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"that's sydney, she's helping us out today"

one year later she's cdc at the dream restaurant he wanted to open with his brother SCREAM

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Syd + Carmy- Labels

This is an interesting introduction. In 1x07 review, Tina introduces Sydney to Louie as "Jeff's friend." Why not? "Say hello to Sydney." I think it's because later on in the episode when Sydney leaves Carmy, we see why he's so anxious and sad over losing her in 1x07 and 1x08. The friend label season 1 establishes there's already a bond growing between Syd and Carmy, and the group sees this bond.

I find it interesting in the friends-to-lovers trope, especially with co-workers, there's always a witness or witnesses to the relationship, defining the growing fondness of the couple before the two can define their own relationship. The whole label thing reminds me of 2x08 Bolengese, Throughout the episode Carmy is trying to define his relationship with Claire with the pressure test coming from Syd, she is, after all, the first to address the label Carmy has for Claire.

But deep down, Carmy can't label what Claire means to him because he's trying to figure out his feelings for Syd. 2x08 gives us clues into this love growing between Syd and Carmy. They don't have a label but the actions speak louder than words. There are a couple of moments with Syd and Carmy finishing each other's sentences (once in front of Tina). You get Syd initiating the "I'm sorry" love language, you get Syd addressing Claire being in between Syd and Carmy's relationship restaurant.

You also get Syd in between Carmy and Claire's love scene. Carmy and Syd have yet to define their relationship because it's more than a friendship. We're already in the slow burn. friends to lovers story which started at the beginning and Now as the season progresses Carmy and Sydney have to address their own relationship with romantic undertones in the writing.

Essentially I say all this to say that- Syd and Carmy being endgame is not fan service, it's been established since the beginning. Syd haters need to stop she's not just a co-worker or the same kind of friend because we would have heard "This is my friend." "You're my best friend" in 2x09 omelette. We're watching a friend-to-lovers story unfold right before our eyes.

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Nat when she talks to Carmy vs when Sydney breathes

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It’s not shipping politics guys, it’s just media literacy

There’s a lot we could discuss but I’ll just focus on one scene from season 2 episode 9- Carmy is having a panic attack, he tries to calm himself down by thinking of Claire but that doesn’t work, he’s reminded of his dysfunctional family. He thinks about Sydney instead, that works.

And we can analyze that to hell and make sense of it a million times over but the important detail is that Claire and Sydney are placed in opposition to each other. Past and future, old cycles and broken cycles. A romantic song plays behind the scene, distorted and covered at first in Carmy’s panic, becoming clear when he thinks of Syd (“these words: ‘you will be mine,’ all the time”)

As an audience, we’re clued in to the fact that Sydney and Claire exist on a similar plane for Carmy- intrinsically (because it’s Claire’s only narrative purpose), that means romantically.

Sure, the message was partly: Carmy needs to get his shit together and focus on the restaurant. But if that was the only message, why not snapshots of Mikey? Of the note he left for Carmy? Snapshots of Tina and Marcus and all the people whose lives have improved since they began fixing the restaurant?

He only thinks about Sydney in that moment. And I think that’s fairly telling.

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My bisexual ass trying to work in The Bear kitchen

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Sydney Adamu + Richie Jerimovich in THE BEAR

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would you ever write something about protective baby daddy carmy, maybe it’s only a few weeks until the baby is born so super big belly and coming to family or making her spend all the time at the restaurant so he doesn’t miss the birth

"Make way, wide corner!" Richie bellowed, arms waving back and forth, guiding you through the kitchen like you were an airplane landing.

You glared at him, a snarl in your expression as you waddled around the corner. It was hot and you were so fucking pregnant, due any day now. "Shut the fuck up, Richie." You huffed, flinching at the heat of the kitchen, a wave of nausea coming over you.

"Richie, leave that poor woman alone. What's the matter with you, huh?" Tina snarled, glaring harshly at Richie. "How're you doin', Mama? How's the baby?" Her tone dropped to something sweeter, kinder for you, hand rubbing over your swollen abdomen. Normally, it bothered you when people touched your bump, but Tina was different. It was comforting with her.

