#just by being his chill understated shrewd self.)

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

How about Gordon & BoCo for the dynamic ask? I can't remember if you've done them before but it's a dynamic I feel is incredibly fun, especially in the days of dieselization where it's Gordon who's the first big engine to come around to diesels.

Oooh, this one I've done before! (Indeed this is the first time I think I ever got on my soapbox re: a character dynamic, and I've been chasing that high ever since!)

In honor of the ask I've finally gone back and tagged my key posts on their dynamic as #4+d2, so I hope that link takes you directly to them.

#ttte #chatter #ttte gordon #ttte boco #i think i single handedly made a few people out and out shippers #... which wasn't my goal but which also wasn't... *inimical* to my goal? #I LOVE THEIR FRIENDSHIP I THINK IT ADDS SUCH A COOL AND UNDERAPPRECIATED DIMENSION TO THEM BOTH #it shows gordon's growth (he can make new friends and not at all the 'type' of friend - a branch line diesel! - you'd predict for him. #he just started off as so self-absorbed and insular but his bond with boco is such a good example of how we see him TAKING OFF.) #and boco's strength of character (as he is able to win the respect and trust of. well. mr grandest engine alive himself. #just by being his chill understated shrewd self.)