#YOOOOUUUU

[laquilasse]

It’s been SO LONG 😭 hello again mr wright

#phoenix wright #ace attorney #pwaa #ace attorney art #my art #I MISSED YOOOOUUUU I MISSED YOUR SMIIIIIILE

[capitalisticveins]

Alright I paid the $5 long ago wheres my country boy

#country booooy i luv yoooouuuu #redacted audio #redacted asmr #redactedverse #redacted sam

[player1064]

back again with more carraville brain rot 😃 already out and very whipped carraville dealing with open homophobia from their own fans for the first time since coming out knowing it would happen eventually but not being as prepared as they’d thought they were, whether it’s just one or both of them up to you, lots of comfort of course and defense from either people at sky/class of 92 and extended mates etc. :)))))

had a hard time trying to work out the Vibe for this one bc like tbh I can't imagine fans being that bad like surely SURELY in 2024 they've moved on from the classic football homophobia... but then I remembered that people LOVE to hate Gary so of course they would. And Gary doesn't care about people hating him but Jamie is fussy and protective so he's getting all angry on Gary's behalf meanwhile he's out too and everyone is still lovely to him kdsgfjhkdsds.....

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Gary’s not exactly a stranger to getting abuse from the stands. It sort of comes with the job – his name has always been and will continue to be attached to his club, and for every football fan he meets that supports United he’s going to meet another five who hate his guts.

Besides, he was at one point the proud holder of the title ‘most hated footballer in England’. Any cruel chants people can come up with, he’s probably heard it before.

So the first time it happens, he doesn’t even notice.

He’s pitch-side for Monday Night Football, chatting about the upcoming game, when he sees a producer behind the camera shoot a worried look towards the stands before giving him the ‘cut’ gesture.

He’d thought he still had a couple of minutes, was only just getting into the swing of it, but he’s a professional so he winds it up quickly and lets them cut back to studio.

Once the light’s off on the camera, he takes his earpiece out and asks “what was’at about?”

The producer just stares at him for a second, astounded. She blinks, then says “the audio – the mics keep picking up noise from the stands, and obviously – we can’t air that sort of thing.”

With a while to go before kick-off, the stands are still only half-full, and for the first time all evening Gary takes a moment to actually listen to what the home supporters are chanting.

He’s not sure what he’s expecting, maybe to be called a cunt (which he’s always rather enjoyed), but this –

He turns to the producer but she’s on the phone, speaking in harsh whispers. After a minute or two, she strides over to Gary and holds the phone out, scowling.

“Carragher’s threatening to walk off set,” she tells him. “You try talk some sense into him.”

Gary takes the phone, walks a few steps away from the camera set-up and says “Carra, you muppet, what’s this I hear about you walking out mid-show?”

“Someone ‘as to do somethin’,” Jamie says, “Show the fans it’s not okay to –”

“Christ alive, ‘s hardly the first time in my life I’ve been called a fag, now, is it?” Gary says with a strained chuckle, though when he tries to think back he’s not entirely sure that’s true. Still, first time for everything. “An’ what’s you havin’ a hissy fit gonna achieve? It’s Leeds, Jamie, you know they like to try rile me up ‘ere. And you’re a five hour drive away, what exactly d’you think you can do right now, idiot?”

He hears Jamie’s breathing start to slow down. “’s not right, though.”

“Eh, maybe not. But I’ve had worse, and Sky’s not payin’ you a million a year to yell at rowdy fans, are they? So go park yer bum, apologise to David for your tantrum, and get on wit’ show. I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?”

He hangs up, and hands the phone back to the producer with a nod.

“We’re good?” she asks, eyeing him carefully.

“We’re good.” There’s a dull ache starting to build at his temples. This, too, he’s pretty good at ignoring. He smiles. “About time to head up to commentary box, in’t it?”

*

Jamie wants to talk about it on the podcast the next day. Gary tells him to stop being so dramatic.

*

Except, turns out it wasn’t a one-time thing.

