Well well well, you're not the only one thinking about that forced coming out au, GOD, that was insane. The sweetness both of them want but Marc not letting himself have it, because, obviously, it's fake pretend, but he wants it to be real. And Vale not allowing himself to tell Marc that it is so very real for him, holy cow.

How do they get in touch after that? Is Vale FINALLY getting his shit together, telling Marc that he wants to have everything with him for real? Is he being shitty to other people because he can't let his anger out otherwise? How does Marc feel during media stuff with Vale???? So many thoughts in my head, and sending love to you <3

"Take a shot every time tumblr user kingofthering mentions a quick idea one idea and say "no I won't consider this more it was just a silly thing" and then it ends up not just being that" truly would be a lethal game.

Anyway. Love my brain, let's try to get into this.

Honestly, if I wanted to be able to answer these questions properly I would need to draw a timeline of the whole thing, which is not happening for now so excuse me for the mess.

How do they get in touch after that?

As I said, depends when this gala happens, what has happened before between them. In any case, Marc is avoiding and ignoring the shit out of Valentino that following race weekend.

One thing I was thinking about is the fact that Yamaha&Honda PR people are going to want them to spend at least a couple of days together during the summer break. There is a meeting where Valentino says "Marc can just come by the ranch and train with the boys" and the PR lady looks at him very sternly and says "You can do that in addition to what we've already planned for you, we already have an assortment of resorts selected in a handful of countries, you can pick the one you want".

The two of them at a beach resort where they're supposed to be seen (and photographed together) (and they have to post some insta stories of their own) when Marc is avoiding Valentino and Valentino is hyper frustrated with him? Yep. Fun.

We 100% have a scene where someone (who doesn't know about them) hits on Marc at the bar by the pool and Marc is letting himself be seduced (leaning into the guy's space, smiling at him way too much, etc) and Valentino intervenes, going all possessive and "There you are, honey", hand firmly wrapped around Marc's hip.

Ensue a fight because Valentino can't understand why Marc is jeopardizing their whole thing and Marc is just like "sorry if it felt good to be wanted and have things be done in my terms for once". Valentino's very "???" because why the fuck is Marc implying that he's never wanted him and we have Marc telling Valentino that he was the one always picking when they could hook up and that Marc never had a say in their relationship, that it always been only about what Valentino wanted (what part of this is true and what part is Marc's anger blowing things up? eh).

I can't play the full fight in my head right now and maybe they need some room to breathe or not, but I think they end up hooking up again there. Less sweet than at the gala, back to how hard they could go at each other at their beginnings.

This time, Marc can't disappear the next morning. Honestly, I can fully see them living in this little fantasy (the beach resort where they can kiss in public and no one will bat an eye) for like 3 days.

Do we have Marc's breakdown/disappearance number two when they go back to real life or are things better? Again, timeline issues. Maybe they need to have a moment™️ on track to spice things up. Who knows. Like, I don't know who would have made the mistake but imagine Valentino saying in press conference something like "it's okay, I/he apologized and we talked and we're fine, this was just racing, we respect each other, we can be adults about this and move on". Valentino, baby, do you really think you were behaving like a smart adult in Sepang? This call for Marc calling him out but these discussions go towards making them better at communication and fixing some shit they need to fix before they can have a healthy relationship or something.

Is Vale FINALLY getting his shit together, telling Marc that he wants to have everything with him for real?

A big question is when does Vale realize that he went into this because he cares about Marc and he should have handled his 2015 feelings better and he actually wants a proper relationship with Marc.

I think those realizations would take a) time b) for him to actually discuss those feelings with someone and I'm not sure who that could be (considering how limited his options are here with how little people know about the whole fraud thing they're conducting). Uccio? Never. Luca? He's just 18 and not someone Valentino wants to bother with these issues. Jorge? Even if he's been playing nice (nicer than usual) with Valentino since he was put in the confidence of their secret but their relationship is far away from "relationship advices" levels. That probably leaves Dani, who I've always seen as a very neutral character in this whole mess they created for themselves irl. Maybe he could actually help (while having Marc's feelings in consideration). Things to consider.

