#rumores sao rumores. but

[outrosword]

at 2:28:14 alguém do público pede a opinião sobre a "transformação da paisagem natural em painéis fotovoltaicos" e os seus impactos

vou ser honesta que também me tem preocupado

[forpiratereasons]

so i had heard the rumors about jim and oluwande falling apart but i gotta say i am thrilled with how their relationship was handled. they don't fall apart at all; they just grow a bit. it's just a shift. there's nothing in their interaction that ends their connection and nothing that really forecloses a continued romantic connection either.

jim's clear that they are telling olu about archie because olu's their best friend, not because archie has overtaken olu or become more important. olu's surprised but also immediately glad that jim's told him and they can joke about it a bit. oluwande turns around and still takes jim as family to zheng yi sao. they are family! they are best friends! whether there is more in addition remains to be seen, but those base facts do not change and will not.

there's no tension, there's no betrayal, there's no disappointment, it's just - they're happy to be back together, and jim communicates openly as soon as they're able, and there's no drama really. just joy at being together and being able to share together. i'm super excited for how these relationships will continue to develop.

[yuri-is-online]

Was Lilia more “Oh my thorn fairy I have another child?! I can barely cast a spell as of now and future me wants a fucking KID?! AT THAT AGE?!”

Or more of a

I HAVE ANOTHER SON?! AND IT’S FROM ME!?

If his Yutu tells him he comes from the future? Because it could imply he does regain his remaining years and magic. Idk how you wrote that problem that even rn it’s giving talk about Lilia surviving book 7 or not.

If it’s the second I already see him passing by Silver’s room really excited and saying “YOU HAVE A BROTHER!” And zooming off, leaving a very confused Silver and thinking he refers to either Malleus or Sebek.

technically anon asked first but this ask is much longer so it was awkward to screenshot for an answer. Here is the link the anon used for reference, I obligated as an elderly hater to let you know it's from SAO. Anon's idea is extremely good and we're going to roll with it for this Yutu's Uniqe Magic because you know he was always going to be a little shit.

notes: they/them used for Yuu, context on the fyuuture kid au can be found here and here. SPOILERS FOR: Book 7, Lilia's back story, and Silver's unique magic. Please engage with this in mind. For more fyuutre kid au, please check out the series section of my masterlist.

I have a bit of difficult time writing for Lilia given how much older he is than the rest of the cast, so I tend to write his Yuu as being a bit older themselves. Maybe they had an extremely difficult childhood and connected with Lilia over their shared sense of robbed innocence. Whatever it was I think this Yuu has a bit of a fascination with creatures of the night and a lot of their weirdo reputation within their community comes from kids telling each other that Yuu and Yutu are vampires. That makes me tempted to say Lilia! Yutu's real name is Alucard or Sebastian, something vaguely vampire themed.

None of those rumors are helped by Yutu finding himself very lethargic when out in the sunlight or his preference for colder temperatures. From his perspective he can't exactly help being who he is, people should really just get over themselves and let him do his thing. It's not his fault that bats really seem to like him for some reason, the neighbors are exaggerating Mr. Animal Control officer he swears.

Because he prefers to spend his awake hours in the dark, he is waaaaay too comfortable doing things and going places he shouldn't. He's real familiar with all the abandoned buildings and sketchy alleys of your town and has tagged quite a few of them. I like the idea of Lilia! Yutu being really interested in street art and Graffiti. I could see him putting up a bunch of bats everywhere and getting in a bunch of trouble for it. He has very fond memories of Yuu letting him paint murals on portions of their house in an effort to meet him halfway. He might like a good prank but unlike his father Yutu is always pulling his punches with Yuu.

Lilia didn't exactly have a supportive parent while he was growing up, something I feel like Yuu remembers and is very conscious of in their parenting of Yutu. Unfortunately for Lilia they also remember that he had another child and was a lot older than them, something Yutu raises several eyebrows at and causes him to ignore the things Yuu tries to tell him about his "great sense of humor" and "desire for different peoples to learn and grow with one another-" yeah that's great can you back up a bit to where you said he had another family? Yutu goes through life thinking he was the product of an affair Yuu had with a much older, married man who was just trying to feel young again. The amnesia stuff... sometimes he wonders if his dad tried to have Yuu killed. He never says it out loud because something tells him he's wrong, but gut feelings aren't as trustworthy as statistics...

So you can imagine his surprise when he tumbles out of a coffin and is told that his dad was a faerie general bound in service to a family of dragons, veteran of an ancient war, and technically the adoptive father of the Prince of the children of the night and the Prince of the rival human kingdom that killed his best friends. One of which is alive and overwhelmed with joy to meet him. Silver wanted Yutu almost as badly as Lilia and Yuu did so to see him alive and awkwardly squirming in his arms? Silver hasn't cried this much since they lost Lilia and Malleus.

Having a proper older brother, not just the concept, is an extreme change for Yutu. He's used to it just being him and Yuu, and he was sort of expecting Silver to hate him just for existing. Nothing could be further from the truth, Silver wants his younger brother to have the same freedoms he did while attending school but he also respectfully requests that Yutu spend at least some of his free time with him. He tried desperately to find his dreams over the years and was never able to make firm contact, but he doesn't want to pressure Yutu into caring about him. Yutu is didn't realize how badly he wanted other family members until he got to have Silver, he's even willing to take up sword fighting so they can get closer.

