#when they first move to London

[softquietsteadylove]

We all know how buff Gil is build right? So how about Gil goes shopping for himself and Thena decides to go with him and he is struggling to find something fitting? Would be a funny story! You choose in wich AU it’s happening 😂

"Thena, thank fuck you're here!"

Thena laughs as Gil rushes over to her as soon as she steps foot into the department store. He called her at work, which had really freaked her out given they hadn't been back home for too long. And they had been keeping Gil in the flat as much as possible, careful about who might see him out and about if he roamed too freely.

But he likes running errands, like getting groceries and little household supplies. He keeps the flat immaculate and prepares beautiful meals for them, since what else is he supposed to do with his days, she supposes.

"Why are the sizes so complicated?" he frowns at her, holding a few different shirts of the same make in his hands. "I just thought I was stopping by to grab some clothes for around the house. But now I've been here for 45 minutes and I don't know what size I am anymore."

Thena laughs, taking the shirts from him to at least physically alleviate his burden. She flips through them, looking at the tags of each. "Did you really pick up one in every size?"

"Except small," he shrugs, joining her as she walks them back to the men's section.

"Does a medium fit you?" she asks, her eyes just starting to drift over him before she stops herself. That's not a good idea.

"Well, sometimes American sizes will fit me," Gil offers helplessly. "Korean shirts basically always had to be tailored for me."

Thena's eyes flicked down to his arms for just a second. Yes, she could see how that might be a problem for him. "Let's start with a regular old large for now."

Gil sighs, though. "That's the problem, though."

Thena raises her brows.

"Just," he takes the shirts from her hands again and leads her back to the changing room he had abandoned to go wait for her, "come with me."

Thena sets her purse down as she takes a seat outside of the stalls. She can see a mess of other articles of clothing in the room before he closes the door. She wonders if he's really only been here for 45 minutes.

"See?" Gil practically whines, holding his hands out in front of him in a helpless gesture. "They're too tight."

Thena blushes, although she tells herself not to. It's silly, really. She was so used to seeing Gilgamesh in business suits all throughout her time working for him. But just a t-shirt and jeans are working for him.

Gil pouts as she stands to examine the way the seams of the sleeves dig into his biceps. "It's kind of fine otherwise."

Actually, it's already a little looser everywhere else than he would like, she thinks. She tilts her head, "I don't know, Gil."

Gil slumps his shoulders again. "See?--this is exactly why I called you. I don't know what I was thinking trying to come here by myself."

Thena shakes her head; this is exactly the kind of thing that made her develop feelings for him in the first place. This man and his stupid sweetness. "Maybe this just isn't the type of shirt for you. Sometimes different brands will fit different, too."

"Why's it so difficult?" Gil bemoans as she sends him back into the changing room.

"I couldn't tell you, I'm afraid," she laments. She has her own troubles with clothes simply with a female body. "I did a lot of my clothes shopping online in Korea."

That and sometimes things wouldn't quite fit her in the bust, so she had to take up buying dresses and learning to live with a revealing neckline and just wearing a cardigan or sweater over them.

"Maybe I should just do that," Gil mutters as he emerges, all of his finds - and failures - piled up in his arms.

"We'll find you something," she assures him, taking his picks from him and leaving them in the bin to be sorted before returned to the shelves. She slips her hand into the crook of his elbow (just this once, she tells herself).

"What about you, Naekkeo?" he smiles at her.

This isn't the first time he's used some cute little pet name on her like it's nothing--like it's normal for them. She tells herself not to let it get to her every time. "What about me?"

"We're here," Gil states, gesturing to the store around them. "We should shop for stuff for you too."

"I don't need anything," Thena laughs at his eager face.

"But Thena," he pleads, as if he's asking for something for himself instead of trying to convince her to let him take her shopping.

"These might actually be a good choice for you," she muses as she feels the soft material of the thick-knit sweaters and cardigans. They'll stretch to accommodate those arms of his without them having to go two full sizes up from his usual.

