#05162024

[batshaped]

punk Mars, Achilles, Pepper, Ares, Clair, Peachy, and Chloe. and all together

(these were all commissions, save for Mars who is now living her punk look in canon—though the commissioner specified GIRL punks. so there is an alt for pepper in that final comp that looks a little different, lmao)

[callyourose]

match point, chapter one.

↳ masterlist

⸺ In which Art and Patrick find themselves intertwined with the relationship of tennis superstar Tashi Duncan and her best friend, Lennon Caddel.

LENNON CADDEL WASN'T SCARED OF TASHI DUNCAN. I mean, she was her best friend. Sure, Tashi was rude to some, intimidating to most. But Lennon might have been the only tennis player at the US Open that year who wasn't scared of her. She had learned that following her best friend around like a lost puppy was the best tactic, and she had gotten pretty good at it. She loved Tashi, adored her. No matter how good of a tennis player Lennon was, sometimes even better than the superstar herself, she would blush and smile and shy away from any praise from her. Tashi was the one that everyone noticed. The way she dominated the tennis court, even in a duos match. The way she swung her braid over her shoulder post win, while her opponent was throwing a temper tantrum just across the net. Everyone was enthralled by her. And Lennon understood it because she was too.

   "I'm just asking," Patrick said in between sips of Coke, standing in front of a poster of the stars of the evening, "If you had to pick, Lennon or Tashi?"

Art just shook his head. He and his best friend had been having this conversation for the better part of the day, beginning as soon as the girls finished their duos match. "I already told you dude," smacking Patrick on the back of the head, "I can't pick. I won't."

"Ever the feminist, Donaldson," the brunette replied turning his back to the posters and his friend. "It doesn't matter to me anyway. I'd let either of them fuck me with a racket."

Art tilted his head and raised his eyebrow, turning his neck to look at the boy next to him. A remark was on the tip of his tongue but he didn't get to start it before he was smacked on the shoulder and urged to look in the direction Patrick was pointing. 

He turned his body fully, scanning the lawn to find what Patrick was so urgent he see. There, standing around a table, was the duo of the hour. Lennon and Tashi were only about 20 feet away from them. They were huddled together, whispering and glancing at... them? Art caught Lennon's gaze and Patrick caught Tashi's and the two girls looked away quickly, giggling to each other. Tashi pinched the outside of Lennon's arm, causing the girl to yell out an "Ow!" and laugh. 

"Dude..." Art started, but Patrick was already in route. He was halfway to the girls before Art even had time to think.

Jogging to catch up, he was right by Patrick's side when he started with a "Hi."

The two girls froze before slowly turning around, Lennon's face was red and Tashi was biting back a laugh. "Hi," Tashi echoed.

There was a beat of awkward silence before Art jutted his hand out in Lennon's direction. "Art Donaldson," he introduced himself to Lennon before offering his hand to Tashi. Patrick followed suite with the introductions causing Tashi and Lennon to glance at each other and smile. 

"We know who you are," the taller girl responded before bumping her best friend's shoulder.

"Oh yeah, we know all about Mr. Fire and Ice," Lennon winked and Art and Patrick were convinced they were going to faint right there. Tashi Duncan and Lennon Caddel were not only talking to them, but they knew them? This is what their dreams were made of. 

"Uh..." Patrick started, unsure of how to respond before Art jumped in.

"You guys were fucking incredible today. Truly."

The girls bid their thanks and echoed their praises. The two best duos in junior tennis, magazines would call them. 

It wasn't long before Lennon and Tashi's parents had to steal them away. Photos with their trophies and kissing each others cheeks were in order. Patrick and Art hung back, gazing at them in awe. Each boy had subconsciously chosen a girl that they had their heart set on, even if it wasn't obvious yet. You could see it in the way their stare lingered on one girl before moving onto the other. You could almost feel it in the air.

Patrick and Art lingered at the party for longer than they intended to. They wanted the opportunity to talk to the girls again; get one more glance at the expanse of Tashi's legs in her dress and the batting of Lennon's eyelashes. They were about to give up, but almost as if they read their minds, Lennon and Tashi descended the stairs and into the area where the boys were sitting. Patrick called them over, the duo whipping their heads in their direction before sharing a smile and heading over. 

"You guys are still here?" Lennon asked, leaning into Tashi's side. 

"Uh, yeah! Great party," Art responded. He was leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. He might as well have had hearts in his eyes. 

The girls shared a glance, and echoed their thanks. Both Art and Patrick were practically drooling in their presence. It was cute to Lennon, cute and embarrassing to Tashi. She was used to this.

"Don't you guys have a final in the morning? That you should be... I don't know. Resting for? " She asked, trying to have a real conversation. She was tired of the praises for the day. 

