actually i do want to make this a post. it’s so interesting to think about harry from other people’s perspectives, especially if they’re people who were around him before martinaise. because the thing about harry is: he’s a spectacle. there is not a single person left to him who genuinely *cares*. but there are people who take an interest for interest’s sake. harry is the car crash that people can’t look away from, and it’s such a rich lens to view him through.
let’s exclude jean, judit and trant because there’s already enough you can say about them as the sole remaining members of the major crimes unit. think of the other officers who worked at the 41st. whether they worked in c-wing with him or not, they were exposed to him. they had to be around him in some capacity. as a lieutenant, he was “responsible” (i use that term loosely) for overseeing a number of subordinates under the rank system.
like put yourself in the shoes of a patrol officer at the 41st. you know harry as, in a word, unstable. a deeply unreliable man of extremes with alarmingly few personal attachments to keep him in check. he’s also practically untouchable as long as he keeps getting results, which he does, at a cost. so there’s never any point in formally complaining about him- he’s never going to be corrected or fired, so you just do one of the following: 1) keep your mouth shut (if you’re polite or playing it safe), 2) only bitch about him out of earshot (if you’ve got something to say but you’re nonconfrontational), 3) start shit with him but in a “playful” way that is secretly sincere (if you’re ballsy/have known him long enough), 4) or start shit with him for real (if you’re jean, or have a death wish).
and the thing about the last two of those options- *especially the 3rd, which seems to be the favorite of his fellow C-wingers*- you have to know him VERY WELL to pull it off without ostensibly getting your nose broken (or worse). you have to know his moods and his triggers and what exact cocktail of bullshit he’s displaying that day so you know where the line is for this particular shift. whoever figures it out first passes it along to everyone else- hey, you can fuck with him about dating today, but don’t bring up the drinking or last week’s case or he’ll go ballistic. and it’s just like... he’s a specimen. you may not know him on a personal heart-to-heart level, but you know him the way a zookeeper knows their tigers, or the way the falconer knows their hawk. you know when to feed and when to back away with your arms up. it doesn’t make things better, but it stops them getting worse. (for you, anyway).
then martinaise happens and if he comes back- his instability is still there, but it’s not the same. you don’t recognize the way he’s acting. maybe some things are not as bad as before, but all of it is different and it’s impossible to get a read on it. you have no idea how to approach him now, or if you should approach him at all. there’s a new layer to his unreliability and it’s somehow even scarier than before. there’s a tiny tiny calm in his storm, finally, and you don’t know when it’s going to break or what’s going to break it. you hear he’s finally actually kicking the booze and maybe you just scoff and move on, or maybe you let yourself root for him. really it all depends on how long you’ve known him, how many times you’ve seen him *try*. how sympathetic you are to his conditions and how patient of a person you are. how many times he’s hurt you (because that number is rarely going to be zero). no matter what, you’re going to be left wondering. you don’t know how much of him is gone. you don’t know how much is going to come back. you’re not sure how much of each you *want*.
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Eeee! The Lunar Dragon got tiny too!
What are the non-Dib reactions to this?
(Drawn by @redscorpiocat)
Curiosity: Awwww. Such a cute, and majestic, little thing
Andrés: Wow.... They're so small.
Camillaron squeals, as she scoops up and pulls Dib into a cuddle. This is mainly Coalette's doing, btw.
Malice Barbshard: Oh my, what happened here? The Dib dragon is so small now!
Mrs. TruffleBerre: Awwws, how cute!
Lora Smoothswirl: Now ain't that something? Seems like somebody cast a fun spell on Dib
Norah Potablette: Hehe, just look at my dear sibling! They are a cute baby dragon now!
Noel is the most excited to squeeze the baby Dib dragon in a hug!
Princess Nillacream: Awwww! Such a precious little dragon!- That's my sibling!
Gaia Screamsicle: Wow. Cute and cool! Right?!
Jeanette Vendella: Wow, that is so epic!!!
Keaton Peckpique: That is bizarre, sick- A lot of words, but... Our head hurts trying to figure out the right words... [It is loud in their head]
Miss Malt Shake: Aww.... So adorable
Tatiana DoubleBatter: So cute- and awesome!
Gianni Macchiato: Look at that. Such a sweet and tiny thing
Dropped-It Delphine: SO CUTE!!!!
Dalgona: Aww! Hmm... I wonder if baby dragons might bite people they like, like how I do
Idris: Oh my- What happened to Dib? Hahah! They are s'o thmol now!
Paradox: Well... It's cute, but what's the point in this?- REALLY?! Can't you appreciate anything?!?
Nalix: Well, I wonder who pulled this trickery on Dib, right? Hehe
Kaneko: Well, how cute!- GAH! They are just so precious!!!
Stella: AWWW!!! They're so tiny!
Dissonance: Heh. I wonder what you guys did to make him this small. They're not so tiny anymore!
Nabil: Hmm... Now, how did that happen exactly?- I don't know, but the end result is cute
[panting.... Still more non-Dib fusions....]
Charity Cremebleich: Oh wow, that's neat!
Thorina Oberweis: So. CUTE! They are so adorable!
Toni Crumblecomb: Aw! Just look at how they are looking at us. So cute!
Melanoplus Anbeißen: Awww. If there wasn't a sentient person behind that dragon, I'd keep them, haha!
Jesse Coldfoam: Hehe, awws!
Heidi Marshoni: Hahah! They are so cute, and so small!
Yellow Brick Road: Oh wow, that's some wicked magic they had cast on them! So cute though
Talia Spicefroth: Hmm~ So precious
Zenchie: Aww! That is so adorable and cool!
*faints*
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IM SORRY 💔💔😓😓 it’s surprisingly easy honestly, just repeat certain phrases or sayings eg: “Lovely ladies (or other non-specified genders)”, use emojis every other sentecnce but emojis like “😅😉💋😂” and speak extremely out of character. to be honest i know nothing about bsd but my friend does and she helped me craft the messages so that helped 😭😭 use this for if you ever want to.., anonymously be a porn bot i guess? DATTEBAYO! 👊😉
THIS IS SO FUNNY THANK YOU ANON FOR THE TIPS
this is a dangerous game tho anon,,, you can block people anonymously now I believe (I could be wrong but. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that somewhere)
I’m just astounded by how good you are at this xD
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