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More humanized Lightning McQueen headcanons

Man’s knees pop likes he’s an old man

I read somewhere one of the most common injuries are knee injuries and back pain

Like I think he probably has chronic knee pain

Constantly wraps and has to ice it after a race or practice

Doc makes sure he is taking care of his body because he knows that Lightning will neglect it out of pride

Once Harv kept scheduling him races back to back and Lightnings completely neglected his knee due to barely having any downtime to rest

His knees completely buckled after a race, causing him to fall to the ground and Doc nearly had a damn panic attack thinking the kid passed out

Doc refused to let Lightning race or practice for a week

He complained because he said he was “bored”

Secretly he loved the free time and being able to actually relax and let his body heal

Lightning takes cooking lessons from Flo because Doc could not stand Lightning being okay with eating cereal for dinner

Doc asked Flo to give Lightning lessons so he could cook for himself when he wasn’t home

Every week he will occasionally go out and play poker or cards with Sheriff

Lightning surprisingly picked up fast and cooked a meal for Sally

He got a recipe from Luigi and it was the best thing Sally ever ate

She won’t admit it tho

Lightning is great with kids

Sally has talked about having kids but obviously is the far FAR future

Lightning won’t admit it, but he’s afraid of being a dad

His real father was horrible to him

His mom left him when he was a toddler

He knows nothing about how to be a father, only what a father isn’t

But the more time he spends with Doc, the more he realizes what a father should be

Because obviously he sees Doc as a father figure

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Lightning and Flo headcanons because I think they’d have a really sweet friendship <33

• Lightning gets a job at the V8 cafe after some time in RS

• he noticed how Flo was usually the one managing the cafe and rarely saw other staff

• of course he can tell how capable she is (she’s not just holding the place together, she’s making it thrive) but it doesn’t stop him from applying as a waiter

• he sheepishly tells her that he’d like to help out, despite the lack of a help wanted sign

• she’s caught off guard but is all smiles just as quickly, heart melting at his gentle stuttering and flushed cheeks at simply asking if he could help out

• she tells him he doesn’t need to but humors him, putting him on part time for late mornings to late afternoon when it’s busiest

• Flo doesn’t realize the difference it makes until she actually has the extra set of hands to take orders, run food back and forth, wipe down tables when she’s busy loading dishes into the washer or refilling coffee

• it’s also nice to have someone to talk to after the rush calms down and the cafe is mostly empty, Doc and Sheriff in a corner booth playing cards while Sally goes through the motel’s monthly expenses from where she’s half asleep on Doc’s shoulder (the only one he’d ever let in that position)

• Lightning sits at the counter during this time, sipping a strawberry milkshake despite the late hour, while Flo bags up a breakfast sandwich for Ramone (who can’t go a night without one)

• she and McQueen chat about potential new menu items and how the jukebox hasn’t worked in years, but if they could get it fixed it would just add to the lovely 50s atmosphere. He offers to get someone on that and Flo rolls her eyes, shushing him about throwing anymore money at the town after all he’s already done

• the boy, sweet as pumpkin pie, pouts as if he’ll throw a fit only to sigh dramatically and go back to his drink, mumbling about how he’d do anything for them, for her, and Flo just wants to hug him forever, knowing they’ll have the same conversation again tomorrow night

• as she closes up he hovers behind her, hands in the pockets of his too big red hoodie as he chews his lip, eyes clinging to his feet, and she asks if he wants to come with her to Ramone’s

• he perks up in such a flash Flo gets whiplash

• they walk in comfortable silence, McQueen singing something under his breath and soaking up the midnight lights with eyes so smitten and Flo thinks he looks even younger than he is

• as Ramone works on a commission Flo walks Lightning around the shop, pointing out different things her husband has done over the years and the kid blurts out how pretty she is

• Flo is *really* thrown off but laughs soon enough, absolutely tickled by this awkward little cutie who seems so different off the track

• she jokes that she’s already married and he practically falls apart, an absolute rush of apologies and denial and he just had to say it because she *is* and sometimes he just says things on his mind and—

