The Homecoming Job / The Lonely Hearts Job
Aristotle’s modes of persuasion (insp.):
Of the modes of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds. The first kind depends on the personal character of the speaker [ethos]; the second on putting the audience into a certain frame of mind [pathos]; the third on the proof, or apparent proof, provided by the words of the speech itself [logos]. Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible.
i really want james telling madi about all the ridiculous things like when john jumped off the walrus and faceplanted the sea. when he tried to cook a pig and used so much honey that the camp got swarmed by bees. the time when he was set on walking all the way to st. augustine to avoid boarding a ship. i want to see james and madi drinking together and laughing at john’s flustered face as he denies everything
i want madi to get a glimpse of what john was like when james first met him. i want her to be able to picture his youthful face and his short curls. i want her to imagine john running across a beach with a very angry james running after him. i want her to think of that and love john even more for it. and for john to be surprised when she giggles and cups his flustered face in her hands and kisses him
i also want james telling her about all the admirable things he’s done like when james gave up and let the sea take him but john wouldn’t let it. when he refused to betray his men and lost his leg for it. all the times john stood up to him when he was wrong and how he is a good man even though he pretends he is anything but. i want to see that lost look on james’ face when john leans over and kisses him. and that soft expression that follows when john says “not as good as you”
The Hamiltons have no propriety and James is scared
T: The lieutenant was just recounting to me his belief that the only thing that stands between us and a prosperous Nassau is an ocean, 100 years of history, and human nature. M: Has he been like this all day? J: More or less, ma'am, yes.
Okay but why do OT3 poly fics usually feature a jealousless, romantic + sexual triad?
Why not a vee where two people in it are metamours and basically soulmate-level best friends who don’t fuck (or do fuck)?
Why not three-sided somethings (quasi-triads?) where one of the relationships is quasiplatonic and two are romantic?
Why not asexual people in vees or triads with sexual people?
GIVE ME ALL THE OT3 CONFIGURATIONS
this is OT4, but I once read this really good fic which had Spock/Uhura, Kirk/Spock, and Kirk/Bones, but Uhura and Bones were just really good friends who complained about their boyfriends to each other, and it was really cute?
happy sigh
Arthur, if you’re watching this…
“Every revolution begins with a spark”
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) - Director: Chris Columbus
I’m not going home. Not really.
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