#thank you for this ask ! i love slowburn!bobby ngl

[bobbymckenzie]

If you’re doing a slowburn Bobby route, do you think the speech he held for Mc on day 22 would’ve been different? By that I mean would he have mentioned them not getting together until now and him liking for so long, something like that?

oh yeah definitely!!! i think he’d spend more time talking about how lucky he was to catch her eye, and how long he’d been wanting to be with her. i actually got my friends to send me screenshots of the speech at the recoupling so i could try to rewrite it!

[disclaimer, im rewriting the whole thing bc it’s so bland if ur on a slowburn route. bobby should’ve given mc more than that !!! also thank you @nuggobby​ love u queen ur the absolute best!]

[as always, using my mc sabrina] [roughly 1k words]

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His phone pinged, finally, but it wasn’t like he didn’t know he was up next. He was the last guy to recouple. And he was losing it.

“Looks like I’m going last, guys,” he chuckled nervously, garnering a few scattered laughs, but he could tell no one’s heart was in it.

Everyone, him included, were on the edge of their seats. He took a deep, but shaky breath to steady himself, eyes closed. He exhaled, opening his eyes, a resolve that surprised him burning in his chest, igniting as soon as he locked eyes with Sabrina. 

“This... is honestly one of the easiest decisions I’ve made since I’ve been in the Villa. I think any time I’m with her things get a lot easier for me,” he said, mirroring the soft smile that slowly lit up her face. “I can definitely laugh easier, since she can go toe to toe with my banter, which is hard to do.” A few people laughed, the atmosphere lightening, despite the heavy decision he had to make.

“I...” he trailed off, still staring at her –– only her. Everything he was saying was for her ears only and the rest of the islanders were just lucky spectators. “I’ve got to be honest, it’s hard for me to even tell you how I feel about her, because I’m losing my train of thought just looking at her. I mean, she’s beautiful!”

She pouted and mouthed “awe” at him, making a heart shape with her hands.

“I spent a lot of time wishing I was with her, and that we’d have a chance to try this thing out properly. And now that I’m here, right now, doing it... it doesn’t feel real?” He blew air out of his cheeks, running a hand over his locs.

“I’m kind of bricking it because it’s like my brain is convincing me this is just a dream, and that I’ll wake up any second now. Somebody wanna pinch me?” He joked, before making a spectacle of pinching himself on the ass and making a face.

Sabrina cackled from across the fire pit, clapping with glee at his stupid joke. It gave him the last push he needed to cross the finish line.

“Y’know, I love being her friend but... I think I’ll love being able to kiss her and hold her even more, if she’ll let me,” he watched her expression, searching her face for the consent he desperately wanted.

Despite his chat with her, and the rumors floating around the villa that got back to him about Sabrina wanting to couple up with him, he still couldn’t believe it – not that he didn’t want to, but he couldn’t believe his dream girl reciprocated his affections. He was used to pining and being let down easily, not actually getting the girl.

She rolled her lips, trying to hold back a smile. She gave a soft nod, a moment shared between them that belonged to no one else. Nothing stood in their way – except for Bobby’s ramblings.

Before he realized what he was doing, his legs were moving, and he was jogging across the fire pit to where she stood on the lawn. He held his hand out, a silent plead for her to go along with his bit (she grabbed it eagerly, hand fitting into his like a perfect match), before dropping down to one knee.

The girls gasped, and he could hear Gary teasing him from afar, but he couldn’t focus on anything but the goofy grin on her face.

He knew the camera crew was eating it up, but he didn’t do it for publicity. He wanted to remember that moment forever, and he couldn’t do it from standing across the fire pit. He cursed himself internally for already being clingy, but he couldn’t help it. He was enamored with everything about her. And he’d waited long enough to be hers.

“I heard a guy in Casa Amor did this and it didn’t work, so I’m holding out hope that you’ll let me down easy if it’s too cheesy – ha! that rhymed,” he laughed, squeezing her hand.

