#Taylor Townsend

[theocsource]

THE O.C. ( 2003 - 2007 ) ↳ season 4 episode 5

[forbescaroline]

235 FAVORITE SHIPS OF ALL TIME (ranked by my followers) 154. ryan atwood and taylor townsend - the oc

[shockygobsmocky]

THE OC 4.05, “The Sleeping Beauty”

[wikiangela]

fuck it friday

tagged by @jamespearce9-1-1 @daffi-990 @disasterbuckdiaz 💖

haven't written much lately bc I got too into oth and it's day 4 of watching and i'm like halfway through s2 lmao so I don't have much more of the married buddie fic (which is currently my priority) I can share without sharing everything haha - so, fuck it, here's a non-buddie snippet 🙈 i'm writing this just for me so like, who cares but also figured i'd share bc fuck it haha it's a ryan/taylor fic from the oc - they had an open ending where they weren't explicitly together, so in this fic they both go to college and keep in touch but aren't officially dating until she visits for christmukkah and they talk 🤣 it's very slowly coming together bc I deleted what I had and started from scratch lol

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It’s hard to coordinate phone calls with a nine hour time difference, especially since Taylor is… well, Taylor is Taylor. She takes up any extracurricular activity she can, gets involved in the social life of her university, and always has her schedule fully packed up. Sometimes when she tells Ryan about her day, he needs to ask if she's taking breaks and has time to breathe. But that’s Taylor. He can’t help but smile as he thinks about her restless need to do it all. He wishes he could be there to make sure she rests, too. 

He wishes he knew where they stand, as well. They’re kinda in this weird limbo right now. They talk at least a few times a week, they spent the last hour before she left making out on the train, but he’s still not sure if they’re dating, if they’re exclusive… He doesn’t think so, and it’s annoying to have to wonder. Taylor is usually so blunt and honest, and she’s always been the one needing reassurances on where they stand. But she’s not saying anything, and it’s slowly driving Ryan crazy.

He picks up the phone and throws his book to the side.

“Hey.” he whispers, falling back against his pillow.

“Hi, Ryan!” he hears her bubbly voice that instantly makes him feel all warm inside. When he closes his eyes, he can see her adorable smile and those piercing hazel eyes that always seem to look straight into his soul. 

“Hey.” he repeats, a smile forcing itself onto his face.

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[livelovecaliforniadreams]

Ryan Atwood + Taylor Townsend + Cute Moments 

[rosehathawhey]

“I gotta say, this is one of the best kisses The OC has ever done.” - Melinda Clarke

bonus:

[fortyfive-forty]

this is soooooo 😭

[bluespring864]

Seriously what is the colour of this court supposed to be? Her all white outfit is 🔥 though.

[sheriheartsit]

endless list of my all time favourite tv ships; ♡ ryan atwood & taylor townsend {The O.C} ↳ “Thank you, Taylor. You saved me.”

[cozyaliensuperstar7]

Black Tennis Players 🎾

blackspinglobal:

Shoutout to our players for an incredible 2023 season 😮‍💨

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[theocsource]

THE OC 3.11, “The Safe Harbor”

[agentkikirogers]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the one who loves Taylor Townsend and her with Ryan.

I don't get the hate.

He was happy with her. So here's a appreciation post.

Ryan x Taylor ♥

[sotongueincheek]

The OC: Ryan & Taylor Appreciation

I've just done another series rewatch and I have thoughts... I know the show focused on how different Ryan and Taylor were. It was mostly played for laughs and they were certainly their own rom-com. But I do wish they had been able to delve into what actually connects them: they both came from abusive, broken households. And from that, they both had these feelings of inadequacy that manifested themselves in different ways. For Taylor, it was this neurotic, overachieving. For Ryan, it was him going into himself, always having a chip on his shoulder, and always waiting for the other shoe to drop because good things don't happen to guys like him. Aside from the fact that the writers didn't have the time to do this, and I'm sure they wanted to keep the lightness of the season through their relationship, I would've loved to see more moments where they acknowledged this.

One of my favorite Ryan/Taylor moments is from the episode My Two Dads when Frank comes to the Cohens for dinner. After all the drama with that situation, they share this really lovely moment where they acknowledge how they got through their first "relationship milestone" and Taylor encourages Ryan to spend time with his family. Just a level of maturity that Ryan never had in his other relationships, and that moment really solidified why Taylor was such a great partner for him.

I was also listening to Ben's episode of The Welcome to the OC, Bitches podcast and Ben called out Autumn as one of his favorite people to work with because it was through the Ryan/Taylor dynamic that he got to explore a side of Ryan that he hadn't been able to play previously, and it shows how much fun he had with her.

[wikiangela]

inspiration saturday

decided to make a lil moodboard for the ryan/taylor fic I posted a snippet of yesterday - not really sure where exactly im going with it, but this is more or less the vibes haha - reuniting, sort of getting back together, long distance relationship, plus a bit of family vibes haha

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[fritzes]

they’re gonna sweep bjk cup it’s happening

[vanesawye]

ryan & taylor's season 4 fake dating to lovers grumpy/sunshine 2nd chance at love trying to keep things casual but failing arc is the thing keeping me alive rn