Okay I’m rewatching season 1 and I saw this lovely scene mentioned by mimisempai and I just needed to post an analysis of it because I think it’s such a pivotal moment in their relationship and it drives me crazy every single time.
Before putting Loki in the time cell, Mobius was unwilling to listen to Loki and thought everything Loki was saying was just a lie to try and manipulate him. Now, after discovering the truth on Renslayer’s tempad, Mobius is much more willing to listen. He’s still understandably wary though, and directly mentions that concern to Loki. On his part, Loki considers Mobius’ words, understanding his difficulty in trusting him and recognizing that Mobius thinks Loki is just trying to deceive him again. But now, Loki knows that their dynamic has changed beyond just analyst-interrogating-variant, that this is no longer representative of what they are to each other. Loki considers for a moment, then offers up a different interpretation, one that’s now more honest and meaningful to the both of them (“How about the word of a friend?”)
Recognizing that Loki now sees him as more than just someone he can deceive, Mobius explicitly and kindly offers Loki his help. Earlier, Mobius was clearly upset (and perhaps a touch jealous) about Loki’s concern for Sylvie, but how he seems to accept that Sylvie is important to him and puts all of that aside in order to help Loki save her. Mobius doesn’t want Loki to be in pain and is willing to accept his own disappointment and Loki’s attention being directed elsewhere as long as it makes Loki happy.
And then, despite Loki escaping from Mobius and betraying his trust in episode 2, Mobius delivers probably the most compassionate and affirming thing anyone has ever said to Loki. It’s gentle praise, it’s unwavering support, it’s an acknowledgement of everything Mobius sees in Loki that the God of Mischief never saw in himself. This is the moment where Loki and Mobius finally realize what they mean to each other and commit themselves to the importance, trust, and sincerity of that relationship. And Loki is forever changed by it.
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i will not stand here and say the quarry's writing is perfect by any means, but man. that moment. in the beginning. when chris absolutely loses his shit and you see every last one of the hacketteers freeze..............shocked, wide-eyed, so taken aback they don't move even to look at each other.............
and then, realizing what just happened, chris scrambles frantically to grab hold of the situation again. he tries to grin at ryan ("tries" being the keyword), he tosses him the keys like nothing's wrong. he tries to go back to being mr. h - he does, he tries so hard - and finally when ryan talks to him, there's what waver in his voice. that absolute lack of understanding in his eyes. ryan's not just surprised, he's not just shocked......for a second there, he is scared, and chris sees that, realizes it, and peels out of there before anyone can say anything else. just.....
JUST............
i think that moment is 100% the moment i realized UH OH I THINK I LOVE CHRIS HACKETT because that's when we see the counselors have been around this guy for two whole months (some of them even longer, possibly), and not once. not once!!!!!!!!!!! had they realized who he really was.
ugh. UGH. i LOVE IT.
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We've put Syntax through a lot of trauma lately let's make him feel better yeye
(background pics aren't mine, simply borrowed cuz i'm gonna incorporate this into a future chapter), so have these two totally in denial lovebords
I mean, I said Syntax would probably get therapy-
also have a lil babygirl with his slurpee drink
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Appreciation of little women's genuinely feminist messaging for its time and place of writing vs disgust at the all too obvious lingering sexist undertones vs wanting jo to be the queer icon she was meant to be vs understanding her desire to be able to fall on love without having her independence questioned vs knowledge that her marrying was certainly motivated by the expectations of a sexist audience vs wanting her and Laurie to end up together because you want to see couples who are actual friends and also you want Jo to be with someone who unapologetically likes her gender nonconformity and independence vs appreciating the inclusion of a plotline where a woman refuses a man and isn't demonised for it vs acknowledging the truthfulness of Jo's claim that people who make good friends won't necessarily make good life partners vs agreeing with the moral that childhood must end and change must be accepted vs hating the way every girl's process of maturing conveniently brings her closer to the motherly American housewife ideal vs i love stories where authors aren't coy about their beliefs vs this particular story is so blatant and pushy with its messaging it almost feels insulting vs the messaging itself is a mixed bag vs it's especially frustrating to see the writer vicariously pat herself on the back for writing something neither overly preachy nor amorally sensational vs oh my god this book is so obnoxiously christian. Fight
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the good way or the bad way
Characters: Laura Kearney, Travis Hackett, reader (afab, fem)
Chosen ending: The White Wolf is alive, Laura and Travis survive (not infected).
Short summary: Laura and Travis are teamed up against Silas. One day, you found them on your doorstep (or rather, quite the opposite)
Words count: NO CLEAR WAY TO DETERMINE, SEE BELOW
Tags: @lavadoge, @b33barlowsstuff, and honestly I might not remember who else wanted to read sth involving Laura or TQ in general!
exciting news below!
Guyzzzz! This is my first time trying it, but this is gonna be, in the best quarry tradition, an interactive fanfiction! Yes, this means choices & endings for you! Check the link and the details below.
A few important notes:
it's my first time writing interactive fiction, so I might have fucked up, please keep that in mind <3
I think, a usual run should be about 2000 characters (3365 is the word total for all branches);
there are 2 endings, and (the plan was!) you can get either by different routes;
the instrument will only be showing you the choices you can make (standard ones or traits/relationships-based ones);
if there is only one choice for you to make, that means other choices exist, but your 'stats' don't allow you to make them. try taking a different route next time!;
during your run, there will be a possibility for the reader to die (based on her traits/relationships), so please be careful;
I bit more than I could chew, so it's only a part of the original Laura x reader idea, but I'll make it up to you in future <3
and I'll appreciate your letting me know if you're even interested in this type of fics / if I should write some more!
That's it!
Please enjoy the fic itself at this link: https://www.inklewriter.com/stories/119665.
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it just sucks bc part 2 lowkey did kinda suck. with the inclusion of a new confusing love interest that would last like 8 fuckin episodes when breagan was the main ship literally more than half of the fandom vied for. it’s like wow maybe if they didn’t include the unnecessary and boring love interest of ron and just kept going with the story as intended, they would’ve maybe gotten the green light for a second season but no
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okay now see, b*lers are making mike’s “I feel like my life started that day we found you in the woods” about will. they really hate mike with passion bcs he is not gay and not with will 😭 eleven is literally suffocating in front of them, you really think will would even care? i fucking swear these are the same people who’d get mad at someone for saying will is self-centered yet that is exactly what they are making him out to be in this situation.
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Did Lupin Zero just make jiglup canon??? Like serious talk, how else can that "first robbery" scene be interpreted?? Boy literally asked him if he's managed to steal his heart and Jigen agreed, as much as I love the "there's no hetero explanation for this" meme I have never thought those words more seriously wtf never expected that
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