#i still have to stay for motogp oh god :/

[soadoya]

i had fun traveling alone for work but now i just want to go home

[lecsainz]

Secret Crush

pairings: 2022 grid x driver!reader / fabio quartararo x driver!reader

warnings: grid of 2022, drivers being gossipers and acting like older siblings, seb as the father figure of the group and pierre being intrusive.

authors note: i started watching motogp not long ago, but I think it turned out great, and i can really picture this scene of them bothering Y/N and wanting to know who the boy was. just imagine them helping her get ready for the date and interrogating fabio about his intentions with Y/N. and I tried to include all the drivers but it's almost impossible 😭

word count: 2.6K

Y/N had always been a fan of Fabio Quartararo, the young frenchman who was making waves in the MotoGP world. So when she got a message from him on Instagram, she was over the moon.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, he just messaged me!!" Y/N exclaimed to herself, pacing back and forth in her motorhome at the paddock.

She quickly composed a reply to Fabio's message, trying to sound cool and casual, but her hands were shaking so much she could barely type.

Y/N: "Hey, what's up?"

She hit send, then collapsed onto her bed, heart pounding with excitement. A few moments later, her phone buzzed with a reply.

Fabio: "Not much, just hanging out at home. Saw your race last weekend, you were amazing! How's the f1 life treating you?"

Y/N couldn't believe it, Fabio had actually watched her race! She started pacing again, muttering to herself.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, he thinks I'm amazing! What do I even say? I have to be cool, I can't sound too eager."

She took a deep breath and composed another reply.

S/N: "Thanks! f1 life is treating me well, but it's tough out here on the road. How about you? How do you deal with all the travel and pressure?"

Again, she hit send, then waited anxiously for a response. It came quickly.

Fabio: "I know what you mean, the travel can be exhausting. But I just try to stay focused on the racing and not let the other stuff distract me. You seem to be doing a great job of that too!"

Y/N couldn't stop grinning he was being so nice to her! She paced around her motorhome again, feeling giddy.

"Oh my god, he's so sweet! Maybe he's interested in me too? No, no, don't get ahead of yourself, Y/N. Just be cool, be cool."

She took a deep breath and composed another message.

S/N: "Thanks, that means a lot coming from you. Maybe we could grab a drink sometime and chat about racing?"

She hit send, then waited nervously for a reply. It came a few moments later.

Fabio: "Sure, that sounds great! I'll be in town for the next weekend race, how about we meet up then?"

Y/N couldn't believe it, she was actually going to meet him in person! She let out a squeal of excitement and did a little victory dance around her motorhome.

"I can't believe this is happening! This is going to be the best weekend ever!" she said to herself, grinning from ear to ear.

As Y/N read his message, she started to hyperventilate. She had just asked him out on a date, and now he was actually interested in meeting up with her. She looked up from her phone to see the other F1 drivers staring at her in confusion.

"What's going on, Y/N?" Charles asked, eyebrows raised.

"Yeah, you look like you've seen a ghost." Lando chimed in.

Y/N blushed and put her phone down, trying to act nonchalant. "Oh, nothing, just messaging with someone." she said, trying to keep her voice steady.

But the other drivers weren't fooled. They crowded around her, trying to get a look at her phone.

"Who are you texting, Y/N? Is it a secret crush?" Carlos teased, poking her in the ribs.

"None of your business, Carlos," Y/N replied, trying to hide her smile.

"Ooh, it is a secret crush!" Lando chimed in, winking at Y/N. "Come on, you can tell us. We won't judge."

Y/N shook her head, still trying to keep the conversation vague. "It's nothing, guys. Just catching up with a friend." she said, hoping they wouldn't push the subject any further.

But the other drivers weren't going to let it go that easily. They bombarded her with questions and guesses, trying to figure out who the mystery person was.

"Is it a driver? A mechanic? A fan?" Yuki asked, grinning.

Y/N swatted his hand away and rolled her eyes. "No, it's just Fabio Quartararo." she said, trying to sound casual. “But please don't make a big deal out of it." she said, biting her lip.

The other drivers looked at each other in confusion. 

"Wait, Fabio Quartararo? As in the MotoGP rider?" Pierre asked.

"Yeah! And I just asked him out on a date." Y/N said, blushing even harder.

The other drivers erupted into laughter. "Y/N, you little devil! I had no idea you had it in you." Daniel said, clapping her on the back.

Y/N frowned at them. "It's not like that! He just wants to talk about racing." she protested.

"Sure, sure, we believe you." Checo said, winking at her.

Daniel suddenly spoke up. "You know, Y/N, our little sister is growing up so fast. It seems like just yesterday you was learning how to drive, and now you’re all grown up." he said, grinning.

Y/N groaned, "Oh god, please don't start with that 'little sister' crap again. It's bad enough that everyone else sees me that way."

But it was too late. The other drivers had already caught on to Daniel's joke, and they started to join in. "Yeah, I remember when we used to have to keep an eye on her in the paddock. Now she's all independent and texting boys." Pierre laughed.

As the group continued to tease her about her crush on Fabio, Y/N suddenly felt a wave of panic wash over her. 

"Guys, stop, please. It's not like anything is going to happen anyway," she said, feeling uncertain.

"What do you mean?" Charles asked, looking at her curiously. "You've got a date with him, right?"

