#‘’ our very own corrupt g man in training ‘’ // andreas

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// reminder to me to write about what an absolute nerd Andreas is and how he collects valuable nerd shit just for the aesthetic of it

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⚔️ sailorvinus ⚔️

Interesting things. Indie things.

Andreas looked over the blouse Virote mentioned and tried to focus on it as a frame of reference for what look for, as opposed to how good it looked hanging off of Vi’s frame the way it did. The tips of his ears felt warm and he tried to distract himself from the feeling by swallowing and nodding along to indicate he was listening. Okay, that seemed understandable enough. He could agree that a lot of the time independent tailors had nicer wares than big name companies you’d find with their logo printed over in repeat on handbags and headbands being sold second-hand on streams by small sellers on Life Invader.

It seemed impossible for someone to get lost inside their own head given the busy nature of the festivities around them, but Andreas had made such a habit out of doing it over the years it came to him effortlessly these days. He was thinking about heading down to Vespucci later on then, tracking down some small-time vendors and seeing what kinds of outfits they might be selling. Hopefully he’d be able to find something relatively close to Vi’s size. If not, he could probably go the route of simply buying something big and hemming it down for his proportions. His needlework was still good even after all these years— it had to be. Or Steve would have put him through seventy uniforms by this point on button counts and small tears alone.

What brought him back to earth was the feeling of Vi’s arm looped around his. He shouldn’t have thought anything of it— there was a crowd of people, everything was loud and disorganized, it would have been so easy to get separated and lost, it was safer to stick together; but no matter how many excuses he tried to get himself to swallow, to try and crush the sudden onslaught of butterflies flittering around his insides, he could still feel his ears turning red. He only hoped the glare of that Los Santos sun kept Virote blind to how he was flushing like an idiot. ‘Maybe I can blame it on the heat and humidity...’

He was quick to let Virote talking again catch his floundering attention, listening dutifully as he brought up jewelry. Fair enough. Andreas had never been one for jewelry himself. Back when he was younger, gold pieces and big bright rings the size of someone’s whole hand were a token of the... he shook his head a bit. That chapter of his life was over. He left it behind and he never wanted to look back. But admittedly, he could see Virote wearing beautiful pieces on his ears, on his fingers, around his neck. Nothing too gaudy, but things that appealed to the eye and caught a bit more attention than the typical gold rings set with diamonds. His own personal preference was sterling silver or platinum. ‘He’d look nice in that with some dark clothes... like stars against a night sky.’ Look like he’d head by a few jewelers next time he was out. He remembered there was a place right by that little shop on the beach where he picked up his usual citrus-and-sea salt cologne.

Then came the question. And Andreas was startled. He felt the sweat bead up on his temple.

“Oh! Uhh...” ‘Think of something. Think of something quick. Bullshit it if you have to!’ But he couldn’t think of anything. Lying on the job was one thing. It was expected of him to give half truth or just plain deny the truth altogether. He couldn’t do that here. Not with someone he cared about— it felt too cruel and it made his insides twist with anxiety. And the way Vi said his full name did not help. He knew he was blushing. He knew it— his face was hot and his cheeks were probably glowing. His eyes were probably huge and his mouth was hanging open searching for an answer. It took the tug on his arm for Andreas to realize he was frozen in place and break the spell. He looked like a deer in headlights, he was sure of it. ‘God I hope he didn’t see that.’ How embarrassing would that have been?

Aaaaand the change of subject could not have come at a better time. Andreas gladly went along with him, clearing his throat and leaving the answer to Vi’s question somewhere far behind the two of them. No need to answer that now, that was something to unpack another day. “Yeah—“ he agreed with his signature nervous grin, “uhhh... that sounds pretty good right about now.”

✨ ❝sunbeams.❞ 🌙 andreas & vi.

🌙 @vendettacanons​ said: “Yeah, um… Listen, I’m going to be honest with you, I don’t know the difference between Gucci, Chanel, or Louis Vuitton. I just see things that look nice and things that would match them, and I wear that. But I wanted to be nice and get you a gift since you seem really into fashion. So… what do you like to wear?” — Andreas

❝I like to wear interesting things. Brand or not. I usually don’t vie for easily obtainable high end brands, either. For the most part, if I’m dropping some serious coin on high end, it’s probably something very couture. Or, like, something archived. Old pieces from Versace, for example. Buuuuut, actually, I wear a lot of indie! This blouse I’m wearing was made by someone down on Vespucci, she owns a little shop with some cool stuff in it. She makes some cute hats, too.❞ 

The question came out of the blue, but Virote was prepared to answer it even while distracted by the hustle and bustle of the mini street fair going on around them. It wasn’t anything crazy. Just some vendors in Mirror Park, all of them selling something. From bootleggers pushing shitty, cheap WELCOME TO VINEWOOD shirts, to cooks selling vegan churros from their booths. It was nice.

