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george russell x norris!reader

summary: you had known george for what felt like forever. sooner or later feelings would come out right?

a/n: mixed feelings on this one. i like the beginning, unsure of the end but yk lmk. aaaaand thanks for all of the love on perfect it actually makes me so happy to see so many people loving something i wrote :)

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you and george had been friends for many years, meeting through your brothers racing. george had always thought you were beautiful. your tan skin, curly dark hair and bright blue eyes captivating him from the moment he first saw them. he always felt you were more then a friend, but never wanted to overstep boundaries with his close friends sister. little did george know, you felt the exact same about him and your brother already knew.

when you and george first met, there was an instant connection. you went from just seeing each other at races, to calling and texting, to finding time to hang out alone, away from the racing. over time, the two of you grew closer and were inseparable. you never found george without you or you without george. there were countless inside jokes and memories only the two of you would understand.

it wasn’t until after your 18th birthday that george had developed a crush on you. he hadn’t seen you in a few months, him busy with racing, you with school. and while you still continued communicating during your time apart, the longing to see you in person brought something out of george. a new feeling towards you. it wasn’t quite love, but it was something similar. the feeling confused him, he had never felt this way towards anyone before, but feeling this feeling for you was something that he didn’t fully believe.

it was 2016 and silverstone was the first race you could come to that f3 season. you and george were both 18, living in the new reality of being almost an adult, but not quite. you hadn’t told george you were coming, only lando knew, and while he could suspect you would come to a home race, he didn’t want to get his hopes up. which is why when he saw you walk in with your younger brother, he couldn’t quite believe it. you looked stunning. your curly hair, longer and impossibly curlier then before, your tan skin ever darker and the freckles that adorned your face a bit more prominent. you were wearing a yellow sundress and george couldn’t stop thinking about how amazing it looked on you. he didn’t even realize he was staring until you caught his eye across the room, giving him a smile. he felt, nervous? that was never an emotion he had felt towards you in the past, but when you approached him he couldn’t help the butterflies that filled his stomach.

you walked up to him, the smile never leaving your face. as soon as you reached your best friend, you immediately wrapped your arms around him, him doing the same. you didn’t want to leave this moment. it had felt like forever since you had seen george and you never wanted to let go. when he finally did pull away, the smile was huge on his face before he spoke.

“i haven’t seen you in forever. how are you? how’s school? tell me everything.”

and thats how it went. you and george, back where you were before. talking and catching up like there was never distance, like you never were apart. and thats how it was for what felt like hours, until lando pulled you away when he found out your mum had arrived. watching you walk away, promising dinner and a further catch up was when george knew he had fallen for his best friend.

you on the other hand didn’t realize your feelings for him until much later. it was 2022, george’s first year with mercedes. you were out of school a few years, had a job and even your own apartment. you weren’t spending as much time at the paddock as you had in previous years, having to focus on work and paying your bills.

but again, silverstone rolled around and you couldn’t not attend the home event. you walked through thr mclaren motor home with your brother, waiting for when he would let you go find george. after meeting the people lando wanted you to meet, he finally let you go so he could get ready for quali. you found yourself walking through the row of motorhomes, trying to get to mercedes, to george. thats when you ran into lewis hamilton, walking exactly where you needed to be. you had never actually met lewis, but he knew exactly who you were.

“are you looking for george?” he asked, walking next to you.

“yeah, i was assuming he was just in mercedes” you responded, wondering how the man next to you knew exactly who you were looking for.

“here, i can show you where he is”

you followed lewis into the mercedes motorhome and to george’s room. he knocked on the door and then smiled and left. you stood nervously, waiting for george to let you in. when he finally opened the door, you looked up at his face, the shock and surprise evident. he didn’t say anything, just wrapped his arms tightly around you, not wanting to let go. he eventually led you into his room where he was changing into his fireproofs and race suit. you took a seat on his couch, talking and catching up while he changed. you watched him as he changed. you had seen george shirtless plenty of times before, but something about this moment felt different. more intimate. you felt different, a feeling you had never felt towards george before. when he tied the arms of his suit around his waist and ran a hand through his hair he looked amazing. there was something going on inside of you and you couldn’t quite piece together what it was. you sat there talking a bit longer before he had to go and you had to make your way back to your brother.

as you walked away you took one last glance at him and he smiled back at you and thats when you realized you were in love with your best friend.

that’s how you got to where you were right now. sitting in your brothers living room, having an existential crisis about the brunette driver who had a hold on you for the past year.

“lando i just don’t know what to do” you complained for what felt like the millionth time.

