#coworkership...?

[auronstory]

Auron seeking assurance that Rikku knows what she's in for… then later helping her exploit Yevon's loopholes.

[solarartzz]

Holy fumble

[youkaigakkou-tl]

He might think he's rubbish and a scumbag, but he's never hated him, and doesn't now either.

[spouseoftherisingsun]

If you like

+ messy, shifting power dynamics

+ age differences

+ workplace relationships

+ complicated feelings repressed due to personal shame

+ toxic codependency

+ messy but powerful tomboys

+ displays of attraction to women based in personality, character, substance, and context rather than looks or gender performance

+ will they won't they

+ shitty narcissists enabling one another

+ deeply traumatized pairs who are only understood by each other

Mythic Quest has a weird dynamic on offer for you

[nightowlssleep]

This is what happens in Dual Destinies, right???

[destinywillowleaf]

i realized what their dynamic reminded me of so much

"What're you gonna do, smack me with your little bell heart?"

(Yes. Yes he will.)

[tierra-paldeana]

// i hc rika one day sent larry a message about how she was going to cook some macaroni with tomato sauce on accident thinking it was someone else and larry literally just said something like

'what's your address'

then showed up at her house to get a tupperware with leftover macaroni and went back home afterward

[unproduciblesmackdown]

truly further [2 sides same coin] of billions tragic failing of either quant's writing that the effective Demand that taylor & rian must have a very special dynamic is all about going "well i'm epic & you're epic" at every stage, which is nothing, while winston and taylor can never have a dynamic b/c he's so Not Epic, despite that he's more similar to taylor in any ways that actually matter or could mean anything, while also if rian was ever peers with winston / had a reciprocal dynamic there, maybe we'd Have to have had more of an actual character from that role, but instead once again [no] b/c he's so Not Epic. billions writing getting an award for [okay. tmc trifecta] as the only option heading into s6 & giving us Nothing instead

[smoothiecas]

all they needed to do was communicate and now i look like an asshole for reacting within reason to having the rug pulled from under me

[purplemccns]

he couldn't help but chuckle at angela's statement about the other girls being hungry for a compliment from him, it was something he could agree with though in his perspective he figured that was likely just because he wasn't the most talkative person to work there. "i mean i don't aim to flatter or anything, but just from a subjective point of view. that's what you're looking for, right?" with her follow up question, he tried to follow the same words about being subjective, even if her outfit while she danced was something he couldn't seem to get out of his mind. "red or black would be edgier, but the pink kind of makes it more catered towards you. if that even makes sense?" an easier laugh escaped him now, the pressure of his opinion slowly waning as time distanced him away from it. even if she did ruffle his feathers more than he was expecting, he wanted to ensure to still have an appropriate workplace relationship with the other. "granted, i don't think anyone who came here wouldn't love to see some black lingerie should you choose that lane."

angela settled into the seat besides atticus, then took a few sips of her drink as she listened to his feedback. even if he was trying to play it cool, she could tell he was flustered. that, in and of itself, was an accomplishment. very few could boast about getting to melt the ice around atticus, and she could now count herself among the lucky ones. she knew she could've asked any of the working girls to rate her new number and they would've done so happily. but since men were the target demographic, in this case, a man's opinion held more weight. and coming from atticus, man of a few words? even better.

"you know a lot of the girls back here would kill for a compliment from the mysterious atticus, right?" she teased him, nudging him playfully with her elbow. "so i'm not takin' that honor lightly. thanks attie," she winked at him. after years of sliding up and down the pole, undressing for strangers and dancing suggestively, it had all become routine for angela— just a job, stripped of any real allure. and while she wasn't old by any means, staying relevant past your twenties in this industry was no easy feat. so seeing a younger man, a handsome man, still get rattled by her performance? that was an undeniable ego boost. she still had it. "what about my outfit?" she mused, shifting the conversation. "i'm partial to pink, we all know this, but what do you think about somethin' edgier? maybe red or black, mm?"

