#alice is such a genius ugh

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lance stroll x leclerc!twin

summary: the one where collette is charles' twin but is a genius and owns her own company and after a big fight, she decides to invest in aston martin, and the rest is kinda explanatory

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a/n some of the face claims will not be liz gilles, so please bear with me

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williamsracing

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williamsracing We would love to welcome Carlos Sainz Jr to our team starting next season!

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carlossainz55 Thank you!

user1 well at least he has a seat...

user2 thank goodness logan isn't getting signed back.

user3 why isn't there a post for logan?

jv.f1 Welcome to the team!

user4 um sir where is logan's goodbye post? user5 if everything is true, and with the treatment of logan, i highly doubt he would even tell the team to post something

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astonmartinf1 We would love to welcome Logan Sargeant as our reserve driver starting in Zandvoort. Unlike some people, we're thankful to have you.

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collettemargot my son🥹

user6 MERICAS BACK

user7 that user on twitter was right about logan not being done with F1

user8 and we all say "thank you collette"

collettemargot you're welcome :) user8 omg she replied

logansargeant Thank you! I already feel all the love and support.

fernandoalo_official Welcome, mijo

lance_stroll Welcome, Logs!

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f1gossip it looks like charles leclerc's girlfriend, alexandra saint mleux has been liking shady comments on twitter about collette.

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user11 and she even liked this post

user12 i can smell the jealosy miles away

user13 damn does she know they're public?

user14 i always knew something was off about her...

user15 charlotte would never

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colletteprivate posted a story

[lol she blocked me. took her long enough]

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collettemargot so you wanna play with magic?

fransica.cgomes HOT

carmenmmundt Ugh you look hot

iamrebeccad Damn marry me?

collettemargot yes bby girl carlossainz55 Um she's my girlfriend? collettemargot yes and?

user9 your outfits always slay

user10 miss privacy could never

lewishamilton I might have competion in the paddock

collettemargot big praise from the fashion icon himself

lance_stroll It's not green

collettemargot actually the vest is green lance_stroll You have a point

charles_leclerc Ma belle soeur [my beautiful sister]

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[ripdragonbeans]

Love In The Darkest of Places // Modern!Aemond x Reader

Summary: You and Aemond have been best friends from the moment you met. Growing up, there were many ups and downs but one thing was always constant: Aemond was always there.

Warnings: loss of a body part, gore, blood, profanity.

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Chapter 1 || Chapter 2 || Chapter 3

One thing that has always drawn you to Aemond, even when you two were in elementary school, was his brain. In the afternoons you would work on homework together and on the weekends you would play. School was very important to both of you, even at such a young age.

“That's not the answer!” You cried when you double checked your work. “Math is hard.”

Aemond laughed at you. “Math isn't hard, you just need to think.”

“Says you. You're like a genius!”

You stared at your paper. “Do I have to do this?”

“It's homework!”

“Ugh, fine.”

For a few minutes you worked in silence. It was so until Aegon, Aemond’s older brother by two years, came bounding down the stairs with their sister, Helaena, in tow.

“Give me back my butterfly!” She yelled at her older brother.

Aegon turned around and danced the stuffed butterfly in her face. “Whatcha’ gonna do about it?”

Helaena was near tears. “Please, Aegon!”

Huffing in frustration you turned to the one holding the butterfly hostage. “Give Helaena back her butterfly.”

“You're interrupting our homework time,” Aemond added.

“And Helaena needs her butterfly back, too,” you reminded him. 

“Quit being a bully and give it back.”

“Ugh, you're a bore,” Aegon drawled. He threw the butterfly at Helaena. “Here you go,” he mumbled.

Helaena held her butterfly tight to her chest. “Can I stay with you?” She asked you and Aemond.

You smiled brightly. “Yeah! We're working on homework right now so you can bring yours.”

Helaena bounded up the stairs to get her homework and was quick to come back. 

“Let's take a look at your homework,” said Aemond. He looked it over and hummed. “I don't think I can help you because I don't know how to do that math yet but you can still work with us.”

“Yay!” Helaena plopped down on a chair and held her butterfly in her lap as she worked on her homework.

You snuck a glance at Aemond. He worked hard on his school work. Always wanting to be the best, always wanting to be the smartest. Even as a child he had that drive. Back then you didn't know it, but you had fallen for Aemond Targaryen.

Two years later, you, Aemond, Helaena, and surprisingly Aegon, were as close as could be. You spent every weekend with them. Even if one of them was sick, it wasn't enough to keep you away.

“Sweetie, you're running a high fever,” Alicent, the siblings’ mother, told you. “You should go home.”

“But I want to be with my friends. And I don't want to see my mother,” you mumbled the last part.

Alicent nodded her head. She knew full well what you meant. Having her own history with your mother, Rhaeneyra, she didn't blame you for wanting to stay away. Rhaenyra and her husband Daemon, your step father, didn't care much for you. They cared for your brothers, Jace and Luke, but couldn't be bothered to look your way. Even then, Jace and Luke didn't get the full affection a child should have from their mother. They simply got more than you.

“My mother has a video conference today and I don't want to be there.” You crossed your arms to hug yourself.

Alicent sighed and ran a hand over your hair. “What about Jace and Luke, sweetie?”

“They're out with the dogs and Daemon. Something about training them to be the best.”

“And you didn't want to go with them?”

“No,” you pouted. “I'd rather be here with my friends.”

Footsteps came running down the stairs.

“Is she coming out to play?” Aegon asked his mother.

“I don't think so, she has a fever,” Alicent told him.

Helaena appeared behind Aegon. “Is she going back home?”

You shook your head before Alicent could answer for her.

“She is going to stay here but she's not going to play, okay?” She told her children.

They sighed. “Yes, mother.” And off they went back upstairs.

Alicent took a blanket from the couch next to you and draped it over you. “You know you are more than welcome to stay here at any time, sweetie. Just take it easy and rest.”

Closing your eyes, you settled into the loveseat and soon drifted away to sleep.

You awoke to a soft voice. “Hey? You awake?”

Mumbling something incoherent, you buried yourself deeper in the blankets. You were hot and cold at the same time and you hated it.

“I have soup.”

You pulled your head out of the blanket and slowly opened your eyes. Aemond was kneeling next to the loveseat with a bowl of broth.

“Soup is good to have when you're sick. I always have some when I'm sick so I thought you'd want some, too.”

Your stomach rumbled at the mention of food. As you pulled the blanket further down to your lap, you gratefully accepted the soup Aemond offered.

He was silent as you slowly slurped it down.

You looked at Aemond and found him smiling at you.

“What is it?” You asked when you finished your soup.

A bit of color dusted his cheeks. “Nothing.”

You handed him your empty bowl. “Thank you, Aemond. I feel better already.” 

Throwing off the blanket, you were ready to hop into action but Aemond stopped you.

“You're still sick!” 

“But I feel better,” you countered.

“You only feel better because you had soup. You still need to rest.”

You plopped back down on the loveseat and grabbed the blanket. “Fine.”

A comfortable silence fell between you two. You cuddled into a pillow next to you and played with the blanket.

Aemond broke the silence. “Can I stay with you?” 

You yawned. “Yeah.”

A few minutes passed.

“You can be on the chair if you want,” you told him.

Instead of answering, Aemond climbed onto the loveseat next to you and seated himself between you and the armrest. He sat with his back to you but enjoyed the company nonetheless. With your backs pressed together you were calm and happy. Happier than you've been in months.

Alicent was startled to see you and Aemond both asleep on the loveseat but wasn't surprised. She knew her son harbored feelings for you, even if they were buried. She hoped one day she would see the two of you happy. Childhood was not easy for either of you even though she did her best to make it easy. Carefully, she walked to the two of you and gently woke you up.