“well you know, you could just tell him how you feel instead of crying to me about it” lando said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“wow thanks, yeah. tell him, he doesn’t like me back, i ruin the friendship. sounds like a really great plan” you said falling back onto the couch as your brother got up and went to get a drink.

“well that wouldn’t happen, he’s literally in love with you” lando mumbled.

you looked at him questioningly, but he just shook his head.

“well i have plans tonight so i’m leaving, but you can make yourself comfortable and do whatever” lando said finishing his drink, grabbing his keys and walking out the door. you sighed before turning the tv on wanting to do nothing more then sit on the couch and watch netflix the rest of the night. and so thats what you did.

lando was out with a few of the other drivers that night, one of them being george. sitting in the booth at the club next to george reminded lando of the conversation he and his sister had a few hours before. that’s when lando decided to make his move, to help you out.

“my sisters at home right now” lando said over the loud music.

“what” george questioned even though he heard him perfectly.

“i said, my sister is at home right now” george just looked at lando, not knowing what to say “that means, you need to come over and actually do something about your crush because i can’t take this anymore”

george just nodded and a few hours later was at the front step behind lando.

you were lying on the couch watching an early season of british bake off when you heard the door open. you laid there in silence until you heard more then just your brother’s voice coming from the doorway. the unmistakable voice of george russell seemingly deafening you in your new state of shock. you sat up quickly as they both walked into the room with you. you smiled at them nervously, but lando had a cocky expression on his face.

“hey how was your night” lando asked you, smile not leaving his face.

“oh it was fine, just watched bake off. and you two?” you asked nervously.

“it was good wasn’t it george? i would love to tell you all about it, but i’ve got to go to the restroom. george you wouldn’t mind waiting for me would you?” lando asked cockily, before starting his exit. you knew he didn’t have to go to the bathroom. it was all part of some little plan he came up with to leave you alone with george.

george just shook his head as lando exited the room. george stood there awkwardly for a minute before you motioned for him to sit down next to you. you had never experienced this awkward george before. he was always so confident, but something was different with him right now. you both sat there in silence for a moment before george spoke up.

“listen, i have something i heed to get off my chest, the reason lando brought me here. i’ve had a crush on you since we were like eighteen. like literally in love with you. everyone could see it. i never said anything because i didn’t want to ruin our friendship because you’re my best friend and it’s totally fine if you don’t feel the same way—“

you cut george off, pressing your lips to his. it was passionate, loving and intense. all of the emotions of the last few years poured out in just a few moments. you scooted closer to him, wrapping your leg around his waist and arm around his neck, his hands found a place on the side of your face. he pulled away a few moments later, breath heavy. he placed his forehead against yours and thats when you heard the obnoxious clapping of your younger brother filling the room.

“it’s about damn time” lando said. you laid your head on george’s chest, looking at your brother. “bud, this is the part where you ask her to be your girlfriend and then she says yes and asks you to spend the night because its late and then the two of you watch british bake off like a couple of old people until the wee hours of the morning”

“shut up lando” you said rolling your eyes, but then looking up at george.

he smiled down at you and asked you the question you had been waiting seemingly forever to hear. “be my girlfriend?”

“of course” you said kissing him again, this time calmer, with less passion since lando was standing right there.

now, everything was perfect. the boy who loved you since you were eighteen, long before you loved him.

[the-s1lly-corner]

Can I request TADC cast x reader who just kinda...emotionally shuts down when they get stressed? Like someone who just responds to stress by freezing up and not saying a word. Can you write some HCs for how each cast member would help them through such a shutdown?

Also not quite related to the request, but can I use some of your HCs for some fanfic ideas?

TADC cast x reader who shuts down/freezes when stressed!

yahoo !!! think i might do this and one more request then go stretch my silly legs based on admins own personal experience with them shutting down n shit and what helps with them so uhuh obviously; what helps me isnt universal so !!

aaaaand to answer your question; yes you may! i dont see why you shouldnt be allowed to use my hcs! otherwise whats the point of me sharing them with others/letting people requests, you know :0?

CAINE:

i think it would take him a minute to realize that theres something wrong, or he will notice immediately i think it depends on how long you guys have known one another. but for the sake of story telling lets say its the first time hes seen you freeze up. i like to think that sometimes caine spectates IHAs to make things are running smoothly... or as smoothly as they can... thats when he notices youve kind of just... standing there off to the side. takes you off the the side. at a loss for what to do, and he might actually think that theres something wrong with you; like digitally or coding wise that theres something wrong. not like, mentally and physically. very bad at comfort the first time because he doesnt know whats going on, but if you explain to him hes going to do his best to help. takes you away when he notices somethings off, sometimes even pauses or cancels the IHA if he has to, takes you to your room or his own room (does he have a room?) so you have a space thats familiar and calm. caine, as a partner is wrapped around your finger and will follow every command you give him, and this is especially true for moments of distress. so really it depends on what you personally need for comfort!

