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[rabbit-week]

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Day 1, April 3rd:

VALERIE and/or ALONE

Day 2, April 4th:

LIZ and/or QUITTING & WALKING AWAY

Day 3, April 5th:

MAXINE and/or ACE

Day 4, April 6th:

DISPATCH and/or FAVORITE QUOTE OR SCENE

Day 5, April 7th:

TOAD and/or TELEPHONE

Day 6, April 8th:

FATHER MARK and/or CHARACTER STUDY

Day 7, April 9th:

RABBIT (TOMMY) and/or RETURN

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[arc-angel-o]

Well maybe Tommy is Dispatch's name

[arc-angel-o]

Cruel Coincidence

A drabble about the end of episode 5 from Dispatch's perspective, with a soulmate twist, similar to my older RabbitToad drabble, Karma

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[arc-angel-o]

It's not just Rabbit saying he's asexual that makes episode three so asexual.

"I don't know if you suck dick or not! I asked Toad and he wouldn't do it."

"What's your sexual orientation?" "Money!"

"I love Bobby in same way you probably love people. Nonsexually."

Maxine's relationship with Bobby in general is so me before I realized I was arospec.

[arc-angel-o]

I can't believe I didn't notice this parallel earlier, because I have thought about how even though Dispatch seems like more affectionate towards Rabbit, in reality Toad is closer to him despite the animosity, because he actually engages in these deep conversations Rabbit wants to have. (Plus the distinction that they're co-workers rather than Dispatch, being like their management)

Both of these questions are asking for vulnerability and Toad gives it to Rabbit. Now, maybe take it with a grain of salt because "exactly, I didn't do anything" is complete bullshit. But you do understand better why Rabbit was blindsided.

I'm reminded of when Kyle Prue said that in episode 3, when Rabbit is talking to Maxine, that's the first time he's opened up in a while. But what about someone else opening up to him? I mean he gets degrees of that with the clients, his job is to do embarrassing or illegal things for them, but it's always begrudging and he only knows what he has to know. As we see throughout the series, Dispatch isn't receptive to his questions either (Even his last one, I don't buy that Tommy is his real name).

Then Toad comes along offering him what he's been asking for this whole time, and this conversation with Toad gives Rabbit hope, maybe they could be friends, less lonely together, and then...

[arc-angel-o]

Thinking about how the only time we see Rabbit without his gloves – he's on the phone with Dispatch again!!!

[arc-angel-o]

I've written a lot about how Rabbit could never kill Toad. Maybe he could, but it'd take a lot. It'd take so much that it wouldn't happen, any opportunity to would pass before Rabbit could murder Toad.

But after season 1, I think it'd be pretty emotionally easy for Dispatch kill Toad. He doesn't actively want to, there's not a bloodlust for Toad, like I often imagine Rabbit acquiring. But if The Service or even Rabbit dropped a hint, he'd only have a flicker of confliction before extinguishing it and finishing the job. Rabbit's pretty good at compartmentalizing, but Dispatch has been at this way longer.

[arc-angel-o]

I feel like my Dispatch voice sucks