#columbo wants his photo

[columboscreens]

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Anne Baxter (The Ten Commandments, All About Eve)—her soft, gentle voice in "all about eve", those gentle eyes with something odd behind them, the way she flips from Sweet Innocent to Viper on a dime......there was something Built Different about anne baxter, man, and it makes her so good for playing people who are Built Wrong. also one of my favorite batmen villains (her joint episode w vincent price is a delight) and of course I'm obsessed with her columbo episode where she bosses around edith head and does fabulous movie star things for no good reason. and i would be REMISS if i didn't mention her slink—oh the slink—in the ten commandments...................pardon me i must go think of sinning again

Waheeda Rehman (Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Pyaasa, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam)—90+ films and counting, an absolute legend of Hindi cinema. When I see her in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam it makes me want to chew glass

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Anne Baxter:

The prettiest murderer in that film. Just so beautifully evil as Nefertari.

Anne Baxter was part of my Bisexual Awakening. My family has a tradition that every Palm Sunday we watch The ten commandments on TV together... And starting from a very young age, I essentially developed a crushes on Anne Baxter's Nefertiri & Yul Brynner's Ramses. Dude, the woman was HOT! They both were! My crush definitely wasn't helped by the fact that Anne Baxter's costumes were a bit on the sheer side. She had a way of capturing you with her eyes, and I never understood why Charlton heston's Moses didn't just have a threesome with Nefertiri and Ramses. LOL

Her Nefertiri in The Ten Commandments was FORMATIVE TO ME. If not the hottest old movie lady, then she definitely played the hottest old movie character. if that makes sense.

Look. Listen. I only *just* discovered her on a post from the Have You Seen This Romcom poll blog. Saw she had the same last name as me and went OOH hi hello. Went to her IMdB and saw she was born in Indiana like moi. I am now even more intrigued. Been eagerly telling my partner this, and he was like "maybe you guys are distantly related?" And after 2 hrs of going down the tumblr tag + her imdb photos, I'm In Deep(tm) and I can't stop looking at her like 😍 When I go to my grandma's house, bet your ass I'm gonna check my grandpa's genealogy and see if we're somehow related. Sorry that's not really propaganda I just got real excited, esp when I saw that the submission deadline was extended (bless your soul). Narrowing down the movies where she's hottest in was Hell tyvm. I've only just discovered her, she looks gorgeous to me in every movie still I see of her gdi lol.

Waheeda Rehman propaganda:

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[profwonderbearthementalista]

Mentalist Episode of the Week (Week 14) - 3x19

The Mentalist Episode of the Week (Week 14/?) - Every Rose Has Its Thorn 3x19.

Happy Birthday to Patrick Jane - 16th September!

Mentalist Mondays - Week 34

This is the first appearance of two key TM characters - Erica Flynn (portrayed by Morena Baccarin) and Sarah Hannigan (played by Jillian Bach).

Jane solves the case in the same manner as Lt. Columbo in "Prescription: Murder", the first Columbo TV movie.

When Rigsby is nervously preparing for the singles mixer, he says "Maybe I should do an accent or something," and briefly speaks with an exaggerated, stereotypical British accent. Van Pelt makes a face and Cho tells him not to do it, implying that he did a bad impression. Owain Yeoman is Welsh and uses an American accent in the show for Rigsby. Owain originally wanted Rigsby to be from Cardiff so he could keep his natural accent but Bruno Heller refused.

@magicandmaybe, @backgroundagent3, @lightningzombie, @adder24 and @feministjane

@pisceanix, @stxrdust-widow, @wildwildtarget, @a-carnie-and-a-cop, @kathnaris

Photo credit to @catnuns, @robins-green-shades, @confessionsofatvjunkie, @kajaono and @renegadesstuff

[duckprintspress]

Created Works Round-Up: April 2024

Duck Prints Press’s monthly “created works round-ups” are our opportunity to spotlight some of the amazing work that people working with us have done that ISN’T linked to their work with Duck Prints Press. We include fanworks, outside publications, and anything else that creators feel like sharing with y’all. Inclusion is voluntary and includes anything that they decided “hey, I want to put this on the created work’s round-up!”

