#get well soon lol
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honestly "misogynistic" is not the word id use given how this fandom treats the actual female characters (one-dimensional girlboss wq vs one-dimensional soupbot jyl....ppl refusing to let jyl have any negative feelings towards xianxian bc she only exists to make this male protagonist happy.....) but youre not wrong tbh
imo there's a simpler reason why ppl dunk on jc and it has nothing to do with his perceived morality or personality flaws or whatever else the antis claim. behold, the sole real reason why jc antis exist: jc was mean to the protagonist so therefore He Sux.
the reasoning goes:
wwx is the hero, so he is Good.
wangxian is the main ship, so it is Good.
jc is mean to wwx.
jc causes problems for wangxian.
therefore, jc is Bad.
QED.
(you brought up lxc in the reblogs so ill say this: this is the exact same reason why ppl hate on lxc. the antis don't actually give two shits about jgy or jgy's crimes or lxc being tricked by jgy or whatever, that's posthoc justification. what actually has the antis' panties in a bunch is that lxc called wwx "lwj's greatest mistake." they hate him only for that. all the shit about "uwu he enabled jgy's Evil Actions" is mere posthoc justification, given after the fact to justify their preexisting hatred; if lxc had caught and stopped jgy immediately they'd just find another reason to bash him. any anti who claims otherwise is either lying or hilariously lacking in self-awareness.)
I donât know if itâs just me or the hate Jiang Cheng receives feels slightly misogynistic? Iâm trying to make sense of it and listen, hear me out, Jiang Cheng is deeply emotionalâhe feels pain, loss, anger, and grief intensely. These are traits that patriarchal societies often label as âweakâ or âunmanly,â which I think leads to criticism.
His outbursts or struggles with processing emotions are judged harshly, while male characters like Lan Zhan or Wei Wuxian, who express emotions differently, are romanticized or excused.
Am I making sense?
Does anyone else feel the same?
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genuinely don't get the vitriol engage get like if you hate it so much then stop talking about it lol
#and the fact that the ppl who hate it are mostly fe/3h fans... jesus man walk it off#no one is paying you think about it but you feel the urge to talk about it every time sldkdjjdjdjsjsj#so much hatred in your heart my friends... touch grass#get well soon lol#shut up val
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if upon being told about someones illness/condition, your first thought is to say âhave you tried X?â i want you to step back for a moment and think to yourself âif i thought of X after hearing about this condition for the very first time, the person who has this condition very likely has thought of this and possibly tried it alreadyâ
we are tired of constantly being told to try the same things by people who didnt know our condition existed five minutes ago.
you dont need to offer any solutions or try to fix us. i know it might seem like a polite thing to do or that it shows you care, there are other ways to show us you care.
#thought of saying something about being told âget well soonâ too but idk if im ready for that possible backlash lol#my mom (able bodied) gets really mad at me when i say this kind of stuff is annoying#so i just assume all able bodied people would react that way#actually disabled#disabled#disability pride month#disabled pride month#disability pride#disabled pride#physically disabled#chronically ill#chronic illness#actually chronically ill#cripple punk#cripplepunk#cpunk
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Iâm truly fascinated by you. Iâm majoring in psychology just to try to understand what is happening in your brain. Get well soon.
i will Never get better youre going to have to put me down
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playing for keeps â chapter three
alexia putellas x barçakeeper!childhoodfriend!reader
warnings: coarse language, light angst
(a/n in the tags)Â [chapters: one, two, three]
word count: 8.8k
[1]
Just before you turned thirteen your body, finally, began to change.Â
While Alexiaâd gone ahead of you a year priorâwith her limbs now lanky and sinewy, and her muscles stretched close to the newly grown bonesâyou were left behind. Sheâd grown taller, yes; not by much but the two-inch difference (two and a half, as Alexia was always inclined to remind you) felt like a foot to you. So the change was welcome when it finally started, and more importantly, it happened to coincide with something that completely altered the trajectory of your life.
During the spring after your birthday, your father got a promotion at work. To celebrate this milestone, he took you and your mother for a trip around Europe. And as a gift for your hard work and for getting into La Masia with Alexia just a few months before, your parents surprised you with tickets to at least one game in the country, or area, you were visiting.Â
In Gelsenkirchen, Germany, you found your destiny.Â
Or at least that was how you liked to look at it.Â
Before seeing the match between Schalke 04 against Stuttgart, the idea of keeping never entered your mind; youâd played forward your whole life, and you thought that would be the position youâd play in professionally. But as you saw Manuel Neuer controlling the outcome of the game with his hands, a spark ignited within youâthis overwhelming surgeâand right there and then, you were enlightened to the art of keeping. That spark returned home with you and, playing into the hands of fate, your journey to keeping began.
[2]
The crescendo of the cicadasâ song was this close to lulling you to sleep. It didnât help that Alexiaâd curled herself up beside you in your bed, her head on your lap while her math notebook laid forgotten at the foot of the bed, and her eyes already closed. It was a rare occurrence for the both of you and even more so for Alexia to âslack offââif you were to put it as Alexia hadâbut this afternoon was a particularly hot one. Summer had practically bled into spring, and even someone like Alexia clearly wasnât immune to its soporific effect.Â
The numbers from the homework you were working on began to blur when you heard a knock downstairs. Out of curiosity or just surprise, you snapped awake. And so did Alexia, apparently.
âYou expecting someone?â Alexia yawned, stretching out her long limbs before settling over to her other side. The movement made a lock of hair fall to her cheek which you brushed away with the back of your finger.
âNo, itâs probably MamĂĄâs.â You hummed in answer, relaxing down on your pillow to finally chase that nap that continued to tempt you.
But then came your motherâs voice, âGuille! Hello, my boy! How are you?â
Alexia let out a startled yelp when you jumped out of the bed, now fully awake, tripping on the rug as you rushed into the closet.Â
âWhat the hell? What are you doing?!â Alexia hissed with annoyance but you were too busy trying to get changed to address it.Â
You snatched the closest pair of shorts and jersey shirt, and began to shed the ones you had on before you slipped the fresh ones on in quick succession.Â
As you did, you began to explain, âI completely forgot! I was supposed to meet up with Guille today!â
When your head popped out of your shirt, you found a deep crease between Alexiaâs brows. She was sitting in the middle of your bed, cross-legged, looking very much like a disgruntled cat woken from a nap with the way her hair stuck out in odd places.Â
She looked adorable.Â
You bit your tongue before you could say it.
Crossing her arms, Alexia retorted, âWhy? Itâs Saturday.âÂ
The tone she used made it seem that today being a Saturday was a valid enough reason for you to not go.Â
âAnd it is because itâs Saturdayâand no training, Alexiaâthat I can go with him.âÂ
At that, her frown only seemed to deepen. You had half a mind to tease her but you knew thatâd probably just piss her off even more, although if you were being honest, you didnât understand just why this seemed to bother Alexia so much. So instead of teasing, you tried a placating tone, âYou could come with if you want?â
Alexia opened her mouth, âIââ
Your motherâs shout cut through the air.Â
âHoney? Guille is here for you!âÂ
You sent Alexia one last apologetic glance.Â
âIâm really sorry! Please stay for dinner! Iâll be quick!âÂ
And with a quick hug goodbye, you rushed out of your room and practically flew down the stairs. At the bottom, you found Guille leaning against the bannister, hands in his short pockets, with a small rucksack on his back who, upon seeing you, gave you a bright smile.
âHey! You lookââ He began but then suddenly, his eyes darkened and the quirk of his lips turned upside down, his tone flattening, âOh. Youâre here.â
In the same second you noticed Alexia beside you, Alexiaâd slung an arm over your shoulders.
