#lets say its up for interpretation

[orangesand-lemons-234]

My personal headcanon is that Splint is Albert's older sister, but only Splint knew.

Splint left and became a Newsie a little when he was only two, and knew deep down that she recognised the name and bright red hair when she first saw the little kid selling with Jack Kelly on his first day as a Newsie.

Meanwhile, Albert's been under the influence he's been an only child all his life as he has zero recollection of his sister, and their parents certainly won't bring it up.

But despite him never knowing the truth, the two were always extremely close, always having a laugh and goofing off together whenever Manhattan and Brooklyn had to work together.

Albert wasn't entirely sure why, but he couldn't seem to stop crying when he got word of Splints death.

#did albert ever find out? #maybe splint left a short note for him before she passed? #maybe he figured it out himself? #idk man its 2am- #lets say its up for interpretation #anyways #splint is 17 and albert is 13 in this headcanon #or in my opinion in uksies #jacob fisher as albert screams 13 year old boy to me and i cant explain it #but it works here #Splint had to go when she was six to work as a Newsie #Albert left on his own accord when he was eight #Splint has tried to tell him on numerous occasions but she just couldn't #she didnt know why #she felt guilty for not telling him sooner and put it off even further #until it was too late #anyways have a nice sunday fellas! #newsies #uksies #newsies headcanons #splint newsies #albert dasilva #jacob fisher #bobbie chambers

[dykedvonte]

An independent Courier would actually hate being in charge or enforcing standards in New Vegas. At least in my mind.

They made Vegas independent but I feel like that playthrough/style so clearly makes it apparent it isn't for them. They are making Vegas a place where people can live freely, like how House genuinely didn't care what people did but without the behind-the-scenes Big Brother surveillance he did. Having every family, faction, and other influence group or person comes to them about alliances or rules would be draining, and boring, one note.

In an independent Vegas, The Courier is also Independent. They like getting rid of lines and borders that impede freedom, they like to help give people the tool but I don't believe they want to be the one to shape it.

#a lot of this is like how ncr started but then lost its way #the courier would like a democracy but like one that is truly run by the people like if public votes or letting people split off and embrac #their traditions instead of a universal standard like house changing the tribes caesar wiping out so many cultures and the ncr whole thing #with their money being worthless in territories they have not taken control over cause people dont want to #the courier doesnt want to be house 2.0 and i see that so often in peoples interpretations of that ending and I just dont think its the cas #like theyd stay to help it stablize for a but ultimately i think theyd leave to clean up any loose ends or just travel the mojave like #a lot of the dialouge good or evil is very much like the courier doesnt want the responsiblity to be placed on them rather they choose what #they want to take on that is not presented in sort of a scenerio where they losely rule NV cause everyone else would go to them even if the #say they arent in charge #i at least for the follower quest tell them their choices are theirs and no one elses so i see that as their outlook so im biased #cause im also good karma just for how nice I am and I like doing crazy adventure shit and its actually hard to have fun when everyone hates #you for being legion #anyway make of this what you will #fallout #fallout new vegas #fnv #the courier #courier six #courier fnv #the strip fnv #robert edwin house #caesar’s legion #new california republic #independent vegas

[guideaus]

i dont think the comic version's end of nimona is negative specifically because the villain she happens to attach herself to is a villain by label only. blackheart is pretty much the kindest and most noble character in the book, if she happened to associate with anyone else, she probably would have been different, her killing everyone in the beginning wasnt exactly fake and i think she couldve easily been influenced to actually be worse if it was an actual villain, lol.

but a big thing in the comic is that no matter how many times nimona is evasive, lies, threatens him, gets aggressive, whatever, blackheart still forgives her and unconditionally supports her and thats what helps her in the end. him keeping this attitude

and her being able to reflect on all his actions, even if he did end up hurting her in the end, is what helps her go on a new path thats not focused on fearing the possibility of being hurt because shes different

#personal #nimona #she retaliates HARD against any kind offer from blackheart though. even in the end #her actions of interpreting an offer of help from a kind person who hasnt harmed her so far as a threat is bad. its a fearful response #that i think she learns to work on overcoming in the end #the end is a turning point for her. in a hopeful way #the movie gives her the reason of choosing to be w him bc everyone else now hates him as well #while i guess the comic is like that too? i cant definitively say the movie was bc of society vs the comic or not #theres no way of her knowing if boldheart did just randomly decide to kill the queen lol. while in the comic hes kinda like... not winning #theres no dead monarch there until nimona kills the king. she just suddenly shows up and its anyone's guess why #and boldheart kind of has less of an excuse. the comic nimona could be conflating his actions into villainy as she speaks abt herself #so idk. if blackheart was like 'sure lets kill everybody' idk if she wouldnt be pursuaded from it. she truly doesnt want to but also could #think lol. shes very neutral imo

