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norris55s · 7 months

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we’re on each other’s team - max verstappen

red bull driver reader x max verstappen social media au

a/n: once again self indulging brain rot of what i (kinda unrealistically) think max & a (chaotic) teammate could be. face claim is sabrina carpenter

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maxverstappen1

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maxverstappen1: P2 for our start of the season! Thank you to everyone on the team for the rocket ship given to us this year🚀. And congratulations to y/nusername for the P1, I’ll get you next race😆

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y/nusername: congrats on being promoted to my defense maxie!

thedutchlion: …she’s so stuck up

y/nteam: she’s joking, u should try having friends you can joke with

redbullracing: Proud of our drivers 💙

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y/nusername

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y/nusername: five wins in a row? who would’ve thought all you needed to give max verstappen a run for his money was a woman in a red bull? (me, i would’ve thought it). tysm redbullracing for this beautiful car❤️‍🔥 let’s keep the momentum up!

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maxverstappen1: Well deserved wins, but the battle hasn’t finished!

y/nusername: the plan is to win many more battles maxie

danielricciardo: go get him tiger

lewishamilton: Amazing drive, congratulations! 🎊

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thef1paddocknews

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thef1paddocknews: The Red Bull drivers speak on the media today about their head to head battle for the championship, considering Y/N’s five wins and Max’s four wins and pole position for this weekend.Max said “We are not giving second driver to anyone this year, the battle is obviously between us and that’s the way it should be. I am honestly enjoying racing against her, it’s very fun.” Y/N said “I joke around a lot, but it’s an honor to fight a three time defending world champion on track. I respect him a lot, and it’s mutual, so the racing is good fun and we’ll see what happens.”

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scudesainz: who would’ve thought Red Bull domination could be fun

norrislights: this is 100% not how i expected either of them to act, i thought they’d have a huge fall out like brocedes

brocedeslove: 🫠

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f1waggossip

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f1waggossip: As things stand, it’s all pointing towards a more than professional relationship between the Red Bull teammates, as they’ve been spotted vacationing for the summer break at the same place, Greece. How will this affect their performance on track?

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maxchampion: “more than professional relationship” u mean friendship

cuntcedesrussel: i mean yea but why are they spending their summer break together when they already spend every moment on season together

y/nsdarling: what if… and just hear me out for a second… they are just vacationing together because they like each other

lovelyy/n: like each other as more than friends lol

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maxverstappen1

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maxverstappen1: Once again, congratulations y/nusername on your win today. To keep you humble, I added your picture meditating. We will keep pushing on my side of the garage till the end 💪🏼

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y/nusername: give it up old man!! (we will fight you the end too 💙)

maxfanpage: I honestly feel like Y/N is riling Max up and also seducing him to win the championship

landonorizzzz: WHO LET THEM COOK 👩‍🍳

y/ngirly: ratio + nobody asked + stupid ass take + were you dropped as a child

comfortmax: you are dumb asf if you think max out of all people would let anything distract him from his goals… maybe y/n is just that good

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y/nusername

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y/nusername: happy bday to my teammate who is always trying to beat me at everything, and who i am trying to seduce in return. love you maxie 💞

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maxverstappen1: Seducing unnecessary, I will beat you anyway😂 Thank you for everything! Love you too.

landonorris: who doesn’t love competitive sexual tension

y/nmaxnation: HELLO??

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redbullracing

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redbullracing: Everything comes down to today. In the final race of the year, one of our drivers will become champion. We, at the team, are all extremely proud of them, we wish them the best of luck, and we are lucky to call them our 2023 World Driver’s Championship 1st and 2nd place, no matter today’s result. 💙🏆

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y/nusername

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y/nusername: and that’s a world championship. i’m so immensely grateful to anyone who has ever supported me, from when i was a 6 year old trying to get in karts, a 13 year old traveling around the world with her mom competing, a 16 year old who thought her dream was over, an 18 year old that got her hope back, a 23 year old who took one step closer, and a 25 year old who finally did it, as well as everything in between. this is dedicated to anyone who has ever been told they couldn’t do it; you can.

special thank you to redbullracing and maxverstappen1, fighting with you and alongside you has been the privilege of a lifetime.

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maxverstappen1: You deserve it all 💙

leclercsainzteam: tooth rottingly sweet i can’t

y/ndarling: im screaming crying and throwing up

landonorris: awwwwwwwyeah👏🏻

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maxverstappen1

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maxverstappen1: We barely missed out on the fourth championship, but if anyone had to win I’m very glad it was y/nusername in my team. Congatulations as I eloquently wrote! 🎊🍾 🎈 Here’s to what’s to come.

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y/nusername: maxie i couldn’t have done it without you pushing me to be my best

christianhorner: What an amazing season, and what an amazing pair of drivers! 💪🏼

maxielforever: i’m sorry but the way they hold each other you can’t tell me there isn’t something else there

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redbullracing

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redbullracing: We had a blast at our team championship celebration party 🎈Max brought out the red balloons for Y/N, there was champagne, good food and even better company. Congratulations once again to our incredible drivers, and we are already looking forward to next year.

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y/nreligion: shut the fuck up red is her favorite color that’s why he did that

maxloverboy: certified whipped behavior from both parties here, y’all see the way she’s looking at him?

vloggingy/n: i don’t understand why we always have to assume male and female friendships to be something else

formulared: i mean sure but we aren’t blind

#f1 au #f1 #f1 fanfic #f1 smau #f1 social media au #f1 x reader #formula 1 #max verstappen #max verstappen au #max verstappen x reader #max verstappen smau #max Verstappen fanfic

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farfaras · 1 year

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First part to this prompt I posted the other day. This is gonna be eventual steddie (sorry, stonathan) and I’m really excited. Title from the song ‘nonsense’ by Sabrina Carpenter.

I think I got an ex but I forgot him

Part 1. (You’re here)

Part 2.

If he heard the words: Robin and in love, in the same sentence, with the melodious voice of one Dustin Henderson, one more time. Steve was sure he was gonna lose it.

Listen, he understands where he’s coming from. The kid just wants him to be happy. But he is! Dustin just doesn’t seem to get that. Happiness doesn’t only come in the form of a relationship. His teenage brain can’t comprehend that fact just yet. He wishes he did though, because he’s absolutely insufferable about getting Steve and Robin together.

No excuse or explanation he gives is good enough. Dustin still insists that he needs to try, that this is his chance at true love. Robin is kind of the love of his life, sure, but the platonic love of his life. His best friend, his soulmate, sister from another mister. All that jazz. Dustin doesn’t buy it though.

And Steve’s tried everything! He even told Dustin about that time in starcourt when they were high off his asses. Told him that he confessed his crush to Robin but that she rejected him, and that they were best friends now and nothing else. He obviously left out the part where Robin came out to him. He’s never gonna reveal Robin’s secret to anyone. The only answer he got was that “It doesn’t even matter now! Things could’ve changed! You never know.” Steve knew. He knew that he would never be into his best friend like that, and she would never be into him. Apparently they were the only ones who knew that.

Because of all the fuss Dustin was constantly making, other people started giving their input. Thanks Dustin. They didn’t get it either, didn’t believe they were just Platonic with a capital P. They made sure they knew it too, the whole party, Nancy, Jonathan, Eddie. Not Argyle, he said that the energy between Steve and Robin was intense but completely friendly, almost like they were twins. Steve liked Argyle. Of course he had to be miles away.

Most of their friends dropped the subject after the second time Steve or Robin explained the nature of their relationship. Even if they weren’t convinced, they didn’t push. Except for one person. Yep. Dustin.

Who was currently harassing Steve at his job. He didn’t know what else to tell him. If family video wasn’t empty he would just ignore him to do his job but there was nothing to do. He couldn’t even sweep or anything because everything was already done.

“Okay well! There must be a good reason why you guys haven’t gotten together!” Dustin exclaimed. He is so fucking stubborn.

“I already told you, Henderson. We’re. Just. Friends.” He knew it wasn’t gonna do anything. It was just a routine at this point.

Dustin’s expression changed to determination. “Nuh uh. There’s a reason there. And I’m gonna find out!” Shit. Could Dustin figure out Robin? He doesn’t think so. But he’s starting to panic. What if he finds out? Robin doesn’t deserve that. He’d feel like it was his fault, and everything would go to shit.

“Okay! Okay! There is a reason.”

“I knew it! You have to tell me.” Dustin demanded. Well, Steve hasn’t thought that much ahead. He needs to come up with something and he needs to do it fast if Dustin is gonna believe it.

“Look, I haven’t told anyone this before.” Building suspense, nice.

Then, an idea popped into his head and it seemed like the perfect response to all of this. Or maybe it’s the only thing he could think of in such short notice. “I’m gay.” He blurts out. It made sense in his head, really. Robin doesn’t get outed, but she can still look at the reaction she might get when she comes out. (It doesn’t hold any kind of truth at all. Not one Steve can see right now at least.)

Dustin is just staring at him. “What? I don’t, you’re not, since when?”

“Since I was born?” It sounds like a question. Steve didn’t prepare for follow up questions to the reply he literally just crafted.

“There’s no way you’re gay.” At least he didn’t seem disgusted or upset? Is this a good or bad reaction?

“Are you not okay with it?” Steve dared to ask.

“What?! Of course I’m okay with it, I’m just. I don’t care, but you don’t really seem gay. It’s hard to believe.” At least he’s okay with it. He’s still being stubborn.

“Way to stereotype, Henderson.”

Dustin sputters. “Wha- can you even blame me? Who could believe you?”

The next words that came out of Steve’s mouth didn’t actually ask for permission to be said. “My boyfriend can believe it.” He said it so matter of fact that he surprised himself a little. The way he usually took the route of action before thinking was gonna bite him in the ass some day. Would that be today?

“Boyfriend?!! And you didn’t tell me? You don’t have a boyfriend!” He accused Steve. “Who is it?”

Oh. Shoot. Quick, brain. Who could be his boyfriend? Someone his age, that was single, and could be believed to be in a gay relationship.

“It’s Jonathan.” Why did he say that? He just broke up with Nancy, that would just seem like a messy situation. Also is he literally just doing what he scolded Dustin for and stereotyping?

“But he just broke up with Nancy.” Hmm. Did Dustin read his mind or something.

“It’s new. That’s why I haven’t told anyone.”

“Not even Robin?” Oh, crap. Is he gonna have to tell this to people? Well, he should probably tell Jonathan first that he is apparently in a relationship with him now.

