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cogentranting · 3 months

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I've watched Arrow 5x20 at least 6 times. I do not know why at the end when it looks like Felicity might fall they have Curtis turn the vents back off, as if having a big fan slowly turning at the end of that three story fall is what will make the difference.

#arrow #arrow rewatch #arrow 5x20 #i mean... could a fan like that hurt her? probably #but it doesn't matter because if oliver dropped her she wasn't walking away from that fall fan or no fan

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livelovecaliforniadreams · 1 year

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lacrimae23 · 3 months

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memegraphic olicity

do not enter - translation: DO IT.

[and yeahh i wanted to do some silly SIMPLE memegraphics. i wanted to try new styles, designs etc. I HAD FUN OKKK]

warning: hot surface, do not touch o.O

#arrow #oliver queen #felicity smoak #olicity #otp #oliver x felicity #memegraphic is a thing #meme #kinda #or maybe not really idk #olicity 5x20 #it's HOT here #lacrimae23

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winnie-the-monster · 1 year

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“You know what he can’t change?”

“What?”

“That way he looks at you.”

#arrow #s5 #5x20 #felicity smoak #curtis holt #olicity

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itachi86 · 3 months

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i like oliver's gloves

#arrow #5x20 rewatch #style things #oliver green/green arrow #the gloves he's wearing this entire ep almost #he looks good in them haha

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goodwhump-temp · 11 months

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William Riker Whump | Star Trek: The Next Generation

His rizz is too good for his own good

SEASON 1 1x01 Encounter at Farpoint pt2 - Briefly unconscious, evaporated 1x02 The Naked Now - Knees buckle, becoming infected with the silly virus 1x04 The Last Outpost - Stunned, electrocuted unconscious, punched, threatened 1x06 Lonely AMONGUS - Betrayed, stunned/blinded 1x08 The Battle - Worried for Picard 1x09 Hide and Q - Forced to play Qs game, tempted, makes Picard worry 1x14 11001001 - Seduced/distracted, heartbroken 1x18 Coming of Age - Interrogated 1x20 The Arsenal of Freedom - Trapped in stasis, weak 1x21 Symbiosis - Electrocuted hostage, collapses 1x22 The Skin of Evil - Dragged, drowning 1x24 Conspiracy - Restrained, pain, pushed, kicked to the ground, punched multiple times, falls on glass table, unconscious, held, mind controlled, nerve pinched

SEASON 2 2x02 Where Silence Has Lease - Being hunted, trapped, aggravated 2x08 A Matter of Honor - Bullied by Klingon crewmates, bitch slapped/trips 2x12 The Royale - Trapped 2x13 Time Squared - Talks about depressing childhood 2x14 The Icarus Factor - Sees dad for the first time in 15 years, depressed, avoiding, fighting his dad, knocked down multiple times 2x18 Up the Long Ladder - Injected, memory loss, missing cells, cloned 2x21 Peak Performance - Badass, battle simulation turned into a real attack 2x22 Shades of Gray - Calf punctured, nervous system being attacked, passes out, brain stabbed/stimulated, induced sadness and pain (all in one whump episode)

SEASON 3 3x01 Evolution - Inhales toxic nitrogen oxide 3x03 The Survivors - Caught in a trap, hanging upside-down 3x09 The Vengeance Factor - Rizzler, heartbroken/sad 3x14 A Matter of Perspective - Thought dead, acting strange, arrested, guilty until proved innocent, punched multiple times 3x16 The Offspring - Sexually harassed/flustered 3x17 Sins of the Father - Confrontation, annoyed 3x18 Allegiance - Worried, confrontation, gaslighted 3x20 Tin Man - Annoyed 3x21 Hollow Pursuits - Confronts Mad Murdock (🤓), choked, feels insulted 3x23 Sarek - Punched, intense argument 3x24 Menage a Troi - Captured, unconscious, imprisoned, held at gunpoint 3x26 The Best of Both Worlds pt.1 - Annoyed (same), undermined/insulted, knocked down, unconscious

