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y/nleclerc oh to be the girl someone writes love stories about
fan I WILL!!!!! give me 10 minutes and garage band i can pull it off!!!
β₯οΈ y/nleclerc
alexandrasaintmleux every love song is about you gorgeous girl x
β³ y/nleclerc when are you gonna stop pretending you like my brother and just date me instead x
β³ charles_leclerc ?? rude.
landonorris d4vd is so good! can't wait for his show in london :)
lewishamilton pipe is right there π
β³ y/nleclerc that is NOT a love song sir lewis hamilton!!!!
β³ charles_leclerc back off grandpa i will put sand in your petrol tank
β³ lewishamilton woah calm down there bud i was joking i promise
β³ y/nleclerc play nice boys
β³ charles_leclerc he started it
β³ y/nleclerc well stop, i dont want ferrari in my dm's telling me y'all are throwing hands on the grid
β³ georgerussell63 if they do, can someone film it?
β³ y/nleclerc ffs
francisca.c.gomes getting ed sheeran on the case rn
β³ y/nleclerc i still bawl my eyes out to cold coffee nearly daily
β³ pierregasly really y/n? ed sheeran?
β³ y/nleclerc ok mr listens to crazy frog when he thinks no one can hear
fan lando being the only one y/n airs everytime β οΈ
β³ fan feel bad for him at this point π
β³ fan y/n you want a lover boy, he is RIGHT THERE
charles_leclerc need to find you a boyfriend immediately so you'll stop posting sappy songs on ig
β³ y/nleclerc as long as its not one of your colleagues
β³ charles_leclerc whats wrong with them? :(((
β³ y/nleclerc i hear enough about cars from you i dont need it from them too
landonorris iris is a certified BANGER
heidiberger wanna go get coffee?? i need you to give me new songs for my danny playlist
β³ y/nleclerc y'all are so gross but yesssss
β³ heidiberger i think you misspelt cute π
fan y/n can i recommend turning page by sleeping at last? i'm not sure if you have it on your playlist already β€οΈ
β³ y/nleclerc team edward FOR LIFE!!!! was one of the songs that got me into my lover girl era β€οΈβ€οΈ
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y/nleclerc garden party with my favourite leclerc saint mleux β€οΈ
charles_leclerc wow i see how it is...
β³ y/nleclerc not my fault your son is cuter than you
β³ oscarpiastri aw i knew you thought i was cute π₯°π₯°
β³ y/nleclerc the cutest piastri-leclerc! come round for tea soon, i miss my nephew x
β³ oscarpiastri will you make that pasta dish again?
β³ y/nleclerc i will just for you!
β³ landonorris osc save some for me please
β³ oscarpiastri get your own y/n this ones mine
β³ landonorris just you wait
fan the adoption is going strong i see
β³ fan i think y/ns the biggest instigator for it π
alexandrasaintmleux am i your favourite saint mleux? π₯Ί
β³ y/nleclerc always x
landonorris leo!! miss my little man
β³ fan day 2947 of y/n airing lando
β³ fan leave him be, his little crush is cute
arthurleclerc if leo's your favourite leclerc saint mleux, am i your favourite leclerc?
β³ y/nleclerc not even close, that spot is for maman only
β³ leclerc_pascale π₯°π₯°
fan where's the dress from?? its so gorgeous!!
β³ y/nleclerc it's from a little boutique in monaco! let me see if i can find some alternatives online π
β³ fan my queen thank you!!!
fan oh to be at a garden party with the leclercs...
fan you and alex are so cute
β³ charles_leclerc ππ€«
β³ fan what does that mean im scared
fan alex was wearing a floor length dress,, whomstdve is THAT mr leclerc?
arthurleclerc i don't like the way he was looking at her
β³ charles_leclerc don't you dare say anything
β³ arthurleclerc you want.. lando???? to date our sister
β³ charles_leclerc oh he's absolutely smitten, it's cute
y/nleclerc is... is that me and lando?
β³ charles_leclerc you guys looked so cute i couldn't help it
β³ y/nleclerc stalker alert!!!
β³ charles_leclerc deflect all you want, i know you liiiike him
β³ y/nleclerc ππ
landonorris mate can you send me this please?
β³ charles_leclerc yeah sure π
charles_leclerc ??!!!?!?!?!???!!!! text me rn!!
β³ y/nleclerc i'm busy
β³ charles_leclerc i have a key to your flat, i'm not afraid to use it
β³ y/nleclerc damn ok so needy
arthurleclerc and who is that.
β³ y/nleclerc why do you wanna know?
β³ arthurleclerc oh god its Him isn't it?
β³ y/nleclerc you say that like its a bad thing π
β³ arthurleclerc it is
fan UMMM??? 3rd pic???? deets please miss y/n
β³ y/nleclerc if all goes well, i'll give you all a full debrief
fan MOTHERRRRRRRRRRR
fan never mind the man DATE ME!!!!
β³ alexandrasaintmleux ^^
β³ lilymhe ^^
β³ lilyzneimer ^^
β³ alexalbon charles stop bringing your sister to races i dont know if i can fight PLEASE
β³ y/nleclerc you would lose with those lanky arms wimp
fan poor lando in the likes... watching the girl he fancies go on a date with someone else
β³ fan how do you know he fancies her?
β³ fan he's constantly in her comments even if she airs him, he gets the goo goo eyes whenever she's near and don't even get me started on hungary 2022
β³ fan ... please continue
β³ fan ok SO! she was in the paddock before the race and some guy came up to her and was asking her for a photo and then he asked her on a date ??? like dude use critical thinking skills for one second ... lando was across the paddock with daniel and there's a photo of him somewhere staring DAGGERS into this mans soul... charles came over and shooed the man away and lando literally deflated.. i'll see if i can find the photos
β³ fan tag me in them please
β³ fan me too!
β³ fan me three!!
β³ charles_leclerc me four!!
β³ fan CHARLES???
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y/nleclerc flowers from lover (?) boy :)
fan oh she's down Bad
β₯οΈ y/nleclerc
fan guys dont call me delusional but i think she's dating a driver
β³ fan charles would burn the world down before he would let that happen
β³ fan i gotta say... they have a point, remember when they did that tiktok where they asked drivers who they would introduce their sisters to on the grid and charles said lando immediately
β³ fan and then they did the f2 gang and arthur threatened to kamikaze anyone who tried to go near y/n?
β³ fan going off the comments i'm putting 2 and 2 together and getting 4
β³ y/nleclerc ironic
β³ fan Y/N??????
fan pls show us lover boy its been 84 years i am begging you
β³ y/nleclerc it's been like 3 months silly but soon :)
charles_leclerc i know i should feel sick seeing you so happy but it's nice to see you be treated how you deserve
β³ y/nleclerc charlie π₯Ί
β³ alexandrasaintmleux he's giggling and kicking his feet rn
β³ charles_leclerc wow
β³ fan ik he's picked out a suit for the imaginary wedding
β³ charles_leclerc i reject that statement
β³ alexandrasaintmleux it's bookmarked on his laptop
landonorris pretty flowers!
β³ y/nleclerc thank you :)
fan ???!!!!! SHE REPLIED TO LANDO????
β³ fan i know he's squealing rn
β³ fan adding it to my "y/nlando dating REAL" spreadsheet
β³ fan omg share the link
β³ charles_leclerc yeah share the link
β³ fan this feels like confirmation but we all know charles lives for the drama
leclerc_pascale don't forget to bring him to the garden party tonight!
β³ fan another one?
β³ y/nleclerc we do them quite often in summer!! it's an excuse to drink champagne at 3 in the afternoon
β³ fan ur so real for that
carmenmmundt lover boy π that should be me
β³ y/nleclerc i've got two hands for a reason babygirl x
landonorris lover girl β€οΈ
β³ y/nleclerc lover boy β€οΈ
charles_leclerc photo creds?
β³ y/nleclerc nope!
alexandrasaintmleux its not too late to run away with me x
β³ y/nleclerc meet me at the port at midnight, we can steal charles' boat xx
β³ alexandrasaintmleux y/n it's charles i will bomb the port.
β³ y/nleclerc oh you're Crazy crazy
β³ alexandrasaintmleux only for her
β³ y/nleclerc gross... put my gf back on the phone
fan the sign π₯Ή we need to know all the deets
β³ y/nleclerc all i will say is he gave me a mixtape :)))))
β³ fan A MIXTAPE??? LIKE A PHYSICAL MIXTAPE??? oh we stan
fan WHO !!! IS !!! LOVER BOY !!!
β³ y/nleclerc all will be revealed soon ;)
arthurleclerc maybe he has rights
β³ y/nleclerc shush you love him
β³ arthurleclerc thats before he started fancying π€’ you π€’
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y/nleclerc he may not be able to write me love songs, but his voice is my favourite melody β€οΈ
fan we've officially lost her boys ππ
carmenmmundt just looked at george and sighed
β³ georgerussell63 ?? why am i catching strays??
