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Charles Leclerc, the Ferrari driver tells his story: «I feel good only with the helmet on my head»

At 26, the young Monegasque has already entered the legend of Formula 1. Thanks to his cold blood and the audacity of a driving style that does not contemplate fear, Charles Leclerc has become "The predestined" for his fans. Since he was a child he loved red cars and with Ferrari he fulfilled his dream…

Almost 130 Grands Prix in Formula 1, 28 podiums, 22 pole positions and five victories: at 26, Charles Leclerc is already making history. His favorite driver is Ayrton Senna but «there are many I admire: Prost, Lauda, James Hunt, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. However, Ayrton Senna (the Brazilian champion who died in a tragic accident at Imola in 1994, ed.), is my all-time idol. From what I was able to see in the documentaries that tell his story and by speaking with those who knew him in life, I discovered that he was a special person to say the least, not only behind the wheel - he was perhaps the best driver in history - but also as a human being." Leclerc's childhood is marked by a deep bond with his father Hervé (he bears his name on his helmet) who was also a pilot - «dad was my number 1 fan» – and by his untimely death in 2017. «I was four years old, I told my father that I wasn't feeling very well and didn't want to go to school. Of course I was pretending like all kids do. However, I don't know why, he indulged me and took me to the go-kart track of his best friend, Philippe Bianchi. Seeing other children running on the track, I wanted to try it too. For my first car I chose the color red. And I think I fell in love with this sport after just three laps." On that go-kart track Leclerc lives his dream of one day becoming a Formula 1 driver and there he meets his lifelong friend, Jules Bianchi, Philippe's son. In karting, Charles Leclerc collected one victory after another, also because "I didn't know the concept of braking". At 17 years old in 2014, he entered the “Formula Renault 2.0” with the Fortec Motorsports team. He took seven podiums and collected two victories, earning second place in the championship. In 2015 he moved to Formula 3 and, despite an accident on the Zandvoort circuit (Holland), which compromised the final position in the standings, and the death of his friend Jules Bianchi in July, after the accident at Suzuka on 5 October 2014, Leclerc he doesn't lose the desire to compete. «Formula 1 killed people I loved, but I can't help it», he declared some time later.

What was your first ever Grand Prix? «Macau in 2015. But I like to remember the first time I saw one. I was still a child, I had a friend whose apartment had a balcony overlooking the Monte Carlo circuit. Obviously I was already rooting for the red cars, even though I didn't yet know that they were Ferrari. It was simply my favorite color." In the 2016 GP3 season he won the title with the "ART Grand Prix" team, even if, during the last championship race in Abu Dhabi, he chose to retire. Does a pilot ever feel afraid? «I am a human being, even if I run at 300 kilometers per hour. Beautiful moments alternate with very difficult ones, I'm not a superhero. It was in 2017, when I thought I wouldn't be able to become a Formula 1 driver, that I felt a real feeling of fear." But it is precisely in 2017 that the turning point arrives. A year earlier Leclerc had taken part in the Ferrari Driver Academy. With the first free practice session of the British Grand Prix in 2016, he began his experience as a test driver for Haas and then for Ferrari. Over the course of the following year he became increasingly noticed, thanks to a series of victories - among them that of the FIA Formula 2 championship - and multiple tests of skill at the wheel of his car. In the 2017 championship he participated in four free practice sessions with Sauber, the first of which in the pouring rain on the Sepang circuit (Malaysia), and it was with the Swiss team that he became a Formula 1 driver. On board the Sauber C37, despite some difficulties, Leclerc demonstrates consistency and ends the 2018 season in 13th place in the drivers' standings with 39 points, voted "rookie" of the year. But what happens before a Formula 1 race? «Before running, a lot of tension builds up. I have been doing breathing exercises since I was a boy. They help me stay calm, so I can achieve a level of concentration that maximizes my potential. Preparation is 90% of the total work in a race." Before getting into the car there is also space for a ritual moment. «I only feel good when I wear the helmet and everyone comes out of the pit lane», he says, «the cockpit is like a nest, I don't feel any sensations, zero tension. There I relax while waiting for the race."

In September 2018, Scuderia Ferrari announced that the Monegasque driver would replace Kimi Räikkönen, alongside Sebastian Vettel. «I was on a boat in Monaco. I had put the phone on silent mode, I find the call from Maurizio Arrivabene (head of the Ferrari team ed.). I told the friend I was with to turn off the engines, that the head of Ferrari had called me and I wasn't hearing well. I understand that he wouldn't have taken me to Ferrari. It seemed a little strange that he called me to tell me, I was disappointed. Fifteen seconds later he called me back and told me he was joking. I attacked and dived into the sea, it all seemed so surreal. Me in Ferrari…". Even though his first time in Maranello dates back to a few years earlier as he reveals in the book “Le prodige” written by Rémi Boudoul: «I was 11 years old, but I didn't enter. I sat in the parking lot and imagined a structure similar to the one seen in “The Chocolate Factory”. With the Oompa Loompas running around." In 2018 his first race of the season in Australia ended with a fifth place, but the real affirmation came with the Bahrain Grand Prix, where he won his first pole position and finished the race in third place. The season continues with ups and downs. After a first victory in Belgium came the triumph on the Monza Circuit, in front of the delirious Scuderia Ferrari home crowd. Leclerc also arrived in pole position in Singapore and Russia, and ended the season in fourth place with 264 points, consolidating his reputation among the most promising talents in Formula 1. 2020 began with a second place in Austria. However, the Ferrari SF1000 demonstrates some limitations in subsequent races. Leclerc retires in Styria and ends up outside the points in Hungary. A bad accident in Monza, from which he emerged unscathed, represents a critical moment in that unspectacular year, which ended in eighth place in the drivers' standings.

The following year, the new Ferrari SF21 proved to be more competitive, allowing Leclerc - now at the Prancing Horse with Carlos Sainz Jr. - to achieve good results, including fourth places in Imola and Spain. In Monaco, he takes pole position but retires due to damage to the car before the race. His only podium came in Great Britain, finishing the season in seventh place in the drivers' standings. 2022 is more than positive. He wins the Bahrain Grand Prix, followed by a second place in Saudi Arabia and victories in Australia and Austria. He finishes in second place among the drivers, behind Max Verstappen. In 2023, with his SF23 single-seater, he achieved the second podium of the season in Austria, while in Great Britain he finished ninth. In Belgium, after some changes to the car, he gets pole and finishes third. In the Italian Grand Prix, in Monza, he started on pole and finished fourth. Beyond the races, twenty-six-year-old Charles Leclerc, just appointed ambassador of the Monegasque jewelery brand APM Monaco, tries to spend as much time as possible with his friends. «Ricardo, Alex, Thomas, Guillaume, Nico, Hugo, Joris. I'm happy with them, we go to the beach, to the restaurant, we play five-a-side football, we're all sporty and we train together. However, we have different lives, while they study, I live my passion. But I love racing, I love Ferrari." Ferrari which is not only synonymous with engines but also with fashion and Leclerc is a proud ambassador of the brand led by Rocco Iannone. «I often wear items from the Ferrari line, they are aerodynamic and the materials range from the more technical ones - which I am used to wearing every day in my work - to the more refined ones. I like that couture feel and above all the color that dominates in the Ferrari collections, a color that I don't think I need to specify...>>

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pilot-boi · 1 year

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Sorry I made you sad. Here's something to balance it out:

Try thinking about Jaune escaping the Ever After and getting to see the skies of Remnant again for the first time in years.

Try thinking of Jaune, astride Juniper and wearing his helm, appearing to the refugees in Vacuo like a hero out of legend, asking if they were okay and needed help without thinking about it, because that's what he does.

Try thinking about their breaths being taken away, because a Legend came to save them.

Try thinking about Nora and Ren recognizing Jaune anywhere, and after the struggle to get the portal to l e t t h e m g o b a c k, tackling him in a hug and letting him know he's loved, no matter what he looks like.

Try thinking of him calling Saffron and Terra and seeing his sisters and nephew for the first time in years, and his sister saying "The Rusted Knight has always been a family favorite" through tears, while telling her son his uncle is a hero.

Try thinking of Ozma telling Jaune "one failure to a other, you've done so well", acknowledging the strength to KEEP TRYING that Jaune embodies.

Try thinking of Jaune, listless and angry and tired, reading an old book again and right there, whether it was written by Lewis or a repentant Alyx, there's a note at the end "Thank you JA"

Try thinking of an army of Huntsmen preparing to fight Salem, and they're all in good spirits. Because they have the Rusted Knight on their side, and they get to fight alongside their hero this day.

Try thinking of how much everyone will love Juniper; from Oscar, to Nora, to even Whitley and Willow getting to pet the fluffy Jackalope and how adorable it might be.

Try thinking of Jaune talking to Winter and her telling him that she has Penny's last thoughts in her head and all she could hear was "thank you, I'm so sorry" and Jaune being comforted like he deserves after so long.

Try to think of Jaune going home, and realizing that in what he perceived as failure, he became the hero he wanted to be.

Try to think of Jaune showering, shaving, and cleaning up, fixing his sword and armor, and gently, reverently picking up the red cloth he's held so dear and tying his hair back once more. "Keep watching over me, partner"

Try to think of how, even if he story is bleak now, there is still so much potential for happiness and love in the future.

Thank you ;-;

I needed this ;-;

#rwby #jaune arc #rwby spoilers #rwby volume 9 #mine #asks #anonymous

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stonemags · 1 year

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SUGAR BABY AU

Ch.3 Blind optimism

Characters in this series: Reader, Wanda Maximoff, Natasha Romanoff, Carol Danvers, Darcy Lewis, Maria Hill, Kate Bishop, Pepper Potts, Valkyrie, Shuri

Summary: The one where you’re forced to socialize, your favourite mug is held hostage, and you just can’t see eye to eye with Darcy.

Warnings: age gap relationships, sugar mommy/sugar baby relationships, swearing, aggression, cheating, all story is gonna be +18, you are responsible for your own ass.

Word count: 6174

A/N: This chapter is dedicated to my beloved friend, legend, amazing hair cut girl, bike riding icon, and the best horse trainer in this world. You are the kill leader of my life, and I love you a lot. It's a little early, but happy incredible birthday!

Thanks to @charturnus for editing, helping to write and posting this fic.

Previous chapter

CHAPTER 3

“Can I help you?”

Soft and soothing, that's the way you would describe her voice if anyone would ask, but nobody did, so let's move on. You try to find anything to say that would take you out of this “deer caught in the headlights” moment, not daring to take more time to let the silence linger. You straighten out your posture trying to physically take up more space, trying to show any ounce of confidence in this really not confidence allowing, environment that your day created for you.

“Actually yes. Would you like to talk about our lord and saviour Jesus Christ? The one and only, who can save us from the pits of hell that humanity is running into with this whole LGBT propaganda, women trying to have rights, not being chained to the kitchen madness.” She looks confused which gives you the upper hand, at least that's what you think until she gives you this cocky but proud smile which catches you off guard, and now you are the confused one.

“You must be y/n. It's really nice to meet you. I’ve been looking forward to it.” She takes a step back to let you into your own apartment and sticks her hand out towards you to get an actual greeting. You go in and take off your shoes, only using your heel and toes for it. You don't put the bags down, and you don't engage in the physical contact that the redhead is waiting for. You look up at her, and you appreciate the much better lighting than the one in the café, because right now you can actually see the depth in the colour of her eyes. You’ve never seen eyes like that, and it's deeply interesting. As much as you want to go into this, inside of your head, on an intellectual journey about why people have different eye colours and if their lifestyle can change the outcome of that colour. But it’s not the space or time for that, so you force yourself back into the present, to the woman standing with her hand outstretched.

“Yeah it's me. And all day I was looking forward to getting a shower, so excuse me.” You don't even give her a chance to respond as you move swiftly around her and disappear deeper into the apartment, quickly walking into your room. You feel a little bit awkward and embarrassed, but your priority is your mental state right now, and you need to wash the day off of your body.

After putting everything in place and taking a shower which took you around 30 minutes, because you are not trying to get Darcy mad, she is terrifying when she is mad, you pull some outfit together and go to the living room where you hear everybody chatting. Classic loose mom jeans and a sentimental flannel fit you nicely, not showing too much of your skin, but still not making you a nun.

As you walk in, you throw a loud “hi guys,” in the direction of the sitting area, and go straight to the kitchen which is connected to the living room by the island. Maria immediately stands up to hug you, and she’s never too shy to show care through physical touch. It makes a lot of sense since it's her love language.

You hug her back with just as much force as she does, and as she is going back to where she was sitting, you take a non-alcoholic cold beer out of the fridge.

“We have wine if you are interested.” This voice is also new to you, but this one is a little bit deeper. It's flowing through the room and if you wouldn't have any control over yourself, like your flatmates, you would probably have goosebumps all over your body.

“She doesn't drink, this bitch is in the sober club.” Darcy answers for you, clearly a little bit pissed that you didn't say hi before the shower, but you hear the little hint of teasing in her voice.

