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don’t ask me how I know this (because I don’t know how I know this lol), but mapi’s brother is named javi. anyway, I’m so excited to read whatever you’re writing! Is there any wips for an ingrid/mapi story or for the elena story? no worries if not! ALSO I sure hope you’re taking care of your fingers/hands/wrists or whatever it is because last I checked your doctor told you to take a break from writing! we can’t have you hurting yourself :(

(oh and did you enjoy the game today?)

HAHA this made me laugh - thank you so much! Someone said it was on her Wikipedia page but I only see that it says she has a brother, not his name 😭 This is very helpful so I appreciate it!

It’s funny you should ask, I just thought of an idea for a multi-chapter story this morning! I always tell myself that this (whatever I’m working on at the time) will be my last story writing about Mapi and Ingrid (you guys are going to get sick of me writing about them eventually haha!), and then I get a new idea and I’m like welp gotta write about them! Twist my arm, truly 😌😅

So I’m working on drafting that, but no actual writing will be done for awhile because of my hand 😵‍💫 I have an appointment with an orthopedic doctor on May 16th, and will likely have to do physical therapy for it to get better, so it might be awhile before I can actually write anything.

Maybe I need to look into voice to text apps on my laptop or something lol!

I didn’t get a chance to watch the game today (I have 4 final exams this week isn’t that so fun!), but I was provided live updates by a friend and was SO happy the girls pulled out a win. I’m always out here supporting Barca’s rights and wrongs!

Also the Mapi/Ingrid content afterward?! I was in fact in a puddle on the floor! I’m so hoping someone got a good quality picture of that hug because I NEED that in my life!

Did everyone else enjoy the game? Curious as to everyone’s thoughts, especially the questionable reffing choices I heard about haha

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Okay I mean this very much in a - "lets not stalk people or be weird on the internet", and more in a "is this public knowledge that I just don't know about" - do we know what Mapi's brothers name is?

It's okay if the answer is that we don't know (I don't want to be one of those overly invasive gross people, but sometimes people just know stuff off the top of their head), but I'm working on a draft for a new story and wanted to include more of her family, so I was just curious. If not I will just make something up!

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Thoughts on Alexia Putellas?

I’m a fan! Maybe not the biggest fan girl per se, but I can certainly appreciate both how gorgeous she is and how insane of a footballer she is. I started following European football after she had already done her ACL, so I didn’t get to see her play in her prime, but her impact and the moments of brilliance we’ve seen from her since are obvious, even with how difficult of a time she’s had coming back from injury. She’s a phenomenal leader, and I think that she handles the INSANE amount of pressure put on her with a lot of grace and poise. 

I can’t imagine that would be an easy thing to do. I wish that people would leave her alone and respect her privacy more than they did!

And I must admit, shy/awkward Alexia always makes me laugh. She's a real one for those of us who also might struggle a bit with social anxiety haha!

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A couple of weeks ago I read Ingrid and Mapi's fic from amnesia and I liked it so much that I forced my best friend (who has no idea about football) to read it and it's incredibly good, thank you so much for letting us read your fics 🤍🫂, I'm looking forward to reading your next work ✨

-🥝

Oh my gosh - I hope they enjoyed it! I bet you had a certain amount of explaining to do about who those random people were lol!

Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me you enjoyed it, I really appreciate it! I am more than happy to share my work with you guys :)

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Hiya, hope all is well🫶🏼 just popping up to say a lil something:

I've spent the past few days reading the Ingrid x Mapi amnesia fic of yours on AO3 and wow, I'm a bit speechless. Normally that kind of fic isn't my favourite to read but I cannot praise you enough for it. It was written extraordinarily, so delicately and perfectly sensitive, and I just was addicted. I literally binged it quicker than any other story I've read, I couldn't stop. Honestly there's not enough words for me to describe it, it really was amazing and I hope you know how talented you are, you are so unbelievably gifted 🙌🏼 I'm in awe of you!

Oh heavens me, you are far, far too kind! Thank you so much for sending this to me, I really appreciate it!

I remember distinctly writing it and wondering "is this finally the moment that people agree I've gone off the deep end of being too dramatic?" But then people liked it, funnily enough! You guys are all enablers to my craziness, haha.

But seriously, the kind words mean the absolute world, especially coming from yourself! Thank you so much!

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this is maybe an even more personal question so of course feel free not to answer it! <3

do you enjoy reading smut, or only nonsexual stuff? as an ace person who isn’t sex repulsed, is masturbating more appealing to you than sex with a partner? i hope this doesn’t come across as disrespectful, i’m just really curious about other people’s experiences <3

Link to my first response about asexuality

I have long since given up on having any shame on the internet, especially not on a completely anonymous platform! It is a little funny because my parents raised me to be very proper and polite and I very much am in person, but put me online and I lose any filter apparently!

