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A Soulmate’s Touch (Tobin Heath x Reader)

Anonymous Request: A Tobin imagine showing the progression of being strangers on the same team to asking her out.

Two souls, parting in a past life again meet when you leave Arsenal to come to the US to join the USWNT, two souls reunite with a simple touch.

The second you step onto the bus, your eyes locked your heart skipping a beat as the Portland Thorn, and your newest teammate on the USWNT, Tobin Heath, sends you a soft smile, her brown orbs just as soft and shining slightly.

Christen’s green orbs dart from Tobin, to you and back, the woman’s lips splitting in a grin as she gives her best friend a nudge.

“She’s cute. Maybe she’s the one...” She whispers and Tobin huffs, bottom lip jutting out in a pout.

“Shut up Chrisssss...” She whines and Christen giggles.

You glance around nervously before taking an empty seat, you’d just recently been leant to the NWSL, coming from overseas where you’d played for Arsenal.

Being so new, you didn’t really know anyone on the USWNT, you were hoping, with camp, that this would change.

Unbeknownst to you, Emily Sonnett has turned to Tobin with a mischievous grin, the forward’s eyes widening as Emily moves to her feet.

Tobin sticks a foot out to block her, having the desired effect though a little more than she wanted considering Sonnett flops to the bus’s floor with a thud.

You look down at the floor the blonde groaning loudly as she grabs her head.

“I was going to introduce myself, but Tobin tried to kill me.” She whines and you grin, glancing at Tobin, the woman’s cheeks blood red.

“I did not!” She squeaks and you smirk, looking down at Sonnett, grabbing her hand and helping her to her feet.

“You did too!” She stomps her foot and you giggle, the forward’s scrunched up face adorable.

“Nice to meet you by the way.” The blonde grins and you beam.

“You too.”

Tobin huffs, flopping down in her seat.

Emily smirks as she moves to her seat.

“I got her to giggle, that’s something.”

“Shut up.”

***

Camp had been a lot more light hearted than you expected, the USWNT players always laughing with their coaches, yes, the skirmishes were serious, but still it was more fun than you thought it would be.

You flopped down on the bench, covered in sweat as you watched your teammates play, each and every one of them masters at their craft, you knew deep down that you could never compete with them.

You can’t help but smile when you spot Ashlyn Harris’s sleeve, the tattoos forming on her arm when her and her wife, Ali Krieger touched at the same time as the story goes, same for the one on Ali’s forearm.

You take a deep breath, your eyes closing.

The stories go that when you touch your soulmate for the first time, a tattoo, related to their person burns into their skin.

Yeah, as a child the thought terrified you, but meeting your soulmate would be a dream come true.

“Y/N, you ready!?” Vlatko calls out and you jump to your feet.

“Always.”

You walk across the pitch, smiling when Tobin glances your way.

“I like this one.” She smiles, her fingertips brushing your forearm and you freeze.

Tobin drops to the ground first, grabbing the back of her neck as she cries out in pain, you following her seconds later, palming your left bicep.

“What’s wrong!?” Mallory yells as her and the rest of the USWNT run towards you, your teeth gritted in pain as you stare at your bare left arm, watching as your skin turns blood red.

Christen bats Tobin’s hands away, watching with wide eyes as a vertical line burns into the back of her neck, the word Love cutting across it to form a cross.

“Oh my god, you’re soulmates.”

Tobin had gotten the better end of the deal, considering her tattoo was so small.

Yours unfortunately was massive.

“It’s alright, it’ll be over soon.” Ashlyn whispers as she drops down beside you, watching as your skin darkens.

Your soul feels as if it’s trying to tear itself out of you to get to Tobin, though seeing as it’s unable to, it burns your skin, a searing pain that you’ll never forget, a reminder that Tobin Powell Heath is your soulmate.

Tobin crawls towards you, taking your hand, brown orbs glassy as she watches the tattoo burn its way onto your skin, multiple roses dotting your upper arm, blooming over thorn covered vines.

Tobin gently cups your cheek, leaning her forehead against yours as the tattoo burns its way to your neck before spreading, the searing pain ceasing as the thorned vines trail off down your back.

Tears stream down your cheeks as you pant heavily, pain thrumming through your body as beads of sweat run down your face.

Your eyes eventually flutter open, locking with Tobin’s watery brown orbs.

“That was definitely worse than mine.” Ashlyn whispers to Ali as you stare into Tobin’s brown orbs.

You open your mouth, ready to speak your eyes darting around your soulmate’s face.

“We’re-

The word barely leaves your mouth before you fall forwards, everyone’s eyes widening as you lose consciousness.

“Well fuck, you killed your soulmate.” Sonnett scoffs, everyone turning to her with a scowl, that is until you abruptly sit up, glancing around before you turn back to Tobin.

“We’re soulmates...?” You whisper and the Portland Thorn grins, resting her forehead against yours.

“Yeah... Yeah we are.”

***

It turned out meeting your soulmate was incredibly awkward.

Awkward because an absolute stranger, who you’d just met the same day was now the woman you were supposed to spend the rest of your life with, of course, you didn’t have to, but the universe had put the two of you together for some reason.

And for god’s sake, your soulmate was THE Tobin Heath.

“This should help.”

You inhale sharply, body sagging as the cool ice from the bag meets your stinging flesh.

Tobin takes a seat beside you on the bench and you smile, the woman taking the bag of ice off her neck and placing it on your bicep.

“S-Sorry it was so big...” She mumbles, cheeks flushing and you smile as you peek at hers, the line with Love written across the back of her neck, turning it into a cross.

“I like it.” You smile, the forward turning to you with a grin.

“Chris showed me a picture... Yours...” Tobin traces the tattoo with her eyes, as much as she can considering it runs from your upper arm, to your neck before disappearing down your back.

You watch as the woman swallows hard, her cheeks darkening further.

“Yours is beautiful.”

Tobin smiles as she holds her hand out, her smile splitting into a massive grin that makes the corner of her eyes crinkle.

“I’m Tobin. Tobin Heath.”

You take her hand, the feel of her palm against yours sending a jolt through your body, one you know Tobin feels.

“I’m Y/N Y/L/N.”

***

The two of you completely agreed that jumping right into a relationship was not what you wanted, you wanted everything that came in between.

You still had to go through camp to SEE if you were even going to make it on the USWNT, but you were hopeful, you’d been giving it your all and you knew the coaches and staff had noticed.

“Are you nervous?”

You jump, turning to Tobin, the woman smiling softly.

“Incredibly.” You whisper, the forward taking a seat beside you on the hotel room’s bed.

Tobin takes a deep breath, your cheeks flushing as she places a hand on your back, right over where your tattoo had formed weeks ago.

You turn to her, eyes wide as you feel an all encompassing warmth spread through you.

She abruptly turns away, cheeks darkening as she jerks her hand away.

“S-S-Sorry...” She stammers and you smile.

“Don’t be, you didn’t do anything wrong.”

The two of you go silent for a second before Tobin sneaks a peek at you from the corner of her eye.

“They never say how awkward it is meeting your soulmate in the stories, do they?” Tobin asks and you giggle, the woman turning towards you, a massive grin nearly splitting her face in half as you laugh.

“No, no they don’t.”

***

You’d done it.

You were officially a part of the USWNT.

You couldn’t believe it at first, but when the others had made a beeline to you, you were absolutely stunned.

