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ddarker-dreams · 2 years

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The way id eat my own thumbs to know what the bucci gang would do if sr reader mentioned off hand that she wanted a boyfriend. Just hanging out with them on a balcony and she just offhandedly sighs “I wish that could be me!” when she sees a girlfriend giggling with her boyfriend outside I just think itd be silly

Note: better get the salt and pepper out because i loved this idea so much i had to write it . it'd be criminal not to. godspeed to your thumbs.

[Scarlet Ribbons Index]

Giorno

“I hadn’t realized you were interested in romantic relations, [First].”

Smooth and practical — Giorno Giovanna never wastes an opportunity. That's what he considers this to be, a rare opening into your psyche. He'll even take notice of what the boyfriend was doing the instant you decided to voice your thoughts. Gotta tuck that knowledge away for later. Most importantly, however, is your response to this inquiry. He won't follow up much at the time should you respond in the affirmative, but it'll make a solid foundation for his future plans. He's always a fan of asking open-ended questions to learn more about you. Observation can only prepare him for so much. Sometimes he has to roll up his sleeves and put himself out there more, if it means he could possibly win over your most sought-after heart.

Bruno

“... I’m sure there are many who’d be grateful to experience that with you.”

Bruno tries to remain blasé so as not to betray his inner feelings. Emphasis on the word tries. Really, if you were any less oblivious, you could've picked up on the borderline yearning timbre in his voice. He finds it equally reassuring and troubling that you're actively hoping to be in a relationship, to the point of voicing the desire out loud. It feels like a chance that, if he doesn't act swiftly enough, will pass him by. Bruno loves the others on his team dearly, but he knows how feral they'd start getting should they have been the ones you told this. You stress him out so much without even realizing it. At the end of the day, how can he be upset by this, when the mere thought of having you be his and him yours gets him through the most strenuous circumstances? You are his guiding light.

Fugo

“You want that? Don’t you see how he’s slobbering over her? Gross. A little self-respect goes a long way.”

No, he isn’t bitter, what are you talking about, psssh. Fugo always expresses his disgust over public displays of affection, finding it to be in poor taste. Some serious self-reflection would reveal he's beyond envious. It just... looks nice... so fun and carefree... then there's him. A guy who has been chasing after you for years by this point without ever having the courage to make a serious move, lest he risks ruining everything. He keeps trying to confess through telepathy, meanwhile, you think he must be annoyed since, from your perspective, it looks like he's glaring at you. Poor guy. The extremely subtle hints he drops and telepathy haven't gotten him far. Still, staring at your wistful expression when you confess this fills him with hope. This could be the push he needs to say what he's been wanting to say for so long.

Mista

“Well, have I got some good news for you.”

Mista is his own worst enemy. He wants to come across as casual enough to not pressure you into anything and make the atmosphere awkward, but by doing so, you have a difficult time taking him seriously. This genuine statement from Mista ends up coming across as another one of his jokes. You just kinda give him a light punch on the shoulder and laugh. Meanwhile, he's crying on the inside from yet another instance of you not picking up on his flirtations. What does a man have to do? Get down on one knee and propose while reciting a monologue? Now that he thinks about it, you'd still likely view it as a jest if he were the one to do it... alas. Being the funny person in the friend group has its pros and cons. Regardless of his mixed success in the moment, he'd still find comfort knowing you're interested in a relationship too.

Narancia

“What? You want to be a pigeon? Wait, that’s not what you're pointing at. Ohhhhh.”

A heart-pounding moment! Okay, okay, he needs to get himself to calm down. These hand-delivered moments by the universe are best approached with a steady mind, using logic and reason to deduce the next optimal step— who is he kidding! You want a boyfriend! He can be a boyfriend! So, by following this train of thought, you could potentially want him as a boyfriend. He'd later go on to reveal this revelation to Fugo who appears nowhere near as enthusiastic about the prospect as Narancia is. It doesn't matter. A fire has been lit beneath Narancia's feet and he's ready to get moving. He intends to boost his appeal and lure you in using the art of subtly. When he's talking to another and you enter the room, he'll switch the subject and then loudly discuss how single he is. Super single. Not in a romantic relationship whatsoever. Nope, nada. His eyes keep flicking to you to see if you've gotten the message. He tells himself in his heart that you did.

Abbacchio

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

Abbacchio is ready to shame you for envying such an obnoxious, unnecessary display being flaunted in public. Unlike Fugo, Abbacchio holds a genuine resentment toward this sort of stuff and wishes people would get a room. He'd ask why you'd be interested in anything like that. From what he's seen over the years, it's relationships that people loudly flaunt that fizzle out the fastest. You're more amazed that Abbacchio of all people is entertaining an in-depth conversation about relationships to feel like he rained on your parade. He isn't nearly as selfish as he thinks himself to be. He tells you all this not just for his own benefit, but so that in the event you end up with someone else, you'll give these matters some serious thought. He won't ever admit that to himself, however. Deep down in his soul, he wishes for your happiness above all else. He writes this off by telling himself he just wanted to complain about something he's always had a pet peeve about.

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areus-in-a-little-cave · 2 months

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I wanna comment on something I'm seeing that is deeply annoying me again. I am glad to see several posts similar to this, though.

Firstly, please stop acting like this is an "us vs them" situation but making the "them" be people on your own side who aren't responding to things perfectly. The problem is the people defending Wilbur, attacking Shelby, and spreading hate.

Do not take your anger and upset out on other people, because people are going to feel and respond differently but most people are supporting Shelby. It can be hard to see but people are usually trying their best and not trying to hurt others with what they're saying. You can both support Shelby and want Wilbur gone without agreeing on every opinion. Stop harassing people for responding differently to you. If their opinion is harmful, maybe try explaining why instead of harassing.

Secondly, please stop acting like every CC is this deeply evil, deeply toxic, abusive, horrible person because they haven't made a public statement about Shelby's abuse.

[Image ID: A screenshot of Shelby's alt twitter account's liked tweets. The tweet shown is by imiziee, one of Shelby's mods, and is a quote tweet. It reads "pls dont be like this. its been 2 hours since he posted it. people take different times to process that theyve been manipulated and friends with an abuser, calm down. instead of hating on people why dont you show support for shelby?? #ShubbleSupportSquad". The tweet it is quoting reads "the silence from his closest is so damning. fuck philza, tommy, jack, niki, tubbo, charlie, lovejoy, quackity" before it cuts off.]

This is from Shelby's likes, it's written by her mod. Shelby herself then likely agrees that this is a reasonable standpoint.

CCs should be supporting Shelby, of course. They should regardless of how close they are to this. However, we know that Wilbur manipulated people, close friends according to replies we've seen. We don't know what the behind the scenes is right now. Imagine if it was you and your closest friends, who you have known for years, and literal millions were watching you. It might take a few days to come to a conclusion, to say something, and I'd personally rather a CC come in a little late than rush an empty response.

I'm not expecting everyone to be perfect in their response, but a response is a response. Again, we don't know what is happening behind the scenes. I understand that public support of Shelby from other CCs is very important, but private support can be very helpful for them. This isn't about the fandom.

There's a difference between supporting Shelby and deplatforming Wilbur. They're connected, obviously, but given that Shelby is another CC, there's more ways to support her compared to previous cases of mistreatment allegations against a CC where it's someone without a platform coming forward.

Stop supporting whoever you want, and do whatever makes you comfortable. But stop attacking people and demanding they stop watching CCs because "all men are horrible monsters" and "all CCs will disappoint you" and "you support abuse if you watch any CC who could possibly support an abuser or abuse". Which ignores the fact that anyone could be an abuser, and abuse isn't a CC issue, this isn't an MCYT issue, it's a society issue. Yes, some groups, especially white men in positions of power, are in positions where they can abuse people easier. But literally anyone could be an abuser. That's part of what Shelby talked about.

I doubt that it's healthy to assume everyone wants to hurt you, to harm others, to abuse and manipulate, and that you can never watch or enjoy someone because they might be bad or support harmful people. Obviously, it's understandable to think that obsessing over a CC is bad because it is. You shouldn't put people on a pedestal and say "they could never do that!". But I'm seeing blogs who have been devoted to a CC and/or their character(s) for 3+ years talking about why you can never find comfort in a CC, and should distrust all of them completely. Like dude. It's fine to like a CC who may not be related to this at all.

We know according to Lexie that some CCs knew about abuse she faced and didn't do anything, in fact they kept hanging out with these people. It's fine to be wary, to stop supporting people who it could be. Because I'm sure there are people behind the scenes who knew something.

But again, the random tumblr blogger who wants to grant a CC a chance to get their thoughts together instead of making a shitty statement is not your enemy! Guilt tripping and harassing people into never thinking about any CC who could be related is not an effective way to support Shelby, and it does not make this seem like something that is about abuse. It makes this seem like online discourse.

This is not drama. Stop treating it like drama where you need to throw around buzzwords. You cannot "win" supporting someone. The only "right" opinion is supporting victims of abuse. People can feel different ways about CCs who did or did not respond. Stop saying people are horrible because they didn't loudly, actively denounce a CC who hasn't responded in one day to possibly finding out for the first time that one of their closest friends is an abuser. That's not supporting Shelby.

