1ltreede replied to your photoset: thrillingest: MIX AND MATCH TIME WITH @lolisyn...
reading your tagsâŚI remember In the Pines, Billy did sort of give Goody his blessing when he said he wouldnât mind seeing Goody with Vasquez
yeee! you know originally when I brought Vasquez into that fic, it wasnât at all for the purpose of giving Goody a potential âromantic partner optionâ after Billy died. I just liked Vasquez and didnât think he had enough to do in the movie lol. And Vasquez wasnât originally going to come back at the end either: Goody was going to ride off alone to go find Sam and kind of low-key hope Vasquez would be there too, and Goody could see them both again. BUT (like I rambled in those tags haha) I really liked the developing Goody/Vasquez bond, and kind of sold myself on the idea of them as a couple post-fic haha
and re: Billyâs blessing, you are totally right, thatâs exactly what I imagined Billy was doing when he was âjokingâ that he wouldnât mind. And he said again in his letter to Goody that he still loved Goody whether he found happiness again alone or âwith someone elseâ, and I think Billy was thinking of Vasquez for that. And although we didnât see any scenes of just Billy and vasquez (since it was all Goodyâs POV) I kind of imagine they did have a scene of Billy giving Vasquez his blessing too, possibly framing it as a joke. Like: âI hope you guys stay friends without me there.â âIâm sure we will.â âGood. Heâs a good friend.â âI know.â âHeâs good in bed too.â âBillyâ âWhat, Iâm just saying.â Lol idk, while I donât think Billy was actively âshippingâ it, I feel like Billy might have just made it clear to Vasquez that he would have Billyâs blessing if he wanted to. I donât think Billy wanted Goody to be alone for too long. And so Billy in his infinite wisdom (and wily mischievousness) was kind of dropping hints that they could if they wanted to. A big theme of the fic was âunselfish loveâ and Billy was definitely sad about leaving Goody, but I think he just wanted both of them to be happy so why not with each other. And when Vasquez/Goody finally reunite, in my mind there was the undercurrent of Billy pulling the strings from beyond, and still looking out for them.
ANYWAYS IâM RAMBLING AGAIN. But yes youâre right, that scene was kind of Billy giving Goody his blessing:P