Arm has a top-secret file that he keeps on a separate partition of his hard drive, locked behind three different password walls. It’s a list of all of the main family’s bodyguards, ranked by how likely they are to be the mole.

(It’s top-secret because he’s not supposed to be looking into this. Chan explicitly ordered him not to.)

There’s a handful of people Arm doesn’t even bother putting on the list. Pol, for one. Pete. Erika. Chan.

By contrast, every single one of Kinn’s personal bodyguards, past and present, is a prime suspect. Kinn’s had a notorious streak of bad luck lately. Four murder attempts in four months cannot be a coincidence.

Ken is just aloof enough that nobody seems to know what he’s up to on his off-days. This rockets him straight to the top of Arm’s list, tied with Big, who has fallen so far out of favor with Kinn that Arm can’t help but wonder if Kinn is doing it on purpose.

And then there’s the name directly under those two.

“Be honest,” he says to Pete one day. They’re sequestered in his armory, but he keeps his voice low: there’s no harm in being careful with matters like this. “Do you think there’s any chance Porsche is the mole?”

Pete is silent for a good, long moment.

“You live with him,” Arm says. “You’ve been on more missions with him than me. If anyone here knows him best, it’s you.”

“There are reasons to suspect him,” Pete says slowly. “A lot of his missions have gone wrong. He didn’t stop that girl from attacking Kinn in the bathroom. The casino stakeout was a mess. The diamond auction was worse.”

“But…?”

Pete sighs. “I don’t know. He’s young. He’s made a lot of mistakes, but he’s improving.”

Arm stares forlornly at his list, cursor blinking innocently next to Porsche’s name. “Pete, I can’t clear his name just because he’s young.”

“No,” Pete concedes. He leans back in his chair, arms crossed behind his head. “But he’s kind, too. He’s principled. He won’t betray people he cares about.”

“And that’s enough? You trust him?”

“I do.”

The knot in Arm’s chest jerks tighter. “But… he’s so likable.”

“Ohhh, right, he’s nice. Never mind. Death by firing squad.”

Arm smiles, sheepish.

“Okay,” Pete says. “So you think he’s tricking us?”

“Shit, Pete, I don’t know,” Arm splutters. “Isn't it possible?”

“I don't think so. Porsche isn't like that.”

Arm considers this, then plops his face into his hand.

“Did you want me to say something else?” Pete says, faintly amused.

“Yes,” Arm groans.

“Why?”

“Because…” Arm trails off.

Because the security of the main family rests on his shoulders. Arm cannot afford to be anything other than objective; he needs to leave Porsche on his list.

But the problem is that Porsche barreled into their lives and immediately made Khun Noo happier than Arm had ever seen before. The problem is that Pol hasn’t been this comfortable around someone since Arm himself. The problem is that Arm vaguely remembers being carried home from Hum Bar by an equally drunk Porsche, who took off his shoes for him and tucked him into bed and grinned brightly over his shoulder before staggering out the door.

The problem is that Arm is biased.

Pete, on the other hand, is the most level-headed person Arm knows. Leaving Porsche’s name on his list wouldn’t feel so terrible if Pete agreed with it.

“I wanted you to give me a reason to keep him on here,” Arm mumbles. “I feel bad. He’s our friend.”

“You’re doing your job,” Pete says sincerely. “There’s no shame in that. But…” He reaches over to pat Arm on the shoulder. “There’s nothing wrong with trusting your gut. If you think he’s innocent, leave him off.”

Arm mulls over this. Then he pokes Pete in the side. “I think I trust your gut more than mine.”

Pete lets out a laugh, incredulous, and pokes Arm back.

-

Later, Arm highlights Porsche’s entry with his cursor and drags it to the bottom of the file. Then he pauses. His hand hovers over the delete button.

He thinks about Pete saying, I trust him. He thinks about what Pete didn’t quite say: you should trust yourself, too.

He hits delete.

