#iykyk but damn what a great night

[pocmuzings]

i spent new years on a huge bed w alll my besties , with a party bumping outside the door , the rest of us on mdma and coke , hugging and saying i love u i love u i love u over and over and it was the best fucking way to say goodbye to 2024 !

i hope everyone else is having / did have a great new year . may palestine , sudan , tigray and the women of afghanistan be free <3

[girlkisser13]

taking the pjo & hoo characters to the eras tour

a/n: hey guys!!! let me know if i should do a second part or a third part but with minor characters.

warnings: eras tour setlist spoilers

annabeth chase

annabeth is 100% a midnights stan. she LOVES "you're on your own kid". she's also a folklore and evermore stan (because of the high vocabulary). she's a closeted swiftie because she got bullied for listening to her when she was younger. when you're going to the concert with her, she definitely devises a strategy to beat the merch lines. at the concert, she wouldn't sing/yell the lyrics with you but she'd have no problem lip syncing along to the music.

annabeth is a devoted swiftie. she loves deciphering all of taylor's easter eggs and analyzing her genius lyricism. she's the swiftie who you wait for to analyze taylor's newest album so that you know what she's singing about and all of the references that she makes Imao. she absolutely slayed her analysis of ttpd and ttpdta.

frank zhang

frank is by no mean a swiftie but after you introduced him to songs like, "the archer" and "this is me trying", our boy was converted into one. i feel like frank would be a nonchalant swiftie, he wouldn't follow what she was doing 24/7 and he wouldn't like obsess over what she's going to do next. frank is soooo speak now coded (i will not he taking any questions).

frank is at the eras tour for the vibes. he'll sing along to the songs that he knows. he's also the designated merch holder. he'd probably dress up as joe (the hat and the denim jacket, iykyk). i feel like he'd enjoy watching the film more than going to the concert because of the difference in atmospheres. however, he still has a great time at the concert.

grover underwood

grover is a evermore stan fr. he enjoys the nature aesthetic and vibe that evermore gives off. he talks shit to anyone who thinks that evermore is her worst album. he's only at the concert to have a good time and isn't stressing about the surprise songs or anything like that. however, he lost his shit when taylor opened evermore with "tis then damn season" and when she sang "tolerate it" (it's his favorite song).

hazel levesque

initially, hazel wasn't a swiftie but just because taylor didn't exist during her time. but after piper and leo introduced her to her music, hazel was converted into a swiftie. she's a fearless and speak now stan.

hazel would be too shy to scream or yell the lyrics with you but she'd happily lip sync along to the songs that she knows. her favorite part of the concert was dressing up. the two of you spend the whole night singing, dancing, and laughing with one another.

jason grace

jason is not a swiftie but he could be converted into one if you were. he's a folkevermore stan fr. he also thoroughly enjoyed tpd and tpdta. like frank, he's definitely a more nonchalant swiftie but he would enjoy listening to your rants and predictions on what she's going to do next.

he would dress up as the heartbreak prince to your miss americana. he would try his hardest to learn all of the lyrics to her songs so that he could sing it with you but because her discography is so vast, he printed out sheets with the lyrics on them so that he could scream her lyrics with you. he'd definitely propose to you during "love story" (if the two of you were in the that stage in your relationship).

we all know that jason emits husband energy and is a natural gentleman. so after the concert you know that that man is carrying you out of there because your legs hurt from dancing and would immediately make you some tea when you get back if you lost your voice too. he would also go and get any merch that you wanted during the concert so that you wouldn't miss anything. like frank, jason is also at the eras tour for the vibes but he still has a great time and is thankful that he gets to enjoy this experience with you!!!

leo valdez

leo's a swiftie fr. piper introduced him to her music and they listen to her new albums together. he excessively hates all of her ex-boyfriends that treated her poorly (joe j, john, jake, etc.). he's also 100% red coded but i feel like he also likes 1989.

leo would go all out on his eras tour outfit. he would create a unique and funny outfit or he would go as lasik taylor. he would happily join in with singing/yelling the lyrics with you. he definitely fangirls at every single song change. his favorite song to sing is all too well (10 minute version). piper also teaches him all of the chants so that he can impress you.

nico di angelo

like hazel, nico wasn't a swiftie at first because obviously, taylor didn't exist during the era that he lived in. but after will and piper introduced him to her music, he got converted into a swiftie. he's a folkevermore stan fr (but more evermore than folklore). at the concert, nico would be too shy to sing the songs and he'd probably lip sync along to the lyrics when he thinks no one's looking. he'd dress up as the reputation era just so he could wear black. he got a bracelet from someone and now wears it every single day. like frank, he'd prefer to watch the film compared to going to the concert just because he's scared of big crowds.

percy jackson

like annabeth, percy's a closeted swiftie because he got bullied for listening to her when he was younger. percy is a 1989 and lover stan. he's 100% a "me!" and "you need to calm down" lover. he also LOVES taylor's ovulation songs. (false god, dress, i can see you, etc.).

he goes all out for his eras tour outfit and probably dresses up wearing an outfit that taylor wore once and expects everyone to know when she wore it. like leo, percy fan girls at every single song change and probably screams the lyrics to her songs louder than you do.

piper mclean

piper is a HUGE swiftie. she's a pop girlie so naturally, she's a 1989 stan. i headcanon that she's a hopeless romantic so she's also a reputation and lover stan. for the longest time, she didn't believe that taylor and joe broke up. (they could never make me hate you joe!!!) she absolutely lost it when taylor announced 1989 tv.

the two of you guys went all out for your eras tour outfits and would probably coordinate outfits or do a cute couples outfit. she definitely gets you guys tickets in the pit where the two of you spend the whole time dancing and singing/yelling the lyrics to every single song. piper knows every single chant too (1 2 3 Igb). the two of you spent months making friendship bracelets to trade with everyone and at the end of the night, you guys traded enough bracelets to the point that they go up to your elbows. she definitely experienced gay panic during the vigilante shit choreography.

reyna ramirez-arellano

reyna is SOO speak now coded (better than revenge 👀). she's also a reputation stan. if kanye west has a million haters reyna is one of them. if he has one hater it's her. if he has no haters, she's dead. reyna avila ramirez-arellano hates kanye west with a passion.

reyna would dress up as the reputation era and would probably coordinate her outfit with nico. at first, reyna would be too shy to sing along to the songs but after you danced with her a few times she began to loosen up and she ended twirling you around and softly singing along with you.

will solace

will is obviously a debut and fearless stan. i feel like he prefers old taylor over new taylor but he's still a swifitie regardless. he definitely cried when he found out that taylor didn't dedicate a section of songs for debut on the eras tour. he'd definitely wear a cowboy hat with his eras tour outfit. i feel like he wouldn't yell the lyrics with you because he'd be scared he'd lose his voice but he'd happily sing along with you.

[laswells-ashtray]

I’m really into Marevl Superhero’s right now, I can tell you all about Squirrel Girl and how’s she peak, or how Peggy Carter could be a great captain America.

This brings me to the reason why I send you an ask, what super heros do you think the characters in the CoD-verse would like?

DC, Marvel, so on and so forth

I personally think that Simon is big into comics only because 09 Simon has his own comic series.

And despite loving characters It feels weird to assign them favorites, I struggle with this with my own OCs. I also like hearing others thoughts and opinions, I like to learn. I’m sorry for rambling, I just like superheros a lot.

