#had to code the ship names so this doesn't get put in those tags

[inchidentally]

god I'm still sick and this is super rambling butttt the way two boys - who have mutual friends and otherwise would fit each other perfectly as friends outside of their careers - have held each other in a holding pattern of gentle, earnest fondness (with a lil bit of yearning !) bc they're both identical in their passion and drive for their careers and personal goals - and they both play a role in driving each other closer to those goals while also agonizingly going after the same things !! both saying uhhh no I want to win I want to come out on top I cannot get in that car and do anything other than strive to be the best *unless specifically told to do otherwise by my team **which they both do ***and they both are sympathetic that the other will do so out of duty than pleasure lasfgsjlafgsaf

and they maintain their relationship in such a way that the fondness and softness can exist (Oscar and his acts of service, Lando with his words of affirmation) while at the same time allowing for the difficulties that come with being direct competitors. so that they can both Feel how they Feel about things like Hungary and Monza and not expect anything of each other immediately, take a moment to process, and then approach each other level-headed. that because they never fed into a bromance image or leaned into PR work together, they don't have anything to maintain for the sake of others. when they break bread together in peace and harmony aka eat nuggies and play board games or make a special effort with each other during the group photo when they've calmed down, it's because they want to. the team is completely hands off with them (as per Andrea) and has never forced a "friends moment" especially since Sophie took over PR and dropped the bromance/rpf content entirely.

it's why I genuinely think this is smth Lando and Oscar either casually agreed on or maybe even put active thought into. I feel like they looked at what a lot of other teammates have gone through - and Lando with his own teammates - and then made decisions for their own partnership that at first seemed very unusual and missed out on a LOT of things they could've really capitalized on for engagement. like considering McLaren's pre-2023 social media, you'd think they'd lean super heavily into how similar Lando and Oscar's interests are, the mutual friends, the same karting team as kids (at different times) having that perfectly matched opposites vibe, the occasional brain fusion/mind reading, Oscar casually dropping carland0 and dand0 and n0rtrell canon, and the whole looking like twins at times ?? they could be milking the fuck out of all that but they never have. even Lando's nickname thing for Oscar was just spontaneous and only stuck bc Oscar laughed so hard at it the first time.

but they've thoroughly rejected playing up to any of it and frequently they stick to doing PR work fully individually rather than together - and it never ties in with anything going on between them! it's never deep! it's just what they choose to do at that time. Melbourne last year Lando was wrapped up in Quadrant filming and even his dad's scooter PR while Oscar was wrapped up in hometown race, McLaren/Great Barrier Reef and Quadlock PR. apart from the fan stage McLaren didn't get any content out of them together and it didn't matter or mean anything! yes I complained and whined at the time bc I want landoscar stuff but it didn't affect anything that mattered kgfsajlfgasljf

so idk it just doesn't feel crazy to speculate that them both so openly stating how happy they are at McLaren and backing up each other's commitments to the team has meant that they're taking the approach to their own relationship with a view of 'what's going to be the best for the long term?' or 'we should stick to what we know we'll feel comfortable doing for the long run, not just what gets us popularity/engagement now' and therefore 'let's preserve the possibility of close friendship outside of work by focusing on our relationship as teammates first and foremost rather than mixing it up with our social/private lives'

bc godddd when you think of the finish the lyrics video and twister and Oscariño and strip poker and Silverstone fan stages '23 and '24 and Max F boasting of his good relationship with Oscar despite it all happening behind the scenes.... like imagine the friendship Lando and Oscar could easily have but then it getting caught up in them battling at the front for wins and there's nowhere to escape and feel their feelings. like it just rly feels like they've observed what that's done to other teammates and decided/agreed/individually assumed that boundaries are healthy and a more expanded friendship is always there waiting for when they're either not teammates anymore or not working in the same field. they can focus on being the best teammates possible for their team and each other with easy friendship on the side rather than trying to indulge in both.

anyway that's my thoughts dump post extracting what buried tidbits of truth I could get from the scripted nonsense and wildly leading dumb questions from the latest season of DTS !

(side note to my desperation whenever ppl say they want Carlos and Lando to be on a winning team together like oh my god do you just want pain and suffering?? are you stupid or willfully ignorant bc no !!!)

