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linusbenjamin · 2 years
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Then you come around again and say "Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change, trust me" Remember how that lasted for a day?
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MH cried on stage about haylor?? I need to see this give me link
The TLDR is that the meltdown video: ramps up at 3:49, there is also this tumblr post by someone who was there about it and this news about it.
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Maylor/Haylor storytime with too much info
Matty Healy's parents are actors Tim Healy and Denise Welch, overseas 1D fans may know his mum from this Loose Women interview with 1D. His parents had a messy public divorce covered in Tabloids.
1999 - When his mum was featured on This is Your Life, in this clip, 10 year old Matty said he wanted to be "a popstar and top class musician" with his mum looking tense.
2002 - the 1975 was formed with school friends in Manchester, it will be 10 years before they have success.
2009 - 1975 met and was unsigned by every major label. Their manager formed an independent label and signed them for £20.
2010 - One Direction is formed on X-Factor with Harry, 5 years younger also from Cheshire. 1D becomes a national sensation and sign a £1m record deal with a major label.
2011 - One Direction continues to grow with the X-Factor tour, records Up All Night and starts their own tour.
2012 - What Makes You Beautiful is #1 in 16 countries including the UK and US. Harry starts dating Taylor Swift and the world loses it's mind over them and the band.
2013, February - 1975 get their first top 20 song, Chocolate that reaches #19 (Teenage Kicks was on #6 in the same chart, on it's way down from #1).
2013, September 3 - Harry tweeted that he downloaded the self-titled 1975 album. Matty Healy told an interviewer that he went from 4k followers to 15k followers in 10 minutes. Matty said they became mates, he texted Harry to thank him. The 1975 covered What Makes You Beautiful:
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All fab, or so it seems.
2014, February - Taylor finishes 1989, Harry and Taylor start dating again and seem to for the rest of the year.
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2014, March 20, fallout boy shares this photo of Matty Healy, fallout boy and 1d minus Harry to instagram captioned “London hangs.” I don’t know when the photo with Harry is from, the jacket is St Laurent 2014 and it first appeared on live journal June 2014. Harry wore the coat again in September.
2014, March - MH plays call or delete with Harry's BFF Nick Grimshaw and calls Niall and Harry, he says he has Niall’s number because he is writing a song for one direction and that he had never spoken to Harry before (but had his number and Harry recognised his voice and/or just would know Nick had the show on and who was on it.) MH asks to borrow £5k and Harry agrees. Harry probably knew he was on Nick Grimshaw.
2014, April - his mum says MH is writing a song for 1D and talks about Anne.
2014, May 8 - One Direction record Change Your Ticket in Fasano Hotel, the TV Special includes footage (2:12) of Julien and Niall figuring out the lyrics and melody in Rio De Janeiro. The band then toured
2014, May 24 - One Direction and the 1975 both play the Glasgow Big Weekend, though 1D fly in for just their show they are then in London.
2014, July - Anne tweets Denise with a throwback photo
At some point they play Change Your Ticket for Matty who Later said:
“They got me in and they said, ‘We really like your band. Would you write a song for us?’,” Matt revealed to Spin. “[But] they didn’t seem to be actually that interested. They just wanted to play me this song that they said was really, really inspired by us.", “Listen guys, fill your boots, the song doesn’t sound that much like ‘Girls’. But the guitar and the whole vibe of it is a complete lift, So take the guitars off and we’re good." “It would have been a bad 1975 song.”
2014 - October 27 - 1989 released. Taylor says to Rolling Stone that her publicist has said a relationship is not a good idea:
‘How long do we have on the clock — before something comes along and puts a wrench in it, or your publicist calls and says this isn’t a good idea?'” (bless you @cntfightmydemonsthyknowhowtoswim)
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2014 - November 8 - Matty Healy wears a 1989 T-Shirt, Taylor likes a Tumblr post about it.
2014 - November 17 - FOUR comes out with Change Your Ticket including the 1975-esq guitar. In the Four Hangout Harry says "well done Tyler" (32:25) and Niall adds "your Boyfriends back", Liam adds "Your gonna get in trouble" Tyler is Taylor's name I n the Man video, the 1D band had rhyming or celebrity code names for themselves that they used in interviews (Harry = Susan Boyle etc)
2014 - November 19 - Harry, Taylor & Selena go to a 1975 concert together. This is often cited as the Maylor starting point, Harry was there and called her boyfriend by Niall 2 days before. video of Taylor and Selena. Video of Taylor and MH backstage
2014 - December 2 - Harry and Taylor at Victoria's Secret After party and leave together in London. First time Style performed.
2014 - December 4 - Taylor at a 1975 concert in NYC.
2014 - December 5 - 1D in London, appeared on Graham Norton. Rumours Taylor dating Matty, he tweets they got his name wrong.
2014 - December 6 - Taylor has laryngitis at Jingle Bell Ball. Matty Healy does this on stage in Boston, crying and yelling at the audience:
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2014 - December 9, after Twitter ran with the meltdown, coupled with Matty being linked to Taylor who the band knew to be with Harry. They go on more Four promo. One Direction was not getting on, Harry had broached the topic of the Hiatus a few weeks earlier. They appear on RTL in the Netherlands. Liam seems drunk and makes a beard joke at Harry.
And that's the end of the 2014, interaction, between Matty appearing in the 1989 t-shirt and the meltdown was 1 month, and Harry and Taylor were seen together in that time. Taylor did go to one 1975 concert without Harry, 2 days before Matty melted down.
In this time Matty was also smoking heroin, from the New Yorker in May 2023:
In 2014, amid the early rush of fame and steady touring, Healy began smoking heroin, the only substance he found that could pull him down from the stratosphere. It was a secret, for a while; then the band staged an intervention. Healy resisted: he was the star, and the rest of them would have to get on board.
2015, November - Matty said to the Guardian:
On 6 December, onstage in Boston. “There was girl stuff,” he says. “There was family stuff. There was financial stuff. There was drug stuff. I remember hearing the crowd and having an identity crisis. I thought: ‘If you want to see a show, I’ll give you a fucking show. If you’ve come to see the jester drink himself into a slumber, I’ll give it to you.’ I felt like I’d become an idea as opposed to being a person.” At one point, a fan shouted, “I love you, Matty!” He’s ashamed of his response. “What did I say to the poor fucking girl? ‘You don’t have the right to love me. You don’t know me. I love you but you don’t get to love me.’ Jesus. Can you imagine your favourite band shouting that at you? What a dickhead. What a horrible thing to say to a kid who fucking does love me.”
2015 - January - Matty also does this interview where he says it was all fake that he dated Taylor and there is noone in the world he knows less than Harry Styles
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2015 - February 26 - Taylor pictured hugging Nick Grimshaw, Harry’s BFF, next to Matty Healy at the 2015 Brit awards after party. Harry was in Australia, he and Taylor had broken Up and this is the night she met and seemed to immediately start dating Calvin Harris’s
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2015 - April - Matty Healy and sources close gives a lot of interviews saying he is angry about Change Your Ticket and that One Direction stole the 1975's sound.
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2015 - October - 1975 Love Me came out which is a rather direct Harry diss:
the lyrics reference Blank Space "Rumors Fly": "You've been reading about yourself on a plane".
"caught up in fashion, Karcrashian panache" a style reference and a diss to Kendall
music video where Matty makes out with the cardboard cutout of a 17 year old Harry Styles.
on stage he copies Harry's dancing in this song.
In the BTS Matty says "I just wanted to make a video that was about some kind of sexually confused rockstar type that who buys into his own nonsense really"
he also wore Chelsea looking boots and pointed them out in the BTS
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2016, March to Q Magazine, (and widely reported) Matty said:
“I feel like I’m not very good at relationships,” he’d said, and I wondered why. Healy explained the jumble of reasons – insecurity, self-obsession, a fear of misrepresentation. Was it also, I asked, a fear of losing himself? He nodded. “Absolutely. And the reason I mention that is because if I had [properly] gone out with Taylor Swift the first thing I would’ve [thought was] ‘Fucking hell I am NOT being Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.’ You know, FUCK. THAT.” Then he had added an afterthought: “That’s also a man thing, a de-masculinating, emasculating thing.”
I'm skipping ahead a few years, Matty brings Taylor and Harry up alot, like in random interviews with Zane Lowe, Nick Grimshaw etc. But the vibe is often separating him from success. I wonder if he is also reminding others he knows them.
2022 he works with Jack Antonoff. There are rumours of a collab which Matty both says it is fake news he worked on Midnights and then that he did but it wasn't used. Taylor never acknowledged.
2022 - midnights comes out, no 1975 collab.
2023 - 12 January - Taylor performs anti-hero and The City at 1975 concert, multiple rumors Harry was also there: x, x, x
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2023 - 15 January - MH invites HS to perform, H declines. MH makes inappropriate comments accusing Harry of Queerbaiting.
2023 - 11 February blind item:
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2023 - March - Reps for Matty Healy's girlfriend Meredith says
“She did not see this coming at all. All the time Matty was in the studio with Taylor, she thought nothing of it. He’d spend the day in the studio and then come home to her. “Things were going well until around March 29 then, out of the blue, he stopped replying to messages and calls. “He just ghosted her and that was it. Then, four weeks later, he went public with Taylor.
2023 - March/April/May/June - Taylor touring the US. The 1975 touring Latin America in March, Asia and Australia in April and May, Europe in June. The only times they would have seen each other are the handful of times they were photographed.
2023 - 10 April - Taylor and Joe's separation press release. MH delete socials said:
"everything happens in eras. The 1975 is a very eras band. The era of me being a f***ing a***hole is coming to an end. […] I can’t perform off the stage any more.”
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2023 April 14 - MH cries on stage in I always wanna die, and puts his head in his hands during Love it if we make it in Sydney. Saying “You changed all the words on my set list to rude words,” he says, pointing off-stage, before admitting the culprit is “trying to cheer me up because I’ve been going through a bit”. Covered in news
2023 April 24 - MH introduces 'She's American' in Tokyo with: "When I picture it, there's like three places I picture people listening to it, there's Manchester, Pennsylvania, that’s a whole other thing don’t worry about that and Tokyo” 1975 was formed in Manchester. Matty and Harry are both from nearby Cheshire.
2023 - May 3 - TS & MH mouth "this is about you, you know who you are. I love you" on stage.
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2023 5 May - MH at Eras tour, Sparks Fly and Teardrops on my guitar. He joined Phoebe Bridges on stage.
2023 6 May - OOTW/Fifteen. MH attends again
2023 11 May - MH and Taylor hold hands in NY
2023 12 May - Gold Rush & CBBH, Philli. MH on stage at Eras in skeleton costume. MH and Taylor at group dinner hold hands.
2023 13 May - TS This Love, no intro/Forever and Always (Philli) MH attends eras and seen with Scott Swift.
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2023 15 May - Taylor leaving Electric Lady with MH
2023 18 May - People reports Taylor kissed MH at Zero bond, no photos of them arriving, no photos allowed in club. Last time reported to be seen together. 50 days since his ex said they were good.
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2023 27 May - during the Radio 1 Big Weekend at Glasglow, a broadcast event, Matty Healy acted unusually and said "Try romanticising your life for a job, see how you like it". This section is cut from the BBC's official video of About You. Harry was also in Scotland in Edinburgh.
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2023 June 5 - MH break up reported by TMZ later confirmed no longer speaking
2023 August 16 - MH back with the girl he dumped in March for …. That.
2024 February 15 - MH said on stage “Do not come for me. Trust me. You know who I’m talking to. Honestly, you know who you are. I’m as mental as I seem. I have the receipts. Don’t f**k with me. Trust me.” A
I have no idea what happened in 2023, but I think the blind is correct.
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softiecaro · 1 year
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GORGEOUS — MICK SCHUMACHER
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summary: Inez think that Mick was too gorgeous to be real and every time she looked at him she felt like was going to die. Mick wondered why she always ignored him.
pairing: Mick Schumacher x Inez (reporter!reader)
words: 4K
warning: Some swear words, a lot of angst. Also, English is not my native language, so any spelling or writing error is the fault of the translator hehe.
notes: The lyrics of the song are in italics, and these are not in the same order of the song, so i put excerpts that may have some connection with the situations that I am narrating.
MASTERLIST TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS SERIES
Inez Santana is a journalist by profession, who started out uploading videos to tiktok about motorsports and making podcasts about it. Thanks to the success that she had on this podcast, she was given the opportunity to start working for Formula 2 years ago. Despite not having been around for as long as some of her colleagues, she is well liked by the people in the teams and the paddock in general, even by the fans. 
She formed a strong friendship with Esteban Ocon when she signed a short contract for a few months to do some communications work for the Alpine team. When that contract ended, they continued to hang out constantly, even spending a few vacations together. 
She is known for her sweetness and kindness with everyone, for how she talks to people and puts all her attention on them as if they were the only thing that mattered, she made them feel loved. Of course, this happened with everyone except the 23-year-old German driver, Mick Schumacher. 
It's not because she hates him. Quite the contrary. She thinks he is too gorgeous and his presence makes her so nervous that she prefers to ignore him. Every time she can get away from being in the same room with him, she does. Of course, she can't escape her obligations at work and the interviews that she sometimes has to do with Mick after a career. 
Inez, Esteban and Lance were walking through the paddock one morning as they greeted everyone along the way. They were laughing at something the French one said, and by mistake, the girl dropped her coffee cup on the floor right in front of the Haas team space, which luckily was not full. 
They laughed even louder, which caught Mick's attention, who came out to see what was going on. 
—Damn Esteban, look what you made me do.—She joked, still laughing as she stood looking at the mess she made.
—Hey, don't blame me. 
