#sunsets in lyon

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Cathedral Notre Dame of Lyon

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Quai de Saône et presqu'île de Lyon, janvier 2025

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Lyon et alentours, juin 2023 © marinebeccarelli

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Subculture à la Paris

Paris, France (2024)

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📷📸 du jour 😁

Lyon ♥️

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Lyon's random roof, August 2024

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𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎 - 𝙻𝚞𝚌𝚢 𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚣𝚎 𝚡 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛

Description: Lucy has completed her transfer to Chelsea where her girlfriend of 2 years plays.

Its a short one sorry but its cute 🫶

This gif tho 🤤😍

Lucy Bronze stood in the terminal at London Heathrow having just gotten off the plane, her heart pounding with a mixture of excitement and nerves. She had just completed her transfer from Barcelona to Chelsea, a move that had been both highly anticipated and deeply personal.

As she waited for her luggage, Lucy couldn't help but think about the whirlwind of the past few weeks. Leaving Barcelona had been a big decision to make, the club had developed her as both a player and person. The club had given her so much—two Liga F titles, two Champions League victories, and countless memories. But the call of home, of England, and more importantly, of her girlfriend, had been impossible to ignore.

Two hands on her waist quickly bring her out of her thoughts as she practically jumped out of her skin. "What the fuck!" Lucy exclaimed as she felt the sudden touch, very quick to move away from it.

All the was met with was a very familiar laugh and then the face of her girlfriend of four years; y/n l/n. The two met whilst playing together at Lyon, and left at the same time for Lucy to go back to Man City and y/n to make a world record transfer fee to play for Chelsea. Now, they were finally going to be in the same city, playing for the same club.

"Welcome home my love." Y/n stood on her toes to whisper in her ear as she wrapped her arms around Lucy, which was reciprocated immediately.

"I love you so much." Lucy said as she kissed the top of y/n's head.

"I love you too."

The first few days in London were a blur of unpacking, media appearances, and training sessions. Lucy was quickly reminded of the intensity of the Women's Super League, but she relished the challenge. Chelsea's training ground was buzzing with energy, and she was eager to prove herself.

Y/n had been a rock through it all, helping Lucy settle into their new apartment and navigate the intricacies of the club. They had chosen to move into y/n's apartment in the West of London, avoiding having both of them moving. It was a new chapter in their lives, and they were determined to make the most of it.

One evening, after a training session, they sat on their balcony, sipping tea and watching the sunset.

"How are you feeling about the move?" Y/n asked, her eyes searching Lucy's face.Lucy took a moment to gather her thoughts.

"It's been a lot to take in, but I feel good. I miss Barcelona, but this feels right. Being here with you, playing for Chelsea—it's like everything is falling into place."

Y/n smiled warmly at the older girl and squeezed her hand. "I missed you, I missed playing with you. Now I can finally see you everyday." Lucy melted into y/n touch as she spoke, kissing y/n head softly.

"I missed you so much my love." Lucy tilted y/n's head up and locked their lips together softly but passionately.

[moonlight-alexia]

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🌼 Pair of Pests — Catley!Reader

– Reader’s nickname is Tiny – Tiny is Steph’s younger sister – Kyra’s best friend before their relationship turned into something more than friends – Tiny is a similar age to Kyra – Currently at Arsenal after coming from Manchester City, and in the future ends up at Lyon – At Arsenal, Tiny is close with Leah and Kyra – Charli, Tiny, and Kyra are best friends; the three of them plus Mini and her kids are a little found family – In the main fic timeline: Steph doesn’t know about Tiny and Kyra; they’ve just confessed feelings for each other – In the blurbs timeline: Steph knows and Tiny and Kyra are an established relationship

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🌸 Daylight — Williamson!Reader

– Reader is Leah’s younger sister – No nickname for Reader at this point – Similar in age to Kyra – A florist who owns her own shop – Leah doesn’t know Kyra is seeing her sister – Reader is keeping Kyra a secret – Reader knows all of Leah’s teammates at club and country – Close with Alessia

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💍 Enchanted to Meet You — McCabe!Reader

– Reader’s nickname is Lil Mac, but goes by Mac a lot (especially in We Were Happy) – Katie’s younger sister, but they’re so close in age there's barely a gap – Plays for Arsenal – In an established relationship with Steph Catley – They’re engaged, Lil Mac proposed at the 2023 World Cup, after the Australia v Ireland match – In the process of starting a family – Leah and Lia are Lil Mac’s best friends at Arsenal – Kyra, Vic, Teyah are Lil Mac and Steph’s ‘adopted’ kids

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🕊 We Were Happy — McCabe!Reader