[gaminegay]

As if I'm gonna let the skull noodles tell me what to feel

#alda drawing #alda rambling #One of the things that has tripped me up when trying to explain stuff is being So aware that something is a brain problem #It's not that I CANT taste the food. My tongue is fine and I am technically aware that its tasting SOMEthing right now. #It's just my brain refusing to interpret the signal right. There is nothing wrong with my nerves my brain just isnt serving the pain signal #If I was prone to thinking something was physically wrong this would be very helpful but I'm not so it's just slightly annoying #Like bad wifi. Connection issues. Helloooooo it says im connected I have bars but its not loading anything. Knock knock lets go

[wonder-worker]

Margaret of Anjou’s visit to Coventry [in 1456], which was part of her dower and that of her son, Edward of Lancaster, was much more elaborate. It essentially reasserted Lancastrian power. The presence of Henry and the infant Edward was recognised in the pageantry. The ceremonial route between the Bablake gate and the commercial centre was short, skirting the area controlled by the cathedral priory, but it made up for its brevity with no fewer than fourteen pageants. Since Coventry had an established cycle of mystery plays, there were presumably enough local resources and experience to mount an impressive display; but one John Wetherby was summoned from Leicester to compose verses and stage the scenes. As at Margaret’s coronation the iconography was elaborate, though it built upon earlier developments.

Starting at Bablake gate, next to the Trinity Guild church of St. Michael, Bablake, the party was welcomed with a Tree of Jesse, set up on the gate itself, with the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah explaining the symbolism. Outside St. Michael’s church the party was greeted by Edward the Confessor and St. John the Evangelist; and proceeding to Smithford Street, they found on the conduit the four Cardinal Virtues—Righteousness (Justice?), Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude. In Cross Cheaping wine flowed freely, as in London, and angels stood on the cross, censing Margaret as she passed. Beyond the cross was pitched a series of pageants, each displaying one of the Nine Worthies, who offered to serve Margaret. Finally, the queen was shown a pageant of her patron saint, Margaret, slaying the dragon [which 'turned out to be strictly an intercessor on the queen's behalf', as Helen Maurer points out].

The meanings here are complex and have been variously interpreted. An initial reading of the programme found a message of messianic kingship: the Jesse tree equating royal genealogy with that of Christ had been used at the welcome for Henry VI on his return from Paris in 1432. A more recent, feminist view is that the symbolism is essentially Marian, and to be associated with Margaret both as queen and mother of the heir rather than Henry himself. The theme is shared sovereignty, with Margaret equal to her husband and son. Ideal kingship was symbolised by the presence of Edward the Confessor, but Margaret was the person to whom the speeches were specifically addressed and she, not Henry, was seen as the saviour of the house of Lancaster. This reading tips the balance too far the other way: the tableau of Edward the Confessor and St. John was a direct reference to the legend of the Ring and the Pilgrim, one of Henry III’s favourite stories, which was illustrated in Westminster Abbey, several of his houses, and in manuscript. It symbolised royal largesse, and its message at Coventry would certainly have encompassed the reigning king. Again, the presence of allegorical figures, first used for Henry, seems to acknowledge his presence. Yet, while the message of the Coventry pageants was directed at contemporary events it emphasised Margaret’s motherhood and duties as queen; and it was expressed as a traditional spiritual journey from the Old Testament, via the incarnation represented by the cross, to the final triumph over evil, with the help of the Virgin, allegory, and the Worthies. The only true thematic innovation was the commentary by the prophets.

[...] The messages of the pageants firmly reminded the royal women of their place as mothers and mediators, honoured but subordinate. Yet, if passive, these young women were not without significance. It is clear from the pageantry of 1392 and 1426 in London and 1456 in Coventry that when a crisis needed to be resolved, the queen (or regent’s wife) was accorded extra recognition. Her duty as mediator—or the good aspect of a misdirected man—suddenly became more than a pious wish. At Coventry, Margaret of Anjou was even presented as the rock upon which the monarchy rested. [However,] a crisis had to be sensed in order to provoke such emphasis [...]."