I like reading smut, but I normally don’t use it to get off? I enjoy reading it as much as the next thing, and will very very occasionally get off to it, but it doesn’t happen very often. And it has to be well written for that to happen. But yes, I still enjoy reading it but again a lot of the time it doesn’t “turn me on” in like a traditional sense.

I masturbate a little bit, but definitely less than the average person. I would say masturbation is a lot easier than sex though, because it is fully self controlled. I can stop if I don’t feel like it, and there’s no pressure to please someone or focus on a certain outcome, cause it’s just myself! I have a really low libido and just always have (I used to wonder if it was medication I was taking or hormonal imbalances or something but I think it’s just the way I am), so the drive just isn’t really there. It does happen occasionally. I was seeing a girl for awhile like a year ago who I was more attracted to than I had been to anyone before, but I had to break up with her cause she was an alcoholic (whoops), and I’ve yet to feel that way with another person. Could have been an anomaly or maybe I’m just really really picky when it comes to who I’m attracted to sexually, I don’t know!

I know that for a lot of ace people (and I think I would include myself in this), stuff like smut and porn itself can still be enjoyable, because there’s a degree of disconnect there. It’s not an actual experience in a sense, and you can choose how heavily you interact with it. It’s easier than having an actual person in front of you that has their own set of expectations and needs. This being said, every ace person is different so I don’t mean for this to come off as being true for everyone.

Hope that helps a little bit! As always, my asks and messages are always open if anyone wants to talk or has any more questions!

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this is quite a personal question so feel free not to answer this! <3

you said somewhere a bit ago that you're ace. how does that translate into your relationships with non-ace people or when you are writing about people who are not ace? I hope this doesn't come across as disrespectful I just wonder whether that is a form of compromise for you. I hope you understand what I mean? Hope this is fine to ask!

Hello! First of all, you asked this question so kindly, and I want you to know how much I truly appreciate it! I have a lot of thoughts that I am more than willing to share, so I apologize in advance for the length of this. 

For starters, from a writing perspective. I write smut in stories most of the time because it furthers the narrative, not really because I enjoy doing it. Every once in a while I might feel the urge to do so, but those moments are few and far between. I write it from more of a clinical perspective, and a lot of my smut writing is me kinda copying/drawing from what other people write, especially for things I have never experienced before. I have amazing friends who love to share about their experiences, so I also ask them a lot of questions if I’m curious about something. But overall, it’s a bit like pulling teeth, and it’s not ever something that “turns me on” or makes me feel the need to go sleep with someone. Just is what it is. I’ve considered writing a story where one of the characters is ace, but I’ve always been a touch too scared to do so, and it’s not something I ever thought people would want to read about. 

For myself personally, I think it’s been a bit of a journey. I slept with a lot of people, both guys and girls, trying to figure out if there was anything about sex I really liked. Sex for me is again more clinical in the sense that I don’t really enjoy the actions myself (it doesn’t turn me on), but I kind of enjoy getting to fulfill my partners needs, if that makes sense? It was about a year ago when I firmly decided that I was ace, though it is something I still think about a lot. I’m asexual and not aromantic, so I worried that I would never be able to find a partner who understood me, and that I wouldn’t get a chance to fall in love. 

I’m no longer with this person, but I did end up finding a partner who I was with for several months who knew about me being ace, and still chose to date me. It is possible for a relationship to exist without a lot of sex, or any sex. The person I was with was not ace, but they didn’t find sex to be that important, and understood it wasn’t something I loved doing. I was willing to still have sex sometimes because it made them happy, but it can be a hard thing to balance with yourself when in a relationship. I was only willing because while I don’t enjoy sex, I’m not sex repulsed. I considered it a compromise in my relationship at the time, but sometimes I wonder if it was just me sacrificing that part of myself. I’m not sure if moving forward I would ever want a relationship that included sex, but I consider these things to be fluid and ever changing. That being said, if someone has never told you, I am here to point blank tell you that it is possible to still fall in love with someone without sex. Sex isn’t all that exists in a relationship, there are different ways you can be intimate with someone. I would say, however, that it’s best to be upfront about your preferences/needs going into a relationship. It’s not fair to the other person (or yourself), to not communicate about that and allow it to be something that is talked about. 

I’m also lucky that I have amazing friends who have always validated how I felt, and encouraged me to be honest with myself. My best friend specifically has always tried to remind me that my feelings are valid and it’s okay for me to be myself. Similar to when someone comes out as gay, realizing your ace in some way can be very challenging. It’s difficult to navigate, and it can be hard to understand yourself when the way your body works doesn’t feel “normal,” compared to what you read about or see in major media. You are normal, I promise, your body just might work a little bit different than others! I really recommend the book “ACE” by Angela Chen for anyone who thinks they might be ace. It’s nice to know that there’s others out there who feel the same. 

