#tim bradfrod

[firstdegreefangirl]

Chenford + is it a bit over the top to propose on Christmas Eve?

“Hey, Lucy,” Tim runs his fingers through her hair, breaking the silence that’s fallen over them since the Christmas movie ended and neither of them could be bothered to reach for the remote. Her head is resting on his chest, arm draped loosely around her waist.

She hums in acknowledgement, but doesn’t move from her position tucked against Tim’s side. He takes a deep breath and asks his question, feeling the weight of every word on his tongue.

“What do you think: is it a bit over the top to propose on Christmas Eve?”

Lucy shifts around, turning far enough to the side that she can crane her neck and look up at Tim. Her eyes are wide, but he can’t get a good read on the emotion in her expression.

“Are you --”

“This isn’t a proposal,” Tim cuts her off, lifting his hand up from her shoulder, even though she can’t see the way it’s raised in surrender. “Just a question.”

The little velvet box in his back pocket burns through the thick denim of his jeans, suddenly almost painful to sit on as he waits for Lucy’s answer.

“In that case …" she turns to prop her chin up on his chest, just barely able to look him in the eye from the new angle. “I think it depends. Is it Christmas Eve at some big party, with a huge crowd around waiting to see what you say? Or … Christmas Eve at home, just the two of you, maybe … in front of the Hulu screensaver and the Christmas tree?”

Lucy sits up, and Tim wonders if she’s not reading his mind as they look around the room together. He turns to face her, sitting sideways on the couch, and shifts his weight onto one hip so he can reach his pocket.

“That depends too,” he pulls the box out and holds it where Lucy can see as he flips it open. “What’s your answer?”

[crose84]

Chenford + “I can’t stay mad at you for long anyways”

“I can’t stay mad at you for long anyways,” Lucy grumbled. It was almost impossible to keep the frown on her face while Tim was skating his lips across her collarbone. 

He pulled back to look at her, “I didn’t know that you were so invested in a show that ended eleven years ago.”

Lucy thought they’d been watching Friday Night Lights together, working through a couple of episodes each night, but when she went to queue it up a few minutes ago it was further ahead in the last season than they’d left it, and then Tim had the audacity to just casually spoil the ending.

“I’m sorry,” he held his hands up in surrender, “I’ll never watch a show without you again,” if he did he’d cover his tracks better. “Just go back to where we left it. It’s still worth watching.” Tim settled back against the couch, pulling Lucy with him, and tucking her against his side. 

Lucy just sighed, and patted the couch, inviting Cujo up to lay next to her. The dog jumped up immediately, spun around once, and laid next to Lucy putting his head in her lap. 

Tim side-eyed both of them, “must you undo all his training?”

“We like to snuggle,” she scratched Cujo behind his ears, “and he doesn’t spoil the ending to TV shows.”

He placed a kiss to her temple, “I said I was sorry. I’ll make it up to you.” He pulled out his phone, he’d start by ordering her favorite sushi for delivery. 

[firstdegreefangirl]

After all, maybe a little GND?

“How’s the book?” he asks.

“Oh, um. It’s good.” She flips three pages, one right after the other, so quickly that he knows she isn’t reading them.

“Really? Because you seem distracted. Did I miss something on the show?”

“No, you didn’t miss … I just … I’m surprised you’re letting me sit this close.”

“Me too,” he answers honestly. “Not usually much of a cuddler, unless there’s something … else going on.”

He’s not sure why he says it, but he wants to walk the words back as soon as they’re out of his mouth. It’s too much, too forward, too everything.

[crose84]

Hello! Could you write some Chenford morning cuddles please? Thank you!

Hello! This started out as Chenford morning cuddles but got a little out of hand. There are still cuddles and so much fluff. Hope you still enjoy it!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30373260

[crose84]

I’m about to rant about The Rookie and what they did tonight. I admit, I appear to be in the minority here, but here goes. Also, maybe don’t read until you’ve watched, because it’s kind of spoilery. 

First, I’m going to be honest, I’m a vindictive AF TV viewer. Blatantly screw with my emotions with a bait and switch and I will duck out of your show until the penultimate episode of the series when you finally get your shit together because you have no other choice.

Audiences do not like to be purposely manipulated and completely baited and switched.  It’s shitty and alienating. That moment you teased relentlessly for an entire week? I don’t think anyone expected it to be completely real, but it played like a prank on the most vocal part of the audience. And this is a show that cannot afford to alienate its most vocal portion of the audience. They’re very much on the bubble. Maybe they underestimate what’s really drawing in the majority of their audience?

Why is it so hard for shows to respect their audiences? People like Chenford. People want them to be together. They resonate with the majority of your audience as a couple (but also as actors and individual characters). So it wasn’t your original plan? It works. People like it. Did we need to go from 0-100 today, no, but did you need to completely do us that dirty either? Also, no.

Give people what they want. Why do shows make people wait until the very end when a show has been canceled to finally give the audience what they’ve spent seasons asking for? I wish more shows would put couples together and tell compelling stories about said couple. It can be done. Let’s move on from the moonlighting curse and be creative. It’s old and tired. And if you need help understanding what story options are out there for couples once you’ve paired them up spend an afternoon on AO3 reading fanfic. Fandom is filled with wildly talented writers who understand the characters, storytelling and what the audience actually wants.

I see the folks who hope that tonight got wheels in motion for the characters and the show. I hope you’re right, but after the way they spent an entire week purposely manipulating us & getting our hopes knowing full well it was a fake out? How is the audience supposed to trust them moving forward? Once you’ve lost the trust of your audience what do you really have? Especially when you’re already a bubble show whose 4th season is far from a sure bet.

Again, I didn’t Chenford to become an official couple tonight. I didn’t expect that. I just didn’t want to feel disrespected for being invested in the couple and that’s what tonight felt like. I might change my mind later, but this is my initial take.