#How to get married in Perth

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who's he?- l.norris

summary: you've always been more famous, but now jack whitehall has decided to address it

pairing: lando norris x fem! moviestar! reader

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You sat beside Lando, giggling beside him as the night went on, awkward and long. F175 was a good idea on paper, but it was also the most hunger games-esque things you’d ever seen, and every single person there could feel the awkward and uncomfortable air in the room. 

He reached over and grabbed your hand to play with while Jack Whitehall made his way through the tables as the Williams car was revealed. 

“You alright?” you asked, leaning in to him. 

He nodded and pressed a kiss to your cheek. “All good.”

He was doing great. 2024 had been the hardest season of his life, and he genuinely couldn’t have done it without you. Every time he came home and saw you there, taking time out of your own busy schedule to make him feel better, it meant the world to him. He was eternally grateful. 

Jack pulled up a chair beside the two of you, getting ready for the interview. “Evening guys,” he smiled, settling in beside you. The Williams reveal was over, the lights came up again, and the camera was turned to Lando, Jack and you. 

“Give it up for my main man James Vowels!” There was a break for cheering. “Now, there is only one person I want to talk to tonight,” he announced into the microphone and the crowd went wild. They thought he meant Lando. “Y/n Y/l/n!” 

The stadium erupted in laughter as Lando got cut out of the camera angle, zoning in on your and Jack. Beside you, Lando was laughing harder than anyone, squeezing your hand as he giggled uncontrollably. You were pretty famous, being a huge movie star. At the beginning of your relationship back in 2021, everyone was a bit confused on why you’d picked him, since F1 wasn’t huge back then. Ever since then there’s always been jokes about how he’s less relevant than you, or less famous, etc. Honestly, you find them hilarious.

“Y/n, how are you feeling about tonight, have you ever seen anything like this?” he asked.

“No, I have not,” you smiled, trying to hold in your own laughter. 

“How does it compare to the Oscars?” 

“There’s usually less drummers, for sure,” you joked and the crowd laughed. “But yes, I am very excited to be here.” 

“Do you think Lando’s taking it away this year?” 

You turned to Lando and he smirked, shaking his head. “I hope so,” you shrugged, turning back to Jack. 

“I won’t be famous enough if I don’t,” Lando added, giggling into the microphone. 

“Mate let’s be honest you were never famous enough for her,” Jack teased. “I hope you win this year for your sake,” both you and Lando were uncontrollably laughing now. “So, how was your break? Got a chance to Netflix and Chill?” 

A boom mic was lowered into your face. 

“We did, y’know,” Lando nodded, pushing the boom away. “Wankers.” 

“Please do not curse Lando,” Jack chuckled. 

“That's not a curse word,” he smiled cheekily. “But yeah, we had a nice break. We spent some time with our families and friends, and we went to see Daniel in Perth as well, which was great.”

“You and Daniel are quite close, aren’t you Y/n?” he mused. 

“Yeah, I’ve worked with his partner a lot before, so we’re pretty close.”

“And he introduced us,” Lando added and you nodded. 

“Wow! Daniel Riccardo the match-maker, will he be officiating at your wedding?” Jack asked, referencing the fact that there were a lot of engagement rumours over the break for the two of you. 

You looked down at your hand confused then held it up for the cameras, showing no engagement ring on your finger, then looking at Lando confused, who giggled. 

“It’s on my to-do list, alright?” he chuckled. 

“Better be soon, or else you’ll be too irrelevant to marry her,” Jack joked. “And now, we have the wonderful Kane Brown, give it up!” 

The cameras turned to the singer, and Lando smiled at you. 

“It’s a good idea,” he whispered. “Asking Daniel.” 

“I don’t see a ring on my finger, Norris,” you pointed out again. 

“Soon,” he nodded, sincerity in his eyes. “So soon.”

“I'll believe it when I see it,” you chuckled, but you knew he was serious.

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Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll: Jesse Van Horn x Reader (The Pitt)

Tagging: @caffeinatedwoman @cosmic-psychickitty @kmc1989

Home is supposed to be where the heart is and Jesse’s home is over 15,000 miles away in Perth at a conference as a keynote speaker on Addiction and Neurodiversity. You should be in the middle of your talk right now, instead when he picks up the phone to answer your Facetime, you’re hurtling through an airport trying to catching a flight back to the US.

He knows you’ve seen the news, the shooting at Pittfest. He has seventeen texts testifying to that and five missed calls. He feels like an asshole because he knows what you’re reaction would have been, that you would have thought he was amongst the victims.

He was supposed to be playing one of the stages with his band today but they’d had to pull out at the last minute because their shit had been stolen out of Garret’s van last night. The only reason he was even on shift was because Dana had been desperate this morning  and now he needed the money to replace his guitar.

There hadn’t been time to tell you any of that with the time difference, there hadn’t been time to pick up his phone and let you know he was ok because that first wave had hit almost immediately and suddenly he was knee deep in blood and viscera.

“Jana.” He murmurs as he stands outside the hospital in the dying light, a cigarette of Dana’s thrust between his lips. “Jana, I’m alright, you don’t need to come back.”

“Fuck that.” You say as you hurry towards your gate, the phone bouncing as you run. “You’ve just been through living hell, I’m not sticking around Perth for another week leaving you alone to process that shit.”

He laughs before taking a drag of that cigarette, the smoke curling up towards the sky. You’ve always had a colourful way with words, ever since he first met you smoking pot at a music festival. The two of you had shared a couple of joints during the Sex Pistols before splitting a tab of LSD and spending the next ten hours fucking in his tent.

At the end of it all he’d told you, he wanted to marry you and you had laughed before going down on him as the Ramones played on the soundstage next door.

Twenty years later, there’s no drugs other than caffeine and nicotine. But the sex and the rock and roll, it’s still there in abundance.

There’s still no ring on that finger either but he’s cool with it because he gets to see his name tattooed on your ass every night when he fucks you.

“I’m serious Jana.” He tells you, taking another drag allowing the smoke to fill up his lungs. “I’m cool. I just need a couple of hours sleep and a hot shower.”

“I don’t believe you.” You tell him bluntly. “I can see how devastated you are, you may be able to hide it from everybody else but I see it Jesse, I see you and I know you’re struggling.”

This woman, he thinks, shaking his head. This goddamn woman, there is no hiding anything from her.

“Shit babe, I gotta go.” You tell him, your gaze coming to rest on something beyond the phone. “We’re boarding and the security officer looks like he’s about to snatch my phone right out my hand. I love you and I’ll see you in 24 hours.”

“I love you too, baby girl.” He says pressing his fingertips to his lips and touching them to the screen. “Text me the when you land.”

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[ric3nation]

Life Now

Warnings: just fluff and a lot of it

Summary: Just A little introduction into Daniel and Sophie and their family

March 2025

Days were quieter now than what both Daniel and Sophie had been used to for so long. It still felt like a dream to Daniel that he wasn’t going to be on the track for the 2025 season. For thirteen years he had travelled the world for more than half the year driving at ungodly speeds at weekends and then picking up and moving onto the next race.  He rarely got a day off. As he sat out on the deck in their farm in Perth and watched his wife and children out picking apples he couldn’t stop thinking.

                                               Sophie was something else.  For the last twenty-one years Sophie had been Daniels person. The minute he saw her he fell in love with her. She supported him endlessly. Those thirteen years he spent in formula one Sophie was by his side supporting him. Even to this day he still doesn’t know how she did it she stuck by him through everything his highs and his lows. She supported every decision he made no matter what it meant.  They met in school, and it didn’t take long for them to fall in love. People said it wouldn’t last because they were young teenagers. That makes Daniel laugh he wonders if those people knew he married that girl from school. With that Fiadh their daughter comes running towards him and shakes him out of his thoughts.

                                                “Daddy looks this apple big” she said to in a rush almost as if she had to get all the words out at once. “This apple is big” he said to her emphasizing the is she missed. She’s only two but Sophie and Daniel always made sure to speak to her properly and help correct her so that her speech would continue to get better. She giggled and repeated what he said. “That is a very big apple sweetie are you going to eat” it he asks her. While Fiadh took in the size of the apple and whether or not she would eat it he saw his wife walking back with a basket of apples and their four-month-old Nicholas.  As Sophie reaches them Fiadh shouts “we can share it and Nicky can have some too”. Daniel giggled as Sophie spoke to the two-year-old “Me and Daddy will have some with you, but Nicky can’t”. As Daniel took the apple of her because she kept waving it about and he was afraid she’d accidentally throw it he spoke “because sweetie Nicky is still a baby”. Fiadh just groaned to that reply and followed her parents into the kitchen. Sophie put Nicky down in the swing chair that was positioned next to the island and then she picked Fiadh up and put her sitting on one of the island chairs. “Sit properly” she reminded Fiadh as she took a seat next to Fiadh. “Daddy hurry up I’m hungry” she announced Sophie giggled and added “yeh I’m hungry too”.  “okay calm down girls look I’m putting the pieces onto plates now” he replied back, handing Fiadh her plate of cut up apples as well as giving one to Sophie for him and her to share. This this is what Daniel loved being able to spend all the time he wanted with his wife and two children.

                                             Some time had passed, and Fiadh decided she wanted to go and play so Daniel took her seat next to Sophie. She had picked Nicholas up because he had started to fuss in the swing. Daniel couldn’t help but stare at his wife seeing her being a mother was more than ever he could of dreamed of. “Earth to Daniel” she spoke. “Sorry are you okay” he asked. “yeh I’m good but you were staring” Sophie said giggling. “I’m just so lucky to have you and Fiadh and Nicholas” he said quietly while making a funny face at Nicholas. He just cooed back at Daniel. Sophie smiled softly at Daniel before speaking “We are the lucky ones to have you you’re an amazing husband and father Daniel don’t forget that. I know this week will be hard with the first race and all so if you want to talk about it I’m here”.  Daniel took a minute to gather his thoughts “I’m actually not that pushed about it the one thing I want is to be with you and see our two munchkins grow up and although the last couple of months have been bittersweet, I’m so grateful I get to spend more time with you guys” he said to her. “we love you so much” she reminded him before getting up to go check on Fiadh. “I love you guys so much too” he said to her as he stood to put away the plates they had used.

                            As he cleaned up from the apples, he could hear the laughter coming from their living room this is what Daniel loved. If you were to ask Daniel this is what he loved and what he wanted more than anything now was to just watch his family grow and be around those closest to him.  Don’t get him wrong formula one will always hold a special place in his heart he will always wish it had ended differently. Though for thirteen years Daniel raced competitively and won many races. For thirteen years everything revolved around formula one and in many ways that was okay. Though now in the present Daniel gets to fulfil the wish he had since the day he met her.  He gets to spend the rest of his life with his wife, and he gets to watch his children grow up. He gets to be present in their lives and they get him for seven days a week not two or three like on race weeks. In ways he just gets to be a normal Australian living on a farm raising his family and he couldn’t think of anything better.  

Hii so this is my first post it's a short one as it's just a little introduction but I have so many plans for this story so if there's anything you really want to read or know send in an ask

[flawlessassholes]

a tiny lil twia snippet to celebrate the dirlies staying winning 🫶

Daniel wishes he were anywhere but Melbourne this week. Wishes, however, aren’t real. Contracts? Very much are.

So he’s toeing around an event-consuming city hawking his shit while everyone in the city consumed by the event toes around his absence.

Coming home. What a fucking crock of ass shit. 