"Huh," he notes as he takes one from her, slipping off his jacket and slipping the cardigan on in its place. "What do you think?"

Goddammit, it looks great on him. Despite the very mundane article of clothing, he makes it look borderline salacious with it unbuttoned around him, the sleeves pulled partially up his thick forearms.

Thena bites her tongue; he looks damn sexy, is what she thinks. "It looks nice."

Gil beams at her approval, proudly laying it over his arm as he continues to float next to her. "Maybe I should just be a cardigan guy."

Thena smiles, pawing through a few more stacks of sweaters and knits. "That's quite a shift from your usual attire."

"Well," Gil sneaks a look at her and slides their hands together. "I have to look the part if I'm gonna be a househusband here, right? Soft clothes and aprons and oven mitts?"

Thena just laughs, although she's already getting a little too use to thinking of Gil like that. She tries to tell herself not to, of course. They're not married--they're not together. She's protecting him by moving him here.

But whether they're together or not, his hand tightens around hers, and she lets it, smiling all through the rest of the store.

#Thenamesh Receptionist AU #when they first move to London #a few installments ago now #because I don't understand size conversions either Gil #also #in that clip and gifset of them during Eternals promotions #when Angie is in that beautiful white dress #and Don is in a white t-shirt and blazer to match #first of all the matching outfits I love it #but also #his jacket is visibly too small for him #like the sleeves are too short #but I think it's because of this #like it fits his arms and shoulders #but it would be too big on him if they sized up to account for them #I assume the suit he had on for the Eternals premier was custom fit

[numbuh424]

The actors of L and Light in Death Note the Musical London (Dean John-Wilson and Joaquin Pedro Valdes) went on IG live in matching Lawlight shirts 🥹

#death note #death note musical #death note musical London #death note the musical #light yagami #l lawliet #lawlight #they've been so dedicated to the black/white matching outfits but this one is just A Lot lol #I thought at first the shirts just said L and Light and I was like yeah that's normal #imagine my surprise when dean moved and I realized it said “Law” 😭😭😭 #they seem to really love the show and the characters they were talking about it so excitedly and everything #the dedication is overflowing fr I can't help but appreciate it #also they were trying to make Lira a thing for a little while so I'm kind of glad they switched to this lmao

[mariocki]

An uncredited Jacqueline Hill appears as an unnamed Irish barmaid in The Vise: Death Pays No Dividends (1.5, ABC, 1954); in the UK, this episode wasn't seen until 1960 as part of ITV anthology The Crooked Path

#fave spotting #jacqueline hill #barbara wright #doctor who #the vise #classic doctor who #death pays no dividends #the crooked path #1954 #classic tv #oof. ok. here goes. the story behind The Vise is needlessly convoluted and frankly absurdly confusing. the Danzigers were a pair of #American brothers who moved to the UK in the early 50s to produce tv film serials‚ The Vise being their first major production. the used #British casts‚ writers‚ crews and directors but the series was being explicitly made for American tv; the ABC mentioned above is not the #Associated British Cinemas group who were one of the big four franchise holders in UK television‚ but the American Broadcasting Company for #whom this series was being made and who transmitted it across the pond. there the series was The Vise‚ and then when recurring character #Mark Saber became popular‚ it was retooled as The Vise: Mark Saber and then again when the series later moved to NBC it became Saber of #London. despite being almost entirely a british production‚ The Vise was never seen here in that format; the episodes were split up and #appeared under various different anthology titles including The Crooked Path and Tension‚ sometimes not appearing on uk #screens until years later (if indeed they did all end up getting a uk showing). others were edited together into loose portmanteau films #for cinema release. Mark Saber‚ to add confusion upon confusion‚ was a pre existing character who'd been around for several years before #The Vise and had had his own series (albeit with a different star) already on American television (itself having gone through several #titles‚ including ABC Mystery Theatre and simply Mark Saber; that latterly being one of the titles which later Vise episodes went out under #back in the UK). i know. i know. my head hurts too. #regardless of the (very confusing) background‚ the series is quite a lot of fun and rather better than its reputation (it's true that #the Danzigers were businessmen first and artists a very distant second). it has an unmistakable wash of the USA about it despite featuring #almost zero americans (it has a host delivering to camera introductions‚ which feels very american‚ but even he's not a yank; Australian #actor Ron Randell got the gig and very good he is too). it also has a definite degree of luridness which I'm not certain UK tv was quite #ready for in 54 (stories typically involving adultery‚ blackmail and some really quite suggestive scene settings). poor Jac doesn't get #much of a part‚ but she does get a few lines (it's not unusual that she's still uncredited‚ with most Vise eps seeming to credit only 3 or #4 main players and of course Randell). her Irish accent is pretty good but she doesn't get any closeups alas