Check out what they’ve shared with us this month…

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Art for Mosaic Haiku, Chapter One by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot

art || the magicians (tv) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || general audiences || creator choses not to use warnings || complete

summary: I'm painting watercolor sketches of key scenes in the lifetime that Eliot and Quentin spend together at the Mosaic in The Magicians Season 3, Episode 5, "A Life in the Day" (and relevant scenes that touch on this from other episodes). Part of my purpose here is to give us these important moments in full color, with good lighting and the ability to see their faces and body language clearly. I'm also just aiming to celebrate the vibrancy of their lives together. These are designed to accompany my haiku in my haiga project, "Mosaic Haiku." The original photos with the haiku are now posted on Tumblr (links to each from the AO3 chapter), while I'm slowly adding my watercolor versions to all the chapters on AO3. The art for Chapter 1 of Mosaic Haiku is now complete, with three watercolors (and the original sketch for one of the watercolors).

AO3

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Secret Lives, Chapter Eight: Eliot by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot

fiction || the magicians (tv) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || mature || creator choses not to use warnings || 3,547 || work in progress

summary: Eliot cares for Quentin while he recuperates from the hedge witch battle. To avoid the dean's restrictions, they decide to collaborate on one of Eliot's ghost rescue missions. (This chapter's short and mostly fluffy!)

TUMBLR - AO3

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Every After by MindfulWrath / @mindfulwrath

fiction || kingdom hearts 2 || m/m || axel/roxas || mature || graphic depictions of violence, major character death, rape/non-con, underage || 139,484 || complete

summary: If it always starts the same way, how could the ending ever change?

other tags: Alternate Universe, Disney Multiverse, Angst and Tragedy, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Eye Trauma, Transphobia, Internalized Homophobia, Suicidal Thoughts

AO3

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...& the Future by Rascal Hartley / @crack--attack

fiction || damar series - robin mckinley, the hero and the crown - robin mckinley || poly (multiple genders) || aerin/luthe/tor || mature || no major warnings apply || 11,270 || complete

summary: She thinks often of Luthe as Tor and her father recover, and as she herself regains her strength; she thinks of him in his lonely castle, his blonde curls, his eyes under the glistening moon. He does feel like a dream, but a good one, as if she might close her eyes just so and re-enter it at will. As it is, she holds Tor's hand at his bedside and waits.

(Alternate ending to _The Hero and the Crown_ where Arlbeth survives, Talat stays with Aerin, and everything is a bit more queer)

other tags: Canon divergent, getting together, homoerotic swordfighting, enemies to lovers speedrun, minor peril

AO3

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The Recondite by S. J. Ralston

fiction || original work || no ships || teen & up || graphic depictions of violence || 7,029 || complete

summary: Something wretched is stirring in the Third Ward of Houston. Fisher, self-proclaimed Columbo of Los Espookies, aims to find out what it is before it finishes waking up.

other tags: Urban Fantasy, Queerphobia, Racism, Body Horror

LINK

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Heat transfer by Smehur / @smehur

art || baldur's gate 3 || m/m || astarion/tav || mature || no major warnings apply || complete

summary: When a healthy, living man holds an ancient vampire

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On Books and Reading by Smehur / @smehur

fiction || baldur's gate 3 || m/m || astarion/tav || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 2,495 || ongoing series

summary: Panic roils underneath Tav’s outward calm. What to do? If he outright refuses to give Astarion the cursed book, the nascent bond between them will snap. He doesn’t want that. But what Astarion asks is irrational, and to agree with it would be irrational too. Worse still, it would set a dangerous precedent. He’ll know exactly how to manipulate Tav the next time some whim takes hold of him.

other tags: Slow Burn, Disabled Character, Male Tav

AO3

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Once Upon a Future Time: Saverre's Seven Ravens by Terra P. Waters / @terrapwaters

fiction || original work || platonic or familial || general audiences || no major warnings apply || 10k || complete

summary: When Saverre finds out she had seven older brothers who were kidnapped by the government and turned into cybernetic warriors called Ravens, she goes on a quest to save them and bring them home. A sci-fi retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale, "The Seven Ravens."

other tags: space stations, space ships, vent crawling, family drama, body modification, cybernetics, confidence games

LINK

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Creativity for the Love of It, Part 2: Fanworks by Max Jason Peterson / @eliotqueliot

meta || original work || no ships || general audiences || no major warnings apply || 1,772 || complete

summary: An essay about some of the reasons fanworks are wonderful, from the point of view of a fanworks creator (in the universe of Lev Grossman's series, The Magicians) who also makes original fiction/poetry/art. Includes kudos for Lev Grossman as a friend of fanworks.

