#it’s the way men construct intricate rituals which allow them to touch the skin of other men

[rrr-is-gay]

Hello kids, today I’d like to preach to you about the deep eroticism of The Fight, because warriormale literally lives in my mind and compels me to speak.

When Ram and Bheem wrestle outside the governor’s palace, they are releasing so much sexual energy, it’s actually insane. Hell, even before the wrestling, when they’re exchanging punches, there’s this sizzling tension that they’re both too heartbroken to actually think about, but it comes out subconsciously, in how their bodies react to each other. Bheem takes each punch standing up, then fuckin smacks the shit out of Ram, knocking him to the ground, showing his dominance. Ram whips his head to the side to LEER at Bheem before deciding his next attack.

And what is his next attack? TO CLIMB UP BHEEM’S THIGH and THROW HIM TO THE GROUND so he can MOUNT HIM. Bheem does not kick out of this hold or push Ram’s body away, he ROLLS OVER, TANGLING HIS LEGS with Ram’s, keeping him close. He refuses to go on the defensive, he must stay on the attack, to overpower Ram with the strength of his thighs. This need, this primal masculine aggression, is shared by both men as they continue rolling over each other. It is such an intricate ritual!

They are so deeply, intimately familiar with each other’s bodies. Think of how Bheem yanks open Ram’s legs so he can get right between his thighs. He knows where Ram bends and folds. He’s been here before. Think of how Bheem shoves his hand over Ram’s face to hold him down, covering his lips and nose, feeling his heat and insisting upon his submission. Think of how Bheem LIFTS RAM UP dirty-dancing-style to twirl him around, embraced by his thighs, testosterone spiking like adrenaline.

There’s a raw physicality that is shared between sex and combat that’s difficult to describe to those who don’t feel it. It is so primitive, so base, it defies logic. Ram and Bheem have absolutely no reason to be turned on during this fight. They’re both utterly heartbroken, to a point where they’re basically dying inside. And yet their bodies tingle with desire; the desire to touch, smack, yank, bite, grab, hug, roll, spread, fuck. They can’t help it! That’s why they fight so close and tight, because the magnetism pulling them together is stronger than the betrayal tearing them apart.

Absolutely nobody on this earth can convince me that I’m wrong!

#if there’s one thing I’m an expert on #it’s the way men construct intricate rituals which allow them to touch the skin of other men #I may be a simple lesbian but I used 2 date men and also pretty much all my friends are men #and let me tell you they LOVE COCK more than any str8 woman ever could #and intimate closeness with other men is this insanely powerful subrational DRIVING FORCE in so many masculine interactions #I see it at punk shows and metal shows #I don’t watch sports but I know it’s there too #it’s in military bonding and has been for centuries #this is very much A Thing about men and I love ssraj for including it in RRR #rrr #ram/bheem #rambheem #analysis

[spongebob-connoisseur]

can you rate some sbsp ships? idk i think it’s fun seeing peoples opinions on them haha

Oh sure! I feel like I did this before but I can't find the original post so I'll do it again 👌

I don't particularly ship any of the sb characters so its going to be mostly my thoughts.

Squidbob - 6.5/10 - I'm going to get hate but I never cared for the sunshine x grumpy ships. I don't hate it. In fact it's probably the only type of sunshine x grumpy ship that I'm not completely indifferent to. Spongebob is super affectionate towards squid and Squid doesn't want to admit he cares for him but he does. It already has a good set up. Its cute. I'm not a ride or die for it but its nice.

Tho for a long time I assumed Squid was way older than Spongebob (before the age changes from kamp koral) which is also why I never got around to shipping them. I think squid is still a little older but by 2-3 years.

Patbob - 6.5/10 - Same rating as squidbob. Tho I prefer silly x silly ships so I feel like I'll be a little biased towards this one. I feel like I previously would have given this a lower rating but recent episodes make me like it a little bit more. Particularly more recent episodes showing hoe much Patrick cares for spongebob and defends him and even gets a little jealous when someone else gets some of SB's affection. Its too cute and I want more of it <3 I'll just pretend the jerky Patrick episodes don't exist.

Patsquid - 6/10. - a recent one! Episodes like Squisery and Pat Hearts Squid is what prompted it. I never thought Squidward and Patrick would ever get along but they do! And very well. Patrick is very enthusiastic to learn and do whatever Squid is learning and Squidward has someone who's actually interested in him. Patrick is very malleable and Squidward can easily mold him into what he wants. But even without that, they can have fun together. Unexpected duo but one I really enjoy watching.

Spandy - 3/10 - I remember folks on DA were ride or die for this ship. I on the other hand just don't see it. She's like a big sister figure to him. This is the one ship I just can't get around to liking. Its just there. No beef to anyone who likes it.

Plabs - 7.5/10 - the angst fics and stuff are what makes it interesting. SB fans took the episode Friend or Foe and used it to fuel most of this ship. That episode sits on the shoulders of god. On a surface level they don't seem much interesting. Two enemies who fight every week or so. But the show ended up developing their relationship a lot in seasons 4-5 and folks just can't let it go. Two childhood best friends who ended up having a fight and falling out with each other. But they still fight as adults just so they can see each other. Both of them getting depressed when the other has "moved on". They can't be together because of pride but they also can't stand to be apart from each other. High quality fanfiction material.

They like each other but they also would never admit it. But one would sabotage the other so they'd never leave them. They have so much potential. I wish more recent episodes would go into this further. I really want more of it.

Idk they sorta remind me of the quote "You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men" Yeah that's these two specifically.

I really want to see these two break the cycle and actually face their feelings lol

Plankaren - 2/10 - if we're talking about the musical characters tho then it gets 7/10. But in the main show. Nah. Plankton is just horrible to Karen. I feel sorry for her a lot of the time. She desperately wants his affection but this man would rather smooch his enemy than her. I get why she's like that. She should poison her husband. As a lil treat <3

Tho their musical counterparts are super cute. Two evil geniuses who want to take over the world and their love is fueled by their lust for tyranny. A match made in heaven <3

Karendy - 8/10 - super cute! I didn't expect to care for it much but recent episodes proved otherwise. They get along so well. Karen really has a type for geniuses. Except Sandy is actually nice to her and compliments her and the recent Gal Pals only made me enjoy their duo even more. I want more of it.

Puffkrabs - 5.5/10. I find the episode Krusty Love so cute and I would've given them a higher rating if I was just talking about that episode but male characters in SB often have a track record of being shit boyfriends/husbands so yeah. I REALLY don't like the direction their relationship has been going as of recent. I guess its inevitable but I always thought it was sweet that Krabs liked Puff so much that he didn't care about money for a moment. Also the fact that their both likely widows/widowers makes it somewhat interesting to me. But of course bad habits die hard and Mr. Krabs's love of money is harming their relationship and they nearly broke up. That's not even the main problem, since she doesn't care about money much. It's just him being a problem. Idk its kinda sad. I wish it could've been better but at least she isn't in Karen's shoes.