-Nicola Coldstream, "Roles of Women in Late Medieval Civic Pageantry," "Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Culture"

#historicwomendaily #margaret of anjou #my post #henry vi #yeah I don't necessarily agree with Laynesmith's interpretation (that it was essentially Marian with an emphasis on shared sovereignty) #which she herself says is 'admittedly very speculative' #as this book points out that interpretation tips the balance too far on the other side and has a somewhat selective reading #It's also important to remember that this interpretation was not really reflected across wider Lancastrian propaganda at the time #which isn't really talked about - let alone emphasized - as much by historians but remained focused on the King #For example: look at the pro-Lancastrian poem 'The Ship of State' which hails Henry VI as a 'noble shyp made of good tree' #and emphasizes how he was widely supported and defended by many great Lancastrian lords and the crown prince #but not Margaret who was entirely absent #also look at the book 'Knyghthode and Bataile' (presented to Henry) and Fortescue's various pro-Lancastrian texts in the 1460s #even the recording of that Yorkist trial which was iirc reported in the 1459 attainder #all of these were entirely conventional and highlighted the presence and importance of the King. Margaret was not emphasized. #so either the Lancastrians were impossibly inconsistent about what message they actually wanted to convey about the role of their own queen #or the Coventry pageants were not actually meant to emphasize Margaret in the lieu of Laynesmith's interpretation #and would not have been viewed in such a manner by contemporaries #I think we should also keep in mind that we don't really know what Henry VI's condition was like at the time of MoA's entry to Coventry #we know he had been injured in St. Albans and had only just recovered from his second illness #this is especially important to consider since we know he had also arrived at Coventry before Margaret but much more discreetly #and was not welcomed by any pageants that we know of. This is VERY unusual and can be best explained if we consider the fact that he #may have simply not been in the right state (be it physical or state of mind) for it at the time #in which case the pageants for Margaret should be viewed as more of a improvisation/cover-up/temporary measure to bolster prestige #or Henry may have deliberately taken a more discreet role to emphasize the position of his heir - especially important after the long wait #imo I think Kipling's interpretation (ie: that they addressed Margaret but really referenced the prince & heir) makes a lot more sense: #'Coventry [...] regarded Margaret's entry as a kind of triumph-by-proxy: the Queen entered the city but Coventry received its Prince' #though I think he tends to view Margaret as more of a cipher (and has a very questionable view of Henry VI) which I also don't agree with. #The pageants very much DID focus on and reference her but they most prominently emphasized her 'motherhood and duties as queen' #ie: I think Kipling and Laynesmith tip too far on opposite sides and I think this interpretation takes the most realistic middle ground

[harapeveco]

My favorite interaction with an Eve stan has to be with this one guy I met back when I was in tdt who always said that the only canon MVs were the ones that had Hitotsume in them and if he wasn’t there then it didn’t count as canon which annoyed me so I told them that if we followed that logic then Hakugin is canon bc Hitotsume appears in it and that made them so mad they never spoke to me again

#eve utaite #i hate when people divide the MVs like I’m not saying you can’t think ones aren’t canon and other aren’t that’s up to interpretation #but it’s annoying when you impose that view on others like if I want to believe Anoko no Secret is canon then let me be it’s my problem #to me every MV is canon in its own way like they all happen in the same universe but in different times and eras you know what I mean? #every MV is valid and we should stop this war of what’s canon and what isn’t just bc you think one is doesn’t make it the absolute truth #and gives you permission to make fun of others’ interpretations #you don’t have to agree with them but you should respect them at least #also people who say and MV is not canon bc the character won’t appear in the manga Can suck my micro dick #knk is just an extension of the univers it doesn’t dictate what’s canon and what’s not #we are supposed to have fun not to tear each other apart for personal beliefs #anyway sorry for the rant

[molter-writes]

just thinking about how lucerys and aemond are really the sons that define rhaenyra and alicent as mothers; both of their eldests are kinda non-entities to them -- jace because he's perfect and aegon because he's a lost cause -- but these second boys are really their foils and their hearts and the embodiments of their worst fears: Luke, with a weak claim and a weak dragon, always shown in positions of uninvited pressure and powerlessness and while hiding behind his mother holding her hand and all the things Rhaenyra was afraid to be in Viserys' eyes; Aemond, a royal Valyrian in command of virtually unchecked power -- all the agency and authority and implicit safety that unwillingly pregnant fifteen-year-old minor noble Alicent could have only imagined, with all the cruelty and resentment that Alicent was always horrified to find in her own actions, that she fought (and prayed) to drive from her own heart; i think it makes sense so much of the audience is taken by these characters. and it's also why aemond's killing (however unintentional) of lucerys is so tragic. the strong side of alicent killed the weak side of rhaenyra. just like when alicent married her father. just like when alicent crowned aegon king

