Vettonso x Similar Helmets
SV Germany 2012 x FA Monaco 2013: Gold & Dark Red
I think a lot about Vettonso and their mutual relationship witn gold. They're both golden boys, they're both seen lit gold by the sunshine on many podiums throughout the years, both have worn golden boots, and as you can see here: both have worn golden helmets. The parallels in these particular helmets makes me feel insane. Both are: gold with dark red accents, both have their birthplace's coat of arms(Bergstraße and Asturias), both have team animal motifs, and both have symbols to represent their two championships(You by now know the signifigance of the ones on Fernando's helmet, but I think the ones on Seb's are actually a callback to his Formula BMW days when he used to put the smiley stickers on his car for every win.)
And did you know both of these helmets were designed by the same helmet design company? Yep, both of these are JMD helmets. I know JMD helmets are/were pretty popular, but still, there's something to me about Fernando commissioning the same designer that Seb has been using since he was a literal child. Parallels, am I right?
SV Japan 2010 x FA Japan 2023: White with Black & Red
Haha I remember @protocolseben and I discussing this a bit back in September when Fernando's helmet dropped. I honestly think Seb is such an innovator and trailblazer in terms of helmet design, and you can see his influence in helmet design as recently as this past season. I'm not sure if he was the first ever driver to don a matte white helmet with red accents as a representation of the Japanese flag, but it certainly envoked him in my mind when I saw Fernando's!!
I think Fernando's is pretty similar to all of Seb's 2010-2012 Japan helmets but I like this one the most so! I think if Seb wasn't restrained by the Red Bull logo, he def wouldv'e put the red circle where Nando put his so I think Fernando did a really good job, even if unintentionally, at emulating Seb's sense of design.
SV Singapore 2012 x FA Singapore 2012: Sparkly!
Like I said in the one above, it's crazy how much Seb influenced helmet design. He was pretty much the pioneer of sparkly helmets for Singapore, right? It drives me absolutely insane that there's actually pictures of them together in such similar designed helmets. It's kinda funny actually that even though they're pretty deep in the championship fight at this point, and Seb just got one up on Fernando; Fernando is wearing a helmet that is a direct influence from Seb!!! Is that not insane???
Also, Fernando trying to be camp with trying the now in vogue sparkly Singapore helmet, and Seb accidentally completely blew him out of the water with his outrageous light up LED constellation helmet. But god yeah....to have pics of them in matching helmets from this era particuarly makes me emotional ;;;
SV Hungary 2021 x FA 2022: Pink with Dark Blue
I really could've picked any of Seb's 2021 helmets, but I thought this one matched the best with Fernando's main 2021 helmet(with the color pallet.) Also one thing, it's crazy how much control BWT has as a sponsor, I don't think I've ever seen another sponsor go so hard at having a chokehold on individuality. I like that we got pink liveries and pink helmets, but I don't think they should have that much control.
I'm almost kinda sad there wasn't any Miami GP in 2021, because I think that was the only unique helmet Fernando had in 2022. But these match pretty well! Pretty in pink!! It's crazy that their parallels in the 2020s are ongoing even before Fernando actually takes over Seb's seat. Thanks BWT I guess?
SV Abu Dhabi 2022 x FA Abu Dhabi 2022: Fernando's Seb Tribute Helmet
AND HERE WE HAVE THE PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE!!! The ultimate conclusion, it literally couldn't get better than this!! This is still unbelievable, like how is this an actual thing that happened!? Fernando intentionally branding his helmet, the only symbol of individuality in F1, with his rival's flag colors, HIS FLAG!!!!! Not to mention the literal "Vettono Best Moments" collage he posted alongside it....and the hand-holding....and everything that happened with them at Abu Dhabi 2022....
But god, after years of incidentally making parallel helmet designs, Fernando decided to officially tie the knot of the red string of fate, and make a helmet directly referencing Seb's. I think it's funny because as I said with two of the previously mentioned ones, those Fernando designs are pretty much inspired by Seb's, and here he is openly making one directly inspired by Seb. I don't really have words for how this actually makes me feel because it's just. Yeah. The most open and clear declaration of love and respect and admiration one could ever make. TO ME.
