just one more tear to cry, one teardrop from my eye
you better save it for
the middle of the night when things aren’t black and white [ x ]
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THE MENTALIST SONGS -> Patrick Jane x long story short by Taylor Swift
Pushed from the precipice
Climbed right back up the cliff
Long story short, I survived
For @whereyourtreasureis, here’s the final part! This is Jane’s lighter side, the counterpart to my last moodboard. I wanted to focus on hope and the joy he finds in the game when he lets himself live in the moment.
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THE MENTALIST SONGS ->Patrick Jane x Amsterdam by Coldplay
Stuck to the end of this ball and chain
And I’m on my way back down again
Stood on the edge, tied to a noose
Sick to the stomach
Happy New Year @whereyourtreasureis! This is Jane’s darkest side. I wanted to highlight the isolation and emotional weight born from his obsession for revenge and a past that still haunts him.
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THE MENTALIST SONGS ->Jisbon x Green Eyes by Coldplay
Green eyes, you’re the one that I wanted to find
Happy holidays @whereyourtreasureis from your secret santa! More coming soon!!
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Hello!
It’s so nice to hear from you! I’m so excited for the exchange! I’m doing okay - sometimes better, sometimes worse. How are you?
Your questions are so smart, I am OVERWHELMED. Honestly, every time I see something from you, I yell at my brain to start working. Because I know the answers, I THOUGHT ABOUT THEM BEFORE, and yet, my brain is stubborn af. I’m so worried I’ll miss something or not include something I like. But it should be just fun, so I’ll try to be normal about it. Those are not silly questions, they are great. I love them all and thank you for asking me all of this.
Your last question, that I’ve never answered, comes first!
What kind of inside jokes do you imagine Jisbon having? What’s something someone in the office does that makes them look at each other and laugh? (FBI era)
I’ll be honest with you, this one was so hard. I feel like I thought about this before, but I’ve been trying to pinpoint at least one thing for a whole week and finally, I have something.
One… in terms of a “joke”. Remember 7x01? It’s one of my favourite episodes, mainly for the porch scene in the beginning. Lisbon says “What’s up, boss?”, Jane LICKS HIS GODDAMN LIP, and they smile at each other. I can imagine Jane calling her boss, as teasing or IN BED. And this is how it ends up being a joke. So if he says that in public, well, I can imagine they have a secret laugh, just like on the porch.
Jisbon used to look at each other, even before they got together, so I fully believe they have a system now. The system for detecting bullshit. So if we’re talking about FBI cases, I believe they may secretly glance at each other when they both know something is not true. BUT, what brings me more fun, is to imagine their kid(s) trying to lie to them. Now imagine: *glance to the left, glance to the right, staring at each other with lifted eyebrows* and their kid(s) immediately know they called their bullshit and they’re cooked.
I think as “blind” (not the best word, but I hope you get it) as they were to each other affections, I think they’re amazing at seeing through other people. Cho starts dating someone, Wylie meets someone, their kid(s) have crushes. And they know. So I imagine subtle looks, small smirks or lifted eyebrows. Married behaviour. ‘I see you’ kind of behaviour. AND I LOVE IT.
In the early days of their relationship, how often do you think she’s sleeping at the airstream vs how often do they go to her house?
My memory is terrible. I can’t remember if being at the airstream together (for the first time) is mentioned in some s7 episode specifically, so I’m going with my vibe, sorry.
I think at first they start with her house. Obviously, she has to unpack and Jane helps, but also… as much as this place may be somehow connected to Pike (I hate how it sounds, but I don’t know how to word it better), it’s her place. I feel like after the whole tornado of emotions, at first she would feel safest in the space she knows. Also I believe she associates airstream with Jane’s ability to leave, so at first she may sort of… shy away from visiting it or staying over. But I also believe there’s a moment when he invites her in and she realizes how it’s his space, but he offers it to her, makes a place for her. It gets to her that she actually loves occupying his space. Because it means it’s theirs. They share it together. Her clothes are laying somewhere, her things are in his bathroom, she has a favourite cup on the shelf (which Jane bought for her - something silly, but practical).
For some reason I associate certain episodes with her house or the airstream. For example, for me, post 7x02 always happens in her house. For reasons mentioned above, I also feel like post 7x01 and 7x03 happens in her house. I’m not sure when the shift occurs, maybe somewhere between 7x03 and 7x04. Maybe in 7x04 exactly. Lisbon says: “Why don’t you go back to my place, jump into bed? I’ll come tuck you in as soon as we’re done.” Her place is the default, she doesn’t think of airstream first. And later Jane says: “Why don’t you come by the Airstream and I’ll explain it to you?”. At first she’s defensive: “Why can’t you just tell me now?”, almost like she doesn’t want to come there specifically, but then she folds immediately (I also love how little it takes hahahaha). And the episode ends with them in Jane’s bed. Lisbon is invited in, to his home, to his space (and to his heart, even though that happened before). I don’t know, maybe I’m reading too much into it, but it does seem a little symbolic.
Where are their favourites places to go together?
