#personal reminder to do more hair studies bc they're so fun

[doravinta]

sketch dump

[linabirb]

Go ahead, Lina, talk about why you like Rollo. I need a reminder on why he's the best ever :DD

SORRY FOR A LATE REPLY AURORA I GOT HOME A FEW HOURS AGO AND NEEDED TO REST and the power went out while i was typing this. why is this world so rollophobic

warning for lots of rambling under the cut!

first of all, his design.

"haha funny boy with a bowl cut and a huge hat" virgin vs "literally the most fun design to draw" chad. yes i'm the second one.

of course his design is heavily inspired by his counterpart but i just love it a lot! i really like the colors (some of them lowkey remind me of a bi flag JDKDLSLSL) of his outfit and i like how the color of his hair and his eye color look with them!

i actually disagree with people who say that he'd look better with longer hair or a more detailed/"unique" hairstyle bc i think in that case his design would feel very overwhelming? meanwhile here it looks much more balanced! when i draw him, it feels really nice bc i don't have to do much when it comes to his hair, i can just focus on the outfit! (though i had to get used to drawing his hairstyle, bc my art style is just. floofy hair.. soft hair..)

speaking of his hair..

I'M STILL NOT OVER HIM HAVING MORE MESSY-LOOKING HAIR AND EVEN HAVING AN AHOGE. I'M STILL INSANE ABOUT IT THIS IS SO CUTE. i've talked about it with my other friends and i hc that his hair is like that simply bc he wears a hat most of the time and.. yeah, your hair can become like that after you wear a hat. and like, maybe his hair has no choice but to look like that no matter how much he tries to take care of it and make it look better, so he also tries to hide it with his hat HDJKDKSLD.

also, i find it so funny how on some images it looks like he has really bad dark circles, meanwhile on other images you can clearly see that he wears makeup, so here's my rollo headcanon number 420 (i have so many of them. so many. literally about any topic. i am going insane): rollo tries to hide his dark circles with makeup, but fails miserably and he's really bad at it and nobody has a heart to tell him that he's actually not really doing a good job.

HIS CHIBI VERSION IS SO. SQUISHING AND BITING HIM. WHAT'S THAT EVIL SMILE FOR. YOU SILLY GOOFY MAN

now, his personality.

HE'S SO. SIFGHDHJFBDFBHDJNDVFDNM!!!!!! i love how rollo isn't just a "cold and emotionless anime guy". HE HAS EMOTIONS!! HE HAS SO MANY OF THEM!!! LITERALLY THE WHOLE MASQUERADE EVENT CAN BE A METAPHOR FOR EXPRESSING ALL THE FEELINGS YOU HAD REPRESSED FOR SO MANY YEARS AND ENDING UP DOING SO IN A WAY THAT'S HARMFUL FOR OTHERS (and probably you).

okay, i've said it before in my other post (the ask game one) but the fact that he's literally one of the few characters (if not the only one) who actually says that yuu must feel weird being the only magicless student and that it can be very scary and tiring. man. and like, when everyone has to split up into groups, rollo is the only one who asks what yuu will be doing. i could try my best to not go "this man is in love with them" at least for a second, but no, this man is in love with them. "oh it's only because they're magicless" shut up. so what if it IS because they're magicless. what if yuu is so pure to him, nobody can touch them. what if he wants to protect them from magic users. rolloyuu can either be the cutest and softest ship ever or they can be the most toxic ship BUT IN A GOOD WAY. IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU GO "waittttt 👀👀👀 that's kinda. that's kinda. hold on a minute" LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYINGGGGGG. all variations of rolloyuu are good. all of them. his ghost room voicelines are also so. it's like, even if he's studying at nrc currently, you can clearly see that he still has favoritism for yuu. it really feels like he sees them as the only "good" student here. it feels like he's a little bit more.. um.. maybe he's more of a tsundere now, since now he knows that yuu likes magic? such as him being surprised when yuu shows him that they want to be friends with him and thinking that it's all just some kind of evil scheme and then being shocked that they're just genuinely nice and saying that it just makes everything even worse. OTOME GAME LOVE INTEREST BEHAVIOR. and him also kinda scolding them for "asking for a present" from him but then saying that birthdays really are important and that he hopes he won't disappoint them with his present. man. m a n. AND HIS OTHER VOICELINES STILL MENTION HIM FEELING SORRY FOR MC AND SAYING THAT THEY CAN ALWAYS RELY ON HIM AND ANYWAY ROLLOYUU ARE MARRIED-

but i should go back to the topic of his personality! you know what makes me insane. it's that rollo, no matter how hard he tries to look like this serious and organized person who has everything under control is canonically a dork in the most affectionate way. HIS FLYING LESSONS VOICELINES ARE SO FUNNY. the fact that he goes "WHY WON'T THIS THING LISTEN TO MEEEEE" when it's not working out, but when everything is fine, he immediately goes "oh, it's quite simple actually"?? i'm going to kiss you on the mouth, you idiot SJKDKDLSLS. he's also canonically a horse girl, which makes sense bc of his counterpart, but also HORSE GIRL ROLLO REAL. i need his lab coat sr. or at least let him take alchemy classes with his current card i want to know what he'll say.