“That's interesting. Why?” Another new voice makes you turn around and lean on the kitchen island. Just then, you take in the whole picture in front of you. The biggest couch is occupied by Carol and Darcy sitting between her legs. Carol's hand is intertwined with your friend's and as much as you will never admit it, the lovesick look on your friend's face is making you really happy and glad that she found someone like Carol. In the big chair on your right there is a new figure, a really elegant woman you have never met before, but in some way her face is familiar. Her strawberry blonde hair is put into a tight ponytail, and it makes her features look really sharp. Her business outfit brings out the seriousness in her, but a fancy, colourful drink with a big piece of grapefruit levels it out to a neutral position. She has a hard demeanour with a really warm, friendly smile. You are aware that on the left side of the room, on a smaller couch, sits Maria with the two women you recognize from the café. Without making direct eye contact with them, in the corner of your eye you can say that your flatmate is throwing herself at them, which they don't seem to mind. The woman that greeted you at the door is on her left with her hand in Maria's hair, the woman on her right is less shy, freely grabbing her exposed thigh. You are pretty sure that they both are looking straight at you, but you are putting your attention to answer the question. You hop smoothly onto the kitchen counter and lean back for the beer glass. Taking a long sip, you think of an answer while looking at the woman in the chair.

“What’s interesting is the fact that people always ask why I don’t drink. I mean, if I were to tell you that I don't eat carrots nobody would question it, but as soon as it's about the alcohol people ask why. Social constructs, I guess. But about why, I was diagnosed with ADHD at the beginning of the year.” You casually explain.

“And you can’t drink while you take your medication?” The same deep voice turns your attention to the left. They seem to be really interested in what you're saying. Their focus on you is razor sharp.

“I can and I did. I mean, you probably shouldn’t and my psychiatrist doesn't recommend it, even if I didn't have any bad reactions to drinking. It was a good enough excuse for me to stop. I don't enjoy getting drunk either way, and since I'm always sober, I can at least be the DD.” She seems confused, but Carol makes sure to fill her in as soon as you are done talking.

“Designated driver. One person always agrees to not drink, so everybody can get home safely.” Redhead nods in acknowledgement, and Carol lets go of Darcy to allow her to stand up to refill their drinks.

“Did you bring the whisky?” It's Darcy's favourite kind and the only thing she orders while visiting you at work. You have to admit that it's a really nice 12-year-old blended, scotch whisky, and the only thing you miss since you stopped drinking. Without answering her, you jump off the counter and leave the living room to grab two bottles from your room. As you bring them back, she already prepared glasses for everybody to try. While she fills them up, she starts speaking.

“Y/n this is Pepper, Pepper Stark. She is the CEO of Stark tech company. She is also in the middle of writing an incredible book.” She introduces you as she hands the drink to the woman on the chair. Her name gives you an idea of why she seems familiar. Tony Stark teaches at your ex's university. You heard so much about him that you feel like you were attending his course yourself. Cold but creative, a leader but a dickhead, the list goes on and on. Adding up all you know from Shuri and other students, you can assume why she divorced this talented bastard. The news made it out to be a massive deal when she overtook his company. But Stark tech has never been better than under her leadership.

“Nice to meet you, y/n.”

“Likewise.” You nod at her from a distance. You have a lot of respect for powerful, successful women.

“This is Natasha and this is Wanda.” They don't bother standing up, so you don't move from your position waiting for Darcy to give you more information.

“They are the co-owners of a law company. Wanda is an amazing lawyer with a Smith Award and Natasha is a CFP designated financial adviser.” You nod at them, completely unamused.

“That's impressive.” It’s not. “ Nice to meet you both, I’m y/n.”

“I think we already know each other, sugar.” Natasha says, and you can't help but be curious about where she finds the audacity. Her eyes are fixated on you while her hand stays on Maria’s thigh, but travels a little bit higher. You can't help but watch and think to yourself…. What the fuck. This whole situation is rather weird, but your roommate definitely enjoys the attention. You on the other hand feel like they both are trying to dominate you, and you are about to put it to stop, but before you can say anything, Wanda is already speaking.

“We hope you enjoyed your cold brew. I bet it felt nice to not have to pay for your own coffee for once.” You don't even need a second to think. You grab your wallet from your back pocket, take out a 20 dollar bill and put it on the coffee table in front of Wanda, all without taking your eyes off of her.

''You can keep the change.” This definitely pulls a reaction out of your friends. They know how much you work and how much you are struggling with finances. Trying to earn money to publish your poetry and to stop worrying about staying afloat every single month. You return to your place next to the kitchen island, not paying attention to Wanda’s or Natasha’s reaction.

''y/n that’s not what she-'' Darcy starts speaking but is soon cut off by Wanda defending her motive.

''That's not what I meant, baby.” Honestly, what is it with strangers and pet names? They see you for the first time and definitely feel too comfortable with their approach.

“With all due respect, I went there just to support my friend, to watch over her in case it turns out that both of you are some creepy, thirsty, questionable individuals. I didn’t ask you to pay for it.''

“They were trying to be nice, y/n. That's it. Calm down.” Maria tries to settle you down, feeling uneasy in this situation.

“Well in that case I really appreciate it. Please don’t do it ever again, thank you.” This situation is straight out of some Bruce Wayne shit.

“Y/n! Are you okay?” The room went weirdly silent. Yes, you got a little bit heated, but you weren't even yelling or arguing.

“Yeah. Why?” Darcy is on her feet immediately, same as Wanda. That confuses you even more.

“You’re bleeding.” The redhead stands right in front of you with those green big eyes and all you think about is getting out of her reach. Just then, you look down, and your beer is stained red. Your hand travels immediately to your nose, finding out that you have a full on nose bleed.

“Shit. Yeah, I'm okay just, shit… just give me a second.” You say quickly and if the whole attention wasn’t on you, people would’ve miss what you said. Someone goes after you, you can feel the presence behind you.

“Fuck.” Just as you see yourself in the mirror, you get an idea of why their reaction was as big. Blood is literally dripping from your nose, it's not a light one either. As you lean above the sink trying to use cold water to minimize the damage, you hear the voice behind you.

“Let me help. You have to-”

“No, thanks, I got this.” Wanda won't let go that easily.

“Baby, I'm just trying-”

“Do you use nicknames on all strangers you meet?” You can't help but bite back, it makes you feel uncomfortable. She ignores your question and tries to move your flannel out of the back of your neck. You jump at her touch, not in a good way. Her hand is cold from the drink she was holding, and she is too close to you.

“I don’t need your help.” Your hand is red, half of the sink stained, and the blood doesn't seem to stop coming any time soon. Before she can try to make a move one more time, the bathroom door opens with force.

“Sit your ass down, and pinch your nose right above your nostrils.” Darcy is stern in her voice and right when you think about telling her off she continues.

“I'm not going to tell you twice. Sit your ass down, or I'm going to yell for Carol, and she is going to make you.” You look at her in the mirror in front of you. She stands tall, arms crossed at her chest, while she is holding something green in one hand. Wanda is still in the bathroom with both of you, she looks surprisingly concerned about this whole situation. Darcy is not backing down and for your own sake you are sitting down on the toilet cover.

“Always so fucking stubborn. Hold this.” A bag of frozen peas lands on the back of your neck, almost making you jump.

“I got this.” Wanda chimes in and as you are about to argue, Darcy's look makes you stop. Coldness travels down your spine and your head feels light because of the blood loss. It happens often, but not as bad as this one. Your friend leaves, and as you are left with Wanda, all you want is to avoid unnecessary conversations.

“Does it happen often?” Seems like you can't avoid it.

“No.”

“Darcy says it does.”

“Then why do you ask?” For just a second she looks sad, and you realize that you act a little bitchy.

“Sorry, it's just annoying.”

“It's okay, thank you for apologizing. Your friends say that you overwork yourself a lot. Is that the reason it's happening?”

“No. No, it's not.”

“Then what is it? Her concern seems fake, or needed as a social expectation of the situation. You don't know why, but it makes you feel sick, or maybe it's the headache that's coming.

“Cocaine.” By her expression you can see that she is shocked but tries to be as casual about it as she can.

“She’s kidding.” Darcy is no fun. She returns to your side and kneels in front of you, taking your head into her hands. As she makes sure you are okay, she tells Wanda to take off the bag, and you are surprised when you feel her drying your skin with a towel, after the ice melted.

“Go lie down. And no working y/n. No essays, no school, no working. I mean it.” You laugh at her and thank both of them for help. After cleaning yourself up, you don't bother going to the living room anymore, and you disappear in your sheets.

You wake up some time later with a full on headache. Naps are the worst thing that can happen. You never felt good after taking one. You put on a jumper and take a look at the time. It's dark outside and the clock shows 1am. You couldn't be more grateful for that. If that was 4am, you probably wouldn't go to sleep anymore. Since it's relatively early, you can still catch a couple of hours of sleep. Priority now is taking care of your headache.

The apartment is really quiet. As you move smoothly through the hall, you pay attention to the shoes mess at the entrance. Pepper is not here, but it seems as though Carol and two redheads are still in your apartment. Also, Kate still isn't back. Her room is open and as much as you would love to spare her the pain of the conversation that awaits, it's killing you that she still isn't aware of what happened. Even the worst of the truths is better than lying.

It’s dark, soft light comes from your bedroom behind you and the living room in front of you. Darcy's doors are closed, which means that Carol is probably staying the night, it's not unusual. You just don't understand why they would stay here when they have like five other houses to choose from. You are surprised to see the living room occupied. On one of the stools, you can see Wanda finishing up a glass of red wine. Her lips are a little bit stained because of it, and the soft light coming from the candle brightens up her face, bringing out all the features. Her jaw looks really sharp, and you can't help but think that rich people definitely put too much money into fixing up unimportant things about them. It would be amazing if that kind of operation would work on personalities too. As soon as she sees you, she puts down her glass and straightens her posture, probably trying to dominate you. It's too late for that, and you are too tired to play her game, so you don't acknowledge her presence.

“How are you feeling, y/n?” She asks as you enter the kitchen to fish inside the cabinet for your favourite tea and your mug. You stay silent, trying to pretend that you didn't hear her worried voice, flowing through the empty kitchen.

“Y/n?” She tries again, her voice is softer now as you are about to run away. She thinks you are weak. At least that's what you are telling yourself.

“I feel thirsty.” You search the inside of the cabinet trying to navigate through a million types of cups, mugs and glasses, thinking why do you need so many. You hear her subtle laughter, and god nobody made you that confused with their reactions, confused and annoyed. You swear under your breath, not finding your favourite green mug in the place it should be. The dishwasher is open and empty, and all you can think of is searching the house to find your comfort object. It's a gift from your brother, and everybody knows not to touch it, so who in the hell would- it's like a lightbulb being turned on above your head. You turn around with so much power, scanning the surroundings in front of you. You spot your mug standing next to Wanda, and she catches that.

“Oh, that's what you’re looking for?” She makes it sounds like a question, but her smirk is nothing else but an invitation to her game, in which you are not planning to participate. As you let out a loud sigh, you go around the kitchen island to grab it. At the same time she turns around on the chair following your movement. You are not going to ask for it back, just as she didn't ask if she can use it. Is it normal for people like them to just take what they want?

“Oh, you want it?” Honestly, you can help but think, “is she dumb?”.

“No, actually I came over to leave it where it is, I just wanted to see it up close.” Sarcasm is dripping from every word you say. Your sentence is coated in it hoping that she will get the message.

“It or me?”

“Oh get over yourself” You reach to her left, the mug is almost in your hand, but she is faster. She snatches it into her hand, drinks the rest of the water she had in it, and lifts it up to have it out of your reach.

“Why would I? I enjoy it too much.” Your eyes are fixated on hers, the green colour sparkles with golden flakes in dimmed light. Her left hand keeps her stable by holding the counter. Your eyes are going lower, following the movement of her body. Her jacket falls lightly to the sides as she opens her legs in front of you. She wants you to reach for it. It feels like you have to work for your own property.

“Of course you do. Does the lack of manners come in a rich, self-indulgent package?” It seems like she is too mighty to have people talking to her that way. As much as you adore Carol, her friends are not your favourite kind of people. While she takes a second to react to the boldness of your statement, you use this moment to your advantage. You grab her free wrist and pull it into your direction, causing her to lose balance and fall forward. To avoid an actual fall, she grabs anything to regain control, and the closest thing to her is you. Her hand falls right onto your waist. As being just in your pyjamas, a basic t-shirt is not helpful when her cold palm digs into your side. The whole situation takes like 5 seconds, and you can't react fast enough to get out of her grip. You find yourself in an awkward position. Her face is too close to yours, as she gasps you can feel her breath on your skin. It's also cold, you assume it's because of the wine she was just drinking. It has to be an expensive kind, too, because you can't smell sulphur in her breath. Instead of actually letting you go, she seems to fight herself not to bring you closer. You can't figure out what kind of game she is playing, but you refuse to give her the upper hand in whatever this is. You get closer to her, your lips barely inches apart, her breath hitches, and before she can make any move she hears you whisper.

