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gasolinerainbowreads · 7 months

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↓ ICON LEGEND ↓

🌈 = title 🪆 = series, multiple parts, etc. 💎 = hidden gem/should have more reblogs/followers imo 🔋 = make sure your vibrator is charged before reading 😈 = Horny Demon Hours™ approved 🥹 = hurts so good/ouch, my feelings 🧠 = did somethin to my brain/altered my brain chemistry

Here's what I read in September along with a comment/thought/favorite excerpt:

@atticrissfinch

🌈 Now I See Daylight ⇨ 🪆🥹 we get punished, and we do not like it. This made me feel VERY BRATTY reading it lmaoooo. DO NOT GIVE ME THE SILENT TREATMENT, DADDY.

@softlyspector

🌈 Moss & Mushrooms ⇨ 😈🧠 IT’S GIVING THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER WITH BONUS DICK DOWNS, AND I AM GOBBLING IT UP! SUPERB. 🌈 Blush ⇨ 🪆🥹🧠 IMPECCABLE. INSANELY IMMERSIVE. SICKENING TALENT. MAKES ME WANT TO GO TAKE A NAP IN A MUD PIT. GETTING THE SIDE OF THE OREO THAT HAS THE CRÈME FILLING ON THE WAFER. YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR OF SLURPEE IS READY TO BE DISPENSED. YOUR HANGNAIL DOESN’T TEAR OFF. YOUR SHOELACES DON’T DRAG ON THE GROUND BC THEY’RE TOO LONG. THIS IS THAT. NO I WON’T BE EXPLAINING ANY OF IT.

@thetriumphantpanda

This series really covers a whole lotta kinks for me lmao. Breeding kink. Pregnancy kink. Creampies. Daddy kink. 🌈 Come Away with Me (Tuesday) ⇨🪆🔋🥹 “Imagine this is it?” He mumbles against the skin of your shoulder, leaning forward, “Imagine the time it takes is the time I fuck you against a tree like this.” 🌈 Come Away with Me (Wednesday) ⇨🪆🔋🥹 “Gonna fill me up, daddy?” You ask, the word slipping out of your mouth before you can catch it. 🌈 Come Away with Me (Thursday) ⇨🪆🔋🥹 “You’re in love with me, aren’t you?” He asks quietly, it’s soft, there isn’t an ounce of judgement or remorse to be found in his voice, and it’s not there in his eyes when you push yourself off his lap and turn to look at him. “Isn’t it obvious?” You ask him, “You’re in love with me too.” You don’t accuse him, it’s a statement of fact, because you know he’s been in love with you since the night he stayed when you were trying for Joshua.

@joelscruff

🌈 Beyond Infatuation ⇨ 🔋🧠 “Jesus,” Tommy mutters, and you open your eyes enough to see them both staring at your fucked-out hole, watching Joel’s come dribble downward into the sheets, “Filled her up real good.”

@swiftispunk

🌈 In My Hometown Headcanons ⇨ 🪆🥹 Omg it's the Lil Sebastian of Joel fics 💕 he can hardly remember how it felt to fear this, to fear being with you. now, he can’t shut up about you, giddy every time he gets to call you that word. it’s such a simple thing, reminds him of being young - “my girlfriend’s pickin’ sarah up tonight,” “my girlfriend chose this shirt for me,” “my girlfriend and i are goin’ out later” - doesn’t matter the context, he loves referring to you that way, even if it’s a little trivial maybe, even if it doesn’t quite capture how deep his feelings really run for you. if he’s honest, it might be that he likes the word “my” better than “girlfriend.” 🌈 Your Summer Dream, Day 6 - Savour ⇨🪆🔋🥹 Get you a man who blows your back out so good he blows his own back out, too lmaoooooo 🌈 Your Summer Dream, Day 3 bonus ⇨ 🪆🔋🥹🧠 my brain skipped the tracks on this one, babes. derailed me for a hot minute. the whole in the doorframe thing just makes my brain go fucking static. 🌈 Mad Love drabble ⇨🔋😈🧠 “kill him,” you say and joel finally looks over at you, sees you with your hand over your cunt, another smirk playing at his lips at the sight.

@ezrasbirdie

my bb rly scratchin that somnophilia itch with these 🌈 Claim ⇨🔋😈 “That’s right, baby, that’s right. Goddamn, you sleep heavy,” he murmurs. He slides another finger in and makes the same noise, fucking you gently with both of them, pulling your legs open further, and repositioning himself between them. “One more, sweetheart, one more for me,” he says. A harsh sigh emerges from you as he pushes a third digit inside of you. It almost hurts. You want it to hurt more. 🌈 More ⇨ 🔋😈 the debauchery is unhinged and perfect

@toxicanonymity

🌈 Clock ⇨ 🪆🔋😈 this lil dehydrated, crybaby bitch is the loml some days. 🌈 Needs ⇨🪆💎🔋🥹 Part of her "Finally Fucking Friday". Virginity loss. Soft!Joel. 🌈 Fires ⇨🪆💎🔋🥹 POV switching done well. inadvertently hilarious reader.

@sugarcoated-lame

🌈 untitled ⇨💎🔋🥹 idgaf if this isn't technically a proper fic. it's more of a ramble/thots type thing, but i enjoyed it immensely and am putting it on this list because it made me horny and also bc i fucking want to.

@gracieispunk

🌈 Bloody ⇨ 🪆🔋🥹 my fave menace is back aka tenant girl who is innocent and perfect. the panic at being in missionary sent me. 🌈 Heat Wave ⇨🔋 Joel is just ssooo thoughtful when he hears you moaning in your sleep and decides to help. What a gentleman.

@millerscoffee

🌈 Heat Lightning ⇨ 💎🔋😈🥹 sub!Joel. mommy kink. aftercare.

@bageldaddy

🌈 I Know It When I See It, Pt 5 ⇨🪆🔋😈🥹 HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER?!?!?! --- also, i want to punch the fucking air over the fact that i cannot go onto pornhub and type in "Lucky+Texas+bondage" and have this come up. life is NOT FAIR.

@frannyzooey FREE MY BITCH FROM TUMBLR JAIL!

🌈 In The Dark blurb ⇨ 🪆🔋😈 *screams into the void* --- hot. HOT. I'm obsessed with In The Dark (go read that entire series right now if you haven't. It's so beyond amazing.). This was just icing on the cake. 🌈 Squirming ⇨🔋 the way I would be THRASHING so I could get a "goodnight treat" lmaoooooooo 🌈 Short Days, Long Nights 13 ⇨🪆🔋🥹 The words come pouring out of his mouth before he can stop them, but once they’re out, he can’t stop saying them. Burying his face in your chest, he says the words directly over your pounding heart. “I love you, honey. Fuck, I love you.”

@iamskyereads

🌈 Compulsion, Pt 6 ⇨🪆🔋😈🧠 One of THE BEST versions of Ezra I've ever come across in fic. SO GOOD. SERIOUSLY SO FUCKING GOOD.

@netherfeildren

🌈 The Cassandra Complex, Pt 3 ⇨🪆🔋😈🧠 This story is so well-written, the plot is beautifully crafted, the imagery is wonderful. No surprises there, right? It's Vic lmao. It ain't gonna be anything but amazing! Having said that... the smut in this chapter..... whew. WHEW. You outdid yourself, Vic.

@velvetmud

🌈 home video blurb ⇨🔋😈 But you don’t find the words or the energy to conjure up an answer. You’ve become too lost, too deep in the moment giving your own boyfriend’s dad another long orgasm he’s been saving up just for your face. “Gonna tell him his dad’s thick cock fucked and wrecked this throat all night?” he asks, pointer finger dragging down your aching jaw. He continues with a whisper. “That I split that pussy open on it whenever you come over to see him, too?”

@psychedelic-ink

🌈 Ravish ⇨🪆🔋😈 Okay I love the set up of this story and also the way Joel is chill about ~cam girls~. But I did bust up laughing when she saw his dick and was like wtf idk man idk if that's gonna fit and his ass hits her with the I've seen you shove bigger dildos into your pussy you'll be fine lmaooooooooo.

@tieronecrush

🌈 Only Angel, Ch 2 ⇨🪆🥹 “I’ll be waiting for a call, Javi. And I’ll see you Monday, Professor Peña.” You give him one last look, giggling as you shut the door and he hits the top of the taxi before you drive away, standing there with an idiotic smile on his face.

