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kangyeosaang · 3 years
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thank you csenge @imdefs​ for tagging me to show how i made this set ✨
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buckle up folks this is gonna be long bc min. character limit uni papers thought me a lot of things but def not how to be concise 
01. planning
this was a long time ago but i do remember wanting to make something with overlays bc quite honestly i started working on this way too late and it seemed the fastest lmao. jokes on me i had 2 failed attempts and this also went through some changes along the way. initially i wanted to combine dye, bol and present:you... them being my fave eras for this lovable dumb man. so it would’ve been one pair for each gif.
02. creating
picking footage
so onto creating,, first things first the concept had to be changed bc present:you only had light shots so that had to be removed rip, here you can see a failed attempt at me trying to include it. this was before i started making proof on concepts for gifsets which later on saved me so much time... but not this time
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once i accepted defeat i had to reshuffle the shots and add some new ones but it was all good i was not losing braincells at all. so onto the real gifs, gonna show you the red one bc that’s my fave of the three. 
making the base
btw i’m always working with timelines and smart objects bc it feels way easier than frames. so here we started with this jaebeom, and since the background and his hair it’s pretty dark those will be the parts which will be covered with the next gif. i made it black and white and also adjusted the levels a bit to make it a bit softer (lowered the whites and lightened the blacks)
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for aesthetic purposes i always go for one close shot and one wider shot, then literally all i did was add the other gif on top, and set it to lighten. okay this is it that’s the whole process bye. oh we need the rest too? okay okay. so btw for a while i was considering making both of them coloured but then bw looked better when having all three gifs under each other, felt more like a ‘set’
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now for this gif in particular i did not need to mask anything, shocking, but for the others i had to either blend the edges or make the bottom layer darker at some places to let the top layer show up a bit more e.g. for the second gif i needed a tiny blending like so (it’s the layer 1 copy 3 lmao)
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making the overlay bits
then we are basically done with the main part of the gifs, obviously i applied colouring to each inside the smart object. but i always like to add something extra on top which are usually two things: 1.) full overlay gif something blurred (literally any kind of footage.. i used leaves, water, space renders etc. so far), or a light leak, oooor a bokeh effect whatever and just keep it subtle. and 2.) some smaller moving bits which are usually sparkles, dust, stars, galaxy stuff etc. u get the idea. for the above gif this happens to be Layer 1 copy 2 rip. also in this case this overlay is actually this jaebeom footage blurred and with some colouring added on top of it to have this redish brassy tone (not me forgetting about this completely lmao) obviously it’s zoomed in and i’m using the top left part of the video blurred. look at me explaining my chosen gif with another gifs gahd i’m bad at this. anyways it just goes to show i use practially anything i can think of and just blur it. 
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for the full overlay footage i either go black and white and set it to overlay or soft light, whatever works best, or go coloured and set it to lighten again.... whatever blending mode works best. for this specific 2nd gif i went with lighten. for the smaller moving bits same tbh i just adjust the levels/curves to only show the bits i need when it’s set to lighten, i.e. i make its background more black so it won’t make the gif hazy. 
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 adding the text
so anyways i add those on top so it’s not boring anymore,, practically just concealing the fact that all i‘ve really done was adding a gif on top of another and set it to lighten rip. oh yeah we have the text layers, nothing fancy here: for the script i used Challenge and the serif is FogtwoNo5. For the script i sampled some red from the background and just set it to overlay, and for the serif i just went with full caps adding some extra kerning bc one: for full caps you always need that, not this much lol, and two: it just looks better okay. 
last touches
then i added a levels adjustment layer because i felt the gifs were a bit brighter than i wanted, so we ended up with this 
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saviiiiiing 
oh my gahd we are almost theeeere, for saving gifs here are my settings, i did not have to tell photoshop which colours to use luckily so it was an easy process.
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03. posting
eeehmmm posting... yeah nothing exciting? i just save it in my drafts check it on mobile, and if something is really messed up i’ll change some colouring and saving settings, but this was a fairly ‘easy’ gif for tumblr to compress decently so none of that. 
if you read this far bruh.... i don’t think i’ve made sense anyways thank yooouuu 💕
and the five amazing CCs i’m tagging are 
🎬 dear wifey, rosie @se-jun​​​​ for these victon posters which i definitely did not make her choose and we ended up with the same i would’ve chosen 🌈 vivi @yeekies​​​​ for making a rainbow from the mostly yellow blob that is the fireworks mv 💙 yv @woodzm​​​​ for this beauty where the blues are colourmatched so well it makes me mad 🌸 lotta @halahala​​​​ for this miracle of a gifset which made me not despise pink 🌈 bridget @lilacwoo​​​​ for this 12/10 rainbow right here because apparently i like rainbows. shocking.   
feel free to ignore and all them usual stuff
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namjoonsbackpack · 3 years
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happy fuckin new years everyone <3
im gonna shout out some random blogs, because why the fuck not
@brokenbyfootball bitch. i love you so much, you have no idea what you mean to me (noromo). you're so fucking strong baby. and you dont even realize how strong you are. im so proud of you and all the shit you've done/are going to do. im so fucking happy we're best friends and i cannot believe you put up with my weird, chaotic, hypersexual ass. thank you so much for being there whenever i need you. can't wait to embarrass you irl one day. (especially on your wedding day)
@jujusmiths ASYA MY QUEEN. you've been such a huge help to me. honestly. im happy we can be friends. and omg. im only kind of sorry out conversations are so fucking chaotic. kakashi simps 4 lyfe. always the sheck wes to my mo bamba
@zalimaaa your hand in marriage ma'am! you are licherally the loml. (noromo) im honestly blessed to get to call you my friend. (can you believe how lucky i am to have the queen radia as a friend) you're amazing and i hope nothing but the best for you. will always be cheering you on xx (can't wait for us to run away to norway)
@sanchos biiiiitch. ilu. seriously. you're fucking 10/10 and honestly we'd get up to some crazy and possibly shady shit if we ever met irl. (wanna rob a bank rich bitch together to fund our clubs?) you'll defo always be mini pogba, queen shit
@comfortablechaox hi. ilu. you deserve the world and i want you to know you're amazing. (i know you don't believe me but ill believe me enough for the both of us) i hope one day you realize how fucking fantastic you are. its always a pleasure seeing you on my dash
@lacazettes hey timbit. ilu. wifey af. i hope you realize how much better my life is when you're in it. and that i love you dearly (noromo) you deserve the good and i hope you get the good. forever gonna cheer you on and support you. don't forget that yeah xx
@janniksinner MY FAVE LIL SISTER. you're valid as fuck bby. dont let anyone ever tell you otherwise. theyre just dumb <3 can't wait for you to yeet those assholes and find people worth your time xx and i can't wait to hear all about it when you do. love ya.
@colorsofmyseason you're amazing. never stop writing. and never stop being you. you're honestly an amazing person to talk to. (even if i don't know what to say half the time) bernd supremacy. ilu my darlin
@dr3ambl0g my nuggie. my sweet angel. your taste in men. garbage. (lando and calum do not count) but when i tell you i love you. believe it. you are so strong and honestly im so proud of you. FUCKING PREMED SCHOOL SHIT BITCH! WHO DOES THAT?? can't wait to brag to everyone my bestie is a fantastic doctor. always here for you if you need me. KACHOW!!!
@carvajalfc your hand in marriage right fucking now. deadass love you so much (not ur teams tho) and you are wifey. ik we don't talk much. but you do make me smile. and ur face? consider me simpin. deadass tho. hope you find happiness.
@magicmartinelli queen. can't wait to get married at the not emirates. love you so much. always been a pleasure to follow you. for real.
