One of my favorite (although, one of the saddest) tiny moments in the series finale is that little tic Alice does after she realizes she stepped forward in excitement at seeing her father again, only to cause him pain. This split second:

I won’t speak for everyone who has suffered some level of anxiety but, at least personally, this is an all-too-familiar moment. You can practically see her mentally screaming at herself, berating herself. Hell, I can almost hear her calling herself “stupid” here. While it breaks my heart for Alice, I’m glad they kept this aspect of her personality even after she woke up from being Tilly. 

There were thoughts (at least, on my end) that most, if not all, of her mental illness as Tilly was a result of her being only partially under the curse and having to take medication to keep her under. However, in 7x14 we see the strain living alone for six years started to take on her psyche. While speaking to her toys was clearly a coping mechanism, there are clearly lasting effects to not having another voice but her own. In addition to that, we know that she already saw the world in a “special” way and had premonitions in the form of dreams. How much this could have affected her mental state, one can only guess. 

Then, as Tilly, we see her display other traits of someone suffering from extreme anxiety or panic attacks: furious pacing, rapid speech, physical or verbal outbursts to try to help re-anchor oneself to the present. While I had wanted, on one hand, for these moments to dissipate for Alice because I want nothing but happiness for that little ball of sunshine, I also love how honest the writing and Rose’s portrayal were in dealing with her mental illness. 

Not only that, but I really also want to applaud the two reactions from Robin and Killian. Robin gently pulls her back, wraps her arm around her, and whispers, “It’s okay.” Meanwhile, Killian smiles at her and assures her, “Don’t apologize. Without you, we’d all be dead.” Robin provides comfort and her own means of physically anchoring Alice before she has the chance to berate herself too much, while Killian praises her and refocuses her attention away from her mistake and, instead, to something of which she should be proud. 

The portrayal of Alice’s anxiety isn’t just important because it shows people a realistic interpretation of a problem that is only recently getting appropriate (read: not cartoonish) representation, it also allows the viewer to see healthy ways for others to handle these moments. It shows appropriate ways for loved ones to support those in their lives that might be suffering from spikes in anxiety. It’s why I also can’t get over these little moments:

Both as Rogers/Margot and as Killian/Robin, they are aware of what Tilly/Alice needs and how to, hopefully, support her. There is no shame when they mention she’s having a bad day or is in “one of her states” and there is absolutely no anger or resentment in how they treat her when those moments inevitably happen in either persona. 

Basically, if anyone ever thought I’d get over this, they were dead wrong. 

As much as I love Alice’s childlike innocent and silly expressions, I feel like she’s not praised as much as she could be for her maturity. It’s fair for her to be somewhat stunted socially due to her childhood, but this is a young woman that lived trapped for seventeen years, over six of which were alone, and not only she did adapt to the outside world but she did a pretty damn good job of adjusting to everything that was thrown at her.

She had the fortitude to survive a jabberwocky attack and deal with the inevitable emotional fallout of being the sole survivor, never let her unfair situation get her down, was kind and compassionate in spite of the absolutely traumatizing situations she had been through, and overcame obstacles like facing her childhood horrors head-on or standing up for what she believed in, in spite of a literal mob being against her, with more strength than I can often summon to just schedule an appointment. 

She’s a tough cookie. A good, sugary, sweet cookie, but a tough one nonetheless. 

I still can’t get over the face she had when Rogers offered her a place in his home. Like, he went to her, told her it’s dangerous to live in this boxcar, and he on his own offered to open up his home for her. For free. Simply because he cared.

And it’s so big for her. How many times has something like this happened to her, that someone she barely knew (and who barely knew her) did something so big for her?

And her face is just so precious and I love her so much T_T

WTF WITH THIS ATTACK, LIL?! But, also, those wide smiles they share? The one he has when he probably realizes 100% what he said and worried she’d think he was weird for offering since she just told him, “You just met me, Detective. You don’t know me.”

