#i will gatekeep max like it's my job

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God's weakest creations are the "I hate Max and only like him as a character" fic writers/readers.

[httpsserene]

𝖍𝖙𝖙𝖕𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖊'𝖘 2𝖐 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖑

welcome to the table of contents for my two-thousand followers special !

i am actually shocked that i reached this milestone, considering my writing managed to convince people to follow me even though i have not been active on this account. you all bolstered me to 2k through two hiatus' that i did not announce, and that i do sincerely apologize for. the next time i plan to disappear off the face of tumblr, i'll give you guys a heads up: no more ghosting :) but seriously, thank you guys for the never ending support, and i will make sure i return the gratitude by being more present on tumblr, and writing more often!

as previously requested and mentioned, this special event is the daniel ricciardo edition. i believe a majority of you wanted a part-two of the overstimulation with daniel ricciardo / max verstappen x black!reader from my f1 kinktober series, which will be included in this special. i also promised a few dr3 fics to some of you that requested--so all in all, all of the daniel ricciardo thirst that YOU ALL requested is listed below the cut. i hope this is enough of a peace offering, and i hope you all enjoy xxx

if you would like to be added to this special's taglist, send me an ask or leave a reply. all episode upload times are at 12 PM EST on their release date. posts tagged as # httpss :// 2k special. all works can be found in my table of contents (m.list).

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: it's his one-man show. you ask for danny ric, and he will always over-deliver. 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: daniel ricciardo x fem!black!reader 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: assorted oneshots.

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Pilot: Over-Stimulation Kink w/ Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen

You can't remember the last time you've gotten to spend more than three days at a time with both of your boyfriends. You understand how demanding their job is but, you just can't remember the last time they really exhausted you...pleasurably. And then winter break comes around, and they have all the time they need to make you lose your mind.

Episode Two: Say, "Cheese!" | facial | 5/31/24

The day she gets her braces off will be the best day of her life. Maybe all the years she dealt with insults, underhanded compliments, and men who wouldn’t date her because of them, would be worth it when she sees her perfectly straight teeth. Of course, it sucks that she has insecurities stemming from her braces; her boyfriend, Daniel, says that they “add to her beauty.” If she believed him, she probably wouldn’t hide her mouth behind her hand when she grins or laughs. Don’t worry—Daniel has an idea of how to make that smile of hers…shine.

requested! insecure!reader. soft!dom daniel. oral sex (male receiving). serene's fave.

Episode Three: Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss | fake orgasm | 6/5/24

When Daniel isn’t feeling well, it’s no hardship for her to take of him. Except this time, he broke his hand and is proceeding to be an absolute nightmare to take care of. They haven’t had sex since before the accident in Zandvoort because she’s afraid that somehow she’ll end up aggravating his injury. Daniel, however, has convinced himself that he only exists to bring her pleasure. So, she comes up with a plan to soothe his service dom tendencies. Enter, Operation Fake Orgasm. How hard can it be? Spoiler alert: she’s a terrible actress.

requested! servicedom!daniel. vaginal sex. hurt/comfort. attempt at humor.

Episode Four: Tomorrow 2 | body worship | 6/7/24

She’s the least favorite Formula One WAG. At first, she was optimistic, the fans would eventually start liking her—but that was a pretty naive thought. She’s constantly compared to Daniel’s ex-girlfriend—she’s not as pretty as her, she’s not as supportive as her, etc. Unfortunately, in a moment of low self-esteem—she breaks and thinks maybe the fans are right. Daniel comes home and sees you gathering every belonging of yours that’s migrated to his apartment like you’re breaking up with him. He tries to change your mind with his words, but that doesn’t quite reassure you completely; so he has no choice but to do it with his actions, too.

requested! insecure!reader. light angst. multiple orgasms. manhandling.

Episode Five: TSA | soft yandere | 6/13/24

She’s too pure for him. She hasn’t been damaged by life like he has and he hopes she never will be. So, that’s why Daniel can never allow himself to be with her. He knows she’s convinced herself that she can fix him, but he knows the longer he sticks around, the more he’s ruining her. He finds it cynical: their relationship (or lack of one) reads like one of the books she’s obsessed with: right person wrong time or forbidden love. Daniel learns that it might be a little darker of a trope—like one of her books that she never allows him to see a page of.

requested! possessive!reader. mild angst. happy ending. morally grey.

Finale: K.O. ! | over-stimulation | 6/25/24

Okay, Daniel may have won the first round. He cleared her dry spell with no problem and used Max to do it, too. That’s completely fine, she will never complain about experiencing some of the best orgasms of her life. But, Max (the man unable to not have the last word) coerces her into giving Daniel a taste of his own medicine.  As soon as they can manage to walk on two feet, without a wobble. Mark their fucking words. 

requested! part-two of the pilot fic. multiple orgasms. polyamory. bondage.

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Descendants

F1 grid x driver!rookie!reader

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Warning Mention if addict (max with RedBull), Not proofread, spelling mistakes, long

Summary the new rookie on the grid is obsessed with descendants and makes it everyone’s problem

A/N bsf/n = best friends name (for anyone that didn’t know)

I like it! I hope y’all also do. It’s pretty long and I made it over here course of a few weeks so there can be parts where it doesn’t fit so if you notice that please say it so I can fix it! I have also had my descendants obsession come back with the new movie. (Still deciding if I like it or not)

Please repost and comments it helps a lot! Feadback is also appropriated!❤️🫶

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f1 BREAKING: Y/n y/l/n will make the step in 2025, signing a multi-deal with Red Bull! ✍️

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User1 YES!! 💜💙

User2 OMG? Already up to red bull? I would suspect that she would go to rb first!

User3 There are going to be a LOT of GenZ on the grid! It’s gonna be chaos!

User4 wait till everyone finds out how crazy and a PR nightmare she is 💜💙

User5 LETS GOOOO

User6 power duo with her and max

User7 Women in F1 again??

User8 YESS!! 💜💙 I have loved her ever since F3!

User9 Why do so people use the blue and purple heart?

User8 its an inside joke with her and the fans. It’s better if you get to know it through something else (I’m not trying to gatekeep its also just really hard to explain)

User9 alright. I’ll look it up.

User10 not really surprised

User11 she’s so pretty

User12 why do they say multi-year and not the year?! ITS SO ANNOYING!!

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Y/n_Racing Ready for 2025 with red bull. Already binge drink wing this drink. Happy to drive the bull for a few year (hopefully a long time)💪

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RedBullRacing Happy to have you on our team next year💪

MaxVerstappen1 2 history makes in the same team… this is gonna be fun. Happy to have you as a team mate

Prema_Team Sad to let you go, but happy to see you in f1. Great job Y/n💪

User1 HISTORY MAKER!!

User2 Why is this such a dry caption? From what I’ve heard she is a PR problem but this doesn’t seem like it

User3 she is… she has a second account that is managed by herself and that is the chaotic and problematic one. PR has tried to take it away but she always finds a way to get it back. So they’ve given up. I think I’m a few minutes she is gonna post on their and cause a problem of post a chaotic post

User4 FINNALY A WOMEN AGAIN!!

User5 she will be the inspiration to Kay many jong girls

User6 Already looking forwards to the next season!

User7 wait… so where is Carlos going?

