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enhanced-operatives-division · 24 days

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Junicrane/Starstruck Ramble

I will not be brief, all under the cut

To clear some things right off the bat:

No corpse, no proof with Juniper. Obligatory this is set in a canon where he's alive and adjacent to the agency in some way.

Reggie & Juniper are just gay to me, but I don't mind any interpretation of their sexuality

The games are set in 1967/68 to me (based on a couple bits in game) which is before it was legal to be gay in America at least (1971), which is relevant to how I interpret canon as being somewhat grounded in reality, despite unrealistic elements.

This is just an insane amount of headcanons/elements of and AU all culminated into one post. I will talk about some headcanons like they're just facts because they are established in my head, and it saves me over explaining literally everything, however I will explain some parts a little bit for clarity.

Alright. Actual beginning of the ramble:

Juniper is a character to me who had gotten so lost in his job as an actor and a social presence that in the end his whole life revolved around that 'role'. Because of this, by the time he's put into the situation where he's around the Agency, he basically knows nothing about himself, though he doesn't realise at first. Furthermore, what little identity he had has changed in so many ways. He's no longer a beloved famous actor in the prominence of public light, he's legally dead and he tarnished his career just before he was supposed to die, with the bonus of that making him lose the majority of his estate. From that, he also has horrific facial scarring from the electrical burns from literally having his face fried. I believe a friend of mine made a post about this a while ago (I also think they were the first to think it up also), but, to me, Juniper has a permanent trimmer in his right arm (aka his dominant hand) from the electrical current and it is messing with his nervous system.

All in all, he's not doing great, but he's too proud to admit that he's not doing great, because if anything, what's left of his ego is all he has as a defense since he's deep in unfamiliar water.

Before ending up around the agency (I have multiple interpretations of this, so I'm just going to bring it up generally), he'd never actually seen Reggie, and his only impression of him is a single voicemail, which was his only reference he had to later impersonate him. Juniper probably has very little feelings other than the ones he projects onto him because of Phoenix and that, at the very least, he's physically attracted to Reggie to some degree (that's like the beginning of how everything else would tumble into place in this sort of interpretation at least).

And on Crane's side? His feelings towards Juniper are probably very intense and muddled. On the one hand, he adores musical theatre, and that's his now ex-favourite actor. The thought of just casually being around him blows the bit of fanboy in him away at first because THAT'S the GUY, plus the inklings of a celebrity crush which still poke at him. And then there's the rational side of him, which knows Juniper has committed absolute atrocities on the side of Zoraxis, and hates him for that. Then there's how much Juniper comes off as an asshole at first because he refuses to cooperate with anything the Agency tried to put in place. He finds Juniper endlessly frustrating, and yet he's stuck working with him since, afterall, he's the one who knows the Agency's history with Juniper the best. I imagine him acting a lot like how he does IEYTD 1 around Juniper.

At this point, I'm just describing the pitch for a romcom.

I think the start of their relationship with one another largely started with Juniper trying to wind Crane up. It was a way of getting his attention, and I don't think Juniper knows why he's so dead set on that at first, because I don't think he realises he has a crush on 'this grump' at first. (I think that's actually the fun part about these two, because it's almost like a role reversal of the celebrity crush dynamic. This ex-big name actor has a TERRIBLE crush on an average joe and it is KILLING HIM.) But of course the Agency keeps them together because Juniper is at least conversing with Crane, so it's a start.

Through one way or another, they actually get talking casually, at least mildly at first. It takes Juniper a long time to fully deconstruct the wall he's built, and the thing is, Crane isn't the one trying to deconstruct it, at least at first, because yeah, Juniper realises if he wants Reggie to actually like him in any way, he can't keep winding him up. So they talk. Small talk at first, something rhythmic and almost easy to keep to a script. And over time that turns into actual conversations. Genuine ones in which Reggie rips out the occasional one of his jokes which Juniper is endlessly endeared about. The way he smiles just before he makes them, like he wants to chuckle at what he's about to say before he says it. That's probably when Juniper realised that he does have some vague crush on him, and that it wasn't going away.

This is what kickstarts John I can't-buy-you-things-to-impress-you-so-acts-of-service-it-is Juniper to do little things for him. It mostly starts off as him trying to make Reggie his tea how he likes it. However, the nerve damage in his arm makes that hard, as the weight of the kettle and trying to pour is hard all of a sudden. And he refuses to accept that, so he tries for a very long while. Long enough that Crane would go to investigate what was going on. And when he does see Juniper leaning over a cup with the kettle as he uneasily tries to pour it, and when Crane asks Juniper responds so matter-of-fact that his intention is nothing but genuine. And it catches Reggie off guard because Juniper hadn't done anything like that up to that point, and his very apparent vulnerability is so clearly on show.

