#mini racer car shop

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Mini Racer Car Shop / angespielt #002 / Deutsch / Unser eigener Carrerab...

[xo100]

Hi! Could I ask Lando with pregnant reader. Like maybe her getting dizzy bc of all the paparazzis and fans surrounding. Maybe angsty. Dunno if you'll like the idea, but I honestly love ur work soo much

Our little miracle - LN4

*:･ﾟ Summary/request: request by anon as you can read above this!

*:･ﾟ Word count: 1244

*:･ﾟ A/N: first of all I want to say sorry for not being so active lately! I’ve been busy with school and work, I didn’t had any time to write! Second I want to say thank you so much anon! I hope you like this story too! If not let me known!

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The late morning sunlight filtered through the curtains, warming the bedroom and casting soft golden streaks on the walls. The gentle hum of the city outside was barely audible over the rhythmic sound of Lando’s breathing beside you. His arm was slung lazily over your waist, his warmth seeping into your skin like a comforting blanket.

You blinked sleepily, turning your head to look at him. His face was still soft with sleep, his hair a wild mess of curls that begged to be smoothed down. He looked so peaceful like this, so completely at ease, and it made your heart ache in the best way.

“Caught you staring,” he mumbled, his voice raspy as his lips curled into a sleepy grin.

“I wasn’t staring,” you lied, your cheeks heating up.

“Sure,” he teased, his eyes still closed. “You’ve been staring at me every morning for the past five years. It’s okay, I’m used to it.”

You rolled your eyes, but your smile gave you away. “Good morning, Lando.”

“Morning,” he said, finally opening his eyes. They were warm and bright, like pools of melted chocolate, and they crinkled at the corners as he smiled at you. “Guess what day it is?”

You blinked, still half-asleep. “Uh… Saturday?”

“Baby shopping day,” he announced, his grin widening.

You couldn’t help but laugh at his enthusiasm. “You’re more excited about this than I am.”

“Of course I am!” he said, propping himself up on one elbow. “We’re picking out stuff for our baby. This is a big deal.”

It was a big deal. After months of trying—months of hope and heartbreak—you were finally here. Fourteen weeks pregnant, your little miracle growing inside you. It still didn’t feel real sometimes, like you were dreaming and could wake up at any moment.

“I still can’t believe this is happening,” you said softly, your hand resting on your small but growing bump.

“It’s happening,” Lando said, covering your hand with his. His eyes softened as he looked at you, his thumb brushing gently over your knuckles. “And I can’t wait to spoil both of you today.”

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The car ride into the city was filled with laughter and teasing. Lando, as usual, couldn’t resist cracking jokes, trying to lighten the nerves you hadn’t even realized you were feeling.

“Okay, but hear me out,” he said, glancing at you with a mischievous grin. “What if we name the baby after a car? Like… Ferrari Norris. Or McLaren Norris. That’s got a nice ring to it, right?”

You rolled your eyes, laughing. “Absolutely not. Our child is not going to be named after a car brand.”

“Fine,” he said, pretending to pout. “But if they grow up to be a racer, I’m taking full credit for the inspiration.”

The boutique Lando had chosen was tucked away in a quieter part of the city, its window displays filled with pastel-colored baby clothes and wooden toys. The moment you stepped inside, you were greeted by the soft scent of lavender and the faint sound of a lullaby playing over the speakers.

Lando’s eyes lit up as he took in the rows of tiny clothes and baby accessories. “This is it,” he said, grabbing your hand. “This is where we find all the cool stuff.”

You spent the next hour wandering the store, debating over cribs and strollers, laughing as Lando tried to convince you that the baby absolutely needed a mini Formula 1 onesie.

“Come on,” he said, holding it up with a grin. “How cute would they look in this?”

“They’d look adorable,” you admitted, “but they’ll probably outgrow it in a month.”

“Worth it,” he said, tossing it into the shopping basket.

You couldn’t help but smile at his enthusiasm. Seeing him like this—so excited, so ready to dive headfirst into parenthood—made your heart swell with love.

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By the time you left the store, the sun had climbed higher in the sky, and the streets were bustling with activity. Lando carried the shopping bags in one hand, his other arm wrapped protectively around your shoulders.

You didn’t notice the paparazzi at first.

It started with a few flashes, the sudden brightness making you blink. Then came the voices—shouting questions and calling Lando’s name.

“Lando! Over here!” “How’s the season going?” “Is it true you’re expecting?”

The crowd seemed to grow out of nowhere, fans and photographers swarming around you. The noise was overwhelming, a cacophony of voices and camera clicks that made your head spin.

“Lando,” you said softly, gripping his arm.

He turned to you immediately, his eyes scanning your face. “Hey, are you okay?”

You tried to nod, but the dizziness was already setting in. The flashes, the shouting, the crush of bodies—it was too much.

“I don’t feel…” Your voice trailed off as your vision blurred.

Lando didn’t hesitate. Dropping the shopping bags, he wrapped his arm around your waist, holding you steady. “Alright, that’s enough!” he snapped, his voice sharp and commanding. “Back off! She’s pregnant. Give her some space!”

The crowd faltered, the realization rippling through them. But Lando didn’t wait for them to comply. He guided you away from the chaos, his body shielding yours as he led you down a quieter side street.

“Breathe, love,” he said softly, stopping to face you. His hands cupped your cheeks, his thumbs brushing away the tears that had started to fall. “In and out. I’ve got you.”

You nodded, focusing on his voice, his touch. The dizziness slowly faded, replaced by the steady rhythm of his heartbeat under your palm.

“I’m sorry,” you whispered, guilt creeping in. “I ruined our day.”

“Don’t you dare apologize,” Lando said, his tone gentle but firm. “You and the baby come first. Always.”

You managed a weak smile. “Even over baby sneakers?”

“Even over baby sneakers,” he said, grinning. “But just barely.”

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Back at home, the chaos of the day felt like a distant memory. Lando had insisted on ordering takeout, claiming that you deserved to be spoiled after the ordeal.

As you sat on the couch, surrounded by the shopping bags you’d managed to bring home, you couldn’t help but feel a sense of peace. Lando was in the kitchen, humming softly as he poured you a glass of water.

“Here you go,” he said, handing it to you before sitting down beside you. His hand immediately found its way to your stomach, resting there gently.

“You okay?” he asked, his voice soft.

“I’m okay,” you said, covering his hand with yours. “Thanks to you.”

He smiled, leaning in to press a kiss to your temple. “I can’t wait to meet them,” he said quietly, his voice filled with wonder.

“Me too,” you whispered, leaning into him.

For a while, the two of you sat in comfortable silence, the only sounds the faint hum of the city outside and the occasional rustle of the shopping bags.

“You know,” Lando said after a moment, “I meant what I said earlier. You and the baby come first. Always.”

You turned to look at him, your heart swelling with love. “I know,” you said. “And I love you for it.”

“I love you too,” he said, his eyes shining with emotion. “More than anything.”

As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting the room in a warm, golden glow, you realized that no matter what challenges lay ahead, you and Lando would face them together.

And that was all that mattered.

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*:･ﾟ Notes; thank you for reading, love’s! Hope you all enjoyed it! If there is something wrong or need to be edited, let me know!