Look at that grin! That way too goofy happy grin he’s got!

And how wide hers gets when she decides to say yes! When he doesn’t have a “gotchya!” or decide he was being hasty and taking it back.

They’re just the most happy they’ve been in who knows how long! 

Ugh, they’re so perfect!

Alice Jones, man…. 

Alice Jones.

I’m sitting here feeling overwhelmed by Alice Jones.

I think she’s the first character over the age of 10 i’ve wanted to thoroughly protect and would believe every word she said lol.

I’m just so thankful and happy to see a character who despite the upset and set backs she’s been through… still manages to be a complete and utter sunflower.

She had the makings of a villain’s tragic backstory. Heck, she could have been the Nick of the season. Trapped from birth, separated from the one person who was ever there for her- even as Tilly she had the implanted memories of the coven ruining her life…. and yet she remains bright, childlike and happy. The thought of hurting someone horrifies her.

I don’t know if it was having a loving parent who was there for her and let her be as expressive as she wished, or just her natural goodness… but whatever it was i’m glad for it.

She’s free in being herself. And because of that she faces the label of being mad or crazy… but she takes it in her stride. Sure she gets annoyed by it, most people who aren’t accepted for who they are would. Yet it never dampens her spirit. She owns it instead.

I guess i’m just so fucking overwhelmed to see a character so cafe-free and comfortable within who they are and what they’re about without having to fall back on all the bad that’s happened to them. 

And always has a damn smile on her face.

Even when she’s watching her father from afar. There’s no jealousy, no bitterness, she’s just happy. Happy he’s happy and happy to see him being happy. 

This girl’s a fucking treasure to me and I love her immensely. 

LOOK AT HER!

Sweet little cupcake

The most powerful of cupcakes

So gentle and so pure and so perfect

I adore her so much and this says so well why

Excellent observation, @thesschesthair! She had everything that would have made a villain. Thus, she proves the flaws of the phrase “evil isn’t born, it’s made - and so is good” - it’s always so easily used by villains to find excuses for their villainy (especially by certain villains). Evil isn’t born, true. And outer circumstances (”made”) can very well push a person towards giving in to the darkness everyone of us has the potential for. 

But the ultimate step towards evil is always a deliberate one, always a decision, a personal choice. Everyone is responsible for their own choices.

And Alice chose good.

WHOOK WEEK DAY 5: KNIGHTROOK DAY

Y’all buckle up! This post is about to get looooong!!!!

My babies.

My babies my babies my baBIES!!!!!!!!

Ok so. When we first met Alice in 7x01, I can’t lie, a big part of me wondered if she was some magically aged CS kid cos… she had Killian’s characteristics and teen Emma’s dress sense… but the stuff with Weaver threw me off a little.

But then in 7x02 as soon as Wish Hook muttered the word ‘daughter’ I was hoping and slightly obsessed that it would be her.

I mean look at her!

She’s got all her dad’s cheekiness and cockiness. 

The smirk, the facial expressions, the amused eyebrows, the playfulness when being a little shit-

They eyes, the teeth, the ears…

She had to have been a Jones, right?

THEN. THIS. HAPPENED.

THIS

THE CHESS

THE BONDING

THE SMILES

FUCK- I was completely SOLD.

Fuck canon, this was Wish Hook’s kid in my head. Nothing was going to convince me otherwise, and boy… if it had turned out to be someone else, my shame and sadness would have had me diving off a cliff.

BUT SHE IS.

AND ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD.

So let’s follow their journey so far….

It all started in a tower.

Keep reading

At first I thought it might have been the same painting.

But nope.

Somehow, someway, Rogers recreated the last painting he watched his daughter work on.

That just makes it worse. Or better.

It IS from before the curse, actually…

…it’s just the OTHER one. Did Alice paint it? Did he? Hmmm…!

omg

DOES THIS MAKE IT EVEN BETTER OR EVEN WORSE OR EVEN BOTH I DON’T KNOW

WORSE. Because THIS is Alice’s painting…

The skill level on the painting Rogers shows Eloise is WAY beyond Alice’s skill level. So that painting was definitely painted by Hook.