β³ lilymhe me with alex
β³ alexalbon what he say fuck me for?
fan lover girl x lover boy era <333333
β₯οΈ y/nleclerc
fan guys that's lando's necklace i'm like 99.9% sure
β³ fan you're onto something there lemme look at pap pics from the last race!
fan guys the flowers are orange... papaya even...
landonorris the guy sure likes his bouquets
β³ y/nleclerc yeah he's a real romantic π
β³ fan WHERE'S THE FAN WITH THE SPREADSHEET
β³ fan I'M HERE !!!!! typing as fast as my fingers can handle!!!!
alexandrasaintmleux just so you know charles is crying at the caption
β³ y/nleclerc big softie x
β³ charles_leclerc i just have a lot of feelings :(((((
arthurleclerc i will allow him to live another day
β³ y/nleclerc i'm sure he's shivering his timbers rn
β³ arthurleclerc >:((((
π€ landonorris
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y/nleclerc lover boy x
fan miss rabbit has fainted
fan spreadsheet fan we just got a HUGE update
β³ fan i'm gonna break my laptop in 2 with my bare hands
charles_leclerc :))))) my scheme worked
β³ y/nleclerc i still hate when you do that shit
β³ alexandrasaintmleux same π
landonorris lover girl x
β₯οΈ y/nleclerc
landonorris so gorgeous, i love the way you look tonight xx
β³ y/nleclerc you said the same thing the night we danced together π₯Ί
β³ landonorris i meant it then and i mean it now x
mclaren scuderiaferrari we stole your girl xx
β³ scuderiaferrari you and your ugly colours can get BACK π€Ίπ€Ίπ€Ί
β³ fan the girls are fighting!!
β³ mclaren UGLY COLOURS??? oh its on
carlossainz55 now he'll stop blowing up my phone about you
β³ landonorris nah now i can just annoy you about how cute my GIRLFRIEND is
β³ oscarpiastri you've been dying to say that, haven't you?
β³ landonorris mate i thought i was going to die
fan sorry can we circle back around to charles saying his scheme worked???
β³ fan yeah charles_leclerc spill.
β³ charles_leclerc a magician never reveals his tricks
β³ y/nleclerc he forced me and lando to talk at the garden party and then pretended to get a phone call from ferrari so he could play eternal flame over the speakers
β³ charles_leclerc y/n :((((
β³ y/nleclerc you used my love song weakness against me, you don't get to have secrets
alexandrasaintmleux can't believe he stole my girl :(
β³ y/nleclerc you know my heart is always yours x
β³ landonorris WOMP WOMP i didn't pine for years to share
a/n: thank you for requesting!! i think i've listened to the song about 400 times writing this! needed a lil break from the gote series and this was the perfect thing to get me out of my slump <3
Mohammed and his family live in Gaza, where they're struggling every day to find food, clean water, and safe shelter. One of his sisters has been shot and her recovery is slow because the family can't get the medicine she needs; another family member has been sickened by one of the epidemic diseases proliferating in the unsafe conditions that Palestinian refugees are forced to endure.
Since their house was bombed, Mohammed has lost 10 family members, and he's asking for our help so he doesn't have to lose anyone else.
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Altogether, he's fundraising for 27 people: himself, his nine siblings, and their children, his beloved nieces and nephews. Everyday goods have skyrocketed in price in Gaza, and the family need these donations urgently to survive. They've already been displaced half a dozen times, and food, water, and medicine get more expensive every day.
Mohammed and I are in contact daily, connection issues permitting, and there are more links to his social media profiles (active and extant for years prior to October 7) in my posts and @/khanger's posts. His GoFundMe campaign has also been shared by @/90-ghost. You can DM me if you have any other questions, but he is a personal friend and I fully trust him and his campaign.
I know how many people are suffering right now. It would mean a lot to both Mohammed and me if you can spare a donation, and help spread the word by sharing this post. As he puts it, "This is not a war between one party and the other. This is a war for survival."
kr70,051 SEK / kr500,000 SEK
**If you're used to USD and this goal appears scary high to you, please note that this is about $6,654 USD out of $47,499 USD. This is an attainable goal, but he needs our help to get there!
Dad!Max Verstappen x Fem!Reader (Established Relationship)
Photo Credit: Pinterest/Google
Format: Social Media
Summary: It's the start of a new year. You and Max decide to tell the world about Nico.
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maxverstappen1 Thank you to my wonderful girlfriend Y/N who had been on this crazy journey with me this past year. I know that it hasn't always been easy, but I'm so grateful that you've stuck it out with me. You have been my greatest supporter this year, and the best thing to ever happen to me and my son. I wouldn't have been able to accomplish half as much as I have this year without you by my side.
danielricciardo They grow up so fast ππ€§
ynlnusername
Thank you Daniel for being the best babysitter we could ask for!
landonorris The best? What about me?
maxverstappen1
Sorry mate, but little man says otherwise
pierregasly Both of you are wrong, Nico likes me the best
danielricciardo
Lies! I am that child's godfather, I know he likes me the best
ynlnusername Children, please calm down
danielricciardo
Yes, mum!
landonorris
Sorry, Mum. Love you.
fan2 Do Max and his girlfriend have a son together that we never knew about?
fan4 Not possible, they've only been together for a couple of years and the kid looks to be quite a bit older.
fan27 Was this the little boy that was hugging Max after his World Championship win? If it was, how did they keep him under the radar for so long?
fan67
Best kept secret on The Grid.
Dec 31, 2023
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ynlnusername Thank you for taking a chance on me, telling me about the closest thing to your heart, and welcoming me into your family with open arms. Thank you for making me feel loved every day and for the greatest unexpected gift in Nico. It's been almost three years that we've been together, and I hope that 2024 is an even greater year for us.
maxverstappen1 β€οΈβ€οΈ
victoriaverstappen Look at my nephew! He's so big!!
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redbullracing Finally! Just in time before the start of testing for the 2024 season.
The next Verstappen that's going to be driving for Red Bull racing! We'll keep a seat open for him in 2039.
- The Red Bull Racing Team
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f1fan2112 Max Verstappen has a son that the world didn't know about!
side note: i purposefully left out any tweets because this focuses more on the aesthetics
side note pt.2: thank you @cl16version for the photo inspirations!
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viviennewestwood yourusername wears a custom wedding gown created just for her beautiful wedding to Formula One driver charles_leclerc in the South of France last weekend.
"When I was younger I always liked to imagine what my future wedding dress would look like. As soon as I met Vivienne at a fashion show, I knew she had to be part of it. I feel very honoured to have worked with her and other amazing designers on my look. It felt like a dream come true."
~ Y/N Leclerc
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user1 imagine having THE vivienne westwood custom design your wedding dress
β€· user2 thank god charles has money because otherwise that dream would've stayed a dream
yourusername still baffled by all the amazing looks you created for me to wear throughout the night! what an honour!
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user3 the way they wrote 'Y/N Leclerc' has me in tears (in an emotional way)
β€· user4 i still can't get over the fact they truly married. i'm so happy for them
user5 Y/N LOOKS SO STUNNING
β€· user6 the most beautiful bride
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daniel3.jpg unpaid, personal photographer
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user7 i want a whole documentary about what happened at this wedding
β€· user8 it looks so much fun i'm so envious of all the guests that attended
β€· user9 i know everyone who had to cancel is fighting the air right now
yourusername the picture of charles is my new favourite
β€· daniel3.jpg same, same
user10 i love how with every slide the drunkeness scale rapidly increases
β€· user11 as it should
charles_leclerc yes, we definitely enjoyed ourselves
β€· daniel3.jpg the champagne was endless
user12 it's so funny that daniel is the first one to post about the wedding. he is really their number one fan
β€· user13 i mean he was the one to introduce y/n to charles
β€· user14 it's like he's watching his two babies getting married
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yourusername to love & to cherish
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user15 i love how she just has multiple wedding dresses
β€· user16 she's that kind of indecisive
charles_leclerc mon seul et unique amour (my one and only love)
β€· yourusername i love it when you speak french
danielricciardo i want nieces and nephews in an instant
β€· yourusername who said you'd be their uncle
β€· danielricciardo that's not even a question
carlossainz55 felicidades
β€· yourusername thank you
user17 i just know nicola peltz is crying in her sleep right now
β€· user18 nicola really thought she ate until y/n stepped up
lilymhe i still have tears in my eyes from how beautiful it was
β€· yourusername wouldn't have been as beautiful as it was without such an organised maid of honour
β€· lilymhe i was so scared something would go wrong
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charles_leclerc mon tout (my everything)
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user19 you know they're rich because not only did y/n have multiple custom made wedding gowns, but charles also had multiple suits
β€· user20 did you expect anything less from them?
yourusername i love you so incredibly much
β€· charles_leclerc i'm the luckiest man alive
user21 this is my royal wedding
β€· user22 my met gala
scuderiaferrari congratulazioni! così felice per te! (congratulations! so happy for you!)
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arthur_leclerc i still can't believe my big brother is finally married
β€· charles_leclerc did you not believe in my charm?
β€· arthur_leclerc honestly, no
β€· yourusername it was actually my charm that got you wrapped around my fingers
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lando.jpg "the wedding of the decade"
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user23 why did it never occur to me that there'd be LITERAL CELEBRETIES attending their wedding
β€· user24 yeah like you're telling me timmy, billie, zoe, bella and kendall were there? a fever dream, if you'd ask me
β€· user25 this just makes me question who else was there
user26 this is just so fucking random hahahaha
yourusername i love how these are all pictures i have never seen before! next time i'll hire you and daniel professionally
β€· charles_leclerc what do you mean "next time"
β€· user27 Y/N HAHAHAHAHA
user28 the more pictures i'm seeing of this wedding, the more the desire comes for me to get married as well
β€· user29 literally never wanted to get married until now
could i also request a blurb with quinn hughes?? maybe something about the first time you see him on the ice with the c on his jersey? or a surprise/whatever you want to write works too!