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h-c-u · 1 year

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No longer a secret pt 3

Summary: The one where InternetTM has ideas and the relationship officially goes public.

Pairing: Toto Wolff x fem!reader

W/C: 4k

Rating: PG, age gap

TWs: none

A/N: I didn't expect the characters to grow this much, but I guess we're in it, guys, gals and pals. Also, below you can find a link to a playlist I listen to while writing all of this softness. The songs on it don't apply to either of the characters, just put me in a good mood for fluff. Also-Also - I don't have a clear plan for a part 4, so it might be few days before I'll write it.

Taglist: @crimeshowjunkie, @omgsuperstarg

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You hated waking up early, especially alone in bed, but there had to be some cons of being with a man like Toto. Although it was more of a personal preference, than a true inconvenience. And during most mornings out of season, you had him all to yourself...

But today he was most likely either in some early meeting, or still in the gym, and you had your own meeting in about 30 minutes, so it was time to get up and get ready.

You've just finished making a quick breakfast and a second coffee for your guest when there was a knock at the door.

Mr. Zane, or Mark - as he insisted you should call him - was definitely worth whatever Toto was paying him because he was able to find a discrepancy in your contract that not only could void it after 30 days of you not being assigned a "full-length uninterrupted interview", based solely on the word uninterrupted, you could also sue the network based on precedence you wouldn't be able to repeat under any threats.

He already drafted a proper resignation letter mentioning all the legal things, and next to that, there was a letter from his firm stating that a failure to comply would result in legal action. You only wanted to add one condition to the things he prepared - you wanted to be the one to announce your departure from the network first; on your personal social media and without naming specific reasons.

He quickly edited the file to include that condition, and passed the tablet to you to sign, and just like that - everything was taken care of. And as a bonus, he checked a statement you quickly prepared, just to make sure the wording was ok, and after a few tweaks, you had it ready to post as soon as you got a reply from the HR department. And Mark assured you that they should confirm everything when the message will be marked as read since everything was effective immediately.

A twenty-minute meeting saved you a full month of additional work, and with that, you were officially free. And unemployed. You would just have to return all the network-issued gear and vacate the room they paid for as soon as possible, which shouldn't be an issue, since the majority of your things were already here. You also no longer could use your press pass and network ID, but that wasn't going to be a problem, since you had no desire to do so. Sure, it was a dick move to leave your colleagues in the middle of the season, especially when there was supposed to be coverage tomorrow on track. But your resignation was a great opportunity for someone to put to good use.

To your surprise, you got the notification that your Network acknowledges your resignation and accept the terms before Mark left the suite, and you had to make sure three times that it was indeed real because it still felt like a dream. After he finished the coffee, he congratulated you on your freedom, and just like that - he was gone, leaving you alone with your thoughts, and you immediately went into damage control mode, making call after call to your friends in the network, letting them know that you're no longer with the company; you didn’t want them to find out from a company-wide email, or worse - your social media. To those you couldn't reach, you wrote a message, and since all of you were basically in the same camp, there was no one who was bitter or angry; your friends fully supported your decision. Sure, there were a few less-than-appropriate comments, but all were in good faith.

Toto came back from the gym while you were still on the phone, and gave you a quick kiss on the top of your head in passing, because he didn't want to hug you when he was still sweaty, and before he disappeared in the bathroom, you mouthed "It's done, thank you...", and you could almost feel the pride radiating off of him, even though you basically didn't do anything. A question on the other side of the line made you turn around and focus on the reply.

When he came out of the shower with only a towel wrapped around his hips you couldn't help but stare a bit, and Toto just smiled when he caught you, came closer, and wrapped his arms around you, while you put your right hand on his shoulder blade, pulling him closer, so you could rest your cheek on his chest. His skin was so warm after the shower, that you could just melt into it, but you knew you couldn't stay like that long, because he had to get ready, and you had to continue the call session. Well, you technically didn't have to, but you wanted to explain whatever you could in person.

You eventually let go of him, still deep in a conversation with your friend from the weather department, who just asked about your plans for t future. You started telling her a rough idea of the project, and while Toto was getting dressed, you went to the kitchen to make him a coffee and take the breakfast out of the fridge, so he wouldn't miss it. You knew you didn't have to do that, but you enjoyed doing small things like that for him, and he did the same for you.

It looked like he would have a virtual meeting first because he took out his laptop, so you left him at the kitchen island and quietly closed the door to the bedroom, from where you continued your calls. You honestly thought that it would take less time, and after the sixth call, everything became so repetitive, that you honestly started to regret that you didn't make a group chat and let them know by a meme that you quit.

But you eventually finished, and it was almost 11. It's not like you had something else to do today since you were officially free, but that feeling of guilt for not doing anything specific was present in the back of your brain, so you sighed and came into the other room, trying to figure out if Toto was still in the meeting, and when you heard your own voice coming from his laptop, you realized that he definitely wasn't.

You lowered the barstool he was sitting on so you could take a look over his shoulder to see what he was watching, and the sudden movement down made him laugh. You hugged him from behind and rested your chin on his shoulder, because for once you could do that without abysmally tall high heels. He was watching your interview with Lewis from yesterday, and you came just in time to see him walking into a frame and putting his jacket over your shoulders.

- My hero... - you laughed, and you pressed a tender kiss to his cheek. You stayed like that until the video ended, and after it did, you reached under his arm and scrolled down to see the comments, and you immediately started shaking, trying to contain laughter.

- "Y/N is so strong because I simply would have fainted if he did that to me..." - you read out loud the latest one, and he took over scrolling, so you wouldn't have to strain your wrist. - Oh, Mr. Wolff, please catch me in your strong arms if I faint...? - you couldn't help yourself and he shook his head with disbelief.

- It will be hard for me to catch you if you're behind me... - he laughed, and pulled you in front of him, basically switching your positions, so you leaned on him and intertwined your fingers with his on your stomach.

- This one is funny... "Y/N is definitely in a secret relationship with Lewis Hamilton. In this essay I will...". - he read out loud, and you couldn't help but laugh. A quick look in the top right corner told you that you were still logged into your account on his computer, so you hit reply and commented "Where is the essay, OP...?", and he laughed even harder.

- I like this one "A single mom who works two jobs, and one o the jobs is definitely making sure his favorite son won't get sick", it's a reference to a song... - you added and you could feel him smiling, while you typed, but you hesitated before you hit send. - Are we ok with that...? - you made sure, even though it wasn't anything specific, just a slight suggestion. "Ok, but like are we sure-sure he's single?"

- Are you ok with that...? - he flipped the question, and instead of replying you just sent the comment, and you could feel him pulling you closer, so you basically sat on his lap now. - Do I want to know what that means? - he pointed at one of the comments that read "Where is that fan cam of Toto to "big boy" because I suddenly need it to survive.", and you laughed again.

- I don't think I've ever seen this specific one, but people take clips of other people, in this case, you, and put them together to different songs. I suspect in this case they refer to you looking very hot, Neshama Sheli. - he couldn't help but laugh.

- I don't think I'd like to see that... I would be much more interested in seeing fan cams of you, Schatzi. - you shook your head and wrinkled your nose, when he pressed a quick kiss to your temple, while you continued scrolling, and while there were a lot of comments about pet race, Toto's gesture was the second thing people talked about the most, and you both laughed from one more "I volunteer as a headset!", referring to the fact that there were times when he didn't treat his headsets the best.

Only after you saw a comment where someone said that they can't wait for your next interview with Lewis, you realized something.

- Shit, I forgot to post the official information about my resignation. - you immediately grabbed your phone and posted the prepared statement across all your social media.

- By the way, I requested a Mercedes pass for you till the end of the season, so you could still come and go to the tracks as you want. - he said when you finally closed his laptop and turned around so you were facing each other.

- Thank you. - this time you had to lean a bit to kiss him, and you would have lied if you said that you didn't enjoy it.

- Is there anything else I can do for you, love? - he asked, pressing his forehead to yours.

- Actually... - you took a deep breath - I want to get in front of the possible rumors, and I want to announce, well... us. - a giant smile bloomed on his face while he pulled you for another kiss.

- No more hiding...? - he asked more as a formality, but he also wanted to make sure that you were 100% ok with sharing that part of your life.

- No more hiding. - you confirmed, your voice surprisingly confident.

- Then what are you waiting for? - you couldn't help but laugh.

- It's a whole process... You know business and management, I know journalism, but more important - I know social media, and I know exactly how quickly the information and wild theories will spread in this community. – this whole endeavor would require some finesse, and you honestly debated if you shouldn’t leak your relationship to a few drama channels yourself to avoid ripping the Band-Aid yourself, but it would be much messier that way.

- I understand. What do you need me to do...? - he asked and leaned back on the stool a bit, so he could look at you better.

- Take a selfie with me... I was thinking about posting it with information that I will go live and answer questions for about 30 minutes to dispel any craziness that will definitely come up sooner or later. - you explained your plan. All of it still seemed so surreal...

- Sounds good. Is that all you need? - he asked again, closing his knees a bit, and squeezing you between them.

- I mean, I still need to get the rest of my stuff from the other hotel, but I'll do that later today. - you sighed. You had more things to do, but this one had a deadline

- I'll drive you. - he said as if it was the most obvious thing, and it wasn't even a question.

