#hubert x pascal

[thornbriar]

Tales secret Santa for @kaizaed

I am deeply sorry these are late

I hope these are to your liking

[beepiiboop]

FINISHED WATCHING GRACES EPILOGUE CHAPTER SO NOW I CAN MOVE ONTO ANOTHER GAMES I'LL GET INTO WOOOO

[agendabymooner]

of long lines and names || cl16 fic

charles leclerc x ofc (hearth sister!ofc)

Summary: Aimee Yael and Charles Leclerc are too young to have five kids under six, but those boys became the life and memories that the couple wanted to keep forever. OR a series of scenarios during Aimee’s pregnancies that Charles remembered the most.

Content warning: Pregnancies with twins/five kids, dad!Charles and the grid uncles, based on Charles’ long name, a crying Charles, mentions of Anthoine Hubert, Niki Lauda, Jules Bianchi and the Leclerc dad (nothing too graphic nor personal, mostly based on their names only), loss/grief, Toto being a d-bag for a moment, possible use of explicit language, family-centric/dad!Charles-centric content, mentions of other Hearth sisters children (Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen)

Note: This will be a flop but I love these fictional Hearth-Leclerc kids. I love all of their kids! In fact, I have a series of spreadsheets dedicated to the Hearth sisters, and other characters and the names of their babies. Enjoy xx

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2024 — Hervé Louis Sebastien René Mathieu and Jules Lorenzo Blaise Pascal Timothé Leclerc

Aimee Yael Edmunson (Hearth) had never been stressed before. She had no reason to be. As a woman from a wealthy family — the granddaughter of Scottish billionaires and a daughter of an FIA executive — she had no reason to stress over the little things that were in the area of her control. Like her half-sisters, she had the money and intelligence to handle things well.

All except for the two little things in her womb that were continuously developing as the fourth month of her pregnancy went on. It was hard to hide it from everyone if you were to ask her. She had already spoken to her mother about carrying this amount of children in one go— Amara Louise Edmunson had only given birth to one child, and it was her. Nobody knew the struggle, but her mother had comforted her as much as she could. 

Aimee was calm despite the disaster that happened to be an unplanned pregnancy, her rational mind thinking that she shouldn’t be in some form of distress or discomfort to avoid any complications in her body. 

Her boyfriend, Charles Leclerc, thought otherwise.

When her body hit the ninth-week mark, there was already a tiny bump that someone might have seen as bloated. A natural one, no? But Charles was known to overthink things, and when he somehow got his prediction right, he had never cried so hard about having not only one— but two kids. He cried as if he was the one with the uncontrollable hormones. Aimee watched him cry empathetically, feeling grateful that she didn’t have this much anxiety that could risk her health and her babies. Still, she wondered if the tears he shredded were tears of joy or something else. 

Charles said he was happy, but at the same time, he thought of how their families would react— minus Pascale, Blanche and Amara.

When her body hit the seventeenth-week mark, they couldn’t hide it from their families any longer, hosting a dinner at their home in Monaco where Aimee did all of the cooking. Everything she made were cravings that became stronger as her first few weeks of pregnancy went on—rice, pasta and somehow a good selection of desserts and pastries that Charles ordered before the dinner. 

Welcoming each family member into the house wasn’t the most significant part of the dinner. The maternal figures of Charles and Aimee’s lives — Pascale, Amara and Blanche Ford — were on standby just in case someone decided to act differently towards the two. 

Stevie and Lewis Hamilton were clearly (too obviously) shocked at the protrusion in Aimee’s stomach but hadn’t made any comment on it for a while. They merely spoke about their daughter Lottie, who would cuddle with Roscoe whenever her little crawling body approached him. They were talking about their child, all while their eyes peered down on Aimee’s growing body. 

Sylvie and her fiancé Max Verstappen were surprised. Still, the model had managed to pass off her shock as excitement over the invitation to the couple’s new home before she tried to maneuver through the huge bump in the road— or rather, in Aimee’s body. Max tried asking Pascale and Amara about it by mouthing, “Is she actually?” only to receive a glare from them. Blanche scolded him quietly to keep it shut while she served him a drink. 

Charles dreaded inviting his brothers into his new home because they always picked their timing. When Arthur and Lorenzo Leclerc saw Aimee’s bulging figure, they immediately turned away and snorted aloud. Charles wasn’t this anxious about anything as exciting as this, but Arthur’s offhanded comment, “I’ll be attending your funeral when Toto finds out,” definitely had him recoiling. Pascale had to smack both her other children for scaring Charles off. Aimee nearly cried on the spot when Arthur made the joke, to which Charles returned to his composure and glared at his youngest brother for making her feel so shitty. 

The mentioned man and his wife were met at the front by the three maternal figures. Toto Wolff wasn’t typically this intimidated. He was usually level-headed, but how they stared at him while they welcomed the couple left him asking what was happening. Tilly seemed to sense some sort of protectiveness towards whatever it was, and when she had gotten a glimpse of it, her eyes sparkled at the sight of Charles’ hand over her little sister’s stomach. She wordlessly grinned before tugging her husband down on a seat right across the two. 

Toto couldn’t say a word if he were being truthful. The moment his eyes settled on the bulging stomach, his glare toward the Monegasque driver hardened. This was Toto’s nightmare, but it wasn’t as if he could just say that in front of the most overprotective women to have existed. So he threatened Charles wordlessly, passing words back and forth with other people while he glared at the Ferrari driver whenever he piped up. 

“So…” Toto started after finishing what seemed to be his second wine of the night. “Aimee, you’re pregnant. How long?” 

“Uh,” Aimee shifted uncomfortably, scared even to look Toto in the eyes. “Seven- seventeen weeks.”

“She’s seventeen weeks and four days—“ Charles was thrilled. He was. But the stare that Toto gave him immediately had his mouth shut as he looked back and only settled to hold his girlfriend’s hands underneath the table. “Four days,” he murmured to himself. 

“So explain how,” Lorenzo started but had given up halfway through, gesturing at Aimee’s stomach, “how has she grown this much if she’s only that much?”

“Yeah, about that,” Charles’ grin widened continuously as he announced, “We’re having twins.”

Aimee and Charles’ siblings were cheering for the couple as a series of hollering escaped their mouths. Pascale, Blanche and Amara were grinning from ear to ear while Toto… he was a man that was hard to please.

“Two?” Toto uttered, already pouring himself another glass of cabernet sauvignon. “And you two are… getting married?”

“What?” Arthur blurted out with an incredulous look, shooting in Toto’s direction. Sylvie and Stevie looked at each other, asking themselves, ‘what the fuck is he on?’ 

“Uh no,” Charles nervously laughed, but no one seemed to understand the memo when Toto glared at him as the Monegasque muttered, “but I suppose this is a wrong answer to say aloud.” 

“We’re not going to get hitched,” Aimee laughed in confusion, “why do we have to?”

“Because you’re pregnant?”

“Do we have to get married?” Aimee looked at Tilly for some help.

Tilly, sensing the discomfort from the pregnant woman, reached to pinch her husband in his side, eliciting a groan from him as she glared, “No, you don’t have to.” 

“Yeah, you don’t,” Sylvie glared at Toto. “Tils and Toto didn’t get married until Tia came along.” 

“So, you’re just going to be waiting for the fourth child to be out until you marry?” Arthur asked bluntly, leaving him to cower when Stevie, Lorenzo and Sylvie shot him a look of annoyance. “Oh mon dieu, je pose juste une question.” Oh my god, I’m just asking a question. 

Toto wasn’t sold at the thought of his youngest in-law being pregnant with another driver’s children. He’d seen Stevie get married off to his own driver, Lewis, and it still never sat right with him to witness them being married or having a family with some men. Charles could agree on the same thing, because if his hypothetical daughter was to be courted and even have a boyfriend he wasn’t sure how he would act either. 

He didn’t think that he would have the same problem with vice versa until he found out that Aimee was carrying two boys. He wondered how to prevent them from having girlfriends or boyfriends at an early age because he was certain that Aimee would just play mother of the groom on the pretend wedding that the boys would have at a young age. 

But his worries withered away when he held Hervé and Jules for the first time. He could still remember realizing how strong they were from the grip they had on his fingers. He could still remember the sight of Aimee crying after she introduced them to their father— not wanting to see Charles cry again due to the tribute that she had given to Charles’ family that passed years ago.

Perhaps it was a good idea that she did the crying this time; she deserved it after watching him have a breakdown over the little things that he didn’t need to worry about — and Charles needed to have the backbone for thinking himself as a shitty father for his unborn children. 

“What’re their names?” Esteban almost laughed after seeing Charles stare at Pierre mindlessly. It really wasn’t a good idea for Gasly to have Charles repeat the babies’ names all over again especially when the Monegasque was way too tired for his friends’ bullshit.

Mick kicked Pierre lightly with a hush, rocking the baby in his arms as he quietly asked, “Do you not listen or do you just live to piss your best friend off?”

Charles glared at Pierre, whose smile stood out as he giggled. Scoffing quietly, Charles gestured to the boy in his arm, “Jules Lorenzo Blaise Pascal Timothé.”

Then he nudged his head at Mick’s direction before he introduced the other twin, “and the boy in Mick’s hold is Hervé Louis Sebastien René Mathieu.”

“Sorry, I didn’t listen, Shal can you��“ 

“Oh my fucking god. Shut the fuck up, Pierre.”

“I’m kidding,” Pierre snorted as he quietly cackled. “What do you call them though?” 

2026 — Sacha Niki Pierre Philippe Leclerc

Torger Wolff promised that he wasn’t going to squash Charles Leclerc’s head until it popped once that Hervé and Jules Leclerc were born. 

He loved his nephews after all and spoiled them as much as their Uncle Toto could. He made sure the boys had their bunk beds prepared at the Wolff home in Monaco or England just in case they came for a sleepover with his son Adelmo and his niece Lottie Hamilton — who were just about the same age as the twins. He spoiled them equally. 

But god, was he ever ready to get rid of their Da the moment he received a text from the Monegasque with the words, “She’s pregnant.” 

“Morning, Sainz, is your stupid teammate in the office?” Toto didn’t even listen to the Spanish man’s answer as he continued to make his way to Fred Vasseur’s in-site office at the Scuderia Ferrari area. “Charles Leclerc! I’ve warned you once—“

The Ferrari team principal turned to look at the entryway of his office with a scowl, crossing his arms in annoyance. Toto wasn’t even in his team’s area and he was still acting like he shouldn’t have to knock at the damn door. The man that he was addressing, however, was teary eyed when he turned to look at Toto. 

“Is this your third or fourth?” Toto asked, still glaring at the Monegasque. 

“Third,” Charles wanted to smile but the last thing he wanted to do was die in this damn motorhome. In the hands of Toto Wolff, of all people.

“And no ring?” Toto then found him holding whatever in his hand, peering down as his mouth opened slightly. 

In Charles’ hand was a gold ring, ruby sitting on top of it as he clutched on it tightly. It wasn’t just a gold ring. From what Toto had learned, it was Aimee’s grandmother’s engagement ring. 

“I was— proposing to her—“ Charles sobbed quietly, a smile now resting on his face as he begged himself not to ugly cry in front of the Mercedes team principal. “Then she said Herb and J were going to be big brothers. I was on my knees, Toto! I promise! I want to propose first but she just spewed that— oh god, I have three children now.” It didn’t even dawn on him that he was about to have three under five until he cut himself off. 

Then he was just crying hysterically in the middle of the office with Carlos barging in frantically. “What the hell, Charles?! Are you okay?” 

Toto smiled proudly at the Monegasque driver, clapping him on the back before he shrugged at Carlos Sainz and Fred. “Don’t worry about him,” Toto replied quietly to the other men, “he’s having his third child, that's all.”