POMNI:

honestly pomni seems to freeze up as well in moments of stress, but she seems to snap out of it after a moment; at least going off of what we have seen in the pilot! so i think she would be able to relate to you when you have your moments. with that being said, i dont think pomni is good at delivering comfort. i think i might have said this yesterdays request w/ a crying reader where she just. sucks at giving comfort. like most of the other characters on the list (if not all) she will try to take you off to the side so you can have some space. doesnt know how to proceed though; does she try talking you through this? do you need a moment alone? i think she would try to fill the silence with random conversation; words that arent exactly tied to the current thing going on, you know? just to fill the noise. another one where youre going to have to fill her in on what works best for you personally when youve unwinded enough to be able to think straight, you know?

RAGATHA:

drum roll please

she takes you off to the side; but with a twist! she takes you to your room so youre somewhere familiar and safe, so you... well feel more comfortable and safe. i think she would also talk about random things, like pomni to fill the silence; but while pomni kind of just talks to nothing, ragatha would leave the conversation open just enough so if you were to... say want to join her in this distraction, then you have a spot to join. you know? not totally blocking you off from an escape, but also not forcing it onto you before youre ready to move forward. if that makese sense. at least thats what personally helps the admin. definitely walks you through some grounding, i think

JAX:

easily one of the worst, i think. not because he would kick you when youre already down, but because proper comfort and soothing really isnt his thing. his entire deal is that he picks on and bullies everyone to keep himself entertained and busy.... that doesnt strike me as someone who is very emotionally mature and ready to be able to help someone who is shutting down... so i think the first few times he might actually make things worse due to the simple fact that he has no idea what hes doing. after a few scenarios of you freezing, though, i think he would slowly figure out what needs to be done... okay so take you away from whatever is stressing you out, dont push you... checks notes... dont be intimidating, you know basic stuff! not stellar, but hes learning... probably just pushes you down to sit on your bed, or even his bed if his room is closer. doesnt talk, i think; you guys just kind of sit in silence, i think. mostly because jax still doesnt know what to say tbh

sorry jax fans </3

KINGER:

honestly as i try to come up with ideas for kinger, i can see kinger being the type to shut down and freeze in moments of stress. he either outright freaks out, or just goes still and quiet. its a coin toss for him. same song and dance, he takes you away and to somewhere quiet and not... overstimulating... more often than not he takes you to the pillow fort; or hell he might even start building one right there around you! leaves the softest and most comfiest pillow for you so you can hold and squeeze it however you wish. impromptu stress toy, more or less, i think. tends to be very controlled and quiet when you get like this, idc what anyone says kinger would be the king of comfort (dad/grandpa vibes yk) tries to come up with solutions as well as ways to prevent this happening in the future; or at least work out a system so you have a way out before things get too terrible

ZOOBLE:

like a cross between jax and pomni i think. they kind of sometimes underestimate the depth(?) of these scenarios and how impacting it can be; but they are also so so bad at comforting people in general. rather than taking you to the side i think they would try to get everyone else to leave if theyre not confident that your state wont get worse if they touch you. only really does this if you shut down in a space thats like; not the common living area... though i do think they would still try to tell everyone to back up should the location be there... tries to lower their voice and make it sound softer; which is way harder than it looks! theyre so used to being sarcastic and tired sounding! another case of "it takes some time to get right" you know? generally does try their best though, does not ever make you feel less than for your reactions or minimizes you

GANGLE:

genuine panic when it happens, especially when it happens for the first time. kind of stuck on what to do since her response to stress is different from yours (you freeze, she cries). though i do think she would have a solid means of helping you out. takes you to her room, and lets you draw. thats it

well okay i should be more specific. she lets you doodle around on papers to try to get the feelings out. not even like, doodles in the way of flowers or people or what have. just scribbles and lines and circles, just to help you through it, you know? tries to quiet reassure you that youre safe in here with you, and surprisingly enough, does a decent job of keeping herself held together for your sake... doesnt pry for you to talk if youre not ready, and keeps an eye on you to make sure youre safe. similar to kinger, you guys try to come up with a system to help avoid these situations/have a way out

[hellspawnmotel]

I love your art!! I really admire your work and I love your deltarune fanart, especially how you draw noelle :) whenever I look at your art I always feel like you have such a firm grasp on anatomy and all your drawings feel like they really exist in 3d space, and i love how the characters in your drawings are shaped :0 do you have any tips for a learning artist?