Is he being shitty to other people because he can't let his anger out otherwise?

See, I hadn't even considered that but maybe. Although he's being even more careful of his image than usual so maybe not. Also, I've said Valentino was frustrated with Marc at times but then he'll remember that Marc is 23 and struggling and the whole reason Valentino agreed to this to begin with was because he knew Marc couldn't do it on his own so, it calms it to remember that.

How does Marc feel during media stuff with Vale????

Oh boy, so shitty. I don't think any of them are inherently good and enjoy media stuff. Vale has learned how to manage it in a way that suits him but let's not pretend it's his favorite activity in the world. Marc? He was doing fairly okay his first few years, always bubbly and optimistic in his press conferences (canon) but the aftermath of Sepang sure put a dampener on his relationship with the press.

Doing media stuff with Vale? Not something he initially feels comfortable doing at all. As @moonshynecybin excellently wrote it here, Vale is good at helping Marc relax, tho, or doing his best to help him to. It takes a while but it's not like Marc is immune to Valentino's charm and with time, I do believe it gets better and they manage to banter together in front of a camera (just like the old days baby).

Ezras pattern of codriality and threats.

How he uses both in tandem to get what he wants from Damon.

How his first approach is always to be polite and agreeable. How he only starts to threaten the mercs when they've reached strike three of not giving him what he wants

How he's never threatened Cee.

getting zero writing done bc i keep jumping between developing backstories for strq & for cmet brain pick a Side :')

We as a society will never create a piece of cinema greater than this, and we should all be disappointed in ourselves. Cyborg!Head!April! in a shark is disappointed with us.

jeckles the pinkma or knesse echidnaman i dont know *my face gets blasted in half by a shotgun*

I hope I'm not coming across as staying silent on the matty situation. That's not what I'm trying to do. It might look like it from a quick scroll down my blog atm and I'm sorry for that. Aside from the fact that I've had a crazy few weeks and have been less active, I really just want to choose the right words. And it's hard and tumblr isn't always the best place for me to communicate those thoughts and feelings. Ig I've been trying to work through it personally but recently its felt a lot more expected to talk about it. So to be clear. The things I've learned about him completely disgust me and anger me and upset me. I'm confused as to why Taylor's with him and disappointed. The only thing I've felt disconnected from people on is I'm not questioning Taylor's values. And idk maybe I should or maybe I will but rn I just think,, i can almost understand the headspace she might be in. And that's not an excuse. I could just see how she could think that she can "fix him." Or he's being harshly bullied on the internet. Or she just doesn't wanna listen to anything anyone has to say. And that doesn't make her right for dating him but it doesn't mean she shares his beliefs. But I don't want that opinion, which I think is different than the general consensus here, to be perceived as me just not caring or thinking he's not a bad person or Taylor doesn't have any faults. I do care, I think he's an awful person, and I think Taylor should take accountability for this. I just don't know what more to say ig

ok, wait no- this is hilarious. ok, class pay attention. show of hands: who ELSE thought i was going to somehow fix aizawa into the timeline of this y0 project? be honest.

“. . . can’t blame the guy, i mean-- bird boy is pretty.”

when the whole reason your in your fandom is because your older brother refused to let you play his twilight princess game on the wii and when you got older you played it out of spite but you fell in love with the game and now you are drawing, writing and crying about this fandom and au’s, and that same brother is now dragging you into their other fandoms

be pro-aging but wear sun screen. sun protection is not beauty industry propaganda it will save you. wear it. or else.

mmm soob

tbh i think the funniest phenomena that's been happening in the last couple years is "youtuber, having gone too deep into the research hole, has been made an investigative journalist against their will"

bass makes a dollar. i make a dime. that's why i think about lesbian sex on company time

i <3 menial tasks. for srs.

rip to all the “fuckyeah___” blogs that carried our society at one point </3

faded blue house portrait hanging on the wall at the local urgentcare