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applebees4prez · 1 month
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peak lou wilson committing to the bit this episode. my king saw that he failed and was IMMEDIATELY team baron. he really did the most against the weakest character, my dude was fully ready to straight up kill adaine. no remorse whatsoever. lou wilson i love you forever never change.
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laylawatermelon · 10 days
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70.6 - 7.07 Speculation/ Buddie Meta
I am a writer y'know hehe
So, Buddie is happening.
Now let me explain.
Bi buck always existed, but the problem is that most of his consistent emotional relationship one could argue realistically romantically has been with a man he's known for years.
But has always been bi yes, but he's also been in love with his best friend for a really long time.
Friends to lovers where Y'all at? I see y'all madney truthers
Anyways I understand but what has kind of been bothering me is the fact that Buddie the ship has been abandoned/negated as not an important past of the puzzle for bi buck realization despite the fact that Eddie is physically present throughout his entire relationship/storyline.
I could argue that because they're mirrors to each other (corny soulmate type shit is perfect for network tv) this is the best way to ease people into it.
Buck and Eddie are the two beloved firefighters (and respective sex symbols). They have an appeal for the straight audience for that reason.
Lou already spoiled it but he's only here for a while.
There's been almost blatant explanations and dialogue that leads to the fact that this relationship is going to directly lead into buddie one way or another.
Tommy has from the beginning suspected that Buck (I'm calling him Evan in my head in regards to him and it's so weird 😖) and Eddie have an unusual relationship or that Buck is in love with Eddie at least.
(MY attention? is the biggest example.)
My prediction is that their mirrors of each other, the parallels, and red flags pop up too often now.
I know they're still writing the show and are likely watching audience engagement and ao3 (I'm watching you Tim ik you're here I'm new but ik you got shooters out here) for where to go with the story.
In Eddie's (frankly oddly portrayed) plotline is related to his Catholic guilt and his nonexistent relationship with Marisol (no last name?). As the episode maybe suggests they don't know their partners well enough.
Shame to Eddie because it's been months in universe like come on man. In Buck's it's literally been a few weeks, and most of the time Tommy spent with Eddie and not with him.
I like them as a couple and find them affordable. I can't quite bring myself to ship them or be as enthusiastic as others and that's okay.
I still admire the relationship they have and won't bash others for enjoying it.
Hell they still have Taylor and Buck enjoyers and maybe even Abby (i assume I haven't met any honestly).
The reason why I'm a bit confused on why Buddie isn't being all that embraced as a vital part of the storyline is because in a way it is.
I think it spurred the writers on to lean into it heavily due to the actors chemistry and portrayal of the relationship.
Now I'm not saying he wouldn't be bi regardless, because he's always been written that way.
His interactions with worm guy, a gay married couple, Carlos (who I've been waiting to say this but I can't hold myself any longer is Latino, shorter than him, brown eyes, dark hair - Eddie lite/he had a bit of a type aka cute guys.)
I clocked him flirting with him with his cute fact spilling as a way of affection because I do it to to people I love. (🤗i love my ADHD rep!) When he saw him look at the girl he became more platonic in his interactions. Then there was Eddie.
And Eddie honestly is the biggest part of the puzzle.
Yes he likes Tommy, and I don't deny he likes strong confident (suspiciously Eddie shaped 😂) guys.
He has always been attracted to strong personalities regardless of gender.
I do think he did pursue him and I think because Tommy is gay he recognized the flirting Buck does with both men and women as that, flirting.
Eddie doesn't count cause he has a whole can of worms he gotta figure out himself.
If Buck had consistent scenes with an out queer man on the show he'd have been at least clocked. (Eddie was kind of in the way with Josh and the Dispatch crew/his gaydar pinged a lil around him)
I've been saying that now that he's canonically bisexual and it's a known fact, you can't deny he's quite literally been flirting with his best friend the entire show (as a coparent??? Idk man they both said they skip steps/impatient 🤷🏾‍♀️).
When new fans watch it it's obvious, when older fans recall it it's either enlightening or redefining that relationship regardless.
The red flags that are coming up is Eddie's statement of moving too fast and Buck literally moving to fast with his second date (i assume idk how in world time works it's a tv show 🤷🏾‍♀️) being his sister's wedding.
Realistically I know you only invite people to events like that if you're fully committed to each other for a long term thing.
I'm not saying that he's on his wheel but in a way I'm tilting my head at some similarities of Tommy and his past relationships and Buck's tendencies.
Buck will be Buck.
Tommy knows him as Evan, and calls him such.
Which didn't get me wrong cute or whatever but rubs me there wrong away, because we know he prefers Buck as it's his chosen name for a reason. It's defined him and been contextualized and even accepted by his parents.
I believe in calling people the name they choose to be called and I just don't like when that's ignored.
It also doesn't help that he continues to call him that in an episode called You don't know me (you can Even tie it in to Marisol No last name) that deals with identities and lack of knowledge.
Buck has spent most of his remaining twenties with that identity and has defended it so the casualness of him calling him that unnerves me.
It's meant to close the distance and be portrayed as romantic but it can also be interpreted as him seeing Evan, not Buck when with him.
But I did see a post that changed my perspective on calling a name with love instead can recontextualize the meaning of it and I found that sweet and fitting. In that case I can swing either way about it.
If it does make him more accepting of that side of his identity that's great that he's beginning to heal from a path when his name/personhood was used as a weapon or item.
But, I also still feel a bit iffy that it's not interchangeably used with Buck because his family and everyone he knows calls him that. Even his previous romantic partners did and I didn't mind him being called it but I would like it if both names would be used as that is the new part of him where Evan exists as well.
Also narratively they spent too much time on defining his name and what it means to him and everyone around him to not show the importance of his identity being acknowledged in a new unfamiliar relationship.
(whew i think I'm just mad at the writers or this may just be on purpose who knows 🤷🏾‍♀️)
I'm getting to the meta I promise I'm just finally processing what's been plaguing me about this relationship and i gotta let the monster out
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That would also explain why he doesn't know the ADHD rants that Buck blabs on about.
But then again the episode is called you don't know me and they weren't even friends he just jumped into a relationship.
(ps you can just start dating someone and learn as you go I'm just saying 🤷🏾‍♀️)
The biggest problem with their relationship is that he's in love with his best friend.
He literally only began to open up and flirt when he realized that he wasn't a romantic threat to his family.
(Which trifling Buck! Your man can't get wined and dined?? He deserves love too!/j)
He literally relaxed/his shoulders open up when Tommy assures him that his son still loves and idolizes him and that Eddie still likes him and he's irreplaceable in his life.
After that's secured he begins to make his move and become more flirtatious (cough sexually open cough) to this confident man in his kitchen in the dim lights and glowy atmosphere.
Damn I'd kiss him too 🤷🏾‍♀️ (if I was a guy ofc)
I also didn't like the parallels of Buck being left (which has happened with his female love interests) and then Buck still having to reach out.
I don't think Tommy is bad for Buck, but I'm still not convinced that he's 100% good. But then again he's been here literally a two episodes and barely any screentime.
And the one he does makes it seem like he's interested but not too invested.
(which makes sense and I will elaborate a bit later in the meta speculation)
The Tommy that everyone is talking about exists solely in fan spaces and head canon and that's why I think I can't get into it. The facts of him are plain in the show but in the fan spaces he has a different image.
Which valid, once again he's almost a blank sheet of what we wish a Buck gets and deserves in a love interest but that's what he is as of now. A blank-ish sheet. Kind of like a projection sheet for movies.
Tommy seems like a caring partner and sure of himself. He's shown himself to be funny, considerate, and as unhinged as the rest of the 118 (ah the fruity fire badasses).
Also i wanna point your Buck likes em a lil older sometimes haha
But back on topic, I can see Tommy being like Natalia (which makes sense as that storyline could've been used) In the fact that he sees that the space in his life is occupied and respectfully backs out.
My meta for 7.06 is this.
Tommy helps out somehow. Buck is ecstatic rightfully so.
They kiss dance and are cute.
The family is very welcoming, the 118 is still loving, but then he sees something that affirms his suspicions.
It's a normal scene for us.
Either Buck is taking care of Chris and then talks to Eddie.
He sees the look in Buck's eyes and the fondness there. He looks at Eddie and sees the same on his face.
He notices how they work together and laugh, them at the family and life he's built all around him, and decides he can't be apart of this. There's no space for him.
It feels too real too fast and he'll only end to heartbroken because he's just interested, not invested yet.
So he gracefully bows out and let's him know that he has enough love in his life if he'd just look for it.
(i also found out he used the word interested in the cafe scene where i recognized it as the ana date. Also Buck was wearing a white patterned shirt and i had a heart attack because it wasn't great the last time he wore it 😬)
Then it leads into ghost of a second chance.
(now imma say this i will be posting more specs about the these episodes I'm just on my buddie storyline juice rn)
This is now Buck trying to salvage/figure out what went wrong and maybe try to contact him again.
In the case of Marisol it's safe to assume they break up, the reason why isn't clear.
It could be related to his sisters disapproval of their relationship (as they're supposed to be coming out did the show forget??) or apprehension towards her as they've been raised/watched him grow up.
They know what makes him happy.
For ghost a second chance I didn't have much buddie assumptions but I'm pretty sure that one is more in relation to other members of the cast most likely and maybe Buck trying to salvage his relationship.
7.08-10 isn't complete so who knows🤷🏾‍♀️ how they must switch it up for more drama?
But I will say, we gotta dive into the Eddie of it all.
Y'all thought I forgot about him?
The bi Buck storyline isn't complete without Eddie either romantically or platonically.
In real life their queer storylines were always interchangeable and they're both feeling out the GA and fans reaction.