It’s funny, the fans mostly leave Jamie alone. It’s Gary they seem to have a problem with, like he, personally, is everything wrong with the world of football. It comes from both sides, too, the small minority who hate him for being gay and the so-called allies who criticise him for daring to come out when he should have known that it’d only aggravate the existing problems in football culture.

Again, Jamie gets none of this. Gary suspects this is because Liverpool is leading the league while United are still stuck mid-table.

He goes out to a pub with his friends one Saturday after Salford’s lost their latest fixture, and he leaves with a black eye.

That’s new.

*

“Put all the make-up on it you want,” Jamie complains while they’re getting set up for the next Stick to Football, “don’t hide the fact that yer eye looks half the size it’s meant to be.”

It’s really not that bad. Gary ignores him and lets the make-up lady continue to work her magic.

“Thoughtful of them to hit the side that’s faced away from camera, wouldn’t you say? ‘sides, it’s not even that bad.” He looks across the table and shrugs. “Is it, Roy?”

Roy’s glare is all the reply he needs.

“This doesn’t feel right, Gal,” says Wrighty, reaching out to touch Gary’s hand. “Are you sure you don’t want to – we’ve got a good audience, here, maybe talking about it would help.”

“This one weren’t even about the gay thing!” he argues. The other four around the table give him disbelieving looks. “It weren’t. It was just post-match frustrations, these things ‘appen.”

“But nobody ever tried to hit you before the fuckin’ gay thing, did they?” Roy says.

Gary sighs, exasperated. “I don’t want it to start a whole conversation, though, do I? Just want things to go back to normal.”

“I, uh,” Jill says, clearing her throat awkwardly. “I don’t think this one’s gonna just ‘go back to normal’, to be fair.”

Well, never let it be said that Gary can’t tell when he’s outnumbered.

“Fine,” he says, raising his hands in surrender. “Fine, we’ll talk about it. But I’m tellin’ you, it won’t change anythin’”

*

“No match commentary, for rest of season. Me as well. Studio only.”

“That’s a nonsense, Jamie, I can try talk them ‘round –”

“It were my idea.”

“James…”

Jamie’s looking at him, face set, stubborn as always. And he’s so stupid, sometimes, so naïve. Ready to go to war over something that Gary’s been treating like nothing more than a minor nuisance.

“You want things to go back to normal?” Jamie argues, voice steady. “Doesn’t get much more normal than me ‘n’ you in studio on a Monday night, does it? It’ll be like old times.”

God, but Gary loves this man.

“Thought they’ve been tryin’ to keep us apart, on screen,” he says lightly, trying for a smirk. His way of telling Jamie fine, you win this one. “Keep us from getting handsy, like.”

Jamie’s face breaks into a grin, his shoulders relaxing. “Speak for yerself, lad, I’m a professional. Think I can keep me hands to meself for an hour or two.”

“Professional my arse,” Gary says, taking a step towards Jamie. “I’d bet you couldn’t last ten minutes.”

Jamie, as if this somehow helps his case, places his hands on Gary’s hips and pulls him closer. Gary, who’s made no such promises of keeping his hands to himself, loops his arms around Jamie’s shoulders and uses one hand to gently bash the back of his head.

Jamie rolls his eyes with a fond smile and leans in to kiss him.

“Uh uh uh,” Gary says, leaning away from him. “Thought you were a professional, like, can’t go kissin’ your co-pundit where anyone might see.”

“You are such a bloody nightmare,” Jamie grumbles, and goes to kiss him again.

This time, Gary lets him.

#thank yoooouuuu as always for the prompt!!! I love writing gary being like 'this is literally not a big deal' #and everyone around him going 'yes it is. oh my god.' #carraville #drabbles

[wakkossnackstash]

Traditional art jumpscare! Been thinking a lot about old OCs and god do I remember Alice. She's stuck with me through an entire gender journey and she's still such a comfort character.

Also hey toontown fwiends, I wonder how many of y'all I can find again lol hope you've all been doin alright!

