#cam tauri

[callsign-rogueone]

conscription day - a.g.

Aaric Graycastle x reader words: 1.2k 🏷: at incredibly long last, here begins the story of Aaric and Sunny! no pronouns used in this chapter but future ones will use she/her. very minimal Iron Flame spoilers. their story will follow the whole book so more major stuff in future chapters. in this one: canon-typical peril, dragon fire, implied death of unnamed characters. proofread, but with a migraine. five points of extra credit if you can identify another girlfriend or two in here 👀

Crossing the parapet was easy enough, and that should be the hardest part of your day today, yet you still can’t kick the nervous feeling in your chest, even after you have both boots on solid ground and your name has been recorded as having made it across, after you've been organized into a squad...

It persists through the handful of boring patriotic speeches about the commitment you’ve made to your country, which go in one ear and out the other. You know why you’re here. You don’t need to be given any other reasons.

You look over at the boy next to you. He doesn’t look scared of anything; not the quartet of dragons perched on the stone wall fifty yards away, nor the rest of the cadets around him who are all armed to the teeth, but he’s not loud and proud about it like some of the other cadets you’d heard talking on the Parapet. He’s keeping quiet, and watching. 

It’s almost like he doesn’t want anyone to see him, trying to blend into the crowd as an average guy so as to not make any enemies or expose any weakness he might have — but he certainly doesn’t look like he has any weaknesses, tall and strong and well trained, wearing his weapons like he knows how to use them, silently watching the rest of the crowd in the courtyard.

Maybe you’re a little bit alike in that regard; not in your level of preparation — you’re definitely the least-armed person in the squad, and likely in the entire quadrant, with one knife at each hip and absolutely nothing else, as that was all you’d been able to afford before you left for Basgiath — but in the way you present yourselves to the rest of the world, focusing on figuring everyone else out and keeping quiet, not sharing much.

Your nerves are finally starting to settle. The four dragons continue to eye you, some scarier than others; a battle-hardened red, a bored green and an equally disinterested brown that actually yawns -- and looks to be missing a few teeth when it does, and a mean-looking blue at the end of the row. Just missing black and orange.

As if the thought had manifested into reality, a massive, one-eyed orange dragon swoops down to perch on the wall too, stone crumbling under its feet. The other dragons clearly weren’t expecting this — the red bares his teeth at the intruder, the others backing up to give him a healthy amount of space.

One of the wingleaders, the only girl of the four, shouts something you can’t distinguish, and then there’s a chorus of screams as the orange unhinges its massive jaw, spewing red flame upon the formation.

A girl across the courtyard springs into action, leaping in front of her wing with her palms outstretched, making some kind of invisible shield over herself and the group of students behind her that deflects the fire. Clearly there isn’t anyone in your area that has this ability — everyone hits the ground, or yanks each other aside and prays they’ll be far enough away to avoid being burnt.

The boy you’d been watching locks eyes with you, and then you’re on the ground underneath him in a matter of seconds, wrapped up in each other; chest to chest, his hands braced against the gravel on either side of your head, one leg between yours, your faces less than three inches apart.

The intimacy, the implications of this position you’re in with a total stranger, a man you’ve never met, and an armed one, at that, should make your skin crawl, should make you want to kick and scratch to get him off of you, but you stay in place, under the safety of his armored shoulders, because it’s clear that he doesn’t want to hurt you, or to assert his power over you — but to protect you.

You have a deep-down feeling that you can trust him, despite not knowing anything about him. He doesn’t know anything about you, either. You don’t think he even knows your name — you’re certainly too shaken to remember his, if you’d heard it -- but he hadn’t hesitated to put himself between you and danger, turned his back on a fire-breathing dragon to make sure you were safe.

You’re still transfixed by the color of his eyes, a gorgeous jade green with a ring of gold around his pupils, which are dilated with the same mix of shock and fear that yours must be -- maybe he’s not as fearless as you thought. No, brave is a better descriptor. Isn’t that what bravery is, being scared but doing it anyway? 

If every day at this school is like this, you could certainly learn a thing or two from him.

The screaming stops and the heat lessens, replaced with the sound of an earth-shaking roar and the smell of smoke and charred leather.

“Are you okay?” he asks, the first time you’ve heard him speak. His voice is soft and cool, soothing.

“Yeah,” you manage, blinking up at him. “I’m okay.”

