#todd wright

[itsjustdg]

Fic Title Game

I shared that Tumblr prompt that I posted the other day with some fandom friends. Sharing here for funsies.

“The Good, the Bad, and the All-Out Crazy”

To which I replied, "It's definitely giving me either Psych, So Help Me Todd, or Republic of Doyle - all of which basically have the same vibes anyway." So naturally now I have an idea for each.

Psych

When Old Sonora franchises and opens a new location near San Francisco, Shawn can’t wait to explore all that "New Sonora" ("It’s not called that, Shawn." "Sure it is." "No, it’s Old Sonora, just in a second location." "Yeah, so it’s New Sonora." "Still not it." "I’ve heard it both ways.") has to offer. There’s even pony rides! But then… the city inspector fails the attraction on a simple safety violation. And then that same city inspector turns up dead in the fake "just for show, there are definitely no real dead bodies here, Gus" graveyard in New Old Sonora. Can Shawn and Gus find whodunit and ensure opening day goes off without a hitch? And will Gus finally conquer his fear of horses in time to get a date with the very attractive, very single employee who runs the pony rides?

Republic of Doyle

A simple missing-person case turns into more than Jake bargained for when he discovers their client’s mild-mannered schoolteacher boyfriend is actually a grifter with enemies hot on his trail. As the case unravels and more criminals turn up looking for their missing teacher/grifter, Jake and Mal somehow find themselves acting as his reluctant bodyguards—and discover their client may not be exactly who she says she is.

So Help Me Todd

When Margaret represents a no-nonsense retired judge accused of assaulting his neighbor, Todd discovers the victim is actually a con artist running an elaborate blackmail ring involving a self help "cult" of sorts. But while trying to gather enough evidence to convince the judge it’s safe to actually testify against the blackmailer, Todd decides to go undercover in the scammer’s commune—and discovers his sister has decided to try to find new direction with a weekend away at the group’s retreat. Will Todd find the evidence before he’s discovered? Will Margaret manage to convince the judge to testify on his own behalf despite the still un-located blackmail? And will Todd’s attempts to pose as a self-help motivational speaker survive his judgmental older sister glaring at him from the front row?

[mismess]

Mama's boy

[disappearinginq]

For the WIP game: So Help Me Todd

Alas, So Help Me Todd, gone too soon. The general premise of this one was that I thought Veronica was criminally underused and I wanted her to come back as a Big Bad, so I had her stab Todd. Because that's how I roll. :-D

Snippet:

“But Mom, that’s not how it works, that makes it a misdemeanor not a felony,” Todd protested.

“I know the law better than you, Todd, I think I would know -”

“You know about upholding the law, not breaking it!”

Allison tilted her wine glass towards her brother, eying the rest of the bottle. “He does have a point there.”

“That’s irrelevant!” Margaret protested.

“Don’t they say that lawyers make the best criminals?” Chuck pointed out.

“Yes, thank you…” Margaret acknowledged, smiling before the implication sunk in. “I beg your pardon?”

“Ha!” Todd cheered, holding his fist out to Chuck who didn’t reach across to bump it, but merely held it up just above the table before the doorbell rang. “You know what Chuck, we’ll get there. We just need to work on your enthusiasm, you got the spirit, you just need the attitude. We’ll work on it when I get back.”

Todd opened the door, turned away from the opening, about to shout a protest back at the argument when an all too familiar voice practically purred, “Hey there, handsome” and his stomach rolled as if he was facing down the first incline on the Superman roller coaster.

No. No it couldn’t be her.

His head whipped around so fast he was surprised he didn’t give himself whiplash, convinced he was having a full blown auditory visual hallucination because it was impossible…

Veronica smiled that half cat smile of hers, the one that told him he was once again three steps behind and she was just waiting for him to catch up. He used to love that smile. It meant she’d solved the case, she’d figured it out, and they were going to be off on a new adventure. He used to think of it as charming, but now…now the veneer was gone. The smile wasn’t warm, it was cold and condescending, not reaching her eyes as she leaned towards him, her hand on the door frame by his head and pushing into his space.

“What? No hello? No family dinner invite?” Veronica said. “That hurts.”

Todd wasn’t entirely convinced he wasn’t just stroking out on the front porch because how could she possibly be here? He tried to ask her, but the words refused to form, and instead he blurted out the painfully obvious: “You’re supposed to be in prison!”

“According to the judicial system, I am in prison. Funny old world, isn’t it?” Veronica leaned in closer, her hand coming down from the threshold, tracing her fingers through his hair at the nape of his neck, her nails scraping lightly against his skin. Todd couldn’t help the reflexive shiver - had her hands always been that cold?

[serpentbearer18]

The thing that pisses me off in So Help Me Todd is that Todd and Lyle very, very, very likely won't end up together. But if either of them were a woman, not only would it happen, it would be a GIVEN.

I mean come ON, boop, "Tyle" and "Team Lodd" (both said BY THEM THEMSELVES), Todd adding Lyle to the list of people he would like to kill when in s1 there was a scene where "loving someone means wanting to kill them sometimes" was a topic.

Lyle leaving and Todd. looking on! with a FOND SMILE!!!! And that's just one episode, there are a bunch of other moments throughout the show.

If this was about a straight couple, any discussion regarding them would be about how they are a slow burn rivals-to-lovers, to the point where it would be excessive and people would have to be reminded to also appreciate the friendship they are forming.

But since it's queer, we (at least, I) just ship it while being resigned it probably won't happen and really, really hoping it will.

Edit: especially now that the show is ENDING I'd completely forgotten it's been cancelled 😭😭

[wattsandroot]

[khakilike]

Judy is awesome ... but Susan is endgame. I hope the writers know what they're doing. They're just characters on a tv show, but that doesn't mean I want to see any of them get hurt.

[sarcasmcloud]

Todd + almost getting hurt - So Help Me Todd s01e01-3-4

[fandomrelatedshowerthoughts]

Remember how before Ezekiel's real backstory was revealed (albeit somewhat not jiving with how he's talked about in season commentary but that's another issue) there was this whole big theory among the The Librarians fandom that he was Jenkins's kid. Well, if you watch So Help Me Todd (and if you do you should help save it), you'd know that (albeit half-genderbent and with a couple siblings) the relationship between Margaret and Todd Wright is essentially that (that kind of dynamic but they are indeed parent-child)