Carlos and Fred were confused and scared. They weren’t sure if it was because of Charles’ breakdown on the floor of the Ferrari team principal’s office or if it was because of Toto’s calm demeanour. But regardless, if Toto said not to worry, then so be it. 

Baby Boy Leclerc was written on his little hospital bassinet. But Toto got the first glimpse of his birth certificate. 

Sacha Niki Pierre Philippe Leclerc.

Toto had no reason to be upset. He wasn’t. He was just as equally as annoyed at himself when he realized how overprotective he was when it came to Aimee - who, as of this point, had already given birth to her third baby. He had no reason to be protective especially when she was doing a damn good job at protecting her two children. Now, he had the chance to witness her protect Sacha — the boy that they named after Niki Lauda, who happened to be close to the Hearth sisters before he passed. 

Like Tilly’s second pregnancy, Aimee and Charles welcomed their son to the world with wedding bands in their fingers. Pierre almost had a stroke watching Charles boast about his wife and their third son— but the final nail in the coffin had something to do with Sacha Leclerc having Pierre as a namesake. It wasn’t everyday Pierre got to pass out over such a small thing— but to be a namesake and named the godfather of the child? Yeah, Pierre Gasly would boast about him too. 

Arriving back home was easy. However, according to the Leclerc children’s grid uncles, writing down the boy’s name into the banner (which said, “Welcome Baby Sacha Niki Pierre Phi—(with a gap) lippe”) was quite complicated. They had done a good job with the twins’ welcome banner two years ago, but according to them their handwriting got too sloppy. 

Lando groaned quietly, “Don’t give them such a long name next time. Look at Max! His name is just Max.” 

Max Verstappen reached for a balloon on the floor before hitting Lando with it, “It’s a Leclerc thing to give them six names, of course they have to have the long name.”

“Oi, don’t make fun of my name,” Charles called out from the kitchen, pouring his two boys some glasses of apple juice the toddlers babbled in protest against their Uncle Max’s response. “Even H and J aren’t happy with what you said. You’re not being kind to your own nephews the more you make fun of me.” 

Pierre chuckled, sitting next to Aimee as she fed Sacha. The Frenchman said, “I’m so convinced that those two are Charles’ minis.” 

“They are becoming more like their Da as days go on,” Aimee pulled her tank top’s strap back on and began to burp Sacha. “I’m so outnumbered as of this point.”

“Baby PJ’s going to be like his Oncle Pierre, I can tell you that much,” Pierre smugly said, reaching out to caress Sacha’s cheek as he said, “I’ll be his big mentor and I’ll make sure his Da doesn’t have much influence on him.”

“His name is Sacha, Pierre,” Aimee rolled her eyes. Pierre, from the moment he was told of Sacha’s full name, had decided that the baby’s nickname was PJ — or Pierre Junior. He hadn’t even held the baby yet when he walked in the room but he had already staked his claim and declared Sacha as a Mini Pierre. “And you said the same thing to Herb and Jules when you met them, look how they turned out. They’re so much like Charles.”

“We all have our trials and errors,” Pierre mumbled, “and you know what they say— third times a charm. Maybe PJ will be the same.”

2029 — Anthoine Charles Elio Perceval and Alain Marc Léonard Arthur Leclerc

“You have quite some swimmers,” Pierre cackled hysterically, slapping Charles in the chest as he tried to get his shit together instead of laughing at the fact that his best friend has five children under seven. He really couldn’t when he had to remind himself that Aimee had given birth to another set of twins just a day ago. 

Charles began to curse at him in French, already exasperated after the long night that Aimee had. She had a labour that lasted longer than the previous pregnancies that she went through and it annoyed her more than it made things painful. Charles’ five year olds and his three year old son were fussing about not being around their mother for longer than two minutes and were already on the way to the hospital with their Mamé Pascale and Mamma Blanche, eager to meet their little brothers. 

Pierre, Max, Lewis, and Mick were all standing in front of the glass window of the hospital nursery with Charles, eyes all trained on the twin boys that slept peacefully alongside other infants. Charles never wondered, but he was always surprised that Aimee was this strong to even give birth to five of their children— fuck that, she had given birth to five of his boys. He couldn’t even find himself to swear to his best friend when he was too busy loving the shit out of his newborn sons. His boys. 

On the men’s left was Anthoine Charles Elio Perceval, whose personality was already showing by the way his resting face wrinkles to a scowl. Pierre couldn’t afford to cry over the tribute to their friend who passed years ago that all he did was laugh at his best friend’s experiences in fatherhood. He could just cry later on, the Frenchman told himself while he continued to pester Charles about his five sons. 

Next to Anthoine’s bassinet was Alain Marc Léonard Arthur, whose soft smile had the men outside the nursery melting as he cooed softly and shifted around. Charles and the others could tell that out of the two of them, Alain would be the one to stop the Ferrari driver from ripping his hair out.

Anthoine would most likely give Charles a run for his money and raise hell with Hervé and Jules. 

Alain would be the one to be as angelic as PJ — whose nickname stuck after Pierre continued to visit the boys every other week — and his mother Aimee, whose youthful glow remained despite entering her motherhood five years ago. Aimee wasn’t that outnumbered after all.

Max scoffed next to Pierre, “You wouldn’t be saying that if you hadn’t known anything about protection.”

“I’ve had practices,” Pierre winked at Max, making the Dutchman grimace. “Just no luck yet. It’s not as if I’m shaming Charles for it.”

“Five kids are better than none,” Lewis shrugged, still looking at the twins on the other side of the window. “How you’ve done it— fuckin’ beats me— but I sure as hell am jealous.”

“Never hurts to try for one more,” Charles chuckled. “You really think Lottie and Leland would be satisfied to have each other? It doesn’t really make a good playhouse squad.”

Lewis huffed, “They’ve already got your boys, Adelmo and Max’s Millie. I don’t think Steve would appreciate having to push out one more.”

“What about you, Max?” Mick joked before nudging the Dutchman with a smirk. “Opting for one more?” 

“I’ve got a girl,” Max deadpanned, “and I’ve another one on the way. I’m not the kind to be greedy but I think Millia and Lila would make good big sisters to a little brother, don’t you think?”

“Are you two settling for the little girl’s name then?” Pierre asked. “Lila?” 

“Poor Sylvie doesn’t even have a child named after her,” Mick laughed. 

“She named our daughter Emilia,” Max defended himself, “I didn’t ask her to name the girl Emilia. She just said it’s too damn pretty.”

“Besides, Max isn’t really known for giving things good names,” Lewis teased. “Last I checked he wanted to call Emilia ‘Jane’.” 

“Fuck off, Sylvie loves Jane Austen,” Max scoffed, shoving Lewis slightly when the British man laughed. “Besides, her name would have been Blue or something.”

“All jokes aside,” Lewis paused before clapping Charles on the back. “I’m pumped to see your bunch hanging out with their cousins. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“Four months,” Max murmured. “It’s been four months for all of us.”

“I know,” Charles rolled his eyes. “H and Jules are looking forward to the Australian GP— they’ve been wanting to wreak havoc in the paddock since Abu Dhabi.”

“Those kids of yours need to lose that energy,” Pierre chuckled. “Have you ever taken them for a walk?” 

“I always take them out for a walk,” Charles muttered. They just have a bad habit of running away from their Da. All the freaking time.

Speaking of.

“Da!” 

“Look at those little devils go,” Pierre and the other men turned to the direction of the sound of running feet, hoisting little PJ up in his arms while the eldest Leclerc children ran towards their father, who had immediately lifted them up and pressed a kiss on their cheeks. 

“Where are they? Where are they?” Hervé and Jules tried to keep their voices down, as they were told by their Mamé before they entered the hospital— begging their dad to show them the newborn babies as he pointed through the window.

“Oncle P,” Sacha reached for his godfather’s scruffy face as he murmured, “où est Maman?” Where’s mom? 

“Elle dort comme un bébé,” She’s sleeping like a baby. Pierre whispered to the boy, now pointing to the babies as he continued, “Like your little brothers.”

“Mm? Mais il ne dort pas,” But he’s not sleeping. Sacha pointed at the baby to the right. “He’s no sleeping?”

“He looks like you, Da. Look,” Jules pointed and said in awe while grinned at his father. “And he does too!” 

“He’s like me and Jules!” Hervé exclaimed in amusement. “They look the same, Da!” 

“Yes they do,” Charles grinned, “because they’re like you two. Twins!” 

“How come I don’t have twin?” Sacha asked, slumping against his Oncle Pierre. Max and Lewis turned to the boy and offered him a soft smile. 

Mick then reached out, “It’s better that you don’t,” he joked, “you’re one of a kind, little PJ.” 

“But he won’t have any driving partner for Ferrari?” Hervé protested in annoyance. Charles laughed at this. His sons were born to be Ferrari drivers, said once by Sebastian Vettel. They were born to a Ferrari driving father and a mother who worked for McLaren. Even the amount of papaya outfit never stopped the Leclerc children from aspiring to become the Prancing Horse’s next generation of drivers. 

All but one. Sacha turned to look at his eldest brothers and said, “Me and L’land are driving for Mercedes!” 

“No! You’re driving for ‘Rari, ‘member, PJ?” 

“Mummy said I can drive for anyone,” Sacha pulled himself away from Pierre’s chest for a second to cross his arms, pouting at his eldest brothers. “I wan’ drive for ‘Cedes!” 

Lewis looked at Charles with approval all over his face, obviously cocky at the statement made by the three year old.

“You don’t want to drive for Alpine like your Oncle P?” Pierre asked, goading his godson into joining his team.

“Hm, maybe! But I wanna be like Uncle Lew and Da!” 

“Mon chou, you are like Da,” Charles grinned widely. “You and your brothers are mini Charles.” 

Seeing his sons now — the two that he held in his arms, the toddler that Pierre had on his own pair and the other two that were just born yesterday — had him thinking about the importance of their names and their existence. Charles didn’t seem to think of himself as someone so sentimental, but his life with Aimee seemed to change his viewpoint. He valued his family more than he did before. 

He didn’t care much about carrying the family name as long as he could remember where his sons’ names came from. 

If his eldest asked, he was more than willing to tell them a story about how Hervé and Jules got their names from their late grandpa and uncle. If PJ asked, then Charles and Aimee would sit him down to tell the boy about Aimee’s Uncle Niki and great grandfather Philip Hearth. And someday when his youngest grew curious, he’d tell them all about Charles’ good friend Anthoine and a French driving legend named Alain Prost. 

He’d sit them all down to let them know about the people that he and Aimee loved and how they loved to keep their memories alive through the boys. 

But for now, Charles Leclerc was quite content with nurturing his boys with his wife. He was only looking forward to caring for Aimee Leclerc and their children. Then maybe someday, the Leclerc bunch would grow to care for their mother too.

