#emma.rants

Okay, so I saw someone say that Tim was too flustered to complement Lucy on her dress after he blatantly checked her out, but after a rewatch and some thinking this occurred to me:

Tim doesn’t comment on Lucy’s looks, but he sure as hell tells Lucy that her police work is impressive. And, listen, Lucy knows she is hot. Tim knows she’s hot. But the things that set her apart, that makes her impressive and precious to Tim, are her head and her heart. She could be in sweats and he’d still be in awe of her skills. This is so much deeper than lust, or proximity, or even a crush, Tim is in love love, with Lucy. Every time Tim gets deep with Lucy it’s all daft based and very clear. He can’t flirt, but he sure as hell can communicate.

They both believe so fiercely in each other. The fact that they look so good while doing it is just icing on the cake.

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I am OBSESSED with the way Tim’s smile at Lucy turns to an absolute death glare as it shifts away from her.

She’s not remotely unsure around him - she asked for his badge!

Lucy might genuinely be the only one who sees Tim’s pain. 

She saw it with Isobel, and Mitch. With Mack. 

I adore this ask.

A while back I touched a little on this topic, and I’m here to add some more!

I think Tim can follow a recipe, he likes order and clear directions, so he’s a guy who can bake - cakes, pastry, you name it, if he can find a good recipe he can make it.

He is also a great grill master.

After Isobel left, Tim got bored with cooking, he loves good food and good flavours, and he still ate at places he liked, but it just wasn’t fun to cook anymore - that old, study, workout, eat… he was down to boring chicken breast, boiled broccoli and quinoa for the protein

Lucy brought the light back into his life, and so brought the spice back into his kitchen

She loves cooking, because it’s a little bit of improvisation - adding in more saffron here, sesame oil there, or mixing in different ingredients

One of her favourite things to do is find a dish that a person likes, and then perfect it

She did this with Jackson and his obsession with spanakopita

Nolan and lasagna

Tamara and Mac and Cheese

It takes longer with Tim, because he can’t give her a straight answer on what his favourite dish is, but Lucy is persistent.

She makes Tim Italian wedding soup

Shepherds Pie

Homemade ravioli that would bring a stronger man to his knees, and Tim is appreciative for all of them, he is! But, Lucy knows they’re not his favourite.

She branches out and tries apple pie, which is still good, but not life changing.

Lucy tries brisket and roasted veggies - Tim likes them, but she’s looking for something more in his reaction

Finally, she nails it on Thanksgiving with a whole Turkey spread - sweet potatoes casserole, roasted Brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce, and a brined Turkey.

Tim tells her that night about his best childhood memory, thanksgiving with his grandparents, and Lucy knows she nailed the perfect meal for him.

If someone’s face has to give away their feelings, my money is on our boy Eric Winter.

LISTEN I SAID IT EARLIER AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN - SHOW ME DON’T TELL ME - and this man has shown us all how he feels.

And while they’ve both tried in their own ways to downplay what happened between them, at the heart of it, they both separately know that the way they feel for the other person isn’t going to go away.

They’ve managed to survive that night with this bandage of friendship. Because the idea of not being in each other’s lives, in a real and intimate way, is something neither of them can live with.

Sylvie saw Matt hooking up with Sydney as confirmation that he wasn’t serious about her.

Matt saw Sylvie having a relationship with Greg as confirmation that she was able to move past him.