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Tbf, when you're on a cute little vacation in the Philippines as a couple, when your boyfriend proposes, and you also find out you're pregnant, your best bet at spreading the news is through sending this to the family group chat

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My entry for the Challenge.

Fandom: Leverage AU: High Fantasy

Summary: Nathan Ford, known as Robin Hood, is about to be hanged by his former brother-in-arms, James, the Sheriff of Nottingham.

I'll add to this as I rewatch episodes, in no particular order (I’ll link the most up-to-date thread here, once I’ve done more than just this first post). If there’s a particular episode you want me to do, or something I missed, or particular stuff you want me to warn for, just tell me.

Some things apply to pretty much the entire show, thus I won't put them in for individual episodes:

alcohol use

non-graphic violence

despicable bad guys, often pulled from the headlines (but they will be mentioned in the “target” section)

lying, manipulation, theft

bad guys getting humiliated

breaches of privacy

attempted murder

the main cast is unfairly good-looking, no matter your preferences

2x13: The Future Job

Target: phony psychic who's swindling a pregnant woman by pretending to channel her dead husband

discussed past death of a child in a traffic accident

abduction

gunpoint threats

2x07: The Two Live Crew Job

Target: another group that steals something before the crew can steal it back

brief references to the Holocaust

having to hold a bomb that will explode if you move it

funeral of someone faking their death

Parker's bad acting

imagined stab injuries

imagined fight scene that would end in death

sexually-charged fight scene that involves both parties partially stripping (shirts off, bra and undershirt exposed)

implication of kinky sex

2x03: The Order 23 Job

Target: hedge fund manager who has just been given a minor sentence, without any of the stolen money being recovered

referenced death because someone couldn't afford treatment

weaponized hypochondria

drugging someone's food and drink

most of the episode is set in a hospital

physical abuse of a child

partial nudity (in undies only)

faked contagious outbreak

living person stuffed in a morgue shelf

panic

taser attack

2x01: The Beantown Bailout Job

Target: nothing formal, but it has to deal with bank bailouts

car brakes not working

car crash that then explodes

hospital

referenced past death of a parent

awkward small talk

attack due to mistaken identity (played for laughs)

dressing as religious figures for a con

getting beaten

faked gunshot death

non-consensual modifications to one's dwelling place

1x07: The Wedding Job

Target: mob boss who didn't care for the family of his fall guy

gun murder

young child with a parent in jail

wedding planning and the drama associated with it

impersonating a religious figure

cynicism against weddings and relationships

awkward wedding ceremony

burn injury

dysfunctional marriage

cigar smoking

1x01: The Nigerian Job

Target: someone who stole airplane designs

alcoholic (and probably depressed) main character

past death of a child due to insurance not cooperating, shown in flashbacks

implied past domestic and child abuse

betrayal

hospital

self-induced offscreen vomiting (but it's heard)

referenced hypothetical of sending porno magazines as revenge

Sophie's horrible acting of Lady Macbeth

minor gunshot injuries in a flashback

destruction of uninvolved property

3x03: The Inside Job

Target: nothing formal, but a food company

mentor and family members held hostage

mass firing to create chaos

dubious child-rearing practices

referenced sexting

attempted agricultural terrorism for profit

3x09: The Three-Card Monte Job

Target: a main character's criminal father, who has an unknown scheme in concert with the Russian mob

blackmailed into committing crimes

family drama

referenced past death of a parent

drugging someone's food and drink

drive-by shooting

3x11: The Rashomon Job

Target: none; pre-crew flashback

unreliable narrators

food allergies

attempted emergency throat-cutting to open airway

stab injuries

stealing someone's clothes with threats

mockery of British accent and dialect

Parker, Hardison, and Eliot are youtubers. And also criminals, incidentally

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LEVERAGE x SHERLOCK: The Three Little Lies Job

Finally finished this and here's the moment Beatrice returned home. We have two dads who's very relieved to have their child back (Mycroft may look put together but he took the three years v hard, Greg tries to look okay but yeah he's also a bit of a wreck but nut as bad as Mycroft)

Meanwhile we have varying reactions to this reunion since this outs Beatrice's actual identity as the only and v protected child of the British Government/The Iceman and the DCI of New Scotland Yard along with being Sherlock Holmes and John Watson's niece - occasionally nephew.

Eliot isn't wholly pleased since it feels like he just got conned and tbf after Sophie's con in S1 it felt like he lost all trust in the one honest thief he met which was Clara. He knew that's not their name but he believed them and they got close gradually to the point that feelings were blooming bit by bit but this becomes a bit of a thing that pushed the romance back a bit.

Sophie's just a bit shocked since she never thought that she'd ever see Beatrice's dads in person. She knew their identity, hard not to when she planned on infiltrating Bea's debut but ended up not doing so after seeing how secure the party was.

Parker is just confused since she just knows Clara to be Clara. A good grifter who can't pickpocket and tells convincing little lies that push people in the right direction so she just doesn't know who those two are and is trying to figure out if this is con related or something else.

Hardison knows and he's trying to respect Bea's privacy so he's trying to think of a good lie to Nate so he doesn't question them. He's a good bestie who would try to keep them safe if it means protecting their loved ones.

And finally, Nate. He already had a hunch there was more to Clara's story and why they swerve away from too much recollections of the past. He just respects that distance Clara gives him. But hearing them call Mycroft Daddy then being hugged by their fathers, seeing the relief and love there? It wasn't hard to figure out why Sterling never seemed to catch Clara during their jobs and why Bea had an impeccable accent that mimicked Mycroft so easily whenever they had to act British.

Anyway, definitely my fave episode in the season/series y'all uwu Second is when Eliot and Bea get together along with when Eurus and Bea get closer! <3

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Selfshiptober Day 5

All Dressed Up | Blade

"They've always been like this, Eliot, you just never noticed."

In which, in a particular con, they had Clara take over as the main grifter while everyone sets the scene and for the first time Eliot sees that they are capable of presenting themself as more than the quiet and almost conservative teammate that could tell convincing lies.

Seeing Clara flirting and smiling and giggling away while speaking with their mark using a soft British accent was something that made Eliot pause.

Fake accent aside, what would it feel like if Clara flirted with him?

This is around nearing the end of season 1

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Okay. Wow. This ask is INCREDIBLY old, sorry for mostly forgetting about it but I remembered this AU today and thought I’d ramble about it now.

I don’t think they ESPECIALLY interact much with the Spiral, at least not as a team, but there are situations of “overlap”.

So, here’s a couple scenarios I’m thinking of:

client is victimized by some rich asshole, but has the bad luck to ALSO be targeted by the Spiral. Eliot at least would do his best to also help with the latter, but it’s really outside of their “job description”.

client is victimized by some rich asshole who is associated with the Spiral. This would bring them in direct conflict with one manifestation of the Spiral, but it’s “nothing personal”.

after the team destroys their target’s life, said target falls victim to the Spiral

But like, the main thing with the Spiral is that it’s about distorting someone’s sense of reality, IN ORDER for them to feel fear. The Leverage team, they might distort someone’s apparent reality, but they want it to be “invisible” from the inside; they want their target to feel SAFE, because that’s when they’re most vulnerable. I’m imagining some “professional disdain” from the Spiral towards the team, like “you could be so good at this yet you choose to go the exact opposite direction”.

The Entity interaction that MOST sticks out to me, vs the Leverage team, is the Buried. What’s their phrase again? Something like “you’re under a heavy weight, that it feels like you can’t get out of”. The Leverage team EXPLICITLY goes against a good chunk of the non-physical things that the Buried stands for.