“Sweetie? I'm sorry, it's time to go home. I'll drop you off,” Alicent whispered to you.

“Can Aemond come?” 

“Of course he can.” She gave you a small smile.

You roused him from his sleep. “I need to go home, Aemond.”

“No,” he mumbled.

Alicent sighed before reasoning with him. “Aemond, it's late and I'm sure her mother is looking for her. You can come with me to drop her off.”

He mumbled something you couldn't hear but got up nevertheless. As he did, he made sure not to hit you and helped you out of the loveseat as well.

As you stretched, a large groan came out of your mouth. There was still sleep in your eyes and you really didn’t want to go back home. You looked at Aemond and caught his eye. He offered a small smile that you gladly returned. Even though you were sick, Aemond made you feel better just by being there. When you were both asleep it took everything in your power not to cuddle up to him. His warmth was pulling at you but you didn’t want to get him sick, too.

Alicent nudged you and Aemond to the car but you were both slow. You still weren't feeling the best and Aemond just seemed groggy.

The car ride to your house was silent. Both Alicent and Aemond knew you didn't enjoy going home; it was like a prison to you.

But they couldn't keep you forever. 

One day you’d break out of that prison.

By the time you were thirteen you had grown closer to Aemond, Helaena, and Aegon. It wasn’t unusual for you to spend weekends at their house or for you to go there after school. Their home was a second home for you and Alicent was basically your surrogate mother. 

One day, your mother wanted to visit Alicent. She was insistent that this had to be done today.  Alicent, being too kind to decline anything, allowed her, you, and your brothers to spend the day with them. When you saw Aemond, you immediately went to him and left your brothers behind. You heard them huff about how lame of a sister you were but you pretended like you didn’t hear them at all. 

“We’re just about to have breakfast, if you’d like to join us,” offered Alicent after a few minutes of awkward silence.

“That would be lovely,” your mother said as she gave her a sickly sweet smile. 

There was something off about her but you couldn’t quite put a finger on it.

All of you, children included, sat around the table in a tense silence. The only sounds were the occasional slurp, chew, or the ring of utensils hitting a plate or bowl.

“Alicent,” your mother started. “I came here to talk to you. I think we need to put our past behind us.”

You tilted your head in confusion.

Alicent leaned forward and whispered, “This isn’t the time and place to be talking about it.”

“There is no time and place so I decided to make one. Let’s bury the hatchet; be friends again. You know I never meant to hurt you.”

“You never meant to hurt me?” Alicent laughed coldly. “And what hatchet? You mean the one where you left -” She suddenly stopped. Closing her eyes, she bowed her head and cleared her throat. “How about you children go play in the backyard. Go jump on the trampoline or play knights and princesses.”

“Yes, mother,” Aemond replied. He quickly grabbed your hand and dragged you outside.

The other children left at various speeds. Helaena and Aegon neadered out towards the back while Jace and Luke wanted to stay with your mother. The two boys were concerned about her. They always were and always would be. Eventually, your mother was able to shoo your brothers away. It was only then that they made it outside with the rest of you.

It was tense at first. You all just stood there and stared at each other. You wish you could say you were close with your brothers to help ease the moment but that would be a lie. You were as distant from them as much as a sister could be. Sure, you lived with them, but they never really included you in anything. Whenever they did anything with your step father, he would only bring the boys and not you.

“So…” you let the word die. “What do you want to do? I like jumping on the trampoline when I’m here.”

“Of course you have a favorite thing to do here. You’re not at home a lot,” Jace said.

You balled up your fists at your side. “At least here I have people I can talk to.”

“Luke and I aren’t enough?”

“You never let me play with you! I’m always by myself, so yes, I come here a lot.”

“We would let you play with us if you weren’t so weird!”

“I’m not weird, I’m your sister. If I’m weird then you’re weird, too.”

Jace looked like he was about to bust, his face all red.

Aegon stepped between you two before anyone could say anything bad. “Let’s deal with this the best way. Stick fight.”

“Stick fight?” Luke piped up.

“Yeah.” Aegon grinned. “A stick fight. Find a stick on the ground to use as your sword and we’ll fight for the hand of this girl.”

“Ew, for my hand?” You made a disgusted face.

“For your honor, whatever,” Aegon corrected himself. “Now, who shall fight whom?”

You grabbed Helaena’s hand. “Helaena and I are staying out of this one.”

“Boo, okay,” Aegon frowned. “That leaves me and Aemond versus Jace and Luke!”

Luke stepped forward, his chest puffed out in an attempt to look intimidating. “I’ll take on Aegon.”

Aegon nearly burst out laughing. “Okay, little guy,  I’ll fight you. That means Aemond fights Jace.”

Jace’s stare burned into Aemond’s. You knew this was dangerous, letting the boys fight, but apparently it was the only way either pair could find peace when it came to you. Aemond and Aegon wanted to fight for your honor and Jace and Luke wanted to show you that your friends were weak. 

“You get five minutes to find your stick sword!” Helaena announced. “Ready…and…go!”

The boys sprinted off in different directions hoping to find the biggest, baddest stick sword in the backyard. That in itself was massive so finding a stick would be no big deal for them. Finding a good one is a different story, however.

Looping your arm around Helaena’s, you strolled around watching the boys dart back and forth. It was entertaining to watch them run around like this. You found yourself specifically following Aemond. Blushing at the mere thought of him, you turned away.

“What has you all red?” Helaena asked.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” You tried to wave it off.

Helaena looked to where your focus once was. “Ah.”

“Stop it, Helaena, he might see!” You tried to get her to look back at you.

A small smile played across her lips. “You have a crush on Aemond.”

You buried your face in your hands. “Oh, my goodness.”

Helaena squealed, “Oh, I knew it! You two are always so close and always together and -”

You grabbed Helaena by the shoulders. “You can’t tell him, okay? Pinky swear?”

Her shoulders dropped when she saw the seriousness on your face. “Fine. I pinky swear.” 

Holding one pinky up in the air, Healena intertwined hers and made the promise. “Do you promise to not tell Aemond Targaryen that I have a crush on him?” you began.

“I swear that I will not tell my brother you have a crush on him,” Helaena promised.

Once you let go you breathed a sigh of relief but still kept an eye on Helaena. She wasn't malicious or anything, but the happiness of her younger brother has always been a priority for her. The possibility of you being someone he could be happy with had her vibrating with excitement.

Together, the two of you continued to watch the boys dart about to find their sticks. You couldn't help but follow Aemond. His hair was getting closer to his shoulders and it bounced behind him as he ran around. At one point, Aemond and Aegon met up in the middle to talk about which stick would be better but Jace and Luke yelled at them for planning, so they dispersed. When you saw Jace and Luke do the same thing, you were tempted to call them out but held back. Leaning against Helaena, you let out a pleasant sigh as the boys wrapped up their five minutes.

Jace and Luke stood facing Aegon and Aemond. Both sides looked at the other with such hatred they were practically smoking. It was no secret that Aegon and Aemond didn’t like Jace and Luke. Aegon and Aemond didn’t like how your brothers, how your whole family, treated you. You were constantly discarded in favor of the two sons and it wore you out. You did your best to hide it but the Targaryen siblings knew better. Jace and Luke didn’t like how close you were with the Targaryens siblings. Sure, they were related in some weird way but being related doesn’t mean that the relationship was automatically good or healthy. You were a prime example of that.

Aegon took a step towards the other two boys. “Ready to lose, losers?”

“As if!” piped up Luke. “I’m gonna beat you so bad!”

Aegon rolled his eyes. “Sure, little guy.” He looked back at his brother then at the other two. “Are we ready to start?”