User8 her and Ollie being on the grid together is just so funny to me. They are going to cause havoc

User9 I already love her and I’ve only seen a PR made post

User10 💜💙

User11 wait till everyone sees her descendants obsession. They won’t think the same about her

User12 she is so pretty

User13 she looks so nice😊

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Y/n_Real Just vid announced as a RedBull driver… I think I need to change the aesthetic to red…… good this the new descendants movie will be with a lot of blue (and Evie will be our saviour!)!! Als the 5th picture is how it feeling rn.

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Bsfuser AAAHHHH IM SO HAPPY!!!!

Y/n_Real YESSSSS

Bfsuser Also the rise of red and Evie our saviour 🙏🙏

Y/n_Real REAL!!🙏🙏

User1 AAAHHH!!! IM SO PROUD

Y/n_Real THANK YOU!!💋💋

User2 OMG I FOUND THE SECOND ACCOUNT!! And user3 was right!

User3 Always eats with her posts

User4 The mal picture is so real

User5 I love how she interacts with her fans in this account

User6 wait why rise of red? Isn’t that Ferrari?

Y/n_Real yes. But CINDERELLA AND HER DAUGHTER! (Sorry for being passive aggressive I am just SO EXITED ABOUT EVERYTHING (but they are both blue so yaya red bull!))

User7 I love her and bsf/n’ relationship!

User8 do you know how they became friends? I’ve seen a lot about them but I’m just wondering

User7 yes I know! They became friends at a comic con event for the 3rd descendents movie where they sat next to each other so they began talking and became friends

User8 That so funny! How do y’all know all this?

User7 sometimes Y/n or bsf/n go live and just talks a lot

User9 The make up looks so good!!

User10 you are so pretty

User11 Post 941 of Y/n putting mal in her post (don’t break this streak sweetie)

Y/n_Real OMG YOUR STILL HERE!! I love you!!

User11 ILY TOO

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Y/n_Real SO PROUD OF YOU KYLIE!!! All that aside… I am soooo proud of you Kyliecantrall and I’m very happy that you have made it this far!

For anyone that’s nee here: this is my VERY talented friend Kylie, and she has made it into a Descendant movie!! I have had the honours to go to the premiere and to have known this lovely lady for quite some time!

Love you Kylie and you did an AMAZING job playing Red!!

(Also 5th picture is how I felt at the premiere)

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Kyliecantrall I LOVE YOUUUU!!!💋❤️💕

Y/n_Real ILYYY 22222!!!! 💋💕❤️

Bsfuser I LOVE U KYLIEE!!!

Kyliecantrall I LOVE YOUT TWOOOO!!!😘😘

User1 I love her friendship with bsf/n and Kylie

User2 OMG SHE WAS AT A DESCENDANT PREMIERE!!!

User3 I WAS SO EXITED WHEN U SAW HER!!

User4 real ones know who Kylie is and her friendship with Y/n and bsf/n

User5 Now the male picture again😂

User6 I’m still so confused at this

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Y/n_Real New team, new me (Also this wasn’t my plan Bsf/n dragged me into this)

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Bsfuser Don’t say I dragged you into this. It was YOUR plan

Y/n_Real STOP SPREADING LIES!!

User7 It looks so good!

User8 Why does this seem so random?

User9 My new fav brunette and black haired duo

User10 I love you both!!

User11 you both give me dark academia vibes and I’m LOVING it!

User12 So cute!

User13 and there we go with mal… again (not complaining)

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Y/n_Racing Life as a newly brunette and attending an f1 race as an announced driver for the first time

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Redbullracing Happy to have you and glad we can see more of you next year😊

Maxverstappen1 It was nice seeing you again!

Alex_albon I see you have already taken after my hair dyeing. Welcome me the grid Y/n

Bsfuser Rude that you didn’t invite me🙄

User1 Brown hair looks good on you

User2 she is really living the dream life: going to premiers and f1 races and also going to drive in f1 and being besties with descendants cast members

User3 just wait until she meets dove Cameron or Sophia Carson, she WILL freak out

Y/n_Racing DONT EXPOSE ME!

User4 my favourite celebrity

User5 So happy to see you on the grid next year!

User6 just wait until the grid sees her descendant obsession.

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Time skip to 6 races in the season

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Y/n_Real A real dream come true! Me and @bsfuser met the people that started our friendship!!! It was an absolute dream meeting @DoveCameron and @SophiaCarson !

(We also got some great advise… you will see it soon)

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DoveCameron I also had a great time meeting you! Liked by author

SophiaCarson It was lovely meeting you and bsf/n (I also hope you can do something with what I said) liked by author

Bsfuser THIS STILL FEELS LIEK A DREAM!!

Y/n_Real FOR REAL

OscarPiastri Weirdo. I noticed you where obsessed with descendants with the music that always comes from your drivers room but this…

Y/n_Real Says the one that is doing a movie marothon from descendants with his girlfriend

User7 AHHHH THEY MET!!!!

User8 What did they tell you?!

Y/n_Real It’s a secret 🤫🤫🤫

User9 Not this being one of the only posts with over a million likes😭😂

User10 I love how the drives are already aware and done with her descendants obsession

User11 I AM SO JEALOUS!!

User12 I love that for y’all!! (Totally not jealous and not sarcastic)

User13 Them also commenting🫠🫠 so cuteee!!!

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Y/n_Real Dove, Sophia, Bsfuser, Alex, Kylie and a lot of the drivers + descendants movie cast said I should do it… so I did. New hair era!!!

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DoveCameron It looks so good!!

Y/b_Real Thank you!

SophiaCarson I said it would be a good idea!

Y/n_Real And you were right!

Bsfuser Should I go blue?

Y/n_Real YES!!

Alex_albon Already going for my bit I see

Y/n_Real you’ve never done purple soo…

OscarPiastri This is really beginning to become a problem

Landonorris True

Zhouguanyu24 True

Hulkhulkenberg I also see it

Logansargeant I also do

Yukitsunoda0511 Same with me

Valtteribottas I fear I also see it

Kevinmagnussen I also see this becoming a problem

PierreGasly I also do… and why purple? There are a lot of different… better colours

Lancestroll I have to admit I also see this as a problem…

DanielRiccardo Why doe it kinda look good??

EstebanOcan It doesn’t…

Fernandoalo_Oficial It does, shut up Estie

Carlossainz55 Yeah shut up Esteban

LewisHamilton It looks really good Y/n!

Y/n_Real Thank you Lewis!

LewisHamilton Also I also think Descendants is a great movie series

Y/n_Real YESSS!!

Maxverstappen1 Obsessed

Y/n_Real Says the RedBull addict

Charles_Leclerc should I now also whatch it? I want to but I think I’ve already heard to many spoilers from you

Y/n_Real watch it.

User1 All the drivers in the comments😭😂

User2 I think the grid noticed her obsession

User3 They FINNALY caught up!

User4 The hair looks amazing!

User5 everyone here talking about the hair but has anyone seen the make up?? IT LOOKS AMAZING!!

User6 Y/n had really made it now

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[two-white-butterflies]

the last time | m33 and c55

Description: You wanted to be his priority - is that too much to ask? After moving on from Max, he sees you around the paddock - with someone that treats you so much better.

Pairing: max verstappen/indie-actress!reader, carlos sainz/actress!reader (eventual)

Rating: Teen [angst]

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yourname_daisies: happy new year everyone ✨ have a blessed 2021. i found love last year and i hope that you find yours this year. 💕

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maxverstappen1: 🦁❤️🎉

thisloveisgood: my fav actress to f1 wag pipeline

bestianlives7: we gotta gatekeep her

esties9nando: This white man stole my wife??