well gosh, after you buttering me up like that, how can i refuse? (jk but in all serious, thank you so much this is SO sweet) anyway, let's see, tips..... (this ended up turning into a whole tutorial lmao)

so one thing you'll hear a lot of artists say is to start with a warm up first, but not a lot about what "warming up" actually means. some people take that to mean they have to start with a whole other drawing, personally i find that takes away too much energy and i end up spending way more time on it than i want to. i like doodling little cubes and cylinders, but if i have something to color sometimes i just do that to warm up. whatever works for you best, just anything to get your hand used to the motion of drawing.

for starting the actual drawing it really is important to begin with a line of action. think of it as a basic guideline for how you want to pose a character. it will help the pose flow better, trust me. (im going to draw noelle bc obviously im pretty used to that)

some artists start with just the line, i like to do the guide for the head first and then the line, whatever

you dont absolutely have to follow the line for your pose btw its just good to have an idea of what youre doing before you do it

after that is when you start worrying about shapes, usually. an important thing to remember when drawing is that absolutely everything is made of shapes, first and foremost. humans, animals, objects, drawing anything starts with shapes. circles squares and triangles. this goes for drawing from life too! it's why you want to start with a light pencil or a sketch layer cuz this is the stuff youre gonna erase later, but it's essentially the skeleton of your drawing

btw, i give noelle a very basic "average thin teenage girl" figure but it's good to practice other body types too and learn what shapes work best for drawing those

you mightve heard the advice to "draw the person nude first and then draw the clothes on top of them" and that's only partially true- it's good to know what the shape of the body is before you dive in with the clothes but you dont have to do like, a whole nude model first. you just need enough to understand how the fabric is going to fall on the body

also, and this is sort of off-topic, but when it comes to clothes its good to understand how different fabric works and how it's going to react to a body underneath it. some fabric clings, some is very loose, some is thin and some is thick. basically what im saying is that you dont have to shrink-wrap the clothing to the body, especially when it comes to a character with breasts or anything else that sticks out. thats a mistake a lot of beginner artists make. in this case, noelle's robe is very loose but i still want it to conform to her body a little bit so the pose isn't totally lost

aaaaand there ya go! after all that is when im ready to actually draw the dang thing. you can tell if you look close that i didnt totally follow the guidelines i made for myself, and that's okay. for example i tend to almost always draw the head too small and then have to enlarge it afterwards. one of the perks of being a digital artist is i can make mistakes and not have to re-do the whole drawing to fix them.

one other thing as to how to get better at actually drawing the body right in the first place- FIGURE DRAWING! as cliche as it might sound it really helps. it's best to draw from life, but if you can't get into a class for it there are plenty of websites out there with good photography of nude models. i also reference a lot of my poses from those websites, or sometimes from videos of figure skating or ballet if i think the situation calls for it.

this is a good website for figure drawing practice- it lets you set a timer so you can practice getting a pose down quickly or spend a lot of time on one model, your choice

also, yknow, always make sure you're having fun and dont stress out too much about whether what youre drawing looks good. the more you draw, the better, and don't think you have to post everything to social media if you dont want to. draw for yourself first and foremost and observe from life and artists you admire what you WANT to draw and want to get better at, and what looks like fun. that's the most important part

[fluffy-moth]

Once Upon a Time in Purgatory (1968)

aaaaaand thats a wrap! all 24 foolish friends! aaaaand all enemies as well!!!! hahahahahahahai like this game a lot

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5(this)

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(3/3) And then when Spy, Medic, and Sniper, find out where they all hang to do this compliment their partners hangout,  they interrupt and turn it around on them, because "it wouldn't be fair for the other two to hear all about myself but not you"

(Also for revenge, because they did it in full view of the rest of the team and thats just kind of embarrassing. But It is also surprisingly fun to just compliment their partners to others. They might have to turn this into a thing as well.)

Read part two here!

Final installment to the thrilling saga

Warning: none!

Rating: General

Half an hour into the film, the men continue their competition. Popcorn fell to the floor, the blanket a messy heap tossed aside, and forgotten candy bags still in Demo’s lap. Most of which slightly melted from the warmth.

“Do you even see Medic’s face? He’s literally so hot!” Scout had taken the strategy of being louder in hopes of getting his point across. He was shushed several times by the others in case someone came to crash their party.

“Sniper’s got scars, laddie. Pretty hot in my opinion.” His autopsy left the Aussie with massive yet clean scars down his torso. Not to mention many other scars the man gathered from his time in the bush. The two once spent nearly an hour exploring each other’s scarred flesh.

