#THEN. maybe pierre looks at him a certain way when he comes... that loving look charles has always missed before...
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singsweetmelodies · 2 years ago
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Katie, sorry to have a piarles breakdown in your dms but your charles pining after pierre post triggered me, zo
Charles gets a bf who is maybe blond and blue eyed and may or may not be a look like pierre if you blurred him
And Charles does love him, maybe more platonically, but really he just craves the intimacy with someone, someone who holds him, someone who kisses him, someone who cuddles with him. He knows he can't get pierre (I'm a ho for unrequited but requited love) so he will just settle for being happy instead of being blissful. His bf is more of a chill guy than like a possessive or agressive dude, he is just some guy who just likes charles.
Pierre never gives him the time of day like that (or so he thinks 👀), always busy running after his newest fling or invites him out other than their designated race week "catch up" dates. What charles misses though, is pierre giving him the look only reserved for him, the fond smile, pierre spending hours moaning to his mother, pierre secretly hating his bf but just accepts it (pierre wants to hate him, he even tries to justify it but bf just doesn't do anything, he is an average good guy), pierre drunk telling all of this to este who tells it to mick and somehow lewis finds out who gives charles sage but cryptic advice.
anyways, some day, something happens and bf isn't there to console charles who's on the verge of a breakdown over something and only pierre is there (who's also about to freak out seeing charles like this but controls himself) and helplessly asks "do u want me to call your boyfriend" and then charles looks at him with the most confused, earnest, tearful eyes and says "but you're here why would I need someone else" dumbfoundedly
(maybe that awful thing is someone trying to slip something in charles' drink but ofcourse pierre prevents it because he can never stop himself from looking at charles for more than 3secs and bees the caring protective guy he is takes charles home who hits with what actually happened at pierre's room)
OH MY GOD ANON PLEASE HAVE A PIARLES BREAKDOWN IN MY INBOX ANY DAY OF THE WEEK OMG 😍😍😍❗❗❗ this is AMAZING, oh my freaking word. yes to it all. just. YES!!!!! charles getting a boyfriend who looks a little like pierre bcs he craves the intimacy with someone but thinks he can never have pierre... GOD. that is one track that always slaps.
and i raise you: pierre, at some point when he's still a little in denial, starting to have flings with people who look a lot like charles. it starts with girls - gorgeous, green-eyed brunettes - but then it moves on to guys. maybe he doesn't even realise what he's doing at first, but when he's in a club or whatever, looking for his next hook-up... he singles out the people who bear a passing resemblance to charles if you were to blur them, exactly like you said. and maybe pierre wouldn't have realised at all, but then someone - lewis? yuki, in his blunt but kind way? - asks pierre why he's only been fucking people who look like charles lately. pierre tries to deny it, but then he thinks about it, and... oh, FUCK.
and then yes. charles' boyfriend. charles' sweet, but perfectly, incredibly average boyfriend. pierre can't find a reason to hate the guy, but by god, he can't stop thinking charles deserves better. charles is exceptional, after all! he deserves so much better than average. (maybe this is what he rants to his mum every single damn time she calls him)
and god. GOD. what if the awful thing that happens is indeed something slipped into charles' drink. and what if that something... is some kind of fucked up sex pollen drug. and maybe that's why pierre is desperate to call charles' boyfriend, but he's in another country. and charles needs help NOW. so pierre has to fuck charles, and fuck him good. and for both of them, it's the best but also the worst sex of their lives - for pierre because he thinks this is the only time he'll ever get to have charles like this and it's all fucked up, and for charles because he thinks pierre is only doing this because otherwise charles will literally die, and he doesn't actually have any feelings for charles.
and maybe afterwards - once he's made completely sure charles is okay - pierre apologises fervently and leaves. charles angsts over it for weeks. so does pierre. maybe this is where lewis gives the sage advice 💜💜 and finally, charles goes to confront pierre. "why did you apologise? why did you leave?" and pierre explains that he's still torn up with guilt. maybe he even called charles' boyfriend to explain and apologise (the boyfriend understood, but broke up kindly with charles bcs he Knows. he knew the moment pierre called him.) anyways pierre feels terrible about ruining charles' relationship, and that he technically made charles cheat, which is something charles as a person would never ever do, and... yeah it's just a whole MESS.
but then. charles touches pierre's face gently. "don't you remember what i told you that night? about not needing anyone else if you're there?" and pierre is like "yeah but you were literally dying of fever. you were delusional, obviously you didn't mean it." which makes charles swallow, and say, "but what if i did, pierre? what if i did mean it? what if i've always meant it?"
anyway. 😅😅😅. sorry to take your fricking epic idea and make it just fucking insane. ummmm... yeah. *sees myself out* thank you SO fucking much for the literally incredible pining-charles idea, though, anon, oh my fucking GOD, you are the truest MVP of all 🙏🙏🙏❤️
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mywritersmind · 1 month ago
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ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR - LN4
↳ pt.2
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summary : You and Lando’s mind games don’t stop with the sea breeze. A day full of being Sweaty, Messy, and Drunk might just change your view on eachother.
og summary : Its the vacation of your dreams! With your best friends, rich men, live music, and flowing drinks, nothing can ruin it. Even if a certain Formula 1 driver (who seems to have an affinity for annoying you) is there every step of the sandy way.
listen up : kissing🙈 suggestive content! language! thanks for all the love on pt.1 <3 i hope this lives up to ur expectations!! pt.3 is loading…
word count : 1983
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LANDO
I wake up and run.
I run on the beach, through the palm trees, up steps, and through shops. I run to the ocean, my feet stopping just before the tide.
I’m running because I woke up with a girl in my bed and my mind filled with another. She was pretty and liked me, we didn’t go all the way because she was shit drunk and i’m not a dickhead.
But I’m not bothered by my lack of a sex life, I'm bothered because I had an imaginary good one.
Y/n was there. Of course she was.
These past two days, she’s been there a lot.
Too much.
I know she doesn’t like me. Maybe that’s why I like her so much. I mean, I like messing with her. She’s annoying as hell sometimes.
But last night, she wasn’t being annoying. Probably because it was a dream and she was straddling me. I shake my head and sit on the sand, trying to forget how she felt against me in that stupid cooking class.
I get up and run again. I run to clear my mind and strengthen my body, but no matter how far or how fast, she’s always there.
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YOU
I’ve always wanted to Jet ski. Today my dream has come true and it’s become even more magical because I'm beating Lando in a race.
“Please don’t die!” Kika yells at me from her own jet ski, holding onto Pierre.
I’m laughing so hard that my stomach hurts as I watch Lando fall off his water toy. I get closer to him, “Need help up, love?” He stares up at me, floating in his life vest as water drips down his face.
“Fuck off.” Is all he says before lifting himself back on the jetski. I immediately shut my mouth because the sight of his hard and wet body makes me go dumb. He clearly notices, “My eyes are up here, pretty.” He drives off without another word.
I pick up Alex who holds onto my vest and screams in pure happiness as we glide through the clear water. I’m having so much fun that I don’t realize everyone else has gone in, I turn back to drop off Alex who swims in while laughing. Lando is looking up at me when I leave Alex, “Let me give you a ride. I’ll show you how it’s really done.”
I want to laugh and scream ‘NO’ but I just smile, “Okay.” He grins and grabs onto the side, lifting him up to sit behind me.
“Switch with me.” As soon as his hand grips my life jacket, I take off. No way was I going to let my life be on the line with Lando driving. “Shit! Y/n!” He screams and scrambles to hold on, “Snake!” He’s holding onto me for dear life and screaming like a little girl. I’ve never had so much fun with him, even if I’m the only one smiling.
“Thief!” I yell right back at him. I hear him chuckle in my ear as we turn and see our friends on the beach. They’re jumping up and down and waving. When I lift my arms to wave back, Lando snakes his under mine, grabbing the handles and squeezing.
We take off with me not holding onto anything, “Norris!”
“Pretty!” He yells right back while mocking my voice, pressing up against me so I’m practically sitting on his lap. I have no choice but to hold onto his arms and scream.
“I hate you!” I scream as his curls brush my cheek.
“Tell me something I don’t know.” Is all he says to make me even angrier. I take his compromising position and use it as my advantage. Grinding my ass into him, he clearly is taken by surprise and lets go of the handles to grip my waist and push me forward.
I grab the handles and take control again. What I didn’t expect was his hands to stay on my hips. His skin is cold against my bikini bottoms and I can feel how big his hands are.
“You play dirty.” He says in my ear as I grin and go faster. “I do something dirty but it’s not something I play at.” And with that, I spin us so hard that his grip on my hips loosen and he goes flying.
I feel no remorse even as he floats to the surface, looking deathly and pissed. He’s breathing hard and coughs as he looks up at me, his eyes being brightened by the sun and water, “You got mean.”
“I’ve been mean.”
“It’s hot.” I narrow my eyes at his tone. What is he playing at now?
I raise a brow, my hands still on the handles, “Me throwing you off a jetski is hot?”
He just shrugs his shoulders, “We all have our preferences.”
I roll my eyes and leave him there.
My friends yelled at me when I got back to the beach, seeing Lando slowly but surely swimming in. He's alive so they’re not too mad anymore.
Our second full day is filled with sun and sand. We rented just about every water sport activity, tried sailing (which did not go well) and ended up split. I’m at the spa with Alex, Charles, Kika, and Rebecca. While Carlos, Lando, Pierre, Alex, and Lily go golfing.
I get my nails done first with Charles squirming next to me while the lady gives him a pedicure. “How do you do this!?” He whisper yells at me while the lady gives him a death stare.
I laugh, “I think I’m just used to it by now.”
He shakes his head and sits stiller as the woman starts painting his toes. He goes on his phone, holding it up and taking a selfie, catching me completely off guard, “Charles! Delete that.”
He laughs, shaking his head, “It’s just to the group chat.” I hold back my true thoughts, not telling him that I don’t want to give Lando another reason to make fun of me. But as I think about it, my phone pings with the photo and I wonder if I don’t want Lando to see me in any weird state because I care more than I think.
Nope! It’s definitely because he’ll make fun of me.
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“You’re gonna be mad at us.” I’m sitting in my hotel room having a girls night. We have face masks and Turkish treats. I can barely look at Kika without laughing at her face mask and hair pulled up.
I take a bite of my snacks as they all start smiling weirdly, “It was the guys idea!” Lily says quickly.
Rebecca nods, “We always want to spend time with you!”
I look at Alex to break the news, “We’re having a couples day tomorrow… so you’ll be alone. And possibly stuck with-”
“Lando!?” I groan, “I’d rather spend the day alone.”
I’m not mad that they want time with their boyfriends, just annoyed that my opinion is solitude or Lando Norris.
“That’s the thing…” Kika clears her throat, “We don’t want you to get kidnapped!”
Lily nods rapidly, “And Lando agreed!” I raise a brow. So they talked to Lando before me?
Rebecca sips her soda, “So we think it’s best if you two just stick together.”
“I’m not going to get kidnapped! I’m a grown woman-”
“And very pretty and no offense darling, but not very strong.” I gape at Alex, not believing that they’re this worried about my safety. But then I think what I would do if they were in my situation…
I flop back on the bed, “If I lose him, I’m not going on a search! I’ll continue my day in peace.” Lily squeals and hugs me, I can’t help but smile at her hair getting in her face mask, “Yeah yeah you totally owe me an ice cream.”
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LANDO
I hear Y/n tapping her foot before I see her. She’s waiting at the front of the hotel, in shorts and a yellow tank top, her bathing suit top peaking out. When she turns, her expression turns from bored to annoyed.
I put on my best smile and walk up to her, “Morning, pretty.” Her expression doesn’t change but I catch her eyes narrowing just a bit.
“You’re late.” I blink at her, not really knowing what to say. She crosses her arms, “I have a schedule.” And with that, she walks away, not turning back to see if I’m following. I have the feeling that she wants to walk away without me, but I don’t let her.
“Okay little miss organized.” I slip my hands in my shorts pockets, “What are we doing first, then?”
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YOU
I make him hike first. For someone so athletic, you would think he would be okay while walking for a couple miles.
Wow was I wrong.
Lando’s huffing and puffing, hands on his knees and sweat on his face, “You’re trying to kill me.” I scoff when I look at him, the landscape behind him is so beautiful and I can’t believe he’s complaining.
“I thought you ran every morning.” I snatch his camera from him and snap a photo of him and the landscape.
I turn to take more as he leans against the rocks, “I do! I thought you hated exercise.”
How does he know that? “I do… But this is worth it.” He stands up straight and finally looks past me.
His breath slows and I don’t dare look back so see how close he is, “You’re right.”
I make a face and have to turn to look at him now, “I’m what now?”
He rolls his pretty green eyes and takes his camera back, facing it towards me, “Smile, pretty.” I’m still not used to the nickname, and I flip off the camera instead. He tilts his head at me, his curls damp and falling in his face, “Charming.”
I make my way down the steps, watching the world below me. Everyone looks so small, the people on the beach and in the water look like ants.
I hear Lando’s steps behind me. We walk down in silence, my feet start to hurt but I keep my mouth shut.
The moment the sand starts to show and the crystal clear water comes into view, I slow my step as Lando catches up to me.
He pulls off his shirt and grins, slipping his shoes off and shoving his camera into my arms before taking off without me, “Lando!” I scream as he runs down the beach, “Lando we have to go-”
He turns and starts running backwards, grinning at me, “We don’t have to do anything! Come on Y/n, do you want to hang out with sweaty me all day?”
I groan, mumbling to myself, “I’d rather not hang with you at all.” He just motions me to join before running towards the water.
I contemplate how mad my friends would be if I left, but the sweat on my neck makes me practically drool at the sight of the cool water. And the sight of Lando in his trunks and tan skin.
I pull my clothes off quickly and throw them down with his things, walking down the beach at a much slower pace than he did. He stands up and watches me, his shorts low on his torso and a smirk on his face.
The moment he sinks back down to the water, I dive under, my body and mind cooling off immediately.
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The beach stop took longer than I realized and now we’re completely behind and I have a man child following me around with a camera.
“I’m going to tell someone that a creepy man is following me.”
He snaps another photo, his face pressed against his camera, “You’re so ungrateful.” He tisks, “I’m basically a professional photographer.”
“You’re basically a professional idiot.”
“I didn’t know we were in second grade.” I whip my head back at him, “Jeez come here.” He grabs my arm but I pull it away quickly and simply follow.
We walk into a bakery, it’s tiny and empty except for the woman at the register. Lando smiles politely and asks for two sandwiches, handing over his money.
“Norris, I can pay.” I try but he just ignores me.
He just sits at the window and pulls the chair next to him out for me. I sit next to him and cross my arms, looking out at the people on the streets. The woman hands us our food five cruel minutes later and I almost moan at the taste.
“Better?” Lando asks, taking a bite of his own food, “You seemed hangry.”
Everytime he flirts with me, it’s not a big deal. Sometimes I entertain it because I'm bored and he never shuts up. But this is genuinely surprising.
“Thank you.” And I mean it.
Lando raises a brow at me, “Are you being genuine? For once? For me?” He clutches his chest as if it’s the most insane thing in the world. I’m back to being annoyed. He laughs a bit to himself, “You’re very welcome, pretty.”
“Don’t get too used to it.”
He smiles, “So what else is on the schedule of our forced day together?”
I wipe my mouth, “Well you derailed my schedule with your little detour… So honestly we can do whatever!”
He taps the back of my chair, “I was hoping you’d say that.”
Lando is easily distracted and he won’t show me the google maps he’s following on his phone. He buys a new bracelet on the way and convinces me to buy a pretty jeweled necklace.
He’s so convincing that i’m worried he was a scammer in another life.
I’ve never known any of Lando’s interests. Besides driving and photography, he hasn’t mentioned anything else around me.
Or maybe he has and I just tuned him out.
So you see, that’s why I'm surprised when he takes me to throw pottery.
We sit in the back because we’re already late and apparently, Lando can’t tell time despite his million dollar watches.
The room is filled with people speaking Turkish and many groups of what look like locals.
The instructor eyes us but hands us two aprons and chunks of clay. “Have you done this before?” I whisper to Lando as he starts spinning his wheel.
“For my helmet reveal.” He whispers back, his hands slipping over the wet clay. His gaze flicks down to my dry clay staying still, “I’m assuming you haven’t?”
“I’m more of the paper and pencil type.” I screw up my face when the clay almost flies off and I press my foot down too hard.
The room is large and very open, but Lando and I are pressed up against the wall. The woman in front is talking but I'm too busy trying to get my clay to stay on the wheel.
Lando moves his hand off the clay, and relocates it to my knee, pulling my leg back softly so the pressure is less. The clay leaves a mark before he returns to his own creation.
I pretend like my heart rate didn’t rapidly go up, and ask, “What are we supposed to be making?”
Lando shrugs, his eyes still on his wheel. “No clue, let the art overtake you.” I let out a snort of a laugh as everyone turns to look at me. I see Lando holding back a smile as I apologize.
“Smooth.” He mumbles.
I lean over and squeeze extra water from the sponge onto his clay so his hands slip around and the top of his… mound? Flies off.
We’re both laughing now, I don’t know why. It’s one of those things where you start laughing and you can’t stop.
“Shut up.” I whisper as he gives me an accusatory look.
“Me? You started this!” He flicks his hand at me and water sprays onto my face. I scoff and do the same thing right back at him, a piece of clay coming from my finger and onto his cheek.
He wipes his face with his shoulder but just ends up swearing the orange clay more. I’m laughing harder because of his facial expression.
He seems even more lost and runs his hand through his hair, smearing the clay through his curls. I always cry when I laugh hard enough and today is no exception.
He takes his hands and lifts them closer to me. I flinch and scoot back in my chair which screeches against the floor.
The instructor comes to us with a stoney face, “Please keep it down and focus on your work.”
I nod as Lando mumbles an apology and we both turn back to our ‘works’. Mine is still how I started and Lando’s is now pointy.
I bite my lip and think of anything serious to keep me from laughing. But the moment Lando’s hand comes into view, I almost lose it.
I don’t look at him, just grit out, “I swear- I’ll choke you!”
I can hear the smirk in his voice, “Is that a threat of a promise?” My jaw drops and Lando takes my shock as extra time, rubbing his hand on my hair and down to my jaw and neck.
I scream and slap his hand away, smearing clay on his shirt and arm. He’s bent over with laughter, shaking his head rapidly and trying to control his volume. We both fail in the last part. “Excuse me!”
The woman is in front of us again, pointing outside as the people around stare in annoyance, “I’m going to have to ask you to leave!” We’re up and gone in seconds, not caring about our mess and how it’s getting on everything we touch.
I’m still laughing as we run down the steps, passing people and trying to get the hell away from that place. “The moment you fucking snorted, I lost it!” Lando wipes his hands on his shirt, cleaning his camera as well.
“You said some inspirational shit, How could I not!?” Lando Norris being dramatic while sitting and throwing pottery was something I’d never thought I’d see.
“The tears actually got me. Am I that funny?”
I shake my head, “No but you do have clay all over your face!” Without thinking, I push the one side of my hand that’s clean, and wipe off his face. My fingers brush the cut on his nose but only dry clay flakes off.
I rub his face over and over but the clay just won’t quit! I don’t realize he’s looking at me awkwardly until I place my hands back on my hips, “Won’t budge.” I clear my throat as he nods, “Sorry.”
“No need to apologize, pretty.”
We find ourselves in a gift shop that’s white and covered in vines and flowers. The bathroom is small so he lets me wash my hands first.
I’m looking at the sunglasses when he comes out, as clean as he could get without a change of clothes.
I try on a neon yellow pair that’s too big for my face, “What do you think?”
Lando claps his hands together, “It’s a look, for sure!” He pulls them off my face and onto his own, grabbing orange ones and replacing mine.
“You and papaya.” I roll my eyes as I look into the small mirror, “Horrible color.”
He hums, “Yet you still look good in it.”
I tilt the glasses to the bridge of my nose, “You’re such a flirt.”
He flashes me his green eyes and does the same, “You make it easy…” He steps a bit forward, “It’s fun to watch you squirm.”