Virote was mostly distracted by the bewitching smell of roasted sweet potatoes and a cheerful song of ’ yaki-imo, yaki-imo, yaki-imo! ’ from the woman selling them ‘cross the way, but, he held back on rushing over there; instead, he stayed by Andreas. Their arms looped. This was okay, right? Touching Andreas made him so nervous and excited and timid. ❝I really love jewelry,❞ he spoke up, again. ❝I have, like, six piercings in each ear. Always collecting earrings and stuff. Rings, too. From anywhere, as long as it’s nice to look at. I’m not weird about price! Cheap or not, I just like unique pieces.❞ Hm. Andreas sure did smell good.

So tall. And, his eyes looked pretty in the sunlight— OKAY, ENOUGH OF THAT. ❝Why do you feel like getting me gifts, Andreas Sanchez?❞ Lobbed a question right back at him. ❝I think the happiness I feel just by being near you is enough of a gift. Don’t you agree? This smile I have… I think it looks good on me. Better than any Chanel bag.❞ Enough of that! Enough! He started to pull Andreas, eager to change the subject. And, he wanted that sweet potato. ❝Anyway, come on! I want yaki-imo.❞ 

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"I'm with you no matter what. Even if you are a nerd." andreas!!

⚔️ Endearing Prompts // ACCEPTING ⚔️

The quip drew a grin to the agent’s face and made Andreas laugh his usual airy laugh. He leaned back in his seat, folding his hands behind his head and giving Vi one of his usual signature smiles. The sentiment warmed his heart for a number of reasons, starting with the fact that it really meant something to him that Vi was willing to be his ride or die. He’d never really had someone so close to him, so equally dedicated to their relationship that they’d reach a point of willingness to support him so strongly. And on the other…

“Come ooooon… I’m not that much of a nerd, am I?” The enormous collection of vinyls, rivaled only by the enormous collection of movies it shared in that one room of his would certainly suggest otherwise…

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😄 OK ANDREAS. PUT VI IN THE HOSPITAL WITH HUMOR.

⚔️ Joke Time // ACCEPTING ⚔️

“A joke? Hmmm… okay. I’ve got one.

So three kids head out after a rainy day and want to have a competition of how high they can throw bricks. The ground is all muddy and they decide to throw the bricks up into the air and see how deep into the mud they fall, that way they know how high up it went. The first kid goes and throws the brick, it comes back down and lands one foot in the mud. The second kid throws his brick up, it comes down and lands three feet in the mud. The third kid throws his break up in the air, it doesn’t come down.”

A pause… and he continues.

Wait, where’s the punchline?

“Another joke that I like to tell is, a woman is planning to take a flight to her mother in another country and she wants to bring her parrot along because her mother really likes parrots. However the only flight she can afford is the flight with no pets and cigars. So she comes up with the idea to hide the parrot in her jacket while she’s onboard and just sneak it onto the flight. So before she boards, she gives the parrot some bits of crackers and stuffs it into her jacket so that it looks like she has a baby bump and she boards without a problem. Halfway into the flight the pilot decides to come down the aisle and greet all the passengers and he has a big cigar in his mouth. He stops at the woman’s seat and talks to her for a bit asking her how she thinks the flight is going and she says that it’s fine. He says that he’s glad and that they’ll arrive on time and have a smooth landing. Just before he leaves, he hears a muffled ‘Polly want a cracker coming from her jacket.’ The pilot asks ‘what was that?’ The woman responds ‘nothing��. Then he hears it again; a muffled ‘Polly want a cracker.’ The pilot rips open the women’s jacket to reveal the bird and he grabs it. He yells at her that ‘you’re not supposed to have a parrot on this plane.’ The woman stands up and grabs the cigar out of his mouth and yells ‘well you’re not supposed to have a cigar on this plane!’ In a fit, the pilot opens the window and throws the parrot out. In retaliation, the woman throws the cigar out of the window. The pilot, pissed off, storms back to the cockpit. He say it’s for a little while in his own anger when he suddenly hears a tapping sound against the front window. Looking out, he sees the parrot perched onto the side of the plane staring at him — and what does it have in its mouth?”