Y/N nodded, feeling her stomach churning with nerves. "Yeah, but I don't know what to do. I've never been on a real date before."

The other drivers looked at her sympathetically, their teasing forgotten. "Hey, don't worry about it." Alex said reassuringly. "Just be yourself and have fun. It's just a date, not a marriage proposal."

Esteban added, "And whatever you do, don't order spaghetti. That's just asking for trouble."

Y/N raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

Esteban shrugged, "It's messy and hard to eat. Not exactly the most attractive thing to do on a date."

The other drivers nodded in agreement, giving her thumbs up and high fives and Y/N couldn't help but laugh at their silly advice. 

Sebastian noticed Y/N looking a bit nervous and approached her with a gentle smile. "Hey, Y/N, can I give you some advice?" he asked, sitting down next to her.

Y/N nodded eagerly, grateful for his guidance. "Please, Seb, I could use all the help I can get." she said.

Sebastian chuckled. "Well, first of all, just be yourself. Don't try to impress him by being someone you're not." he advised.

Y/N nodded, taking his words to heart. "Okay, I can do that." she said.

Sebastian continued, "And remember, if he's not interested, it's not the end of the world. There are plenty of other guys out there who would be lucky to go on a date with you."

Y/N smiled, feeling a bit more confident. "Thanks, Seb, that means a lot to me." she said.

Sebastian patted her on the back. "No problem, Y/N. You're like a daughter to me, and I want to see you happy." he said, with a warm smile.

Y/N felt a surge of affection for the veteran driver. "Thanks Seb, that means a lot to me." she said, giving him a quick hug.

The other drivers, who had been listening in on the conversation, teased Sebastian. "Aw Seb, you're such a softie." Daniel teased, winking at Y/N.

Sebastian rolled his eyes but couldn't hide a small smile. "Just trying to help out." he said, with a shrug.

Y/N grinned at the group of drivers. "Thanks, guys, you're the best. I'll let you know how it goes." she said, feeling more confident than ever.

But as Y/N was walked away, Daniel and Pierre couldn't resist teasing her a bit more. "So you finally going to make a move on Fabio?" Daniel asked, wiggling his eyebrows.

Y/N blushed and rolled her eyes. "You guys are ridiculous." she said, trying to hide her smile.

Pierre joined in, "Yeah, and don't forget that we see you as our little sister, so we need to approve of any guy you date."

Y/N groaned, "Oh great, like I needed more pressure."

Max laughed, "Hey, we just want to make sure he's good enough for you. And if he's not, we'll beat him up for you."

Y/N couldn't help but laugh at their antics. "Thanks, guys, but I think I can handle it." she said, shaking her head.

Carlos gave her a playful nudge, "Well, just remember that we're here for you if you need us."

Y/N smiled gratefully, feeling lucky to have such supportive friends. 

Y/N couldn't help but mutter to herself as she walked back to her motorhome, "Ugh, I bet the entire paddock already knows I'm interested in Fabio. Gossip travels so fast around here."

As if on cue, she heard footsteps behind her and turned to see George and Lewis walking towards her. "Hey, Y/N, heard you're causing quite a stir around here." George teased, grinning.

Y/N felt her face turning red. "Oh god, please don't tell me everyone knows." she said, feeling embarrassed.

Lewis laughed, "Sorry to break it to you, but word spreads pretty quickly in the paddock."

Y/N groaned, "Great, now I'm going to be the laughing stock of the entire grid."

George put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Nah, don't worry about it. We've all been there before. In fact, I could tell you some stories about Lewis and his love life." he joked, giving Lewis a playful nudge.

Lewis rolled his eyes, "Ha ha, very funny. But seriously, Y/N, don't let it get to you. Just be confident and be yourself. And if it doesn't work out with him, there are plenty of other fish in the sea."

Y/N smiled, feeling grateful for their support. "Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'll try not to let it get to me." she said, feeling more confident already.

She was relaxing in her motorhome when her phone suddenly beeped with a notification. She quickly picked it up and saw that it was a message from Fabio.

Her heart started racing as she read the message, feeling both excited and nervous. But before she could even finish reading it, she heard Daniel's voice behind her.

"Ooh, who's that? Let me see." he said, trying to peek over her shoulder.

Y/N quickly swiped her phone away, "None of your business, Danny." she said, trying to hide her smile.

But before she could even respond to Fabio's message, another message popped up from him. "Uh oh." she thought to herself, knowing that it couldn't be good news.

Fabio: Hey again! Y/N, I heard something interesting today…

Y/N: Oh really? What's that?

Fabio: Well, Pierre mentioned that he thinks you might have a little crush on me.

Y/N: Oh no, he didn't!

Y/N: 🤦‍♀️ I can't believe he said that. I'm so sorry.

As she read the message, she felt a surge of anger and frustration. Pierre had told Fabio about her crush on him, and she was not happy about it.

"Where is that little weasel?" she muttered under her breath, storming out of her motorhome in search of Pierre.

Daniel and the other drivers watched in amusement as Y/N charged through the paddock, looking like she was ready to murder someone.

"Uh, should we be worried?" Lando asked, raising an eyebrow.

Daniel shook his head, "Nah, she's just on a mission to kill Pierre. Nothing new there." he joked, grinning.

