#anyway i hope you enjoyed some of this Brazil Lore

[joowee-feftynn]

"You're going to brazil" isnt a threat, its an inevitable fact like carcinization. All roads lead to rome? Wrong. Brazil

Pedro Álvares Cabral arriving on Brazil thinking he'd end up in India:

[gayferrari]

hello!! i love your blog <3 i do have to say that i wasn't a charlos fan (?) but now thanks to you i'm obsessed!! i was wondering if there's like lore or key moments that feel like basic information to know

thank you!!!! I'm happy u enjoy it here❤️ I do have to say EYE wasn't a charlos fan either when I started this blog. I wasn't planning on it. I can't remember when it started but it was in between them beefing in China and them beefing in Spain. Something about how they keep finding their way back to each other showing genuine warmth and mad sexual tension but also they aren't really friends and "when my helmet is on I have hated him and he's hated me" or whatever Charles said. Absolutely unhinged (positive).

There's a lot of genuinely cute charlos lore from earlier days (2021 / first half of 2022) that I WILL revisit one day. However if I had to make a top 5 of my personal favourite bits... they're all post-Silverstone 22 and they all have the common theme of "wow I can't believe they still look at each other like they need a room after THAT."

I think it really drives home the weird sexually charged push-pull goofy vibe of their relationship the rest of the time

5. Singapore 2023. That was a sexy Carlos moment first and foremost, obviously but the reason I'm counting it as a charlos moment specifically is that Charles's driving coach recently came out and said what we were all thinking: that watching his teammate have a flawless weekend from start to end while he couldn't quite catch up motivated Charles enormously to Never Let That Happen again(*) and metaphorically lit a fire under his ass and he's now having the best season of his life. Thinking about this seminal post by @/steviethenarwhal about how Charles and Carlos are constantly used as a benchmark for each other (among other things, it's a great post) and also thinking about how massively competitive they are in everything they do. Singapore 2023 is a charlos moment. to me.

(*) it just happened again in Mexico. I hope this lits another fire under Charles's ass for 2025 reasons

4. China 2024. The time Charles's manager said they had made up with a big kiss. They had a hissy on-track scrap during a sprint, which was already kinda sexy if you're into that (as a divorce enjoyer. I am) and then Charles's manager had to go and said they'd made up with a kiss. They're never escaping the toxic couple coded allegations.

3. Interlagos 2022. PLEASE CONSIDER THE CHAMPIONSHIP. This is a fundamental charlos moment to me because it encapsulates so much about 22... Charles going from triumphant to struggling at wdc p3 in a season that was full of blunders, while Carlos also got his first win and had some amazing drives that season but they were overshadowed by the dramatic irony of Charles's failed championship bid. Anyway, Brazil: Charles in P4 during a race where RBR are struggling, with Max already crowned champion, this could be his chance to make up points on Checo who was currently wdc p2. Except Carlos is ahead of him and heading for a podium. Charles asks for a swap on radio, a bit whiny, a bit shameless. Every point counts. He said: give me my teammate's podium 🥺 Charles who historically has really been a good boy when it comes to complying with team orders even when he had to grit his teeth and bear it, now asks for this one thing. Except it's a pretty outrageous request, a gifted podium 😳 He doesn't get it but god I love that he asked. If u squint this is kinda representative of charlos's whole dynamic at Ferrari that's like “guy married into his wife's family” (Charles is the wife). This race lives in my head rent-free.

2. This mid-January 2024 pictures of them driving to Maranello together.

This picture is SO important to me because of the context. It's mid January. Charles is about to announce his contract renewal. He knows Ferrari are talking to Lewis. Carlos knows his contract renewal has stalled. He might already know it's not happening. In all of this: they are still driving to the factory together. They are STILL. Driving to the factory. TOGETHER. If this doesn't scream I could throttle you sometimes but I can't give you up. I don't know what does it.

(whose pov is this from? either)

1. MONZA 2023. CHARLES BEEFING WITH CARLOS'S MUM VIA TWITTER LIKES. CARLOS POLE. CHARLOS ON TRACK BATTLE 😳 and they looked SO HOT that whole weekend.

[46gohan]

Hi! I like you version of hp yoi au, but it always bugged me that Viktor is in Durmstrang even though he's Russian. I mean I get it is for the plot but Durmstrang is not really culturally close to Russia, especially when there is Russian own wizarding school. So I wanted to suggest maybe you could create a little Koldovstoretz!Viktor au? I mean there's not much information about the school itself but it still would be a very interesting version - and so much freedom to imagination :) Thank you!

Hello and thank you!! I’m replying you under a read more, if that’s alright.

There is a reason I particularly didn’t choose Koldovstoretz for Viktor, neither Mahoutokoro for Yuuri, and it’s simple!

It’d limit the amount of people who would enjoy it - there aren’t many people who haven’t seen the movies or read the books, but now, fans who actively sought more knowledge on the lore beyond these two pieces of media are considerable smaller in number. I personally got into HP in this level only two years ago!

I may get some info wrong sometimes, but I DO worry about accuracy and actually did research(this little jab goes to everyone who keeps messaging me stuff like “3rd years can’t enter the tournament” or “beauxbatons is a mixed school” because I’m so tired and these questions were already cleared if you guys took the time to read my posts carefully). But the thing is, between accuracy and enjoyment, I prefer the latter.

In other words, I wanted to create something I’d enjoy and connect easily and share this experience with other people!

This also relates to what you said: “it still would be a very interesting version - and so much freedom to imagination”. You’re absolutely right, and it is a wonderful idea, but it has its flaws. It takes much more work to relate to a universe where I created most of its structure, instead of trying to stick to an already known one(Hogwarts).

Not mentioning that it gives ME much more work, too, and this is why I’ll also decline your offer! Currently I have my hands full with IRL stuff and commissions, so I’m not accepting requests. After I get my Yurio and Chris ideas out of my system, I’m probably focusing on my own personal projects, as I’ve already said once.

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Anyway, I hope I didn’t come across as too bitter about this whole ordeal! I really, really enjoy the positive feedback I’ve gotten from everyone so far, but I I felt like i needed to establish some boundaries. While I did say that I was open to suggestions on the AU, I never thought the post would attract this much attention. ol-

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Oh, there’s also a minor reason, a more personal one- I’m not particularly a fan of these other schools. I mean, the ideas are cool and all - I personally like the idea of Mahoutokoro’s uniform, but I have lots of mixed feelings. While I really admire Rowling’s efforts on expanding the lore, sometimes it feels ….meh.

I’m from Brazil, but have you seen the brazilian school? Its name literally mean “wizard castle”, and of course it’s in the middle of the amazon rainforest- that’s so Brazil, right?

But I digress.