Ayyy, I like a good DC hero and I fuck with the X-men. I fuck with Marvel depending on what it is because their newer stuff is kinda meh but I hold some classics close in my heart. Anyway, on to the good shit and this is coming from my completely biased opinions about superheroes, prior warning.

Simon likes Watchmen. Not a fan of the movie, almost all comic fans aren't but he likes the TV show and appreciates the fact that Trent Reznor was responsible for the soundtrack. As do we all.

Kyle read V for Vendetta way back when and still likes to watch the movie on or as close to Bonfire Night as he can get.

Johnny and Alex share a fondness for Spiderman, in my soul I can feel that I'm correct about this. Comics, cartoons and movies. They each have preferences for live action. Alex appreciates the look of Garfield but prefers Maguire and Johnny just straight-up prefers Garfield. Farah has been made to watch the Spiderman movies with Alex and she's of the opinion that Aunt May deserves a drink.

Batman is the guy. He is the superhero. Bruce Wayne has bitches slobbering on it, including John Price, Rodolfo Parra and [because it's Bruce Thomas iykyk] Adler. John likes the live-action movies, preference for Kilmer. Rudy always liked the cartoons and the comics. Adler likes Keaton's Batman and a bunch of silly Batman commercials that they did in the 2000s. Once again, adding this in for my own silly little joke.

Graves [and someone will disagree with me here but I simply don't care] was an X-Men fan. I won't comment on him as a person but I feel he liked the X-Men and Scott Summers was usually his favourite but he always did have an appreciation for Storm.

Kate Laswell as I have said before and will say again, has an appreciation for pretty much every Catwoman. Never really got into the comics but she did watch Batman Returns as a lesbian and damn. Damn.

Also members of the Jason Todd support group, whether they have read comics or for some reason or other watched Batman: Under the Red Hood and just felt bad for him:

Simon Riley [runs the club]

Kyle Garrick [runs the club when Simon is brooding]

John MacTavish [didn't pay attention to the movie but if Ghost and Gaz tell him to support the cause then he will]

Rodolfo Parra [would bundle kiddo Jason Todd in a blanket if he could]

Kate Laswell [watched it with a nephew, wants to smack Batman]

Phillip Graves [thinks he could domesticate Jason Todd like a stray cat]

[basedkikuenjoyer]

So what's creepier? Standing over your own dead body, the fact it's surrounded by weird bird men, or...that damn Changeling girl standing off to the side? Honestly Clara is my answer, always such a weirdo. IYKYK, but this is pretty much the climax of the Haruspex route. Pretty much this then the only thing Pathologic could call a boss fight. I made it.

As much as I love the classic "Daniil Dankovsky's Fun Steppe Vacation" vs. "Artemy Burakh's Steppe Nightmare" meme...have to say honestly the Haruspex overall felt a fair deal easier than the Bachelor's route. It starts a lot harder. Starts. Because unless you're an ass the Bachelor pretty much never has to worry about reputation. But once you get a handle on that? Which takes half the first day? Overall he doesn't have quite as many huge challenges in my book. The jail segment being the only one that felt super technically hard, even the boxing match with Oyun wasn't too bad. I did it on the first try. That's what it comes down to for me, Pathologic has some clunky controls but if you have enough experience with old games to adjust to the crap factor none of it is as bad as some of the truly grisly 8/16-bit challenges. Artemy also gets easy access to the shotgun so even when you do have to deal with reputation, it's not that hard to play Dr. Batman at night and cap some muggers.

Now, some of that of course was knowing the mechanics better with this being my second pass. Which blends well with playing the prodigal son this time around. Artemy grew up in Town-on-Gorkhon. He left to study medicine and comes back at the behest of his father who dies shortly before you arrive. You're following his notes and unlike the Bachelor who's constantly frustrated with the pagan steppe traditions you uphold them. Which means a lot more time out on the steppe which hey...isn't plague stricken. Had fun with the alchemy bit. You can make medicine out of plants you forage. Which is pretty fun. I also got a kick out of rat racing. Artemy's story is all about paving the way for the kids to take over the town after the plague so he gets to join in on some of their silly games. One of them being racing plague rats if you can sneak up on one and catch it.

All in all, I liked his story. The town felt a lot less hostile and you get to interact with some of the weirder aspects. It's a lot more grisly at parts with some harder decisions. But eh, Artemy Burakh is a hard man. I love his relationship with the Bachelor this time around. Very collegial. Capella might just be my favorite NPC in the town as well. She's a cool kid. Speaking of...let's talk the secret ending because I managed it this time as well:

The funniest thing in this entire game to me so far. I'm sure Clara's route will have some contenders, but this is great. Like with Daniil, you get to the last day and have the final test. Were you able to stockpile enough cures to heal the other two characters' bound? Sweet, then you get the secret endings with the kids in the sandbox and talking to the "makers." I don't think either really gave me that much new compared to the Bachelor. Daniil is more incredulous where Artemy gets mad but especially the theatre goes very similarly.

But I like what you can do with that info. Bachelor can tell Clara the Changeling who already knew, hinting at her story which if you'll recall is locked until you clear one path first because she's very dependent on meta knowledge. But she suggests that Haruspex can't handle the revelation. Playing as him though? Go rub it in to that snooty doctor. Who won't believe you but will insist if it's all a game he wants his side to win. Amazing.

The other big thing Artemy gets is extra dialogue with the Inquisitor. Who has the hots for him. She also inevitably figures out it's all a game because her doll belongs to the kids' aunt. You get a fun bit with that where you can try to hit on her as the player while she demands her Artemy which is trippy. Good stuff, very fun route. I'll wait a bit before tackling Clara's but I'm sure it'll be great too.

[mitigatingacademics]

{9.30.23}

I don't trust the folks @ ARB who call out coverage for vacations and mark-offs.

I have my reasons.

Last Tuesday, one of my nights off, co-worker was on vacation...and a different co-worker ended up working by herself.

Not because there wasn't anyone available to cover, but just because ARB failed to call it out the way they're supposed to.

This morning, around 9am, I called ARB to confirm that they had assigned someone to cover the 10:30pm shift.

I was going to be unhappy if they hadn't, but if I was going to be working alone, at least I'd know to come in early (my shift starts at 11:00pm) and get the place open on time, etc.

ARB assured me that a specific co-worker had been assigned.

Fantastic.

I went home and went about my life.

I had a bad feeling, though. IYKYK.

Make my way into the station at 10:40pm (my regular 20 minutes before assigned start time to get myself together) and guess what? 😡😡😡

Called ARB to question why I had been lied to.

ARB tells me that assigned co-worker had been re-assigned to a different station for the next 2 nights (for the record I don't blame her at all, coverage folks just go where they're told!)...and the ARB worker who assured me I'd have coverage that morning was the one that re-assigned my missing co-worker.

"We blanked co-worker-B's job," ARB-M tells me. "Why isn't co-worker-P there?"

...because he's on vacation.

Which they had to know as they'd actually managed to cover the past 2 nights. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Boss received an e-mail.

I attempted restraint, decorum and professionalism, but I was irritated.

Response was quick for that time of night. Boss thanked me for informing her about what was going on and said she'd look into it first thing in the morning. Sunday morning.

We are a 24/7/365 operation.

For what it's worth; I appreciate the effort.

Thankfully, it was a fairly slow night.