Sebek is also overwhelmed with tears upon seeing Lilia! Yutu. He is a bit harsh on him for "not living up to Master Lilia's legacy" because he doesn't know anything about fighting. He does applaud him for his willingness to learn. Yutu thinks Sebek is hilarious and messes with him just as much as Lilia does. Something Sebek is completely willing to let him do because it makes him feel like Lilia never left.

All of the Yutus get to see some of the photographs Yuu left behind, but Lilia! Yutu is especially interested in them. He makes a small photo album of all the ones he can find of his dad, especially ones where he's with Yuu and Silver. He's partially driven by guilt for thinking his father was a terrible person, but really he just wants to feel closer to him. He's half fae, and sure he has Sebek to talk about that with but what he really needs is a connection with his father. Yutu doesn't really care about being a faerie. He just cares about his dad's acceptance, everything else can go hang.

I don't have a name for his unique magic, but going off of anon's idea it allows him to overwhelm his target's mind, forcing them to think about their greatest fears to the point they are convinced they are really going through it. Someone hates spider? All over their face and in their clothes. Crippling fear of failure? Suddenly that emotion is all they can focus on. And if it's a mindless creature like a blot phantom or a monster they become overwhelmed with the sensation that they are unable to breathe and about to die. Yutu can't control the illusion the person experiences so usually he tries not to use it on his classmates.

That changes when he goes into the past. Some rando want to shit talk Yuu? Nightmare. Macho NRC guy wants to rumble? Nightmare. Some random guy jumped out from behind him and yells "BOO!" Nightma-

If Yutu had been just a hair slower he would have been in extreme pain, the dangerous glint in those familiar ruby eyes scream that. The short fae smiles almost cruelly, advancing on him clearly upset even though Yutu has dropped the spell.

"Well now, that's no way to great a senior." Lilia's voice is strangely soothing, it occurs to Yutu that this is probably the first time his father has ever been angry at him and he can't help himself. He laughs,

"Yeah sorry about that." He makes sure to try and be cute about it, which helps to diffuse the tension some what. "You really scared me so it was all I could think to do."

Lilia is very impressed by Yutu's reflexes and control over his unique magic. He is even further impressed by how eager Yutu is to train with Silver. The kid has some real promise and fits into Silver and Sebek's dynamic better than Lilia could have dreamed of. He really hopes the two will benefit from having a relatively normal human friend their age to train with. Maybe he and Yuu will stick around and give him some piece of mind about the kids being in good hands when he's gone.

Yutu hanging around Diasomnia gives him an excuse to chat with Yuu more, not that he exactly needed it. Lilia sort of hates the way he's drawn to you, it feels unfair. Unfair to you to give you hope there could be something more and toy with your affections; unfair to him for life to finally allow him to realize what romantic love is like just in time to have to let it go. There is a bittersweet tone to all of your interactions that his housemates are a bit too socially awkward to pick up on but Cater does.

Yutu is surprised how much he likes Cater, he associates him with a terrifying monster he's had to fight multiple times, not a fun guy who is really determined to help his parents get together. And what's even better he's really chill when Yutu asks for stories about Lilia, he has a lot of them and a completely different perspective than his older brother allowing Yutu to glean some more insight to what his parents might have been thinking in the future.

He finds himself spending a lot of time with the pop music club, not as an official member though he's not great at carrying a tune. Kalim, Cater, and Lilia are glad to have another person to chill with, sometimes they'll play music and Yutu will draw something based off whatever noise they made. Cater wants to talk him into doing album art for them... you know if they ever get around to making a recording.

I think Yutu will only tell Lilia who he is if he has no choice. He wants to mess with the timeline as little as possible, but should a monster from his timeline appear in this one, say like an overblotted Yuu another asker was so nice as to bring up, well it's not like he says who he is. He just addresses the monster as his parent and has a very loud meltdown not wanting to fight them again. Something Malleus is more than willing to assist him with.

"Think nothing of it." Malleus's power is truly terrifying, Yutu is torn between sorrow that he wasn't on their side and relief he didn't overblot a second time. "You are Lilia's son yes? That makes you my subject, and a most precious one at that." Not that Yutu has avoided interacting with Malleus exactly, he's just found talking to him exceptionally awkward because well. He's not Yuu, he's very aware of how important Malleus is supposed to be. But the way he's looking at him now makes him think that maybe he was missing out on interacting with another older brother.

Something that's confirmed when he turns to see how big his father's eyes have gotten, the man is shaking as he stares at his face and flicks between him, Malleus, and Silver like he's staring at the most precious pieces of art in the whole universe.

As you brought up Lilia's survival isn't guaranteed, I did not solve that problem at all. I sort of just... wrote that Lilia would age more or less like a normal human and not really be able to use magic on par with what a fae would consider normal but would still be impressive to a human... so while Lilia might be a bit reluctant to show his face in Briar Valley he would still have enough years to have and raise Yutu. He might have actually died around the same time as Yuu if they had lived a normal life.

