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[kim-ruzek]

It was a great season premiere, right? First Adam was staring down the barrell of a gun, and that was A Scene. I held my breath through it all. Then her and his new partner talked about how she watched her partner die, and then... that ending! I kind of knew she was a goner, considering how much spoilers were about that other actress joining the team and nothing about her. But still, the way it happended, and the look on Adam's face? Brilliant. (btw, I'm still bitter his near-death experience only had a one-episode consequences last season, but it was a weird season, so I can forgive it, if they dig into it now ;)

OH it really, really was !!

When we got Adam staring down the barrel of a gun, I was like damn this season is starting off HOT and I thought that would be the peak of the amazingness of the episode. But no... we had THAT ending as well which was just...so fucking good for an ending.

I too knew something would be up with her, depending we had heard nothing about her, but damn, I did not think death (my brain also did forget reading the press release for ep2, otherwise it probably would've lmao) but even if I did, it DEFINITELY did not think like that.

That was cold, shocking to the system in such a very real fashion and oh so devastating for our poor boy Adam.

I really loved how they managed to settle her in within the episode, establish enough backstory and connection (especially to Adam) AND weave in the foreshadowing with the near miss and the talk of her old partner enough to actually make the death hard hitting even though we, the audience, only just met her but without overdoing it and making the episode really clunky, especially as the connection establishment was the b plot to the voight a plot.

And YES I am also still salty his shooting only got briefly touched upon last season but I'm thinking we're going to get something like we got for Kim -- a season later and the long term consequences are showing up, and I'll be really interested in seeing how the situation affects Adam differently.

And I love how the premiere already touched upon the affect of seeing your partner shot, through Adam's facing the gun (which the way he squared up to it even though now he KNOWS what it's like to feel your life fading?? Oof) and him checking on Emily after and now we get to see that becoming Adam's reality, with an extra helping of guilt because he got her into intelligence.

I am a little sad we don't get any Kim during episode 2 to see her being there to be an emotional rock for Adam, even if it's in the background (likewise that we didn't get to get a quick few seconds scene of Kim checking if Adam was a-ok himself after facing the gun this episode) but I think it's pretty clear this will be, or will lead into, Adam's storyline angst this season so hopefully while we won't get her this episode, we will get her later.

(Plus we've seen in the past with Adam that when things like this happen, in the immediate aftermath he likes to throw himself all in and just rage and dwell in his guilt and feelings so I kinda like we'll get to just focus on him this episode feeling all that to really explore how it feels to have your partner shot in the head right next to you).

But I do hope we at least get a mention of Kim (like Kim being that emotional rock for him despite being apart; which she still is because she knows the first hours are just going to be so hectic for Adam and he can't rest until at least initial justice is served for Emily and he'd want her to finish off because she can do all she can from there (except physical intimacy but yes it's different but he DOES still have Kev, and Trudy (and Mack) so he's not going to be deprived of a hug if he so needs it and he's going to be around people he has and can cry around if needed) and her coming home early may just add an unnecessary burden of guilt onto him some more - because we know our boy can really feel that guilt when he gets rolling.

And it's almost more powerful seeing how deep and secure and just loving their relationship is now that they can be there for each other without being in physical proximity. That Kim trusts him to not completely spiral, that they have a support system, that Adam KNOWS he'll get love and affection from Kim just the same even if it's days after the initial trauma so it's not a take this now or not get it at all situation.

I mean, that is, if they have Kim stay at the conference. They could just end up making her get stuck on her way home which is fine I guess.

ANYWAY sorry this took literally a whole week to get around to, I wrote up most of this last week but life really has gotten ahold of me and I didn't have the energy to complete it and I really wanted to make this a detailed answer to you, not just an 'i agree'. Better late than never?

Thank you for asking!!! 💞💞💞

[themundanemudperson]

Bing dong bong. The house is here to take you away to oklahoma you absolute kitchen sink!