Crews are great, too. They're in and out of course, but the vast majority of them are always willing to help out however they can if asked.

It was so nice and quiet in the office tonight. 😂

I don't like working alone by any stretch of the imagination, but I got things done, including the monthly paperwork that isn't even really my responsibility, but the feeling of accomplishment and being done with something totally makes it worthwhile.

Productivity:

Completed the Reading Comprehension section I missed yesterday

(It went okay. The easy stuff is getting easier and the ridiculous nuance that haunts the more difficult questions is attempting to develop itself into something I can shuffle my way through.)

Completed LSAT Trainer Lesson 21

(This also went okay. It was a Logic Games review. The first 2 games were very smooth. Third game was a bit harder, but we made it through. The 4th one was that damn birds in the forest game and I almost just put the book away for the day. 😂 Made it through, though, and put to use a handy tip that I learned exclusively from Brad's videos. Speaking of, since beginning to work through said videos your girl has developed her own notation system for additional rules and has an actual [effective] process for rule substitution questions! 🙌🏻 Gonna have to just bite the bullet and purchase the other sections, too. We're in this deep, like another $60 matters. 🤦🏻‍♀️)

Fav co-worker supported me from afar throughout the latter part of my shift, as I awaited my late train emerging from the mist.

She is currently working at a station she shouldn't be (out of district), which is why she wasn't available to work with me...but that's a whole different story, not (entirely) her fault.

Recording the contents of 'missing' baggage (Chicago was Chicago-ing) found us messaging back and forth about our childhood obsessions with American Girl dolls.

This led to a Google search that produced a cat Halloween costume for Coconut the dog (dog sold separately) on e-bay.

$70.

Folks are crazy.

Not Trump digital trading card crazy, but still out there.

I actually have Coconut the dog somewhere, though.

Most of my childhood is at my Dad's house.

Finished Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargain is a Bad Deal by Carissa Byrne Hess

[n03m1blog]

gold rush: Remus' perspective

he is understanding slowly that he burns for Sirius.

Sirius belongs to the Black Family and he is deeply desired by all the girls, Remus is forced to think about this too and thinks Sirius would never see him in any other way.

Anyway, Remus starts to admire him from afar, Sirius is beautiful.

and there it is...

gorgeous: SIRIUS BLACK IS MAJESTIC and Remus is getting jealous of him.

Also, some touches and some moments but Sirius talks about girls all the damn time!

Knowing Remus, jealousy means bad and angry behavior.

you are in love:

but... why so angry?

starting to hate him so much just because...because Remus is in love with Sirius.

this song always makes me think of those moments where Sirius and Remus saw each other in the dark, calmly discovering weaknesses of each.

"pauses, then said, "you're my best friend" and you know what it was"

Remus is thinking about him more and more every day, not as a friend anymore btw

I like to think about this song as the beginning of their "night meetings"

so something also from Sirius

Sirius thinking about Remus in a little bit different way

every time he sees Remus transform and how pretty in his weakness he is

Sirius loves to take care of him and knows that Remus is a good friend.

don't blame me: Sirius' perspective

we all know the prank

well...

Sirius is more and more attached to Remus but his flaw is impulsiveness

iykyk

afterglow: Sirius is mortified but Remus would not forgive him

he is unforgivable this time and Sirius knows it

Afterglow and the full moon nights:

the only time where they could stay together because Remus is a wolf and Sirius can become a dog

and the wolf loves the dog, the wolf is not furious with Sirius

it makes me cry how this can be a Sirius' perspective, of his pain especially

not just Remus

(Remus is right obviously)

"...but it's not what I meant, I'm sorry that I hurt you" MEET ME IN THE AFTERGLOW...

I know places: here there are so many thoughts about wolfstar

• they are making love at night and have to keep it secret from others and also the fact that Sirius is not aware of what is happening to him but loving the rush of this "different thing" with his best friend

or

• them during the Christmas holidays talking about the next misdeed in remote parts of the castle

I've always loved this part of atyd because it's very comforting, they were creating a bond.

or

• all of the marauders who hide in the forbidden forest during moony's transformations (them running around knowing that if anyone sees moony he will be in danger so others "are the hunters" they could not understand, that's why James, Sirius and Peter need to stay with him and protect him; we know how protective can be Sirius sometimes)

- the last option fit perfectly with the song before, so always talking about full moon nights while they were not talking the rest of the day.

out of the woods: Remus' perspective

after transformation, every time Remus is more hurt, the relief of being human again

I also think about this song and about the woods as the fight between them

so, slowly getting out of the woods, out of their rough time, out of the silence between them

"when the sun came out I was looking at you [...]you were looking at me"

daylight: them just being at peace

Sirius' perspective admiring him from afar, understanding that love... IT'S GOLDEN

this song is sooooo much "was I scary?" "No, you were beautiful" coded.

I CAN'T LOOK AWAY

BUT

there is something about this song...

I place it before great war

yk Remus was going with the wolves before the actual war

and over the reference in the song about running with the wolves

there is Sirius that don't want to let go of Remus even when they are so distant

(Sirius is so in love, please)

daylight is him thinking and worrying about Remus all the damn time and holding on to the memories of the two of them together

the great war: the song talks alone

taylor narrates on its own and I think about that as them having the same thoughts but not talking much to each other

still, they reach for the other one, the war was so stressful for them

they were so young, so in love

the war was just greater, bigger

them relying on the other but at the same time don't trust enough

then...we all know what happened at the end... how it ended

"I vowed I will always be yours"

say don't go: Sirius hoping that Remus would not believe anyone else but him

Sirius is alone now and he holds on the dream of Remus

Remus loving him, Remus kissing him, Remus reading

Sirius is in Azkaban...

(this hurts ok but-)

and they didn't let him say goodbye to his moony so he is going crazy in there

seeing Remus there

screaming to him "Say don't go"

on the other hand, Remus response with the reality

he is crying in grief, Sirius abandoned him, betrayed him

"It's not fair"

"Walk away and leave me bleeding..."

but Sirius is thinking about how he did not kiss Remus one last time that night

and it's just like Remus' perspective

"I said I love you, you said nothing back"

cornelia street: Remus in grief, living alone in their house and in their town

walking along all those roads alone, without Sirius and every corner reminds him of his Padfoot

this is a Remus more in pain than in anger.

"that's the kind of heartbreak time could never mend"

Remus is thinking about how terrified it was to loose Sirius because of the war every single day and now...he did.

I almost do: In his dreams Sirius is there with him and never went away

it's like their year at Hogwarts all over again

Remus every time he hears a knock on the door, he runs answering hoping that is Sirius

it was Grant this time...

and Grant, he is so sweet and takes care of him but Grant is not Sirius.

the way I loved you: Remus thinking about the past, having difficulty accepting the reality, the horrible reality

he spent the nights waking up searching Sirius

"it's 2 am and I'm cursing your name"

Remus is sadly remembering how his Padfoot was before the war, trying to understand why he could have done that

(during war)

"he can't see the smile I'm faking"

red: Sirius in prison thinking about moony

he is trying to remember because he knows that he is going crazy

"forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met

but loving him was red"

he is trying to hold on for moony because he will show up, at least he thought.

