i need to sleep but watching rent live it just struck me in a special way what a deep friendship (relationship? connection? whatever?) mark and roger have. not only the very covering-the-bases friendship stuff like living together or reminding each other of things the other forgets or being annoyed by the other’s little habits. but also that when mark doesn’t know what to document, he films roger instead of doing scenery shots or whatever and he films several takes of roger just doing the same thing and roger just lets him, engages in it. mark mercilessly teases him for his obsession with writing his “one great song” but also tells others to leave roger alone so he can write, and while still bothering him to go out just leaves him alone because mark knows that’s what roger wants. he reminds roger of his azt breaks. they’re a combined union in the fight against benny. they literally burn half of the stuff in their flat to stay warm and have been doing so in the past too. mark being at life support is one thing, but it’s another when we think about that he hears a guy sing something that is literally roger’s life story of the past years, whick mark knows better than anyone. and later on he leaves angel and collins to check on roger. he tries to convince roger to stay in new york. when all else fails them, it’s also because they’ve gotten estranged and only once they find their way back to each other do they have the strength and vision to move on with their life and produce something they’re proud of. they’re comfortable with being physical with each other while especially roger and especially in the proshot is not afraid to shrug people off and push them away, they are openly affectionate towards each other. it’s tangible they have a very deep and strong bond and while mark is the one to show it in actions, it is also clear that roger is a steady rock for mark and has been for a long time. their friendship is honestly so poignant and important and brennin and jordan portrayed it beautifully. they’re family to each other and it shows.