Laurent/Nikandros has good angst potential but also consider if their relationship instead actually solidifies into younger-brother-who-LOVES-being-annoying and older-brother-who-barely-tolerates-it. Laurent is canonically very much about pushing the envelope with Nikandros at every opportunity. Auguste was indulgent and protective and soft, so Laurent thinks he knows what he’s getting himself into, but Nikandros WILL push him into the lake or kick his ass in the training ring or chase and tackle him when he’s being snarky. Laurent whips olives across the table at him when no one’s looking until Damen tells him to stop or until Nikandros slams his hands on the table like he’s going to jump across it, and then just sits there smirking into his dinner. He runs up and just shoves Nikandros as hard as he can sometimes because he’s bored and then gets his ass kicked for it. They are the definition of horsing around. Laurent is EVERYWHERE Nikandros is and nothing Nikandros does seems to deter him. They’re like this-
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rewatching KHNH snippets on YouTube bc once again i have a growing list of films i cannot get over and i,,,,,,, i just realized that Aman may or may not have made a d*ck joke??? in front of Kantaben??? the first time they met??? and i am sitting here trying not to scream bc look at this f*cker (affectionate)
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a thing i have JUST realized, isn't the human brain amazing lol -- is that we talk about izzy's thoughts and feelings on ed, on blackbeard, about how he serves one but not the other, etc, etc, and how it means he never loved or even respected the True Man Underneath It All but rather the bloodthirsty legend of a pirate--
e x c e p t izzy is not the first person who makes the distinction between edward and blackbeard. it's ed himself, when he says "actually, i want to be called edward from now on".
before, when he was with stede, it didn't bother him at all that the crew called him blackbeard. that was his name! he was blackbeard, what else would they call him. only stede and izzy got to "ed" or "edward" him, because they were closer -- stede was his first close friend, izzy was his friend and first mate for decades. (note that fang was with ed the longest, but he doesn't call him by his name! you gotta deserve it.)
izzy doesn't do anything inappropriate or out of proportion when he snaps at the crew to call him blackbeard or captain -- that's who ed is, is supposed to be, to them. they're not friends! they even call stede captain, and have you seen that guy?
it's ed that makes the connection between his current state: draped in fuchsia robes, singing sad songs about how sad he is, showing his vulnerable and emotional state in front of people who are supposed to respect and trust his authority. and by that he splendidly loses that authority, to the point that wee john calls him ed, and when izzy snaps at him for disrespecting his captain, ed goes no, actually, yknow what, do call me edward! and then he goes on to encourage the crew to sing as well and hey, actually, why are we being pirates! we should do a talent show!
the distinction is clear here. before all that, in izzy's eyes, his boss was blackbeard, captain, ed/edward -- different names for different occasions, but one and the same guy. but now? this guy singing songs in a pink bathrobe doesn't want to be called blackbeard, he's edward! ed time now! we're going to eat marmalade and express our feelings in front of everyone! and hold talent shows! Ya Hoo !
yeah, it's no wonder izzy doesn't want that. he wants his competent captain back, and this current dude, edward? he's not him. so, uh,
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I’m revisiting the Batgirl part of Death of the Family and, I know I shouldn’t be, but I’m losing my mind laughing at Joker stressing all of the pet names.
I know that I shouldn’t laugh at the panel where Joker holds Babs’s mom at gunpoint BUT the “will you do me the very great honor of being my SPECIAL POTATO SALAD FOREVER AND ALWAYS, dear little she-bat” line TOOK ME OUT.
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