Tyrelliot

Tyrelliot is the slash ship between Elliot Alderson and Tyrell Wellick from the Mr. Robot fandom.

Canon
Tyrell Wellick and Elliot Alderson met in episode one of season one entitled eps1.0_hellofriend.mov. Tyrell visited the workplace of Elliot, Allsafe, with fellow collegues from his own comany, ECorp, the conglomerate Elliot wishes to take down. Tyrell was instantly drawn to and intriqued by Elliot. Tyrell is interested in getting to know Elliot more, as shown by his saying, "It's going to be fun working with you." He says goodbye to Elliot with a wave and by saying, "Bonsoir, Elliot," a phrase often repeated by Tyrell throught the series. Elliot originally seems more shaken than interested in Tyrell. However, Elliot does bite his lip and seems to look Tyrell up and down when the two first meet.

At the end of the episode and in the beginning of episode two of season one eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg, Elliot is escorted to ECorp where Tyrell offers him a job: "I want you to be where you belong. Here, with me." Elliot turns it down, citing, "I'm happy where I am." Tyrell is clearly dissapointed and distressed, turning away from Elliot and gazing out onto the skyline of New York, dejectedly saying, "I thought I'd ask."

Tyrell and Elliot meet again when Elliot infiltrates ECorp's data security facility Steel Mountain to plant a rasberry pi and manipulate the temerature settings. His plan is almost derailed when he runs into Tyrell. The two have lunch after Elliot says he's there on business for Allsafe. Eventually, Elliot excuses himself to the bathroom when he gets too stressed about Tyrell finding out why he's actually there. Tyrell enters the bathroom and tells Elliot he knows that he framed Terry Colby. He tells Elliot that he won't turn him in, and that he just wanted to know Elliot's weakness: revenge. He says that it's ordinary, but that even extraordinary people, like Elliot, are driven by human banalities. "Unfortunately, we're all human. Except me." He turns and smiles, saying, "I'm joking, Elliot." Before he leaves, Tyrell puts his hands on Elliot's shoulders and caressing them with his thumbs. He says, "You take care, Elliot," before exiting the bathroom. Elliot visibly relaxes after this encounter.

The next time we see the two, they are sitting in Tyrell's SUV. We are at first led to believe that it is Tyrell and Mr. Robot talking in the car, but we later discover that Mr. Robot is an alternate personality. We can see that it was actually Elliot that Tyrell thinks he's talking to, when it is actually the seperate personality inside of Elliot that is communicating with. Tyrell says, "Seems you've been very busy lately.  I have to know what you're planning. We were meant to be allies. We might just want to the same thing and I need to be involved." Mr. Robot replies, "I think you're dead wrong about that, my friend. I don't think there's anything that we could possibly agree on." He then tries to exit the car after Tyrell tells him to "cut the bullshit", to which Tyrell grabs him by the hoodie and says, "Are you forgetting that I know your dirty little secret?", refering to the  Mr. Robot closes the car door and tells Tyrell that the best thing a man in his position can do is nothing. Mr. Robot then actually does leave the car and Tyrell follows suit. He calls Elliot's name and Mr. Robot turns. Tyrell's demeanor has completely changed from the usual cool, caluclating demeanor that he usually presents to a desperate and longing one. He says, "I believe in fate. There's a reason we met. There's something between us, I can see it." Mr. Robot, cryptically, answers, "You're only seeing what's in front of you. You're not seeing what's above you." Tyrell, confused, looks up at the sky. "I don't understand. I want to. Help me understand." When Mr. Robot doesn't respond, Tyrell starts to tear up, but he composes himself enough to recite The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams: "So much depends upon a red wheel barrow,  glazed with rain water,  beside the white chickens." Tyrell explains that his father would often recite this poem, as it was the only English he knew. He continues that he uses it as a reminder of his father and also as a reminder of what he never wanted to become; a failure. The two look at each other, unknown emotions passing between them.

The two meet again when Tyrell sneaks into Elliot's apartment after waiting for Darlene to leave. Elliot jumps up from the couch when Tyrell enters, and Tyrell shushes him. "I didn't want anyone to know I was here," Tyrell says. "I know you're behind it. All of it. FSociety, the server, Colby, Allsafe. You're the one constant in a sea of variables." He then locks the door and takes off his suit jacket. "Elliot, I need to know what you're grand plan is and you're going to tell me." He slips on a pair of blue latex gloves, the same kind that he used to beat up the homeless man previously. "Two days ago, I strangeled a woman to death," he explains, and Elliot is shocked and disturbed by this. He goes into the feeling of power murdering someone gives to you and how the movement stayed with him. He then walks over and gets very close to Elliot, the two not standing very far away from each other. "I thought I'd feel guilty for being a murderer, but I don't. I feel wonder." Elliot looks at him strangely, a mix of fascination and confusion on his face.

The next scene cuts to the arcade of FSociety. Elliot shows Tyrell the place. Tyrell asks how long this has been going on, to which Elliot replies that he doesn't know. Elliot explains what FSociety is doing. Tyrell asks who else in involved, and Elliot says, "Just me." Tyrell smiles and says, "Well, now it's you and me. I've always told you we'd end up working together, Elliot." He then asks, "But still, I have to know: why did you do it? What did you hope to accomplish by doing all this?" Elliot looks down and replies, "I don't know." He then figures out why he did this. "I wanted to save the world."

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