#and nice to see a fellow aussie on here!!!!

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omg saw you were watching nowhere boys… as an aussie who grew up watching this show, what do you think of it?? i love it sm, it’s so nostalgic 💔💔💔

i also grew up watching it!!! abc 3 was the life, man 💔💔💔

i saw it was getting added to netflix, and got super excited to watch it again!!! i never got to see all the episodes (it was always on at the worst times for me lol), so i'm really glad netflix added it so i could watch it in its full glory!!! i love it sosososo much, it's so cringe and the budget is non-existent but god. it holds a special place in my heart

[coco-loco-nut]

Revelations - part 2

Pairing: Daniel Ricciardo x Reader

Summary: bringing the kids to a gp

A/n: whoooo double drop day! Enjoy!!!!

requests open masterlist part one

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“You know the drill, stay with me or your dad,” you remind your son and daughter as Daniel parks. Oscar immediately came to visit your home when you got back to Australia, wanting to catch up on the hidden parts of his fellow Aussies lives. The exchange? Free babysitting.

Daniel is such a girl dad, it almost pains you that your daughter likes him more than you, but your son is a mama’s boy so it balances out.

“Florence, keep a tight hold of me,” Daniel says, carrying the four year old on his him. She dozes on his shoulder halfway to the paddock entrance. Your son, Sidney, had a tight grip of your hand. You decided to get here early, before media, so there was a less stressful entrance. Even the video that Red Bull posts of Daniel walking through the paddock blurs out your children’s faces.

“Uncle Maxie,” your daughter stretches her arms out to the Dutchman. He carefully takes her and walks off, chatting away. If it were anyone but Max, you might be concerned.

“Hi Uncle Christian,” Sidney greets his godfather excitedly, the older man equally happy to see his godson. Christian gives you and Daniel the go ahead to walk away and grab breakfast at Hospitality.

“Will you be okay watching them the whole race while being my engineer?” Daniel asks as you both pick at your plates.

“Kelly is going to keep an eye on them, they will be with her in the garage. I think your Mom is coming in for the race tomorrow,” you tell Daniel. You decided to test out their F1 tolerance during FP3 and Qualis instead of just the race.

They do well enough that you feel comfortable with having them in the garage for the race. You do your race engineer work from the garage instead of the pit wall, preferring to be closer with the mechanics and other engineers. Halfway through the race, your mother-in-law carefully hands you a fussy and tired Florence. You let her sit on your lap as you work, holding her close, something that F1TV caught. She notices you talking to her father.

Daniel, overtake is available at the next DRS

Copy, DRS is enabled

Nice overtake, continue to defend. Daddy?

Is that Flo? Tell her I said hi and to let you work.

Copy, focus on your race, please.

Florence is happy to know her dad heard her and quickly falls asleep on your shoulder.

Daniel, box, fresh set of hards are ready for you.

Copy. How are the kids?

Flo is sleeping and Sid is watching with P. Please focus on the race, Danny. Box, box.

Alright Mrs Ricciardo, I see how it is, all business no fun

Someone has to keep you focused, Daniel.

You honestly don’t know how no one had picked up on Daniel’s radio messages to you before your relationship was revealed. He does focus on the race, it’s his job, but every once in a while he does make comments that aren’t racing related. As the last few laps are underway, Florence wakes up from her nap. You point out her dad on one of the screens and decide to surprise him by letting her talk to him.

“Okay Flo, just like I told you,” you gently remove the headphones covering her ears and put the far too big headset on her. Christian is the one who suggested that you do that.

Great race Daddy, P5

Hi Baby Girl, did you help your mama out this race?

I did, just like you told me to.

Good job, I’m so proud of you. Now, let me talk to your mama, she has some special things to tell me. I’ll see you soon sweetheart.

Hey Daniel, great race. Team’s proud of you. Pull in for weigh ins and media. We will have a quick debrief but we are happy with the race.

Copy. Couldn’t have done it without you and the team. Thanks guys.

Kelly and Daniel’s mom entertain the kids while you and Daniel have post-race meetings, but when you get to his drivers room after your last meeting with the engineers, you find him passed out on the couch with your kids sleeping on him. You snap a picture, sending it to one of your Red Bull group chats as well as directly to Max and Oscar.

Social media was loving the radio clips of you and Daniel talking, as well as Florence congratulating her father. Pair that with the videos of her sleeping on your shoulder mid race and every other clip of you and Daniel with the kids, it’s no wonder why your family is trending.

“Dan,” you whisper, gently shaking your husband’s shoulder.

“Hm? Have I been asleep long?” He whispers, trying not to disturb the kids.

“Probably not. Let’s get back to the hotel,” you smile softly, gently picking up Florence so he can get up. He carries Sidney, who is still asleep, while you carry Florence. Thankfully for the both of you, you were ready to leave.

“No more races for them until they are older,” Daniel proposes.

“Unless it’s here, I think I will agree to that,” you nod, brushing hair off of Florence’s head. You realistically know Daniel only has a couple seasons left in him, and that Florence wants to race just like her dad, so it might be better to wait until one of you is available to be with them the whole time. Sidney stirs as you get closer to your car.

“That was fun, when are we going again?”

[f1tales]

i'm working late, cause i'm a singer - mv1

that's that me espresso || part four

previous part || next part

pairing: max verstappen x ofc!piastri

summary: oscar’s older sister is a singer, who’s taylor swift’s opening act for the eras tour. she goes to a few races on her break. she meets max; who thinks about her every night now. much to oscar’s annoyance.

author's note: i didn't proof read this.

face claim: sabrina carpenter

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ivypiastri: i'm working late, cuz i'm a singer ✌

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ivysgarden: girl new music when?

ivypiastri: soon 👀

ivypiastrifan: 💓

landonorris: i'm working later, cuz i'm a driver? idk what this means..

oscarpiastri: it means she's working late cause she's a singer.. what's not to understand? muppet

landonorris: hey! who u calling a muppet?

oscarpiastri: you.

ivypiastri: ladies, ladies. easy

maxverstappen1: 👀

oscpastry81: uh max what u doing here?

landonorris: i'm wondering that too.....

Ivy hadn't been able to attend the Chinese Grand Prix. She had been cooped up in a small studio in Perth to work on some more songs for her album.

That didn't mean she didn't watch. Max had FaceTimed her the second she could. Her heart skipped a beat when his smiling face appeared on her screen.

She missed him.

Which is why she was headed for the airport: on her way to surprise Max in Monaco. Oscar and Lando were headed off to the MTC, so she couldn't ask them to pick her up from the airport. She had pressured Oscar into giving her Daniel Ricciardo's phone number.

She had met the fellow Aussie a few times, twice in the paddock and once that week on his farm, but they had never exchanged phone numbers.

He had been very excited to come pick her up in Nice. Went on and on about how romantic this was. And how Max couldn't shut up about her.

Only twenty-one hours until she would see him again. God, she was so gone for this man.

Ivy spent the majority of her flights scribbling down some lyrics in her notebook. A big portion of her album was done now. Max had been so excited about the songs she had showed him.

She still remembers the beaming smile on his face when she played him a song over FaceTime. She wrote it after she and her ex broke up and about how the dating pool was slim; she hoped he wouldn't think it was offensive.

On the contrary; he laughed as he bopped along.

It had been Ivy feel all giddy. Never in her life had anyone made her feel that way. And they'd only known each other for about a month.

At the airport in Nice, she looked around as she dragged her suitcase behind her. Surely Daniel Ricciardo wouldn't be hard to miss. She squinted her eyes as she did another take around the airport arrivals hall.

"Looking for someone?"

Ivy jumped aside. Daniel's booming laugh could be heard all throughout the airport. They might have heard him all the way over in Monaco.

"Funny."

"Alright," Daniel grabbed Ivy' suitcase out of her hand, "let's get you to Max. He'll be so excited! Surely this is the most romantic thing someone's ever done. Can I film it?"

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ivypiastri_updates: Ivy was spotted arriving in Nice earlier today! She was seen leaving with fellow Aussie Daniel Ricciardo 👀

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ivysgarden: she looks stunning!

piastriverstappen: wait wait wait, wasn't she seeing max tho?

pastrysiblings: chill, DR literally only picked her up...

eics.ivy: noooooo my piastappen heart 💔💔

oscpastry: is that what we're calling them now?

formula-ivy: guys, seriously!! she was never even confirmed to be dating max. go touch some grass please.

maxinmotion: are we forgetting daniel's literallly max's friend? maybe he asked him to pick her up.

pastrysiblings: or or or or max and ivy aren't together. 🤔🤨

maxverstappen1: Hm.

eics.ivy: MAX?!

maxinmotion: @/pastrysiblings explain this then.....

pastrysiblings: @/maxinmotion i can't.. i'm stumped.