He’d hop in a Time Machine and stop the designs from being shipped off over summer break if he could. However comma, he doesn’t have one, so he’s stuck jingling around his second-favorite Australian city like a court jester without a court.

Max arrives from Perth on Wednesday with Emily in one hand and their padel rackets in the other. 

To work out the frustration, he says. Daniel has other ideas, but Emily has taken to her terrible twos with a gusto that’s both horrifying and, frankly, awe-inspiring. They don’t get much time to fuck in between figuring out how to parent a newly-evil toddler monster with surprisingly sharp teeth and a love for electrical sockets. 

So: padel. 

He can hear Emily babbling as she toddles around just beyond the court. Léa, their nanny, is being paid a pretty penny to keep close eye on her. He’s pretty sure she’s gnawing on a padel ball, but if that’s what keeps her happy, he’s all for it. 

And, y’know. It’s funny. Despite all ass shit and ever-full crocks, he’s happy. Happier than he could have ever been last year, even, and definitely happier than the year before. They’ve been talking about—maybe, by this time next year, they’ll have news to share about more. He doesn’t know if it’s possible could become even happier, or if his heart could grow around a whole new person, but—he really, really wants to find out. 

All this happiness, however, does distract him, and he fucks up the volley, which leads to Max fucking up his return, and they lose the point, both their arms thrown in the air as they say, “Oh, no!” in unison. Like they’re married or something. 

Just beyond the fencing of the court, Emily throws her pudgy little arms in the air, too. “Oh no!” She echos, then repeats to herself as she starts to spin in a toddling circle. Oh no, oh no, oh no. 

Married, a kid on the way. Melbourne not sucking. It’s a nice thought—one for after this weekend. Max swats his thigh with his racket, his face flushed, chest heaving. “Daniel, you need to focus, or we’re going to definitely lose and it will be on Instagram again. Don’t fuck this set up.” 

And that’s another thought for after—them, in bed, fucking something other than a padel game they’re definitely going to lose. 

He smiles, just to himself, and gets ready for the next serve. 

[fourmula1]

winter warmers day 31: NYE countdown

max/daniel. 974 words.

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Ten:

It’s been a long year. A rough year. There’s been more lows this year than any before and Daniel has spent the last few months trying to figure out how to process the emotions and feelings. The regret, the woe, the sadness of losing something he loves so dearly, and it not even being his fault. He was so close to having it all – the perfect end to his career, one more season back in the Red Bull and then he’d bow out gracefully. And it was yanked out from under him with no warning. It hurt.

Nine:

But it hasn’t been all bad. He’s had a few months, also, to do the things he loves outside of racing. Riding dirt bikes in the California hills. Hanging out with Josh in New York. Spending time in Australia that he hasn’t had the ability to do for over a decade. Connecting with old friends, spending so much time with his niece and nephew, strengthening family ties. He’s developed new concepts for his brand, met Scotty’s little baby, watched a best friend get married. These are all the things life is really about, and Daniel’s glad to have done it all.

Eight:

He's grateful for his family’s unconditional love and the pride his parents have always had in him, no matter what. On the top step of the podium, or being fired mid season, has never mattered to them, and Daniel is grateful for their support. Grateful to be reminded that none of it really matters, in the grand scheme of life. No one will care about how many trophies, or fastest laps, or pole positions he’s got. They’ll remember his smile, and the way he treats people, and how he loves his people. That’s what matters.

Seven:

But that little niggling feeling in his brain won’t stop getting to him. What’s next? Who is Daniel without a race seat? Without that passion and energy for achieving the best he can with the car he’s got? Racing has been his life for nearly 30 years at this point and imagining a life away from it is hard. These few months off haven’t been that unfamiliar – he’d spent the same time away from the sport during winter breaks. The next few months are what’s going to really challenge him, when he isn’t going back to the factory or the sim or Monaco.

Six:

There’s no reason to stay in this absurdly expensive country when he’s not racing, not needing to be in the mix. Packing up his apartment and saying goodbye to this life is hurting him in ways he didn’t imagine it would. Australia has always been home, and the call of Perth in his heart has been a constant longing for over a decade. But Monaco is a piece of his heart too. Leaving the home he’s loved for the last few years. Leaving the sunshine and the harbour and Jimmy’z and his apartment. And Max.

Five:

Max. Leaving Max. Leaving the ease of going upstairs to Max’s apartment and bothering him to come on a run with Daniel. Leaving the countless evenings of take-out and Max’s video games while Daniel scrolled on his phone, content to be in each other’s company. He’ll miss Max entering his apartment unannounced because he’s known the keycode for years at this point. He’ll miss Max dragging Daniel to play padel because he’s got – another – new racket to try. He’s going to miss the ease and comfort of sprawling out on opposite ends of his sofa and listening to Max talk and talk and talk about the races until Daniel starts to doze off, and Max lets himself out, and Daniel realizes he doesn’t want him to go.

Four:

Daniel never wants Max to go, on those easy warm nights. He never wants Max to go when they leave the padel court and part ways in the elevator of their building. He never wants Max to go when he leaves the Red Bull hospitality to go to his own race briefings. He never wants Max to go when it’s just for a moment to check in on the cats before he returns to Daniel’s apartment to hang out for the evening. He never wants Max to go.

Three:

Daniel looks up looks across the room for Max. It’s New Year’s Eve and the party is in full force and Daniel’s spent the last few moments thinking about regrets and hurt and sadness. And suddenly he’s thinking of the future and happiness and what he wants and it hits him all at once that it’s Max. It’s Max, and Max’s laughter and smile and stubbornness and quirks and all of Max. And he’s nowhere to be found as Daniel scans the room.

Two:

He finds Max in his sim room. Where everyone knows well enough not to go. But Daniel knew he’d be in here; quiet, alone, taking a moment to himself to recharge and grab another Red Bull from his mini fridge. He looks up when Daniel opens the door, his smile bright when he realizes who it is. His beautiful, happy, squinty eyes as his whole face scrunches with delight at seeing Daniel.

“It’s you!” Max grins as Daniel closes the door behind him. This is it.

One:

Daniel crosses the room in five steps, hand coming up to curl at Max’s jaw and pull him into a kiss as the party crowd on the other side of the door cheers for the stroke of midnight. It’s a new year. A new chance. A new life. A new love.

“It’s you,” Daniel says as he pulls back, Max staring back at him wide eyed and surprised and flushed; cheeks dusted pretty-pink.

Max leans in to kiss him again, and Daniel knows everything is going to be okay.

[sunsetkerr]

PITCHES AND FIELDS | s.kerr

summary: you are sam's biggest supporter and she is yours.. sometimes.

pairing: aflw!reader x sam kerr

notes: for my Aussies x

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liked by samanthakerr20, caitlinfoord and 30,391 others yourinstagram in perth watching the mrs put on a show, go tillies!

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samanthakerr20 you know I love an opportunity to show off ↳ caitlinfoord yes we know

user the crows girlies out for the night

alannakennedy loudest in the crowd ↳ yourinstagram sam sat me in general admission so I had to make sure you could hear me ↳ samanthakerr20 putting you in the nosebleeds next time ↳ yourinstagram and I'll be cheering for chinese taipei

user love this!!

user such a great game to watch too

clarewheeler I'm just glad you saw my goal ↳ yourinstagram I cheered the loudest for you x

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liked by samanthakerr20, maddinewman17 and 29,388 others yourinstagram roped sam into a recovery day on the boat with the team, photographer extraordinaire; @aflwcrows hire her

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user its a very good day to like women

mackenziearnold what's in that can skippa?? ↳ samanthakerr20 pre-workout ↳ yourinstagram or something like that

user sam being a lil afl wag is something so special to me ↳ user y/n needs a trade to west coast and she's set ↳ samanthakerr20 thats what I've been saying

caitlinfoord drown her while you're out, yeah? ↳ samanthakerr20 but then how would we win games?

matildas looking good mrs skip! ↳ user did.. did the matildas admin just confirm that they got married? ↳ matildas idk, did we?

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liked by yourinstagram, maryfowlerrr and 893,128 others samanthakerr20 three goals today for my love, would look even better in blue and gold though 🦅🦅

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eaglesaflw can't argue with that ↳ crowsaflw we can..

yourinstagram how's that for a hat trick? ↳ samanthakerr20 my favourite one was when you were getting tackled to the ground and still kicked it ↳ yourinstagram just an elite athlete really, someone give me the ballon d'or

emilyvanegmond she's just that good ↳ samanthakerr20 stop, her ego is already so big

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crowsaflw can't wait to have her wearing that guernsey when playing for us in fifteen years!

user I always forget that they have a kid???? ↳ user not just a kid that's marley kerr ↳ alannakennedy show some respect

samanthakerr20 she belongs on a football pitch ↳ yourinstagram if you actually look at the picture, you will see she is born to be on a footy field x ↳ samanthakerr20 we'll see about that ↳ yourinstagram what are you gonna do? sign her up to the sam kerr football academy??? ↳ samanthakerr20 don't have to sign her up, I know the owner

[magicalrocketships]

i looooved your last fic so much it was such a lovely holiday gift thank you so much for sharing it with us ❤️

i’m curious about what are your thoughts on what happens after the end and if and how they reconnect and live happily ever after in australia

oh thank you!! I have got lots and lots to say about what happens after the fic. I had to stop myself from writing more because the scope of that fic is about them wanting and needing change and acknowledging what it is they want (each other, to be happy, for the other person to be happy, for their lives to change). And it was too big a jump to just be like, yeah, [time skip] this is how their hearts settle permanently together. But they do ❤️ Spoilers within.

So.

There's a lot Max has to deal with in the Netherlands - he has the inheritance from his dad of the karting track, and his dad's house, and the life insurance, and he hates the house because of the bad memories, and he wants a relationship with his sister and more of one with his mum. Practical things he has to do, and things he has to build. But he ends up selling the house because he hates walking into it let alone standing in it, and it turns out in this that Victoria wants to be involved in the karting track so they decide for them to co-own it, and Victoria takes over running it.

And Daniel starts to get himself sorted, because he's been dealing with this kind of ebb and flow of really low lows for so long that it's hard to manage it evening out over time. Moves out of his shitty house share (with Max's help when he comes over to stay, clearing out the bottom drawer of underutilised sex toys before Daniel's parents show up with some boxes) (also there's the photo that Daniel stole off the fridge when he first left Max, folded into a notebook in his top drawer).

Anyway they end up buying the karting track in Perth that they visit at the very end of the fic, and Daniel doesn't have any money to invest in it but Max still makes them co-owners because they're starting their life together and sharing shit now. And [immigration stuff hand wave because they're married and trying again] Max moves out to Perth on a pretty permanent basis and moves into the flat that comes with the track, and Daniel to all intents and purposes stays there 99% of the time but his permanent toothbrush and not his visitor toothbrush is the one at his mum and dad's (AT FIRST) because he is scared it will all go wrong again.

Spoiler it does not go wrong again

Anyway Daniel gets to mentor young drivers in a smaller version of his rl karting scheme and he fucking loves it, like working with kids and teenagers and karting and running his own place with Max makes him come alive again and he's just loving it. And Max never stops thinking about that young carers charity, and he runs regular events for young carers to come and kart and he aggressively raises funds for the charity and for one at home in the Netherlands that partners with the track Victoria runs. And he goes to the Christmas tree stand in the shopping centre every Christmas to buy presents for the kids.