“I do not squirm!” I cross my arms, scoffing.
He licks his lips, smiling, “You’re doing it right now.”
I narrow my eyes, “I can’t stand you.”
He doesn’t miss a beat. “Whatever you say, pretty.”
“I tried to drown you.” I say, wondering if he’s forgotten every moment he’s hated me.
“I deserved it. Plus I had a great view of you leaving so…” I push him away, rolling my eyes and taking the glasses off.
“I hate you.” There’s no real reason behind it, I just feel the need to get something out that doesn’t cause attention to my reddening cheeks.
“Not like you did three days ago.” He’s right and I can’t stand him for it. Something about this trip, about today… has made me somewhat tolerate him.
“You should hate me.”
He puts the glasses back on the stand, “I’ve never done well with people telling me what to do.”
I pout, jutting out my bottom lip, “Right… Papaya rules?”
“Hey now- That’s too far! You can’t say shit about what I do on track until you come to a race.”
I raise a brow, “I’ve been to a race.”
“I mean wearing orange.” His tone is playful but I can tell he’s serious. His hand goes to hair, pulling something out that I know is not clay because I made sure I got it all out in the bathroom.
Just as I’m about to comment on that fact, An older woman comes up to us. She’s got gray curls that reach past her elbows and lots of jewelry, “Excuse me, I just had to tell you- you two are an adorable couple!” She has an accent but it’s not Turkish.
I’m shocked at first, then start talking, “Oh we’re-”
Before I can finish, Lando slips his arm around me so he’s holding my waist, “Thank you so much!”
The woman’s smile is warm and kind. A man, about the same age as her, approaches us and takes her hand, “Dear, are you bothering newlyweds again?” I almost choke at his words but regain my breath when she laughs.
“Oh don’t be silly, Paul. I was just complimenting them!” She looks at him with love in her eyes, swatting his chest where a camera lay. He looks like he’d hang the moon for her, “You two remind me of us, quick witted and in love- or at least we used to be quick!”
Paul kisses her cheek, “Still very much in love, though.” Lando’s hold on me softens and when I look up at him, he’s watching them softly.
“That’s…”
Lando starts to trail off so I lean into him and smile, “Lovely. And inspiring.” I feel his gaze shift to me but I keep looking at the couple, “I’m Y/n.”
“I’m Effie! And this Paul!” I get the feeling that Paul is quiet just because he likes to listen to her talk.
“Lando.” He shakes their hands as Paul looks him up and down. “You two are great. How long have you been together?”
Effie is very pleased by this, “Fifty years today! We’re here for our anniversary. How about you two?”
Lando responds quickly, “Almost a year. Took a second for her to talk to me without throwing something at me.”
Paul and Effie laugh, “Well we won’t hold you two up any longer! It’s almost sunset, going to be a beautiful one!”
“Pleasure to meet you both.” I smile, placing my hand over Lando’s, intertwining our fingers.
“Have a good night!” Effie smiles and goes to turn but is caught up by Paul looking at my fake lover.
“Hold onto her, Lando.” Is all he says before walking away.
I drop his hand the second they’re out of sight, we’re silent and I refuse to look at him. Until he clears his throat and messes around with his camera, “I need a drink.”
“I second that.”
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LANDO
We decided to freshen up before grabbing a drink. It’s weird that we’re apart after the whole day together and that we’re both willingly getting back together tonight.
I run my hands through my hair in the mirror, looking at a nicely dressed version of myself.
I change immediately.
I land on a white, short sleeved, linen button down, and shorts. It’s too hot for anything else. I chug water as I check the time over and over again, but the clock ticks slower and slower each time.
I finally leave my room just to get some air, I feel weirdly nervous. I rarely feel nervous before dates, it’s never something I need to worry about. Not that this is a date!
This is us ending our forced day together!
It’s really hard to remember it’s not a date when I see her walk into the beach bar.
She’s wearing sandals that have a heel, her legs are tan and smooth, a baby blue dress falling right below her ass, and her hair wavy and being affected by the humidity in a weirdly good way.
Her eyes are big as she looks around for me and for a second, I want to leave. I can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that Y/n is the same girl who started cursing me out on day one.
She slides into the bar chair next to me, smiling softly. Something that used to never be aimed at me. “I almost didn’t recognize you. All fancy and not covered in clay.” I smile, that’s the attitude I know and take comfort in.
“Well you’re smiling at me right now so… I’m just as confused as you are.”
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YOU
The sunset is gorgeous but the darkness overtakes us far too quickly. I don’t know how many drinks in I am, but Lando and I end up on the beach again.
He’s leaning back on his arms, his legs stretched out as a bottle of wine sits between us. Our glasses are long gone and I can’t remember why, but Lando’s shirt is fully unbuttoned.
I’m definitely not complaining though.
“Alright- Next race, you’re coming to McLaren!” I smile at his drunken state, “I know for a fact that everyone would love how you bully me!”
I fake innocence, “I do no such thing!”
Lando shakes his head, sipping from the bottle. I watch his adams apple and his hand grip the glass before looking back to the crashing waves in front of us.
“No use in lying. It’s just us and this magical bottle of wine.”
I push my hand in the sand, feeling the granules between my fingers. “I had fun today.”
He sits up straighter at my words, “Wow! Y/n L/n, publicly admitting she had fun with me?”
“You just said it’s just us and the wine! I’ll deny it if you tell anyone!”
He meets my eyes, sarcastically saying, “I would never betray your trust like that, pretty.”
I groan, “Stop calling me that.”
“Why?” He leans closer, leaning against his arm so he’s looking up at me instead of down like usual, “It’s like the one thing I'm serious about with you.”
His words shock me, but his tone shocks me more. It’s the first time in a while that I genuinely look at him. I look at his freckles, trace them until they disappear beneath his collared shirt. I notice how his eyes are darker now, in the moonlight and looking at me so intensely.
“Norris.” I say seriously.
He eyes me, “Uh oh… last name.”
I give him a look to which he smirks at, drawing aimlessly in the sand, “Don’t be stupid.”
“Impossible.” Lando’s flat tone makes me laugh and the wine between us reminds me why I'm so intrigued by him, “I had fun today too, Y/n. Surprisingly so.”
“Am I surprising to you?” My voice is soft as he leans in.
“Yes. I like it.” Lando’s accent is like my kryptonite and he has no clue. When I don’t say anything else, he speaks again, “I have a proposal for you.”
“I don’t like you that much, Norris.” I eye his smirk.
“Let’s have more fun, civil fun, our friends will be happy. I think today is proof that we can be within five feet of each other without hurting one another.” I raise a brow as he continues, “If you still can’t stand me by the end of this trip, I promise you’ll never have to speak to me again.”
I look down at him, at his hand and his deep, meaningful eyes. “Alright.” He grins, “No funny business. Seriousness only. A truce.”
His hand meets mine, the difference in size evident, “A truce.” He repeats my words and shakes my hand, tugging me closer. I don’t really know how it happens.
I know that one second ago I was shaking his hand and now his lips are on mine. Our hands are still together but now his other one finds my waist as if it’s muscle memory. He’s got against me, his tongue in my mouth and tasting like wine and pure adrenaline.
His breath turns heavy when my hand goes into his hair and slides across his stomach. My heart is racing as his hand goes up the side of my dress, not overstepping, just feeling my skin against his.
Lando feels perfect against me, his lips are soft but I barely notice it because our kisses turn hungry and I moan into his mouth. He’s rough and he’s hot and he’s Lando fucking Norris.
I pull back stiffly, taking in what I've done, what we’ve done.
Lando’s chest rises and falls with the waves, his words shooting out of the same mouth he just devoured me with, “Sorry.”
“Don’t be.” Is all I can get out as he pulls back, looking out at the water with his knees to his chest. My mind is racing, my lips are tingling, and my body is on fire, “Goodnight.” I stand up and I run.
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natailiatulls07 · 1 year ago
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Situationship
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Frat!Lando Norris x influencer!reader
Summary - They are in a situationship but it’s not like the public don’t know, their pr teams need a pay rise
Warning - mention of a situationship, swearing, alcohol, partying??
A/n - This is based around Central Cee and Madeline Argy, and I mean so based that Madeline is kind of a face claim in this loll
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f1gossip
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Spotted: Lando Norris at a party in Paris with Norwegian DJ and music producer, Kygo. It’s not usual for Lando to party in the city of love, is he here for someone special??? 👀
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username Looking hot as usual
username Lando dating rumours??
username DJ/frat Lando = the best Lando 😍
username Maybe he’s there to see Pierre or Ocon?
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username Heyyy anyone seen Y/n’s new pod, Miss gurl has a little situationship 😏
username She said on her story that she in Paris with her favs, maybe he’s there with her……
username Yk who else was in Paris this weekend??!?!!
username A certain frat boy formula one driver!!
username Oh give over, there’s no way!
username Yeah like how would they even meet??
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Spotted: They do say that Paris the city of love. Lando Norris and Y/n L/n share an intimate moment out on the streets of Paris, is this the situationship influencer Y/n was talking about in her podcast??
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username That girl on tweeter was right!!
username ‘no strings attached’ Yeahhhh I don’t think soooo
username Ummm I don’t knowwww
username You mean that’s the girl who sitting with her dog in her car is in a situationship with Lando Norris a formula one driver 🤨
= username Mate! She’s more than a random girl, she has done some many things!!
= username And also don’t forget Lando Norris is no saint, he is the definition of a frat boy athlete
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Thank you Y/n L/n for coming to the Sunday race day to support McLaren!! 🧡
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username WHAT THE FUCK!!
username Oh they’ve totally fucked! Look at the tension between them!!!!
yourusername Thank you for having me 🤍🧡
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username Lando we can see your likes LMAO
username ADMIN WE LOVE YOU FOR THIS
username When will they just admit it?!?!!!
username McLaren pr need a fucking pay raise OMFG
username Who’s that with her in the third pic??
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username How are we all feeling after Landos first winnnnn??!!
username OVER THE MOON BABY
username I can die happy now 😚
username Anyone see his insta story??! ‘My lucky charm’ 🥹
username We all know that his lucky charm is definitely Y/n L/n she was there watching on, even the cameras panned to herrrr
username She practically had heart eyes for him!!!
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Wassup Suki? 🤍
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username Everyone thank McLaren Pr for forcing these two to become public 👏🏻👏🏻
username McLaren admins are a god send 🙌🏻
username THE FAST AND FURIOUS REFERENCE OMG
mclaren you’re welcome everybody 😌
= landonorris Thank youuuu
username I need to see more please!!!
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Wassup Bullet? 😉
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username She looks good in papaya!!
username not so ‘No strings attached’ anymore lol
username Was it ever really a situationship??
= yourusername No not really lmao
= landonorris wouldn’t have it any other way tho 😚
username Frat boy and influencer girllll
username FAVSS
username Oh how I love formula one admins 🫶🏻
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dilemmaontwolegs · 1 year ago
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hello gorgeous, I love your imagination that you put into words. I expecially like your works on daniel&gasly (maybe because they're my favorite drivers). I saw that requests are closed and you're going under the knife (hope it goes well!) but if by any chance you want/have time to write this I'll be happy. Will be pleased with whatever you choose to do with this request.
The reader is a very normal, ordinary person. Rents a flat, has a job, meets with her friends form time to time. Nothing much. Somehow hers and the drivers paths cross. He immediately falls in love with her, she feels the attraction but after one weekend with him she understands that they're too different and it certainly won't work. So he's trying to persuade her to give them a try and she always runs away when her feelings instead of brain start to win. During intimate moments she starts to make awful jokes or act like a child, everything to not let the passion take over and the driver notices that and the seducing begins.
Would love this with dan or pierre but it's up to you.
Have a lovely day! 😊
P.S: Sorry for my English, it's not my 1st language
Romantic at Heart || DR3
Pairing: Daniel Ricciardo x fem!reader Warnings: none really, smut implied WC: 2.3k
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You should have been heading straight home, just like you had promised the girls after a Friday night out, but the lights had stolen your attention. At first you thought it was a firefly, a single orange glowing tail on the brick wall. Then you spotted another, but it was blue. Then one by one you noticed them dotted along the wall, all the colours of the rainbow leading the way to the riverbank in the opposite direction to your apartment. 
Curiosity had you following the path of tiny LED lights, wondering what it might lead to. The distance between each beacon grew closer until they became clusters, like little galaxies of constellations you could wish upon. A small laugh bubbled up as you skipped along to the next one with childlike excitement, so engrossed in what you were looking at that you didn’t see where you were going.
“Oh, sorry!” you apologised as you bumped into a man, his hands scrambling to catch his camera before it could hit the pavement. “Sorry, I was distracted. Is your camera okay?”
The man had recovered it without incident and smiled as he held it up. “Mind if I check?”
“Check what?” you asked as he raised it to his eye, the lens pointed in your direction.
“If it still works. Smile!”
You laughed at the man’s confidence and you heard the shutter snap the photo before he looked at the display. “Wow, that’s perfect,” he praised, waving you over. “Come look.”
You stepped closer to the man, feeling a sense of recognition though you were certain you hadn’t met him before. He angled the camera so you could see what he had captured and your lips parted in surprise. You couldn’t understand how he had managed to take a simple photo but make it art. 
The smile on your face was pure joy, and the lights behind you had distorted under the exposure and contrast to create a halo around your head. 
“You look like an angel.”
“Oh my god,” you whispered in amazement, wishing you could have a copy for yourself. 
“God?” he chuckled as he held a hand out. “Nah, you can just call me Daniel.”
You shook his hand with a laugh, feeling like it was a sound he was used to hearing from everyone he spoke to, and gave him your name in return. 
“Don’t take this the wrong way,” Daniel started to say and you immediately began to shift uncomfortably on your feet, “but you’re beautiful, and it’s late, what are you doing out on your own?”
“Oh, I was out with my girlfriends and on my way home when I saw these and I kind of, had to, follow them…?” you trailed off and looked back at the dark path you had wandered down, less and less lights illuminating the way home. “I guess I should be going.”
Daniel followed your gaze to the darker end of the road and hated the thought of you walking it alone. Shoving his camera into his hoodie pocket, he offered his elbow. “Care for some company on this fine evening? My mother would throttle me if she knew I let a lady walk home alone at this hour.”
You chewed your lip as you debated his offer. “Are you a serial killer?”
“Only at breakfast.” You took a sudden step back and he screwed his eyes shut as he berated himself. “Sorry, sorry, terrible joke. Terrible timing. I meant Cereal Killer…because I eat cereal for breakfast…I’m sorry.”
“That is not funny,” you said despite laughing. “I watch way too many Netflix shows for that.”
His head tilted to the side and caught the colours of the leds around you as curiosity filled his playful smile. “Have you seen that Formula One show on there?”
Your nose wrinkled at the idea and shook your head. “Sports isn’t really my thing.” Trusting your gut that he was safe enough, you looped your arm in his and set off down the road. 
“Then what is your thing?”
“Books,” you admitted, suddenly shy though you had no reason to be. “My friends actually refer to my apartment as ‘the library’. If I didn’t have to work to buy more books I don’t think anyone would see me again, I would just hole up and read.”
“There’s worse ways to spend your time,” he joked with a grin you were starting to think was perpetually painted on his face.
“Yeah, I could watch Formula one.” His smile faded and his laugh puttered out, making you instantly regret the joke. “I can hardly make fun of your thing when I’ve told you mine.”
“I don’t actually watch F1,” he admitted as he stopped walking and you turned to face him. “I’m too busy racing.”
“Racing what?” 
He blinked a few times and his lip twitched with a smile when he realised you were genuinely confused. “I race cars…in F1…for McLaren.”
You waited for the punchline to come but for the first time since meeting him, he was serious. “Oh, oh! Okay…wow. I guess that’s why I felt like I recognised you, I must have seen you somewhere. God, I feel stupid.” You laughed to yourself and sighed, whispering under your breath, “you’ve been reading too much romance.”
“You’re not stupid,” Daniel said quietly. “I feel it too.”
Your laugh was an unladylike snort of disbelief. “Don’t be silly, you don’t even know me. You don’t even know my last name or what I do for work.”
“But I want to, if you’ll give me the time to learn. Not that it matters what your job is, you aren’t your work.”
“What if I’m an escort?”
“Are you an escort?”
“Would it matter?” 
He was momentarily stunned and you saw him worrying his bottom lip and he thought of an appropriate answer. 
“I’m not, but obviously it would matter,” you clarified as you turned and started your walk again. “I’m an admin assistant, not an escort, just so you know.”
“Not a librarian?” 
You smiled as you tipped your head back to the starry night. “A girl can dream, but they aren’t positions that tend to come up very often. Even less with everything going digital.”
“You could open your own library, you already have the books apparently.” 
You hadn’t realised how far you had walked until you stopped outside your apartment complex. It had been easy to get lost in the conversation with him and you almost continued walking just so the evening didn’t come to an end. 
“Apparently?” you giggled as he opened the front door for you. “Do I have to prove it to you?”
He followed you to the elevator and leaned against the wall. “Is that you inviting me up?”
It was daring and absolutely unlike you but when you looked into his eyes you knew you wanted to see more of them so you found yourself asking, “Would you say yes?”
His smile grew as he reached for the elevator button in response and hit it.
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Monday morning rolled around too soon and you struggled to pull yourself out of bed to get ready for work. Daniel’s back was to you as he hugged his pillow, one arm hanging over the edge of the bed, and you saw the slightly raised marks of your nails over his tan skin. 
The weekend had been better than any of the fictional tales that filled the rooms in your house. You hadn’t even left the apartment, too engrossed in each other's company to face the outside world. But that would change as you climbed out of bed and started your usual Monday morning routine. 
“Good morning, angel,” Daniel greeted sweetly as he snuck up behind you and kissed your cheek. 
You held up the piece of toast you were eating and let him take a bite for himself. “Can I have your number?” he asked after finishing his mouthful and watching you dart around the small kitchen, packing a little lunch to take to work.
“For what?”
“So I can give it to telemarketers,” he joked as he caught you around the waist. “No, so I can call you.”
“This weekend has been…magical, but you’re a famous race car driver, and I’m, well, just me,” you said softly. “I’m under no illusion about how this ends, Daniel, we live in two different worlds.”
“That’s just a cop out,” he argued, picking up your phone and calling himself so he had your number. “I’m going to prove you wrong.” 
Three Weeks Later “Daniel’s here to see you.” You looked up from your computer to double check Jess was talking to you and found her grinning like a fool. “I can’t believe he’s actually here.”
“Who?”
Jess reached for the half empty cup of coffee she had made you and sniffed it. “Did I give you decaf? Girl, wake up! You don’t keep a man like that waiting. The PA’s are already sniffing around him.”
Pushing your chair back, you rose at the threat of the PA’s who loved to dote upon any man who had a seven figure salary. Two of the glorified assistants longed to be on Love Island and their entire personality could fit in the extremely large breasts their ex-bosses had paid for - right before the sexual harassment charges were filed. Yeah, you weren’t going to leave Daniel to fend for himself.
Leaving the back offices, you followed the scent of knock-off Marc Jacobs to the reception area where Daniel smiled and joked with the small crowd surrounding him. You were once again struck by how different your lives were, his in the spotlight and yours anything but. It was only as you moved closer that you saw how the smile didn’t reach the creases around his eyes and heard the laugh that didn’t come from deep in his belly. 
“Alright, ladies,” you interrupted the group with a wave of your hands, “thank you for keeping Daniel company, I’ll take it from here.”
A few overly keen females pouted as they stepped away and Daniel cast a grateful smile to you before pulling out the gift he had hidden behind his back. It took a second to realise why the bouquet of roses looked strange but then the confused frown was replaced with a smile as you accepted it. Every rose was made of origami, carefully folded and shaped into the blossom and you quickly recognised the lines of Pride and Prejudice, arguably the greatest romance novel of all time.
“What are you doing here?” you asked as you held the meaningful bouquet to your chest. 
Daniel was all too aware of your curious co-workers still hanging around the area and dipped his head closer to yours. “There’s this angel I’ve been missing, and I just needed to see her again.”
The gesture, the words, it all made your heart skip a beat but you quashed the feelings that arose with it. “That is stalking.”
