#graveyard-whistler

[orgonongurlz]

long goodbye turns one year today!!

drew something to celebrate because this episode changed my LIFE to say the least

#fanart #big city greens #chip whistler #the day lg came out i started having a whole ass PANIC ATTACK when the camera panned to the graveyard #i literally had to pause the episode for a good 10 minutes when it showed chip putting the flowers because i actually couldnt breathe #long goodbye as a whole episode is amazing so special to me <3 #hey guys did you know i had a whole ass theory dedicated to chip coming back in october 2022 and continously updated it until lg came out #okay enough rambles im just so happy right now arghh i love him ignore if this doesnt make sense im on call right now giggles #grady arts

[lallyloo]

What's your top Rhink moments that ones where they specifically look disgustingly in love? I know it's not easy to narrow down cuz there's that many .

Okay, I tried to just stick to gmm specifically..

The kiss through the plexiglass, and Link going in for a second one as Rhett pulls away

Rhett's ghost fantasy

And the same episode, when Rhett said he'd die for Link [gif by @graveyard-whistler]

This cuddle moment

This

This

When Link couldn't stop hugging Rhett

Recreating the Chocolat poster

Under the umbrellas together

This whole episode, but especially this moment..

I'm sure I'm forgetting something important but tumblr only lets me post 10 gifs at a time.. Feel free to add on.

#ask me stuff #idk if this is what you were looking for anon #they maybe don't look disgustingly in love #but these are rhinky moments to me 😍 #rhink #rhett's ghost fantasy #your eyes are sparkling #cuddle time #hug time #he loves him so much

[monosminecraftmania]

Color!au [hermitcraft fantasy au]

so i got two notes on the previous post so here i go talking about this

(yes this is going out like a month late but shh i had stuff ;a;)

here's a full roster of everyone and everything. Hopefully this will turn into motivation for me to write but yeah. until then here have this

again, if anyone is interested in seeing close ups/detailed drawings of anyone just send me an ask and i will gladly draw them. pls im desperate

if we get 3 notes i'll. share pictures of the kingdoms.

(long long post. read at your own risk >:3)

Going Alphabetically

Bdubs - Astronomer of Flax - Lives at the top of the castle - Comically small. No don't ask it's a sore subject - Made himself a glittering cloak of "stardust"

Beef - Resident of Varie - Lives on the outskirts of the kingdom - Travels only for paints or supplies - Good friend of Etho's

Bigb - Cerule resident - Has a cloud frog as a familiar - All it does is make his shoulder slightly moist - Runs a cookie shop

Cleo - Naga, Resident of Uaine - Graveyard guardian - Made herself arms of enchanted scraps the dead leave behind - Her human disguise is a gigantic ballroom dress.

Cub - Dungeon engineer of Mauve - Will never share the recipe for totems of undying - Creates labyrinths and puzzle rooms with a small chance of death - Sources most materials from Scar

Doc - Cursed Archeologist of Uaine - Pissed off a moss spirit so now his skin's green - Can't breathe good - Cut off his own arm and made a new magic one

Etho - Crown Prince of Varie - Half fox, but vertically - Has a heavy limp so people speculate he carries old battle wounds - Very bad at hiding the fox bits.

False - Royal Knight of Amara - Gilded Eagle Hybrid. Eagle wings and colors but the feathers appear to be shimmering like metal - Kingdom is usually very calm so she spends most of her time hanging out with Stress and fishing - Kicks ass when she has to.

Fwhip - Fisher in Ochre - Gem's business partner and the less violent one of the two - Deals more in accounting than actual fish - Fixes boats on the side

Gem - Fishwife in Ochre - Not actually married. Married to THE GRIND. - Runs a fishing boat and market by the widest bend of the river - Can and will use this trident.

Grian - Geologist in Claret - That's some funny lookin floating rocks - Owns a mansion that's shared with several other people of science - Named one of the rocks Brian. Pronounced like Grian.

Hypno - Beekeeper in Flax - Has a little bee farm that he sells honey and candles out of - Has a little magic and mostly uses it to make his flowers bloom - Honestly just happy to be here :3

Impulse - Service Demon in Flax - Resident fiekind (trickster demon). Does favors for gold or food - Invented the farming plow for a request once - Will absolutely abuse vague requests and play as many tricks as possible

Iskall - Magic Blacksmith of Uaine - Makes magic weapons of all kinds, mostly swords - Has golems to help him with his work, mostly just handling hot metal - Charisma + 20. He will flirt with anything that breathes.

Jevin - Slime Amalgam - Hides in the topmost tower of Azure's castle. - Stole pieces of gargoyles to camouflage and has been collecting feathers for wings - Just a silly little guy, living his best life.