“Let me go.” The realization of what she is doing comes on her really fast, and she looks almost scared. The proximity of your bodies allows you to grab the mug at the last second and as she lets you go, you return to the kettle. You notice that the air in the room feels thick, so you make a mental note of opening a window before returning to your room. Trying to salvage your grip on the situation, you decide to change the topic, not mentioning that you are already convincing yourself that nothing happened.

“So!” That brings her attention towards you. The steaming green mug in your hand feels like a trophy.

“Where's your wife?” You take a sip, trying to sound natural and casual. It's after 1am, and you are in the kitchen, with a stranger, wearing a t- shirt and underwear as your pyjamas, after the two of you were in a really uncomfortable position. Bringing her wife up right this moment feels like an excellent idea.

“How do you know she's my wife? Maybe we are just partners.” The glass of wine returns to her hand, and you have to admit that it suits her.

“Your ring. Both of you have matching ones, yours was corrected into a smaller size, family heirloom I assume.” Wanda looks like she waits for you to continue, so you do.

“It's 2 different kinds of gold. The original one is warmer, more coppery and less yellow in tone, it's called Hamilton Gold. When you had it resized, they used a different kind of gold for soldering.” For a second, she looks down at her own hand, and she doesn't look back up at you before taking another sip of her wine. When her eyes meet yours, the only thing you can read in them is amazement.

“Oh, don't look at me like that. I have hobbies.”

“It's surprising that you have time for hobbies. You know, with your schedule.”

“Careful, you’re making it sound like you think you actually know me.” It seems like on every corner of the conversations you have something new for her. You are brutally honest, sarcastic, even rude sometimes and too stubborn for her liking.

“You don't like me, do you?” Before you have a chance to even think about an answer, your conversation is interrupted by the other redhead.

“Hi rodnaya. Sorry it took so long. I just need a glass of water, and then we can go.” Natasha comes up to her wife and kisses her on the cheek. Wanda smiles at that immediately, and you are trying to read them. They seem happy, what would they even look for anything else, are they playing a part in front of you? Or maybe they are just bored in life? You take in the view in front of you. Wanda's lips are even more stained than before, and it seems like Natasha got an imprint of that from her kiss. Just a second ago, you were just as close with her wife, it doesn't feel right. A shiver goes down your spine, but you decide to have this mental fight later. Natasha is a little bit taller than Wanda. Their eyes are similar in colour but have completely different natures. It reminds you of a lake and the ocean, both blue but at the same time totally different. Their hair colour is also different, and Nat’s hair is shorter than her wife’s. As you take your eyes off of their faces, you realize that her outfit that was so well put together before, is absolutely ruined. Her shirt is wrinkled, you are pretty sure that her fly is open, and her pants seem to have been put on in a hurry. You thought about possible reasons for it and, God, you wish you didn't. Maria likes to have fun, and she for sure wouldn't pass on this kind of opportunity. Before creating unwanted images in your head, Wanda’s voice takes you out of your thoughts.

“Oh, don't worry, I had a glass of wine and amazing company.” By the last bit, they are both looking at you. It's two versus one, and you don't like those odds.

“Well, I'm glad you did. Thank you, y/n, for taking care of my girl.”

“No worries, there are just a hundred other things I would rather be doing.” It's late, you are tired, and low on blood. These are perfect conditions for bitchiness. Luckily, they are not asking more and not picking up the topic. As Wanda finishes her wine and sends a fast text on her phone, you are getting ready to go back to bed. You are stopped in your tracks by a hand reaching into your direction.

“Here. If you ever have more gold fun facts or feel the need to talk about our lord and saviour, call us.” A nicely printed business card contains Wanda’s and Natasha’s names, followed by two phone numbers. You look at her with a fake, softish smile.

“I’ll call you, if I ever need a lawyer. Thank you.” You nod at her and Natasha and while feeling their eyes on you, you throw the card into the bin. Your methods might be a little brutal, but they never fail when it comes to people leaving you alone. You expect them to look disappointed, maybe even mad. Some little comment about how disrespectful you are, a much too loud scoff, precisely loud for you to hear. You can't read them, and it's infuriating, you don't feel safe. Wanda smiles at you, showing a little dimple on her left side. She hands something to her wife and as Natasha takes it from her hand she sends you a smirk and puts another business card down on the counter. The sound of closing doors makes all of you turn into the direction of Darcy's room. Carol looks like she was almost asleep, being woken up at an ungodly hour.

“I got your text, are you guys ready?” The question is thrown in the general direction of the living room. The two redheads are on their feet immediately collecting their belongings. Carol looks at you and sends you a warm smile.

“You look better y/n. Keep your nose bleeds in check, Darcy is really worried about you.”

“Aye, aye captain.” Since your best friend told you about her partner's favourite title, you have been smoothly using it to throw Carol off. It seems to work, as she always puts her hands into fists, taking a couple of deep breaths.

“It was lovely to meet you, y/n.” Wanda is sweet in her voice, still having this curious look while studying your face.

“It really was. See you around, sugar.” Natasha is more cocky, and it doesn't look as good on her as she thinks.

As the apartment loosen up and gets more quiet, you want to take a couple extra minutes to unwind after everything, just sitting on the couch and taking in the view from the big windows.

“You’re still awake.” Darcy is up, and she is the only person whose presence you don't mind right now, or ever.

“Yeah, you know how naps work on me. I thought you were asleep.” She sits next to you and steals your mug. Taking a long sip of lightly warm tea, she puts her head on your rough shoulder. You adjust your body to make it more comfortable for the both of you.

“I almost was, but Carol has some meetings in the morning, and she had to go.” You only nod in understanding, and the room is filled by comfortable silence. This is something that you were only able to build up with Darcy. Complete trust towards each other and the whole truth between the two of you, without actually having to say a word. It takes time, and effort, but you are always willing to put in more, but it doesn't mean that you don't fight.

''What do you think about what happened?'' Her question takes you by surprise and only after giving it a couple of seconds thought, do you get what she is asking about.

“You didn't tell me that the date was with two women.”

“Does it matter?”

“It would if I had to take them out. You know, they could always turn out as some creeps.”

“They aren’t.” Darcy sounds serious, and it throws you off a little bit. These kinds of topics work as a dynamite on both of you. Just a little spark to set off an explosion. You don't agree with each other on a lot of levels, but usually you can find a middle ground. You are not so sure if that's the case right now.

“Why would Maria take money from strangers, though. At some point they will either want to take it back and will try to make her do something for it. Nobody gives this amount without asking for anything back.” It's shady, they are, and you don't like it. You would do everything to protect your friends, they are your family. Knowing that someone has so much power over one of your friends doesn't sit right with you.

''Maybe they just wanted to be nice.'' You roll your eyes. You said what you said, and Darcy can't make you change your mind. It's surprising she is even trying,

“I don’t know… all of it seems a little extreme.” You are confused, for sure, but you also feel some kind of disgust. Letting someone pay just because, it’s …. It's wrong. And then just going to bed with a complete stranger while her wife is in the next room.

“It’s not that extreme.” Darcy tries to reason with you, educate you on unknown topics. You were trying to see things from her side, but it's like talking in different languages.

“Darcy, you are literally wearing a dog collar.” You say while hooking your finger in the metal hoop, tugging at it very lightly. She slaps your hand away and looks offended.

“It's not a dog collar. God y/n. You know it's not about humiliating or degrading someone. It's a matter of ownership, Carol engraved her name on it, and it makes me feel loved beyond reason. She chose me, and she chooses me every single day. My collar shows how much she cares about me, and how proud she is of me. Carol is so happy to have me that she wants to show the rest of the world that I’m all hers, that they can only look but never touch. Tell me how that is degrading.

“This seems like a control freak thing.” You are getting really close to the boundaries right now, you can feel it. She is getting fed up, her head long gone from the space on your shoulder. Her face is shocked by the things you say. It's not going too well.

“Talking about it is one thing, but talking shit about my girlfriend is not acceptable. You've known Carol all this time… Did she ever come across as a control freak? Also, have you ever noticed her ring?” You think for a second, trying to recall the image of it in your head.

“The silver one she never takes off? I swear to god she showers, sleeps, and works with this thing on.”

“It has an engraving on the inside of it. A sign that she belongs to me just as much as I belong to her. Don’t speak up about things you know shit about.” At this point, she is standing up in front of you, and you feel trapped. Abandoning the conversation seems like the best decision at this moment, you are just too deep into it, and you don't know how to save yourself. You never meant to insult your friends.

“Okay, let's leave you and Carol for a second. What about Maria, God I would die for her, but she wants to be under somebody so much. Provide for her, tell her what to do, what to say, what to wear, who to be. This is not normal.” You really do love her, but you simply don't understand. If that were you, you would do everything to make it stop.

“Let’s not leave Carol and me. I want the same things from Carol, I'm getting the same things from Carol. Am I not normal?” You can see tears forming in her eyes. It's rare for you two to make each other cry, but every time you do, it's like hell visiting earth. You stand up to be with her on the same level, and as you do, you realise it's a mistake. Your mouth seems to work faster than your brain, and you wish you never said out loud the things you are about to say.

“Fuck sorry Darcy but it's sick. Making yourself barely exist for someone's pleasure. If you are too scared to live your life, just say so. I love you, but the fact that you chose the easy way doesn't mean I need to approve of it. I love you Darcy, so much, the last thing I want and have time for is arguing with you right now. I don't think we are going to find middle ground here”. If the looks could kill, you would be dead right there and then. She balls her hand into a fist, but you stand your ground. She moves towards you, you feel her hot breath on your face, nostril flare up, and her eyes filled to the brim with sadness, threatening to spill.

She puts a finger on your chest with surprising force, but you still didn't move. You feel smaller under her gaze, not really sure why. Her next words proved what kind of power she has in your life.

“Sick? There is no middle ground in this. You are just wrong, so, so wrong about all of this. God, how can you be so fucking blind? You are not better than any of us, just because you decide to be lonely with your struggles. Grow up, because I want my fucking friend back, and until you do, don't talk to me.”

That's it. She just stormed off to her room, leaving you in heavy silence. You’ve had arguments before, but you never said out loud what you actually think about the style of relationships your friends are living or want to live in. You should have kept your mouth shut. Mentally scolding yourself, you finish your tea and decide to try to fall asleep. Today was too long, and you wish none of it ever happened at all.

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standing-restart · 1 year

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Okay so we’ve all just unanimously agreed that Lewis is a hard Dom, but what if his partner wasn’t used to how caring and sweet he can be? Like, her previous partners just kind of… left her there after sex, and she thought that was normal to have to clean herself up and take care of herself after. So when a guy like Lewis comes into the picture, he’s downright horrified that not only is she trying to put her underwear back on after a relatively heavy session when she should be lying in bed so he can take care of her, but also that she literally doesn’t know what aftercare is. So he gets her some food and some water and snuggles and kisses her while they relax in a nice bubble bath and reader is just BEAMING the whole time because she’s finally realised that this was what she needed after sex. - 🐰

This is what I'm talking about!!! Thank you for always bringing the good stuff to my inbox!

It's always so different with Lewis.

Sure, you knew that it would be. He's a global superstar, after all. A legend in the sport, an icon on the best of days. The pampering and the gifts is something that you expected with the fame and the wealth. Expensive dinners and events which are reason enough for him to get you a new dress.

The aftercare, and the love that comes with it? Well, that was not at all what you thought it would be.

It's easy to find partners who say they're the dominant type, but who understand nothing of the dynamic in real life. Their experience ends with porn, and it's just unfortunate that you ended up with some of them. You always thought that that was just part of the deal, that that was how sex worked.

Lewis helped you realize that this wasn't the case.

The first time you try and get up after a session to clean yourself, he just laughs before kissing your knees. He thinks it's a joke, or that you still need to get used to being with him. The second time, he no longer laughs.

He spends hours talking to you about your preferred type of aftercare after that, mortified when you can't really give him an answer to the question of what works best for you. Heavier sessions are put on a halt while the both of you figure it out. Lewis takes time in relearning everything he knows about you - relearning how to read your body and your non-verbal cues.

Sometimes, it's a bubble bath while he holds you and washes your hair. Other times, it's naked cuddle time while watching some of your favourite movies. It doesn't matter what it is, just the fact that he is willing to do that for you never fails to make you feel so loved.

Lewis still insists that it's the bare minimum, but still.

#weeps into my hands #i love aftercare asks!#LH #nsfw.txt #🐰#dom!LH

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ibelieveinvillainsupremacy · 8 months

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Dark purveyors with a s/o who’s a gremlin zombie lol

Oh ok lol

I suppose that you're talking about the reader's personality for the gremlin part, soo there you go :)

Dark purveyors x gremlin!zombie reader

☠ Zed:

☠ Hehe. Now we are fucking talking.

☠ As soon as he heard about this new menace of a zombie he knew he was going to dig them.

☠ You two are probably the most feral of the group lmao

☠ There's absolutely no place that can resist the destruction of you two actions lmao

☠ He is totally head over heels for you.

🌩 Vikke:

🌩 Oh yeah. He's also completely in love over you.

