#most likely just pr tbf but you know

[gojoest]

looking for a second, hidden message behind official jjk twt posting so much gojo for the past few days, knowing it’s the final week and yes he’s coming back, that must be it

[astonmartinii]

you and me got a whole lotta history | charles leclerc social media au

pairing: charles leclerc x historian!reader

y/n is a historian and it’s not her fault her bf’s job takes him all around the world…

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location: melbourne 📍

yourusername: so it’s the australian grand prix and i’ve spent the start of the week exploring this old city. one of my stops was the historic old melbourne gaol. this now museum was once a prison that housed some of the most feared criminals in australian history. constructed in 1839, the old melbourne gaol saw 133 hanged for their crimes between 1845 and 1924. it was briefly used during world war two but ceased operation as a prison in 1924 and was renovated to be part of the RMIT university and the museum it is today. a definite must if you’re visiting melbourne !!

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user1: my fave part of the race week is y/n’s museum recommendations tbf

user2: i can vision charles being dragged around this place hating his life

charles_leclerc: the things we do for love

yourusername: you said you enjoyed it :(

charles_leclerc: I DID

user2: oops

yourusername: i’ll leave you at the hotel next time

charles_leclerc: it was scary but i enjoyed it because i was with you

yourusername: okay that’s better

danielricciardo: so my farm isn’t good enough for you

yourusername: noooooo danny i thought we were going after the race?

danielricciardo: oof my bad

user3: petition for there to be a teds notebook but it’s y/n giving us a historical guide to the city the race is in

f1: we’re listening @skysportsf1

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charles_leclerc: tough race in melbourne but a beautiful city regardless

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user4: HE served, we don’t talk about the race

yourusername: i don’t mean to say i told you so but i did say our day trip would be the best part

user5: girl you’re gonna get banned from the ferrari garage

yourusername: they deserve far worse than what i’m saying let’s be real

user5: true

user6: i love how charles didn’t reply ferrari has his ass ON LOCK

carlossainz55: we'll come back stronger

danielricciardo: we can all commiserate at my farm bro

charles_leclerc: your farm better be as good as you're saying now

danielricciardo: nervously awaiting the y/n review

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location: miami 📍

yourusername: though miami may be known for it's partying (it's all about the U), charles and i took our monday to take a stroll around st bernard de clairvaux church, one of miami's hidden gems. the church was originally built in spain all the way back in 1141 to the style of cistercian romanesque architecture for alfonso vii. the monastry's cloister was illegally purchased by american william randolph hearst in 1926 and in order for the church to be transported it was dismantled to 11,000 pieces and sent to the us where it was rebuilt and still stands to this day.

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user7: i'm never gonna be able to afford to go to miami so why did i read this whole thing like i'll visit some day?

yourusername: history is important and interesting, always good to read even if you never visit !!

user8: she's like the older sister i never had

user9: did charles enjoy this one more?

yourusername: "at least i'll get a tan here"

charles_leclerc: i feel like anyone who reads about me in your comments will think i'm an asshole, i have fun every time i just don't understand most of it

yourusername: i know you have fun baby (and i love you for driving us to all of these places)

user10: have you considered our super historic frat house this saturday night?

user11: imagine thinking you have a chance when her literal boyf is CHARLES LECLERC

user10: every goal has a goalkeeper doesn't mean you can't score

charles_leclerc: i will run you over

user12: omg ferrari's pr is quaking

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yourusername: it is my biggest honour to announce my position as a history lecturer here at oxford!! i always dreamed of studying here and to get to pass on my knowledge to those looking to follow in my footsteps is a huge pleasure and responsibility.

p.s. no worries, it is not full time so race week explorations will continue.

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user13: so it was true :(((((( wait i just read the whole post my bad

user14: so i guess i now need to turn my Cs into As if i wanna attend a y/n lecture

charles_leclerc: unbelievably proud of you my love - don't miss me too much

yourusername: you sure i can't persuade you to move to england with me :(

charles_leclerc: i'll be there as much as i can be but monaco is still our home

yourusername: always

landonorris: proud of you smarty pants

yourusername: thank you landito

landonorris: so you'll now root for the brits?

charles_leclerc: over my dead body

yourusername: what charlie said

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charles_leclerc: super happy for another win for the season but we keep pushing for the real prize at the end of the season - thank you for your continued support tifosi and my love y/n who stayed up all the way in oxford ❤️

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user20: i don't wanna jinx it but like the season is going well

user21: too well....

yourusername: winning looks good on you

charles_leclerc: you look better on me

pierregasly: oh god you've been apart for a triple header and now you're being horny on main

yourusername: says mr. doggy emoji

pierregasly: touche

user22: so charles can mathematically win in either austin or brazil FUCK THEM KIDS I NEED Y/N AT THESE RACES

user23: if she's not there for charles wdc i am personally going to have a sleepover on the train tracks

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yourusername: the autodromo jose carlos pace is the crown jewel of the interlagos neighbourhood. the circuit opened 83 years ago and has hosted the f1 since 1972. the circuit was originally meant to be a housing area but due to the 1929 stock market crash the owners decided to construct a racing track instead. interlagos is often a season decider with fernando alonso winning both his 2005 and 2006 titles here, kimi raikkonen winning the 2007 championship here, lewis hamilton won the 2008 championship here, jenson button clinched the 2009 title here and CHARLES LECLERC WON HIS FIRST TITLE HERE IN INTERLAGOS FOR THE 2023 SEASON

on a real note i am so proud of you charles, i have seen the sacrifices you have made and the unbelievable amount of effort you pour into every facet of your racing NO ONE deserves this more than you. i am so grateful to have shared this moment with you, here's to many more xxx

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user26: i am unwell this is so fucking cute

user27: bro this is so fucking crazy

charles_leclerc: couldn't have done it without you, so glad you could be there for me xx

yourusername: always charlie xx

yourstudent: miss y/n you can cancel all of our lectures if charles wins the championship again FORZA FERRARI

charles_leclerc: the people have spoken

user28: insane butterfly effect of the wall street crash to charles leclerc 2023 wdc

user29: they make me believe in love

note: this was super random but popped into my head while at work and i knew i had to write it !! hope you enjoyed xx

[bucksboobs]

can I ask what oliver said that everyone's so mad about? I scrolled through two different articles but most of it seemed like standard vaguing about the plot (although tbf I didn't read that closely) so I was just wondering what specific article did he say something offensive and what did he say

I think it was his TVLine interview where he said in effect, that he has been texting Tim for months “#letbuckfuck” and suggesting a montage of him sleeping with guys and girls and some people found it a little biphobic that he would suggest that be the direction his newly single bisexual character take, some people found it flippant that that’s his main concern in an article that’s supposed to be about how the breakup affects him, and still others found it disrespectful to Buck as a character to suggest backsliding into promiscuity when Buck’s character grew past his hoe phase in the first season.

Oliver responded to the criticism by basically saying he’d want this hoe phase for Buck even if he had just been dumped by a woman, that he knows Buck has used sex as a coping mechanism in the past and would be sensitive to making sure it’s portrayed as healthier this time, and that he apologizes if anyone took offense to his words. Then he deleted the response within the hour. Which is its own interesting development, considering the way 911’s PR has been weirdly quiet recently.

And that’s what you missed on Glee!