- Toto, you have a race to think of... And I am perfectly capable of doing that myself. - you tried to steer his mind away from taking care of you, but he didn't budge.

- I know... But consider this - I want to. - well, how could you argue with such sound logic? - Do you have any ideas for the photo?

- Not really, but I don't want it super staged, so I guess... just smile...? - he placed a quick kiss on the tip of your nose, and you turned around, sat on his lap, and turned the camera on the two of you, while he leaned a bit forward and rested his chin on your shoulder. You quickly took a few pictures in a row, while he placed another kiss on your cheek and you couldn't help but smile. And when you started lowering your phone, you felt the vibrations in his pocket, but it was to be expected. He chose to ignore them in favor of another few seconds this close to you. - Answer your phone, Meu Tudão... - and with a heavy sigh he did, while you stood up from his lap and started to choose the best of the photos. And the one when he kissed your cheek and you smiled was just perfect.

You quickly cropped it so the proportions would fit the layout of the website, and made the picture a bit brighter, but that was it. The description only read "30 min live AMA at noon, get ready". You turned the screen in Toto's direction, so he could take a look, and he gave you thumbs up and a huge smile, and that was enough for you to post it.

Not even a minute passed and the notifications started blowing up your phone to the point that you had to turn them off for this specific app in fear of it crashing every few seconds.

You still had at least 10 minutes till the live, so you got something to drink from the fridge, because you suspected that 30 minutes of talking might make you a bit parched. You also carefully chose the place you wanted to stream from. Definitely not in front of the window because of the light, and you didn't want to share the view, so you opted for a couch set on the wall perpendicularly to the floor-length windows. You also made sure that there weren't any personal items in the frame, just in case.

Toto was still on the phone, but as soon as you started your live, he moved to the bedroom, because the things he was talking about weren't exactly public.

- Hi everyone... Oh, wow... There are a lot of people here... Jeez... - you looked at a quickly growing count indicating how many people were currently watching you, and the number was significant; you knew that neither of you was exactly anonymous, but it still exceeded expectations. - Ok, I'm gonna give everyone one more minute to join in and then I'll start answering questions... - you explained and leaned back a bit, but still made sure that the angle was good. You slowed down the chat, just so you'd be able to read anything. - How am I...? I'm great! Nervous as hell, but I'm actually great. - you didn't want to be quiet for that minute, so you decided to answer a few general questions. - Where am I...? I'm currently at the Ritz-Carlton... - You saw that the number of viewers started to stabilize, so you knew it was time.

- Ok, time for some serious questions and serious answers. As usual, I won't engage with anything vulgar or inappropriate, so make sure to keep your questions clean. But first some general info, so we're on the same page... - you took a deep breath because it would be the first time you shared that information out of your own free will. - Yes, me and Toto Wolff are together. We've been together for just over a year now... - you couldn't help but smile when you saw the flood of reactions in the chat, and you tried to catch as many questions as you could. - Did anyone know? No, not until yesterday. We decided to keep it private because of my career. Is someone blackmailing me to share that information...? - you couldn't help but laugh. - No, no... I'm doing it out of my own free will, no blackmail involved. - you took a moment to get to another question. - Did my departure from the network was because of our relationship? No, it's not. I keep my work life separated from my private life and there was no influence either way. - another quick break to catch up and read the question. - Why did I quit my job? I didn't quit my job. It was a mutual departure because our priorities no longer lined up and continuing that partnership wouldn't be good for either me or them. - you stuck to the things Mark approved earlier today. - Why am I sharing this now? Since I no longer will be working around the track, there was no reason to keep it secret. - you noticed that Toto left the bedroom, the phone still in his hand, but he was no longer on a call. You didn't ask him to join you, and you were prepared to do the AMA alone, but he sat next to you and wrapped his arm around you, and the chat exploded again. - Say hi to everyone... There are over 20k people watching us now... - you almost instinctively leaned into him.

- Hello everyone! And wow! 20k just for us? That's impressive! - he leaned forward a bit, so the angle would be better.

- Do you want to answer a few questions, Ya Amar? - he smiled, and you could see on the screen that he wasn't looking at the camera, only at you, and that warmed your heart.

- Sure, why not... - he chuckled quietly.

- So how did we meet? - you relayed one of the questions that popped up in the chat with a smile because the mere memory of that afternoon was more than enough to put you in good mood.

- Well, believe it or not, it was nowhere near the track. She actually yelled at me, because I accidentally destroyed the flowerbed in front of a small B&B she was staying at, and that was enough for me to know then and there... - he smiled when you looked at him, and you couldn't help but blush a bit.

- And I did that fully knowing who he was because the older couple put so much work into maintaining that flowerbed and he just... run over it! - you built on top of his story.

- In my defense, I did that to avoid hitting a squirrel! - now both of you were laughing, and it took you a second to remember that you should be answering more questions.

- Where was our first date? - you read the question out loud, and you were preparing to answer it when Toto cut you off.

- Oh, that's easy... Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin, and it lasted what... 10, 11 hours? - he replied and pulled you closer.

- Yup, it's a very big museum, and we were there since it opened till it closed, and we still didn't see everything. And after that, we went to a park and just sat on the grass and talked. It was perfect. - you added. You didn't want to share more details like - a much too expensive, very poor-quality dinner you sneaked onto the roof of the brewery on the museum grounds... Or the cheap strawberry champagne with glitter, which you chose only because you thought he would never buy or drink it, and which later exploded in his hands before he even managed to open it, soaking both of you in a pink, sugary, sticky residue; fortunately, neither of you got hurt then.

- Indeed... It was perfect because it was with you... - he leaned a bit and pressed his forehead to your temple, and you looked at the chat again in search of another question.

- Do we live together? Come on guys, that's too personal. What did we do for our first anniversary...? We spent a whole week on a cabin cruiser in Greece, just the two of us... - you could feel his hand gently stroking your back. - Ok, we're over the 30min mark here, so one last question and we're done. Make it a good one, guys... Ok, ok... - you took a moment to actually choose the question. - What are our favorite things about each other...? For me, it's your smile. - you replied, more to him, than to the chat. - I know it's cheesy, but it represents so many things... It makes me feel safe and cared for, it tells me that there is nothing to worry about, and no matter what - everything will be all right. And even when I'm having the worst day of my life, when I see you smile, it all disappears, because you give me the strength to get through everything. - you said and he pulled you in for a quick kiss.

- For me, it's also easy... You make me want to be a better person in every area of my life. You push me to do things I wouldn't even consider before I met you by forcing me to look at things from different perspectives. You have this way of listening to my problems, that makes me realize exactly how to deal with them, doesn't matter if it's about work or about something private... And you make me want to be a better man for you, a partner you could be proud of. - this time you were the one who pulled him into a kiss, not caring how many people were watching you, although currently, they were watching more of the ceiling than the two of you.

- Ok guys... Thank you so much for watching, that's going to be it for today... - you centered the camera on you and Toto again. - Take care, everyone! - and with that, you ended the live.

- That went well. - he said, pulling you closer, and you leaned into his body.

- Actually, better than I expected. But I guess we'll see what the articles will say in a few hours.

- Do you think there will be articles...?

- Oh, there definitely will be articles... And I can guarantee that at least one of them will be titled something like "Austrian billionaire and his latest, much younger fling" or "A principal and his student". People on my side of the media are vultures... - you couldn't stop the sigh that came out of your chest, but even though you knew that people would take the one thing about your relationship and run with it till the end of Earth, you honestly didn't care. Not when Toto's arms were tightly wrapped around you. - Oh, and an honest heads up - you and your team will definitely be asked about me during media hour... - you closed your eyes, letting yourself relax a little.

- Do you care about how we will be perceived? - he asked with that pure childish honesty in his voice.

- 6 months ago, I honestly wouldn't be able to sleep because of it... But now...? - you smiled and looked up just so you could see his face. - Now I truly don't give a fuck. - he couldn't stop the light chuckle that made his chest vibrate under you. - And I pity people whose lives are so boring that the only entertainment they can come up with is making up lies about two people who clearly love each other... - you leaned back again, savoring this moment, because you could just feel that it will and soon. After all - it was still racing season, and even though positions for tomorrow were already assigned, Toto still had a lot to do before the race.

Part 4

A/N 2: Please don’t feel obligated/pressured to reblog, because I write mostly for myself. A comment would be appreciated though :) Love, G.

#my writing #Toto Wolff fanfiction #Toto Wolff x reader #🖤#📏#No Longer a Secret by G.

