#hot looking nerd?

[plorkart]

preppy cat

[morganbritton132]

Continuing from this (starting here and here)

Hopper doesn’t want to think about Steve.

He doesn’t really want to even see the kid or his broken arm or his wide gap-tooth smile where he’s starting to lose baby teeth. Every interaction is a reminder that he’s not doing anything to stop this clear case of child neglect.

He’s failing Steve and if he’s failing a kid whose problems are so blatantly obvious, then he could fail Sarah when the problems are close to home.

So no, Hopper doesn’t say anything when he walks into Melvards and sees Steve at the check counter. He nods to Joyce and continues on.

He’s got a list from his wife and that’s all he’s here for.

Sure, he noticed that on the check out counter is a tube of toothpaste, a box of cereal, and a pint of milk. Sure, he clocked Steve with his chin resting on the counter, pushing coins across it to Joyce and asking, “How ‘bout now?”

That’s just good observation. He’s a cop. It’s his job.

“That brings you to $2.54,” Joyce tells him. “You need 1 dollar and 0.32 cents more.”

Hopper is not listening to Steve sigh. He’s not standing next to a shelf of sunscreen watching Steve push the toothpaste to the side like, “I don’t need to brush my teeth. Is it enough now?”

“How about this,” Joyce whispers, leaning on the counter like they’re going to share a secret. Hopper is sure she’s crinkling her nose when she pushes the money back over to him, “How about you take all your quarters and I let you take your cereal, and your milk, and your toothpaste.”

Whereas he can’t see Joyce’s face, he can see the instant suspicion on Steve’s face when he steps back from the counter, “That’s stealing.”

“Yeah, silly, if you steal it. You’re not doing that,” Joyce concedes. “I’m letting you have this stuff.”

“I don’t think you’re allowed to do that, Miss Joyce. You’ll get in trouble.”

“Well, how about a trade?”

“Like a Quick Pro Skrull?”

“Sure,” Joyce says easily. “I will trade you $2.54, one box of cereal, one pint of milk, and a tube of bubblegum-flavored toothpaste….if you let me sign your cast.”

Steve’s voice is soft, considerate the way kids aren’t supposed to be when he says, “Miss Joyce, that’s not a fair trade.”

“It’s the only thing I want, baby.”

“Fine,” Steve agrees, laying his casted arm on the counter. “I get my allowance in two days and I’m going to buy you a flower.”

“That sounds lovely, sweetheart.”

Hopper leaves the sunscreen- it’s not even on his list - and goes to the canned goods in the next aisle. While there, he has a better view of Joyce writing her name on Steve’s cast.

“You know, Steve,” She tells him. “I’m going to put my phone number right here because I have little boy about your age. His name is Jonathan.”

“I know Jonathan from school.”

“That’s good! Maybe some time you two can play together.”

“Oh, no thanks, Miss Joyce,” Steve shakes his head sadly. “My dad says you’re poor an’ I’m not allowed to play with poor people ‘cause poor people are lazy and don’t work hard even though you have a job…”

Steve pauses like he’s contemplating that before continuing, “And Tyler - that’s Tommy’s big brother. Tommy is my best friend and I wish I lived at his house - he says that sometimes people are so poor that they can’t a’ford food and they eat babies. He says that happened in Ireland and he would know too ‘cause his great-great-great-ate grandpa is from there.”

“I’m not a baby,” He tells her seriously, “But my Nonna says I’m a sweet boy and one time I was playing with a kid from the trailer park and he bit me.”

He tells her, “I don’t wanna be eaten.”

Joyce blinks at him.

Hopper blinks too where he’s listening in.

Steve doesn’t blink at all but instead gathers up his stuff. He gives her a big smile and says, “Thanks, Miss Joyce. I love you. Bye.”

Then he’s gone.

The store is empty except for Hopper in the baby food aisle and Joyce at the counter. She asks aloud, “Did I just get accused of cannibalism?”