Tobin was of course, the happiest of all, the two of you had been growing closer and closer, you’d go so far as to say the two of you had become friends.

The woman beamed as she threw her arms around you and lifted you into the air, spinning you around excitedly when she’d got the news that you made the team.

“You look a little lost there.” You jump, glancing around, quickly realizing you’re on the field, in the middle of practice, and that you’d spaced out.

Unsurprisingly, Tobin had noticed, the woman had a habit of picking up on things you hadn’t ever even spoken to her about.

“How did you know I was spacing out?” You laugh and she snickers.

“A fly landed on you.” You roll your eyes, leaning against her.

A tingling sensation starts in your arm where the tattoo stains your skin, a feeling you know Tobin feels as well, the woman smiling as she rubs the back of her neck.

The two of you walk towards the sidelines, your skin buzzing, your cheeks flushing when you realize Tobin had linked her pinkie with yours, your cheeks flushing as you curl your pinkie around hers.

The buzzing spreads from your tattoo to the rest of your body, as if your souls are shaking with absolute glee at being together.

“Feels so nice.” Tobin mumbles, her cheeks flushed and you grin.

“It does.”

The two of you sit on the bench together, leaning against one another as your bodies hum, the two of you smiling softly, uncaring at the fact that everyone’s eyes are on you.

“What are they doing?” Kelley whispers and Ashlyn grins, turning to her wife.

“It’s a soulmate thing.”

***

The two of you rarely separated after that, touching each other in some way, your souls calling out to one another.

The feeling you got from touching was a pleasure you couldn’t describe.

It wasn’t sexual, no, it was intimate, yes, but it felt like being whole.

It felt like you just finished a jigsaw puzzle that had taken your whole life thus far to complete, the final piece slotting into place.

Tobin hums, leaning heavily against you on the bus.

“Does it make you feel sleepy?” She yawns and you grin, leaning against her, your head resting on top of hers.

“It’s just so relaxing.” You whisper, knowing if your souls could make a sound, they’d be purring, content and happy with one another.

You can feel when Tobin falls asleep, the woman leaning heavier against you and you smile, resting against her.

“Night Toby.” You whisper, your eye lids heavy as you too fall asleep.

***

“Do you uhhh...” Tobin swallows hard, glancing at Christen who nods, giving her a thumbs up as you watch Tobin with an arched brow.

“Yeah?” You chuckle and Tobin sighs.

“Do you want to ummm, share a room?” She mumbles and you grin, a bright smile that meets your eyes as you take Tobin’s hand.

“I’d love to.”

Tobin takes your bags eager, a charming smile on her face as she nods towards the elevator, you’re about to follow after her, but a hand on your wrist makes you still, its owner Christen Press, grinning.

“I hope you’re ready, she snores like a bear.” She whispers in your ear and you giggle, Tobin’s bottom lip jutted out in a pout.

“I do not.”

Kelley scoffs.

“Yeah, she does.”

Emily and Lindsey practically run towards the four of you, both grinning.

“Yeah, Tobin sounds like a chainsaw when she sleeps.”

Lindsey tilts her head back, her throat gurgling and Tobin frowns, her bottom lip jutting further out.

“Y/N, they’re picking on meeeee.” She whines and you snort.

“We’ll just have to see if they’re right.” You wink and her eyes widen, cheeks flushing.

“You’ll definitely do a lot more hearing than seeing because Tobin snores so loud it dulls the rest of your senses.” Alex, who’d joined the group giggles and Tobin pouts.

“Y/NNNNNNNNNNNNN.” She whines and you shake your head, smiling.

“Come on whiny.”

“I am not whiny.”

“Keep telling yourself that Tobes.”

***

“Let’s just order in.” Tobin yawns as she snuggles into you, her nose buried in your hair.

“We have to go do teammate things you know.” You laugh, the woman letting out a growl.

“No.” She mumbles and you snort, shaking your head.

“We have to eat.”

“We’ll be fine.”

Just then Tobin’s stomach lets out a rumble and you roll your eyes, smacking her in the stomach, the woman grunting.

“Fine. Fine. Fine. But I’ll complain the whole time.” She huffs and you roll your eyes, throwing a pillow at her, smacking her right in the face.

“Alright Bob, let’s go.”

“Only if you hold my hand.”

You grin as you move towards her, taking her hand, your bodies again thrumming with pleasure.

“Of course I will.”

***

You knew eventually you and Tobin would have to reveal to the world that you were soulmates, though neither of you were sure how.

Your teammates had been brainstorming, and eventually an idea came to the one and only Emily Sonnett.

“I GOT IT!” Emily screeches at practice one day, running to where you and Tobin are sitting side by side on the bench.

“Put your arm around Tobers.” She commands and you do, your brows furrowed.

Emily runs behind you, excitedly clapping.

“You alright?” Kelley snorts, moving to where she’s standing, a wide smile stretching across her face when she realizes what had excited the defender so much.

Soon the entire team is standing behind you, the two of you chastised for turning around to see what’s going on, while simultaneously leaning against one another, bodies thrumming pleasantly.

“Alright, don’t move.” Alex commands and you snort.

“We haven’t been.” You stick your tongue out, earning a flick to the ear.

“Shhh!” Alex giggles, the women going silent for a minute before they surround the two of you, Kelley passing you her phone.

You grin, glancing at Tobin, the forward nodding.

“I love it.” She grins, blushing when you rub the back of her neck, the two of you blind to the fact that Christen had taken a picture of the two of you staring at one another lovingly, your tattoo on full display as your fingertips brush her tattoo.

Ashlyn looks over Christen’s shoulder with a nod, Ali, and Megan nodding when they see the picture.

“Love it.”

***

You’d be lying if you said you weren’t nervous.

You were about to tell the world that Tobin Powell Heath was your soulmate, someone you wanted to spend the rest of your life with, which in the weeks after your tattoo’s had formed, you knew that to be sure.

She was funny, attentive, sweet, caring, talented, beautiful, stunning... There were an infinite number of adjectives you could apply to the forward.

“What do you think?” Tobin leans towards you on the bench showing you the photos, she’d edited of the two of you together.

The one with only your arm, and the back of Tobin’s neck in it, your tattoos proudly on display.

Lastly, the second picture Christen took in secret, of the two of you staring lovingly at one another, Tobin’s cheeks flushed, her brown orbs wide as your fingertips trace her tattoo.

You smile softly, staring at the photo, unaware the Tobin is staring at you, a massive grin stretching across her face.

“Y/N?”

You jump, clearing your throat.

“Sorry I was just…” You turn to look at her, her grin massive.

Tobin’s eyes flutter shut, the woman purring when your fingertips brush the tattoo on the back of her neck.

“I love it.” You whisper and she smiles softly.

“I do too.”

***

It was a week before the first game when Vlatko gave you the okay to come out as soulmates on Instagram.

Needless to say, the fans exploded, and soon you and Tobin were trending on Twitter, the fans shocked that the Portland Thorn and Arsenal player were soulmates.

Some fans were absolutely ecstatic, complementing the beautiful tattoos that had appeared on your skin, others though, were not so happy.

“Are you sure Y/N just didn’t draw it on her skin?” Ashlyn snorts and you huff, calmed by the feeling of Tobin’s hand in your own, your bodies still buzzing in pleasure.