SEASON 4 4x01 The Best of Both Worlds Pt.2 - Sad the whole episode 4x03 Brothers - Trapped 4x08 Future Imperfect - Inhaling toxic fumes, coughing/choking, passes out, wakes from coma, aggravated, captured, imprisoned 4x10 The Loss - Worried 4x14 Clues - Stunned unconscious twice 4x15 First Contact - Hospitalized, severely injured, unconscious, punched multiple times/beaten unconscious, internal bleeding, injected dangerous drugs, weak, forced to kill, passes out, dying 4x17 Night Terrors - Aggravated, paranoid, tired/insomnia, scary hallucination 4x23 The Host - Shuttle shot at, awake during symbiote implantation surgery, erratic vital signs/blood pressure, slowly passing out, dizzy/stumbles/caught, weak, lightheaded, overwhelming pain, symbiote being rejected, sickness/pain worsening, collapses

SEASON 5 5x04 Silicon Avatar - Caught in storm, watches friend die, glum 5x06 The Game - Mind controlled 5x10 New Ground - Smoke inhalation, coughing 5x12 Violations - Paralyzed, traumatic flashback, passes out, noticed missing, comatose 5x14 Conundrum - Amnesia/identity erased, rizzler at maximum potential 5x15 Power Play - Shuttle crash landed, struck by lightning, unconscious, pain, broken arm, punched, shot/stunned 5x16 Ethics - Emotional 5x17 The Outcast - RIZZ ALL DAY ALL NIGHT BROTHER, emotional, brutally heartbroken 5x18 Cause and Effect - Falls to the ground, dies multiple times 5x20 Cost of Living - Life support failing, difficulty breathing, sweating profusely, passes out 5x21 The Perfect Mate - Rizz noticed, victim of rizz 5x24 The Next Phase - Thinks friends are dead 5x25 The Inner Light - Worried

SEASON 6 6x01 Time's Arrow Pt.2 - Worried 6x03 Man of the people - Forced on, scratched/pain, bleeding, worried 6x05 Schisms - Insomnia, agitated, dazed, felt trapped, abducted, restrained 6x07 Rascals - Held at fazerpoint, held hostage, threatened 6x09 The Quality of Life - Beard insulted 6x10 Chain of Command, Pt.1 - Stressed 6x11 Chain of Command, Pt.2 - Angry, confronts commanding officer twice 6x15 Tapestry - Forehead laceration 6x18 Starship Mine - Hostage, punched to the ground, almost passes out, mouth and nose bleeding, knocked out from loud noise 6x19 Lessons - Weak 6x21 Frame of Mind - Forehead sliced, (some of these are repeated multiple times), shaking, anxious, reoccuring head pain, paranoid, hallucinating, memory loss, stitutionalized, injection, increasingly agitated, intense stress/fatigue, scared, captured, parietal lobe damaged, 'neuroshock,' reoccuring bleeding, 'shoots' himself, surgery 6x24 Second Chances - Nervous, copied, twin heartbroken, hanging 6x25 Timescape - Clawed forehead, knocked down, frozen 6x26 Descent - Shot at

SEASON 7 7x03 Interface - Talks about mothers death 7x04 Gambit Pt.1 - Close friend dies, denial/avoidant, angry, emotional pain, physically aggressive, knocked down, captured, nervous system painfully electrocuted multiple times, slapped, kicked 7x05 Gambit Pt.2 - Shot unconscious, presumed dead 7x06 Phantasms - Tube sticking out of head (datas nightmare), attacked, infected 7x12 The Pegasus - Worsening guilt, stressed, broken rib, badly bruised, past revealed, confronted, part of large conspiracy, job threatened, confrontation, arrested 7x15 Lower Decks - Tired 7x18 Eye of the Beholder - Watches somebody die, guilt 7x19 Genesis - Spikes stabbed on his back, pain, worsening memory loss, transformed to beast, agitated, shot unconscious 7x24 Preemptive Strike - Held at fazerpoint, betrayed

#star trek #star trek whump #star trek the next generation #star trek tng #star trek tng whump #star trek the next generation whump #william riker #whump #emotional whump #whump list #whumplist #jonathan frakes #jonathan frakes whump #william riker whump

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jackexmachina · 2 years

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Dean breaks the news about Sam’s ‘friends’

image description: scenes from supernatural episodes “After School Special,” “It’s a Terrible Life,” “99 Problems,” and “The Devil You Know”

4x13

In a flashback, Sam kneels to quickly help Barry pick up his books and pencil case from the hallway floor. As they gather his things, Barry says, “Thanks, Sam.” Sam replies, “Great school.” Barry says, “I don't care. Three years, and I'm out of here. I'm going to Michigan State. They got the best vet program in the country.” Sam asks, “You like animals?” Barry answers, “They're a lot nicer than people.” Sam nods.