Daniel glanced over at Ivy, who was sitting in the passenger seat of his Porsche. She was fidgeting with her hands as she looked out the window.

"Do you want to stop at mine first? Shower or something?"

Ivy looked over at him. A grateful smile spread across her face. "Yes, please! Thank you. I don't want to show up at Max's house and smell like plane. Imagine that gives him the ick."

The Australian driver hummed, "somehow I don't think anything you do could ever give that man the ick."

They fell into easy conversation about music. Ivy invited him to the studio some time, maybe he could play guitar on a track or two. Ivy had grinned at the way his eyes lit up. Daniel, in return, had invited her to come to a race as his guest sometime.

They pulled up to the garage of Daniel's apartment in Monaco. Daniel frowned. Ivy followed his gaze. Max was standing in front of the apartment building. His arms were crossed over his chest and he looked anthing but happy.

Ivy looked over at Daniel, "we're you expecting him?"

Daniel groaned. He shook his head, he showed Ivy his phone. Heidi had texted him; it was all over Instagram. Pictures of him picking Ivy up at the airport.

Now, Daniel knew Max to be a pretty reasonable person in his privatel ife. But not when it came to Ivy. Daniel has no idea what happened the day he met her, but he's crazy about this girl. He's incapabale of reasonable thinking when it comes to her.

"Well, this should be fun."

Ivy glanced between Daniel in the driver's seat next to her and Max standing with his arms crossed outside; yes, this will be great fun.

part five coming soon.

taglist: @mastermindbaby @charlesgirl16 @a-beaverhausen @shelbyteller

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Girls like girls like boys do II Kyra Cooney-Cross x Reader

a/n: The tiktok video was our inspiration for this oneshot. We hope the person who requested a KCC oneshot ages ago likes how it finally turned out. ❤️

arsenal women masterlist I word count: 1965

"Saw your face, heard your name Gotta get with you Girls like girls like boys do, nothing new Isn't this why we came? Tell me if you feel it too! Tell me, girls like girls like boys do Nothing new"

~ Hayley Kiyoko, Girls Like Girls

Three beaming australian players were strolling along at London Colney while you were busy preparing the set up for the upcoming tiktoks.

You really enjoyed your internship in the social media departement of the Arsenal Women Football Club. It was a joy and pleasure to work with such a talented team off and on the pitch. Moreover, working here really sparked your creativity which you thought you lost a bit during your studies at university.

With a bright smile on her lips, Steph Catley was the first of the three players to greet you: "Hi, y/n got a new aussie to work with you today."

"Hi.", Kyra Cooney-Cross waved at you. Her cheeks were slightly blushed as she took a closer look at you. "Hello, nice to meet you, Kyra.", you said in a warm tone, trying to make her feel comfortable and less nervous about her first days with a new club.

A real smile appeared on the young australian midfielder's face: "Nice to meet you too."

With a cheeky grin Caitlin Foord striked different silly poses in front of you which made everyone laugh: "So what are we supposed to do ?"

"No, worries Cait, I already have an idea how to introduce the newest aussie member to the Arsenal family.", you told the striker before you winked at the latest addition who came from Sweden.  Curiously Steph glanced at you:"You do?" "Yes and it goes perfectly with Caitlins goofy mood.", you replied. "That’s the best videos.", the striker declared. Excited Kyra was clapping her hands: "I can't wait." "Yes, let's go.", the defender announced equally motivated.  "Great, so let's get started.", you nodded, ready to show them the ideas you had in mind for them.

After all the filming was done Kyra was nervously licking her lips as she turned her face to the fellow Matilda teammate:"I don't know how to, Cait." "Don't know what?", Caitlin asked friendly. From afar she spotted you, so the young midfielder mumbled blushing: "Doesn’t matter."

Later in the evening Kyra arrived at her new flat, which was still relatively unhomely with all the cardboard boxes still being around, that was the moment when she started missing her former Hammarby teammates.

The ache intensified, as she saw Katrina Gorry video calling her, while taking the call the young player could see the older Australian woman’s face lighting up: “Hi, little one.” “Hi Mini.”, Kyra replied softly.

Smiling brightly Katrina told her: “Harper and I saw the Tiktok Arsenal made with Cait, Stephy and you.” “You did? Tell Harper I said hi.” “I’ll, she loved it, the woman who lived in Sweden admitted before changing the subject with a bright grin on her small face, But now back to you, you wrote something about a cute girl.”

A nervous cough escaped from the younger midfielder’s lips: Yeah…” “Tell me about her.”, the older player encouraged her, looking very cozied up in her chair.  Slowly Kyra opened up: “She’s the social media manager?” “Means you’ll have plenty of opportunities to get to know her.”, Katrina winked at her. The tease was enough to make the new Arsenal player blush: “I can’t.”

“Why not?”, the young mum asked slightly irritated. The response came quickly from the other side: “She’s working for Arsenal.” “So do you.” “Yeah. Isn’t that a problem?”, Kyra played with a loose string of her hair to calm down her nerves.

Empathetically Katrina shook her head: “Not at all. Oh my god, you’re literally so cute Kyra. You know that you’ve players in your team who date each other, right? So that’s not much of a difference, you see.” Mini as she was lovingly nicknamed by teammates and fans felt the motherly urge to hug the younger woman, but was kind of sad about the fact that she couldn’t do it in this particular moment.

Kyra frowned; “I do think that’s very different.“ Katrina on the other end just sighed; “Okay.“ “You don’t think that?“ “No, you should give it a try.“, replied the older football player sternly. Kyra bit her lip; “Seriously?“ A small smile appeared on Katrinas lips; “Only if she wants to too of course.“ But not even that wiped the doubtful look off of Kyras face; “But I’ve never asked a girl out.“ “Oh, trust me, it’s not very different to asking a boy out.“, Katrina laughed. With a shy smile, Kyra admitted “It does feel different. Actually, boys used to ask me out.“ Her team mate sighed; “Yeah, I know. But fuck the patriarchy.“ Katrina barely finished her sentence, when her eyes went wide. She turned to her two year old daughter; “Shit, Harper, you didn’t hear that!“ But it was obviously too late. “Fuck the patriarchy!“, a childs voice repeated enthusiastically. Now this finally made Kyra smile brightly; “At least this time, it was you and not me.“ She thought about the world cup and the times she had to swallow the swear words she was about to say because Katrinas daughter was around.

“Do you want to hear about my first time asking a girl out?“, Katrina asked, obviously interested in changing the topic quickly. Kyra nodded; “Sure.“ “Alright. So, I was so nervous I stumbled over my own words. I couldn’t get out a full sentence. But the girl knew where I was trying to go and said yes anyway. What I’m trying to say is, you probably won’t be as awkward as me. Or if you are, it might just run in our family.“ “You know we’re not actually related, Mini.“, Kyra snorted. Katrina smiled softly into the camera; “I know but we’re found family.“ “Thank you. That means a lot to me.“ “You’re welcome. Call me after you asked her out, okay? I have to take Harper to bed now.“ The toddler was currently trying to climb onto her mum’s lap, rubbing her eyes, so Kyra waved into the camera; “Good Night, you two. Love you.“

With a bright smile on your face, you greeted the newest Australian signing on the next day: “Good morning, Kyra.” The grin intensified as you followed her gaze, catching her looking at your sports bag: “Oh yeah, I’m playing too, amateur football tho, later we do have a game, that’s why I carry this around.” “You’re playing too?”, Kyra asked, her mouth feeling suddenly dry from that unexpected but equally lovely news. “I’m a midfielder just like you, but not that good.”, you answered, your cheeks turning red. The arsenal player replied warmly: “Oh don’t say that. We all started there.” “I guess that’s true, and I really like my team, you stopped before suggesting boldly, Maybe you want to watch a game of mine someday so you can judge for yourself.” “Really? Yeah, sure. I’d love to.”, the young midfielder was clearly delighted by that opportunity to see another side of you. “Cool, when do you think you can make it?” “Oh, probably not today.”, Kyra nervously licked her lips. Quickly you reassured her: “I did not expect you to that’s why I asked.”

Later the young Australian player was sitting next to Caitlin in the changing room after the training for the day was done. The older attacking player raised up her eyebrows: “She invited you to watch a game of hers? That’s almost a day.” “That’s not a date..”, Kyra whispered. Meanwhile Steph joined them and suggested: “If you want to we can go to the match together. What do you think about that?” “Really? You’d come with me?”, the youngest of the three looked very relieved by that prospect.  Encouragingly Caitlin nodded: “Of course.” “How about next week? Before the season starts?”, Kyra asked them excited. Smiling Caitlin promised her: “We’ll be there.”