#look and its not to say that alicent willingly married viserys which is obviously highly debatable but ultimately nonconsensual #and its not to say being sweet means being weak #but in the world these characters know #being scared and kind has a cost #i am also aware this is a wild ramble #hotd is very interpretive and speaks in between the lines and if you find this wrong and whack thats okay! #also noting i do think aegon has redeeming qualities #they just don't redeem him #it is as tom glynn carney said: hard to do what he did to dyana and not let it villainize him #kinda wildly absurd that so much of the audience is up in arms about rhaenyra's infidelity but blind and deaf to the dyana scene

[strawberryoverlord]

Ya know. I respect if you wanna HC a female character who's shown attraction to other female characters but has no canon defined sexuality as a lesbian

But some of y'all are very incredibly annoying and biphobic about it

#untill the words “shes only only into women'' or ”shes a lesbian'' leaves the creator or characters mouth #its open to interpretation #youre fucking headcanons are not canon #let bi women fuckinf exist or die #this isnt even about a single character #this happens EVERYTIME THERE IS A WLW CHARACTER WHO ALSO MAYBE SHOWS AN INTEREST IN LIKE ONE GUY #yall start FOAMINGbevery time a bi women is like “oh i think shes bi'' #and start throwing lesbophobic around like it would kill you to see bi wlw exist #like just say you dont think wlw characters should be bi and leave #just admit you dont view bi women as valid wlw #even worst is when a character CANONICALLY is attracted to both and people decide that erasinf lesbians is bad but erasing bi women is okay #like they straight up just view being bi or straight with extra steps and it shows

[brokenhardies]

tbh as a six fan i feel so bad for thirteen fans

bc there are a lot of thirteen fans who are willing to defend shitty writing and poor decisions bc thirteen's their favourite doctor and there's no other way to say she's their favourite bc thirteen has only been off the air for 2 years at this point. thirteen also has the bonus problem of being the first female doctor which means a lot of her criticism is clouded by misogyny and other icky incel alt right shit

meanwhile with six, a lot of his problems had the benefit of the wilderness years, big finish, the expanded universe, and even people looking back at his doctor and realising that there was some good in his episodes. a lot of his fans didnt become his fans until recently and even most of his haters are quite clear that they hate the writing decisions and not the actor himself

like until jodie gets some good material - maybe big finish? theyre doing fugitive doctor and dhawan master stuff that might improve the problems with those - a lot of thirteen fans are going to be clutching at straws and trying to figure out why they like her and how to say so in a way that won't upset the predominantly male fandom, as well as won't disagree with common and very bloody obvious criticisms of chibnalls era

#dnr #dni #this might show up in the tags anyway oops :( #my main issues with the chibnall era comes in the form of the writing #like there are some aspects of the story that makes me tear my hair out #why do we have three companions - two of whom are poc - when we're just gonna focus on the white man #better still why does the female doctor have three companions #better still why does only graham get characterisation #the entirity of kerblam is just one long hate crime imho #rosa is... fine:tm: but the line where yaz defends the police to ryan when hes understandibly #talking about his issues shouldve been cut out #tbh chibnalls idea of politics was basically 'lets present it all on screen front and centre and then never touch on it again' #good work gang hit the showers #now im not saying that you cant like chibnalls era #i personally dont like it and i feel like the bad writing has clouded my interpretation of thirteen as a whole #which sucks #especially as a six fan bc ive been in this boat before where ive seen people disregard him bc #'he strangled his companion!' in one episode #so its more of a i feel sorry for thirteen fans #and tha5min fans like you guys got hella queerbaited

[theokusgallery]

OKAY OKAY I SAW YOUR MOST RECENT ART POST

AND I LOVE IT

BUT BUT

I'M SORRY BUT

SUNNY LOOKS LIKE HE'S PROCESSING THAT THIS BLONDE GAYASS GUY LIKES HIM

HE GOT NO THOUGHTS

AT ALL

BEHIND THOSE EYES

I'M SORRY DON'T KILL ME PLEASE

Sunny's like "oh shit when he said he liked me he meant it"

