#❰ ✦ ― skills. simon. ❱

[aj-lenoire]

i’m really enjoying the olympics this year, there is some quality nonsense going on

for the first time in the modern olympics (possibly ever?) there’s an equal number of women competing to men, and included in that group we have icons like simone biles, kim yeji, imane khelif

and then over with the dudes we’ve got yusuf dikec who took up shooting after he got divorced, turns up in a t-shirt with no ear protection only to shoot near perfect rounds. we’ve got henrik christiansen who is taking tiktok by storm not for his swimming prowess but the fact he is obsessed with the olympic village chocolate muffins. we’ve got stephen nedoroscik, who is trained literally only in pommel horse so he kinda just sits around doing rubik’s cubes while everyone else does their thing (pommel goes last) and then they activate him like a fucking sleeper agent to crush the pommel routine, secure the usa a medal, and also he cannot fucking see the entire time bc he needs glasses

quality, quality nonsense

EDIT: okay so apparently the smoking thing wasn’t true, my bad guys! dikec has been competing in the olympics since 2008 and is ex-military (but his showing up in a t-shirt without any visual aids is still iconic!!)

[questforgalas]

[yooo-lets-go]

YOO, opinion on ghostsoaproach??

Listen -

[pricetagged]

idk I just torturing simon and I love the idea of him—at some stage of his life, idk maybe immediately after he's declared dead— not having anywhere to stay.

His residence in Manchester got gutted and sold, greedy estate agents and solicitors picking it apart as soon as they got the death notice.

He could rent hotel rooms. Stay in the barracks. But sometimes he just needs—space. Familiarity. Simon Riley is dead and buried, but not buried deep enough.

So he goes back to his old house. He knows every nook and cranny. Knows which floorboards creak and which doors get stuck. He'll just cosy away in the attic and come out when the new tenant is at work, no problem. Barracks-living, only the other person won't know. It'll only be for a few weeks at a time—

—but he catches sight of you. The new tenant. Sweet little thing who saw the ugly, empty shell and decided it was for her.

Not a lot of money, no. But you've tried to make a home here. Decorated over the gouges and scars, filled the empty spaces with little signs of life.

You've taken such good care of the place. You're taking such good care of it, all by yourself. Off to work in the morning, and home late at night when it's far too dark and he knows the latch isn't as secure as it should be —kicked and shouldered too many times when his mum would work the courage to kick out his da—

So you need him. You're not saying it in words, but what is he meant to think when he sees how you leave the windows open all through the day and night? When you shuffle about on your weekends with only a playlist or podcast for company?

You need him. Good thing he's already there.

Go read this thing by gougie if u like the 'there's someone living here' thing - they do it sooooo much better

[monsterboytrash]

Everything stays..❄️

[skyrigel]

Y/n *interrogating* : It is mentioned here that you're very incorporative.

Simon: Yes.

Y/n: Can you tell me why ?

Simon: No.

[dragonnarrative-writes]

Transferrable Skills Masterlist

It's very reasonable to be a bit panicky when you're taken hostage at work. In fact, you're handling it very well, all things considered. Luckily, someone has come to rescue you! (The fact that you know him in a very specific context is a sensible thing to be thrown off by.)

Series Content Warnings:

F!Reader (she/they), cannon typical violence, Kink and BDSM themes, hostage situations, high anxiety/panic, unplanned intersections of kink and non-kink identities, power-exchange, sexual content including manual, oral, vaginal sex

Note: Contains no instances of what the author considers humiliation, degradation, or punishment, but please use your discretion.

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[rimeswithpurple]

Happy birthday, Simon Snow!

I channeled my inner Lady Ruth and made a whole tea spread

Dragon petit fours | Sour cherry scones | Checkerboard cookies | Cucumber and beet tea sandwiches

@rainbowrowell

Bonus birthday biscuit tin under the cut!