[amberjazmyn]

slipping through my fingers 🫶

pairing : charles leclerc x fem!leclerc reader

summary : it's the day of charles leclerc's younger sister madaline's wedding to her long-time fiancé. charles and the f1 grid are way more emotional about it than they all thought they would be. they realised that their little sister was growing up and almost as though she was slipping through their fingers. especially when twelve hours before, marianna was utterly frightful of getting married to her fiancé. 

warnings :  other than some tears, older brother x charles leclerc, mentions of the losses of jules bianchi & herve leclerc, wedding fluff but not much

a/n : this is the third time i'm rewriting this and i love it so much so i decided to rewrite it for the one and only charles leclerc because this is my fave abba song. also, this is not to disrespect the losses of herve leclerc and jules bianchi, it is so saddening that charles has lost those two important men in his life as well as others like anthoine hubert and this is not to be rude or any of the sort. 

madaline was absolutely mortified and she couldn't understand why she was so scared. was it because she was twenty-three years old and was getting married to the love of her life in literally less than twelve hours? or that she was getting married without two of the most important people there with her? for as long as she could remember, her biggest fear was the prospect of something bad happening to her parents and her family. yet, within two years of one another, madaline lost her brother charles' godfather, jules, to an f1 crash and then their dad two years later to a terminal illness, their mum the last parent left. and now, at this point, she had absolutely no idea about who she was going to get ready with for her wedding, who was going to walk her down the aisle or anything of that sort. come to think of it actually, madaline felt and knew exactly the fear, stress and anxiety that sophie sheridan from mamma mia was going through during the movie. and honestly, this isn't something that the poor girl ever thought she'd be feeling twelve hours out from her wedding. she genuinely thought she'd be jumping up and with the utmost excitement, more than she had ever been before. however, she couldn't even think about jumping up and down or be a tad bit excited and it was all because of the fact her mum, pascale, was focusing on helping the groom. not because she hated her daughter but because she knew that it was best to have her girls with her. that and she didn't have her dad, herve or jules, to walk her down the aisle and give her away to her husband-to-be. 

madaline felt like her head was travelling and spinning at a million miles per millisecond and she couldn't do anything to stop it, even if she tried. even if some of her bridesmaids told her to relax and that she was going to be okay, she physically couldn't and it genuinely caused some arguements. and that was something everyone had been hoping and trying their hardest to avoid the entire time. so, as tears began to cloud the young girl's eyes, chaos freely flying around her mind, she ran to the only other two people she knew would be able to help her clear her mind, making her judgement clearer.

holding back sobs, madaline helplessly beat down on the bedroom door of charles and his girlfriend alexandra and when no noise of acknowledgement came back, the distressed bride-to-be nearly slid down the door in complete hysterics. before madaline suddenly squealed, the door opened however charles nor alexandra opened the door. kika and lily did, the girlfriends of pierre gasly and oscar piastri.

"...madaline? are you okay sweetheart?" kika questioned, lily reaching her hand out for madaline to hold as the girl's teary eyes grew wide as she tried to hide her tears

both kika and lily knew their "sister" and could immediately tell that the young bride-to-be wasn't okay. however, both lily and kika didn't need to wait that long before madaline shook her head.

her eyes closing as her body shook from her sobs before being immediately scooped up in a hug by the two girls, "oh, madaline, baby girl, what's wrong?" kika whispered, softly rocking the distressed girl side to side, lily moving side to side as well

allowing the girl to calm down properly, the girls waited patiently for an answer, taking in a breath, madaline responded, "the wedding...it...i'm scared, kika, lily...ah..sorry for the tears--"

"--don't apologise, sweetpea, not to us especially...why are you so scared, madaline? i think instead of this just being between the three of us, we should tell charles, arthur and lorenzo or pascale even?" lily stepped in this time, offering the girl options as to who else she could talk to about her wedding fears as madaline managed a small smirk in gratitude for kika and lily

  "thanks girls and could i tell you and charles, please?" madaline almost whispered, sounding almost ashamed for being so fearful of the event that she was once so excited about and was now so terrified of 

 "oh, of course, you can darling! sit tight here for a bit, alright and we'll grab charles..." as lily and kika went to both leave the room to get charles, one of madaline's brother, they were stopped by that very girl who refused to get go of the girls' hands scoffing softly, kika spoke up this time as she turned around,

 "...darling, we can't get charles if you don't let go of me and lily," kika spoke softly as madaline shook her head

the girls quickly recognising the fear in madaline's as the same one they first saw when the news broke out about the deaths of her dad herve. breaking the hearts of both kika and lily - since it was a look they hadn't seen since that day.

 "can...ah...shoot...could you both stay here?" madaline stammered out shyly as both kika and lily immediately nodded their heads, kika grabbing her phone to shoot charles a text instead

"of course, i can mads," kika smiled softly, the text quickly sent as she pulled her distressed bff in for another hug whilst they all, kika, lily and madaline waited for charles

the three girls found their way to charles' bed and sat there quietly when they suddenly heard the quick footsteps of charles. it sounded like he was panicking and running so, they knew right away they needed everyone to be calm and collected. so, with the help of kika and lily, madaline took in some deep breaths and tried to reduce and get rid of as many tears from her face as possible. however, the moment charles entered the room, it seemed like he could already tell what was stressing his little sister out and it truly devastated him and he didn't even need to think that hard to figure it out either.

catching his breath back, charles gently went down to his knees and held his sister's hands, "je sais pourquoi tu as peur madaline mais je veux que tu me le dises. qu'est-ce qui te tracasse, chérie ? qu'est-ce qui vous empêche d'être si enthousiasmé par ce qui sera le plus beau jour de votre vie et de celle de votre fiancé ? tu étais tellement excité ces dernières semaines, qu'est-ce qui a changé?" charles whispered in french as kika and lily slowly backed away, allowing the brother and sister to have this talk in private, madaline's chin wobbled as she shrugged her shoulders i know why you're scared madaline but i want you to tell me. what's bothering you, honey? what's stopping you from being so excited about what's going to be the happiest day of your and your fiancé's life? you were so excited the past few weeks, what's changed?

truthfully, she didn't want to tell her brother the reason, even though she knew he knew since he just explained that he knew but wanted to hear it from her. she just felt like if she said it out loud, it would be true and she didn't want it to be true. madaline, in some ways, still refused to believe that their dad and charles' godfather were dead, as childish (and possibly delusional) as it was, she still hated the thought that she, at twenty-three, only had her mum left apart from her three brother's, lorenzo, charles and arthur. she despised that she was the only leclerc sibling out of all four of them that wouldn't get the chance to have their dad walk her down the aisle and have jules there like she always dreamt they would. whilst lorenzo was the only other sibling married, it still was upsetting that madaline that her dad would never get the opportunity to walk her down the aisle and she'd never get the opportunity to tease jules for being so emotional over it during the reception. wait, depised isn't the right word at all. it absolutely killed her that her dad and jules weren't alive to see her get married to the man who truly saved their youngest daughter's life more times than countable on two hands. however, charles wanted to be told so then he could help his sister because he knew how hard it was to plan a wedding with your parents involved so, he knew that it would be even harder without.so, he wanted to do every single thing, big or small, he could to help his little sister with the most important day of her life.

 charles sighed softly, picking himself up off the ground and sitting beside his sister on his bed, "est-ce que ça a à voir avec le fait que papa et jules ne soient pas là ?" charles whispered softly, emotion wavering in his voice for it was also emotional for him to talk about the fact that their dad and godfather weren't alive for the wedding as madaline's staggered breath and nod of the head confirmed charles's question has it got to do with dad and jules not being here?

madaline closed her eyes, leaning into her brother as the tears she had tried so desperately hard to hold back just exploded down her face as she covered it with her hand. charles held his sister as tightly as he could as his heart broke even more. this was basically the first time since losing their dad and jules that madaline had actually cried over their deaths. which is why it was hitting the girl all at once with her wedding being less than a day away and knowing that dad and jules wouldn't be there to be witness to it.

even though it was more than charles just being an emotional person, he could also feel tears stream down his own cheeks as he hugged his sister tightly as she just fell apart in his grip, "je t'aime, madaline. tout ira bien, je le promets," charles whispered as he started to soothe madaline's cries as she started to take in some deep breaths to control herself i love you, madaline. we'll be okay, i promise

"je t'aime aussi, charles... et tu le penses vraiment ?" madaline whispered back as charles nodded his head, his grip not once weakening i love you too, charles...and you really think so?

"je le sais, madaline! quoi qu'il arrive, ils seront toujours avec nous, dans nos cœurs et cela ne pourra jamais nous être enlevé!" charles responded as madaline hummed, a small smile gracing her lips as she nodded her head in agreement i know so, madaline! no matter what, they'll always be with us, in our hearts and that can never be taken away from us!

 "personne ne peut l'enlever..." she trailed off as she and charles stayed in one another's embrace no one can take that away

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𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲

 her head was swirling with regret, madaline had just blurted out to her brother's girlfriend, alexandra if she could help her get ready for her wedding alongside kika, lily and kelly. it originally looked as though alex didn't want to do it, that is, until tears welled in her eyes and she smiled.

tearing up, alexandra spoke up, "...you want me to help you get ready, mads?" she nearly whispered as her voice caught with emotion, madaline nodding her head with the sweetest smile after she relaxed

"is that okay, alex?" madaline questions with the biggest smile as lily, kika and kelly stand behind the girl with smiles on their face 

alexandra nodded her head, her smile big, "of course! i'd be honoured, madaline! thank you for even asking me let alone lily, kika and kelly! do the other girls in the bridal party know we're helping you?" alexandra questions as madaline smiles, nodding her head 

"yeah, that's why maman's with them. she's getting ready with them right now. we'll be seeing them after though during the first look alongside charles and the groomsmen," madaline smiled as alexandra sighed, pulling her sister-in-law in for a hug and smiled 

lily, kika and kelly also smiling and immediately decided to get the young bride ready in an instant, the rest of the bridal party getting ready next door. 

and because it was all of a sudden too quiet, the girls decided to play her wedding playlist they had specifically created and hit shuffle. and, like it was fate, the very first song that played was none other than abba's slipping through my fingers. smiling softly as kika started her makeup, madaline started to sing and hearing her sing made the other girls smile at her. especially since the girl's favourite movie was mamma mia, the movie from which this song is from. 

  schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning, waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile, i watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness 

 madaline smiled as she sat on the makeup chair whilst kika did her makeup whilst lily, kelly and alexandra watched on in pure joy at the girl's happiness when just not even a day earlier, she was terrified and sobbing in her older brother's arms about it.

it hadn't taken kika that long to do madaline's makeup when she smacked the bride-to-be's bum and told her to move over to lily's. sitting in lily's lap, lily started to paint madaline's toenails since her nails had already been done days beforehand alongside kelly.

and, it was at this moment that madaline realised why weddings were so emotional and so stressful because there was a sort of innocence that she'd be losing because she'd be growing up. but, at the same time, madaline was the happiest she had ever been and she was just so excited to be married that she kind of tried her best to soak in and savour all the emotion so that she'd never forget it. 

  and i have to sit down for a while, the feeling that i'm losing her forever, and without really entering her world, i'm glad whenever i can share her laughter, that funny little girl 

 whilst doing madaline's toes, lily started to sing along with her to slipping through my fingers as it truly did feel like the f1 grid was losing their little leclerc baby after a short twenty-three years. and six of those twenty-three years, she had been dating her husband-to-be. so, for the rest of the f1 grid seeing their little baby finally marry her husband made it real for them. it made it real that she was growing up and entering into the new life that they all had been in for more than two decades at this point.

even though he knew he wasn't allowed to be actively looking for his sister, charles just couldn't help himself to stay when he heard madaline and lily, along with kika, kelly and alexandra, all sing together. it almost made him teary-eyed when he realised the song... who was he kidding, it totally made him cry when he heard the song as he rested his head against the door as he too also started to quietly sing along to the song. this song is really meaningful to charles now that he really started to feel like his younger sister was slipping through his fingers and finally growing up and getting married.

slipping through my fingers all the time, i try to capture every minute, the feeling in it

charles sang softly as he closed his eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks as he rested his head against the door of the room where his sister was getting ready with the help of his girlfriend alexandra and the other f1 wags. the wedding photographer was also in there but seemed as though she was also joining in with the singing and having fun.

charles smiled tearfully as he continued to sing, grateful that even though madaline was missing their dad and jules. who were sadly no longer with them on earth, she was still positive and allowing herself to fully be present and have all the fun in the world. no longer upset or scared about her wedding.

  slipping through my fingers all the time, do i really see what's in her mind? each time i think i'm close to knowing, she keeps on growing 

 as charles sang softly on the other side of the door, lily had finished painting madaline's toenails so kelly was now taking care of madaline's hairstyle before finishing it off by having alexandra help assist madaline into her wedding dress.

the girls continued to sing whilst the photographer continued to snap some candid photos of kelly curling madaline's hair before braiding two sections and forming it into a bun at the base of her head. "...wow kelly, this looks perfect and it's only just started..." 

  slipping through my fingers all the time

madaline smiled at the mirror as kelly finished doing her hair. her long blonde locks were curled and put back with a braided bun that was decorated with baby's breath. now that her hair, makeup and toenails were done, all that was left was to get her into her ceremony dress since madaline realised she couldn't choose between two. so, instead of having to choose which one to say no to, she decided which one to wear for the actual ceremony and then which one to wear for the reception afterwards.

