#when the Inspector needs to be

[anglerflsh]

as Lucifer fell

#[.art] #les mis #les miserables #This took about three hours. I need to stop doing lineart more often it was fun to work by colours alone #any character can be an icarus figure if I so choose. No one is safe. His wings specifically are meant to be that of a peregrine falcon #because that's the one I saw used in falconry when I attended the two lessons I ever did on that and. Tamed for the hunt. You get it #javert #inspector javert #lest I forget his actual title lol

[ineffable-gallimaufry]

no but like javert has to have long hair so that he can keep it up perfectly tidy like the rest of his appearance and then we see it a bit messy before the confrontation and then after jean valjean sets him free it's all loose to symbolize how he feels like he's lost all control over his life you need to understand me

#les mis #les miserables #inspector javert #jean valjean #yes i am tagging this because people need to understand my point. it's like. they talk about him keeping his uniform tidy #and i think if he has long hair we get more of an extension of that #since if he keeps it in a perfect bun/ponytail the whole time then when we see it messy it's just like the buckle thing #you catch my drift #i forgot he doesn't always have long hair. it's canon to me though

[gaillol-13]

The face of a man in a situation.

#for some reason i really lov it when hes genuinely horrified #stuff #gadget #inspector gadget #bros flabbergasted #i need to go bed

[hephaestuscrew]

I'm still thinking about that scene in Victoriocity S3E7 where Fleet runs back towards the Beast so as to lure it into the path of the train...

Clara's exclamation of 'Teamwork, Fleet!' after Fleet says he's got a plan reflects her conviction that any plan that Fleet has will be a shared plan, something they do together.

This conviction is a kind of trust, and that trust is part of the reason Clara takes a moment to realise Fleet has headed back towards the Beast. She trusts that he's following behind her. She keeps talking to him, her words full of optimism.

When she realises Fleet isn't there, she immediately realises what that must mean he's done, and her voice sounds more small and scared than I think we've ever heard it before.

Fleet's attempt at self-sacrifice is a kind of betrayal of Clara's trust, but when he echoes her celebration of their teamwork in a more somber tone, I think it suggests that he understands the weight of that betrayal.

If Fleet's plan is that Clara won't realise he's gone until it's already too late, then he thinks "Teamwork, Clara" will be the last words he'll ever speak to her. In what he imagines will be their final conversation, Fleet affirms Clara's understanding of them as a team who work well together, even as he is making a choice that rejects the possibility of their teamwork in this scenario. It's a recognition of what their dynamic has meant. It's a goodbye and an apology, even if Clara doesn't understand it as such at first.

I don't think Fleet sounds scared as he initially faces down the train. When he shouts "Yeah, this way, you stupid machine! Come on then!", he sounds defiant and grimly determined.

In fact, I don't think he sounds afraid until Clara appears, until she might be at risk of being in the path of the Beast or the train as well. It's when he shouts "Clara, stay back for God's sake!" and "Please, get back!" that there's real fear and desperation in his voice. He can confront the idea of giving his own life, but not the idea that doing so might put Clara in danger.

Another thing about these lines is that the move from 'stay back' to 'get back' suggests that Clara didn't obey his first instruction but got closer to him (and therefore to the path of the Beast and the train) between those two lines.

Then Fleet gives what might be another attempt at his last words: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry."  A repeated apology before an attempted self-sacrifice is an implicit acknowledgement of how much losing him would hurt Clara. He regrets causing her pain.

Even so, he's accepted that he is about to die and that it'd be worth it to destroy the Beast. But Clara very much hasn't accepted either those things. She's still trying to yell over the noise of the train; she's pulling off her ring to throw at him.

I think it's a good illustration of how Clara's optimism is a kind of strength. She always believes that they can "make a new plan" and that it'll be one in which no one has to die. I think Archibald Fleet needs someone like that, someone who'll tell him to drop to the ground when his death advances from both sides, someone who - even in a dark tunnel with an murderous metal monster and a speeding train - won't stop shouting that there's hope.

