the state of me; also, Tintin

[kindkit]

There are some difficult emotional things going on in my life right now. I'll still be around and talking about fandom, because fandom is a happiness and a comfort for me. But I may be a bit flaky for a while. Your patience is appreciated if I, for example, fail to answer your comment promptly (or at all). I don't plan on that, because I want to

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[miss_morland]

Like Halo, I'm always happy to talk about Tintin, and I'm glad to hear fandom is being a comfort to you. <3

Yes, Haddock does occasionally refer to them as "the Siamese twins," but I think that's a joke rather than a reason to believe they're actually twins.

I could have sworn it's mentioned somewhere that they're twins, but I might just be misremembering, after all. Maybe I just assumed it since they seem to have known each other all their lives -- for instance, there's this line in Tintin et les Picaros where Dupond claims that "[n]ous portons la moustache depuis notre plus tendre enfance"(!). I guess it's all open to interpretation...

it may be that this is the first time Haddock realizes that Tintin really will risk anything for him.

Yes! I think you've nailed it. I also think this realisation is a bit unsettling to the Captain -- like, he might feel he doesn't deserve Tintin's love and friendship -- so he tries to compensate by becoming even more protective and devoted, like you said.

I might check out Toison d'Or -- I'm weirdly skeptical about live-action adaptations of comics, but I'll put up with a lot for the sake of Tintin/Haddock subtext.

So excited about fic omg!!!!

[kindkit]

I suppose in a way it doesn't really matter if les Dupondt are twins or not. Like Akbar and Jeff, they can be brothers or lovers or possibly both. (I do not fear the twincest, me!) And if they were both, it wouldn't even be the strangest thing about them.

so he tries to compensate by becoming even more protective and devoted

It's around this point that the captain's "I'm not going, absolutely not, no way no how, count me out, okay I'm going" routine starts to be explicitly about Tintin without other justifications. I love the moment in Tintin in Tibet when Haddock describes himself as following Tintin like an old boat on a towline.

Toison d'Or has its flaws--I think Georges Wilson's performance as Haddock is overly cartoonish--but it's also got great charm. And subtext. And hugs. And athletic!Tintin clad only in little swim trunks, if that's your kind of thing.