âLovely to see you as always, Guille. And I could say the same about you.â Alexia deadpanned, flashing Guille a smile full of teeth, her eyes void of any warmth as she stared at him down her nose. Then she turned to you, her face lighting up as she asked with a little too much excitement, âSo, are we going or not?â
âWait, sheâs coming with us?â Guille blurted out, but before you could even answer, Alexia left your side and ran down the steps.Â
âOf course, Guille! Come on, keep up!â Alexia exclaimed on her way out of the door, tapping Guilleâs stomach as she didânot without force apparently with the way Guille expelled air out harshly.Â
When you got to him, you placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.Â
âAre you okay?â
He let out a strained, âYes.â
You gave Guille an apologetic look, grabbing your ball bag.Â
âIâm really sorry for the last minute change. Iâll make it up to you.â
Still clutching his stomach, he said, âDonât worry about it.â
The three of you got to the field near your placeâwhich you were glad to find emptyâwithout any more incidents. You were faced with another problem as it was only after youâd begun warming up that you realized that in your haste to leave, you forgot to bring water with you. When you told Alexia, she offered to go to the nearest corner store to buy some.
You stretched as you waited for Alexiaâs return when Guille suddenly said behind you.
âHere.â
Turning, you found him holding a paper parcel bag. You considered his outstretched hand with curiosity before you met his eyes, taking the bag from him slowly. âWhatâs this?â
âJust a little something to get you started,â he answered, scratching the back of his head. âYou said you wanted to keep, so I thought youâd need them.â
Peering into the bag, you gasped at what you found inside.Â
A new pair of keeper gloves.
âGuille, you didnât have to!â
He shrugged, smiling, âYeah, but I wanted to anyway.â
âThank you! Come here, you big baby!â You laughed, throwing your arms around him. Unlike Alexia, Guille was only taller than you by mere centimeters so it was relatively easy to ruffle his hair as you pulled away.Â
âMess up my hair again and I wonât teach you anything,â He threatened with a faux glare as he swept his fingers through his curling locks in an attempt to tame them.Â
You rolled your eyes, grinning at him. âOkay, Antonio Banderas. So, what are the basics?â
He imitated you, rolling his eyes before he shook his head slightly, his smile never leaving his lips. Then he pointed to a spot by the goal line. âPut your gloves on and stand right there.â
You did, noting the way your new gloves fit perfectly over your hands and fingers. It felt differentâstuffyâand you could already feel your palms beginning to sweat from the trapped heat. When you stood where Guille pointed, he walked around you all the while he instructed you to correct your posture: he told you keep your feet shoulder-width apart, to bend your legs slightly so that your chest was just past your knees, and to hold your palms facing out.Â
âThe main thing to worry about starting out is your stance. It will take time to get the balance right but once you get it down, youâre set.â
âIs this alright?âÂ
Guille took a step back and he gripped his chin as he hummed. After a moment of scrutiny, he nudged you back suddenly. It wasnât quite forceful but it made you tumble down on your rear all the same.Â
You smiled at him sheepishly, getting up. âI guess thatâs a no?â
âYep. It looks like you keep your weight on your heels too much.â He crouched down at your feet, drawing a square over the front half of your foot. âKeep your weight spread out around here and you shouldââ
Guille scrambled back suddenly, yelping as a football went flying past where he was just a second ago and into the net. Turning to the direction where the ball came from with your mouth agape, you found Alexia there with water bottles clasped to her chest, an eyebrow raised, while one corner of her mouth was set in a bemused droop, another ball rolling beneath her left foot.
âWhat the hell was that for, asshole?!â Guille shouted as he stormed his way over to Alexia. He was in front of her now, looking up at her with flame in his eyes but Alexia remained unfazed. She put the water bottles down before she settled her hands on her hips, cocking her head slightly to the side.Â
âIâm sorry, Guille. I didnât see you.â Alexia said flatly, âAnd arenât you supposed to be playing keeper?â
âReally. You didnât see me? Besidesââ
âAle, I asked Guille to teach me.â You huffed, running in between them and separating them with your arms before things got out of handâagain.Â
This wasnât the first time this⌠row between them happened. In fact, you noticed itâs been occurring more frequently lately. For all their similaritiesâthe main one being their short tempersâthe two never got on well together for reasons you never really understood and the only thread that tied them together was you.Â
They werenât always like this though; they were nice with each other the first time theyâd met. Guille transferred to your school not long after youâd joined Sabadell, and if you and Alexia were inseparable there, it was always you and Guille at school. And when an opportunity arose for your two favorite persons to meet, you took it. It went well; they were friendly with each other. You only noticed things had changed after you and Guilleâs school team started playing against Alexiaâs so you were never sure when this all started, and by that point, the friction between them was too great to smoothen out which both saddened and disappointed you.
And it wasnât like you never tried to get to the bottom of it. Youâd asked them what happened, they both gave similar answers. By that, you meant completely avoiding answering.Â
Guilleâd assured you, âI donât know what youâre talking about, weâre friends? Donât worry.âÂ
While Alexiaâd said with a confused frown, âWhat do you mean? Nothing happened.âÂ
And when you pestered her, asked her if the reason was because she liked Guille as a joke, she looked at you without reply, and when next practice came, she made a nuisance of herself enough to let you know the answer to your question and more.Â
And here you were again, with them acting like thisâalways at each otherâs throats.Â
At your answer, Alexia looked at you, confused. âWhy would you ask him to teach you how to keep?â
Your gaze lanced away as you bit your lip.
Maybe you shouldâve told her after allâŚÂ
Mustering up the courage to meet her eye again, you replied, low and serious. âI want to start playing keeper, Alexia.âÂ
Alexia blinked, and then she crossed her arms before she eyed Guille who was scowling at her in return. She looked at you again.Â
âHave you told Alejandro about this?â
âYes.âÂ
âOh.â A pause. âWhat did he say?â
âIâll still start as a forward. But he said heâll put in some extra technical sessions for me starting next week which was why I asked Guille to help me get started. Alejandro said if I get good enough, heâll see if I can start as keeper for the team.â
An uncomfortable silence settled over you three.Â
You caught Guilleâs eyes darting from you to Alexia and back again from the corner of your eyes but you remained focused on Alexiaâs face. At a glance, Alexia might seem calmâimpassive with the way all of her features remained flat. But her eyelids drooped just so they hid more than half of her pupils, how her lower lip was slightly concealed beneath the upper one; she was pissed and even worse, she was hurt. And knowing that youâd hurt her was enough to compel you to reach out and touch her arm, apologetic.
Alexia regarded you for a moment longer. Another word of apology was on the tip of your tongue when she finally sighed, the corner of her lips tilting up to a half-smile as she spoke softly. âOkay. How can I help?â
You couldnât help yourself. You threw your arms around her and it felt like a weight was lifted from your chest upon hearing the chuckle she let out.
The next couple of hours were spent with the three of you working together: Guille by the goal who continuously gave you notes and instructions, while Alexiaâupon Guilleâs signalâwould send some shots to the net so you could try and stop them. The first⌠fifty or so shots went right past youâgoing easy was never exactly Alexiaâs strong suitâbut the more you focused on getting the timing right and reading the language of Alexiaâs body to anticipate the direction of the ball, you ended the session with a few decent saves.Â
It was a rough start but you were satisfied with it.
Youâd left to use the restroom but upon coming back, the two of them were bickering once more.
Oh, no. What was it now?
You heard more of their words the closer you got, but you didnât have to move too close with the way they were shouting.