It shifts something between them.

From that point on, conversations are longer, more familiar. Both of their attitudes soften, and Reggie makes more jokes. Juniper learns how to better use his left hand while strengthening his right back to a point where it could be used again. Slowly, they're both spending time with one another not because they have to, but just because they can. Little bits at first, not too far outside what they already were doing, but those little bits turned into long bits to a point where the other person's company was genuinely desirable.

As time passes, Juniper probably realises that he doesn't genuinely know much about himself or what hobbies he's into, because he never really had the time when he got big, and his home life in his youth wasn't bad, but it wasn't picturesque. I think Reggie would pick up on it, and absolutely try to introduce him to some things he's into. Some things stick, other things don't (corn husking very much stays Reggie's passion, and John will go with him sometimes because it's him, but it's not something he strongly cares for). Crane introduces him to a lot of music, and it's something that becomes a staple between them, with tracks they listen to more than others (tragically, I know relatively little about 60s music so I couldn't really say what). Occasionally they dance, never anything intense, think slow dancing, but the closeness is nice.

Through all of it, Juniper is battling the worst crush of his life, and he can't stand it, because I think he struggles to read people since he doesn't have anything like a script or a director to refer back to, so he has no idea if Reggie likes him back or if he's just desperate for that to be true. I think because of that any sort of confession between them would be incredibly raw, not only because of the time they live in making it hard for them to be truthful about how they love, but because it's a complete show of Juniper who's worked to be this better person. I don't exactly know how that would go, mainly because I don't have one set version of their dynamic, this post is just a generalisation of main consistent points.

Reggie does like him back, because he's gotten used to Juniper being just this guy, not a figure in the public eye, not a Zoraxis lackey, and not any sort of Agency operative (despite being under their care to some degree). He's someone he genuinely cares for, because they've given one another the time of day to learn one another, and I think because Reggie was a field agent, he was a lot better at reading Juniper than Juniper was at reading him. Eventually Juniper's company becomes something he could see around him for the rest of his life, and I think he accepts that he likes Juniper a lot more gracefully.

I think any affection directed at Juniper would at first be met with him feeling a little muddled. Reggie was a very physically affectionate person when he could be, and sure the initial flirting with one another came with the occasional little touches, but everything now was so deeply intentional. I also don't think Juniper would almost ever get over the novelty of being able to kiss him, or many other gestures, because it made the fact that they were together so very real, and it was great. I do think it comes easier to Reggie, and it's a big way of showing how much he cares, so it's important for Juniper to try and show it back because he knows how much it means to the other.

I like the idea of them eventually living with one another, too. I think Juniper would have always had a quiet little daydream of sorts where he does just live a domestic quiet life, and he can with Reggie (well, as close as they can get between the Agency and Zoraxis always being at odds), and he loves that, and he loves him, and it's immense.

I think they cook for one another a lot, it helps Juniper work on his dexterity in a controlled environment, which means a lot because it's a huge point of insecurity (that and his scars). He does improve, and Crane is proud of that and shows it and it's great. I also think they'd probably cook together too, because they can deal with being in the kitchen together and they work well with one another. It's probably a good way for them to unwind because over time they can do it in relative silence.

As I said before, I also think music is a staple in their household, and that Reggie listens to things on vinyl almost all of the time because he likes the background noise. Sometimes Juniper will catch him chuntering along to the music which he finds endlessly endearing. I wouldn't put it past his dramatic ass to also join in to fluster Reggie, but I also don't think Reggie would mind that terribly because Juniper has listened to the music enough to know the lyrics, and that's huge to him.

I don't think they are without rough patches, no relationship is, but I think the good part about them is that they're willing to talk about it (... eventually). They're used to long conversations, and while they're often less fun conversations, they're needed and they know that, and it works out.