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i love this idea! thanks bre *muah*
tw: children/kids (nephew)
it was no secret your little nephew loved your boyfriend. theo loved quinn, and it was no surprise why. quinn was like the cooler older brother he didn't have (who was way older than him, but still).
quinn took theo to games, taught him to play hockey, and was theo's show-and-tell object, which definitely got him some brownie points with his friends. and when you were in town, theo's favorite thing quinn did was pick him up in his cool car and they could get ice cream afterward.
when quinn was announced as the new captain, your sister sent you a video of theo running around the house excitedly, talking a mile a minute about what he would do when he saw quinn the next time.
so, your sister made sure theo was in town for quinn's first game. you got theo a little jersey for theo with the new 'c' patch on the front, a gift quinn had yet to see.
after dropping quinn off at rogers, you quickly drove over to the hotel your sister and her family were staying out. you were greeted with your sister, brother-in-law, and of course, theo.
you jumped out of the car and greeted them, before turning your attention to theo, "so, little man, i have a surprise for you. it's more so a surprise for uncle q, but it's a present for you." as you suspected, theo perked up at the word present.
"present?" you led him to the trunk of your car and pulled the little jersey out of the bag, "wow." his eyes went wide.
"y/n..." your sister and brother-in-law breathed out when they saw the jersey in their son's hands.
"please don't worry. it's my job as an aunt to spoil him." you smiled, nudging her, "plus, there's something new, which is a surprise for uncle q." you turned the jersey around so he could see the new 'c' patch, "what does the c stand for, theo?"
"captain!" he cheered.
"that's right." you gave him a high-five, "now, are you ready to kick some oilers butt?"
"yeah!" theo cheered.
"all right!" you cheered, helping him into the car seat while your sister and brother-in-law got into the other seats.
after getting to the arena, you gave your sister and brother-in-law your seats, then went down to the ice and waited for warm-ups to start.
"are you so excited, theo?" theo nodded his head, the biggest smile on his face you'd ever seen. you heard cheers and looked up at the jumbotron, smiling when you saw yourself and theo on the big screen, "look." you pointed up to the screen.
theo looked up and smiled bashfully when he saw himself on the screen. when the camera moved onto someone else, theo turned back, to you, his eyes wide, "that was so cool, aunty y/n." he beamed.
a few minutes later, the boys skated out and the crowd cheered louder than you'd ever heard them. you watched quinn appear on the jumbotron, smiling to yourself. he spotted you waiting by the family section of the glass. he knew theo there, so he made sure to grab a puck before he skated over.
he practically skidded to a halt when you noticed the 'c' patched onto theo's new little jersey. he looked over at you, wide-eyed, and you showed him the same 'c' patch on your denim jacket. you thought he was gonna cry in that moment but he, instead, turned to theo and tossed the puck over.
theo jumped up and down as he clutched the puck to his chest. quinn smiled and gave him a fist bump through the glass. you posed for a few pictures that would probably be posted to every canucks social media account, before giving quinn one more good luck fist bump and making your way to your seat.
you did shed a couple tears when quinn was handed the jersey with the 'c' on it, and you took a million pictures because you were a proud girlfriend. plus, the canucks didn't just kick oilers butt, but they also wiped the floor with them. it was a pretty good season opener.
after the game, you held theo's hand the entire way down to the tunnel while your sister and brother-in-law walked behind you, smiling as theo recapped the entire game as if you weren't sitting next to him.
when quinn came out, theo left you in the dust and sprinted over to him and jumped into his arms. much like he had done to you, theo began recapping the entire game.
theo refused to be carried by anyone other than quinn, so quinn carried him to the car, you by his side. after dropping your family off at their hotel, you and quinn drove around a little, not wanting to go home quite yet.
"that was a pretty good game, captain." you smiled over at him.
"it was pretty good." he smiled back, giving your hand a squeeze as you continued to drive. the rest of the ride was pretty quiet but it was nice. just you and quinn, driving through the city after a canucks win, quinn's first as captain.
im begging you, dark!aemond bodyguard of the president/kingβs innocent daughter omggggg
pairing: bodyguard!aemond targaryen x president's daughter!reader
warnings: explicit language. oral sex. loss of virginity (kinda). daddy kink. slight breeding and housewife kink. small mentions of past obsessive tendencies on aemond's part.
notes: hello, long time no write. consider this me using this request like i'm saddling the horse after getting thrown off.
(also ik aemond might not seem AS dark as other times but like pretty pls read between the lines. thank you βΊοΈ)
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For being the nationβs current president, your father was quite the fucking fool of a man.
He loves you, truly. How could he not? You were the spitting image of your late mother, and the youngest of his children- his sweet little chick that was barely beginning to spread her wings and leave the nest. He would never forgive himself if you ever got hurt due to his elected role as the commander-in-chief and head of state.
That was the main reason why he hired Aemond Targaryen as your personal bodyguard.
The man had a commendable record behind him, despite his young age. Your father was beyond impressed with him when he first interviewed him for the job. Two tours in the U.S. army as a sergeant and sniper before receiving an honorable discharge and a Purple Heart due to an eye injury while seeing combat overseas. According to some of the everyday politicians, he threw himself over his younger nephew during an ambush with enemy fire, and took a massive chunk of bomb shrapnel to the left side of his face; doctors saved him, of course, but his eye was too damaged to save.
They offered him a glass eye and a fully paid scar revision (along with special vet benefits and apparently some hush-hush money as well), but he refused it all. Instead, he accepted the purple heart, crammed a pretty and shiny sapphire into his empty socket, and made sure everyone- military personnel and civilian altogether- looked him in both eyes whenever they addressed him.
The rumors were true- Sergeant Aemond One-Eye was as terrifying as he was deadly. Β
Perhaps that was the reason why it did not take very long for him to be buried between your thighs.
You never had a boyfriend before, always too devoted towards your college academic and hobbies, and way too protected and overshadowed by your father. But it was Aemond who stole your first kiss, two months into his new job as your bodyguard. He had been accompanying you on a small shopping trip to the mall, treating it as a sort of bonding experience. When you had mentioned the new lip gloss you were trying out (it was flavored βchai latteβ), he had asked to taste it.
Okay! you giggled, thinking nothing of it; only for it to be a week later and with his head in between your thighs, eating you out like a starved man.
βStop itβ¦! Aemond! My daddy might walk in!β You cried, tossing your head back against the pillows as you bit down on your bottom lip to stop the moans from tumbling out. It was all in stupid vain; your bodyguard had you putty in his hands. Anything he wanted, you would happily give him- yourself included. βA-Aemondβ¦!β How could he ever stop? Not when you sounded oh so fucking pretty, so sweet and yummy, his newfound favorite meal served to him on a silver platter, just ready to be completely devoured.
Aemond shook his head. βI donβt give the tiniest shit, babygirl,β he muttered as he sucked on your clit, only pausing every few seconds to kiss your soaked pussy. He had to be soft as well, considering this was a fucking dream come true for him.
The poor bastard remembered all the times he saw you on the television, in those paparazzi photos and the Christmas cards and those gorgeous social media posts of yours. No one would ever understand just how badly he wanted you, and the lengths he went just to have you.
And, well, maybe you shouldβve thought first before stepping out in that sinful, short-cut and backless blue dress, the one that made you look perfect for him to knock up, his pretty little housewife. Perfect for him. Made for him. He kept your legs wide open with the tightest grips as he feasted on your cunt, ignoring your desperate (but adorable) attempts to push him away.
βIf you canβt handle this, how will you handle my cock?β he tutted. βPoor baby, Iβm going to fucking destroy you.β
Everything made your pretty face scrunch up in pleasure, especially when you felt him lick a large stripe up your pussy before he shoved his face in only deeper. You squealed, hiding your face from behind your hands. You could feel his nose, his chin, the heavy pants and low growls and soft kisses he peppered along inner thighs. βAnd what did I say to call me?β before he gave your ass a hard spank.
You whimpered, already on the verge of sobbing. Fat tears were streaking down your cheekbones. βI-Iβm sorryβ¦s-so sorry, daddy!β
Oh but your entire body felt like it was lit on fire- a burning yet tightening sensation nestled deep within your belly. It was so strange. You didnβt know what to make of it. Your head lolled to the side while your back arched up from the bed and your hand found Aemondβs long, whitish-blond hair.
(A common genetic mutation in his family, according to him. Some of the politicians mocked it as the βnew Habsburg jawβ. You thought it made him look all the godlier.)
His hands soon slid up to your breast, palming and tweaking your nipples between his fingers. Your toes curled as you felt ready to explode at any second. βDaddy!β you mewled, peering down through teary eyes to watch as his face shook side-to-side. His own face held sheer bliss, especially when he brought a finger to trace along your drenched folds. βDaddyβ¦! Daddy! Ah, gods, please!β Β
βYeah, that is right, pretty baby, Iβm your new daddy now.β
Your father was none the wiser to the fact that, every night, his youngest daughterβs bodyguard had her in a mating press every night, whispering into her ear that it would not be long until she made him into a real daddy.
It was the least you could do in return, considering he was protecting your life with his.
After boring meetings and countless banquets and your a.m. college classes, Aemond would be quick to shove your panties in your mouth before bending you over the nearest furniture set.
You were his.
All his.
His pretty baby, his sweet little future housewife, the girl whose picture he used to secretly carry in one of the vest pockets during his days in the military. Β
One day, your father pulled him aside and offered him a bonus.