his battle voicelines are so cool, i'm literally obsessed with them. HE LITERALLY SAYS THAT HE HAS UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF AFTER BEATING UP SOME GUYS. HOW COOL IS THAT. some of his voicelines totally didn't make me giggle and kick my feet. totally. don't look at me. me reading "good, how obedient" and "it seems you still desire punishment" and choking on my tea

also i love how his vignette exceeded my expectations and didn't just make me go "i love him <3", it made me go "i need to take care of him, i need to give him a blanket, i need to force him to go to sleep when he needs it, i need to kiss his stupid face, i need to tell him that he's enough-". like what do you mean he eats the exact same things (and not just food, but also the exact amount of it) for lunch and i'm pretty sure he does the same with breakfast and dinner. what do you mean he wakes up BEFORE SUNLIGHT to clean the bell and the gargoyles. what do you mean he likes the bell of salvation (yes, i'm sticking to fan translations) because "it rings when it's supposed to", meaning that he likes predictable things and things that he "already knows" (i think you can say that it's also implied in one of his voicelines where he can't understand why mc is "acting so familiar with him". they're being unpredictable. it's too hard for him to understand them.) what do you mean even when he knows that it will be easier/more convenient for him to do something different, he still does it the same way that he always does. i need him to go to therapy, this man has at least one mental illness and i'm like 100% sure that he's neurodivergent. (i've said it so many times on discord but he's ocd-coded. i say that as someone who has ocd. that's it. i do so many of the things that he does, it actually was a little uncomfortable (but also validating) to read his vignette, i was like "?? DUDE?? PLEASE?? PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW UNHEALTHY IT IS?? wait i don't have a right to say that". the bit where he says that he eats the exact same foods to "avoid unnecessary desires" especially reminded me of my own behavior, because my brain often makes me stop taking care of my needs because "otherwise the Bad Stuff will happen". but i won't go into detail)

also i like how he's loved by literally all nbc students?? say whatever you want, call him manipulative and all that, but it takes hard work to make people like you and admire you and rollo is definitely hardworking.

now, his role in the story. sure, him and idia have very similar backstories, but rollo's past resonates with me much more, because i really wish we had more characters that express their grief and other negative emotions as anger. of course, some people cry, some people isolate themselves, some people become afraid of everything, but in those cases those characters are usually portrayed as sympathetic, meanwhile those who want to punch people, want to fight back, want to scream and yell at everyone, often get portrayed as unsympathetic, scary or even abusive and toxic or just evil. which is.. not good. not good at all. anger is a valid and understandable emotion and it's actually good to be angry about things. i actually was shocked when my therapist told me that i SHOULD "bite and scratch people more" (as i've said it myself) right after i was describing to her how easy it is for me to get angry we also found out that it's actually one of my alters' doing and i was like "i sound like some kind of monster don't i". so it's really nice and actually kinda healing to see him just steal everyone's magic, set the town on fire (with flowers, but whatever) and still hate magic and not really getting a redemption arc. it's okay, he'll get there someday. him immediately starting to sob the moment he remembered what happened to his brother also broke me.

however, there is one tinyyyy problem with his backstory, though that's just me, probably. you see, idia blaming himself for what happened to ortho was more.. i wouldn't say understandable, but it makes sense story-wise. he really was involved in it, even if it really wasn't his fault and he was only a child, i can still see why he'd blame himself. but in rollo's case, him secretly blaming himself.. doesn't really make sense to me? i mean, his brother just wanted to show him his magic, sure, rollo could blame himself for just standing and not being able to help him, but.. i don't know, it just feels a little bit weaker to me. so when the story goes "hey, look at him, he's blaming the magic users for not saving his brother, when he actually thinks it's his fault"! i'm like ". okay. what do you want me to do. do you want me to give him a hug and tell him that it really wasn't his fault." like, according to him, other mages really couldn't help and they ignored him, so what do you want me to do?? do you want me to point at him and go "HAHA SO IT REALLY IS YOUR FAULT"?? i'm not gonna do that!!

also, the thing is that rollo isn't selfish at all. i don't think he thinks that highly of himself. i actually bet that his self-esteem is horrible. when idia tells rollo that rollo wasn't trying to save other people, but he actually wanted to save himself, rollo is genuinely confused and can't believe it and idia himself says that it looks like rollo really did think that he was doing it for others. and even if he secretly wanted to do it for himself, i don't think him saying that he wants to save others and end their suffering is selfish. and he also says that he'd love to lose his magic too and he doesn't like using his magic.

his parents also being worried about him and making sure he's fine in the vignette also breaks my heart.

soooo yeah! that's all i can think of right now, but of course, there's most likely much more, my brain is just a little tired, haha.

maybe none of this makes sense and i'm just biased and i'm projecting, but who cares. at least i'm having fun.

if you've read all of this, thank you and congrats! have a pic of my croissant plushie (+ a bnuuy!!) :)

[moemoemammon]

(Two things, 1. This is my first time requesting so I'm sorry if this is not the thing to do it, and 2. Sorry if somethings is misspelled or grammatically incorrect, eng is not my first language:p)

May I request some of the bros, specially Mammon, Luci and Satan, with a MC who's similar to Lucifer in some aspects (like, some of their manners are the same as his and sometimes they're little bit too strict) and after a while they discover that its bc MC is also an older sibling. And (only if you want) meeting their younger sibling, please 🙏

Btw love your works ♡♡♡

Lucifer Number 2~

(Feat. GN!MC and the Demon Bros)

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Lucifer

It doesn't occur to Lucifer how similar the two of you are, but the first thing he realizes is how pleasant conversations with you can be. You both share common interests, your tastes suit his own, and you seem to be the only competent person in this house.