Jace crouched down in a fighting position. “We were born ready. Both fights at the same time?”

“Yeah.” Aegon nodded his head. “You and Aemond will fight over there,” he pointed towards the trampoline. “And me and Luke will fight by that big tree.” He turned towards you and Helaena. “Will you two referee the fights?”

“And how do we do that?” you asked him.

“All you have to do is stand there and make sure no one goes for the face or,” he gestured to his crotch. “And whoever is on the ground for three seconds loses.”

You looked at Helaena. “I think we can do that.”

She nodded her head. “I’ll watch over Aemond and Jace.” She brought her voice down to a whisper, “Aemond would distract you too much.”

You bumped her with your shoulder. “Oh, whatever.” But the blush was already forming on your cheeks.

“Okay,” Aegon clapped his hands. “Let’s these stick fights going.”

You followed Aegon and Luke to the big oak tree. Both boys were buzzing with excitement, both ready to hit each other. There was a lot of pent up aggression apparently. When you got to the tree each boy stood facing each other about. They held their sticks up like swords and crossed them in the middle. There was a distinct height difference but you knew Luke wouldn’t let that get in the way.

“On the count of three start fighting,” you instructed them. 

Both Aegon and Luke gave you an affirmative nod. 

“One…Two…Three…FIGHT!”

Aegon and Luke reeled back their sticks only to meet each other in the center once again. They pushed in on each other, forcing the other to back off and lose their balance, but they each held their own. 

“Remember, the one who ends up on the ground for three seconds loses!” you reminded them.

Aegon took one hand off his stick to push Luke backwards. They weren’t locked in a standing battle anymore. Aegon smiled a wicked smile as he took a few steps back to gauge what he would do next. Luke breathed hard, taking the push back a little harder than you anticipated. He was frowning but determination was written all over his face. 

“Aw, was that push a little too hard?” Aegon taunted him. He played with his stick, swinging it around.

“I’m. Going. To. Kill. You.” Luke breathed out.

Laughing, Aegon ran at Luke with his stick brandished and ready to hit. He swung hard and hit Luke in the arm. He pulled back and hit him again on the opposite arm.

Luke flinched whenever he was hit but he still refused to back down. Aegon’s constant attacking caused him to take many steps back, he was almost flush against the oak tree. But when Aegon took a big swing, Luke ducked low and went for Aegon’s legs. He swept him off his feet and then got on top of him to keep him from getting up.

“How’s that for being little?” Luke bragged.

Aegon roared and flipped them over so Luke was the one pressed on the ground. 

Luke screamed. “Ahhhh!”

Their sticks forgotten, Luke and Aegon wrestled on the ground. They kept flipping each other over so neither was down for three seconds. After tussling on the ground for a minute or so, Aegon was able to stand up. Luke followed right behind him. He took a few steps back then ran straight at Aegon, tackling him. Luke was so small, though, that his tackle did nothing but force Aegon to take a few steps back. 

Aegon cackled. “This all you got?” He pushed Luke off of him then tackled him to the ground.

This time, Luke was pinned down. He flailed but couldn’t get any hit on Aegon. Aegon soon had all his limbs trapped on the grass. 

“Call it!” Aegon yelled at you.

“One! Two! Three! Luke, you’re out!” you announced.

Aegon got off of Luke and offered him a hand. Luke merely glared at him and got up himself. Grass stains littered both of the boys’ clothes, something neither mother would be happy about. Luke grumbled something about cheating and walked off to the other stick fight by the trampoline. Aegon fell in time with you as you also made your way in that direction.

From what you could see, Aemond and Jace were in a heated battle. They hadn’t lost their sticks, unlike Aegon and Luke. It was as though you were watching a true sword fight. They lunged and parried like they’ve been training for this their entire lives. 

“She’s gonna leave you behind, one day. She’ll figure out how boring you are!” Jace yelled at Aemond.

“She’s always liked us better than you. You might be her brother but you treat her like crap!” Aemond shot back.

You were confused. They were fighting about you?

Jace let out a primal scream as he ran at Aemond, ready to thrust the stick into him. Aemond blocked it and was able to disarm Jace. 

“No!” cried Luke.

Jace, empty handed, stepped backwards away from Aemond. Aemond took his time, stepping slowly. Head slightly bent, he looked at Jace through his eyelashes. He had a sinister look on his face. 

“She’s always deserved better. We’re better than you and Luke will ever be to her. You will regret all the times you’ve made her feel like less than nothing.” Dropping his stick, Aemond charged at Jace and tackled him to the ground.

Helaena started her count down. “One! Two!”

There was a blur, some scuffling, and the next thing you knew, Aemond was screaming with a giant cut up through the side of his face and over his eye.

You and Helaena shrieked at the sight of blood running down Aemond’s face. Immediately, you ran to him. Your eyes went to Jace but he was still on the ground breathing hard. What you saw next to him, however, shook you. Luke was kneeling next to his brother with a bloodied stick. Blood lightly splattered his clothes as well.

“LUKE!” Aegon roared. “What the fuck did you do to my brother?” He picked up Luke by his collar and threw him to the ground.

“Hey! Don’t hurt my little brother!” Jace got up in Aegon’s face. 

He reeled back a fist and was ready to throw it but you grabbed his fist. 

“Stop it, both of you! We need to get Aemond inside,” you pleaded.

“He got what was coming to him,” muttered Jace.

Ignoring the bickering boys, you gathered Aemond in your arms. He was a little heavy for you but you were able to carry him. “Keep your hand on your eye,” you told him. There wasn’t anything for you to use to staunch the bleeding. “Helaena, go get your mother.”

Helaena simply gave you a small nod before racing off to find her mother. Aegon was still yelling at Jace and Luke but was holding himself back. You could tell that much just from hearing them argue. When Aemond groaned you did your best to pick up the pace and get to the house.

“I wanted to make him pay,” he said weakly.

“Shh. It’s okay,” you assured him.

A scream pierced through the air. Looking up, you saw Alicent rushing towards you. 

“Give me my boy, I need to get him to the emergency room.” Alicent looked at you children. “What happened?” She asked as she took Aemond from your arms.

“They were playing stick fights,” Helaena said quietly.

Alicent glared at the boys. “You will have to do a lot of explaining. Now, quickly, to the car.”

You and Helaena ran to the car while Jace and Luke stayed behind. Their mother slowly walked out of the house. She saw Alicent holding Aemond and concern flashed across her face but was soon replaced by indifference.

“Boys, it’s time to go home. I can see that we are not needed here anymore,” she called to them.

While you didn’t want to go with your family, you asked anyway, “What about me?”

“Don’t you want to stay with your other family?” your mother spat at you. “Come home whenever you’re done here.”

Tears threatened to spill from your eyes but you blinked them back. You could deal with your family later. What mattered first was Aemond.

When you got to the car, Alicent already had it running. Aemond was slouched in the passenger side seat in the front. You, Helaena, and Aegon squeezed in the back, all three of you worried for Aemond. Looking ahead, you could barely see Aemond. Every now and then he would groan but that was it. Alicent would look at him then back at the road. Normally, she was a very safe driver, and she still was as she drove to the emergency room, but she went fast this time.

Arriving at the emergency room, Alicent quickly parked then scooped Aemond out the passenger seat and ran to the entrance. She went straight to the front desk. You and the siblings scrambled out of the car behind her.

“Please, my son, I think he was stabbed in the eye,” she pleaded with the front desk lady.

The lady took a look at Aemond. “Remove your hand for a second, sweetie,” she said softly.

You gently took Aemond’s wrist and pried it off of his eye. Seeing all the blood, you gasped. There was so much of it. It didn’t seem like the flow stopped, only slowed down.