*:･ﾟtags; @gridprincess-04 , @justaf1girl

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street racing series masterlist

hello! so, i’ve seen the idea of min as a street racer on tik tok. and, recently, i had the idea to make mood boards of skz as street racers. which you can find that post here! i’ve now decided to write a mini series for this idea. i’m super excited about the ideas that i have, and i hope that you enjoy it as well <3

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Secrets - Bang Chan

Lately, over the past month and a half, your best friend has been blowing you off. You know Chan isn’t normally like that, and being in love with him didn’t help the fact either. You tried asking his friends about it, but they wouldn’t tell you anything. The only thing they’d say is, “It’s not my secret to tell.” You decide to distance yourself from him, even though he’s already kind of doing that himself. After a month of not seeing or talking to Chan, he randomly shows up at your apartment one night. You try to get him to go home, telling him that you didn’t want to see him, but he wasn’t having any of it. He dragged you out of your apartment, reassuring you that he’ll explain why he kept blowing you off. And that’s how you end up in the passenger seat of Chan’s car, participating in a street race.

Rivals - Lee Know

Lee Minho, a rival of your boyfriend. The guy you’re dating warned you about him multiple times. From how he puts it, Minho is an asshole. And from what you’ve seen, you can agree. Unfortunately, your boyfriend has lost more races against him than won, and Minho’s not afraid to rub it in both of your faces when everything’s done for the night. The rivalry between your boyfriend and Minho becomes too toxic for you that you end up going to Minho to try and mend it. You slip into his vehicle before the race starts, not your best idea but it was the only idea you had at that moment in time, and it quickly turns into a bad idea when your boyfriend catches you in his car.

Change of Heart - Seo Changbin

You met Seo Changbin in a coffee shop. He’s loud, cocky, and sometimes he’s kind of a dick. You dread it every time he comes into the cozy place. Sometimes you wish you could quit your job there and work somewhere else, just to get away from him. After going out with a man you met through your job, you end up at an illegal street race. You quickly find yourself uncomfortable with this guy and when you ask him to bring you home, he ditches you. One thing you didn’t expect… Seo Changbin coming to your rescue.

Off Limits - Hwang Hyunjin

You’re the daughter of a big corporate boss. Your father despises the street races that go on almost every night near his company building. He’s warned you his whole life to stay away from those kinds of people. Sometimes street racers can be hard to spot. Who would’ve thought that the handsome man you met at an art exhibit would be one of the best street racers in the city?

Childhood Friends - Han Jisung

You moved away from Seoul when you were a teenager. You hated leaving. You didn’t want to leave. Especially after meeting Han Jisung. He and his family lived next door to yours since you were toddlers. After being away for ten years, you finally find yourself living in Seoul again. The first thing you attempt to do is get in contact with Jisung. The two of you kept in contact for a few years after you moved but as time went on, the messages slowly stopped coming. One night, you stumble upon a street race. You heard that they happen a lot but you’ve never seen them. And you never would’ve thought that your childhood friend would be a part of it. 

My Favorite Boy - Lee Felix

You meet Lee Felix through your best friend. She’s dating one of his friends and one night she asked you to go for a drive with her. With how busy you’ve been with work, you accepted her offer. Your whole night did a 180 when the two of you show up at a street race that her boyfriend is participating in. You’ve only seen street races in movies. Before the race starts, you find yourself aimlessly walking around the parked cars. That’s when you meet a beautiful man with cheeks littered with freckles and a personality that shines as bright as the sun.

Anything For You - Kim Seungmin

You knew that Seungmin was a street racer. He kept it a secret from you for half of your relationship. You understood why he did it. He wanted to keep you safe and he didn’t want you to worry about him. Recently, you’ve been hearing about how dangerous street racing has become. A few people have been holding grudges against the people they lost to. You’d be lying if you said you weren’t worried about Seungmin, even though the two of you broke up months beforehand.

Racing Gone Wrong - Yang Jeongin

Your roommate has been sneaking out of the apartment almost every night. You, being a curious person, decide to follow him one night and found out his biggest secret. Street racing. Never in a million years, you would think that your roommate, who’s an absolute angel, would be a street racer. You planned to tell him that you knew but a part of you thought he’d get angry, so you kept it to yourself. It didn’t stop you from going every night he went, disguising yourself with a hoodie he’s never seen you wear before. You did well to keep yourself hidden until one night when Jeongin gets into a big accident.

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Hello! I'm just curious, what do you think would happen to Jason if Bruce had never met him? In Bruce's mind, if I'm not wrong, Jason would be a racer, and in Flashpoint, we have Father Todd (and omg, I'm obviously very normal about Father Todd's design), but in both cases no one in the Clan of Bats is adopted — what do you think would happen to Jason if Jason wasn't adopted?

(I just love what if—, but I have yet to see a what if (character) wasn't adopted focused only in one character, because normally is Dick that isn't adapted and that somehow makes Bruce unable to meet all of the rest of his kids, so in the end is a what if no one was adopted, so I just wanted to know your opinion)

I had to think about this one for a while because my brain kept trying to drift from not adopted to adopted late. Baby Jay was a scrappy little dude, determined to get by on his own without help. I don’t buy the ‘he’d be dead without Bruce’s involvement’ idea that often floats around the fandom. My vision of him if he was never adopted by Bruce has him still living in Crime Alley.

He got his GED and he secretly dreams of college, but life keeps getting in the way and ultimately his community matters more to him.

He’s the head mechanic at that one auto shop that everyone knows spends its nights and weekends as a chop shop specializing in stripping cars boosted from the Diamond District and Old Gotham, but it’s also the only place to take your car if you actually want to keep it running without getting ripped off. If you’re a single parent and you come in on a slow day, you’re almost guaranteed to get your oil changed or engine tuned up for free. The room in the back has a pull out couch and a mini-fridge — most nights it hosts someone fleeing a domestic abuse situation.

He volunteers at the library and helps with their after-school reading program.

Every dealer and addict in the alley knows, so help you god, if Jason catches you in action near school grounds or with kids, you’re in for a world of hurt. But he’s always got Narcan in his pocket and he’ll hook you up with the needle exchange program at the community center if you ask.

Catwoman keeps on eye on him because he feeds the feral colony living in the abandoned factory on 7th and he helps animal control navigate gang lines in order to set traps for their spay/neuter release program.

He’s on Gordon’s radar for a string of cases involving sex workers that were abducted and assaulted. A bunch of known pimps and johns showed up in ICU in body casts afterwards, but GCPD can’t pin the attacks on him conclusively.

And he did eventually steal the tires off the Batmobile, plus more than a few pieces of tech. Batman made the mistake of parking in the Alley one too many times in conjunction with instances of excessive force against men and woman who fell into henching just trying to get by for their families. Bruce learns his lesson … eventually.

There’s another scenario that lives in my head where he becomes a vigilante/anti-hero on his own, but I might actually write that one as a fic someday so … 🤐

Thanks for the great ask, anon!!

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MOTOMAMI | driver's profile

― THE BASICS

name: valeria sofía ortiz date of birth: 8th of march, 2001 place of birth: east la, california nationality: mexican-american age: 22 (as of 2023) height: 167cm / 5'5'' zodiac sign: pisces sexuality: bisexual

― VALERIA'S FORMULA CAREER

✘ FORMULA THREE (2019) team: carlin buzz racing racing number: 29 teammates: felipe drugovich, logan sargeant driver standing: 5th first win: belgium

✘ FORMULA THREE (2020) team: hitech grand prix racing number: 4 teammates: liam lawson, dennis hauger driver standing: 2nd first win: hungary

✘ FORMULA TWO (2021) team: prema racing racing number: 1 teammate: oscar piastri driver standing: 2nd first win: azerbaijan

✘ FORMULA TWO (2022) team: prema racing racing number: 2 teammate: dennis hauger driver standing: 1st first win: jeddah

✘ FORMULA ONE (2023) team: mercedes-amg petronas f1 racing number: 8 teammate: lewis hamilton driver standing: 5th (as of october) first win: --

― THE SHORT HISTORY OF VALERIA

Growing up in East LA, Valeria Sofía Ortiz hasn’t always had it easy.