And: Max figures out he loves e-sports. He gets to stream and be really fucking great at it, and Daniel starts small with a range of t-shirts based off of the karting track and because people like Scotty come and do instagram stuff at the track and in his shirts they start to take off in their own way too.

Basically at first they're not very good at the things they need to be very good at (talking about shit and admitting when they're feeling sad/bad/mad etc instead of pretending everything's fine) but it's okay because they just want to be together and find a life for themselves that isn't so sad and they both just want to be happy. And neither of them are strangers to fighting for what they want, it just got lost somewhere under the weight of everything else.

[befuddledcinnamonroll]

Last P10L day! It's funny, to think of how so many people were complaining about the episode number when it was first announced. But with how chaotic my life has been this year, I have really valued having this stable little consistent show for as long we did.

I'm going to miss it.

I honestly don't know if I can think of another couple who portrays comfort, safety, and contentedness like these two.

I think it's especially meaningful for me as an introvert like Wine, as I am very aware of just how much it takes for someone to get our walls down like this.

Ok, see, this is why Faifa is so great! He's being over the top, but also he knows it, and checks in to make sure Wine is ok with it. Self-awareness and consideration in one man!

Lolol, why do I feel like Junior improvised the biting?

They are so soft and sweet. And they talk openly about everything. Oh, I love them so much.

Yes, we love the friend love appreciation!

This show did lean a little hard into the "romantic love can fix everything" trope, so I'm glad we're remembering to pay homage to how important friends are.

Heh, Fai and Yotha's brotherly similarity coming through in the boyfriend obsession arena.

God, Emi is so cute.

I wish we had gotten a touch more time with these two.

Klao! You have no friends, you are in no position to be picky!

Also if he had touched Gun, Wine, or Arm that way, he would have lost a hand. Pond gets points for being chill.

Gah, these two make my brain short circuit with the smallest of gestures.

I'm glad we'll get some Aou in Ex-Morning to keep us going, but it's going to be so hard to wait for more AouBoom time.

Have I said how much I adore Fai calling Gun "Puppy"?

Oh, this little group of idiots. There's no way this proposal goes to plan.

Arm: Makes casual joke about traditional dancing. Those of us who watched Peaceful Property: Waaaahhhhh!!!! 😭

Lol, I like the acknowledgment that Arc and Pond are older, and already working, and literally don't have the capacity to get so worked up over little things anymore.

Oh, they are all so dumb. But very lovable.

Total disaster! But it is the meaning of it all that matters.

Also props to Junior for his hand acting here.

Boom does pull off a flower crown very well.

Look at that pretty, pretty man.

Gah, I wish I could find the kissing stuff cuter, but I'm just personally not a fan of public pressure around intimacy.

Have we talked yet about how good JJ looks with long hair?

Ok, this is cute with Wa and Klao, but in real life kids - this is terrible thinking. "Oh they'll change once we're dating/married/have kids" will never ever pay dividends in the real world.

That said, AouBoom can do no wrong, and I am feeling all the lovely flutteries from their line deliveries.

AouBoom, never letting an opportunity go by to cement their status as the horny kings of GMMTV

That tent gonna be rockin'!

Oh, I am so glad they included this!

To be clear, I never hated Yotha, I just needed him to make some sort of effort towards his brother. He had shown he was capable of doing so, he changed massively to be with Gun, and I just wanted some acknowledgment that he valued Fai, and wanted to be a source of support to him. And we're finally getting it!

We are pausing for a moment of Force waist appreciation...

I like how they are representative of how even longer term couples need to take the time to reassure and show their appreciation and love for each other.

I got a bit distracted by my annoyance with Yotha this last section of episodes, but I do have to say that Perth & Santa have absolutely nailed their roles.

And I am so impressed by their level of chemistry, right off the bat.

Oh, this is a much better framing than the idea of fixing someone.

And it's much more accurate to what a good relationship can bring to your life.

Oh damn, show, you know I am weak for under-the-shirt hand slides!

Our blue boys in their blue space.

This was such a cute, low stress series. Not game-changing, not epic, but just comforting and enjoyable. And I know there will always be those who deride content like that, but there is value in a myriad and diversity of offerings, even if it includes things that are not someone's personal preference.

Aw, the bts stuff is cute. Omg, Ploy having to stand on something to be in frame with Ohm, lolol. And...it's over.

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GMM2025 Lineup Game

Rules: write your thoughts on all the gmmtv series pilots released today (or just the ones you plan to watch) and tag any 3 (or more! or less!) ppl whose thoughts you wanna know about!

thank you for the tag @bubbalakebrome!! I actually was writing out my thoughts for @ranchthoughts and thought this was the perfect opportunity to put em up in public too! I'm very fried from exam stuff so if these are poorly worded please forgive me <3

'dee,' you may ask, 'which of these shows are you going to watch?' no idea. I watch stuff after it's done airing, and I'm not sure how much time I'll have next year. still, if I have a positive impression of a show I'm very likely to watch it, so take that as you will!

Dare You to Death - joongdunk: it's....crowded? there's a lot going on, and it feels kind of like they mashed together two separate ideas they had for shows? but I love shows with guns because I get to kill people in my fics so LMAO!! also joongdunk are cool

Head 2 Head - seakeen and surfjava: deeply ambivalent to the actors and I've never seen them before, the plotline seems fine enough but not really my kind of thing? kind of a weird enemies to lovers I think

Burnout Syndrome - offgun + gundew(?): fascinating stuff happening here!! however. unfortunately. I don't really care. offgun are not my thing and the plot doesn't really intrigue me, it just feels dark and edgy in a way that's not my style. gun in black lipstick was something though!!

I Love A Lot of You: LIKE… OKAY GUYS… CAN WE LEAVE THE ABLEISM?? anyway. het show so I wasn't really paying attention, also has kind of split personality disorder but I'm not sure how well gmm will handle it based on their track record? anyway nanon's in it but shrug

Whale Store XOXO - milklove and junemewnich: .........shrug? sorry yuri fans I'm very ambivalent to this one, it feels like fluff the way 23.5 was fluff? not a high school gl at least! I might end up watching this, but I'm not on the edge of my seat for it

Only Friends season 2 - earthmix, ohmleng and jossgawin: INSANE. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this one because (glances at season 1)......theatre kids only friends is incredibly funny though

That Summer - winnysatang, mondryu and neomint: WINNYSATANG MAINS YAY!!! the more amnesia, but it looks interestingly done at least, and it's a jojo show and I trust him. tang being a prince is... this drama has the space to either become overdramatic fanfic or really really good and I'm desperately hoping for the latter. tang's chara is an amnesiac prince. I get to write ballroom dancing scenes. I win. mond kisses a guy which is awesome, neomint is a thing and I am deeply ambivalent to mint

My Romance Scammer - juniormark, ohmfluke: this one's concept is deeply funny to me, but the execution could vary! lowkey the energy it's giving is mame show if mame was not obsessed with blurring consent? trashy fun watch energy. also, ohmfluke doing this one is great because their most well known show is like Heavy and Serious and this one is 'I marry this guy as a gay marriage scam and fall in love'. incredible no notes. also can the actors start naming themselves fluke1, fluke2, ohm1, ohm2

Melody of Secrets - forcebook: YES. YESSSS. THIS ONE'S FOR ME. LITERALLY FOR ME. CLASSICAL MUSIC, HORROR ESQUE PLOT, SEMI MURDER, ESTABLISHED GAY PEOPLE, MAYBE MISTAKEN IDENTITY? INCREDIBLE NO NOTES. also forcebook are like, solid actors for me so yay no issues there! I want my blorbos in incredible angst STAT

Love You Teacher - perthsanta: perth's character is just a dick to kids for no discernable reason. amnesia. age regression????

Mu-Te-Luv - multiple pairings (seven I think?) gay ones are ohmleng and seakeen: I'm usually pretty chill with anthology style shows, they're fun enough! jamie's in this one and AHEM CLEARS THROAT I LOVE JAMIE JUTAPICH!!! so. the chances of me watching this are low simply because of my backlog, but it looks interesting enough! also there's ladyboy (I hope that's the right term) characters, and I don't know how good the representation is gonna be but it's there! neo is one of them (??)

Cat for Cash - firstkhao: this is just firstkhao get paid to flirt and play with cats the series, and honestly good for them!! a little supernatural element ie first can hear cats' thoughts, which I'm curious where that will go? but overall very low stakes show, seems like the kind of thing I'd binge in a day. firstkhao are fun. I hope people are capable of being normal about a low stakes show heart emoji. I personally think it's a chill watch but I'm not bouncing off walls excited. first is handsome though

Girl Rules - namtanfilm, milklove, viewmin: high heat messy drama shows I prefer to watch in gifs and skipped around eps, but we love messy lesbian representation always!! view plays a straight (soon to figure out she's not so straight) girl which I think is kind of funny. I hope they make out a lot

Boys in Love - papangpodd, lukemick, astonchokun: hello there, obligatory gmmtv high school show! I'm pretty happy with this one, because the actors are all actually young I'm pretty sure and they're all new so it's a nice start for them, very classic. I don't know any of them. papangpodd are there, and as soon as papang appeared I started crying loud and violent tears because I am deeply and unambiguously in love with him. I hope he commits hr violations on school grounds

My Magic Prophecy - jimmysea, teefranc: it's a doctor x psychic, and it feels like a vice versa but not really. the trailer was kind of boring in the sense of composition and scene choices and such. forced proximity trope, which I sometimes do not really like so this one is on thin ice. no idea who the side pairing are yay

A Dog and A Plane - taynew, marcpoon: banger cast!! I haven't seen taynew in anything yet I don't think? but I've heard good things? marc is my beloved, of course. the plot is incredibly interesting at first look, though the cheating thread kind of bothers me? whether it will win out over my enjoyment of the rest of the trailer is yet to be decided. judgement's still out on this one

Me and Thee - pondphuwin, perthsanta: overdramatic spoiled rich kid pond who is obsessed with lakorns x photographer phuwin. incredibly hilarious dynamic. I enjoy pondphuwin, and I enjoy rich kids who grow. seems interesting for sure

Wu - skynani (bl or bromance? unclear): they really looked at the skynani popularity, said bet filmed one (1) scene and stuck it in the lineup. good for them! I hope they kiss! there's golden thread of fate involved, which is fun. I don't want to watch if it's bromance though, my backlog yearns to be freed as is

Ticket to Heaven: RELIGIOUS TRAUMA AND INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA CATHOLIC EDITION THE SHOW????? FROM G4???? WILD STUFF. WIIIILD. I'm very excited for this one, it seems there's heavy topics so hopefully they're dealt with well. g4 will slay I know already. religious imagery goes hard in fanfic if literally nothing else. I will probably cry with this one. I will still watch it. I was also informed that gem went to a catholic high school. fun!

Tagging: @winnysatang @jojotichakorn @lamonnaie @pondphuwin @jjsanguine @cornflowershade! apologies if any of you have been tagged before <3

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Gmmtv 2025 Thoughts Tag Game

Rules: write your thoughts on all the gmmtv series pilots released today (or just the ones you plan to watch) and tag any 3 (or more! or less!) ppl whose thoughts you wanna know about!

I was tagged by the sweet @cryingatships and I agree on most of what they said, too, over here! Thank you, Miu!!

Dare You to Death: I'm not a big fan of a police procedural drama PLUS romance. I need it to be one or the other. I don't think this is for me at all...

Head 2 Head: Okay, so this is the first of the trailers this year that's vaguely connected to magic. Where did the vision of the future come from? What did it mean? Why does someone always have to die? Honestly I will wait for the actual trailer to come out to decide if it's for me or not, because I'm not that sold with this one.