-

#kpanniversary2024 episode 9 + prompt 9: trust

Favourite Underrated Ship? Simple answer: Every single Pete rarepair! -> PorschePete? Iconic! Brilliant! Phenomenal! Most people love "best friends who kiss", I love "secret third thing". However one enjoys them, though, they're delicious to consume😌 (You might think it's not an underrated ship, but I'd like to inform you that it has, in fact, less than 100 fics on Ao3, so it very much is in my book. I'm happy to have contributed to it by posting two of them, but I'd love it if there were more. Hopefully, I'll get inspired anew one day.) -> KinnPete? Oh please, the power dynamics make me giggle like a 10 year old girl playing with Barbie dolls. Such glorious toxicity, such perfect ways Kinn could use and abuse Pete to his benefit, either with or without knowing he's doing it. You can do so much with them, either pre, during or post canon and I get so excited thinking about it. (This one has less than 50(!) fics posted, so I'm super thankful to the few authors who have gifted me some amazing works. Sharing my personal favourite because it deserves to be cherished 🥹) -> ArmPete? Do I even need to sell this one? It can do fluff, it can do angst, it can do smut, it can do it all. My personal favourite flavour of it is Arm having unrequited feelings for Pete because it's just so deliciously angsty 😇 I love me some pain, I can't help it. (This one doesn't have any fics to its name, besides one in Chinese. I'm devastated. I did personally have an idea for a multi-chaptered fic with 3k words already written, but if I manage to focus on it properly one day, it'll end up being a simple one-shot.) -> KimPete? Oh, you mean the ship I got so obsessed over I wrote 25k words of them platonically bonding, while having Kim think to himself more than once how pretty Pete is? You mean the ship that shares so many similarities with VegasPete, while still having its own identity based on the differences between Kim and Vegas? You mean the love of my life? (Again, fics for this one are almost non-existent, which is a shame, but understandable. One day, I'll manage to enrich the tag. One day.) -> TankhunPete? Take KinnPete's fucked up power imbalance and twist it in a more peculiar direction. What you get is this ship, which makes me so uncomfortable but so, so intrigued. (Incredibly underrated with how few fics it has, but a special thanks to this one for altering my brain chemistry when I first read it.) -> BigPete? Rivals who might engage in hate sex from time to time? Pals who share the same fate and understand it and bond over it? Pick your poison and roll with it, because it's delicious either way. I'm personally team "They hate each other" because it's more fun that way 😉 (Almost nothing here again, which is a shame, but again understandable. I had forgotten they shared 2 lines of dialogue together in the show, I deadass thought they never talked to each other, which was great for me lol. Here's one fic written by the same person who wrote the KinnPete one, in case you'd like something cool to read.) -> TayPete? This one's for pure aesthetic reasons because have you seen Tay, have you seen Tay at the auction, have you imagined Pete and Tay fucking at the auction, because I surely have 🙂 It's such a gorgeous image, I lose focus for a hot minute when it comes to me. (This one's tricky, because most people write Vegas/Pete/Tay, which is a glorious choice and I support it, and my talented friend is writing a very good VPT fic, but I'd love it if there were more fics that focus on these two only. They're too powerful, I can't get enough.) I think those are all the ones I'm personally obsessed with. All I have to say is, Pete deserves all the beautiful men and what they'd like to do with him ❤️

yes & no by Natalie Wee

(inspired by @kissporsche saying these lines reminded them of vegaspete)

we touch, and we heal, and we love

my @kptssecretsanta gift for @tsttoain

KP ANNIVERSARY Week 10: Weapons

headcanon time!

i'm gonna say that Pete prefers to eat rice over noodles while Vegas prefers noodles over rice

in Pete's introduction scene, he's seen eating rice

this is food he's eating of his own will instead of what the main family gives the bodyguards in the cafeteria, because "it tastes way better".

for Vegas, my half-assed argument is that he cooked noodles for Pete in the safehouse

that means the safehouse is stocked with noodles, maybe because that's what Vegas likes to eat.

and now comes my favorite part of this headcanon. because what are Pete and Vegas eating in their respective "cry into my dinner" scenes after Pete escapes the safehouse?