@joytayloranya we don't talk. (besides random asks) but i do adore you. and i hope you find the handsome charming period man of your dreams. (or just link larkin) or woman. because fuck yeah girls! keep doing what you're doing bby
@keirantierney you're like never online. but i do want you to know i enjoy our conversations. thank you for opening my eyes to the god greatest captain (yeah i fucking said it) that is kita shinsuke. and forever and always. kita supremacy.
honorable mentions because i don't know much about yall but i do love yall
@ansu--fatsi @ctolisso @fredtheredsarmy (you owe me a zoo ali xx)
seriously guys, i wanna thank you so much for accepting me for me and not just because ya happen to like theo. it means so much to me to be able to even have friends that genuinely like me. and you guys are just so fucking amazing. love you all so much and i hope you all find some form of mental stability. even if its just a little.
and remember. fuck spuds (and chelski)
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seirei-bh · 3 years
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Yes, I still love Eren
Ok, I didn't want to write this whole post because I don't like to discuss with other people and I always try to be patient, be quiet and just ignore this kind of stuff and keep moving foward with my life, but this is getting on my nerves.
Sometimes I wonder if some people on this fandom are a bunch of kids or teenagers who never have read/watch cruel and complex fiction stories before, like Berserk, Game of thrones, Evangelion, The last of us, etc, or just people so dumb they can't differ ficction from reality...
Repeat with me: people can love villains, people can love drama and horror in ficction and that doesn't mean those people are bad :)
It's frustating being an Eren's fan, because some people just can't understand that you can love villains and characters who are assasins or a bad person IN FICTION without being pro genocide in real life. Seriously, people SHOULD know the difference between fiction and reallity.
I love Eren Jaeger, because he's complex, well written and one of the most interesting MC I've seen in my life. I love the "hero-to-villain" arcs (like Anakin Skywalker). I love a lot of characters who are not good people because of their complex backstories, personnality or conflicted development. Ex: Joel of TLOU murdered a lot of innocent people at the ending only to save ONE person, but you can understand why he's doing that, despite you don't like his actions.
Besides, you know what? "White and perfect" heroes are boring.
A lot of people is saying now "I hate Eren, uuuhhh, you're a bad person if you love him uhhhh, Eren is the worst, he's the baddest of all the characters, the members of Alliance are the only good ones, Eren must die" only because in the last chapter we've seen the collosals trampling babies... seriously?? Yeah, I was shocked too and I feel sick and sad the first time I read it, but I can deal with it because SnK was ALWAYS cruel.
I guess people just conveniently decided to forget a lot of details of the first arcs and seasons.
Heeey, remember when Annie killed a lot of soldiers, all the Levi's squad and a lot of innocent people in the Central district while she was fighting agains Eren and the Survey Corps? She even played to yo-yo with one the the soldiers hahah :D Do you remember that Eren DIDN'T want to fight agains her and only did it because his comrades Armin Mikasa, Jean, Connie, Levi and others FORCED HIM to fight? oh, and innocent children suffered and died too in the middle of that fight. But of course, people just don't talk about it, because now Annie is now one of the cute wifeys of the "group of good heroes" :) (I love Annie and aruani, btw, but I just hate when some people are so hypocrytes to love Annie, Reiner and Bert, and also the members of Alliance and just sentence Eren for do something he was obligated to do to save his people, same as the Warriors tried to do to before to save people of Marley)
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Eren tried to find a pacific way to resolves the problems during 4 years. He infiltrated in Marley alone, cutted his leg and hurt his eye, and talked with Reiner, only to try to understand his actions. But while he was forgiving his enemy and old comrade, he was listening a lot of people of the world clapping and smiling when Willy Tybur declared the war and extermination of Paradis. And in that moment Eren got a sad expression on his face, because he understood the entire world was their enemy so he was forced to become in a mass murdered and the devil of the world to save his people.
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People of this fandom no longer talk about all the innocent people who were eaten by the titans that Marley dumped on the island. They don't talk of the number of Eldians that nations elsewhere have locked up in concentration camps, who are tortured and humiliated every day, simply for being Eldians, just like Jews in WWII, as we saw in Zeke's and Grisha's flashbacks. People forget Erwin, Carla, Armin's granpa, thousands of innocent people who lived inside wall Maria, and hundreds of soldiers died without even know the real reason why.
People in this fandom don't talk enough about Armin was the one who told Eren "to defeat your enemies, you have to become a monster", that Levi was the one who told Eren that he will have to take difficult choices if he wanted to survive, and that other people might die but he should be prepared to deal with it. That it was Mikasa who fought without hesitation against Annie and urged Eren to fight vs their enemies, along with Armin, Jean and Connie. That Hange and Levi tortured, killed and manipulated other soldiers in season three to archieve their purposes, that Reiner admitted in front of Eren that he destroyed the wall not because they forced him, but because he wanted to be a hero, so his parents could be together and be proud of him.
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No. Because it's much easy only to throw shit at Eren because he's killing babies of background characters who were totally fine with the idea to exterminate the eldians of Paradise, and yes, that includes inocent eldian children, Historia's baby and all the kids she saved at the orphanage. But I guess people is not ready to talk about this.
People don't talk about the fact Armin, Jean, Connie and the rest of the cast admited in ch 133 that they are sinners too. That they forced Eren to do this, that despite they wanted to stop him, they couldn't give him a realistic and a good alternative solution. That the Alliance killed their own comrades and ignored Eren's depression for four years. Now they regret ir but it's too late.
Btw, Armin is my favourite character of snk, and I LOVE Jean with all my heart and I like the rest of the cast. But all these things are true. Eren is the one who is commiting a global genocide, but the rest of the cast are not heroes, they're guilty about this as well. So stop picture them as heroes and Eren as the only villain of the world. This story is much more complex than that.
 If you can't deal with characters with complex moratily and cruel actions, perhaps you should go to read Fairy Tail, Bleach or Naruto, where things are solved because the perfect and heroic main character is a saint who can solves all the problems of the world with the power of friendship and/or is able to change the mind of everybody just using the "talk-no-jutsu". And I'm not saying this like a bad thing, Naruto is one of my faves mangas and I like B and FT too.
and about the ending, I see a lot of people expecting some kind of cliché and easy ending, like the typicals about heroes-vs-villains stories of most Marvel's movies and mainstream animes, despite of Isayama himself has said in lot of interviews he wanted to hurt his readers and he loves controversial stories of murderers and monsters.
I don't know how Isayama will finish this. I wish it could be a peaceafull ending where eldians and humans can solve all their problems, but snk was never so positive. If Alliance wins and kills Eren and Isayama still is able to do a realistic and logical ending, giving the world convincent reasons to forgive the eldians of Paradis after that, I will be satisficed. But if Eren wins and kill all the people of the world because that's really the only way to save eldians... I won't blame Isayama. I love bittersweet, different and controversial endings.
I don't want the Alliance to die, specially my babies Armin and Jean, I love them too much, but  whatever if is either Eren who wins or either the Alliance, I would like to see an ending where Eren's survives, because I think that would be very interesting, to see him dealing with the guilt of his crimes during the rest of his life, with some kind of PTSD and trying to keep moving foward with his life despite of that. That would be a million times more interesting than "just kill him because he's bad". No, he deserves to suffers the burden of his actions, same as Reiner did after he back to Marley. The scene when Reiner tried to suicided but didn't it because Falco and Gabi were his reasons to keep living made me felt a lot of emotions, I know a lot of people considered that scene like a meme now, but the emotional impact was amazing. So, if I could choose, I prefer to see a scene of Eren like that, instead ot just being murdered.
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riskeith · 3 years
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happy weekend dearest!
other than the snow angels, i haven’t done much.,, just been cozying it up with coffee and blankets at home hehe. 30 degrees... amazing. ideal feeling like a rotisserie chicken weather. 😌 bc of global warming we’ve been having some great summers these past few years. it even gets to 30 degrees as well which was unheard of tbh.
you’re so cute for caring ilysm <3 and aaa! a walk! do you have any perticular place you enjoy walking to or does the winds guide you, hehe? EDITING A FIC... 👀 i’m looking respectfully...... 👀 wait did the event open up for you already? i tried to play it earlier today but it wasn’t there yet... the lost riches one right?
bennett is best boy i still can’t believe it either!!! he’s seriously the cutest he just makes me so happy. when i need to explore and run around i always run with him bc i love his lines so much. what a bebie. you should go for it there are still some days left! + he’s a four star so he’s easier to get. GUOBA IS SO FUNNY he’s just.... a little fucking bear i can’t stop laughing... tbh the little creatures like amber’s bunny too just 😭 have you seen those yt clips of them dancing? obsession..
i need to ask you this bc when i found out i lost my mind: did you know that the japanese va for razor is also the va for tsukishima (haikyuu) and shigaraki (bnha)???? insane!!! it made me consider switch to japanese dub tbh.. which dub do you use?
maybe i’ll send you a little part and you can read or something shdkdhskdjdjf help 😳 it’s not edited or anything so it might take a while plus i’m super into writing bnha these days so.... but hey if You have any prompts you want to read maybe i’ll write a drabble for you. i don’t mind at all! <33333 ask for anything!!
