#slim/jess

[harper-sherman]

Here's a gif for "anonymous" that asked for it a few weeks ago. Captured by the stellar @sportstudfan from s4e20 - The Dispossessed. A rare bit of tenderness from Jess, seems like Slim brings it out in him.

#laramie #laramie tv #laramie tv show #jess harper #slim sherman #slim/jess #jess/slim #robert fuller #john smith

[khazadspoon]

You did some really great fics a while back with Slim and Jess from Laramie, any chance you'd be interested in writing another?

Oh man I’ve not thought of them for ages!!!!!! Here, have this! I had to remember what to do for a while but hopefully this is still in character or at least up to scratch,

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The heat wasn’t unbearable but it was close. Slim sat staring out at the yard, the long expanse of empty road stretching out into the hazy distance. There wouldn’t be any coaches today, if everyone had half the brains in their head he thought they had they’d all stay indoors.

Well. All except one.

Jess had been out in the sun for an hour with his shirt off, tanned skin glistening with sweat. There was an oversized hat on his head protecting him slightly but Slim was moments away from calling him in, dragging him by the elbow if necessary.

Still, it was a hell of a view.

He watched with quiet interest as Jess hammered a fence post, muscles moving under that golden skin, every so often standing straight and stretching his arms up to the sky. Slim had put his hands on almost every inch of that body and still felt the craving like an itch that he couldn’t scratch. Maybe one day that would change, but he couldn’t see that happening any time soon.

He smiled as Jess put the hammer down and sauntered over, wiping sweat from his brow and fanning the hat across his face.

“Sure is hot out here.”

“That’s why I’m in the shade, Jess; you should join me.”

Jess grinned and threw himself on the empty rocking chair. “Good idea… got anything to drink out here?”

He handed Jess the glass of lemonade he had idly sipped beforehand. Jess gulped it down, his throat working with each swallow, and Slim gave in to his hands. He reached out, traced a line down that long neck, missing the way Jess’ lips curved in a smile at the rim of the glass. The sweat-slick skin was hot to the touch and Slim wanted to lick it, to taste the salt there.

“What’s on your mind then, huh?” Jess murmured, head still tipped back as Slim’s fingers danced over his skin.

“Oh, nothing much…” He glanced up, caught the bright glint in Jess’ eyes and couldn’t help grinning. “The usual when I see you, is all.”

Jess tilted his head and took Slim’s hand, gently moved it down to his chest to where his heart lay beating beneath. “Guess that makes two of us.”

The sun continued to beat down on the land. Jess leaned over and placed a kiss on Slim’s cheek, his lips warm and soft, and the sun seemed to get trapped in Slim’s chest.

“C’mon, I need to wash up for dinner or your brothers going to give me a scolding,” Jess said with a quirk of his lips.

They wandered inside, the heat of the day leaving them at the door even if the temperature still stayed high between them.

#laramie #jess harper #slim Sherman #Jess/slim #slim/Jess #jessslim #slimjess #how do I tag them again whfksowuwb #prompts

[famousinmyfandom]

Thinking about merman Jess. And Sailor Slim. Or maybe surfer Slim. He did a surf movie.

#you know you’re in deep when you start thinking of aus #jess harper #slim sherman #Jess Harper/slim Sherman #slimjess #slim/jess #laramie #laramie tv

[thatsprettylane]

Listen I love that Slim understands Jess’ aggressive nature and respects his autonomy but sometimes I think he should make him stay home. Like idk if my boyfriend got pushed off a train, I’d probably ask him to take a day and let me handle the bad guys.

#there’s a point where you cannot let your dog make its own decisions #slim sherman #jess harper #jess harper/slim sherman #laramie #laramie tv #slim/jess #jess/slim

[brookheimer]

looking at the 'midseason trailer' and seeing roman fighting his siblings, roman shitting on gerri, roman working for fascists, roman walking proudly through ATN like logan did just two days prior... it's not surprising, but it is fucking sad.

logan's death will not free roman. instead, it will reforge the chains he's worn all his life, casting them in iron -- that's what roman deserves for thinking, for the first time in his life, that maybe he wants the chains off. that's what roman deserves for killing his father by not loving him enough, by not loving him correctly or at the right times. logan's death will not free roman at all. if anything, it will imprison him.