“Not even Robin.” Dustin beamed at this.

“You know, even if you and Jonathan are kind of a weird sounding couple, and this is surprising… if you’re happy then I’m happy for you, Steve.” That was weirdly sweet of Dustin.

“Thanks, bud.”

After that and renting a movie, Dustin was on his way. He gave Steve a hug goodbye and hopped on his bike to go home.

Steve had a lot of things to get done now. And he hoped that the first one went well because he didn’t really have a plan B if it didn’t. What had he gotten himself into?

First things first. Asking Jonathan to be his fake boyfriend.

At least for a while.

What could go wrong?

Step 1. Get Jonathan to be his fake boyfriend.

Step 2. Probably get Robin in on it?

He’s not sure about that one. This situation was kind of embarrassing, he’d rather just share his embarrassment with the one person who is absolutely necessary. Also Robin doesn’t seem like the type to lie to their friends. Even if it was harmless.

Step 2. Probably get Robin in on it?

Step 2. Make a game plan.

They’d probably need to talk about how this was gonna go. Get all their facts straight in case there were any questions, which there were going to be. Plan how long this was gonna be for. He was getting a bit ahead of himself, but there was no plan B.

Step 3. Hope it’s believable.

He was already outside of the Hopper-Byers home. This shouldn’t be hard, Jonathan is a pretty understanding guy. He wouldn’t judge Steve, or make fun of him. At least that’s what Steve hoped. They’ve been developing a friendship for a while. Which has been going surprisingly well. Fuck. Was this gonna mess it up?

He got out of his car and walked to the door, knocking. El answered the door, she gave him a smile and let him in.

“Is Jonathan home?” Him asking for Jonathan wasn’t a rare occurrence nowadays, so El just nodded and pointed to his room.

He knocked to make his presence known. “Hey, Jon?” He opened the door and stepped inside the room.

“Hiya. What’s up, Harrington?” Jonathan grinned at Steve. Ah. Shit. He didn’t look completely sober. Must’ve smoked something earlier.

“Well, I wanted to talk to you. I’d rather wait until you sober up though.” Jonathan just gave him a thumbs up.

“Happy to have company.” Steve knew Jonathan was having trouble dealing with the break up. They had been together for a while and he thought that those two were gonna beat all the odds and marry each other or something. Maybe they still could find their way back to each other someday. Right now though, it probably sucked.

Nancy was off to college, Jonathan stayed here in Hawkins doing community college. There was no way of knowing how Nancy was taking it, she barely called and when she did it was kinda cut and dry. Although Steve supposed that was a way of telling she wasn’t doing so good either.

They hung out, doing nothing in particular. Just talking, listening to music and Steve sobering him up.

“Did you say you wanted to talk about something?” Jon asked. He looked sober now. Or as sober as his perpetual stoner face could look.

“Yeah… I kinda did something stupid.”

“Don’t we all.” Cute. Was he trying to make him feel better? It would’ve worked if what he did wasn’t as stupid as it was.

“No, seriously. I think this is the dumbest thing I have done.” Understatement.

“It can’t be that bad.” Jon’s words weren’t aligned with his face because it looked like he was starting to worry.

“It has something to do with you too.” With those words, Steve definitely made Jonathan start to worry. “Hear me out first!”

Retelling the events from earlier was excruciating. Steve has never felt this embarrassed before. It sounded so dumb saying it out loud.

“You really couldn’t come up with anything else? Like oh I don’t know. Saying you don’t like Robin like that?” It was like he wasn’t even listening.

“I tried that thousands of times! He wouldn’t buy it!”

“Why haven’t you just dated anyone else? To prove that you’re not hung up on her?” Interesting line of questioning. Honestly, it’s been a long time since someone has made him feel anything at all. No girl caught his attention like before. Has the upside down messed him up so bad that he can’t form romantic connections anymore?

“I just, I don’t really. Taking a break from dating sounded good to me.”

“Uh huh. Sure.” Jon didn’t believe him, whatever.

“Look I just panicked, spoke without thinking.”

“You know, I actually thought that Dustin was right about you and Robin before. But if you’re so determined to prove you’re not, to even come up with something like that.” Steve hated this. Was Jonathan getting a kick out of this?

“Are you amused? I’m kinda suffering here.” Steve lamented. “Can you just please help me?

“Oh god, what do you expect me to do? Pretend to date you to get Dustin off your back?” Yes. Please.

“Look! I only ask for a few weeks! It doesn’t have to be for long. Just, a few weeks of fake dating and then just say it didn’t work out and we decided to stay friends. All that cheesy stuff.” God, he was not being convincing at all.

Jonathan still looked skeptical. But at least he was considering it now. “I’ll owe you, big time. Whatever favor you want.” Steve offered.

Jon looked resigned now. He huffed out a breath. “I never thought my first boyfriend was gonna be Steve Harrington.”

“What?”

“Yeah. I always pictured a nerd or maybe a stoner.” He was confused now. Was Jonathan? “Yes, Steve. You should probably know if we’re gonna do this. I also like guys. And I’m assuming you’re okay with it, considering what you just asked.”

“Of course! Thanks for telling me. I’m glad you could trust me.” He was being genuine. Even if Steve was a little surprised, and now felt even more guilty about words he used in the past to insult Jonathan. All the past apologies seemed insufficient. Even so, he was happy that their friendship could develop into this.

“So? How is this gonna work? You really owe me now, you know.”

“Trust me, I know.”

So their friendship wasn’t ruined. Who knows? Maybe this could make it stronger.

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eddo-tensei · 10 months

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The Power of Love according to Season 5 of Miraculous

Something disturbing dawned on me concerning...a lot of the development in Season 5 and it comes down to one thing: Love.

At first, Andre and Felix getting redeemed while Chloe gets sent off to the worst fate the show would allow didn't make a lot of sense. The only thing I could get from the writers was just that "Chloe bad, so everyone else good." It was stupid, but it wasn't insidious. At least, not that insidious at first. And then the finale with Gabriel happened and while it took me a while to process my frustrations with this, something finally clicked. Not only concerning that, but some of the other developments I've seen.

Felix getting another chance to the point of JOINING the heroes in the new universe seemed like nonsense until you look at what happened before that. He was someone who Astruc went out of his way to bury in the narrative and was exclusively causing trouble for everyone up to and including GENOCIDE...until he showed his love to Kagami. Suddenly, his actions are seen as righteous and his backstory of being abused by his father was justification for his actions. You see, he loved Kagami and he also apparently loved Adrien too because they were "the same."

Andre was basically just some corrupt politician who was also a pathetic snob. Then when Zoe came in, we suddenly get all of these humanizing bits about how Chloe totally mistreated him (because apparently, not having the guts to say no to your daughter is mistreatment) and when he divorced Audrey, he gets Zoe because he's someone he could be happy with. A true familial love unlike the one he had with Chloe.

Chloe, meanwhile, doesn't love anyone as far as the writers are concerned. Any genuine connection she might have in either the platonic, familial, or the romantic sense, whether it'd be to Adrien, Sabrina, Zoe or Ladybug, are shown to be either fake or so utterly shallow, it doesn't count as "love." With that, everything she does is absolutely reprehensible and doesn't deserve a shred of forgiveness even if it's clear she's a neglected child who needed help. BUT, because she "doesn't love anyone", she doesn't get redemption and deserves to be sent away with a parent who doesn't love her either. Same with Lila, she doesn't love anyone at all and in fact, just jumps from family to family purely to keep up her manipulations.

Finally, we have Gabriel, who had done nothing but sheltered, belittled, and outright ABUSED Adrien as well as commit a multitude of horrid crimes throughout the series. His actions constantly escalated in awfulness throughout the series, even showing that he doesn't care if he destroys the universe to get what he wants. Yet there was always this trait he possessed. His love for Emilie and that ended up coming to the forefront in the finale. Marinette, who had Gabriel dead to rights, decided at the last moment to try and appeal to his humanity because she knows he loved Emilie and in her mind, that love is enough grounds for her to offer him one chance to step up and help. Then when Gabriel opts to betray Marinette and starts the wish, he tells her at the last moment to try and help Adrien remember all of the times he "tried to be a good father," which is apparently an indicator that he actually LOVED Adrien too. THAT ended up being why Marinette decided to lie about Gabriel by saying he died fighting Monarch and went as far as to try and tell Adrien to remember him as a good man. All because she knew Gabriel "loved" him.

This tells me something distressing. Now, the concept of "Love Redeems" is something I'm not at all against and is in fact common in a lot of stories I like. However, it's what Miraculous does with this concept in Season 5 that angers me. The message of Miraculous ends up giving in its grand finale for the Agreste arc isn't that love can help people find the way to kindness. It's that anything you do can be justified as long as you do it for "love." It doesn't matter if you purposely get a cab driver in trouble, attempt to sabotage a date that your crush is in, put together a project that tries to commercialize air, betray someone to help a terrorist, commit genocide, cause untold amounts of damage to your town and beyond, or even destroy the universe! As long as you love someone, everything you do can be justified. Except when we decide that you don't love ANYONE, then we'll do everything in our power to show that all of your connections don't count as love so you can have the worst punishment we could possibly muster. Regardless of intent, that's how the writers ended up describing the Power of Love in Season Five of Miraculous and that's wretched to me.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous #mlb #ml writers salt #ml salt #chloe bourgeois #gabriel agreste #felix fathom #felix graham de vanily #ml argos #kagami tsuguri #emilie graham de vanily #emilie agreste #andre bourgeois #zoe lee #lila rossi #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste

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luka-couffaine-ship-tournament · 5 months

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Round 1 Side A - Pair 1

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Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng

-They‘re just so good for each other. Luka is such a calming presence in Marinette‘s chaotic life and helps her relax when she feels anxious and unsure of herself, always willing to be there for her and offer a helping hand during tough times. Marinette has a deep appreciation not only for Luka‘s ability to play music but also hear heart songs, as if she understood immediately what he meant after listening to him play for the first time. They feed off each other‘s creative energy and are just generally so wholesome together. I could talk about them forever, they make me so happy!!

-Luka is the best boy, and deserves love from the girl he adores

-I just woke up and am too lazy to think of words for my favorite couple so here's some gifs as propaganda

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Luka Couffaine/Sabrina Raincomprix

-Listen, Sabrina needs someone who treats her well, she needs someone who considers her an equal and someone to show her what real love is like. And I truly and honestly think that she would try her best to understand and appreciate Luka but who he really is (if she can see the good in Chloe she is capable of seeing a God when she meets one)

-Vote lukabrina people. We cant lose this!