(FIC-COLLAB!!:!/$:)!:&//&/!$:’sidnd HELP.... omg what kind of fic would we write....?)
exactly! i think when you realize that there’s nothing keeping you there anymore that brings you joy, that’s when you need to step back. social media is a bit fucked up that way imo. like you want to be there to be informed and to have fun but it takes so much.. hm. also you always tell me this but i wanna tell you to that YOU are the reason i enjoy social media these days so.. thank you <3
you relate to bakugou and lance? that’s super hot of you.. 🥵 my wifey is a self assured, super intense and talented person.. couldn’t ask for better tbh. i think out of them both i’m pretty much like todoroki.. we’re super similar in so many ways now that i think about it shsjdhdhdj.. how about we just stay c.r and m.a our dynamic is perfect as is LMAO
DOUBLE VENTI! I’D LOOOOVE THAT FOR US. bow users are difficult indeed but venti is one of the easier bow users it feels like... idk watching others game play he doesn’t have as much pushback as say amber for example. 12K PRIMOGEMS..... babe you’re getting your xiao!!!!!! how long have you been saving? also i seriously don’t mind if it comes down to it hakshddkhd i can be your genshin sugar mommy... ;) imagine a c6 venti though that seems insane. literal insanity.
SPEAKING OF SHIPPING.... THE POST YOU POSTED... THEY STOLE OUR IDEA AND IT LOOKS SO CUTE AND ITS CHONGYUN AND XINGYUN WHICH IS EVEN BETTER... THEY LOOK SOOOOO CUTE TOGETHER I’M OBSESSEDDDDD!!!! <3333 dude idk how but we are doing that co-op date somehow i’m super inspired i want that for us so badly... (also i need to say smth... my love language is when people say ‘i thought of you when i...’ and the fact that you said that just hsjdfhjdjdksk shit)
actually you’re right.. the only way we’d get a sequel is if they did something with the mfe fighters.. like kinkade james veronica nadia and ina. idk how attractive that would be tho...
i’m a lady, my dearest *dips* no but my pronouns are she/her!! sorry i didn’t mention it before i thought i made it clear shsjsjdkdj. ty for asking tho ♥️ super sweet!
AAA!!!!!!!!!! EEE!! i’m super super excited. if it’s like,, too public and you don’t just wanna post it i might think about exposing myself or smth... if that would make you more comfy. no matter what you do i’m just gonna be here buzzing, *hinata voice* one more one more one more.
oh!! i listen to everything but kpop sjdjdkdhdk i did have a semi-phase around like 2014-19 ish but dropped it pretty hard . now i have no clue what goes on there anymore i mostly enjoy rnb indie n rap/hip.. my gay ass was considering making a little playlist or smth for u but i want to make it with songs You’d like so i might pull up my old kpop faves hehe..
guess chilling is out of the question then, heh. hope you slept well!! i’m gonna try to wake up earlier so we’ll have a chance to send more messages during the weekend perhaps... mwah!!
YOURS, m.a. <3
happy weekend!!!! hope you can ease up a bit since there’s no school hehe
“feeling like a rotisserie chicken weather” FHSKFHKSDF yes!! but it honestly sucks when it gets any hotter bc we don’t have central cooling in our house so rip... and my laptop fan goes crazy ahaha. 30 degrees being unheard of.. can’t relate! fsdfjs. have you guys had to adjust to those changing temperatures? rip climate change tho :’(
<333 i do!! i usually walk to the local park and then the streets around that.. omg speaking of... do you play pokemon go? DHAFKHSDKFHSKDFHKSDH i got back into it again recently ahaha. it’s for a free bakudeku zine!! hehehe it’s out at the end of jan so 👀
i just checked and the event is open !!!!!!!!! good luck hehe !
yup lost riches!! and the event opens at 4am server time, so since i’m in asia i get it earlier hehe which colour seelie are you gonna go for tho omg i was debating it with my friend last night.. i’m gonna pick gold!!
baby bennett!! that’s true but i can’t risk getting a 5 star otherwise my pity will reset for xiao fhdskfhskjfhkjshkfj next time :(((( but albedo /is/ super pretty and i see a lot of people saying they like him... NO !!! xiao only >:( no omg i don’t think i’ve seen those clips ? is it mmd where they like dance to other songs and stuff ahah
yes i did!!!! and the VA for diluc is giorno from jjba and kuroko from knb!! omg wait and venti’s VA is hinata did you know that? fun fact i guessed it was him when i first heard his voice LOL that’s my secret talent 😩 and i use japanese dub!! i’ve considered using chinese too bc i can understand it but i just like the japanese voice actors tbh and also i can excuse it as “listening practice” AHAH
yes pls!! sending something bnha is fine too, or legit anything else lmao i’m open arms over here~~ 🤗👐 and ooft... it’s hard thinking of prompts that’s why i always ask others HSDKFJHSDKFHSD but i’ll let you know if i think of something!!!
(no clue!!!! but we could each write from a character’s POV so hopefully it’s more consistent 🤪🤪 idk i have no clue how fic collabs work AHAHA)
yeahhh one of my mutuals said “social media is a curse” and honestly hard agree.. we’re all kinda trapped in a way LMAO. and no pls don’t thank me.. you’re the one who found me first 😩💘 ily..
FSDHKJFS pls you’re making me blush come on 😳😳 but yes i love that for us... m.a. x c.r. the only valid ship 😩
woooo!!!! yeah you’re probably right, like given the fact he’s a 5 star his mechanics are probably different.. i know that diluc’s charged attack is different to the other claymore users so! IM GETTING MY XIAO!!!! and hm i’ve been saving since the middle of zhongli banner! so december 10 ish around then? dragonspine was a blessing tbh i reckon i got sooo many primogems from that. FGJKSHFKJSDHFKSDHSHKJFH my genshin sugar mummy 🥵🥵 c6 venti unstoppable..
AHAHAHA YEAH THEY LOOK /SO/ CUTE TOGETHER!!! i wonder how they got so many of the images tho like they must’ve been so in sync?!?!? ugh that could be us but no cross-server co-op be playin’.. (fhdskjfhdskjfhs um!! noted for future reference 🤪)
omg them.. i always forget about them LMAOOOOOOOOO ugh. actually i wouldn’t be mad if we got a prequel of like when keith was in the garrison... or even when shiro was with adam... ugh so much they could’ve given us and they chose not to
*waggles eyebrows* well hello there, m’lady ;) and it’s fine fhdskjf i had some inklings but didn’t wanna assume ya know? ahah :p
no!! it’s all g, i’ve thought about posting it before anyway. like, just releasing all of my WIPs and letting people do what they want with them HAAHA. (i could also just put the link under a read more and less people would see it, so it’s no biggie!) fkdshfkjs the hinata impression omg precious <33
FJHFDSKJ awks ahah which groups were you into tho! if it’s not like scarring for you to think back to LOL. and oooo i like indie too! i think.. or is it alt? honestly i don’t even know, tbh my music taste is pretty diverse and a mess, i can usually listen to a lot of things. except slow songs i don’t really like those hfdskj. and i don’t like rap too much either FHSDKJS whenever my friend gives me a rec i’m just like “oh i liked the singing parts in that” FDSKJF. a playlist tho huh 😳🥺
and pls!! if the weekend is your only chance to sleep in then do it.. for me 😩 i’ve been legit waking up at 12pm these past few days FKJHSKDF idek why like i’m sleeping 10 hours?? yikes. but as always i shall be waiting for your response <3 💌
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dkarchives-blog · 6 years
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Scarlett Has a Photoshoot for Her Clothing Line | Boxing Babes
Scarlett was getting final hair and makeup touches and honestly wondering how on earth she'd gotten here. Scarlett's clothing line which was primarily workout clothing, hadn't even been released yet but there were so many people already talking about it. Not to mention how many preorders she'd gotten for everything. It was surreal for Scarlett to think that people knew who she was and wanted to buy things that she was making. Of course, Scar was excited about the whole thing. One, a large portion of the proceeds would be going to families in bed and another portion of them would go to Sofia and Victor's college funds if that was what they decided to do. Scarlett sighed softly in content, trying to wrap her mind around all of this as her makeup artist told her she was finished. "Thank you so much," Scar replied appreciatively. She looked over herself in a mirror, wearing a sports bra and some leggings of her own design, before deciding to go find Manuel. She went one room over to find a closed door although Manuel's name was on the outside of it. So she knocked on it gently, leaning forward to see if she could hear a reply.
