#Elias x Gracie

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“Oh my mom is calling me!” Gracie giggled getting a call from her mom as she was laying in bed with Elias

just thinking about Gracie on the phone with Ellen while Elias is holding her and playing with her, smiling at how much she loves her mom😭🥰

Gracie was babbling on about the morning skate to her mom as Ellen just listened “and then- I and then-” she fell over her words as she was just so excited to tell her mom about the things that she missed because the parents were only flying in that afternoon.

Ellen grinned as she let out a laugh “Bear I’m not going anywhere, think about your words and breathe for me.” Elias could hear her mom from the other end of the line “I’m just so excited cause I beat Quinn!” She had an emphasis on her brothers name.

Elias had to smile as he watched the girls talk. It was also the trip that he realised the reason why Gracie would go on these rambles and trip on her words was because when she was a kid she had to panic ramble through her words in case one of her brothers cut her off.

He just loves seeing her speak through things in a way that isn’t rushed because Ellen was the only person before Elias who would listen to everything that she’d say.

[lovenhlboys]

Ok so I’ve been told that chapter 6 of From a Distance isn’t showing up for some people on on the actual tags, like it wasn’t showing up on the “elias pettersson imagine” tag so I’m just gonna link it here and if you haven’t read it yet, please do, chapter 7 will be posted soon. ❤️❤️❤️

From a Distance chapter 6

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The turning of the worm also meant immersion in the new music, which Stone experienced as nothing short of salvation. "I had never heard Motown before then. Or Jefferson Airplane...I'll never forget being on the helicopters and singing the Airplane song, 'Comin' Back to Me.' I was in love with Gracie Slick...It was all part of the Zeitgeist. I was a Yale boy who heard soul music and smoked dope for the first time in his life." Stone firmly believed that he was able to emerge from Vietnam with his soul "intact" because of the black soldiers and potheads who turned him on. "The times in the field deadened me, but hanging out with them in the bunkers, doing dope and listening to that kind of music, restored me."

The turning of the worm also meant secrecy, hiding out underground from the lifers always eager to bust them. Stone started to change, talking the black argot, wearing Buddhist bracelets and long hair "as long as I could get it, and I was into 'hey, man,' and being cool."

The first thing a head had to learn in Vietnam was that you had to be extremely judicious about when and where you smoked. "The grass over there was whacko, mucho powerful," he explained. "It really hit you hard, so I tried to smoke it in the rear. I didn't do it much on patrol at all - though some guys did. It was dangerous because we'd be out at night and the smell was very strong. Not only would our own officers pick it up, but also it was a dead giveaway if the enemy picked it up. We didn't do it out in the bush unless we were in a very low security situation, like a forward base camp or something. I would never do it in a foxhole or out on a perimeter. You had to stay alert to everything. Smoking dope in those situations was a risky thing because you were also putting people whose lives depended on you at risk."

When two full regiments of Vietcong attacked Firebase Burt on January 1, 1968, Stone found himself part of a desperate counterattack to restore the perimeter of a company that had completely collapsed. "What made it worse was that we were somewhat stoned from getting high the night before," he admitted. "Sometimes you'd be wound so tight that the stuff would hit you even harder because it enabled you to really relax for a change. It was New Year's Eve and there was a cease-fire so we figured, what the hell, nobody would hit us then."

The pitched battle that lasted until daylight was a nightmare of explosions from mortars and RPGs, with vicious hand-to-hand combat and red tracer bullets whizzing from every direction, wounded men screaming, and dying and dead men everywhere. When they were overrun, an air strike was called in, and the planes laid bombs right on their positions. By the time it was over, Stone had been blown thirty feet through the air by a beehive round as he was running across a field, knocked out by the concussion of the blast. When he came to, he staggered back to his lines to witness the grim results of a the battle: 25 dead Americans in body bags and 175 wounded, 500 Vietcong corpses being bulldozed into a mass grave.

And then Stone started hearing about this thing called acid. "There was this feeling in the air about it. The black guys I was doing dope with were definitely not into it - it was a white man's thing. And then when the Doors' album came over, I just thought, My God, who are these guys? If they're making that kind of music, this is a breakthrough - what are they on? The guys said, 'Acid.' We just knew it was this thing you could get on the streets of Australia. I felt that if it was producing this kind of music, it would be good for me, too."