-This is just unfair we need to help our girl out!

I'll start!

Item Number One: Viperhound Is S Tier

This is the fucking duo right here, this is endlessly clever and positive tag team action, this is a pair who will NOT fail the mission alright?

They are designed so interestingly parallel and then put right next to each other in this sweeping shot of the new miraculous squad???

Like, am I supposed to not assume something about it??

Item Number Two: opposites contrast

Orange and Blue, extremely Sun and Moon energy, but I don't think that would make this ship sail smoothly. See, Luka likes being a moon. He is happy to support and enjoys being someone's shining beacon in the endless dark of night, and no one needs that kind of anchor to hold onto more than Sabrina right now. Sabrina cut ties with her best and only friend and while we see her hanging out with other classmates just fine, we don't really know how she is with being actual friends with people. I don't think anyone has tries to reach out to her since evillustrator and we saw in that episode how she approaches new potential connections. Overwhelmingly cheerful and warm and oppressively clingy, like a ray of sunlight that won't leave your eyesight on the hottest day of the year. She means well but, boy, she can be a lot. And more importantly, she needs to be the one helping because, what kind of friend is she if she isn't? Who is she if she's not doing everything for everybody else? It would, amusingly and annoyingly and endearingly, put her into conflict with Luka, who is similarly always pushing his own problems aside to help people with theirs. This would lead them into a loving rivalry of "take care of yourself" "no u" that goes both ways, a back and forth that ends with them reluctantly letting the other help them. And after so many years as someone's shadow, Sabrina deserves to have someone in her orbit, someone she shines a light on when he needs to be seen.

Item Number Three: YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE

Look I'm SORRY okay, but I have to say this even tho I also think their ship got done dirty by the show, I still think they wouldn't have lasted. I think Marinette and Luka being "too easy" is exactly their problem, as even if they didn't have everything else to worry about Marinette needs complexity or she starts to lose her mind overthinking things and goes looking for it. The simple nature of her relationship with Luka is what 13 year old Marinette needed, the Marinette who wasn't Ladybug yet, who hadn't stood up to Chloe and maybe even just had her heart broken in a mean prank. It makes sense she'd fall in love with and gravitate towards this living embodiment of all the comfort and security she wished she had, she had desperately needed at that time. But that's just it, she needed it then. And now she can rely on herself a lot better, she has a whole support system to fall back on, and what she needs from a romantic partner is something else. But Sabrina? She's done horrible things in the name of her friendship with Chloe and even enjoyed some of them, but had finally hit her limit of how much abuse she can both dish out and take herself. Sabrina can definitely recognize that Luka is a good person, but more importantly Luka would have to actually try to sympathize with a person, rather than just immedietely like them. Lest we forget, Sabrina is the one who locked Juleka in the bathroom on picture day. Chloe told her to but Sabrina physically did it. Being confronted with someone who hurt his sister but is, herself, hurting, and is determined to help everyone but herself will be a lot of conflicting emotions for Luka, and Sabrina would need to get used to being the center of someone else's attention in a way not entirely dissimilar to how Chloe was for her, although significantly less codependent.

What makes Lukabrina interesting isn't that they're perfect for each other or that it's immedietly easy.

It's awkward and messy and they clash, they push each other out of their comfort zones and find a new one to settle in together.

It isn't instant or love at first sight, but by resolving their issues with each other through communication, honesty and trust, they are able to become a happy and wholesome couple.

Don't fucking tell me the odds lol, I know they're probably not winning but they deserve a fighting chance. So please feel free to add your own Lukabrina Viperhound propaganda!

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Luka/Marinette - @mikoriin

Luka - Twitter @Karma_sensei_

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elisysd · 9 months

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Exhale - Sabrina Carpenter

Masterlist - Previously - Next Chapter

Can I exhale for a minute? Can I get this out in the open? Can I sit down for a second? Can I breathe?

Lyanna could see that the last few races had taken a toll on Charles. He was barely texting her, barely calling her, pretending he was busy or that the time zones were not right and it was too difficult for him to find time for her. He was shutting himself off and Lyanna did not like that. On her side, she had started the promo for Ferrari, doing interviews after interview, photoshoots after photoshoots and jumping from one plane to another.

When she finally got back in Monaco, she was exhausted and wanted to curl up in their bed. Their bed. That thought made Lyanna smile stupidly. Their flat, their bedroom, their bed. A undeniable mark of the path they had chosen to take together. Slowly but surely, people could see how Lyanna was making the place hers, adding plants where she thought it was needed and printing pictures of them and placing them in the entrance and on Charles’ piano as well as in the bedroom. She was pretty happy with how everything turned out and it definitely felt homely for her. As she was making herself dinner, she decided to call her mom. They both had so much to say to each other. Especially her mom.

“Lya, darling. I was not expecting your call. How are you doing? And I want the truth.”

“I’m doing good. Promise. I feel a little tired but I’ve been pretty busy, I think it’s just the adrenaline that is rushing down. But you, you have a lot to tell me! Fred? How? When did it happen?”

“I don’t know Lya… We got to talk during your birthday party and it all went from there. I don’t have much to tell you.”

“But is it serious? Like really serious in the sense that I should expect to see him next family reunion?”

“I… think so, baby. I’m happy.”

“The I’m very happy for you mom. You deserve it. I guess I should start thinking about what I’m gonna get for Fred for Christmas then.”

When she hung up with her mother an hour later, Lyanna tried to call Charles but ended up on his voicemail. She checked the time. It was early morning for him sure, but he should be up. She tried again and with the absence of answers, she gave up.

From Charles’ side he was not that much busy and it was true that he kind of ignored Lya’s calls. Not that he did not wan to talk to her but he knew that if he picked up she would be able to see right through him and he didn’t want to. Instead he decided to went in the lobby of the hotel and find an area somewhere quiet to write things in his journals. He needed to sort his shit out. Lost in his thoughts he didn’t see Max rushing out the elevator and almost colliding with him.

“Mate! Where are you going like that?” asked Charles to a distraught Max.

“Drinking. I need a beer. Join me.”

That was not a question and soon, the two men found themselves at the bar of the hotel, a beer in hand. Charles was checking behind his shoulders every now and then, scared he might come across someone he knew and would tell to Fred his pre-race activity.

“Get a grip would you, no one will say anything. Or if they do, if you go down, I’m going down with you.”

“So, what’s wrong with you?”

Max looked to the left and then to the right, making sure that no one was listening and got closer to Charles.

“If I tell you something very, very personal, promise you won’t say anything to anyone? And yes it includes Lyanna.” he whispered.

Charles nodded in approbation.

“Kat is pregnant.” he confessed taking a gulp of his beer.

“What? Wow, that’s amazing. Congratulations.”

“It’s unexpected. We are not together for long and I’m scared we are going to fast but at the same time, it feels, right you know?”

“But how are you going to manage with racing? Are you going to quit or…”

“And making things easy for you, keep dreaming, I want to keep fighting with you for a few years. No I guess the baby will come to the tracks once he’s old enough and…”

“He? It’s a boy?” ask Charles.

“That’s what Kat just announced to me. It’s a baby boy. I can’t believe it.”

“A little Max. I hope he won’t be as ruthless as you and as arrogant.”

“Hey, I’m not the little asshole I was back to karting days.”

“I’m happy for you Max. I really am.”

A few beers later, Charles was back in his hotel room and started to scroll his photos gallery, looking at pictures of Lyanna and him. After the discussion, he couldn’t help but keep imagining how their futures kids might look like. He could picture himself, bring them to racetracks and take them in his arms after each victory. He could even imagine what life would be after he would retire. All the time he would have with them. Bringing them to karting, helping them learn how to play piano, helping them with their homework. It would be a very nice life. He could even see himself being a stay at home dad while Lyanna would be out there winning awards and shooting movies. just being a supportive husband and dad. Yes, it definitely felt nice.

But before all that, he had a championship to win.

Right before Austin’s race, Lyanna finally managed to get a few words out from Charles. Not much as he told her he had stuff to do but enough time for them to say their traditional words of encouragement: “Be fast. Come back to me. I love you” and Charles promised her to call her after the race. A promise he ended up keeping.

“P3 baby! That’s so great! You looked so good on that podium!” she said to him with a bright smile on her face that Charles didn’t mirror.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. I’m happy. With Max DNF I’m really ahead now, it’s nice.”

“You don’t look happy.”

“Five races until the season is over.”

“Five races until you’re crowned world champion.”

“I’m scared. Everything will change. My life, our life will change. Even if nothing is normal, I like that I can still lay low but I’m scared that going back to Monaco with the trophy will change things. And i don’t want to. I like being able to go to the supermarket and buy my Parmesan and detergent and not being bothered. I know it’s my dream but I don’t know if I’m ready to leave behind everything that makes me me, you know what I mean. I don’t want the championship to change me.”

“And it won’t change you. You know how I know it? because you have your friends, your family and me and we will all make sure to keep you grounded and check that your head is not up too high in the clouds.”

He smiled gently at her and proceeded to get her to talk about what she had been up to lately since they didn’t get too much time to talk. His fault, he admitted. She explained to him how the promo was endless and tiring and how the movie was not even up yet. It would be showcased, early next year at Venice’s Mostra and she was scared. It was her first time there.

“Tell me when it will be, so maybe I can come with you to it and we can spend a few days just together there, exploring the city. I’ve never been as well.”

“Never? How come?”

“I’ve never had someone really special to bring there.”

The next day, she spent it with Pascale, going out shopping and just having lunch outside. The weather was still nice and they both wanted to enjoyed it while it lasted. Lyanna confided her doubts and fears to Pascal who told her that she felt the same.

“I want to shield him from the bad things around. If I could take away all the negativity and all his bad thoughts, I would Pascale. But I’m not there. He is on his own and he can be so much in his head sometimes that it scares me. What if he sabotage himself because he feels like he is not worthy of it?”

“That’s definitely something he could do.”

“I know, right!”

“You are worrying too much, Lyanna. He will be fine. He has you, you are balancing each other well.”

As they were walking around Monaco, talking, Lyanna felt the need to stop and to sit. She was feeling dizzy and it was like the world was spinning around her. Pascale noticed and sat to her side.

“Lyanna? Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Actually no… the jet lag finally caught up to me. It’s been a few hectic weeks and it’s been a few days since I’ve had a good night of sleep. I feel tired. I probably going to call it a day and go back home. I’m sorry.”

