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b14augrana · 5 months ago

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Scrubber: Off-season

You go on vacation with all your teammates and the location is somewhere familiar to them

Barça Femení x teen!reader

Part of the Scrubber universe

pt. 2 masterlist

Warnings: none! just a long, cute fic 👼

A/N: scrubber content is back 💝 just a little filler / mini scrubber series while the next part to the actual series gets written slowly but surely. i’ll most likely write a part 2 if people want x

fridolinarolfo

→ Does anyone have vacation plans??!

ingrid_engen

→ no not yet 🫤

fridolinarolfo

→ Hellooooo where is everyone else

ingrid_engen

→ get active plz @/aitanabonmati @claudiaapina @/yourname @/alexiaputellas

Replied to fridolinarolfo

Does anyone have vacation plans??!

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ anyways why did you ask about plans for the holiday? do you have any?

yourname

→ i dont have plans frido. omg do you wanna hang out??? 😋

patri8guijarro

→ I’m not doing anything

fridolinarolfo

Replied to yourname

i dont have plans frido. omg do you wanna h…

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ I have an idea 🙂‍↕️ How about we all go on vacation together? We can all decide on a place

❤️ 8

ona.batlle

→ That sounds fun 😍 Nobody be boring and say no!!!!

yourname

→ ona’s right it does sound fun i wanna do it plz 🐒

alexiaputellas

→ Where will we go

ingrid_engen

→ hmm any ideas guys? 🥴

claudiaapina

→ Ibiza so we can party 🔥🔥

alexiaputellas

→ No not with bebita around

👎 1

yourname

→ guys my friend said we should go to new zealand. i think she is biased bc she is from there but it looks like a nice place 😄

fridolinarolfo

→ I really liked New Zealand actually

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ I wish we stayed longer 🫠

ingrid_engen

Replied to fridolinarolfo

I really liked New Zealand actually

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ same!! it was such a nice place and the people were really sweet

❤️ 6

patri8guijarro

→ We should go to New Zealand on vacation 🤩

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ Me María and Clau didn’t go with you guys for the world cup so its our first time

yourname

Replied to patri8guijarro

Me María and Clau didn’t go with you guys f…

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ i haven’t gone there either PLZZZZZ can we go guys pleaseeeeee 🙏🙏🤞

alexiaputellas

→ I liked it there so if everyone else wants to then yes I think we should go 🙌🏼

❤️ 9 🔥 4 🎉 2

patri8guijarro

→ Barça on tour already??? 🤣

❤️ 7 😂 5

“I’m so excited for our break!” you exclaimed, skipping over to Alexia. The team was warming down in the gym after a training session, and you had all spent the entire day talking about your plans to go on vacation in New Zealand.

“I’m excited too. It’ll be nice to actually enjoy New Zealand, because we didn’t get much time during the World Cup,” Alexia said, walking at a steady pace on the treadmill. You leaned on the handle, nodding at her words, “I can’t wait. It looks so awesome, and my friend said it is awesome.”

“Who’s your friend?” the woman asked, looking at you with a small smile as you responded. “I met her in the park a few weeks ago — her name’s Ludo. She told me that she was born in Italy but lives in New Zealand, and apparently she’s studying here, in Barcelona. How cool is that?”

Alexia raised her eyebrows, a surprised expression on her face, “Really cool, and she’s right, New Zealand is awesome. I liked Auckland a lot. There’s a tall skyscraper in the city that lights up at night. Se ve precioso.”

“Hey, maybe next time we can go to Australia for vacation. Laia must have some friends at Arsenal that can give us some advice on where to go,” she added. Australia was another place you thought was beautiful. The beaches looked so… beach-y. They looked like the type of beaches you imagine when you hear the word ‘beach’, but Barcelona beaches weren’t too far off either in your humble beach-lover opinion.

"Are you two talking about the holidays?" It was Ingrid asking now, and she emerged from the other side of Alexia. You nodded, a smile on your face. "Yeah. I can't wait, it's literally all I've been thinking about, I'm so excited! I want to go to the beach and the city– Patri! Clau!" you yelled, beckoning to the women across the room, "We should go bungee jumping!"

Patri's face lit up. "I'll do anything that gives Ale a heart attack," she jeered, nudging Alexia gently as she stepped off the treadmill and wiped her forehead with a towel. "Cállate, tonto," Alexia laughed.

“I’m excited to try their coffee. I hope they’ve got a good coffee culture,” Ingrid said, earning a hum of agreement from Fridolina, another café enthusiast.

There were so many things to do, you couldn't keep up. When you and Irene got home, you immediately dashed to your room and flopped onto your bed with your notebook and laptop open, searching up and scribbling down a list of activities for you guys to do during your time in New Zealand. It ranged from bowling at an arcade to dining in a restaurant situated at the top of a skyscraper, so the options were endless.

Honestly, you were just happy to be going on holiday with your teammates. The destination didn’t matter.

Mateo stumbled into your room with his stuffed moose, Bombón, and climbed onto your bed, sitting politely beside you with his moose in his lap.

“Teo, me and Mami are going on holiday, so you and Bombón will be with Madre for a little bit,” you explained, earning a little nod from Mateo who pointed at your laptop screen.

“Es aquí donde vas?” he questioned, motioning to the photos on the website you had open. “Sí. Bonita, verdad?” Mateo smiled and replied with a little ‘Sí.’

“Nenita,” Irene yelled from the living room. You peered out of your bedroom as she spoke, “Can you text Fridolina and ask her how we’re booking the flight tickets?”

You nodded and retreated into your bedroom again, picking up your phone and opening iMessage.

yourname

→ @/fridolinarolfo how are we booking the tickets frido??

fridolinarolfo

→ 😅😅

patri8guijarro

→ Let’s take the Barça plane 🤣🤣

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ It’s there for a reason lol

claudiaapina

→ Barça plane or I’m not going 💯

fridolinarolfo

→ 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ I’ll ask Jona then

“Irene, Frido’s gonna ask Jona if we can take the big plane!” you said. She didn’t respond for a minute, but then she appeared at your bedroom door. “The Barça plane? The one with our faces on the side?”

You nodded once more, and Irene let out a laugh as she shook her head. “Claudia’s idea, or Patri’s?” she asked. “Patri’s, but Claudia did say that she’s not going if we don’t take that plane,” you giggled, showing her the texts on your phone. Two tiny hands grabbed ahold of you as Mateo braced on your arm and took a peek at your phone screen.

The next day, Alexia picked you up to take you to training while Irene dropped Mateo off at preschool. It was one of the last training days before the season ended, so there were some bittersweet feelings surrounding the next few days.

"I love being at work and I'm a bit sad because this season has been so good, a holiday only means it's finished,” Aitana said while you two sat down and used the foam rollers beneath your legs, “But pequeñita, the last time I went to New Zealand, all I wanted to do was win the World Cup, so I didn't do anything around the city because we weren't there for a holiday. Now that we have won it, I want to do as much as we can!”

Fridolina burst through the doors of the gym with a big smile on her face, her gym bag slung over her shoulder. “I just asked Jona about taking the Barça plane and…”

Everyone looked at her eagerly, waiting for the verdict.

“It’s a yes... but we have to pay for our own tickets since it isn’t for work.”

Claudia was the first to jump up and celebrate, followed by Patri and then everyone else. The tickets part didn’t matter, because you all got to sit together anyways.

“We’re going to New Zealand!”

After your training session, you all sat in a circle to do some stretches. The stretches part happened for maybe a minute, before you pulled a folded piece of paper out of your pocket and laid it out flat on the grass in front of you all. "I wrote down a bunch of things we can do in New Zealand. There's something for everyone, so don't worry about missing out on any cafés, Ingrid," you jeered.

Patri grabbed the paper and scanned it, a smile quickly appearing on her face. She passed it down to Claudia, and the paper made its way around the circle before ending up in the middle again.

"I want to have dinner at the skyscraper restaurant," Alexia said, her eyes lighting up as she spoke about it. A few people hummed in agreement, including you.

Claudia scoffed and shook her head, "The first thing we're doing is going to the theme park. Look forward to dinner at dinnertime!"

"You look forward to dinner at breakfast time."

"Okay, shut up Mapi."

"What about the trampoline park? You guys are totally ignoring the trampoline park!" Patri exclaimed, flailing her hands in the air. Alexia laughed and leaned back on her arms, "Yeah, because a group of grown women are allowed to be in a trampoline park with little kids. We'll crush them!"

"Not if we rent the whole place out," Patri winked, making Alexia raise her eyebrow. "Imagine that! A trampoline park, all to ourselves."

Alexia shook her head, laughing once more, "That wouldn't be too bad. At least you three could be clowns and not hurt anyone's kid," she remarked, motioning to you, Patri, and Pina, all of which made faces at her.

"It would be way cooler to hire the theme park for the night. No lines, unlimited turns, and we wouldn't need to wait forever for food," Claudia responded.

"We should go to the beach!" Ingrid chimed, pointing at the sheet of paper. That was something everyone could agree on; a nice day at the beach, soaking up the sun. There was nothing quite like the Barcelona sun, but you could at least see if the New Zealand sun came close to comparing.

“(Y/N), come on!” Alexia yelled from the living room, rolling her suitcase along the floor. You groaned, currently in the middle of trying to zip your own luggage up. “I’m almost done!”