With her mother leaving her at a young age, Valeria and her father had to fend for themselves early on. Her father, Alvaro Hernández Ortiz, only wanted the best life he could afford for his little angel, so he said goodbye to the gang life and opened up a mechanics shop.

Valeria developed an interest in the art of cars while helping out in her father’s shop and quickly found herself drawn to everything surrounding it. Noticing his daughter’s curiosity, Alvaro decided  to bring her out on the karting track for fun. However, he was surprised to find Valeria driving around the track in top speed and condition.

After that, he gave it his all to ensure his daughter’s return and started scavenging the scrap yards for kart parts while Valeria went around doing mini jobs, like lawn-mowing, to earn extra money to afford karting.

Facing a lot of issues as she climbed up the karting ladder, Valeria never backed down from a fight and oftentimes got into trouble because of it. But that didn’t stop her from dominating the track, gaining lots of attention from the media and the motorsport.

That’s when Toto Wolff noticed the girl, travelling to LA to check out the young racer and realising what potential she held. Becoming part of the Mercedes Junior Team, more and more opportunities opened up for Valeria as she entered the Formula world.

As she drove her way through Formula 3 and 2, she eventually got offered a seat at the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team alongside 7x world champion, Lewis Hamilton.

Navigating her life as one of the top 20 drivers of the world, Valeria is met with new challenges and obstacles being thrown at her…

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「 ₊ ☆ ﾟ kathryn newton, cis woman, she/her 」 INCOMING TEXT: omg hv u met SAVANNAH GRADY of the NARIZA BOIS yet ? they’re one of the crew’s street racer n actually go by PEACH. the twenty five y/o is typically seen hanging arnd body. allegedly they’re frm fort valley, georgia n hv been w/ the crew for THREE YEARS. wtvr. just watch out for them, k ? ttyl ! 「 ₊ ☆ﾟ sarah, 28, she/her, est 」

trigger warning for brief mentions of anxiety, emotional abuse, parental neglect, violence

INTERVIEW

tell the story behind your alias.

"peach," savannah spoke. "not sure if the accent gives it away, but i grew up in the middle of fuckin' nowhere in the south...pretty rural part of georgia," she explains. "when i first started workin' with the bois, my accent was the first thing that stuck out with the rest of the crew. so peach, like georgia peach. but, also like princess peach from super mario bro's and mario kart. i can see the resemblance, y'know....blonde hair and bangs. rosalina is my new favorite character to play though. i don't mind the nickname though, i've been called way worse."

you're often seen around body - what does a typical visit look like for you?

“body's? considering that i work there, most of the time i’m there because it’s for a shift of mine,” she admitted with a giggle. “even when i'm not working, i like to stop by there once or twice a week. i've been working there for a few years now so i'm close with a lot of the girls. i gotta make sure no assholes are giving them problems."

when  did  your  first  realize  you  had  a  passion  for  cars  /  racing?

"well, i kinda grew up around cars. i have fond memories of helping my grandpa fix up some of his old pickup trucks that he loved to restore as a hobby of his. we did together as a way to bond and get closer. i also had a job back home at a shop, " savannah explains some of her past living with her grandparents. "but i think my passion really started after i've seen my first few official races with the cars i've worked on. it was hard work but it felt so satisfying to see all that hard work pay off for a win."

CHARACTERIZATION

character inspirations.

peyton sawyer (one tree hill), jennifer swallows (lisa frankenstein), lane kim (gilmore girls)

playlist.

gypsy - fleetwood mac

one of those girls - avril lavigne

helena - my chemical romance

mini bio.

savannah grew up and spent the bulk of her childhood/teenage years in georgia.

the grady family grew up on a small family farm, with your typical farm animals and crops. her mother was part of a very strict and religious upbringing. this meant going to church multiple times a week, praying before every meal, volunteering in the local community, and not falling victim to anything secular. on paper, they seemed like the perfect 'white picket fence' family in their rural town.

unfortunately, savannah's mother got involved with a guy who was quite the opposite of her and a bad influence towards her. young and dumb and in love, she'd become pregnant at seventeen, her parents not approving of the situation and strongly pushing their daughter towards putting her child up for adoption. their reasoning? they wanted their daughter to have a bright and successful future and raising a baby too? that would simply be too much in their eyes.

determined to prove them wrong, her mom would be stubborn as a mule and opt out of signing off on any adoption papers. an explosive fight would result due to this, causing many nasty words to be thrown towards all family members and her mother packing up her belongings and getting the hell out. done with the toxicity of the grady family dynamic, she would rather struggle her way through motherhood than be forced to be around her parents any longer.

moving a few hours away from fort valley, the young couple would try their absolute hardest to raise little savannah. the stresses of being broke and having no other support would lead to their relationship crashing and burning by the time savannah was four.

that is when savannah would begin living with just her mother. things for the two of them would only grow more difficult, but sav's mom would vow that she wouldn’t leave her side. 

 it was not out of the ordinary for them to frequently be evicted from whatever apartment or duplex they were living at, being forced to flee for temporary housing. savannah had many different “definitions” of home. this often would vary from a friend’s place, homeless shelter, or whatever beater card they had. in spite of their struggles, she never fully resented her parents, knowing that they always were trying to provide for her the best they could.

savannah was seven years old when her mother would lose custody of her. it was shortly after her birthday, a memory that would forever be ingrained in her mind. savannah and her mom had been living in a motel room for the past few months. It had been paradise in comparison to the shelter that they had been staying at. they had lucked out, her mom getting a job as a housekeeper there, the owner learning about their situation and taking pity on them. he'd agree to offer them discounted rent if she’d promise to not be disruptive. It seemed like a perfect opportunity for them to get back on their feet and try to get a little more ahead. 

in order to make some extra income, savannah's mom had gotten a second job a few nights a week as a waitress at an overnight diner. through her work, she’d start to become involved with a regular. he was a bit of a seedy individual, someone that would ultimately be a very negative influence on her. 

one night, her mother invited her boyfriend over to their motel to spend the night, savannah being watched by someone a few rooms down. she would get extremely under the influence, inviting a few other "friends" of theirs, resulting in their motel room getting destroyed and causing a hell of a scene. the police were called and her mom was arrested. the courts would deem her unfit to continue raising little savannah, full custody being placed with her grandparents.

savannah and her grandparent's relationship was rather rough from the get-go. she was angry and confused with her new living situation, not wanting to live with someone she’d never met before. she was desperately missing her mom, not quite at an age where she could understand why she’d been arrested. so , it wasn’t much of a shock when savannah gave them hell from the start.

savannah always struggled with breaking out her shell and making friends, mostly due to moving around so much. her grandparents tried their best with introducing her to many groups within their community (their church, girl scouts, 4-h club, etc)....anything to try to help savannah blossom and try to ease the transition to her new living situation. she would manage to make a few friends, people would most likely took some pity on her. but, she would found more comfort with her own company. her biggest comfort? music. it all started when she was nine and hearing rumors by fleetwood mac on her classmate's cd player. after hearing gold dust woman, savannah commented on the song and saying she enjoyed it. her classmate let her borrow a few of her other cd's and sav felt like she was discovering gold. there was no turning back, she wanted to learn more, discover more music. this started her journey of discovering more artists/bands, the first taste of rebellion. at the same time, she felt like she was living a double life since this wasn't music they played at church?

