Maybe it's a 'study finds water is wet' type of thought, but
considering it's an action movie whose overall plot is "immortal warriors Fuck Shit Up™️", I think it's significant that in The Old Guard the thing that makes Copley pull red strings through his Murder Conspiracy Board and say "[Merrick] doesn't care what [Andy]'s done with [her immortality]" is the people they save, not the ones they kill
Most of the Conspiracy Board is him circling random newspaper headlines and faces on old photographs to (more or less realistically) follow the immortals' treck through the world and big historical events. Which is, in-canon, not much different than putting portraits from different centuries next to a picture of Keanu Reeves and saying "they look the same, clearly Reeves is an immortal!"
But then there are the connections. A little girl holding Joe's hand in WW1 becoming the youngest (and first) woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize for Medicine (suck it, Kozak). Or the grandchild of a family that Andy saved from [something] helping people escape from the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.
They are warriors. They have fought and been in the midst of countless wars, major or minor, throughout history. They must have killed as many people as they saved... and yet.
It's not them taking out a random warlord or dictator or rabidly hateful politician that has tangible repercussions in history. It's the children and families they get out of war zones, save from accidents, protect from natural disasters. People to whom they give a second chance at life, and grow to change the world (or even just their own world), like a mysterious stranger once changed theirs just by holding out a hand or patching a wound.
I don't know I just think it's particularly neat
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Omg omg what about some scenario or headcanons like Ik it’s pretty much not hard to make him jealous he’s already that just because someone looked at you. But imagine you two had a date planned and you waited at the location where you both agreed to meet up and then some guy just comes up to us while we waiting for Jason and starts flirting w us and trying to get our number while we clearly not interested.😭😭 tyyyyy💕
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As you sat on the steps outside 7/11, you looked around and took in the sights and sounds of the busy city. The neon lights from the convenience store sign flickered on and off, illuminating the sketchy spot where you and JD had chosen to meet. You tried not to get annoyed at how fashionably late JD was, but you couldn't help feeling a little impatient as you waited for him to arrive.
Suddenly, a sleazy voice rang out from behind you, causing you to jump. "Hey, pretty girl," the voice said as a man sat down next to you on the steps. "Why are you out here all alone~?"
The man sat beside you and you were taken aback by his unsettling gaze. He seemed harmless enough, but there was something about him that made your skin crawl. "I'm waiting for my boyfriend," you said, trying to sound confident.
“He should be here any second," you added, hoping to end the conversation quickly.
“well, if you ever want to talk to a man who won’t be late then you can call me” he suddenly grabbed your hand, pulling out a pen to write his number on your palm
“what are you-“ you try to pull your hand away, fight or flight kicking in as he tightens his grip on your wrist, making you feel trapped.
That's when it happened. The man suddenly fell forward, tumbling down the stairs. You heard a sickening thud as his head hit the pavement. You looked up to see JD standing behind you, his fists clenched at his sides. The man stood up quickly, blood running down his chin as he looked past you, his gaze fixed on JD.
You collapsed into JD's arms, feeling grateful and relieved to see him. "Are you alright?" he asked, holding one hand on your head as you buried your face in his chest. “your wrist-“ he gently grabs at your hand, examining your red, aching wrist
“Oh, yeah- he kind of grabbed me” JD’s expression quickly changed, glaring down the stairs at the puddle of blood, realizing the man had ran away
“i’ll find him” JD mutters under his breath, you tried to protest, but you knew it was pointless. JD had his own way of dealing with things, and you didn't want to stand in his way.
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[Image description: A digital drawing of Amanda Young from the Saw franchise. She's wearing her outfit from the third film, but has her hair from the first. She's wearing the reverse bear trap, which leaves only the top half of her face visible. Her eyes are open wide and staring directly at the viewer. Eyeliner runs down her cheeks. In one hand she holds overflowing needles which are falling from her loose grasp. In the other she has a tape recorder. Her arms are stiff, as if she's a posed mannequin. Bandages are wrapped around both of her wrists. These bandages, the tape recorder, the needles and the reverse bear trap are all coloured a bold light blue. Amanda is coloured bright white with grey shading, while the background is a darker grey. It also has a subtle spiral pattern to it.]
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