#take 2

[adamsvanrhijn]

"Of one thing I am sure... you can do better than Mr. Oscar van Rhijn."

2.02 ▹ Some Sort of Trick

THE GILDED AGE (2022–)

[anpanmann]

along the road, we walked together

happy 10th anniversary, bangtan! ♡

[draxoplasm]

Requests for more trans Astarion >:)

uncropped- cohost/twitter [draxoplasm]

[arrthurpendragon]

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[misswifi]

A poll a day keeps the boredom at bay!

[acheemient]

For the people out there who think they don't have a Valentine today:

Look at me. Look at me. I'm your Valentine now.

I made you a card:

[akaratna]

Last Line Challenge

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like). 

Thank you for the tag, @charmwasjess, who has already multiple times harpooned me with her stories that are an entire gateway drug. Also the most encouraging person in the world.

...

The cupboard is mighty bare, but ... there might be an "initiate Obi-Wan" (AU) WIP languishing in a folder somewhere while I finish A Garment of Brightness.

Here is a sliver.

He hoped it was, indeed, the prompting of the Force.  If not, he was probably going to end up in very deep poodoo.  He had not yet learned that poodoo could also happen from following the Force.

ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE tags: @frostbitebakery @outpastthemoat @the-last-kenobi @shukruut @wrennette

and anyone else who would like to play.

[n64retro]

[ninjas-and-coffee]

Mourning

✨️Click 4 quality ✨️

[andthatscanon]

dair parallels (84/?)

Gossip Girl 1x04 // Gossip Girl 5x24

credits to @strideofpride

[forelsketparadise]

[gyusgal]

[pabustenyuku]

[a-bluedream-posts]

Elizabeth- - Bioshock by Felox08

[lunarfleur]

Every Single Adam Banks thought I have (for Miles)

Tagging: @collieflower215 @sophie-i-guess13 @juneberrie @sluggmuffin @stupidratboii (this is for you)

Warnings: mention of death

AN: I had to write this from memory TWICE because Tumblrs fucking stupid

Background

As we know, Adam grew up with a lot of money. He always got the best of everything; clothes, dinner, you name it.

Adam basically grew up without his mom because she died when he was a kid. His dad was the only example he had, which is why he was so awful. He was selfish, he was conceited, he was a bully, and he was sexist. It’s not his fault.

Adam always hung out with the kids who had money, it’s all he’s ever known. Money was what mattered most, in his life. It apparently came before family.

Adam’s dad used all the materialistic things as a substitute for love. (Psssst that’s why Adam’s love languages is gift giving). He rarely ever got anything but a pat on the back for anything. It was always work, money, and being better than everyone else.

“It’s not worth winning if you can’t win big.”

The Ducks

His dad hated it. He thought they weren’t good enough for his son. He thought Adam was too good.

But Adam was okay with it. He just wanted to play hockey.

In the beginning, he felt small. Like, tiny. It was so obvious that, for once, money and talent wouldn’t make them like him. That was a first. They weren’t fazed by how good he was or what brand of clothes he could afford. He had a bad attitude, and the ducks, specifically Jesse, hated it.

But Adam likes Bombay more than Riley. He was nice to Adam and, right away, it was like a pressure being lifted from his shoulders. He could have fun for once. He was allowed to be a kid on Bombay’s team. Bombay went out of his way to take the team to a pro game so they could have fun with each other. Riley would have never.

Jesse ended up being one of the best friends Adam’s ever had. His hatred for his beloved cake eater made Adam a better person and, while Jesse continuously felt bad for how he treated him, Adam would forever be thankful.

D2 was Adam’s peak. Things were great.

He was playing away from his father. This meant that his dad wouldn’t pick apart everything he did right after every game and find something to argue about. This meant that he could relax a little bit.

Adam and Julie got along pretty well. It was surprisingly easy for Adam to adapt to her personality, and she was a fairly patient person so it gave him time to open up more.

However, when his wrist got injured, he was terrified of what it would do to his dad’s dream. Adam just wanted to play, it was his dad who wanted him to go big.

Bombay really became a father figure for Adam during the Goodwill Games. Gordon believed in him and genuinely cared about him, not his hockey talent or money. He was there to give pep talks and pats on the back: the few things Adam never got from his dad. Bombay never hesitated to say, “I’m proud of you.” That’s what Adam needed.

Okay

D3 Adam deserved better. Everything that happened was beyond his control.

All he wanted to do was play hockey. But he was too good at it, so they put him on varsity. It was the worst thing for him.

His friends treated him like the villain because it was either join varsity or not play. He didn’t have a say in what team he played for, and The Ducks were way too quick to assume he just switched sides. They never listened to him.

The varsity treated him like shit. They’d talk about him behind his back, make sly remarks, and sometimes they’d ignore him. They talked about his friends right in front of his face. They forced him to go to parties he didn’t want to go to. And, worst of all, for every single prank they pulled on the other freshmen, they didn’t tell him a thing.

After a while, it was hopeless for Adam to say, “they don’t deserve that,” because he’d get shit for it. So he just stopped talking altogether.

I wish we had gotten to see how the team made up with Adam because, like, one minute they’re fighting and the next they’re friends again?? What??

In my mind, Adam didn’t get anything close to the apology he deserved. He got some mumbled apologies and sincere looks, and he took it because it was more than he’d ever gotten his entire life. But deep down, he wanted to scream at every single one of them. He deserved to.

I hate the way The Ducks were so okay with acting as if Adam was “one of them.” He deserved so much better.

Adam’s love life

Bro has issues. He’s so genuinely bad at interacting with people that he’d ignore you for days on end because he didn’t know how to talk to you.

He’s literally never experienced genuine affection, so he’s so so so scared. Like, oh you want to hold his hand? He all but blows up. He avoids it for quite a while.

Literally all he needs it patience and reassurance. If you listen to him and try to understand why he is the way he is, you’ll get there eventually.

You don’t understand. The bar is so low.

Literally just, like, be nice to him, don’t leave, and treat his friends with respect and he will love you forever. That’s how low the bar is. Do the bare fucking minimum and he’s ready for marriage bro.

But, no, he deserves so much better and I just love him so much.