#and love Robyn's dad

[kleiner-ghost]

Just watched Wolfwalkers. Amazing movie, as expected from the studio. Kinda wanna write a fic about Robyn and Mebh being adorable pup sisters

[hangmanapologist]

Thinking about cat dad Bob tonight

unrelated meet the love of my life Casper

[amandaanddonnie]

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[orangepeelknives]

the way it's so obvious that will was raised and mainly influenced by a Boy Mom and mack had a Girl Mom and was mainly raised and influenced by a Boy Dad is sooooo rich to moiiii. 

will "universally beloved" smith being soooo secure in himself all the time. like oh you wanna make fun of me for listening to katy perry and adele?? dgaf. go ahead. wanna have me record stupid tiktoks that are gonna make ppl call me gay on the internet? sure okay teehee! sending flowers on mothers day to his billet mom while halfway across the world. posting up on insta w the sister, the family. the matching tracksuits in boston like yeah yk what i bet will fucking put the idea in the goddamn gc i bet when someone suggested it as a joke he was like yes. absolutely. waiter your ugliest tracksuit pleas. goes back to what i was saying abt insecurities - will is confident. thats not as much of an issue for will when it comes to personal life. he didnt crash out when he was in a slump, he stays positive, he's perfectly okay being made fun of constantly (mack on the podcast just delivering blow after affectionate blow). he has friends and he knows it, he's well liked and he knows it, he's a good hockey player and he knows it. it's not that hes super chill or not conpetitive, its just that hes secure in himself. not cocky, no god complex. absolutely NOT saying that WSH is insecurity-less at all, but i do think he is self assured enough to be capable of handling his insecurities normally. 

my beloved mack on the other hand......oh that boy is RIFE With Issues. First off, Girl Mom Robyn Celebrini? that diva does not gaffff she is a Charley gal all the way. feel like she lowkey just handed the boys over to rick like okay go crazy. she had no issues with the coaching style that rick used to raise mack and aiden, and seems generally more uninvolved than a lot of other hockey moms, even tho colleen is def wayyy MORE involved than normal, robyn lives an hour away and goes to zero practices and zero games. so i think it's a fairly safe assumption that rick is the dominant parental figure here. 

and when your dominant parental figure is also your coach?? you arent getting parented, you're getting coached. the lines blur immensely. 

first of all, let’s underline this: Macklin Celebrini is a product of a Boy Dad household. not just any Boy Dad, but a performance-coach, daily-checklist, grindset-before-breakfast Boy Dad. ricky wasn’t parenting, he was mentoring. Which means there were no real emotional safety nets. you’re sad? skate it out. you’re tired? get better, push through. the idea of comfort for its own sake doesn’t exist in that world. There’s love, sure, but it’s conditional, and it’s communicated through improvement.

so of course mack's entire identity is built around performance = worth. If he’s not doing well, he’s not just failing, he’s not lovable. he has no idea how to separate “im not playing great” from “im a bad person who has disappointed everyone who has ever believed in me.” 

and then there’s will.

will is over here just… being a person. Being confident and beloved and totally fine with the fact that people think he’s a little cringe sometimes. Because Will is backed by a whole childhood of unconditional emotional support. Boy Mom behavior. you know he grew up in a house where they named feelings. where if he cried, nobody told him to suck it up, they probably asked why, made him tea, and listened. of course he doesn’t care if someone calls him gay on tiktok, his mommy has been gassing him up in the comments since U10.

thats why the iihf vid is sooooo revealing. will's recording his little “hope you’re having fun” like it’s no big deal. bc to him, it isnt. hes just talking to his best friend. he knows they’ll make fun of him a bit, but it’s with love, and he can laugh with them. Mack, on the other hand, is out there alone. no wsh to be the buffer, to set the tone, to let him know “hey, we’re all just having fun here.” so mack panics. He overthinks the tone, overcorrects into flat affect, gives absolutely nothing to the camera, artificially deepens his voice. bc if he picks the wrong vibe? if he comes off too affectionate, too weird, too off-beat? he'll get mocked, and not in a fun way. in a way that confirms what he secretly believes: he’s doing it wrong. he always does it wrong.

same deal with the emergency contact video. Mack immediately goes “you go first" not because he’s shy, but because he needs to know if he’s allowed to pick will. he needs to see it reflected back. It’s not enough to feel the closeness, he needs the explicit naming of it, because he’s never been taught to trust his own instincts when it comes to emotional safety. he only knows performance cues. so when they point at each other and he gives that tiny, breathy “okay good” that is not a joke. thats relief. thats “thank god I read this right.” thats “I picked the right person and he picked me back.”

It’s also such a perfect example of how dependent mack is on will for emotional calibration. will is the tone. mack doesn’t know how to read the room unless will reads it first. thats why when will not there? Mack either shuts down or spins out or immediately goes looking for will (read, every practice ever). he has no compass. no stabilizer. his baseline isn’t his own self-worth, it’s “what is will doing? okie, i'll mirror that.”

mack's insecurity isn’t about failure itself, its about what happens after failure. bc in Mack’s world, after a bad game, you don’t get comfort, you get correction. you get game tape. a sharper edge. a checklist. from rick, after a bad performance, the message was never “you’re still enough,” it was “you better fix this before next time.” not because rick doesn’t love him, but because tick only knows how to show love through pressure. And that messes a kid up. thats the issue with having a coach-parent. 

so when will came into mack's life, laughing off his own slumps, staying soft even when frustrated, nottaking his emotions out on the people around him, it changed the blueprint. bc mack learned through will that you could have a shit week and still be met with a chirp and a pat on the shoulder, not silence and homework. in mh opinion thats part of the reason why mack didn’t lose it when will started the season cold. bc he was mirroring. bc will had never punished him for having an off night. so when the roles reversed? mack didn’t need to lash out. He already knew how to hold space, because will had held it for him first. if will thinks its okay to laugh off a bad pass, then maybe it is okay! in the same way that if will thinks its okay to pick me for the emergency contact, or film these dumbass tiktoks for sharks media, or order milk and cookies in the hotel, then maybe it is okay! 

thats the kind of emotional foundation mack is building now: not “im scared you’ll leave,” but “im scared you’ll stop being soft with me.” And Will never does. even when mack is spiraling or shut down or being a sulky freak about stupid shit, will never punishes him. 

anyways in this essay i will...