Buddie not going canon doesn't make sense because realistically it's one of the biggest ships and the most talked about things for the online fans.
It's a good reason many fans started (me included🙋🏾‍♀️) and stay (if the beautiful found family didn't hit it for them).
The way that they were both discussed and Ryan is fine with Buddie still kind of matches his character honestly. Demi Eddie is a head canon and honestly Eddie would only be comfortable with dating a man at this stage of his life if it's someone he loves already aka Buck.
There could be other reasons but as a Buddie warrior truther (as they named it which is still so insane) as his old interviews alluded to the fact that he loves Buck so much he can't really see himself with another guy he just met like that.
He also maybe wanted a easier storyline as he had always been a bit of a heavy character.
For women it's easier as he's raised to do it and it's "natural" or right for him to do so.
His parents said it, the church says it, God says it so it must be right.
He loves commitment, has said he's a nester and constantly yearns for a family unit.
The only family unit he knows of it feels is acceptable due to his upbringing is man, woman, child.
Not that he's homophobic cause duh, HenRen is literally there, but his standards and pressure doesn't even let him fathom it for himself.
It's also likely if the demi part is true, he's highly unlikely to be like Buck and view others sexually and even realize he's able to have a family/relationship with a man.
I suspect no Buddie this season. I actually hope and pray for it.
Because from both a business and story point it's best to keep the will-they won't-they into season 8 to keep viewers engaged/tuning in and not to rush the story and get some really good emotional moments.
I won't lie I miss the angst we got in the other seasons and as a result the show's identity with Eddie has faltered a bit.
I didn't love episode 5 but I didn't hate it. I still enjoy the show and if they feel a bit unusual it's okay.
There were still some great moments in it.
Eddie's character is now happy but as a result he's also somewhat unfamiliar (that speaks to the whump heavy storylines he has) as he seems less mature. You can argue now that he has a stable support system he's able to let loose because he knows his needs will be covered.
That's also a great point and easy way of showing his development.
His Catholic guilt now that it's been introduced will have to be deconstructed as he will have to redefine his life, what he's looking for/allow himself to be and dare to dream of a life not given to him by someone else or pressure.
This season he's only just started to accept things that make him feel good (which for now is Marisol) and be open and honest about it.
I can argue it is a great sign of improvement of his character.
A bit ooc portrayal yes, but the message of looking deeper still applies.
This can apply to Buddie probably leading through the next half of season 7 by being ramped up and then going full speed ahead season 8.
At the time though since they're still writing they may take a hard right turn and keep it platonic (😭).
But what would be inevitable is Eddie's coming out/self discovery arc that isn't tied to the church or sense of duty.
Which yay! More self discovery I love the message of finding yourself lasts throughout your life and due to life's unexpected events you can change to be a better version of yourself all the time.
We got bi buck (which evidently was influenced by Eddie in some way) now let's free Eddie to even if they didn't do it for Buddie (once again😭😭😭).
Now that I've got it mostly off my chest I'm definitely gonna do an analysis of the parallels and the way it's played pt.2 (and more as seasons passed cause Ryan and Oliver 😘 muah 10/10 no notes).
Okay bye.
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krirebr · 8 days
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hehe 😶‍🌫️💕 do u wear nail polish? do u have a favorite plushie friend? if u ever chose a platonic marriage in sdv, who did you choose? or who do you think would make the best roommate? (id choose elliot, writer's block is more fun with friends 🥲)
Do u wear nail polish? I go through phases. I'm currently in a no polish phase, but I've definitely had heavy polish times in my life. My favorite colors to wear are deep, jewel tone greens and dark grays.
Do u have a favorite plushie friend? Hmm. I didn't really have any plushies before I started my current job but I've brought a ton home since. I have a frog that I love very much. I also have a llama that I've been trying to convince Lou to be best friends with but so far she has not taken the bait.
If u ever chose a platonic marriage in sdv, who did you choose? or who do you think would make the best roommate? I was married to Emily! I don’t remember exactly why I chose her, but I think her blue hair was a big part of it. But Elliott's an excellent choice too! (You may have convinced me to get back into sdv.)
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ellena-asg · 10 months
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For the tumblr game: Danno
Thank you, Meri! ♥️
So, Danny...
Sexuality Headcanon:
The same as Steve's. Ever since I watched the show I see them both as "not hetero, not gay, not bi but the secret X thing" 😉
At the begining I felt they're aromantic (and forced so much by the show writers to woo/date/marry ladies) and I still feel they're definitely platonic when they interact with other people. But to each other - they're super romantic.
They're best friends and they're the special ones to each other. They feel (real) attraction/love only to each other. So I headcanon both Danny and Steve as definitely uniromantic and The Pilot is a very special episode to me cause the scene in the garage is like kind of "Geez, I'm interested. In THAT way. For the first time in my life I really fucking feel... Geez!" (also: "Gosh, I'm in love. With this irritating handsome guy? Gooood, Jeeeeesus, Maaaary, Anyone?" 😂).
So, uniromantic. And they're the first and only characters in my fandom life whom I see in this way 🙂
Gender Headcanon:
Man. Cis.
A ship I have with said character:
Only Steve, only McDanno ♥️
A BROTP I have with said character:
In some way it's still Steve. Best friends forever - being married doesn't change it 😉
But speaking about completely platonic brotp: Chin. Chin is like an older brother. But Lou and Jerry and Kame, all boys in Ohana are true brothers ♥️ And ladies! ♥️ Kono is his sister so much! Mary too. Abby. I also love his brotp with Amy (Meka's wife). And of course Gracie! His daughter is his brotp. His Big Friend!
What I see on screen is also brotp-to-be: Danny & Sang Min. Seriously, both are Daddies, they love their kids so much, they'll do everything for them. They understand each other as fathers (scene in the prison and in Danny's car/on the beach ♥️). They both are loyal to Ohana. They ARE Ohana. And both are sassy and silver tongued 😂 (just imagine poor Stevie with these two 😂😂😂). Both are Masters of Dorkness. In Sarcasm they trust.
And sometimes they both are BAMF! Sang once was on the dark side and Danny... when he fights for victims or his Ohana, for Grace and Steve especially, when he's furious or in vigilante mood, yeah sometimes he's close to darkness, he knows the Fire (like in that episode with Marco Reyes).
And they both would give Steve their livers (Danny gave his part and Sang: "I woulda offered you my liver, McGurrett, but we both know it’s no god" 😄).
Oh, and Danny is from Jersey, Sang is from China but they both love Hawaii and it's their home forever.
A NOTP I have with said character:
Any person who is not Steve 😉 Speaking about show's canon ones: Melissa (I like her but she and Danny are veeery NOTP), Gabby (l love her much but again: NOTP with Danny). Other ladies he dated. But especially: Rachel (sorry, I'm allergic to abusers). She and her family were highly toxic to Danny and Grace. She's like Doris, even worse sometimes. I feel anxious (and mad at show writers) every damn time she's somewhere near Danny or Ohana generally.
A random headcanon:
I once had a dream about Danny so here is my a bit angsty fluffy AU with happy end:
Kono (like in the canon) feels tired and sad and thinks about leaving Five-0 and going (with Adam) to the mainland & fighting with human traffic criminals. Chin and Abby think about living in San Francisco. Max and Sabrina think about Africa. Meanwhile Rachel comes (with her mother Amanda) to Hawaii (Rachel was somewhere far away with Stan) and claims she is sorry and wants Danny back. Williamses from Jersey also come to Hawaii. They more and more ask Danny about Rachel. Bridget mentions that they all miss Danny in Jersey.
Stevie is devastated, he is sure that Danny will go to Jersey with his family and with Rachel. For sure "for Gracie". He also can't imagine living in Hawaii without almost whole Five-0, his Ohana. So Steve decides that he will go back to the Navy (*drama*). Danny is devastated. Governor Sam is devastated too, no Kono, no Chin, no Max, no Steve and no Danny... He thinks that Five-0 has no future and promises Lou and Jerry that he'll find them a new job.
Clara, hearing about Five-0 news, says that her cousin from Italy has mentioned recently there's a job offer in Italian police with higher rank and higher salary and so on. Rachel's mother is like "oh, Italy, finally some civilized place and a job for ambitious people". Danny's family is like "Well, your friends want to leave Hawaii, we're so sorry honey, but... maybe you'll think about Italian offer? Your grandma spoke Italian, you are so brilliant, you can learn it too and...". Rachel smiles and smiles and is soo sure that she will go to Italy with Danny and Grace (sorry, I've got issues with Charlie's plot so he isn't there 😂).
So all other Ohana members talk now about The Four and Max and so on leaving them. Kono, Max, Chin and Steve decide they will leave Hawaii next year. Governor then says to Danny "Better take that job in Italy, Danny. It's a really good offer".
Danny is like "What the hell they all are talking about?!". He only listens to them and says nothing. He's too much anxious, surprised, devastated and veeeery pissed off. What? No Kono, Adam, Chin, Abby, Sara, Max, Sabrina... No Steve the hell???!!! No Hawaii?! No Ohana?! No Five-0? He and who? Rachel? Buahahahahha. No funny. No fair. Nightmare! She will never change, he knows. And he can't love her. And he loves... Steve. And why the hell they all are so sure he is okay with this? He's NOT okay. They can't decide what is better for him - Italy, Jersey, no Hawaii. Seriously? All he wants is his home, his Honolulu. His beloved job and beloved police unit. His beloved Hawaiian people. And beaches. Pineapples. His Ohana. His whole Ohana. And Steve the hell. And Grace. No Rachel, no Italy, just NO.
Danny is so devastated. He's sure that he'll never see his guys again. He'll never see... Steve. He's in his darkest mood. Anxiety attacks, panic attacks, ANGER attacks, they come back to his head.
