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Last song: the Barbie soundtrack, when I saw the film at the cinema

Favourite colour: I love most colours except hot/bright pinks. So I’ll go for rainbow 🌈 

Currently watching: Magpie Murders, based on the Anthony Horowitz novel, lots of nerdy quiz shows, and I have the latest season (12?) of Call the Midwife and Season 16 of Criminal Minds:Evolution to start when I get home. May have a Criminal Minds rewatch before starting that though.

Last movie: Barbie, which I loved, bar the last few minutes, where it ruined the message completely. Loved the visuals for Barbie Land, the narration, the songs… 

Currently reading: The Inheritance Games and re-reading Magpie Murders

Sweet/spicy/savoury: usually sweet, but sometimes get salty cravings. I am a big spice wimp

Relationship status: chronically single

Current obsession: swimming and nerdy quiz shows

Last thing I googled: the new ( to me, at least) Pret à Manger cold chocolate drink

Currently working on: planning out a missing episode from Season 4 of Criminal Minds where Hotch’s eardrum bursts and he has to stay behind with Penelope. Bonding ensues and it is a much better experience than Gideon’s time with her. 

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i can always count on @olivinesea to fulfil my desire to talk too much about myself in tumblr asks like this. thanks pal!!

last song: Lies from the Chasing Lights album by The Saturdays, in a moment of nostalgia for British girl bands that i liked in university (which as it turns out was only The Saturdays lol)

favourite colour: i tell kids my favourite colour is rainbow because i generally like all of them. it’s easier to tell you that i’m not fond of most shades of orange.

currently watching: Six Feet Under by myself, The Wire and VEEP with my husband, Recess over Sunday morning coffee & bagels, The X-Files with a friend. very soon starting a rewatch of Gilmore Girls, for the fall vibes. i watch too much tv, perhaps.

last movie: Barbie in theatres (i love how much Barbie cries). Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. at home (like meeting a pen pal in person for the first time)

currently reading: Cosmoknights vol 2, a large variety of picture books for work, and Judy Blume (so many i haven’t read before!)

sweet/spicy/savoury: savoury, for that salty umami goodness

relationship status: not to be gross on your dash, but i’ve been with my best friend and favourite person for ten years and it is friggin great.

current obsession: overwhelmingly human (English) names for pets. one of my kid friends from work (my job is great) told me their turtle is named Vanessa.

last thing i googled: a Black Russian, to confirm that it is indeed a drink.

currently working on: oh, i always get inspired by songs, so i have loads of drafts that are just song lyrics with the phrase “this is about [these people], figure it out!!!” but one of those drafts is shaping itself into a pretty angsty hotchniss mess, as per usual. maybe no satisfying happy ending, either.

ahhh, to tag or not to tag, the anxiety-inducing question. please feel no pressure to do these, but i tag @sequinsmile-x @danadeservesadrink @louisaland @scorpsik @beebeelank @bevfank @storiesofsvu and anyone who sees this and wants to answer them (tag me so i can read them if you do!)

My drawing of Alex Miller going on her first date in the PSOLC universe, created by the incredible @themetaphorgirl . The blush is too dark, but I think I nailed the hair, the rest of the m1keup and the outfit as a whole. I haven’t done any drawing for ages, but I was inspired

Aw Becky, maybe the saviour of the episode.

Not that it's a bad episode and it needed saving but this conversation *finally* happening.

I like how Becky says Elliot looks well rested after what had happened and he just makes a non-commital 'mm' noise. I think this man can survive on miminal sleep by this point.

Her little pat on the bed to make his sit down beside her. It's adorable. And it shows a sweet side to Becky who has had so little to do so far.

Becky letting Elliot into some secrets between her and Eli, things that he's not been able to speak to his Dad about. His obligation to become a cop. Her telling Elliot he really loves him and he doesn't want to disappoint him.

Admitting to him how scared she is and Elliot telling her to breath, a nice callback to when Bernie talked about her fear of being a cops wife in episode 2. How El just hugs her to reassure her.

The release from confessing all of this to him.

Bathbombs//foggy mornings//holding hands// long stories// tea//spearmint//sweet//raspberries//dresses//flowers//paintings//long drives//guitar//theatre//beach//sci-fi//bunnies//green eyes// mints//red

reblog and tag which you prefer: // candles or bathbombs // foggy mornings or rainy evenings // holding hands or locking arms // poems or long stories // tea or coffee // spearmint or peppermint // sweet or savoury // raspberries or strawberries // dresses or jumpsuits // flowers or greenery // photos or paintings // long walks or long drives // guitar or piano // concerts or theatre // beach or forest // sci-fi or horror // bunnies or cats // green eyes or brown eyes // gum or mints // pink or red //

Criminal Minds rewatch Grrrr Rossi

I have currently started rewatching Criminal Minds, currently about halfway through Season 3.

