#lumines world building

[alexanderlightweight]

I miss writing. I miss malec

I plot in my head every night but it’s not the same.

I miss writing about how Magnus and Alec tease and find and appreciate and murder for each other and how much they love each other.

I miss Team Immortal and how Magnus and Cat and Ragnor and magical rituals and the spiral labyrinth politics and the finer elements of magical and warlock culture and

I miss diving into world building with magical botony and zoology and thread magic to pocket dimensions. How magic isn’t equal and there’s different levels and wild nature magic. The way that while the spiral labyrinth has changed and evolved, that it still holds to the very oldest of rituals. Everything carefully and continually read by each new Elder and the acolytes of the library learn by trade. Because knowledge isn’t kept in books alone. There are singing histories and spells kept alive by enchanted pieces and the memories of those devoted to learning. Carving and thread work and rituals in tapestry or furniture.

(Because elder isn’t a title based on just age but also elder knowledge. Warlocks who especially dedicate themselves to either singular or a plethora of fields and excel at creation and learning become elders. The very best researchers and scholars of the wealth of knowledge and magical prowess. Being an elder isn’t just a perk it’s a dedication and an oath to the protection and betterment of their people. Active oaths to keep them from stagnating in the decades of immortality and aging.

If you truly start slacking or losing your way, the magic prods you. Eventually you are forced to make a choice, forsake your roll as an Elder and retract and be released from your vows. Or uphold them. )

Metalworking and leather working and the labyrinth contains it all.

I love expanding on the shadowworld and the different ways magic is used by each race and how they all separately interact with the outskirts of the mundane world.

Of figuring out how a warrior society would work and the different styles of life that could have evolved.

And how much sheer adoration and platonic love is between the three of them. And the trust.

Because even when Ragnor is ignoring Magnus (a petty fight that turned into a research binge that turned into a few more years of silence than intended while Ragnor experimented in a pocket library) Magnus is still going to show up and make sure he’s fed and hydrated because the pettiness never outweighs the care.

(Cat has spells on all their vitals and vise versa. But she sent Magnus over with an excuse around year theee when she figured Ragnor had just lost track of time. Magnus doesn’t even remember that Ragnor was being petty and Ragnor doesn’t remember the argument at all).

I miss Alec figuring out what he enjoys and that he’s allowed to enjoy.

Honestly I got a little off track but I’ve been wanting to write malec and post for so long.

I miss the interactions and comments and looking forward to new Wednesday prompts. I miss writing Wednesdays so much and I’m looking forward to starting them up again when I’m healed :/

This took about an hour to write the first time but half got deleted and had to be rewritten when Nightshade started barking outside (it’s past the neighborhood noise curfew and I had to run to grab him so we stayed polite).

Nightshade likes to go outside and ‘guard’ the house for a bit every night before his door gets locked shut for bed, but since bed is subjective to my insomnia and not his sleep schedule he sometimes goes to ‘guard’ rather late. He huffily settled in his crate, perturbed I wouldn’t let him ‘protect’ the House.

Honestly I’m just happy I can write on my phone without a ton of pain anymore.

💜 lumine

The House made a rule (without me lol I was outvoted) that every time anyone buys anything they have to consider if it’s for public House use and if it is, how likely I am to injure myself with it. Or how likely is it to randomly break and hurt me.

It’s very sweet but I hate that it says something that they all agreed. It’s also hilarious because I’m the one who does all the yard work (I’ve had to delay fertilizing for a month and had to stop PT for 3.5 weeks while it healed enough for me to go) so I have axes, clippers, trimmers I use frequently.

[baeshijima]

u know what would be a cool genshin fic idea? isekai/transmigrated reader, but instead of appearing within the general timeline, you come into the genshin world 500 years prior to the start of the storyline in khaenri'ah.

honestly it could be either a little before the cataclysm, giving enough time to delve into some relationship building + explore some world building with characters like dainsleif, traveller's sibling (which would probably be lumine bc i actually do like her as abyss sibling & aether as traveller), and npcs like halfdan (still crying over him to this day ;w;) and possibly the khaenri'ahn royal guards (assuming you either join them or have a good enough relationship with them), OR it could be you appear during the crisis, completely and utterly lost as to why you were brought amidst the chaos and bloodshed as you watch everything you barely knew about this nation crumble before your very eyes.

either route will still result in reader's existential crises and constant "why am i here? just to suffer?" monologues because really, who would be fine after going through that after coming from /our/ world? and not to mention you've had to endure the next 500 years wandering with no real set path because you don't know this world— this era of teyvat or of genshin. you're merely stuck, unable to die, and forced to live a life of uncertainty with no clear direction for you to go to.

