#choices casey

[theastroghost]

hi it’s been a sec! have a comic!

i headcanon that leo isn’t fond of kids and had to warm up to casey jr

[alasforher]

“A royal and a rebel, arms around each other.

He snaps a photo on his phone and fingers shaking, types out a tweet: Never tell me the odds.”

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[jerzwriter]

Strictly Professional (or not...)

It's Tobias's first day in his new position at Edenbrook Hospital, and Casey lays some ground rules about how they need to interact together. Let's see how long it lasts.

Book: Open Heart (Book 3 Timeline) Pairing: Tobias Carrick x Casey MacTavish (F!MC) Rating: Teen Words: 813 Summary: See Above

A/N: The incredible artwork is a commission by @/artbyainna on Instagram. I wanted to do an Open Heart "cover", but let's be honest, they wouldn't be able to keep their hands off each other long enough to pose!

Participating in @choicesjanuary2025 - Prompt: New Job

Casey turned the corner, dusting invisible lint off the front of her lab coat as she tried to act nonchalant, even as the sheepish grin on her lips made it clear: this wasn't any other day.

"Good morning, Casey," Bryce smirked, falling into step beside her. "Look at you all dressed up! No wrinkled scrubs today."

"Seriously, Bryce?" She asked, doing her best to feign annoyance. "It's not like I don't wear this outfit all the time."

"Sure," Jackie chimed in. "You wore it intern year, when you were trying to land Dr. Ramsey."

"JACKIE!" Casey hissed as Bryce doubled over laughing.

"Don't worry, Case," Bryce grinned. "Not only did you land him, but you went one further and landed his hotter frenemy. Total legend. They'll be telling your story in these halls for generations to come."

"Thanks, Bryce," she muttered, her cheeks turning red.

"Anytime," he said with a small salute paired with his signature mega-watt grin.

"Actually, I'm here early to talk to Tobias before shift. I know people are aware we're dating, we've told HR and everything... but I want to make sure we're on the same page. We have to be professional at work. No longing stares, no PDA..."

"No, sneaking off to the on-call room for an afternoon delight," Bryce snuck in as Jackie talked about miracles no longer happening in modern times.

"I'm serious," Casey insisted, unaware that Tobias was approaching from the other end of the hall.

Bryce folded his arms and glanced at Jackie, clearly amused. "What do you say? Thirty minutes?"

"Please! Fifteen, tops," Jackie countered.

"Twenty bucks?"

"You're on!" Jackie said, clearing her throat as Tobias joined them.

Casey turned toward him, a blush already settling on her cheeks. She had to admit that seeing him in the halls of her hospital dressed in an Edenbrook lab coat was even more pleasant than she had imagined, but she stayed strong.

"Good Morning, Bryce, Jackie," Tobias nodded before turning to Casey, disarming her when his sparkling blue eyes fixed on hers. He had a way of looking at her that made her feel like she was the only person in the world. It was effortless, and she was sure he didn't even know he was doing it. But he hadn't even spoken to her yet, and she already forgot her name.

"Casey," he grinned, reminding her as she tried to rebound.

"Oh, hey, Tobias... uh, Dr. Carrick," she stammered.

"You OK there, kid?" her boyfriend chuckled.

"Yes. I'm perfectly fine," she replied confidently. "I'm just happy to see you here!"

"I'm happy to be here. It's going to be great working together."

"It is," she agreed. "Edenbrook's lucky to have you. Besides, it will be nice seeing you around the halls."

"That's what I'm looking forward to the most," he winked.

"Oh, this is going to implode faster than expected," Jackie whispered as Casey cleared her throat.

"Yes, well, hon... uh, Tobias. I wanted to remind you, we need some ground rules. We have to remain professional. No longing stares, no improper comments, you know... nothing... inappropriate."

Tobias tilted his head, the hint of a smirk curling his lips. "Casey, I’ve been a doctor for over a decade. I think I can handle professionalism."