Burnout Syndrome: OffGun just can't go wrong with any series, honestly. As mentioned by @cryingatships, Gun with makeup looks very very pretty, so good for him. Off seems very annoying, so I am looking forward to his redemption arc in some way, and Dew is a very interesting addition to the couple. Since this is the team from Not Me, I'm quite confident this will be good, so I will be surely watching.

I Love "A Lot Of" You: I am sure there is a lot to say about Multiple Personalities Disorder and hopefully this romance series will treat the discussion better than some thrillers have done before, but this is just not something I would watch at all, sorry to the straight people in the audience. (which brings us to)

Whale Store xoxo: this is for the girlies!! Milk keeps playing relatable characters (until she decides to eat cat food???????) and Manic-Pixie-Dream-Girl Love is there to save everyone's day, so I'm pretty sure this will be cute and I will watch it.

Only Friends: Dream On: "Dream on" is what I will say to whoever tells me to watch this one, because unfortunately the only thing that I liked in season 1 was the dynamic between First, Khaotung, and Book's characters, and now that they're gone I will not watch more of other people trying to sleep with each other for nothing, ughhh, I'm tired. Not even one demisexual in sight. (I'm kidding, this was a joke)

That Summer: I'm not going to lie, this looks like a cute show to watch during summer, and Satang and Winny finally having their own main couple show is a win. I think I'll be watching this one.

My Romance Scammer: I am glad that everyone can get married in Thailand, which means that everyone can also get divorced and these series can happen. Unfortunately I do not care about this one in particular, and I'm mad because they keep underutilising Junior in the comedy department when he was the funniest person in CMTH and needs to be cast in a roadtrip buddy comedy of sorts as well as multiple couple romance dramas, thank you very much. Next.

Melody of Secrets: oh this one looks So Good, actually. I love me some well written interesting horror sometimes, and ForceBook and Jan will definitely carry the show well!

Love You Teacher: Perth's character hating kids and teaching in primary school needs to change careers or to change his stance on pedagogy because kids these days are BRUTAL. Either way this series is weird and silly, and it's made by the same team as Peaceful Property so I don't care about what any of you say, I'll watch it. It's also going to make people cry, knowing Dome at this point.

Mu Te Luv: it might be interesting to watch if you like how magic and superstition is portrayed in Thailand, maybe?? Unfortunately that is too many people in one show and I'm already tired. Not for me, sorry.

Cat for Cash: this is the funniest premise ever. Kitty Magic, even. No need to be a virgin, but a cat lady has to die on you, apparently. I am seated and I can't wait to see all the cat food sponsorships kitties!!!

Girl Rules: Only GirlFriends. I will watch at least the first two episodes because I am loving NamtanFilm in Pluto, but I am not a fan of messy relationships if they're not well written or developed. We'll see.

Boys in Love: It feels like I've watched this trailer many times and yet I still don't know what it's about. I don't think this will be for me, but nice to see that GMMTV won't lose its yearly quota of BLs set in school.

My Magic Prophecy: More magic!!! Now, if you've been following me anywhere, you already know that I don't like angsty stuff! And I love JimmySea, but they keep acting in angsty series! This is a conspiracy against me specifically. I guess I'll watch the actual trailer and decide then.

A Dog and a Plane: My DADS. Unfortunately TayNew can't go wrong, you already know I will be watching it even if it's the trashiest thing ever because of them. Also the translators on twitter said that the original dialogue said "husband" and not "top" or "bottom" so that was weird of the official translation. Either way, I love seeing those two with their chemistry hate each other and then fall in love because for what it's worth for me, they were born to do that, thank you very much, next

Me and Thee: this seems goofy and I'm here for it. Also p'X directs it, and after Cherry Magic I can trust him for anything.

Wu: Okay, the premise can be intriguing, but I don't know much about the plot or the two actors to have a complete opinion on this. For what I know this could be better as a movie, idk.

Memoir of Rati: now, I know not everything can be I Feel You Linger In The Air, but I still love a period drama, so I will be here for it when it comes out. And finally,

Ticket to Heaven: my goodness, not the Catholic guilt, boys! (btw somebody referred to this one as an historical series when it's set in 1996 and I had to re-evaluate what I know of time itself) Anyway, no jokes. I rewatched the trailer and it gave me chills. Gemini and Fourth are amazing and this story is important!! I grew up in a Catholic environment and my own best friend once asked me what the Church thought of gay people. We were teenagers! It's unbelievable how the Scripture says that God is good and kind and Jesus says "Love everyone like you love God" and then some people take it as "Yes, but we don't like these people so we won't love them as they are" WHAT THE HELL???? LITERALLY!!!! Anyway, it is a very interesting and powerful story and I will be watching and get mad at it every week, okay bye.

That's it, 20 whole trailers! Thank you for reading until here, please let me tag some people for this little game, if they want to do it, and if you wanna talk about any of these some more I'll be happy to! :)

Tagging: @pollodigitale, @almayver, @boozles, and @theflagscene!

Have a lovely day, all! <3

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Hey There Delilah (Part 4)

Cody Rhodes x Fem OC!Reader

(Delilah Jones)

Storyline: Delilah was born and raised by the beach in L.A and grew up in a home where her parents expected her to go to Harvard & become a well known woman who marry’s a man who is a lawyer after high school. But that’s not what she wanted, She always wanted to own a boutique/flower shop & she did, once her parents discovered she wouldn’t attend college they left her to fend for herself but allowed her little sister Kinsley to visit or sleep over whenever, Her little sister always had an eye for WWE but Delilah never understood why but little did either of them know one of Delilah’s customers would become well acquainted. (Creds to @alyyaanna for helping me w the storyline)

Contents: Toxic parents, Angst, Fluff, Smut in later chapters, Based in summer 2023, Alcohol, Violence, Corruption Kink, Size Kink, ETC, Loss of Virginity, Daddy kink, Fingering, Oral sex (Creds to @alyyaanna for writing the oral sex part bc I couldn’t do it for the life of me) P in V sex, Dom!Cody

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The summer was going by slowly, Cody & Multiple of his friends would visit or hang out in the shop during the slowest of days including Delilahs childhood friend Mirabella was. She just moved back to L.A after living in new York after graduation and it had been the best time except one thing. She did not like Cody very much, Atleast Cody thought so, but to Mira she thought of him as a brother but just treated him with a lot of tough sibling love.

Today Mira sat behind the register while Lilah wrapped up a few bouquets until Cody, Randy, Seth & Jey walked in with lunch while Kinsley just made her way down to grab something, Lilah smiled and scampered over to Cody “You brought lunch? You didn’t have too I was just about t-“ he shook his head and gave her a quick kiss “Can’t keep coming in without some sort of treats that’s rude.” Mira rolled her eyes muttering “Your face is rude.” Causing Seth to giggle before Lilah smiled shaking her head

“I haven’t seen you guy’s in a while how are you?” Randy shrugged shoving his hands in his pockets “Been on the road for a little bit, Now we gotta start getting ready to go to another summer slam in Perth Australia” Lilah got a little nervous hearing about this after last weeks mishap that Mira knows a little to much about but Cody butted in “I was just about to ask, we’re getting a vila and stuff and I didn’t wanna leave you by yourself again so why don’t you, Mira & Kinsley come with?”

Lilah smiled a little bit & fiddled with her fingers “I’m sure we’d love to come with, right Mira?” Mirabella was zoned out for a minute looking at Randy but quickly nodded her head getting up to go into the backroom to go out with kinsley while Cody smiled and wrapped his arms around Lilah while the guys got tuned into a separate conversation “You look so goddamn pretty today angel.” She became flustered and nodded her head nervously which made him chuckle and run his hand through her hair, Lilah was so disgustingly attracted to Cody that anytime he touched her whether it were out if pure lust or innocence she would overstimulate herself anytime she felt those things like that time at church & he knew.

Mainly because she’d whimper and tell him she felt certain things and that’s when Cody would need to take her somewhere private just to she her get off & crying about how he makes her feel good. Cody hummed gripping her waist and that’s when she stood up on her tippy toes to mumble whatever needed to be said in his ear before he snuck her off upstairs into the apartment and took her to her bedroom, She laid down and moved her legs around while he moved her dress up and stared directly at her “what’s the matter baby use your words, I know you can sweet thing.” He teased her while she cried out squeezing her thighs together from all of the feelings she had in her tummy & what was in between her legs “f-feel funny Cody please!” She whined pawing at his arm while he smiled watching her react in such a way, he ran his hands up her thigh “Look at you baby, ‘bout to cum and I haven’t even touched you yet.” He teased while she cried into her hand nodding while he rubbed his finger over her clothed pussy making her cry and move around “Cody please!”

He smiled and leaned up to kiss her “Princess your overwhelming yourself relax.” She whined and tried calming down until Cody got back down & took off her panties “Cod-What are you doing?” He shrugged and laid his tongue flat against her clit before Cody held her thighs tightly into his massive hands after he tossed her undies to the side, he growled when he took a glance at her slick wet folds and traced them with his middle finger. He licked her gathered juices off his hand and smirked "sweet....just like i imagined..."

He layed feathery kisses on her inner thighs while maintaining eye contact and kissed her clit then licked a long stride making her whimper and squirm under him. He pushed his thick middle finger into her folds and groaned at how tight she felt "fuck..." he pushed a second finger in and scissored her clit while he licked her clean not wasting a drop of her sweet nectar

She whined and moved under him trying to free herself from his hands and at least get a look of his face He pinned her back down slightly choking her and shoved his tongue into her pussy making her see stars and shake in pleasure before she started cumming and covering her face while cody was busy lapping up whatever he could before getting up to go get her a new pair of panties and clean her up before lying down next to her “how do you feel angel?” She whined out in response before rolling over to face him “ ‘m feeling tingly..” he chuckled and pressed a kiss against her cheek “that’s normal princess don’t worry.” She smiles and flopped her head on the pillows while Cody got up “Gonna go close up the shop for you and then I’ll be back okay?” She lazily nodded and closed her eyes diving into sleep while Cody went downstairs.

Mira raised an eyebrow behind the register “Wheres lila-“ He smiled “napping, gonna close up the shop for the day since she’s very tired” the guys looked over and squinted while SETH started talking “Wait a goddamn minute she wasn’t tired 40 minutes ago.” Cody glared as he flipped the open sign “Well she is now,” Mira gagged in the background while Randy got off the phone “Flights tonight at 11 so I’d recommend we all get home and start packing.” Cody hummed leaning against the door “I already have my stuff ready just gonna spend my few hours packing lilahs stuff & Helping Kinsley.” She peeked out from the boutique “Where are we going?” She questioned while Mira started leaving to get her stuff “Australia. You’ll like it there it’s fun” Jey smiled while she squealed and ran upstairs as everyone left.

