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Totally agree with your anon. I will die on the hill that the draft was a soft launch including Azzi's IG post after. Everything about it screamed (to me) Paige was the invite and Azzi was the +1. I could write so much on it, but my observations were:

Paige's outfit was SO much more of the person to be looked at vs Azzis. Not saying she wasn't beautiful as always but they were different.

The press attention was primarily on Paige first, and then she'd bring Azzi in.

I'm convinced Azzi's outfit was coordinated with the white top, shoes, nails, etc to match.

Them wearing the matching necklaces, but Paige having hers under her shirt. This screams meaning to me. They have a stylist, so if it didn't work no need to wear it, but she did where no one could see it but they knew.

Paige wearing a ring on her wedding ring finger. This is like during the Paige injured szn she'd sometimes wear a ring of Azzi's on the same finger when Azzi was playing.

The video is so domestic and Paige paying attention to details to make sure Azzi looked good, plus no problem just picking something right off her boob lol.

Their body language in all the photos how they get so close there's no space between them shoulder to hip and angle toward each other with the matching head tilts.

No love for poor Carol and Aubrey who were god knows where, while these two got attention no other current college players did.

They looked genuinely happy and settled in all the photos, lots of eye contact and touching and big smiles.

The car photo is my new roman empire.

I'm sorry for spinning out of control with a long list. But I can't stop thinking about it and how pissed I am we only got to enjoy that for like a week. I want to still be basking in the glow of it.

Oh I could talk about Azzi's post and the picture selection for hours because really? REALLY?

But no notes babes, I agree with all of this.

4. This one's so amusing to me cause like if it didn't work with the fit, you don't have to wear it Paige but nooooo, she actually does in fact need to wear a matching necklack.

5. I DID NOT KNOW THIS? Someone come explain how we know this to me? When did she wear Azzi's rings? Is this common knowledge? Did I miss a chapter?

8. My poor beans, they deserved better. Like I deserve more of Aubrey's politician fit fr fr.

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I don't know why there is a fixation on them being together in 2021 or 2022. It seems like they were already together before then. They definitely give high school sweethearts. They both seem mature enough to handle a long distance relationship. Their bond is so unconditional and that doesn't just happen over a few months or two years.

Plus, the closeness they have with each other's family is beyond friendship. They have gone on family vacations together. Who invites their "best friend" on a family vacation. Or how azzi was always at paige's basketball tournaments.

Also, Azzi and her fam traveled to Tennessee to see uconn play during paige's freshman year, which was the first game uconn played in front of fans because of covid restrictions. There was a part in Azzi's espn cover story where when Paige hurt her ankle and went to get it taped, she exchanged eye contact with Azzi.

There are alot of things that add up to them always being more than friends. But I think they were serious before going to uconn. Them actually being around each other more elevated things but I think they were already pretty serious before uconn.

Hmm you've lowkey kinda convinced me with this ngl. See I'm really easy, you give me any theory that kinda works, I'm pretty much on board with it like I'm really just here for the vibes.

However, I don't think it's that uncommon to invite your best friend on a family vacation. And the Tennessee game could partly just be because she was a committ but yeah I know what part you're talking about in the cover story and that was definitely an interesting tidbit to add in there. Little things journalists say sometimes is very inchresting if you pay attention.

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Now that our Kiki dream is up in flames, and obviously we don't want Beers, who do you want out of the portal?

Also what do you think of the Kiki fit at USC, cause I'm scared as hell for her and Juju but I also see people saying it makes them a national title favorite and I'm not sure if that's true.

In flames 😭😭😭

I would like to get either Timea Gardner or Amina Muhammad personally but someone like Janiah Baker (A&M) or Maryam Dauda (Arkansas) would work too. I'm not too picky, I just want someone over 6'3 pretty please with a cherry on top. 🙏🏾

I think Juju and Kiki are a lethal combo and if they can get TVO in there as well, that's definitely a contender. However, Gottlieb, their coach, doesn't move me and even when you have stars, you still need a coach that can coach them. But they'll be fun to watch for sure.

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https://www.tumblr.com/azzifudd/748656785160880128/link

This reminds me of the slam interview where Azzi says Paige will just randomly bother her during the day and Paige goes “oh and you don’t?!” And Azzi goes “no!!” To which Paige says she’s lying for the camera.

Also her face when Paige turns around 😭 and then she apologizes to the horse like /she/ wasn’t the one that started it.

Azzi is the biggest menace ever and I will die on that hill. She gets away with it because she's a lot quieter but that girl gives hardcore sneaky little shit vibes. Everyone's always on here wondering how she deals with Paige but has anyone ever thought of how Paige deals with Azzi?? 😭😭😭

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yoooo the way i stayed up until like 5am last night cause i discovered ur ucla fic and read until the last part😭

Oh...oh no sweetie are you okay? Idk if all that angst is a great bedtime read.

Also just curious, how do people discover my fics? I know they're in the tags but I feel like they're probably pretty buried deep so how do y'all find them?

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what Ari asking Azzi to crash video

I cannot for the life of me seem to find the actual video rn but right before this, Paige was taking a solo photo and then Ari pulls Azzi with her so they can crash Paige's picture lol.