Just as they were all laughing, Pierre suddenly appeared, running in the opposite direction with Y/N hot on his heels.

"Run, Pierre, run!" Charles shouted, laughing.

As the group continued to joke and tease each other, Seb suddenly walked up, looking slightly confused.

"Hey guys, what's going on?" he asked, looking around at the group.

George grinned, "Just Y/N chasing Pierre around the paddock. You know, normal stuff." he said, chuckling.

Seb raised an eyebrow, looking slightly concerned. "Should we do something? Is everything okay?"

Mick shook his head, "Nah, they're just goofing around. Y/N's not actually going to hurt Pierre." he said, smirking.

Seb watched in amusement as they ran past, shaking his head in disbelief. "You guys are all crazy." he said, but there was a hint of a smile on his face.

Seb chuckled, watching as Y/N finally caught up to Pierre and tackled him to the ground. "You know what, I'm actually rooting for Y/N to get Pierre," he said, grinning.

The other drivers laughed, but there was a hint of agreement in their voices. Despite their teasing, they all knew that Y/N was a great catch, and Pierre would be lucky to have her.

"Alright, enough of this." Lewis said, clapping his hands. "We have a race to prepare for, remember?"

The drivers all nodded, reluctantly tearing their attention away from Y/N and Pierre's antics.

As the drivers walked towards their motorhomes, Y/N's phone started ringing. She looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Fábio. Her heart started racing as she debated whether or not to answer.

The other drivers noticed her hesitation and couldn't resist teasing her. "Go on, answer it!" Charles said, grinning.

Y/N shook her head, feeling flustered. "I can't, I don't know what to say!" she exclaimed.

The other drivers laughed, finding her panic amusing. "Just answer it and see what he wants." Lando said, patting her on the back.

Y/N's hands were shaking as she tried to answer the call, but just as she was about to hit the accept button, the call suddenly dropped.

"NO!" she shouted, frantically trying to call Fabio back.

The other drivers watched in amusement as Y/N paced back and forth, muttering to herself in frustration. "Why does this always happen to me?" she said, shaking her head.

Daniel grinned, "Maybe he's just not that into you." he joked.

Y/N rolled her eyes, "Shut up, Daniel." she said, playfully punching his arm.

Y/N chuckled as she read his message, feeling her phone vibrate in her hand. She quickly typed out a response, trying not to seem too eager.

Fabio: Don't be sorry! I actually thought it was kind of cute. Is it true? 

Y/N: Well, maybe a little bit...I mean, I do think you're pretty amazing.

Fabio:  Well, I think you're pretty amazing too. In fact, I was planning on asking you out, but you beat me to it! I was so happy when you messaged me first.

Y/N: Really? I had no idea.

Fabio: Yeah, I was trying to work up the courage to ask you out, but then you beat me to the punch. I guess great minds think alike, right? 😉

Y/N: I guess so! I was actually really nervous when I asked you out too. It's funny how even race car drivers can get butterflies in their stomachs.

Fabio: Yeah, I know what you mean. But I'm really glad you did, because I've been wanting to spend more time with you. You're always so focused on your driving that I didn't think you had time for anything else.

Y/N: Well, I do have time for you. I think you're worth making time for.

Fabio: That means a lot to me, Y/N. I feel the same way about you.

Just as she hit send, she noticed the other drivers watching her with grins on their faces. She rolled her eyes and held up her middle finger, playfully flipping them off.

"Hey, that's not very nice." Lewis teased, holding up his hands in mock surrender.

Y/N just laughed and shook her head. "You guys are lucky that I love you." she said.

[autumnapricot]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers! Spread the self-love 💞 because I love your fics <333

ohh, thank you 🥰🫶🏼

(warning: major yapping incoming. no seriously.)

[1] will o‘ the wisps

quite obviously, lol! this story just has a special place in my heart, for the fact that i‘ve had the ground idea for so long, all the details that went into it that for most part probably even went unnoticed to the readers but were so important for me personally, the planning of things, the way i had like a list of the details and easter eggs and everything. also, the name (not to toot my own horn) but i truly had the biggest *oooohhh!!!* moment when i found this title for the story and it just fit so so perfectly. the vibe when i wrote it. yeah, just a lot of love. also it‘s my most „hit“ fic i‘ve ever written and wow, i would have never ever imagined to get this reaction to my writing, ever. like i saw the fics from other brilliant amazing writers in the fandom that‘d get 1-3k kudos and i was like what the hell, that‘s crazy much. and then wotw hit +1k kudos and i was (still am) mindblown by that because imagine 1k people irl telling you they love what you wrote? insane. and all your guys comments and asks and i‘ve gotten some of the greatest comments eeeveron this fic, like, just wow. i write for myself because i just have these ideas and words and stories in my head that i need to get out and one day decided to upload because i thought maybe a few people would perhaps like it, have a little joy with it, but of course validation is always amazing and nice, so this reception is mindblowing for me. also i now kind of wish i could rewrite some parts of the story, do some plots more or different or just write differently, but i always hate kinda hate my fics after a while and think i could have done better. but still, so much love for this fic <3

[2] friday night; i‘m in love

just for the vibe of this fic, it‘s my second fave :)) i remember i had such a good time writing this—it was the first time i went to a park to write and i stayed in that park for hours and just…wrote. this fic. and the song makes up the whole vibe of that time of that summer when i wrote this, so. just vibey. reminds me of good times but also somehow bad times. i got a comment that said „so this is what loneliness feels like“ and for someone reason that has stuck with me a hell of a lot.