After a a long few hours of Cody picking up Lilah & Kinsley after getting his belongings, Going to the airport with everyone, flying all the way to australia which took almost an entire night & Day they finally got there, Everyone was completely jet lagged & were just glad the event didn’t start until tomorrow, They all got to a rented out Vila where they would be staying and decided to rest for most of the day. Lilah sat in a bathing suit completely knocked out by the pool while Cody did the same but with her thighs as a pillow while Rhea came outside & quietly nudged Cody awake holding a plate of food and staying as quiet as possible for Lilah’s sake “Made some food thought you two might want some?” He sat up nodding before taking the plate which was filled with shrimp alfredo & set it on the poolside tables while Rhea smiled “How’s she holdin’ up? She like it here?” Cody rubbed his eyes nodding before clearing his throat still waking up “Yeah she is, Just super tired & getting used to the time difference, she’s really excited just really sleepy.” He looked over towards Lilah who was completely knocked out “We were gonna go swimming and just as I started putting sunscreen on her she was out like a light.��� Rhea laughed quietly nodding while patting his shoulder “That time difference will definitely take awhile to get used to.” She smiled and walked back inside while Cody stretched a bit and laid back down against her thigh massaging it a bit “Sweetheart wake up”

Lilah whined a bit before stirring awake and rubbing her eyes “How long was I out for?” She grumbled before sitting up and stretching her back a bit “Like an hour or 2, not too long.” He smiled while pointing at the plate of freshly made food “Rhea made us lunch incase we were hungry.” She smiled “We can share yeah?” He nodded his head in response and started to eat with her and just take it easy. Once they were finished Lilah got up to clean the dish while Cody went to go take a shower, Mira walked over to Lilah & smiled “You excited to be here?” She nodded her head which made Mirah smile even more before addressing the elephant in the room “So, You & Cody? What are you two exactly?” Lilah furrowed her brows as she thought about it and looked over at her “I actually dunno, It’s never really been addressed.” Mira raised an eyebrow and placed a hand on her hip “So your telling me your letting this bleached ass white boy fin-“ Lilah widened her eyes and covered Mira’s mouth “Shh!! Nobody needs to know!!” Mira rolled her eyes laughing against her hands before pushing them away from her face “Lilah cmon’ EVERYONE knows he’s going down on you.” Lilahs face went ghost pale & started panicking but Mira calmed her down “We just don’t care. If he’s doing all of that for you then good for you. You need the dick.” Lilah scrunched her face “Language.” Mira smiled playfully “And i’m not even getting THAT. I’m still virgin, I’m just saving myself?” Mira gave her a look “Girl- Okay.” Lilah rolled her eyes smiling before leaning against the counter “I’m gonna go up to my room & unpack now.” Mira hummed “Yeah okay. You go ‘unpack’” Lilah smiled and walked off upstairs to her & Cody’s shared room and started taking stuff out of her suitcase humming a bit before actually thinking to herself about Cody’s relationship with her.

Cody got out of his shower already semi dressed & Saw Lilah organizing her clothes smiling “Hi princess, What’cha doing?” She perked up and looked over at him “Cody what are we?” She randomly blurted out and widened her eyes quickly putting her hand over her mouth while Cody chuckled walking a little closer “What do you think we are Angel?” He hummed and moved her hand “I dunno..” he smiled smugly “Well what would you want us to be sweet girl? Hm?” He rested his hands right against her hips while she started stuttering over her words “What is it baby? You wanna be mine? Want me to make you my only girl huh?” He whispered and pressed her up against the bed grinning while she started pressing her thighs together nodding “No I want you to say it Angel, go on, Say it, Say i’m yours sweetheart.” He kissed her neck a little bit grinding his crotch up against hers while she started whining and squirming “Y-Your..Your m-mine” she croaked while he smiled and bit her neck a little bit before pushing his hand into her bikini bottoms making her gasp & buck her hips “C-Cody I think I want m-more.” She blurted out which made him look at her “Yeah baby? You want more? More what huh?” She knew exactly what he wanted her to say & she teared up in pleasure while he started fingering her in the process “Want my cock sweet girl? Go on baby, I can’t give you what you want until you start using your words sweetheart, say you want my cock angel c’mon” she whined as he curled his fingers in her pussy and started going faster “W-Want your c-cock!” She cried out.

Cody grinned and kissed her in a sloppy manner while pulling his pants off along with her panties, Lilah hitched her breath the minute he started tapping his dick against her clit, He tangled his hand into her hair and kissed her “It’s gonna hurt for a little bit alright princess?” She nodded as her eyes became glossed over and leaned her head back moaning once he pushed himself inside of her, there was a slight sting & let out a breathy sigh while Cody waited for a moment while entangling his hands into hers, Once she nodded in approval he started taking slow thrusts & letting out quiet grunts before tugging off her top & tugging on her nipples “Taking Daddy’s cock so fucking good sweetheart.” He moaned into her neck as the pain started fading away for her & soon turning into an overwhelming amount of pleasure, Lilah’s guilt set in for a little bit for not waiting for marriage like she was expected too but she also didn’t at the same time. Her legs wrapped around Cody’s hips & bit onto her lip whining once he started making his thrusts faster & sloppier, Lilah bit the back of her hand to suppress any noise which made Cody smirk and started to pull out but she shook her head begging but soon let out a loud moan once he harshly thrusted back inside and moving a hand away from hers to tease her clit.

Lilah started shaking and tapping his back “Cody ‘m gonna-“ he hummed and held her face “Gonna cum princess? Yeah? Gonna cum all over my fucking cock huh? Make me yours?” She whined nodding her head vigorously and moan against his neck before while he smiled wrapping his hand around her throat while grinding his cock directly inside of her cunt before she let out another loud moan and try pulling him further inside of her “D-Daddy!!” She squeaked out before cumming and scratching at his back leaving very visible marks before he pulled out and quickly came all over her stomach groaning. He rolled off of her and held her close letting her rest and leaving a kiss against her temple “You did so amazing angel, so goddamn good for me.” He muttered while playing with her hair before she noticed a few scratches on his arms “Oh no..I’m sorry! I-I wasn’t paying attention!” She blabbered tracing her fingers over the scratches barely sitting up while he shrugged looking over into the mirror sitting in front of the bed “Well I’m yours aren’t I angel?” She nodded shortly before he kissed her “I love you princess, I do, you should know this.” He mumbled against her lips before picking her up and carrying her into their bathroom to have her take a bubble bath.

Meanwhile downstairs Mira sat in the kitchen with Seth nodding slowly “I’m not trippin right? We both heard that?” He laughed while everyone was luckily outside at the pool “How the hell did a girl with the innocence of a literal puppy who goes to church every Sunday & pray AND read the bible 24/7 manage to loose her virginity before I do?” Seth shrugged laughing before pulling out juice from the fridge “Because you haven’t found your person yet.” Mira looked outside watching Randy teaching Kinsley how to do a proper dive and smile softly “I think I did.” Mira and Seth watched as Cody came downstairs dressed and retrieving fruit for Lilah while she took her bath Cody felt like he was being watched and looked over at the two while seth pointed out his very light arm scratches while Mira got distracted staring at Randy “Nice scratches.” Cody flipped off Seth while putting a variety of fruit into a bowl “Dude shut up.” Seth laughed while Cody made his way upstairs.

The next day it was time for yet another Summer Slam event, Cody had a match against Brock & had Lilah & Mirah sit with Samantha outside of the ring and already addressed there would be NO table smashing while Lilah was there. The boys were out into the ring as the match just started and Mirah let out a laugh as she saw very clear nail scratches displayed around his back & Arms while Lilah covered her mouth in shyness “Way to fucking go Lilah! That’s what I’m talkin’ about!” Mira nudged her arm while Cody slammed Brock into the ground part of the ring and directly pointed at his back to show off that he was clearly taken before continuing off his match against Brock.

Eventually he won & everyone met up backstage to get ready to celebrate & go out somewhere But Cody quickly approached Lilah smiling “What’d you think angel?” She smiled and kissed his cheek before hugging him “You did amazing Codes! I just didn’t like watch you getting hit.” She giggled while he shrugged “Yeah well, Had to take some in order to win.” He smiled before pressing a kiss against her lips and clearing his throat “I have something to give you sweet girl.” He dug through his suit he changed into and gave her a pretty little ring “It’s a promise ring, ‘got it for you before we flew out here when I had the time.” She smiled widely and put it on and gave him a kiss.

Lilah knew deep inside this is the man she wanted to merry whether it took time or not Cody was all she wanted, no matter what she knew he would have a future with him & absolutely looked forward to it.

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Mr and Mrs Ricciardo

summary: Daniel and Sophie get married

warnings: fluff

August 2019

Was she nervous yes but it wasn’t for reasons you might think. Sophie wasn’t nervous to marry Daniel because he was her best friend, and she loved him like nothing else. What Sophie was nervous about was being the centre of attention she usually ended up tripping herself or doing something weird and that was the last thing she needed the day of her wedding. They were getting married in Perth it felt right to her and Daniel see as it was the place they fell in love. She had gone back to stay at her parents for the night choosing to get ready in the home she grew up in. While Daniel decided he would go back to his parents leaving their home empty for the night.

                                         The morning of the wedding out of everyone in the house Sophie was the first awake she never was one who could sleep when she was excited. It would be another hour or so before she’d have to start getting ready, so she decided to just make something small to eat knowing her stomach didn’t feel like anything, but she needed to eat. As she sat at the counter and ate the food there were many thoughts running through her head, she couldn’t believe that after fifteen years her and Daniel were getting married. In many ways it was just another way to celebrate their love because they had already made their promises to each other but being able to stand in front of all their friends and family today and tell them how lucky she was to have Daniel excited her. She thinks back to the shy fifteen-year-old girl who was too scared to say yes to him at first because she couldn’t understand why a boy in school was interested in her she thought he had to be messing with her. Though when Daniel was persistent with taking her out, she realised he wasn’t messing with her. She’s lucky she’s so lucky she thinks.

                                          Her parents joining her in the kitchen breaks her out of her train of thoughts. “Sophie your up early are you okay” her mother asks concernedly as her father walks over to the kettle. “Morning mam morning dad yeh I’m all good I just couldn’t sleep” she replies. “Excitement” her father adds. Sophie just looks at her parents confusedly. “Even as a little girl you could never sleep the night before something big like a school trip or going on holidays” her mother explains, now Sophie understood what they had been getting at. “What times everyone getting here at” her mum asks “The bridesmaids should be here soon around ten and then makeup and hair will arrive around half ten” the bride answers her mother. “There’s still time to run then if you want” her father jokes knowing full well that if there is one thing guaranteed that is Daniel and Sophie will get married. “Ha-ha very funny dad” she laughed along with her mother.

                                           If you were to ask her parents, they were over the moon she was marrying Daniel. He is an amazing person, and they couldn’t have wished for anyone better to be with their daughter. They had two sons after Sophie, but Daniel was already like a third son to them he had been that way for a long time. Marriage or not they knew Sophie and Daniel would spend the rest of their lives together and Daniel would forever be part of their family no matter what. Daniel’s parents Joe and Grace would have to agree with Clara and Damien. Ever since Daniel introduced Sophie to them, they knew she’d be part of the family. Having a daughter already Sophie quickly became a second daughter to them.  Knowing Daniel and Sophie were going to spend the rest of their lives with one another just made them ecstatic.

                                     Half ten wasn’t long coming around and the bridesmaids were either getting their make up or their hair done then it would be sophies mom and then her. She didn’t have many bridesmaids just two of her long-time friends and Daniels sister. For Sophie his sister Michelle was already like a sister to her growing up in a house with only brothers Sophie always wished for a sister and when she met Daniel that’s what Michelle became to her. The two of them were very close almost as if they had known each other their whole lives. Sophie sat there on the couch taking in the joyous atmosphere she was getting really excited now. That’s when the doorbell went. Her brother Connor spoke up “I’ll get it” “first thing you did all morning” her other brother Neil said making the whole room erupt with laughter at the two brothers sarcasm towards one another. “It’s for the bride” Connor sing songed as he walked back into the living room with a bouquet of roses a small box and an envelope. The minute she saw the roses she knew it was from Daniel. Giggling a bit knowing neither one of them lived up to the promise of not getting each other anything. She opened the small box to see an engraved keying saying Mrs Ricciardo. She could feel her eyes welling up anyone who didn’t know her would probably laugh but Sophie didn’t really like jewellery so since she loved keyrings so much Daniel always got her ones for as long as she’s known him. She opened the envelope next.

