#is a genius

[libetsdelae]

Girl you didn’t have to do all that

[hibambi]

I was thinking about the word Ruben has (or had, I should say) tattooed on his left pec, right above his heart: BAIRD.

"A word meaning poet, storyteller which derived from the scots-gaelic bàrd".

Besides the symbolism of that placement (that truly makes me unwell!!) I think it suits Ruben's character perfectly. This term may represent the identity he wants to belong to rather than who he actually is?

It was clear from the beginning that Ruben has no stable inner self, which explains his (compulsive) need to appear strong and masculine (cue the scene where he’s dancing alone in Niall’s bedroom and reacts with shame and aggression when he realises Niall is watching him).

That would fit the show’s recurring idea that both Ruben and Niall are "trapped in roles" they inherited from having grown up in damaged environments.

One thing I know for sure!! This tiny tattoo detail feels like such a Richard Gadd touch: subtle, symbolic, and emotionally loaded.

Just like Lori said to Niall, Ruben is outwardly brutal but internally full of suppressed emotion he doesn’t know how to express except through rage.

A “bard” tattooed over the heart of a man incapable of emotional honesty is very ironic, and it’s exactly the kind of tragic contradiction the series (aka Richard Gadd) likes.

[blushingunderwar]

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: The Pitt (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Jack Abbot/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Post-Season/Series 01, Past Relationship(s), Midlife Crisis, BDSM, Bad coping mechanisms, Light Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Explicit Sexual Content, Mutual Pining Summary:

Dr. Abbot discovers what Dr. Robby is going through is a mid-life crisis. There's a lot of ways to fix that, and Dr. Abbot's method might be the most unorthodox.

[haliotropium]

Going crazy over this description of Francis from the 2nd draft of the script

[thirteen-dragons]

finished gideon the ninth (obsessed btw, will go into it more later) errrr i just started harrow the ninth and i must say. i am confused! what the hell is happening

[magicalthirtygirl]

"I lost an arm on my last trip home."

[we-are-but-dead-stars]

Anticlea’s “Waiting, waiting…” in The Underworld and Penelope’s “Waiting, waiting..” in The Challenge…

The parallels in this saga have me on the floor help