One day at some party he drinks too much. Gracie sees it. Some other day when he and Grace are crossing the street Danny is almost hit by a car cause he suddenly stood still like frozen and Grace had to scream his name to make him safe. He generally is more and more quiet, each day he looks like "something bad happened" and even though he pretends all is okay, he's good, Gracie sees it all.
One day she just asks. He says all is okay. She then says she feels him cause she doesn't want to leave either. She wants Ohana. Uncle Steve. And Danno, her beloved daddy. He asks her about Jersey, Italy, Rachel. She says NO, NO and... NO. She says that she knew he's sad and she knows how much he loves this place and these people. And her. She says he can't always think only about her. And that he CAN always have both: her and uncle Steve. "What you mean, Monkey?" he asks.
She says she noticed his reaction on Rachel and Amanda (and also Williamses' words about leaving Hawaii) and wanted to know finally what's going on. So one day, when Danny was sleeping hard in the living room (when he drank a bit too much beer for a second time) she checked his room to find "anything". And she finally found. His old letters/messages to Rachel and to the court. She also found something like his diary or letters-never-sent. There was all in them, Danny's pain, truth about his marriage, about her grandmother and mother's cruel plan aka You Will Never See Grace Again, his fear that he would lose Gracie, his love for Grace and Ohana. His pain after losing Matthew. His memories of wanting to kill himself when Rachel took Grace. His bad days and good days. His soul healing in Hawaii with Ohana. With Grace. With Steve. And photos. There were many photos of Ohana being together. And happy.
So, Grace tells Danny that everything will be all right. That NOW they're Super Team. They have to fight for the happiness. They're staying in Hawaii. They need to change Ohana's minds by showing them how wonderful this land is. How many people still need Five-0. How much they all love each other. Danny is amazed. Grace talks and talks. She has so many ideas. One of them is: Gracie will go to court with Danny and say she wanna be under Danny's sole custody (cause the situation and Gracie's feelings have changed so much). She says that the judge will listen to her and she doesn't need as much money as Rachel to win. Danny is speechless. Then Grace says: "We're staying here. Forever. We need to be more Hawaiian, daddy". She has a plan. Danny is very intrigued.
Danny and Grace, when they're with Ohana, pretend they are excited about Italy. Danny says he and Grace learn a lot about their "promised land" (nature, culture, whole history etc) and they also learn "language of love", "language of their Ohana" (Clara is happy and thinks about her mother 😂) with Captain Tanaka's help (his wife knows Italian and some other languages). Lou jokes that Tanaka helps Danny cause he never liked Danny much and that Tanaka is happy that Danny will leave this land. Danny laughs and only says "Maybe, maybe not". When they are like "So, maybe you'll show us your language skills?", Danny says "No, not now". And when they try to ask Mrs Tanaka about Danny's progress, she only joyfully says "He learns so fast, he's truly a brilliant mind, what a memory, what a voice, when he talks I can see all: the sun, the sea, sand, the wind... he melts my heart, he sounds... like his people. His level? He'll be native one day, I'm sure!". Rachel is happy. Steve is devastated.
One year later. Steve, Kono and so on organize the Farewell Party. With looooong tables, with a big stage and microphones (to say Aloha to all their people), with flowers and all that jazz. There are so many people there on the beach. All of them. Whole Ohana and their little Ohanas. All people who know Five-0: survivors (rescued - forever grateful - victims), Hawaiian people, Ruth, Dekker, Victoria models, guy from the gun store, aunt Deb and her Leonard, HPD, SWAT, Williamses, absolutely everyone. So, they all celebrate and then Amanda says "So, Daniel. Your language teacher claims you're a master now. It's time to prove it, right?". Rachel's face is like "Aww, Italy, we're coming. I only need Danny to like me hmmm how to change his mind...". Steve fights with his pain. Deb asks "Maybe some song for your Ohana?". Danny smiles. "For my Ohana, you say? Well, I did it all to save my Ohana so...". When he said "to save my Ohana" all eyes were on Rachel and Grace. Danny continues: "So yeah, I can sing for Ohana too. Come on, Monkey. We'll do it together".
So they all wait there to hear some Italian words but then, on stage, Gracie grabs something and... she starts playing on ukulele. Then Danny starts singing... in the absolutely Perfect and Beautiful Hawaiian. He's singing Hawai'i 78. Soon Gracie is singing with him. All people around are in damn shock 😂😂😂 Kawika, Mamo, Kono's mama, all native guys are like *we're sorry, our brains are now loading, please wait a while*. Chin, Kono, Danny's parents... Lou, Mary, Gerard, Odell, Kame, Sang Min 😂 They all CAN'T BELIEVE 😂 And Stevie... Gosh, he can't breathe. Somebody ventilate him, quickly! 😆 Rachel? She realizes that she lost.
When Danny and Grace sing "Cry for the gods, cry for the people, cry for the land that was taken away and then yet you'll find... Hawai'i" - Steve and their Ohana, they all have tears in their eyes.
Soon Danny and Grace sing (with sassy smiles on their faces) some other Hawaiian songs for Ohana and in the end they and Steve and all Ohana talk about their feelings, Gracie explains her and Danny's plan to save Ohana, Danny finally fights with his anxiety, insecurity and all other demons and asks all his sunshines to stay with him in Hawaii. He whispers Hawaiian "I love you" in Steve's ear. Ohana laughs, they ask if Danny is bewitched or what. He answers "By you guys, yeah".
Of course all will stay in their beloved land, Five-0 is safe, Ohana is safe, all are happy together. They cry and laugh. Rachel comes and starts ranting and shouting at Danny but then Gracie gives her a card and only says: "What? You'll take me away from Danno? Not this time. By the way, it's MY lawyer's number. Call him. Goodbye!". Steve needs some air again 😂 Clara and Eddie are soooo happy that Danny finally fights for himself SO MUCH. They understand all and Clara is like "Hmm, Eddie, maybe WE TOO will have a home here?" 😆 And Eddie is like "But they don't have Papa's Tomato Pies here, honey. And you know, I love our place in Jersey and... We can visit. They can visit. You know".
Okay, I just wanted to say that my random headcanon is that Danny loves Hawaii more and more and one day he wants to be "one of these people totally" so he learns Hawaiian. Because he CAN. And because he is like One Big Surprise. He's booooorn to be wiiiiiild 😂 (and here he's free thanks to Gracie, he's determined and motivated and "I'll show you all!" 💪💪💪).
General Opinion over said character:
Danny? Danny is The Sunshine. The Warrior. The Protector. Care Bear Number One. He's anxious and strong. He's sassy and kind. He's sensitive and BAMF! He's wise. He's a lovely dork. He's the best parent, son and friend ever. He's Steve's everything. He is a great cop/detective. He CARES about people so much (and much more than about himself). His heart is golden. He's precious. Soo precious. Ohana loves him. Fandom loves him. He deserves absolutely the best! ♥️♥️♥️ We all can write looooong essays about him and his kindest heart, right? 😍
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(anniversary date: 3/26/2023) status: married headcanons: achillean/gay/demisexual, he/him pronouns (any is fine tho), male gnc tranvesti the first kfp character i loved when i first started getting into the franchise back in 2021!! i am EXTREMELY ABSOLUTELY uncomfortable sharing him romantically or queerplatonically. plz dni if we share him in either of those two ways!! including u shifuxmeiling shippers. i don't care if ur fine sharing him like that or not, i still get jealous easily!!! HARDBLOCK ME INSTANTLY RN!!! :( i am mentally unstable with that if he is ur platonic or familial, then i am a ok with that :) ULTIMATE F/O (ROMANTIC) - dragon king (the monkey king 2023)🀄️🀄️🀄️
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(anniversary date: 8/31/2023, i’ll have to change a bit in my used template omg 😱) status: married headcanons: achillean/bear gay, he/they, male genderfluid i'm absolutely uncomfortable sharing him romantically/queerplatonically too. please dni if u also selfship with him in either of those two ways, ship him with someone else, or if u scrap his male gender from ur hc. :( if he is ur platonic/familial f/o, then it is fine! :) MY OTHER F/OS ROMANTIC - master junjie (kfp legends of awesomeness)🀄️, fries (bfdi/tpot)🀄️, professor marmalade (tbg)🀄️, nikolai (bsd)🎴, lord shen (kfp2)🎴, master croc (kfp2)🎴, temutai (kfp legends of awesomeness)🎴, han (kfp4)🎴, lou (uglydolls)🎴, buster moon (sing)🎴, captain fish (kfp4)🎴, shuro (delicious in dungeon)🎴, gen (samurai rabbit: the usagi chronicles), kweng (kfp legends of awesomeness), lidong (kfp legends of awesomeness), tong fo (kfp legends of awesomeness), death (puss in boots: the last wish) QUEERPLATONIC - bot (ii invitational), dylan (the magic roundabout), pop (trivia crack) PLATONIC - po (kfp), tigress (kfp), tai lung (kfp), master oogway (kfp), mr ping (kfp), commander vachir (kfp), zeng (kfp), wo hop (kfp holiday), soothsayer (kfp2), everyone from the panda village (kfp3), kai (kfp3), zhen (kfp4), the chameleon (kfp4), firey (bfdi/bfb), ruby (bfdi/bfb), perrito (puss in boots: the last wish), yuichi usagi (samurai rabbit: the usagi chronicles), chizu (samurai rabbit: the usagi chronicles), kitsune (samurai rabbit: the usagi chronicles) FAMILIAL - rabbit trio (kfp4); children, rocky (bfdi/tpot); son, chang’e (over the moon); adoptive mother, gobi (over the moon); adoptive brother, marcel (marcel the shell with shoes on); nephew CRUSHES/POTENTIAL - rocky (trivia quest), bergamo (db), steve cobs (ii), mephone4s (ii), dazai (bsd), crunchy chip cookie (cr kingdom), espresso cookie (cr kingdom), dark cacao cookie (cr kingdom), master storming ox (kfp2), master thundering rhino (kfp2), li shan (kfp3), kyle (kfp the dragon knight), colin (kfp the dragon knight), klaus (kfp the dragon knight), mr grizz (splatoon 3), big man (splatoon 3), hector (trivia crack) ALL MY FINISHED AND PUBLIC S/IS!! my kfp sona my monkey king (2023) sona my sing sona