The next weekend, when Arsenal had a free day, Caitlin picked Kyra up to go watch your game. “Let’s see how good our content creator is.“, she said excitedly as they entered the football pitch together. Kyra was trying to find you, so she only realized that Steph joined them when Caitlin added; “Oh my god, you brought Calvin with you, Steph?“ “Of course I brought him. Couldn’t leave him at home.“, she laughed. Kyras face immediately lit up as she crouched down to pet the dog; “Hi cutie!“ “He says Hi, auntie Kyra.“, Steph replied for her dog who was trying to lick Kyras face.

But as soon as the first whistle was blown, the attention of the three Australians shifted towards the game. “She’s really good.“, Kyra noticed after a few minutes of watching you. Caitlin sighed dramatically, eyes wandering over the pitch; “God, I miss this.“ “Me too. I think I’ll try to go here more often. It’s fun.“, Kyra grinned. Steph nudged Caitlin with her elbow; “It’s so cute, Cait. Kyra is crushing on her.“ The younger player shot them an offended glance but Caitlin didn’t take her eyes off the grass; “And I’m crushing on this grassroots football, Steph. Don’t you ever miss playing like this? Just for fun?“ “I do. But look at Kyra.“ Arsenals newest signing was back at watching you, ignoring her two team mates. “She’s enjoying this.“ With smirk, Steph nodded; “Not only the game.“ “She said it’s not a date but it basically is a date.“, Caitlin agreed, laughing.

As soon as the final whistle blew, you walked over to the side of the pitch to hug your visitors; “Hi, my three favourite aussies.“ “Hey, great game.“ “Yes, it was great to watch.“, Steph and Caitlin offered their compliments. “Thank you.“, you smiled gratefully, before turning to Kyra who went suspiciously quiet, “Did you enjoy the game too, Kyra?“ “Oh, yes, I did. You were amazing.“, she answered fast, almost stumbling over her own words. Your smile only got brighter; “I’m glad that you did.“

“Caitlin, let’s go. Calvin needs a walk now.”, Steph dragged the forward with her, feeling you two needed time to talk alone in peace. For a second Caitlin gave the defender an irritated look: “I thought he just was on one!, when she realized her teammates plan behind that move and added quickly, yeah, okay, see you two tomorrow.” “Bye girls.”, you waved at them, still smiling while shaking your head at them. Nervously Kyra went through her hair with one hand: “So…” “Yes?” “I know this is weird but.. would you go out on a date with me?”, the Australian midfielder asked, her cheeks turning pink. Immediately you tried to calm down her nerves by saying: “Kyra it’s not weird at all. I’d love to go on a date with you. Do you want to get something to eat with me after I changed into normal clothes`” “Yes sure.”, Kyra nodded happily. A huge grin appeared on your lips as you said your goodbyes for now: “Perfect, see you in a few minutes.”

From afar Caitlin and Steph were watching you two. The forward turned to the defender visibly amused: “So I guess we don’t have to take her home now.” “Right, come on Calv, time for us to leave.”, Steph said, the dog himself could not wait to get back to his place after this adventurous day for him.

A few days after your first real date Kyra decided to video call her national teammate because she could not wait to tell her the great news. Curiously Katrina glanced at the younger footballer:“ So, what did she say?” “She said yes and she’s my girlfriend now.”, the Arsenal midfielder confessed. Excited Katrina lifted her arms up into the air: “I fucking knew it.” Her swearing made her wife looking really annoyed at her, so she tried to defend herself, sorry love, but thank god, Harper is asleep so she could not hear me using those words to express my excitement.”

[pixie-felix]

You asked for it, you got it🤣 obviously this is fiction, but these are the some of the contact names that I would have the boys saved under in my phone + my reason why for most. You can see that I enjoy alliteration when I can get it in. A couple on this list I regularly use with my fellow kpop friends to refer to SKZ and they all know who I'm talking about. "**" By those ones

Channie:

Chris the Menace😒

Father Chris🧎🏾‍♀️<== he may not be God, but he sees all so we worship at the altar 🙃 if I find out he has a secret Tumblr I'm deleting my existence. I KNOW the Aussie Bros and Jinnie indulge in the content and laugh

😃 #1 Gaslighter 😃 <== this the face I be making when he tries to pull that "it was just an illusion" things or deflects

Min:

Minhoe

**Cat Zaddy 😻/Cat Whisperer😺 <==bro has like 5 cats (yes, including Han and Felix) but also the interview with kittens💘

Pussy Tamer😏🙃 <==double entendre, but he also tames brats

😭😈Dominhoe😭😈 <== aye, Domino! 1000000000% a mean Dom but would always take care of you

Binnie:

**💕My Binnie Baby💘

Babygirl #2💋 <==he's not Jinnie's wife for nothing. He exudes bbg-ism and I'm here for it

���Jut Dae Holder🫠 <== when will it be my turn

❤️‍🔥🥺My 13th Reason (to live) 🥺❤️‍🔥

Jinnie:

Hwalmart Van Gogh🎨🖌️

**Jinnie Jin Jin <== I just like saying his name 😳

🎨😇Hyungjin 🎨😇 <==pretty dick Jinnie is hung (in case you missed it)

🌜My Moon🌛 <== I'm always joking that the moon is my gf but really just looking at the moon it seeing it makes me feel at peace and so does he except for when he outchea lookin like a Greek god 👹

World's Greatest Pabo <== need to put this on a pretty mug and gift it to him xD

😈😒BratJinnie😈😒

Hannie:

Babygirl #1💅

Hannie Bby💞✨

Peter (not Parker)🎸 <==he's been tapping into that energy lately and reminding us he's not just bbg he's actually boyfriend

**HanJiJi

Lixie:

Lucky Lixie <==sometimes I wish I was in his place

Lixie Love 💋

😭Forever Bronze Felix💀<==self explanatory

Lee Know's 5th Cat

Starshine💫 <==he's LICHRALLY made of stars and shines so so bright

Minnie:

Puppy Prince👑

Seungmeanie👿 <==he's nice to people he likes and I feel like he'd DEF bully me, but he'd also be a mean Dom

**MinMong/MinnieMong🐶🥺

Innie:

**Ayennie 💞

**✨Big Daddy Busan✨🫠 <==not mine, but if you're on the clock app yk

My I.Nner Demon 👹

Enjoy, have fun. I hope this made you laugh a little. RIP me in poly!verse if they figure out their contact names. Gotta keep that privacy screen on and never let them figure out my password. TBH I'd most likely have them listed under all of this and the names I didn't include but with "aka" between each name. (I legit did that with my bestie's contact name. When I come up with a new nickname for them I just add it in) Contact name long and complicated as hell 🤣 why am I like this😭😭😭

If they were to ask "what am I saved as in your phone?" I just- 😃🫣🧍🏾‍♀️🤸🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️💨💨💨

--🍭

HWALMART VAN GOGH 🤣🤣🤣

Oh 🍭, you do so crack me up 🫶🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Here are mine (excluding the obvious Channie/Minho/Binnie/Jinnie/Hanie/Lixxie/Minnie/Innie).

For Chan: Jesus Christopher Christ (because I say this everytime he does something outrageous now, like breathing), Bang Christopher Chan/Bahng Me Plz, 🍆Daddy🍆 (idk that he's younger than me, his daddy vibes are off the chain).

Minho: Cat Daddy (the kitten interview was the first skz thing I watched, boom: obsessed 🤣), 🐰Evil Rabbit🐰 (because I'm super creative).

Changbin: Binnie Baby, 😇Princess😇, SNSD's 10th Member (none of these need explaination).

Hyunjin: Versace Prince, 😈Princess😈, 🥝Allergic Reaction🥝 (I'm allergic to kiwis).

Han: 🩷🩷🩷 Babygirl 🩷🩷🩷.

Felix: 🌞Precious Angel Sunshine Baby🌞.

Seungmin: 🐶Evil Puppy🐶.

I.N: Kirby, 🍞Baby Bread🍞, 🥖Daddy Toast🥖, 🚫DON'T🚫 (hit on the maknae).

IN OTHER NEWS: did you see?? someone requested a "who would react most positively to being called princess" poll! it made me think of you instantly (I had to add the skirt option too, ofc.)