"Miserable. Swollen. Hot." You muttered, looking down at your growing belly where baby girl was still jabbing at your ribs.

"I mean this in the nicest way, but... has the baby grew more since last week?" Sydney's eyes were skittish and wide, darting carefully from your stomach back to you.

You snorted lightly, running a hand over the swell of your abdomen. "She dropped a few days ago. Getting ready for launch." You muttered.

"Oh, that-that's, uh, terrifying." Sydney nodded, awkwardly. "Sorry, that's not what you want to hear, but, uh..."

"No, you're right. It is." You laughed, a little uneasy. It was fucking terrifying, all of it- pregnancy, birth, motherhood in general. It was scary.

"It also is so fucking painful because now everything is heavier and my back feels like it might snap." You gave a fake forced smile.

"Oh, poor Mama. That just means she's close. Only a few more days?" Tina beamed. "How much does she weigh?"

"They think eight pounds." You groaned, Sydney's eye bulging expression.

"Ay dios mio..." Tina muttered under her breath. "Well, you'll be so drugged up, honey, you won't even feel it."

"I'm praying for a C-section." You scoffed lightly. "Carmen's already said he's gonna be a wreck either way."

"Yeah, and he will be, won't you, Cousin?" Richie cackled, clapping his cousin on the back as he passed by.

"Be what?" Carmen muttered, too in the game to even see you there. "Chef, have you finished prep?"

"No, Jeff. Talking to your beautiful baby mama." Tina cooed, giving your arm a gentle squeeze.

Carmen's eyes lifted to you, brow furrowed when he looked at the time. "Hey, baby, I lost track of time." He muttered, lips brushing over yours in greeting, hand gliding down your growing stomach.

"We know you did, Cousin." Richie scoffed. "I went and got her."

"You drove with Richie?" Carmen's eyes flashed to you.

"C'mon, Carm. I'm a good fuckin' driver, alright? Quit busting my balls." Richie snorted, rolling his eyes at him.

"He drove safe, Carmy." You reassured, hand rubbing down his forearms sweetly.

Carmen hummed, rolling his eyes gently, but moved you through the kitchen after Sweeps almost hit you with a pan rounding the corner. "Here, come in my office."

"Is it cooler in there?" You moaned, lip jutting in a pout. "I'm about to stand in the freezer, Carmy, it's so fuckin' hot in here."

"I know." Carmen had learned, knew better now, than to do anything but agree with you. He'd been on the receiving end of your wild hormones too many times, your lashing tongue or worse- the fucking tears.

"I put the fan in here, and I have that neck thing in my little fridge, ok? You should be laying down anyways. Not supposed to be up." Carmen frowned lightly , pushing the door open to his office.

The couch was now used as your temporary napping place throughout the day. Carmen had put the bear in overbearing- a joke you told him that he did not find that humorous- when you became pregnant, and it only got more and more severe as months went on. When you got into your third trimester, put on bed rest the last few weeks, Carmen had taken it beyond serious. Insisting that you come stay with him at the restaurant. He was terrified at the thought of something happening or you going into labor when he wasn't around.

You'd agreed, reluctantly, really only because you wanted Carmen close and... because you were in a restaurant. Any type of craving would be satisfied easily for you.

"I think if I lay down, Carmy, I'm not making it back up for family." You yawned gently, rubbing your eyes with the heel of your hand.

Carmen grinned, reaching to turn on the fan besides the couch, pointing it at you so it would blow the cool air over you. "That's alright. I'll bring it here to you." He muttered, pulling the blinds closed for you.

You sat down, propped against the pillows, head lolling to the side to look at him. Carmen sat beside you, hand rubbing over your stomach. "Where's she at today?"

"Same place she was this morning. Right under my ribs." You grin, moving his hand under your left boob, pressing to the side when her fluttered kicks were.

Carmen beamed, eyes brightening as his hand ghosted over the spot there. "Talk to her, Bear." You muttered, eyes fluttering shut. This pregnancy fatigue was no fucking joke. "She likes your voice."

"Yeah?" Carmen grinned, perking at the compliment.