Jimmy - Whistler - Guardian of the Wishing Cave - A great guy until you realize he's evangelizing for a cult - Hasn't touched grass in years

Joe - Magic researcher in Viridian - Puts random mushrooms in his mouth - Purely curious and gets a pass from most forest spirits - Looking into the forces of death to write a funny book

Joel - Strength Bryd (forest spirit) in Uaine - In the common tongue it's pronounced Ogre - Covered in tattoos that may or may not be his past victims - Fell in love with a fish. How did it end up like this.

Jono - Local Bard of Amara - Half Dog musician who's found a nice spot in Amara to settle down - Shirts are for losers - Can beatbox amazingly well with sharp teeth.

Keralis - Holy Water Spirit - Currently napping in the big ball chained to the temple roof - Granted Xb his wish to safely walk on land - Kind to a fault

Lizzie - Resident of Amara - Half fish hybrid - Washed up in the marshes of Uaine after a storm once and rescued by a handsome ogre. - Has an army of cod.

Martyn - Servant of Claret - A Watcher - Ren's shadow - Really needs a hug

Mumbo - Wizard of Claret - Subject of all of the bad luck - Collects scriptures and studies the magic of his kingdom - Also hosts a great magic show for kids

Pearl - Royal Architect/Librarian of Azure - Started as a stable girl who threw a tomato at the design for the royal library. And instead of being arrested, she was hired to redesign it. - In charge of the upside down library - Her dragon is named Bikkie.

Ren - Crown Prince of Claret - Half dog and proud of it. - Twins with Jono who moved away to the neighboring kingdom - Curious to a fault

Sausage - Mauve Resident - Construction worker for the many dungeons and attractions - Works well with wood in the morning - Way too enthusiastic

Scar - Travelling Merchant - Sells all the wares! Even wares that don't exist! - Yes the cane is magic - Makes an annual trip across the country to Mauve

Scott - Azure Merchant - Collects fashion articles from all over the country - Runs a ferry business on the side - Might know something.

Skizz - Resident of Cerule - Chosen by a phim and gifted a pair of angel wings and a halo - Encourages body positivity! Because love yourself you jerks - Trusts blindly and with open arms.

Stress - Goat/Beast hybrid in Amara - Retractable fluff for an instant winter coat! - The hooves are more like paws, but she's got incredible balance - Runs a tea shop with odd but tasty blends.

Tango - Fire spirit - Holy spirit of fire who's honestly just confused why he's so popular - Kidnapped by Scar and escaped to Gem all within a week - Hides in Gem's fireplace

TFC - Blacksmith of Varie - Specializes in actual tools, not weapons - Has a side business of stone sculptures. Buy one get two small ones free - Has a familiar, but no one knows what it is

Wels - MC - Surname revoked. Formal title "Wels, Knight of the Realm" - Banished from his home and travelling to a faraway land - His horse is named Worse, but pronounced like 'horse'

XB - Resident of Azure - Book collector and moved out of Amara to pursue his love of books - Got a blessing from a water spirit so he doesn't suffocate - Learned flight magic and swims through the air

Xisuma - Vagabond - Originally from Mauve. Travels the lands at every opportunity - No one has ever seen his face - Incredibly helpful travel guide

Zedaph - Royal Engineer/Alchemist of Mauve - May have invented cocaine. And gunpowder - Designs elaborate gauntlets for the bold to test their strength - Decided two extra arms were a good idea

#phew that was long #hermitcraft #hermitcraft au #im not tagging everyone #though it would be funny to #fantasy au #original au #i love this au #all i need to do is love the grind more so i can actually write this thing

[random-dragon-exe]

Okay BCG analysis time! Let’s go!

Since right now we don't know who made the grave for Chip, let's just play it safe and say that since everyone (including us) thought that no one would survive a helicopter crash, someone made him a grave.

That someone being Mr. Whistler as he still loves his son, so he makes Chip a grave to mourn the loss. Poor guy (he already lost his wife).

For the time being, I think that Chip faking his death wasn't planned. I think that Chip was just laying low coming up with ideas for revenge until he heard that everyone thought he was dead.

That's when he took the opportunity to just go along with it and fake his death.

Also, just really fast, I love this graveyard scene transition, it’s so hauntingly pretty and spooky and sets the tone for this awesome reveal. 

Also the tonal whiplash this scene gave me was so unexpected ngl.

The episode just has a heartfelt ending, but before that, it gives us this surprise graveyard scene to remind us that it can be spooky / dramatic sometimes.

Onto my thoughts, my theory is that Chip has faked his death, but now that everyone thinks he's dead, he's going to assume a new identity.

I think he'll even change his name too. That way, he can go into Big City undetected (or anywhere really) and not be seen as a threat.

That's my only theory for him right now, that he'll change his name/identity.

I have no idea how he'll become a threat again, as he doesn't have his company or any business power left.

My best guess is that he will somehow wiggle his way to power by becoming the new mayor of Big City and try running them out of it by creating some specific unfair laws targeting the Green family and their home.

