#while donnie envies how well leo just seems to Understand people. his silver-tongue. his perceptiveness | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

qoldenskies · 2 days ago

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ive been thinkin about it today and ngl i am not personally interested in envy being a point of contention in leo and donnie's relationship unless it goes equally extreme on both sides, both of them yearning for the each other's particular confidence in their strengths while failing to understand completely that its just one big coping mechanism and not something that should be envied at all. not twins in the way that they complete each other and need the other to feel whole, but in the way that they always feel incomplete no matter what they do, always secretly undervaluing what they have already, and the other has everything they want to feel worthy as a person. i ESPECIALLY enjoy this dynamic if this is contrasted with them being extremely caring and supportive of each other even as they feel stuck in each other's shadows..... so much drama can be derived from the idea

#personal #hesitant to main tag. it will find my target audience anyway. heart #might try to gun for a dynamic like this in wwww. its just deeply compelling as a concept to me #leo envying donnie's intelligence and resourcefulness. his solid ''role'' in the family #the fact that he always seems to belong. he always has something to do. he's Important #while donnie envies how well leo just seems to Understand people. his silver-tongue. his perceptiveness #maybe donnie has a role but he struggles with feeling like an outcast outside of it #he understands machines and he communicates through them. people are harder #leo just seems to Get It. he can even convince people he cares even when he actually doesnt lol #and i like the idea of both of them being genuinely OFFENDED at the other's buried insecurities #because dont they understand how much they WANT that??? that strength???#and its a miscommunication that i find more interesting than them just naturally covering each other's weak points #works with how emotionally constipated they both are too

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