The Bold Guard

As in bold of you to assume anyone in The Old Guard is straight. (This is a side blog.)

[theboldguard]

Nicky got to do the speech this movie. Love that for him.

[itsanidiom]

Joe: I need some alone time

Nicky: The idea that this man wants to be parted from me for even a second is extremely suspicious

[theboldguard]

This scene was hilarious. My headcanon is that Nicky is the introverted one so he occasionally does need alone time. Joe *never* does. Joe follows Nicky around from room to room asking what he's doing. Joe tags along on errands he hates because Nicky is the one going. Joe gets a little sad to leave Nicky's side when he's gotta take a shit.

In my own romantic relationship, I'm Nicky and my spouse is Joe. If my spouse ever asked for alone time, I would legit think the relationship had run its course. So hell yeah Nicky was suspicious. As he should be.

[rylandsgrace]

The Old Guard (2020) // The Old Guard 2 (2025)

[theboldguard]

I just love them okay?

[nicojoe]

THE OLD GUARD 2 IS COMING IN JULY!

Per VARIETY, The Old Guard 2 has a release date of July 2nd, 2025!

[nicojoe]

first official still shot of Andy!

[theboldguard]

Omg it's happening!!!

[theboldguard]

Charlize Theron Says ‘Old Guard 2’ Post-Production Got ‘Shut Down’ By Netflix, but the Sequel Will Come Out ‘Soon’: ‘I Really Love This Movi

Charlize Theron explains why it's taking so long for the release of 'The Old Guard 2.'

[aniron48]

in a space where they belong

My fingers slipped and this happened.

First foray into The Old Guard fandom, over on ao3!

“I was just wondering,” Nicky asks the clerk, “are you sure you don’t have any others of this kind?” His accent is stronger, when he’s nervous—which is anytime he talks to strangers, really—and he winces a little, but the clerk doesn’t seem to notice.

“No, just that one,” the clerk says absently, eyeing the clock over the checkout counter with something that looks like longing. “Feel free to try it out, and if you like it we can order a different size for you.”

And he really wants to try it out, is the thing, because the articles he’s read say you should test a mattress for at least 15 minutes before committing. But there’s already a customer on this bed—a man, effortlessly beautiful in a way Nicky could never dream of being, with the softest black curls Nicky has ever seen, and a beard Nicky wants to feel against the inside of his thighs. And isn’t that an image to have in his head, right as the man opens his eyes to see Nicky standing awkwardly by the side of the bed.

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Or, oh my god, there was only one mattress.

[luminarai]

dog owners vs cat owners: the immortal gay edition

[theboldguard]

Listen, I know it super sucks for everyone else on the planet but the reason there’s been no release date announced for The Old Guard 2 is because I graduate in May and the universe knows I would be utterly useless if I knew exactly when it was coming out and apparently the universe wants me to get my degree or whatever. My sincerest apologies. Joe and Nicky 4eva.

[waterbird13-deactivated20250720]

Picture this: Nicky and Joe need to stage a breakup for convuluted job related reasons. Very public, crying, screaming, attention getting, the whole deal.

Them trying to break up...goes about how you’d expect. In that they literally can’t do it and laugh at each other the entire time.

[theboldguard]

I’ll see your Joe and Nicky snickering through the whole ordeal and raise you Joe crafting a breakup speech so elaborate and scathing that Nicky, for a fraction of a second, forgets it isn’t real. Joe sees the flash of panic in his love’s eyes and can’t go through with the rest of the scene. They fling themselves at one another and end up in a public display of affection so exuberant they create the necessary distraction in a completely different, if slightly less family-friendly way.

[theboldguard]

Well, actually. Yes. @caffeinatedbraincell

[nickydestati]

duolingo tog prompts #19

It’s been a long, long time, but I missed this so much and hope to be a little more active again in the near future. Anyway, this prompt inspired me so much, so have this little fic. I hope you enjoy it!! 💖

prompt: you want to forget me (ti vuoi dimenticare di me)

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Nicolò feels like throwing up. He wipes his sweaty palms on his trousers for what feels like the hundredth time.

Now. He’s going to ask it now. Okay, now then. On second thought, perhaps in a minute would be better.

Why is this so damn hard?

He knows why, of course. Because he has wrongfully besieged Yusuf’s home and killed him in the most horrifying ways possible. Because he has been a monster and would have to spend all his infinite lifetimes to atone for what he has done before he could ever be forgiven. Because asking Yusuf to stay together even though they have found the two women from their dreams and there is absolutely no sane reason for Yusuf to spend one more heartbeat in Nicolò’s abhorrent presence is the epitome of hubris.