FINISHED S/IS BUT THEY ARE NOT PUBLISHED YET my bfdi sona my bsd sona F/O TAGS (a lot of them are named after songs) master shifu (romantic) - ⚖ || the key to balance dragon king (romantic) - nobody do body like u do (っ˘з(˘⌣˘ ) ♡ master junjie (romantic) - i can’t take my eyes off of u (っ'-')╮=͟͟͞͞♡⊂(╹∀╹⊂) fries (romantic) - i like u i do 。゚.(♡´◡人´◡ ♡)゚ °・ professor marmalade (romantic) - my sugar (◕‿◕)♡ death (romantic) - i would die for u ╰(´︶`)╯♡
TAGS COMING SOON FOR… nikolai buster moon FILTER OUT THESE IF UR TRIGGERED OR MINOR #squishie suggestive #tw suggestive
FILTER OUT THESE IF U JUST DON'T WANT EM #squishie suggestive #tw suggestive #non f/o related #squishie's extras
OTHER TAGS I USE #squishie’s questions answered #squishie's art #squishie’s wonderful ship fanart! MY CHRISTIAN MINECRAFT SERVER BANLIST (DNI) 🚫 proshipper/comshipper/anti-anti (this includes neutrals. u guys make me uncomfortable. go touch grass rn. especially those who steal my f/os!! *shudder*) 🚫 romantic/queerplatonic selfshipper of any of the f/os that i am uncomfortable sharing, especially if it’s shifu (current moots are safe. just don’t gush about it with me. next, please give me ur tag so that i can filter it or use the tag #squishie don't look) 🚫 if u ship shifu with m.i l.ng or any of his students 🚫 if u think shifu will die in the franchise or can’t get over shifu’s past actions 🚫 if u change characters in a political/hateful/problematic sense 🚫 racist/sexist/ableist/ageist 🚫 pedo/map/nomap 🚫 abuser or abuse supporter of any kind 🚫 groomer 🚫 p*rnbot 🚫 any kind of phobe 🚫 self ship with real ppl/ship real ppl 🚫 age up minors to self ship with them/age down yourself to self ship with minors (i just find it cringe now) 🚫 autism speaks or peta supporter or if you support any other extremely controversial organization 🚫 nazi/nazi supporter 🚫 hateful/disrespectful/toxic/probelmatic in general 🚫 cringe culture 🚫 do discourse or drama on my blog 🚫 toxic anti-furries 🚫 sasaeng/toxic kpop stan 🚫 vivziepop supporter (this is no place for h*zbin h*tel or h*lluva b*ss) 🚫 dan schneider supporter 🚫 selfship/post/like any of the following media i am bloody uncomfortable with: cr*minal m*nds, h*nger g*mes, h*man c*ntipede (again, current moots + if i followed, u are safe. just keep it away from me and use the tag #squishie don't look)
- if you violate any of my dni, then u will be INSTANT BLOCKED (reported if it's a serious issue), i am going through tough times right now and i don't want any of u violators to come at me - ex proshippers are allowed to interact dw cuz i also used to be a proshipper...i looked back at the horrible things i did and i will never be that gross person i once was ever again... - even if we do not interact or if u are outside of my dni, i will still decide if i want to block u or not becuz it will mostly depend on my comfort due to trauma lately. i block anyone liberally!! - nonmutuals who like other c*paganda shows, l*tr, the tw*light saga, or *cean h**ven are on THIN ICE (please use the same don’t look tag if i followed) BYF - i am primarily into media aimed towards kids!! if that makes u uncomfortable or feel like cringing, then feel free to block me!! - i am a kpop fan but im not like any of those toxic ones out there and i just like the music in general - i type in lowercase a lot for style mostly - criticism is obviously allowed!! please warn me if i am did something wrong or if i reblogged/liked from someone that could fit in my private blacklist!! have a wonderful day coming to my space of love/yaoi!!! and have fun!!!
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Ship bingo combo: Patricky + Emilipat + Emilikate
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i love these two so much you have no idea-
i started shipping them early on during the debut arc, i didn't think it would go anywhere but boy i couldn't be more wrong. when patrick called ricky his most indispensable person i was beaming. now they straight up call each other soulmates in canon (i feel like they're better in the most recent chapters after they started being more openly affectionate). i'd kill for more fanfics about them
i can see them as either romantic or platonic, but they're so devoted to each other i feel like if their feelings are platonic they'd want more of a qpr than an average friendship. that being said, i've seen fans be really weird about this, saying they're obviously straight and obviously "just friends" and that ricky obviously loves lou so much more than he cares about patrick and huh... i'm not saying they can't be both straight, but if they are, they still have something going on. honestly you'd have to willfully ignore huge portions of their canon interactions to portray them as your average "two bros chilling in a bathtub five feet apart cause they're not gay" like this portion of the fandom seems to want to
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i find patrick's crush on emilyko really cute, specially the positive impact it had on his character development, so i can see the appeal even though they're not my favorites
i colored the polycule square because if they ever got together in the future you can't tell me emilikate and patricky wouldn't still be a thing. wlw/mlm solidarity for the same reason
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my girls, i love them so much!!! 🖤 if you've followed me for long enough you probably noticed that even though i still love emilikate now, i used to be absolutely obsessed with them back in the day. i even got my url from a kate quote talking about emilyko! their personalities just go so well together and they're so sweet to each other in canon, they give off "childhood friends who get married as adults" vibes imo 🖤🖤🖤 they totally have a mutual crush going on
i've read most of the fanfics i could find about them and i'd totally read more, there's so much to write about. usually their fics are cute and fluffy and sure i like that, but i feel like they have angst potential too! (for example imagine the pre debut arc told from kate's pov, taking into account that she has memories of outside the manor, that she met emilyko before, and that she knows emilyko has been brainwashed. see what i'm talking about?)
...before the backstory reveal, i used to headcanon them both as trans girls, but then we saw kate being named as a baby 🤡 i still like the idea though, even if it needs some adjustments to be canon compliant. maybe emilyko could be nonbinary while kate's a closeted trans boy, who knows. the possibilities are endless
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athenswrites · 7 months
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Songs and Ships
rules: write about two to five songs from them that represent your a ship between your ocs (it can be platonic or romantic or a secret third thing). then add a quote from said wip (if possible!) underneath it.
@1legitconnor tagged me in this game which might be my new favorite. I'm gonna leave it as an open tag for anyone who wants to play! For this one, I'll stick with the NYTF couple I have an actual playlist for (Lou x Adrian), but be warned, spoilers ahead. I don't have quotes for any of them besides the first.
Barbie & Ken - Scene Queen and Set It Off
This song I think BEST encapsulates Lou and Adrian's dynamic. Both of them are prone to intense mood swings for varying reasons, Lou especially. This leads their relationship to be unstable and oftentimes violent. Lou and Adrian do care about one another but neither is capable of having a healthy relationship at this point in time.
Two sets of footsteps left the building, both heavy and booted. Two voices argued back and forth, one which Piers recognized as Lou. The other sounded just like Lennox, the same tone and pitch, but his accent was thicker.  “How can you just leave-” Lou sounded frantic, but the man interrupted her. “Get in the car. Now.”
Addict - Silva Hound
This song deals with addiction/falling into the same patterns. I think this perfectly describes Lou and Adrian's relationship, because in a sense, it's an addiction for both of them. They both know it's toxic, that it's bad for them both, but neither is willing to give it up because the moment it ends, they stary craving the love and affection again, even if it'll result in chaos again. Also the lines "Til death do us part/ but we're already past that phase" hint towards Lennox and Jules as well I think (as in Lou and Adrian's death won't be the end of their legacies kind of way)
Married to the Bag - Shotgun Willy
This song starts with a rendition of "Here comes the bride" and has this weird dance beat to it and I have always pictured Adrian and Lou in this song. I can't explain it well but just listen and you'll understand.
The House of the Rising Sun - either sung by Dolly Parton or The Animals
This song changes depending on whether you're listening to the Dolly Parton or The Animals version of it.
If you're listening to the Dolly Parton version of it, it's about a woman getting trapped in a gambling house/brothel, which I think is an interesting take on Lou's history. She was married off to the former King of Louisiana at a VERY young age, as her older sister, his previous wife, died before having a kid. After escaping him, Lou just ends up stuck with Adrian, unable to live independently and often turning back to him as he messes her up again and again.
If you're listening to the Animal's version of it, it reminds me of Adrian, but not in the context of his relationship with Lou. To me, "The House of the Rising Sun" in the song has always reminded me of the start of NYTF, with Jackie and Vivianne running away, and ergo, it means the House is the "Hill". Yadda yadda yadda the Hill ruining Adrian's sanity and all that.
(@thetruearchmagos in case you want to see more of my music taste)
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*rolls up sleeves* 001 - ACOFAF, 002 - PGSM Reinako for a throwback, 003 - Wedge Antilles (I'm joking, Jaina Solo)
This is so long because I love them all too much
001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:
Favorite character: Chirp! You know Emily is my favorite in every season lmao. But really every single character was so good, I cannot get over how perfect this season was
Least Favorite character: Suntar
5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Rue/Hob and Binx/Andhera were incredible. We missed out on Grandfather/Grabalba and Squak/Jeremy Renner. The audacity of Lou to send the most romantic letter ever written to the baroness and then send a "you up" text to Theodore
Character I find most attractive: All of them???