Manuel was definitely nervous about modeling for anything. Sure, he sponsored a few things but most of them were with minimal pictures and it involved mostly his boxing moves. This time it would probably be different. He was already ready, wearing some mercy from Scarlett’s own clothing line, which he would now be wearing for his own career, some shorts and sneakers. Eventually, he heard a knock on the door and opened the door for her. “My wifey knocking on my door, what’s up babe?” He asked playfully, smiling. “You look amazing.”
Scarlett grinned widely as soon as the door swung open to reveal her husband, immediately moving forward to wrap her arms around his neck. "I wanted to come talk to you," Scarlett murmured easily, beginning to push him back into the room and kicking the door shut so that they could have some privacy. "Thank you, baby. You're looking very fine yourself."
Manuel stumbled back a little, letting out a soft laugh as she pushed him back into his dressing room. “Just talk?” He asked teasingly, setting his hands on her hips and lifting her up playfully once they were both alone. “Thank you very much.”
"Don't give me any ideas," Scarlett warned playfully, gasping as he lifted her up. Her legs immediately wrapped around his middle as her arms tightened around his neck. She grinned down at him, her eyes locking on his. "I just wanna make sure you're comfortable with all of this. That you're not just doing it for me," Scar began slowly.
Manuel raised an eyebrow at her words, smirking a little. “Hm. We can so not talk later tonight when we get home though.” He reminded her and then frowned at her words. “I am so so doing it for you, babe. But I’m comfortable. I can do it. Just a little nervous.”
Scarlett giggled at his words, nodding a little at his offer before leaning forward to peck his lips quickly. She frowned a little at his words, one of her hands moving to the side of his face gently. "Why nervous?" She asked curiously, her eyebrows furrowing in confusion.
Manuel smiled widely as she giggled, leaning his head against hers after they kissed. “I’ve never been a model. You, I mean, look at you. You know I rarely take pictures of myself, baby.” He explained softly.
"Me? Manuel, I'm terrified." Scarlett replied truthfully, looking at him intently as she did so. She ran her thumb along his cheek, sighing softly. "I've never done anything like this. Ever. And I can't mess t up because it's my company, you know? But I feel reassurance in the fact that you'll be right there with me." Scar explained gently.
“There’s no possible way you could mess it up. First of all, you’re super smart and have great taste. These clothes prove that. And second of all, you’re modeling it, no one else will look as good as you do, trust me.” He said easily, smiling a little at her. “I’m always gonna be here with you, Okay? We can do this together even if I really have no idea of how this is supposed to work.”
Scarlett nodded her head slowly as Manuel spoke, not being able to help but grin at his words. He was too good to her. Far too good. She leaned into him to kiss his lips quickly before nodding a little as she pulled back, just barely. "Okay," Scarlett breathed out easily. She then giggled as she thought of something, finally speaking up, "they asked me what kind of music I wanted to hear so I told them Maluma. I figured we could turn this into a party and have some fun."
Manuel laughed a little at her admission, arching an eyebrow. “Oh gosh, who would have thought that my girl would end up listening trap in Spanish?” He said teasingly, moving to set her down on the floor carefully and moving to slip on his sneakers.
Scarlett giggled at his words, shrugging playfully and moving to stand as he set her down. "Vamos a ser feliz, vamos a ser felizzzzz," Scar sang playfully, having picked up on that much from how much she and Manuel listened to it.
Manuel laughed a little. “I don’t think you would approve of sharing me with other people so that song wouldn’t be your fave.” He teased lightly, leaning in to peck her lips once he was done with his sneakers and taking her hand to lead her out to the set. “Do we know how we are supposed to look?”
Scarlett laughed softly at his words, leaning over to kiss him back quickly. "You're right about that," she replied with a soft laugh. "I don't think I'd approve of you doing a lot of the things he sings about." Scar held his hand tightly and followed behind him onto the set, about to speak up before the director of the shoot spoke up. "Scar! There you are, let's do you first. Just step over there." Scarlett's eyes widened slightly, nodding a little as she let go of Manuel's hand to walk over to where the backdrop is.
“He has no romantic songs so I assume you just wouldn’t approve at all.” Manuel grinned widely since the songs were just craziness and then arched an eyebrow as the director mentioned Scar would go first. He smiled at her as she got into position, standing next to He photographer and director to check out what they were doing and soon after smiling when Malumas songs started playing.
"You got that right," Scarlett replied playfully. She moved to the backdrop, fixing her hair slightly. Scar did exactly as the photographer asked of her. Honestly, it was a little awkward at first but sure enough, Scarlett quickly got more comfortable. She did a few smiling and not, really just doing whatever the photographer asked her to do. "Okay, Manuel. Why don't you go over there with her and we get some of you two together?" The photographer asked Manuel gently.
Manuel watched with a smile as Scarlett posed for the camera. He knew how hard she had been working for this clothing line and he couldn’t be more proud of her honestly. When it was time to join her, he nodded and walked over to her. “Hey, you.” He said playfully when he was close enough and kissed her forehead.
Scarlett grinned widely as the photographer asked Manuel to join her, extending her arms to him as he moved closer. She rested her hands on his hips as he kissed her forehead, closing her eyes for a moment. "Hi, baby." Scar breathed out gently, opening her eyes to look at him in complete adoration. "Okay, just...forget the camera is even here. Have some fun, yeah?" The photographer asked.
Manuel smiled and then shrugged at the photographer since that wasn’t something easy to do considering the amount of lights and noise all around them. “You wanna do some workout stuff like we do at the gym or what do you have in mind?” He asked her as he ran his hand up and down her side carefully, kissing her temple.
Scarlett turned to look at the photographer as he spoke, keeping very close to Manuel as he questioned the photographer. "Why don't you two...oh! Why don't you two dance? Scarlett you requested the music, right?" The photographer asked and Scarlett laughed gently, nodding a little. "Ah, I sure did."
Manuel chuckled at the idea. He was actually a good dancer so he didn’t mind. “Oh we can dance.” He said eagerly, moving his arm to wrap around her waist and his hand to take hers so they could sway and move to the beat of the Music a smile on his face.
Scarlett laughed softly, taking Manuel's hand as her other arm wrapped around his neck. "Of course you would say so." Scar replied playfully, her smile not once faltering as she began following his pace. She moved along with him, having gotten used to it after all of their years together. "I think after all these years I'm finally...decent."
Manuel laughed a little, pecking her lips. “You’re pretty decent and I’m going easy on you.” He said teasingly, giving her hand a gentle squeeze before he smirked. “But you’re doing so much better.”
Scarlett laughed softly at Manuel's words, kissing him back easily before leaning into him to kiss him again. "Hm, yeah. I'm not stepping on your feet anymore, so that's something." Scar replied playfully, looking up at him attentively.
Manuel nodded eagerly, kissing her temple. “You’ve never done that unless I’m drunk and forget you’re not as fast as I am.” He reminded her, kissing her quickly and then pulling back to make her twirl.
Scarlett laughed softly, shaking her head. "You think far too highly of me, baby." Scar replied teasingly, kissing him back quickly before she pulled back to twirl, then moving back into him again.
“You’re my favorite person so yes. Just don’t tell the kids I ever said that.” Manuel said playfully, swaying from side to side playfully more than he normally did once she was back in his arms. “You know we could ask Lorenzo to model for some of this gear too, right? Well, depending on if Theresa and him are on or off at the moment.”
