je suis sick of this shit

pball and tdeardz (and even some of the others) are constantly saying things like "they're kindred spirits" and "the connection they have is really special" and even if they WEREN'T saying these things what they've actually put to screen already is so singular. They've worked two shifts together with a TEN MONTH gap in between and that hasn't stopped them from becoming close with one another, arguably closer than any other romantic or platonic pairing on the show. We have canon garsantos and even when they aren't fighting their chemistry doesn't hold a flame to kingdon. I have consumed an ungodly amount of television and I've never experienced anything remotely close to what kingdon has.

It kind of boggles my mind because I watch them on screen together and then the way the writers and actors talk about them just does not match with what we've been shown at all. I can maybe understand it a bit more for season one, but what were they doing in season two?? "You never let me down" and "I really don't want you to leave too" and Becca's "Mel says lots of nice things about you" (knew him for all of 13 hours and hasn't seen him in ten fucking months, mind you!) and "I see why you like him". The breakroom parallel. The entire fireworks scene. I could go on.

* New student, very small. Grace said it was pebble. Pebble is small Earth rock. Pebble likes name.

* He found out Eridians have no gender rules.

* Students brought him mineral sample. After he stopped crying he said he loves show-and-tell game. Human naming conventions oddly literal.

* I told him Earthsun grew bright.

* I took him up atop atmosphere bypass elevator to look at stars.

* He woke up from nap and found me still with him. I did not wait on his chest as I should; he says I am heavy like “elephant” and he “couldn’t breathe.” I laid my arm over him instead, kept him feeling safe. He said my “cuddle” was warm.

* Before class he heard young ones singing.

* He has plants in house from sprouts on ship. Plant grew “bud.”

* Engineers got water temperature better. He took off shoes and stood in water, sighing. He didn’t care about pants getting damp. Cried until shirt was also damp. Humans very endlessly wet.

* He missed “Doritos.”

* Adrian helped food scientists make taumoeba dried paste. Made it crunchy after heating. We fused it into triangle form. Told him it was Tauritos. That made him laugh-cry. Laugh-cry is rare and precious.

* He remembered Eridians have no gender rules.

* We made him celebration outfit. Used metals he calls pretty. He can see frequencies named “colorful” and “shiny.” These make humans happiest.

* I gave him hug when he wasn’t expecting it. Easier to hug close now with exosuit. Hug when Grace sitting down so he does not fall over.

This started as an eye study but then I blacked out and suddenly it was 3 hours later.

Unfortunately I can’t post all of the folders due to the limited storage accounts get – not all of the episodes could fit and then later on there were requests to upload certain episodes ahead of others so it got kind of disorganised by the end – here are the links I can give though:

Buffy S01 | S02 | 3x01-3x21 | S04 | S05

yes, yes he does 🫶🏻