He rises to his knees, then his feet, extending a hand to help you up. You take it appreciatively, regaining your footing, surprised by the steadiness of your steps.

He reaches forward to brush the dirt from your hair, tucking a loosened strand behind your ear.

Your heart has never beat this fast in your life. You’ve never been touched this gently, never seen such a deep look of concern in a man’s eyes, that gorgeous shade of green looking down at you…  You realize that he’s still holding your hand -- rather, you’re still holding his. You let go quickly, your cheeks warming with embarrassment. 

“I’m okay,” you repeat, as much of a reassurance for yourself as it is for him. “Thank you,” you add after a second, still a little stunned by the events of the last two minutes — especially by the way he’d acted, to come to your rescue without hesitation.

He would smile at you if he hadn’t just watched a dozen people be incinerated. “We’re supposed to look out for each other, aren’t we?”

You manage a nod, your eyes finally moving from his to assess the damage and regretting it immediately. All of Second Wing seems intact, having been protected by the girl who had put up the air shield. She looks a little unsteady on her feet, but otherwise unharmed — it must have taken a lot of energy to do something like that. First Wing was far enough away to be unscathed, but Third Wing, and the squad beside yours… if you had been placed anywhere else, there would have been a reasonable chance that you’d have been burnt alive.

You don’t have much time to dwell on it as the girl you remember to be the squad leader, Rhiannon, barks out an order to fall back into formation. 

You step back into place at the back of the block, between your hero and a blonde girl who looks like she regrets eating breakfast this morning. “Deep breaths,” you whisper to her. “In through your nose, out through your mouth, like you’re blowing bubbles.”

She blinks at you, but tries it anyway, and it seems to work, her posture loosening slowly. “Thanks,” she replies quietly, keeping her eyes forward. 

The boy is right — the three of you should look out for each other, if you want to make it out of here alive.

[alltoowellread]

The Grape Escape

For the @rq-gift-exchange. I know I'm posting it way early but I couldn't help myself. My giftee is @korrinamoe!

The request: I would love to read something with a fluffy moment (doesn't have to be all fluff though)...Must have kissing...If possible, please have the characters use a weapon/gadget from any Minions/Despicable Me movies, but still set in the normal Empyrean universe.

Hope you don't mind that the kissing is...a bit out of order... 👀 🙊

Thanks to my betas @yanny-77 and @sarahydeart

[transporttoanotherplace]

I feel like not enough people are talking about Aaric Graycastle/Prince Cam Tauri. Including him was a choice and there are so many ways his story can play out and I am extremely intrigued by his role.

[whenwewereyoung97]

*Edited on 12/15/2023 to add Aaric and Devera.*

*Edited on 12/22/2023 to add assorted details*

*Edited on 01/03/2024 to update Aaric’s name and alias (I know his actual middle name is Aaric, but the name/middle name/last name format ruined the ✨aesthetic✨ since no one else has a known middle name)*

*Edited on 02/10/2024 because I realized on my reread that Jack pushing energy on Violet likely isn’t actually a manifestation of his signet, as much as it is him using Venin powers*

Made this because I know I’ll forget many details by time book 3 comes out, and I figured I’d share it for those interested. It’s a combination of information from my own read throughs, and from The Empyrean Wiki.

Please let me know if you see any mistakes, or if you have more to add.

I decided against doing Flyers for the time being, as what information we have is rather limited.

⚠️Warning: contains Iron Flame spoilers⚠️

Rider Data Masterlist

Violet

Surname: Sorrengail

Signet: Lightning wielding

Dragon’s name: Tairn/Andarna

Dragon’s description:

- Black Morningstartail (M)

- Golden Feathertail (former); Misc. Scorpiontail (current) (F)

Xaden

Surname: Riorson

Signet: Shadow wielding/Inntinnsic

Dragon’s name: Sgaeyl

Dragon’s description: Blue Daggertail (F)

Rhiannon

Surname: Matthias

Signet: Object summoning

Dragon’s name: Feirge

Dragon’s description: Green Daggertail (F)

Ridoc

Surname: Gamlyn

Signet: Ice wielding

Dragon’s name: Aotrom

Dragon’s description: Brown Swordtail (M)

Sawyer

Surname: Henrick

Signet: Metallurgist

Dragon’s name: Sliseag

Dragon’s description: Red Swordtail (M?)