βTruth is, son, youβre doing such a fine job at protecting her. I donβt worry as much as I did before you came along. We could not ask for a better bodyguard, Sergeant,β he admitted, patting him on the back. βWould there be anything youβd like in payment? A vacation? A bonus? Some free time with your family? I know you miss your mother very much; my little girl told me.β
But Aemond shook his head, declining everything. βSir, with all due respect, your daughter feels like my new family now, considering how close weβve grown in these past several months, and my duty in keeping her safe. I would prefer to remain by her side if you would allow it,β he said, and your father gave him a cheeky grin.
βShould I perhaps be worried, Sergeant?β
βOf course not, Mr. President. I adore your daughter, but only as a brother would his little sister.β
So it was true, it seemed- your father, bless his heart, was quite the fucking fool of a man. It shouldβve been no surprise to him at all that seven months down the line from his conversation with your bodyguard, you would be trying to hide a swollen baby bump from everyone's eyes.
And if he really was smart, then he wouldβve remembered the reason why the Targaryens were so often compared to the old Habsburgs of Austria.
Carmy as Your Baby Daddy | Social Media AU & Headcanon Series | part one
masterlist | part two
now that i've finished my top gun: maverick series, it's me i'm back and gearing up for season two. after a bout of food poisoning, i finally cracked and am writing this pregnancy headcanon that i said i wouldn't bc my ovaries would explode (looking at you @allthefandomstogether). anyways, a huge thank you to @carmensberzattos who pinged many an ideas back and forth about carmy as your baby daddy and screamed into the abyss about this on a friday night. i'm writing this with my main character from the make your heart surrender-verse, but can absolutely read as a standalone piece. posting now because i'm so damn excited but i may go back and add some more things later.
oh and this a headcanon series now so. that part.
carmy as your baby daddy:
sometime after the wedding, you and carmy decide that you're ready to start a family. you're not trying but you're not not trying, meaning you've gone off of birth control but you're not carefully monitoring your ovulation cycle either. you both figure that it'll happen when it happens and if it doesn't, there are many other ways to make a family.
carmy never really thought about having kids until the two of you got together. after adopting your kitty together, carmy got to see a your more nurturing side and taking care of something together as a team made him think about how much he wants a family with you. after sugar has her baby it really ups the ante. seeing carmy become an uncle is what starts the conversation about seriously starting a family, and every time carmy sees you holding the baby, it's 'when our kids this, and when our kids that' for days after.
you swear it's food poisoning. after a somewhat questionable late night meal, you spend half the night vomiting while carmy works a later night at the restaurant. you text him to bring ginger ale and tums home. of course he comes through because are you kidding this man is a caretaker?!
you insist that you're fine and much better, even though you're absolutely exhausted. things are so busy at work for you (and have i mentioned the pregnancy fatigue) that you don't think much of it when a few nights later, you find yourself kneeling on the bathroom floor once again.
there are always little kids running around at the extended family gatherings and which led to your realization (when you first met everyone) that carmy is surprisingly good with kids.
it's not till a week or two later (after your little bout of 'food poisoning') that you're at cicero's place for a family birthday party that it hits you. one of carmy's cousins (not richie kind of cousin teehee) has just had a new baby with his wife. you've been catching up with ava, richie's daughter because you've become an auntie of sorts to her. you find some time to steal away for a some girl-time but when you return, carmy is holding his new niece/nephew in his arms.
the sight of him holding the baby not only takes your goddamn breath away as he stares long and hard your way, his blue eyes piercing right through your heart, but it's then that you realize that you're a few weeks late. it's like time stops as you look at him, seeing him coo at the baby with the softest look on his face. the realization hits you, clear as day.
"holy shit." is all you say, earning a few funny looks from the berzatto extended family and friends. "carm, can i borrow you for a second?" you and carmy find a quiet place to talk inside. "you okay, babe?" "carmy i think i'm-. what if i-. i'm late." "what do you-? like.. late late?" "now that i think about it, a few weeks late, honey." "yeah?" he asks you, totally in shock and eyes wide. "yeah."
the two of you make an excuse to leave the party as soon as possible, and hurry to the nearest drugstore to pick up a pregnancy test. you wait till you're home to take it. "do you want me to come in, sweetheart?" "no, carmy! i don't want you to watch me pee, you weirdo!" you answer, even though you know he's just excited.
the two of you are pacing back and forth, practically making dents in the floor with your footsteps for what feels like the longest two minutes of your lives. when your timer goes off, you're both simultaneously freaking out about the fact that you're lives are about to change forever, while also really, really hoping for a positive result. and as the fates would have it, the test is positive.
"holy shit. holy fucking shit. we're- you're-, we're gonna-!" carmy is ecstatic as searches for words. "we're having a baby, baby!" you squeal jumping into his arms." "god, i love you so much," he says, grinning at you as wrap your legs around his waist. "i love you too, carm. so, so much."
you literally get the biggest kick out of calling him your baby daddy: to friends and family, coworkers, random strangers, in restaurants, at the gas station. you'll take photos of him at the farmers market and post on your ig story referring to him as your baby daddy because you find it hilarious. carmy doesn't find it as funny (even though he secretly loves it) and he's cherry-tomato red when you tell the checkout clerk at the bodega across the street from your place that your baby daddy is going to pick up the tab.
everyone at the restaurant is so excited for you! even richie cries a little when you tell him the news. you hadn't really gotten close to richie until ava grew super attached to you, which opened up a whole new avenue and understanding for your friendship with richie.
ever since you found out you were pregnant, carmy always has bread and ginger ale on hand for your morning sickness. he started making you your favorite soft scrambled eggs with toast, but the chives have been way too strong of a flavor for a sensitive tummy. it's slowly become eggs & toast and then just... toast, which you promptly apologize for stripping away any kind of artistic freedom he may have previously had.
you get near compulsive cravings for certain foods, and carmy is always ready to throw on a jacket and run across the street when you get midnight cravings.
carmy hates seeing how tumultuous pregnancy has been during your first trimester. he's always ready with a hair tie or a glass of water for when you're done throwing up. okay hear me out: but carmy starting to wear hair ties because he wants to always have one ready for you. he'll even take off a morning with you or call your workplace if you need a sick day just so that he can take care of you. even if you don't need care, he just wants to spend time with you and be there for you while you go through it.
we already know that carmy is an acts of service king. he is the tenderest, most gentle partner and wants to be as helpful as possible. if you're sick, he wants to make you feel better. if the pregnancy hormones are raging against the machine, he's more than happy to let you be upset, or get you off by any means if the hormones go that way too. he'll sit on the bathroom floor with you and rub your back until you need to vomit again. he'll give you the best morning head of your life. he'll run a bath for you when you need one. he checks in every hour on the hour in your first trimester, which you appreciate, but eventually have to ask him to chill the fuck out.
speaking of physical changes, the pregnancy boobs are ELITE. carmy is always there to make you feel beautiful despite your rapidly changing body, esp when your clothes start fitting differently.
the first time your bump starts showing and you point it out to him, carmy cries. or maybe he notices it first and he's just like... weeping and you're like: babe r u ok? and then you realize that you're showing and carmy is kneeling and admiring your baby bump and now you're crying. sorry, but i don't make the rules it's just a fact that this is how it would go down.
carmy is so emotional about this because he realizes that he finally gets to build the family he didn't have and he gets to build it with you.
well this just hijacked my writing plans oops. part two will be more 'you & carmy pregnancy things' and part three will be birth & post-birth.
Pairing:Β lewis hamilton x actress!reader (she/her)
Warnings:Β curse words, Twitter environment, itβs not proofread, etc, etc. Minors DNI!
Summary:Β What happens when Lewis goes to the theater with his nephews and realizes he now has a new favorite Disney movie. The princess? Ynl Yln and sheβs definitely fairytale-worthy outside the screens as well.
a/n:Β none of the pictures used are mine, they are all from Pinterest and other apps. everything else is made up by me and I do not give permission for it to be published on a different platform. I would appreciate it if those things could be taken into consideration π
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mermaidyn I have an eight years old sister and she's so excited to watch the movie, we cried during the trailer. I can't stress how much it means to us to have a black princess on screen, I am glad my sister is growing up with these examples, and I'm happy I'm still around to watch all these events unfold. Really proud π€§β€οΈ
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Hi baby, can you please do something with kylian and the reader? Maybe some fight about Kilyan not being too effective in public and super cold because of the people taking pictures but fluf at the end? Please
hiii! i really love this request π
readerβs being a little bit bratty in this one but honestly iβd do the same if my boyfriend didnβt pay me attention
Attention seeker
βAre they even together?β people commented under some pictures paparazzi took the two of you. Of course Kylianβs fanpages reposted them and it was making you sad reading all of those bad comments on your relationship.
βI bet sheβs with him for fame!β someone commented a more than 30 people agreed. It made you sick.
βKylian deserves someone betterβ another one commented.
But there were worse comment you didnβt even have the gut to read them.
Who could you blame them?
In those pictures you and Kylian looked like strangers. In almost every picture paparazzi took of the both of you, you looked like strangers. Never hugging each other. Never kissing. Not even holding hand.
Kylian didnβt like to show affection in public but that didnβt mean he didnβt love you, right?
In fact he did love you, so much.
He would always wake you up with kisses and hugs. Always keeping you close when you were in bed or on the couch. He loved having you close. But that intimacy was meant for just to you, not for the whole world to see.
