this turned out to be more a lil angstier that i expected but y'all KNOW ME
"You're nervous."
Jamie jumps, bow tie unmade and tangled in his fingers. "I- no. No, what? 'm not."
"Jay," your voice drips with sympathy, tilting your head to the side as you put on your earring. "I told you, you don't have to come if you don't want to. We don't have to do this if we're not ready."
This being announcing your relationship to the world. Somehow you'd managed to keep it lowkey, this thing between you, only your families and closest friends (and the entirety of AFC Richmond, of course) aware of how happy you and Jamie were in a relationship with each other.
But now both your publicists have given you the green light and you've been sitting on the announcement for weeks, figuring out the best way to do it. It was a matter of luck, or maybe a little nudge from the universe, that the Emmys came around just before Jamie had to be back in England for preseason. It was all perfect, a little too good to be true.
Which is why you're threading lightly.
You still his shaking hands by taking them in yours, leaving the bowtie on the table, and kissing his knuckles. "You know, I still think an Instagram post isn't the worst idea. Have you gotten your password back from Keeley?"
"No," Jamie shakes his head firmly, expression determined even if some nervousness lingers underneath it. "No, angel, 'm ready. Promise. I wanna be there to snog your pants off when you win."
"If I win," you smile at his relentless faith in you and the picture he paints. You can't say you don't like the sound of that. "And I'm not wearing pants. And you haven't looked me in the eye since we started getting ready."
Jamie's jaw tightens in frustration, meeting your stare just to show you he can, even if he looks away too quickly. You say softly, "Baby, I'm serious. I know you support me whether you're there or not. Whatever you chose, we've got each other's backs. A hundred percent."
"'s not that," Jamie mutters, slipping closer so he can press a kiss to your forehead without disrupting your hair or your clothes. Your stylist would kill him if she saw anything out of place after it took hours to doll you up. "I want to, angel, 'course I want to. I just- you have to be sure."
"You frown, reaching for him when he goes to take a step back, keeping him close. "What, about coming out together?"
Jamie shrugs, small and dejected. "'bout us, more like."
Realization dawns on you like a horrible, cold splash of water to the face. "I am," you say slowly, hesitating. "...Aren't you?"
Jamie looks at you like you're insane. "Of course I am, that's not what I mean. But if- after we do this there's no going back for you. No more secrets. No more take backsies. Everyone'll know."
"Take backsies," you scoff, glam be damned you cup his face in your hands and get real close.
"Honey," you say, soft and fierce all the same. "Look at me. Are you looking at me?"
"Yes, coach," he teases, and you barely refrain from flicking him on the forehead.
"I'm sure," you say and mean it. Falling in love with Jamie happened effortlessly but it was every day that you chose to be with him, a decision you haven't even thought of regretting. "You were never meant to be a secret, Jamie. And if I did something to make you think that was my intention-"
He cuts you off with a kiss, his previous restraint gone. Some things are more important than composure, you suppose.
He draws back, breathless, holding your chin in his hand and thumbing at the corner of your mouth where your lipstick is probably smudged. "You're perfect. 'm just being dumb, baby, I know you love me. I want you to be happy, 's all."
You frown. "It's not dumb if it upsets you."
"And I promise to talk about it tomorrow," he says as solemnly as you know Jamie's capable of being before he surges to kiss you again with the energy you usually associate with him.
"But tonight we're celebrating you. And every single one of those statue things we're taking home with us. Let's go knock 'em dead, sweetheart."
I don't think Taylor was responsible for giving Jason the crowbar and the scene comes off more as Jason making a half-hearted excuse for it. Like he says "similar thing I guess" which is more of a deflecting statement towards Nightwing's teasing than an actual statement of intent. Like if you had to have Jason wielding a crowbar in a book how would you handle it? Would you ignore it and have no one say anything or have characters ask about it and give replies.
Yeah for sure, just like he didn't invent the retcon that Jason has always been violent and angry even as a child but......he literally chose to continue that narrative?
And saying that Jason is only defleciting from Dick's comment is all well and good except Taylor also wrote that. Like, he wrote both sides of that conversation to perpetuate the idea that he's using a crowbar for that reason. Characters, especially comic characters are a mouthpiece for the writer to share their ideas and opinions. That conversation happened because Taylor wrote it. If he didn't mean to alude to that then he wouldn't of written it.
To your last point: would I ignore Jason wielding a tool that he was murdered by which isn't even a real weapon to harm others? Yeah I absolutely would, because it's bad writing.
Hello and I'm afraid I'm not quite experienced on this subject. However I will say whatever feels natural for you, do that. Don't force yourself to write words for the sake of a song. Take a walk, listen to music, whatever helps your creativity flows. Hope that helped 😊
Good morning you guys! Hopefully you guys are all settling into tumblr well, just came over to send you all great vibes to keep up the good work and that I think you all look incredibly handsome *giggles blushing a little at the leader*
Hey! Good morning to you too! Well, actually it's late afternoon. We are doing well, thank you Brayden. Beautiful name, by the way. Suits you well 💙 *smiles warmly*
Bro thank you for putting that chart together. It's really disappointing to see it laid out like that, but seriously thanks it was helpful for reference. A lot of people on twitter are mentioning this fact a lot, so I hope something will come of it. Erasure is a big deal, and something I'd hoped the ME studio was passed. I mean fan demand was why they added Kaiden, even if it was REALLY late in the game.
[The chart in question.]
It is disappointing! I made it because a lot of people in the tags were talking as if only Andromeda had this problem, and not the series as a whole.
If you were looking at the original one, I also made a (possibly more disappointing) larger chart with all the Mass Effect romances.
I also made a Dragon Age one for comparison, because though Dragon Age and Mass Effect have little overlap with their teams, they’re still under the same umbrella, and they should both be pushing each other to do better.
I really hope fan outrage and organization can bring more mlm into the Mass Effect universe, because for a company that tooted their horn saying “this is more romances than we’ve ever had before and they’re all so deep and immersive” they really haven’t spent any time looking at the ratio of their romances and making sure that things are equal.
I had hoped that with an entirely new series, new protagonist, new ship, new crew, new mission, they would use it to start off with a bang, and part of that bang would be better representation in the romances, but unfortunately that’s not what they focused on.
If anyone wants to tweet my graphics at them in case they’ve never laid out their own romance ratios, they should feel free.
Here’s to more hoping (and hopefully fan action/intervention/pressuring) that BioWare/the Mass Effect team will listen to fans - especially mlm fans - and include more mlm romance options and general representation.
killuabs said:What is Leo's sexuality? [wiggles eyebrows] How tall is he? What is his gender? Is he a top bunk man or a bottom bunk bro when it comes to sharing a bunkbed?
Hey, Leo here, to answer all your important questions...
1. Yes.
My sexuality is yes.
2. I’m 6′1
3. I don’t really care too much. Probably a guy, probably a little bit somethin else, always fashionable
4. Top bunk. But if you’re talking about the other kind of bunking, I’m happy to switch ;)