—Hey guys, what happened here?— Mick approached them with an amused smile on his lips. They greeted each other with the typical fist salute that men give each other.
 Her smile automatically disappeared when she heard his voice. Posture uncomfortably straight, lips set in a line, she looked everywhere but at him, except at his ocean blue eyes. If she looked at them, she felt that it would be the end of him. 
—Just Inez being Inez.— Lance says humorously, putting his arm around her shoulders. 
—Are you okay?— Mick asks. She looks at the floor, looks at Esteban and then looks over Mick's shoulder at something, continuing his work of avoiding his eyes. 
—Yes.— She simply says. 
—If you want I can bring you a new coffee.—The blond tells her as he points to Hass's space.— You know, free coffee. 
—No thanks, I have to go.
“You're so gorgeous. I can't say anything to your face 'cause look at your face. And I'm so furious at you for making me feel this way. But what can I say? You're gorgeous”. 
Have you read those cliché stories where the main character gets locked with her love interest in an elevator for a period of time, they kiss, then someone pulls them out of the elevator and they walk out completely in love? That was what happened to Inez, except for the kissing part of it, of course. 
The cars that take the communications people from the hotel to the paddock left at 7:30 a.m. It was 5 minutes before the time limit and Inez was on the 20th floor waiting for the elevator which was taking too long. 
—Come on, please, quickly.— she whispered anxiously as she saw that the elevator was finally approaching her floor.
When the gates opened, Inez couldn't believe how much bad luck she had (or good luck?). Mick was inside in his blue Haas team uniform, who also hadn't noticed the girl's presence since he was too busy texting. 
She quickly entered and went to press the button for the first floor, but seeing that it was already selected, she left her hand in the air. 
Inez looked at the boy out of the corner of her eye, still typing on his phone with a visibly frown. Inez wanted to say hello, but nothing came out of her mouth. So she just looked at a fixed point of the elevator as she held her breath hoping to arrive at her destination soon. 
She suddenly felt the lights on the buttons start to flicker and she approached it curiously. Then, the main light that illuminates there began to blink. She turned around, facing Mick on the opposite side of the elevator, but he still didn't notice anything. 
Silence. 
—Mick?— A whisper of hers barely left her. The blond raised his head automatically and looked at her with those ocean blue eyes just a millisecond before the place went completely dark. 
Neither of them said anything, analyzing the situation. 
—Inez?
—I'm here, Mick.— She answered fearfully as she hugged herself. 
The next thing that happened was the elevator made a loud noise that caused Inez to gasp in surprise. She suddenly felt a pair of icy hands touch her face in delicate touches, to which she cringed.
—Here you are.—Now he was touching her shoulders as if looking for something specific, then went down her arms slowly until he reached her hands. His touches were so delicate, as if she was going to break. He gave her chills. 
—Hey, are you okay?—She gave a little startled cry at his touch and her closeness, a sound that Mick took as a sort of nod to his question. His hands felt so soft and perfect on her.
“And you should think about the consequence of you touching my hand in a darkened room."
—Let me call someone on the team.— So he unlocked his phone and the light from it lit up his face. 
—Don't be scared, I can feel your heart beating so fast. Try to calm down, we'll be fine.—Now he had pulled his hands away from her and stood beside her, feeling his left side against her right side.
—It can't be, I don't have a signal. 
—What?—She exclaimed, turning in his direction.
—I was joking, sorry. I've always seen that happen in the movies.— He laughed a little as he dialed a number. 
Inez started to reply but before she could think of anything to say to him, Mick spoke again. 
—Kevin? Hi, you're not going to believe this but I'm stuck in the hotel elevator.
She stirred in her place and suddenly remembered the car that was supposed to take her. She took her phone and looked at the time. It marked 7:45. The car had already left without her. 
—No, I'm not alone, I'm with Inez. Yes, Esteban's best friend.— She felt Mick say the last thing with a different tone that caught her attention.— Uh-huh, yes. OK thank you. See you mate. 
Inez sends a message to her boss explaining the situation and saying that she will unfortunately be late, hoping that he will believe that she got stuck in the elevator, although it sounds a bit false.
Maybe Esteban hasn't left yet and she can go with him to the paddock in his car, so to make sure, she texted him too to ask if he's already gone. 
—Hey, don't worry, it won't take long for them to come for us.— Mick told her softly when he saw the girl's worried face. 
—It's not that.— She locks her phone so the place is bathed in darkness again. 
—What happen? 
—Nothing.— As soon as her word left her mouth, and in an unkind tone, she regretted it. 
Silence again. 
The closeness of his to her sides disappeared as he moved away from her. 
—Why do you hate me?
Inez's heart sank. He thought she hated him? Silence again. She didn't know what to say. 
—Mick, I don't hate you. 
—Then why are you always like this with me?
—What do you mean? 
—Whenever I'm getting close, you run away. Plus you never look me in the eye. You're always ignoring me and... 
Suddenly a voice from the elevator speaker startled them both. 
—Guys, we're about to get you out. The elevator will make a small jerky movement. Don't be scared, it's part of the process. 
Only a couple of minutes later, in which neither of them had said anything else, the elevator doors were being forced open and two big men could be seen through the small space on the other side. Behind them, some familiar faces of some people from the teams, including Lance and Esteban, who were laughing. 
—You first.— Mick told her. So Inez quickly made her way out of the small space with help from the men. Then Mick came out. 
—I can't believe you got locked in an elevator.— Lance was still laughing at the situation. 
—How long were you in there?
—Like 30 minutes.— Mick replied. 
—30 minutes?! And what did you do during all that time? 
—Nothing dude. I have to go, see you.— Mick smiled at the three without showing his teeth and left. 
—Inez?— Esteban spoke to the girl after seeing her in a kind of trance.— Are you okay?
—Yes, I'm perfect. Why?
—You're red as a tomato, are you sure nothing happened in there? You know you can trust us, come on. 
—I swear to you. Now come on please, my boss is going to kill me. 
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On a Saturday after a race, Inez is preparing for the press round with the drivers. She had already interviewed Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris and now she was with Esteban. 
—And moving on to the next race, what do you think about Hungary? 
—Yeah, I can't wait. Great memories of course from last year. So hopefully we can fight in full force.— He simply answered.
—That's all Esteban, thanks. See you.— They finally say good-bye, but as the French boy was walking away, he whispered something to Inez that didn't help her for what lay ahead of her.
—Mick is next.— Followed by a wink. 
Just hearing his name made her stomach turn. She then saw him slip from the previous reporter until they were face to face. He gave her a toothless smile and her blue eyes met his. 
"Ocean blue eyes looking in mine, I feel like I might sink and drown and die."
She was silent for a few seconds until she reacted when noticed the expectation on the face of Mick and his communications assistant. 
—M-mick, we saw that the race had some problems, sorry about that. Because in some way, you were unfortunately a victim of the crash between Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso. How much was your race compromise by accident damage?
“Did I say everything too quickly? Why is he looking at me like that? Do I have something in my teeth? After the rain of thoughts that attacked her, she felt the blood begin to pool on her cheeks, and felt the temperature rise even more when she watched as Mick lapped her lips with his tongue. 
—Yeah, there was quite a bit of unfortunate damage that affected some specific areas of the car.— As he began to speak, he leaned slowly between the grid that separated them and Inez tried to appear as if that movement didn't affect her. As if having him so close to her didn't make her heart burst.— Obviously it was something that got out of hand but I think that, looking on the positive side, at least we were in a good position to give the team points. 
—And speaking of the performance of the vehicles, what do you think are their strengths and weaknesses and do you think they will be able to continue on a good path with this one?
—Yeah, I mean I don't see any reason why it shouldn't. I think our car. And we are aware that there is a constant battle with teams like Alpha Tauri, Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo. So all we care about is finishing the races and collecting as many points as possible in the coming weekends after the holidays.— He finishes with a smile. 
—Thanks for your time Mick, rest and have a nice vacation. 
—Thanks Inez, see you around. Goodbye.— Giving her one last look and a characteristic German smile, he walked off in the direction of the next reporter. 
Inez. Inez. Inez. Inez. Inez. Inez. Why did his name sound so nice when it came from his lips?
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That same night someone organized a party because after this race there would be a short vacation before returning to the tracks. It would be a lie to say that Inez hated parties, because she didn't. But she really wasn't a big fan of crowds, so this was what always discouraged her from going. Both Esteban and Lance tried to convince her to go but they couldn't. 
She preferred to stay in her hotel room watching some romantic comedy movie on netflix. She changed into comfortable clothes, made herself some hot tea, and lay back in the comfort of her bed. 
Before the movie started, she took a picture for her Instagram stories and then put her phone aside and played the movie. The sound of the notifications caught her attention so checking the phone she saw responses from some fans, from Lance, from some people she knew from the paddock, but what mattered most to her was Mick. 
“Guess I'll just stumble on home to my cats, alone. Unless you wanna come along." 
@mickschumacher won't you come to the party? 
@inez.santana nope :( 
Immediately the three dots appeared in the chat indicating that Mick was typing, only to disappear later. She then blocks her phone but was left waiting for her reply message. The ring rings again, she picks up the phone, but it wasn't Mick. 
@landonorris GURLLLLL are you really going to lay down and not come to the party? 
@inez.santada BOYYYY, yes
@landonorris sent an audio note “Come on Inez, how dare you miss out on the best party of your life? DJ Lando will liven up the place. I'm still at the hotel, so I'm not going to let you stay here alone with yourself. Tell me your room number and I'll pick you up in 20 minutes, see you muac” 
Inez was left thinking. Maybe she should just give him on seen and he´d never find her room, but he probably ask Esteban and Lando would come banging on her door until she came out. 
@inez.santana 621 floor 10. 
She quickly got up from her bed leaving her computer on the desk along with her tea. “I'll come back for you” she thought looking at her drink. Then, in record time, she dressed in white cloth pants, a bright green top and boots. "Yes, this will be fine." 
A little makeup, a little shadow on her eyes, mascara and matte lipstick on her lips. She grabbed a purse and had minutes to spare before Lando showed up at her door.
—I thought you wouldn't come out.— He said when Inez opened the door for him. 
—I thought about ignoring you, but then I figured that one way or another you would know my room number and you would be knocking on my door desperately all night, so… 
—You guessed right.— Lando laughed as they both got into the elevator. On the way to the party they were both talking about random things and laughing. When they arrived, Lando opened the door to hus car and helped her out. Then they came in laughing with their arms crossed. 
—Lando, there you are! Get up here.— Someone yelled at him. Lando looked at Inez and she nodded so he knew she was going to be okay. 
—Go, I'll look for Esteban. 
So he gave her a little hug and walked away. Inez's mind said that she would search for her best friend Esteban in the crowd, but her heart began to search for Mick. She can't find him, and in fact for some reason she can't find any familiar faces. So she just walks over to the bar, orders a drink and sits there. 
From Inez to Estie bestie: Heyyyy! Guess what, Lando brought me to the fucking party. Where the fuck are you? I can not find you :( 
Then she put away her phone again, took a drink as she continued to scan the room. Until she saw him and her heart stopped like it always did when she saw him. But this time it was different, now he is with a girl. They are both sitting across the room talking. Mick said something to the girl while he pointed to the crowd, seconds later Esteban appeared on the shot and sat next to the unknown woman, leaving her in the middle of it. 
“If you've got a girlfriend, I'm jealous of her. But if you're single that's honestly worse 'cause you're so gorgeous it actually hurts (Honey, it hurts)”. 
Inez wanted to go, but she couldn't, she didn't want to, not with Mick and that girl there. But then Esteban checked his phone and automatically started looking for his best friend in the crowd. Until he saw her and began to beckon her to see him. She pretended she didn't see him, so the French one got up and went to look for her. 
—Inez! I've been waving to you for a while. Come on, we're over there with Mick and Emma. 
Inez wanted to ask her who Emma was and why she was with Mick, but she kept quiet. 
—I'll be there in a moment, I'm fine here. 
—Something wrong? I'm staying here with you, no problem sweetheart. 
—No, please go. I'm going in a minute.
Esteban looked at her doubtfully, then she gave him a smile and pushed his shoulder in a friendly way to unconcern him. 
—Okay, we'll wait for you there.— She took one last glance in the blonde's direction only to meet his gaze already on her. He smiled at her and waved, but she ignored him, took the last of her drink, got up and went out to the terrace of the place. 
From Mick's perspective, he felt his heart break more and more at the attitudes she held about him. He constantly questioned his own actions, wondering if he had ever done something wrong that upset her.
—Where are you going bro?— Esteban asked Mick when he saw him get up. 
—I'm going to get some air, I'll be right back.— Mick was adamant about her goal, clear things up and for her to tell him why she hates him. 
—Hello.— Inez jumped in shock. She didn't need to turn around to know who he was because she recognized that voice anywhere.— I thought you told me you weren't coming.
—I know, I didn't come of my own free will. Lando made me. 
—Oh. 
Finally she dared to turn to look at him and gave him a small smile. 
—Can I sit with you? 
—Sure.— She replied immediately. 
They didn't speak for what seemed like an eternity. Both looking towards the horizon. But both wanting to look at each other. 
—I understand if you don't want to talk about this, but that day when we got stuck in the elevator, I felt like the conversation was on hold. Because it is a topic that is very important to me and I need to know the answer, if there really is one… 
—Oh, that. Do you want to know why I'm ignoring you?— Suddenly she felt a wave of confidence. Maybe it was the alcohol… or desperation. 
—Hmm…— Mick nodded. 
It took Inez a while to collect her thoughts to see what she wanted to say to the boy next to her. With so many thoughts in her head she became dizzy and felt like she was going to pass out. 