🌩 Despite not being as feral as Zed, he can me a complete menace too. He gladly loves you being so similar to him.

🌩 He would let you ride his ship (even if that means utter chaos to cities but oh well)

🌩 Oh, almost forgot. Yumil also loves you <3

🏵 Mariska:

🏵 Oh look. That's an interesting undead soul right there.

🏵 She isn't the exact definition of feral zombie, but she's totally fine with spending some time with one.

🏵 Or holding hands with it.

🏵 Or planning world domination with. Oh no. Wouldn't do that 👀

✨Josey:

✨Feral little gremlin you say? Oh, that's cute.

✨Totally vibes with you and likes to do chaotic stuff with your help.

✨And by sometimes i mean often.

✨Still is unsure of giving you some of his stuff. He thinks you would crush it for funsies hehe

🔥 Lewis Legend:

🔥 Oh yeah. That's surely his type.

🔥 Wouldn't hesitate a second on trying to let you know he's interested in you hehe

🔥 Along with Zed, he would also love to join you on your terribly violent little actions

🔥 Maybe you need some extra hands on destroying some place? Oh, look. It's now burning. I wonder who could do that...

#dark purveyors x reader #dark purveyors #ask box #lollipop chainsaw zed #lollipop chainsaw vikke #lollipop chainsaw lewis legend #lollipop chainsaw josey #lollipop chainsaw mariska #i love wrting stuff for them hehe

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turboacek-blog · 11 months

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RWBY Timeline

My guess lol

Had a whole other draft to try to make sense of it but I’m going to just share a more condensed version

First: I’m going off the Japanese school system semesters as not only is RWBY anime inspired but there are factors that lean more into it than the American system for example

Second: I’m including some other stuff that isn’t just the 9 volumes

Third: things I have in italics are not truly apart of the canon series but can be more canon adjacent as in this could happen or a version of this could happen as we don’t see every day at beacon for example

Pre RWBY

“Beginning”

All the Salem, Ozma and two brothers events

Generations ago

One of Ozma’s reincarnations asks Jinn a question

And several fairy tales that may or may not be true

Over 40 years ago

Maria Calavera loses her eye sight and becomes a legend

20+ years ago

Team STRQ is a team and graduates and such

12ish years ago

Summer Rose goes on the “mission” that eventually leads to her death (guessing Ruby was around 3/4 years old)

Some time before

Alyx and Lewis fell into the Ever After (time unclear maybe will be revealed later but based on Jaune it would be about 10-20 years before)

Ok there’s most of the pre Ruby stuff

Now RWBY stuff

Pre Beacon

Roman Holiday Novel

Adam Character Short (Past)

Blake Character Short (Past)

Red Trailer

Yang Character Short (Past)

Weiss Character Short (Past)

White Trailer

Adam Character Short (Pre Blake Leaving)

Black Trailer

Yellow Trailer

Semester 1 (April - Early July) [Year 1]

Volume 1: about a month maybe 2 depending on Jaune’s arc

RWBY Kinami Manga: some retelling of the beginning of Volume 1

RWBY Shirow Manga: so the manga covers classes and such that can fit

Ice Queendom: fits in that time after Volume 1 and helps transition into Volume 2

Semester break (July-August)

Semester 2 (September - interrupted late October)

Volume 2: V2 events can make it be about a month

RWBY Grimm Eclipse: said to be between Volume 2&3

Volume 3: due to end of it being in winter and Ruby still being 15 her birthday is Oct 31st at the start it makes more sense that it hasn’t hit November yet therefore still in semester 2

Weiss Volume 4: (October -December) Weiss’s due to getting home first should occur first, her singing event, getting grounded and etc happens in the months where Ruby and Yang are still at him, and Blake on her way to Menagerie

[Year 2]

(January-June)

Blake Volume 4: due to the later travel back to Haven her story should start and finish sooner

Blake Character Short (Present)

Adam Character Short (Present)

RWBY DC comic: in the volume 4 time frame

Blake Volume 5 (except Haven's arrival)

Ruby Character Short

Ruby/RNJR Volume 4

Yang Volume 4

Yang Character Short (Present/Bike)

Weiss Character Short (Present)

After the Fall Novel: sometime after volume 3 and before volume 5

Weiss and Yang Volume 5 (they join up)

Ruby/RNJR Volume 5 and remaining of Blake Volume 5 (all together)

(July-December)

Volume 6 (July)

Before the Dawn Novel: Sun left so it’s during Volume 6 and onward

Volume 7 (first half) (August -)

RWBY Arrowfell: one of the missions they took while in Atlas

RWBY Justice League Part1: end credit has them in volume 7 attire and before the Ironwood turn

Volume 7 (second half)

(December)

Ruby is now 17 but Blake isn’t 20 (Birthday in January) so November - December makes sense as they were in Atlas for months

Volume 8: only a couple of days after Volume 7

Volume 9: time is still undetermined from their time in the Ever After but in just RWBY time there it was maybe a few days, Jaune was there for 10-20 years

Explanation:

So the real contention is the time of certain periods

Like volume 7 at first, I thought it was like 2 weeks to maybe a month as the montage I think was two weeks then the events before and after make it around a month but more evidence leans towards more than a month as now they're saying more stuff happened we didn't see on screen such as the Arrowfall game, and now stuff like them training can be seen as longer than presented

And I like the idea that the battle at Haven in volume 5 is a year after the fall of Beacon to connect the two events and give it a solid year gap between events, but mostly because of Volume 7 being months now and the confusion that is Volumes 4&5 I put it where I did

Volumes 4-5... I think there is a case for Volume 4&5 to be happening simultaneously as it's kind of presented

The problem is the 6-8 months that is stated to have happened in the gap between volume 3&4. Like was Blake running for 6-8 months before getting on that boat? Weiss just at home doing nothing for 6-8 months?

Or are they saying what I think that Ruby's story at the start of volume 4 is 6-8 months later as they have the best reason with the traveling and mission filling the time gap

Ruby at the end of Volume 3 implies fall weather, (and going off my guess would be October) then when she leaves with Jaune and them it's winter (I would guess December based on the amount of snow) so some time must have passed from that alone so are they starting from there or the ending montage stuff is not the “end of volume 3”

It just doesn't make much sense to me logistically if they all happened over half a year later and are running side by side

if Blakes's story happened sooner because she got to Menagerie sooner than RNJR events occurring that can make sense if the time jump imo as there's stuff that happened during that time. Weiss is either before as I said as she would get there before everyone else for to their places, interactions with Klein imply she hasn't been back long and stuff implies Beacon wasn't as long ago

So yeah it basically goes Weiss4 ->Blake4&5 ->Ruby/Yang4 ->RWY5

Then stuff like the mangas and chibi is just adjacent stuff as mangas cover classes and missions that could have occurred during the school year, the DC manga has some events that could have happened for the early parts of volume 4 such as RNJR missions, Weiss and her family, Yang with the sunflowers, etc

Chibi is the implied fun that occurred that help shows that RWBY, JNPR, Sun, Penny and etc are friends and in cases like Penny wasn't just there the three times we saw her significantly

Ice Queendom is not canon but was made so that it could be if you want

Many of the mangas are retellings of canon events but also do add or do something different with interactions and details that can fit

The RWBY justice league comics are in a weird place as they aren't mirroring the movie they released so I think they can't be added like some mangas can and I think half are in the DC world so that would work timeline wise

The Anthology books are just random fun stories so each story could happen but placement is weird as each story is different times like it could be v1 or v7 so can't place in set times but can be added if you want to try to include them

The games are said by the creators to be canon even if it seems weird

The crossover games like Blazblue and Paladins not including for I think obvious reasons

Oh and for the Japanese school system I went with the three semester/trimester as that seemed more common from what I can see, but I think it's possibly that it can be two semester as I've seen that people look at volume 2 as like a holiday break and not a smeatwr break meaning they would still be in their 1st semester but it would be a longer semester

If so then it can make sense there too as it would just be adjusting V1-3 as one semester with the gap between V1-2 as a vacation break

And end of V3 would of been the end of the semester instead of the middle of second semester/trimester

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My Thoughts That No One Asked For on Dancing With The Stars season 31 ep. 11: The Finale!!

THE PROS ARE SLAYING WE LOVE TO SEE IT

Ezra Sosa you own me

Okay listen they all look SO GOOD in white omg 😭(at least I got to see Daniel and Britt look gorgeous and stunning in white the other week)

OKAY TYRA 🤩

My heart gets a little brighter every time I see Britt and Daniel 🥰

God bless Jason Lewis my man is trying his damn best

You know I’ll admit Teresa isn’t actually all that terrible

Sam and Cheryl 🥹

Shangela and Gleb’s partnership >>>>>

THAT SECOND HALF OF SHANGELA’S DANCE HOLY MOTHER

Shangela FIGHTING to make sure she was right I LOVE to see it

Len LOVES her and I did NOT expect that coming into this season

HALEY NO I HOPE SHE’S OKAY 😭

Oh my gosh it’s so nice to see all the old contestants back again to support 🥰

Shangela speaking out on the mass shooting in Colorado ❤️ no one is doing it like her idc

Okay all nines is not bad! (But I can see she looks kind of disappointed dw shangela bb you did fantastic) 🥺

Off topic but I literally remember watching the episode where the whole “from Len the Ten” thing started 😂

Okay Wayne is actually doing better than I thought he would!

I’m thinking all nines

The shoutouts to the musicians get me every time 😭

CHERYL BURKE YOU ARE AN ICON AND A LEGEND I’LL MISS YOU 😭

God she just makes it look EFFORTLESS 🤩

God I’m just reminded of how much the most memorable year night made me SOB

But then I’m also reminded of how angry the dance marathon made me

“You’re my new hero.” Michael Buble you are so real

TEAM SCREAM SLAYED I’LL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT IT

JOSEPH BAENA I MISSED YOU SO MUCH 😭

Omg it is SO nice to see Jordin and Brandon back together

OH THEY’RE DANCING IN THEIR PROMO OUTFITS how did I JUST realize that

Positively begging for Alan Bersten to get a nice partner next season please Disney plus help this man 😭

CHARLI AND MARK LET’S GO

I’ve never seen someone who more objectively deserves to win than Charli D’amelio I’m gonna be real y’all

You know they had to think SO hard to find a redemption dance for her lmfao 😭

Oh god we are SECONDS in and this is already THE SLAYEST

I smell a mirrorball for mark (update: YEP.)

Dixie looks so proud 🥹

Oh god Charli looks so nervous 😭 (and Mark holding her hand omg)

It makes me so upset that she is literally a year younger than me and my girl is deadass about to win a fucking mirrorball

Full offense but the troupe members?? 👀 😍

“[singing in non-English]” now WHAT kind of subtitle is that pls 🥲

Is mark wearing a pin of the British flag for Len…? 🥺

TENS FOR CHARLI BABY I’M GONNA CRY

So we’re gonna talk about the fact that Charli is now officially like the highest scoring DWTS contestant right?? Like we’re gonna talk about that when my girl WINS??

MY COMPUTER IS GLITCHING NO

SELMA GETS TO PERFORM HER CONTEMPORARY I’M GONNA CRY

JORDIN CAME TO SLAY ONE MORE TIME 😭 🙌🏻

Selma Blair you deserved so much better 🥺

JORDIN CHEERING FIR SELMA BEFORE THE SONG WAS EVEN OVER I’M GONNA 😢

Okay listen not to be mean but I’m not really looking forward to Gabby’s dances like yes I KNOW she’s a good dancer but she still kind of annoys me

I have said it MANY times before and good god I’ll say it again, every time Gabby claps for herself I die a little bit inside

No do NOT tell me she’s getting a perfect score

gODDAMNIT

I will admit it’s so nice to see Vinny actually having fun on the dance floor instead of looking absolutely terrified the whole time

Get you someone who looks at you the way Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart look at each other 🤩 god it’s so nice to see them again

Not me crying over Len Goodman 😭

PLEASE the way he sounded so excited to get his own mirrorball 😭

Damn they don’t gotta say the “bottom of the leaderboard” there’s literally four of them lmfao

Listen I may not want him to win but I just KNOW Wayne’s freestyle is gonna EAT

God the other pros were staying BOOKED this week

Witney holy SHIT that choreo

“She’s invited to the cookout.” I’m not even kidding that’s probably the single funniest thing Tyra has said all season

“My new little sister” I’m gonna CRY

I know I should be focusing on their scores but Joe Baena is in the back lookin all cute 😊

FUCK IM CRYING OVER LEN AGAIN 😭

Oh come on Charli and Mark are gonna KILL this

Mark and Charli being Actual Siblings™️ and helping each other rediscover their love for dance I’m fucking sobbing 😭

THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN THEIR DANCE ARE YOU KIDDING ME

THAT WAS SO GOOD ARE YOU KIDDING ME IM CRYING

Tag yourself I’m everyone in the balcony losing their fucking minds

Derek is gonna make me cry even harder I can’t do this 😭

PERFECT SCORE I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT 🙌🏻

If Gabby gets another perfect score I’m gonna lose my shit

Fuck her dance is actually pretty good so far

NOT HER HEEL GETTING STUCK IN HER DRESS OH GOD

LMFAO YOU KNOW JORDAN AND JOE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT LOL

Jenna shoutout 🙌🏻

SHE CHOREOGRAPHED THAT??? WHILE VERY PREGNANT??