Firstly, I was struck by how much more I understood Gideon’s character. He can sometimes be rude when he doesn’t introduce himself to the LEOs when the team arrives at the crime scene, it’s not great, but he is just intensely focused on getting started on solving the crime. However, he remains a team player, unlike Rossi, who has to be given a “there is no I in team” speech by Hotch. He also gets angry with Penelope and calls her stupid, which I didn’t think was a very good way to handle things, but Rossi getting all up in Penelope’s face and yelling at her to remember what happened in the episode bearing her name was just totally out of line! Both he and Gideon are equally bad at remembering her name and probably couldn’t pick her out of a line-up, however!  Gideon would also never have done what Rossi does to Morgan when Morgan quite clearly states he is not comfortable talking to the priest and Rossi states that he will be doing the interview. I couldn’t remember the scene very well ( I binge-watched and sometimes dozed off during eps in previous viewings) so thought maybe Rossi had explained afterwards he thought the priest might be more comfortable talking to Morgan rather than a rich, white guy like Ross, but no, just Rossi being disrespectful and not a team player!  I know there’s also the ep where Reid is injured ( gunshot wound to the knee, if I recall correctly) and Rossi sends Reid down the bank to investigate, because he has just bought new shoes made from Italian leather, as well as countless other moments where he is racist/sexist or just thoughtless! In Gideon’s last episodes, I felt quite emotional hearing his letter and genuinely actually missed him, this time!  So, to conclude, I would rather have kept Gideon and not have Rossi around! 

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Relationship status: chronically single

Favourite colour: purple or teal

Three favourite foods: pizza, chocolate and cereal

Song stuck in my head: usually a nursery rhyme, as I work in a crèche/nursery

Last song I listened to: see above!

Last thing I googled: correct spelling of arachnid

Time: 18.19

Dream trip: New York or Amsterdam

Anything I want right now: to meet my nephew, new clothes, Mc Donald’s and ice-cream!

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Relationship status: singleeeee

Favorite color: yellow and blue!

Three favorite foods: spaghetti, beer battered haddock (being extra specific today), and scrapple but only if I make it lol

Song stuck in my head: English Folk Song Suite lmao

Last song I listened to: down under by men at work

Last thing I googled: “Spencer shot in neck” lmao

Time: 1:16 pm

Dream trip: Greece

Anything i really want right now: weed :)

@ the dash again hehe

Criminal Minds rewatch

Just rewatching the Season 2 finale, and am shocked that Gideon knows nothing about flowers, his descriptions ( kind of like a dandelion, with yellow floofy petals and a black dot in the middle, but not a weed) are dreadful, and Hotch has to talk him through his purchase ( chrysanthemums are not a good flower to buy for a date, Gideon!) and thank goodness that Gideon didn’t buy Garcia flowers when he had to be prompted to get her a gift when he invaded her office and really annoyed her in Season 1! It just makes my heart happy that Hotch knows about flowers, I can see him being really clued up about all the meanings ( yellow roses for friendship) as he was, canonically, a bit of a nerd growing up, with his coin collecting.

It’s also really poignant to see the first victim on the list, I got total Haley parallels/foreshadowing.

Gideon and Garcia actually getting on and him listening to her, explaining things to her in a non-patronising way and appreciating her input just warmed my heart. I like to think they got closer after the Tobias Henkel episodes, as they have a sweet moment when watching the video where he puts his hand on her shoulder and she reaches her hand up to squeeze his, so they are drawing comfort and reassurance from eachother because of their mutual affection for the person onscreen. 

Fic hunting

Hi,

Does anyone have any links to fics about Law and Order Organized Crime, which follow the feelings/thoughts/relationship between Eli and Elliot after the end of the latest episode?

Or just fics that explore their relationship throughout the series. I’d love to know what Eli’s motivations were for joining the police force, as, since S1, he has been annoyed/upset by his dad always having to leave for work or answer the phone during family events, not seeing him for weeks on end when he is undercover and really not seeming to understand just how much danger his dad is in when he is on the job.

I actually think S1 Eli ( aged about 15-ish) was more patient/understanding about his dad’s job than he was at the end of S4! Also seeing Elliot’s thought process/feelings about the whole thing would be interesting, as he loves his son and wants to support him but does,’t want him to get injured ( or worse) and I think he was pretty hurt that Eli didn’t confide in him about dropping out of college, expecting a baby and signing up to the police force.

There must be some fics out there, I just haven’t found them yet!