You're the responsible type, and he likes it. He'll sometimes find you scolding his brothers for their behavior too, and as amusing of a sight as that may be, he doesn't want you to be burdened with their idiocy.

AND you're the eldest sibling in your household? Cheers to that. You too know the weight of being the responsible oldest, and the role one must take to ensure their siblings grow up well. You too know that you'd rather your siblings have things easier than you did.

But there's one thing he finds annoying... You can NEVER speak your feelings, and act as if it’d kill you to do so. He can respect secrecy when it's appropriate, but Lucifer would like to know what's on your mind. Not only that, but you can be HORRIBLY headstrong. There's nothing that can stray you away from what you've already decided.

"MC, I request that you take a few days off from school to do as you please. I've already spoken with Diavolo and your professors, and you've been given an excuse. I know you'll study anyway, so I've dropped off your assignments in your room. But... you should rest. It isn't good for you to be pushing yourself so hard. Hm? You're calling me a hypocrite?"

Mammon

As if one Lucifer wasn't enough. Now there's TWO of em?! Why's his luck gotta be so lousy!

Definitely the first to realize how much like Lucifer you are, and was SHOOK. Seriously, what gives?! What horrors exist in the human world that could've made you like THAT..?

Ever since you showed up, it's been impossible to get away with anything! He can't sneak out of the house because you're always there somehow, you tattle on him when you catch him leaving anyone's room, and you won't even let him copy your homework! What gives?!

Avoids you like the plague. You're no fun! There's only rare moments when you're kinda okay, and he likes those the best. The times when you're kinda sensitive and you'll drop the high and mighty act. But then you're back to being a pest!

"For the billionth time, I ain't got time to study! There's money to be made, and a guy like me ain't gonna waste a second lookin' at a dumb book when I could be- H-Huh?! You're gonna call Lucifer?! N-now, there's no need to be so hasty, right? Oi!! I'm sorry, damn it-!"

Levi

What's the deal with Lucifer number two? As comedic of a trope as that may be, Levi doesn't really care for having two nagging types in the house. Especially a human...

When you're in his room, all you do is nitpick about how he should tidy up and open a window! Don't you know that an otaku's room is his pride and joy?! It's a sacred space not to be trampled on by the opinions of a normie!!!

But still... he has to admit that even if you don't get all the stuff he's talking about, you at least try to understand it. And there are even some of his interests that you're genuinely invested in!

You might be a pain in the neck and harass him about annoying things, but he guesses he can deal with it if you'll actually sit through a TSL marathon with him...

"I-I'll lend you this manga, so make sure you read it! And when you're finished with that, I'll lend you the spin-off series by the author's brother! I know you'll like it, since you're interested in gritty stuff. Oh, and- Huh? My laundry? Y-yeah.... I'll do that.."

Satan

You are... surprisingly good company. Satan enjoys talking to you over afternoon tea, and the two of you share stories between one another.

But still, he can't shake the feeling that there's something... unpleasantly familiar about your personality. It isn't until you say something that sounds suspiciously similar to what Lucifer would say that he realizes who you remind him of. And oh, he hates it.

Tries playing pranks on you, but somehow they never go to plan. How that is is beyond him, but you never fall for anything! No matter how sweet his smile, you're always rightfully suspicious. You're annoyingly meticulous about checking your surroundings, and you're so aware of yourself that it's troublesome! Be more gullible!!

The king of petty has decided that its now his life goal to make you fall for at least one of his pranks. He doesn't care how elaborate he has to make it, or how unrewarding the payoff may be. He'll make you pay for seeing his brother in two places at once.

"MC, would you like to join me this afternoon for a book reading? Though, I'd love it if you could read this book in particular. I think you'll find it very-.... Hm? 'Isn't this the cursed book that makes you grow hair all over your body', you ask? Ahaha.... tch."

Asmo

Come now, there can't be TWO killjoys in the house! That's way too depressing!! It was funny at first to see that there's someone who can match the scary Lucifer's energy, but now it's becoming a nuisance!

You won't even go to the countless parties he's invited you to! Hell, you barely even give yourself room to mess around a little? Isn't it boring being so tightly wound? You're in luck, because the adorable Asmo-chan knows the PERFECT way to let loose~

You'll RARELY let him close to you, and that's usually when you're tired of him harassing you. Then he gets the honor of playing with your hair while you've got no energy to fight back! He'll style it wonderfully for you!

Also nags you to take better care of yourself. You're not a demon, so you have to care for your health! These late night study sessions are giving you bags under your eyes! And stop taking on so many extracurricular activities!

"Geez, MC! I didn't think you'd die from overworking, but that's the path you're headed on! You really are like Lucifer, you know? That being said, I'll do my best to make sure you relax! Shall we begin~?"

Beel

Beel may not be too bothered by Lucifer's strictness, but that doesn't mean he's immune to it. To think that even a human can be like that...

It's nice to see that you can take care of yourself, but aren't you working too hard? Your grades are good and you've got many interesting talents, but you also have to properly rest.

Has started bringing you snacks on the regular. And don't even think about skipping meals, because he won't allow it. He'll literally pick you up and bring you to the table if he has to. And if you're staying up late to study? He'll carry you to bed. Don't try to protest.

Beel is your babysitter now and there's nothing you can do about it. It's good to be responsible, but don't think about trying to take care of everyone else if you can't care for yourself. Now eat these twelve meat buns he bought for you.

"MC, let's eat lunch together. I know you were going to skip because I heard you talking to Solomon earlier, and I won't let you. Ah, don't worry about not having money, because I've already bought you some lunch. Let's eat in the courtyard."