âCome on, dude! Please, donât tell me youâre still pissed off about that? It was a fair match!â
âHow was that fair, Alexia? The two of you playing together is never fair! Youâre both in La Masia for crying out loud! And even more importantly, she was supposed to be on my team! That was the original plan, but you went ahead and took her away!â
âWhat made you think I took her away?â Alexia crossed her arms, scoffing. âLetâs face it. She likes to play with me more than you.â
âYou donât know that!â
That was the moment Alexia spotted you and before you could even get a word in, she said, âWhy donât we just ask her who sheâd rather play with?â
Two sets of intense eyes looked your way and without meaning to, you gulped, taking a step back.
âSo? Who would you rather play with: me or her?â Guille asked, eyes wide and pleading.Â
Suddenly feeling like you were backed into a corner, you stammered in your panic, âUmm, Iââ
[3]
Alexia stayed over for dinner that night. That was normal; what was unusual was she left you alone to do the dishes. You had a feeling where she might be, especially since sheâd been mostly quiet throughout the whole evening.
After you put away the last dish in the cupboard, and when your arms were finally free from suds, you took a peek into the living room. She wasnât thereâa confirmation of her whereabouts.
Putting on your flip flops, you headed out of the back door.Â
The light from the living room casted a faint glow that dissipated the darkness around the garden when you opened the door that led out to it, aiding you just enough to see Alexia on the swing, sitting still with her back hunched forward. Once you were just a few paces behind her, you saw the contours of her headset, but even with them on, there was no way she didnât know you were thereâthe fact that your shadow stretched to reach her before you did was a dead give away. Yet still, she made no move to acknowledge your presence.
Okay. That was fair.
âAle,â you said softly.Â
She gave you a glance before she went back to looking down at her clasped hands.Â
âAlexia, come on.âÂ
Still no response. You fiddled with your thumbs as the moment dragged on.Â
You sighed, sitting down on your heels next to her.
âI shouldâve told you about the keeper thing,â you muttered. âI wanted to get a feel for it first, to get a bit better at it before I told you. But I didnât consider how that would make you feel⌠and Iâm sorry. Iâm sorry for making you feel that I didnât want or need you by my side, Alexia. I wanted you to think I was good enough for this.âÂ
Finally, Alexia turned to you, taking her headset off, the movement barely above a whisper. And softly, she spoke, âWhat made you think that Iâll think youâre not good enough for anything?â
âI donât know.â You admitted, pulling at the grass in front of you. Your mother would probably see the hole youâd made on the lawn and berate you for it in the morning but you needed something to keep your hands busy. âI just wanted to go through this without too many expectations. And itâs not like I donât want to keep our dynamic going. I love playing forward with you, Alexia, but I think keeping is my calling, just like midfield is to you.â
âYou donât have to apologize. I completely understand. You didnât want any added pressure. Iâm not going to hold that against you.âÂ
âThank you,â you smiled at her. Then, âSo, tell me why are you sulking?â
âIâm not sulking!â Alexia huffed with indignation. Then she looked away again, working her lower lip between her teeth.
You put a hand on her knee. âAlexia, what is it?â
âIâŚâ Alexia sighed, brushing the bridge of her nose with her thumb. You gave her another moment. She heaved another breath before she began.
âThat thing you said⌠Did you really mean it when you said youâd rather play with him than me?â
Oh. So that was what this was about.
âOf course not. We both know itâs always going to be you, Alexia.â
âThen why did you tell him that?â
âI feel like if I didnât, Iâd lose him as a friend.â
âAnd youâre not worried about losing me?â Alexia cried out, her tone inflected while her eyes reflected her hurt.
You blinked at her.Â
There were momentsâjust like nowâwhere youâd feel a sudden urge to shake Alexia. For all her sharpness and unmatched awareness, she sometimes failed to see even the most obvious of things. Couldnât she see that you loved her and that youâd follow her to the edge of the earth if she asked you to?
At the absurdity of her question, you really couldnât help but laugh. You stood up and shuffled behind her before you threw your arms around Alexiaâs neck, draping yourself over her broad back, which made the swing move forward. The dampness of her hair felt cool against your cheek, the scent of your shampoo that clung to them filled your senses as you chuckled into her ear.Â
âWhy are you laughing? Iâm serious!â
âBecause, Alexia, do you hear yourself? I love you, you idiot!â You giggled again. âI know our friendship isnât that shallow that Iâd lose you over this. Or am I wrong?â
Alexia turned her head and you saw a hint of a smile on her lips. âNo, I suppose not.â
A pleasant silence blanketed you both. And then Alexia hummed.
âBut if there was something that could break us, what do you think it would be?â
You stopped to ponder, twirling a lock of Alexiaâs hair with your finger, noting her hair was nearly dry now. When your mind drew blank, you replied nonchalantly, âHonestly, I have no idea.â
âGood.â Alexia leaned away so she could give you a lopsided smileâan earnest one. âBecause me neither.â
[4]
ââyou okay?â
You blinked and turned to Alexia. âHmm?â
She glanced at you for a moment before she turned back to what she was doing, sleeves rolled up as she scrubbed a plate in the soapy water in the sink.
âI said, are you okay? Is there something wrong? Youâve been out of it since practice.â When a moment of silence lapsed, Alexia added, âAnd donât think I didnât notice you on your swing the past few days, too, because I did.â
You looked out the window and watched how the rain sluiced down the glass pane. In the darkness behind the window, you saw glimpses of soaked, curly locks and heard the hasty confession all over again.
You sighed, blinking the memory away.
âGuille asked me out.â
The sound of glass shattering and metal clanging made you jump, and you watched as a casserole pot twirled like a top on the hard, kitchen floor, while fragments of a broken plate skittered out to different directions.Â
âOh, shit!â Alexia cursed, looking down at the mess, while a voice called out from the living room.Â
âAlexia, is everything alright in there?'' Came Eliâs voice. A few seconds later, Jaumeâs head popped into the kitchen. He glanced at you then his eyes settled on Alexia who was crouched down, looking up guiltily at her father.
âAre you okay, girls?â
âYes, PapĂĄ. I just⌠dropped some stuff.â Alexia said. You crouched down, too, about to pick up a fragment when Jaume spoke.
âDonât pick that up, love, you might cut yourself. Iâll do it.âÂ
Jaume shooed the two of you to a corner he deemed safe and the both of you watched as he picked up the pieces, throwing them in the bin by the back door. Afterwards, he gave Alexia a kiss on her temple, and you a hug and a ruffle to your hair, as he retired for the evening, leaving the two of you again in your own company. Alexia went back to the sink to finish up whatever was left, and you returned to your place on the counter beside her.Â
The silence that intruded was cut short by Alexia when she cleared her throat, âSo⌠what did you say?âÂ
âI havenât said anything, yet,â you sighed again, looking back out the window, the questions coming back full force. In the eight years youâd known Guille, how long had he harbored those feelings for you? When did it happen? What did you do to make him feel that way?
âDo you like him?â Alexiaâs question brought you back to the present.
âI donât know.â
âDo you want him?â
âIsnât that the same thing?â You laughed slightly, glancing back at Alexia who shrugged her shoulders in answer.
âNo, I donât think so. Desire is a drive, like it makes you want to act. Attraction is just⌠I donât know how to explain it, but itâs a weaker feeling. And they complement each other but theyâre not the same.â
âAnd you know this how exactly?â You asked her teasingly, a brow raised.
Alexia averted her eyes, and shrugged your question off with a laugh.
In the moment of silence that followed, you traced Alexiaâs profile, and your gaze ended at the elegant curve of the bow of her lips. She looked so pretty casted in the candescent glow of the kitchen light that it made your chest ache just by looking at her. You dropped your eyes to your feet as your mind ran faster than before this entire conversation happened.