And it makes sense… that he paints the world for his little girl, so she can see what things beyond her window view look like.

And then she paints her own visions of them.

I’m gonna go die cry now.

AWWW!

This is the first time he lays eyes on the “informant” he’d heard Weaver talk about earlier. This is the young woman he’d been so quick to get defensive on behalf of because she was being used as a pawn by both Weaver and Belfrey in an attempt to one-up each other in their own Hyperion Heights chess game. Rogers here is aware of what she’s done, what she’s been through, and she’s an unpredictable street kid. 

But she looks up at him and is so concerned, so remorseful, and it tugs at his every heartstring. He doesn’t understand why—hell, he had a tough life, too, and he’s seen runaways all his life. So why her? 

But he sits down and entertains the thought of getting to know her better, and one tiny comment from him has her giggling and smiling. One look at her and he can’t help smiling, himself. 

Side note: Interesting their bishops are on opposite sides of each other. Also semi-interesting that the original piece for a bishop was in the shape of an elephant, so she’s got his white elephant. Other previous pieces/translations of the piece include the “messenger” and “the fool/jester/madman”. Strangely, another version is the “hunter/officer/shooter/archer”. 

Now, that’s likely giving the writers WAY too much credit. I still find it interesting, though…

This moment, though. Tilly is very reluctant to leave. She walks slowly until she decides to turn around.

“Detective…”

And I can’t help wondering what she was going to say. Eventually, she just thanks Rogers for helping, and she means it, but it’s made obvious she wanted to say something else, something more. As if she wanted to stay there and spend time with him - which wouldn’t surprise me. Just… I wonder if, when she turned around, she secretly hoped he’d give her incentive to stay longer; she was happy she was free to go, but she was sad she had no reason left to stay there. 

She even looks back as she walks away.

Knightrook Scene analysis - Flower Child pt1

I got emotions. Tons of emotions and wanted to go back to doing these cos these fucking two.

These. Two.

Poor sweet Tilly. She’s confused, upset, scared… so of course she’s gonna go to her papa detective roommate for help. 

Poor girl. 

And look at him when Tilly says Eloise has approached her.

Concerned Papa bear is fully activated. 

“She said what?! Did she harm you? Tell me everything.”

But he’s gotta remember he’s a detective and not really related (surejan) so the main thing he’s thinking is to calm her down. 

He knows she’s vulnerable and prone to becoming erratic when highly emotional.

He diverts the convo a little and lets her know she’s not alone in weird things happening. She’s not crazy, something’s going on…. but together they’ll figure it out. 

And look. 

Look how big an impact knowing the one person she trusts believes her makes.

HOW CAN THEY DENY THERE’S NO RELATION WHEN THEY BOTH SPEND HALF THEIR TIME TALKING OUT ONE SIDE OF THEIR MOUTH WHEN FEELING BASHFUL???

AND JUST LOOK AT HER.

LOOK AT THE GENUINE RELIEF AND GRATITUDE ON HER FACE WHEN SHE REALISES SHE’S GOT SOMEONE ON HER SIDE.

SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T THINK SHE’S CRAZY.

SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN HER.

AND THERE’S THIS FUCKER WHO’S JUST AS FUCKING HAPPY.

KNOWING SHE’S NO LONGER AFRAID OR UPSET MAKES HIS FUCKING DAY-

I JUST CAN’T WITH THEM. 

THAT

FACE

1 WEEK OF WISH HOOK

I needed something to get me through this next week of hiatus so i’m dedicating the whole week to wish hook. Each day is going to be focussed on a different persona of him or his relationships with others because i’m just choc full of feelings for this dashing dude!

DAY 3: ROGERS/TILLY

So once the news broke that Hook had a daughter, I was going crazy, wishing and hoping it would be Tilly, and when the chess scene at the hospital aired, my flailing went THROUGH THE ROOF. 