His laugh was genuine and your smile grew when you saw his reach his eyes as he corrected you, “That is romantic.”
“Thank you,” you whispered as you sniffed the paper roses. “Did you spray these with your cologne?”
“The book came from a secondhand store and it smelt like mothballs, which wasn’t the vibe I was going for. I think I smell better than mothballs.”
“Wait, you made these!” Surprise floored you as you looked at them with a new appreciation. 
“With a little help and a lot of youtube,” he grinned proudly. “I would have come sooner but it took three weeks to make them all.”
The effort he made brought tears to your eyes and you hurried to blink them away. The man was absolutely relentless in his belief that the connection between you could become something more, but you still struggled to accept it. It wasn’t because you weren’t attracted to him, no that had been instant from the moment you met, you just didn’t understand how someone as famous as him could settle for someone as plain as you.
“Surely you have better things to do with your time,” you said after swallowing the lump in your throat.
“Than thinking of ways to win your heart? No way. So…can I please take you out on a date?”
Your eyes traced the roses, scanning the lines from the pages of one of your favourite books. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh. Daniel made you laugh, he could always make you laugh. The late night phone calls that interrupted your reading time replaced the silence in the apartment with the sound of your laughter. But would it be enough to close the distance between your worlds?
Your eyes followed another petal and felt it resonate within: Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.
“One date,” you said as you tore your eyes away from the flowers that only seemed to call to you more, begging to find more sweet sentences among the folds. “And nowhere public. I want to actually be able to talk with you, not get swarmed by fans.”
“I can do that,” he said with a wide grin before kissing your cheek. “I’ll see you tonight.”
He started to leave but he stopped as you softly called his name, looking over his shoulder from the doorway.
“Thank you for these, Daniel. No one’s ever done anything so sweet.”
“It’s just the beginning, angel,” he winked, disappearing out the door as you hid your face in the flowers that smelt just like him.
Crap, you sighed to yourself. He was worming his way into your heart, just like he planned.
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silvervioletvalentine · 2 years ago
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❣️!Loving rival!❣️
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Pairing: Charles leclerc X Cherrie!
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Summary: in which she’s a little over protective of someone who’s supposed to be her rival.
Or: Charles being completely and unashamedly in love with his ‘rival’. Or: moments between them caught on camera .
Charles was stood in front of the press after another qualifying session, having not done as well as he had hoped.
Glancing around the media pen to see who else was being interviewed , his smile dimming slightly when he couldn't find who he wanted to see the most out of the rest of the drivers , giving Pierre , who was also there further down from him, a little nod before looking back at the reporter with a smile .
The reporter noticed this and gave him a subtle knowing look, clearing his throat .
"Charles. Not as good of a session as ferrari would have hoped for today. How are you feeling?" He was asked politely .
Charles sighed quietly , sipping on the long straw of his drink as he tried to cool down. His hair a sweaty mess on top of his head from the heat .
"Er yes , slightly disappointed of course. Not what I hoped for but we can do better. We can learn from this mistake and hopefully overcome those errors ..yes, I mean, not what I wanted but could have been worse I suppose." He said with a nod , seeing his press officer give him a thumbs up from the corner of his eye.
The reporter nodded before smiling at him "the team that Ferrari was hoping to beat both got p1 and p2 in qualifying . With Cherrie coming first by what felt like a long shot .. she had quite some seconds on everybody else. Are you worried about that?" He asked him curiously.
Charles just laughed and shook his head, a little bit of pride filling him as he thought about the way Cherrie had wizzed around the track without any difficulty's whatsoever .
In fact , Charles was almost certain that she had gotten nearly every pole Position this season so far, if it wasn't her that was coming first then it was her teammate max.
He knew that with her being his 'rival' and the one th at he was supposed to be fighting it out with on the track, that he should be feeling a little angry and upset with her winning over him again.
But as Charles thought of the smile on her face when she had proudly high-fived her teammate and did her silly little dance of happiness , he could feel nothing but pride for her.
"I'm not worried .. maybe the team is but.. that's to be expected. Because redbull has become the team to beat, they are very fast and very powerful." He laughed a little . That was an understatement. His was certain that his team principal was just foaming at the mouth at them losing again them again.
But Charles just shrugged , swallowing another sip of his drink.
"Cherrie deserves this position. She's deserved them all in fact . She is one of the best drivers I've ever come across... as soon as your radio tells you 'Cherrie is behind you' you know that it's over .." he grinned despite himself , glancing down at his feet with a shy little grin. Laughing quietly .
Shaking his head to snap himself out of it, he continued to gush about her.
Not noticing the amused looks that he was getting from those around him listening to him proudly talk about his rival like she was his own teammate and not the one driver that was kicking his ass on the track every race.
"She's always been very quick though. Even when we were kids. I used to be in such amazement watching her all the time . The only reason she didn't win the championship the first year that she came into f1 was because she didn't have the right car behind her. But now.." he shrugged again with a proud smile.
"she's signed with redbull and look at what she's doing! She's winning and it's to be expected . I'm not surprised that she's faster than me. She's just - yeah .." he realised that he was still just stood their gushing about her and trailed off sheepishly , his press officer looking exasperated at him yet again boasting about his 'rival' to the world.
The reporter just chuckled "sounds like you have a very high opinion of her! I guess it's safe to say that the rivalry is only on the track? You have nothing but kind words to say abut her off it.." he said.
Charles flushed a little, grinning sheepishly as he scratched the side of his neck. Laughing .
"Yes, yes. I have not one bad thing to say about her , she's somebody that I admire very much-"
He couldn't even finish his sentence before they heard a familiar shout of his name from behind him, turning his head slightly to see the woman in question jogging over to him, ignoring her team telling her not to.
She wasn't supposed to be getting friendly with the 'enemy' yet she couldn't give one shit what anybody else thought.
Instead she gave Charles a sympathetic smile and wrapped her arm around his shoulders from behind , being an inch or two taller than him and taking advantage of it.
"What happened C? It was going so well and then they tell me that you're falling behind." Her French accent was thicker than the others, even more so when she was filled with adrenaline still.
Still in her racing suit and sweat dripping down her neck, she still wanted to see him and find out why he wasn't starting first with her tomorrow.
Charles smiled at a her a little , seeing the way she was frowning and looking upset on his behalf. She seemed even more disappointed for him than he was himself .
It was a little amusing for those around them to witness .
Cherries blunt and unfiltered nature coming out as her team watched on stressfully , all crossing their fingers and hoping that she wouldn't cause another scandal or scene.
She wasn't afraid to call out people or point out people's failures or bullshit to their faces , especially when it was somebody that she cared about.
Not that she would ever admit out loud that she cared about the Ferrari driver , he was her rival of course . The man that she fought to beat on the track.
She was just curious , that was all.
Charles sighed and leant into her side a little, enjoying the way she was comforting him without even trying .
"Testing out new tires and they weren't as fast. I didn't get enough time to heat them up.. but hopefully it will go better tomorrow." He tried to be optimistic but his own disappointment was obvious.
Cherrie just scoffed and gave his shoulders a squeeze, frowning at him .
"stupide! cela semble évident ! c'est le tour le plus rapide, bien sûr que c'était une mauvaise idée !" She exclaimed in disbelief to how his team just kept continuously fucking him over .
(Stupid! that seems obvious! it's fastest lap, of course that was a bad idea!)
Charles smiled awkwardly , glancing over to his press team and seeing them shaking their heads at him. Telling him to disagree and not let her bad mouth his team right in front of him.
Charles just ignored them
And instead let out a small laugh, wrapping his arm around her waist so he could give her a small side hug as subtly as possible. Wanting to hold onto her for as long as he could get away with.
"Not the best idea , no. But I'll do better tomorrow." He just repeated still a little upset with his result and team .
Cherrie was having none of it. She looked down at him in disapproval, pulling a face at him.
"This isn't your fault . It's your team that need to do better tomorrow, not you. You did great." She casually told him , paying no mind to the surprised look he gave her, his cheeks flushing at her easy defence of him.
Then she looked at the cameras and gave a smirk , laughing.
"This is why I did not go to Ferrari. I would have been fucked." She exclaimed , grinning slyly as she pulled away from Charles with one last pat to his shoulder .
Then she snickered , pushing her redbull cap down further on her head. Unzipping her race suit and tying it around her waist instead as she felt her press officer take ahold of her arm to pull her away before she could do anymore damage.
Cherrie made sure to get one last joke in "none of their drivers will ever be virgins before Ferrari fucks them all!" She laughed loudly , giving Charles a wink before allowing herself to be quickly pulled away.
Immediately Getting a scolding from her team. She just snickered like a naughty child that has done something that they weren’t supposed to.
Leaving Charles to giggle to himself , bright red, as he bit down on his bottom lip and watched her team try to get her to behave . Cherrie just running off like a naughty child as they chased after her with a loud, fed up groan.
Then he looked over at the cameras and grinned "she's very funny." Was all he muttered in amusement knowing that the group chat would be buzzing as soon as they saw the video of them.
Another video showed the helmet of the redbull driver tilt towards the Ferrari that was now stalled alongside the side of the track. A picture of cherries radio box popping up on the screen.
There was a static crackle before her concerned voice was heard over the radio clearly .
"What happened? There's a Ferrari stopped. Who is that?" She wanted to know , always having a feeling that she knew just who the unlucky driver was.
Her team confirmed it with a calm voice "that's Leclerc’s' car. His engine has failed. He's going to have to retire from the race. Just keep pushing Cherrie, you've got this in the bag." He encouraged her.
Cherrie did as he said, focusing on the track in front of her as she overtook another Mercedes car with ease . Yet she could only think about one thing.
Her voice was heard over the radio again, sounding more and more annoyed.
"That's unbelievable! What the fuck is wrong with them? Is he okay?" She asked them , sounding pissed off now.
Still managing to overtake yet another car as the announcer cheered that once again the two redbull were in the lead yet again.
Her team just sighed, knowing that she wouldn't stop asking until they answered her every question.
Especially if it involved Charles. She could never shut her mouth up whenever the situation involved him.
"He is okay. He's out of the car and getting a lift from the safety car back." They confirmed for her.
She just scoffed angrily on his behalf "fucking hell! They've fucked him again! Unbelievable!” She cursed loudly unaware that her radio was being televised for everybody to hear.
All she could think about was how upset and disappointed charles would be , yet another race ruined for him. And more points lost.
"Just concentrate on keeping position. You are currently p2 with max in front of you. Keep defending." He told her firmly.
Cherrie was still muttering to herself , the broadcast radio catching every word .
Including Charles who was back in the back room , watching the race continue as they showed cherries radio on the screen, watching her car easily keep the Mercedes from getting past her and max .
The camera zooming in on Charles previously upset face , now instead he was smiling a little to himself at the sound of how pissed off she sounded on his behalf, his cheeks flushing in colour as he tried to ignore the knowing looks being sent his way.
"Fucking Ferrari." She was finally heard saying , sighing loudly .
Charles just laughed beneath his breath.
Fucking Ferrari . He agreed silently.
Then the video cut to another scene where Cherrie had just won another important race , high-fiving max and letting him know how proud of him she was for defending her back.
She patted him on the back firmly before turning away, focusing on unzipping her suit and tying it around her waist , still breathless and sweating from the heat.
From the corner of her eye she saw Charles congratulating max , then all of a sudden she heard the sound of the stands starting to boo him and call him some not so nice names.
Her brows furrowing in disgust as she snapped her head over to the crowd and immediately shook her head at them in disapproval.
"Fuck you Charles! Ferrari is shit!" She heard someone yell towards him nastily. Others shouting their cruel agreements .
Charles just looked down at his feet and tried to ignore it, wiping a towel that his assistant gave him over his face , wiping away the sweat that was clinging to him.
Cherrie glared over towards where the voice had come from, pushing past people to walk over to them, clearly pissed off.
"Shut your mouth assholes! None of that!" She shouted angrily towards the still booing crowd that immediately quietened down when she yelled at them , stopping their booing of Charles quickly .
Charles gave her a thankful look , walking over to her hesitantly .
He gave her a small smile of appreciation. "thank you. They do not like me very much." He muttered to her with a small, uncomfortable laugh , feeling the dislike towards him and his team from the crowd of orange in front of them.
Cherrie wrapped her arm around his shoulder and hugged him, squeezing him tight .
"Then they're stupid." She simply answered him, pulling away to smile down at him.
Tapping the cap on his head proudly "you did very well. Almost caught up to me. Well done Charles." She praised him , impressed with his racing .
He had came p3 , right behind her by mere seconds. It was the closest that he had gotten to her so far.
Charles blushed deeply , smiling bashfully as he wrapped his arm around her waist and gave her another hug back. Aware of the thousands of people watching them converse between each other casually .
"Thank you! I am as surprised as you are! But very happy." He truthfully replied before following her through the crowd , their teams telling them to head to the podium to celebrate their wins .
Cherrie took ahold of his arm to pull him through the crowd , feeling his fingers search for hers for a moment before letting go of her hand when he remembered that there was thousands of people watching them closely .
She just smiled knowingly over her shoulder at him, laughing at the way he couldn't meet her eyes. Growing shy quickly.
"Are you going to the after party on the boat?" She asked him quietly , curiously.
He nodded his head yes, still gazing at her from the corner of his eye as they were handed bottle of champagne each . Giving max a small wave as he nodded his head at him again respectfully.
"Yes. Do you-" he hesitated for a moment before deciding to just for for it. The worst thing she could say is no.
Or laugh in his face and make him cry. Oh well.
"Can I go with you? Like- can we arrive together? We could get some food before we go too so that we aren't drinking on an empty stomach." He rushed out , glancing at her hopefully . His heart racing nervously as he waited impatiently for her answer .
Cherrie just casually nodded her head, giving him a knowing smile and giggling at his constant red face that never seemed to fade when he was around her.
It was cute.
"Sure. Sounds like a plan! Sick of driving in a Ferrari already?" She joked to him easily .
Charles just laughed , nudging her shoulder with his own affectionately .
"Honestly? Yes!"
Then they sprayed each other with champagne, laughing loudly as they almost slipped off the podium together .
Clinging onto each other joyfully as they yelled happily , the camera zooming in on the way Charles was stroking away the booze soaked hair from her face carefully , wiping at her eyes with the end of his shirt so that she could see clearly again.
"Most friendliest rivals I've ever seen." The cameraman joked.
Then photos of the after party were shown on the screen , zoomed in photos of Charles with his head on cherries shoulders, grinning up at her drunkenly as he listened to her chatting away to her friends.
His arm wrapped around her waist as he practically laid in her lap with Half of his shirt open , her long hair wrapped around his fingers as he tugged on it to get her attention like a needy child .
Then the next few photos showed the two of them dancing together , with cherries head thrown back in laughter while Charles held onto her closely , his face buried in her neck with a permanent drunken grin on his face .
Before the last few photos showed both Cherrie and Charles being escorted out of the party by a fed up looking pierre and max who were trying to get the two of them off the floor after they kept falling over together in a heap of limbs.
Pierre stood with his hands on his hips with pursed lips as he looked over at Charles who was climbing onto cherries back , getting a piggy back ride from her while they stumbled down the street, giggling like a pair of naughty children .
Before max finally managed to separate them when the fell over again into a pile of drunken limbs on the floor.
Max was holding Cherrie while Pierre had ahold Charles arm , looking exasperated as he watched his friend reached out in front of him and grab ahold of her hand , swinging it between them with a pleased grin on his face, loudly serenading her with a awful version of 'you're my best friend' by queen.
Cherrie clapping at him proudly as she signed a heart shape at him with her hands.
'Rival no more?' The headline read.
The internet went crazy for them.
Then the video switched to another clip a few months later that showed a replay of her teammate , max, accidentally hitting Charles's wheel with his own and sending them both off the track.
Then the camera turned to show the aftermath . Zooming in on Cherrie angrily pulling off her helmet and stomping over to her teammate with a look of thunder on her face , pointing her finger at him angrily .
"What was that?! Did you forget how to drive? putain d'idiot stupide!" She shouted at him loudly , giving his shoulders a shove as well.
(Stupid fucking idiot!)
Max looked down at her blankly , hands on hips , already expecting this reaction from his friend as soon as he realised just who he had hit .
In fact , max was surprised that she hasn’t punched him yet. Because anyone who even dared to hurt Charles or even upset him in the slightest, was immediately put on her list of people to punch in the face.
He pursed his lips at her, sighing in annoyance . "It was an accident . He shouldn't have come so close to
Me on a corner! That was the wrong time to try and overtake me!" He stubbornly snapped back at her.
Cherrie let out a nose between a laugh and a scoff "that's the whole fucking point dumbass! This was your fault completely! You didn't leave him enough space!" She accused him. Having been right behind them when it happened.
Deciding to completely blank the part of her brain that knew that this was also Charles fault too. It was a risky move on his part, one that she would be scolding him for when she was done with max.
Max rolled his eyes bitterly , knowing that she was half right but not wanting to admit it.
"Whatever." He muttered moodily trying to turn away and walk away from her. Spotting a familiar red suit not far from them , not wanting a Scene to be made.
Too bad that he had forgotten just who his friend was. The biggest drama queen of the century.
Also Charles biggest protecter and unofficial bodyguard.
Instead she reached forward and took ahold of his race suit In her fist and started dragging him over to the Ferrari driver, ignoring him trying to get her to let go of him. Cursing her out loudly, everyone looking on in amusement at the sight in front of them.
"You are going to apologise to him max!" She demanded to him sternly , dragging him over to Charles who had now turned to look at the scene she was making with wide eyes , his mouth dropping open in shock.
Max groaned loudly , almost tripping over his feet as she gave him another rough shove in Charles direction.
Glaring at her unhappily "absolutely not-"
Her sharp glare quickly changed his mind.
Inhaling sharply and slowly turning to look at a bewildered Charles with a displeased scowl on his face .
“I'm sorry." He muttered towards him , crossing his arms over his chest unhappily. Not looking him in the eye as he sulked like a child .
Charles just blinked at him in surprise .
“what?" He blurted out. Eyes going between the two redbulls in front of him in both amusement and disbelief .
One looking like a pissy toddler being scolded and the other looking like a wrath personified .
Cherrie placed her hands on her hips and glared at her teammate darkly .
"He said he's sorry for nearly killing you!" She dramatised . Looking him over for any possible injuries that the medics could have missed.
Max immediately looked at her in disbelief "kill him? He only went to the side! He's fine!" He exclaimed.
Charles laughed a little. Reaching over and grabbing her hand, giving it a little comforting squeeze once he realised how worried she was for him.
"I'm okay. Just disappointed on missing out on points again." He gave max a pointed look , not happy with her teammate for not letting him through.
Max rolled his eye . "I said I'm sorry. But that was the wrong time to overtake mate-"
Charles scoffed at him , pulling Cherrie over to his side as she fussed over him. Grabbing a towel and wiping the sweat from his face before pushing her bottle off water into his hands.
"That's my job! Honestly what is wrong with you mate-"
"Don't mate me-"
Charles glared at him as Cherrie ran her fingers through his messy hair, completely oblivious to their amused friends watching them with knowing looks on their faces .
"You're a reckless driver-" Charles snapped at him, leaning his head down a little bit so that Cherrie could put his cap back on for him again.
She paused with her hand on his head, narrowing her eyes at him making him freeze up , immediately shutting up at the look on her pretty face.
She was incredibly intimidating when she wanted to be.
"No he isn't. He made a mistake but he's a good river and that's my teammate." She scolded him with a frown bedore looking at him sternly.
"say sorry to max!" She then told him firmly .
Max's face turning smug as he grinned at him slyly "yeah Charles say sorry to me-" he laughed as Cherrie smacked his arm in silent warning for him to behave .
Charles looked at her in shock "Cherrie! Why should I apologise when he-" he cut his whining off with a groan when she just continued to look at him in disapproval , pursing her lips at him unhappily.
"Fine." He muttered with a frown bedore turning to look at max again. Gritting his teeth and trying not to smack the smug look off his stupid face.
He inhaled deeply and said "I'm sorry. You're a good driver and I know that you didn't deliberately try to kill me .."