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kitchen sink is a nice insult

@spookyblazecoffee i'm getting taken to oklahoma!!! i'll see you there

[kim-ruzek]

My best friend (we are still best friends) is now engaged to my ex-husband, and I'm going to be her Maid of Honour, so I will never understand the whole "girl code" and "dating best friend ex-husband thing". My ex and I split not because something horrible happened but because didn't the same things and along the away we just fell out of love. When my best friend and ex started getting close, I just looked at them and knew.

Also, I'm huge Gabby fan but she left Matt and Sylvie and like the Monica said when asked about Brettsey -Gabby knew what would happen when she left. Also, I really don't think she would be annoyed by Brettsey the way some fans are.

YES SEE THIS !!!

You and your friend are precisely the example of why I don't subscribe to the whole don't date a friend's ex thing because in life, there are nuances to every situation and yes, sometimes the person you're meant to be with is your friend's ex.

And yes, I agree - I don't believe that Gabby would mind about Brettsey. I actually think she'd be happy for them and she also knows that both of them are really good people, so she'd know they'd treat each other right.

Thank you for asking!!

[kim-ruzek]

Just realized some of the similarities between Rollisi and Brettsey:

Both women are blondes

Both women tend to be slut-shamed by people on SNS

Both women are badass in their work

Both women have been kidnapped with a gun pointed to their heads

Both women had a pervious sexual/relationship with another male co-worker LONG ago before getting together with the man they truly loved

Both women have slightly rejected the man they wanted to be with due to being worried about other obstacles

Both women have shown to hide their frustrations when the man they have feelings for is with another woman

But women had a hard time admitting they were in love with the man who they knew deep down was 'the one'

Both women are shown to be great mothers

Both men almost died with a gun pointed to their heads and were VERY lucky to have survived

Both men are badass in their work

Both men had to watch the woman they love be with other men

Both men have been slightly rejected by the woman they revealed some of their feelings to and wanted to be with

Both men had gotten upset when the woman they love had a sexual encounter with another man that took place recently

Both men had to watch the woman they cared for be proposed by another man

Both men let the woman they were in love to be the one to decide if they wanted to pursue a relationship with them

Both men would do anything to protect/help the woman they love

Both men always wanted to be fathers and are great being one

Both ships' co-workers knew they had deep feelings for each other and wanted to be together

Both ships are (most likely) going to have a family of five

AND BOTH SHIPS WERE SLOW BURNSSSS

AND BOTH BECAME CANON IN THEIR SHOW'S FINALES OF 2020-2021 SEASON

Now I really want a SVU x Chicago Fire crossover now after listing all of this lol

YES YES YES ALL THIS!!!

I have thought this quite often tbh and I LOVE it when other people also do. I love my lil blondies and their adorable and devoted husbands 💖

Y'know I really want to write a pd/svu crossover but now I'm craving to make one that can extend over to fire as well.

I love all the little parallels between the shows and my ships honestly.

Thank you for asking! I love talking about two of my favourite girls and their sunshine husbands 💖

[kim-ruzek]

It pisses me off that people are mad at Matt because he went to see the young girl for Sylvie and saying Matt didn't do enough for Gabby. Even making it personal saying they're glad Monica stayed away.

One, Monica left the show. It was her decision. I'm sorry if you're mad that your ship didn't end up how you wanted but you have to understand it was because of the decision of the actor, this storyline happened because she left.

Secondly, Matt is at a different point in his life. He probably wasn't ready then but he's ready now. He was also there for Gabby in every way he could and loved her so much that he didn't want to see her die. She was the one who didn't want an adoption.

With Sylvie, she welcomes the help that anyone wants to provide.

I don't see how that fandom can differentiate that Matt loved/loves these two women differently and that he is going to support them anyway he can.

I really need to stay away from the bird app or else my blood pressure is going to go through the roof with some of these takes I'm reading.

LITERALLY it is so fucking maddening to see!