despite it all, you've at least been able to see dain during this course. while your meetings pass far too quickly for your lonesome, and his solemn demeanour is something you're yet to be accustomed to after having been with him before the fall of khaenri'ah (assuming it's the route where you appear before the cataclysm), you're glad to see a familiar face every now and then. after the messy departure with the lumine who left for the abyss order, you've come to appreciate his quiet presence more and more each time.

and then you decide it might be time to settle. you soon realise it's difficult to do so when your lifespan has become far more than that of a human's — of a mortal's — and so you find yourself becoming used to staying in one place for a few years before setting off for the next. rinse and repeat. over and over. it's come to a point where you've witnessed the nations undergo various changes each time you visit. you know change is inevitable, and yet your heart stings each time you witness it; a testament to how the world is ever-changing, yet you're stuck in place as a bystander.

one thing you're grateful for, however, are the bonds you've established amid your back-and-forth over the centuries. from archons like zhongli and venti to long-life beings such as neuvillette and the adepti to regular mortals who have showed you kindness as if one of their own... you've grown to cherish those memories, often reminiscing them when the nights get too long and surroundings too quiet. it was difficult at first, and still is, but you've become used to the inevitable change and the passing of those you once knew.

and after 500 years, you find yourself face-to-face with one you haven't seen since before you appeared in this world; the protagonist of this world, and the one you eventually join in hopes of finally finding a means to an end, aether.

little side notes/extras:

from /our/ world, you would probably know the storyline from up to around current (5.0) or maybe a little after the fontaine aq conclusion. it gives a lot to work with, but you definitely won't remember a lot of the lore after so long other than some main events, especially since most of your knowledge is pretty irrelevant for the next 500 years,,,

i think it would be cool if you had an inteyvat on your person as a little homage of khaenri'ah, which may or may not invoke some opinions from certain characters (*cough* aether immediately being reminded of lumine and having an existential crisis *cough*)

post-cataclysm you would go through a, uhm, long phase of helplessness, wondering why you were even brought to this world so far back if you couldn't even make any contributions. it does eventually morph into a resolution to do what you can to help those you come across if it's within your capabilities, but the nightmares and helplessness come back every now and then as a reminder for what you can't do :D yippee :D

honestly i'm on the fence whether you would have a vision or some other type of abilities (think on the similar lines of aether/lumine's and dain's), but i think having some type of purification mechanic would be a must in your arsenal !! would definitely lead to some moments between you and characters like dain or zhongli who suffer from the erosion as you give them a slight reprieve from what rages within and corrodes them

a little self indulgent, but i'd like to think your first /proper/ meeting with zhongli happens during a lantern rite festival, wherein you're admiring the lanterns in the sky after making a wish of your own and he comes up from behind with "they're beautiful, wouldn't you say so?" and !!

also as for love interests, as much as i would love for human/mortal characters, a part of me feels like this story would be better suited for the immortal/long-life characters as love interests?? idk i feel like considering that 500 years is, well, a long time, the bonds you would have with them compared to characters like, say, alhaitham or diluc would be way too different ?? though i would definitely still add them as love interest bc i am a sucker for so many of the human characters ;w; it would also add to the angst and hurt/comfort ahahha...

anyway thank you for reading this massive brain dump of a fic bc i absolutely would put this as a long term project, and if u made it this far then i would like to say that dain solos—

[urbanspectre]

The nights I slowly fade into the world where you still exist

Please don't acknowledge me

My darling, we are in the same world to remember each other in silence

We are not in the same world to find eachother

[aheadfullofbooks]

dragged this dusty, long-dead blog out of the grave specifically to scream about this book. only 700 ratings?? criminal. this masterpiece deserves a cult following and fanart and dramatic essays and possibly a shrine.

[lilyandthegenshinbrainrot]

Leyline Bard Chapter 8

sorry, I've been restricting all my fics for users only due to AI scrapping.

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Cecil watches as the Captain Kaeya’s hand visibly twitches as it is forced away from his sword. They meet Gunnhildr’s eyes again, indignant.

“What is the meaning of this?” They ask her, gesturing to the teal field that centers around them.

Her expression does not betray any specific emotion, and she answers clearly.

“You are a guest to our city, and we honor that, but I will not have you scaring my knights.”

[sun--bug]

So here's some Mirror World lore (The name I came up with for my genshin rewrite)(I'm going to be using normal names here, but once it's finished I'll change them)

If this were a video game, you'd pick which twin to play as. Depending on what twin you pick, you see a different part of the story, though eventually you'd see the other.

Lumine's story starts with her waking up on Teyvat without any memory of who she is, but knowing that she isn't supposed to be there.