Max reminded you of summer. Sunny. Smiling. Warm. He was your vacation, your rest and your home. "I missed you," you mumbled leaning deeper into his touch. "How was filming?" he inquired, pouring you a glass of wine. "Hectic, but nothing compared to racing." you chuckled - pressing a kiss to his jaw.

This year - everything revolved around him. It revolved around his practices and how he could fight to win the WDC. He slumped on the sofa beside you - reaching for the blanket and allowing it to cover the lower part of your torso.

"What movie are we going to watch?" he reached for the popcorn in the coffee table. Excited for what kind of film you'd choose. Last time it was horror - but you were in a romantic mood. "Something romantic comedy, I kinda wanna sleep tonight." you chuckled, browsing through Netflix's large catalogue of movies.

A small exhale exits his mouth - the air conditioner was making the room colder. A perfect temperature for watching a movie. "I can't wait until we get to watch you in Netflix," he prophecized. "I have a feeling that it's going to be soon." you smiled.

"Yeah, we'll watch your movie next month right? Licorice Pizza, I've already told everyone to watch it." he boasted, showing you that he did his job spreading the good word on the grid. A small giggle escapes your mouth - seeing that dedicated smile on his face.

"I can't find anything - let's just rewatch black mirror." you sighed, pressing on the familiar poster. It wasn't like you were going to watch a single thing tonight.

yourname_daisies: a piece of art ✨

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maxverstappen1: ❤️📸

licorizepizza: 💕

y/nsuperfan: when she posts him all the time but he doesn't post her 😭 you can do so much better than this queen.

Carlossainz55: hermosa y hermoso 💪🏽 - yourname_daisies: gracias señor ✨

"Max Verstappen! You are champion of the world!" the man behind you screams into his mic. Even though your boyfriend finished second in the race - he won the WDC. "He did it!" you smiled, embracing your friend who was cheering for the both of you.

Max steps out of his car - jumping with joy as he began to embrace his team. He hugged Christian first, then his best friend then one of his engineers - but he passed you. He didn't even look in your direction. That was the moment you knew. You weren't his priority.

Mijn Pearl (Y/N L/N) Congratulations on the WDC Maxie! I'm so proud of you!!

You stared at the message that you sent out to him. It's been six hours. According to your friends he's currently partying in the redbull yacht - completely oblivious of your existence. "Did he seriously forget about you again? Just because he's champion of the world doesn't mean that he's allowed to forget you." your best friend antagonized - annoyed that you were being treated this way.

"He's probably overwhelmed with winning. I'm sure that he hasn't touched his phone since." you hid your phone inside your pocket. About to cry because of his neglect. He didn't even look at you. It was like - you disappeared into thin air.

"I don't care about him. Let's go party!" your friend screamed, pulling you inside one of the nightclubs. You shrug. It was probably the best thing to do. Anything to take your mind off him.

Carlos sits beside you - a cup of water at hand. "What are you doing here?" you inquire, surprised to see him in this kind of place. "I ditched the redbull party a few hours ago. Me and Lando were looking for you." he informed, taking a shot of his vodka.

A fake smile paints your lips - you completely forgot about how furious you felt about Max. "I decided to hang out with my friends," you lied - not wanting to talk shit about your boyfriend. "Ahh, I see. Do you want more alcohol? Lando will drive us home." he half-yelled due to the techno music blasting the room. "Yeah!" your best friend yelled in return, dancing to the tune with her upper body.

"Shit, are we gonna get that drunk?" you giggled, already seeing the drinks pile in your table. Soon enough Lando and Carlos were sitting beside you. Gossiping about F1 and other team's strategy. "Bottoms up!" Carlos suddenly yelled, prompting for all of you to take shots.

Carlossainz55: Anyone know what's happening? 🤣

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foolishone38: Who is the girl in the second slide? With the black hair? She's so hot 😭 - bechele87: she's max's gf - foolishone38: not anymore...

imolatifosi5: y/n wasn't in the redbull afterparty? how was carlos hanging out with her? and where is max?

Gluteous Maximus (Max Verstappen) Where are you?

Mijn Pearl (Y/N L/N) Hey I'm in Lando's apartment. me n BSF/N so drunk 💀 we had to haul ass to the closest room

Gluteous Maximus (Max Verstappen) u safe? i can pick u up

Mijn Pearl (Y/N L/N) I'm too sleepy. I'll meet u in the hotel room tom. ily congratulations baby 💗

Gluteous Maximus (Max Verstappen) Thank you! ❤️ night

You couldn't stop crying on the drive home.

"I can't believe that I'm feeling this way." you wiped the tears away from your eyes, drunkenly mumbling about how Max made you feel alone. "You poor thing," your best friend pulled your head closer to her chest. "I felt invisible," you sobbed while Carlos rubbed comforting circles on your back. "It's normal to feel that way," he mumbled - unsure on how to comfort you.

"You need to talk to him - communication is the most important part of a relationship." Lando lectured while driving his car around the busy city. "Since when did you become an expert in love?" Carlos slurred, body moving alongside the car. "Since now." Lando popped his lips, halting in front of his apartment building.

"I don't know the entire story but I'm on your side." he removed his seatbelt, opening the door to his car.

yourname_daisies: 'Licorice Pizza' is nominated for three academy awards. I'm so proud of us! 💗✨

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maxverstappen1: congratulations ❤️ - yourname_daisies: thank you max

LandoNorris: Don't forget us when ur rich n famous

You didn't tell him about the troubles that you were feeling in the relationship. You figured that time would heal everything, and his fame would settle down - but it never did. The fame never got to his head - but the neglect got to yours.

"Max, can we get an autograph?" his fans followed the both of you around. At first, he entertained them - but as more of them draw closer you both attempted to run away. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, attempting to navigate a crowded street.

One of the paparazzis bumped your shoulder. And the worst thing happened. He dropped your hand - and you swore that this would be the last time. The last time you dealt with this.

MAX VERSTAPPEN AND GIRLFRIEND CONFIRM BREAKUP.

(TWO YEARS LATER)

Carlossainz55: We look good together, no? ✨

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Max didn't think that he'd ever see you again.

He's read articles about your new life. How you won an Oscar a year after breaking up with him. How your dating one of his friends.

He sees you from across the paddock - wearing a color that he'd never thought he'd see you wear. Red. Ferrari red. With Carlos Sainz trailing behind you loyally.

He sees you walking towards him, and he contemplates on whether or not he should say 'hi'. He sees you walking towards him - until you're already past him. Bumping shoulders but never looking back.

[izvmimi]

hi beloved i’d like to suuuper anonymously play your game please!

1. faves: 💛✨☀️KEIGO☀️✨💛, vash, nanami, loid forger, hoshina, wolfwood

2. challenger approaches: i’m usually approached first, but i’ll shoot my shot if i’m interested!

3. friends vs. family: they’re practically the same to me, but i choose family.

4. signs: i’m virgo sun! i don’t consider signs when approaching bonds w people, but it’s fun to see afterwards if there are any trends. i gravitate towards capricorn, pisces, cancer, taurus, sagittarius.

5. luck: i could g-max yap about my opinions on the intersections of luck, opportunity, privilege, effort blah blah but i’ll just say yes. i do consider myself lucky.

6. love triangle: i don’t feel strongly either way! i think they can be done well or poorly.