LINK

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Whimsical Life by May Barros / @mayarab

ttrpg || original work || no ships || general audiences || no major warnings apply || complete

summary: A slice-of-life rpg about magical beings doing odd jobs to a non-magical community and growing in power and knowledge.

They sell their services, study their craft, deal with magical shenanigans and interact with the community.

TUMBLR - LINK

​Why not take a moment and check out the awesome stuff folks have made? It'll be worth your time!

[starsarefire824]

Another little illustration from The Pact. Truth or Dare anyone?

Then he frowns. “I don’t want to sit here and sulk over how big of assholes we are. Let’s do something dumb.” 

“Dumb?” She asks.

“ Fun and dumb, ” Mike clarifies.

Max hums as she mulls it over. There aren’t many options that don’t require leaving this room. And she most certainly is not leaving here until it's time to go home. “Okay—-“ She bites her lip. “How about truth or dare?” 

Mike groans. “Oh no— really ?” He wipes his hand over his face like he’s just made the biggest mistake of his life. Maybe he has , Max thinks devilishly.  

“Well if you can think of something else fun to do that doesn’t require leaving this room, I’m allll ears.” 

Mike furrows his brow at her and doesn’t speak for a long while like he really is trying to think of something else. Then he sighs, “I got nothing.” 

“Thought so,” Max teases. “Okay you first.” She definitely notices she slurs the “st” in first. 

He grins at her as he sets the bottle down on the table and leans on his knees with his elbows, hands hanging relaxedly between his legs. “Truth or dare?” 

“Mmm—dare,” she replies.

Mike’s eyes light up with surprise. “Hmph,” he says. “I didn’t think you would actually say dare. Okay—” Mike puts his hand to his chin and peers around the room like he is Columbo. 

“I dare you—” he says slowly, still thinking. Then he stops, his gaze set on the side table behind the desk. “I dare you—-to draw on Mr. Harrington’s face in that picture.” He nods towards it and Max follows his line of sight to the picture in question. It’s a rather depressing professional family portrait in a gold frame. Steve, his mom and dad are all unsmiling. His dad has an awkward hand on his mothers shoulder and Steve looks completely miserable in some preppy outfit he wouldn’t be caught dead in these days. 

Max grins. Okay, that is pretty funny. One point for Mike Wheeler. Max gets up, leaning a little too heavily on the armrest and tries not to stumble right onto the coffee table. She goes to the desk and she can hear Mike follow her. She opens the drawer and after a little hunting finds what she is looking for. A red pen. Then she, rather gracefully considering how drunk she is, undoes the back of the frame and slips out the picture of the Harrington family and then quickly doodles little devil horns and a tail and angry little eyebrows on Mr. Harrington’s face. Then she holds it up to the light and they stare at it. 

“Eh-I think he looks better,” Mike says approvingly behind her, and Max sputters, a real giggle bubbling up in her belly. She hits his stomach with the back of her hand. “You’re such a dick,” she says as she puts the photo back in the frame and sets it exactly where it was on the table. 

“I’m not the one who just turned Mr. Harrington into a devil.” 

“Touché,” she says and they head back to the couch.

[hughmunculus]

Ranking Columbo's Top 5 Babygirls

By popular demand (context: nobody asked, I saw it in a dream) I've made a list of the men in Columbo you should absolutely draw in this pose. Please let it be known the presence of the babygirl does not necessarily mean the episode itself is good. Sometimes God gives its strongest babygirls its weirdest episodes.

Criteria for this was pretty obvious:

Are they absolutely sopping wet

Is there some odd sexual tension there

Would I let them hit it

5. Alex Brady (S8 Ep2: Murder, Smoke, and Shadows)

Photo credit: columboscreens.com

So 5 was a tough spot because I knew what my top 4 were going to be pretty handily, but this was going to be one that was lacking in one or the other criteria set out above. In the end, it was between the soaking wet Emmett Clayton (S2 Ep7, The Most Dangerous Match) and the unhinged Alex Brady. In the end, I judged it on the most sacred criteria: what that dick do. And there is no way Clayton's dick game is anything but awful, if its anything like his chess game.

Fisher Steven's character though is an insane, controlling chaos goblin that's fun to watch when he's winning and even more fun to watch while he's losing. Fortunately he loses, a Lot. Later seasons of Columbo can often feel less about the titular detective and much more about the murderers, but I'd argue in this case its for the best as we watch him completely unravel (and in one famous instance, hallunicate Columbo in a Ringmaster's outfit).