—I ignore you because…because you're so kind and respectful and caring and generous and funny, and you're so damn gorgeous that I can't even look at your face, because look at your face.— She finally blurted out, regretting it the second she was done. That was like the vomit that her heart needed to release. 
—What? So…so you don't hate me? 
—No fucking hell Mick, I'm in love with you and I'm ignoring you because you make me so nervous.
Silence. 
Only the music from the party and Inez's heart breaking into a thousand pieces could be heard. 
—Look at me. 
—Mick… 
—Please look at me. 
Inez knew what was coming now. Mick was so nice that he would probably give her some compliments like how she's beautiful and smart but he didn't reciprocate that feeling. He would ask her to start being friends, probably. 
Already emotionally prepared, she turned to see him, trying to hide her nervousness and the tears that asked to come out of her eyes. She tried, but she couldn't hold his blue gaze for more than 2 seconds, turning to her own hands as she played with them.
Mick raised her head taking her chin gently so that she looked into his eyes again. 
—What would happen if I told you that I'm in love with you?
—What are you talking about? 
—I said what I said, what would happen?
—I wouldn't believe you.
—But it's true.
Inez hadn't realized the closeness between them and her breath caught in her throat. 
—Mick…— She said barely.
—Can I kiss you?— He whispered inches from her lips, still with his hand on her chin. 
"Ok, I'm going to pass out right now." she thought. 
She licks her lips and looks into his eyes, and swore it were even more beautiful up close. As if his eyes could illuminate the dark place they were in at the moment. 
—Do you want to kiss me?— She asks, still not believing what was happening to her. 
—Yes, do you want to?— Now he had shifted his hand from her chin to her jaw. 
—I do.— That was all it took for Mick to close the space between them. 
At first it was just a chaste kiss on her lips, to test the waters. Seeking to affirm something, she put her hands on his chest and squeezed his shirt as if wanting to bring him closer to her. 
It was then that he lowered her hands to her waist and found hers again on his lips in a relaxed movement, full of love that they had hidden for far too long. 
She could easily have melted in Mick's arms and she was glad they were sitting because her now-jelly legs would probably have betrayed her. With her arms also made of jelly, she reached for Mick's neck and her hands buried themselves in his blond hair pulling him closer to her, as if that were possible. 
Leaving his left hand on her waist, Mick ran his right hand up her arm as well, leaving a trail of fire all the way to her head to smooth out some strands that were bothering the kiss, and then continued. stroking his head lovingly. 
When they felt that it was too much, both separated from the kiss, still with their hands on the other. 
Inez didn't want to open her eyes, she didn't want to wake up from this perfect dream she was in. She thought that she had actually ignored Lando and stayed in his hotel room, had fallen asleep and now she was having a wonderful dream with Mick. 
But finally she relented and met the ocean blue eyes that always took her breath away. It hadn't been a dream, Mick had really kissed her. 
—In case it wasn't clear to you, I'm in love with you too.
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Graphics tutorial requested by anonymous
All made with adobe photoshop 2023 (you can find free downloads of cracked versions on here occasionally, photopea.com is also good I've heard) I'm assuming basic knowledge of photoshop/similar editing platforms and their tools, but you can always message me or comment if you are confused about anything!
Also, I used keyboard shortcuts sometimes to change the size of a brush or toggle the brush options, I'm not going to annotate this because it's a lot but here is a resource for basic photoshop keyboard shortcuts
Firstly, the sizing of your edit matters! Max sizing for best quality on Tumblr is 1280 x 1920. If you want to put to put two images next to each other sizing should be 640 x 960.
Next, always try to find the highest quality picture of whatever you're using. Good resources include taylorpictures.net, 4k Taylor Swift, and if I can't find them here I do a google image search of my photo to see if any other websites have a bigger/hq file.
This video is a couple clips I screen recorded for you to see my process and demonstrate a few different tools I use regularly. I added timestamps for you to follow along as you read the rest of this.
Here's a photo of my workspace I am working with and what I will do first is cut out Taylor from this photo and move her to my correctly sized canvas. There are multiple ways to cut out an image in photoshop, the easiest I've found is the select subject function and using the quick selection tool (see toolbar beneath the photo). Other tools include the magic wand tool, lasso tool, and quick selection tool which I will show later.
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Now you will see that my selection isn't perfect, so I will use the quick selection tool to fix a few areas that I'd like to manually select/correct. This isn't totally necessary at this stage as you can always perfect your cutout in the next few steps, but it does help save some time.
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This is where I'll use the quick selection tool to either subtract or add to my selection. There are keyboard shortcuts to toggle between + and - to make this quicker.
See my screen recording of the process from 0:00-1:07
Now that we have our image selected and cut out, I copy and paste it to my canvas I want to work with (size 1280 x 1920) and this is what I've got:
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As you can see there's a few spots that need cleaning up in order to make our cutout perfect. You can do this with the eraser tool, magic wand, quick selection, or lasso tool.
See my screen recording of the process from: 1:08-3:50
Now that we're happy with our cutout, we can play around with it in any ways we want! Typically you're gonna do things like change the background color/texture, add elements with the square/circle tool to create what you're looking for, overlay elements and/or textures, and finally recolor it to your preferences.
This part is where you can try new techniques and play around to find what you like. I recorded some of my process of playing with different ideas and elements until I got to something I was happy with! The video explains the tools I was using as well
See my screen recording of the process from: 3:51 - the end
I hope this helps you with creating graphics in the future! The fun thing about photoshop is there are multiple ways to get what you want done. I showed you my way but there's plenty of other techniques and methods out there to try if you're unable to achieve what you want!
Best of luck and feel free to reach out to me if you are struggling/have questions! <3
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Michael/Ashton Masterlist
part two
20/20 (ao3) - nothingliketherain (39_killer_queen) T, 9k
Summary: 5 times Ashton is affected by Michael in glasses + 1 time Michael is
Apricity - @ashtcnirwin (elivigar) T, 23k
Summary: In which Ashton and Michael miss their flight home for the holidays and are forced to spend Christmas together.
Beautiful Nightmare (ao3) - malumsmermaid T, 4k
Summary: Desperate to find the perfect guitarist for his new band, Ashton makes a deal with a crossroads demon. Ten years later his deadline is looming and terrified of what's to come he begins pulling away from his friends and family. Michael comes in one night to reveal a secret he's kept since he joined the band.
Daydreams - @daydadahlias​​ (cornflowerblue (daydadahlias)) T, 6k
Summary: It's not Michael's fault the owner of Fletcher's Flowers is so good-looking. And no one—Luke—should be able to blame him for wanting to come to the shop and admire the pretty buff man with large delicate hands as he assembles bouquets or pets his cat.
hear my heartbeat? (just focus on that) (ao3) - alexwritesfiction T, 2k
Summary: in which michael can’t sleep because of nightmares and ashton helps him
i’ll be patient despite our racing hearts (ao3) - expectopatronuz T, 5k
Summary: The thing is, Michael and Ashton aren’t not friends. They do things that friends do. They enjoy each other’s company. They have the same taste in music. They have good talks.
“You can be friends with your boyfriend, Michael,” Calum says, exasperated.
or, Michael and Ashton are accidentally fake dating
it's going to be okay - @sup3rbloom​ (haveufoundwhaturlookingfor) G, 4k
Summary: Michael is a big name celebrity, in the same group as Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. He has supportive husband Ashton by his side, but not everything is sunshine and rainbows for the couple.
i wanna tell you so (how to hold my heart) (ao3) - babushcat (MerrytheCookie) T, 25k
Summary: Michael is a programmer by day, a vigilante’s guy in the chair by night, and a full-time admirer of the cute barista down at the coffee shop he frequents, and sometimes he wonders if everyone around him is way too dramatic or if he's missing something.
or, this technically still counts as a coffee shop au
Lucky Charm (ao3) - jbhmalum T, 28k
Summary: during the european leg of the rowyso tour, michael is pining after ashton, and he finds himself on an interesting journey with luck
Magic Mike (ao3) - im_just_a_sucker_for_bromance E, 3k
Summary: Ashton Irwin is turning 21 and wanted a grand party. To his surprise, his idea of 'Grand Party’ does not coincide with what his friends think a 'Grand Party’ means. His night may turn out to be better than he had imagine.
Partner Steps (ao3) - allsassnoclass (brightblackholes) T, 18k
Summary: Ashton Irwin wants to release his second album. He hires Michael Clifford to choreograph the video for the lead single.
Patching up all the holes (until we both feel much better) (ao3) - lightsinthefloors G, 3k
Summary: Michael’s anxious, Ashton’s stressed, and Calum just wants to go on his date.
Potato Salad (ao3) - tigerlily_sunshine T, 21k
Summary: “Can I have that?” asks the stranger.
Michael hums in his throat, confused. He looks at the stranger, but the stranger isn’t looking at him. His gaze is locked on the potato salad spilled out on the sidewalk. There is a pink flush to his cheeks, but it is different this time. It isn’t modesty. It’s embarrassment.
“If you’re just going to throw it away, can I have it instead?”
(In which Ashton is a homeless stranger who is starving, and Michael has a kitchen full of food.)
Purple bruises, faded scars and fresh cuts (ao3) - Unholy E, 140k
Summary: When Ashton finally reached his home, limping, bruised and crying silently, the door flew open before he had the chance to reach for the knob and his father looked at him with such fury and hatred in his eyes that Ashton cringed involuntarily. Ashton just awkwardly stood on his own lawn as his father looked him up and down, nose crinkling in disgust as he saw the multiple bruises on his son’s face. Eventually he grabbed Ashton’s collar and dragged him into the house. Ashton yelped in pain when he stumbled over the threshold and fell to the floor, his ribs throbbing painfully. His father walked around him in circles, shaking his head disapprovingly, his face distorted from anger. He was like a predator, teasing its wounded prey, enjoying the moment before ending its life. Ashton watched the man he called his father anxiously from where he was situated on the floor, curling up into a ball, trying to make himself as small as possible, despite the stinging and throbbing and bleeding of his body.
And eventually, the predator attacked.
Or a soulmate au where everyone gets their soulmate’s injuries on their own body and Michael is worried sick about his.
really not fine at all - @sup3rbloom​ (haveufoundwhaturlookingfor) T, 12k
Summary: Michael is a new nurse trainee at the hospital that his husband is already working at. His husband, who is already an established and well respected doctor. Everybody in the doctor field knows who he is. Michael knew this. He didn't expect things to get so complicated when he sees just how popular Ashton is.
Something to Prove (ao3) - velvethood (orphan_account) E, 18k
Summary: “Ashton, he showed you his new song.” And okay, Calum doesn’t need to explain it any further for Ashton to know what that means. Michael is always so reluctant to show the words in his head, because they’re a little darker and deeper and colder than the other boys’ writing, but Michael came to Ashton without a second thought. He knows what that means.
take my hand (now and forever) (ao3) - jbhmalum T, 2k
Summary: It doesn’t take him long to find Ashton. He’s sitting along the stream, toes dipping in the calm water. The moon casts a light so gentle over his profile that Michael’s breath almost catches in his chest. They’re a long way from the time they fell in love, but in moments like these, when it’s the middle of the night and Ashton’s features and whole demeanour radiate youth and innocence, it feels like the first time Michael looked at him and realised he hadn’t thought of him as a friend in a long time.
or; mashton, camping, and late night talking
Take my hand (now and forever)(ao3) - lightsinthefloors G, 4k
Summary: Michael is going to meet Ashton’s family for the first time, but his immune system has other plans.
you could call me babe for the weekend (ao3) - tutorgirl E, 14k
Summary: when luke bails on ashton for a series of romantic christmas dates that he has planned, michael joins him instead.
or 12 days of christmas.
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smallfry15005 · 2 years
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I Don’t Know What I Am
I’m trapped somewhere between Millennial and Gen Z.  I know who Billie Eilish is but her music is too overwhelming.  I’ve never downloaded TikTok but I haven’t used Facebook in years.  I’ve worn bootcut, straight, skinny, and mom jeans.  High waist jeans are the most comfortable things in the world.  I remember Obama v. McCain but couldn’t vote until Hillary v. Trump.  I saw Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Twilight, and Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix in theatre but now I watch everything online.  Blockbuster, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+.  VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray.  Film and digital cameras gave way to iPhones.  My first video game was a joystick plugged into a TV, now I play Apex Legends on a PC.  I listened to the first Taylor Swift CD on a portable CD player with wire headphones.  My husband bought me wireless headphones but I can’t figure out how to work them.  My mom thinks I’m cute, my sisters think I’m tacky.  I’m finally brave enough to wear bright lipstick.  Am I too old to dye my hair?  I married young (22) but I don’t have kids (25).  When did I stop wanting kids?  Did I ever or was it just expected of me.  I’ve been working on my four-year degree for six years.  Little me would be disappointed.  Adult me is lucky to be alive.  I want a graduate degree but I’m a terrible student.  I don’t regret getting married but I wish I’d kissed a girl first.  When did I grow up?  When did I start feeling beautiful?  When did I gain weight?  When did reading in the car start making me carsick?  Tattoos meant someone had been in the military or prison, but now I have one and want more.  I miss my mom but I don’t want to talk to her.  How could someone who knows so much about me know so little?  I want to go home but my parents moved.  So did my friends, their families, everyone I knew.  I have no reason to return to my hometown: there’s no one there for me.  I’m tired.  I’ve always been tired.  My hips and back hurt.  I want to be held but I want to be alone.  I know how to cook but can’t remember what.  I buy salad but eat ramen.  A 4k fanfic is too short but a 4k academic paper is too long.  Youth fiction isn’t interesting anymore but adult fiction intimates me.  I miss having summers off.  Sometimes I forget how old I am.  My oc’s used to be in teenagers, now their in their early thirties.  I’m getting my life together.  My life is falling apart.  All my scars are mental.  My bones have never broken but my mind has.  I’m trapped somewhere between adulthood and not feeling old enough to be an adult.  I don’t know what I am anymore.
