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If you can't fix it, Jack, you gotta stand it.

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What would be difficult to remember, later— what would feel nearly impossible to believe, given the predicament he would later find himself in — was that Jack had never intended to like Michael Robinavitch in the first place.

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jack, who manages well enough with hearing aids in the ED, but rips them off the moment he’s off shift, his nervous system never quite relearning to regulate with all the noise, noise, noise.

jack, who never learned sign language, refusing out of stubbornness and pride and avoidance, who figures the aids are good enough for work, and there’s no one in his life, at home, to communicate with anyway.

jack, who presses the scanner to his ear, because as much as he craves the quiet, it’s fucking lonely, and the sounds and vibrations are enough to chase those thoughts away, even if for a moment.

and then robby. robby, who’s picked up a bit of ASL in the ED; who, while this thing between them is still new and delicate, starts taking online classes on his days off. robby, who wants jack to feel comfortable not wearing his aids around him, who’s not sure how to broach such a sensitive subject, but gets caught when a young deaf patient tries to continue their conversation during hand-off. robby, who avoids jack’s piercing stare all the way out of the ED. robby, who wakes up to jack at his doorstep, starts apologizing, only for jack to grab his wrists and look him in the eyes and say no, mike, i’m not mad. would you teach me?

jack, and robby, who lie tangled, sweat cooling, robby slowly signing letters and words while jack reads his kiss-swollen lips.

*yana voice* very sad

I’ve seen a lot of discussion about Langdon and Robby’s lack of forgiveness. And Robby we know may not be particularly observant but he is very culturally Jewish and also attends synagogue on the High Holy Days, and the concept I am about to talk about here is ever present during the High Holy Days. What I think what non-Jewish viewers may be missing is that Robby is not just looking for an apology, he’s expecting Teshuva from Langdon who hurt him as a friend and betrayed him as a colleague.

Teshuva for those who don’t know is explained here. In Jewish culture, saying sorry to someone isn’t enough. There are multiple steps, and actions have to be taken to that mend the damage (not unlike 12 steps), an acknowledgment of the harm done and the persistence to never do it again, and only the person harmed can give forgiveness. Even if it takes several attempts, it’s on the person harmed’s timeline when and if they give forgiveness. And a true, genuine attempt (sometimes several) must be made. Langdon has only done part 1. Rehab alone isn’t enough. Saying “I fucked up” while a start, isn’t enough. It’s demonstrating in action and slowly rebuilding that trust and Robby gets to set the parameters. It’s not on anyone else to rush Robby’s process or demand he just accept it. I don’t mind Dana calling him out for holding Langdon to impossible standards professionally, but Robby gets to decide his level of comfort being around him. Langdon is the one who needs to make amends. And even if every other person forgives him, that doesn’t mean Robby is ready, willing, or obligated to.

Let’s not forget their last conversation and how instead of taking Robby’s offer despite his anger, threw in his face the fact that he had a PTSD episode and belittled him for it.

- I know

Gone

Been working on this for some time ever since I saw The Nice And Accurate Prophecies week and I just had to join because I'm brain rotting about them.

So here's DAY 1: “And there will be great lamentations.”

Here's a still version of it just so it can hurt more

11. Your favourite scenes with book/movie!Snape?

Gah I can’t pick one. Aesthetically I think Alan was most on fire in his DH1 scene, mostly for the fluffy hair. In the books, the occlumency scenes are just brilliant, and we can’t forget the excellent Goblet of Fire pyjama party which we were robbed of in the films. In my fic, I love all the scenes but if I had to pick one it’d probably be him saving Abbie when she gets sectumsempra’d.

22. Do you think Lily was a good friend to Severus?

It’s hard to tell, because we don’t see much of the day-to-day of their friendship - we see it bloom, then we pretty much jump to the end. But I’d say she was, because she saw good in him, she liked him, and they were friends for a whole five years before it broke down. We also know she defended him to her friends, so that shows she must have been a good friend, and although she fucked up by laughing at his sexual assault, he fucked up too and overall they were, until the end, good friends.

33. Top 3 songs you think will show up in Snape's most played?

I’m not sure about specific songs but I think he would like classical music and the Beatles.

44. What mode of magical travel would suit Snape the best?