Alright. I think I'm done for now. I haven't mentioned everything, but this definitely got the worst of it out of my system. If you ever want to hear any specific thoughts my ask box is open but other than that, behold my general dynamic for these two which has been festering in my head for years. I think they're great

#ty right-agent for explicitly telling me that this would be welcomed you a real one #i had a massive babble to my friend abt what if they all feed me to the hounds for speaking #and he said “girl that fandom is like 12 people big they need you to speak” and yeah that also helped #i have a hard time talking if I'm not asked/prompted to that's why i adding tags is great for me. that and i like the format #anyways.#THESE TWO.............dear lord can you tell I have been unwell abt them forever..#this is propeganda (/j) for them. btw. please you have to understand the potential here. it's so good.#it's slowburn <- my (probably) demiromantic ass cannot handle romance without a build up and this set up is perfect (it will never happen)#also i find it easier to write ANYTHING between these two from Juniper's perspective because i find it easier to get into his head #idk reggie is like the gay version of the: what is he thinking of? i could take a bear in a fight. audio ive heard.#whereas with juniper i have him trapped under a microscope #im going to tag this now so i can use the remaining tags to RANT #ieytd #john juniper #reginald crane #junicrane #starstruck #i expect you to die #<- being BRAVE!!!#when I get really excited i start getting like this internal shaking feeling and uh. yeah this rant started that #the worst part abt that is it also triggers my tourettes so like. double whammy. excited about blorbos? jail :(#but. yeah I uh. yeah. sorry this IS so long..I did warn but . AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHAUUUUUUAHHHHHHHHHHHHH #also i did this rant in 2 parts. last night and this morning so yeah uh. yeah.#god im so messed up about these two #make me a boat by the family crest came on while wroting this and while it's mainly a roxanix song to me......AUUUUUG.....#i struggle to find music for these sillies because they have such a specific vibe to me amd I've not quite managed to find something which -#- genuinely feels correct for them and it drives me up the WALL #GOD NIGHT SHIFT JUST CAME OF SHUFFL.....all my ieytd songs are coming out to drive me up the wall.......#FINISHED I've been adding tags as I've gone alonga #thank you for reading hope you enoyed and if you didn't im sorry

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cosmicsodacan-art · 1 year

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Get your own bauble! Sheesh!

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caffeiiine · 1 month

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SODA IM GOING TO MAKE MYSELF CRY

So theoretically would you rather be a prop or actor in a play?

The props are used by others sure, but they are vital. You can't have a play without them and they can completely change the tone and mood of a scene.

The actors have a vague sense of freedom. They follow a script but they interpret it and make it their own. They're the heart of the play but live under stress and pressure, crumbling if taken to far.

Though in the end they're only really good when the director knows how to use them.

Thats Siglai. In this essay I will-

ooooo, i’d probably be an actor honestly.

[the fact i can’t tell which one is supposed to be sigma and which is meant to be nikolai bc i see bits of both in each description tells me this is a very good analogy and i agree wholeheartedly]

ANYWAYS, GOING BASED ON MAJOR DESCRIPTORS: im saying sigma is the prop based on his backstory and current uses plot wise. and Nikolai is the actor!!

THIS IS SUCH A WAY TO DESCRIBE THEM BTW

assuming sigma represents the prop: sigmas sky casino literally houses one of the stages for one of their terror plots, the coin bombs!! and not to mention his backstory being trafficked and used for his ability, being deemed a tool before a person. only to escape and end back in the same exact scenario with less visible strings. <3 but at the same time he is literally how the doa got the whereabouts for the page if i remember correctly, and their stuff wouldn’t have worked without him or just would’ve been more difficult to pull off. [if he defects i wonder what’ll become of the doa tbh. assuming fyodor is most likely alive, and they continue their original goals]

aaand assuming the actor represents nikolai: the only reason he feels that vague freedom is because he believes he proved it everything he does is for free will. he needs to prove it and he needs to know it himself. he’s, of course, a sane individual like everybody else; he, of course, feels the guilt that comes with his actions. yk eventually he won’t be able to put it off anymore he hears the cries, and the screams and everything that comes with proof. he endures. and he endures. and he endures. all the meanwhile he’s only creating more more ties back to his own humanity.

What happens when he finally has to face this humanity of his?

We don’t know, perhaps we’ll find out in act II.

#analogies <33333 #TY FOR THIS POTATO HUGGINGBYOU SO SO HARD RN <3!!!!!#sodaramblestoomuch #bsd #soda ask and answers!#bsd nikolai #bsd sigma #siglai #sorry if this is redundant i may be just restating what you said #ALSO I REALIZED HALFWAY THEOUGH THAT THEORETICALLY SIGMA COULD BE THE ACTOR AND NIKOLAI THE PROP #like if you take it out of literal terms [which is usually first habit for me sobs so i didn’t see it at first]#sigma could be the actor in which although he is gone from his original situation with the trafficking ring; he is in a way in the same #scenario just with a few different things changed; he has a “home” and a “purpose” each of which to make his own even if he suffers from th #mounting stress and the pressure and he endures it all order to keep his home and his purpose. he has to. he needs to.#aaand nikolai could very well also represent a prop in the sense: other than sigma; he’s the one who sets the stage for everything to take #place. he kills off the officials; sets up the hostages; all putting the decay dead center on the public stage and finishing off the initia #prep work for the first few plans to take place #fyodor obviously wouldn’t do the dirty work #and neither would fukuchi since he has a reputation to uphold #neither sigma nor bram would take it on either i imagine #he’s essential!#nothing would work without somebody to take care of the dirty work and look no further that somebody is nikolai #anbxvxbsndbsbansbx both descriptors fit so well to them both <3 #this is so them you’re so correct hugging you