She meets a spirit that takes the role of Paimon, though I'll just call it the spirit.

The spirit helps inform Lumine on where she is, telling her a little bit about Teyvat. Upon finding out her situation, the spirit tells her that the gods of Teyvat might be able to help her, but half of the gods have been sealed away for hundreds of years. In the mean time, the spirit suggests they find the nearest town, which is Mondstadt.

Once they arrive at Mondstadt, things play out pretty much the same as in the original story, except Venti isn't there. They meet a knight, who leads them into the city, and there Lumine finds a puddle of water. Looking at her reflection, she finds that it isn't her, but instead someone who looks almost identical to her but with slightly different features.

With Aether, his story starts almost exactly the same, except he finds a different city and is led by a different spirit (I also want to note that Lumine ended up in the light world, which is basically normal genshin, and Aether ended up in the dark world which is underneath Teyvat)

The twins can communicate to each other through their reflections, but they have no idea who the other is. The spirits suggest reuniting, but in their current situation that's impossible.

Previously, there were 22 nations, one being the gateway to both worlds (Khaenri'ah). Once the gateway was destroyed, the worlds were separated.

The main goal of the twins become unsealing the gateway to restore the connection.

(Also you can play as both throughout the story)

The gods of the light world are all of the Archons + 4 new ones and the gods of the dark world are the Fatui (Their personalities are based on the Lords in Black from Starkid musicals :))

[reebls]

something something world building

[owlart18]

Soaring in the snow | Ocs Lumin and Korinn

(Commission info here | MapleStickerShop)

I think my 2024 mood is: give me wings so I can fly away from here

[laugtherhyena]

Lf new year celebrations 🎊

A few months back me and my friends brainstormed what new year celebrations would be like in the lf, i can't think of a better time to post these! Happy new year everyone :]

-Every year the Forest kingdom organizes a huge parade for the new year, starting at 10pm with a message from their current ruler, after that the members of the manticore guard will march through the streets of Greenbourn as many Dawn magic users will use their powers to launch countess of flowers in the night sky.

Forest kingdom

-Its a very hyped up event and many people from different towns go to Grenbourn on new years even just to see it.

-the other towns tend to have their own parades/street parties as well, while they're not as big as the one in Greenbourn, one thing is certain; on January 1st there will be flowers and petals scattered everywhere from the celebration of the past night.

Mountain kingdom

-During the new year an enormous aurora borealis can be seen in the night sky pretty much everywhere on the Mountain kingdom, it's a once a year event no one wants to miss. During it families tend to organize their supper on tables or picnic blankets outside their houses so that they can watch the aurora.

-Since everything is outside it ends up becoming a collective banquet, with people sharing food from each other's tables, kids running around playing and bards singing through the night as couples dance happily. Some people even challenge themselves to stay awake the whole night to not miss a second of the aurora.

-The festivities are a bit different at the Cult of the frozen guardian/Hidden salvation. While its members still watch the aurora outside their houses, this is done with everyone in a circle while they collectively pray for the frozen guardian to bless the year to come. This praying section lasts several hours and anyone who disturbs the celebration will be punished accordingly the next day.

Desert kingdom

-The Desert kingdom has the most diverse amount of new year celebrations. For the Phoenixes who are monarchy and members of the high society, an enormous gala is hosted by the queens in their castle followed by a banquet of the best food you can imagine. It's a very fancy celebration where the queens share their plans for the years to come and business deals can be made.

-Meanwhile, the rest of the population has the habit of setting off fireworks in the night sky and watching them from outside their houses, many day magic users also use their abilities to make pyrotechnic shows in the sky as well. Despite the kingdom's usual mean nature, it's one night where everyone can simply sit together and enjoy the festivities.

-The spider's in Rockyashes and rebellion members who cannot go outside due to their faces being known to the public also have a different celebration. They tend to host a party on their bases where they will talk with one another, eat and dance the night away.

Ocean kingdom

-Similar to the Desert kingdom, in the Ocean a big fancy party is hosted by the ruler for them, the monarchy and high society to enjoy. This party lasts the whole night and the Ocean kingdom royal guard has to stay guarding the perimeter through the whole event to make sure everything will go perfectly. Richer Middle class families and citizens from Shining reefs tend to host their own new year parties as well.

-For the low class citizens who live in the provinces, or anyone who used to live there but managed to rise in status, the new year's celebration is not one or partying loudly on the streets. It's a simple dinner at their houses with friends and family, a night to be thankful for getting the luxury of having your family not have been taken away from you.

