Is It Really An Invasion Of Personal Space When It's Welcome? or the one where steve and danny grew very comfy with each other insanely quick
they are sitting on separate isles but somehow on top of each other, danny squarely between steve's legs. guys, do you ever softly gaze at your totally platonic bro as you open your legs to be his armchair?
and lest you think it's just steve...
danny casually leans on steve's thigh to talk to chin, so clearly he doesn't mind using steve as comfortable furniture ;)
of course, steve doesn't tolerate danny's attention being elsewhere for too long
mr 'I'm Gonna Burn Holes In The Side Of His Head With My Gaze Till He Looks At Me'. putting their faces so close it looks like we are seconds away from the money-shot from the certain angle. ('aw no kisscam?' steve and danny probably when the game gets interrupted)
the way steve is at the perfect position to put his chin on top of danny's head and danny could lean his head against steve's chest and it wouldn't be too much of a stretch
that's how cozy and close they are, two weeks after knowing each other.
of course this position puts danny at a disadvantage because while it gives steve a great view it doesn't give danny any view of steve, which just won't do
so he literally turns his entire body mid-sentence just to look at steve, going out of his way because the view is worth it (and yes it's a whole new separate occasion he cranes his neck all the way than the previous one).
the way he gapes, oh yes, the view is worth a crick in his neck.
when you think about how these two are people with massive trust issues both due to their occupation and past trauma, it's even more amazing how their personal bubble is fully open for each other from the get-go. their connection is so powerful and instantaneous their bodies let each other in even before their minds caught on. if it were an invasion then the guard at the gate just lowered the bridge and surrendered happily.
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Pettiest, most unprovable thing that I still scoff and roll my eyes at like they just failed a freebie question on a test is when people headcanon Spanish Jackie doesn't like Izzy.
Izzy makes a quip about hating her bar yet Geraldo, a husband who doesn't seem to get out much and comes from a gang - not pirate - background knows him by sight. And is surprised he's been away so long. Jackie is about to add Stede's nose to the jar and a hesitant interjection that Izzy was in there looking for him stops it instantly.
"But wait," you ask, thinking that somehow I've not already thought of this, "Doesn't it make more sense that she stopped because of Blackbeard aka most intimidating guy around???"
You would think, maybe, except minutes later Geraldo is dispatched to lure Stede to the Spanish Navy to die. If she actually cared about Edward's opinion then nothing has changed. I guess the Geraldo trap is trying to be covert but it's not terribly effective? Edward literally follows them. She still very pointedly avoided interfering in Blackbeard's business and then turned around to immediately interfere. However. Something that could have changed the moment the door hit Stede on the way out is Jackie asking what exactly Izzy and Stede discussed... and realizing "Ohhhh wait Izzy wants this dude dead. We're cool. Kill him."
"Well maybe Jackie is just doing her own thing," you suggest. "Playing whatever side. Trying not to directly antagonize Blackbeard but she doesn't actually give a shit?"
Well that would be plausible, EXCEPT! Skip ahead! Izzy goes straight to Jackie after getting kicked off the boat. She's ordering him a drink and ready to hear his proposition immediately. They talk offscreen. They summon Badminton to her bar. So two things to point out here:
If Jackie was taking a "play nice with Blackbeard in public" stance then what the hell is she doing this for? I maintain the plan was under the table and had minimal risk from the British, but I think there was fairly high risk of Edward finding out. She doesn't get much out of this besides Stede dead, and while she bears a grudge idk if it was a "kill Blackbeard's new boyfriend and hope he doesn't get pissed about it" grudge. But if Izzy being all upset about this is a genuine point in the plan's favor on its own...?
Izzy spends his whole goddamn visit bemoaning his relationship woes. And Jackie sits there and listens! Do we think she can't shut Izzy up? Or make a quip about it to poke fun at Izzy? Nah, Jackie is fulfilling the sacred and time-honored role of bestie who listens to everything Stede has done and solemnly declares "That bitch" even when Izzy is being objectively way too dramatic about this. She also probably advocates for dumping Edward.
I lied. 3 things. Jackie invites Badminton and his navy guys to her bar. She doesn't like them, she's probably only doing this because she gets to hold something over them... again, this is so much just for Stede since she has the least investment in his death. But if Izzy needs her to do him a solid and she actually likes him enough to care? Makes sense.
Izzy obviously gets Jackie in the divorce and she's the one supplying both a steady stream of breakup booze and alternating grounded and truly unhinged advice. She's the shoulder of solidarity. The Evelyn to his Mary. I will be taking zero notes on this because I'm right 😌
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