"...thank you girls! i cannot thank you enough for helping me get ready!"

charles' pov

i could tell from the window next to madaline's room that she was getting changed into her ceremony dress with the help of my girlfriend, charlotte. turning away from the window, i sat down and rested against the door as i softly started to sing the next verse of slipping through my fingers. i hadn't realised until this very moment that the girls had been playing it and singing to it that i really related to it. in the same way, dad and jules surely would have related to it, because it was finally madaline's wedding day, i truly realised and felt like she was all of a sudden just slipping through my fingers and growing up way too quickly for my liking.

going back through our childhood together, before my motorsport really took off and took me away from my family, i remember always telling madaline to just slow down. because, before she knew it, she'd be getting married and having to do the adult stuff like pay for bills and work tirelessly so she should be thankful that she was still young. and for her to stay young for as long as she could and now, she was an adult. i mean, she has for the last few years, only a year younger than me and she was getting married. and there was no way i could just press a button that stopped time and stopped my sister from getting any older. 

and i'm not saying this because i never want madaline to grow up or get married or create her own family. nah, that just sounds a tiny bit creepy. it brings me so much joy to see madaline grow up and get married to her beautiful husband-to-be and have a family with him. it just makes me sad that she's no longer that spunky, bubbly, innocent little girl like she used to be. i just sometimes wish she could stay this little forever as selfish as it sounds, i just know it's something that dad and jules would be begging madaline about because i know they'd also want their little girl to stay as little forever as i'd want her to. 

but, that's the thing, she can't stay that little forever and, she has to grow up and get married and have her own family. otherwise i don't think madaline would be as happy as she is now if she wasn't moments away from getting married to her husband-to-be.

sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table barely awake, i let precious time go by. then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling and a sense of guilt i can't deny

i smiled as i sang, even though i knew i'd start crying and just let myself reflect. i was remembering those days when madaline and i were younger than we are now, obviously, sleep in our eyes and the both of us eating our breakfast together before going our separate ways to school and whatever it was i was doing with karting and motorsport. and now, i've realised the precious time that i just let slip away now that she's gone and just as donna sings to sophie, i feel that same odd melancholy feeling and guilt that i wasn't able to deny.

as the girls continued to sing, i knew i had to leave since i also had to get ready due to the wedding being less than an hour away at this point. walking away, i could faintly hear madaline and the girls sing the next verse making me smile at two of my best girls.

what happened to the wonderful adventures, the places i had planned for us to go? well, some of that we did, but most we didn't and why, i just don't know

knowing that i had been crying before walking back into the room where the groomsmen and best men were getting ready, i wiped away my tears as best as i could and took in a deep breath. mainly because i knew if madaline's husband-to-be saw me crying, he himself might start freaking out and that wasn't something that was needed at this point. especially now with so little time before the actual ceremony taking place. however, as soon as the lads were all ready and just chilling at this point, resting in our hotel room after so many photos had been taken, a small knock was heard on the door.

due to being the closest to the door, pierre opened it to see his girlfriend, kika's gorgeous smile straight away, "hey kika, what are you doing here?" pierre spoke up as kika smiled before giving an apologetic look to noah, madaline's husband-to-be

"i am so sorry noah but, is it okay if i just steal your guys for a moment? madaline has requested to have a small little moment with them before the ceremony..." kika trailed off as all of the groomsmen (me, pierre, lando, max, daniel, oscar, taylor and damien, two of noah's brothers) all lit up in excitement as noah smiled

"...of course you can, kika, it's not a problem at all," noah smiles as kika sends him a wink and grabs my hand whilst the rest of the groomsmen filter out behind us in a mix of confusion and excitement as to why we were suddenly being summoned

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by the time the groomsmen and kika had made their way to a gorgeous floral archway, they stopped and in confusion, charles spoke up asking kika why they had been dragged all the way over there.

"...kika, what are we doing here?" charles questions with a soft giggle as francisca smiles lovingly at her best friend

knowing that madaline wouldn't have the chance of a first look with her dad and to be walked down the aisle by him, she thought this was the perfect time to let madaline have a first look with her husband-to-be's groomsmen. which included her brother and also have him walk her down the aisle.

smiling, kika spoke up, "do you trust me, charles?" charles smiled and nodded his head at his best friend almost immediately - of course he trusted her, how could he not?

"of course, i trust you, kika!" charles answers in a matter-of-fact tone which makes the group giggle as francisca smiles back before responding

"good because i'll need you guys to close your eyes and keep them closed until i tell you to open them again, okay?" kika announces which slightly worries them but they listen and close their eyes

francisca noticed that all the guys had closed their eyes and weren't trying to peak or try to see what was going on so she gestured for madaline to come out of her hiding spot and walk over to the groomsmen for the first look.

slipping through my fingers all the time, i try to capture every minute the feeling in it

taking in a deep breath, madaline stood in front of her husband-to-be's groomsmen which literally included her older brother, charles and the other f1 grid racers that her husband was friends with. this was originally a moment she had been waiting for and dreaming of doing with her dad and jules. however, due to their untimely deaths, she wasn't able to do that. so, noah, madaline and francisca decided that as a compromise, madaline would instead do a first look with the groomsmen and then ask charles if he could walk her down the aisle since their dad wasn't able to do it.

francisca gave the girl some comfort knowing this whole situation was emotional and bittersweet for the girl before giving her a slight head nod, signalling that she could tell the guys to open their eyes.

"...you can open your eyes now..."

slipping through my fingers all the time, do i really see what's in her mind? each time i think i'm close to knowing, she keeps on growing. slipping through my fingers all the time

...as soon as madaline spoke up, letting the guys open their eyes, they did just that and then all fell silent as soon as they realised who was in front of them. standing in front of noah's groomsmen stood madaline all dressed up in her wedding dress and looking exactly how charles had imagined his baby sister would look like on her wedding day.

silence filled the floral outdoor archway for a few more moments before a tearful charles spoke up in french, "...tu es si jolie, madaline," he sniffled quietly as he smiled wide as madaline sighed out of relief as she giggled softly you look so pretty, madaline

"thanks, charles, you guys look so good as well!" madaline giggled in english as she swayed side to side shyly before charles walked forward

grabbing his sister's hands, he lifted one up as she smiled in slight confusion before understanding what he was doing when he started to twirl her to see the rest of the dress and the back of her hair. holding back a sob with his free hand, charles spoke up again as everyone else watched on with smiles.

"dad and jules are for sure kicking themselves that they're not here to see this," charles' voice broke as tears welled in his eyes and madaline nodded her head, her facial expressions softening

"i know, charles. i bet they are roaring mad that they're missing out but, i know they're here, i can feel them. they may not be alive but they're here!" madaline smiled as she pulled her brother in for a hug, giving him a quick kiss on the head

she then moved to pierre, lando, max, daniel, oscar, taylor and damien for hugs before moving back over to her brother to ask him a very important question.

"...charles, i have a question i wanted to ask you..." madaline trailed off in english so the others could understand since not all of them spoke or understood french as she held her brother's hand as he smiled, nodding his head

"...what is it bug?" charles replied with a smile on his face as everyone else watched on in suspense, everyone but kika, obviously

"well, since dad isn't here, and mum focusing on all of her other jobs making sure lorenzo and arthur are behaving, i was wondering if you wanted to walk me down the aisle and give me away..." madaline trailed off as charles' eyes once again filled with tears as a shaky breath left his mouth

"...are you sure?" charles whispered as his voice broke and madaline nodded her head, a big smile on her face

"i'm serious, i'm not marrying noah if you don't give me away, please charles. and before you ask, i have already asked mum, lorenzo and arthur but they have all kindly refused, wanting it to be you. so, please, will you walk me down the aisle, cause, truthfully, i'm too scared to do it alone..." madaline trailed off softly, her voice in a tone that wasn't at all pleading as charles gulped

he had no idea that their mum and two other brothers had refused to walk their daughter and sister down the aisle because they wanted him to do it instead. he wasn't hesitating because he didn't want to walk his sister down the aisle, he was hesitating because he knew that this job was supposed to be their dad's, not his. however, charles quickly came to his decision and wiped away his tears, smiling and nodding his head.

"even though i wish dad was here to do this, i'll be honoured to walk you down the aisle, mads," charles breathed out with a smile, madaline smiled brightly as she was brought into a hug by charles

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sometimes i wish that i could freeze the picture, and save it from the funny tricks of time, slipping through my fingers...

madaline smiled as she and charles walked down the aisle, her husband-to-be, noah patiently waiting for them. staring at her in complete awe, noah felt tears well in his eyes but he kept his cool even when he saw the tears well in his soon-to-be brother-in-law's eyes as he held his younger sister's hand as tightly as he possibly could.

the song that charles and madaline were walking down the aisle to was amazed by lonestar since it was the song that had been pre-picked by jules and herve years ago, before noah and madaline were even old enough to consider being married. it only made sense that that song stayed unchanged as it now paid tribute to them both.

the brother and sister had now made it halfway down the aisle and that was when they finally decided to share a sweet, comforting look with one another. both of them acknowledged that whilst today was a happy occasion, it was still upsetting and bittersweet that their dad and jules weren't alive to see it take place.

leaning to her ear, charles spoke up in french, "ça va, bug?" he whispered as madaline smiled and lightly nodded her head, so as not to alert the guests that they were talking you alright, bug?

"mhm, je vais bien charles," she mumbled back as charles smiled and took in another deep breath, comforted by the fact that his sister was okay mhm, i'm okay charles

"slipping through my fingers all the time. schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning, waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile,"

tears filled charles' eyes as he gave his sister away to marry noah, ignoring the way the bridal party, groomsmen and guests watched in complete awe. standing with his girlfriend with the rest of the bridal party, he couldn't help the tears that fell down his cheeks watching his sister get married to her husband without their dad and jules there at the wedding since their deaths.

halfway through the ceremony, madaline turned her head and made eye contact with her teary-eyed brother. understanding her brother's emotions, she smiled comfortingly and gave him a little wave before returning her attention back to the ceremony and her husband who gave her a sweet smile.

charles never realised until now that madaline had well and truly slipped through his fingers and it no longer bothered him because it wasn't like she'd never return ever again. 

fin

this was so much fun to write for a third time! anyway, i love this one-shot so much that i'm going to do like a part two that follows the reception part of madaline and noah's wedding and have it include the best man speech and all that jazz. it may also follow an abba song or something but i don't know yet but do keep your eyes peeled as it will be a good one.

©⠀amberjazmyn's original work. do not translate or steal any of my fics. 2024

[lilradridinghood]

I miss themmmm

Hubert x Pascal sketch commission drawn by @viinas <3

[medievalandfantasymelee]

We will not be accepting visual propaganda for the tournament profiles of following contenders, simply because they already have more than we frankly know what to do with. (Worry not, we will accept and reblog any and all qualifying propaganda for them when the Round begins).