“Let me come with you, you’re pale. Have you eaten properly, recently?”

“I started to feel the same symptoms as during Monaco’s week. A bit less disabling but still. I should probably book an appointment with the doctor to check that the anaemia doesn’t come back.”

“Since when?”

“It started two weeks ago I’d say. I didn’t think much of it because with the whole promo and travels I didn’t get to eat very well or to sleep. But better be safe than sorry.”

Her appointment with her doctor was pretty fast. He didn’t want to wait too much considering her past. The first thing she did was a blood test to get a better look at the issue and when her doctor came back an hour after with a frown on his face, she gulped. It didn’t look good.

“Can I see you in my office, Lyanna?”

She sighed, feeling stressed. When he closed the door behind her and sat behind his desk, she felt screwed.

“Can I ask you a question, Lyanna?”

She nodded, fidgeting with the sleeves of her blouse.

“When was the last time you had your period?”

She opened her mouth to answer and that was when what the doctor implied struck her.

“Do you mean…”

“You’re six weeks pregnant. I don’t know if I should say congratulations. I just want you to know that if you decide to move forward with the pregnancy you will have to be monitored as the risk for anaemia will be higher. But for now, I’m sure you have other things in ind. I’m going to give you some iron pills and vitamins but you should book an appointment with your gynaecologist as soon as possible.”

It felt like she was a robot, her first though was to get home and lay on her bed, closing her eyes and hoping it was just a bad dream. She couldn’t get pregnant. Not now. Charles and her were just started to live together, she had the promo of Ferrari coming up with premieres and awards ceremonies. Charles had the championship. How would they manage? It was not in their plans, at least not right now. She always thought that they would get married first. And together for a few years before trying for kids.

And then she remembered Greece and how in their own love bubble they had lived. They were not very careful and it might have been a possibility that she had forgotten to take her pill. She felt guilty. What if Charles felt trapped and ended up blaming her? It was very unlikely but you could never know. She felt like she was about to throw up.

At home, she get rid of her clothes to wear comfy ones. She started to roam around the flat and proceed to some cleaning. The doctor had told her to keep it easy but she was not feeling like it. She needed to do something to occupy her thoughts. As she was vacuuming the flat she stopped in front of the guest room that was also Charles’ simulator and office room. She opened the door slightly and got in. It was a bright room and away from the street, perfectly calm. She started to wonder how they could make it look like a nursery. It was next to their bedroom, so practical to hear baby’s cries. It was bright and peaceful. Big enough to make the room comfortable but not too big so it was not feeling intimate. She imagined where the crib would be and all the others furniture they would need for the baby.

She sat on the floor, looking around her and she knew. She knew that it might not be what they had planned but it didn’t matter, they could face it. Together. She put her hands on her belly and absent-mindlessly started to rub it.

“You come at a very weird time little one, but I promise you, everything will work out. I’m not ready yet, and I’m scared but it will be fine. Your daddy will be so happy. At least, I hope.”

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dragonfly0808 · 7 months

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Musa’s Discography Pt.2

First Full Album. Written throughout the second half of s3 and the first month of summer. Published int he summer between s3 and s4

This one again didn’t have a specific theme though I did try to go for a vibe. Like, this is Musa writing to cope with everything that’s going on whilst trying to ignore her mental health issues so there are one or two ‘darker’ songs when she couldn’t write smth happy or at least not act like everything is fine.

Not sure if I worded that correctly. Here goes:

Afterglow by Taylor Swift.

This is perfect to me as an opening track right before Rivusa have made up she writes this because well… it just fits a lot and I think it’s perfect to open an album that’s kinda Musa just trying to look at the brighter side and ignore the bad shit going on or trying to act like everything will be fine

The Louvre by Lorde.

I see Musa writing this towards the start of summer as a fun summer track to distract herself as she tries to figure out where to stay

Best Friend by Conan Gray.

This was written in bits and pieces over s2 and s3 and it’s just about the squads, I can see her basing it off of the platonic soulmates, like the final part is a super old recording of Sky when Stella told him an ex called her before s1

New Romantics by Taylor Swift.

Another fun summer song to cover up the sadness in an iconic way. I love this song way too much, it deserves more hype

Blue by Madison Beer.

Another track co-written by Helia, story-based. This is the first time the tiniest bit of darkness slips through mostly on the production

Exhale by Sabrina Carpenter.

One of few songs where Musa is fully honest and lets herself go a bit, but I still don’t really count it as one of the ‘darker’ songs. She wrote this before gaining Enchantix

Tornado Warnings by Sabrina Carpenter.

This one was one that she wrote in one night with Helia when neither could sleep and after Musa had lied to her therapist pre-Enchantix, so they just took the phrase ‘lying to my therapist’ and made up a little story as they do

Out of the Woods by Taylor Swift.

This song is peak Rivusa s3 for me, like- just both of them being so bad at relationships but wanting to be in one regardless and just UUGGGGHHHH love them

Sober by Lorde.

First slightly ‘darker’ song, was meant to be a summer bop but turned a bit darker. Here is where the album goes on a tiny spiral. I say tiny cause she won’t really go ‘dark’ till the second album

Stay Numb and Carry On by Madison Beer.

First song she wrote after gaining Enchantix. Kinda wrote a few nonsensical lyrics before pulling them together for the verses and the chorus is just how weird she felt after gaining Enchantix

Follow the White Rabbit by Madison Beer.

Another song she wrote soon after gaining Enchantix. Co-written by Helia cause that song to me is Helia-coded when he’s in a bad mental space…

Tell Em by Sabrina Carpenter.

More light-hearted, wrote it after Tecna ranted about Timmy and about how if they did started dating she’d be stressed about people knowing. Started writing it in s2 while Tecna wouldn’t shut up about Timmy. ‘Cause I’m falling down like I’m summer rain’ Idk why but to me that’s such a Tecna-coded line

idontwannabeyouanymore by Billie Eilish.

Probably the darkest Musa gets in this album, I almost see this as the mirror of Exhale. This was after she kinda processed everything that happened after gaining Enchantix and a few intense therapy sessions

Shadows by Sabrina Carpenter.

It just fits so well at first. I can see her writing this about lit the whole squad before gaining Enchantix, it doesn’t fit as much after that.

Giant by Yuqi.

This would kinda be her way to close the album in a more ‘positive, don’t worry I’m totally fine, I’ll be alright ajajaja rise up like a giant yeah…’ way. Basically she wrote it as a way to tell everyone don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine

Now, on to, the extra tracks of the deluxe version! Oh yeah we’re getting way too specific!!!

The deluxe version comes out after she’s taken in by Tecna’s family.

Deluxe version includes:

skinny dipping by Sabrina Carpenter.

Wrote this during her time at the Wujin Festival whilst the squad went backstage to chat and have fun, performed it on her last day. Little details about almost everyone ‘Oatmilk latte in your name’ is Stella. ‘Arguments in your garage’ is Riven/Timmy, ‘Shannon’s being Shannon’ imagine she said Lexie. Etc.

Bigger Than the Whole Sky by Taylor Swift.

Wrote this while Tecna was in Omega, didn’t want to publish it originally but Tecna cried when she heard it and said she should

i love you by Billie Eilish.

Written during the Rivusa fights and the reconcilation. Very vulnerable so she was hesitant to include it at first but decided to go for it

Labyrinth by Taylor Swift.

Written by Helia about Flora, it was originally a poem. Musa loved it and together they modified a line or two to make it into a song

The Best Day by Taylor Swift.

Musa wrote it whilst sobbing after the Crystal Labyrinth, she wanted to write about the good times she remembered and kinda just sing about her mom’s life instead of her death if that makes sense. Decided to include it in the deluxe version last second cause it felt so personal

decode by Sabrina Carpenter.

This is about her dad. Written after the Wujin Festival and Musa choosing to stop trying to mend their relationship.

That was a long one phew… that’s the first album!!! Yay!!!

Part 1

Winx Rewrite Masterlist

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leaawrites · 3 months

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Missing you

Ryan McMahon × fem!reader

Summary: You're missing Ryan while he's on tour and just want him around you.

Kinda inspired by Fever Dream by Sabrina Carpenter

TW: fem!reader, 2nd POV, feelings of loneliness, delusion, imagination, missing someone, imagining someone is there when they aren't (?), sadness

Wordcount: 599

God, I love this boy.

Masterlist

It felt so real. The dream you woke up to was now nothing but memory. You could still feel his arms around you like he was really there, but he wasn’t. You were proud of him and the band, that they got more recognition now made you really happy. They got all that they deserved. Of course you wouldn’t be jealous over something so silly. But sometimes you just missed him. With Ryan away, who was there to comfort you? Who would hold you at night when you got stuck in your mind again?

So instead of calling him and bugging him with your problems, you were crawling deeper into your mind. It wasn’t healthy, falling asleep with an illusion in your head, but nobody could blame you, right? You were just a silly girl with silly thoughts.

In your dreams, he haunted you. His smile and his laughter began to make themselves comfortable in your imagination. You saw him, but he wasn’t really there. Tour kept him busy and away from you. There was no possible way that something would happen on the road, something that would make him reconsider you as a lover. But you couldn’t stop wondering how you would react if it did. Ryan was too sweet to do you harm, but he was also too far away to assure you that he something like this wouldn’t happen.

The phone beside you lit up, illuminating the night with light. Your light in the dark.

“Hey,” you answered Ryan’s call. He called you every night before and after every show.

“Hey,” he sounds back. His voice was strained and tired.

A low thud was heard in the background and you imagined him falling on the bed in his hotel room, closing his eyes and imaging you.

“How are you?” Your voice wasn’t brighter than his. You both were tired. Whether it be from the action or the distance, it could be both.

“Alright.” His answers were short. Shorter than ever before.

“Are you sure?” It concerned you. Normally, Ryan would tell you about everything that happened that night no matter how tired he was.

He let out a sigh on the other end of the line, his breath was muffled as he moved his hand over his face in a act of desperation. “I just miss you,” he whispered. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to be heard, but when you were side by side, he would always whisper to you. After you mentioned that you liked the low rasp his voice became when he did it, he did it more often. Just to see the red forming on your cheeks and the small smile covering your face.

“I miss you too,” you whisper back.

You two just kept on the phone for a bit, listening to the other breath, wondering what would be appropriate to say in this moment. If you should say anything at all.

In the end, neither said a word.