(as always, this got very long, so keep reading under the cut!)

this was the worst case scenario for roman. not just logan dying, but the exact way everything played out. he betrayed his siblings, he fired gerri -- for nothing. he could have been on the plane with his father in his last moments -- he refused. his last interaction with his father was leaving logan a voice message that called him a cunt -- the first time roman has ever, ever, questioned or stood up to his father, and also the last. we don't know what killed logan. we probably never will. but god if it won't feel awfully coincidental to roman: the one time he fought back against his father or even showed the slightest hint of doing so, his father died. is it likely that logan heard roman's voice memo and keeled over because he called him a cunt? no. but is it just as possible as anything else? entirely. roman might have killed his dad. roman murdered logan when he could've been on the plane with him holding his hand, if he were a good son. he didn't even tell logan he loved him. not that he needed to, it fucking oozed from his every pore and the desperate nature of that love was one of the reasons logan could never quite stand him -- but that's not the point. roman's one attempt at agency, at setting boundaries, at standing up for himself killed his fucking father.

logan dying would never have been good for roman, at least in his current state, no matter how the actual death came to pass. people often talk about abusive relationships as if the end-all-be-all fixer to abuse is independence, and it's not. independence isn't always enough to heal, especially not when it's forced upon you rather than something you choose. this is especially true for roman, i think. what roman needed was not just to gain his own independence, but to realize that independence and love are not mutually exclusive, that gaining one does not mean losing the other. logan's always hammered in roman's weakness, his wrongness; roman was never someone who deserved to be loved on his own terms. roman's never considered himself to be someone with agency and authority in his relationships -- he's been told over and over again that he isn't a real person, that there's something deeply wrong and unfixable in him, and he believes it. he's never set boundaries with his father or even his siblings because i don't think he really realizes he has the power to do that. he's simply there until people decide they no longer have use for him or want him around, and he'll always come crawling back after a kick because he doesn't realize he's not on a leash -- that he doesn't need to be on a leash. independence has been unreachable all his life, he isn't normal or real enough to be a real normal independent capable person, but if he grovels and shows his use enough, then maybe he can be loved. but his dependence and loyalty is all he's good for. independence means no love, no family, no relationships. and roman desperately wants, needs, those relationships in a way that none of the other characters do (or at least can admit to) -- he wants his father in his life, no matter what; he wants his siblings in his life, no matter what. but independence, being his own person, separating himself from logan's side means he'd lose everything else, everyone else. he's not good for anything anyways. it's not like he has other options.

...until the start of season four. that's why this is all so tragic -- more than anyone else, it seemed like roman was on the road to healing. it seemed like he was finally realizing that independence and love might not be as mutually exclusive as he's been made to think: maybe he could be independent while still having a relationship with his siblings and even his father. maybe he could have his cake and eat it too. he's realized that he's capable, that he has his own worth, and that he can be successful without living under logan's thumb -- and, more importantly, could still text him on his birthday and try to rebuild a relationship, this time outside of business. outside of "that room" in waystar royco. an actual fucking family relationship. that's what escaping the cycle would look like for roman — not complete separation, not a metaphorical killing of his father, but the ability to live alongside him, to have a life outside of him, to love his father without living for him. so simply removing logan from the equation wouldn’t help roman, not when what he needs most is to realize that self-respect is not mutually exclusive with love, that being your own person isn’t a betrayal, that family and love aren’t dependent on how low you can kneel and won’t be whisked away the moment you stand up. and for the first time in his life, it seemed like he was on track to discovering this. maybe he and the siblings could have the hundred, logan could keep going with atn, and in a few years down the line they'd all get together to talk shop and joke around and coexist -- for the first time, he had started to think of himself as enough of a real, okay person to be allowed to coexist with his family, rather than naturally subordinating himself in every interaction.