Credit to the casting people because I just saw so many quirks both physical and behavioural in her that I also saw in Hook. (check this post)

The relationship between these two is still new, but what we have seen hasn’t been disappointing in the least.

They don’t know they’re father/daughter, Rogers has no clue that the familial feeling regarding the Eloise case is for her, or that the missing girl he actually needs to find is her… and poor Tilly, she’s been nothing but a pawn for others, wanting to feel like she belongs or has purpose, completely unaware that the person she belongs to is right in front of her. 

Both are lost and yet their new friendship has begun to unravel the fondness and love that’s being covered up due to the curse. 

It fucking warms my hear to see the one thing we know of them in the past is the one thing that’s bringing them together in Hyperion Heights. 

Chess. 

Rogers recognises that she’s someone who needs guidance and support… and he’s made it his duty to let her know she matters. He’s showing her that he cares, and not just because he wants information or to use her. 

There’s been so many adorable moments between these two already and most of them just give me major DadHook feels its almost painful.

Tell me you didn’t watch this scene and get disgruntled dad vibes. And cheeky daughter who knows she’s getting her own way. 

COS I SURE DID.

And speaking of dad vibes… the one scene that broke my heart was this one.

The way she crumbles when he tells her he’s disappointed. It destroys me. It’s as if deep down she knows she’d rather him be mad than disappointed in her. She’s let him down and it cuts her deep. 

She didn’t want that. 

We also saw how it hurt her to lie to him, doing as Weaver tells her to wasn’t something she wanted to do, yet she thought it was for the best. She doesn’t know what the right thing to do is, and yet those simple words of disappointment from Rogers slams home that she made the wrong choice and she regrets it. 

But Rogers recognises why she did it, and he goes back to her with a promise and a gift. 

He understands she felt like she had no other option, that she’d misread her relationship with Weaver and had been used. So he offers her an olive branch and a chance.

I cannot wait to see how their cursed relationship grows, it’s honestly got me on the edge of my seat. I want to see them bond, to grow close, to build upon the family and love that’s bubbling away under the surface of the curse. 

And don’t worry, i’ll be covering Alice/Hook on day 5 lol!

Knightrook scene analysis - Flower Child pt.3

Yes, we’re still in the fucking car.

But look at mister ‘I don’t have a radio cos music is a distracting noise’ is giving her the eyebrow over her antics.

That’s the face of someone who’s gotten used to putting up with all sorts at home.

“Tilly? Should I even ask why my bathtub is full of glitter- never mind.”

YOU FIND IT ENDEARING, ROGERS. YOUR FACE GIVES YOU AWAY.

These two squinty eyed sods.

“I know that ‘take your daughter to work’ day can be boring, if you want to go home I can take you?”

No chance, dad. I’m having a great time!!

DON’T TRY TO HIDE YOUR HAPPINESS, ROGERS. WE CAN SEEEE ITTTT.

When she mentions she’s hungry tho.

That look.

He knew that was coming at some point.

PREPARED POPS.

HIS LITTLE ‘I THINK OF EVERYTHING’ SMILE, HER ‘CHRISTMAS DAY’ GOOFY LOOK-

JUST SO HAPPY HE’S MADE HER HAPPY.

And he’s trying to style it out like it’s nothing though.

“It’s just your favourite freshly made sandwich I had hanging around in the car. No big deal.”

Turning back to look out the window and ‘detect’ to cover up his proudness of doing something right.

As if he wasn’t expecting to hand it over to her at some point in the day.

I SEE YOU. 

And this poor kid can’t stop saying thank you.

Because she’s not a pawn, she’s not being kept around because she can be of use.

She knows he genuinely cares about her and vice versa and it’s the first time in a helluva long time she’s had that. 

He’s given her a chance. He’s given her time and attention and sees her.

Accepts her for who she is. 

