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vakariaan · 2 years

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I feel like I’m losing my mind right now doing a drug deal with Chrissy Cunningham, the Queen of Hawkins High.

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lunar-years · 2 months

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i'm still very sad they didn't do anything at all in season 3 with the Nate & Roy dynamic they'd been building off in the background for the first two seasons, because the layers there were really fascinating.

Starting with like, Roy being the only one to vocally and actively stand up for Nate in season one. At the time I think Nate was appreciative, but I think in hindsight, (rightly or wrongly) it quickly morphs into this mindset that Roy is sort of patronizing and has long viewed him as this weak thing in need of protecting. It feels (in Nate's mind), like Roy swept in to play the savior when it convinced him, but even that was based more around his hatred of Jamie than it was about liking Nate. And we see Nate later think himself proven correct in that thinking after he kisses Keeley and confesses and Roy...barely reacts. Roy, who is furious and angry about everything and everyone every day of his life, is suddenly like "Oh it's fine" when Nate has kissed his girlfriend. Nick Mohammed's commentary that Nate actively saw that as a micro-aggression was so fascinating and makes a lot of sense.

Then you have Roy, who did see season one Nate as someone to protect, but then was also driven to his best performance on the pitch during his final season by Nate's no-bullshit speech before the Everton game. That scene is so effective because it's such a jarring departure for the entire team from how they've previously viewed Nate, and it works for Roy especially because Roy respects people who don't give in to the intimidation he's constantly goading them with and instead tells it to him straight, no words minced (this is why Roy gets along so well with people like Rebecca, Keeley, and Ted, and why the breakthrough moment with Jamie is Jamie calling him out at the gala, etc.). I think there IS a part of Roy that doesn't respect Nate in season 1, which is why he later reacts how he does to Nate's kiss with Keeley, and it's a mindset he's vindicated by when Nate turns on Ted. But that also gets all mixed up with moments like the Everton, with the evidence of Nate being such a good strategist that Roy later finds himself deeply envious of after becoming a coach himself.

During the time they are both coaching together, there's a dynamic there where they both (I think) believe the other person doesn't take them seriously, and it's rooted in a little bit of truth (on both sides!!) that's then wildly exacerbated by their own insecurities. Like, Nate is intimated by the fact that Roy is this rich famous hotshot publicly beloved, so that it feels way out of Nate's league to even be interacting with him. At the same time, he also thinks Roy is a bit of an asshole who doesn't see him as a threat because he doesn't take him seriously, and is (fairly) offended by it. Meanwhile, Roy is intimated by Nate because Nate is so clearly so intelligent, which I think is something Roy is insecure about in general, given his own education being superseded early on by football. He sees Nate as being a more adequate coach than himself because of this. But he also thinks Nate is spineless and whatever respect he had for him (fairly) dissolves completely after Nate goes to the press about Ted.

So it's like, this messy mixture where they both have something the other desperately wants but they can't see at all why the other would possibly be envious of them due to their own insecurities. They are, imo, the two most insecure people on the show in completely different ways. They hate themselves far more than they hate each other, yet they displace the weight of that feeling onto each other; Roy by treating Nate with indifference and Nate by dismissing Roy in his head as an asshole hotshot whose had a great life handed to him and doesn't even appreciate it, whereas Nate has to fight tooth and nail to find success. And it all boils down to them not understanding one another while also having a lot in common under the surface.

Anyway, I think it would be super interesting to see how their friendship or even just their relationship as coworkers develops after season 3, as they both make active attempts at overcoming their insecurities and doing better by themselves and each other.

#ted lasso #roy kent #nate shelley #ted lasso meta #been thinking about this a lot this morning for some reason!#the juicy bit is. They are both RIGHT in thinking the other doesn't respect them. at least a little.#and part of the lack of respect IS because of Roy's ego and Nate thinking of himself as twice as smart as Roy with half the payoff for it #roy is full of himself nate is deeply bitter and it results in unfairly thinking of the other as lesser in some way #but there are also real and valid reasons they lack respect for the other too. rooted in their respective bad actions #ie. nate going to trent roy's microaggressions at nate #and acknowledging why the other might not like them for THOSE reasons gets a little too close to home #as to why they don't like /themselves #so it's easier to just be like roy doesn't like me because he's an asshole. nate doesn't like me because he'd spineless and weak.#idk if that makes sense of if i'm just rambling at this point but like. TRUST ME.#it's a fascinating dynamic.#Nate haters don’t interact this is coming from a place of love for two flawed imperfect characters <3

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marzipanandminutiae · 3 months

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[flirting] babygirl I used to be soooooo abnormal about Swan Queen

#ouat #swan queen #never forget #fuck dude it would have been so good #and then they had to jump the shark with the Frozen and the dressing Emma like a Stepford wife #and the trying to execute a Bad Boy/Badass Lady dynamic but so clumsily that it just came off- to me -as Awesome Woman Settles For Loser #I'm not getting back into the ship wars and I no longer hate c@ptain sw@n for being 'ProblematicTM'#but I still personally found the writing weak and the concept ill-handled

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thal-ent · 10 months

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Idk if it's relatable, but they are very dear to me and I'm holding them softly.