Sure enough, when Stone went on his five-day R&R in Australia, he got his hands on some LSD. "I was with a wonderful girl and a bunch of guys from Vietnam, and it was a crazy night on the beaches," he related. "Australia was so hedonistic; there were a lot of GIs there spending lots of money. We were like pirates. It was an awesome experience but not a deeply spiritual ones that first time. It was more about wow! - and hey! - and this is different! - and, my God, the dawn is pink!" Back in Vietnam, Stone would drop acid only once; by then, he had gotten busted a couple of times, and the lifer sergeants made him nervous. "I felt very threatened and parnoid because the lifers - they were always out to get you - so that was the only time...But I have to tell you that the night battles in Vietnam were hallucinogenic to me. To this day, I feel like I was on drugs during them, even though I know I wasn't."

Stone continued to smoke marijuana avidly for the rest of his tour. The paradox was that while smoking grass was sensitizing him and enhancing his experiences, he was becoming a battle-hardened veteran, numbed and increasingly inured to killing. He became sharply attuned to the environment, his senses so finely honed that he became like part of the jungle itself, so stealthy, in fact and so skilled at walking point that he was once able to walk right up to a deer without its knowing that he was there. It was all part of Stone's journey from a "cerebral product of the East Coast," as he put it, to a purely instinctual soldier whose entire universe became "the six inches in front of my face."

"How did marijuana change me or my view of what were were doing there? It's a good question. I tried to make the point in Platoon, where the character reevaluates himself and begins to find his own values as opposed to the values of the machine. If anything, marijuana pushed me in the direction of individualizing experience and putting more worth on my individual responsibility."

In Stone's experience, these differences between the individual and the machine, as personified by the heads versus the juicers, became most apparent during the pillaging and burning of hamlets. "A lot of people who were smoking were much more respectful of life and seemed less inclined to take life," he claimed. "The heads may have had a sense that the villagers might have been NVA or VC sympathizers, but we tended to respect them more and mistreat them less than the drinkers. It was a tremendous point of demarcation between the behavior of those who smoked and those who didn't."

By the time his tour was over, Stone had served in four units, sustained two wounds, and won a Bronze Star for bravery during a three-day battle at South China Beach in August 1968; he had also clashed repeatedly with the lifer sergeants and was busted several times. Just before returning to "the world," he learned that Elias had been killed in the A Shau Valley by an American grenade. Stone would always suspect that Elias had been fragged but would never learn the truth; the only certain thing about the death of Elias was that it broke his heart.

Re-entry into the world was a descent into disorientation. As soon as he was discharged, Stone copped acid and drifted down the coast of California - San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, all the way down to Tijuana - drifting in a psychedelic miasma. "I took major acid in the Santa Cruz area and just wandered around, lost on the planet, completely out of it. I was so number out by Vietnam and what had happened. You didn't want to mention that you were back from there - it really bummed people out. It was such a strange experience." [...] Oliver returned to New York to find an America that had been dramatically transformed from the one he left. His father was a conservative, and old, hidebound cold warrior. "He thought that we were doing the right thing over there - that it was just a 'police action' - I had just been through it and felt that a serious compromise of something American was going on, but I couldn't verbalize it. It was emotional, internal. I was brooding, and I wanted to really shock him." He accomplished that easily enough by slipping acid his father's Scotch one night. "I gave him a heavy dose, too, and he really tripped out. He went to a party and he was hanging from a tree, eating Oreos." Stone still laughs at the memory. "His universe had turned into insane...He was in Africa somewhere with black women and drums and drugs and shit. He was scared, but he was having a ball and suspected I had done it. He talked about it until the day he died." Stone eventually moved to the Village - "my first time on my own as a civilian. I was doing acid once a week, playing with a lot of things, a lot of fire." With his penchant for "stimulating contrasts," he liked to drop acid and ride the subways. "I always found acid to be extremely volatile. I would have all these separate moods I couldn't control. It was insane; sometimes I'd get very scared on it. I was very alone, with no one in my life, other than my parents, who meant anything in any deep way."

-Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, A History of Illegal Drugs in America (2005) [x]

[ntbogoni]

MAY THE DREAD WOLF TAKE YOU!

And so he did! *ugly sobbing*

Welcome to the Solavellan trash pit!! Here have a tissue paper! *pulls you into a hug*

A playlist for all my Solavellan fellas. Because there’s no such thing as too much egg in our lives. ❤️❤️❤️

“Art” by me. Do not laugh, I did my best lol

Spotify link is here.