Squilliam/Squidward - 6.5/10 - (can't remember the ship name for this one) who doesn't want to see former high school sweethearts constantly feeling the need to one up each other? Of course they were never confirmed to be high school sweethearts but that's what I like to imagine where their beef began.

We have that thing where Squidward trying to imagine Squilliam in his underwear then going "oh no he's hot!". That's kinda fruity.

We have so many episodes where Squidward feels the need to impress Squilliam. Why do you as a man feel the need to impress other men? 🤔 and the bikini bottom inquirer episodes has Squilliam regularly call the news channel just to rant about Squidward. Squilliam always wants to act like he's so much better but if he was then he probably wouldn't be so obsessed with Squidward that he feels the need to call strangers on the news just to rant about him. Also I think Squilliam is probably pretty isolated so he likely has no one else to talk to. I feel like Perch allows Squilliam to call up just to talk smack about his ex knowing this guy still isn't over his feelings for him.

I enjoy the drama between two bitter exes. Makes for excellent entertainment. 👌

Larry/Squidward - 5.5/10 - they could have had it aaaaaall. The episode Squid plus one is what prompted this. They make for good friends and even more. But neither have much respect for each other's interests so they fell out. But imagine if they did learn respect for each other's interests? What if they held hands? They looked so happy with each other💔😿

Gale/Perch - 5.5/10 there's not much to go off of. They're both work at the news station. One is a reporter and the other is a weather guy. I feel like SB has a crush on Gale tho. I think this ship is more for self indulgence than any interesting character development. Still no beef. I kinda do want to see them interact more.

Squill/Perch - 6/10 - Squilliam constantly calling in to vent about Squidward is hilarious. Perch I'd just over it but instead of blocking Squilliam, he allows him to talk. There's potential in this. Rn Perch is probably Squilliam's only ""friend"" and is the only one he can really talk to. They can support each other and be friends. Or even more. Its funny i would've never thought this ship would be a thing but the bikini bottom inquirer is fueling content for it.

Slapferatu 5.5/10? - A recent contender! It's literally goth Squidbob. Kinda on the fence for this one. I like it but I somewhat don't know what to feel about it. Same grumpy x sunshine dynamic except its made spooky 👻. I like spooky things so its a little bit more digestable. I kinda want to see them interact a little bit more so I can judge better but the episodes we have, has some interesting stuff. Slappy is down BAD for Nosferatu. I mean that comes with being the Renfield in their relationship. Somehow I always thought Nosferatu would be much more harsher to Slappy like in a slapstick kind of way. Like barely tolerating him and being this 👌 close to killing him but doesn't because no one else would work for him. But he actually does like Slappy quite a bit and shows a lil affection, he treats him a lot nicer than I expected. Its sweet.

Also Slappy is self admitted to liking abuse. So uhh if he does get smacked around by Nosferatu then you know its consensual.

Still, uhh I kinda don't like how Slippy is getting sidelined by all this. I didn't know what to make of her when she was first introduced but now I like her and I like how she has a silly x silly thing going on with Laszlo so it's a little sad. SB characters stop being shit to ur gf/wife challenge. Tho I think she'd probably is fine with Laszlo devoting his undead life and soul to a vampire. I feel like she knows and she's fine with it. Probably gives him tips on how to woo the vampire.

There's some kind of absurdity to this ship because we have a 1922 german horror movie character being shipped with a fish parody of a dead Hungarian actor. If you use human!Slappy in this ship you'll see what I mean. There's also the same absurdity with Slippy/Slappy because they're both fish parodies of Peter Lorre. How does that work.

Idk if Slippy/Slappy is with mentioning on this list because there's not much to go off. So uhh yeah.

Anyways shout out to that one person who began shipping Slapferatu the moment the synopsis for Slappy Daze dropped. You're too powerful to live.

There ya go! The ship list. Hope ya enjoy it. I hope you print this out and use the paper to roll it into a fat blunt and smoke it. I hope you snort the ashes too 👍

#Shiba-deer #Ask #the spongebob connoisseur #spongebob #spongebob squarepants #sb #spongebon squarepants #spongebob meme #slappy laszlo #Nosferatu #Mr krabs #Mrs puff #Karen the computer #Plankton #Squid tentacles #Slippy lotte #Patrick star #Perch perkins #Squilliam #Sandy cheeks

[bunnyloaves]

having the terror tm thoughts rn

like this isn't even well structured meta, but just an aspect of the show i enjoy so much... like at the crux it is about tenderness and compassion. like just the decay and debility that the men experience. its indicative of how flawed and unstable british colonial constructs and social mores are. that in the empty barren spaces of the arctic, they have no need for all this posturing, for all this vanity, for upholding dress codes, morality, and decent conduct. sometimes, there’s no need to perform for some unseen audience back home (who are in some way Distinctly Not Privy to what goes down in the arctic but i will elaborate on this some other time, especially in the sense that they’re all going to be ‘immortalised’ as explorers so there's this baggage that the rest of britain is looking upon them to succeed, but their complete isolation obscures them from that audience, which then allows them to shed civility, and don on their monster-like characteristics, incurred by the need to survive).

and as the men grow more dishevelled, unclean, and sick. so do their moralities waver and weaken, and once the ‘garments’ and everything else it stands for are gone (ie. authority, social class and its divisions, &c) instinct and everything nasty ppl do based on that instinct is revealed. but the thing w the terror is that it never posits that man’s innate nature is purely violence and vileness, like it kinda has the opposite thesis, that there is a prevailing compassion, kindness in people (not necessarily drawn out bc of that violence, this isn’t “you construct intricate rituals to touch the skin of other men”, it's more on the when all is said and done, when else do you have to offer aside from the grimmest and bleakest of comforts)

#the terror #terrorposting #like this is about ALL of my babygirls #squeaks into the void

[therevengeoffrankenstein]

the romantic nature of hunting someone down and attacking them. you construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men. it's the lust of the hunt for me, honestly. an extreme manifestation of the yearning to be closer. it's quite romantic, actually, to want someone (in any way) that much.

#i would choke you out just to hold you with both hands! #myevilposts #😶

[scoriasoil]

While I’m talking about death of the author in the context of Borderlands canon, allow me to be a complete hypocrite for a second. It really annoys me when people don’t at least acknowledge in their characterisation of Katagawa that there are romantic overtones in his behaviour towards Rhys.

Now, usually I say “if it’s not in the game, it’s not canon” when I analyse a text, because nobody wants a JK Rowling situation where we’re told a character was gay the whole time. But Katagawa’s voice actor Christopher Wehkamp has acknowledged that Katagawa’s pursuit of Rhys did have a romantic angle to it. Katagawa might not be sending Rhys eggplant emojis in-game, but you know what is in the game?

A voice performance where a romantic angle was an intentional part of it.

(Link here!) Now, a lot of the fanon characterisation of Katagawa involves him being outright sadistic and cruel towards Rhys, that Katagawa is Jack 2.0, and I would argue that just isn’t the case.

He cares about Rhys, at least as much as an “alpha sociopath” might. He does genuinely want to work with Rhys. If Marcus’s ECHOs about how Rhys’s Atlas isn’t being taken seriously are anything to go by, Katagawa seems to be one of the few executives out there who took note of what Rhys was doing and decided, rather than ridiculing him, “I must have him.”