In the present, Sam and Dean stand in the school hallway, dressed as a janitor and gym teacher, respectively. Dean reads from a paper, telling Sam, “So, there was only one death on campus. It was a suicide back in '98. Some kid named Barry Cook.” Sam grabs the paper from him and asks, “What?” Sam doesn't look up, but sighs and says, “I knew him.” Dean looks surprised as Sam asks, “How'd he die?” Dean answers, “He slit his wrists in the first-floor girls' bathroom.” Sam looks up, processing this.

4x17

In their break room, Sam hands Ian a coffee, and Ian starts, “So, Sam...Had any of those dreams lately?” He makes a pouty face as Sam turns around with a slight bitch face. Ian continues, “What? Don't be like that! Come on, it's the highlight of my day.” Sam rolls his eyes, saying, “I never should've told you in the first place.”

Dean stands talking to police in the hallway, he tells them, “No, I– I followed him into the bathroom. He was– He was standing there in front of the mirror, and then...” Dean sees Sam, who is watching as the coroner rolls Ian away in a body bag. Sam and Dean make brief eye contact before he finishes, “And, uh, he stabbed himself in the neck, I'm sorry.”

5x17

Sam sits at the bar as Paul stands behind it, leaning across to talk to him. Paul tells him, “There's sure as hell demons. And maybe there is a god, I don't know. Fine. But I'm not a hypocrite.” Sam nods, watching him, as he finishes, “I never prayed before and I ain't starting now. If I go to hell, I'm going honest.” Sam nods again, looking down and away. He looks back up when Paul asks, “How ‘bout you?” He shakes his head, confused, and smiles a little before asking, “What about me?”

Sam gets up when Dean enters their motel room, saying, “We went out looking for–” He notices blood all over Dean's hands, and asks, “You alright?” Dean looks up from his hands, shaky, saying, “Yeah, it's... it's not my blood. Paul's dead.” Sam, shocked, asks, “What?” Dean starts to explain, “Jane shot him.” when Castiel interrupts, “It's starting.” Then Sam turns to look at him.

5x20

Sam and Dean stand in a run-down cabin, Dean between Sam and a demon he has tied up with a bag over his head. Dean tells Sam, “I'm doing this 'cause I trust you.” Sam asks, “Trust me to what?” Dean hesitates and then the man speaks, saying, “Sam? Sam, is that you?” They both turn to look at him, Sam confused, before Dean pulls the bag from over his head. He is covered in blood and shakes his head, disoriented. Sam recognizes him, asking, “Brady?” Brady looks up at him and grins.

Brady looks up at Sam with his head turned to the side, telling him, “Brady, here, he was a good kid. Straight arrow, I mean, your best friend, really. Perfect point of access.” Sam responds, clipped, “Thanksgiving.” Brady enthusiastically answers, “Yes, sir. Remember when I came back from break all messed up— Dropped out of pre-med, the drugs, the bitches?” Sam looks away with a pained smile, nodding slightly. Brady finishes smugly, “That was the new Brady. That was me.”

#4x13 #4x17 #5x17 #5x20 #*mine #sam winchester #sam wesson #dean winchester #dean smith #tyson brady #paul spn #barry cook #ian johnston #spn #suicide mention cw

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afaimsarrowverse · 11 months

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Arrowverse Hall of Shame: My 30 (ish) Least Favorite Episodes

Picked from „Arrow“, „Black Lightning“, „Supergirl“, „Legends of Tomorrow“, „The Flash“, „Barwoman“ Season 1+2 and „Superman & Lois“ Season 1+2. Also known as the „Why? Why?? Why?-List“ of Episodes. And yes, obviously I hate Season 2 of „Batwoman“, because they did pretty much everything wrong you can do wrong when faced with this kind of situation (Why not just make Sophie into the new Batwoman, or introduce Luke’s sister or cousin, or just - you know -keep Kate as main character if you do end up recasting her after all. Sigh).

