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[oldrainfall]

Gaz's Section

Main post & Soap, Ghost, and Price’s parts: here

Gaz — Words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, and acts of service.

Gaz — Words of affirmation. Kyle always has something to prove to himself, is always pushing to do more, to do better. He’s still quite young, only a year older than Soap, and goes about his days trying to prove without a shadow of a doubt that he’s more than earned his spot as a member of the 141. Of course he knows he’s good, Price wouldn’t have picked him for the team if he wasn’t; but he knows that even with how good he is, he’s still has a long way to go.

With how hard he tries, it’s assuring every once in a while to have his efforts affirmed.

Soap like usual, is the most open and giving with his assurances. Never one to shy away from telling Kyle that something he had done was, ‘pure brilliant, mate,’ or anything of the sort. He’s also most likely to hype Kyle up when he needs it, or just generally carry on with him. He helps Kyle get out of his own head, and Kyle often does the same in turn; it’s pretty obvious when Soap gets caught up in his thoughts, he gets quiet, and it’s obvious just by looking at his eyes that he’s not overly present. Often Kyle will gently corral him to someplace quiet, and slowly work him back out of his head with a low voice and silly chit chat. If it’s a mission that went particularly bad, Kyle will wrap his arms around Soap’s shoulders, and murmur soft assurances against his temple as his hands stroke over Soap's shoulders or down the back of his neck.

Soap is also likely to be the first one to use any sort of pet name with Kyle— at first only teasingly, but it quickly morphs into a habit. Most people don’t acknowledge it anymore — once a private tried to make a crack about it, but got such a dirty/unimpressed look from Soap and Gaz that they shut up rather quickly (the silent hard glare from Ghost who happened to be talking to Price behind the pair also probably had something to do with it too).

Price, in the beginning, pretty exclusively only praises Kyle while they’re in the field, often pairing it with a quick clap or pat to his shoulder before they have to keep moving; it pretty much always gives Kyle enough of a second wind to push through and finish up the op, even if he was basically dead on his feet beforehand. As they get closer though, it gradually slips into more and more of their conversations. He'll complement Kyle on how he handles himself during training exercises, or how he works the rookies when he's in charge of them, until it becomes second nature.

Eventually it gets to a point where he becomes so comfortable that he unintentionally calls Kyle love one day. At first Price doesn't even seem to notice that he's done it, doesn't even cause him to look up from the briefing he's going over, it just slips into place at the end of his sentence like it's always been there, settling comfortably between what he just said, and the words that follow. It's only once he asks Kyle a question, only to receive no answer, does he look up. After a pause that's just long enough for Price to realize what he just did, and begin to try to apologize— Kyle clears his throat softly and waves his hand dismissively, as if physically brushing off Price's fretting, assuring him that he didn't mind.

It takes a while before Price does it again, but it too eventually becomes a habit, though it's one he saves for when there's no one else around.

Ghost obviously would be much more reserved with any praise he hands out— though that just makes it feel more special, since if he bothered to say it, he really means it. The first time he ever praises Kyle is on the field for a quick choice he made when they were under fire and backed into a corner, giving them enough time to reposition. It was short, succinct, nothing more than a 'Good call, nicely done, Sargent,' and it catches Kyle off guard so bad he thought he misheard Ghost because his ears were still ringing from the stunner that had thrown moments before; after a second or so he manages to shake it off and keep moving though. If Ghost had noticed, he didn’t comment on it (he probably did, but had much more pressing things to focus on, to be fair).

The first time Kyle complements Ghost is during a rough mission, they’re both pretty run through, and it slips past his lips without much thought (by then he had gotten far too used to the easy words that were traded back and forth between Soap and himself, and he was practically running on fumes) it was just the sort of absentminded observation that he typically wouldn't bother vocalizing, mixed with a lazy sort of joke, something about how under the light of the setting sun, Ghost was rather easy on the eyes. Not like it wasn't true, something about the soft glow of oranges and pinks eased some of the harshness typically present in the lines of Ghost's body and what was visible of his face. They both just look at each other for a long moment, before Ghost snuffs his cigarette out on his boot and buries the spent stub under a bit of loose soil. He sends Kyle off to get some sleep, grunting out something or other about taking first watch for the night, no longer looking at the man. Kyle was tired enough that he didn't put up a fuss, simply turning heel and walking away. He sleeps through the entire night, only waking up when Ghost nudges him to get up so they can keep moving.

It takes a while for it to feel more natural, and Ghost never praises Gaz as much as Soap or even Price, but the brief words or looks of approval flow between them more easily as time goes on.

Physical Touch. Gaz is just as physcially affectionate as Soap, and often indulges him because of it (read Soap's section: here, if you haven't already) but is much more subtle about it most of the time. Often he'll end up leaning against the people he cares about, just sidling up to them wordlessly and pressing his shoulder against theirs, or even resting his head against them if he's feeling particularly drained. He's also prone to quick bursts of touch, resting his hand against their back as he guides them out of the way so he can move past in a hurry, before missions he'll go up and briefly check their gear, pulling at straps and buckles to make sure everything is resting as it should, before drawing back into his own space, etc.