[darthwhorecrux]

thanks for the tag @pinguwuuuu 😘😘😘😘

What's the origin of your username? i've been on and off tumblr for a long time, mostly lurking/reading (this is the first time i've ever been actively posting hehe), and the last account i had before this one, i was waaaaay into the star wars and harry potter fandoms so my username kind of combines both of those (darth for the sith lords from sw, and whorecrux is a spin of horcrux from hp but like whore bc i'm a whore). sw and hp may not be as much my jam anymore but they'll always hold a piece of my heart so i came back under the same name :D

OTP(s) + shipname: bbrae (beast boy and raven from teen titans will ALWAYS be my og), asta and noelle from black clover (idk if they have a ship name or what it is), ichihime (ichigo and orihime obviiii), harley quinn and poison ivy, eren and mikasa, and probably so many more im missing...

Favourite colour: pink!!!

Song stuck in my head: Battery by Metallica. im seeing them in concert in may! super excited, i love them soooo much and the beginning of that song is so Hueco Mundo/Arrancar coded hehehehe

Weirdest habit/trait: i'm an early bird! i usually go to bed early (when i can) because i like to be up early, especially on the weekends when i don't have to get ready for work! i like how slow and peaceful the mornings are and how i can be alone

Hobbies: reading, writing, walking, lifting, listening to music, singing, dancing, playing video games, doing my makeup, scrapbooking, etc. >:)

If you could have any job you wish what would you have? it would be sooooo cool to be an author/writer but writing big book is hard!!!

Something you’re good at: listening. i attract the yappers for sure lol

Something you hate: explosive people. i hate being around people where it feels like i'm walking on eggshells trying not to aggravate them. it freaks me out, makes me super upset, and exhausts me

Something you forget: that life doesn't have to be all or nothing. when i'm doing bad or get slightly overwhelmed i slip into that mindset, but not everything is that simple! i don't need to put myself into a box or be perfectly one thing or the other!

Your love language: i literally don't know. i think im a combo of like everything except for gift giving (i suck at giving gifts and i hate receiving them!). maybe acts of service mostly??? i like to show ppl i care by trying to make them happy or lighten the load for them!

Favourite movies/shows: soooo many 😭 Bleach OBVI, jujutsu kaisen, my hero academia, death note, attack on titan, mob psycho 100, rick and morty, breaking bad, squid game, girl interrupted, scream franchise, child's play franchise, halloween franchise, (okay so like any of the classic slasher franchises), and so much more i'm sure im forgetting :P

Favourite food: i loveeeee food! if i must choose one, pasta!!! chicky alfredo

Favourite animal: goat 🐐♑️

What were you like as a child? so weird and kind of a troublemaker. and then i hit puberty and i was like woooow so it's not funny for me to be weird anymore because i'm a lady now?!?! and i got really quiet and have been since

Favourite subject in school: math

Least favourite subject: history

What’s your best character trait: i like to think that i'm kind and keep an open mind. i'm not perfect so i definitely have bad and bitter days, but i used to be very very sad and i don't want anyone to feel that way. i totally rock with the idea that you never know what kind of battle someone is fighting behind the scenes so you should be kind to everyone 🫶🏼

What’s your worst character trait? i'm suuuuuuch a puss and i hate confrontation, like to the point where it's seriously problematic and i will let ppl/things ruin my life rather than confront them UGH or i will just go ghost to avoid explaining why i don't want someone in my life anymore which is not healthy either! (always working on it 🥲)

If you could change any detail of your life right now, what would it be? i'm pretty content! but if i have to choose something, maybe more meaningful connections with others. after college i don't have a lot of close friends nearby. i like to be alone but i probably spend a little too much time by myself lol. i'd also love to not have to work buuuuut unfortunately that's not an option 🥺

If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet? my grandmother. she died before i was born and from all that i hear about her she sounds like she was an incredible woman and i wish i had gotten the chance to know her

NO PRESSURE TAGS: @cloudyempress @bucciaratizippers @mayurisstalker @keigolover123

Get to know mutuals ^-^ tagged by @bankaizen (thank you for the tag ❤️)

I'm sorry, it's so long!! I'm putting it behind the read more for easier reading.

What’s the origin of your username? It's a song by Armand Van Helden! He's one of my favourite DJs haha.

OTP(s) + shipname: TUna LMAO (Tidus/Yuna) from FFX, Fanille (Fang/Vanille from FFXIII), Touya/Yukito from CCS, GinRan and Unohana/Isane from Bleach. Yakuza: Daigo/Mine. Also a big fan of Canon Character/OCs!!!

Favourite colour: Turquoise/teal - most of my fountain pen inks are in that colour range lol

Song stuck in my head: The Macrodata Refinement Dance Party mixed by ODESZA

Weirdest habit/trait: If I'm at a restaurant, I fold my used napkins neatly to be disposed of.