His arms held you tight around your waist, his nose nuzzled in the crock of your neck. You felt him breath against your skin and felt at ease.

You only opened your eyes again when you heard Ryan’s slow breath over the phone, signaling that he fell asleep. Your vision fated when tears swallowed your eyes. He wasn’t there. He couldn’t comfort you.

Before waking him up, you hung up the phone and turned around in your bed. Closing your eyes, you tried to make him appear again. If he couldn’t really be there, you would make him appear imaginary.

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atths--twice · 5 months

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A Coffee Shop Christmas

An alternate universe in which Dana Scully owns and operates a coffee shop in which Fox Mulder is a frequent customer.

“Next in line, please,” Dana called out, smiling as a young woman and her child walked up to the counter. “Hello. Happy holidays. What can I get started for you?”

“I want a hot chocwate,” the little boy said and Dana looked to the woman for confirmation before addressing the boy.

“Do you want to have whipped cream and sprinkles on top of it?” she asked and his green eyes lit up as he smiled.

“Yes! Yes! I wove sprinkos!” he said as he jumped up and down, the people in the coffee shop chuckling quietly.

“Rainbow sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles, or red and green sprinkles for Christmas?” she asked and he frowned as he stopped jumping. He tapped a finger to his chin and Dana looked at his mother as she placed a hand over her heart; the sight of him too adorable.

“I want wainbow sprinkos,” he said and Dana nodded.

“Please,” prompted his mother and he nodded.

“Pwease.”

“You got it. Anything else? Maybe a cookie, or a marshmallow snowman?”

“I have it, Mama? Da snowman mahshmawow?”

“Oh, honey. I only have enough money to get the hot chocolate for you. I’m so sorry.” She smiled tightly at him and Dana shook her head.

“Oh, there'll be no charge for it. Anyone who says marshmallow the way he just did deserves a special treat,” Dana said and the woman began to interrupt, but Dana shook her head, not wanting to hear it. “One hot chocolate with whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles, a marshmallow snowman, and for you, Mom?”

“Nothing, I…”

“What would you like?” Dana asked softly and the woman let out a deep breath.

“I… I… really like peppermint white mochas,” she whispered, shaking her head. “But I don’t… I don’t want you to get in any trouble for-”

“Can’t get in trouble when you’re the owner of the shop,” Dana said with a smile. “You want a venti?”

“Yes. Thank you,” the woman said, tears shining in her eyes. “Truly, thank you. It’s been… been a long time since I’ve… thank you.” She wiped her eyes quickly and Dana nodded, ringing up a child’s hot chocolate and then discounting it by fifteen percent.

“That will be a dollar and twenty cents.”

“No, but it’s…” The woman looked at her and Dana smiled. “Thank you, again.” She exhaled a shaky breath as she counted out the money, all in change.

“Thank you. That will be at the end of the bar when it’s ready. Could I get a name please?”

“My name is Sammy,” the boy said, pointing to his chest and Dana smiled as she took the change and placed it in its proper spots in the register drawer.

“Thank you, Sammy,” she said, winking at his mom and then looking at her barista, Jane. “A hot chocolate for Sammy with whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles, a venti white chocolate peppermint mocha for his mom…” Dana raised her eyebrows and the woman nodded.

“Sabrina.”

“For Sabrina,” Dana said. “Also a marshmallow snowman, and two plain croissants. Thank you, Jane.”

“You got it, Boss,” Jane said, bopping her head to the techno Christmas music that was playing softly.

Sabrina stared at Dana, her mouth opening and then closing, tears in her eyes again. Dana smiled and nodded as Sabrina mouthed thank you and proceeded to walk down to wait for their items.

“Next, please,” Dana called as she turned to look at the next customer and her heart skipped a beat.

How had she not noticed he was there?

“Good morning,” he said as he walked up to the counter with a smile and the scent of his cologne reached her nose.

He smelled so good.

“Good morning,” she replied, her heart now thumping in her chest at his proximity.

“How are you today, Dana?” he asked as he laid down the armful of stuff he was holding.

“I’m fine, thank you, Fox,” she said and he grinned with a nod.

“Delighted to hear it,” he said. “I myself am doing well.”

“Good. I was just about to ask,” she said and he nodded again.

“As you always do,” he said, smiling and separating the items into groups. “Along with my usual coffee today, I also need to purchase these and some gift cards. I was selected to bring holiday gifts to the women in the HR department and I thought, "What would be better than a cute coffee mug and a gift card to this fine establishment?” Seeing as I am always here, I figured I should know that it’s definitely a treat.”

“It’s very thoughtful of you to think of me… my shop, I mean,” she said, her face flushing as she looked at what he had selected. “Wow… all of these?”

“I didn’t clean you out, don’t worry,” he assured her, glancing back at the shelves. “I tried to match them, but also be mindful of taking too much.”

“That’s… that’s very considerate. But I do have stock in the back if there is something you wanted in particular.”

“That would be great. But, before you check on that, could you do something for me?”

“Sure.”

He leaned closer and she swallowed as she did the same, his cologne even stronger as she took a quiet sniff.

“That woman there, with the little boy?” he asked quietly, looking to his left with his eyes only.

“Yeah?”

“Could I buy her a gift card and have Jane covertly give it to her?”

“You… you want to get her a gift card?” she whispered and he nodded.

“Broke my heart when she said she only had enough for his hot chocolate and she wasn’t able to get anything for herself. You’ve helped, now I want to do the same.”

She pulled back and stared at him, at this man she had slowly gotten to know over the past three months when he stopped in every weekday to get a coffee. She knew he was kind, attentive, and had even helped out a couple of times when there had been a spill or a demanding customer became too loud. This was different though and it caused her to fall for him even further.

“Yeah. I can get that for you,” she said softly and he grinned.

“Good,” he said, taking out his credit card. “Fifty dollars, please.”

“Fox!” she said in surprise and he shook his head.

“Twenty five for her and twenty five for the kid. Although, I’m sure the majority of it will be spent on him.” He handed her the credit card and, with shaking fingers and a lump in her throat, she put fifty dollars onto a green gift card with Happy Holidays! written on it in rainbow colored Christmas lights.

“I’ll be right back,” she whispered, giving him back his credit card.

Putting the gift card into an envelope with the amount written upon it, she walked over to Jane. Whispering in her ear what to do when the drinks were ready, she slid the gift card into Jane’s apron pocket.

“Wow,” Jane whispered. “If I was straight, that man would be joining me for dinner tonight. All I’m saying.” She gave Dana a pointed look and then gestured for her to return to the register. Letting out a shaky breath, Dana nodded and walked back.

“That was very kind of you to do, Fox.”

“It’s nothing,” he said, shaking his head. “I’ve seen you giving out food without charging for it, or giving someone a steep discount on their purchases. It was only right that someone else lent a hand.”

“Still it was kind and thoughtful. Thank you,” she said. He looked at her and smiled, her stomach flip flopping.

“Did… did you want me to check in the back for any of the items for you?” she asked as a loud Ohhhh was heard from Sabrina and Dana looked over at her.

She had a hand over her mouth and was trying to hold back her tears, not wanting to scare or worry Sammy. She turned her head and met Dana’s eyes, believing it was her who had given her the gift card. But when Dana looked at Fox, Sabrina’s eyes widened and she drew in a sharp breath.

“Mommy!” Sammy said. “I got da snowman!”

“Yeah,” she breathed and walked over to Fox, Sammy trailing behind her as he held his marshmallow snowman, smiling happily.

“Sir,” Sabrina said, stopping in front of Fox. “I can’t accept this… I don’t even know you.”

“Sure you do,” Fox said, smiling at her. “I think you just don’t recognize me in my work clothes.”

“What?” Sabrina asked, her eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

“I’m one of Santa’s elves,” he said quietly. “When we’re out in public we have to stay incognito, hence the suit and tie you see me wearing now.”

“You…”

“I’m Fox, elf number 2525. I’m glad I have that one as twenty five is my favorite number, and I got it twice. I’m also glad when I can do something to make people happy. Especially those who may have lost the holiday spirit a bit.” He smiled at her and Dana had tears swimming in her eyes as she watched them.

“Yeah,” Sabrina whispered, her hand running over the top of Sammy’s head. “I don’t… it’s been hard. This money will be so nice to have to get him a special treat and to take a moment for us, even though I still feel like I shouldn’t accept it.”

“Oh no, you can’t give back an elf’s gift. Those are the rules,” Fox said and Dana laughed softly, wiping at her eyes.

“Do elves accept hugs?” Sabrina asked and Fox nodded, opening his arms and hugging her.

“Here are your drinks and croissants,” Jane said, placing the cups and a small bag onto the counter.

“Oh,” Sabrina said as she stepped back and laughed out a sob. “I forgot all about them when you handed me that gift card. I got so flustered. Thank you. Thank you to all of you. You really changed my day. Changed both of our days. Sammy, can you say thank you to everyone?”

“Dank you,” he said, giving them a sticky smile.

“You’re welcome,” they all said and Sabrina took his hand, smiling at each of them as she picked up the bag and the drinks and walked out of the coffee shop.

“Okay. Enough tears,” Jane said, rubbing Dana’s back. “I’ll get your drink ready, Fox. You want the usual or you want me to surprise you?”

“You know what? Surprise me,” he said. “Just no-”

“Hazelnut,” Jane and Dana said simultaneously and he nodded as he pointed at them.

“And I’ll go see what we have in the back if you tell me which items you want,” Dana said, blowing her nose on a napkin and letting out a deep breath.

Five minutes later, four bags hanging from his arms that were each filled with a ceramic coffee mug, a travel mug, a bag of limited seasonal coffee, and a twenty five dollar gift card, Fox picked up his coffee and bade them goodbye.

“Oh, wait,” he said, taking a taste of his surprise coffee. “Huh… that’s delicious, Jane. I want that tomorrow.”

“You got it,” Jane said, winking as she began to make the next order.

“See you both tomorrow. Thanks for your help, Dana.”

“And for yours,” she said, the words she wanted to say to him feeling trapped in her throat.

He nodded at her with a smile, walked out the door and headed toward the bus stop as Dana sighed, feeling like a failure.

“Slipped past you again, eh?” Tom, the older gentleman who arrived nearly as soon as the coffee shop was open, asked as he came up to the counter for a refill.

“I’m… I’m working on it, Tom,” Dana said, taking his cup and filling it with his usual half decaf and half regular coffee, her cheeks burning.