                                  Soph,

Good morning I hope the nerves aren’t eating at you because we all know you’re not going to fall and if you do don’t worry, I’ll catch you like I always do. The roses are because you love them so much and I know they always make you smile but more importantly the keyring in just a couple of hours you will be Mrs Ricciardo can you believe that. I knew I wanted you to be Mrs Ricciardo since the day I met you. Keyrings have always marked special moments in our lives, so it only felt fitting to give this to you today. I’m going to keep this note short and sweet because I don’t want you to be crying to much already. But know I love you so much and I can’t wait to see you walk down the aisle. I’ll be the ruggedly handsome man at the bottom.

Love you always,

Daniel

                                                        The tears were now free falling from her face she was lucky it was only her hair done at this point because if her makeup had been done to the poor woman would have to redo it. She couldn’t help but laugh at Daniel’s note though because he knew her so well and it was evident from the note. The morning moved on swiftly with laughter and joking happening all around it wasn’t long until it was time for Sophie to get dressed. She had asked her mother to help her because there was no possible way of getting into the dress alone but more importantly it allowed for some time alone with her before she walked down the aisle. As she got into her dress and her mother zipped her up there were small amounts of chatter and laughter between the two of them. Then Sophie turned around and her mother was speechless. “Sophie my dear you look so beautiful” she said as tears welled up in her eyes. Sophie hugged her mother “Thank you mam” she replied. “I’m so happy you found a good man like Daniel to spend the rest of your life with I couldn’t wish for my little girl to end up with anyone else. It’s clear to everyone he’s the one for you. “I love you mom” she said softly smiling at her mother “I love you so much too dear now let me go get your Dad” she added. She stood looking out the window waiting for her parents to return she couldn’t believe today was the day. Her parents returned she could see that her mother still had the tears in her eyes she looked to her father, and she could see now he was also tearing up. “you look beautiful” he said quietly. “Thank you” she replied. She moves to hug her parents before it’s time to go. “you’ll always be our little girl don’t ever forget that. We love you” they say in unison. “Mom, Dad, I love you guys too”.

                                The next thing she knew they had arrived at the beach. They decided to have their wedding at coast port beach choosing to marry on the beach because the sand and water were special to the two of them and then their reception would be inside. The minute Daniel and Sophie saw the venue they fell in love with it and knew it was for them. She could see the guests from where she was standing but she couldn’t see Daniel, yet she was still too far away. If she had her way, she would run down the aisle at this moment though she knows the bridesmaids need to go first. As she got closer to the end of the aisle, she could finally see him. In the moment she couldn’t speak. She could only see his back, but she could already tell he was smiling. In that moment her dad spoke and broke her thoughts “last time I’ll ask are you sure don’t want to run there’s a car just down the road” he joked. That made whatever nerves she had about walking in front of all these people go away as she started to laugh. “You know I’ll never run from him dad”. Just like that the music began and it was their que to start walking.

                                                                    As Sophie began her walk up the aisle with her dad, she could see the smiles on everyone’s faces. As she reached the top, she could see the smiles radiating off of her mother and Daniel’s parents. Then she saw Blake behind Daniel Blake was Daniel’s best friend from school she had known him as long as she had known Daniel. Blake was one of the first to know the two were dating it was only fitting that he was Daniel’s best man. Then almost like slow motion Daniel turned around and he was gobsmacked. The tears came running down his cheeks instantly. He knew she was beautiful everyday they were with each other she was beautiful but right now as she stood in front of him it all became so real for Daniel, he was finally getting the chance to marry his best friend.

                                             The ceremony had been a blur for Sophie she kept getting lost in Daniel’s eyes. It was not until the celebrant said it was time for the vows that Sophie realised, she hadn’t really been listening that made her giggle which ultimately made Daniel giggle. They agreed awhile back they would write their own vows to each other therefore it was time for Daniel to speak. “Soph to this day I am so grateful you were moved in maths class because it gave me the opportunity to talk to you. Though you did not make it easy for me basically giving me the cold shoulder, but I suppose maybe you didn’t want to get in trouble again. Anyways I’m so glad you gave me a chance because I wouldn’t be me if I hadn’t have fallen in love with you. That day when we were at the carnival, and you gave that little girl the teddy because she couldn’t win one that’s when I knew I’d spend the rest of my life with you. I promise the love you till the day I die in sickness and in health. I promise to never stop laughing with you and finding new ways to fall in love with you. Finally, because I am getting a little teary eyed here, I promise to always pursue you, to fight for you and to love you unconditionally and wholeheartedly for the rest of my life.” Daniel finished his vows.

                                                             Next it was sophies turn she was nervous she had to admit not because of Daniel but because she was the worst public speaker ever and considering she was already emotional she wasn’t sure how well she’d do here. That’s when she felt the squeeze of her hand Daniel did that to remind her that he was there and with her. “Daniel, Danny I have to start by apologizing because if I could’ve looked into the future and saw this one, I would’ve talked to you sooner and I would’ve said yes, the first time you asked me out. You are my rock somehow you always know how I’m feeling even when I don’t.  you manage to make me laugh even when I don’t want to.  I knew I’d spend the rest of my life with you when it became so easy to be myself around you so quickly as you know not everyone gets to see that goof, Sophie. Dan, I promise to spend the rest of my life loving you till death do us part in sickness and in health. I promise to always try and make you laugh. I promise to stand by you and your decisions no matter what. I love you today I’ll love you tomorrow and the rest of my life. The rest of the ceremony was a blur and before the two of them knew it they were walking down the aisle as Mr and Mrs Ricciardo.

                                                              The rest of the night went so fast they spent it with the people they loved most. Toasts were made each of them being welcomed into each other’s families though if you knew them you knew that that was already the case. They drank and ate good food and before they knew it was time for the first dance. They danced to Bless the Broken Road which their friend Rob sang for them. It was a slow dance but to the couple it meant everything because it was the first song they danced to at their formal. It only seemed fitting too since they were both country music addicts. As they could have predicted moths ago later into the night when they were tipsy, they got the cowboy hats out and had a real good dance along. To see their family and friends so happy made Daniel and Sophie so happy and no doubt the wedding would be a night no one would forget.

                                                               As the party died down the married couple snuck off to their room to spend some much-needed time together. “Come here Mrs Ricciardo” Daniel said happily beckoning her over to his arms. She embraces him tightly “Mrs Ricciardo sounds good, and this feels good” She replies. “You were so beautiful today” “You were more handsome” she joked that brought a laugh from Daniel one thing he learnt in all the years he had been with Sophie she didn’t know how to reply when he complimented her he usually made her go red faced she always blamed it  on her shyness. The two stood there for a while just embracing each other the day had been so hectic they barely had any time for each other. “Oh, hey thanks for the keyring it meant a lot” she spoke. “Anything for you darling. Thank you for the cufflinks” he replied. “I love you” she said looking up at him smiling. He smiled back down at her before saying “I love you too”. They spent the rest of the night just being with each other and sharing their love for one another.

Hii I hoped to have gotten this out sooner but college got in the way. Anyways this is probably the longest fic I've ever written so I hope you enjoy it. As always please do send in some asks

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Getting ready for bed and then you drop another Holy Ground fic, it’s like my birthday and Christmas all in one. Once again I have thoughts and I’m typing these out as I read so they might not be the most polished

- is this crash meant to be a worse version of Silverstone or a diff race? Lewis seems to have caused but if it was Silverstone, Ellie wouldn’t have to pay £12k to fly out, she’d just drive. Since Max is out of commission for at least six weeks and says that the season is done, it can’t be the start of the season. Based off that and the price of the ticket I’m guessing it’s Las Vegas since that’s a night race and “the waiting room is a ghost town at 2:30 in the morning”. That said, if GP called Ellie at 3am, it’d be late morning in the UK and Ellie talks about the flight being “this morning” so idk if my theory stands ignore all of that, you literally state that “Qatar is in five days” and Max says “I am of course paying top dollar for this, Ellie, and I think in America they like that in their hospitals-“ and Las Vegas is immediately followed by Qatar SO I WAS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME ROUND YIPPEE but I literally would’ve answered my own question about what year Holy Ground takes place in if I just had some patience and read the whole thing first lmao

- when did GP become Max’s emergency contact/next of kin? Is Ellie also an emergency contact?

- when Max starts asking for mummy, is he floaty or regressed or in a weird concussed state?

- did Christian (🤢) suspect anything beforehand? And did he know that Max wasn’t actually asking for Sophie? Will he be his typical scumbag self and hold this above Max and GP?

- does the crash provoke a serious-ing of the relationship with more commitments? Unfortunately three people can’t get married all to each other but I imagine such a crash would make them want to reaffirm their love and commitment to each other

- “To face Raymond and Jos, making clear their places in Max's life.” 👀👀 are they going to make it VERY clear what kind of position they have? And what kind of position Max has in their lives? What kinds of positions Max gets into for them?

- I’m a Dirlie (gender neutral) at heart so since this is the 2025 calendar, does this mean Daniel’s not on the grid and he has to watch this from his farm in Perth? How does he react/cope with it?

Thank you for another wonderful story!! I am metaphorically kissing you very intensely on the cheek

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Waking up to an ask like this literally made my day, btw!!!!

I'm so so so glad that you enjoyed, thank you for the cheek kissy 😚 as a side note I need to be soppy and say your asks make me so excited, it's so lovely when people are enthusiastic and ask questions about fic, I love to talk about them so so much! ❤️💙❤️

So! GP becomes Max's emergency contact immediately after he and Kelly break up, in my head she asks him to change it or something and GP seems like the safest option to Max. It's just GP, but Eloisa is down as an alternate phone number in his HR file.

Christian is so self absorbed he doesn't even notice, just waives the strangeness of Max calling his mother 'mummy' away, maybe thinks it's due to the accident. He doesn't know and won't for a little while, perhaps until one of the mechanics starts to tease GP and then he's deer in the headlights.

When Max starts asking for mummy he's both a little bit high from the pain meds and also concussed, he starts to slip after hearing her voice. GP tries to re-centre him because he knows Max wouldn't like to be small in front of Christian.

Re the reaffirmation of their relationship, I think it prompts them to tell Max's family. He's the one putting himself at risk more often and he wants GP and Ellie to be involved and intertwined with his mum and sister especially.

I think regarding Raymond, he knows already that Max is spending much more time with GP and Ellie, and so it's a very simple, 'we are together'. With Jos, I think Max is honest but also shuts down any criticism. Also, Max has earned Jos' respect (ew) enough that he lets him be.

Daniel is on the farm I think! Supporting Max still!

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would you maybe ever something about pregnant!em with her hormones acting up and she genuinely feels panicked about being a mum and Dan has to calm her down?

Hope this answers your question😌

August 2023

The very last thing that Em expected to see when she checked her little used old email account was to see one from her mother. Everyone important knew her new email address, she only checked it when she needed to make sure a subscription didn’t need to be updated. The subject line Question stared at her in black and white. She should have just left it unopened. Deleted it unread from the mother who hadn’t even attended her wedding. But instead she opened it and regretted it immediately.