as savannah transitioned into her pre-teen years, her rebellion and bad habits only grew. she would find her confidence and comfort with hanging out with the small crowd of misfits of peach county high. the misfits being the goths/punk/burnout kids aka the the people that didn't fall into any other so called 'cliques'.

secular music was not the only thing she was doing behind her grandparent's back. she was also sneaking cigarettes, weed, booze, and skimpy clothing to wear on her late night adventures. hiding them all in a loose floor board of her bedroom, there was no going back.

at fourteen and fifteen years old she was spending late nights sneaking off and causing chaos. chain smoking cigarettes, shop lifting, finishing off full bottles of vodka, and god knows what else. savannah knew deep down that none of these things were good to do, but she was so desperate for a place to fit in and be accepted that she was heavily influenced to do these things. half the time her grandparents didn’t know where was and it made them worried sick.

her reckless behavior would only fuel their negative relationship but she didn't care. this was the root cause for the standard occurrence of them having heated verbal arguments, causing savannah to be temporarily kicked out and being forced to couch surf with her friend group. her grandparents wanted better for savannah, trying to hold her accountable and not have a future like her mom.

when she was seventeen, she got into a nasty fight with another girl at a club while she was extremely drunk and under the influence. the fight resulted in the girl being hospitalized with a serious blow to her head. sav was sent to juvie for a year and a half due to the fight and other charges that were caught up on her.

flash forward 1.5 years, she is released from juvie and put on probation. with nowhere else to go, she had no choice but to move back in with grandparents. even though they are not proud of her past actions, they let her move back in but not without their own rules for her to obey.

she picks up a job at the local mechanic shop in town at the front desk. it's nothing fancy but it is something to keep her busy and get cash in her pocket. she had managed to get her GED while locked up, so college was an option but something that wasn't on her radar.

by the time she is twenty one, she has managed to save up enough money to feel like she can be on her own. only having only known georgia, savannah craves somewhere else she can start fresh and have more 'wordly' experiences. so, she finds herself moving down to miami without much of a plan but she'll figure it out.

found a shitty but cheap apartment not far from her bartending job at body's....eventually moving up to becoming a dancer there after being there for around a year.

she started out with the nariza bois as a mechanic, her knowledge of cars from her previous mechanic job and helping fix cars with her grandpa making it a natural fit. she felt comfortable in that position.

most recently transitioned to becoming a racer and though she had her own self doubts if the choice was right, the pure adrenaline and confidence boost it has provided her is priceless. every time she goes out on a race, it brings her back to her teenage years, her thirst for excitement and rebellion never quite leaving her.

other hc's / fun facts.

she has a THICK southern accent <33

keeps her ipod nano charged at ALL times and her playlist is hella chaotic....but mostly ranges from classic rock / emo / alternative

drives a refurbished 60's mercury comet convertible (decked out w purple interior and purple and blue stars painted on the exterior ) .... it is nicknamed the hearse mobile gjrkgjkrj

an extrovert introvert. she gets along with the bois but def has her own inner circle of friends that she feels herself more comfortable with. once you get to know her more and she feels comfy in your presence, she'll open up and be more of her weird self

is a CRANKY bitch if she does not have her morning cigarette and redbull combo

her favorite games to play are mario kart or guitar hero

her favorite candy is sour patch kids

constantly missing her alarm

she is very much a night owl.....please do not make her wake up early </3

#CERTIFIED WEIRDO ..... people in high school thought she was a witch/vampire because of her she did her hair and makeup fekjfjrkgj

her style is very....interesting....it's a mix between punk/whimsigoth/emo???? she thrifts most of her clothing to try to make her own style unique to herself. she draws inspo from stevie nicks, avril lavigne, and joan jett.

speaking of avril....she LOVES her !! currently has hot pink streaks in her hair because avril has them

she has LOTS of tattoos....mostly random stick n' poke one's that she has let her fellow mechanic besties draw on her

wanted connections. ( some ideas can be found here )

the bois member whom she met that introduced her to the crew and got her a position as a mechanic - this can be open to an import model/fellow mechanic/racer - perhaps she helped fix up your muses car and they were impressed with her knowledge of cars???

someone from the prowlers that she has BEEF with - can be one-sided or mutual

a prowlers member who talks shit about her and her hearse mobile and thinks she's a shitty racer <3

a bois member who is her designated passenger during races

bad influence

unlikely friendship

drinking/smoking buds

friends with benefits - current or former

former flings

big brother / little sister friendship

platonic soulmates/besties .... i beg

concert/music buddies ..... sav luvs to go to concerts and jam out

BOI MECHANIC BESTIES!!!!! she luvs her mechanics very much

a boi mechanic that she might have mentored when they first joined/took under her wing?

a boi mechanic that she might have iffy terms with bc they're salty she moved to being a racer?

CO-WORKERS AT BODY!!! i would love co-workers that she vibes with and some that she hates :)))

former clients of her's at body

CURRENT clients at body's ;)))

a body co-worker who acts like a work momma to her

anything else tbh !! always down to brainstorm and think of plots !

[rjjameshiii]

RJ's Platinum Collection #29: Warp Drive

Achieved on 5/28/2023 at 11:44 PM

I saw this game when it became available as a free download for PS Plus one month. It looked pretty fun - a racing game where the big gimmick is that you're driving flying futuristic sci-fi race cars and you can warp your car ahead of your competition that's filled with trippy neon colors? It sounds like a good time!

However, while getting this Platinum, I discovered that this game had a lot of flaws.....and also I appear to be the only human being on Earth who has heard of it.

The moment you start the game and choose a save file, a blue alien named Lenny fills you in on how the game works. You have three game modes: Tournament, where you can race across several different courses to win the gold; Challenge, where you complete a race while trying to complete special criteria, like collecting 50 coins before you reach the Finish Line; and Survival, where you choose between two different Event Races and see how many wins you can rack up without losing.

While racing, you can grab glowing crystals, which is the only way you can use any of the Warp abilities the cars have. This includes boosting crazy fast, warping to alternate paths or shortcuts, placing traps for your competitors, or firing rockets at your competitors. One use of power per crystal.

After each race, you also are automatically taken into the Shop, where you can choose to purchase a randomly selected part and install it in your car. However, you can choose to skip any parts you don't want, and the parts get rarer and better the more you level up your racer.

After learning all of that, I completed my first race and got my first trophy, and then got another trophy for buying my first car part.

1/33: Qualifier - Win a Race Position Event.

2/33: Moving Up In The World - Buy your first car part.

Tournament Mode is the only mode where you can play multiplayer. However, the game does not have online mode.

Yeah, that's correct. If you want to play with friends or actual real competitors instead of AI-controlled cars, you HAVE to play split-screen, in-person. As I did not have any friends who wanted to come play this game with me, I played the entire game solo.

I decided to start with just completing all of the six Tournaments. While playing the first Tournament in the Great Mushroom Forest, I got a couple trophies for completing some special moves.

3/33: Hit And Run - Spin out an opponent.

4/33: Was That Supposed To Happen? - Perform a Drift Mini Boost.

I then continued playing through all the Tournaments. I won the Great Mushroom Forest tournament, then I won the Blizzard Gully tournament (side note, the maps for Blizzard Gully are racecourses built around a gargantuan-sized frozen alien squid, which is very cool to me), and then I won the Jumping Dunes tournament.

5/33: Forest Fireball - Win a Gold Trophy in the Great Mushroom Forest Tournament.