“Huh,” Tom said, his tone disbelieving.

“It’s complicated. He’s a customer,” Dana said, setting his cup down and staring at him.

“True. But still,” Tom said, nodding his thanks as he walked back to his table and his laptop.

Dana chanced a glance at Jane and saw she was watching her with a kind smile, but her eyebrows were raised in obvious agreement with Tom.

The bell above the door jingled and Dana was happy for the distraction.

“Welcome in. Happy holidays. What can I get for you?”

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“See you tomorrow,” Dana said to Jeff and Corinne, the mid-shift baristas, as they walked past her, buttoning their coats.

“See you, Dana,” they both said and she smiled as they walked out the door.

“I’ve got everything done in the back, lights off, doors locked,” Miguel, the late shift barista, said as he came in from the back untying his apron and tossing it into the small laundry cart.

“Great,” Dana said, smiling at him.

“Everything done out here?” he asked just as the bell above the door jingled and they both looked over in surprise.

“What?” Dana asked as she stared at Fox, who had never been in the shop twice in one day and especially that late at night. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m-” Fox began, his gaze moving from Dana to Miguel, who had moved quietly but quickly to stand beside Dana.

“Everything okay?” Miguel asked, touching her arm.

“Oh! Yes. It’s fine. This is Fox. He usually stops by in the morning.”

“Ohhh. This is Fox,” Miguel said, his hand moving from her arm and Dana felt her face flush, sure she was about to be outed, knowing he had been discussed amongst everyone working in the coffee shop. “You’re the one who bought the gift card this morning for that woman.”

“Guilty,” Fox said with a grin and Dana let out a sigh of relief at how Miguel had identified him.

“Good man,” Miguel said, sticking out his hand. “Nice to put a face to the name.” They shook hands and then Miguel turned his attention to Dana. “What else do you need me to do before we close up?”

“Oh, you’re…” Fox said, seeming to realize the place was empty and the lights were low. “You’re closed.”

“Technically not for two more minutes,” Dana said with a forced laugh. “But yes. We close at eight.”

“I didn’t realize,” Fox said.

“Well, that’s because you’re not usually here at night, right?” Miguel asked and Dana cleared her throat.

“Right,” she agreed. “Well, you can head out, Miguel. I’ve got whatever else needs doing out here covered.”

“You sure, Boss? I don’t mind staying.” He gave her a smile, one she knew well as his teasing smile. “I could finish the small amount that’s left and you could speak to Fox.”

“Thank you,” she said, placing a hand on his back and nearly pushing him toward the door. He grabbed his coat and scarf from the back of a chair, chuckling softly as he nodded.

“Night, Boss. See you tomorrow,” Miguel said, pushing the door open. “Pleasure to have met you, Fox.”

“You as well,” Fox said, waving at him and smiling.

Miguel nodded at him and then looked at Dana, raising his eyebrows. Though he said nothing further, she heard everything he was not saying.

She locked the door as he left, waving goodbye as he shivered and put on his coat and scarf before turning left and walking out of sight.

“I hate to hold you up,” Fox said when she turned around.

“You’re not. I still do have some things to take care of here.”

“I could help? Make it faster?” He smiled and she drew in a breath through her nose.

“Why did you come back tonight?” she asked softly. “I’ve never seen you here this late.”

“Ahh, well,” he said, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly. “A few reasons… but um…” He put his hands in his coat pockets as he rocked on his heels. “The women loved their gifts today.”

“Oh, that’s great. You made good choices.”

“Well, you helped.”

“Hmm,” she hummed with a nod.

“I wanted to tell you that they loved them.”

“You could have told me that tomorrow when you came in,” she stated and he nodded.

“I could have. Yeah. But…”

“But?” she asked, her heart beating faster.

“I wanted to tell you tonight. I wanted… I wanted to see you again,” he said softly and she pressed her lips together to stop from smiling.

“Why?”

“Because…” He sighed and shrugged as he gestured with his hands in his pockets. “Every day when I come in here, I work up the nerve to ask you something and every day I leave without doing it.”

“Ask me what?” she whispered.

“If you’d… if you’d like to have dinner with me. Or drinks. Or a walk in the park. Or… see a movie. Whatever you’d like to do,” he said softly, shrugging again.

“You do?” she whispered and he laughed softly.

“Yeah. And every day I chicken out. I…” He took a hand out of his pocket and rubbed it across his mouth. “I talk myself into it and then I tell myself that this is your business, where you work, and men asking women out at their place of business can be creepy and weird. I didn’t want to make you feel weird or uncomfortable, so I…” He looked at her and shrugged. “I leave without saying anything and then I kick myself over it all day.”

“Well, I-”

“But today,” he continued, beginning to pace, and she raised her eyebrows. “Today when I gave the women their gifts and they all exclaimed over them, they asked where this coffee shop was and when I told them about it and you, it got really quiet. I thought maybe they didn’t like the gift or something and then Aurelia, this amazing woman who has been there forever, laughed and said that now it all made sense.”

“What did?” Dana asked as he stopped pacing and looked at her with sheepish eyes.

“She thought… that I had bought them here because we were dating,” he stated and for a second she stopped breathing.

“Sh… she did?” she asked and he nodded.

“I told her that wasn’t the case and they all looked at each other and asked me why the hell not? I… I laughed it off and said it wasn’t like that, but I…” He sighed and gave her a half smile. “I wished it was like that and I knew I only had myself to blame. I left their office determined to stop by here on my way home, but I forgot I had a late meeting and now… now I’m keeping you when you should be leaving. I feel like I’m making a huge mess of this and-”

“Fox,” she interrupted, stepping toward him. “You’re not the only one to blame. I… I also thought… I wanted…”

“What?” he asked, his expression hopeful.

“I thought saying something would be odd since you're a customer, but I…”

“You what?” he asked, stepping closer to her.

“I wanted to ask you if you’d like to see a movie. Or get dinner and drinks. Or take a walk in the park,” she said, shrugging and smiling slightly.

“Yeah?” he asked, grinning happily.

“Yeah,” she said with a nod.

“Well, that’s… that’s…”

“Yeah,” she agreed and he laughed quietly.

“I know it’s rather last minute,” he said and her smile grew. “But, would you like to have dinner with me tonight? Or-”

“Take a walk and look at Christmas lights?”

“Then dinner?” he asked hopefully and she laughed.

“Yeah,” she agreed and he nodded.

“What do you need to finish here? How can I help to speed it along?” he asked and she laughed, her heart racing with excitement.

In no time, they were leaving the coffee shop and stepping onto the still busy streets, despite the hour. She adjusted her scarf and hat, letting out a breath that swirled around her like fine mist.

“Main Street?” he asked. “Check out the store windows? There’s one store in particular I really like.”

“The Company store?” she asked, knowing most people liked the windows they created, but something about them always felt too… modern to her.

“No, although they are nice, just not to my liking. Too unfeeling or something,” he said as they began to walk towards Main Street.

“I think that too,” she said with a nod. “The ones at Jasper and Company-”

“But Jasper and Company-” he said.

They both stopped walking and stared at each other. He grinned and she bit her bottom lip as she smiled back.

“They’re nostalgic,” he said and she nodded. “Like you’re in someone’s living room and sharing Christmas with them.”

“I completely agree,” she said and he grinned again.

“Well then,” he said, offering her his arm. “Let's delve into a bit of nostalgia.”

She laughed as she slid her arm through his and they continued walking down the street, talking about everything and nothing all at once.

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“Next in line please,” Dana called out as she handed Jane the cup for the next order.

She grinned when she saw Fox standing there, as always in awe as to how he seemed to sneak in without her knowledge. He grinned back as he approached the counter, a small bouquet of daffodils in a glass vase held in his hands.

“Good morning,” she said, taking the vase from him and shaking her head. “What can I get for you?”

“The usual please. And also…” he said, leaning forward to give her a quick kiss. She smiled when he pulled back, grinning like a fool.

“You are too much,” she whispered and he shrugged. “Thank you for the flowers.”

“Thank YOU for the past three months,” he said quietly and she leaned forward, giving him another kiss.

“I love you,” she whispered and he nodded.

“I feel the same,” he said and she laughed.

Setting the vase out of the way, she put in his order and rang him up.

“Three dollars even, please,” she said and he shook his head.

“You know, I thought there would be perks to sleeping with the owner, but I guess not,” he mumbled as he took out a ten dollar bill and handed it to her.

“There are,” she said cheekily as she finished his transaction and handed him his change. “You get to sleep with the owner. Coffee still costs money.”

“Yeah,” he said with a grin. “Capitalism. Am I right?” She laughed as he put his change in the tip jar and leaned toward her again. “One more kiss before I go?”

She grabbed the lapels of his coat and pulled him closer, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him soundly. Jane wolf whistled and Tom laughed as he clapped appreciatively.

“That one good enough for you?” she whispered as she pulled back and Fox stood frozen in place for a few seconds.

“Yeah, that… hmm,” he said, stepping back and clearing his throat. “That’ll do it.”

“Good.”

“Your usual is ready, Fox. Once you can function again, that is,” Jane teased. He huffed out a breath, gave his whole body a shake, and walked over to pick up his drink.

“Thank you, Jane.”

“Uh huh,” she said, glancing at Dana and smiling.

“Well,” Fox said, walking towards the door. “Well…”

“See you later,” Dana said, waving at him with a smile.

“Yes. Yes, you will,” he said, still looking a bit dazed.

“Bye,” she said and he nodded as he walked out the door, Tom laughing softly from his table.

Dana looked down at the bright yellow daffodils, smiling as she stroked her fingers across their soft petals.

Two women laughed as they entered the coffee shop and her attention was diverted.

“Hello. Good morning,” she said, feeling happy beyond what she could ever have imagined. “How can I help you?”

#the x files #alternate universe #coffee shop #holidays #modern setting #acts of kindness #caring #Friendship #feelings realization #christmas lights #first dates #developing relationship #love #love confessions

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look-how-they-massacred-them · 10 months

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Preliminary Poll

Jughead

Submission reason:

They put them in Riverdale. Ok but seriously they way they were portrayed in Riverdale was so against character, so edgy on comparison to the happy go lucky personality that is the staple of his character, and the fact that they entirely erased his asexual/aromantic identity.

