#wasnt expecting to do a full blown analysis tonight but here we are

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i know its probably out of nowhere but that conversation in season one between fp and fred outside the bar when archie shows up in the whyte wyrm - what happened there? i feel like a rekindling is a possibility

theres so much goddamn shit to unpack in that scene you think the fact that 2 seasons of terrible characterization and writing have gone by means im over it? absolutely not. 

FIRST OF ALL we have fp spotting archie IMMEDIATELY and calling fred up to come collect his boy. A GOOD DAD!

AND THEN you have fp joking and shit but as soon as archies serious about accusing him of going after fred and his company??? BITCH FPS WHOLE MOOD CHANGES BECAUSE HE WOULD NEVER! 

“you think ive been waiting all these years to get back at your old man? no, kid. life’s too short” I! HE! OKAY! wow fp i dont know... you may not have been plotting your revenge but it sure as hell sounds like SOMEBODYS BEEN ON YOUR MIND ALL THIS TIME! DONT KNOW WHO! HMMM. also do you think that line about life being too short haunts him now since fred was shot and almost died.... i know it haunts me. just some thoughts!

OOF and then fp immediately locking his eyes on freds truck as he’s pulling up and does NOT turn away even when hes still talking to archie. my god he’s in love...

AND THEY FIGHT. LIKE GODDAMN EXES. freds standing there with his hands on his hips (in his pockets? hes in a Stance™ i know that much), “so, what? you’re a serpent now?” HE LITERALLY FINISHES FPS SENTENCE. HE CUTS HIM OFF CUZ HE ALREADY KNOWS WHERE THIS ARGUMENT IS GOING AND THE OF THEM ARE SITTING THERE WITH THIS SARCASTIC BANTER LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS? HELLO??? THEY DATED. THIS SHIT IS SO FAMILIAR WITH THE TWO OF THEM

AND THEN!!! fp sincerely asking fred if he really thinks fps capable of what he’s being accused of and fred has to look away because no! he doesnt believe that! because he knows fp!

and from there its just the two of them having a genuine honest open moment with each other. fps so concerned about fred and the state of his business EVEN AFTER WE ALREADY KNOW HE’S BITTER ABOUT BEING FIRED! and fred lays it out as blunt as possible, and fp doesnt even HAVE TO BE ASKED, OKAY! HE TAKES IT UPON HIMSELF TO HELP FRED BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL HE’S GONNA LEAVE FRED HANGING!

and the delicious buttercream frosting on this cake of a scene is of course fp reaching out to pat fred for literally no goddamn reason hes just so compelled to touch him and... thats real. i feel that. this... touch starved gay god help him. telling fred he’s gonna pull through? because he always does ??? my heart! that scene truly wrecked me also the fact that while all this was going down fp clearly mustve saw archie hop out the truck and leave but he was having a moment with his boyfriend he didnt want to be interrupted can you blame him?

like they deadass had this beautiful scene together, that couldve been the building blocks to GREAT development and reconciliation, but beyond fp showing up to the construction site after we literally get nothing of the two of them again until fucking 21 episodes into the second season thats.... truly some bullshit i have never forgiven idk why ras is so afraid to give them an actual relationship like sorry but fred and fp have THE most compelling relationship and history of anybody on this goddamn show (and yes i will absolutely fight everybody on that) and the fact that it gets paid dust ??? im annoyed.