"and that's why he's spinning around in my head"

if this was a movie: Remus' perspective

Sirius is a traitor and it can't get how a film where Remus finds him at his front door

painfully he is accepting the reality

come back...be here: Sirius' perspective

"I don't wanna miss you like this"

he is accepting the fact that maybe Remus has started a new life without him

but deep dawn he is still hoping for his moony, at least when he did not transform into a dog

"this is falling for you, and you are worlds away"

the 1: Remus is nostalgic

"we were something don't you think so?"

such a bittersweet song.

right where you left me: Remus is frozen, kind of apatic

Remus is not living anymore

Grant is doing his best but still...

"you left me no choice but to stay here forever"

the wolf into the night is searching for his friends but no trace of them

staying with other wolves helps but the wolf misses the stag, the rat....the dog.

______ages comes by_____

Remus and Grant are together

the plot twist is...Sirius escaping from Azkaban

haunted: the song talks alone

Remus cannot love Sirius as before

nothing is the same, he is haunted

but I personally see it like a fear that haunts Remus more than past feelings, because after all he is with Grant

haunted by the truth, the real one and not what he thought it was the truth

Sirius is not a traitor...?

illicit affairs: Remus screaming against Sirius

They both know that their love is unique but Sirius can't come back and thinks that everything could be like before

"don't call me baby, look at this idiotic fool that you made me"

cardigan: Remus' scars reflect all the pain he had to get... he was just too young for all of it

but Sirius... in all of those scenarios

Sirius was there

and Sirius is here now

just...he doesn't seem himself

my tears ricochet: Sirius' perspective

he trusted everyone in the order but nobody trusted him

all the fault fell on him and yes, he is innocent but he felt all of that anyway

he is crying in the night thinking that he is still in prison

"And when you can't sleep at night (You hear my stolen lullabies)"

he looks into Remus eyes, just crying

he is not talking, he knows Remus too well and how they did love each other

and how they still love and care for each other

Sirius just wants Remus to admit it, to see it

we can have a description of Remus from Sirius for example

"You had to kill me but it killed you just the same

Cursing my name wishing I stayed

you turned into your worst fears"

Padfoot is way too embarrassed of his situation in front of his sweet moony

"cause when I'd fight you used to tell me I was brave"

he is so sorry

he just feels so right only in that moment with him

into their house

at home

while when he ran away he could not

"I can go anywhere I want, just not home"

(I could keep talking about this song for years but I think it's enough)

the melody at the end of my tears ricochet

it's them staring into each other's eyes in silence, just feeling it...

and then

the last time: them arguing

Sirius is Gary's part

Remus is Taylor's part

this is the last time they will ever be apart.

this love: just wolfstar in love

atyd does not talk about Sirius or Remus end but sad beautiful tragic is perfect

those two last songs are just two faces of the same coin: wolfstar

at the end of all there is

dear reader

it's just a way to put an end to it

it's for all of us readers of their love story

(idk I really liked it at the end so I putted there)

p.s. I hope you will enjoy my playlist and honestly idk if I will ever change it or add some more songs

I'll let you know,

noemi

[actualbird]

(I'm new to Tumblr so excuse my bad formatting or whatever idk)

yo so like I have a headcanon that Vyn is like impossibly good at rhythm games (like Hatsune Miku Tap Wonder or Bandori or Friday Night Funkin)

I'm really bad at them but I like to think he's great at them and that thought came from him being REALLY good w/ his hands, iykyk

Had me acting up tbh.. ANYWAY WHAT DO U THINK OF THIS ⁉️

[I've been trying to figure out a name or emoji to go by as an anon here but I can't think of anything so can you make me one or think of one 😭😭 or is that too much❓ I'm very indecisive, my apologies]

heyyo, anon!!!! no worries about the formatting, this is formatted great and also u kno more than i do it seems, i still dont know how to add paragraph breaks in an ask despite being on tumblr since 2011 HAHA

and oooHHHHH I LIKE THIS HEADCANON!!!!!

i generally hc vyn to be pretty damn good at a lot of musical stuff!!! slight spoilers for future cn server content, but hes got a grand piano in his bedroom, it's beautiful and OVER THE TOP, and i dont really see vyn having an entire instrument he doesnt know how to play, so ive hcd him to be suitably proficient pianist!! idk if this is confirmed in global or cn (vyn's cards r the ones im most behind on watching HAKJBSDKJKF) but yes, i think he can Music

AND A LOT OF MUSIC RHYTHM, BEAT, AND TIMING!!! ive only vaguely heard of all these games, the only rhythm game i know is Patapon where u lead an army of adorable creatures into battle with the power of rhythm and also the creatures are always saying "PATA PATA PATA PON" it got stuck in my head a lot

vyn, mumbling to himself: pata pata pata pon....

kjhbskJBKJKSJD HES GOOD WITH HIS HANDS.....HUGE AGREE. im never gonna get over the fuckinnn...illustration where hes just drawing a playing card. this dude has got fingers meant for sleight of hand magic tricks and also Other Things, but i'll save that for a discussion for another day KJBKSJGS

wonderful headcanon!! i will now take my leave to sit in a dark room and think about Vyn Richter's Hands

additional sidenote: wait. if hes good at rhythm games, that means he'd theoretically be good at Dance Dance Revolution

basically a rhythm game but ur playing with ur footstep movement instead of hands

now im VERY ENTERTAINED by the image of mc taking vyn to an arcade

and watching him absolutely fuckin SHRED on the DDR machine

SHOW YOUR FUNKY DANCE MOVES, WHITE BOY!!!

[and as for an anon name, what about rhythm!anon? twas the first one i could think of, i just yoinked it from ur headcanon hehe. lmk if ur okie with it if ever u send another ask in the future :D for now, i'll tag you as just anon]

[ificanthaveu]

ROMANCE REVIEW

ok so here’s me hyping up Camila for longer than anyone asked for but this album...is just so good and when she said visual I’m like yeah ok but... I SAW so many things and so many lyrics/songs reminded me of things that have happened to me and I’m like, you know what? time to overshare

TRACK 1 SHAMELESS: ok so obviously I’ve listened to this before like a million times, but when I first heard it, I was very much like... I don’t like it. and then I listened to it again and I’m like haha nevermind I was wrong (i do this all the time don’t @ me I know I suck) the way she says “shameless” with that rasp? screaming her lungs out? yeah, bitch, I feel that. I hear that. and just the whole vibe of YEAH I feel this way and WHAT ABOUT IT.

favorite lyrics: “Now that you have me, do you want me still?” “I’m tired of loving somebody that’s not mine”

TRACK 2 LIVING PROOF: Every performance of this...makes me love it more and more. The choir singing hallelujah...gave me the VISUALS bc ya girl grew up Catholic, and I couldn’t help but imagine that Easter day where everyone is praising and saying hallelujah and it’s just such a pure JOY. and with the God references and “being sent to save me” just getting major church vibes. AND her high notes in the chorus...we stan a queen with TALENT. I love how she references hands a few times because I just love when you can communicate something just through touch. I think that is truly the deepest form of knowing someone. 

favorite lyrics: “Tell me something, but say it with your hands, slow” “Show your demons, and I might show you mine, one at a time”

TRACK 3 SHOULD’VE SAID IT: ok now I’m just going to sit here with my jaw dropped open because SIS said what we’ve been saying for SO LONG. The theme of “change” is so strong in this, and I just love how she portrays it. And her talking about the songs not sounding the same...she’s literally like yeah I get you wrote songs about me, but have you heard of imessage? a phone? But this is the kind of song that I want to scream at the top of my lungs and dance to in my living room, but, alas, I cannot relate. I can’t get one person to love me, how tf would I get 2? And the way she says “so sorry” like she...is not sorry. and I LOVE IT and it just really drives the point across, like, I’ve moved on, you didn’t say anything. 