7. changing core: i could also yipyap about nature vs. nurture, but i’ll say that in general i believe we’re all capable of change/being changed dramatically - for better or worse! the strength of influence that life has on one’s core traits n desires would vary person to person methinks.

this is so anonymous it's crazy i can't even imagine who would send this to me wow flabbergasted

anyway, i sort of see you as the Secret Girlfriend Who Goes To Another School/Job/Lives in Another Country not because your love is hiding you but because you are off doing your own thing for the most part and you're very much almost legendary.

some of it also has to do with your love gatekeeping you a little bit because you're so lovely and perfect. you have ethereal qualities to you when talked about, and when you're finally introduced to the group, you meet and in fact exceed all of those expectations!

[rin-and-jade]

So, you're a system.

How do you keep a properly working (team/coop wise) collective? How can i establish a foundation for my system? How can having sys rules be beneficial, compared to the freestyle form? How can i propose and create foundations/rules to others?... Today, i will answer all of these questions. For those who are searching a comprehensive guide + awareness 'round this topic, this post is for you!

About working together..

Ofcourse, teamwork plays an important factor on how well we can tackle problems or obstacles in real life, no one can handle too much workload all at once,, so its obvious that we need help from our other parts.. but how can it be better? It could look like:

Assigning specific parts that does best at something to take over a situation, do not brave your way through if you're not great at it,, let someone else do the job for you, it keeps miscalculation and etc away.

Initiatively ask for a collective opinion if you feel unsure, it's not best to forcefully do it yourself as it might be a rash decision or missing a couple insights that's needed.

This should already be sufficient, but it can get even better if you have rules, as everything can be organized with protocols and doing work without having to be asked again, give those gatekeepers a break will ya.

Introducing the idea..

Have you ever spot some inefficiency, conflicts, and recklessness of safety and problems with switching/fronting in your system? Why not bring those concerns and tell that you have a great idea (even though its just by you reading this) by establishing a foundation, it should work.. but if it hasn't yet,, i'll tell you why having one is beneficial.

Rules are meant to be broken!.. Or actually not?

I'm not saying freestyle is a bad way to live your plural life, though, it does mean you will still have to face some consequences due to that result of freedom.. Some few examples can look like this:

Fronting without being recapped by others.

Fronting without your own notice and now you're confused.

Someone did some impulsive buying when you're away (the realest one i've seen amongst my friends)

Missing out extra details that should be important to be aware of.

The front being hogged all the time. Yikes.

Having a confusing timeline and memories scrambled everywhere.

And more..

With established rules, these problems will go away and its one more extra less headache for your life,, rebellious acts is still possible but remember that breaking them means there's responsibility to come. As a system with a great foundation for long-term efficiency and handling problems, not following the basic rules can cause some trouble in daily performance. Do you still want to be in freestyle?

Alright, how do i make one..?

To make a foundation, we'll have to encapsulate some aspects such as communication, switching and fronting etiquettes, ways to resolve, emergencies or backups, and anything else you can think of. I'll provide my system's rules in hopes you can take inspirations and grow your own according to needs!

Switching: We're gonna have to tell the others if we're done fronting. It's highly adviced to recap the person who wants to be out next, sure amnesia barriers are low enough to be aware, but the point is the person doesn't fully know of what had happened or needed to know, so this one fixes the problem.

Fronting: We have minimum and maximum lengths for someone who can be out, for the least as 3 days and max as 2 weeks. This prevents too many switches that will disrupt memory formation that will be shared for communal reasons and also means people don't have to fight for front and call dibs to have their own time, in turns.

Resolution: If it's something minor and can be done in it's own power, there is no need for intervention. We're not allowed to bail responsibility and double it to the next person, instead, a higher up will either come by itself as because its the job, or should be called to provide assistance.

Conflicts: Not like we're immune to having fights, but getting reminded by someone else that it is not the best way to solve things helps diffuse lots of unnecessary problems. This rule was made because back then my people would fight over each other and run to the front, do its thing, to spite the other.. even worse if what it did was rash and caused more issues.

Health: It is also necessary to let others know our own status (level of fatigue from being out, mental and emotional being) and depending on the situation, the person should switch out to get a break and rejuvenate,, forcing ourselves to function beyond our capacity will cause a burn out and no one wants that, right?

Backups: This is used when someone at front passed out or become distressed for all kinds of reasons, then need someone else that is safe to takeover and mask in real life, most of my system's work is internal so the one being out (external) is also an important role because they have to do the things, guided from inside.

I hope these will serve as an insight for you,, remember that we have to strike a balance between being adaptive and structured.. which means we can't rely too much on rigid rules or the lack of structure at the first place. Rules are always changed and updated depending on outcomes and leaving room for improvisation and creativity. So remember, yes you can kick the red cones on the street but never should you defy sys rules,, see you next time!

- j

[house-of-asmodeus]

Shifting Community and “what you can’t do”

I just found out about an aging debate going on in the shifting community and I just wanna say for the record that it’s not that serious. Agree to disagree if you’d like

I know me personally, as a 20 year old, I have two school drs. One where I’m a student at Professor X’s school, and a marauders era one. In the x-men one, I made up an S/O (who’s an S/O I have in a lot of drs) because it’s connected to my loki show dr, and in my marauders era one, I’m dating Severus

I feel like if that’s wrong, then teenagers who shift to marry adults should be scrutinized as well. It’s the same concept flipped. What do you mean you’re married to Chris Evans and y’all have twins? Ya know?

I don’t think it’s wrong to want to experience youth again. Some people make it weird, yes, but it’s a very small amount of people. You can’t just gatekeep things because there are weirdos in the world. That’s just making pre assumptions that everyone older is a weirdo. Which is stupid. Shifting is therapeutic for people…a lot of drs are for mental health, there’s no gatekeeping!

And not everyone shifting to be younger is doing it for an S/O! Being an adult is hard, ESPECIALLY in this damn reality. If some people wanna go back to their youth, they have all the right to do so! This is shifting culture! We shift to experience the life we want or the life we wish we had! And most people I see complaining about people aging down are minors…you don’t know what it’s like to be an adult yet! You think YOU’RE stressed now, but you haven’t see stressed yet…like, what if Janice is stressed about her bills and and job and dumbass husband and mean mother in law, and wants to go back to her middle school days and join school clubs, get straight A’s, and have a bunch of friends to go to the mall with? She shall!

And I mean, if you shift to stranger things, would you REALLY wanna be Hoppers age? Or do you wanna be young and spry so you can keep up with Dustin and Lucas’s dumbasses? Or so that you can do fun teenage girl things with your besties Eleven and Max? Or even for people shifting to Harry Potter…do you really wanna be a professor? (I’m a professor in my Lightning era one, BUT ITS NOT COMMON! I just wanna be with Severus💀)

It’s visible when people have ill intentions, so call THEM out instead of saying people can’t do something in general. That’s audacity and entitlement I’m not supporting it in the slightest.

Like…be fr. Just my two cents though. Community starts to fall apart when we nitpick at it. Soon you’re not gonna have anything to pick at because it’ll be all gone. Just stop.

[hypergamiss]

A co worker of mine told me a story about her friend who was chewed up and spit out by this European woman who just wanted American citizenship. They dated for 3 years, he bought a house for her, planned a wedding in less than a month, and in 3 weeks she had him served at his job with divorce papers. I guess, he's not taking it well at all. He's a 40 year old veteran who already had a messed up psyche from ptsd and what she did to him was the icing on the cake. My co worker said that he disappeared after she humiliated him and he's been hard to keep track of since then.