Katagawa makes comical threats to Rhys, but it’s very late in the Atlas campaign when Katagawa actually tries to hurt Rhys physically, once he’s been snubbed past the point of no return. (Really, consider the timeline of the Promethea campaign: even blowing up his precious Zanara isn’t enough to make Katagawa come @ Rhys specifically. Instead, he just destroys Rhys’s hacked Maliwan sphere.)

I’ve mentioned this before, but compare Katagawa’s attempts at lowering Rhys’s morale to Handsome Jack’s campaign against Mordecai. Katagawa blows up an inanimate froyo stand, and Jack kills Mordecai’s beloved avian companion. Katagawa is aiming for Rhys to give in and “party on the Zanara” with him; Jack is going for the emotional jugular.

Sure, you could choose to say “death of the author” at this point and interpret Katagawa’s pursuit as platonic at best, if not for the fact he a) keeps mentioning he has a pleasure yacht, and b) invites Rhys to it. It’s funny that he keeps using this dumbass descriptor to talk about the Zanara, but he is also blatantly inviting Rhys to a sex boat to “party [after his] unconditional surrender.” Even Rhys wouldn’t be able to feign an inability to read between the lines on this one.

And finally, keep Wehkamp’s intentionally romantic performance in mind when listening to how Katagawa talks about Rhys to the Vault Hunter in ‘Hostile Takeover,' particularly on this line (link with timestamp):

Katagawa Jr: This takeover won't be hostile for long. Atlas and Maliwan, we're hashing things out the corporate way. Rhys doesn't get it yet, but when this is over we'll all be one titanic happy family.

From this, we can gather three things: Katagawa doesn’t think he’s doing anything particularly cruel or unusual to Rhys (perhaps rightfully so, given the Borderlands universe sprang from the ‘corporate wars’); he doesn’t blame Rhys for ‘not getting it’ (note how fond he sounds on this particular remark); he wants to be family with Rhys. (I’m reminded of that quote which tragically became a meme—you construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men—except Katagawa’s rituals involve war, a cult, and a sex boat.)

He emphasises later that he envisions he and Rhys as brothers, but knowing how he treats his siblings when they fall short of his expectations, it’s safe to say he’s not looking for a repeat of that. He lets Rhys get away with much more than he ever did the other Katagawas, and why is that? Well, ask Wehkamp!

I am not saying you have to ship them. Absolutely not! You can despise the idea of them being in so much as the same room as each other all you like, and Rhys would no doubt agree with you. Whether you want to envision them getting to a healthy platonic place, or you want to write something where Rhys somehow mega-murders Katagawa a second time, you can do that. But please don’t pretend it’s not a part of Katagawa’s character that he was inexplicably attracted to Moustache Rhys, and erasing or ignoring that is lazy at best, homophobic at worst.

#borderlands #katagawa jr #rhys strongfork #katagawa #borderlands 3 #mine: meta

[chinchillasinunison]

Can you pls do more headcanons from the hagakure-ishimaru-owada fam?

okie dokie lokie

The Diamond Brothers are big time cuddlers. They've only had each other for so long that snuggling up with each other was basically the only sort of comfort they had in their darkest patches. They're low-key a little embarrassed about it (but Mondo way more obviously) because of their macho tough guy images. But with the Ishimarus and Hagakures that's left at the door. They like to wrap their big selves all snug around their bfs. Both little spoons (Daiya spent way too long being a big spoon for Mondo).

Takaaki is canonically very ticklish and everyone in this house (except Taka) exploits it whenever they can. His sides are never 100% safe. It's so strange because he absolutely cackles with this huge grin and then once you finish he switches back to his default dead-inside look like "are you done?" They think he's mad about it the first few times and try to stop but he actually loves getting positive attention for once, that's just what his face looks like, he's sorry.

Taka inherited the tickle spot and Mondo surprises him all the time. It's a bit annoying when he's trying to study but otherwise it's enjoyable.

The Hagakures are like the only people here with a decent amount of self-esteem. We all know Mondo and Taka, and Takaaki's can be pretty easy to extrapolate, but Daiya has it locked deep deep down behind several layers of cool dude charisma because he's had to be the bigger person for so fucking long, he wasn't allowed to feel insecure and scared but fuck, he still was. One time he and Hiro are just hanging out and he just starts crying, not because he's upset but just as an emotional release.

I believe in nonbinary Yasuhiro supremacy, big he/they vibes, like he doesn't label much but he does use it as an umbrella

"WHAT your None Binanry........ you don't have any binies........ that is so cool........." --Daiya

Daiya is gay but he never realized it until getting with Hiro because the cult of toxic masculinity was just too strong

The Crazy Diamonds' creation was low-key like.... constructing intricate rituals to touch the skin of other men but Very Extreme.

For years of his life Takaaki legit thought people were lying when they said they enjoyed sex. It's just another show you put on for the public, he gets it, he's the son of a politician. Anyways uh he talks to Hiroko about it while they're dating and she's like "Kiki I love you but your experiences are not universal"

Speaking of the "Ishimarus reproduce asexually" post, when Takaaki was in school he legit looked exactly like Taka, except for his bangs and his eyes (which are a much darker and duller shade of red, like rosewood). If they time travelled to his highschool days it would seriously look like Taka and Great Value Taka standing next to each other.

I like Takaaki's beta design forehead scar so he gets to keep it. Shortly after the scandal somebody threw a glass bottle near him and one of the shards got him in the face real good. He doesn't like to talk about it.

Hiro buys Daiya a cool cane :)

Daiya tries to teach Hiro how to be more careful with money because they spent way too much on the cane

Hiroko and Mondo bonding. They paint their nails together and Hiroko talks about coping with anger issues and how shit sucks now but it gets better, kid. Thank you that is all.

Taka hugs Hiroko and experiences motherly affection for the first time and he's just like 🥺 "Oh. Oh. I am.. very happy right now."

They go to a movie together and Taka makes them sit in the back because half of them have large and distracting hair (but it doesn't matter because they prefer the back anyway). Taka is there taking notes during the movie like there's gonna be a test later meanwhile Takaaki falls asleep. The Diamond Brothers eat all the snacks.

#danganronpa #daiya owada #mondo owada #yasuhiro hagakure #kiyotaka ishimaru #takaaki ishimaru #hiroko hagakure #hisverse

[killerqueeenbee]

For the sake of "men construct intricate rituals which allow them to touch the skin of other men" I present to you the head canon:

Geralt keeps getting deliberately hurt so that Jaskier has to bandage and wash him and lay hands on him in any way he can get him to.