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I saw a tik tok edit with Azzi being there when Paige was opening her Gatorade award and stuff. I was like, why was she there? Lol. She's been at every high and low with Paige, and I don't see that changing.

God, please don't let it change. 🙏

They're each other's person and they've been through so much together, I think they're just a little bit unbreakable. They've really been there at each other's best and worst moments. Whether you think of them as romantic or platonic, the fact that they are meant to be in each other's life will always be true. 🥹🫶🏾

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lol honestly the entire draft gave doc launch mostly bc of how the media was mainly interacting with Paige as tho azzi was her guest. Don’t get me wrong ik azzi didn’t play this year so her media presence wasn’t as strong which is why she wasn’t asked as much.

But it was this video that had me like…. Yeah….

https://www.tumblr.com/bkristen/747866380818317312/living-for-their-interactions

Right? RIGHT??

Like the whole thing was very Paige-centered and part of that is just Paige is basically the sun and Azzi's more than happy being the moon but it did feel very +1 to me.

That video is SO domestic. I think it was that video and the Ari bringing Azzi to crash video that just really screamed to me.

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nivi! have you settled on your new rankings for tay's albums?

Am I ever settled with them? But my current rankings are:

Red (nothing will ever top this for me)

Folklore/Evermore (still can't choose)

1989

Speak Now

TTPD (I was gonna have it higher first time I listened but after a few more listens, it's not quite there yet)

Lover

Fearless

Rep

Midnights

Debut

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When are your finals, Nivi? All the best for them, babes! 🫶

Thank you babes <3 They're the week after next (this one?) but I had a ton of practicals this week, so the worst is over (no it isn't but I can pretend).

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Babes how are we feeling about Chen? I'm gonna miss PG Paige but I don't think I'm as bitter about it as some people are. I think it's hard to be too upset about 15/16 ppg joining the team.

PG Paige, goodbye goodbye you were bigger than the whole sky

I obviously am a big proponent of pg Paige, I think it's where she thrives and I know I've joked about not wanting Chen but I also said that I wasn't against getting an experienced guard. At first glance it looks like we have a lot of guards and we do, but beyond Paige, none of them are certain. Azzi, if she's ready, will be on a minutes restriction for a while (at least imo she should be). I'm still unsure about Caroline even being able to play. KK and Ash both seem really susceptible to a sophomore slump and at the end of the day, they're still underclassmen. And then obviously the freshmen are the freshmen. Kaitlyn has experience, she always shows up in big games and is a great two-way player.

Also on the topic of pg Paige, Idk if y'all have ever watched old games of Sue and Dee at UConn, but the way Geno used to played them off of each other, I think you could easily do that with Paige and Kaitlyn because they're both pretty comfortable at the 1 and the 2.

And like you said, adding more scoring, even just in terms of having a threat, is always valuable. It also kind of reminds me of a Paige-Azzi-Christyn backcourt which in my opinion was the best backcourt we've had in Paige's time at UConn and I think it has so much potential. We still really need a big from the portal if we can get one but you can never really go wrong with adding more scoring and more defense, both of which Kaitlyn adds to this team.

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The more i think about draft night and every time i come across pics of them from then, the more i’m like yeah that really was kinda a soft launch huh like i don’t know what other way to interpret walking the carpet together etc.

Walking the red carpet together, being attached at the hip constantly, the pictures Azzi chose to post of just the two of them, I'm like pretty hardcore convinced that was a soft launch at this point.

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I always told people with them it's really you have to look at the entire picture because one off's give the bff vibes for sure. I saw a popular Pazzi TikTok on Twitter this week with a bunch of RTs so I had my reporting trigger finger at the ready if anyone was being nasty and it was a bunch of comments from dudes going oh wow damn it's actually so obvious in hindsight lmao.

Exactly! If you look at things in a vacuum, then it's pretty easy to see it as friendship but when you look at everything, it's hard to ignore a lot of things.

LMAO that's kinda wholesome, them watching pazzi edits and having a realization, like welcome to the club my dudes lol

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Gurl, speaking of long distance relationship. It's kind of sht honestly. I got it once and fck up me for good, (so bad that I have Suic~dal thoughts) it's 4 years ago, the pain still there. Highly will not recommend. 🙂🙂🙂🙂

Oof bby that's rough and I'm sorry you had to go through that. Sending you virtual hugs and warmth rn <3

I've seen some long distance relationships work but equally as many fail and personally, I'm shit scared of them.

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Naw and they were with inês too? She the og pazzi baby fr 🥲

KK and Ice when they realize the favorite child is actually Ines.

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2 photos of princess in one day?! She knew the Kiki to USC news was coming and did this to ease our heartbreak 😭🙏

KIKI IRIAFEN NO ONE HAS BROKEN MY HEART LIKE YOU JUST DID TONIGHT 😭😭😭

At least it's not South Carolina I guess....

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just confirms there's not together tbh

Idk babes it's giving together to me?

Mothers back to going to sporting events together 🤌🏽

I'm just happy to see them smiling and living life 🫶🏾