#ethan talks

rocky hates stratt on grace’s behalf and i’m sure stratt is somehow aware of that even without ever meeting him but i fully believe that nonetheless stratt is eternally grateful for rocky because he was there for their grace when she couldn’t be

Not to start yapping randomly but I think there is something to be said on how certain fandom characterization of Maverick ignores the depth in his character and boils him down to a reckless, chaotic man who is very infantilized despite of him being A Grown Man. And this is largely because people buy Maverick's facade. There was a very good passage in 'Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor' by Amy Nicholson where she talks about how Cruise in 1986 was portraying a man (Maverick) who himself is playing the part of a cocky man. He does not have an abundance of reckless confidence, it's an act, one that unravels when you look at his moments of vulnerability (ex. the nighttime scene with Goose). This facade is also much mellower in Top Gun: Maverick as Mav has aged, so it's actually really interesting how some people tend to lean back on TG86!Maverick's mask when characterizing him. Some things to think about

babe are you okay? you're watching youtubers play omori again

sasuke choosing not to replace his arm after naruto blows it off… shisui giving up his remaining eye to itachi when it’s clear he can’t survive… obito insisting kakashi take his eye under the boulder… there’s something here about uchihas and body parts but i’m not smart enough to connect the dots