#setting a scene here

[lovecharged]

one night, he's fifty years old, going to bed wishing that he could've met his husband sooner. the next he's looking in the mirror and staring at his younger self and his mother is calling him and reminding him to hurry up because he's starting at his new college today. new college? he can't recall ever going to different colleges. just the one, which hadn't been the greatest experience from what he can recall. "coming!" he calls out, bounding down the stairs to find his entire family…thirty something years younger. he looks down at the newspaper and spots that particular teacher that had made his life a misery, and stan is beaming at him brightly, 'got that motherfucker.' marshall smiles too, but his confusion is written within his eyes. stan doesn't comment though, assuming it was just a lot for him to handle. then he's being handed a plate of toast, and he's taking one slice and staring at his mother, 'your dad's going to take you, don't worry. we've got you, babe.' she reassures, kissing his cheek.

once he's actually at the college, he's reassuring his dad that he has got it, that he'll find his way around and despite his apparent wariness, he continues to show that faith in his eldest son that marshall hadn't ever really felt as though he deserved. walking into the building he's directed to, he grabs his timetable and a few resources from the reception, before he's wandering towards his first classroom. he's nervous, entirely confused but too curious not to see this through. that's when he sees him and his eyes are practically bulging right out of his head. nobody's sitting next to him yet, and he doesn't see any sign of a seating plan -- so he sits. "uh, hello. i'm -- marshall...it's my first day." nailed that. / @tkachukmatthew

[cordspaghetti]

couple weeks ago…

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Don't worry, they're into that.

(Want to know if this ancient sea god of destruction gets more belly paps? Or perhaps...a kiss? Find out in Tiger Tiger!)

[delawaredetroit]

Man whose identity consists of a matryoshka doll of falsehoods: You can never trust liars. I would never approach a liar unarmed.

[cametotheshowinsd]

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | TAYLOR SWIFT | APRIL 19TH, 2024

All’s fair in love and poetry.

[sundayinthcpark]

James T. Kirk - Star Trek 2.25, Bread and Circuses

[hkthatgffan]

I was going through old files when I found this random behind the scenes Gravity Falls photo from Shop at Home with Mr. Mystery.

I have no idea where I found this but OMFG! This might just be the most out of context looking behind the scenes Gravity Falls image I have ever seen!

[epiaphany]

8x06 - Confessions

[arthemrys]

GUINEVERE

Merlin 4x03 | The Wicked Day

[pharawee]

Way's not my ex. He wasn't my boyfriend. Just someone I used to know. I've known him since his days with the Chen family. But he never saw me before. Because I ran away from that house first. So Way ended up as the only Enigma—the one Tony manipulated and used. He carried the whole burden in my place. You probably can't imagine it. How cruel someone like Tony can actually be.

—Chris' reaction when Pete tells him something that not even Way could have known.

▷ PIT BABE THE SERIES 2 · Episode 4

[imvec]

Sequel to Sunshade

[casscainmainly]

As much as I love Duke and Damian being the most adorable brothers ever, the tension between them is way underutilised. They both have very tenuous relationships to the Robin identity, and if you look at their interactions in Robin War, it's shot through with insecurity and dislike:

Specifically, Damian consistently refutes Duke's right to Robin. Robin War is the event that leads Duke to quitting Robin, and arguably he does this mostly because of Damian; Tim and Jason don't really interact with Duke, and Dick essentially endorses him. But the beef is not one-sided, because Duke consistently hits on Damian's insecurities as well:

Damian belittles Duke's friends and entire cause; Duke highlights how unwanted and abandoned Damian is. They are simultaneous Robins with incompatible views of what Robin should be. Damian, fresh from his journey in Robin: Son of Batman, sees Robin as atonement, a link to Batman, and a representation of his personal growth; Duke, in the middle of We Are Robin, sees Robin as power, freedom from adult authority, and a representation of collective community.

The worst thing Damian can say about Duke is that his Robin is meaningless; the worst thing Duke can say about Damian is that his Robin is alone. They both say that to each other. And then, they both give up Robin:

In Duke's case, he precedes saying "I'm not Robin" with "that's the difference between you and me." Their Robins are so wildly different, their ideals so opposed to each other, that they cannot co-exist as Robin. The risk of losing what Robin means to them, especially for Damian, fuels a lot of their early animosity.

This opposition continues in Batman & The Signal #1, where in Duke's dream sequence, there is only one person he imagines wanting to oust him from the family - Damian. But Bruce also pits Damian and Duke against each other in Batman: The Secret Files: The Signal, in Duke's favour:

Bruce drags Damian down ('requires continuous supervision') to uplift Duke ('Gotham's best'). The writing in this comic is very questionable, but this is reminiscent of the way he talked to Cass about Steph in Batgirl (2000). Cass is the acceptable girl vs. Steph's unacceptable femininity; in a similar vein, Duke is the acceptable Batkid of colour, whereas Damian's heritage is 'inconvenient'.

Which is why it's all the more important that, despite everything, Damian and Duke do love each other.

Damian, despite all his (understandable) ambivalence and outward disdain towards Duke, pretty much spends the entire comic trying to save him:

And Duke, when Damian defects to the Owls, staunchly refuses to believe he's gone for good. Tim and Jason also protest, but they get knocked out pretty quickly. It's Duke who refuses to give up on Damian. It's Duke who won't leave Damian alone.

Even though their Robins are complete opposites, Duke and Damian both know how big a deal it is to choose Robin; as the two Robins of colour (besides Dick, whose position is slightly different), they know how easily Robin can be taken away. It's why Duke, a virtual stranger, is the one to break through to Damian when nobody else could.

This panel from the end of Robin War hits so hard in context. Every interaction up until this point is antagonistic, and they have every reason to hate each other - but they don't. They choose not to. They choose to love each other instead.

[hunnam]

Barry Sloane as Zachary Heflin Longmire (2012-2017) Pt. 1

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

At your side [End of Season 2]

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[elvisqueso]

But in a good way? —It's what I love about you.

[kendyroy]

Deadpool & Wolverine looking at each other

(Part 3/3)