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talking about mystic/mysticstars1201 and the things shes done

hi!! coming back on tumblr to talk about someone in the katamari fandom who i dont want in here at all, who is mystic aka mysticstars1201 (or mstars1201 on twitter)

she has done a PARAGRAPH of stuff, but i will list the things i remember here & link proof/share images of what shes done to support these in the reblogs if i find it all again.

shipped incest/dipp x peso (apologized, though she was definitely old enough to know that was wrong as she was 14 or 15 at the time?? around that range)

exploited me for art (made me feel pressured into making art for a rp we were doing as i have a hard time saying no & only made a half-assed apology THAT WASNT EVEN AN APOLOGY in her twitter thread acknowledging what shes been exposed for, though saying sorry after iirc though that was probably ingenuine considering her acknowledgement of it in the twitter thread.)

reposting my art without permission (relating with what happened above this, a few months later after the rp we did she reposted an animatic i did for it ON HER OWN YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITHOUT MY PERMISSION WHATSOEVER AFTER ID ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED I DONT WANT HER TO ASSOCIATE WITH ME AGAIN.)

faking her suicide (after she was called out for what she did to me, she eventually tried faking her suicide in a discord server & she eventually came clean about faking it all.)

sending death threats (putting "who should i draw being murdered" in her discord status or something along those lines & publically posting on her twitter something like "i should email my friends drawings of themselves dead" or something like that. really fucked up)

saying the n word (she once said the n word to a literal miitopia character when she is WHITE & only made a half assed statement about it in her twitter thread.)

i think thats all, but there is definitely more shit shes done. heres the twitter thread of me talking about it: https://x.com/jkijqz/status/1703883559247786074?s=20

#putting a bunch of katamari tags for reach for people in the fandom #katamari #katamari damacy #we love katamari #me & my katamari #beautiful katamari #katamari forever #katamari damacy online #katamari oc #mysticstars1201

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omg!!!!!! i would’ve loved to hear ur thoughts on the angsty mortal x immortal😞 sorry tumblr is being weird for u!!

but to be fair, in my defence!!! i would’ve frozen up and panicked if an elf confessed to me. imagine it’s someone’s as great and respected like glorifindel. like don’t get me wrong, he’s a great statue of a man. but i personally would’ve believed he would be lying to me and playing some sick joke 💀💀 like how can you THEEE balrog slayer like some nothing of a human being 🤔 r u sure you’re not making a mistake here⁉️⁉️

but personal grievances aside, in terms of plot sake, let’s just make it angsty!!! i can see that reader might be coming from great insecurity, as you said, and is not thinking right. imagine being a bystander and watching that go down 😭 omg id cringe so hard, it’s like watching a public proposal and the person being proposed to says no outright and now….everyone is just frozen stiff with awkwardness. now what???

maybe to add another layer and dramatic flare to it, what if it was an enemies to lovers dynamic? maybe that’s why reader would he adamant about being against the confession 🤔 they just fully believe that they won’t be good together—constantly bickering and arguing. there’s no common ground! so why now, of all times, did this elf fall in love with them? for what purpose? some twisted and cruel consequence that is love? (heavy desperation included BTW maybe both sides are mutual, but one is more on extreme denial while the either is just grasping at straws atp)

also side note, if the elf in question was someone insane like IDK faenor during that phase of his, it’d be reasonable that reader would try and run away from them 😞😞 that man is fine…do NOT get me wrong. but he ain’t my damage to carry 😫

Tumblr is being very weird. I also hate that new feature where all the coloured text are underlined. Like??? Ew no, the aesthetic is ruined 😭.

I agreed with that Feanor statement. Like yes Mr made with perfection in mind, body and soul you are fine but I'm not carrying your baggage 🤚. Deal with your issues before stepping to me angry fire boi.

For the whole idea of the elf out of nowhere confessing their undying love for a mere mortal reader, it would be a scary experience. "Who are you and what do you want from me?" Insecurities will be kicking us hard in the head when the comparisons are being made. A great elf courting a mere mortal 😳. "Sir, are your eyes in need of being checked? 20/20 vision?"

This post is so coincidental because last night I was teasing @lamemaster about plotting a Maedhros enemies to lovers angst fic 😈. I like the idea of watching people lose their minds over the back and forth mutual pinning and hating. And I absolutely agree with you on the "suddenly out of nowhere they realised they love me!" Like what do you mean love? When you despised me?? And we were at each other's throats??

Being a bystander leads to secondhand embarrassment. I would be screaming in lowercase for reader to disappear. This leads to another #huh? #cringeworthy #isheforreal? #erupickupyourson

Conversely, I do enjoy the idea of reader and elf enemies to lovers troupe stem from two houses feuding. Generational feuding that transcends through history and they're the ones who decide whether they end it or continue. That's interesting though, an elven house feuding with a mortal house 🤭. Not only insecurities get introduced but superiority and egotism to drive the dislike they contain.

For a plot twist, I would enjoy if reader and elf still didn't end up together. After all the turmoil and biting at each other's throats, they remain neutral #friendzoneforlife 😗👉👈

#[ plot doodles ]#there's nothing better than an enemies to lovers troupe #let's just pour more salt in the wound #enemies to lovers au

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Fanfic writer Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk who just finished the Scenarios

Part 1

Being the only reader of an entire series is hard. Not because of the pressure to read a chapter as soon as it came out, but because there were no people to interact with.

Dokja couldn't rant about how his protagonist deserves better or about how much he loves the world-building of the novel. It gives little details over the course of the story that builds up into an entire, beautiful, universe.

So Dokja has to turn to himself to give his protagonist any sort of comfort in his repeating life.

Dokja wrote along with the postings of the source material. His paragraphs weren't as detailed or thought out as the source, but they told a story no less.

At first, his musings started in his head. Short snippets of different “what if..?” scenarios.

Eventually, during one of his 43 hours straight of being awake, he wrote down a few sentences. They were mistyped and horrid, but they presented an idea.

“Whas id Yoo Joonghyuk he a hiddy endfing?”

“What if Yoo Joonghyuk had a happy ending?”

And that one sentence broke forth to many more. What were once 1 sentence questions slowly turned into paragraphs and pages.

Eventually, Dokja was writing a chapter each time Ways of Survival posted. He posted none of them, each snippet stayed in his documents for him only. He allowed himself to be greedy with his Protagonist’s happiness.

....

The day came for the final chapter of Ways of Survival and Dokja didn't know whether to be happy, disappointed, excited, or scared. His emotions were haywire but Dokja couldn't allow for a slip of his mask. He was on a public subway. He didn't want to garner any strange looks.

When he is done reading the chapter, he isn't quite sure how to feel.

The ending was open-ended.

So obviously, when Dokja gets home that night, he writes.

He writes the ending that his protagonist deserves. One where the scenarios are over. Where his mind is allowed to rest. Where he can be happy with the person he loves the most.

Dokja doesn't want to pin his protagonist with anyone for his perfect ending. While Joonghyuk once had a child with Lee Seolhwa in the second regression, he never showed interest in her since. If that was because he lost interest or he didn't want another heartbreak, Dokja didn't know.

Dokja’s ending statement was simply,

“Yoo Joonghyuk finally allowed himself to breathe a sigh of relief. All of the regressions allowed for this. An ending to the Star Stream.

An ending to the fighting.

An ending to the grief.

And an opening to be happy.

Yoo Joonghyuk could finally be happy because he had everything he has ever come to cherish and there was no threat of it being taken from him.”

Dokja felt satisfied with the new ending. He himself felt happy for his protagonist despite this not being the true ending.

Then Dokja promptly passed out from sleep deprivation.

....

There was a knocking on the door.

Dokja had the thought to ignore it, but he couldn't bare the thought of one of the kids standing at his door, waiting for him to answer. He begrudgingly dragged himself out of bed to answer the door.

And holy fuck he was not prepared for what awaited him on the other side.

He blinked a few times to make sure his eyes did not deceive him. He wasn't sure if it was better or worse that this absolute *unit* this drop-dead *gorgeous* man was actually standing in front of him.

“Sorry for waking you up,” the beautiful man said, holding out his hand for a handshake, “but I wanted to introduce myself before I needed to work. I just moved in to the unit next door.”

Dokja dumbly took his hand, “ah- my name is Kim Dokja.”

“Yoo Joonghyuk.”

Dokja’s brain malfunctioned. Joonghyuk let go and disappeared into the door next to his, proving that he did live next door.

Dumbfounded, Dokja went back to bed.

...

When he woke up to his alarm, Dokja figured that he had one of his hallucinative dreams again and didn't think much of what happened. He got up, dressed for work, and left, not even glancing at the door next to his.

Dokja spent his day wondering what to do. Did he just reread the novel? Should he pick up something else?

On the subway home, Dokja checked Ways of Survival to reread it.

It wasn't there.

Dokja felt as if there was a gaping hole left in his heart, a void that used to be where Ways of Survival sat.

At least... He still had the happy ending that he wrote for Yoo Joonghyuk. He opened up his documents to reread what he wrote the other night to fix up the mistakes that his sleep-deprived mind made.

[This account doesn't exist!]

[No internet connection]

What? Dokja checked his email and it was fine, so then why were his documents not loading? He would try again when he got home. He could at least try to open them on his computer.

...

#joongdok #yoo joonghyuk #kim dokja #orv #orv au #orv omniscient reader's view point #snippysnippet

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If you dont mind me asking, whats the scandal with 2kki? You mentioned it something about pedophilia but who is that in particular?

Im not very active in the actual community, i usually just play the game and rb art so id like to know if theres a specific developers work i should avoid or something

I totally understand it if you want to ignore this though

yep alright, I've been, kind of wary naming anything specific for a while because a lot of stuff that's come out has only been semi-public

the main offenders are Lemniscate, who did some music for Yume 2kki, and Rio, who created the entire Tomb of Velleities route

I say "semi public" because the main victim who came out with everything did so in a 3 hour long video that they linked in their Discord status, and was kind of spread mostly via word of mouth outside of that

I have watched most of it and skimmed a good portion more. It's a lot. It's very obviously created from the perspective of someone who was heavily gaslit and very clearly torn about what they were doing.