– Lil Mac = Katie’s sister, the younger McCabe - Mostly known as Mac since her sister isn't that known amongst this group of people – Before Arsenal, Lil Mac played for Barcelona – Lil Mac and Alexia were in an established relationship before a falling out, which prompted Lil Mac’s move to Arsenal – This is set before the Steph + Lil Mac relationship from Enchanted to Meet You – Close with Patri, Jenni, Pina, Ingrid, Cata - and Irene and Marta: Lil Mac swears they give the best advice and help her a lot

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🌅 Sunsets in Barcelona — Matildas!Reader

– Matildas/Australian!Reader x Alexia – Still fairly new and being worked on – Reader’s first time playing at a club outside Australia – Grew up in a small town, always dreamed of playing for a big-name club – Alexia did her research on Reader before she arrived and admired the way she plays and who she is as a person – Alexia makes the moves to get closer to Reader, despite language barriers, etc.

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🐣 Pollito — Putellas Teen!Reader

– Reader’s nickname is Pollito – Alexia = Mami, Olga = Mama – "Pollito" is a cute nickname Alexia gave her since she was always on the smaller side growing up – Pollito is Alexia’s daughter, following in her footsteps – Main fic timeline starts with Pollito being 13, set around Alexia’s retirement from football – Timeline will follow Pollito growing up and her own football journey – Close with anyone that annoys/messes around with Alexia – Grew up at the training grounds of Barcelona and Spain, close with nearly everyone Alexia has played with – Has a younger brother and sister — Pollito and her brother both go through La Masia and eventually break into the first teams

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🦋 Where Are You Now? — Putellas Sister!Reader

– Reader’s nickname is Pequeña – Nickname given by Alba to tease Alexia — since Alexia could never say no to Pequeña and would do anything she asked – Pequeña is the youngest sister of Alexia and Alba – Small age gaps: Alba and Pequeña = 2–3 years difference, Alexia and Pequeña = 5–6 years – As they grew older, Alexia and Alba moved away and drifted from Pequeña

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🌟 Little Starfish — McCabe Child!Reader

– Reader is Starfish – Starfish is Katie’s child from before her relationship with Caitlin – Caitlin was always there for both Katie and Starfish, even before the relationship began – Katie = Mammy/Mam, Caitlin = Mum/Mummy; together, they’re just the Mums – Starfish is close with almost everyone who’s close with her Mums - Here's a little guide to some of Starfish's relationships – Loves sea animals, especially starfish — where her nickname comes from – Has a hybrid English/Irish/slight Aussie accent – Grows up to play football, representing Ireland like Katie

[warningsine]

Old man yaoi this and old man yaoi that WHERE is my old yuri movies????

God forbid women get older and remain sexual beings.

Regardless of quality, the following films are about middle aged and elderly lesbian/bi/trans women (not all of these revolve around romance btw, many are documentaries):

Silent Pioneers (Short 1985), doc.

Nitrate Kisses (1992), doc.

Forbidden Love (1992), doc.

Last Call at Maud’s (1993), doc.

Not Just Passing Through (1994), doc

Tender Fictions (1996), Barbara Hammer's autobiography.

Murder and murder (1996), middle aged not elderly.

Late Bloomers (1996)

Between Two Women (2000)

Hand on the Pulse (2002), doc.

The Hours (2002)

My Mother Likes Women (2002)

Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House (2002), doc

Sunset Story (2003), doc

No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon (2003), doc.

The Page Turner (2006)

Finn’s Girl (2007)

Ten More Good Years (2007), doc

Black./Womyn. (2008), doc

A Place to Live: The Story of Triangle Square (2008), doc

Hannah Free (2009)

A Horse Is Not a Metaphor (2009), doc

Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement (2009), doc

For 80 Days (2010)

The Owls (2010)

Gigola (2010)

Cloudbirst (2011)

Gen Silent (2011), doc

Out Late (2011), doc

Les Invisibles (2012), doc.

Mommy Is Coming (2012)

A Perfect Ending (2012)

Vic + Flo Saw a Bear (2013)

Tru love (2013)

The Passage of Time (2013), doc

Rebel Menopause (2014), doc

Before the Last Curtain Falls (2014), doc

Advanced Style (2014)

Female Masculinity Appreciation Society (2014), doc

Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger (2014), doc

Freeheld (2015)

Grandma (2015)

MAJOR! (2015), doc about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Stuff (2015)

Black Mirror: San Junipero (2016). Everyone has seen this one, I know.

The Pearl (2016), doc

Etage X (Short 2016)

The Personal Things (short 2016), animation about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Marguerite (2017)

Chavela (2017), a doc about Chavela Vargas.