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flamestar126 · 4 months

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Snuggling near the fire

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#dexdark #dexter's laboratory #dexter's lab #dexter #mandark #I AM SO HAPPY TO FINALLY POST THIS LOL #near christmas time for them and they're currently hunting down ole saint nick but dex fell asleep and mandark is taking care of him #ty cherry for the inspiration of just mandark staring lol i kept thinking back to it and it got added lol #earlier that day they played in the snow and made a snowman and mandark stole his gloves the snowman lmao good luck finding them later #mandark also put sticks together to replicate the M on his hair #psst they're newly weds that year by the way. their rings >:3 it's not on the correct hands because i wanted it shown loll #i love the fire so much i wanted it to look good this year since last year i wasn't too confident to even make one #monkey didn't get one a stocking because he spent christmas with that agent instead #mandark makes his own wrapping paper and ornaments it just wasn't shown #blanket is important to me later haha that feels like a spoiler...#the pictures in the back was originally be a marriage photo and a protrait of ducky but they were quickly changed to another drawing i made #and sims 4 photo i have of them. that idea was my sister's in order not to spend too much energy on the drawing #i think the atom tree topper is gonna be a reoccurring item i just really like it and there's lord vader's helmet in there too!#mandark's sweater says “I'll deck your halls.”#dexdarkholidayevent2023 #dexdarkmas2023 #flame draws

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moeblob · 2 years

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Belated Father’s Day to Rodrigue (mug given by Sylvain, much to Felix’s frustration).

I love how I was talking to Indigo and we’re like “wow you really win ‘better dad’ by doing literally nothing aside from existing in your son’s life and being average”. I mean. Rodrigue? Compared to most? Better Dad. It’s such a tragedy you literally default to being better by being okay. (Jeralt is Best Dad.)

#rodrigue achille fraldarius #fe three houses #like honestly compare him to the Other Dads who have the reputation of #exploiting the child for their crest / physical abuse / running away from the family and avoiding your child who wants to talk to you #and also hes loyal to the kingdom and doesnt do shady political schemes like Some Dads #and the fact his wife is still alive and apparently willing to watch over the territory while he goes and helps his sons dimitri and felix #i mean the guy is apparently doing at least one thing correct??? hes def not best dad tho #wow you are literally not helping yourself at all with felix but like .......... sir #also i find it hysterical when you give gifts to people in thropes it lists their likes and dislikes to make it a bit easier to discern #and felix HAS to say HIS DAD under dislikes like felix no one is about to give you a portrait of rodrigue as a gift you are so extra #and thats story time in the tags from me ty indigo for talking to me about rodrigue earlier

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auspicious-poppy · 7 months

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still thinking about that one tumblr post that went something like "I didn't know why people fought wars over the bible until I discovered fandoms"

#small wall of text in tags incoming do not reblog plz #so in my secret sideblog's fandom there's this ship I'm a die-hard for #but the community is... quite something else to put it mildly lmao #like there's this one group who make funny text posts #and there's another discord server I'm in who discuss about fanon sometimes #and I'm not part of Twitter but my friend informed me that the shippers are defensive about their headcanons too #ANYWAY my gripe is that all of these groups present their interpretation as the One Correct Way and everyone else is wrong #and my INTP 594 conflict avoidant ass is just sitting here like 👁👁 EVERYONE CHILL PLS!! THIS IS *FANDOM* OK #like I have strong opinions about my otp but I accept that what I have is just a subjective interpretation at the end of the day #anyway thinking about this because an anon asked my sideblog for tips for characterising my otp and I been chewing on it #but I think I got the most level headed response now that I ranted here in these tags #Ty tumblr void <3

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daisychainsandbowties · 8 months