"Good," she said firmly, but the glint in his eyes made her uneasy.

"Of course," he added, his gaze dropping briefly to her figure-skimming emerald pencil skirt and form-fitting sweater. "If you wanted me to behave, you might’ve reconsidered your outfit today."

"Here we go!" Bryce whispered as Jackie stifled a laugh.

"This old thing?" Casey deflected. "I've had this forever."

Jackie was quick to jump in. "Yeah, since intern year, when you were trying to—"

Bryce slapped a hand over Jackie’s mouth before she could finish, earning a chuckle from Tobias.

"Relax, baby," Tobias said smoothly, his voice low enough for only Casey to hear. "I promise I’ll be on my best behavior. Mostly."

"Good," Casey said. "I'm glad we're on the same page!"

As she turned to leave, Tobias called after her with a casual smile. "Babe, can I get a quick hug before you go?"

"Sure," she said, then turned to embrace him viscerally.

Tobias couldn't help but chuckle, his arms encircling her and his hands landing a little lower than they probably should have.

"Except us," Bryce called out, raising his hand like a child in school. "And a twenty bucks richer, Jackie. You guys couldn't even make it to fifteen minutes!"

Casey glared at her friends, then Tobias, insufferably proud, chimed in. "Face it, babe," he said, still holding her in his arms. "We can do our best, but in the end... I'm irresistible..."

"Tobias!" she protested.

"Let me finish!" he laughed. "And so are you!"

"Edenbrook is about to get a lot of free entertainment, isn't it," Casey laughed.

"You better believe it!"

@choicesficwriterscreations @openheartfanfics @openheartfanart

Tagging others separately.

[rangerzath]

Alex Casey's morning routine. A good FBI Agent always has one.

[storyofmychoices]

✨ There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate (or in this case, two friends with champagne) ✨

Happy New Year!!!

Olivia couldn't be more excited to be spending New Year's Eve with her favorite people: Merida (@lilyoffandoms) and Casey (@jerzwriter)!!! I guess, Bryce, Ethan, and Tobias are there somewhere too, but they're less important. hehe

Art by the always amazing and wonderful @weetlebeetle. I can't get over how cute they all look! EEE!!!

[yautjaluvr]

casey brackett from the predators is truely my twin bc if a yautja just started going buckwild killing everyone i would of also been like. damn, i really need to get naked rn

[qteachoice]

UNDERCOVER 5TH ANNIVERSARY

[caseyjones2012]

im bitter about the fact that Casey Jones still hasn’t been introduced in TOTTMNT/TMNTMM so I made an AU where Oroku Saki has three children with a woman named Cassidy Jones

[khruschevshoe]

Sometimes I see people say that a book reads like a well-written fanfic (derogatory) and I'm like oh, y'all really don't understand what I'm into. You're saying this has a heavy focus on character development, a slight overindulgence in commas that leads to an almost lyrical rhythm, a few too many fragments so the narration feels more natural/lived in, a couple too many metaphors (though I can never have enough metaphors), just enough world-building to buttress character arcs, and a nice dash of good-old fashioned fanservice? And that annoys you?

Do y'all just not like fun anymore?

[notbecauseofvictories]

It would be incredibly stupid if I Saw the TV Glow didn't work for me as much as We're All Going to the World's Fair simply because I have loved the internet since it was dial-up in my parents' basement, but television wasn't really allowed in our house.

And yet.

[inquisimer]

know the prayer of fury

Lace Harding & Female Mercar | G | 1024 words | No Warnings

✨ read it on ao3 here or read below the cut ✨

When Acacia wakes up in the Lighthouse, she extracts a promise from Lace: leave the past, in the past. Addt'l Tags: Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Non-Canon Rook, Minor Neve/Rook, Injury Recovery, Platonic Relationships, Guilt, Regret

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Acacia’s head was still spinning from the hazy vision of waking up injured when Neve walked into the infirmary. The blow to her head—and ego—throbbed dully between her temples. Seeing Varric so beat down wasn’t doing her any favor either, so she guiltily took the easy out as the dwarf laid down with a sigh.

