#anyone play csgo

[athena-cat-wizard-official]

[wizardnuke]

texting the boys circa 6pm tomorrow like Hello i have been doing classwork for eight hours straight we're getting on gay csgo or im killing myself

[reformedmercymain]

officially started my pc journey. immediately lost my first qp game but we won a few team fights against broken heroes so that counts for something, right? 😭😭

Congrats! Welcome to the world of KB/M <3

[vaquerolvr]

oh, my good looking boy

synopsis: texts with gaz as your bf // requested by anon <3

extra headcanons at the bottom since this one’s short

cw: suggestive jokes, mentions of injury, one ‘kys’ joke

masterlist

⊹ you can get him to say almost anything by just saying it and he’ll usually echo it back to you

⊹ he keeps up with slang and current memes just to annoy the others (mainly ghost)

⊹ he’s really good at dancing but only does it in private

⊹ usually prefers to slow dance with you but you convince him to twerk on you once. needless to say, it does not happen again

⊹ i feel it in my soul, if he was in our universe he would be a COD player. but i think he mainly plays csgo and valorant

⊹ literally cannot sleep without you. if you lock him out of the room he’ll be clawing at the door like a clingy cat

⊹ sends you pics of him shirtless a lot, just to show off

⊹ gets weirdly insecure about the relationship sometimes. will shake you awake at midnight just to ask if you still love him

⊹ he loves sharing his music with you, literally makes you like fifty playlists

⊹ frank ocean is his favorite artist but i think tv girl is a guilty pleasure for him. you tell him he has ‘male manipulator’ music taste one time and he gets really defensive

⊹ doesn’t remember anything about himself. if someone asks him about his preferences he’ll turn to you and be like “babe, what’s my favorite color?” or “do i like ketchup?”

⊹ thinks he looks gross with a beard but can be convinced to grow it out. always shaves it off when someone (soap) inevitably teases him

⊹ has blackmail material on all the 141 guys

an: title is from good looking - suki waterhouse. if anyone wants to see a version of this with other characters feel free to send a request!

dividers from @/saradika-graphics :)

[vanyatas]

can you do Ben headcanons? ^_^ I loved your Toby ones(^^)

i might be out of touch with BEN !! but i’m gonna try to do my best STRAIGHTLY AVOIDING how he was in 2013 (a freak.)

BEN DROWNED HCS

GENERAL HCS:

Another firm belief he is just. Short. (no shade to my short kings, me too..)

5’1.

Cyberpunk style.

His voice sounds very glitchy and electronic.

Layered neck length hair.

Blonde obviously!

Also has Jeff cut his bangs, he likes the layers a lot.

He definitely uses the floating he has to make himself feel taller.

3 Piercings on his ears but nothing else.

Elf ears!!!

Loves Phonk music, Or anything with cool noises/Electronic sounds.

The Weeknd, Pastel Ghost, Blink182, Daft Punk, Crystal Castles, Laura Les, Odetari, Grimes, Machine Girl, 1nonly, Eternxlkz, SXID, NUEKI, Akiaura, Sidewalks and Skeletons, MGMT, S3RL, Grimes, Yeule fan!!

Definitely makes his own music

Only noises and sounds he does NOT want to sing ever he just likes the way music can make you feel.

Puts his music on soundcloud.

I know Jeff is in the comments saying “delete ts bro 🔥🔥.”

It’s actually really good.

LOVES Vintage video games but he’s also on overwatch 2, LOL, the finals, Roblox, DBD, Apex, PUBG, CSGO, Valorant, RS6 Siege, and Fortnite.

Yes he’s fucking GOATED at all of them.

Genuinely means it when he threatens to DOX people on any of them.

Very nerd behavior.

Stubborn and an Asshole.

Has multiple accounts on each of the multiplayer games just because it’s too much of a risk to gain popularity.

A lot of his rude traits are just from him having an ego over being good at games and getting compliments all the time.

NOTTT a pervert whatsoever.

This mfker is a gamer he is 100% awkward around anyone he finds attractive.

Mansplains video game lore if ANYONE gets the TINIEST fact wrong.

Tangents about LOZ, Mario, and Smash bros.

ROMANTIC HCS:

I’m so serious when I say he calls you his discord kitten.

Most of the time it’s ironic.

But it catches on so much he’s definitely just enjoying it.

Playing video games 80% of the time!!!

Builds you your own pc.

No console bullshit only the best for his partner.

Matching skins on EVERY GAME.

And matching users.

Definitely goes into vc to crash out if people are being dickheads to you, or if they’re trying to intervene and hit on you.

Going with the pc building he also makes your setup gorgeous, however you want it.

Usually I’m not keen on using this terminology but he is a SIMP bro.

Thinks you’re just so pretty. Anything you ask of him he will do it.

Head on your chest, just. staring at you for as long as you let him.

Loves to have his face held too.

Following you around anywhere, on his switch, Gameboy, DS, he just loves being around you.

Will explain any sort of lost media/video game if you ask him about it.

If you’re ever just on your computer or phone doing your own thing, he will either pop his head through to give you a kiss, or leave pop ups that says he loves you and he misses you.

Very clingy.

You need to hold him so much.

He’s not affection deprived especially because he gets that sort of platonic shit from Jeff.

But once BEN has a s/o he is just crazy in love with them.

100% calls you princess, baby, kitten, and doll face.

I noticed every time I write for someone i just instantly get a crush on them. it’s not good.

reblogs / follows / likes appreciated!!

