#he builds up walls & he's dismissive in his answer & trying to deflect and not feed the interviewer too much at first

[bonojour]

INT: To be totally honest, coming here, I didn't know who I was going to meet. From a personality perspective, you read all sorts of things about you. RUSSELL: You do, don't you? INT: Do you feel that this image of 'Hollywood's bad boy' is overblown? RUSSELL: Here's the thing mate, I'm not from Hollywood. I go there to work. But it's all made up and I'm sorry to burst your bubble. What do you think the whole tough guy thing is? I put makeup on for a living, brother. That's all. That's what I do. But it's not an act. It's a perception that somebody writes and then the next person goes on top of that and goes on top of that. You know, I'm in no way, shape or form like an angry person, you know, but if you do my job. And you don't get irritated by certain points of it, right? There's something wrong with you.

#russell crowe #quotes #russellcroweedit #crowedit #croweedit #gilles gifs #if you do not want my cringe analysing then do not read further yadda yadda #but there are a couple things to note here #i think the most important one is his body language #he invited this interviewer to his farm and his safe space and they seemed to have a lot of fun #but nothing really cut deep at first #it was mostly just talking about projects and the farm and goofing off on the quad bikes #and then towards the end they end up discussing more serious matters #i do not know how it is cut but this subject seems to be dropped a bit out of nowhere #and russell is REALLY obviously not comfortable with the subject #he builds up walls & he's dismissive in his answer & trying to deflect and not feed the interviewer too much at first #his 'you do do you?' is really like a laughing scoff that in a way tells the interviewer Okay Do Not Go Here #and then during his reaction to the image of hollywoods bad boy and the image being overblown #he slowly eases a bit #first of all because the interviewer allows him to explain himself and share his thoughts without too much judgement #which helps a lot as russell deals Really Poorly with people who have their judgements ready #and i think he was afraid of that #so he starts off a bit colder with the 'here's the thing mate' #but then he removes his sunglasses and he seems a bit more... thoughtful #and imho saying Everyone Else Is Wrong etc is still a bit... a deflective statement #but at the same time his whole body language went through a Huge transformation already in the span of 15-20 seconds #I think it is fair that people ask him tougher questions and I think he is very capable of handling them these days #but you can just... tell that this subject will always be kind of elephant-in-the-room-ish #and that in many ways russell is trying to carry himself with pride while simultaneously looking like a guilty dog #ALSO i do think he is right and justified in saying this

[imaginemycroftholmes]

Mycroft x reader where he was wounded badly and lies in the hospital with the reader being a calm and friendly nurse who sometimes comes to him and talks because hes not allowed to use his phone and doesnt get any visitors. Hes Mycroft like but she is still totaly nice

“Now if you feel like the pain is unbearable Mr. Holmes you can call the nurses to give you another painkiller but like I was saying earlier I would like for you to be weaned off them entirely before your discharge next month,” Dr.Kowalski explains  again for what felt like the third time in the last seven weeks of his stay in the hospital.

For Mycroft the risk for getting injured let alone grievously so were negligible when he ran the numbers prior toward his recuse of Sherlock and yet here he sat-in a hospital bed no less with limited mobility and worst of all no cellphone.   

Left leg fractured in two places, hip bruised, dominant hand in a cast and a ruptured disk Mycroft was as helpless.

He couldn’t feed himself, couldn’t do his work, hell he couldn’t even make it to the bathroom by himself causing him to be disgusted more and more with stay as the days rolled on.

Sure, Anthea had visited until Dr. Kowalski banished her from the building for bringing him paperwork, Sherlock and John accompanied by either young Rosie or Miss Hooper had made their appearances, even Gregory had found his room to cheer him up when he could but otherwise Mycroft was alone.

Well.

Mostly alone.

Nodding noncommittally at the doctor Mycroft if able to banish the man from the room only to count the seconds it would be  acceptable to page the nurse ______.

Now out of all his associates and family nurse _____ was one of the dew that kept him company or at least paid him any real mind during his stay there.

The other nurses were polite and professional (as they should be with the amount of money they charge for their services) but ______ was just more pleasurable company.

From day one she was trying to make him feel more at home offering to fetch a paper from the lobby, sweets by the nearby bakery or just spending time with him in general when Mycroft was bored to tears in his room in the late afternoons.

Shared dinners where ____ would hand feed him, bringing in special bath tokens from home, talking to him about world events, spending time with him even during late night hours when she by all accounts should be off the clock.

Funny, considerate, caring and constantly checking up on him throughout the day made Mycroft feel like he wasn’t just a patient but someone special.

In fact if Mycroft didn’t know any better he would suspect that ______ may have been keen on him however not even doped on whatever medical drip ordered by the doctor did he entertain that to be true. After all he was a broken old man in a hospital and she looked relatively young, spry woman with her whole life ahead of her.

