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Thinking about you

Liam had never thought he could be into guys, but after being asked out by a guy from lacrosse, he started thinking about a certain guy who lives with him in a unexpected way and all his friends appear to think that they would be a cute couple.

Or Liam finally realizing he's bissexual and in love with Theo. A.k.a Liam being a demisexual and bissexual disaster.

Trying out the new procreate brushes from the update with thiam. I freaking love the watercolour ones oh my flip.

Second one is inspired by “le lit” (the bed) painting :}

Full canvas V

and liam is theo's savior.

those words mean two different things and that difference is actually very important.

those are not interchangeable.

a protector keeps you safe from danger.

a savior pulls you back from destruction.

theo protects liam constantly.

physically, obviously.

ghost riders, hunters... random supernatural nonsense that beacon hills keeps producing like it's a factory.

but also emotionally.

the locker room scene in s6b is a perfect example.

liam was about to cross a line with gabe and theo stopped him.

not because gabe deserves mercy. not because theo suddenly became a saint.

because liam would have to live with it afterward.

theo is protecting liam from becoming someone he doesn't want to be.

that's protector behavior.

meanwhile liam's role is completely different. liam doesn't save theo from external threats. theo can handle external threats. theo spent years surviving horrors most people couldn't even imagine.

what theo can't survive is theo.

and that's where liam comes in.

liam, who dragged him out of hell. literally.

but even beyond that, liam keeps dragging theo back toward humanity.

back toward connection.

back toward caring.

back toward being a person instead of a weapon.

the funniest part is that theo fights liam every step of the way.

someone shoots at liam?

theo is already moving.

someone tries to save theo?

theo's immediate reaction is;

"no thanks. i can self-destruct perfectly fine on my own."

which is why liam's role feels so different.

theo doesn't need rescuing from monsters. he needs rescuing from isolation.

from guilt.

from the belief that he's fundamentally beyond redemption.

and liam keeps doing it without even realizing that's what he's doing.

it's why the relationship feels so balanced to me. because neither of them is doing the same job.

theo is constantly looking outward.

"what could hurt liam?"

liam is constantly looking inward.

"what is hurting theo?"

theo saves liam's life.

liam saves theo's soul.

that's why "protector" and "savior" hit differently.

a protector stands between you and danger.

a savior reaches for you when you've already fallen.

theo is the first one.

liam is the second one.