Scarlett threw her head back and laughed at his words, rolling her eyes playfully as she followed his rhythm. "You're secret is safe with me. As long as you keep mine, because I feel the same way about you." Scar replied easily. She then raised her eyebrows at his words, nodding a little. "That is true. Only if he wouldn't mind. But that is a big factor," Scar replied with a small sigh, managing to forget about the cameras. "I can never keep up with those two these days."
Manuel smiled widely, nodding his head eagerly and pecking her lips. “Good. And yeah, no one really knows what they’re doing these days. I don’t know. She’s planning on moving wherever he is as soon as he graduates but who knows what will happen with all of that.” He leaned in to kiss her cheek and then dipped her down playfully as the song came to an end.
Scarlett kissed him back easily, then opening her eyes to listen intently to him. "They'll-" Scar began before giggling as he dipped her down, placing her hands on his chest as he brought her back up. "They'll figure it out," Scar breathed out, kissing him quickly and turning to the photographer as he song came to an end. "Perfect. That was perfect, guys. Let's get a few of Manuel alone and we can call it a day." The photographer instructed and Scar nodded, kissing Manuel's cheek before moving off of the set.
Manuel didn’t really mind that entire thing. His sister was in her mid twenties and she could do as she pleased, he just hoped she was smart enough about all of this. He kissed her back and then looked back at the photographer to do as he said. He’d never been one to model for anything really, apart from sponsors and most of that involved boxing so he just tried his best to look like he knew what he was doing.
Scarlett stood alongside the photographer, slipping on a jacket as one was handed over to her. The photographer gave Manuel some direction to get the shots he wanted and before they all knew it, he was done. Scar grinned widely as the photographer called for a little wrap on everything, moving to meet Manuel halfway. "Hm, you looked really good, babe. I think they turned out really well." Scar gushed with a grin.
Manuel smiled as she approached him once he was done with his photos, nodding. “Yeah, it was easier than I expected honestly.” He said softly. That was probably because they didn’t need to look like models to achieve this though. “As long as you like them, I’m okay with it.”
Scarlett grinned widely as he spoke up, taking his hand once she was close enough. "You make everything look easy," Scar replied easily, giving his hand a squeeze as she did so. She then nodded, beginning to lead him back to his dressing room. "I love them. They'll let me pick which ones to use for promos and the websites in a few days."
“Really? I thought that was just when I was receiving punches to the face. I certainly make that look far too easy.” Manu said playfully, letting her lead the way and gave her hand a soft squeeze. “That’s so exciting. So you’re just doing websites now? Not a store yet?”
Scarlett rolled her eyes at his words, shaking her head a little. "Receiving punches to the face? I don't recall. That hasn't been happening much lately. You've gotten even faster," Scar assured him, entering the room easily and closing he door behind him. "Just website. If that goes well then I'll probably look into a store."
Manuel smirked a little, kissing her cheek when they were both alone in his dressing room and moving to take a seat on the couch to try to find his clothes under the pile of things he’d tried before the shoot. “Not necessarily true. I still haven’t beaten the one guy that beat me two years ago. And I need to change that.” Manuel reminded her with an easy smile. “When it works you mean. Don’t you already have people ordering some of the stuff?”
Scarlett sat down on the couch as Manuel did, pulling her knees up and hugging them to her chest. She shook her head a little at his words before a small smile came across her lips. "How much longer until that happens?" Scar asked curiosity. She laughed softly, nodding a little. "Yeah, a few. I think people will like it. It seems to be getting a positive reaction already."
“Whenever he decides to take on the fight. His manager says he doesn’t need to go against me again. We are thinking of making a public statement so we can pressure them into another fight.” Manu explained distractedly as he failed to find his clothes just chose one of the shirts he’d tried since this was all Scarlett’s anyway. Turning to look at her, he grinned and kissed her quickly. “Well, they’re comfy. So at least we have that down.”
Scar nodded her head a little as Manuel spoke, taking a deep breath. "You got it this time, you know? You know what you did wrong the first time. Besides, he's like the only dude you've ever lost to. You got it, babe." Scarlett assured him gently, leaning over to kiss him back gently. "Thank you for being so supportive during all of this. You know it means the world to me."
Manuel nodded a little, hoping that was the case. At this point he just wanted to get it over with. Whether he lost or won, he just wanted things to be over. “Of course I do, babe. Are you kidding? I love how excited you are about all of this. I’m gonna be using this for my gear, you know? You should look into making some new boxing gloves. Comfortable ones that have a good material, I could help you out and also wear them for my own fights.”
Scarlett's whole face lit up as she listened to Manuel intently, her smile growing to be too big to even fit on her face. "Yeah? That would be something, actually. Besides, yours have never been perfect, there's always something wrong." Scarlett told him gently. She reached over to take his hand, squeezing t gently. "I would love to do that for you, baby. You can even help me make sure they have everything they need for you."
“It got better when I got gloves made for me only but still. We could work on something really good that every kid and wanna be boxer will want.” Manuel said easily, always being one to think more ahead. When he was in the Foodtruck m, he thought of turning it into a restaurant, or something else. “It would help. You should also sell some of he stuff at the gym. Make the uniforms for the kids and stuff, you know?”
Scarlett nodded her head easily at his words. She wasn't opposed to the idea at all. As a matter of fact, she welcomed it with open arms. It all sounded like a great idea. And felt even better to know that Manuel supported her endlessly. "Oh, for sure. All of that actually sounds really good. Hm, you're full of great ideas, baby."
“I got some of them from time to time.” Manu said playfully, kissing her cheek and giving her hand a gentle squeeze before he leaned back against the seat. “You look damn good with that outfit by the way. Look at those abs.” He said playfully, wrapping an arm around her.
Scarlett laughed softly at Manuel's words, leaning into him as he kissed her cheek. "Most of the time, actually." She assured him before grinning widely at his compliment. Scar collapsed onto him as he wrapped an arm around her, slipping her arm around his middle. "Hm, yeah? I've been working out a lot. So I'm glad that showed," Scar replied softly. "I'm glad you think so, though. Your opinion is the only one I care about. So thank you."
“Yeah, are you kidding? You look on point, as kids say these days.” Manu said playfully, leaning into her and kissing her forehead. “I always think you look amazing though. That’s cheating ain’t it?” He murmured teasingly with a small smile.
Scarlett couldn't help but laugh, closing her eyes as he kissed her forehead. "Oh, god. Don't say that. It makes me feel like we're so much older than we are." Scar breathed out before moving to stand and taking his hands to pull him up. "Still means the world to me every day, Manu," she assured him, leaning in to him to kiss him quickly once he was standing. "Hm, I miss my babies."
“We’re parents. We are old.” Manuel said playfully, letting her pull him up to a standing position and nodding a little. “I know. You should know by now I will always support you though. It’s a given.” He explained gently, kissing her once again after she pulled back, humming against her lips. “Yeah? We can go pick them up from my moms house. I’m sure they’ll love it.”
"Manuel! We are not." Scar replied stubbornly. She was messing with him, because honestly it was easy to feel old with both of their kids growing up before heir eyes. "I do know that, baby. But it's always nice to hear. I never got that from my parents, you know?" She asked gently, leaning up to meet his kiss as he leaned in for a second. "Perfect," a grin spread wide across Scarlett's lips at his suggestion and she pulled back to move to grab her purse.
"Not a shame. A blessing. Facial hair is gross. Excluding your stubble, that's cute." Scar replied teasingly even if she was entirely serious. Scar grinned at his words before nodding a little. It felt incredible to be so loved by Manuel's family, I was more than she ever could have asked for. Scarlett raised her eyebrows at his words, laughing softly. "There's some in the car. Come on, we can run. I'll race you. Unless you're too scared you'll lose, of course.
“Aw, really? But I’d really like some facial hair up in here, though.” He said teasingly, pecking her lips and then groaning. “Oh yeah. You wanna best an athlete at running. I’ll watch you lose so fast.” He said playfully immediately taking off so she couldn’t get there before he did.