Andreas is grinning way too widely for this punchline to actually be good.

“The brick.”

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💍Would they ever get married? + 😘Does their demeanor change when in a relationship? + 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Do they want children? for andreas and franklin!!

⚔️ Muses in Relationships // CLOSED ⚔️

Franklin

// Franklin does have a desire to get married, he was absolutely ready to commit to Tanisha! He’s hit a major set back and it’ll take him some time to recover from it but eventually, once he manages to get his ducks in a row and he knows everything will be okay and he’ll be able to either retire from heist work comfortably or just get a normal job he would love to settle down! He would love to get married and have kids and raise a nice little family and finally feel that normalcy he’s been chasing his whole life! He’d be a great husband and a great dad too— balanced. Protective but not overly, loving and never punishes his kids beyond what it takes to get them to understand their mistakes. Really fair and loves spending time bonding with his family. He was made to be a family person!

// As far as his demeanor goes, there’s definitely a noticeable shift in his personality. On his own, Franklin really lacks direction or motivation or a true spine. He lets others influence him, he’s indecisive and struggles to make decisions on his own because he doesn’t really know what he wants or what path to take. He knows he wants to be stable but he doesn’t really have a plan to get to a defined point, and that means he gets roped into shit and consistently feels let down because not only is he depressed, but he has no established bar. Simply put, Franklin has nothing to live for. Nothing that motivates him other than a vague idea of what he wants his life to be. When he’s in a relationship, his thought process shifts and that other individual basically becomes the center of his world to an almost unhealthy extent. They become his motivation and his reason for living. Everything he does, he does for them. He wants to make them happy and give them the world, to a point where he gets close to overexerting himself just to do so. He puts his heart on the line in a relationship. He seems more lively and more motivated and confident when he has someone else in his corner. He’s more protective and willing to say no to others if he thinks their actions will jeopardize their partner in someway. On the downside, his desire to please a partner can mean he won’t set boundaries with them or voice concerns as often as he would if he was alone.

Andreas

// Unlike Franklin, Andreas is a lot less sure of his long term goals versus his short term. See, he was like Franklin: he wanted a way out of his old life but he planned it step my step and made it out of there based on a series of short term decisions. He had short term goals. But as far as long term goes, he’s got nothing. He doesn’t usually plan things in his life that far ahead. He’s so used to operating on “survive from day to day” basis that stretch goals are not a part of his mindset unless they are work related, because work is really his main commitment (and that’s a whole other story). He hasn’t considered things like relationships, let alone marriage or kids. In the grand scheme of things, he’s not ready for it as it stands but he might consider it eventually like years down the road. If it’s something his partner wants then he’ll absolutely consider it, but if they felt better off just staying lifelong companions he’d honestly prefer that. As far as kids go, he leans towards not having any but he understands that his opinion might change later on. Again, he thinks in terms of immediate future. At the moment, between his job and his personality now, he just doesn’t feel like he’d be a good father to anyone. He has a lot to work through in terms of his own childhood and becoming a dad without addressing those issues feels irresponsible to him.

// Andreas’ demeanor in a relationship is slightly different from his usual self. On his own, he’s a very by-the-book, polite, quiet type. He stays in his lane, minds his own business and does not go out of his way to interact with people. Sure, he has a couple good acquaintances and occasionally he’ll meet up with people outside of works for events like birthdays, barbecues, or drinks, but he is not and overly social person. In a relationship, he tends to come out of his shell more in a timid sort of way. He’s definitely more conversational, more willing to explore things and embrace curiosity. He shows a lot more enthusiasm and a lot more willingness to engage in things directly. He becomes more confident and outspoken about certain things but he remains mostly polite and well-mannered regardless. He’s as sweet as ever, and even a little protective. He’s also fairly impressionable and will adopt some of his partners ideals and philosophies to try and put into use in his own personal life. The differences aren’t overtly obvious but that’s like everything else Andreas: it’s never obvious, you only ever notice it’s there once you get close enough to see it in him.