#Victoriocity #victoriocity spoilers #clara entwhistle #archibald fleet #I have feelings about them!! #I've listened to this scene a normal number of times... #Can't decide if it's more angsty if Clara heard his apology or if she didn't... #Also on the topic of Clara's optimism #I think it is a part of her temperament #but I don't think that means it's always easy or that it isn't something that takes active effort #The 'midnight overthinkies' scene showed us that there's a lot going on under the surface #As previously established I don't personally see Clara and Fleet romantically #but nonetheless there is something Orpheus and Eurydice #about two people who care deeply about each other #in a dark tunnel trying to head towards safety #and one of them trusts that the other is behind them #except Clara doesn't look back for a while and then he actually is already gone #and she's alone wondering if she's lost him forever #I think I can draw those parallels platonically #Oh also there's something impressive about a show that can literally raise a guy from the dead in the first season #and yet still have real stakes when he's in life or death situations after that #something deeply sinister about how in Even Greater London no death ever needs to be permanent #but we know that the vast majority of deaths would be because access to that technology is so restricted #inspector fleet #victoriocity season 3 #victoriocity podcast #Clara & Fleet #The empty man posteth

[longelk]

final part of act 2 edits & portrait coloring for funsies! can you tell how much fun i had with some of these hehe

part 1 / part 2

#i love the thing melter has going on but i really felt she needed a makeover x') #all this time i have severely underestimated how huge lonely wizard is got damn #its charming but i want to fit this wizard in my purse #inscryption #inspector #melter #dredger #goobert #pike mage #lonely wizard #mycologists #rebecha #kinda wanted to give inspector extra arms but it was too crowded.. maybe when i draw them :') #didnt forget the bone lord btw there was just nothing i wanted to change about their portrait #and their overworld sprite is TOO big

[notwithaste]

i’m usually more about that phryne but i’m sorry the way jack handles that spider in game set & murder like goddamn; he’s all in that spider’s business like there’s nothing to it, just a tiny animal to carefully capture in a glass, no big deal, not even so much as a flicker of a grimace or a flinch or a let’s burn this place right down, honestly that makes him so incredibly hot to me 😮‍💨

#and to phryne probably #when she gets her wits back #yes detective inspector please do dispose of yucky creepy crawlies for me #miss fisher's murder mysteries #jack robinson is a BABE #phrack #phryne fisher #phryne x jack #mfmm #this post doesn’t have a picture because ilu and no one needs a big ass spider on their feed #game set & murder

[sarcasticteapot]

And no, my head won’t accept straight Sullivan. I’m loyal to Cartivan✨

#I don’t have enough middle fingers to tell you how I really feel #Isabelle is a sweetheart but no #Sid where are you when we need you #sid x sullivan #I’ve read too much Sid x Sullivan fics to accept anything else as a canon #my biggest fear becomes true #father brown #bbc father brown #inspector sullivan #sid carter #my cartivan heart hurts

[inspectorspacetimerevisited]

One wonders what the Inspector and his/her Associates would do if

the BOOTH actually brought them to their holiday destination instead of when they were needed.

#Inspector Spacetime #Tropical Island Adventure (trope) #Tropical Island Adventure #one wonders #what would they do if #the Inspector (character) #Associates #BOOTH #DARSIT #X 7 Dimensioniser #X 7 #actually brought them to #their holiday destination #instead of when they were needed #when not where

[floral-hex]

I’m fucking disabled

#I had this conversation with my therapist last week. I’ll give you the secret HIPAA breaking rundown #I HATE calling myself disabled #I don’t know why. there’s no shame in it. it’s just ya know it’s just what I am #but I still can’t get it into my head that yes I’m kinda fucking disabled #because here I am sitting on this creaky futon unable to understand anything anyone is saying to me bc my hearing is so bad #it’s a bad hearing day! it happens! some days are good! today is very much not so good! #so I told my therapist I’m way cool with telling people I have mental health issues #but when it comes to hearing it’s ‘oh no I’m not REALLY disabled. I just uhhhhh can’t uhhh fuckin hear sometimes 🤷🏻‍♂️ that’s normal right?’ #and he’s like no my sweet boy you are disabled you need to own that shit #okay… he didn’t say it like that but this is my flashback please let me have this #let me be a sweetie boy in my own mind #he said it’s usually the reverse: people don’t like to admit mental health issues but will mention physical disabilities #I just… I spent 30 something years with great hearing and then it all just got taken from me out of the blue and no one knows why #and I hate that. I’m so angry. I’m so fucking angry and scared and alone #and I hate admitting that yes I am disabled. like really disabled. it feels like defeat. #and it shouldn’t. like I said it’s just kinda what I am now. It’s like saying I breathe or I’m allergic to birds. it just is me. #sorry I’m just having a rough day #I got about an hour of sleep and now I’m holding down the fort while a home inspector and the new buyer look through the house #and I can’t talk to either of them. I can’t understand them talking to each other. it’s isolating. #I have therapy later and I’m hoping I’ll be able to communicate and hear during it. I really just need someone to talk to #I miss talking to people in person. I can still do that it just can take a bit of work and I hate subjecting people to putting up with me #I feel so needy. I just want some human connection. I want to know I can still make this work. #gosh this is whiny. sorry about that. just needed a quick vent to get me through the next few hours #anyway I love you. probably. maybe… ehhh #you can ignore this #text