[mrs-nightshade]

Oh Gavin, you poor sweetheart...

Kids, get your dad before he implodes from the realization that he's been perceived by other people.

I just listened to:

https://open.spotify.com/track/03B7pnFzab02Ljwcobuakg?si=vqcwZK2hTBelIMKR60q0tg

("This is Halloween" cover by Izzy reign) repeatedly and was having Sir Suitor and family thoughts.

Uhhh, so basically: The Ghosts™ do a play version of "Nightmare before Christmas" and Suitor/Gavin is Pumpkin/Skeleton Jack. This is a ploy to get Suitor to just reveal his secret already. (And it works!) Gavin is so focused on acting his part that he doesn't even register that he (and his kids) are in full ghost form in front of an audience!

(All of his lovers take turns playing Sally during different scenes. (Obviously.))

Ok that's all :P

I know for a fact Glisten and Rudie are going to fight over who gets to sing the duet at the end.

And I'm sure once the show's over he'll be perfectly fine!

[waywardstation]

Gosh your content tugs on my heartstrings, I can't recall the last time I've absorbed fanfics and incredible comics for hours! :)

Some of your incredible AUs have swept into my daydreaming, and having recently rewatched some scenes from Wolfwalkers, I couldn't stop this from strirring into the mix. So now I'm stuck with the idea of Akari becoming somewhat of a 'wolfwalker', or a zorua/zoroark-walker to be more specific!

Now I can't stop picturing Zorua-Akari causing trouble in her new form, and it's hard to conclude she's behind it all; her body is sheltered somewhere and likely sound asleep! If we opt for more angst though, maybe she would be driven from jubilife village as zoruas are (were?) shunned for manifesting illusions? Yet on a brighter side, there could be valuable lessons and exciting adventures waiting around the corner!

But what I can't really flesh out is how Akari (or Ingo if he is there to witness it) will handle this bizarre shift in her everyday experience: I like to think she'd be on edge at first, but quickly come to see the perks of being a 'wild' zorua. But if something did escalate, how much can she handle?

I apologise for this lengthy brainstorm, but I hope you don't mind! :) Thank you for so much great content and well fleshed-out AUs! Your portrayal of the characters are so good and made me see them in a new light!

HEY ANON!! Thank you so much for the kind words!! I’m so so so happy you like my works!! ;w; it means a lot to hear that!! Thank you!!

Now for your idea; I LOVE WOLFWALKERS. It’s a great movie and cartoon saloon’s strong shapes in their visuals is always so well done!! Wonderful movie, and I think your concept is such a fun one to work with!!

Akari getting to be a zorua while she sleeps is such a fun idea, just like the movie I could see it really being about her getting used to being one with the other wild zorua and zoroark. And then as it goes on, I really like the idea that this extends into the exile part of PLA’s narrative, and gets more serious.

It would be interesting to see how these media’s narratives mesh. Would the red sky be blamed on zorua and zoroark walkers in this narrative? I think for Akari, how I see it is she would find being a zorua exciting and fun. She’d keep it a secret for a while but eventually she couldn’t help but start showing it to close people — there’s nothing wrong with it, people are wrong for thinking it’s dangerous. But maybe the wrong person sees, or she shows someone she thought she could trust. Then uh oh, she gets exiled and a hunt is initiated.

And as for Ingo (if you are considering the dynamics I write them in), I feel like he would handle things much the way Robyn’s dad Bill did, it’s a struggle at first and he doesn’t understand. But at some point he must make a choice and embraces it — either like Bill does, actually becoming a wolfwalker (zoroarkwalker?) himself, or just more accepting Akari is now one herself and he can’t separate her from that.

Not sure how it could go, but ultimately it’s your AU idea!! Such a fun concept anon, there’s a lot you could do with it and I would love to hear more if you ever want to share! For now I just had to try and put these guys into the wolfwalkers artstyle. Thanks for sharing this with me!!!

[liviecurated]

why is mack such a funny little guy?

or, robyn celebrini (aka, mama celebrini). i've seen a lot of thoughts about rick, understandably, but his relationship with his mom is also super interesting.

in a world of hockey moms, mack's doesn't come off as super overbearing as others and often falls into rick's shadow - she's barely mentioned in his Narrative by the media.

an introduction

robyn celebrini: played college soccer (was captain of UBC!), met mack's dad at the roxy (nightclub in van) and does NOT do interviews at the rate of rick

first off i think its adorable that mack and his siblings all have the same smile as their mom (and also all look so alike!!)

second - mack calls her mama (does this make the dada thing better or worse - you decide! imo better, but...)

the primary caregiver

rick moves out to ca in 2018 alone to work for the warriors, leaving robyn with FOUR kids (all under 14, the youngest being six!!!!) in vancouver for a year, and rick himself admits that "robyn makes it all work"

during this time, all four kids are playing multiple sports (mack on this time period below)

and robyn is also raising mack himself, who robyn says was "a little wild man" and who rick said was "the handful of all four"

2. now in the bay area, she continues to do most of the day to day work with the kids due to rick's demanding job with the warriors

such as the story below (5 hours is actually crazy)

3. mack and aiden go off to shattuck, and eventually bu, but she is clearly still very involved in the day to day - even during the draft

rick: i like your choice [in outfit] all around rj: well it was mom's choice but... rick: was it? rj: yeah

...or with his two younger siblings

but was also very clearly involved with raising all four of them, as rick explains, "she was the one that raised four young toddlers, and macklin was the handful of all four kids in a fun, positive way"

4. i infer that she's doing a lot of emotional weight lifting and running interference between rick and the kids, and has said that

"i sometimes, privately, remind him, like, ‘OK, you’re taking that a little too far', and he’s really open to that. … but he’s always put his relationship with the kids first. it’s just he’s so passionate. he can be pretty tough.”