roman could’ve been his own person, could’ve escaped the cycle, could’ve started a business with his siblings and tried to heal, but now he won’t. he can’t. roman can’t become his own person now, not when his first attempt to do so is exactly what killed logan. it’s his fault. he fucked up and now there’s no dad. he gained his independence, but at what cost? love. that’s the cost. it always has been and always will be. nothing could be more detrimental to roman roy than the exact series of events that occurred in this episode, because just as he started to see a world beyond his father, logan dies -- proving once and for all that the only world beyond logan is one without him in it at all. that’s been roman’s fear all along and why he’s stuck so close to his side: roman loves and loves and loves and is terrified, terrified, of death. of loss. but in a moment of 'weakness,' roman wobbled (he tried to stand up to logan rather than just taking the kicks as he's supposed to, as he always has), and his father paid the ultimate price. there’s no more dad. there’s no reviving him.

…unless, of course, there is. unless roman can undo his error by choosing his father again, and again, and again. becoming logan is the closest roman can get to resurrecting him, after all. and besides, doesn’t he owe it to dad after killing him? after calling him a cunt, choosing not to be with him on that plane he ended up dying on? after forgetting to even say “i love you dad” before the end? roman needs to fix things. needs to make it like dad's still here. needs to make it like he didn't kill his own father by refusing him for the first time in his life. so roman will be the firebreather logan wanted -- he'll do ATN, he'll push for mencken, he'll do whatever it fucking takes to try and make things right. if it's his fault logan's no longer here, then he needs to do everything he possibly can to fulfill his dying wishes, to do what logan would've done, were he alive.

"dad can't die, he's dad." he can't ever die. he's immortal, and his immortality was solidified by the circumstances of his death -- logan will not die. he’ll live on in roman, as roman.

roman will make sure of it.

#to clarify -- i do not think this is roman's endgame. i Hope it is not his endgame. i just think based on the previews and everything we #know about both him and the upcoming episodes... i think this is where his arc is heading for now. and it will be UNBEARABLE to watch #i'm hoping things get better by the end. that there's reconciliation and an ending open enough to allow for a slim possibility of future #healing. but as of right now... i think things are going to get a lot - a LOT - fucking worse before they get better (if they get better..) #k it's 1:30 am i haven't read over this at all so fair warning there. but yeah. told yall i had a lot of thoughts re: what this might do to #roman. hats off to jesse armstrong for creating the literal worst situation imaginable for him. fucking ingenious. i too love putting this #sad little man in situations! but yeah. gonna be watching thru my hands but eating it up while weeping etc etc etc #succession #succession spoilers #roman roy #succession meta #succession s4 #connor's wedding #logan roy #casey shut the fuck up about roman roy #100 #500 #succession speculation

[mag7dumbies]

Hi this photo has been making me incredibly unwell for the past 7 hours

#I woke up hung over after this episode #confederacy express #laramie #slim and jess #jess harper #slim sherman

[sunsetmoonlight]

Nicholas Braun latest interview with People Magazine (18th August 2022)

(Source)

#i think jesse said the chance of us seeing succession bloopers is slim but i would very much like to see it #nick braun #nicholas braun #succession #greg hirsch #succession cast #cousin greg #people magazine #succession: press #posts: sunsetmoonlight

[burymeinwillow]

Laramie (1959-1963): S03E06 "The Last Journey" Requested by @iguanodonwildman

#laramie #jess harper #slim sherman #western #vintage tv #forsty gif #gif requests #im sorry its so messy i had put it like this or else the post would be too long 😭 #maybe i can make some shorter moments at a later time #BUT ALSO JESS MY SWEETIE.... MY DARLING....... YEETING THE FLOWERS AWAY IMMEDIETLY

[gloryandthedream]

Is Laramie as gay as it seems?

I'd pay good money to talk to the makers of Laramie (1959-1963). They wrote a show about two roommate cowboys who, completely on free will, legally adopt a child.

I'm sure Mike was supposed to fill (Slim's brother) Andy's absence, but their dynamic with him is totally different from Andy. Wikipedia describes Mike as "an orphan allowed to live on the farm," but he's not just "allowed" to live there...They sign adoption papers. They're his PARENTS. They hire a nanny!