[youssefguedira]

hello hi i have more diabolik au for you all, partially because of @quiquimora and @eya-trying-to-function who were enthusiastic enough about the last bit that i had to do more so. this is set before both of the previous parts, which should be under the 'diabolik au' tag. enjoy

[a prologue, of sorts] [you are here] [part two] [part three]

Yusuf al-Kaysani is the most beautiful man Nicky's ever seen. 

Not that that matters, because Nicky needs to stay focused. He's here for a reason. Still, he can't stop noticing it. 

Yusuf had left the party a few moments ago, insisting on walking home by himself. Nicky, who had been listening in to the whole thing from a safe distance, had almost laughed at that. This would be much easier than he had thought. 

Once he’d left, Nicky had pulled on his mask, taking only a moment to make sure it was on properly before heading after him. Nicky's been following him ever since, waiting for the right moment. Now, as Yusuf turns the corner into a quieter street, he acts. 

"Mr al-Kaysani?" he calls as he turns the same corner. 

Yusuf whirls around immediately, startled. Nicky holds both hands up placatingly. He's even more beautiful up close, all dark eyes and soft-looking curls and calm confidence. 

"Can I help you?" Yusuf asks. 

"My name is Inspector Smith," Nicky lies, holding up his forged police badge. "I'd like to speak with you." 

Yusuf doesn't immediately comply, just pulls his coat tighter around himself against the evening chill. "Police? Why?" He's hiding it well, but there's a hint of tension in the set of his shoulders. 

"I believe you may be in danger," Nicky tells him, which isn't entirely a lie. "Please, come with me." 

This time, Yusuf nods. "Of course.”

Easy, Nicky thinks to himself. “This way, please, Mr al-Kaysani.”

“Call me Joe,” Yusuf - Joe - says. “Please.”

“Joe,” Nicky says. “Follow me.”

--------------------

The bar Nicky guides them to is quiet enough that they can still hear each other clearly, but full enough that there’s an ever-present hum of background chatter, effectively masking their conversation from being overheard too clearly. 

Joe settles into one of the booths. He waves to the waiter to ask for a glass of water, then sits back. “So, Inspector. You say you think I’m in danger?”

“Yes,” Nicky responds. “When did you arrive in Milan?”

“Yesterday,” Joe says. 

“And your business is with Steven Merrick, no?” This is why Nicky’s here: no matter what he might think of Yusuf al-Kaysani, he is here to make a deal with Merrick, who is connected to a network of men with far too much money and who steal, bribe, and cut off any attempt to expose their corruption before it can get very far. Nicky has been working to try and bring them down for years. He cannot let anything get in the way of that.

“It is,” Joe confirms. “I’m here to deliver two paintings he bought. He insisted on someone delivering them personally, so.” Joe shrugs and smiles. “Here I am.” Despite his smile and apparent calm, Nicky notices the same tension that he’d carried when Nicky had first approached him. What are you hiding?

“You brought the paintings with you?”

“Inspector, I don’t see how this would put me in any danger,” Joe says. 

Smart, Nicky thinks. He glances around, as if checking that nobody��s listening in, before leaning forward. “You have heard rumors of the thief?”

Joe raises an eyebrow. “That’s what you think I’m in danger from?” he asks disbelievingly. “I thought he didn’t operate in Milan. Di Genova, isn’t that what you call him?”

Joe’s right about that - Nicky doesn’t often operate in Milan. He’d arrived a week ago, just for this job. “Il ladro di Genova, yes.” He hadn’t chosen that name, either, but the papers had dubbed him that a few years ago when he first began to gain a reputation. “There was a bank heist two days ago that we believe he was responsible for, and we think he may have heard of your deal with Merrick.”

“How would he possibly know about the deal?” Joe asks.

