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i have to write one bout Rusty Ryan soon

10 Quiet Ways Your Character Is Breaking Their Own Heart (And Pretending It's Fine)

These are the betrayals that aren’t loud. They don’t come with fireworks or screaming matches. These are the small, slow deaths. The ones that your character lets happen... while smiling politely.

» They say yes when they desperately want to say no. Every. Damn. Time. They show up when they're exhausted. They agree to things they hate. They make themselves smaller, softer, easier, because "good people" don’t make waves, right? (Spoiler: they're drowning.)

» They keep chasing people who only love them halfway. It's not even subtle anymore. They know these people leave them on "read," show up late, make them feel like an afterthought. But they cling anyway, spinning every scrap of affection into a story about hope. (It’s not hope. It’s hunger.)

» They refuse to believe good things are meant for them. They’ll hype everyone else up. They’ll believe in everyone else's dreams. But when something finally good lands in their lap? They’ll panic. Push it away. Tell themselves it was a fluke. (Because being disappointed feels safer than being lucky.)

» They’re waiting for closure that will never come. An apology. An explanation. A miracle where someone says, "You were right, and I was wrong, and I’m so sorry." They wait years. Decades. Lifetimes. But deep down, they know: some people never come back. Some stories just end without punctuation.

» They’re hoarding all their "almosts" like treasures. The job they almost got. The love that almost worked. The version of themselves they almost became. They replay those maybes like a greatest hits album. (Meanwhile, real life is slipping by while they mourn possibilities.)

» They’re performing a version of success they secretly hate. Look at the Instagram. Look at the LinkedIn updates. Look at the shiny exterior. It looks like winning. But every trophy they collect feels heavier, not lighter. Every promotion tastes a little more like ash. (Turns out, chasing someone else's dream is still losing.)

» They forgive people who aren’t sorry. Not because they’re enlightened. Not because they’ve healed. But because it’s easier to pretend it didn’t hurt than to sit with the fact that it did—and that the person responsible doesn't care. (Some wounds scar better when you stop pretending they were accidents.)

» They punish themselves for still being soft. The world told them, again and again, that soft things get broken. And they believed it. So every time they feel too much? Every time they cry or hope or trust? They tell themselves they’re weak. Stupid. Embarrassing. (They're not. They're just still alive.)

» They downplay their own magic. They call their talents "lucky breaks." Their beauty "average." Their intelligence "no big deal." They shrug off compliments like they're dangerous. Because deep down, they've been taught that being remarkable makes you a target.

» They cling to the idea that if they just work harder, they'll finally be enough. They believe in meritocracy like it’s a religion. That if they hustle hard enough, self-sacrifice deep enough, burn themselves to ash perfectly enough, someone, somewhere, will finally say, "You're worthy now." (They were always worthy. The system is just broken.)

Yooooooo

So update on the Marauders x Ocean’s 11 (i tried to do only girls but this line up just worked so well)

James as Danny Ocean

Lily as Rusty (we know who the real brain is)

Sirius as Ruben

Mary as Saul

Dorcas as Frank?

Marlene as Basher

Pandora as Yen?

Regulus as Linus

Evan and Barty as Virgil and Turk

Lily as Livingston

Peter as Tess (no romantic Prongstail)

Voldy as Benedict

(Obviously it’s their global role, they won’t be exactly them)

You seemed interested: @braddicted

Everybody's making Rusty Ryan a dog. A fucking DOG.

No, ofc he's not a dog. But he's a dog.

In the back of my mind, I've always somehow knew that he's Danny's no1 loyal dog.

And now everybody's giving him dog manners.

And I fucking love that (sorry not sorry).

Well, yes, I write about George Clooney and Brad Pitt being gay gay homosexual gay boyfriends

I mean their chars:

🍓 Danny/Rusty (Ocean's)

🍓 Jack/Nick (Wolfs 2024)

🍓 Seth/Jerry (From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 x The Mexican 2001)

Here:

https://archiveofourown.org/users/braddicted4ever

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH AAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA 😭😭😭🤲🤲🤲😭💝💝💝💝💝💝‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

I've always tried to seach for 1980s pics of jet-black mullet George Clooney and blond curtain bang Brad Pitt TO WRITE YOUNG VERSIONS OF Danny/Rusty

OMG OMG LOOOK AT THE DRAWINGGGGG 💥💥💥💥

They look exactly like young George/Brad in their 20s 😭😭😭💖💖🍓🍓

Fucking look at them ☹️☹️ I'm dying I'm crying I'm lit scream for this drawing 🧎‍♀️🤲💖

Ocean’s 2

Hear me out on my list of everything that I want for the upcoming sequel of Ocean's Trilogy that they said in pre-production:

STOP FORCING DANNY AND RUSTY TO BE HET. THERE IS NOTHING STRAIGHT ABOUT THEM! Homies don't stare each other like they wanna eat each other (yk what I mean.)

I hope this one will be set in casino but instead of boring Las Vegas, we are going straight to Monaco. Even better when you think about it; it has Casino and is in Europe. Basically a perfect mix of Ocean's Eleven and Twelve. Also I'm daydreaming to see the casts on yacht again like they did during Cannes film fest 2004 lol.

We need Toulour back, probably this time he is going to be the additional person in the team.

I want the plot to be revolving around Danny faking his death, why? Because well, hehe, might be funny if Danny and Rusty were secretly retiring together and coming back for this last heist to end their criminal activities for good or they might be just bored. But all Ocean's Trilogy heists happened for good reasons so I hope they make it complicated as the predecessors.