“Yes, we’ll take him in immediately,” the lady said. “Nurses! We need a stretcher over here now! Child with massive head injury!”

Nurses quickly surrounded Alicent and Aemond. They took him from her arms and placed him gently on the stretcher. Without his hand covering his face, you could see the jagged scar on Aemond. Your heart tightened at the sight of it. Aemond being hurt was the last thing you wanted. He got hurt defending you and that was something you’d have to carry for the rest of your life. You watched as they wheeled him away to the back. There was silence.

“It’ll probably be a long wait,” the front desk lady told Alicent. “You’re more than welcome to stay and wait for him but be prepared.”

“Yes, thank you,” Alicent replied. “Come along, children.” 

She ushered you and Helaena and Aegon further into the waiting room. Luckily, there was an open semi comfortable couch for you all to sit on. You and Alicent sat in the middle. Helaena sat next to her mother and Aegon plopped down next to you. In the rush to get Aemond to the emergency room, no one brought anything to pass the time. Instead you all sat there quietly for a few minutes before Alicent broke the silence.

“I need you to tell me what happened, exactly what happened,” she requested.

“Like Heleaena said, they were playing stick fights,” you started off. “When we first got outside my brothers were being mean to me and Aemond and Helaena and Aegon. That made us all upset so Aegon came up with the idea to do stick fights. Helaena and I didn’t do any fighting; it was just the boys.”

“I don’t like how her brothers talk about her. They act like she’s not even their sister,” Aegon murmured. 

Helaena picked up the story. “It was Aegon against Luke and Aemond against Jace. Everything was relatively okay, I think. No one got too badly hurt until everyone joined to watch Aemond and Jace fight.”

“I heard Jace,” you added in. “He was telling Aemond how I’d leave you all, how I’d forget you and never come back.” Tears gathered in the corner of your eyes for the second time that evening. “I would never leave all of you.”

“I know you wouldn't.” Alicent brushed back a stray hair. 

“Aemond gained the upper hand. He was gonna win. He got Jace’s stick out of his hand and he was gonna tackle him to win it. But then out of nowhere, Like came in with a pointy stick and slashed Aemond's face.”

Aegon huffed. “He didn’t want to see his brother lose like him.”

Helaena shushed her brother.

“And now we're here,” you concluded. “I know my mom saw Aemond and the blood on Luke. She didn't seem concerned at all.”

“No, she did not,” agreed Alicent.

“I’m sorry my mother treats you like she treats me sometimes.”

“You don't need to apologize for her, sweetie. She is a grown woman and should know how to act better.”

A calm silence fell upon all of you once again. All of you were worried but knew there was nothing to be done except to wait.

[nogoodsheepstealing-greatgrandma]

HOTD stans: "Ugh those TB fans whining over every change and insisting HOTD is biased against them. Don't they think that maybe the writers made changes just so the story would be more interesting, not because Otto Hightower placed a gun to their head? Don't they see how much more interesting and complex the characters are now than in their fictional history book?"

also HOTD stans: "The Greens are just so much more interesting though. Sorry Rhaenyra, on principle I do support female succession. But you, Jakey boy and the rest of the pot plants just can't compete with Alicent and her poor tortured fucked up kids. They are THE dysfunctional family they are just so much more interesting-"

Wait... you mean ignoring half the cast didn't make them more interesting? Could it possibly be that bias isn't just a case of which side is portrayed as sympathetic, but which side is given attention?

Nah, of course not. I mean, a script direction stating that Jacaerys had already gone through an offscreen identity crisis over his parentage years ago and had come to terms with it? I thought that was so much more interesting than actually depicting it. I'm glad they got rid of Jace being bullied and focused on Aemond instead - it really made Jace a much more interesting character. Exploring the internalised shame of being a bastard, or what it's like to be constantly targeted and bullied by a kingsguard knight whose obsessed with destroying your mother, just isn't as interesting as Aemond being sad he doesn't have a dragon, or Aegon's daddy issues.

Giving Baela and Rhaena no screentime or dialogue? Genius. I'm so much more intrigued now. When they established Rhaena's yearning for a dragon I was worried we were going to see more of her, but to my upmost relief we spent her mother's funeral following Aemond instead. And the writers appropriately only used Rhaena to keep Aemond sympathetic, by having her be the one to initiate the fight instead of him hitting a toddler - once she was done serving Aemond's character we really didn't need anything further from her.

That one-off line about Daemon ignoring Rhaena was sufficient really, no need to explore that relationship any further. Just as there was no need to explore Baela's relationship with Jace, or the girls relationship with their stepmother. Let's go back to how Aegon is so sad that he has to rape women, or Helaena's bug collection. Let's throw sympathy on Vaemond while the female heirs to Driftmark stand silently in the background. Let's fart around in a Green-centric episode with a 100% stake-free race to find Aegon first. Let's throw in a scene of Larys masturbating over the Queen's feet, because the more powerless she is the more we can see Olivia Cooke's beautiful brown eyes weeping. The Blacks certainly don't need their own episode to breathe.

Sure, I did feel bad for book Rhaenyra when she was ordered away to effective exile on Dragonstone by her own father after the fight at Driftmark. And when her father almost called her home again to be his Hand, but then prioritised placating his wife and chose Otto instead. That sure SOUNDS like a compelling father-daughter conflict on paper. Perhaps we COULD have seen the tragic tale of a daughter whose father keeps failing to fight for her and unwittingly sabotages her, as his peacekeeping 'neutrality' effectively chooses his wife over her time and time again.

But I don't know, there was just something about Rhaenyra voluntarily bouncing because 'the wise sailor steers to avoid the storm' that felt much more intriguing than being forced away by her own father. Rhaenyra staying away for years was much more intriguing than her father passing her over as Hand. It really made the moment where Viserys drags his corpse out of bed to defend her stand out, you know? And it let us keep the focus on how Alicent is sad that her husband doesn't appreciate her, because the more victimised interesting Alicent is, the more interesting everyone is!

Daemon bashing his wife's head in with a rock also really made him more grey as a character.

As did Rhaenys slaughtering the smallfolk and championing the Geneva Convention the very next episode. That writing decision definitely had nothing to do with shock value. I mean, when asked why she didn't just end the war there and then we got solid Watsonian explanations such as 'it wasn't my war to start' or 'she wouldn't do that to another mother' (women, right?). That's how you know that creatively it made sense, because they wanted it to happen. Where was she keeping that change of armour?

Who needs Laena matchmaking to secure Driftmark and the Iron Throne for her daughters when she can spend her time wishing for self-immolation? Who needs Laena trying to fly one last time, desperate for that last taste of freedom before she dies, when she can instead kill herself via self-immolation?

Laenor faking his death via the murder of an innocent bystander and leaving the charred remains of the body to traumatise his parents and children (whose biological father has just died in a fire)? That needs no further exploration, I'm sure that didn't psychologically scar Jace and Luke any more than Laena's self-immolation affected her daughters. All that matters is we didn't bury our gays, isn't that great? This way Laenor didn't get assassinated, just his character!

I mean, we could have had Laenor's death be a tragic mystery, with unconfirmed rumours that Daemon had a hand in it. We could have placed the audience in Rhaenyra's point of view, we could have watched her grapple with the doubt, struggle over whether it's a possibility she can live with. We could have had the moment she gets passed over as Hand be the moment she decides to marry Daemon, like in the book. That could have said something interesting about her character and their relationship. But on second thoughts, "we'll fake Laenor's death and then we can be the ultimate power couple and RULE THE WORLD" was much more sophisticated.

Oh, and de-aging Aegon the Younger? Just look at the emotional range on that baby.