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Some Known Factual Statements About 10 Ways to Break In a New Tarot Deck - Practical Magic
4 Simple Techniques For Wizards Tarot - 4k flip through - YouTube
She didn't film every second of your childhood for nothing! Hold tarotfans (complete with movie snacks, duh) and return in time through your first day of school, third birthday party, Christmas early morning in '99, and more. Fingers crossed Mom kept in mind to transform them all from VHS. Mommies enjoy looking through old images, so assembled a charming lil slideshow you can see together.
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A Flip Through The White Numen - A Sacred Animal Tarot - RachelSwirl
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How to Flip Tarot Cards: Step-By-Step Guide
the waterworks impend. (Pointer: If you're subtle lazy and do not want to arrange through hundreds of photos, Google Photos can make one for you.)Another thing my mom provided for me was keep a "treasure box" of all of the unique products I gathered throughout my childhood, from progress report to packed animals to flower lady dresses and more.
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African Goddess Oracle Cards: Deck Flip Through, Part 2 [Video]
For the fit 'n' enjoyable mommy ... 5, 6, 7, 8! Throw on some matching spandex and sweat it out with mother at hand. If your mommy doesn't have a go-to exercise class she never strays from, think about gifting her a Class, Pass gift card so she can experiment with a couple of brand-new studios in her area.
Rumored Buzz on 'Soul Cats Tarot' working title - Adam Oehlers Illustration
Cute Bonus Idea: Pack a picnic to delight in together when you reach a killer lookout point. Fresh air! Workout! Fantastic views! Your mom on your side! I do not know how it gets much better than this, as Taylor Swift says in "Fearless."Team-building activities with your primary colleague? Let's get it.
Is she a thrill-seeker? Select the high ropes. #Fit, Mothers require a little TLC. Relieve your mom's pains and discomforts by scheduling her an appointment for a massage that focuses on her primary points of concern. And, I indicate, it's even more fun if you get one at the exact same time, right ...? If your mom stans a specific group, snag a set of tix for a video game day close to Mother's Day.
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Go sports! For the creatively-inclined mother ... Seek out a local studio or sign up for a class online, then hit a red wine shop ASAP. Quickly you'll be a little buzzed with a paintbrush in your hand shouting, "Picasso, I like it," with your mama looking at you blankly. Enjoy! Fire up the kiln! Strike a pottery studio and find out how to sling some chic tableware that will look * perf * in each others' houses.
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Stucky Ultimate Binge Masterlist
below the cut is a massive rec list for any and all types of stucky fics!
1917 (ao3) - msbluesunflower, 9k Rating: Mature
Summary: Born on March 10th, 1985 in Brooklyn, James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes was named after Sergeant Barnes, Captain America’s childhood best friend, who died when he fell off a train in the Swiss Alps.
In 2008, Peggy Carter donates to the Smithsonian letters Captain Rogers wrote to Sergeant Barnes in 1944, after he fell.
Accidentally on Purpose (ao3) - nekare, notallbees, 12k Rating: Explicit
Summary: Bucky turns toward him, sliding his hand onto Steve’s hip as he mutters a lazy “G’night” and presses a soft kiss to the corner of Steve’s mouth. It takes him by surprise, and he barely has time to register Bucky’s half-closed eyes and the warmth of whiskey-ripe breath on his lips, before it’s over.
After Bucky drunkenly kisses Steve by accident, it just seems to keep on happening, until it’s not so much by accident anymore.
AKA the Greater New York PTSD Support Group (ao3) - triedunture, 12k Rating: Explicit
Summary: They’ve successfully completed what might be the most dangerous mission in history: the recovery of the Winter Soldier.
Now comes the recovery of Bucky Barnes, which is turning out to be even more difficult.
A story about Bucky coming back to the surface with the help of Steve, Sam, pancakes, video games, the city of New York, assorted Avengers, and beds that–really, let’s be honest here–are too soft to sleep on.
A Mother Always Knows (ao3) - readergirl1013, 16k Rating: Teen And Up
Summary: Winifred nods, a small knot of fear wending its way into her heart. He’s so…fixated on the Rogers boy. She swallows around the lump in her throat. Bucky is a good boy from an upstanding Christian family. He’s not like that. It isn’t possible - they’re raising him properly.
He’s just a confused little boy. He likes sports, and playing soldiers and cowboys with the other boys. He says all his prayers, memorized the Pater Noster, Ave Maria, and Gloria Patri, and he goes to catechism twice a week. And he’s bright, good with numbers like his father. He doesn’t try to play with his sisters’ dolls or dresses. He isn’t one of them. He can’t be.
Five times Winifred Barnes suspected her son was one of those sort, one time she knew for sure, and one more time.
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (ao3) - Laura JV (jacquez), 7k Rating: Explicit
Summary: Bucky Barnes and the Great Sexuality Crisis of 1938.
Be my baby (ao3) - MonalisaMontauk, 8k Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: Bucky’s gets a job as a barista. His first shift is on open mic night and he is unprepared for the tiny blond musician who does Taylor Swift Covers and has amazing taste in music. Cue pining Bucky.
butterfly kisses (ao3) - itsmylifekay, 4k Rating: Not Rated
Summary: Four short glimpses into Steve and Bucky growing up together, being really cute, and figuring out their relationship.
Or, I found a kissing fic meme on tumblr and my friend picked random numbers and so here we are. Steve and Bucky fluff to the max.
Captain Hot Perfect Teacher (ao3) - captainrum, 6k Rating: Teen And Up
Summary: Steve is a fifth grade teacher. Bucky is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, whose son is in Steve’s class. They meet at a parent-teacher conference. There’s blood involved.
Casual Encounters (ao3) - MoreThanSlightly (cadignan), 66k Rating: Explicit
Summary: “You have never once been careful in your entire life.” Bucky huffs out a laugh. He looks away. “Maybe I’m offended you didn’t think to ask me.” He says it like a joke, but he can’t bring himself to laugh again.
“Bucky,” Steve says, scandalized. “You’re my friend. I’m not gonna use you to experiment sexually.”
Civilized Society (ao3) - kehinki, 7k Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: Steve didn’t want an alpha.
Dishonor On Your Cow (ao3) -mandarou, 111k Rating: Explicit
Summary: “Sergeant Barnes?”
“Oh, hell no, don’t call him that, man,” Sam warned.
“Captain Fuck Off!” Barnes shouted over him. “Fight me!”
Steve didn’t know whether to laugh or just slink away. He managed to combine the two by pacing two steps and snorting instead. Like a bull.
“I’m gonna need you to calm your ass, Barnes,” Sam said as he went limp again, obstructing Barnes’s struggling under him. “This is so undignified. That is Captain goddamn America.”
“Captain goddamn America!” Barnes repeated, louder. And angrier.
Steve cleared his throat again. “I’ve been looking for you,” he told Barnes.
“I hope you brought lube this time!” Barnes shouted.
During Business Hours: A Filthy Coffee Shop AU (ao3) - samanthahirr, 25k
Summary: Unemployed artist Steve takes a job managing the worst coffee shop in Brooklyn, where the floors are greasy, the coffee beans have expired, the espresso machine’s been sabotaged, and the owners might be Russian Mafia. But the job comes with a few perks, like a generous paycheck, reasonable hours, and one super-hot customer whom Steve can’t resist having dirty, filthy, bad-idea sex with in the bathroom.
Steve is pretty sure this job is going to kill him. But what a way to go….
Fate Will Play Us Out (ao3) - steveandbucky, 30k
Rating: Mature
Summary: Bucky has landed himself a job with Stark Industries. He doesn't know yet that the job is actually being the PR manager for the Avengers.
Bucky has also started dating Steve Rogers. He also doesn't know yet that Steve is Captain America.
Bucky's life is about to get a whole lot more exciting.
fed up with hunger (ao3) - frankoceansmoonriver, 10k Rating: Not Rated
Summary: “What do you wanna talk about? How I’m gonna have to marry some girl with perfect ringlets and you’re gonna marry some girl who’s smarter than both of us combined, and you’ll be right to? What is there to talk about? Quit being a dumbass and just go to sleep.” He says it so matter of fact. He says it like none of it bothers him. Steve sighs. “Nobody is gonna marry me,” Steve says softly. He lays back down and goes to sleep. In the morning, Bucky doesn’t mention it and neither does Steve. They go back to not talking about it. Maybe they never will. Or, the one where it’s 1939 and sometimes Steve thinks that having is worse than wanting.
just goddamn marry me already, for fuck’s sake (ao3) - newsbypostcard, 6k Rating: Explicit
Summary: “Do you,” Steve says, fingers newly tugging Bucky’s underwear until it starts to slide off his hips, “want to marry me, or not?”
Bucky sighs. “You know, in some circles people would consider this interrogation under duress.”
just say you do (ao3) - biblionerd07, 173k Rating: Teen And Up
Summary: Steve just wanted a job. He wasn’t expecting a marriage proposal. And he certainly wasn’t expecting to accept.
Let’s Hear It For Captain America! (ao3) - Magnetism_bind, 5k Rating: Explicit
Summary: A missing scene from Captain America: The First Avenger
New Life (ao3) - samandbucky, 3k Rating: General
Summary: Omega Steve meets Alpha Bucky through a nanny gig. Steve was expecting this to be just another gig, nothing more and nothing less. He never expected to bond with the alpha's children, or become part of the alpha's life permanently.
perfectly right wrong number (ao3) - melonbutterfly, 31k Rating: Teen And Up
Summary: It all starts because Steve is too dumb to handle his smartphone.
A wrong number AU in which Bucky Barnes doesn’t enter Steve’s life (meaning: Bucky wasn’t born until the eighties, but Steve is still Captain America) until Steve accidentally dials the wrong number. Wherein there is a lot of texting, some advice via Natasha and Darcy, a bit of pining, and a first date in an amusement park. Oh, and on top of being a disabled veteran, Bucky is a professional catwalker. Literally.
practice makes imperfect (ao3) - wintermadethissoldier, 3k Rating: Mature
Summary: the one where bucky learns that steve’s never kissed a girl and insists he has to practice, preferably, with bucky. 17 is an age bucky will never forget.
Slide To Answer (ao3) - relenafanel, 6k Rating: Teen And Up
Summary: “What do I do?” Steve appealed into the phone. “I’m freaking out.”
There was silence on the other end of the line. It lasted so long that Steve pulled the receiver away from his ear and frowned at it. Pay phones were old. Maybe this one wasn’t working despite the obvious dial tone when he picked up.
“Ok,” a stranger’s voice said over the phone. “First acknowledge the fact that you dialed the wrong number, but be quick about it because my cab is a few blocks away from my own plans and I’m about to drop some truth bombs on you.”
Something So Precious (ao3) - steveandbucky, 38k Rating: Explicit
Summary: Bucky Barnes has two major weaknesses: small babies and big men.
Enter Steve Rogers: tall, blonde, all-around dream hunk, and awkward single parent.
Sweetener (ao3) - goldheartedsky, 5k Rating: Explicit
Summary: Bucky comes home drunk after striking out on a date.
Steve ends up being the next best thing.
That Moment Divine (ao3) - synonym4life, 61k Rating: Explicit
Summary: “‘S okay. It don’t have to mean nothing,” Bucky said, trying to convince himself as much as Steve. “‘S just rutting. Just a bit of rutting.”
His lips were so dry, his mouth too, and his throat, but the rest of his body felt like hot languid liquid was flowing through it. Steve swallowed, licked his lips. Maybe Steve’s mouth was dry too?
One hot summer, when Bucky and Steve are fifteen, the line between their friendship and something new that Bucky can’t quite name blurs. It is only years later that the line disappears completely and Bucky can finally put a name to that something.
the bruises that we share (ao3) - samandbucky, 3k Rating: Teen And Up
Summary: Soulmate AU. Sharing the same injuries/bruises. Pre-War. Skinny!Steve doesn’t like bullies, and often finds himself getting beat up, leaving bruises littered all over his body. Steve doesn’t really think about his soulmate when he gets himself in these situations, figuring someone like him won’t end up with his soulmate. Then, Bucky enters the picture.
The Fool in the Mirror (ao3) - thepinupchemist, 111k Rating: Explicit
Summary: The Avengers, SHIELD, and the world at large have underestimated the pain that Steve Rogers is in.
The night after a near brush with a suicide attempt, Steve discovers the world of support omegas, and in his desperation for relief from the battlefield of his brain, demands to have one.
Enter Bucky Barnes: retired marine, millennial, amputee, brother, son, and support omega. He maybe, just maybe, can help a broken alpha heal in the twenty-first century.
this city bleeds its aching heart (ao3) - Renne, 34k Rating: Explicit
Summary: The one where Steve and Bucky pose as a happily married couple while on a mission for SHIELD, to catch an international arms dealer hiding in a suburban neighbourhood.
To Be Vulnerable Is Needed Most Of All (ao3) - perfect_plan, 118k Rating: Mature
Summary: Steve is a shy comic book artist and meets his new neighbour, Bucky Barnes.
In which there are awkward longings, meddling best friends, comic conventions, heartache, lemons, video games, dorkiness, dancing and two cute boys.
Uncertainty (ao3) - Jaiden_S, 22k Rating: Mature
Summary: In the search for the Winter Soldier, Steve feels useless until he discovers a connection to Bucky that’s stronger than friendship.
we’re pretenders (ao3) - snufkin103, 10k Rating: Not Rated
Summary: Bucky sets up a double date. Things don’t go as planned.
