“young love” as a recurring song in eldermourne is going to kill me. do you ever think about how fia was defined by her massive love for two people who were absent for most of her life. and that’s emphasized by young love being used for fia’s relationship with batilda and irina. young love, the song for sadie bellwater’s tomb. where sewastian’s love for this girl who is gone is made clear. and it’s kind of childish, but it’s genuine. do you ever think about that.

*waltzes on in, wearing a raincoat but still somehow soaked to the bone, waves, offers tea* Heya, passing by again with thoughts and since I have a migraine it's probably a sign from the gods to get them out.

*reads about Mess Au's Hylia, nods* So, what you're saying is that Craein and Una have even more reasons to team up and vibe check her, got it.

Also I just had a thought, and it's about the Fae and food, it's said that if you accept food from the Fae you end up binding yourself to them and the Fae realm, maybe part of the reason Hyrule is bad at cooking is because he's deliberately trying to avoid binding people to him? Also I can see him being very roundabout about passing food to Player as a result, instead of just directly giving it to them he puts it nearby if he can, sets it on their lap so he doesn't have to directly give it to them as a result, Yandere Hyrule and Villain Hyrule probably are the opposite and deliberately try to make people take food directly from them to bind them for obvious reasons and that's likely why Player was so starved in the Mess au.

Also Player showing trust to Rulie by just cutting out the middle man and straight up taking an apple from his hand or something and biting down on it, calm as you please because they trust him while in contrast Rulie is simultaneously flustered, freaking out because "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!" and falling in love all over again. Or if Villain Rulie ever gets Player to fully trust him they eat anything he offers them without being roundabout about it and poor boy is just, uncomprehending that someone would trust him that much? Do you not know what you just did? And he just blue screens, and also technically sighs because "Well darn he can't just NOT make sure what's his isn't safe now can he? What is he meant to do? Let them go? Hah!", Like if you thought the Fairytales were protective before you ain't seem nothing after they got what may as well be the Fae equivalent of a life oath.

Just unspoken shows of trust in general, I've become soft for Rulie and it's mostly your fault /j

Also I dunno if it's the sleep deprivation, the migraine, me overthinking it, coincidence or all of the above, but I just realized an important factoid when it comes to dealing with animals (feral ones specially) and the Fae both: unless it's some very specific types, you shouldn't run from them, because it gets their attention and makes them more likely to chase after you.

So it got me thinking which of the boys would probably have that "chase" instinct be more prominent, the Rulies, obviously (and heck can you imagine the inner panic of Player knowing they shouldn't run from either Villain Hyrule (I really need to remember his name) or Oberon no matter how hard they want to because it will get their attention, or make them more likely to spring back up to track them down even after being knocked out by the combination of iron bells ringing and a steel garrote to the throat? It's like one of those horror movies scenarios where you're not sure if the killer is really down or not), maybe Time and his evil counterpart? (because of the Hero's Shade deal, they appear as a golden wolf so it's likely they also have that instinct too either from getting a mask like that over their life or just from being raised in the woods, that and I personally headcanon the Kokiri are basically just a distant branch of the Fae due to how close they are to fairies and being raised by them probably changed Time's worldview a bit, man is basically a cryptid that's good at hiding it for the most part), the Twilights (I mean he is a wolf, wolves instinctually herd their pack, and I can just imagine that every time Wild, Player or Hyrule sprint off after something that caught their attention on the way that it doesn't make him twitch every time, trying to keep from sprinting after them too), Fia/Seraph (half because it's either the fault of Time's or Twilight's genes, half because he was raised Zonai and is absolutely feral as a result and being a Gladiator did NOT help, you can bet Una, Dia and Craein exploited the life out of that instinct as a result in my Ancient Au, Una throwing things just to see him twitch or instinctually try to take after it if he annoyed her or just because she needed a laugh or just starting chases herself when the two of them were bored, Dia instigating spars by compelling Fia to chase after him if he was mad to blow off some steam, and Craein seeing some times where Fia was upset would distract him by starting chases, like you'd think the two of them we're wolf pups with how they tackled each other to the ground and playfully wrestled on the ground, Craein would absolutely be a little shit through it and tease the life out of the man to motivate him to move faster, of just doing it by accident {Craein or Player: "Catch me if you can Mr.Hunter Man!" Fia/Seraph: "And I took that personally."} and I can see Fia letting them or Player catch him on purpose just for the laughs and maybe use it as a training opportunity to Player and he probably doesn't do that often, meanwhile, he's absolutely merciless to Wild and Calamity because he wants Wild to be a better hunter and so he won't go easy on him and on Cal because he wants him to let loose more, and falling into his instincts will be healthy for him), and of course the Wilds (It's basically Fia's/Seraph's fault as well as the weapon break thing, but also due to how he adapted to his Hyrule, look you either learn how to corner possible prey really quickly and to preliminary take out threats by just bodying them, or you learn how do run and dodge those you can't do that to as easily, no in betweens, it probably comes with the territory of being a good tracker to taking the opportunity to hunt something and running with it, man doesn't even realize he's doing it until he's already tackled Player to the ground, Cal probably doesn't have that instinct because he leans closer to knight training like Warriors and Sky, also not pictured is Wild unknowingly taking after Fia and chasing/play wrestling with Player the same way he did so with Craein in my au), I dunno, just an interesting though that came to my head and could be interesting to work with.