[s0fter-sin]

mermay idea

mers keep their faces covered as a way to indicate social status and familiarity. warriors have intricate masks, handcrafted when they win their first battle and the more detailed a mask is, the more accomplished the wearer is. they're rarely shed and are only taken off for their closest kin and mates

warrior bull shark mer!soap seeing human!ghost, seeing his skull mask and immediately knowing he's a high ranking warrior; one to be feared going off the numerous scars covering his body

an ideal and worthy mate, so long as he can prove his prowess

so he follows him as he's deployed on a mission near the ocean and is smitten when he sees how ruthless and capable he is; bathing himself in his enemies blood. he keeps his distance, not wanting to tempt fate but ghost spies the tip of his fin cutting through the water

and he's nothing if not an opportunist; kicking the bodies off the pier to the waiting jaws below

but soap? all he sees is the first step in a courting ritual

and he has to come up with something truly brilliant to match such a glorious offering

on ghost's part, it's been difficult getting people to understand the depths of his dependence on his mask. price thinks it's something to overcome, gaz and other soldiers just think it's an accessory to help with intimidation

the few partners he's tried to have thought he was someone to "fix"; nothing more than an object, a notch on their belt to prove how "good" of a partner they were to put in so much work to make him better. it always leaves him feeling violated, more so than if they'd just taken his mask off outright. one night stands were hardly worth it either; scratching a physical itch but falling so short of the intimacy and connection he craves that he feels worse off than he'd started

when he finally meets the mer that's been hunting him across the country, sees the bright red mask so artfully hewn and attached to his face?

it's like looking at a reflection of himself

he might have finally found the understanding he's been searching for

[owlmam]

Some doodles i made while watching ep5-6

Man, red flag for real, can’t handle it cus the twist so get me

“Am I hurting people in other universes?”

Oh ye btw

Fionna, Winter King fans:

[pokimoko]

haunting the narrative -> haunted by the narrative -> haunting the narrative -> haunted by

[ghcstao3]

sas soap x secretly an mi6 agent ghost. Hear me out

one of the lucky times that soap is home for leave and ghost isn’t “busy with work”, they end up going to a gun range for a date. a little unconventional, but they both think it’d be fun.

now, obviously soap is a good shot. after all, he uses guns for a living, is a trained sniper—so maybe he’s hoping he can impress his boyfriend, who says he’s never been to a gun range before.

except… ghost also knows how to handle a gun. and unthinking, he takes his turn shooting with equal precision and skill before turning back and seeing soap’s frown and just thinking… oops. then utters out the shittiest “first-timer’s luck” excuse to soap who is clearly not at all buying it.

but they’re here together anyway, one of the rare times they get to be, so whatever. they’ll move past it for now. it can be dealt with at a later date.

like when soap is chosen for a very secret, very high-up operation that involves working with members of the mi6—a team that ghost also happens to be a part of.

[temeyes]

still sick ahu, tweaked the [portrait] i made of Simon from last year to cope

[marvelling-at-marvel-blog]

I know it was meant to be a joke, but it kind of breaks my heart that S2 Jamie thinks the best way to make friends is to buy all his teammates PS5s. The way his logoc

Like he really thinks his likeability is tied to his talent, money and looks. The way he says what better thing to spend money on than love just screams to me low self value.

I really think he struggled to make friends his whole life and most of the people who came in his life like him for his talent, star potential and what he could do for them.

Which means when Zava comes along in season 3 he probably legit thought he was going to lose all his friends. Now, they didn't need him on the pitch. So now I just want to give him a great big hug.

His S3 storyline really helps him learn what true friendship is.

[monbons]

Carry On Countdown Day 18: Vessel

"The happy-bad tattoos got better. The sad tattoos were reborn. Clover. Foxglove. Sunlight. There was something magic about Baz, and Simon wore it on his skin." ~My Rosebud Boy, Rainbow Rowell

Simon contains his flowers in all kinds of vessels--glass vases, woven baskets, and his own body (which is a temple).

Today's pocket surprise: A vase of flowers

Friends, there is truly no way to do this Simon justice in a picture. Watch the video.

@carryon-countdown

[sea-owl]

Lucy, one of the most well-adjusted of the friend group: When I am rich

*Points at Simon and Gareth*: You're getting therapy

*Points at Kate and Michael*: You're getting therapy

*Points at Sophie and Penelope*: You're getting therapy

*Points at Phillip*: You're getting DOUBLE therapy

Lucy: Everyone is healing!