[midesastremanifiesto]

I have a theory. The reason why some people don’t like Carlos or hate Carlos is because in this day and age there’s a certain entitlement that fans have towards drivers. They feel entitled to knowing about their personal lives and they feel entitled to knowing every aspect of the driver so if a driver is more reserved or more private like Carlos is, they feel that they don’t have access to his personal life that they feel “entitled” to. Therefore leading to the dislike. However, people that do like Carlos appreciate that he is more reserved or more private and they respect him for it. They typically have more empathy and are nicer to others because they don’t feel entitled to knowing every single aspect of Carlos’ life.

I hate to write essays in english because I promise I am much more eloquent in my mother tongue (duh) and also sometimes I don't want to spend half of the time searching on Google because I don't know what correct preposition I should use or if that word really exists in the english language (a bitch, if you ask me), but I have so much to say about this topic *cracks knuckles*

-First of all, I don't think Carlos is generally hated (not that you said that), in fact, I think he is quite appreciated by actual fans of the sport. Usually when he wins most of the people who are not rabid lecfosi are happy for him, and they see him as a valuable driver and a good person (if we take what people say in social media as a measure, that is)

-For the people who actually "hate" Carlos, I think it mostly comes from being paired with Charles. Charles has an insane amount of fans of only him, not the sport, not Ferrari, just him. I'm sure some of his most insufferable fans don't even like F1, they don't even watch the races (as they prove again and again with their stupid takes). Before him (Carlos) being in Ferrari, he wasn't as hated as now (also because Ferrari is huge so you naturally get more attention, for good things but also bad). One thing that bothers me, actually, is how some of said fans have convinced some people that Carlos is this evil teammate that only wants to ruin Charles' career. But that hate I don't take it seriously, even if it makes me rage sometimes and I like to bitch about it on my blog, because that kind of people treat the drivers as TV characters, and they like to categorize them as such instead of seeing them as real human beings. They love to have a heroe (Charles) and they love to have a villain (Carlos).

-Coming back to your ask especifically... about the privacy, one thing people have to understand is Carlos' dad is very very famous in Spain, and Carlos has been surrounded by cameras since he was a baby, so it's only normal he wants to protect his privacy now (and yes, he has done PR before but I think that's more about getting it done because he is going to get papped anyway so better do it his way, or more... his family way. Also I have a very solid opinion on his relationship with Rebecca and how some people think is PR but I won't elaborate so anyway). I don't know if this makes people hate him, but maybe he is seen a less approachable because of this and people looove to invent stories about things they don't actually know (they do that with everyone, tbf).

-One of the main reasons I think Carlos gets hate (or not even hate, but bad comments from time to time) is that people doesn't really understand his character (I obviously don't know him personally but yk, observation). Carlos is a very introspective guy who likes details and to explain things, and people often see this as him making excuses when in fact he just.likes.to.explain.things.in.detail (a lot). People see this as whining and see him as a loser or as a weak person, and for some that's a very bad trait in F1 (which it is, but Carlos is neither of that).

-Every driver it's PR driven to an extent (every public persona is), but Carlos, for me, is a little less in some aspects. Sometimes I wish he would shut up so he would stop giving fuel to haters, because the more someone says, the more the people (and the press) will take it as an amunition to go against them, but he is who he is, and I also like him for it. He is not going to pretend to be someone he is not, even if he gets hate for that. Some drivers do, I am not going to give names, but I don't think Carlos is that type of person.

[swiftsaltsweet]

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Don't be angry TT0TT I know it's been awhile since I've done an update orz

I'm almost done with The Hunt For Kyoshi's Ch 12. It's not very long (word count wise). I know I know. TT0TT All these months and.... it's not long orz Tbf it's just the initial draft! As I write the next few chapters, I tend to go back to old ones and re-read them like 1000 times. And I'll add and change stuff around. So it might get longer.

Which means I'm not dropping it any time soon. I want to get through..... say.... chapter 15 before I take another break (planned this time!). Which should be the end of the first arc. (debating on how ch 14/15 go. Either 15 will merge with 14, or 15 will be a very short chapter).

This is partially cause....I personally think the cliffhanger for 12 would be very mean/"illegal" if I drop it and then.....god forbid I don't post for another few months. TT0TT Same could be said for Arc 1's final but still jfksdalfja TT0TT

Right now I'm outlining Arc 2 right now so I can jump right into it when the time comes. (also the beginning of Arc 3 too cause I wasn't sure when to cut Arc 2 off, and I found a good stopping point)

Still trucking along with A Thief in the Avatar's Estate. A good portion of CH 11 is almost done. This one is twice the length of Hunt's tbf. I have decently good idea how Arc 2 needs to go down, but I should really outline it out. I need to think about Arc 3 more (I have an idea but I need to figure out how to handle the direction more).

Two Knives.....jaskldfjklajf hahahahaha *sobs* I know I should release Rangi's 3rd interlude. I was going to once I finished typing the final/4th one....but my god....so many damn words and I'm not still not done. TT0TT Once I can get a handle on this one, and possibly split it up, then I can resume with starting with Arc 2. TT0TT (if y'all need a scapegoat, blame Two Knives for side tracking me with...... stuff.... let's call it stuff. TT0TT)

I have the main beats planned for Arc 2. Arc 3 is....still in idea phase. TT0TT

Fire Sage Fiasco/Kyoshi's PR Manager/The Tragedy of Kyoshi: I'll get to you again one day baby. ;w;

ToK is on hiatus while I get the other's sorted (PR Manager gets top priority because fuck RR and what he did in RoR TT0TT). PR and ToK are for the most part planned out in my head. Fire Sage is.....it's for fun! We're having fun. We'll see where it goes. I still have a few chapters planned but it's up in the air.

These three I'm not thinking of them in terms of "Arcs." (not that I set out for Hunt and Thief to be like that originally, but it made it easier to aim for a goal/take a break at). That's subjected to change as I write but....we'll see jdkslajfkl TT0TT

[f0point5]

My (long) and hot take (maybe especially with some of the anons you’ve had so far 😬): people tend to forget that Max, due to his current position, has it a lot easier than most drivers when it comes to saying what he wants/thinks and not playing the pr game

He has already achieved the dream of winning a championship (3 times even) so the stakes are not as high as that goal is already checked off.

These wins also means he isn’t nearly as reliant on selling/marketing himself pr and sponsor wise as 1) it’s extremely unlikely for him to get fired or switch team anytime soon [where sponsors is a big deal on the negotiation table] and 2) that first place bring in a big paycheck and a lot of traction (securing the sponsors he already has)

The wins also gives him ethos, meaning whatever he says has credibility, rather than people seeing for instance critique as pettiness or bitterness due to lack of wins, talent etc.

And most importantly he’s the star driver of Red Bull. Like, he’s the driver they’ve played their cards on since hiring him at such a young age. He brings in insane amount of wins and records, which we know is the most important thing for Red Bull (more so than image). Helmut himself said that if max want’s to do less pr, they will simply make it happen because they don’t wanna lose him. In other words, they are not going to fire/harshly-reprimand/limit him or whatever for speaking his mind, even if they don’t necessarily approved what he’s saying or if he’s telling GP the car is shit on live tv.

And a lot of drivers don’t have that freedom. They have to seek out those extra sponsors. They have to dress up for that extra pr. They are in not allowed to publicly criticise their own team. They don’t have near as much political power/security to criticise the organisers/track/FIA and so on and so forth.