Hobbies: I have a lot! Aside from writing, there are:

(junk) journaling, which in turn, lead me to my stationery and fountain pen hobbies

playing the piano (been playing since I was 5)

swimming (was a competitive swimmer for most of my child and teenage years)

I garden in the spring/summertime

I also love to cook and have done dinner parties for my friends (but I don't enjoy baking)

I'm also into photography

I wish I had more time in the day for it, but I also try to do some language learning!

If you could have any job you wish what would you have? A food/travel writer/reviewer!

Something you’re good at: I've been told I'm good at giving advice and listening to people. Personally I'm very good at directions! There have been a few times where I've been stopped on the street and helped people navigate their way around.

Something you hate: Oranges :(, I can't stand the colour, the smell and the taste.

Something you forget: Hmmm not sure! I guess phone numbers. I only remember the numbers of my immediate family...

Your love language: Gift giving! I love getting people gifts and try hard to get something meaningful and/or practical. I'll try to remember little details about my friends and find something along the lines of that. I also love receiving gifts lol.

Favourite movies/shows: Ahhh so many! For animanga: Bleach, Samurai Champloo, xxxHOLiC, Sailor Moon, JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable. For movies: Spirited Away, Sorry to Bother You, Drive, Kill Bill Vol 2, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, The Fall. Shows: Hannibal, Regular Show, 30 Rock, Prison Playbook (k-drama), Hotel del Luna (k-drama), Racket Boys (k-drama).

Favourite food: Too many... I think I could eat soup dumplings/xiaolongbao by the bucket loads. Or Sri Lankan crab curry mmmm. I also can't say no to chocolate cake 🫣

Favourite animal: bears!!! I know they could kill me, but why are they friend-shaped :(

What were you like as a child? I was an easygoing child and VERY curious. I would wake up in the middle of the night to do "science" experiments. Like one time I woke up around 3am and I dug up the front yard to find "cool rocks" 💀 or buy mentos from the local convenience store, wait for everyone to go to bed, then sneak into the kitchen and put the mentos in my parents 2L coke bottle to see it explode LMAO.

Favourite subject in school: i've been in school for too long: french & geography -> science -> physics -> biology -> advanced health economics for low and middle-income countries & biostatistics

Least favourite subject: Wood working... to avoid a fail, I asked the guy who had a crush on me to help me with my final project 🫣 I also hated organic chemistry in undergrad.

What’s your best character trait: I've been told I'm very caring and calming to be around! I had a friend describe me as a "human version of a spa" 💀

What’s your worst character trait? I cut people out of my life very easily. I think I should be more forgiving, but I just... can't get passed whatever slight was made to me/loved ones. I'm trying to be understanding and compassionate, but I also don't want you near me ever again lol.

If you could change any detail of your life right now, what would it be? I hope trump and his administration dies. In my immediate life? I'd like a higher salary.

If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet? It is definitely a tie between Johann Sebastian Bach and Muzio Clementi!! They are my favourite composers. My piano exam repertoire for the Baroque and Classical periods were from their piano repertoire. I have so much fun playing them and would love to learn their thought processes.

I tag: @soprawrites @villainsrtasty @nail-art-no-jutsu @muzansfangs @snuggetfish @if-dreams-do-come-true and any others who want to do this too (also feel free to ignore if you don't wanna do this, no obligation at all!!)

[thebiscuiteternal]

(For @tavina-writes)

Okay, so! There are basically two professions that I hardcore headcanon for a modern!Huaisang, and those are either animal rescue or art restoration.

This is my attempt at a coherent timeline/set of notes for the latter. (feat possibilities for Sangyao and Nielan, but the hints are so very faint so I won't bother tagging them).

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As in most of my modern AUs, the Nies are known for positions of strength. Bodyguards, security details, military, athletes, etc. 

Growing up, Mingjue is no exception. Between excellent grades and top scores in school athletics, his future seems to be set for him. 

Huaisang is a bit more of a problem child, but for reasons outside of his control.. He was born with a heart problem and undersized lungs, and is eventually diagnosed with chronic fatigue and ADHD on top of those. 

He can't participate in school sports and he has to take medications just to stay awake in his classes. (And sometimes skips taking them, because with all the attention on his big brother, it's not like anyone cares if he passes.)

The two classes Huaisang does actually put effort in are art and history, so Mingjue makes his baby bro a promise that if Huaisang tries to bring home good grades in the others, he'll make sure that there are always art supplies for him and will help him enter competitions. Once he's got a few prizes of his own, maybe the rest of the family will look kinder on him.

It works! For a while, both their futures are looking bright.

