fuck my life

Like in GP - knowing Ethan would need his climbing gear.

Or in RN, refusing to leave a clearly traumatised and close to the edge Ethan (and you can see Ethan relax and calm down as soon as he realises Benji is staying.)

The way Ethan always drives - except when it’s Benji driving. Ethan can collapse in the car and let Benji take care of him. (Ethan can hand over the most dangerous and precious object in the world over to Benji and know it’s safe)

The way Benji always drives the boats (and we know Ethan can drive boats, he did in MI2, so it’s not he can’t - they’ve decided between them Benji does this part). You can see Ethan relax in a boat, sit back, let Benji be in charge for once.

It’s the way Benji has learned really advanced field medicine, enough to treat a tension pneumothorax with duct tape and pen - he must have treated Ethan’s wounds so many times.

And you can see it when they’re reunited in the Square at the beginning of TFR. Benji automatically pulls a tired and worried Ethan into his arms and Ethan goes willingly, collapses into Benji’s arms like he belongs there.

love me a good mafia undertone

this guuuy

that guy

counselor deanna troi of the starship enterprise!!?? what are you doing in my late 20th century sherlock holmes adaption!! you have one of your own to get back to!!

hes so camp old man gay i love him

me peaking at how many episodes are left of this run

get down holmes!

oh my god when lestrade said he and the police force were proud of him oh my goDD i teared up, hes so outwardly vain about being the best and not caring what people think of him that to hear it honestly and without any hint of a joke just breaKS HIM

And then Ethan dies doing something for Benji and Benji becomes aware Ethan has limits and can die.

And after that Benji gets so worried and Ethan kind of likes that too, because it makes him feel cared for. (Though benji does still have to tell him to do it, it’s nowhere near as lightheartedly as in RN)

But also after that - Benji starts to do more himself. Takes on more of the stunt driving - crashing the car into Delbruuck. Drives the boats. Apparently can fly an airplane by TFR (there’s no reason for Ethan to know degas can fly and anyway Degas wasn’t even supposed to be there)

I think part of that is Benji taking on as much as he can so Ethan doesn’t have to do it all. He can’t do the hanging off the airplane but if he can drive the car then Ethan can rest and recover and maybe his chances of getting himself killed while driving drop by 20%

Anyway. This all comes from me noticing how peaceful and calm Ethan always looks when Benji is driving the boat - which is a skill I didn’t realise Ethan has until I saw MI2 and realised Ethan can drive boats. It’s just now Benji can, Ethan always leaves it to Benji and rests.

And I think the boat thing and Benji driving thing helps Benji look after Ethan by giving him time to rest and recover. It’s Benji expressing his care for Ethan on the only way he can.

And it’s Ethan feeling safe and cared for, perhaps for the first time ever in the field. He can sit still and appreciate the city he is in, knowing he can currently place his life and the life of everyone he cares for in Benji’s hands safely and Benji will take care of him and everyone else.

And do course it all got taken to an extreme in TFR where Benji is, at the beginning, taking care of Luther and doing everything in London and then Ethan handing his team over to him and relying on him to get the information and find and revive Ethan.

I just feel for Ethan, Benji has turned from someone impressed by Ethan’s stunts into the ultimate place of safety, the one piece of equipment he can rely on, the only person he knows will come for him and save him and everyone he loves.

And Ethan loves him for that