The bickering was becoming too much for their partners, however. Scout had grown louder, practically screaming his praises as he stands on the couch. His mantra was cut off by Demo kicking his leg and sending the American crashing to the living room floor.

“They’re animals in there. Should do something about it.” Sniper comments as the sound of the arguing grows louder. The men reduced to loud animals on the verge of throwing furniture, or each other, across the room.

The three rise from their poker game, cards face down in front of their respective seats and walk to the wild men. What they find is Scout ready to swing a pillow, Engineer with his gunslinger, and Demo holding Eyelander. The remaining teammates each have one of the men restrained in their arms.

“Spy’s got—“ Before he could finish the sentence, the Frenchman in question lays a kiss on Engineer��s cheek. The Texan lowers his gunslinger, preventing the device from making a heart sized hole in both Scout and Demo’s chests.

“Mon amor, I’m flattered, but I can’t have all of the praise. You have the most darling smile.” Pyro releases the southerner as Spy brings him in close. Engineer chuckles, lifting his helmet off to give the woman a kiss. He was so worked up just moments ago, yet she melted the tension in his shoulders in an instant.

“Ja. Scout, you have the legs of an Olympian.” Soldier takes a gander before he’s relieved of duty by Medic pulling the younger against his chest. Scout is quick to talk about how utterly massive his muscles are and flex his noodle arms.

Heavy passes Demo to Sniper as the man approaches. The Aussie chuckles bringing his explosive lover in for a chaste kiss. He runs fingers against his curls, admiring Demo for a moment.

“Can’t forget about that brain of yours. Don’t think anyone could make bombs like you, love.” With the fight settled, and no injuries to report, the couples go their separate ways. Hopefully, this will be last time the men nearly brawl over who’s lover is superior, but it’s unlikely.

Aaaaand that’s a wrap! -H

[entitledcrayonscribbler]

Welcome ya'll to my first attempt at a Fanfiction (With no beta reader btw, so good luck).

This is one in a multichapter fic i made as my project on the LWA secret santa thing for @misseljebel, i hope they enjoy.

Im also planning to release this on AO3 but until then it stays here, right under the LWA-themed christmas tree.

Now sit back, relax, and enjoy--

A Christmas Meetup

"YEH HEH HEY!" 

Akko cheerily laughs out in their bestest deepest santa voice as they clumsily break the sound barrier. They do this as a sorta signal to them that an especially jolly person is screwing around on a broom outside their closed window, about to join the party

"Merry Christmas everybody!" she then shouts. As she proceeds to aim her broom at a slight incline directing at the window. And as she's breezily flowing at it, Akko gets on her knees on the broom, pulls out their wand and yells "OPEN SESAME!"

Two magical specs encase the knobs on the window. and then it flings them open as Akko enters through the window. She's in! The broom slowly flows into the room and then it stops at around the middle of it.

"heh heh, yeah" Akko blurts as they plop their little bum down to do a cool relaxed pose. With a little stretch, Akko puts her hands behind her head and her leg crossing over the other one.

The room is fully covered head to toe in Christmas decorations. With little knick knacks, blinky lights, ribbons and tinsels galore, arranged as neatly as possible for what is practically a room that's stuffed with them. 

Clashing with both of those is this little fern on a pot thats their substitute for a christmas tree after their actual christmas tree got confiscated because rules exist and so did little critters in that tree (They were gonna leave the moment we put it up!). Its up on what was supposed to be the shared study desk that every dorm room, but is currently the food table stuffed with all the big gift baskets and bowls of snacks sent by Mostly the red and green team members that left to their homes for christmas with very little from any of the blue members who also arent here

And finally, competing with all that is Akko's santa version of the witch uniform with a big old santa hat slightly angled atop their head that's complimenting their crimson eyes and the FLUFFY SANTA BEARD sitting comfortably on their head (and black gloves and a belt to boot). Moving onto the broom, it's the standard broom with a pair of red plush reindeer antlers wrapped around the front, which is also the location of this huge luggage bag that just looks heavy.

Its filled with shit that's specifically mentioned as contraband items, but specifically only the mundane stuff that isnt really being enforced (infact its more of an oddity in the rulebook). Perfect for a more peaceful rebellion to honor the lost tree, and satisfactory enough for a certain redhead's standard of rebellion to be met. Speaking of which–

"Holy shit! Akko's a plagiarist" Amanda (Who's just standing in the middle of the room) said.

"Awwww c'mon, no girlfriend privileges?" Akko responds whilst raising their hands from their head.

"Nah dude, its like you said. get rid of all privilege" Amanda snarks, poking Akko on their side to try and push them off balance.

it works

much to the chagrin of the one responsible for it, their fucking girlfriend.

