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RED CRACKLE VALENTINES 2025: STAR CROSSED/HAPPY EPILOGUE

made a version for insta too

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Day 3-star crossed/happy epilogue

The cool breeze blew one of Carmen's stray hairs on her face, she tucked it behind her ear.

"So, how's work"

"It's going good, my supervisor was really sceptical at first, cause I've disappeared way too many times and made it clear that if I disappeared this time, then I should never show my face to him ever again"

"Hm, I agree with him"

"You know you're supposed to criticize him cause you know perfectly well why l disappeared"

"The fact that I know the reasons is exactly why I'm on his side, you've left him in the dark too many times, I sympathise with that cause I've been in the same boat"

She took a sip of the coffee she had ordered, it was still hot but not scalding when she'd taken a sip the first time and it nearly burnt her tongue.

"Also, from a business standpoint, having an employee who disappears with no warning is worse than one who's not as good but doesn't routinely disappear"

She brought her glass near to take another sip "Emphasis on the not as good" she added kindly, trying to show him some sympathy as well.

"I guess I can't argue with that, though enough about me, let's talk about you, how are things going with your mom"

"Never been better, I thought she'd be a bit over protective ever since I got back in the game, but she's been really supportive"

He nodded his head and gave her a smile in acknowledgment, before taking a sip of his own coffee.

"Speaking of being back in the game, met any familiar operatives other than paper star of course"

"No, not yet, but I suppose that's a good thing"

"Why would that be"

"You should've seen paper star when she saw me again, the look in her eyes, if I hadn't tied her up she would've definitely murdered me"

"Can't blame her"

"Hey, you're supposed to be on my side" jokingly acting offended.

"All I'm saying is that I see where she's coming from, I mean can you blame her"

"Hm, I guess not"

Silence descended upon them, one that she was familiar with, reminding her just how much she'd missed having him around and hadn't realised just how much she did.

"You know, since we're on the topic of being back in the game, I wanted to ask you something"

"Oh, Do tell"

"It's a proposal really, I was wondering that since you've betrayed VILE and there is no way you're ever going to be affiliated with them again, and it's not like you can live of the radar forever, especially not from VILE"

She paused before continuing, searching for the right words.

"I was thinking that maybe you should, if you want, come with me on missions and maybe join the team" she said the last part out quickly, which she immediately regretted.

"You said the last part very quickly, so just to confirm did you just ask me to join the team"

"Yes, if you want of course, we have room for another on the team"

"I-I would love too, but are you sure?"

"Dead sure, in case you forgot this has been my go to offer to you every time, there's always been room for you on the team and there always will be even, if you choose to decline" she hoped she sounded as sincere as she thought she did cause she really did mean it and she wanted to be clear with everything, they did have some problems with that, and she didn't want another one, especially not with the real them on the line.

"What about the rest of your team, they don't have any problems with it"

"No, why would they?"

"Well, I was under the impression that they didn't really like me"

"What gave you that impression?"

"Well, for starters I tried to kill you once-

"Which you regretted and apologised for"

"You offered me to come with you twice and I refused both times"

"The circumstances were very much to blame"

"And I let you stay in VILE's control in six months"

"I did for 18"

"You really have a justification for everything"

"You make it sound like I shouldn't"

"Are you sure they agree with all those justifications"

"Even if they don't, they'll have to, sooo, are you in"

She looked at him hopefully, this was her third time offering him the chance to join her side and he'd already chosen her over VILE and third time's the charm so she was hoping that he would finally agree.

"I'm in"

"You are" she didn't know whether she genuinely didn't believe what she just heard or just wanted to hear him agree to her offer again.

"Yes, I would love to get back in the game with you, I should've agreed the very first time you offered but better late than never I suppose" she hadn't thought there could possibly be a better feeling to rival the happiness she felt when she reunited with gray, She wasn't sure if she had even felt this happy when she reunited with carlotta.

"Wow, I don't think I've ever seen you this happy"

"Of course I'm happy, you finally agreed to be on the same side, with the real us, I had given up all hope of this ever happening"

"To be fair, we've been on the same side ever since I went to ACME to get you back"

"Whatever, anyway our first real Mission together is in 2 days, it's in germany"

"Okay, any rules I need to abide by"

"I would say 'no killing', but you already know that and it's not like you have your crackle rod anymore"

"Yeah, I always wondered whatever happened to it"

"ACME confiscated it, l wasn't in the right mental state but if I had been I would have broken that thing"

"Do you make a habit of doing that"

"What can I say, I have a vendetta against them"

She winked at him, he laughed and Carmen suddenly remembered her forgotten cup of coffee, it was cold by now, so was gray's and they decided to just leave it be.

"So, how are we reaching there"

"Private jet, the one we've always used, I'll show you around"

"How are you still able to afford that?, I'm pretty sure VILE's no longer footing the bill"

"I have my ways, I'll tell you later"

"You know, I have a request of my own for you"

"Oh, what is it"

"You know how even when we finally had that cuppa it was still plagued with a VILE mission"

"Yeah, so I was wondering if you would be interested in getting a cuppa after the mission but this time we won't talk about the mission obviously"

She bit her lip, she hadn't been expecting this by any means but it would be a lie to say she hadn't been hoping he would bring their date up again and perhaps even offer to go on another one.