You sat on top of your suitcase, desperately trying to push it down, and eventually, you finally managed. With a sigh of relief, you quickly zipped it up with one hand while the other kept pushing it. Alexia appeared at your door, sticking her head through the gap, “Have you got it, Chiquita?” You nodded, heaving the suitcase off your bed and onto the floor with a thud as you smiled proudly. “All done!”

"I logged into Hay Day for you, because I knew you'd be busy and forget," Alexia added, a smile of her own now gracing her features as yours simply widened. "Graciés, Ale!" you exclaimed, wheeling your suitcase forward. You stopped at the door as Alexia pulled you into a hug and placed a quick kiss to your forehead.

"Are we forgetting anything?" she asked, walking with you to the living room, and you thought about it for a moment before shaking your head with an unsure expression, "I don't think so..."

“Wait!”

You ran back into your room quickly, skidding around the corner. Alexia could hear you rummaging around for something and mumbling, ‘Where is it’ and, ‘Mierda’ before you emerged from the room empty handed. She looked down at your feet and laughed when she saw the navy blue house slippers on your feet, paired with the Barça socks you were already wearing.

“Don’t laugh, you don’t understand how nice they are,” you grumbled, brushing her off as she laughed even harder.

The pair of you walked out of Alexia’s apartment with your suitcases in hand, and you took the elevator down to the car park. There was a brief silence in the elevator for a moment, but the urge got the best of you and you began making faces at Alexia in the mirror.

You returned to a normal expression when she suddenly looked at you with her eyebrow raised, and you glanced back at her like she was crazy for being suspicious of you. Once she turned back around, you continued making stupid faces in the mirror while she wasn't looking.

The antics didn't stop when she eventually caught you; instead, Alexia joined in, poking her tongue out at you in the mirror until you both were going back and forth making silly faces at each other for the rest of the elevator ride. Soon, the empty car park was filled with the sound of laughter as the pair of you exited the elevator, stumbling over your own two feet from laughing too hard while you walked to her car.

She unlocked the car and you both hauled your suitcases into the trunk with a grunt. "Dios mío, it wasn't this heavy before..." Alexia mumbled, pulling the trunk lid down before strolling to the driver's side.

You nodded in agreement, letting out a slightly exasperated sigh as you sunk into the passenger seat.

"I can't wait until I can drive," you remarked, buckling your seatbelt. "When that happens, you owe me about... 1,000 car rides," Alexia teased, buckling her own seatbelt as she glanced at you with a small smile. You rolled your eyes, seemingly annoyed at her words, but the smile on your own face told other tales.

You wound down the window a bit, filling the car with fresh air as you emerged out of the car park and traversed the streets of Barcelona. "Are we picking anyone else up?" you inquired, and she shook her head.

"We were going to pick up Irene, but Lucia said she'd drop her off at the airport," Alexia responded, and you acknowledged her words with a little 'oh'.

"Want anything to eat, Chiquita?" Alexia asked, glancing at you for a sliver of a second. You contemplated her question carefully, hesitating every time you thought you had an answer, until eventually you came up with a nod of your head. "I'm craving an almond croissant, you know the ones?"

The blonde nodded her head, knowing exactly what you meant. It only took a few turns before Alexia pulled over in front of your favourite pastry bakery. "Vale, I'll be 2 minutes," she notified, opening her car door and shutting it behind her as she headed for the entrance of the bakery.

Shortly after, she returned with a brown paper bag in hand and a smile on her face. Opening the car door once again and sitting down in her seat, she handed you the bag. Immediately, the sweet aroma of a fresh-out-the-oven, icing sugar-dusted, almond-garnished croissant graced your nostrils. "Graciés, hermana," you thanked her, a smile akin to hers on your face.

"Want a bite?" you asked, offering the warm pastry to her as she merged back onto the main road. She took a little nibble, mumbling a thanks in between her bite. As soon as she straightened herself up, you brought your croissant back to your mouth and took a massive bite, savouring every moment spent with icing sugar on your face. ‘It adds to the experience,’ you thought.

The last bites were consumed at an agonisingly slow pace. You wanted to savour the almond-y goodness, but you also wanted to wolf it down and quit stalling — you were conflicted. Would New Zealand have such nice almond croissants? Probably not, but you’d never know unless you tried!

The prospect of more almond croissants in New Zealand got you through the last few bites without having to mourn the pastry, and before you knew it, the airport was coming into sight.

Travelling wasn’t a new concept for you; in fact, you had lived abroad in France before. You couldn’t say why, but you did for two years (give or take a few months), and some would call it a miracle that Lyon didn’t pick you up before Barcelona did.

You hated living in France anyways. It was pastry heaven, of course, but it was not Vidić lover heaven. They were all about Zidane and Henry, not a single word about Vidić. It was understandable, but still, not cool.

Also, the amount of pigeons freaked you out.

Your phone buzzed in your pocket, and you pulled it out, already knowing who it was. Alexia’s buzzed too, but as she rummaged around for it, you had already opened the message, so she just looked at your screen.

claudiaapina

→ Where are you all

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ Deja de ser perezosa hermanas 🙄

patri8guijarro

→ Don’t listen to her we just got here because someone @/claudiaapina wanted to stop and pet someone’s dog 🖕🏻🖕🏻

claudiaapina

Replied to patri8guijarro

Don’t listen to her we just got here because s…

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ Cállate cerdita

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 💩 1

fridolinarolfo

→ I’m here with Aitana we’re just getting a bite

yourname

→ me and ale just got here 😆

lucybronze

→ I’m with Ona in the lounge 🥴

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ I saw Marta dragging Caro to the duty free though 🤣🤣

graham95

→ Be quiet Lucy I saw you kicking a vending machine earlier 😒

ingrid_engen

→ im here with maría now

yourname

→ i see irene 🥳🥳🥳🥳

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ↳ bye guys me and ale will see you inside 🥸

You switched your phone off, shoving it back into your pocket as Alexia spoke with a smile. “This is going to be a fun trip.”

You nodded, your face contorting into a smile of your own as you unbuckled your seatbelt. “Let’s grab our stuff and go to Irene,” you said eagerly, jumping out of the car and rushing to the trunk, pushing up the lid so you could lift your suitcase out slowly.

You wheeled it around the side of Alexia’s car before abandoning it and breaking into a sprint towards Irene, but you were actually heading for Mateo who was toddling along behind her. You swooped him into your arms, and Irene bore an affectionate smile as she watched you carry him.

“Pequeño, I’m gonna miss you!” you said, placing the toddler back down. He latched onto your leg, hugging it tightly, and you ruffled his hair. “I’ll bring you back a friend for Bombón, I promise,” you added, giving Mateo one last hug before picking him up once more and handing him to Lucia. Irene gave the two one last hug goodbye, and then put an arm around your shoulder while her other one held the handle of her suitcase.

Alexia wheeled your luggage back over to you, and held her own in her other hand. “Ready to go?” she asked you and Irene, who both nodded.

“Let’s go!”

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patriwoso · 1 year ago

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a betrayal

alexia putellas x reader

If someone asked from the outside, you'd say Barca was like a family.

Claudia was your sister, a twin. You were double trouble.

Patri was the older sister.

Alexia was the mom. Soccer mom. She made sure you and Claudia kept in line.

You teased Ana and said she was the grandmother, eventually agreeing to be the Aunt though.

Mapi and Ingrid were like Soccer moms too, although sometimes you'd argue Mapi was too childish and she was the baby of the family.

The family was tight. You had your groups within the team and they were close.

When Alexia and Aitana went to the World Cup, you felt betrayed. Confused and upset why they would go against what they'd said the whole time.

You lost some of your family for a few months. You didn't want to talk to them, acknowledge them.

Going to a senior world cup had been yours and Claudia's dream. Mapi and Patri had experienced it before but you were yet to reach that stage of your career.

The first few days were spent crying in Mapi's arms. You felt overwhelmed and upset that this was happening, it wasn't fair.

Alexia had tried to reach out to you but you chose not to reply. Watching the calls on the screen until they rang out. Her messages appearing amongst other notifications.

Hey small stuff. Miss you x

Y/N I'm sorry, I love you ❤️

Please call me. I want to talk to you Y/N/N.

You spent a few weeks with Patri and Pina on holiday in Mallorca, boat trips and tanning on the beach.

The nights were spent cuddled up together watching films, sharing popcorn and toffees.

"Claudi stop wriggling." You'd tug on the blanket, pulling back what she had taken away from you.

"I'm not!"

"That pair of you... your children!" Patri sighs.

And then preseason training started again.

You were with the Barca B team like usual, some of the internationals joining back once their time in Australia and New Zealand had come to an end.

August 20th came around too fast.

You had stayed at Pina's place that night, sharing a bed like you would in the youth age groups on away camps.

"You know whatever happens today we were right for staying home. We stuck by our morals and what we believe P." You tell her, laying in bed.

She didn't reply but let out a giggle when your stomach rumbled loud.

"Let's go out for breakfast."

The next morning wasn't quite the same. You lay in Mapi's arms crying. Ingrid rubbing your back softly.

"It's not fair" You sobbed, rubbing your teary eyes on you sleeve.

"I know, mi amor." She kissed the top of your head.

"She messaged me again yesterday." You whispered, pulling out your phone and showing her.

"Y/N! You haven't replied to her messages since July 2nd!" Mapi slaps your arm.

"And?!" You cry, keeping tucked under her arm, watching as she scrolls through the phone.

"Mi querida, you can't just shut her out completely." Ingrid tells you, tucking some hair behind you ear.