Liam

Surname: Mairi

Signet: Farsight

Dragon’s name: Deigh

Dragon’s description: Red Daggertail (M)

Sloane

Surname: Mairi

Signet: Siphon

Dragon’s name: Thoirt

Dragon’s description: Red Daggertail

Garrick

Surname: Tavis

Signet: Unknown

Dragon’s name: Chradh

Dragon’s description: Brown Scorpiontail (M)

Bodhi

Surname: Durran

Signet: Countering signets

Dragon’s name: Cuir

Dragon’s description: Green (unknown tail type)

Imogen

Surname: Cardulo

Signet: Erasure of recent memories

Dragon’s name: Glane

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail

Quinn

Surname: Unknown

Signet: Astral Projection

Dragon’s name: Cruth

Dragon’s description: Green Scorpiontail (F)

Dain

Surname: Aetos

Signet: Retrocognition

Dragon’s name: Cath

Dragon’s description: Red Swordtail (M)

Jack

Surname: Barlowe

Signet: (Pain projection - Signet or Venin ability?)

Dragon’s name: Baide

Dragon’s description: Orange Scorpiontail (F)

Aaric

Full name: Cam Tauri, Aaric Greycastle (alias)

Signet: Unknown

Dragon’s name: Unknown

Dragon’s description: Blue Clubtail

Mira

Surname: Sorrengail

Signet: Extending wards

Dragon’s name: Teine

Dragon’s description: Green Daggertail (M)

Brennan

Surname: Sorrengail, Aisreigh (alias)

Signet: Mending

Dragon’s name: Marbh

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail (M)

Lilith

Surname: Sorrengail (maiden name unknown)

Signet: Storm wielder

Dragon’s name: Aimsir

Dragon’s description: Brown (unknown tail type)

Augustine

Surname: Melgren

Signet: Battle foresight

Dragon’s name: Codagh

Dragon’s description: Black Swordtail (M)

(Unknown)

Surname: Devera

Signet: Unknown

Dragon’s name: Unknown

Dragon’s description: Red Clubtail

(Unknown)

Surname: Kaori

Signet: Illusionist

Dragon’s name: Smachd

Dragon’s description: Unknown

(Unknown)

Surname: Carr

Signet: Fire wielder

Dragon’s name: Breugan

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail (M)

Burton

Surname: Varrish

Signet: Weakness reading

Dragon’s name: Solas

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail

Naolin

Surname: Unknown

Signet: Siphon

Dragon’s name: Tairn

Dragon’s description: Black Morningstartail

Heaton

Surname: Unknown

Signet: Breathing underwater

Dragon’s name: Unknown

Dragon’s description: Unknown

Emery

Surname: Unknown

Signet: Air manipulation

Dragon’s name: Unknown

Dragon’s description: Unknown

[thelov3lybookworm]

You Think I Wanted This?

Summary: The king does not care for anyone's opinion but his own, and he is being entirely serious.

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A/n: first fic for fourth wing 🥳 as y'all know, all that goes through my mind is forced marriage trope, so...😏

Enjoy my babies! ❣️

（づ￣3￣）づ╭❤️～

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The day was gloomy, and thunder had been cracking until an hour ago.

Y/n was grateful it had stopped, as she could continue studying without flinching every few moments. She had an important test coming up, and being King Tauri's only daughter, she had the pressure of getting good grades on her shoulders.

If only to show the people not everyone a failure in the royal family.

Y/n sighed, setting her pen down and rubbing her eyes with cramping fingers.

It was getting dark, and soon she would leave for having dinner with her family.

A knock drew Y/n from screwing her eyes out, and she called out to let them in.

Her older brother, Halden, stepped in, smiling. "How are you today sister?"

"Tired. You?"

"I'm good. You have been summoned. Father wants to meet you in his private office."

Y/n's brows furrowed. What could he want from me?

It was almost never that her father summoned his kids, and when he did, it was rarely in his private office. Those were for important matters, and he deemed his children... not important.

Y/n stood, closing her book and turning to her brother, stretching slightly. "Do you know why he has summoned me?"

He shook his head. "No idea."

"It can't be good." She mumbled, glancing into the full length mirror that took up half of the wall opposite her bed to make sure she was in an attire considered appropriate for court meetings or formal business, then followed her brother out of her room.