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Predictable pt 2 - Tom Holland
Summary : Tom and Zendaya realize what they’ve done to their friend, Tom wants the love of is life back, but his best mate has already captured her love.
Word count : 4k+
Warnings : so much angst, lots of pettiness, jealous!tom, cursing,
Pairing / Characters : Tom Holland x reader, a lot of Harrison Osterfield x reader, Zendaya,
Prompt : “You should do a second part but with Harrison like coming to her and fixing her little broken heart and they end up falling in love and yeah fiX mY HeArT plEaSe” - @nela2104
“Part 2 when Reder became more famous than Tom and bow she's dating Chris Evans or something really cool ?“ - @ladyofhellhounds
“Part 2 where reader is dating haz and Tom sees and regrets everything???” - @bubbles8898
A/N : This is sooooo loonnggg. Oml but thank you all for the comments and reblogs on part one!! I didn’t think it would get so much love but it has! THANK YOUUU!!
read part one here
new masterlist | requests | prompt list
tags : @filippazm  @pinapaulina @frenchzodiacgirl @feeling-straange @anon122010ns @justmesadgirl @bubbles8898 @ladyofhellhounds @spidreling @vogueworthy-barnes @trashytomobsessions @we-flower-fan @nela2104​
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Four months and 12 days since Y/N left Tom and Zendaya in that stupid hotel room. Four months and 12 days that Y/N had gone out drinking practically every night. Paparazzi followed her everywhere but she could care less because she knew they just wanted to know the facts about what happened between her and Tom so they could twist it into their own version. When Y/N was drinking she was writing music. She never really posted her music on any social media, but one drunken night she pulled out her piano and sang on of the many songs she had written. It was only two minutes of her singing, so she didn’t really think anyone would watch it. She wasn’t really thinking in general. Y/N posted the video and passed out right after, not giving a care in the world about what she just did.
Several thousand people saw her video, some fans but some famous actors and singers. They all knew who it was about, which is why they all kept tagging Tom and Zendaya. The comments on her video were the same thing really, ‘you have such a beautiful voice! You’re so talented!’ Or ‘someone sign her to a label now!’ Tom and Zendaya both saw the video and felt even more guilty about what they did to their friend.
When Y/N woke the next morning she was filled with worry as she remembered what she did the night before. Her hands flew to her phone quickly and opened up her social media. There were only positive comments and comments bashing Tom and Zendaya. She couldn’t help but laugh at what some of the fans had said. Y/N opened her messages next and was stunned to see that several music producers had messaged her. She had only posted one song and agencies were already swarming her. Y/N decides it would be best if she answered those messages when her head wasn’t pounding against her skull.
Y/N’s eyes scrowled down her messages until she landed on four unread messages from Harrison Osterfield. Signing, she opened them.
From Haz :
10:00 p.m.
Y/N are you our drinking again?
10:00 p.m.
Please be careful.
12:00 a.m.
Y/N/N seriously are you okay? Do you need anything?
12:30 a.m.
I’m coming over tomorrow to check on you because your bitch ass won’t answer. I’m brining food so be ready at 8:00.
Y/N looked at the time on her phone and groaned. It was 7:40. Harrison was going to be over in twenty minutes. Rolling herself off of her bed and onto her floor, Y/N grabbed a pair of jeans and a t-short before heading to the shower.
Y/N’s thoughts cleared up as soon as the cold water hit her body. Her mind kept coming with questions as to why Harrison was so worried about her now, he was never like this before. Maybe he was going to try and convince her into going back with Tom? Maybe Tom wanted him to go talk to Y/N for him because he couldn’t do it himself? There were so many ‘maybes’ and ‘ifs’ that Y/N’s headache started to come back.
Once Y/N was done with her shower she dressed herself and then waited for the doorbell to ring. She felt herself dozing off again, but was rudely awaken by harsh knocks on her front door. Groaning, she got up and opened the front door, her eyes meeting Harrison. He was carrying sacks of food and some coffees with him. Somehow he was energetic and smiling. Y/N wondered how anyone could be this happy this early in the morning.
Y/N stepped to the side to let him in and then shut the door after he entered. He went straight towards the kitchen and sat down the food and drinks on the table.
“How’s your hang over treating you this morning?” Harrison asked as he fished out some breakfast burritos and hash browns. Y/N slowly walked to the table and grabbed some of the food before sitting down in a chair.
“It feels like everything you say, you’re screaming.” Y/N mumbled. She watched as Harrison sat across from her and began to eat. “Why’d you come over this morning?” She asked. There was no real reason for Harrison to check up on her since she wasn’t with Tom anymore.
Harrison swallowed his bite of his burrito before saying, “Am I not aloud to check in my friend who’s gone through a bad breakup?” He rose an eyebrow, daring her to say something else.
“No, but I just thought Tom would’ve sent you over here to talk to me or some shit like that.” Y/N looked down at her food.
Harrison laughed. “Please, if Tom asked me to come talk to you about what he did I would have said no. It’s his mistake to fix, not mine.”
The two ate in silence for a few minutes before the loud buzzing of Y/N’s phone went off. She groaned and reached for the device, looking at her new notifications. There were more comments on her video and more DMs than she could count. Her head was still pounding so she passed her phone over to Harrison.
“I can barley read anything right now, do you mind telling me who keeps messaging me?” She asked as she took a sip of her coffee. Harrison nodded and took her phone and began scrolling through the dozens of messages. Most were fans that he scrolled past, but when he saw Simon Cowl’s name along with some other big record labels in her inbox he stopped and looked up at Y/N. “What?” She asked with a mouthful of burrito.
“Y/N/N, you have some big record labels asking to meet you.” Harrison said. “They want to sign you to their label.” Y/N gave him a disbelieving look but when he turned her phone back over to her and saw the messages from some big record labels, including Hi or Hey Records, she almost choked on her food.
“Holy shit.” Y/N’s mouth fell open, a small smile creeping up her lips. “Do you- do you think they’d actually sign me?” She asked looking back up at the boy in front of her.
Harrison shrugged, a smile also on his face. “There’s only one way to find out.”
Y/N and Harrison set a meeting up with a few recording labels, but Y/N only had her eyes on Hi or Hey Records. When the two had met up with the head people of the Record Label, talked about what would happen if Y/N signed, and where she could go, she was sold and signed with them. That was six months ago and now she had several of her own songs written and out in the world.
Y/N was becoming more and more popular, even appearing on Ellen four months after her most popular song was released. Ellen had called her the new Taylor Swift, but Y/N said she wasn’t writing about her ex like Taylor had, she was writing about how she really felt.
Tom watched her grow, watched her become more famous, and slowly he watched his best friend Harrison gravitate more towards her than him. Sure, Tom knew he fucked up but his best friend leaving him to hang out with his ex rather than him? That hurt a lot more than anything else.
Harrison and Y/N were becoming close, and Y/N could admit that her feelings few Tom were no sizzling away and she felt things for Harrison, things she never thought she’d feel again. Y/N was scared to say anything, not wanting to have her heart broken again. Her and Harrison were becoming close, so close that all of Tom’s fans were now shipping her with Harrison. It was kind of funny in a way. Y/N’s ex’s fans were now her fans and were shipping her with his best mate. If karma was real, Y/N was damn sure this was it’s way to get back at Tom for what he did.
Y/N had the weekend off so she decided to call up Harrison and ask him if he wanted to go shopping with her. Y/N didn’t think of it as a date, as much as she wanted it to be she knew it wasn't. She was scared he would say no, but much to her delight he said yes and was at her house in a matter of minutes. Y/N grabbed her bag, her glasses and shoes and headed out to his car.
“You seem awfully happy today.” Harrison said as Y/N got into the passenger side.
She shrugged. “Can I not be happy?” She questioned. Harrison shook his head and smiled. Y/N couldn’t stop the way her heart fluttered in her ribcage when he smiled. He was just so kind, and cute, and she knew that he was a good person, but she was still scared to tell him how she really felt. Harrison pulled out of her driveway and they made their way down to the shopping center.
Harrison would catch Y/N staring at him and the blush on his cheeks made the both of them turn away from each other with a smile on their faces. Harrison liked Y/N, he had for a long time but he never said anything because she was dating Tom. When they broke up he was more than thrilled, but he knew it wasn’t the time to say anything to her about his feelings for her. When she started putting her own music out he thought that would be the perfect time to tell her, but he didn’t because he was so scared about what happen to their friendship if she didn’t feel the same way.
The British boy pulled into an empty parking spot ad got out of his car, walking over to Y/N’s side and then opened up the door for her. Y/N blushed as he helped her out. “So, I was thinking we’d get some drinks first and then go shopping?” Y/N said as she started walking in the direction of one of her favorite cafes. Harrison nodded in agreement.
Fans who knew Y/N and Harrison snapped photos of them and would run up to them asking them if they were dating. When they replied with a no the fans would raise their eyebrows if to ask ‘really?’. It seemed like everyone in the world could see the way the two looked at each other but them. Once the two were freed from the questioning of the fans they continued on with their shopping.
All Harrison and Y/N wanted to do while shopping was hold the other’s hand, hold them, kiss them. They just wanted to be near them in general. There were several moments were they both reached out for the others’ hand but then stopped themselves from doing anything else.
The two had decided to get some lunch at around 12:30, so they headed to the food court and went looking for something to eat. After they had gotten their food and sat down, they pulled their phones out to see what the fans had posted about them being out in public together. A lot of it was the same thing over and over again. ‘Looks like Y/N is moving on from Tom!’ ‘The two are cuter together than her and Tom ever were.’ Even some tabloids had posted the photos online and said the same thing. One particular caption made the two look up at each other at the same time. ‘First date out in public, how cute!’
Y/N looked up at Harrison, turning her phone to show him the caption. He did the same thing, the same photo from the same account hitting her eyes. If that wasn’t some weird destiny shit Y/N didn't know what that was.
“I mean, it’s not like this is a date, right?” Y/N said. Her tone of voice gave away that she wanted it to be a date but was too scared to ask him for it to be.
“Not unless you want it to be.” Harrison said slowly. Before Y/N could say anything else he spoke up again. “Y/N I really, really like you and all I’ve wanted today was to hold you, hold your hand. God, I- Y/N I want you to be my girlfriend.” Harrison’s sudden outburst shot a surge of confidence through Y/N’s veins, making her get up just enough, lean over the table and connect her lips to his. He was surprised to say the least, but didn’t hesitate to kiss back.
When Y/N pulled back from Harrison she was scared as to what would happen, but when he smiled at her she knew things were going to be better for her and not just because of her music career, but because she was finally with someone that wouldn’t hurt her.
Almost a year in a half later Y/N and Harrison were a public couple in a happy and healthy relationship. Tom couldn’t admit to it, but he was more than angry that his best friend was now dating his ex. He knew what he did was wrong, but he felt like it was wrong of Harrison to start dating Y/N. He was still madly in love with her, but of course no one would believe him because he cheated on her.
Y/N and Harrison had practically started to live together after a few months of being together, seeing as they couldn't be separated from one another. Harrison treated Y/N like she was a goddess. They hardly had any fights because they always told each other the truth and never kept any secrets from each other, and they always made sure that the other knew that they were for them.
It was late one afternoon and Y/N was in the living room with her notebook in front of her ad her keyboard at her side. She was writing more songs for her record label to listen to and just because she felt like writing. Harrison was out at a meeting for his new role in Hulu’s series ‘Catch-22′. Harrison was so excited for his big break in the acting community and Y/N was just as excited about as he was. She knew that he loved filming others, or even being in films himself, and being in such a big show with such great actors was a great opportunity for him and he was happy it was finally happening.
Y/N was humming one of her songs in her head, trying to find the right tune for it. She hadn’t even heard the front door open as Harrison walked in, a fake frown on his face trying to hide the surprise he had for her. Y/N looked up, her face immidetly contorting in a mixture of worry and fear.
“Haz? What is it?” She asked slowly as she stood up.
Harrison couldn’t stop himself from grinning as he held out an invitation for his girlfriend. “There’s going to be a premier for the new season, and they said I could invite some people so I am inviting you.” He smiled. “Will go with me to the season premiere of Catch-22?”
Y/N quickly nodded and jumped into her boyfriend’s arms, hugging him tightly. “I’m so happy for you, babe. You’re going to be great in this show!” She squealed. “What’s the dress code for this premiere?” Y/N asked when she pulled away from him.
Harrison shrugged. “Well, I mean it’s kind of fancy I guess? So we could always go dress shopping for you?” Y/N nodded in agreement with him. Harrison wrapped his arms around his girlfriend, holding her close to him and he place his forehead against hers. “I am so, so lucky to have you in my life.” He whispered, smiling at her.
“And I’m lucky to have you in mine.” She placed a gentle kiss to his lips. “Thank you for being her for me, through everything.” Harrison’s lips ghosted over Y/N’s forehead.
“Of course, darling. I’ll always be here.”
The weeks went by and the premiere neared and Y/N had bought her dress, but she felt like it was too over the top for the even she was going to. However, Harrison assured her that she would look breathe taking in that dress.
Y/N was getting ready the night of the premiere, her hair and makeup already done. All she had to do now was put her dress on. She stood in front of her mirror, her gold dress sitting on her bed. Harrison knocked on the door and slowly walked in.
“Hey, you almost ready?” He asked. He noticed how Y/N was just sitting there, looking at herself in the mirror. “Love? What’s wrong?” Harrison walked over to Y/N and kneeled down beside her.
Y/N looked down at her lap, hands folded against each other. “I don’t know if I can do this tonight.” She mumbled. “I know Tom is going to be there and I know this night is about you, but I-” She let out a sigh and shook her head. “I don’t know if I can face him after what he did to me.”