“That’s a no considering we literally watched it literally form on your skin.” Megan makes a weird hand movement and you snort, your hand slipping behind Tobin’s neck and scraping against her inked skin.

Tobin groans softly, the sound sending a shiver down your spine. She turns away, clearing her throat.

“S-Sorry.”

The woman turns back to you, brown orbs wide and cheeks flushed when you continue to scratch the back of her neck, the woman literally putty beneath your fingertips.

“For what?” You grin, your tongue trapped between your teeth and she smiles, humming as she leans into your touch.

“I can’t remember.” She closes her eyes, smiling lazily and you snicker.

You’d be lying if you said you weren’t falling for the forward, her touch gentle, smile shining as much as her brown orbs.

Tobin Powell Heath was someone it was hard NOT to fall in love with, the way her eyes would soften when she smirked making your heart melt.

“You look like you’re a million miles away...” Tobin grins, her fingertips brushing your tattoo and you inhale sharply, jumping, your cheeks flushed and eyes wide.

You clear your throat.

You’d always had a thing for touching Tobin’s tattoo, but so far, Tobin hadn’t touched your own, and now that she had, you didn’t want her to stop, the feeling stimulating your every nerve ending.

Tobin bites her bottom lip, watching your reaction when her fingertips yet again brush your tattoo.

Your brows furrow, Tobin’s cheeks flushing at the foreign look on your face, a look that sends a shiver down her spine.

You smile lazily, the woman grinning.

You can’t help but pout when Tobin pulls her hand away, your bottom lip jutting out as far as it can, though you immediately suck it back in when Tobin boldly slips a hand behind your neck, dipping her fingers down into your shirt, fingertips brushing your tattoo.

“Better?” She asks and you grin.

“Better.”

***

You hadn’t expected so many fans to be representing the both of you, some wearing Tobin’s jersey while holding a sign with your pictures on them.

You turn to Tobin on the bench, the two of you wearing bright yellow vests, both covered in sweat from your time on the field.

You grin as you slip an arm around her.

“I didn’t expect fans to already be representing.” You whisper in her ear and she laughs, a grin stretching across her face, the one that makes the corner of her eyes crinkle.

“Of course, they are, they’re USWNT fans, they’re always ready, for literally anything.” She laughs and you beam, your fingers brushing against the tattoo on her neck.

“I’ll still have to win SOME of them over.” You lean against her, smiling when you see someone in the stands glaring at you.

“Well, if someone doesn’t like you, they must be crazy because you’re the kindest, sweetest, most beautiful-

Tobin stops midsentence, her cheeks blood red as she stares at the field, not wanting to see your reaction.

“Why’d you stop? I’d like to hear more about how amazing I am.” You giggle, the woman nudging you just as the final whistle blows, the USWNT again the victors.

You move to your feet to shake hands, Tobin moving to hug Christen and the others as the two of you move around field, eventually meeting up, your pinkies linking together.

“Excuse me, Y/N, Tobin? May I get a word?” A reporter asks and you glance at Tobin, the woman nodding.

You swallow hard, clearing you throat, you weren’t the type to do interviews, considering you were the quiet type, but one feel of Tobin’s fingers intertwining with yours and you smile, the familiar buzzing in your body causing you to relax.

“As per usual, you both played a FANTASTIC game, but I have to ask you about the news that surfaced a few weeks ago.” He smiles and the two of you blush, glancing down at your intertwined fingers.

“Yeah, it came as a surprise to the both of us.” You chuckle nervously and the man nods.

“Mind if I asked how it happened?”

“I brushed her arm and practice and...” Tobin motions to your tattoo before rubbing the back of her neck.

“So, does this mean you’re an item?” He teases and your cheeks flush.

“We’re taking it slow; no one ever tells you how awkward it is to meet your soulmate when you’re complete strangers...” You turn to Tobin, beaming. “We're definitely not strangers now though.”

Tobin’s cheeks flush and the reporter grins.

“Well, I’ve taken up enough of your time ladies, congrats to you both.” He nods and you both grin, nodding in return.

The man takes his leave and you both turn to one another.

“Well, that went well.” You snort and Tobin nods.

“I bet we really won the fans over.” She winks, and you give her a nudge.

“Well, I hope they vote for me.” You giggle and she rolls her eyes.

“Let’s join the others.”

***

“Wait, where are we going?” Tobin asks with a chuckle and you grin.

“I saw something when we were on the bus on the way to the stadium.” You giggle.

Tobin shakes her head, adjusting the hat on the top of her head as you drag her down the street, the woman watching you with a grin.

The Portland Thorn had fallen for you and fallen hard, the woman completely and utterly smitten.

Tobin simply let you drag her along, willing to follow you wherever you took her.

“Tobe?” You wave a hand in her face and she clears her throat, cheeks pink.

“Sorry, what did you say?” She giggles and you roll your eyes, nodding towards the building beside you.

Tobin’s brown orbs widen, lighting up as she stares at the neon sign.

“You took me to an arcade?” She whispers, bottom lip jutted out and your brows furrow.

“Are you crying?” You snort and she shakes her head.

“No... Just my...” She swipes at her eyes. “Allergies?”

You snort.

“You sound convin-

Tobin practically sprints into the arcade, your fingers intertwined as she makes a beeline for an open machine.

“Tokens!?” She whines and you giggle, leaning in to press a kiss to her cheek.

“I’ll go get you some tokens.”

Tobin stands still, eyes wide as she watches you go, the woman’s hand on the cheek your lips had been on moments ago.

“Ye-Yeah, su-sure.”

***

“YEAH!” Tobin punches the air excitedly and you shake your head, watching as the forward celebrates her win before diving into another level.

You shake your head, watching your soulmate excitedly play the arcade game, her tongue trapped between her teeth.

You lean against the out of order machine next to her, watching intently at the faces she makes while gaming, the grin on her face making your heart swell.

You were absolutely in love with the forward, you never knew someone could take your heart so easily, but considering your souls were literally made for one another, it would be surprising if it WEREN’T easy.

“HELL YEAH!”

You jump at Tobin’s shout, the woman abruptly turning to you, cupping your cheeks and pulling you into a kiss.

Stars explode behind your eyes, a feeling overcoming you that you’d never felt before, your body tingling as your lips meet, your souls kissing again in two new bodies, their promise to meet again in the next life fulfilled and then some.

Your fingers scrape the back of Tobin’s neck and she lets out a raspy groan, it’s then you’re INCREDIBLY happy that the two of you are alone in a back room at the sparse arcade.

The two of you part, eyes shining as they flutter open and lock, your souls snarling in protest over the fact that you aren’t kissing.

Tobin’s lips split into a dazzling grin, her eyes nearly shut because she’s grinning so wide.

“I can’t believe you’re the one I get to spend the rest of my life with...” She whispers, leaning in to press another kiss to your lips, your souls sighing as your lips meet again.

“I’m so lucky.” She sniffles, a tear running down her cheek and you beam, swiping her tears away with the pads of your thumbs before you’re leaning back in, lips meeting in a tender, salty tasting kiss.

“I’m just as lucky to have you Tobin... If not more.”

Tobin shakes her head, playfully brushing her nose against yours.

“I don’t know about thatttttt....” She shrugs and you snicker, throwing your arms around her neck and leaning in pressing another kiss to her lips.