He was the second oldest of all the kids the king had, with Y/n being the third and Cam being the fourth, who was away in the rider's quadrant.

Y/n envied him.

"If it helps, I saw a few authorities and riders entering the office when he told me to retrieve you."

Y/n frowned, falling in step next to Halden. "That did not help."

He gave her a helpless smile. "My apologies then, princess."

She rolled her eyes, though a smile made its way onto her face. She wrapped a hand around his arm, hoping whatever the matter was, it was nothing grave.

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Y/n paused outside her father's office, tugging her brother to a stop, who turned to her with furrowed brows.

"What is it?"

She placed a finger against her lips, nodding towards the two people standing nearby, whispering to each other furiously, obviously locked in a heated discussion.

Halden's eyes narrowed. He nodded to the empty spaces next to the door, which was suspicious too, considering there should have been two guards on duty manning the door.

Y/n turned away, staring at the ornately carved door to her father's office. She decided it was worth the risk, and slowly pressed her ear to the wood.

The voices were faint, but she could make out the words.

"So you want to... what? Separate Riorson and your daughter?" That was definitely her father.

"Yes, your majesty."

"And why is that?"

"Because bonded to two of the most powerful dragons, they have the power to overthrow you. And I still don't trust the Riorson boy." It was the voice of a female, and Y/n felt like she knew who it was, but she couldn't place the voice.

"But wouldn't acting on your plan put him closer to me, and indirectly give him access to more resources to take over?" His voice was sceptical, and Y/n wondered who this woman was.

"No, your majesty. Away from my daughter, he would be weaker than if with her, and you yourself know how dangerous they can be together."

Y/n heard her father sigh, but before she could hear his response, someone touched her back, and she nearly jumped out of her skin.

She whipped around, holding back a yelp, and glared at a grinning Halden.

"What?" She snapped.

"Did I scare you, Y/n?"

She slapped his arm, huffing, annoyed that he found her amusing.

His smile faded, though, as he glanced towards the two people nearby.

That was when Y/n noticed that they were staring at her and Halden, having walked closer while Y/n had been eavesdropping.

Y/n's eyes snagged on the man, his muscular arms wrapped across his chest. He was gorgeous, and Y/n wondered if he was even real. Because, surely, someone could not be this handsome, right?

Or maybe the gods simply deemed him their favourite.

Y/n blinked when someone moved in her periphery, realising she was staring, and swiftly looked away, heat rising to her cheeks.

A moment later, Y/n decided to glance at the two people again, noting that the other one was a female.

Her brows furrowed as she eyed the braid hanging over the girl's shoulder, and somewhere in the back of her mind, Y/n knew that she had met this girl.

Y/n cocked her head at the possessiveness in her eyes.

"I feel like we've met before. Have we?" Y/n questioned.

"On a couple of occasions, yes, we've met. I'm Violet."

It took Y/n a moment to place the name.

"Violet... Violet Sorrengail?"

Violet nodded, her hand coming to rest on the man's bicep. "And this is Xaden Riorson."

"Fen Riorson's son." Halden murmured.

A weird feeling spread through Y/n. "You are the Riorson boy they are talking about?"

His eyebrows- one scarred- rose, and Y/n realised she was the only one who heard the conversation going on on the other side of the door.

She swallowed, glancing at her brother before addressing Violet. "Is your mother in there?"

"Yes." Violet's eyes were filled with confusion.

"And are you and Riorson involved... in any way?"

"I- Yes?" Violet whispered, her eyes wide. "How did you know?"

Y/n sighed, horrified. "Did you tell your mother about it?"

"No. But what are you getting at?"

"Obviously, you saw me trying to listen in. Your mother was talking about separating you two."

Everyone's jaw dropped open, and this time Riorson spoke up. "They- no one knows though, and those who do would never betray us."

His voice did something to Y/n, but she reminded herself that he was unavailable. And he was also not the type of man she would go for anyways.

"Well, they know. Surely something might have happened, and she made that connection. Whatever it is, they are planning to-"

Halden's fingers wrapped around Y/n's arm suddenly, and he pulled her closer and turned her to face the door a moment before the door actually opened.

There, stood General Sorrengail, Violet's mother, and she simply ignored her daughter and Riorson, meeting the eyes of Y/n and Halden, bowing her head in deference, as was necessary.

"Prince, princess. Your father awaits your presence."

