"Tom Hagen Held Out His Hand When Johnny Came Into The Room. Johnny Shook It And Said, How Are You, Tom?

"Tom Hagen held out his hand when Johnny came into the room. Johnny shook it and said, “How are you, Tom?” But without his usual charm that consisted of a genuine warmth for people. Hagen was a little hurt by this coolness but shrugged it off. It was one of the penalties for being the Don’s hatchet man"

From The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo.

what with all this talk of fanfic and ai and feeding other people's work without permission into ai programmes to 'finish' a fanfic or whatever... it's just showing how people see fic as 'content'? a fanfic as something mass-produced and official, something to consume at a distance and then talk about in a vacuum? something to use for your own purposes and something over which you have a claim?

fanfic is written by fans like you. written out of love and passion and a lot of effort and hard work, so that the author can share their enthusiasm for the characters and stories with other fans. like you. they aren't these untouchable, faceless people above you – they're your peers. gifsets, fanart, fanfic – they're all made by your peers. mutuals. friends.

if you want to know more about the fic, talk to the author! so many fic writers leave their socials in the end notes of their fics – talk to them! they're not going to be affronted or judgemental. chances are, they're going to be over the moon that you like their work and want to engage and discuss the characters and the themes etc. they made you happy with their fic, and you would be making them so happy in return! (and what does a happy writer do? write more!)

as a fic writer, I made one of my closest tumblr friends because she read my fic and left a really nice comment, and then we got talking and brainstorming loads of headcanons and fic ideas together! fic writers want to talk! if you enjoy someone's presence and contributions in a fandom, let them know!

and for the love of all that is good, don't feed someone's hard work into an ai programme!!! whether you post it (which is just horrible tbh) is beside the point – you're facilitating the plagiarism of their fic!

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

what if what if the dread doctors knew theo was a failure all along and let him believe he was gonna achieve something when they actually knew theo was gonna fail? like, theo had stockholm syndrome. it wouldn't matter how many plans he had on his sleeve, he would fail regardless. not bc he's a failure but bc he's trapped in his head with a distorted vision of the world, the wrongs and the rights don't matter bc they don't exist. the only thing it exists is the goal. but all the way to get there it's so blurry to theo. he doesn't think about the wrong possibilities and gets extremely affected when something goes wrong. theo's so blind by his goal, that he doesn't think straight. he just wanna get there, doesn't matter how. and the thing is. theo would be his own downfall not bc of his 'evilness' but bc he can't see the bigger picture to save himself. maybe the dread doctors knew. maybe that's why they didn't bother with theo doing his own plans alone. they gave this thread of hope to theo to cling to knowing that he'd never gonna make it. that he was a failure just like the other experiments.

gotham incorrect quotes (pt. 3) (includes gobblepot) (using scatterpatter's incorrect quotes website)

Ed: Here's some advice

Oswald: I didn't ask for any

Ed: Too bad. I'm stuck here with my thoughts and you're the only one who talks to me

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Jim: Harvey was banned from the chicken shack, so we had to go out of town to get some.

Harvey: Well, they shouldn’t say “all you can eat” if they don’t mean it.

Jim: Harvey, you ate a chair.

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Jim: Is something burning?

Oswald: Just my love for you.

Jim: Oswald, the toaster is on fire.

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Jim: It’s dark in here

Harvey: Don’t worry pal I got this

Harvey: *Stomps his feet*

Harvey: *Skechers light up*

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Ed: I'm a reverse necromancer.

Jim: Isn't that just killing people?

Ed: Ah, technicality.

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Oswald: i'm back!

Ed: what- you can't be here. You died. I saw you die.

Oswald: death is a social construct.

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Alfred: I made tea.

Bruce: I don’t want tea.

Alfred: I did not make tea for you. This is my tea.

Bruce: Then why are you telling me?

Alfred: It's a conversation starter.

Bruce: That’s a lousy conversation starter.

Alfred: Oh, is it? We are conversing. Checkmate.

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Alfred: Bruce isn’t answering his phone

Selina: I’ll call

Alfred: Jim and I have both tried six times each, what makes you thi-

Bruce: Hello?

(Part 4)

gotham incorrect quotes... with gobblepot (pt. 4) (using scatterpatter's incorrect quotes generator)

Jim: You wanna see how hardcore I am?

Jim: *punches wall*

Oswald:

Jim: Take me to the hospital.

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Harvey: People are always asking me if I'm a morning person or a night person.

Harvey: And I'm just like, 'Buddy! I'm barely even a PERSON!'

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Oswald: My life isn’t as glamorous as my wanted poster makes it look like.

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Jim: I’d like to offer you moral support, but I have questionable morals.

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Harvey, eyeing Oswald: Some of you may die, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.

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Oswald: 'Person of interest' is almost too flattering.

Oswald: Like, if the police were to pound on my door and go, 'A man has been murdered in your building and you are a person of interest,' I'd be like, 'Moi? Oh, do go on.'

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Harvey: Dear friend, your Christmas gift this year… is me. That’s right, another year of friendship. Your membership has been renewed.

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Jim: Schrödinger’s cat is overrated. If you wanna see something that’s both dead and alive you can talk to me any time of the day.

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Oswald: I’m sick and tired of being called 'mortal' like, you don’t know that. Neither do I. I have never died even ONCE. Nothing has been proven yet. Stop making assumptions. It’s rude.

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Jim: I’ve come to a point in my life where I need a stronger word than fuck

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Jim: How do I deal with my enemies?

Oswald: Kill them

Jim: That's a bit extreme, I was hoping for a more passive solution

Oswald: Kill them only a little?

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Barbara: Am I going too far?

Lee: No, no, no. You went too far about seven hours ago. Now you're going to prison.

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Jim: Okay, help me please!

Oswald: Got two words for you.

Jim: I bet they won't be helpful.

Oswald: Your problem.

Jim: I was right

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Oswald: standing with his back turned: I’ve been expecting you, old friend.

Jim: How did you do that without turning around?

Oswald: ... To be perfectly honest, the first couple of people I did that to were not you.

(Part 5)