He is overwhelmingly excited at the thought of having another baby. Lilia might not know what to do with them but he does really like kids. What's harder for him to accept is his relationship with Yuu. Raising a child is something he's done before, being someone's long term partner is not. He is unused to feeling desirable, and unfamiliar with acting on his own desires. Sure Lilia might seem very free spirited, but much of his life has been dictated by a sense of duty. The thought of having something precious to him that chose him specifically of their own free will is... disarming. He's overwhelmed with how helpless you make him feel and how little he despises it.

Yutu's need to be accepted by his father is met and exceeded almost immediately. Lilia wants to cook a big family dinner for Yuu and all of his boys, something that Malleus politely rejects asking if he can instead show his Culinary Crucible skills off to Yutu (it's really so he can make babiest brother promise to never eat anything Paw Paw makes EVER) and it's all so normal Yutu almost forgets that he's listening to a practical god smugly tell him he knows all about edible weeds as his father flies around him cracking jokes and pinching his cheeks. His older brother is asleep on the couch waiting for the food to be done and his precious parent is helping his Uncle Sebek set the table, listening to him sniffle about how beautiful Master Lilia's family is.

Lilia might be practically retired, but his mind is still sharp. The information Yutu is able to pass on to him lands in good hands. When he tucks Yutu into bed that night, long after the boy has gone to sleep so as not to embarrass him he makes sure to take a good long look at the little miracle. He is beyond grateful Yutu exists, not even the Thorn Fairy could have given him a finer blessing (he'll have to make sure to tease you about that later, that's got to be a good pick up line) He will make sure that this risk his son has taken pays off, Lilia Vanrouge wasn't feared for no reason. Something it seems some foolish mortals need reminding of.

[thinkingboute]

masks | harry styles x model!oc

summary: Carolina Saraiva, 20 year old supermodel, has fallen into the dark. looking into the mirror, she hardly recognizes herself. At Vanity Fair's new masquerade ball, she embarrasses herself in front of one of the most famous men of 2014---Harry Styles. Chaos ensues. For many, many years.

part 2 here! and part 3!

warnings: mentions of drugs, disordered eating, vomit, anxiety, claustrophobia, (eventually sexual content but be patient friends)

a/n: I have been writing fics for myself for ages and I had an idea for a little HS series the other night and felt the need to share. Wrote this in one go and did no editing. I never read OC fics. Why am I writing an OC fic?

word count: about 1.5k

Every camera flash seemed brighter and more obnoxious than the last. Lina thought she’d have been used to the visual assault, but she was wrong. 

She’d been wrong a lot lately. 

Vanity Fair’s first ever masquerade ball drummed up quite the ruckus in the few months since it was announced. Of course, her management was thrilled when she received an invitation. At just 20 years old, Carolina Saraiva was a modeling sensation. At 18, she opened the Victoria’s Secret show, walked for Dior and Prada, and graced the cover of British Vogue---soon to be American Vogue, if her team had anything to say about it. She blew up so quickly, it was as if she spawned into superstardom in a mere moment. 

“The next Gisele,” her mother said wistfully after seeing her Vogue cover. “I have never been happier.”

Lina, however, had certainly been happier. In fact, she had never been further from happy. Joy was a limited resource in the modeling world; one that had been used up long before she took her first headshots. All that remained was coke, tequila, and passing out in the bathtub. Not that she partook in all those things exactly.

Only two. 

She was sure the cameras would catch her exhaustion, blinding light illuminating her dark circles, hallowed cheeks, and heavy lids.

Is Carolina Saraiva Bringing Back Cocaine Couture?

Model Down: Fresh Face Carolina Saraiva Faceplants on the Way into Vanity Fair’s Latest Party

Coke-alina: Brazilian Bombshell is Strung Out at High Profile Event

She was sure the tabloids would have their think pieces on the health of supermodels and their drug usage by sunrise. She didn’t bother with the coke rumors anymore. It’s not like there wasn’t validity to them, really. Lina wasn’t doing coke, but she was one of the few. 

“To your left, Carolina,” one photographer called out, stirring from her daydream. Lina whipped her head around, hair cascading down her back, and shot the man a wide, dimpled smile. More cheers erupted. For once, Lina was glad for them; they confirmed to her that her mask---the metaphorical one---had yet to slip on the outside. The real one, large and feathered, actually did seem to be sliding down her nose. She charmingly pushed it back up, eliciting laughs from the eager-to-please paps swarming her. 

A strong hand made its way to her mid-back: Darren, her security. She leaned back into it, grateful for the support. He took her small handbag from her without even a glance. She smiled her first genuine smile in a long time. She was prone to losing every bag she carried. With a half-hearted wave behind her, she made her way through the large, iron wrought doors. 

The opulence of celebrity events still floored her, even years into her career. There was a time, so distant in her memory, when she would have slashed, bitten, and crawled through fire to be in this position. Now, she would give anything to leave. 

Where else would she go, then? There were times before that she missed the tranquility of her family’s ranch in Florida, or the warm mornings in their family home in Sao Paulo. 

These days, Lina couldn’t think of anywhere she wanted to be. 

Darren’s hand dropped from her back, causing her to stumble at the loss of support. She surveyed the scene, eager to find a back door or balcony for fresh air. That was one thing New York lacked. 

Instead, her eyes caught a tall figure, adorned in pale pinks and gold jewels, with a dress whose hoop must’ve added at least two feet to her radius. 

Behind that bejeweled mask, the woman’s eyes caught Linas. 