What has possessed him to even consider this plan? 

He has come to know Yusuf’s kind heart. His warmth, his ever-smiling eyes. He has mistaken his innate kindness for something else, something impossible. He is a fool for putting so much hope in his delusions.

But it seems he has been a fool all his life. One more day won’t make a difference, will it?

It has to be now. Andromache and Quynh are out on a personal errand for a couple of days, and he doesn’t know if such an opportunity will present itself again in time.

God, this is worse than dying.

He opens his mouth to ask his question, the question, nerves sizzling through his body, but to his surprise, Yusuf speaks first.

Keep reading

[fangirlshrewt97]

Andy meeting her future wife: Intense gazes, gasps of wonder, swells of music, dramatic blowing of wind

Joe meeting his future husband: CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE MAKE THIS FERAL CHRISTIAN INVADER STAY DEAD?

[bottleofmalibu]

[theboldguard]

The way Joe’s entire body sags in relief. The way Nicky reaches with both hands and holds on tight.

[lorquiana]

while i’m on the subject of the netflix promo materials, this will never not be funny:

(from booker’s character intro)

all the others have established fighting styles and booker’s just like. whatever works man

[rhubarbdreams]

#that bitch does not know jiu jitsu#andy asked him what fighting styles he knows and he didnt have an answer so he said jiu jitsu#which conveniently none of the other members of the guard knew#and so booker taught them and now they all think jiu jitsu is booker’s feral deserter fighting for his actual life desperate nonsense#booker will accidentally kill an enemy by panicking and braining them with the wax seal stamp that was conveniently in his hand#and will turn to nicky and say very seriously jiu jitsu#when nicky found out he was full of shit he learned actual jiu jitsu to beat his ass#and that ladies and gentleman is nicky’s villain origin story when it comes to bullying booker (tags which gave me life via @nlcolo​)

[theboldguard]

[wickedpact]

i just realized joe re-wears his cargos in the first half of the movie along with the zippie pants too

[wickedpact]

shirts $200

pants $5

rings $800

leather jackets $3,600

hats $150

someone who is good at the economy please help joe budget this. his family is dying

[theboldguard]

Listen, I know the way Nicky dresses sends fandom into an uproar, but take my hand and head canon with me for a hot minute. What if Nicky actually has impeccable fashion sense and gives exactly zero fucks about any of it when it comes to picking out his own attire? But Joe? Nicky likes it when Joe looks hot as hell at all times because reasons. So he’s like, “hey, babe, look what I found at the thrift store! It’s in great shape, no?” as he shoves the receipt for a leather jacket from some high-end Italian shop into his own pocket. Joe believes every word and beams at Nicky while the rest of the team silently sob into their mugs of coffee.

[cantteachanoldguardnewquotes]

Wait you know what would be really cool to see in 2O2G? Nicky and Joe scrambling for a weapon and Nicky picks up Joe's scimitar and Joe picks up Nicky's sword and they fight off the bad guys like they've done it a thousand times, because while they definitely have a preference, they also know how to use each other's weapons and use them well.

[sheafrotherdon]

Nicolò doesn’t understand what changes exactly, couldn’t name what shifts inside him, knows only that in that moment Yusuf is beloved.

There’s no clap of thunder, no shock of touch to instigate the realization – just a glance across the campfire at a man he’s come to trust.  Nicolò coughs, spreads his fingers above his breastbone as if he might contain the strange warmth that’s flooding his body, and stares, amazed at Yusuf’s face.

He had imagined, long ago, before the pitiless conflict that brought them together, that if love found him it would announce itself with poetry.  Such hopes had died inside the church, snuffed out by the press of duty, but he remembers the shape of them, the space they once took up in his mind, and he knows he imagined trumpets and pageantry, not a dusty road, scattered trees, the crackle of flame, and aching feet. Yet he does not doubt for an instant what he feels as he watches Yusuf bite into a date and spit out the pit, or what he must do now that he knows.  He climbs unsteadily to his feet, animated by the truth-telling that once made him search for god, and moves to sit by Yusuf’s side, heart beating in his throat.

“I must …” he says, and pauses to clear his throat. He glances up at Yusuf’s face and finds him watching with such clear affection that he is stunned anew.

“I’ve been waiting,” Yusuf says simply, and holds out his hand.

Nicolò takes it clumsily. “How long?”

“Long enough,” Yusuf murmurs, and his smile does not dim as he leans in to kiss Nicolò softly, and Nicolò shakes as he grips Yusuf’s hand and kisses him back.