Kinda similar to Sideshow Bob’s plan in that one episode of The Simpsons.

However, maybe instead of winning by votes from dead people like Bob, he’ll genuinely win and the Greens have to find a way to foil his plan.

I've had this "identity change and become mayor" theory for a while but I had no idea how to bring it up naturally.

So yeah, I'm glad that we've got confirmation that he's returning so that I can put it out there.

Also, does this mean we get to see a return of the villainous theme song takeover? But a different one with different visuals and the music redone? Probably not, I doubt it but it'd be cool to see. (Just wishful thinking at this point)

Anyway, I'm off to go hyperfixate on this show, scene, and villain again, bye.

#just me returning from the void to talk about my hyperfixations #again #hyperfixation my beloved #there's just so many possibilities for chip's return #who knows where its going to go #oh wait the writers do #also this scene was just so cool #chip is so ominous with that look #random fandom stuff #fandom spoilers #bcg spoilers #my thoughts #big city greens long goodbye #big city greens spoilers #analysis #analysations #my theories #fandom speculation #chip whistler #bcg #big city greens

[disco-tea]

yoooo btvs alice in wonderland au dru is the mad hatter, giles is the caterpillar or the white rabbit, angel is king(queen) of hearts (could do some good metaphors with yhe whole painting the white roses red rather then just planting red roses) spike is the chesire cat because cmon now buffy is alice errr cant think of any others

OP I’m actually losing my mind over this and I’m actually so upset there was never a weird acid trip episode like this omg. Because Buffy is SO Alice and I can picture her in the blue dress so clearly and instead of falling down a rabbit hole she falls into an open grave. Lmao I can picture Giles as the smoking Caterpillar so clearly sksjs. AND YEAH SPIKE IS ABSOLUTELY A SARCASTIC ANNOYING CAT WHO FOLLOWS BUFFY AROUND AND MAKES COMMENTS JUST TO ANNOY HER BUT ULTIMATELY TRIES TO HELP HER. And like since this is probably humanized it’s just him vanishing/appearing and hanging around up in trees in vamp face the whole time, grinning like a moron. Gosh…ANON I CAN PICTURE THIS SO CLEARLY AND CHESHIRE CAT SPIKE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME ALREADY.

And DRUSILLA AS THE MAD HATTER OOOF. Drusilla and her tea parties…Drusilla in her mad hatter costume…I love this so much.

AND KING (Queen) OF HEARTS BUT ITS DEFINITELY ANGELUS…and maybe Darla is the queen (king) of hearts…

hmmmm…I’m trying to think of what everyone else would be. Maybe Anya as the March Hare, like her with a mallet would be hilarious and she’s literally a rabbit lmao. For some reason when I first started thinking about it, Willow gave me White Rabbit vibes but I think Whistler would fit better lol. Probably Cordelia as the duchess. Idk about Xander…I feel like it could be interesting if he and Willow were tweedle dee and tweedle dum? Just because they are a duo sksks. Oz is the doormouse…napping through all the chaos, totally chill. DAWN IS THE KNAVE OF HEARTS BECAUSE THE KNAVE WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING STUFF. But also she’s Buffy/Alice’s sister who wakes her up in the end.

And that’s how the story ends, with Dawn waking Buffy up on the couch and she’s confused and disorientated because apparently Spike found her passed out in the graveyard and took her home. He says he thinks maybe something got the jump on her. Buffy talks about her weird dream, says it felt so real but Dawn, Spike, and ultimately Buffy agree it was just a dream. Buffy gets up to leave the room and Dawn follows. Spike trails behind, only to turn to the camera, his eyes flashing and a grin splitting across his face. He pressed his finger to his lips and goes “shhh” and the screen goes black.

#op I love this entirely too much sksjshs #buffy the vampire slayer #btvs imagine #btvs au #btvs asks #alice in wonderland

[zolarianstarman]

Graveyard Walk

Notes: HIIII so this is a wip that I actually plan to finish. I made this because we had to do something for humanities with prompts. I got different 8 prompts to do and decided to do " Walking through the graveyard, Jordan couldn’t shake the feeling that he was being watched,,, " this isn't homework or anything I just like writing this. Also extra stuff is that Jordan is Venezuelan, I might give him a design soon unless if somebody else wants to!!

