can't stop thinking about Ignis & Noctis both being autistic
Noctis: "Actually, my brother got all the autism." :/ -waves to someone without making eye contact- ... -looks down and starts meticulously separating all the veggies from the rest of the food on his plate- "...Anyway, let me tell you about this fish I caught the other day-"
"it tickles!" you scrunched your face underneath the wipe harry was using to take your makeup off for you. you had had a very busy day and he watched you plop right into bed, only having bothered to slip into one of his t-shirts, forgoing your usual shower before sleep- which was so unlike you. he mentioned having seen you clean your face even while drunk off your ass, so he knew sleeping in your makeup was a big no-no for you.
"shhh. i'm almost done."
you huffed, amusedly "no you're not. and it tickles 'cause you're not rubbing it into my skin hard enough, you're not supposed to feather it over my face like that. and you gotta keep doing it till you can't see any product transferring anymore."
you were keeping your eyes closed for this, but you could picture harry's confused face without having to glance at him "where is all of this even coming from? i swear it looks like you've got nothing on."
"gee. thanks."
"what thanks? i meant it as a compliment. it looks seamless, doesn't even look like you've got anything on other than some mascara and some blush, maybe..."
"i don't wear a lot, it just looks like a lot on that clean wipe. baby, you gotta get all my mascara off, otherwise i'm gonna look like a racoon in the morning. quit caressing my lashes, you're not getting anything off them like that..."
"just don't wanna accidentally pull your lashes off, or press on your eyes too hard..."
you blinked your eyes open at this. he sounded so genuinely concerned and pouty, you just had to see it for yourself. you placed your hand over his and showed him the amount of pressure needed "see? like this. but let me, i got this."
harry gave you a half smile and before he could pull his hand away, you caught his wrist and kissed the inside of his palm "love you."
"love you, too" he leaned to give your lips a soft peck before heading towards the bathroom "gonna go get your night cream. i'll massage it into your skin for you, i bet i'm better at that part of your night time routine at least."
you hummed your approval "careful. i might get used to this pampering"
"i also give great facials" you heard the smirk in his voice from the en-suite
Hello! Rewatch-anon here with another report. I noticed yet another shift. It comes after the last PINOF react. Dnp are noticeably more relaxed and casual in the videos following it. Some of that was probably due to them getting used to being on camera again and starting to figure out what this new era of Dan and Phil content was going to be. However, I also think that confronting and making peace with such a huge part of their past lifted a weight off their shoulders. I wonder if it's when they got the idea to go back through their history and "take back what the internet took from them" on tour too. PINOF react 3 was when Dan said that they were going to continue uploading on the channel for a while. They packed up the old era and put it in a box and after gamingmas is when the new era of Dan and Phil truly began. Now this isn't a complete shift. There are a few steps backward, but they take several steps forward from here. Most notable for me is the red carpet roast where Dan sincerely compliments Phil several times without playing it off as a joke, using sarcasm, or trying to no-homo it.
I'll continue my rewatch after work and come back with another report later!
anon you are doing god's work for the fandom right now, i appreciate you. i'm gonna start a tag for this, let's call it #shifts timeline ✨ lol. i'll put all of your asks as well as mine and other people's speculations re the timeline under that tag.
so, so far the videos in which we've seen a shift in their behaviour have been:
golf with friends #8 (dan implies he gave phil a blowjob in the cursed hat)
roasting our own red carpet fashion (dnp start acting more relaxed from here)
wdapteo 4 / phil pushes dan's button for 18 minutes (new era of dnp starts)
(re the last bullet point, not sure if you were looking at non-dapg videos too when looking for these shifts so i just put both to indicate the general point in time. lmk tho!)
definitely agree with you that if they became more relaxed after pinof reacts it was because they'd faced and fully embraced their past. i think them reclaiming the narrative especially of those milestone moments in their lives / careers was necessary to set the tone for the new era. like, there's no way they could be this open without being able to reference the people they were and things they had done before - every part of people's current self and their relationships with other people was built on a past version of the thing.
makes sense for the birth of TIT to have coincided with the pinof reacts series, and this anon mentioned how dan brought tatinof up a few times in the first react video, which indicates it was already on their minds. so maybe the pinof reacts series was a trial run of what the tour + the reception to it could be, or maybe just to get us ready for what was coming.
Comet. Comet oh my god. I am suddenly struck with images.
An outsider wandering through the Abbey during a mass.
There's no way they wouldn't feel something. And sure, most people would just turn back at the sensation of so much unholy energy gathered all in one place. But there's got to be at least one human who'd be stupid/brave/Satanic enough to go through those heavy, broken wooden doors hanging off their hinges and into the main cathedral, where the memories of dark worship trapped in those ancient stones are so strong they can feel it pressing on their skin. Maybe they're even sensitive enough to hear the faintest whisper of an unholy prayer or a breath of wind that could be an organ if they listen hard enough.
O u g h you've put such thoughts into my head......
Yes!!! YOU GET IT.
The air is thick with something. Heavy. Oppressive. There's a cloying smell of inscense on the air. Distant enough to maybe be imagined. And they feel it as soon as they step onto the grounds through the overgrown gate--wedged open enough to squeeze through.
But if they walk up the path, toward the ruined building, it will only get worse. Heavier. It's hard to know if it's bad or good, but it's something. Confusing. To some, it feels evil. To others, like a hand beckoning them closer.
And yeah, the ones who feel the pull? They'll find themselves in the chapel. Standing in front of a cracked alter. Hearing voices on the wind. Murmured prayers uttered just behind them--in their ear. The phantom notes of an organ, distant, but they swear they can feel the vibration of it under their feet.
There is something here.
And maybe they never find out what. They go home with a weird story. Their chest tight, disbelief thruming through them. It's a story they'll laugh about later.
But some of them absolutely figure it out. They delve deeper. They find the truth.