She held open the door as Halden and Y/n shuffled in, then beckoned the other two inside.

The office was massive, though sparsely furnished.

"Father." Halden bowed at the waist, and Y/n curtsied.

"I am assuming you have met Riorson here. I have summoned you here today because I have news for you."

Everyone stayed silent, anticipation building in the air.

"As we all know Riorson has dedicated his life to our kingdom and has promised he has only our best interests at heart, has proved time and time that he is willing to do anything for our kingdom."

Y/n held her breath, her gut telling her this was not going to be good.

"So in reward, I will marry my daughter to you, Xaden Riorson."

Y/n's heart stopped beating for a moment, before starting up again at a speed she failed to count, and Y/n wondered if it would gallop out of her chest entirely.

"You can't be fucking serious." Violet blurt out, then her wide eyes stare swung to her mother, who smiled sligtly.

"We are entirely serious, rider." The king said, his expression saying all about how displeased he was about her outburst.

He then turned to Y/n and Halden, his brows rising.

"You better start preparing. The wedding will be in two days' time."

And they were dismissed.

Y/n didn't miss the disbelieving look thrown her way by both Violet and Xaden, but she was not going to argue with her father.

They didn't know what would happen if she did, and she was in no mood to speak out when she could not form a single coherent thought that was not I hate him.

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@bubybubsters @artists-ally here it is, the fic i was telling you about 😏

(Not tagging others in case they havent read fourth wing and dont wanna be tagged 😉)

[skyfallscotland]

Genuine question: is there a reason the fandom has collectively assumed Tauri is King Tauri’s surname? Was it mentioned in text somewhere as Cam, or Alic and Halden’s surname and I’ve blanked it?

Because we call kings by their first names. King Charles, King Frederik, etcetera. Do other places not? I assumed because of this, that Tauri was his given name…?

[flyingcakeee]

Me: Hope the F1 esports is cool!

F1 Esports: (in chronological order as I watch it)

Had to restart because two drivers were switched

Had to restart because the weather was worse than anticipated (full wet tyres rather than inters)

Aston Martin boys brought a Goku plush

Ugly and weird ass Kick Sauber livery but no VCARB livery it's still AlphaTauri

Only driver cam they showed was Jarno Opmeer (until like lap 13/36) but kept the chase cam on like 7 cars consistently

While track was obviously still wet, some drivers went onto hard tyres as a undercut gamble (probably went too early)

Both Alpine drivers got a 5 sec penalty for speeding in the pit lane... following Ocon's footsteps

While drivers pit for dry tyres, 2 drivers boxed for inters. Drs got enabled during their outlap.

Ferrari put on inters on one driver and meds on the other.. inters guy is not happy. Reportedly, it was the games fault, though. Could be the same for the Aston and Haas who were on inters.

Red Bull overtook for P2 by making contact with the Ferrari, nearly spun Ferrari out.

Ferrari driver who started on pole and mistakenly got put on inters got a speeding pen as well, probably a tale of standard Ferrari tho

More action than F1, unfortunately with the amount of times these cars have touched each other but also fortunately with the battles

Williams car has the new wheel model. For some context, currently F123 has the butterfly wheel for Williams as it was their wheel last year.

Undercuts didn't necessarily work and the 3 drivers who had a second set of inters on finished last, unable to recover. Pole sitter is in this group.

Red Bull win, Ferrari P2, Alpha Tauri P3. Red Bull driver may receive penalty.

Camera showing Longuet, the Ferrari driver who reportedly had the tyre bug, literally crying in his rig and everyone with a Ferrari shirt surrounding him and comforting him. Unfortunate for him, great team around. Pole to P20, horrific race.

This was only the Dutch GP, Austin still to come I believe.

Aston guys with Goku btw

[lostinw0nderlandd]

Plot twist: Violet Sorrengail ends up with Cam Aaric Tauri (don’t ask me how/why) and Rebecca Yarros rips my fucking heart out of my fucking chest. ✋🏻 Don’t come for me.