"I mean, yeah," The boys looked at each other and shrugged. "But we pretty much know how it's gonna go." 

Lennon and Tashi shared a look. It was getting late and even if Art and Patrick weren't going to rest, they were. 

"We should probably-"

"You should come by," Patrick interrupted. 

Tashi bit back a laugh. "Come by where?"

Patrick and Art scrambled to their feet. "Our hotel, he means. I, we, would love to talk about tennis with you guys. And Stanford. And..." Art glances them up and down, "Whatever else you want to talk about."

Tashi glances at her friend, who's already looking at her. There's a silent plea in her eyes, one only her best friend would be able to pick up on. 

But Tashi grabs Lennon's hand and begins to pull her away with her. "Goodnight," she winks. Lennon waves them goodbye and turns in the direction Tashi is pulling her. The boys can hear them bickering quietly as they leave.

"Was that a yes?" Patrick asks.

Art keeps his back turned to him, his gaze still following the girls as they leave. "It wasn't a no."

[flustered-earl]

GFantasy June 2024 issue featuring Sebastian!

Ciel and Soma special coaster is also available at the magazine's appendix

[kinhship]

Food pictures for New York Day 2

[verseoftheday]

Today's Verse - Matthew 5:16 https://votd.me/en/05162024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[snapthistiger]

exercise 05162024

bike ride to the gym

worked lifeguard job 2 hours

8 x 10 incline sit ups

3 x 10 pec machine

3 x 10 lat raise

3 x 10 low row

45 minute spin class

3 x 10 cable row

3 x 10 cable press

bike ride home

the gym workers received mini Hershey bars

picked up an order from Walmart

visited my Mom after lunch. she woke up around 130pm

top left = nice clouds this morning

middle left = sunflower ornament on the tree at the gym

middle right = small grasshopper

bottom = no traffic at 415am gives the bike ride an ASMR feel

more rough weather forecast for this evening. hopefully no tornadoes

hope you have a peaceful afternoon and evening..

[moneydragon]

05162024 xx

Here we are in such a beautiful nest. I’m being to love who you are and it’s in us sleeping together. Everytime we do I feel this special connection, of like…complete content. I feel this connection within you that is strange. The familiarity, the night I’ll feeling like things will just fall into place twith you…the true partner connection, and passion so raw that everytime I hear your cozy, sweet voice I’m wet. How deep can I get into my attraction here…?

Just seeing you for seconds literally makes me very engorged with passion. From the tone of your “hey baby” to the body parts on me you decide to touch first. Then your boldness, I can allow you to make the first move, you’re never afraid to undress and show me how eager you are for me to satisfy you. I’ll devour you baby, like seriously eat you..then the way we make each other laugh brings me to a new list of many orgasmic moments. Aside from the ones I get learning how to make you cum…

Right now I realize the focus is that spot..wait let me go to sleep

[mysterijojo]

sketchpage from college classes 05162024

sketchpage from college classes

[mangus-khan-blog]

Quote of the Day - 05162024

[callyourose]

haiii :3 i’ve been posting on wattpad pretty consistently but i figured i’d finally use my tumblr for shorter challengers thoughts and to post my works ! happy 2 b here !

[kinhship]

New York for Thao’s graduation Day 2:

Capheden

Madison Square Garden

Lunch at Ktown

Stinky Tofu Cart

Skewers

Karaoke at KTV

Me dying in the bathroom that night ☠️

[callyourose]

match point, chapter two.

→ masterlist

— In which Art and Patrick find themselves intertwined with the relationship of tennis superstar Tashi Duncan and her best friend, Lennon Caddel.

LENNON CADDEL AND TASHI DUNCAN WEREN'T IN LOVE. Contrary to popular belief. Their own parents had sat down both of their daughters and asked them about it. Not that they would tell the truth if they were. They were best friends. That's all. Sure, they kissed sometimes and Tashi had a soft spot only for Lennon and Lennon valued Tashi's opinion more than anybody on the planet. She had dumped plenty of boyfriends at the advice of her best friend; so much so that she just preferred the stay single. She would wait until Tashi found someone that was worthy of her attention. She knew best, after all. Lennon wasn't a pushover, though. She had had to explain that to plenty of friends and boyfriends and even her own parents. She could stand up for herself, really she could. But what is there to stand up for when it comes to Tashi? She did know best. "He's not obsessed with you enough", Tashi would say after hanging out with Lennon and her boy of the month. "You need someone who's going to be so devoted to you that they can't think of anything else." Tashi would take Lennon's face in her hands, press a kiss to her forehead, and hug her tightly. No one was more devoted than Tashi. Their relationship wasn't entirely platonic, they knew that. But it wasn't romantic either. They were so devoted to each other that the line had started to blur.