Wild Nights With Emily (2018)

The Favourite (2018)

Happy Ending (2018)

The Heiresses (2018)

Love Letter Rescue Squad (2018), doc

A Great Ride (2018), doc

Obscuro Barroco (2018)

Monica – Loose on a Cruise (2018), doc

Two of Us (2019). A fave of mine. Deeply humanistic and touching.

Time & Again (2019)

Madame (2019), doc

So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! (2019)

Uferfrauen - Lesbian Life and Love in the GDR (2019), doc.

The Archivettes (2019)

A Month of Single Frames (2019)

Forgotten Roads (2020), doc

Naomi Replansky at 100 (2020), doc

T11 Incomplete (2020)

The Aerialist (2020)

Mama Gloria (2020), doc, Gloria Allen's story.

Rebel Dykes (2021), doc.

The Affair (2021)

A Secret Love (2020), doc.

Surviving the Silence (2020), doc.

The Mistress (2020)

Your Mother’s Comfort (2020), doc about Indianara Siqueira.

A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here (2021), middle aged not elderly.

Genderation (2021), doc.

Nelly & Nadine (2022), doc about two women that fell in love in a concentration camp.

Sweetling (2022), doc.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022), doc about Nan Goldin.

Nyad (2023)

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Lyon, décembre 2022 © marinebeccarelli

[mammonscheeks]

demon brothers + dateables as destinations in the human world

✎ a/n: these are my opinions! i'm south and west asian, so i am most knowlegeable about those countries, please correct me if i've said anything incorrect!

LUCIFER

new york city, usa. he likes the cold, industrial corporate feel of nyc. it helps him avoid his feelings.

anywhere in germany. he likes their no-nonsense culture and unspoken social rules.

MAMMON

las vegas, nevada, usa. he always begs mc to take him there. the flashy lights and casinos are right up his alley.

dubai, uae. he loves the luxurious feel of it, and how its the center of celebrity gatherings, vacations, and parties.

LEVIATHAN

tokyo, japan (especially the akihabara/electronic district). he's always updated on pop culture and the newest technology/games.

seychelles island, africa. he likes swimming, but not socializing on the beach. that's why he likes isolated islands.

SATAN

london, england. he's interested in their medival history and seeing the places that inspired novels like harry potter and the sherlock holmes franchise.

cat island in japan, or any mediterranean country where cats freely roam.

ASMODEUS

paris, france. he'd love paris fashion week. he also just seems french to me, idk.

seoul, south korea. he'd adore seoul's culture, everything from the modern sappy kdramas to traditional dresses, like hanbok. he would bring an empty suitcase to stuff it with beauty products.

BEELZEBUB

mumbai, india. this metropolitan city in india offers so many different kinds of food. he would love to eat his way through the city, if not the entire country.

every city in mexico. he'd try the regional cuisine, but also hang out at the beach with his brothers and mc (so cute).

BELPHEGOR

cairo, egypt. he was once fascinated with humans, and often watched them build civilizations from heaven when he was an angel. he would enjoy the historical wonders of egypt.

reykjavic, iceland. idk why he just gives me iceland vibes. life there can be slow and cold, and it often gets less light than other countries.

DIAVOLO

transylvania, romania. he loves its breathtaking castles and culture, and is intrigued with all the pop culture references of vampires.

petra, jordan. this is a significant place in abrahamic religions, known for being haunted by demons, or jinn. diavolo would be fascinated by this history, whether its actually haunted or not. i know he'd eat up those scary ghost tours (insert fic about that here) and even probably try and scare a few tourist groups, despite barbatos advising him against it.

BARBATOS

istanbul, turkiye. istanbul has well-maintained structures from the byzantine empire, the ottoman empire, and even "newer and hip" neighborhoods. barbatos, being able to see the past and future, would appreciate the blend of it all here, like he's walking through time.

kathmandu, nepal. he'd enjoy the peace of monasteries and mountains, which are as old as the earth itself.

SIMEON

tuscany, italy. he'd enjoy the vast fields, heavenly sunsets, small towns and historic churches. he would find tuscany a peaceful place to write, but appreciates the community feel of small italian towns. would definitely be so friendly he'd get invited to eat dinner at a random family's house.

thessaloniki, greece. he would absolutely love seeing all the greek orthodox churches there, with their blue and white colors and dome roofs. he is just amused to see the religious structures humans have created. he'd also probably be interested in greek mythology, even though he's an angel.