The gold digger in me is in awe of that woman's savagery but at the same time I low-key feel bad for him because she used the hell out of him. I'm really on the fence about it and I've been asking myself if I have the balls to pull off such an elaborate stunt and destroy someone's mental health and reputation like that. This woman is now making like $300k a year and had time to make up this whole plan while she was working on her advanced degree. She didn't even have the decency to leave town afterwards, she just bought a different house and he decided to move because he was so bothered by her proximity lol. She won the IDGAF wars for real lol.

Honestly, men do much much worse to women all the time and I admire her for putting her feelings aside and going after what she wanted. I've always struggled with not getting caught up in the emotions of my relationships with men and end up losing sight of why I even started entertaining them in the first place. I feel like if I learn to be this level of calloused and cold, then I will it pay off ten fold. what do you think?

Girl, omg. I have several thoughts about this.

I don’t know what she looks like, but I’m willing to bet she’s very attractive and confident. Probably the type to max out her looks. Sometimes I think a man can avoid this by being realistic and dating at his level. But no, some of them will value looks over everything and that’s the trend I see with “passport bros.” They pass up perfectly amazing women because they don’t take into account personality and then end up resenting the person they chose.

I don’t think I could pull that off and be that cold to a man unless I knew for a fact he wasn’t a good person. I’ve never had to pull elaborate stunts like that one but I’ve had my fair share of leveling the playing field. Most of us don't have that ice-queen persona ready to go. Maybe there's more to her story, or he REALLY messed up to spark that level of revenge.

I do agree men tend to do much worse and for once she came out on top in this situation, she never let go of her ambition and goals. I don’t necessarily think you have to be “cold” to get good outcomes in your relationships. I think it’s more about being emotionally “strong” to keep your boundaries in place and not taking men so seriously until they’ve shown you that they lead with their actions, not words. So many times I hear women say something along the lines of “he said he’s going to buy me a house, he said he’s getting me a ring, he said he’s going to do this and that, etc” and actually believe a man based on just his words. Sometimes they even decide to give a man a child just because he said he would do a million things without having done a single one yet. Words are just, literally WORDS. I can look into your eyes and tell you that you’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever laid my eyes on without ever actually meaning any of it.

I suggest gatekeeping your time and energy until men follow through with everything they say they will do, including treating you right. When they act right, you slowly give them more access to you. If they don’t follow through with their actions, you start to pull away. That’s it. My favorite is when they don’t even speak about what they’re going to do, they just literally do it by surprise and sweep you off your feet.

[starrwrrld]

Tagged by my beloved @honeyandthunderstorms

Who is your favourite driver?

Max and Charles, Charles and Max. I can't choose between the two of them to save a life.

Do you have other favourite drivers?

Hell yeah. I don't have any drivers I particularly 'hate' (though some of them do piss me off from time to time and I don't hold back then), but if we're talking about the current grid, Oscar, Alex, Daniel, George and Lewis are pretty up there for me, but I root for them all unless they um directly interfere with one of my favs (I'm unapologetically biased).

Who is your least favourite driver?

Very difficult question bc like I said, I don't have a particular 'dislike' for any of them so I'm just gonna leave it at that.

Do you pull for drivers or do you like teams as well?

I root for my drivers first, but I do root for teams as well.

If you like teams, what teams do you pull for?

*sigh* I am Tifosi. I will be first in line to drag them up for the shit they pull sometimes, but I will also be first in line to defend them when the need arises, plus sue me, but all their lore and history has me HOOKED, and yeah-

How long have you been into F1?

I was always a casual enjoyer and like consumed F1 related media for as long as I can remember, but it became a hyper fixation around a year and a half ago.

What got you into F1?

The lore behind the teams and drivers, the enthralling physics of it all, the thrill of speed, the technicalities, honestly, just everything.

Do you enjoy fic/rpf?

huh? what's rpf? rare piece of furniture?

How do you view new fans?

Ahem, I'm a relatively new fan myself, and I don't wanna gatekeep but um i also absolutely don't want the wrong crowds being pulled in iykwim so yeah, as long as they're chill people *shrug*.

If you could take over as team principal for any team, who would it be and why?

It is not a job I find enticing in the least mate. I'd rather just stay where I am.

Are your friends and family into F1?

A really close friend of mine is a big fan but in the casual sense and I do have a few other friends who watch it casually, but no one is insane about it the way I am. My parents do not get it at all, and my brothers just watch the race with me if they're bored and yeah, that's it.

Are you open to talking to other fans/making friends?

Hell yeah, I am, but you will have to put up with me through my awkward and stilted phase before I get comfortable.

tagging further (absolutely no pressure tho): @maxcuntstappen, @bumblewyn, @blueberry-obsessed, @saamaton, @saviour-of-lord, @fa3rydd

[eek-a-tron]

I often see and enjoy that you add "comics loki has a lot going on mkay" to old timey comics!loki posts. What are some of the things that come to mind at the top of your head? ^_^

Heh, my yammertags and I thank you!

I'm honestly not suuuuuuper familiar with Loki's classic comics oeuvre or pre-MCU Thorverse comics stuff. Shallow dives only, I'm afraid. Behold: I doth gatekeep myself! :p

It's just, whenever I see any classic comics Loki around here, there's always something wild going on, mkay! Like perma-scowling, or vaudevillian-level declaring, or Machiavellian plotting, or being an actual gremlin, or tree, or whatever. It's like... wow, what a brightly-colored mess, what's his campy myths-based deal? Big mad and a big jerk? Literally Iago? What exactly is this mythic family dynamic? Sometimes he's wearing blond hair on his helmet because of reasons that they don't exactly delve into during the Silver Age? Good job being the absolute worst of your era sometimes; uh, a yikes icon? I guess I could say "well that's a lot of unpacked packing" instead of "has a lot going on" and that would probably make more sense.

On one hand, I find a character who routinely gnaws on the scenery funny — I do love camp; very Batman TV series. But on the other hand, I also tend to prefer fandoms that've been running for an extremely long time with multiple incarnations, grafted atop themselves over and over like some kinda unwieldy Mad Max structure. All the better for me to pick up/learn about shiny things as I go along, magpie-style! And when the canon is just tropes on tropes on tropes after multiple decades, it tends to change/evolve, like life! And like, I've never seen a more appropriately-shapeshifty character for this evolution. So, comics Loki has that Silver Age CURSES! vibe while at the same time has been re-envisioned with much more layered, pathos-inspiring takes. This characterization would've been more interesting in the first place, of course, but the Silver Age apparently could not even. I just like that kind of more-layered, character-evolving stuff. It neat.

[manipulatorkaleidoscope]

Phi and or hyde hcs pleazd

On it boss 🫡

This might be a long post because I’m more personally attached to the antagonists and that also includes Phi and Hyde so… yeah 👍

Phi

thinks he’s all that when he really isn’t all that

dresses up on the regular like he is going to a fancy rich people party that they set up in hotels and they discuss buissness there

Secretly wants to wear ball gowns or those really thought form fitting black leather dresses

Has a fully maxed out (not really) Royale high account where he spent like a bagillion Robux on before

Has a canopy bed. Also, has a big room. Everything is neatly organized and it’s so clean it gives a horror movie aura

Has Hyde’s contact number named as “spare parts”

Also, constantly harassed Hyde during their childhood cause he is a little b*cht

Wears heels. I mean. Cmon why wouldn’t he

Is a bigger drama queen than what he pretends he is.

