How many times a day do you think Shades went down on Mariah?
What was their favorite position?
How often do you think they used condoms?
1- Yes, with conditions. He had to keep his hands to himself, or he couldn’t look away, or he had to be restrained/tied down, etc. She did it for herself, because she enjoys it, and it happened to be something that he received pleasure from.
2 – Yes. Bossy, bottom, murder bae definitely made sure he took care of Mariah in every way she wanted.
3 – First thing in the morning and the last thing he did at night, with the occasional reward in the office at Harlem’s paradise
4 – Oh god…
5 – Probably a lot in the beginning, she didn’t trust him. Later in season 2? Not at all. I’m sure there was a lot of spontaneous fucking.
Total agreement! I interpret them in a femdom light and wanted to add my ideas to your take; not assuming you’re taking it that way! What you said just also fits with my preferences for the ship.
re: 1 & 2 – IMO the idea that being in charge would mean foregoing doing things she likes would (rightfully) annoy Mariah if anyone dared suggest it to her. There is nothing inherently submissive about blowing someone or having them fuck you. I think we can see how this works in other parts of their life: Shades is happy to take care of her without ever thinking it means he’s in charge of her or controls her. So, they have both the full range of sexual pleasure and the emotional support that in the worst, patriarchy damaged versions of femdom women aren’t allowed because somehow it’s “weak.” /eyeroll/
3 – I actually headcanon her with a special thing for fingerfucking, but yeah. I could see cunnilingus being a pretty frequent part of their day.
4 – I think his favorite position is doing whatever she wants because it feels so good to be wanted like that and she… idk, maybe caught somewhere between being fucked just right and riding his face, depending on whether she wants to just lie back and enjoy or do the work
5 – Yeah. Condoms for a while. Then she told him he was going to get tested for EVERYTHING, so he was, and when he got his clean bill of health she tossed the condoms and took him whenever she wanted. Really likes the feel of him. I loved the way Alfre played the scene where Mariah just eases down on top of him like she owns him… delicious.
I think this is referring to the new Luke Cage trailer which is heavily focused on Mariah Dillard?? Okay, first of all, this trailer has so much character development and is so Mariah-centric. I am all for this! The last trailers seemed more like teasers, but I feel like we got 2 minutes of pure story in that trailer…. I’m so hyped!!
Mariah’s predecessors were too small minded- they wanted to amass money and influence, but only within the crime syndicates, when the real power is in politics. Since the end of Season 1, it looks like she’s been able to open the Crispus Attucks Complex, and it seems like she’s running weapons through the organization. She’s proven that she has no problems getting her hands dirty to bring her version of change and progress to Harlem, and I gotta say… I respect her for this. There’s a line that divides villains from heroes and anti-heroes and she’s firmly on the villainous side. But I think her endgame is about positive change for Harlem. Someday, I think she hopes people will look back on her legacy and draw that line further back- Mariah did what needed to be done. That scene when she’s talking about how “black women have always had superpowers, turning pain into progress,” shit… that is so powerful. You’re all wasting your time fearing and revering men who shoot bullets and deflect them, when she’s out here erecting buildings and changing the landscape of the neighborhood- a thankless job, as proof in that last scene of the trailer- ‘Cause without me, God help Harlem.’
Regarding Luke and Mariah… what’s that saying- “better the devil you know, than the devil you don’t?” Mariah has some history with the Bushmaster, and I’m super curious to know what this is. The other thing is, MARIAH HAS A DAUGHTER?! They seem to have a contemptuous relationship, and I think (it was in a short scene) that her daughter is working with the Bushmaster? DRAMA.
Also what does her daughter think of her mom’s new boyfriend.
::hyperventilates into a paper bag::
So much good Shady Mariah bits in this trailer. When Shades locked eyes with her and kissed her hand, I almost screamed out loud. It’s difficult to judge the entire progress of their relationship since we last saw them, but all of Shades scenes in this trailer implies that he’s on her side, and he’ll do what he has to do to protect her. I am sincerely hoping that Theo Rossi’s cryptic #RIVALS, is more of US vs The World than anything else.
Also, this is a headcanon, that I hope is actual canon, but I think Bushmaster breaks into Shades’ apartment to try to get to Mariah, so we finally get to see Shades’ apartment (just reminiscing with @shadymariahdumpsterfire when we tried to figure out what his place might look like in 2016) I’m guessing this is his place because we see the Basquiat on the wall, that was taken down since the end of Season 1. Or perhaps this is their secret love nest! All the better!
I want some more content from fandoms that don’t have much of a presence on my dashboard so if you blog a decent amount of content from any of these fandoms please like/reblog this post and I’ll check out your blog.
Critical Role
Deadpool (Mostly comics rather than movies)
Westworld
Marvel Netflix Shows
Dragon Age
Berserk
Golden Kamuy (Manga)
Telltale Games
FX Legion
Thank you!
I post Westworld and I will be posting a lot of Luke Cage content when Season 2 premieres at the end of this month. Mariah Dillard is one of my favorite characters of all time and Shady Mariah is a big OTP for me.
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