It already just drives me mad when people don't ever seem to respect the fact that these actors leave, because they wanted to, so it's to be expected that the end of that storyline will be a little shit. Like you can forever be sad d*wsey isn't canonically together anymore and that Matt moved on, because if d*wsey is The Ship for you that is sad but at the end of the day, the actress wanted out and the show continued.

I also hate the argument that he didn't do enough for Gabby... Because he did. He did so so much. She was the problem, she didn't want the help he gave her. That's fine, in some ways I get that attitude and it's fine to see it that way, but lord you cannot say he didn't try.

And it's not like Brettsey was rushed. It's been built up. It's been shown again and again that they love each other, how that is shown. And they've grown together. Also Matt has seen the whole development of this arc really, from helping Sylvie with Julia and then Amelia and all that and to now the decision to adopt baby Julia, he's the most qualified to speak on the matter honestly because he's seen all that.

I would generally recommend staying away from twitter atm at least. I am currently too lol. My blood pressure definitely couldn't handle it.

I'm just so fucking done with all the people who one) keep dragging Monica into this, like damn the woman left l can guarantee you the only thoughts she has is pride for her former co workers and two) people just needlessly hating on brettsey.

Idk if it's because I'm also having to deal with the same sort of idiocy when it comes to u*stead stans on twitter (which already is laughable to me bc the stans tend to be the same people as the d*wsey stans) so I'm already pretty damn tired of people not getting things and mixing up not personally liking a storyline direction Vs bad writing.

It's also tiring to see the hypocrisy (like adoption is Valid when d*wsey does it but not Sylvie or that Sigan is a brilliant writer/show runner until upstead has to be broken down because the actor left of his own choice 🙄) and like. Just ship and let ship. And if the show choices upset you... You don't need to watch. That's fine. But attacking other ships is just not on.

Ugh I'll stop now before this turns into a full on rant. I could bitch for days about d*wsey stans but especially as you only sent the ask about brettsey I should stop because I'll just also rant about u*stead and idk how you feel about them lol.

Thank you for asking!! 💖

[themundanemudperson]

Whats that mysterious ticking noise coming from your couch? Watch out watch out Cheeto boy

that noise is probably my sister

and ree. when was the last time you went to sleep

asking for a friend

[kim-ruzek]

First, Burzek engaged, yay!

Let me say that this is in no way a trolling question, I genuinely want to know your answer, do you think Adam should have gotten a different ring for the proposal?

I like that the ring has withstand all their ups and downs but it also reminds me of all the heartbreak they went through. I'd hope that they could have got a new ring to signify new beginnings.

I ADORE the fact that it's the same ring. I have headcanoned for literal years that Adam kept the ring, and that when they get engaged again that they'll use that ring and I'm extremely happy that he used the same ring.

I just think it's really sweet and I love what it symbolises. Kim handed it back because Adam wasn't really ready to marry her - she gets it back and accepts it back because they FINALLY are, both of them. It's also her ring. Adam went out, he looked at rings and he found the one that, to him, said Kim and any other ring would just be the second ring. And also I don't think any ring would feel as perfect to Adam than the one he originally picked.

And the reason I love it the most - it's uniting their past with their present and future. As they said, they've fought for their life, has literally bled for it. They've had each other, they've lost each other, they've hated and loved and struggled. And now they're here, partners, family, knowing where they stand and knowing just how hard they fought to get there.

A new ring to symbolise new beginnings, imo, would feel very unlike them and for them, I think it would be like brushing over their past, shutting the door on it. Whereas they're embracing it; they're looking at what they've been through, and they're acknowledging that it all lead to here and now.

It's also healing. They've climbed, clawed and fought their way to be back at the point where they can be engaged again, and the ending of the last engagement hurt them both so much so having that ring back on Kim's finger and knowing they've finally made it is super healing and is a visual reminder that everything they went through was worth it.

Also they're not having a new beginning, imo, and also I think in their minds. It's not a fresh start. They didn't wipe the slate and restart afresh. They built this on the foundation of their past, the good and the bad. It's a circle, really. Everything they've been through since Kim handed that ring back has just been the path back to her getting it back.