Also, according to IMDB, Laramie was the only western show of the time where the characters are seen doing actual chores and realistic upkeep of their farm.

What were the writers/directors going for? Did they know how homosexually domestic it would come across?

Did they cast specifically for actors with unique physical chemistry? Or was this just a stroke of luck?

Were they intending to spit in the face of the rampant toxic masculinity of their era? Feel free to share your thoughts. I could talk about this all day.

edit: it's on STARZ if you need a reference

#laramie #western #jess harper #robert fuller #slim sherman #john smith #old western #old west #wild west #vintage #whump #i would die for jess harper #discussion post #toxic masculinity #adoption #gay #homosexual #gay thoughts #questionably gay #vintage whump #old hollywood

[familyofpaladins]

I did the meme thing with my most recent blorbos to form the most ridiculous set lol (Leonardo from TMNT and Jess Harper from Laramie (1959))

It's very funny to me because both of them have killed/willing to kill, but it's the 15 year old turtle who would probably be the one to admit first that they're gonna have to kill someone instead of the 26 year old ex-gunfighter

Bonus of the kinds of fics I've been reading lately

pissed off their red-coded brother/friend who wants them to stop their self-sacrificial bullshit

#what makes it even funnier (to me) is that raph and jess are more similar in attitude . and most likely to start brawls and fights #with leo and slim being the stern 'follow the rules' level headed 'calm' ones #but yeah leo and jess are the ones who would throw away their life or happiness if it meant the people they care about stayed safe #so they are my favs and get to be memed :) #larmaie obsession revived after finding out that my fav author on ffn was still writing i just hHADN'T BEEN GETTING ANY EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS #THANKS FOR THAT FF.NET >:( #anyway #to those who regularly follow me. if i've vagued about a character in the last month. i've probably been referring to jess #memes #meme redraw #what are we calling this meme? #steven universe meme #we're going to have to kill this guy meme #tmnt #tmnt 2003 #03 leo #03 leonardo #03 raph #laramie #laramie (1959) #jess harper #slim sherman #famofpaladins draws #(i tagged 2003 tmnt. but really it's any tmnt honestly)

[harper-sherman]

s1:e24 - Street of Hate

Hey y'all, it's been a while! Life has gotten in the way of posting (of course) but I'm going to try to be more consistent, even if that means I just post once a week. Anyway, on to the episode!

This is a solid "pards" episode of Laramie, and has some really great scenes. A townsperson/old friend is paroled out to Slim after serving a manslaughter sentence. The victim's father is quite upset about this guy returning to town and tries to make all sorts of issues, which of course Slim and ultimately Jess get involved in. Charles Bronson plays parolee Frank Buckley; if you're into him, there's a good shirtless scene. I won't go too far into the plot synopsis because this is really one worth watching and I don't want to spoil it. However, I will definitely talk about these screenshots. :)

Early in the episode, Slim and Jess are playing cards in the saloon while waiting for Frank's stage to come in. It looks like Jess is playing solitaire with some input from Slim, which is ridiculously cute. I never paid much attention to this scene until one of my mutuals pointed it out (you know who you are, lol), and I see why it's one of their favorites.

Later on, Jess is breaking in a horse, which leads to a very strange scene of Andy sewing the torn seat of his pants while he's still wearing them. Andy accidentally pokes Jess with the needle, and both Jess' and Slim's reactions are priceless.

We also get a fantastic tandem fight scene that ends with washing up in a water trough after the boys have kicked some ass.

Finally, the episode closes with Slim and Jess sitting on their porch, tattered boots up on the railing...and touching, of course. ❤️💙

#laramie #laramie tv #laramie tv show #slim sherman #jess harper #slim/jess #jess/slim #robert fuller #john smith

[sportstudfan]

Scene from Laramie, Season 3, Ep 116-The Sometimes Gambler

Cowboy Games on the Range. Daisy isn't really tied up. She decides to free Slim, who services the struggling Jess, as she watches. Next time she may decide to free Jess. Kinky gal.