EDIT: Guccelia actually made a follow-up statement (that includes a link to the original video) where he specifies he's alright with discussion going public, so I guess it's alright for me to share this

I dont really recommend watching it the entire thing, it's... just not a good time, you can get the gist. A lot of the grooming and sexual harassment described in the video took place publicly in the Yume 2kki server where most of the moderations was not particularly concerned.

BUT yeah the whole thing is a lot. I know he wants to take equal responsibility for it too, but, shit man, kids Gucc's age make mistakes - especially when they're as star struck as he was, getting special attention from someone who you admire can warp your perspective on it even if you're a full grown adult

I think the update also include messages where the moderators were actively hostile towards him - I'm starting to find I really don't have the stomach for it so leafing through it all isn't in my best interest, but there you are

most notably, as definitive proof this all happened: Tomb of Velleities was named by Guccelia and there is a point where Rio says that it was named by "his boyfriend", who was and still is a minor.

#yume 2kki

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Three things to consider. The first: Lesbians do in fact support Trans people. Not all would date trans women and that is okay. Those lesbians you refer to are in fact het women who are "political lesbians" who hate penis. They are married to men, for fucks sake. The whole "lesbians get attacked" point is a TERF talking point thats simply made up by TERFs. The second: The Anti Trans movement in sports is targeting cis women, many of them black, because of their natural testosterone levels. The anti trans campaigns in sports hurts cis women. Hurts cis girls who have to prove to their school teachers that their girls by showing their genitals. You think that's needed? Lastly: The Nazis came for the trans people first, before they started to persecute the Jews. TERFs are fascists. Simple as that. They dont care about protecting women. They care about taking bodily autonomy from people. Step one in the oppression playbook. You might think you're being nuanced, but you repeat disproven points from people who quote Hitler at their rallies. Please keep reading.

I would have said this is the most hilarious twisting of facts since the invention of homeopathy, but then you mentioned that last bit. I guess Hitler had 6 m Jews killed as collateral just so he could get rid of a handful of transvestites (using the historical term here since gender reassignment treatments were mostly unheard of back then). Sure, that makes sense.

Wow.

For my followers in case it interests you. The issue with sport that women have is precisely what has been twisted in the statement. Testosterone levels alone don't say shit because there are biological females with naturally high levels of them. Those levels have a more marginal effect than what a male body grew into (through male puberty), namely bigger bones and muscles (that don't go away simply from taking estrogen), bigger heart and lung. Here's an interesting albeit long video interview held by former (democratic!) presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard with one of the women that competed against Lia Thomas.

Also, the first claim is truly hilarious, because I happen to have heard from actual lesbians countless of times that they were pressured and bullied, and the internet is full of receipts of that. Here's a good article about it. I mean, just google "genital preferences transphobic" and you'll find tons of people claiming it is. And well, maybe listen to actual lesbians and their experiences with the matter.

Women say they've been harassed, threatened, slandered, pressured, and all that, and you have nothing better to do than saying it isn't happening.

I get wanting to defend trans people and trans rights, but here's the interesting bit: if you're a dysphoric person who simply wants to live their life, get the best possible treatment (including transition if that's the path that works best for you); if you respect women and girls, then the issue women like JK Rowling and others have is NOT with you. Genuine transgender/transsexuals were never the target of any of this. It was always about people abusing the system (self ID laws), most of all auto-gynephile men or men who simply make shit up to get into women's spaces, push women out of theirs, and steal their achievements. If you bothered to read what JK wrote or listen to her podcast, or listen to people working for The Lesbian Project like Kathleen Stock, you'd know this. Many (older) trans people know this and are arguing for the same things!

What your side (the extreme/extremist trans activism) does is essentially harming your own cause. Because, unlike LGB people and educated feminists, the regular people out there who are not inside the "queer" bubble are fed up with it. They are jumping to the chance to actually hate and harass trans people over this — over abusers and fakers having taken over the narrative and the course of activism, having pushed LGB out of the community and out of the focus of the public eye.

When people like JK Rowling started to speak up, we should have banded together to fight that abuse and educate on it. Because both women and trans people (genuinely dysphoric trans people) are vulnerable minorities with some overlap of interests. Historically, we've been allies.

It's not us who abandoned the cause, it's you who decided to die on the hill of defending the chosen identities of rapists (Women forced by courts to refer to rapists’ preferred pronouns), of condoning activism that is violent and abusive (Vancouver Rape Relief targeted), and of very obvious males obliterating women in sports.

And in all of this, you have little to no compassion for detransitioners, calling them either a rare outlier or fake, while they were so warmly welcomed into your communities as long as they identified as trans. But that's a very long topic, and I'm already late to get ready for work.

#feminism #tw: antisemitism #tw: holocaust denial

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Beverly Hills: 99% of people arrested by ‘safe streets’ unit were Black, suit says

Nearly all the people arrested by a Beverly Hills police taskforce over the past year were Black, according to a new lawsuit which alleges egregious racial profiling in the wealthy California city.

The complaint, filed Tuesday by the prominent civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump, alleges that out of 106 people arrested by a Beverly Hills police “safe streets” taskforce, 105 were Black and one was a dark-skinned Latino person. Between March 2020 and July 2021, the unit unjustly stopped and arrested Black civilians who were roller skating, scootering, driving and jaywalking a few feet outside the crosswalk, the suit said.

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The unit, also known as the Rodeo Drive taskforce, was set up last year in response to “a significant increase in calls for service in our business community”, according to the city, which is one of the richest municipalities in the US and less than 2% Black.

The plaintiffs in the suit, which was filed as a class action, are Jasmine Williams and Khalil White, a couple on vacation in Beverly Hills last September. They had been riding a scooter when police detained them “without any reasonable suspicion or probable cause”, lawyers wrote, saying officers demanded their IDs to run their names through a criminal database even though they hadn’t committed a crime.

The couple “peacefully” objected to the officers “abusing their police powers” and were subsequently handcuffed and arrested on “multiple fabricated charges”, the complaint said, adding that prosecutors later dropped the charges.

The suit also cited a 2 October 2020 incident when the unit stopped Salehe Bembury, who was then vice-president of men’s footwear at Versace and was holding a Versace shopping bag.

Body-camera footage from that incident shows officers followed him and stopped him for jaywalking, with one saying, “How come you did that? You didn’t want to wait for the light?” The officers immediately asked for his ID, asked if he had weapons on him and then proceeded to pat him down and search him.

“What’s unfortunate is I literally designed the shoes that are in this bag, and I’m being … searched,” Bembury said to the officers, after repeatedly making clear that he was complying and that the officers were making him nervous. When he got his phone out to record, one officer tried to discourage him from filming, saying, “Right now, you’re being detained.” The officers later released him. Bembury posted footage of the interaction on Instagram.

The suit cited another incident in October during which officers stopped a Black driver and Black passenger without cause and eventually let them go without a citation.

The suit is against the police department and captain Scott Dowling, who led the force and “directed his subordinates to seize, interrogate, use force, falsely arrest, and maliciously prosecute any African Americans who traveled on Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills”, lawyers wrote in the complaint, which the local news site LAist published on Wednesday.

“That day was very terrifying,” Williams, a nurse, said in a press conference, Spectrum News reported. “I don’t want this to keep happening to anyone, it’s not right.”

The city defended the taskforce on Wednesday, claiming the unit was set up in response to merchants’ complaints about “burglaries, shoplifting, pedestrian and vehicle code violations, street gambling, public intoxication, marijuana smoking and more”. The unit recovered illegal firearms and uncovered unemployment fraud cases, the city said in a statement. Dowling could not be reached.

The city also claimed that Williams and White had been illegally riding scooters on the sidewalk and had “provided false information” to an officer, but their lawyer said that claim was false, which was why charges were dropped.

The city has not disputed the arrest data included in the lawsuit and did not respond to questions about the figures. A spokesman said the task force was no longer in operation.

Bradley Gage, a local attorney also representing the couple, said it was wrong for the city to celebrate the work of the unit and ignore the extreme racial disparities in arrests: “These numbers are outrageous … and they are trying to justify it with a racial stereotype that Black people commit crimes.”

#los angeles #hollywood #white cops #badges and emblems of white supremacy #Beverly Hills: 99% of people arrested by ‘safe streets’ unit were Black #suit says #safe streets racially profiles #racial profiling #hollywood pd racially profiles Black People #Ben Crump #Youtube

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A Tribute To Muhammad Ali

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"He took a few cups of love. He took one tablespoon of patience. One teaspoon of generosity. One pint of kindness. He took one quant of laughter. One pinch of concern. And then, he mixed willingness with happiness. He added lots of faith, and he stirred it up well, then he spread it over a span of a lifetime and he served it to each and every deserving person he met."

This was Muhammad Ali's response when he was once asked how he would like to be remembered. For somebody who is amongst the greatest boxers of all time and one of the most influential sportspeople and social activists in history, there was no mention of his boxing career or as an advocate for civil rights, which points to the true caliber and multi-faceted nature of the man. Granted, Ali was by no means perfect. He had his flaws, as we all do. However, a person's evolution should always be considered before judgment is passed. Thomas Hauser, who wrote the biography on Ali's life, 'Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times,' released in 1991, somebody who spent a lot of time with Ali, said in an interview with Boxing Social in 2019: "There was a time in his life when Muhammad fit his religion to what he had wanted to do, but by this point in his life, that had passed, and he was now conducting himself in a manner that he felt was in accord with the tenets of Islam."

