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The more that you say The less I know Wherever you stray I follow
#my favourite thing about leverage?#the way Hardison lures Parker and Eliot into a stable relationship#with affection love and kindness#and never once lets go#and they will follow him like affection starved ducklings#waiting for their hugs and kisses#that they now can't live without (tags via @pale-silver-comb)
I’ll be there if you’re the toast of the town babe, or if you strike out and you’re crawling home.
happy ryanfriend day, @youkilledpetunia!
I know that I’m afflicted But who could have predicted The monster that I’ve become
#UGHHHHH#screaming crying throwing up etc#eliot knows that he’ll always tell them the truth. tell her the truth.#he also feels deep in his bones that the words he will say will change her (their) view of him forever#see him differently. not the same. see him as a monster#and these are the people he cares about. the people he loves#and they accept him gruffness and prickliness and all. every part of him they love unconditionally#but this? this would be the thing that breaks the camels back#this would be something he couldn’t return from. because even if they still accepted him. still loved him. they’d still /know/#they’d know the worst things about himself and he can’t handle that#these people see him as flawed. yes. but inherently good#someone who cares and cares for and helps others. who loves deeply. who would they see when they look at him if they knew?#he can’t handle it#so he begs. please don’t ask me that. please.#OP IM TOTALLY NORMAL ABOUT THIS I PROMISE via @leverage-ot3
The more that you say The less I know Wherever you stray I follow
I didn’t know I was lonely 'til I saw your face || I wanna get better, better, better, better || I wanna get better || I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change || I wanna get better, better, better, better || I wanna get better
they had their lives, their thievery and their crime. then they had one job to end all jobs, the perfect score, but that wasn’t enough. they wanted to do better, they wanted to get better
So tell me how to be in this world || Tell me how to breathe in and feel no hurt || Tell me how 'cause I believe in something || I believe in us
Tell me when the light goes down || That even in the dark we can find a way out || Tell me now 'cause I believe in something || I believe in us || I believe in something || And I believe in us
not me having eliot feels todayeliot doesn’t always feel the weight of his actions in his bones, but sometimes he does. sometimes his hands ache and he swears he sees blood coating them like he never left moreau in the first place and when he closes his eyes he sees all the faces of people he’s hurt, young and old alike
sometimes he can’t chase those thought away, not even when he locks himself in their home gym or sulks in the kitchen for hours on end. but then parker picks the lock and sits down next to him, hardison on his other side, not demanding attention or an explanation. just there, sitting by him at his worst and he can’t help but think about how unbelievably lucky he is that these two people love him and convince him that maybe, just maybe, he can be redeemed
Wait, I'm wrong || Should have done better than this || Please, I'll be strong || I'm finding it hard to resist || So show me what I'm looking for
Save me, I'm lost || Oh, lord, I've been waiting for you || I'll pay any cost || Save me from being confused || Show me what I'm looking for || Show me what I'm looking for, oh, lord
eliot was lost for a long time. wandering, stealing, hitting. going through the motions and getting paid for it. and then he meets these weird thieves and they almost get killed and then work together to get back at their employer and he can’t put his finger on it, but something feels right about working with them
and he can’t get that weird thief girl and snarky hacker out of his mind and as time goes on they get better, together. they change together and he uses them as a focal point for grounding himself
Something happens when I hold her || She keeps my heart from getting older || When the days get short and the nights get a little bit colder || We hold each other || We hold each other
Something happens when I hold him || He keeps my heart from getting broken || When the days get short and the nights get a little bit frozen || We hold each other || We hold each other
If I could build a perfect person honestly you would be it || And you know nobody knows you like I know you || I can't wait to come back home so I can hold you, yeah
eliot has parker and hardison. parker keeps him young and on his feet, always ready to catch her when she jumps from something tall. he has hardison to bicker with and gently make fun of, but his arms are warm and encompass him strong and firm and safe. and at the end of the day, they all have each other. they hold each other to feel warm and safe. to feel alright, to feel whole. they are all they will ever need when they are together.