Also the Fae can't chase after someone if there's moving streams on between them, and I find it extremely funny if the only reason Villain Hyrule or Oberon can't fully hunt Played down is because they crossed a moving river and even if they do fins another way across it they won't be able to find them again, or Rulie stopping dead in a run if there's a moving river nearby.

Craein would absolutely be a protector towards Player, you can blame the Ancient Au for their complete and utter disregard for full self preservation, they are feral, they deal with Fia on a regular basis and they WILL bite and cut someone if needed be for Player, Truly on their thirteeth reason and they decided to wake up and chose violence, also I find it hilarious if the Yan's and Vil's mistake them because Craein is just Ancient Au Player, and they go in for a nasty surprise because they fucked around and found out because all they had to do to throw them off was switch cloaks while Craein left Player with either the Singularity (the Ganons) or Fia and Una, the shenanigan opportunities are endless. Maybe I'll leave a short of this here later idk. They're like a big sibling that will simultaneously encourage your shenanigans and commit murder for you or help hide the body, pair that with Una Unhinged, Dia the Brutal and Fia the Feral and you basically gave Player an incredibly chaotic and brutal protection squad.

Not pictured is Craein, who worries about Fia on a daily basis, probably in the heat of battle (maybe if their cloaks are both up), mistaking Wild for Fia and just absolutely scolding him as they check him over, no regards for personal space until they realize they got the wrong feral man, go "Oh shoot my bad-" and then immediately turn around to turn that scolding and check over towards Fia on the same breath, pulling his ear as the man snorts because his durability makes it unnecessary but he'll indulge them anyway, I kind of feel like the Chains reaction to what's essentially a feral, no chills given version of Player would be amusing.

A fun fact: in Ancient Rome/Greece, if you threw an apple at someone and they caught it it's essentially a marriage proposal that's accepted, this but make it with Fia/Seraph since he's a Gladiator and maybe Gerudo gladiators leaned hard into this custom as an unspoken promise to loved one's they'd be back, Una would absolutely be a little shit and do that with an unaware Player all the time or at least encourage Flora to do it too, while Fia/Wild are twitching in the back.

And that's all for now, migraine is worse as I type this, hope existence is treating you well, also please get some sleep.

-Just a Tired Summertime Musician.

Craein and Una are very welcome to beat Martinet's arse, girl needs a reality check and she needs it bad

Also why is that both cute and bittersweet about the Fae and food? Imagine how honoured Hyrule would feel when Player gladly takes any food from him, even knowing what could happen, because they love him that much! Definitely, a fairy instinct moment that takes over

Loving the running point too! It's once again the natural instinct that takes over and probably engrains Player to go carefully rather than race away because running means a chase and by that point they wouldn't have the energy in them anymore to run.

