the lonesome pardner

one thing i particularly love about kevin day is that despite all his trauma, pain, grief and guilt he's never really lost his confidence, his self worth. like they took everything from him but they couldn't gaslight him to the point of thinking he's the second best bc that mf always knew he's that bitch. he knows he's better than rico, he knows he's the one and only real son of exy, he knows he's expensive, he knows ppl listen to him and devotedly follow him, he knows he's smart and beautiful, he knows he can allow himself to be arrogant bc he's deserved it, he knows he can enter a building and charm everyone, he knows the stadiums will go absolutely wild just at the motion of his hand. and once they came after that very hand to indefinitely put him down he's bitten back and raised from the ashes to fully claim his throne, the best of the best, the Queen, the GOAT. you just can't take that away from him, "checkmate". and i think this is why he rubs certain ppl the wrong way bc they can't self insert or empathise with that. bc yes he's damaged but goddamn he's not insecure. he's a victim who doesn't act in a traditional way, who keeps his head high, and believes life is worth it, for himself and for others. and to me, that's what makes kevin day an inspirational, important character to have in dark books, the flawed hero, but hero nevertheless.

reblogging hot cowboy pictures but frowning to show that i acknowledge the complicated and often oppressive but simultaneously diverse and multicultural aspects the profession historically entailed