Walking through the graveyard, Jordan couldn’t shake the feeling that he was being watched. Jordan came at a full stop before turning around slowly, expecting to see someone or something, but nothing. The sun was going down quicker than he expected so he reached into his bag to grab a flashlight. He didn’t turn the flashlight on though, wanting to save the battery life and he probably had another 30 minutes before he couldn’t see. Jordan continued to walk through the graveyard as he looked at the names and flowers on the gravestones, it reminded him of when he and his family would celebrate Dia De Los Muertos, but another thought occurred that interrupted his previous thought: What if he didn’t make it through this graveyard walk,, alive? What if he was going to be the next family member on his family's ofrenda? Jordan shook away the thought and took a breath, he was already nervous enough just walking in the cemetery. Suddenly he heard whistling coming from the right. He held his nose and closed his eyes as he quickly turned to his right. He slowly opened an eye as the whistling stopped, but nothing again. Jordan took a step in the direction where he heard the whistling but stopped himself because he didn’t want to end up being a character in a horror movie that night. Jordan thought for a moment before continuing his walk, what whistled? Maybe it was El Silbón (The Whistler, a part of Venezuelan and Colombian culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silb%C3%B3n ), the creature him and his siblings would always talk about when they were younger? Well Jordan didn’t drink, he was only 18. Jordan turned to continue his walk just to get out of the cemetery but stopped when he saw

POINTS AND LAUGH IT LEFT OFF ON A CLIFFHANGER L!! Anywho watch out for the design of Jordan lol 👀👀

#shy shy writes #current wip #wip #horror/thriller #Spotify #graveyard walk

[rebelgodking]

Adding new npcs’, cause I want to write, or try to.  Just Emilie fighting evil and other stuff.  Her own band of scoobies’  Also I’m not the best at picking names

Fiona Fay (coming soon)

Lafayette Du’lac

     Lafayette, a scholar, and well part demon.  Due to mishandling a magic artifact.  Though it has been found out someone planed for that to happen     Du’lac is a branch of the family Dulaque.  And distant relatives to Mary Dulaque.  The Du’lac family is part of the three.  Unlike The Clayton’s & The Whistler’s.  they do not have a single origin.   And are the least known of the three.  Only thing is known is they have some origins in what is now France.  And that of Avalon.

CJ Robinson

  A farmer, who crossed paths with wolfram & hart.  Which is why he’s not fond of them.  But he does watch Perry Ma.son. 

Mary Dulaque*

Mary & Emilie both worked at the same graveyard/cemetery.   They didn’t hang out much until Mary graduated from Sunnydale college. *psa Mary is a muse of mine.  Theres a link in her name

3/5

[tyleratd]

Zombie graveyard haunted house realistic tattoo. Tyler ATD, Whistler, Canada

#whistler #whistler tattoo #whistler tattoo artist #realistic tattoo #realism tattoo #black and grey #tattoo #inked #ink #tattoosbytyleratd #tyleratd #black and grey tattoo #Squamish tattoo #pemberton tattoo #Vancouver tattoo #graveyard #graveyard tattoo #zombie #zombie tattoo #haunted house #haunted house tattoo #Vancouver artist

[dubmill]

Grave of the artist James McNeill Whistler (d. 1903) and his wife, Beatrice (or Beatrix; d. 1896), Chiswick Old Cemetery, London; 22.6.2020

#dubmill #photography #photographers on tumblr #original photography #original photographers #London #Chiswick #cemetery #graveyard #burial ground #England #UK #Britain #James McNeill Whistler #Beatrice Whistler #Beatrix #walk #Wandsworth to Holland Park via Chiswick #2020 #22 June 2020 #22062020

[chialinkster2]

"I gotta know that I can hear."-Link

[x]

#two gifs by graveyard whistler #two gifs by me #aww link looks so distraut in the 3rd gif #sound test #i couldn't hear anything #wasn't close enough to the mic #oh well #gmm 860

[totallyrhettro]

thanks to @ladycynthiana and @koalizama for this adorable dash thing 

and @syl-32802 and @graveyard-whistler for the original posts. love you!

#dash did a thing #rhett #gif #my heart tho #syl-32802 #you kill me #graveyard-whistler #you are not helping me live #same #tho #100% same #precious in plaid

[lallyloo]

My favorite rhink moments revolve around how protective Rhett seems to be always over Link. He doesn't hesitate before always throwing in "are you ok" In such serious tone whenever Link has the slightest of inconvenience in such a protective momma bear manner. He doesn't even bother curbing this instinct, Link's safely seems to be always top priority 🥹

YES

[gif by @graveyard-whistler]

#ask me stuff #rhink #i'm sure there are more recent examples of this but tumblr gif search is useless sometimes #but yes anon i agree!

[analyzingrhink-blog]

Analyzing Rhink - The kiss that started it all

Introduction to the madness/discussions

In discussing our head canons for these two amazing men, and their epic love for each other, we talked about when we thought their relationship changed from epic soulmates to soul mates who fuck.

After a very loooong ass discussion, where we flailed incoherently for 28 pages, we came to the same conclusion: The romantic/sexual side of their relationship is only a very recent thing. We don't think they’ve been sleeping together for years. We pinpointed the beginning of “something more” to the News Musical: Wedding Fail episode, better known as the Newsical-kiss, Plexi-kiss or the kiss that nearly killed the Rhink fandom.

