You have to understand. I don't "ship" Harry with the smoker on the balcony, I think whatever they have going on canonically is way funnier and touching than anything anyone could come up with.
There is so much within the dynamic itself. It’s a middle aged man and a younger man who are nothing alike and everything like each other. It’s the smoker being the person that kickstarts Harry’s sexuality journey anew, seeing Harry’s fascination with him and being amused by it because (aside from Harry being probably the first man in a while who’s managed to leave him dumbfounded in a positive way) the smoker *knows* what’s happening in Harry’s mind and as he puts it, it’s beautiful.
Don't get me wrong, the mutual attraction is there. The smoker flirts with Harry every other two lines (girl why the fuck are you flirting with a cop you're insane. I'm obsessed with you) yet makes fun of him in the same breath while Harry is absolutely clueless the whole time because he's too busy staring at his abs. Couldn't come up with anything funnier if I tried.
I love this high drama check, this is exaclty what it feels like to speak to clueless boomers who have no idea what they're talking about. Still, once Harry admits that he might be part of the "underground" as he puts it, the smoker is immediately excited and encourages him to think about it. It's very sweet.
(I know everyone has probably seen this dialogue 100 times by now but I love the phrasing here. literally twink_boutta_pounce.jpeg)
And as a side note I really like this emphaty check in response to Harry's little breakdown after the failed suggestion check the first time you meet him. The smoker like damn he just like me fr.
I don't think more smoker interactions were needed at all or that they would ever talk again post-game but it's interesting to think about what other converations they could have, even just so we could learn a bit more about him. They both have an interest in art. They're both stuck in a place they can't leave if they wanted to and yet find beauty in it, they both have regrets about past relationships. They both find talking with the other a charming experience in a way or another. If I want to be indulgent, they both could benefit from learning about what being gay means for a younger/older generation, especially since they both have such different life experiences with their identities.
It's all fanfic talk, and obviously no cops at pride and so on but their interactions did make me think about community and recognition through the other. A flirt for the sake of a flirt, a “maybe in another lifetime” but this lifetime is good too because they did meet and leave an impression on each other before parting ways. That's *beautiful* too.
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Speaking of racist authors who's scalp I want decorating my home, but Rowling literally keeps pulling that thing where she backtracks the alleged meaning & intentions of her own work by saying "well actually I meant THIS the whole time" in the books to try make it look more politically "savvy" (in her mind) or steeped with meaning than it actually is, because she is literally too stupid and short sighted to actually write those things, & usually its also to try get out of some sort of criticism, & she's done this at least 3 times.
Like first was the whole "Gandalf is gay" shtick when this was her shallow, lazy attempt at trying to look "diverse". Second time was when she was like "well actually Hermione wasn't WHITE, I think she was Black" which, absolutely wasn't true considering she describes all her Black characters as being "tall" and athletic (which, Hermione is not) and she would've given her a stupid, obviously racist name if she always intended this.
But the most recent time was her allegeding that she based the death eaters off of trans activists? This obviously isn't true since she's already repeatedly talked about the specifically nazi & fash influence on the death eaters, and then when people critisized her for her antisemitism & lack of logic on how the death eaters operate, she attempted to "prove" this wrong by tweeting about visiting the auschwitz memorial museum (in relation to, again, it's specific influence on death deaters) to try insist she was sensitive to what she was referencing. If she intended this from the beginning, she would've brought attention to it because she literally just so stupid & knows it but tries to "prove" otherwise. So the whole thing example NOW is just her appealing to her fash t/erf clown crew to try seem more intelligent than she is.
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so much of what happened holds great significance not only to harry but to every single one of us. him acknowledging the flags, asking the fans to hold them up proudly, and thanking the audience for creating such a safe environment at his shows -- all these things weren't done in solidarity alone, they came from the heart of someone who's very much in the same community as us. he wants those flags there, he wants that pride there, he wants this safe space for both himself and for us, as has been the case for years now. the speech that he gave today came from a place of familiarity, he couldn't have said those words in the way that he did if he were just an ally. it was one of the very few times he acknowledged the flags using his words and i think that's monumental. rainbows are basically synonymous to harry's concerts now and it's because we felt safe and proud enough to do it and he wanted us to do it because he feels safe and proud too. i hope every single person who's been part of this fandom knows just how important whatever you do is. you are all important.
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throwing a stick of dynamite into your inbox for this ask game and then running away...sirius x kingsley <3
evil evil!!! but yes okay let’s talk about it!!
essentially i do not see it at ALL i do not understand the appeal do these characters even. directly interact in canon? and we do get a bit of info on kingsley i’ll give you that but he is barely in the books in any tangible way but listen the actor that played him was hot so i can understand the desire to ship him with others. but let’s think about this i CANNOT imagine sirius with kingsley. kingsley was an auror and becomes the minister for magic my man my girlfriend sirius is not dating someone like that i’m sorry even though he should be leashed i can’t imagine sirius desiring someone so into .. a government organisation, so into it in fact that he becomes the head of it. i also think kingsley would not be into sirius other than thinking he’s hot. i could possibly see him being into remus i think he would be like this man is so pathetic i could fix him i think remus has an aura that attracts men into wanting to fix him but they can’t he needs sirius to make him worse.
anyway! i think the only reason people are into it is because the kingsley actor was hot and had a deep sexy voice. but alas i do not see it all from what we get of their characters. i think sirius needs someone obsessed with him and someone he can obsess over and kingsley could not be that… he has a maturity siurius would frankly struggle to ever have <3
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your harry >>>>>
FUCKING GRABS LAP DESK AND SCREAMS
UPHEAVES IT THROWS IT INTO THE AIR AND RUNS AROUND TRYING TO INHALE LAPTOP INTO MY FUCKIN FACE AND MY HEART
oh my fucking GOD ohhhHHHoh oohh my god ohhh my gooooddddd oohhhh my gggooddd oohh my g
are you SERIOUS, oh my GOD this si. oh shut. oh sh. shut UP im g. im gonna cry oh my god. oh thank god i’m in bed i can lie down with my HEART.
it’s so FULL
oh myg od tTHANK YOU sadlkadflhgfgh JESUS CHRIST THAT’S GORGEOUS. oh my gosh THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!! oh fuck hell it’s in color. oh my god htey’re beuatiful oh my god what the fuck they are BEAUTIFUL in your style im. oh my god thank you so fucking M U C H for this, it REALLY brightens up my day my week my month my rest of the year, esp after feeling A Way this past week!!!!
gggGOOOSSSHSHHSHSSHSH IM GONNA PERISH AND CRYYY THANK YOOUUU
clutching my fuckin chest and dying on site and sight. when are you opening up commissions. i have a ferocious and feral need to throw money at you. for art. for. More Serotonin. for this hit is MIGHTY
AAA THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ABSOLUTE BLESSING YOU ARE A GOOD EGG AND A PEAAACCHHHHHHH
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