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Finally caught up with Malevolent!
fun fact: i did not realize every one of them was voiced by Harlan until i stumbled across someone else posting about it. How can it be that my voice blind ass could tell all of these fuckers apart but did not notice sashas voice changing in tma???
And lastly can i just express both my absolute horror as well as completely stunned admiration for the phenomenal voice acting. I've never heard anyone be as convincingly terrified for their life as Arthur Lester going through his weekly no good very bad times.
i kinda love having so little description to go off of and seeing everyone's versions of the characters, but also had to frantically look up which eye the sandstorm damage was on, because of course THAT we have specific references for.
anyways, i had a lil sketch of arthur that i was working on while trying to process the finale and then i blacked out and this happened so
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which one of u rebloogged me to finish my wips ggrhhh JOKW i love u guys dont leave me anyways I'll try tey TRY get this out if i give up I'll just post the unfinished version because i feel like its unfair to just let it... rot..... 😓ignore the fact if this posts that its painfully conyo im IM TRYING RO MAKE IT FRIENDLY FOR NON FILO READERS WHO ACTUALLY READS THIS ... ill leave a section of translated phrases at the end dw gang
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The only love triangle I will ever accept in Lego Ninjago is if we have the hilarious love triangle of Kai Cole and Skylar
Kai being oblivious af, Cole doesn't wanna mess anything up especially as it seems Kai is into Skylar big time so he stays quiet,
Skylar can see Cole pining, but no matter what she does to push Kai towards the other, it always backfires, the oblivious Ninja just falling even further to her amused annoyance.
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Necrons is Necron books: tragic, arrogant, thoughtful, funny, sorrowful, shaped by the curse of immortality and all the power and madness that comes with it
Necrons in non-Necron books: RAH LESSER LIFEFORM BAD! WE SUPERIOR! CRUSH THE MEATBAG GRRRRRRR
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how I sleep knowing that David and Gillian are good friends in 2024
💤🛌🩷☮️
Right? They're friends. Friends! I will never be over it. It just makes me so happy. DD really said they're good friends, didn't he? It's wonderful. I love it.
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An important extension of "don't like, don't read" is also "don't comment." As in, don't leave an author a comment on the last chapter of a fic that you clearly haven't read because you're offended it exists. Not because you're hurting the author, although it's never fun to receive comments like this. It's because you will inevitably look like a moron.
Like this person.
Who left this gem on Chapter 44 of a 60k-word story whose summary reads: What might have happened if General Iroh had decided to disregard President Raiko's order not to get involved in the Water Tribe Civil War? Where would he have gone for help, and what might have happened as a result? This story picks up about halfway through LOK S2E5, "Peacekeepers," and gives him a little nudge. Irosami.
This fic not only doesn't have Korra in it beyond a few lines in the first chapter. The entire premise literally cannot work with Korra as the main character. They are essentially saying, this fic would be better if it was an entirely different fic, with a different plot, different characters, and a different central relationship. That's like picking up a box of powdered pancake mix and screaming to the cashier that it would be better if it was peanut butter. Like okay? Meanwhile the box in your hand reads Pancake Mix in big letters, the peanut butter aisle is right behind you with 31 flavors of Jiff, and you look like either an idiot or a lunatic or both.
I'll not dignify the comment about ages with much of a response since I also have a word for a) people who willfully ignore when an author states character ages in fics (Iroh is 24 here), b) people who insinuate that age gap relationships between consenting adults are some kind of moral failing, and c) people who criticize fics using poor spelling and grammar. What I will do is share a list of just a few of the other stories I've written where "General Irish" makes passionate love to Asami like she deserves.
Tell No One
Mangosami
Fire & Rescue
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Bring Fire to the Spirit Pools
Never Have I Ever
And finally, Incendiaries , which is a direct sequel to the fic in question above. Because they absolutely fuck.
And for anyone still twigged about the potential for an Irosami age gap I also highly recommend "Like a Fine Wine," which I did not write but wish I had.
Or, I dunno, go eat peanut butter.
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