#alice i love yoooouuuu #my pretty deer lady #ttr #toonblr #toontown online #tto #wakky doodle #my art

[a-room-of-my-own]

I am purposely doing a shit job just to see Smugface getting buried in deadlines. I am using my dumb blonde persona, arriving late and leaving early, and it’s a delight.

I may have a job waiting for me at another company but it’s not sure yet. I just can’t wait to see his face when he understands the reason I was so disengaged was because I was quietly quitting.

#smug face #can you believe that dumb fuck tells me #that I can speak during meetings like he’s doing me a favor? #or that I can call X important journalist like he entrusting me with an Important Mission #i just 😂 #and I m playing along being all like #thank yoooouuuu #while thinking get fucked with gravel #anyway

[blueeyesking]

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#seto reading that: NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. #I'm not bothering with this fuck yoooouuuu #ooc #hobomagician

[heckling-hydrena]

if I see one more Fucking AI generated otter...............

#''aww so cute it looks like a stuffed animal'' it's not real they're fucking lying to yoooouuuu!!!! #there's a new one like every week. why

[burritello3000]

Donnie is totally going to accidentally start the machine apocalypse. As seen in the rise short Sentient Bed

And with SHELLDON

If anything Donnie is supporting their behaviors, lol

Yep, this is the face of a schemer. I’m on to you, D 👀

#I’m on to 🎶yoooouuuu🎶 #Donnie says yes yes yes to stealing money #rottmnt donnie #SHELLDON #Sentient bed #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

[glitteratti]

just realized that ACTUALLY im an adult now and i can just have oatmeal with peanut butter and brown sugar and pecans and apples for dinner if that’s what i want. and it IS. peace and fucking love on planet earth!!!!!!!

#.txt #oatmeal i love yoooouuuu

[jjanguri]

ZHANG HAO ❀ ‘In Bloom’ FIRST WIN

#so so so happy and proud of u #my angel my love my heart i adore yoooouuuu #my crybaby 💖💘💝💞💕💓💓💕💘💖 #usermia #userhops #useryeontan #zb1 #zb1net #zerobaseonesource #zb1work #e: yits #c: stages #p: youtube #i should make a tag for their wins. when im not lazy #mine: gifs #zhang hao #hao

[northerngoshawk]

12, 21, 22 for the choose violence ask game 🔥

thanks for the ask, hotwife!!!

12. the unpopular character you like and why more people should like them

this is one i feel like kataang fandom in particular could use a little more work liking, if i'm being honest. actually, scratch that, i think everyone in fandom could use a little bit more work liking this character.

and that is... zuko.

not fanon zuko, mind you - canon zuko. because let's be honest, canon zuko is far less popular most people would want to admit. they hold up a woobified oc and claim that it's zuko, but fanon zuko is really just aang in zuko's body.

canon zuko, on the other hand, throws temper tantrums like a brat and is a racist, colonist piece of work. he's impulsive and reckless (in all the wrong ways) and berates everyone who's around him. he's crappy even to his friends and family, betraying his uncle for his sister and chasing after his perceived "honor," trampling everyone - even an extinct culture - underfoot.

so why do i like him? because of his friendship with aang.

i know a lot of kataangers dislike zuko because of how his stans scream his praises from the rooftops and demonize aang for things not even a thousandth of what zuko has done in canon. similarly, i know a lot of so-called zuko "fans" absolutely hate it when someone (rightfully) points out zuko's flaws in canon, hitting them with the "but he apologized for it!1!1!"

which... no.

instead, what i find beautiful about zuko is how his relationship with aang changed him, how his redemption arc was fueled in part because aang extended a hand of friendship out towards him. i also really, really enjoy delving deep into zuko's rightful guilt about being part of an imperialist nation, of helping his nation continue their conquest over the world, even if he didn't directly contribute to the air nomad genocide or fought as a soldier against the water tribes or the earth kingdom. and it's always aang, who should have more reason than most to hate zuko, who forgives zuko, and from that zuko learns how to heal and forgive himself and be better.

that's the zuko i like from atla. not the bad-boy, suave, blameless womanizer that fanon likes to uphold, but zuko, who has done wrong and will continue to do wrong, who will still stumble as he grows and learns, who may not ever unlearn some of the things he's been taught, but who will still try because his friends are right by his side and can help him back up when he falls... even if they have to call him out for it.