favorite lyrics: “baby, he fell from grace, landed right in your place” “I wish you could turn back time, and hold me closer, instead of your pride” (OUCH BABY YES SING IT)

TRACK 4 MY OH MY: catch me shakin my ass to this till I die. I just love the FEEL of this. and her YELLING “I swear on my life that I’ve been a good girl” and the “Tonight I don’t wanna be her” like yes bitch let her be BAD for a night baby you GO GIRL. Listen, I will never get sick of the falling for a bad boy narrative. Sign me the fuck up, every damn time. Like, yeah? I’ve been good, time to be bad bitch. and her LAUGHS during the rap. I love her wow. The chorus is just so CATCHY. It’s just sooo bad boy narrative, my parents don’t like him, not being a good girl for the night, and again, always a hoe for that. ALWAYS.

favorite lyrics: “I said, if he kissed me, I might let it happen” “She know I’m a call away, she can drop a pin and I’d come meet her” 

TRACK 5 SENORITA: I’ve talked about this 5 million times, but I’m a proud mom so here we go again! The fact that they collabed again, was enough to fuel me for years, bc my prime was during IKWYDLS. What a good era. This song makes me feel DAMN SEXY. I want every song to make me feel this way. every time they say “oh la la” just send me to my grave. and shawn’s “call” during the chorus...speechless still. I love a good friends to lovers (in song and IRL we love that for them). I just love the aspect of yeah it’s hard to leave you but every time we touch just reminds me that this is all worth it. AGAIN with the TOUCH being just the most intimate way of knowing someone. 

favorite lyrics: “her body fit right in my hands” “you say we’re just friends, but friends don’t know the taste” “cause you know it’s been a long time coming, don’t you let me fall” 

TRACK 6 LIAR: this bb was my fave when it came out with shameless. I LOVE the whole theme of I said one thing but now you’re changing my mind and making me seem like a liar. I also love the trumpets. I love a good trumpet in a song if it’s used well. AND with the whole, yeah I’m a liar, and what about it? I like clapping along to the bridge in the car. and then fuckin dancing to the chorus. peep me screaming this in my car all the gah damn time. also, the lying to yourself? the worst kind. and this song just being the RECOGNIZATION of yeah... I am lying to myself. you KNOW? like that “oh fuck” feeling, like you’ve been denying it and denying it and denying it and finally you’re just like...oh shit. and then you just fuckin GO FOR IT because you realize it now and now we’re making up for lost time. and then the final “cause my clothes are on the floor” jaw DROP first time hearing that like yes baby. and I usually skip instrumentals at the end of songs bc I usually think they’re stupid and pointless ope but THIS is the only one I don’t skip because it’s too damn catchy

favorite lyrics: “I don't care, it's been too long, It's kinda like we didn't happen” “but what if you kiss me, and what if I like it?” 

TRACK 7 BAD KIND OF BUTTERFLIES: my heart hurts, honestly. like in that first chorus where she’s like you’re going to hate me after you find this out. just BREAKS me. it’s just very stuck between a rock and a hard place. she wasn’t going to win this fight. it was going to hurt no matter what she decided. she was going to hurt someone she cared about no matter what she chose. the way she says “tonight” with that note run yes baby yes. and like living proof, I love the high note chorus. and the way she says “the bad kind of butterflies like when you have something to hide” like I FELT that shit. those kinds of butterflies are the freaking WORST when you just know you have to tell someone about something because it’s just eating you alive. her voice just perfectly portrays the feeling this song encapsulates. 

favorite lyrics: “don’t look at me while I’m breaking” “I understand if you hate me” “I know I said we were friends and when I said that, I meant it, somewhere between now and then it became more than just a friendship”

TRACK 8 EASY: out of her songs that came out before the album was released, this was my favorite. just...i get so speechless and I have no words, it’s just so beautiful. like having someone who loves you, who sees your flaws, and doesn’t freaking care. like that first verse is like “yeah we both know I got flaws but you love me anyway.” and the whole thing of really, really knowing someone and really, really loving them is just so damn heartwarming. and feeling hard to love? yeah, Camila, I GET THAT. someone find me a man who feels this way about me. and just having someone...who loves you...until you can love yourself... I want one. and again with the TOUCHING, I see a theme here baby and I’ll talk more on that later. that bridge just freaking hits me and when she sang this on SNL I could just SEE how much this song meant to her and she looked so content singing it. 

favorite lyrics: “You tell me that you'd rather fight than spend a single peaceful night with somebody else” “tell me with your hands that you’re never leaving” “All I know is you saved me and you know it” 

TRACK 9 FEEL IT TWICE: this...hurt me. because this is my worst fear. like having someone fall for you, and you don’t feel it, and then suddenly to be in love with them and for them to be like I’m sorry but I don’t feel that way anymore. and I just love that this one is a lot less of “you fucked up” like should’ve said it and more like “I hate that things had to happen this way and I don’t want to hurt you but I can’t do anything else.” it’s heart-wrenching. and just WISHING that this wasn’t the case, but it’s just how it is. because that’s how love works. you can’t force it if it isn’t there anymore or was never there at all. and keeping the distance because there’s nothing else you can do and it’s the only option because there’s just this tension no matter what you do. because it’s there no matter what. and the PARALLEL of “how can I be your friend when I know the way you taste” and “but friends don’t know the way you taste” in senorita makes me think that she was writing this song while she was writing senorita and that’s why she added it in later. but pertaining to my life... I don’t relate because I feel everything like 8 million times and I catch feelings for anyone who looks at me and I go back and forth on crushes all the time (there are like 5 coming to my head rn wow I am the worst).

favorite lyrics: “Oh, I'm scared if I look in your eyes, I might see your soul, I know love is the loneliest place when you fall alone” “Sitting by the phone, holding onto hope” “I can feel you still staring at me when I look away” “I don't know what's worse, getting broken or making it break” (it’s hard to pick favorites for this one WHOOPS) 

TRACK 10 DREAM OF YOU: I like the music in this one a LOT. I feel this shit in my SOUL. and “he’s a right answer” reminded me of the most recent episode of The Good Place (iykyk). also, I don’t know WHY but I love the line with “a confessed sinner” bc, again, ya girl grew up Catholic. he got that post confession GLOW. that “I just got everything off my chest, and I feel GREAT.” and this one, with all she’s doing all day, is dreaming of him, yeah I am a hardcore daydreamer. so that’s me hello. and the transition of “I dream of you” to “I dream with you”...take my heart and throw it at a wall. the DESPERATION in “please say you dream of me too” like PLEASE tell me this is mutual because you literally take up all my time so please tell me you feel the same way. 

favorite lyrics: “And you squeeze my hands two times, three times” “I was not living, I was just writing about it” (this is me a lot and I feel attacked)

TRACK 11 CRY FOR ME: this high key reminds me of “Dead” by Madison Beer. but anyways. it’s so SASSY and I LOVE IT. I just love the feeling of someone moving on first, and then the other person moving on, and then the first person being like oh shit what you moved on what. like just wanting someone to HURT because what the FUCK? like why do you gotta do this bro? and just the yeah I know I shouldn't feel this way but fuck it. and I love that just lie to me. like you know what, tell me you miss me, so I can feel good about this. and the screaming in “HOW CAN YOU BE OK” like BITCH I’m HURTING so CRY PLEASE

favorite lyrics: “You said that, in this lifetime, you could never get over me? Are you over me?” “see her lips erasing me” 