[3] shores of forgiveness

this is not f1 but motogp, which is a rather little fandom on ao3 and at times idk what possessed me to write this, but, for some reason i do like it? idek. i don‘t even ‚ship‘ rosquez because oh my god, what a fucking mess that „relationship“ or well, that whole..thing..is. but that‘s somehow exactly what i love about them because fuck me that shit hurts and i lived through the split of worlds!! 2015 sepang. the press conference before? marc’s face? i wanna crumple like a leaf in the wind and to be carried away by them so fast that not even any fleeting emotions would ever graze me again. the coldness of 2016. 2018 argentina?? bro what a time to be alive (not!!). you need to know the whole rosquez lore to understand because my god. it hurts too good. literally as of this week’s events…imagine your childhood idol and absolute hero and later friend and now arch-nemesis still going on podcasts t.e.n. years later and still shit-talking you into the ground about how you’re the worst person to have ever lived and the worst thing to happen to this sport and entire nations hate you and and and!! well, ANYWAY, back to it: i don‘t remember the whole thing anymore actually. but still third! byee (fun fact: i have a rosquez playlist that literally consists of songs to scream in the car in anger and heartbreak, and it‘s my kinda therapy oops. as you can see, i am very invested in them still)

[4] but if it ain‘t you (it‘s a lie)

idk. sometimes i forget about this fic oops. but i do like it, i like me some soft besotted absolutely gone in-love alpha charles and cutie-patootie omega max. i don‘t even like the smut of this. actually why am putting this on fourth?🤣 buuttt i also remember the car rides where i listened to the song and then just randomly sat down, wrote this in one sitting, done. i think i wrote this at work even. well well well

[5] now, i am become death

listen. liiisten. i don‘t even remember writing this whole thing. literally two weeks ago i randomly looked through my works, saw this, halted, and was like—who wrote this? me?? when, where??? when did these words ever spook my mind? i reread it and yk what, it‘s fifth. no clue what‘s going on but hey. swords and blood!

anyway waaay too many thoughts, i’m so sorry, thank you! 🩵🤍

[formulapookie]

Bezzetti and "Guess i was never enough for you" but please, i am begging you, dont make it a sad ending, my heart can't take that 😭❤️ (obviously, no pressure, write what you feel like, this is your writing etc)

They don't argue.

Never.

Not because they never disagree, but simply because they always manage to solve discussions before they turn into something ugly.

Something like this they're going through right now.

"Why do you care so much who I hang out with? It's not like I go and fuck them Marco for god's sake!"

"You go around with that one all the time, ALL THE DAMN TIME when I'm not there he's constantly attached to your hip, how do you think it makes me feel?"

"You don't raise your voice at me, ok? And I can have friends, or have you gone mental? Have I ever been jealous of you and Pecco? Huh? You guys spend more time together than we do, and we're together Marco, boyfriends. Yet you stay with Pecco the majority of the times"

"Well it's easier for me to do it! He's up there with me in MotoGP and we have the same calendars and timesheets, you are not, I can't constantly be there, but you know that guy likes you, you know perfectly well he has a crush on you and you STILL go with him"

Bez realizes one second too late he's fucked up.

He's up there with me in MotoGP.

It echoes in Cele's ears and brain, it takes a poisonous edge and cuts a wound deep in his heart.

You are not.

It's all in slow motion, the way he can hear his heart crack a little, the way he sees Bez walking close to him to hug him.

He pushes Bez's hand away, looking in is eyes and it's all blurry, tears at the corner of his eyes threatening to come out in a flow.

He knows he's not up there yet but he can - he can still make it right?

He won last week, he showed them he can do it still, he did right?

He showed Bez too. That he was worthy that - that the people telling him he should go and be a mechanic were wrong.

He's trying to prove everyone he deserves to be up there, with them.

But Bez just - he just made it all crumble like a castle of cards with a breath of wind.

"Guess I was never enough for you then" Cele is speaking impressively without sobbing, despite the tears keep on falling.

"Pecco is uh he's the champion no? He's great, he's the winner, the one you look up to. He's important and he surely makes a better everything than me"

"No Cele no please listen to me I never meant it in that wauy I just - I wasn't thinking ok I'm not saying I enjoy his company more because of who he is, I just meant we obviously spent time together more easily because of schedules but I would never ever think of replacing you"

"But you could. With Pecco you could celebrate victories basically every weekend, and not have to trail behind my failures every time"

"I don't give a fuck about celebrating victories Cele, nothing, especially if you're not there I don't care. i just. I don't like him being that close to you because he's got a crush as big as the sun for you and I fear you'll see something in him that will make you go away"

"What would I see in someone else making me date them when I have you Marco?"

"Anything?"

"Oh come on you seriously think I'd choose someone else over you?"