Vegas has a plate of rice and Pete has a bowl of noodles. they're eating the type of food that the other person likes to eat.

they're not eating for comfort, they're not eating to fill their stomachs, they're eating to remember (each other). i might even go as far as to say they're eating for penance.

The kidnapping tropes as they would play out in KinnPorsche:

Kidnappers: “We have taken the one you love most!” Kinn: “Oh, have you? Good fucking luck lmao!” *distant screams of kidnappers as Porsche escapes*

And:

Kidnappers: “We’ve kidnapped you!” Chay: “You are in so much trouble. You are in so much fucking trouble. You are in the most trouble ever, oh my god.” *DOOR EXPLODES INWARDS AS KIM ARRIVES*

And:

vehicle pulls up, door opens, Pete is shoved out, door slams, vehicle screeches away Bodyguards: “Did you get kidnapped??” Pete: “For a minute, yeah.”

"At first I thought I was a freak. Until now."

Vegaspete took over my entire brain when KinnPorsche The Series aired, and the final few episodes developing their relationship made me feral. I intended to paint the scene when it first aired, but only recently got confident enough in Procreate to paint in the style I envisioned.

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[Image description: A digital painting of Pete and Vegas from the opening scene of Kinnporsche episode 13, lying face-up from opposite ends of the bed, their heads resting together. They are bathed in intense pink and blue light. They're wearing only their boxers, and Pete has one handcuff attached to his arm. Vegas' head turns towards him affectionately as he holds Pete's cuffed hand. Pete's head it towards the viewer but he looks at Vegas out of the corner of his eye.]

Why do so many KP/LITA crossovers focus on the 'Phayu is Vegas' son' au and not the 'Phayu seeks out a more experienced dom when Rain starts showing interests in kinks Phayu is not familiar with, all of Phayu's kink acquaintances point him to Vegas, a well established dom with lots of experience with more intense kinks. Vegas is just tickled that his brand of dominance is so well known that a younger dom seeks him out and agrees to take Phayu on as mentee. It doesn't hurt that Pete has been wanting to expand on his exhibitionist kink. Phayu and Rain are invited to sit in on some of Vegas and Pete's scenes as the four of them explore new kinks and curiosities. Vegas mentors Phayu in breath play and impact play and primal play as Pete mentors Rain in sub life but Rain starts to mentor Pete in bratiness and the two of them together are not what Phayu or Vegas were prepared for (take that bit and run where you want with it). Phayu texting Vegas questions about role playing because he knows Rain wants to try. Pete meeting with Rain for coffee to answer questions about pet play. Vegas holding quick little pow wows before every scene to remind everyone of safe words and check ins. Rain and Pete go on shopping sprees to kink shops to surprise their doms. Pete making sure Rain knows the signs of dom drop. Rain will never forgive Vegas for encouraging Phayu to try overstimulation on him. Just VegasPete being bdsm mentors to PhayuRain' au?

KPTS TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY APRIL 9-10

Favorite Main Character - Pete Phongsakorn Saengtham

KP Anniversary Series [1/?]

for @agendratum 

KinnPorsche + text posts (pt.18/19)

Some fancy Minor Fam✨

for @suzteel 💖

People say

I’m more like my mom

I DON’T CARE IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ME I WILL DIE ON MY LITTLE HILL THIS IS THE BEST KISS IN THE ENTIRE SHOW. SCREENSHOTS DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE. vegas is TREMBLING into this kiss he is TERRIFIED he’s made an awful awful mistake and he’s about to lose the best thing he’s ever had he is CLINGING TO PETE trying to press all of his monstrous love into pete’s skin i’m so sorry i didn’t mean it i need you i will worship you look at how gentle i can be with you? look at how desperately i want to cherish you please please pete don’t leave me MY GOD I AM CHEWING ON THE WALLS IT HURTS SO GOOD

-@lu-sn

i can now post the kpts secret santa gift i made for @no1petesimp 😊❤️