Belphie

NO.... IT CAN'T BE... THIS HAS TO BE A NIGHTMARE....HE WANTS TO WAKE UP....

You're such a drag. You harass him to attend student council meetings, but him about his studies, and won't let him avoid a single obligation he has. What are you, his mother?

Has 100% joined forces with Satan to try to make you fall for many, many unsuccessful pranks. Are you curse proof or something? When he tried a '10 hour bed-head' spell on you, it just rebounded right to him! Then he found out that you'd borrowed a spell repelling amulet from Solomon and realized just how prepared you are...

When you aren't bothering his entire soul by trying to make him do things, you're actually nice to talk to. You're knowledgeable, you pay attention to the people around you, and you can always read a room. He likes to ask you for advice sometimes.

"Aren't you tired of being like that all the time? So... attentive, I mean. You should just take a nap some time. Or better yet, take the week off. Maybe I'll teach you how to properly relax? Then you might finally be able to take that stick out of your- ow... What're you hitting me for?"

[ellavaday]

weekly dose of screaming into the void about dres2 and the wow subtitles (this week dres reminds me that i am what? a fucking nerd, literature edition... also like... this is snatch game so please only click the read more if you are prepared for a lengthy read and if you want to witness my not so slow descent into madness)

that title card about veronica forqué 💔 [i will be a sap about this later in this post, be prepared, that was a threat]

estrella saying 'bring in the poppers' when they're getting out of drag after reading the mirror message should have been 'long live poppers' (viva los poppers)

i am in love w juriji's dress and boots when she gets into the workroom 🥰 (dresses skirts and boots is literally all i wear ofc i'm obsessed)

for this week's dosage of sexual harassment directed at the pitcrew:

when the pitcrew gets in, estrella says hit me with the baguette in the face not feed me the baguette (although i doubt she'd be opposed to that either)

supremme asking them if they like this version of the man with the sack: the sack man is the hispanic version of the bogeyman (the monster diamante did for ep 2 in the day of the beasts runway)

sethlas talking about the pitcrew's sacks... should be package and when she asks who does she have to pray to, not beg, it's a close enough translation in sentiment but definitely a v different verb

when sharonne is messing with the hair of the pitcrew, estrella doesn't say 'check his hair', she's prompting her to pull his hair

supremme saying 'estáis como muy salidas, no?' in the subs is translated as 'they're excited' but estar/ser salido/a is more like being cheeky or randy/horny (in this case both... and it should be plural you not they bc she's talking to the cast not about them)

i think this is saying something about me but estrella demanding for a scroll purposefully sounds like innuendo (no prize for guessing what about) but my first thought was to search if it was an euphemism (it's not)

when it's diamante's turn to reach for a poem and supremme says 'que ordinaria' it does not mean 'just a typical/ordinary day', she's calling diamante an ordinaria (vulgar or uncouth... and when they're getting ready for the mini challenge later sethlas uses the same word to say she only has sexy stuff... 'solo tengo ordinarieces' means she only has vulgar clothes)

supremme also says empollar which is to study/cram yes but also ofc uses it bc it's close to polla (cock)

thank you once again dres for reminding me how much of a nerd i am... i did not even have to look this up, all the writers supremme quotes when explaining the mini challenge (antonio machado, antonio gala and gloria fuertes) are all lgbt

when venedita is complaining about learning the poem and doing her makeup... 'like an idiot' (como una desgraciada) should be 'like a miserable/hopeless person'

estrella in confessionals talks about having to recite the poem she uses 'sin chuleta' chuleta (chop... as in pork chop) is the word in spanish for cheat sheet

very fitting of them to do this mini challenge literally the same weekend that is book day (to those of you that participated in the glitterask; i've loved reading about all of your fav books and flowers💞)

onyx says estrella looks like carmen de mairena, mairena was a trans singer and actress from bcn that died last year

i have never in my life heard anyone talk about the perineum and the pyrenees in the same sentence i was screaming when sharonne said that 💀 (also onyx in that stupid bodysuit is2g hskhdkshsl)

the spanish literature lesson none of you asked for (mini challenge):

marina recites pablo neruda's poem number 15 from 20 poems of love and a desperate song (i am a basic bitch and my favorite poem ever written in spanish is his poem n⁰ 20 idc that neruda looks and sounds like a sleep paralysis demon.., and fun fact he was friends with lorca)

sharonne got gloria fuertes (feminist and lesbian icon from la generación del 50 and she is right you can't live not knowing of her)

sethlas got dulce maria loynaz (cuban poetress that got the literature cervantes award of 1992, she was fiercely apolitical which ostracized her after the cuban revolution but she chose to never leave the island, the last bit about her pussy was sethlas taking creative liberties 💀)

juriji got rafael alberti from la generación del 27 (arguably one of the best known writers of the silver age of spanish literature, he was also friends with lorca)

diamante got federico garcía lorca, gay literary symbol by excellence of spain, every queer person in this country that has ever picked up a book is obsessed with him, you get your lgbt card revoked otherwise (also a symbol against the francoist censorship and bestest boi who deserved much much better)

estrella got the baroque writer luis de góngora who was accused of being gay (and a jew) by his enemy and fellow writer francisco de quevedo but quevedo hated his guts, was both homophobic and antisemitic and in the late 14th and early 15th century you could be tried by the inquisition for being either of those so chances are we shall never know if he was either (he was a good deal more fun at parties than quevedo tho, that's for sure), the generation of 1927 (lorca, alberti, vicente alexaindre, damaso alonso, pedro salinas, miguel hernandez...) were inspired by gongora and they got the name of their literary movement (la generación del 27) as a homage bc it was the tricentennial of góngora's death

i have not a clue of what are onyx or venedita reciting... google says onyx did don juan tenorio (which is a play not a poem) and that vene did gloria fuertes but i can't find an actual match for whatever it is they are saying; good for onyx winning the mini challenge though (@ estrella coming for jota and her shawl last ep and saying onyx didn't do that well in the mini challenge in this ep... why so salty girl?)

