#i couldn't find her specific ethnicity so if anyone has any information it would be more than welcome!

[calisources]

CHEYENNE ISABEL WELLS AS OLIVIA VALDOVINOS IN GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES.

base icons are 230x130 in order to be use for any type of icon template.

the icons are already sharpened, no other psd or action has been taken.

base icons of her in episode one.

please credit somewhere if you find them useful.

remember to like/reblog.

these base icons are free. consider donating through paypal or buy me a coffee through ko-fi. it truly helps me a lot.

Cheyenne Isabel Wells (b. 1997 ) is of unknown multiracial ethnicity (could not find clear information, if you have a source, please do tell me!). her character however is listed as Mexican-American.

GALLERY HERE - 173 ICONS

[voidpacifist]

viktor headcanons

[modern-ish edition + meljayvik because I cannot resist, also I'm desperate to see more unhinged little ideas about him outside of being everyone's favorite blorbo. we should fear that man and this is my thesis]

learned a weird amalgamation of martial arts and self defense as a kid due to growing up in zaun. despite being in what was considered the "safer" part of the underground, his mother worried he wouldn't be safe on his own. his core strength and arm strength are absolutely ridiculous

in fact, one time he was hooking up with a fellow academy student, and by the time the whole affair was over with, he was hardly breaking a sweat while the other person was trying to catch their breath. he became somewhat of a local legend at frat parties because not only can he wear someone out for hours but, allegedly, he's real freaky with it too

knows the exact monetary value of different human body organs on the black market. whether or not this is from experience is something jayce and mel are unable to determine. vi is also knowledgeable of this and has traded tragic backstories with him in detail

has had to kill a man before, and tells this to jayce frequently to win petty arguments (jayce never actually believes him, even though it is fully and one hundred percent true). it doesn't work on mel

jayce and mel have a secret chart written of how many substances viktor has tried and with how much frequency. weed is at the top of the list, with alcohol being shockingly low. in spite of coming from a slavic background, viktor didn't learn how to hold very much liquor without feeling ill, but for some reason is fine with the illicit psychedelics that grow naturally in the undercity near the runoff tunnels. so far the list is nearly half a page long

will not hit anyone with his mobility aids but will ABSOLUTELY find ways to blackmail and hustle his way out of embarrassment. he learned the blackmailing skill from mel, and frequently looks to her for information since she somehow knows the most about the student body

extremely morbid sense of humor. jokes about being fatherless/motherless behavior and then hits you with, "I would know :]." mel is an honorary member of the motherless behavior banter, considering her own mother disowned her shortly before she came to piltover

taking care of one another is equal parts give and take with him, jayce, and mel, but it's never in a way that demeans each other or exploits each other's weaknesses. for example, viktor hates being carried or manhandled without consent and finds it incredibly patronizing if someone assumes he needs help without just asking him (common sense, but the student body is full of ableist sharks). if he's having a bad pain day or is finding it hard to move, he and jayce (or he and mel, depending on time and place) have a system for getting him to or from somewhere without drawing much attention and even have specific "I need help but don't want to be stared at about it" phrases

father's half of the family is slavic and mother's half of the family is romani. cannot follow a recipe unless it has specific measurements, but can improvise ANY stew or potato based dish with little more than his nose and a few kitchen tools. jayce can improvise any dish, but will always somehow overdo the spice if it calls for spice. mel is happy to try any and everything they make (on her birthday, she's spoiled with their attempts at making the ethnic food from her family, and she'll never tell them but she's very touched by their efforts)

owned ONE pet in his life and it was a hamster. instead of freaking out over it's death, he studied it's body post mortem until his father declared it a biohazard and forced him to dispose of it

learned most of his chemists knowledge from a disgraced former academy professor, but taught himself everything else he knows (if he couldn't get access to it in school). including, for fun, how to preserve and analyze body parts. he initially wanted to be a surgeon or biomedical engineer, but then stuck with chemistry (specifically regarding infectious diseases) to try and find a cure for the grey

shows up randomly at jayces or mels dorms at strange hours in the evening/morning. the first time he showed up at mel's, she thought a burglary was being attempted. he made it out with a bad knock to the head, but she did make him tea in the aftermath as an apology (he hated it but drank the whole thing anyway)

gets stoned with jinx on the weekends, since she's the only one who can find him good, ethically sourced weed. he pays her back by teaching her things he's learning and researching at the academy

meljayvik + caitvi + timebomb dates but they have to find a way to rent out the whole place because each and every one of them has Some Kind of History with the other academy students even though jinx and ekko are still a couple years shy of college age

viktor threw up at the distinguished innovators competition because jayce did first. it was a whole disaster. they spent hours after the ordeal hyping each other up on gatorade and pure adrenaline. it was the physically worst jayce has ever felt around viktor but far from the worst viktor has ever felt around jayce. this was just days after the two of them met mel, and she spent the rest of the evening forcing them to sleep or eat something that wasn't "pure chemicals." somehow, this ended in a heated debate between herself and viktor about the validity of gatorade as a substantial meal. he still refuses to admit he lost