I can not stress enough that this is in no way max’s fault and I’m not trying to criticise him or say he doesn’t do any pr at all. I for one am glad that he’s in a position where he can and will speak his mind.

I simply think it’s unfair and a bit narrow minded for fans to not consider how unrealistic that is for many other drivers, and looking down on them for it, saying they are all pr, robots, boring, doesn’t have the courage to speak up whatever, when they are literal athletes who have dedicated their lives and sacrificed their childhood for this sport, and of course will do whatever it takes to not compromise that. (Another hot take: but maybe these pr robots is also just what you see because you don’t follow that/those drivers beyond what pops up namely because it is pr, unlike the more personal content you will see of your fav)

Like hate that the sport has come down to so much pr, but don’t blame the drivers for trying to survive in it.

Tbh I think Max has built his brand around wanting to do as little media as possible, so the sponsors he gets are sponsors that want wins, not a show pony. Also, he has the kudos to build a brand on his on track reputation alone, unlike other drivers who are more reliant on off track appeal. Also, Max doesn’t seem to be very motivated by money so he probably says no to anything that requires too much from him.

And yeah Helmut did say they cut down PR at Max’s requests to keep him happy, as they should tbf there’s no point upsetting your golden goose in case it stops laying eggs 😂

But yeah I agree with you, most drivers are beholden to different obligations that Max either doesn’t have or doesn’t care about. And neither position is wrong.

[georgiapeach30513]

I'm going to counterpoint that American Psycho anon with Matt Damon's character in the Drive Away Dolls movie. I wouldn't say his role in this film (no spoilers but it is readable on the film's wiki) is particularly level with his current career. I mean he was just in Oppenheimer...lol. Can we also mention him appearing in the Dunkin commercial with Ben for the Super Bowl? But, he's Matt Damon. He can do what he wants.

Here's the thing: Actors will do the things they do because they want to or it's an opportunity or they were convinced for whatever reason. Or they just needed something on their resume. Or it could be a million other reasons.

We don't know for sure Chris is playing the Priest guy. It can be inferred because in the PR of the movie, he's listed as playing a cult leader and cult leaders are usually akin to religious leaders, and Priest Dean makes sense. However, these are simply context clues, like Jen has mentioned previously. You don't know what his entire role will be. I don't think having raunchy sex onscreen, if his character does do this, means it's downgrading his career. I think if anything it's meant to be comical, but maybe people should watch Drive Away Dolls and see what type of vibe Ethan and Tricia were going for. I think it'll be in the same realm in Honey Don't. But it could also be completely different. Who knows what's going on in that brain of Coen.

And I'm going to be dead honest...I recently tried to watch the Pam and Tommy show and I was extremely turned off by it and everyone involved. TBF, I think Seth Rogen and co are way too old to be doing something like a show about a sex tape....and the fact that they needed to put Tommy talking to his penis. To me....that was unnecessary and not something I would do if I was trying to be taken seriously. It somewhat worked for the Awards circuit, and the show and the cast got recognized. But if you asked me if on paper, a show focusing on a sextape that gets stolen of two famous people would garner Awards...I would have rolled my eyes. But you really never know. Until the finished product.

And...last controversial take. Everything Everywhere All at once. I am a huge Michelle Yeoh fan. But I did not enjoy this film. There was a butt plugs fight scene...(For anyone who hasn't seen it, well...yeah) Again, it worked out for the Academy and for viewers, but I couldn't take it seriously. But I don't hold it against the actors because this is something unexpected and out of pocket. For Michelle, I wouldn't have expected her at this point in her career to be doing a film like this but glad she did. Because it got her the Oscar. And the mainstream recognition she's deserved, in my opinion, for a very long time.

Again - I am not saying that Honey Don't is going to be some Oscar darling because I'm going to go ahead and say it's not. Lol. But it is coming from the brainchild of an auteur Oscar nominated/winning director whose made some very out of pocket and unique films in his career. I'd more like to ask Margaret Qualley what made her decide to sign onto a sequel before the first one even came out.

Whatever happens, I think this will be at the very least, an interesting role for Chris.

You do bring up a great point with Matt Damon. I feel throughout most of his career Matt has been a very respected actor, and he’s still done some raunchy comedies. Dogma, anyone?

And we don’t know, and may never know why Chris chose this role. At the end of the day, he’s going to do what is best for him and his career. And we can continue to watch, or don’t. And that’s okay. Once upon a time I was a HUGE Elijah Wood fan. I still adore him, but I don’t check out every single project he does.

Okay, so as far as the talking penis in Pam and Tommy, that was literally taken from Tommy’s memoir. And unfortunately sometimes the shock value is what people do. And Seth Rogan is one that loves a good shocking moment. And those moments can cause buzz. Buzz is what makes people want to watch something. I work with a lot of people, from a lot of different walks of life. And one of my clients, has no idea who Sebastian is, but heard enough about P&T and decided to watch it. She now is a Sebastian fan.

I have yet to see Everything Everywhere All at Once, but @nancydrewwouldnever told me I need to check it out more than once 😂 I’m currently finishing up the Fall of the House of Usher, yes, I know I’m late. And look at what it earned Michelle! So good on her!

We don’t know what Honey, Don’t will entail. We aren’t even 100% sure if Priest Dean is Chris, I think it’s a great guess. But he will be doing a panel this Saturday, and I’m going out on a limb and predicting that he will mention his upcoming projects. He has a lot of work he can talk about this time.

And what we can say for certain, is with Honey, Don’t, Chris is stepping out of his comfort zone. He’s taking a risk. And this is what I and several other people have asked for ALL last year. So I am excited to see what his future holds.

[forgottenroisin]

Character Analysis

THE BASICS: 

Character’s name: Roisin Malconaire

Role in story:  Hot mess/Supporting character

Physical description:  Emily Carey

Age: 21

MBTI: ENFP

Enneagram: Type 7 (the enthusiast), 7w6, 749

Zodiac: Aries Scorpio

INTERNAL: THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER

What is his/her greatest fear?  Being deprived and in pain

Inner motivation: To be satisfied and content: to have her needs fulfilled, to maintian her freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile experiences, to keep herself excited and occupied, to avoid and discharge pain

Kryptonite: Someone trying to control her (looking at you, Valentina)

What is his/her misbelief about the world?  If she just accumulates enough wealth and fun and experiences she can actually live the perfect, flawless, pain-free life and give it to her loved ones, too!

Lesson he/she needs to learn: Oops, that’s impossible and money certainly won’t buy it! (Just ask Edmund!)

What is the best thing in his/her life?  Her sisters!!  Her home!!  Fun and doing what she wants and exploring all the opportunities this life has to offer!!

What is the worst thing in his/her life?  Probably her stepmom and stepbro #gross No, but honestly most likely the death of her dad if she was old enough to remember him :( Her mom, too, but I'm not sure she ~does remember her?

What does he/she most often look down on people for?  Being controlled, being boring, an uncooperative spirit, a lack of vision, an unwillingness to help others (tho tbf her viewpoint on this is a lil skewed bc she often fails to see the things ppl need etc etc her heart is ultimately in the right place she’s just kinda spoiled and blind bc of it)

What makes his/her heart feel alive?  Adventure!  Laughter!  Inside jokes!  Exploring!  Riches and excitement!  A new frock!  Poetry that inflames her emotions (yes, she’s def rocking those Anne of Green Gables vibes esp when she was little – cue her renaming Goat Road to the Way of the Shephard or smth more poetic etc)!  Spending quality time with loved ones!  Etc, etc!