“It’s okay, if you still want to go we can leave at whatever time you want.” He gave a small smile. “I really want you to be by my side tonight though.”
With a nod and a smile Y/N stood up, grabbed her dress and began to get it on. “Can you zip me up, please?” She asked as she turned so her back was facing him. Harrison stepped forward and zipped up the back of the dress, placing soft gently kisses along the back of his girlfriend’s neck. Y/N leaned her head back and look at her boyfriend, smiling. “We should get going.” She said.
The two grabbed the rest of their things and headed to the car that waited out front for them. Y/N was nervous the entire way to the premiere, but she knew that she’d be okay as long as Harrison was with her. He held her hand as they got out of the limo, fans already screaming their heads off when they saw Harrison, and their screams only got louder when Y/N stepped out of the next. The bright flashing lights made her duck her head behind Harrison’s shoulder as they made their way down the red carpet and towards Harrison’s friends.
“Haz! You made it!” One of his co-stars said happily. “Tom’s been waiting for you.” Y/N could feel her heart rate picking up just hearing his name, and when she heard his voice she thought she might faint.
“Hey Haz, congratulations on the big role.” Tom said. Y/N hadn’t even looked at him yet and she could tell that he was wearing a fake smile. Harrison gave Y/N’s hand a firm squeeze, letting her know she’d be alright. Y/N was practically hiding behind Harrison, until one of his co-stars asked who she was.
“So who’s this pretty lady?” One of them asked. Harrison gently moved Y/N from behind him, a shy smile on her lips. Tom just gawked at how amazing she looked. Her hair all done, her makeup flawless, and that dress. God, that dress made Tom a living heart eye emoji. He missed her so damn much, but he could tell how happy she was Harrison.
Harrison smiled at his friend, “This is my lovely girlfriend, Y/N.” Y/N smiled. “Y/N/N this is Austin Stowell.”
Y/N put her hand out for him to shake which he took gently and shook. “It’s nice to meet you, Austin.” She said with a smile. She looked at Tom from the corner of her eye then looked back at Harrison.
Harrison introduced Y/N to more of his cast members and even the director himself, George Clooney. Tom followed Harrison and Y/N around through out the night, talking to other actors about the show and about him being Spider-Man. Y/N stayed close to Harrison the entire night, not ever more than a few feet from him.
“I’m going to get us some drinks.” Harrison had told her. “You’ll be okay for a few minutes right?” He asked. Y/N nodded, giving him permission to go and get them some drinks. Tom and Y/N stood together awkwardly, not really looking at each other.
After a few minutes of silence between the two Tom spoke up, “So how’ve you been?”
Y/N shrugged. “Good, happy I’m not being cheated on.” Y/N let the words slip from her mouth before she could stop herself but really she didn’t care what she said to Tom at this point in time.” Y/N finally looked up at Tom, a glint of anger and betrayal still hidden in her eyes. “How are you and Zendaya?” She asked, knowing very well what happened between the two of them.
“Oh, um- we um broke up a while ago.” Tom coughed, “Neither of us could really be together after you know, everything.”
“You mean after you cheated on me?” Tom looked down, ashamed. “It was kind of predictable, you know. The two of you weren’t going to work out anyways. Karma works in weird ways.” Y/N had an evil smirk playing on her lips.
“I still love you, you know? I’ve never stopped loving you.” Tom said. “I know I can’t turn back time and undo the mistake I’ve made, but I just wish you were mine again.”
Y/N let out a sarcastic laugh, “Funny you didn’t seem to love me enough to not cheat on me. You didn’t seem to love me enough to tell me that you and Zendaya were seeing each other. You didn’t seem to love me enough to break up with me so I’d be save the heartache.” Y/N shook her head. “I’m happy now, Tom. I have a great career, a great life, a great boyfriend. There is no way that I would ever want to be yours again.”
Tom gulped. “Do you love him? Harrison, do you love him?”
Y/N had to think about how she would answer this, but it really wasn’t hard for her to. She knew she loved Harrison, she just hadn’t said it yet. “Yeah, yeah I love Harrison. I really love Harrison. He’s a better man than you will ever be.”
From behind Y/N Harrison was holding two champagne glasses, his eyes wide as he heard what Y/N had just said. She loved him, she really loved him. Before Harrison knew what he was doing Harrison blurted out, “I love you too Y/N.”
Y/N turned around, cheeks heating up. Tom stood and watched the two. This was predictable and Y/N was right, karma worked in weird ways and this was Tom’s karma. He had to sit and watch as the love of his life say that she loved his best friend and not him. This was predictable, and Tom was just to stupid to realize that it was all his fault.
Harrison and Y/N were happy, they loved each other. Tom was now the one with a broken heart, but his pain still didn’t match to what Y/N had felt when he cheated on her. He was the cause of this and he hated himself for it.
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How to Download and Save YouTube Videos
You expect technology to be accessible everywhere -- even offline, in some cases. That includes YouTube videos.
Whether you're outside on a run, traveling somewhere by train, or in a cafe with limited wi-fi service, you don't want to stop what you're doing if you run into connection problems, especially if you're in the middle of watching a video on YouTube.
This is why it doesn't surprise me that you want to know how to download and save YouTube videos. So did I, and luckily, there is a way.
Let's face it, there's nothing worse than losing wifi or data coverage when you're halfway through the new Taylor Swift music video and your train goes under a tunnel (you know, as a random example … ).
By saving your favorite YouTube videos for later, you're ensuring you can watch YouTube videos start-to-finish anywhere without any pesky obstacles like wifi or restricted data plans.
Download and save YouTube videos now = uninterrupted Taylor later.
Here, we'll cover how you can download and save YouTube videos, on both mobile and desktop devices, to ensure you're never without that quick entertainment fix when you need it.
How to Download and Save YouTube Videos
Download VLC, or another open-source media player
Open VLC and click "Open Media"
Click "Network" and paste YouTube URL
If using Mac, select "Window" and then "Media Information"
If using Windows, select "Tools" and then "Codec Information"
Find the "Location" bar at the bottom and copy that URL
Paste that URL into your browser
Right click the video and select "Save Video As"
Name the file and save to desired location
Tools to Download YouTube Videos
VLC, Freemake, or MP4 Downloader Pro are all great options for downloading an MP4 video from YouTube to your desktop. Feel free to check them out to decide the best option for you. To make your selection process easier, here's a quick list of five free download solutions:
VLC
VLC runs on both Windows and Mac computers. If you're using a Mac, make sure you have Mac OS X 10.7 or newer. The tool makes it easy to take your favorite videos offline and save them for viewing in any file format: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, MP3, MP4, and more.
MP4 Downloader Pro
MP4 Downloader Pro is a free video downloader that allows you to download YouTube videos in bulk. You can also prompt the tool to shut down your computer after your files have finished downloading. It's a helpful piece of software for people who need to download lots of video content at once.
Freemake Video Downloader
Freemake was built with YouTube videos in mind. You can save videos, playlists, and entire YouTube channels to which you subscribe right to your desktop. Freemake downloads YouTube videos in most common file formats today: MP3, MP4, AVI, FLV, and more.
ClipConverter
ClipConverter is choice for YouTubers who'd rather not download a tool to their computer. It's a website that delivers an offline version of your desired YouTube video via the video's URL. Just enter the URL of your video, hit "Continue," select the file type you want, and click "Download."
4K Video Downloader
Compatible with both Windows and Mac, this free solution converts YouTube videos with just the video's URL. Copy the YouTube link from your browser into this tool, and 4K Video Downloader will create an offline playlist of videos for you. The software produces videos in MP4, MKV, M4A, MP3, FLV, and 3GP file formats.
Download MP4 from YouTube
1. Download VLC, or another open-source media player
For the sake of time in this example, I downloaded VLC. You can find this free product here. Click the link above and follow VLC's download instructions.
2. Open VLC and select "Open Media"
Below, you'll see the homepage of VLC once you download the program to your computer. Select "Open media..." on the bottom right, as shown.
3. Click "Network" and paste your YouTube URL
Navigate over to YouTube and grab the URL of the YouTube video you'd like to download from the address bar at the top of your browser. You can simply copy this URL to your clipboard by typing Control+C on a Windows computer or Command+C on a Mac.
Then, return to VLC media player, click "Network" along the top menu bar and paste in the URL of the YouTube video you copied above. You can do this by typing Control+V on a Windows computer or Command+V on a Mac.
4. If using Mac, Select "Window" and then "Media Information"
In the top navigation bar of your Mac computer, click "Window" and select "Media information..." from the dropdown, as shown below:
5. If using Windows, select "Tools" and then "Codec Information"
This step will retrieve the same information as in the step for Mac users above. You'll see this information in the next step.
6. Find the "Location" bar at the bottom, and copy the URL
In the screenshot below, see that long string of text highlighted in white at the bottom? Copy it to your clipboard (Control+C for Windows or Command+C for Mac).
7. Paste the URL into your browser
Return to your internet browser and open a new tab. Paste the text that's currently copied onto your clipboard into your address bar. This will open an MP4 version of your YouTube video that you can actually save to your desktop.
8. Right click the video, and click "Save Video As"
Right click (or control+click on your Mac's trackpad) the enlarged YouTube video that appears. Click "Save Video As" and select your Desktop as the video file's destination. 
9. Name the file and save to desired location
Hit save and see your newly downloaded YouTube video on your desktop.
Transport downloaded MP4 to Mobile Phone
This might not be the "official" solution, but if you want that same MP4 video on your phone, you can email it to yourself and open it up as an attachment, and you're good to go!
Download MP3 from YouTube on Desktop
Sometimes, all you need is the audio of a YouTube video -- especially if it's new music. That's where MP3 files come in.
Want to download an MP3 version of a YouTube video to your desktop?GenYouTube is the easiest and quickest way to convert YouTube videos to MP3 audio downloads, particularly because you can do it from the YouTube video. Here's how:
Find a video on YouTube you want to convert.
In the URL, add the word "gen" right before the word YouTube (e.g. http.://www.genyoutube.com/watch?...)
This URL will lead you to the same video on GenYouTube's page. Scroll down the page, and see your options for audio and video formats (including 3GP, WEBM, MP4, M4A).
Select "MP3" to immediately start download.
Download MP3 from YouTube on Mobile Phone
You can also visit GenYouTube's website from your mobile phone, and download from there.
Option 1 (search from YouTube): 
Option Two (search from GenYouTube ... then follow same instructions as above):
That's it! You're all set to listen and watch your favorite YouTube videos wherever, and whenever, you want.
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Surface Laptop 3 Review: Can Ice Lake Freeze Out a Core i7-7700HQ From 2016?
Note: While the ExtremeTech publishing system only allows us to list one author per story, sometime-ET author Jessica Hall also spent significant time with the Surface Laptop 3 and contributed her own experiences, thoughts, and evaluation of the laptop to this review.
The Surface Laptop 3 is the third iteration of Microsoft’s “standard” laptop and one of the all-around nicest systems I’ve ever used. I’ve hammered on the Surface Laptop family in the past because I didn’t think the hardware deserved the price premium. I was curious, however, to see what kind of additional value Ice Lake could bring to the system. One of the reasons I dislike the high prices on the first two generations of Surface Laptop is that users were stuck with Intel integrated graphics from the Skylake era. The Core i7-1065G7 brings far more graphics horsepower to the table than previous Intel CPUs — hopefully improving the Surface’s value proposition in the process.
Objectively, the Surface Laptop 3 is a very nice laptop. I’ve had fewer bugs or issues with this system than any OEM laptop I can ever remember testing, and while I can’t claim to love literally every detail, I like it far more than most.
The system we’re reviewing today is technically a Surface for Business laptop rather than the standard consumer Surface, but the only difference as far as I can tell is that Microsoft sells 15-inch systems with Intel CPUs in the Surface for Business section, while its consumer division uses Ryzen CPUs in all 15-inch systems.
Specs: Intel Core i7-1065G7 2256×1504 3:2 Display 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Platinum (Metal) Finish
All Surface for Business systems are currently out of stock at Microsoft.com, but this configuration retails for a base of $1,699. As of 3/25, it was on sale for $1,549.
Note: It is not clear if the Surface Laptop 3 uses a 15W configuration or the optional 25W “TDP Up” mode. We’ve assumed the latter.
The Competitors
I’ve got a pair of laptops here to compare against that should make interesting competition for the Surface Laptop 3. First up, and the oldest system here, is a Razer Blade Stealth from early 2016. Like the Surface Laptop 3, the Razer Blade Stealth is a thin machine with a high-resolution display and an integrated GPU.
Razer Blade Stealth (2016)
Image by PC Mag (4K review unit).
Specs: 12.5-inch, 2560×1440 Display Intel Core i7-6500U (2C/4T, 2.5GHz – 3.1GHz) 8GB LPDDR3-1866 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD
The Razer Blade Stealth (link to current model) is a plausible stand-in for the kind of machine a Surface Laptop 3 customer might be upgrading from. While it has a much smaller panel than the SL3, it emphasized many of the same traits — long battery life, a high-DPI display, thinness, and as much performance as could be squeezed into the form factor.
Next up is a very different type of comparison:
Alienware 13 R3 (late 2016)
Photo by PCMag
Specs: 13.3-inch, 2560×1440 OLED display Intel Core i7-7700HQ (4C/8T, 2.8GHz – 3.8GHz) 16GB DDR4-2400 RAM 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB)
The Alienware 13 R3 (late 2016) was an upper-midrange gaming laptop when new, and it maintains solid frame rates in titles released today. Its 45W CPU means that the Alienware 13 R3 will very likely be faster than the Surface Laptop 3 in any performance tests — the question is, by how much? I also wanted to compare the Surface’s excellent LCD against the OLED panel on the Alienware. How does a relatively early OLED compare with a brand-new LCD after several years of use?