She knew the sensation of chills running down her spine would take an age to disappear. The fear that took over her body that her baby - the daughter she’d just learned she was carrying - would ever see an email from her and feel this way. The panic was overwhelming, Em lifting the laptop with one hand to bring it into the bedroom where Dan was packing his things to go back to London while her other hand was clutching her bump.

Are you seriously pregnant?

That was the only thing that the email said. Four words. No hello, no how are you. No “you’ve been married for four months publicly how has it been?”. One question. It was enough to make her want to cry.

Between the quick trip back to Perth for Dan’s birthday, the Silverstone chaos, the tire testing and everything that happened afterwards, Em had nearly forgotten that they’d announced her pregnancy. The news about Daniel Ricciardo becoming a dad was buried quickly thanks to him racing for Red Bull and then going back to the grid full time. Em was grateful about it, the attention drawn firmly away from her and their baby. But now that her husband was racing again and with everything that it implied, plus flying back to Perth from Italy to spend her birthday with their family and overseeing the house renovations she’d nearly forgotten that the world knew she was pregnant. She’d definitely forgotten that the world included her parents. So many people had congratulated them about their parenthood, but the last thing she’d expected was her parents to find out. But now they knew and she was terrified. The last thing she wanted was for them to ever be near Lulu.

“Emmy?” Dan’s voice silenced some of the panic.

“They know. Danny they know. They know I’m pregnant and they know it all and they didn’t even ask how I am just if I’m really pregnant and they don’t get to know Lulu.” He pulled her in for a cuddle, his hands firmly on her bump as he helped her breathe deeply.

“In-two-three-four, out-two-three-four. That’s it, Baby. Keep breathing. You’re going to be such a good mum to our Lulu. Luna Grace is going to be the most loved little girl in the world, because she’s gonna know how much her mum and dad want her. They don’t get to meet her. Ever.”

“You mean it?” Em hated the tears in her voice. Hated how she couldn’t keep herself calm because of her mother.

“I promised you that day in the hotel. I promised that I wasn’t going to let them hurt my family again. That’s you and Lulu and anyone else we’re lucky enough to meet. I promise. You don’t need to worry about it. They don’t get anywhere near you ever.”

She held onto her husband, curled up on his lap as Lulu kicked against his hand.

“I can feel her!” Dan kissed her cheek, holding on tightly. “I can feel her. She knows we’re not going to let them hurt her. Same way I won’t let them hurt you either.”

“I love you.”

“Love you too, Emmy.”

[danifesting]

So, I have read Live in Five countless times, I adore it. How do you see their lives continuing? What does their happily ever after look like, do you think? (If you have answered this before, I apologize! Please point me to where I can find it ❤️)

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you love it. It means the world to me. As for how their lives continue...

McLaren plays out the way it plays out in this universe. People are pretty suspicious that there are motives beyond Daniel's driving fueling the decision (it both is and isn't). Daniel is ready to give up but Max encouraged him to sign with Red Bull when Christian comes knocking which also follows a similar timeline to hours ending with Daniel in the Red Bull in 2025 where he does win a world championship in 2027 and then retires a hero.

Max continues to twitch stream to some level of success. They have about 1000 subscribers. They do get into sim racing and do really well with it. They still makes friends with the Team Redline boys and is on a sim team with them but their best friends are still the Mod Squad.

Max and Daniel get married the year before Daniel wins the championship. They elope in Vegas after Daniel wins the GP. Max doesn't come to every race but they're at that one and Daniel's eyes meet Max's while he's up on the podium and thinks "I can't stand not to be married to them." So they elope at a chapel in Vegas with rings that cost $25 with Christian as their witness at like 3:00 am. Their families are so mad at them but they throw a big party the next off season. (The mod squad is there).

Daniel always thought he'd split his time in retirement between Perth and LA but instead, he buys a house in Belgium not far from Max's mom and they spend their winters in Perth and their summers in Belgium. They never have kids of their own but they spoil their niblings absolutely rotten. Michelle and Victoria are ready to kill them because their children are NOT learning the meaning of the word No.

Thank you so much for asking and so much for caring about these specific versions of Max and Daniel. They're very important to me.

[dreamy625]

This rockstar life - 4.2 On the road again

Words: 3580

Content: One scene is, um, smut-adjacent

This rockstar life master list

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After three days of trying to adjust to the time change while wandering bleary-eyed around the city, and several times phoning the hotel front desk to ask what time, and what day, and, on one particularly confusing… morning?… what year, it was, Steve and Alice meet the rest of the band in the Perth Entertainment Centre car park to begin their old-school touring experience.

“So it’s me and Karla, you two, and Phylis in that one,” Joe, who always loves a clipboard, waves it in the direction of one of the grey-with-blacked-out-windows buses parked behind them, “and the rhythm section in the other. And Menschy’s going in with you when we get to Melbourne…”

Karla raises her finely plucked eyebrows in surprise, “Peter’s slumming it on a bus?”

“Yeah, I said if we had to do it, there was no way he was getting to jet around and stay in swanky hotels!”

“Great, so we get the adult supervision,” mutters Rick, sharing an eye-rolling expression with Sav.

“…and Ross’ll come in with us, also from Melbourne. So make sure you leave him a bunk free.”

“Probably piss in the sink again,” mutters Phil under his breath.

“If you’re all quite done griping, grab your stuff and let’s get loaded up.”

“YES SIR. RIGHT AWAY SIR.” The two guitarists salute and high-step their way over to the van that has brought their luggage from the hotel.

Joe shakes his head as he watches most of the group straggle off behind them, with the exception of Rick who has wandered off in the opposite direction. It’s going to be a long ten days.

At the top of the steps, Karla stops and turns around, “So, bus rules…”

“No shitting! No singing! No garlic!” chant the three boys in unison.

“And no groupies!” adds Joe, pointedly in Phil’s direction.

“Hey, I’m a respectable married man I’ll have you know.”

“Yeah, but you’re unsupervised and we know what you’re like.” Phil attempts to adopt an angelic expression. It's not very convincing.

“Bagsy next to the lounge!” calls Joe, slinging his rucksack onto the upper of two stacked bunks.

“Bagsy far away from Joe’s snoring!” laughs Phil, springing up into the one diagonally opposite.

“Since Ross isn’t here to argue, we can give him the one next to the bathroom, so I guess these are ours.” Steve turns to Alice, “Do you want the top or bottom?”

“I don’t know. I’m an only child, I’ve never even slept in a bunk bed!”

“You get more swaying at the top, but more road noise at the bottom,” Phil chips in helpfully.

“Also obviously you have to climb up and down for the top one.”

“Would that be easier for you? As you’re tall?”

“Yeah, probably.”

“Promise you won’t drop things on me though.”

“I’m promising nothing,” says Steve with a grin as he puts one foot on the steps and swings himself up with surprising grace. “Ahh, this brings back memories,” he muses, settling back on the pillow.

Alice ducks into the compartment designated her home for the duration. “Wow, they really are tiny.”

“You’re lucky we get the luxury ones these days. Back in the day, it was three bunks stacked up, not just two,” notes Phil.

“They were like actual coffins, you had to kind of slither in sideways.”

“It’s alright for you shortarses, I don’t fit in ’em whatever,” says Joe gloomily.

Everybody has now climbed in to test their chosen beds and have their heads poking out through the curtains, except for Joe who has his legs dangling out instead.

“Oh yeah, that’s another thing - watch out for Joe’s feet sticking out if you’re walking through at night.”

“I don’t want details, but how did you manage to, um, entertain groupies in these?” asks Alice.

“Ah, we were younger and bendier in those days,” reminisces Phil with a wistful expression.

“To be honest,” says Steve looking down at her with a serious expression, defending his honour, “it didn’t happen all that much. All of us crammed on the one bus, nobody wants an audience.”

“Except Phil!”

Phil flicks his middle finger in the direction of the dangling feet and disembodied voice.

Oblivious to the gesture, Joe groans, “Ugh, my back hurts already.” He drops down out of the bunk. “I’m going to find Sav, you coming?” This last part is directed at Karla, who nods and follows him out. “Soundcheck at three, don’t be late!” he calls behind him.

“And I’m going for a run,” says Phil, digging around in his duffel bag, “You’re welcome to join me?”

“Ha!” says Steve, and Alice just giggles.

Phil heads for the front of the bus, shaking his head at the laziness of his companions.

Alice twists her head to look up at Steve. “You going to be lonely up there on your own?”

Steve makes a sad puppydog face, “You can always visit for a cuddle.”

Phil’s voice comes from the front lounge, “If you’re gonna shag in there, the bottom bunk is usually less rattly. And missionary’s your best option. No room for any kinky stuff!”

“Thanks for the tip, mate." Looking back at Alice, Steve waggles his eyebrows suggestively.

“Haha, no thankyou.” She stands up and gives him a kiss. “Come on, let’s go do something Australian before soundcheck.”

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It’s 1am by the time the three artist buses (B.B. Steal’s vehicle crammed with not just the whole band and their manager, but also a number of fans of the female and scantily-clad variety) and the first of the crew buses set off on the long, long drive to Adelaide. It will be an even later departure, after completing a four-hour load-out, for the rest of the roadcrew and the eight equipment trucks. On the Joe-bus at least, with the aftereffects of jetlag and two hours of running around a sweaty stage, no one is really in the mood to party; once the shuffling up and down for teeth-cleaning and hair-brushing purposes is done, all is quiet.

Sometime later, Steve wakes from a confusing dream where he is on the High ‘n’ Dry tour but in Ozzy’s band instead of Leppard, to the muffled sound of fast breathing from somewhere on the bus. With his brain still half in 1981, his first thought is to wonder who got lucky. But then he recognises that those are not noises of ecstasy but of fear, and it’s coming from directly below him. Instantly wide-awake, he rolls out of his bunk, drops to a crouch, and yanks back the curtain of Alice’s bed. All he can see in the faint glow of the walkway lighting is a huge pair of frightened eyes above an open mouth gasping for air. He reaches in and cradles her head.

“What’s the matter?”

“Roof… too close… can’t breathe…” is all that Alice can manage.

“It’s okay. You’re okay. Just a panic attack.” With one hand each side of her face, he turns her head towards him. “Just focus on me. Now breathe in… and out… and in… and ooout… and in…” He hears someone stir and mutter in one of the other compartments, so he lowers his voice to a whisper “…aaand ooout…”

Gradually Alice’s breathing slows, and when he asks if she’s okay, she nods.

“I didn’t know you were claustrophobic.”

“Neither did I,” she replies with a wan smile. “I just woke up and felt like I was trapped, like the ceiling was coming down on me.”

“Do you want to swap? The top one might feel less of a box, because the roof slopes. Or you can share it with me?”

“Is there room?”

“Sure, you’re titchy.”

Trying to stay as quiet as possible, he helps her to climb into the upper compartment and, with a bit of shifting around, they find a way to fit around one another. Eventually Alice drifts off to sleep lulled by Steve’s steady heartbeat.

“Rise and shine matey! First stop’s in ten minutes.” Pulling back the curtain on Steve’s bunk, Joe is surprised to see not just the expected blond head but a brunette one as well. “Oops! Sorry guys, didn’t know you were… busy!” He gives a dirty chuckle.

Steve, not a morning person at the best of times, protests, “We were sleeping.”