"You told me I would. That I'd choose Pecco"

"Because you have a reason to do it! He is so much greater than I'll ever be Marco, I - I don't want to be the reason why you need more, I want to be the reason why you don't need anything else"

"I think you've got a concussion because you're not making sense. you are irreplaceable, I would never choose someone who's not you to love, you give me everything I can hope for and more. Pecco is my best friend yes, and I love him, but not how I love you, I don't want to be with Pecco, I want to be with you. You were always more than enough amore"

Cele feels a bit stupid now, because how could he doubt Marco when that boy came to pick him up at a bus station when it was pouring and Cele had forgot the umbrella and brough along sweaters and blankets to make him feel warm? When that boy overcame his fear for spiders and threw one out the house instead of killing it because Cele told him it'd be sad to do?

"I'm sorry I dodn't want to be a weight again"

"Amore. Cele. You are never a weight ok? If you don't like me being so close with Pecco I'll distance myself, he'll get it we're grown ups."

"No it's not. i don't want you to distance yourself just - spend more time with me? When you can? Please"

"of course. I'll make sure to use every free second I have to be close with you ok?"

"Ok"

"And never think again you're not worthy of something ok? You are worthy of the entire world amore"

ANGST ALPHABET (send me a ship and a letter and I'll write it)

[safetycar-restart]

any motogp asks sitting pretty in your askbox?🥰🤗

anyway, i had a thought about combining the roommate!au and abo🤭 (although this time it's with maxy instead, you'll see why🤭)

so, max is looking for a roommate, doesn't really care about the secondary gender since he has been on hormone blockers for a while now due to his dad rather having his son pretend to be a beta, than be his omega self.

so you move in and everything goes well for a while, until one day you come home from work/school and the whole apt is flooded with his scent and you can hear him whimpering from down the hall. you're confused but with your alpha instincts kicking in you just have to go see if you can help. turns out max had ran out of his blockers and with the whole house smelling like you, his heat comes on stronger than ever.

idk man, do with that what you will🤭

Oh my god. A/B/O and roommates au and maxy?? This is fucking incredible.

To be honest, I think you would have suspicions about max being an omega? He tells you he’s a beta, and he doesn’t even mention you being an alpha.

But, sometimes you’ll see him try to gather nesting materials on the couch and then quickly throwing the blankets off when you walk past. You swear some of your jumpers have disappeared and then returned to your closet smelling like max. And you haven’t missed the way max gets tense every time dynamics get brought up.

Having said that, you’re still shocked to come home and smell heat.

Instantly you know it’s max. You don’t even consider that max might have brought a friend home or it might be an omega next door. It’s max. You know it is.

You know you should just leave, pack a bag and stay at a friend until this passes. But you have to check on max, you can’t stop yourself.

Max is a mess, curled up in a sad pile of blankets and whimpering, his hand shoved between his thighs. You can see some of your clothes in the mess of blankets, and that just makes your instincts go insane.

The knowledge that max had gone into heat and then dug through your closet to add your clothes to his nest? That thought drives you wild.

But you can’t help him. At least, not sexually. As much as you want to, you can see he’s absolutely terrified and there’s no way he can consent like this.

You try leave, but he cries even harder, starts begging you to please stay, promising that he can get better, be better.

It breaks your heart because you know how sweet and kind max is? He deserves having someone to help him, someone he knows and trusts and to have his heat be a pleasurable experience. Not this.

So you do what you can. You make sure he eats, scent clothes for him, buy him proper nesting materials, etc.

He actually doesn’t beg you to fuck him? Which shocks you so much, because he should. That’s what he should be doing.

He begs you to stay, begs you to hold him, begs you to never leave. But he never asks you to be fucked. Which worries you so much because he should be. You don’t understand it.

Once he’s recovered, and after he’s avoided you for like three weeks because he’s mortified about what happened, he tells you that he wanted you to fuck him, but he didn’t think he deserved it. Even in heat, he didn’t think he deserved it.

[jyanadavega]

Complicated relations part 5

Fandom : Motogp

Disclaimer : All of this story is pure fantasy coming out of my head. It doesn’t contain any part of truth about the life of the people it’s talking about. If this ends up by hurting them in anyway, I will delete this story immediately.

Genre : Humor, Romance, Drama

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“You’re sure Jorge didn’t told you anything?”

“No Luca, for the hundredth times, he didn’t tell me anything.”

The two brothers looked at each other, Vale with a little smirk, Luca with eyes full of wary. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust his brother but something in his gut told him that… Okay, he didn’t trust his brother on this subject. Like at all.

If anything had really happened to Dani, Jorge or any of the others, Valentino would have become mad. Since 2011, he was a little bit overprotective over the other riders. Especially the one he knew for a long time.

However, during all this crisis, the doctor has been extremely calm. Oh sure, he had tried to act panicked in front of all the other, but Luca knew his brother and he was perfectly able to discern the acting from the truth.

So, Vale knew something. And whatever this something was, it was enough to reassure his big brother about the well being of his fellow rider. Which mean there wasn’t any reason to worry.

“If we exclude the reason why we’re here, it’s pretty nice to be all together”

“You know if you wanted to see us, you didn’t need to kidnap the test riders” Pecco jokes. “I’m always happy to be with you. We’re friends.”

“Yeah, a call would have been enough” Franco added.

“Luca is quite the romantic. “ Valentino said. “He likes it better when things are a bit dramatic.”

“Are you kidding me?! You’re the drama queen!”

“Said who?”

“Everyone on the paddock. And mom.”