God fucking damnit 🤦‍♀️

Gen Z we better have come through voting for Charli

Oh we LOVE the pro dance starting with our queen Britt Stewart (Daniel Durant you are a lucky man)

THE EMMA AND SASHA MOMENT HELLO???? WHAT WAS THAT??

OH my girl Shangela is looking GOOD for this final dance

The way Gleb talks about working with Shangela >>>>>>> I’m gonna - 😭

Hold on I do however find it interesting that they ONLY showed Shangela in that little live preview WAIT ARE THEY GONNA PUT HIM IN DRAG OH MY GOD

YEAH I’M SURE THE TOUR IS GONNA BE GREAT CAN WE GET TO SHANGELA ALREADY

I’m sorry is she on WIRES???

OH THIS LOOK ARE YOU KIDDING

THE DEATH DROP GET OUT OF HERE

GLEB HOLY FUCK

THAT WAS SO GLORIOUS OH MY GOD

How are any of the judges being REMOTELY normal after that

LEN FORGOT TO VOTE GET OUTTA HERE

Gleb you are so slay 💅

Come on let’s give my girl one more perfect score 🙏🏻

Sasha OWNING that chicken costume is KILLING me

GLEB’S DRAG VOICE I’M ON THE FLOOR

SLAY ONE LAST PERFECT SCORE FOR MY GIRL SHANGELA

Sam Champion I love you forever 💕

DWTS editors you were so real for showing us the best Daniel and Britt moments in Daniel’s section

LET THEM ALL SPEAK I WANNA HEAR FROM JOE

CHARLI AND DANIEL ARE GOING ON TOUR BABY HOW DO I GET TICKETS

I’m sorry did the CHAINSMOKERS just wish Charli luck????

The “whose line is it anyway” guys wishing Wayne luck 🥹

LIN SUPPORTING WAYNE HAHAHA AIN’T NO WAY

I’M SORRY WHAT DID THEY JUST SAY SHANGELA PLACED FOURTH FUCK OFF WITH THAT NOISE

Okay come on Charli take home that trophy my love

YES FUCK IT UP CHARLI ABSOLUTELY 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE 👏🏼 👏🏼

MIRRORBALL FOR MARK WE LOVE TO SEE IT BABY 🙌🏻

Emma and Pasha lifting Charli and Joe and Alan lifting Mark 😭

Charli and Mark’s funky sibling relationship >>>>>>>

What a fantastic season!! I’m sad that I won’t be able to make it to the tour, but it looks like they’ve got such a great cast! Loved this season, and I’ll maybe see you guys next time!!

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effervescentdragon · 2 years

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in honour of Sebchal day, have the Monaco 2018 excerpt from the longfic I’m writing as a companion to @gruaigruaa bestie’s longfic :D it’s long enough, so it’s going to be under the cut :) have Sauber!Charles crushing hard on Seb, all inspired by that press conference I have watched more times than is probably sane.

Monaco 2018

English is still hard for Charles, and sitting in the conference with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel isn't helping his nervousness at all. There are eight world championships in that press conference between the two of them, and Charles can admit to himself that he's a bit starstruck.

Lewis is a legend in the sports, everyone knows that, and he has this aura of untouchability around him. Charles is definitely intimidated by him, but he tries to play it cool. The problem is, Hamilton isn't his biggest issue here, because right next to Charles in the chair is Sebastian Vettel.

Pierre had laughed so hard when he saw who Charles was going to be in the conference with, he almost peed himself. Charles didn't know why he thought it was so funny, when Pierre was the biggest Vettel fanboy amongst the two of them, and has been even since before RBR signed him for GP2.

"Ah, Charles," Pierre had said with way too much amusement when Charles asked him this. "It is because I may be a Vettel fanboy, and admire his racing and his career, but I do not have a crush on him like you do."

Charles had blushed so hard, his press officer came to ask him if he was developing a fever. Pierre did not stop laughing even when Charles kicked him in the shin.

"I don't have a crush on Vettel," he'd mumbled back, and Pierre just kept laughing.

"Sure you don't, calamar, sure you don't. Have you ever seen that video of his podium in Monaco last year? Because you should watch it, maybe you'll see what I mean," his asshole of a best friend said, choking on laughter. "Try not to embarrass yourself by throwing yourself at him, and keep the heart-eyes at a minimum, if you can."

Apparently, saying "I have media training" did nothing to discourage Pierre from the notion that Charles has a crush on the four-time WDC and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. The same one sitting on Charles' right in his bright red Ferrari gear, laughing about all four of them wearing sunglasses inside.

Sebastian Vettel leans towards him, and Charles shuffles closer, trying to keep his hands still.

"We look like the blind mice from Shrek," Sebastian says quietly, and Charles smiles automatically, until he registers what Sebastian said. Then he covers his mouth with his palm, trying not to genuinely laugh out loud as Sebastian grins widely at his own joke. Charles never saw anyone smile so wide and so sincere while doing media duties.

"Ah, so you do know that film! Good, I thought my references were outdated," Sebastian Vettel grins at him. He has such a nice smile, Charles thinks, and then blinks. Merde.

Questions came, suggestive and boring at the same time. 'You come into F1 with high expectations of you', the journalists say. Charles has media training, so he doesn't let himself think about what they really mean.

You come into the seat which was promised to another. You come to fill the shoes of another life. You come into what isn't yours, into the position of a better driver, and a better man.

Charles hopes nobody notices how his hands shake under the table as Grosjean talks about who knows what.

"Don't listen to them. They just want to make a circus out of everything."

Sebastian whispers to him under the guise of reaching for more water. Charles only blinks, having taken his sunglasses off. He wishes he hadn't. He wishes the words don't make him feel warm all over.

"Grazie," he he says softly, and gets a "Prego" in response.

Then they ask Sebastian and Lewis about him, and Charles thinks he may die right there.

"If there is no hype about him, then I don't know who should be hyped," Sebastian says, and Charles doesn't get it at first, because the grammar is confusing, but when he does understand, he can't stop the inevitable blushing. His eyes fall on Sebastian's hands, and he tries to control himself and the thoughts in his head. Inappropriate, Charles. Not now.

"Why not," he says at the notion of them being teammates. Charles knows there are negotiations underway. By the way Lorenzo is smiling sadly to himself sometimes when he thinks Charles isn't looking, he will be getting the Ferrari seat. Jules' seat. Charles swallows around the lump in his throat.

"My advice to him is not to listen to the circus," Sebastian says and meets his eyes for the briefest of moments, the smile ever present on his face.

His eyes are really blue, and really pretty, Charles thinks to himself, and then almost groans because, fuck. Pierre may be right after all. He'll never let Charles live it down, because even though Charles could maybe not tell him, he’s going to know somehow. He has a sixth sense for embarrassing Charles.

When Lewis joins in the praise, Charles is very glad there are no cameras on him, because he thinks he may spontaneously combust. It's Lewis Hamilton, for fucks' sake. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are both praising him, Charles Leclerc, in the press conference. Charles has never been more glad when he saw no cameras were focusing directly on him, breathing out in relief as the questions turn to Lewis' contract.

"You did good," Sebastian tells him when they're done. Charles doesnt even try to control his blush.

"Thank you." He stammers out. "For your words, also. They were kind."

Something passes over Sebastian's face, something Charles doesn't understand, and it's gone too quick for Charles to try to guess at what it is. Lewis catches up to them then, and starts talking about stupid questions and navalent journalists. Sebastian laughs at him, and with a final look at Charles, follows Lewis as they all walk together out of the conference to get to their press officers. Charles' phone vibrates in his pocket and he falls back, pulling it out of his pocket.

From: Pierre 🦑💙

You don't need to advertise your praise kink on national tv, you know 😂

Charles' face is Ferrari red as he hurries to catch up with his team, heading for another media obligation, but not before sending a "🖕🏻" emoji to Pierre.

#sebchal #monaco 2018 press conference my beloved #cheb #sebchal day #redredred reference #effervescentdragonwrites #f1 rpf #sebchalday22

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Jack Freeze Age: 12 Parents: Grandson of Mortimer Freeze Bio: After Mortimer stopped his cult, he settled down and started a family. Jack Freeze is Mortimer's Grandson. He came out a gay, in which his entire family supported ever since. Though he is trying to find his one true love. Other than that, he's pretty boastful and prideful. Saying he and/or his family did, even if they did or didn't do it. Likes: Boasting, himself, stories/legends, ice, snow, the Icy Sugar Cubs, winter, cold environments, ice sports, and ice cream. Dislikes: Being unsure about who he loves, things melting, sticky ice cream, summer, hot environments, thin ice, and being hot. Abilities: Ice making and snow making. Gilda the Giant Age: 6 Parents: Glumstone the Giant Bio: Despite her giant size, see what I did there, she's very sweet. So far, she's the smallest giant, despite still being a giant, but unlike any other giant. She can change her size and travel around the land. She happily babysits the gnomes, when her dad's out of the mountains. Likes: Gnomes, exploring new places, snowy places, spending time with friends and family, and the gnome berries. Dislikes: Accidently destroying things, being mistaken for a scary monster, being forced to turn small and/or big, and getting harmed. Abilities: Size manipulation and super strength.

Ginger and Evelyn Winchester Age: Ginger: 9 Evelyn: 5 Parents: Ester Winchester and Porkgrind Bio: The sisters of Persephone Winchester, both of them are very welcoming to new costumers, but they both live with their parents on Inkwell Isle 4, instead of living on the other three isles with Persephone. Ginger is the smartest of the three sisters and knows what to do when there's a robbery going. As for Evelyn, she's blind but also very sweet and kind to others. It doesn't mean she can't help out with other chores around the shop and saloon. Likes: Ginger: Studying, playing, helping with the Saloon, the Desert Limes, and stopping a robbery. Evelyn: Being kind, helping others, brail, dancing, Desert Limes, Cacti fruit, and singing. Dislikes: Ginger: Robberies, getting robbed, people getting hurt, and sleeping on the job. Evelyn: People making fun of blind people, getting hurt, breaking her nose, and running into cacti. Abilities: Speed, strength, and good memories. Hailey O' Fear Age: 24 Parents: Sargant O' Fear and Ben the Bull Dog. Bio: This sky dive loving dog loves being in the sky with her family. She loves helping fly planes and repair them too. She helps with sky diving and can calm someone down if they feeling scared about sky diving, being an instructor herself. She's also apart of the Howling Aces rescue team. Likes: Sky diving, repairing planes, berries, adventures (Especially if it's in the sky) Pineapple Mint Leaves, rescuing people, and flying planes. Dislikes: Plane crashes, malfunctions, getting lost, getting injured, and not being able to save someone. Abilities: Book smarts, good memory, good sense of smell, and a good sense of hearing.

Charlie Jr. and Webby Age: Charlie Jr.: 12 Webby: 2 Parents: Charlie Left Legs and Illusime the Light Bug. Bio: Charlie Jr. is the toughest of the two kids and can be stubborn. His mean attitude comes from trauma, losing his light up butt after an accident and some how survived. However, that doesn't mean he has a soft side. Webby is the youngest out of the cast of the Cuphead kids. She's very sweet and adorable. She's even best friends with Lewis. Plus she loves to blow raspberries Likes: Charlie Jr.: Being called Charlie Left Legs the II, Distillery Dough, getaway cars, and causing trouble. Webby: Climbing, blowing raspberries, songs, tap dancing, sleeping, Distillery Dough, and Lewis. Dislikes: Charlie Jr.: Being called Junior, people making fun of the fact that he's missing the light bug bottom (He doesn't mind if someone asks about it), being caught, and being arrested. Webby: Getting hurt, crime, bootlegging things, death, and gang violence. Abilities: Charlie Jr.: Flight, street smarts, and marital arts. Webby: Glowing web making, light up bottom, and dancing. Amy and Abbey Age: 7 Parents: The adopted twin daughters of Arlo the Anteater and Snailcapone. Bio: These two were found on the front doorstep of the Moonshine Mob's doorstep when they were babies. They enjoy playing with their two adopted dads and don't worry, they both know that Arlo Anteater and Snailcapone aren't their biological dads. Amy is quite sweet and kind and Abbey's a bit of a prankster at times. Likes: Tea parties, playing together, telling jokes, Distillery Dough, and their dads. Dislikes: Being interrupted, seeing fights, breaking bones, and having their dresses ripped. Abilities: Super strength. Princess Age: 6 Parents: Chess King and Chess Queen Bio: This loyal ruler of the Chess Kingdom. Excited to see the battles in the King's Leap. Even excited to see visitors and/or newcomers of Inkwell Isle Four. She's never Dishonest and has a pretty good friendship with Honey Comb Werman. Likes: Watching the King's Leap battles, welcoming new comers, and helping other people. Dislikes: Bad sportsmanship, cheaters, dishonesty, unloyalty, and seeing loved ones getting killed. Abilities: Being the Kingdom's princess.