Clutching your arms tightly across your chest, you muttered, âI donât know what I want.âÂ
[5]
Maybe hoping it would all turn out fine was a bit naive because naturally, Guille didnât take your rejection well. It was your fault really for expecting otherwise but nevertheless, the inevitable discomfort of disappointment settled like lead in your gut.Â
The thing was, you were ready to give Guille the space he needed to accept your boundariesâfriends, or nothing at allâand to heal. But accusing Alexia of making you turn against him? Now, that was something you couldnât let pass.Â
He knew heâd crossed a line, too, with the way he kept avoiding you. At first, the silence didnât bother you; he was hurt, after all. But when the apology never came, you understood that youâd be going through your last year of high school without your closest friend there by your side.
A fortnight passed without any word from him so it surprised you when he showed up at the local meetup that the three of you used to go to. He refused to meet your eyes but he had no problem leveling with the glares Alexia kept giving him. And when you ended up in Alexiaâs team, the only sign of his distaste about it was the way his lips flattened to a line. He looked like he was about to say something, but with a slight shake of his head, he turned around and made his way to his teammates.
With one last look at Guilleâs retreating back, you tuned back in your teamâs conversation.
ââdoesnât need to play keeper. We need her more in the offensive.â Alexia said evenly but when you met her eyes, there was a clear question in them.Â
You gave her a slight nod to let her know you were okay.Â
She nodded back.
âHow will that work? Sheâs the better keeper.â And then Marco added, âNo offense, Julia.âÂ
Julia only shrugged carelessly, a gesture of nonchalance.
âJulia is perfectly fine and besides, with you, Benji, and Carmen, our backline is already strong. The four of you together lessens our chance of conceding.â Alexia paused, looking over her shoulder to the other team before she faced you all again, continuing, âOur priority is the offensive. What good is a strong backline if we canât counterattack? Thatâs why Iâm suggesting she play as forward in the meantime, while Martina and I will play as interiors. Does that make sense?â
A collective nodding occurred.
âSo just to clarify, weâre playing threeâtwoâone?â Benji asked.
Alexia hummed, nodding her head. âMostly. If we find the space and some opportunities, we can easily do threeâoneâtwo.â
âNo pressure on us defenders, right?â Carmen said with a laugh, if not with a hint of nerve.Â
Everyone laughed but at the end of it, Alexia placed a hand on Carmenâs shoulder. âNo pressure because you guys, as I said, are very strong. You got this.â
Carmen smiled at Alexia at that, nodding before she finally moved to her spot. As you and Alexia moved towards the middle of the pitch, Guille was introduced to your line of sight, and a weight pressed in your gut. Disappointment? Perhaps. Or maybe you just actually missed talking and hanging out with him.
Alexiaâs teasing tone pulled away your attention from Guille. âI hope you havenât forgotten how to play forward from all the keeping youâve been doing.â
âFour years of keeping against the five years of playing forward? You need to brush up on your math âcause I think youâve forgotten how to count.â You said dryly, giving her a look so dirty that had her throwing her head back in laughter.
Alexia leveled you with an unimpressed look but her tone remained playful. âYou are such a bitch sometimes. You know that, right?â
âThank you. I do try, you know. Itâs my only defense against your smart-mouth.â
âStop denying you donât like my teasing.â Alexia waggled her brows as she smirked. The way she looked just thenâwith both hands on her hips, the ball beneath her left bootâyour throat dried, heart racing; a sensation thatâd familiarized itself to you during its recurrent visits over the past few weeks. Your mind blanked out, clear as the white of Alexiaâs shirt, and when no words came to you to retort back, you shook your head and just laughed. By the time the game startedâor maybe it was because it startedâthe feeling finally went away, replaced by the adrenaline that shot through your veins the moment Alexia kicked the ball to you.
It proved to be a tight game. The main strategy of the opposition seemed to be to mark and shut you and Alexia down whenever the ball so much turned your way. Alexia was right to trust your backline: any counterattack from the other team was dealt with immediately, and Julia only needed to save a handful of shots that passed through your defense, which she handled well.
At last, your team finally made a breakthrough.
Alexia cut a diagonal through the box, taking two of the defenders as she did, freeing up the space just behind her. You knew what she was doing so you faked a sidestep, turning quickly to lose your marker, before you sprinted in towards the middle of the box. And as you anticipated, Alexia sent the ball back to you with a flick of her heel. Now, if you could justâ
The ground tilted, and there was a moment where the whole world suspended. It lasted for less than a breath before everythingâthe sensations and soundsâcame rushing back in.
You slammed to the ground.Â
Air was squeezed out of your lungs from the impact, while your skull and teeth rattled within the confines of your skin; the taste of green, earth, and copper spread on your tongue. Muffled shouts and grunts filtered past the ringing in your ear but when you cupped a hand over your tender ribs, your resulting groan was all you could hear.
When you finally came to, Alexiaâs face was over you, the doubled image of her finally merging into one. Her wide, hazel eyes looked on you with worry and you felt the warmth of her fingers as they grazed over your face: from your temples down to your cheeks which she took in a gentle cradle.
âAlexia?â You let out another groan as you turned on your back while Alexia helped you.
âTell me where it hurts.â
There was a tension that constricted around the front part of your head, but you could feel the blood pulsing most on the side that collided with the ground. âMy head⌠it hurts.â
âOkay, okay. Just lay down for now, Iâll get youâŚâ
You seemed to have passed out after that because one moment you were lying on the fields, and the next you were beside Alexia on her living room couch. You had a vague recollection of being carried on Alexiaâs back, but the feel of the strong plane of her shoulder against your cheek remained there, warm and comforting.Â
And only then, after Eli gave you ice for your head, did you see the bruise that bloomed deep in the skin of Alexiaâs jaw, just below her left cheek, and the scuffed knuckles of her right hand which were splotched with deep reds and purples.
You took her hand onto your lap, gently running over the ice for your head over her knuckles, while you looked at Eli sitting on the opposite couch with Jaume beside her. Eliâs face burnt redder than youâd ever seen before, while Jaume held onto her hand, circling his thumb over the top of it in an attempt to calm her down.
Alexia remained quiet the whole time, eyes casted down as she took her motherâs reprimanding words. There was the unmistakable shine of shame in them, her guilt, but also an unwavering quality that stood for what she did. At the end of it, Eli and Jaume hugged the both of you before letting you retreat into Alexiaâs room as you waited for your parents to arrive.
Instead of getting on her bed with you, Alexia plopped down on the floor just by the foot of the bed, her back against the wooden bedframe. You regarded the back of her head, her neck curved downwards, and you suddenly felt the need to be close to her so you shuffled off her sheets, and got down beside her.Â
âThank you, but your mother was right, you know? You shouldnât have done it, Alexia.â You mumbled, unfurling her fingers to rest on your knee so you could access more of her knuckles that way. Gently, you placed ice over it, but she still hissed in pain. âYou shouldnât have punched him.â
âWhy not? He deserved it.â Alexia said evenly as she stared at the far corner of the room. âAnd before you start defending him, you didnât see what I sawâwhat the rest of us saw. He didnât even touch the ballâit was all feet. He meant to trip you up.âÂ
Warmth bloomed in your chest at her wordsâat how her action showed just how much you meant to herâbut the discomfort in your gut marred the surge of your affection for her.Â
You took a deep breath, sighed it out, and it tasted like disappointment.Â
âAlexia, I appreciate the gesture, I do. But you canât just hurt people just because they did something to me.âÂ
Alexia puffed her chest and proclaimed, âI can.â
âStop that nonsense, Alexia. I mean it.â Firmer now, you said, and there was a hint of desperation in the intonation of your words. There was an urgent need to make Alexia understand the gravity of what she did, what future implications it held if what Eli and you told her didnât sink in now. âActions like this can jeopardize you, Alexia, and all the things you worked hard for. Do you understand that? What will Alejandro say when he sees you all bruised up next practice? And if I get tackled dirty during a game and I get hurt, would you risk a red card, or suspension, for behaving like this?â
Alexia became silent, the muscle in her jaw working, and when she turned to you with her mouth open and you spotted a defiant crease in her brows, you were quick to stop her.