[bubbles-for-all-of-us]

Aaric graycastle from Iron flame yes who is actually cam tauri

I love when my brain just goes delete. You should have seen the way I was sitting racking through my brain trying to find someone named like that 😂😮‍💨🧚‍♂️

[lovelytsunoda]

so i made some adjustments to the katy perry series to account for next year's new drivers that i haven't written anything for before and im very excited about it

as upset as i am that daniel won't be at mclaren next year, i am so excited to see oscar and im also so excited to see logan at williams after following his f2 season ( and f2 is very cutthroat so if he can hold down that p3 in abu dhabi given the points difference between him and like four other guys, good for him ) and even more glad that nyck is going to alpha tauri.

ive been thinking about expanding the katy perry series for a while now, being that it is so short compared to the one direction series, so i cam excited to announce these two new additions:

shut up and put your money where your mouth is ,, oscar piastri

the reserve drivers have a little mischief pool going, keeping themselves occupied on weekends where they have nothing better to do. until nico hulkenberg pushes y/n and oscar a little too far and makes them confront how they feel about each other

i kissed a girl ,, logan sargeant

logan should have known better than to kiss the college girl at that dive bar. especially when to the untrained eye, she looked like she had a boyfriend already. yes, there will be a bar fight, and yes, nicholas latifi will be no help whatsoever

[duefaith]

ON EVENTS FOLLOWING ARK OF TRUTH ; also known as: on reconciling sga, continuum, & sgu.

the events of ark of truth spell the end of the ori, and therefore the end of the conflict which drew the team back together. though cameron had become the glue binding them together, so too did their sense of purpose, the existential necessity of their work, keep them from other opportunities. after the ori are at last defeated, those opportunities come calling once more.

it begins with sam, offered leadership of the atlantis expedition. in the end, it’s an opportunity too big to turn down. cam’s determined to keep the others, but it’s only a matter of time. the Jaffa still work towards stability in their independence, and they need teal’c's wisdom. without the ori, he can no longer justify remaining permanently with the sgc, though he continues to work with them and serve as liaison between the jaffa and the tauri. next is daniel, compelled once more by the siren call of research opportunities. with just cam and vala left, the original team once more disbanded, there’s no sg-1.

it breaks cam’s heart, but this time he doesn’t stand in their way, doesn’t beg them to stay. there’s none of the desperation in his sense of loss that he experienced when first coming to the sgc. he’s on solid footing now, has experiences of his own to rely upon, and he’s grown — as person and as a leader. over the years, he’ll joke about try to get them to return, but it’s less a joke than he makes it seem, for he’d love nothing more.

rather than select new members for the team, cam campaigns instead for sg-1 to remain as is, yet in inactive status. sam, teal’c, daniel, vala, and cam will remain, on paper, sg-1, not in active service, but ready to be called back together should the next threat to all humanity arise. it’s as much symbolic as anything; none expect it to happen, but for the original trio, they’ve been sg-1 for over ten years, and it’s woven into their identities. they agree.

landry offers to let cam pull together a new team, under a new designation, but cam can’t stand the thought of replacing the others with a new, permanent team. instead, cam’s new “team” is in fact a series of new teams designed to help train new sg team personnel, a temporary training posting to allow them to gain real off-world experience before being transitioned onto a permanent sg team. all new members of off-world teams ( military, scientists, anthropologists and archaeologists and linguists, etc ) pass first through cam’s team. in addition, he assists between teams in on-earth training for incoming sgc military personnel.

cam misses his team something fierce, and would give almost anything to have them back together, but his new role suits him. he settles into it and is, overall, content with it.

[chussyracing]

SEB WAS ASKING FOR THE RACE ORDER AFTER HE FINISHED AND THEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FERRARI AND MICK.

He is rooting for Charles/Ferrari but mostly Charles me thinks so badly.

He really really means that Charles is the most talented driver he has come across

i know i heard! charles is so so loved among others, in a span of few weeks we had lewis and guanyu and pierre and now seb showing their support for him. i'm starting to think most of them really root for him this season and that's beautiful to see and exactly what he deserves

[race-week]

T-Cams

This is literally a camera that sits above the air intake of the car and records the onboard shots.

It’s used so that the commentators and viewers can tell who’s car is being shown at a glance, each team will have one driver who uses a yellow t-cam and the other will use a black one.

Typically the Yellow T-Cam was associated with the more junior of the drivers within a team, but it’s really just a preference of the drivers.

Yellow T Cams

Mercedes - Hamilton

Red Bull - Perez

Ferrari - Sainz

McLaren - Norris

Alpine - Ocon

Alpha Tauri - Tsunoda

Aston Martin - Vettel

Williams - Latifi

Alfa Romeo - Zhou

Haas - Schumacher

You can see the different T-Cam colours here on the Mercedes with George on the left - with the black camera, and Lewis on the right with the yellow.