Tracklist under the cut because I just couldn’t narrow it down to a few songs. *shrugs*

Forever Bound - Von Grey

Hurricane - Fleurie

Wolf - Skott

You - Greta Isaac

Saturn - Sleeping At Last

Homegrown - Haux

Hurts Like Hell - Fleurie

Fear of the Water - SYML

Hold on for Your Life (Acoustic) - Sam Tinnesz

The River - Behaving

So Close To Magic - Aquilo

Reverie - Isaac Gracie

Dark (Martin Hviid Remix) - Siv Jakobsen

When You Break - Bear’s Den

No Lie - Wet

Let Me Down Easy - Andrea von Kampen

Nature Boy (Acoustic) - AURORA

Revolution (Radio Edit) - Elias

To the Hills - Laurel

Lung - Vancouver Sleep Clinic

Into the Wild - BOY

Dead in the Water - SPELLES

Weather - Novo Amor

Out of the Black - Billie Marten

Missing You - Jem

Hurt for Me - SYML

Only - RY X

Devil’s Backbone - The Civil Wars

Carry You - Novo Amor

Noturno - Vitor Ramil

World Spins Madly On - The Weepies

Promise - Ben Howard

Landfill - Daughter

Confusing Happiness - Lo-Fang

The War - SYML

Anchor - Novo Amor

Set Free - Katie Gray

Beautiful Hell - Adna

Running With The Wolves - AURORA

Saving Us a Riot - Phoria

Scars - Boy Epic

Cursive - Billie Marten

Seasons - Tim Atlas

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Ellen and Jim seeing how happy Elias makes Gracie🥹

Gracie literally had the world biggest smile on her face as she watched him finish his media interview “hi.” Elias smiled as she snaked her arms around his neck letting him do the same around her torso “hey.” Gracie matched his reaction unaware of how her parents were watching them talk.

Jim almost got a little emotional seeing his little girl be this giggly mess for a guy and not only that but how Elias literally didn’t take his eyes off of her. Even if Gracie was talking to someone else, Elias was watching. Not to be creepy either. It was just clear that he loved his girl so much.

Ellen felt the same too because they finally got to see how Elias was around Gracie and it was clear that he was well accepted into the family because she had him wrapped around her finger.

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Gracie 100% brought Ellen and was like “🥰🥰🥰” all weekend because both her parents are there as well as her brother

My favourite quotes that Gracie would have said:

“Did you see my goal mama!” As gracie literally tackled Ellen into a hug as Gracie dedicated it to her mom

“Oh my mom is calling me!” Gracie giggled getting a call from her mom as she was laying in bed with Elias

“Dad where is mom?” Gracie wanted her mom for a hug

“That was for the moms!” Gracie’s speech to the media after she scored her goal

“Love me! Care for me! Shower me in attention!” Her complaints because Jack called Ellen asking how to turn on the oven

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feel like her brothers specifically luke and jack end up seeing how much gracie adores elias, like letting him do the little things that she always did her self and never let anyone else, or how much she loves to be toi hung him

-🐙

hi 🐙 hope you’re doing well!

Luke had to watch his twin with her boyfriend and at first he wanted to be mad but Gracie was clearly in love with him. Gracie has finally learnt how to accept someone else doing things for her. Even if it is for these minor things like getting her water or tying her shoelaces Elias just loves being able to do it for her and for that Gracie won’t complain.

For Quinn the trio was good too as he could really see how much they loved each other “who would have thought our sister would be the one whipped.” Jack couldn’t help but laugh as he watched Elias tuck you both under a blanket as the camp fire roared in front of you “she’s kind of sweet when she’s clingy.” Quinn smiled as he hadn’t seen the duo leave each others side in days.

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How do Jack and Luke find out about Gracie and Elias

Elias answers a FaceTime call from Gracie’s phone as he totally forgot about it all. It was early in the morning and Luke straight up dropped his phone when he locked eyes with a shirtless Elias “are you the man she’s sleeping with?” Luke didn’t even look at his phone as he panicked “yes?” Elias couldn’t help but smile as Gracie was fast asleep next to him.

There was a moment of silence “could you hang up and just tell Gracie to call me when she’s dressed?” Elias didn’t need to be told twice to listen as he quickly hung up the call.

Of course Luke ran and told Jack who then spent twenty five minutes trying to book a flight to Vancouver so they could break the news to Quinn. Only to then learn that Quinn knew and wasn’t worried because Elias said he loved her.

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but part of him wonders what kind of family he has just entered into…

He definitely finds out when he goes with Gracie and Quinn to the hughes family house one summer

here are how I see things going…

Elias has walked out onto the porch to see Jack and Gracie wrestling one too many times now 😭

Gracie and Luke are literally as thick as thieves again pissing everyone off, mainly Trevor though because that’s funny.