When he can get away with it, he has no problem curling up against someone either. If he has his mind set on Ghost, he does eye the man up like a stray alley cat for a while beforehand, and gradually scoots his way closer over the course of a few minutes, Ghost notices of course, but rarely acknowledges it with more than a glance. With Price he'll just outright lean against his side, and more often than not Price will automatically wrap his arm around Kyle's waist or drape it over his shoulders, drawing him closer. When it comes to Soap, Kyle usually just drops himself right into his lap, which usually spurs a round of rough-housing until they're tangled around each other and worn out, then they typically just settle like that, not bothering to move or adjust to get more comfortable; it's only when someone else wants to sit down too, do they move at all.

Quality Time. With how fast-paced his life is, any sort of time he manages to get with the people he cares about is something Gaz appreciates dearly. He savours any little stolen moment he can get, whether that be during downtime on an op, around base, or when the team will slip off for an evening to mill around a bar or even just picking up something from the shops.

Often it's the rare moments of mundanity that he treasures the most, bickering with Soap while their legs are tangled together in the common room, trying his best to muddle through explaining the plot of a movie that he half remembers from when he watched it during the last time he was on leave to Ghost, and repeatedly getting exasperated with the man for not knowing one celebrity or another and getting after him for being out of touch while Ghost simply chuckles as the corners of his eyes crinkle, leaning against the side of a helo and sharing a cigarette with Price as they have quiet unhurried conversation while they pass it back and forth, both of them taking advantage of the weather which had mercifully elected to play nice for once.

[hejustcancelledit]

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[lys-jeorge]

[burlveneer-music]

Ancient Cosmonauts - Free As I Wanna Be b/w Intergalactical Travel - deep funk from Munich on Mighty Eye Records

The Ancient Cosmonauts are a collective formed by the Munich trumpet player Michael Treetop Voss (Feed LA, Poets Of Rhythm). The band explores the spaces opening in a harmonically undefined cosmos of singular voices structured by the beat of drums. With lyrics based on the fundamental experience of human life, the Ancient Cosmonauts connect with their listeners using the language of soul, the energy of funk and the freedom of jazz.   “Free as I Wanna Be” was initially written and performed as a solo piece for trumpet. It is centered around ideas of self-determination and empowerment, which are prerequisites for both individual and collective freedom. The arrangement begins with an up-tempo conga and hi-hat pulse as the listener is immersed in the emerging elegiac horn melody. Driving collective rhythmic parts and the duet of lead singer Cris Soaz and Treetop add contrast and context to fully reflect the joys of freedom.   The flip side “Intergalactical Travel” is a musical meditation on the idea of the Voyager probes (first launched back in 1975) as they continue on their trajectories into infinite space and their frail and fading connections to their terrestrial birthplace.

[lmtyl]

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Some kneading techniques that I have observed

[manhwa-dacryphilia]

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[el-nigromante-blog]

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[oldrainfall]

Soap's Section

Main post & Ghost, Price, and Gaz’s parts: here

Soap — Physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, and to a much lesser extent, quality time.

Soap — Physical touch. In general Johnny is just a physically affectionate person, always clapping people on the shoulder, or slinging his arm around them when he’s particularly chuffed and/or making a joke. But when he likes someone? He will find any and all excuses to touch them (even if it’s a bit apparent what he’s doing). He’ll help wipe blood off their gear or help them adjust it, will ruffle their hair or shove them/play fight with them when they’re both in a good mood, will drape himself over them in the common room or in the helo after a mission if they let him, if they’re sitting next to each other, he’ll press his leg or foot against theirs, etc. Also, their personal space will become his personal space too, he’ll always be right next to them if he can help it.

I feel Gaz would be the most indulgent with him about it right from the get go, if they’re bored they’re not afraid to rough house with each other. It’ll start innocuously enough, they’ll just be standing or sitting next to each other, not doing much of anything, then they’ll catch each other’s eye, maybe only for a moment or two, before one is tackling the other, or they’re suddenly grabbing at each other and grappling— loud and boisterously; picture two cats sitting next to each other, before abruptly beating the shit out of each other (except even though they’re rough, they never purposefully do any damage to each other. Gaz accidentally broke Johnny’s nose once, and after they got over being stunned, Gaz started apologizing profusely and fussing while Johnny intermittently laughed and groaned. Gaz refused to play fight at all for a while after that, until Johnny managed to coax him back into it).

When they’re relaxing, they have no qualms with basically being on top of each other. They just get exponentially worse the closer and more comfortable they get to each other.

Price would be indulgent with Johnny, but a bit less so. He nips any attempt at rough housing in the bud pretty early on with a huff and a light push on Johnny shoulder; he’s ‘too old fer tha’ sort of shit, MacTavish,’ apparently. If Johnny happens to be getting a bit too riled up with someone else however, and looks like he’s itching to pick a fight that Price knows isn’t going to go well for him, Price will rest a hand on his shoulder to keep him from escalating things, just squeezing the muscle under his hand firmly, and giving Johnny a look out of the corner of his eyes. (If Price isn’t around, Gaz will do the same. Honestly, Gaz is the impulse control of the 141— though they all usually rope each other into their antics.)