30. Living Proof (Arrow 7x21)

29. Rule Number 1 (Batwoman 2x9)

28. You have saved this City (Arrow 7x22)

27. A New World Part 4: Finale (The Flash 9x13)

26. Negative Part 1+2 (The Flash 8x19/8x20)

25. Mask of the Red Death Part 2 (The Flash 9x5)

24. Family Matters Part 1+2 (The Flash 7x10/7x11)

23. Brothers in Arms (Arrow 6x17)

22. Armed and Dangerous (Batwoman 2x15)

21. Lone Gunmen (Arrow 1x3)

20. Do not Resuscitate (Batwoman 2x6)

19. Battles Lost and Won (Supergirl 3x23)

18. Honor Thy Father (Arrow 1x2)

17. Gore on Canvas (Batwoman 2x5)

16. Elven-Fifty-Nine (Arrow 4x18)

15. Unmasked (Arrow 7x8)

14. Bat Girl Magic! (Batwoman 2x3)

13. The Dragon (Arrow 6x19)

12. The Missing Link (Supergirl 5x18)

11. The Devil’s Greatest Trick (Arrow 6x13)

10. Irreconcilable Differences (Arrow 6x9)

9. Divided / We Fall (Arrow 6x10/6x11)

8. All for Nothing (Arrow 6x12)

7. Fair Skin, Blue Eyes (Batwoman 2x4)

6. Burned (Arrow 1x10)

5. Prior Criminal History (Batwoman 2x2)

4. And Justice for All (Batwoman 2x14)

3. Underneath (Arrow 5x20)

2. Collision Course (Arrow 6x14)

1. What happened to Kate Kane? (Batwoman 2x1)

#Arrowvverse #Last Favorite Episodes #Arrow #The Flash #Supergirl #Batwoman #everyone is entitled to their opinion #please respect mine

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castle-dominion · 10 months

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5x20 the fast & the furriest ngl I thought this would be about furries. I feel like castle would secretly be a furry. Or maybe not but he would end the episode by buying a fursuit

Fast car. Drops a body!? WHAT IS GOING ON

rc: They were right here where this hole in the fridge is. Mmmm Mulligatawny soup MR: Well, maybe you’ve been sleep eating … again. RC: Again? I’ve never sleep ated - sleep ate - eaten. (MARTHA gives him a look) Have I?

Alexis is good enough of an actor, but I remember this episode & last...

WHAT IF IT IS KATE oh nvm SUPER RAT?

Where is ryan?

Perlmutter my beloved They've seen dead bodies before they've even seen someone cut in half... How long was she in trauma bay?

Onondaga, of course she was in new york then. Haudenesaune, right?

Yay finally a native american character who is native to NORTH america instead of latin america. Except ofc depending on the FNMI person you talk to, bigfoot was just a myth they made up to scare the white people. Still tho, as an fnmi person I'm happy to see this on television.

Native & no siblings?!?!?!? No cuzzins? (also ryan not good outfit today) Old folks confess to crimes all the time bro Curious george fan? Me too bro. KR, while they are walking away: George would never do that!

Castle don't tap on the glass u idiot *takes off the baby's head* MOONSHINE growls at CASTLE again and makes a ‘slitting your throat’ gesture. CASTLE gulps.

ruggedly handsome XD

the hospital thing really WAS sus. Why drop off your murder vic? Why not STAY if you're trying to save them?

take out a side mirror? srs? KB: A convicted killer with an attack dog? All right. Pick him up. eight years is a long time

He's right tbh

He was telling the truth! no no noooo no no castle nope no way shup & besides they are not in the right place come on bro no shush

SP: Professionally I can’t speculate what those are, Mr. Castle, but personally I can say that anyone who believes in Bigfoot is an ass.

Bigfoot lives in chicago bro

she's right: These are the footprints I’m interested in. They’re near where the body was. CSU said that they were made within the last 24 hours.

Ryan XD I feel like castle is half just being funny not actually believing but castle believes enough & pretends to believe the rest of the way that he gets ryan to make a fool of imself too often

clipping "rain on your parade" lol

KB: No, not a coincidence. Just a hoax. KR: If it’s such a hoax then tell me why I found this. (he pulls out a paper) I dug through her phone records. Turns out, the last phone call she ever made was to Darrell Meeks. RC: The Darrell Meeks? KB+JE: Who’s Darrell Meeks? RC+KR, sarcastically: “Who’s Darrell Meeks?” KR: Just a world-reknowned cryptozoologist. RC: That’s a scientist who searches for as yet undiscovered creatures. KB: (lightly) Such as unicorns and centaurs? JE: Banshees and leprechauns? ((both fae)) RC just gives KB a look. He holds KR back from smacking JE.