#thal talk #mashwood #vashwood #vashmeryl #stryfewood #trigun stampede #tristamp #trigun #i'm weak for dynamics like that trio okay #They're just.... so cute

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earlgodwin · 5 months

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"Prince to you, not a brother."

#i'm going insaneeeee #cesare at first corrected alfonso when he called him 'brother' by clapping back with 'brother-in-law'#but when alfonso revealed that he's aware that cesare killed his //real// brother juan... he suddenly went all 'brother!!' at alfonso lol #the deliberate use of brother to manipulate him hoping to dissuade him from exposing the truth about juan's death. the strategy though!!#it's so funny help the borgia is truly a sitcom #that being said. i never liked how they juxtaposed juan with alfonso because alfonso lacked juan's charm wit and charisma #at least juan and cesare had great chemisty and dynamic thanks to david and francois!#like if anything...they both loved lucrezia in different ways and met their ends at the hands of cesare #alfonso loved lucrezia purely innocently and genuinely cared for her but he was too weak to be involved in the family's business #juan loved lu in his own twisted ways as he deeply loved her yet acted out of jealousy and pettiness she ended up hating him #juan borgia #cesare borgia #alfonso of aragon #the borgias #theborgiasedit #perioddramaedit #francois arnaud #periodedits #tvedit #by jen

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mushiemadarame · 10 months

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⇢ Saint Paramee Mahatthanadul as Jaab (Step by Step, 2023, EP09)

#step by step the series #step by step #step by step jaab #saint paramee mahatthanadul #saint paramee #bibidi bobidi bu #i liked him a whole lot this episode i'm so weak for his sibling dynamic with jeng

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bachirasbodyguard · 1 year

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I think the interaction between Kaiser and Isagi at the end of chapter 203 is very important and foreshadows how Isagi and Kaiser's (and Ness') relationships will change soon. Especially since Kaiser had to admit that Isagi outplayed him at the end of the BM v MSC game, and Ness' following freakout. Look at this panel of Kaiser holding ness by his hair, essentially making him bow down:

We've seen Kaiser do this on multiple occasions.

When Isagi loses consciousness, there is this (in my opinion) very significant panel of Kaiser simultaneously releasing Ness and grabbing Isagi's hair in the same exact way.

I see it as a sort of crude metaphor for exchange that makes believe think Kaiser will try to replace Ness with Isagi, who has now proven more interesting to Kaiser. Not just to entertain himself or act on any other sort of personal feelings he has towards Isagi, but, most importantly, to put him in his place (the same way Kaiser has Ness under his thumb).

This is idea is further established simply by how the last panel is framed:

Isagi, no matter the circumstance and how you put it, is on his knees in front of Kaiser.

Remember this?

He finally really has. While it happened probably not how Kaiser had envisioned, he still has Isagi kneeling in front of him, proving his superiority as the player who endured.

But Kaiser did have to admit his (small, but nevertheless) defeat, and knowing how prideful he is, that must have been a blow. That makes be believe that he will be working very hard to somehow get Isagi on his side and crush him into submission the same way he has with Ness.

#annnyywayyyyy #It's just driving me crazy how. Kaiser ordered him to kneel and after how hard Isagi worked to not fall into Kaiser's little shcemes and #not show any weakness he did #DRIVING ME CRAZYYY #i'm in love with the dynamic Kaiser/Ness/Isagi have between them. i think their relationship is very interesting #Also I can't tell if Ness is like. in love with kaiser or really into s&m and this secretly gets him off or is just a sad little german bo #or all of those combined #maybe he's about to go full on Joker and shoot kaiser #anywayy #watch me be proven wrong next chapter like a clown probably #blue lock #isagi yoichi #michael kaiser #alexis ness #mine

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darcania · 3 months

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Rosie n' Charlie's interactions gave me Miss Kitty n' Tanya vibes and I will not expand on this.

#“I'm in danger but the danger is a nonchalant motherly figure.”#I'm just weak for this dynamic tbh #spoilers #Hazbin Hotel spoilers #hazbin hotel #charlie morningstar #rosie #hazbin rosie #hazbin charlie

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hyperkitten224 · 1 month

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I love showtime! (makes the most platonic portrayal of the ship ever)

#the amazing digital circus #amazing digital circus #tadc #pomni #caine #tadc showtime #showtime ship #I mean. it's probably Caine x Pomni???#I like the platonic version of the ship but if you guys wanna tag it as romantic go ahead I'm physically incapable of stopping you #I just think the dynamic is fun and funny and interesting #proper proportions are for the weak and are a symbol of the devil /j #hyper drew this

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laundrybiscuits · 2 years

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(wait for the season to come back to me tag | 1 | 2 | 3)

“Okay, so when you say you were a monster, what do you mean?” asks Robin.