“Really. And you two, you agree with him?”

Franco and Pecco coughed.

“I wouldn’t have put it that way…” Franco replied, carefully. “But yeah you’re a bit intense.”

“Whereas Luca, or at least Luca when he doesn’t kidnap guy to pass a nice evening, is calmer.” Pecco added.  

“Did you pay them?!” Valentino accused.

“Obviously. It’s hard to finish the month with enough money when you are a Moto Gp rider, so I helped them a little bit.” Luca replied, smirking.

“That what I thought. I mean anyone who you have seen you around little Marquez, would know how much of a drama queen you are.”

“Oh true!” Pecco shouted. “I forget about that but now, I can definitely say that you’re also a bit dramatic.”

“It was such a sketch when he was my teammate. I never saw you as much as this year.”

“You’re lying! This is complete bullshit.”

“I wish. That was a little pathetic. «Oh you’re alone Franco? That’s… that’s great! »”                  

  “What I don’t understand is why you still haven’t confessed” Pecco added. “It’s obvious that the guy is crazy for you.”                                                                                                                                                                               

     “You should have seen his face every time he thought you were with me and I was alone or with someone else. I felt like I had kicked a puppy. It was horrible”

Luca was a bit overwhelmed. He had no idea of why the discussion went on this direction. If he had knew, he would have stay quiet. And as he was starting to hope for anything to happen which will change the topic, someone screamed.

“Oh my god” Franco said. “It’s Fabio. He needs our help”

 **

“Putain!”

Fabio was mad. Mad at himself who hadn’t be able to avoid a fucking hole. Mad at Joan because he has separate them from the other. Mad at anyone who has kidnap Jorge and the others and made him have one of the worse evenings of his life.

“Are you okay?” Joan asked, worried.

“Like you would care.”

“What? Why are you saying that? Obviously I care!”

And even without seeing his face, Fabio knew that he was sincere.

“Really? Because from our previous conversation, you seemed to be happier if I disappeared from the grid.”

An astounding silence answered him.

They could hear the wind.

One-minute pass. Then two. Three…

“I… I’m sorry if what I said earlier made you think that I hate you.”

“You hurt me” Fabio replied. “I never would have say that we were best friend but on the grid, you’re part of the people I really trust… trusted.”

“I’m sorry. And I’m going to find a solution to get you out of this hole.”

“That would be great.”  

“Would you like to speak with me again after that? I think I didn’t manage to transmit correctly my feelings. And I think I own you apologies.”

Fabio rolled his eyes. He could understand Joan and yeah, he would gladly talk again to suppress all the misunderstanding. But maybe speaking could wait another time. A time when they weren’t worried sick about other riders. A time when he wasn’t trapped in some sort of old cave.

Seriously what was he thinking going into a sport in which everyone was so dramatic?!

“Yes, I would be happy to discuss more. We’re probably stuck together on the grid for a few years, and without being friends, I think it’s best for everyone if we don’t go the same way as Marc and Vale”

“Oh I wouldn’t say so if that means that we get the same number of championship as them.”

“You’re sure you don’t want to get help?”

“Oh sorry… I’m going to call Alex immediately”

[smol-pilots]

Lovely @la-signora-omicidi tagged me in some questions a while ago so im answering them all now!

Football Questions!

Name: Barbara

Age: 22

When did you start watching football: My first memory of football was my dad watching Slovenian First league and me thinking how boring it was. And my next memory was the South Africa’s 2010 World Cup and I was watching the really intense match whiIe staying in Toronto. I think after i began properly watching football after the 2010 World Cup. (whyyyy did i have write a short novel on this simple question???)

First player you loved: Valter Birsa (lol) and Mesut Özil.

Favorite football club: BVB

Favourite player:  Marco Reus, Mesut Özil

Club you hate: ummm idk i think with falling out of football, i stopped disliking certain clubs (i remember not liking bayern, barcelona and atletico madrid) but i dont think i ever hated anyone 

Player you hate: again, i dont think i hate anyone, but i do believe bale is overrated and suarez is just ... eh

If you could sign any player for your club, who’d it be: like andreea said, gigi and iker! (oh god i miss iker!!!)

Ever been to a football game: nope

Ever met a player: no

Favourite goal: mesut özil (real madrid)’s free kick goal against borussia dortmund (</3) in 2012. also maybe some aubameyang’s but i dont have any specific ones in my mind. 

Favorite national team: um idk Germany NT? i dont know anymore, i dont follow but their lineup is completely different from when i was into football :(

Do you have any merch from your club: hahahah i have a fake marco reus jersey! :D

NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS: 

Nickname - Barbi/Barby, Barbs, Bar

Ethnicity - slovene 

Eye color - brown

Do you have siblings? - yup, brother and sister

Country - Slovenia

Do you have any pets? - no :(

Hogwarts house - i dont know i took the quiz two times and once it said hufflepuff and the second time it said ravenclaw. im ok with both hahah

How many languages do you speak? - ummm well slovene, english, french, i understand some spanish and im currently learning korean so like ... let’s say four 

Guilty pleasures - i dont think i have guilty pleasures, i only feel guilty if i eat sweets when im stressed or watch kdramas when i dont really have the time to do so 

Favorite thing to do with your friends - go to galleries, movies, theatre, restaurant, walk around the city, have movie marathons 

Favorite songs at the moment - ummm i really like epik high’s last album “sleepless in ______”, also jonas brothers’ sucker!!

