This blog is a bit quieter these days (my main tends to see more regular updates), but I've failed to entirely kill it yet, so hello!

[updated 28/April/2024]

#tags + faq

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onyxbird

lemissingmask

[ID: Sketch in greyscale of Hardison walking while carrying an unconscious Eliot, who is shirtless and bears multiple injuries, including bruises around his wrists, and on his face, ribs and knuckles, and blood on his face and chest. End ID]

I am slowly returning after a long time of being away due to illness during which no arting was possible 😭 This was a commission from ages ago, but the account is now deactivated so I don’t know if the person who requested it will see it. But I hope they do, and even if not, I hope it brings some people (obviously not Hardison or Eliot because whump is afoot) joy! 😊

I think it’s going to take a while to get my art brain back to proper functionality, but hopefully will do soon 😅

#HI. THE TENDERNESS OF THIS #I'm gonna scream #(appreciative)#leverage angst #hardison #eliot #art #good to see you back OP! best of luck with yr art brain and thank you for bringing these mice to our doorsteps <3

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darkfinch

frenchiepal

haitian créole has my entire heart

#@ MOREAU

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kissedbydragonfire

Tank Top Tuesday™

#let's pretend it's still tuesday here okay #red widow trainwreck

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gallusrostromegalus

disasterdandelion

First base is violence second base is convoluted codependence third base is applying pressure to the vulnerable parts of their body to keep their entrails from spilling out

#punchy lads

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snarknets

so uhhh that trailer huh :)

#seriously this is so fun I need more people to see this #that period of time when everyone was hyped about the matching necklaces in the trailer was so GOOD #they're cute they match they care about each other #and this art is just so so good

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one upside of this whole thing is I just told a mutual "do you think moreau's heart broke a bit when eliot broke too much to be able to work for him anymore"

#this might have FINALLY unlocked my moreau appreciation #moreau #leverage angst #orig

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friends I'm switching the tag from #red widow to #red widow trainwreck so I'm free to be a bit critical without flooding the original tag. letting you know so folks can update their filters!

#I've also updated my FAQ (pinned post) and it's nice to have it actually tidy now

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I think I'm going slightly mad trying to analyse red widow as good media. I could write up a whole thoughtful post about how moreau and schiller are similar characters seen with very different framings because red widow glosses over the gritty reality of the world the protagonist is born into and gets dragged into after her husband's death, and it would have some merit, OR I could just accept that red widow is just very bad and best watched with one's brain entirely disengaged until a nicholae scene pings as interesting.

(which some of them really are. genuinely, nicholae and moreau make the same "there are assets and liabilities" and "please be an asset" points. nicholae gives a lovely little villain speech about money and trust being the only things that matter in business. his casual murder of a poor sod that I and the protagonist had actually come to like, shrugging it off with "there are many [name]s" like that's some consolation, was delicious. the torture joke he made while someone was trapped in an elevator with him, reminding them that they probably shouldn't be wasting his time, made me clap with joy - and the way the actor can differentiate between genuine warmth and the kind of smile that is 100% a predator's warning with, as far as I can tell, only his eyes, is just so good.)

(I just need to avoid falling into the trap of treating the whole thing, or even just nicholae's character as a whole, as something that stands up to good analysis. no matter how much the creators' love for the story shows in some of it. and no matter how much a talented actor clearly thrived in the role.)

(folks I'm going through the five stages of grief about this fuckin show.)

#the blessing and curse of bad media #I'm enjoying this a lot but I'm honestly not sure how to Stick with a fandom for something I can't bear to rewatch #nicholae will always have a place in my heart though. the bastard.#edit if anyone is really very curious I do in fact have his scenes in clip form now <3 #red widow trainwreck #red widow critical #orig

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creepyspytruck

somestorythoughts

You know with all the shit Nate puts them through he might have deserved this shock.

GIF by ghostlyarchaeologist

He sees Sophie less than a minute later so it's not long scare either.

#''the panic on his face makes me so happy''#<- prev I absolutely cackled <3 #you're not alone #eliot selling it so beautifully knowing it's inherently an utter bastard move #and GOOD for him #the beantown bailout job #leverage

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banner change, for posterity:

sticking to the theme and switching from one messed up guy in desperate need of a nap to another 👍

#you're actually getting a higher def version of the martin still because I wish only good things for you #martin is running on sleep deprivation and fumes whereas nicholae is just so so tired and missing his competent second-in-command very much #the new one might not be long term but i'm enjoying it for now #orig

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scratchybeardsweetmouth

Goran Visnjic as Nicholae Schiller | Red Widow 1.03

#red widow trainwreck #something about him putting the coffee spoon in his mouth was so normal and human it made me stop and stare #I came to this show expecting untouchable crime boss damien moreau vibes and I got nicholae instead <3 #he's very cute and very bad and very good at it

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onlymorelove

Finally, a worthy opponent.

Source: onlymorelove

#they got him impressively damp for these scenes lemme tell you #red widow

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queenincrimson

Goran Višnjić as Nicholae Schiller in Red Widow (2013)

#a treasure trove bless you OP #many vibes going on here and all of them great #red widow

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scratchybeardsweetmouth

Goran Visnjic as Nicholae Schiller | Red Widow 1.04

#[mean voice] he's so fun in this #red widow

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listen. the damien moreau vibes are very fun, nicholae schiller is very cute, but I want to talk about how much he cares about his father.

how laszlo schiller will turn the television back on to keep watching sports while nicholae's taking an important call and nicholae just gives him a look about it that speaks of exasperation and nothing more. how nicholae takes advice from his father, with a grain of salt, yes, but internalises it all the same, which I didn't really see until darkfinch pointed it out. how we don't see any true cruelty or resentment in this relationship at all, which compared with the absolutely toxic petrov patriarch situation is kind of stunning all by itself.