We believe that the aftermath of the plexi-kiss showed them a side to their relationship that was previously, completely unexplored. This got them thinking, questioning what was between them. It made them realize feelings that they a) didn’t know they had and b) didn’t know how to deal with. Unfortunately, Rhett and Link didn’t kiss through the plexi-glass and ride off into the sunset. We think the aftermath of the plexi-kiss led to more denial and a great deal of angst. The plexi-kiss was a catalyst and where the change in their relationship began.

We invite you relax, take a seat and listen to our theory of how the plexi-kiss punched Rhett and Link in the face with feels.

So let's talk about that.

Our theory: Or better known as Plexi-gate

We share the headcanon that Rhett and Link didn’t progress their relationship until much, much later in life. Because it took that long to acknowledge and understand themselves.

These two men clearly share a relationship that transcends anything you could call ‘best friends’. They’ve been friends for 30+ years. And after all this time, they still adore each other, want to spend all their time together and genuinely care and love each other.

originally posted by mclaughneal

They couldn’t imagine their lives apart, so they went to the same university and took the same courses. And when Rhett wanted to move and pursue his dream, Link didn’t hesitate to follow him. Because Link couldn’t live in a world where he didn’t have Rhett in his life everyday. And if for some reason Link couldn’t go with Rhett, Rhett wouldn’t have left. Because he couldn’t live without Link.

How do two people who love each other so much -who are beyond just best friends, bordering on soul mates - take so long to realize they are in love with each other and finally do something about it?

To understand that. You need to first look at where they came from.

Rhett and Link’s Background: Buies Creek, North Carolina

Not only was the world a much less accepting place forty years ago, they came from a small town in southern USA. Rhett and Link were raised in an environment where having feelings for a man wasn’t just wrong, it wasn’t even on their radar. Some people may or may not understand this, but when you're raised in a very strict Christian homophobic household, bisexual people can deny an entire side of themselves. So much so, that it makes it hard to notice when they having feelings for the same sex, especially if they fall in love with someone of the opposite gender, because it can feel natural.. But there is in fact a side of yourself that is being denied because you were taught it was wrong.

Which is why we think they hadn’t really even thought about each other that way, fleetingly if at all.

The move to CA

So you may ask why did it take Rhett and Link so long to ‘get it together?’ It takes quite a bit of time to unlearn deeply ingrained ideas taught to us when we are young.

We believe that a huge changing agent for Rhett and Link was the move to CA. Before that, we don't think they would have had the exposure to the world outside of small town NC and outside of conservative Christian ideals that allow them to think of each other in non platonic ways.

The move to CA also came at a time when their Internetainment careers were beginning to skyrocket, and their new working relationship was becoming legitimate. New dynamics such as that can really change something in a relationship.

There’s a higher level of trust involved in committing to a move and partnership that big too. By moving to CA and forming a company they effectively put the fate of their careers, finances and ultimately their families in each other's hands.

Even with all this happening, it still took some time. Its believable that it took many years on top of the change of location, exposure to new people and ideas and definitely their age and developing relational dynamics to open their minds to new and startling possibilities.

Without all these factors lining up in the proper way, Rhett and Link may not have ever realized that this is the kind of thing that they could have. Their background and the ideals they grew up with would not allow it.

It's rather heartbreaking to think that they could have been loving each other for many years, and not ever realizing what it was because of their upbringing.

What caused the kiss?

Honesty, this kiss does not seem preplanned. It was not a ploy to see how far they could push each other or to reveal secret feelings at this time. Rhett and Link were just following the natural progression of the story and following each others’ lead. They were just going with it, like they always do.

The story didn’t call for a kiss through a prison glass. We’re sure the plexi-glass was just a prop, same as the wig. But these two clever cupcakes, who regularly pull hilarious and entertaining things at whim, were just following their creativity.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

As you can see in the above gif, it’s Rhett who asked Link to kiss him through the glass and Link didn’t even hesitate. These two have been bouncing ideas off each other their entire lives. One throws something at the other, who bats it back and fills in any gaps along the way.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

This easy and almost second nature reactivity to each other is what makes them so successful.

But it also means that they often don't think too hard about something before doing it. Because they trust each other so completely and aren’t afraid to take the jump. You can see that they in the moment and totally engrossed in their characters.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

In the above gif, you can see that Link was working off of Rhetts cues. He is so lost in in the progression of the scene and the character that he even kissed the glass a second time, after Rhett had pulled away. Link’s brain certainly was not in the driver’s seat, as all his actions indicate that he was responding to Rhett’s direction. This has always been their dynamic, Rhett asks and Link follows.

Link was not the only perpetrator of thoughtlessness. It is clear that they both weren’t thinking about what they were doing, which is why this was such an important event. They didn’t think about how they would feel after, they didn’t think at all. Neither realized that “Oh, this may be weird. Rhett just asked me to kiss him.”