“Sorry if I woke you,” Neve said, flipping through drawers. “I just need some elfroot.”

“I bet you do,” Acacia croaked, wincing. She coughed and reached for the water at her bedside. Cool relief washed down her throat as she ran her tongue over the gritty sludge unconsciousness had made of her teeth. “How’s the head?”

“I’ve had worse. How’s yours?”

“Had worse,” Acacia echoed. “But I’m not bleeding.”

She stepped in front of Neve as she turned around with the bandages and elfroot salve in hand. Pushing her hair back, she frowned at the wound on her friend’s forehead. “That’s going to need stitches.”

Neve waved her off. “You’re not bleeding anymore. And I won’t be either, shortly. I just need to wrap it up for a day or two and I’ll be right as rain.”

“You should let me—“

“I’m fine, Casey.” Neve’s smile tightened and her hair fell back across her face as Acacia reluctantly dropped her hand. “You should go talk to Lace while I patch myself up—she has some ideas about where to go from here.”

“Right.” Acacia scrubbed the crust from her eyes. “Where is she?”

“Down the hall and out the front door. Oh, and watch your step.” Neve mustered a smirk as Acacia reached for the door. “We’re definitely not in Arlathan anymore. Or Minrathous. It’s a long way down.”

“I’m not afraid of falling.”

“Maybe you should be.”

Maybe she should be, Acacia thought, looking around outside. It was one thing to not see the ground; it was another to not know if it was even there.

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Lace asked bitterly. Her arms were folded tightly across her chest. Acacia wondered if she was holding back rage, or holding together the broken pieces of her heart. Probably both, she supposed. “Of course he was hiding in the Fade. We never stood a chance.”

“Hey, we did stop him. I think.”

Lace shrugged. “We can’t be certain until we get back to Arlathan. It could be drowning in demons, for all we know. And Varric…”

“Yeah.” Acacia winced. If she felt untethered without Varric at their side, chiming in with sarcastic quips and complaining about his knees, she could only imagine how Lace felt. “I’m sorry, Lace.”

“It’s okay. Well, not okay, but it’s not your fault. You tried—you both did. It just… wasn’t enough.” She ran her palms up and down her arms, freckles twisting as she screwed up her face. Acacia stared pointedly out at the pinkish lavender Fade clouds as the dwarf dabbed at the corners of her eyes. “But there’s work to do. We should see if the Eluvian will take us back to Arlathan. Figure out what we actually did, and get started on damage control.”

Acacia nodded, and bit her lip. “Yeah. Before we go though… what’s it going to cost for you to leave my brother out of this?”

The sharp gaze that made Harding such a strong scout snapped across Acacia like a whip. She much preferred that intense focus when it was directed elsewhere.

“Depends on what you mean by that,” the dwarf finally said. “I have to tell him about Varric. And he deserves to hear about Solas from us.”

“From you, maybe.” Acacia muttered. “I don’t owe him shit.”

“Acacia—“

“I don’t want to hash it out, Lace. I just want to know if you’ll leave my connections to the Inquisition where they belong. In the past.”

“He could help. He would want to help.”

“I don’t want his type of help,” Acacia said flatly. “I didn’t even want Varric telling him that I was with you guys.”

Lace shook her head. “I get it, I do. But holding onto that anger isn’t going to do us any favors.”

“I don’t want it to,” Acacia bit out. The blunt edges of her fingernails dug into her palm as she clenched her fist. “It should hurt. As a reminder.”

“Now that’s definitely not healthy.” Lace grabbed Acacia’s wrist and pried her fingers apart. “You forgave me,” she said quietly. “Why not him? Why not yourself?”