Akko falls on their face (with the broom lightly plopping on the floor) Amanda breaks kayfabe and is very apologetic. And Sucy, who is also there, tucked in a blanket with a little santa hat says

"yeah and while youre doing that, get a new girlfriend. They complain too much" And the final guest of the day: Jasminka, who's just standing there aswell. Chuckling a little while trying to conceal it a little with her hand.

"oh hey Jasminka, sucy. How are you all liking the place? And what is it this time, Amanda?"

"Well i dont wanna bring down the mood–" Aaaaand the fucking face is back on

"you already did, like several ti–"

"Shut up, Sucy!" Amanda snaps back. Before mellowing the face into a more chill version and continues with "Well it-was-the-blue-team,-they -didnt-give-us-enough-of-their-expensive-ass-gold-coated-ass-food.-And-Im-salty-about-it-ok." which was rambled fast enough that even Akko (the rambler) had to pause just to comprehend it.

"hmm, i guess Akko is rubbing off of you too." Jasminka says whilst plopped down onto 

sucy's bed, capping it off with "Thats actually really adorable". Amanda begins blushing, snapping their head all around and stuttering before finally responding in an understandable way with

"Jasminka… why?" in the most defeated voice, something which Akko (who's now just accepted being on the floor) takes in a very different way to mean their newly gained love of food apparently rubbed off of Akko. Completely flying over their head tbe rambling and stuttering our newest disaster just did. beginning by saying

"Well if you wanted some more food. Then i got a whole lotta twizzlers and some chocolate bars in there." Akko tilts her head, gesturing to the bag "And it might not be food, but i still kept it with me just so the party could start with me. just wanted to let everyone know." Akko says, looking at everyone and shrugging a bit with just their shoulders

the following are the inner-monologues of Amanda's mind, enjoy. (JESUS FUCKING CHRIST. YOU ARE KILLING ME WOMAN, YOU LITERAL ANGEL. LIKE HOLY SHI–)

"thanks, Akko." Said amanda, softly.

"And besides, we're not entitled to the food that they probably didn't make. Its not like they should force themselves to lend us snack bowls " Akko points out. And this time Jasminka, not Sucy who responds to that with quips (in whispers) to Sucy by saying

"Wait until you see the tag on that giant gift by the main tree" 

And a short silence falls. Theyre all sorta getting lost in their own mind about stuff. Amanda's currently having a war with their own disastrous psyche, Sucy is comprehending the somewhat vague quip of Jasminka, Akko (who does this kinda thing more often) has been thinking about how this hangout is going. And Jasminka is just quite nicely enjoying the silence.

Because this isnt really a party. Its basically just a friendly gathering of all in the new nine who couldnt go anywhere due to outside circumstances. So Akko decided to arrange this little meetup and commit shenaniganry here instead of abroad. But no shenanigans are really going on at the moment, just the wind on the windows and the rather peaceful silence of the 4 

a rather peaceful silence mind you, that Sucy interrupts "By the way, if you're still asking Jasminka, why. Consider it a more merciful deed compared to whatever i was about to do to your fake ass."

"But the front is funny and cool, and atleast its better than the person who i actually was." Said Amanda.

"better? than who? Another plagiarist" Sucy gets them back with their own logic

"Hey it's only copying Akko's style. And I'm a rule-breaker, 'hate to break it to ya." Amanda argues. Rather poorly I might add, It doesn't even really work in Amanda's head.

Jasminka interjects with "You're not really a rulebreaker at the moment, you're just a hypocrite." A line which had the whole red team dorm room laughing their asses off. Even the butt of the joke (Amanda) got in on the laughter. Laughter of people who didn't know how chaotic this next day and a half would be. It all beginning with Akko saying

"So, wanna play some monopoly?"

[elio-monroe]

speedtober day 31!

aaaaand thats a wrap! 31 minute mew to end it off.

496 minutes in total and now the wip is complete!

thanks to everyone who followed along or stopped in to check my stuff out. and happy halloween!

[dragon-wishes]

aaaaand thats a wrap on 2022!!!!! lets fucking gooooooo

might not be immediately evident to yall but i feel like ive improved a fuckton. the confidence in my lines, my efficiency, my anatomy. goals for the future are learning to sculpt in Blender, improving my overall composition and presentation, and doing plenty of anatomy studies! i like my art as it is, but i feel like i can push myself so much further!

this year has been full of a lot of downs, but lately a lot of ups too. after a rough start i can say that im the happiest ive ever been, in spite of an uncertain future. been taking it one day at a time.