[singstaircase]

Walking into your dagger for the very last time– Pedri

summary: At seven, Pedri wondered if soulmates truly exist. He didn't expect to find his in seven years through the virtual world. Or in which Pedri meets someone in a video game lobby and shenanigan ensues

Contains: fluff, little bit of angst, not a happy ending, mentions of feeling lonely, the pandemic, injuries

this ended up being more Pedri centric then I imagined. Obviously some stuff are made up because I don't know Pedri. Enjoy!!!

Pedri is thirteen years old the first time he gets into an argument with his manager, and it feels like the worst thing in the world.

Football is everything to him, so why can't the coach understand? Why can't his coach see that?

He would've been fine if it was just another league game – hell, he would've accepted not playing or even losing, if it was just another league game. But it was Copa de Campeones final! His sole chance of being in Europe.

So what if he accidentally injured himself while making a tackle? So what if the medical team thinks he should rest?

So fucking what? At thirteen, football is his lifeline. Why can't his manager just understand? 

***

So, Pedri does what any teen forced to sit out and watch his team lose a final would do; lock himself in his bedroom and play one video game he would not play in any other circumstance. CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offense) with strangers from God knows where.

Pedri knows he'll regret staying up this late but he doesn't care. That's for future Pedri to worry about. His focus now is on shooting strangers in the virtual world and he'd be lying if he says he isn't enjoying this.

***

It's past midnight and he waits in the lobby, pondering.

Thinking if his coach was serious about not playing him anymore and about so much more which doesn't help at all to ease his sudden spike in nervousness about the future and what it holds.

Someone with the gamer tag [Username] joins to complete the lobby. Pedri's certain he'll forget about them tomorrow, like everyone else.

***

Pedri has a natural talent for many things; football, disappointing his manager and as of now– playing CSGO; he realizes that as the game progresses.

Except for one round, where he lets his mind wander somewhere else and nearly ruins it for everyone. Fortunately for him, his saviour comes in the form of one stranger from who-knows-where, one who Pedri was sure he'd forget about.

Pedri likes them immediately. Unknowingly. Subconsciously. He feels an immediate connection with his mystery saviour for some strange reason. 

"Thanks for saving my ass out there [Username]," he blurts out with haste, ready to log off. 

And the reply comes a voice, a little clipped and barely audible to anyone else but clear as bells to Pedri's ears.

"You're welcome," before the mic goes silent again. Those to simple words would go on to shatter every single plan Pedri never made about his life trajectory and throw them into the gutter.

He doesn't know it yet but this'll be simultaneously the best and most painful thing that would ever happened to him.

Pedri ends up saving the gamer tag of his saviour stranger and reaches out whenever he needs someone to play with or fill the lobby.

Or that is what he tells himself.

Sometimes he invites them when he has a bad game or another argument with his manager. At times just because. And to Pedri's surprise, the stranger responds to his 'pleas' almost every time.

A part of him is happy that they don't ignore him. Yet, another part underneath the surface is also scared that one day, this stranger he's growing fond of, will leave him without saying goodbye and he'll be left to his own again.

Deep inside him there's a creature that won't show up in x-rays, one that is always trying to protect Pedri's soul.

One that has been urging him to finally properly talk to this stranger, make a deeper connection. Something that will stay forever. Perhaps a friendship that will transcend lifetimes. Maybe something even more…?

And today he finally surrenders to those thoughts in his mind.

Today his manager told him he won't be playing for a while. The worst that could happen at this point in his life, happened. He has nothing to lose now and he's never been more sure of it.

Today, with the news that he'd be sidelined, Pedri finally acts on his long-held impulse. 

***

Pedri does it. He actually does it, uncertain if it's the correct decision. He sends the message, heart pounding, and anxiously waits for a reply.

Or not. He doesn't know. Maybe they finally got fed up with him. Maybe they don't care enough to reply.

A small sound emits from the computer, signifying a new message.

⊙ [Sir González] Wanna be friends

⊙ [Username] Sure, why not?

At fourteen years old, Pedri wonders, for the very first time, if it's possible to be friends with someone living thousands of miles away.

The thing about friendship is… sometimes you don't know when it started.

Pedri can't pinpoint when he and his stranger became friends.

If you were to ask Pedri when and how he formed this connection, he won't answer. Because he can't, he doesn't have answers to those questions.

But Pedri knows this is a friendship, he has a friend, be it in the virtual realm. He looks forward to talking to them through messages, cherishes playing with them everyday.

The possibility of gaining a friend through the screen isn't something Pedri ever considered, but he isn't going to complain.

One afternoon after training, he finds himself with a long list of notifications from his online friend. His stranger friend soon makes a habit of sharing their every passing thought to him.

He was taken aback the first time, but just like eagerly waiting for them each day after school or training, Pedri soon makes reading them an integral part of his life.

Sometimes fifty messages at once wait for him, sometimes ten with varying amounts of exclamation and capslock.

By June, he realizes his days without those messages feel incomplete. It has become a tradition for him to lock himself in his bedroom and seek comfort from those messages.

There's no denying this strangter is Pedri's best friend in the whole universe. He yearns to know more and more about them; what they like, where they live, do they see him the same way he does?

However, he can't quite answer their questions the same way, with the same enthusiasm.

Pedri is afraid; afraid they might judge him, or worse, ignore him if they learn more about him. They seem to understand that and he's grateful. But at some point, the stranger friend becomes cautious and quiet. 

⊙ [Username] today was fun. Same time tomorrow?

⊙ [Sir González] yeah. I will message you if I have time.

⊙ [Username] Sure, no problem. By the way, what do you do half of the day lol

⊙ [Sir González] I... I can't answer that. I am so sorry.

The moment those green dots turn gray, a sudden expected pain takes over Pedri's entire body. The reply comes after a painful five minutes of silence from the other side.

⊙ [Username] I understand. Talk you later then.