“What you did was a mercy.” Acacia closed her eyes as they burned. So many years gone, so much time to come to terms, and it still ached like a fresh, raw wound. “What we did—what he did, what I didn’t do… that made the mercy necessary.”

She pulled her hand away and opened her eyes, blinking back the tears. “Whatever’s waiting for us in Arlathan, it’s going to be messy enough with dragging up the past. Anyway, you really think the Right Hand of the Southern Divine would help with the fallout of an ancient elven ritual in a way that doesn’t make things worse?”

“I think your brother would. He was always that first.” Lace held her palms up, surrendering under Acacia’s unrelenting glare. “Fine, fine. Mum’s the word. To anyone?”

“Yes. Including Neve.” Acacia sighed. “It’s just… easier that way. Speaking of which, I should go help her with those stitches.”

“I thought she didn’t need any?”

“So did she,” Acacia snorted. “But since she’s still not out here, I might be able to convince her to let me help now.”

Lace’s laugh echoed around her, soothing the ragged edges of their history and sliding it back beneath the rug Acacia liked to keep it under. “Good luck with that. Let me know when you’re ready to head out, yeah?”

“Yeah, of course.” Acacia paused, hand on the crumbling banister. “Hey, Lace?”

The dwarfed hummed, raising a brow over her shoulder.

“Thanks,” Acacia said quietly. Lace smiled, bittersweet, but still a good front for that aching pain they both felt. She brushed some loose wisps of hair out of her eyes.

“Anytime.”

[coffeeheartaddict2]

Two to Tango

Book: Open Heart (post series)

Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x Casey Ramsey

Word count: 1099

Category: Smut

Rating: 18+ Mature content

Warnings: sexual content, language.

Summary: It is the Edenbrook Christmas party and a dance leads to some shenanigans.

Disclaimer: Characters belong to Pixelberry.

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It was December in Boston. The Christmas lights set an atmosphere that was magical. Even Ethan Ramsey found joy in the season.

The annual Edenbrook Christmas party was fast approaching. It was to be held at Edenbrook. The atrium always looked magical and the excitement was palpable. Being a work event, fraternizing was discouraged, however given the number of on-call rooms and offices, there were certainly places where such dark deeds could be performed. Ethan was very determined to lead by example but his wife Casey had other plans.

She had ordered a dark green dress, high slit, showing every curve, she knew it would drive her husband wild. It had been an up and down year and she wanted to end the year feeling sexy and desired. Ethan had not seen the dress and she was going to meet him at the hospital. She knew it would test his self control no end and to be honest she was hoping he would give in.

She arrived with Sienna, who wore a red dress for the occasion. They were greeted by Tobias who hugged them both. When Tobias saw Casey he knew that Ethan was a goner. Casey mingled with her friends. Ethan finally arrived, dressed in his trusty Tuxedo. He looked around at the room and he was happy to see such a jovial atmosphere then he spotted Casey. His breath was taken away by how attractive she was. Thoughts of what he knew they would be doing later when they arrived home ran through his head. He made his way down to where she was. He put his arms around her and kissed the side of her head and whispered how attractive she looked. She smiled an enticing smile and thanked him. After doing the rounds of the party together a sensual song, conducive to a Tango started to play. Ethan asked Casey to dance to which she agreed. They danced a tango, a rather sensual version that caught the attention of much of the crowd. Ethan and Casey however did not notice as they were caught up in the moment and the thoughts of what they wanted to do to each other in private. The dance came to an end and everyone cheered. They bowed and moved to the edges of the dance floor.

Ethan grabbed two drinks.

“That was a very bold dance Chief Ramsey” demurred Casey.

“What can I say, the song and that dress called for it.”

Casey blushed. “My , Chief Ramsey, I thought you were wanting to lead by example?”

He walks her to a lift and presses the button to the admin floor. When the door shuts he kisses her hard. He then grabs her hand and places it at his rock hard cock.