2022 was a hard year for a lot of us, so heres to a gentler, kinder 2023!

[ranpd]

aaaaand thats a wrap everybody. shutting down gooooood fucking bye

[mammonprotectionsquad]

ikrrrrr im like... hmmmmmmm might write something (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)

muahahaha... now that would be interesting 🤭 i think chats with jumin are always bordering on amusing and intriguing!

oh yes, absolutely, he'd have like a full range of different styles too!

hahaha i love that, love a mom friend vibe 😆 and i mean hey its good to have someone documenting events! (im that someone in my friend group lol) also hehe that's where mine and urs differ... squirrel's an agent to a different organization (long story short, i basically crafted a whole semi-AU for her story where powers, pocket dimensions, and dimensional entities are a thing, except that the latter two are kept under wraps as much as possible for the safety of the public, and its the organization she works for that does that. well, thats one side of it. the other side is basically looking after rifters (the ppl with powers), especially children, who've been mistreated bc of their powers and/or who never got to learn how to control their powers. the agency helps them learn those types of things. and that was not a long story short lmao)

anyways she works with dimensional weird stuff cos her own powers allow her to detect dimensional energies and manipulate them on a very small level. so she has the physical and mental training! aaaaand she would absolutely use that to her advantage 😂😂 i mean hey, saeyoung is almost definitely doing the same

awww thats sweet! yeah that man definitely deserves to relax and just stroll along the beach with the woman he loves (and cant believe he gets to hold onto) hehe ^^ ♡

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Absolutely! Getting to chat with Jumin would be really amazing ngl. He has so many sides to him that are all so very different it's just super intriguing :3

Okay, hear me out... Not only full range of different styles, but perfectly picked to match each of them 👀

Haha I feel that xD I'm also usually the one documenting stuff lol

Holy shit that all sounds so so interesting! Did me and my two braincells only understand half of it? Yes. Do I still want to know more? Absolutely!

Meanwhile Talia is/was working for the same agency as Vandy and Saeyoung. (aside from the enemies to lovers au 👀) Doing a lot of infiltration and undercover work. And she prefers knives over guns for personal reasons. The end 😂 well short version xDD

Sfih5duh pllsssss the thought of Vandy being affectionate in whatever kind of way is always making me weak 😭

[iiheartdom]

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:53:24 -04:00

hola! im not gonna talk about EVERYTHING thats happend since my last post, because that would be a lot. so lets just recap the past 2 days. yesterday were dance auditions for the school musical. im in love with the dance! but ofcourse i messed up for the "audish" lol. anywho, today were the singing auditions. i love the song, but ofcourse i screwed that up too. but i know i can sing so...yea. but julia, sarah and lizzie got call backs! GO GET EM GIRLS! lol!! seriously, good luck! and after auditions, me and my dad ate at WOW. we had very yummy wraps. i love when we get the same thing. lol. well now im at my dads and we have INTERNET!! HUZZAH!! well bye darlings!</P> <P>i feel soooo giddy right now. it either means that im looking at Dom pics, listening to Jason, oooooor the unspeakable crush. 2 of them are correct!!! oh yea, and Lost has been GOOOOD! AAAAAND me julia and kowaka made have the COOLEST idea for class shirts! yyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! POLL: pirates or ninjas??? im all for ninjas, but id like your opinions.

[maximumguitar]

aaaaand thats a wrap

[republictrooper]

TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW

Didnt get a chance to watch Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow until tonight for various reasons, so pardon my late review!

Anyway, for the 2nd week in a row we get that most classic of Trekisms - a really flimsy metaphor for something presented in a way that's kind of insulting if you think about for more than a minute, but this time, also wrapped in some absolutely top tier character torture porn (complimentary)!

Like, the metaphors get a bit tiring and insulting, but... it's nice to have a Star Trek that's doing them again in a way we havent seen since DS9 and Voyager.

Anyway, Viewing Notes:

Who kept my sweet sweet spock from playing the music of his soul? WHO ARE THEY I JUST WANT TO TALK

(also damn starfleet couldnt spring for the noise dampening walls?)

Poor M'Benga. You tried ;_;

"You don't have to bear this alone" OH DOESN'T SHE?????????????

Kinda funny (as in sad funny) M'Benga said that too, since I think he STILL hasn't been able to reveal that he was smuggling Rukiya for years, even if Una eventually found out and agreed to keep his secret.

NGL, Exasperated Kirk in the Alleyway kinda had me laughing a bit. To say nothing of the clothing scene. And the Chess Scene. And the Hot Dog scene. As much as I didnt want to like La'an/Kirk, this is a pretty classic screwball romance setup and I am a SUCKER for those. So. Fine. You got me. I kinda sorta ship it.