Something food related for sure - maybe some ice cream place (it does seem to be their thing) or something more dinner-related. I don’t have a specific idea right now, if I can be honest.
Maybe they have a place on the outskirts of the city, somewhere where they drove by car at the end of 7x01? Or another place, peaceful and without people, where they can be themselves - laugh and kiss and make out, but also have much needed conversations if they need to.
What’s their favourite song to listen to together?
I should probably say ‘More Than Words’ by Westlife, right? I think it’s kind of canon at this point. So this is what I’m saying, they did have their first dance to it.
I feel like after Lisbon’s lullaby, “Livin’ on a Prayer” may become one of their songs. Or just teasing material for Jane. But I do believe he sings it sometimes, just to annoy her.
For reasons unknown (kidding, I blame my brain and my WIPs) I think of them when I listen to some “older” songs. Right now - Frank Sinatra specifically. I feel like Lisbon could be a fan of various music types - give my girl Spice Girls, but also give her some jazz.
Editing it just to add what I was worried I’d forget - “Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls. I mean… LOOK AT THIS:
And I’d give up forever to touch you’
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You’re the closest to Heaven that I’ll ever be
And I don’t wanna go home right now
(…)
And I don’t want the world to see me
‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
When everything’s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Do you think they have pet names for each other?
Absolutely fucking yes.
I do feel like it has to be very specific, not everything fits and it does seem like calling each other by their last names is sort of a pet name already. But…
I’m very weak for Jane calling her ‘my dear’, ‘dear’ and… ‘woman’. The last one is canon teasing endearment. ‘Darling’, ‘my love’ and ‘love’ are also okay, but I can’t decide if it truly gives canon Jane vibes. I think from time to time he may call her ‘baby’, but I do find it connected to a more spicy setting. Also me and @queeenpersephone always talk how he probably attempts to call her princess (shoutout to ‘my angry little princess’) in bed, when she’s not able to punch him for it hahahaha (I don’t know if he would dare to call her this in public)
The other way around, I think just ‘Patrick’ does it for him hahahaha but I’m a firm believer that she may tease him at some point and call him something absolutely stupid on purpose (‘pumpkin’, I’m EMBARASSINGLY looking at you), that could make him cringe if he didn’t find everything she says lovely. With Lisbon deep in thought I also think something like ‘babe’ or ‘hun/honey’ could slip out from time to time.
What’s a domestic habit they have that annoys the shit out of the other? (Playfully)
Well… just playfully? I feel like they would be so in sync together that only bigger things would annoy them? But please, share the domestic habits you have, I’m so curious about what I didn’t think about!
Is not eating proper meals a domestic habit? I think it would annoy Jane so much that Lisbon doesn’t eat breakfast or other meals in general. Sometimes she forgets what part of a day it is, and if she’s given coffee, she powers through it. He will “train” her brain until it restarts and she starts eating more regularly.
For Lisbon though… I think she may be a little annoyed by Jane’s sleeping habits. We know he’s an insomniac, so I believe that sometimes, when he’s worried, he doesn’t sleep and just stays in bed with her, watching as she breathes. He probably does the same with their kid(s), when they’re younger. He peeks into their rooms or just watches them when they sneak into their bed. His whole family in his grasp - it would probably calm him down enough to make him sleep peacefully. I also think that he still has this fear about Lisbon’s safety, so when she has a hard case, stays the night or has to go somewhere, he doesn’t sleep at all and just hovers over the phone, waiting like he might get a call about something bad happening. I know this is not a domestic habit, but it is SOME habit. I believe Lisbon may be a little angry, a little annoyed and a lot worried about it. Well, Jane has a lot of shit to work through. That to say, she also has her things, but let’s not dive into it.
What is more: Jane’s spending habits. He doesn’t care about money, because he has money. And it’s not in a ‘I wanna gloat about it’ way, it’s in a ‘I want my wife to own everything she’s ever wished to’, ‘I want my kid(s) to have everything they want’ and ‘I want to give my family everything they may ever need’ kind of way. So it may make Lisbon a little annoyed (annoyed at first and then actually touched). He will buy a random thing that makes her happy or he will buy something useful, but incredibly pricey. She doesn’t want their kid(s) to be spoiled, but she also knows it brings him so much joy, so she accepts it.
I hope my answers weren’t too long and you enjoyed them! Please, let me know what you thought about them and share your own headcanons - I’d love to read them ❤
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Hello!
It’s so good to hear from you again!
I’m so sorry for the wait. I saw this question when I was at work and then I completely forgot about it. I’ve just noticed your second question (I’ll be thinking about it today, because honestly, I HAVE NO IDEA), so it reminded me about this. I truly have a goldfish brain sometimes.
I won’t lie, this one is tricky. You ask good questions, but GOSH, you make me sweat. I need brainstorming for stuff like this, because when needed, my brain likes to log out hahaha
I’ll probably not include everything I want, because I simply don’t remember it when I NEED IT. Let’s go with the basics that I can think of right away.
What do you think Jane’s life was like with Angela and Charlotte? What was their marriage like, was he a present father and husband? Did he not particularly care for them, or did he care SO much that the idea of providing for them got in the way?