• Flo pinches his cheek and reassures that she’s kidding, she knows he didn’t mean it that way, and he smiles and she only now notices that his tongue peeks through his teeth when he does

• they sit and chat some more after that. Flo learns that Lightning hasn’t watched many movies growing up and he wants to see every Disney Princess film ever made after watching The Little Mermaid for the first time at Doc’s. She tells him that Cinderella is one of her favorites and they make plans to have a movie night soon

• when he says goodnight and heads back to Doc’s, Ramone wraps his arms around her from behind with a kiss already in her shoulder. They watch him go, a spring in McQueen’s step, and she tells her husband that the kid is sunshine in a basket

• he gets brighter every day

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Lightning McCat in a box

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storm with lmq's number based off this one line in the glow racers book (at 1:40) it was such wild visual I had to make it real. I think storm is petty and obnoxious enough to do it too

alt vers and extras below

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HES JUST A GIRL!! DONT MAKE HIM DO COMMUNITY SERVICE!

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may have gotten into Cars. no not *cars* cars i mean the movies

*sighs* throwing him into the tulips and cactus’ that what im doing. hes like a scrappy little raccoon.

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first post of 2024 is cars posting 🫡

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the type of vibes retired monty brings to the paddock

based on this pic of nico rosberg... continue pushing my lightning mcqueen is nico coded agenda 😁

my beautiful post here i just needed to have these side by side. by nico coded i firstly mean looks but i have a long list... dont ask tho i wouldnt be able to elaborate

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lightning mcqueen hates jackson storm

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In an alternate universe where Lightning somehow convinces Doc to get an Instagram account, Lightning almost immediately regrets it.

You know when you spend years carefully curating your feed- editing, airbrushing, and captioning every single photo to perfection- only for that one older family member to post the most unhinged, unflattering picture of you and tag you in it? Yeah, that’s Doc.

Lightning’s profile is a work of art. Every photo is glammed up, perfectly lit, and carefully posed. Take his birthday post, for example: a stunning shot of him in a designer outfit, looking like a doll, not a single crease or flaw on his perfect face.

The caption? Another year older, another year faster.

Meanwhile, Doc- who just learned how to use Instagram- posts a photo from the same event. It’s a completely candid slightly blurry shot of Lightning mid-laugh, grinning wide while passing Doc a plate with a slice of cake. The angle is terrible. Lightning was sitting down at the table while Doc was towering over him. His eyes look huge, his grin is so wide it reveals his cheek dimples and his hair is messy. If Lightning wasn’t so concerned with what people think, he’d realise it’s an oddly charming photo. He looks adorable.

But Lightning is horrified. There is a loud stream of panicked remarks consisting of “delete this right now,” and “I look like a big-eyed bug” and “you don’t understand - I have an image to keep up.”

Doc, hardly glancing up from his phone, merely states “you look better when you’re actually smiling.”

Piston Cup fans, of course, love Doc’s account. Its a stark contrast to Lightning’s PR-approved highlights.

Lightning’s post after winning a Piston Cup: A stock image-style paparazzi shot of him on stage, holding the trophy with a dazzling smile. Confetti and champagne in the background.

The caption? Hard work pays off. #Champion #Blessed

Doc’s post after Lightning wins a Piston Cup: Lightning the next morning, slumped on his couch in the trailer, still in his race suit. He can hardly open his eyes. His hair is a mess. He’s eating cereal and milk straight out of the Piston Cup.

The caption? Winner’s breakfast...

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The Three Musketeers Stooges.

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"You're a big shining star, you're a super star! You don't belong there, anyway."

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I haven’t seen anybody do this yet so

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Gonna watch season 3 right when it comes out on the 27th, and I'm going to try to live blog my thoughts so if you wanna see that I made a separate account: @casper-watches-sgs3

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category is: beefing with rookies

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If we get Junofficer even being in the same room for a second I will go feral

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these are from a While ago but posting my junofficers before s3 comes out 🗣️