Today might be the day they reach their wits' end, he fears. And in impulse, he makes a significant decision.

Parting away from this could mean a goodbye, one that he's not willing to say. Not yet. Never.

⊙ [Sir González] Pedri.

⊙ [Username] ???

⊙ [Sir González] My name, it's Pedri. You can call me Pedri if you want.

This is the most vulnerable Pedri has ever been in his fourteen years of life and he can only pray that his friend doesn't leave and now. 

⊙ [Username] Pedri. Perfectly suits you. Well Pedri, talk to you soon then. And my name is (Name). You call me that if you want :)

Later that night

2018

Things were going well, too well– he should've recognized that as the first warning of what was about to come.

He was becoming closer than ever with (Name), he was in his coach's good graces again and best of all– he was actually starting matches and doing well.

It just had to happen now.

***

The x-ray results came back worse than he had feared.

To be honest, he doesn't understand much of it but one look at the doctors, their pitiful look and guilty expression, said everything left unsaid.

He isn't a doctor but even he knows he words 'Hamstring', 'Ligament', 'ACL', and 'Torn' being in the same sentence can never mean anything good.

***

His phone flooded with notifications, finds Pedri in his room amidst distant noise.

Maybe it's his mother shouting at him not to slam doors like that, or perhaps it's the nagging creature inside that only knows how to make everything worse.

A single notification comes through, chiming, and illuminating the dark room as he's about to switch it to silent and throw it on the floor.

***

If it was anyone else, Pedri would just ignore and most definitely not talk to them for a long while. The last thing he needs now is pity. Pitying won't convince La liga clubs to sign him.

But he knows (Name) doesn't mean pity, they are just concerned. They radiate care, not fake sympathy. 

He copies the number. He writes the number.  He presses 'Call'.

Heart thumping, Pedri anxiously awaits a voice from the other side. "What the fuck am I doing," he sighs, running a hand through his hair. But just as he's about to put the phone down,

"Pedri?" He hears someone say faintly.

"Hey, (Name)." The name comes out like a prayer from his mouth.

"Hi," they say like a sigh, like a burden had just been lifted from them.

"So..um I have no idea how to comfort you because I don't have friends who play professional football," the nervous laughter on the other side is melodic and that is the moment Pedri learns even laughter can be a powerful weapon.

"But I just want to say it's going to get better, okay? I know this might seem like the end of the world now but it gets worse before it gets better."

There is a slight delay for a moment. "Wait no that sounded too depressing," mutters (Name). "Ignore me please. I have no idea what I'm saying."

Pedri smiles, even though he knows (Name) can't see him. "I get what you meant, don't worry. Thank you. It means more than you realize." The smile in his voice very clear, even to someone a thousand miles away. 

"Pedri?" He hums in response, barely audible. 

"I am here for you. Always."

Biting his lips, Pedri contemplates on adding the next bit. And in the next breath he says, "Love you (Name)."

His statement is met with silence. He waits and nothing comes. That feels worse than being told he sounded embarrassing.

"Oh," (Name) says, sounding cautious and confused. Pedri feels the singe of embarrassment. He starts to laugh nervously, ready to make excuse.

In the next moment, however, all the air in his lung rushed out in one breath. 

"Love you too Pedri," (Name) says. "Talk to you tomorrow, hm?" His heart skips.

"Yeah, talk to you tomorrow," he mumbles. 

Closing his eyes, Pedri holds dearly onto those four words, letting them settle in his heart, knowing he has found something truly precious in the most unexpected of places.

***

The same night, Pedri receives confirmation from the club– it's not as bad as they feared; a grade two hamstring tear. He'll only be out for four to eight weeks.

On that very same night, Pedri learns Las Palmas will sign him in July no matter what, and Pepe Mel, the coach, is willing to promote him to the first team, even at just sixteen.

That night, He dreams of the champions league, of being in Berlin and celebrating with a faceless companion.

2019

Pedri is sixteen the first time he contemplates quitting football to do something meaningful in life.

It's been a month since he signed for Las Palmas, two months since he started a game and four months since he last won a game.

The preseason game that he did started, shattered his confidence, leaving him questioning his place in football. And the persistent, nagging creature inside him is now whispering louder than ever, urging him to consider a different path.

Maybe he should quit football altogether. He is still young, there's still time to turn his life around, get a degree and a normal job in the future. Live a normal, ordinary life like most of the people of the world. 

"Pedri watch out!"

He jumps at the sudden voice, almost falling down from his chair. He blinks to register what's on his screen, seeing the avatar of (Name) crouching in front of him.

"Pedri?" The concern in (Name)'s voice makes Pedri sit up.

He sinks back to his chair. Yet, again, he let his mind wander into the depths of self-doubt and ruin the amusement for everyone. He's convinced he has a knack for turning every moment sour.

"Sorry I zoned out," he mumbles. The groan in everyone else's voice confirms his self-loathing. 

"I think that's enough for Pedri and I today. How about–" The voice of (Name) goes on on the other side gently.

Pedri can't comprehend the words being spoken but the sharp focus on their voice does wonder to soothe his racing heart.

It sounds harmonious, and soul soothing. 

"Bye guys!" (Name) calls out at the end, their voice fading as others start to leave, bringing his focus on his screen again.

It's just (Name) and Pedri now, once again. A familiar comfort. 

"You did very well today, Pedri," (Name) says, wholeheartedly. The sincere praise washes over Pedri, filling him with an electric rush.

The sensation in his chest resembles a cold rush. It's as if their voice is a gust of arctic wind sweeping through his heart, leaving behind a trail of shivers that dance along his spine.

Watching the green dots turn gray, Pedri's room seems to glow with the echoes of (Name)'s words through his phone. 