“Oh, my goodness, you lady of the night!” Gigi exclaimed, shuffling as fast as she could through the crowd to grab Lina’s hands. They both looked down to examine her dress. The blackish blue, corseted, tulle ballgown was vintage and, for once, Lina couldn’t remember the designer. The silhouette was historical, remanent of Victorian style pieces. Alongside the dramatic, feathered mask, she was reminiscent of a ghost. She laughed to herself. How fitting.

Mustering up her most genuine smile, she said, “You look like a princess!” Gigi smiled at that. Lina really meant it. Gigi was always happy, it seemed. She was more human than any other girl she’d met in the industry. 

They looked around the room, startled as the chandeliers shut off dramatically. A sort of eerie light filled the room from some other source. It was as if there was a nightclub in the 1800s. 

“It feels like I left 2014 the moment I got here,” Gigi whispered. Lina was inclined to whisper, too, with the atmosphere changing so quickly.

Before she got the chance, deafening bass filled the room, shaking the floor. Gigi waved in apology as she was pulled by faceless hand back into the crowd. Lina could have thrown up right there. Her eyes set on the bar, she pushed her way through the crowd. 

Sweat seemed to fog up the room, humidity surely ruining her freshly blown out hair. Each time she found a pathway through the gyrating bodies, an arm or leg or ass threw itself in her way. The room that seemed endless when she first walked in was no larger than a corridor now. Worse, a coffin. She was panting. Another woman stepped back into her path. Lina threw her hands out towards her, shoving her back into her dance partner who was clearly on another planet. She heard a distant ‘augh’ but could not find it within herself to care. She was having a hard time finding anything within herself. She couldn’t remember the last time she ate something. 

The bar came into view, or really, the crowd the engulfed the bar came into view. She shoved into two men who leaned casually on the counter. A drink appeared in front of her, and she was inclined to take it. 

Turning around to lean her back against the cold marble, Lina closed her eyes. She downed the drink and handed her empty glass to one of the men standing beside her, who slid his hand along her lower back. Saliva filled her mouth. Slapping a hand over pursed lips, she ran towards what looked like a bathroom.

She tried to slam the door open, but barely had the strength to push it open. Her steps were uneven. Her head was in the toilet bowl before she even realized she found a stall. 

After retching for what felt like an hour, Lina attempted to stand, but her ankles gave out under her. Yelling out in frustration, she slapped her hands on the toilet bowl for leverage. 

Hands washed, she leaned on the cool countertop, looking up at herself in the mirror.

Hair frizzed on top, lip gloss everywhere but her lips, darkness beneath her cheekbones that she knew was not from her hour-long stint in the makeup chair---Lina looked in to her eyes, hidden behind the mask, and cried. 

The door shot open behind her, followed by a long sigh, followed again by a yelp. 

Lina’s head shot back. There was a man behind her. Because she was in the men’s bathroom. She was sure she would vomit into the sink.

“Oh---oh my god. I’m so sorry, I could’ve sworn this was the men’s toilet, Niall that absolute fucking bastard.”

Lina’s head whipped back just before bile filled her mouth. 

“Holy shit, are you alright?”

Lina took a deep breath. “I’m perfectly fine, thank you.” She had never sounded less fine in her goddamn life. “Now, if you’ll excuse me…” her hand swiped around the counter for a handbag that wasn’t there. 

Fucking Darren. 

“No, no, why don’t I go, yeah?” the man said, coughing to cover his laugh. “I think you might need…to be here more than me.”

“Nope, nope, I’ll be going,” Lina whined. 

“Actually, why don’t I just grab someone for you. You come here with anyone?”

Lina could not remember Darren’s name at the moment. 

“How much have you had to drink? Or have you…done something else?”

“Are you asking me if I’ve done coke tonight, Harry Styles?”

Lina turned to look at him fully. He wore an all-black suit with satin flower details along the lapels. His mask was simple, matching the detailing of his jacket. Behind it, green eyes above pink-flushed cheeks looked her up and down, stepping back as if to avoid another onslaught of vomit. 

“No. I mean, yeah, sure, if you have, but I don’t mean to assume anyth---”

“No. I have not. Why does everyone think I do coke?”

Harry looked at her once again. 

“I mean---”

“I am not typically puking in men’s restrooms.”

A laugh. “Never said you were, Carolina.”

Oh. 

“You know my name.”

“Hard not to. Can’t escape your face if I fucking tried.”

“You want to escape my face?”

“Never said that either, darling.”

Oh.

“I think maybe I should go.”

Harry’s teasing smile became a grimace of concern. “At least let me get you a cab.”

Lina shook her head, the room shaking with it. “No, no, if you leave, they won’t let you back in.”

“I’m Harry Styles. Sure, they will."

“How presumptuous.”

A shrug. “Just saying.”

Lina swipes, once again, for the handbag that isn’t there. Harry’s eyes widen slightly. “Go find whatever bastard you were moaning about earlier. I’ll be fine.”

“Come on---” But Lina had already pushed passed him. Back into the sea of people. Back into that coffin of a room. 

a/n: please let me know if you want to see more of this!! I will write it anyway but I'm curious lol

part 2 here!!