Obviously a Captain can’t layabout with his Sargent hanging off him all the time, but he’ll still pat Johnny on the shoulder from time to time, or if they’re alone he’ll rest a hand at Johnny’s waist, at the small of his back, or on his knee; just any sort of light, gentle contact that assures Johnny of his presence. And well, if the lad wants to lean back against the wall of the helo, draping his legs over Price’s lap so he can sit sideways in his seat and sleep after a gruelling mission, who is Price to tell him no? He’ll usually let out a soft huff, and rest a hand over Johnny’s ankles through his boots. What’s a little more grime on his trousers in the grand scheme of things?

Ghost would be the most… Complex about it, I feel. And depending on the vibes you’re going for, I feel like how open he is to touch would shift. But if you’re going for realism he would be extremely touch adverse, especially after first meeting Johnny. (He’s built for slow burn, I’m sorry, I don’t make the rules.) Every time Johnny touches him, he’s the first to break the contact, he’ll either brush Johnny off immediately, pull back, or move further away. Johnny may be a bit goofy, but he’s not stupid, he’d pick up on this rather quickly, and he’d draw back, he’d do his best to kind of muddle out where Ghost’s boundaries are (because god knows that man isn’t telling him properly himself) and do his best to stay within them. He’s still Johnny though, so if Ghost is in a — relatively — good mood, he’ll push his luck with small touches, brushing their shoulders together, asking Ghost to pass him something and letting their fingers graze, etc. When Ghost starts to warm up to Johnny, he starts being more open to his little touches, and Johnny keeps pushing his luck more and more.

Once Ghost is properly used to him though? Absolutely insufferable, wouldn’t be out of the ordinary to catch them loosely hooking their fingers together during a briefing, or Ghost slipping his hand into Johnny’s back pocket just for the sake of making sure he stays close, napping on the common room couch with their legs tangled together, etc. Just generally being absolutely sickening (/affectionately) with each other.

Words of affirmation. This is mostly borne from the OG Soap’s journal. (Personally I like to HC that Johnny keeps one like Captian MacTavish, so.) I feel like Johnny can get super in his head once a mission is over, picking apart anything that went cockeyed and trying to figure out what he could do better, he can get kind of self deprecating about it, especially if something went particularly bad.

Because of that, Soap soaks up praise like he’s starved for it, no matter how often he actually receives it. Any sort of praise he gets for something (his form during a workout, how he preformed on a mission, etc) he will instantly puff up and start boasting like a proud bird, won’t let it go for the rest of the day, or maybe even for the week, whatever. He knows he’s good (which is why he puts so much pressure on himself to maintain an unrealistic standard) after all.

If it’s from someone he likes/cares about? It’s… different. The closer he is to them, the less likely he is to boast about it (unless they praise him in front of someone else, have to keep up appearances, you know). Their praise means more to him because he puts more weight into their opinion of him, he wants them to be proud/happy/pleased/whatever with him. He’s more likely to keep whatever it is they said to him to himself (or at the very most write it in his journal). Something for him to think about in his rare downtime, or when he’s alone, like taking out something delicate and precious that has to be cradled in the palms of his hands, that always makes a little pleased smile pull at his lips.

Quality time. Soap still loves quality time, don’t get me wrong, there’s just aspects he doesn’t like as much. I don’t think parallel play would be something he overly enjoys, he’d much rather be actively doing something with the people he likes, whether that’s just going down to the shops to buy groceries, grappling with each other, popping out for a smoke, etc— rather than simply existing in the same space. If that’s something his partner needs from time to time (say Price, who just needs some quiet to properly decompress or Ghost, who, as much as they cling to each other, will always need his alone time) he’s more than willing to accommodate it. But given the choice, Johnny will always rather be actively doing something with the people he cares about.

[incorrect-lolesports]

soaZ: When you've been in LEC for as Long as I have, you develop thick Skin.

Febiven: Red is not really your Colour.

soaZ: Red BRINGS OUT MY EYES, ASSHOLE

[fnatic-senpais]

[msfsoaz]

that smile . . he's such a cutie {♡}

[incorrectlcs]

Broxah: 7 billion smiles in the world and still yours is my favorite.

Caps: 14 billion eyes on the world and still yours is my favorite.

Broxah: 705,581,945,000,000 strands of hair in the world and still yours is my favorite.

Caps: 10^49-10^50 atoms in the world and still the ones that make up you are my favorite.

Brxoxah: 6371-

Soaz: Oh shut up.

[golden-trials-blog]

Legacy Lasts Forever - FNATIC Part 2

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Ibai casteará el partido de League of Legends entre España vs Francia

El reconocido streamer Ibai Llanos, anunció por su Twitter oficial, que ha preparado un showmatch de League of Legends entre España y Francia. Entre los participantes de cada equipo tenemos a reconocidas figura de la LEC, así como streamers y jugadores de la SLO. Cabe resaltar que este partido se transmitirá en el canal de […]

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