In A World Where Demons And Monsters Exist, The Gang Are Still Together And Eddie Is A Stubborn Virgin

tomgreg cartoon explorations for animation class

PAIRING: tomgreg SUMMARY:

She looked between Sophie and Dan, whispered, “so who is that?”

Dan looked clueless and Mickey answered back just as softer, “no idea.”

“To be honest,” Sophie muttered, “I don’t know for sure, since I just started at Waystar, but I think that’s Tom Wambsgans? So, like, his boss?”

“His boss?” Jules was even more confused now, “why would he come here? Did Greg mention he was coming?”

literally biggest tomgreg proof is just shots Like This of them talking in profile. like so much of succession’s dialogue is based around this idea that what’s left unsaid is more important than whats at the surface, and this is indicated largely through the constant shifting of attention and posture and gaze away from the conversational partner. If you watch shiv or Kendall speak to those around them, for example, it’s super rare for them to spend very long looking directly at them or facing them head on. And even though Greg and Tom engage in the same sort of bravado-riddled nonsense speech as a way to be accepted in the family/workplace culture as outsiders (ex: “I’ve got a dick the size of a red sequoia and I fuck like a bullet train”), they’re always really listening to each other, and we see that in shots like this, where their gazes are fixed on the speaker and everything about their posture is designed to be open to the other (hands open and up, eye contact even when the other isn’t looking, chests squared, etc). Unlike other pairings in the show, they’re really conversing rather than just seeking a means to an end, a diversion from the waystar royco norm and startling openness that makes scenes that we wouldn’t bat an eye at anywhere else feel startlingly intimate when it’s the two of them, especially because they’re so often framed very carefully to show us this sort of naked clarity (as above, both almost fully in frame against relatively stark background) your honor i love matthew mcfayden and nicholas braun they Get It

I keep thinking about that Bill Hader interview where he said Richie was going through a lot of self-hate but if Eddie was to say something first then Richie would be all for it.

So what if one of the losers accidentally mentioned who Richie likes around Eddie and he's mad and shouts "WTF, YOU LIKE ME AND YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING, YOU ASSHOLE?" Because obvsly Eddie likes him too

Picture this, reddie in their 40s, either defeated IT or a No IT universe where the gang reunites after 27 years. Reddie, the only ones left at the bar, drinking. (Eddie already filed for the divorce)

Richie *nervous*: you know, I had the hugest crush on you when we were kids.

Eddie: well, that's a shame. Because I had a crush on you too

Richie: *chokes on his drink*

i have been summoned

@devilsminionmyromanempire he DOES

bonus tiny bit of process bc i am thinking of an ebogo process compilation vid

I was just minding my business until I thought, what if succession Greg was a gaming streamer who brings his bf Tom on with him occasionally because his subs kept begging for it, and Tom is just clueless reading the comments and streaming lingo

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61951039

SUMMARY: Tom gave a pleasing hum, “Now there’s my boss,” brushing Greg’s suit with his hands meticulously.

Greg’s breath hitched at the possessive and proud divulgence.

PAIRING: tomgreg (transfem!greg) SUMMARY:

“This is cousin Greg, remember?”

“Er,” she cleared her throat, introducing herself properly. “It’s actually, um, cousin Gwen, now?” She thinks she nailed it.

“No shit? That’s awesome,” Kendall patted her arm, looking up at her warmly.

I absolutely love the parts of Reddie fighting flirting and Stanley always "this again?"

I want a fic perspective of Stan dealing with his friends all the way to when they're adults CUZ YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL ALIVE AND WELL IN THE END.