I’m thumphertoo (thump_her on AO3). I primarily write (E) Garsantos with a focus on visceral tension, psychological grit, and the kind of sarcastic wit that leaves a bruise.
Maybe Gen Q isn't so bad after all...? @itsjustlikewhateverman
P.S. The hair, the lighting, the make up, the movements, the costumes, the direction, etc? Historically, sex scenes are not fun nor easy to make. These people deserve all the praise, and our eternal gratitude. For real!🙏
waking up to find you with two fingers slipping inside me, a sleepy whine falling from my lips as i shift. even now so reactive to your touch. i had no idea exactly how long you’d been touching me, but i was already so wet. i could feel it, when you slipped them out and my hips rolled..a sleepy pout on my lips at the loss of fullness.
you pressed them between my folds, gently moving up until you circled my clit and i gasped. eyes blinking open, still half lidded with sleep, cheeks flushed and my hair mussed splayed out across the pillow.
“hi baby,” you whispered. feeling the way my legs spread involuntarily. your fingers moving slowly..deliberate. curling inside me like you’re coaxing out every single one of those pretty whimpers from my lips.
“oh..f-fuck mommy, feels so-“ i’d breathe, eyes fluttering closed. lashes laying against my flushed cheeks.
“i know baby, let me hear how good it makes you feel,” thumb moving to press gently on my clit and i gasp, back arching and my fingers finding your arm, nails digging crescent shapes into the skin. not moving, not pushing you away..keeping you there.
“please..please please please mommy,” i whimpered, lips parted breathlessly.
i could hear it, how wet i was..we both could. slick and coating your fingers..making my inner thighs shine. you stayed steady, no rushing. never rushing.
“come on baby, you can do it. cum for me pretty girl,” and that was all i needed to hear.
half asleep, your fingers deep inside me and so fucking needy still..letting your quiet praise shower over me until i was nothing but pliant and fully sated in your hands.
We need more scenes with McKay and Santos. Not in a shipping sense, but a mentorship sense.
Hear me out.
First impressions are everything. Al-Hashimi did not leave a good one with Santos, glaringly so. Collins is gone. Mohan is gone. I'm thinking they are going to nurture the fledgling "friendship" between herself and King. Besides, Santos is only 1 year behind her.
And we all know about Langdon.
That really only leaves McKay. I think it's an entirely slept on dynamic:
- McKay is a natural teacher.
- She is patient, kind, nurturing, and knowledgeable. AND won't hesitate to call you out on your shit.
- Santos appears to not respond well to authority figures in general, and (most?) men in particular.
- She loves medicine and it is so obvs she's chomping at the bit to learn, to be taught, to be guided. To be taken under someone's wing. Most importantly, to be taken seriously.
- Once Santos ditches her initial prickly demeanor, I think their energies would complement each other exceedingly well.
- Santos needs to trust someone. Have someone to look up to. To me, McKay is the most stable person in that ER. She fits the bill better than anyone else there.
This is just off the top of my head. I'm sure I could go on lol.
How many scenes have they worked together on a case? I bet less than 5 between 2 seasons 😲
so much of why trinity is the way she is is because she grew up a gymnast. specifically, because she grew up a gymnast prior to safe sport.
at its core: gymnastics culture is the embodiment of achieving an impossible standard of perfection. it gives you an incredible work ethic but more often than not (especially in the 90s-early 2010s) is so damaging.
it means trinity grew up with 8am saturday practices, having to wake up at 5:30am for all-day competitions every other week, 4 hour long practices after eight hours of school, and then staying up all night to finish homework before doing it all over again the next morning
it also means being in an environment where if one kid gets caught cheating on conditioning - the entire team is punished for it with more reps
essentially throughout trinity’s entire childhood — she was held to a higher standard of discipline and responsibility than most of the adults in her life are now
so of course she thinks langdon needs to repent by telling everyone what he did. because gymnastics culture teaches you that the failure of one person is meant to be seen by the collective.
beyond this, so much of pre-safe sport gymnastics was about force. it was having your coach sit on your back to push you into a middle split, or press on your shoulders to force an over split. it was being made to train & compete on injuries, regardless of how much pain the athlete is in, because winning is more important than recovery
naturally, this is going to stunt trinity’s capacity for empathy. how would she know how to care that langdon is struggling with addiction, or coping with chronic pain, when she was doing high-intensity work outs every day for 10+ years on sprained ankles, pulled muscles, and possibly even broken bones?
if she was expected to suck it up and push through at twelve, then in her eyes — he can do that with his back pain at 35. especially because trinity is most likely dealing with chronic pain too, she is just ignoring it
beyond this — competitive gymnastics makes you so hyper aware your body. many gyms don’t allow their gymnasts to wear shorts over their leotards during meet season to prepare them for competition, so every day for 4+ hours — trinity would be wearing nothing but a skin tight bodysuit. meanwhile, she’d be surrounded by other girls with bodies she believed were better than hers, while hearing constant comments like “i can see your lunch” , “tuck in your belly” and so on
all of this ties into the perfection element — as aesthetics are crucial in gymnastics. there are so many rules about competition looks to the extent where deductions are written into the code of points regarding misplaced hairs, a visible bra strap, or visible underwear line
every single element of gymnastics is calculated and that obsession with control & perfection doesn’t leave just because you’ve retired
so of course as an adult, trinity is obsessed with being the best. of course she’s she using over confidence to mask her insecurity. if she lets it slip that she isn’t actually as good as she wants to seem — she’s vulnerable for attack
and if there is one thing that gymnastics has taught trinity, it is that if she wants to protect herself as an adult — she always has to be on the offense.
however, going into how the foundation of competitive gymnastics in trinity’s era was fully built on systemic abuse & how that impacts her characterization now, would have to be a whole other post.
Santos haters literally don't have a leg to stand on (pun intended) after reading this. So, so much easier to criticize than to really examine WHY she pisses you off so much.
Complicated and courageous.
Damaged and determined.
Lonely and loyal.
That is just part of what makes Trinity Santos.
If she can get out of her own way, there's nothing she can't do.
i need to bite you so hard that it leaves marks, tiny indentions where my teeth sunk into your skin. pretty purple bruises where i couldn’t keep my lips off you.
i want to trace them with my tongue, gently..almost soothing. pressing kisses to every spot. tracing them with my fingertips hours later, watching the way goosebumps rise on your warm skin. so reactive, even subconsciously.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. What isn't said between these two could fill an ocean. Not sure what is going to happen in s3, but it's gotta be more than...this?
