idiot. yours.

#like a batsuit but less batty#four alarm fire in an oil refinery#listen like all the jokes going around about Root picking the “gayest thing” to send are fine okay#but like#she didnt choose “the gayest thing”#she chose a safe word/phrase#she chose something that’s entirely THEIRS#it was a hushed & private conversation no one else was privy to#Samaritan could never copy that because no one but Root & Shaw KNOWS about it#it’s a nonsensical phrase to anyone else#if she sent something generic like “Root” or “Shaw I’m coming” there would be no way for Shaw to know whether it’s real or not#Shaw’s already drowning in reality vs simulation#she’s contemplating killing herself in REALITY in that moment because she’s so goddamn tired of trying to figure out which is which#& Root reaches her with something that’s entirely theirs that no one else could replicate the very thing she NEEDS to hear#more than ANYTHING in that moment#Root reaches her with maybe the only words in the world that CAN reach her#LIKE JOKES ARE FINE BUT GOD THE REAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HER CHOOSING THIS PHRASE JUST PUNCHES ME IN THE GUT MAN#IM NOT OKAY (via @caseykleins)