Max's smile dropped . Eyes flickering between the two of them in disbelief .
"I was no where near killing you! Fucks sake. You two are ridiculous! Forget it!" He shouted , fed up with the pair of them. Stomping away before they could annoy him any further .
Leaving Charles to giggle to himself triumphantly , turning back to Cherrie with a innocent smile on his face.
He then wrapped her up in his arms and closed his eyes as he felt her hug him around his waist , rocking them from side to side .
"Thank you for defending me." He whispered to her with a smile . Sighing contently when he felt her gently kiss the side of jaw.
"Always." She pulled away only to give him a pointed look.
“But that was totally your fault. What were you thinking trying to overtake him at that corner? You absolute idiot-" she smacked at his arm as they walked away, starting to scold him now that max was gone .
The camera filming the way Charles was pouting to himself as she ranted onto him, despite the way he sneakily hooked his fingers around the race suit that was tied around her waist , pulling her closer to him.
Nodding along to her telling him off casually , a look on his face that told everyone that this was not the first time that he was being scolded by her .
Then another video appeared of them at a conference together, alongside max who looked more than fed up as he listened to the two of them giggle between each other, not paying attention to anything that was being said around them.
Cherrie was too busy drawing on scrapped piece of paper , Charles looking over her shoulder with a amused smirk as she showed him the little drawing of max that she had done , only he was wearing a Ferrari logo instead of redbull.
Charles snorted "imagine him in red." He shook his head with another little giggle , taking the pen from her and adding devil horns on cartoon Max's head, nudging her repeatedly to get her to watch , the both of them bowing their heads together , in their own little bubble of amusement .
She heard max clear his throat loudly , slowly glancing up from their drawings and giving a sheepish smile once she noticed that everybody was looking at her pointedly .
"Sorry? What was that?" She had absolutely no clue what had been asked to her , side eyeing Charles who was covering his smirk up with his hand, casually leaning back into his sight as he tried not to laugh at the startled look on her pretty face .
The reporter asked her again "If you could change one thing at redbull what would it be?"
Cherrie didn't even hesitate "my teammate. Definitely." She joked , laughing loudly when max just gave her a deadpanned look in return.
Charles was giggling beside her , wrapping a piece of her long hair around his finger and curling it around and around absentmindedly.
Max sighed "as you can see . Cherrie is a really lovely and supportive teammate to have." He drawled sarcastically . Smiling anyway . Used to the way that Cherrie always picked at him and joked around.
Cherrie nodded along proudly "yes I am. But honestly there isn't anything that I would change per say. My car is fucking amazing and a absolute beauty to drive . It's not us that's needs to change anything." She bluntly said , giving the Ferrari driver beside her a pointed look.
Charles just grinned and shrugged his shoulders a little , laughing quietly .
"Yeah I mean, we definitely have some work to do and lots to improve on but-" he tried to defend his team that was admittedly failing really badly lately.
Cherrie cut him off with a rolling of her eyes, nudging his shoulder with her own.
She pulled out a pack of gum and offered him a piece as she spoke loudly .
"You’re falling apart like the car is made out of Lego or something . I wouldn't be surprised if you were just left in the seat on the track while the rest of your car just rolled off somewhere. Honestly.." she grinned pitifully at him, patting his shoulder in sympathy.
"You're absolutely fucked . Have you thought about coming to the winning side?" She then asked him, smirking a little at him smugly.
Charles just gave her a look, having known that she would start taking jabs at his team at every little chance she got .
The two of them had gotten into many heated debates and arguments before, Charles always ending up in her apartment after every terrible race for him, ranting and raving to her about how unfair it was that all this bad luck seemed to be happening to him alone.
He knew that he really shouldn't have been discussing the failures of his car with somebody that was supposed to be his 'rival' and someone that he really shouldn't like so much. But he couldn't help it.
Cherrie never lied to him and never tried to sugarcoat the situation to make him feeling better temporarily. She just told him the truth and would bluntly tell him where he was going wrong and how badly his team was fucking him over.
Then she would also take him into her simulator room and show him how to correct his wrongs . She would sit with him for hours and show him different ways and tips to get past the corners better and how to avoid crashing into the walls completely.
She didn't care that she wasn't supposed to be helping him. That he was someone that she needed to beat on track. Not teaching him now to improve and how to handle his car better.
But seeing the misery and anger slowly wash away from him with each little tip of help that she gave him , made any of her doubts about helping him go away.
No one had to know that it was actually Cherrie, his main rival and driver to beat , that was the one that helped him win pole position last time after sitting up the night before with him and going over a different Angle for him to try. She had told him not to listen to his own strategist, to just pretend like he couldn't hear them over the radio and to just do as she had told him.
And well, he did it. He did what she had said and he won.
So yes, Charles felt more comfortable and confident in trusting cherries intuitions than he did his own team.
They helped eachother . She made him a better driver and have him great advice. Nobody has to know. It was their little secret, a small one among hundreds of others that they shared between them.
"I'd swap you for max any day." She suddenly told him in front of all the press.
Chewing on her gum and casually lifting her legs up to rest of the table as she stretched her arms out above her lazily .
Max gaped at her in disbelief "Cherrie! You absolute backstabber! What happened to me being your best friend?" He laughed . Amused by how unbothered she was. No filter on her mouth as usual.
She just shrugged . Smiling over at Charles who was flushed beside her. Giggling under his breath as he knocked his shoulder against hers again.
"You are a good friend max." She said to make him feel better before she then added "but I like Charles more. And I kind of want to see him in a car that could make him world champion. That would be very nice to see." She mused honestly .
Charles was flattered , wrapping his arm around her shoulders and giving her a side hug . Pressing the side of their heads together happily
"Aw. That's nice . You want to see me win?" He said surprised . She was his rival in the track after all. She wasn't supposed to be rooting for him.
But this was Cherrie and the two of them weren't normal 'rivals' in the slightest.
She just shrugged, blowing a bubble with the gum between her teeth .
"Yes. Me and max have already won . We're both champions. It's a nice feeling and helps boost your confidence and skills.." she admitted to him not at all bothered by the shocked looks she was receiving.
"I think that you deserve to feel that . And your time will come. You will be world champion some day and I just hope that it's sooner rather than later for you. I would really like to be beside you soaking you in champagne Charles." She told him matter of factly.
Having always silently rooted for him in her head because she knew that Charles did the same for her.
He always had supported her. Even when he lost and she won, he was right there to be the first one to congratulate her and tell her that she deserved nothing more than to win again.
He was amazing and there was nothing more Charles loved to do than gush about her to anybody that would Listen. So why couldn't she as well?
Charles was quiet. Just looking at her with a small , grateful smile on his gave. Lost for words by how casually she spoke about believing in him, like it was nothing .
As though her words didn't mean absolutely everything to him.
He sighed softly , leaning his head on her shoulder and ignoring the rapid clicks of the camera Around them. The press marvelling at the sight of the two rivals pressed together affectionately , his eyes never leaving her face.
"Thank you. I can't wait till that day comes either. We'll be up there together , yes?" He murmured to her fondly . Looking up at her through his lashes shyly .
Cherrie just gently knocked her head against his affectionately , smiling .
"Obviously. Just waiting for the day to come now."
Then the video flicked to a final screen of a completion of Charles looking lost without her , her name always the first thing he said when he walked into a room.
In Monaco. The camera zoomed in on him at the drivers parade , the bus slowly going around the track for the fans to see them.
He was stood randomly in the middle of them with his hands on his hips , a frown on his face when he looked around and couldn't see her anywhere .
"Where's Cherrie?" He said out loud to anybody that Could hear him.
Born Pierre and lando looking over at him with a knowing look on their faces. Grinning.
"She's over there with max." Lando informed him, nodding to the other side of the moving vechile.
The camera catching the way Charles's face lit up bedore he quickly strided over to her and wrapped his arm around her own, not even saying anything as he dragged her away from max mid conversation, pulling her over to the corner so that she would stand with him instead .
Max rolled his eyes exasperated "you can't keep stealing my best friend from me Charles!" He called over to him, unimpressed by the way he always just dragged her away whenever he pleased.
Charles just stuck up his middle finger at him, not paying him any attention at all.
Instead he was too busy wrapping his arms around her neck from behind, hugging her back to his chest as she waved out to the cheering crowds that they were passing by.
Cherrie just casually patting his arm and tilting her head to press a small kiss to his shoulder affectionately, not at all bothered by him dragging her away to keep to himself .
Then the video showed Charles at the red carpet to another gala , stood in the middle of the carpet as he looked around in confusion . Ignoring the flashing lights and shouting of his name around him.
"Where's Cherrie?!" He could be heard calling out, his head was turning in each direction to try and find her familiar face in the crowd of people around him.
The relief evident in his face when he finally spotted her further down getting her picture taken with Pierre and max, quickly jogging over to them and wrapping his arm around her waist with a pleased smile .
Cherrie just glancing up at him with a amused smile as he attached himself to her side , refusing to let go even when they were done taking pictures on the red carpet .
Ignoring everybody around them as he trailed after her like a lovesick puppy, saying terrible jokes just to get her to laugh. Looking proud of himself with each little giggle that she gave him.
Then the video rounded off with one last scene of Charles looking in awe and ridiculously proud as he watched Cherrie stand on the podium with glee, holding up the trophy of world champion yet again, beaming down at the crowd below her happily.
Charles had tears in his eyes as he turned to look at the camera next to him, sniffling proudly as he pulled out his own phone and started taking hundreds of pictures of her as she got sprayed down with champagne.
"That's my future wife! The love of my life up there!" He shouted proudly , not giving a single shit that he was letting the biggest secret that they had kept finally  slip .
Too proud and too happy to care as he watched the love of his life search for him in the crowd below her, her face lighting up as she spotted him waving his hands at her like a crazy person to get her attention.
"I love you!" He shouted up to her grinning . Ignoring the gasps of shock around him at his sudden declaration . "I knew you could do it!"
Cherrie, as casual and unbothered as ever, simply winked at him and lifted the trophy in his direction with a smirk.
"You're next baby! Je vous aime! même si vous êtes un ferrari boy ! tu es mon garçon ferrari!" She shouted down at him , giggling happily as she blew him a kiss.
Charles pretended to catch it and placed it over his heart , tears of joy in his eyes as he looked up at her with nothing but love and proudness .
"Forever!" He promised her tearfully "je t'aime!"
Then the video cut back to the cameraman who had been witnessing their growing love right from the start.
"From rivals to lovers. Who would have thought? I definitely didn't see this coming!" He sarcastically grinned, amused.
They may have been rivals on the track but as soon as the race was over , Charles was straight into her arms again. Letting her take the wheel of love and drive it straight into his heart .
She was his ride or die. No doubt about it. She always had his back.
And maybe that was what he needed. A woman who wouldn't hesitate to put his team in their place and threaten them to give her boyfriend a better car this time, otherwise that she would be waving his team principal on a flag pole until they got it right .
She was the one . She was his person and his best friend.
He loved her. In every way. In every life.
She made him a winner everyday. Nothing was going to change that.
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starlightiing · 8 months ago
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Could you put together a top 5 or even top 3 drivers and why?
I - like my opinion I guess, obviously? I'm not sure I could narrow my faves down to three or even to five but I can try. I'm going to do top 6 I think. That would fit better for me.
George Russell
Alex Albon
Pierre Gasly
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
Charles Leclerc
I don't really know if that's THE order because it changes around a lot. But...Those are my top six for sure. The why's are really silly and not technical and probably useless to explain but George for me is a world championship contender (not this year) but in general, in a good car. He has so much untapped potential we've not even seen yet. He's ambitious without being a cunt (some people think he's a cunt, idk, I don't see it), his heart is on his sleeve openly and proudly and I love that for him/about him. Show me more emotional men in sports pls. He has the talent, the drive, the ability - but not the car. I could see George, if put in a competitive car again, world champ in a few years really.
Alex is an AMAZING driver. Yadda yadda, he crashed 2x, yadda yadda, Williams, yadda yadda el oh el chassis, blah blah blah. I don't really want to hear all that when you look at the car he's stuck with. That kid can drive, he wasn't BAD with Red Bull he just wasn't up to their standards, but you put him back in a car like that and give him a year or two and he's there. I will never not talk about Alex's talent. He is incredible and I hate to say it but it is simply this: no one does well in that Williams car. He also needs to come out into a better team, better car, and start working his way up to where he can be comfortable driving with the big teams.
Pierre is another one with untapped potential. His story is tragic and I don't like to talk about him too long because it makes me sick. He himself I'm sure is just fine and having a great time and doesn't need/want defending, but I don't like it. I see it in him, that passion is so strong I can feel it radiating off of him. People don't like him because he's been bitchy and unhappy recently but can you blame him? Look what he's got to work with. He's a race winner and he's stuck back of the pack in a car that looked so goddamn promising when he signed his contract and ended up eating absolute dogshit. You can say Red Bull gave him a chance and they did (sort of), and maybe they were right in saying he wasn't ready for THAT just yet - but he is SO much better than where he is right now and has fought so much harder and gone through so much, and he deserves to be in a car that fights as hard as his heart does. Period. I could easily see him being in a place where Lando is right now, in a decent car.
Lando and Oscar I just think are good. Period. Lando has his moments where he chokes and I think people are really, really hard on him for it but I'd really love to see them hop in a car and do what he does :) Things happen. Literally all you have to do is accidentally turn the wheel a little more than you planned (which we've all done in our regular cars, I'm CERTAIN) but going as fast as he is, that can be a catastrophic mistake. That's the pressure they're all under, and they all make mistakes. And Lando is a nervous little bunny sometimes, so I think that doesn't help, but the point still stands: they all make mistakes. Lando gets too much shit for his, period. He's a fantastic driver. Oscar is incredibly talented - without even bringing up his age, because I feel like it's backhanded "wow he's great for his age" nah mate he's just great. He's working his way up and doing really really well and just getting better and better. He's a strong competitor, don't sleep on him.
I think we all know about Charles Leclerc's ability and potential, his heart, his passion, what fuels him and what his team does to him. I don't think I need to deep dive too far into this one. Loyal to a fault, gets his own heart broken too much by bad calls - but probably one of the most razor fast reflexes on the grid and overflowing in natural talent. And he's not a dick, which we love. Please don't confuse "sometimes being a dick" with being a dick overall as a person - they are not the same thing. I am sometimes a bitch, I am not a bitch as a whole. He can and hopefully will world champ before George.
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funwithshoujocosette · 11 months ago
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Bad time for Gabriel
Gavroche: So about the next segment...
Javert: We're waiting for him, and that's final.
Gavroche: I am not against it, but are you sure you want to be around him when we start announcing his mistakes?
Javert: If his displeasure isn't something you can handle, I suggest you leave the premises for this session and come back when this segment is finished.
Gavroche: ...No, I'll stay. If only as a moral support. He needs someone who is on his side.
Narrator: Hey, I am on his side too, you know!
Matthieu: As am I.
Andre, Alexander, Pierre, Jehan, Claude, Olivier and Georges: As are we.
Javert: So you say, but I believe that at least some of you wish to see him squirm.
Valjean and Gabriel: *arrive*
Javert: Here they are. Now we can start.
Gavroche: *hands a sheaf of papers over to Valjean*
Valjean: Right....ah...bulletins 10-20...
Gabriel: That's more bulletins than last time.
Javert: Just sit tight and listen.
Bulletin 10: Don't mock the Law.
Gabriel: Did you write that?
Javert: *is smirking openly*
Valjean: Right...I am not sure how that's in any way related to his flaws...
Gabriel: That's because it isn't! Law isn't synonymous with justice!
Valjean: I agree, and I think it's best if we moved on.
Bulletin 11: Violence isn't the only way to achieve your goals.
Valjean: Okay, this one I actually agree with.
Gabriel: I don't.
Narrator: We know, which is why this segment exists in the first place.
Bulletin 12: Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
Valjean: I don't understand this one
Gabriel: Me neither.
Andre: Basically, it means don't make assumptions early on, for the situation may change rather suddenly.
Gabriel: Thank you.
Valjean: *looks at the next bulletin* All right, could you leave us alone for this one?
Everyone except Valjean, Gabriel and Javert leaves
Valjean: You as well.
Javert: Nope, I am staying right here. Besides, the description in that bulletin applies to me as well.
Valjean: *sighs and pulls the lever, getting rid of Javert for a while* Now that he is out of the way, let's continue.
Bulletin 13: Listen to your elders.
Gabriel: That seems out of place on this list.
Valjean: *sits down beside him* And yet I seem to recall certain other conversation which started out just like this.
Gabriel: I remember... *sighs and looks away*
Valjean: *gently* So why didn't you?
Gabriel: There are more important things than one's life.
Valjean: Maybe you get to decide that for yourself, but you don't get to decide that for everyone else. Especially not for those who love you.
Gabriel: *is unsure about what to say to that*
Bulletin 13: Do not throw your life away needlessly.
Gabriel: *is silent*
Valjean: Let me tell you a story I witnessed myself. It involves a mother and a daughter. A mother sought a job in a city on a coast, in order to provide for herself and her daughter. The mayor of that town owned a factory in which she found work. But the mayor was so absorbed by his own problems that he paid no attention to her getting fired right in front of him. She was forced into doing several ill-advised things because of that. Eventually, she met the mayor again. She accused him of this, to his face, and rightly so. From there, things went to bad to worse. The mother and daughter never saw each other again.
Gabriel: That's...
Valjean: The exact type of thing you sought to prevent from happening again. But it can happen the other way around too. How do you think your parents would have taken the news of your death, which they must have received by now?
Gabriel: They...they would be...we didn't part ways on the best of the terms.
Valjean: If you are trying to say that they would be glad, then you are mistaken.
Bulletin 14: Do not take the lives of others arbitrarily.
Bulletin 15: Change takes time, but when it happens, its impact is even bigger.
Valjean: Right, then. I suspect that our alone time is coming to an end.
Gabriel: Sounds about right.
Valjean: But I will remain seated right here, just in case.
Gabriel: You're just a big softie, are you not?
Valjean: I never pretended to be anything else.
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palaceofimperium · 2 years ago
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TW - PTSD, Anxiety Attack
Watching Lucifer almost glide across the room in what could best be described as a walking seduction, Anna sat a bit nervously wondering exactly who Brie would have chosen for her and why she was last.  So far everyone was paired very perfectly with someone, or more than one person, who could help them fit in here in this new realm that they were all in.  She had been a sort of a cop on Earth, keeping the paranormal and supernatural beings in line with the rules that had been agreed upon and established over the centuries to keep the humans from discovering and hunting those who were “other”.  It hardly seemed like something that there would be a need for here in Imperium, or at least not that she’d be qualified for, or powerful enough at least.  
“And now, I think I’ve saved the best, or at least the most intriguing for last.  One that I believe will come as the biggest surprise to everyone, because even the others gathered don’t know who I picked for you Anna.”  Anna fidgeted in her seat as Abriella made this announcement.  Before she’d been looking rather comfortable while still nervous, but now the blonde looked anything but.  Abriella was certain that this choice was perfect for her, however.  “You have a very rare personality and have been through what I would call the most unique of circumstances to come through and dominate.  The accomplishments in your life are spectacular and cannot be diminished by anyone.  When I thought of who to have show you around Imperium and maybe a different way to use your gifts, my choice was instantaneous; but I then doubted myself.  When my brother and my sane grandfather agreed with me, then Jean Pierre and Armaund met him and loved him, well that just reinforced my choice.”  Abriella was smiling, but now her guard, friends, and even Lucifer were looking at each other wondering who it was she had chosen.  Would it be Div himself?  Cruz, who was almost chuckling?  There was only one other Horseman.  Mithos?  Arioch and Raguel seemed a bit of a stretch, but given she was an enforcer of the supernatural laws in New Orleans for generations, it might fit.   Each was wondering who that was left not in the room Abriella would have chosen. They could justify almost every one, including both Olly and Deacon’s fathers who often visited.  While none had seen them that morning, but since this was a “surprise”, it could still be them.
