Week 51 - March 17th, 2024
'Tequila' - The Champs
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“Well, our mothers tried to put us in public soccer, but apparently that was too much of a contact sport-“
“That- Anakin, he elbowed you hard enough to make your nose bleed-“
“And you gave him a concussion and sprained wrist, Obi-Wan. So am I wrong?”
“Well I- y-you-.”
“So, my point made, we were just better for baseball. Obi-Wan even made himself a jersey, wrote a number and his name with marker on the back-“
“Anakin-“
“Hand stitched a dojo patch Sensei Qui-Gon gave him on the side and everything like they sponsored him-“
“Anakin!”
“But we couldn’t really afford to be on the baseball teams, so those ratty fields were where we played.”
“Hm, we always came home a mess.”
“No, you came home a mess, and I came home grinning behind you. Do you still have that shirt?”
“Oh, I… wouldn’t know where to even start looking for it.”
Short pieces from the Light Through Liquor AU, which I have spent a lot more time thinking about after watching the Sandlot recently hehe.
Enjoy!
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i had an itching for comfort media so i went back to watch some s1 voyager episodes and s1 is soooo much better than i remembered. the later seasons appeal to my tastes a bit more but all the characters in s1 are so earnest and hopeful even when they butt heads and disagree and i'm just sitting here like "oh god they don't know what the next 7 years have in store..." i doubt it was that purposeful on the writers' part but it's so compelling how all of the characters have pretty open insecurities and are clearly people with lives and dreams beyond Voyager and bit by bit that's chipped away in later seasons. yes everyone becomes more confident and competent but is that really who they are or are they just losing themselves along the journey? (unfortunately the Doyalist explanation is just that the writers stopped putting focus on like. half of the main cast but shh i'm here for Watsonian analysis.)
like it's particularly noticeable with Janeway. she's definitely always been written as a strong leader but i forgot how much in early seasons we get to see her insecurities and vulnerabilities, how different she acts from when she's acting as captain to when she's alone, how often she questions her morality and whether she has the right to make decisions for her crew (and how often others questioned that right). then in the later seasons (around s3 and definitely by s4), she almost never questions her moral decisions, she rarely shows doubt, she plans heists on Borg cubes without a second thought, she dispenses her justice to the Equinox crew without really considering their position, she regulates others' autonomy (especially with Seven and the Doctor) without seeming to realize how easily that can go wrong. and don't get me wrong i love this development and think it's incredibly realistic for Janeway to deeply internalize her role and authority as a Captain and for it to permanently change her sense of self. Endgame is the perfect closure for Janeway's character because her future self exerts that same authority that she's been practicing over herself (also Janeway gets to live out her martyr complex one last time). i just wish the show was a little bit more self-aware that it was writing Janeway (and other characters) like this because there could be so many more interesting character conflicts.
anyways rewatching early ds9 made me say "aww these characters don't know that one day they'll all grow together and basically become family" and rewatching early voyager has me saying "uhohhhh these characters don't know the unhealthy relationships and neuroses they're going to uncover and develop". toxic found family for the win.
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The way there desperately needs to be a vampire Rhaemond fic and fanart
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five senses tag (11.6.2024)
thanks @winterandwords for the tag!
rules:
📝 Share a snippet to represent each of the five senses! (Taste, Touch, Smell, Sight and Sound)
these are all from the gemini heist!
TASTE
Leo nudged aside her veil with her glass just enough to take a sip of her drink, as if the sweetness of the wine could dispel the bitterness she felt at his words.
TOUCH
Purple light erupted from Illiana's fingertips, flowing into the lock. She could feel, in her mind, the various pieces of the lock’s mechanism as if she were running her fingers over them, and after having done this a few times, she knew which parts to move and where. Within seconds, the lock gave way, and with a creaky complaint, the door slid open.
SMELL
Sweet, fruity perfume filled Euna’s nostrils, making her head spin even more as she gazed up into [REDACTED]’s face.
SIGHT
Now that Leo had her back to her, Gabi couldn’t help but allow her gaze to linger on Euna’s face— rounded chin, small flat nose, rosy cheeks, and cupid lips. Lips that curved into a tiny smile as Euna’s brown eyes lowered from the ceiling and locked with Gabi’s. Gabi quickly hid her warming face behind the screen of her datapad.
SOUND
“I’ll do it,” said Zeya.
Everyone whirled around at the sound of the soft, feathery voice behind them. Zeya now sat on the pool table, knees drawn to her chest.
Euna, who had, in her shock, spit out a mouthful of lavaroot tea, wiped it off her chin with the back of her hand and demanded, “How long have you been there?”
tagging: @abalonetea @akindofmagictoo @uraniumwriting @em-dashes @enchanted-lightning-aes and anyone else who wants to do it!!
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