[justallihere]

Hi there! Welcome - I'm Alli (she/her). I like concerts, books, and science. My favorite color is pink and my favorite band is Fall Out Boy. At this time I'm writing fics for The Empyrean (Fourth Wing) series, but someday in the future I might expand that list. Thanks for joining the chaos!

Most of you probably know me from AO3 by the same username. Below you can find my entire masterlist of fics as well as some frequently asked questions. If there's something you'd like to know that isn't addressed below, my ask box is always open 🫶🏻

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storm in the quiet (E)

Xaden/Violet, arranged marriage AU, > 200k words, ongoing

It took only a few minutes for Violet to figure out what purpose she served. No one said it out loud—not yet, but they’d get there—but they kept throwing out words like formalizing alliances and uniting two groups, and she understood. Violet was a sacrificial lamb, and Xaden Riorson was the wolf, and her slaughter would be their marriage.

(find sitq deleted moments here, here, and here)

simmer (E)

Xaden/Violet, one shot, 4.1k words, complete

The night that Tairn began channeling to Violet, she didn’t stumble upon Xaden in the snow. She found someone else to take care of her, and when Xaden realized, he was less than amused.

violence in my veins (E)

Xaden/Violet, one shot, 4.1k words, complete

The Riders’ Quadrant had something of an obsession with piercings. The only person Violet Sorrengail knew without any was, of course, Xaden Riorson. Or so she thought.

invisible in a violet sea (E)

Xaden/Violet, one shot, 2k words, complete

“It’s just me here, love. Tell me what you need so badly, Violence.” There was something about the way he said the private nickname in this context, with his voice low and husky, that made it feel entirely different from every other time he called her that. Like it was reverent and special and it, like her, belonged only to him. “You,” she said. “I need you, Xaden.”

void of all composure (E)

Liam/Violet/Cam, one shot, 2.8k words, complete

Liam Mairi figured it couldn’t be that hard to keep Violet Sorrengail out of trouble. Unfortunately, he didn’t account for the fact that her version of trouble was Cam Tauri, and Liam was certainly going to go down with her.

somehow i still love you more (G)

Xaden/Violet, kid fic, one shot, 800 words, complete

Xaden’s favorite time was the middle of the night, when his wife slept peacefully and he got to hold his daughter and watch the snow falling.

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How long will storm in the quiet be?

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[toxinwing]

So then, with that uh...well, something of a finisher, that’s the race and the end of this 2021 Formula 1 season! I’ve still got some adrenaline in me from that final lap, gotta say, so my thoughts might be a bit ruffled here. Also the F1 live timing, which I usually use to see how all the cars finished, is currently borked. So uh...might be working off of my memory of who finished where. And, safe to say, I wasn’t paying that great attention to where everyone else was in that last lap. So, uh...okay then, here we go.

First of all, congratulations to Max, the winner of this race and the 2021 world champion! There have been controversies, incidents, and all sorts of twists this season, but he certainly put in tons of effort he needed to get to where he is. The way he won this race...yeah, there’s going to be some discussions about this in the coming weeks, I’m sure. Many an eye towards the FIA this season, for sure. But I’m not really made for heavy discussions like that so, for now, yeah, not quite how many wanted him to win.

And of course congrats to the other podium finishers, Lewis and Carlos. Yes, I sorta forgot about Carlos but uh...good on him! Good points for Ferrari. And hey, an old teammate of Max’s up on the podium with him. As for Lewis, just...dang, man. I really feel for him here. But he did all he could, put in all the effort, and drove incredibly well. You sure as heck don’t get seven world championships without some amazing driving abilities under your belt. Here’s to him, man. Next year things will be a bit different with different regs, so who knows what might happen. Most likely more wins in his future.

Ah, timing site finally decided to start working again. Good. So then, onto the rest of the points finishers! In order they were Yuki, Pierre, Val, Lando, Fernando, Esteban, and Charles. Alpha Tauri getting in a good haul of points there, and both Alpines finishing in the points as well. Val was up and down the top ten through the race after a not so great race start. But he did help Mercedes get the team championship in the end. And Charles fell back some but managed to stay in the top ten at least. Plus gave us some great camera angles driving with the in-helmet cam on.