[trinitymarconeptune]

𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓪.𝓴.𝓪 𝓐𝔂𝓮 𝓢𝓾𝓾 - အေးစု

#the sims 3 #sims 3 #ts3 #the sims #simblr #alice mccann #first of all her full name is alice aye suu mccann #as a courtesy to her paternal grandmother who is a bamar born in Myanmar and the most and maybe only truly supportive family member #if we go to historic and therefore realistic conclusions #her grandma moved to the mainland Britain from then British Burma most likely and etc. #she is also the person who raised her mostly #and when alice came out as bisexual to her family after all and admitted being in love with the woman ( cathy ) #she supported her unconditionally unlike her parents #i think she will build her future career in clothing business and both she and Cathy will move to the capital London later on

[s1l4s-l1k3s-t0m4t03s]

when mikhail moves away im either topping myself or getting into an unhealthy relationship

#bc sapphy is closer w mikhail if that makes sense?? i dated mikey first but saph prefers both of usz #not one #so we'll all seperate #wanna kms bc of it #i dont date anyone jn the same school as me so like #plus poly? best case scenario i get another bf so when they move i still have companionship #i need to make that not sound selfish lmaoo #idk what makes sense atp #all goes bad and i get back w my cheatjng s/a-er ex #atleast ill have someone #hes never in london for lomg but yk

[awesomehoggirl]

4 & 5 for the ask game? :)

4. libraries, botanical gardens, or art galleries?

this is hard because i ADORE all three but im an art history lover at my core so it has to be art galleries :) i went to the wonderful one near my university before i came home for christmas and i was hit with that insane love for art and gallery spaces all over again Ohhh it made me insane. i was planning to go up to the V&A with my mum but covid :( the national gallery has recently overtaken the tate modern as my fav gallery and i really want to go back there again too... especially for the sainsbury wing Ohhh the treasures

#i srsly love galleries so muchh my first time going to london on my own when i was like 14? was to go to the tate britain #but the painting i went to see specifically had been moved TO LIVERPOOL D:

[frankensteincest]

EVERY ITERATION OF FRANKENSTEIN’S CREATURE MUST BE BLESSED WITH THE CAIN INSTINCT

#log. #penny dreadful #deeply appreciate it happening after proteus wanders through london with childlike wonder #so it has a comparable impact to the creature in the book killing a toddler #I feel liek I’m on crack #honest to god though when the hand shot through proteus #I thought it was a malignant type situation. what with him being formed from assorted parts #anyway. this explains why frankenstein wasn’t surprised at the creature moving in ep1 #also!! the final shot of him looking up at his firstborn with proteus’ blood on his face looking like tears #the first episode tear...... hold on I need to gif this

[tigresslanzhu]

An Eddie Headcanon

Despite being friends with Buster Moon for a long time, he only got in trouble with the law one time.

I’m not kidding! ONE… TIME!

So he and Buster were trying on outfits at Rue 21 at the mall just for funzies when our favorite koala spotted someone carrying a huge poster for War Of Attrition. Without even thinking about what he was wearing, which was unpaid merchandise, of course, he runs out of the store and toward the orangutan.

Eddie: BUSTER, NO! THAT’S STEALING!