The casting for Addam and Alyn too... Honestly, not just their casting, I think overall the decision to cast characters aged 13-15 with grown adults is really going to underscore the tragedy of their stolen childhoods. It worked for Game of Thrones!

Nettles? Don't we have enough black women in the background?

[doug-meat]

more people need to talk about matt dahan and his genius underscoring in nightmare time. like to name off a few of my favourite moments (these might not all be 100% correct bc i have a bad memory but i appreciate matt dahan nonetheless)

in almost every episode there’s musical references to the opening/credit song - ex. we hear the hatchetfield ape man motif before we even hear the song the hatchetfield ape man. same with one thousand eyes and the web i spin for you i believe

similarly there are lots of character motifs - show stopping number often plays when hidgens is onscreen, and when he discusses working boys that motif plays

keywords are often met with motifs too - i can remember a couple ultimatums that were accompanied by the join us and die instrumental

in watcher world there are lots of not your seed references, and during really tender alice and bill moments matt tends to play the “why does it hurt to love you” bit

adore me plays a lot for linda during honey queen

one of my personal favourites - when we first meet roman in honey queen the nibbly ditty plays as underscoring. like come on that’s genius.

in abstinence camp when boy jerry is hiding mary and noah’s bodies matt plays a slowed down version of virginity rocks

in yellow jacket when hannah’s driving her go kart around the new apartment matt plays janes a car

if i remember correctly hannah gets what if tomorrow comes motif a lot in yellow jacket

same with lex she gets the black friday motif a lot

also in yellow jacket when otho’s about to take hannah over matt plays let it out

yellow jacket just generally gets a lot of tgwdlm underscoring references whenever otho’s on screen

there’s almost definitely more so if you can think of any SAY IT but. matt dahan is a musical genius with what he does with jeff blim’s motifs for underscoring and to think that at least during the first nmt episode he like totally improvised the backing music… ugh he’s so amazing

[certifiedfae]

fuck you alice oseman you genius you are why i’m up 2 hours past my bedtime reading an entire book and pondering the nature of friendship and getting emotional and wanting to write (i don’t write) about my friends and my life and what you mean when you write about friendship and UGH I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT MY PEOPLE I WANT TO RIP MY HEART OUT

[meatball-headache]

I had a draft where I was trying to sum up all my thoughts and feelings on Dawntrail, but it was so long and rambly, and I never got back to finishing it. But I still have thoughts and feelings, and the mortifying human urge to share them, so.

Dawntrail was excellent. Wuk Lamat is a great character—the whole story is full of great characters, except for the Scions, who were really just tacked on and served basically no purpose. I forget they were ever there, and I still maintain that it should have been Estinien ("Eh, why not,") and G'raha Tia ("Of course I'll go with you!!!1!!one") instead of Alvin and Alice.

The story was excellent, the zones were exciting and varied, the dungeons and trials—well, you know I have to keep those secret, in case I do it all over again... The story was excellent—until the very, very end. The end was completely rushed and made no sense. Suddenly Erenville is a genius hacker? We're rushed into the last dungeon, an obvious knockoff of Amaurot and the Dead Ends, and after that we get about three lines where Wuk Lamat, the main character, is brushed off so you can feel like a special snowflake and have the final boss to yourself. And then after the final boss, you get like three lines again, before the credits start to roll.

Why did they bring in a Full Party's worth of Scions right before the final battle, only for that to be the only non-Trustable trial? They could've still given Wuk Lamat her cool scene midway through the fight. She was the one that deserved that fight, after all. ...and, yeah, the original lines just didn't fit the action on-screen, rerecording them is a big improvement.

I still like Endwalker the best, followed by Shadowbringers. Everything else falls into the category of Not The Best Part But Still Pretty Good.

Strayborough Deadwalk is the best dungeon in DT by a country mile and everyone who says "ugh i hate this boss" in it should get pissed on by the poor.

Also, the Arcadion and Jeuno are the best raid and alliance so far in the game, hands down. Purely content-wise, since we don't know where the story is going to end up, but, the story in the fights—"My riiiing!!!"—alone is great. They're all very fun, very active, very hectic fights with phenomenal music and wonderful voice acting. "Wait for it! Wait for it! Wait for it!" is my sexuality, I will not elaborate. Even once you learn these fights and have it down pat, it's a lot to pat down, it's always fun to do and redo until you have all of the raid gear and then keep going until you have like... I think 43 rings that I can't use. Lol. Lmao even.

Anyway, I just wanted to spit out some kind of summary on the whole Dawntrail thing. It's great, weak ending, great battle content, favorite game, will keep paying for it.

...but if they keep making hats that bunnies and big cats can't wear, I'm gonna start thinking of some strong words >_>

[celestiarambles]

a conversation in discord made me rekindle my hyperfixation on lps experiment 42 and i just want to share how GENIUS the visual storytelling and characterization was

(and yes, the lps i’m referring to are the toys)

if you don’t know what i’m talking about, lps experiment 42 is about a friend group of orphans who began to travel to different dimensions after one of them, lenny o’brien (who is a scientist) invented a big red button that was supposed to be a teleporter but ended up being a dimension traveling device, which is the titular experiment. and along the way, they discover different worlds, the various dangers of dimension-traveling, and maybe some things that they had never knew about themselves.

spoilers under the cut!!

one of my favorite plot lines was the mystery on who alice was and what was her connection to kate warren, one of the main characters.

it started when whenever they travelled to different dimensions, the people in those dimensions would call her “alice” instead of her actual name, while her other friends would never get misnamed.

kate is actually my favorite characters because while she is kind, calm, gentle, and demure, she is one of the smartest of the group and is not afraid to stand her ground and/or fight back when needed. knowing that, she would’ve probably let that slide… (because maybe they were mistaken or something) but when she was called alice for the first time, something had awoken in her.

she had started hearing voices. seeing and remembering things that had never actually happened in her life. over the course of the first season, she acted a bit ooc, becoming more bold, reckless and adventurous, just like her friends.

my favorite part of this whole plot line was the halloween episode. the main characters all dressed up for halloween, and they went to a dimension where everything was the same in the human world, but everyone wearing costumes actually becomes their costume. for example, in kate’s case, she dressed up as a vampire, so she became a vampire. keep that in mind.

weirdly for kate, she suddenly saw a random note stuck to their wall calling for someone named alice. the thing is, she doesn’t know who alice was YET and she doesn’t know anyone named alice. she picked up the note instead, and other notes started appearing, calling this “alice” and leading her somewhere. kate followed the notes until she reached this room with a mirror and a note (still calling her alice) was attached to the mirror. when she took the note off the mirror, she saw her reflection.

people criticized this shot, saying that “since kate was a real vampire in this dimension, she shouldn’t be able to see her reflection in the mirror”. but that’s the genius part. her reflection in the mirror was foreshadowing the fact that alice is actually a version of HER from another dimension and kate was never supposed to be her real name.

that’s just one of the genius moments from experiment 42. and don’t get me started on the characterizations and character development of the other characters!!

i fuck with the complexity of lydia clark’s character HARD, because if u know me i have a penchant for the trope of women living with the guilt of killing somebody (or in lydia’s case, almost) to the point that they push their loved ones away and villainize themselves in the guise of ‘protecting them’.

i love how perry o’brien (lenny’s cousin and lydia’s best friend) was initially introduced as a dumb, childish comic relief character, but over the course of the series she becomes the only one who is able to see ‘visions of the future’ and is able to help her friends avoid becoming the worst version of themselves through it.

and lenny, ugh don’t get me started on lenny. being the inventor of experiment 42, he has constantly expressed his dislike of his friends using it due to it being dangerous because of it being a failed experiment. he had barely any confidence in himself and his abilities because he HAD NEVER created a successful experiment before, plus the fact that he considers himself ‘the odd one out’ of the group because his friends constantly ignore his warnings about experiment 42 and is kind of left out on their adventures during the first few episodes. but over time, he grew to be the MOST important character of them all, especially since he is the creator of 42.

i have mixed feelings about noah (kate’s boyfriend and fiance by the end) asdfghjkl, but that’s a story for another time

if you’ve made it this far and you want me to ramble more about experiment 42, you can submit asks to me about my thoughts on certain characters and plot lines!!