(Name) 💘 Hey How did your training go?

Pedri 🌟 Shit but is it surprising anymore?

(Name) 💘 :(

Pedri 🌟 I am thinking about quitting football and doing something meaningful for once. I mean I am still young so....

(Name) 💘 WHAT THE FUCK DON'T SAY THAT. Football is meaningful because it means something to you!

Pedri 🌟 I don't know anymore (Name)...

(Name) 💘 Tell me do you feel happy when you play football?

Pedri 🌟 The happiest.

(Name) 💘 Then don't about that. It's not going to be easy, no good thing comes easily. But You are such a great player at sixteen already, just imagine how great you could be when you are 21?! But that won't happen if you quit now. It's not going to be easy but I know you can do it Pedri. You will make it, I just know it.

Pedri 🌟 No one has told me I'll make it except my parents.

(Name) 💘 I'd be upset if you were parents weren't supportive. Pedri, you will play in the Champions League, you will win trophies and you will make it. All you have to do is have hope and you'll be 50% there, work for it and you'll be 100% there.

Pedri 🌟 You think so?

(Name) 💘 I know so.

Pedri 🌟 I will dedicate my first goal in champions league to you. I promise.

(Name) 💘 That's the spirit! And I'll hold onto that promise, González. Even if things go shit, I will be here for you, Pedri. Always :).

Pedri is sixteen the last time he entertains the idea of quitting football to do something meaningful. In the gentle guidance of (Name)'s words, he finds the meaning he was searching for all along.

September, 2019

As he put the phone down, a warmth spread through Pedri's chest, and he couldn't help but wonder, Is this what it feels like to be truly cherished?

November, 2019

It felt as if his own eyes were betraying him. But it is the truth, Pedri will meet (Name) soon. The thought of playing right before (Name), finally being in their presence, fills him with an unexplainable euphoria.

This is not going to be one of his dreams anymore, this will be his reality in due time.

He is going to meet (Name) soon. And he can't wait.

March, 2020

Sometimes there comes moments in your life when you can just sense something is about to go wrong.

That day when Pedri woke up, he could tell something was about to go wrong. He had that sinking feeling. And turning his TV on, he knew why.

The Spanish borders are set to be closed for the next 15 days but given the state of the world, it's almost certain to be extended.

It is the right decision, Pedri has no doubt about that. But that doesn't stop the feelings of disappointment in him.

In his heart, Pedri holds tight onto the belief that everything will be alright; he has to have faith that their paths are destined to cross.

He has to.

December, 2021

This is not how it was supposed to go.

One minute, (Name) was happily engrossed in their work, content with the news of Pedri's goal. And in the next moment, all they hear is silence.

Then chaos.

Words like 'down', 'heavy tackle', 'unconscious' are being thrown around in relation to Pedri. (Name)'s heart drops.

Rushing to the room, they barely catch sight of Pedri being taken away in a stretcher on the TV screen.

(Name) 💘

Pedri are you okay?? Are you hurt? God that's such a stupid question. Please let me know how you are. I love you.

It seems silly to expect Pedri to reply. After all, he was just taken away in a stretcher, of course he won't answer right away.

But (Name) can't stop themselves from calling him. In the voice message after the dial tone, they leave a message; praying and just praying Pedri will be alright.

***

An hour later, notifications from their phone catches (Name)'s attention. It's from Pedri.

Or rather, from his number. 

Pedri 🌟 Hello. I am Ansu Fati, Pedri's friend. You must (Name).

(Name) 💘 Oh. Hello.

Pedri 🌟

So you are Pedri's friend from the other side.

(Name) 💘 I guess?

Pedri 🌟 Well (Name), Pedri's currently going through some medical procedures, don't worry though. He is in good hands. He'll be back soon, (Name)

(Name) can only have hope that Ansu's words would proven to be true.

***

Rest of the day is spent restlessly scrolling and refreshing every and any social media they have, hoping for something, anything regarding Pedri.

For now it's all the same news being repeated by everyone; a player violently tackled Pedri, causing him to lose his balance and hit his head on the goal post. The medical team soon intervened and he was taken to hospital for further checkups.

(Name)'s heart beats restlessly. Is Pedri alright? It looked like a nasty hit and from what they've been reading, he was bleeding too.

Was he hurting too much? Was he in too much pain? God, why did this have to happen to him or anyone? Is he–

The ringing of the phone breaks (Name)'s chain of thought. Seeing the caller, they swiftly answer, not wasting a single moment.

"Hello? Pedri, are you okay?" Those words, breathlessly, comes out of them but the voice that returns on the other end isn't the one (Name) was hoping for.

"Um..hello, I am Ansu Fati. You are (Name), right? It's a pleasure to finally talk to you. Pedri has talked a lot about you."

Their chest tightens. The disappointment and sadness that they feel at it not being Pedri is unmatched. But (Name) has to stay strong now, if not for themselves then for Pedri.

"Uh, yes. Nice to talk to you too, Ansu. Pedri has told me a lot about you too, but I wish we were talking in better circumstances."

"Me too," Ansu says sadly. "I actually called you to let you know that Pedri is awake now. Since you've been so worried about him I wanted to ask, do you want to talk to him?"

(Name) instantly perks up at the news. They nod their head rapidly, before realizing that Ansu can't see them.

"Yes!" The feeling of embarrassment comes a moment later. Clearing their throat, (Name) says, "I mean, yes of course. I would love to talk to Pedri."

"I am sure Pedri would absolutely love to talk to you right now."

Heart thumping, (Name) spins the little marbles in a plastic container, waiting to hear from Pedri.

(Name) feels relieved to know Pedri has someone as thoughtful and kind as Ansu in his life.