@cavillscurls

🌈 Eyes on Me ⇨🔋😈 Tommy watches you fuck Joel. Just go read it already! 🌈 Lover Man ⇨🥹 Soft and fluffy. You play with Joel's hair bc he is bb grl and deserves tenderness.

@walkintotheriveranddisappear

🌈 Waiting Room ⇨🪆🥹 I love this series, and this part carries so much of the story. The break down of relationship dynamics and friendships and people just trying to figure shit out was *chef's kiss*

@haylzcyon

🌈 Slow ⇨🔋 *chanting* EZRA EZRA EZRA EZRA “Fuck me slow, Ezra.”

@the-ginger-hedge-witch

🌈 Everything ⇨ 🪆🥹 from one of my all-time fave series Adversity. I'm not going to write too much of a blurb here bc I will go absolutely off the rails about Adversity if prompted lmaooooo.

@mandoblowmybackout

🌈 Eyes on Me ⇨🔋 Ezra gets his ass ate and fingered. *wipes tear* It's just so beautiful.

@leslie-lyman

🌈 Focus ⇨🔋 Ezra hypnokink that makes me very horny every time I read it.

@pascalisbaby

🌈 Heaven ⇨ 🔋 sub!Joel just wants to make us feel good, as he should. 🌈 Control ⇨🔋 now we're subbing and think we wanna dom but you know what sometimes it's just best if Joel doms 😅

@hier--soir

🌈 Whole New Can of Worms ⇨🪆🔋🥹 yyyooooo I wanna be BFF with Joel if it means getting dicked down that good. jesus!

@cupofjoel

🌈 Switching the Positions ⇨🔋🥹 The domesticity. The fluff. The fucking. Perfection.

@chloeangelic

🌈 Reflection of the Moon, Ch 5 ⇨🪆🔋🥹 Joel Miller ascending to baby daddy status. We love to see it.

@the-scandalorian

🌈 Mine ⇨🔋😈 🗣️ PRONE BONE ANAL

@northernbluess

🌈 Art of Healing, Ch 5 ⇨🪆🥹 I. Am. OBSESSED. with this series. Marcus Pike, art therapist. It's a slow build, and the story is PHENOMENAL. I have gone back and re-read chapters of this so many times. I adore this story!!

WHEW HOLY SHIT I DID IT.

I know this is basically a month late. I apologize. I'm gonna go ahead and apologize in advance for whenever the October wrap up rolls around bc I'm pretty sure I read even more this past month than I did in September. *screams into pillow*

If all the writers in this fandom could please stop being so fucking talented and amazing please that would really help my To Be Read list.

😩

SEE Y'ALL NEXT MONTH

#monthly wrap up

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demigoddessqueens · 9 months

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I’d like to request one of the Vox group with a member who is the most “ordinary” in that they don’t have any magic or special powers as they are human, but they are almost supernaturally good at fighting. They can wield any weapon put into their hand with expert technique and have superb tactical knowledge that puts even longer lived races on the back foot. How would such an ordinary yet extraordinary person be with this group of weirdo’s?

This is Belmont-Black Canary levels of badassery!

A/n - ok, all bird imagery aside I know who I’m picking

Vax’ildan

Ok, hear 👂 me out

Aside from the ones with enchanted/cursed weapons, god-affiliations, and Vex’s quote “cause we both now you used to lie about fights”, I feel like Vax would be impressed with battle tactics

Sure a dagger can slow someone down, especially if they’re bigger, but you’re self with a blade, rope, knife is a sure guarantee to take them down

You’re like the walking encyclopedia of battle tactics, and it helps the party against rival mercenaries and when it counts against the Chroma Conclave

In a oh so smooth attempt to flirt with you, Vax feigns curiosity about your fighting styles, wanting you to teach him

Of course you always win practice spars, and he blames his blush on the heat

Hook-blade, long bow, dagger, short swords, long sword, grappling, hidden blade, broad sword, you sometimes rattle off your knowledge and Vax is just sitting there like “uh, uh 😃”

even the rest of the party sees it

PLUS once he gets the Vestige armor, Vax does come to you because he has no idea what’s going and it scares him, and you’ve never seen such fear in him

Even when you spend hours telling him more about what said armor entails, the pit in his stomach doesn’t entirely go away, but at least coming from you, it feels more welcoming to accept

#critical role #inbox requests #tlovm x reader #tlovm #vox machina #tlovm imagines #critical role x reader #vax’ildan #the legend of vox machina #vox machina x reader #my writing #headcanons #writeblr #vax’ildan x reader #wow that turned angsty at the end

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alethianightsong · 1 year

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Across the Spider-verse is 10/10 in animation, story, voice acting, and soundtrack (MILD spoilers)

To all the people who “Spider-Man can’t be black!” in 2018, Imma need y’all to hold that L indefinitely. Due to the concept of the multiverse, Spider-Man is literally all races, creeds, and backgrounds and it’s canon. There’s Indian, Muslima, paraplegic, Latino, and 4 different black Spider-people. The movie is 2hrs and 20-ish minutes, so PLEASE don’t bring your toddler cuz their attention span is gonna plummet an hour in. The plot of this movie is for the people who saw the first movie, so it’s matured with the original audience. Miguel O’Hara wants to preserve the multiverse (saving billions of lives), meaning each Spider-person’s story has to play out the same (get bit by a spider, your uncle dies, police captain dies). Miles Morales was NEVER supposed to be Spider-man (remember his spider came from Universe 42). Miguel’s all like “you’re not supposed to be Spider-Man but since you ARE Spider-Man, your police captain dad needs to die to keep your story consistent with the rest of us.” Miles response is “Hol’ up, you want me to sit back and let my dad die? I know these deaths make us who we are, but if we have the power to save people, then we should do the responsible thing and save them.” Both Miguel and Miles think they’re doing the responsible thing (letting canon play out vs saving lives regardless of canon). Miguel is lawful evil, believing the needs of the many outweigh the few. Miles’s very existence disrupts Spider-man canon, but he IS Spider-Man, whether he was fated to be or not. Also, Miguel keeps saying that the Spot is the huge threat to the multiverse then spends 15 minutes chasing down Miles, diverting a good portion of his resources to capturing him. HELLO, I thought you said the Spot >> Miles so why are you focusing on one kid and not the multiverse-ending superbeing?

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juliawanag · 1 month

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Decided to rewatch NATLA to properly form my own takes that’s been running through my mind: (I’ll have both things that I like and dislike.) Part 1

SPOILERS!

I like it like a friend from a hundred years ago:

First and foremost, NATLA predominantly consists of Asian American Pacific Islanders. Good for them for creating a version that is more in their lens and creativity.

The Bendiiing. All of the elements, except for Earth, are 10/10. I really want it to be more solid, especially on AangvsBumi. It’s not that bad though, so much better than…well u know. I’ll give it an 8/10.

I rewatched it with a Filipino dub and it’s good, 9/10. Aang VO was convincing as a kid, so either they’re a great actor or a great kid actor. The jokes (Sokka’s sarcasm) hits better on my mother tongue

"You're my friend. You will always be my friend.”

Avatar state under the ocean

The costume. The only one that I do agree with everyone else that lacks is Zuko’s scar. They should’ve put prosthetics on the eyebrow.

Zuko’s hair? Hello? They did a great job. Even though my sister and I sing Ariana Grande song whenever we see them swaying. It’s an integral part of his story, and I loved that they keep it. There’s an East Asian culture that indicates that kind of haircut as a punishment. I remember my History teacher taught me this in eighth grade but I forgot which it was, my bad. And the actor’s such a champ for having that hair IRL.

My favorite actor performances: Gordon (Aang) superb acting. Liz (Azula). Utkarsh (Bumi). Justin Wong (Chong/SecretTunnelguy) sounds exactly like the character. Made up for my delusional expectation that Dee Bradley Baker would be in this. Ken Leung (Zhao) pisses me off so much, and that means he’s doing a great job. Dallas (Zuko) & Iroh (Paul). DDK's(Ozai) a natural idk if that's acting /j

Was it established in the OG that Katara's intro is a folklore/legend? Because yeah, I don’t mind that it is considered that way in this version.

AAAAA, the Lieutenant Jee younger casting makes so much sense now! The 41st division is chef kiss. Zuko cryiiiing when he was being banished!? Dallas Lui ate!