[aventurineswife]

•—–· ୧ ⃝🎲 .┆. Part III:

The rest of the soldiers watching as Reader!Cheshire Cat torments Reader!Mad Hatter for telling them he looked like Sparkle:

—㇏. The card soldiers: "…."

—㇏. Reader!Cheshire Cat: "Come on! You keep saying I look like that, you fake lady! Go on, say it, [_]!"

—㇏. Reader!Mad Hatter: "Don't use that name! You already sound like my parent scolding me! Ugh, sorry, I won't mention it again!"

Reader!Mad Hatter laughing lightly at the suffering of the rest of the curious characters because every time they try to interrogate him something convenient seems to happen:

·–— ୧ First occasion:

—㇏. Trailblazer: Well? Why do you seem to be talking to yourself?

—㇏. Reader!Mad Hatter: "Well! Honey, if you have any doubts about that, consult with—" [Someone comes to ask Trailblazer for help]

·–— ୧ Second time:

—㇏. Sparkle: "You seem like someone like me, but at the same time, aren't you even from here? You seem to know more than the rest…"

—㇏. Reader!Mad Hatter: [Laughs lightly] "Oh, it must be a compliment that you find me similar to you—an exaltation, Miss Imposter. Me knowing more than the rest? You think I'm just a silly Mad Hatter…"

—㇏. Reader!Mad Hatter: "What would someone like me know? At least it's less like how I know you—" [He's interrupted by a rabbit hole and quickly closes it, taking it with him]

The "Alices" watching with some curiosity as Reader!Queen of Hearts prepares a special cake for the two of them:

—㇏. Cecily (Alice 1): "I can't wait, Red! What flavor is it?"

—㇏. Reader!Queen of Hearts: "Hmph, it's a traditional cake we make here in Wonderland."

—㇏. Alister (Alice 2): "Traditional? There are traditional cakes? I thought you could just make them and that's it…"

—㇏. Reader!Queen of Hearts: "Well… It's a little hard to explain, no, don't worry about it. It's going to be special for you! It'll have chocolate filling, do you like it?"

—㇏. Cecily and Alister: "Yes!"

·–— ୧ Extra:

The dancers (Roses) closely observe the characters until one of them comments something interesting:

—㇏. Violet: "Oh! It's you! We haven't seen you in so long! How you've grown, I remember when we tried to teach you—"

The rest of the roses stare at her, asking for silence:

—㇏. Rose: "Violet, practice is about to start. Remember, if we don't do this right, our heads won't be cut off. Hurry!"

—㇏. Violet: "Oh…! I'm sorry, excuse me."

—㇏. The characters: "?"

—–· ☀️🌻 ⟩ anon.

This whole Wonderland-style twist with multiple Reader variants is deliciously chaotic and dripping with personality—it’s honestly such a strong concept, you’re worldbuilding through dialogue in a way that feels both theatrical and layered. Each scene plays like a stage vignette—sassy, surreal, and a little emotionally charged underneath all the banter and whimsy.

Reader!Cheshire Cat tormenting Reader!Mad Hatter is peak sibling-like antagonism and I love that it’s all over the Hatter looking like Sparkle—it gives it this mix of absurd comedy with a tiny sting of insecurity. The way the Mad Hatter protests, “Don’t use that name!”—that hits a bit. It’s funny on the surface, but under that is a glimpse of something heavier: identity, maybe guilt, or even fear of being reduced to something they’ve tried to escape.

The interrogation bits with Trailblazer and Sparkle are pure genius—they’re structured dodgeball. Reader!Mad Hatter is evading heavy questions with comedic sleight of hand and freak accidents that border on narrative trickery. It’s meta, even. Like they know the script and are bending it on purpose, grinning all the while. The rabbit hole interruption especially? That is so Wonderland, and the idea of them physically grabbing it and taking it with them is perfect. You're building a sense that the world is sentient and untrustworthy, and maybe even playful in the same way your characters are.

The Queen of Hearts scene with the two Alices gives this wonderfully warm tone—a break from the madness. You feel the sincerity in the Queen’s attempt to create something heartfelt and nostalgic (even if she downplays it), and the kids' enthusiasm grounds it. It’s wholesome in a way that contrasts beautifully with the rest of the unhinged cast. And it makes you wonder: who are Cecily and Alister really? Why two Alices? Why do they trust this Queen so implicitly? There’s something unsaid there—almost tragic if you really sit with it.

And the Roses! Genuinely chilling in the best way. The dancers being so afraid of getting their heads cut off over a performance adds tension in such a fairytale-gone-wrong way. Violet’s moment of nostalgia is heartbreaking—like a ghost of someone who remembers better days trying to peek through the cracks, only to be snapped back into the role they’re forced to play. That moment of “Oh...! I’m sorry,” is soft and painful. It makes you want to scream let her remember!

[thesevenwondersofawitch]

Watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 10, Hegemony

I believe this is the s2 finale, so let's go!

I love how they mentioned the singing from the last episode 😂

Why am I kinda shipping Batel and Chapel

I feel like Captain Batel is gonna die

HOLY SHIT

IT'S THE GLOW CLOUD

Or the Gorn

Oh shit, Batel's ship blew up 👀

Chris doesn't have much luck when it comes to romance, it seems

Nitrogen bombs + Gorn = Gorn Popsicles

Erica is a genius😂

Quite the memorable first landing party for her to take part in😂

The fact Spock plans to add zombie movies to his research is so funny to me😂

Also, the fact that he's seen movies, makes me think (or hope) he and his mama watched Alice In Wonderland because he loved the book

I love how everyone (especially Pike) felt sick after Erica's driving/diving

If anything happens to her, I'm gonna be very grumpy

Aw man, Spock is so upset that he doesn't know what happened to Chapel

"Sickbay is gone" CHILLS LITERAL CHILLS

Spock ^

Wow, the planet really turned into a Wasteland 👀

Awwww the baby Gorn is kinda cute!

This is why I would never survive a zombie/Gorn apocalypse/invasion

Ooof, cannibalism

PELIA MY BELOVED

^ I love her in case it wasn't obvious

The way Pelia turned to Uhura like what did you figure out then turned away like ugh don't waste my time(when Uhura mentioned she needs an engineers help) then turn around when Uhura said she had a crazy theory 😂

I feel like Pelia and Raffi would get along famously

SCOTTY

HELL YEAH

Scotty: "That's a lot of lieutenants."

Erica: "There'll be a quiz."

BATEL IS STILL ALIVE

WOO

I love Scotty 😂

I love how Scotty is so crafty and resourceful

Pelia to Una: "And if you had answered like that in my class I would've given you an A+"

Una: -_-

I love how Batel knew exactly what Pike was up to when he thought she was sleeping

Pike and Batel: * having a slightly emotional conversation about not going alone to look for stuff/Pike trying to save everyone, ending with them looking flirtatiously at each other in silence*

Scotty, lurking behind Batel: "You're never gonna be able to retrieve the device without my help"

Batel and Pike: °_°

Scotty: "I didn't mean to eavesdrop. Not my fault you decided to have a secret conversation right in front of my sleeping spot."😂

CHRISTINE!!!!!!