“Ah-ah-ah, pay attention, Buckley. This is important.” Eddie kicks up his feet, arms stretched across the back of the couch. “I am a monster. Present tense.”

“What kind of monster?” Robin’s voice is very even, but Steve can see the way she’s gone still.

“It’s funny,” says Eddie. “Harrington hasn’t asked a single question about that.”

Robin gives Steve a look. It’s not hard to guess what she’s thinking. She’s not wrong, but—it’s just seemed so much more important to show Eddie the photos, in case it might make Eddie smile. He'd just wanted to get Eddie to stick around a little longer. It had seemed important.

“So, here’s the rundown,” says Eddie. He’s still leaning back, eyes half-lidded, but his voice has sharpened to something firmer and more authoritative. “I’m basically a vampire. The labcoats gave me some kind of fancy official scientific name, but I drink blood and fly, so they can suck my undead balls. Animal blood’s okay to keep me going, but I need a hit of human every so often or things get funky. I’ve got a hookup at St. Joseph’s, which is why I’m in this damn city at all. Um, what else…oh, sunlight’s not great for me. I’m a bona fide card-carrying creature of the shadows now.”

“Shit,” says Steve. “Wait, where are you staying during the daytime? Is it safe?”

Eddie stares at him. “That’s your next question? What the fuck, Harrington.”

“Hey, hi, I have questions,” says Robin. “This St. Joe’s hookup, what exactly is he giving you? How did you find this guy? Have you ever killed anyone? How worried should we be?”

“Well, the answer to that last question is complicated.” Eddie winks at her, grinning. “But don’t worry, Buckley, I’m not gonna eat you.”

“Uh, good,” Robin snaps. “You’re not exactly my type, Eddie.”

“Oh!” Eddie clutches at his chest, draping himself over the side of the couch. “The heartbreak, the agony, how will I ever recover. ‘Tis a mortal wound, Lady Robin.”

“So where are you staying during the daytime?” Steve asks again.

Eddie sits up. There’s some fluff in his hair, because they don’t clean their couch basically ever. “There’s an empty building around Logan Square, think it used to be a hairdresser's or something. I just need somewhere with cover during the day, so I’ve been camping out in the back room. I’ve got—they’re giving me, like, an allowance as long as I come back in for testing every month, but it turns out it’s kinda complicated to rent a place when you legally don’t exist.”

“Stay here,” Steve says instantly. “You should stay here.” He glances at Robin to double-check it’s okay, but she’s already nodding.

“Yeah, Eddie, don’t squat in abandoned buildings. But first tell us some more about your secret blood dealer at St. Joe’s, because I think we need to have a house discussion before we start storing bodily fluids in the fridge.”

———

Despite his best intentions, it’s been a long day, and Steve starts nodding off around midnight while Robin peppers Eddie with endless questions.

He swims halfway back to consciousness at the low rumble of Eddie’s voice. It’s coming from above him, and he muzzily realizes that his head is on Eddie’s lap. Good. At least Eddie can’t leave without Steve noticing.

“So…don’t take this the wrong way.”

“Eddie, nothing good has ever followed that phrase in the history of the world.”

“I just wanna know. It seems like Steve’s…like you’re doing a little better than Steve, with like, me coming back and all.”

Robin makes a considering noise. Steve can picture the exact face she’s making. He stays very still and keeps his breathing slow and deep.

“It’s not that I didn’t…I think by the time everything went down, back then, I already hated Hawkins. I already knew I wanted to get out and see how much more I could learn about the world. Steve was still hanging onto this whole idea of being normal, you know? He still wanted to stay in Hawkins, raise a family, do all the shit his parents did.”

“Sure,” says Eddie. “Not exactly a surprise.”

“Right, but, the thing is…he would’ve been so, so miserable. I thought exactly the same thing as you when I met him: that he was just another dumbass who peaked in high school and didn’t have the freaking imagination to want anything more than pep rallies and a nice house. But Steve’s not like that at all.”

“I’m starting to see that,” says Eddie softly. His hand ghosts over Steve’s head.

“Yeah.” Robin sounds like she’s smiling. “He’s kind of a weirdo. Anyway, with everything that went down over that Spring Break, I think he finally realized that Hawkins was just a shitty small town in the middle of nowhere, and that if things had gone a little differently for him, he might’ve been Jason Carver himself.”

“Who? Oh right, the basketball guy.”