Just a final thought, for anyone who has this on the brain/is maybe struggling or thinking about it - I am ALWAYS here if you would like to discuss it. One of my friends on here is also ace, and it was so liberating and just filled me with relief to finally be able to acknowledge that maybe I wasn’t alone in feeling this way about sex. My messages/asks are always open, so feel free to reach out if you would like to talk to someone! 

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what are you doing writing another lengthy fic when you were specifically told to rest??

That being said -- i feel personally spoiled because i LOVE your Marta and Caro fics. Once again, it's soo beautifully written <3

now i do feel like you should rest that hand though it could be useful in the future

I admit I was like “I’m fine I can still write” (don’t ask me what compelled me to think I’m more intelligent than a literal doctor)…and then massively regretted it 🥲 But I had already started writing and didn’t want to be a baby and quit lol.

The no more writing starts now though because as much as I love it, not enough to do it through literal pain haha. I’m so glad that you enjoyed, though! Thank you so much for the kind words 🫶🏼

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of course they had to go and fucking turn off guest comments so i am here to tell you that i ADORE the new marta/caro sick fic on ao3 - i am obsessed and i have read it five times already. they are so cute and i adore how caro cares for marta. i love your writing so much :)

-luca

I have to say I was very intrigued by the decision to turn off guest comments? I suppose the spam comments have gotten really bad for some users!

THANK YOU SO MUCH THOUGHHHH! I very much appreciate it, especially coming from you! I'm so glad that you enjoyed :)

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When I saw them play their first game in the highlighter yellow, I couldn’t get over the gradient and how half the kit is even brighter than the other.

I don’t think any of the kits were good this year, although I appreciate how clean Seattle’s look. Not a huge fan of how they made my Thorns a weird highlighter orange/pink/red(?), but it’s better than whatever was going on last year with the cream and thorns design?

But also, why are there only like, 4 designs? The Houston away kits the exact same design as Washington away just a different colour — I think Nike really dropped all their kits this year, for the NWSL and national teams.

Okay - someone brought up the point of the Barcelona away kit from a few years ago…and now I’m not sure the spirits is so bad? Idk I still don’t love it 😭

I agree the Seattle kit is actually quite lovely! It’s a lot more simple but I love how clean and chic it looks, especially with the new logo! The thorns kit isn’t the best color I agree, why go for a weird light color when you can do a nice, deep red? But I don’t mind the design.

Nike I feel like never does the best job with kit design…imo I love the adidas designs way better! Speaking of Nike, dont even get me started on the mess of the USA kits 🫣🥲

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As a Washington fan, what’s your opinion on the highlighter away kit?

Excellent question! I despise them 🙂 You can try to change my mind but you will be unsuccessful because I do not care!

Listen, yellow is a hard color to make a kit out of I am aware but I have to believe in my heart that there could have been SOMETHING else, some other design that they could have done instead of whatever that is.

Actual receipts of my reaction to the kit drop:

The kit in question:

Love my girls but…yeah 🥲 Not exactly the best kit in the world. The home kit has grown on me a bit, I will say!

Anyone else have any strong opinions on this years NWSL kits, for any of the teams?

#washington spirit

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You can see them here watching the girls come out onto the pitch for the warm-up.

and mapi and ingrid waving to them at the end of the match

ttps://x.com/Murciana_21/status/1781718341788520718https://x.com/Murciana_21/status/1781718341788520718

https://x.com/LSP_FCB/status/1781691856360751448

Okay biggest shoutout to everyone for supplying me with a million links…you guys came through fr thank you SO much 🩵

My heart actually can’t take this, it’s so sweet!

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My new weird observation for the day: idk if it’s because they’re both Spanish, have a similar build, or the fact that Esther has dyed her hair blonde and put it back into a low bun for this game…

But she looks EXACTLY like Mapi from far away 🤨

#esther gonzalez #gotham fc #washington spirit #I could be going crazy idk

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Mapi and Ingrid's parents were at the match today and spent some time together despite the fact that they don't speak the same language - it's so cute. I love these two.

NO WAY REALLY?? That’s so cute stop 😭 Did someone spot them sitting together?

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Logically I know it said immediate transfer but i didn’t realize she’d be ready to play literally the next day! But okay go off AKB!

I have no idea if she’s playing or not but she’s out here warming up with the other keepers!

#ann katrin berger #gotham fc

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Mapi moodboard for the second half of DYSSIC 🫶🏼

#Spotify

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Could we get a Mapi moodboard, like the one you did for Ingrid?

YES YOU SURE CAN