-Many families tend to bake sweets and hand them to other peers and friends on new year's eve who have their own celebrations to attend as a way to show that they do care for them. Parents who've recently lost their children to the takers tend to take the night to mourn them on this date, praying that they're safe on the depths.

-Sea serpents don't really celebrate the new year, most of them see it as just another night as everything always looks and feels the same in Roaring depths. At most they will get a pat on the back from their peers or caretakers for making it to another year and that's about it. Sometimes a few serpents will sneak to the surface to look at the night sky.

Shore kingdom

-On new year's eve, Shore folk from all across the kingdom gather up on the kingdom's beaches and set up towels all across the sand where they will sit with friends and family to have their supper, watching the tides as they eat. When midnight hits multiple fireworks will be launched from behind the people and will explode over the ocean, creating a beating pyrotechnic display.

-Many people tend to go out swimming on the beach or just play in the shallow water after the firework show, some will try to jump up seven waves, as they believe this helps wash out everything bad from the previous year and bring luck for the one to come.

-Finding a serpent scale on a new year's celebration is considered a sign that something great will happen to you in the upcoming year.

Sanctuary of peace + Land of no rulers

-Sanctuary guardians don't really celebrate the new years as they can't leave their duty to go join the festivities, most used to just take it as a day ro rest easy, some would write to their families if they were still alive, and others would climb up to the highest place in the sanctuary to try and watch the festivities from afar.

-There is no official celebration at the Land of no rulers, the few people who live there tend to just go be a part of the celebration of a kingdom nearby.

[essektheylyss]

Hello! Just wanted to tell you how much “what luminous worlds await” lives in my head absolutely rent free. I’m not caught up on the sequel because I really haven’t had time to read fanfic lately, but I think about luminous worlds constantly. best time travel story I have ever read, one of my favorite stories of all time. It genuinely reframed the way I conceptualize the universe, the idea that it’s singing to us all the time and is filled with love and care for us will live in my heart forever (the way the luxon loves leylas!!!!! Ahhh!!). Also the worldbuilding you did around the magic tech is astounding! I think about the ruidus life support system allll the time. I wish I could go back in time and reread it blind for the first time and experience the magic of watching the story unfold all over again. You’re an incredible writer and I can’t thank you enough for sharing such a clever and moving story.

Hello!!! THANK YOU!!! I have failed to respond to this for two days and it's cuz I kept needing to scream into the carpet anytime I thought about it. I am ALSO not caught up on my own sequel and it is haunting me at the moment, I'm not gonna lie. I have like... a third of the next chapter written and that's where I've been for months. It's fine it's cool writer's block has not been giving me an existential crisis, nope, none of that here!

ANYWAY I am very 🥺 to know that it had that effect; it was definitely partially a product of me working through some stuff wrt belief and how I interact with the world and knowing it had a small amount of the same impact for people reading it is... wild, honestly, but I'm very pleased that came through!!!

Also I did want you to know that I listen to your playlist for it SO often—I ended up putting a bunch of songs I found from it on a playlist for an original project with actually fairly similar vibes, which I'm hoping will turn out like... marginally as well as I felt like luminous worlds turned out, though that project is currently highly unwieldy (and it always has been lol) so we'll see if that happens.

In any case, thank you for the note; I'm so so fond of this fic and I'm really glad it stayed with you this long! 💜

[freyholland]

Microsoft buying Actiblizz, declaring they’ve surpassed 3 TRILLION DOLLARS in market value as a company, and then laying off 1900 devs and other little-guy positions is making me want to commit unspeakable acts

[makingqueerhistory]

So Many Stars

An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color

Caro de Robertis 

From the acclaimed novelist, a first-of-its-kind, deeply personal, and moving oral history of a generation of trans and gender nonconforming elders of color--from leading activists to artists to ordinary citizens--who tell their own stories of breathtaking courage, cultural innovations, and acts of resistance.

So Many Stars knits together the voices of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of color as they share authentic, intimate accounts of how they created space for themselves and their communities in the world. This singular project collects the testimonies of twenty elders, each a glimmering thread in a luminous tapestry, preserving their words for future generations--who can more fully exist in the world today because of these very trailblazers.

De Robertis creates a collective coming-of-age story based on hundreds of hours of interviews, offering rare snapshots of ordinary life: kids growing up, navigating family issues and finding community, coming out and changing how they identify over the years, building movements and weathering the AIDS crisis, and sharing wisdom for future generations. Often narrating experiences that took place before they had the array of language that exists today to self-identify beyond the gender binary, this generation lived through remarkable changes in American culture, shaped American culture, and yet rarely takes center stage in the history books. Their stories feel particularly urgent in the current political moment, but also remind readers that their experiences are not new, and that young trans and nonbinary people today belong to a long lineage.