The fact that it's Majel Barrett(I think) doing the voice for the computer while this Chapel is plugging things into the computer makes me so happy

Chapel: *banging on glass trying to get Spock's attention*

Spock: *casually floats by not noticing*

Damn, Batel's got a strong stomach I would've gotten sick being that close to that Gorn

IS BETAL GORN OR SOMETHING AND THAT'S WHY IT LEFT HER ALONE

OH SHIT

SPOCK SAW THE REFLECTION OF THE GORN

Uh oh, it took his gun

Whoa, the Gorn was also wearing a space suit, cool

Oh no, did Marie get Gorn eggs planted in her and that's why it left👀

OH SHIT SHE DID

Batel this episode ^

That's why she was so upset Chris came for her😭😭

I love that Scotty interrupted them 😂

Ooooooo Pelia is required in sickbay

PELIA KNOWS SCOTTY?!She cringed when Pike said his name😂Pelia: "One of my best students who sadly received some of my worst grades."

Pike: "Well, I'll leave you to it" *speed walks away*😂

Pelia, shaking her head looking at the jumble in Scotty's arms: "What the hell is this supposed to be?!"

Scotty in a voice similar to a child whining to their parent: "Something that could help us hide from the Gorn."

Pelia: "Oh"

Scotty: "If we can fix it."

Batel to Chapel: "I'll need you to take me out." Okay, it's a date then😁🤗

Wait the Gorn still have their people? I thought they rescued the surviving Starfleet officers?🤔

Idk it brings me such joy to see Pelia helping carry Scotty's project in the halls as things blow up, but it does

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? IT'S A CLIFFHANGER?!!!!

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

This is fine.

[bireggiemantle]

alice like ugh betty women shouldn't go to college, but if you really insist on going you won't need my help because you're so smart and well-rounded that you're certain to get a full-ride to any school you apply to, but how dare you spite me by wanting to attend college you genius!

[fuckmeyer]

Hey bestie i hope u are doing well and are happy! I just wanted to let u know that I found your fics at the start of the summer and they were just an absolute balm to my weary little soul and I wanted to say thank you for writing them!!! I’ve been going back and re-reading my favorite bits and then of course re-reading the whole saga and do u know what??? I got to that part in the first one IN THE FIRST ONE!!! where Alice pulls the fire alarm and Bells and Edward go outside and he gives her his coat and she reaches into the pocket and feels a folded up piece of paper and BESTIE IT HIT ME LIKE BELLS’ CHEVY THAT IS THE PAPER CRANE HE STARTED CARRYING AGAIN!!!! something something Bells holding her life in her own hands without even knowing it something something Edward offering Bells the choice to be with him long before offering the choice to be with him something something it was inevitable no matter what either of them chose this was all decided long before any decisions were made UGH YOUR MIND!!!

So anyway I have very little to offer but I would like to give you my favorite head cannon (this does not need to go anywhere, its just silly)  Basically in my mind Emmett likes vending machines. I mean, he’s a guy who grew up in the great depression and now has all this money, so seeing a machine that gives you food at the press of a button?? and also he’s mated to a mechanic, so like all in all he just thinks they’re awfully Neat and so like at least once a day at the high school he gets a snack out of the vending machine, and if he’s out anywhere and sees one, he’s grabbing some snacks because it’s also just a very Normal Human Thing to Do. There’s nothing he can really do with the snacks though, and Esme found out that the reason why they had an ant problem one summer was because Emmett had a stash in the back of his closet. So then he starts unwrapping them and leaving them outside the house, just to see if any animals will come closer. He and Alice do experiments to see if a Babe Ruth will be more popular than a bag of sun chips, etc. etc. And what do you know it works! Emmett essentially winds up with a small mob of raccoons he’s secretly feeding, he’s bribing Edward to not tell Esme and Carlisle, Jasper is working to see if the raccoons can be emotionally influenced to assist in the Great Prank War, Rosalie is naming some of them after famous inventors, but then they start getting into Esme’s garden and Carlisle is starting to get suspicious and like maybe one day Jasper accidentally eats Hedy Lamarr and now he knows what flamin hot cheetos taste like oopsies. 

Anyway Edward’s started bringing this human girl around and Emmett can pass snacks off to her when they’re at family baseball games, or sneak them into her coat pockets for later. He’s noticed she likes the pop-tarts, and is now doing experiments to see which flavor she goes for. She’s not a raccoon army, but… there’s potential.

Hope work is ok and you are able to rest! ok gnight <3

hi bestie!!!! what a treat to get this in my box, thank you so much for writing to me!!! and thank you for taking the time to read my fics! i'm so happy you've been enjoying them so far. i LOOOVE leaving little details like that for people to find and i'm SO HAPPY YOU FOUND IT YAY!!!! SOMETHING SOMETHING BELLA HOLDING HER LIFE IN HER HANDS IS GENIUS.

also, THAT HEADCANON! i love it so much! like just that he likes vending machines alone is amazing. i would bet he loves arcades for the same reason; like, it's Machines and Games in one package??? INCREDIBLE. i love the idea that every time Emmett finds a new vending machine (like that one that makes whole-ass pizzas) he just can't help himself and Goes to Town.

BUT THEN. THE BIT ABOUT THE ANIMALS? INCREDIBLE. SHOWSTOPPING. WHAT A FUCKING MENACE. of COURSE he would use Hedy Lamarr as a tool for his Latest and Greatest Prank. of COURSE Jasper would try to influence the raccoon army's emotions. Edward is of course bribed for the right price because for all his morals he is lowkey shady and ALSO ants have been getting into Rose's wardrobe so it's kind of a bonus for him. when he sees Emmett start to feed all these snacks to Bella and experiment with Pop Tart flavors i am SURE he's giving a side-eye to Emmett so hard lmao. i love all of this so much.

BELLA ISN'T A RACCOON ARMY BUT THERE'S POTENTIAL 💘💘💘💘💘

(ok but CAN i incorporate this hc somewhere PLEASE???? if not that's ok but this is actually brilliant & would work perfect for a Bella/Emmett scene i have outlined in the next fic 👀)

p.s. thank u for the well wishes, hope you're doing well too!

[i-ship-it-xoxo]

Honestly I love that heartstopper s2 chose to make Imogen 3 demensional and have more of a story line because like her character in s1 feels like she's mostly there for plot points in N+C. She's become one of my favorite characters and they could've easily left her in season one or have like a small part but instead She's this beautiful character and person with personality and Alice is such a genius and writes such beautiful characters and stories and ugh shkfeajkaaaefjki

[ideasbaker]

alice knew what they were doing

[mejcinta]

Complicated And Manipulative Father–Daughter Relationships.

I really enjoy how Alicent and Otto scenes emphasize how Westeros nobility fathers can manipulate their daughters to the point of believing they have broken free when they are in fact still playing into their father's power games.

Like in episode 9 when Alicent calls Otto out for using her like a pawn in her childhood, then goes on to declare Aegon will be crowned in the public eye (a more genius plan Otto had not thought of)....ugh!, that was chef's kiss.

"In certain lights you remind me of your mother," Otto said, with a smug look on his face. He was pleased that his coaching had come full circle, creating a shrewd quick-witted Queen of his poor, delicate little girl. A vulnerable, innocent, grieving girl he SHOULD have protected but instead preyed upon to secure an important position for himself and his House in the game of thrones.

I would like to see father-daughter scenes like these with Rhaena and Daemon, but as a contrast to the Otto/Alicent manipulation game; as Rhaena slowly realizes she can never match up to Daemon's standard of a worthy Targaryen.