An extract from 'Ali: A Life' by Jonathan Eig tells a story of one day in November 1982 when an elderly African man and a young boy rang the doorbell of Ali's house. The elderly man stated: "We are here because, before I die, I wish to introduce my grandson to the great Muhammad Ali." They had traveled all the way from Tanzania. Ali let them in, fed them, and drove them in his Rolls-Royce to their low-budget airport hotel. Ali hugged and kissed them and wished God's blessings upon them. On the drive home, Ali told his friend Larry Kolb about a Tallying Angel that watches him all the time and keeps count of his good deeds and sins and said: "I've done a lot of bad things. Gotta keep doing good now. I wanna go to Paradise."

Mike Tyson said the following about what made Ali so special: "He loved them (people) more than they loved him." As a successful black man, Ali always used his platform to speak up for the rights of those not as fortunate as himself.

As Ali stated in 1983: "Boxing was nothing. It wasn't important at all. Boxing was just a means to introduce me to the world."

Ali was put on this Earth with boxing as the platform for a greater purpose. A heavyweight boxer with in-ring talent, openness to the public, looks a sense of humor, and transcendent charisma and courage, coming along at the perfect time. The Vietnam War and civil rights era were in full flow when Ali was in his prime. He was active during the greatest era in the history of the heavyweight division, blessed with a special talent as a boxer to grasp people's attention in order to make a real impact outside of the ring, fighting for the rights of his people the same way he was fighting for world heavyweight titles.

In 1964, Sonny Liston was regarded as the most fierce, powerful, and intimidating heavyweight of his era, possibly ever. Ali's stunning victory over the seemingly unbeatable Liston, showing speed and agility never before seen in a heavyweight contest, truly started his legend. How correct the young 22-year-old was in screaming, "I shook up the world! I must be the greatest!" Neither Ali himself nor the rest of the world knew the true extent of the boastful then - Cassius Clay's statements. For the next 50 years, this man would continue to shake up the world, both in boxing and beyond.

It started the very next morning when Ali announced that he had joined the Nation of Islam. Soon after, he denounced his birth name, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, and announced that he was henceforth to be known as Muhammad Ali. After this, his impact on society started as he became a revolutionary figure, a symbol of the 1960s civil rights movement. Ali became a voice for civil rights and a hero of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

In 1967, Ali risked his boxing career and prison by refusing to be inducted into the United States military on religious grounds whilst the US was at war in Vietnam. He famously declared: "Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet-Cong."

Ali was booed prior to his fights. "I pity Clay and abhor what he represents," columnist Jimmy Cannon wrote. Former light heavyweight champion, Billy Conn, said: "I'll never go to another one of his fights. He is a disgrace to the boxing profession. And I think that any American who pays to see him fight after what he has said should be ashamed." Hard to imagine now, but Ali was, at one point, the most hated man in America. David Susskind, the American television host, once addressed Ali by stating the following: "He's a disgrace to his country, his race, and what he laughingly describes as his profession."

Many were unwilling to respect or acknowledge that Ali was no longer named Cassius Clay. Ali's savage beating of Ernie Terrell in February 1967, when Ali frequently yelled "What's my name?" at his beaten opponent, who refused to acknowledge his rightful name of Ali, became somewhat symbolic of Ali's battle for respect of his evolution and beliefs.

With a record of 29-0 with nine consecutive title defenses, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight title and had his boxing license withdrawn by every major state boxing commission in the US, preventing Ali from fighting in the country, and he had his passport taken away, preventing him from making a living outside of the US.

Facing a potential five-year prison sentence, which Ali later successfully appealed, he said: "So what? We (black people) have been in jail for 400 years."

He did not fight between March 1967 and October 1970, being unable to compete between the ages of 25 and 28, and so his pugilistic peak was missed just as he was entering his sensational prime.

"Due to his beliefs, he was robbed of the best years of his life. That's a subject that we must not forget, ever," Ali's late trainer Angelo Dundee said in an interview with ESPN.

1960s Ali, prior to the inactivity, was the best heavyweight the world had ever seen. Before Ali, heavyweights were typically ponderous sluggers. They planted their feet and swung away. Power and chin were the most important factors. Then came Ali, a revolutionary heavyweight with an unprecedented style. He held his hands low, a huge red flag in boxing, and dodged punches whilst relying on his reflexes, moving his head backward in a straight line. He did unconventional things but made them work. For a big man, he had unmatched movement, speed, exceptional footwork, reflexes, great ability to gauge distance, athleticism, timing, and a beautiful rapier-like left jab that would have been transcendent in any era. He would move gracefully around his stationary opponents on the outside, circling, shuffling, feinting, keeping his hands low at his sides, punishing them with jabs and precise, lightning-quick combinations delivered with power from unexpected angles. A heavyweight who moved like a lightweight. He brought poetry and grace to a violent sport. He did indeed 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.'

Once Ali returned in 1970, he was no longer a butterfly floating, and he recreated himself. Now, it was his ring IQ and underrated physical strength, alongside his incredible will and heart, which led to his success.

After previously becoming champion at the age of 22 and cleaning out the 60's era prior to his exile, that first chapter of Ali's career was impressive enough to have earned him a spot amongst the great heavyweight champions. His exploits in the '70s cemented his greatness and legend.

A few of Ali's fights in the 70s became legendary spectacles that brought the world to a halt. The Fight of the Century against Joe Frazier, Ali's first professional defeat. The Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire, when Ali regained his title from George Foreman. The Thrilla in Manila, when Ali and Frazier concluded their trilogy with a tremendous show of will, at a physical cost to both.

After over three years of inactivity, Ali had immediately started fighting the dangerous top contenders of the '70s, no tune-ups, and proceeded to clean out the Golden 70's era, the deepest heavyweight division of all time, in quick succession, by fighting and defeating all the viable contenders and all-time great champions of the time, while he was no longer in his own prime.

He is a three-time lineal heavyweight champion in an era of unbelievable talent between 1964 and 1978, rewriting the history books. None of the other great heavyweight champions fought as many dangerous in-prime opponents as Ali.

Many feared for Ali's life prior to his showdown with Foreman, but after defying logic and widespread fear to reacquire his heavyweight title with a huge upset knockout win, Ali shook up the world, not for the first time.

Against Liston and Foreman, in fights where there were legitimate fears for Ali's health against two of the hardest-hitting and most intimidating heavyweights in history, he triumphed as a huge underdog.

When Ali lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 games in Atlanta, he became a symbol of hope and bravery for people suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Ali changed boxing forever.

In time, the world's views changed on Ali. He became loved by millions, and no matter what level of fame he attained, he always had time for people, whether the media or the general public. He was always very open and stood for something bigger than boxing. Ali showed everybody that the impossible is nothing. Aspirations, no matter how grand and against the odds, can be achieved.

As Maya Angelou once said: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Ali's speech may have deteriorated more and more over the years, and his physical appearance changed over time, but not even Parkinson's or age could dim the light of Ali.

To quote Ali from a news conference in Houston on October 28th, 1984: "What I suffered physically was worth what I've accomplished in life. A man who is not courageous enough to take risks will never accomplish anything in life."

His aura and legacy continue to grow forevermore.

(Featured Photo: Len Trievnor/Express, via Getty Images)

#SL #Muhammad Ali #GOAT #Boxing #Ali #The Greatest

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Image of Tomorrow//Minami & Aja

@ajathings

There was a certain brightness that Minami radiated when she spoke of her work. Her methods, her reasoning, her inspirations all shone from within her as if her heart shared her ribcage with a lightbulb. Regardless of how good or not the many artists she met in her line of work actually were, Aja always delighted in seeing them glow with passion. But only rarely did such phenomena accompany an artist of considerable talent.

“It’s ok,” Aja declared. She pulled a sealed envelope from her bag and sat it down on the closest table she could find. “You have about three months to perfect your artist statement as you see fit. As long as you have one prepared.” The rest of what she had to say came from a script, but she meant every word. “It’s is my privilege to welcome you to Image of Tomorrow, hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. You are hereby invited to join your peers from around the globe to show the world not only what art means to you, but what it stands to mean to all of us in the future.” Aja began to casually paraphrase. “In the envelope I’ve provided, you’ll find contracts that state that we have the right to display your work at the Met for the two month duration of this exhibition. Should you feel the need to list your work for sale, you must name your own price-- the Met will retain twenty percent of all sales. Also, if you do not wish to sell, please indicate that where required. You or a designated handler must hand in this contract and your artworks, in person, by the date specified for next month. And finally....the open house...”

By this point, Aja abandoned the script entirely. “The first day of the exhibition will see all the artists meet with the general public. This is where your artist statement has to shine. Industry professionals, journalists, will be there as well as the impressionable public: the young people on the fence of becoming an artist, the curious minds wondering what the fuss is about. This is your chance to not only make your mark, but to inspire. The Met will provide travel and lodging for you upon request.”

Aja clasped her hands together. “If you have any questions, now is the time.”