And that means the fucking world to her. 

DON’T EVEN GET ME FUCKING STARTED WITH PAPA HEART EYES OVER HERE.

These two nerds kill me.

Such a fucking heartwarming moment between the two of them. 

Even with a curse upon them they found each other and the love breaks through regardless.

Even when they thought they were completely alone, that unbreakable familial bond brings them right back to where they’re meant to be. 

Knightrook scene analysis - Flower Child pt.2

I’m skipping to the car scenes.

Cos ffs-

First he’s making sure she’s alright, he’ll drop her home if she doesn’t want to be there. Her comfort and safety comes first obvi….

But then she starts to talk about the possiblity of Eloise being her mother… 

And her honesty-

She’s always wanted a mother.

But what if this monster is her mother???

And you can see him struggling with what to say. 

Probably feeling frustration for her. 

Look at her, letting her dreams of what it’d be like to have a mother come out while he’s struggling with how to handle this conversation.

And then we get a bit of his feelings slip out.

“Just because biology says someone’s your mother, doesn’t make them one.”

Legit he’s saying:

“Blood or not, she doesn’t have to be your mother…. you’re my kid now, fuck DNA.”

Such a lost, listening lamb.

“Truth is, Til… i’ll help you figure it out.”

YES. SUPPORTIVE BEAN.

No matter what happens, you’ll always have me.

Good job, Rogers. Good job.

Then she starts thinking out loud about Henry’s cursed theory…

And you can see, while she’s talking, he’s listening, taking it in….

And it’s getting the cogs turning in his head.

What if there’s some small bit of truth to it all?

“To be so close to happiness, yet kept so far away from it.”

LOOK

AT

HIS

FACE

“What if she’s right?”

“What happiness am I being kept from?”

“What happiness is she being kept from?”

I can’t stop thinking about 7A Tilly and my heart breaks.

Like, there’s a reason she started as an informant to a cop who used torture as a means of punishment and then gloated about it to the other dirty cops. Which is another ball of wax that the show totally glossed over *cough*

She was in need. In desperate need. She was mentally ill, depending on medicine that she thought she needed to stay stable. Which is another thing, like, she willingly took pills that - in her own words - made her mind “foggy” out of fear she’d go all homicidal, but in reality not for any other reason than not waking up from the Curse. That’s enough to mess someone up, add to that being used by someone else only because you don’t have any other option or support system… yikes. And then Weaver, before waking up, sees her almost lose it, takes out the handcuffs and directly calls her mad. Ouch.

Weaver then wakes up and doesn’t seem to go back to his old ways, but in desperation to stop Rogers from finding Eloise, he uses Tilly again. Which brings something very interesting to the table; I think he depended on Rogers trusting Tilly. When she tells Rogers that Eloise is dead, he doesn’t doubt it for a moment, as much as it breaks him apart. It’s only after he finds evidence that he believes otherwise. And when he confronts Weaver about it, the latter says “So you do make a good detective after all.” Because lbr, it was kind of fast thinking from Rogers’ side to outright trust Tilly’s words and not search further. But it probably was his inner father trusting his daughter’s words, despite not knowing their connection.

And I think Weaver trusted that would happen. He seemed to have lots of influence on his work, and seemed to be an outright asshole before he woke up, I’m sure he’d have more than one informant. He could have had any of them lie to Rogers, even take the guy that supposedly was with “Rain” and had kept the painting and have him talk directly to Rogers. But he knew that that wouldn’t convince Rogers, so he had to use the big guns. Which is understandable, considering what he was trying to avoid.

But in the end that messed Tilly up a lot. As I said above, she had no support system. The way she talks to Weaver in 7x04 shows she’s caring for him despite his corruption, believing him to have a good heart. So when he tells her in 7x07 that lying to Rogers is “for the best”, she takes the chance. “I can’t always figure that out for myself,” she says, so when Weaver pushes her to a direction that could protect Rogers as well, she follows it.