#jaskier #jaskalt #geralt #witcher geralt #geraskier #Witcher #geralt de rivia

[leqclerc]

fun thoughts ive had way to late into the evening: the way seb is almost always the one to initiate any sort of touch between him and charles. as in things that go beyond the consoling or the congratulatory kind. and yes it’s almost always done in a way that shows charles that he’s kidding around with him but STILL - he reaches out to touch and i can’t handle it. it’s occupying too much brain space for me rn

Okay but this is so true? He’ll often smile and touch Charles’s arm to show him that he’s just joking. I think he’s generally more comfortable with just casual touches like that vs. maybe in Charles’s mind it should carry some sort of deeper meaning or emotion? Idk I’m reaching here, but. I can’t tell if he refrains from casual touches just around Seb or in general. But I’ve found that Charles tends to initiate touches and interactions, 1. when it’s congratulatory or consolatory, 2. more often than not it’s when he’s in his racing gear. I’ve sort of mentioned this before but it’s almost like their racing gear is their “mask” or their shield that, y’know, enables them to do the whole “You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men” thing. Whereas Seb does it more freely both on and off the track. 

But also there’s something about Charles not really...expecting any sort of physical comfort or congratulatory gesture from Seb, but happily receiving it if/when it’s offered. It’s like The Cheek Cradle in Bahrain. Charles is caught off-guard by it, doesn’t seem to expect Seb to approach him at all. And equally I don’t think he feels he has any right to seek him out for solace either. But he leans into when Seb consoles him of his own accord.

Then again there’s no hard and fast rule. Generally I’d say Seb is the more touchy of the two, but once Charles feels it’s “okay,” he’ll follow suit. Again the Canada podium is a great example of them being mutually touchy with each other. And also I think their little moment before the race in Abu Dhabi just shows how far they’ve come in terms of being comfortable around each other. In a sort of reverse Bahrain ‘19, it’s Charles who takes the time to find Seb and walk across the track to initiate an interaction to show his respect and thank him (once again) for their time together, and Seb is the one who didn’t expect it. 

#replies #anonymous #sebchal anon #dissecting sebchal's dynamic one physical gesture at a time ✌🏻 #long post

[blurhawaii]

yuletide 2020

dear yuletide writer,

hello and happy yuletide! i’m pretty sure my letters get longer and longer every year and yet i’m still terrible at putting what i like into words. just know that the prompts are just suggestions--if you’ve got something else in mind, go for it. and sorry this is so disjointed.

likes:

dysfunctional relationships eg. codependency, messed up father/son dynamics, enemies to lovers, power imbalances.

vulnerability in men, uncertain intimacy.

UST, slow burn, first times.

magical realism/cosmic horror. weird hints of it in an otherwise normal universe.

redemption arcs.

found family.

big loyalty kink. love it when trust is earned and kept.

praise kink.

open and honest communication between partners.

polyamory. it’s the journey of them getting together and making it work that interests me the most. or how a couple goes about bringing in a third person.

stories set in canon. or a divergence of canon. fix-it fics.

dark/bleak fics. don’t be afraid to drag characters through the mud. happy endings are welcome but i like the struggle.

i’m fine with anything from gen to porn but would be happiest with something in the middle.

canon typical violence is fine and to be expected from some of my choices.

characters and their relationships are more important than plot for me.

dislikes:

AUs that are completely disconnected from canon e.g. high school, coffee shop AUs.

established relationships

crossovers

genderbending

feminisation of male characters

fics that are entirely fluff

A/B/O fics

PWP

mpreg 

first person fics (i have no problem with second person fics tho if you think that could work.)

The Departed (2006) *Billy Costigan                    *Sean Dignam

one of my favourite films ever. i request it every year so you can't really go wrong with this as i'm just thirsty for anything.

most of my love is for dignam and his tough love attitude towards his job and the undercovers he's responsible for. i am endlessly endeared by his wild card quality, expletive fueled speech and hair trigger temperament. the father/son relationship with queenan that’s contrasted against billy’s father/son relationship with queenan. his complete disregard for everyone else in that office, especially sullivan. and how despite all of that, it's obvious that he cares. i don't think you could do a job like that and not care, and it’s those few and rare moments where we see him soften around billy --we need you, pal-- that's what i would like to see more of. that juxtaposition of good cop/bad cop coming from the same guy. shipping fic is preferred but whatever you are comfortable with is fine. due to the nature of the film i am perfectly comfortable with violence and the screwed up relationship they are bound to have. the friction born of the situation vs the fact that they need each other to get through this is what i am all about.

things that really get me with these two: codependency, power imbalances, the enemies to lovers trope, vulnerability, the whole constructing intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men thing they have going on, as seen in the gif above.

fics where billy survives are my usual go-to. i'd love something that explores the angst of billy's ‘where the hell were you when i needed you’ reaction towards dignam following queenan’s death all the way up to the ending, and beyond that assuming billy lives.

i’ve spent far too much time thinking about the line --why don’t we just meet up, sweetheart, let me buy you an ice cream. the jokey seriousness of it just kills me. if you can somehow write that happening in a believable, in character fic you would earn my eternal respect. whether that’s a clandestine meeting during billy’s undercover period or some kind of post-film scenario where dignam makes good on his promises, i have no idea.

daemon au - very curious how this would impact going undercover. daemons expressing feelings that the characters otherwise can’t. the intimacy of touching/comforting each other’s daemons.

soulmate au - either having their names on each other or their first words. this is admittedly a longshot but interests me for the same reason the daemon au does, because i’d love to see how this would work in a universe where you’re undercover.

time loop/groundhog day fic where things go better. or worse, i guess.

Godless (TV 2017)

*Roy Goode              *Bill McNue               *Alice Fletcher

i’m a massive fan of westerns. the harsh way of life, the violence, the isolation, drawn out revenge plots, the murkiness of good vs evil or sheriff vs anti-hero, the importance of honour and heroism and how that differs for men and women, especially in this universe and its town full of widows. having said all that, i’m still very much a sucker for cool cowboys in a shallow female way.

my favourite thing to do is turn every love triangle into an ot3. so i’d love a fic post canon where roy comes back once he realises his found family is just as important as his real family. i imagine bill would try to do the gentlemanly thing of bowing out and letting roy and alice be together but i’d love for alice to have the agency of choice, getting to have her cake and eating it too by choosing both roy and bill. however you jigsaw them together my main thing here is that i don’t want bill to get left out.

i feel the roy/bill aspect in particular could be explored a lot more. i love the earned mutual respect and how easily they move around each other during the gunfight at the end. (bill’s deteriorating eyesight side plot fascinates me, how it goes with his loss of purpose and comes back when teaming up with roy to defend the town.) the usual ideas of western masculinity get all twisted around when roy and bill are in the presence of alice and they both seem kind of subby towards her, which yes please. the way alice kisses the scar she gave roy and the fact that he simply lets her is *chef kiss*

i’m actually very okay with letting them be soft with each other after all of their tragedy.

honest communication between partners could work wonders here.