Display Comparison
The Surface Laptop 3’s display is excellent and continues Microsoft’s long trend of top-notch displays in its Surface line. I wasn’t sure if I’d like the 3:2 aspect ratio, but it’s excellent if you work in office applications or value vertical space. I was never bothered by the letterboxing on video content.
I can’t give you specific colorimetry measurements on the panels, but I compared all three systems in identical viewing conditions using the same browser (Chrome) and the same content at both 100 percent and 50 percent system brightness. This does not calibrate the panels to an external standard like 200 nits — it means I compared them at the 50 and 100 percent mark of their own individual ranges.
At 100 percent brightness, the Alienware 13 R3 easily beats both the Surface Laptop 3 and the Razer Blade Stealth. This is to be expected, given the nature of an OLED panel, which emits light directly and can, therefore, be completely off when displaying black. LCDs use backlights, which means the depth of black you see on screen is a function of how good your panel is at blocking its own backlight. We watched clips from Stargate: Atlantis, Downton Abbey, and Avengers: Infinity War on all three panels.
While our rankings didn’t change at 50 percent brightness, the degree of difference did. If I was comparing on a 100-point scale, at 100 percent brightness, the three panels might have rated, say, 92 (Alienware OLED), 84 (Microsoft Surface Laptop 3), and 75 (Razer Blade Stealth). At 50 percent brightness, the gap between them would be more like 92, 89, 86.
I don’t typically use the Alienware OLED at full brightness because I’ve been leery of wearing out the panel and my battery. Furthermore, the panel Alienware uses is calibrated for vivid, eye-popping color at the expense of accuracy. This approach has sold Samsung hundreds of millions of Galaxy devices and I enjoy the way color looks on the OLED. But it isn’t very accurate and shouldn’t be mistaken for such.
The 1440p display on the Razer Blade Stealth is the least attractive of the three, but that honestly doesn’t feel like a very fair criticism. The Surface Laptop 3 has the best LCD I’ve ever seen on a laptop and the Alienware is an OLED. The Razer isn’t bad, in any sense; it just isn’t quite up to the standard of the first two.
Audio Comparison
The Surface Laptop 3 speakers are top-notch. You’re never going to get standalone speaker performance out of a laptop, but Microsoft devotes more internal space to its speakers than other companies and you can hear the difference. There’s some additional technical data available in this Reddit thread, though the author points out that his testing was done on demo units in a store.
The Surface Laptop’s speakers (the two silver rectangles). Image by iFixit.
Highs are crisp and clear on the Surface Laptop 3. Distortion from low bass is nonexistent, even at 100 percent volume. The laptop is surprisingly resonant — while the bass response is a bit flat at the bottom, the Surface Laptop 3 doesn’t sound nearly as thin as most laptops do. Mids and vocals are also strong. If you want a laptop with speakers that can plausibly fill a (small) room and sound good doing it, the Surface Laptop 3 is an excellent choice.
We tested the Surface Laptop 3, Alienware R13, and Razer Blade Stealth with the following songs:
Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down Velvetine – The Great Divide Allie X – Paper Love The Prodigy: The Day is My Enemy Home Free – Man of Constant Sorrow Disturbed – The Sound of Silence Alan Walker – Sing Me to Sleep ES Posthumus – Nara
Collectively, these pieces of music cover a wide range of styles and frequency ranges. The Surface Laptop 3 excels at all of them. Neither highs nor lows distort, even at maximum volume, in any content we tested.
Compared with the Surface Laptop 3, the Alienware R13 had roughly the same amount of bass but less emphasis and clarity at high frequencies, and isn’t as loud overall. If the Surface Laptop 3 were a 9/10, I’d rate the Alienware as a solid 7 — it’s not quite as good, but you could watch a movie on it with another person and you’d be able to hear everything.
The Razer Blade Stealth just isn’t as nice. While the system has reasonably good tweeters, there’s no bass response to speak of. If we rated sound solutions in terms of their similarity to butter, the Surface Laptop 3 is an actual, bovine-based, butterfat emulsion while the older Alienware is a solid margarine brand you’ve heard of before, like “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.” The Razer, or at least the Razer’s bass response, is best-classified as “Memories of Bass.”
Typing, Trackpad, Feel, and Flexion
The Surface Laptop 3’s keyboard is comfortable to type on. I prefer it to the Alienware 13 and definitely more than the Razer Blade Stealth. The trackpad is far better than either the Razer or the Alienware. Both of these systems have downright awful trackpads that are much too sensitive. If I have to use either of these systems without a mouse, I tend to leave the trackpad off and to rely on the touch screen instead. In contrast, I only use a mouse on the Surface Laptop 3 when I’m gaming.
Marvel of marvels: A trackpad you won’t mind using.
The Surface Laptop 3 wins the flexion test, displaying absolutely zero despite being a 15-inch laptop. The Alienware has always flexed, on account of the plastic in its construction. The Razer Blade Stealth doesn’t flex, but it’s also the smallest laptop of the three and the least susceptible.
One of the only things I genuinely dislike about the Surface Laptop 3 is the way it handles its Fn keys. On most laptops, the top-most keys are reserved for F1-F12, and the secondary laptop functions are mapped to the FuNction (FN) key. On the Surface Laptop 3, the Fn key is a toggle switch and the media and system control functions are primary. The actual F1-F12 function is secondary.
This works perfectly well for typing, but it rather sucks if you play games like World of Warcraft and want to remap the keys for other purposes. You can use the toggle switch to have F1-F12, but if you then need to take a screenshot, lower the volume, or change the screen brightness, you’ll have to hit the Fn key (to switch back), adjust the desired setting, and then hit the Fn key again to regain use of F1-F12. It’s not remotely handy.
Two other minor complaints: I dislike half-height arrow keys and I detest the power button also being on the keyboard next to the delete key, where you can whack it reaching for Ctrl-Alt-Del. The F1-F12 issue could be an annoyance for anyone who relies on software keystrokes that use those functions but also uses the media buttons at the same time. The other two are strictly personal taste.
Performance Testing
While I’ve included some performance benchmarking in this review, it’s not the primary focus. I’ve spent more time describing various aspects of how the laptop feels and looks compared with emphasizing performance testing. That’s not an accident. Laptops are a much more integrated product than your typical desktop CPU, and while I’m not saying that performance doesn’t matter (obviously it does), we’re taking a look at three systems broadly separated in time and sold into somewhat different markets, not comparing between multiple systems fighting for shelf space today.
With that said, we’re interested in two specific trends: How does the Surface Laptop 3 compare with the Razer Blade Stealth in the 15W / 25W TDP space, and how well does it compete against the 7700HQ — a CPU from several generations back, but with more thermal headroom?
One thing to be aware of, regarding gaming on a Surface: The laptop doesn’t like all of the lower resolution modes it needs to run at in order to deliver playable performance. 1080p works in every title I tested, but some games will run in forced windowed mode with the desktop visible in the background if you pick a resolution the GPU doesn’t like. I was able to find a playable option in every case. The 16:10 aspect ratio is the closest mathematically to the Surface’s 3:2, but 4:3 is an option as well.
Cinebench R20 shows the 7700HQ ahead of the Core i7-1065G7 by about 13 percent in multi-threaded, but the Ice Lake CPU returns the favor in single-threaded, where it leads the 7700HQ by 1.23x. The Razer Blade Stealth does its best, and we should all be kind to it.
PCMark 10’s Extended test appears to show the Core i7-7700HQ with a decisive advantage — but let’s break those tests down and see where it’s coming from.
The Surface Laptop 3 clearly winds up losing the way it does because it’s being run over in Gaming. The gap between the Alienware and Surface is much smaller in every test and the SL3 even wins the Essentials benchmark by a solid margin. This test is clearly lightly threaded given how well the Razer competes, and Ice Lake shines in these scenarios.
The Alienware 13 R3’s SSD is the most-worn and has never been wiped via Secure Erase, which could be degrading its performance a bit. The Surface Laptop 3 clearly benefits from the improvements to PCIe storage over the last few years.
Very few people would run these kinds of 3D renders on a laptop, but I included them for a reason: I wanted to see if relative performance between the Surface Laptop 3 and the Alienware 13 R3 would change as both systems heated up. The answer, in a nutshell, is no. Sustained clock speeds during the Blender 1.0Beta 2 benchmark were 3.39GHz (Alienware), 2.98GHz (Razer) and 2.5GHz (Microsoft). The 7700HQ maintains a consistent leadership position, but neither the Surface nor the Razer shows an unexpected falloff.
GPU performance is tougher to compare. The Razer Blade Stealth might rival a ham sandwich’s performance if you can find a way to render 3DMark with a little mayo and tomato. Ice Lake is capable of achieving genuinely playable frame rates in at least some games, but settings that stretch Intel Gen 11 are a cakewalk for the GTX 1060. There’s not a ton of point to running comparative benchmarks when we know exactly which way they’ll go in every single case.
When I saw the Razer Blade Stealth unable to hit playable frame rates in a nine-year-old game, I decided to save both it and I some torture and dropped it from our other comparisons.
Shadow of Mordor offers frame rates that are multiples of the base resolution of the display, making it impossible to find a common resolution between the two systems. The 1280×960 resolution on the Surface Laptop 3 is 1.2MP, while 1696×964 works out to ~1.6MP for the GTX 1060. Despite this decidedly unequal workload, the Alienware wallops the Ice Lake CPU. At the same time, however, Shadow of Mordor is playable at these settings on the 1065G7.
Finally, here’s Metro Last Light Redux. Again, the Surface Laptop 3 isn’t capable of putting up a fight against the GTX 1060, but it delivers the playable frame rates that the Razer Blade Stealth is incapable of approaching.
Here’s how I’d think about GPU performance:
If the most gaming you’re going to do is WoW Classic, League, Stardew Valley, or FTL — in other words, very old games or very, very lightweight ones — older Intel GPUs like the Razer Blade Stealth’s are adequate. For most intents and purposes, systems like the Razer Blade Stealth do not play games.
If you want a system that could be described as “gaming-adjacent,” with the capability to run some older AAA games at reasonable frame rates/detail levels, the Surface Laptop 3 has enough graphics power to get the job done. It’s a laptop that can run some games, but not a gaming laptop.
If you want an actual gaming laptop, buy a laptop with a discrete GPU. The GTX 1060 is four years old this year and beats the pants off the 1065G7, but draws vastly more power to do it.
Battery Life
Note: The 4K version of the Razer Blade Stealth from 2016 was widely panned for poor battery life. The QHD version wasn’t nearly as bad. While it didn’t set any records, it wasn’t abysmal, either.
Amusingly, while the Alienware 13 R3 started with a much larger battery than either of the other systems, according to PCMark 10 it’s also quite degraded, at 30 percent wear. The remaining capacity is 53.8, almost in-line with the other two systems. The Surface Laptop 3 has a 46Whr battery while the Razer Blade Stealth is only slightly smaller, at 44Whr.
We used PCMark 10’s Video and Office battery life benchmarks for our testing. All systems were set to Balanced performance, with screen brightness at 50 percent. Wi-Fi was left connected, with all three laptops in maximum “Battery Saver” mode.
We can’t make any statements regarding industry battery life trends from 2016 to 2020 using just one data point from each time period, but there are a few things about the Surface Laptop 3 that impressed me. It’s not just that the battery run-time is significantly longer than the Razer Blade Stealth; it’s that the overall experience of using the laptop is also much better.
Fan Noise
The Razer Blade Stealth is completely silent in normal, low-power operation and can ramp its fans to a deeply obnoxious pitch. This laptop’s sonic signature is proof that a quiet dental drill is not necessarily a better dental drill.
I have permanent hearing damage in my left ear caused by previous close-range chronic exposure to white noise and am leery about how much fan noise I expose my ears to now as a result. The Alienware 13 R3 is so loud when gaming, I will not use the laptop for that purpose without capping the frame rate at 30-40 fps.
To be crystal clear: The Alienware 13 R3 has nothing to do with the fact that I have hearing loss and I am not claiming that using the laptop in its default configuration will cause hearing loss.
Limiting the Alienware to a reasonable noise level also limits how much of an improvement the GTX 1060 can provide. In games like World of Warcraft, which I played on both systems, I typically limit the Alienware to 35fps in order to keep the fan noise to a tolerable level and my lap from igniting. Gamers who typically play with headphones on don’t need to worry about any of this, obviously.
The Surface Laptop 3 doesn’t pack anywhere near the GPU performance of the Alienware 13 R3, but it doesn’t get anywhere near as loud, either. While the fan pitch is higher than I like, it doesn’t have the Razer Blade Stealth’s drilling note.
Performance Analysis: More Than Meets the Eye
There are some really interesting trends in the data that we’ve gathered. Reviews from 2016 show that the Razer Blade Stealth’s CPU performance was well-regarded. Compared with the Surface Laptop 3, however, the Razer is a putz. Part of that is because Intel stepped up to quad-core chips with Coffee Lake, but not all of it. Ice Lake’s single-threaded performance is 1.36x higher than the Core i7-6500U and some of that gain is going to carry over into multi-threaded scenarios.
The Alienware 13 R3 is a really interesting match-up against the Core i7-1065G7. Statistically, it’s about 1.13x – 1.2x faster than the top-end Ice Lake CPU. There are two ways to look at those results and both are valid.
First, the Alienware 13’s 35W CPU has held up far better than the Core i7-6500U. It’s unambiguously faster than the Core i7-1065G7 in every rendering test and most of PCMark 10. If you want to buy a laptop with a good chance of lasting some years, a higher TDP CPU is obviously helpful.