You knew he loved you but it hurt you knowing people were talking shit about your relationship and assuming things just because of some pictures but at the same time it hurt you not being able to hug or kiss Kylian in public.
βWhat are you doing?β Kylian asked sitting on the couch next to you
βWhy wonβt you hold me in public?β you asked out of nowhere
βWeβve talked about thisβ¦β
βI know itβs justβ¦I wished you showed more affection when weβre in public, I mean I donβt want everybody to see us making out but at least we could hold hands or hug each other sometimesβ¦β
βY/nβ¦you know I donβt like showing affection in public, weβve talked about it and we agreed that we were okay with thatβ he said maintaining his calm posture
βNo you said you were okay!β you snapped at him βIβve never agreed, I know youβre not an affectionate person in public but it hurts me knowing I canβt even hold your hand!β
βWeβre not having a discussion about this y/n and thatβs the endβ
βWhy? Are you embarrassed of me?β
βWhat! No! You know itβs not thatβ
βThen what it is?β you asked shouting a bit
βEmotions make you look weak!β he said shouting back.
You remained silent.
So he was scared of ruin his image?
It was okay for him to post pictures with his nephews, play and hugging each others, his brother or his family on social medias but it was wrong if you asked for a little bit more of attention?
βI didnβt know I was weakβ you standing up from the couch. He tried to grab your hand but you removed your arm before he had the chance.
βY/nβ¦thatβs not what I meantβ
βSureβ you scoffed and left the room
βWhere are you going?β he asked you
βIβll sleep for a bitβ and with that you went back to your shared bedroom.
It hurt you.
What he had just said.
Love doesnβt make you weak.
Instead of sleeping you remained on your bed watching the wall and letting a few tears fall. You were so disappointed in him.
A few hours later he knocked on your door and came into the room.
βBabe can we talk about it?β
βNoβ¦β you said in a soft voice and he knew youβd been crying. He was so mad at himself knowing he hurt you.
βPlease?β he asked you sitting next to you on the bed
βI donβt want to talk about it Kylian, you made your reasons clearβ¦β
βIn didnβt mean to hurt you, but I wish youβd understand my reasonsβ¦try to put yourself in my shoesβ he said
βOh my - here we go againβ
βWhat?β
βCanβt you think about anything else except youβre freaking ego? Kylian showing love to the person you are with doesnβt make you weak!β
βSo the problem now is my ego ah?β he snapped at you
βIf only you showed me more attention in publicβ¦β
βNot again?β
βYes Kylian! Have you read the comments? They think Iβm a gold digger! They think Iβm dating you just for fame! Iβve been getting bullied for months on socials because of this reason and all you can think about is yourself!β you shouted fully crying.
βI-I didnβt know you were getting bullied about this babyβ he said truthfully
βOf course you didnβtβ¦β
βBabe - I swear Iβm so sorryβ
βItβs fineβ¦β you said almost in a whisper, your voice breaking a little βcan I go back to sleep now?β you asked and he left the room.
The moment he left the room he cried.
He had no idea he put you through so much pain and you never said anything.
And it was his fault and of his stupid ego.
He went back into the living room and decided to watch some tv and to wait for you to wake up so he could apologize.
You woke up a few hours later and the first thing you did was checking your phone.
You were confused as why you had so many notifications coming from IG.
You decided to open it and the first thing you saw was a picture of you and Kylian with the caption βthe best part of me, mon amour β€οΈβ with thousands and thousands of comments and likes.
You were shocked. Happy. Confused. But mostly happy.
You liked the picture and simply commented with an heart emoji.
You got up and went straight into the living room knowing Kylian would have been there.
When he saw you his face lighted up.
Before the could say anything you went straight into his arms.
βThank youβ you said kissing him
βI had no idea what you were going through babeβ
βI know, itβs okayβ¦β
You kissed again now laying on the couch, you on top of him.
βYou know I was watching a movie before you came out of your roomβ he said teasing you
βOh shut up you love thisβ you said kissing him again and laughing into the kiss.
Thatβs how you ended the night, in each otherβs arms showing you love and care.
A/N : A whole other universe from my other AUS. Read this first π appearances by @hoodharlow π«Άπ»
You knew Jack since you were little kids running around the block. He was there when you scraped up your knee and needed stitches. He was there when you needed braces, he was there when your goldfish died.
He was your best friend.
Best friend who shared with you all of his dreams. Dreams that you encouraged and made sure he kept going and make those dreams come true.
Then best friends turned into lovers. It was a beautiful and wonderful thing. Everything was perfect. He had gotten signed to a record label and he was being recognized all over the world.
You were there besides him through it all, day in and day out. He made promises, promises that he sometimes failed to see through, but you still stood besides him, because you loved him.
Once his album ``Come Home The Kids Miss You'' was released, everything went downhill. You ended up pregnant and alone. He would be busy with work or simply not showing up.
You would confront him but all he would do is kiss you and tell you heβd make it up to you. Which you were an idiot and believed every word he said.
The first time he got caught was when he said he would be in the studio but his location would say otherwise. You never bothered to check his whereabouts, but being pregnant and hormonal, it made you do things you never thought youβd do.
The second time, he told you he had an appearance at a club in Atlanta. Imagine your surprise when you go on social media and see him partying with influencers in Los Γngeles.
He continued to make promises and you stayed, stayed because he was your comfort, but the nail in the coffin was when he didnβt even show up to the birth of your child.
Once you laid eyes on your perfect little boy, you knew you werenβt about to let Jack do whatever he pleases with you. You werenβt about to fall for his beautiful blue eyes and beautiful smile.
So when he came home three days after you gave birth and was released from the hospital, you told him it was over. He being the cocky and confident man he is, he thought you were joking.
So what you did next was pack your things and move out of your shared home. He didnβt even come searching for you or your son.
His family? His family were there alongside you through it all. His mom would apologize for his son's actions, but you assured her it wasnβt her fault.
Now three years later youβre finally in a good place physically and mentally. Growing and learning and you werenβt about to let anyone ruin that.
*********
βTell me this bitch is joking.β Your cousin Blanca says as she enters your living room.
βQue pasΓ³?β
βYour dumb ass baby daddy is what happened.β
βGirl, can you stop trying to fight the man? Let it go, I did.β You tell her chuckling.
βNo, he hurt you and he wasnβt even around. He wants to act like the perfect father online when heβs barely even getting to know his kid.β
βI mean-β
βGo to his Instagram and youβll see why Iβm even more pissed. Pendejo que es.β
You grab your cellphone, βBlanca Iβm sure itβs nothing ba- ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?β
βSo are we driving to his moms house and beating the fuck out of the bitch?β
βNO, youβre crazy Blanca.β
βYou know theyβre doing that shit to get you to react?β Your best friend says, scrolling through the comments on Jackβs Instagram post.
βWell it worked, Iβm pissed. How dare he?β
βWhat are you going to do?.β
You shrug, βI donβt know but I have to pick up my son from Maggieβs house later tonight. I just hope theyβre not there because Iβll probably do something Iβll regret.β
βDid you tell Maggie it was fine for Jack to be around?β
βIn my opinion, he shouldnβt even be able to know anything about my nephew. He wasnβt around for any doctor appointments, he wasnβt around when you gave birth.β Blanca tells you, getting frustrated.
You understand your prima completely, she and your best friends did everything Jack was supposed to do. They even moved to be near you and your son, so their feelings towards Jack are totally valid and you respect that.
You nod, βI know B, but I didnβt want my son to grow up without a dad like me. Itβs a messed up situation between Jack and me, I donβt want my son to witness that.β
βI know but that shit he pulled is uncalled for.β
βOh yeah completely and heβll be hearing about it when I pick up Adrian.β You say.
βYou do know weβre coming with you right?β Your best friend tells you.
βYup, most definitely. What if his girl is there?.β Blanca adds.
You chuckle βEstΓ‘n locas ustedes, but yes I know.β
βSo are we going for sexy milf or comfort clothes tonight.β
You shake your head but head towards your bedroom in search of an outfit. Your cousin and bestie are following right behind you.
***********
You were now outside of Maggieβs house to pick up Adrian and you noticed Jackβs jeep was in the driveway.
βDonβt slash his tires Blanca.β You say getting out of your car.
βBitch I wasnβt. But good thinking.β
βI canβt with your crazy ass.β
Youβre now by the front door of the house and ring the doorbell. You can hear little footsteps running towards the door.
βMama.β Your son yells once the door is opened and runs to you.
βHola mi amor, ΒΏcΓ³mo estΓ‘s?β You carry him and kiss all over his face.
βMissed you mama.β He tells you and kisses you on your cheek.
βI missed you too, did you have fun with your grandma? And tio Clay.?β
He nods then looks behind you βTia Blanca hi.β
βHi squirt, come on letβs take you with tia Drea.β Blanca looks at you. βIβll be back.β
You nod and finally notice that the one who opened the door was Jack and not Maggie.
Heβs standing there with his hands inside the pocket of his hoodie. βHe missed you.β
I nod, βYeah, he told me.β
βI know youβre probably pissed about some stuff that happened over the weekend and on social media.β
βYou had no right to do that without speaking to me first. But this is not the place or time to talk about that. I have enough respect for your mom, Iβm not going to cause a scene in her front door.β
βThen can we meet up tomorrow? I know I donβt deserve to even be speaking to you or being in my son's life but I want to be better, I want to do better for you and him.β
βI canβt tomorrow Iβm busy.β
βWith what?β
βThatβs no concern to you at all.β Blanca says walking back towards you. βBut she has a date.β She says smirking.