And then just after Mingjue graduates and starts getting ready for university, their father suddenly dies of a misdiagnosed heart condition (which Huaisang immediately gets tested for, because of his known heart issues). 

With Huaisang's mother dead and no one being able to reach Mingjue's mother, they are shipped off to distant relatives.

Mingjue considers putting off university for his brother's needs, but Huaisang throws a fit at the idea. So they agree that Mingjue will pick a school close to home and they will keep in touch constantly. It'll be fine!

About halfway through their first year separated, Mingjue notices his brother's texts are turning weird. Almost like they're in code. And when he figures out the code, he realizes that things are not going well. Huaisang talks about missed doctor visits and their cousins repeatedly breaking his forearm crutches and their aunt and uncle blaming him for it every time and threatening to pull him out of school if he doesn't shape up.

Seething, Mingjue immediately looks into filing for custody of his brother. It's not easy, but he manages to get them set up in one of the family housing dorms and arranges for Huaisang to take remote classes. He takes care to make sure that his exams and Huaisang's medical visits don't clash. They'll manage.

All the art competitions pay off, and two years after Mingjue graduates, Huaisang is offered a full ride to a high rank art school, majoring in art restoration/conservation. The area's a bit expensive, but between their inheritance and Mingjue's new job bodyguarding a big name politician, they can afford it. Like before, they live out of family housing and Huaisang does as much of his schooling remotely as he can (except for studio work and labs, of course).

Despite his health problems occasionally trying to screw him over, and the fact that he still struggles with classes outside his realm of interest, Huaisang manages to get out with excellent marks and a portfolio that immediately gets him snapped up by museum director Lan Qiren.

There’s still one big problem, though. Their jobs will mean even more time apart than they had to deal with during their schooling, and whether they like it or not, Huaisang is going to need someone to help him when his brother can't. 

So they hire a live-in nurse/aide, Meng Yao (recently graduated, double major in nursing and accounting, and in need of work) who looks after Huaisang at home and accompanies him to work with Lan Qiren's permission.

In fact, once Lan Qiren learns that Meng Yao has an accounting degree to go with his nursing degree, he also offers him a job working with the museum's grant department. He says it's to keep Meng Yao from getting bored and potentially being a nuisance (like one of his nephews' boyfriends) while staying by Huaisang's side, but he genuinely does think Meng Yao does good work.

Both Nies are fully supportive of the idea, so Meng Yao accepts because of course he's not gonna say no to an extra paycheck as long as it doesn't interfere with his original job.

So things have finally settled into a pretty comfortable existence for the three of them, aside from the occasional annoying museum donor, like Meng Yao’s biological father (who's pretty much only a donor for the tax break but still thinks it gives him license to make demands about how the museum runs). Huaisang always, always makes sure to shoot him a quick warning text to stay scarce if Jin Guangshan shows up, and Lan Qiren will take the time to keep an eye on Huaisang's health during those tours/meetings because he knows and understands their situation.

A few side bits:

Huaisang is still kinda-sorta the face of the restoration labs. Some people get weird about his crutches or Meng Yao always being close by in case of emergency, but for the most part, everyone's too distracted by his pretty face and enthusiasm to care. He hates galas and other big events though, because even with Meng Yao’s help, he usually ends up exhausted and disoriented by the end of the night.

Mingjue does his best to meet them for lunch at least one day a week. If Huaisang's having a good health day, they have a set of favorite restaurants to choose from, if not, the museum has a pretty damn good little cafe.

Huaisang and Meng Yao have both taken note of the fact that Mingjue turns interesting shades of red whenever the director's older nephew happens to be there at the same time as one of his visits. They haven't yet finalized a plan for how to deal with this, but they're working on it.

[self-ships-ahoy]

Mmmm welll, I don't wanna seem pushy. But I have a suggestion. You said that your kinna didn't really like TF2 right? But you like Medic a bunch and he makes you happy cause he's probably a comfort character? And all the changes are starting to make him seem like an OC to you, right?

What if you just... made an OC of him? Like a redesign? But like change his name, how he looks, don't put him in TF2? You could make your own kinna AU or world just for you two? For how you see him?

Soomee people have been doing that with a visual novel recently cause of some things.

I have thought about that a couple times. Both the au and the oc thing. I've been trying a long time to create an au that has a setting resembling tf2 canon, but also that makes me feel comfortable (it helps that the canon doesn't really have much of a coherent story outside those comics - which I've ignored from the start). I've entertained many set-ups, but none have stuck so far. If I decide to keep at it, maybe I'll settle on something one day.