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// Listen I love Andreas so much but I completely forgot that there is a moment where this fool, this dumbass, this absolute buffoon panics to such a degree that he legitimately aims his fucking HANDGUN at a HELICOPTER as though it’s going to do something-

// Can confirm that he a is patient man with a good poker face and a knack for staying cool but once he realizes he’s well and truly up shit’s creek without a paddle the panic sets in and it sets in hard. The irrational brain takes over and he just... does stupid shit. The erratic primal lizard brain kicks in-

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❤️ 💖 💝 for andreas x vi!

⚔️ Heart Headcanons // ACCEPTING ⚔️

❤️ for 4 romantic headcanons of our muse’s relationship

Andreas studies flowers routinely with Mama Haines so that he can give Virote custom bouquets. And not like cut flowers either— like actual whole plants ready to be put in the ground. And he never gives the same bouquet twice.

Andreas always makes sure to take Virote out to dinner at least once or twice a week. He lets him pick the place he wants to go eat at and he always enjoys it because 1) he gets to try new things, 2) he’s with Virote.

One of Andreas’ main talents is his ability to dance, and he loves being able to dance with Virote. Mostly in private where no one can see them but it’s a start!

Andreas likes to tell Vi that he loves him just as he is but that he’ll also love him for who he becomes. He recognizes that Virote grows and changes, that he’s not going to be the same person forever. So he likes to acknowledge him as a dynamic being that’s going to be different from the man he met and assure he’ll love every version of him, not just the one he met.

💖 for 4 fluffy headcanons of our muse’s relationship

Andreas does his best to coordinate outfits with Virote from time to time. He’s not the greatest when it comes to fashion but he does his best.

One of Andreas’ favorite things to do is go shopping with Virote. The commentary is fun, but also he thinks it’s just fascinating the way Virote picks out fabrics and pieces and all the ideas for outfits he comes up with along the way.

Every time Andreas’ birds see Virote, they call him mi amor because that’s the only way they have ever heard Andreas address him. (They also love Virote and like sitting on his shoulders whenever possible.)

Andreas’ go-to method of comfort is to offer Virote hugs and cuddles. He runs warm and he always smells good because he’s super hygienic. And he doesn’t mind if Virote falls asleep on him in the process either. Naps together are great for bonding in his mind.

💝 for 4 nsfw headcanons of our muse’s relationship

Andreas mostly lets Virote take the lead because of his own lack of experience. He’s more exploratory by default and can be a bit slow the first few times around. After he gets more comfortable and familiar with everything he tends to be very passionate.

He’s also super gentle and sweet. There’s a lot of soft kisses and touches on his part because he wants to be tender and commit Virote’s body to memory. Intimacy is very precious to him and he likes to make every moment of it special and borderline heavenly.

Andreas is a bottom and mostly vanilla, but he’s not opposed to 💫spicing things up💫 if Virote brings up the idea. He’s up to try almost anything at least once. (He doesn’t have it in him to be rough, but he can be firm if he tries.)

He’s also the best at aftercare. Massages and snacks and hot drinks and gentle cleanups with a lot of checking in. He’ll run Virote a warm bubble bath and help him clean off afterwards and offer him one of his shirts to fall asleep in.

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“I’m afraid of being weak. But you make me strong.” for andreas. ♥

⚔️ Random Prompts // ACCEPTING ⚔️

“I don’t think you could ever be weak.” It was spoken honestly. Other people had their heels, their sore spots, the weak points in their armor. But not Virote.

Sure, he could have his moments where the weight of the world felt like it was crushing him. He had some less-than-exemplary moments in his history, both personal and professional. He has his low points just like he had his highs. He even had his weaknesses like any other person would. But Andreas didn’t consider him the type of person to be weak. No, Virote was strong. Always. Even when he didn’t feel like it, he still showed that strength in Andreas’ eyes.

“You have an unbreakable spirit and you’re resilient. You’re honest and humble,” was that the right word? Well, when he really needed to be, he could be, “and even at your worst you don’t give up. Being able to keep going even when things aren’t going right and keep growing, I think that makes you very strong. One of the strongest people I know.” And if you asked Andreas, he’d say the love only made Virote stronger. More fiery, more sassy, but also more sweet. And also more defensive of Andreas which, in Los Santos of all places, was no easy task.