And then of course it's just so fucking cute that Adam's kept it over all these years and what that symbolises. That she's always been his girl. That, as he promised her, he will ALWAYS keep fighting for them, because a part of him has never given up hope that one day it'll be back on her hand - as shown by him keeping it. It's a visual symbol that Adam has never stopped loving her.

I also just really love the thought that he's spent the last like seven years paying insurance on that ring. Not even (just) for the chance that maybe one day she'll take it back, but because AS I'VE ALWAYS SAID giving up that ring would be giving up on them in his mind, and Adam's never going to do that.

Plus, there's never been a time I think Adam's got to where he could think about giving it up. First he'd keep it because surely Kim will come back, then it's just too painful to acknowledge the implications of him giving it up, and then they were kinda working things out. Then Al died and he just pushed it out of his mind because he tried to seal a line under them. And then Kim got pregnant, and they've been in this weird limbo of being family and partners and they've fought but then Kim made him Mack's guardian and she was shot and they were living together until finally... they are together.

Thank you for asking!! I have thought about this A LOT over the last few years and I do so love meta talking about Burzek.

[kim-ruzek]

Just some tough questions:

Matt Casey or Sylvie Brett?

Stella Kidd or Kelly Severide?

Kim Burgess or Adam Ruzek?

Kevin or Trudy?

Mouch or Hermann?

Violet or Ritter?

April or Ethan?

Will or Connor?

Maggie or Dr Charles?

Sharon or Boden?

Hailey or Jay?

Gallo or Carver?

You weren't kidding when you said tough questions, these were SO SO hard. But here:

Matt Casey or Sylvie Brett - I adore Matt, I really do, and JS is one of my favourite CF actors, but Sylvie... just basically all of her scenes, I love and enjoy her so much.

Stella Kidd or Kelly Severide - oh this was SO SO hard, it was one of the most agonizing of them, but in the end I just had to chose Stella. I adore and love Kelly, but man, sometimes he really annoys me (especially earlier seasons - the time between Shay era and Stella era, that in particular).

Kim Burgess or Adam Ruzek - now THIS was my hardest choice. I love these two so much, I think I love others, and I do, but whenever I see either of them I get all heart eyed I swear, I love them. But inevitably, Kim is my girl.

Kevin or Trudy - you are truly, truly cruel having to make me choose between these two. I kept going back and forth with my answer here, but I finally landed on Kevin. He's my king, and Trudy is my sarcastic queen but Kev needs alllll the love.

Mouch or Herrmann - no offense to Herrmann, because I do love him, but Mouch is so iconic and I love him so dearly.

Violet or Ritter - THIS WAS SO CRUEL. I bloody adore Violet, and she's so pretty but Ritter, man. Ritter is my guy. I've been rewatching fire and oh my, I've fallen in love with him even more all over again. But in the end, I went with Violet, but only just. Honestly, this one I was the closest with just fucking it and calling it a tie.

April or Ethan - Ethan. I love these two the most when together vs individually (even though I am fond of both individually) but Ethan just has my heart more than April does.

Will or Connor - Connor is one of my most favourite characters ever. If you put him against most of med's cast, I'd choose him every time.

Maggie or Dr Charles - I stopped loving him as much after a few seasons, but I did really enjoy him (especially at the start) with Sarah. Maggie I do like, but she's not one of my faves and I honestly could take her or leave her.

Sharon or Boden - Boden, any day and every day. I love him so so much, and out of all the OC leaders, he's the one I'd most want to work under.

Hailey or Jay - I have a love/hate relationship with the both of them, but I've loved a lot more of Jay scenes then Hailey's.

Gallo or Carver - Gallo! Gallo is my boy. I do like Carver, but I don't 'love' him - I was sad at Gallo leaving, but if Carver left, I wouldn't be as sad.

Thank you for asking!! Sorry it took a while to get to, this was a really fun ask that I wanted to make sure I had enough time and energy to properly dedicate to it!!