6/33: Chilly Champion - Win a Gold Trophy in the Blizzard Gully Tournament.

7/33: Sandy Speedster - Win a Gold Trophy in the Jumping Dunes Tournament.

It was here that I discovered that these are the only three racing worlds. Sure, they each have about five different racecourses in them, but by the time I got the Platinum I was very bored of all three worlds. I wish that the game had more variety.

Anyways, once I completed the tournaments for each world, I completed the last three tournaments - Kappa, Sigma, and Omega - which were a bit more challenging than the other tournaments. However, I was easily able to beat them and get more trophies.

8/33: Big Spender - Buy 10 car parts.

9/33: Warp Master - Win a Gold Trophy in the Kappa Tournament.

10/33: Master Booster - Win a Gold Trophy in the Sigma Tournament.

11/33: Champion Driver - Win a Gold Trophy in the Omega Tournament.

Once I finished all of the Tournaments, I went into Challenge Mode next. I can't quite remember how many challenges were in the game, but they would only unlock once you had completed a certain number of other challenges.

Fuck. These. Challenges.

They started off being very easy, but very quickly they became almost impossible. Some of the challenges were SO DAMN HARD. For context, I started playing challenges in March. I didn't finish the challenges until MAY. But in playing all of the challenges, I got several other trophies, but I did quickly lose my mind from the insane jump in difficulty.

12/33: Just Getting Started... - Complete 5 challenges.

13/33: Speedrunner - Win a Time Trial Event.

14/33: Eat My Dust! - Win a Rival Event.

15/33: Road Rage - Spin out opponents 100 times.

16/33: Practice Makes Perfect! - Complete 20 challenges.

Somehow it took me until now to finally decide to change my car's color, but I did get a trophy for it, and continued on with slogging through the challenges.

17/33: Much Prettier! - Buy your first paint job.

18/33: Rolling In It - Collect 100 coins in a Bonus Race Event.

At some point I also got the trophies for boosting and using warp drive 1000 times each, and then got up to Level 10. For some reason, leveling is an extremely slow process in this game. Level 10 was also the top level, which. I mean. Come on. 10? 10 is not exciting Warp Drive. Let me get to Level 25 at least.

19/33: Gotta Go Fast - Boost 1000 times.

20/33: Transcended Time and Space - Warp 1000 times.

21/33: Ding! - Reach Level 10.

Eventually I was able to finish all of the challenges, getting me three more trophies.

22/33: Treetop Challenger - Complete all challenges in Great Mushroom Forest.

23/33: Arctic Adventurer - Complete all challenges in Blizzard Gully.

24/33: Wilderness Warrior - Complete all challenges in Jumping Dunes.

I started playing Survival Mode, and decided to start with trying to get 30 wins in Survival in a row. This was a bit of a challenge, but at some point during my attempt to get 30 wins in a row, I finally got my first Mythic car part show up in the Shop. These are the BEST car parts in the entire game, so I was excited for one of them to finally spawn for me.

25/33: Ooh Shiny! - Equip a Mythic car part.

I did eventually manage to get 30 wins in a row, and from that point on all I had left to do was to win 100 events in Survival Mode in total in order to finish my Platinum journey.

26/33: Unbeatable - Get a win streak of 30 in Survival.

Well I also had several grindy trophies to get for performing certain warp moves a specific number of times, as well as a trophy for equipping Mythic parts in every slot on my car, and a trophy for earning a total of 50,000 coins. Just based on how much I had to play the game to even get halfway to those goals, I was really worried about how long those would take.

However, to my own surprise, I managed to get all of those trophies while attempting to win 100 total events in Survival Mode.

27/33: Became A God - Equip a Mythic car part in every slot.

28/33: Professional Artist - Buy 10 paint jobs.

29/33: The Road Less Traveled - Warp Grapple 250 times.

30/33: Drift Master - Perform a Drift Mini Boost 250 times.

31/33: Paid Off Your Mortgage - Earn 50,000 coins in total.

And then I won my 100th event, and I got the Warp Drive platinum - and I kind of suspect I may be one of maybe six people on the planet who have it!

32/33: Made A Name For Yourself - Win 100 events in total in Survival.

33/33: Total Completion - Unlock all trophies.

This game has flaws - the lack of proper online play, the insane difficulty spikes, the lack of unique courses, etcetera. But I really liked it and still had fun, and was very satisfied to Platinum it.

I just think its wild how little this game seems to be known. Even though it was available for free on PS Plus for a whole month, I have found barely anyone on Tumblr talk about it, there's almost no reviews for it anywhere online, and there are like zero YouTube videos of people playing it.

Just find it odd, but it's still a fun Platinum!

Rating: 7/10

[dalihdgaming]

I'm UPGRADING to the BEST MINI RACER in Town! Mini Racer Car Shop Simulator - Prologue

Test drive the game with three chapters challenge in this prologue version. Manage your mini racer car shop, sell mini cars and spare parts, and unleash your creativity with custom builds. Test drive your creations on the race track before putting them up for sale.

Mini Racer Car Shop Simulator - Prologue on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3514410/Mini_Racer_Car_Shop_Simulator__Prologue/

#miniracercarshopsimulator #playway #simulation #managementgames

https://youtu.be/CU5dgn3dQcw

[sneedspeed682]

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[fahrni]

Saturday Morning Coffee

Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️

We had a lot of fun this week tracking down a bug in the project I’m working on. It was exposed by slow server response, which was because the service had grown. So the bug was icky. Once we tracked it down on the client side we were able to fix it up pretty quickly. I love doing stuff like this! Finding and fixing bugs is part of any developers job along with writing code.

I hope you enjoy the links.

Natalie Venegas • Newsweek

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' rare warning during a commencement speech about former President Donald Trump, sparked outrage from supporters of Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement this weekend.

People are right to continue to warn us all of the dangers of electing Convicted Felon Donald J. Trump to the Presidency.

Anyone who reads this site — thanks to both of you — knows I’m a Liberal Democrat suffering from “The Woke Mind Virus.” 😃 So of course I think a man set on destroying Democracy as we know it is dangerous.

Noah Kirsch • The Daily Beast

Now, former board member Helen Toner is explaining her decision. In a new podcast interview, the artificial intelligence researcher blasted Altman’s lack of transparency and said the board was kept in the dark about key decisions. She accused Altman of “withholding information, misrepresenting things that were happening in the company, [and] in some cases outright lying to the board.”

AI will continue to be controversial and it looks like Sam Altman will be the poster boy for the controversy, at least in the short term.

Keeping a full commercial product rollout from the board seems like a bad idea, doesn’t it? No wonder they fired him.

Mark Tyson • Tom’s Hardware

Popular TechTuber Jeff Geerling has delivered an updated take on the old chestnut about the relative merits of pigeon-based vs internet data transfers.

TL;DR - Data delivery by pigeon is still faster than the internet. 🤣

Kelly Crandall • Racer

In a joint statement issued Tuesday, Tony Stewart and Gene Haas confirmed that Stewart-Haas Racing will cease NASCAR operations at season’s end.

This is a real bummer for NASCAR fans and the sport in general. Stewart Haas had a championship team not so long ago but it’s been a long time since they’ve seen victory lane.

They have four cars on the grid. Three teams field four drivers and it’s my understanding NASCAR is going to limit team size to three going forward.