Your souls purr as the two of you kiss, your foreheads resting against one another.

“What do you say we head back to the hotel?” You grin. “I’m sure there’s some shitty TV movie we can cuddle up together and watch.”

Tobin bites her bottom lips, tips of her ears pink.

“Sounds perfect.”

***

Needless to say, when you get back to the hotel, the movie is forgotten, your souls again calling out to one another, longing to kiss again and again.

So that’s where you ended up, the two of you sweetly kissing in bed, giggling against one another’s lips.

The kisses are tame, your lips against hers and nothing more, the two of you rolling around in bed as you kissed, bodies thrumming in pleasure.

You eventually still, laying on top of Tobin, looking down at the Portland Thorn with a grin, eyes sparkling with adoration.

Tobin wraps her arms around you, fingertips on your tattoo as your hand slips behind her neck, your nails scrapping against the back of her neck.

“So, does that mean the arcade was our first date?” Tobin asks and you grin, turning to nuzzle into her neck.

“I mean, you did kiss me.” You whisper, squealing when Tobin rolls you over, now on top of you.

“And you kissed me back.”

You roll over again, the two of you falling off the bed, Tobin taking the brunt of the fall considering she’s beneath you.

“Oh my god, I’m sorry.” You giggle, the woman shaking her head, grimacing.

“You sound real sorry.” She snorts and you giggle, tears in your eyes.

“I mean, I’m hurt too, I had a pretty hard landing, you’re nothing but muscle.” You shamelessly flirt and she rolls her eyes, cheeks pink as she fights off a smile.

You grin, jumping off of her, moving back towards the bed, stretching.

You let out a squeak when Tobin tackles you onto the bed, peppering your cheeks with kisses.

She eventually stills, the two of you panting heavily, your eyes locked.

“I want you to be my girlfriend.” She whispers and you grin, surging in for a kiss.

“I thought you’d never ask.”

***

Emily gasps loudly at practice the next day.

“TOBIN HEATH AND Y/N Y/L/N SPOTTED KISSING WHILE ON AN ARCADE DATE!” She screams, you and Tobin staring at one another with wide eyes, cheeks blood red.

“Jesus Christ, are the paparazzi invisible?” You snort and Tobin shrugs.

“I wonder if they got my high score in the picture, was pretty lit.” She grins and you roll your eyes, snorting as you give her a playful nudge.

“Soooooooooooooooooooo...?”

You both jump, realizing Christen had basically materialized in front of you.

“How did you get over here without making any sound?” You whisper, realizing everyone is staring your way with wide eyes.

“She basically teleported over there.” Kelley whispers in awe, turning to Alex who shrugs.

“I didn’t see her move.” Emily shakes her head, turning to Lindsey. “Did you?!”

“No, she just appeared.”

“BACK TO THE ELEPHANT ON THE FIELD.” Christen yells and everyone freezes, the woman turning to you both with a grin.

“SOOOOOOOOOOO...?!” Christen says again, you and Tobin sharing a glance.

“Sooo?” Tobin asks and Christen growls.

“DO I GET TO GIVE Y/N THE SHOVEL TALK!?” She asks and the two of you share another glance, both blushing.

You swallow hard, taking a step back.

“Don’t try to run.” Megan yells. “She’ll use her inhuman speed to catch you!”

Christen grins maliciously, rubbing her hands together eagerly.

You turn on your heels and run away, Tobin’s eyes widening when Christen takes off after you.

“IT’S FUNNER FOR ME IF YOU RUN!”

Tobin shakes her head when Christen tackles you, her eyes wide.

“The shovel talk doesn’t mean you kill her!”

***

Christen gives you an apologetic smile and you chuckle.

“Sorry, got a little carried away, I’ve never gotten to give the shovel talk before.” Christen grimaces and you shake your head.

“It’s okay...” You smile. “It means a lot to me that you care about her so much, she’s lucky to have a friend like you.” You nudge her and Christen grins.

“She’s my best friend and I just want her to be happy... I just want you to treat her right.”

You nod, the forward smiling when you lean against her.

“I will. I’m made for her after all.” You wink and Christen giggles.

“Sorry for the tackle.”

You grin.

“It’s alright, good form, have you ever thought about being a linebacker?”

Tobin moves towards the bench, eyes narrowed.

“Are we playing nice? Has Chris attacked you again?” She asks and you shake your head.

“No, she hasn’t.”

Tobin nods.

“Good, can’t have my best friend killing my soulmate.” Tobin gives the woman a pointed look and Christen giggles.

“No killing, I like her too much.”

Christen moves off the bench, Tobin immediately taking the empty seat she’d left vacant, the woman kissing your cheek.

“You okay?” She asks and you nod.

“I am.”

You stare into Tobin’s eyes, your heart skipping a beat.

“I’m more than okay.”

You hear a retching noise and glare across the field at Kelley, the woman grinning.

“Stop looking at each other like that.”

“Yeah, this isn’t a Rom Com.” Emily teases and your cheeks flush.

Christen shakes her head.

“Leave the love birds alone you two.”

Christen sends you a wink before dragging the others back onto the field, leaving you and Tobin behind, the two of you blushing.

“That DEFINITELY wasn’t how I expected the shovel talk to go...” Tobin snorts, rubbing the back of her neck and you smile.

“I knew a shovel talk was coming, but not a tackle.”

Tobin’s cheeks flush when you lean against her, her tattoo buzzing, as she slips an arm around you, your own tattoo buzzing as well.

“To be honest, I’d be fine with whatever shovel talk was coming, as long as it meant I was with you.”

Tobin’s eyes widen as she turns to you, the woman smiling bashfully as her eyes lock with yours.

The forward leans in, closing the distance between you in a tender kiss, a kiss that seals the relationship between the two of you.

It’s after that kiss that the relationship between the two of you ramps up, your relationship eventually turning into an engagement, and that engagement turning into a marriage.

You never knew a call up to the USWNT would lead you to your soulmate, let along that soulmate being THE Tobin Heath, but now, lying beside her, the two of you entirely bare after the first night of your honeymoon, you knew that wherever life had taken you, you would’ve ALWAYS ended up with Tobin Heath.

Whether it be you brushing up against her or running into each other on the Portland streets, your souls would continue to meet in this time and next, because Tobin Heath was your soulmate and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

#uswnt x reader #uswnt imagine #tobin heath x reader #tobin heath imagine

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PreathFics Madness: Sweet 16

Welcome to the second full round of the PreathFics Madness, co-sponsored by @hardtchill.

We had 249 votes in the round of 32.

Congratulations to those fics that advanced. There were some REALLY close matchups (we’re talking 3 vote differences). We’re now down to two matchups in each division.

Don’t forget:

We’re looking for your nominations for the best fics in a variety of categories. We will eventually use these to inform a bracket-like competition of things like Angst, Fluff, and One-shots.

Nominate Here

Thanks to @hardtchill for managing this. To avoid conflict of interest, @hardtchill has asked that you please do not nominate anything by AO3 user DODO24.

The Bracket:

A reminder that this bracket is all of the PreathFics that received 900 or more kudos on AO3 (as of April 7, 2020). We need you to vote for your favorites in each round. The fic with the most votes in each matchup advances to the next round. I will not be posting the margins of victory, but @hardtchill also has access to the results and can independently verify their validity.