rick on her providing a non atheltic outlet:

it's also interesting to note that she's well aware of the way the public could perceive rick:

and butts back against those assumptions

her thoughts on hockey and mack

on being drafted by the sharks

robyn: i cant believe it, last year aiden got drafted by our hometown vancouver canucks and now mack's in san jose so we're just over the moon. it was such a surreal moment, we were all pretty speechless. rick's thought's on the matter: to see macklin, you know little mackie put the jersey up there is pretty cool (mackie - so funny)

she's also one of the few parents (who i've seen explicitly seen) say that "the whole family, we've all made sacrifices and i think we all are very aware of that and that's why it's so special to celebrate this" as opposed to a more "it's all worth it in the end, it was easy and fun!"

while rick is clearly much more hands on at home in regards to training, it's important to note that this coach says that both "rick and robyn always supported the coaches."

in all my years of sports psychoanalysis, often times you see that heavily involved sports parents tend to argue with the coaches, disparage them, or override them with their own ideas, so it's interesting to note these coaches saying the celebrini's specifically were not one of them:

i love this quote about mack - he's often placed oppositional to his dad, so i think it's interesting that she frames them as similar

i love this quote by her describing mack learning how to play hockey

when asked about mack being a hobey baker finalist, she says that, "we've always just focused our attention on mack pursuing his passion and being a good teammate and just being a good human being first" which really ties back in to her doing a lot of the non athletic heavy lifting.

she also says that "his happiness is always most important..." and that he has made hockey families that he has "left a very positive impact at every stop around the way that makes" her "very happy and proud"

well then...why isn't she at more games?

livermore to san jose is about a 40 minute drive - most nhl parents would salivate over the distance.

rick has made comments about the sharks selection and the distance - but robyn is always involved in the answer:

"we're a very tight knit family. to have your son so close to home would be phenomenal...it's tough for me, for us to see them playing at BU...to have him in our own backyard so to speak, for mom to bring him a meal, do his laundry every once in a while would be a lot of fun"

mack, according to rick is an "easy drive" to "mom's home cooking"

"to have macklin, i'm sure he's just far enough that he can keep his distance and independence, but close enough that mom can bring him a home cooked meal or grab his laundry every once in a while we're very very fortunate"

"as much as we would love it [mack living at home] i don't think he's there..."

"it [mack being drafted by sj] would be amazing, i mean we talk about it all the time. as a family it would be unbelievable to have him here with us in the bay where we can help him and support him at different times... "

interestingly, we never hear much from mack about how much he goes home, but he apparently "loves coming home":

my hypothesis for this disconnect, in which they don't seem distant, but she's never at games (i think rick has been to like 7 games, and she's been to one? two?) is that she's simply Too busy.

i think birth order (mack smack in the middle) means that she's genuinely just carting two younger siblings back and forth from canada to the us and managing their day to day.

comparatively, i think we see so much of will's mom/parents because will is the baby (his older sister already graduated from college) so they just have less things to schedule around

anyway all of the above is speculation and not to be taken seriously (well, maybe a little bit) because i Do Not know this woman. lmk ur thoughts!

[babythegod]

[elizabethsnuts]

Heyy love your work! Could you write one about connor rhodes!daughter where Robyn ends up having a episode and the daughter gets hurt and then Robyn ends up moving away

Nightmare Robin

Connor Rhodes x Daughter!Reader

Summary: When Robin’s concerning behaviour turned into a psychotic break, she wasn’t the only one to have suffered during it.

A/N: I tried to keep the Robin slander to a minimum, I never liked her and I never will, she always got on my nerves 😔

———

It had just been you and Connor for most of your 2 years of living, he hadn’t really made a relationship stick, and you were way more important than any other girl who had come into his life. You were always his first priority. You were fine with Robin, kind of, you were a little shy and just wanted Connor, she was nice enough but you had your dislikes. One of them was when she took Connor out on dates which meant less time to spend with him after shifts. You were only a toddler so you didn’t understand why.

It started off small, with Robin coming over to the apartment due to her supposed rat problems in her walls. But then it was that she could hear them in their apartment too, asking both you and your dad if you heard them too. Obviously, neither of you did. You were pretty upset at the whole “rats in the apartment” problem, you didn’t like rats at all. You had seen them scurrying the streets of Chicago occasionally, making squeaking noises and even in one instance running straight at you for a sandwich. You wanted nothing to do with the feral rats.

Robin kept talking about the rats in the walls since she couldn’t sleep which was making you more afraid and not wanting to sleep as well. He had tried to get Robin to stop talking to you about rats but it still went on.

“No nigh-nigh! Rats gon’ bite!” You squealed nervously, standing up in your crib and gripping the rails.

Connor just sighed loudly, rubbing his eyes, he was sick of these imaginary rats, he knew the idea of rats was put in your head by Robin and being as young as you meant that the amplified fear was pretty unsurprising. “Y/N… there are no rats, okay? Remember we checked? There are no rats in the apartment. It was properly some wind in the vents or something. No rats are going to bite you while you’re sleeping. I promise.”

The rats in the wall had blown over after a week, it only got worse from there though. Connor was woken up late at night to glass smashing and frantic yells from Robin while she attacked the air with a broom thinking that someone was there. You were somehow out of your crib, most likely her taking you out just before she broke. You were standing on the hardwood floors, crying loudly as you just watched everything play out.

You were just about to run over to Connor when he walked in, but he quickly stopped you as he saw all the broken glass shards on the floor. “No, no, no! Just stay there, sweetheart! Just stay there, baby girl… Daddy will come over in a second.”

He knew you were terrified but he had to handle you and Robin who was waving the broom around frantically, a little too close to you. Connor reached out to touch Robin’s shoulder but she immediately jerked back and swung the broom at him, causing him to step back on a piece of glass. You were even more distressed, your cries turning into frightened wails. Robin immediately bolted out the sliding door and onto the balcony, closing and locking it. You couldn’t bear to see your daddy hurt, even if it was just a small cut but you didn’t know that. You immediately ran to Connor, your tiny foot slicing open in the process.

Connor was putting most of his attention on you but also keeping an eye on Robin, grabbing and pulling you into his arms. It was a hard situation, you were his daughter with a sliced open, bleeding foot and Robin who was his girlfriend and having a psychotic break. He had rung the ambulance at some point during the whole ordeal and he could hear sirens approaching in the distance. Connor gently stroked your hair to comfort you as he took a look at your heavily bleeding foot. “Shhh… sh-sh-shh, it’s okay, it’s okay, it’s just a little owie. It’s alright, honey, everything’s fine.”