Minami stood motionless with her jaw hanging open. She was confident; she thought there was definitely a chance, but watching the envelope go down on the table between them was a totally different reality. She gazed at it wide eyed.

Get it together…Minami shook herself and a sound somewhere between a squeak and a laugh came out of her and she clasped her hands over her mouth, joy beamed from her. She stepped forward and caught herself before she could hug Aja, which was her first instinct. But she quickly redirected the impulse into a slight bow, hands clasped at her chest.

The Met wanted her paintings. It was the most incredible display of validation that she could scarcely believe it.

“Thank you so much!” She breathed. “I can’t tell you what it means to me. Everything will be perfect for the opening, cross my heart.” Her hands drifted down, fingers still laced together. She teetered for a moment between two possibilities; one was safer, more professional, more predictable. The other was what she actually wanted.

She fell definitively down on one side.

“Really? I just want to say thank you. If you’d like, I could show you some of the world that informs my work. Are you staying here long? Id love to show you around Shinjuku.”

The moment she uttered it the nerves ramped up, and strangely it felt like the beginning of the interview all over again.

#Image of Tomorrow #ajathings

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dilucids · 3 years

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤCelebrity crush, Genshin boys idol! au

admitting you're their celebrity crush and their reaction to your reaction

includes: kaeya, diluc, zhongli and xiao

( can't stop thinking about idol! au genshin. any type of celebrity but it's hinted that you're a singer in xiao's. )

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 KAEYA ALBERICH ━━ FROSTWIND SWORDSMAN 〕

━━ this man is sooooo fucking slick with it.

━━ he'll slyly bring it up in an interview or a live with a smirk on his face and then act as if it never happened when someone questions him.

━━ his members just stares at him when he brings you up, knowing, that beneath that sly persona and nonchalant act, there was millions pounds worth of fan merchandise in his room.

━━ he would evade the subject and if it's an interview, the host would have to pry answers from his members instead as he sits there proudly with a smile on his face as his members tell his fan behaviour instead of him.

━━ in a live, he would somehow convince his fans they were hallucinating but someone would post the clip and everyone would just go ballistic, it'd be one of those "top ten things i can't believe kaeya managed to get away with: gaslighting his fans into believing they were crazy."

"Who's your favourite celebrity?" Kaeya reads out from the comments passing quickly through his Instagram live, he pretends to think. A smile forms on his face when he 'decides' on an answer, "probably [Name]."

He watches the comments speed through even quicker before changing the subject, dropping the matter as if it never happened. His fans are all freaking out though, wanting to get more details on his crush on the celebrity but Kaeya ignores all comments about the subject. They never die down though, only ending when Kaeya himself ends the live.

━━ you may have ended on the same show some time after him and the host brings it up ( 100% planned for views ).

━━ it makes you smile because you've already been informed about this topic by your fans and kaeya's.

━━ you'd end up thanking kaeya for the support and say that you've also been lowkey a fan of his group but you've never openly stated that to anyone.

━━ his fans and your fans immediately get to work and start tagging kaeya's insta/twitter, group and personal, under the clip of you shyly admitting you're a fan of his also and he goes mental.

━━ probably sits there watching the entire interview with a huge smile on his face, and it doesn't leave, not even after he finishes the interview ( bonus: diluc is very disturbed ).

━━ HUGE ego boost for the rest of the day. kaeya's normally very confident but he's extra confident, like starts strutting around like he's the shit and even had the balls to nod his head at diluc as if to say "what's up" with the largest shit eating grin on his face.

━━ diluc definitely thought he was picking a fight.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 DILUC RAGNVINDR ━━ DARKNIGHT HERO 〕

━━ more likely to come from one of his members than him.

━━ or he'd be very smooth with it, and brings it up rather subtly. it'd be a small "oh, i ingest their content and enjoy it" and he'd just continue about his day

━━ and his fans will still go insane because diluc actually enjoying something seems weird, especially another celebrity's work

━━ this would obviously reach you, who was an open fan of his group, and you'd freak out when you see it but wouldn't bring it up because he only said he enjoyed your work, not he was a fan.

━━ would definitely get questioned if he was being interviewed on a talk show, he wouldn't evade the question.

━━ he doesn't really see a point in lying, so he simply shrugs and tells the host that he is a fan and owns some merchandise.

"Diluc, a few fans are curious about your statement the other day," the host redirects the questions to Diluc, who raises an eyebrow. "Is it true that you're a fan of [Name]?"

The question makes his heart pick up a little, he leans back on his chair and clears his throat, composing himself before nodding. "I am a fan," the host seems happy by his response. The conversation continues to steer in this direction, asking Diluc if he had attended any fan meetings or merchandise, how he would feel if you two collaborated for a project and then finally ending once the host asks other members if they were fans of anyone.

━━ he thinks nothing of it, continuing with his day as usual but when he gets mentioned by your twitter? the man loses his shit.

━━ he sits there staring at his screen like he was hallucinating and literally tunes everything else out, staring at your little: "i'd love to work with you too!" message with a small smiley face at the end.

━━ he checks the account multiple times just in case it was one of his fans trolling him but clicking on the @ takes him back to your account so he gives in at some point

━━ he types out a normal, professional "thank you, i hope a time comes when we can collaborate" and "i look forward to more of your works" but he's still losing his shit.

━━ stays in his mind for at least a week.

━━ fans always bring up the fact that y'all never did end up collaborating.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 ZHONGLI ━━ VAGO MUNDO 〕

━━ the public is very aware.

━━ he's never made an attempt to hide how he is a fan, not even the massive poster in his room or the little keychain that he hangs on his bag nor the red eyeliner belonging to a makeup brand that you became a brand embassador for, also now one of his favourite brands.

━━ so no one is really surprised when he talks about you or your upcoming work, what is kinda surprising is when he straight up says that he says you're his ideal type.

━━ not because it's shocking that you'd be anyone's ideal type but because they didn't expect the out of the blue question from host and it's even more mind boggling when the man doesn't even stutter nor even think before just saying your name.

━━ members are sat beside him literally losing their shit in both negative ( scandals and shit ) and positive ( it's fucking hilarious ) ways as he just blinks.

━━ he doesn't even look the slightest bit worried as he stares dead straight through the host's head.

━━ obviously scandals emerge, there are positive and negative reactions. some people suddenly realise how good you two would look together and others are mad you "stole" their man because we have delulus in all fandoms.

"So Zhongli," the host starts before clearing his throat, obviously a tad uncomfortable under the eldest member's sudden gaze, "who is your ideal type?" The members also seem curious, as they stop their interactions, staring over at their unusually emotionless member.

One member laughs, waving the question off as a joke and as a way to avoid any possible scandals, knowing that Zhongli wouldn't filter his words due to his lacking understanding of social cues. "C'mon, there's no way that he has an id━━"

"If I had to say, then [Name] suits my preferences." The member who tried to wave it off blinks, staring at Zhongli like he just murdered someone and other members laugh. The host seems pleasantly surprised, peering at the camera with a raised eyebrow and a certain look on his face. The entire studio never gets over it.

━━ it's brought to your attention on twitter because twitter is usually where shit goes down.

━━ you've always been aware that zhongli has been a fan but you've never been able to speak up about it due to your management.

━━ luckily for you, your contract with your previous strict company had ended just a while ago and under your new management, you were more free to do whatever you wanted.

━━ so obviously, you quote tweet the video, tag his account and say in a jokingly way that he should take you out on a date first.

━━ he doesn't publicly reply to your tweet because he already got in trouble with his management for answering such a risky question anyways and your tweet is a little too suggestive.

━━ but he also wants you to know he has seen the tweet. so his solution? to slip into your dms.

━━ and all of a sudden, the next time you're both seen together, you're besties? so people started connecting dots and shit, were they good at connecting them. moral of the story: never underestimate zhongli fans because collectively, they may be able to beat zhongli in an iq test.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 XIAO ━━ CONQUEROR OF DEMONS 〕

━━ best believe this man got death threated or held at gunpoint into admitting you're his celebrity crush.

━━ or he didn't do it at all and his members confessed for him just to tease him.

━━ happens on a group live, members are just vibing.

━━ xiao is sat in the back somewhere, scrolling through his phone with his earphones in so he doesn't notice his members shifting the camera to him or jumps onto him whilst holding the camera.

━━ when he does notice though, he takes out his earbud and your song just blARES through his earphone and it's fucking loud.

━━ he immediately turns it down but his fellow member already has this shit eating grin on his face and jumps onto xiao, successfully grabbing his phone and showing the live of 100k+ people.

━━ his homescreen is one of those "boyfriend/girlfriend/partner material" lockscreens of you and it shows that your song had been playing.

━━ xiao literally attacks his members and grabs his phone back, walking off to escape the embarrassment but can hear the echoing laughter as he walks down the hallway and slams his door closed.

Xiao lets out a sudden 'oompf' when his members glomps right ontop of him, grinning widely as they held up a camera to show off themselves and Xiao. Glancing at the camera, Xiao takes off an earbud, freezing when a loud upbeat tune echoes throughout the open area. Xiao ignores the feeling of his face heating up and turns down the song, ignoring the obvious gleeful stare of his member.