“Stronger than diamonds, stronger than steel.” A pause from his dishwashing to look up at Virote with a little smile. “I think all I’m doing is polishing you up a little. Giving you some extra shine for that spine of yours. And your smile.” He chuckled a bit, drying the current plate off and placing it on a rack beside the sink with the others. “All that shimmering looks good on you. Makes you the prettiest gem of all, and the toughest.”

That sounded sweet and smooth, right? He hoped it did— he really meant it.

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⚔️ ARCHETYPE QUIZ. ⚔️

ANDREAS SANCHEZ

50% Visionary

Leave it to others to live by the status quo. The Visionary is interested in new ways of seeing, solutions not yet imagined, products not yet built.

Super Power: Courage

Archetype Family: Visionary

Other Expressions: Entrepreneur, Innovator, Pioneer, Guide, Dreamer

Life Journey: To bring the future into the present, and sense the changing impulses of society

Unique Challenge: To remain committed to a new vision in order to bring it to fruition

Lesson To Learn: To believe in my vision, however great or small, and my creative potential to change lives

Defining Grace: Courage

Challenge To Self: I will envision new possibilities for humanity and recognize when an idea is worth rearranging my life for

31% Spiritual

The Spiritual seeks a deeper meaning. For them, the journey of faith is never-ending. Thoughtful and compassionate, they have a strong sense of moral obligation.

Super Power: Humility

Archetype Family: Spiritual

Other Expressions: Mystic, Healer, Seeker

Life Journey: To discover the meaning and purpose of life

Unique Challenge: To create a life that balances my spiritual, emotional, and physical needs

Lesson To Learn: To be truthful with myself about who I am and what I believe; to recognize when I’m resisting change in order to remain comfortable

Defining Grace: Humility

Challenge To Self: I will tap into and trust my intuition, and be conscious of where I position matters of the spirit among other live interests.

19% Intellectual

The Intellectual is the ultimate dinner-party guest. Engaging questions and thoughtful debate are their trademarks.

Super Power: Wisdom

Archetype Family: Thinking

Other Expressions: Professional, Student, Scholar, Judge

Life Journey: To pursue knowledge for the sake of discovering the truth in all areas of life.

Unique Challenge: To recognize when I’ve locked myself into a line of thinking based on my education or experience; to remain open to new ideas.

Lesson To Learn: To learn to listen to my gut, and to discern the differences between reason and truth.

Challenge To Self: I will avoid paralysis by analysis.

TAGGED BY: @sailorvinus​ (thaaaanks!! ❤️)

TAGGING: Anyone who feels up to it!

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🗣 franklin and andreas!!!

⚔️ Strong Opinions Meme // CLOSED ⚔️

ANDREAS

// Andreas really doesn’t like the military. Obviously as a government agent, he has a bit more information to go off that helps him formulate an opinion but even before he was IAA he hated the military industrial complex. And it’s extreme. Like, he was such a quiet goody two-shoes growing up, never bothered anyone and barely ever spoke but the one time a recruiter came up to him and tried to sell him on joining the Air Force, Andreas blew up at him and full on cursed him out saying it was the government equivalent of some creepy guy in a van saying he had candy. Then of course becoming an agent and seeing all the stuff from an insider perspective just made it worse honestly.

// He basically came to the understanding that even though it’s a federal body, the military is just a business. His understanding of it is that the military has just 3 goals: establish a presence within ally nations (through things like embassies), try to intimidate enemy nations (which in his opinion, nuclear firepower and the fact that US has already proven its willingness to violate Geneva Conventions time and time again seems intimidating enough and essentially makes troops unnecessary in terms of the cost of human lives), and to look like it’s doing something to justify receiving a budget increase every year. (Yeah he knows damn well the troops are never actually going to come home because they did, the military wouldn’t get the checks for their performances anymore.)

// Don’t even get him started on the resources for the troops, or lack thereof. Andreas doesn’t have anything against the actual people who serve, he just feels bad for them because not only were they promised things by recruiters that never ended up happening and suckered into serving, but then there’s so few actual resources for veterans to reintegrate into civilian life and so many of them end up homeless with a stigma against them. And the programs that are meant to help them tend to be complicated and he’s almost certain they’re intentionally designed to be hard to navigate just so people are discouraged from claiming the few benefits they actually are entitled to. Plus, there’s just something deeply disturbing to him about the fact that the military might promise to pay for schooling under the condition that you might die before you can actually get a degree. And also, service contracts. And the draft still existing.