THE HYBRID ANIMALS LOOOK SO GOOD. The ostrich horse blended well with whoever rides them. It doesn’t look CGI to me. MOMO HIS MOMONESS, MOMO OF THE MOMO DYNASTY

Any Zuko fight choreography (MY FAVORITE CHOREO DALLAS LOOKS FIIIRE). And Aang’s too (Oh hey).

Aang the Hype Man

The fallen Fire Nation ship behind Zukka fighting. (It’s in my notes idk why but I guess background details are a win)

Aang and Iroh's interactions

NATLA Zuko (I don’t think there’s much of a difference though with the OG lol, and it’s probably because the NATLA directors/producers like Zuko)

Camera direction

The Found Family Hug™, what Netflix can do well.

End scene of Episode 1, is very cinematic. I can’t believe TV shows have come this far. I hope employees are paid well.

The End Theme remains the saaame, and is added with cinematic effects as well.

The folly/sound effect at the start of Episode 2. Why is this the only episode with that flair?

Creating a grave for Gyatso.

How Ozai’s forced unity/being totalitarian is represented. Reminds me so much of our own government, it amuses me. I know it’s not directly referencing that though. It’s good that they show it early on I guess. With the Fire Nation culty greeting as well.

On a lighter note: THE AIR SPHERE/BALL whatevah, yes! More of this goofiness. How about instead of being inspired by GOT, NATLA should be inspired by Stranger Things in terms of fantasy + childhood simplicity balanced by this trauma they're going through. (Well, ST lacks worldbuilding cause it’s just normal Earth but anyway)

Kyoshi Takeoveeer. I hope Roku gets more screen time someday though. Pls pls pls.

They incorporated the OG character theme songs! Of course! The ones I noticed right away are the FireNation Siblings’. So if you watched OG Avatar and you watched the scene where a mysterious girl joins the infiltration of the FN Royal Palace, you’ll know who she is.

Sorry not sorry, Daddy Dae Kim is daddying. (Although he did catch me off guard in Zuko’s Agni Kai lmao.) The plot.

The Aang VS Zuko fight! A reference to the Fortune Teller fight. The team did so well.

Zuko The Master of Disguise Major In Stealing Clothes. Full-time Avatar researcher.

A fourth wall foreshadows Bumi’s OOC for this version. Jet’s "he’s not like he used to be" in line. I mean they did warn us.

Another 4th wall is the line “Things shouldn’t be here” referring to the prototype Fire Nation balloon.

Nice animation with the retelling of Two Lovers legend.

Lu Ten Funeral scene ate. That single teaaaar. I recommend everyone who loves the animation to watch this scene. To feel something idk AHAHAHAH.

The actors were convincing when interacting with CGI animals. Specifically the badger moles.

ZUKO AND IROH SCENES!

CGI’s great did not waste any money

In Katara’s flashback. She experienced this in her present form. And when she was so scared to go to the place where her mom was killed, she immediately changed back to her young self. Like, I wanted that so bad when I was watching the flashback. I thought, this shouldn’t be the present-day Katara. There should be a moment when she switches back to young again. And they did.

Big Iroh-like moment that makes you cry as an adult when Gyatso was reassuring Aang that the genoc*de wasn’t his fault, and shouldn’t blame himself. Ahh, and the subtle sadness as they say goodbye.

Random eye drawing from Zuko. He’s an artist AHAHAHAH. Okay, I forgot which episode. Sincerely, unreliable narrator.

Showing Zuko's scar when Aang says "Do you even know that lives are at stake".

Basically every scene/plot they 1 by 1 copy from the show. Did not disappoint (well, maybe because OG showrunners were there). Blue Spirit, Siege of the North.

Zuko’s room. I love me some character bedrooms. He’s like a TV Sitcom character for that.

Gaang teamwork scenes! It works and it's dynamic.

Hahn as an honorable man? Yes. I don’t like love triangles so much. I like me some camaraderie. And Ian (Sokka) acted well for feeling included and seen as Hahn recognized his value as warrior/intel.

Zutara fight scene.

Two points that I don’t know if I like but it makes me realize some stuff:

Meek Katara. I know there are specific plot points that Feisty Katara is needed. But she was always nurturing, so I think it makes sense she’s…meek? That Jet scene explains it. Maybe because I relate to her being a log AHAHAHAH. But yeah, uh, I do not, ironically, have strong feelings against that water down.

Angry Bumi. IDK how to feel about him tbh. I always think Bumi is…harsh like that. Almost scary. But yeah, he never blames Aang. Still, it doesn’t feel out of place here. He will return anyway so he’s not this one-dimensional character that is only angry at his friend (hopefully). I never thought of how Bumi would actually feel. And that he will be upset, and now it’s sad because that’s like your friend when you were twelve years old and you wonder where he’s been all this time, and if he’s alive. And..war..never made it any better to process that emotion. So, we got two versions, one that is cautious and then eventually welcomes him, and another who's completely angry and blames a literal kid that he does not know the pain (from the war). Too real, and I personally don’t mind.

#natla #natla spoilers #natla review #atla live action #gordon cormier #dallas liu #ken leung #elizabeth yu #natla zuko #natla positivity

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wearfinethingsalltoowell · 4 months

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9 People You’d Like to Know Better

Tagged by @peanutbutterex! Thanks!

3 Ships

1. Ed/Stede (OFMD)

I mean. This one’s obvious. They’ve been eating my brain since April 2022 and have showed no signs of stopping. Stede brought him back with the power of love they call each other babe is this thing on????

2. Aziraphale/Crowley (GO)

Meow did this to me. No trope involving these two has ever missed. Crowley doesn’t know they’re dating? SUPERB. Aziraphale thinks Crowley doesn’t love him because he can’t sense it? PHENOMENAL. Az becomes an advocate for the terrified plants? YES

3. Timepetals (Doctor Who)

What the fuck why did no one tell me about this. Yes it’s one of the most popular shows both in real life and on tumblr but no one told me about the romance. I wish Seasons 1 and 2 were longer so bad because they were so cute!! They were just hanging out, being domestic in the Tardis, and occasionally almost dying! Also I’m specifically including both seasons and not just Ten, because if anyone tells you to skip Nine they are not to be trusted

First Ship: Justin/Juliet. Incidentally this was also the first time I got my heart broken by a ship. I was taught early to never trust.

Last Song: Is It Over Now?—Taylor Swift

Currently Reading: An assortment of stuff for class—Romeo and Juliet, The Faerie Queen, a bunch of ancient sources

Last Film: I don’t watch a ton of movies 😔😔

Currently Craving: Water with the salad I’m eating

Tagging @blakbonnet @gentlebeard @saltpepperbeard @bizarrelittlemew @xoxoemynn

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callumilott · 2 years

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junior drivers to watch in 2023

a comprehensive, incomplete and biased list by yours truly, based on what ive watched/read in 2022

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (age 16, Mercedes junior | 2022: Italian & German F4) only the second driver to win both italian and german f4 in the same season. seems like someone to watch and someone who might progress to f3 next season. i haven’t personally seen him race yet but the double title is quite telling

Ollie Bearman (age 17, Ferrari junior | 2022: F3) the first driver to win both italian and german f4 in one season. had a superb rookie season in f3 in which he nearly took the title home. still a lot to learn as he was prone to some rookie errors but nothing he can’t sort out with some more experience. will probably progress to f2 in 2023 and, depending on the team, might very well be a solid candidate for the title

Franco Colapinto (age 19 | 2022: F3) joined f3 as a rookie with a brand new team (VAR) which took over the HWA entry. both franco and the team absolutely smashed it out of the park and got really good results. very impressive driver who i’m excited about to see what else he can do. better car probably required tho

Enzo Fittipaldi (age 21, Red Bull junior | 2022: F2) after recovering from a horrific accident in 2021 to race in f2 again in 2022, enzo has been absolutely impressive. he drives a charouz for crying out loud. got a several podiums and is in a fight with several others for a top 4 (or potentially top 3) finish in the f2 standings. i hope he can continue this in a next season. who knows what he can do with a better car

Ollie Goethe (age 18 | 2022: Euroformula Open & F3 temp) this kid positively blew me away tbh. he joined campos in f3 as a sub in hungary where it rained all weekend. he qualified in reverse grid pole (p10) in only his second ever session in an f3 car, took points in the sprint and barely missed out on a podium in spa. hope he gets promoted to f3 in a good team and he can show what he can really do with a full time drive

Isack Hadjar (age 18, Red Bull junior | 2022: F3) so he was on to win f3 for a while but in the end lost out to the 3 others also on this list. he’s still stellar, don’t let that p4 fool you, and i think we’ll see more great things from him in the future. i definitely hope so at least. promoting him to f2 might be too soon but who knows what they’re smoking at the RB junior program. very impressive and quite consistent, which is always impressive for a junior.

