I wanna talk about something that I have not stopped thinking about for weeks and yet I haven’t seen a single soul mention it.
I know I implied before that the Winter Soldier outfit was designed solely for looks and not function, but that’s not completely true. Parts of it certainly do have some actual function, namely holding as many weapons as humanly possible.
With that in mind, I want to bring your attention to the iconic chest strap/harness. On the original CATWS outfit, this harness is designed to carry a gun on his back (specifically a Skorpion vz 61).
Now let’s look at the “Winter Soldier” outfit that Zemo gives Bucky in TFATWS. It includes a very similar chest harness, yet what’s on the back? Nothing. It literally serves no practical purpose. There’s not even a place to carry a gun if he wanted. So… why? What’s the point of him wearing it at all?
This time the harness is purely symbolic. It’s there to evoke the image of the original outfit – to let people know “this is the Winter Soldier”. As confirmed by the scenes in Madripoor, it seems to be widely known that the Winter Soldier is not a free agent but an attack dog who will follow his master’s every order. Therefore, this harness was explicitly designed and worn to suggest (through its strong visual association with the Winter Soldier) that he is, once again, OWNED and COMMANDED by someone.
Basically what I’m saying is Zemo dressed him up with the equivalent of a fucking collar.
I’m scared that they’re hiding Jaskier because they aged him up and want it to be a surprise. Just let him be inexplicably immortal you cowards!
this describes all of their personalities (1x01)
derek: athleticism without thinking about it
spencer: yes, he is an adult but also spins absentmindedly in a spinny chair bc spinny chair (also how tf is he able to sit like that)
hotch: trying to figure out when he became the dad of two teenage men
gideon: “someone put me out of my misery”
I’m watching Merlin again and it really does play out like a fanfic doesn’t it. Enemies to lovers slow burn servant and master magic au. Poor kid falls in love for rich CEO’s jerk of a son and makes him a better person. Uther’s just like: yes you saved my son, to repay you you shall now be his servant. I mean, what kind of setup is that???
80% of my time is spent reading fanfic
So thanks to all writers
ok last one i'm okay i promise
Will I die for you? Yes. Will I turn subtitles off for you? No.
oh my gdO CAN YOU DRAW GODZILLA MOMMA CARRYING LIKE A HUNDRED LIZARD BABIES ON HER BACK FOR TAKE YOUR CHILD (lizard) TO WORK DAY
oh SHOOT well i cant swing 100 but how bout
physically i’m here, mentally i’m in the arms of a fictional character
Thinking about how when Spencer and Derek were interrogating a violent suspect and he lurched forward at them, Derek’s first instinct was to jump up physically put himself between Spencer and their suspect.
Thinking about how Derek, who is notably not in charge, told Spencer that “I am not letting you get on that [hostage] train,” indicating that he sees himself as a non-negociable barrier between Spencer and dangerous situations.
Thinking about how when Spencer was missing, Derek was irrationally and uncharacteristically angry at JJ for not doing a sufficient job at protecting Spencer, and the fact that he wanted physical revenge on the man who hit him on camera.
Thinking about Spencer being poisoned and Derek refusing to leave his side, spending the night in a hospital chair just to be near him and see to it that the treatment would work.
Thinking about how Spencer had a dream that he was being eaten alive by leeches and his automatic subconscious response was to cry out for Derek, because he knew that he would be there to help him.
Thinking about the fact that they fall so naturally into a protector/protected rhythm that neither of them even really seem to consciously think about it