Sweet 16:

The Sweet 16 is now open for voting. You will vote on 8 pairs of fics. We’re giving everyone three days to vote again. Please please please DO NOT vote more than once and DO skip any pairs of fics that you haven’t read. I’m including links to all of the fics below each division bracket image, should you want to read before voting!

This round will end after 72 hours (8pm GMT/4pm EDT/1pm PDT on April 17/ 4am ChinaST April 18).

Next round will be the Elite 8, and you will vote on 4 pairs of fics to determine who advances out of their division and to the final four!

Sweet 16: VOTE HERE

Here is the bracket:

Division 1:

under pink skies (248782 words) by wnnbh12

Chapters: 30/30 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press Summary:

Tobin likes her life. She's made a name for herself playing professional soccer, she's got an endless list of girls' numbers in her phone, she's got the life she's always wanted.

But sometimes things change.

And sometimes change is a good thing.

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electric love (23296 words) by blake0tyler Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press, Alex Morgan/Kelley O'Hara

Characters: Alex Morgan, Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Lindsey Horan, Morgan Brian, Crystal Dunn, Mallory Pugh, Emily Sonnett, Julie Johnston, Rose Lavelle

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, chaotic alex morgan, everyone is oblivious

Summary:

As a best friend, Alex knows — she just knows — that there are really only three things that Tobin genuinely cares about: black coffee early in the morning, playing soccer, and kissing girls at parties when she’s slightly too tipsy.

Alex also knows that dating pretty transfer students from Stanford does not fit into that category anywhere.

She knows.

Okay, she’s fairly sure, at least.

Christen & Tobin at college.

(& Alex’s perspective on the whole thing).

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Feeling This (180329 words) by 5oclocksomewhere

Chapters: 32/32 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press

Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Johnston, Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger, Alyssa Naeher, Lauren Cheney, Amy Rodriguez

Summary:

Christen is excited to start her freshman year at UNC, rooming with three of her teammates. A last minute transfer changes everything.

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Wild and Young (44193 words) by Hidge Chapters: 19/? Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press, Tobin Heath/Alex Morgan Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, Allie Long, Julie Johnston, Crystal Dunn, Original Male Character(s)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, Love Triangles, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Confused Tobin, Fluff and Angst, Fluff and Smut, Fluff and Humor, high school parties

Summary:

It turned out that Tobin Heath was totally into that whole good girl thing.

Tobin thought that Alex Morgan was the only girl that she could ever want, and then she got to know Christen Press.

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Lonesome Dreams (286745 words) by whatname0523 Chapters: 36/? Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press

Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Mana Shim, Kelley O'Hara, Alex Morgan, Servando Carrasco, Julie Johnston, Zach Ertz

Summary:

I lie under starlit sky And the seasons change in the blink of an eye I watch as the planets turn And the old stars die and the young stars burn But I don't really know this place, And it's lonesome here in the wide-open space Can it be as real as it seems? Maybe this time I won't wake from the dream

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I was struggling to figure out how lightning works (then it struck me) (128582 words) by alittlestitious Chapters: 25/25 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Ali Krieger, Ashlyn Harris, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Johnston, Original Child Character(s) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Single Parents, Family, Kid Fic

Series: Part 1 of

Struck

Summary:

"Hey Al, I accidentally kidnapped some kids," Tobin rushes out when her best friend picks up the phone, without so much as a hello.

Tobin possibly makes the best biggest mistake of her life.

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Mixed Messages (110746 words) by elm27 Chapters: 28/? Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara

Summary:

Christen transfers across country to attend UNC, following in the footsteps of her friend Kelley O'Hara. Once she's there it is one series of events after the other, mostly surrounding her new roommate, Tobin.

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Love on the Weekend (152214 words) by whatname0523 Chapters: 19/19 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Allie Long, Lindsey Horan, Emily Sonnett

Series: Part 2 of

Roman Holiday

Summary:

I gotta leave ya, it's gonna hurt me My clothes are dirty and my friends are getting worried

Tobin and Christen fell for each other in Italy. Can they make a long distance relationship work now that they're home?

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Gold Love (172649 words) by Holom Chapters: 18/? Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Christen Press, Tobin Heath, Mallory Pugh

Summary:

“Christen? It…it is you, right?” Tobin sounded a bit unsure now.

Christen wanted to say something but she felt like she’d forgotten how to speak - like she was 15 again meeting Tobin for the first time. Her eye had caught the light reflecting off something on Tobin’s finger and she was certain she was going to pass out.

Right there, right where she saw Tobin put it on 12 years ago, was Christen’s ring.

“You know I waited for you. I waited for you until that loud u-17 coach threatened to make me run laps for the whole camp. I was so sure you were going to walk into the changing room, Christen. Where did you go?"

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on a scale (from one to ten) (200591 words) by softanticipation Chapters: 28/28 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara/Christen Press Characters: Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Ali Krieger, Alex Morgan, Sydney Leroux, Tobin Heath

Series: Part 1 of

on a scale (from one to ten)

Summary:

After a summer apart, everything changes between Christen Press and her childhood best friend, Kelley O'Hara. All Christen wants to do it figure it out, but she's got a handful of other things that keep distracting her: thinking about grad school, being forced to make new friends, and - most importantly - trying to get along with Kelley's newest teammate, who seems to be out to make Christen's life a living hell.

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pillowtalk (36823 words) by softanticipation Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Christen Press, Tobin Heath

Series: Part 1 of

pillowtalk

Summary:

Tobin's hurting. Christen's always there.

“It’s okay,” Christen soothes, moving her hand to come up and tangle in the base of Tobin’s hair. “We don’t have to do this now.”

“But I want to,” Tobin says, jaw setting even as her eyes fill with glittering tears. “I want to do this now.”

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Afterglow (163024 words) by quincindentaldreams Chapters: 17/? Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press

Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Amy Rodriguez, Megan Rapinoe, Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger, Cody Press, Meghan Klingenberg, Becky Sauerbrunn

Additional Tags: Parenthood, Soldier!Tobin, Mom!Christen, Breaking Up & Making Up, G!pTobin

Summary:

"Her father, however, with the back doors closed from all the commotion and the front porch windows open, had recognized it instantly. His hand stopped from where it had been flipping the next pancake, ears tuned in to the outside to make sure he was hearing things correctly, then the sound of that old truck door shutting sounded throughout the house.

Christen angled her head backwards as the back door was opened, watching her father peak his head out quickly and wipe his hands on a hand towel. Every hair on her body stood up, as if lightening was about to strike through the blue sky above her head.

“There’s someone at the door for you, baby.”

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Worth a Thousand Words (69624 words) by Heath17_KO5 Chapters: 18/? Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris, Emily Sonnett, Lauren Holiday, Ali Krieger

Additional Tags: background kellex, the whole uswnt - Freeform, Photographer AU, possible background soran, Don’t copy to another site

Summary:

Photographer Tobin has been hired to do the (tastefully nude) photography for a USWNT calendar, the proceeds of which will be used to benefit charity. She expected a busy day. She expected the long hours. She expected the nervousness of the women. She did not expect Christen Press.