Almost on instinct, he moves his phone away but curse his parents for their genes because all it takes is a little stretching for his member to have his greasy fingers all over his phone, ripping it out of his hands and immediately running away to shield themselves from the wrath of all 5" and a bit of Xiao. When they deem it safe, they click on the home button of the screen, grinning amused at the homescreen.

"Look at fanboy Xiao!" And just like that, Xiao's cold demeanour had been shatteres infront of a plethora of people.

━━ you find it one of the most endearing things ever.

━━ literally how could you not? you find pride in yourself to have such a popular member of an idol group enjoy your work and it helps gain a little more confidence in yourself.

━━ it's brought up on a talk show kinda casually where the host is one of your friends so they are slightly teasing you for it all the whilst remaining on the professional side.

━━ and it's obvious to say that you're embarrassed by the way you chuckle and mess with your fingers and hair, but you hold yourself together anyways and manage a sweet "thank you for the support" to xiao when the host asks if you wanted to say something in case he was watching.

━━ and the very next day, on xiao's official instagram, he has a signed album and poster of yours, tagged and everything.

#genshin scenarios #genshin #genshin impact #genshin headcanons #genshin x gender neutral reader #genshin x reader #genshin xiao #genshin kaeya #genshin zhongli #genshin diluc #xiao x reader #zhongli x reader #kaeya x reader #diluc x reader

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I came across this muslim woman on tiktok who wears a niqab. It seems like most of her tiktoks are about being muslim so I was interested but honestly it's kind of depressing. This particular tiktok "things never to say to a niqabi"really bothered me bc these things to never say are just other women caring about her. Overstepping boundaries but trying to look out for her nonetheless. Its inappropriate to single Muslim women out in public or something but what in the world is wrong about a woman being worried her friend who's covered from head to toe in black fabric might overheat on a hot day? https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeuAKo5n/

id say a lot of it sounds like ignorant and rude statements and all but the one about “don’t you get hot with all those layers”... girl ive grown up around women dressed similar to this and i think it very frequently esp bc Bahrain is SO HOT. i just think, “wow, that must be really difficult for them.” “wow, it sucks they feel that that’s how they should/must dress.”, ive had to wear an abaya while walking around in my village and it’s hot!!! it’s black and we wear clothes underneath too!

western hijabis & niqabis seem to care a LOT about making it seem like it’s a choice and women usually choose to dress that way but i just want to emphasise this “choice” as someone who grew up & lives in a muslim country & is of muslim background:

1. we’re told from a VERY young age that we should *at least* wear a hijab.

2. we’re told that we’re better, purer, modest, cleaner, etc if we do wear the hijab

3. we’re told by the kids around us stuff like, “how old are you? 7? you do know you’re going to go to hell if you don’t wear it right?”

4. we’re told in school, in our classes, that if we don’t wear it we’ll go to hell

5. we’re taught that if we don’t wear it, it’s basically our fault that men sexually harass us. and if we don’t want to face that, we should wear it.

6. we’re told women can’t go to heaven if they show their hair

7. we’re told god will view us as better if we wear it

8. we grow up seeing the vast majority of women around us wearing it

9. some of us will face extra pressure from our parents to wear it, and some of us will be downright forced to

10. some of us will face literal threats if we don’t wear it

11. some of us are told that it’s a symbol of pride in our heritage. if we don’t wear it, we’re told we must be ashamed of our cultural background

12. if we choose not to wear it, we face obvious judgment and scorn from those around us

13. many people around us will call us names and openly belittle us for not wearing it

14. men often view us not wearing it as an invitation for sexual harassment

15. in several countries, women who don’t wear the hijab *will* be stopped and interrogated, sometimes by people in positions of authority.

16. in some countries, women will face risk of imprisonment for not wearing it.

17. if you DO feel shamed & pressured enough to wear it & then eventually decide u want to remove it.. then you will be looked down on and told u can’t remove it, that it’s disrespectful, and harassed even more than if u never wore it

18. never mind the pressure you’ll feel if you’re the only woman in your family not wearing it

these are just off the top of my head. women have literally faced acid attacks and honour killings over this shit, many of us have been raped and abused and then told it was our fault & then compared to uncovered lollipops that catch flies. the women that claim “it’s a choice” are completely ignoring the pressure we face from society, from people within the community, from the teachings. they ignore that very often we will be downright forced. “it’s a choice”, except a huge portion of hijabis “chose” to wear it at 7 or 8. “it’s a choice” except a huge portion were being told & indoctrinated their whole lives that if they don’t wear it they’ll be tortured by scorching fires for eternity. so when western hijabis & niqabis want to pretend it’s a choice, that it’s not oppressive, w/e else... not only are they spitting on the majority of women who had little to no say, but they’re justifying and erasing the inherent misogyny and the constant implicit + explicit pressuring muslim women face.

#anonymous #I’ve been writing so many long answers recently idk what’s wrong w me lol

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hangovercurse · 3 years

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A Zoom Call to Remember

You attend one of Pete’s University zooms and he wastes no time flirting with you.

Request: “id love a pete imagine of him flirting with one of the girls in the zoom call he does with those universities!!”

Pete x Reader

Warnings: cursing

Word Count: 875

You were nearly shaking with excitement as you logged onto the zoom call, waiting for your internet audio to connect. When you had found out that Pete Davidson would be doing a zoom call at your university, you signed up immediately. Having been an avid fan of Saturday Night Live for years and an aspiring sketch writer yourself, you could not wait for the chance to see him speak.

And then you’d gotten the email from the President of the club that was hosting the chat telling you that you had been chosen to ask your question to Pete directly. You nearly screeched.

His face popped up on your screen, smiling like the loveable goofball that he is. “Hey guys, what’s up?”

The chat started flooding with hundreds of people saying hello to the man, but you simply waved to your camera. The girl leading the chat spoke, “thank you for coming to talk with us, Pete.”

He nodded, “for sure, thanks for having me.”

He went through the first few questions, talking about mental health and living with mental illness. After a particularly serious answer, he chuckled deeply, “alright, does anyone have any questions that aren’t depressing?”

You giggled to yourself as the hostess asked a question about his comedy career, leading into a funny retelling of his most embarrassing on stage moment. “So, I think Y/N had a question about your career they’d like to ask.”

When you heard your name your heart rate picked up, slowly reaching to click on the unmute button, “hi Pete!”

His eyes went wide when your face popped up on his screen, “are you serious? I just told my most embarrassing stage moment in front of you? Now I’m even more embarrassed.”

You giggled in nervousness, your face heating up at his words. You struggled to get your question out after his statement, making him say, “sorry, I just think you’re really pretty and now you know my most embarrassing story so I’m all nervous.”

Giggling even more, you spoke, “it’s okay, we’re both nervous if it makes you feel any better.” You paused while he laughed briefly, “I was just wondering as an aspiring sketch writer, how do you keep from comparing yourself when pitching sketches in a room full of really talented people? Because every time I go to any type of writer’s workshop I always feel so out of my league.”

Pete’s tongue ran across his lower teeth before he spoke, “at first it was really hard to not compare myself, but over time you start to appreciate having talented people around you and stop doubting yourself.”

You smiled lightly at his answer, “thank you!”

“That’s great that you want to be a sketch writer. You should send me some of your stuff, maybe I could pitch it for an episode.” He made it sound so casual, but you were flipping out.

Your entire body felt like it was on fire. This wasn’t really happening, was it? Pete Davidson wasn’t actually talking to you.

“Maybe I will,” you smiled shyly, watching Pete’s smirk widen.

After a few moments of awkward silence, the moderator spoke up, “our next question is from Jason…”

You zoned out, too focused on Pete’s blush and the fact that he was just talking to you and, dare you say it, flirting with you. After a few more questions, your roommate knocked on your door. You quickly turned your camera off, “come in!”

She smiled, “hey, I’m going out for the night, be bac-“

Pete’s voice rang in your ear, “wait, where did Y/N go? Turn your camera back on.”

Your eyes went wide, a laugh of shock spilling from your mouth, “sorry, Pete Davidson’s flirting with me. Have a good night!” you called to your roommate, swiftly turning your camera back on and waving.

“Pete Davidson is what bitch?!?” she asked, but you didn’t answer, focusing back on the beautiful man on your screen.

You opened the chat, sending a private message to Pete, “sorry, my roommate came in. I’m back now 😊”

Pete was in the middle of answering a question, but he seemed to be reading the chat. As the next question was read, he typed a private message to you, “I see you now, gorgeous.”

You blushed, heart fluttering as he carried on like nothing had happened. A few minutes later he sent you another message, “I was serious about sending me your sketches btw. What’s your #?”

Your eyes went wide at the realization that he was asking for your number, still convinced you were dreaming. You sent it anyways with a grin, “I’m expecting a text from you at some point, I’ll be really upset if I don’t get one…”

Pete stopped mid-answer and chuckled at your response, announcing a “sorry guys, I’m still not over how pretty Y/N is,” making you blush. You knew this would be the talk of the campus for the next few days, and would most likely end up on youtube.

You decided to mess with him, as it was only fair given your embarrassment. You typed a public chat, “you’re so cute 😍😍😍“

He blushed on screen, letting out a nervous chuckle, “aww, the cute girl thinks I’m cute.”

#pete davidson #pete davidson imagine #pete davidson x reader #pete davidson fluff

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