Zane Maloney (age 19 | 2022: F3) quite impressive in f3, almost took the title home as well. prone to some rookie errors but overall a solid driver who really found his groove throughout the season. curious to see what he can do next year! no idea if he’s gonna get promoted or not but either way, i’m sure he’ll do well

Victor Martins (age 21, Alpine junior (god help him) | 2022: F3 champion) won, of course, the f3 title this year. he has his off days sometimes but is overall very very solid. i just think he’s neat and he’s also very good. most likely will be promoted to f2 next year, potentially with ART. his rookie season might not be as mind-blowing as some people expect, but he’s a driver who needs a bit of time to get used to a series and find his groove so he’ll be fine!

Sebastian Montoya (age 17 | 2022: Formula Regional & F3 temp) i’ve only seen him race as a sub in f3 this year but with minimal experience in an f3 car he scored points in both races he did! in a campos! if he gets promoted, i think he’ll be one to watch as a front runner. potentially?

Zak O’Sullivan (age 17, Williams junior | 2022: F3) listen i know ur wondering why p11 in the championship is on this list but LISTEN. he’s good. he had one hell of a learning curve this year with straight up silly errors at the start but he’s learning! he had some superb results as well and rumour has it he’s going to prema next year which means he will be a solid front runner. also, that wet-to-dry race in hungary where he went from 28th to 4th? yeah :) i think hes neat. hes like callum but in italics u know

Gregoire Saucy (age 22 | 2022: F3) again, why is p15 of the standings here, u ask? because he has potential that really didn’t show too well this year. i’m not sure what his achilles heel is but he’s also a driver who does better with more experience so i hope he’ll get another shot next year. not someone i’d write off based on one bad season is all i’ll say

#text*#hiii everyone hi #am i active? not really #but this particular post had been on my mind all week so #decided to write it!#itll be fun to see next year if i have a good eye for it or if im wayyyy off #its also biased in the sense of i didnt include drivers i dont like #f3 #f2 #i guess lmao #idk im debating posting a bit more but the anxiety still runs rampant so #i do miss editing

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invisiblegarters · 1 year

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Between Us Ep 6 Ramble

Oh hey got a little extra time on my hands whatever shall I do?

This is hands down my favorite episode of the entire drama. I love everything about what it does for Win and Team’s relationship and I’ve watched it so many times that it’s probably a little ridiculous.

But it’s just so good. Team giving up, letting himself sink. Win diving in without a thought for his hair (honestly I’m surprised it wasn’t green in the next ep) and still wearing his shoes (yes I checked because I like realism and the truth is he wasn’t gonna bother kicking those off when he had the love of his life to save).

The acting in the first ten minutes is also superb, if you ask me. The way that Win is so gentle with Team right up until he knows that he’s breathing and can talk, and then his face just goes from concern to fury.

Team seeing it and scrambling up, his pitiful defiance in the sight of Win’s utter rage (which of course is entirely fueled by terror, although I’m not entirely sure Team gets that at first). The way Win very very nearly loses it and Team just turns his head. No deflection, not even really flinching, just...accepting it. Of course I never doubted that Win wouldn’t hit him - if he’d been going to, he wouldn’t have merely raised a fist and held it there, it would have been instant. I hear that he does hit him in the novel, but I have to say I’m glad he didn’t here, even though I get it. I just think that the hesitation works better, and of course oce he hesitates we all know he’s never going to follow through.

Then Win just yanking him in, and that setting Team off because he can feel how hard Win is shaking against him, can hear is pained breathing and the sobs in his voice.

I love how desperate both hugs look. How Win is visibly shaking. The way they’re both just sobbing into each other’s shoulders. And then of course the crying kiss when Win starts to spiral:

But the thing is Win doesn’t really stop spiraling. He just sort of...puts it on hold so that he can take care of Team, get him home and showered and safe. And he brings him home, too - somewhere he can’t run away from Win. There will be no heading to his own room in the dorms and locking himself away, no sir. Not that I think that Team would - I think they both desperately need the comfort of being with each other after that - but honestly I’m not entirely sure that Win is thinking rationally here. I think he brings Team to his house because he’s seeking a bit of comfort himself, and regardless of whatever fights he has with his family on occasion that’s still a place he feels safe. And I don’t know if it is ever said but I get the impression that Win does not bring people home, like ever. Wiew’s startled reaction to Team seems proof enough of that, but even if it’s never said I’m going to feel free to headcanon it, thanks.

But the second they get back to the pool, all that stuff just resurfaces and he’s right back to the night before, Team drowning in front of him and Win barely having enough time to pull him out. Literal seconds.

And I have to give credit to Boun here. His face goes through a journey while he watches Team get up on the starting block, dive into the pool, and swim, and it isn’t a pleasant one. His glassy eyed stare as he watches Team speaks volumes.

I appreciate Dean trying to pull him out of his spiral, but I am also entirely unsurprised by him running. He keeps questioning it like he doesn’t know, but the truth is Win knows exactly what he’s feeling here. He knows, he’s terrified, and him fleeing the pool here is a last desperate attempt to tell himself that he can still pull back if he needs to, can still keep his heart safe, even though by the time he gets to the bar and calls Wan and Tul (of all the people in the world, Tul) to help him hold it up he already knows better.

Yes, thank you Wan.

I feel like right up until he saw Team in the pool, Win was having a lot of fun with the idea of being in love. It was new and novel and felt good, and he was relatively cocky about Team’s own feelings - look, you’ll never make me believe that Win doesn’t know exactly the effect he has on people, and he’s been observing Team and watching how he in particular reacts to him for a while now. He’s not blind and he’s not dumb. But it was still mostly just this interesting thought experiment, almost. He wasn’t messing with Team or being insincere, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think he’d quite realized the depth of his own feelings.

And now, bam, he’s faced with the realization that he can lose Team, that even if Team does like him back he can be snatched away anyway, and suddenly it’s not fun anymore. Suddenly things are very real and very scary, because Win isn’t flirting with the idea of being in love, he’s in so deep that the very idea of losing Team rips his heart into pieces. And now the fear of him walking away really hits, because now Win realizes just how badly he wants to keep him. And as he says, he’s never been able to keep anything.

Meanwhile Team keeps looking for Win and Win isn’t there. He’s not there when Team finishes his race, he’s not there when he calls or messages, and he’s definitely not there when he finally gives in and goes to his room, pillows in hand. And logically, this is fine. They can’t be attached at the hip every moment of every day, Team knows this, and I think that is a large part of why he’s so insistent that he’s fine, just fine when Win finds him in front of his door having yet another nightmare even though he’s really not fine at all (another part, I think, is that he sees that Win is also clearly not fine and he doesn’t like watching him tear himself apart over something he couldn’t have foreseen or known). But knowing that this came right on the heels of Team nearly drowning, I wonder if in the back of his head he wasn’t worrying that he was getting to be Too Much for Win to deal with.

I adore this episode because it marks a real turning point for both of them I think, although perhaps at this point only Win is really aware of exactly just how far in he is (then again maybe not).

It also marks the first meeting of literal sunshine and Team, and the darling pretty much adopting him on the spot:

I love this kid, and you can’t tell me he doesn’t clock exactly what Team is to Win almost immediately. I also just love how fast he and Team take to each other (I love that Wiew confides in him later, and that even in the midst of his angst about what he really is to Win Team takes the time to tell him he can reach out to him whenever he needs to. Fic where he does just that please). They’re adorable.

#between us #episode 6 #win x team #wherein i go on too much #and have too many feelings #i just love this episode so much

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anxresi · 1 year

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Something just occurred to me...

And its barely Chloe-related! (shock, horror).

So basically, by the end of this season, there are eighteen, yes eighteen(!) full-time superheroes, right? Including: Pretty much ALL of Marinette’s classmates and passing teenage acquaintances (sans Chloe and Lila, of course).

My question is... has Marinette EVER considered the only one in her friend circle who she doesn’t know the identity of as a hero, the one who seems to be in love with her both in and out of costume and the one person she sees on a regular basis... could be Adrien/Chat Noir?