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Girl Crush (198389 words) by Urbanrebel6 Chapters: 28/28 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Alyssa Naeher, Kelley O'Hara, Sydney Leroux, Ali Krieger, Alex Morgan Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University

Summary:

Christen has a girl crush

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we'll take the world by storm (it isn't that hard) (30866 words) by bestthreemonths Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press

Summary:

Navigating life, love, and adulthood in Los Angeles is hard enough for the average 26-year-old, but most 26-year-olds don't have several million subscribers hanging onto their every word like Christen Press does.

aka the youtuber AU

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Make Me Like You (40428 words) by LittleHeiHei Chapters: 15/? Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, Allie Long, and the rest of the USWNT, Ashlyn Harris, Jill Ellis

Additional Tags: Hate to Love, Sharing a Bed, Secret Relationship, Eventual Smut, I'm as clueless as you are about where this is going, Fluff, They're both rude asf, Enemies to Lovers

Summary:

They’ve hated each other since they met in the 2009 NCAA final. Christen thinks Tobin is cocky and insensitive. Tobin thinks Christen is uptight and far too serious. Fast forward 6 years and the two women find themselves sharing a room during the 2015 World Cup. This could get interesting…

#preathfics madness #sweet 16 #900 kudos

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cathygeha · 4 years

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REVIEW

Inherent Lies by Alicia Anthony

Blood Secrets #2

This is book two in a series and you really should read Inherent Truths before reading this book to have the full context of the story. That said, having just finished book two, I really wish I had book three in hand to begin reading right now because...I want to know the bits that have yet to be told.

In book two we find Liv Sullivan in Ireland working with Michael, an Irish cop, to solve cold cases while also spending some time with Ashlyn, the sister she did not grow up with. She is still seeing visions of the dead, has big questions about more than one thing that has and is happening in her life and is missing her love interest from book one, Ridge. Why is she missing him is a mystery in some ways as he disappeared when she needed him most and hasn’t been in touch for months. In addition to Ashlyn and Michael there is Herman, a man that helps her with her paranormal abilities..

When Ridge is made aware that Liv is in danger he heads out to try to make amends and bring her back to the USA to keep her safe. She does head back eventually but whether or not she will remain safe is questionable. We learn more about both Liv and Ridge and a bit more about GenLink and the reason it was set up by the US government and we also learn who might want to cause harm to the program and its assets.

What I liked:

* Liv: smart, strong, resilient, focused and eager to find out more about the mysteries that surround her. I did think her paranormal abilities must have been involved in her falling so hard for Ridge in that she could “feel” his intention in spite of his behavior.

* Ridge: When he was open and honest...but that was rare. I did like that he loves Liv but his way of showing it was iffy more often than not.

* The writing

* The twists and turns

* The not knowing for sure who was good and who was bad

* Finding out more about GenLink

* The supporting characters

* The writing

What I wanted to know more about:

* The “father” or priest met in the beginning that Liv picked up negative vibes from

* O’Malley’s backstory

* The other assets

* Why Ridge was so “by the book” and willing to believe his boss over the woman he professed to love

* The Irish contingent (perhaps Ashlyn will get a book?)

What I did not like:

* The evil-doers and their nefarious actions – wicked indeed

* Having to wait to find out how this will all be resolved

Did I enjoy this book? Yes

Would I read more in the series? Yes

Thank you to the author who bequeathed me an ARC to read and review – This is my honest review.

4.5 Stars

BLURB

Inherent Lies is the compelling second book in the Blood Secrets psychological suspense series. If you like flawed heroines and complex plots laced with a hint of romance, then you’ll love this second installment of Alicia Anthony’s award-winning thriller series.

T itle: Inherent Lies

Author: Alicia Anthony

Series: Blood Secrets #2

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Thriller

Publisher: Drury Lane Books

Format: Digital/Paperback

Digital ISBN: 9781733362439

Paperback ISBN: 9781733362436

A woman with a haunted past…

An agent with a dangerous secret…

A madman with a twisted sense of revenge…

While honing her gifts as a cold-case consultant with the Dublin Garda, Liv Sullivan uncovers a personal connection to the spirits who seek her help. Faced with a chance to bring peace to the living, rather than the dead, Liv can’t resist. Even if it means working alongside the man who broke her heart.

Special Agent Ridge McCaffrey chose duty over desire, a mistake that nearly ended Liv Sullivan’s life. So, when a missing person’s investigation exposes a link to Liv, Ridge vows to bring her home, hoping for a second chance with the Bureau’s most valuable asset.

As they rekindle their relationship, an enemy from Ridge’s past looms dangerously close. And when Ridge’s sister is abducted, Liv makes the ultimate sacrifice, placing herself in the crosshairs between a corrupt psychic intelligence operation and an ex-agent with a score to settle.

Can Liv stop a killer before death becomes her only escape?

Available at: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Kobo | Apple Books | Goodreads

Other Books in the Blood Secrets series:

T itle: Inherent Truth

Author: Alicia Anthony

Series: Blood Secrets #1

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Thriller

Publisher: Drury Lane Books

Format: Digital/Paperback

Digital ISBN: 9781733362405

Paperback ISBN: 9781733362412

A woman with buried secrets...

An agent with an impossible mission...

An inheritance that will destroy them both...

When Liv Sullivan's dead grandmother beckons for help from beyond the grave, the reluctant psychic is forced back to her small Ohio hometown. Scrambling to make sense of her grandmother's legacy, Liv finds herself face to face with undercover Agent Ridge McCaffrey.

Assigned to protect the woman whose gifts unnerve him, all for a covert psychic intelligence operation he doesn't understand, Ridge struggles to place duty over desire. But when a body is found at Sullivan Farm and Liv's allegiance is called into question, Ridge's mission becomes clear.

Can Liv unearth family secrets that are best left buried before the ghosts of her past destroy her dreams of a normal future?

Praise for Inherent Truth:

“Fabulous book! I could not put it down once I began reading and can’t wait for book two!” – Cathy Geha, Goodreads

“Inherent Truth, the first in the Blood Secrets Trilogy--and Ms. Anthony's debut!--is a stunner! Gripping and engaging from the start, this book will take over your life for a day or two and is the kind of book avid readers will quickly devour.” – Kandy, Amazon

“Don’t start this with intentions of a chapter before bed mentality. The characters hook you in for non-stop page turning! Worst part is waiting for March and the second in this series. Loved it!” – Missy, Amazon Reviewer

“Alicia Anthony writes with gravitas and edge to give you real goosebumps. This story is an amazing portrait of the push and pull of human emotions in relationships, especially trust.” – Book Nookie Reviews, Instagram

“An outstanding novel. It is a complex mystery, with many twists and turns. It captivated me from the beginning.” – Sondra Henry, Goodreads

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alicia Anthony’s first novels were illegible scribbles on the back of her truck driver father’s logbook trip tickets. Having graduated from scribbles to laptop, she now pens novels of psychological suspense in the quiet of the wee morning hours. A full-time elementary school Literacy Specialist, Alicia hopes to pass on her passion for books and writing to the students she teaches.

A two time Golden Heart® finalist and Silver Quill Award winner, Alicia finds her inspiration in exploring the dark, dusty corners of the human experience. Alicia is a graduate of Spalding University’s School of Creative & Professional Writing (MFA), Ashland University (M.Ed.) and THE Ohio State University (BA). Go Bucks! She lives in rural south-central Ohio with her amazingly patient and supportive husband, incredibly understanding teenage daughter, two dogs, three horses, a plethora of both visiting and resident barn cats, and some feral raccoons who have worn out their welcome.