Locke (2013)

*Ivan Locke                            *Donal

i honestly think this film is an underappreciated masterpiece. a hour and a half long car ride that's totally compelling, and it's all down to tom hardy and his welsh accent that's not even welsh. of all the relationships broken down, strengthened, or tentatively started, it's the one between ivan and donal that interests me the most. you're given just enough background to know there is a history between these two. whether donal is his right hand man on the project or is just an assistant that effectively gets promoted because he's the only one still there willing to take ivan's call. either way, there's trust there, on top of the shared knowledge of donal's capacity to get drunk on the job --this has clearly been a problem before-- but ivan still trusts him enough to get his baby of a building built when he can't be there personally, and that fascinates me.

the film ends very much in a lurch and i can't bring myself to see the ending in a positive light. a baby with a woman he doesn't particular like is not a recipe for a fresh start and i honestly can't see ivan not following up on the progress of his building.

i have this image of ivan sleeping on donal's couch because his wife won't take him back, bethan realises she just wants the baby and not him, he's lost his job and he has nowhere else to go and so he's just backseat driving this buildings construction through donal’s position. you've got this man who's lost everything and an alcoholic just wallowing together, maybe clinging to the idea that with this buildings success, they can fix themselves.

i also ship it and if you manage to take it in that direction i would be totally into that too. i guess i'm just looking for something post film with these two.

i don't know anything about concrete farming tho so feel free to fudge that as much as you need to.

The Boys (TV 2019)

*Billy Butcher                          *Homelander

what i like about this show is that it’s dark, it’s violent and the relationships between the characters are about as fucked up and convoluted as you can get. i am specifically interested in the relationship between billy and homelander and how the power is constantly shifting. i’d love something that just takes into account every horrible reason why they want to kill each but also all the reasons why they haven’t. ship fic is more than welcome.

details that interest me the most:

all the bizarre family dynamics - their shared bad relationships with their fathers. loved the scene where billy learns about homelander’s childhood and how that tiny humanising moment might affect his view of the man. especially in season 2 where we see them both interacting with ryan. love the inverse of homelander trying to be a good dad and billy wanting absolutely nothing to do with the kid. i wish we could have seen more of the dynamic immediately following the cliffhanger at the end of season 1. what happened between that moment and billy waking up somewhere else. maybe some kind of bizarre hostage situation family in this small suburban home.

i am fascinated by the idea of having the buffer of both becca and ryan between them. not being able to kill each other at the end of season 1 because of the deal becca made, and then again at the end of season 2 with homelander not wanting to be seen as a villain in front of ryan. maybe billy doesn’t ship ryan off at the end of season 2. maybe he thinks he can keep him safest by raising him himself and you get this weird co-dadding situation where the kid is the only thing keeping them from killing each other.

the public cleaning of the slate post-season 2 with billy not being a wanted man any more and homelander having to appear as a united front with the seven. would love something with billy pushing things in public because homelander can’t do anything about it.

homelander’s desperation to be loved. the potential of obsessive one sided relationships.

thank you writer and best of luck.

#yuletide #yuletide 2020

[oneshallop]

Roughhousing

AO3: here

Status: WIP, have completed 2 chapters of 10 total 

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Summary: 

“You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men,” Bobby says, and it’s clear from the way he does so that he’s quoting someone.

Nicholas scratches the back of his neck. “Is that from English class? What does it mean?”

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Nicholas is the kind of person who’s never aware of the world around him—he moves through it, completely blunt and good-natured and oblivious—but as he scrapes his sweaty hair back from his forehead, he knows that he’s being watched.

“Thinking about staving off the bet?” Nicholas throws over his shoulder.

Seiji’s not impressed. He doesn’t deign to respond to Nicholas’s taunt, but just folds his arms and turns away.

“Hey,” Nicholas shouts. Seiji ignores him.

Something hot flares up in Nicholas’ gut. He catches up with Seiji in the locker room, twists a fist in his shirt to force him to a grinding halt. Seiji’s really irritated now—the eyebrow has climbed into its most arching and imperious height. Later, Nicholas will think that it was the eyebrow that really made him commit, despite how uncomfortable he was at the time.

Without taking his eyes off Seiji, Nicholas fumbles for the edge of his shirt and pulls it off. It dangles at the ends of his fingers; a skinny rhombus, swinging. The air is cold across his bare torso.

“Take it then,” Nicholas says. Unsaid are the words, I dare you.

Seiji’s face pinches, like someone has pulled the drawstrings of Nicholas’ gym bag. It turns his mouth into a little white prune, teeth just barely peeking through. But he takes the shirt. Nicholas falters, steps back—watches as Seiji plucks at his own Henley. Seiji moves deliberately, almost delicately. He slides an arm back inside his shirt, hooks it carefully over his head.

He doesn’t want to mess up his hair, Nicholas thinks incredulously.

It’s instinct to lunge forward and push down over Seiji with both hands. He does this hard enough that Seiji’s hair pushes back, a soft dome under the shirt.

“What are you doing?” Seiji cries, outraged.

Seiji’s got one arm trapped inside his own shirt, but he does his level best with the other. Nicholas grunts as the blow drives all the breath from him. Grimly, he shoves his hand in under the shirt.

Hot skin. Seiji flinches away. His muscles contract into hard contours, all retracting from the big clumsiness of Nicholas’s hand. The way Seiji’s splayed all along his front, Nicholas can feel him splutter, little shuddering movements. He can feel Seiji’s breath on his face.

Harvard startles them. “Boys.”

It’s like a dash of cold water. Nicholas rips his arms free from Seiji and shoves him away. Both of them are wide-eyed and panting. Seiji’s hair, normally so carefully coiffured into place, is wild—completely flattened across the top and pulled up in tufts across the back. The product that Nicholas watches Seiji comb into his hair every morning is now holding the entire bird’s nest securely in place.

Harvard is watching them, his face perfectly placid. “Everything under control here?”

“Of course,” Nicholas replies, and gives a rapid flash of teeth. “Everything’s good. Just catching up on something from chemistry. No biggie.”

“Chemistry,” Harvard repeats, deadpan. “Right. Well, you boys better hurry up. Coach is getting us started on cool-downs.”

The door swings after Harvard, leaving the room with a tense silence. Seiji slants a gaze across at him. There are angry red splotches burning through his cheeks.

“I—you—there was no need to—” Seiji splutters.

Nicholas stretches his arms behind his head. “No need to?”

“You’re impossible,” Seiji snarls. “And give me that.” He snatches Nicholas’s shirt from his hands and pulls it roughly over his head.

They’re close in height, but Seiji wears his muscle comparatively leaner. Nicholas’s shirt is just a bit too big for him, draping down the fine bones of his shoulders. Grinning from ear to ear, Nicholas follows his teammate back to the gym.

#nicholas cox/seiji katayama #fence comic #bobby rodriguez #the second piece of writing that i am determined to finish this lockdown period #i have the general storyline plotted out #i just need to figure out how I'm going to write it

[louandhazaf]

ANNUAL WRITING SELF EVALUATION

1. List of works published this year: 

Fistiana (Zouis) They met in the center of the ring and bumped their bare knuckles together.

sun, here it comes (Larry) The sun beckoned him. He had no plans for the day other than soaking up some rays on his front stoop.

Counterbalance (Larry) Harry Styles loves two things: teaching ballet and racing motorcycles. Those two worlds collide when his greatest rival on the track, Louis “Tommo” Tomlinson brings his tiny siblings to Harry’s class.

get my kicks like you (none) “Wait,” Liam had said. “You all jerked it at Niall’s?” // Zayn had looked back with furrowed brows over his sunglasses. “Yeah?” he confirmed, with a easy shrug. Like Liam was the weird one for asking.

your best fake smile (Larry) Harry reluctantly agrees to a first date with Louis at Coney Island.