I know, it’s stupid, right? Considering they’re about a billion other plot holes and incidences of convenient stupidity the writers use just to get from A to B. But in view of the whole premise of the show seemingly resting on this obvious subterfuge, even if I was a kid I’d be pretty dumbfounded she hadn’t figured it out by now.

Now I’m sure there have been episodes that I’ve wiped from my memory where through the use of chicanery or shenanigans, Adrien has managed to be in two places at once to disprove this ‘clever’ idea in Marinette/ Ladybug’s head once and for all. You might even say it’s not important, and I should just ‘enjoy’ the show for what it is: a simple superhero cartoon for kids.

That’s the point though: I CAN’T enjoy it, obviously first because of legitimate issues I’ve had with the disgraceful treatment of my favorite character (guess who) but also down to the fact I honestly think it’s the biggest load of shit made from a great idea I’ve ever seen. Like taking a diamond, and using it to carve dog turds I suppose if you want a simple off-the-cuff analogy.

Just reading the latest spoilers made me very sad, angry and confused that anyone could defend this mess by the time season 6 rolls around. Each to their own, but I think any audience member, whether they be 1 or 100 deserves to be treated with more respect than the absolute bilge the makers of Miraculous are shovelling.

I would be bashing it relentlessly even if I WASN’T a massive fan of you-know-who, it’s simply breathtaking just how much the show plunges in quality with every passing season. And they say they want to give it at least eight?! That that doesn’t even include the ridiculous amount of individual spin-offs, Made-For-TV movies and live-action projects they have planned in the future? WOW. Compared to this overextension of property, even Spongebob seems a model of restraint.

The mind boggles at the cynical cash-grab of it all... but hey, if all that blatant rapaciousness for money over quality floats your boat, you’re welcome to it all. Just don’t ask me to understand your way of thinking, because I won’t. Ever.

Sorry that I lapsed into one of my standard rants (come on, you know you love them), allow me to return to the original topic. The reason I pondered the issue of Marinette not even considering the fact that the love of her life and her superhero partner over 130 episodes might be one and the same is very symbolic to me of the show’s deeper problems. If it can’t even handle it’s central storyline right, how can you expect it to cope with anything else in this over-convoluted plot? The answer is, naturally: it doesn’t.

In a better show, other elements might distract me from asking such a straightforward question, but seeing as there ain’t much of that here, my mind keeps returning to this one big query. And so far, I’ve yet to hear an acceptable answer. Any ideas, guys?

Still, looook over there! EIGHTEEN heroes eh, isn’t that something! All of which I’m sure will be fully-utilised and developed as part of the show’s core squad (something which the show has a SUPERB track record of), and all of course whom have various types of merchandise available NOW! And to show how brilliantly pre-planned everything is in advance, you can even get tons of limited edition Queen Bee stuff in all good shops already...

...Wait.

#miraculous #miraculous ladybug #ladybug #ml spoilers #ml leaks #chloe bourgeois #Marinette Dupain-Cheng #adrien agreste #chat noir #ml salt

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nerdyenby · 1 year

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Green time :D I’m watching Sniff

Pregame

Sniff’s doing a fundraiser yall, be sure to stop by and show support

I love aers hat and makeup and outfit and everything so much you guys

She’s so stimmy today, love that for him <333

Sniff taking their adhd meds, winners pov time!!!

Nonbinary truthing Kirby, so real

Purple team dressing as purpled 😂😂😂

Lowkey overstimulated by Sniff’s overlay but we power through it

Noooo I need a PayPal account to donate :((

They wanna be Purpled so bad lol

Late sands my beloved

Rocket Spleef Rush

Gotg3 references in chat <333

I love rocket spleef

Sniff popping off :))

GREEN IS BUSTED WHAT???

PURPLED MVP!!

SNIFF 34th!!! Fist in air /pos!!

Early meltdown my beloved

TGTTOSAWAF

Purpled and Walli yelling are so roommates, I only learned they were roommates yesterday but it’s just so obvious /pos

Aww Sniff not finishing cliff was so rough

She’s popping off tho

Purpled and Walli dynamic duo fr

Gonna be honest I’m really missing bubbles because I haven’t watched Red or Walli before so I have no idea if Red’s just really quiet or if I can’t tell them apart or both

Purpled cheering on Scar as! he! should!!

These first two games went so fast, I swear

“We’re 36 points off of first” “Oh. We’re a’ight”

Team vocal stimming session my beloved <333

Walli calling Purpled “Purp” :((

Parkour Warrior

In case I haven’t said it yet, Purpled is a freaking superb igl

Oh Shadoune going through it :(

Purpled and Sniff teams are always such high school art class vibe and Walli being there just turns it up to 11

I know “Wallibear” is his name but it just sounds like a pet name when Purpled says it to me

SNIFF FIRST-TRYING THE HEAD HITTERS??? THATS MY STREAMER!!

I’m gonna need sniff to stop being so hard on themself, you’re doing great king <33

1ST!!! $100 to Asian American legal fund!!!

Them getting dunked and clumping in a corner and saying they’re an octopus my beloved

Parkour Tag

This event has gone so fast 😭😭😭

SNIFF SURVIVOR!!!!

“I pledge allegiance… to the green geckos” so true

That fakeout lmao

“Watch out watch out” Red I’m sorry but that is the least helpful comm possible 😂

We love the assigned decisive person in the friend group (aka Red)

Purpled just freaking toying with RyGuy oh my god

Purpled hyping Sniff up <333

YESSSSSS

Sniff dub!! And their team hyping xem up <333

Don’t underestimate red team!! I’m calling some combination of green, red, and yellow in db

Purpled motivational speech based!!!

Grid Runners

Best game time :))

“You didn’t wanna participate in the group piss, you hate us” Sniff and Purpled are so funny together

THAT CANAL RUN HOLY

Purpled’s comms on that sculpture we’re so good holy crap

“Uppies” is so… /pos

Uppies my beloved!!!

They KILLED that bridge!!!

Purpled is such a good team leader/hypeman ;-;

Yes!!! Hype yourself up too, my man!!!

Oh no H….

“Who else uppies?” REAL

Oh blue’s chances are gone, not completing grid is a death sentence :(

Another $100 to Asian people!!! We win these!!! (I’m not Asian but we stan charity :))

GREEN INSANEEEEEEEE

SNIFF 23RD!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA /pos

The coin differential is terrifying

“What are we throwing?” “Not the game, I’ll tell you that much” so true Purpled!!

Meltdown

Red is an absolute clown /pos

They’re so busted you guys

“It melts down real fast, heh, meltdown” real

THEYRE INSANE!!!

Sniff is too powerful when he remembers to take her meds

Purpled running around screaming his head off my beloved

HOLY HELL PURPLED IS INSANE!!!

“I don’t wanna shoot Scott, he’ll say I’m homophobic” “I’ll vouch for you, I’ll say you aren’t” Sniff and Purpled <333

That was so freaking surreal

MORE MONEY FOR ASIAN AMERICANS!!!!<333

Gonna write an apology letter for my predictions placing them so low, I thought they were a 4th place team but all these teams are so balanced I ended up bumping them down

Red and Sniff whispering encouragement to each other when they’re in the same call

The queerness leaving Sniff’s body as they send their gayness to purpled so he can destroy in pride 23

Survival Games

They’re wild

How does Purpled have a stack of arrows????

That airdrop was rigged lmao

That was so chaotic but they handled it so well

Red popping off!!

Nah man, sands is the way to go

Sands of Time

Hell yeah :))

They’re so chill I love them <333

Sniff is such a good sandkeeper, they’re sweeping the room and killing all the mobs, it’s so satisfying

It looked right at the green vault 😭😭😭

First out, rip

3k is plenty good, they might lose first but I think they still got it

They’re safe :))

SIX MF THOUSAND???????

RED AND GREEN, WHO CALLED IT????

Don’t look at my prediction post, I was a different man five hours ago, I called red and green in the first half :))

Dodgebolt

Lowkey rooting for red because diversity win but also gay people and charity so I’m happy whatever happens :D

CAP 1v3!!!

Ah this is so nerve wracking

Sniff gotem!!

Nooooooo Ollie 😭😭😭

Jojo v Purpled this is a nail-biter

Congrats red!!! Massive L to English speakers everywhere!!!