"I'll take baby face Manuel any day over that," Scarlett assured him, kissing him back eagerly. Scarlett's eyes widened at Manuel's words and she opened up her mouth to respond but didn't even have the chance to do so as he took off. "You cheater!" Scarlett exclaimed before running after him but it was really no use, he was far too gone.
Manuel laughed as he began running before she did, even turning around to run backwards and to look at her. “Not a cheater! Just smart!” He exclaimed as he slowed down a little to let her catch up to him. “Come on, baby.”
Scarlett groaned at his response and sure enough after rolling her eyes, she picked up the pace. She shook her head at his words, "I'm not a professional boxer! You slow down!" Scarlett whined before eventually catching up to him.
Manuel laughed a little, almost stopping so she could catch up and offering his back for a ride. “Come here. I think we’ll be faster if I just carry you there.” Manu said teasingly as he eyed her playfully.
Scarlett grinned and came to a stop as Manuel offered his back to her. She made sure her purse wouldn't fall before hopping onto him easily, wrapping herself around him. "Always such a gentleman. Thank you, baby." Scar murmured appreciatively before leaning around to pepper the side of his face with kisses.
Manuel laughed a little as she hopped on his back and smiled even more when she kissed his face, continuing to carry her back to their car quickly. “Fuck, it’s freezing out here.” He said quickly, immediately setting her down in the passenger side and running to the drivers side.
Scarlett held on tightly to Manuel as he carried her, hopping down as they reached the car. She unlocked it easily, entirely too thankful that the key was handsfree. She climbed in easily, immediately reaching back for both of their coats before she handed Manuel his. "But we made it. Thank you."
“Yeah. How are you so chill about the cold? I’m freezing.” Manuel asked playfully, slipping on his coat and immediately climbing into their car to turn on the heat, clearly too cold. Once that was done, he began pulling out of the parking lot and grabbed her hand. “It’s pretty late. The kids might be asleep, huh?” He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Complaining about it means you suffer twice," Scar replied easily, slipping on her jacket before settling back into her seat. She laced their fingers together as he grabbed her hand, nodding a little at his words. "Oh, they better be." Scar replied playfully.
Manuel laughed a little, arching an eyebrow. “Oooh, scary baby.” He said teasingly, looking at her for a moment with a small smirk and then looking back ahead.
Scarlett squeezed his hand tightly as he teased her once again, looking over at him with a smirk on her lips. "Stop teasing, Parker." She warned playfully.
He chuckled at her words, playing with her fingers a little bit as he drove and then sighing in content. “Can you call my mom and check if they’re at our place or hers, please? I think she mentioned that she would take them back home to the pool or whatever.”
“Good. I thought we would have to carry the kids out in this cold.” Manuel said with a roll of his eyes. He’d never been one to enjoy anything but the heat, probably because just wasn’t born for it. He liked his sunny days more han anything. “You wanna do something tonight?” He asked playfully.
Scarlett nodded her head a little at his words, kissing the back of his hand gently. "Hm, I know. It's not good for them." Scarlett was definitely protective over her children, that was no secret. She raised her eyebrows at his question, a smile slowly spreading across her lips. "Yeah? Like what, baby?"
Manuel shrugged a little. “I haven’t figured that out yet, babe.” Manu admitted playfully, grinning as she kissed his hand and then looking back at her as they arrived at their house. “Do you have any ideas of what to do without leaving our house?”
Scarlett nodded a little at his words, looking at him intently as he far came to a stop. "I have a few," Scarlett replied with a smirk before she grabbed her purse and moved to climb out of the car. She proceeded into the house, walking quickly to try and avoid the bitter cold air. Once she stepped inside, she was sure to be quiet to avoid waking the kids up. "Gabriella?" Scar called out gently.
“Hey, the point is you gotta share those ideas.” Manuel laughed as he called out to her when she left the car, turning off the car and walking behind her to get inside. Gabriella walked out of the kitchen and grinned. “Kids are asleep. In their own rooms. How was the photo shoot?” She asked as she hugged them.
"Those are for me to know and you to find out!" Scar called out to Manuel. She grinned at the sight of her mother in law, nodding easily as she moved to hug her. "Oh, it was so good. I think the pictures turned out really well. I can't wait to show you," Scar breathed out excitedly before pulling back. "I'm gonna go check on them, okay?" She asked as she moved towards the stairs.
Gabriella nodded eagerly and smiled widely. “That is so great. I’m very happy for you. Can’t wait to see them.” She said easily. Manuel nodded as his wife mentioned going to check on the kids, removing his coat and then moving into the kitchen with his mom, planning on making some coffee. “I’ll make some coffee.” He told Scarlett as he began doing just that.
Scarlett nodded her head eagerly at Gabriella's words before proceeding upstairs. "Make me some too!" Scar called out. She then went into both Victor's and Sofia's rooms only to find them sound asleep which brought a smile to her lips. She couldn't believe how blessed they were. Scar then made her way back downstairs, losing her jacket along the way. "Can we watch a movie?" Scar asked Manuel gently.
“Of course!” He called out easily. By the time Scarlett was back in the kitchen, Manuel was pouring the coffee into the cups and nodding at her suggestion. “Yeah. Of course. We have to take advantage of there no being kids so we can watch actually good movies.” He said playfully.
Scarlett laughed softly at Manuel's word since he basically read her mind, nodding in agreement. "Mhm. No Moana or Paw Patrol, please." Scarlett breathed out, running her hands up and down Manuel's back before moving around him to take her coffee cup. "Thank you, baby. For everything today." Scarlett murmured appreciatively before leaning over to kiss him quickly.
Manuel laughed a little, nodding his head. “Oh god, I know. Or PJ Masks.” He added playfully, smiling and kissing her easily before he moved to lean against the counter and took a sip of his coffee. “Hey, It was my pleasure. I’m really excited for you and this project. We all are.”
Scarlett giggled at Manuel's words, standing in front of him as he leaned against the counter and looking up at him intently. Scar nodded gently, taking a small sip from the warm drink. "I think it's gonna be really good. All of it." Scarlett replied optimistically with a grin. "I'm gonna go change into some pajamas, okay?"
Manuel nodded eagerly. “I know it will be.  It’s gonna be damn great. And I’ll come with you. We can just watch a movie up in our room in case one of us falls asleep or whatever.” He offered easily, taking his coffee cup with him and kissing her quickly a she began leading the way. “The babies are sleeping then?”
"Sounds good," Scarlett replied easily, taking his hand to lead him upstairs after she kissed him. She nodded at his question, unable to help but grin. "Sound asleep." She assured him, squeezing his hand gently as she did so. "They look pretty damn cute, too, as usual."
Manuel followed her, keeping a hushed tone to make sure the kids wouldn’t wake up since that would end up on them just taking over and not sleeping the rest of the night. “Well, they’re ours. Of course they’re cute.” Manu said easily.
"Must be because they take after you," Scarlett replied with a smirk, letting go of Manuel. She moved to the closet and changed easily before proceeding into the bathroom to take off her makeup. She'd never been a huge fan of it, anyways. She pulled her hair up so it was out of her face before running and jumping onto the bed. "Hm, what kind of movie do you wanna watch?"
“I’m not cute. I’m handsome.” Manuel retorted playfully, moving to change into his usual pajama pants and smiling at her when she jumped on the bed before he joined her and leaned against the pillows. “I don’t know. You know I’ve never been one to know much about movies.” He admitted, taking a sip of his coffee and then smiling at her. “You pick something good.”
"Cute, handsome, sexy. You're all of the above, really." Scarlett replied easily. She immediately moved to cuddle up to Manuel as he laid down, holding the remote in her hand and beginning to scroll through Netflix. She nodded a little at his admission, settling for some comedy she thought they'd both enjoy. "We never actually watch movies, you know. We always get distracted."
Manuel set the cup of coffee down on the nightstand and slipped his arms around her tightly, kissing her cheek. “You’re very sweet.” He said gently, kissing her cheek again and then laughing. “Oh yeah for sure. You’re too distracting it’s your fault.”
Scarlett grinned as Manuel's arms wrapped around her, feeling safer than ever as she relaxed entirely into him. She hummed as he kissed her cheek twice, giggling softly. "Just honest." Scar assured him softly. "Oh, look who's talking Mr. 12 pack abs."