Weaver didn’t only trust in Rogers believing Tilly, he also trusted in her lying to him to protect him.

And that she does. She saw his near breakdown in her boxcar the previous day, she even told him that he probably needed to find Eloise as much as she needed to be rescued. She knows how important it is to him. And despite being willing to steal in order to make a living, lying to Rogers almost breaks her. The difference in her demeanor before and after she’s told to lie to him is huge.

She almost changes her mind as soon as she sees Rogers. She knows it’s wrong and that he doesn’t deserve being lied to. Yet, she doesn’t know any better, and she trusts Weaver too much for her own good, so she lies.

And I’ll never be over that forgotten marmalade sandwich. That’s how upset she was. She doesn’t demand her (honestly, earned) reward, she doesn’t stay to chat with Henry, she just turns away, disappointed in herself.

Then Rogers finds out, and in his anger he puts the blame on Tilly too. He knows Weaver used her, yet at first he doesn’t give her the benefit of the doubt. Yet she still tries to make up for it and chooses to apologize to Rogers, knowing he might not forgive her.

And it’s then she realizes how serious things are. She really thought it was for the best, but then finds out her lie supposedly would’ve kept a prisoner from being released. Her trust in Weaver is shaken to the core and a second later she realizes she’s lost Rogers’ trust as well. She’s all alone again, realizing she’d been used for what she thought to be a nefarious purpose.

And her face when she looks at Eloise, though.

She’s absolutely terrified. From the very first moment, her instincts tell her what a monster that woman is. But right at that moment she’s been so beaten down, she doesn’t know if she can even trust herself. Are her instincts right or is it just her messed-up mind that pushes everyone away from her? Is that woman evil or is Tilly the one who’s “lost her way”?

Between Weaver’s, Rogers’, and her own judgement, she ends up trusting Rogers’; Eloise is an innocent and keeping her captive was bad.

Luckily, all it takes is the slightest push from Roni for Rogers to give Tilly a second chance and even take a step towards building a deeper connection with her. He says he understands, that she trusted her father figure over a stranger, but she replies that she also thought it was the right thing to do. She confides in him that she feels like she doesn’t matter to anyone, and to her surprise, he pretty much admits he can relate.

“But now maybe we’ll drift off the planet in the same direction.” It’s such a wonderful but also meaningful line. For the first time, Tilly feels she has someone who understands how she feels. And it’s not a street rat. It’s a detective with a stable job and a home. And if such a person can feel like that, Tilly can now feel less lonely, less of a mess. It can happen to anyone, and now she has someone offering company in that lonely road. At that moment Rogers isn’t her white knight yet, he’s not there to protect her and give her what she’s missing, but to admit he feels as lost as she does, and that it’s okay. Things will work out.

Knightrook scene analysis - Knightfall: Tilly & Rogers

You’ll have to forgive me if I get things wrong or if I mess up, i’m dog tired from work but I wanted to get this out cos it’s been forever and I miss them.

I was rewatching these scenes because they’re honestly heartbreaking.

She knows it’s going to be a bad day. She can feel it. She’s on the verge of having an episode and she’s gone to the one person she feels can keep her grounded; can make the fear and anxiety go away.

She’s gone to the one person she trusts to help her…

She’s gone to Rogers.

Problem being… Rogers doesn’t recognise the signs. He’s not in tune with Tilly’s way of functioning just yet. 

He assumes she’s just come by to play games- it’s not registering to him that this isn’t just her wanting to spend time having fun…. 

it’s her crying out for help.

He finally gets that she’s having somewhat of a bad day, but he’s far too preoccupied with other things. 

Whether he’s Killian Jones or Detective Rogers, one thing remains a constant trait in his character; his obsessive nature.

For Killian it’s been revenge on the crocodile and finding a cure for his poisoned heart to reunite with Alice.

For detective Rogers, it’s finding the candy killer and Eloise Gardener.

Once he’s got his mind set on something, he loses track of anything else going on around him.