Purpled saying it’s sick that the Spanish team won and he hopes to see more multilingual teams in the future <333

This was such a good team, it was so freaking great

Walli might have the best opening score since season one actually, lemme check that

“Doesn’t it suck when you’re the best” Sniff 😂

This event went so fast, this was an amazing team :))

#mcc 31 #mc championship #snifferish #purpled #wallibear #redvelvetcake #caps cw #nerdy’s mcc reactions

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apparitianhanako · 2 years

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Sky's Birthday

@here4dragons

"Before you start yelling, this was not my fault.” Wind stated, jutting his chin upward ever so slightly to improve his height- or lack thereof.

“So, you’re saying that Hyrule did this?” Legend crossed his arms, glancing about at his usually clean and tidy kitchen, currently a complete mess. “I leave the two of you alone for ten minutes, and you wreck the house?”

“It's only the kitchen! And besides, it’s nothing that can’t be cleaned!”

“You went to make tea! Tea! The easiest thing on the planet to make! How the heck did you make this big a mess with... is that flour? Where you baking a cake or something?!” He threw his hands in the air before running them through his hair.

“Sky’s birthday is today.”

“That’s no exc- wait, it is? I suppose that’s why it’s a mess. But seriously Wind, of all the people,” he lowered his voice to a whisper, “you chose Hyrule to help you with baking? Even after the uh....” he coughed, “’soup’ incident?”

Wind shrugged, “Warriors and Wild are with Twilight in town, Time and Four are both injured, and it's for Sky’s birthday.”

“And you didn’t think to ask, I don’t know, Ravio, or myself, even? At least we can bake!”

“Mr. Hero makes really good cake.”

From the bedroom Four heard Wind and Legend both scream.

“How long have you been there?!” Wind asked. Ravio shrugged and smiled.

“You haven’t lived if you haven’t had Mr. Hero’s baking before.” He dusted the excess flour off the countertops and began a thorough clean of the kitchen. “And his cider, if you want anyone to cook, its him! Has he ever baked something for you? Tarts or pies maybe? They’re absolutely exquisite!” He rambled, standing on tip-toes to reach inside the cabinets. “I’m not so bad myself, actually!”

Ravio set out bags of flour and sugar, vanilla and a large amount of other ingredients. “If you’d like some help, I’d be more than happy to oblige!” He said, grabbing an apron from the wall and tying it about his waist while Legend, heaving a sigh, began searching cabinets and drawers alike to find measuring utensils and a large bowl.

Wind grinned, grabbing his own apron and messily tying it, just in time for Hyrule to enter, dusting himself off.

“Wait... won’t Legend burn down the kitchen?”

In the distance you could hear Legend snort. “I’ll burn down the kitchen?” Ravio nudged him.

“No, Mr. Hero is actually excellent in the kitchen! I’m surprised he hasn’t cooked for you before, he positively superb!” He squeaked, carefully measuring flour into a large bowl while Legend prepared the oven for use. “What type of cake do you suppose he’d like?” Ravio asked.

“I’m not sure actually...” Wind said, stopping to consider.

“Well, that's easy than! In Lorule, the most common- and definitely the most delicious, cake is chocolate. We’ll sometimes top it with powdered sugar, icing sometimes- and this is rarer, someone will make ice cream! It's amazing, it’s like... you’re freezing, like a blizzard, but also like you’re not? Like a frozen sensation in your mouth and then it melts into sweet cream.”

Wind and Hyrule stared blankly at him while all Legend could do was chuckle.

“What is ‘chocolate’?” Hyrule asked. Ravio slapped a hand to his chest and gasped, taking a step back.

“You haven’t had chocolate before?! Does Hyrule not make it?! We can’t have that!” Ravio reached inside his bag- which had somehow been in the kitchen, unnoticed, the entire time, and handed each of the small boys a dark brown square.

“Oh my goodness, it’s bleeding on me!” Hyrule shrieked.

“Nonono, it’s melting! It's because your fingers are warm!”

“It’s good too...” Wind said happily, licking his fingers. Hyrule looked at the substance suspiciously before popping it into his mouth and almost dying on the spot.

“How... how have I never had this before?! It's like, happiness, but you can eat it!”

Ravio nodded, satisfied with the boys' reactions. “And that’s just the chocolate itself! You haven’t had the cake yet!”

“He’s right, it’s amazing. For my birthday a few years ago, he made it for me.” Legend said, “Ravio, could you get some milk and eggs?”

Ravio hesitated, but ended up accepting the annoying – and frightening, job. Collecting eggs was something none of the heroes (aside from Sky) would do easily, I mean- cuckoos where just terrible, but for Sky, it was worth it.

“Hey Legend, you never did tell us when your birthday was.” Hyrule pointed out, rinsing his hands.

“Because I don’t remember, Ravio and I share a birthday. That’s how he remembers.”

Minutes later Ravio re-entered, the setting the cooled milk bottles on the wood table and handing Legend the basket of eggs.

“Why’s the milk already cooled... do your cows give you cold milk?” Wind asked.

“There’s snow outside, and a cooler, and ice. What, do you want your milk straight from the cow?” Legend replied, finishing the cake mixture with the eggs and milk while Ravio prepared a pan.

“Hyrule, you can pour this in its pan, right?” Legend definitely had dread in his voice, but the three shrugged it off as Hyrule proudly did the only job Legend even considered letting him do, and Ravio and Wind cleaned up the mess.

Once the cake was safely in the oven, Legend made cider for all of them, sending Wind to get Four, Time and Sky.

Wind had earlier expressed that he didn’t want Sky to know they were preparing anything until it was ready.

“Something smells really good! Are you guys baking something?” Sky leaned forward, glancing around the kitchen before Wind jumped in front of him.

“Nah, I think Ledge just burned something! Y’know, or maybe it’s the cider! Cider smells good!”

“But... if Ledge burned something it wouldn’t smell goo-”

“Why don’t we all go outside! The snow is thick and sticky, perfect for a snowball fight... of building snow huts!” Ravio suggested, earning a silent thank-you from Wind. “Mr. Hero and Tune can clean up the mess they made!” He laughs heartily before practically shoving scarves and coats at everyone.

“I’ll help as well!” Hyrule says, setting down the clothes that had been shoved onto his lap.

Ravio ushered everyone outside, nodded to Legend, and closed the doors.

Ravio put himself on guard, making sure nobody entered the house while Legend prepared to decorate the cake. Before long he, Hyrule and Wind began to make icing, Hyrule was ecstatic.

Legend removed the cake from the oven, the most exquisite aroma filling the house along with a string of curses when Legend burned his fingers.

Wind and Hyrule almost attacked the cake with icing, but Legend, through a few more curses, prevented them from doing so, assisting in neatly decorating and adding a layer of strawberries on the top.

While most of the icing ended up in Wind’s stomach, the dessert ended up looking beautiful, and Legend was quite satisfied.

Wild, Twilight and Warriors returned soon after with supplies, and everyone came in from inside.

There were many questions about the aroma, Legend’s burnt fingers and Wind excited behavior, but all questions were answered when Ravio went into great detail to explain the process of making a cake and Legend sliced the thing and handed each piece off.

Nobody could explain Twilight’s upset stomach afterward, but he said it was worth it, and everyone agreed.

#sky lu #linked universe #lu #lu legend #lu wind #lu hyrule #happy birthday sky!#queued post

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allieebobo · 2 years

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Allieee help I've been researching tennis to build my MC better and now I'm invested this is all your fault >:(

Also, curious: what does the tennis ROs play style look like, like who IRL is the closest to their play style?

First anon: you're the absolute cutest, and I take full and gleeful responsibility.

Second anon: hehe, the french open!! bumping this up because the French open will no longer be in full swing and I wanted to add a side-fangirl squee about Nadal.

Edit: OK so it took me so long that the French open is now over and MY BAE Rafa has done it again ((and whattt a trip that was)). Not even gonna put a spoiler alert because anyone who’s interested should’ve found this out by now.

Take another obligatory Rafa pic as celebration, because belated Rafa Nadal gushing is apparently part of my brand now. Cheers!

(P.S. I put the answer after the cut because I expect this level of tennis nerding out might not be for the average joe. feel free to share your theories as well!)

Rayyan is modelled after Nadal - single-track-mind determination, power and grit, aggressive topspin shots from the baseline. Most of all, Rayyan resembles Nadal in that they are both absurdly resilient, both physically and mentally. Both love the clay surface most, because they can pound ball after ball at their opponents in a brutal, punishing rally, and showcase their surprising ability to stay in the game, against all odds.