“While I know you needed to get away from Earth and get a fresh start, I also know you loved what you did and were very good at it because of your understanding of the base nature of beings.  I know you will never be a wilting violet, satisfied to sit back and enjoy a more docile life.  Your sarcasm and your backbone are the things I adore about you.  And that is why, my dear and old friend, I have to introduce you to a man I love with all my heart.”  Again there was a pause as almost every male eye, and more than one female, was cast down at Cruz who was smirking and chuckling.  “My father, Adriel.”  Leandre and Talon both choked on their coffee, and Deacon just stared, his hand frozen as he had prepared to pour more coffee for Yael.  Dez and Thinnius looked at each other like they were wondering if she had lost her head.  Lucifer laughed and clapped, while he didn’t know Anna, if Abriella paired anyone up with the damn cranky angel, she had to be a spitfire and he looked forward to getting to know her.
At the men’s reactions to Abriella’s introduction, Anna looked confused and leaned forward to look down the table.  What was she getting herself into?  Suddenly she wasn’t so sure.  When she looked to the door where the others had come, the male that walked through wasn’t what she expected.  The way he carried himself reminded her instantly of Jean Pierre.  There was an elegance and refinement to him that was almost familiar.  A cockiness that bled through every fibre of him yet, he was totally relaxed in himself.  Without him speaking a word, she could see why Brie picked him.  The fact he was VERY nice to look at didn’t hurt anything at all.  
As soon as the powerful Angel stepped out, Yael felt like she’d been hit in the chest.  All logic and reason left her brain and a blind panic filled her.  The angelic power that was rolling off Adriel was stronger than even Gabriel had possessed and it utterly terrified her.  If Gabriel had been able to inflict the torture and punishments on her with his lesser powers, what more could this pure and holy angel do?  How much more would he demand recompense for her failings of the past?  Memories of pain and all that had happened flooded her brain and she did not see Adriel before her but Gabriel, imbued with even more power than he had ever held before.  
Before Deacon or Leandre could react, Yael had pushed back from the table so hard and fast that her chair toppled over and slammed to the ground with a thud that resounded off the walls and caught everyone’s attention.  In a blind panic she headed for the door that they’d all come through when Abriella led the women, almost stumbling over her own feet in the process.  Her vision was blurred by tears and she was hyperventilating, the only thing she could hear was the pounding of her own pulse in her ears.  Away, she just had to get away.  Safe, she had to find somewhere safe.  Hide, she just had to hide.  This had been a trap, she’d been led here for more punishment.  Why had she agreed to this?  What had she done to deserve this? Why?  Why…why…hide…safe…why…run…run…run…
Both Leandre and Deacon had been caught off guard by Yael’s response, and from the look on Abriella’s face when Leandre’s met hers for a split second, she had not anticipated it either.  What about her father had caused it would have to be later determined, but Lee had to contain it before Yael hurt herself.  It was clear she was far from in her right mind. He was the next on his feet and caught her before she’d made it past the middle of the table.  Banding his arms around her, he stopped her forward momentum and brought her flush against him.  Then he traced them from the room and to his own chambers in the new wing of the palace.  It was the first place he thought of and in the muted hughes and quiet there, he hoped it would calm her.
The response of the males to his announcement and entrance Adriel had anticipated.  The reaction of the small female nephilim, that he had not anticipated.  It had brought him to a stop and he looked to his daughter on how to proceed once Leandre had taken her elsewhere to calm her and Deacon had righted her chair.  “I did not mean to upset your friend, sweetheart.”  It was clear from his tone that he was now unsure, something that those who knew him knew was very rare and uncharacteristic of him.  But they also knew the delicate situation with Yael, so would understand his trepidation now that he had somehow upset her.
Abriella’s good mood was fading as she looked and saw confusion and upset on the faces of everyone now.  “Maybe I should have had Div in here before you in order to calm her more.” She gave her father a soft smile.  “She has not been around any Holy angel since…”  she shrugged and her father nodded.  Looks of understanding started to dawn on those who had been confused.  Dez and Thinnius both took Phaedra’s hands.  She looked crestfallen.  Brie knew that she had hoped Yael would find peace here and it had not lasted even an hour.  “Leandre will understand better than any that reaction and be a comfort to her.  I’m sure they will return when she feels better.”  She turned to the rest of the table.  “And I know we’ll all help her feel better.”  There were nods from all the men, and Brie knew the women all would because they were all here to heal. It had not occurred to him either that Yael would fear an angel, simply because of Gabriel.  As well as helping the beautiful Anna he was assigned to, he would assist the sweet Yael in overcoming what had happened to her under the nose of Michael.  The poor child had been hurt enough, it was time for her to find happiness the way his daughter was finally as well.  “She will see in time that not all are as she was treated previously.  I will make it my mission to assist in that as well.”  He inclined his head to Brie before continuing over to Anna.
“Dear one, I do apologize for the upset that my arrival has brought.  I promise in the future, that things shall go much smoother and I shall endeavor to assuage any fears that your friend may have of my intentions.  I know she has been through much.”  He took Anna’s hand and brought it to his lips, his dark chocolate eyes never leaving those crystalline blue ones of hers.  They were bluer than the sky on a clear summer’s day and he hoped to keep them from ever clouding over.  
Once Adriel had taken his seat and everyone seemed to calm some, Brie had the rest of her Guard, Olly, Arioch, Raguel (who was glad it had not been he who caused the upset), Andronicus, Orpheus, and Div join them in the dining room.  Before he sat, she took her grandfather off to the side to discuss the frailty of Yael’s psyche. There was a growing fear in her mind that it had been a grave mistake to bring her to Imperium where there were frequently angels as much as demons. Div tried to reassure her that sheltering her would do her no favors and that she was in the best hands possible with Leandre and Deacon. Abriella kept thinking back to her own time when she had first arrived at Sanctuary in Chicago and she too had run scared.  It had been the love and stubbornness of her brother that had brought her home finally.  He hadn’t given up on her when she ran, hid, and cowered at shadows and thunder.   What she had been through in her early life paled to what Yael had survived, which made Abriella’s heart break for her friend all the more. Much like Cruz, she knew that Leandre would not give up on Yael either, but that did not mean it was easy.
Div knew that there was little he could say or do without revealing his foreknowledge of what was to come; which would anger the remaining Fates, something he was not willing to do.  Instead, he asked her to do something that he knew she would, trust him.  While she was still concerned, he believed that Yael had to go through everything to heal and this was not something that they could use powers to do for her. Until she was able to face those whom she was safe around without running in fear, she could never be truly be free from Gabriel.   And it was something that would help Leandre as well to walk her through, since he still buried his long ago torture deep inside.   Taking shortcuts would only make it so that in the future she would be unable to handle issues that arose.  She needed to be able to face it all by herself.  As hard as it would be. In the end, this would be the best for her.
“This is not the last time that I am sure there will be upset amongst us.  Since ascending to the throne here in Imperium, I have faced a constant stream of activity, from almost being dead to wanting to kill my ex.  Please no one despair that your first day here has hit a bump.” Abriella stood tall with her shoulders back.  This was the queen that those who had been living in Imperium with her for the past few years had come to know very well.  “We are more than friends here in the Palace, we are family.  And family,” she looked to Adriel before her gaze slid to Lucifer, then Deacon, and finally rested with an affectionate smile coming to her lips on Cruz and Div who was standing next to him now after hearing the commotion when Yael had become upset, “family works things out, even if it takes a little time.  None of you are alone anymore to face whatever it was in your pasts that brought you here.  This realm may have started off as Hell, but now it is an inbetween where all can find peace and rest.”  That was what Cruz and Abriella had truly turned Imperium into, with the darker parts of the former Hell realm being cast down into the “Lower Hell” of Caligo.  
After what had just happened with Adriel, Raguel seemed a little more tense as he sat and talked with the others than those who knew him were used to.  Not that any were surprised, it was clear that the two angels who most frequented Imperium would need to tread carefully around Yael, if not avoid her altogether until she had further calmed.  They would also have to warn Uriel and Azriel, Olly and Deacon’s fathers, to be careful as well.  All were Seraph angels, angels of the most high Holy order, higher than even Gabriel had been, so would be seen as a threat.  That Lucifer had not bothered her showed that those who were Fallen were seen as completely different than those still Holy.
The rest of the breakfast was thankfully uneventful.  Abriella was beginning to relax.  Everyone was chatting easily with one another.  Even Deacon was talking with both Gail and Phaedra in an almost relaxed manner.  She knew he was worried about Yael, but they both knew there was probably no one better to calm the nephilim than the male who had taken her from the room.  Deacon occasionally was even giving Talon a hard time, who was trying to blend into the background. As outgoing as Talon could be at times around those in the Palace, he also tended to be closed off when in large groups, so she was glad to see Deacon and Thinius pulling him out and not letting him disappear into a wall.
Everyone was just finishing up when there was a crash in the gardens that made the ground slightly tremble.  Cruz and Abriella were instantly on their feet along with Div.  They were more surprised to see Lucifer instantly in his battle attire, “NOW!” he shouted as he, Arioch, and Mithos disappeared.  
“What the fuck?” Thinius asked as a trio of black and red marbled wards covered the palace.
“Let’s go find out.” And with that Abriella, Cruz, and Thinius disappeared along with Raguel as well.
The rest of the room was left shocked and all of the women on edge.  Div cleared his throat, getting everyone’s attention.  Adriel was instantly in battle gear as well, standing next to him, but after getting something whispered in his ear, was back in his previous attire with a nod.  “Ladies, gentlemen, it appears we have some new guests.”
Arch’s head fell as a shudder went through him, his veins turning to ice as two words slipped past his lips: “it’s begun.”
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cryptid-killjoy · 4 months ago
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Yes, Maddy had signed his death warrant. That wasn't lost on Piper either. She was still making this choice and hoping it wouldn't come back and bite her too hard in the butt. If it did she'd deal with the consequences when they came. There was enough devil in her not to care and enough faith in her to believe maybe things could actually work out. She knew damn well she could be risking relationships on this, but she understood things her own way. She had her reasons to make this choice.
She watched him rub his neck where she'd held him so tight. She felt no guilt. Still, when he nuzzled against her cheek there was an affection she couldn't deny she remembered. It wasn't just a memory. It was current feeling. She was taking note of this. She knew she never let go.
His answer? He'd be there.
The moment she heard it she knew it was on. Everything was about to change. This wasn't just about Pierre or even Seven. She was going to be changing time. They were. They were changing lives.
First, a dance. They were at a ball after all.
"Sure. I'd love to."
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There was brightness to her face that came over her whole being as she was escorted to the floor. All the darkness from her grief was letting go. He said yes. That was the first step, whatever the outcome. The ideas of plans bearing fruit gave her a radiant glow and filled her with a light she hadn't worn in so long.
Maddy and Pierre were purposely avoiding looking at each other, but for Piper it felt like all eyes were on them when they stepped out to dance. Her papas would probably tell her it was because she was prettiest girl at the party, but she was fairly certain there was more to it. It had more to do with her partner and it had nothing to do with his appearance.
Seven and Zero were still staring, blinking actually, gossiping about how only Pierre can go from being strangled with a death stare like hers, to being kissed, to dancing with a girl like that. They were agreeing with themselves, like yup, only Pierre. Only fucking Pierre. Then they'd bow and start dancing together themselves. The unknown side conversation would also mean they actually saw the whole thing. That's why they were jaw dropped. They weren't seeing kissing the whole time like she claimed. Pierre was never in a time loop. Piper just told him so trying to keep his attention on her face so he wouldn't look out to seek help from others. All Seven and Zero knew was Pierre still had it even after the grave if he could calm the anger of a woman riled like that. They were not close enough to hear the conversation, but from what they saw, it was enough to make him a legend in their eyes.
This was a time people had utilized the floor like Thomas and Valerie or River and Elsa among them. Nutmeg and Willem were attempting to salvage a distracting night. It started off strong and kept going off in weird directions for him inside. Merry Men were all over the place taking their chances, many of which were Chip's wives, and if they couldn't get a girl to say yes, they'd be dancing with each other. Little John let no Merry Man go unpartnered.
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Everyone would get a dance. Bastien whirled Frankie around off to the side, but stayed near his wife where the conversation was happening. Even Frankie and Bastien got a Little John hip swivel. Bastien only strayed off a little to the tune of the song to swing back her way again. Not to mention other random ghosts bopping around to the tunes. There was Black Arts and Nebby too casting out this Valerie/Thomas annoyingly happy all the time vibe whenever they were together.
So there was a lot of activity out there despite those who ran out of the castle. Which was also why most people would miss the oddity of a public moment far too busy with themselves to notice quiet body language of strangers-
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-before everything went right back to normal.
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As Piper and Pierre would start to dance she'd feel like every face that spun near or around them gave them a glance. Maybe not Thomas, he seemed to have tunnel vision all the time anyway. But, between all that and being pretty sure she heard her name drop from Seven and Zero's direction it definitely felt like the world was watching. This feeling wasn't an intimidating one though, not for Piper. She had too much Kuzco and Clopin in her for that.
When she felt the heat of the spotlight imagined or not she felt like she was on a grand stage. She wasn't a showman like her father. She hadn't lived life on stages, but the more she stood on podiums since their takeback she'd been gaining experience. Her groove sang in her heart, "Welcome to my show." She grabbed the side of her skirt to show a little more leg on that split dress as she hiked it against her dance partner and leaned into him harder before pulling back with flair.
Piper would dance with Pierre in a way that eventually blocked out the world. Her stage was his eyes. She'd waited all this time for this chance to see if he'd agree to this, to even get all the stars to align, sands to drop. She knew even if he'd have said no she'd have given her all to this dance because she needed her time with Pierre. He earned the hourglass on her hip. Kuzco had a forget me not tattoo and after all the people her father had lost over time she wasn't going to waste these moments because even now anything could happen. Minds could change. This was their time.
One song would turn into two, three. Time woud tick. She knew she had to get ready. She'd pull back.
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"Thank you. I must prepare for you. Talk to Seven. Don't forget. No one from the other side. Just no one. I'll see you soon."
There were lots of dead people around tonight. The last thing she needed was an ambush of ghosts wanting life restored while working delicate magic with some highly elite friends. Emotions ran high when it came to life and death.
Clopin had written off the boy from the first, honestly. Seemed like a little preening Phoebus the second that they met one another in his classroom back at the Magisterium. And that was before he had even known that it was Phoebus’s son. There was some slight resemblance, but it was very slight, in the shape of the jaw and the nose perhaps. The sharpness that his gaze could have sometimes. And Maddy - well, she had signed his death warrant.
And yet, Pierre hadn’t really ‘given’ up on any of them. He still thought the stories about Papa Clopin that he had grown up with really cool, inspired him to pick up a guitar on his own and start playing. Kuzco too, they had a love of music and might actually have gotten along if the two of them ever had an occasion to be around one another. He even still loved Bastien as a brother, even after everything that he had put Bas through. He was a weird dude, yeah, but after being in Hell for what felt like an eternity… everyone was a weird dude in some way. He didn’t even blame his twin for doing what she did, for tapping on the paper that would get him killed. He knew it was his own stupid yapping that did that. It was a lesson that was hard to learn but he learned it.
And Piper? He’d never given up on her either. Even when she shunned him when he had come back as Ronno which was fuckin’ fair, who wanted to see that receding hairline? He winced everytime he looked in the mirror. It was actually better being a ghost than it was being in that body.
He still had some love for her in his heart. Same as with Zero. Same as with Seven. He wore that heart on his sleeve but he didn’t actually let very many people in it. Only look at it and let it entertain them for a mere time.
He was being absolutely sure not to mention his sister’s name or look back over in their direction. His focus right now was on Piper, and the glance over to Seven with the asked question. He could be loyal - sometimes.
He breathed out slowly once she had loosened her grip, his hand rubbing where she had squeezed, but he wasn’t complaining exactly. He could accept that it was deserved. He moved in closer to her, not to kiss her, but to brush his nose against her cheek, take in the smell of her, her hair, her skin, all of it all together. There weren’t many nice smells in hell.
“I’ll be there,” He promised. He could keep that one. “No one else will know,” He said with a growing excitement. He was coming back. He was going to feel flesh again. He was going to be able to … just be. Death didn’t suit him well, even if he was doing alright for himself. And Seven - Seven was going to freak out at this. He was grinning just anticipating his reaction.
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He didn’t even need that second kiss to convince him of anything, he was already on board, but oh, he relished in it, her lips as soft as flower petals. He kissed her back, inhaling through his nose, his hand becoming sneaky and going down her side to rest at her hip, but was definitely threatening to go lower, to go behind, and he didn’t give two fucks who saw. He didn’t even know the broken-hearted white haired guy that looked like one of those weird ones that had tried to take over the Magisterium at one time. He would have just been more smug if he did know that was another one of the many men who Piper left her in wake.
To be fair, not many people here cared much for Claudius. They were nice enough, save for Clopin who was always messing with him simply because he was Piper’s Papa, but if he disappeared from their lives, no one would blink an eye.
“Just one dance before we go,” Pierre murmured softly into Piper’s ear. “I’ve been waiting an eternity.”
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iconocon · 3 years ago
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consequences of monaco | leclerc | 2
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summary: can we even be fixed?
warnings: cheating, swearing, alcohol, those weird monaco rumors
part 1 part 3 part 4
word count: 2.1 k (i am in pain btw) | ⚔︎ ANGST
running out of that motorhome in a full sprint the last thing on your mind was the other people passing by in the paddock. knowing exactly what you looked like to them and also knowing exactly how bad it looked for charles yet you didn’t stop your feet instead you only picked up against the asphalt. you knew the media were gonna have a field day at the sight of the mascara pouring down in waves as you made your break for the parking lot. if you thought hard enough you could imagine the scandalous headlines now.
"longtime bff of scuderia driver in tears after p4 finish" or maybe even
"heartbreak in monaco? did leclerc finally cut her off?”
the media was not known for being sympathetic to your cause. they thrived in any way to initiate a witch hunt against you if even a toe stepped out of a PR-perfected box of the doting best friend. it seemed that even in your purest intentions you were still left with mountains of hate by people who didn't even know you or want to know you for that matter. the videos of you weaving between reporters giving driver interviews would create the start of a twitter speculation firestorm of what could have gone down in the short span of ten minutes to cause charles walking into the home to you sprinting out.
you had to pull yourself together, you had to breathe, and most importantly you had to get the fuck out of monaco. there weren't many places you could escape from the world at, but you did know where a certain french driver kept his spare keys so in the mess of your mind you knew the only obvious option was waiting for you in milan.
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as you sat on a plane wallowing in your own self pity, licking your wounds, watching as the clouds raced by charles himself did not look much better. the room felt so much smaller and maybe even weirdly colder without your energy. his face staying hidden in his hands as he sat on the very same couch as you did earlier waiting for him to come back from his ruined race.
he couldn’t explain why he said those hurtful words or why he pushed you away like he did. coming to terms with your distancing relationship was as hard for him as it was for you, but it was easier to distract himself in other ways, other projects. even when he held all the power in the duo he wasn’t quite sure how to make it all easier. he would be completely stupid if he didn’t realize the way you looked at him. but he would also be completely stupid if he acted upon the irrational thoughts in his brain. which he had had often when it came to you. what if he loved you? he didn’t know if he loved you as you did him but he did know he couldn’t live without you in his life. the only aspect of his very public life that he was entirely too selfish with was you. he knew deep down that if you asked him to give up on whatever the two of you shared so you could move on to someone else, someone who deserved to love you, he couldn’t do it. he needed to be the shining pillar in your life there was no sharing option in his jealous-filled eyes but one thought took up every inch of his mind as he stared at the white-knuckled balled-up fist in his lap.
can we even be fixed?
milan - 6 hrs later
getting into pierre’s house was a little too easy. you would think that someone that made the amount of money he made that he would invest in some type of security other than a building that didnt even check your ID. in fact you didn’t even have to even go as far as to look for the key he kept under an eiffel tower floor matt that sat in front of his bachelor pad. as soon as you walked into the building the receptionist even looked at you strangely eyes scanning your frame also probably wondering how you managed to get in here, but thankfully she didn’t exactly ask that question because you weren’t sure if you could even tell her.
