#up to S01e08

[heardchef]

carmy + running his hand through his hair (accompanied by tiny head scratchies)

[frankiebirds]

so. this scene has been talked about a lot:

I think this scene is a really interesting example of the criminal minds writers giving tiny pieces of character backstories that are never elaborated upon, (or, more broadly, forgetting early established character details) because unlike a lot of examples where lines are said and immediately forgotten about, I do think this revelation informs a lot of Hotch's character. I'm not necessarily saying that the writers always had it in mind when writing Hotch that he experienced childhood abuse, but I do feel like you can see the ways in which he was affected. I don't know—this made more sense in my head, but it feels a little less forgotten about and a little less thrown in than some other examples. I think a big difference between this scene and some later ones is that:

The trauma happened pre-series

and

It was established in the first season.

criminal minds isn't great at letting their characters be affected by their in-series trauma for more than a few episodes (and then maybe it'll come up once or twice down the line because the writers remembered it happened) and a lot of later instances* of characters being revealed to have some major pre-series trauma suffer because the impact it would have reasonably had on them isn't consistent with earlier portrayals and sometimes even contradicts established information.

not that it can't be interesting to look at those earlier portrayals of their characters with the backstory that is added later. again, this all made more sense in my head: essentially, the reason i think this feels different to me is that the writers knew when they started writing hotch that he was abused as a child, while other characters who have traumatic backstories revealed have those backstories added much later, and so the writers have a not-great choice between showing the effects their trauma had on them when there was no sign of it earlier, or moving on with their character as if none of it ever happened.

*i'd like to quickly establish that i'm not talking about morgan here. that was also a pretty early reveal and feels consistent enough with early characterization that i wouldn't be shocked if the idea was first floated while season one was being written

[gleecontext]

GLEE S01E08 Mash-Up

[teamjlry]

[whispering] "Normal knees..."

...ohh??

[tv-moments]

The Staircase

“America's Sweetheart or: Time Over Time”

Director: Antonio Campos

DoP: Michael Svitak, Lyle Vincent

[avadaniels]

Shut up and drink your milk.

MATT BOMER & JONATHAN BAILEY as HAWK & TIM Fellow Travelers S01E08 “Make It Easy” (part 2) (all episodes)

[becca-alexa]

Forgive me, my darling Steve.

[mattmurdockships]

MATTJEN + After work hook-up

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law S01E08, 'Ribbit and Rip It'

[womenofmcu]

So, what’s your story, Matt Murdock? Ms. Walters, have you been checking up on me?

JEN WALTERS & MATT MURDOCK She-Hulk: Attorney at Law S01E08 | Ribbit and Rip It

[thollandnewsbra]

"What if I don't like who I become, you know, after the therapy? "I-I spent my whole life trying to get right. Who I am. Black man. Gay man. Brave man. Coward. Troublemaker. Peacekeeper. Turns out, I'm all of them. Now, that doesn't make it easy. I've been beat up, spit on, kicked out of every place you can imagine. But I know who I am. And no one can take that from me. Ariana knew who she was. She was proud of it. That's in you. That's a part of you. She is a part of you. You do what the rest of us have to. You take the good parts of yourself and you love 'em. And the bad, you try to make better. Best we can do."

Tom Holland and Elijah Jones in THE CROWDED ROOM (S01E08) | directed by Brady Corbet.

[dreamlandcreations]

Shanks masterlist

• Main Masterlist • Moodboards masterlist•

SERIES

Red dragon Shanks x noble!Reader

Summary: What could a princess on the run and a pirate captain have in common?

Blood Red Water Shanks x siren!Reader

Summary: You save his life and in exchange, Shanks helps you adjust to his world…

Red Tide (The Sea Beast AU) monster!Shanks x Mihawk’s daughter!Reader (+monster hunter!Mihawk)

Summary: All you ever wanted to do was follow your brother’s path and become a great hunter…

Red haze Shanks x pirate hunter!Reader

Summary: Luffy's cousin - the pirate hunter nicknamed The Fury - at the request of their grandfather, comes to collect her youngest and most elusive quarry...

ONE SHOTS

Red Dawn (Shanks x Reader x Mihawk) 🔥 Summary: Mihawk stays to celebrate... TEASER

Paint it Red Shanks x Mihawk's daughter

The Red string (of Fate) Soulmate AU

Roses are red... Soulmate AU

Something Red Shanks x Mihawk's sister

Code Red Shanks x CP9!Reader

OTHER STUFF

Imagine waking up after the celebration… (Shanks x Reader x Mihawk)

Imagine being (fr)enemies with Shanks…

Imagine being a genie…

Imagine being oblivious… (1)

Imagine being oblivious… (2)