What makes him/her feel loved, and who was the last person to make them feel that way? Her sisters were most def the ppl <3  Being paid attention to, being supported and shown affection, having fun, quality time, shared fresh air and experiences, shared laughter, etc!

Top three things he/she values most in life?  Her loved ones, fun, security!

EXTERNAL: NOT NECESSARY, BUT GOOD TO KNOW AND SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER

What’s his/her favorite book, movie, and band?  She’d love the Idylls of the King!  Ivanhoe and pr much anything by Tennyson and Scott and all the other Romantic Poets!  She’d also love Narnia and Pippi Longstocking and Amelia Bedelia and all sorts of fun, fantastical things as a kid!  Re: tv Bridgerton would be a go-to, and, speaking of regency things, pr much all Jane Austen!  I feel like the most recent Emma, P&P, and Persuasion would be her fav movie adaptations (and tbh she’d probs have more patience for those than reading) but she would loooove S&S just in general all editions of it bc she’d suuuuuper relate to Marianne and the whole sister thing would obv get her right in the feels, also Little Women esp the most recent Amy!positive adaptation too for similar reasons etc!  Gilmore Girls!!  Daisy Jones & the Six!!  Florence + the Machine <3  Fairy tales in general!!! dua lipa, ava max, fleetwood mac

Is there an object he/she can’t bear to part with and why?  She probs has, like, a bracelet or hairpin or smth from her mom that is hella sacred to her but tbh she probs rarely wears it, instead choosing to keep it in this tiny ornamental box where she knows its safe and tbh itll probs get burned asp and she’ll probs have a breakdown bc of it bc im mean <3

Describe a typical outfit for him/her from top to bottom.  This girl is O B S E S S E D w clothes and far more so than i am tbh so i probs can’t even comprehend of the sort of sick fit she’d come up w but suffice it to say she’s always glammed out and rocking the latest trends and probs helping to set them too lbr i also feel like she’s REALLY good at, like, taking her mom’s old dresses and spicing them up to make them ahead of the latest trend or like even making smth completely new out of her bedroom curtains like they might not have much?? since they got an evil stepmom?? but even if so she still living that haute couture life!  the best seamstress in the land tbh lbr! ;D  she ~will find a way!  and everyone will be drooling to wear that next week when she’s already moved on to the next look ;D

What names or nicknames has he/she been called throughout their life?  Rosie to her sisters, Rose to her friends, Roisin to everyone else thank you very much

What is his/her method of manipulation?  Lol, she’s the worst smh anyway that would be guilt tripping, judging you, annoying you

Describe his/her daily routine.  Only gets out of bed when positively FORCED tbh and probs kinda cranky in the morning whoops but omg she comes alive at night and just out there having a stupid good time, def the life of the party type, pranking!! joking!! leaving Brigit doodles of Valentina's face after the latest prank lol, honestly she’s not really someone who holds to ~routine bc that’s the bane of her existence and noT exciting (tho she does actually lowkey thrive on one when its enforced so she goes on jags where she holds herself to this standard...and then gets bored of it or distracted by smth and lets it go haha), but catch her laughing and flirting and dancing and teasing and planning outfits and frankly being impulsive af #facepalm

Their go-to cure for a bad day?  Pranking their stepmom w Brigit!!  drawing!!  whatever the medieval!fantasty equivalent of, like, eating ice cream directly out of the container while watching Gilmore Girls is, putting on her fanciest dress and going to balls and dancing w ppl who look at her like she’s the moon in the sky, probs actually wearing that bracelet/pin she has from her mom for once! making her sisters laugh! general escapism of every kind tbh, exploring awesome places everything from creepy forests to exquisite castles yknow!!  new experiences and having fun w her loved ones in general <3  the medieval!fantasy equivalent of going to one of Gatsby’s parties, etc

CHARACTER GOALS:

How is your character dissatisfied with their life?  Well, she’s an orphan w Valentina (fc: ANJELICA HUSTON IN EVER AFTER ;D) for a stepmom so…i feel like that kinda speaks for itself hahaha plus she wants to save herself and her sisters!!  and obv she hasn’t done that yet so lots to be bummed about :/  fortunately, she’s got a handsome prince on the hook so things’re looking up in that dept! and she’s defffff not considering the huge possibility that ~that won’t last since his ambitious parents almost certainly have other plans for him than some rando orphan!!!! even if she ~is technically nobility (actually she ~does know this but she ain’t looking at that too close up bc she’s a world class ignorer of truths she don’t vibe with <3)  Anyway, basically she’d love to be rich and just important enough to be consulted and included on fun things but frankly noT important enough to have to deal w the bad (but she doesn’t really think about that second part too much ngl) and have fine parties and intellectual but funny convos and be admired and adored by the glittering throng and make her sisters’ lives better w a wink of her eye!!!! but obv this fantasy existence isn’t playing out so!!! dissatisfaction!!

What does your character believe will bring them true happiness or contentment?  Wealth and importance bc that’d allow her to solve all her current problems!  of course, it’d also create a host of new and perhaps worse problems, but!!!! she does not consider this!!!  in her mind, if she were wealthy and important she could fix everything and then it’d be all happily ever after for everyone a la a fairy tale!

What definitive step could they take to turn their dream into a reality?  Marry Edmund and become a literal princess/empress so she can save her sisters and really stick it to her stepmom or, failing that (besides, it'd be pr cool to be bowed and scraped to and wear a crown and a pretty dress!) or marry pr much any of the other male characters so far that aren’t resistance members! bc she's looking to marry rich so she can save her sisters!

How has their fear kept them from taking this action already?  Well, she’d be pr tied down as the wife of an important person and she values her freedom greatly!  how else is she supposed to bask in her precious distractions and adventures?  she couldn’t just take off for the woods at a moment’s notice or prank Amira (she’d probs be executed for that tbh ;D) or smth, plus – and this is the worst one in her mind – lbr she probs wouldn’t be able to see her sisters nearly as much and, gods, she doesn’t know how she’d ever, ever do w/o them!  So!  her solution?  ignore all of this and just hope things continue 100% the way they are rn, forever, problems and all!