[paulagnewart]

RIP Pauline Newstone

10th December marked 25 years since the Beast Wars episode Other Visits: Part 2 aired on Australian TV. Taking a moment to reflect, I vividly remember watching it (along with much of that season) on a small wall-mounted TV in a dimly-lit hospital waiting room. Hardly my idea of a grand way to spend multiple afternoons, but the prospect of more checkups and needles paled compared to the swelling dread of how, as the credits rolled, I might never see my favourite character again.

When Candice Santora announced three days later that Airazor's voice actor Pauline Newstone had passed away, that all-too familiar dread seeped its way back.

Beast Wars was far from my first foray into the world of those warrior Robots in Disguise, but certainly played an integral part of my life during the latter half of the 90's. Its writing and expansion of the Transformers history was captivating, its animation at the time second-to-none, and its voice acting nothing short of immaculate. Vancouver's finest breathed life into what could've easily been written off as another 20 minute toy commercial, but it excelled. They made the characters memorable, raw with wild, well-rounded emotions and truly raised the bar for future actors.

From the moment she burst onto the scene, I adored Airazor. Smart, sassy, more than strong enough to fight tooth and claw in battle, refused to put up with Rattrap's antics, and mistress in the art of dry wit. A welcome addition to the Maximal cast with a plethora of potential to grow. Granted the good times weren't to last; she was swiftly demoted to cannon fodder and later the role of "Mrs. Tigatron", but I was happy just to have her around. Whenever roleplaying our favourite scenes or making new adventures at school, Airazor was always my first choice. The original (and Transmetal figure a cherished Easter gift the following year) continued to have imaginative adventures after the show ran its course. For a time, something as trivial as a cartoon alien robot bird meant the world to me.

And it all came down to how awesome Ms. Newstone performed her.

It's a feeling the Aussie public clearly shared, as her video pack became one of the top 10 selling boys' toys of Christmas '98 (or maybe it's because the VHS repaint was, and remains to this day, the only version of her basic-class toy to see release here. But I digress). Yet Beast Wars proved a tip of the iceberg for Ms. Newstone's career. She lent her voice to shows including G.I. Joe, Mummies Alive!, Inuyasha, Monster Rancher, X-Men Evolution, Ninjago, and I certainly can't go without mentioning her portrayal of big baddie Frieza during Ocean Group's tenure on Dragon Ball Z (The infamous "Caressing the Balls" meme? That was her. Iconic).

Ms. Newstone was one of those voice actors I always hoped to meet someday. No means an easy feat, as she preferred to keep away from the spotlight in a fashion not dissimilar to the late Christine Cavanaugh. It would've been nice, but I understood and respected her desire for privacy, and commend the extra effort Pete and the other organizers went to adhering her "no photos" request at BotCon 2006.

Learning of her passing, let alone nobody reporting it until fellow actor Garry Chalk saw her name over six months later at the annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards, is a sad reminder how none of us are getting any younger, and each day those little things which used to give us joy slip further into the abyss of time. Cherish those memories and the ones you love, while always leaving room to create more tomorrow. Fiction generally doesn't last forever, but I like to think her memory and legacy both as a voice actor and person will for many out there.

The above image was taken back in 2011 while in Lithgow, but never made public until now. Far from my best work (assuming anything I do can be considered good to begin with :P ), but a decent day. History repeats itself, as that particular Airazor figure went on to appear in many more photos, accompanied me to multiple BotCons, a college graduation party (!), and most recently appeared on the official Oliver Brown social media page for their Rise of the Beasts promotion.

RIP Pauline Newstone. May many glasses be raised in your honour. You came, you stooped, and you sure as hell conquered.

[radrage]

Fallout Companions and the Jobs They'd Have in a Modern AU

Cait: Physical Therapist. I feel like she'd be either a PT/OT or an actual therapist. Specifically for sportspeople. Though this is if Sole meets her post-boxing career. If not, well, she's a Boxer.

Curie: School Nurse. No doubt in my mind. She loves working with kids. Thinks they're the "future we all need". Also thinks they're adorable and the stories they have for her are always really sweet. She's adored by the entire school (which is probably an elementary/middle school) and always gives her patients a lollipop.

Codsworth: Butler/Nanny. That's a given. I mean, he's programmed to be a butler. Think an Alfred type-beat. Loves to cook on the side and his employers always love when he cooks for them.

Danse: OSHA employee/Safety Inspector. Another pretty obvious one. Is really vigorous and the GMs he shakes down always despise getting him for checks. Takes his job very seriously. Post BB (TBD what that translates to in a modern AU), he works as a freelance mechanic. Always some form of grease/oil on his uniform.

Deacon: Makeup Artist, duh. Or a SFX artist. Loves his craft, probably cosplays on the side. I don't have much to say for Deacon, but he probably holds competitions with his fellow artists for "best wig" and things like that. He hoards the entries to those comps.

Dogmeat: Instagram dog. 600k followers, MINIMUM. We love Dogmeat here, he deserves the best. Spends his days chasing ducks and barking at cars, much to Sole's (and DM's follower's) delight.

Hancock: Laid-back Gas Station employee. Sells weed on the side. Always zoinked out of his mind and probably needs a detox. Doesn't do much on the clock, but when his higher-ups come in, he straightens out. Pretends to not see the homeless people swiping ramen/chip packets because "Fuck capitalism. Homies need to eat."

MacCready: The homeless person Hancock refuses to call the cops on (/j). In seriousness, MacCready probably works as a freelance builder. For my Aussies, think a Tradie. Doesn't like his job and wants nothing more than to be a stay-at-home Dad, but needs to work for Duncan's sake. Very dusty, all the time.

Valentine: Grief Counsellor. Helps those who lost loved ones to manage their emotions. Always dreamed of being a detective, but never got the chance. I feel like that helps him connect with his patients as he lost something close to him as well. Maybe worked as a detective in his early days but had to retire after Winter's End?

Piper: English Teacher/assistant. Maybe works at the same school Curie does. Buys weed from Hancock. She wants to be a reporter, but a stable job is more important to her so she can care for Nat. Adores her kids, but despises the workload. Teaches night classes for those who struggle with English.

Preston: Works in the community department of the local government. Organises homeless drives, soup kitchens, etc. Really into charity work and probably volunteers on the side. Aggressively nice to everyone who comes into his office. "HAVE SOME TEA. PLEASE, EAT. EAT."

Strong: Works under MacCready. Demolitions expert. That or a Personal Trainer, for obvious reasons. He'd be really into whatever he does and keeps his head down for the most part. Goes to Piper's night classes.

x6: The manager who hates Danse. Probably works in a government-sanctioned building, so he actually works with Danse a lot. Sits in his office that probably has a catwalk over the actual building and looks down on his peasant employees. Think Lord Farquaad.

[alittlebirb]

Some marvels and mischief from the MCC 22 Lime Llamas!

-Scott relating his day about how he went to the movies with friends, ordered Shake Shack and brought friends which he now has hanging around the house, and heard that Twitter was on fire which he didn't see because he doesn't use Twitter much anymore!

"It was a busy hectic day on the one day I can't be having a busy hectic day."

-"You looking forward to MeltDown? I'm having a meltdown." -Scott

-Scott accounting for all of the missing players like they're sheep he has to corral into place

-"Happy Birthday, you're old now." -Scott to Quig

-Jimmy asking who did the skins and Scott immediately roasting him about the fact that it is literally in the Discord

"But you're right, Jimmy, I don't have enough on my plate today." -Scott

-New MCC Lore: every single NoxCrew member is actually Scott in disguise! Turns out he coded and designed every single game himself!

-Jimmy's chat sending F's and well wishes the moment they hear Scott speak

"You sound slightly poorly." -Jimmy

-Quig mentioning he's the only American and Scott immediately leaping on him and saying well guess what? Pearl's the only Aussie!

"You're not special Quig! There are other minorities here! The only thing you have is that it's your birthday today!" -Scott

-Jimmy asking if they can please have party hats too because they're on Quig's team

-Wilbur looking at their screenie poses and roasting them in the chat

-"I will warn you now, I have not streamed in weeks now, so I think I have a lot of pent up sass that is inevitably going to come out tonight. I didn't realize until I joined the call and read Quig to filth already, and it's his birthday." -Scott

"You did also get Jimmy to be fair." -Quig

"Yeah but Jimmy's easy to get. Have you seen him?" -Scott

"Wait what?" -Jimmy

-Jimmy mentioning the joke "A Scotman, an Aussie, an American, and a Brit walk into a bar", and Quig pointing out that he's part Scottish!

"But then the joke would have to be "An American, an Aussie, an Englishman, and gay man walk into a bar", and that just feels homophobic." -Scott

-Everyone recommending Quig get "a nice steak" for his birthday dinner, causing him to feel he kind of has to now...