So as soon as he asked, she felt her heart lift.

"Sure, why not?"

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Thank you so much for helping run the @redcracklevalentines events all these years!

I hope you like this + another gift I made for you based on the song champagne coast!

it was a good song to have on a loop as i made them ^^

Happy Valentines!! <3333

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Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: Carmen Sandiego (Cartoon 2019) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Graham Calloway | Crackle/Carmen Sandiego | Black Sheep, RedCrackle - Relationship Characters: Carmen Sandiego | Black Sheep, Graham Calloway | Crackle Additional Tags: they just kiss tbh, but like ahhhhhhhhhhhh, idk i’m not good with the ratings, au where there are secret kisses hidden between scenes Summary:

I insert kisses into most of the RC eras! only one true one at the end but they’re kisses nonetheless!

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Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️💙✨️

Today is day 2 of the little Red Crackle Valentine's Day Special! by @redcracklevalentines! This second day is "Kiss(es)/Hug" and I just thought "Why not both?" Hahaha

I'm amazed at how quickly I colored it, it was so fast, I broke my own record! And the best thing is that I'm so happy with the result. I love it! I'm also starting to learn how to use other color palettes, it was fun.

Have a nice day everyone!!!

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Red Crackle Valentines 2025: Crush/Confession

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Day 1:- Crush/Confession

Gray took the menu she was about to reach for and sat down on his seat, a wide grin on his face, with a hint of smugness.

"Looking for this" he held the menu up before sliding it across to her, and taking the one that had been beside it.

She smiled and sat down on her seat,

" Why take this one if you were gonna give it to me"

" To mess with you"

She rolled her eyes at that, still smiling.

It was their first outing after their reunion after over two years of no contact, and while she wouldn't say it out loud, she had missed this, missed their lively chatter, how everything seemed so relaxed with him, Missed him.

"So, what do you wanna eat?, you have anything in mind?"

"No, anything you'd recommend, I've never been to a australian restaurant before"

"You didn't learn about Australian delicacies from all those tutors you grew up with?"

His tone was cheeky and teasing and she responded in kind.

"No, australia isn't exactly known for it's food"

"Well, it's lunch so I'd recommend meat pies and lamingtons, as for desert the pavlovas here are great, though there are plenty of other options as well"

A waitress came up to them at that moment, "Hello, my name's Aisha, have you decided on what to eat yet?, if you're feeling indecisive then I can recommend what to eat"

She had a good natured smile on her face, and Carmen couldn't help but return it.

"I'll take the lamington and Carmen you'll.."

"I'll have the same"

Aisha started writing in her notepad, "okayyyy, will that be all, or would you like desert as well, If there's a special occasion we usually tend to give free desert, especially if it's an anniversary" she looked at them expectantly.

" As tempting as it is to lie and take advantage of that, we're just Friends, and we're just eating out today, that and two tiramisus will be all"

Carmen could swear she saw her give her a side-eye.

"Okay, I will be right back with your order"

She went away and they were left alone once again. Not that Carmen was paying attention, the only thing she was focusing at was the fact that gray had just said that they were "just friends" yeah he couldn't exactly say 'situationship' but it still left a bad taste in her mouth, truth be told, she had been hoping that this was where they'd finally talk about it, they couldn't ignore it forever like they had been for the past month.

Though from the looks of things that wasn't about to happen.

"You like lamingtons?"

"I like them just fine, I didn't wanna try anything new so I just took something familiar, I do like tiramisus though"

"I know that, you told me"

"Oh, I wasn't sure you did, you know, with your memory and all"

"I'm suprised you even got my name right"

She had barely opened her mouth to answer when he spoke up again.

"Oh, wait, you didn't, I just had to resort to the only one you could remember"

"You suffered from that as well"

"Not anymore"

She smiled and he returned the smile, somebody else joking about their "bad memory" would have been insensitive but considering they had been through the exact same thing they had a right to do it.

"Jokes aside, the food here is nice you'll like it"

"I'll take your word for it"

A comfortable silence followed, which was pretty much always the case with them, the same could not be said for her thoughts, which we're still stuck on the "just friends" topic, she shouldn't have been stuck up on it, it was a one time comment, said without much thought but she couldn't get it out of her head and it was about time they addressed it anyway.

The table they were sitting at was a corner with sofa like seats, it was in a circular shape and they were on opposite ends, she slipped to his side.

