#~Asterisk~

[mikyapixie]

Bleach premiered 20 years ago today!!!❤️🤍💙

I swear Kubo Tite never took any L’s from the start!!! I mean these outfits are absolute looks!!! Whether they’re from the anime or the manga!!!🤩🤩🤩

[radioactive-yuri]

im crying because john was so excited to see bucky he was like "IT'S BUCKY!!!! :D" and then bucky immediately blew up the car he was in, tied him up with rope, and told everybody about his divorce. winteragent crowned funniest possible one-sided ship just for this

[arekayic]

most bisexual answer from a straight man i’ve ever heard

[dharmasharks]

In the middle of a loneliness epidemic Thunderbolts said actually, the only way to save ourselves is to save each other. Oh, and retributive justice, the underpinning of 99.99% of the superhero genre? Yeah, fuck that especially, because I’ve seen the worst things you’ve done, and I know you’re worth saving. Yes, you.

[rocketbirdie]

it looks and sounds just like you, but,

[russilton]

George has opened up a bit more about his dad in a new article for the daily main (without paywall below) and it's a genuinely gut wrenching read. If you want to go in knowing while George doesn't acknowledge it as such, his descriptions of his dad's behaviour are very clearly abusive.

It’s poolside at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Miami, and a sun from central casting beams down. Just beyond the adjacent cream sands the day before a shark was spotted amid the white caps of the Atlantic.

Some observers gawped. Many recorded the scene on their phones, quelle surprise, while those in the water rushed to dry land with almost comic alarm, the terrified tripping as they waded to safety.

Now all is quiet, and staff bring over watermelon juice as George Russell sits down to talk. Aged 27, the Norfolk-born driver has contended with the sharp-toothed critters of Formula One to emerge as the outstanding British performer of today.

His consistently accomplished drives for Mercedes this season, and the end of last, underline his rightful status as successor as team leader to no less than Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time world champion he acknowledges as the GOAT.

Russell’s route to Formula One was not travelled on a red carpet. He picks up the story of a hard taskmaster father, Steve, and his protective mother, Alison, of their parental rows over his treatment, and the £1.5million they scrimped and saved to fund his career – and tells for the first time how he has now repaid them every penny of their investment.

‘It was hard,’ he says of his father’s tough love. ‘From the age of seven to 16 you are not mature enough to recognise what your parents are doing for you.

‘My father was working every day from seven in the morning to nine at night to earn his money to take me racing at the weekend. As a kid you question, “Where’s dad?” Oh, he’s at work. “Why’s he at work?”

‘And then we go racing and he is quite stressed from his job. And if I was making silly mistakes, he’d be dead angry with me. In those eight years, there were happy times, but there are lots of sad memories from my parents fighting because of how hard my father was being on me. My mum was trying to hold it all together.

‘It was, “You’re not winning.” The expectation was to be on pole and win every race, at least always be on the podium. Even times when I did win, it wasn’t sunshine and glory on the way home. It was, “But you could have done this better, done that better.”

‘He has moulded me into the guy I am today. He would always want the glass full. He would see where I could have improved while never seeing the positives. I continue the mentality of looking at where I could have done better, while ensuring I see the positives. Otherwise, it can be a very slippery slope.

‘I can now see it with my brother: his kids are starting go-karting and he is working his a*** off to give them the chance. Life isn’t simple, with the stress of work and the rest. And I will forever be grateful for what my dad did.’

‘I just accepted the way he dealt with me. I accepted that if I didn’t win, he wouldn’t be happy with me. And that the journey home would be a long one, and most likely end in tears.’

Did young George get the silent treatment?

‘No, I’d be b******ed,’ he recalls. ‘I see it now that kids who are born with a silver spoon in their mouths don’t have the same work ethic as those who had massive discipline over them from a young age.

‘My father was working every day from seven in the morning to nine at night to earn his money to take me racing at the weekend.'

‘If I could turn back the clock knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t change a single thing’

‘So, from my father’s perspective, would he wish that for those six, seven, eight years that he had a closer relationship with his son? Maybe. But those years set me up for life.

‘If I could turn back the clock knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t change a single thing.’

How is Russell’s relationship with your father now, I wonder. Closer?

‘Hmm, yeah,’ he says. ‘What was amazing with my father is that when I was signed by Mercedes (on their Young Driver Programme eight years ago) he opened the cage door and let me fly.

'It went from being a super-controlling, super-emotional, b******ing every time I didn’t do well, to suddenly feeling he could pass me on to the next chapter.

‘Now he supports me from afar every single session. He is taking care of grandkids.’

Steve Russell was involved in agriculture, a seed and wheat merchant – his factory a first port of call after harvesting prior to distribution. ‘He sold the business to fund my racing,’ adds Russell. ‘In 2012.’ Russell was just 14 then.

‘For where we lived, my father was an exceptionally successful man. But in that industry success was making a profit. Now we are in a world of unrealistic wealth with billionaires around us.

The Norfolk-born 27-year-old has now made 133 grand prix starts, with three race wins

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff’s ardour for world champion Max Verstappen seems to have waned, just as Russell’s results increasingly make their own argument

He is out of contract this year but remains confident of re-signing. His results should make that a slam dunk

Russell's new Mercedes AMG One, which has a top speed of 219mph and accelerates from 0-186mph in 15.6sec

‘We could have lived a very happy life had he not done that. I have paid everything back that he spent on me. I made it clear that as soon as I made money, I wanted to pay everything off. It was about £1.5m.’