***

Saying those words, Ansu hands the phone over to an eager Pedri who wastes no time in taking the call.

Faintly from the otherside, he hears (Name) asking Pedri about his health, in the same breath that Pedri asks them the same question. 

The gentleness in Pedri's voice while talking to (Name) brings a smile on Ansu's face.

This is the purest form of love he has seen and deciding not to disturb them, he leaves the room as quietly as possible, leaving Pedri and his friend to themselves.

***

When Ansu comes back later to check on Pedri, the sight he finds warms his heart.

Pedri is on his side, snoring softly with his phone by his side. The call to (Name) is still ongoing and Ansu can hear soft snores from the other side too.

Smiling to himself, he quietly removes the phone from Pedri's side and ends the call. Sending a quick message to a worrying Gavi and Araujo, he leaves the room smiling widely. 

Ansu is glad Pedri has someone as caring and loving as (Name) in his life.

***

In the weeks following,  Ansu, Pedri and (Name) fall into a routine.

Every night, Pedri and (Name) would have their daily calling sessions that continue until late, where both fell asleep while talking to each other. And every night, without fail, Ansu ends the call and leaves with a bright smile.

During the day, Ansu would message (Name), giving them updates about Pedri.

At first (Name) hesitated to call him. Their bestfriend is a famous footballer, so they shouldn't feel hesitant to make the call.

Especially since they feel like they basically know Ansu based on how much Pedri has talked about him. And after one call with him, all the hesitancy and dobuts were lifted. Pedri was right, Ansu Fati is really a sweet soul.

Neither know exactly when they started to enjoy talking to each other, but one afternoon, while talking and laughing about something that didn't necessarily have anything to do with Pedri, (Name) knew they had found another friend in Ansu Fati in this chaos.

February, 2022

Pedri 🌟 Hello! 👋

(Name) 💘 Oh hello. Sorry, I am out so I can't watch you play right now :(. But I thought you said you won't be online till 9? Xavi benched you?

Pedri 🌟 Oh yeah.

(Name) 💘 I am home now! I can finally watch you 😌

Pedri 🌟 DON'T.

(Name) 💘 ?? Pedri.... I just saw you get tackled on TV. Live.

Pedri 🌟 Funny thing you see....

(Name) 💘 Ah I see. This must mean you are one of Pedri's friends. So are you Gavi or Ferran?

Pedri 🌟 Ferran.

(Name) 💘 That makes you Gavi then. Hello Gavi. Nice to talk to you. Pedri has talked about you lot.

Pedri 🌟 Really?

(Name) 💘 mhm. You are the passenger princess!

Pedri 🌟 The....what?

(Name) 💘 Passenger princess. Someone who prefers being passenger. You don't know how many times I had to listen him rant about this 😩.

Pedri 🌟 😃

(Name) 💘 He's also talked about how great of a player and friend you are.

Pedri 🌟 He's talked a lot about you too!

(Name) 💘 He has?

Pedri 🌟 Hm. Shit, Pedri's seen me.

(Name) 💘 Oh no. Talk to you soon hopefully if you are found alive!

Pedri 🌟 Did you bother you? I swear to god this guy....

(Name) 💘 Pedri! I only watched the last 15 minutes but you were great! And did not. Gavi was quite lovely, actually.

Pedri 🌟 🥰. Are you sure? I can do something about it if it made you uncomfortable.

(Name) 💘 Oh my god Pedri, no don't do it. I appreciate it but he didn't do anything. Don't worry.

Pedri 🌟 If you say so. Shit i have to go now. Talk to you later love you ❤💙

(Name) 💘 Score more for me Love you too <3

April, 2022

Soon, Pedri will get to meet the person who made football special for him. He only has to wait till June. Only the months of April, May and June stand between Pedri and (Name).

June, 2022

A smile lit up (Name)'s face as they toss their phone onto the bed.

Tomorrow Pedri will be here, they will finally meet each other. Tomorrow is going to be the best day ever, (Name)'s certain.

But as is often the case, not everything goes in the way we envision.

June, 2022

Betrayal. 

That's all (Name) could hear and feel.

Is this what it feels to be lied to, to feel betrayed? 

(Name) blinks back the tears forming, taking a deep breath, and dialling Pedri's number for maybe the last time

Ending what they have is the right thing to do now, even if it hurts them both.

[ohmymalice]

I'd also like to say how bad schlatt is at fps games and yet I wrote him to be the best player in my fanfic...

PLS WATCH THE WEEKLYSLAP HE LITERALLY FUCKING BOMBED HIMSELF AND I DIED OF LAUGHTER, THIS MAN IS KINDAA DOG SHIT but it's okay I love him! Has anyone seen his old valorant streams, he didn't stream it himself (duh I think we all know that) he used to stream playing val with Carson and tubbo

he'd just be screaming down his mic and would miss the easiest shots, this mf is playing valorant like csgo and I get the biggest fucking kick out of it.