Okay but Player would carry Hyrule over the lake, he's not crossing it because they're basically the one crossing it, they're just holding him and once again he's falling in love all over again.

"What? You can't cross the lake? I've gotcha babe."

I'm also loving Craein becoming part of the "Player protection squad" even if they're basically Player, they don't want Player to go through the hardships they went through and they'll do everything to keep them safe- love it.

I REMEMBER THE APPLE THING- What I would find funny is Una throwing it towards Player only for Fia to cut it in half mid air because that's his job!

Lewis Hamilton: ‘There are so many things to fight for’

In his 14th season in Formula One, Lewis Hamilton has won more races than anyone else. And with his win in Turkey earlier this month, he achieved a milestone not just in his career but in the history of his sport: a seventh world title. But it’s also his actions off the circuit that make him our Game Changer Of The Year, as he takes a knee and raises a fist for the global Black Lives Matter movement

By any standards, even if Lewis Hamilton hadn’t spoken into a single microphone this year and hadn’t sent a single tweet and hadn’t once bent knee to ground in order to shake up the very male and oh-so-pale world of Formula One, he would have had one of the most remarkable years of his life. In winning the Portuguese Grand Prix in October, the 35-year-old surpassed Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 race wins, a feat most in the sport felt untouchable. And with his victory at the Turkish Grand Prix earlier this month, he equalled the German’s seven world championships. As his race engineer Peter Bonnington succinctly put it, “You are rewriting the history books.”

But GQ’s Game Changer Of The Year is not only a sporting great: he has quite literally used his exalted platform – or, more specifically, podium – to raise the issue of race in a sport for which it rarely comes up, precisely because there are so few black faces in it. In taking a knee before races – and even making his team change the colour of its car – he has pushed for change in a world that badly needed changing, consequences and criticisms be damned. GQ spoke to him as he was on the cusp of claiming his seventh championship and found that, both on and off the track, he’s just getting started...

Misan Harriman: What was your motivation when you first decided to take the knee?

Lewis Hamilton: I remember watching the video [of George Floyd’s death]. This life extinguished in front of my eyes by the people who are hired to protect others, and I heard when he was calling for his mum. This happens time and time again and that’s why there’s been such a large cry out. When I was watching it, tears came, so many emotions came up. It brought stuff up of my past. I started experiencing racism when I was five and people looked upon it so lightly, when someone would throw out these words, the bullying and the beatings and the intimidation... My dad always said, “Do your talking on the track,” so I held my tongue, but we suppress a lot of things and all my suppressed emotions came up and I was like, “You know what? I have to do something. I cannot stay silent.” If we all stay silent, it will continue for generations. I look at my niece and nephew and do not want them to experience what I experienced.

How do you feel about the response from F1? Thirteen drivers knelt with you in Spain and I think seven didn’t...

It’s not always a good thing for me, but I often post out of just kneejerk reaction, passion. And I called everyone out. I see all of you out there who have platforms, who have a following and just stay quiet. My team was the first to react. Since I joined, I remember mentioning that this team is not diverse. Year on year, I would talk about how our team is not diverse, how our sport is not diverse. So I got to sit down with my team and get into deep conversation of what is going on. And, you know, we changed the car to black and that had to go through a chain of command. Everyone got on board and it was overwhelming to see the response from our partners, because logo colours had to change. Brands put the issue first rather than themselves. I think as a sport, they were very, very nervous of what the right steps were. We saw the reaction: 13 drivers, as you said, took the knee. Obviously, the ones that didn’t, I don’t know if some drivers were like, “I’m not doing it because this is what Lewis is doing” or whether they didn’t get it... I think there are plenty of people in our sport that still don’t understand what we’re doing.

Do you think it helps that your record is so extraordinary that it adds to your ability to do this within the sport? If you weren’t winning, would it be harder?