âIf the answer to that question isnât no, Ale, I donât want to hear it.â The sound of teeth clattering filled the air. She casted her gaze aside again, her cheeks growing a shade deeper. âLook at me, Alexia.â
When she kept her eyes glued to the floor, you dropped the ice pack to take her face in your hands. She flinched from the coldness of your fingers but as you looked into her eyes, rimmed with redness and framed by drooping eyelids, you found exhaustion and the shine of apology. You brushed away a matted lock of hair from the tail end of her brow.
âYou have a good heart, Alexia, but you have to promise me. Please donât do something like this again. Ever.âÂ
Alexia looked into your eyes, deeply as if in contemplation, and then she closed them. A moment later, she sighed, sagging into your touch as if a weight had left her shoulders, before she opened them again.Â
âI promise.âÂ
This time, you believed her.
Smiling softly at her, you whispered, while you placed a light kiss on her cheek. âThank you.â
Settling into the moment, you rested your head against Alexiaâs shoulder, her bruised hand in yours. In the brief silence before your father arrived to pick you up, Alexia spoke in an earnest tone that made your stomach flutter.
âI know you can handle yourself, but that wonât stop me from having your back.â
At her words, your heart felt like it would burst your chest open. And you shouldâve known that this was where youâd end upâwith her, it seemed inevitable anywayâbecause the years of youâd known Alexia flashed quickly before your eyes, and the memory stopped to this person beside you, haloed golden by the warm glow of her bedside lamp, and you were hit with a realization that took what little breath you had away.
You liked Alexia.
And, even more importantly, you want her.
[6]
When you got on the field in a Barça jersey for the first time after your return, you didnât expect to be welcomed like you did. Jona subbed you on after the first half and as you left the tunnel, you heard the crowd chanting your name. The cheers made you feel excited, accepted and seen, but youâd be lying if you said that it didnât pressure you at all.
It was originally intended for you to come on during the last twenty minutes, but seeing as Caro, Patri, and Alexia gave the team a comfortable enough lead, Jona decided to sub you on ahead of schedule. You didnât see much action on your end though, something that you didnât mind at allâa quiet defensive-third was the best kind. The midfielders kept the midline high to sustain pressure in the offensive-third, while the defenders maintained such a tight backline that any loose through-balls sent to the opposing runners were called offside. Of course, there were a handful of times when you needed to get out of your box to ping the ball back into the offensive, but other than that, it was quiet. When the match ended, you were satisfied that Barça had another clean sheet and four goals to add to the season tally.
For the celebration, you moved with your teammates around Estadi Johan Cruyff, and during the procession, you spied your parents, Eli, and Alba who was talking to a raven-haired woman youâd never seen before, clapping and cheering. Warmth filled you upon seeing your family in the stands againâsuch a scene was a luxury when you were in the States because plane tickets werenât exactly cheapâand when you felt the familiar weight of Alexiaâs arm slung over your shoulders, the fabric of her captain armband against the skin of your neck, it felt like a perfect homecoming.
Well, almost.
After youâd showered and changed to your casuals, most of the crowd had gone while some lounged about, one of which was the raven-haired woman Alba was talking to. When Alexia took her hand, you knew instantly, and your heartâdamn your heartâdropped.
âThis is Diana,â Alexia said after the both of them made their way to you. And if it wasnât their intertwined hands that revealed what they were to each other, their gazeâsaccharine when they metâmade it all the more clear the nature of their relationship long before Alexia said the words, âmy girlfriend.â
Diana beamed up at Alexia, her cheeks deepening in color before she regarded you again, sticking her hand out towards you to shake. Preceding the intention, you took her hand and when you did, Diana placed her other hand over yours, clasping your hand between her warm palms.
âItâs so nice to finally meet you. Alexiaâs talked so much about you.âÂ
She did? Your eyes flitted to Alexia but when she shied away from that, you focused back on Dianaâs face. She was stunning: with her high cheekbones carved to elegance, her brows following the perfect line of her temple, her full lips painted with a terracotta shade made deeper by the bronze of her skin, while her loose, straight, raven hair framed her face in such a way that accentuated the sharpness of her jaws. Her eyes were dark but still light enough to see the outline of her pupils, and they had an amiable shape that reflected her warm nature. And for some reason, her light brown eyes looked really familiarâ
âAh! My favorite cousin made it, after all! Although Iâm not sure it was me you went to the game for!â Toriâs playful voice resonated in the near-barren corridor. Dianaâs eyes flicked somewhere behind youâto Tori, you supposed.
âDonât be like that, Tori, of course I came to see you, too!â
âLies!â
Diana shook her head, laughing, as she took Tori in her arms. âCome here, you!â
In response, Tori said something in Portuguese that made Diana laugh. When they broke apart, Diana said, âForget you? Never. Especially when I owe you one.â
âOwe her what?â Alexia asked with her brows creased with curiosity.
Diana took Alexiaâs hand and squeezed it, looking up at Alexia with a gentle expression. âFor giving us the chance to meet.â
âDamn right!â Tori exclaimed, putting both hands on her hips, as she grinned so wide that her dimple showed. Tori mustâve seen your confusion because she leaned in to whisper, âI brought Diana as my plus one for last yearâs Ballon DâOr ceremony.â
You allowed your mouth to drop open before you smiled, letting out a small laugh that made your chest ache. âAh, I see.â
âShe kept complaining about going but now, arenât you grateful I took you away from your precinct, Detective Beauregard?â Tori teased.
âSheâs never going to let us live this down, will she?â Diana muttered dryly to Alexia but it was deliberately loud enough for all of you to hear. In response, Alexia threw her head back laughing.Â
âYouâre a detective? Thatâs amazing!â You said, impressed.
âPlease, Toriâs exaggerating. I work in forensics. DNA analyst is the correct title.â Diana threw Tori a dirty look to which the other woman raised her shoulders in response. âItâs a whole different world compared to yours soâand please donât let this get to your head, ToriâI am grateful I was able to step into it.â
Her eyes, still locked with Alexiaâs, grew all the more soft.
âGet a room, you guys,â Tori said with a mock sound of disgust, and then she continued to mutter, âAnd to think that youâve only been going out for four months⌠I donât even want to think about how it will be like in another three months.â
At that, Alexia raised a brow and then, âWant to do some extra laps tomorrow?â
You and Tori knew Alexia was joking, but Tori being Tori, she spluttered, âThat would be a hard no, Captain. Iâll justâHave a great night!âÂ
With that, she ran away, arms flailing behind her in an exaggerated manner as she hastily made her exit. The sight drew laughter from the three of you.
âWeâre having dinner at MamĂĄâs, want to come over?â Alexia asked.
You shook your head, flashing a look at Diana, before you told Alexia,âNot tonight. Iâm just about to head over to my parentsâ as well.â
âAlright. But Albaâs going to ask about you, you know? I think she wants to hang out with you.â
You laughed. âTell her to text me. Sheâll know what that means.â
âIs that something I should know about?â Alexia smirked.
Flatly, you retorted, âIf itâs something that concerns you, Iâd be telling you by now, right?âÂ
âYou see what I have to deal with?â Alexia told Diana, almost whining.
