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i’m like actually genuinely crying a bit over this gif rn and this whole scene in general……..odo is just SO happy and thankful to quark for doing something that changed his life for the better. they’re so comfortable with each other here, just talking and having a genuinely nice and heartfelt moment together. odo’s goofy smile…..quark’s goofy smile……now that’s an “i love you and i love seeing you happy” smile if i ever saw one
onesided quodo angst is just quark kicking himself for never telling odo how he feels. Hating himself for never risking his ego by marching into the security office and telling odo right then and there. Always arguing with himself, "why couldnt you just say something!" but feeling like if he had said anything odo would have laughed, been disgusted, or even think quark was lying to distract him.
he put off telling odo for years. watching kira and odo become closer all the while. and eventually having to accept that the opportunity had slipped by. of all things to miss out on: an opportunity. he was a ferengi, he knew there was a chance with odo, but hes a coward. a huge awful coward who would rather blame everyone and everything else for his actions than dare put is own pride on the line. and it cost him a chance at something he wanted more than latinum.
he hates that stupid, fascist, changeling. that piece of a dangerous, powerful entity. he hates how odo hounds him, he hates how sneaky odo is, how lordly he acts. he hates that he can just turn into whatever his heart desires, he hates that odo doesnt love him back.
Can we talk how Quark stood up for Nog?
Honestly it was so sweet! And all this menacing hiss - ADORABLE✨
It’s so well written story and it’s absolutely cute and adorable and romantic and... oh, I’m afraid I don’t have so much words in my vocabulary to describe how much I enjoyed it!! Long story short, I LOVE this fanfiction and art with all my heart ♥ ♥ ♥
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR IT
hhhhhghhghhghhhhh a lil painty for “so i know you’re alive; in the dim, you’ve arrived” on ao3 :’))))