"You have to remember that this was also best for Alexia's rehab and injury... As much as we both hate her being there." Mapi tells you, a bit reluctantly. "Message her."

You snatch you phone back, hovering over the keyboard before typing out 'I love you Alexia. I'm sorry'.

The blue button is hit and you chuck you phone on the end of the sofa, not wanting to do anything more.

"Baby steps I suppose." Mapi sighs.

You stayed off of social media for a while, not replying to anymore of Alexia's messages. You decided the one reply was enough for now.

Seeing Spain win was hard. You knew the preseason tour was coming up so you had something to keep your mind off of it.

You hadn't expected Alexia to come to Mexico with the team, it being just a week after the world cup final.

You’d spoken to Claudia and Patri one night after training. They didn’t know how to act, you all loved Alexia but the betrayal hurt a lot.

“Just smile.” Ingrid’s arm wrapped around you. keeping you close by her side.

Alexia and Mapi had turned up to the preseason tour camp a day after the rest of the team.

“I don’t want to see her, Ingrid.” You drop your head to the side to lean on her, the taller women’s arm pulling you closer into her.

“You can’t avoid her forever. She’s Alexia, and your her favourite on this team. She’ll want to see you.”

“I am not her favourite…”

Ingrid chuckles. “You so are, the favouritism is ridiculous y/n/n. She’s a football mom to you and your her favourite football daughter.”

You keep yourself in Ingrid’s arms, she’s a good hugger and radiates a lot of comfort for you.

“Alexia and María have arrived, they’ll join us in a few moments.” Jona announces to you all as your stood around on the training field.

You start picking at your fingers, a nervous habit of yours.

Your mucking around with Jana and Claudia when you see Alexia and Mapi jogging around the pitch.

The coaching staff split you up into groups of 8, yourself ending up with 6 Barca B players and Marta.

“You alright, grandma?” You smile cheekily and Marta slaps you on the arm.

“Hey Alexia!” You head one of the younger girls say.

You spin around on your heels and see Alexia approach the group.

“Jona said to join you guys.” She smiles, making eye contact with you before you look away.

You look at the floor, the ball bag, anything except Alexia, hoping she’ll leave you alone.

Truth is that you miss her, the 2 and a half months away from her has been a torture as your so used to being with her all the time.

“Hey.” You see her boots appear in front of you.

You turn around and head to the water cooler, getting a bottle out and drinking from it, anything to keep away from Alexia.

You didn’t want to do this, but you didn’t want to face her either.

You’d managed the whole training session without direct conversation, you ignored her stares across the field and worked your way to Claudia and Patri when she approached you.

That evening, you gathered in the hotel lobby. A group of fans asking Alexia for pictures and autographs.

You felt uncomfortable watching it, standing besides Mapi and Ingrid again.

“I miss her.” You sigh, whispering softly under your breath.

“Talk to her.” Ingrid whispers back. “She’ll want you too.”

Alexia works herself away from the fans, trying to get back into the group.

She pushes in between you and Caroline, listening to Jona talk before he dismisses you all.

Before she can say anything, or walk away, you through your arms around her shoulders and bury your head into her neck.

Neither of you say anything, you don’t have to.

She rubs your back softly, holding you tight in her arms as if she was afraid you would run off and ignore her again.

“I’m sorry.” She mumbles.

“I missed you.” A few tears spill from your eyes, soaking her training top a little.

“I missed you too, small stuff. You’ve gotten taller.” She smiles, kissing your forehead and wiping your teary eyes.

“Ale I hate you so much right now” You shake you head, moving back away from her. “But i love you and I’ve missed you and I don’t want you to do that ever again please.” You tear up some more.

She nods, pulling you back into her arms again. “I love you.”

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harlowtales · 10 months ago

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Paparazzi knew puppy’s name and Y/N was left to her own devices 😤 🐶

18+ Only - Adult themes, Language

“Hey baby” Jack said calling early on FaceTime. It was early morning where he was on tour in New Zealand.

“You look so sexy and groggy.” You said admiring how gorgeous your husband always looks. He took off his bonnet and shook out his curls causing your heart to flutter.

“Stop looking at me like that Y/N that’s how we got Ella.” Jack said cautioning you. You had a little boy from a previous relationship and Jack accepted him fully as his own. “Where’s my little muffin and my boy?”

“Well Jax is at school and Ella is right here. She just finished nursing.” You said happily and showed Jack baby Ella half passing out, and smiling at the breast.

“Funny how our happy place is the same.” Jack said wistfully happy to get a peak at your boob.

“You’re so silly!” You giggled. “I miss you so much”

“I miss you guys like crazy but some people don’t want to pull their kids out of school to go on a world tour.” Jack said with an eye roll and still feeling a way about you making that decision.

“Stability Jackman. It’s all about stability.” You said taking a stretch. “I better get moving. I’m meeting Azura for a walk.”

Just then Lil puppy Lou Lou came bounding up and licked you in the face. Jack was thrilled to see her. She woke up Ella drifting off but she was happy anyway. Ella was always happy unless she was tired and then she’d fuss and rub her head of chestnut curls. She rarely fully cried and was almost sleeping through the night.

“Aight my baby tell Jax I love him and don’t worry about his math test ok. I’ll call y’all later. Your husband said. He made a naughty gesture just before he signed off.

“Jackman! I swear!” You yelled to a blank screen as he vanished. “Daddy looks too good Imma have to be careful before I have 10 y’all” you said to Ella who looked like she was gearing up to go out for a walk.

You took a quick shower and slipped into your favourite hoodie of Jack’s, some yoga pants, and your one of many pairs of New Balances. Today it was Carolina blue 550s because you were missing your man bad. You slipped Ella’s wiggly chubby legs into a New Balance jumper and got the leash on Lou Lou.

“Hey girl!!” You said excitedly to Urban’s girlfriend Azura. Little man is getting big!” You said ruffling their son Liam’s hair.

“Yes he is girl and getting like his daddy wanting to take pictures of everything. We got him a toy camera and he carries it around his neck everywhere like Urb.” Azura said looking down lovingly at 4 year old Liam.

Liam wandered a bit away as you chatted with Azura. Suddenly you heard him talking a few feet away to a lady who was asking questions about his toy.

“Hey there little guy I like your camera” She said with a smile and had a cute dog with her that Liam petted. Azura was watching and everything seemed fine. Liam loved dogs and nothing seemed wrong. It was a beautiful sunny day and lots of people were out walking with dogs.

“Liam be gentle with the puppy ok?” Azura cautioned as he politely asked to pick it up and the owner agreed.

“It’s fine.” The lady said “Hey, you’re Jack Harlow’s fiancée….Y/N isn’t it? And Baby Ella so adorable with puppy Lou Lou. Nice to see you enjoying this beautiful day.”

Both you and Azura froze with a bad feeling. They had been following you and poor little Liam walked right into the trap because the lady had a dog and seemed nice.

“Liam hunny put the doggy down we have to go.” Azura said sternly and cautiously.

“I’m not answering any of your questions.” You said firmly to the paparazzi and turned to leave.

“Well I bet the world will like to see how rude one of the hottest stars’s fiancee is.” They said taunting you.

Azura made a sudden move to jump on the lady and caused a scene. Urban wasn’t under as much scrutiny as Jack so him and his family didn’t have to go through people following them. Jack had trained you how to be in public and around the media. You leaped in front of Azura to prevent her doing anything foolish.

“Well one of you has some sense! I would sue you!” The lady spat back.

“….and we would sue yo ass right back bitch!” Azura clapped back

While the back and forth with the sneaky paparazzi and Azura was going on you had discreetly emergency dialled Andy an “sos” message. It was something Jack had set up for your safety. Andy’s secretary sent police to your location. You stalled the lady until they got there. Let me tell you something.” You said calmly to the lady maintaining your composure “Tell all your slimy fellow bottom feeders that make a living off of this that me and my family, including my husband are not taking any shit and WE will be suing YOU.”

Everyone in town knew who you were but only a small circle knew the puppy’s name. Someone must have told someone else and that someone else was paid off. A small crowd had gathered which made it difficult for the lady to take off running. Police were carefully approaching so as not to provoke her to flee. You saw them coming. You and Azura kept her talking with Azura continuing to intimidate her which she was much better at than you.

“Listen bitch, you don’t get to talk to people’s kids like that with your rented dog and pretend you’re friendly. That’s like attempted kidnapping.” Azura said angrily holding onto Liam who was scared.”

“Get over yourself lady. Nobody even knows who you are.�� The paparazzi argued with Azura.

“They know me on twitch bitch!” Azura shot back as she was one of the biggest gamers.

Police were behind her without her knowing and heard the whole conversation.

“Look behind you.” You said smugly to her. She turned and realized she was under arrest.

“I didn’t try to kidnap no kid!!!” The lady paparazzi yelled. “I’m just doing my job!! Let go of me!” She said as police cuffed her and walked her away.

The call you were dreading coming in started lighting up your screen with your husband’s picture. You hesitated to answer. “Y/N dafuq is going on? Are y’all ok?” He said right away with Urban right beside him. “They knew pup’s name?”

“Azura? Liam? Daddy’s right here!” Urban shouted concerned and on the verge of tears.

“Bro call your chick on her phone.” Jack said to him annoyed.

“Jack we are fine see? Wave to daddy Ella, wave pups.” You said as cheerfully as possible and Azura waved too as Urban called her.