(literature lesson over)

in the confessional where onyx talks during her part of the mini challenge the subs said 'it's food' she actually says 'i've eaten' as in she did actually catch popcorn with her mouth (in spanish it should say he comido instead of es comida... i guess it's a typo so it got translated wrong)

ALSO i did not know this but venedita mentions a sabrina when her nipple shows, it's the same sabrina the judges mention from last episode when onyx was walking the runway that i did not understand: they were talking about the italian singer sabrina salerno (she became well known because during her nye performance of 1987 her breast got out of her costume by accident on national tv)

when supremme is telling onyx she won the sex toys and supremme says 'now this is poetry' and onyx answers 'by zorilla' it's a wordplay; josé zorrilla was a romantic poet (and the writer of el tenorio) but also zorra (diminutive: zorrilla) means slut (so onyx is literally saying slut poetry) ((a zorrilla is also a skunk btw))

the guests of snatch game this season are jedet (a trans singer and actress, she is one of the actresses that play la veneno in the tv series written by the javis) and eva hache (a comedian, actress and tv hostess) and the actress that is the guest judge in the mainstage is maria leon (i think her best known role outside of spain was for playing puri, the psychotic villain in la casa de las flores for s2 and 3)

SNATCH GAME CHARACTERS

and references made about snatch game in general because i refuse to talk about all the references one by one, you have afreakingchorizo in the dres subreddit for that, rip them, i salute their work, but i would quite literally die rather than enumerate every reference one by one:

when diamante said she was doing rupaul i immediately had war flashbacks to trixie in as3 😬 and i was right, she did a very thick english speaker attempting broken spanish accent that was very good but literally she could have used so many memeable quotes but didn't ('its chocolate' most recently -too recently-, sure, but like 'now available on itunes'? the cackling laugh? literally any of the shows stock phrases?)

marina is doing antonia dell'atte, a retired italian top model and tv host that lives in spain since the 90s (i literally know nothing about this woman other than her name and that general consensus seems to be that she is uncle colm from derry girls levels of 'talk non stop' so that airport thing was very accurate)

sethlas is the socialité carmen lomana; she's a couture collector, the daughter of a banker and the widow of a rich chilean industrial designer who died in 1999, since his death she has been frequently the subject of gossip press about her sentimental life and she's made guest appearances in shows as a solid d list celebrity; she is the sister of a far-right political party member (that she does allegedly not condone... anymore) and her name cropped up in the panama papers scandal; sethlas didn't really do her or her voice at all well and i think she would have been much better off with aless gibaja (the other character she had)

juriji is isabel, la vecina de valencia; las vecinas de valencia (literally the valencian neighbors) are two neighbors, isabel and vicenta, that lived next to each other in a building of calle estrella in the city of valencia; they've been part of spanish pop culture and valencian folklore for 15 years since they became viral for a tv show called callejeros; they don't like each other (to put it mildly) and there's a video that went viral in which isabel dressed with trash bags and another well known meme inspired by them in which vicenta called isabel puta and isabel defended herself for not being anything of the sort (the way isabel says that has been quoted and parodied ad nauseum in spanish tv, most famously in paquita salas, which btw, is a fountain of spanish pop culture references) if you speak spanish i recommend this article and twitter thread of isabel's son explaining their story bc it's kind of long (and not particularly nice); she messed up a few of the meme quotes which was a bit of a shame but they were close enough, she could have been sagittaria levels of funny for this one, fell a bit short but we'll take her isabel <3

estrella is paquita salas who is the main character from a netflix show of the same name created by the javis; the character is a woman played by man [brays efe] for humorous purpose (belén cuesta also stars in it as magui which is the same actress that plays milagritos in the holy camp movie) ((i don't know if you've noticed, but estrella is like... a massive fan of the javis cinematic universe, just in case that wasn't glaringly obvious lmao)); the series is about how paquita salas is an out of touch talent agent who used to be at the top of her industry in the 90s but times have changed and she hasn't and now her agency is struggling to find new clients and keep the ones it already has; the show is about her trying to reinvent herself and finding new talent to manage when her most famous client abandons her; the show is literally an enciclopedia of spanish pop culture references and fountain of memes from 2016 to 2019 and estrella did okay but definitely not as well as she could and she kept talking about Puente Viejo (i do think playing someone literally every lgbt person in this country could quote in their sleep is a tall order but meh... i wonder about the logistics of this one bc she's a fictional character but i mean, if dela could play maggie smith in downtown abbey i guess estrella can play paquita 🤷‍♀️)