What could he offer her in such a state? Money? Connections for a promotion? 

Surely not given by her seemingly genuine concern for him but then again Mycroft is considered a very high profile patient. It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for someone like him to receive special treatment.

Don’t fool yourself with these needless emotions. It will only break your heart in the end. She’s just doing her job to the best of her ability Mycroft reminds himself as he stares at the nurse call button in disdain. 

Nevertheless Mycroft is not made of stone and decides that five minutes was good enough to seem believable before pushing the nurse call button. 

Much like a summoned genie ____ is there in a heartbeat with a chai latte, lunch tray, rolled up Daily Sun prepared and smile on her face. “I was wondering when doctor K was going to stop hogging you Mycroft,” ____ says warmly as she shuts the door behind her.

Like a pattern she sets the drink and paper before him on the side table and then proceeds to do her work.“What did doctor K say,” _____ asks as she does her inspections of the monitors and paperwork.

“That I should send for you should my pain level become to unbearable and that I should do so sparingly as he would like me to be less dependent on them since I will be discharged by the end of next month but otherwise its the same song and dance as before,” Mycroft explains in a tired tone.

As much as Mycroft despised sitting in the hospital he loathed leaving _____ here more. She was like the sun; warm and inviting for an old cold soul like him.

Had he the chance Mycroft would soak up whatever stray rays of sunshine she had to spare because it made him feel less isolated and dare he say it-more at home in this world full of goldfish.

_______ stills minutely at the explanation-a pause that even under the minimal use of drugs Mycroft doesn’t miss. Her face betrays nothing but unease for a split second before it morphs back into her normally happy mood when ____ tries to set him up for lunch.

Interesting.

“Well, that must be exciting for you,” _____ comments cheerfully getting the side table fixed over his lap, “getting to go home and out of this boring old hospital am I right?” Her smile although big doesn’t quite reach her eyes as ____ locks the table a bit forcefully that it nearly sends the latte spilling and paper rolling onto the floor.

Mycroft takes note at how her hands shake when they were normally steady as Anthea’s execution in the field to feed him his lunch. 

Her voice seemed strained as ____ tried to talk with him about their favorite shared topics and eyes growing increasingly misty that it got to the point where Mycroft was sure she would excuse herself to cry that he finally spoke up.

“______ is there something amiss?”

The reaction was instantaneously as _____’s ears immediately flushed followed closely by the heat in her cheeks.

“What-no nothing’s wrong Mr. Holmes. I’m just dealing with some seasonal allergies that’s all,” _____ tries to lamely deflect but no one not even two year old Rosie would buy such tripe.

“_______.”

“Mr. Holmes-”

“You haven’t called me that in the last six and a half weeks ______ I would dare say its a little too late to pretend formality now especially since our time spent together,” Mycroft retorts kindly.

And indeed it had been some time. 

While regaining some of his mobility back that ____ wouldn’t have to do everything for him Mycroft was content to allow her to do things for him even if it was menial as straightening his sheets or combing his hair (with much complaining from Dr. Kowalski to stop letting her do so because he needed to start doing these things for himself.)

_____ puts down the fork and seems to be at odds at what she should do with her hands as her eyes are downcast. The fidgeting with her fingers was foreign to him as Mycroft had rarely seen her without holding something meaning this was something she deemed very important that needed sole focus.

Shame,embarrassment, despair, desperation and a small shred of hope.

“Look I…I know this is unprofessional Mycroft but I was hoping,” _____ pauses for a deep breath, “ I mean, wondering if it would be alright to visit you after you get out of here?”

Not even giving him time to answer ____ is quick to follow up with, “As friends of course! I just want to make sure that you’re okay and stuff…”

If there was ever any doubt that Mycroft wasn’t more than a patient to _____ it was ultimately smashed by the sight before him.

 ________ looked more like she would burst into flame by the way her face and neck were lit up. The tension palpable to such a degree that he could cut it with one of the horrid plastic knives that they permit patients to use.  

“You know what, forget it. I’m just overstepping my boundaries,” ______ quickly dismisses waving at her face, “I’m sorry I got all weird there. I just-I’ll let doctor K know that to reassign me and-”

“I would not be opposed.”

_____’s head turns at such a degree Mycroft is afraid of whiplash for her sake. “What?”

“I said that I would not be opposed to meeting you outside of these walls,” Mycroft elaborates. “Obviously we enjoy each other’s company and we as adults can visit each other in other places, say for dinner at the Aqua Shard?”

Again ____ looks like an mishap Sherlock had with his lotion experiments back as a child but far more attractive to bear.

Her mouth soundlessly opens and closes much to that of a fish a couple of times before croaking out,“Yes.”

Mycroft allows himself a small smile that sends ____ flushing anew.

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