You were absolutely beside yourself, your foot was hurting so much, and Robin’s behaviour was scaring you to no end. You just wanted your daddy, you just wanted him to make everything okay. Your sobs were muffled slightly as you buried your head into his t-shirt, holding onto him tightly. “Dada! Owie… got owie! Owie- Dada!”

The ambulances had eventually arrived, taking Robin in one and you and Connor in the other, he wasn’t about to leave you, a literal toddler, alone in an ambulance. He was comforting you the whole way to Med, holding your tiny hand to try and comfort you.

Your tiny foot was stitched up in no time when the three of you made it to Med, you doing a lot better, physically that was, but mentally you were still shaken up. The doctors ended up figuring out Robin had a benign tumour in her brain, causing all the psychiatric symptoms. It was successfully removed and she recovered fine, just like your little foot had with the stitches.

Connor wanted to help Robin, wanting to support her through the whole thing, be by her side and take care of her, except he also had to think about you, think about how you felt. You did not feel safe or comfortable with Robin around anymore, you had always been a little iffy around her but the whole situation just made it worse.

A couple of weeks had passed, and Connor had gotten home that night after picking you up from daycare. Robin was nowhere to be seen and there was a little note left on the kitchen counter. The paragraph inside contained stuff about how Robin left to go live with her mother and how she didn’t want to be a burden which ultimately made your father tear up. You looked at him with a small, cute frown. “Dada sad… Robin stay here ‘gan?”

Connor shook his head slowly, putting the note down and adjusting you on his hip. “Daddy’s okay, gorgeous girl. Robin’s not coming back okay?”

Connor would be lying if he said he didn’t miss Robin but he would also be lying if he said he didn’t feel immense relief that she was gone. You were sleeping through the night again, you were no longer anxious about rats in the wall or Robin going crazy in the middle of the night. He knew that her being gone was for the better, he slept better knowing that you weren’t in any potential danger. You will always be the most important thing to him and you will always come first, no matter if he has a girlfriend or not.

[vaztori]

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[fueledbysano]

robyn darling~

i have an urgent need to tell you the details of my dream from last night about your beautiful writing :

in it i dreamt that i was sleeping and woke up in middle of the night and peeked at the site to see that you had wrote a izana pregnancy reader and i swear threw the phone in rejoice and excitement to read + flash forward to the a.m. when i jumped out of bed to go and read it again and found out that it was all in my own little mind...so if i may ask is any chance would you happen to have some ideas of what kind of expecting father he would be?

(sending over lots of love as always)

-🤍

first time dad!Izana

expecting your first child with Izana ♡

♱ final timeline Izana x f!reader

♱ reina, what a beautiful dream!!! and I'm in it?!? 🥹 what an honor to be included in your cute dream. let's make that a reality! I may have shed a tear or two while writing this! :')

♱ @enchantedforest-network

˗ˏˋ one of the projects that the "Tenjiku" nonprofit organization have is a foster home. Izana, being the co-owner, would feel a special connection to children. As a man who experienced a traumatic childhood, Izana would be extremely empathetic and understanding towards the children and their needs. He would strive to get to know every child and give them the care and support they deserve until they eventually find a new home.

˗ˏˋ It's only natural that Izana would have fears about becoming an actual father. he had a crappy dad. a crappy mom, and a crappy adoptive mom. he knows what it's like when someone messes up as a parent and he's scared to make a mistake he cannot take back.

˗ˏˋ Apart from his romantic love for you, his found family, and his love for the foster children, he had never experienced a parent's love and he's afraid he doesn't know how to give it to his child. He is worried that he will be too strict and that he will inadvertently hurt his child by acting on his own instincts.

˗ˏˋ However, everything else he's done in his life— trusting Kakucho, building Tenjiku, asking to marry you: he's sure. When Izana was growing up, he certainly never expected to become a father. But, after taking in all those children in the foster homes and caring for them, as well as marrying you, he wanted to get to experience everything. with you. Even though it was not something that he planned, he was now excited and very eager to become a father and to experience everything that goes with it.

˗ˏˋ Apart from the excitement and fear that comes with the news of becoming a father, Izana would feel a sense of responsibility. Especially due to his abandonment by his own parents, Izana would have a strong sense of responsibility to make sure that his child would never have to face anything like he had to. At the same time, he would also feel a desire to give his child the best life possible. As an already very dedicated and passionate person, the news of becoming a father would only strengthen his resolve.

˗ˏˋ It's clear that Izana is very dedicated and protective of you during your pregnancy. He wants to ensure that you are not put under any unnecessary stress while you are pregnant, and he hires more nannies to make sure that you don't have to do any work.

˗ˏˋ Izana would also spend a lot of time reading pregnancy books, medical journals, and forums to better understand the pregnancy.

˗ˏˋHe is definitely one of those parents who make a birth plan. He reads it everyday despite having done going through it the moment you two finished making it, to the point that he had the pages memorized. He wanted to be ready for any possible scenario and ensure the safety of his baby and wife.

˗ˏˋ He would also do his best to connect with your unborn baby by playing guitar for your belly and singing to the both of you.

˗ˏˋ He will leave the final decisions of the baby's clothes and items and the nursery decorations to you, but will do his best to renovate the room and make it look beautiful.

˗ˏˋThat way, he would honor your preferences while also making sure that the nursery is a comfortable and safe space while keeping you relaxed.

˗ˏˋ Naming the baby would be a huge decision and one that would take a lot of thought and consideration. Izana would want to choose a name that has special meaning for him and you. Perhaps the name would be influenced by your cultures or have some significance in your childhoods. Izana really thinks carefully about your child's future.

˗ˏˋ You always reassure him that you have full faith in his abilities as a father. Even though he has never had a parent himself, he has always taken pride in taking care of others, be it his found family or the foster children, and even your unborn child; you constantly remind him that he doesn't need to worry about his ability to give the love and support that he never received, because he already has everything he needs to be a excellent father, and that you would be there with him every step of the way.

˗ˏˋ and with that, he would be even more filled with anticipation now, with still the pang of nervousness, and he would be eager to see the child that he and you have created together.