You turn and glare at her.
βA date? With who?β Jack asks.
You shake your head, βNo, nope, not doing this with you. Is your mom home? Iβd like to say bye to her and thank her for looking out for Adrian.β
βSheβs taking a call.β
You nod, βWell Iβll be heading out.β
βControl your bitch next time. Donβt be having her under my nephews pictures. Itβs messed up what you did. She feels some type of way, Iβll knock some sense into her if she comes near Adrian again.β Blanca tells him.
You hold back a laugh. βB come on letβs go.β
βY/N, just text me the details of when we can meet.β
βI donβt have your number, Iβll reach out to Clay.β You say and head towards your car.
You donβt wait to see if he said anything else, you just wanted to leave. You didnβt even notice your cousin didnβt even follow after you.
Youβre inside your car with your son and best friend.
βSheβs probably laying it on him.β Drea says.
βYup.β
*******
βY/N is too nice but she has me, Iβm not letting you hurt her or Adrian. If youβre not planning on being in his life one hundred, then donβt give that little boy hope.β Blanca tells Jack, staring him down.
βAll due respect, that's none of your business, thatβs between Y/N and me.β
Blanca chuckles, βYou have no rights, Y/N is the one who decides who comes around Adrian, you shouldβve known introducing your little girlfriend without asking Y/N first, was a mistake.β
βI didnβt mean to push any buttons. But I do have a life and if heβs going to be in mine, he needs to meet everyone from my circle, including my girl.β He says getting annoyed.
Blanca laughs, βWould you be okay if she introduced Adrian to her date tomorrow? Not that she will. But I can bet money that youβd feel some type of way.β
βAgain, none of your business what we do with our son.β
βEste pendejo.β Sheβs glaring at Jack. βDo whatever you want man. But keep your bitch away from my nephew. I have no problem knocking her and Neelam out.β She says and walks away but not without flipping him off.
Jack is standing outside of his parents' doorstep and watches as you drive off with your son.
As soon as your car is out of the neighborhood. Jack is texting his best friend Urban.
Jack: Meet me tomorrow.
Urb: For?
Jack: Baby mama has a date.
Urb: ????
Jack: I want to see who it is.
Urb: NO!!!
Jack: Bro come on!!!!
Urb: Fine π π€¦πΌββοΈ
Jack smiles and heads inside the house and starts planning what heβs going to do once he sees you on your little date.
He might have a girlfriend at home. But he has a son and he can admit he misses you and will try hard to get his family back. No one will stop him and his plans, not even Blanca.
In September of 2017, I posted a fancy lady vampire painting to my various social medias. opining that surely my friends had it in their hearts to pool their resources and purchase it for me to hang in my boudoir for all eternity, to the tune of a cool 14K. As it happened, no one loved me enough for that! Regardless, I never forgot her lovely, spoiled little face, and I continued the tradition of posting the painting every now and again over the ensuing years. I loved her so much that I wanted to include her in The Art of Darkness, but alas, Richard Bober, the artist, never answered even one of my approximate 90 billion emails. it was not to be.
Sometime in the year 2021, Handsome Devils Puppets and I started plotting and scheming on the idea of coaxing her off the canvas and transferring her soul into the floopy-limbed, fabulously attired vessel of a custom marionette, as a sister puppet for Sei ShΕnagon and Maria Germaova.
The project began in earnest in June of 2023, a month after I had written a blog post that blew up everywhere and got a lot of attention, inquiring about the mysteriously unknown artist of an iconic book cover for a certain edition of a much-beloved book. I was privy to a lot of speculation and chatted quite frequently with the podcaster who was eventually to report on it; Iβd pass along more guesses and suggestions that I was receiving from blog commenters and emails, and sheβd share industry tidbits and whispers that she was amassing in her detective work. A name eventually emerged that one or two people seemed quite certain about, and though it was a bit of a wild ride getting thereβit was eventually revealed that those eagle-eyed individuals were correct. YβALL. Richard freaking Bober βthe artist responsible for my favorite gorgeous goldilocked vampire mean girlβ was the artist who created THAT cover art for Madeleine LβEngleβs A Wrinkle In Time!!
That cover was something I wanted to include in The Art of Fantasy, but I thought, βWhy bother? no one knows who the artist is; who would I even ask for permission?β But isnβt it funny that both these pieces of art caught my eye for various reasons, and without even realizing they were the same artist, I was hoping to have them in the pages of separate books?
I later learned through interviews with Richard Boberβs family and nephews that he was a bit of a recluse, and I donβt think he emailed much, so chances are, I was never going to receive a response to my inquiries anyway! And sadly, he died in late 2022, so he never lived to get proper credit for that book cover. From everything Iβve heard, though, Iβm not sure he would have even cared!
So in a very roundabout way, this feels like it has come round full circle. Or looped around several times and tangled confusingly because I do tell a rambling story.
Anyway, isnβt she beautiful? Sheβs totally gonna steal my soul tonight. Worth it.
Apropos of half-awake thoughts this morning, I've been considering the perennial subject of people coming into fan-works and making demands of the writer or artist in regards to their creative choices. You know, 'this is wrong', 'you should change this', 'make more!!!' etc. It's been quite some years since I had to deal with that kind of behaviour but I've seen it happen to other people and it always sucks. Today my brain has decided to connect it to Humphrey Smith.
Story time: the town I come from has three breweries. The reason for this is that the limestone we're built atop filters the local water, making it 1) good and hard and 2) easy to access. Technically we're a market town but brewing is the foundation of our modern economy.
Two of these breweries, John Smith's and Sam Smith's, are the remnants of the brewing empire started by John Smith, a Victorian gentleman endowed with truly spectacular mutton-chops and also money, who bought an existing brewery in the town before building a new, much more impressive one further up the street. After his death, the business was left to his brothers, one of whom would go on to leave the old brewery to his nephew Samuel. Thus, the empire split into two. Both halves are still operating and have been successful enough that the current owner of Sam Smith's -- Humphrey -- is the biggest land-owner in the town.
Here is where the problems begin. You see Humphrey is, to put it gently, crackers. He suffers from being exceptionally wealthy and, despite some motions towards investing in local amenities, largely exists on a moral crusade against the changing social mores of the 20th Century. He won't countenance any businesses that does not contribute to the atmosphere of a sleepy market town (read: basically anything), refuses to maintain or sell off his properties, leaving the place full of the rotting shells of buildings, and he's been at war with the town council so long, they're currently planning to build on a flood plane that does indeed routinely get swamped by the river just to have somewhere to put new houses.
The man is not well-liked, is what I'm saying. And among his 'charming eccentricities' are the strict requirements he enforces on the pubs he owns. Any Sam Smith's pub must be run by people of good moral character (preferably a married man and woman), there must be no music and no phones, no swearing, no motorcyclists, no kissing, etc, etc. Basically imagine the dourest stereotype of Yorkshire grimness and that's what he's actively aiming for (no I am not kidding, just check out the 'controversies' section of the Sam Smith's wikipedia page).
Anyway, the point of all this is that there's a lovely tale shared around the town about how, one day, our Humphrey walked into a local pub and said to the bar-tender something to the effect of, 'Switch off that music, throw those people out, take down those fixtures and fittings, this is not the Victorian traditionalism I pay you for.'
Only, the bar-tender leant over the bar and replied, 'well that's nice, Mr Smith, but this isn't one of your pubs.'
Should you find yourself in the position of having some dipstick with fixed opinions swan into your work and start telling you everything you've gotten wrong, I think you could do worse than bear this heroic chap's words in mind. Your work is not their pub. They have no claim on what you make and no grounds for enforcing their vision over yours. They aren't paying you, you aren't working for them, and frankly, they have profoundly misunderstood the situation if they think they're entitled to tell you want to do.
This is true even in the face of widely accepted fanon or when you're cutting against general expectations. In fandom, every piece of art is the result of our own personal reactions to a piece of media. We can decorate our individual pubs however we want and if other people don't like it, well, they can lump it. Go forth and do what you like, music and kissing and all!
[This post brought to you by the belated 11 year anniversary of that berk on dA who spent ages arguing with my attempt at redesigning the Quarks from Doctor Who. The *bloody Quarks*, man! Sheesh.]
This...got super long and to be clear nothing I have experienced nor will ever experience will come close to the horrors that Palestinians are facing right now. I just need to say that and make that clear, but these are just things I've been wanting to say for a while now.
Just a thought that came to my head, but I remember arguing with lots of liberals before about how I don't really support the idea that people shouldn't be able to say anything they want (except obviously spreading misinformation especially if you're in certain professions), even hate speech not because I ever want to hear hate speech, but because I can't trust any government to decide what hate speech is, and I was told to give an example
I remember at the time saying "what if one day, me speaking about Palestine starts to become classified as antisemitism or terrorism?"
I was told that was silly and would "obviously never happen" (I didn't believe them and called them naive at the time)
well....looking at certain countries right now, trying to ban Palestinian flags, ban common Palestinian/muslim sayings, ban any peaceful protest in favour of Palestine, even looking at imprisoning/fining people etc.... is kind of just proving my point.