Inching backwards, you said as dry as you could manage, âIâll take that as my queue to leave, Alexia might start crying. Sheâs a crybaby, you know?âÂ
âHey! Iâm notââ
âNo need to be embarrassed about it, Alexia. Be proud!â
Diana only laughed, saying, âAlright, kids, I think thatâs enough for tonight.â
Nodding, you grinned at Alexia while she mouthed the word âbitchâ to you. In kind, you mouthed âsmartmouthâ back. With a shake of her head and a smile, she gave you one last hug, and after a pleasant goodnight from Diana, the three of you parted ways.
You sent them a look over your shoulder, catching a glimpse of the watch around Alexiaâs left wrist. It glinted as they walked together down the corridor, hand in hand, looking as in love as any new couple would.Â
The sight made you smile, but it felt heavy, and as if the universe wanted to rub salt to the wound, you found Patri outside the locker room when you turned around with a look akin to pity in her eyes.
[7]
The next day, Guille stopped by at your place. Heâd given you notice a few days prior but even still, the moment you saw him behind the door, you squealed like you were ten again from your excitement. After you hugged him tightâhe made a choking noise when you did to tease youâyou held him at armâs length to see what changes the last few months had done to him.
He looked different. Gone were the long, dark curls; now sheared close to his scalp that left only about an inch of length, his hair retained their luscious shine, their color still as dark as night.Â
His scarâthe one just by the tail end of his left browâthat used to see little light from the obstruction of his hair, now stood apparent and without meaning to, the day he got it came back to you: the bruised knuckles, ice-cold fingers, and the warm blush of a lamplight.
 And your chest ached a little.
Leading the conversation to the living room, the two of you ended up ordering takeawaysâmostly for Guilleâs benefit because you werenât about to subject him to your football dietâand as you ate, the two of you caught up.
Guille was close to finishing his dissertationâthe biomechanics of concussion in sport and its neurocognitive implicationsâand he was both excited and fearful about what would come next. He then talked about his girlfriend, Iris, smittenly if you might add. She was actually with him in the city, but his mother insisted she steal Iris for the day for some quality bonding, and you laughed at the repertoire of stories heâd relayed in great detail about his motherâs teasing of their relationship.
âWhen am I going to meet Iris?â You asked with a teasing tone.
He rolled his eyes, âWell, since youâre actually staying in Barcelona this time, we can arrange that.â
A pause, and then, âIs Alexia staying here, too, or are you here by yourself?â
âNo, itâs just me here.â
âOh. I thought the two of youâd be rooming again likeââ Probably seeing your change in demeanor, Guille cleared his throat as he ate his pasta a bit too eagerly. âSpeaking of, how is she?â
The question was casual but you knew it was anything but.
âSheâs doing good, if not a little stressed. Our first Champions League game is just around the corner after all and itâs against Chelsea, so.â You shrugged to complete your thought. You knew what he was asking but youâd rather not talk about that.
His eyes could burn a hole on the side of your head by the way he stared at you in the silence that followed. Then he sighed deeply.
âShe still doesnât know.â
Tension filled every inch of your body and you shrank tight as a coiled spring. You stood up as you felt a sudden urge to get away from him, taking the used plates on the coffee table as a pretense to move from the couch to the sink.
âWhatâs it to you if she doesnât know, Guille?â You asked flatly, rolling up your sleeves after you turned the tap on.
âI just want you to be happy. Is that so wrong?â
âAnd who says Iâm not?â Your tone was flat and when you glanced at him over your shoulder, Guille only gave you a pointed look.
Then he said softly, âShe could make you happier and you know it.â
And there it was again, that look in his eyes that you just couldnât stand. Gritting your teeth, you gripped the edge of the sink and your voice quaked when you spoke. âPlease stop talking like that.â
âLike what?â
âLike,â you tried to find the words but when they evaded you, you huffed and threw your hands up in the air. âWhy are you making it sound like I have a chance?â
âBecause you do! Youâre the one whoâs not giving Alexia a chance by not telling her.â
âGive me one good reason why I should.â
âShe loves you.â
A pause.
âThatâs bullshit.â You shook your head, letting out a small, disbelieving laugh. As much as your heart wanted that to be true, you knew otherwise.
âItâs really fucking not.â Guille countered.
âIf she did, she wouldnât have said what she did.âÂ
âPeople say stupid shit when theyâre drunk.â
âThat can go the other way, too. Alcohol has a way of loosening whatâs been bottled.â
âOh, come on!â Guille scoffed. âYouâve known her since you were eight. Youâve been through thick and thin together! Do you really think she wanted you to leave?â
With the reminder, the memory sprung up on you and you could hear Alexiaâs voice, grating and wrenching your heart raw again when you heard the words from her lips. You whirled around to face him, eyes burning.
âYou werenât there when she told me, Guille!â You breathed out sharply and then you continued, in a lower tone filled with resignation, you whispered as you buried your face in your palms. âYou didnât hear the way she said it. You didnâtââ
You choked on your words.Â
After all this time, it was still too painful.
Darkness filled your vision but the tears escaped nonetheless, branding tracks down your cheeks. You heard the rustling of clothes followed by soft footsteps. Before you knew it, Guilleâs arms wrapped around your shoulders and his familiar, comforting scent made you sink into the embrace.
âYouâre right. I wasnât there. But if you could forgive me for being an asshole and what I did to you, why canât you do the same with her?â
You didnât say anything after that, only clutched at his shirt a little tighter.
Guille kept quiet, too.
The both of you knew just the reason why.
[8]
âDid you see the news?â Jona asked as he kept the door open for you to an empty meeting room, closing it as soon as youâd gone in.Â
Sitting down on one of the cushioned chairs, you said, âI did.â
You saw it this morning and youâd be lying if you said it didnât faze you.Â
Jona nodded, taking the chair across the table from you. He put his clasped hands on the wooden surface and the way he tapped an erratic rhythm with his thumbs didnât help your nerves.
âLyon paid a hefty transfer fee for her and that makes me worried. I donât know what Bompastor is planning to do with her but her transfer to the European league will be a concern for the club.â With a pensive crease appearing between his brows, he continued. âYou probably know why I asked you to come in.â
âYou want me to tell you what I know about her.â
He nodded, leaning forward as if to emphasize his point. âSheâs a lethal forward and youâre the only one in the club whoâs ever played with her. In fact, you two seemed very close during your time in Angel City.â
You crossed your arms, leaning back into your chair, frowning slightly. âI donât know what youâre trying to say.â
Jona blinked at you.
Then slowly, âSurely you mustâve trained closely together considering sheâs a forward and youâre a keeper? Unless training was vastly different in Angel City, then Iâm sorry for the assumption.â
âOâOh, I thought you were implyingââ You shook your head, uncrossing your arms as you waved the rest of your sentence away. âNever mind. But yes, thatâs right.â
Jona gave you another questioning look before speaking again.Â
âSheâs going to be a big problem. And thatâs why Iâm going to change things up a bit. I want to put you in the starting lineup as soon as possibleâput as many games with our current team under your belt. Weâll most likely face Lyon in the Quarters and thatâs unfortunate but what is great is that youâre here: the best counter to what Lyon acquired. If we could eliminate Lyon early, we have a higher chance of winning this yearâs Champions League. The question is, are you ready for it?â
âThatâs what Iâm here for, Jona.â You said seriously, ignoring the pressure that pressed in the periphery of your mind.