Rachel Age: 11 Parents: Chess Rook and Giselle the Guillotine. Bio: Rachel, like Crimson, is a goth. She loves gothic stories and makeup. Though she doesn't plan on being an executioner, like her dad. She does have a guillotine blade under her shirt, which most people think it's cool, while others think it's freaky. She's still quite nice and has a crush on Princess, which there isn't a rule in their kingdom in which a non royal can't marry a royal. Likes: Gothic things, exploring, the color black, strawberries, rock, and lullabies. Dislikes: Executions, death, war, and unjustified punishments. Abilities: Taking off her head and talking to the dead. Harriet Age: 12 Parents: Chess Knight and Chess Bishop. Bio: Harriet always wanted to fight under the Calix Ammine, using their battle tactics and that kind of stuff. With a brave heart, she's willing to help anyone in need of it. Galloping to the rescue, due to her being half horse/a centaur. Likes: Saving people, sword fighting, praying, learning about more cultures, adventure, and battles. Dislikes: Getting stabbed with an actual sword, being rode on without permission, hurting people by accident, and horse shoes. Abilities: Super Speed, super strength, and sword fighting.

#cuphead fan kids #cuphead oc

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alltoolewis · 2 years

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Part of the family- Mason mount 🤍

Summary- After chelsea's devastating lost vs real madrid, you try your best to turn a sour memory sweet... what a better way to do so than a game of mario kart!

Prompts- “Just marry me already...” “Fuck you!” “When- “ “My mother adores you...”

Being a WAG came with some pros and cons! The pros were that you got to travel across the world to see the love of your life live their dreams, become legends of a sport that people admired in every country across the globe... however with every great success came the low days... and those days were a struggle for everyone involved... for example now...

“Do you think they can still do it?” You whispered to Lewis next to you, his body language mirroring yours as you all anxiously huddled together as the extra time minutes ticked away. It was clear to say that no Chelsea fan could have predicted the situation their team was currently in, having come from 2 goals down to being in the near distance of yet another champion’s league semi-final! Your heart melted with both nerves and pride as you watched your out-of-breath boyfriend work his arse off for the team he had supported since he was a young boy... “I hope so... God forbid they lose after this fight...” Lewis sighed, also in awe of his team’s battle... no matter what happened in the next 25 minutes you all would be so proud of your team...

As the ball swung in the back of the net, you knew that any hopes of a repeat of last year flooded away... it was a hard one to swallow for you all, but you knew that you had to be strong for Mason...

“Here he is...!” Debbie smiled as her son walked through the hotel door, already having her arms open for him to go in “My little superstar...” “I’m a disappointment that’s what...” He sighed, throwing himself next to you on the couch “Couldn’t even score a freaking sitter...”

“Excuse me Mr...” You gasped, flicking his ear playfully making him roll his eyes “Enough of that bull please!... instead... how about you get beating for the second time tonight, but this time with a game of Mario kart...” Chucking the switch remote at him, he raised his eyebrows in confusion as his family laughed at the two of him.

“You want to play Mario kart at 11:30 at night??” Mason questioned, eyes following you as you set up the game, passing Lewis and his mother a remote as well “Seriously... normal girlfriends would be giving me a cuddle right now... not picking if she would rather be a dinosaur or a mushroom??”

“I thought you would know by now baby, I’m anything but normal...” You giggled, planting a kiss on his cheek “But... we can still cuddle... just while I’m whooping your arse plumber’s arse... so pick a god damn character, Mason!”

Mason couldn’t help but laugh at your wild proposal, pulling you onto his lap as you all continued to stay up playing grand Prix after Grand Prix... He knew you all too well to know you wanted to get his mind off things... & although it was hard to do so at times like this, you made the sting a little less painful!

“Right, I think it’s time we go back to our rooms, eh?” Debbie laughed as her character once again finished last “We will see you two in the morning yeah?” “Of course, you will!” You smiled, hugging her as you walked them both to the door, leaving a moody mason on the couch as he sulked about coming 2nd again “That’s if we don’t murder each other by then!”

“Thank you, sweetheart...” Debbie smiled, as you gave her a puzzled look “For what?”

“Making my little boy so happy...” Your heart melted like snow at her words, pulling her in for another hug as you smiled up to Lewis who was just nodding along to his mother’s claims “I’m only doing what he does to me...”

“My mother adores you...” Mason smirked as you joined him back on the couch, his arm naturally wrapping around your shoulder “probably more than me...!” Sticking your tongue at him you lean into his arms, ruffling his long locks “Of course she does... I mean who wouldn’t!”

“Don’t be a too cocky baby... your not an official mount just yet?”

“Yet?” You smirked, cocking your head to the sound “You thinking of marrying me, Mason Tony Mount...!” Your reply was only supposed to be a joke but seeing the look on his face, told you that he didn’t take your remark as humous at all...

“Oh, all the time...” He smiled, kissing your temple repeatedly “You in a white gown in front of all our friends and family... our matching rings on our hands... the amazing night we would have when all our guests leave...” His hands graced the back of your jersey as he pretended to tear it away “Where I get to take that pretty little dress off your body-“

“Mason- Fuck you!” You laughed, knowing full when he was trying to get you all wild up!

“When-!” He flinched as you jabbed his side, obviously not being impressed with his dirty remark! “Just marry me already...” Mason whispered playfully down your ear, tightening his hold on your waist. Your head leaned back in laughter “Oh calm it, big boy... you have to get down on your knee first...”

“What like this?....” Mason smirked, getting off the couch as he sunk to his knees, parting your legs open. “Stop it-!” You laughed, grabbing him up by his hair so he was back in your arms “You know what I meant!”

“Of course I did princess” he smiled, pecking your lips gently as he thanked his lucky stars for your existence “& I can’t wait to marry you...!” Leaning in for another kiss, you closed your eyes waiting for yet another one of his sweet kisses...

But in pure Mason style, he caught you off guard, pressing the play button on the remote as his character soars past yours “But first I think its time I beat your arse princess peach!”

#mason mount #mason mount imagine #mason mount blurb #mason mount one shot #mason mount x reader #chelsea blurb #chelsea #mason mount blurbs #mason mount imagines

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avur-ray · 2 years

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How I’d describe stardew valley characters to people who doesn’t know about stardew valley

men edition

Warnings: crack, doesn’t make sense, imma slander your favorites

Morris

- looks and acts like Mr. Ohare from the Lorax

- the cliche movie villain

Shane

- imagine the red m&m

- but with a drinking problem

- hasn’t showered in months

- literally looks like a divorced white dad trying to get back into the dating game but isn’t getting any hoes so he doesn’t change is personality

Harvey

- personality of a slice of white bread

- could touch his shoulder and he’d scream probably

- think like ron stoppable but with the stereotypical nerd look

- like those thicc rimmed glasses and brown hair

- probably was a know it all in middle school

Sam

- I hate to do the this yall

- literally a dog

- he has like 1 brain cell

- fire hair literally it looks like fire

Sebastian

- emo boy

- like 2016 stereotypical emo/goth

- it’s not a phase

- probably cried about My Chemical Romance

Pierre

- self proclaimed cool dad

- the type you’re rooting for in a show then you realize the type of person he is then you hate him

- thinks he’s the main character

- suburban dad who says like time to get a watch when someone asks for the time

Lewis

- imagine a senator

- that’s him

-but with suspenders and ugly underwear

- that one villain from toystory 2 the old guy who’s obsessed about being a toy (stinky Pete)

- that’s kinda the way he looks just without the big beard

Linus

- hate to say this but the stereotypical homeless man

- mixed with caveman

- definitely was rich before deciding to live a money free life

- probably did that after eat the rich was trending and thought he was in danger

Alex

- definition of a jock

- said he doesn’t support women’s suffrage because that means he supports women suffering

- still doesn’t understand

- has to sound stuff out when reading

Elliot

- human version of the beast from beauty and the beast

- thinks he’s Shakespeare

- he’s not

Wizard

- Oo not like other wizards I have purple hair

- literally lives in a big tower in the forest

- thinks he’s all knowing

- you’re not you’re done you’re done

Gus

- ok think of chefs in like every movie and tv show

- he kinda looks like that

- needs more appreciation

- love you buddy

Gunter

- the man the myth the legend

- mysterious man

- he’s the stereotypical look of the mentor character in a video game

- helped us meet Krobus thanks love you

Krobus

- shadow man

- mysterious

-not really

- one of the best characters fight me

Dwarf

- gremlin man

Merlin + adventure guild

- I don’t like you

- they look like the guys your parents tell you not to talk to

Willy

- looks like he hasn’t showered or washed his clothes in forever

- I feel like if you got a better fish than him he’d try to kill u or something

Clint

- incel

- Oh I guess nice guys really do finish last smh

Sorry If I forgot any of the guys

If I did they weren’t important enough to me

#stardew bachelors #stardew gus #stardew gunther #stardew willy #stardew wizard #stardew shane #stardew sebastian #stardew sam #stardew alex #stardew lewis #stardew linus #stardew elliott #stardew harvey #stardew krobus #stardew pierre #stardew valley

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reallyhardy · 3 years

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went through the goes-wrong-verse playbills/programmes - that is, ‘the play that goes wrong’ and ‘peter pan goes wrong’ (thank you @cornleypolytechnicgoeswrong !) trying to piece together each society member’s career within the society PLUS if possible whatever it was they were doing at the polytechnic (university) course-wise, along with whatever other character snippets they give. this is mostly to inform me when writing but i thought it’d be useful for other mischief/goes wrong fans!

chris bean:

as of TPTGW is the ‘newly elected’ head of the drama society, and is known at the university for his charitable & philanhropic work. he has six acting credits within the polytechnic to his name.

i was going to presume his choice of course at the uni was acting or directing, but his PPGW bio states that his ‘dacting’ (directing and acting) is all self-taught, so who knows. maybe he’s just in the society because of his aforementioned charitable work.

robert grove:

has starred in 40 productions with the society since 2002 (when he began work at cornley polytechnic as a caretaker - i’m taking this to mean he was never actually a student there.) anyway wow explains why they call him a “veteran actor” lol.

he offers acting lessons (reacting, gesturing, emotioning and acting) and can be contacted via twitter @robertgoodactor. i’ve looked this twitter account up and it does exist it’s just not been used since 2017 - that said there are some in-character photos of henry lewis as robert and nancy zamit as annie on there and plenty of tweets.

he runs an extremely dubiously safe cornley youth theatre program and can be contacted at his email [email protected] (membership fees are non-refundable.)

trevor watson:

in TPTGW is arbitrarily from ‘the north east’ (rob falconer’s portrayal, whereas chris leask’s portrayal is firmly and specifically scouse.)

he has a twitter account (rob falconer’s portrayal) @trevtechie, with i think probably the most tweets of the cornley twitters. stopped being updated in 2017.

his participation in haversham was to complete an electronics module - as the light and sound technician i’d assume his course was in this kinda field.

he states that after haversham he wants to never work with the cornley drama society again, but as of PPGW he’s “following in his parents footsteps” and has pivoted to possibly actually studying stage management. (his PPGW bio states that he’s in his final year at the uni for the 3rd time running. so it could mean his staying on with cornley is like partially due to failing his course?)

dennis tyde:

in his TPTGW bio it states that he joined the drama society after failing to get in to any other societies.

he didn’t live on university campus and commuted in from his parents’ house. he mostly just wanted to make friends - he’s interested in snooker and wants to meet like-minded people.

in his PPGW bio he still wants to make friends and says you can reach him via twitter @dennistyde. i checked this account too and again it does exist but hasn’t been used since 2013, and there are only 3 tweets so its much more bare-bones than the others. i like his one tweet about drinking a mug of bovril to calm his nerves before a show.

as of 2021 in promotional vids we learn that dennis and robert now live together.

max bennett:

in TPTGW bio it says he was a first year studying human geography and crime which i was surprised about but sure okay. it also says here that he happily donated “a large portion of his recent inheritance” to the society to help fund it.

at the bottom of TPTGW’s cast page it states that the west end performance of the play is “made possible by a generous legacy from claude bennett” who’s presumably max’s grandfather? or just father? idk

his TPTGW bio also says his favourite movie is the legend of bagger vance which i’ve never seen but is apparently a will smith golf movie.

his hobbies as listed in his PPGW bio are chess, cooking & hanging out with friends and fam. he also dedicates his performance in PPGW to his grandma claire, which is sweet.

annie twilloil:

as of TPTGW she’s designed, built, painted, costumed & stage managed every cornley show for the past 3 years. in the PPGW bio, it states she’s studying cognitive behavioural therapy and pottery, and has taken up life drawing at the student’s union (as the model.)

after haversham, she apparently had an internship lined up at the bolton octagon.

she has WILD backstory in her PPGW bio that says she dedicated her performance to her estranged husband julian who she hoped was in the audiance and two children frangipani and ylang-ylang. not sure if the kids are with her or with the husband but either way, wild. nuts. pretty funny but also pretty tragic.