Tobin is modelled after Federer - an all-court player with unmatchable grace, finesse, and fluid versatility. I thought it'd be fun for the current no. 1 and no. 2 on the Cargill team to have this cool Nadal-Federer dynamic. Tobin is more-or-less solid on every surface, but like Federer, they do best on grass - with the ball’s slightly more unpredictable bounce, they’re able to hit beautiful winners with staggering variety.

Sam - Trick shot master, known for their creative showmanship and ability to work a crowd. But beneath their love for improvisation and joking around, there’s substance that people often don’t give them enough credit for. First, there’s the pure racket-wizardry and reflexes (not to mention imaginativeness) that characterises their playing style. Then, (and this one runs deeper) there’s a resilience and stoicism that comes with knowing that life can - and will - throw anything at you, and adapting to it is all one can do. And so, where other players would rage and throw their rackets, Sam would simply take it as it is, and crack a joke. Someone similar would be Mansour Bahrami, for reasons I touched on briefly here :)

Deepal, Max, Akimi - Counterpunchers, though Deepal is extremely fast and hence able to use their speed as an offensive weapon, similar to Gaël Monfils, maybe? Akimi is on the extreme end of the defensive spectrum, while Max is generally more unpredictable and leans more towards being a junk-baller - often slipping in a silly shot here or there (or perhaps has simply not grown into a rigid style yet). Both are more similar to Caroline Wozniacki/Chris Evert perhaps (sometimes the latter was described as a “human backboard”). All of them generally prefer clay surfaces, because clay is a little more forgiving, allowing them to drag out the rallies and wear their opponents down (or slide to the ball for unbelievable gets, in Deepal’s case).

Emerson, Blake - Emerson is a serve and volleyer, very quick to the net, aggressive and eager to end the point early. Sharp reflexes, superb in the air, with sharp smashes and dropshots. There aren’t many pure serve-and-volleyers left in the modern game, but Serena Williams has a similarly powerful serve and usually starts dominating the rally right from the get-go. John McEnroe is another example I guess! Blake is also a serve-and-volleyer, but a far less successful one, with a HUGE serve and good net skills, but not much else to back it up - sometimes, they get caught in front and struggle with passing shots (could be a better player if they had better judgment on when to rush the net).

Jacks, Lee - Like Tobin, Jacks is an all-court player with relatively well-rounded strengths, but Tobin plays slightly more aggressively, and is more likely to go for winners using their tactics and racket technique, while Jacks prefers to slowly build up a winning position and construct defensive-to-offensive transitions. Pretty functional on all surfaces. I’d say Tommy Haas might be the closest match, especially because Tommy is also considered one of the “best players to have never won a grand slam”, which seems to encapsulate the difference between Jacks and Tobin (at least right now). Similarly, Lee is a well-rounded player with a natural athleticism and sharp tactics. They’re good at reading people, but because their time is stretched too thin as it is (they’re in about three different clubs), they’ve never had much ability to focus solely on tennis.

#CT:OS #college tennis: origin story #asks #if #interactive fiction #nadal #french open #tennis playing styles #Rayyan #Tobin #Jacks #Emerson #Deepal #Max #Akimi #Sam #Blake #Lee

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pirdmystery · 4 months

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franziska von karma

franzy my beloved!!!

first impression — you know i honestly don’t really remember, when i first got into ace attorney i was so ravenous for fan content that i’m pretty sure my first impression was from art and fic before i played aa2 i just took it for granted that i was gonna love her

impression now — i was right! i love her so so much. style queen bastard woman. when will she return from war (be in a new aa game)

favorite moment — here is where i risk something actually unpopular by outing myself as a fan of the anime 😭 but my honest first thought here was in the babymode anime ep where the von karmas are at the mall and baby fran goes “i wanna wait for miles!!” it’s just SO CUTE it killssssss meeeeee esp in contrast to what their grown up relationship is like. to see tiny fran talk about her “little brother” like that. the anime has a ton of problems but it has so many superb character moments and giving us little sib things like that that build on their canon relationship is just. so so great.

idea for a story — these asks are reminding me of how many abandoned aa wips i have… anyway i have this short little one of she and edgeworth at a cafe in berlin in the rain. nothing really happens it was kind of just an atmospheric character study of the two of them. i remember liking it 🥺

fav relationship — obviously she and edgeworth are the siblings of all time. there is never enough to say about that. but. i am such a huge huge huge fan of she and phoenix being worsties. everyone please send me your fran and phoenix worsties content. their investigation together during bridge to the turnabout is like my absolute favorite thing in the series. the mlm wlw hostility is so strong and it’s so funny how they’re both antagonistic to each other the whole time while still being clear that they don’t like. ACTUALLY resent each other at all and they both want to solve the case. and they both care about that miles edgeworth guy.

unpopular opinion — i’m sorry that my answer to this is always “i don’t care for their most popular ship” but that’s what i��ve got here too. not a big franmaya fan. i don’t have any specific objections to it and i’ve seen some really cute art i just don’t personally see it myself and in most fics they’re just there to pair the narumitsu spares. now fradrian on the other hand…

fav headcanon — i just love thinking of her as this big shot cool ass jetsetting interpol agent. she’s got pied-à-terres in so many countries. she flies trucy to milan for a shopping trip even tho trucy doesn’t even wanna buy anything she just hangs out with her cool aunt.

#thank you!!#ask #franziska von karma

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courtney-deserved-better · 1 year

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my fair lady: part three - a gwourtney choose your own adventure!

(part one | part two) (read on ao3)

this is part three of the gwourtney oneshot determined by polls! there will be a poll at the end of this post where you vote on what happens next. here's part three!

“What are you doing here?” Courtney counters, stepping out of the closet to face Alejandro. Behind her, Gwen heaves a sigh of relief at being released from the confined space. Her face is bright red.

Alejandro, for his part, raises his other eyebrow. “…I was looking for mouth wash?”

“You better have been,” Courtney says. She has no idea what she means by this. And by the look on Alejandro’s face, he doesn’t either.

“Why were you looking for mouth wash?” Gwen asks.

“To maintain my superb oral health, of course!” Alejandro says, teeth sparkling on cue. “But why were you two…oh. Oh. I understand now.”

Understand what? Courtney looks to Gwen blankly. Gwen just shrugs.

“Don’t worry, I can keep a secret,” Alejandro says.

Chris’ voice takes that as its cue to boom over the intercom system. “Attention, helpless competitors, we've been denied permission to land, so you're gonna have to jump! And Chef may have miscounted parachutes… so you might wanna light a pepper under your butts and grab one before they're gone!”

“Great,” Gwen grumbles.

Courtney grabs her arm. “C’mon, we gotta get to the elimination room!”

Needing no further encouragement, Gwen begins sprinting down the hall alongside Courtney. Alejandro steadily remains several steps in front of them, much to their detriment, as he reaches the elimination room seconds before them and is able to grab the penultimate parachute.

“I guess we’re doubling up,” Gwen says, taking the last parachute from Chris.

“There are certainly worse ways to fall out of a plane,” Courtney says. “Put your arms through the straps after me. I should be in the back because I’m taller.”

“Only with heels on.”

“And off!”

“No way.”

“I so am!”

“Yeah, no.”

“Just put the parachute on!”

Rolling her eyes but smiling, Gwen slips her arms through the parachute straps after Courtney, almost like she’s wearing Courtney as a backpack in addition to the parachute pack. Her entire back is pressed against Courtney’s front, and she realizes that they’re both in extremely close proximity for the second time in under fifteen minutes.

“We’re making a weird habit of this,” Gwen says.

From across the room, Noah raises an eyebrow at them. “…A weird habit of parachuting together?”

“No,” Courtney snaps.

Alejandro nudges Noah. “Ready to jump, cerebrito?”

“Why do you keep calling me that?”

“It’s a endearment for a teammate.”

“You’ve never called anyone else on our team a name.”

“I’m sure I’ve called Owen gordito.”

“That means fatty,” Courtney calls helpfully.

Gwen snickers. “What’s up with those two?”

“NGL, they kinda remind me of season one Duncney,” Sierra says. “Though I can kinda see that between Alejandro and Heather…”

“Ick! I am not the Courtney to his Duncan,” Heather declares.

“Actually, speaking of Duncan, what’s the deal with him?”

“What do you mean?” Courtney asks Sierra.

“Uh, I know you miss him, but are you guys even still together? It’s pretty ambiguous from a fan perspective. Like, are you dating or what?”