This scene certainly affected them both in a significant way that they didn’t even consider. And it is evident how much it did affect them by their body language towards each other afterwards.

Link’s Reactions and Body Language

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originally posted by silentbelvedere

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

To fully understand the impact this kiss had on Link, we need to understand the man. Link tends to live in a world where his emotions are out in the open and he finds it difficult, nay impossible to shut these feelings down. Everything about Link is a bundle of expression, with his hands moving, eyebrows waggling all over the place and his blue eyes sparkling with his thoughts. The man wears his heart on his sleeve and has no brain to mouth filter. It's not hard at all to work out what's going on in his brain.

Therefore, his face and body language are a clear indicator of the wide array of emotions he was experiencing the moment his lips left Rhett’s.

Link’s resulting reaction to the kiss was very telling. His feelings were all over his face and it seems like he had been hit by a truck. By observing Link’s body language and facial features, it can be concluded that it wasn’t embarrassment he was feeling, if you look closely Link’s face is one of complete shock.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

His eyes are wide, his face is flushed and he is breathing heavily, his chest visibly heaving. Link doesn’t seem like he can move, his body is frozen and he can’t even look away from the camera.

Also Link, not being one that can keep his mouth shut, says EXACTLY how he feels.

“Oh Goodness”

“I don't know what to say at this point”

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

We know you don’t Link. Because you look like you’ve been hit in the face with a realization hammer.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

As the video progresses, Rhett appears to be pushing forward, while Link is still stuck in the moment of the kiss. It is apparent that Link is still stunned judging by the look on his face and his posture. He still has his hand up to his ear like a telephone as if he can’t even move his body, and if his eyes got any wider, they’d burst out of his head. Link’s mind must have been the equivalent of a squirrel on speed in this moment. You can almost read the thoughts going through his mind just as clearly as if he were speaking them out loud:

“Omg what….what is this?... Why do I feel this way… Why is my heart beating so hard?”

Link is an exceptional actor. We have seen him use a variety of expressions and gestures for the benefit of entertainment. But in this moment, Link has stopped acting. And he certainly isn't reacting like he’s just had another awkward moment on the camera for the benefit of comedy. It was the look of a person who had just received their first kiss from their crush, one they didn’t even know existed. It was like Link had just woken up.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

Yeah Link. We know, wow.

In the above gif, you can see how Link just barely pulls himself back from the brink of hysterical laughter before he finally releases his “grip” on his phone hand. His mind and body are just starting to catch up to one another as he finally lets his arm fall to his side. The two parts of himself are starting to move at the same speed, but it hasn’t diminished the swirling emotions that are still written all over him. From his flushed face to his sighs and mumbling, you can tell he has not fully recovered his composure. It’s like the world is just beginning to come back into focus, but he has not even begun to work out what this all means to himself, to Rhett or their partnership.

Rhett’s Reactions and Body Language

originally posted by thenthekneehits

At first glance, one would say that Rhett was not nearly as impacted by this kiss as Link was. While Link looks like he’s had a visitation by god, Rhett looks like he’s gotten back down to business and moved on.

The significance of Rhett’s reaction is that Rhett tends to play things closer to his chest.  Where Link is impetuous and you can see his emotions plainly, Rhett is trapped inside his own mind, which makes him much harder to read. He always seems to be less upset over things, but that is because his emotions stay inside of him, while Link’s flail all over the place.

Rhett is a thoughtful guy.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

And those thoughts tend to stay exactly where they are.  A self proclaimed introvert, he is not prone to sharing much of what goes on inside. Revealing too much of his inner workings makes him vulnerable, which makes these obvious feelings that much more powerful. These emotions that he allowed on his face and in his gestures reveal something deep and important and speaks volumes of the propensity of the situation.

So it would be easy to say Rhett was unaffected by the kiss because he was very quick to push away the awkwardness and continue the show like always. The fact of the matter is, Rhett felt the emotion of the kiss acutely. We believe he was going through the same reactions as Link, but experiencing it internally rather than externally.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

As you can see here, Rhett is trying to work out what the hell to do and Link is SO offline that Rhett is basically left to sink or swim on his own.

You can see him trying to work out. What the hell this boy is doing? Is he still in character? Are we still acting?

Rhett keeps looking to the monitor, trying to gauge what Link’s face is doing.  Rhett’s still got his phone hand up to his face, because Link has.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

 You can see Rhett is thinking so damn hard. His face is twitching, his eyes are looking all over the place and his brain is in overdrive. He is looking to his friend for the next move and is struggling to figure out if this act has gone off the rails or not. There is a moment of recognition when Rhett realizes that Link is no longer acting and that his responses are true to life.

“Yep, okay. I don't think we’re acting anymore. I don't know what Link is saying. Come on Mclaughlin, do something.”

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

And do something he does. He spurs into action.