TRACK 12 THIS LOVE: this is one of my favorites. I love how it’s soft? but also, not soft at all. like FUCK this love. the building walls just to watch them fall? like yes, sis I just wrote a poem about this a few months ago bc it is me. like that person, you built walls up before and they just keep knocking them down. and then you regret it, every time and build them up again (s/o to my shit middle school friend yike) and just the feeling of getting pulled in this cycle over and over again. you can just HEAR the desperation in her voice in parts of this and I love when you can hear that. I also like the use of “maybe” like this love is fucking hell but maybe don’t let me go just yet but on the other hand, maybe you should. AND ending with the “here I go again” just yeah stab me in the heart. 

favorite lyrics: “Waiting for you just in case one day it doesn’t hurt” “get out of my veins” “If you need your space, then just walk away”

TRACK 13 USED TO THIS: pull out your tissues ladies. I was most excited about this one, and she PULLED THROUGH and lived up to my expectations. I’m always a sucker for the whole vibe of “I hated this place but now I have this special memory there and now I love it.” the transformation from hate to love in so many ways. to find a person who does that, it just doesn’t happen a lot. now time to unnecessarily connect it to my life but not really because ladies and gents, I fell for my best friend. he was the most amazing guy ever. and he was my best friend and suddenly it was like...oh fuck. and the line about whispering his name differently and can’t you hear it? just reminded me of him right away. because of that FEELING of seeing them and knowing you have these feelings and being like...can you hear the change in my voice? (he didn’t btw. that was sad. this song will be “what could've been” for me. lol. bye). and the “feeling” with that touching again HELLO. and the drink clinks in the background love that. friends to lovers? yeah, sign me the fuck up. and I love the use of “definitely” like that hesitation of yeah it’s going to take me a sec but I’m DEFINITELY getting used to this. 

favorite lyrics: “No, I never liked San Francisco, never thought it was nothing special till you kissed me there” “It's the strangest feeling, midnight, I'm not leaving, no, for once, I think I'll stay" “I say your name, just listen, doesn't it sound different? Never whispered it this way” “And the calluses on your fingers, I admire them from a distance, now they're on my cheek” “oh, I've known you forever, now I know you better” “let’s get carried away” (i should’ve just copied and pasted the whole song I’m in love)

TRACK 14 FIRST MAN: ok. I know I said grab your tissues. but here’s where you really need them. when I say I sobbed, I freaking MEAN IT. like I was getting ready for school this morning at 6 am while listening to the album and it was only me and my dad awake and this just hit me so hard. I’m super close with my dad, so I really really feel this. Once the song was done, I went and found him and I was still crying and he’s like WHATS WRONG and I gave him a hug and I tried to explain what it was about and he’s like yeah no won’t listen to it. going to cry. then I texted him later and he listened and you bet my father cried as hard as I did. he literally said he was in the bathroom trying to compose himself (spoiler, my scary dad is soft af but don’t tell anyone and expose him. literally the other night i said i probably cry every day and he said yeah me too). it’s so soft, and just, yes this is happening, but that doesn’t mean I’m cutting you out of my life. like this man is everything you ever wanted for me, and I know this is damn hard, but it’s going to be worth it. and the transition of spending all the time with family to spending time with this man you want a future with. and like y’all know that breaks a parent’s heart but at the same time, it’s all they want for you. and the progression of just being with that guy and then to the wedding day. and the part where he says she’ll always be his little girl. ugh, this whole song is my dad and I love it and hate it because the amount of tears I’ve cried today is unhealthy. and in general, I just love how soft this is and you can just hear the love in her voice. I’m crying again hi. s/o to the good dads out there, and if you don’t have one, you can share mine. I genuinely cannot listen to this song without crying, yet I’ve listened to it like 6 times today. this song means so much to me and I honestly want it to be my father-daughter dance at my wedding,

favorite lyrics: “And I found someone I really like, maybe for the first time” “You held me so tight, now someone else can, but you were the first man that really loved me” “Now you're driving to the airport, not just me you pick up anymore” “You're looking at me while walking down the aisle, with tears in your eyes, maybe he deserves me, You don't even know how much it means to me now”

FINAL THOUGHTS 1) I AM SO HAPPY WITH THE WHOLE ALBUM. I love all of these songs so much, and they’re all so VISUAL just like she said they were going to be. I love when you can see a song. That is just so damn powerful.

2) THE THEME OF TOUCHING. guys, I am O B S E S S E D with this. like I said before, I think it is such a RARE form of intimacy and love for someone when you can communicate something with a touch. Like that hand on the shoulder or on your back or knee or whatever. but just KNOWING what they’re saying. I love how she addressed it multiple times and you see it weaved into so many songs of that touch communication.

3) I saw this on twitter, and I think it was part of an official review or something. But the journey of “hey I’m falling in love and here are the trials and tribulations of it” and then ending with “I can feel this way because you taught me” is just...so amazing and powerful. 

COME TELL ME YOUR OPINIONS, THOUGHTS, THEORIES LETS CHAT ABOUT IT I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THIS

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#5

Leave Her Wild: 1 - N. MacKinnon

Summary: MacKenzie runs into Nathan on an unseasonably warm Labor Day in Denver, 2019.

Warnings: swearing

Word count: 3,025

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Pizza.

"Could you slow down PLEASE?" Mosi places her hands on her knees to try to catch her breath in the thin Denver air. "MAC-KEN-ZIE!" She takes all the breath in her stinging lungs to yell out. Her best friend at least one hundred yards in front of her comes to a stop, turns and jogs back.

"Mosi, you okay?" MacKenzie leans down and puts her hand lightly between the shoulder blades of her best friend here in Denver.

"No. It's, what, 100 degrees outside? You are running like you are still training and damnit, I'm out of shape." Mosi stands up and folds her hands over her box braids. The sweat dripping down her face. "I'm not built for this shit." She huffs out.

"It is warm for Labor Day weekend, isn't it?" MacKenzie bounces from side to side. "And I'm not training just need to get out all of this energy."

"Can we walk back to your place, please? Or you may have to carry me." Mosi pretends to faint. "My name might mean she's in first but this girl is perfectly fine being dead last." They both laugh and link arms to walk to next half mile to MacKenzie's condo.

The weather was unseasonably warm for early September 2019 in Denver. Kenzie didn't mind prolonging her closet looking like it was having an identity crisis with a mixture of winter and summer clothes. Autumns in Denver were just that and it made her miss the crisp midwestern weather slightly. She threw on a pair of cut off shorts and a concert tank top. Bouncing back out to her living room she sees the puddle known as Mosi has been joined on the couch by Drew. Drew's long legs stretched out onto her coffee table. He was the only one who did it since everyone else was too short to reach. Kenzie met Drew on her first job in Denver and they became fast friends with their love of outdoors and being transplants.

“I guess I’m walking by myself to get the pizza then?” Kenzie poked Drew with her foot. ���And hi, how are you? Make yourself at home. Thanks for taking your shoes off before putting your feet up as always.”

