You said I'm the love of your life You're the loss of my life

It all feels a little too familiar, doesn't it?

Ray when he has to chase everyone else around the stage to put his head on their shoulder: Where Is My Kisses From Bandmates??? Where Is My Snuggles And Cuddles That I Crave So Dearly. You Are Cruel And Unjust Friends And I Am Going To Scream

There are quotes that the Leverage Team is defined by. And it's something I hadn't realized until I was reading a quote that I wrote down. (I'm not sure yet what quote defines Harry and Breanna-so their gonna be excluded... unless of course you who reads this know! Please add!)

So far this is what I have;

Nate: "Your an honest man."

Sophie: "When you can't tell the truth, tell *a* truth."

Parker: "I'm not crazy!"

Hardison: "It's okay to grow up, realize you aren't the person you used to be."

Eliot: "Because you were suppose to."

I know it's silly- but each of these quotes define them in someway. (Obviously.) And I know I could be wrong- but each of these quotes tells them about their personality in a way I don't think most people realize.

At the beginning, Nate has only ever been an honest man. He knows only of the crimes because he's chased these people around the world. Always ready to catch them. He doesn't know how to be a criminal. At least- not at first. As the series progresses though- he learns the appeal of crimes. He understands what his dad loved about having a certain control and plan. Nate was a good, honest man. And even at the end of the series- he still was, even if he was a criminal.

Sophie has spent years telling *a* truth. Just not the truth. She's a well versed in playing her cards and knowing when people have reached their limit. That's her con- telling people exactly what they want to hear- or at least enough to get through it. Her life is full of lies- but what she tells people is the truth. Even if it's not the truth.

Parker has (had) a reputation of being crazy. Jumping off buildings, learning to steal cars and how to drive them, and she says the wildest of things. She lives in a warehouse (and probably other weird places.) Yet, Parker isn't crazy. Really she's not, she's just an adult who had to grow up. She watched her brother die, spent years in and out of foster homes. Learned how to steal to survive. All she really wants is to be seen and to be a child. And that's what the team gives her. The team not only gives her a family- but a chance to be a child. They don't criticize her for her love of Christmas or Santa. Yeah, sure they panic when she goes to a Chocolate festival alone- but they don't really chastise her for being hyper. Nate doesn't even reprimand her for poking Eliot. They allow her to be a child- she got her childhood to back.

Hardison has only ever been one thing; A geek. He's hacked countries, banks, corporations. He's a foster kid- who got the better end of the stick. Yet knows that not everyone is so lucky. Since joining the team; there are days where he wishes he could do more. And he tries- and he certainly is way over his head. And I think that's why Eliot and Parker's relationship/friendship is SO important. Unlike Nat and Sophie, Eliot and Parker keep him level headed. Eliot calls him out in a way that doesn't hurt his spirit, but his will. Parker reminds him that it's okay to not know things and his mistakes are important. It's a base to fall on. Hardison grows a lot through the series and he learns to lean on the team.

Eliot has a broken heart and I think that is something people don't really consider. He tries his hardest to improve. He knows he has blood on his hands and ever since then- he has tried to wash it off. I know I've mentioned this before multiple times; but Eliot is a Teddy Bear. He's soft, gentle, and kind. And maybe Damien Monreau took that from him for a while- and when he got out from under him- he slowly got that back. So here he is, trying to do what others won't do. That quote I mentioned? He was talking to a dirty cop. Cops are suppose to save people. Their suppose to care for people, protect them. That cop didn't and it fell on Eliot to protect those people- because the cops weren't doing their job. It breaks my heart- knowing that Eliot thinks he has to fix the injustice by himself.

I know there is more quotes that define their personalities- but for me those fit perfectly. Let me know if you agree/disagree. I'm always wanting to know what y'all think.

The new Good Omens looks great!

inspired by this poll

Careful Tim!! Your free will is an illusion!!!

Brachium probably

MONKEY MAN (2024)

*you opening the love letter* what does your damijon look like, pls pls pls pls pls pls pls, i know it would be so cute, i just know it 🙏🙏🙏

here you go! thank you for the ask, this was a lot of fun to do! they're working on a case together ^^

anyone else ever think about that scene in episode 7 of sophomore year when ragh found out his mom is dead but she isnt really dead her consciousness was in another body, and he started saying "do all our hugs count? it wasnt her real body but they count right?" and then fig hugs the gem her dad is trapped in and goes "IS THIS NOT A HUG?" and ragh hugs HER and they all start crying and adaine says my "parents never hugged me" and kristen just goes "i hold trackers hand quietly"

anyways i miss fantasy high sophomore year gang

#work of art

presenting, for your viewing torture pleasures: the last scene of season 2 with Love of My Life by Queen playing in the background

"Kuina's death is ridiculous" yes! That's the point! You do realize that falling down the stairs is a way of showing Zoro how fragile human lives are, right? You are aware that the point of Kuina's character is the unfairness of the world towards women in comparison to the privileges men have, like living in itself and fulfilling their dreams, right? You know that Kuina's death is "ridiculous and dumb" because it's meant to show that even the strongest person Zoro knew could die from something so little, right? You understand that the value Zoro gives to life is fucking immense, right? Right?? You realize Zoro can't seek revenge because nobody took her away from him and now the only thing he can do is become the world's greatest swordsman to avenge her death, right? You get that Zoro's character is an atheist because he doesn't believe in anyone and he can only rely on himself when it comes to Kuina's sudden death, right? You are aware that sometimes people die in the simplest of ways and that doesn't make them weak because death doesn't discriminate, right? You know that all of these things are what make Zoro's character so interesting and important, right? Right??? You know, right?

Well, of course you fucking don't because if you knew you wouldn't be saying her death is ridiculous <3

she's right and she should say it rebecca ferguson for dune: part two (2024)

i keep thinking about hobbies and how i often spill over myself to pick up new ones. i have adhd, i end up trying something for like a month and then just getting far enough in it that i move on, satisfied.

and that should be fine; but it's never fine.

i am a pretty decent artist; but i can't just make art for my dnd campaign, i should be selling dnd maps and character designs and scene setting pieces. i can't just make my friends matching earrings, i need to get an etsy and ship them internationally and take bulk orders. i make pretty good props and decorations and use them to throw my friends parties - but i should be running a party planning business and start taking paying clients and networking and putting my skills to actual use.

for some reason, i never figured out the specifics of pottery. it was a fun class and i enjoyed myself - and still, i'm embarrassed, years later, that i put in all that useless effort. everything i make has to be stunning. stellar. i should have applied myself more. maybe i'm too lazy. maybe i'm broken and selfish and needy. actually creative people would have kept going; they would be bettering themselves at every possible opportunity.

we find ourselves in this trap, even accidentally: we need to commodify our time, because it is a commodity. if we spend our efforts and our time not earning, isn't that the same thing as burning free money? and god forbid you ever take up a hobby that ends up being more expensive than you thought. you sit in your car and you look at the receipt and in your head you hear a conversation that isn't even happening - your mom or your friend or your partner all saying oh great. not this shit again. it's always something with you, and it never actually means anything.

i have realized this horrible thing, recently - i'll get excited to start a project, pick up a new hobby. and then i just... stop myself. i start thinking about the amount of time it will take, and how it'll look in my monthly budget. what if i can't even produce a good enough final product. sure, it's exciting to think about how i could make my friend her own custom dice. but i'm just polluting the earth if i don't get it right. better not bother. better not try.

restless, i get caught in the negative space. the feeling that oh god, i want to create. and that horrible sense - yeah, but i don't have the time to just put to waste.