How does your protagonist feel they can accomplish their goal while still steering clear of the thing they are afraid of?  Change, of any kind, is anathema!  everything stays the same <3  failing that (bc inevitably that one’ll collapse around her and she knows this), marry someone rich and handsome and powerful who adores her and buy her way to success <3

[birlwrites]

sorry for bothering you with the asks *again* but could you tell us something about how the power and influence might change under regulus' rule? also it's so funny to me how the dark network is still holding a grudge towards the weasleys, tho tbf i would too

you are not bothering me at all!

so, the first and foremost thing is: i don't know the details. i know very bare bones, but i find it pretty useless to try to outline details super far in advance because i always end up changing things as i write depending on what fits, and then i reach that far-off point and the story bears only the vaguest resemblance to what i thought it would be when i outlined that part

but i can say this: regulus is waging an ideological war, not leading a revolution. he's not in this to overhaul the ministry or anything like that. he has 2 very specific goals, and yes they're sizable, but he's not *in* this to gain absolute control over the country. he'd be so bored with just telling people what to do. he needs to solve a little puzzle to figure out how to make them do what he wants. if regulus had absolute control over wizarding britain he'd probably start a war with france just for something to do

so as things stand, i don't see any big changes to the general structure of magical society. behind the scenes, the most important thing is coalitions in the wizengamot that will support regulus's policy agenda, with great power comes great ability to ruin people you don't like, etc.

the war is also a PR game because you're looking to change the public opinion such that anyone in the future who tries to start another war over this same damn thing will be laughed out of the room. when you tell other people what to think, some of them will swallow it and some of them will fight back. so you have to lead them to your conclusion, letting them think they're reaching it of their own accord. that means that seizing control of the country is Not a great move because then people are on high alert looking for despot signals

(which is why evan, heather, and lily are so important - the former for their skillsets, the latter for, as regulus says somewhere, proof of concept.)

but mostly once regulus wins the war, everyone who supported him gets the bonus of him not trying to tear them into pieces

[alcarenka]

have to say I agree everything you posted about anna. This relationship between jannik and her made me uncomfortable from the beginning and I quickly realized it. I cannot say for sure whether it's pr or something, but in japanese there's a word "business smell", and that's my image of this relationship. I'm just so tired of these fuss on social media around them. idk I hope I was wrong but somehow I just have this feeling that these abnormal attitudes of jannik probably have something to do with the doping problem lol because I think at least both of them are getting some benefits from this hypocritical relationship

also, anna liked carlitos' post…??? I knew that carlos unfollowed her on someday after AO but like she had never followed carlos right…? like what the hell

anyway thank you for sharing your opinion so that I know I'm not the only one who doesn't like this relationship. English is not my mother tongue I'm sorry if I had made any mistakes x

As i said before, sorry for the late response 🙏🏼

First of all, you don’t have to say sorry because English is not your mother tongue, in my case it is the same because my mother tongue is Spanish and I also make mistakes. So you don’t have to say sorry, I understand you perfectly 🫶🏼

I’m glad that I am not the only one who is not a fan of their romantic relationship or even see that this couple doesn't suit at all. To begin with, since all the discovery of the relationship it made me uncomfortable too (for example all the photos of the mobile phone or all the issue of that necklace, and the confirmation of the relationship too tbf).

For me, it is CLEARLY a pr and marketing movement (I mean I see a lot of gossip programs and read some gossip magazines and I know when a couple is together only because of the pr and when not). In this case, for example anna started as kyrgios’ gf when he was in his most popular moment in tennis; and now, anna is with jannik when he is at his peak of world tennis popularity. It can be a coincidence, but I have to say that I do not believe in coincidences in this world. And talking about the changes related to the doping issue, for me it is clear that his changes in his attitude and actions have been influenced by the doping positive test (he confirms it in some press conferences) and by Anna too…

And I have to confess that my favourite moment from this year tennis is Carlos unfollowing Anna (sorry I need to confess it). Yeah, Carlitos followed her until June-July (if I am not mistaken) with the iconic unfollow. All the Anna’s likes to some Carlitos’ insta posts happened last month when she was unfollowing and following jannik continuously. I think (and I believe that I am not misguided) that she did all of that only to create jealousy on jannik and also to have her minutes of attention and fame. As we said in Spain, she did that only for “fastidiar/joder” or “estaba yendo/ir con mala leche” (in english both expressions mean that “she goes with bad intentions”). However, I am relieved that Carlitos did not care about those likes and the toxic situation of continuous unfollows and follows in less than a month and attempts to create jealousy using him.

[bisluthq]

I know I keep sending you asks about the John thing and I apologize for that because the man is vile, but as you said, the Joe/Travis things are just a bit boring. Like honestly the most interesting thing about the Joe relationship was how it started imo (which is why she kept writing songs about it lmao). Anyway, the John Mayer thing runs DEEP. Like I honestly find it both very fascinating and very disturbing. Example:

I read an old interview where she was talking about Ours and she said that it was written "right BEFORE she turned 20 about a relationship she was in that she knew people wouldn't approve of and it was just a matter of time before people found out," which is interesting considering she randomly started spending a lot more time with the crypt keeper around this time (Vevo launch party + Jingle Ball).

But then I read the "official" breakup reports that her and boy Taylor's teams sent to PEOPLE and Us Weekly, and both explicitly stated that they (she) had called things off AFTER her 20th birthday. The Us Weekly kind of focused on how he was way more into her then she was but how they planned to stay friends, and the PEOPLE one really pushed the "it was actually never that serious and the media just blew it out of proportion" narrative.

... And then she proceeded to write Back To December where she apologizes for how terribly she treated him and goes over how guilty she feels about breaking his heart, which makes me think that it either wasn't super casual or was legit full on PR and she just wrote the song to make it a bit more convincing, because the timeline IS messy. The other option is girlie (in her mind) basically had two boyfriends, one that was like *perfect and one that she later referred to as the devil, and she liked the second one WAY more. Which TBF, the John thing predates the Taylor thing by like... At least a year.

It is made worse by the fact that the post her 20th B-Day thing is kinda proved by some photos that got taken of them the morning after, and by the fact that his dumb little SNL skit that they reference in the ICSY music video was aired/filmed the day between the Jingle Ball and her birthday.

It's also made worse by the fact that Owl City AND Boys Like Girls performed that night (alleged love Story guy/guy who thinks she wrote songs about him and didn't & enchanted guy who got GHOSTED). Honestly when she performs with BLGs there is also a bit of a vibe with Martin (though not to the same degree as John. The most stark difference is that when she leaves both performances she hugs J and doesn't hug M).

I know this is already ridiculously long but I will also add that there is an interview of John's from the night of the Jingle Ball where he says that he's "really looking forward to going down these halls and being like are you in Boys Like Girls or are you Owl City? Because I'm getting old now, and I don't know everyone's visage" and yes I am aware there weren't THAT many people to name but that feels a little targeted.

Also she said in an interview that was done 3 days before her 20th birthday that she thought Taylor Lautner and John Mayer were hot, and like... Thanks for the confirmation girlie but I could've told you that. Anyway have a good day, hopefully you find this as interesting as I do so I haven't just wasted your time🙏

she defs did have a situation with Martin because like photos of them exist and his ex said they dated and idk. She dated that dude. She didn’t date Owl City guy lmao but she never claimed to. She was just charmed by him and that’s the point of Enchanted.

John is a huge asshole for the stunt he pulled. I don’t think it’s cool to mess with 19 year olds if you’re over 22 tbh. I don’t think he ever felt deeply about it - he just liked her talent and her looks - and that’s fucked up.