âUse me.â
#ap11#alexia putellas#alexia putellas x reader#woso x reader#my writing#a/n: i'm just gonna drop this here lol#im really sorry for the very very very late update#had no time lately and after losing the first draft for this (8k words down the drain) my motivation kind of just fell off the cliff#but ive been rewriting this on the go for the past month or so so please forgive me for more grammar and spelling mistakes than usual#also im kinda jetlagged and sick atm so im planning to get to your messages as soon as i get my bearings back <3#i hope youre all doing well and thank you for reading <3
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A bit late, but I hope that those who celebrate Halloween had a good time! Have some goofy goobers
(I sure had fun, it's the first time I hadn't celebrated that one alone in...many years, I don't think I want to count LOL) It's been over a decade since I carved any pumpkins too, so that was fun to do again! Ofc I had to attempt a Creature hehe
#(it was well past midnight when I finished this and I figured it'd be wiser to just post it the next day if it's late anyway pff)#also HI I haven't posted any art in months oops. Still alive still drawing - I'll get to picking away at some backlog soon perhaps#Peaches is the only one here who isn't technically False Ravens critter but I had to put her in here. The animal...#OC:Peaches#maulerfiend#daemon engine#OC:Krall#OC:KoVraan#(and the corrupted Leviathan doesn't have a name yet but that will come to me when I'm haunted by the right visions LOL)#Wh40k#Halloween 2024#Jet art#chaos space marines#homebrew warband#False Ravens
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â§*:シďžArt summary 2024
2014-2017Â |Â 2018Â |Â 2019Â |Â 2020 | 2021
#art summary#art summary 2024#art summary meme#my art#I know two years are missing but I wanted to get back to doing this summary#no art in November apart from that little mushroom so I didn't separate Aster and Kornelia (I like that drawing lol)#I draw significantly less and even less for myself but I don't mind for some reason#idk maybe my hyperfixation is now writing#I used to draw and learn about art and consume it in every way#and then I think Al came in and started to slowly destroy that obsession bringing doubts about my skills and the whole sense of creating#I don't look for new art that much because the constant suspicion spoils the joy of exploration#I don't feel like posting drawings in low res blurry with added artefacts knowing they will be ground into mush anyway#all so the rich dudes become richer and the spiteful dudes drown in their own venom#I know writing is treated the same way as visual art#it's art after all so something useless and pointless#but at least I don't have to post my chapters every month and watch as they disappear in the everyday slop#though I'm sure the big bosses will take my words and feed them to the machines as well because why not#sorry about the tags xD#HAPPY NEW YEAR! (soon)#I hope 2025 is the year the Al bros choke ;)
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a selection of robins
#dc comics#dc robin#batman and robin#dick grayson#jason todd#tim drake#stephanie brown#damian wayne#damian al ghul#duke thomas#ill draw something that isnt a character lineup soon. or maybe i wont! lol#a couple design notes: its easier to see in contrast to some of the other ones ive done-- from yj-- but one thing the robins all#have in common here is the legs dont taper. and square-ish body types#its like poetry. it rhymes#also look at my picture of jenni and bart-- they share the same round shoulders lanky body and flipper feet#these are subject to change though as i get to know these characters more etc so well see#one more thing the yellow on dukes shoes was actually inspired by the yellow on his batwheels robin shoes lol#2024#charater design#comics#id in alt
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always fucks me up how every major male SVSSS character barring liu qingge (dead for all of PIDW) and shen yuan (literal transmigrator) have some variation of airplane bro's personality, insecurity, and shitty coping mechanisms. like.
shen jiu!qingqiu lashing out, letting people assume terrible shit about him because it's easier than trying to clarify his intentions only for his actions and words to be misinterpreted anyway?
yue qingyuan being politely vacant, aimless and self-deprecative, believing himself a failure who deserves to be hated?
og!shang qinghua being a cannon fodder "cowardly traitor", cut off from protection and money and killed by his former liege?
mobei-jun having deeper set issues with trust and loyalty, especially from family members and personal servants?
tianlang-jun's naivete and emotional attachment leading indirectly to his being sealed under a mountain miserable and alone for years?
zhuzhi-lang's excessive degree of loyalty to people who show him sincere kindness, since most people find him ugly and unapproachable?
PIDW!luo binghe's emotional apathy and detachment after all he suffered; him being rewritten into an overpowered, intelligent, revenge-driven, manipulative man so good in bed he can force anyone to join his harem?
SVSSS!luo binghe being similar to the above, but otherwise being clingy, deeply insecure, clumsy and inefficient in bed and in love?
SVSSS!luo binghe being desperate to maintain emotional connections and terrified of the perception that he's being abandoned by someone he loves and looks up to?
SVSSS!luo binghe being willing to go to concerning extremes to find out WHY that person changed their mind and chose to hurt him, abandon him, and what he can do to fix things?
SVSSS!luo binghe's most bitter anguish being the thought that they despise him and are throwing him away for unchangeable aspects of who he is, for being himself?
PIDW was originally a romanceless web novel driven by its unique fantasy setting and lore. it was stripped down of those elements to make way for cliche heterosexual porn tropes until it became an inconsistent male power fantasy harem novel that fickle readers-- whose money pay airplane's bills now that his parents both remarried and started new families, cutting off basically all money and contact with him-- would keep reading.
everything about PIDW (and SVSSS) reflects part of airplane. not only the characters' personalities and experiences, but the original story as a whole, considering how much of it (of himself) airplane ended up sacrificing and shuttering away to present a different image that would be more easily accepted.
#keri chats#scum villain's self saving system#shang qinghua#airplane shooting towards the sky#i'm not tagging all the other characters lol#svsss meta#SHANG QINGHUA AIRPLANE SHOOTING TOWARDS THE SKY ARE YOU OKAY? SIR? SIR I LOVE YOU SIR ARE YOU OK(i am forcibly removed from cangqiong peak)#long post#liu qingge's interesting. pidw!lqg was a blank slate so svsss!lqg is a lot more organic and Not influenced by airplane's... everything#everyone ELSE though? jesus christ get well soon (im teasing this is sad and i want them to have nice things)#svsss#danmei
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in an attempt to organise
literaryvein-words - Word Lists
literaryvein-prompts - Writing Prompts
literaryvein-references - Writing Notes & References
literaryvein-templates - Writing Worksheets & Templates
literaryvein-basics - Writing Basics. Grammar. Refreshers.
everything will still be posted on this blog first, then queued in the above sideblogs. thanks to the anon for the suggestion!
Writing Resources PDFs
#for those who just want a specific type of writing post - not the other random ones i have#& because the search/tags sometimes glitch & don't show some past posts for some reason so i get requests looking for x post#was trying to do this with the compilation posts but just found there's a limit to links you could put in one post#will still do the requested comp posts soon if the links fit#will queue related past posts as well#will work more on this during the weekends or when i find time#hoping praying i can keep up with all of these sideblogs lol
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homecoming
#tf2#tf2 scout#my art#i always wanna draw rooms and then get overwhelmed by all the detail#so there's definitely some lack of that here but hey! i pulled thru!#based on the little ant mill au so there's some context missing#also if you saw the first post of this SORRY and no u didnt...#pls pretend u didnt...#anyways this was a lot of fun to paint!!#im shit at perspective and avoid backgrounds at all cost but i rlly wanted to try smthn out of my comfort zone#but ill be back to wacky zany colourful and trying to make more fun stuff soon huhu#hello all my friends i hope u are well!#link is to the song that inspired the first draft of this#which i still want to kind of make LOL maybe some other time#anyways this is weird and a little dull looking but im quite happy with some bits of it!! yahoo!! now to... shivers... do uni work...