- Westley [Cary Elwes], The Princess Bride (1987)

- Lancelot [Santiago Cabrera], BBC's Merlin (2008-2012)

- Arthur Pendragon [Bradley James], BBC's Merlin (2008-2012)

- Robin Hood [Errol Flynn], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

- Madmartigan [Val Kilmer], Willow (1988)

- Henry V [Tom Hiddleston], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)

- Sir Gwaine [Eoin Macken], BBC's Merlin (2008-2012)

- Aragorn [Viggo Mortensen], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

- Xenk Yendar [Regé-Jean Page], Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

- Inigo Montoya [Mandy Patinkin], The Princess Bride (1987)

- Sheriff of Nottingham [Alan Rickman], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

- Gawain [Dev Patel], The Green Knight (2021)

- Mat Cauthon [Donal Finn], The Wheel of Time (2021-)

- Caspian X [Ben Barnes], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010)

- Geoffrey Chaucer [Paul Bettany], A Knight's Tale (2001)

- Oberyn Martell [Pedro Pascal], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

- Hubert Hawkins [Danny Kaye], The Court Jester (1955)

The following contenders still have had No Additional Propaganda submitted:

- Amleth [Alexander Skarsgård], The Northman (2022)

- Niccolò Machiavelli [Thibaut Evrard], Borgia (2011-2014)

- Merry Brandybuck [Dominic Monaghan], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

- "Hotspur" Percy [Joe Armstrong], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)

And the following still has no Text Propaganda for his profile:

- Prince Jingim [Remy Hii], Marco Polo (2014)

The First Round of Competition shall commence on Sunday, the 29th of September.

This round shall last seven days and consist of ten Tilts (polls) per day* of competition, posted at half-hour intervals beginning at 4:00 PM each day by the reckoning of Eastern Daylight Time.

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*Due to the the number of polls in this round (74) on the first and last days of competition, we will be posting twelve tilts.

[gothamangelwings]

I’ve been playing Tales of Graces again; for like the 5th or 6th time, and I am overcome with Hubert x Pascal feels.  Seriously these two were made for each other. I need to expand my Huscal doujinshi collection.

[harley-sunday]

North Star [01]

Summary: “We were never bad, Charles, we just lost each other somewhere along the way.” It’s been two years since you and Charles broke up and you have been trying to find your way ever since. Will seeing him again make you find your true north?

Pairings: Pierre Gasly x reader (best friends) | Charles Leclerc x reader

Chapter warnings: Language. Mentions Anthoine Hubert. Please see the masterlist for general warnings.

Word count: 5.6k

AN: Reader is an unnamed OFC, nicknamed Flo. I went with an OFC because there is a lot of backstory that will be revealed throughout the story (including how she got her nickname), but I still wanted it to read as a reader insert. No mentions of y/n. For the sake of this fic Charles is very much single. 

Also. Ever since I found out Pierre and Charles used to go on vacation together with their families I knew I wanted to write something set in the present where they still get together once a year. Somehow New Year’s Eve fitted right into that and so here we are :)  This story is a slow-burn, I apologize in advance and at the same time try to make up for it with copious amounts of backstory to include Reader/Flo into the narrative, which I hope you’ll like.

[Flashback in italics]

Masterlist

Rouen, late summer 2000

“Tata!”

Pascale looks up from where she’s hidden away under an umbrella, shielding herself from the burning midday sun while trying to finish the book she started months ago. Worry creeps up on her when she sees the little girl running at her at full speed, arms flailing as she tries to keep her balance on the bumpy field of grass, skidding to a halt that almost has her crashing into the lounge chair Pascale’s sitting on.

“Tata!” The girl is panting now, her eyes wide and pointing somewhere behind her, “He climbed up the tree- And- And I told him not to- And,” a sob escapes her then, “And he fell, Tata. And now he’s crying. And-”

“Oh shit,” Pascale curses quietly, on her feet in an instant, stepping into the flip flops she kicked off just minutes before. She crouches down then, her hands cupping the hot, tear-stained cheeks of her best friend’s four-year old daughter, trying to calm down the little girl somewhat even though the attempt is futile. “It’s going to be ok, ma puce,” Pascale tries as she scoops up the little girl and heads towards her son.

Pierre’s wails get louder the closer she gets and she tries to tell herself that’s a good thing, because at least he’s still conscious. Right? She doesn’t know how bad it is, doesn’t know if he’s broken an arm, or a leg, or- She doesn’t want to think about it, doesn’t want to assume the worst even though it’s hard not to. The little girl directs her to a group of trees on her right and it’s then she sees her son standing there, feeling very sorry for himself no doubt, and a wave of relief washes over her.

Pascale kisses the little girl on the cheek before she sets her down, “You did good, sweetie.” She shakes her head at Pierre then, but there’s no hiding the relieved smile that tugs on her lips because even though he looks an absolute mess she doesn’t see any serious injuries. His hair is sticking up in every direction and she spots at least two twigs and a handful of leaves sticking to his dirty blonde locks, his jeans are ripped from where he must have landed on his knees, and his hands are covered in dirt but that’s about the worst of it. She kneels down and puts her hand under his chin, to make him look up at her, “Are you ok?” Pierre nods and so Pascale tuts, “What did you do, mon chou?”

Her son’s shoulders sag in defeat, his eyes looking down at his feet, and his voice is barely above a whisper when he says, “I fell.” 

Pascale doesn’t say anything, trying to see if he’ll tell her what really happened on his own. 

He does, “I fell from the tree.”

Pascale lets out a sigh, one she exaggerates just a little to get her point across, “What did I tell you about climbing trees?”

“I’m not allowed,” Pierre hangs his head even lower, not wanting to look at her. 

“Exactly.” Pascale holds out her arms to him then and when he steps into her embrace she pulls him close, “No more climbing trees, mister.”

He nods against her shoulder.

“What did you say?”

“No, maman,” he says, the reply whispered into her ear. 

“Good,” she lets go of him and holds out her hand, “let’s go get you cleaned up.” Pascale holds out her other hand to the little girl, “Come on, ma puce.”

They’re about halfway to the house when suddenly the little girl cries, “Am not!”

“Am too!” Pierre yells back, throwing her a look that is far too accusing for a four-year old, their whispered argument from just moments before now a screaming match that Pascale has heard many times before. 

“Am not,” the little girl says again, sounding a little more defeated now and Pascale can tell she’s on the brink of tears.

She lets go of the two little ones and lines them up next to each other, giving each of them a stern look, “What’s going on?”

Pierre sticks his chin out, not saying anything, but the little girl quietly sobs, “He says I’m a tattletale.” 

“Pierre,” Pascale warns him, one eyebrow raised to get her point across.

“She is,” Pierre replies solemnly. 

“Because she went and got me?” Pascale tries, even though she already knows the answer.

Pierre nods, “Yes.” 

“Oh honey,” Pascale smiles and ruffles Pierre’s hair. “She’s not a tattletale for coming to get me. What if you were seriously injured, hmm?”

“Yeah, but-”

“No, mon chou,” Pascale shakes her head. “She’s your best friend and that’s what best friends do. They look out for each other.”

XXX

Les Côtes, December 28, 2021

It’s a little after five in the afternoon and the sun has just begun to set, the light disappearing even faster now that you are driving through a dense patch of forest. Your navigation tells you to take the next right in that annoying voice of hers and so you shut it off because after twenty plus years of coming here you can make the drive down from Rouen to here pretty much with your eyes closed anyway. You only had it on to help you navigate the detours between Orleans and Bourges, the roadworks there adding an extra hour to what was already going to be a six-hour drive. 

When you make the final turn onto Les Côtes something heavy settles in your chest while at the same time there is an onslaught of butterflies fluttering around in your stomach and so you’re a little confused by the melting pot of emotions you’re feeling right now even though it has been brewing ever since you got into the car this morning. 

The driveway up to the house is narrow and so you keep your eyes peeled in front of you in case any wildlife decides to dart out of the forest and onto the dimly lit road. You’ll never forget the rabbit your Dad hit a  little bit further up the road. You must have been seven or eight and you were absolutely inconsolable when you found out the poor thing hadn’t survived. When your Dad joked you should take it back to the house so Mamie could use it for her famous rabbit stew you refused to get back into the car until your Mom promised she’d go back to pick up the rabbit and give him a proper burial in the backyard instead. 

The memory disappears from your mind when the big house comes into view and then another emotion is added to the mix, one you prefer to focus on for now because it’s the best feeling in the world. The feeling of coming home. 

You pull up not much later and before you can even honk the horn to let them know you’ve arrived the front door opens and Pierre comes rushing at you, a boyish grin plastered on his face and his arms outspread. You hardly have time to unbuckle your seatbelt and get out of your car before he throws himself at you, making you stumble backwards a bit from the sheer force of his hug. 

“Took you long enough,” he teases, but his voice is barely above a whisper and too full of emotion for you to take it personally. 

Instead you wrap your arms around him and pull him close because it really has been too long, “God, I’ve missed you.” 

He lets out a shaky breath, “Missed you too, Flo.” 

You smile at the use of your nickname, which is so connected to him and to this place that it makes the tears that have been burning in your eyes all day finally spill over. You try to blink them away but know it’s a futile attempt and so instead you just relish in the hug a little longer. When you finally pull back you see his eyes are a little glossed over as well and so you stick out your tongue at him while you wipe your own tears away, “Don’t go soft on me now, Gas.”

He makes a face at you before he presses a kiss to your cheek, “It’s just good to have you back.” 

“Yeah,” you nod, “it is.” When he lets go of you, you reach into the car and grab the package you brought him from where it’s been sitting in the passenger’s seat and hand it to him with a smile, “Here. Merry belated Christmas.”

He turns the oddly shaped package over in his hands and you can see his smile growing wider when the realisation hits, “You didn’t!”

“I did,” you counter with a wink. “How could I not?”

“But how? When did you go to-”

“I didn’t,” you say as you bump your shoulder against his on your way to the trunk to take out your suitcase. “Got it online.”

“Really?” He tears through the wrapping paper rather unceremoniously, pumping one fist in the air when he sees his present, and lets out a rather obscene groan, “Oh my God, I love you!”

“I know,” you say as you gently pat his arm before you hand him a big grocery bag, “There’s another two in here, so-”

“I won’t have to share?” His eyes light up and he lets out a cackle, “If Pyry finds out I ate an entire Galette des Rois by myself he is going to kill me.” He gently flicks your arm, “And you, for giving it to me.”

“Pfft,” you scoff, “I can take Pyry. No problem.”

Pierre laughs even harder then, “No you can’t.”

“I totally can.” 

“Flo-” he counters with a grin, shaking his head. 

“Yeah, ok, no. I can’t,” you agree quietly, knowing all too well you’ve got nothing on Pierre’s trainer who absolutely towers over you and looks like he could break you in half if he wanted to. He wouldn’t, because if anything he’s just a big softy, but still. No need to take any chances.

Pierre hands you the grocery bag back then, taking your suitcase out of the trunk instead, and nods towards the house, “Come on.”

XXX

Are you surprised to find Pierre’s mom in the kitchen, quietly singing along to some Jacques Brel song? No. Not really anyway, because in every memory you have of this place and these family vacations, Pascale, just like your Mom, is somehow always tied to the kitchen. 

“Look who finally decided to show up,” Pierre says from somewhere over your shoulder as he gently pushes you forward. 

The next moment almost happens in slow motion, Pascale turning around and wiping her hands on the tea towel that's tucked into the side of her apron, a wide smile on her face as she holds out her hands to you, “Ma puce.”

You step into her embrace with an equally wide smile, your chin resting on her shoulder comfortably, “Salut Tata.” It’s been a few weeks since you last saw her but it is as if no time has passed, her hug as warm and comforting as ever, “I’ve missed you,”

She lets go of you then but keeps her hands on your arms, her eyes wandering down from your head to your toes and back up before her eyes find yours, “You ok?”

“Yeah,” you nod, “I am now that I’m back here.” 