4. Joe Devlin (S7 Ep5: The Conspirators)

Photo credit: columboscreens.com

Who is this man smiling at? His wife, a lover perhaps? What about the detective that's going to bust his ass for murder and illegal firearms trading? Were it not for Clive Revill and Peter Falk's chemistry, this episode about a man funneling weapons to the IRA would be... Challenging. Instead he's just kind of a chill dude in over his head who, to quote Columbo Screens, "wants to fuck Columbo so bad it makes them look stupid".

That being said, he most certainly corners the market on being a sad little man when trying to get ahold of those guns. His initial encounter with the RV Salesman easily tops my "most pathetic Columbo villain moments" as he struggles to find innuendo for guns while the RV Salesman politely tries to turn him down like a thirsty dude at a bar.

3. Dale Kingston (S1 Ep4: Suitable for Framing)

Photo credit: Columbophile.com

What he lacks in obvious chemistry with Columbo he makes up in wearing a frilly, crushed velvet suit and being just so extremely gay. Ross Martin's performance as the murderer and art critic is a powerhouse in a likewise tightly written episode. When he's not begging Columbo to leave him alone in the most sopping-wet manner possible he's making snide, catty comments about the art world. I wouldn't be surprised if Joel Cairo was a touchstone for his performance.

I would also be negligent to not say that when he's finally caught his lower lip literally fucking trembles. That final scene is so goddamn good though I won't link it, so go watch the whole episode for yourself.

2. Roger Stanford (S1 Ep6: Short Fuse)

Photo credit: columboscreens.com

Let it be known I had to fight the temptation hard to not just use the Roddy MacDowell cock photo. It would've been so fucking easy man. But I think this photo better captures the impish, effervescent performance he gives as the chemical company heir. He spends so much of this episode capering about, pulling pranks, wearing pants so tight you can see the outline of his co-

ANYWAY he isn't super soaking wet in the beginning, but through the episode you watch him slowly becoming more and more frazzled, more exasperated, more testy until it finally culminates in an explosive (pun intentional) final gotcha by Columbo. Watching Roddy MacDowell completely break down into a fit of laughter, putting his scholarship chain around Columbo's neck and affectionately patting his cheeks, you can't help but be awestruck by its weirdness, its patheticness, and how it's kinda... y'know...

1. Ward Fowler (S6 Ep1: Fade Into Murder)

Image credit: columbophile.com

Maybe this is a controversial top pick, but hear me out: never has a Columbo villain been so pathetic, so attractive, and so obviously into Columbo before. William Shatner plays a man playing a TV detective against a man playing a real detective, and the way he decides to do that is by having Ward be absolutely captivated by Columbo.

Ward is so desperate to get Columbo's approval, often trying to relate his real life experiences to the tropes he's played on TV as Detective Lucerne. Getting away with the murder of his blackmailing wife feels like a distant second of just getting Columbo to like him.

It all culminates with Ward filming Columbo with one of their TV camera, the latter unable to even get a single line out without dissolving into giggles. Afterwards they review the footage filmed while - dare I say it - CUDDLING on the couch???? Apparently Shatner and Falk actually hit it off immediately on set, which must speak to Falk's magnetic personality more than anything else.

This is the only performance I can describe on Columbo as "cute". Shatner schoolboy cruch on Columbo is so cute (and simultaneously so sad considering you know, the murder) that it feels unfair to not give him the top spot.

Anyway, all the credit to the Columbophile Blog for inspiring me to write this post, and to Columbo Screens for the gorgeous screenshots and being the de facto Columbo authority on Tumblr.

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

hi! I remember you talked about jimins watch showing jungkooks birthtime during his Weverse live (I might be wrong), so I was wondering what you thought about the time jungkook posted the picture on Weverse? Do you believe it’s related to Jimin?

Yes, I did write about Jimin's watch. I let the spirit of Columbo possess me because I wanted to have some fun. I think it's important to frame our writing because it's usually the key to understanding someone's position on a particular topic. Maybe it's not always obvious for everyone (impossible actually), but my intention was to treat it as an exercise in fun writing about kpop shipping, without taking it too seriously. And in that context, I also mentioned Taemin and Minho so it turned into this close to ridiculous speculation about rich idols and their faulty expensive watches.

Now, about the time Jungkook posted the photos. Short answer, I don't care enough about it to write an entire post. I also want to mention that I hate math. So much. I do know the basics, but my hate is profound and the last thing I want to do is having to work with that.