Like most of us don't feel included or part of any western communities even if we're lived here our whole lives for so many reasons and it almost always boils down to us being Arabs/muslim.
can't speak for non Arabs and non muslims, but a lot of us feel this way.
seeing how fighting for the people who need it the most (2000+ Palestinians have been killed. 800 of them being children. 45 families completely wiped out, entire bloodlines, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, children, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, etc....like this is actual genocide. their entire family tree has been completely wiped form existence) is being banned or branded as "terrorism", or we're losing our jobs, or we're being silenced, like it says a lot about theses countries and the governments that run them.
They tried to suspend humanitarian aid to innocent people of Gaza for the love of God!! Thank God there were 5 decent countries who voted no!
Israel gets away with every goddamn crime and ANY "condemnation" of any warcrime it commits is just talk, while they continue to aid and support it.
How am I supposed to trust these governments, and MY government to decide what's acceptable and what's not when I know that during the most critical moments that matter the most, they won't be on our side, and they'll side with oppressors because they themselves are just that? That the little I can actually do for Palestine and any other country could be completely taken away?
These are "democratic" countries by the way, or they're supposed to be, and sure we can challenge all these things but there are things even we can't do. the onslaught of propaganda shared everywhere by the same news stations that refuse to invite Palestinians (and refuse to air the few times they do) and refuse to fact check their content, or report on what's actually happening in Gaza, can't really be stopped. We can do our best to spread what's actually happening, and to correct false information, but the damages have been done.
And its getting harder and harder to hear form the people of Gaza because of the bombs, cut of electricity, cut off internet access, and also, you know, the fact that the people sharing news are being killed one by one.
There's also many social media platforms completely erasing anything about Palestine. suspending our accounts and hiding our posts. I can't believe I'm saying this but maybe it's a good thing Elon Musk took over twitter because at least I've been able to talk about Palestine as much as possible without nay censoring and I'm still able to. Palestinians are still able to share their stories and the reality yon there. And sin't that crazy? Elon musk is kind of doing something right???
And you know something else? Israel killed one of their own journalists, and those people weren't able to properly report on it. They couldn't directly say it was Israel that killed one of their own workers. Like....its crazy (and they're cowards). Israel also killed 12 UN workers.
That crime is not making as many headlines as the fake stuff did. Those "journalists" and "reporters" who repeated false information (that resulted in far too many people believing them and suddenly being okay with genocide) are still working. they still have a job and they're still out there spreading more propaganda.
this post isn't well written because I'm just putting out my thoughts and what I've witnessed but to make one thing clear, I won't ever silence my voice or allow anyone to silence my voice when it comes to something like this, and i'm not afraid of what they'll do, but isn't so fucked that I could actually lose my job and have trouble finding another one for supporting the oppressed? Like isn't that just..disgusting?
Like what's that supposed to tell me other than majority of western countries are against us? It's not exactly surprising because I've known this, but everyone being VERY open about it is kind of tough to witness ngl.
Like this is not a complicated issue. if you have any morals and you're not biased against Palestinians/arabs/muslims already, then this is a very clearcut case. Israel is an apartheid state. Israel is and has been committing genocide and ethnic cleansing for literal decades and its been doing it long before Hamas came into the picture. Israel's war crimes and treatment of Palestinians is the reason Hamas even exists in the first place. you can condemn Hamas while also recognising that Israelis have no right to that land and that nothing justifies their never ending crimes. Palestinians are demanding for their rights ot live, be citizens, have rights and freedoms, and have their land that was brutally taken from them. None of those things are unreasonable.
You know what is unreasonable? the world deciding Israel is suddenly gonna be a thing and expecting Palestinians to just be okay with it. You know what is unreasonable? Palestinians being painted as the bad guys for "not wanting to share" when they literally shouldn't have to (especially because of the obvious scams of all those "treaties" and "agreements" that all gave every benefit to Israel)
Like the whole world literally let this happen and supported it and cheered for it. Some stayed silent but are showing their real colours (which those of us who haven't been blind have already seen) now.
We've got girls crying about how "they want to kill us T-T" at a university campus because people were protesting in support of Palestine, while a six year old boy was killed in his own home for being Palestinian. In the same country.
We've got celebs talk about how scared THEY are while 800 Palestinian children have been murdered.
We've got celebs posting "pray for Israel" while using pictures of Gaza in ruins or Palestinian children looking at rockets in the sky.
It's insane.
We had a protest for Palestine the other day. People were telling us to go back to our country. They were telling Palestinians to go back to their country.
....that's....that's what they want? Like we're very much aware of how much we're not wanted here just to be clear, and Palestinians across the damn globe would do ANYTHING to be able to go live in their homeland. except they can't. Israel won't let them. That's part of what we're fighting for. Any jewish person can go get a citizenship easily in Israel (even if they've never stepped foot in the country and none of their ancestors had either) but people who were born in Palestine or who's family owns property there can't get it in at all. It's absolute insanity.
I'm not sure how to end this but on every level this has been horrific. But despite that, the propaganda, the genocide, the threats, the whole world being against us, that's not gonna stop us from fighting for the oppressed and standing up for them. It's not gonna stop us from going out into the streets and no words can explain the bravery of everyone who continues to stand with Palestine but especially to the Palestinians who continue fighting and resisting (despite everything they've been through). Continuing to use our voices, donating, protesting etc... is the absolute least we can do and its our responsibility. and I truly, from the bottom of my heart wish the absolute worst for everyone who disagree with this. Like you guys are gonna pay for it. Maybe not today maybe not for many years maybe only in the afterlife (because I do believe in it) but it's gonna happen and every Israeli supporter or zionist is gonna deserve every second of it.
If you're silent, if you try to throw the "two sides" bs, and if you try to act like Palestine and Israel are in any way equal, you're included in this.
You're part of the problem.
Silence is compliance.
And screw every government that supports Israel in any way. Screw the double standards, the hypocrisy and the absolute cruelty towards innocent Palestinians.
I can't speak for everyone else but no matter what happens moving forwards, I'm never gonna forget this and I'm never gonna forgive.
I'm gonna keep trying to do everything possible which unfortunately is not much and thats frustrating on every level but I'm gonna keep doing it. feel free to unfollow/block me, but I'm not gonna stay silent about this ever. and I'm not gonna entertain any bigot or zionists either. it's gonna be a straight up block.
my asks are open, and my page is currently full of information, this site is as well, but I'm not gonna entertain those who clearly care very little bout genocide, because if you haven't opened your eyes by now, I doubt anything I say will change that. you're welcome to go through my blog or send me a polite ask (can't promise I'll get to it right away but I'll try) but I'm not tolerating pointless arguments that are basically me just repeating that Palestinian people deserve to live in their own country with all their rights and freedoms while the other person disagrees. I prefer not to argue with those who are depraved.
Author's Note: Inspired by a Korean musician with questionable behavior concerning his package deliveries.
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My friend Holden liked to collect packages.
Actually wait, no.
I'm sorry.
He liked to hoard packages.
Ah.
See?
Thatβs much better.
But back to what I was saying.
This dumbass liked to hoard his own packages.
Let me show you what I mean.
It was a cold, January day, the birds were migrating, couples were cuddling, casseroles were baking, andβ
Okay, I'll just cut the bullshit and get right to it.
See, Holden and I (my name is irrelevant), were part of a small group of rich online influencers.
Now, don't go throwing that rotten fruit at us just yet.
Yes, we posted videos on social media, but we treated the gig like actual jobs, which they were.
Β And not to brag, but those videos gave us both a hefty sum of money.
Read: I am currently a millionaire at the time of writing this.
Anyway, Holden and I lived together as platonic roommates while we both did god-knows-what outside of the apartment we lived in. Which was fine by me.
So fast-forward to sometime in early 2017 when we were both 24.
It was damn cold, our heater was broken, and there I was, minding my own business (I was playing a video game in my bedroom) when this stupid son of a bitch walked in and said...
"Here's your birthday gift."
One: My birthday was in November.
Two: He bought that birthday gift for me the previous year for the previous year's birthday!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
βYouβre kidding, right?β
βWhat?β
And if you're wondering how that could've happened, I'll tell you how.
He hoarded packages and never opened them, so naturally when he ordered something for me online, he tossed it aside and never bothered opening it.
Sigh.
Yes, I needed to actually write that out.
And that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Two years later, I had finally gotten enough money for my own place, so I moved into another room a few floors down from our old room, which was now Holdenβs.
But I would occasionally go over to his room to hang out and film videos for our individual channels.
There was a time when I had to watch my two-year-old nephew (read: his cat) for a few days while he was visiting his family.
The problem?
I was bored out of my mind.
Because I had already used up all of my data.
And it wouldnβt be renewed until the next day due to a βsystem error.β
Also, the WiFi didnβt work.
Now, I love Coco.
Heβs like a real-life version of the cat from βKikiβs Delivery Service.β
But all he does is sleep, cuddle, and look absolutely adorable.
Great for relaxing, but not so great when youβre itching to do something.
So I decided to count all the unopened packages in Holdenβs "delivery room."
He called it that, not me.
Ignoring his poor taste in naming rooms, I counted every single package in that room, and it all led to just one number.
265.
He ordered two hundred and sixty-five damn things, and he didn't open a single one of them, other than him randomly finding a package and going "oh! I forgot I ordered this for you βXβ number of years ago."
In case, youβre wondering, yes, Coco is still alive to this day.
I know.
Itβs a shock to me that someone like him could keep a living creature alive for that long too.
But don't worry.
This ended up biting him in the ass later on.