[acepalindrome]

I want an OFMD universe version of the Avengers Tower where everyone is living together. They all retire to a quiet little port town that is initially very unsure of these weird newcomers, especially because they’re very cagey about what they did before they came to town and keep changing their story, but they mostly seem nice and are very generous tippers at every local business! Like, insanely good tippers. One guy bought some fish and paid five times what they’d usually charge, saying something about how he understands how hard fishing is.

Where they get the money to support themselves is also a mystery, because while a couple of them are running businesses, none of them seem to bring in the kind of money they would need to live as comfortably as they are. The bar they opened has some high quality liquor and the inn somehow got silk bedsheets, but they don’t charge locals anything close to what it should cost to have those drinks and stay a night at the inn. Very strange indeed.

Periodically a Chinese ship docks nearby, and they all get together to have a party, particularly with a few members of her crew who seem very close to the new folks who moved in (and who also might be the lovers of the captain of the ship?) The rumor is that the ship is owned by Zheng Yi Sao, and she’s bringing them money from her conquests to fund what they have going on here. But that’s ridiculous. Just a coincidence that they call the captain Zheng. Must be a different Zheng.

The newcomers include:

- a very odd married couple who run the inn and will periodically close down for a few weeks at a time while they go try some new career on a whim. Their inn is filled with nicknacks from their various misadventures.

- a guy who makes fantastic little figures out of wood and calls people things like ‘twatty’ and ‘fucking cocksuckers,’ but it all seems affectionate. The local kids love the toys he makes, but he’s having a terrible influence on their vocabulary. Strange relationship with the guys who run the inn, unsure what the dynamic is there.

- an extremely sweet man who has started a little candy shop and has adopted every single stray dog and a couple goats

- another married couple, these two are artists. One does beautiful sketches and the other whittles. There might be something going on with them, the candy shop owner and the other guy who whittles. They certainly seem to get along well.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

A second scourge is battering Brazil’s flooded south: Disinformation

While flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside, another scourge has spread across the region: disinformation on social media that has hampered desperate efforts to get aid to hundreds of thousands in need.

Among fake postings that have stirred outrage: That official agencies aren’t conducting rescues in Brazil’s southernmost state. That bureaucracy is holding up donations of food, water and clothing. One persistent rumor contends that authorities are concealing hundreds of corpses, said Jairo Jorge, mayor of the hard-hit city of Canoas.

Jorge and other officials say hidden actors behind the postings are exploiting the crisis to undermine trust in government.

Ary Vanazzi, mayor of Sao Leopoldo, said many people ignored official warnings and instead heeded social media posts saying government alerts “were just politicians trying to alarm people.”

“Because of that, many didn’t leave their homes in this emergency. Some might have died because of it,” Vanazzi told The Associated Press. “Sometimes we spend more time defending against lies than working to help our population.”

Continue reading.

[pikmininaplane]

Fine whatever nobody asked but here’s how I would rewrite SAO if I had a say in the matter

Aincrad:

– Have the arc be its own season. Let it last the whole 24 episodes!!

– Have some more early Aincrad/pre-beater episodes showing Kirito already struggling to fit in with the others before the reveal. Underline how the whole beater thing is a way for him to both reinforce the others’ cohesion and go do his own thing no matter how detrimental it is to him. Hell, the Re: Aincrad manga has a few chapters about both a floor 1 experience and another first meeting with Asuna and it's really good!

– See the side stories from Kirito’s POV. Don’t switch to Silica’s and Liz’s POVs at random, have Kirito hear about them and seek them out or smth. Also please stop making all the girls have a crush on Kirito... maybe leave that to either Sachi or Liz? And Asuna ofc

– Make the characters from the side stories appear again!!! Have the leader of the Moonlit Black Cats survive, show up again later and have Kirito deal with it! Show Kirito returning to Liz to take care of his weapons and armor! Have Silica appear during the slice of life portion? Idk just spitballing ideas. Also Agil side story I'm so serious why does he get so little screentime

– Show the stuff that's mentioned in later arcs too! Have an episode/part of an episode dedicated to that expedition where they neutralized the Laughing Coffin players so it's more impactful when it's mentioned again in Phantom Bullet! Have Yuna and Eiji (from the movie) show up in the background or in minor scenes! The world is your oyster!

– Show Kirito’s time in the KoB and how he struggles to fit in with such a massive structured guild and would much rather do his own thing. Maybe have a fun dynamic with Asuna being above him hierarchically?

– Make the slice of life cabin part longer and have Yui show up at the very beginning of it. Have them go on nice fun adventures to give the viewer time to get attached to her and eventually get maximum heartbreak

– Setup the Heathcliff reveal more. Have Kirito notice more and more inconsistencies during his time in the KoB. Have people around the game whisper rumors about how his health bar never goes too low and how he might be a cheater. Have Asuna praise him, too – make him an important figure to her before the myth gets falsified

– I’m fine with the duel being the way it is just give it its own episode

Fairy Dance:

– Also have the arc be its own season!!