“Jack it’s all good we’re fine.” You said calmly not wanting him to know how you were really feeling.

“Nice try Y/N. I invented that whole never show people how you’re screaming inside type shit.” Jack said catching you in the act of trying to appear unbothered. I need Ella where is she?” He asked trying to see into the stroller. “Y/N why are you not holding her close right now with wackos on the loose and why are y’all still out?? Go back home please, and call when you get in.” Said Jack cooing with Ella and being strict with you. “Now Y/N”.

“Ok ok we’re headed back in.” You said irritated your one day out in a while turned into this.

“Listen I’ll have one of boys pick y’all up and take you to my parents. My mom is losing her mind right now. Ella and Lou Lou can play in the back yard.” Jack said in full dad mode. “Go pick up Jax first ok? You need to tell him before he finds out and make sure he’s not scared.”

All you wanted to do was go for a walk. Being Mrs. Harlow was not going to be easy. You didn’t like how firm Jack was with you and felt like he thought you weren’t being responsible enough. You hated when he got like this. “Oh and I love you too.” You said sarcastically. “Bye Jack.”

“Wait..I’m..I’m sorry baby. If you were hurt, if Ella…I can’t…I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to bark at you. I just…” He paused and was holding back tears. “I love you ok?” He finally finished looking away and trying to keep it together.

“Jack I’m sorry. I snapped at you.” You apologized. You knew he loved you.

“Please get little man, take Azura and Liam home, and sleep at my parents house tonight. Please Y/N.” Jack begged. Seeing him soften up made you feel warm inside.

“Ok baby whatever you need for peace of mind but I’m fine. Really.” You said.

“Yeah she not a little bitch like you!” Urban said getting off the phone with Azura and his son.

“Will you two get off my phone!” You giggled.

@itsyagirljaz @okaaay-mice @ride4harlow

#jack harlow #fanfic #romance #jackman thomas harlow #jack harlow fanfic #dramatic #jack harlow concepts #jack harlow x y/n #jack harlow x reader #Spotify

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Even though he was about to set off on an 18-month sailing trip, Bill Norrie dressed up in a two-piece suit on Sunday.

Standing to attention in his sailboat docked at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club along with his wife Cathy, Norrie hoped that Princess Anne — who was visiting to present prizes at the Spring Dinghies Regatta Sunday afternoon — would give him the honour of a send-off.

Norrie would get his wish.

After touring the Canadian Navy’s Osprey sail training vessel, Princess Anne and her entourage stopped for a brief chat with the couple.

Upon learning of Norrie’s plans to head off to New Zealand, the princess joked: “You’re looking too tidy for that.”

Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Anne’s husband, untied the boat from the dock, and the princess herself gave the 28-foot-long Pixie a push before strolling back toward land to hand out the regatta prizes.

Times Colonist | 5 May 2024

#how nice for them #love that he wore a suit 😂#princess anne #princess royal #tim laurence #timothy laurence #anne does stuff #workanne 9 to 5 #canneada24

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(🔴) ... DIVE STUDIOS X ENHYPEN [ JAY JAKE AND SUA ] !

💬nia notes: since this was incredibly long , i only added the parts where sua would speak or someone would speak to or about her.

"boys and girls welcome to the daebak show , today i'm 3 incredibly talented and incredibly good looking people , they're from a group that you've probably heard of , that you're probably a fan of , and im a fan of them as well , ladies and gentlemen please give a big warm welcome to jay and jake of enhypen."

the trio clapped doing there group intro. "well guys welcome to the show , im glad to finally meet you guys , in person." eric said. "the last time we met was over the phone , on like a zoom call."

"sua this isn't my first time meeting you." she smiled. "but this is my first time with you on the show." she nodded , laughing. "yeah , we saw each other in busan , at the restaurant , with my sister." she said.

"so jay is from the states , and jake is from australia , but sua you're from new zealand , where you born there or did you move as well?" eric questioned. "i was born in new zealand , and then i moved to korea when i auditioned for enhypen." she said. "and does your family live here or are they still in new zealand?" "my mom's mom still lives here , and so does my sister , but the rest of family is in new new zealand."

"sua , what was the biggest surprise for you on tour?" eric asked. "uh , i think seeing all the fans from different countries, it was crazy." she said. "it's like , thousands of people are coming to see us preform , like people actually paid a lot of money to see us sing and dance , it was wild."

"growing up , did you guys always wanted to be musicians , like what inspired really inspired you to become who you are today?"

"sua weren't you gonna be a neurosurgeon?" jay asked , eric turned to you confused. "excuse me." she laughed. "how-how did you get here , how do you transition from that to this , were you like in college for it?"

"actually no , when i was a child i was studying really hard and that was the plan , but it went left and i started doing opera." that just made him even more confused. "her timeline is just the most bizarre thing." jake said. "it's not that crazy." she said. "so how'd you get to this point , im so intrested."

"my sister actually auditioned for i-land , and she wanted me to do it , and i did , thinking like there are thousands of people there's no way im gonna make it." she said. "but you did?" she nodded happily. "and now im here." she chuckled.

"are your parents supportive of what you do and encouraging of you being kpop stars?"

"my mom is , my dad he's more so on the realistic side." she said. "what do you mean , if you don't mind explaining." "well , as you said to jake , this industry is really cut throat , and he knew coming into this , i had no idea what i was getting myself into , and it was a chance that i might not make it , and still now everything change like that." she started. "and he's just like he's not belittling of it , but i think he'd rather i'd be studying to be a doctor." she explained. "ah , okay."

"do you guys remember your first audition song?" she thought about it. "i think it was here by alessia cara , it was the easiest song i could mesmerize quickly."

"have you had a moment , where it was like , uh , i think i want to give up? have you had those moments yet?" "i don't think it's like i can't do this anymore." she said. "but i often use to question myself , like is this the right decision? am i doing the right thing , i think that's how it is for me."

"what were you first impressions of each other?" "well everyone saw sua the first day we started filming the show." jake said. "oh really?" eric said. "yeah , and it wasn't shocking or anything because we knew it would be a few girls there , but it's just we've never seen her before even when training." jake said. "sua why is that?"

"that's because i avoided everyone as much as can." they all laughed. "like not even in a bad way , but in a , im gonna embarrass myself in front of these people , and i refuse to let that happen way." she said. "how'd you manage to do that?" she shrugged. "i guess no one was really looking for me , i was only there for four months , before the show started." she explained.

"well when you first talked to them , what was your impression?" she looked at jake. "can we talk about this?" he asked. "i mean i guess , we have before i think." she said. "what , what is it?" eric was intrested. "well me and jake didn't have a good impression of each other." she said. "really?" he said. "why not , you guys seem pretty close?"

"we are now." jake said. "yeah , now of course we are , but when we first met , it wasn't that good." she spoke. "why?"

"she's starting to realize it , when she's nervous or like in a situation that she isn't familiar with , she can sometimes come off as cold and i guess , i was a bit immature and i took it as like she doesn't want to be friends , so it's immature now that i think about it but it's way different now." jake explained. "yeah , i see now looking back , i didn't have this like look of don't bother me , but trust me i didn't really mind and i just don't think he saw that." eric nodded. "what a mature way of thinking?"

"and what did you two think of each other?" he pointed to sua and jay. "when i first talked to jay , i thought he was so cool." she admitted. "the way he carried himself , i just though wah , so cool." she said. "what about you jay?" he looked at her. "she was definitely quiet when i saw her , so i thought ah she must be nervous , but when i talked to her , i quickly realized she talks just as much as i do." she rolled her eyes. "i could never out talk you."

"okay , i heard you guys have a bunch of rules for your dorm , 7 rules for the enhypen dorm." he showed them the picture from en-house content. "ah those." she chuckled.

"are these all still in effect." "yeah they still are."

"sua still breaks the shower rule." she rolled her eyes. "it must be true , you rolled your eyes." she laughed. "not shower , i try and get up before everyone does , it's just that hair and make up does take forever." she said. "her skin care takes like 10 minutes alone." she nodded. "it really does , and my hair is thick so it takes a while to dry , make-up i do in my room so it's really just my hair."

"you all seem close , but if you had to chose one member to travel with , who would go with?" eric questioned. "sunoo." she said. "sunoo is just so fun to be around , he would make the best out of it." she explained. "i really want to go on vacation with him one day."

"what about shopping? would you also choose ni-ki." she shook her head yeah. "he also gives good advice when it comes to things like that , like if it's something that he knows won't be flattering he's like noona , put that back please im trying to help you , saves so much time because besides sunghoon these guys would lie to me just to get out of the store."

"what are you guys afraid of?" "spiders." she said. "oh im terrified of spiders , i will cry." "there was a spider in her and she slept in the living room for 2 days." jake brought up the embarrassing spider story. "2 days , why didn't anyone get it?"

"we tried , we couldn't find it , heeseung finally found it and got rid of it , but she wouldn't even go in to get clothes without someone." she blushed. "not my best moment."

they were talking about the I-land ghost. "where you scared sua , of the ghost." she shook her head. "a little , i think i was more so scared of the stories the other members would tell , because i haven't had any experiences with it and i was scared it would one say pop up on me."

"uh sua you actually have solo music , that you write and produce yourself." she nodded. "i do , i have three." she said. "that is so cool , when did you start producing?"