Character I would marry: Binx
Character I would be best friends with: Andhera
A random thought: I so deeply wish we'd gotten to see more of Chirp with Esme and Peep. I know we didn't have the time but I wanted it!!
An unpopular opinion: I think a misfits and magic style special reunion would be perfect, but I don't want a second season with these characters. I think all their endings were perfect. A second season with the same cast and universe but all new characters would be ideal for me
My Canon OTP: The canon ones are so good!
My Non-canon OTP: The universe where we got Rue/Wuvvy and Andhera/Hob is very interesting. Also all the npcs Aabria made to romance everyone!! I would like to see them!!
Most Badass Character: Every time Andhera stood up for himself ;_; Hob finally realizing his worth and leaving his court, Rue's reveal of their true self, Binx coming to the bloom as the sole survivor of her court…. they're all amazing and badass
Most Epic Villain: Grandfather?????
Pairing I am not a fan of: I think any combination of these characters would have been good
Favourite Friendship: Chirp and Squak!! I will miss these bird cousins so dearly!! "Cousin, you can do no wrong in my eyes" they are so messy but love each other so much and then the found family of coming together with everyone else is so incredible
Character I most identify with: I think one of the things that make this season so great for me is I can relate to most of them in some way. Some combination of Rue and Andhera and Binx
Character I wish I could be: Binx
002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you:
When I started shipping them: 2003!!! I am taking psychic damage thinking about the fact that it's been 19 years since this show premiered….
My thoughts: They are perfect! Peak romance! Mina teasing Rei into opening up more! Rei showing her that her life is worth fighting for beyond just being a senshi! The rage and despair Keiko brought as a 15 year old girl when Mina died! She still blows me away as an actress
What makes me happy about them: Fighting over dog food and idol nicknames and their devotion to Usagi and their duty and working together to find a balance for it all
What makes me sad about them: Mina's weapon going to Rei after her death, the look on Rei's face as she reads the letter Mina left, her powers manifesting wordlessly as she's wreathed in flames in battle immediately after………… this ship has everything
My wishlist: That the show had gotten to adapt every arc of the manga and we'd seen them actually get together instead of ending with them bumping into each other awkwardly during the wedding bouquet toss and then immediately looking away from each other as their friends watch and smirk. Obviously the most platonic of reactions
Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: In pgsm universe, nobody, but Usa/Mina otherwise. And senshi/shitennou
My happily ever after for them: Just being together!
003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:
How I feel about this character: My beloved!! Gone from canon but never gone from my heart
Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Just Jag. Love them meeting after flying together and having him walk past all the people he's supposed to greet and his newly met uncle to complisult her flying lmao. Her other love interests were so terrible. Why did we have to spend 15 years stuck in love square hell (oh, because she's the only girl in the next gen and so that was of course her fate)
My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Her relationships with Jacen and Anakin, looking over them as the oldest, the despair and grief watching Anakin sacrifice himself, her twin bond with Jacen and their constant awareness of each other and their push and pull during the war but also the support they gave each other until, y'know, Caedus
My unpopular opinion about this character: She never got her due. She constantly took a backseat to her brothers, until they were both dead, and then to Ben, and then when she was FINALLY getting her own trilogy, fucking disney happened. We can't have nice things! And yet despite it all she was so incredible! So dedicated to protecting people! Just as talented as her uncle and twin! The best pilot in a generation! An incredible lightsaber combatant! In tune with the Force! I LOVE her
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: The sword of the jedi trilogy!! More of her relationships with Leia and Mara and Tenel ka and Tahiri and Mirta and Winter. More of her happiness with Jag. Not spending like two years brainwashed by bugs. More of a throughline over the series to chart her grief and responsibility over watching her youngest brother die and killing her twin and fighting a war from the age of 15 and being handed a prophecy at 17 telling her she'll always be alone but she'll take comfort in the safety she brings to others. We should have gotten eight movies adapting the new jedi order and legacy of the force series with a clone wars style cartoon about her during the vong war, dammit
Favorite friendship for this character: Lowie, Jag, her bond with her brothers, would have been nice if the authors cared to do more with her female friendships. We hardly ever saw her team up with any of them
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tonkiinnovation · 2 years
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Lyrics venus in furs the velvet underground
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The sin is they never consummated their love. She married to find happiness which is what he wanted for her. Scopri il testo di Venus In Furs di Velvet Underground: Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in the dark Comes in bells, your servant. It was the genuine love they had years ago. What they did yesterday is not an affair. She's saying he had value (she loved him) but he never did anything. You've always had the wrong idea – down for you is up. She says to him that their relationship is like money- it's worth something but it's inert and can't stand up. He meets her years later after they have both lived a life. She was everything to him but the problem wasn't her but the world, If he could make the world like the strange enchanting vision he has in his mind they would be together. She was everything to him but could never be his. Well enough to be pleased saddened and maddened by her. Fully consistent with the style of the film, this composition includes bells, minor guitar and. For me it is the sad musings of an older man about meeting someone he hopelessly loved in his youth. I have a different reaction now to this song to when I was 18. General CommentSetting aside the fact that this song is about the sweet balm of heroin it is also about love and life.īeing about the same age as Lou (would be). Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs Lyrics (reed) Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in the dark Clubs and bells, your servant, dont. She is an ideal and ultimately unkeepable love for him on pedestal and he's doomed to be haunted by her Pale blue eyes. It can't last.Ī very sad and beautiful song. What they are doing is backwards "lies but can't stand up, down for you is up". But that is not to be: "skip a life completely, stuff it in a cup". He imagines a world "pure and strange" where they could be together, where only love matters and not inconvenient facts like that she's married to someone else. But since it's an affair it's something he "had but couldn't keep", because she'll never truly be his. As mentioned above, fans of The Velvet Underground will enjoy the EP Extended Play. Those songs could be considered the hits of Venus in Furs. Admirers of synthesizers should give the tracks ‘Almost’, ‘Love Lies’ and ‘Sondown’ a listen. "Thought of you as my mountain top" "my peak". The songs ‘Majordomo’ and ‘Platonic Love’ are epic and slow, in the vein of Joy Division’s ‘Atmosphere’. When you have an affair, you get very infatuated. "The fact that you are married, only proves that you're my best friend" - I think this means she wanted be with him so much, they have such a connection, she was willing to step over the fact that she's married. They had sex and he at least would do it again (even though "It's truly, truly a sin"). Venus in Furs Lyrics von Velvet Underground mit Video: Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather / Whiplash girlchild in the dark / Comes in bells, your servant. "It was good what we did yesterday and I'd do it once again". The man and woman in this song had a love affair. This isn't about a guy who wants a girl or wants her back and now she's married. My InterpretationThis is not a song about unrequited love, rather it's about impossible love.
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Do I think this clip was romantic and intended to be viewed as romantic? Yes. Do I believe that this means Sascha x Isi won't happen at all? No. Can I explain exactly why I think that? Eh. I'll try.
There was too much emphasis on Sascha's expressions (at the party, when he saw Lou/Isi talking in front of the shelf, when they are alone together). It *might* be about being abandonded for another "shinier" person (in that case friend) in general but then again - those expressions were EXPLICITLY shown after Isi interacted with Lou (twice!). Lou is coded as a romantic interest (at least imo after the last clip). They could've easily shown Sascha react to Consti talking to Isi, but they decided to let us see Sascha react to a romantic interest, which doesn't scream platonic "jealousy" to me.
Additionally, in my humble opinion, unrequited love (re: Isi doesn't love Sascha back) makes no sense as a plotline. (I could expand on why I think that but this post is long enough as it is lmao)
Then there's our first contact with Ismail as a main: Them listening to Sascha's voicemail, whilst feeling at peace and connected to nature (vs. Lou making their heart race?/cars/adrenaline + narratively Lou is connected to Constantin while Sascha is connected to Ava, which...must mean something)
And last but not least, there IS a lot of "romantic" language in their interactions: Talking about marrying, using pet names, Ismail saying "You love me" etc. (Of course that could also just be how they interact with each other but it IS kind of an narrative choice imo)
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liberty-barnes · 2 years
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Calling Out (For Somebody To Hold)
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Calling Out (For Somebody To Hold) by @liberty-barnes (M, 13K)
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“That’s not the point! The point is that I’m being married off to some unknown child and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”
Liam rolled his eyes and sent an exasperated look Zayn’s way.
“He’s three years younger than you, that’s hardly a child. Now, if it’s the age thing that bothers you, you won’t have to bond for another nine years, at least. Your parents will only start getting on your case after you become Alpha.”
Zayn snorted.
“As if he’s gonna wait that long. Lou’s pretty much the definition of his perfect omega. They’ll be Mated way before the Ceremony.”
Harry threw a hard punch to the bag, splitting it at the seams and letting the sand trickle to the floor while Liam groaned in annoyance.
“You lot need to stop assuming you know everything about me. I get to choose who the perfect omega for me is, and it’s not gonna be him!”
[or, the one where they're definitely not perfect for each other, and the only reason they even mildly get along is for work purposes. It's all perfectly platonic and for convenience's sake, really.]
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AUTHOR REC: only_angel_28 / @beau-soleil-louis​
Don’t forget to leave kudos and comment to show some love! ♡
a week and thirteen days (1k)
Harry falls in love with the morning sun. 
I can’t do this alone (sometimes I just need a light) (7.8k)
“Harry,” he says after another contemplative moment, “can I hug you?”