He looked up at her, as she sat next to him, the surprise at their newfound proximity evident in his face , she tucked a piece of stray hair behind her ear, suddenly feeling very shy, "the food's not gonna be here for a couple more minutes and I wanted to talk to you about something"

"Okay, this sounds serious, everything okay"

"Yeah, something you said has just been bothering me for the last few minutes"

"Was it the name comment?, If it was, I didn't mean to hurt you, I was just joking"

"No, it wasn't that, and for the record, that wasn't rude or anything"

"So, what was it"

"When Aisha implied that we were together, you said that we were just friends" his expression changed from concern to understanding

"Well, I didn't really know how to describe it, we're not dating but we're not exactly platonic either, I didn't mean to say I didn't see you that way, I'm sorry"

"I know, it's just we haven't talked about it yet and I was just hoping that today was when we did and that comment really caught me off guard"

"Well, we're talking about it now"

"Yes, we are and I'll be the first to say it, I love you, but I think you already know that"

" I do know that and I love you too"

"Huh, that wasn't as all as hard as I was expecting it to be"

"Yeah, turns out being honest and straightforward can actually help a lot, who knew"

"So, what happens now"

"Usually, when two people love each other they start dating"

"So, we're officially together"

"As long we're both in agreement"

"Then I guess I have a boyfriend"

"You think we'd still be able to get free desserts now"

"Pretty sure that rule only applies for people who were already dating when they entered"

"Oh well, there's no harm in trying"

She chuckled and as if on instinct he placed his hand on her's, "you know, that's another thing people in love do, hold each other's hand"

She intertwined her fingers with his, they were surprisingly warm, firm and held on to her tightly, not in a way that in any way hurt but made her feel loved and protected, she looked up at him, her eyes met his, and something in her wanted to melt right then and there.

"You know, I think there's one more thing people in love do" she started to lean forward, "yeah, I think they do"

He leaned forward and she had barely closed her eyes when the sound of approaching footsteps caused her to jerk away as fast as she could, gray did the same, and she was greeted with the sight of their food in front of her, "hope you weren't starving, sorry that it took a bit longer than usual" Aisha smiled up at them, clearly not having noticed the abrupt change of position.

Gray passed her food to her.

"No, we weren't and thank you for the food, we understand that things can get busy"

She smiled, asked her to let her know if they needed anything else and went away.

She turned her attention back to gray, "we we're this close to just getting caught making out by the person you just told we're just friends too"

" Yeah, that would've been ironic, not necessarily bad through"

She supposed that was true, some things were better out in the open, after all.

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Today I start the little Red Crackle Valentine's Day Special that organized @redcracklevalentines !

My initial idea was to make a comic, one page a day, but being the organizer of a fanzine and many other work and personal issues already no longer gave me the time. Still, I want to make that comic! You'll see it soon.

This first day is "Crush/Confession" I wanted to experiment with using only 2 colors (3 if we count black haha) and at the same time make a simple composition. I loved the result, and I also missed doing shaded with pen! I will do it more often hehe.

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Red Crackle Valentines 2025: Crush/Confession

i used to mishear the line "is it real or just another crush" as "is it really just another crush"

and tbh i stand by it.

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more info in the link! And below read more! Feel free to ask any questions you may have!

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Hello! The mini ship weeks looks so fun and I can’t wait to participate! I just wanted to reach out and see if there would also be a gift exchange sometime this year or if it’s just the ship week?

Either way thank you for hosting the events♥️

We wanted to try a new approach to celebrate red crackle this year by having something that felt a little more open :D so thank you for being excited with us for it!!

However, We are open to maybe hosting a gift exchange later in the holiday season for 2025

^^ / so we'll let you know if we hash out those dates and details

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more info in the link! And under the read more!

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!! Announcing a Mini ship week for carmen x gray!!

Any medium is welcome! fic, edits, gifs, etc.]

-> just keep it pg 13* and under [and tag accordingly]

-> please be respectful of one another

-> choose a prompt and interpret how you wish

Please tag works #redcracklevalentines or # red crackle valentines so we can reblog it [you can also tag the blog]

feel free to ask the blog any clarifying questions!

We hope you join us for this event :D

*nothing explicit but suggestive is fine, mild language

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She made it her personal mission to win him every prize at the arcade. Even if it takes them all day.

Thank you so much for your patience @silkward !

When I read the prompts you provided, I was thrilled cause just imagining them in an arcade is hella fun.

Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day!

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Happy Valentine's Day @yuraimi-lee-bunny, I made this for you for the @redcracklevalentines gift exchange. Hope you like it!

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HAPPY VALENTINE @rys-redcrackle

I hope you like it! I had never tried Fantasy AU but for you and your gift here I'm taking the challenge!

The idea of ​​this AU is Carmen being part of a recognized and wealthy family, while Gray is a simple adventurer who prefers to continue his daily life between bets, games and yes, his hands are somewhat playful to get some things like money and/or food. Carmen runs away from home and her responsibilities because they bore her, she likes adventure and the adrenaline. And when these two cross paths in a forest, the chemistry and adventure begins.

Hehehehe I just hope you like my idea! Have a nice Valentine's Day! <3

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redcrackle valentine’s day 2024 edit for @spawn-of-fucking-satan ! (i hope i got the @ right :3) i’m so sorry for posting it as a link, i tried for like an hour to post it as a video but tumblr would NOT budge 😭

totally not fangirling over finally taking part in a redcrackle tumblr event.. 🥹

tv girl art by @mlmebomb 🩷💙 ac ririkass

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