"i think in 2020 , i wanted to get into it because i thought it was cool , so i asked for help and then i released raise your glass as like a tester and people loved it , so then i went to release idoll and then recently it was love you twice." she explained. "that's so cool." she nodded. "i even got to preform idoll at our concert and jay taught me the chords on the guitar so i got to play." she said.

they played a quick game of rapid questions before they moved on to the album exchange.

"you three are the first to ever get this album , because it's not even out yet." he handed them the album. "thank you so much." she bowed , taking the album.

after going through the albums , unfortunately it was time to go. "is there anything else you want to say?"

"sua?" "uh , thank you for saving us , it was so fun , and engenes i can't wait to see you guys on tour , love you."

©️ENHA-SUA

#꒰..🪷꒱ sua : content ⊹꒪#kpop added member #kpop reactions #kpop addition #enhypen 8th member #enhypen reactions #kpop female addition #kpop female oc #enhypen added member #kpop female member #enhypen female addition #enhypen female member #8th member of enhypen #enhypen addition #fictional kpop idol #fictional idol addition #fictional idol oc #fictional idol community

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vickozone · 1 year ago

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The Magnus Archives

-S2 Notes-

I had a lot more to say on this season apart from the first. (I find some of them funny, like Ep 78)

An animatic may or may not be coming soon.

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Handwriting translated below:

{ Note: Magnus was the last name of the man that discovered Arsenic, a lethal poison } [I am not sure what this proves, but I found it interesting]

#41 Jon explores the caves, makes own statement

#42 Crazed band causing ppl to off themselves + Martin is suspicious

#43 Police order and fire guy identified (ep. 12?) Jon rizzed cop into getting tapes

#44 circus again, Gertrude’s tape

#45 Malaria doctors (rather similar to Jane scenario), also, Jon has photos of Tim… antique guy

#46 Book guy, Michael Crew, rain smell (ep. 18)

#47 MICHAEL STABBED JON!? OMG WHY DID I FIND IT HOT?? (Ep. 53, 5 stitches??)

#48 person lost in non-human crowd. I trust Elias.

#49 More meat. … Still trust Elias

#50 Smirk, again, and Tim thinks Jon is banging a cop. People keep moving to New Zealand.

#51 Simon Fairchild in the ocean + not!Sasha is going to a… wax museum??

#52 weird, strong inmate. Not!Sasha boyfriend? (omg. Tim.)

#53 Another archive. Martin is such a sweetheart.

#54 Taxidermy and Jon is slowly going marbles (broke into Gertrude’s home!!)

#55 “disease, insects, and the smell when they burn.” [side: I do not remember what the episode was about, but upon further reflection, it was the pest control guy]

#56 Vamp dude again aND I ALMOST CRIED WHEN JON YELLED AT MARTIN?! HE’S GOING INSANE!! WHY IS HE SMILING?? STOP. THAT SCARED ME!!! Also “The Hunt” He’s 29? [Martin]

{ Note: When a character emphasizes “The (insert noun)”, note it }

#57 space program, 3 people involved, stock boyfriend

#58 old file about cannibalism. Jon is legit going insane. (Oregon Trail)

#59 ex-thug taken in. Something with Agnes. Everyone is scared of Jon.

#60 Eyes. Team confronts Jon.

#61 Coffin again + another cop. Daisy.

#62 “The End”, + Gertrude tape. Floorboard. [Mary Keay’s experience with Leitner book]

#63 The dark are my friend + YouTube girl again

#64 Mummy tomb + Jon broke into police station?? [he keeps breaking laws] #65 17 HOUR ASMR EATING COMPUTER!! Tim CURSES Jon out.

#66 Man buried alive (sorta). Gertrude is a pyromaniac [/j]

#67 “The Cult of The Lightless Flame”, Agnes is back

#68 Another book? Not!Sasha scared Jon. Lol

#69 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Spiders seem to be a theme. “The Spiders”? Is Annabelle a monster? Like Prentiss?

#70 Death book. Istg, if there are anymore books-

#71 Spooky train.

#72 More meat. “I don’t want my final thoughts to be racist.”

#73 Maxwell kidnapped child, brought to industrial complex. 5 seconds, chaos happened. “People’s Church of The Devine Host.” (Barista quit.)

#74 Insomniac girl meets Michael (pookie bear) ALSO, Jon is sus[picious] of Sasha? That’s new.

#75 Michael crew, again. Theme of falling endlessly…

#76 Melanie tours WW train. Jon is slowly learning that Sasha is different.

#77 “Not them” OMG, THAT’S WHY!! NEAT NOT!SASHA TO A PULP!

#78 OH. NO. OUR TABLE. “And now I see you.” Chills. (stop, cause I literally yelled)

#79 “Come out, come out wherever you are…” Jon crying, pleading in sorry for his coworkers broke me. Martin + Tim are stuck in Michael’s dimension [lucky]

#80 JURGEN IS ALIVE. JURGEN IS KILLED BY ELIAS. ENTITIES? (knew it) TIM + MARTIN BLAME JON. SOMETHING WITH AN EYE.

(side notes within the {} brackets, and more detailed notes of what I was referring to within [] brackets)

#the magnus archives #the magnus archive fanart #tma #the magnus institute #tma jon #jonathan sims #jon sims #martin blackwood #tma michael #tma season 2 #tma martin #not!sasha #tim stoker #tma tim #tma spoilers #michael the distortion #notes #tma notes

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scotianostra · 3 months ago

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On October 11th 1993, comedian and singer, Andy Stewart, died in Arbroath.

Andy was born in Glasgow, and had aspirations of becoming a veterinary surgeon, although following a performance in a local pageant he decided to train as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

He became a successful recording artist, with international hits such as Donald Where’s Your Troosers? A Scottish Soldier, The Road to Dundee and Take Me Back, and found further fame as the compere of BBC Scotland’s The White Heather Club, which ran for several years from the mid-1950s.

From the early 1960s onwards, he frequently and successfully toured Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

In 1959, Andy Stewart signed his first recording contract with the small the label of Top Rank. His first recording, “Donald Where’s Your Troosers?” was a light-hearted, almost throwaway track, during a recording session with his White Heather Group. However Top Rank considered it worth releasing as a single.

“Donald Where’s Your Troosers?” is a comic song about a Scotsman who wears a kilt rather than trousers. It plays on the traditional gag about what people might see when a man is wearing a kilt and not any underwear. Especially when it is windy while walking in a kilt. As such he impresses the ladies when he walks by, frightens the other Highlander men and has rolls in the hay with lassies from London. The song also includes an Elvis imitation of several of the verses near the end of the song. Legend has it Elvis said it was one of the best impersonations of himself he had heard.

Stewart wrote the song in 10 minutes while he sat, trouserless, in the loo of a recording studio. Back in 1960’s Andy Stewart and other Scottish comedians were heard to tell a joke at the time reflecting Scots making fun of themselves: What’s the difference between a Scotsman and a Rolling Stone? A Rolling Stone says, “hey you, get off of my cloud!,” while a Scotsman says, “Hey McLeod, get off of my ewe!”

Into the 1980’s Andy Stewart was becoming a symbol of the “Old Scotland” for many Scots who were embarrassed by perpetual images of haggis, Hogmanay and kilts as representing Scotland. He spent much of the decade touring internationally. But in 1989 “Donald Where’s Your Troosers?” was reissued and climbed to 4 on the charts. Stewart was back in fashion, including in Scotland.

During his career Andy Stewart released 26 studio albums and one live album.

Plagued with ill-health most of his adult life, especially due to high cholesterol levels, Stewart died at the age of 60 in 1993.

Since his death over a have a dozen compilation CD releases have been made available to showcase the work of one of Scotland’s greatest entertainers.

#scotland #scottish #history #entertainer #comedian #singer #Youtube

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nztourismtours · 3 months ago

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old requests from curiouscat (28th july 2024—7th august 2024)

28th July 2024

can you do a reading on heeseung? like what’s the future for him? will he ever get the recognition he deserves? popularity? change in personality? i feel like he had loosened up a bit he used to be strict with himself so i am curious

the hanged man, the chariot, 10 of pentacles, the devil rx, 5 of swords rx, 5 of wands rx • queen of pentacles

he's still strict with himself. he might loose up at times because he's so dissapointed with belift that he doesn't want to think about it. he waits for the time for the fiasco to end, to be honest and only then (when it comes to his solo popularity) he might do something. he wants to occupy himself with work and it doesn't exactly work out in the way he expected so for him it's complicated what might come in the future. the other influence it doesn't work out might be because of the lack of solo gigs he has (he won't think about it IF HYBE LETS HIM TO HAVE SOLO GIGSS.. that is what i felt)

Park Jiwon resigned. how will be the future of HYBE?

9 of wands, king of swords, page of wands • 9 of pentacles

my guides told me to ask again after the ador - hybe fiasco ends. sorry ...

what made Ryu Hanbi being cut out from NewJeans’ lineup? will she be successful in the future?

1: 7 of pentacles rx, ace of cups, the hanged man • the emperor

if she really trained there, which i kiiiiiiinda doubt there was a girl with this name, then she wasn't talented enough.

2: 2 of cups, page of cups, the lovers • justice

obviously yes, is she actually married? it's no coincidence there are only emotional lovey-dovey cards..

is there any possibility seventeen’s upcoming tour will have stop/s in australia or new zealand?

australia | 10 of pentacles, 4 of pentalces rx (more likely yes)

new zealand | 10 of swords rx, the devil (more likely no)

it's more likely for them to perform in australia as of now.

how newjeans feel about the leaked messages?