she’s also got an ad out looking for a new bloke (i suppose if her husband isn’t in the audience) apparently she’s been left by boyfriends previously for an air hostess, a stripper, and a coal miner.

she also enjoys knitting and playing the banjolin (an instrument she made herself.) her email address is [email protected].

she has a twitter account that again hasnt been used since 2017 (@annietwiloil). a couple tweets chronicle dave hearn’s shoulder dislocation but as max so i guess its canon that max also dislocated his shoulder, but he did it while trying to open a twix? lmao

sandra wilkinson:

in her TPTGW bio it states that haversham manor is her 11th production with the company. idk how frequently they put on shows.

she won some kind of local kids beauty pageant in 1998 and did some modelling for a local restaurant (the sunam balti house, which apparently the cornley crew frequent? or have at least been to - seems they struggled with spicyness levels there, especially dennis.)

nothing on her course at the university, i might just take a stab and assume she was actually doing acting, since her bio is mostly about her being a performer.

she’s a big fan of jeremy irvine, they mention him in both of her bios.

jonathan harris:

is a total health & fitness guy. his course at the uni is in physical education and he’s also a model, though who’s to say what for. in PPGW this is expanded and he’s moved on to being a combo model/actor/photographer/lifecoach.

he loves his outdoor sports: mountain biking & kayaking are noted.

he had a bath salts advert out and he hoped it was gonna go national.

lucy grove:

her surname IS grove! i wasn’t sure, but that’s confirmed. not really much about her in there, because the bio is written by robert and he just used it to gas himelf up.

can’t tell if she’s a student at the university or just in the society through robert. genuinely there’s just not a lot to go on when it comes to lucy.

another note is that the murder at haversham manor and the version of peter pan that the cornley crew perform are both written by ‘susie h. k. brideswell’ who i guess either chris knows or chris is a big fan of?

other notes... they try so hard to make out like the characters aren't all the same age like implying that robert is genuinely older than most of them etc etc but ofc the cast featured in the TV broadcasts are all visibly the same age... ofc all this is just comedy innit so you can take it or leave it

also i realised that the american version of TPTGW calls it “the cornley university drama society” since i guess you guys dont have polytechnics over there. a polytechnic is like... a university that offers the arts (among the classics you know science law what have you) basically. by 2021 in promotional videos etc. shields in character as chris has dropped “polytechnic” altogether from the group’s name (but varies between calling it ‘the cornley drama society’ and ‘the cornley amateur dramatics society’) i assume to reflect how much time has passed since the group put on their first production under chris’ leadership - and that now they’re simply operating unattached to the university because they’ve become a real family. love love love, sillyness and love.

#mischief theatre #the play that goes wrong #peter pan goes wrong

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popurikat · 3 years

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Trying to make sense of parts of Future (Mystery Skulls)

Since my last analysis went so well I thought I’d make this post as well, especially because Future really did confuse me and I know others might be lost as well; so lets discuss this together! It will be lengthy as I am basically spewing my thoughts out right on the videos immediate release date (there will be a read more option after my first thought to avoid long positng). Well first things first, I wanna address that I've been curious about what kind of spirit Arthur's arm could be (since I am not too well acquainted with any canon on its background part at least) and I think I have concluded that the closest thing to it could be is a Tenome; which is a Yochai that possesses a man's body and moves the eyes to the palms. "found lurking in cemeteries, hands outstretched, as if he has only recently lost his vision and is searching for something. Get close enough, and you’ll find out in quick succession that a) he’s not blind, but looking with eyes embedded in his hands, and b) what he’s looking for is a snack." (fyi, most of my mythos information is coming from Wiki just as a heads up)

And sure enough he found a great source for his hunger. Something he has been EYEING since the start. Which now leads me to my next points on the video...

At first watch I was convinced that each strand found on Mystery’s heart represented a singular soul bond, I thought that blue was for Vivi, Green was for the hand, pink for Lewis, purple for Shiro, Yellow for Lance, Orange for Arthur, and black and white were unknown. Which, didn’t settle right for me. SO I went in and re-watched the clip a couple more times and saw this:

Vivi’s (blue created after she got hurt) and Shiro’s (white created after she died) strands were connected to the strands located next to them. A start and an end. Mystery’s promise to Vivi to stay at her side for generations as he was spared upon prior defeat of Mushi. And then of course we have the promise of power and sustenance for Shrio as they held a symbiotic relationship for most of their lives that was only severed due to an interference. These double strands of fate are especially clearer in the scene with Shiro in Future. As the black strand gets clearer the more she gets injured or emotionally hurt, it eventually leads to the leak of the white strand on her death. Meaning; Black/white=Shiro; Purple/Pink=Lewis; Blue/Green: Vivi; and Orange/Yellow: Arthur. And why am I inclined to believe Lewis and Arthur are apart of Mystery’s heart? Well that's because those two were the only ones fully streaming before Vivi’s and Shiro’s appeared. We know that Arthur lost an arm to Mystery and discovered his identity (ergo losing most of his trust in him) insinuating both strands to arise early on of his color scheme, as well as with Lewis’ death occurring under the protection of Mystery when they were grouped and having his soul go restless/ in pain. It wouldn’t make sense to add family members or side characters not included in the mainline story to this grouping unless they would play an important role in the finale, which isn’t likely since we have only one more video left as Ben stated it was going to be a 5 video series. I am also inclined to believe each person has two strands because of Kitsune lore: “ Kitsune keep their promises and strive to repay any favor. Occasionally a kitsune attaches itself to a person or household. They follow their word of honor. They become self-destructive if they break a promise, and when someone else breaks a promise, they become deadly enemies.” Plus, It would make sense as to why in this short battle Mystery sprouted his last 3 tails when it came to Vivi and Shiro and how their connections affect his power. (more on this in a bit) But, furthermore; if anyone else notices, the Band-Aids on the heart are also remotely located on the sections of Vivi’s and Shiro’s strands specifically because for both, Mystery has vowed to protect them and has failed.

Now then lets talk about a few things on Mystery’s ultimate form shall we? The final form of a Kitsune, its celestial form as shown here is called a Tenko. (yes I am aware of the Kumiho, but that is a fully evil, flesh eating, 9 tailed fox that specialize in illusions and well Mystery has never been portrayed as human). The Tenko makes even more sense when taken into consideration that Mystery’s third eye (typically a form of wisdom connected to overpowering the mortality of ones self) opens. So how was this done in such a short amount of time? “Kitsune do not accept aid from those who are not willing. they do not ask for help, and as such, most aid must come from another's initiative. Kitsune are emotional and very vengeful. Kitsune will lose their temper at the slightest provocation. Once someone has earned a kitsune's enmity, the kitsune will begin enacting revenge that can become quite extreme. On the other hand, those who have earned a kitsune's trust and loyalty will see a friendship that can last through many trials. Freedom is very important to the kitsune. They do not accept being forced into something they do not wish, and do not like being bound or trapped. Doing so weakens the kitsune.” Mystery as we know is very much controlled by his emotions, going head first into things constantly based on reaction and his inability to control his power under distress. His tails arose in the fight sequence every time he fulfilled his oath AND used 100% of his form/power. Therefore, his tails grew because he wasn’t holding back anymore, not his grievances, not his appearance, nor his hesitance in his evident distress of being bound to two entities that both required his aid. My last note on these images comes from a tumblr user’s reverse audio clipping (https://nebulous-rain.tumblr.com/post/633555549749952512/ok-so-yknow-that-one-reversed-part-of-future). The rewind of the clip of Mystery’s transformation plays “When I’m With You”, which yes, cool a possible Easter egg to the next song! BUT what is this song about? Let me just bring up the first line of the song: “You got me hanging by a THREAD...I wish I could turn back time...I wish I could rewind life...” and before the chorus “I’m gonna make it right”. We know that this can refer to rectifying the wrongs of Lewis’ death, but more accurately to do so we need to defeat the evil inside this mutt that is pulling the strings of this whole fiasco. And this might just be the intro portion of the next mystery skulls mind you as we’ve also gotten many false starts with the previous two videos where hellbent used “every note” and future used “enemies” alongside the main song. BUT WE HAVE TWO YEARS ANYWAY, WHY BABBLE ON ABOUT THIS. LETS MOVE ON!

Hearts in this series have not been just for identifying the dead or for aesthetic purposes, they are the life force of each powerful legend. I am actually surprised to see Shiro have a heart as she started off as a creation from Mystery and therefore her lifeforce is just his blood and without it she is nothing. I am curious about her color pallet though, her heart is purple and pink. Lewis’ is gold/yellow with touches of orange. And Mystery’s is just red, but it has a mix of everyone’s essence within it to keep it tied and whole. Shiro’s could be colored this way in reference to Lewis’ aid to help find her creator; which would explain why Mystery surrounds himself by color as he required outside help and how Lewis’ heart is yellow in reference to how recently Arthur helped him remember his friends/hidden memories. One thing we have learned about hearts is that they can be broken repeatedly and can be ripped apart from the body, but they can be repaired too through resolution/hope. Lewis restored his heart in hellbent by using Vivi’s flower petals and finding hope that he will get revenge, only for his heart to be repaired again through Arthur’s touch. Shiro may have withered away, but her heart is essentially not broken, she’d need Mystery to restore it as it was flung into space (and that again relies on Mystery finding his sanity and finding it in himself to even bring her back). And as for Mystery himself, he’s gonna need the whole gang to reach out to him to extract the parasite within and restore balance. I really want to know more about the heart properties and how they give their users their powers as well Vivi is able to summon her strength through a material connection (bat) that function in its own way as the vessel a heart does since its connecting her to her ancestry.

NOW to finalize, I offer you two queries:

WHO IS ARTHURS HAND REACHING FOR!? I know it seems like Mystery, but that would be counter productive for the hand demon if he has Arthur interfering with his control. Is it still after Lewis as we’ve seen previous times where his arm acts up only in Lewis’ presence and when specifically other “magic” is at play? If so, is the goal to ward off Lewis and Vivi from defeating Mystery? Is Arthur gonna use the arm to find his own power as we’ve seen when he is able to momentarily cease control of it he kinda ruins anything electrical he touches and well, electricity is currently running rampant in there.

and lastly, I am really curious how touch sensitive hearts are, We know that even the smallest of brushes can detect memory/links to the person holding it (as seen with how Shiro managed to get soul flowers in hellbent), but the fact that Lewis was so in touch with the feeling of Arthur EVEN THOUGH ARTHUR GRABBED HIS HEART THROUGH HIS METAL HAND MIND YOU!, that he still managed to feel the disturbance instantly. So my question is, is the touch sensitivity reliant on how close someone is to someone? I would like to say yes cause when Shiro touched his heart he didn’t react instantly, he felt her rummaging his memories and was awoken, but he didn’t kick her butt by fully reforming until after she had long since stepped on his heart and then forced the memory of Mystery to arise. But yeah, its a nice little detail.

Either way, thanks for reading! Feel free to add on, comment, or even dm me about more Mystery Skulls information and theories! Love to hear them!

#Mystery Skulls #MSA #mystery skulls animated #future #MSA future #Mystery skulls animated future #Lewis #Lewis Pepper #arthur #arthur kingsmen #Vivi #vivi yukino #Shiro #Shiromori #???#Arthur's arm #Mystery #theories #theory

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The Player's Tribune: I will never forget the tears I shed that day

Article published 25 March 2021, originally written by Yuki Tsunoda in Japanese.

I translated the article with help from Google Translate and Naver Translator + my own interpretations of their rubbish translating, so apologies in advance for any mistakes! Anything I had trouble translating will be bolded with a (?) next to it!!

　I think that was the last time I cried in frustration, in regret.

　Four years ago, I was only 16 years old and was a student at Suzuka Circuit Racing School. It was the final selection to join Honda's Driver Development Program. If I pass, I can run in Japanese F4 the following year, but if I failed...I was thinking of quitting racing at that time.

　Now, I'm standing at the entrance of the stage called F1. Looking back, that was the turning point of my life.

　Of course, I didn't know if I would pass that year's trial because there were not only those who had already run in F4 but also some drivers who had come back from overseas.

　However, I've been racing in karts since I was four years old, and I've been doing well. That year, I was the youngest ever podium finisher in my debut race in the Japanese F4 championship, which allowed me to participate in the spot (?) race, and won the Super FJ Japan's first championship. At the selection test, there were good results until the final round of selection, and I was in a position to compete for first and second place overall. So I thought I could afford to make a big mistake in the final selection, and I was confident that I would still be in the top two in the end.

　I am a strong driver. But if you can't get results here or if you can't fascinate the judges with your running, it's already known (?). So I was prepared to give up my racing career if it didn't work. I think there were many other routes to go, such as running in other training programs or non-formal races, but I don't like it when it's not the direction I want to go. I decided to live a different life rather than to do it half-heartedly.