I think there's some nuance here which I love. I love it quite a lot, in case it wasn't obvious. So, as much as I have no interest in math and numerology, I am capable of acknowledging that Koreans do and idols use it in various situations. Official content makes use of it. Maybe they release something at an hour that indicates a group anniversary or members' birthdays and so on. It's a thing.

I also read the posts which do all the calculations. Sometimes it looks like they add the numbers in a way that is part of confirmation bias, other times looks legitimate. I know K-jikookers jumped on JK's post immediately.

Now, should we condemn it, as some voices are making it really clear? The criticism of jikookers who do this comes in the form of them supposedly acting like taekookers, which I think it's an exaggeration. Engaging in a type of shipping practice, aka focusing on numerology, is something that happens in all fandoms and all ships in kpop. (Even swifties are doing math and major western publications are reporting it). It's one thing to not agree with it, and another to narrow it down to one shipper group when it actually applies across all fandoms.

Also, there is this false impression that jikookers are doing it more now because of a supposed lack of "content", which in turn makes them act like taekookers. It's again false and easily proven by doing a bit of research. Everyone in the fandom with a focus on shipping in general and/or jikook would know that such analyses have been made for years and have always been part of the shipping culture. It has nothing to do with abundance/lack of content. It's all out there, we just have to look for it. Perhaps it's harder to see it on tumblr and twitter because many old accounts are gone, but youtube might be of more help.

In conclusion, I think that the time when the photo was posted is open for interpretation. It's not something that I would do, as I have no interest for, but numerology is a known concept steeped in cultural practices in which companies, idols and fans alike participate and which is easily transferable to international fans. The way in which they apply the math might differ or not.

[hawkland]

Cas put his hand on Dean’s arm. They stood up there watching the town underneath for a long while, although Dean also noticed Cas watching at him as much as he looked at the view.

After lunch Cas asked him if he was scared of all high places or just flying.

“Dude, I told you I’m not scared. I’m just not a fan. What did you have in mind?”

“Do you want to see what the city looks like from above? I know a place.”

At this point, Dean was ready to try anything to see more of Atlantis. Following Cas up another ancient set of stairs going round some old ruins of a tower built into the rock, Dean was soon out of breath. Cas kept pulling him along whenever he stopped so Dean walked right on top of the tower with Cas. At the top it wasn’t just the climb taking Dean’s breath away but also the sheer majesty of Atlantis. Dean could feel his eyes burn with unshed tears.

“My mom used to dream about this place. She went missing looking her way here a long ago. I wish that she could have seen all of this.”

This is my second piece for the @spn-mediabigbang​ and Tossukka’s (@sitruunavohveli) fusion fic with Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Again, I was trying to directly re-create one of the animated scenes in the movie (you can see the inspiration image below the cut). Cas’s expression was driving me crazy, trying to capture it just right (and not accidentally end up painting Columbo instead, thanks to the goofy Misha reference photo that I was using!), but in the end I’m really amused with how it turned out.

(Yes, Cas’s Atlantean garments are done in colors to match the classic trench coat, suit & blue tie combo.)

It’s a fairly large (16″x12″) watercolor painting on cold press paper with some semi-precious stone and metallic paints to add some shimmer & shine. I took the close-up pictures in different lighting than the main picture to try to capture some of the shimmery effects better.

Stay tuned to read the full story & see more art come December!

[columboscreens]

[everysongineverykey]

i think deltarune undyne and columbo interacting would be the single funniest thing because almost immediately upon walking in and shaking her hand he makes a beeline for the flowers on the desk and starts rambling about how he always wanted to be more of a gardener but never had much of a green thumb and these are just lovely and would she be so kind as to tell him where she got them so he can get a little souvenir for his wife? she loves souvenirs, y'know! so she's confused and a little disillusioned cause she thought an l.a. homicide detective would be more of the typical hard, cold, scarred movie cop type and not a 5'5" man in a shabby suit and rumpled raincoat, but she gives him the address of asgore's flower shop and starts explaining to him in a huff that this town's pretty small and boring, there's basically nothing to do, but HE must have some great stories from the big city about gangs and murders and awesome confrontations in helicopters with fire, right?? but he's already distracted by the photos of her and napstablook doing good yet boring things and he's like is this you and deputy napstablook savin' a cat from a tree? man, that's really impressive. just wonderful! this town makes a huge difference from l.a., i gotta tell ya, i can't wait to go to that nice-lookin' diner i saw on the way here! and undyne's staring at this very sweet, very gentle little man half a foot shorter than her and thinking, i could punt you like a football