2 of swords rx, the moon rx, 7 of cups • knight of cups

they have different thoughts and feelings about them. so far i sense min heejin showed nwjns the real messages and it seems to strengthen their bond even more (positively).

what will happen to le sserafim, newjeans, and i’ll-it after source music's legal battle is finished?

LS: knight of wands rx, 10 of wands, knight of swords rx

changing companies (to pledis from what i see). soumu seem to close down (again bc of unpaid debts and fines). the girls will become extremely competitive for any activities, and i literally mean ANY. (there might be greediness for them but i really hope i'm wrong)

NJ: 5 of cups rx, king of cups rx, the star, knight of pentacles

they might not be that affected, but their hiatus might be too long, to be really honest. they will want to release something for tokkis right away.

ILI: 7 of swords rx, the hermit rx, the sun

as i see that the lawsuit between ador and belift will be done sooner, i'll-it will be quite ignored. i'm not sure if they'll disband some time after or will completely focus on solo activities. it's uncertain to me.

it is better for WINNER to leave or stay in YGE for their growth & expansion of the career?

8 of pentacles, ace of cups, 9 of cups rx • justice

it is indeed better for winner to depart from yge.

do you still see nwjns being changed into another label? i think you said it was pledis

the devil, knight of swords rx, 6 of pentacles • the chariot

you mean le sserafim? yeah, they'll go there.

note: no, newjeans will stay under ador, the subsidiary will still exist. the energy about soumu closing down is still there.

2ne1 has just joined back with YG after some years and is planning a comeback and concert. can you ask why they decided to make this decision after all yg did to them and how will their comeback go?

why they decided to go back: 3 of swords rx, knight of wands, the sun, the magician, 5 of pentacles rx • 6 of pentacles

with the bottom card which although is usually optimistic, i see it as a knife with 2 blades. i'm sorry for repeating myself but 2ne1's intentions aren't as clever as they seem, the girls want what it actually belongs to them as resigning with yge as a group is just a needed step. with the rest of the cards, 2ne1 want to continue as a group willingly and they really miss perfoming together. however, not in the circumstances yge are offering, so they actually have a plan. i will be interested to see how it goes.

comeback energy: 10 of pentacles rx, 9 of wands, queen of pentacles, 8 of pentacles, queen of cups • judgement

i don't sense the success but behind the scenes stuff. when they come back, both sides will make extremely big compromises. yge want similar vibe as "come back home", 2ne1 want similar vibe as "fire" and "i'm the best", and they're really united for it. behind the company's back i can see that cl and bom (especially them, i mean) will try to do anything to find anything bad about the company. they have the plan about it, so it's not like they're clueless. overall working 2 things at once. somehow.

30th July 2024

can you do a reading on how i’ll-it’s comeback will go? is it going to be successful?

8 of swords rx, 9 of pentacles, page of pentacles, the magician, queen of cups • 2 of cups

as i see i'll-it will compliment in one way or another enhypen's storyline (and distance from their debut era), it can be successful as of now, the group will make extreme switch and somehow find their sound with their next comeback. it won't be as their debut in the first days though but it will be good enough, i believe so. currently i'll-it might be more impactful outside of korea, though. currently i'm leaning towards yes but in a way it will be similar to enhypen's comebacks success-wise, i believe so.

can you read tws’s future are they going to have a successful career

success: 9 of wands, king of wands, 5 of swords rx, 7 of swords rx, 10 of wands • queen of pentacles

their success seem to be slow but steady. at first, tws will fight extremely hard to be relevant (in the present too, i mean). one of the boys will be very popular to the extent he'll have way more solo gigs than the rest. i think 17's seungkwan was in similar situation in the past, right? this seems to repeat with tws. whoever happens to be the king of wands, if he mentions tws in all times, only then tws can do something that can be close to what seventeen has achieved so far, otherwise i don't see how they'll make it currently.

is there any bad blood between youngseo and i’ll-it because of her decision to leave the group?

4 of pentacles rx, temperance, ace of wands • ace of swords

no, everything is fine between her and them. youngseo just don't want to communicate with them as of now, she feels better to not talk with them currently.

how does minju (i’ll-it) feels towards newjeans (the group)?

6 of swords, death, 7 of swords rx • the emperor

despite si hyuk's tries to influence how i'll-it should feel towards newjeans, it's not working, minji's neutral about them. she knows that they aren't at fault so she'd prefer to not feel anything towards the girls. it can change with the time but as of now minju has more challenges to not be influenced by hybe's chairman rather than the newjeans girls.

can you do a reading about izna’s future? will they be successful? when are they going to debut?

success: 10 of swords rx, 5 of cups rx, 7 of cups rx, page of swords • page of wands

eh, not so much. possibly as successful as kep1er. there's teddy's desire to manage izna (similar energy as what he wanted with baemon) but wakeone doesn't want him to do it.

debut timeframe?: 5 of wands rx, 5 of pentacles, judgement • the fool

between this late october and early february 2025 (scorpio to aquarius season). wakeone and teddy have conflict when they should debut, therefore what i saw before for the time of izna's debut is still uncertain but when everything is better for them to debut, they will. i also see that all sides (wakeone and teddy) are waiting for the perfect time for the girls to debut. since i read they'll debut in the second half of this year, then between late october and december, however this means that they won't be eligible for any nominations of roty this year, mama awards included, so if wakeone still cares about this specific award, then they should put their expectations aside. i feel this capricorn-aquarius season might be more suitable for izna, and even if they debut in the last days of this year, then it doesn't matter that much as wakeone can fullfil what they want.

how will LE SSERAFIM’s upcoming comeback go?

2 of cups, 5 of swords rx, 7 of swords rx, the emperor, 8 of pentacles rx • 10 of cups

sorry for seeing mainly behind the scenes stuff, but, well, le sserafim are working waaay harder than usual. so sungjin's involvement is very prominent here with the emperor, and le sserafim are coming to take their throne with the reversed 5 of swords. they're as united as usually are (2 of cups), yet their strategy they are and will always use isn't working and won't work (8 of pentacles rx). i'm not sure if they will receive even 1 win with their upcoming comeback, the reversed 7 of swords for the first time ever since i'm active here is very, very important in this reading. le sserafim or soumu will ignore some important warnings, or will do something dumb and they'll be caught that they did it. with what i see, i'm assuming that they worked so hard yet their vocals are still the same. i will be suprised if they do another thing that will trip them up. if i'm being harsh, i'm sorry, when it comes to ls' vocal abilities, i really tried to be as neutral as possible😓 forgive me

is mhj really a p3-censored word like people are saying?

9 of swords rx, 7 of pentacles, 2 of pentacles • 6 of cups

uh, i never expected to see this answer too, so. will try to explain as much as i can.

there was a scandal that happened 2 years ago where min heejin was criticised for the concept of her groups (she worked before under sme) and it includes newjeans as they were rookies. specifically for the posts that shows allegedly her room with these .. pictures, as shocking as it looks, is actually fabricated. i'm not actually sure if the room is really hers, and i'm also unsure if her instagram was hacked around her time. as the pictures i'm talking about are deleted (i checked her instagram), just search "min heejin room" if you don't have clue about it. the answer here to me is "no, the rumors are false", there was obvious mediaplay that was done with the time towards her. if you've read my previous readings here, there was ask related to how bts feel about the drama between hybe and ador and jin's answer was interesting as i saw that important people from hybe offered min heejin explicit offer/s and she refused, therefore if this scandal that happened back in 2022 is really edited.. then i might happen to be accurate.

why is there so much 9 of wands energy surrounding yge?

5 of cups rx, the world, the chariot rx • temperance

the issue is related to the success the company had in the past.. especially when they had blackpink completely seem to be the main keyword. the reversed chariot seem to be the raw energy of the 9 of wands as it shows that yge don't have any direction for the future. even though they have steps now, like preparing baemon's first full album, treasure's other steps, i think they'll have also comeback, eventually 2ne1's return, blackpink's group comeback and etc., behind the scenes is the sole problem. they make the steps, but there isn't anything in return, or if there's something, to them it's little to nothing.

with the time, i started to have the thought that yge is thrifty as f—, and after some point, when i asked bp's thoughts on yge (pros-cons reading), jisoo and lisa "agreed" with me, so i'm really starting to think about how much savings the company has and will it shrink down more than planned with the time.

i'm actually worried of them spending the last of the company's savings for proper promotion where they should've done for their past artists when they had to and when they don't have anything to save, they might go to extreme (for them) solutions: cutting percentage of their artists' salaries and this is especially alarming for babymonster because they're extremely money-oriented and if that doesn't help, then bankrupt is also possible. when it's the time, yge should hire other people where they have to help the managers with the time in one way or another and another people where they advise the company with what's more beneficial for their artists. at least that's my advice, though. i'm just not sure how long they'll survive.

