Sorry to be the billionth person to bring this scene up, but the way Mac looks at Dennis after he tells Dennis he loves him eats me alive. The jaw clench, the flustered eye contact, the way he glances down at Dennis' lips for a split second, Dennis' reaction?? SEDATE ME.
i'm not burning the duster!
spent the last several hours attempting to meticulously recreate dee’s shirt from charlie wants an abortion help
I MISS MY SILLY GOOFY OLD YT MEN COMFORT PODCAST I NEED THEM BACK I NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR RICH OLD YT MAN PROBLEMS PLS GOD I CANT GO ANOTHER MONDAY WITHOUT IT
jumping on the Gang As Animals Train! (i can’t erase with colored pencils obvs so just consider this a study for a future digital piece lol)
dennis is a russian blue btw
Thinking about the way Mac misremembers Dennis leaving. In his own mind, he wishes he left with Dennis, but in reality he didn't. He let Dennis walk away and out of his life. He didn't chase after Dennis, but he wishes he did.
A theory for why Dennis acts different towards Mac after returning from North Dakota is that Dennis is resentful towards Mac for this very reason. Mac let him walk away. He had always thought Mac would be there by his side, to catch him when he faltered, but Mac had failed him. Dennis was waiting for someone to chase him, and it should have been Mac, but Mac didn't. Mac didn't even bat an eye. Mac let Dennis slip away, and this is something he will never forget.
When Dennis was away, he never checked in with Mac. We know he gave Mac a fake number, so Mac couldn't contact him, but Dennis has Mac's number memorized. He could've called Mac, but he never did. Maybe he was avoiding Mac. Maybe he didn't want to show that he cared for Mac when, in his mind, Mac didn't care about him.
I wonder if Mac is aware of this. I wonder if this is why Mac wishes he had chased after Dennis. I wonder if Mac remembers that night this way because it's what he so badly wishes had happened. He wishes he had followed Dennis, but he didn't.
Maybe he thinks Dennis would love him if he had.
dream macdennis reveal would be mac wearing a "kiss me i'm irish" shirt and then dennis does