LUKE

cape town, south africa. he would be so excited to see penguins at the beach and would enjoy the burst of color south africa offers. he'd also enjoy the modern bakeries and desserts in south africa.

lyon, france. the country is known for desserts. luke would probably take a baking class there to learn how to bake more things.

SOLOMON

salem, or just any small town in massachusetts. as a sorcerer, he's intrigued with their history of "witch hunting" and the paranormal.

lalibela, ethiopia. being old, he's intrigued with how ancient cities like lalibela have changed since biblical times. he also probably enjoys learning about different cultural practices and what they have in common with his sorcery. he also wants to learn how to cook more dishes from different countries, but fails miserably

[woso-dreamzzz]

Alexia is sometimes worried that sniper is going to take Mcdreamy away from barca to join lyon

She should be more worried that Mcdreamy and Sniper join a totally different club and run off into the sunset together

Mcdreamy's heard that Germany is nice this time of year

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lailah cries about her muses, pt 2 ephraim boogaloo

I found this one much more difficult to put together compared to Gerome because, 1. Ephraim is a much newer muse for me and 2. Ephraim has sooooo much more content than Gerome. There's so much to consider, and a lot of his development and personality shines more in the main story than it does his supports. In an effort to be as concise and thorough, but still coherent, as I can be, it's taken so much longer to put this together lol

I'll be honest, this post is gonna be me running through my favorite lines and crying profusely so strap in

Today's topic: Ephraim & Relationships

This is a topic I think about A Lot for many reasons and for me it all stems back to his childhood.

Kyle A Support Ephraim: …Since I was a child, you've taught me how to be a warrior. A prince is raised to be detached. Distant. To rule the people from above. I could not afford to feel any real affection for anyone. Just Seth, Forde… And you, Kyle. You were the only ones. I realize that much separates us, but I still consider you family. [...]

Forde C Support Ephraim: This is impressive, Forde. You're good with both a sword and a brush! You know, when Eirika and I were young, we'd sneak out for long horse rides. We used to watch the sunset sink behind the mountains while we talked for hours. Your painting reminds me of those days.

Tana A Support Tana: [...] Whenever I try to talk to you, you always keep your distance! No matter how hard I try, you never open up to me.

"A New Journey" Ephraim: It’s all right. It’s comforting to see that, in all of this, at least he hasn’t changed. Innes has hated me for as long as I can remember.

As the crown prince of Renais, Ephraim had such an insular, isolated childhood. He was close with Eirika and his retainers and Seth, and later Lyon, but that's it. Not Tana, who is close with Eirika, and not Innes, despite knowing him for as long as Tana and Eirika have known each other.

I also just want to draw attention to this line because it hurts a lot: "I could not afford to feel any real affection for anyone."

This mindset really manifested in how he treats others.

Myrrh B Support Myrrh: In the forest…I was always with my father. Even when I slept, he was there, watching over me. Ephraim: Yes? Myrrh: So…Brother. Would you…stay with me at night and watch over me? Ephraim: No! Myrrh, I understand your insecurity, but this simply is not acceptable. Especially when we are on the march.

In this specific support I found it interesting that Ephraim says 'especially when we are on the march', indicating that it wouldn't happen even in peace time.

Ephraim simply wasn't shown much affection as a child and wasn't expected to need that affection. This even happens with Eirika.

Eirika C Support Eirika: Please stop it. You're treating me like a child… Ephraim: Oh, I'm sorry. It's just an old habit… Besides, you were always the one who pestered me to do it when we were little. Don't you remember?

That Eirika was one the one who wanted affection and would beg Ephraim for it. Ephraim doesn't know how to give this support to others very well (Eirika is a special case: she's his twin and they grew up together) but more than that... Ephraim thinks people should stand on their own too. It's exactly how he is.

Duessel C Support Duessel: Let me finish! Even then, your strong will was most impressive. On your first day wielding a spear, you chose to challenge ME! I remember how enthusiastic your attack was. You were determined to win. But…you were destined to lose that day. Still, I was quite shocked. You weren't trying to learn my skill. You were trying to steal it from me! And I thought an apprentice was supposed to be obedient to his master. Ephraim: When you fight, you must respect your opponent, not obey him. …Besides, you knocked me out so quickly, I hardly touched you.

And Ephraim encourages others to make their own decisions and supports that! He values individual independence.

"Ruled by Madness" Myrrh: I-I will fight with you. Now that Selena has returned my dragonstone to me… I’ll do what I can until its power runs out. Let’s take back your home. Eirika: Are you sure about this? Myrrh: For the two of you… I simply want to help. Ephraim: All right. I understand. But you must make me a promise. You are never to stray from our sides. Got that?