[lieutenant-columbro]

i know thanksgiving isn't till tomorrow BUT i have some more holiday headcanons 😳😳

just like with halloween, the columbos go all out for thanksgiving

of course, chili is a MUST, and columbo makes it all himself

he also tries to help mrs. columbo with the rest of the cooking, but she won't let him because she's afraid he'll accidentally set the kitchen on fire

her fears are not totally unfounded, columbo did accidentally burn the turkey to a crisp one year (they got chinese takeout instead)

and speaking of mrs columbo??? her pumpkin pie is literally the food of the gods 👌

other police officers will start asking columbo weeks beforehand if he'll bring some of the pie in, which he always does

mrs. columbo will wake columbo up at the crack of dawn so they can start preparing for guests to arrive

dog is easily the happiest about having so many people over, he will run and jump all over everyone and beg for food from the table nonstop

and there are a LOT of guests, even columbo's family members from all the way back in new york will make the trip

they all absolutely love hearing columbo tell stories about his work

they are very proud of him :]

every year mrs. columbo insists on taking a big family photo

since the tradition of taking the photo started, she's been pestering columbo to get him to wear one of those big silly pilgrim hats in it, but he always refuses

no matter how much food gets made, there are never any leftovers: the columbos can and will eat everything in sight

so, columbo and mrs. columbo have to hide away any food they want to keep for themselves

[eraserheadbabyfever]

u guys have no idea how hard it is to find an unannoying supernatural blog to follow in this day and age i follow one and immediately have to unfollow bc they are talking some bullshit. WHERE is the spn blog for a normal reluctant watcher of the show in 2022 who just wants to see an occasional photo or text post regarding columbo's great nephew and or his gay lover

[tonightatsix]

more headcanons yippee

i agree with that one post about how joel would have an old dog, but I’m not sure about a pug specifically…I just think he’d have a really affectionate old dog

heston, meanwhile, adores fluffy animals. bunnies, cats, rats, guinea pigs and the like. if they’re really affectionate that’s even better

emily was a horse girl growing up, but now she’s into reptiles! she likes watching bearded dragon videos

joel and jonah are both night owls

sometimes jonah is so tired he falls asleep with his regular clothes on. this is usually because he gets really invested into what he’s working on/what he’s doing that he forgets to have a normal sleep schedule. joel has to coax him into bed

joel has no social media, and emily has instagram only

joel and jonah both watch columbo

jonah watches video essays on youtube

joel and jonah would have both been in their school’s audio/visual club in their time

joel’s been around the world so there’s photos of him in various places, like a cryptid

jonah uses he/they pronouns!

jonah often exhibits malewife behaviors

both joel and jonah are very attached to each other, but it seems like jonah’s more attached because he’s more physically affectionate

that’s not to say joel isn’t physically affectionate, jonah just initiates it more because it’s his primary way that he shows love

joel and jonah are both equally good cooks. they’re both very much dads lol

jonah is very readable (you can tell what he’s feeling/thinking a lot easier because he’s expressive), it’s hard to read joel because his expressions are typically more similar and subtle

it’s easy to say that jonah is knows about modern things and joel doesn’t but both of them are with the times actually! not like so invested that they’d start participating in all the trends but knowledgeable of almost all of them

anything you’d thing joel wouldn’t be interested in, he’s interested in it. he has an extremely wide variety of interests. he would have been at warped tour for example lol

joel is an enigma in the way that he’s not intentionally trying to be mysterious, he’s just very much in his own little world. he does his own things!

joel is non-judgmental and doesn’t care what others think of him. he’s happy being independent and exploring on his own, and so people like him as a result

compared to joel, jonah is extremely anxious about what people think of him (he has social anxiety basically). he tries very hard to be a people pleaser and wants people to like him So Much that he worries himself sick sometimes. people still like him but it’s not because he’s trying to please. it’s because he’s genuinely nice, caring, understanding, and a great person to be around

jonah is a gamer, he’s played a pretty fair amount of games in a wide variety of genres, joel is more casual but he’d somehow know and have played really obscure games because he’s Joel. jonah gets joel into casual games, especially multiplayer ones, so they can play together

jonah and joel are artists! they’re both inventors obviously and they play instruments but I mean drawing wise too! i can’t describe jonah’s art style that well but joel’s is like a doodle-y, sketchy type deal

when they first start officially dating, jonah makes a wooden cutout for joel :)

I’ll let you guys know if I come up with more!