In 2016 NASCAR switched to a Charter system. In that system teams purchase a charter from NASCAR to be part of the system. Those charters are expected to grow in value so a team would have more than physical goods to sale should they decide to close shop. They’re not cheap. Spire Motorsports bought one last year for $40mm. What will each Stewart Haas charter sell for? 😳

Tuomas Pirhonen - PDF

Writing an NVMe Driver in Rust

The link above is to a PDF for Thomas Pirhonen’s Bachelors Thesis. Rust has really made inroads into systems development and I’m happy to see it. Having memory safe code at the systems level seems like a smart thing to do, don’t you think? 😃

I’d be curious to see how much unsafe code exists in the various Rust OS level projects I’ve heard of. But, you gotta start somewhere!

When will Swift be used to build major parts of Apple’s OS level code? Or is it already being used?

Cocoanetics

I’ve long had a longing to have a Mac Mini as build server in my technics room. After Apple finally updated it to (now) fashionable space grey, it was a must purchase for my company.

I’ve had a hankering to do this very thing. I can see setting up the server much in the way we see here and trigger builds via GitHub Actions to start the process. Heck, I could use Xcode’s built in support for automating builds and kick it off right from within Xcode on my laptop. Yeah, Xcode has a decent enough build system to make it useful. Makes me wonder how much of it Apple is using for Xcode Cloud or is 100% of that custom code?

Anton Zhiyanov

If you work with sensitive data, and want to be 100% sure that there is no trace of the old data after it has been updated or deleted — SQLite has you covered. The secure_delete pragma (off by default) causes SQLite to overwrite deleted content with zeros.

TIL! I’ve used SQLite in quite a few projects, including Stream. I love it for local storage and still prefer it to CoreData, it’s just straightforward SQL. Anywho, I had no idea you could do this. Another nice tool to keep in the toolbox.

JanerationX

Doctor Who returned to TV recently as a “soft reboot” to attract a new generation of viewers. Yeah, okay, but the older generations didn’t exactly go away, and since I am a member of an older generation, I am qualified to say that the show sucks.

I think we’ve all been here when we see a big change to our favorite Television show.

Heck, I’m torn about continuing to watch The Witcher. Henry Cavil is The Witcher and to see him replaced just feels wrong.

Kim Zetter • WIRED

Two years ago when “Michael,” an owner of cryptocurrency, contacted Joe Grand to help recover access to about $2 million worth of bitcoin he stored in encrypted format on his computer, Grand turned him down.

You gotta love these hacker folks. At least he’s using his talent for good.

Viktor Petersson

My Home Server Journey - From Raspberry Pi to Ryzen

What’s up with two server based links today? Guess I’m just in a very hardware mood today.

This reminds me I need to setup my $99 Mac Mini I purchased months ago. It’s an x86 based Mini and fairly old but I want it for media streaming and another local backup system.

David Price • Macworld

Those who miss the days of full-time Apple/Microsoft beef will have been heartened last week by bold claims that the latest Surface devices are faster than the M3 MacBook Air. It’s fun to see Microsoft’s marketing department in a combative mood, but part of me wishes the company would stop trying so hard to show it’s better than Apple.

I don’t know that I’d go this far. Microsoft is just trying to lead the industry into an ARM focused world by attempting to create a new standard of PC.

I’ve been on the Mac, almost exclusively, since around 2006(?) and I love the experience from a user and developer point of view.

There’s still that part of me that loves my old development days on Windows. It was also a great platform to build on.

The new Microsoft Surface Pro looks absolutely amazing and I’ve lusted for one of these computers for years. Microsoft has proven for years and years a tablet/laptop can have excellent touch support and a full desktop class OS underpinning it.

It’s only a matter of time before Apple does it. When it happens all doubt around Apple creating a convertible will disappear and folks will think it’s the greatest thing ever.

Chelsea Troy

Each quarter at the University of Chicago includes nine weeks of instruction. In the eighth week, I ask students to submit questions that they would like our ninth and final session to cover. This quarter, a third of the students in the class submitted some version of the question: “How can I use ChatGPT to get ahead in my programming job?”

I know of a lot of developers at work using ChatGPT to their advantage. It’s not that it’s doing their job, no, it’s just another tool to get started with a thought.

Jordan Tigani

The intended takeaway from the “Big Data is coming” chart was that pretty soon, everyone will be inundated by their data. Ten years in, that future just hasn’t materialized. We can validate this several ways: looking at data (quantitatively), asking people if it is consistent with their experience (qualitatively), and thinking it through from first principles (inductively).

I’m not really into backend stuff like this. It seems kind of boring but it’s good to know some folks are really into it.

Declaring something dead is a bit strange to me, because it was never a living thing, but I get the gist.

I’m sure your mileage will vary but this is a small piece worth a read just to understand his declaration.

BigData, it turns out, ain’t all that big.

[pdragonwarriorsgamingzone]

Mini Racer Car Shop / angespielt #001 / Deutsch / Unser eigener Carrerab...

[rickyreeves1980]

Formula One: Built to Win is a 1990 racing video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Winky Soft and published by SETA Corporation.

It was one of the first racing games to feature a career mode, multiple vehicles and an opportunity for the player to increase the performance of their in-game car through car tuning, which were unique elements for a racer of the NES era and a genre only truly revisited during the fifth generation of game consoles where games such as Gran Turismo became popular.

Races start out as single-lap events but become double-lap events as the player starts racing against more experienced competition in places like Las Vegas, Nevada and Hawaii. With gameplay similar to Rad Racer and Pole Position, the driver races towards the back of the screen.

The names of the opponents are chosen partially at random; they can also vary because of the ranking level of the course and the type of vehicle used. Like in Rad Racer, the player can supercharge an automobile to go up to 255 miles per hour or 410 kilometres per hour.

Once the player enters a user name, the player has to start out driving a Mini Cooper without an international racing license. From there, the player must earn the rankings needed to get better performing vehicles and automobile parts. These cars consist of the Vector W2, the Ferrari F40 and finally a Formula-1 race car; most of the game is driven with these vehicles.

Drivers must also be prepared to negotiate their way through both civilian traffic (green) and other racers (blue), both of which resemble whatever car that the player is driving at that time; for example, the Mini Cooper-based opponents appear to be 1990 Volkswagen Beetles.

Managing a racing career

The player starts in New York and must work towards the West Coast. All of tracks that make up the Formula One portion of the game are actual Formula One tracks from around the world. Elements from the 1990 and 1991 Formula One seasons have been used for this video game.

Because this game is based on the career of a race car driver who is trying to go from "Rags to Riches," the beginning of the game provides a slow and conservative period. Designing an unbeatable car from the parts that they purchased in parts shops helps improve the handling, acceleration, braking, and maximum speed of their vehicle. It is possible to develop millionaire or even multimillionaire race car drivers by being successful at the slot machine game at the Las Vegas portion of the game which may be visited at any time. Even though the player must manually turn his or her entire bank account into casino tokens, the casino tokens are automatically turned back into "dollars" after the player leaves the casino.

The player must earn money in order to keep racing; this is done by either winning races or finishing in podium position. After winning the race, the money must be invested in faster and/or more efficient parts to improve the performance of the vehicle. Having a more efficient racing vehicle will eventually result in winning more difficult races where the winner's prize is higher than in the easier races. Eventually, winning certain races will result in acquiring an international racing license. Parts in the game vary in cost and tires can only be used a limited number of times before they have to be purchased again. Tires that have the worst handling can be used an unlimited number of times. These tires are the only automobile parts that are free and the player automatically starts out with these at the beginning of the game's "career mode."

Other modes

In addition to the career (normal) mode of the game, there is also a "free mode" of the game that allows unlimited use of all four vehicles on their respective tracks. These races are done without the distraction of other vehicles.