1st August 2024

how txt’s next comeback will go? like what will be the concept and sound of the album?

concept: judgement, 8 of swords rx, 8 of cups

as their new chapter is starting here, txt seem to do more fatal concept. as i feel it alignes to the storyline more than anything else, txt might rely on dark-related concept. i am not sure if there will be anything, related to the past, or to the purple color, but as far as i can see and feel, i can only see more cruicial energy in the storyline, therefore the concept seem to be darker.

sound: 5 of swords rx, 9 of swords rx, the lovers

txt might rely on healing songs, so possible genres that will influence their next album (except the k-pop) can be soul, lo-fi, jazz. there might be a piano in one of their songs, or a guitar. i sense more sensible songs. with the lovers, txt might do a collaboration, possibly with another female.

how do i’ll-it feel about newjeans and viceversa?

ili towards nwjns: 6 of pentacles, 8 of swords rx, 10 of pentacles

well, there's nothing specific to see. i'll-it feel that the members of newjeans are kind, generous, hardworking and more important, free. they also feel that they're wealthy and can afford what they want. the feelings are strictly related to how hardworking are and how much they earn.

nwjns towards ili: 2 of pentacles, knight of wands, the sun rx

to newjeans i'll-it are victims towards the favoritism hybe are giving towards the newer group. newjeans pretty much feel that it's harder for them because they have no one to rely on in these specific circumstances and are pretty much ignored, so they have to work and work.. and work, which is even harsh up to this point. they really hope they aren't alone and will find a way to continue being an idol. on the other hand, the newjeans members also don't understand why they're treated in that way by the corporation. they compare their treatmeant with i'll-it's and it's sad for them to see that they're not appreciated in the way min heejin treats them and wonder when they'll be treated as good as i'll-it? or le sserafim?

2nd August 2024

what’s the problem SM seems to have towards NCT 127? like do they dislike the members or the group as a whole? are they just over them, gave up on them…?

apart from the renewing? or breaking? contracts

10 of pentacles, 7 of cups, wheel of fortune, the high priestess, 4 of cups rx • the hanged man

when it comes to any gigs, sm entertaiment don't want nct 127 to do x or y. whether they're individual or group ones, sme has the habit to not answer and ghost because they just don't want to. therefore, sme want to control nct (somehow)'s busyness and really don't listen to the boys. it feels like sme ... they don't hate them, they are obsessed over controlling their artists' freedom and jobs, so it's more like "they want nct to be slaves", pretty much. i'm not sure how sme likes them as i don't feel it, but they seem to use their tricks when they have to. when it comes to nct's contracts (127 included), sme don't want me to share anything, so yeah. that's what i can share.

can you do a Huening Kai’s current energies?

knight of wands, 8 of cups, 7 of swords rx • 8 of pentacles

he's currently well, he might prepare for (upcoming) cover. he tries to do the best he can. nothing else from what i see so far.

3rd August 2024

what will happen to yge in 2025/2026?

tower, high priestess, wheel of fortune, 7 of pentacles, hermit, death, 3 of cups

i'm still shocked, so.. will try to explain why my mouth is still open out of suprise

yge will slowly but surely reconstruct. the company will prepare to become a subsidiary to another one. i don't have enough information of how it will happen as i only see the outcome but it will happen out of nowhere. i sense the yang brothers not having a choice. so what i can sense first before this action:

- the amount of artists shinking even more (akmu, sechskies, winner might leave the company, possibly with their trademarks)

- 2ne1 might want to sue yge bc of the girls wanting their trademarks (i've sensed it for quite some time the girls want revenge on yge) but after some point, they might not do it at all and get them without going on court (and leave yge afterwards)

- yge selling their subsidiaries (all of them, shares includes)

therefore it explains why the founder is trying to come clean. after the acquisitation what can happen:

- blackpink officially disbanding (lisa doesn't even want to have anything in common with the group and the company, she uses the money yge haven't gave her as an ultimatum because she really doesn't want to do it)

- yang brothers retiring

the company they'll become a subsidiary is allegedly foreign, possibly from uae (dubai?). dubai is on my mind for some reason..

5th August 2024

how’s “going seventeen” will be doing while the members are away to enlist? is it still airing like usual? how the members’re feeling about it?

q1: 4 of cups rx, the empress, knight of cups

going seventeen seem to stop during that time. the knight of cups though is another variety show that will be created during that time.

q2, collective feelings: 5 of cups rx, the lovers, 4 of cups rx

how ironic, i feel the duty and the patriotic vibes (with good intentions!!!) with the lovers. basically they know it was going to happen sooner or later, they're neutral bc they have to serve, it's the law. (the foreign members feel the other members have to serve bc it's their law, the vibe is similar)

can you read on how will carlos sainz be with the new team, williams, for 2025 and 2026? will he be just okay or score points even podiums? thank u

25': 4 of pentacles rx, judgement, 6 of pentacles rx

he'll make a mistake, he should be careful. the mistake seem to reflect way more on 2026, so he might do it in the end of the next year. for the rest of it, i'd say he might do better until that time when he'll do the mistake in question.

26': 3 of pentacles, knight of cups rx, justice rx

the mistake though might be reflected on his emotional side. as i saw who's dating currently, she might be a gold digger and cheat on him (assuming his current girlfriend is from this year and his last relationship was long-term, i doubt the gir will be different one). his personal life seem to be a mess for 2026 because she might want money, or more attention, i'm unsure this time how it will happen as i have no clue but it can turn to very sour lawsuit, he might do races more rarely and therefore might have less points for his activity.

overall not as good as he might expect, he should focus on his personal life a bit more to see who's clever intentions and who hasn't.

i saw a reading where you said that mhj wants to stay at hybe as for now. is there any reason why? and her contract ends next year so i kinda want to know what her plan is bcus she herself said that the contract is a bit too much.

7 of cups, 9 of swords, 3 of wands, 5 of swords rx, 2 of pentacles rx • judgement

if the situation stays in similar way, or the same, or even worse, she'll feel that she lets newjeans survive only alone. even if a new boy group debuts in a few months (which is uncertain to me tbh despite the alleged rush from these new managers), min heejin really feels that she'll act egoistical if she let her trainees and artists under ador alone. if they suffer, she'd prefer to suffer with them (for them) to get through their hardships easier due to the ongoing situation. basically that's why. she can always leave if she wants to but she's not that type of person at all, she wants to endure her artists and trainees' pain and make them feel better. she's aware this is kind of toxic trait she has currently but realises that she has to make a change in the idol industry even if it's insignificant so she'd prefer to suffer with them and help them heal (and therefore getting their negative emotions and feelings).

7th August 2024

is there a chance for RIIZE to reach to popularity level like EXO, BTS? can you compare RIIZE with these seniors?

1 card for the three groups' peak times

RIIZE | the devil rx

EXO | knight of pentacles

BTS | 6 of cups rx

as riize's card has similar energy as bts' one, yes, riize can reach popularity that can be similar to both exo and bts. however, when it comes to exo, they have lowkey been popular because of the big3 privilege. if i have to compare riize with exo, briize will be more stable, maybe as stable as army and not as stable as exo-l's. riize's potential to be as relevant as bts exists but it's up to them to achieve their desires.

what would happen to chanel bc their creative director left and im pretty sure they would find a new one. so i kinda want to know if this new person will have a great designs for chanel bc the old one didnt really receives a good feedback..

10 of swords rx, 9 of pentacles, the high priestess • the tower

the new creative director will make completely different designs. i see that this will make chanel's relevance change for good, so overall yes? their designs seem to be liked in the future.

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saintmeghanmarkle · 8 months ago

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I cant believe Im not getting paid for this. by u/Mickleborough

Meghan’s alleged to have said this on their Australia / Fiji / New Zealand / Tonga tour in 2018 when she was expected to do walkabouts, shake hands, and show a civil face. (She couldn’t do even that in Fiji: Sun archived / unarchived.)

To give an idea of what a proper working royal does, the Telegraph spent a week with Princess Anne.

Twice a year, her office invites the 300-plus organisations with which she’s affiliated to submit requests for her time. She gets 1,200 - 2,000 requests a year; sorts them out; and creates a schedule, to which she adheres.

In this typical week, the Princess Royal:

travelled about 818 miles / 1,316

shook over 677 hands

spent many hours in conversation

Her activities ranged from visiting a local National Coastwatch Institution to an equitation centre to celebrate 25 years of the Pony Club Centre Membership Scheme; attending a party to support unpaid carers (spending ‘a few extra moments talking to the building’s cleaner, loudly declaring her “very important”’) to carrying out an investiture; going to a City fundraiser lunch for military veterans to hosting a black tie dinner to celebrate The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences.

At all of these many and varied visits, she showed a depth of knowledge of their work.

Telegraph archived / unarchived

Admittedly the Princess Royal’s one of the hardest working members of the Royal Family - and this is a normal working week for her.

Meghan didn’t stay long enough to have a typical working week with all 4 of her patronages. She did a few royal tours, which involved far less in-depth work. Sample itinerary from her Australia tour:

16 October 2018:

Meet the Governor-General, his wife, and Invictus Games representatives.

Trip to the zoo (seriously).

Sydney Opera House to watch a performance by the Bangarra Dance Company

17 October:

Flight to Dubbo where the Sussexes met local farmers and hosted a picnic.

18 October:

Flight to Melbourne to meet politicians and the public at Government House.

Visit an organisation offering training to indigenous youth.

etc etc etc. Basically shaking hands and ‘doing the pretty’ (to quote a Georgette Heyer novel). And yet she couldn’t hack it:

Express archived / unarchived

This explains why she can’t put together a simple podcast (still can’t) - mainly because she’s a ‘f**king grifter’. Why American Rubbish Upchuck won’t get off the ground. No work ethic.

When life follows art: the worldwide privacy tour. How will she treat the crowds in Nigeria? Will she demand to be paid? Or will she tell them that they’re stupid?