˗ˏˋ The moment the baby is born would be a significant and emotional one for Izana. He would be filled with joy and pride at the arrival of your child, and he would feel an overwhelming sense of responsibility and admiration that he is now responsible for another human being.

˗ˏˋ Izana would be extremely devoted and present during the whole process, and he would be the first one to hold the child in his arms and welcome them into the world before he walks to you to share the beautiful moment, and feel your baby's touch.

˗ˏˋ He is completely enamored by your baby and he would want to keep you both safe and happy. Izana is filled with gratitude towards you for giving him this precious gift and for bearing the pain and hardship of pregnancy. "Mahal, you are so wonderful. Thank you for making me a daddy."

˗ˏˋ His heart is so full of love. he was so relieved, knowing that this kid is going to be the luckiest baby. they have two loving parents, the coolest uncles, and a bunch of big brothers and sisters in the foster home. It is the moment that Izana sees that his life is now filled with even more love, and that his life is richer and more complete than ever before.

[five-and-dimes]

I have no idea where this came from but I’m never going to turn it into a full fic so I’m releasing it into the void.

Dream is some sort of fae creature whose son died, so he sneaks into a mortal village and kidnaps a young boy around the same age his son was.

(Part of his heart hurts because he never took part in the traditional changeling child/fae kidnapping thing because he couldn’t bear to leave his son with some stranger, he loved him too much, and he knows deep down he shouldn’t do this to someone else but he’s desperate for something, anything, to dull the pain of his loss).

When single dad Hob wakes up and finds his son Robyn missing, he’s fully prepared to go scorched earth to find him. When it becomes clear he’s not in the village, he going charging alone into the woods, too impatient to put a party together to help him. (He’s terrified- he’s heard rumors of fae in these parts, but there was no child left behind. What could have taken his little boy?)

After a few days searching, he hears Robyn’s voice up ahead. He’s got a sword at his side, but for now he draws a bow and arrow, moving forward slowly. Eventually he comes to a clearing, peeking forward and preparing to shoot down whatever took his child. But then. He pauses. 

Robyn is smiling, and laughing, and has an abundance of flowers adorning his hair. He is plucking some berries from a bush and popping them into his mouth under the guidance of the most beautiful creature Hob’s ever seen. As he listens, he realizes that Robyn is talking about him, telling stories of how his papa taught him to identify the things that are safe to eat in the forest, and how tall he feels when he sits on his father’s shoulders, and how his papa has a terrible singing voice but sings the loudest anyway and so Robyn loves it. 

“I think papa will like you lots!” Robyn declares, and the creature smiles sadly.

“I… doubt that… but he sounds lovely.”

Hob is so confused by the whole situation that he doesn’t notice he’s taken a step forward until a branch snaps under his foot. Robyn looks over and immediately bursts into a wide smile, even as the creature lets out a panicked series of chirps and bolts in the other direction.

“Papa!!” 

Robyn throws himself into his father’s arms, and Hob drops his weapons to hold him, beyond relieved to have his son safe in his arms, unharmed. He spends a few minutes just peppering his son’s face with kisses and telling him how worried he was before finally looking at the spot where the creature had disappeared into the woods. Robyn follows his gaze, smiling and tugging on Hob’s hand to guide him into the clearing as he calls out.

“It’s okay, Dream! Papa is super nice to everyone, you don’t have to hide!”

Hob’s sees two bright eyes in the shadows before the creature- Dream- hesitantly steps forward. He looks sad and scared and ashamed and Hob is smitten almost immediately.

Robyn explains that when he woke up he had been scared, but Dream had hugged him (almost as good as his papa’s hugs, he claims) and told him he would keep him safe and take care of him. Then Robyn had been sad because he already missed his dad, and when he told Dream about him he had immediately realized the error of what he had done and resolved to return Robyn. It had taken some time because Robyn had insisted he was too big to be carried (it’s one thing if he was sleeping, but he was a big boy he could walk home just fine, really!) so they had traveled together, Dream never feeding him anything that would bind Robyn to him, instead just pointing out food and water for him to gather himself. 

Dream is still standing a bit aways from them both as Robyn tells the tale, looking at the little boy with aching fondness.

“I’m sorry,” he said softly to Hob, “I just... miss my son so much,” he smiles weakly at Robyn, “I believe you and Orpheus would have been great friends.”

And oh, Hob gets it all of a sudden. He had been fully prepared to do all sorts of questionable things to get his son back, he can’t imagine what he might be compelled to do if he actually lost him. And Dream was bringing him back, so he finds it very easy to forgive him.

He finds it even easier to invite Dream to finish the journey back with them, and then invite him to stay, and then invite him to build a home in the woods together, and share kisses and a bed and a life. 

Robyn is very smug.

He told Dream his dad would like him.

[amandaanddonnie]

SISTER WIVES Exclusive - Christine's daughters Gifted her This Before he...

[orangepeelknives]

will smockey needs to have at least one boston guy (of some kind) around him at all times!! bare minimum!!

genuinely genuinely yes he doessss

i understand that this is a silly jokey ask, buttttt imma ruin that vibe hahaha!

he literally does need to constantly be surrounded by people he loves / who loves him. and theres the normal level of hockey codependence, like thats just what happens in hockey, thats the way programs are structured, teams are structured, they push the team is your family bond, they want to develop off ice chemistry, they want you to see yourself not as an individual but as a cog in a machine, but will takes it to another levelllll genuinely.

will has never been alone. deadass that boy has never been alone. growing up playing hockey with his boston friends always. living with leno and vote for the program with their moms rotating to stay with them and mother them, no billeting for him!! college with his two best friends, also rooming with one of them, taking the exact same classes and everything. living with the marleaus which he has said how much he valued over and over, mom and dad coming to san jose to visit constantly. toff saying hes on facetime with someone every 5 mins even if they just finished hanging out. and then obviously the mack of it all.

usually theres a point where you start to kind of separate from your family, branch out and make new friends, outgrow some of the old ones. college for example! except wait no because he went to school like a 45 min transit from his family, with his sister and best friends. ok well when you go to the nhl and move across the country! except no because a smith hockey is spotted at practice or games like every other week. i'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, he's only 20 lol and i'd argue that its comparitavely better than whateverrrr mack and his parents have going on, but still there is certainly a convo to be had about the fact that WSH cannot function independently!