“do you need help?” it was almost ironic because yes, you needed a lot of it, switching from one foot to another to show your hesitation you nodded. “I’m a friend of pierre gasly’s?”
“gasly’s? one second”
where she went behind her posh little desk in the middle of the glass building you had no clue, all you knew is that it felt like it took forever for her to come back and when she did she was carrying a key.
“sorry for the wait he's kind hard guy to get ahold of” at the mention of the driver it was almost like clockwork for your phone to go off, speak of the french devil and he shall answer you suppose. the text sound blaring as you swap possession of the keys before getting a chance to even look at it.
don’t do anything i wouldn’t do ma colobmbe
if you weren’t so numb to your emotions you probably would’ve laughed at the dumb nickname he has called you since you were kids. the memory of you hitting a bird in your bright pink kart came rushing back pairing itself in the form of a smile as you knew you could always count on him to make you feel better.
walking into his flat, the smell of pierre's cologne almost made you audibly sigh but they also came along with thoughts that maybe you should’ve waited for him and asked him to run away with you. you knew if anyone would hold you and let you cry it out it was him. he wouldn’t even have to ask questions he would just know how to make it all stop hurting, but instead, you were alone in his empty apartment sitting now on his cloud-like gray-clad couch. the same one you helped him pick out when he got this apartment. once again you couldn’t help your wandering brain at the newfound comfort. some part of you wondered what charles was doing right now. was he sorry? was he out celebrating that he was finally free from you? did he mean everything that was said? eventually, the thoughts felt like they were eating you alive almost to the point where you knew you had to find out about his whereabouts. finding yourself instinctively clicking the blue app on your phone you were sucked into the whirlwind of rumors that was the world of formula 1.
“mexican driver cheats on his wife on party boat??”
“ricciardo married with a lil ricciardo on the way? read all about the wedding HERE”
“ferrari drivers single after fight in monaco club”
now that one caught your attention, automatically hovering over the expand button you found your eyes skimming over the different translations of the night. your name showing up often as you continued to scroll through the night. i mean it was no surprise after your temper tantrum earlier in the afternoon to be the topic of the thread. it read about how charles broke up with his girlfriend after she asked why you were crying in a very, heavily packed night club. next it read how carlos’ girlfriend joined in and it just turned into a big mess of conspiracies after that as respective fans put their two cents in. none of it really made any sense.
why would he fight with her about you? he showed all too well how much he didn’t give a fuck about what happened to you when he made you leave. out of pure frustration, you found yourself throwing that very same device you were hypnotized by flung into the nearby wall body sinking into the couch as the satisfying sound of it bouncing against the drywall was the last sound in the apartment for the night.
buZz brrrr
buZZZ brrr
the next sound in the dark italian apartment was this brutal buzzing sound waking you out of slumber.
god, your head was pounding.
BUZZ BRRRR
the sound only got louder as you stood up finally seeing the bright slightly shattered screen on the hard tiled floor from your spot in front of the couch. now you knew you shouldn’t answer. you saw perfectly well who was calling. you knew the karting photo like the back of your own hand but now in the eerie darkness, it was almost mocking you as you raised it to your ear.
“ROSE” the slur that came out above the blasting club music made you scrunch your nose in disgust at how drunk he sounded.
“talk and talk fast perceval”
“come onnnnn why can’t you just come bac-" the most unattractive hiccup broke up his sentence as he continued with his rant. "please come home I mis- im sorrrrry okay"
“I’m hanging up rig-“
“I love you rose” oof- there went the gut punch again. when did he get so good at knocking all the air out of your lungs? did he have some weird pain kink when it came to you, was he enjoying this? the desperation in his drunk voice was begging you to forgive him but once again you found yourself beating up your own mental psyche over your next steps. instead of making you sentimental and giddy, his words made you furious. this wasn't how you treated someone you loved, someone you cared about, the next words came out white-hot and like a faucet as they oozed out of your mouth.
“I really wished I believed you charles. I wish I could believe what comes out of your drunk mouth. you don’t know what love is and I’m sorry for trying to make you be something you aren’t just so I could keep you for even a second longer. I’ll never forgive myself for loving you”
“rose wait-“
the line disconnected as once again you found yourself crying sobbing mess because of your best friend breaking your heart off into its final piece. fingers moving fast against the keyboard you sent one final message before this time taking the time to turn off the device knowing you couldn't withstand the flurry of calls or text that would come next.
“please come home”
the arms around you were so warm, even familiar, that you sunk right into them, your face automatically finding the soft part of the stranger's neck. firm fingers wrapped around your thighs and back squeezing you tight against a chest as you wiggled in your sleep drunk state. those same arms left you as quick as they came as you were placed into a soft bed, instead of letting them go though, you cling harder to the warm body.
“ma colobmbe let go”
knowing only one person in the world who would dare call you that stupid nickname you suddenly realize why the stranger wasn’t such a stranger. the ocean blue eyes and messy hair were such a sight for sore eyes as somehow you cling even harder around the neck of your friend fingers digging into his tanned skin.
“tell me what to do, i’ll do anything to make it better”
without even thinking about the consequences of your own actions you surprised even yourself as your lips crashed into matching ones. you didn’t expect him to even kiss you back, actually, you don’t even think you expected anything at all from him. you definitely however did not expect him to kiss you back harder. the pair became heated quickly as both of you understood you needed anything but soft at that moment. teeth clashed together, bite marks lingered on freshly bruised flesh, and groans filled up silent air. as he finally gave up his pursuit and started attacking down your neck in an aggressive open-mouthed manner it left your mouth open to moan his name in his own ear.
“pierre- we should-“
“don’t ruin this for me” the tone in his thick french accent was anything but playful as his hand reached down between the two of your intertwined bodies snaking its way in between the waistband of your pants and the bright red ferrari shirt you picked out of your dresser just that morning. his actions did their job of shutting you up finding yourself now relaxing while his sweet nothings lured you into pure pleasure. you weren’t sure what the next day would bring but at that moment you decided it was your turn to be selfish. it was your turn to be taken care of.
ma colombe - my dove/pigeon in french I THINK
slightly happy ending?? slutty pierre strikes again thanks for all the love on curse of monaco i appreciate all the kind messages!
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lovingperfectionsblog · 3 years ago
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Mon Ciel
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Pierre Gasly x Reader
Summary: Pierre Lets y/n know what his favourite constellations are.
Warnings: Swearing
Word Count: 1773
Authors note: So I hope you like the direction I took this request in 😊 Hope you enjoy and cant wait to hear what you think 😊
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“So, I hope you don’t mind, but I have today all planned out for us” Pierre informed you as you both sipped on your coffee, overlooking the ocean.
“And what is it that I am looking forward to?” You had never expected Pierre to be this type of man.
In truth, you were hesitant to get into a relationship with him, having been portrayed as a bit of a fuck boy. You had always expected the worst, and your past relationships probably had something to do with it, but then Pierre began to pursue you, and it was nothing but romantic gesture after romantic gesture, but not those big obnoxious ones, the ones that were more about him showing off than actually about you, no, instead Pierre paid attention, small, meaningful gestures, ones that left you blushing even when you were all alone.
But most of all, he respected the fact that you needed space, that you needed time, and although you both knew how you felt about each other, you treated each other as what you were, an almost.
This is how you had ended up in a small chalet in the south of France, with your friend, your almost, watching as the sun kissed his skin, jealous of the cup that rested on his lips as he drank his coffee, monetarily allowing yourself to imagine what it would be like to feel his lips against yours, even just once.
 He had decided to treat you to a week away, just the two of you. He had assured you it was just as friends, and true to his word, that was how he kept it. He had booked you a two bedroomed chalet, making sure you got the big room, the one with the view of the ocean, where you could watch the sunrise from your bed, making sure your first holiday away to the south of France had been exactly as you had always dreamed, and if he could be the one to make that dream a reality, even better.
“Well, I may know of a secret, private beach that I can get us onto” he had been there once before, and if he thought it was breath-taking, then he knew for certain you were going to love every single second being there.
“God, it’s like you can read my mind. A day on the beach is exactly what I need for my first day of this holiday” you stretched your entire body, feeling the tension leave as you did, already basking in the sun and you hadn’t even gotten out of your pyjamas yet, “what do I need to pack?”
“Nothing, other than wearing your costume, clothes and then maybe something warm for later” Pierre gathered your cups up, being to usher you both back inside so you could begin getting ready, knowing the car was on the way to come and get you soon.
“For later? How late do we plan on staying down there?” What was Pierre planning?
“I may have organized for us to have dinner down there this evening, watch the moon come up, you can see the stars really well down there” he shrugged, acting as if this was not one of the most romantic things that you had ever heard of.
You felt your heart crack. He was slowly but surely breaking apart every single fear you had, much to your dismay. This space that you were in was safe, you couldn’t get hurt here, and you didn’t want to be vulnerable again. Your ex had broken you and you had worked for months to heal, and you weren’t willing to risk this for anyone.
But then Pierre came along, and it terrified you. You wanted to pull away, you wanted no part in this, but he had a way of pulling you back in, every single time and you had no idea how to protect yourself against him.
“That sounds perfect” you quietly told him, a small smile being sent your way after seeing your own, before you both disappeared behind your respective doors to get ready for the day at the beach.
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“I don’t think today could have gotten any better” you took a sip of your wine, your favourite dry red. He had literally thought of everything.
Your favourite foods, your favourite drinks, your favourite fruits and chocolate, your favourite dry red wine for the evening and he’d even made sure to have some of your favourite things, a classic book for you to read, snorkelling gear for you to explore and paints and a few sheets of paper, insisting it was a long day and he wanted to make sure you had enough to do.
Every single thing he did was for you, it was always for you. Every action he took, you were always at the forefront of his mind.
“Are you okay, not getting cold?” Pierre was already grabbing his jacket to drape around your shoulders, before you stopped him, perfectly content sitting in your skirt and bikini top.
“No, thank you, I like the warm air” you had never been more content in your entire life, staring up at the endless sea of stars above you, the soundtrack of waves and your and Pierre’s intermingled breathing as you both gazed up, in awe of what you were witnessing.
“Which is your favourite?” you eventually broke the silence.
“Favourite what?” he was confused, maybe because whilst you had been staring up at the stars, he had be staring at you.
“Your favourite constellation” you turned to look at him, catching him already looking at you, how do you continue to ignore this tension.
You weren’t even sure if the tension was between you and him alone, pretty sure a large part was coming from your own heart, begging you, pleading with you to just let yourself fall, unconditionally and wholeheartedly, for the man looking back at you.
“Let me show you” You felt Pierre shift so he was behind you, and you were sitting between his legs, assuming he was going to be able to point it out to you better, but instead you felt him reach behind him, looking for something.
“This, this is my entire sky” you felt his hand gently run down the length of your spine, goosebumps erupting over the skin, “and these my stars”, suddenly a cold brush was against your back, making you shiver slightly.
“This constellation, right here, tells the story of a woman, a fearless woman, who moved through her life with a grace that would put the goddesses to shame” he began to trace over the freckles that covered your back.
“This one here, speaks of a woman who, whenever she laughs, the stars themselves come out just to bear witness to the magic floating on the air” a second constellation drawn.
“Here we have one that tells of her beauty, so mesmerizing it bewitched entire countries and inspired nature herself. So beautiful that the stars whisper about it constantly” You felt the crack in your heart grow wider with each brush stroke he made.
“And this one, speaks of a woman, who, without even trying, made a man fall so deeply in love with her, that he was sure his soul was created only for it to belong to her” he had dropped the paintbrush by now and had traced up your shoulder, resting where your neck began to curve upwards, thankful that you were allowing him this briefest of touches.
“Pierre” you whispered out, unsure of what you wanted, for him to stop or for him to beg you to be honest with him about how you truly felt.
“These, these are my favourite constellations” he removed his hand, not wanting to cross the boundary you had set anymore than he already had, but not moving from behind you, you had not yet complained and so he was going to admire his stars for a moment longer.
“I-“
“You don’t have to, I know, we’re just-“Pierre began, unable to hear you say it yet again. He couldn’t hear the words “just friends” come out of your mouth one more time.
“No, no you don’t know, not this time” there was a panic in your voice as you shifted between his legs, turning and moving up onto your knees in order to look him in the eyes.
“Hey, hey, look at me, it’s okay” Pierre held your face between his hands, gently trying to coax you down from the panic you were experiencing.
“No Pierre, you don’t know” were you really going to do this now?
“What? What don’t I know?” There was a mixture of curiosity and trepidation in Pierre’s voice, unsure of what you were going to say to him. The side that was hopeful, desperately wanting to hear that you reciprocate his feelings, but there was the side of him that knew better.
“That I’m scared” you suddenly blurted out, ”no, no! Don’t talk, just let me get this out” you immediately shushed him, knowing that if he interrupted now, you’d never be able to get it out.
“I am scared. I am scared of being vulnerable again. I am scared of getting hurt. I’m scared of having my heart shattered again” it all began tumbling out, “and I’m terrified of the fact that there is this man, in front of me, who feels so deeply for me, and who is gorgeous and kind and patient and”
‘Here it comes’ Pierre was waiting for the bad news, the inevitable bad news.
“And he has somehow managed to crack my entire heart open”
This doesn’t sound like bad news.
“And I am terrified, because if I allow myself this, then this will be it for me, because, I don’t know, because I’m scared, he, you, might be the great love of my life and if I do this, nothing and no one will ever compare”
Were you saying you were in love with him?
Pierre was suddenly sitting up straighter, every other sound being blocked out, eyes focused only on you, if this was the love confession he had been waiting for, then the entire universe could stop while he heard it.
“I am terrified, because I am in love with you” it was only a whisper, but it was the only thing Pierre heard, like his brain had recorded the sound and amplified it.
You said it. It was there, out in the world. You had admitted it, not only to him, but to yourself as well.
Pierre let out a shaky sigh from a breath he didn’t realize he had been holding.
“Finally.”
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rusty-phasma · 3 years ago
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Nsfw alphabet for Percy Dolarhyde
A/N: i love the crusty cowboy and wanted to write something about him, but i am in the middle of a terrible Pierre brainrot and i couldn't write, so to rid myself of that weird block, i did this. Percy oneshot coming i hope.
Warnings: smut, unprotected sex, (please wear protection, stds are no joke) and feet bc look at him, of course that motherfucker likes feet.
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A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)
I think that he is secretly soft and loves to be pampered, i think the aftercare is great, but because you make it so, he just let's himself be pampered. But in a way that's great, it is so peaceful, his head on your chest and his fingers tracing aimless patterns upon your ribs and your fingers on his locks.
B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)
On himself he loves specifically his fingers because they enable him to do two of his favorite things, masturbate you and shoot his gun, and he likes that. On you though, i think he loves your titties and shamelessly stares at them even around other people, he loves to see them bounce when you ride him, but i think he also loves your ass, and smacking it while he fucks you on all fours? Watching it jiggle? He can die a happy man.
C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)
I think he likes it inside your mouth or your pussy, though sometimes he will cum on your ass or tits if he's in the mood for it, i think that after a while of being married (if you guys are) he would develop a breeding kink, being the old times and shit, so yeah.
D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)
Wants to be dominated by you so badly, he just loves when you take control of things in every form, and it turns him on a lot to see your more dominant side, he also would really like it if you choked him, would probably find it really hard not to cum if you did.
E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)
Not very experienced, but enough to know what to do, and you'll have to teach him to do certain things, but be patient bc he's kinda dumb.
F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)
He loves doggy style (Jesus i hate that name) because he loves the sense of control it gives him and the view is something he enjoys too and he loves missionary and cowgirl (wink wink) because he loves to see your tits bouncing and those positions make it easier to play with them.
G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)
He loves making you laugh, so yes, he is quite goofy, cracking jokes and even tickling you sometimes.
H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)
He isn't groomed, not only there is no means to groom himself, he just doesn't care enough to do it, so yeah, i also believe his pubes are really dark.
I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)
He is not very romantic, but i think that if you are in a relationship he will do his best to make you feel loved, he never really was shown much love so he's quite new at it and rather clumsy, but he gets better at it.
J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)
Since he has you, never, why would he if he can just bury himself in you? He loves fucking you and his hand could never compare to it, but before you i think he did it a lot.
K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)
Kind of an exhibitionist, maybe a bit of bondage, breeding kink for sure, don't judge me but i feel he'd also have a mommy kink and doesn't know it, and also your feet, but not i a gross way, he likes looking at them (step on him lmao)
L = Location (favorite places to do the do)
He prefers your house but if he feels horny anywhere else he won't mind fucking you there, he's not picky of the place.
M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)
He loves seeing you ride a horse, it gets him all hot and bothered, but also seeing you undress is enough to turn him on.
He also secretly loves it when you put him in his place, the harsh words you use and the way you scold him always make him feel weirdly turned on, but it is a secret, if he tells you he's afraid you'll stop.
N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)
He doesn't really mind hurting you a bit, but not badly, after all he loves you, other than that i don't think hell say no to anything else at all.
O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)
You are gonna have to teach him if yo want him to eat you out, because he can't tell wtf is the clitoris if you asked him, but if you teach him, then he will do so enthusiastically, he likes the ego boost that making you cum only with his tongue gives him. Oh and he loooves getting head, blow him and he's happy.
P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)
It depends, i think he enjoys starting out slowly and sensually and then developing a fast and rough pace, but i think after the abduction thing, he started making love to you, not just fucking, so there's that.
Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)
Oh yes, and in public settings too, sometimes he'll just get horny while out and will just drag you somewhere apart from prying eyes and will fuck you as quick as he can and then you'll go back to whatever you were doing before like nothing happened except there is cum running down your leg, staining your stockings.
R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)
Oh he's up to anything if you are (unless it involves anything too gross), you guys have done a lot of different things at least once, he also loves it when you get risky and creative, it turns him on that you want to try such things with him.
S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)
Depends on how horny he is beforehand, because it can go from two to four.
T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)
Not really, even if there were toys back then (other that weird dildos to cure "hysteria") he is not the type, prefers to make you cum with his cock, fingers and tongue and brag about it.
U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)
Oh he looooves teasing you, he will edge you and he will verbally tease you, mixing it with a little bit of degradation, but not too much. I think he will be the kind of guy that edges you first and then overstimulates you, teasing you all the time about it.
V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)
Oh he's loud and shameless, though the first few times you had sex he just groaned because he was kind of trying to impress you, but now he doesn't care and is very vocal, moaning, whining and rambling, though on the more eventful sessions he dirty talks a lot.
W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)
I think he really likes your feet and it turns him on when you step on him or do anything at all with them, also loves to see you wearing silk.
X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)
Five inches soft but he's a grower, hard he is long, around 7 inches but not really girthy.
Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)
I think it is high but not too much and it fluctuates depending on how drunk he is, but you are not gonna fuck him while drunk so yeah. After the abduction he didn't really drink much so his performance during sex improved and his yearning grew.
Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)
Takes him a while to fall asleep i think, unless it was a really tiring session, i like to think that the whole reason he likes to stay awake a while after having finished is the aftercare, he loves it a lot.
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Thank you for reading! ♥️
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random-genshin-things · 2 years ago
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Saviour
(Childe x Medic Reader) Ch 1
Random thought: Medic reader saves Childe’s life without really knowing who he is and just thinks that’s that. However, Childe, who only vaguely remembers the reader in a semi-conscious fever dream-like state, is almost obsessed with trying to find her because he’s kind of fallen completely, like love at first sight, for the sweet stranger that saved his life. Set before the Liyue Chapter 2 Arc.
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The first thing you thought when you awoke was that this was not how you were going to die: at the bottom of a cliff on Dragonspine. You refuse to let this be the end of you especially when you were so close to finishing your thesis and graduating from the Akademiya.
Medicine has been your main focus. As a child, you wished to become a doctor. Doctors and healers were the most incredible people in Teyvat in your innocent child's eyes. Giving every effort you could to help save people’s lives and heal their wounds was the most noble cause in your opinion. You had always respected the way that doctors and nurses would carefully tend to their patients. Your goal was to become the kind of doctor that anyone, regardless of wealth, status or any other factor, could come to know that they would be treated with the finest care to the best of your abilities. Monika, your closest friend at the Akademiya, liked to claim you were going to be the best doctor in Sumeru, maybe in all of Teyvat. Every time she proclaimed your greatness, you couldn’t help but chuckle. You knew you had a long way to go and lacked vital experience. Learning in a classroom was all fine and good, but it could not replace real hands-on experience.