21. part of canon you think is overhyped

zuko's and azula's agni kai. i think everyone focuses on it because it involves two fire nation siblings duking it out.

even withholding the shipping lens, i've found that a lot of fandom tends to hyperfixate on the fire nation, from only exploring those characters to even explicitly defending them from anyone who points out they're an imperialist nation.

and we all know which ship fandom just loves that scene🙄

why not more love for aang vs ozai?? an epic battle betwee the last of an extinct nation and an imperial who wants to kill him off, a battle that was only won when aang held steadfast to his values as the last air nomad. in a world that told him he couldn't be both the avatar and the air nomad, he looked them in the eye and said, "i can, and i will."

and i think that's a beautiful message for everyone to hear.

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

i'mma be honest, despite shipping kataang... i don't really consider myself a shipper. i don't tend to look at media through the lens of my favorite ship, so as a result, i sometimes feel almost... disconnected from the shipping community as a whole.

the most notable example of this being the balcony scene with aang and katara during The Avatar State. a lot of kataang shippers love that scene because it shows how worried katara is for aang, which is great! don't get me wrong, everyone has their own lens and they are valid... most of the time.

but for me, it was less about that and more about the conflict between aang as the avatar and aang as a person and what it means for katara. because if you think about it, when katara grew up, all she has ever heard was legends of the avatar, this godly deity who could singlehandedly stop the 100 year war - only to find that he was just a kid, like her.

so for me, that scene wasn't so much that she was telling aang that she loved him as it was that she was worried about losing aang, her friend, to aang the avatar. she was worried that in the process of trying to stop the war, he would lose his humanity, sacrificing it for the "greater good" - something something similar to how he didn't want to lose his heritage as an air nomad for the sake of victory something something parallels something something. i could go on, but this ask is already getting long, so i'mma stop it here for the sake of your and my sanity.

choose violence ask game

#northern answers #flameohotwife #ask game answer #also it's so nice to see you again hotwife!! #i've missed yoooouuuu <3

[theroseyhues]

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out <3

AAAAAAAAA thank you Starri CCCC: (why are yall being SO DAMN SWEET TODAY???)

#thank yoooouuuu sm

[never-fair]

You are a chihuahua. Smol + full of rage

fuck off >:-(

#sage answers 🪐 #thaaaankkk yoooouuuu aaarriiiii 🙄

[iamaweretoad]

Sooo...that ice scene...

How's Vanth doing? :D

Vanth has severe frostbite and a LOT of feelings XD

He's still processing everything (hell, I'm still processing it XD). But it's mostly good feelings, which is a welcome change.

He's been operating at a dead sprint since the beginning of the game, just running as hard and as fast as he can, because if he slows down even a little or, god forbid, hesitates, he will immediately sink (and it will become clear to everyone just how far, FAR over his head he is). But he keeps going thinking that surely, eventually he has to hit solid ground where he can catch his breath and get his bearings and fucking rest, but there never is; every time it seems like there might be, the situation escalates again.

All that to say -- I think he found his solid ground. 💜

#thank yoooouuuu for the ask! :D <3 #what if we were doomed by the narrative and we were both guys? #also i will forever be a sucker for the trope of staying/choosing to stay as a declaration of love

[ohhalefire]

Get attacked!! ✨🌈SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🌈

#eeeeee thank yoooouuuu let's goooooo #asks

[turgite]

<3

beloved andrew !!!! i would circle almost all of these exact same things for you <3

MWAH x10000 / biting you x10000 / i love you so so much / i’m so grateful we’re friends / i’m in love with you / you have the best opinions / i want to study YOU / etc etc <3333

#i looooveeee yoooouuuu ALSO i love your new icon <3 #i know it’s not today new but i haven’t said i love it yet so <3 #ask game #andrew