#rupert's cruelty is so calculated and he clearly revels in how deeply he can hurt rebecca

[loveexpelrevolt]

That man, he knows me. I used to think his blunt honesty was noble rather than what it really is, which is just... the cruelest way of hiding his own insecurities. He’d say ‘wear this, eat that,’ and I listened. But now I’m alone, just like he said I would be if I left.

RUPERT AND TED + ANTIPARALLELS

#ted lasso #rebecca welton #rupert mannion #ted x rebecca #tedlassoedit #tedlassogif #tedxlasso #userbbelcher #chewieblog #cinemapix #userstream #userrobin #dailytvfilmgifs #tvedit #daniedits #rupert is the very definition of 'flames. FLAMES. on the side of my face.' #it was hard to find exact parallels/antiparallels in some of these scenes but I'm hoping the feeling behind it is clear enough #like rupert telling rebecca he's having a baby with bex vs. ted forgiving rebecca #rupert's cruelty is so calculated and he clearly revels in how deeply he can hurt rebecca #he visibly enjoys inflicting pain to the point of feeding off of it in a really sick way #ted's actions and the dynamic he so carefully builds with rebecca are just as intentional but in the opposite direction #the use of the word 'relentless' for both of them says a lot #also the fact that rebecca still thinks of rupert's words as 'honesty'... bby no :( #ANYWAY here have some feelings