“I'm hot as hell! Why is it this damn hot Mac? Why?” Kenzie laughs, shrugs her shoulders then grabs her phone. “Why is she soooo… so… that!” Drew shifted his head towards the lump that hasn't moved since getting back from her run with Kenzie.

“You should be her running partner.” Mosi groaned.

“We could start a rotation, you know!” Kenzie chimed in. “I’ll be back in 20 with carbs.” The cheers could be heard even after she shut her front door and headed to the stairs.

Denver had been home for MacKenzie for the past 4 years. She graduated from Tulane and ventured out instead of home when she found the perfect job and fell in love with the area, particularly the outdoors even in the 100 degree heat.

Kenzie walked through the doors of the classic, local pizza place a few blocks from her condo. The route used so often she could zone out and find her way to the door.

“Hey Gus!” She waved at the older gentleman at the register. She befriended Gus and his wife, Dora the night she moved into her condo. They were concerned by her lack of winter coat even when she explained she was from the St. Louis area even if she did have a little bit of a twang to her speech from her time in “Nawlins.” She became a regular and they became her grandparents of Colorado. Kenzie leans against the wall and waits. Flipping through her phone not paying any attention to the few other customers around the lobby.

“Mac, orders up!” Gus calls out with 4 boxes of pizza stacked in hand. MacKenzie propels herself forward to the counter and her hands collide with someone’s forearms. Her skin breaks out in goosebumps immediately as she tries not to look embarrassed.

“Oh, uh, sorry. I’m, well…” Kenzie finally looks up to see the perplexed face of the forearm’s owner. He face familiar but also not. He smiles slightly and runs his hand through his dark blonde waves.

“Gus?” Kenzie turns her attention to the man chucking behind the boxes. Gus amused but the whole collision. "Gus!" She eyes him with an unamused stare.

“Sorry sir. These are for her. Is your order under Mac? I didn’t…” Gus spins around talking to himself and checking the tickets hanging on the window.

“Sorry. My friends call me Mac sometimes. And there are a few of us. Um, sorry again. Enjoy your… pizza.” The forearm’s owner almost whispers.

“Same. Well with the Mac thing.” Kenzie starts to spin around to walk out. “Oh, and the pizza thing too. Thanks Gus!” She lifts up the pizza boxes and flashes a smile at the boy.

“Sir? Could Birthday Boy be your order?” Gus draws the attention of the man back to him and Kenzie skips out the door. She made her way back down the street taking in the delicious smell of her favorite pizza in town. Dora once told her over dinner the secret ingredient is love and maybe a certain type of flour. Drumming a tune on the boxes she doesn’t even hear the Jeep stop next to her.

“Mac, right?” The strangers voice seems to have come out of nowhere. Kenzie jumps and looks over to see the man from the Gus’s.

“Oh! Hi. Fu… you, you startled me. MacKenzie actually and people call me all sorts of nicknames including Mac.” She blows a stray curl out of her eyes with no success. “Wait, did you follow me?” She looks beyond him at the Jeep.

“Sorry. I’m Nathan by the way. And my friends sometimes call me Mac. And, well, my buddy lives here.” Nathan takes his finger off his stack of pizza boxes and points to Kenzie’s building. “I live a few blocks that way.” He points the opposite way of the pizza place. “And how did you walk that fast from the pizza place to here?” Nate’s face contorts and makes Kenzie laugh.

“My legs may be short but I’m fast.” Kenzie kicked up her leg to show off her athletic but short legs.

“Oh, well. That’s good. I better get going. Nice meeting you, MacKenzie.” Nate nods at her and heads towards the rear entrance. Kenzie watched him disappear before heading towards the front door and up to her floor.

“I’d ask if the pizza was still warm but the oven outside kept it hot I’m sure!” Drew bites the inside of his cheek knowing MacKenzie will have something witty to say. When she just walks past him to the fridge he tries again, “Mac, I made a dig about the weather and your punctuality and nothing? What gives?” Drew’s hand holds the fridge closed and stares down at her.

“Nothing. Just a weird feeling. The black Jeep still out front Mo?” Kenzie pulls on Drew’s arm trying to release his hold.

“Yup, why?” Mosi leans towards the window she’s sitting in and then swings her feet back to the floor. “Do we know the owner?”

“He was at Gus’s then tried to grab our pizza.”

“You mean he tried to steal my special, made with love, not on the menu dessert pizza?” Drew clutches at his chest being as over dramatic as his voice came across.

“No, thought he was Mac too. I guess he is. Said his name was Nathan. I didn’t think anything of it but then he showed up here. He walked into the back door.” Kenzie nods her head in the direction of the back of the building.

“And we think he’s following you to this building where you need to practically give blood to get in?” Mosi laughs out.

“You are right. He did go in to the building. I’m fine. He’s just…” Kenzie stops talking and takes in her friends. “What?”

“Is this man cute Mac?” Drew hooks his arm around her neck.

“I mean, yeah. I was going to say familiar. He seems familiar.” Kenzie elbows Drew and opens the fridge.

“Well, you’ve probably seen him here friend.” Mosi wraps herself in Kenzie’s oversized cable-knit sweater sitting in the window with her.

The door swings open catching everyone’s attention. “I can smell the pizza down the hallway! Let’s eat, bitches!” Remy throws his arms up and kicks the door shut behind him.

“Took you long enough.” Mosi grumbled.

“You realize it’s fucking a million degrees outside and you are in a sweater!” Remy snapped back.

“Do you realize…” Mosi growls and then breaks out in a laugh.

“Glad you could join us Ray.” Kenzie kisses her friend on his cheek and pats his chest. “Always fashionably late.”

“Y’all know you know everyone moves slower in the South.” Remy heads towards the pizza. Remy moved to Denver in the summer after MacKenzie convinced him to look for jobs here. Born in Egypt and raised in Louisiana, he met MacKenzie when they took geography 101 together freshman year. “Kenzie Lou, when did the amount of attractive young men increase in your building? Cuz I was blessed in the hall with four rippling specimens.” Remy twangs while fanning himself.

“What?” Kenzie would have to admit she didn’t know any of her neighbors but the guy across the hall in his late 40s that she literally has run into. She wouldn’t call him rippling more dad bod who was just a dog dad.

“I’m sure they are out near the neutral ground by now.” Remy points.

“Neutral what?” Drew questions.

“Median. The median in the road.” Kenzie translates the Louisianan phrase. Mosi leans into the window again.

“Oh!” She shifts. “It’s black Jeep guy!” Mosi looks over to Kenzie. They all head to the window and look down. Sure enough Nathan was leaning into the back of his Jeep to pull out spike ball while the other 3 cross the street.

“Heading to the park to work off that pizza?” Drew leans slightly over Kenzie.

“What we could’ve already eaten by now… so let’s dig in!” MacKenzie backs into Drew and spins around him then moves quickly into the kitchen.

“We aren’t gonna…” Remy starts and stops. “Gonna talk about it. Okay. Okay.”‘ he follows Kenzie’s non-verbal cue and grabs a drink from the fridge.

The friends slip into their normal banter which had become the norm in the last few months. The spike ball playing, almost pizza stealing boys temporarily forgotten about.

The month flew by. MacKenzie found herself busier than ever. Since graduating from Tulane, she found a job as a social media consultant. It wasn’t the path her or her parents thought when she started as a finance major and changed to digital communication and marketing after her first year. MacKenzie can hear her dad’s booming voice unsure it was the best career choice but he supported her decision. Now as a newly minted 26 year old, she was happy and doing well for herself.