#pjs td oneshot polls #gwourtney #td gwen #td courtney #total drama world tour #total drama #tdwt #td fic #fic #my fic

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deus-ex-mona · 1 year

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WAY OF FT4: Chapter 1

fight, fight, fight—

next part (chapter 2)

The group of Full Throttle4 was set to perform at the Super Live, which was scheduled to be held at the end of the year.

YUI, a member of the aforementioned group, was absolutely pumped to give the best performance he could, in order to show off the results of his efforts over the past year.

That day, FT4 had a rehearsal session to prepare for the performance. But before that, YUI, along with his fellow vocalist, RIO, had to attend a magazine interview.

However, during the interview…

Interviewer: You guys will be performing at the end-of-year Super Live again along with the rest of FT4. How excited are you about it?

RIO: Hmm, well… I guess I’m looking forward to it just like I would with any of our usual performances.

YUI: There’s no way for our performances to not be exciting, yannow?

YUI: So I really wanna show y’all a superb performance to end the year with a bang!

Interviewer: Haha, what characteristic answers from you both.

Interviewer: And lastly… How did you find this year as a whole, and what are you hoping to achieve in the coming year?

RIO: I had a great year thanks to all of our SICKS, as well as the other members of FT4… I guess.

RIO: I’ll be satisfied as long as we’re able to carry on with our activities as usual during the coming year.

YUI: You don’t saaay. We just sing the way we wanna sing, and do whatever we wanna do.

YUI: So I’ll be happy as long as our SICKS shut the hell up and tag along with us!

YUI: They’ll get to see us being all cool next year if they do!

Interviewer: You guys... are the only ones who could ever tell your fans to “Shut the hell up and follow us”, aren’t you?

YUI: Tsk, tsk, you’re too sweet, Mr. Reporter.

YUI: Our fans are the ones who’re able to understand us the most, right?

YUI: They can’t claim to be true SICKS if they aren’t able to understand this much about us.

YUI: We’re free to choose whether to sing or not. So they’re also free to choose whether to tag along with us or not.

YUI: …Right?

RIO: …

RIO: …Hey, YUI.

YUI: Eh? What’s up?

RIO: Didn’t you go a little too far… during our magazine interview?

YUI: I went too far? How so?

RIO: It’s fine if you’re doing it to fire people up during our lives, but we were at an interview for a music magazine, you know?

RIO: What you said would stand out to people who aren’t fans of ours.

RIO: You should watch your words a little more, depending on the time and place.

YUI: Ehh, whaddya mean by “depending on the time and place”? Are you telling me to hide my true feelings when I’m on the job?

YUI: But, in the first place, why do we even have to care about whether the readers are SICKS or not?

RIO: “Why do we have to care?”... All I’m trying to say is that we should just do our jobs properly.

RIO: It’s not like you’re oblivious to how hard IV works behind the scenes, right?

YUI: I know, but… Why do I have to hear that from you?

YUI: Like, your answers were way too plain for the most part.

YUI: No one will enjoy reading the interview if you’re spouting nothing but model answers!

RIO: I wasn’t trying to give model answers or anything. I was just…

YUI: You were just what?

RIO: What’s with the aggression? I wasn’t…

IV: Okay, that’s enough!

YUI & RIO: …!

IV: I heard some squabbling, but… I never thought that it’d be between my guys.

IV: Don’t fight in such public places, got it?

IV: You’ve got to be more professional than this.

YUI: But RIO started it…

IV: It doesn’t matter who started it. Do you understand what I just said?

YUI: …Yeah.

RIO: Sorry, IV.

RIO: …I’m sorry to you too, YUI. I had nothing but the best of intentions when I said what I did, but… I’m sorry if it came out wrong.

YUI: What’s with you? Why’re you the first one to apologise?

YUI: All’s good with me. But more importantly, if IV’s here to pick us up, it means that it’s time for our next job! Let’s go!

YUI: (“Let’s get to work”, “Be more professional”... But aren’t we just a bunch of guys who like to perform live?)

YUI: (Isn’t FT4 the way it is now because of our efforts…? Somehow, I don’t get it at all…)

#GAY OF FT4 #<-screw it it's 4:20am and i'm uninspired for the tl tag so—#it's been so long since i last tled that i forgot how to tl stuff (true stroy)#just honeypre things #fedora translations4

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I finally put all the Eras out on paper together! It gave me a chance to fiddle with the designs of some, and I can now say that I’m mostly satisfied with how they look, at least in greyscale. A full list of who’s who and lore stuff below the cut

For those of you who don’t know, the Eras are gods that embody the different ‘eras’ of humanity’s history. I tried to draw them in roughly chronological order going counterclockwise from Chatter (the fox) but it’s not very obvious, so this list will also be in chronological order. Hopefully it’ll help you pick out who’s who.

Chatter starts us off, a very simple red fox who wears a belled collar of rope. They’re the god of Prehistory, of subsistence hunting and gathering, of desperate survival and freedom.

To their left is Songbird, who is meant to be a somewhat generic songbird with the tail of a superb lyrebird, a species which can mimic sounds they hear. She is very brightly colored, and also carries the flute, though sometimes it is the harp or the drum. She is the god of Antiquity, a rather broad swath of time that encompasses the creation of true art; drama, song, painting, sculpture, etc.

To her left is the Expanse, a wolf pierced by a sword, arrows, and laurel branches. He is the god of the Roman Age, of conquest, of great militaries, of sacrifice for a time one will not live to see.

Slightly down from him is the Mimic, an insect that resembles a wasp with wings like a butterfly. Their wings are patterned with eyes and mouths, and their antennae bear flowers that smell of incense. They are the god of the Middle Ages, that time when the church was powerful and the people feared what they did not understand.

Down and to the right is the Splendor, a lion with a scorpion’s tail and dragon’s wings; a manticore in all but the face. He wears a crown and a pair of (usually golden) manacles. He is the god of the Renaissance, the time of glittering palaces and bloody wars.

To his right is the Wanderlust, a shark whose mouth is full to bursting with cotton and coffee and indigo, whose fins bear the cross of the conquistadors, and whose tail is wrapped both in silk and the irons of enslaved people. He is the god of the Age of Sail and Exploration, of discovery, travel, exploitation, and all those who have no home.

Above him is the Contradiction, mostly a cat, partly a few different dinosaurs, with feathers and slick skin and bone. Their lantern is a both a light in the dark and the consumer of knowledge deemed forbidden. They are nebulous; most say that they are the god of the Scientific Revolution, though some believe that they were born as late as the discoveries of she who sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Up and to the left of them is the Industry, a dragon with smokestack horns, brick scales, and a tail like a sewing machine. His legs are stained with soot, and his eyes are the bulbs of Edison, the better to survey his vast domain. He is the god of the Industrial Revolution, of commerce, mass production, over abundance, and pollution.

To his left is the Duty, a horse with a gas mask face and hair of barbed wire. His saddle is harnessed with the ribbon of a Purple Heart, and he breathes noxious chemicals that burn the lungs and blind the eyes. He is the god of the World Wars and their ilk; most every needless loss of life for the sake of a selfish goal belongs to him.

Below him is the Fluctuation, a blind deer who carries the scales and whose fur is made of smoldering documents. Her antlers dip and peak and dip again, as unpredictable as fortune itself, be it in stocks or natural disaster. She is the god of the Great Depression, of fortune and misfortune, of fire and earthquakes and justice.

Under her is the Speculation, a snake with a mane of tentacles and a crest that bears the signal SOS. Their gaping chest pours out a mist darker than the night, and their mouth is shackled shut. They are the god of the Cold War, of intrigue, politics, secrets, and what you cannot know.

Lastly, to their right is the Progress, an eyeless whale with metal skin and visible circuitry. It is always neon-lit by advertisements and power bars, fueled by endless cables and intangible money. It is the god of the Information Age, of constant consumption, connection, togetherness, and a brave new world.

I’ve still got a lot of non-era gods to put up; Beyond (big ol’ bat + night sky + sputnik), Monument (mossy giraffe carrying the pyramids and a testament to the desire to be great), Fable (fluffy turtle with stars in its eyes), and Lodestone (blind crab or maybe rhino or perhaps a unicorn that’s a walking metaphor about purpose) are still yet to come! Except for Beyond, who you can see in glorious neon colors here:

#my art #worldbuilding #layered earth #pencil #oc #i love most of these funky guys #except industry he’s materialistic and a jerk #art #animal art #animal drawing #traditional art

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