's not incompetent. obviously i get that being an independent and parentified kid doesnt necessarily mean youre going to be a good babysitter but the "we don't trust spencer to take care of a toddler for a few hours" joke doesnt really land for me

especially because. why would jj make spencer her son's godfather if she doesn't trust him to babysit solo for a few hours? the role means different things to different people, especially nowadays as it's become more secular, but sometimes there's an expectation that the godparent will become the child's guardian should something happen to their parents. i mean, garcia is the godmother so it's not like he would be solo, but i just...don't get why you'd give a role like that to someone you don't trust to be around your child for a few hours?

(this is a writing problem to me, by the way. i could see jj forgetting spencer does actually have some experience in taking care of someone other than himself, but not trusting a godparent to babysit for a few hours is just illogical to me)

[good-beanswrites]

One more scene from Fuuta-Es convos with @waivyjellyfish for now :3 I liked exploring Es' post-canon mindset as an ex-murder investigator... Like my other drabble, I don't have the details worked out but Milgram is over and they're living at the Kajiyamas' now.

What Fuuta didn’t know wouldn’t hurt him.

It’s what Es told themself as they slipped into his clothes. They’d spotted the outfit at the bottom of Fuuta’s closet a few days ago, then decided to bide their time. With Fuuta and his sister downstairs having breakfast, there was a small window of opportunity now.  

Es stuck their arm through the red-striped sleeve. They still didn’t know what possessed them to put it on. 

Was it the appeal of something familiar? In a world devoid of all memories, they enjoyed the idea of putting on at least one outfit that they’d seen hundreds of times on their little music video screen. Is it possible to be comforted by someone else’s memories?

Was it old habits? They’d spent each trial doing anything and everything to feel closer to the prisoners. To take a peek into their minds. To step into their shoes. This was taking it a bit literally, they knew. Although everything was over and they had no reason to connect so deeply to any of the prisoners, Es couldn’t get away from the duty they’d obsessed over for so long.

Maybe it was just their troublesome curiosity, always driving them forward. There was a small part of them that hungered for more information, no matter the reason. They were perfectly aware that putting on Fuuta’s red and blue tracksuit would probably offer them absolutely nothing new, but they had to try. Something might be revealed to them, and they needed to know. 

Es stood in front of the full length mirror. They turned one way. They turned the other way. They shifted their arms. They cocked their head.

Sure enough, nothing. 

They took note of the little details. It was a little big on them, (though  it wouldn’t take them long to catch up to Fuuta’s size). It was neither fashionable nor tacky. The material wasn’t exactly comfortable, but at least it felt warm.

But, did it make them feel any closer to Fuuta?

They contemplated a moment, thinking of all that he may have done in the outfit. There were so many classes these pants had walked to, so many arcade coins that these pockets had held. Es wondered if his friends ever nudged the shoulders of the jacket playfully. Maybe they weren’t the type. It had probably seen it’s share of all nighters. And also lazy days spent in bed, or sick days laid up on the couch.

They puffed their chest out, thinking of the confidence Fuuta may have had wearing this. They pulled the hood over their hair. It had likely seen just as much as his hesitance. How many times had he sunk into the thick material for an escape? Or was there an opposite effect – did he feel so comfortable in this that he could commit murder?

Es stared at themself.

There came some shuffling out in the hall. Before Es could move, Fuuta was shouting to his sister and bursting into the room.

“Will you get out of my fucking hair if I bring it to you right –” he froze. “Now...”

Es, too, was frozen in place, their eyes wide. 

“I-I’m sorry.” They started unzipping the jacket. “I saw it and… I didn’t mean to –”

“ – It’s fine,” Fuuta muttered. He waved his hand dismissively. He started shuffling things around in his desk drawer, angling his head down, out of sight. His voice was strained, though it wasn’t as angry as Es had been expecting. “It’s not like I’m ever gonna wear it again.”

Es carefully folded the jacket over their arm. “I wasn’t trying to bring up the past. I was just…” What had they been doing? 

“I said it’s fine.” 

“I know it’s not.”

“You don’t know anything. Wear it every day for all I care. I was just gonna toss it.”

“You still can. Or, I can.”

“Nah.” Fuuta retrieved what he was looking for. He paused in the doorway, taking one last look over his shoulder. “Looks better on you, anyway.”

Es straightened in surprise as he left. They took another look in the mirror. They allowed themself a small smile. They might have undersold how comfortable it was.

Now that they were thinking of it, they did look pretty cool… Maybe that was all there was to it.

[skunkes]

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[monsterroonio]

more surface Rood because I am obsessed with them. They're so emotionally stunted its crazy