“We believe he has a network of people who provide him with information,” Nicky says. He doesn’t, but it’s nice to build up the mystery a little. “He knows everything, always, no matter how classified the information.” That’s only partially true, and entirely down to a network of microphones Nicky’s installed in various places that he listens into every now and then. “Nobody knows his true face, either. He could be in this room.” That’s definitely true. “We have tried to investigate, but nobody ever seems to talk about it. Betraying him means death.” That’s not. Nicky doesn’t kill people unless necessary, and he doesn’t work with anyone - too risky. 

Joe doesn’t seem impressed or frightened in the slightest as he takes a sip of his drink. “You make him seem all-powerful, Inspector. He is just a man, if he exists at all.”

“Just a man, yes, but with extraordinary abilities. You should not underestimate him.” Nicky isn’t particularly extraordinary, in truth, but he is very good at his job. “If Di Genova is planning to steal the paintings, your life may be in danger.”

“You seem to be playing right into his hands,” Joe remarks, “if you are all so frightened of him. I have been threatened before. I’m not scared of him.”

Nicky has never been met with that reaction before. “You should be. Where are you staying?”

“The Excelsior.”

“And the paintings?”

“They’ll be arriving in two days. Stored in a vault that only I know the location of.”

“Where?”

Joe smiles, then, and the effect is devastating. “If Di Genova could be listening in to anyone, Inspector, you’ll understand if I don’t want to tell you that.”

Internally, Nicky curses - this means he’ll have to find another way to find that out, which will probably have to involve more forceful methods, and he really doesn’t want to have to do that. Externally, he smiles. “Of course. And you’ll understand if I feel it is necessary to post plainclothes guards nearby. As a precaution, of course.”

“I’m bait, then,” Joe says. 

Nicky smiles for real this time - he’s never met anyone like Joe before. “It is a necessary step. This is the closest we may ever come to catching him.” (Also not true: Nicky’s planned this too carefully to let anything ruin it. He hasn’t come close to capture in the five years he’s been doing this, and he doesn’t plan to change that any time soon.)

Joe finishes his drink and sets the glass down. “If you say so. It was nice to meet you, Inspector.”

“And you,” Nicky says. 

Joe smiles one more time, gets up from the table, and leaves with only a single glance back at Nicky. Once he’s gone, Nicky gets the bill and waits a few more moments before leaving himself.

He walks until he’s a safe distance away from anyone who could see him before pulling off the mask and shaking out his hair. It’s useful, to be able to pose as anyone he needs to, but the masks are so incredibly uncomfortable sometimes he regrets using them at all. 

He walks down the street, hands in his pockets, appearing like any man on a stroll at night, and wonders what the hell he’s going to do about Yusuf al-Kaysani.

#neon writes #the old guard #kaysanova #diabolik au #obviously joes not actually in league with merrick #but nicky thinks that. for now #anyway i needed to set this bit up before i can advance the plot anymore #so uh. have #note: nicky is disguised as the police inspector here and his pseudonym is smith bc he's really bad at coming up with them #when he and joe start actually working together joes like nicolo my love. if you keep picking the most generic names possible You Are Going #To Get Caught. #userlinax #eya + lina this one is for you bc your tags on the last one made my day #this au is my fun little playground for when im stuck with my other projects #+ i am enjoying writing it immensely #nicky + diabolik = both immediately in love with their respective love interests #half of this was just an excuse for me to write about joe. because i am a simple being and i love him with my whole heart #ladro is thief in italian by the way. according to word reference #gave up on trying to think of a cool thief code name and just went with thief of genova. bc i like nicky am not very good at coming up with #cool names.

[tomwambsmilk]

Ppl really start acting entitled as shit once they make an offer to buy the house you live in

#there’s this woman who’s made an offer to buy the house which includes the apt I’m renting for one more week #and first of all. she’s really been pushing it with giving notice when she wants to look around #law says 24h but I’ve been pretty lenient with that throughout this whole process #as long as I find out the night before it’s fine #but the last time she came (Monday) she gave 90 minutes notice??????? #asked at 3 to come at 4:30. bitch excuse me?????? #and then the house inspection was gonna be Wednesday morning but got cancelled #but then Wednesday evening they tell me it’s Thursday morning and I’m like what?????? #prepping for a house inspection is a TOTALLY different beast than prepping for a showing bc I need to be out with my dog for a good 4h #AND THEN. yesterday morning I look out my window and there’s a guy????? walking around on my porch????? #my porch is around the back of the house and on the second story so it’s not easily accessible #when I go out to be hey man can I help you????? he says oh [buyer] is down in the yard. oh okay he’s a roof inspector. fine. whatever #notice would still be nice???? #and then the final straw was THIS MORNING #I was woken up at 8:30am ON A SATURDAY by people banging around on my porch #the porch is on the other side of my bedroom wall. #like. come the fuck on are you serious??????