-"Where is Joel? I need to slap him." -Jimmy

-"There's Scar! Look at his lil shirt and abs! Why does Scar always have abs???" -Jimmy

-OwengeJuice coming into Scott's room to refill his water bottle and Scott calling him "a good egg"

-Scott listing how every single one of their team is workin at a disadvantage this MCC and Quig pointing out that this does not sound like the God Team he was promised

"See the problem is that Twitter already hates me, so if we do win I will be called several slurs." -Scott, who is taking no prisoners today

-"Scott actually hates everyone!" -Quig

"You're right, it's a quality if I hate everybody!" -Scott

-Scott trying to kill Pearl and Jimmy's PG streams

"If I win I get one victory swear, and Quig gets one birthday swear." -Scott

-Red being the first team to die in MD?? Proof Scott is colorblind-phobic not clickbait????

-Quig's grandpa calling him during MD and him having to ignore it

"Give it a sec, Gramps!" -Jimmy

-Lime winning the last round of MD with no one dying!

-"It's lime for us! If we break it we win!" -Scott about the elevator

-"25 players to break it, we actually need 26 because Joel's here! He's too small!" -Jimmy

-Pearl's name being shortened to Pearlescentmoo, transforming her into her alt account

-Jimmy having to go to the bathroom already

"Didn't you go before the event started?" -Pearl

"I did! My bladder is...something else." -Jimmy

-Yellow coming up in PKT and Scott asking Pearl if she wants to "hunt the other females".

-Jimmy's stream just dying in the middle of PKT

-Pearl recognizing her fellow hermits in Aqua

"That's the rule. Hermit on hermit crime is not allowed." -Scott

-Jimmy getting tagged by Pete and saying "he had long arms there! HUGE arms!"

-Pearl going on a little quest with Scott to find his cat in the hub

-Scott suggesting they talk about their teammates behind their back and Pearl immediately taking that as a chance to insult both of them

-Pearl somehow killing someone 10 seconds into RSR and apologizing

"Pearl's actually a master murderer in this game." -Scott

-Quig accidentally hitting stuff on his desk while playing

-Jimmy and Scott breaking out into impromptu High School Musical karaoke while flying

-Pearl getting another kill and then immediately dropping into the void right afterward

-Everyone getting confused at Dream being blue, and Jimmy calling him a "blue block."

"Dream blue arc?" -Scott

"I don't like it, I don't like change!" -Jimmy

-Everyone encouraging Pearl to wiggle the cable or get her cats to play with it in HITW

-"Achievement earned: not colorblind!" -Scott

-Pearl getting offended that Quig expects the Aussie to swear and her and Scott entering into a discussion about how the c-word is Joel's favorite but they both hate it

"You're talking about cool, right?" -Jimmy

"We're talking about Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent." -Scott

-"You know, I'm taking off the sunglasses, this is serious now." -Quig

"Don't look at him, I hate Quig's face without sunglasses." -Scott (in a video game)

-"I don't like walls. Normally I'm a fan of the hole part, but this time it failed me." -Scott

-Quig calling back his grandpa during the break

-Pearl singing a little song while everyone else is muted during break

-Scott being shocked at Pearl having never had a good BM round and calling himself "a BuildMart connoisseur".

-Scott calling his cat "a chonk of fluff".

-Pearl having to rush into the middle of the hub as the timer counted down in order to get a coconut smoothie from Scott, and then the both of them being jump scared by Quig's non-sunglasses face

-Quig psychologically analyzing the tendency to go left in Minecraft and concluding it's because of players' left brains

-Quig saying of course Pearl isn't getting confused in reverse AR, Australians are already playing it upside down!

-"I beat Grian, it's fine." -Jimmy

-Everyone agreeing that the hub needs music in between rounds

-"You can't blame everything on being Australian!" -Quig to Pearl during BB

"I didn't make you the girlboss to my gatekeep for you to talk down about yourself. If only Cleo was here, she could gaslight you into a positive attitude. I'm gatekeeping that negative talk." -Scott

"My chat is full of Pearl believers." -Quig

-Pearl seeing Oli's message that he's going to ruin Quig's birthday and going :(

"Quig, don't let Oli ruin your birthday!"

-Quig responding with in chat

-Quig saying they're still "dodgeboltable" and everyone else repeating it until it's just a string of unintelligible sounds

-Quig calling Pearl 'Gem' and Scott immediately roasting him

"Wooow, you just see girl gamer and put them together, wow, Quig." -Scott

-Scott telling Jimmy to say SAND DADDY with his whole chest in SOT

-Everyone shouting out Hbomb before they start, and Jimmy mentioning how Grian informed him that Hbomb's vod review of his perspective last MCC was absolutely "excruciating"

-Quig telling Scott "I'll do you proud Sand Daddy!" and Scott responding "I'm proud of you son."

-Quig asking chat if he's dumb while getting lost in the tunnel and Scott saying "well...let's not answer that."

-Scott fighting with Tubbo so much in the dms that they both get kicked for spam

-One of Pearl's mods sending out a message in the chat apologizing for Scott's language

"I'll go into Disney mode. Crud! Crikey! Shiitake mushrooms! If it works for Spy Kids it works for you!" -Scott

-"See, this is why we let chickens decide the games! We don't get beaten by democracy!" -Scott

"Yeah, I hate democracy!" -Quig

-RIP the community builds

-Scott bearing witness to the tragedy of Scar getting thrown off in TGTTOS

-Quig being the last on Lime to hit an NPC and Scott telling him "don't blame me for your subpar parkour before the end!"

"It was the swimming! I'm a bad swimmer, man." -Quig

-Scott has decreed that Blue is being benched for the next MCC /j

"There's toxic and then there's this." -Scott

-"Imagine if he doesn't win this, Oli. We'll never hear the end of it. He's been hounding Scott for ages for a team to get him the win." -Jimmy

-All of Scott's friends coming into his room to watch Dodgebolt, carrying Christmas glasses

-"He's not gonna break the curse if he's shooting shots like that!" -Jimmy about Sparklez

-"Dream's just playing with his food." -Quig

-Scott yelling "WE SAW IT LIVE" about the Captain win, Pearl agreeing it was "bout time", and Quig being satisfied with the fact that Sparklez won on his birthday

-Lime Llamas ended MCC 22 in 3rd place!

[sillyrabbit81]

Hey there Bunny, how ya doin? Been a while since I stopped by to say Hi and check up on a fellow Aussie. Ive been lurking around but haven't seen you on my dash for a while. RUOK?? Always around to lend an ear, if you need one to hear. Big squishy hugs 💜💜💜

Hey!

Thank you for reaching out. Thats really kind of you.

I haven't been around as much lately. But I am doing okay. I have had a few people asking me similar things lately so, I might just let it all out here and tell people whats going on.

IRL things have been a lot for me lately and I just haven't had the time/headspace to be as active. Plus, if I have an hour or two to sit at my computer, I'm usually using that time to write (or stare at the doc and force out 50 words LOL).

The IRL stuff is mostly about my kids, but I also have had issues lately with my own mood regulation and other issues. Turns out I have Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), which I tell people is basically like PMS but on Liver King levels of steroids. I think I've had symptoms of this for a couple of years, but its recently gotten much worse and I have seen an endocrinologist recently and started a treatment plan that will hopefully help, but it will take a couple of months before I will see any results.

I don't generally talk publicly about my family. Mainly because I feel like my blog and writing is my safe haven, a place for just me. But there has been a lot going on lately so maybe it will make me feel better to talk about it real quick. A lot of people who I talk to in chat/DMs already know most of this anyway.

Both my kids and my husband are on the Autism Spectrum.

My son is 13 and just started high school, so that has been a tough transition for him. He has been involved in a couple of incidents that has resulted in his suspension. Supporting him through that has been tricky and dealing with the school and trying to get the right supports in place for him has also been a slog.

My daughter is 8 and she requires a lot of support at school. She really struggles at school and so there is a lot of time spent ensuring she gets the supports she needs. On top of that, about 6 months ago she had a tonic-clonic seizure that was quite serious and lasted for over 10 minutes. After some testing was then diagnosed with epilepsy, probably as a result from a brain injury she suffered during her birth (she had a lack of blood flow and needed an emergency c-section). So its been trial and error with meds, (she also has absent seizures which we noticed a few times) but after a while we thought things were okay. A couple of weeks ago, she had another serious seizure and we were back in hospital.

So yeah, while I'm okay and my family are mostly okay, there has been a lot going on for me IRL over the past few months that has obviously taken precedence. But, I'm still around when I can be. I still want to be around and still love to write and make gifs and stuff, but its just been a matter of priorities and a significantly limited free time compared to what I previously had.