All the while Link is imploding, his emotions are leaking to the surface while Rhett is focused on halting his internal meltdown, frantic to pick up the pieces and get on with the show. Rhett is aware that he has lost Link, but is incapable of pulling the man back from the space he is in. So in order to deal with the situation, Rhett flies into fix it mode.

Keep it moving, maybe we will fall into step together.

Step by step, Rhett pulls away from the kiss, puts the plexi glass down and starts talking to the camera.

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

Despite his efforts to remain calm and keep things chugging along, you can see he is on the precipice of losing all semblance of control, same as Link.

originally posted by rtr-gifs

Rhet has a tell when he’s nervous. We all do. It's generally a self soothing gesture. It doesn’t always mean you’re uncomfortable. But it's definitely something you do when you are.

Rhett is a beard stroker.

originally posted by remembertherandler

Rhett tends to not be a fidgety person when he’s relaxed. He’s not a nervous energy bunny like Link. When he’s chill, he’s chill. When he’s not entirely chill, he might play with his beard, or play with the hair at the back of his neck.

Rhett is in danger mode here, we’ve never seen him move so much. He is the most fidgety fidget man in these gifs. Touching his face, his beard, playing with the wig,and touching his mouth.

While Link has barely moved, Rhett is nearly ready to climb out of his skin.  

originally posted by graveyard-whistler

This scene was a rarity for this pair because the way Rhett and Link function is clear. When one fails the other swiftly takes over without a beat.  In the case of this unexpected kiss, both brains were taken by surprise and went off kilter.

Link was completely lost and was of no help to Rhett. Rhett struggled to keep everything going, but you can see that he was not only affected by the kiss, he was REALLY affected by Link’s visceral reaction afterwards.

Link, the bouncy energy-bound puppy, had an almost freeze-frame brain malfunction and cool, calm and collected Rhett nearly spiralled himself into the sun.

When usually this duo can just feed off each other almost telepathically,  this episode demonstrates that this kiss left them stranded and unable to work out where to go.

Aftermath of Kiss/Why Release the Episode

The aftermath of the kiss is very closely related to the release of the episode. Why would they release an episode, or even just that scene, if it was so damn clear, to god and everyone, that they had a bone-deep reaction to kissing each other? Even through a sheet of plastic.

And that can be answered by a river in Egypt. Denial.

When you don't understand something, something so very profound that it drops you on your head and wrecks everything you thought you knew….well, it's safer just to pretend that it doesn’t exist because the alternative is terrifying and life changing.

Which is why they released the episode. If they didn’t release it, they’d have to acknowledge that there was something wrong with it and that the reactions meant something.

So release it and it just becomes …”Oh hahahah aren’t we funny and stupid!”

If they don’t  release it, uncomfortable questions start to arise, questions they weren’t prepared to give life to by answering.

Which leads nicely into the next thought. They definitely did not talk about how this episode made them feel. Which is strange, because being friends for so many years, you would think that they would talk about everything. For as many times as fans have commented on their closeness, you can bet that people that interact with Rhett and Link in their everyday lives have commented on it twice as much. Which begs the question, why lock these emotions in a box and send it down the river?

It was clear that instead of having a open realization, feelings were repressed even further because they both were not ready for it. They weren’t ready for how it made them feel and for how it made them question what they meant to each other. This is the first time they’d been put into a situation where their defenses were down, unwittingly throwing them head first into each other, smashing and shattering the puzzle pieces of their relationship and leaving them to reassemble it.

They were forced to acknowledge what the scene made them feel,but their feelings were only given a cursory glance before they were shoved deep down again, back to where they had emerged from.

They needed time to assemble the puzzle back together, but this was definitely not the time or place. They were different people and just not ready. Time‘s fingers had not reached them and taken hold yet, not allowing them to accept their feelings. They were still stuck in the limbo of self doubt and disbelief.  

Because it's one thing to love your best friend. But it's another to want your best friend.

So what happened next?

Denial would only get them so far. It may have worked for them in the past, (which saw them through the “no homo” days of the Kasts) but ignoring a big physical realization like this would only work for a short time. We think the tension between them would have erupted eventually. They would have fought it until they finally acted on how they felt OR at least talked about it openly.

So what happened next? That is another analysis for another time.

Originally posted by mythical-shippings

First things first we have some people to thank. We’ve had some help with this very scientific post.

Thanks to @afangirlsplaylist for her amazing help with editing. After staring at this for as long as we have, it was good to have a second...third? Pair of eyes to see our mistakes. Also she made a few really good points that added to our theories.

Thanks to @remembertherandler for helping us with gif searching and providing us with gifs. I swear girl, I didn’t think I’d ever find that gif. You’re amazing.

Thanks to @graveyard-whistler , @silentbelvedere , @thenthekneehits @mythical-shippings, @mclaughneal for your amazing gifs and pics which helped us illustrate the science.