[ultimateplaylistmaker]

Since Hope`s-Peak was made somewhen in the 30s the building is probably filled with OSHA-viölations like asbestos ceilings & lead paint walls.

Maybe the Izuru experiments too–

oh god

#ULTIMATE OSHA INSPECTOR WHERE ARE YOU WHEN WE NEED YOU #goodbye despair #anon chaos

[spideygal]

Home girl, who are your F/Os?! I NEED TO KNOW.

Aight, so here's the list!

Vision (Platonic (Might be romantic?))

Black Cat (Romantic)

Norman Osborn (Family)

Deadpool (Platonic)

Julian (The Arcana Videogame/Platonic (Might be romantic?))

Abe Sapian (Romantic)

Fugitoid 2012 (Romantic)

Baymax (Platonic (Might be romantic?))

Emmet (Lego Movie/Romantic)

Lucy (Lego Movie/Romantic)

Inspector Gadget (Family)

Papyrus (Platonic)

Tintin (Platonic)

Cogman (Romantic)

Eda (Romantic)

Raine (Romantic)

Pikachu Man (Family (Slightly Joke F/O))

My other F/Os which are from problematic media are Gilderoy Lockhart and Quirrell (in my Canon, there are a lot of things changed tbh xd)

I'm thinking of having Scarah Screams as my Romantic F/O and ship her with a Monster High S/I but Idk ^^

Hope you like my list!! 💓✨

#platonic cinnamon roll #a normal robotic friendship #fugitoid the robotic love #robotic love #sexy kitkat #black goblin #crackhead at local gas station #x marks the spot and deadpool with a gun #julian the mf #abe of the sapiens #inspector gotcha when you need me #bby baymax bby #cogman the good sir #good love #poly trio of mischief #raine the enby #eda the owl sweetheart #tintin the best bestie #senpapyrus chulo #tumblr pikachu man #emmet lucy and allan #emmet the hero #lucy the rebel #three teachers #gilderoy lockyour doors #quirrell the quill #underwater love #telekinesis sweetheart #telekinetic love #spidey's art for your silly sills!!

[pepi-nillo]

have i mentioned that i finished watching inspector koo? because i think it's important that i mention i finished inspector koo because the world needs to know i finished watching inspector koo-

#i think i am in love #if you combine inspector koo and beyond evil you get absolutely everything i could like in media #like. in a very broad sense they check all my boxes #also i thought inspector koo was 16 eps and i literally yelled when i saw i reached the last episode #i did not want it to end #but gosh that was so good #i finished it a couple of days ago so this isn't a very fresh rant #but i really like how the ending is enough for you to be happy with the story #but also open enough in case they wanna do a s2 #also THE OST!!! IMMACULATE!!! #really an ost i will play forever #and i never skipped the intro because it was so cool?? #love the lil mixture of animation #so charming #i just love it sm #queer rep wlw mlm solidarity literally everything we need #inspector koo #i love it sm

[airyairyaucontraire]

watching the episode where Columbo goes to London to solve a mystery with Shakespeare actors, and I'm just inexpressibly charmed by the fact that he has a purple suitcase with flowers on it.

Now you'd think that a purple suitcase with flowers on it would be sufficiently distinctive that he wouldn't have a problem identifying it at baggage claim, but he's already run afoul of two women with purple floral suitcases enough like his own to confuse him.

#airy watches columbo #love that the English are calling him a police leftenant #come on now the americans say lootenant it is known #it's really a little bit strange to me how the americans use military-sounding titles like lieutenant and captain for police officers #i mean we do have police sergeants #so there's that #i remember a wexford where he needs to interview some american tourists staying in a cottage near kingsmarkham #and is tickled pink that they keep addressing him as captain when his rank is chief inspector #it makes him feel very dashing #i'm confident that wexford and columbo would like each other #wexford is described as somewhat similarly shabby but he's large and elephantine #it's the 1970s columbo visits manchester runs into the gene genie

[sarcasticteapot]

Sullivan: "Isabelle"

My ears: 🌀🌀

#the heck is happening #straight Sullivan help #Sid where are you when we need you #father brown #bbc father brown #father brown s10 #s10 spoilers #my Cartivan heart hurts #inspector sullivan #sid x sullivan