Imagine being constantly worried…

Imagine sneaking around with your Captain…

Imagine being a government employee who is chased by several pirates…

Imagine having a personality much like Mihawk’s…

Imagine getting into a drinking game with Shanks…

Imagine being the only one who notices exactly how much Shanks struggles after losing his arm…

Imagine that you are out for revenge because a pirate stole from you…

Imagine that your cupid-like power accidentally made Shanks fall in love with you…

Imagine finding out that Shanks never celebrated his birthday…

Imagine having short-term memory loss…

Imagine getting into an arranged marriage with Shanks…

Imagine pirates robbing your ship…

Imagine getting kidnapped by pirates…

Imagine Shanks asking you to help distract him from the pain…

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OPLA Shanks GIFs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

OPLA Shanks s01e01: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4

OPLA Shanks s01e02: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7

OPLA Shanks s01e08: part 1, part 2

[lihiominaa]

- You were just responding to what you learned, Vincent. When you grow up in an environment like that, an extremely abusive, violent household, it's not surprising that some people grow up to become killers.

CRIMINAL MINDS, 2005 S01E08 | Natural Born Killer

[gleecontext]

GLEE S01E08 Mash-Up

[ciegeinc]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith S01E08 "A Break Up" cinematography

[criticallyacclaimedstranger]

Fic: In Need

Read on Ao3

Fandom: The Last of Us (HBO)

Ship: Joel Miller x you (cishet f reader)

Tags/warnings: Joel is hurt!, Hurt/Comfort, Implied Sexual Assault.

Summary: Ellie and Joel return to Jackson after their failed atempt to find the Fireflies. Joel is hurt and you're so scared for him that you almost miss Ellie's trauma. Kind of spoilers for S01E08.

Words: 1,522

A/N: Look I just need Joel and Ellie to return to the safety of Jackson after episode 8, OKAY??? I don't care that it probably won't fit the show's storyline. I needed this. (Could be seen as belonging to the same verse as The Birds and the Bees.)

It’s a late, icy afternoon when the gates of Jackson open to let in the hunting party – and with them, Joel and Ellie.

You are helping out with the recently born lambs. The type of sheep that the Jacksonites have often have more than two lambs at a time, making bottle feeding necessary. You’re holding up two bottles, one in each hand, for greedy little lambs when the door to the sheep pen opens, and Kenya runs in, startling the little ones.

”Joel and Ellie are back!”

You barely take time to reflect on the and Ellie part: you just hand the bottles over to Kenya, scramble to your feet, and rush out.

The party is dismounting, Ellie throwing herself into your arms as soon as she sees you. You’re too confused about her presence to say anything, just hug her close, happy to see her again. But she was supposed to be with the Fireflies...?

Your gaze goes to Joel, who’s staring at you from the back of the horse he’s still on. He looks pale and weak, and you slowly untangle from Ellie.

”What happened?” you ask, just as Joel slides down from the horse. As soon as his feet touch the ground, he wobbles, and has to hold onto the saddle to stay upright.

”Joel!”

You’re by his side in a heartbeat, your hands on his scruffy cheeks. Meeting his eyes, you can see that he’s feverish.

”Joel,” you whisper, hands going to the back of his neck, fingers losing themselves into his hair. When his forehead comes to a heavy rest against yours, he sighs deeply.

”I’m fine,” he says, before his kneees buckle and he collapses into your arms.

~

As Pearl, one of Jackson’s three physicians, examines Joel, you pace back and forth in the next room while Ellie tells you and Tommy, who’s sitting down and looking austere, about what happened. You shake your head at her story, your teeth clenched together so hard that you’re unable to say anything.

”Jesus,” Tommy draws a hand through his hair. ”Fuckin’ crazy. Are you okay, Ellie?”

”I’m good,” the girl immediately dismisses him, instead looking at you. ”Will Joel be alright?”

You want to reassure her, let her know that of course Joel will be okay, but a tremor has begun to travel through your body, and if you force your mouth to open now, you will break down.

”I’m sure he’ll be just fine.” Tommy comes to your rescue, his keen eye recognizing the first signs of shock in your behavior. ”Ellie... why don’t you go get yourself a hot meal? We’ll stay here, wait for news.”

”No way,” Ellie plants herself steadily in the chair, crossing her arms in front of her chest. ”I’m not going anywhere until I hear Joel’s okay.”

You can’t look at her, can’t fall to your knees in front of her, hug her, comfort her, tell her that everything will be okay. If you look at her, you’ll lose it, and you can’t do that, not in front of Ellie, this brave young girl who has already shown courage and strength beyond her years. She needs you to stay strong for her now, needs to know that you’re going to be strong for her and for Joel.

The door opens, and Pearl steps out. You’re in such a state that you don’t even see that she looks completely untroubled.

”He has an infection,” she begins, ”and he’s lost a lot of blood. I put him on antibiotics and we’ll see in a day or two if they work. If they do, there is no reason for him not to make a full recovery.”

