Don’t Forget That Vegas And Pete Know Each Other. And Have For Years. Not Well, But They Are Certainly

don’t forget that vegas and pete know each other. and have for years. not well, but they are certainly not strangers. they’ve literally tortured and murdered people together. not that long ago! we saw it! in vivid bloody detail on screen!

i just think maybe that’s important to remember when examining their interactions. terrorizing people is a large part of pete’s job description! not just watching dramas with tankhun and being adorable and very bad at spying. along with all that there is also that time he was ruthlessly stomping that one guy to pulp without so much as a flicker of hesitation and when porsche asked him about it he shrugged and said, “yeah i used to think people were good or bad too. i don’t anymore.”

they aren’t starting from a baseline of naive captive-experienced tormentor. they’re starting from the baseline of both having been the experienced tormentor many times before. so of course there’s understanding!

what’s unusual (to us, and to vegas) is that pete is kind about it when he doesn’t have to be and has no reason to be. because menace, violence, torture, confinement, humiliation, those are all normal in their world. (are we ready to talk about how porsche’s punishment crawling around the gym for hours was also torture…? no? well.) that’s all in a day’s work. but kindness is not.

so anyway pete has apparently become my favorite character and i’m here to personally defend all of his dark shadows and sharp edges

Things To Never Say To Someone Who Just Came Out : Iliad edition

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phoenix-likethe-bird

1 year ago

ghost swing 👻 🎸

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phoenix-likethe-bird

1 year ago

i had a dream once that i did smth like that but when i woke up i was in more pain than i was when i fell asleep

trying to exist while my body is just constantly fighting my internal organs is exhausting i wish i could just teleport into a body that works

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phoenix-likethe-bird

1 year ago

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oops, all rolls are 4s

What a..fourboding event

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phoenix-likethe-bird

1 year ago

Reading a Terry Pratchett book is literally just: Here's a funny little joke Here's something that you can tell is a joke but don't get and will only figure out five years later Here's a surprisingly cool fantasy concept Here's a unique and well written simile Here's a lil guy Here's something that has aged depressingly well into the modern day Here's something that has aged remarkably queer into the modern day Here's a character that you can barely understand what he's saying Here is the most terrifying and deeply disturbing concept you have ever heard, casually mentioned Here is the dumbest fucking pun you've ever heard but in the best way Here is a quote so profound that it makes you view morality and the world in a different way Here is a plot twist that you can't tell if it's genius or stupid Congratulations! You've finished the book! It has fundamentally changed you as a person and you will never be the same!

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phoenix-likethe-bird

1 year ago

my tummy hurts and i can't tell if it's sick hurt or hungry hurt or what but either way i hate it