SP: Ugh. The B team. JE: Talk about the B team. KR: Yeah. SP: I’d hoped to see Castle’s look of dismay when I told him cause of death was nothing more exotic than blunt force trauma to the cranium. (off their blank look) It seems she was clobbered over the head with a club or a pipe. I love perlmutter. "HAMMERED into her skull!" it's your job to find out why she swallowed it, it was his job to find it in the first place.

Gigantopithacus

*takes away the yeti finger*

Every partnership needs to have a skeptic & a believer. Meeks & his wife, caskett, rysposito, shane madej & ryan bergara, myself & my brother when we inevitably go ghost hunting

KR: Kind of Crocodile Dundee meets Indiana Jones meets Ted Nugent. hook hand? Cool

What is that growling? Remember the tiger episode? These guys need headlamps KR: Dude, I’ve got a bad feeling about this thing, man. I – I don’t think that we should – Why a bow & arrow? At least let it be a compound bow. Or that

Love his accent lol

Sasquatch bigfoot & yeti are what like homo erectus & homo sapiens?

She was faking evidence, see castle!?

Also are there no female bigfoot fellows?

The traditional bigfoot photo Love esposito's hair btw. It's a little bit too long but it is better than the s3 buzz cut

RC: There was no camera at the crime scene. KB: Maybe our killer took it. RC: Which would explain why there’re so few photos of Bigfoot. KB: I meant our human killer. RC: Right. JE: shakes his head.

RC: And a year later her pendant is found in her murdered friend’s stomach?

Nice, they get to go to bed for the day

KB: Is there anything that you don’t believe in? RC: Sure there is. There’s … um … He thinks for a minute. Finally she smiles in victory. there is the ocean. The ocean is horrifying.

She is so pretty in her PJs

ALEXIS!? WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON Hey avatar reference, a new one just came out

Hold on she's a cardinal? Of fricking course she is. Every native worth their tobacco has a cardinal in their family. Including me lol. Ryan looks pretty af but not super pretty in terms of colour Too many people drop out of school from sexual harrassment Ooh music Esposito bisexual outfit

She does a whip? she is not a filmer

See? Sometimes people don't recognize ppl from sketches or w/e but COULD if a feature was changed

tory my beloved she has a name woah that is some crazy smart stuff KB: Well, the good news is we have our crime scene. The bad news is it’s in 2 square miles of remote wilderness with no access by road. (she turns to CASTLE) You up for a hike?

*mimics howling*

I love how castle is wearing camo AND orange RC: It’s not Wookie. I’m not doing Wookie. I can’t do Wookie. Alexis does a really cute Wookie.

RC:

Because at any moment life can surprise you. *They stop for a minute but then the ground gives way.*

He mentions his knee! Thank you! Just like that time I fell down the mountain!

Castle should have markiplier's unus annus branded tactical shovel

RC: Shouldn't you be wearing a short skirt for this? That’s the rule. Lol a granola bar

Ryan XD XD I could clip that if I wanted to wait kurt wilson is out here not outdoors?

Why is it just the two of them going on a hike?

CASTLE is trying to dig hand and foot holds into the side of a pit with a spork. RC: Ah, spork. They all laughed at you. He tries to use one of his foothold to climb, but his foot just slips out. He looks at the spork in disgust and throws it down onto the ground.

Oh no banging with a stick Oh no bigfoot

At least it doesn't land on castle

SHOOT IT SHOOT IT don't shoot.

Didn't you say you took a pic? you said you did lay eyes on this beast.

It was castle THE CLUB THAT'S THE CRIME SCENE

My man has been living in the woods for all this time...

Castle believes him & it is important to have someone on your team

That's big ngl

Beckett's coat is v nice

They got together after this happened?

This is why you turn off your phone

RC: Well I’m not so sure there isn’t. I’m thinking maybe he’s out there somewhere. And if he is, I’m hoping to see him one day. Preferably from a safe distance.

hsdfjksjhksdfjskdhfjshf bigfoot is real lmao

What speech? Oh that speech AC: I think he could make a real difference in the world. And okay, maybe it was stupid to give him all of my allowance, but I’m not the first person to do something stupid for something they believe in.