When she’s not writing or teaching, Alicia loves to travel and experience new places. Connect with her online. She’d love to hear from you!

#Alicia Anthony #Blood Secrets 2 #Drury Lane #Paranormal #Romance #Mystery #Thriller #Series

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harmoniouspixels · 7 years

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It’s been two years since anyone has heard from Parker Sykes. Penelope, his younger sister, is still worried. Ever since he entered that bachelor challenge and lost, he never returned to Minnesota. The family has assumed he’s dead, but Penelope still believes that he’s out there. Hell, same thing happened to that contestant on the Early BC after he left, and they’re still searching for him. To set herself at ease when she gets worked up about him, she likes to think that the two found each other and are living a happy life.

Now, where does the rest of the family fall in? Patrica, her mother, has been practicing medicine in SimNation that she’s been heralded as one of the greatest doctors in the world. Peter, her father, has made many advancements in science. Palmer, her younger brother, just graduated college, and is convinced his art will get him through (which she is supportive of... if only he’d get up off the couch and actually get some work).

What about her? What does Penelope Sykes want to do with her life? Well, besides finding Parker and becoming a lifeguard, she wants to save her family. Why? Have you seen the president of SimNation? Better yet, what went down at Hopes Peak Academy recently, where the student council was murdered? Top it all off with the rise in MMBCs, SimNation is going to shit.

That’s where Marisa Hensley and her friend’s BC comes into play. According to the pair, while they’re hosting a BC, they’re also taking people to the island they’ll be on to save. Penelope has to say, that’s a brave thing to do, and she wants in: for love and for safety. Of course she’ll have to convince her family to move: her parents are retired and have wanted to go somewhere warmer than Minnesota, and it’s not like any guys are knocking down Palmer’s door at the moment (the worst part is giving up her Ashlyn Rosenberg tickets in June, as well as her Lissa Green tickets in July). Penelope hopes she can find the right words, lest she trips up.

Besides, people are going to be swimming still, even in the end of the world. She’s going to need to focus on her athletics and be dedicated to her work as a lifeguard depending whether or not she wins.

Introducing Penelope Sykes for @sevenleafsimblr‘s whbcx2!

This is a long winded-intro I know, but her family is coming along for this ride as well. Plus I gotta establish canon, since canonically Penelope and the Sykes are now in the Clover-verse, save for AUs I have with them.

CC: Vasilla Freckles** Other Content: Generations, Pets, Seasons, University Life, and Island Paradise General Info: YA, Demigirl (She/Her, and also They/Them) Traits: Brave | Charismatic | Clumsy | Athletic | Workaholic LTW: Seaside Savior Favorites: Latin | Spaghetti with Veggie Sauce | Green Zodiac: Aries

But wait! Since the family is coming along*, I feel this is only appropriate to make another public download. Consider it a contestant entry and birthday gift (since this will be live on my birthday)!

What those asterisks mean:

*Although Parker is missing in canon, he’s also available for download here! **The Vasilla Freckles are sadly no longer available for download. If you want them, send an ask or IM and I’ll give you link. The ones the Sykes are wearing aren’t too noticeable, so the EA ones would work just fine without.

Content used by the other family members:

EA: Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Seasons, Showtime, University Life, and Island Paradise

CC: Parker’s Hair. If you want the hair he’s wearing in this post (since he’s not packaged with it), then you can get it from the Store, a similar one by Chazy, or as part of a set elsewhere.

Download the Sykes Family! [Mediafire]

#murder mention ///#danganronpa spoilers ///#idk on that gotta cover the bases tho #since these sims are in clover canon and the intro of this bc used that tag and i reference it might as well use it too #toxoplasmajuice #whbcx2 #sims 3 download #harmoniouspixels download #sykes #penelope sykes #parker sykes #palmer sykes #patricia sykes #peter sykes

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dmranything · 6 years

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My birthday is CLOSE to a week away...

...and if any artist wants to do a gift for me (not that I’m expecting any), this would be a REALLY good time to get to it (Blame @jadpeanut‘s similar post about this for making me wanting to do this post). To help you however, here’s a list of fictional ladies that can tie into whatever gift you want to do:

Movies

Helen Parr/Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Gogo Tomago (Big Hero 6)

Jessie (Toy Story)

Anna (Frozen)

Elsa (Frozen)

Astrid (How to Train Your Dragon)

Mavis (Hotel Transylvania)

Tinker Bell (Peter Pan)

Bridget (Hey Arnold! The Movie)

Sgt. Calhoun (Wreck-it Ralph)

Linda Gunderson (Rio)

2nd Dimension Candace (Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension)

2nd Dimension Isabella (Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension)

Melody (Pokemon the Movie 2000)

Television

Raven (Teen Titans)

Sunset Shimmer (Equestria Girls)

Luna Loud (The Loud House)

Gwen Tennyson (OG Ben 10)

Zatanna (Justice League Action)

Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

April O’Neil (2012 TMNT)

Lady Legasus (Teen Titans GO!)

Kim Possible

Leni Loud (The Loud House)

Stargirl (Justice League Action)

Applejack (Friendship is Magic/Equestria Girls)

Harley Quinn (Batman: The Animated Series)

Rarity (Friendship is Magic/Equestria Girls)

Wendy Corduroy (Gravity Falls)

Sour Sweet (Equestria Girls)

Pacifica Northwest (Gravity Falls)

Pearl (Steven Universe)

Pauline Bell (Atomic Puppet)

Sashi Kobayashi (Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero)

Melissa Chase (Milo Murphy’s Law)

Stacy Hirano (Phineas and Ferb)

Isabella (Phineas and Ferb)

Princess Morbucks (The Powerpuff Girls (the ORIGINAL, not the reboot))

Jinx (Teen Titans)

Frankie Foster (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends)

Ami (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)

Sasha Caylo (Titan Maximum)

Anime

Ryuko Matoi (Kill la Kill)

Revy (Black Lagoon)

Minako Aino/Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon)

Maya Jingu (Burn Up Excess)

Rally Vincent (Gunsmith Cats)

Karinka (Steel Angel Kurumi)

Minnie-May Hopkins (Gunsmith Cats)

Yoko Littner (Gurren Lagann)

May/Haruka (Pokemon Advanced)

Video Games

Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark)

Tracer (Overwatch)

Sonya Blade (Mortal Kombat)

Mona (WarioWare)

Chun-Li (Street Fighter)

Ash (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege)

Cammy White (Street Fighter)

Elizabeth (Bioshock Infinite)

D.Va (Overwatch)

Shantae

Kinzie (Saints Row)

Domino (Deadpool)

Princess Daisy (Super Mario)

Tron Bonne (Megaman Legends)

Fio (Metal Slug)

Eri (Metal Slug)

OCs (characters created by artists) (will include dA links if artist’s Tumblr doesn’t exist)

Moni the Gamer Girl (@akbdrawsstuff)

Rudy Roundup (@akbdrawsstuff)

Chelsea (AgentC-24)

Thiccifica (@chillguydraws)

Nova Lincoln (@supesart)

Palette the French Babe (@montatora501)

Simone Pazookie (@montatora501)

Ashlyn Summers (@supesart)

OC Fusion of Ashlyn and Celeste (@supesart)

Other

BW (Long Gone Gulch)

If you’re wanting to do this, my birthday is August 7th.