venedita is idiot and COVID negationist extraordinaire, the gay musician miguel bosé, he's played the drag queen that imitates marisa paredes' character for a living and fucks her daughter in the almodovar movie of high heels in the 90s; his parents (a rich bullfighter and a former beauty pageant queen) were friends with hemingway and picasso, his godfather was the italian film director luchino visconti and he took dancing lessons in the 70s in ny, paris and london from some of the most renown teachers, just imagine the massive entitlement and wealth this man was born into and then cultivated over the years as a musician (idc he's lgbt; he is lgbt and a massive prick😬) venedita started slow but did excellent as far as i'm concerned, referencing famous songs and being an overall creep (yes this post is my slander piece😊💖) the one reference i will talk about from him is an interview he did in which he explained that he has been having voice issues bc he started to consume 2 grams of cocaine daily plus weed and molly after he lost the custody battle for his four kids with his ex and that's only bc the two grams reference is literally all over the episode

onyx is juana la loca (joanna of castilla, better known as joanna the mad); the daughter of isabella the first of castilla and ferdinand the second of aragon (saying that in english almost gave me a brain hemorrhage bc i am really not used to saying those names normally let alone in english, the marriage of isabella and ferdinand united what is mostly understood as modern day spain for the first time between their kingdoms); if you don't want the 14th century history lesson in european royal lineology you can skip down but for those of you vaguely interested: ferdinand and isabella were the king and queen that financed christopher columbus genocidal expedition that was originally looking for an alternative route to the indies and ended up "discovering" america and their daughter, joanna, was married to phillip the first (known as phillip the handsome or phillip the fair) the archduke of austria; it was said she went mad for love and after being declared insane she was confined to a royal covent in a town called tordesillas, claims about her mental health have been *widely* disputed since declaring her insane benefited her father and her husband far too much for it to be a coincidence; her father (ferdinand) ruled regent over her in castile till he died and after he died she inherited both the kingdoms of castile and aragon from him; by that time however her son was already ruling both of those in practice... along with the rest of the holy roman empire plus colonies // history lesson over since she's a public domain character whose speech and mannerisms aren't well known, onyx could have done literally anything and most people were disappointed she went with just barely slightly off behavior instead of going unhinged which... eeeeh 😬 i think playing her in the first place was the mistake here, not deciding to not play her unhinged

SHARONNE IS DOING VERONICA FORQUÉ MY BELOVED. okay i need a moment, veronica forqué was a 4 times goya award winning actress that took her own life in december of last year after a very hard battle with depression; in an actual show of respect i definitely did not expect, the media has been actually tasteful about it, she had done a number of tv appearances filmed little before her passing that have been released posthumously but nobody has used her guest appearances for publicity even if they've all kept her participations (or mentions like DRES2 does for this episode); she was an actress in two almodovar movies (kika and what have i done to deserve it), she was personally chosen by kubrick to dub shelly duvall in the spanish dub of the shinning and she was a god damned delight and i am glad sharonne does imitations for a living, i could talk at length about every reference she used but this thing is already long enough, in a general note she references: the time veronica was in masterchef celebrity and asked to be called vero instead of veronica bc she wanted to be differentiated from the character the public expects from her and her fame, her interview in viva la vida with the spanglish and the drinking and a few of her movie characters; it was incredibly well done

subtitle bs during snatch game and misc refs:

or basically: how sharonne carried this snatch game by herself

when supremme introduces jedet she mentions la alhambra, a palace in granada, it's one of the most famous and best conserved palaces of islamic architecture

when introducing eva hache supremme makes a ref to one of her stand up monologues

about the question for manel fuentes in las vegas; fuentes is a comedian and tv show host; sharonne as forqué has las vegas purposefully miswritten as 'las vergas' and that 'if you're in las vergas you have to suck them' verga = 🍆 (the subs said 'if you're in the virgins you got to fuck them' which keeps the sentiment of the og joke)

cristina almeida is a leftist spanish politician that is now retired, the joke here is that veronica was a bit behind in politics

when diamante says polla frita it's translated as spotted dick bc it's basically the same pun in english; only in spanish it's with fried chicken (pollo frito)

when sharonne said 'que ocurrente es nova' the subs translated it as 'thats lovely' but it's a meme quote from a tv personality called nova that used to fight with la veneno in a bunch of talk shows (and i fucking ascended, literally it would be 'nova is so witty')

the rhyme doesn't work in english but sharonne saying dovimanubrio y su mango del danubio would be 'dovi-handlebar (slang for 🍆) and her handle from/of the danube'

marina saying zorrear en tiempos revueltos is a reference to amar en tiempos revueltos (to love in turbulent times; the name of a historical soap opera)

el chocolate espeso y las cosas/cuentas claras is a popular saying (lit. thick chocolate and the record straight) basically means 'set things as they should be'

in the workroom:

when asked how are they feeling today venedita said each day more scared (cagada lit. shitting herself) not shitty (she's nervous but not feeling bad)

in the runway mainstage jfc i can't believe i'm almost done writing this 💀

when supremme is presenting the judges ana says burda sketch paper... that's a brand, like loctite is a super glue brand estrella mentions when talking about glueing down her wigs with last episode, it's a case of the brand becoming synonym for the thing, like tupperware or hoovers (btw i'm?? obsessed w ana's eye makeup today)

maría león says they (the drag queens) have to teach her how to estirar el pepe to become one of them; el pepe = the pussy, she's basically saying they have to teach her how to step her pussy up

when marina enters the runway; ana mentions rosaura (a doll... like a barbie but tall af, their entire selling point is that they're about 100cm/3ft tall)

diamante's look is based on a song named muñeca de trapo (lit. rag doll) from a band called la oreja de van gogh, ana sings part of the lyrics too