#castle 5x20 #castle 5x20 spoilers #castle 5x20 quote #the bigfoot episode

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lucyyh · 2 years

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“I thought, this is the most incredible thing I have ever seen, and I had better keep it a safe distance away from me. I thought, if someone like that ever loved me, it would set me on fire.”

Casey McQuiston, from Red, White and Royal Blue.

Requested by @it-was-a-red-heeler

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1-crazy-dreamer · 4 years

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Touch me lovingly, delicately. Kiss me softly, tenderly. We have all the time in the world.

#Arrow #Olicity #Oliver Queen #Felicity Smoak #arrowedit #little touches #arrow 6x12 #arrow 5x20 #arrow 6x07 #arrow 7x10 #arrowmine #i miss them so much #OTP: Bigger than the universe #it was queue

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shayveridekidd · 2 years

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ok arrow s5ep20 was INSANE. for context it’s the ep where felicity and ollie get trapped in the bunker with everything electric fried so felicity’s paralyzed from the waist down again and oliver tries to climb up the elevator shaft and gets injured and loses a shitton of blood and then they accidentally puncture the methane pipes AND FAST FORWARD LIKE 20 MINUTES AND JOHN’S HOLDING OLIVER BY THE WRIST WHO’S HOLDING FELICITY BY THE WRIST AND AGAIN FELICITY’S PARALYZED AND OLIVER JUST ALMOST DIED FROM BLOOD LOSS AND METHANE POISONING LIKE THREE TIMES IN THE PAST TEN AND THEYRE ALL DANGLING LIKE 100 FEET IN THE AIR AND FELICITY’S LIKE “JUST LET ME GO” AND THEN OLIVER’S LIKE “I’M SORRT FELICITY” BUT HE’S ACTUALLY JUST SORRY FOR NOT DOING WHAT SHE SAYS AND HE LIKE BREAKS HIS WRIST TO PULL HER UP AND SOMEHOW NONE OF THEM DIE?????

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livelovecaliforniadreams · 1 year

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4x3 | 5x20

#savage #married #i love her #my heart #olicity #oliver x felicity #felicity x oliver #felicity smoak #oliver queen #stephen amell #emily bett rickards #arrow #arrowedits #arrowedit #gif #gifs #gifset #4x3 #5x20

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allimariexf · 4 years

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look everyone I’m in a mood since I spent way too long some time staring at this gifset and now I wanna talk about some stuff.*

Specifically I want to talk about the difference between the way Oliver kisses Felicity in 3x01 vs 5x20.

Look at this tragic melodramatic boy in 3x01. Look at how desperately he grabs her face. Because he can’t be the Arrow and be with her but HE HAS FEELINGS, DAMMIT!:

He holds her face so close to make her FEEL how much he feels:

Such an impatient boy. All fired up. He’s never felt anything like this before, and if he doesn’t express it right this moment, he might EXPLODE!:

But wait, what is this!? It’s even better than he imagined, better than he ever could have guessed, and that fiery passion shifts, becomes deeper, and OH SHIT he starts to realize he’s in for a lot more pain than he was expecting:

The poor baby. So in love with Felicity but so CERTAIN they couldn’t be together, that he would have to put his love on the back burner for his mission. So certain he could. But then, in the course of this one kiss, he starts to realize this wasn’t just any kiss. And he starts to understand, it’s not just any love. Poor baby Oliver. He has no idea what he’s in for.

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OKAY BUT NOW!! Let’s compare that to the 5x20 kiss(es). Here we have a much different Oliver. An older, more mature Oliver. An Oliver who has experienced the kind of love that only comes once in a life time and lost it.

This Oliver would never be so cavalier with something like Felicity’s love. This Oliver has learned his lesson. He is infinitely more cautious. When she kisses him, he doesn’t seize her, doesn’t grab her face and force her to take his emotions. He waits, to see what she will do. He remembers how much it hurt when she walked away after that first kiss; he remembers even better how much it hurt when she walked away after they broke up, and how much it still hurts every day:

And so he holds his breath when she kisses him, waiting to be sure she really means it, because this Oliver isn’t taking any chances:

And when she goes in for a second kiss, that’s when he lets himself breathe, and kiss her back, because this is the chance he’s hoped for, waited for, but never let himself expect. And he sure as hell isn’t going to waste it: