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(Im sending these as cute little happy things but let me know if im just creating more work for you to do!)
More hcs! (This is kind of a mix of all au’s)
Tara loves any type of sweets!
Sam is so athletic so she loves jogging and maybe hikes! She likes to take tara with her even though she knows it will probably end up with her carrying tara before they even reach the halfway point!
All of the core 4 play very rough with werewolf sam! I can see all of them trying the tackle the huge wolf!
Tara likes to take small walks outside and she always brings back flowers for sam! (they are actually weeds but sam doesn’t have the heart to tell her sister the truth 😭)
Mindy and chad were definitely intimated by sam in her wolf form at first.. they would bring her sticks and toys as peace offerings
I feel like sometimes Mindy would tell tara how hot her sister is just to piss her off (this one might not be right)
I saw your one post about how tara didn’t know how to swim… imagine tara still being timid being in deep waters after they teach her so the core 4 lets her sit on their shoulders so she can still have fun with them without being scared!
Little tara would glare and get mad when anyone got close to sam.. sam was with her all the time and tara would get jealous when someone else talked to her!
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These are wonderful and I'm happy to receive them!!!
Sam and Tara having a sweet tooth was genuinely one of the hardest things I had to talk about in Foster AU because I cannot relate at all lol. I feel like, given I've given Tara a chewing problem, she definitely likes hard-boiled sweets, lollipops, and fudge. Sam strikes me as a dark chocolate kinda person.
I'm loving the thought of Sam taking up things like hiking and rock climbing. Tara tries to go with her when she can, because she knows how happy the activities make Sam and she wants to be enthusiastic about the things Sam enjoys (and also because the idea of Sam going out alone to do potentially dangerous activities scares her)... but oh god it's the worst. She does her best, she throws herself at it with enthusiasm and grit, but she just cannot keep up. Some people would just tell her to stay home, to stop being a burden. Sam enjoys every moment of watching her sister force herself through it and carrying her the rest of the way. (She loves that she tries, how she keeps trying, just for her).
Little Tara absolutely brings back all the 'flowers' she can find for her sister whenever she goes out, because they're super pretty and she loves them! Sam never tells her they're weeds, but her mother does once when she sees her handing them to Sam. "They're ugly weeds girl, not flowers. Stop bringing trash into my home," she says. "Weeds are flowers too!" Sam spits back. "And they're my favourite," she promises Tara. They keep a vase of dandelions in their kitchen as adults.
In the same way that Tara is Sam's, Sam is Tara's. She does not share her sister. It's like being scowled at like a puppy, adorable and in no way threatening. She'll attach herself to Sam's leg and peer around her to glare at the other person taking Sam's attention away from her.
Werewolf Sam is prime wrestling real estate. She's so gentle with them, but she demands they wear thick clothes just in case when wrestling so she doesn't nip them too hard. The very idea of Chad holding out a stick to Sam as a peace offering is so fucking funny. He would be so serious about it, and Tara would be like "what the fuck are you doing... that's so racist, Chad, god!"
Tara reluctantly learns to swim, but she still hates the water. (Chad suggests armbands, and she pushes him under the water for that.) They'll all stay in the shallow water with Tara so she feels comfortable and can still enjoy it with them.
Mindy is a little shit so she absolutely flirts with Sam - who is oblivious - and raves about her to Tara. Who has to hear about her arms and her legs and her as- "oh my god Mindy please stop." Mindy does not stop. Chad begins to join in and she seriously reconsiders their relationship. She's mad she can't whine about their behaviour to Sam, because she does not want to start that conversation. She rats on them to their mom once, and is horrified to learn where they get it from when Martha goes on a 45-minute talk about beautiful women.
She hangs up the phone, and turns to Sam who has been giving her weird looks for the past 10 minutes. "Who was that?" she asks, confused, because Tara hates phone calls, and she was on it for ages. "Martha," Tara responds, a little dazed.
"What- uh, what were you talking about?" Sam's dreading the answer, because surely it's about her relationship with Chad. If it was marriage talk, Sam's going to start throwing fists. Tara is far too young for that sort of thing. Oh god, what if it's baby talk?!
"Women."
"Women?"
"Women."
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Assen 2008: After Casey Stoner's early season struggles, the post-race test in Catalunya had allowed him to decisively turn his season around. He immediately proceeded to win the race at Donington Park by a handy margin and was determined to claw back more points from his title rivals at the following race in the Netherlands just six days later. Back in 2007, Assen had proved to be a rare happy hunting ground for Valentino Rossi that year - taking the win at one of his best circuits on the calendar from a lowly eleventh on the grid in a direct fight against Stoner. That victory ultimately did little to save Rossi's ill-fated title bid, but it gave him cause for optimism as he sought to put more space between himself and Stoner in the championship standings. After all, Stoner had already proven himself to be highly proficient at most of the remaining circuits on the calendar. The Rossi-friendly track of Assen provided an opportunity to stall Stoner's momentum before it really got going - even if he would be on Bridgestone tyres this time out, which had yet to win at the Dutch circuit.
Qualifying at least suggested he might have an easier task than the year before. Rossi secured a place on the front row - third rather than eleventh this time out - and might have secured pole, were it not for untimely yellow flags at the end of qualifying. He was however accompanied on that front row by both Stoner and his fellow title rival Dani Pedrosa, who both had reputations for being excellent at starts. Rossi was the poorest starter of the three by a fair margin, and knew he would have to make a strong start to avoid letting one of them escape. When the race began, Stoner and Pedrosa got a strong launch off the line as expected - while Rossi was mired in the pack. He navigated the first corner safely, having to concede several positions to other riders, but attempted to make up ground into the next bend with obvious desperation. In doing so, he demanded too much of the cold left side of his tyres, tucking the rear and taking out both himself and Randy de Puniet. He was able to remount and continue in the race despite his damaged bike - well down the order but on course to score points given the diminished field.
Meanwhile, Stoner and Pedrosa were untroubled as they rode in tranquil isolation out front. Stoner proceeded to comfortably pull clear of Pedrosa, eventually securing the victory by eleven seconds in a first for both Ducati and Bridgestone at the circuit. Rossi, by contrast, limped home to eleventh - having managed to pick off two riders along the way, including Stoner's teammate Marco Melandri. In some ways, it was an unlikely result given the substantial damage sustained by his bike... but Rossi was no stranger to using rage to spur himself onwards, saying afterwards he had "changed gear by anger". Despite his dogged damage limitation, Rossi surrendered the championship lead to Pedrosa with his foolish error, who stood four points clear at the top of the standings. He had also managed to remove any vestiges of a comfortable buffer between himself and Stoner - now a mere 25 points removed from Rossi and closing in fast. If this current form were to continue, Stoner would be able to easily overhaul that points gap with half the season remaining, especially if Rossi were to make any more costly errors. Far from taking advantage of racing at one of his favourite circuits, Rossi had instead bolstered Stoner's momentum and strengthened his resurgence. If Rossi could not stop Stoner at Assen, how would the rest of his title bid fare from here?
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