Good Boys Do Bad Things (Louis/Bressie) Bressie was a fucking stud and Louis couldn’t fully be blamed for his actions when Bressie was around. Harry had made fun of Louis relentlessly for like four months back in college after Louis had admitted there wasn’t much he wouldn’t do for six feet two. And Bressie was six feet fucking six. // Or, the one where Louis doesn't mean to fall for his boss.

Live Like You Were Dying (Larry) I’m in love with you. // The phone fell from his hand, and the world went black.

Tennis Whites (Larry) Harry settles himself on the bench, puts his sunglasses on, and focuses his attention on the court. // There, in all his glory, is Louis Tomlinson.

The Future Reflected (Larry) Louis didn't take the stupid game seriously. Maybe he should've.

Heart that I Let Down (Larry) Where do broken hearts go? Louis took Harry’s with him when he went to LA, now Harry’s on a mission to find him.

to love in word and deed (Larry) Louis loves everything about living with Harry. Except for Harry's effusive proposals. Because the problem is, it's getting harder and harder for Louis to keep reacting like they're jokes.

There’s a Ring in the House (Larry) Louis knows Harry is going to propose. He's terribly impatient about it.

37 ficlets -- And Let Me Kiss You (multiple pairings)

 2. Work you are most proud of (and why):

I love Fistiana so incredibly much. I did what I set out to do which was write a homoerotic boxing fic where Louis is really leaning into "You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men” in this town where he is not out. I had a whole team of betas and so many people who helped me narrow my focus to what I really wanted to happen and I just really love it a lot. I’ve read it more times than I can possibly count. 

3. Work you are least proud of (and why):

Heart that I Let Down only because I love "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" more than anything and while I didn’t fail at getting some emotion in there, I think it’s a lot flatter than what I initially set out to do. But. Time. Deadlines. A super stressful year. I did my best and I’m certainly not beating myself up over it. 

4. A favorite excerpt of your writing:

Uhhh so I wrote a Harry/Shawn kiss for And Let Me Kiss You prompts. I love the potential for angst over Niall in that particular pairing. I want there to be more heartbreaking fics where Harry and Shawn are using each other to get over Niall. Come on fandom, do your thing! 

Anyway... this is from that:

Harry appreciates the honesty. This, thing, isn’t going to linger. It’s what they need, now, to soothe over their pain. “Want to feel what he left me for,” Harry says over a choked breath.

Shawn leans in the rest of the way, and while it doesn’t lessen the pangs–-the sadness, the longing, the questioning of where it all fell apart–-they're muted for as long as their bodies are pressed together.

5. Share or describe a favorite review you received:

Literally all of the nice ones? I love comments. They see me through the hard times and even though I’m shit at responding to them I really do love them all so very much. God, and comments when my fics are still anon? I just... I love them so so so much. I think I have a very special place in my heart for everyone who told me that they related to your best fake smile. Sending big huge hugs to all of those people, specifically. 

6. A time when writing was really, really hard:

The entire second half of the year, to be honest. I got some shitty news at work at the end of May that just never improved and it made focusing on a lot of other things really hard and my writing time and effort just plummeted because I didn’t have enough bandwidth.

7. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you:

All of The Future Reflected was a surprise that never in a million years would I have guessed I’d write something like that. 

8. How did you grow as a writer this year:

Oof. To be totally honest I have exactly zero idea how to answer this for 2019.

9. How do you hope to grow next year:

I hope to be better at plotting and writing longer fics. 

10. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):

@kingsofeverything. ILY!

11. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year:

It does every year!

12. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers:

Um. No. I think I’m in a funk with my own writing and the idea of trying to pass on wisdom feels futile at this juncture of my life. 

13. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year:

I will finish my Lucifer AU if it will kill me!

14. Tag three writers whose answers you’d like to read.

I am posting this so very late because to love in word and deed was anon until Dec 31st, that probably everyone else has done it!

*All answers should be about works published in 2019. Also, you can skip any questions you hate or don’t want to answer, but please leave them on the list so that others can do them if they want.

(also, here’re my responses from 2016, 2017, 2018)

#whinging on about my writing

[justlikeeddie]

otp meme

List your Top 5 Canon and Top 5 Non-Canon OTPs. Then, tag 10 people to spread the love, and so on and so on…

I was tagged by @rcmclachlan! It’s fun to excavate your fandom history!

This is a GOOD QUESTION in that, y’know. What is a canon OTP? (What is a pairing? What is canon? What is ‘is’?) The answer, for this post, is “whatever made it easiest for me to split these into two sets of five”.

CANON OTPs

Aziraphale/Crowley, Good Omens

This is canon. “Fight me”? No need. Fight Michael Sheen.

Do say: “And when I’m off in the stars, I won’t even think about you!”

Don’t say: Hey, have you thought recently about the fact that Crowley’s snakeskin shoes might actually just be his feet?

Look at an art: A little ancient Grecian collusion by @seraph5

Read a fic: nothing but the wild rain by @singlecrow

Have I written it? In a desperate exercise in exorcism immediately after watching the show, yes: Going Native and Riding in Cars With Demons. And I have about five WIPs in charliekellypepesilvia.jpg frantically plotted notes stages. Watch this space. (For some time. I’m a bizarrely slow writer.)

Flint/Thomas, Black Sails

Do say: “People can say what they like about you, but you're a good man. More people should say that. And someone should be willing to defend it."

Don’t say: I was enjoying the show so much that I ignored the fact they made captain flint gay but to wrap up the series on the notion he would put his sword down to pick daisies with his male lover is just too much to bear. I miss the 90’s

Look at an art: Journey into the Dark by @riisinaakka-draws

Read a fic: Unaccommodated Man by @septembriseur

Have I written it? Yes, although astonishingly, I only ever finished one fic: Some Affair.

Strange/Arabella, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Do say: “The excitement of it was very much to see how you would look at me. The excitement of life was very much to see how you would look at me.”

Don’t say: HE WAS A MUCH WORSE HUSBAND IN THE BOOK AND HE LET HER DIE AS A TREE (I know. I know)

Look at an art: Padua by @cobbledstories

Have I written it? Not as a foreground pairing, although I do have a very detailed Strange/Arabella/Grant fic that lives eternally in my head in the hope it will one day fit a Yuletide request.

Morse/Joan, Endeavour

Do say: “You mean the world to them. You mean the world…” [trailing off in tears]

Don’t say: You do realise he’d make her miserable and she deserves better? (I KNOW)

Cry at a simple gifset: :′′(

Have I written it? No, happy to let the show itself continue to take anything that Morse might hold dear and crush it into the dirt, no need for me to help.

Jake/Amy, Brooklyn 99

Truly the opposite to Morse/Joan in every possible way, aside from the involvement of law enforcement personnel

Do say: “There’s a typo in this crossword puzzle.”

