Justified ramble: Something that has always intrigued me about justified and Dickie as a character is the cruelty of Raylan towards him. While Dickie is a criminal, a murder etc, the way Raylan treats him compared to the other convicts is...different. As viewers we are supposed to cheer on Raylan as he brings justice to criminals but often times his treatment of Dickie is much more cruel (especially compared to how he works with Boyd who is in many ways much worse than Dickie). From almost executing him in the woods to framing him for attempted murder, breaking and entering, threatning to take away disability accommodations in prison and finally shooting him in his leg (worsening his condition) Raylan really has it out for him. Theres always the debate on whether what Raylan did was "justified" (like every time he does anything) and thats what i love so much about the show. It follows this flawed character who does things that are very morally grey but does them in the name of justice. (i love raylan and boyd btw im not complaining about them!!). i watched this show literally 4 years ago but it sits in a part of my mind still. So have a Dickie drawing page, hes a fun character.
why has raylandickie not crossed my mind before??? thanks for putting raylandickie exposure on my dash tooks!
you're welcome mwuah. i'll probably do it again tbh i really love boosting rarepairs up.
make sure to go check out @snailsfall for more great Dickie posts!
also, go dive into Rope's dickie/raylan fanfic on AO3 to get started on further consideration of them if you haven't already! this pairing only has 40-something fics and Rope wrote most of them can you imagine the fucking dedication?? nobody wearing the rarepair crown like her.
also i cannot recommend Fireworks by @sublightsleeper enough. my favorite Dickie fic of all time, the summer vibes are off the charts, and it also has one of the most poignant portrayals of gentrification i've ever read.
dear lord 2024 really is the year of dickie bennett appreciation, look at me making a rec post.
Here's one I'm working on to see if I can add more to The Lord At The End Of Everything:
The ground gave up Dickie Bennett with the same resentfulness any creature would food poisoning; left him with not enough hunger to be whole and the only bounty to his name his own foolishness.