ladies of interest challenge: sameen shaw — listen.
#this is probably my favourite thing about Shaw in relation to Root#in my head Root is a Cassandra-like prophet#and again and again we see Harold not listening to what she says#and then everyone suffering the consequences#but Shaw ~listens#every single time#she scoffs and rolls her eyes and grunts and acts as if she doesn’t care#but never once has she failed to listen to Root#and I think that’s both intensely beautiful#and crucial to the development of Root’s feelings (via ohthesefeelingz)
^this
ID. a series of gifs from Person of Interest, showing times where Shaw listens to Root or remembers things she said with no context long before she needed them.
Shaw puts the bag over Root’s head so she can get to the black site, and asks, “Any last words?” Root replies, “24381.” Shaw rolls her eyes and says, “Whatever,” but then when the agents come to pick up Root and ask for a pin, Shaw gives them the number.
Root lightly touches a statue she and Shaw walk by in a park and says, “When you see this statue again, think impact.” Later, when Shaw is in a car going by the statue, she looks out the window and says to herself, “Impact.”
Root and Shaw are at a bar finishing up fruity cocktails, and Root says, “There’s still too much work to be done.” Shaw tilts her head and asks, “What kind of work?”
Root and Shaw are in a car at night. Root says, “We’re close. Turn off the lights.” Shaw, unamused, says “How am I supposed to see,” and Root replies, “You don’t need to.” Shaw rolls her eyes, but turns off the headlights.
Shaw takes Root’s earpiece before she leaves her at the black site, and Root says, “Sundown, Ottawa. Left, right, left, right, one, two, three.” Shaw shakes her head and says, “You say the sweetest things.” Later, an agent is having trouble with his radio, and Shaw tilts her head and gives him the button sequence. End ID.