[rabbivole]

man i have complicated feelings about cs2

i think i get why they're replacing csgo entirely instead of making a new executable. they're presumably trying to avoid a smash brothers situation where the esports scene is split between multiple versions

but as a result they've basically nuked a bunch of stuff overnight. as far as i can tell, csgo maps do not run in cs2. so the csgo workshop is still active- and it's where clicking 'workshop' on cs2 in your steam library sends you!- but you are subscribing to maps you cannot play. the video game that will run them is no longer accessible. i sometimes archive levels locally if i want to preserve them, because shit disappears from the steam workshop all the time, but now the game that will play them no longer exists. garrysmod might be able to handle them but i think csgo levels generally require manual porting to gmod because they were already on a newer version of source

they've apparently provided some kind of conversion tool for recompiling maps for the new engine (this seems like it would probably work just fine, based on what i know about source 2 and its level format, which granted is not much). but presumably a map has to still have an author who has the time and gives enough of a fuck to convert it. there are an awful lot of maps that are just going to be lost forever now. and i think! that sucks!

lost media is still lost media even if it's some asshole's crude recreation of a penis in bsp brushes textured with shrek!!! we're already losing tons of weird shit people make on the internet all the time and imo weird shit somebody made on the internet still has value even if it's not professional quality or 'high art'. this reminds me of when they released a warcraft 3 patch years later to fix some kind of security vulnerability and it broke nearly every custom map, long after anyone would have cared to go back and edit their levels to work. is the loss of Mafa Queen TD and Shopping Maul on par with burning the library of alexandria? no, but it still sucks ass

idk i'm typing this through vaccine/flu shot fog so this is super incoherent and i don't have all the details. maybe things aren't as bleak as it looks. but this is exactly the kind of shit that bums me out and it sucks that i guess they didn't plan for this

[translesbianvampire]

15 questions for 15 mutuals

(idk why it says 15 btw there really is only 13)

ty @emodennis 4 tagging me

were you named after anyone?

nah, tho i picked my last name from a cooler last name in our family line hehe. i picked a gender-neutral name that's femme 2 me. i dunno how much i wanna share my name on here, but...i love it

do you have kids?

nah, i don't particularly want kids but i also don't wanna close that door until i get there

do you use sarcasm a lot?

naw really? yeah i fuckin love sarcasm lol. i struggle to be understood properly when i wanna be, but also i fully embrace the confusion & chaos of communication. i love being an agent of chaos in a way, i love deadpan humor, and a lot of my comedic instinct is "what's the WORST thing i could say right now?". which i guess is part of why i love sunny.

though i also wanna say, i know how to be vulnerable & listen when it's needed of me !! i bite but i also know when not to bite. i don't want to hurt people. i don't want to hurt people

what's the first thing you notice about people?

i have no idea. everything i guess. vibe

what's your eye color?

dark brown

scary movies or happy endings?

on one hand, im a wimp and horror scares the life of me, but also, i love that horror explores, well, the inherent horrors of life. in some ways i want happy endings & in another, im fucking tired of seeing them.

any special talents?

im actually an electronic music producer of 8 years. i just dont rly like telling ppl abt it (sharing it directly), tho it's all publicly available online and easy 4 ppl 2 find/stumble upon lol. i think i should make a 2nd blog for my music stuff cus i know how 2 use tumblr now from my IASIP obsession. i dunno how much i'll link the two [if at all]

what are your hobbies?

besides music stuff, TV has gotten me into screenwriting, i like FPS games [on one hand i wanna branch out now but it's also my comfort zone in a weird way] especially CSGO/CS2 and NMRiH

have any pets?

nah

what sports do you play/have you played?

N/A tho i used 2 have a very small interest in basketball

how tall are you?

5'10" but i round up to 6'0" cus i wanna be 6'0" and i'm always wearing my 2" platform boots so i'm BASICALLY 6'0" (please just let me have this one thing lmao)

favorite subject in school?

prolly math cus it was ez for most my school life. til i got to calculus. then i fell apart and my big interest in math kinda died. but i still like numbers

dream job?

music stuff or something? i dunno lol. ill get there when i get there

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[alien-girl-21]

• Hybrids and mythical creatures exist in the mce modern au universe. This means rubius and spreen are bear hybrids, shadoune is a demon, and quackity is a duck hybrid

• No one really knows quackity is a duck hybrid though, since he lost his wings very long ago and doesn't really tell anyone why

• Rubius and quackity are inseparable, they started taking jobs together and since then they are like a package combo

• Shadoune can shapeshift, he uses it to his advantage when taking up jobs, it's one of the main reasons no police force has ever been able to arrest him

• Missa knows how to play the guitar, he's always playing it whenever he can, he has learnt all of the guys' favorite songs

• Rubius is called rata noruega bc his ears sometimes look like a rat's instead of a bear's

• They all started living together by accident, even though they knew it would be too risky to put together four of the most well-known guys in the business in a house together, they liked the idea of having a bonding experience

• Shadoune's favorite pastime is doing arts and crafts, he never really sticks to one, but if he gets interested in a project, he will do it

• Shadoune also loves giving gifts, handmade, so far he has giving everyone something he made from scratch for their birthdays

• Missa actually graduated university with a bachelor's degree in graphic design, now he works at mcdonald's <3

• Shadoune and missa always come back with a stray animal whenever they go out together, everytime they have to give it to a shelter crying bc they got attached too quickly

• Spreen has a collection of colorful knives, he just has them to show off his skills at playing with them as if it was a CSGO lobby

• Rubius' favorite activity is bungee jumping, he does it whenever he can and ways takes the guys to do it with him

• They love taking road trips together, especially after one of the guys committed a horrible crime and needs an alibi (just in case)

• They always do roomies bonding activities, their favorite one is playing a murder mystery irl game, missa is always stumped at how good they are at playing that one

[nervouswaltz]

morning if you think george’s sexuality hinges on an uncomfortable dono 3 years ago where he went “im straight i guess” i need you to use your critical fucking thinking skills for like two goddamn minutes. we know george grew up in the world of csgo which historically has been one of the most rancid conservative spaces where anyone Other is immediately singled out and relentlessly harassed. it still fucking happens NOW for fucks sake go watch a female streamer play val and see what she deals with. go watch a punz val stream and see how casually homophobic and racist language gets tossed around. now make it like. a hundred times worse. like you gotta be fucking kidding me of course george isn’t gonna say he’s anything but straight right as he’s starting his streaming career he doesn’t know his fanbase yet but he does know that if it’s the crowd he grew up playing csgo with he will be labeled with fag smack dab on his forehead and no one will ever give him peace. obviously thats not his fanbase and we know that now but like. fucking CONTEXT people

[patientteaching]

Fwiw: every year, my students pass around links to sites that get around the school's firewall (to play games and watch movies which is just charming to me rather than concerning). As far as I can tell, the links get emailed around until every kid who wants them has access.