Well, you can look at some other sports and there’s some people that aren’t super successful yet, but the more successful [you are], the wider your audience, the wider the impact. I’ve had a very, very difficult life and I’ve been thinking a lot about all these wins. I’ve had a lot of success in my racing career. It’s a great feeling, it’s a real privilege, but what does it really mean? All these numbers... what is it? Why was I the one who was chosen to represent black people in our sport? But I think as my life is unravelling, as the journey unravels itself, my purpose here is to utilise my voice to help encourage change. And my goal, really, is to shift the sport in a direction that it perhaps wouldn’t have gone if I wasn’t here. And most certainly not have gone if the Black Lives Matter movement hadn’t started, if George’s life wasn’t so visible.

You were critical of Vitaly Petrov’s comments about Black Lives Matter before the Portuguese Grand Prix. Was it a mistake for the FIA to appoint him as race steward?

I don’t know whether they call it a mistake. I think that the FIA is a large organisation and they are leaders and if you’re going to state what your values are and what you fight for, yet you hire people who don’t seem to have those in common... I don’t understand. I don’t personally get that. I don’t really know the guy very well and I won’t really comment about whether he’s good or not – I think his results speak for themselves over his career – but I thought that it was a step in the wrong direction or even a step backwards. But, you know, you look at Donald Trump, people can obviously see he’s racist. He even said, “I am the least racist person in this room,” so he’s acknowledging [it]. But people are willing to put aside the fact that he’s said so many bad things about minorities, for wealth or for other policies.

Formula One rules were changed after the Tuscan Grand Prix to effectively ban T-shirts with political statements after your Breonna Taylor message. Will you ignore those rules in the future?

If I believe it is important enough, I will. I will do it again. Going into that weekend, the case with Breonna Taylor had really been on my mind and I’ve been chasing down this shirt for weeks. Every weekend that I arrive, we have the spotlight on us and every weekend there is an opportunity to raise awareness. We don’t live in a time when everything is OK. And I remember as I went through the day I was like, “OK, I’ve got to win this race. I can’t come second and wear this top.” So I remember racing my heart out, pushing with every ounce for first place and I remember getting that win and I was like, “OK. I’m here for you, Breonna.” And I put that shirt on and in the 70 years of our sport, no one’s ever stood up there for anything but themselves. And I was standing up there for someone else. It was one of the greatest feelings.

You’re virtually in uncharted territory, on the verge of a record-equalling seventh F1 world championship. Is it sinking in? Is your operating system even able to process what that means?

I remember winning my first championship when I was ten years old and I remember how great that day was. My dad was – is – a tough man. It was really not easy to make that man happy, but I remember winning that championship and we had the best moment – we went away singing, “We are the champions.” And I remember the relief I had in that period of time, because I wasn’t good at anything else. I struggled at school, no matter how hard I tried. Then I won these other championships and, as I started getting older, I realised it doesn’t change anything. Like, it’s a relief of tension for a second, the muscle can let go, but then you’re like, “OK. What’s next?” And it’s taken time to be present and enjoy the moment for a longer period, because it passes so fast. I never thought I’d get to seven. No one ever believed that I would ever get to seven. And now I’m on the verge of equalling the most successful driver of all time and [have] more race wins and I have a chance to potentially go and win more championships. Even if you just take my name away, there will always be at the pinnacle of our sport someone of colour. So I’m very proud of that and I think that’s probably the thing I’m going to be most proud of.

Do you think you have reached your own limits or do you think you can get even better? And would you love to race everyone in the same car, without any advantage?