She gripped back, and used her free hand to pinch his cheek between her thumb and pointer finger. “You’re so cute,” she mouthed.

“Will you couple up with me, the class clown of the villa? I promise I’ll try my hardest to make you laugh every day, no matter how embarrassing it –”

Wordlessly, she yanked his arm up, forcing him to his feet, and wrapped her other arm around his neck, pulling him into a searing kiss – their first.

She tasted better than he ever could’ve predicted. Her lips were softer than in the kiss he’d daydreamed about. It was like kissing a cloud. A marshmallow. A flaky pastry, even. And she smelled just as good.

Just as he parted his lips, nearly forgetting the world around him, she pulled back, pressing her forehead against his.

“You’re my clown, now,” she giggled, breathless, pecking his lips again before stepping back, hands still intertwined.

It was a cliche moment for cheering, but the Villa had already erupted into a chorus of whoops and claps, their excitement reverberating throughout the night. Everyone in the villa loved Bobby and Sabrina for the same reasons, and had been secretly rooting for them, a fact that they didn’t know til it was nearly too late. A phone pinged, cutting through their excitement.

Gary picked up the phone next to him and read it, his guffaw cutting through the silence. “You know you have to do it the proper way now, mate? We have to reset because you did it wrong,” Gary said, grinning, waving his phone. “You got a warning.”

“Well damn, I guess I messed that up,” he laughed, rubbing his thumb across her hand.

“No, that was perfect,” she leaned in to give him a soft peck. “The kiss, the speech, you... I’m so glad you picked me, Bobby.”

“You gonna pick me again?” She teased, tapping his nose with the pad of her finger.

“If I could choose any day of my life so far for my own Groundhog Day movie, it’d be today, no contest. I’d choose you every time,” he said, lip quirked up at the side, in a shy half smile that made her heart flutter.

And it was even better hearing him say how he much he wanted her the second time around.

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[celialestial]

HIII YOU SAID TO GIVE ASKS IN THAT ONE POST AND I JUST FINISHED THE SEASON SOO I GUESS THIS IS ME TRYING (sorry if I’m bothering you btw)

ahem

So how bout that cliff hanger

Ok ok fr this time, there are so many things I’m freaking out about!! Elena and Bobby’s sibling development, the pure love I have for Elena, Melissa, Jessica, and Sasha. Emilio 👀

CJ AND BOBBY BUT ALSO CARTERO, DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON WHICH YOU LIKE BETTER, OR WHAT FEATURE OF EITHER SHIP YOU MIGHT LIKE BETTER???

Also this is a minor detail but Cami’s hair in the vacation scenes and the scene at her apartment? Kinda dig it ngl

I’m sorry it’s like 3:30 in the morning here and I’m just rambling but honestly I just wanna hear abt anything doafp

hiiiii!!!!!

ur not bothering me at all!!

dudeeee the cliffhanger ohhh my god. they were for sure hinting at liam liking bobby back after he and jada broke up. i didn’t know it’d go that far. this is a full on slowburn (if we get a season 3).

i absolutely loved bobby and elena’s relationship this season!!!! definitely one of my favorite parts of the show overall. and i love that they managed to focus on all these different storylines and characters without making the show feel rushed or over- (or even ‘under’. here’s looking at u gossip girl lol) whelming.

the new friend group was absolutely adorable. the campaign squad. i loved them. (side note: i think i might do a post on the fashion of the middle schoolers. like how they make melissa wear really cute clothes that are stylish but in the middle school sort of way. and how elena’s clothes are very middle school. anyway)

im not gonna say anything about which ship i like more when it comes to cj and bobby vs bobby and liam. i think they’re both cute. i do think they’re definitely building to bobby and liam and im really enjoying the slowburn. i think it’s interesting how they’re using the trope of “just missed them” (there’s def a real name for this that i can’t remember. just look up the movie flipped and you’ll know what i mean).

hi i love cami that is all. she’s adorable no matter what.

thank u for this ask @genderless-god-person !! it actually has genuinely helped me figure out what i want to post about in regards to this season