Don’t say: …Title of your sex tape. (Or anything about Season 6, which I haven’t seen yet.)

Look at an art: Jake & Amy by @ivy6am

Have I written it? No, because Brooklyn 99 is an example of that rare and complete joy, Show That Textually Contains Literally Everything I Want From It And Then Some.

NON-CANON OTPs

Sam/Gene, Life on Mars

My “formative” tag on Tumblr is probably overused, but, like. Extremely. Formative. Truly the ur-fandom in terms of my future trope and fic interests. God bless you, weird mid-00s genre experiment broadcast at a particularly impressionable point in my teens.

Do say: Gene Hunt constructs intricate rituals that allow him to touch the skin of other men.

Don’t say: The ending of Ashes to Ashes is canon.

Watch a vid: There Is Too Much Light In This Bar by AbsoluteDestiny

Read a fic: Tangible/Intangible by @lozenger8

Have I written it? I went back to this fandom for Bent for Yuletide a few years ago, but everything else was written when I was literally 17, so caveat lector.

Merlin/Arthur, Merlin

Genuinely wondered whether I should have included this in the canon list. Two sides of the same coin? Merlin's mum desperately trying to get them together about halfway through the first series? “I was born to serve you, Arthur”? As ever, in thinking about this, I’ve just made myself furious again that this objectively fucking stupid children’s TV show remains one of the most emotionally and erotically resonant pieces of media I’ve had the misfortune to consume.

Do say: “I could take you apart with one blow.”

Don’t say: “I could take you apart with less than that.” (It’s been nearly eleven years since this exchange aired on children’s TV and I’m still reeling)

Watch a vid: Alone by sisabet

Read a fic: Past Imperfect by @thehoyden

Have I written it? Yes, although, again, I was a teenager and didn’t really know how to words: Cross You Off My List. I also have a passionately-planned and half-written epic about the ten years of their evolving relationship from boys 2 men (not the band), and its delicate balance between private interaction and public performance, which I thought I was finally going to finish for the ten-year anniversary of the show last year, but at this rate, might be done in time for the twentieth.

Fraser/Kowalski, due South

Do say: “Partnership is like a marriage, son.”

Don’t say: Anything that will wake the Vecchio anon.

Watch a vid: Goody Two Shoes by @laurashapiro-noreally and pipsqueak

Read a fic: Kowalski is Bleeding by @cesperanza

Have I written it? Weirdly way less of it than makes sense for the amount of time that this was my primary fandom, but yes, published some time after the fact: Homecoming and Poles.

Strange/Grant, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Surprise double-entry for JSMN! Except not at all a surprise, because I am into so many aspects of this book and show that I could probably have filled most of the ten entries with JSMN rarepairs. (Please, talk to me about the criminally underexplored sexy class politics of Strange/Childermass.) But anyway, Strange/Grant was, somewhat to my surprise, my takeaway pairing from the TV adaptation.

Do say: “There are any number of magical things my friend could do to prove it,” while looking like you’re about to combust from how excited you are by the prospect.

Don’t say: HE WENT TO VENICE IN A PUDDLE WITH NO GOODBYE (I know)

Look at an art: Major Grant by erebusodora (technically only one half of the pairing, but it’s just a very nice painting)

Read a fic: Wilderness by @the-omnishambles, ie The First Strange/Grant Fic On The Internet

Have I written it? Yes, went a bit mad in 2015. A peculiarity of the Iberian Peninsula (long, slightly sad); An England that is dead (shorter, sadder); and Sound and Vision (no redeeming features).

Charles/Erik, X-Men

Again… IS THIS CANON. Explain any single thing that happens in any of the X-Men timelines if this pairing isn’t at LEAST unconsummated canon

Do say: “I couldn’t disobey you even if I wanted to.”

Don’t say: Sorry, what exactly was the plot of X-Men: Apocalypse?

Look at an art: A sketch by loobeeinthesky (the watch!!!)

Read a fic: Wisteria by by @columbinepurples

Have I written it? Yes: The Width of a Circle.

In turn, but only if you’re bored and like making a list as much as I do, tags for:

@confusinglyamusingly

@butteronmyroll

@johnnyvod

@the-omnishambles

@sixohsixoheightfourtwo

@cribins

@septembriseur

@itsmapes

@deputychairman

@drawsaurus

(You don’t… have to go into as much detail as this… I think you’re just supposed to say who the pairings are, but listen I’m staying with my parents this week and I have a LOT of tumblr downtime)

#fic #fanart #memes #good omens #black sails #jonathan strange and mr norrell #endeavour #brooklyn nine nine #life on mars #merlin #due south #xmens

[mentalcurls]

4.4 Halloween

So in celebration of the one year anniversary of this clip, I’m finally posting the translated version of the post I made about it last year, half reaction, half analysis, half squeeing. Enjoy!

I’m rewatching last night’s clip and analyzing it a bit, under the cut cause it’s gonna be long:

the conversation between the girls is perfectly on topic for Halloween

Nico’s annoyance is obviously not really directed to the kind of disgusting anecdote, but it always rubs me a bit wrong to hear a guy tell a girl off because she’s discussing something “taboo” instead of more acceptable themes like clothes/makeup etc.

“No, Nico?” a desperate, heroic effort on Maddalena’s part to try and involve the boys in the conversation, she’s forced to do so much emotional labour for them

Emma actually showing some genuine interest = female solidarity, probably acting on some subconscious level

Nico’s “Vero, vero” is so fake, I’m dying laughing

"Eddai, levati la maschera, non si capisce niente" (C’mon, take your mask off, nobody understands a thing [you say]) G U Y S! Emma is involuntarily telling Marti to put his card on the table, to speak clearly and to stop hiding behind her, cause “nobody understands a thing”: she doesn’t understand what he’s trying to do with their “relationship”, Nico doesn’t understand his awkward and confusing signals, Marti himself doesn’t understand much, both in general and about himself

first thing Marti does after pulling off the mask is showing interest towards Nico, asking about his age and implicitly about why she’s at uni and he’s in high school if they’re the same age

"Nico, cosa ci eravamo detti?" (Nico, what did we say?) 100% tired mom trying to reason with her 5-year-old kid + "Se smettessi di rompermi i coglioni almeno per una sera?" (What if you stop busting my balls at least for one night?) typical angry 15-year-old teen answer = big fight

contrary to what Nico told Marti, we’ve bypassed the “siblings” stage here and upgraded straight to a caregiver - care receiver relationship (I’ll admit this observation is heavily influenced by the spoilers about Nico and Mad’s relationship)

and here, again, how much emotional labour Nico requires of Maddalena

Nico says “almeno per una sera” (at least for one night) so this is a recurrent fight: Nico, are you really sure the reason you and Maddalena haven’t fucked in months is that you are basically  siblings and not the fact you can barely stand each other?

it suddenly got chilly, no, Marti and Emma?