Her face here breaks my heart. 

She believes she’s not important enough to him to be a priority. 

She’s asking for his time, his help… and she’s being turned away.

Pushed aside.

“And i’m not?”

We know she suffers with feeling invisible, used as a pawn, insignificant. 

She truly thought she’d found someone who saw her and accepted her in Rogers. 

Someone who wanted to spend time with her rather than a need to, just for selfish gain. 

He tries to explain.

Of course she’s important. Of course he cares…

But right now, Rogers has a one track mind and Tilly’s getting in the way of it. His obsessive need is gearing up and it’s damaging other vital aspects of his life without him noticing.

Maybe it’s because his cursed memories have him believing he’s always been alone that he doesn’t recognise when he actually does have someone? He’s become so routine in just looking out for himself that he doesn’t notice when someone genuinely is there?

He pushes her away when she needs him most and  I cry. 

Oh no…

Poor Tilly’s really spiralling at this point.

She can’t ignore the feeling she got anymore. 

She’s back at the station and is trying her hardest to appear fine but the cracks are already leaking and she’s becoming irate.

Seeing Eloise there just makes it even more real.

She’s terrified. Of Eloise, of what’s going to happen- and Weaver almost calms her.

He gives her the slightest bit of hope and reassurance… until moody bollocks  Rogers returns, that is. 

And she sees the painting. And it makes sense. 

She’s trying so hard to protect him. She cares and knows this woman can hurt him… and she dreads the thought of him getting hurt. 

She now believes her bad feeling is tied to Rogers and Eloise.

But Rogers is too far into his own spiral to worry about Tilly or her warning. 

He has no time whatsoever to deal with her. 

He’s become blind to any and all things around him that need his attention; he believes he’s making progress in getting information with Eloise and that’s all he’s concerned about. 

He can’t see past his own mission to take note of those around him.

Much like the flashbacks, he’s letting his own pride an honour get in the way of something far more precious.

Tilly. 

Right now, he’s not her friend or her father white knight… he’s a cop and she’s getting in the way of him doing his job.

SWEET BABY CHILD- NO!

BUT LOOK AT HIS FACE.

HE’S COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY SHOCKED… AND ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED SHE’S THERE.

She’s even got the weapon still in her hand and yet his gun is lowered. 

Full fucking props to Rose cos she slays this scene. 

The confusion, distress and out of her comfort zone is played to perfection.

No one knows how Tilly got there. Tilly doesn’t even know.

Her spiral is a full on tornado now.

She tried to warn them, tried to help them but it was no use. 

The bad finally happened and she’s ended up right in the thick of it.

Notice he’s put the gun away.

Again, she’s holding the weapon, waving it around, is emotionally unstable and becoming more erratic… and yet it seems as if he knows she’s not responsible. 

Either he’s sure she won’t hurt them or he’s sure she didn’t do it in the first place, but either way he’s not got any intention of pointing it at her.

Could he finally be realising he ignored the signs?

Could it be dawning on him that he should have put his attention elsewhere rather than going on a wild goose chase?

I’m not sure.. but it certainly feels like he’s struggling with something… as a cop and a friend. 

He begins to apologise in hopes of calming her down and quite possibly because he’s genuinely sorry he pushed her away.

But it’s too little too late.

Her faith and confidence in them is gone and she’s back to being alone.

She has to run. 

the best moment of 7x18 was when Tilly goes to the bar to see Margot to kinda apologize for rushing out on their date, and then lays it out for her that with her mental illness, she has good days and she has bad days and that’s just a part of who she is and she can’t fix or change that, but she 1) understands if Margot can’t handle that and 2) hopes, if she chooses to try, that Margot will understand in return that she isn’t ready for Margot to see her on the worse days.

and then Margot just…. accepts her. she knows Tilly isn’t perfect, she’s rough around the edges and, sure, it might be challenging sometimes, but she’s entirely willing to take a chance at a new relationship and put in the effort to see where things could go from there. that shit’s beautiful.