The dividend can be measured, among other achievements, in the car Russell has just bought – the AMG One supercar. A limited edition of 275, the coupe was initially listed at $2.7m (£2m). It has a top speed of 219mph and accelerates from 0-186mph in 15.6sec.

It is the first car Russell has ever bought, having started on the road in a white Polo bought by his parents – 60bhp, top speed of 100mph with a following wind. And there was no reduction for Mercedes’ top driver for his new car. He chose a navy blue that glistens in the sun. His racing number – 63 – is inscribed at his request.

He intends keeping the car forever (despite receiving an offer worth double what he gave for it), to go with his company G Wagon and the vintage 300 SL he hopes to add to his portfolio.

Three cars – that’s ‘all’ he wants in his garage at home in Monaco; no huge collection. All are Mercedes, we note, a telling symbol of his commitment to the Silver Arrows.

He is out of contract this year but remains confident of re-signing. His results should make that a slam dunk. Both he and boss Toto Wolff are talking optimistically of a successful conclusion, probably this month or next.

Helpfully, Wolff’s ardour for world champion Max Verstappen seems to have waned, just as Russell’s results increasingly make their own argument.

With Russell in Miami, as she is at most of his races, is his Spanish girlfriend Carmen Montero Mundt, 26. She did not know he was a racing driver when he stood in for a friend who was due to go on a date with her. That was in London in 2020. She is upstairs on the terrace as George and I talk. He pays her this tribute as his rock in a volatile world.

With Russell in Miami, as she is at most of his races, is his Spanish girlfriend Carmen Montero Mundt, 26

The Mercedes driver has paid tribute to his girlfriend, labelling her his rock in a volatile world

She did not know he was a racing driver when he stood in for a friend who was due to go on a date with her back in 2020 in London

‘As for Carmen I feel lucky having her around. She is my emotional support in the world of instability I live in.'

‘I left school at 13 and have very few friends to be honest,’ he says. ‘It can be a lonely life. You are in different hotels, different countries, different time zones, different climates.

‘Mondays are emotional hangover days after a race. A slap in the face if you are on a high after a good result, and a slap in the face after a bad one if you dwell on it. I play padel to get my mind off things, rather than sit inside scrolling through social media.

‘As for Carmen I feel lucky having her around. She is my emotional support in the world of instability I live in. I wouldn’t change anything in my life now or what went before.’

Now he is off for a run – a peaceful 7km, next to the ocean where the sharks prowl.

[drill-bits]

does Roddy like... dislike the baby? I could see him being weirdly jealous

Rodimus is jealous of Spectra the same way he’s jealous of Ratchet (they have undivided drift attention)

[amaranthdahlia]

shout out to mothers whos children grow to be twice their size lol

[thirstywaffles]

Been listening to bleach opening songs again

[wispstalk]

I love TES vampires. some of them breathe and have heartbeats, some don't. when vampires are hungry they either get really weak or really strong. vampires are weak to sunlight, except some aren't. some look all dead and nasty, some look regular. the only unilateral statements about elder scrolls vampires are as follows:

they suck blood

they are NOT weakened by garlic, except for that one guy

it's so noncommittal I love it. i'm not complaining, i say this without a trace of sarcasm. it's great that the lore says: "can confirm there's vampires. beyond that, you're on your own. any kind of freaky-ass vampire you can think up probably exists, so, please, just... go nuts." well twist my arm

[radioactive-yuri]

if bob ends up getting close to john, john immediately starts insisting that he never join any of them on a mission. the others are like yeah, until we figure out how to control sentry and void and- but john's like no. never. no bob on any mission. ever. he knows what happens when a friend of john walker's goes on a mission with him. he's not going to risk it. no one's ever going to take their final blow to protect him. not again.

[moonshynecybin]

like it isn’t even about vale watching marc wishing he was blowing his back out even though that is obviously in play it’s also about what marc represents— what marc has ALWAYS represented — which is a younger version of himself who has the bike has the talent has pole position and is fighting for the championship and has the world at his fingertips but his time is over and he’s too old and too settled so now he has to watch from the sidelines!!! staring at him bored from pitlane wishing and wanting while uccio does his actual impactful job in the paddock and vale is relegated to visitor !!! and ALSO wishing he was blowing marc’s back out like it’s complex

[otterward]

Fhdkejjekdm I LOVE YOUR MAJORWOOD ART SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! Could you pretty please draw more of them (no pressure I just think your art is incredible and I like majorwood a totally normal amount) :]

THANK YOU!!! i'm happy people are enjoying even the silly little sketches i do of them Q_Q

and ya ofc!! i'll draw more* of them!! i mean this blog is basically just a bbh & majorwood love letter LOL

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

oh but I experience such visceral joy whenever a pet is excited to wear clothing! your cat is comfy in their new sweater? you dog is pleased with this year's annual novelty costume? i will allow planet earth to undergo another revolution around the current sun

[angelsdean]

be earnest !!!!! about what you love !!!!!

[futuristichedge]

If you are a fan of anybody's work, whether it be art, writing, music, translating, editing, videos, etc- it is incredibly important that you share that you enjoy their work.

It could be a comment, a tag, an anonymous ask saying thank you or something about their most recent piece you enjoy, anything. Creation is more often than not a social thing, and a little note or comment really goes a long way. People are sharing a little piece of themself every day, here on the internet!

So if you don't mind a little challenge, on the next piece of art* you see that you find personally impactful, leave a little tag or comment saying something about how much it means to you.

*this includes writing, music, edits, jokes, anything that has undergone the act of being created by a person