couldnt do his own laundry vs mack all by his lonesome at 14! cant sleep alone, staying close friends with all his undrafted boston losers to the point where theyre flying to sweden for him, straight back to the boston comfort zone after being homesick all worlds instead of a eurosummer victory tour! seriously, he couldve gone to santorini, dubrovnik, the amalfi coast, corfu, marseille, and where does he go??? straight back to boston, straight back home. the second he's in those hotel doors, drunk on champagne and victory, and it's straight into his mom's arms, immediately.

i dont think im cornplating too hard here when i say he was miserable and homesick in fuck ass herning denmark! and he plays his best games, the semi and the final, with his mom and dad and will fucking vote in the audience! m said it first, but i would not blink an EYE if the smith hockeys are revealed to have purchased a house in the bay area next season!

meanwhile mack has his parents a 45 min drive away and legit when is the last time robyn was at a game? mack was in covid bubble at shattuck at 14, alone save for aiden who was in a different bubble. mack was independent enough to be at college at 17, and his brother is there but theyre separate people with, at this point, separate career trajectories. and you drop mack friendless and alone in sweden and he immediately can perform because that's what he's used to, he's used to doing things alone, he's used to being independent, it's okay for him! whereas for will it was foundation shaking!

anyways. worlds left me with lotssss of thoughts about this. esp seeing now that will went straight back to boston???? get under the microscope, boy!!!

[12-seconds-to-live]

(Un)Lost: The art of war

Pairing: F12022/3!Grid! x Fem!Driver!Oc

Warnings: DNF’s, angst, a little bit of love, episodes of anxiety, Seb’s retirement, harsh words.

DRIVE TO SURVIVE SEASON 5 - EP. 1  THE NEW ERA

“It’s freezing in here” I said while I was puting my cap in my head, my Williams cap, ready to sit in the famous black chair of Netflix. “Thank you Netflix for make this possible, Bahrain is being cooking itself now” The producer chuckle.

“So, we’re going to let you introduce you and then make you a few questions. Everything clear?”

“Sure” I look for a better position in the chair and look to the camera “My name is Charlotte Robyn-Jones and I’m engineer strategist for Williams Racing Formula One Team” I said with a smile on my face. I saw the people in the back laugh and I copy the action

“You can’t lie to Netflix, kid”

“I think I just did ... Anyway, 1, 2, 3, Monday to Friday, My name is Charlotte Robyn-Jones, I’m 23 and I’m a race driver for Williams Racing Formula One Team” I tilt my head to one side and laugh “Cool”

“So cool. What’s for you to be at the top of the game right now?, obviously avoiding the question that you must  be bored about” 

“Being a woman is fantastic, except for that thing every month but I can’t complain. I have to say that it’s not easy. You can dream of some things happening but all the same time, If you really wanted, the answer is get up and look for your better options to make things happen.” I gassped and look down and to the camera. “I remenber when I told my dad that I wanted to give it a try in karting and I wasn’t even 6, he looked at me like  I was some sort of silly muppet but then he make me promise that I will do great in school and then he will help me with the racing carreer I wanted. The rest is history”

A series of videos of her carreer show up, from her beginning in karts, F4, F3 and her successfull 2021 in F2 finishing as champion, smiling faces all around and obviously a very proud Charlotte.

“You just mention your dad. What about other members in your family? Friends or even a boyfriend?” I look at the producer with a side smile

“You guys are really something else, right?” they laugh “I’m single ready to mingle. I don’t talk to much about my family, I like to be private about that. I almost dropped all this. My family is my priority and two years ago I lost my mom due cancer so...”

“I’m sorry we don’t...”

“No, it’s okay” I smiled to the camera “She’s not here but I still talk about her like she’s just in the back of the house screaming to the dog for being so silly, she’s still here and I know she’s proud” 

“Sure she is. Just to finish ... Any expectations for your team. Everybody wanted to see you in a bigger team like Mercedes or Ferrari, did you hear any rumors about that?”

“Well, certanly I did hear, but the thing is, mmm, I always believe that If you wanna prove yourself is better to start from the very bottom, understand the little things and then you’ll find success, almost glory. Being in this sport is so tricky, like, one day you won in Monaco and the next day you’re out of the points or feeling that all your pasion is going out to your body” I see everybody’s faces like I was saying something fascinating “This is sport is like war, you better watch out your back ‘cause even your own team could kill you.”

“So, this is your year to discover yourself?”

“Yes, my bingo card this year will imply me being playing the art of war that is F1″

“Okay Charlotte, this is all for today. We’ll see you along the year”

“Thanks and don’t spill my secrets. Snitches end up in ditches, they say” 

I go out of the room straight to the Williams garage. Sure thing is that this year is going to be wild, after what happened last year between Red Bull and Mercedes, man, I really don’t want to be any member of those teams.

“Hello Ms. Jones, everything all right with Netflix?” My PR, Ava asked. She was in Alex side of the garage talking to other people

“Yeah, they’re like school girls” She laugh

“Yeah, sometimes. Today is media day so since you’re ready with your Williams merch, we can start signing some caps and cards and then continue with your schedule. Or do you want to start with press?”

“Up to you really, better doing the easiest first then I’ll face the sharks” We walk to a conference room when I found Alex with his girlfriend and his PR. Last year I met the girl in a tournament in the UK and we have been really close since then.

“Oh hello you, my girl and my boy rocking together this year” Lily said and hug me, while Alex put a false angry face

“Nice to see you Lily and yes, we’re going to rock or better than that” I said she smack Alex shoulder

“See, I tould you she has spirit!”

“I know, I think that everybody saw that video of her running along the track after her win in last year championship”

That video.

Well, you don’t win F2 championship many times in your life, right?

“I don’t know what are you talking about”

“Everybody know you do”

“Shh” I sit next to the pile of merch with my face on it. It’s 9:45 so I have time ‘till lunch and more interviews.

INTERVIEW ROOM @14:20

W/ Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel

“Don’t be nervous, ok? I’m not gonna tell what to answer, you’re smart so answer like a pro”

“Like a pro? So I can say <<inchident>> or even ask about the interviewers plans for the summer?” I showed Ava a side smiled

“Please don’t and you’re going to be in between, your name is on the sofa” I enter the room and saw the amount of people organized in the back of the room with notepads, cameras and tricky looks.