     "They're not coming." Art was staring at the dirty ceiling of his and Patrick's shared hotel room. The party had ended three hours ago, and the time had begun to creep into the early hours of the morning. Patrick was standing, pacing, shuffling a deck of cards.

"They might," he huffed.

"But they're not."

Patrick knew they weren't coming. He knew it was soon as the thought entered his head six hours ago and he knew it before it left Art's mouth three hours later. "That's only because you made it sound like we want to fuck them in here!"

Art rolled over on to his stomach, pressing his head into the hard mattress. He wanted to scream, the sound muffled by the fabric, but he wasn't the dramatic type. He was irritated, obviously. He wanted to see Lennon and Tashi again but Patrick was right. He did make it sound like they wanted to fuck them in the sticky atmosphere of their hotel room. 

"Do we not?" He asked, turning his head so Patrick would hear him. 

"Well, yes! But that's..." the brunette stopped pacing, turning around so he could make eye contact with Art. "Not tonight. Not in… here. We don't even know them really."

Art rolled over on his side completely, tucking his hands under his head. "That's never stopped you before."

Two floors down, Lennon and Tashi were having a similar conversation. Tashi was standing at the bathroom mirror, moisturizing and brushing her teeth and Lennon was sitting criss cross on their shared king-size bed. 

"I'm just saying," Lennon pleads, like she had for the better part of the last two hours, "What's the worst that could happen? If we go over?"

Tashi turns off the bathroom light and joina her friend in bed. 

"Uh, they get drunk and try to fuck us?" She answered, brushing a stray hair out of the other girl's face.

Lennon hesitated before answering. "...Would that really be the worst thing?"

Tashi's eyes go wide and she doubles over laughing. This was routine for her. Pretty boys approach her, she entertains them for a while, and then she ghosts. She had enough on her plate. She didn't need boys, girls, or anyone to get in the way of her life, her success, and most importantly her relationship with Lennon. 

"I'm serious!" Lennon whines. "I know this happens to you all the time, but this never happens to me! I just..." She sighs and avoids Tashi's gaze.

"You what, Len?" Her eyebrows are furrowed and she grips Lennon's arm, forcing her to look at her. Her grip is strong in comparison to the sticky sweetness dripping from her tone. 

"I'm about to be a college freshman," Lennon continues, "and I... I don't have all the experience that you do. I don't want to be the only girl on Stanford's tennis roster that's... you know..."

"A virgin?"

"Yeah." 

Tashi sighs and lets her arm go. She considers her options. She could tell Lennon no, that she's not going and she knows Lennon will only go if she goes. Or...

"Get your shoes on, then." Tashi stands, sliding her own shoes onto her already socked feet. 

Lennon looks up at her wide eyed, the corners of her mouth twitching into a smile. "Really?"

She receives the smallest smile before being handed her beat up converse. "Really. Let's go before I change my mind."

So she takes out her retainer, pulls on her shoes, and grins.

"How do I look?" 

Beautiful. Like always. "Fuckable." 

Now it's Lennon's turn to double-over laughing.

[callyourose]

౨ৎ NAVIGATION .. !

MATCH POINT, challengers (main series)

↳ set one : introduction one two three four five six

↳ set two : introduction one

ART DONALDSON, coming soon

TASHI DUNCAN, coming soon

PATRICK ZWEIG, coming soon

[callyourose]

match point. a challengers fanfic. set one.

↳ masterlist

⸺ In which Art and Patrick find themselves intertwined with the relationship of tennis superstar Tashi Duncan and her best friend, Lennon Caddel.

SET ONE. JUNIORS ERA.

LENNON CADDEL AND TASHI DUNCAN had been best friends since diapers. Lennon's dad was tennis legend Steven Caddel and Tashi's dad, a tennis aficionado, had been best friends for the better part of the 15 years before Lennon and Tashi's respective births. Being born into these families bestowed a career path onto their daughters from the minute they were born. They were going to be the greatest tennis players the world had ever seen. And they were. At eighteen years old, Tashi and Lennon had been taking the junior tennis world by storm. With full rides to Stanford in their pockets and coaching offers from legends, they had the whole world in the palm of their hand. And in the stands of the doubles match that Lennon and Tashi had just won sat two other young tennis players. One fellow upcoming Stanford student and his best friend. They were in awe of the way the girls gracefully controlled the court. It was almost erotic, they way they were staring. And when the match point was scored in favor of their new found crushes, Art and Patrick were the first on their feet to applaud.

“So we're going to that party tonight, right?" Art leaned over and asked.

Patrick just smirked, not looking at him. "We have an invite to Tashi Duncan and Lennon Caddel's party and you're asking me if we're going? Of course we're fucking going."

[callyourose]

taking such good care of my little white boys !

hi i’m MARGOT! twenty! evil bisexual! multifandom, challengers focus! minors dnf!

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