Alice waves vaguely in Joe’s direction before putting the hand over her eyes. Lying with her head on Steve’s chest - so, given the size of the compartment, basically on top of him - had turned out to be the only arrangement that allayed the claustrophobia. It had been comforting but not exactly conducive to a good night’s sleep.

Still smirking, Joe rattles the curtain back into place and moves on to wake Phil.

“Sorry sweetie,” Alice whispers when Joe’s footsteps have receded down the bus, “this cannot have been comfy for you.”

“‘S fine. Nothing to do today but watch the scenery go by. Napping is part of the schedule. We’d better get up now though if you want to use the bathroom at the service station. Remember rule one!”

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“Why is it so fucking cold on this bus?”

Alice, who had been reading in their bunk until her boyfriend stomped into the sleeping quarters and started rifling through their luggage, answers, “Air conditioning. You’ve been complaining the last three days that it was too hot. Maybe they finally found the cold button?”

There is some unintelligible muttering from the depths of the 'junk bunk' and then, “And I can’t find a jumper.”

“Probably in the luggage bay. Didn’t think we’d need jumpers in a tin can in one of the hottest places on earth! Come on, come up here under the covers.”

Steve kicks his shoes off, clambers up into the bunk and settles into the narrow space, lying arms folded with the duvet pulled up to his chin.

“I’m so sick of being trapped in this bloody box. Flying’s bad enough, but at least it’s quicker.” He glances across at Alice, who is lying propped up on one elbow watching him with an amused expression. “What?”

Alice smiles, “You are such a spoiled brat!”

“I am not,” says Steve huffily.

“Look at you, all pouty.” She leans forward and kisses first the protruding lower lip, and then the little frowning crease between his eyebrows.

“They’re supposed to look after us properly,” he grumbles, but less vehemently.

“Because you are an artiste,” says Alice with mock seriousness.

Involuntarily, the corners of his mouth twitch up. “Yes, ackcherly.”

“Are you warmed up now?”

“Mmm? Yes, much better.” He wriggles into a slightly more relaxed position.

"And are you done being spiky?"

"Spiky? I'm not spiky. It was a justified complaint."

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Joe is woken by a loud thump and some swearing. “Everyone okay out there?” he calls.

“Yup, no problem,” comes back in an indistinct male voice. This is followed by giggling and shushing noises.

Joe squeezes his eyes shut and makes a concerted effort to ignore whatever’s going on. He needs sleep and does not have the patience for any shenanigans at this time of night.

The following morning while attempting to achieve full consciousness over cups of coffee, Joe notices Steve wincing and flexing his fingers.

“You alright there mate?”

“Fine, fine. I’ll be able to play, no problem.”

On closer examination, there is also a large bruise blooming on his right elbow. Joe sighs, “Go on, what happened?”

“I… fell out of my bunk.” Both he and Alice are looking distinctly sheepish, not looking at Joe or each other.

“What were you doing? Or do I not want to know?”

“Nothing like that!” Steve points an accusing finger at Alice, “She tickled me!”

“You started it!”

“Only because your hair was tickling my nose!”

“Not on purpose!”

Joe leans his head in his hands, “Oh god, as if the Terror Twins weren’t bad enough, now we’ve got the Tickle Twins. A whole new form of shared stupidity.”

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When Alice wakes it is still dark and the bus is purring along straight and smooth, so she surmises they must still be on the highway enroute to Melbourne. She’s used to the sound and the motion now, so it can’t have been that that disturbed her. Maybe just the discomfort of lying in one position, with her boyfriend’s bony chest as a pillow, for too long? After just one more night attempting to sleep in their separate beds, which resulted in Alice lying awake for hours worrying about having another panic attack, and Steve lying awake for hours listening for any signs of Alice having another panic attack, they had resigned themselves to sharing one bunk for the rest of the trip. It’s a tight fit for two people, even two skinny people, so they have not been the most restful of nights. Trying to ease the soreness in her hip, she wriggles the leg that is wrapped around Steve but encounters a slight… obstacle… and lets out a little ‘oops’ in surprise. There is a low chuckle in response - Steve is clearly awake too.

“You, um, okay there, sweetie?” she whispers.

“Feel like I’ve been trying to sleep with a hard-on for a week now!” he replies in a low gravelly voice.

Alice stifles a giggle.

“It’s not funny.” But she can tell from the flash of teeth visible in the low greyish light from the walkway lights showing through the curtain that he’s grinning as he says it.

“Poor baby,” she murmurs with her lips moving against the exposed skin just below his collarbone.

“Stoppit! You’re not helping!” hisses Steve.

“Am I not?” She flutters her fingers where they rest against his ribs just under the hem of his t-shirt, “Sorry.”

He makes a little frustrated growl in response.

“Sorrysorrysorry. I’ll stop.” After a minute of silent stillness she whispers conversationally, “Is this the longest we’ve ever not had sex?”

“No, because we’ve been apart for weeks at a time before. But this is definitely the longest we’ve laid on top of each other and not done it!”

“We’ll be in Sydney in… three days? Then we’ll have a hotel room. That’s not… so long… to wait?”

Steve is trailing his hand gently up and down her back, and three days actually, kinda, seems like a long time now she says it.

“I guess not,” he sighs.

There is another pause, and Steve tries to turn his mind to less interesting topics. Which is not easy with a warm, soft body pressed to his. He can smell her familiar scent, like incense and jasmine, now mixed with a hint of coconut from sunscreen. With effort he drags his reluctant brain away from matters of the flesh and on to chord progressions, trying to hear the music in his head. Now how does the bridge in ‘Have you ever needed someone so bad’ go? The song title is not helping either.

Alice pipes up again, “I’ve never done it on a bus.”

“Not much opportunity on the 414 to Hyde Park Corner.”

“But you have?”

“Long time ago. In my wild younger days.”

“How does it work? Logistically speaking?”

“Well, like this.”

He gently tips Alice over onto her side, reaching down to hook her leg over his hip.

Feeling his erection, poking out of his boxers, now nestled neatly between her thighs, Alice blows out a little puff of air in an ‘oh’ and murmurs, “Yes, I can see that… um… all fits nicely.” She rocks her hips back and forth, just as an experiment.

Steve’s breath catches and he mutters into her hair, “This is torture.”

“D’you think anyone else is awake?”

“I can’t hear anything…”

Alice tilts her face up to him and, warm breath tickling his neck, whispers, “We could be very, very, quiet?”

Stroking his hand up her thigh, he murmurs, “We shouldn’t…”

Sliding her hand further under his shirt and brushing a thumb across his nipple, she agrees, “We mustn’t…”

Steve lets out a breathy moan and Alice smothers it in a kiss.

Across the aisle, Phil pulls his pillow over his head and prays for a quick conclusion.

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Ross’s arrival to join the tour is announced by a sudden flash of light from the open door of the bus, which makes Joe jump and spill his cereal, followed by a cackle and the words ‘that’s a keeper’. The resulting picture - Steve, wearing boxers and sunglasses, with tufts of hair escaping from the plait Alice does for him every night, scratching his arse while staring into the fridge - surfaces some weeks later adorning Steve’s laminate for the Madison Square Garden gig, with the moniker ‘Sex symbol’.

“We ready then boys? I’ve scouted some great locations.”

Joe squints at his watch, “It’s nine-thirty?”

“I know.”

“In the morning?”

“We’ve already missed the best light, better get going pronto.”

Steve, until this point seemingly frozen in place in front of the fridge by the flashbulb, lets out a groan and flops into a seat, dropping his head onto the table.

Ross reaches over and pulls the sunglasses down the slumped man’s nose. After a moment considering the reddened eyes underneath, he pushes them back up, “Yeah, best keep those on.”

Joe stands and slings his bowl into the sink, “I’m gonna get my towel and go shower in the venue.” He disappears into the sleeping quarters, shouting “Phil-o! Shake a leg. Some weirdo wants to take photos of you!” as he walks past the still-closed bunk on his way out.

A few minutes later Phil, looking like a newly-hatched chick, emerges, rubbing his eyes. “Oh, hey Ross. Or should I say g’day?”

The photographer turns his camera from capturing the detritus scattered around the galley sink and focuses on the sleep-crumpled guitarist, “Ready for your closeup Mr Collen?”

“Absolutely, give me twenty seconds.”

Phil pops a couple of slices of bread in the toaster and removes the carton of orange juice from Steve’s unresisting hand to pour a glass for each of them and one for Ross. “So where we going then?”

“Well, there’s a national park quite near - the hills would make a dramatic backdrop…”

A groan emanates from the vicinity of the tabletop. “He doesn’t like hills,” translates Phil.

“…and obviously we have to do some beach shots to get the full Aussie atmosphere…”

Another groan. “He doesn’t like sand either. Or sunshine. It’s the freckles, he tends to blotch.”

“…and I’ve found a scrapyard that’ll be great for a really gritty nighttime shoot…”

They both turn expectantly to the grumbling blond head - silence.

“Apparently that one’s fine?” hazards Phil.

“Or he’s fallen asleep.”

Phil wafts a slice of the just-popped toast in front of Steve’s face. There is no reaction. “You could be right. I’ll get Alice. Steve-whispering is her job now.”

“Help yourself to toast,” he calls over his shoulder, “and there’s loads of beans…”

The shoot is the usual mix of shouted instructions and semi-successful attempts at following them. “Chin up, Joe.” “Stop pouting, Sav.” “Rick, turn to the left.” “No, your left.” “The other left.” “Get back here, Collen.” “Chin down, Joe.” “Clark, you look like your dog died.” “Less flirty, Sav.” “No, actually, more flirty!” “Chin up, Joe.” “Collen… where’s…? COLLEN! GET OUT OF THE SEA!”

Getting pictures of the show proves just as entertaining. Ross, quite understandably, refuses to hang from the lighting rig this time and instead scampers around the understage area, popping up out of the stairways like a gopher to snap whichever band member is passing at the time. Phil and Joe regard this as a giant game of photographer-whac-a-mole, aiming a kick, in jest of course, at the camera everytime it emerges in their vicinity. Sav, who doesn’t enjoy surprises, is less keen and all the photos taken of him look startled! And Steve’s habit of galloping around the stage without looking where he’s going almost spells disaster with a collision that sends the two artists and the tools of their trades flying! The show crashes to a halt as the rest of the band rush to help, finding, thank goodness, the two men lying in a tangled heap of limbs, strings, and scattered lenses, laughing too hard to get up! One camera down and a bruise the size of, he claims, a dinnerplate on his arse, Ross declares his assignment over and adds danger money to the Q Prime invoice.

Photos which were mysteriously rejected from inclusion in the behind-the-scenes tour booklet included:

Sav buying the entire stock of Tim Tams at a servo

Steve’s kangaroo impression

Karla and Stacy getting chatted up by two buff-looking surfer dudes

Rick flashing his arse in the bus window

Joe with curlers in his fringe

Steve drawing a moustache on Phil while he’s sleeping

Phil drawing a cock and balls on Steve’s forehead while he’s sleeping

Joe wearing a balaclava while he’s sleeping

Sav and Dara dancing to Achy Breaky Heart in the car park outside the National Tennis Centre

Alice sitting in Steve's lap, plucking his eyebrows with intense concentration

Rick balanced on one leg and using the other foot to hold a tomato while he slices it with a six-inch knife, entirely insouciant despite being stood in the galley of a bus moving at 70mph

Joe throwing Phil’s harmonica out of the window

Joe’s face when Phil pulls a second harmonica out of his pocket

Peter threatening to clout Ross with a didgeridoo if he takes any more stupid pictures