#dmranything #birthday #gift #shameless ask #shameless begging

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bharatiyamedia-blog · 5 years

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Be ready: Prioritising invasive species for strategic prevention (Durban, South Africa)

http://tinyurl.com/yxfsk64g Whereas exploring the way in which alien species invade cities around the globe, South African PhD pupil Ashlyn L. Padayachee (University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN) and her supervisors, Serban Proches (UKZN) and John Wilson (SANBI and Stellenbosch University) bear in mind immediately being stricken. What they realised was that whereas cities had been step by step beginning to put together for local weather change, their responses to invasions had been somewhat reactive. Although administration targeted on widespread invasive species, which had been presently having probably the most detrimental impacts on native biodiversity, the researchers famous that if these choice makers had solely focused the following extremely damaging invaders forward of their arrival, the related prices would have vastly decreased. Consequently, the group developed a technique, primarily based on three key points: precedence species, factors of first introduction and websites of naturalisation, as a way to establish probably the most possible and regarding invasive species for Durban (eThekwini in KwaZulu Natal), a coastal metropolis in South Africa. Moreover, their work, published within the open-access journal Neobiota supplies choice makers from around the globe with a brand new device, that’s straightforward to make use of and adjustable to the specificity of various cities. Firstly, the researchers recognized cities with an analogous local weather to Durban and used current alien species watch lists, environmental standards and introduction pathways to establish species, which aren’t current in South Africa, however are thought-about of unacceptable danger of invasion. The group continued by determining which of these chosen species are more likely to have pathways facilitating their introduction to town and developed a climatic suitability mannequin for every. Lastly, the scientists linked the local weather and pathway info, in order that they might establish websites inside Durban to be thought-about as a spotlight for the contingency planning for explicit species. In consequence, the authors recognized three alien species as priorities for Durban: Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides), American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) and the purple imported fireplace ant (Solenopsis invicta). By way of factors of introductions, the info highlighted the Durban Harbour, particularly for the purple imported fireplace ant. Plant nurseries and backyard centres, in addition to pet and aquarium outlets had been additionally recognized as necessary websites for the three studied species. Moreover, appropriate habitats positioned close to the factors of introduction, resembling river methods and constructed infrastructure, had been present in want of monitoring. In conclusion, the implementation of prioritisation schemes to think about the three points (species, pathways, and websites) permits managers to focus sources on these species which pose a larger danger of invasion and affect. “This may solely ever be one a part of a broad vary of biosecurity efforts, however it’s one the place, we imagine, we will be ready,” remark the authors. ### Authentic supply: Padayachee AL, Proches S, Wilson JRU (2019) Prioritising potential incursions for contingency planning: pathways, species, and websites in Durban (eThekwini), South Africa for instance. NeoBiota 47: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.47.31959 Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! aren’t liable for the accuracy of reports releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing establishments or for the usage of any info by way of the EurekAlert system. Source link

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PreathFics Madness 900+ Kudos: Elite 8

Welcome to the Divisional Championship of the PreathFics Madness, co-sponsored by @hardtchill.

We had 215 votes in the round of 16.

Congratulations to those fics that advanced. We’re now down to the final matchup in each division.

Don’t forget:

We’re looking for your nominations for the best fics in a variety of categories. We will eventually use these to inform a bracket-like competition of things like Angst, Fluff, and One-shots. We’re going to shut these down after the championship round

Nominate Here

Thanks to @hardtchill for managing this. To avoid conflict of interest, @hardtchill has asked that you please do not nominate anything by AO3 user DODO24.

The Bracket:

Elite 8 (Divisional Championship):

Elite 8 voting is now open. You will vote on 4 pairs of fics to determine who advances from their division to the Final Four!

We’re speeding up the timeline now, given that there are fewer fics, so there are only 48 hours to vote.

Please please please DO NOT vote more than once and DO skip any pairs of fics that you haven’t read. I’m including links to all of the fics below each division bracket image, should you want to read before voting!

This round will end after 48 hours (8pm GMT/4pm EDT/1pm PDT on April 19/ 4am ChinaST April 20).

Next round will be the Final Four, and you will vote on 2 pairs of fics to determine who is in the championship!

Elite 8: VOTE HERE

Here is the bracket (I’ve added some arrows to help those who don’t know brackets well):

Reoriented it looks like this:

Division 1:

under pink skies (248782 words) by wnnbh12

Chapters: 30/30 Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press Summary:

Tobin likes her life. She’s made a name for herself playing professional soccer, she’s got an endless list of girls’ numbers in her phone, she’s got the life she’s always wanted.

But sometimes things change.

And sometimes change is a good thing.

Wild and Young (44193 words) by Hidge Chapters: 19/? Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press, Tobin Heath/Alex Morgan Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, Allie Long, Julie Johnston, Crystal Dunn, Original Male Character(s)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, Love Triangles, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Confused Tobin, Fluff and Angst, Fluff and Smut, Fluff and Humor, high school parties

Summary:

It turned out that Tobin Heath was totally into that whole good girl thing.

Tobin thought that Alex Morgan was the only girl that she could ever want, and then she got to know Christen Press.

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Lonesome Dreams (286745 words) by whatname0523 Chapters: 36/? Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press

Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Mana Shim, Kelley O'Hara, Alex Morgan, Servando Carrasco, Julie Johnston, Zach Ertz

Summary:

I lie under starlit sky And the seasons change in the blink of an eye I watch as the planets turn And the old stars die and the young stars burn But I don’t really know this place, And it’s lonesome here in the wide-open space Can it be as real as it seems? Maybe this time I won’t wake from the dream

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Love on the Weekend (152214 words) by whatname0523 Chapters: 19/19 Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Allie Long, Lindsey Horan, Emily Sonnett

Series: Part 2 of

Roman Holiday

Summary:

I gotta leave ya, it’s gonna hurt me My clothes are dirty and my friends are getting worried

Tobin and Christen fell for each other in Italy. Can they make a long distance relationship work now that they’re home?

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Gold Love (172649 words) by Holom Chapters: 18/? Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Christen Press, Tobin Heath, Mallory Pugh

Summary:

“Christen? It…it is you, right?” Tobin sounded a bit unsure now.

Right there, right where she saw Tobin put it on 12 years ago, was Christen’s ring.

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Afterglow (163024 words) by quincindentaldreams Chapters: 17/? Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press

Characters: Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Amy Rodriguez, Megan Rapinoe, Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger, Cody Press, Meghan Klingenberg, Becky Sauerbrunn

Additional Tags: Parenthood, Soldier!Tobin, Mom!Christen, Breaking Up & Making Up, G!pTobin

Summary:

“There’s someone at the door for you, baby.”

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Worth a Thousand Words (69624 words) by Heath17_KO5 Chapters: 18/? Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press Characters: Tobin Heath, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris, Emily Sonnett, Lauren Holiday, Ali Krieger

Additional Tags: background kellex, the whole uswnt - Freeform, Photographer AU, possible background soran, Don’t copy to another site

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we’ll take the world by storm (it isn’t that hard) (30866 words) by bestthreemonths Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Women’s Soccer RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tobin Heath/Christen Press

Summary:

Navigating life, love, and adulthood in Los Angeles is hard enough for the average 26-year-old, but most 26-year-olds don’t have several million subscribers hanging onto their every word like Christen Press does.

aka the youtuber AU

#preathfics madness #900 kudos #elite 8

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