Pascale eyes you suspiciously but doesn’t push it. She doesn’t really have to either because she knows you’ll tell her eventually anyway. It’s always been like that. As a teenager you’d often go to Pascale with whatever problem you were having because instead of judging you she listened and let you talk your way through whatever it was you were dealing with at that time. You know it frustrated your Mom to no end and looking back it might have been a bit unfair to rather talk to your Mom’s best friend than to her, but isn’t that what all teenagers do? If anything, you remember Pierre did the same thing and always went to your Dad for advice. “We’ll catch up over dinner, ma puce. Now go,” she says with a wave of her hand, effectively dismissing you, “Tonton is over there somewhere-” she nods towards the living room, “-go say hi.”

“You sure you don’t want me to help with dinner?” You already know there is a very detailed roster somewhere that tells each and every one of you exactly when you are expected to do what and where, and you doubt she’s put you on it for today but still you offer.

“Oh no, no. Not tonight.” She points at her son, “Pierre is on kitchen duty with me. And it’s only the five of us anyway, so it shouldn’t take too long.”

“And yet there’s still a three-course meal going out,” Pierre mutters under his breath, shaking his head, and you can’t help but laugh when Pascale throws him a warning look.

When you pass Pierre you throw him a wink and whisper a quiet, “Good luck,” knowing all too well Pascale takes no prisoners when it comes to her cooking or her planning. You make your way to the living room but you only find Katerina there, curled up on one of the big couches, with a book in her lap. You’ve met here once before, at the Qatar Grand Prix earlier this year which Pierre invited you and his parents too as well, and so you’re quick to make your way over to her, “Hi.” 

“Hi,” she responds with a smile, getting up to give you a hug.

“How have you been?”

“Good.” She waves her hand around, “You weren’t lying-” she says, referring to the talk you had with her back in the paddock, “-it really is a gorgeous house.”

“It is.” The house has been in the Gasly family for generations and it’s where you have celebrated New Year’s Eve ever since you were born, the annual trips always one of the highlights of the year for you. If anything, the place holds a lot of memories and maybe that’s why you’re still so torn between whether to feel happy or sad to be back here. 

“How was your trip down here?” 

“Good.” Then with a smile, “I always forget how long the drive down actually is, but it’s good to be back here.”

“Pierre’s Dad is over there,” Katerina says then, with a nod of her head, as if she knows she wasn’t the one you were looking to find per sé. 

“Thank you,” you mouth quietly, promising her you’ll have plenty of time to catch up later before you make your way to the dining room where you find Pierre’s Dad squatting in front of the fireplace, trying to nurse what seems to be a dying fire back to life by softly blowing on the glowing embers. You keep quiet for a second, leaning against the doorframe as you watch him for a while.

“Tonton?” Your voice is a little rough and just as you’re about to clear your throat to try again Jean-Jacques looks at you from over his shoulder, a tender smile forming on his lips.

You watch him as he gets up with a groan and you think you hear him curse getting older as he turns around and makes his way to you but still his smile never wavers. He wraps his arms around you so gently that it’s almost as if he’s afraid you’ll break if he isn’t careful, the polar opposite of the way Pierre hugged you not even ten minutes ago. He’s always been like this, has always been extra gentle with you, but even more so after that dark July day all those years ago, when he promised that from there on he would take care of you as if you were his own. “Salut, ma petite.”

“Hi,” you reply, your voice a little muffled by the fabric of his sweater. 

“I’m glad you came,” he admits easily as he lets go of you and, like Pascale did earlier, holds you at arm’s length for a little longer. “It’s been, what, three years since you were here last?”

You nod, “Yeah.”

“You’ll be fine,” he tells you with a wink. “I’ll make sure he behaves.”

You can’t help but laugh, knowing all too well it isn’t Pierre he’s talking about, and press a kiss to his cheek as a thank you before you nod towards the fire, “Need a hand with that?”

Jean Jacques chuckles, “Oh no, sweetheart, that’s ok.” A wink then, “Wouldn’t want to stray away from Pascale’s roster already on the first day, now would we?”

XXX

With a somewhat heavy heart you make your way upstairs, your suitcase in one hand while the other holds on to the handrail to try and keep your balance. Your room, the one that has been solely yours for the past seven years, is right across the landing and so before you know it your hand hovers over the handle and you try to summon the courage needed to enter. It’s just a bedroom, you try to tell yourself, just a place for you to sleep, nothing special. Problem is, last time you slept here was with him and you know the memories that have threatened to surface ever since you got here will more likely than not come rushing at you once you open that door.

Taking a deep breath, trying to find the courage needed, you push the handle down, open the door and step inside. An instant wave of relief washes over you when you notice the picture frames you were dreading to see are no longer there, the shelves and nightstand empty except for the picture of you and your parents, and you can only assume the rest of them are safely stored away in the small cardboard box that’s sitting on your bed. You wonder who’s packed them away for you, figured it must have been Pascale and remind yourself to thank her for it later. 

Deciding you’ll unpack later tonight you push your suitcase into a corner somewhere and walk to the ensuite bathroom instead, figuring you should probably freshen up a bit before you head down for dinner. After splashing some cold water on your wrists and face you search around for a towel, finally finding one in the cabinet under the sink. Just as you take it out a small blue glass bottle catches your eye and a quiet, “Oh,” escapes you.

Just seeing it brings on a rush of memories but then it’s like your body has a mind of its own as you find yourself reaching for the bottle of cologne and bringing it up to your nose. The familiar scent hits you almost immediately and it’s too much. Memory after memory of him and your time together run through your head and you can feel tears starting to form in your eyes. Fuck.

Looking at yourself in the mirror you shake your head and wipe away the few tears that have spilled over, determined to pull yourself together so that when you finally do see him again tomorrow, for the first time after you broke up, you can at least try to pretend everything’s fine. 

XXX

Dinner is a long affair but still only a taste of what is to come when twelve more adults and a handful of kids arrive over the next two days, but you don’t mind. You’ve always loved these long, drawn out dinners with the Gasly’s. You are glad it’s just the five of you tonight though, because it gives you a chance to catch up with Pierre and his parents in relative peace. 

Pierre is doing most of the talking, animatedly telling Katerina about the five years he spent racing karts because even though she didn’t really ask him about it, that’s never stopped him before. He loves to relive his karting days, not in the least because it was such a big deal in both of your lives from an early age. More often than not you’d be by his side during the race weekends, mostly because you had your own races to compete in but also because your Dad worked as a car mechanic and loved to tinker around with both your and Pierre’s karts in his free time, always trying to improve their performance. 

“God, remember that time your Dad made some ‘adjustments’-” Pierre air-quotes the word, “-to my kart and I almost went flying off the track in Reims?”

You can’t help but laugh, remembering all too well how spooked Pierre was after that first training session, his eyes wide and unsure whether he should be scared or thrilled at the speed he suddenly had. “It took Dad years to admit he might have overdone it,” you tell Katerina with a smile. Looking back at Pierre you narrow your eyes, “Didn’t you ask him to-”

“-put it back to its original settings?” Pierre nods but then points at Pascale, “But only ‘cause she made me.” 

“That thing was a deathtrap,” Pascale says, shaking her head as she starts clearing out the plates so she can serve dessert. She laughs then and looks at you, “Your mother gave him a pretty big scolding after that race if I remember correctly. I think he even slept on the couch for a few nights.” 

“Really?” You feel your eyes widen, because this is brand new information. It sounds like something your Mom would do though and so you don’t for a second doubt that it’s true. It’s both wonderful and a little heartbreaking  how even after all these years you still learn new things about your parents, you think as you sit back in your chair, not missing the way Pierre sends you a comforting wink to let you know he gets it. 

Katerina stays quiet and you’re not sure if she knows but it doesn’t really feel like now is a good time to bring it up either and so you don’t say anything, instead listening to Pierre’s Saint Amand story, where he won only because the two leaders pushed each other off the track in the last lap. You’ve heard the story many times before, could probably recite it word for word if you had to, but still love the way he tells it, all wild gestures and wide eyes. Katerina simply listen and even though both you and Pierre try your best to make her a part of the conversation you know it’s not easy for a newcomer to even begin to understand the sort of shorthand you’ve developed with Pierre over the years, often needing nothing more but a look to know what the other wants to say. Even his parents don’t understand what is going on half of the time. 

Maybe you should spend some time alone with her, you think, because even though you spoke a little during the Qatar Grand Prix, you spent most of your time roaming the paddock, both looking for and trying to avoid certain familiar faces. You excuse yourself and leave the table, making your way to the kitchen where you find Pascale plating the desserts, “Tata?”

“Yes, ma puce?”

“Do you have the roster somewhere?”

“It’s on the fridge in the pantry,” she says as she points over her shoulder. “Why?”

“I’d like to take Katerina to Issoire tomorrow,” you start. “I still need a dress for the party and I figured it would be a nice opportunity to get to know her a bit better.” 

“I think I put you on breakfast together with Katerina,” she says with a smile. “So after that you are free to go.”

“Ah, perfect,” you say, pressing a kiss to her cheek. “Thank you.” 

“You are very kind to do that,” she tells you, her voice soft. Her expression changes then and she cups your cheek with her hand, “Your parents would be so proud of you, sweetheart. I just know it.”

You let yourself lean into her touch but don’t say anything, not really trusting your voice right now. 

“I know it is not always easy and I know you were hesitant about coming here again, but I’m glad that you did. It would not be the same without you.” She throws you a warm smile, “It was weird not having you here two years ago.”

“Yeah,” you agree quitely. When Pascale gives your cheek one last squeeze before she drops her hand you easily admit, “I just couldn’t- It would have been-”

“Shh,” she tells you with a shake of her head, “no need to explain, ma puce. Believe it or not I have gotten my heart broken once or twice and I would have done probably the same thing.” 

“Thank you.” You remember the box on your bed then, “And thank you for cleaning up my room. I was not looking forward to that.”

She chuckles and you’re a little confused at her reaction but then she tells you, “That wasn’t me, sweetheart. Pierre did that.” 

XXX

Monza, September 6, 2020

It’s when he’s on the podium, the French national anthem blasting through the speakers, that it finally starts to sink in. He’s a winner. He won fucking Monza. After all the shit he’s been through last year with Red Bull he finally gets his revenge. He finally gets to show the world that he’s not the chieur they made him out to be and God does it feel good. 

When the Italian anthem takes over from the French to celebrate Torro Rosso he allows himself a moment to take it all in, to really enjoy it. His eyes scan the crowd below and he can’t help but smile when he sees his team looking up at him, the Italians among them loudly singing along to their national anthem. He’s so proud of each and every one of them for all the hard work they’ve put not only into the car but into him as well. When the music ends and he gets the trophy he takes a few steps towards the crew, pointing at his engineer and pit crew to let them know this is as much their win as it is his. There’s confetti then, and champagne, and before he knows it his team principal douses him in the sticky sparkly wine to celebrate his win.

After a minute or so he feels the need to sit down for a moment because it’s all too much. Stroll and Sainz come up to congratulate him, and Carlos jokes that he could have taken him in another lap or two and he can’t help but smile knowing the Spaniard is probably right. Not that it matters, because when the race ended he was the first to cross the line. He watches the drivers as they leave the podium not long after, finally having a moment to himself. The tears that have been burning in his eyes ever since he saw the chequered flag finally spill over and he runs a hand over his face, shaking his head because part of him, however tiny that part may be, still doesn’t believe it. 

It’s when he looks out across the paddock once more that he sees her, his best friend, standing a little to the side, away from the madness of the pit crews. Even from this distance he can tell she’s crying and it takes everything he has not to start again too. Locking eyes with her then, he shakes his head and mouths a quiet, “Incroyable,” at her. He sees her nod in response, trying to smile through her tears. 

To win Monza is one thing, he muses to himself as he takes a sip of champagne, the bottle heavy in his hands, but to win Monza with her here makes it even more special.