I hope you are doing well! I hope you're going to have a nice summer break (if we actually get a summer... I know in Sydney its bloody cold so far!) And thanks again for reaching out. That was really sweet of you.

❤️ Rabbit

[odessa-2]

Yep absolutely @diggsydogsquee. I'm not prepared to pay that kind of money to see fake Single Sam putting his best ACTing forward. Cashing in on lies. Nope. Just out of curiosity, are any Aussies here going to Syndney or Melbourne Hublander? It would have been nice to meet some fellow Aussies but I had to draw the line at those silly prices.

Are you going to Hublander?

Have you seen the prices? Royal rip off!! I haven't bought tickets yet. I considered going but I think I've talked myself out of it.

[mousegirlheart]

I considered saying hi but then i had a very bad panic attack so i am saying hi anonymously

Nice to see a fellow aussie on here

hiii!!!! love meeting other aussies on here!!!!

[f1]

Daniel Ricciardo reveals the 'fairytale' way he'd ideally like to end his Formula One career

Daniel Ricciardo reveals the ‘fairytale’ way he’d ideally like to end his Formula One career as Aussie insists he hasn't given up dream of returning to the grid following his sabbatical By Dan Cancian For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:12 EDT, 21 June 2023 | Updated: 04:12 EDT, 21 June 2023 Daniel Ricciardo has admitted returning to the grid with Red Bull would represent a 'fairytale finish' to his Formula One career. The Australian returned to the UK-based team as reserve driver this year after parting ways with McLaren 12 months earlier than planned following two unsuccessful seasons. The eight-time Grand Prix winner has vowed to remain in Formula One after being replaced by Oscar Piastri at McLaren, but failed to land a spot on the grid for this season. Ricciardo's chances of securing a seat at Red Bull appear remote, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez under contract until 2028 and 2024 respectively. But the Australian, who won seven races with Red Bull between 2014 and 2018, hasn't given up hope. Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he hasn't given up on his dreams of returning to the Formula One grid with Red Bull, in what would be a 'fairytale ending' to his career The Australian has been watching on from the pit wall this season as Red Bull's reserve driver 'This for me would be like the fairytale,' he told ESPN.  'Honestly, the fairytale ending [would be] to finish my career here if I could have it all my own way. 'But we’ll see. I’ll probably have to work my way up a little bit, but it’s really nice to be back here.' Speaking during the Australian Grand Prix in April, Ricciardo said he was only interested driving for a top team and not for one that will require him to start from scratch. Last month, it appeared Ricciardo could return to the grid this season with AlphaTauri - which is also owned by Red Bull - to replace under-pressure rookie driver Nyck de Vries. But Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko has since indicated the Aussie was not among the candidates to replace the 28-year-old Dutchman, with promising Kiwi driver Liam Lawson in line for the seat instead. And according to ESPN, Ricciardo would be open to drive for Alpha Tauri if the opportunity arose but only from next year.  De Vries and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda are both out of contract at the end of the season. Ricciardo won seven races with Red Bull between 2014 and 2018 before joining Renault Ricciardo experienced two very disappointing seasons with McLaren before the Woking team replaced him with fellow Australian Oscar Piastri this year   Last month, Red Bull boss Christian Horner urged Ricciardo to rediscover his mojo after admitting the Australian is not the driver he once was. 'I think he’s gradually re-finding his love for the sport. He’s finding his passion for driving again,' he told Yahoo Sports. ' And we’ll see where that — what opportunities that presents for him. 'But I think the first thing for him is to rediscover his mojo, his passion for the sport and his inner dog.  Red Bull boss Christian Horner (left) has urged Ricciardo to rediscover his mojo 'So we’re going to give him a test in a few weeks’ time and see — you know, see what he does. But Horner insisted he did not want to see Ricciardo drop out of the sport after a difficult two years with McLaren.  'Well, we brought him back because I felt that, you know, Daniel wasn’t done with Formula 1,' he said.  'And to see him just whimper out of the sport wouldn’t have been right.' Share or comment on this article: Daniel Ricciardo reveals the 'fairytale' way he'd ideally like to end his Formula One career via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

[p-redux]

I wonder if he met her through Ruby Rose? There is an old pic of RR with MC and her ex-husband… not sure how to send pics? I’ll try to send on twitter

Sure could be how Sam and Aussie, model, Monika Clarke met! (Yes, I'm putting her name out there now because it's all over the fandom at this point...sadly, the usual suspects are already leaving comments on her IG 🙄)

Ruby Rose, his Aussie costar in SAS Red Notice knows Monika and could be the one that introduced them. Here is the pic Anon is referencing with Ruby Rose, Monika and her ex-husband, Michael Harris at an event together.👇

And yes, that is Monika 👇

And that is Ruby Rose with them...same hair here as in the trio pic above 👇

It's nice that Sam has friends looking out for him, introducing him to women they feel would be a nice date for him. The South African Nics introduced Sam to fellow South African, model, Anna Modler, and now it's more than likely that Australian Ruby Rose introduced Sam to fellow Aussie, model, Monika Clarke.

Samodler, Samonika, who will we see next and where? 😊

PS. I'm of the belief that it's okay to date more than one person at once, so save your pearl clutching for the pearl clutchers. That ain't me.

PPS. Monika is 30--gasp, I know--😁 and a Virgo, an earth sign like Sam...let's see what happens...

[stray-kids-react]

02 liner aussie girl joining the group

Masterlist

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Bang Chan

° Sees you as a little sister, and will baby you nonstop for that reason alone. Expect very long hugs and him trying to beg you for some affection.

° Let Felix take charge in helping you around JYP, watching from afar like a proud father. Even if you aren't much younger than the members, he can't help but become a giddy mess when you literally do anything.

° Since he sees you as a little sister, that also means he is very protective over you. Not even Minho can tease you for too long without Chan becoming a bit tense. He just doesn't want you to ever feel uncomfortable.

° Does many vlives with you, chatting about your life and what parts of Australia you grew up in. Whenever he is introducing you or if you call him during a vlive, he'll call you little sissy.

° Many stays have made edits of Chan babying you or treating you like a literal angel, you both have watched edits like these and neither of you can deny that he doesn't do either of those things.

"My little sissy y/n did great today in our dance practice, isn't that right sissy?" he asked, sitting you on his lap.

"Yeah, Minho Oppa helped me learn quite a bit. But I couldn't have succeeded it without my personal cheerleader Chris." You replied.

Lee Know

° Doesn't make a huge deal out of it, is honestly just really happy to have a new member. He doesn't care that your a girl or a fellow aussie, just sees you as a member.

° If you are ever struggling with Korean he'll do his best to try and help you, even if it is only on small thing such as the way you pronounce words. He admits to finding your struggles pretty adorable.

° Even though he is a huge tease, he'll go easy on you for the first two months. Letting you get settled in and get use to the chaotic behavior of all of them. But after those months pass, he'll start to tease.

° Minho likes to challenge you to dance battles during practice, seeing if you will ever beat him on one. But luckily whenever Snsd comes on you are in your element, showing him the true Gee master.

° Minho has a soft spot fro you due toy your age, he won't tease you too harshly and won't get mad if you don't remember one of his cat's names. All of the members notice his new soft spot for you.

"So I know Soonie, Doongie... And?" you sighed, trying to remember the third cat of Minho's.

"Dori, it's okay. At least you remembered two of them." He reassured, Felix looking at him with shock from across the room.

Changbin

°When he heard that you would be joining the group, he hoped that you wouldn't make fun of him as much as the other members. And if you did, it wouldn't be too harsh.

° Appreciated that you weren't teasing him 24/7, and if you are shorter than him then he would be very smiley and giddy for days. Changbin likes your company and would often want to hang around you.

° Buys you coffee/tea every morning, and only you (occasionally Felix). And when the members ask, he explains that you earned your coffee/tea by not teasing him. Even if they haven't teased him for days.

° You are his favorite member, even if he won't admit it... Everyone knows it. You are his best friend and he doesn't want that relationship to change. Unlike the fan's pov, he sees you only as a best friend.

° Whenever he does a vlive with you, your ship name is all over the chat. Neither of you speak out about it, but both of you don't like each other in that way. And it makes situations awkward when they ship you two.

"I can't believe we're a ship, that is so weird to me." You chuckled, scrolling through Instagram on your phone.

"I know right! I don't get why a girl and a guy can't be friends without people shipping them." He sighed, clearly frustrated.

Hyunjin

° Becomes putty in your hands, he just finds everything about you adorable. It also doesn't help that you are Australian, which he happens to have an interest in.