Emma going to the restroom with Maddalena is top female solidarity

I mean, if a friend of mine had a boyfriend who treated her the same way Nico treats Mad in this instance, I’d be the first to hit him with a studded clutch filled with rocks

I’d like to take a minute at this moment to point out how gorgeous Martina Gatti is and how amazing her Wednesday look is, we’ve been #blessed

it’s a pity we don’t see Eva and Sana at the party, I wanted to see their costumes and some interactions...I miss the girls

I wonder who wrote Marti, Eva or Sana

what’s this nonsense with the glasses? What’s the metaphor you’re trying to establish Nico?

Marti is pretty unimpressed with Nico’s powerful means of transport, at least a moped honey, not to mention the fact you technically could easily have your driving license

Marty feels guilty leaving the girls, though, alone AND WITH THE BILL LEFT TO PAY AND HE’S RIGHT FOR PETE’S SAKE Nico mortacci tua

the paving stones look like ocean’s waves: ah, the delightful Italian streets

so much illegality for a single bike: the front light is off and the rear light is covered by Martino’s sheet

Marti openshis arms wide on the bike and they immediately pitch like a ship in the middle of a storm

Martino, A ZOZZONE, you can’t just throw plastic things on the ground like that, especially not when you have a view like St.Peter’s at night behind you: it’s not only littering, but also national landmark defacing, you should be ashamed of yourself

aside from it all, though, Nico and Marti both completely changed expressions and attitude compered to the bar 

Martino, if I were you and I were with Dracula who’s taking me to a deserted place I would worry just a tiny bit 

M: “What an engineer!” N: "Shit it got stuck", “Shit it got stuck again” what an engineer indeed

"Where are you? I’m shitting myself” yay for bravery Marti 

Niccolò resorting to kindergarten idiot pranks just to be able to touch (see also the concept  Barbara Kruger perfectly expressed: You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch of the skin of other men) 

Niccolò is amping up the bad boy facade, with the failing a year thing first, then running from the bar and leaving the girls there without warning, then illegally entering in the pool building and leading Marti to believe it’s something he does often, lastly acting all cocksure, banging on the tanks and pipes and yelling after the custodian

only, there’s always an element that is out of place: the fake-happy tioast at the bar,  the bike, the chain getting stuck when he tries to open the rolling shutter, “Renato” who’s not deaf -mute, his confession he’s not been at the pool in 10 years (And I doubt he got in illegally when he was 9)

the moment of silence when Marti and Nico stare at each other without speaking before Nico tells him “Spogliati” with that tone, a little breathless… and of course Marti doesn’t really get why Nico’s telling him that 

IL CIUFFETTO (first of all who calls it ciuffetto, and then I reiterate: Barbara Krueger, see above)

in the minute he spent underwater Nico finished formulating his evil plan®️

the way they tease and bully and egg each other on makes me melt

Nico tickling Marti is such an iconic scene (see Barbara Kruger for this too)

Marti taking Nico’s hand to stop him

Martino sees Niccolò’s face coming closer to his e doesn’t move, but after Nico kisses him Marti immediately moves away

in this moment you know Niccolò Fares has his guts twisted as hell because he kiss him and Marti moved away ffffuck, at least Marti’s smiling and isn’t mad, c’mon, make it into a joke, turn the tables and fit it into the context of your game 

AND THEN WHAT DOES THE ABSOLUTE ICON KNOWN AS MY SON MARTINO RAMETTA DO? He plays the game nonchalantly, asks for a rematch, acts like nothing happened and puts the no touching rule into place 

he doesn’t want to be touched oh shit shit shit Niccolò you’re a complete idiot as usually, keep smiling so you don’t - 

and in the meantime Marti is looking straight into his eyes, with a glint halfway between challenge and determination, then they’re underwater and HE’S GETTING CLOSER, collision in three-two-one, be still my beating heart MARTINO RAMETTA IS KISSING ME and then Nico grabs him and holds him tight until he’s out of breath

they resurface, a glance just to check the other wasn’t joking, but there’s fire and hunger in his eyes, and they immediately meet each other halfway again

Marti blindly trying for the pool ladder to stay afloat, his knees are just like freshly made polenta, like hell he can swim right now, but in the meantime he keeps smiling, smiling -

“Che cazzo state a fa’? Venite qua! A zozzi!” iconic

and here’s where Nico gives himself away, conscious Marti will curse him to hell and back because he has to run barefoot and soaking wet through half of Rome, in  november, with their super powerful means of transport, but knowing also he now has very convincing ways to shut him up

I WANT FIC FOR FUCK’S SAKE, I want the breathless run to the bike with Marti risking getting lost in the maze of the tanks and Nico having to drag him by the hand, I want the wild bike ride without shoes on, I want Marti and Nico stopping somewhere to wring water out of their clothes and there’s a conveniently place tree/lamppost one of them pushes the other against and they start making out again, I want them outside Nico’s place “saying goodbye” without being able to actually part, I want Marti’s huge smile that actually gives him cramps in his cheeks bjbgkukbkjbfds PLEASE

#skam italia #martino rametta #niccolò fares #nicotino #skamit s2 #skamit meta #a. writes #:')

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What’s the intricate rituals meme?

The full saying is “you construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men.” 

It comes from this piece of art by Barbara Kruger, and was intended to be a commentary on how, in fear of being perceived as gay for performing the casual affectionate touching that every human needs, men will create “rituals” during which it is okay and “not gay” to touch each other. For example, sports, wrestling with each other, secret handshakes, etc.

Awhile back, some gay people of all genders began using the line as a meme in order to express how they realized they construct (or had constructed) their own “intricate rituals” that would allow them to touch the gender they were attracted to without being "suspicious.” For example, lesbians coming to the realization that maybe the reason they really liked braiding their female friends’ hair growing up was because, well, they were gay and they subconsciously realized doing so was a socially acceptable way to be affectionate towards girls without being seen as creepy. It was also, of course, used for fandom stuff about characters with a lot of gay subtext but that are not confirmed. 

Anyway, that was all good fun and I enjoyed the meme because i thought it was honestly pretty “smart” and addressed a distressing truth in Western/American culture: touch is sexualized, leaving lots of people touch-starved, especially gay people who have to be even more hyper-aware about physical contact because being seen as gay can lead to being socially ostracized or even hurt.

Unfortunately, the meme quickly devolved into people calling basically any touches between lots of real life men “intricate rituals” with the implication being they were repressed/closeted (which, in my opinion, is the opposite of what that art piece was trying to achieve), framing the meme either intentionally or unintentionally like “those creepy gays tricking people into letting them touch them”, and finally, the thing i believe killed the meme, some idiot on here talked about how in their GSA club, every time a guy and his boyfriend showed any physical affection they would scream “intricate rituals!!!” until the couple finally just stopped touching each other in public at all. Upon which time they apparently laughed about “men being fragile” as if they didn’t just harass them in a pretty ugly and homophobic way.

#i hope this kind of explains it??? #another good example would be the gay babadook meme #gay people laughing about them being monsters as a joke on how they are ostracized #or dressing in drag versions of him? okay #straight people comparing gay people to monsters and then drawing the babadook as a flamboyant hair stylist and Gay Best Friend #aka a well known stereotype? uhhh bad #replies #ace-spacepup #mine

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