[forgottenrian]

dslkjfadksljfjdsf cassandra living for the drama always <33333 cassandra, letting rian put an engagment ring (or whatever) on her finger: 'time to commit to the bit!' no, but i love that for her <3333 esp bc kate has confirmed that marian is hella against this hahah so an engagment is most likely thE most that'll ever come out of this, but tbh idk that it'll ever actually get to even ~that stage tbqh!

kflajsdfkldsjkfkjdsf omg her view of what this engagment would be!!!! lkjasdlfkjksdjf cillian: 'wait did you say im imprisoned and waiting to DIE???? i don't like this plotline v much' ;DDDD

no but its kinda funny bc it lowkey ~would go a ~touch like that but it wouldn't ~feel like that even if cillian succeeded bc @forgottencillian ABSOLUTELY ~would hate that yet another young woman is being forced into an unwanted marriage by the regime of roderick the terrible!!!!!!! and he probs ~would indeed do smth pr impulsive abt it since ~this young woman is actually asking for his help!!!!! but she'd probs never know he did, bc his move would probs be to try and implicate rian in some astairan plot in order to blackmail him and 1) get lorcan's full help backing the revolution and 2) get him to back out of the engagement alkjdfkldfjdsjf he'd ofc have to do this as cillian frost, so he def couldn't tell her abt any of it, and lbr idk if that whole gambit would even go how he hoped anyway!! but here we are hahahaha also, like, even if he ~did pull it off, itd probs feel super anticlimactic to her, as cillian is just like 'oof god that sucks -- gotta go!' when she tells him, and then she doesn't see him for awhile and a couple days later rian gets cold feet abt the marriage and backs out alsdkjflksdjfkjsdf and this is the best case scenario *facepalm*

omgggggg i looooove how she's gonna handle these talks tho!!!!! laksjdfkljdsfkjldkjsf also rian will bore her to deathhhhhhhh i am sure!!!!!!! this man does noT know how to flirt!!!!!!! at all!!!!!!!! and he'll def wanna talk politics and it would never occur to him to try to kiss her or anything bc, tbf, he is sure that she is ~not into him and that this is all a business arrangement etc!!!! he ~would, at least, fulfill the villain role of informing her that he knows she has other suitors and he will not put up w that once they're formally engaged and that (his version of 'you'll learn to love me speech') they'll find a way to relate over time he's sure laksdjfkldfjdfs

i ~do think tho that 1) making cillian jealous ~would work!!!!! #facepalm AND 2) impressing rosie w how horrid it is to be expected to marry rian would ALSO work!!!! that dude literally betrayed astaira!!!!!! (~to cassandra's dad but rosie is noT here to be thinking abt these details too hard! ;D lakjsdfkljdsfkjsdjkf) he is def the worst!!!!!! second only as a bad bf to cassimir!!!!! dsklafjkdjsfjsdf meanwhile, rian is probs just sighing a bit bc he sees cassandra nd rosie kinda glare at him and then start whispering and he's just like 'that can't be good' laskdjflkdsljkf

'rian: preferably you will not talk at all!' LEIGT THO!!!! kljkfljsadkjfkjsdf he and francesca bridgerton just looking for some peace and quiET!!!! lajsdflkjdsjkf and, like, once he learned talk was expected between them, itd be all politics/small talk and def no romance/flirting (beyond, like, he brings her a plate of food or smth...i know, i know stoP! she's gonna SWOON!)

i do think he's a bit of a romantic at heart so like he lowkey ~would like to romance her if they are going to married!...but unfortunately he literally has zero idea ~how sooooo he'll just stand there awkwardly beside her and hope she makes the first move or tells him what she wants him to do!! alksdjfksjdf i do think he's lately been tryna learn (which is another weirdness -- bc he's got his eye on another woman! lakjdflkjdsf) but yeah its slow going at best! lkajdsfkljsdf just an all-round great time for EVERYONE <3

OOC | Rían & Cassandra

so!! honestly i think rian's idea of marrying guin is a pipedream if he wants daddy's support in that (tho ngl running off w her or marrying her two seconds are roderick dies or smth are ~not off the table as far as he's concerned, thanks to her claim!) BUT there is a varmont princess roderick ~might consider wedding to him (tho idk if he'd actually go through w it or not tbqh!) and that's our cassandra! lbr itd be a TOTAL disaster and im guessing @forgottenmarian would v much have other ideas on that one hahahaha but anyway!!! he ticks boxes for ~roderick's requirements:

royal/king (since he was the firstborn male as far as roderick's concerned pre!roderick, he should've been monarch, not eilia) and thus roderick assumes he'd come w the support of the most powerful single country roderick's got/that it might help bend fences w the angry astairans (he is ofc quite wrong im sure, but!)

he's bent the knee (this does come w the backhand that roderick will never respect him but w the positive that he's a male of royal blood whose still alive and not a direct relative lakjsdfkjsdf)

he's clever, capabale, and obdenient to roderick

so yeah!! that's all pr good as far as roderick's concerned!! if he were to do this, he'd wanna give him smth much bigger than one single lordship, since roderick's own grandson would stand to inherit whatever rian has etc etc etc and that has to be sufficiently grand if roderick's bloodline will be there etc etc etc but yeah!! being real, i def think marian could easily dissuade roderick from this notion, so idk that this would ever transpire, but ~he would be all for it, even when their personalities inevitably clash lakjsfjkdsf bc lbr itd def tip roderick's bid towards rian being named roderick's stewart of all astaira when he inevitably moves on to conquer the next thing lkajsdklfjdsf but anyway!!! laksdjfkljdsf

[the-empress-7]

AU anon (I prefer tea anon since I got info on SA and ones in the uk, I know some of the staff that worked for her)but anyways: so the rumors😏 grab your popcorns because you are gonna be in for a wild ride(part 1)

I already talked about Harry and how he would shout at Meghan another reason why this was the case was because this tour was supposed to be for the invictus games that’s it, never supposed to be a tour for Meghan she was added last minute after a tantrum she had and convinced people that a tour to start things off would be good. - the actual reason she wanted this because she thought it would be a fun tour aka a vacation more info on that later. Side note: I forgot to mention the most IMPORTANT INFO regarding the govners wife: Meghan wanted the whole house not the wing and she also shouted at her and told her “fuck off,don’t you know who the fuck I am?!” - like seriously so rude there is a pic out there that showed his wife having a face of thunder, she was so done with her- btw this comment made it to the brf what happened after idk (my source won’t tell me😅🥲)but it most definitely made it to them tho.

1) banana bread - this one is true - she made the chefs go out late at night to get the ingredients for the bread, she made them bake seven different batches as she had tasted them and said “these are horrible, they don’t tast good make another one” so after 7 were done the next morning she took them and told the family that she made them and swiftly after her pr began to talk about how Harry loves her banana bread and how it’s the best🙄 To say the chefs were annoyed would be an understatement.