“You’re probably used to them by now.” Manuel said easily, sticking his tongue out at her playfully and turning his head back to the TV to check out what movie she had put on. “Ah, I’ve missed this. We’ve been working too hard lately.”
"I'll never get used to them. Or any of this. Ever since I've met you my life has been perfect and I haven't been able to wrap my mind around it." Scarlett replied sign a grin, shaking her head a little in disbelief. Scarlett sighed softly and closed her eyes as she leaned into Manuel, nodding her head against him. "Entirely too hard." She replied gently. "I'm just glad we have your mom. She's such a lifesaver when it comes to the kids."
Manuel smiled softly as she explained herself, biting down on his bottom lip. “But you gotta we’ve been together for like ten years, you gotta know how it is by now.” He said easily, smiling even more as she moved even more into him, sighing in content. “Mhm. We really got lucky with her.”
"Nope. It's still surreal. I can't believe life can be this good," Scar breathed out gently, sighing softly in content as she did so. She leaned into him even more, if that were even possible, exhaling softly in content as he did so. "And /I/ got really lucky with /you/."
“It’s very much real though.” Manuel said easily. Even he had his doubts about this all just being a dream. His entire life was hard to believe too. He reached over and cupped her chin, so he could look at her face. “I did too. With you. Don’t know where I would be without you in my life though.”
"Thank god for that," Scarlett whispered due to their close proximity. She opened her eyes as he cupped her chin to look up at him intently, a large smile spreading wide across her lips as she did so. She shook her head a little at him, leaning over to kiss him quickly before responding, "you'd still be successful, I know that for a fact. You've worked too hard for it not to have paid off."
“I don’t know about that though. My life changed when you stepped in it, like everything started to make sense.” Manu said eagerly, kissing her back gently and leaning his head against hers before closing his eyes.
Scarlett raised her eyebrows in surprise at his words and she pulled him even closer as her arms tightened around him. "I love you so much, Manuel." Scarlett whispered, leaning up a bit to pepper kisses all over his face. "I'm glad I could do that for you. I really am."
Manuel smiled as she held onto him even tighter, looking at her intently and laughing lightly as she kissed all over his face. “And I love you, baby.” He whispered carefully, locking his lips and cupping the sides of her face. “You’re so amazing.”
Scarlett definitely felt her heartbeat pick up against her chest alone at the sincerity of his words. She locked her eyes on his as he cupped the sides of her face, her features softening at his compliment. Scar opened her mouth to speak up but instead, jumped at the ringing out of her daughters voice. "'Mommy and daddy are home!" Sofia, who was a mess of curls and standing in the doorway, exclaimed excitedly.
Manuel was about to lean in to kiss her when he jumped at the sound of Sofia’s voice, laughing and rolling his eyes. “9h my god, baby. Don’t do that. I almost throw your mommy off the bed.” He said playfully, clearly startled and moving a little bit keeping his arm around Scarlett. “Be quiet, Sof, Victor is still sleeping. Come here, give us a hug.”
Sofia's entirely face lit up as she saw Manuel laugh, taking his invitation and immediately running to the bed. She climbed onto it easily, moving to the middle of them to hug them back. "I miss you," she replied as she did so. Scarlett giggled at the whole thing, staying close to Manuel but taking her arm from him to wrap it around their daughter. "And we missed you, baby. What are you doing up, hm?" Scar asked gently as her fingers tried to tame Sofia's hair. "I had a question!" Sof exclaimed as she pulled back.
“We missed you like crazy too, baby.” Manu said eagerly, sitting up even more and poking her cheek playfully as they pulled back from the hug to look down at her intently. “Oh, goodness. Okay, what is it?”
Sofia giggled as Manuel poked her cheek, sitting back onto the bed to look at her parents intently. "When is my boyfriend coming back?" Sofia asked with wide eyes. Her eyes flickered between her parents as she waited for their answer. Scarlett's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, shaking her head. "Who is your-" Scar began before she was cut off. "Lorenzo!" Sofia exclaimed.
Manuel frowned at the question and then burst into laughter as she explained that it was Lorenzo. He shook his head and let go of Scarlett to fall down on the bed. “Oh dear God, I didn’t know the smash would come this soon. That is insane.” He murmured playfully. “Scarlett please take care of that.”
Scarlett giggled immediately as she heard Manuel's reaction. The sincerity Sofia was speaking with was hilarious, too. "Oh, baby girl." Scar breathed out, moving a hand to Manuel's hair to run her fingers through it gently. "Um, well, he's very far away, sweetheart. I'm not sure when he'll be back. But maybe you can send him a letter, yeah? Would you like that?"
Manuel simply listened to them with a small chuckle, since he thought it was really adorable to begin with and nodded a little. “Yeah, good idea. But it’s past midnight, kiddo. You can write Lorenzo a letter tomorrow when we all wake up, Okay?” He said easily, leaning into Scarlett’s touch.
Scarlett watched Sofia with a grin, laughing softly at the whole thing. Sofia considered he father's offer for a moment before nodding eagerly. "Okay!" She replied quickly before leaning over to hug both of her parents tightly. "I'll do it in the morning. I need to go sleep so I wake up faster!" Sofia exclaimed excitedly, crawling off of the bed before she ran out of the room to run to her room. Scar laughed softly, shaking her head a little. "She gets her energy from you."
Manuel laughed even more as his daughter simply accepted his offer and took off back to her bedroom. “She’s too cute because she takes after you though.” Manu said easily, kissing his wife’s cheek and smiling against her skin.
Scarlett rolled her eyes playfully at his words, leaning into him as he kissed her cheek. She then cuddled up to him entirely for warmth, humming softly in content as she did so. "That's not even a thing. If we're talking about cute and sweet it's all you," Scar assured him easily.
Manuel shrugged playfully, humming in content and kissing her lips quickly. “Not really. You’re way sweeter, I’m only ever sweet to you and our kids.” He said easily, rolling into his side to look at her better. “You have to admit it.”
Scarlett kissed him back easily, giggling as he spoke up. He had a point. She'd seen him around other people. It meant a lot to Scar that she could have that effect in him, really. "Hm, that's true." Scar replied softly, nuzzling he face into him as she closed her eyes. "I know you're just a teddy bear, though."
“Yep, I guess.” Manuel said easily, not really minding that she knew it. They’d been together for a decade now, if anyone knew of his weaknesses, it was Scarlett. There was no question. “You wanna come train with me tomorrow, by the way?”
Scarlett leaned up and pecked his lips a few times, then nuzzling right back into him again. Scar then nodded as soon as the question left his lips, always taking him up on the chance to spend time with him. "Absolutely. I haven't worked out in forever, though, so don't laugh at me if I suck. Aside from like, a ton of crunches because I did like a million for today." Scar explain, patting her abs playfully.
“Not working out and you still look like that?! How?” Manu said teasingly since he thought that was insane. He’d never met anyone that maintained herself the way that Scarlett did, honestly.
Scarlett giggled at Manuel's words, cuddling up to him even more as her legs tangled with his. "Oh, yeah. Look who's talking." Scar replied easily.
Scarlett kissed him back eagerly, pulling back just barely to open up her eyes. "Not every single day. Sometimes I make you stay home," Scar replied with a smirk, leaning up to kiss him again.
“Oh, yeah, those are my favorite days but you know I still go out for a run and stuff.” He said easily, closing his eyes as she leaned up to kiss him, returning the kiss eagerly and smiling into the kiss.
"Okay, okay. But you'd still look like this without it." Scar replied stubbornly, giggling as she did so. She kissed him several times after he returned the kiss, then pulling back and sighing softly in content as she looked up at the ceiling. "We should go on vacation soon. All of us. Your mom and T, too. If she can with school and all."
“Hm, I would like to think so by I don’t have a miracle body.” He said playfully, kissing back each and every time and then kissing her forehead. “Where do you wanna go though?”
"Oh, but you do." Scarlett replied with a smirk, grinning widely as he kissed her forehead. "I don't know. Maybe Hawaii. I've never been. They had a disney resort there too, the kids could meet Moana and Mickey." Scar suggested softly. "Besides, I miss the beach. It's been too long."