[droogiesanddiscourse]

HCs: Your Wedding with Columbo

Original Message: @anon: “hey!! May I please request h/c’s for being married to columbo or like what your wedding would be like with columbo? If not that’s ok!! I really adore your writing!!!”

A/N: of course you can sweetie! I already did HCs about being married to Columbo (you can read that here), so I’ll do some HCs about your wedding with Columbo aw :’) No warnings! Have Fun!

• For one of the only times in his life, Columbo cleans up for your wedding. Not because you force him to, or anything - you want to make sure he dresses however he feels comfortable. Your entire relationship has been based on mutual trust and respect for each other. But, at the same time, he wants to put on the traditional tux, tame his hair, shave his scruff, and put his best foot forward for you and your family.

• Columbo seems to be a bit of a traditional man in some respects, so I suspect your wedding will also be rather traditional. It’s probably going to be in a church. 

• Also, Dog is the best man. He gets a little tuxedo too, and lays next to Columbo’s feet at the altar. Dog may start snoring through the ceremony, but it’s important for the both of you to have him there. 

• When he sees you walk down the aisle, in your beautiful wedding dress and gown, he’s gonna shed a few tears. I mean, how could he not? He’s marring not only the person he loves the most in the whole wide world, but also his best friend. He’ll have a hard time containing his emotions. 

• You both choose to write your own vows, opting for a more personal touch. You share what truly love about each other, the favorite moments you’ve shared through the duration of your relationship, and probably a few funny anecdotes. 

• When you exchange rings, Columbo is gonna pull a big funny moment, of course, because he has to. He’ll frantically search all his pockets, a worried look on his face, his eyes will dart to you, the priest, and back to you. When you replicate his worried look, Columbo gives you a coy smirk, his cheeks glowing red. He’ll pull the ring out of his coat-pocket, and you’ll sigh in relief, wanting to playfully smack him for being such a tease. But of course you wouldn’t expect anything less from him. The entire Church erupts in chuckles, he's a card. 

• After you exchange “I Do’s,” Columbo holds your face in his hands, leaning into you and giving you a long, passionate kiss as your family and friends clap in celebration: finally ushering the the introduction of Mr. and Mrs. Columbo.  

• When you pull away from the kiss, he surprises you, lifting you off your feet. You let out a little shriek of shock as he carries you out of the church, your friend and family throwing the traditional rice at you for good luck as you hold onto him for dear life. 

• Even though Columbo wants to be able to party with all your friends, and now conjoined families, he wants to take a tiny reprieve from all the hustle and bustle of the day. With your wedding ceremony happening in the morning, and the reception at night, the afternoon is given for just you and Columbo to spend time as a married couple. He’ll set up a beautiful picnic in the local rose garden for the two of you to enjoy. You won’t get out of your wedding attire hehe, that’s half the fun! 

• You’ll spend the afternoon eating, drinking (Columbo doesn’t really drink, but he’ll have a glass of champagne or two for this extremely momentous occasion), pursing the rose garden together, laying on your backs watching the clouds role by, and enjoy each other’s company. Maybe a few photos too wouldn’t hurt. 

• Nighttime is a bit more for the family and friends, as you greet everyone and thank them for coming, have dinner with them, and dance the night away at the official reception

• Also you KNOW there are gonna be multiple times your family / friends start clicking their glasses with their forks, indicating for you and Columbo to give each other a kiss. One or two of those times was initiated by Columbo, of course. He just can’t help himself. And he gets to kiss you everyday for the rest of his life? He’s in heaven. 

• Some weddings don’t allow children, but Columbo wholeheartedly wants them to come. He will write it on the invitation too, PLEASE allow your children to come. He’s very good with children, and there’s multiple times you catch him dancing in a circle with the flower girl and ring bearers. Your Maid of Honor will give you a knowing look, elbowing you in the side. Maybe someday you will have children of your own, who knows? The future is limitless for the two of you now. 

• Throughout the night, Columbo can’t help but constantly stare at you - how you shimmer on the dance floor, how your face flushes whenever he kisses you, how respectful you are to all the members of his family. Whatever he did in life to deserve you, he’s so glad. 

• When the night concludes, and you finally say goodbye to the last of the guests, you and Columbo head home to your shared apartment, to spend the first night together as husband and wife. 

