Okay. So I was comfort-re-watching good omens (as per fucking usual) and ofc now I feel the need to rant about the particular scene that broke my heart into tiny little pieces THIS time round.
So. First up. We all know that Crowley hates Jimbriel, right? Like absolutely fucking despises him to the point where everything he does irritates him (same tbh). Like. He tells him to jump out a window. He REALLY hates this guy.
BUT. When Jimbriel asks him that question about gravity, he puts away his annoyance. He does his best to explain it to him, and eventually ADMITS THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW THE ANSWER. And this is probably all self-explanatory, but it's just hit me why that hurts so much (positively).
In season 2, Crowley is in a position of power over Jimbriel. He could literally just choose to throw him out and let him fend for himself against heaven and hell. He's in a position that's ODDLY REMINISCENT of how Crowley fell; mostly powerless, dependant on someone else, and asking questions.
And Crowley clearly sees that, because he makes a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what God did to him. He ignores his hatred for Jimbriel, he accepts that it's a valid question. He does his best to answer it, and (here's the big one) HE ADMITS HE DOESN'T KNOW.
And that scene just hits SO HARD because despite the situation he's in, and his history with Gabriel, he stays true to what he believes heaven should've done. He listens, and he does his best, and, unlike God:
Crowley would never punish someone for asking questions.
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QuinObi Week
Part 2/5 - First / Next
Day 2: Knighthood/Raising Padawans
Track: 'How Bad We Need Each Other' - Marc Scibilia
(Spotify / YouTube)
"I'll grab the bags."
"And I will grab the Padawans."
"But they're already-"
The sound of excited squealing from Aayla and Anakin echoed throughout the halls, Obi-Wan unable to stop his own laughter from joining in and Quinlan smiling broadly at seeing the joy return to his friends face.
Kind of just a fun moment for the group, one of their first missions all together, pretty early on in Anakin's journey to become a Jedi. I have a whole little fic thought up for this that I am so sad I didn't get the chance to write but it is the one I am most tempted to work on and publish later anyhow, because it is just an all around bit of fun for the little family XD
Enjoy!
@quinobiweek
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I've been told my comic feels like it was written by AI.
I suppose I'm not trying to be groundbreaking. I'm not interested in pioneering genres. I'm not writing for the purpose of literary analysis.
But written by AI...?
I'm already someone who has my humanity questioned. My identity erased. My existence disrespected. It could be worse. Anything could be worse.
But AI?
I spend weeks writing single scenes, toiling over the implications of single lines. I have goals. My writing has intent.
If you cared to read deeper, perhaps you'd see the themes. Maybe then you'd see the value. If you tried to analyze it maybe you'd see something there.
Maybe you'd see me.
Someone told me my comic seemed like it was written by AI.
And my humanity was denied one step further in that my voice was not seen in the work I've poured years of my life into.
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please these two are killing me!!!
the way they turn away together!!! it has me thinking about you just begging them to do something with you—something they know you’ll enjoy, something they know they’ll fucking hate, something they know will be worth all of the suffering and embarrassment and annoyance, just to see your sweet smile, to feel your shimmering eyes on their skin and your eager fingers cuffing their wrists, to hear your euphonious giggles as you drag them along, as you get exactly what you want.
fucking brat.
it’s something that they just cannot say a definite no to regardless of how hard they try, something where their rebuffs simply mean try harder, their joint resolves easily, quickly, pathetically chipped away at/eroded by your incessant pleading and pouting—so pretty, so precious, so fucking pernicious, perilous—and something they begrudgingly and ultimately grit their teeth to get through just for you, only for you ♡
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whatever you do, do not think about the layers behind jack saying, “we’re good friends, the wind and i.” the implication that jack and hiccup were meant to cross paths, to find one another at all points in their lifetime even if they weren’t aware of who they were to each other yet. that their first and second lives are inextricably linked— hiccup, as a spirit, drawn to jack when he was still human while jack, as jack frost thrown back in time, drawn to hiccup in his present. that their love and friendship is a circle, in a way that they’ll keep meeting in the middle over and over and over again. in a way that it’s infinite and transcends time as long as there’s proof of memory. in a way that there is no telling where their story really begins or ends, only that it exists, that it's continuous. in a way that it’s inevitable, fated, like every moment that passes, whether they spend it together or apart, are all puzzle pieces that connect. that their love is constant, always in motion, in a way that’s tried and true.
whatever you do, do not think about how they both waited 300 years (and some more) until they could experience what it was like to have a companion again. i repeat, do not think about, “you were always there. weren’t you? you’re the wind.”
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look, in all my time on fo4 tumblr and on the fo4 subreddit where hatred runs rampant, ive still only seen two valid criticisms of the railroad as a faction. ever.
(im putting aside the whole entire slavery allegory for the purposes of this post)
these two criticisms are:
if you (yes, you. the player) fundamentally disagree with the notion that synths are sentient people, the organization makes no sense and is useless. i cant change your bedrock beliefs on what constitutes a person, so this criticism stands
the mind wipes might border on unethical. the idea is good and well-intentioned, but it kinda sucks in practice. synths can choose not to have the procedure, but the railroad's catastrophizing about what will happen if they dont feels coercive sometimes. i could probably be convinced otherwise, but i think this is a pretty good point
thats it. there are no more. im absolutely open to (and would love, actually) yall trying to change my mind but just know that if your criticisms are:
they're short-sighted; the organization will eventually dissolve because there will be no more synths left to help
they have no plan nor reason to help synths post-institute; the moment the institute explodes, so does the railroad
they're too narrow-minded; they should be helping people too, not just synths
by destroying the institute, they're stopping the production of synths; this nullifies their efforts in saving synths and is even, dare i say, hypocritical
their password being railroad is far too simple and the freedom trail is too easy to follow; theyre just asking for another switchboard
[insert member of the railroad, usually desdemona] is mean; the organization is full of assholes
then ur efforts will be wasted on me. all of these criticisms are bad <3
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