The anecdotes in these pages are riveting, joyful, heartbreaking, full of personality and wisdom, and artfully woven together into one immersive narrative. In De Robertis's words, So Many Stars shares "behind-the-scenes tales of what it meant--and still means--to create an authentic life, against the odds."

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[mymoongirlreadings]

HOW YOUR BIRTH CHART SHAPES YOUR LOOKS 🪞

Check your Rising Sign | Planets in your 12th, 1st & 2nd houses | Planets aspecting your Ascendant, Midheaven & Sun ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

The Sun ☀️ - A super bright star in the room, although sometimes intimidating, their beauty is exciting. They get attention even if they don’t try; there’s magnetism, charisma, or sexual, youthful energy in their aura. Their Sun appearance expresses itself as a natural warmth, radiance, shine, & glow from within. Naturally glamorous, these natives can look expensive. These natives even have it when they are sad, and when this person is sad, I find it's super noticeable compared to their naturally shiny appearance. I believe their inner light & beauty is infectious. Sun-beauty natives are known for their glowy skin and beautiful Lion's mane hair, which can appear curly, voluptuous, shiny, or just frame them. Fantastic smiles paired with eyes that light up & influence. People feel lucky or honored to engage with you.

The Moon 🌙 - Can put you in your feelings just by looking at them; this is such a muse placement because of their subconscious affect. These natives look like they subtly illuminate a room, just like the Moon. These natives look pretty to touch because of their luminous skin & subtle glow. These natives can feel so satisfying to touch due to their soft hair, skin, and lips. They can switch from a “day to night” or “sweet to sultry” look just like the light & dark sides of the Moon. Mesmerizing in appearance, especially through the eyes, the eyes can tell a thousand words/feelings. There's a depth to their appearance, and they can default to using specific parts of their face that match their mood. Subtle smirks, glances & facial expressions can all be captivating & can entrance others.

Mercury 🎭 - A lot of their beauty is captured through their mischievous & animated facial expressions. Intricate, tiny & more detailed features within the face. You can notice more hidden gem features about them beyond first glance. Tends to be one of the placements that gravitates or looks great wearing their natural hair, embracing their natural features and with little-to-no makeup. They can often have a slimmer build/fast metabolism and be shorter in stature. These people’s hands can tend to be a very attractive quality about them. These people can send a message about how they are feeling or what they truly want to say through their appearance & self-expression.

Venus 🌸 - Very easy on the eyes to look at due to their facial symmetry & aesthetically pleasing facial features, which blend together seamlessly. Eyebrows, which shape the face and give the face a beautiful frame, paired with a beautiful, pouty lip shape. They are also known for their voluptuous body features, like a great chest or bum, for both men & women. Their natural gazes when they look at you or something, as well as how gracefully they move & interact with the world, can be very endearing to admire and take in. Men can have broad shoulders & strong backs. Women can have a sensual relationship with their bodies, making them entrancing when they engage with their bodies. A natural beauty.

Mars ❤️‍🔥 - Exudes a sexual energy through a raw & intimidating gaze with a strong & prominent face card. There can be a sharpness & deliberateness with their facial expressions, eyes, grin, eyebrows, jawline & eye contact. Since this planet rules over war, action & sex appeal, these people can ensue feelings of chaos, sexual attraction, and like we want to give them attention. These people are known for their fantastic facial frames & figures. They know how to move their bodies and can easily execute their objective outcome with whatever they desire. Can have a chiseled body and can have accentuated sexual body parts. Can serve piercing looks without trying.

Jupiter ✨ - Jupiter's beauty radiates, takes up the room, is the big idea, and has a powerful & influential presence in a room. They can really pull off "bigger is better" with their appearance, whether it be hair, makeup, tattoos, fashion, or bold looks; these natives can really pull off "extra." Can have wider facial features or bigger features like big eyes, big teeth, or a big smile. Jupiter can be curvy, and it can be seen in their voluminous hair, prominent breasts/chest, and arched back paired with nice hips. They can be tall & have a curvy body type or have a generally strong build. Can be continually "expanding" upon their fashion or appearance in this lifetime.

Saturn 🪐 - Can appear "put together", classy & timeless effortlessly. One of their most prominent features is the bone structure of their body & face. They can have prominent teeth, and although they can naturally default to a more stoic gaze, they have the most amazing smile. These people have a tendency to look well-structured, sound & strong even if they appear slimmer/smaller. They can have "sultry" features that can give them a darker aura or appearance, such as dark or penetrating eyes or eyebrows close to the eyes. These timeless beauties age backwards & like fine wine as they find themselves more & discover more of their self-identity.