I've said this before and I'll say it again: he has a closet full of ramen. mel takes from his stash often

can run on caffeine and very little sleep to the point where he is physically incapable of resting like a normal human being without feeling drained. flu season is absolute hell

showed up to one of his lectures shirtless once because he was in a hurry. fed everyone who looked at him funny the most outrageous sob story about how "weak" he was, then laughed about it with mel and jayce like an absolute sociopath for days about it. jayce did not find it altogether very funny. mel and him still joke about it

beat vi in an arm wrestling contest before he got sick. still almost beat her after his diagnosis too, but still took the betting money anyway. she'll never admit she's slightly terrified of him, but it shows

can wield many different kinds of knives but is terribly clumsy when it comes to other weapons like clubs and swords and staffs. tapped out of adaptive sports within his first week because it was "boring him." spent the next month teaching martial arts to his fellow disabled peers until the board made it an official extracurricular

turned sky down in the nicest but most insane way possible. nobody knows what happened or how, just that they ended up spending MORE time together after the fact and that it involved illicit activities. the rumors were insufferable for weeks. and wildly funny

(please feel free to add more, I'm gonna start a collection)

[geeky-galpal]

I was reading a discussion on OUAT board re: Lana & "white passing". When I first started watching OUAT, I thought Lana was white & talking to other people in fandom, it looks like I wasn't the only one. Obviously now I know she's Latina, but I couldn't have guessed it just by watching her as Regina Mills. So, what's the problem with saying that she, especially as Regina Mills, looks white, when that's the truth? Are we supposed to pretend she doesn't look white& you can just guess her heritage?

Let’s get to what you asked: So obviously I wasn’t on the same message board as you, and I can’t speak to exactly what you saw. That said, there seems to be some conflating of terms going on in your ask, and I want to clarify our terminology first and foremost.

First: “I thought Lana was white/ Regina Mills looks white”

It’s understandable that you thought Lana was white upon first seeing her, and it’s understandable that Regina Mills looks white to the average GA member (and many in fandom). We’ve gone through this a few times, but for the sake of education let’s do this again: Lana is a mixed race Latina. She is half white. 

Even if Lana wasn’t mixed race by her parental lineage, Latinx people come in all  races. I’m a black Latina. Lana is white and Latina. I have cousins who are white Jewish Latinas. There are Asian Latinas. 

There’s a fancy academic term for Latinx folks and how they are understood or read in the United States called “ethnorace”(x).

 I usually avoid using academic jargon on my Tumblr, because they are not accessible. But I think this one is helpful. You don’t have to ever use the specific term “ethnorace” to follow and apply and understanding of it.

The base understanding is that: Latinos and Latin Americans come in a variety of races, but in the United States the Latinx ethnicity is often socialized and treated as a singular race. What does that mean? That means that Latinx folks can be black, or white, or Asian, etc- and still be understood as Latinos in this country. 

TL;DR: Lana is a white Latina. Those are not opposites. She identifies as Latina. She considers herself a woman of color and is vocal about it. She still can appear white on camera or to a person who doesn’t know her ethnic heritage. That’s ok, as long as they don’t erase her identity once they know better. 

Next, (you did not mention this term directly, but I think you might have meant to or needed to): “White Washing”

So in your ask, you question: “What's the problem with saying that she, especially as Regina Mills, looks white, when that's the truth? Are we supposed to pretend she doesn't look white& you can just guess her heritage?” And here is my answer to that: 

There is a VERY BIG DIFFERENCE between pointing out the institutional implementation of racist practices (in this case- the white washing of Lana’s character as Regina Mills) and blaming you, a fan, for casually consuming the results of those practices.

It’s important that as an ally, or a fan engaging in these issues, that you understand the difference.

When people complain about Regina appearing white on television, they are complaining about systematic production choices that have erased Lana’s heritage on camera. Want to know more about what those practices look like? Check out this other ask I got a while ago, here: (x).

I doubt that anyone was blaming you- or anyone else- for not noticing these white-washing practices before, but the question becomes: Now that you have been made aware of it, what are you going to do about it? That’s the work of allyship. 

Last, but not least: “White Passing”

So “white passing” is the term that you used in your ask, when I think you meant to be using “white washing” (see above ^^^). But I want to address this anyway!

White passing is a term, often but not always controversial, used against people of color who have light enough skin and fine enough features/hair textures to “pass” as white in everyday American life.

Maybe you are asking yourself, why would anyone want to do that? But whiteness comes with a lot of privilege in the United States, including credit scores, housing opportunities, beauty and social standards, job opportunities, among others.

Lana herself has copped to manipulating her looks (cutting her hair short, thinning and straightening it) to be more “racially ambiguous” (read: white) to have better, more varied audition opportunities. It was the only way she could get consistent work.

These choices are NOT the same as the systematic white-washing of her character on the show. Just to be clear.

Ok, hopefully you will find some clarity and helpful information in these notes that I jotted down! Have a good day! Let me know if you have any other questions :)

Hey Nonnie, I think you sent me this a few days a go (Sorry!). Hope you are still around to see this answer! I’ll make you a deal, and promise to also post it again tomorrow just in case you miss it the first time around.