– Ok hear me out. I actually think the Kirito & Suguha plotline could work if you, y'know, removed the incest. Show that the two of them used to be close before SAO happened, but that two years of absence drove them apart – maybe have kendo be a thing they used to do together, but now Kirito's still in rehab and too weak physically to resume. Show that Suguha got into ALO because she wanted to understand what had driven Kirito to VRMMOs, in an attempt to get closer to him despite everything. Have them meet in the virtual world and have Leafa find an actual friend in Kirito, someone she can finally confide in about her brother (and maybe other stuff, too). Have the details get more and more precise until Kirito finally realises who she is and doesn't dare tell her the truth but distanciates himself from her nonetheless. Have Suguha feel abandoned by her one friend, only to find out that he's actually her brother and feel shocked and betrayed. Make them reconcile!! The identity shenanigans can work it doesn't have to be gross

– Give that boy trauma!! Show that despite there being a chance that he will find Asuna in ALO, he is legit scared of diving back into VR and getting stuck in another world again. Show that the other world feels alien in a whole new way, now that his real body is weak and his virtual body feels different. Maybe touch on the horror of controlling another body than yours and being unable to move your real body a bit? As a treat?

– Build That World! ALO has such an interesting setting, with its nine races and references to Norse mythology, but we only ever get to see three of them (Cait Siths, Sylphs and Salamanders) in this arc and one of them is overtly The Bad One. Switch it up!! Show more of them!! Get into the geopolitics of it all!! I genuinely cannot believe that there isn't a single major Pooka character in the entire show. Why create nine races if you don't show them off?

– Actually here's my pitch for a fully reworked plot: Kirito arrives in this new world, reunites with Yui etc, and drops directly in Alne. After finding Leafa and getting explanations from her, he goes to conquer Yggdrasil right away, but gets fucked up by the creatures inside and victory seems impossible. He then remembers something: Agil, the one person from SAO that he managed to find in real life (along with comatose Asuna), told him he could find him in the game if he needed help.

Kirito and Leafa therefore travel to the capital of the Gnomes to find Agil, and accidentally get involved in some kind of local conflict (maybe the Gnomes and Spriggans don't get along so well and he unknowingly steps into a wasps' nest?), but manage to resolve it with Agil's help and happen to get in good terms with the Gnome leader.

Agil then tells them that he heard some of Kirito's old allies have started playing ALO, too, but they're all members of different races, and suddenly their quest becomes a journey throughout the map to visit the different nations and find all of their old friends. They go and find Silica, Liz, and Klein in their respective nations, and, on their way, meet new allies in the other nations, befriending new (or returning?*) Imp, Pooka and Undine characters. Finding his old friends allows Kirito to get a new perspective on full diving – they all returned to it despite their trauma for a variety of reasons, but ultimately it was healing for them, and it can be for him too.

They also keep accidentally (or voluntarily) getting their nose into the other nations' business (acting as an intermediary for those of them that are in conflict, finding lost reliques and settling old feuds, solving interpersonal problems) and getting the various leaders' support, until finally they decide to try taking on Yggdrasil again, this time with all the races' combined support, making it a game-wide event.

Same thing as the original from here on out, Kirito finds out the quest wasn't supposed to be doable but still gets past the door, he meets up with Asuna, they defeat the villain, get the seed, happy ending!

– Speaking of Asuna, screw making her a damsel in distress. Instead of being held captive in a cage and abused by her fiance, have her stuck in a nightmare of her own. She's getting experimented on in her sleep, and that reflects in the game as, idk, some kind of unending series of trials and enemies that she has to go through everyday. She's still stuck and unable to contact people, but at least she's active and she keeps having cool fights! Also, no tentacles, by god no tentacles

– Her fiance can still be a creep but maybe dial back the sexual abuser thing and dial up the mad scientist aspect instead. He can still be possessive whatever. Oh, and move the wedding deadline to like a month away or something, just so the plot has more room to breathe

Phantom Bullet:

– I don't actually think I'd change that much about this arc? I actually think it's the best arc in the series. I mean the BoB could hypothetically be made longer, with more enemies and all, but I don't really think that's necessary.

(– Actually scratch that make Kirito transfem. Slash half joking :))

Calibur:

– Just edit it out? It doesn't really add much to the plot. All it does is give Kirito Excaliber and introduce Sinon's ALO avatar, so uh. Not much to say

Mother's Rosario:

– I also don't think I'd change that much about it because damn this arc made me cry buckets. Maybe use the additional episodes from deleting Calibur to flesh out the other Sleeping Knights, outside of Yuuki and Siune? Also have the whole gang show up to hold back that one guild, not just Kirito and Klein, what on earth were they doing back then

– Wait actually. Don't make Asuna a healer. I'll never understand why Asuna was turned into a healer when she was literally a skilled swordswoman in SAO. Have her fight in the front!! Make a cool duo with Yuuki, drawing direct parallels to when she fought by Kirito's side!! She Would Not be an Undine I'll tell you that much

[gossipgirloff1]

Considering how much is out there about Max cheating I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. Iirc that old paddock gossip account on ig that went inactive made mention of it too. All I’ll say is where there’s smoke there’s fire /// These are the rumors of Max cheating that I've read on gossip accounts: Sabre Cook: Same as Liam-Hannah-Charlotte. Mikaela, the one Max dated after Sabre, said in an interview in 2015 that the two had been flirting via messages since 2014. Max reportedly spent his entire relationship with Sabre flirting with Mikaela Mikaela Ahlin: Max was caught by the Belgian media with a model from there while he was dating Mikaela Dilara: A guy spotted Max in a brothel in Sao Paulo before the 2019 Grand Prix. Max started following models on Instagram while he was still dating her. One of these models posted at his apartment during the summer of 2020, when he was no longer with dilara Kelly: A few weeks ago, a model was hinting that she hooked up with Max at that after party he was seen at in Austin. in 2021, a model leaked to a gossip account that red bull had hired escorts for a party they were throwing for max before the mexico grand prix, but they canceled the party at the last minute

rumors in unofficial relationships roos van der aa: allegedly, in 2016 max abandoned her at a club to spend the rest of the night with kelly salome harroch: the episode of the model at max's apartment in 2020 happened while he was hooking up with salome