Uranus 👽 - A one-of-a-kind beauty, no one else can completely replicate them. They tend to differ from most people you see every day. It can be difficult for others to pinpoint their ethnicity or race. You can find features on them that you normally do not see paired together. These natives can quantum leap in terms of their physical appearance, looking vastly different every few years or so. They can also pull off their own innovative visions for reinventing themselves through their appearance. Can pull off different looks & is very versatile with their features and style. They can also feel better when they are more mobile & flexible, a physical connection to their freeing & changeable energetic nature.

Neptune 🔱 - Has a mesmerizing, dreamy, and motion-picture movie look, aura and voice to them. Dreamy eyes that tell stories—these people easily become fantasies in people’s minds & memories. Different people can see the Neptune native through the lens of their own specific fantasy. Neptune is extremely powerful to have looks-wise because Neptune is the higher octave of Venus; it’s 5D beauty that picks up on video or in motion well and not just pictures. Excellent, purposefully captivating others energy if they wanted to energetically due to one of their gifts being the higher beauty, energetic mirror. The type of beauty that is felt & you contemplate taking your eyes off of them due to the subconscious energy.

Pluto 🥀 - A magnetic, seductive, piercing & extremely powerful beauty. A beauty that feels illegal to look at & experience up close. A beauty that is forbidden fruit to those who get them for themselves and stir feelings of jealousy in others who envy the power they feel from looking at them. The eyes are as intense as midnight. The type of beauty that is hard to take your eyes off due to the subconscious energetic effect. Exuding sexuality and passion through their calculated gazes. Their facial expressions & their body movements are in powerful harmony. Looks extremely good in black and a baddie, “bad boy” type of look. Easily inspires feelings of fear, confidence, and desire all at the same time.

[lilyandthegenshinbrainrot]

What the HELL !!! HYV !!!! spaceship ????

WHAT HAPPENED TO LUMINIFEROUS AETHER 😭😭😭 ARE THEY NOT ACTUAL EMBODIMENTS OF LIGHT ?!?!?!

PLEASE 😭😭😭😭😭😭

> also. We're just... saying, "oh yeah you're DEFINITELY a descender btw." ???? Okay.

[simpforoneandonlycarlossainz]

Caught in 4K | CS55

Summary: Carlos Sainz gets caught obsessing over a viral TikTok of his celebrity crush — and thanks to Charles, the whole world finds out.

A/n, My first Carlos Sainz x reader oneshot<333 Show you support in the likes an comments:) And God this man is just divine. So fucking gorgeous!!!

INT. FERRARI HOSPITALITY SUITE – LATE AFTERNOON

The Monaco sun filtered through the sleek, curved windows of the Ferrari hospitality suite, casting golden light onto the polished floor and rich red accents of the lounge. The suite was unusually quiet — a rare pause in the chaos of a race weekend. The pit lane outside hummed distantly with the occasional buzz of an engine, but inside, all was still.

Carlos Sainz had claimed his favorite corner — the long tan leather couch that curved around the edge of the room, where the light was perfect but the people were not. Legs stretched out like he owned the building, a coffee cup balanced in one hand, his phone in the other, thumb lazily scrolling.

His race suit was unzipped to the waist, sleeves tied around his hips, plain black training tee stretched across his chest. He looked relaxed. Unbothered. Like a man at peace.

Until—

Buzz. TikTok notification.

@f1updates tagged you in a video.

He tapped it with the practiced boredom of a man expecting to see another edit of Max running his mouth or Lando doing something mildly stupid.

What popped up on the screen made the air in his lungs stutter.

It was her.

Y/n L/n.

And she wasn’t just in the video.

She was the video.

The edit was already at 2.3 million views and climbing. The caption read:

“when god took his time 😩🔥 #y/nl/n #goddessenergy #calvinklein #slay”

The music: a slowed, sultry remix of Beyoncé’s “Partition,” all deep bass and whispered moans.

It began with a slow-motion clip from a red carpet event in Milan — Y/n in a backless molten gold gown that dripped over her figure like liquid metal. Her skin gleamed under the flashes of the paparazzi, her eyes dark and smoldering as she looked over her shoulder at the camera like she knew the world was watching — and she welcomed it.

Then—

Cut to black and white Calvin Klein footage.

She was barefoot. Wearing an oversized white button-down — his button-down, if the fans were to be believed — sleeves rolled to the elbows, the shirt sliding scandalously off one shoulder as she perched on a windowsill, laughing at something off-camera. Her hair was slightly damp, eyes soft, bare legs crossed.

Cue a beat drop.