Last year, one of the most popular of these linked sites across our building was created and maintained by one of my students. They kept that fact quiet and begged me not to tell anyone to which I replied by swearing undying loyalty to keeping their wonderful secret (obviously). It was so much fun to talk about The Coder with other students who were curious and excited and tried to figure out who actually made it, especially within earshot of The Coder (who had to practice swallowing their smile A LOT).

Dealing with students playing games or watching films instead of learning can be very frustrating, but I'm genuinely delighted by the indefatigable spirit of children to go "nice security you've got there. wouldn't it be a shame if someone found a workaround?"

And the extent to which sharing this access transcends friend groups and language barriers is endlessly heartwarming (to me, at least). Like, I've had two kids who LOATHED each other send email links back and forth just as a matter of respect. Like, "miss, I hate him, but he deserves CSGo as much as the next kid" 😂😂

[afallenunicorn]

ANYONE HERE WANNA BE FRIENDS ON STEAM AND PLAY CSGO WITH ME EH EH ???? (^◇^；)

[thetoxicgamer]

Counter-Strike 2 “launches soon,” Valve says

Valve, the company that created Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO), is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Steam, and the company has announced that Counter-Strike 2 will launch soon. The Counter-Strike 2 release date was first hinted at earlier in 2023, but even though the CS2 beta has been opened up to an increasing number of players, it is still unclear when Counter-Strike 2 will actually launch. However, it's undoubtedly on the way and, from what it sounds like, might be accessible soon. So, we already know plenty about Counter-Strike 2 ranks and ratings and also how to use the Counter-Strike 2 best binds. We’ve explored the revamped versions of classic arenas, tested out the new smoke grenades, and had confirmation that our CSGO inventories will indeed cross over to Counter-Strike 2. Initially, Valve said the shooter would arrive in “summer 2023.” Given it’s now Wednesday, September 13, that particular launch window is closing pretty fast. But the developer seemingly hasn’t forgotten about the original commitment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6BNHro0vSg In a lengthy post celebrating 20 years since the launch of Steam, Valve discusses some of its biggest releases and milestones over the past two decades. The company also recalls 2023 so far, which has seen the launch of a Steam client update and of course the Counter-Strike 2 beta itself. Valve then makes a little nod towards Counter-Strike 2’s coming arrival. “The year isn’t quite over,” Valve says, “but so far we’ve released a huge Steam Client update, Counter-Strike 2 entered into beta (and launches soon) and there are now more than 11,000 titles verified or playable on Steam Deck.” It’s only a small hint, but given the most recent CS2 update, which extended Counter-Strike 2 beta access to anyone with a CSGO Prime account (meaning they purchased the game before it went free to play), it seems likely that Counter-Strike 2 will arrive any day now. Here’s hoping. In the meantime, find out everything you need to know about Counter-Strike 2 skin transfer, and how they’ll work and be valued in the coming sequel. Similarly, you’ll want to bag yourself all the best Counter-Strike 2 crosshairs to give your guns some much-welcome flair. Read the full article

[andnowrotfront]

getting the urge to play csgo but it's not funnif you don't play with friends and i don't know anyone who plays csgo

[fmpy2]

Thematic and Visual Research

Ability shooters

Ability shooters or hero shooters as they're more commonly know are shooters that use individual charcters with unique skills sets, abilities and waepons instead of the conventional self built loadout in games like COD

Overwatch

A 2016 game published and developed by Blizzard that rereleased itself in 2022 as Overwatch 2. This hero shooter operates itself into the objective side of FPSs and unlike many other titles in the genre also gives the hero their own weapons alongside the pre-existing skillset. This is what i want for my own game not ownly for the fact it gives the characters a more balanced playstyle but also fleshes out the theme for each character.

Valorant

A 2019 First Person Shooter that copies the uniqueness of the early and mega popular 2011 Title CSGO Global Offensive and its shop system and combines that in to one with the newer Hero shooter trend of the late 10's to early 20's. Valorant has a vast range of 18 unique agents that you lock into (cannot change) for the entire game which is won by the team who wins 13 rounds first. The entire game is objective based, with the main game being a take on bomb defusal commonly seen in games like Rainbow Six Siege. Each team plays 12 rounds on with the sides switching after the first 12, the attackers rush to a plant site to plant the spike (bomb) that has a timer to go off and therefore defend of 45 seconds once it has exploded the attackers win and anyone in the vicinity dies. The defenders can win by defending these sites by defusing the spike when planted or killing all the opposing team (the attackers can also win like this) however if they managed to plant the spike AND the attackers are dead the round will persist until the spike is defused, which takes 7 seconds. My objective for my project is to not be it objective or shop oriented (which is how you buy your agents abilities) and rather it be cooldown and 1v1/Battle Royale.

Rainbow Six Seige

The 2015 Game developed and published by Ubisoft is the 13th out of the 15 game line under the name "Tom Clancy's Rainbow", the famous 1998 book by famous action-espionage novelist Tom Clancy. The game is the highest grossing and most popular out of them all with $1.1 bn in sales.

The game itself combines some elements from both hero shooter and loadout customizers (i.e. cod) with each operator only having one ability but also a couple of weapons and attachments to choose from and customise.

