#rkrispyt

this is possibly the sweetest thing i’ve ever received; how could i possibly say no?

so i just sent out a preview to some ~ladies earlier but i wanted to get a really really good one just for you, so here’s a snippet from a nyu scene i’ve thought about for too long:

Part of why I love this pairing is that they helped one another to heal and grow, and if we move into “now they’re a cause of hurt for one another” territory, if it’s not done right it can be hard to reconcile that and still keep it a positive, healthy thing (to me, at least).

I hope he’s not mean or cold to her. I hope he doesn’t say something hurtful in an effort to seem unaffected. I hope she doesn’t close off and just walk away from it. I hope they don’t add to the miscommunication.

I need my babies to be brave but I’m concerned because they’ve set it up in a way that doesn’t inspire bravery for them. If EJ just got told she only sees him as a friend, why would he feel pushed to shoot his shot? If the girl who’s been convinced this whole time she can’t decipher platonic from romantic feelings towards her thinks she’s going on a date and is told it’s not one or it’s cancelled why would she feel the need to fight for it and not just assume “I misread the situation again”?

I’m crossing all my fingers and toes and wishing on all the stars and n fountains on this one. I just need them to get to be happy so badly. To say they’ve earned it is the understatement of the year.

I gotta say I really enjoyed reading your ask because your thought process is very nuanced, so that makes me happy 💙💛

I would like to believe after all of EJ’s character development, he wouldn’t resort to acting cold or mean towards Gina intentionally because I just can’t see that side of him anymore. Of course, we know he’ll be distant, but I see it more as him being gentle cancelling their date. I can’t quite explain it into words because I need to show a visual of what I’m trying to say here… but you know how when a character feels sorry for themselves? they’ll have that body language and tone in their voice that feels sad and defeated. That’s just how I see EJ behaving with this miscommunication situation.

The angst that Portwell is given is very, very top tier (it’s the mutual pining for me) And if done right, they can still manage to contain a healthy relationship, with just a little conflict that can easily be resolved with 1-2 conversations. They were shown to be very mature and amazing at communicating in 2x08, so if they do anything differently, I would feel it’ll be OOC.

well i just wanna say thank you to you and everyone else who has asked me questions, bc i feel the exact same way. there’s just something so intriguing about the process behind fics in particular, seeing everyone’s takes on the characters we know and love. it warms my heart that hearing from me about this stuff is enjoyable for you, so thank you for taking the time to tell me 🥰💖

MICHAEL WAS ALWAYS GOING TO DIE. It was supposed to be Season One but they liked him and kept him on, but that was still always the plan. I don't know how this is disputed, there have been interviews with Jennie where she says as much. She even wrote about it again when she wrote that note to Brett after the ep aired where he died. If you're petty enough to stop watching because your ship isn't sailing, then no, it's not worth watching for you.

@rkrispyt it would be really iconic if you would not put words into my mouth that I never said. Literally all I said in the original post was that I thought it was a stupid decision -- nowhere did I say that I was convinced it was a spur-of-moment decision nor did I say it was because of shipping related reasons, so I don’t understand why you’re projecting all of that onto my post. If you had even bothered clicking on my blog, you would have seen my exact reasoning for thinking it was a bad decision, which I posted in a reply literally about 10 minutes after making the original post. 

I also don’t really understand why you replied in such an aggressive and argumentative way when I was literally asking for other people’s opinions. The whole post was made so that I could hear what other people thought. I don’t know how I could have more clearly indicated that I was open to hear other people’s opinions. You could have just said why you still liked the show and (though it wouldn’t have been entirely relevant) why you thought Michael’s death was a good idea. You came onto a post made in good faith and did the internet equivalent of shouting at me, but sure, I’m the “petty” one.

backstreet boys. *judging you* *plays Nsync while side eyeing you through the computer* muahahaha! :P