The screen flashed to a backstage video from the same campaign — Y/n in sunglasses and bike shorts, sipping an iced coffee, cheekbones sharp enough to draw blood. She breezed past the crew like she was born into spotlight, untouchable and glowing.

Then came the Cannes footage — a bikini under a sheer sarong, posing on a yacht, wind whipping her hair around as she reached up to fix her sunglasses with a wink.

The final shot: a candid of her dancing at an afterparty — arms overhead, smile unrestrained, gold hoops swinging as she twirled, wild and luminous and alive.

Carlos swallowed hard.

His mouth had gone dry.

He didn’t even notice he was holding his breath.

He watched it once.

Then again.

And again.

Every flick of her wrist, every crinkle of her smile, every frame where she glanced directly into the lens — it hit him like a gut punch. He paused. Rewound. Paused again at the part where she winked over her shoulder and smirked.

She had the kind of beauty that didn’t ask for attention.

It commanded it.

His thumb hovered dangerously close to the save button when—

“Mate.”

Carlos flinched like he’d been caught with something illegal. He glanced up.

Standing there, arms crossed and grinning like a devil freshly loosed from hell, was Charles Leclerc.

“Bro,” Charles repeated. “You good?”

Carlos straightened immediately, locking his phone like a man with something to hide. “Fine.”

Charles stepped closer, tilting his head. “You watching that Y/n fancam again?”

Carlos blinked. “Again? This is the first time I’ve seen it.”

Charles snorted. “Carlos. The same song have been playing on repeat for more than 4 times now. Also, your eyes look like you just found religion.”

Carlos glared. “Give me a break.”

But Charles, like the chaos sprite he was, plucked the phone from Carlos’s loose grip with practiced ease and began scrolling through his TikTok history.

“Mate,” he whistled, holding up the video. “This has been on loop. There’s practically a dent in the replay button.”

Carlos lunged. “Give it back.”

Charles danced out of reach, phone high. “I mean, I get it. She’s hot. Like—biblically hot. Like—if Helen of Troy had WiFi and cheekbones hot.”

Carlos groaned, dragging a hand down his face. “Don’t say it like that.”

“Why not?” Charles shot back. “You’re the one watching her like she’s the last drop of water in the desert.”

Carlos looked around the suite, as if a hidden comms team was about to pop out and slap him with a PR disaster. “Please don’t make this worse.”

Too late.

Charles raised his phone now, already recording. On-screen, the paused TikTok showed Y/n mid-laugh, shirt slipping off her shoulder, the camera angle tilted just enough to suggest something deliciously off-limits.

Charles zoomed in on Carlos’s face: flushed, focused, jaw tight, eyes soft with something that looked too close to yearning.

“Caption idea,” Charles said with a wicked grin, already typing.

“Carlos Sainz watching his future wife on TikTok. 🔥❤️💍”

Carlos choked. “You little sh—”

He lunged again, but Charles threw himself backward into a beanbag with a cackle, the two of them collapsing in a pile of flailing limbs, muffled curses, and helpless laughter.

TEN MINUTES LATER — COMMUNICATIONS ROOM

Chaos.

Absolute, digital chaos.

“Carlos,” a comms officer said, brows furrowed as she held up her iPad. “Why are we trending alongside ‘#futureMrsSainz’, ‘#guyinlove’, and ‘Carlos thirsting in HD’?”

Carlos was composed. Almost.

Hair a little mussed, face too casual. “I have no idea. Ask Charles.”

Across the room, Charles was doubled over on the floor laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe, while Ana Sainz had just FaceTimed in from Madrid, screen-captured the fancam, and set it as her WhatsApp profile picture.

INT. LOS ANGELES – AIRSTREAM TRAILER – SAME TIME

Y/n L/n was curled on a velvet chaise, hair in rollers, face mask on, mid-shoot for a Dior campaign. She was bored.

She opened Instagram.

Paused.

Her name was trending.

She scrolled.

Clicked.

And found it.

The TikTok. The fancam. The reaction video. The slo-mo of Carlos watching her.

She gasped.

Then laughed.

Then bit her lip and watched again — just to be sure he really did look like that.

Her cheeks warmed. There was something so disarmingly real about his expression. Not performative. Not curated. Just… stunned. Soft. Like a man genuinely taken by surprise.

A smirk curled at her lips.

She grabbed her phone and typed.

“@carlossainz55 thanks for the views. Should I wink at the camera more or was that too much? 😘”

Carlos saw it within seconds.

Lando screamed.

Carlos didn’t reply.

Yet.

But he stared at the message for a long, long time.

And maybe—just maybe—he looped the fancam one more time before practice.

For focus, of course.

Totally professional.