[grinchthem]

travis and servalan were so visually striking together, like chess pieces. and it wasn't even played as romantic it was just a deeply toxic coworkership. he was her fucked up rabid war dog. like when b7 cooked it COOKED

[fujobobby]

need to be in a homoerotic coworkership w oliver stark so somebody will finally take a good pic of me

[toxicroyjamie]

I actually think Jamie (and also Roy) being sexless and virginal in season 3 was crucial for their dynamic. If either of them had been regularly fucking, their relationship would have been significantly less bizarre, simply because it would’ve lost the undercurrent of building unreleased sexual tension. No more bondage soccer practice :(

10000%. I think it also adds to the insanity of the dynamic itself because it’s like they’re completely devoted to each other. They’re subconsciously filling the romantic/sexual partner niche (and like. Every other niche tbh) in each other’s lives and have no desire to seek out anything or anyone but each other. It’s a platonic monogamous dom/sub coworkership

[manyothermusingsofmine]

so huyandere posted this on twitter with the notion of like “did anyone write a detailed analysis of kristoph’s solitary cell already bc why is there a pink chair. Insane.” and like I don’t know if it counts as a detailed analysis but I certainly have Opinions about this. I’m a bit sick though so this is really rambly and not on track in the slightest. and if you click the read more it’s all there so uh like

Okay first of all I’m going to have to fact check this but I feel like the wiki told me Kristoph apparently talked the guards into getting him all this stuff?

-one wiki search later- “He managed to call in some favors to some of the prison guards whom he had befriended to get various items into the cell, turning it into something of an office.”

Okay yeah so that’s fucking terrifying? Kristoph already doesn’t strike me as the type to have legitimate friends because everyone is a means to an end with him, but- bro that’s not pulling favors that’s mafia boss behavior what the hell.

But like the bigger Thought I have about the whole thing that derails a little from huyandere’s original question is just. The fucking paralells between Simon and Kristoph? Like okay no hear me out actually.

They’re the same character archetype, in a way. They’re both cool, collected, kinda detached loners- arguably the flip side of each other’s coin because where their character wildly diverge is in motive. Kristoph’s whole motive in his story is greed and envy; wanting the fame and fortune others have and feeling like his rightful place in the spotlight is being usurped by people who don’t deserve it Simon on the other hand’s whole motive is undying loyalty to protecting someone he cares about. He’s on deathrow for a crime he didn’t commit, but can we not gloss over the fact that he’s doing so to protect Athena, who, at this point if the story gets spun in her direction, would befall the same faith? That’s -deskslam- why I’m so mad actually that Simon and Klavier don’t interact in Dual Destinies. Like, at all. And that’s a fucking crime because no matter how you spin that their dynamic would be so interesting! Like, would Simon’s similar demeanor freak Klavier out and does their coworkership therefor become kind of strained and uncomfortable? Or are you like me and do you think that Simon takes one look at Klavier and goes “-Markiplier voice- oh he’s traumatized” and instinctively adopts this weird rockstar prosecutor as his brother because eh what’s another adoptive sibling at this point. And in that case does Klavier look at Simon’s behavior and just go “well thats similar to what I was used to anyway so yeah you can stick around.”? Also I’m not done you clicked on this that was your choice entirely it’s even more fascinating to think about Simon and Kristoph spending even one day in the same jail establishment because first of all I feel like Simon would look around that jail cell and just go “show off” and leave it at that. And while I think the fandom has a point in that Simon probably wouldn’t like Kristoph, have we even considered how much Kristoph would fucking loathe Simon? Simon is pretty much the better version of him because Simon has honor and loyalty; things Kristoph definitely lacks. Furthermore with his background in psychology and just the general way he is Simon wouldn’t fall for any of Kristoph’s manipulation tactics, and there’s not much else Kristoph can do because there’s no way in hell that he would win in a physical fight against Simon; the man’s build like a fucking tank come on now. Do you have any idea how much it would piss Kristoph off that he has this absolute powerhouse of a man in a cell next to him and the bastard’s completely immune to his manipulation skills?! And before I forget the fucking?? paralell?? between Simon owning a trained hawk that I can only assume he trained himself which takes time and talent and trust and sfmdfmg the sprite of him petting Taka makes me feel things. Vs Kristoph having a dog where the general consensus seems to be that it’s a golden retriever, which makes me feel things as someone who has owned golden retrievers and who knows their unconditional love, because he wants to be loved unconditionally with no questions asked FDS,MFNSDFG,MNDF,GM-

[bropunzeling]

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Describe your WIP in a single, terrible sentence.

two men are forced into coworkership at the new franchise location that never hits its quarterly goals and only one of them has figured out there's a gay vibe.