#whereas

Y'know, I've really come to appreciate the fact that Leo doesn't give in and surrender his room to Mikey here.

Leo's no push over. He's not weak to the youngest's pleading. He's not going to give up what's his just because his brother was pouting.

Don't get me wrong - I love the 'Leo can't say no to his little brothers' trope. But the 03 version especially has always felt like a team of 4 equals, to me. Sure, Leo's the leader. But there's no rank, no seniority. Not like we see in other versions, anyway. *Cough. 07 and Bayverse. Cough*

They're quadruplets. No one's the oldest, no one's the youngest. They'll all go full Papa Wolf mode to protect each other from genuine threats. But they're also all on the same level as siblings.

No Little Brother Privileges.

No Big Brother Duties.

a clandestine meeting interrupted c. 1861. the ladies crowley and fell found conversing unattended in the parlour without chaperone nor candlelight, who both seemed flushed and annoyed to be found out by other party attendants

i recently was able to get my hands on the Chaos Theory Novelization of s2 book and wanted to share some of the benji scenes because they made me Lose my Mind a little

(what’s new man)

kenji being upset ben isn’t giving him the attention he’s been trying to garner … (him pointing out how far from the others they are // him bringing bumpy’s egg baby into this)

BENJI BOAT SCENE 😭🫶🏻 HONESTLY GUYS.. if i had zero context of this show … i would be so convinced ben was about to give an aborted love confession …

“were you gonna tell me something?”

“oh uh- wasn’t important. you got a lot on your mind” OK????

BENJI AND THE BROOKLYNN REVEAL / BEGINNING OF THE FIGHT …. man. oh man. the fact we get to know what was really goin’ on in kenji’s mind when he witnessed it. GODDD…

*THE* BENJI FIGHT … 😕 sad they took out the bit where kenji cried (that also a storyboarder told us about before) but glad they at least decided to keep it in the book! oh my heart man.

and then finally … this one. i think this shows just how hurt kenji truly is by the entire situation- and completely shows how everyone else comes from more of a place of concern whereas kenji is coming at it with anger.

this is the part that really showcased to me just how important building ben and kenji’s bond back up is going to be- and that this won’t just be tossed under the rug and forgotten (unlike past arguments… but hey what do i nose)

(also tiny dinostar crumbs. darius not giving a fuck about the lying and only focusing on the fact the love of his life is alive ?!?! I’m going to cry)

not sure if I can pick just one. but I'm definitely a "whereas" truther...

whereas.

click for better quality & to see the full image. sometimes they get cut off weirdly!