“So, welcome everybody to the second session here in Bahrain, we are here with Lando Norris from McLaren, Carlos Sainz from Ferrari, Charlotte Jones from Williams, Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel from Aston Martin. Welcome to the drivers, we’re going to have a round of questions for this sesion, if that’s ok” I look at the others who nod.

“Hello, this question is for Charlotte” Great. “We want to hear your first impresions of your new team, if you have the chance to meet the other drivers and expectations for your rookie season”

I tried to smiled but I suddenly felt like I wanna dissapear and the lights we’re too bright so I put on my glasses and I hear Lewis laugh and how he copy my action and take the microphone “It’s sunny outside so there’s no need to put the  light to bright, thanks guys” And squeezed my hand.

“Yeah, lights, mmm, almost everybody saw me in the car last year when I met the team and my teammate. Everything has been great so far, mmm I spent half of the holidays with the Sainz family, there been close to my mom’s family so, yeah, Carlos and his trainer just help me to get in better shape for this rodeo, something that I’m grateful for” I fist bump with Carlos and laugh “And expectations, well, I prefer to see how it goes after the race, I sent my ideas and questions the past month so I know now that the car is fast and let’s see If we can put Williams on the top again”

Sebastian took the microphone and look at me “Do you know about engineering?”

“Yeah, I finished my degree in mechanical engineering last month, obviously online, so...”

“That’s impresive, kid” answer Sebastian

“Am I the only one scared now?” Ask Lando to everybody. Everybody laugh at that. The interview session went smoothly and not many questions were to me, since Lewis was in the room, the events of november where reminded. Questions about strategies and upgrades for Ferrari and Aston Martin and the chances of McLaren of getting a podium this year. After that, the session ended, Carlos stopped me.

“Welcome officially, girasol” He hug me in the process and we heard a cough

“Are you good, man?” 

“Since my friend here it’s so disrespectfull, nice to meet you, yo soy Lago” 

“Nunca le enseñaste bien español” I said laughing to the spaniard

“Ciertamente él fue un terrible alumno”

“Please don’t. Back to a common language” I smiled to him and oh boy! such beautiful eyes

“Charlotte, rookie, friend of this guy, fan of dogs, chocolate cake and be on my xbox the whole day” I shake his hand and he gasp

“Marry me”

“In a few years, maybe” I look to Carlos who look at me with wide eyes

“I don’t want him on family holidays, ten moths are too much now” As we were walking through the paddock, a few photographers and fans aproach us. Since Carlando were more famous that I am, so I go straight to my motorhome to lay down for a bit.

What a day.

A few headers on instagram and twitter about the conference

2022 ROOKIE READY TO DRIVE AND BEING A THREAT

CHARLOTTE ROBYN-JONES, NEW SENSATION IN THE PADDOCK

IS THIS THE YEAR OF WILLIAMS?

Mind clear and then start proving myself.

I’m a girl, yes, but right now I feel that I have a chance to be like them, it’s ny time.

A champion, one ready to fight.

I finished my day with more media duties, to 6 pm I was going to wait for Carlos who offer a ride to the hotel. While I was waiting in the parking lot, the papaya pair waved at me.

“Hiya, you must me Charlotte. I’m Daniel, the one with good looks in the team” He said with a smile.

“Nice to meet you Daniel, how you guys doin’?”

“All good, we’re heading to the hotel, ready to kick asses tomorrow?” I saw how Lando seems certanly interested in the question

“I’m feeling normal, but yeah, let’s see tomorrow. My driver arrived so... see ya” I waved at them when Carlos opened his car. Daniel and Lando saw the couple leaving the parking lot when the australian looks at the youngest

“Say it”

“What?” 

“Why do you look so shock around her? I mean, even Max who lives in a rock knew about her”

“I’ve been friends of Carlos and I never see her around, it’s weird”

“Ooow, the kid is jealous of the newie” Daniel started laughing and going to his car

“Man stop... I’m not jealous and also I’m a man!”

BAHREIN CIRCUIT @13:45 - FP1 & FP2

“Radio check, please” my race engineer said. Williams had the chance to start fourth in the two practices after Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Red Bull and Alpine.

“ And I thought my heart was detached, from all the sunlight of our past, but she's so sweet, she's so pretty, does she mean you forgot about me? Yeah, yes, I’m going to send you my playlist for the race, what dou you think?” 

“We’ll  evaluate that after practice”

“It’s not a no, I wil take it”

“Ok Charlotte, 30 seconds to start heating the tyres and whenever you ready, your flying lap”

“Copy”

“Now, we’ll have Williams coming out the pits to start practice, first our rookie Charlotte, fresh out the oven as F2 champion. She’s heating the tyres and has 15 minutes to do a few laps and see how that car goes”

On the broadcast, the faces of the team principals were on screen, with their expectations on the girl and see how she start.

“Ok Charlotte, you can start in the next lap with Leclerc and Ocon in front of you” I pressed the copy bottom. Here I go.

One thing about me it’s that I brake late but my left foot likes to keep itself on the throttle. A girl have to give it all, right?

“I feel like I’m watching the Mercedes W11 all over again. Wow! I can see a future world champion, multiple times If she wanted too”

“That car is fast” said Christian Horner looking to Max’s engineer “What the hell?” 

“Definitely it is” 

“Toto, even when she brake the car doesn’t go below 170 km/h. what?” Lewis and Bono stand beside the team principal of Mercedes.

“I think that your eight championship have to wait a bit, I can’t believe my eyes”

“That girl is the real Toretto, don´t you think?” asked Yuki to the french man

“I wanna throw myself down a hill to be honest” 

“What the f***?, which car is that?, I almost get dizzy” asked Charles over the radio

“That was a Williams, the rookie, she’s 3 seconds faster than you”

“This is going to be a long season. F***”

“Well done Charlotte. With his pace you can certanly win every race this season”

“Haha, good job to everybody from those in the factory to the ones in the garage. What about Alex?”

“As good as you, the difference is 0.337″

“That’s good”

“Yes, we’ll wait for you in the garage”

As I parked, I could heard the applauses from my team and the people around the garage. 