And lastly, thank you dear and lovely reader! We had a lot of fun writing this. Never have we had so much fun in a fandom, before. Be your mythical best.

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[siriuslypotterreads]

The Book Thief

I started the Book Thief like 2 months ago and I am must say the book was quite fascinating!

The story basically follows through a girl Liesel who goes to live with her foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann in Himmel Street. It is set in Nazi Germany and basically is a narration of her life by a very interesting narrator, death...

Long story short, this novel is a manuscript of Liesel's life, that she will write during the course of her life and lends it to death when he comes to finally pick her up. We see her grow from adjusting to her new life with her new family, finding new friends, providing concealment to a Jewish man, whom she grows close enough to share her interest in literature, a huge library belonging to the mayor and her hobby of stealing books that the German officials wanted to destroy starting from a book she found at a graveyard.

Every book she steals is a symbol of what she is going through at that point in her life. It sort of aids to the story she wants to tell, relating to the readers on a personal level.

By the way, these are all the books she steals 😁

The Gravedigger's Handbook, The Dog Named Faust, The Lighthouse, The Shoulder Shrug, The Whistler, The Mud Men, The Standover Man, The Dream Carrier, A Song in the Dark, Under the Cherry Tree, The Tenth Lieutenant, The Last Human Stranger and The Rules of Tommy Hoffman

Would I recommend you read the book: Immensely

Rating: 5 stars (I loved it so much)

A part that Captured me: The narration

The character I resonated with most: Honestly, Death

Let me know what you think of it!

#book thief #liesel meminger #rudy steiner #hans hubermann #rosa hubermann

[actuallylorelaigilmore]

one girl in all the world: prologue

Willow x Angel, BTVS. Also on AO3.

A reimagining of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the very beginning, in which Angel was sent to Sunnydale to help the wrong girl, and fell in love with the right girl anyway. For @actuallylukedanes in honor of their birthday. 💗 Bonus graphic here.

Later–much later–Angel would think of so many questions he could have asked and didn’t. Why him? Why her? What exactly had Whistler seen, or been told, with his gifts, that made him so certain?

Prophecies were notoriously unreliable. Tricky things, like Faustian bargains or monkey paws. Wesley could have told him that, if he and Angel had known each other in 1997.

Instead, there was Whistler. Offering him a purpose. Pointing him towards a girl.

She was brimming with potential, power she hadn’t begun to realize, according to the demon. She would be his path to redemption, if he let her. The girl would save the world, and she would need help to do it. Angel could make the difference between the defeat of evil and the end of everything.

Later–much later–Angel would think of so many questions he could have asked and didn’t. Why him? Why her? What exactly had Whistler seen, or been told, with his gifts, that made him so certain?

At the time, though, Angel hadn’t asked nearly enough. Though he was skeptical, long past believing his afterlife could be redeemed, he saw the newest Slayer in a Los Angeles graveyard and he knew two things.

The first: Whistler was right. This was where he needed to be.

And the second: he would have to be very, very careful.

Strong, blonde, and always ready with a retort, she was just his type. He could practically hear Darla's voice in his head, mocking him for his immediate interest--the way simply seeing Buffy reminded him of how it used to feel, to have a heartbeat.

She was so alive, unburdened by the weight of her destiny. He could tell that she was different. Not just from other young women he’d known, but from other Slayers. This one was special.

And as much as he needed to make amends for his existence, Angel also liked the idea of being special. Especially after everything he’d done. If he could do more than atone, actually play a larger part in the world’s fate–not just avoid humans, but save them--he would be a fool not to. Right?

So he followed her to Sunnydale. He watched. He waited. When the time came, he helped. And helping Buffy put him in the middle of her friends, her Watcher. More humans who needed saving.

Including Willow.

Mortal, as fragile as the rest of them…but she was special too. Angel sensed it immediately. Tucked that knowledge away, not sure what to do with it.

It wasn’t as though he and Buffy had friendly chats about her life, or the people in it. It wasn’t as though Willow herself seemed aware of her power. And he didn’t have any reason to bring it up. In Angel’s experience, magic was more dangerous than useful, especially directed at him. So he kept a watchful eye on the Slayer’s best friend, the quiet redhead with fierceness at her core.

When she began to approach him, he found it hard to keep her at a distance. It was nothing like Buffy; he felt pulled to the Slayer, an unavoidable attraction. A terrible idea.

But Willow had questions. She was trying to arm herself with knowledge, an impulse he understood. With Buffy considering him an ally, he was safe, in Willow’s mind.

He didn’t want to explain how wrong she was--to lose the trust she placed in him. The innocence there. It had been a very long time since innocence stared him in the face and called him friend.

A vampire working with a Slayer was unheard of, Angel knew that. As rare as a vampire with a soul.

But if anything could be stranger than that, more difficult to believe...it might be a vampire who fell in love with a witch.

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