“I went hard as soon as I saw you, sweetheart. After that dance, there is no way I am waiting until we are home.” Before kissing her again. Casey was already somewhat aroused after that dance but she knew she was certain drenched now.

The lift was mercifully quick and did not stop. The doors opened and they made their way to Ethan’s office. He opened the door and shut it and moved Casey up against it. He kissed her, more gently this time before marvelling at her dress. He traced his hand along her collar bone, down the valley of her breasts. He slid his hand to her left breast and squeezed. Casey let out a slight moan. Casey then kissed Ethan and whispered in his ear.

“Why don’t you fuck me on that fancy new desk of yours?”

Ethan walked her over to the desk and carefully unzipped her dress. He ripped her underwear off and sat her on the desk. He got her to lay back and he got down on his knees and kissed up the inside of her thighs. He teased the nub with his thumb before circling his tongue and then he entered her. “Fuck” Casey moaned. He ate her out, holding her on the precipice until he let her fall, screaming his name. He then got up. Casey undid the buttons on his shirt and undid his trousers and then removed his boxers. She marveled at his throbbing cock. He asked Casey to stand up and she spun her around and leaned her over the desk.

“If I am going to fuck you on my desk we are doing to properly.”

He entered her with a hard thrust.

“Fuck Casey, you are so tight” he muttered. He set an arduous pace from the get go, massaging her breasts as he pounded into her. He felt the familiar sensations and he moved his hand to her centre, circling her nub.

“So close” Casey mutters. Ethan keeps going, even harder until they climax together. He kisses her and he sits back on his chair. Casey takes a minute and then straddles him.

“Round two” she whispers, as she slides her way down his still hardened cock.

She rocks her hips, enjoying her husband fully sheathed inside her. Ethan then thrusts up and starts to kiss her nipples: she moans from the get go and rides him faster. She is still on a high from the previous two orgasms and she knows she won’t last long but she needed this on a primal level. Ethan sensing this, started to play with her over sensitive clit. Casey stopped him and replaced his hand with hers, allowing him to hold onto her when she climaxed. He continued to suck at her nipples, biting lightly. Casey then succumbs, once again screaming his name, he helps her ride it out and succumbs to his own release.

“I love you Casey” he whispers to Casey, who has now collapsed on top of him.”

“I love you too” she whispers quietly. Ethan carries her to the couch where she lays down resting her head on his lap.

“I needed tonight.”

“I know sweetheart, it has been a mixed year.”

“After the miscarriage, I was all over the place and I know we have been intimate since…”

“You also wanted to feel wanted, I understand fully.”

“We should get back shouldn’t we?” Asked Casey.

“Enough to say that we were at the party. I want to ruin that dress.”

“Thirty more minutes at the party then we leave then.”

“A good idea.”

They get dressed, Casey brushes her hair, thankful that she has left a hairbrush in one of Ethan’s desk drawers. They enjoy the party and make their way home to enjoy the rest of the night in private.

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Authors note: thanks for the prompt @jerzwriter . I have been in a bit of writers block and also time squeeze so this prompt was perfect. This is set in Christmas of 2023. This year Casey is at the end of her first trimester and still enduring random bouts of morning sickness, it is only slight but she is certainly not feeling up to much. Picture of the dress is below and for those who want to know, the dress did not survive when they got back home.

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[the-labyrinth-of-me]

tbh casey is one of those characters that need to grow on you but after you beat the game? protect him. give him a hug. get him all the whiskey he wants. invite him to social functions only to see him complain and nag about it but in the end is gonna show up anyway. life has fucked him over. he means well but he has trouble to show it. trouble to trust. trouble to love someone again. someone he's scared of losing. he can't take going through another loss. he's built all those walls around him and refuses to let anyone in. he has his own ways of communicating and of showing that he cares about someone. but he's always straightforward and honest, albeit harsh, even rude at times, you always know where you're standing. he's a good guy, very good, heart of gold, but covered in ice. that grizzled hardboiled stone cold facade doesn't fool anyone.