[mrsgaryrennell]

What do you think Gary’s friendships with the other guys were like? Specifically Bobby, Ibrahim, Noah, Lucas and Henrik

Ooh the boys 🥺 Anon, you coming through with the question omg 

I miss them sm tbh so thank you for this ask 💛💛

Gary is generally a pretty friendly guy so I think he did get along with the majority, if not, all of the boys. But for the sake of diving into more detail for our GareBear, let’s get started 👀

Bobby:

Even though I think Bobby would mostly hang around with the girls, Gary most likely had a very brotherly friendship with him. Gary would always throw roasts at Bobby when given the chance and so would Bobby lol Despite the continuous playful shade, you can tell that they get along great 😌 they are surely very close and it’s sweet 💛 Overall, Gary has a very light hearted and easy going friendship with baker boi. I don’t think there’s nothing else to add with them other than just that they enjoy each other’s company lol

Ibrahim:

So with golf boi, they definitely bonded because of the gym. Probably when they first met, they would have gym chats and eventually, it would develop into a super wholesome bromance 🤧 I think when Gary noticed that Rahim isn’t all that confident with his flirting and with girls, it was definitely relatable for Gary just because I feel like he was in Rahim’s shoes at some point when he was younger. Ngl, when Gary gets a little emotional because Ibrahim gets dumped pulled my heartstrings 😭 out of all boys, I think Gary had a soft spot for Violet Man 🥺 Oh and speaking of Violet man, I also think that Gary related to Ibrahim because of the inner nerdiness haha They definitely bonded about their liking for fiction and their dedication for their gym.

Noah:

I’m sure Gary had a pretty solid friendship with library boi- regardless of how Noah would spend the majority of his time with Hope. I get the feeling that Noah and Gary would come to each other for advice or if they just need to talk to someone about their problems 🥺😭 so cute tbh For example, with Gary, I think he’d go to Noah to talk about how much he really likes MC, especially when and if you’re in a slowburn Gary route. Hope tells MC about the chats Gary has with Noah about her. Same on day 8 when MC goes up to the gym, Noah hints to Gary that MC is there with them when he’s saying he wants to impress her lol I know we didn’t get a lot from the boys in CA, but Noah definitely had serious chats with Gary about Hope. We even saw that in the preview that was sent to CA. Their friendship is really wholesome and I stan them really hard 😭😭😭

Henrik:

With Henrik, I get the feeling that him and Gary didn’t get a chance to become really good friends because of their circumstances at the Villa. Gary saw Henrik as competition when he first came in and was a bit on edge about it. When mountain boi first arrived and Gary had him and Lucas sit down at the fire pit, that basically tells you how their interactions went. You could tell that Gary enjoyed his encounters with Henrik but he’d limit himself on the banter when compared to how he interacts with the original boys. Another example is at the gym scene with him, Henrik, MC, and Lottie. They were talking just fine about what they’re passionate about, which is their jobs and so they found a common ground there. But, even like that, I always felt like Gary wasn’t able to flourish that potential of a nice friendship with Henrik. 

Lucas: 

I’ll be really honest with you guys, I personally think that Gary wasn’t a fan of Lucas. I know that Gary is a pretty oblivious person but when Lucas came in, he totally came in hot and lowkey shading Gary about not only the Lottie kiss, but hints that crane boi has sleazy partner counts (which I suppose Lucas isn’t wrong 😂but the way he approached it was interpreted as shade in my perspective). And, I honestly think that Gary eventually caught on to that but never said anything about it and preferred to just stay quiet. I almost never saw those two interact and I don’t think that they ever developed any friendship but still remained civil until Casa Amor came around lol that was probably when their true colors showed and really displayed the issue they have for one another. Now, I’m basing this off on my playthrough where Lucas stays in the Villa because I feel like it makes more sense. 

Anyways, I wrote another essay 🤡 🤡🤡 Thank you so much for this ask, anon! It was super fun and really made me realize how important some of the guys was for Gary’s journey in Love Island 😭