This is such a good thing to ask about. I’ve thought about this many times and I do have my own headcanons. I feel like some things change in my head and new ideas arrive whenever I start thinking about it again.
To me, it was a happy marriage. It wasn’t perfect, but they were happy. In a way, I believe they found sort of a safe haven in each other - and when they ran from the carnie life together, they clinged to this relationship.
I do believe at some point they might’ve started fighting about Jane’s gig. I can imagine Angela being okay with it at the start, but with all of his fame and the time it was consuming, the people it was affecting… idk, with a daughter they both had, I can imagine she would want her to have a different image of her father than a fake psychic. Maybe at the end, just before they died, she wanted him to drop it, for them to lead “simpler” lives. They would have money, obviously, a lot of it, with everything that Jane earned over the years. But I think he wouldn’t agree to that.
I have two reasons to believe this, I can’t decide which one is true. I think a bit of both.
He would want to provide for them. He would want Charlotte to have a life he’s always wanted. He wouldn’t want her to miss things, to have to worry about money like he did when he was a kid. I think his need to provide for his family, both Charlotte and Angela, would be what made him push himself into the business. Because that’s all he knew. That’s all his father taught him, all he’s left him. One thing he truly felt good at. And he would like to use that to give them everything they’ve ever wanted, not noticing that he would sort of distance himself in a process, depriving them of what they would want the most - him. I think he started it before they had a kid, just after they ran, but the pregnancy and then Charlotte being born - he would want to do more, to earn more, to give her absolutely everything.
But I also believe he had this need to be in the spotlight, the attention he liked. It might not have been there at the start, not to this extent. Not right away. After all, he seemed sort of tired by the whole charade his father made him play. But with his own gig, he would get comfortable and he wouldn’t want to let it go. It would be his rules, his world, his image. We all saw Jane in 4x10 - he would have this ego.
Having said all of this, I do believe that when he was home, he was there for them. Sure, cases could pull him away from them, it could happen more and more often, but when he was present and free, he would dedicate his whole attention to them. I can’t imagine him being anything else, but the best father to Charlotte. Playing with her, braiding her hair, cooking with her, reading her stories - focusing only on her. At this age, even if he missed a lot of their time together, I feel like she would still absolutely adore him. And he would love her more than anything. But I think he regrets it, the time they didn’t have, the time they lost and the fact he didn’t spend every waking second with his daughter and his wife.
And if they truly fought about his career… I can only imagine the guilt he feels over not dropping it soon enough.
The same goes for Angela. I think at first they would have a lot of time together, a lot of stolen moments, a lot of intimacy, but it would fade away with time. Not disappeared completely, but he would have less and less time to indulge in it. So when he did, he would also give his whole attention to her, trying to make up for the lost time. I can imagine her being a bit bitter the longer this gig would interfere with their lives, but in the end, she would want to be with him anyway, so she would always forgive him and be with him whenever she could.
This is all I have for now, but trust me, there is so much more currently cooking in my brain hahaha thank you for asking this, it was amazing to share. I hope I share the similar headcanons with you and with others in TM fandom.
I’ll be replying to the other message soon (hopefully)!
Thank you again ❤
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jisbon + taylor swift: part iii (for @margaretintherain)
[[MORE]]“I have to do this-”
“-for your family,” she finishes. “Yes, I understand. I’m with you.”
“No,” he says, abrupt and disjointed, so unlike his familiar, smooth cadence of speech. If he’s lying to her, he’s doing it in a way he’s never done before. In a moment he has no need to lie to her. No, she agrees with him silently. “Not just for them.”
She looks away, unable to bear the agony of the truth in his eyes. He may as well be prostrated at her feet for judgment, and that’s not fair. Not when they’re in the endgame. She doesn’t want to see him like this; it hurts her far too much. “Jane, don’t-”
“Call me by my name, Teresa.” His words are final. Almost cold in their direct delivery. Then, he softens. “Just this once.”
She remembers her mother reading her Irish folklore, the fair folk, the power of a naming. She had laughed it off in her youth. Now, though, in this precious little moment, she understands how a name can hold the power of life and death.
“Patrick, don’t do this,” she says softly.
He tucks her deeper into his side, changing their embrace. Now, instead of her holding him, he has enveloped her. “When the game is ending, he will wait to kill me until he is absolutely certain he has broken me. You are the only path to his desired outcome of this game, Teresa. He can burn the CBI to the ground. Torch my house in Malibu. I will battle him until he’s six feet under unless he gets to you.” He inhales deeply, his face buried in her hair. “Please,” he begs, voice breaking, “you have to be safe.”
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jane and lisbon in season 6b + poetry
feverroot, defined / my blue heaven (dir. simon baker) / 7/29, @filmnoirsbian / silver wings of time (dir. james hayman) / a lover’s discourse: fragments, roland barthes / il tavolo bianco (dir. tom snyder) / the stream of life, clarice lispector / il tavolo bianco (dir. tom snyder) / red doc>, anne carson / blue bird (dir. chris long) / what my bones know, stephanie foo / blue bird (dir. chris long)
