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I have. Something to talk about and its very very VERY important.

We know that last scene of TDJ where its just PEAK yearning but can we PLEASE appreciate the micro-expressions that passed over both Yohan & Gaon's faces when they faced each other DIRECTLY after a MONTH (if im not wrong) of that whole blowing up fiasco + Yohan's arrest before that??????? Because my GOD.

So we see Gaon call Yohan by his Full Government Name™ (which wasn't very wise for a declared dead enemy of the state who is ALSO wanted but we'll let it pass for romanticisms' sake) and look at his face. His face is one of a scared man. He's not hesitant but he is afraid of how Yohan views him after what transpired between them.

In turn, Yohan looks back and well.

He is also somewhat apprehensive. They're both testing each other & the waters they're in. Although Yohan doesn't have a revenge vendetta shackling him down anymore, Gaon, on the other hand, has tremendous stuff to unpack. They're carefully, if not gently, evaluating the distance between them.

And then, Yohan gives a clear sign that he holds nothing against Gaon. An open arm, an open invitation. To join him? Maybe. To decide what to do with them? Perhaps. It's vague but it's also clear that Yohan is done manipulating Gaon & that he has left the ball in Gaon's court.

Then come the positive changes. With Yohan's green signal, Gaon is somewhat relieved but also incredibly guilt-ridden. I think these frames speak for themselves.

The wet smile & the eye crinkles. He is so relieved to be in Yohan's good graces but also just looking at Yohan be his ever glowing self after serving his life's purpose.

Yohan. My dearest Yohan. Look at him. He's equally heart-broken to be seeing Gaon like this, to be leaving him behind but that little nod he does???? Like he's made a decision that he needs to stick with for the betterment of Gaon???? That's what truly gets me. It's so clear the distance between them is hurting him but he also knows that it's necessary to give Gaon space & time, to unravel & to explore things on his own. Perhaps another assumption on his part because who truly knows what Gaon wants except Gaon himself?

Then it's a brief look exchanged. As he turns, giving Gaon one last reassuring smile as he turns and leaves behind one of the most important people to him.

And gaon watches. Look at his micro-expressions here. Look at his breathing. His sagging shoulders. His eyes. His wet smile. His balled hands. His tiny nods.

He also thinks this is necessary but you can so clearly see its taking every bit of nerve & fiber in him to stay rooted to his place & not chase after Yohan. He's DELIBERATELY not taking a single step towards Yohan. He thinks he doesn't deserve to chase after him, that hes content to see Yohan: alive, well and so utterly free. That's all that matters.

I would genuinely like to appreciate both jinyoung and jisung for their acting bcs they NAILED the raw emotions needed for this absolutely stunning yet gut wrenching scene. It's so difficult to convey such complex emotions through such little means yet they did it to PERFECTION. They both gave their characters LIFE. And for that i will always be grateful bcs i dont think anyone else could've done Kang Yohan and Kim Gaon the way they did.

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@userdramas get to know me bingo: love languages

gahan + physical touch

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LOKI 2x01 Ouroboros / 2x06 Glorious Purpose

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#my man was NOT subtle 🤣😉

+ bonus: message received 😅

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save me fem presenting loki… fem presenting loki save me….

bonus:

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No Place Like Home

Sometime after everything, Mobius ends up in Don’s place on the timeline and settles in. Loki is slowly but surely figuring out a way to leave the tree for longer periods of time. He wasn’t sure if Mobius would remember him, but loves him too much to stay away entirely even if he didn’t.

But Mobius does remember him, and his script flies out the window.

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I’m so utterly obsessed with these guys,,,, they just need to be silly dads in suburban cleveland,,,

for some reason I could not find any reference pictures for the kids? that’s why they’re a bit less fleshed out than loki and mobius. plus I don’t usually draw children, so 🤷‍♂️

I might have to make this a continuing au because my need for domestic fluff is already outweighing my need for sleep

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they’re gonna find their way back to each other, i know it🥹💚

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(he arched much more in that honda odyssey)

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a headcanon doodle :)

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Dolce, but if the policemen had arrived too late. Trust me I'm fun at parties.

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Reference painting: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 by Ilya Repin, 1883-1885

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Light answers a tough question

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Slutty Will Graham

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"I think there’s a sexual attraction for Hannibal to Will… What was fascinating as the storytelling evolved and the actors inhabited their roles more fully, there became a fluidity and authenticity to the attraction that on Will Graham’s side was sort of puzzling but a slippery slope that he could slide down."

—Bryan Fuller

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Will Graham builds a boat to sail to Italy and face Hannibal, and names it Nola. That could refer to the city of New Orleans, for Will is from Louisiana, but its symbolic meaning could go way deeper: in the battle of Nola (214 BC), Hannibal was defeated by the Romans, after he tried unsuccessfully to conquer the town three times. It's considered a minor victory, but paramount to the Roman morale.

But whether the victory was on such a scale or less, a very great thing - I rather think the greatest in that war - was accomplished that day. For not to be defeated by Hannibal was a more difficult thing than it was later to defeat him.

Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita [History of Rome]

And then, when they're back from Italy, Will says this, knowing he's about to actually defeat Hannibal by rejecting him:

Rejecting Hannibal is the most difficult thing Will has to do, because by now he knows he wants to run away with him. But that would mean to be defeated by his Hannibal.

Will is the definitive master of strategy.

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Hannibal s3e3 "Secondo"

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"Last time I saw him, he left me with a smile."