Favorite movie - I’ve no idea tbh

How many countries have u visited - Austria, Croatia, Cezch Republic, Italy, France, Spain, England, Belgium, Canada

What are your favorite hobbies? - reading books, writing, trying to be artsy with my moleskine, watching kdramas/tv shows/movies, going to theatre/movies/galleries 

Any phobias? - got rid of (most) of my claustrophobia but well empty spaces are still not really a fave place to be, also not really fond of spiders and bugs

Name 3 things you don’t like about yourself and 3 other things you love (physical and/or intellectual)

I don’t like:

1) i dont like my bad moods it’s just terrible 

2) actually everything that i dont like is kinda connected w my bad mood lmao but okay also: i compare myself too much with others and i feel bad about myself sometimes

3) i can be really indecisive 

I love:

1) that i am an emotional and caring person 

2) that i have realized how much ive grown and how much i am capable of growing in the future 

3) that i have learned how calming and encouraging it is for me when i’m organized 

What was/is your best subject at school/uni? - at school slovene and at uni stylistics and writing 

Favorite sports - used to be football, motogp, f1, now im kinda ... not into sports hahah

What style best describes you? - i dont know it really depends on the mood i can go all ripped jeans and cardigans or blazers and shirts. at home im trash hahah

Is marriage included in your life goals? - not really. if it happens, it happens, but i dont really see it happening atm

Write a funny fact about yourself - ufffff i dont know, i dont think i have that many funny facts to share so .... ooops.

[motogpfanpage]

ROUND 1: QATAR

After the cold - snowy winters comes spring and with it, bike racing! Once again it’s in the middle of the desert at Losail that lights went off for the first time of the 2018 season. An opening round which tasted the exact same as last season with Dovi and Marquez fighting out on the line.

1. New alien here to stay

In the whole new motogp clip realised prior to the Qatar race, you can hear a voice say « they say they’re not human, some calls them aliens ». Well, let me tell you that if the alien club is still a thing then Andrea Dovizioso bought himself a place in it last season and he’s definitely here to stay from now on.

At Losail the italian dominated almost every session leading to the race, the only shadow to his weekend being the miss opportunity of a pole position and front row on Saturday. Dovizioso being fast and winning the opening round shouldn’t come as a surprise though as he ended up runner up many time already behind the likes of Rossi or Lorenzo. Losail suits the italian. It also suits the red beast. In a past not so far away, some would remember Stoner’s incredible dominance at the Qatari track. Even though Desmo Dovi fought up to the very last corner and onto the line to get that win, we can easily say it would have been a disappointment for the italian combo to finish anywhere else than on the 1st step this year.

2. (Brake)ing the limits

If the opening round felt like a dream to Dovizioso, it was the exact opposite to his teammate Jorge Lorenzo. The spaniard being on his second year at Ducati, each one of his moves is being looked on with a magnifying glass. The hopes are high, and so is the disappointment. Can we blame Jorge Lorenzo for this first DNF this season ? Clearly no.

It’s true the spaniard struggle the whole weekend, not being able to found a pace giving him a chance to challenge Dovizioso or Petrucci but his pace, pretty much identical to Vinales, in the second half of the race could have pushed him into a top 5 or 6. Lorenzo suffered a strange weekend marked by God’s only knows how many mechanical issues. The biggest one of them happening in the race.

Lorenzo’s crash wasn’t due to mistake on his part like we could have thought at first but to a brake pad which went missing leaving the 30 years old to be in the middle of the track without any working brakes. He later explained he was forced to run wide and let go of his bike once he was in the gravel trap. The scary prospect of having a rider left with no brakes, forced to crash out not to hit a wall or someone else did not shut the mouth of Lorenzo’s haters thought. Oh the joy of being Motogp’s vilain….

3. When the old feels better than the new

Yamaha’s winter and early days of the 2018 season were highly spoken off, especially due to their silly season being cut short with both Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi signing new 2 years deals with the japanese brand before the red lights even went out.

Rossi received a whole lot of question regarding his new contract. It’s true the news is quite exciting as he will be well past 40 in 2020. The italian shut down every questions about it on Sunday night stating this new motogp podium and being able to fight for wins shows it was the right decision to carry on racing.

At this point, even though it feels like this should be his last deal, one can only expect him to stay in the paddock, and most probably on track, for as long as he will enjoy riding these bikes.

If Rossi renewal didn’t come as a surprise, Vinales’ did. The spaniard is struggling in his quest to tame the M1 since he last won a race in the spring of 2017. Being forced into Q1, a bad start and an early part of the race glued in 15th at some point didn’t help his confidence.

Vinales leaves Losail happy though. After month of looking for a working set up, his team decided to go back to what they knew worked. His pace and incredible journey back to a well deserved 6th place in the second half of the race proves that MotoGP’s very own TOP GUN is on the right path to being competitive again.

4. About scary prospects

There’s two names who both stand outs this weekend: Marquez and Zarco. 

First, the frenchman. Talks about him are going on since last november and it went crazy since Poncharal’s announcement that tech 3 will be a KTM team next season splitting from Yamaha after more than 20 years together.