[jerzwriter]

Welcome Brooke Vivian Carrick!

In my headcanon for Tobias & Casey, little Brooke joins the family on August 30, 2025. But I'm delivering this incredible artwork to you one year earlier! This lovely commission is from none other than the incomparable @/artbyainna on Instagram. I've run out of amazing things to say about her, but she never, ever disappoints.

I had hoped to write more about Brooke's birth story—and maybe one day I will—but I really wanted to share this before the end of August. Some HCs about Casey's pregnancy and Brooke's birth can be found below. Maybe I'll write a little more about them one day. I sure do love this little family!

You can find some stories about this time in Round Two and more about Tobas x Casey on Tobias x Casey's Masterlist.

Caption Pietro (the cat): To me, he's saying "Not impressed!" 😂

Pregnancy/Birth Headcanons:

As with her first pregnancy with Sammy, poor Casey was pretty much nauseous for the first three months. That was even more challenging with a toddler underfoot. Fortunately, Tobias was always quick to tell her to rest, and grandmas Vivian and Rose were all too happy to step in when needed.

The minute morning sickness ends - Casey is famished and has tons of cravings. Tobias was better prepared for that this time. This time around, she wanted Greek salads and French fries most of all. See a little Insta edit about that below.

Tobias made it clear he wanted a big family; Casey made it clear she was the one who had the babies, and he agreed; it was her call. They never said definitively that this was their last, but they both believed it was. They really took time to cherish every moment of this special time.

Casey and Tobias were happy to see her sex drive was insane during this pregnancy, their friends asked how they noticed a difference? lol

Tobias arranged a 'babymoon' vacation when Casey was seven months pregnant. He wanted to go to one of their favorite islands in the Pacific, but he wasn't keen on Casey traveling so far from home while pregnant. He also wasn't about to take her to any states that could jeopardize her life if she were to have complications, so that limited his choices. They ended up at a luxury hotel in Cape May, New Jersey. He got a suite on a separate floor for Vivian and Rose, too. This way they got some relaxation and they could all spend time with Sammy - but Mom & Dad got plenty of alone time, too.

Once again, Tobias insisted they were having a daughter, so he never even looked at boy's names. Girl's names were also a challenge; neither could come up with anything they loved. Finally, his Aunt Cher suggested Eden or Brooke for Edenbrook. They loved the idea and decided to wait until the baby was born to see if she looked more like an Eden or a Brooke. Obviously, Brooke won! She was given Tobias's mother's name, Vivian, as a middle name.

For most of Casey's pregnancy, Sammy was unimpressed about the idea of a new baby, but toward the end, she decided it would be fun. So she was eager to meet her little sister, and when they brought Brooke home, Sammy really thought it was a present just for her.

Pietro, their cat, was obsessed with her baby bump throughout her pregnancy but had no interest in Brooke once she was born. Casey and Tobias joked it was an odd way to learn their cat was a Republican.

Like her sister, Brooke was anxious to enter the world and came a little earlier than expected. Her due date of September 20th became a birthdate of August 30th. Casey was in labor for 5 1/2 hours, but there were complications, and it was decided it would be best to have a C-section. Tobias was at her side through it all (and she was telling him to get a vasectomy most of that time....)

They were overjoyed when little Brooke was safely delivered, and they spent the next few days in the hospital suite marveling over her and trying to wrap their heads around the fact that they now had two little girls. Tobias was outnumbered, and he loved it.