Because remember when I said he and I were part of a group of rich online influencers?
Well...
Actually, it hasn't been that long, so this is still a sore spot for me to think about.
But I'll push through it.
.
.
.
.
Jesus, how many "birthing" references can I make in a single post?
Meh.
I'll just get on with it.
So this group was made up of ten people, myself and Holden included.
Seven guys and three girls.
And we were all super close with each other.
I'd even go so far as to say we were all friends.
In 2020, one person from our group got sick.
Her name was Emily.
We had dated a few years before then, but we eventually broke up because we each wanted different things.
She wanted kids.
I didnβt.
But we ended up being pretty good friends after our breakup.
Anyway, I probably don't have to tell you what she got.
The point is, she got it.
My last image of Emily was her laughing at a stupid joke that her boyfriend made as they both got into an Uber to go back to their hotel.
We had all been partying at a club that night.
#richpeoplethingsssss
And then six weeks later, I received a call from her boyfriend telling me that she had died.
Shot down like a fly.
Just like that.
After that, they all started falling down like dominoes.
One after another.
Trust me when I say that a virtual funeral is not any better than a real one.
And when you're forced to "attend" nine of them (a relative of mine also died) in the span of a year, it really does something to you.
"Forced" might not be the right word to use here since I attended them all voluntarily, but...
Now, you can believe in whatever conspiracy you want, but the point is that people we knew died.
And if you're wondering why Holden and I didn't get sick...
Honestly, this is a little embarrassing to write down, but...
Holden and I got a great opportunity to try out this new game before things got crazy, and...
We spent two weeks in our own rooms playing it.
Then we had to stay in quarantine.
Then we had to wear masks everywhere.
Combine that with the fear mongering news anchors, my hypochondria, and you've got two dudes ready to wear hazmat suits outside.
Or at least, I was.
I didn't though.
(I couldn't find a legit one online.)
It's easy for me to laugh at the ridiculousness of this now, but at the time, it was a Hellscape.
Finally, in 2022, I just snapped.
I don't know what it was.
Could it have been that it was May 14th and that was the day that Emily had died two years earlier?
Maybe.
All I remember is going into Holden's βdelivery roomβ because a damn fly had flown in there and I was trying to kill it.
I swatted with the fly swatter and missed, which caused a package on top of a pile (yes, he had piles) to drop down to my feet.
I picked it up and shook it, and it sounded like a bag of chips.
I was already angry with the fly for getting in through the vent, so I was already pissed off by this point.
So, not caring that I was committing a literal crime, I opened the package in frustration.
It was a bag of cookies made exclusively in Japan.
A favorite of one of the friends who had passed away in 2020.
His name was Kareem.
After that, I just saw red.
I'd realized then that I'd had enough of Holden and his complacent bullshit.
I barged into his bedroom without knocking and threw the bag of cookies in his face.
I think he was live streaming.
Maybe a game or something.
After that, it was a blur of us yelling at each other and Holden getting upset at me for interrupting his stream and opening up one of his packages.
No, shit, dude. Someone had to.
After it was over, I rushed back to my own room, fuming.
The next day, I invited my boyfriend (#birepresent!) to stay at my place for a while.
Holden would eventually knock on my door a week later.
I was still angry, so I told my boyfriend to ignore him.
The next morning, my boyfriend told me he had to go out and do something, so I stayed in myΒ room alone.
But the fight between Holden and I kept nagging at me.
I knew I couldnβt let that be our last interaction with each other.
So I went over to his room.
I knocked, but there was no answer.
Feeling a sense of urgency, I put in the pin number for his door lock and in an unsurprising twist, it worked.
It was his birthday.
>_<
After I was in, I immediately went over to the "delivery roomβ and found Holden sitting cross-legged on the floor gliding a sharp kitchen knife across the taped end of a package that was actually a box.
I looked to my left and saw several packages opened up with their contents discarded in a pile next to them.
It was so surreal, I couldn't believe my eyes.
Was my friend Holden actually opening these packages????
I bit my tongue to avoid saying something snarky and settled on...
"Need some help?"
We spent the rest of the day opening the packages.
We even shed a few tears because it seemed like every package was an old gift that Holden had forgotten to give to one of our dearly departed friends.
Finally, at around 11:45 PM (I had my phone with me), we finished opening up every single package that he had neglected over the years.
It was like a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders.
And even though he didn't say it, I could tell that Holden was relieved too.
The next morning, while we were both enjoying a bowl of oatmeal at his dining table, I asked him why he had taken so long to open the packages.
"Don't tell me you really forgot."
"Well it's just that..."
He sighed.
Then he ate another spoonful of oatmeal.
"You're gonna give me shit for saying it."
"We've been friends for over ten years. I've already seen your shit. Literally."
A tiny laugh from him.
"Come on, man. Now's not the time to be a passive shithead."
"Alright. Fine."
He put his spoon back in his bowl.
"I was thinking about it last night, and I realized that the reason I never gave our friends their gifts was because... I never appreciated the time I had with them. I mean, getting opportunities to travel to other countries. Speaking at Cons all the time. I don't know..."
He looked down at his bowl.
"I guess I always assumed that since we were rich that there would always be enough time. Like we could buy more time if we needed to."
"That's stupid."
"I know. But it's what I thought."
I leaned back in my chair.
"So what do you want to do now?"
Holden leaned forward.
"Maybe I should send all the packages for our friends who have passed on to their families?"
"That could work."
Holden and I spent the next couple of days calling everyone, but no one wanted the gifts. They were all items that could be ordered in the exact same way online, so there was nothing really special about them.
Nothing personalized or unique.
Three days later, by sheer luck, I overheard these college students talking about a donation drive on their campus.
I immediately ran home (well, I ran to the subway) and told Holden all about it.
He agreed to it.
I really should've recorded the looks on the students' faces when they saw Holden dropping a big-ass box of miscellaneous shit into their donation box.
And that wasn't even half of it!
The school didn't want anyone else to miss out on an opportunity to donate something, so they cut him off at about twenty items.
But that was just the beginning.
A professor told us the phone numbers of places where Holden and I could donate his box of thingsTM, and we spent the rest of the day going to every single one of them until finally we were down to a box of thirteen items.
Unfortunately, we had already gone to all the donation centers in the city.
Not knowing what to do next, we decided to call Uber again and head back home.
The next morning (take a shot of water every time I say this), I was scrolling through social media when I saw a clip of someone announcing a giveaway that they were hosting.
And it hit me.
Like, literally hit me because Holden accidentally bumped into me while trying to get to the kitchen to make breakfast for himself.
"Sorry, dude."
"You should host a giveaway on your channel!" I blurted without thinking.
Holden turned around quickly.
"Huh?"
I got up from my seat at the dining room table.
"A giveaway! That's how we're gonna get rid of those thirteen items."
Holden crossed his arms and raised one eyebrow.
"Really?"
"Yeah. Got any ideas?"
"Hmm..."
Two weeks later, I went with Holden to the post office and watched him hand a box that contained a really fancy black jacket worth eight hundred dollars that was going to a very lucky winner in Oregon, to an employee behind the desk.
And that was that.
Two hundred and sixty five packages, finally gone.
I glanced over at Holden and noticed that his eyes were getting shiny.
But I didn't say anything.
Instead, I put an arm around his shoulder reassuringly.
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Author's Note: I actually think this would make a very good short film. Maybe something for the holiday season or whatever. Also, 265 is supposed to be Seventeenβs debut date scrambled up (May 26th, 526 = 265).
Aight y'all now it's time for Don Rosa's The Son of the Sun let's get it
Unlike the PKNA chapters we've read so far I actually HAVEN'T read this comic before so this will, in fact, be a true Live Puffy Reactionβ’
You're telling me THIS Scrooge actually pays his child nephews for their labor but DT17 Scrooge doesn't?? And he's supposed to be the nice one...
A philosopher's stone eh..... wonder how he got that....... I'm thinking about Fullmetal Alchemist sorry-
wait are they gonna kiss ewww
You can tell how much the boys love going on adventures from their reaction here, it really is the best of enrichment for them. Now hurry up and get in the plane.
Also poor Donald getting smacked around when all he's done is just fucking stand there π
Why the fuck does the Junior Woodchuck guidebook have so much information about the Incan empire, to the point it even knows more than the guy at the museum that studied it? I mean I wasn't allowed to be a boy scout (on account of the fact that I'm a girl) so I'm lacking a frame of reference here. Maybe the actual boy scout handbook had like 200 pages dedicated to every major empire in pre-Columbian America idk.
Scrooge showing up like FUCK the natives just gimme my damn gold
WOOK OUT!!! HE'S GOT A GUuUuUUN!!!!!!
Man where's Launchpad when you need him π not that his flying would be much better but y'know
What a silly and whimsical old fellow he is after holding a family of mostly children at gunpoint for multiple days! Look at him frolic around!!
Nevermind he just had all his joy and whimsy revoked sucks to suck
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Love how cute and happy the family looks in these panels (plus a bonus miserable Glomgold as a treat)
I REALLY need to read more of Rosa's works (which is to say that I have a giant copy of Life and Times that hasn't been cracked open yet because I've been waiting for the right opportunity to be able to actually sit down and go through it). I'm also taking this opportunity to plug Don Rosa's twitter account actually cause it's my favorite social media page ever. It's not even run by Rosa himself like he has a team that posts for him and they just upload pictures of him sleeping and eating breakfast and stuff, it's literally the best you guys.