　However, the worst result awaited. At that time, I was very weak mentally and, of all things, it showed in the final round. Even before the race, I found myself tense and stiff. My fingertips were also stiff. I was not my usual self. I started like that, but suddenly I was flying...I had to drive through the pitlane and then rejoin the course. I felt like I was running alone, far away from the previous group. I felt sorry for myself, and I didn't even feel like running anymore. As a result, the points in that race were almost zero, and Tsunoda lost in the final round.

　I was so frustrated that tears welled up naturally on the train home. It was the first time since I started racing in earnest. I was the youngest among the participants, but I was shocked because I was confident that I wouldn't lose, and I couldn't imagine anything even if I tried to think about the future. I still remember clearly that I was so depressed that I didn't even want to see my parents on my way home from the Shinkansen.

　But there was only one faint hope. That was what the then Honda F4 coach said in an interview after the screening.

　"As a training driver for Honda, you will not be able to participate in the race next year, since the Formula 4 Honda has four cars. Maybe I can put you in one of the remaining two cars running as Suzuka Racing School."

　That was because former Formula One driver Satoru Nakajima recommended me. Mr. Nakajima was the principal of the school at that time, and at the time of the final selection, he was watching us run in the final chicane.

　I was given a penalty at the start, and I was racing without emotion, but I was running hard so that I wouldn't regret it. Through the visor, I saw Satoshi Nakajima standing in the final corner. I didn't want to show Mr. Nakajima a careless run. It was a hopeless ranking, but I thought I should not give up until the end and keep running toward the group in front of me. Then the road opened.

　In 2017, Suzuka Racing decided to enter me into F4 instead of making me a training driver. Then, I suddenly ranked 3rd overall in the annual overall ranking, and the following year in 2018, I was selected as a Honda Formula Dream Project driver, and was able to become the champion.

　It's all because I was frustrated at that final selection.

　The most unusual thing is that I think it's mental. Until I had a setback, I had a feeling that I would do well until the end without doing anything. I knew I wasn't good at starting even though I failed in the previous round, and I had time to practice before that, but I didn't. There was something sweet about overconfidence. And at that time, I was afraid of making mistakes, so I didn't know how to grow up.

　After failing the selection, I realized that I was still not perfect and that I had to be faster. I realized that it is important to make a lot of mistakes without fear of making mistakes, and to make new discoveries and grow from there. Therefore, I didn't feel impatient when I didn't get points as I wanted in the early part of the F3 and F2 seasons last year after I went abroad. Rather, there was no hesitation in the process of making a lot of mistakes first and learning a lot from them.

　Takuma Sato, a former Formula One driver, now driving in Indycar, is famous for saying, "No attack, no chance," but I think that's exactly right. If you don't try beyond the limits of any sport, you won't find the future, and if you don't try, you'll stop there. Therefore, even if there are times when I make mistakes or get no results, I don't feel strangely distressed. Even if you make a mistake, it's up to you to take it. Mistakes make me want to investigate the cause. If you think that you can overcome it, you can be faster than if you regret the mistake, and you can always face it positively.

　Now that I can race in F1, I feel grateful to my parents. I've liked to move since I was a child, and I played swimming, soccer, mountain biking, and also, not sports, but piano. Now that I think about it, I feel that my father and mother were letting me do what I was interested in. And the reason why I started driving karts was also influenced by my father. My father liked motorsports and played gym carna himself. One day, at the circuit venue I was taken to, I was allowed to drive a real cart. That was the first time. Actually, I also experienced a pocket bike at that time, but after trying two, I said, "The kart is more fun." I don't really remember at all (lol).

　But there were times I got sick of karts...

　For example, when I was about seven years old. When I was playing a game while waiting at the track, my father told me to "focus more on the race," and my game was taken away, and I felt like, "I don't like it anymore." Then my father became getting tougher and tougher on me to improve me, and he scolded me for many things. To be honest, I didn't really appreciate my father until I was 15, and there was a time when I hated him. 'This is "The Rebellion Period".' I think I was in the middle of it.

　Not only my father but also my mother was strict in terms of academic matters. I was always told to study in case I didn't succeed in motorsports. My junior high school was not a public school (?), so after the race, I would go home on the day, get ready for school, go to school, study, and take the test. To be honest, it was hard and I never liked it, but I continued to study anyway.

　At that time, I couldn't thank my parents, but now I have the opposite feelings. I think I am what I am now thanks to their harshness, scolding, and teaching me a lot of things back then. Thank you so much.

　I didn't expect to be able to get to F1 this quickly. Not only are there few Japanese drivers, but they are also those taking the shorter route compared to foreign drivers.

　When I first went to see F1 at Fuji Speedway at the age of seven, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were running. At that time, I wasn't longing for it, but I thought "I wanted to race with drivers like this someday", and those feelings are still the same. Hamilton is already a legend, and it's an honor to run with him, but when I get on the circuit, both Hamilton and Alonso are just drivers. Think of them as enemies.

　It's the same for Max Verstappen, who I think is the fastest and strongest opponent in Formula One, and Pierre Gasly, who's my teammate in Alpha Tauri. I want to know as soon as possible how well I can handle Verstappen and how well I can compete. Gasly was active in Japan's top-category, Super Formula, when I was running in Japanese F4, and I hope I can learn a lot of things from him, but I think he's also my biggest rival that I have to beat someday because we're in the same machine.

　'In the world of F1, "speed" is ultimately required.' No matter how fast you say you are, if you show off your speed, you can make an impact, and if you have speed, you can get back in front in the second half even if you were overtaken or separated from the pack in the beginning of the race. However, it is actually the most difficult to show "speed" in a situation like this. My biggest strength is speed, so in addition to that, I want to learn more of what I lack.

　Come to think of it, at an online conference held this off-season, my goal came out big like, "I'll be a Formula One champion more than seven times, the most ever tied," but that's not what I meant.

　I haven't done a single race in Formula One yet, so I can't say that (bitter smile).

　What I'm thinking about right now is to give the best performance I have in the first race, and to get as many points as possible throughout the season. Just like F2, even if you go up to F1, you will make a lot of mistakes from the beginning to the middle of the season, but I want to learn a lot by making new discoveries there. After saying such a thing at the press conference, there was a question like, "What is Tsunoda's ambition?" So I replied, "Maybe I'll win the championship seven times like Lewis Hamilton?" which became a big headline.To be exact, I really want to concentrate on everything in front of me now, and I hope that my ambition will come true as a result of that accumulated effort.

　What kind of scene will I see in the future? I want to improve my ability and become a race driver representing the F1 world, and I think it will be a different pressure and motivation, so the expectations of the fans may be even higher.

　That's why I want to never forget how I felt when I drove in Formula One for the first time in 2021. I want to cherish the current feelings of a rookie and continue to make mistakes to my heart's content, learn a lot from them, and enjoy them.

　I don't think I'll shed tears like I did four years ago in the final selection. I will never forget the tears I shed that day. But if I were to cry from now on, what kind of tears would I have...?

　I think it's realistic to say when I first win the championship. It's very difficult to get to Formula One, but it's going to be a tough road ahead. It's really hard to win, so if I'm going to shed tears, it's probably not "regretful tears" but "happy tears".

#yuki tsunoda #f1 #well this was a pain to translate #but it was a very nice read :D #mine

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qlala · 3 years

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hello ! please tell me anything you want about the snart siblings. headcanons. anything they’ve said or done that made you think. ANYTHING please i’m starving

Ooh well, one of the things that's always interested me is something we didn't get to see on screen: how Len’s relationship with Lisa changes after he kills Lewis. (tw: discussion of child abuse and parent death)

Len all but raised her; Lisa’s about fifteen years his junior, so there’s a strong parent-child element there, not just siblings. There were periods he was gone, though, and those complicated their relationship, times he was in jail and times he ran, because he was young and didn’t know how to take care of a kid—Lewis certainly hadn’t taught him.

Lewis going away for long stretches put a huge strain on Len to take care of Lisa in her formative years, but they were also some of the only times they felt safe at home. Lisa remembers those as some of the happiest times in her childhood, and Len never mentions the multiple jobs, the other things he had to do to make ends meet, barely older than a kid himself and trying to keep child protective services off their back.

Len worries about what Lewis will do when he comes back after a few years to find Lisa is growing up beautiful, and is resolved to kill him if he detects the faintest hint of that danger. But Lewis doesn’t care about Lisa; he’s never had patience for a daughter, he doesn’t bother training her and Len always puts himself forward to keep Lewis from bringing her on heists.

So Lewis doesn’t care at all about teenage Lisa, still comes roaring after her with broken bottles and belts when Len isn’t there to get between them. Even when Len’s an adult, Lewis is bigger than him, has weight on him, but Len is fast and dangerous and Lewis stops coming after him and starts targeting Lisa instead.

Lisa runs away and Len feels like it’s a failure, hates himself for being relieved. She takes time in National City, years; payphone calls while Len would drive across the country if she just gave the word, needs to see that she’s alright; she’s too good of a liar over the phone, and he never gets anything real out of her.

Then Lewis gets an eight year sentence and Lisa breezes back into Central like she simply decided it was time to live there for a while. She’s twenty-two, a worrying beauty, with keenly weaponized femininity and ruthless ambition to take exactly what she wants from whoever she wants. She demands a place on his crew and Len turns her away, so she seduces the plans out of one of his crew and robs the place an hour before he does, lets him show up to an empty vault.

After that, he lets her in on low-profile jobs. Lisa tests the boundaries, tries to slip his plans every now and then to keep him on his toes, to undercut his authority a bit. She’s the only one Len allows that from; it’s sibling rivalry.

When he kills Lewis, things must change. Lisa’s shown an inclination to trust Team Flash, is friendly with Cisco, but shows no regret for her line of work. She’s only ever been mistreated by men in her life (Len and Mick the only exceptions, at first, then Cisco, then the Flash).

So when Len starts going soft (and he is going soft. He wants to be better, wants to take control of his destiny. He won’t kill innocents, he stops the others from doing it. He talks about the Flash with respect and something like envy. He’s afraid, but changing.), Lisa is troubled by it. It upsets their dynamic, he’s less tolerant of her deviations from the plan. More controlled. Striving towards something. For the first time in their lives, he has something to prove just to himself.

Then their father is dead, and Len did that. Lisa isn’t sad, she’s relieved, but it reopens that wound. It’s a sick feeling realizing she’s an orphan, there’s loss even if it’s not grief.

She hears Len goes quietly for the crime, and Lisa can’t visit but he does call. They speak in code; she’s angry at him for getting caught and his voice is strange: he’s in prison to give himself time to repent, to give himself time to think about what he’s going to do when he gets out. He hasn’t made the decision yet how much to help Team Flash, but Barry’s offer is chasing itself in circles in his mind. So Lisa hears the change and doesn’t know how to move forward without his guidance. She takes up Rogue heists while he’s away, runs with Hartley and Shawna and a few of Len’s crew who respect the blood and her strategic mind.

Her and Len are going to have to hash this out when he gets out, can’t keep having this cyclical conversations on the phone, where he always asks about casualties and what she’s heard from Cisco lately. (Cisco is still wary but allows her company over coffee. Cisco mentions that The Flash really believes in Len, in both of them. Lisa says they didn’t ask for that, they are who they are, thanks very much. Cisco backs off but doesn’t retract his statement. He makes a joke, he’s just saying, he has a design for her costume in mind. And he can do one better than that parka. Lisa gives him an arch look, and they change the subject.)

She’s more in touch with her guilt than Len is, more conflicted about the people she’s killed. She doesn’t let herself dwell on it, but she’s aware that it’s there, and that she’s running from it. So Len is more getting to where Lisa is, which embarrasses him, and takes away some of the stability Lisa has always relied on. It takes time to find their new normal, but Lisa loves Len, and is willing to see these changes through. Len, again, is embarrassed by what amounts to admitting he was wrong, each instance of doing good feeling glaringly obvious and incriminating, because of decades of being trained never to show weakness.

They get to normal eventually, but never talk about it aside from a single comment over dinner. Len mentions something they need to account for to keep the Flash off their backs during the next heist, and Lisa down at her food for a long moment, then glances up at him. This is after Mardon breaks him out, post-Lewis’s death, after almost a year has passed and they’re settling into their new roles, still a little shaky but almost there. Len gives her a flat “What?” and she cocks her head with a smile like she’s just realized something funny, and says, “Sometimes I think that brat’s the best thing that ever happened to us.”

It cuts Len deep, he goes still. The idea that Barry not only changed him, but also changed his and Lisa’s relationship. And they are better; they’re eating dinner together at her apartment, a quiet night, no heat on either of them. Their bastard father is dead and they have enough money to keep them going for years if they decide to take a break, thanks to Barry’s agreement not to chase them down after hours following a successful heist. After a few long moments, Len just spears another piece of food, doesn’t disagree, and it’s as good as an acknowledgement.

(And then he doesn't join the Legends, because, sorry, this man is an anxious control freak and he's not leaving Lisa alone without backup or any way to reach him. And she would probably punch him for trying. It's them against the world, exactly like he always promised her.)

#spiesgoodbye #also i'm gonna post a playlist in a sec bc. i love them they're my children #leonard snart #lisa snart #the sniblings #the flash #meta

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