Robin laughs, still kind of quietly. “Hot tip: don’t say his name around Steve. I think he, like, embodies everything that Steve hates about Hawkins now. Steve totally blames him for your…you know. What happened to you.”

“Shit.” There’s a rustle as Eddie leans back. “That week really made an impact, huh.”

“Honestly, if it weren’t for you—like, if Vecna had picked some other random victims, I think Steve would still be in Hawkins, married to some former prom queen and hating his life. I mean, obviously what happened fucked me up too, but it didn’t completely reroute my life the way it did with him. For me, you coming back is like, a big deal and amazing and great and also completely crazy. But it's like, an event, you know? It's something new that's happening. For Steve, it’s like one of the most defining moments of his life is suddenly getting a sequel.”

“Glad I could contribute to his character development,” says Eddie.

“I mean, yeah? So did I? And he contributed to mine, too. That’s just…meeting people. That’s just letting people matter to you.”

“I’m not mad about it, Buckley, christ. It’s just weird to think about, that’s all.”

“Yeah, well, I’ve been platonic roommates with Steve Harrington for like eight years now, and you’re a vampire. I don’t think any of us really know how life’s going to go.”

Eddie hums in agreement, petting Steve’s head a little more. Steve lets himself sink back down into sleep, safe and warm and known.

#steddie #fic: wait for the season to come back to me #vampire eddie munson #might have to get this up on ao3 soon #I probably should not be writing as much as I've been lately tbh #my irl responsibilities are slightly in shambles #but I'm so weak for the concept of confronting images that other people have of you #what I'm trying to get at here isn't EXACTLY a parasocial relationship but it bears some notable similarities #and I just love leaning into the inherent messiness of that dynamic

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your-zipper-is-down · 4 months

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The way Billy reacts, as if having a revelation.

The way Tella doesn't even believe they stand a chance, but he believes in Billy. He knows it is a doomed mission but still will never leave his side.

(Because he's not strong enough to stop him, to carry his burden. He only... can stand by his side until their end)

#undead unluck #uu spoilers #BillyTella #he doesn't care for anything anymore. just ✨ him ✨#This was the moment I started to ship them #I'm just- weak for this dynamic vsjshsjs #it is healthy? No #but i love it #uu billy #billy alfred #uu Tella #chapter 87

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scribe-of-hael · 4 months

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TALE AS OLD AS TIME

this is my ship dynamic lmao

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cryingatships · 5 months

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Ok but have you imagined sub!Alan with dom!Jeff? Alan getting edged by Jeff till he's crying and begging Jeff to just let him cum? Jeff tying him down and just having his way with that man for as long as he wants, all the while Alan pleads Jeff to let him touch, too? Service top!Alan being all obedient for his boy (I read somewhere that Jeff is an omega apparently? That would make it spicier yum. Omegas domming their alphas >>>>>)

Like the dynamic of it is *so* good, why have you never imagined it?

Also they're stable partners at this point (oooh maybe they're husbands?? Ik Alan would want to tie that boy down, he'll talk about getting old and wanting to settle down while Jeff stares at him in his signature disbelieving deadpan style but eventually he'll give in. He still wouldn't believe how he's said 'yes' just like that but he'll be happy too. Even if he doesn't show it. Little tsundere hehe)

#pit babe the series #alanjeff #alan x jeff #jeffalan #it feels to wrong to write the name jeff like this >:( but alas the writing must go on >:)#pit babe #i love their dynamic hehehehe #and i'm weak for established relationships so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#i must give myself what the show wouldn't give me that is married alanjeff u.u

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crowbjection · 6 months

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Astarion getting attached to Gale is so cute. He will be like "you foolish wizard, you're the most insufferable and self-centered man I've ever met, and I can't stand your hero-complex and this endless blabbering of yours..." and then in the same breath "no, but seriously... you're perfect and sweet and everything I love in this entire world, don't you ever leave my side."

#crow caws #bloodweave still living strong in my brain #i'm weak for their dynamic

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barghest-arts · 5 months

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Make sure to thank your healers properly 😇

#my art #I'm so weak for healer/fighter dynamic

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stardustedknuckles · 9 months

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You guys know that sometimes lesbians exist and they're not butch or femme right. Like it's important to me that you understand that it's of no interest to many of us to subscribe to a sub-gender any more than it is for a regular one. Sometimes we just live here. Very often, lesbian itself is the gender. There are a lot more of us than you think.

#Butch and femme are beautiful for sure #I am particularity weak for butch #But also some of us just Live Here and we're not doing performative gender roles within the dynamic and that's beautiful too #Also in before anyone accuses me of not knowing what I'm talking about:#I'm very aware that b/f isn't simply recreating traditional dynamics and it's a whole subculture #But nice dichotomy idiot etc

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