"Temperance"
inspired by the Despair episode (no, i did not cry while rewatching it)
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"Temperance"
inspired by the Despair episode (no, i did not cry while rewatching it)
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Okay, so did I did an picking-apart on Too Sweet if it was mainly Mirage and Noah, and now, I'm gonna do one on Noah's part because I'm bored and why not?:
"Why aim low? You aim true, to the grave is where you can go." So bam, first line. This could be in reference to Noah questioning Mirage's "jokes" when he's in a bad mood and how they land. I can imagine Noah being like "You know, Mirage, what you said wasn't cool." and Mirage being like "Noah, it's a joke. And no harm, no foul." And before Noah could talk more about it, Mirage already changed the subject. "I like to work late, so I'm free from a phone. Then the job gets done, "But you get paid so low" please, I know." Another example of Noah's dysfunctionality, deliberately working alone because of his over-independence, a matter of him from having to fill the role as "man of the house" from a pretty young age. He knows he's earning low, but it's his job, his habit, and he doesn't want to change it.
"But who really wants to live forever, babe? I'm really picky about who I date, my body's sacred, let's keep it that way." This and my personal HC that Noah is very strict with who it takes it access him: body and mind. He has a family to take care of and no time for the bullshit.
"I wish I could go along, as you said, "I should have fun'." I can imagine Mirage actually telling Noah he shouldn't be so tight up, so strict, that he should let loose and have fun. And Noah would, if the person he dated wouldn't affect the people he cares about.
"You know, you're bright as the sun, but you're burning with rage. A mystery like fog and a little too sweet to the taste." JUST NOAH DESCRIBING EVERYTHING HE SEES ABOUT MIRAGE. He knows Mirage shines, with ever pristine paint and eye captivating blue streaks, but Noah can see when someone is pretending and knows that deep down, Mirage is quite literally, burning with rage. A kind of rage that's invisible to anyone you don't know or won't let know you, that consumes your heart or spark from the inside out. And Mirage being like fog makes so much sense, because fog can be misguiding. And Mirage being a little "too sweet" can be intercepted as artificial sweetener. YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS, RIGHT?
"I do like some candy; I wouldn't eat it everyday." Just Noah saying that he likes sweet things/he is dysfunctional will pretend to make SOME people happy, but won't do it everyday.
"Baby, don't wait. I'd rather take my whiskey neat, my coffee black in my bed at three. I know you're not all that sweet, I know you're not all that sweet." NOAH SEEING THROUGH MIRAGE'S BULLSHIT. NOAH SEEING MIRAGE'S TRAUMA. NOAH SEEING THROUGH THE MIRAGE.
"Don't try and push me, baby, I'm not weak. I see you driving around the streets at 3, stop pretending to be sweet for me. Just show me something real, baby." OKAY OKAY OKAY BRAIN BREAK. Noah telling Mirage not to try and push him away because Noah Diaz is the farthest of weak and the most stubborn of them all, especially when it's someone he cares about. Someone he loves. Someone who gave his life for him, someone he spent sleepless nights building part by part and restoring him back to health. And hell, Noah isn't perfect. The only reason he sees Mirage's dysfunctionality is because HE'S dysfunctional, and bitter in so many eyes. He won't pretend, won't bullshit Mirage and will just give it to him straight. And that last part was Noah's weird little talking tick but put a poetic verse on it.
In short, they make me giggle and sob.
Thoughts? Comments?
I love these two together I stg
Because yes
💖💖💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖 yes
Noah seeing through the Mirage
YES
If the theory about her being dead were to be true how long do you think they could cover it up for? Do you think they’d stage a post hospital photo-op and just pose her corpse.
i think they’ll use tech like deep fakes and stuff to cover it up if they really need to, but i think they’ll really just keep announcing that she needs to stay a little longer in the hospital
Is that a leech with tiny legs?
its WEECH
its a weird leech/weasel combo. its slimy and its gallens lusus [it didnt look right as a White Leech so its regular leech colour..fuc canon]
The Shadow Children Sequence, a summary
The government: we’ve come to arrest you.
Third children: for what??
The government: existing
Tye Longshadow in a nutshell
❝ I like skateboarding, supporting my sister, and punctuating every sentence with a high five! ❞
Tye Longshadow everyday
arent you and bechdels just a roommate au fic?
don't expose me like this