They took away the fact that he was aromantic!! Im pissed because he was great rep!! Seriously, reading jughead 2015 was such a personal and relatable experience that i havent found often in media because aro people are overlooked all the time and the rep is ignored for shipping purposes and its even worse that it happened here!! Not only did they erase him being ace, which was STATED IN THE TEXT, but they also took away the way that he was intentionally written to be romance and relationship averse and its just infuriating because he did not deserve this!!! Aro people did not deserve this!!! Im still so annoyed!!!

I will be honest. I have not watched riverdale and I never will. But in the comics. ESPECIALLY THE JUGHEAD(2015) COMICS. HE IS CANONICALLY AROACE. ACTUAL DIALOGUE FROM THE COMIC, OF KEVIN KELLER SPEAKING TO JUGHEAD -> "my romantic options cant take that kind of hit! you just dont get it cause youre asexual..." ACTUAL DIALOGUE FROM JUGHEAD -> "I DONT GET CRUSHES. I just--found her interesting! Its a FRIENDSHIP crush, IF anything." "...And yet, IM the crazy one for not wanting to kiss people. RIGHT." AND NO IF YOURE WONDERING HE DOES NOT END UP TOGETHER WITH THE PERSON HES TALKING ABOUT THERE. HERES HIM TELLING HER -> "I dont GO on dates, Sabrina. I dont like people that way, you know? And when you asked me out, i didnt realize it WAS a date until too late. I shouldve explained the situation, but instead I went along with it, and just kept... you know, trying to escape. And that wasnt fair to you, and im sorry. My judgement was clouded by the fact that, on some primal and fundamental level, all I really want to do is hang out with a giant talking burger. I know that about myself now, and I accept it gladly." <- i will not be giving context for that last part go read the fucking Jughead(2015) comics right now i will GLADLY send ANYBODY who asks a link. Again. I havent seen riverdale. I HAVE however watched a VIDEO ESSAY on it by someone who never read the comics. And the only positive thing they had to say about that damn show was that they thought bughead was cute. Honestly you could put ANY character from riverdale in this bracket because the original comics ARE A FUCKING SITCOM!!!! well the special stories (like Jughead(2015)) arent as sitcommy and are no stranger to Things Getting Fucking Weird but they never had shit like DARK FUCKING BETTY! No. Instead they had MORE WHOLESOME storylines, like ARCHIE GETTING SHOT AND DYING. dude unrelated one of my comic books had an ad for that with the cover that had archie lying there drenched in a pretty minimal amount of blood actually and i was sooooo scared of it as a kid. i was flipping throuhg the book the first time and dropped it and RAN CRYING AWAY it was the most graphic thing i had seen in my entire 7 years of life. sorry these comics mean a lot to me. i have over 300 of them <3

Propaganda:

a vote for jughead is a vote for aroaces. like ME <3

Aro/Ace rights.

#look how they massacred my boy #archie comics #jughead #jughead jones #riverdale #ĺook how they massacred them poll

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Half of a Miraculous Ladybug story idea that I have to write down before I fall asleep:

Big problem with any Chloé redemption fic is always: What about Sabrina?

Most stories don't address it because untangling that codependent mess is a whole thing, and we just want to deal with Chloé on her own or who we're shipping her with (I'm thinking Kagami for this, but too early stages in planning process to say for sure).

Few people ship Sabrina/Chloé, which is all sorts of fascinating. That ship wouldn't solve problem, though; extrapolating from present it would be deeply complicated and unhealthy

So turn it around. Make this Chlogami/Chlonette/Chloila/Chlolya/Chloqueline/Chloéver story explicitly about Sabrina

Rough setting: Evening after Sabrina's wedding, to a boy. Chloé is drunk at a hotel bar. Significant other arrives.

Over the course of several drinks, Chloé reveals: She's happy for her friend, but also felt like gut punch. Feels like she's losing her.

Reveals that Sabrina was Chloé's first kiss, when they were just playing around. Second too, and a few after that.

Chloé was never ready to change things, to make Sabrina her girlfriend instead of her underling. And one day Sabrina left to lead her own life, and now she's married.

She's so happy, it pisses Chloé off

Chloé knows she would not have been a good girlfriend for Sabrina. Doesn't know how. Too set in her "underling" thinking. Almost ordered Sabrina around today. Sabrina deserves better, always did, and now she has it.

Still, Chloé grieves. In another world, could have been her rocking that suit. Or perhaps not. But she could have been someone worthy of that sort of thing, in general.

Other character proves to Chloé that she is and that she has changed, through the course of [insert plot here]

I dunno, is that something?

#miraculous ladybug #ml story ideas #mlb story ideas #not sure I'll actually write that if someone else wants to use all or part of that go ahead

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gyuletters · 1 year

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paris honeymoon. | taehyun's birthday special

♡ pairing: taehyun x gn! reader.

♡ summary: taehyun and you are spending his birthday in a very much like paris honeymoon.

♡ genre: fluff.

♡ song rec: honeymoon fades, sabrina carpenter.

♡ warnings: can be a little suggestive but nothing too crazy.

♡ note: english isn't my first language. so excuse any mistakes. <3

moonlight coming through the windows and hitting me while i'm wearing his shirt. i just can't believe he's all mine.

taehyun just seems like a dream and i constantly pray to lord to never wake up me from it.

he is sleeping so peacefully while i'm stading in front of the window, remanescing the days we are spending here in paris. all of them just seems like a movie.

waking up next to him and having the sunlight blessing his bare body. eating breakfast together in bed while staring at each other so lovingly. going out in the city and having it all to ourselves. taking pictures of every single moment.

my favorite photo being the one where we're together in a bridge, huging each other and staring at our eyes. you can sense just by looking at it, how much love is surrounding us. the picture was taking by a stranger and it was so funny to see taehyun saying "oui, oui" after each word the man said.

we are spending his birthday here. tyunie said he wanted to have a "like honeymoon birthday" in the most romantic city the world has ever known.

taehyung wakes up and starts looking for me in the bed - "_____?" he says with a raspy voice.

"i'm here, babe." - i answer while going towards him.

"you're awake already? didn't i tired you enough tonight?" - taehyun says joking.

"omg, no! it's not that!" - i laugh back at him.

i start stroking his hair. it's a little messy and so soft between my fingers.

i kiss him on the cheek and whisper in his ear - "do you know how much i love you?"

"i do. but, i think i forgot it already." - he answers while smiling. - "can i kiss you? so i don't forget it anymore?"

"yes...please" - i whisper almost like a beg while our noses touch each other ever so softly.

taehyun's kisses are always so soft, so delicate and so passionate. he makes sure to take me to another planet just with his cherry lips. it'so warm and lovable. i think this is what love feels like. a deep feeling in my body that energizes it out through every kiss we give.

"i'm all yours, _____."

♡ a/n: this is a very special fic for our tyunie's birthday. happy birthday, tyun!!! ik you're not reading this (and stay this way, please! i'm already embarrassed just by imagining it lol), but i hope your day it's the best. you deserve all the love universe can bring u. ilysm forever and always. and readers, always remember: ilysm!! 💗

#💋glettrs.©#txt x reader #txt fluff #txt aus #txt fic #txt #tomorrow by together #kang taehyun #taehyun #taehyun x reader #taehyun fluff #taehyun aus #taehyun fic

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evildollface · 4 months

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Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! ˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖♡︎˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ At the end of the year, I want to take some time and make this humble appreciation post about all the wonderful things and amazing writers that had made me immensely happy throughout the entire year. I love you guys and your characters !! Each of you has something unique to give, and it is such a pleasure to write with all of you. I hope I deserved a place in your hearts in the upcoming year, too! Wishing you a merry Christmas and a wonderful 2024!

So here it goes:

Ten personal favorite characters,from different media:

Harley Quinn ( DC/ DCEU )

Sanji (OPLA)

Monkey D.Luffy ( OPLA )

Natacha Rambova (AHS)

Rowan Fielding ( Mayfair's Witches )

Laura Cameron (Pan Am)

Arthur Fleck ( Joker )

Harry Potter (Harry Potter Saga)

Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)

Sabrina Spellman (CAOS)

Ten favorite blogs ( and people! ) in the RP community:

@evilbastardface

@vntagetee

@luposcainus

@dynastymuses

@wildcxrds

@ismelodrama

@thewxnderer

@sheldoney

@possession

@everyoneismytoy

May this beautiful Holiday Season fill your heart with joy, and your heart with laughter!! ˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖♡︎˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖

#ℋ ━━ 💋 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐒 / ooc.#ty <3

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miraculousdeservesbetter2024 · 10 months

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... Sabrina Raincomprix?

She deserves something that makes her happy because of all the things (Chloé & Lila) she's dealing in this season.

@generalluxun

✨ Oh, she most certainly does OP 😌 ✨

I’m excluding Miss Hound.

Bee - Andrena or Miss Goldie. Back in the good old days of Miraculous, I preferred for Sabrina to get the bee miraculous rather than Chloe. Why? Well, I wanted a Sabrina redemption, Chloe was a bully who probably wasn’t responsible enough to have a miraculous, and Sabrina just simply looked good in yellow (amber/orange and yellow SO DO look good together!). If Chloe can’t have the bee, then I would much preferred it if Sabrina did rather than Chloe’s random step sister who came out of nowhere. (sorry Zoe…).

Turtle - Emerald, Opal or Aqua. Sabrina has a strong will to protect and look out for people, as seen with Chloe and even Lila at some point. I really believe that if she wasn’t restricted to Chloe, she probably would help more. I think she wouldn’t be BAD with the turtle.

Fox - Ruby Vixen. Sabrina’s sneaky, cunning, orange, knows how to be “invisible”. What else can I say?

Mouse - Miss Squeak. Cute little bean, with a high pitched voice 😊 I think she would also look cute in pink too.

Ladybug - Lady Luck. A LOT of people might disagree, but to me Sabrina tends to be another Marinette pre-series, just lacks more of a backbone.

#sabrina raincomprix #fox miraculous #mouse miraculous #ladybug miraculous #bee miraculous #turtle miraculous #miraculous ladybug #ml #mlb #miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir #miraculous #miraculous tales of ladybug and cat noir #miraculousbeezcentral

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pearl484-blog · 9 months

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A World a Little Less Lonely

Adrien Agreste loves the Ladyblog, and he loves the Ladyblogger, Alya even more. She's the best: insightful, smart, clever, and most important of all, she's Nino's girlfriend. The problem is, she doesn't like him.

My entry for Adrien AUGreste 2023: Friends

Ao3 link. Series link.