I need more intimate conversations between Rusty and Danny. We also need to know their backgrounds and stuffs because although headcanons that writers and fans made are great, I need some closure because they talked like a pair of mind readers and we just like to assumed things (the worse thing is that all of our ideas fit so well with their dynamics.)

Cameo of Debbie and Lou! (SELF EXPLANATORY)

I don't need to put this on the list because we all want this one: bring all the remaining Ocean's Eleven back! AT ALL COSTS! (I don't care if the budget would balloon like crazy, this is probably the last time a franchise movie might be good.)

Don't make Danny and Rusty married to anyone (other than with each other) pls, don't make them have children or any sorta stuff that are so cliché. It's a fact that they won't be conforming to society's heteronormative child-centric ideals. Quoting from Captain Raymond Holt the badass king.

Interesting villain! Gotta be honest Terry is my favourite, both intimidating and as the films progressesed he became more and more chill like rest of the people who robbed him lol.

Tess and Isabel cameo (sorry I want this one to be revolving around the boys not like girls aren't invited tho hehe.) The girls need to meet the rest of Ocean's 8 plsss!

Bring back Toulour too and his absolutely mindboggling capoeira skill.

Dude, I know Brad Pitt's old now and probably needs to check his calorie intakes every now and then but probably a lil bit snacking won't hurt hehe. Basically I need Rusty to munch celery or anything.

I edited this on August and I posted it on TikTok but the sound was taken down. Anyway here's another Danny x Rusty edit and this one is ANGSTY •́⁠ ⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠,⁠•̀

wip I'm trusting the process here

when your husband gets locked up for stealing incan matrimonial masks to get back at his ex wife <3

if we weren’t supposed to think they’re in love why do they literally always look seconds away from fucking eachother??

I MISS THEM 💔💔💔

…like hello

my honor

anyways I rest my case

LET ME SPEAK UP FOR OUR MAN RUSTY RYAN'S OUTFIT!!!

"Rusty dresses like trash." EXCUSE ME??!!

IT'S: “Rusty walks in like the runway”

In Ocean’s Trilogy, Rusty's always dressed to kill. You look at him and you know he understands what he’s wearing and why. Slim-fit suits, bold color choices that still look classy, layering done with surgical precision. Unbuttoned silk shirts, designer shades, luxury watches — he’s cool without trying too hard.

Meanwhile Danny plays it safe with his classic suits. And Linus… oh my god, Linus… the sweaters, the gray jackets —he looks like a lost office intern =)) And NOBODY EVEN SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT LINUS FASHION TASTE, while Rusty wears one slightly crinkled silk shirt and suddenly he’s “dressed like a dumpster fire” 🥲💔

To sum it up: Rusty’s fashion is chaotic but curated. It’s loud, yes. But it slaps. If Rusty isn’t stylish, then who is??

oosp

the more i love him the more he'll suffer tbh

I was very bored.

TOO AMAZINGGG 😭🧎‍♀️🤚

Brad & George interviews are always amazing

noted

I’ve been back on my oceans kick and does anyone else think it’s cute that in the beginning Danny asked Frank “Do you know where he is?” You would think with the newspaper he’s reading he would be talking about Ruben, but Frank is like “ur bf is in Vegas go make hot and heavy eye contact” and they flirted over poker????? And everyone shipped them so hard except for Linus who was having a sexuality crisis while simultaneously having an authority crisis.

THIS IS SO TRUE *cough aggressively

“but what about platonic soulmates?? not everything has to be romantic. friendship is just as important—” shut uppp. i have plenty of friends. i don’t need to live vicariously through some fictional character’s friendship. i want to see them fuck nasty. i want to see them be weird about each other

OH MY GAWWWW YUMMY PAO WAOO 🫦💥💥 I LOVE THIS??!?!?!?!?

oceans 11 … photostudy kinda thing. its lazy but i tried

Honestly, every single fic about Danny/Rusty (Ocean's Trilogy) might just be the most beautiful thing to ever exist on this planet. I mean, George Clooney and Brad Pitt are already some of the most stunning human beings to ever walk the Earth—no one even comes close. (Pitt was the first of the two to grace PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive cover in 1995. Clooney followed in 1997 and 2000, and then Pitt made a legendary comeback in 2006!!!)

But I swear, the words that Ocean's fanfic writers craft about Danny/Rusty are even more exquisite than the actors themselves. No, I’m not exaggerating. You’d understand if you ever let yourself fully absorb and appreciate the sheer beauty woven into their writing. These works are filled with deep psychological character studies, layered with scenes where the two of them explore each other’s bodies after pulling off history-making heists.

It’s the ABSOLUTE PEAK of everything. Or honestly—if there’s a word beyond “peak,” that’s what it is.

Their words have the power to reach straight into the heart of any reader—like a path of flowers leading gently toward the deepest corners of the soul, like cool spring water flowing through the mind.

There is no such thing as a bad Danny/Rusty fic—no matter the tone, length, or style—has something special to offer. I’ve never been disappointed. Every single one is a gift. I love every bit them (Seriously. I might end up quoting the entire fic because every line made me feel SO MUCH emotions).

As someone who’s read, reflected on, and mentally archived a considerable number of Danny/Rusty fics, I can say this with full pride: this fandom, though it may be a tiny grain of sand in the vast ocean of the internet, is truly one of the most precious things out there—a place where fanfic writers are among the most gifted, most intuitive, and most emotionally literate creators I’ve ever seen.

please help me fandom

im running on fumes. there’s a sad lack of ryocean content, ocean’s 11 content, everything AHHHHHHH