2) the market mishap - so with this the reason that was given to the public was said because of security - that’s a lie. What happened was that she really wanted to go out with Jessica, yep she got her BFF to accompany her🙄 the rumour was true, nothing to do with security, she just took the opportunity of the big crowds to her advantage - many of the people at the market were upset as they felt she could’ve stayed longer as it was planned she would visit all of them she just met like 2/3 people. If you look at pictures you can tell that her security is PISSED. Meghan saw this trip as a luxurious tour aka a vacation where she can enjoy the sun and not do that much. To Meghan it was a star studded trip, basically she was fulfilling her dream of going on tour as this mega star. Both her and Jessica constantly called the work “crap tour stuff”

I will say although I don’t like Harry I and many people in the know felt Sorry for him (TBF I still do to an extent because what you need to know is he is most definitely is in a narcissistic abusive relationship, for all his faults I will say that he would try and argue with her to follow protocol but she never did, it always ended up her being very aggressive and mean towards him hence why I think he just gave up and tried pleasing her). This is just my opinion but I truly believe she love bombed him and managed to hide her true self until after the marriage . The reason: he was an absolute MESS, whenever anyone looked at him he looked very confused as though he didn’t know who he married, they were constantly arguing and one of the fights were about the pregnancy - (and no not about anything of what you guys are thinking about) This fight was about the announcement of the pregnancy, he was HELLA annoyed and EMBARRASSED that she did this, he thought that it was too early for her to announce it and that it was rude that she announced it the way she did. I know people say that he was in on it but it was forced ,she told people at the wedding and he was forced to say they were pregnant because someone asked and congratulated him. If you look at one of the pictures. Also like a repeat of his history and a bit of sweet revenge (ngl one of the reason why I low-key still sorta tolerate him) on the day meghan have the banana cream and it was raining his comment about his wife will share the umbrella was because of his own feelings and also revenge in that she hates when she has to do things like that for him especially since he was the center of attention and she was umbrella lady - so that angered her but she couldn’t do anything about it since cameras - the chefs and everyone else loved him for this because they knew she hated it - I will also say like how Charles/Diana would make do certain things to embarrass each other - Harry would do similar tactics- this was one of them and another was when a man was going to put a pin on his blazer and Harry told him “it’s fine my wife would do it” she did not like that😏. The staff were thrilled when he did that, it was a taste of her own medicine.

Additionally whenever she acted out he was so SHOCKED and DISGUSTED by her behaviour like it was apparent he didn’t know she would behave like this to OTHER people. I guess he thought her acting out was due to stress or him doing something wrong etc but when she acted out during the early stage to other people when press was POSITIVE he was very confused. And CONSTANTLY apologised like all of the time hence why he would sometimes do small tactics to kind of seek revenge on behalf of them😏.

4) invictus - not a rumour but some info- reason why he didn’t do that much for invictus even though he planned it. Harry was stressed to the MAX because of Meghan - she wasn’t meant to come and the whole tour was all over the place and the constant flying meant he could just showing up and saying speeches. I probably repeated this quite a lot in this post but I want to make a point in the beginning Harry made an effort, but any time he tried to get her to follow protocol was like talking to a brick wall it ended in fights- ARGUEMENTS were a big them on this tour. I truly think he gave up afterwards and started to pick up on her behaviour too. He’s a grown adult so personally regardless how another acts you should always be respectful no excuses.

5) Hot tea - this one is TRUE - big bold truth, she got paid off but Jesus how sugars think Meghan is this nice and kind queen is beyond me. She was an absolute MONSTER. So what was the reason as to why she threw hot tea? Well it was because it “didn’t tast right!” Yep she threw hot tea because of the taste - didn’t know she was Gordon Ramsay also if she was to ever read in here maybe stop giving head to EVERY rich man you encounter semen, drugs and alcohol has an effect on tastebuds, you were in Australia not soho - social climbers are always found out about.

6) Now to the changing bellies -she was most definitely pregnant, during the AU tour she would just stick her tummy out further or eat before coming out to make her stomach protrude. Later on aka when she was in the uk she would have enhancers to make her belly bigger than what it was, the reason why her stomach was big at the photo all was just simply because she gains weight later than most women - she was her biggest when at the end of her pregnancy. However I will say this what was weird was that she did drink whilst at Australia - everyone was confused and the queen was worried when she heard this. I think she stopped after tho, but there most definitely was an occasion where she drank. BUT SHE WAS PREGNANT. I understand why people think she wasn’t but let’s be honest this is Meghan she thinks she’s this super women. Also one of her things was that she wanted to do the bridge climb with Harry and put up a big fuss which was weir considering she was pregnant and pregnant women don’t do that - now I know many of you will look at this and will be like I think she wasn’t pregnant but I can assure she was. I will say this her sugars say that she is oh so mature and kind but my source says that whenever people talk about her behaviour it’s like they were talking about a spoilt toddler constant tantrums and fuss, her immaturity speaks volumes in relation to this scenario because she REALLY wanted to do like a toddler having a tantrum because they want to do why adults do but it’s too dangerous for them.

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*This post is for entertainment purposes only*

PART ONE.

Thank you Tea Anon. Appreciate your time as well as your willingness to share the things you have allegedly heard ;)

[f0point5]

On the Magui thing, she’s made the pivot into acting outside of her soap. She’s just filmed two projects in Spain that are quite big and she’s just been announced for a new show too. So it could be helping her out on the PR aspect but I don’t know.

The article was in the telegraph this morning but it’s behind a paywall. It was a good article tbf, the privacy issue coming up as a downside and the paranoia over who to trust.

I found a link to it so I read it. That part still reads odd to me but again, you never know what the actual context is of him saying it.

I definitely think hanging out with him has done good for career. However, I think he would be strongly discouraged from doing all that with her if it wasn’t also helping him. Hanging out is one thing but having her at the Historic GP was something his team would have known about. Maybe she got invited to the Charlotte tilbury dinner in Madrid on her own but I really doubt it. I think whatever they have going on is benefitting both of them.

And hey, it’s totally possible that they’re genuinely a couple and he is just helping her make the most of it because why wouldn’t he if she is going to be subjected to hell by his fans. I’m not writing off that they’re actually together but either way they’re making a meal of this.

And yeah, if indeed some random leaked his location, that’s crap. But that’s not really a “who to trust” because he likely never even met the person who called the paps. That person broke the social contract of not being shit and maybe he feels a bit unsafe in the world but that I think isn’t something you can take too personally. It’s hard to imagine that he would say that makes him paranoid but being in people’s likes and DMs, inviting influencers to races, and being filmed in real time by strangers in the street, doesn’t. He’s not me and I’m not him, he might just have a different relationship to the spotlight but that bit seemed planted 🤷‍♀️

The article generally was very good, it was well written, he is quoted very well, it’s a surprisingly clean and refreshing take on him in contrast to what’s been going around recently

[whateverthedragonswant]

I think the assumption that Ryan would be against Buddie is mostly racism. People assume that he's homophobic because he's latinx.

Hi, Nonnie! Tbf, I have no idea why some people continue to keep suggesting that he's against it. You could very well be right. It might have something to do with that. It could also have to do with that whole incident that happened last year where he made the mistake of saying what he did. I cannot tell you how many comments I've seen here and on other sites talking about how much they despise him because to them he's just automatically a racist and then some even go further and try to say that he's not truly Latinx or should be considered POC because he has too light-colored skin or because his mother isn't Latinx. I mean, it's absolutely abhorrent and disgusting, Nonnie. I think I even came across a link for a petition that had been started last year when this whole thing happened (I only found it like a month ago, I wasn't in the fandom then so I had no idea this all occurred until looking up the show on this site after watching it and seeing all the Ryan hate) for Eddie Diaz to be recast (which imho would have been the absolute worst move to make so I'm glad Fox seems to have agreed with me) because Ryan was a racist and his co-stars like Oliver, Rockmond, and Angela shouldn't have to work with him. I don't think it hit its target for signatures but still.