All races in "free mode" are single-lap only. There is still a limited amount of nitro like in the "normal mode" of the game. However, all races done under "free mode" always start with the nitro gauge filled up. New time records made in the "free mode" are saved into the game's battery along with the driver's name until they are broken by another player. Once the player reaches the Formula One level, he or she must race against drivers whose names sound similar to the actual drivers of the 1990 and 1991 Formula One seasons. For example, Satoru Nakajima is known in the game as S.Nakazma.

Flag Race Track

Japan Suzuka Circuit

France Paul Ricard

Canada. Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Mexico Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

United States Phoenix street circuit

Spain Jarama

United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit

Monaco Monaco

[gertlushgaming]

Transformers: Earthspark Expedition Review (PlayStation 5)

 For our Transformers: Earthspark Expedition Review, we battle and explore as a courageous Autobot, Bumblebee, in an exciting action adventure to stop his nemesis, Mandroid, from becoming the ultimate evil cyborg. With Optimus Prime’s guidance and you at the controls, Bumblebee will grow strong enough to take on an army of robotic enemies in bare-metal combat, speed into boss battles with some of Transformers’ greatest villains, and unlock devastating new attack combos and abilities along the way!

Transformers: Earthspark Expedition Review Pros:

- Decent graphics. - 5.86GB download size. - Platinum trophy. - You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game. - Three save slots. - Action adventure gameplay. - Three difficulties - Easy, normal, and hard. - Based on the Netflix show. - Animated cutscenes. - Fully voiced characters. - Opening tutorial section with movement, driving, and shooting quests. - A full 3D world with 360-degree camera control. - Open world. - Main missions with optional events like racing, collecting things, and combat arenas. - You play how you want. - A full map with all missions and points of interest is shown. - Auto targeting for both melee and ranged attacks. - Your hub is called G.H.O.S.T and houses unlocks of new abilities, passives, and attacks. - Your car form can be edited and customized with different color trails and horns. - Uses the original transformers transform sound. the controls are good, and the driving feels like a twin-stick arcade racer. - Breakable objects for bolts. - Boosts can be activated to improve your health strength etc and they can be assigned and used from the d-pad. - Your goal in an area is to clear out enemy camps and Epic camps to fill the bar and unlock the big main base and boss. - Many hidden rooms and alternative routes. - Speed ramps help you clear chasms when in car mode. - Cards can be found and collected with them split into Autobots, Deceptions, and Miscellaneous. - Glyphs are found in the world and all link together in the hub so you can view messages. - Exploding barrels are used for damage and unblocking doorways. - You can see enemy health bars. - Boss encounters. - The hub is vast and will house defeated bosses in holding cells, find the shops, etc. - Cool-looking locations. - You can replay areas whenever you want once you unlock them. - An overall completion percentage on each location. Transformers: Earthspark Expedition Review Cons: - Open world but hardly any enemies and when they do appear, the game hangs a second then they appear. - Cannot mark the map to help with collecting collectibles. - No mini-map. - The combat is very mashy. - The gameplay loop repeats over and over. - Simple quests are dragged out. - Cannot rebind controls. - The map is not that clear and it is really hard to work out where stuff is. - The upgrades are slow and you have to follow particular paths. - Its just a slow game overall. Related Post: Assassin's Creed Mirage Review (Uplay/PC) Transformers: Earthspark Expedition: Official website. Developer: Tessera Studios Publisher: Outright Games Store Links - PlayStation Read the full article

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joon.

fav joonie fics updated jan 16th 2022

little red.

you crash your car in the middle of the woods and a handsome stranger with a secret nurses you back to health. twisted tales: little red riding hood | oneshot | werewolf!au note: this author has a series they’ve only done 3/7 twisted tales fics atm

champagne silk.

morning smluffy things with mafia!joon note: look out for the prequel bc istg i've read it before but it's still 'coming soon'

the sea between us.

the classic arranged marriage between a princess and a prince but the princess falls in love with this other character and gasp they were actually meant for each other - except with mermaid!joon

the white king.

Namjoon is the White King, a fae who heals the sick, and he’s never thought much about humans, until he happens to meet a princess | fae universe entry (taetaesbaebaepsae)

moonchild.

m/c is a poorly treated omega who meets her soulmate, the blood moon clan's alpha | werewolf!au

what's a soulmate?

the kim mafia has a rule where you have to kill your soulmate when you find them | a part of the petal universe (kim brothers) | mafia!au part 2

aurbergris.

with a serial killer on the loose that uses artisan scented candles as inspiration for murders, now is not the time to be falling in love with the man who made them | crime!au, detective!reader, candle shop owner!knj

bonded.

he just can’t resist a little bite. cute mini fic | vampire!au

trivia love.

in which the m/c and joon become ridiculously attracted to each other over weekly late night trivia sessions

cruise control.

Clumsy by nature, Namjoon often comes into your hospital for the smallest of injuries; results from his foolish driving as he races in the streets or from his job at the auto body shop. You remind him often enough to be careful, but never — not even in your worst nightmares — could you imagine that the limp and bloodied figure lying on the operating table is the same one that had just asked you out on a date. | street racer!namjoon x doctor!reader

destiny.

m/c's friends drag her to a party she's not too keen on. she ends up enjoying herself chatting to a cutie about things | au

promise me.

the one with the three bibimbaps (you will cry) | military!au

- Epilogue: New Beginnings

no open cars, no open bars.

Joon takes his most favourite person to his most favourite spot in Seoul. He even gains a new friend on the way, too. | peak bicycle vibes

song of the sea.

merman joon turns into a human after seeing m/, a marine life conservationist, swimming in the sea (not as creepy as i make it sound LMAO) | mermaid!au

welcome to seoul land.

the one where you meet a cutie ushering people into the amusement park seoul land | werewolf!au

close call.

when a noise wakes you in the middle of the night, you find your husband in a bad way. ! guarded!au drabble

who?

the first words that your soulmate says to you are written on your arm | soulmate idol au

you again.

past lives soulmate au with joonie. you see him again this lifetime at bangtan's fanmeet.

bloom.

Family is who you kill for. Who you die for. In this society, you and your kin are shadows, clinging to the darkness to obey orders absolute. But when such orders command you to abandon what little honor remains for wealth and notoriety, you find yourself lost in lonely uncertainty about the only vocation you’ve ever known. That is, until you meet a man with gentle hands, a poet’s heart, and a love for coaxing the world into bloom. | assassin!reader x florist!joon

orion's belt.

the one where you both at an observatory and present a program together with the request of your boss min yoongi | stem coworkers

obligated.

you married each other out of obligations. but it turns out, you might just be what the other person needs. | arranged marriage ! au

mocha.

m/c a cutie barista. short lil fluffly onshot | barista!au

low blow.

m/c tries to get joon to help her cheat through their mind link

talk is cheap.

joon becomes an avid listener of your podcast. he sends in letters anonymously throughout the pandemic to get a few things off his chest. | idol!au, radio!reader

scent of a woman.

leopard hybrid parfumerie boss!Namjoon where m/c is his employee | hybrid!au

danger zone.

sometimes m/c finds it hard to deal with the kind of life joon lives | mafia!au

always in my dreams.

m/c and her soulmate's connection is their dreams | idol!au, soulmate!au

in the stars.

joon finally gets his drivers license and is full of surprises | cyborg!joon au

with him.

in which m/c remembers all the ones before him | au

wake up call.

a little mistletoe cheekiness by the other members | christmassie fic

stop looking at me like that.

short fluff | idol!au

the lion and the lamb.

joonie comes home looking a little worse for wear | mafia!au

take care of you.

classic joonie fluff | mafia!au

butterfly.

soulmate!au

there's a fly in my soup.

you own a little eatery and you've had a tough day. along comes this guy complaining about a fly in his soup and you've had just about enough bullshit for a day.

a match made in heaven.