Aside from his family, she has been the only constant in his life and they have gone through so much together already, both high and lows, wins and losses. Too many losses for a bunch of twenty four year-olds, he thinks wryly, knowing he thought of Anthoine when he held up his trophy but he thought of her parents when he crossed the finish line.

So when people ask him what the most valuable lesson he's learned over these past few years is, it’s this: Never take anything or anyone for granted. 

XXX

“Here you go,” you say as you hand Pierre his hot chocolate which he takes from you with a bright smile. It’s just the two of you now, his parents going to bed just before midnight and Katerina following not much later, and so you have moved away from the dining room to one of the more comfortable couches in the living room, where each of you are snuggled up in your respective corners.

“Santé,” he says, holding up his mug in the air with a grin.

“To year twenty-five of this friendship,” you say, mimicking his move before you take a sip, careful not to burn your tongue as you have done so many times in the past.

Pierre’s smile drops and so you look at him with raised eyebrows, a little worried about his change of demeanour. He shrugs, “Don’t you feel like we missed two years though?”

“Hmm,” you agree quietly because you can see his point. The last time you spent more than just a few days together was at the end of the 2019 season, when he was in Rouen for two weeks. Not long after you decided to skip that year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations because of your breakup, opting to stay at home instead, the pandemic hit. The travel ban put in place shortly after meant you didn’t get to see any of his races that year except for Monza. 

Monza. You can’t help but smile when you think back to that day. You weren’t even supposed to be there, had a work event you had to attend that Saturday, but Pierre insisted you’d come see at least one race that year and so he flew you out on Sunday on the company’s jet. The rest, as they say, is history. 

This year you at least got to see him race in Spa and in Qatar but it still wasn’t up to par with the amount of time you used to spend together. Even though you kept in touch through messages and video calls it wasn’t the same and you are the first to admit you have missed him terribly over the past two years. Looking at him from over your mug you try to smile, “It would be nice to catch up on some lost time next year.” 

“Just tell me when and where, Flo,” he says with a wink, “you know there is always a paddock pass waiting for you.”

“I’d like that,” you admit easily. 

His eyebrows knit together then and he looks at you curiously but doesn’t say anything, almost as if he’s trying to choose his next words carefully. When he finally does speak you realise he has, “Are you ok?”

Taking a deep breath you try to smile, “Getting there.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah,” you echo quietly. When he keeps quiet you know he’s waiting for a more elaborate answer and so you shrug, “Moving back to Rouen was- It was probably the best decision I’ve made in the past two years. I don’t know why I felt this need to move halfway across the country because in the end it hurt all the same no matter where I was.” You look down at your mug, “Rouen is home, you know, and there’s nowhere- It’s where I need to be.”

Pierre’s next question is not what you expected although by now you shouldn’t be surprised because sometimes it’s like he knows you better than you know yourself, “Are you ok with seeing him again tomorrow?”

You take your time, not wanting to give him a rushed, half-true answer. This is your best friend, he’ll see right through the bullshit in a heartbeat and so you answer as honestly as you can, “I think I am. I mean, it’s been two years-” a sad smile tugs on your lips, “-but at the same time, it’s only been two years, you know?” You don’t wait for a reply and instead continue because now that you’ve started it’s hard to stop, “It’s just weird, I guess. I mean, it’s not like he hurt me, right? There wasn’t a big fight or- Neither of us cheated, or anything like that. We just-” you shake your head trying to gather your thoughts.

Again Pierre surprises you, “I think maybe it was a ‘right person, wrong time’ kind of thing, no?” 

You roll your bottom lip between your teeth, letting his words sink in before you look back up at him and nod, “Yeah, I think it was.” 

“He misses you too, you know.”

You’re about to argue that you don’t miss him but both you and Pierre know that’s a big fat lie and so you wait for him to continue because you’re a little intrigued by this new insight. 

“He doesn’t really say it, but I can tell.” Pierre stretches out his legs in front of him so he can nudge your foot with his, “I think he is just as nervous as you are for tomorrow.” 

“I don’t know,” you let out a sigh. This time it’s you who nudges his foot with yours, “Thank you, by the way.”

“For?”

“Taking down the pictures and everything else that was left of Charles in my room.”

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Notes: Tata = Auntie Tonton = Uncle Galette des Rois = a French cake, typically eaten on January 6 Chieur = pain in the ass

Most of the nicknames will be in French, because, well, I love the wide variety they have :)

[chengfagshi]

Top 5 favorite Tales ships, in no order.

1. Chester x Arche (Phantasia)

2. Tear x Luke (Abyss)

3. Alphen x Shionne (Arise)

4. Moses x Jay (Legendia)

5. Yuri x Flynn (Vesperia)

There's several honorable mentions. Like I adore Lloyd x Colette and Lloyd x Sheena. As well as Pascal x Hubert to name a few.

[sorunort]

happy mermay i made a cheria x mileena little mermaid au and redrew some panels from the movie!

cheria is ariel, mileena is eric, (not pictured) phil and ix are both grimsby bc i said so, emeraude is ursula, (not pictured) asbel is flounder but hes a merman because Reasons, and pascal is scuttle and hubert is sebastian! 

i plan on doing more redraws in the future so hope you keep half an eye out for that! <3

[aurantia-ignis]

WIP Tag Game

Tagged by @miraimisu sorry I’m lateeee 

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

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PlumeriaGaidenMAIN_4d (Gladion/Moon, part of the BAS series)

04 - Elegant (Gladion/Moon)

08 - Snow (Gladion/Moon)

09 - AU (Gladion/Moon)

11 - GreedV2 (Gladion/Moon)

Rapunzel Chapter BReakdown (Gladion/Moon)

Roller Coaster Pruned (Gladion/Moon)

summer (Nessa/Raihan)

Draft2 (Bede/Gloria)

BEDERIA FAE (Bede/Gloria)

Drugapplin (Hop/Gloria)

Notes (Miraculous Ladybug AU)

Hunchback script (Sophie/Lambda)

Festival (Asbel/Cheria.... I think??)

Rock Plot (Hubert/Pascal.... I think)

Axebeaks (Yuri/Estelle)

chapter timeline (Yuri/Estelle)

I... didn’t even realise I had these many WIPs....... Although most of them are abandoned or unfinished works really ahaha

I tag @yume-x-hanabi 

[seleniahanabira]

[AC] Tales of Costume QR Masterpost

[Will be Updated - for Animal Crossing games compatible with the QR code system; in New Horizons, these can be obtained by downloading the Nintendo Switch App, activating NookLink and scanning in the QR codes]

Tales of Phantasia

Mint

Arche (Halloween)

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X

Dio

Mel

Tales of Destiny

Leon

Tales of Destiny 2

Reala

Tales of Symphonia

Masterpost (Lloyd, Colette, Genis, Raine, Kratos, Zelos, Sheena, Regal, Presea)

Masterpost (Colette, Lloyd, Kratos)

Lloyd (Formal)

Colette (Formal)

Colette (Beach)

Colette (Cheerleader)

Colette (Christmas)

Presea (Little Madam)

Seles

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World

Emil

Emil (School Uniform)

Marta

Marta (Cheerleader)

Tales of Legendia

Mimi

Tales of the Abyss

Masterpost (Luke, Tear, Guy, Natalia, Jade, Anise, Asch)

Masterpost (Luke, Tear, Guy, Natalia, Jade, Anise)

Masterpost (Asch, Ion, Legretta, Sync, Arietta, Largo, Dist)

Fon Master Ion

Sync the Tempest

Luke (Formal)

Guy (Formal)

Jade (Butler)

Natalia (Princess)

Anise (Halloween)

Tales of Hearts

Kohaku, Ines

Beryl, Kunzite

Tales of Vesperia

School Uniforms (Yuri and Flynn)

Patty

Yuri

Yuri (various outfits)

Masterpost (Yuri, Flynn, Estelle, Rita, Karol, Raven, Judith, Patty)

Schwann

Alexei

Yuri (Halloween)

Rita (Waiter)

Rita (Halloween)

Patty (Great Pirate Successor)

Patty (Beach)

Tales of Graces

Asbel (shirt)

Asbel (Dress)

Asbel (Child)

Asbel (Christmas)

Hubert

Hubert (Child)

Cheria

Richard

Richard (Child)

Pascal (School Uniform)

Sophie (School Uniform)

Sophie (Lolita)

Sophie (Raincoat)

Tales of Xillia

Jude (Shirt)

Jude (Dress)

Jude (Christmas)

Alvin

Leia

Leia (School Uniform)

Elize

Elize (Alt Colours)

Elize (Christmas)

Elize (School Uniform)

Elize (Halloween)

Milla (Christmas)

Milla (School Uniform)

Tales of Xillia 2

Jude 

Ludger (Rollo Hoodie)

Ludger (Alt Colours)

Ludger (Chef)

Julius

Victor

Elize (Alt Colours)

Elize (No Jacket)

Masterpost (Elle, Ludger, Ludger Variation)

Tales of Zestiria

Sorey

Mikleo

Epilogue Mikleo

Mikleo Variation

Rose

Edna

Edna (Alt Colours)

Various

Presa (ToX), Luke Variation (TotA), Ludger Variation (ToX2) x2, Raven Variation (ToV)

Sophie (ToG), Alt Milla (ToX2), Elle (ToX2), Natalia (TotA), Reala (ToD2), Elize (ToX2)

Rutee (ToD), Chat (ToE)

Reid (ToE), Sophie (ToG)

Richard (ToG), Meredy (ToE), Alt Milla (ToX2)

Various incl costumes from Phantasia, Destiny 2, Symphonia, Symphonia: DotNW, Legendia, Abyss, Vesperia, Graces, Xillia/2, Zestiria, Link, Radiant Mythology, World

Update 1: 20/3/2020 23:10 GMT [Zestiria, Phantasia, Vesperia + Xillia/2 Add-on] Update 2: 21/3/2020 13:45 GMT [P, P:NDX, D, D2, S:DotNW | Multiple Addons]

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Eden Academy

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2UfgSX4

by That_Awesome_Prussian

Summary inside...