"River of Regrets" Lyon: Ephraim, Eirika, what do you two think? Using the divine power of the Sacred Stones in this way… You don’t think it’s a very good idea, do you? Ephraim: …It’s just that I know nothing at all of magic. I would that there were some way I could help you, but I simply can’t. But, Lyon, I’ve seen how hard you’ve worked to help others. I know how much you want the power to make others happy. I know these things, and because I know you, I trust your intentions. Lyon: Ephraim… Ephraim: If you hope to use the power of the Sacred Stone for good, I trust you can. I’m behind you all the way.

Eirika B Support Eirika: Ah, Brother! Thank you for the instruction! I suppose I still have a lot to learn. Ephraim: No, not at all! Rather, I am surprised at your rapid progress after such a short time! I think you would give me an excellent match were we to spar.

Because he values that individual independence so much, it does make it hard for him to want to take on the role of king. A king needs people who fall in line and obey, a king has several thousands of people to look after (if not more), and a king has to give up a lot of their personal autonomy in many ways. I'll come back to this a bit later.

I also think fandom has this idea that Ephraim is clueless emotionally or in romance because he's not good with affection. I'm not saying he doesn't struggle with those emotions, but he does consistently shows that he's far from not caring or not being able to read others.

"River of Regrets" Ephraim: You have a soft heart, Lyon. I bet you haven’t taken any real time off at all. So this is what we’re going to do. Today, we’re going into the city. And you’re going with us, Lyon.

Final Chapter Lyon: Yeah… I know. But when we get older, when we each take the reigns of our nations, we probably won’t meet again… Not like this, I mean. Not as friends. Ephraim: What’s that got to do with anything? Kings are humans, too. Emperors need not be friendless, you know.

But although he is caring, Ephraim still holds himself at a distance with others. He doesn't allow himself to freely feel (or give) affection and that does affect how he understands others. This is one of Ephraim's core issues that I don't think the game really touches on too much but it's kind of there.

We see it in romantic supports, with not understanding Tana or being confused by L'Arachel even when she's being pretty forward (if extreme in her response). And we also see it with his inability to understand his father.

"Ruled by Madness" Ephraim: I wonder if Father anticipated all of this long ago. When I was growing up, I never thought about becoming king. I only wanted to be a good soldier, a good warrior. The best on the battlefield. Father never understood what I wanted, but… I never understood him, either. Eirika: …… Ephraim: It was the same when Grado invaded Renais. I should have stayed home to defend the kingdom… Instead, I raced off to fight for personal glory.

Seth and Eirika actually refute his assumption immediately.

Eirika: Brother… I don’t think you know how well Father understood your feelings. When I last saw him, he was concerned for nothing but our safety… Seth: Eirika is correct. King Fado asked after your exploits every day. He always told me what a fine king you would one day make.

Ephraim has seemingly had a negative view of their relationship, that his father never understood what he wanted, and I imagine they did actually butt heads about it but at the end of the day Fado still loved Ephraim and was proud of him and even thought he'd be a good king, things that Ephraim struggles with about himself.

To be honest, I can see a younger Ephraim assuming that taking up a weapon and becoming skilled in combat would be a way to make his father proud of him, especially if he didn't feel he would be a good ruler. Fado was known as the peerless Warrior King. That's not a title you earn easily.

But to the previous point, in the beginning Ephraim often talks about not wanting to be king, that he wants to be a mercenary, that Eirika can take the throne, etc. and these kinds of thoughts do stem from his own trepidation at taking on such a large responsibility. Running a country is no easy feat, especially when someone values their individual autonomy so much, and I imagine those are the same reasons he shirked his schooling. Pre-game, Ephraim was living in his own little world, and just hoped that the time for him taking the throne would be very far off.

So, to wrap it up, Ephraim was raised to be detached and to take on the role of the future king, but it was something that really did not sit with him. Likely because he was put into this role, he yearned to be free of it, but at the same time knew he was trapped. As prince he couldn't literally run away from it so he never learned how to really grow close to others. That did and still causes some issues with him understanding the feelings of others, whether it be how his father viewed him or even potential romantic or platonic interests in him.

For the future of my portrayal and where I'm taking him, Ephraim currently has been doing a 180 from his previous approach. No more slacking off or running around or putting training above other things. He's had the past few years of being a king because he swore to the people of Renais, upon taking back the castle, that he would serve them, and he knows the people of Grado, and the hopes he and Lyon had as kids, are resting on him now. Which actually means he's a bit more shut off than previously. I'd like to see him grow past these things, to find that balance by befriending others and having those relationships that he never got to have as a kid.

if you read all this tyvm :'''')