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I have only just discovered strawberry squid and I am pleased to report I am completely normal about them

oooh my god yes the strawberry squid was the first creature that made me understand why we imagine aliens with tentacles and odd bulbous eyes and also why that’s boring behaviour when there are squid and polychaete worms and nudibranchs. what we’d like to call alien lives here already 🥰🥰

this is an excellent resource if you want to see some very rare pictures and videos of strawberry squid, and also lean about their differently-coloured eyes! one for looking up towards the light and the other for looking down into darkness

#marine biology #you are correct to be normal about them anon they are both an example of the alien #and also!!! they look like strawberries!! patterns in nature and the delicate intertwinedness of all things 😌💖💖#ty for reminding me about them #anon #i think ava would like these but only one person knows why

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imaybeintoomanyfandoms · 9 months

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Not to dox myself but as someone who lives in Soho I absolutely adore the way it’s depicted in Good Omens, like that sense of community and an almost village-like feel even though it’s in Central London and one of the busiest parts no-less. It really captures what I love most about living here, and unfortunately we locals are more or less being shoved out by large amounts of gentrification but we’re trying as hard as we can to fight it and GO shows the best of what it can truly be!

#one of the many things I love about the show #I just finished s2 and it absolutely decimated me #oh! it also was correct in that everyone is gay here #no straight couples allowed #/j #good omens #good omens season 2 #I need season 3 desperately #London Posting #Ty Neil Gaiman for a lot… but this as well!#ALSO AMAZON PAY YOUR FUCKING WRITERS AND STAFF FOR FUCKS SAKE #mia talks shit

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swear2g-d · 1 year

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16 (VERY important to me....) and 29 🍝

16. thoughts on mint chocolate chip?

best flavor. mint chocolate is SO good and i will die on this hill

29. preferred pasta noodle?

tiny shells <3 they hold sauce so well

#pls tell me my mint chocolate opinion is the correct one i want to impress u #MWAH! ty for asking 😽

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terrainofheartfelt · 2 years

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In light of a certain new fic, I have a Very important question for you. What would Dan and Blair's wedding playlist consist of?

*cackling like a villian* muahahahhaaha I love this question bc it's not only a chance to rec more songs to you and push my taste on all you lovely followers, but it involves some very granular meta soul searching which greatly appeals to me. I am not going to do one of my full unhinged playlists but I will share a few links :)

I think Blair and Dan are def band people over DJ people, so they would opt for live music with a band that can play all the crowd pleasers. Blair obviously loves herself the standards, and so does Dan, for all his punk hipster tendencies, so there's lots of slow dances to be had. The following are selections that I believe the two of them would categorize as must-plays (to both their tastes), which would show up alongside the required reading for every wedding setlist : Whitney Houston, Beatles, Hall and Oates' "Making My Dreams Come True," and "Love on Top" plus Nate's pleas for more bangers

these are curated from the show itself, my Dair & Dan & Blair playlists, plus my personal "Standards to Yearn to," Post Modern Jukebox, and "Good Covers" playlists - I opted for lots of covers because that capture the wedding band vibe to me

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - as performed by Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox

Dreams - The Cranberries

Dancing on My Own - as performed by Morgan James

All the Things You Are - Ella Fitzgerald

Call On Me - Big Brother & the Holding Company

Never My Love - as performed by Jakob Dylan and Norah Jones

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Tumbling Dice - as performed by The Gaslight Anthem

Dancing in the Dark - as performed by Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox

Till There Was You - as performed by Peggy Lee

Thank You - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

Still Into You - as performed by Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox

Songbird - as performed by Eva Cassidy

The Nearness of You - as performed by Morgan James

Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper (DUH)

Like Someone in Love - Chet Baker

Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You) - Aretha Franklin

What I Need - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

I Only Have Eyes for You - as performed by Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox

#ty for asking stars you are a PEACH #Stars my beloved enabler #✨song recs✨#dair #fun fact one of these is def quoted in chapter 2 #feel like i'm showing a lot of my hand here. like my obsession with morgan james. she's just so GOOD.#listen if you don't play love on top and wanna dance with somebody during the reception did you even get married #i would like the record to reflect that if i were a guest at the dair wedding with all these slow songs I would be so bored #last wedding I went to before the world ended the bride was like 'bops only'#and she was so correct for that #we got drunk and danced to lizzo #me and another friend two stepped to paper rings it was amazing #as the prophets say: all bangers all the time #but you know blair waldorf doesn't care for MY opinion. hence: this #aw what the hell i'll tag this as:#playlist #asks #insistonyourcupofstars #obviously ceremony music is an entirely different question and tbh everyone with a music degree feels rage at pachelbel #so idk if i could even answer #without projecting. but hey. i'm projecting here too so *shrugs*

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