Words: 89, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Disney - All Media Types, DCU, Marvel Cinematic Universe, X-Men - All Media Types, Henry Danger (TV), The Thundermans, The Umbrella Academy (TV), Star Wars - All Media Types, Scooby Doo - All Media Types, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Danny Phantom, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - Rick Riordan, The Kane Chronicles - Rick Riordan, Lumine (Webcomic), Hooky (Webcomic), unOrdinary (Webcomic), Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler, Soul Eater, 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Naruto, Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types, Hetalia: Axis Powers, 七つの大罪 - 鈴木央 | Nanatsu no Taizai | The Seven Deadly Sins - Suzuki Nakaba (Anime & Manga), Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Hunter X Hunter

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Helen "Elastigirl" Parr, Edna Mode, Bob "Mr. Incredible" Parr, Evil Queen | Regina Mills, Fairy Godmother (Disney), Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Diana (Wonder Woman), Arthur Curry (DCU), Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Pamela Isley, Harleen Quinzel, Selina Kyle, Alfred Pennyworth, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Thor (Marvel), Sweden (Hetalia), Turkey (Hetalia), China (Hetalia), France (Hetalia), Ukraine (Hetalia), Raven | Mystique, Ray Manchester, Barb Thunderman, Anakin Skywalker, Hank Thunderman, Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Kanan Jarrus, Aslan (Narnia), Vlad Masters, Maddie Fenton, Jack Fenton, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Newt Scamander, Chiron (Percy Jackson), Aiden (Lumine), Nicholas St. North, Toothiana (Guardians of Childhood), E. Aster Bunnymund, Sebastian Michaelis, Undertaker (Kuroshitsuji), Claude Faustus, Franken Stein, Saiki Kusuke, Hatake Kakashi, England (Hetalia), Merlin (Nanatsu no Taizai), Escanor (Nanatsu no Taizai), Estarossa (Nanatsu no Taizai), Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, Maes Hughes, Carol Danvers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Reed Richards, Susan Storm (Fantastic Four), Ben Grimm, Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Ororo Munroe, Logan (X-Men), Merida (Disney), Hubert (Disney: Brave), Hamish (Disney), Harris (Disney), Anastasia Tremaine (Disney), Ariel (Disney), Beast (Beauty and the Beast), Peter Pan (Peter Pan), Hercules (Disney), Megara (Disney), Taran (The Black Cauldron), Anna (Disney), Hans (Disney), Barbara Gordon, Roy Harper, Koriand'r (DCU), Megan Morse, Wally West, Bart Allen, Gamora (Marvel), Michael Jones, Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Wanda Maximoff, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Jazz Fenton, Ron Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Percy Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Mallory Keen, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Nico (Hooky), Blyke (unOrdinary), Isen (unOrdinary), Hitachiin Hikaru, Hitachiin Kaoru, Seborga (Hetalia), Arthur Pendragon (Nanatsu no Taizai), Dash Parr, Aurora (Disney), Cinderella, female John "Jacklin" Smith, Alice (Alice in Wonderland), Rapunzel (Disney), EIlonwy (The Black Cauldron), Elsa (Disney), Kristoff (Disney), Stephanie Brown, Kara Danvers, Artemis Crock, Gwen Stacy, Peter Quill, Johnny Storm, Pietro Maximoff, Evan Daniels, Alex Summers, Henry Hart (Henry Danger), Piper Hart, Luther Hargreeves, Luke Skywalker, Fred Jones, Peter Pevensie, Dash Baxter, Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson), Hazel Levesque, Jason Grace, Luke (percy jackson), Octavian (Percy Jackson), Will Solace, Sadie Kane, Magnus Chase, William (Hooky), Arlo (unOrdinary), Astrid (How to train your dragon), Finnian (Kuroshitsuji), Baldroy (Kuroshitsuji), Elizabeth Midford, Ronald Knox, Alois Trancy, Liz Thompson (Soul Eater), Patty Thompson, Maka Albarn, Nendou Riki, Uzumaki Naruto, Suoh Tamaki, Haninozuka Mitsukuni, Germany (Hetalia), America (Hetalia), Russia (Hetalia), Elinor (Disney), Queen Arianna of Corona (Disney), Canada (Hetalia), Netherlands (Hetalia), Liechtenstein (Hetalia), Poland (Hetalia), Switzerland (Hetalia), Estonia (Hetalia), Latvia (Hetalia), Lithuania (Hetalia), Belarus (Hetalia), Denmark (Hetalia), Norway (Hetalia), New Zealand (Hetalia), Sealand (Hetalia), Meliodas (Nanatsu no Taizai), Elaine (Nanatsu no Taizai), Edward Elric, Winry Rockbell, Kurapika (Hunter X Hunter), Prince (Disney: Snow White), Phillip (Disney), Belle (Disney), John Rolfe (Disney), Milo (Atlantis the lost empire), Eugene Fitzherbert | Flynn Rider, Peter Parker, Rogue (X-Men), Kitty Pryde, Max Thunderman, Phoebe Thunderman, Nora Thunderman, Billy Thunderman, Klaus Hargreeves, Vanya Hargreeves, Han Solo, Leia Organa, Susan Pevensie, Lucy Pevensie, Tucker Foley, Hermione Granger, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Frank Zhang, Carter Kane, Walt Stone, Thomas Jefferson Jr. (Magnus Chase), Halfborn Gunderson, Samirah al-Abbas, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Paula (Kuroshitsuji), Fujioka Haruhi, North Italy (Hetalia), Austria (Hetalia), Hungary (Hetalia), Greece (Hetalia), South Italy (Hetalia), Spain (Hetalia), Hong Kong (Hetalia), South Korea (Hetalia), Australia (Hetalia), Wy (Hetalia), Diane (Nanatsu no Taizai), Fairy King Harlequin, Violet Parr, Snow White, Drizella Tremaine (Disney), Gaston (Disney), Jasmine (Disney), Aladdin (Disney), Pocahontas (Disney), Mulan, Li Shang, Jack of Hearts - Character, Tiana (Disney), Naveen (Disney), Moana (Disney), Moui (Disney), Esmerelda (Disney), Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Jonathan Kent, Harry Osborn, Miles Morales, Mantis (Marvel), Charlotte (Henry Danger), Diego Hargreeves, Allison Hargreeves, Ben Hargreeves, Ezra Bridger, Edmund Pevensie, Caspian (Narnia), Sam Manson, Danny Fenton, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Thalia Grace, Nico di Angelo, Zia Rashid, Calla (Lumine), Kody (Lumine), Daniela "Dani" Wytte (Hooky), Dorian Wytte (Hooky), Mark Evans, John Doe (unOrdinary), Ciel Phantomhive, William T. Spears, Nakatsukasa Tsubaki, Death the Kid, Uchiha Sasuke, Ootori Kyouya, Morinozuka Takashi, Japan (Hetalia), Zeldris (Nanatsu no Taizai), Leorio (Hunter X Hunter), Illumi Zoldyck, Flounder (Disney), Mushu (Disney), Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland), Pascal (Disney), Kida, Olaf (Disney), Garth (DCU), Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, Groot (Marvel), Kurt Wagner, Chewbacca (Star Wars), Scooby Doo, Alex Fierro, Lumine (Lumine), Damien Wytte (Hooky), Monica (Hooky), Seraphina (unOrdinary), Remi (unOrdinary), Jack Frost, Mey-Rin (Kuroshitsuji), Grell Sutcliff, Haruno Sakura, Soul Eater Evans, Black Star (Soul Eater), Saiki Kusuo, Teruhashi Kokomi, Aiura Mikoto, Kaidou Shun, Prussia (Hetalia), Iceland (Hetalia), Ban (Nanatsu no Taizai), Gowther (Nanatsu no Taizai), Elizabeth Liones, Helbram (Nanatsu no Taizai), Hawk (Nanatsu no Taizai), Gilthunder (Nanatsu no Taizai), Howzer (Nanatsu no Taizai), Jericho (Nanatsu no Taizai), Margaret Liones, Veronica Liones, Alphonse Elric, Gon Freecs, Killua Zoldyck, Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)

Relationships: Other Relationship Tags to Be Added

Additional Tags: Female Captain Hook | Killian Jones

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2UfgSX4

[runningracingdancingchasing]

The TANGLED/ BEFORE EVER AFTER/ THE SERIES Roleplay Master List

Have you wanted to roleplay with a certain character from Tangled, Tangled Before Ever After, and/or Tangled the Series, but just weren’t sure where to find the characters you were looking for? Well, look no further! This is a Master List of those characters, organized by character name. Blogs will be in alphabetical order.

If you roleplay as a character from the Tangled Franchise (including OCs who exist primarily in the Tangled universe) and do not see your name on the list, or if you are on the list, but have since changed your URL, please message me so I can add/edit you! Similarly, if I have added your name to the list and you would like to be removed, or if you know that an account has deactivated, please let me know.

RAPUNZEL

@asundrop @coronian @coroniian @enchantedravenxmuses @flcatinglights @fleurdesxleil​ @heartlosttravelers​ @lanternlitprincess @longgoldenhair @lostsunshineofcorona @maskedmuses @oflanternlight @paintinglanterns @priincessofcorona @prinzessonne @rpnzl @runningracingdancingchasing @sunlight-maiden @sunlived @svnxdrop @technicallyalchemy @towercursed @wxndinmyhair

EUGENE FITZHERBERT/FLYNN RIDER

@coronas-dashing-rogue @coronianthief @fitzhcrbert @goofymuses @gottagetmeoneofthesev @heartlosttravelers @prettylarcenist @ofaladyaqrowandathief @outlikeflynn @priinceconsort @rogueprinceconsort @sonnenstola @stoicthief @strawberryfitzsherbert @suaverogue @suntheft @thieveskingdom @tunichtguter

PASCAL

@perceptionborn

MAXIMUS

@iiamthehorse @notabadhorse

MOTHER GOTHEL

@fauxmother @flowervain @motheriiiisms

QUEEN ARIANNA

@enchantedravenxmuses @sunlightswallowed @sunregina @there-is-more-in-you

KING FREDERIC

@coronasking @grcwingstrcng @laternekonig @mighty-king-of-corona

PUB THUGS

x

STABBINGTON BROTHERS

@twin-mercenaries

CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD

@notgettingawaythistime

GUARDS

@theenguards (Stan and Pete)

CASSANDRA

@askcassandraofcorona @betrayal-inwaiting @grcwingstrcng @ladyoftheguard @nononsenselady @swcrdmaiden @waitinwings

LANCE STRONGBOW/ARNWALDO SCHNITZ

@acutelyarachnophobic @grcwingstrcng

VARIAN

@acollageofcanon @alchemiicxl @alchemyxnotxmagic @askvarian-alchemyisforstuds @coronabane @dragonsongs @makehear@oldcoronas @strcysouls @the-alchemical-key @varianx @vcriicn @wcrthpride

QUIRIN

@alchemyxnotxmagic @amberedpride @grcwingstrcng @quirinamber

ADIRA

@rxcksswxrd @shadowweirdo

KING EDMUND

@itcannotbestopped

ZHAN TIRI

@zhantiri

DEMANITUS/ VIGOR THE VISIONARY

@lorddemanitus @mxnkeysxrcerer

ANGRY AND/OR RED

@silentxstrikers @starsweepers

LADY CAINE

@aladysrevenge @angelinthehouse @piratrose

NIGEL

@nigeltheadvisor

RUDDIGER

@loyalraccoon

STALYAN

@heartlosttravelers @prizedstalyan @stalyan

ANTHONY THE WEASEL

@anthony-the-weasel

VEX

@heartlosttravelers

FIDELLA

x

OWL

x

POCKET

x

CAINE’S THUGS

x

THE BARON

x

UNCLE MONTY

x

ANDREW/HUBERT

x

XAVIER

x

CAPTAIN QUAID

x

OCs

@braidedlily @drxpofsunlight @forvistdronning @malinthemoon @morewennaofcorona @older-than-old-corona @themotherofalchemy

[welkikitty]

Why not...

Tagged by @mikia87. Thanks!

Name : K

Gender : Female

Top Three Four Ships :

Chris x Percival, Suikoden III

Welkin x Alicia, Valkyria Chronicles

Hubert x Pascal, Tales of Graces

Mia x Nash, Lunar

...and many, many more...like Kevin x Ries, Trails in the Sky

Birth : Taurus

Relationship : Married, plus 1 child and 3 cats

Favorite color : Pink

Last Song : Real Gone, Sheryl Crow

Last Movie : Oceans Eleven. Hey, it was on TV...

Tag : @middletails @mildkat @guardianoftime @nikisaur @elucifexeia

[faintedincoils]

A, M, L, T

A - Your current OTP: Most recent is probably Jon/Gerry from The Magnus Archives. For a classic OTP I've been craving lately even after all these years, it's Parker/Hardison/Eliot from Leverage.

L - Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request, what do you ask for: I'd ask @emungere for some Hannibal sugardaddy hannigram fic. I am a weak creature.

M - Your favorite fanart or fanartist: I have so many favorite, it's impossible to choose! I've been super into @focsle 's art lately though. 

T - If you mostly have homoships, do you have any heteroships: I do, and I do! Het ships are the minority in my brain, but some random favorites are Jake/Amy (Brooklyn Nine Nine); Chilton/Freddie (Hannibal); Tony/Pepper (Iron Man); Hubert/Pascal (Takes of Graces f); and Rogue/Gambit (X-Men). (As the middle ground, just realizing all my OT3's are bi.)