“So are you wearing this to the event?” Drew pulled at the neatly folded hockey jersey that was way out of the reach for MacKenzie’s 5’2” self but Drew standing at 6’4” it was pretty easy.

“No, not today. Opening night, yes. Obviously.” MacKenzie laughs. “Now turn around or get out.” She grabbed the foundation’s sweatshirt from the hanger and looked up at Drew. He smirks and turns around to thumb through the growing section of travel shirts MacKenzie devoted one area to.

“So where are we going next Mac?” Drew picks up her shirt from Lake Placid she got on a work trip last winter.

“Well, Colorado Springs, DC, and home…” MacKenzie ducked under his arm and shut her drawer. “Let’s go so I can see this tree fall on his ass!”

Drew and MacKenzie volunteered with a youth organization that introduced different sports while mentoring and helping with school work.

“Let me guess. You are going to be some graceful swan on these death traps and I’m going to be the one clinging to the side.” Drew tied his laces and looked up to MacKenzie who was already putting her gloves on.

“I won’t let you look bad, Drew. Now the kids…” MacKenzie hip checked one of girls she mentored that was standing right next to her. “They may laugh.” The girl violently shakes her head while laughing.

MacKenzie gingerly steps on the ice and turns around to reach for Drew’s hand. The oohs and aahs from kids passing them was enough to make Drew blush. “Okay, Mac. You can go now.” He shakes her hand free and she takes off. Turns around mid-turn and waves then stops. Drew puzzled tries to see what she’s looking at and falls on his butt.

“Drew!” MacKenzie focuses on her friend and skates over to help him up.

“I’m fine Mac. What were you…” Drew groans attempting to get to his feet.

“Need some help?” A deep voice approaches and holds out his hand. Drew takes it and gets to his feet. He realizes the help isn’t looking at him.

“Thanks.” Drew watches the two exchange looks while he brushes off the snow.

“Not a problem. Hi Mac… Kenzie. Right?” Nathan smiles.

“Yes, and hi Nathan. Right?” MacKenzie oddly moves her hands not knowing where to put them.

“Yes. Nate is fine. You volunteering?” He runs his hands through his hair and dances a little on his skates but his body stays perfectly still.

“Yes, same?” She asks.

“Well, I wish I could do that.” Drew looks at Nate’s feet. “And Hi, I’m Drew. MacKenzie’s very clumpy friend.” Drew sticks his hand out to shake Nate’s.

Their conversation was cut short by the intercom buzzing.

“Thank you for those who have come out today. If you would direct your attention to the center of the ice. We have some special guests from the Colorado Avalanche here to demonstrate some hockey drills.” The announcer blares. MacKenzie starts to ask Nate another question but he skates to the center where another man was standing handing him a stick.

“Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar will now show you how to do some drills.” The announcement rings in MacKenzie’s ears. She watches as Nate skates around cones quickly with a puck on his stick and then not. Passes the puck back and forth with Cale. Drew brought her attention back to him.

“So… that’s pizza guy?” He dips down a little to whisper and MacKenzie just nods. She knew he was familiar looking but an NHL player, she was dumbfounded.

Once the demonstration was over the kids got to try out one of the drills. MacKenzie was helping a few kids when she heard someone skate behind her.

"Need some help here?" Nate asks almost shyly and the kids all collectively say yes. MacKenzie smiles and let's Nate help the kids hold the sticks, get the puck on the stick and pass it. After helping a few he backed off. "How was your pizza?" He starts shuffling his skates again.

"Gus's pizza is always amazing. They are like family." MacKenzie looks up at Nate.

Cale skates over. "Mac, we are supposed to be helping... Hello there." The pink cheeked teammate sees MacKenzie. "I'm sorry for interrupting."

"You weren't" Nate and MacKenzie say in unison.

"Cale, this is MacKenzie. She lives in your building. MacKenzie, this is Cale. My teammate." Nathan moved so Cale could shake MacKenzie's hand. She notices the look the teammates gave each other but chose to ignore it.

"Hi. Sorry that I haven't met you before. I keep to myself." MacKenzie tells Cale.

"And her... her... boyfriend, Drew is over there somewhere." Nathan stuttered out.

"Drew is not my boyfriend. Just a really good friend I met with work but yes. He's the tall gangly one who looks like he's barely able to stand up."

"Yeah, ice skating isn't for everyone." Cale laughs out looking over at Drew. "Well, nice to meet you MacKenzie and hope we run into you at home sometime." He started to skate away. "That sounded weird... but you know what I meant." He puts his hand on his face and finds another group.

"He's right. I hope we see you around. Could I..." Nathan stops when he hears his name called out. "Um... I'll be back." He gets pulled over to the other side of the ice.

By the time Nathan could find MacKenzie again she was taking her skates off talking all about hockey with a group of kids sitting on the ground near her doing the same.

"Let's thank Mr. MacKinnon for helping us today." MacKenzie addresses the group. They all thank Nate and tell him to have a great season. His face turned bright red.

"Well, uh... yeah, no, yeah. Thanks for having me. And MacKenzie... I hope to run into you again." Nathan looks at her and almost trips headingc to where Cale was waiting near the exit.

MacKenzie looks over at Drew who has this look on his face like he wanted to say something but couldn't. She mouthed the word what? and he laughed and shook his head.

In the car she holds his gear shift. "What was that look for?"

"Nathan MacKinnon was trying to ask you for your number." He picks her fingers off slowly.

"He thought you were my boyfriend. I don't think you are right." MacKenzie releases her hand and replays the conversations with Nathan in her head.

"I'm telling you. I could tell. A NHL player was trying to grab your number and you cock blocked him. Or friend-zoned him. Anyway, I hope we do run into them again. Did you tell him you will be at the home opener?" Drew smirks.

"No. Why would I? Plus we are at the top of Pepsi Center." MacKenzie pulls her knees to her chest as Drew heads towards her home.

"Well, I guess we will see..." Drew looks over at MacKenzie with a knowing look.

84 notes • Posted 2021-06-17 20:31:01 GMT

#4

Josh Anderson and Joel Edmundson working out.

Source: the Canadiens Instagram post 2.15.20

88 notes • Posted 2021-02-16 18:16:40 GMT

#3

Leave Her Wild: masterlist -N. MacKinnon

^demotes smut

Note: Companion blurbs in Nate’s POV

Chapter 1-pizza Companion blurb 1.1- swipe

Chapter 2-flames

Chapter 3-Washington

^Chapter 4- Romantic

Chapter 5- Date

^Chapter 6- Losing

^Chapter 7- Gala

^Chapter 8- Games

Chapter 9- Truths

Chapter 10 - Family

^Chapter 11 - Chicago

^Chapter 12 - Christmas

^Chapter 13 - Home.

^Chapter 14 - Captain

^Chapter 15 - Break

^Chapter 16 - Foundation

^Chapter 17- March.

Total series word count: 61,422 (updated with each chapter)

Kenzie’s face claim

The friends

125 notes • Posted 2021-06-17 19:30:18 GMT

#2

May in fact be what I need.

129 notes • Posted 2021-01-12 21:32:31 GMT

#1

Puck to mouth in morning skate. 🥺

138 notes • Posted 2021-09-23 22:42:11 GMT

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