Well, firstly, on the driving side of things, you know, I was just doing the race yesterday and I was going through this race realising that I’m getting stronger. My skills are getting sharper – my intuition and understanding of strategy, my understanding of my tires... I’m getting stronger and I didn’t expect that. And I didn’t know at what point I was going to plateau, but I’m realising that I’m getting better and that is a great feeling. But it doesn’t come without the hard work. There’s no coincidence that I’m driving the way I am. And, of course, we do live now in a sport where there’s such a gap between all the teams. And people try to devalue what I do because of the machine that I have, so without doubt, I would love to have everyone in the same car, with a track that enables you to really, really race. And then we’ll see... Like, [Fernando] Alonso, I beat him in my first year, straight out. I was 22 years old, a rookie, and I finished ahead of him. Even today, you know, people talk about Max [Verstappen]. Like, it’s probably never ever going to happen, but if I did have Max come into my team and I did the job I currently do and beat him, people would say, “Oh, it’s rigged.”

What about the rumours of you ever being tempted by the red paint of Ferrari?

That’s not going to happen. The Ferrari thing is not going to happen... I think. I’ve always been positive about Ferrari. I watched Michael win there. I’ve always been a Ferrari fan. I remember one of the first cars I ever bought was a Ferrari. And I think it’s a hugely iconic team and brand, particularly. I think the team has, in my period of time... There have been things I’ve seen that I don’t necessarily feel mirror my values and my approach. However, it is a team that every driver, I think, has dreamed of what it would be like to sit in the red cockpit. No disrespect to them, but when I stop I want to work with Mercedes in helping them be even better in the outside world. You know, they’ll always have beautiful cars, but how can we be a more diverse industry?

So when you stop, what are you going to do? Salsa dancing, fishing, Fifa?

Definitely not salsa dancing. And definitely not fishing. I’m vegan! I’m not going to catch fish out of the sea! There’s a lot of different things that I want to do. I would say on the fun side of things for me, I’d love to try a bit of acting. I love my music, so I’ll continue to do my music. And I want to continue to want to learn to play the piano. I really would love to learn a language. My mum is a dancer, so I may take her to go and do a dance course with her son. But then, on the business side of things, there’s not a lot of black-owned businesses in the Fortune 500, for example, and I’ve had the privilege of working with someone like Tommy Hilfiger, who’s really opened my mind to the fashion industry. And I love that industry. I really do have a dream of one day having a fashion brand that’s fully sustainable, fully ethical. I’m always going to be trying to get involved in tech, because that’s the key to the future, I think. And then, most importantly, working with organisations out there to raise awareness for important issues that I care about. There are so many things to fight for.

Lord Hain, who was a Labour cabinet minister and who vice-chairs the All Parliamentary Group On Formula One, said it was “unacceptable” that you hadn’t had a knighthood yet. Is he right?

Well, it’s the first I’ve heard about this! It’s not what I’m racing for. I’m not like, “I’ve got to win these races so I can be knighted.” My granddad served in the Second World War – I’ve got all his medals – and I was so proud to see Captain Sir Tom get his knighthood this year. I think the unsung heroes are the ones that deserve these things. If I’m one day honoured, I don’t think it’s something I’d say no to, but it’s not an issue for me right now. Like, I’m really grateful. The fact I’ve even had the opportunity to go to Buckingham Palace and I’ve got an MBE – like, wow, a kid from Stevenage, so I’m grateful for that. Look at Captain Tom, he was 100 years old before he got recognised.

The black community, obviously, are very proud of our own and sometimes I think the frustration is your level of success should have been recognised a lot earlier on. And maybe, ironically, your activism is getting that kind of attention, instead of what you’ve done on the track, which is a surreal thing to say. I actually think the Lewis Hamilton of 2020, what you’ve done off the track, is almost making as much noise as you making history by beating Schumacher’s record.

The mixed feelings that I’ve had this year... I could never have ever dreamt of having the year that we’ve had, in the sense of the sadness, the isolation, the trials and tribulations. This is going to be the one I remember the most, I think, and, you know, I still have a job to do: I’ve got to win the seventh title. And when I win that seventh title, what am I going to do with it? I’m still going to be taking a knee and using my voice on that day. But I’m near. I’m closing in on it. I’m still energised. I came back last night [after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy] and I was like, “I can’t believe I just won that race,” but the thing is, the world moves on so fast, you just keep going.