Like I get why people were angry but I didn't see the context in which these comments were made mentioned anywhere these hateful posts were. The fact that his wife was receiving death threats and hate which of course ramps up emotions (which tbf if it were my wife and the mother of my children, my family, I'd react without thinking most likely as well) which doesn't lead to thinking before you speak in certain situations. I'm not saying what he said was right (at all) but I think there are true racists out there and then there are people who make mistakes and say one stupid thing in a heated moment that they wouldn't have said otherwise. And if we look at Rockmond's and Oliver's reactions to that incident, Ryan was definitely called out on it and told just how wrong he was. I'm sure there was a conversation between him and the network as well as the show following that incident. And he seems to have listened and then apologized for his comments. I don't know him personally, obviously, but the man is human and I feel like we as a society are so quick to jump and cry foul and destroy, asking questions later. Some occurrences call for it, some don't. And I personally felt in this instance, it fell to the latter group. Now if Ryan had said "hey screw you" and kept going with this behavior even after being spoken to about it and being educated as to why we don't say these things, then that's a completely different story.

For example, there are certain celebrities who shall remain nameless who continue to do certain horrible types of behaviors over and over again but continue to get away with it for some strange reason, even when PR steps in to cover his ass. (yes, the example I'm thinking of is a white male so that may have something to do with it, tho tbf I'm not entirely sure but that's what I suspect) He may not have said what Ryan said but that doesn't mean his behaviors should be allowed to continue to such as they are. Anything that hurts someone else, whether physically, or even financially (meaning risking their jobs and right to privacy) should never be allowed. So going back to what you mentioned about Ryan, especially when compared to what I mentioned about this celebrity above, you could very well be right. I think the hatred is strong when it comes to Ryan due mostly to that incident but also partially due to him being Latinx.

So I think some people take that hatred and apply it in the Buddie arena. Because before today, I had no idea that March 2020 interview existed until a previous nonnie mentioned it. I have not seen a (recent) post on this site talking about how supportive (or neutral) Ryan is of the ship. A lot of people praise him for his acting and for continuing their love of Eddie Diaz, sure. But I never see posts in the tag that are positive in nature towards Ryan and what he's said previously about the ship or how he feels about it. It could be that some, like me, had no idea it was even out there and so it's not discussed. But I do remember seeing that negativity in the tags and just being so frustrated with it that I went on this whole rant in a post but decided at the last moment not to publish it.

And it could very well be that people assume that he's homophobic due to him being Latinx but tbh I don't feel educated enough to delve into that part of the topic. But you very well could be right.

So, to answer your ask, Nonnie, yes I do think there is a good possibility that Ryan gets dragged, in regards to Buddie and non-Buddie things, due to him being Latinx and also due to the incident of last year. Hopefully, since this looks to be Eddie's season, the conversation will change into a more positive one and he will be lauded for his talent and for his support and embracing of Eddie. It's time for that conversation to turn around.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend, Nonnie!!! <3

[forgottenvalentina]

valentina: as usual, that little ingrate roisin is poisoning the varmonts against me

tbf, she ~is technically right abt this one, but rose is only doing that by telling the truth alkdsjflksdfkj but anyway!! ldjsfalkjsdkjf

lskdjfajksdafjf honestly i don't think valentina is even ~trying to be subtle about wanting good marriages for her kids!! i think she is tryna be somewhat circumspect abt her hopes for roderick/sonya bc i think she has roderick (being a literal conqueroer) pegged as someone who wants to do the catching, not to be caught hahaha so i think she's sort of outwardly got designs on arthur, hoping that roderick'll swoop in when he sees hos charming and sexy etc sonya is and take her for himself (tbqh this could work ngl akljsdflkjsdf)

she is, however, DEF tryna be subtle about cassimir/guinevere tho i think given the unwillingness of BOTH participants in the actual match alksdjflkjdsfkjsdf i think that's forcing her to show her hand abt that one much more than she'd actually like ngl lakjsdfkljdsfj bc i do think it's pr obv that roderick is most fiercely protective of guinevere, out of all his children, given the whole situation w guin's mama etc, so she'd rather it lowkey blindside everyone so no one really has a chance to react and hopefully that same ferocity will force roderick to comply in the face of guinevere's inevitable passion for cassimir (lol, valentina doesn't get roderick as much as she ~thinks she does)

sadlkajfkjlsdajfksdf cassandra just triggered valentina that is a NOTP and if that ever ~did happen, she'd hurl her team arthur cap straight into the fire and run her team edmund flag right up the flagpole that is NOT. COOL. and is NOT to be mentioned in this house kldsjfklsadjfkjsd eithne is a SNAKE and an INGRATE after everything valentina's done for that girl (footage not found), and she proves this daily by juggling arthur and valentina's precious boy adskljfklsdj fklj (honestly im realizing that since edmund is team rose and i have a strong feeling that cassimir and guinevere/cass x 2 are NOT love matches laskjdfjklsdf before we know it valentina's gonna be desperately clinging to poor sebastian -- the only acceptable varmont child w just meh and not absolutely RANCID taste in lovers ;DDDD weirdly, the emperor is the gambit most likely to come out valentina lajksdflkjdsfjk but im hoping for sonya's sake that it ~doesn't tbqh laksdjfkjlasdfj)

omg cassandra playing into her hands!!! so i got distracted above but to answer your question of how obv valentina is about cass x 2...i don't think very???? i mean, tbqh im SURE she def talks cassimir up but like...that's reflexive for her bc she's his #1 fan and what conversation is complete w/o a lil deviation to discuss how neat he is????? laksjdflkjsdfj but its more MAMA'S BOY sign posting really than HE'S THE PERFECT MATE sort of stuff hahaha bc yes she's a backup wife, but ideally he'll be cassandra's brother-uncle someday (SCREAM) when he marries guinevere and sonya marries roderick asldkjfjksdf </3

but omg valentina probs gloats abt how she's got cassandra eating right out of her hand when there are no varmonts around and alsdkjflkjdsfjdf omg but ESP when she warms to sonya (also she'll def think that its only a matter of time before she can drive a wedge between cassandra and rose at this rate!) valentina gon be like 'now there's a girl who knows how to treat her stepmother' (news flash: cassimir and sonya aren't married into the varmont family yet asldkjfklsjfks) 'soon ill finally be near the throne again just as i deserve and the whole empire can benefit from my compassion just as you have.' basically, valentina at the malconaire girls like:

dsafsdf #longletvalentinareign #valentinaforempress2k23 etc etc etc ;DDDD

OOC | Valentina & Cassandra

ok so if guin/cassimir doesn't work out, valentina's gonna be throwing in w #teamarthur and tryna get sonya and roderick or arthur hitched and then cassimir and cassandra. now, this plan would probs ultimately include poisoning/assassinating/arranging the demises of cassandra's full brothers (depending a bit bc if sonya's married to arthur and he's super pro all things valentina she might just keep it at that and possibly look into arranging cassimir/a stafford instead just to keep the future options open just in case) -- and likely guin and ed too for good measure -- and then throning cass x 2 as rulers of the empire. sonya from her position of power would be helping out and it'd all go super great <3

so! as a result, valentina is def keeping cassandra in her back pocket and sweet talking her, as well! this ~is a backup plan and its def not the main thrust of her intention, but its an option she def wants to keep open. she wishes that cassandra was less friendly w rose who she does NOT trust, and MORE friendly w sonya (and def tries to arrange this), but hey as long as they've got royals hanging around the house, even if they're there for the wrong malconaires, valentina can still manipulate them, so that's not nothing! </3

anyway, how do you think cassandra would respond to this kind of treatment lakjsdfkjdsjf