#answering asks late sorry i am still. diseased #ask #dyesprout0ysphoria #the 'no thoughts head empty' look was the INTENTION btw so im glad youre seeing it like that #sunny's processing. his brain hasnt caught up with whats happening yet #nick just grabbed him and sun's brain made the fuckin. w.d. gaster noises #its also way funnier to say that kind of stuff without adding ''please dont kill me'' #because that implies youre saying something you know is bad or i wont like or smth #i do like what youre saying! you dont need to apologise! #you dont need to say it like its the wrong interpretation or like i drew it badly and made it accidentally funny or whatever #it was the intention!! sunny's head is EMPTY dude is REBOOTING he's Stunned #hes like ''what . wh at is happening right now'' #im sorry if im misinterpreting what you said i am. not doing great #part of why i didnt answer many asks yesterday was because im tired and sick and my body doesnt have the energy for emotions right now #let alone good ones #you guys are really cool and nice and i love and appreciate all the asks and everything else i am OVERWHELMED by your positivity #i didnt want to get mean on accident #im just terribly sick. #arsenic

[todayisafridaynight]

Genuinely hoping they don’t give Ichiban a love interest or something. I just detest focusing on romances with some exceptions like whatever Nanba and Saeko keep doing tbh 💀 And I do not have high hopes after the things they kept doing with Kiryu in different games. Actually that’s one of my fears with 8 😭😭

if it's any consolidation, i doubt they'll give ichi a love interest- or it won't be a main plot point anyhow

rgg's never really handled romance with tact, and i think as the series went on they kinda realized that and had romance plots sort of fizzle out (Y1's climax was Certainly a love triangle, and while Y2 had kiryu and kaoru romance is never a major prevalent thing again. closest we get is akiyama and yasuko but it's about as relevant as akiyama's part, then it's not really brought up again)

#snap chats #i dont wanna say i hate romance but it's really hard for me to get into it #i think love is beautiful but yeah it's not my favorite to have to watch if i'm playing an action game #also i dont interpret saeko and nanba's relationship as romantic tbh- i love their relationship for that honestly #like nanba def thinks saeko's attractive. We All Do LBR but he's not weird about it #their dynamic's really cute they're besties from how i see it #ALSO REAL QUICK IK SOMEONE GON BRING UP SOMEYA IN Y6 #i wouldnt call that romance like that's more so someya not being able to get over shit ☠️ #like romance is when both parties are like. into it yk Let Me Explain Oh My GOD #romance is when its kinda lighthearted and. dear god this really is hard to explain #like with someya his feelings feel more like.. a concern ? #like his love isnt supposed to be taken as ideal it's supposed to be like 'hey can you relax bro' LMAO #idk no one's here for that ramble anyways anon i think we'll be fine #considering they had ichi Frame One be like 'yeah i have no game :((((' i doubt rgg will let him score LMAOOO

[xo8ball]

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#my dad wants to be sorry for screaming at me 30 minutes ago so bad but im not letting him lmaaoooo #he wants to buy me gummies (i asked for them earlier but ended up getting ice cream) instead of saying sorry #WHATS THAT SOUND?? SAY SORRYYY 😁😁😁😁 #Also he yelled at me (i didnt gaf) and said i have the worst interpretational skills #like i wonder from WHO i got them #(remember the times he fought with my mom because he misinterpreted instead of asking politely to be explained again) #i really dont give a fuck. and his stupid apologies arent gonna work on me #just come to me and say sorry for shouting at you and maybe sorry for calling you out on something i also have #but im gonna be dead before i hear a sorry without a but from him lmfao #anyways im not mad! its just dude its easy just say sorry😭😭 #personal #what am i cooking #vent #tw vent

[ursaspecter]

Begging people to think about narrative choices that upset them rather than dismiss them entirely. Please. Use your brains. Ask yourself "Ok why did the writers add this? What choices have the characters made for this to make sense? What events led up to this situation? Is there another way this could have worked out? Is that other way as compelling for this story?"

Sometimes the story is supposed to make you upset there. Sometimes it's supposed to challenge what you know about the character. Sometimes it's supposed to hurt.

#shut up casey #probably yelling at a brick wall here but i just need to let it out or else i'll explode #im not saying you have to agree with my interpretation or else you're wrong #i'm saying to just please think for even just a second why it is the way it is instead of not thinking about it at all #yes this is about ghostbusters afterlife again #but im sure it can apply elsewhere. #leaving reblogs on this time bc its more general

[the-cat-at-the-theatre-door]

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again, but if you’re characterizing Jellylorum as the strict, no nonsense, bossy mom figure when Jennyanydots is literally *right there*, I don’t trust your judgement.