° He wouldn't describe his feelings towards you as a crush, more as a little sister and der brother relationship. He would feel weird if you ever developed something for him, since he is too close to you to be a couple.

° Very clingy towards you, constantly draping himself across you. Or sitting you on his lap when you are worn out from practice, he often let's you take naps on him. He also treats you to sweets, even when on diets.

° Hyunjin once got frustrated over how JYP was treating you, giving you an extreme diet even though you were already working hard enough. So he'd reassure you that him and Chan would talk with JYP about it.

° Hyunjin can be seen copying your accent, whether it be for fun or just to tease you. He'll copy or pick up on your accent, many fan's hearts melting at his determination to be part of the aussie line.

"I shouldn't be having this cupcake." You sighed, placing the cupcake you've been eyeing for the past few minutes.

"Screw JYP, eat what you want. You are your own person and shouldn't listen to some old man." He defended, passing the cupcake.

Han

° Was the first member you met, even though it was by total accident. You both ran into each other when he was leaving the building and you were entering.

° You dropped the coffee all onto yourself in shock, making him chuckle as he tried to help you clean yourself up. He helped you into JYP, having no clue that you are going to be the new member joining.

° When Chan introduced you to the members the next day, Han was shocked. He was surprised to see a familiar face, but was also pleased knowing you seemed to be quite a sweet and charming person.

° You both are the stars whenever on reality shows together, many seeing you both as a chaotic duo. Doni and Coni once tried to correct you, telling you that women shouldn't be so hyper. Han got pissed.

° Not only did Han correct them on their manners, but also told them that a man shouldn't tell a woman what to do. Many fans and netizens applauded him for protecting his new and sweet Maknae.

"I swear those guys get on my nerves sometimes, don't listen to them." He sighed, patting your head softly.

"It's okay Hannie, I'm glad that I have some older brothers to stand up for me." You reassured, melting his heart.

Felix

° You are nervous to be around Felix, not because he's intimidating or harsh. But because he is so nice and angelic, and you don't want to develop a crush on a member.

° Even if you don't see him in that light at first, it will happen eventually because he has such an addicting energy that surround him. Felix is a sunshine, and it isn't hard to see why everyone loves him.

° Felix wants to make you feel as comfortable as possible, usually being the member picking up pads/tampons for you. He secretly develops a small crush on you, but he knows it would end up bad.

° You both would be worried about it ending bad due to the popularity of the band, Felix's popularity, your new career, and JYP's strict rules. So both of you don't truly progress that side of your relationship.

° It could blossom into something more serious in the future, but for right now it is just a mutual crush that both of you must hide. Your friendship is still very strong nonetheless, and you appreciate that.

"Okay here's a hard question, Back Door or All In?" you asked, as the managers watched you both from behind the camera.

"Neither because you aren't in them." He answered, trying to play it off as playful more so than flirtatious.

Seungmin

° Seungmin is your dorm mate, who always manages to make your nights more calm. He reassures you every night that you are doing great, even if you don't believe him.

° You both wrote down a schedule for dishes, laundry, cooking ect. The only exceptions to it is having a terrible day, birthday, or being sick. Either than that then you must follow the schedule stuck into the fridge.

° You both have derpy photos of each other as your wallpapers, both being taken when both of you just woke up. Seungmin can't help but giggle silently whenever he opens up his phone, looking at your bed head.

° Seungmin helps you out with waking up, letting you get use to the schedule of being an idol. Taking as many pillows to the face as he needs to for you to finally wake up, Once getting feathers in his hair due to it.

° Many think you both knew each other before you became a member, but you both explained that you just understand each other well and clicked when you met. Neither of you grew up together.

"Is today you dish day or mine?" he asked, bottle of soap already in his hand ready to begin cleaning.

"Mine, but I had a terrible day today. JYP critiqued everything about me." You huffed, getting a soft hug from Seungmin.

Jeongin

° Is glad he won't be babied as much since he isn't the maknae anymore, but will miss the benefits of being able to aegyo your way out of responsibilities.

° All of the members call you the babies or the baby line, even if either of you ar taller than some of them. Jeongin is also appreciative that he now has someone to relate to with being a babied quite often.

° He'll still call you noona just to get under your skin, but you honestly don't mind being called noona or unnie. Especially since some stays are younger than you, but you can become playfully annoyed at times.

° Jeongin will warm up to you very fast and treat you like a sister, he'll spoil you with stuffies and share his food with you every meal. Even though mama gets scold him for it, he doesn't care and continues to do it.

° Chan will cover both of your eyes when the members do something sexy, even if you kind of want to see it (mostly to tease them). But you understand why, since both fo you will get flustered by it easily.

"Y/n noona likes to steal my food sometimes." Jeongin admitted to fans, smiling at your playful glare.

"You share your food and insist I eat it Jeongin Oppa." You defend, watching the fans respond to the situation.

[nixie-writes]

Alastor is a New Orleans fellow from the Great Depression era so I can't see him being too picky over food. Plus he at least likes jumbalaya (which is a Cajun dish of meat, veggies and rice says Google) so I'd say a picnic with a bunch of Cajun and Creole foods would be nice.

With the power of Google (as I am too Aussie to know much about Cajun and Creole foods) I can see lots of rice dishes! And seafood!

Alastor picnic would prob be a lot of rice dishes, crayfish dishes, and venison meat. Maybe set the picnic up by some unkind fellows if he wanted to have a quick hunt before or after.

... I put too much effort into thinking up a good Alastor picnic 😂

yo Willow I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish BUT

We got two ideas happening here. Alastor when he was a living man and Alastor after having gone to Hell. If he were still alive during our hypothetical picnic? You're correct! He was fighting through the Great Depression in good ol' N'Orleans. He'd have been happy just to have food really. I believe this is part of the reason he's so picky about food in Hell; during life he had to live off scraps and hope to shoot down a rabbit just to survive. So in a true Hellscape where he can have any food he pleases without running out of it, he chooses to be picky because he can be, and wants more of what he didn't have much of in life. So in our little picnic he'd be happy to have food. I'm unsure if he learned his love for Creole and Cajun foods before or after death but if he enjoyed these foods while alive, he'd certainly want all that. If he were already in Hell? He'd be the one bringing the food let's be honest. Not only does he insist on being an absolute gentleman, he knows it's only polite to eat alongside anyone else at a picnic and isn't going to eat something he doesn't like and doesn't exactly trust many to cook something he considers edible. He's truly a food snob let's be honest. And yes, while these foods will be heavily based on Creole and Cajun dishes this is Hell we're talking about there will absolutely be demon flesh and meat cooked into it. For the sake of remaining existent I imagine it'd be best to compliment him a lot on his cooking. I imagine even with the demon bits cooked in, it would be pretty good because he's canonically an incredible cook. So the compliments would be genuine I'd hope. And of course my man is bringing some fine wine and other garnishes for one hell of a picnic. (I'm funny I know.) I also wish to remind you that our man owns a fucking Furby organ. He saw his fancy organ and thought "it sounds really nice but it isn't fucking horrific enough" so he found the most horrific Furbies, added them and said "yes perfection"

why do we love this man so much

[bougredane]

Rumble in the opposite of a Jungle

The Junot-Lanusse duel. From « Le Général Junot en Égypte » by Dubief. My translation after the French.

Au sein de l'armée se trouvait un noyau de frondeurs qui grondaient contre Bonaparte. Kléber, Murat et Lanusse étaient les plus enragés. Junot, lui, au contraire, demeurait fidèle à son chef et lui gardait une entière confiance. Il souffrait beaucoup de ces dissensions, mais restait neutre.

Pourtant, il était un général qu'il ne supportait pas, et qui le lui rendait bien : c'était Lanusse. Celui-ci montrait un caractère très dur, parfois jusqu'à la férocité ce qui ne pouvait qu'irriter Junot.

Tout le quartier-général subissait les éclats de cette vive haine. Alors, Murat, dans une bonne intention, comme cela lui arrivait parfois, invita les deux antagonistes à un dîner de réconciliation avec d'autres officiers, dont Bessières et Lannes. Le repas se déroula dans une atmosphère plutôt détendue. Puis ils entamèrent une partie de bouillotte. Malheureusement, la conversation, qui jusqu'à présent était restée dans une vague neutralité, aborda le délicat sujet de la situation de l'armée sur les terres d'Égypte. Bessières, prudent, prêchait la patience.

