if i hit a squall,

she/her twenty NOT spoiler free multifandom just being me :)

[langdonfranks]

mel king and frank langdon + hands ↳ updated through season two

[illusive-delusions]

taylor “mel and langdon are just friends” dearden putting the “men and women can never just be friends because the sex part always gets in the way” movie as one of mel’s top four films is hilarious. they’re playing in our faces. she can’t keep getting away with this.

[kingdoncrumbs]

they can get mad about kingdon all they want at the end of the day in season three they are going to be kindred spirits who need each other desperately and are stronger together so i win

[japril]

-I could have paralyzed that guy. -But you didn't. -No, I didn't.

[ierosylia]

shirt that says 'i ♡ writing 300 words of the worst prose known to mankind'

[hypotenussy]

the number 1 rule of fanfic is have fun and be yourself. the number 2 rule is the average healthy adult male can lose roughly 2 liters of blood before dying.

[ampala-yeah]

“hurry up, you have to find somebody to kiss~”

[margathings]

“you’re talking to yourself again” because she’s been left hanging so much!! all the time!! so she’s used to it. now i’m in desperate need of mel to ramble in front of langdon, kind of drifting away mid-thought and then turning around, surprised to find him still there, still listening to her

[kodwrites]

Little detail from tonight’s episode that got my brain spinning:

Becca objecting to just being referred to as “Mel’s sister” as opposed to just “Becca”.

It shows a fundamental difference between the two sisters and how they view themselves and each other:

Mel sees them as a unit. Becca is her twin, always will be, but Mel’s use of “sister” links them together as a duo first.

Whereas Becca wants Mel to refer to her by her name. I took it as a sign that Becca is seeking more independence and an individual identity separate from Mel.

Becca has a life outside of Mel. She most likely has friends at the center. She can explore interests, participate in activities, and have a lot of enrichment in her life.

But Mel’s life is her work and Becca. She’s made no close friends in her 10 months at the Pitt. When asked about herself and what she likes, she talks about Becca first.

Mel clearly has some work to do to develop a life for herself outside of Becca. As much as Mel wants Becca to be happy, Becca wants it for Mel just as much. I’d love to see a conversation between the sisters where Becca gently encourages Mel that she needs to live for herself more. We probably won’t, but I really think that kind of permission and encouragement from Becca would be so impactful for Mel. Them needing their own things wouldn’t detract from their relationship or love for each other, rather, it would expand their worlds and make room for so much more.

This show is so intentional with its dialogue and so tightly written that tiny moments like this can tell us so much about the characters in the quickest flashes. The show is a goddamn masterpiece.

[bromple]

[illusive-delusions]

becca has her own life and a community and love and sex and a diagnosis and has always always had someone in her corner to take care of her, and mel has put her own life on hold for 10+ years to make that happen, has made her life smaller, more manageable, neglected her own needs and desires, has lost out on so much of what it means to be a sister and a friend because she’s had to be a caretaker first, and she feels like it’s all gonna come crashing down after her deposition anyway and now she’s really feeling for maybe the first time the full weight of… jealousy? resentment? towards her sister. coupled with the immense guilt and self-recrimination that has to immediately follow, because she obviously loves her sister and wants her to have all those things and more. but when is it gonna be mel’s turn? oh yeah king sisters angst i couldn’t love you more

[renedrielswrath]

oh this is going to be a legendary crashout. i am literally living for thursday rn.

[boasamishipper]

becca king who has an active sex life and a boyfriend and wants to be independent and not infantilized and known first and foremost as 'becca' and not 'mel's sister'...............mel king who has structured her entire life around becca's needs and care and being 'becca's sister', even moving to pittsburgh specifically because becca got into an independent living center there, now not knowing what to do or who she is if becca is keeping secrets from her and no longer needs her..............pitt writers you are cooking with gas

[mistressofswans]

op you are a genius op you are a genius op you are a genius op you are a genius op you are a genius op you are a genius op you are a genius op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are a prophet op you are

[guardian-of-the-arc]

I need y’all to realize that DIRECTING an episode does not equal WRITING an episode. I love that Shawn Hatosy directed Ep. 9 but people are crediting him on the written interactions between characters that SHOULD actually be credited to Cynthia Adarkwa, a Ghanaian American woman. Who wrote episode 9. And the interactions you’re all loving and feeling devastated over.

I think Shawn did an amazing job and helped pull great performances out of the actors, but once again, those performances and dialogues were created and written by Cynthia Adarkwa and the writing team.

Credit where credit is due.

[melkingsbush]

trinity: you fill out the chart

whitaker: no, you fill out the chart

trinity: no, YOU fill out the chart

mel in the back:

[valevntine]

has a 17th century french woman alter ego, loves boba, has immeasurable amounts of whimsy, dr mel king every tongue that rises against you shall fall !!

[leulah]

[melkingsbush]