And the rest of the race finishers were Seb, Dan, Lance, Mick, and technically Checo as he did get through most of the race before he ended up retiring the car due to issues. I don’t know what exactly happened to his car, but not great to see a car finish the season by retiring the car. Even so, that defending he did against Lewis was amazing to watch. And I’ve heard that Seb got the most overtakes in of all drivers this season, which is rad to hear. The man can still drive the heck out of a car.

Finally, man, not getting to see the final checkered flag of the season isn’t what you want to see for any driver. I mentioned Checo retiring in the final laps already. Nicholas had that crash at the end, but I’m glad he walked away from that fine. Antonio, in his last race with Alfa Romeo before he heads over to FE, had to retire the car. And, man, all the best to him over there. Will be sad to not see him in the paddock here anymore. I’ll sincerely miss his lovely hair. I will say, I completely missed George retiring his car. Not great for his last race with Williams, but I’m sure he’ll have many new opportunities with Mercedes next year. And of course Kimi was the first retirement of the race after contact with the wall. Which...yeah, man. Not great to see. But he’s more than proved himself as a great racer over the years. I’ll very much miss his personality in the paddock. But I’m happy to know he won’t have to do any more interview or any of the more uh...tedious parts of racing. As his livery said, we’ll leave you alone now. All the best for him in his F1 retirement.

So then, with that, that’s my wrap up concluded and...well dang, that’s the season done. And it was a heck of a season. Like I said, there were many controversies all throughout this season. Not something I’m great at talking about, but I’m sure others will have much to discuss. Just remember to keep things civil, yeah?

Huh. Well, as I’m finishing this up, there’s some breaking news. Apparently Merc has launched a protest about Max potentially overtaking under the safety car. My my. Things just keep going, huh?

Well, I need to wrap this up before this post gets ungodly long. Already, sorry for clogging up your timelines with my rambling! But I’ll be watching to see if anything happens with that. For now though, I think I’m heading off for the last time this season. I’ll see y’all next year. I might actually be holding back on liveblogging practice sessions come next year just for the sake of my sleep schedule. But I’ll try and keep up the quali and race liveblogging! It’s pretty fun and a nice way for me to yell into the void. So then everyone, do remember to be excellent to each other, have a lovely rest of your day, a lovely winter break, and I’ll see y’all come next year. Later!

[skyfallscotland]

Violence game 8 and 22?

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

Ahaha there are so many hills I will die on, but since we don't have time for me to rant about Xaden's signet, I'll stick with this:

Tauri being the king’s (and Cam’s) surname. Grinds my gears. Give me something Rebecca! Everyone does it and I know a lot of people are doing it because we have no alternative name given yet, but I just can’t see why that would be the case. IRL we refer to our monarchs by first name (King Charles, Queen Elizabeth) and presumably that’s because the crown is passed through a family line. If we called them by surname it would just be King Windsor, Queen Windsor, King Windsor, King Windsor, etc and like? Who are you referring to?

So yeah, TLDR: we don't know Cam's surname.

Also, when RY comes to Australia in June, if I manage to get tickets you can be damn fucking sure I'm asking her about it 😂

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

Hmm. I have two: a scene and a 'thing' because part could mean either. My favourite underrated scene is the saddle scene. As someone chronically ill, my heart hurt reading Violet protest any accomodations being made for her because she wanted to be just like everyone else.

But if I'm choosing Violence... 😏🔥

It's the redemption of Dain Aetos. I know he's fun to hate on, but fuck all of you if you try and tell me you wouldn't have done the same thing. If you were indoctrinated since birth to think certain people were 'bad' and your father, who you trust, said they were doing something underhanded and you needed proof, for sure you're going to do it, especially if it means saving your best friend and the woman you love.

His actions resulted in Liam's death and yeah, that fucking hurts, but his actions are understandable if you look at things from his point of view. As soon as he realised he was wrong and he had proof his father (who he's trusted his whole life!!) was a massive asshole, he switched sides, even though that meant he might not be safe where they were going.

He's a dick and often an idiot, but he's not some irredeemable villain. I also have a lot of feelings about the way people say he 'would never break a rule' because the man was willing to sneak Violet out of the Quadrant. Honestly his worst feature is that he doesn't listen to her enough. I could write a whole essay on how I feel about Dain to be honest.