Thank you for the gossip anon ❤️

[zibiscusloon]

It’s depressed old woman hours

(Left Design: S1-S3, Right Design: Epilogue)

This is Sam’s grandmother as well as adoptive mother, Natalie Lindwyrm!

A hard hearted witch from a long line of Oracles, Natalie simply wants what’s best for her family, though her “attempts” to protect them are what tend to shove them apart..

-She was a prodigy of Osran in her younger years with a promising career and murmurs that she would become the next head of the Oracle Coven. She however would always deny these rumors and would never take up the position were her former mentor to retire.

-Her and her daughter-in-law Ophia always bud heads as she always believed that the girl was trouble to her and her son.

-She was a rather strict and driven woman, applying that to how she raised her son.

-Her husband Sao passed shortly after Sam’s birth due to natural causes. She and Sam annually visit both his grave and the graves of Sam’s parents (although Sam preferred to take that trip alone..)

-She adopted Sam after Ernest & Ophia’s petrification. Her and her granddaughters relationship was always strained as Natalie always tried to keep Sam from becoming like her parents, considering Sam hung out around the most wanted wild witch on the Isles that clearly wasn’t gonna change anything.

-Her hair is naturally curly in texture, however she straightened it for years due to comments from others of it looking unkept. After the Isles are saved and she’s gotten time to heal, she stopped straightening her hair and let her natural texture return.

-She worked as a instructor for practicing Oracles, as her family is considered one of the best in the field. She’s now retired and lives with her palisman as well as the palismen of her late son and daughter-in-law.

-She tried to have Sam get a sigil early on to prevent her from using wild magic, as she didn’t want her to ever get arrested, this resulted in Sam running away for a brief time.

-She eventually came to the realization that her behavior is exactly why Sam didn’t enjoy being around her. On the Day of Unity she came to the aid of her granddaughter to hold back Coven Scouts so that she and her friends could get to the Titan’s head, Sam and Natalie promising each other they would work to repair their bond when the whole ordeal was over, neither realizing this would be the last time they’d see each other in months.

-Her palisman is a golden mole with a unicorn horn named Orbit. It’s typical for members of the Lindwyrm family to have rodent or mammal palisman. Both he and his witch are a force to be reckoned with.

-Sam introduced her Hunter to her after freeing her grandmother from being a puppet. Natalie stepped back, acknowledging that at that point she hardly had a stand to make any statements on Sam’s love life. Besides, she liked Hunter, he’s a good kid and quickly earned his future in-laws approval.

-Sam and her are still attending family therapy to help rebuild their relationship. They’re making great progress.

This is Orbit! He’s just a lil guy.

[potc-musical]

POTC: OST Musical fan concept synopsis (cruise line version)

TW: mention of self harm and pregnancy, discussion of abuse

The ladies enter the stage and begin to gossip. One lass said she had one rumor to share. 

At King George II’s courtroom. King’s guards bring up Jack because he escapes and Gibbs got the Sao’s map. The reason why Jack was brought here to the king is that the king need him to search for the Fountain of Youth before the Spanish claimed it again. Although Jack has already searched before, except he never drank the water from the fountain. Barbossa appears with a peg leg and reunites with Jack and told him that he joins as a privateer and lost the pearl 3 years ago which made Jack pissed at him. Jack escapes again and led Barbossa to ask Gibbs for a map to join his conspiracy for his “plan”

Gossipers said that Barbossa got a peg leg and lost the pearl which pissed Jack off. One said that Jack is questioning his immortality because he never once drank from the fountain after he found it in St. Augustine. Also, Barbossa was angered at Jack for wronging him and Jack accuses him of bribery for his “plan”. One says that Jack’s father, Captain Edward Teague told his son about the two chalices where treasures are rare and kept in the cave that Ponce stored, and also Teague told his son about Captain Stephen Cole.

Gossipers described Cole as tall and majestic yet more terrifying than Blackbeard. And people treat him as their king.

Jack reunited with Angelica, his lover/fwb from 10 years ago. Angelica was upset with Jack because he promised to return to her home city, Havana when they start their relationship and decided to become a pirate to search for Jack for years and became a second mate to Stephan Cole. She told him about taking Cole to the Fountain of Youth and Jack agrees since the King orders him to go to the fountain. Also, she told him about the Carnival in Tortuga and Jack agrees. 

Gossipers said that when they first met, Jack thought the convent was a brothel. Angelica was charmed by him. However, he sees Angelica as someone else during the few months of their relationship. And some say he uses her to cope for cannot handle the previous women he met in his life. 