It’s been...well, Harry doesn’t actually know how long it’s been. Less than an hour, probably, but already Louis says his name like it’s safe in his mouth, and now he’s opening his arms like Harry could be safe there too.
“Please,” Harry nearly sobs, and sinks into him the way butter melts on toast. It’s an apt metaphor, really, because what Louis is giving him is as essential and sustaining as a loaf of bread to a starving man. His basic need for physical affection is as vital as his need for sustenance, for sleep, and he can’t believe he’s allowed himself to ignore it for so long.
Or: Harry is having a rough time. Louis is the kind stranger who makes him smile again.
I think I’m falling (I’m falling for you) (6.8k)
Louis is a disaster gay on a skateboard. Harry is a beautiful, quirky stranger on a bicycle. Their first encounter really makes a splash.
Bloom (just for you) (495)
“Do you ever think about boys?”
The words fall from Louis’ lips casually, but they’re fragile like a gossamer thread, a single silken strand from a spider’s web of labyrinthine thoughts. They’re the product of literal months of careful introspection, of soul-searching and agonizing and over-thinking. They’re words that he’s never dared to utter aloud, a mirror of his own swirling inner-turmoil of thoughts. Thoughts he previously held tightly to his chest, locked away in his heart along with all his other feelings regarding his best friend.
*Or the arrival of spring brings a new beginning for Harry and Louis.
dopamine (7.8k)
Louis honestly doesn’t know how he gets himself into these types of situations.
Well, actually, that’s a lie. He’s doing this because he needs the money, and because he’s curious. And, okay, maybe because he might be a little bit lonely too. He has always had what his mother affectionately calls an “adventurous spirit.” Couple that with being a (tragically single) broke grad student and voila! here he is scrawling his signature on a release form provided by the university’s sociology department. Essentially, he is agreeing to snog a stranger on camera for the sake of science.
Shouldn’t be a problem, right? All he has to do is lock lips with a (hopefully) fit bloke, collect his money, and be on his way. Easy peasy. Little does he know, fate has other plans for him in the form of one adorably quirky art student who goes by the name of Harry Styles.
How Would You Feel (If I Told You I Loved You) (81k)
An AU inspired by the music video for Ed Sheeran's song Perfect featuring two idiots who are too thick to see that their friendship is anything but platonic, lots of pining, too many terms of endearment to count, a wedding, slow dancing, a couple of steamy hot tub moments, karaoke, snow, a healthy dose of cuddling, love confessions, and Harry and Louis being quite generous to each other.
*Or the one where Harry has been in love with his best friend for four years, and New Year's Eve at his family's holiday home in Switzerland is perfect for finally telling Louis how he feels.
Breathe Me (13k)
The story of what happens when Harry finds a stranger sleeping inside the car his late grandfather left him.
“Louis?” Harry queries softly, his voice nothing more than a whisper. “Why are you living in my car?”
Louis sighs, and this time it’s laced with a mixture of sadness and exhaustion, the sound of it tugging at Harry’s heartstrings. “Long story,” he says finally with a weak smile.  
“Will you tell me?” Harry prods gently, his demeanor akin to that of someone approaching a wild animal with their arms outstretched in a gesture of submission. “You don’t have to, like—I mean…it’s just, I’m a pretty good listener, and you seem like maybe you could use a friend?”
“What gave me away?” Louis jokes dryly.
*Or the one where Harry has a broken heart, Louis has a broken home, and all it takes is one night together for them to fall in love.
You got that something, I got me an appetite (5.9k)
After years of being forced to hide their relationship, Harry and Louis decide to come out with a bang.
Shape of You (11k)
“Seriously?” Surely, Harry must be joking. Louis arches a skeptical brow and snaps the waistband of Harry’s joggers playfully. “What exactly do you have down there, Styles? I know you’ve got four nipples, d’ya have a couple extra bollocks as well or summat?”
“No!” Harry shrieks, his voice bordering on shrill. “No,” He repeats a little quieter, calmer, “I just—I’m, er, kinda…big, I guess.”
Louis rolls his eyes in fond exasperation. “That’s hardly a problem, curly.”
*Or Harry is insecure about a certain rather large part of his anatomy that is apparently intimidating to the point where it has actually scared off potential shags. When he ends up confessing this to his best friend and roommate, Louis takes it upon himself to prove that Harry’s size doesn't have to be a curse, and decides to help show him just how perfect he is.
Please Be Naked (17k)
Louis starts squirming, desperately needing something to do with his hands. Needing to do anything, really, to distract him from the perfect male specimen standing naked in front of him. In the end, the only thing he can do is strip out of his own jeans and briefs, which he does with trembling, clumsy fingers, his heart beating out a violent, chaotic rhythm in his chest the entire time.
He hears Harry’s sharp intake of breath, and slowly raises his eyes from where he was staring at his own bare feet to meet his gaze.
“So,” Harry says bashfully, his voice gone even deeper somehow. “We’re naked.”
“Yup,” Louis squeaks.
“You okay?”
No!
“Yup,” Louis repeats, sounding just as unstable as he did the first time.
This is the last favor Louis Tomlinson is ever doing for Zayn Malik. (Because, after today, he’ll be dead, but that’s neither here nor there.)
*Or the one where Louis agrees to help out Zayn with one of his art projects and ends up getting much more than he bargained for.
Hey I Heard You Were A Wild One (If I Took You Home It’d Be A Homerun) (12k)
"Are you out?” Louis huffs a long suffering sigh as he studies Harry from the other side of the bar, the neon from the beer signs making his eyes glow an unnatural shade of blue, and causing Harry to question - not for the first time tonight - if he is real or just some fever dream-esque fantasy conjured up by Harry’s alcohol addled brain.
“You’re fucking kidding me right?” Harry laughs incredulously.
Louis is resolute in his posture as he continues to observe Harry, the slight arch of a brow his only acknowledgement of Harry’s question. That’s fine, Harry decides, it was mostly rhetorical anyway.
“A gay cowboy who rides for a living, can you imagine all the Brokeback Mountain jokes I’d have to endure on a daily basis? I don’t really fancy being compared to Jake Gyllenhaal.”
A hint of a smirk tugs at the corners of Louis’ pursed lips. “Now you’re the one who must be joking, because you are so clearly Heath Ledger in that scenario.”
*Or Harry came to the bar to forget. Louis gives him a night to remember.
Your Love Is My Turning Page When Only The Sweetest Words Remain (8.4k)
“Crying already, Styles?” Louis chides him teasingly, unable to contain the smile that’s breaking across his face.
“So what if I am? What are you going to do about it?” Harry sniffs indignantly.
Louis makes a show of pretending to consider this, steepling his fingers in front of his chest and giving Harry a contemplative once-over.
“Marry you.” He decides, smirking at Harry.
“Guess you won’t be able to call me Styles much longer then.” Harry counters, biting down on his own barely-contained grin.
“Guess not.” Louis agrees happily.
Say You Won’t Let Go (5.7k)
Harry hates flying. Louis is the kind stranger who helps him when he gets sick in the airport restroom. The rest, as they say, is history.
Back To You (5.8k)
"Hello?" His voice came out all high and breathy like an anxious school girl, and he cringed internally at how wrecked he sounded already.
"Lou?"
Harry's voice was the same as ever, deeper than the sea and somehow both gravelly and smooth as silk. Harry was full of infuriating little contradictions like that. It drove Louis crazy. He had spent a good portion of his life questioning if Harry Styles was actually even human; on paper he just didn't make sense. He was an enigma, an anomaly, the exception to every rule.
*After dropping his new single, "Back To You" Louis gets a text from Harry inquiring about the true inspiration for the song.
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Hey everyone! I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone that has been following my writing recently, it’s absolutely insane to think nearly 300 people have read a couple of them! It means the world to me, so thank you <3 K xxx
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The boys had been on tour for a matter of months now; I couldn’t actually remember the last time I physically saw Harry. However, what got me through the lonely nights and long hours we couldn’t speak to each other was the knowledge I had - knowing he was doing what he loved and enjoyed above all else. There was only a few weeks of tour to go before they would all be home and with the people who loved them.
Everyone seemed just that little bit extra excited at this tour break because Zayn was to be getting married in this interlude. Perrie had kindly asked me to be a part of the wedding party, meaning me (along with many others of her close friends) had been beavering away back home, rigorously planning away from the wedding that seemed to be speeding towards us faster than we could process.
It made me so happy to see her so looking forward to the marriage - it was evident how she felt about him; and I couldn’t help but think about what it would be like for my own wedding. This year would be mine and Harry’s fifth together, and it only encouraged the small flame of excitement within me. Of course we’d spoken about marriage and the future we could have together, but he was yet to pop the question. I knew that it was definitely something I could do myself, but there was something in me that really wanted it to be Harry that asked me to be his wife - for the rest of our lives. 
I didn’t mind though, I was beyond happy where we were in our relationship currently. I felt so lucky to be a part of his hectic life and I loved to hear all the tour stories each time we got to sneak in a phone call or text. 
He really was the love of my life.
I couldn’t contain the smile that was threatening to come across my lips as I dialled Harry’s number and patiently listened to the dialling tone.
“Hello, love.” Harry’s gravely tone greeted me. Almost instantly, a frown took over my features as I pulled the phone away from my ear to quickly inspect the time. I’d been careful to leave my call late enough in the day to avoid waking him; yet his voice sounded like I’d done just that.
“Hiya, baby.” I gently responded. “Did I wake you up? I thought it was the afternoon or something there?” I questioned, leaning my body back against the pillows of our bed, my right hand absentmindedly stroking over his side of the bed as I spoke. There was a brief amount of shuffling on the other side of the phone before he spoke again.