This! I feel like so many times, the issues of being in a relationship with someone who is mentally ill are glossed over or not dealt with (and not just in fiction), and it’s beautiful to see it presented the way it is, with Tilly laying out what she knows and giving Margot the choice in how to handle it. 

And like you said, Margot accepts her. Not in a “ignoring the mental illness” way, but in a “okay, yeah, sometimes this might be rough” but she tries and I feel like I’m reiterating what you said, but I so rarely see this anywhere. 

It’s so refreshing how willing they are to be vulnerable with each other. 

godddd yesss. and i mean, here’s the thing. mental illness isn’t always to obvious, sometimes it’s an easy thing to hide when you’re beginning a new relationship – clearly that fear is always there that, if you reveal your whole self, even the messy and rough parts, that the person you’re getting to know will just, like, bow out, feel like you’re just too much work and not worth it. Tilly doesn’t even have the option of hiding her mental illness. she’s been dealing with it for (cursed memories) years and years, which is something that’s clearly kept her from forming solid bonds with others. and now she has this opportunity arise with Margot and she feels like she just fucked it all up on that first date, that maybe Margot saw a part of her that she’d hoped to not reveal just yet and that she’s worried will affect Margot’s view of her… but then what she gets instead is support and acceptance and i’m just really super emotional and love them both

Alice’s Care for Killian, Pt. 1

I’ve talked (and will continue to talk) about how much I love the support Killian gives to Alice, both as himself and in his cursed persona. I will never get over how well they handled his relationship with her, his reaction to her romance with Robin, and her mental health issues. 

However, this time I want to talk about her support for him. I’m going to, for the sake of ease, separate this out chronologically for Tilly, then chronologically for Alice. Because I go on for days, apparently, under the cut is Part 1: Tilly showing her support and/or general care for Rogers. 

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Alice Jones, man…. 

Alice Jones.

I’m sitting here feeling overwhelmed by Alice Jones.

I think she’s the first character over the age of 10 i’ve wanted to thoroughly protect and would believe every word she said lol.

I’m just so thankful and happy to see a character who despite the upset and set backs she’s been through… still manages to be a complete and utter sunflower.

She had the makings of a villain’s tragic backstory. Heck, she could have been the Nick of the season. Trapped from birth, separated from the one person who was ever there for her- even as Tilly she had the implanted memories of the coven ruining her life…. and yet she remains bright, childlike and happy. The thought of hurting someone horrifies her.

I don’t know if it was having a loving parent who was there for her and let her be as expressive as she wished, or just her natural goodness… but whatever it was i’m glad for it.

She’s free in being herself. And because of that she faces the label of being mad or crazy… but she takes it in her stride. Sure she gets annoyed by it, most people who aren’t accepted for who they are would. Yet it never dampens her spirit. She owns it instead.

I guess i’m just so fucking overwhelmed to see a character so cafe-free and comfortable within who they are and what they’re about without having to fall back on all the bad that’s happened to them. 

And always has a damn smile on her face.

Even when she’s watching her father from afar. There’s no jealousy, no bitterness, she’s just happy. Happy he’s happy and happy to see him being happy. 

This girl’s a fucking treasure to me and I love her immensely. 

LOOK AT HER!

Sweet little cupcake

The most powerful of cupcakes

So gentle and so pure and so perfect

I adore her so much and this says so well why

Excellent observation, @thesschesthair! She had everything that would have made a villain. Thus, she proves the flaws of the phrase “evil isn’t born, it’s made - and so is good” - it’s always so easily used by villains to find excuses for their villainy (especially by certain villains). Evil isn’t born, true. And outer circumstances (”made”) can very well push a person towards giving in to the darkness everyone of us has the potential for. 

But the ultimate step towards evil is always a deliberate one, always a decision, a personal choice. Everyone is responsible for their own choices.

And Alice chose good.