when sethlas is on the runway, avon is calling your door was the avon slogan in spanish that i still refuse to look up if it's the same in english, the drag collector is a word play for the deb collector in spanish (el cobrador > el codragdor)

when onyx enters the runway; ambrossi mentions 'the girl from celia' celia was a 1992 show based on a series of kid books whose main character was a 7yo girl from the 30s and whose main actress retired from public life after the short series bc she decided she was too shy for showbusiness (she was the subject of one of those 'whatever happened to...?' articles in which she is referred as 'the girl from celia'); calvo's joke is 'where is she from? almuñécar' is changed to dollywood to keep with the same pun muñeca = doll

sharonne comes out as one of these things; when calvo says he thought it was supremme, supremme actually says she's got too little volume to be her, not too much like the subs said; sharonne then reveals into a look based on teela from he man and masters of the universe; ambrossi calls her xena (and calvo calls her the lesbian princess which yes); when she's leaving, the quote tengo un poderío en el coño metido (by the power of her pussy in the subs) is from carmen de mairena

when juriji enters and calvo says porce-lana del rey is ofc a wordplay for porcelain; ana says in the subs that juriji's turned her life around (darle vueltas a la vida) but darle vueltas a algo (to turn smth around) in spanish is to think/overthink something too much (in this case about her life bc she looks disoriented)

venedita; as soon as she gets in ambrossi quotes a song from chayanne named torero, the judges say made in spain (emphasis in the pain dfjjd) i am obsessed w venedita and w this look; the cordobese hat she has, it should be a cordovan hat (bc that's their name in english not cordobese, wrong domonym, they're ofc hats typical from cordoba in andalusia) but outside of spain they're just known as wide brimmed hats (... or if you're me, el zorro hats); when she's leaving, in the subs calvo says 'she's born with it she's a von dash' which is not what he says at all; 'es que es buena... es todo von dash' is a word play for 'es que es buena... es todo bondad' (she's good, she's made of kindness/she's too kind) bondad = goodness/kindness. As a bonus; the surname of venedita herself, von dash, is a pun on bondage (and bc one of her name inspirations is dita von tease) so i am a bit disappointed they didn't try to make a pun with bondage on the subtitles or between kind/kink

nothing for estrella, that was all accurate enough, si al durum y a los kebabs

when supremme calls them all chochonas mias, it's a pun for chocho = pussy/cunt and i agree they all look out of a horror film dgjgdssgk

when they're waiting for the judges deliberation and they ponder who's going to be on the lipsync w diamante, the subs say sethlas is hopeful but what she actually says is 'me da corage' which is more like it angers/saddens me

'mira lo que ha hecho la guarra de tu hija' said by estrella is from the spanish dub of the exorcist

and that's all, no more references for this one

as soon as arrasando started i knew diamante would kill it. it's thalia. c'mon. but onyx did wonderfully that was extremely close one for me i would have hated either of them to go home ngl i am however going to miss my favorite alien from madrid and i am sorry but everyone was just barely okay in snatch game (except sharonne and venedita who were outstanding and juriji who did pretty good)

but next week we get chori in the ball challenge 🥰

[theringers]

V-card anon: hi sorry about that first ask i kinda went into a fugue state (spelling?) altered state of reality maybe when i wrote that and damn near outlined a fic in your inbox

The way we played hot seat was either part of a larger drinking game when a certain card was pulled from a deck, or just on it's own. You sit in a circle, everyone has a drink, usually a beer or cider. In the card pull version, the one who pulls the card gets asked a question by every person playing and if they refuse to answer they drink from their drink. In the standalone, you do that but everyone gets a turn being asked until people get bored and leave. Fun way to find out shit about people. Usually the unwritten rule is that you can't lie. I imagine everyone sitting on shitty chouches and chairs in a semi circle around a table full of cups and bottles playing it

Questions i have been asked: are you a top or bottom? Do you like anal? Wheres the weirdest place you've fucked? Body count? Favorite position (sexual)? Fuck marry kill/ignore people in this room (EVERY TIME I PLAYED I GOT THIS QUESTION)? Tits or ass or other? Favorite non sexual body part ex. Thigh? Ideal fuck buddy? Sex regrets? Etc

Also more weird details i have head cannoned out for some drivers and most likely does not fit with irl personalities, do with this what you will, use it or don't i just have feelings. Also everyone is like compressed in age to like 20-27ish except for some of the grid who i will just think of as younger alumns who come back:

Danny R: social chair, owns a jeep he takes the doors off of in the summer, walks girls home at night to make sure they're ok, tries to DJ house events and is rebuffed by literally everyone, has like 30 pairs of vans you trip over in his room, stolen roadsigns everywhere, masters in something arigcultural or physiological, cutoff frat shirts for days, fuckboy but nice, a bit cringe, will drive around with you at night so you can scream, met reader bc she had a band tee on and wanted to talk to her about it (no gatekeeping)

Charles: some kind of engineering or math degree but no one has any idea how the fuck he's gotten so far, 4.0 never studies, games with other house members, will show up at events randomly you will have no idea how he gets on your couch but he is there, the best and worst taste in clothes, is the only one allowed to play the piano in the house, sweet, cannot help you with studies but is always down for helping you out after, has to be reminded to clean stuff, disaster bi, reader met his gf first and they probably met through that

Pierre: good fashion and music taste, shirt is gone halfway through the night, also fuckboy but wholesome, actually studies, plays a sport for sure probably soccer in some way either club or Division he's too good for rec, will hold your hair back so you can throw up, will tell you your outfit sucks, good at math, also part of the squad that games, econ major, workout buddies with reader anday have taken a math class together