You and Namjoon seem to be actors in a Korean drama. He crashes into you, you crush onto him. It’s a match made in heaven. Or is it? | med student joon x dental student reader :)

like a pirate.

the one with the m/c as a mermaid and pirate!joon - very smutty

let the villain win.

joon's your best friend. he's a writer who unfortunately follows your advice a little too closely | bad joon is bad

swedish meatballs.

pretty sure this is a series but i read this one part by itself and im not even going to bother with a summary.

blooming.

hogwarts au | ravenclaw!joon x hufflepuff!reader

the passport.

You embark on a memorable journey in an attempt to return Kim Namjoon’s passport. What lengths will you go to in order to return his passport on time? | crackhead fluff | idol!au

new haircut(e), who dis?

inspired by joon's live where he kept asking us if we liked his new haircut. ofc we do joonie

art student.

over the years, you’ve become convinced that your soulmate is nonexistent purely because they never. draw. back. | soulmate idol!au

can you really stay away?

you have just met Namjoon. so why does the mere sight of him plunge you into cold waves of déjà vu?

ristretto.

A random café work day leads to something more? | cute meet au

five fridays in december.

the bodyguard.

you're the daughter of an ambassador and joon is your bodyguard

[3:37am]

your baby wakes you up and joon goes to settle her

11:09pm

jealous joonie - except you're not dating?

goodnight nabi.

It’s been years since his Nabi (Butterfly) flew away with angel wings. Kim Namjoon meets you, a librarian at his daughter’s school, who reminds him of life’s beauty and love he’s sure he doesn’t deserve. It will take a strange convincing from the other world to help him let go of the past and embrace… you. The question remains: Is he ready?

wings and thorns.

your soulmate tattoos :)

free delivery not included.

you’ve been wanting to have a baby ever since you and your husband got married three years ago. Dr Kim Namjoon is the top fertility specialist in town who boasts a 100% success rate.

now or never.

Move over McDreamy, Dr. Namswoon is on the scene; or, Namjoon takes a moment to make this one day the most special of your lives.

speak only of love.

Names give the beholder power. It's a lesson you've learned all your life, but it takes one fae to tear it all down.

the stick notes guy.

what will happen if you have a crush on two different people according to you, one is mysterious and the other being someone you see everyday?

gifting you the stars.

While on your quest to find a book for East Asian History class, you meet a charming owner of an old bookstore who offers a helping hand. It is then that you learn about a story that is painted in the sky, uncovering a mystery you never knew existed.

summer.

The aromatic scent of a garden bursting with life tells him that the world where you exist is only a teardrop away.

series

curious creatures.

dragon!joon fantasy!au status: ongoing (6)

prologue chapter 1

the lily of bangtan.

arranged marriage to the don's son. he's as polite and nice as they come but he refuses to give love. status: ongoing (4)

7 secrets.

you're one of 7 soulmate secrets status: finished

house of cards.

angsty. you know you can’t be together. you know how it’s going to end. but that doesn’t stop you from doing it anyways | idol!au status: finished

despite what you are.

the one where joon is the leader of a vampire clan and m/c is a human hunter (that she joined bc they draw names hunger games style) that he rescues bc she’s his mate. | vampire!au status: ongoing but prolly hiatus (5)

perverse.

You can hear BTS member Kim Namjoon's thoughts. This is something of a problem. Especially as most of them are about your ass. :) status: ongoing (2)

signed, sealed, delivered.

penpal soumates: the address of your soulmate appears on your arm | soulmate!au

hide your heart.

joonie is a little mean here. he's stressed about work and yells at m/c | idol!au status: ongoing (3)

dimples.

ngl idk if i wanna keep reading this lol | idol x idol au

omerta.

A story about an unlikely mob boss and his mafia princess wife. This is a love story set in a brutal world | mafia!au

americano.

You’ve just opened your own cafe in a small suburban town. Namjoon owns the hardware store next door. He’s hot, he’s handy and suddenly you are in way over your head. status: ongoing?(4)

- check out their work ^^

jiminiesfavouritecolourisblue's joon discussion.

not a fic but kinda cute convo between the different joon's in their ot7 universes

[haru-luo]

Translation - Banri Settsu SSR [Provocative Racer] - {A novice} part 1

(PLEASE READ : Before starting, please note that I’m an amateur translator trying her best. I have no idea if this card has been translated before so, here I am again. Now let’s go! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)

!Spoiler warning! : The followings contain contents for future events of A3! act! addict! actors!. If you do not wish to be spoiled then please refrain from going undercut.

Card Quote : “Never thought the day will come when I’ll have you beside me on this seat. One day, I’ll put you in the passenger seat of my own car so, look forward to it. Mini cars really are intriguing, I used to have a lotta them when I was a kid.”

The translation is undercut. You have been warned about spoilers.

<I’ll be using the default name ‘Izumi’ for the director>

(The other parts will be up soon!)(Update! They’re up! :)

Part 1     Part 2        Part 3

Part 1

Izumi : "Sigh, today was a tiring day as well...."

??? : "Awesome! It’s the real thing!"

Izumi : (It sounds pretty lively here.)

Izumi : "I'm back-"

Kumon : "Ah, welcome home, director!"

Taichi : "Director-sensei, you're right on time!"

Izumi : "Something happened?"

Taichi : "Look at this license of Banny!"

Banri : "Again, why are you the one who looks proud?"

Izumi : "Banri-kun, you really got a driver's license! You said that you would go to the test too!"

Banri : "Well, yeah kinda."

Kumon : "Now like this I can use Banri as my own feet if I have to go anywhere!"

Banri : "Don't treat people like your private ride!"

Taichi : "I also wanna get my driving license fast~...."

Banri : "For Taichi, writing test might be the most difficult."

Taichi : "Hey, don't say that!"

Kumon : "Do your best, Taichi-san!"

Itaru : "I'm home. Things look lively here."

Izumi : "Ah, Itaru-san, welcome home."

Taichi : "Banny got his driver's license y'know~!'

Itaru : "Oh, congrats. Then, let's do this to celebrate you getting license."

Banri : "What do you mean- is this a miniature car?"

Itaru : "Today, when I was on my way to home from work, I saw a electric gacha shop. This came out from that."

Itaru : "Everyone used have this kind of mini car when they were young...."

Itaru : "I felt nostalgic so, I wanted to keep it for myself but if I add any more things to my room, senpai will complain again so, I'll give it to you as a memorial."

Banri : "In short, it’s too much."

Itaru : "Too much of anything is bad for humans after all. You should accept the kindness of people obediently when given."

Kumon : "This sure is nostalgic~! I also used to play with big bro with it often!"

Taichi : "Me too, I used to have a mini car set or something like that!"

Banri : "That said, I also used to get a lotta that."

Izumi : "Eh~ After all, the boys are always on the same lane."

Itaru : "Well, everyone has played with it for at least once in their childhood."

Taichi : "Ah, rather than that, Itaru-san, look at Banny's license!"

Taichi : "Even though it's a driver's license photo, he looks really good!"

Itaru : "Now this is....he is completely staring at the camera."

Banri : "I'm not!"

Kumon : "That's bad, Banri!"

Izumi : "Ahaha...."

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[T/N : The remaining parts will be up soon!] [Update : They’re now available! You can read them now!]