Eddie was able to take the clothes off of his theater lovesick buddy, but at the cost of being caught by the store manager and the mall guard and he was prosecuted for shoplifting on the spot. Nobody believed the truth. Not the prosecutors, not the police, and especially not his parents.

Mrs. Noodleman: [in tears] We thought we raised you better than that!

Mr. Noodleman: No more TV, Edward! It’s clearly taught you how to steal!

Eddie: Aw, guys, you know how Buster is!

((..))

And to this day, Buster still has that very poster in his office. Eddie cringes every time he has to look at it.

#sing 2021 #sing 2016 #sing buster moon #sing eddie #sing headcanons #Buster was even more of an idiot in his late 20s #provided Illumination hasn’t decided that he was in his late 20s when the events of the first film began #If Eddie gets arrested one more time Nana’s going to move him to a reform school in London #This almost makes me wonder if Gary ‘The Winner’ Wishman has a Buster in his life #and the guy in the add at the end of Edie’s Life Coach #not likely #but we can dream a little #Barbie mugshot meme vibes #Eddie is a worried Barbie #and Buster is all ‘Cheeeeeeeese!’ #Meena would be crying in Barbie’s position #Yes I finally saw Barbie today

[queernarchy]

my desire to grow out my hair vs needing to cut it desperately so men will stop being attracted to me

#i mean thats gotta be the common denominator #it’s weird i need them to STOP #personal #literally didnt have this problem EXCEPT #post hamlet when my hair was shoulder length for a hot minute #and last year when i first moved to london #now it’s long again and guess fucking what #i lost weight grew out my hair and bought one(1) pink shirt and men think free real estate #bleh

[damondays]

I want to buy the deluxe CD.. but I don't even have a CD player... buut I mean of course - a collectible, but I try not to buy things just to have things... But I also want to get back a little to physical media because like, one of my favorite movies is impossible to find legally here, and there's also an album that made me so happy but the artist removed it from spotify like a week after I found it - which is just... not a problem with physical media.... Also supporting the artists...

I'm just trying to convince myself at this point

#I also wish I could justify vinyl #But I'm moving in a year and I have no idea where. Could be back home. Could be another students apartment. #Could be London if I can figure that out #also when will I stop starting every sentence with But or Also? #The only reason I'm not spending crazy atm is because if Gorillaz do a tour I'll drop like as much as needed on getting a VIP ticket 💀 #I'll diss Blur any day for Gorillaz sorry #delete later #Going mad over here as usual... #JUST REALIZED DISS DOES not mean the same thing in english as in my first language oops #it means like turn your back to/ignore. not mainly talk shit I'd say sorry Whoops

[barkjunhee]

why does everything happen all at once?

#i just made a huge move out of london #so already stressed #told today my job will change #and also get not great medical test results #in a call today also #and need an MRI but it's going to take forever because i need to register with my new docs first #also lost my cat briefly today so its been super stressful #watch me suck at this new job so when i have to get surgery they use it as an excuse to let me go and then i can no longer afford this flat #so go bankrupt and move in with my parents #op rambles #i really regret drinking that energy drink this morning

[latinokaeya-moving]

last rb was just regarding commentary bc i actually don’t agree w the og post that much wrt ‘doggo’ culture or whatever at the very least where i live i don’t think it’s really become a whole Thing like that lmao but the rest of the convo i thought was interesting so

#x #i remember when i was younger thinking that the area i live in in london being weirdly mm. not hostile i don’t think. but not welcoming #to dogs #ppl hardly owned dogs in this area n u rarely saw them as well. and in my school i’m pretty sure there was no doubt a larger number of ppl #that were neutral/scared of dogs than actively liked them like me lol #so me n my family at least who’ve always owned fairly large dogs were used to doing the whole accommodating thing of like. keeping our dogs #away from areas w a lot of ppl n kids n whatnot. n ppl crossed the street anyway to avoid walking by our dogs in the first place 🤷🤷🤷 #the whole suburban every house w a family dog thing is. very american. not saying ppl don’t have dogs here obviously #when i used to go therapy in west london i Would see a lot of dog walkers w like. 5-7 dogs at a time #but again like the whole doggo culture/going up to touch dogs like that randomly??? 😬 idk i’ve not seen it like that lol #the last time i remember a group of kids trying to pet nina was when she was a lot younger n they were respectful abt it lol #they yelled from the other side of the street to ask n when i was like sorry she definitely won’t let u touch her they just shrugged n #moved on #anyways. ramblings as usual i was just thinking lol