#extemporize back chat #this came on from nothing at all but i was *reminded* of the jelly is a bitch rhetoric and i saw red #am i saying that jelly can't be a no nonsense type mom? absolutely not #and yes i know it's up to interpretation #but jennyanydots is a literal drill sergeant #like not even joking LITERALLY #' she's formed from that lot of disorderly louts A troop of well-disciplined helpful boy-scouts' #like bro #jelly is the type who would let things slide - jenny absolutely would not #jenny's got you by the ear and is dragging you across the junkyard #like i *do not* understand where the jenny is the nicer and easier going mom figure narrative comes from - #no scratch that - i know where it comes from and its wrong

[d0d0-b0i]

What happened to Sonic in the future that caused him to get those scratches on his face?

to be honest: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i just thought itd look cool lol

#anonymous #lets say its up to interpretation lolz

[bumblingbabooshka]

Chakotay/Janeway/Tuvok relationship is about uncrossable lines and things not said out loud (because they don’t have to be? because you don’t want them to be? because it’d make it real?)

It’s about loving someone who you know is looking past you at someone else. A relationship that’s haunted by people that’re still alive somewhere. It’s about knowing that someone you’ve never met has a hold on this person you love and that you’ll never compare - how can you measure up to memory? It’s about drowning in guilt, about asking forgiveness from someone who can’t grant it to you (because even if they said those words “I forgive you” they’re not the person you need to hear it from, it wouldn’t make a difference). It’s about whispering the wrong name as you let yourself lean into them (just this once) and being met with a silence heavy with acceptance. A hand on the back of your head. Steady breathing in a dark room. It’s about trusting someone you’d never in your life trust, let alone love, under any other circumstances but because of some terrible miraculous trick the universe pulled on all of you (because of the deliberate actions of that hand, the hand that doomed you, that pulled you away from all that you knew, now threading its fingers gently through your hair) - you do. You trust this person with your life and it’s only in this specific circumstance that that could ever be possible. Should you be grateful for this? Would you trade it, to have your old life and loves back? It’s about gazing across the room at two people who look like they’ve known each other forever, talking softly, eyes fixed on one another, and feeling a panic you’ve never known before. Because who do you have besides them? What are your other options? It’s about loving people who you know could and would die at any moment. Out of duty, out of necessity, out of a love for something greater - there’s always something greater pressing down on all of you.  It’s about feeling very small under it. And very silly. This doesn’t matter, none of it does. Sometimes it doesn’t matter in the best way and you chase that feeling until it eventually runs out. And then, even when you’re drowning in wherever that leaves you, at least it’s better than being alone. Seventy years is a terrifyingly long time.

#everyday I think of these bastards #Chakotay/Janeway/Tuvok #and everyday I think 'I should write a fic' and then what? crickets. #-listens to first im sorry and thinks so hard about these three my brain starts smoking- #you are not my shelf / to hold up my old self (i'm sorry) #Interesting also to me that there can always be an 'exclusion' in the relationship #Janeway and Tuvok have known each other for years...they actually know Mark and T'Pel while Chakotay doesn't #Tuvok and Chakotay were in the Maquis together while Janeway wasn't #Janeway and Chakotay idk how to describe this but they can have a will-they-won't-they romance thing which Tuvok can't #He can't flirt with someone over breakfast #picturing Janeway who's unable to let herself be physically intimate with Chakotay (too far) and Chakotay comes to Tuvok to ask him about it #(since Tuvok knows her better than anyone -rueful tone-) and as they're talking the conversation gets more and more intimate...Tuvok is #speaking as Janeway - saying what he imagines she thinks - what her reasons are and Chakotay kisses him #and its only one kiss and then they break away but Tuvok tells Janeway anyway and she's like...can you...show me? and they mind meld #and they can both hear his thoughts in the moment and the ONLY thought in his head as he kissed Tuvok was a name. 'Kathryn'. #ALL this....while Tom Harry and B'Elanna are bowling in holodeck 4 #st voyager #also although Janeway could technically be excluded from the Maquis thing...it's ultimately the weakest exclusion. She's like...an anchor #and the catalyst #t his is all my interpretation of couuurse~ #my writing #I suppose