Here's a little edit about Casey's cravings - well, at least the food cravings - this pregnancy lol

[batsplat]

I know need to know what the fuck was the honda three rider team about. Bc that sounds made up as fuck

historical silly season: 2010 edition!

in early 2010, casey had very much had enough of ducati

rumours are that he'd already been looking to break his contract for the 2010 season after how ducati had handled the whole mystery illness 2009 saga... releasing inaccurate statements about his condition to the press without his consent, implying his diet was to blame - as well as offering jorge a shit ton of money to come ride for them. crucially more than they were paying casey

this was from mid 2009 and the vibes were already BAD back then... it's hard to know how seriously to take retirement rumours from the time given casey just wasn't. really... talking to the press, so a lot of the times the media was relying on other sources from inside his camp or just wildly speculating

anyway, casey did see out the 2010 season with ducati, but at the start of the year he essentially gave them an ultimatum - he wanted them to rip up his proposed contract and have them show him how much he was worth to them. they did not do so

according to casey, he already signed a contract at the second round of the season in jerez, which gives you a sense of how done he was with all things ducati - but it was only announced after the seventh round in july. the move was made smoother by casey's existing close relationship with livio suppo, who had himself recently made the switch from ducati to honda

very much the right time to make the move for sure. at the time, there was speculation that casey's poor results in the first half of the season was due to decreased motivation, which of course he strongly denied. really, it was the fault of the bike and team - and casey would show as much the following year at honda

one little problem. honda already had two factory contracted riders for 2011: dani and dovi. now, dani had been honda's wunderkind since forever, and after their last world champ nicky hayden - who was not on particularly warm terms with dani's camp, it has to be said - departed the team, dovi had been the chosen replacement. dovi was a long time honda loyalist, even when he was riding their underpowered bikes to championship runner up positions against jorge in 250cc, and he'd also had a highly impressive rookie season

2009 had not been a particularly great year for either factory honda rider, partly due to bike performance partly due to injuries partly due to... rider performance. it was a rough year for dovi in particular, despite his win in tricky conditions at donington (all four aliens deliver quite funny performances at that race in different ways. not exactly the finest of hours for any of them)

when casey's signing was announced, honda initially went 'okay three factory blokes but maybe we'll have two in the real team and then one in a fake team'

the problem, right, is that it costs a lot of money to field a three man team - this is why honda was so keen on the red bull option, because then they could pay for the seat

honda confirmed its intention to have four factory honda riders in 2011, those three and sic, in mid-september. but they still needed to figure out where to put them. they didn't manage to get the funds to put casey in a separate team, and then they tried to put dovi on the satellite squad:

now, dovi was on a 2+1 contract, with 2009-10 guaranteed and an option to extend for another year. the contract included a performance clause - and dovi was having a more successful 2010 season, so hrc was having some trouble forcing dovi to accept the move:

so yeah, obviously not exactly great behaviour to sign a third rider when your team is already essentially full... and then immediately spend the next few months trying to get rid of one of your existing riders who is still entitled to that seat

some more details:

for a while, dovi looked like he might be leaning towards accepting it, and was certainly keen to stress that he wasn't rejecting gresini due to his interpersonal issues with some of the team's personnel. this from september:

eventually, repsol agreed to fund the whole thing so that honda could honour their commitments to all three riders:

so, one team for all of them, if still a wee bit of healthy internal separation

and by november the whole thing was sorted

honda did have some internal precedent for this! in 1997, they fielded three factory riders: doohan, criville and okada

also back in the day they did just create shell teams organised around one rider, which is of course where valentino spent his first two years in the premier class

and here's the updated version from 2011!

anyway, it was only something honda was willing to do for one year, and in the end dovi decided to jump ship to yamaha rather than accept internal demotion. the fight for p3 in the championship went right down to the final race in valencia - and it must have been incredibly satisfying for dovi to snatch it from dani there

after this... look, basically they changed the rules to make it two entries at most per team, then they changed it back for like? two years? so that four riders were technically allowed. and then they changed their mind again. now it's just two - obviously teams are allowed wildcards, but they couldn't do this three man team thing anymore nowadays

teams generally wouldn't even want to do this because it's a lot of hassle and, most importantly, money. so yeah, unlikely to make a comeback. very much a quirky curio that won't be replicated... could be funny though. if they want to change the rules again