#jess and slim #sexy cowboys #60's tv westerns #laramie #restrained #Bound #roped up #cowboy boots #Laramie sub theme

[famousinmyfandom]

Maybe we should call it pardshipping? I’ve been calling it SlimJess because I saw someone else use it in the tag and it takes less time to skip the slash lmao

Someone did ask me about coming up with a ship name a while ago because I’m one of the main creators in the fandom, so I’ve been thinking on it. Anyone have thoughts?

#pardshipping #jess harper/slim sherman #slimjess #slim/jess #Jess/slim #laramie #laramie tv #also because that’s how they do it in anime fandom and I have been in naruto hell for too long #actually that’s probably the main reason but it is also the most shameful #so it stays in the tags lmaooo

[thatsprettylane]

If Laramie came out in the modern day, Jess/Slim would be a top ship on ao3.

#jess harper/slim sherman #jess harper #slim sherman #laramie #laramie tv #fandom tag #westerns #cowboys #jess/slim #slim/jess

[incorrect-laramie]

Season 01

Slim: Hey Jess, how’re you holdin up?

Jess: *disassociating and shocked by his own hands* Yeah!! Haha

#laramie #laramie tv #laramie 1960 #jess harper #slim sherman #incorrect quotes

[whatisthismandoinghere]

So I’ve watched a good chunk of seasons 3 and 4 of Laramie as well as a few from season 1 and I am now gonna make it all yall’s problem and bless you with my commentary and clips from each episode, enjoy I guess 😂

Without further ado, S1.EP1 Stage Stop

Not the outlaw being upset they spelled his name wrong in the newspaper 😂

Jess’s introduction to Laramie was absolutely terrible, poor guy just got shot at. Absolutely love how he just ignored the lawman when he was told to stop though, a very Jess thing to do 🤣

Jess and Slim’s first meeting is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Let’s take a look at it, shall we?

I mean the first shot alone where they show the sign “Sherman Ranch, No Trespassing” and then cut to Jess just lounging around like he owns the place 😂 

And the dialogue:

Slim: What’re you doing here?

Jess: Gettin’ a crick in my back!

Plus this gem:

Jess: I had 3 or 4 swallows out of your private stream. My horse helped himself too, so you just figure out what I owe you, and I’ll be on my way. Oh, and uh, I looked at a bird flying over. Will there be a charge for that?

Look Jess I love you so much but who gave you the right to be so freaking sassy 😂 (we adore him for it though) but Slim had valid concerns, I see both sides of the situation here. I mean Jess, you should’ve read the sign, and I can see why Slim is wary of strangers, but I too would be ticked off if someone just showed up and was holding me at gunpoint

Not Jess just sending Slim flying 😂 boy don’t mess around

Overall I think this first meeting went really well you guys

Andy is so flipping adorable and I would die for him, the way he just gets along so well with Jess right off the bat 😭 10x funnier that he’s Slim’s brother though 🤣

Look at the racoon! And the way Andy washed his food for him 🥺 it's so cute how this little gesture shows how much he knows about animals and how much he cares for them

When Jess dozed off and Andy came in and startled him and he just whipped around with his gun and when he realized it was Andy and he was so apologetic 😭 but just gets me thinking about Jess being a loner and a drifter and being so used to looking out for himself yet still being so compassionate to this kid he just met. He’s so good with kids and I think it’s just darling seeing him interact with Andy and later on Mike.

Ugh I’m having so many Thoughts on Jess’s childhood, of course they are of the angsty variety, all prompted by these lines of dialogue (putting them in different colors so it's easier to differentiate between them):

Andy: Jess, how old were you when you first went out on your own?

Jess: Can’t hardly remember when I wasn’t on my own, like Jeremiah here and Sam. Only I didn’t find a soft touch like you. Maybe I didn’t want one. 

Andy: Do you like it better alone?

Jess: It just worked out that way.

Andy: Don’t you get lonely sometimes?

Jess: You get used to it.

