person of interest s1e17 baby blue

Be nice to have a child. Children. Think that'll ever happen?

aka soft!assassin + hard!nerd; (who hurt you finch?)

"Who caught feelings first in your OTP?"

And that's a wrap for Rinchfest24. Our thanks to everyone who took part.

Day One – Fluff• Pining• "Always" • Dark• Domesticity

Counterconditioning (1/1), DuckisDuck, Teen and up, Chose Not to use Archive Warnings

Perspectives of Absence: Dark (1/5), Veldeia, Teen and up, No Archive Warnings Apply

Shared Home (1/1), talkingtothesky, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Always [Fanart], DraejonSoul, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Where Blood is Life (1/1), AbAbsurdo, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Day Two – Be Nice To John• Established Relationship• Road Trip • Food/Drinking/Cooking • Art

Food [Fanart], DraejonSoul, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Recreational (1/1) [Fanart + Fic], DuckisDuck, Teen and up, Chose Not to use Archive Warnings

Like a Dali Painting (1/1), AbAbsurdo, Teen and up, No Archive Warnings Apply

Day Three – Be Nice To Harold• Belly• "Beach Cabin in the Woods• "Five+1" • Pets/Animals • Music

Animals - Wolf & Finch [Fanart], DraejonSoul, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Accidental Avians (1/1) [Fanart + Fic], DuckisDuck, Teen and up, No Archive Warnings Apply

Ring Bear-er (1/1), talkingtothesky, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Perspectives of Absence - Scent (2/5), Veldeia, Teen and up, No Archive Warnings Apply

Day Four – Kids/Babies/Pregnancy• Hugs• Clothes • Setting/Genre Change AU• The Machine

Mechanical (1/1), talkingtothesky, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Surprise Delivery (1/1), DuckisDuck, Teen and up, No Archive Warnings Apply

You Are Not Alone [Fanart], DraejonSoul, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Perspectives of Absence - Routines (3/5), Veldeia, Teen and up, No Archive Warnings Apply

Deadly Nightshade (1/?), AbAbsurdo, Mature, Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings

Day Five – Bed Sharing• Wedding/Marriage• Crossover • Canon Divergence • Tropes

I Love You In Every Universe (1/1), DuckisDuck, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Day Six – Finch Whump • Reese Whump • NSFW/Kink • Retirement • Home

Perspectives of Absence - Found (4/5), Veldeia, Teen and up, No Archive Warnings Apply

Beautiful Mess (1/1), POI_Rinch_Lover, Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply

After Hours [Fanart], DuckisDuck, Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply

The Quiet After (1/1), Anonymous, Mature, Graphic Depictions of Violence

Time for Death (8/8), blackchaps, Not Rated (possibly Mature), Chose Not to use Archive Warning

Day Seven (and a bit)– 30 Free-For-All/Catch-Up Day

Strange Bargain (1/1), Singalingaling, Teen and Up, Chose not to use Archive Warnings

Overdue Dinner Date (1/1), POI_Rinch_Lover, General, No Archive Warnings Apply

Mechanical [Fanart], DraejonSoul, General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Time for Death (8/8), blackchaps, Not Rated (I’d suggest Teen and Up), Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings

Brave Comfort (1/1), POI_Rinch_Lover, Teen and Up, No Archive Warnings Apply

Coming this September to an internet near you: Rinch Fest 2024, a ship week for Harold Finch/John Reese from Person of Interest! This is a low-pressure event meant to encourage the creation of more fanworks for Finch/Reese or Finch & Reese’s friendship. Fic, art, gifs, vids, podfic, you name it—all are welcome, as long as they’re Rinch-centric.

Posting for Rinch Fest will run from September 24 through September 30, 2024

PROMPTS:

Day One – September 24 Fluff• Pining• "Always" • Dark• Domesticity

Day Two – September 25 Be Nice To John• Established Relationship• Road Trip • Food/Drinking/Cooking • Art

Day Three – September 26 Be Nice To Harold• Belly• "Beach Cabin in the Woods• "Five+1" • Pets/Animals • Music

Day Four – September 27 Kids/Babies/Pregnancy• Hugs• Clothes • Setting/Genre Change AU• The Machine

Day Five – September 28 Bed Sharing• Wedding/Marriage• Crossover • Canon Divergence • Tropes

Day Six – September 29 Finch Whump • Reese Whump • NSFW/Kink • Retirement • Home

Day Seven – September 30 Free-For-All/Catch-Up Day

Keep reading for more info!

Signups for the 2024 round of PoI Big Bang have just opened! Writers have until September 1st to sign up. Head over to the Dreamwidth community and leave a comment on the posts to join in.

1. Concern Fusco about his control and stability

2. Don't bother about his safety and reckless face killers without concern

2. Adopt a killer Dog and treat him like a baby

4. Almost killed Leon himself

5. Almost suffer from a heart atack because Joss told him that maybe they couldn´t find Harold

6. Being so obvious that even Leon realised what was going on

Schedule

Sun 04 Aug: Signups Open

Sun 01 Sep: Signups Close (Writers)

Sun 06 Oct: Summaries Due

Sun 13 Oct: Art Claims

Sun 03 Nov: Date Claims

Sun 24 Nov: Deadline

01 - 30 Dec: Posting

FAQ

That went well for a few minutes until John shaved, and I got hit by an intense crush on him which threw rationality right out off the window. This went on for a while until the Baby Episode.

There were signs of course beforehand, John using his free time to pine after, stalk Finch, and intensely stare at him whenever they talk...

Then the Baby Episode came along, and I was hit with this ship. Not in a 'Oh they have some fun chemistry going on, let's see them kiss', no it was immediately 'They're married your honor.' I'm sure if the grandparents hadn't existed John would have taken Leila home and raised her together with Finch. John probably already had the adoption papers drawn up and everything.

And then season 2 comes along and homegirl just brings a dog back, with the exact same vibe a long suffering spouse would have who always wanted kids, but their partner doesn't want any, so the compromise is adopting a dog, and a 'You better raise Bear together with me, or I'm divorcing you' type energy

Oh how could I not see this dynamic back then, I was just "they married and now they own a dog together too, awesome!"