And yes.

A very long season ahead.

--

intro

That was fun. 

For those who doesn’t speak spanish, here the translation:

Girasol: sunflower.

Nunca le enseñaste bien español: you never taught him Spanish well.

Ciertamente él fue un terrible alumno: He certainly was a terrible student.

Hope you liked it :)

[toasttt11]

draft

June 28, 2024

Mackenzie let out a sigh tucking her hair behind her ear looking in the mirror, she was currently in Vegas and within a few hours she would be getting drafted. She has a good idea where she would be going but she didn’t want to think about it too much and jinx it.

“Need a hand?” Rick asked softly leaning on the door frame seeing Mackenzie struggling to tie her tie as she always does.

Mackenzie softly nodded and her Dad walked over to her and gently tied the tie for her as he has done so many times before.

Rick smiled softly at his daughter and patted her cheeks softly when he finished and walked out of the bathroom letting her finish.

Mackenzie slipped on her vest buttoning it up and putting the suit jacket on last fixing her sleeves.

She ran her hands down her deep blue suit, she loved it and she really liked how the suit looked like on. Her suit was a deep blue with a little shade blue tie and she had black heeled boots on and simple pearl earrings and her stacks of rings on.

Mackenzie smiled as her little sister walked in and it was reminder they were all growing up and her little siblings weren’t that little anymore.

“You look beautiful.” Mackenzie softly told Charlie running her hand gently across Charlie’s freshly straighten hair.

“You look even more beautiful.” Charlie grinned back as she stole some of her sister’s jewelry and put it on making Mackenzie just shake her head fondly.

Rick looked up from the couch and smiled softly seeing his two daughters both look extremely beautiful but also less young, they are growing up.

Rick kissed both of their cheeks just as Robyn finished getting Rj ready and Aiden has been ready.

Robyn took many photos of her children before they eventually had to head out of the hotel room to the bus.

Mackenzie sat next to Aiden during the bus ride and messed with rings as she looked out the window, she was not nervous for the draft she honestly felt confident for that, it was more the amount of people and eyes and that’s something she will never like.

Mackenzie walked out of the bus and down the red carpet signing everything and anything for the fans.

Makenzie let out a small hidden sigh the second she stepped into the sphere and had a moment to breathe.

She looked around and up at the sphere, it was pretty cool.

Mackenzie walked to her seats with her family and laughed seeing Cole only a few rows in front of her and she waved gaining her best friends attention and he smiled immediately standing up and they started chatting with each other until they had to all sit down as the draft was about to start.

Makenzie sat at the end of the row with her Mom next to her and watched the videos as they began playing for the start of the draft.

Mackenzie watched as a few members of the Shark organization walked up to the front stage and they called up Joe Thornton to do the first pick.

Mackenzie sat calmly not showing a once of nervousness because she genuinely was not nervous.

“With the first overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft the San Jose Sharks are very proud to select from Boston University, Mackenzie Celebrini.” Joe Thornton grinned pointing at her.

Mackenzie smiled slightly standing up and hugging her Mom firmly before getting pulled into comforting hug from her Dad.

“So so proud of you Macky.” Rick mumbled softy his eyes filled with proud tears.

Mackenzie smiled pulling back and hugging her big brother next.

“Enjoy it Zie.” Aiden softly mumbled pressing a soft kiss to the side of her head.

She smiled softly and squeezed him softly before pulling her baby sister into a hug next and eventually RJ and she rubbed his back softly before walking back down the aisle and heading down the stairs.

Mackenzie grinned seeing Cole standing up for her and she laughed hugging him tightly as he rocked them back and forth, “See you in a few minutes.” Mackenzie mumbled knowing Cole would be picked soon.

Mackenzie let go of him and headed down the rest of the stairs and took her suit jacket off and walked up the steps onto the stage.

She shook all of their hands and raised an amused eyebrow as Joe pulled her into a firm hug before handing her jersey to her.

Mackenzie looked at the San Jose Sharks jersey in her hands with her name and number and it hit her, she was a Shark now.

Mackenzie slipped the jersey on and smiled for the cameras before getting guided off stage and walking over with Joe and she nodded along as he began talking to her.

Mackenzie was pulled away from Joe by the social media team and taken to her first of many interviews.

Mackenzie went through a good amount of interviews before she was allowed backstage and she looked at the board and smiled seeing just as Cole was picked.

“Him in New York.” Connor laughed fondly as he stepped next to his best friend and they watched their other best friend be drafted, “And you in San Jose.” Connor turned to her with a bitter sweet smile.

Connor and Mackenzie both got a bit excited seeing the possibility that the Blackhawks first round pick and the possibility they could play together.

Connor pulled her into a tight hug and squeezed her proudly, “Well done Kenzie.” Connor mumbled softly.

“Thanks Connie.” Mackenzie mumbled softly back before they pulled away from each other.

Mackenzie heard her name being called and Connor just smiled understanding how busy you are after the draft and waved bye to Connor before following one do the social media team members.

It took a few hours of pictures, videos, interviews and signings before Mackenzie was allowed to go and find her family.

She found them all in room together with. few other people and her parents were talking out Joe Thornton.

Mackenzie got even more hugs from her family and ate some food with them as they all kept talking with Joe.

Joe walked to Mackenzie before he headed out, “If you want somewhere to live let me know, there will be a room for you.” Joe squeezed her shoulder softly and gave her a nod before walking out.

She furrowed her brows, Did Joe Thornton just offer for her to live with him?

Mackenzie shook her head can think about that later and headed with her family back in the bus to head to the party they were having with lots of friends and family.

Cole would be there too which is nice because she hasn’t managed to catch him after they drafted and of course Connor was coming too.

Mackenzie got her phone from her Mom for the first time all day and she was overwhelmed with the amount of messages and notifications she had.

She quickly glanced through some of the notifications knowing she would respond later. She paused seeing one of the new contact that said maybe: Will Smith.

Mackenzie quickly looked at the text and her eyes widened reading it.

Maybe Will Smith?

Congrats Celebrini

Looks like we’re teammates now.

Mackenzie furrowed her brows confused but didn’t have to time to respond or think more about it as the bus parked and her family was getting up.

Mackenzie shut her phone off and stood up.