Outside the monastery, after the rain, Oscar finally has a good look at Max in his robes.
It's a bit surprising how well he wears them. All he has to do to be convincing is hold his hands in his sleeves, which he hasn't stopped doing even out of sight of the other monks. Oscar suspects it's the lack of gloves making him do it. He decides it's the unkempt hair that completes the look.
He'd seen Max shed his typical put-together appearance on numerous occasions. Much more often than he'd like in fact, given that it usually happened in the midst of Max doing something stupidly dangerous, but he genuinely did not know Max's hair was naturally curly. He almost looks like a different person. With the hood on, mischievous strands of hair escape their place and fall around the doctor's forehead in loose corkscrews.
He might've spent a tad too long staring at Max's profile because the younger man glances at him with a raised eyebrow. "What?"
Oscar clears his throat. "Didn't know you had curls."
The other's eyebrow stays raised. "That's by design, I'm not overly fond of them."
"I think they suit you." He retorts with a chuckle, "They somehow make you look even younger."
Max gives a quiet scoff. "Ah, yes, perfect. We all know how much of a fan I am of not being taken seriously." Ironically petulant in tone, with a curl falling into his eyes, the sight makes Oscar stifle another chuckle. For the sake of his friend's pride.
"Max " Oscar chastises, "That was a compliment. Show me someone who wouldn't wish to grow old slower."
The doctor eyes him suspiciously for a moment, but then concedes. "I suppose it is part of the human condition. Truthfully, I just dislike how hard they are to keep in check." He says as he pushes the strand of hair out of his face along with his hood and steps forward. Oscar lets him take the lead along the narrow path. Then, he takes in a forceful breath, as if he's steeling himself for something, or he's getting out of breath thanks to the increasingly difficult terrain. "Besides, few wear it as well as you." There's the glimpse of a grin being thrown at him over Max's shoulder, as well as a gleam in the young doctor's eye.
Oscar gives him a flat look. "Thanks. You shouldn't have." To which Max laughs. High like bells.
"It was only half a joke," and now he truly is somewhat out of breath, "revenge for that comment in the confessional was unavoidable, though the gray really does suit you."
This time Oscar spots a genuine smile on his lips, even though he doesn't turn around to show it off. "Ah, here we are." Max announces, and then it's back to business.
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you are a student of the aguefort adventuring academy. one day you go to a musical festival held at one of your school’s token rock star’s house. the interim emergency backup principal attacks. the dildo machines attack. a party of juniors fights them and wins. they are sent to the vulture dimension. they return. the guy whose house the festival is at mocks a federal agent. an arch devil summons two vultures with neither reason nor prior warning and the richest, most popular boy of the school shoots one of them out of the sky with his crossbow and eats its organs with enthusiasm. it will help him to Talk to The Rats in The Forest, he gleefully explains. the (bad) kids leave. the dildo-wielding nun is nowhere to be found. the interim backup emergency principal grix is dead. it’s been five minutes.
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jesus christ I just got to requiem for methuselah in my tos rewatch and snakes are manifesting in my home
I am chewing glass I am unwell! they really gave bones a whole monologue about how spock won’t ever experience the joys or heartbreak of love because he just isn’t programmed that way and then spock does the most mushy gushy I love you action since amok time!! and gives kirk the gift of ignorance for no other reason than he loves him!!! I am running into the ocean!!!
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one thing i really appreciate about breaking bad is that the pilot truly goes from 0 to 100. they took that boring chemistry teacher and had him cook meth and get put in dangerous situations and attempt to shoot himself all in one episode
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sorry I know it’s 2023 the show has Been over but on any other show. your best friend confesses their love for you and dies. the very act of confession is what kills them because its their moment of true happiness - just telling you they love you - so the act of confession, of loving you, becomes happiness for its own sake and sacrificial death all at once.
on any other show. perhaps this would not insignificantly impact the character who was confessed to and would be further addressed in the text of the show. as you do when such fundamental worldview changes are introduced to characters that they now have to reconcile with along with the loss. perhaps this would even be a subplot, an arc to their character development. on any other show.
on the show where - just two seasons ago - said character Did have an entire arc and subplot dedicated to mourning the loss of their best friend who was killed in the context of battle, without any added significance such as. I don’t know. telling the other they’re in love with them which is the very thing that kills them. after the audience is deliberately shown that the character mourns for them in a distinct way compared to other characters, who mourn him as a close friend or paternal figure. which perhaps would beg the question: what is the distinction then. and the answer is: don’t worry about it. You Are Watching Supernatural
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watching 1x17 and Rodney bestie babygirl sugarplum you gotta start journaling. look at that man talking through his issues filling up a full fucking tape waxing poetic about cats and his little sister that is a man who needs a fucking outlet that is a man who needs a tumblr
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