Doesn’t really have any friends LMAO-

Is probably aroace. There is no love for anyone behind those eyes 👀

One time Hyde said that his eyes looked like the Nintendo switch and Phi was ready to drop everything and throw hands

Only really gets along with Evel. And even then they are just awkward aquantiances

was 15 years old by the time Turbo happened

Hyde

Spends a lot of money on clothes too make it look like he can’t afford clothes

Finds shattered glass cool. Once shattered a mirror just to glue the pieces of that mirror to another mirror

Both Him and Phi had Pokémon once in their corsponding consoles. One time Hyde’s pickachu won against Phi’s Pokémon, so Phi broke his console. Hyde gets all sad when he thinks about it.

Unironically likes Vocaloid

One time he hosted a Vocaloid fan club and the only other person that showed up was Aiger (who also likes Vocaloid) and that’s how they became friends.

Is some kind of gender outside of the binary. idk witch one but it’s one of them.

Looks up articles on how to be a better older sibling, prints them out and shoves them violently into Phi’s face.

His room is a mess but in an Aesthetic kind of way.

Is probably friends with Arthur (yes, Arthur Peregrine 😅)

One time broke into Phi’s room and broke one of his many mugs and then just left.

Hyde invites random people to stay over at dread tower. Hense why Kyle is here.

(I might have WAY more but that’s all I can remember 😌)

Time for my personal ratings

Phi

solid ✨9.9999999999999999999/10✨ Is a lil b*cht that holds no regards to the safety of others and manipulates people (Phi really be like “gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss!” Huh) but honestly, that’s the charm. I might be biased because he is one of my 5 baby girls and the only one from beyblade for that matter, But… he’s a genuenly good character ngl. Good job for the story writers for writing him well.

Hyde

… do I really need to explain.

I do??

ok 👍

✨10/10✨ straight up one of the best characters in the series. He is my third favorite so I’m way way WAY more biased with Hyde that how I am with Phi lmao. He deserves all of the nice things in the world. It just cause, at first, you think he’s also a jerk like his brother, but he just acts out and acts that way because Phi… didn’t really care for him. It becomes more obvious as the season goes on. It just makes you sad and it makes you want to hug Hyde. Also. I like the color purple. I’m biased. Enough said

(I’ll do the rest tomorrow! For now, ask away!)

[thejasminechronicles]

F1 Tag Game! Tag some people you'd like to get to know better!

Tagged by the lovely @landinrris and @f1-birb

Who is your favorite driver?

Currently - Fernando since he started in F1 and have been a big fan of Lando since I saw him race in karting in Italy in 2013. Refuse to choose one over the other. Felt like it was kismet Lando joined McLaren back in 2017 (because of course it's all about me 😂).

Ex-drivers - Mika H & Jenson Button, and always had a soft spot for Fisichella. As you can see, I suck at choosing just one thing!

Do you have other favorite drivers?

Only talking current grid and their driving here - have always liked Max, even back when he was a stroppy teen, and recently he's pulled into a clear third fave for me, I really appreciate the driver and personality he has grown into. Same as with Lando, I've supported Charles since I saw him racing live when he was in karting, I think he's incredibly talented, so he's still high on the list. Have a big soft spot for Bottas (my belief that his talent was stifled somewhat by him taking the Merc no 2 seat so early in his career is a hill I will die on) and will always cheer on Alex and Yuki as I think people underrate them both a lot. Very glad Oscar has joined McLaren and looking forward to seeing him develop. I really appreciate Carlos's strategic racing brain (always like drivers who can think big picture) and I find it highly entertaining when George enters villain mode during races, because I'm always up for a bit of chaos in this sport. Have had a long held dream to see Max, Charles, Lando and George duking it out at the top of F1 (since the latter three were still in juniors) and am so happy we're finally (nearly) there.

Who is your least favorite driver?

None to be honest, but if I was pushed to name someone it would currently be Pierre. I don't actively dislike him or any of them though. Have never been someone who finds any enjoyment in hating people in any sport. I'd far rather concentrate on supporting those I love watching.

Do you pull for drivers or do you like teams as well?

I'm a team person, McLaren through and through. I do have drivers I like a lot outside the team as well though.

If you like teams, what team do you pull for?

Been a McLaren fan since I was a kid, grew up in a Tifosi household with a British mother so became a McLaren fan to support her and have been a died-in-the-wool fan ever since. Helps that I have also liked most of their drivers along the way. Have a soft spot for Williams due to their legacy and my formative years as an F1 fan being when they were still at the top of their game. Also from a nostalgia point of view, F1 is all about McLaren and Ferrari for me. I may not root for the Scuderia out of principle (despite being half-Italian 😂) but they are integral to my love of the sport.

How long have you been into F1?

Since the mid 90s though some of it is a bit blurry. Apparently I cried when Senna died (I don't remember it, but my parents were crying so I apparently came out in sympathy!) but conscious memory is cheering on Mika, he was one of my heroes back then!

What got you into f1?

My family - both through their jobs and their general love of motorsport (am a huge fan of motorsport across the board). Have quite literally been watching since I was a baby - I made my first trip to Monza at 1 year old 😂

Do you enjoy fanfic/RPF?

Yes sometimes, depending on my mood and the writer! (I confess to being a bit picky about what I enjoy on that front but that's my problem not anyone else's!)

How do you view new fans?

More the merrier. Gatekeeping is ridiculous. Sport is for everyone, nobody has the right to dictate who should be allowed to enjoy it or how anyone chooses to enjoy it. How the hell do long-time fans expect the sport to thrive and survive if they spend all their time looking down their noses at newer converts.

If you could take over as team principal for any team, who would it be and why?

None thanks. I have zero skills in that area and am not arrogant enough to think I wouldn't get fired after a week in the role 😂

Are your friends and family into F1 as well?

Yes, I come from a racing family. My great-uncle raced single seaters (not F1), through him we had some family friends who were big names in the sport (sadly now all deceased). My brother-in-law works in WEC as an engineer and I have an uncle and cousin involved in the sport as well (one involved in the management side of karting, one in the WRC). Have a large group of friends who are into F1, we used to get together to watch races and still do now when we can. Also my gf is a big fan as are her family, so that's a bonus!

Are you open to talking to other fans/making friends?

Yes, always.

I think most people have done this now so I won't tag anyone, just say anyone who hasn't yet, consider yourself tagged! Have loved reading people's responses and getting to know you all better.

[lucysweatslove]

I got a notification that a claim for my ADHD neuropsych testing was approved.

I wanted to write up a whole thing about how absolutely ridiculous this is. But it’s honestly too much effort. (Edit, lmao I proceeded to write up a whole thing anyway)

I have incredible insurance. We have BCBS through my husband’s work, and they have amazing benefits. Like, “not possible to get a plan this good on the marketplace” amazing. The best plan on the marketplace rn is like $1130/month for two people, with a slightly lower PCP copay but higher deductible, OOP max, AND coinsurance. Can’t remember how much we pay in premiums, but it’s like… a couple hundred?

So, I’m not super mad that I have to pay $360ish to the neuropsych for the testing. I know it could be worse.