// Just... everything about the system pisses him off. And do not mention cops or he WILL go apeshit-

FRANKLIN

// One thing that Franklin feels very strongly about is prison. The system of incarceration as he knows it is bullshit. For the short time he was there he learned that prisons used to be about reform and betterment but has since shifted to simply be a cage for people to just sit in until society thinks they’ve learned their lesson. He actually did look into it and oh man, does he fucking despise how the system has ended up developing to literally thrive and enrich itself off of incarceration numbers.

// Give him like 30 minutes and he will explain to you literally everything he hates about prison starting with how solitary confinement is an outdated archaic form of punishment that has literally cost hundreds thousands of people their lives to prison food to the free labor they make inmates perform and the ironic lack of security, aka “if the other inmates don’t get you then the guards will.” And that’s not touching on his experiences with organized criminal groups he encountered. Plus the huge disparity in the legal system between adults and children and how the courts can literally fuck with a kid’s head because they aren’t considered people in some jurisdictions. Like everything about the legal system in regards to prisons infuriates him because it actually does fuck all and maybe if it was still about reform he would have turned out different. Instead, he thinks society is punishing him for being put in a compromising position by its own standards.

// The double standards of society and law in general just pisses him off. He’s well aware that it’s set up to keep people at the bottom down with no wiggle room and he hates it with a passion.

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mudkip: what meme could better describe your muse? frank n andreas!

⚔️ Pokemon Starters Headcanons // ACCEPTING ⚔️

Franklin:

// The good part of being the relatively responsible friend is that you can be a good influence on the people around you. The bad part of being the relatively responsible friend is that everyone gets mad at you when you try to make good choices that will benefit everyone just because they’re not fun. If Franklin had a dollar for every time he’s been booed for giving people a fact check about why their ideas hold more cons than pros, he never would have needed to work for Simeon in the first place.

Andreas:

// Something feels like it’s always going wrong around Andreas. If he’s not actively playing a role in it or cleaning up the aftermath of it, then he’s most certainly caught in the middle. Usually, it’s some shit between Dave and Steve and their conflicting interests, and on the rare chance it isn’t, then it’d definitely got something to do with the IAA-FIB conflict. Either way, he’s left to just deal with it as best he can while essentially being the government agent equivalent of a child of divorce.

[vendettacanons]

“ how bad do you want me ? ” for andreas.

⚔️ Sweet Nothings Prompts // ACCEPTING ⚔️

// I got six other things for ya I’m working on too, dw I didn’t forget!

// Take this complimentary aesthetic board for your patience and also bc I love them-

Well that was certainly a combination of words that had just been said.

How did people manage to stay calm in instances like this? Andreas had been within Vi’s immediately vicinity for a total of maybe five minutes (probably less, time was an illusion to him and he sucked with numbers anyway) and somehow it felt like he’d been standing out in the sun unshielded for two hours. Was there any way to avoid choking on the steam currently wafting up in the air like an idiot? Avoid the way he felt his cheeks heat up like one of the fucking burners on his stove he was just trying to cook on?

The word “what” lingered on the back of his tongue, mouth falling open as his mind blanked. Words were failing him— not that he exactly had an abundance of them to begin with but being caught off guard like this was certainly not doing him any favors. He felt some of the oil jump, catching on his forearm and making him jump a bit as he wiped it off with the sink rag and placed the oil catcher back over the pan. A clearing of his throat. “Bad?” It was absolutely a question. It didn’t seem like the right to say so he let out a small sigh and abandoned the metaphors and frankly confusing verbiage. English sucked in that regard— metaphors were difficult to grasp at times and certain phrases in the language just never seemed to click with him.

“I look at you and I can see a future with you.” He glanced over at Vi, trying not to mind the sweat that was very obviously trickling down his cheek. “I love being around you. I love hearing about your day. I love hearing about every interest you have, even if I don’t always understand it. I love how patient you are in explaining it to me so I can share those experiences with you. I love seeing the way you dress. I love seeing how confident and fearless you are. I love seeing you smile and I feel a sense of pride when I manage to do it. You bring a lot into my life that I didn’t know I was missing until you showed me.”

