#breannacaseyedit

LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION, 2.5 THE WALK IN THE WOODS JOB

harry wilson + supporting and protecting his new daughter breanna casey (requested by @some-thrilling-heroics)

breanna fashion appreciation + the panamanian monkey job

This is why we don't work in Canada.

God, I'm so stupid for thinking otherwise. No. I like that you tried to help her.

#i've been thinking about how much more comfortable breanna seems in 1b #and i keep coming back to this scene #because we see her interact with sophie plenty in 1a #even spend time together just the two of them in the van or at hq as they oversee the rest of the team in the field #but this scene just feels different #i think part of it is that sophie seems more comfortable #she's been masterminding in 1a but this is really a step back into her comfort zone of directing #and that naturally helps breanna relax around her too #but i think it's something deeper than that #because at the start of the series breanna must know of sophie from parker and hardison's stories #knows that sophie is charismatic and clever and an excellent grifter #and most importantly she knows that sophie is hardison's family #that he and parker and eliot all love this woman #breanna comes into the crew knowing that sophie is /important/ to them #that her opinion matters #that she is family #but breanna doesn't know /her/ #so breanna joins the crew knowing she needs to be on her Best Behavior #knows that's what you do in a new home - be good and quiet until you know if you're safe to be yourself #and i think this is the moment breanna starts to feel comfortable with sophie #starts to trust that sophie is someone she can be herself around #because prior to this scene the only hint breanna gives in front of sophie that she's gay is her speech in the card game job #poignant for those who get it and easy to brush off for those who don't #and we don't see the crew interact with any other textually gay characters #but the bucket job starts with a gay kid asking sophie to help him #to help reward a man who made him feel safe and loved when he was scared #and while breanna could be thanking sophie for giving her and the crew what they're asking her for #i think it's much deeper than that #because the way breanna looks at her #the weight she gives the moment before she says thank you #something she says she's bad at just a few episodes previously but she feels strongly enough to do now #breanna is watching sophie and it's a little in awe #and at first i thought it was about seeing sophie in her element #and i do think that's part of it #but the way breanna swallows before she can work up to the thank you #the way her eyes are misty with emotion #the relieved and open smile at the end? #'thank you for doing this for us' means 'thank you for helping scared gay kids like maurice and me' #'for helping us by rewarding our safe space' #'for believing we /deserve/ a safe space' #i think that she's thanking sophie for seeing the value in what robert blanche did for him #for kids who felt alone the way she did #and i think this scene was so important because it was the moment sophie became safe to her #the moment she stopped fearing that she would cause a problem with her brother's family #the moment she stopped worrying that she would have to choose between being part of the crew and being herself #and after this scene we see her start to be more open as a lesbian /specifically/ in front of sophie #sharing her conclusion about the identity of stella's love #bonding with stella in front of sophie #telling sophie she found emily cute and even asking how to deal with that in the middle of a con #and each time sophie was quietly supportive #not making a big deal or prodding but nodding and smiling and offering gentle advice #breanna started to get to know sophie in 1a #but i think this is the moment she started to think of her as family #the moment she started to feel at home