As for making medic an oc, that's common for people to do; a lot of people make ocs that are based off the canon characters/classes, with a little customization. I could do that... but then x reader posts wouldn't apply to my ship anymore cuz it's not the 'real' medic. I couldn't even talk about it in my tf2 server for that reason, and that's the source of a lot of fuel and ideas for this ship. If this were just up to me, the fire might just die out.

Also - and I know this doesn't matter but it's still a concern of mine - people wouldn't be as interested in what I post. I can't use the 'tf2 medic' tags cuz it's not the real medic, and the real medic is who they're interested in; not nearly as many people care to look at ocs, especially one whom they could easily consider a watered down version of the guy they really wanna see. Maybe I got spoiled, cuz my tf2 art would often get a lot of notes, and that made me so happy. And my original posts are getting so few notes already, if any at all, I don't want to risk that going away completely.

Ugh, if I had just picked Blu medic from the start - the one who didn't have a set personality or background or lore, I could get away with doing this and not have any problems. But it's not like I feel up to retconning all of what I've established so far. I even made Tech a brand new Red-color-coded work outfit... Nothing can be easy. Anyway, sorry I keep shooting down your ideas. I really do appreciate your concern and help.

[dotthings]

Since Misha made his tweet about Destiel being the #1 of all time ship on AO3 as of the year 2021 the antis of twitter standom, predictably, have waxed wroth in anger and they are tagging Misha in it. This is the same subgroup/corner/lane who swears they never tag hate and they just mind their own business and everything that goes wrong in fandom is all the Misha/Destiel or Jensen fans fault, over and over. I'm surprised their hair doesn't spontaneously catch on fire every time they tweet their lies.

They're also hilaribad. So here's a quick recap of their antics tagged to Misha:

One particularly infamous anti tried to cheat by searching "Sam/Dean" on AO3 to claim W-ncest is the bigger ship with more fics. They're bad at math and they don't even know how to cheat the right way. Searching "Sam/Dean" rather than using the relationship tag will pull up every fic that has a character named Sam or Dean in it. That includes Destiel fics (Sam is in those too! A lot!) and various other fandoms.

"Unemployed actor"

Tagging Misha in w-ncest images. Misha, no wilting flower, and likely will not even see it, and if he does will be amused, but it shows how they tag their non-canon, fanon, imaginary, and very triggering subject matter ship to an actor who isn't even involved in it...with a motive of sending him hate. And these same stan accounts are the ones who will stomp around about how they're innocent and only the Misha/Destiel/Jensen fans are evil.

A "nice bibro" with hearts and "ship and let ship" on their profile tagged him to put down Destiel by comparing it to krill, the countless tiny crustaceans that live in the oceans, because nobody thinks about krill, but they love cat videos. Once again they have played themselves hilariously. Krill are essential in the oceans, and whales, penguins, and other sea life depend on them. There are entire eco-systems that would collapse without krill. Destiel is essential to the canon story (in S15 it was even *the* turning point) and essential to the fandom. Deal with it antis.

Tagging Misha in tweets about Jensen, using his now antiquated foot in mouth gif, and ranting how "disrespectful to Jensen" it is that Misha talk about a ship he is one half of and portrayed for 12 seasons and has every right to acknowledge (unless the cee dub sniper gets him). Once again these moldly wank bisquits ignore every supportive thing Jensen has said about Destiel, let alone acknowledge he protects fan readings (therefore, queer readings are valid) only care about using Jensen as a blunt instrument to beat up on a fictional ship they hate with unreasonable fervor. They don't care how they're normalizing falsely depicting Jensen as being against he ship he isn't against, or how that reflects on him. Losers.

Yanking the whole thing--which was about fanfic and the ship being loved in fandom--into how there's no Destiel is canon, tagged to Misha. First of all, no. Their ignorance of canon, media literacy, queer literary theory, and oh, the actual canon f*cking story, is again showing and it's all so they can claim their fanon incest ship exists in the story more than a valid LGBTQ+ ship that writers coded into scripts, put into the story, eventually made textual, and at worst, had to leave it partly ambiguous but not non-existent, only to suit corporate restrictions.

I hope these antis lie awake at night, tossing and turning over what a powerful love story Dean and Cas have, over how loved Destiel is, I hope it fills them with rage this ship won’t go away to suit their temper tantrums, and that tagging Misha in their ceaseless hate makes the milk in their coffee go sour. They must rock back and forth in the darkness, whispering that Destiel has no basis in canon to themselves over and over, to comfort themselves. I hope the next time they eat a bag of m&m's the blue and green m&m's give them an eye-twitch.