Quinn feels like he should be balding with the stress but when Gracie feels bad she always ends up sat next to him on the boat babbling away in his ear

but when everyone eventually starts slowly down for the afternoon she finds herself in Elias’ arms where she usually ends up sleeping whilst he pulls his shirt or towel over her so she doesn’t burn

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oh Elias is beyond proud!! He keeps kissing her and reminding her how proud he is but also she’s HIS and no one else’s

Elias loved watching her play but even more so he loved watching her put him on his ass.

Gracie scored the final Matthews goal in their first game and as sad as Quinn and Elias were that they lost. Both of them couldn’t help but love how Gracie was adored by the crowd and her teammates for the weekend.

They both also agreed that under no circumstances will they ever leave Gracie unattended during their time in Toronto from that moment on.

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It could kinda be both for Quinn finding out?

I REALLY think he should find them in the act, and maybe he blows up a bit and storms out.

Elias then decides he needs to talk to Quinn and then goes over there to explain that he loves her, bringing the glove for him 😂

Quinn saw her necklace the on her table and he instantly connected the dots because the guys had teased Elias about having a soft spot for Gracie.

He was so pissed off as Elias woke up to about fifty messages from Quinn citing how he was going to kill him for going for his little sister.

Gracie was oblivious to the matter as she had barely woken up when there was a knock at the door “what the he are you doing here?” Quinn spat as Elias stood there with a boxing glove in his hand “I need you to punch me!” Elias shoved the glove into his hand.

It made her smile as she stayed hidden “why would I do that?” Quinn almost laughed as he was kind of confused “I’m in love with Gracie.” Elias announced making her freeze “and I know I shouldn’t and I know you should have found out in a better way but I can’t get her out of my head.” Gracie never knew he could be so romantic as she gripped her hand on her chest.

Elias looked at the glove in Quinn’s hand “so I need you to punch me cause I shouldn’t have gone for your sister but I did so just punch me so I can go make things right with her.” The last part made him furrow his eyebrows “you pissed my sister off?” Quinn asked as he cocked his head.

Gracie moved out from the hall making Elias smile as he saw her “I’m sorry.” Quinn turned to see Gracie in his old shirt and some shorts “think you’ll be the one needing this then.” He threw the glove to his sister “but you actually hurt her and I’ll be needing a lot more than just some boxing glove!”

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Ellen and Jim were at the game. And Ellen was so worried for her Gracie bear. She was griping Jim’s hand.

Both parents were practically racing each other to get downstairs after the game to make sure that she was okay.

Quinn has never felt more unloved in his life when they pulled his sister into a hug and left him alone (he can’t be mad because he literally did the same thing the moment he got into the locker room)

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HOW IS GRACIE!?🥹

icl I saw it and thought he was getting traded at first because I just saw his face and I think Gracie was probably in the same position.

Elias hadn’t been at hers the entire morning so by the time he arrived with coffee and breakfast for them both she was in tears because she thought he was leaving her (he had been very secretive over the last few days). So he thought they were tears of joy and then had to spend ten minutes explaining to her that he wasn’t leaving her.

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Gracie loves Elias’s accent

Whenever she is mad he talks to her in Swedish because it makes her turn into a giggly mess. Quinn could straight up call him when she’s drunk because that’s when she decides that he is all that she wants in that moment.

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I think we should say he wasn’t tbh👀 so Gracie helps Elias be included with her family even more

Gracie is literally obsessed with her mom on this trip because she’s starting to realise how much she actually misses both of her parents. Like when she was still at BC she was okay because they’d call like everyday and for 2/3 of their home games Ellen found a way to come watch her daughter play.

But the moment Gracie remembered that Elias’ dad couldn’t make the trip she couldn’t help but feel sad for him “can you come with us to dinner?” Gracie asked as she got out of the shower seeing him sat on his phone “I’d hate to impose.” Elias shook his head not wanting to overstep her time with her family.

It made Gracie frown “I want you there with me.” She explained tucking her towel into itself so it wouldn’t drop from around her body “you’re my family baby too.” She added letting her fingers grip at his jaw as she leaned down to kiss him.

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this can fit into gracie x elias au

I’m answering all of the Gracie and Elias asks from last night so we can move to the Hischier siblings + devils aus today

Literally this weekend made Jim and Ellen realise that they are literally so screwed if Gracie and him don’t work out because they now adore Elias. Like Jim now considers the Swede to be his son because they can’t see Gracie with anyone else.

Like this boy is her world and they know that she is his too.

Social media has a field day with this though because now they know that Elias has Gracie’s parents approval.