As if these lines weren't heart breaking enough, Jess's tone of voice and facial expressions just really added to it. Yes there will be fics in the future no I do not need more wips

Jess had a fractured skull you say?? *adds to list of details to keep in mind for later*

Look at them playing cards together <3 yes I totally get that Andy's complete and total willingness to trust anyone who comes along is a bit concerning but it's also so sweet and I just love how he interacts with Jess

The way Andy was just working up the courage to ask Jess to take him with him and Jess being so gentle and telling him maybe when he’s older their relationship is everything you guys 😭

I know at times Slim seems a little harsh on Andy but he really just wants the best for him and it’s sweet. 

Love how Jonesy just deescalates the situation so smoothly and just calmly drags Slim away 😂

I’ve noticed that Jess gets called saddle tramp an awful lot so I’m starting a running count, we are currently at 1

Jonesy saying Slim is just a kid is just… it’s kinda funny but at the same time - how do I want to explain this? - like Slim is out here saying Andy needs to get things figured out, needs to become a better judge of character, and then Jonesy is just like “you’re figuring things out too pally. you’re responsible for your kid brother now and you still got some things to learn” You can see that Jonesy knows Slim really well and I love their dynamic

Jess was so ready to end Slim right then and there 😂 what can I say, I like my men violent 🤣 seriously tho the fact that Jess and Slim were just constantly beating each other up throughout this entire episode before they decided to try running a ranch together is the funniest thing

Everything about Bud Carlin irritates me, the way he speaks, the way he moves, his whole demeanor, I just hate it 😂

When Carlin’s asking about how long it takes the stage to get there once it’s in sight and Jonesy’s just out here throwing in a bunch of random circumstances to avoid answering 🤣 and then Carlin gets so irritated that he decides to ask Jess instead lol but Andy just immediately telling him what he wants to know so Jess doesn’t get hurt 😭 bless his little heart AND JONESY REACHING HIS ARM OUT TO GRAB THE GUY WHEN HE WENT TO PUNCH JESS Jonesy's a real one

When Jess and Andy are out in the barn shoeing the horse and Andy tries to grab a rifle and Jess stops him cuz he didn’t want him to get hurt 😭

Oh when Carlin makes Jess punch Slim in the face… like we know they were about to go at it when he walked in but now Jess is like no way, the friendship is progressing you guys, and poor Slim was just like "do it", somebody get this poor man some ice and an ibuprofen

But as soon as Carlin makes Jess hit Slim that third time he turned on Carlin so fast

Andy’s voice was almost breaking when he saw Slim laying on the ground and he was trying to wake him up and it almost broke me 😭

The way they all go to check on Slim as soon as the guy leaves the room 🥺

Andy was just begging Jess to go with Slim so that he’d have some help and Jess wouldn’t go and then Andy has tears in his eyes and says “No wonder you travel alone, who’d wanna team up with a saddle tramp like you?” nooooooo 😭 I really act like I’ve never seen this episode before also Jess saddle tramp count is now at 2

They really just threw that guy out of the stagecoach, that wasn’t very nice

JESS CAME BACK yes I already knew this would happen, hush your timing is impeccable pally

Look at these idiots (affectionate) 😂

Alright I'm gonna write out this scene for you because Reasons (once again in color so it's easier to differentiate):

Pete: I’m hurt bad, Jess. Don’t shoot.

Jess: I was hurt bad too. And it wasn’t just the money Pete.

Pete: I didn’t take it Jess. I swear I didn’t

*Pete proceeds to grab for his gun and Jess shoots him again, sending him flying off the cliff*

So satisfying yall also that dialogue though, I sense another fic in the future

Not the fanning of the guns, ugh I hate when they do that and Jess does it all the time

I love how Jess just puts his gun away and lets Slim deal with Carlin on his own, the way he just saunters over while they’re fist fighting and the way they replay the bit Carlin pulled on them when he made Jess hit Slim, sheer perfection 🤣

Aw Andy was so excited to see Jess and Slim back safely 🥺

Friendship has been established pallies, that is what we call ✨character development✨

Also if you haven’t noticed I’m a tad bit obsessed with Jess ok maybe more than a tad so here’s some bonus gifs of him being sassy 😂❤️

#yes i'm aware i talk way too much #it will happen again #laramie #episode analysis #stage stop #jess harper #slim sherman