“Y-yeah, it’s like three or something.” He replied. Now I was a little concerned. It really wasn’t like Harry at all to be so blunt on our phone calls - especially after so many weeks apart. Perhaps he was just feeling the distance particularly hard today, or recording hadn’t quite gone as smoothly as hoped. 
“You alright, Haz?” I was careful to keep my voice soft and smooth to prevent him from detecting my concern. 
“One sec,” Harry quickly replied before I heard his voice again, this time, though, at a distance from the phone. “Mate, I’m on the phone,” There was a muffled response from whoever ‘mate’ was. “No, I don’t wanna keep talking about it. We’re all in the same boat, here, I think we’ve talked about it enough for one day, don’t you think?” There was a brief moment of silence before: “You still there?”  I hummed in response, now completely confused as to what was taking place on his side of the the phone. 
“Baby...” My voice was met with a loud huff.
“Zayn’s thinking of taking a break.” He suddenly said. “He said he’s feeling too pressured and wants to go home for a week before coming back and continuing the tour.” Whatever I was expecting to be wrong, it certainly wasn’t anything like that.
“What?”
“He said we’ve been doing this almost nonstop for years and that he needs time to go home and breathe.”
“Oh my god.” I muttered, hand pushing the hair from my face. “Have you guys been talking about it all day? Is that what you just said?”
“Yeah; he just announced it at breakfast this morning and then just kinda shut himself in his room. He missed all the recording we were meant to be doing today. I don’t even know if he’s gonna come to the show tonight.”
“What are the others saying about it?” 
“Liam and Niall seem to having some sort of existential crisis about it. But honestly I’ve never seen Louis so angry before in my life.” As he spoke his words seemed to become more and more strained. 
“And you?” I spoke after he finished.
“What about me?”
“How do you feel about it?” His sniffles told me all I really needed to know but he did speak up after a minute.
“God I feel so conflicted.” His tone was a mixture of frustration, sadness and pure disappointment. I didn’t speak, allowing him time to continue. “This is like... the best thing that’s ever happened to me; this opportunity to go around doing things I love in different parts of the world, meeting fans, you know? And yeah, of course I understand the pressure he’s going on about; we’ve been putting out an album basically every year since X-Factor, but at the same time, it doesn’t feel like a chore - it’s something I want to do. It’s something we all want to do!” Pause. “Well, I thought we all wanted to do it.” He added quietly. I really felt at a loss for words. I’d never heard Harry sound so manic before and I worried what would come of this new situation. 
“Are you coming home?” I asked.
“N-no. Well, at least, I don’t think we are. I think it’s just him.” Another silence came over the phone. I really didn’t know what to say to him that would make it any better. “Baby...” Harry trailed off.
“Yeah?”
“Can you come? I just... I just really need you here right now.” I could hear him feverishly fighting back tears.
“Do you want me to come?”
“Yeah...” It almost sounded like a child, desperately calling for the comfort of his mother.
“Of course I can, my love. I’ll get there as soon as I can.”
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I managed to get a late night flight out that same day, getting me in the next day, early morning for his timezone. The hours on the plane seemed to pass at a snail’s pace; I couldn’t contact Harry; I couldn’t see if there was any news about anything for that period of time - only fuelling my anxiety at the situation. 
Finally, though, the plane landed and I was able to get into the airport, through immigration and retrieve my bag without too much delay. My knee nervously bounced against the floor of the car the entire ride towards the hotel. Harry had already notified the reception that I was to be arriving, so they gave me a key to the room without trouble. I almost ran to the lift, pressing the button about four times; as if it somehow sped up the process. 
I scanned the numbers on the walls next to the doors as I made my way down the corridor; I was pretty sure that this entire floor was dedicated to the boys and their extensive team, but I wasn’t about to waste time knocking on a million different doors. As I came closer to the end of the corridor I could hear shouting from inside room 803. I quickly glanced down at my phone, open on the text Harry had sent me with the information for the hotel.
‘Mine is 803, they should give you a key but I’ll leave it open for you xxx’
I huffed out a breath, pulling my small suitcase to a stop as I reached out for the door-handle. Before I could pull it, however, the door swung open and a red faced Niall was stood in front of me. 
Since 2011 Niall had become one of my best friends. A part from Harry (obviously) he was the one I was closest to in the band. We shared many things and I’d often been the one he called for advice on girls, or even held him (in a purely platonic way, of course) as he cried about his most recent heartbreak. He’d also been my shoulder to cry on in the times Harry and I experienced a particularly tough fight and was always willing to help both of us out in any way he could. His surprise to be met with me was evident in the way he spoke my name.
“Hey.” He cleared his throat, rubbing his palm roughly against his face. “I guess you’ve heard, then?” He asked, stepping to the side to allow me to enter the room, seeming to have forgotten about his departure of the space.
“Yeah.” I nodded in sympathy, reaching out to rub a soothing hand up and down his arm. 
“I just can’t fucking believe he could do this.” Harry came into my view as Niall spoke, his eyes red rimmed. 
“He’s just stressed, I’m sure he’ll come round. Just let him go home for a few days and cool off.” I suggested, walking towards Harry to pull him into a hug. 
“Let him go home?” Niall repeated.
“She doesn’t know, Niall. She’s just got here.” Harry speaks, voice croaky. 
“Don’t know what?” I asked, keeping my arms around Harry’s middle as I pulled away enough to look up at him. 
“He’s gone.”
“Gone?” I spoke Niall’s words again, looking between the two men in the room in utter confusion. “What do you mean he’s gone?” Harry pulled away, taking my hand to lead me towards the sofa in the room as Niall pushed the door closed and followed us. Harry and I sat, legs touching, on the sofa as Niall sunk down into the chair opposite. 
“Well you know that I said he just made the announcement at breakfast yesterday?” Harry asked, leaning back in the cushions, arm slung over the back of the furniture behind me. I nodded, urging him to continue. “He just stayed in his room pretty much all of yesterday; he spoke to Lou before the rest of us left for the show, he didn’t come, even though he said he would.”
“He was gone by the time we got back.” Niall finished. 
“Oh my god.” I breathed, my head falling into my hands. “Well what the hell does that mean?” 
“We don’t know.” Harry replied. Both men looked in a right state; I wouldn’t be surprised if they told me neither of them had a wink of sleep last night. Both of their hair, usually pretty immaculate, was now roughly sticking out every which way as if they’d been pulling and pushing at it in frustration. 
“Has any of his family said anything?” I asked. “Perrie?”
They shook their heads in reply, looking down sorrowfully. Suddenly the door was pushed open and one of their body guards walked in. 
“Sorry to interrupt,” He started, shooting me an acknowledging nod. “There’s been some... developments.”
“What developments?” Niall asked.
“I think you should just come into Liam’s room, there’s a meeting.” He said, refusing to say anything and standing to the side of the door, watching the three of us. 
“I’ll stay here.” I offered, watching Harry and Niall get up.
“No, come.” Harry said, holding his hand out. I took it, following him as he pulled me towards him, his hand at the small of my back as we were led by Niall out of the room. Collectively we muttered a ‘thanks’ to the man holding the door open as we went to the room three doors down.
“One sec,” I said, feeling my phone vibrate in my back pocket. “I’ll meet you in there.” I slipped it out, giving them an encouraging smile and nod before answering it - not looking at who the caller was. “Hello?” I was answered by someone crying out my name. “Perrie?” Harry stopped, reaching out and grabbing Niall’s arm to stop him continuing into the room as they both spun around to watch me.
“It’s Z-Zayn.” She continued to cry.
“What’s happened? Has he made it home?” I asked, exchanging a worried look with Harry. As I spoke, Louis, Liam and their tour manager emerged from the room, all standing and watching me.
“What’s going on?” Liam whispered. Niall quickly explained.
“He just texted me. He said he’s back in London, but he said that was it. He wasn’t going back. The band is over for him. And so are we!” She hiccuped between each sentence, her explanation laced with sobs. My heart seemed to come to a juddering holt at her words.
“The band’s over? What do you mean? You’re over?”
“He’s called off the wedding!” 
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I sat in Liam’s room next to Harry as their tour manager explained the situation. “So he’s quit?” Louis asked after what felt like an eternity of silence between the seven of us. It was evident in his ton and body language it was taking every fibre in his body not to rage.
“What the fuck?” Niall cried, face falling into his palms. His shoulders were shaking, showing us that his tears were falling. Liam moved to sit on the arm of his chair, pulling him into a hug, but it was clear he himself was fighting tears. 
“And he’s broken up with Perrie?” Liam confirmed, looking between me and their manager. We both nodded. 
I was absolutely stunned. I didn’t know what was going on. The last twenty four hours and been a rollercoaster, a whirlwind, going from one thing to the next in what felt like a flash.  
“Christ... I can’t believe this.” Louis said. It hadn’t gone unnoticed to me that Harry remained silent. I turned my head to look at him; he seemed to be in a sense of shock. I gently squeezed the hand that was in mine. 
“Haz...” I prodded quietly, my other hand rubbing up and down his thigh gently.
“Can we go?” He croaked, averting eye contact. 
“Um... I think we’ll be right back.” I spoke up, standing and waiting for Harry to follow. The other seemed to have an unspoken understanding; all feeling this sense of numbness and loss. We made our way back to Harry’s room in silence. I pushed the door shut behind us, watching cautiously as Harry went straight to the bed and almost fell onto it, his gaze staring up at the ceiling. I slowly approached him, laying beside him without a word. Both of his hands were sort of cupped around his mouth, eyes welling with tears. 
“Come here, baby.” I whispered, pulling his body into mine as he let out a choked sob. His head rested on my chest as I wrapped him in my arms. Soon more sobs escaped his mouth, morphing into an almost continuous cry as his body shook. “Shhh, my love, it’s okay. You’re gonna be okay. Just let it out.” I spoke gently into his hair as I kissed the back of his head. With each passing moment my heart was breaking more and more. Never had I seen him like this and it saddened me to no end. 