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[loredrinker]

The story of Lavellan and Solas tickles my Tolkien-influenced love for fantasy. It falls into the category of Beren and Lúthien - a love story that, by all real-world logic, is absolutely batshit insane. And yet, placed within the mythic frame of fantasy, it fits perfectly. It belongs there. These are the kinds of stories that only make sense in a world comfortable with myths, legends, ancient beings, monsters, supernatural war and absurdity - where love doesn’t follow rules, it transcends them.

That’s what I love: the illogical. Because love isn’t logical. For every argument I’ve seen that says it “makes no sense” for Lavellan and Solas to fall in love over the course of Inquisition, or that waiting that many years to be together is unrealistic. I sit back and laugh. Really? Love needs a timeline? In a fantasy?

Beren took one look at Lúthien dancing and fell irrevocably in love - and Lúthien was all in too. They didn’t take three years to build a foundation of trust and talk about boundaries or what they saw in each other. Their version of courtship was joining forces to battle literal evil so they could earn the right to be together. It was reckless, wild, insane, illogical and absolutely delicious. 

Lavellan and Solas hit that same mythic nerve for me. Their story - two people drawn together across time, fate, and existential stakes - feels like something out of The Silmarillion.

I don’t need these stories of love and pain and tragedy and trauma and desire to be logical in the real-world sense. It was never meant to be. Like all mythological love stories, it speaks to something eternal, irrational, and luminous.

There are themes and tropes woven through Lavellan and Solas’ story that utterly captivate me. And it’s partly to do with the fact that their love story isn't a comfortable one. It asks something of you. It asks you to reconcile contradiction: love and betrayal, hope and despair, violence and tenderness, destiny and choice, love as performance vs love as presence.

I’ve uncovered themes and archetypes that fit perfectly in this world of fantasy and discovered new ones in conversations with fellow Solas and Lavellan lovers as well. Here’s my attempt to weave some of those tropes and themes together. 

Their story carries what I like to call the Tolkien Effect: elven atmosphere where immortals and mortals fall in love and brave inconceivable odds just to be together. It’s the story of a man tormented by the choice between duty and love - Solas’ self-imposed responsibility to mend the world demands that he sacrifice his heart, while Lavellan’s bond with him is forged within that very conflict. He stands as the tragic anti-hero: prideful, guilt-ridden, withdrawing into self-destructive isolation because he’s convinced only he can set things right. She, meanwhile, plays Beauty to his Beast - seeing the fractured soul beneath the would-be destroyer and, by loving him, becoming the mirror that reflects his lost humanity. In classic fashion, they are star-crossed lovers - she's a mortal leader of the present, he's an immortal haunted by his past. Their timelines are misaligned, their love a sacrifice in the face of fate.

Their relationship goes from prejudice to passion. At first, Solas sees Lavellan as a biased curiosity - a product of a world he resents. But curiosity gives way to respect, respect deepens into desire, and desire transforms into love overwhelming it's held in restraint. He tries to resist her, but she becomes a gravitational force pulling him into her orbit.

Here, love becomes existential salvation or existential disruption. Lavellan offers Solas something terrifying: a path out of the endless cycle of destruction. It's a chance to choose life and yet instead he chooses to run from it, fleeing the love that might transform his path.

He tries to let her go, believing he must shield her from the darkness he carries. But he's the immortal who can't let go. He visits her dreams. Writes to her. Remembers her. Because this is love across time - a mythic bond that survives years, silence, betrayal, and distance. A love that endures even after everything else has fallen.

He's the lonely immortal whose memories stretch back to betrayals no one else can comprehend. Lavellan is shaped in the mold of Tolkien’s quiet heroes - Frodo’s endurance, Aragorn’s purpose, Éowyn’s resolve - meeting unearthly stakes with a resilience that refuses to break, even when love itself feels like punishment.

In the end, wisdom and mercy override vengeance. Lavellan’s forgiveness doesn’t excuse but provides a path to healing. She has taken on the role of mortal muse of the divine. A single, fleeting human heart - fragile, finite - a key that might yet save an ancient, wounded soul. And so great is this ancient being’s pain, so immense the guilt and fear he carries, that it takes a fellowship to save Thedas, to save him - the mortal and immortal working together. And at the end, the star-crossed lovers are reunited, a bittersweet ending as they experienced so much pain to get there. They ascend together into another world, stepping outside the boundaries of Thedas, likely to inspire new legends in the years to come. 

Should I go on? There are more themes and tropes I’ve pulled from this story - more patterns of myth and meaning that keep drawing me back. And now, with the story of Lavellan and Solas together in the Fade, it begs for new narratives, new archetypes, new emotional terrain.

The story isn’t over. It’s only deepening.