[mccleans]

☕️kieran “dumptruck” tierney ☕️

him when i get a hold of him

#but fr...... i think he's soooo sweet and intriguing #like he plays playstation for like half of his waking hours but he also has a quote unquote lunatic personality? #he has a huge ass and a huge dick? #he only left his house to go to training and tesco when he first moved to london? #he has the face of a beautiful woman and the skill of a full on goat? #who could not love him #asks

[chronomally]

The last two books I read were both first-person POV adult fiction novels and I found the main characters so BORING their heads felt so empty meanwhile the book I'm reading now is a third-person POV and the main character is absolutely off the wall

#please feel free to ignore this #I'm reading Funny Girl #It takes place in 1964 and she misses watching I Love Lucy on TV after moving to London so she's decided to be someone's mistress #because she figures this is the quickest way to get access to a TV on Sundays (when ILL airs) #She accidentally met her new 'gentleman friend's' friend's wife and decided she would lie about being a mistress #and instead pretended that her 'gentleman friend's' WIFE was the mistress and she was okay with it #and then she left #Extremely funny and totally unnecessary #Anyway my point is I feel like first-person POV adult novel main characters don't think/worry about enough things #I know you're never going to perfectly capture the inside of someone's head on a page #but like idk neither Clay nor Monique particularly interested me they felt like empty vessels for the actions of the story #and maybe part of it was neither was like the real protag of the story but idk

[silverysongs]

i feel like people (on my dash) aren't talking about so long, london and it's the song that means the most to me. like I full-on wept in my car today listening to it

#for me it's the best distillation of her pain. I say “for me” because I recognize that other songs might speak more clearly to different #people. and maybe it's because England means so much to me? like I am heartbroken that London has been tarnished for her because of #the end of the relationship. #(maybe it's because my own relationship to England changed when I spent some time there. depression happened. I am still getting over it. #but I still love England. I always want to go back. maybe that's the line that connects it for me.) #also just the production and the vocals and the driving beat! I always picture a train moving swiftly through the country. #away from London. so long. #oh and the way that she says “you'll find someone” in the first chorus BEFORE she says “I'll find someone.” like she knows he'll move on an #fall in love again. but it takes a minute before she can believe it for herself. that's pretty unusual in her lyrics I think. she often #thinks about the other person but it's usually in the second half of the song (i.e. all too well - “did the love affair maim you too?”) #I don't know. it's so sad to me. #so long london #taylor swift #ts #ttpd

[percysheliey]

besties i think im serious about moving to london after i graduate ….

#its all i’m thinking about #like ok i need to find out how to move my furniture because i only just bought my mattress and i won’t leave without my books #i need to think about whether it’s worth applying for dual citizenship bc my grandmother was irish #or should i just go on a visa #i need to think about how much i’ll want saved and if i should take a gap year to work work work #i’ll also be studying montessori education there so i need to figure out where it would be #and figure out what neighbourhoods would be best #i also need to plan to go over there first and get a feel for the place and if i can see myself settling down for two years #that’s when i’ll travel around neighbourhoods find places i like #LIKEE AHHHHH #i’m going a little insane #my papa went and said he loved it !! #my friends sister went and he said she loved it !!! #and it feels like a rite of passage as an aus eldest daughter to move to london AHFJJGKG #that’s just the thing here it seems #i can just !!! see it !!! #it feels right !!! #idk i feel confident about this path #their gov is atrocious and our money is crap #worth nothing #so i hope in two years these things are a little better #rosie rambles