About half an hour had gone passed where he had uttered no words or sounds. “Thank you,” His voice was hoarse and muffled into my jumper.
“What for, my darling?”
“For coming, for being here. For just... being you.” He whimpered. I sniffled, a couple of my own tears falling from my eyes.
“Of course.” I replied, squeezing him gently. “Of course.” 
Neither of us knew what was going to follow this day; would the band continue? Would this be the end of the road for all of them? All I did know was that as long as Harry and I were together, we could weather any storm thrown our way, because we loved each other, supported each other, unconditionally. 
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37, 53 and 54 for the film asks?
Best tear jerker? I think Titanic might still be my favorite tearjerker. The fourth grader who sobbed into scratchy movie theatre napkins throughout the ENTIRE end credits is still alive and burning bright in my heart, okay! Watching that movie rewrote my entire young perception of life. As an old, I also love Me Before You for tearjerker feelings, but I don’t think I have ever actually cried at it. Is that a requirement for answering this question?
Most surprising movie moment? I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will just say basically the entirety of 10 Cloverfield Lane, one of the funnest (in a terrifying and suspenseful way) movies I have ever watched. I was clinging to the arm rests of that movie theatre chair for dear life in my total distress! If you haven’t seen it and you don’t know anything about it, don’t read ANYTHING and just watch it! Going in blind to that movie was SUCH a treat. It’s so good!!!!! It’s kind of like a play in that pretty much the whole thing takes place in a confined location with just three characters, and it is RIVETING. I’m so excited that a movie like that even got made (and got a pretty mainstream release!) in this day and age.
Favourite movie character duo? Oh man, my whole life is made up of loving movie character duos!!!!!! I would like to make a definitive Top 100 Movie Duos List posthaste! But for now, I will cheat by saying that my favorite platonic movie duo is Ricky and Hec from Hunt for the Wilderpople and my favorite romantic movie duo is Paul and Erasmus from Ideal Home.
And while this isn’t a definitive answer, I’m going to give a shoutout to how Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen are REALLY fun as disaster marrieds figuring it out in the Neighbors movies, because it’s just so nice to see married characters in comedies not falling into the tired stereotype of “She’s responsible and uptight and no fun! He’s a useless mess but so lovable!”. Also, it’s been too long since last I watched this esteemed duology. ZEFRON!
I also feel like Debbie and Lou from Ocean’s 8 deserve a shoutout for being so unrelentingly god damned cool and the very essence of *chef’s kiss*. WHERE IS THE SEQUEL. I’m tired of this Female-led-reboots-don’t-get-sequels trash. My heart is still aching for my lady Ghostbusters. :’(
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Finally finished watching The Mary Tyler Moore Show. What a great series. It really holds up. It also apparently influenced 90% of the American sitcoms thereafter. (I lost count of the number of running gags, jokes, characters, and plots that I've seen on subsequent sitcoms. It's as if sitcom writers borrowed elements of The Mary Tyler Moore Show when they ran out of original ideas.)
The best part of the show is the characters and their relationships. I especially enjoyed Mary's friendships with Rhoda and Lou. They really were Mary's family. They were always there for her, and she was always there for them.
One thing I cannot pin down is Mary & Lou's relationship. Mary Tyler Moore & Ed Asner had fantastic chemistry. And I could not make up my mind as to whether Mary & Lou's feelings were strictly platonic. You could make an argument either way. At times they felt like father & daughter, other times it was brother & sister, and sometimes it felt like husband & wife. It just depends on the episode. It never felt inconsistent or forced though. Just well written.
Just for the record -- I really, really like that Mary didn't end up with a man. It's refreshing where shipping romance is not central to the main character's story. Mary's happy ending was discovering that her friends were her family.
And what can I say about Sue Ann Nivens? It's probably Betty White's best role. I loved Sue Ann. She was ambitious, manipulative, and horny. Haha! And her crush on Lou was always amusing. (Ed Asner also had fantastic chemistry with Betty White.)
Murray, Ted, Phyllis, & Georgette were also great. Murray was underrated / underused. Ted became the prototype for every dimwitted sitcom character thereafter. Phyllis was a good foil for Rhoda. It took awhile for me to warm up to Georgette though. It just didn't feel like she had a personality until she married Ted & made it clear that she was self-aware and that she wore the pants in that relationship.
In short, The Mary Tyler Moore Show deserves its reputation as a classic.
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can u rec ur fav fake relationship to enemies to friends to lovers i need some for my flight for harry 😴
i can make a fake relationship rec. but im trusting amanda to do the enemies to friends to lovers rec 👀 (if she wants to) and okay i know ive rec-ed most of these before but these are my faves so if you want a pt 2 of this let me know bc theres no such thing as too many fake relationship AUs in this house
1. Find Another One, Cause She Belongs To Me (25k) by @afangirlfantasy​ & @larrysfootballfairy​
“Harry?” She asks.“Yeah,” Harry glances up, her gaze boring into Louis like green flames against Louis’ soul. It’s too much. Those eyes have always been too much. How could she deny them anything?“Just to clarify. You want me to be your fake girlfriend, to pretend to date you? Right?”“Don’t make me say it again Lou,” Harry begs.“Please.”Sighing, she complies, “Yes. I want you to pretend to be my girlfriend.“ Well shit.
or a Girl Direction Uni AU, where Louis is desperately in love with her best friend Harry, who might not be as straight as she thought, Ziam can’t fool anyone, and Niall is just happy with football being her only relationship.
2. Like Candy In My Veins (31k) by @littlelouishiccups​
“Um…” Harry said slowly after a moment. “Okay. That’s… this is… Let me get this straight.” He lifted up a hand and swallowed. “You told your family that you have a boyfriend… and my name was the first one you thought of?”“Harry Potter was on TV, alright? It wasn’t that much of a stretch.” Louis pinched the bridge of his nose. He couldn’t believe he was explaining himself to Harry fucking Styles. He couldn’t believe he was stooping this low. “Forget it. I’m sorry I even thought about bringing you into this.”Harry snorted. “What? Did you want me to pretend to be your boyfriend or something?”(Basically the A/B/O, enemies to lovers, fake relationship, Christmas AU that nobody asked for.)
3. kiss me on the mouth (and set me free) (47k) by @tempolarriefix​​
Harry, being his endlessly patient self, asks with a wry smile, “And who am I going to spontaneously marry for financial aid?”
He clearly intends for it to be a rhetorical question, for it to shoot down Louis’ ridiculous marriage idea. But Louis answers easily, “Me. You’ll marry me.“
aka the not-so fake marriage AU in which Harry and Louis get married to keep Harry from dropping out of uni (and if they discover that they’re in love along the way, well, that’s neither here nor there).
4. Faking It (46k) by @donotdialnine
A uni AU in which Louis has been Harry’s best friend since he offered him cubed fruit on the playground, and they spend more time cuddling in their dorm beds than they do apart, but it’s not like that. Or is it?
Aka Harry pretends to date his best friend to escape unwanted attention from a too insistent classmate and hopes it won’t blow up in his face. Featuring embarrassing dildo accidents, awkward boners, longing, first times, late night conversations, emotional discoveries and Niall as the exasperated friend with bad advice.
5. Escapade (146k) by @haydolce
In the grand scheme of things, finding a date for a wedding should be no problem for Louis Tomlinson. He’s rich. He’s handsome. He’s reasonably well behaved. But when the wedding is for his lifelong best friend (and former boyfriend), and is happening in under a month, finding a date for the ceremony and accompanying festivities becomes more of an adventure than he ever could have planned for.
((do i even need to rec this ?? everyone and their grandma has read this))
6. Pull Me Under (140k) by @zarahdetand
AU. As the first British footballer to come out at the prime of his career, it helps that Louis Tomlinson is in a long-term, committed relationship. Even if that relationship is fake. (Featuring Niall as Louis’ favourite teammate, Liam as Louis’ agent, and Zayn as Liam’s boyfriend, who just happens to be good friends with one Harry Styles.)
7. The Proposal (20k) by curlshire (on AO3)
Louis is a tetchy editor and Harry is his unfortunate assistant. After Louis is threatened with a demotion, he quickly makes plans to fake a marriage to Harry. (Based off the movie The Proposal)
8. Chestnuts Roasting… And All That (46k) by @elsi-bee
Louis is apparently the only person at his new job who is single as can be. It’s not a big deal to just tell his new colleagues that he has a boyfriend, right? Until he has to make this imaginary boyfriend magically appear at the office holiday party. Cue fake relationship antics with a certain someone who is more than willing to play along.
these two are the opposite of fake relationship AUs but im gonna give them an honorary mention anyways
1. If You Asked Me If I Love Him (I’d Lie) (26k) by @littlespooneven
So Harry and Louis might have fucked up.
The day of their wedding was the single most perfect moment of Louis’ life and every single day since where he’s been able to call Harry his husband has been nothing short of bliss. There’s just one teeny, tiny problem…
Their families don’t know they’re married.
Or the one where Harry and Louis eloped but neglected to mention it to anyone. Meanwhile Lottie is getting married and the only way for them to not steal her thunder is by pretending they’re just friends for the weekend. Featuring Harry and Louis as terrible liars who don’t know the meaning of the word platonic and some Tomlinsons and Styles’s who definitely don’t believe them.
2. Fake It Till You Make It (136k) by @avocadolouie​
In a twisted turn of events, Louis finds himself posing as the brother of his fiancé, Harry, for an annual company retreat.
Did he sign up for this? No.
Is he doing it anyway? Yes.
Can they actually pull this off? Probably not.
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