A summary of the canon:Death and Cremation is an independent thriller (think decidedly B-movie or straight-to-video release) about a bullied teenage goth named Jarod, played by Jeremy Sumpter who takes a part-time job at a crematorium and discovers that his ghoulish boss, played by Brad Dourif, is a serial killer who murders the rude.
Unused to positive attention, Stan soon becomes awkwardly and murderously protective of his young employee. He buys him lunches, lets him sleep over, and responds to Jarod getting beat up by killing his bully for him. For his part, Jarod becomes fascinated by Stan's work and decides to attempt a murder of his own—whose consequences Stan needs to rescue him from when he bungles it.
What do you love about this ship?: Stan and Jarod's relationship is textually positioned as paternal, with Jarod being fatherless and making up stories about Stan taking him on fishing trips. However, the way the growing intimacy plays out between two adult actors (complete with Stan going to watch Jarod sleep after waking up from a sexually traumatic nightmare, and Stan's murder of Jarod's bully involving wordplay about Valentines) in the context of more violent taboo-breaking activities, makes it very easy to interpret their relationship in a shippy way. Despite having a 30+ year age gap, they're both lonely, morbid/murderous outcasts who come to wholesomely and unwholesomely enjoy each other's company.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Honestly, anything shippy with a halfway happy ending. Fluffy afternoons spent doing crossword puzzles together, horror or near misses on their "fishing trips," seduction and sex, hurt/comfort involving Stan's past, Jarod having a chance to protect Stan in turn, or outsider points of view speculating on the nature of their strange relationship.
Content warnings: Graphic violence and wanton murder, although not very gory (largely because I don't think they had any effects budget). Stan is likely in his late 50s and Jarod is still in high school, although he's played by an actor in his early 20s.
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Death and Cremation (2010) - Jarod Leary/Stan
Date: 2023-05-24 09:51 pm (UTC)Ship: Jarod Leary/Stan
Media: Movie
A summary of the canon: Death and Cremation is an independent thriller (think decidedly B-movie or straight-to-video release) about a bullied teenage goth named Jarod, played by Jeremy Sumpter who takes a part-time job at a crematorium and discovers that his ghoulish boss, played by Brad Dourif, is a serial killer who murders the rude.
Unused to positive attention, Stan soon becomes awkwardly and murderously protective of his young employee. He buys him lunches, lets him sleep over, and responds to Jarod getting beat up by killing his bully for him. For his part, Jarod becomes fascinated by Stan's work and decides to attempt a murder of his own—whose consequences Stan needs to rescue him from when he bungles it.
What do you love about this ship?: Stan and Jarod's relationship is textually positioned as paternal, with Jarod being fatherless and making up stories about Stan taking him on fishing trips. However, the way the growing intimacy plays out between two adult actors (complete with Stan going to watch Jarod sleep after waking up from a sexually traumatic nightmare, and Stan's murder of Jarod's bully involving wordplay about Valentines) in the context of more violent taboo-breaking activities, makes it very easy to interpret their relationship in a shippy way. Despite having a 30+ year age gap, they're both lonely, morbid/murderous outcasts who come to wholesomely and unwholesomely enjoy each other's company.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Honestly, anything shippy with a halfway happy ending. Fluffy afternoons spent doing crossword puzzles together, horror or near misses on their "fishing trips," seduction and sex, hurt/comfort involving Stan's past, Jarod having a chance to protect Stan in turn, or outsider points of view speculating on the nature of their strange relationship.
Content warnings: Graphic violence and wanton murder, although not very gory (largely because I don't think they had any effects budget). Stan is likely in his late 50s and Jarod is still in high school, although he's played by an actor in his early 20s.
Gifset: Stan Lending Jarod His Own Clothes After He Sleeps Over
Gifset: Stan Calming Jarod Down Post-Murder