Oooo, so THAT'S why this Kirk says he's from Space. Oof. There's a kicker.

I gotta say, New Kirk is making a believer out of me. He's not Shatner at all, which I think he doesn't need to be, but even in this "Earth is kinda Xenophobic" AU, he has that kind of quiet confidence and latent nerdiness of classic TOS Kirk. He's got the sassiness (That little one of us has got to change look he gave to Laan and the Heck yeah I'll just hustle people at chess for money thing) combined with the chivalry (Immediately changing so La'an can have her preferred outfit, charming the people he vanquished at chess with a handshake and a smile) that really works for me.

"Get to the Bridge" oh my gosh SNEAKY AS THE DICKENS.

Pelia remains an absolute delight in every appearance. I kinda love how she just... wasnt a great engineer though? Why would she be? She's immortal, but she's also just a person trying to survive, and she has hundreds of years to live! We need more Immortals who are just this guy (gender neutral), to be honest. Why would she have kept up on engineering stuff for a few hundred years? That would probably get boring! Hell, maybe that's why Scotty replaces her, she gets bored of engineering and decides to try something else! It makes perfect since she didnt learn it yet!

Aaaaand now we get the part I'm not sure I like: What if you went back in time to Defend Baby Hitler from the people who came back in time to kill him, because if you didnt, the future would be worse? Also it's implied Baby Hitler is being, if not actively tortured, at least definitely imprisoned against his will and separated from his friends and family.

I mean... Listen, I get Khan is fictional, as are the eugenics wars, but the metaphor is... I dunno man, the comparison is there and it's kind of iffy, and I while I understand how it kind of adds more dimensions to La'an's struggle with her ancestry, the whole "Millions of people have to suffer and die because thats the way the timeline has to be" sticks in my craw. It'd be like if Past Tense made the twist that the DS9 crew had to kill Gabriel Bell instead of impersonating him at the right moments. I just don't think this was the right story to tell.

I think I can kinda deal with it because you know, this is Star Trek. But gosh, this will not replace Past Tense as my favorite Star Trek time travel story any time soon, no matter how charming Alternate Kirk was.

Sera's rant about the timeline is interesting. One one hand, the clever little "Timeline reasserting itself" to explain plot holes like that Time Voyager travelled back to the 90s and there was no sign of Eugenics Wars was kinda fun, but on the other hand, it smacks of the same kind of overexplaining I disliked with having M'Benga introduce Spock to the harp. Sometimes its enough that Spock plays the Harp! Sometimes its enough that when a single universe lasts for half a century and is written by hundreds of people over multiple series and mediums, little continuity errors slip in!

(nitpick time: You're telling me she cant at least talk to Pelia about this? If they "fixed" things and this is her timeline Pelia should remember her, right? Hell, they outright implied La'an's visit was the reason she became an engineer in the first place! Maybe she mentioned the bunker in Vermont specifically so La'an would know to go meet her there whenever the time travel happened, and threw in the "That painting is a Fake" because she remembered talking about it with La'an! TALK TO PELIA, LA'AN!). I suppose the idea might be that Pelia doesn't know exactly why La'an was in the past and cant be allowed to know more, but. Ugh.

Cuz like, listen, I know the dramatic weight requires La'an not to talk to anyone, but like. The Temporal police dont employ any counselors? If they're saving Mass Murderers from assassination on the reg, La'an can't be the first temporal agent to have mental health issues over that, even as a temporary recruit pressganged into service to save her own ancestor. And it's not like Pike could change anything if she told him, that stuff happened IN THE PAST!

BASICALLY LA'AN IS SUFFERING AND SHE DESERVES SOME COMFORT COME ON I EXPECT BETTER FROM STARFLEET EVEN THE DUMBASS SECRETIVE TIME POLICE DIVISION

Like gosh, that lady was ice cold i think even if Alt!Kirk had survived and hopped a ride over on that little device she would have killed him just to preserve the timeline or some shit.

I dunno. Time travel stuff. Ugh.

Anyway, OK Episode, I loved alternate Kirk, loved La'an and Kirk's shenanigans in modern Toronto/Vermont before things got real, kinda shipped La'an/Kirk in spite of myself, and the temporal intrigue was... intriguing, but "Let's Save Baby Hitler" left a sour taste in my mouth. On to the next Ep!

[nitokii]

Merry Christmas! And beware the Krampus 😈

[thewinedark]

Dark Academia Summer 5/?

[impulstor]

“am i gonna co-op build with somebody? .. not reeeally, no.”

tango. tango what does that mean.