You’d been volunteering at a local clinic that your professor ran when Monika said she was going on an expedition to Dragonspine and needed a medic. How could you refuse?
Monika, like yourself, was from Mondstadt. Her main focus at the Akademiya was trying to discover a better way to store and transport perishable foods. More specifically, she was researching ways to keep food better for longer and transport them across large distances without spoiling. Monika had spent a lot of time studying the effects of mist flowers but had run into a dead end. The flowers would wilt after a certain amount of time, meaning that they could not provide a long term solution. Dragonspine had been her new field location of choice. Monika had hoped to study the effects of freezing perishables and perfect her latest idea: a new machine she called the Freeze-r. You remember laughing at the name when she first introduced the machine to you, but the idea was a good one.
Just a week ago you had gathered and packed all of your supplies: bandages, gauze, medicinal herbs and salves, slings; Anything that you thought you could need in case of an emergency. Being from Mondstadt meant you were well acquainted with the conditions of Dragonspine, and you also knew that if something went terribly wrong your only hope of rescue would be if an adventure team stumbled upon you. That was a big “if.”
You were not going to let the lives of your team rest on the off chance that someone else would be on the mountain. By the end of your packing, your bag had been slightly heavier than intended but nothing that you couldn’t carry. Another scholar from Fontaine working with Monika, Jean-Pierre, had offered to carry your bag when the expedition started. Right now, you were incredibly grateful you had not taken him up on that offer. Had Jean-Pierre been carrying your bag when the avalanche hit, then you would have been left with nothing.
Laying in the snow at the bottom of a cliff had not been part of your plan, but neither was the avalanche that separated you from your team. It was just so sudden. You felt the slight rumble of the ground under foot and looked up just in time to see a harsh blanket of white. Your team was several paces ahead and there was no way you could outrun the wave of snow and ice rushing towards you. You didn’t even try to fight it, instead focusing all of your efforts on protecting your head and vital organs. When you reached the bottom you felt grateful to even be alive.
It was always cold on Dragonspine, you could see the condensation of your own breath as you glanced around trying to take in your new surroundings and grasp any semblance of bearings. Your ankle was definitely sprained if not entirely broken and you could feel a hot, dull pain as it throbbed in your boot. One of your wrists was most likely fractured, luckily on your non-dominant arm. Honestly, you were immensely lucky not to be more injured.
Archons, you were lucky to be alive.
Looking around you seemed to be in a buried camp, or more accurately what was left of a camp. It seemed to be fatui based on the colors and design on what little was left unearthed of a tattered tent. As you started to slowly sit up, you gathered more of your bearings and observed more of the camp. It didn’t look to be that old but the frost of Dragonspine has a way of preserving things so it was hard to really tell how old the camp was. You adjust your pack to look for a sling for your arm and your heart just about stopped when you saw it: A figure barely peeking out of the pristine white snow.
Oh Archons you were right.
This camp hadn’t been abandoned. There were people here.
In a panic you rushed to your feet and nearly collapsed back to the ground as a flash of hot pain enveloped your being. The weight of your pack combined with your sprained ankle sent a searing pain through your leg. It almost felt as if the local blacksmith had shoved an iron straight from the stove into your leg, but your resolve didn’t waver. You needed to get to that person. You needed to see if they were still alive. Throwing off your pack, which unceremoniously crashed to the ground, you wrenched yourself from it and stumbled towards the figure. You collapse in front of the figure which you could now identify to be a man.
He was young. Archons, he couldn’t have been much older than you. His messy ginger hair obscured almost half of his face but a single beaded red earring was visible on his left side. The red jewel and the gold holding it glimmered slightly in what little light broke through the canopy of clouds. The avalanche had buried his body from the chest down but you could tell he was wearing a thick white coat lined with black fur and a red scarf. The coat was a good quality thick wool and the fur that adorned it couldn’t have been cheap. The scarf looked well worn almost as if he had gone with him everywhere, and you suspected that it might have had a sentimental value beyond the practicality. The high quality of the coat and the fur told you that he must have been well off, or at least of a high enough rank that the Fatui spent some decent mora on his uniform. He must have been Fatui but you couldn’t see a mask. More importantly, you could see the slight rise and fall of his chest as short shallow breaths came from his mouth.
He was breathing. He was still alive.
You rushed to dig him out of the snow before he succumbed to frostbite. The tips of your fingers were beginning to tingle with the biting cold and loose feeling. Your injured wrist was in the most pain you had ever felt, but you kept digging. This man was still alive and you knew you were his only hope of surviving, so you kept digging even as your wrist and ankle burned with jolts of pain, and your body shook and shivered from the cold.
When you finally pulled him from the snow embankment, you noticed it. The intricate red mask just feet away from him.
It was slightly broken but it was a gorgeous pattern of tangled red branches lined with gold. It was also the most terrifying object in that moment and the pit of your stomach filled with dread as the realisation of who this man was washed over you. That mask could only mean one thing:
Harbinger.
The man that you had just pulled out of his encased coffin of snow was a Fatui Harbinger!
Your thoughts swirled with the voices of your friends and family, with images of the run ins that they had had with the fatui. You knew what they would tell you if they were here. You could almost hear Monika’s voice in your head,
“A Harbinger! Let the bastard die then!”
…… But you couldn’t. You’re a doctor and it’s a doctor's job to help people, to save people!
Regardless of who this man was, his life was now in your hands. If you didn’t do something to at least try to save him, he would die before morning…..
If you didn’t help him then did you really have the right to call yourself a doctor…..?
…… With a sharp intake of breath you hardened your revolve. You had made up your mind. It didn’t matter who this man was.
You were going to save him!
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A/N: If anyone thinks this is good I’ll keep writing.
Edit: link to Ch 2
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norrisxfewtrell · 3 years ago
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Nugget | Pierre Gasly
Request: Hey! Can I request a Pierre one? Where the reader really wanted to get a corgi but Pierre feels like it’s too much responsibility and they have a busy life but then one day decides to surprise the reader with a puppy? And how the dog and Pierre bonds from day one🥺
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You were walking around the mall with Pierre when you walk by a pet store and see an adorable little corgi puppy rolling around and you can’t help but giggle and aww as you stand at the window watching it. It seems to have heard you as it stops rolling around, comes up to the window and sits, looking at you with its head to the side and you feel your heart melt at the sight. “Pierre, can we get the puppy? Please?? Imagine how cute it would be.” You ask him but he only chuckles and replies “Mon amour, we can’t possibly have a dog. I know you’ve always wanted a corgi, but it’s too much responsibility and our lives are way too busy to be able to take care of a dog; maybe in the future but not right now.” You pout and put on your best puppy dog eyes knowing it was impossible for Pierre to resist that look from you “Come ooon babe! Just look at it, how can you say no?” You tell him hoping he’d say yes as you had always wanted a corgi. You were almost certain that Pierre was going to give in until he said “No amour, seriously, not yet at least.” And he grabs your hand pulling you away from the pet store, moving on with your day.
It was a few weeks later when you were cooking some dinner for both you and Pierre, he hadn’t retuned yet from the AlphaTauri factory but you figured he wouldn’t take much longer. Almost two hours later he still wasn’t home and it was starting to worry you, since he almost always got home at the same time but you tried to not think about it too much “Maybe something came up at the last minute.” You thought to yourself as you sat in bed watching a movie. You suddenly hear the door open and a “Chérie? Where are you?” from Pierre “Bedroom!” You call out as you sit up slightly, hearing his footsteps coming towards your room “I need you to close your eyes for me, please.” Pierre calls out to you before he enters your room, confusing you “Why?” you ask “Just do it, please. I have something for you.” He says and you giggle as you hold a pillow up to your face “Alright alright, done.” You say and you hear him step into the room before feeling some weight on the bed but it moves around too much to be Pierre and you suddenly feel something lick your arm, causing you to jump slightly and let out a yelp of surprise as you remove the pillow from your face.
You open your eyes only to see a small and adorable corgi puppy, pretty much the same as the one you had seen at the pet store before. “What?! Pierre… What…“ You start but can’t finish as you were absolutely speechless while you hold the little ball of fluff in your arms “He’s ours, I know our lives are hectic but we can handle it.” Pierre says as he sits in front of you and you can’t help but pounce on him, wrapping your arms around him in a hug and kissing his face repeatedly “Oh my god, thank you thank you thank you! I love you so much.” You say as he chuckles at your excitement “You’re welcome, mon amour. Now, what do you want to call him?” He says as he pets the little dog in his lap and you look at him as you think of the perfect name “How about Nugget?” You ask, Pierre smiles and nods back at you “I like it! Well, Nugget, welcome to our little family.”
You set up the few things Pierre had already bought for Nugget, like his little food and water plates as well as a few training pads while you potty trained him and after that you quickly heat up dinner for both you and Pierre. When you’re both done Pierre goes to take a shower as you put the dishes in the dishwasher and get into bed waiting for him as you play with Nugget. “You do know he’s not going to sleep with us in our bed, though, right?” Pierre asks as he steps out of the bathroom drying his hair a bit with his towel “What? Oh come on, just for tonight? You can’t expect the tiny thing to sleep on his own in his first night here.” You pout at Pierre as he tries taking the puppy from you “That’s the thing, amour. All it takes is one night for him to think it will be something permanent, we can’t let him think that.” He replies trying to remain stern but feeling he would crack under both you and Nugget’s puppy dog eyes “Please?? Just for tonight.” You beg, smiling as you hear him sigh and mumble a small “Fine.” before he crawls into bed with you, cuddling you as Nugget curled into a ball in between yours and Pierre’s legs. 
You woke up the next morning not feeling Pierre’s arms around you, you turn to look at him only to see Nugget cuddled up with Pierre, balled up in the space between his neck and shoulder and Pierre’s hand resting on Nugget’s back, small snores leaving both of them as they slept peacefully. You had to take a picture of the view in front of you as you knew it had to be your new phone wallpaper before cuddling up to them and falling back asleep.
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enchantestuff · 3 years ago
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cursed crown (1) - pierre gasly
in which sneaking into Pierres kingdom only means one thing
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warnings: smut, royalty au so there's that, language maybe?
please please please let me know what you all think
“Are you alright?” you heard Pierre quietly call from the window above you. You had just arrived at his castle and were currently trying to climb up to the kitchen window, admittedly with no help from the prince himself.
“A little bit of help would be nice, Your Highness” you scoffed. Pierre laughed at the title you gave him but obliged nevertheless, leaning out of the window and stretching his arm downwards, waving it in front of your face teasingly. You rolled your eyes as you grabbed hold of it, “I thought I was supposed to be the mean one out of the two of us” you muttered when you finally climbed through the window and planted your feet firmly on the ground. You brushed some dirt away from your coat before finally meeting his beautiful blue eyes.
“Perhaps you're rubbing off on me, my lady,” Pierre grinned. He grabbed hold of your hand and quickly led the two of you out of the grand kitchen, carefully glancing across corridors and hiding behind walls as maids and a variety of guests walked through his pristine palace. You thought you would have been used to sneaking around his home by now, you had been doing it for months after all, but the trek from the kitchen to his bedroom was never an easy one. Even though Pierre had repeatedly confessed to you that this certain day of each month was the quietest, there still seemed to be countless people roaming the halls.
“I do quite hope you haven't acquired only my bad traits, Pierre,” you whispered, quickly glancing behind you as you ran up the stairs and into his bedroom. This was the riskiest part of your journey. The stairs that led up to his bedroom were open for anyone and everyone to see, whether it be from the inside balcony above or from the spacious hall below.
Pierre laughed at your comment, quickly shutting his bedroom door behind him and twisting his body around to face you. He placed his hands on your hips as he led you further into his bedroom. “Are you insinuating that you have any desirable qualities, my love?” he joked, his beloved silly grin quickly making its way onto his face causing your own smile to erupt on your own. These moments with Pierre were the only times you could truly be yourself and they didn't come around too often.
“Well of course, your highness” you smiled, snaking your hands up his arms to rest on his biceps. Pierre jokingly cocked an eyebrow at you, his hands trailing lower down your body, unable to keep them still for a second.
“And why is that?” he pondered, frowning slightly as you pulled away from him to take off your coat and climb onto his freshly made bed, getting comfortable in the silk sheets before peeking at him through your lashes.
“Because you crawl into bed with me every month” you teased. Your eyes trailed across his bedside table, smiling at the familiarity of it. Since the beginning of your late night rendezvous the contents of the table had never changed. There always lay a map of Othain, a journal which he had forbidden you to read and his beloved crown, the one that always lay atop of his head except during these moments with you and of course, when he was sleeping.
You carefully picked the crown up from where it lay and placed it onto your own head. It was much lighter than your own, less jewels scattered around it. It was a breath of fresh air. You didn't feel suffocated wearing it. Didn't feel weighed down by what it symbolized. “Now as your queen, i command you to come over here, for i have been deprived of your touch for far too long”
Pierre chuckled at your words, his steps towards his bed were deliberately slow. He knew how to tease you and from the glare you sent his way, he knew it was working. He crawled onto his bed, positioning himself on top of you and adjusting his crown on your head. “Well then, your majesty, I suspect that I am obliged to prove myself to you?” he jokingly questioned.
“Those are quite possibly the smartest words to leave your lips, my love” you commented. Unable to contain yourself any further, you pulled him towards you, finally connecting your lips after weeks apart from one another. Pierre didn't hesitate to kiss you back, but the short lasting kiss was not what you expected and a frown appeared on your face the minute he pulled away. “As much as I love your teasing, Pierre, I would really prefer it if you didn’t indulge in those habits right now.”
He smirked evilly as he trailed one of his hands down your thigh. “Is her majesty upset with my actions?” he pondered, his smirk not once leaving his face as he crawled further down the bed. Kisses were scattered across your thigh and the silent frustrated sigh that left your lips was a good enough answer for Pierre.
“Her majesty thinks she should get what she wants,” you selfishly spoke. You pulled lightly on Pierre's hair, a desperate attempt to get you closer to him again, to remove his lips from your thigh and place them on your own instead. Was that really too much to ask for?
“Well, I personally think she needs to stop being a brat and shut up for once in her life.” Your lips parted to scold him for his language but instead of rude comments, moans of pure delight seemed to leave your lips as Pierre attached his mouth to your core. He knew how to shut you up and for once in your life, you weren't complaining.
You tugged on his hair, pulling him closer into you as your head fell back in pleasure. Pierres crown slipped to fall beside you on the pillow but you paid it no mind as you felt pleasure pass through you like lightning bolts. “Oh Pierre,” you moaned as he lapped at your core similar to a man deprived of a meal. He couldn’t get enough of you.
Pierres fingers dug into your thighs as he moved to suck on your clit. “Shit,” you cursed as you felt the familiar knot begin to build in your stomach. After spending so much time with you and your body, Pierre believed he knew you inside out, which as a result meant he knew exactly when you were going to cum. He felt oh so evil as he brought you to your peak, only to pull away from you at the last second. The frown on your face was enough to make him feel slightly guilty. Only slightly.
“I am going to declare war on you, Pierre Gasly, '' you seethed, completely unsatisfied and now purely annoyed. You hadn’t trekked all the way to his kingdom in the middle of the night just for him to bring you towards the most amazing pleasure imaginable and leave you high and dry at the last moment.
“I'm afraid you don't have the power to do that yet, love” he grinned. He didn't give you any time to come up with a witty reply as he placed a chaste kiss to your lips before undressing himself in front of you.
“Is this your form of apologizing?” because well, it was working, there's just something about a handsome prince undressing before your very eyes that got you going.
“I was planning on making you cum over and over again, love” he spoke, stretching his arm out beside your head in order to place his crown back on your head. You looked so powerful with it on. You always looked powerful, but his own crown laying in your hair brought freshness to you that he didn't know was possible. It made his chest lighten and butterflies erupt in his stomach. It made him feel five again. “But if this is enough im happy to stop here and continue another time.”
You scoffed at him. Keeping one hand on the crown, you trailed your hand down your body, gripping onto your breast, maintaining eye contact with him as you did so, before moving further down your body. You ran your fingers up and down your folds, spreading the wetness gathered there before inserting one inside. “If you cant pleasure me, i guess i'll have to do it myself,” you muttered, knowing deep down that there was nothing Pierre hated more than you pleasuring yourself in front of him. It felt like a betrayal. Like he wasn’t enough.
Your plan succeeded spectacularly, as they always did, and in no time he was positioned on top of you, his tip teasingly brushing against your entrance. He dragged your hand away from your core and held it above your head. His grip was almost death-like and you found yourself relishing in the pain it brought.
“Don't doubt me for a second, love” Pierre grunted in your ear as he tapped his cock against your clit. You bit your lip at the sensation but allowed him to continue with his scolding. You knew there was nothing but love behind his words and so, to no surprise, you got more excited with each word that fell from his lips. “I think you know first hand the kind of pleasure I can bring you.” You gasped at the feeling of him filling you up. After nearly two weeks of not seeing each other, the sensation of him inside you was better than you had remembered. You transferred his crown onto his own head, an indication that whatever power you had over him was now practically non-existent. You were truly at his mercy.
“I'm sure you haven't forgotten the many times i've made you scream, love. I can do it again if your memory has begun to fail you.”
Pierre was always one to live up to his word. His sharp deliberate thrusts made your eyes roll back and several moans escaped your lips. You haven't been with any other man except Pierre and you would never need to. He knew your body more than you did and the delight that he brought you was extraordinary.
The squeezing of your wrist made your eyes snap open. His beautiful eyes were already watching you withering underneath him. A look of pure adoration plastered on his face as his hips continued to move at a rapid pace. “Shit, Pierre”
Pierre shook his head at you, a lopsided grin replacing his usual smirk as he leaned down to kiss your chest. “That's not what i want to hear, love.”
He was playing your own game against you, but you were too full of gratification to care. “P- please, your highness.” A blush crept up your cheeks at the seriousness of your own voice. You were no longer mocking him with his title but moaning it in pure delight.
Pierre cocked his head at you, “Please what, love? Use your words.” Tingles made its way onto your skin from kisses he scattered over your neck, goosebumps trailing in their wake. You didn't even process your words until they were out in the open.
“Fuck me like your life depends on it.”
And he did. His thrusts became unbelievably precise, his free hand roamed your body, circling and squeezing all the right places while his other intertwined with yours. You knew there would be marks left from where he had held on too hard, but you didn't see it as a mark of pain rather than an indication of what had gone on between you two.  A reminder for the next long two weeks ahead of you.
The clenching of your walls for the second time that night indicated to Pierre you were close. “Hold on, love” he ushered. Something that was incredibly hard to do when he was pounding into you like an animal and circling your clit like he was under a spell.
“I - i can't,” you sobbed. You wanted so bad to release the knot in your stomach, to catch the orgasm you had been chasing all night.
“I said hold it.” He was in control, that much was clear, but you could only hold on for so long until your body couldn’t take it anymore.
“P - pierre, fuck!”
“That's it, love,” Pierre groaned in your ear, “Hold on for just another moment, such a good girl for me.” Your eyes rolled back and your gripped onto his hand for dear life. “Don't know what id do without you.” Your heart skipped a beat and tears began welling in your eyes. “Look so pretty right now, taking me like the queen you'll soon be.” Your breath increased and a whimper left your lips.
“You can let go now, love.”
Nights with Pierre were often sleepless. You had plenty of time to sleep when you were alone in your bedroom. Two nights each month you spent facing the beautiful prince, talking about utter nonsense until your cheeks hurt from smiling too hard and your eyes drooped from being awake for too long.
“Im being sent somewhere tomorrow,” you whispered into the darkness, playing with his hands as you dared to break the silence around you. You could feel him tense up next to you, obviously assuming the worst and imagining an attack his own kingdom. His own people. “Not you, “ you reassured, your heart fluttering when he immediately relaxed beside you, “Some rebels gathering together behind the mountains, I’ll have to leave early in the morning.”