He looked back towards the pan, raising the catcher so he could stir around the shrimp and vegetables roasting evenly in their sweet and savory sauce. “I know I’m not always the best with this. You’re the first real relationship I’ve had and I am almost positive that you can tell. I know I can. I know I’m busy a lot with work, I don’t always have a lot of free time, and I’m not the best when it comes to talking. And I feel bad because I don’t want you to think I don’t share your enthusiasm or don’t care. I do!” Satisfied with the way things looked, Andreas turned off the burner and held the pan over two plates of fluffed jasmine rice to pour out the contents over. “I just don’t always know what to say. But I promise I’m listening. And I’ll never miss your big projects. I’ll always be there when you need me. I’ll be there whether it’s important or you just want company. I’ll be there just because you want me to be there.”

With lunch done at last, Andreas served the both of them, handing Vi one of the plates and finally— finally!— finding the courage to make eye contact. “Because I love you. And I want you. More than anyone or anything in the world. I want you in my life and I want a future with you. So, to answer your question... I’d say I want you preeeetty bad.” Oh, he understood now. That sounded correct. And accurate.

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" i did not kill him, but i wish that i had. " right after seeing steve walk by, of course. vi is perpetually salty!!!

⚔️ Lines That Make You React // CLOSED ⚔️

Overtime Andreas had developed a remarkable adaptation for dealing with Steve and his bullshit. On rare occasion his superior would catch him off guard, yes, but he'd largely managed to learn how to drone out Steve's annoying bragging, rambling, and rambunctious ideas into little more than faint, static-sounding background noise like anything else in the office. It was easier to pass him by than acknowledge him most days (unless he was coming by the offices to play office quarterback and leave him a fat stack of paperwork he should be doing himself.) He'd gotten so used to the never-ending stream of bullshit coming out of his boss that Virote's comments sincerely took him off guard. He looked up from the cinnamon-raising bagel lathered in cream cheese he'd been munching on to Steve, then to his partner.

"Why? Did he do something?" Other than existing, of course. "I didn't see it. I've just gotten so used to pretending he doesn't exist anymore. Life feels easier to manage that way, not thinking about or focusing on whatever crazy idea he has to stay in the competition with the IAA, or hearing him talk about weird niche interviews with people I've never heard of." At this point, Andreas was convinced that he had 99 problems in his life and Steve was all of them. No point in letting him occupy his head and cause him more grief.

There used to be a time where he found himself constantly wishing ill will at Steve. Wishing his downfall, his demise on some stupid pointless mission for brownie points and public appearances. But man, holding onto all that ANGER, all the time, was exhausting. He had just learned to let it go after a while- too much else to worry about. And he didn't want to give the fucker the satisfaction of knowing he existed in Andreas' mind even off the clock. But that was just his perspective of things from where he was standing now, crumpling up an empty wrapper and throwing it into the nearest trashcan. "But I mean, if you want to go slap him or something, I'll cover for you. I'd pay anything to see how he reacts to finally getting knocked off his high horse."

Okay, maybe he hadn't let it go completely. But that was Steve's fault at this point.

[vendettacanons]

⚔️ Our Very Own Corrupt G-Man In Training⚔️

below the surface, everyone is pretty complicated. self-knowledge questionnaire.

Andreas Sanchez

❤️ Tenderness ❤️

You are not afraid of the sufferings and sorrows of other people, even when they are acted out in unappealing ways. Beneath even defensiveness and self-righteous behaviour, you know that deep down people need nurturing and consolation. One danger is being naive about people’s dark sides. But at your best you know you can be mean yourself, which helps you to sympathise. You bring strength and forgiveness where other people might panic.

❤️ Rationality ❤️

You like clarity and intelligent simplicity and you get frustrated at messy thinking. This can make you seem unreasonably pushy to some, but it is actually a virtue: you are motivated by a horror at pointless effort and a longing for precision and insight into how things and people work. Your ability to synthesize and bring order is essential in producing thinking which is truly helpful.

❤️ Independence ❤️

You don’t set out to be different for its own sake; you are more easily guided by what interests and moves you. You are more concerned about what is right for you than about the pressure to fit in. In sex you are more aware than others of impulses which are not entirely conventional. You know the value of selective irresponsibility, of forgetting occasionally about being ‘good’.

❤️ Shyness ❤️

Part of you is gripped by the fear that you’ll launch into something and completely mess it up. The upside of this is wise caution: people are indeed often too rash, whereas you know, by instinct, that holding back can save you. Probably, you feel shame and self-disgust a bit too much. But when you do feel in your element, you act with a wisdom and sensitivity never found in people with thicker skins.