Hopper has never laughed harder.

[l1li4n]

he looks like young rdj here and I'm drooling

[aerithisms]

the fact that we didn't get scenes of asami staying up at night scribbling blueprints in reading glasses or doing her engineering thing in overalls and her silly little goggles is so deeply distressing to me. they tried to dim her #womeninstem shine but i believe in nerd asami rights

[heytherecentaurs]

I think Adaine has had such a glow up since Freshman year like she got out of a bad home situation, she got actual parental support, she got her own clothes, she got anxiety meds (and I’m assuming therapy) and she’s got ride or die friends; she has Ayda a powerful wizard regard her as a best friend and equal, she’s an absolute badass who has saved the world 3 times and punched her dad so hard he died. And I think all of this has translated into her confidence improving (like her response to Kipperlilly saying “I know who you are” is “of course you do”). And I think it all results in her schoolmates finding her super attractive but her being completely uninterested in them, which only makes them more obsessed. Basically, if Adaine showed the slightest hint that she wanted to date, she’d have boys, girls and enbies lining up around the block but she doesn’t so like I guess it sucks to be everyone at school.

[a-host-of-dancing-daffodils]

And because I recently read the Chocolate Box...Please enjoy one of the only things I feel like the show did right with this particular story...

Poirot looking super dapper in his Belgian police uniform:

The cut of this uniform is very flattering on him, I must say...especially with the way it accentuates his chest, his waist, and his ''''''''seat''''''''

And I love the design on the collar/sleeves. Very fancy/official

also. please look at his very silly official hat

Gotta say. Hugh Fraser may have been the eye candy of this show, but. David Suchet sure knows how to be pretty, too

[witchwrestler]

[cr1msondll]

This is what I mean when I say I like nerds🫢

[polarisjisung]

[humblemooncat]

What I expected: A fun little farming game to play during maint tomorrow

What I got: A new AU and brainrot

Anyway, have Amare with his two favorite Mistria boys.

Funny how the first time I draw Amare isn't even ffxiv-related. Guess I found the cross-game OC. xD

[cyclogenesis]

ryan reynolds photos i've been fixating on lately 35/∞

[josephine-futturwoman]

Couldn’t even edge to this, I exploded immediately!!! Clean up on aisle MY PANTS🤣🤣🤣🤣💦💦💦

[callsigns-haze]

My man came back from work and ran up the stairs shouting "Maja I have tea. HOT TEA"

My sick ass thought he meant the tea I asked for which means my mint tea with freshly squeezed lemon and honey. (I'm spoiled my whole life ok?)

When this man came back with the juiciest most delicious drama I have heard in my life. I've never felt more proud of my baby

So we work together at a gym and there is this guy who we managed to get a proper job for.

Basically like one of the women who works at the desk is married to our boss (the big gym bro) at the gym so that's how we helped him find the job (connections with his wife and shit) and when I tell you the tea is so hot I squealed and I ran to my man being like you finally served your purpose the tea that has been going into this triangle has been killing me for months because I am nosy and I was right AFFAIR.

SHES BEEN HAVING AN AFFAIR ON MY BOSS WITH THE GUY AND NOW EVERYONE KNOWS BECAUSE MY BOYFRIEND ASKED BECAUSE HE WAS LIKE THIS SHIT IS MORE OBVIOUS THAN ANYTHING AND THE OTHER GUYS AT WORK OVERHEARD AND TOLD MY BOSS.

[thatgoddamngingerundercut]

to be fair, the origin of lil meow meow is sorta cringe anyway lmao

[captainscodex]

pete nation its time to gather (watercolor piece of the beloved)

[sweetimpurity]

I know I’m late to the party BUT I am thinking of starting Arcane BUT I get so nervous with these things because I already KNOW Jayce is going to be a BIG problem for me. I can feel it already and I haven’t even started watching it yet. Help