Second, Intel has done an excellent job improving Ice Lake’s performance-per-watt. The Core i7-1065G7 has a 15W TDP with a 25W option while the Core i7-7700HQ is a 45W chip. While TDP can’t be treated as a proxy for power consumption, the Surface Laptop 3 is scarcely thicker than the Razer Blade Stealth but provides dramatically more performance.
As far as GPU performance is concerned, the Razer Blade Stealth isn’t capable of any meaningful gaming whatsoever. It can handle titles like WoW Classic or League of Legends, barely. You won’t mistake the Intel Core i7-1065G7’s GPU for a discrete card, but you can do some gaming on this solution, especially at lower resolutions. The Alienware’s GTX 1060 remains a potent performer, but if you care about fan noise you may find yourself locking down your frame rates.
Each of these three systems represents a different balance between performance, battery life, noise, and weight. The Razer Blade Stealth is the lightest, smallest laptop, but it also has weak battery life and an unfortunately tuned fan, with no gaming capabilities.
The Alienware 13 R3 has a gorgeous display and by far the highest gaming performance, while the Surface Laptop 3 blends the benefits of a metal construction and a 15W/25W CPU for better battery life with a 10nm SoC from Intel and a much-improved iGPU.
A Fabulously Balanced Laptop
The Surface Laptop 3 isn’t a gaming laptop, but it can play older titles and modern games with more modest GPU requirements. It won’t blow your socks off, but it’s a much faster solution than any previous GPU Intel has ever shipped.
Gaming is the weakest link in the Surface Laptop 3’s armor, and when even gaming performance has improved by this much, that chink isn’t very wide. We’ll see what happens with AMD’s Ryzen Mobile 4000 15W CPUs when those arrive, of course, but Intel has still delivered very real improvements over its own previous GPU architecture.
Is it perfect? No. The price is high for the limited amount of included storage and Microsoft wants a whopping $400 for 256GB(!) of additional SSD capacity. Objectively speaking, there are other laptops with better specs than this one for less money. If you want to game, specifically, there are laptops in this price range with much faster GPUs. At the same time, the Surface Laptop lineup has improved in some significant ways since the first systems shipped. According to iFixit, the Surface Laptop 3 is also far more repairable than the original. The Surface Laptop earned iFixit’s first 0/10 score, while the SL3  is rated 5/10.
But what the Surface Laptop 3 does offer is a remarkably well-balanced system. Sound, audio, keyboard, and trackpad are all excellent, and the 3:2 form factor is much nicer for Word or Excel than 16:9. The GPU performance uplift and overall CPU performance increase relative to 2016 is downright impressive, and we’re glad to see Intel fielding a much better GPU overall with Ice Lake in 2020.
Now Read:
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Best Games for Laptops and Low-End PCs in 2020
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from ExtremeTechExtremeTech https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/308262-surface-laptop-3-review from Blogger http://componentplanet.blogspot.com/2020/03/surface-laptop-3-review-can-ice-lake.html
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AU Famous Masterlist
all my days, i'll know your face (ao3) - bellawritess michael/calum T, 2k
Summary: “This is bullshit,” the Michael Clifford lookalike says. He’s wearing a five around his neck and he looks positively enraged about it. “You’re telling me I lost a lookalike contest for my own face? Do you even know who this contest is for? I’m Michael Clifford! I can’t lose a lookalike contest against myself!”
changing flights so you’d stay with me (ao3) - bellawritess michael/calum, luke/ashton T, 9k
Summary: “No shit,” Luke says. “A famous guy bought your coffee?”
Calum flips the magazine open as best he can with one hand. It opens to one of those tear-out-page posters, and there’s Michael, captured in the middle of playing his guitar onstage, red lights bleeding out behind him and mouth open in front of a microphone in a stand, as if he’s frozen in place, mid-song. He looks good playing guitar, comfortable onstage.
“A hot famous guy, no less,” Calum says.
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Or: five times Calum saw Michael in an airport, and the one time Michael saw Calum.
Everything Has Changed (ao3) - mukedayparade michael/luke N/R, 6k
Summary: Michael has been obsessed with Luke Hemmings and his band 5 Seconds of Summer for 3 years, and all he’s wanted since then was to get a chance to meet them.
Homecoming - @sup3rbloom (haveufoundwhaturlookingfor) ot4 T, 4k
Summary: Luke is an up and coming famous singer with quite a big following already. He’s just gotten home from his six month tour, and he’s reunited with his three non-famous boyfriends. Luke decides to take a big leap and come out with his three boyfriends.
it’s going to be okay - @sup3rbloom (haveufoundwhaturlookingfor) michael/ashton, luke/calum G, 4k
Summary: Michael is a big name celebrity, in the same group as Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. He has supportive husband Ashton by his side, but not everything is sunshine and rainbows for the couple.
i need new friends and you kick arse for me (ao3) - malumqt (bunwuji) michael/calum, luke/ashton N/R, 6k
Summary: unknown: someone told me I wasn't punk rock :(
unknown: i want you to mentally kick their arse.
calum: you have the wrong number
calum: i will mentally kick their arse though
KawaiiCalPal (ao3) - TheLarryDiaries michael/calum, luke/ashton M, 25k
Summary: Calum is an adorable YouTuber known as KawaiiCalPal. He's most known for his oversized sweaters and matching flower crowns. Also, he's in love with the world famous punk rock band, Swallow the Goldfish. But more accurately, the lead guitarist, Michael Clifford.
Luke, Ashton, and Michael are the three band members of Swallow the Goldfish. They all happen to be jelly beans, Calum's name for his subscribers. It's also quite obvious that Michael believes Calum is his 'soulmate'. It's also remarkable as Calum is very open with his homosexuality, and love for Michael.
It really started when Calum had the opportunity to interview the band for a video.
let me love you (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor luke/ashton T, 10k
Summary: Luke Hemmings is a rockstar with a troubled past. He's struggling with an alcohol addiction and a career that's going downhill, but Calum isn't giving up on him. Calum suggests Luke a fake boyfriend to help keep the bad press away. That's where Ashton comes in, Ashton who is an embodiment of sunshine. Luke's hesitant due to his failed past relationships, but he agrees, because he knows this is what he needs to save his career.
let's make this night last forever (ao3) - bellawritess michael/calum T, 3k
Summary: “You — you just bid $2000 on a date with Michael Clifford.”
Calum blinks, a lot, and picks his head up off Luke’s shoulder. “Who the fuck is Michael Clifford?”
Number One (ao3) - iCheeseYou (EHkook) michael/luke T, 3k
Summary: Michael hasn't seen his musician of a best friend in a year since he left for a world tour.
Symphony No. 4 in F Major (ao3) - orphan_account michael/luke T, 9k
Summary: What happens when Michael Clifford, esteemed member of the New York Philharmonic, meets Luke Hemmings, punk-pop rockstar?
Too Loud (ao3) - SecondsOfMuke michael/luke T, 917
Summary: Being trapped in the window seat of the airplane for the first time while thousands of feet in the air was enough to spike my anxiety, but being trapped between that and him, was on a whole other level.
Or
When fanboy Michael finds himself seated next to lead singer Luke Hemmings.
we’ve got time on our side (ao3) - fannyann luke/calum, calum/liam E, 57k
Summary: Calum meets Luke in the midst of buying new underwear. Two tours and a lot of heartache later, they finally get it right.
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part two
a change of heart and a silver lining (ao3) - bellawritess luke/calum T, 18k
Summary: Calum’s not obsessed with routine or anything, but he does become accustomed to certain constants in life. Michael is always about eight minutes late. Ashton always records vocals barefoot. Calum always knows the person behind the register at Bake Station.
Except today. Today it’s a stranger, though admittedly a stranger who looks enough like Jack that Calum can easily connect the dots.
“Hi there,” says the bloke in Jack’s place, giving Calum a bright smile. “What can I get for you today?”
If this is Luke Hemmings, Calum’s fucked.
(OR: wrong number AU and strangers to lovers bakery AU battled and this was the outcome.)
blue gatorade & strawberries (ao3) - galacticsugar luke/calum M, 7k
Summary: “That’s actually why I’m here,” Calum says, causing Luke to frown in confusion.
“To haunt me?”
“To ask if I’m being too loud,” Calum replies with a lopsided smile. “My sister got me these badass speakers for graduation, but the subwoofer can be kind of intense, so I wanted to make sure I wasn’t bothering you.”
“Oh, are you the asshole in 314 whose bass is making it impossible for me to quietly pine after my best friend?”
Don't Know if I'm Gonna Make It Out Alive (ao3) - sunsetmagnolia michael/calum T, 11k
Summary: Secret agent au Michael is given a vague assignment. Calum is out to make a fool of him. Luke is there to tell him everything he's doing wrong. Ashton is just doing his best he was roped into all this by accident.
Fine Print - @daydadahlias​​ (cornflowerblue (daydadahlias)) luke/ashton, past luke/calum E, 61k
Summary: If Michael says Ashton Irwin will be a good bodyguard then sure, Luke will put his money on Ashton being a good bodyguard. Besides, all Luke needs is a shadow. So what if he doesn’t like him?
Who ever cared about liking their shadow anyway?
or the one where Luke is a heartbroken solo artist who can't sleep and Ashton is his less-than-enthusiastic bodyguard
for real (ao3) - galacticsugar luke/calum E, 63k
Summary: There’s an order to things in LA. An established code of conduct between celebrity and mere mortal, wherein the mere mortal does not engage with the celebrity unless it is an approved event, like a red carpet or a meet & greet. It’s a symbiotic relationship that allows the celebrities to live their lives in relative peace and allows the mere mortals to look upon their beauty in the wild.
give me something real (ao3) - rocketshiptospace luke/ashton T, 14k
Summary: or, the five times luke and ashton hid their relationship, and the one time they didn't.
i ain't changed, but i know i ain't the same (ao3) - mukelftv (eddiethebanisheds) michael/luke E, 24k
Summary: michael clifford is an employee at the local mall. luke hemmings is a pop star on his mall tour. what happens when the two of them cross paths?
it's going to be okay - @sup3rbloom (haveufoundwhaturlookingfor) michael/ashton, luke/calum G, 4k
Summary: Michael is a big name celebrity, in the same group as Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. He has supportive husband Ashton by his side, but not everything is sunshine and rainbows for the couple.
KawaiiCalPal (ao3) - TheLarryDiaries michael/calum, luke/ashton M, 25k
Summary: Calum is an adorable YouTuber known as KawaiiCalPal. He's most known for his oversized sweaters and matching flower crowns. Also, he's in love with the world famous punk rock band, Swallow the Goldfish. But more accurately, the lead guitarist, Michael Clifford.
Luke, Ashton, and Michael are the three band members of Swallow the Goldfish. They all happen to be jelly beans, Calum's name for his subscribers. It's also quite obvious that Michael believes Calum is his 'soulmate'. It's also remarkable as Calum is very open with his homosexuality, and love for Michael.
It really started when Calum had the opportunity to interview the band for a video.
Le Chatelier's Principle (ao3) - LyricalPary (hoseoky) luke/ashton, michael/calum E, 54k
Summary: Ever since being promoted to head waiter, Luke had had one problem that came in the form of a six foot, curly-headed, hazel eyed demon. And by demon, he meant his frustratingly stubborn, unfairly attractive co-worker, Ashton Irwin.
Never (ao3) - notonguexwithbutt michael/luke M, 41k
Summary: "I rub him through his jeans and he pushes against me as he sucks on my lips and scrapes his fingers across my back, undoubtedly leaving marks. After a minute I don’t think I can wait any longer so I sit up again and reach for the waistband of his jeans. His arms fall beside him and he reaches up to grip his hair, looking up at me with his swollen lips parted and eyes dark from being so dilated. He looks so wrecked and I haven’t even properly touched his dick yet."
Michael and Luke work together at a pizza shop and Michael seems to hate Luke but really he's just in denial. Michael's POV.
See the World Hanging Upside Down (ao3) - tigerlily_sunshine ot4, michael/luke/calum, luke/ashton M, 117k
Summary: “You should go out with me tonight,” says Luke, and that’s not what Ashton expected at all.
Ashton’s stomach jumps to his throat. He feels a little faint, and he holds his breath. He’s a little confused. He could have sworn Luke was in a relationship with either Calum or Michael—he’s still not entirely sure exactly which one Luke actually goes home to—but it sounds an awfully lot like Luke’s asking Ashton out on a date.
It’s a miracle, really, that he doesn’t humiliate himself before Luke’s done talking, because the next few words that fall from Luke’s mouth make it entirely clear it’s not a date.
“I’ve been talking you up to Mikey and Cal for ages, and they’re dying to meet you.”
(In which Ashton pines after Luke, who is already in a relationship, and Luke really wants Ashton to meet Michael and Calum.)
Tell Me Where You're Hiding Your Voodoo Doughnut (ao3) - galacticsugar, petalrock luke/calum T, 14k
Summary: This is definitely not allowed. The housing contract that Calum signed many moons ago states it very clearly. Pets of any kind are not permitted in the dorms, with the exception of approved service animals. But the terrible people that make these rules don’t understand.
The Sun Is Burning Down Los Angeles (ao3) - galacticsugar luke/calum M, 40k
Summary: Calum probably signed a form saying he wouldn’t fall in love with the lead singer of the band. And he really doesn’t want to. What a cliché. It’s just…people get famous for a reason. This guy got famous for all the reasons.
Calum moves to LA to work for 5SOS.
we’ve got time on our side (ao3) - fannyann luke/calum E, 57k
Summary: Calum meets Luke in the midst of buying new underwear. Two tours and a lot of heartache later, they finally get it right.
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