Mais, l'impétueux Lanusse, ne laissa pas passer l'occasion de critiquer vivement et en termes crus la politique menée par Bonaparte. Junot, muet, sentait la colère battre à ses tempes. Lanusse, l'observant, lui demanda alors brusquement : 

- Junot, prête-moi dix louis : je suis décavé ! - Je n'ai pas d'argent devant moi. Et il jouait du bout des doigts avec une pile de pièces d'or. - Comment dois-je prendre ta réponse ! - Comme il te plaira. - Je t'ai demandé si tu voulais me prêter dix louis de l'argent que tu as devant toi. - Et moi, je te réponds que j'ai bien de l'argent devant moi mais qu'il n'y en a pas pour un traître comme toi. - Il n'y a qu'un … qui puisse se servir d'un pareil mot.

Les chaises renversées, tout le monde se leva. Brouhaha, bousculades, on s'interposa, le silence revint et Junot reprit :

- Ecoute, Lanusse, je t'ai dit que tu étais un traître je n'en crois rien. Tu m'as dit que j'étais un …, tu n'en crois rien non plus, car nous sommes tous deux de braves gens. Mais, vois-tu, il faut que nous nous battions. Il faut que l'un de nous y reste. Je te hais parce que tu hais l'homme que j'aime et que j'admire à l'égal de Dieu même, si ce n'est plus. Battons-nous et tout de suite. Je jure de ne me coucher ce soir qu'après avoir vidé cette affaire.

Le duel, bien qu'il fut en honneur à l'armée, avait été strictement interdit par Bonaparte. Il fallait donc se cacher. Rien de plus facile: le jardin de Murat s'étendait jusqu'au bord du Nil. Neuf heures du soir. On alluma des torches.

- Quelle arme prendrons-nous ? demanda Junot. - Belle question, le pistolet !  » répondit Lanusse.

Tous les officiers pâlirent, l'adresse de Junot au pistolet était pourtant célèbre: il transperçait, à vingt-cinq pas, un as en plein milieu.

- Je ne me battrai pas au pistolet avec toi, répondit-il, tu ne sais pas tirer. Tu ne mettrais pas dans une porte cochère. La partie doit être égale entre nous. Nous avons nos sabres. Marchons.

Ils descendirent vers le fleuve, à la lueur tremblante des torches. Bessières s'approcha de Junot et lui murmura à l'oreille : Tu as fait une sottise ! Lanusse est très fort à l'espadon !.

Et Murat, oubliant l'objet de ce repas, de dire : Songe donc que lorsqu'on se bat c'est au fait pour tuer son homme ! 

Quant à Lanusse, il ne cessait d'outrager le nom du général en chef, si bien que Junot lui cria : On dirait que tu veux te monter la tête !.

 - [LANNES à LANUSSE] Tais– toi. C'est fini, que diable ! Vous allez vous couper la gorge, qu'est-ce que tu veux de plus ? Tout ce que tu lui diras à présent, c'est du luxe ! « .

L'inondation du Nil avait rendu le terrain inégal : mauvaises conditions pour un duel.

- Si c'était de jour encore ! s'écria Murat, mais vous ne pouvez vous battre là ! - Allons donc ! répliqua Junot. C'est un enfantillage !

Ils jetèrent leurs habits, tirèrent leurs sabres.

A quelques pas, attentifs, les témoins discutaient des chances des adversaires. Junot attaqua et d'un coup trancha le haut du chapeau de Lanusse, le bouton d'uniforme qui attachait la ganse. Sans ce providentiel chapeau, Lanusse qui a senti sur sa joue le froid de la lame, serait mort, prompt à la riposte et profitant de l'instant où Junot s'était découvert, il lui porta un coup de revers qui lui fendit le ventre. Junot tomba. Ses camarades se saisirent de lui et le transportèrent dans la salle à manger, parmi les bouteilles, les cartes à jouer, les pièces d'or. 

Quand Bonaparte apprit la nouvelle, il entra dans une vive colère : 

- Quoi ? ils vont s'égorger entre eux ! disait-il à Desgenettes. N'ont-ils pas assez des Arabes, de la peste et des Mamelucks ! Ce Junot, il mériterait les arrêts pendant un mois !

Et, tandis que Junot se morfondait au lit, attendant que sa plaie se cicatrisât (longue de huit pouces !) Bonaparte refusait d'aller le visiter, tout en avouant :

- Mon pauvre Junot, blessé pour moi ! Aussi l'imbécile, pourquoi ne s'est-il pas battu au pistolet ?

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At the heart of the Army was a pit of rebels who railed constantly against Bonaparte. Kléber, Murat, and Lanusse were the most fervent. On the contrary, Junot, for his part, remained loyal to his commander, and maintained the most perfect faith in him. He tolerated the grumbles, but remained neutral. 

That being said, there was one general up with whom he could no longer put  ???  he really couldn’t stand, and who returned the sentiment : Lanusse. Lanusse had a firm character, to the point of cruel ferocity, which could do nothing but irritate Junot.

The general staff indulged his outbursts of insistent hatred. And so Murat - in one of his well-intentioned gestures - invited the two antagonists to a conciliatory dinner with some of the other officers, among them Bessières and Lannes. The meal passed more or less calmly, but then moved on to a game of cards, at which point the conversation - nice enough up to now - broached the delicate subject of the army’s presence in Egypt. Bessières, prudently, suggested a certain patience. But Lanusse, impetuous as he was, wouldn’t leave the opportunity to critique Bonaparte’s politics, and in no uncertain terms. Junot, mute before him, could feel rage throbbing at his temples. Lanusse, seeing him, demanded brusquely :

- Junot, lend me 10 Louis : I’m fresh out ! - I haven’t got any money, he replied, running the tips of his fingers over a pile of gold coins.  - And how should I take your response ?  - However you like. - I asked if you might lend me 10 Louis from that pile you’ve got there. - And I’ll tell you that I have got some money before me, but not for a traitor like you. - Nobody but a *#$%@ would use a word like that. 

Chairs were overturned, everybody was on their feet. Mayhem, a sort fo free-for-all, and then someone came between them. Calm returned and then Junot was back at it. 

- Listen, Lanusse, I told you you were a traitor, and I don’t believe it. And you called me a *#$%@ … and you don’t really mean that either ; we’re both brave fellows. But, don’t you see, we have to fight. Only one of us can remain standing. I hate you because you hate the man I love and admire as much as God himself, if not more. Let’s get to it, then. I swear not to go to bed tonight until I’ve dealt with this affair, one way or another. 

The duel - as a practice - had been forbidden by Bonaparte (even in the good name of the Army). They would have to go about it in secret. Nothing could be easier - Murat’s garden backed up to the Nile. Nine in the evening. They lit the lanterns. 

- The weapon ? asked Junot.  - Good question. Pistols ! answered Lanusse. 

The assembled officers paled - Junot was famously good with a pistol, a crack-shot ; he could hit an ace in the middle of the card at 25 paces. 

- I won’t fight with pistols against you, he countered, you don’t know how to shoot. Don’t get yourself into something you can only regret. It’s got to be equal between us. We have our sabres. Now march. 

They made their way down to the river, in the quivering light of the torches. Bessières came up to Junot and whispered in his ear : You’re making a mistake! Lanusse is devilishly good with a blade !

And Murat, forgetting the point of the dinner, added : Remember that, when you fight, it’s to put an end to your man ! 

As for Lanusse, he never ceased to spit on the name of Bonaparte, to the point that Junot cried,

- Now you’re just getting worked up ! - [LANNES to LANUSSE] Shut up. It’s over, by God ! You’re already going to slit each others’ throats, what more do you want ? Anything more you have to say to him is just thrown away.

The flooding of the Nile had made the terrain irregular underfoot : poor conditions for a duel. 

- If there were still some daylight, cried Murat, but you can’t fight here ! - Come on ! replied Junot, this is childishness !

They took off their coats, drew their swords.

A few paces back, apprehensive, the seconds discussed the chances of the two adversaries. Junot attacked, landing a blow to the top of Lanusse’s hat, cutting the button which attached the braid. Without this God-sent hat, Lanusse - who had felt the cold of steel across his cheek - would be dead, but as it was, he was quick to riposte, and taking advantage of the moment which had left Junot unguarded, he countered with a back-cut that slit open his opponent’s abdomen. Junot fell. His comrades gathered him up and brought him into the dining room, among the bottles, the playing cards, and the gold coins. 

When Bonaparte heard the news, he flew into a rage : 

- What ?? Are they really going to gut each other ? he asked Desgenettes, Haven’t they had enough of the Arabs, the plague, and the Mameluks ? This Junot deserves to be put away for a month !

And while Junot, bored and confined to his bed, waited for the wound to heal (eight inches long !) Bonaparte refused to visit him, even as he confessed :

- My poor Junot, hurt like this for me ! Also, what an idiot, why would he refuse the pistols ?