flint fascinates me bc he comes off as rlly polite and kind
but also. not really. at all
they apologize often and it seems like they try to be nice to others, but then u look deeper and take into account different details
one of the biggest things abt flint that gets overlooked is that he likes drama .
i dont think liking drama itself is bad, why else do we have reality tv shows yk. but i think they actively indulge in it and one of the biggest things that points to this for me is how they treat the satellite investors
he seems to talk bad about them behind their backs, then can't handle the comeuppance of cosmo yelling at him.
this is further implied with cosmo saying they're "goin' around spreadin' lies", meaning flint does actively talk shit on what might be a regular basis. and flint saying "oh, no, I shouldn't have said that" implies FURTHER that they KNOW they're gonna get yelled at for it but continue to do it anyway with the hope cosmo wont find out. like hes not sorry for doing it, only sorry for getting caught.
cosmo gets HEAVILY neglected both in the community as a whole and whenever flint is brought up even though they have a really interesting and honestly hilarious dynamic (but thats for another post..)
whenever cosmo DOES get brought up in the context of he and flints relationship, people defend flint and blame cosmo for being "mean" to him. but tbh, i think cosmo has a fair point in this particular text. Flint can talk all he wants, but at the end of the day can't handle the consequences of it and lacks the confidence to put his foot down. He's a follower, not a leader (unlike cosmo, who flint looks up to canonically. WHICH NO ONE TALKS ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!)
flint also seems to have an interesting habit of apologizing even though he actively and intentionally attacks the toons right after
which i think is interesting. i think it's just a habit of his to say sorry when he knows he's doing/has done something wrong (especially bc he doesnt like facing the consequences), even if hes not actually sorry. Considering this is the same person who claims they like setting toons on fire, i dont think any of these apologies are sincere:
speaking of not being able to handle the consequences, when flint does get defeated by toons, there's a line that sticks out.
Specifically the "i'll be back" feels vengeful. Like he takes the defeat personally, and doesn't want to give up because it makes him feel weak and he wants to come out on top.
something else i find interesting and almost jarring in flint's dialogue is some of their Power Trip dialogue:
this dude is incredibly power hungry. he craves confidence and the ability to be a leader, given how he looks up to cosmo and is drawn to graham, who also appears confident.
speaking of graham, i think it's important to note that earlier, when flint was talking shit abt the satellite investors, he was saying that specifically to graham, who encourages flint not to "let people walk all over him".
graham encourages flint to feel more confident, which is not inherently a bad thing. confidence is great! and its something flint deserves. but i think there's an issue with how they choose to express this "confidence" on the rare occasions they do.
shown throughout this post, flint's way of trying to be confident is being power hungry, talking shit, and fighting toons . i think it's pretty clear that flint has been walked all over in the past and present, and it's caused them to become shy and a bit of a doormat. which he clearly doesn't like (more evidence of this is the fact that he explicitly dislikes belittling.)
and on the rare occasions when they're "allowed" to be confident, they proceed to belittle OTHERS, like toons. in a lot of their dialogue, they come off as condescending towards the toons, even if it's pretty awkward.
i think Flint deserves to feel confident, but the way they go about it is unhealthy. They've clearly been treated like a doormat and is fed up with it, and it seems like they lash out as a result. I think he has a good and genuine heart, but he almost comes off as bitter due to being walked all over constantly. its rlly interesting to dive into flint's flaws and the way they act due to their desperation for confidence, something they really lack.
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It’s Sunday morning, and the apartment is quiet.
Neil had gone running earlier, long before Andrew had gotten out of bed. He’d come back sweating and gasping for air, exiling himself to the shower as soon as he’d kicked off his shoes. Their bed was empty, he’d heard footsteps in the kitchen and assumed Andrew was awake.
Twenty minutes later, he’s dried off and dressed in fresh clothes. The smell of coffee hangs faintly in the air, beckoning him into the kitchen, but Neil gets caught halfway there between the hallway and the living room.
Tucked into a sunny corner between their bookshelf and the armchair is Andrew, sitting cross-legged on the floor with King in his lap. He’s wearing Neil’s baggy sweater and his own wool socks, his black rim glasses slipping down the end of his nose.
He doesn’t seem to notice Neil, or perhaps he’s too focused on the book he’s reading to bother looking up. His hair shines golden in the morning sun, the smattering of freckles on his nose visible from even here. Neil knows he’s staring, but he can’t help it. Can’t help but stare at this version of Andrew; comfortable and warm and softer than Neil has ever seen him before.
Neil loves him.
It’s not a revelation, not really, but more of a quiet knowing. A slow boil, simmering on the back of his mind until the kettle finally sings. Neil loves Andrew, and has for years.
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martin: will I lose my job if I fuck the head archivist
elias, gobsmacked that martin would speak so directly: um… no?? wh—
martin: okay. good. *turns to leave*
elias: martin? martin! come back here or I’ll tell jon what you just said
martin, looking him dead in the eyes: he would never believe you *walks away*
elias, to himself: what… the fuck
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So, question
Which is your favourite version of Springtap?
i mean i like all versions of him tbh but design wise his original design is peak (if you've been following me long enuff u prolly also know that i like fern and starbs' springtraps a lot skdjfskjdf)
character wise idrk. im privy ta springtraps that love their children and are crazy but in a logical sort of way yanno. like the ones that slowly spiral inta madness due ta losing their children, their business, being springlocked etc. god i just. he contains multitudes. if i had any ideas at all id write a fic of just him existing as like a character study
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i saw the clip of mello finding out about matt's death from the news again and the cops were like "we're still trying to identify the suspect that was gunned down" and my immediate thought was haha good luck with that but now im thinking...
who is gonna identify OR claim him? mello is the only person who would and he died a few hours later. i bet there's no record of matt anywhere, being a wammy's kid and all, and like the only way anyone is gonna put two and two together is through halle.
if halle knew who matt was and that he worked with mello, then near would probably also know and claim him, but literally if she didn't know, which would make sense strategically on mello's side, matt would just be a rando that worked under mello for all anyone cares.
so now im sitting here wondering if there's a tombstone for matt somewhere out there and whether 'mail jeevas' is engraved on it.
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