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i. note â i have so many thoughts about akademiya era dottore. most of them are silly and fun and cute i promise but some of them are..... Nothing like that. help me i need to Ruin Him. ong when i get my hands on himâŚâŚâŚ ii. includes â akademiya!dottore (zandik), gn reader iii. cw â i'm literally just rambling so have fun. he's kindof a brat, reader is implied to have more experience. making out, dry humping, outercourse. smut so mdni. no penetration
akademiya!zandik whose social circle is practically nonexistent; if heâs not tinkering with machine parts he found in some abandoned ruin then heâs nose deep into an old book, trying to absorb knowledge directly through the pages. so, of course itâs not a surprise when he doesnât know how to act normal around people
akademiya!zandik who would be so pent up and so so so sooooo sensitive! he wouldnât even get himself off ever, choosing to soothe his curiosity about khaenrian machines over his own carnal, lustful needs. even something as simple as a hug gets his blood rushing straight down (much to his frustration!! he's supposed to be a scholar, not some hormonal beast..........)
it would be so easy to rile him up.. be a little too touchy and âobliviousâ to how your âplatonicâ affection gets to him and BAM now he canât focus on what heâs doing because his heartbeat is just throbbing in his crotch. heâll read the same line five times before he realizes that nothing is getting through his head (and instead something else is getting in his other headâŚâŚ.)
akademiya!zandik who would most definitely be a whiner. when you finally get him to pay attention to you heâs all mad n whatever, weakly scolding you for even daring to interrupt his studies. but as he swivels his chair around to face you, he sees you standing over him, looking down at his cute scowl, n he feels his cock jump at the sight. you looked almost angelic, the overhead lighting creating a makeshift halo around your headâŚ
zandik who interrupts his own rambling just to look at you. or, uh, to gawk at you. while you peer down at theâŚ.. effect you have on him
you step forward and raise your leg to place your knee between his thighs on his chair, and bend down to get closer to his face. his breath hitches and he swallows thickly all while holding your gazeâ at this point he might as well have hearts in his eyes. but heâs still scowling n his brows are all furrowedâŚ. wonder when and how heâll finally lose that tension in his face. hmmmmâŚâŚ..
even just a kiss on the cheek would fluster him, because of course it would! but what about a kiss on the lips? what about a messy french kiss, filled with tongue and teeth clashing clumsily as you absolutely devour him while all he can do is moan into your mouth and shut his eyes to prevent them from rolling back into his skull?
poor baby would be struggling to breathe, fingers tangling themselves into your uniform in a poor attempt to let you know he wants to tap out. you get what heâs trying to do, of course, but why not push him to his limits? tease him a little? his muffled moans feel like music to your ears and you want to hear the entire symphony
but when you finally pull away, a lewd string of saliva connecting your tongues, poor zandik canât help the moan that leaves his bruised lips. he pulls you in again, chest heaving up and down to catch his breath, n tries to go for another kiss. you let him pull you in but you donât return the kiss, instead choosing to keep your lips shut tightly as he whines and huffs out elaborate curses to try to make you indulge him
and indulge him you will when he learns how to beg for what he wants. to your surprise he learns fairly quicklyâ even if heâs a little bad at it. but itâs charming!! âjust fucking kiss me again goddamnitâ, âi wanna kiss you again. let me kiss youâ, and your favourite, âp⌠please?â
it's right then that you make it your lifeâs mission, your purpose to make him stutter like that every single day.
and itâs almost cathartic when you touch him, even if your clothes are still in the way. still balancing yourself on the chair (and also pinning him to it in turn, hehe) you bump your knee against his erection, a breathy moan blessing your ears from zandik himself. his grip on your top is so tight you think he might even rip it, god knows the last time he trimmed his nails
zandik who would grind himself on your knee without even realizing what heâs doing, all the while you coo in his ears about what a good job heâs doing, what a good boy he is.
zandik who would yearn for more, who would weakly cuss you out when you refuse to let him fuck you.
zandik who, even with his enormous ego, would still follow you around like a lost puppy, begging you to teach him everything you know
#obligatory disclaimer im a big believer that most students in the akdemiya are in their early twenties lol#bc do u see ppl writing such complicated and well thought out thesises for high school. even for college thatâs unusual#âbut cat some colleges-â i refuse to hear it. 20 yr old clumsy awkward nerdy virgin zandik i love you#ANYWAYS MOVING ON#skinny tall boyloser zandik how i YEARN for you!!!!!!#ill write actual fics soon i promise i just need to get the worms out#need to rattle my brain around my skull to evict them#genshin x reader#genshin impact x reader#genshin impact smut#genshin smut#genshin x reader smut#dottore x reader#il dottore x reader#il dottore x you#dottore x you#dottore x y/n#il dottore x y/n#il dottore x gn reader#dottore x gn reader#mdni#18+ mdni#cw smut
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ho-tan time bc i LOVE HERRRR
#storm darragh stole my power and signal so im posting this while in the car to get food lol hopefully power comes back soon!#and i hope anyone also in the storm is staying safe!!#anyways ho-tan time. I AM IN LOVE WITH HER#pen bled a bit in some places but oh well#aaaaa quick type tags before im out of signal again#yonderland#my art#six idiots#larry rickard#ho-tan#scribe elder ho-tan#yonderland fanart#aaaaaaaaAAAH
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#river dipping#theodore doe#matthias evanoff#a burning house to live in#echthroi#ts4#ts4 screenshots#yeah i killed this pose tbh !#my favorite thing to do when iâm making poses like this w mattodore is to make theo look as perturbed as possible#since heâs all want and shame and teeth and nails. you get it#and i alwaysss give him this slight pout to his lips bc he wants to be kissed but wonât ask for it#imagine being an air sign w a water placement for your mars⌠lol#<- guy who doesnât actually know if that means anything but they did read a few Blogs#also ykw? the simlish lube bottle is a nice touch#off screen are condoms btw. matthias purveyor of safe sex thank youuu#not theo tho. get well soon theo â¤ď¸
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I want chaos - can we have a picture of them during Kalmar?
I did promise something historical today and @/nordickies' recent Kalmar Union posts have inspired me đâ¨
This ask was in relation to this post back in April, with Norway and Sweden posing for a photo during their union. Ofc Denmark needs to join them for the posing during Kalmar đ
#hetalia#aph norway#aph denmark#aph sweden#hws norway#hws denmark#hws sweden#thank you for the ask! đ and sorry it is late#in a very historical mood recently#should get around to some other historical asks soon as well#also Nordickies has done such a good job with looking at the Scandi's relationship during this time#makes me want to do more as well â¨â¨#lol thank you the motivation I asked for Anski đ it did work
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caps from comic Im doing
#not art yet. sorta#yeah that's one piece#outing myself this year as a sanji enjoyer#idk what compelled me to come back here (that's a lie I know 100% and it's haterism) but I did finally sit down and put down#this idea I've sat on for a Long time. bc I think I just. finally feel ready for it#or rather. both it and myself have been worn down and moulded enough by just. time passing. to be able to sit with each other in peace#but yeah I'm now neck deep in this (almost halfway thru inking!!) and Im learning a Lot#whatever u say abt one piece oda is a Phenomenal comic artist. one piece art-wise is dense on a level that makes me feel insane#like you barely see more than one type of screentone used and it's mostly to separate planes. its Just Ink. its fucked up#and drawing this comic is forcing me to show up on my a-game on a craft level as well. I love so much a Large part of it so far#comic is good guys. did u guys know that has anyone said this before#but yeah this one will! probably get posted to my main blog when the posting version is done. which is why I said in the prev ask#that the spheres might intersect soon lol#Im aware this is a stupid way to go about it if u look at it from a marketing/advertising angle. but thats not what Im here for#Im showing u cool bugs I made basically. and when the exhibit happens its gonna have mostly nothing to do with this#but yeah. if u see a comic with these caps in it in the future u will Know#otherwise we keep up kayfabe yeah? for fun. for comfort
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