Unlike Alicent, Rhaena is freer and eager even to please. There's a naivety there, but also a deep desire to gain Daemon's recognition. It's a manipulation game of sorts, but rather different from Alicent's.

Daemon was as much a plotter as Otto was, using his children like political pawns in the Game he was losing as a result of being relegated in the line of succession when Rhaenyra was named heir in his stead.

When Laena could not grant him sons he swiftly moved to Rhaenyra (a more eligible catch in terms of proximity to the Throne that would go on to give him trueborn male heirs).

We are shown that he treats Rhaena disparagingly compared to Baela, who hatched a dragon and was skilled more or less in combat.

Rhaena will later be sent to the Vale for lack of a dragon (I hope they make some changes to this) and had to grow up without the validation and unconditional love of her father as a result of not meeting Daemon's set standards of Targaryen power.

This could help explain why Rhaena later made choices Daemon would have frowned upon were he alive, marrying men of considerably lower social standing from the Vale and Oldtown (Corwyn Corbray, a widower and Garmund Hightower, a third son); men from regions that Daemon despised with a passion for his tainted history with the Royce's and the Hightowers.

I'm eager to see if the writers will grant Rhaena and Daemon an angle in season 2, to explore their complicated father-daughter relationship just as they did beautifully with Alicent and Otto in those few impactful scenes.

It would be a missed opportunity if they do not.

[sips-tea-cutely]

hello ! I saw that ur looking for food wars request, so can i ask for erina, soma, megumi, alice and ibusaki with an s/o who cannot cook at all. like. They were asked to wash rice but they left it for too long and it became rice wine 💀💀

u dont have to do it of course lamaisjjshsj

Erina, Soma, Megumi, Alice & Ibusaki’s s/o who can’t cook

a/n: I LOVE FOOD WARS YEYSYSSYEYEYD

#Erina Nakiri

…shes not mad, just… disappointed ٩(๑`^´๑)۶

she loves you to death but, you need to learn how to cook at least instant ramen, she won’t always be there to be your personal chef (free too! ugh/lh)

would do a much more lenient version of her lectures from the central arc. of course, doesn’t expect you to be as good as the polar star (& friends) so she’d make simple recipes

would eventually begin to go from being in a classroom to actually being in the kitchen and would guide your hands so expect lots of cute handholding (⌒▽⌒)

ultimately, hooray you can cook now!! erina would make sure her s/o can cook if it’s the last thing she’ll do >:)

#Soma Yukihira

honestly wouldn’t be against it (^｡^)

it’d give him more opportunities to cook for you! you’re his personal taste tester!!

he would use you as a muse for his horrible taste combos to use against megumi & erina ehehe…~

maybe, if you give him a combo like, for example, sugar and rice, he’d see some potential in it and use it during a food war :00

if you ever wanted to challenge him in a food war, he wouldn’t go easy on you~! even if you lose, he won’t gloat, he’d taste your dish and give you some constructed criticism, such a good bf!! (*^◯^*)

#Megumi Tadokoro

she loves you so much but she has a panic attack every time you go into the kitchen,,,

she loves you still so she cooks for you ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ!! soup, salad, whatever you want!!

assures you that it’s okay that you can’t cook, she loves taking care of you!!!

would be genuinely scared of you tho… if you accidentally made rice wine in only a few minutes or so Σ੧(❛□❛✿)?!?

she’d let you stay over at polar star, she thinks you and ryoko would get along! :00

#Alice Nakiri

Σ('◉⌓◉’)… even as a genius molecular gastronomer, she still cant figure out how you made rice wine in the 30 minutes she was gone,,,

she’d boss you around the kitchen, giving instructions but in a light-hearted way, yknow? she only wants you to at least be able to cook a steak!

if that doesn’t work, she’ll try visual learning. she’d show you step-by-step. would be a little annoyed if you asked her to repeat something but, you’re her darling, so it’s ok!

if THAT doesn’t work, she’d try explaining it as a lecture. explaining the proteins & carbohydrates and why different foods taste great together

would def tho let you have experiment in the kitchen and force ryo to clean it. or if ryo’s busy, she’d leave it for erina to discover on her own,,, no matter what kind of yelling erina gives her, she’d be happy that she got to spend time with you (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)

#Shun Ibusaki

congratulations on doing the impossible!! you made shun ibusaki shocked :00!! he just needed you to cook some rice for the shrimp he was going to prepare for dinner but… how come this rice tastes alcoholic..? did sasaki do something?!?

he wouldn’t care though tbh~

he would teach you basic things if you’d like but doesn’t expect you to learn how to cook! (wouldn’t be disappointed if you learned tho!!)

would be super happy to cook for you, wouldn’t show it though :;(∩´﹏`∩);: if you have great eye sight, you might see him with a tiny grin :000

if you’re willing to, he’d be delighted teach you some knick knacks about smoke cooking. practicing his skills AND spending time with his dear? it’s a 2 in 1 deal!!! ♪( ´θ｀)ノ

[natsu-tte-noodle]

A3! Translation: Poetic Inspiration Won’t Come!? (Words Fully Chilled) [1/2]

Working on some requests~!  Apparently this one exists in English, but the JP version hadn’t been translated yet.  A lot of it is just Homare monologing, which was... a lot harder than I expected it to be.  But I always appreciate a challenge!

The translation is under the cut. If you see anything that doesn’t seem right, please let me know!

[Part 1 - You’re Here!]   [Part 2]

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Homare: …hnnn…

Homare: …it’s hot.

Homare: Hot, it’s hot.  …and still, it’s hot!  Why are Japanese summers so hot!?

Homare: No matter the level of genius, my fountain of ideas will dry up in these circumstances.

Homare: …

Homare: AAAAARGH~~~~!!

Homare: …it’s hopeless.  There’s no sufficient method to get my poetic inspiration flowing…

*buzz buzz*

Homare: Hm?

Homare: …h-hey!  Shoo, shoo!

Homare: What are you lot!?  This is breaking and entering, begone!

*buzz buzz*

Homare: So you have no intention of leaving.  If that is your plan, I will show you no mercy.

Homare: There!

*SMACK*

Homare: Mgh!  This way, no, this way?  …ugh, I’ve lost them!?

*SMACK*

Homare: H-How agile…

Homare: Arrgh, because I moved around I’m sweaty, and even hotter, and tired…

Homare: …hey, Hisoka-kun!  You’re actually awake, are you not?  Won’t you exterminate these mosquitoes in my stead?

Hisoka: …zzz…

Homare: Hisoka-kun!  Hisoka-kun!  Get rid of these mosquitoes, if you would!

Hisoka: Nn… Alice… be quiet…

Hisoka: …nm, zzz…

*buzz buzz*

Homare: ~~~~~!!  Ahh, for god’s sake!!!

*phone rings*

Homare: And at a time like this… who could it possibly be!

Homare: Yes, hello!

Editor: “Arisugawa-sensei!  The deadline is—!  If we don’t give them a manuscript by the end of the day, we’ll really be in a bind!”

Homare: I am diligently writing as we speak!  I’m busy right now.  Please don’t call me today until I contact you!”

Editor: “Ah, sensei—!”

*beep*

Homare: *Sigh*.  For starters, why haven’t we called a contractor when it’s been a week since the air conditioner broke…!

Homare: And as soon as I open the window to let the wind in, it barely comes in and uninvited guests just start trespassing…

Homare: There’s supposed to be a window screen—

Homare: Wh–!?

Homare: Ridiculous… there’s a hole…?

Homare: So, you pinpointed this hole and invaded to sip on this genius blood…?

Homare: —but now isn’t the time to be saying such things!  Ugh, what is the meaning of this!?

Homare: *Sigh*, if it’s come to this…!