Manuel nodded a little. He was definitely into the beach too, all the time. “Yeah? I haven’t either. Well you know I’ve only left the states for fights and stuff?” He said gently, kissing her temple. “I like you in your swimsuit anyway. We could get a real nice place on Airbnb, by the beach or something.”
Scarlett pulled the blanket over both of their bodies, wrapping her arms tightly around his as she rested her head against his chest. "Mhm, which is why we should go," Scar whispered, grinning widely as he kissed her temple and closing her eyes. "I'd like that a lot. Maybe we can go out one night and have a date night while we're there." She suggested, almost dreamily.
“Mhm. Might be the one place you haven’t been to.” Manu said teasingly since Scarlett was definitely more into traveling that he had always been. Manuel had always been too busy and now that he had money, they had the gym and the kids and it was way more difficult to take some time off. “Oh, yeah. I’d like that. We can ask mom and Theresa if they’d like to come.”
Scarlett laughed softly at his words, shaking her head a little. "I never had fun traveling before I met you. Because I was basically by myself since my parents were always working, you know?" Scar asked him gently. Scar nodded her head as much as she could, pulling herself even closer to him. "Sounds good."
Manu frowned a little at the thought, never imagining that someone like Scarlett could have been so miserable until she came along. But now he knew that she was beyond happy and that was what mattered, that he could give her that. “Now you always have fun, huh? Between me and the kids you’re a giggling mess.” He said as he kissed her cheek and then her lips softly.
Scarlett opened her eyes when she realized how sad what she'd said sounded. She took a deep breath, resting her hand on Manuel's chest as her eyes fixated on her ring. Scarlett looked up at him when he spoke up, unable to help but grin. She leaned into him as he kissed her cheek before returning the kiss easily. "I'm the happiest I've ever been because of you. All of you."
“Hm. We try.” Manuel said gently, his eyes locking on hers as he moved his fingers up and down her side carefully. “You deserve happiness, Scarlett. Real happiness like the one that we have.” He told her gently before he leaned in to kiss her again.
Scarlett shivered a bit under his touch as her eyes moved to his, looking up at him intently. Scarlett's features softened at his words. A majority of the time, her life truly felt like a fairytale. Like it was all too good to be true and she was bound to wake up at some point. Scarlett's hand moved from his chest to his cheek as he leaned in to kiss her again, reciprocating the gentle kiss easily. "I love you," she breathed out into the kiss,  moving even closer to him as she did so.
If anyone would have told Manuel Parker that he’d be a father at such a young age and that he would end up marrying Scarlett, he’d called bullshit. But somehow, here they were and to be fair, they’d never really showed any sign of not agreeing with anything. Not even when Scarlett found out she was pregnant, did they even disagree. It was a rather easy decision, honestly. “I love you.” He whispered against her lips, pulling her closer and moving his lips slowly against hers. “So much.”
Scarlett smiled into the kiss as Manuel reciprocated those three words she loved hearing most. She deepened the kiss as he pulled her closer, her lips moving in perfect sync against his. "I love you more," Scarlett challenged playfully, knowing that Manuel wouldn't have it but trying to anyways.
Manuel didn’t even pull away from the kiss, instead but down playfully on her bottom lip after her words and rolled them over until he was on top of her carefully. “That’s impossible. I adore you.” He said playfully, deepening the kiss as soon as she did.
Scarlett smirked into the kiss as he bit down on her bottom lip, giggling as he rolled them over. She focused on kissing him for a moment, before she finally protested. "Hm, while that may be true. I happen to adore you more, too." Scar replied letting her head fall back against the pillow to look up at him, lovingly as ever.
“No.” Manu said as he shook his head stubbornly, kissing her lips several times and pulling back to look down at her intently. “I’ve never loved anyone as much as love you. I have been in love with you since the moment you talked to me at the Underground and looked at me like I was insane but still gave me your number. From that moment I knew, that you were who I was looking for.” He whispered as he leaned his forehead against hers and then leaned back in to press his lips to her jawline and side of her neck, breathing her in.
Scarlett met each and every kiss before he pulled back, her smile growing more and more with every word that left his lips. She giggled at the memory, nodding a little. "I would have been a fool not to give you my number. Especially with you all shirtless, that didn't help," Scarlett replied with a smirk. She closed her eyes as he kissed her jawline and neck, her hands moving up to tangle in his hair. "You were so unlike anyone I'd ever met before. You still are."
Manuel laughed a little against her skin and looked up at her as she spoke. “Oh, is that so? I knew that would help me out.” He said teasingly, his hand caressing her arm gently and pecking her lips one more time. “Lucky me then. Cause I got you, someone that asked me if she could kiss me. I never thought you’d even look at me. When you started texting me back I was on cloud nine.” He admitted gently.
Scarlett giggled at his words, meeting him halfway to kiss him back easily. She then squeezed her eyes shut as he recalled their first kiss, shaking her head at herself. "That was so embarrassing, oh my god." Scar breathed out playfully before her opening her eyes to look up at him. "Hm, I liked you so much. I was trying to play it cool but...ugh, I liked you so much, Manuel. I just wanted all of this to work out."
Manu chuckled under his breath before shaking his head. “I thought it was adorable.” He admitted gently. “And it was sexy kiss, so it was the perfect combination.” He told her with a small smirk and then softening his eyes at her next words. “It certainly did though. Look where we are now.” He lifted up her hand and kissed her wedding ring playfully. “Got you all for myself...and the kids.”
Scarlett rolled her eyes playfully at him, giggling softly as she did so. She nodded her head a little, grinning widely as he kissed her wedding ring. "Mhm. Officially. It took you forever to get get that thing on my hand, you know." Scarlett couldn't help but tease him with a smirk. Although getting married hadn't hanged anything for them. They had just officiated it al.
Manuel pouted a little because he knew that she was teasing him but she was also right. “I do know and I apologize for that. I wanted to make it right by you and give you the very best. You know that, right?” He asked softly, kissing her ring several times and then leaning in to kiss her quickly again.
Scarlett giggled as Manuel pouted, finding him nothing short of adorable. Scar nodded her head a little, her smile growing so big that her cheeks hurt as he kissed her ring several times. "Of course I know that. But you've always given me the best, Manuel." Scar breathed out gently. "You've shown me love that no one else ever has." Scarlett reciprocated the brief kiss, leaning up to do so again before she rested her hand on his cheek.
Manuel smiled at her words and sighed in content. “It’s because I was being stubborn and wanted to make sure I could really give you everything that you deserved apart from my love though.” He explained carefully, leaning into her touch and laying back down against her gently. “The entire time we weren’t married I wanted to get married, you know that, right?”
Scarlett listened to Manuel intently as he spoke, hooking an arm around his middle as he laid bad down. "Right," Scar replied gently. She leaned up and kissed his lips quickly, then pulling back just barely too lick her eyes on his again. "I feel like we've been married forever, you know? Really. And I feel like I've known you my whole life."
“When we weren’t married officially, we acted like we were anyway.” Manu admitted easily, a dumb smile on his face as she kissed him and then opening his eyes to lock them on hers. “Hm. You know me better than anyone, Scar.”
Scarlett nodded her head gently at his words, not being able to help but laugh at the smile on his face. "You're adorable," she whispered, kissing him once more before she cuddled up to him. "And you know me better than anyone else, M." Scarlett breathed out gently, her voice just loud enough for Manuel to hear. She closed her eyes as she leaned her head against him, allowing herself to relax entirely.
“Me? What did I do now?” Manuel said playfully, smiling a little as she leaned even more into him and closed his eyes as he sighed in content. “I know. Are you tired?” He asked softly.
"You're just adorable," Scar replied simply. She ran her fingers along his back slowly, nodding just barely as she heard his question. "Yeah," she whispered, slowly but surely feeling sleep come over her body.
Manuel smiled a little and leaned into her touch more, sighing in content once again. “Hm. Sleep. Goodnight, my love. Talk in tHe morning.”
"I love you so much," Scarlett mumbled. His soft words were more than enough to make her relax entirely before sleep finally enveloped her completely.
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