Max: is part of the hockey team he will go pro, also actually studies, got into gaming because of Charles, has the nicest car, is serious until he gets a couple drinks in him, he and Daniel are close and roomed together at some point, owns like 30 sets of the same outfit a white tee and jeans, knows reader through Dan and they get dragged by him to some of the same stuff

Lando: is a pledge or new member his big is Carlos, undeclared major, just happy to be here, gaming squad, used to play lacrosse or something equally obscure, king of knowing where the good snacks are, weirdly good at beer pong, growing into a fuckboy wholesomeness level tbd, probably sweet with reader as she helped him through a blackout or something, met her because she's basically house mom for some of the new boys (the kind of mom who will teach you to do laundry or iron ONCE)

Carlos: hockey flow but does not play hockey, actually studies and is smarter than what people give him credit for, came from a private high school and uni really opened his horizons, also good study buddy, gets along with most people, goes to office hours the most out of the actually studies gang, fun at parties, owns the frat dogs, he and reader met at Office hours (they were the only students) and found they had mutual friends too

Lewis: is/was president of frat, great grades greater bod, did full evolution from fuckboy to good man, has the back tests and the moral support, up for late noght talks about life, definitely was a D1 athlete, best fashion game, implemented no hazing policy, fits into notable alum or PhD category

Mick: undergrad like Lando, also plays soccer or something, too sweet, also walks girls home/holds your hair back etc, cleans parts of the house that aren't his responsibility, higher alcohol tolerance than you expect, everyone is bizarrely protective of him, legacy member (his dad was a legend), drives a motorbike around campus and can't decide between law and psychology, actually studies, met reader through the frat and she would die for him, brings her to class on the bike sometimes because the bike is faster

George: business major, frat treasurer, three ring binder business casual in class kind of guy, nice enough, shirt comes off when drunk, runs marathons and a podcast about investments, best notes in the game and great study partner, actually studies, is drinking monster at 6AM but not because he stayed up late, he and reader met through the frat and sometimes drink wine and bitch together

Lance: hockey player, legacy member, studies sometimes, sarcasm on point, great at stack cup, very chill, knows every good nap spot on campus, also has high alcohol tolerance, is the kind of person who does well in the cold but does not like it, wears headphones so people don't talk to him, great one on one but not in crowds, business major and minor in computer science, probably also met thru Lance's gf but vibe as more introverted people and will cover for each other if one does not want to go out

Nicky: a good boy, part of the walks people home squad, sets up designated drivers for parties, good snack game, future in medical field, good listener, pretty good study buddy, midnight snack enabler, met reader through frat and his gf he and reader are on babysitting duty together sometimes when others get too drunk/high

Yuki: also a pledge or new, majoring in games or computer science as they gave me the same energy as him, games squad, bit of a mad lad, has several stolen street signs, good, met reader through frat and Yuki is the only one patient enough to explain some games to reader, they cuss people out on mic

Esteban: good man, has a full ride scholarship, actually studies, also good study buddy, Dan's little, plays soccer but maybe on a rec team because he prioritizes school, very sweet guy as well, probably chose a really practical major/dual major, met reader through Dan and are also dragged similar places by him

Antonio: manbun, philosophy or classics major possibly business dual, generally good natured but can be seen supplying his own wine at parties, used to be really into metal but kept the hair, does not know that people find him attractive, soccer boi, met reader through frat and she's the only one who will (pretend) to listen to him rant about philosophy

Alex Albon: another full scholarship guy, somehow gets along with everyone, switched majors due to an asshole professor, electrical engineering or computer engineering, actually studies, helps with frat pets,will show you pictures of his cats at home, sweetie, another contender for will hold your hair or walk you home, probably met reader through a class or club and found they had mutual friends and that reader is friends with his gf

Notable alums:

Checo - dad, successful in finance somehow (he looks like an really successful accountant of CFO to me idk why)

Kimi - dad but people forget he is, holds the record for most drinks in 24 hours that will never be come close to by anyone else, shows up on random alum weekends with 2 kegs, legally cannot tell you what he does or he would actually have to murder you

Valterri - was good at a sport when he was there, now a very effective lead engineer at an architectural firm

Seb - environmental or mechanical engineering, all around good guy with someone the best grades in frat history

Alonso - legendary for sexual exploits (consensual)

Anyone I put as actually studies is probably the type reader would hang around for more serious stuff/schoolwork and would probably be closer to, with the exception of Dan bc I feel like he'd be like we're friends now :)) we shall hang or Charles bc he will just show up. I also imagine she has a pretty good friendship with any existing gf, however if a driver does have a gf and he is the love interest sorry bb girl u gotta go for the purposes of this fic

Sorry this is so long hahaaaaaaa glad you liked my Charles thoughts ilu

i honestly wasn’t going to share this like the rest of the anon asks i’ve gotten that i keep close to my heart but this was just too good to keep to myself.

LOOK! AT! THIS!

f1 drivers as frat bros/college students headcannon

i’m writing a series - each “chapter” will be a smut with a different frat bro and i’m hoping to post a sneak peek this week some time but here’s something to hold you over and give you some ideas

to my vcard anon - i appreciate this so much. my inbox is always open for ur thoughts bc they are SO GOOD !! can’t wait for you to read the first part of the series bby

PS if some of this doesn’t make sense to u feel free to send in asks (i know a lot of this is focused on american college culture so if u don’t get it i’m happy to explain)