"Yeah." You nodded. "She likes to hear her Daddy's voice. Makes her kick like fucking crazy."

Carmen leaned down, cheek resting on your stomach gently. "Hi, baby. Are you bein' good?" He muttered, your body flushing with adoration at the gentleness of his words. "You ready to come out soon? We're ready for you to. I know your Mommy is."

You snorted, a breathy laugh cut short by a sharp kick to your ribs. "Keep talking." You muttered, moving his hand a little further to wear the kick was. "Bring out the cookbooks again."

"Yeah?" Carmen hummed, eyes crinkling with amusement. "Your Mommy thinks that's funny, but when you come out knowing how to make bruschetta, she's gonna be blown away. Won't she?" Carmen's voice lilted, a tone of baby talk that had you swooning. It was new, something he just recently started doing in the recent weeks. While you were nesting, so was he, in a different way. Getting used to the idea of being a dad, the anxieties he felt traded in for an excitement.

Carmen could feel it, tiny kicks pressing through your tight, stretched skin. His baby, kicking to the sound of his voice. His heart swelled. "See, she agrees with me."

You laughed, running a hand through his hair. "I know she does. Already got you already, hm, Berzatto?"

"Gets it from her, Mama." Carmen jested back, a playful twinkle in his eyes that had your heart soaring out of your chest, tears welling in the corners- damn pregnancy hormones. "Learnin' from you already."

You smiled wordlessly, a watery grin that had Carmen a little on edge until you reached out, pulling his hand to your lips, pressing a kiss into his palm. Carmen's hand cradling your cheek, free hand going back to where the baby had been kicking, soothing it gently while your eyes fluttered shut.

#absolutely sobbing at this #unwell #the dialogue feels so real too #I’m SOFT

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When you survive the end of the world by partying with your (maybe?) Monster hunting boyfriend. Or are they ‘steddie’ already XD 

(Yeah, yeah. I make dad jokes. My Gen X arse owns that. I’ll see myself out. ;p)

#holy shit this is so good

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Father Paul’s to do list before traveling back to the US:

- Hitch a ride back to hotel

- Bribe concierge at hotel to allow access to Monsignor Pruitt’s room

- Shave

- Marvel at own hotness in full-length mirror

- Conceive plan to win back ex who explicitly said to stop calling

- Acquire several pairs of slim-fit jeans because plan

- Ask to use computer in hotel lobby

- Learn how to use computer

- Learn how to use dark web

- Acquire fake passport on dark web

- Avoid rest of travel party at continental breakfast buffet

- Buy box (xl)

- Hire car to drive box (xl) to cave

- Talk angel into coming to America using sign language and stick figure drawings

- Explain to angel that God’s own country has much better takeout than some hole in the ground in the Holy Land using sign language and stick figure drawings

- Explain to angel who God is (weird?) using sign language and stick figure drawings

- Buy plane ticket on computer in hotel lobby

- Bribe customs to allow smuggling of local artifacts because seductive American

- Further test seductive powers by flirting shamelessly with every stewardess on the 12 hour flight

- Spend the remaining 11 hours of the 12 hour flight in the toilet hiding from stewardesses and reassessing line of work

#DYING LMFAO

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Full offense, but “bless me father for I am going to sin” is now one of the hottest lines anyone has ever spoken in television and no one can convince me otherwise

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Inspired by this hilarious post from @eerielake

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Absolutely a sucker for the “ARE YOU HURT” once over. The wandering hands, frantically checking for blood or pain just SOMETHING. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED of what they might find while searching. The panicked look on the face of the person doing the checking, the glossy, confused “I’m fine” from the person being checked. HOO BOY just inject that shit right into my veins

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mike thinks that eddie is like the coolest person ever and is absolutely devastated that he's dating the guy mike thinks is the absolute lamest, steve.

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Nobody: 

Sheriff Hassan:

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MIDNIGHT MASS —  Book VII: Revelation

#🥲🥲🥲

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thinking about that scene in the first episode of midnight mass where riley has his nightmare and there’s a flash of the church walls covered in blood…in EP ONE !!! MIKE FLANAGAN WAS WILD FOR THAT