And that’s part of the problem. Sure, I have Cadillac insurance. I’m LUCKY. Incredibly fortunate or blessed or whatever. And maybe my state’s Medicaid would pay out for this too, but I don’t know. What I do know is that there is a significant care gap ALREADY for rural and low-income people here. What happens if you don’t qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford good health insurance? What if you can’t find a neuropsychologist in network? What if you end up responsible for the original $2,580, or even “just” the $1,330 allowable for BCBS? People can’t just afford that here, and this particular office won’t release any reports to you until you have paid. Meaning if somebody requires this service for a diagnosis but can’t pay- highly likely because ADHD can make holding down a job difficult- they’re SOL. They can’t get treatment.

I had to see a total of five people to get to this point. To be frank, I don’t even know yet if the report will corroborate my loved experience. I still don’t understand the point of this testing to begin with; I’ve had three people in the sphere say it’s likely, two of whom (a PhD and a therapist who specializes in neurodivergence) formally diagnosed me with ADHD. But this wasn’t seen as “good enough” for the third (a psych NP and PsyD) to fully diagnose me to prescribe me anything. I’m considered a “complicated case” because I was good at school growing up, have a trauma history, and have a history of depression, an eating disorder, and likely autism (also diagnosed by the same neurodivergence specialist, but that wasn’t good enough I guess to have it on my medical record). But here I am, having spent thousands at this point in copays, therapy for behavioral interventions, medications to treat other issues to “rule them out,” and various assessments. Thousands most people don’t have. Thousands that could be tens of thousands for the uninsured. And this most recent assessment? It involved a test that literally CANNOT differentiate between ADHD and other forms of cognitive and attention deficit, such as depression.

ADHD is a clinical diagnosis. I don’t mean that there is never a place for neuropsychology, but in the psychiatric world that my family is part of (note: dad is a psychiatrist; sister is in residency to soon be a board certified attending psychiatrist too), it’s not a hard diagnosis to make based on a structured clinical interview. (Even my therapist, the PhD, who has not just taught but been a DEAN, agrees- she is frustrated with me).

Why are we gatekeeping this diagnosis so heavily? Why is there such a strong assumption that people malinger to get an ADHD diagnosis and access to the scheduled drugs they need to participate in society? Why, when we have research that shows that ADHD is a huge risk factor for actual illicit drug use, abuse, and SUDs? You know what happens when you treat individuals who you clinically diagnose with ADHD? Rates of illicit drug use, drug abuse, and SUDs go down. Not up.

I’m just mad about it all.

[twilightknight17]

Yesterday on P3R: jumping to conclusions, the time-honored tradition of taking my pet to the movies, questionable decisions, and more Tartarus!

So when you take Koromaru on walks, you can run into your other social links and it’ll give you points. Which is good because my daytime social links are suffering. I’ve already figured out a rough idea of how I’m gonna have to play them the second time around.

...not yet I’m not, but Koromaru’s definitely a good start.

Akihiko goes to meet up with Shinji, who still doesn’t want to rejoin SEES after “what happened two years ago”. Which is apparently different from what happened to Miki, who they mentioned before. Shinji refers to seeing someone die, and Ken, who is eavesdropping, has a major reaction to hearing that.

He apparently comes to the conclusion that Shinji, who he didn’t know before now, is related to his mother’s death two years ago. Which seems… like kind of a leap? Obviously I haven’t gotten the full picture (even though I know what happened to Ken’s mom), but right now I’m kind of thinking that the movie handled this particular character bit better?

We’ll see, I guess. Meanwhile, thanks to Koromaru, I finally managed to max a social link! August is WAY too late to be only on my first one. X’’’’’D But I went into this blind, so I’m not surprised.

The film festival has been going on for like… two weeks now? I dunno. I keep ignoring people inviting me to the movies to try to get my social links up. Which. Honestly I probably should have been going to the movies, since my academics are STILL at a 4. I’m not even gonna be able to start Mitsuru’s link this round at this rate.

But I did go see a superhero movie with Junpei, and a ninja movie with Aigis. And I tried to take Koromaru to the movies, but…

Let him watch the movie, you monsters!!

After that failure, it’s back to Tartarus, because some other idjit has wandered in. And another cat.

Honestly, I’m willing to buy the cats, but:

1. How are these people wandering into Tartarus in the first place? Why are they at the school at night?

2. HOW DO THEY GET SO HIGH? This person was on like floor 102. HOW did you get up there without getting munched??? Even if I took out the gatekeepers there’s still other shadows everywhere???

Whatever. X’’’D Rescue mission successful, so back to social linking and puttering around the dorm.

Ikutsuki calls us all to a very important meeting to announce that Ken is joining SEES as our newest member!

Sir, that’s great and all, but that is a literal child. He is in elementary school. Mitsuru and Akihiko are uneasy (for two different reasons), and I can’t really blame them! Sure, Ken asked to join, but it’s Ikutsuki’s job as the responsible adult here to tell him that NO, he is not ALLOWED to go into the nightmare tower to fight deadly monsters!

Honestly, how did you even get a SEES uniform made for him so fast, Ikutsuki?

Junpei is spending his days hanging out and still trying to talk to the pretty girl at the station. He asks to see her drawing when it’s finished, even though she’s still being very aloof.

I think he’s being very nice, actually. She thinks he’s weird. XD

I check in with Maiko, who has had a long talk with her parents. They finally explained why they’re getting a divorce, and she’s sad about it, but she understands. If they had just explained from the start instead of getting mad and hitting her, we might have avoided a lot of shit.

She does mention, though, that she has to pick which of them to live with. I don’t like either of them, but at least her mom didn’t hit her??? I told her it was her choice, though, and she was good with that until she realized that her mom might be moving far away. Then she wouldn’t get to play with me anymore.

I want this kid to be happy so bad.

Somehow yet another idiot has wandered into Tartarus, and there’s only a few days left til the full moon, so I guess I’m going to get them. As soon as I went in, Ken asked to be in the main team, and like… Kid, I know you’ve got a spear taller than you are, but do you have any training at all???

He’s a bless-user, though, so… helpful.

Idiot retrieved, time to go home and--

I have been asleep for five minutes, Pharos. Please. I know the moon will be full in a week. It’s okay.

Junpei actually manages to introduce himself to the pretty girl, only to realize that her hand is bleeding. He promptly freaks out and tries to help her.

This completely confuses her. She literally calls him weird for being worried about her. But as she’s leaving, she tells him her name is Chidori, and that she’ll be done with her drawing soon if he wants to come back and see it.

There’s one free day left before going back to school, so I head to the mall to pick up some new armor on sale, as well as browse the stuff at the antique shop.

(I have forgotten what that lady wants for the aojiru quest so I’m gonna have to look that up because ughhhhhhh)

It’s interesting that the antique shop weapons focus more on the effect than straight power. But at some point, straight power is gonna outclass them. I think that--

...you know what, let’s just head out before I laugh the shop down.

None of my summer social links are ready to rank up, so rather than spending time with any of them, I’m gonna take my last free day and try out working at the blue store. For some reason I thought this was a spa, but it actually appears to be some kind of accessory/crystal healing shop.

No velvet in here, but it does offer you the ability to recall forgotten skills for your personas, so I guess the blue is still appropriate. And working here ups my charm and academics! Plus, I have the Temperance bonus, so I have to level up my academics now?

Right?

…right?

……Minato pls you just gotta cram a few more braincells in there I’m begging you. X’D We’re literally going back to school tomorrow, and summer school made you NO smarter than when we left. God. Why this. XDDDDD

[thebroccolination]

TEN OPENING LINES FROM MY TEN MOST RECENT FICS AND WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON

Rules: List the first line of the last ten (10) stories you published. Look to see any patterns you notice yourself, and see if anyone else notices any.