”So he’ll be okay?” Ellie wants clarification. Pearl nods, an encouraging smile on her face.

”I don’t see any immediate risks. He’s weak, but stable. I’ll keep him here tonight just to make sure, but he’s a sturdy one.”

You don’t even hear the last words as you impolitely push past her into the room. On shaking legs, you make your way to the bed and sink down on the side of it.

Joel is awake. His eyes have a medicated drowsiness to them, but they’re fastened on your face as he pulls his hand from under the blanket, seeking out yours. Taking it and bringing it to your lips, you notice that his skin tastes salty. Then you realize that you’re crying.

”Darlin’,” he drawls, ”it’s fine. I’m fine.”

”Like – hell – you – are,” you hack in a strangled voice, your throat hurting from having held back the tears.

”Come ’ere...”

Very carefully, you lay down next to him and let him wrap his arm around your shoulders, as you wrap yours around his torso. Head on his shoulder, you let your tears wet his flannel. He says nothing, maybe because of the drugs, maybe because there is nothing to say as he patiently waits for you to run out of tears.

When you do, you notice Ellie and Tommy hovering in the doorway. Sitting up, you pass your sleeves over your face, take a deep, sniffling breath, and clear your throat. Ellie takes it for the signal it is, and comes up to the bed. She looks a little lost when she takes Joel’s hand.

”The doctor said you’ll be fine.”

”Of course I will,” Joel agrees, ”and that’s all thanks to you, kid.”

Ellie blinks, looking a little surprised.

”You saved my life,” Joel specifies, his voice thick. ”Twice. You risked your own life to save mine.”

”Just took a page out of your book,” she smiles a little bashfully, but you can see that she’s affected. Her sheepishness changes into alarm when Joel tries to sit up.

”The fuck are you doing, man?”

”Joel!” You stop him from moving any further with your hands firmly on his chest.

”What the hell, man?” Tommy chimes in from the foot end of the bed. His brother grunts in dissatisfaction.

”I’m going back to the house.”

”The doc said you gotta stay here,” Tommy admonishes him.

”I’m fine, I just need a good night’s sleep, and I want that in the comfort of – ” He stops there, not knowing what to call the bed that you shared for one night only before he continued alone with Ellie. He looks at you, as if seeking assistance.

”Joel, no,” you tell him softly. ”You need to stay here so that the doc can keep an eye on you.”

”Don’t need anyone but you.”

”We’re fucking exhausted,” Ellie tells him sharply. ”All of us. I sure as hell am not gonna scrape you off the floor when you fall over in the middle of the night.”

Despite the gravity of the situation, you feel the corners of your mouth pull up. You look away in an attempt to hide it, but Ellie catches you, and starts to grin as well. Joel looks from you to Ellie, and then to Tommy, who shrugs.

”You’re outnumbered. I’ll tie you down myself to just keep you here.”

Joel grunts and lies back down – with some relief, you notice.

Pearl comes back in to usher you all away so that he can sleep, but Joel won’t let go of your hand.

”She stays,” he stubbornly insists. ”She stays, or I go.”

Pearl agrees, and Tommy and Ellie take their leave. Ellie stops by the door for one last glance back before pulling the door shut. The despondency in her eyes shakes you to the core.

”Ellie, wait.”

You rise from the bed and hurry after her, see the insecurity flicker in her eyes as she expects you to maybe be mad at her. Instead, you get down on your knees and embrace her tightly.

”Thank you,” you whisper. ”Thank you, Ellie, for saving him. Thank you for not leaving him.”

She draws a quivering breath against your neck, and hugs you back.

”You’re my family,” she murmurs, and you’re sobbing.

”Yes, we are.”

When Ellie leaves, you return to bed. There’s a spare blanket at the foot end of the bed, and you remove your boots and your coat before wrapping yourself in it, snuggling up to Joel. Finally alone, you kiss his dry lips, then his clammy forehead.

”She’s not okay,” Joel mumbles. ”She needs someone to talk to.”

”I know,” you nod, ashamed for your inability to deal with it right away. ”I know, I just... Joel...”

He blinks, desperately trying to stay awake for a just a while longer.

”I understand.” He knows your history, your experiences, your traumas. ”Stay with me... until I’m asleep. Then go to Ellie, okay?”

You nod, an odd sense of calm slowly filling you. Joel always had that effect on you.

”You’re my brave girl,” he now tells you, his voice growing more distant as he starts to drift. You scoff softly.

”She is. She’s so much braver than I ever was.”

Joel doesn’t reply: he’s out like a light. You stay nestled against him until you’re sure he’s asleep. Kissing his forehead one more time, you get up, get dressed, and go out to find Ellie.

[tv-moments]

The Staircase

“America's Sweetheart or: Time Over Time”

Director: Antonio Campos

DoP: Michael Svitak, Lyle Vincent