It was no secret that Adrien loved Nino. Maybe not in the same way that he loved Ladybug. Adrien was pretty sure he’d never love anyone the same way he loved Ladybug, but Nino was his best friend . Sometimes, Nino felt like he was his only friend.

Which was crazy because he had Chloe…who sometimes got too busy hanging out with Sabrina to really want to spend time with Adrien. Or Marinette…who may or may not hate him. He wasn’t really sure about that one. Sometimes they would be fine together and have a great time, or other times she would suddenly get really scared of him and start saying a bunch of weird stuff like she was afraid he was about to eat her or something. Adrien supposed he had the guys, but if he was being honest, they really only hung out with him if it was a group outing…

Well, it didn’t matter. What mattered was that today, he and Nino were listening to some of Nino’s remixes together, just the two of them. It was nice, just being with Nino and knowing that he wanted to be with Adrien and only Adrien.

Adrien knew , in the same way he knew that Ladybug would always save the day, that if he ever said something or if he wanted to talk, Nino would pause the music and just…listen. Like Adrien mattered, like he really cared. It didn’t matter how emotional Adrien was or how crazy he was acting, Nino always had his back and he always had this way of making Adrien feel like he wasn’t crazy or out of control.

If Father had hurt Adrien’s feelings, Nino would say he was being unfair and way too hard on his best bro. If Adrien’s schedule was getting way too full, Nino would say that it was unreasonable and remind Adrien that he was a good kid, the best kid that Adrien knew. He told Adrien that he was responsible, even when Adrien knew he wasn’t being a good son. He told Adrien that he was good, even when he felt miserable. He told Adrien that he deserved to be happy, even when Adrien just felt so hollow, like he’d been eaten alive, and the thing was, when Nino said that stuff, a part of Adrien believed him.

Yes, Nino had an unreasonable hatred of Father. Yes, Nino didn’t quite understand all the things you had to do to be the face of the Agreste brand, to deserve that honor. But Nino made Adrien feel like it didn’t matter. Like the only thing that mattered about Adrien wasn’t his reputation, or his skills, or his smarts. It was just Adrien, and Nino loved him.

God, it was almost painful how much Nino loved Adrien, and all the ways he’d show Adrien. He’d show Adrien all of his movies. He’d tell Adrien all of the stuff that happened in his crazy, loving home. He’d tell Adrien all his little secrets, and when it was just him and Adrien, it was just him and Adrien. Nino never ignored him or kept on doing what he was doing without at least trying to let Adrien feel included.

Sometimes, though, it made Adrien feel a little guilty. Especially when Nino invited Adrien out on his dates with Alya.

Now, don’t get Adrien wrong. He loved Alya. You didn’t get to be the Ladyblog’s #1 fan without at least liking the Ladyblogger herself at least a little. He especially loved watching Alya and Nino get along. They were so adorably cute and in sync, and Adrien could only wish that one day, he and Ladybug would be this endearing if they got together.

It was just, he felt selfish. He knew Nino was only inviting him along because he liked the Ladyblog so much, and Alya was his girlfriend. Plus, Nino always wanted to include Adrien in his plans, but Adrien knew he was a third wheel, and well, he was pretty sure Alya didn’t like him.

Nino always insisted that she did, that it was Alya who was asking Nino to invite him to all sorts of things, but, if Adrien was being completely honest, he didn’t believe a word of that.

For starters, everytime that “Alya” invited Adrien, she would bring along Marinette or get super anxious whenever Marinette wasn’t around. It didn't matter what kind of outing it was or how late Marinette was, Alya always made them wait. Which, yeah, fine, Alya was just being a good friend, and Marinette did always struggle with her schedule. Except, Alya always kinda ignored Adrien whenever it was just the three of them, preferring to flirt with Nino constantly, and whenever Marinette was there, she always tried to get the two of them to talk to each other.

Now, Adrien knew that Marinette was Alya’s friend, and Alya had every right to flirt with, cuddle, and otherwise hang out with her boyfriend on their dates while leaving the non-lovebirds to hang out. He was fine with that, but Adrien wasn’t stupid.

Every time Adrien tried to bring up something on the Ladyblog to try to talk with Alya about, she always tried to get Marinette to answer him. Every. Single. Time. Marinette didn’t even like the Ladyblog that much! She only ever read the articles about Ladybug, Chat Noir, and their fights because she still had a massive crush on Chat Noir.

Which Adrien was not judging her on. He knew how hard it was to get over an unrequited crush. Both as the object of many of those crushes and his affections towards Ladybug.

But Adrien was very freaking certain that Marinette did not give a hoot about debating Adrien on the Ladyblog’s most recent post about the possible link between wish granting carp and Ladybugs. No. There was only one possible explanation. Alya was totally using Marinette as a social buffer. Probably to avoid making Nino sad when he asked if he could invite Adrien on outings.

Of course, that left Adrien in a pickle. On one hand, he was definitely interrupting a lot of date nights between Alya and Nino, which Adrien was sure violated several rules in the bro code, but Nino was the one inviting him, not Adrien. Adrien knew he was just being nice and thoughtful and caring, and Adrien could never turn down an opportunity to hang out with his best bro. He just couldn’t . Plus, if he did, he might hurt Nino’s feelings or worse, leave Marinette hanging. Still, if things kept going the way things always did, Alya would just keep resenting him more and more, and that drove Adrien crazy.

Then, one day, something unexpected happened. For some reason, both Adrien and Alya had arrived at their hang out, a nice little coffee shop before either Nino or Marinette. Together they went to a table for 4 to hold their missing’s friends’ seats while they waited.

They waited in silence for one minute. Then two. So, Adrien, deciding to finally get the chance to talk with the Ladyblogger herself, sans the costume, asked her opinion about one of her earliest articles: “A History of Ladybugs in Folklore Throughout the Ages”. It was a bit Euro-centric and had a lot of the flaws from her early work, but it had been fascinating, and Adrien wondered if she would ever revisit it.

Alya had hemmed and hawed before saying that she was kinda meh about it, but she thought that Marinette might have some pretty good thoughts about it. Marinette was very thoughtful and super interested in all that stuff and blah blah blah. Lies, lies, lies. At the same time that Alya was talking, she started texting on her phone, not even bothering to hide the fact that she was panic-texting Marinette asking where she was.

Finally, Adrien had enough. “Why don’t you like me?” he asked, quietly. “Did I say something wrong? Did I do something?” He froze as he realized something. “Are my comments too wordy?”

That got Alya’s attention. She put her phone down as she looked at Adrien, cocking her head and putting her hand on her hip. Her look of confusion almost seemed believable.

“Wait, what?” she asked. “Why would you think I don’t like you?”

Adrien gave her a small shrug. It was best not to start out by actually accusing someone. That just burned bridges, but it was usually a good strategy to start off being as quiet and meek as possible. People tended to like that. They liked to stay in conversations where they were the confident ones.

“You never really want to talk to me,” Adrien told her quietly, trying not to be overheard by one of the patrons. The last thing he’d want is a scene.

Alya rolled her eyes. “That’s ridiculous,” she said. “Of course I like talking to you. I’m talking to you now, aren’t I?”

Adrien knew he shouldn’t push it. This was Nino’s girlfriend. Whether Adrien wanted to admit it or not, she had been awfully generous in letting Adrien tag along on as many of her and Nino’s dates as she did. He was Adrien Agreste, the face of the Agreste brand, and he knew better than to let his insecurities get the better of him. Even if they were whispering at him that he needed to fix this, he needed to patch this up to get it under control. She was only a little cranky because he was a third wheel. That was all. He didn’t need to poke at it.

“You always want me to talk to Marinette instead,” Adrien told her, unable to stop himself from this inevitable train crash. Well great. Adrien must’ve been spending too much time as Chat Noir lately. Well, in for a penny, in for a pound.

“Even if I’m trying to talk to you about the Ladyblog,” he told her, holding firm, “there’s always something more important or some reason that I absolutely need to talk to Marinette instead.” He tightened his hands, feeling the bite of his fingernails digging into his palm as he dug deep for courage. “I know that it's probably annoying, having me tag along on so many dates. I get that. I can talk to Nino for you, if that’s a problem, have him stop inviting me so much so you guys can have your alone time.”

“What?” Alya said a little too loudly, drawing the attention of all the patrons around her. “No no no. I like you being here. I like you coming to these things. That’s why I keep asking Nino to invite you to these things. Didn’t he tell you that?”

Adrien blinked. “Wait, so Nino wasn’t lying about that? I thought he was pressuring you into letting me do this with you or something.”

Alya snorted. “Come on. You’ve met Nino. Do you really think that I would let him push me around? Trust me, if I didn’t want you here, you wouldn’t be here. End of story.”

Adrien thought about that for a moment, trying to understand what was going on, before he gave up, and asked, “Then why don’t you ever want to talk to me?”

Alya sighed in frustration. “It’s not that I don’t want to talk to you. It’s-” Alya groaned. “Look, it’s complicated, but really, part of it is that I think that you and Marinette, you two have a lot in common, and I was hoping that if you two got to know each other…”

Suddenly, Adrien had a realization. “Oh, you’re trying to make sure that Marinette and I become friends?”

Alya’s smile tightened. “Yeah, something like that,” she gritted out.

Adrien nodded sympathetically. It was no secret among the class that Marinette had social anxiety, and while it wasn’t as bad as Juleka’s, Adrien knew that she struggled with talking to people often. Then he realizes something. If Alya’s trying to help Marinette make friends with Adrien, does that mean that Nino’s trying to help Adrien extend out his own friend group?

“Is Nino helping you?” Adrien asks, even though he already knows the answer, because Nino’s just a good friend like that.

“Yeah,” Alya admits. “Nino’s helping me.”

“Nino’s the best,” Adrien tells Alya, as if she had somehow managed not to understand just how kind and awesome and amazing Nino was, as if anyone could miss how lucky they were to know Nino, his Father excluded of course.

“Of course he is,” Alya says, and the look in her eyes lets Adrien know that he’s found the one person in the world who might love Nino more than he does. As she leans in close like she’s whispering a secret, she asks, “Did he tell you about the special mixtape he made me?”

It doesn’t take long for a conversation to follow after that. Both of them trade stories about all the little ways Nino shows he cares and trade all the funny stories they have, and it’s not about the Ladyblog, but in a way it's something better, something kinder. Nino may have only intended to help Marinette and Adrien be friends, but Adrien thinks it's kinda poetic how he brought Alya and him together too.

It’s nice, Adrien thinks, to have a world that’s a little less lonely.

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