The round and objective is identical to that of the spike in Valorant however it is first to 3 rounds instead of 13 making it a much more easily consumable and casual game to play.

Apex Legends

Apex Legends is a 2018 Franchise battle royale game that is the 3rd game of Respawn's Titanfall legacy. The objective in this case is very standard to its genre, last team standing, however weapons system doesn't come with the skill sets like it does in Rainbow or overwatch they need to be looted from a variety of locations over a large map. The weapons can be modified with also loot able attachments that improve that statistics of your gun or add a visual scope. This idea appeals to me but feels a bit second nature as i feel if i may not have time to get the to work within the time frame but if have time i think the addition would be great.

TF2

Team fortress 2 is a classical valve game released in 2007 a sequel to Quake mod made in 1996 it features a small roster of characters that stay very true to their abilities at core but have a vast amount of customisation with a lot of it being modifiable by the community. The game however while similar to a lot of hero shooter is nearly defunct with public servers being ravaged by cheaters and with developers continuing to not care. The game mode is very similar to that of overwatch with an assortment of objectives which have you stand at a point to capture a zone, payload escorting or Team deathmatch.

Fortnite STW

Fortnite Save The World is the one of the 3 game modes incorporated under the "Fortnite" Franchise the tower defence game also includes operators or "Heroes" that have a selection of unique passive abilities that give you tactical advantages alongside a set 3 abilities that aren't unique but cycle in-between characters.

Its hard to explain so I'll show you in a video

League of Legends

League of Legends, commonly referred to as League, is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. There is currently 163 different champions that all have unique abilities to be able to fight each other and in the arena. The round system in comparison to other hero games is very different as it has you on a top down plane with you trying to destroy the enemies various objective points with the final one being the "Nexus".

Fight Fever

Fight Fever is a 1994 2D fighting game made for the Neo-Geo MVS System that models itself after the another fighting game made by the same company (SNK) , Fatal Fury 2, and contains 9 characters that are selectable to play from and have their own set of unique moves plus a punch and a kick but also a "Danger Move" which is basically an ultimate move. The game is very simple in nature to the games of the genre with no real innovation in comparison to its competitors like the street fighter franchise.

Korean Mythology and Legend

Their Literary Mythology is mostly just hyperbolic stories about the first leaders and prominent figures in history like most cultures however their oral history is more interesting as they mostly consist of shamanic and sacred rituals that are meant to invoke gods.

The oral and shamanic ones are the ones I'm going to research more.

There are many regions of Korean that have a range of religious beliefs and songs that detail beautiful stories of very simple concepts like death and creations. I couldn't a lot of information to fit all of the regions however there is a constant them that across a lot of them, that being Life replacement narratives. These rituals, also known as life extension narrative, refer to 3 shamanic narratives that are chanted during religious rituals, all from different regional traditions of mythology but with a similar core story: the Menggam bon-puri of the Jeju tradition, the Jangja-puri of the Jeolla tradition and the Honswi-gut narrative of the South Hamgyong tradition.

In all three narratives, a man (or men) is forewarned of his impending death and makes offerings to the chasa, the gods of death who kill those whose time is due and take away their souls to the afterlife. The chasa unwittingly accept the offerings before realizing that they have accepted gifts from the man that they were supposed to kill. As they cannot ignore his gifts, they decide to spare his life and take the soul of another human or animal in his place. *

These myths are important in their religious context because they demonstrate the susceptibility of the gods to both gifts and human empathy.*

From the north a popular song is the: Song of Dorang-seonbi and Cheongjeong-gaksi which centres on a woman trying to find her husband after his death. It is a very popular funeral shamanic narrative ceremony of the South Hamgyong Province and recited in the Mangmuk-gut.

Several versions of the Song are known. In all versions, a man named "Dorang-seonbi" marries a woman named "Cheongjeong-gaksi", only to die almost instantly after the wedding. Distraught, Cheongjeong-gaksi weeps or prays until a Buddhist priest (or a disguised god) gives her a set of tasks by which she can meet her husband again. The most recurrent tasks are tearing out her hair and weaving the hair into a rope, boring holes into her palms and threading the rope into the holes, and either hanging on it, going back and forth on it, or both; repeatedly drenching her fingers in oil, then setting them on fire; and, finally, paving a difficult mountain road with only what remains of her bare hands. Having done all this, Cheongjeong-gaksi is briefly reunited with her husband before he dies or departs again. In the majority of versions, the woman ultimately commits suicide or otherwise dies to be reunited with her husband for good in the afterlife.*

Particles effects in games

Particle and special effects (such as screen shake to show impact or a force happening or blood and gore) in games are a crucial building block to making a successful and well polished game as they add an extra layer of detail and depth to something that could be dumbed down to something very simple.

[Jake's Cube Shooter Game For Research]

Sound in games

Sound is also a crucial element for game building as it can utilised in a massive amount of ways, firstly it can create diegetic (in universe sound) sounds that add life to things such as a gunshot or heavy breathing. This diegetic sound adds atmosphere and is meant to engross your audience into the project itself so it doesn't feel not dead or fake. Secondly non-diegetic sound (so a soundtrack) can add emotion and passion to your game with the soundtrack and music reflecting the world, themes and genre of your game to the audience for example for a game like "DOOM" you would want a fast based rock type soundtrack as the game you are playing will fit that musical tempo however for a game like "Animal Crossing" you would want a relaxed soundtrack as the actions you are doing is meant to be very relaxing. ALSO sound can be used in a way to make a game more accessible for people who are visually impaired by giving them auditory notes on surroundings.

*Copied from Wikipedia

What i took away from this not only do i want to use items you can pick up or loot for yourself in my game but also i can create a multitude of special setups in many genres with so much variation.