The Old Guard + John Mulaney Quotes (¾)

Andy in every scene:

Everyone (except Nile) to Booker:

Joe, Nicky, Andy, and Quynh:

Nile protecting mortal Andy:

Nicky in the 11th century:

Quynh after giving up in the desert:

Nile when Copley tries to help the rescue mission:

The whole-ass movie:

thetowersystem:

a little detail i love about nicky and joe’s relationship is the amount of time they’re not glued to each other’s sides, the times when they’re sitting at opposite ends of the table or in different parts of the car, because they don’t NEED to be at each other’s sides all the time. they’ve been together for 900 years, they are INCREDIBLY secure in their relationship. it would’ve been really easy to make the mistake of having them be Super Affectionate All The Time to indicate how deeply in love they are, but they’re clearly past needing that, with the obvious exception being when they’re first captured and very frightened. the rest of the time it’s just a little wink, a forehead tap, banter full of private jokes, which conveys the depth of their love so much better because it all clearly says “i’ve been here for 900 years, you and i both know i’m not going anywhere”

tovezza:

Joe as the artist who followed the evolution and development of art over a millenia but maintained an interest in mathematics and physics and Nicky as the doctor and scientists who watched the evolution of medicine as well as the musician who learned to play the oud and then the guitarra… Joe as the artist who’s been irrevocably influenced by the styles of the Italian and Christian culture and Nicky as the medical scientist who’s been irrevocably influenced by the science and culture of the Islamic world…. i have THOUGHTS 

scimitar-and-longsword:

I’m really glad we never considered jicky or noe as ship names.

I think that’s very sexy of us.

The Old Guard + John Mulaney Quotes (2/4)

Andy being emo about Quynh:

Booker being depressed:

Joe and Nicky in the van:

When Nile joined the gang:

Me to Quynh:

Nile to Andy about Merrick:

Merrick’s soldiers on their way to the church:

Andy and Booker bringing the immortal angst:

daniela-bella:

The first time I watched The Old Guard, so many lifetimes ago, I’m pretty sure I missed Joe’s primal, guttural scream when Keane killed Nicky because I was busy doing the exact same thing.

gayjackrackham:

some people….. watch the armored car scene….. on a loop….. to cope

grizviser:

Joe in the early days of travelling with Nicky, thinking about how hot Nicky’s ass looks underneath all that armour but also whether it’d be a good idea to fuck a Catholic

The Old Guard + John Mulaney Quotes (4/4)

Andy being her cynical self:

Joe about Booker’s betrayal:

Nile jumping out of a moving car with nowhere to escape to:

Quynh in the iron coffin:

Nile about Joe and Nicky:

Immediately after the flashback where Lykon dies:

Joe and Nicky after Merrick says anything:

Booker coping (badly) with immortality:

ygrittebardots:

um so that moment where joe’s hovering over nicky to make sure he’s okay after being shot in the mouth and then nicky wakes up and he’s so relieved and his necklace is dangling down out of his shirt between them and nicky DOESN’T grab it to pull him down for a kiss I mean lost opportunities man

As we approach the one-year anniversary of The Old Guard movie release, the members of the Top!Joe Discord server would like to invite everyone interested to take part in our Pornathon - Quarantine edition (40 Days of Filth).

We believe in the freedom of creativity and of kink as a healthy expression of sexuality, and for that we have been running events in our own server since last December (you can check out our collections here,here,here,here,hereandhere). In order to celebrate the one year anniversary of the movie that brought us all together, we will be opening one of our events for fans outside of the server for the first time.

One of the main themes of The Old Guard is “we’re not meant to be alone” and, for a lot of people, this fandom has been a safe haven during a year of pandemic, lockdown, and quarantine. Some of us wrote fics for the very first time, or went back to writing after years of creative hiatus. Some artists stepped out of their comfort zone and tried their hands at new themes. And let’s not be shy about it: a lot of us bonded through porn, and that’s why we will be celebrating through porn as well.

So, in case you have no interest in Discord, or for any other reason aren’t a member of the top!Joe server, but still want to make some quality Top!Joe/Bottom!Nicky smut, this event is for you too.

Here are The Rules™ (don’t worry, there aren’t that many):

• Pornathon - Quarantine edition will run from June 1st until July 10th (40 days).
• You can post any time, any day, and however many fics/arts you want (see below for where/how to post).
• There are no min/max words for fic, but it must be rated M or E (and, of course, in case there’s penetrative sex of any kind, the dynamic must be Top!Joe/Bottom!Nicky).
• Art can be original (traditional/digital) or creative (manip, moodboards) - anything goes. NSFW is preferred, but depending on the prompt (example: lingerie, corsets etc.), depicting a sex act/genitals is not mandatory.
• Fics and arts shall be shared on AO3 (and added to the collection) and/or on the top!Joe Discord Server (if you’re a member). You can also post it on your Tumblr, but it must be also available on AO3 or on the server.
• Check out our chart and choose a prompt to write or to make art. They’ve been sorted into different categories and each category will have a badge. You can fill all the prompts in a specific category or just pick one (you will still get your badge).
• Multiple fills of the same theme/kink are encouraged, and you can also combine more than one prompt in the same fic/art.
• Though it’s an event to celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Old Guard movie release, fics and arts set in the comicsverse are welcome as well. If you make some comicsverse content, there’s a special badge for you.
• And if you have been watching Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli’s prolific filmography and have been shipping any of their other characters together, there will also be a shiny crossover badge for you.
• There are also badges for word count and number of works completed and if you manage to collect at least one badge for each category, you will unlock the Malta Badge, in honor of our ultimate sexvacation needs. Take note that the comicsverse and crossover fics are excluded from this requirement.
• Due to the subjective nature of kink (how vanilla or extreme it is) we reserve the right to change the level of badge category based on how it’s portrayed in each work.
• We will be tagging all our posts on Tumblr as #topjoepornathon2021 so you can track it (or avoid it, remember to curate your fandom experience!).

Any questions about the event can be directed to one of our Mods @negotiumcrucis,@queen-of-badomens,@sholeh675,@snipergirl21. And if you’re interested in joining our server, feel free to ask. Switchers are welcome.

check the rules for the event here

The Old Guard 2020 { Joe & Nicky}

Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli play enemies turned lovers, Joe and Nicky.

The Old Guard saw the “action movies need a male lead”-stereotype, and just decided to say “Fuck that. Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne kick ass.”

The Old Guard saw the “people won’t watch movies if the main cast isn’t white or American”-stereotype, and just decided to say “Fuck that. The 6 main actors are South African, American, Belgian, Dutch, Italian and British.”

The Old Guard saw the “men aren’t supposed to talk about their feelings”-stereotype, and just decided to say “Fuck that. All main male characters have scenes talking about their feelings and emotions, which are relevant to the plot and the character’s motivations.”

Hell, The Old Guard saw all the stereotypical gay tropes, and just said “Fuck ‘em all.”

“Bury your gays”-trope? Fuck that. Immortal gays.

“Gay men are fragile”-trope? Fuck that. The gays kick ass.

“The film will loose money if a character is explicitly gay, so it will just be implied through subtext”-stupidity? Fuck that. They flirt, they kiss, there is an entire monologue dedicated to the love these gays have for each other.

And on top of all of that, The Old Guard has a great and clever plot, amazing action scenes, good pacing, great music, emotional beats that don’t drag the story down, and a well-executed setup for a sequel.

The Old Guard is a fantastic movie, and it is a great example of diversity that isn’t “forced”, but feels natural and makes a lot of sense in the story. This is diversity done right.