>i finally got around to watching adam's videos for his new album. i can't shake the feeling that this is some kind of elliott prime era??
>i caaant. hes just SO elliott now TvT
>after looking at the lyrics, i became even more convinced of this. somewhere, it's a basic elliott, and somewhere else, it's toxic
>i've been thinking about the toxic kelliott for a while now, because of the old photo of adam and the snake. like, ell would be like that snake, wrapping kurt up and pulling him away from the others. there's something about turning a good guy into some kind of toxic mess
>and this album literally sounds like elliott to me, but it's just two different images in my head. one is canonically(well, for me) sad and longing for kurt, while the other has him in a cage and is merging with him until there is nothing left of kurt
>what kills me the most is the mention of ny through "rat city" and the mention of blue eyes in several songs. so tell me that this is not elliott
i LOVE your mystrade content and i'm so happy that you've started posting sherlock art!!!!!!! is there anything about the two of them that makes the ship stand out to you? what do you like about their dynamic? etc etc
>aww, thank you for your words!!
>what made me ship them? i need to think about it a little bit, because i didn't think about it, it happened somehow by itself back in my teenage years
>if you believe me, i didn't even like mycroft at first, huh, and look where im now :"D
>lots and lots of words
>in general, when it comes to choosing pairings, i often like the dynamics from friends to lovers. there are a couple of exceptions, but it doesn't matter
>it's more important to me that something platonic is more important than physical (here it's exactly about passionate attraction. all kinds of touching and hugging are platonic for me)
>understanding, trust, just the desire to be close and feel comfortable even in silence. i think that's why i usually don't choose from enemies to lovers, since the options were met only through passion, and this is a little bit not mine
>at first, greg and mycroft just liked as characters, i'm attracted to characters with a desire to protect and protect someone important to them. something like "you're part of my family, i'll protect you at all costs"
>i also love slowburn and hurt/comfort, and i think these two are perfect for it. the british government is hidden behind masks and does not let anyone else in and a tired of life, lies and past relationships detective
>both are already adults with their own cockroaches and problems, both are used to relying on their own strength and not trying to blame problems on others, even to the detriment of their own condition, although the former will rush to the embrasure for "their own"
>they just need someone they have to hold on to, someone who can help them bear the burden of responsibility
>mycroft can say all he wants that he doesn't need anyone, but the christmas scene with the fireplace looked very, very lonely. even he needs someone in front of whom he can drop the mask and complain about, idk, a stupid meeting
>and gregory definitely needs someone who sees his value and doesn't try to make him someone he's not. or impose a sense of guilt that he is never around
>it also seems to me that they already have some kind of trust base. in terms of looking back at the series with the cemetery and the oceanarium. they look at each other.
>mycroft looks at gregory.
>he could just keep looking at sherlock or look away, but he looked at greg because he knows that he understands. gregory may not be perceived by him as something special, like sherlock, but mycroft isn't afraid to show his confusion in the eyes of the detective.
>and gregory always looks back.
>mycroft clearly has trust issues. he exists in a world where everyone lies to your face with a smile and holds a knife behind his back. constant games where you can't trust anyone for more than a few measly percentages
>and there's gregory. stubborn and simple-minded. he doesn't care about these games, he'll just tell him to fuck off in his face. this is obviously endearing? ahgdhshsv
>mycroft is used to solving everything with connections and money, because that's the world he exists in. and greg, for whom this strategy does not work, he will do it simply out of respect and love
>gregory seems to be very tactile and likes to show affection through action. and mycroft will notice this, because actions speak louder than words
>gregory doesn't hide his thoughts and feelings, although he might not tell everything, "it's mycroft holmes, he can read me anyway." but mycroft isn't all-powerful, and he's not used to people not having ulterior motives, so he'll have to learn to understand the intricacies of feelings again, when there's no ulterior motive
>i also think that they both might consider themselves uninteresting (thanks, sherlock). but gregory will definitely find it interesting to listen to mycroft's facts. and mycroft will find it interesting to learn how to understand people even better. or someone in particular)))
>i don't know what else to say to avoid repeating the same thought. they're just so gentle and take a long time to grow. they slowly burn out from not being able to get closer to each other due to their own limitations. it's a slow dance that takes a decade to gradually remove all the masks and touch the essence of a person, even if they believe they're insignificant in the other's hands