[lesbiancolumbo]

i have a few columbo & husband questions (if u dont mind, i enjoy hearing about them!). do they have any favorite places to go to on dates? what do think their engagement was like?

i think they have a couple of restaurants in their neighborhood that they go to - small locally owned places where columbo knows the owner and so they can have a date night in relative privacy. they went to a little italian place on one of their first dates and that’s one place they go regularly but i think they like to try new places too. it’s LA after all lol. they also like going to the movies and i think like once a year or every other as a special occasion they’ve gone to the symphony. for the most part i think their dates are lowkey, they go to the park with the dog and bring sandwiches to eat under a tree or they’ll go to the beach and share ice cream cones.

regarding their engagement.... i think they didn’t really have one as we know it these days. i think they were already living together (i won’t say they uhauled but i won’t..... not say it.....) and had been for about a year when they were at dinner and columbo brought it up. i think he went into a small little speech and he blushed a little, because you know, but i think they both thought of themselves as being committed in that way anyway. i mean his husband was probably like we already live together and pay taxes on our house and we have a dog, i would hope you wanted to marry me, which he said just to tease him but then they had a little party with some family and friends in attendance. very lowkey, very sweet. they have a photo hanging on the wall of their living room.

columbo did go out the next day after that dinner and buy them some rings, because he is a romantic at heart, though he doesn’t wear his on his hand (i think he wears it on a chain when he’s not working) and his husband wears it on his other ring finger.

[outlanderfandomfollies]

Hi there, An anon post is going around saying shippers will ship and this person believes Cait is capable of doing a fake marriage and real ceremony. The anon doesn’t believe a certificate exists and where is Tony after all he is a ghost husband??? CRT responded with a Columbo gif mentioning there has to be more hidden pictures that they haven’t uncovered because shippers are hanging on to some of them referring to the one that was recently revealed. The marathon photo of Cait and Tony. it’s-moopoint responded by saying they act like a cult and a few other former shippers re-blogged and commented to. Now I have to laugh at all this and roll my eyes because I don’t believe these former shippers should be giving that type of advice to the anon considering they don’t even believe the factual evidence of Sam’s relationships with other women and former girlfriends. To them it has always been strange, fake or part of a PR conspiracy. I look at it as they all need a dose of reality and to be awaken from whatever fantasy they have chosen to be real. Can you explain why some of these people finally believe Cait’s marriage to Tony is real but on the other hand they don’t believe anything that Sam does in his personal life is real? It’s a very confusing dynamic. Are they trying to hang on to some bizarre theories to make themselves feel good and give them a reason as to why Sam and Cait never worked out? The same way Donald Trump has acted since losing the U.S. election by believing in QANON conspiracies, the election was rigged and stolen from him. I think they don’t want to admit they were wrong all along or accept all of the truth.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts anon!

Yes, there is definitely a similar thread in the thinking of all conspiracy theorists, whether they are in fandoms or in politics. 

I mean to me anyone who believes in QAnon has just willingly turned off their reasoning ability. 

But recently, I’ve been surprised at some of the parallels I’ve seen between how SC extreme shippers operate and how QAnon believers operate.

SC shippers often have anonymous “sources” who give them “inside information” about SC. Of course, QAnon had the mysterious “Q.”

SC predictions about reveals never came true and neither did Q’s predictions of the “Storm” and the “Great Awakening.”

SC shippers will analyze photos that contradict the ship to try to prove that they were “photoshopped.” I recently read about some QAnon adherents looking at videotape of some of Trump’s speeches they didn’t like to try to prove the videos were somehow not true (e.g., Trump’s hair wasn’t the right color so it couldn’t have really been him 🙄).

SC shippers often think that S or C are sending them “secret messages” supporting the ship. QAnon believers often thought Trump was sending them “secret messages.” 

It’s all out of the same playbook.

As for ex-shippers or their allies believing that C & T are married but not believing that S actually dated certain women, well, it’s very possible anon that (as you suggested) some of them just don’t want to admit they were completely wrong all these years. Better to have been “half right” that something was “fishy”  than to be totally wrong.

I also think many of them may still be thinking like conspiracy theorists. After all, most of them hung out in that world for a long time and took at face value what was said in Shipperville about S’s girlfriends being “fake.”

I don’t even think it has dawned on many of them to re-think what they believed about Abbie or MM in light of C & T.

It doesn’t matter that we nonshippers did a huge amount of debunks of all their hypotheses about Abbie and MM. Most of them don’t even know the debunks exist and sadly most of them wouldn’t be open to them even if they knew. 

The thing about any conspiracy is it can always handle information that contradicts it by coming up with another convoluted explanation. 

And this is how people stay believing absurd things for years. 

JMHO