⚔️ Misanthropy ⚔️

You have seen the darker side of human nature, even in daily life. When you look beneath the surface everyone is pretty messed up; there’s more selfishness circulating that others admit. You are never surprised by the stupidity of others, even though it annoys you. Your streak of misanthropy is, in fact, a requirement of remaining sane. You’ve wisely come to terms with your need to sometimes confidently reject people.

⚔️ Defensiveness ⚔️

One tendency in you – which is of course normal to the human race – is to bristle when criticized, and to defend yourself when you feel under threat from aggression or blame. Defensiveness can make you conceal your less honorable motives, from others, and from yourself. The habits once made sense: they all derive from past efforts to protect yourself. And most of the time – because we don’t get much help in loving ourselves – you still need them to feel secure.

⚔️ TAGGED BY: @sailorvinus​ (thaaaanks 🥺❤️)

⚔️ TAGGING: Anyone who’s up for it!

[vendettacanons]

‘ tomorrow , when i wake up , i promise , i will be better . ’ from vi to andreas. vi's having one of his bad days. he can't get out of bed, but that's okay! there's always tomorrow.

⚔️ Ask Meme : Misc Quotes // CLOSED ⚔️

“I know.”

Andreas moves to refresh the cup of tea he’s place at Vi’s bedside, not wanting him to have drink it after it’s gone cold. He moves the edge of the covers up to Vi’s neck against and gently combs through his hair. Days are hard sometimes. He knows this. He knows it too well. It feels so easy to just want to stay in bed forever. It feels so easy to let the world overwhelm him at times. Existence is draining, especially when you have nothing to look forward to. But that’s why he’s here. He wants to be a gentle reminder that things will be okay again. There will be reasons to get up when he’s ready. It’s why he gently gathers up Kiki and lets the cat rest on the pillow right next to Vi’s head.

“It’ll be okay. You did your best today at least. That’s what counts.”

Knowing Virote tried was enough for him. It was all he needed to know before moved around the edge of the furniture, slowly clambering into bed with him so he could loop his arms around Virote’s waist and gently hold onto him. It was all he could think to do. That, and kissing his cheek. Because he knew if it were him, he wouldn’t want to be alone right now. He’d want Vi there to comfort him, even if he didn’t say anything. He’d just need someone there. So maybe that’s what Vi needed. Just a gentle reminder that he wasn’t alone. Someone was here. And come tomorrow, he’d still be here when he decided that he wanted to try again.

And Andreas supposed that’s what love was all about: being there for each other when it was hard so that the good times together shone that much brighter. Maybe Virote wasn’t glowing right now but whether it took one day in bed or a thousand, Andreas would make sure his star shone bright again.

[vendettacanons]

3. If you could jump back through time to save a loved one’s life, would you? Despite what it might to do the timeline? To everyone else? Do you believe it is their fate to die regardless? -> Andreas

⚔️ Interview Questions with No Easy Answer | ACCEPTING ⚔️

“That’s a tough question simply for the fact that I can’t remember a loved one in my life ever dying. I was never really close to any of the people in my neighborhood, didn’t have anybody I’d consider more than just an acquaintance in school. My father, if I recall correctly, walked out of my life pretty early on and my mother— though it pains me to say it, was not all that close to me. But she is still very much alive and well all the same. I don’t remember ever attending an actual funeral as an invited guess. There were a lot of death wher I grew up sure— I lived in gang territory and I was considered a Vagos for a long time. It was kind of expected of me to attend little get-togethers meant to honor fallen gang members. My school had plenty of services and moments of silence to honor kids who died in drunk driving incidents or overdosed on drugs but... honestly... I don’t think I would go back and change any of that. And I know that sounds heartless but, I wasn’t close enough to any of them to care. I just focused on the idea that it wasn’t me and considered myself lucky.

If I’d known them better, maybe. Maybe I would have cared enough to intervene. And maybe if I knew them better then I’d say yes, I would go back and try to change things regardless of the consequences. But the truth it I didn’t. As for if it’s fate— yes, I do believe it was their fate to die. I believe in destiny. Things are meant to happen, but I also believe destiny is controlled by our own choices. If you choose to do drugs, eventually you’re gonna die from it. If you choose to clean up your act, your destiny is to be a lucky one who escaped the vice and lived to tell the tale.”