Race Results

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired PTS 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:24:31.198 25 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53 +18.056s 18 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 53 +18.985s 15 4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 53 +34.905s 12 5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 53 +62.796s 11 6 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault 53 +95.462s 8 7 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 52 +1 lap 6 8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 52 +1 lap 4 9 4 Lando Norris McLaren Renault 52 +1 lap 2 10 10 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda 52 +1 lap 1 11 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 52 +1 lap 0 12 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes 52 +1 lap 0 13 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes 52 +1 lap 0 14 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 52 +1 lap 0 15 23 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 52 +1 lap 0 16 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 18 88 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes 51 +2 laps 0 19 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 51 +2 laps 0 NC 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 44 DNF 0

Note – Vettel scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Ricciardo originally finished seventh, but received a five-second post-race time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, plus an identical penalty for failing to rejoin the track safely.

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Alfa Romeo Racing Team Quotes

(This press statement was released prior the FIA stewards’ decision on Ricciardo. Kimi thus finished 7th gaining six WDC points.)

Weather: sunny, 26.3-26.5°C air, 56.7-53.5°C track

We’re back in the points! Kimi brought home the car in P8 to add FOUR points to our championship tally. It was a deserved result after a fighting performance and one that reflected the improvements we have seen all weekend long.

They say hindsight is always 20/20, but in reality, there were plenty of elements that were hinting that four points would have been the reward for our efforts. At the time they looked like coincidences, but now we know they were FOURshadowing the events of the weekend.

It’s not that our drivers arrived in shiny, new Alfa Quadrifoglio – FOUR leaf clover – nor that Kimi (FOUR-letter name anyone?) was the driver leading the team home. The Finn was involved in a FOUR-car battle with Norris, Ricciardo and Hülkenberg, a fight triggered by a virtual safety car called FOUR laps from the end of the race.

Are we reading too much into this? Maybe. But we don’t care. We’ll still celebrate a good team result tonight. What’s on the menu? Petit FOURs, of course.

(Now, if it turns out we scored six points… then we’ll need a whole new lot of coincidences!)

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing and CEO Sauber Motorsport AG: “It was very good to bring back the team into the points. All weekend, we have showed our fighting spirit and that we can compete with teams like Renault and McLaren. Kimi drove an excellent race, withstanding incredible pressure from Hülkenberg for most of the afternoon and making the most of his opportunities in the final laps to claim some important points. Antonio was unlucky, his race compromised by having to start on soft tyres. He showed good pace in the opening laps, but there was nothing he could do to remain in the points. He should take heart from a strong performance in qualifying.”

Kimi Räikkönen (car number 7): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 04/Ferrari) Result: 8th Fastest lap: 1:34.950 Tyres: New Hard (31 laps) – Used Medium (21 laps)

“I was a bit disappointed to miss out on Q3 yesterday, but we knew it would be much better to start on different tyres than the softs, and so it was. I didn’t make the best start but luckily I didn’t lose too much on the straight and I could fight back in the next few corners. We were in a strong position after the start, on the hard tyres, but I had to hold back Hülkenberg the whole race. It was a great battle with the Renaults for most of the afternoon and in the end I was able to catch up with the cars in front. The last few laps were very intense and it was good fun. It’s really good that we could fight against other cars in the midfield and be up there. We had the speed and we got a good result in the end.”

Antonio Giovinazzi (car number 99): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 02/Ferrari) Result: 16th Fastest lap: 1:35.115 Tyres: Used Soft (7 laps) – New Hard (27 laps) – New Medium (18 laps)

“It was disappointing to finish out of the points, but we were up against it when starting on the soft tyres. It was the price to pay for a good performance on Saturday, but it effectively compromised my race before the start. We pitted early as the softs didn’t last, but in the end we had to make another stop in order to finish the race. I can still take some positives from a strong qualifying, and of course it was important for the team to get back into the points. I would have loved to celebrate Alfa Romeo’s birthday with a better result, but we showed to be competitive and hopefully we can carry this form to the next races.”

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