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keiflwrs · 1 year ago

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤ enhypen.ㅤ﹚ ㅤ ࣪ ㅤ˖ ㅤeri's profile

OO1 ⋆ 𓏧 basics

BIRTH NAME: sebastian erin kang

NICKNAMES: bash, seb, sunny, teddy bear, bear, honey vocals, cinnamon roll.

BIRTHDATE: october 4, 2005

PLACE OF BIRTH: london, england

HOMETOWN: wellington, new zealand

NATIONALITY: british-kiwi

ETHNICITY: korean

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: english ( 100% — fluent ), korean ( 100% — fluent ), french ( 60% — intermediate ), japanese ( 45% — basics ).

OO2 ⋆ 𓏧 physical

FACECLAIM: taesan ( boynextdoor )

BLOOD TYPE: a positive

HEIGHT: 185cm

WEIGHT: 61kg

BODY MODIFICATIONS: none

OO3 ⋆ 𓏧 career

STAGE NAME: eri

PROFESSION: idol. songwriter. producer. ex-ballerino.

GROUP: enhypen

POSITION: no official positions

LABELS: hybe entertainment ( dec 2019 - june 2020 ). belift label ( june 2020 - present )

TRAINING PERIOD: 12 months

SKILL STATS:

𓏧 vocal: 98/100

𓏧 dance: 80/100

𓏧 rap: 65/100

𓏧 stage presence: 100/100

𓏧 acting: 80/100

𓏧 producing: 91/100

𓏧 songwriting: 100/100

𓏧 composing: 87/100

𓏧 choreographing: 19/100

𓏧 public speaking: 48/100

𓏧 leadership: 27/100

INDIVIDUAL FANDOM: erivly (eri's lovelies)

EMOJI HE REPRESENTS: 🐻

OO4 ⋆ 𓏧 personality overview

ENNEAGRAM TYPE: 4w3

TRITYPE: 495

TEMPERAMENTS: melancholic-phlegmatic

BIG FIVE ( SLOAN ): rloai

MBTI TYPE: isfp

OO5 ⋆ 𓏧 personal

GENDER: male

PRONOUNS: he/him

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: panromantic ( private )

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: pan-demisexual ( private )

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single

PHOBIA(S): aerophobia ( fear of flying ). cynophobia ( fear of dogs ).

HABITS: furrowing his eyebrows, sitting with his legs crossed, putting things in his mouth, humming in agreement.

HOBBIES + SKILLS: writing music/songs, playing his electric guitar, eating, sleeping, sketching, painting, going to cat cafes, listening to music, stargazing, seashell collecting.

OO6 ⋆ 𓏧 facts

he was placed third place in the final of I-LAND

eri trained for 6 months before taking part of I-LAND

his parents abandoned him when he was 8 years old, and he spent his whole childhood until he was 16 on an orphanage at new zealand

living in the orphanage was not the worst thing for him. however, he felt extremely lonely around that time

eri is scared of dogs because of an accident he had when he was 9 years old. however, his fear improved over time

he likes mint chocolate chip ice cream

he is very gullible, which results in him getting tricked by niki's pranks

he goes to cat cafes daily, it is one of the things that always managed to cheer him up

eri falls in love and develops crushes easily

his role models are bts and seventeen

he likes physical affection, but he gets shy whenever someone shows affection since he's not used to it

his most precious item is his kuromi plush. It was a gift from a close caregiver before she left, eri carries it everywhere he goes; in tours, cafes, when shopping, etc. Plus, he would have a mental breakdown if it got lost

©KEIFLWRS

#eri﹒ ﹒ ᶻ profile ⸝ᅠᅠ ☆#fictional idol oc #kpop added member #kpop addition #enhypen #enhypen eighth member #enhypen additional member #enhypen added member #enhypen addition #fictional idol community #enhypen 8th member

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oldbutnotyetwise · 1 year ago

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My Last Happy Birthday To My Dear Elizabeth

As my ALS marches on stealing more and more from me, the lists of my “Lasts” continues to grow. In the past few weeks I had my last Christmas and my last New Years. This week I shared my daughters birthday with her, the last one I will ever share with her. Next year by the time her birthday rolls around I will be long gone from this earth.

I enjoy my time with Elizabeth, this year for her birthday Robin and I ordered in food from her chosen restaurant, had desserts from an area bake shop, watched a movie and then played some Mexican Train Dominoes, which is a bit of a family tradition. It was a quiet but nice afternoon and evening. As much as I was enjoying this time I will admit that I was struggling a bit, but I managed to hold it together until after Elizabeth had left to go home. Elizabeth had just gone out the door to go home when the emotional floodgates burst open, the devastation of knowing that I will never again be with her on her birthday sharing the joy of her reaching another age milestone. No more birthday cards or gifts to buy for her, it’s done, it’s over, she will carry on without me as she should, just as I have after losing my own parents. I suppose it’s this whole circle of life thing.

While Elizabeth was here I had joked with her that I was struggling with this whole having a Middle-Aged Child. Earlier in the day I had shared this lament with my Step-Mother, but I gained little sympathy from her as she pointed out that all of her offspring are well into their senior citizenship. Intrigued or perhaps depressed at this thought when I shared it with her, Elizabeth pulled out her phone and goggled the average life expectancy of a female in Canada, and learned it is 84.47 years, so having just turned 42, she was indeed “Middle-Aged”. There is no disputing that she does actually look 10 or 15 years younger than her actual age.

There was a time Elizabeth and I would plan adventures for her birthdays. For her twenty-third birthday I flew to New Zealand to spend three and a half weeks touring the south island with her in an old rental car we named Sputter. On her actual birthday we were backpacking across lush green mountaintops, going from warm sunny weather into an ice storm and back to warm temperatures as we came down out of the mountains. This was only time I ever had Elizabeth all to myself on her actual birthday, it also lives on as one of my favourite memories. For her twenty-fifth birthday I picked her up in Ottawa and we drove to Quebec City for a few days, this also coincided with a brutal cold front that was setting record low temperatures for the month of January there. We booked a walking tour and the poor guide must have thought us crazy, it was only the two of us on the tour, he added a lot of church interiors to the tour just so we all didn’t freeze to death. When Elizabeth’s twenty-seventh birthday was rolling around she was living in England and we decided to meet in Paris for her birthday adventure. I met her at the Charles DeGaulle Airport and together we hauled our suitcases onto the subway and found our way to our rented apartment for the week. Okay if I’m being honest here, Elizabeth found our way to the apartment, I just followed along like the well behaved parent I was. We walked all over Paris for the entire week, and on Elizabeth’s actual 27th birthday were standing on top of the Eiffel Tower together, another life highlight for me.

I would like to introduce you to the amazing woman who has the good fortune, or perhaps misfortune of sharing half my DNA, Elizabeth Louise entered this world on a cold January day at 3:58 p.m. at the Niagara Falls General Hospital. She was named after two of her great-grandmothers. If memory serves me correctly she was 6 pounds 8 ounces and measured 17 inches tall. I was there when she made her entrance, but in all honesty it’s all a bit of a blur to me now.

She grew up being a happy child, an active child and a pretty well behaved child, yes and dare I say it, a very cute child.

We moved to a country home where Elizabeth stayed with my wife and I, until she moved to her Mom’s the summer she was fourteen. Elizabeth and I always got along very well, she was a good helper and like to learn so she and I would be building or fixing things in the workshop, or changing electrical fixtures in the house or working on the truck or tractor. I was a runner and when I would go for a run Elizabeth would often join me on her bike, carrying my water bottle. During the run we would have the nicest conversations, away from all other worldly distractions. It is one of the things I am very grateful for, that Elizabeth and I were always able to talk.

When she finished the University of Ottawa she went to New Zealand and Australia living in each country for six months. Later she moved to England and lived in Leeds for a year, using her grandparent’s British Lineage to get her a work Visa. After returning to Canada she lived in Toronto before meeting a partner who she followed out to Victoria for several years, and then down to Colorado for several more.

She has worked for Ikea in four different cities and three different countries. Then in her thirties she decided to go back to school where she qualified as a welder which is the career she continues to pursue.

Elizabeth has always been somewhat fitness oriented, maybe she thought it looked like fun all those years earlier when she rode her bike beside me as I ran. One year she gave me the gift of running with me in a Father’s Day 5K in Ottawa, it was her first race. It was cold, it was raining and there was a large hill on the course. We finished that race side by side but she was in tears and physically spent. I thought that might have been both the start and the end of her running pursuits, but it turned out she was no quitter. We ran numerous other races together over the years, and in time I no longer had to wait for her, it was her waiting for me. In time she has beaten just about all my running records, and done several marathons compared to my one. If that wasn’t enough she then took up Triathlons and eventually completed an Ironman, finishing under her goal of fourteen hours. Now days she is also competing in fitness competitions through her gym, in her last one she won her age category and was the third female overall. She was, and continues to be a fitness machine.

Now the person behind all these achievements also happens to be one of the nicest, kindest, most thoughtful people you could ever meet. Yes, you’re right I am very biassed, but I’m also right about this. She makes me so very proud, she will live on long after I am gone, and where she goes, a part of me will always go with her.

Sometimes in life we search far and wide for inspiring people or great stories, but sometimes we should stop and look a little closer to home, because sometimes those around us have stories just as amazing as those we seek out. Such is the case with Elizabeth, this beautiful, kind, wise, world traveller, adventurer, athlete and all round incredible person. She also happens to be my daughter, my legacy, and my best contribution to trying to make this world a better place.

#als #Elizabeth #Last Birthday #Love My Kid

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