It hurt you to cut your already short time with Pierre even shorter, but duty called and once your father demands your presence on a mission, you had no choice than show up.
“I hate the fact you have to go out on these stupid battles,” Pierre confided. He hadn’t taken his eyes off you all night, wanting to imprint the image of your face in his mind until the next time he saw you again.
“Well, unlike you, I have to prove myself to everyone.” It was the harsh reality of your world, one that you were reminded of at each public event you attended. You were a woman and for that reason, deemed unworthy of ruling.
“You wouldn’t have to prove yourself to anyone if you ran away with me,” he reminded. Without fail, every time you met up with Pierre, he brought up the idea of running far away to another kingdom, one where the two of you could live like commoners and not have to worry about the state of a kingdom nor dooming battles. It was a daydream that both frightened and enticed you in the best ways possible.
“You really think you can survive without all this luxury?” you pondered, your hands immediately running up and down the silk sheets on top of you as your eyes floated across the numerous jewels and paintings scattered around his room.
“With you next to me?” he asked. His hand came to rest on your jaw, moving your face closer to his own as he spoke his true desires out loud, “Of course.”
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boxesandrings · 3 years ago
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I it’s me again I love your stuff. A idea I had inspired a fanart Shane reacting to F!farmer telling him she’s pregnant
( I’m just curious where that would go )
(Hi I promise this is much happier than what the description sounds like!! I think considering Shane’s mental health history life changing news like this isn’t something he’d brush past with no second thought, having a kid is kinda scary to everyone! Promise it’s mostly fluff but wanted to tag anything that could be triggering for others xoxo)
Title: A Father!
Rating: T (mostly for language, but Shane's earlier heart events are mentioned briefly)
Summary: The Farmer shares some exciting news with Shane! He's immediately over the moon, but quickly becomes overwhelmed.
CW: Mentions of pregnancy, Shane's early heart-events, a panic attack(?)
Characters: Shane, F!Farmer, Marnie, Evelyn, Pierre (pretty much all are mentioned)
Words: 3816
Shane took off his boots before entering the cabin, grimacing as he bent to do so. Marnie had needed help repairing some things at the ranch today, and he had spent most of it in a crouch. His thighs were punishing him for it now, sore with every step. Maybe he’d take a bath tonight, let his muscles soak in the warm water and try to relax a bit. Maybe his wife would take one with him.
He waddled into the house, his legs tight and called out. “I’m home! You in?”
The Farmer was often out late, working in the fields or with the animals, or sometimes off mining or fishing at the lake by Robin’s. It had been lonely at first, an empty house was something he’d never experienced, but he had found ways to preoccupy himself. After a month, he and his then girlfriend had a chat, the Farmer promising to be home by 7 every night, or calling and letting him know if something had unexpectedly come up otherwise holding her late.
“In the kitchen!” Shane smiled, making his way toward the room. It was barely 5, a sign for a good night. The sound of music grew louder and the smell of bacon wafted toward him. In the kitchen, he found his wife flipping pancakes but minding another pan on the back burner. She turned when she heard him get closer, waving her spatula before focusing back on the food. Shane walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her, kissed her cheek and rested his head on her shoulder.
“I thought it was my night to cook?” The pair switched who cooked every night, and Shane was certain it was his night. Or had he missed yesterday?
“Hello to you too.” The Farmer twisted her head around the best she could and puckered her lips, which Shane quickly kissed. “It was, but I just wanted to cook tonight. Go sit! I just finished up.” Shane squeezed his wife once more, but made his way over to the table. He groaned as he lowered himself into the chair.
The Farmer tilted her head as she carried a stack of pancakes for the table, watching as Shane rubbed his legs.
“Long day?” Shane nodded.
“Marnie called this morning and said that some pipes in the barn needed repairing, but neglected to mention that it was literally almost every single pipe in the barns, all the ones that carry water to the dispensers.” The Farmer set down the plate of bacon on the table, then slid into Shane’s lap, her arms around his neck.
“Oh, that’s rough.” Shane nodded, tilting his head forward into hers.
“They’re all so low to the ground, I essentially was in a squat all day. My thighs are killing me.” The Farmer nodded, her head moving his. She kissed his temple and stood up.
“I think I have some of that muscle cream lotion stuff that helps with the soreness. I’ll find it after dinner.” She made her way to her own chair, sitting down. “Not all bad though, squats are pretty good for the booty.” She smiled as she picked up a piece of bacon and winked.
“Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind.” Shane shook his head, but smiled as he used his fork to slide a pancake onto his own plate. Yoba, was he hungry. “How was your day?”
The Farmer bit her lip, smiling. “Oh, you know. Same old.” Shane looked up, cautiously eyeing his wife. She was biting her lip, trying to hide an obvious smile and kept looking up at Shane as she made her plate. Shane squinted.
“I feel like you really want me to ask what else happened.” His wife nodded, slightly shimmying in her chair.
“I heard some real good gossip.” Shane couldn’t help but laugh after she said it. His wife looked so pleased with herself, like she could barely handle keeping her excitement inside. She grinned incredibly wide, biting her tongue. Shane picked up a piece of bacon and took a bite.
“Oh, what is it?” He raised his eyebrows a few times, making his wife laugh. After she had calmed herself for a second, she leaned forward, as if the knowledge itself were moving her.
“Someone we know is pregnant.” Shane dropped his fork and coughed. Now that was some good gossip. In a town as small as Pelican Town, secrets among residents were incredibly hard to keep, and something as big as that would have spread easily within a day to the entire population. How had he not heard yet?
“Who?” The Farmer leaned back in her chair, biting her thumbnail.
“Guess.” Shane ran his teeth over his tongue as he mentally went through each of the town’s residents.
“Jodie and Kent? I feel like they could have another, the gap would be the same from Sam to Vincent to this one.” The Farmer watched Shane, her face giving away nothing. Finally, she shook her head, the same shit-eating grin on her face. Shane thought hard.
“It can’t be Demetrius and Robin, he practically yelled from the mountain top when he had his vasectomy. I don’t think Pierre and Caroline even like each other anymore…” He watched his wife’s face.
“Keep guessing.” Shane threw his hands up, but continued to smile.
“You’re gonna make me keep guessing?”
“Come on! You’re getting closer.” Shane sighed.
“Let's see… Maru and Penny are together, so I don’t think they could… Sam is, and no offence to the guy, but the biggest virgin I’ve ever met…Harvey… no.” He looked down at the table, scratching his chin. “Sebastian and Abby could be… Alex and Haley, but I’m not sure if they’re broken up right now.”
He looked up toward his wife, but her face gave away no hints. “I mean, Elliot sleeps with practically every tourist, so statistically speaking…” Shane shook his head, his eyes wide, and his wife snorted. “I don’t know? Emily isn’t with anyone, Leah isn’t, but I might not know.”
Eyes wide, he looked back up at his wife. “It couldn’t physically… Marnie couldn’t…” The Farmer’s face finally broke, a similar look of horror on her own face.
“Oh Yoba no, don’t even—” She made a face, shaking her head. “She’s too old, and not to be mean but I think if your aunt was having a baby with Mayor Lewis?” She shook her head again, faster. “You’d find me in here retching.”
Shane leaned back in his chair and dragged his hand over the bottom half of his face, thinking. The devilish smile slowly creeped it’s way back onto his wife’s face as she watched him. Finally, he sighed.
“Who is it?” The Farmer suddenly stood up and ran to one of the cabinets, pulling out a sandwich bag. She sat back in her seat, and slid the bag across the table to Shane. He picked up the bag and realized there were three white, long sticks in the bag, each one with two pink lines on one end. He dropped the bag.
“Oh, gross, where were these?” He looked up at his wife, expecting the same grin, but was confused to see that it had fallen, a look almost like annoyance on her face.
“Good god, Shane, did you— do you think I’m going around picking up random pregnancy tests?” He paused, his mouth dropping.
The realization hit him like a ton of bricks. She didn’t find them, she took them. That’s why he hadn’t heard the gossip already, she was the only one that knew.
He jumped to his feet, forgetting the soreness in his legs. His hands covered his mouth, open in shock as he looked at his wife. She nodded at him, the smile returned to her face, hints of tears glistening in her eyes. He turned from the pregnancy tests on the table, pointing at them, to covering his mouth again and looking back at his wife.
She continued to nod, crying definitively now but still smiling. The pair had been married for almost two years, and while they hadn’t made a point of deciding to actively try for a baby, they certainly had been playing it fast and loose. Four months into the marriage they decided that what would happen would happen and stopped using any birth control, the Farmer throwing out any pills she had left. Lately, the couple had stopped even pretending they worried about the possibility of getting pregnant, and Shane had felt that a ‘we should start actively trying’ conversation was weeks away, rather than months or years.
Finally, Shane spoke. “Are… you’re…” The Farmer nodded, sniffling and smiling.
“Yeah, yeah!” Her voice was breathy, joyfully crying through the words.” Shane covered his mouth again and felt his own tears beginning to pop up in the corner of his eyes.
“I— I need you to say it.” The Farmer laughed.
“I’m pregnant.” Shane ran at his wife, scooping her up in his arms, pressing his lips firmly onto hers. She laughed as she kissed him back, her arms wrapped tightly around them as they stood in the kitchen, her tears against his face, or maybe they were his own?
They stood, holding each other, smiling and laughing and kissing, until Shane quite literally swept his wife off her feet, fireman carrying her into the bedroom while she laughed in his arms. He set her down on the bed and wrapped his arms around her, practically attaching himself to her as he kissed her face as she pretended to struggle beneath him, giggling the whole time.
He laid on his stomach next to her, his face turned towards her on the pillow. She watched him back, still laying flat on the bed.
“You’re pregnant.” The Farmer smiled and nodded.
“I’m pregnant.” Shane smiled, scanning his wife’s face.
“We’re having a baby.” She scooched her face closer, kissing the tip of his nose.
“We’re having a baby.” The two gazed at each other, minds racing with nothing and everything at once. Shane lifted himself up and moved closer to his wife, his face only inches away from hers, sliding one arm under her head and placing the other hand on her stomach. Shane bit his lip.
“When do we want to tell my family?” The Farmer sighed and looked up toward the ceiling.
“I don’t know. I want to tell them, but so much can happen in the first few months…” She trailed off, running her tongue over her top teeth. “Maybe in a month or two? Once the pregnancy is past that first little hurdle.” Shane kissed her cheek.
“I get it. Marnie tells Lewis, Lewis tells everyone.” He sighed now. “I mean, you’re only 30, I don’t think you’re high risk or anything.” His wife shook her head and smiled at him.
“No, it’ll be perfect.” She slid a hand over the one he had on top of her stomach. “I know it. Just in the small chance, I don’t want everyone knowing.” She looked back toward the ceiling. “Also, I don’t want all the attention right away. It’s such a small, small town. Something like this will rock the pelican town people to their cores.” She laughed, Shane joining in beside her. “But I promise, when we do tell people, Marnie will be the first to know.” Shane nodded.
“We’ll let her tell everyone else. Makes it easy.” The Farmer snorted.
“Yeah.” She drew circles on his hand with her thumb. “I mean, I guess we have to tell Harvey, for obvious reasons, but I don’t think he can legally tell others.” Shane laughed again, and pulled his hand out from under his wife’s, moving it up from her stomach to her chin. He pulled her face toward his, kissing her softly.
“We’re having a baby,” he whispered, his nose touching hers. The Farmer smiled, and kissed him again.
“We’re having a baby.”
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Shane couldn’t sleep, far too excited by the day’s news. No matter how long he kept his eyes closed, or tried to count deep breaths, Shane was restless. His wife had fallen asleep over an hour ago and was curled into a little ball by his side, her head on top of one of his arms.
They were having a baby. Yes, it had been something he and his wife had talked about for a while, one day wanting children, but now it was actually happening. He turned his head to look at the Farmer, drooling on his arm, and smiled. They weren’t kids anymore, Shane well into his thirties, and his wife just into them, but it still felt so strange and new and exciting for them to be parents now.
Shane bolted upright, his stomach immediately twisting. The Farmer groaned on the bed next to him, violently awoken by the sudden removal of his arm. She rubbed her eyes with one hand and propped herself up, squinting in the dark.
“Did I sleep through the alarm again?” She yawned. Shane hopped out of the bed, bee-lining to the bathroom. “Babe, what’s wrong?”
“I’m gonna be sick.” Shane slammed the door behind him, ignoring his wife’s further questions. He barely had made it to the toilet when he felt it deep within him, the nausea making its way out into the bowl. He didn’t hear his wife come into the room, only felt her hand on his back as he continued to retch. Finally, he laid his head against the bowl, breathing heavily.
“Shane?” He could hear his wife behind him start to speak but pause, unsure of what to say or ask, her mouth just kind of opening and shutting. She laid her head against his back and sighed. “Do you want some water?”
“I’m going to be a dad.” The Farmer chuckled behind him.
“Yeah. I think we covered that a bit earlier.” She lifted her head and resumed rubbing his back. “I’m excited too.” Shane sighed.
“I’m gonna fuck this kid up.” His voice cracked, and he watched as a tear fell from his face. The Farmer paused.
“What?” Shane pulled his arms up onto the bowl, wrapping them around his head.
“I’m a massive fuck-up, and I’m going to fuck up this baby too.” His shoulders shook, an attempt to hold back his tears. “I could barely take care of myself, how am I—” Shane’s voice broke. The Farmer let out a tense breath behind him, and began to rub his back again.
“Shane, no! Don’t say that.” He lifted his head up, and turned to look at his wife.
“I am. I mean, I was worthless. All I did was drink, I hated myself, and for fucks sake, I tried—” Shane paused as he noticed his wife’s lower lip start to tremble and sighed. “I could barely hold myself together until you got here, what, five years ago?” He bit his lip, the tears coming out faster now. “I’m doing good now, but what happens if it all falls apart again?” His voice cracked again, and Shane didn’t bother to hold back a sob.
The Farmer tried her best to pull Shane into her, them both sitting on the floor, but Shane just sat there numb. He wanted to have this life with his wife, a family together, but how could he be a dad? Why did she even want him?
“Shane, please.” He looked over to the Farmer, who was crying, her arms around him. He’d made her cry, husband of the year material! “I think you’re just… you did this when the dog died, too. It’s a lot of information coming in at once, big information. But it’s okay!” Her hands slid down his shoulder, taking his hands in her own. “We’re doing this together.”
Shane let out an indignant snort. “I can’t even handle the announcement, what happens when the baby comes?” His head was spinning. She deserved better. He loved her.
“Shane! You’re okay, it’s okay. We’re in it together, we have each other.” She squeezed his hands, scooting closer to him. “You’re going to be great, okay? You’re not a fuck-up. We all have rough patches, you just didn’t have the support system you needed. Please.” She kissed his temple, but Shane stared straight ahead, toward the wall. He wished he could shrink into a tiny ball.
“I can’t… I can’t mess this up too.” The Farmer pulled his head down to her shoulder, her hands carefully working their way through his hair.
“You’re not going to mess this up, babe. I think you’re just panicking.” She held him close, continuing to quietly stroke his head. “I’m nervous too, but I know I have you.” He loved her, but when she shifted away beneath him, the panic filled his chest again. “I’m going to go grab your anxiety meds. I don’t think you took them at dinner, they might help.” She fully slid out away from him, Shane’s heart beginning to race. The Farmer stood up and stretched out her back. “Now that I think of it, I don’t think either of us even ate.”
Shane felt sick to his stomach, and barely made his way back to the toilet bowl before throwing up again. The Farmer crouched next to him, her hand on his back. Shane could practically feel the concerned look burning into the back of his head.
“Even if I don’t mess up, I’m just passing a damn cocktail of mental illness along.” He sat back on the floor, and used his hand to try and rub away the tears that wouldn’t stop coming. The Farmer above him sighed and sat back down, and wrapped an arm back around his shoulder.
“Babe, don’t—” Shane choked and leaned forward, wrapping his arms over his head.
“It doesn’t even stand a chance, I’ve just fucked it up from the beginning!” He could feel himself hyperventilating, what did his therapist tell him to do? “It’s gonna hate me, I’ve already ruined everything—”
“Shane!” The Farmer’s face in front of his snapped him out of the almost trance he was in, the distraction what his body needed to get in at least one deep breath. She had tears on her cheeks, but her voice gave away no sadness. “Stop it! Calm down!”
Shane leaned forward into her, practically up on his knees now to wrap his arms around her, holding her tight as he cried. She rocked her body, quietly shooshing as she held him, pressing kisses into the top of his head as she did.
“You’re not going to fuck this up,” she said after Shane’s breathing became more regular. “I mean, we’re going to make mistakes. Both of us! A lot. But we’re going to be new parents, it happens.” He nodded, squeezing his eyes tight. “You’re not going to spiral— I mean, now, yes— but it’s not going to get bad like it was ever again, okay? You have me, your therapist, Marnie, we’re all here for you.”
“I love you.” His words were muffled, his face still pressed into her chest. He felt a rumble, a small chuckle above him.
“I love you too. Also, you’re not the only one afraid of passing on bad shit. I mean, my mom is medicated for depression, and I have ADHD.” Shane raised his head, his face even with hers.
“Yeah, I guess.” The Farmer smiled, and reached on her hands up to cup Shane’s face, wiping away a tear with her thumb.
“Yeah, dummy.” Shane smiled and kissed his wife, before pulling back and biting his lip.
“I’m— I’m so excited, I really am.” His eyes met hers briefly, before he looked away again. “I want this with you, truly, I—” The Farmer leaned forward and kissed her husband again.
“I know, Shane. I get it.” They held each other on the floor, their foreheads pressed together. Shane tried to calm himself, breathing in time with his wife. “We’re in it together, alright? We’ve got it.” Shane nodded.
“I know, I’m sorry.” The Farmer smiled.
“It’s okay, it’s gonna be a big change.” She chuckled to herself. “We’ve got nine months, I’m sure this won’t be the last freak out. That either of us have.” The Farmer stood up, and offered a hand to Shane, smiling. “Good luck to you when I have to start buying maternity clothes.” Shane grinned and took her hand.
“What? You’re cooking up a baby in there, you’re gonna grow.” He kissed his wife on the cheek and wrapped his arm around her.
“Oh, I know that now,” the Farmer said, leading the two of them back into their bedroom. “But I’m sure hormone-y me will have to reckon with that later.”
Shane snorted as the Farmer sat down on the bed, and pulled Shane down into her. He kissed her forehead and climbed over, pulling the covers up on his side of the bed. She snuggled back into him, her head resting on his shoulder, but Shane could feel her squirming.
“You feeling better?” Her voice was quiet. Shane nodded, and wrapped his arm around her head.
“Yeah.”
“Good.” Her arm snaked its way over his chest, reaching up to hold the side of his head. “You’re gonna be great.”
Shane smiled, and moved his head to kiss the palm against his cheek. “You too.”
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It took Marnie two weeks to figure it out. Something about the way the Farmer was moving, she had told Shane, was different, and trapped him in her kitchen until he confessed. Marnie was over the moon, and promised not to tell anyone, but Shane ran home and told the Farmer straight away. His wife had bit her lip but shook her head, smiling. “If anyone was going to piece it together, it’d be her.”
In Marnie’s defense, it was almost a week before Evelyn congratulated the pair at the general store. Shane watched as Pierre blushed and ducked behind a shelf, but the Farmer thanked her and moved past, reaching for a bag of flour on the top shelf.
“You know, that was a pretty good run, all things considered.” Shane nodded, agreeing with his wife.
“I mean, that has to be a record! What, five? Six days?” The Farmer laughed, and hoisted the last grocery bag up into the truck. She caught Shane’s gaze, and tilted her head.
“What?” Shane realized he had been staring at her, a dopey look on his face. He smiled, face turning pink.
“Oh, nothing!” He hopped up into the truck, his wife following suit beside him. He looked at her again. “I’m gonna be a dad.” She smiled now, rolling her eyes.
“You’re gonna be a dad!” Shane laughed, and started the truck. The two chatted excitedly the whole way back, discussing the future addition to both their home and family.
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