Rossi & Vinales’ new deals leave most of us wondering: why isn’t Zarco promoted to the factory team when it’s as clear as water that he could be a real title contender if one would give him an official package ?

After saturday lap record pole position and even though it did not resulted as a win or a podium, the question of his near future is still going on. Rumor has it he could be in talks with KTM and.. the HRC. Would the RCV be a good fit for the frenchman though ? For now, Johann is only happy with his weekend, regretting only an issue with his front tyre past mid race.

Marquez on the other hand did not suffered any problems with his tyres. On a track which is known to be far from one of his favorites, the spaniard took 20 points and a 2nd place with joy. 

Even if it’s a now 3-0 for Dovi in terms of last corner battle wins, the simple fact that Marquez was able to fight and came THIS close to get the win at Losail against the power of the Ducatis in the straight should give nightmares to each and everyone of his opponents on the grid. 

It’s no surprise the spaniard celebrated his 2nd place like he would have won the race and couldn’t stop telling anybody listening just how happy he was to be so close to Dovizioso. If Marquez is able to do this at Losail, i cannot even begin to imagine what he’ll be do in Austin soon…. Like i said, scary prospect, indeed!

5. Honorable mentions

Alex Rins might leave Losail with a DNF but he surely made an impression all weekend long. 

Cal Crutchlow winning the 1st independant place proves just how strong the RCV is getting and that the progress made over the winter are to be taken seriously.

Last minute’s new comer Hafizh Syahrin takes his very first point in MotoGP.

Dani Pedrosa struggled all the way to the race but a very positive bunch of early laps left him feeling great about his weekend overall. 

[jyanadavega]

Complicated relations part 4

Fandom : Motogp

Disclaimer : All of this story is pure fantasy coming out of my head. It doesn’t contain any part of truth about the life of the people it’s talking about. If this ends up by hurting them in anyway, I will delete this story immediately.

Genre : Humor, Romance, Drama

**

Brad and Miguel had meticulously organized their search. They had a plan of the city and crossed every street they went on. And when the light was turn off, they both had a flashlight.

“Are you worried?” Brad asked.

“A bit. It’s not like I have any idea about what happen to him…, to them”

“I hope it’s nothing serious, that they just wanted to put a joke on us”

“I wish the same, but that’s really not Dani’s style,” Miguel protested. “He’s not the type to make us worry.”

“No but Jorge could do it. And Dani and he are quite close now…”

The Portuguese understood immediately what Brad implied. But he really didn’t to give him what he wanted.

“You say that because of last time? I know that could be surprising, but people can go into each other motorhome.”

“It wasn’t just one time. He is almost always there.”

“And me who thought you went in MotoGp to become a rider… Is it mandatory in your spy training to keep trace of everyone who enters Dani’s motorhome?”

“It’s not my fault my main window let me see everything. And speaking of people who see him often, your little teammate is also quite the regular…”

Miguel was sincerely glad it was dark. He would have been way harder to not punch Brad, if he could see his face.

“Which is indeed terribly suspicious considering Iker is a rookie and Dani an elite rider who also happens to be our test rider. Which in other words, make him the perfect guy to help Iker.”

“And you’re not worried, he will us these advices to surpass you?”

“No, because if I need advice, Dani will be there for me too.”

“You’re too nice”

Ok. That was it. Miguel had enough. Brad wanted to talk?! They were going to talk.

“He’s not the one who went to the factory team before me.”

 **

“I’m surprised you went with me.” Marc said.

“It was that or stay with the annoying frenchman. And to be honest, if I had just a minute more with him, we may have lost one motogp rider.”

“He is so horrible?”

“The worse. He complains all the time. And I know that it’s a french thing but really I’m wondering if there is anything he actually likes.”

“And Alex? You went to Vale’s race with him and Albert last time.” Alex remarked.

“Oh god. I would have actually preferred to stay with Johann than go with him.”

“Why?”

“Are you kidding? Alex is a great guy. Really funny. Jack too. And Fabio is more than okay. But Joan is a bit of a pain in the ass now… He’s a nice guy but proud, and still haven’t digested the season of Quartararo. So, he really isn’t the guy you want to hang out with.”

“So you like Johann better compare to Joan.” Alex concluded.

“No” Marc answered. “The real problem is Maverick.”

Alex rolled his eyes.

“God sake Marc. You may hate him but that doesn’t necessarily apply to anyone else.”

“The problem isn’t Mav himself.” Marc corrected. “The problem is the awkward love triangle Maverick, Jack and Alex form”

“What?”

Marc and Tito looked at each other, surprised. How dit Alex miss it?

“You were Alex’s teammate! You were in the moto3 championship with the three of them!” Tito said.

“I’m sorry, I was a bit more focus on trying to ride correctly and win race.”

“Yeah… if I remembered correctly you were also quite busy looking at Luca.”

Alex blushed.

“That’s not fair.”

“Speaking of the guy, why didn’t you ask him to go with you?” Tito asked. “You would have been alone, and you may have finally found the courage to confess.”

“That was actually my question” Marc retorted. “I was actually hoping that you wanted to stay with him and was more surprised to see my brother.”

“Like Vale would have accepted to let his baby brother with me. And there is Pecco and Franco also. I’m sure Luca is happier with them.”