The only thing I knew going in is that they’d all start kind of in medias res because that’s what I like reading. But I noticed something else after I compiled them all! Something really interesting that I’ll have to play with from now on.

Heart Like Gold [Be My Favorite, SOTUS, Between Us] Kawi x Pisaeng, Kongphob x Arthit, Win x Team

Kawi and Arthit are twins! WinTeam stalk a guy and fall in love about it!

Kawi’s theatrics would affect the weather.

Behold! The shortest! Followed immediately by:

quietly uncovering everything [SOTUS] Kongphob x Arthit

Anxiety and rope bondage and KongArt!

It’s fair to say that Kongphob might’ve lived his entire life under certain assumptions about sex and mental health that he passively absorbed from media or word-of-mouth if it hadn’t been for one conversation with a classmate while he studied abroad in Beijing.

The longest by far.

Gatekeeping Kawi [Be My Favorite] Kawi x Pisaeng

Pisaeng goalie-blocks Kawi’s terrible mother from contacting her son!

If Pisaeng has any major flaw he’s not working to improve, it’s that he takes full advantage of the nepotism that got him his job in order to leave work on time every day.

I just really wanted to establish immediately that this fic is about Pisaeng being both shamelessly petty and wildly protective.

Fireproof [Between Us] Win x Team

Exes-to-lovers with totally appropriate amounts of suffering!

Win ignores the sleeping couple on the chairs across from him.

He is also ignoring his Problems. (Also the couple is KawiPi. Li’l Easter egg.)

surprise me [Between Us] Win x Team

Team tries to throw Win a surprise party in another country!

It’s number forty-three on the list of facts about Win that Team keeps on his phone: Win’s never had a surprise birthday party.

I love that Team canonically has a list of things he wants to memorize about Win. Baby simp.

Sorry Meal [Be My Favorite] Kawi x Pisaeng

Kawi gets through life’s challenges by being adorable with food!

The shouting stops around noon, and they refuse to speak to each other at all for the rest of the day.

In which I celebrate that KawiPi can both be stubborn assholes and their arguments are enormous fun for me personally.

somewhere to begin [Be My Favorite] Kawi x Pisaeng

Self-indulgent post-series fluff!

Twenty minutes after arriving home to find his little family waiting for him, Kawi lets his draining body list against Pisaeng.

Because I believe down to my core that Kawi is a snuggly needy simp deep down. (He literally imagined Pisaeng model-walking toward him and said, “Please believe me that I hate this man.”)

through casual mistakes of fate [Be My Favorite] Kawi x Pisaeng

Self-indulgent ep-11 angst fluff! (It’s real, I checked!)

Pisaeng wakes up to his alarm, swipes the button on his phone screen to shut it off, and rolls out of bed—all within a few seconds.

This is the line that made me realize the thing!!!

keep me here, i'm right where i belong [Be My Favorite] Max x Queer Rights, Kawi x Pisaeng

Self-indulgent marriage equality fluff!

When true marriage equality is won, Max is the first one to deliver the news to most of his friends.

Sooort of this one?

We Must Lead by Example [Naughty Babe] Lian x Kuea

LianKuea being smug about their sex-successful marriage!

When your best friend asks you not to tell your husband something, common courtesy dictates that you honor all those days and nights of laughter and tears by keeping the secret not just in this life but in the next and whatever’s in the interim.

And this is a return to form. INTERESTING.

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So here’s the thing: most of my opening lines are, like. Observations. Team keeps a list. Pisaeng and Kawi are fighting. Pisaeng has a flaw. Kongphob learned about bondage.

Very few are action-based. Pisaeng jumping out of bed, Kawi leaning on Pisaeng, Max telling his friends that marriage equality has passed.

I’ll have to go through more of my fics to know if this is a common thing, but it feels like it! I think most of my fics begin with observations rather than actions, and maybe I’ll try it the other way for a while and see what changes!

What a fun li’l exercise. \:D/

If you noticed anything different, definitely tell me! This is fun~

[lookismaddict]

among the characters that aren't crew heads, who do you think has the potential to step it up, and could actually lead a crew? :--)

Those who AREN’T crew heads? 🤔 Hmmm… that’s an interesting question. A VERY INTERESTING QUESTION. 🧐 AND TY JANN FOR ANOTHER WONDERFUL QUESTION!!! 😌💕 I had fun answering these. Going back to your question, I do have a few people in mind.

Here are my potential crew leaders:

Zack Lee: I think Zack is fit to be a leader because he already proved it in the beginning of Lookism. He was kind of a leading figure for Doo Lee and the other two bullies. But in all honesty, he’d be an even better leader due to his character development and how much confidence he has now, that he had grown stronger. And since he got a confidence boost in his own skills, not only can he protect Johan better, but he can protect his other friends as well. He has a firm sense of justice too, so I think Zack has the potential to become a crew leader if he tries.

Warren Chae: I believe his reason is similar to Zack’s, since Max and Derrick of Hostel used to follow him around because of how much they respect him, coming from an orphaned background, such as themselves. They followed him and ended up joining Hostel. And as an important figure in Max and Derrick’s lives, Warren was the one to see them off, which proves their unbreakable bond. Eventually, Warren Chae grew stronger, with the experience he gained from Senior Manager Kim teaching him CQC. And as he stood alongside Eli working for the Workers, he was even acknowledged by Gun saying that he’s no longer “The Gatekeeper”. Many of these factors show how much Warren has the capability to be able to protect others while he decided to trained just to get stronger and to be able to protect the ones he loved. Not to mention, his role as “Uncle” in Hostel B as a “fatherly figure”. While Eli was away, he was able to lead Hostel B in Eli’s absence for a while, opposing Olly and his antics due to their conflicting ideologies. If he was able to take in the role of the head of Hostel B temporarily, then I think he’s able to become a very good crew leader.

Samuel Seo: Ok tbh, this man ain’t ready yet. 💀💀💀 (As confirmed by Gun, I agree with whatever he said about Samuel LMAO) BUT, if he gets the right character development and embraces his own flaws, fixes his past mistakes, and sticks with the right people *coughs* Big Deal *coughs* then he’s able to become a great crew leader someday. “Inferiority complex? Never heard of it.” 😌💅🏽He once ruled in fear, but hopefully he’ll rule with true dignity, confidence, and with the right mindset.

Jerry Kwon: This is a hypothetical scenario, but if Jake possibly dies *knocks on wood* and if he entrusts Jerry to take his place as Big Deal’s leader, then I feel like he’d do the job really well. As Big Deal’s No. 2, he has a trustworthy character and many Big Deal members already respect him. In honor of Jake’s dying wish, Jerry would do anything just to fulfill Jake’s wish because of how much he respects him. And with that, he can use it as motivation to lead Big Deal down the right path, like what Jake intended to do in the first place. In the webtoon, it is also confirmed that Jerry could possibly be stronger than Jake, due to his overpowering physical strength. He is a strong opponent to fight with, and this can be confirmed from Gun who’s surprised by Daniel, who had beaten Jerry Kwon. Plus, not only is his body big, but also his heart too. <3 I think Jerry would be a compassionate leader, and one that also holds strong defense. If he became a crew leader, then he’ll be able to keep the crew together through solidarity and in fortitude.