At the courtyard, Gibbs was confronted by Privateer Barbossa along with Royal Navy officers, Joseph and Daniel for recruiting him for his “plan” and the map that Gibbs. Gibbs agrees to join the conspiracy and burns the map. Barbossa was shocked and asks Gibbs why he burns the map because Gibbs memorized the map during his sailor years. Nevertheless, Barbossa happily welcomes Gibbs to his company.

Meanwhile, Angelica introduces Jack to Captain Stephen Cole, the most popular pirate of them all. And discusses the fountain and wanting to drink from the fountain to make him look young again. Jack says that the water from the fountain will solve his immortality issues and it will make him immortal. Cole mentions that he fought battles with ships and shrank them as his ship in the bottle collection, and it includes Jack’s beloved Black Pearl, and owned Queen Anne’s Revenge after Blackbeard’s death. Cole told Jack after they drank the water from the fountain, he’ll give him back his Black Pearl. Jack agrees.

Gossipers said that both Jack and Cole are insecure in their own ways and think the Fountain of Youth will solve them. Jack has high hopes that he’ll get his Pearl back from Cole.

They went to Tortuga where the Carnival celebration was held. As they went there, Cole was filled with pride when the crowd cheered for him, but the soothsayer come up with him and told him to better watch out on Friday the 13th of March. However, Cole didn’t care what the soothsayer predicted. Everyone celebrated until the storm came. Jack and Angelica went damped and they have to find the shelter until they found it. 

Gossipers said they “do that thing” tonight. They say that Angelica wants more intimacy than affection. But she didn't want to admit her feelings for him.

The next day, at HMS Providence, Barbossa brought Gibbs to the ship. Gibbs claims there are three Spanish ships that sail towards them. Barbossa orders his men but the Spanish ships sailed away without igniting the cannons. However, Barbossa deduces that for the Spanish, the fountain is their prize and not sink, and knew Providence will fall behind to pursue the fountain. Barbossa orders his crew to begin sailing.

A few weeks later, back at Revenge, the crew sword fighting and cannons fired to get supplies from merchant ships. After they collect supplies, they cheered.  As they reach St. Augustine, Angelica and Jack spend time with each other. Jack told her about his love for the sea. And so Angelica, she want freedom. After they arrived, Angelica collects “mermaid tears” (sea glass) from the shore and put them in her little bagful, and said it was for Cole’s ritual. As the crew went to the ow, they compliment how beautiful the town is and the townspeople of Augustine praise Cole, too. Gibbs appears again, and Jack asks Gibbs why he was there. Gibbs said that He’ll spy on Cole. Meanwhile, Barbossa traded an emerald to venom from the venomous snake for his sword from the market. As they headed to the cave, Angelica told Cole that she had a dream that Cole died on Friday the 13th of March. As they arrived at the cave, Cole orders Jack to get two chalices and then left both Jack and Angelica at the hotel.

Gossipers said that Cole want Jack to get lost and die in the cave to find two chalices.

Before Jack enters the cave, Angelica told him that she heard that the cave is like a maze, she brought a ball of yarn and gives it to Jack so he could find the way out after he got two chalices and then he enters the cave with the string. Then Barbossa and his crew arrive and Barbossa’s only one enters the cave and follows the string where Jack walks. Then Angelica felt sick, and she quickly goes back to the town where the doctor’s office is located. While finally there, Angelica began catches feelings for Jack.

At the cave, Jack pulled the string of yarn as Angelica said while searching for the chalices. When he carefully goes through, he found the treasure that Ponce stored and finally saw the chalices. But he reunited Barbossa because he was ordered by the King to get the chalices for the fountain. Barbossa also explains about the Spanish stole the chalices from a long time ago. The two stole the chalices, left the cave, and went to the Spanish camp.

Meanwhile, Angelica left the doctor’s office, she said she was stated by the doctor that she was pregnant with Jack’s child, not being sick. She returns to the hotel

Gossipers said that she kept her pregnancy a secret from Cole due to her affair with Jack. 

Back at the camp, Jack was told by Barbossa that his sword has snake venom. After they stole the other chalice, both got tied up around the palm trees. Barbossa said that his desire for revenge against Cole was because Cole made fun of him for being emotionally grieving over his late lover’s passing. He and Cole have a feud and got offended by Cole called him "snake". About his peg leg, he battleship with Cole and he cut off his leg in self-harm and grieving over Cole stealing the Pearl and his monkey, Jack. After this, Cole made a false rumors about Barbossa and everyone (except the Turners) turning against him. While on exile, he became a privateer. And he also didn’t like Cole’s popularity that he was jealous of. Jack agrees to help Barbossa to assassinate Cole. they escape the camp with chalices.

Gossipers said that when Angelica went back to the hotel, Jack went to the hotel, and he climbed to the balcony of her home. Then, both have a conversation.

Jack calls Angelica “bossy” and selfish when Cole was around. Angelica reveals that she was stuck on being “used” and “perfect”, and she never asks him to take Cole to the fountain, she is doing it for Cole.  This shocks Jack and he told his plan for Angelica until Cole enters the room and Jack escapes.

Gossipers said Cole finds out that Angelica having an affair with Jack and betrays him for helping Jack escape from the cave. Then, Cole cuts Angelica’s hair, dreadfully.

The next day, the crew went to the Fountain of Youth, Jack freed Gibbs and starts continuing going to the fountain. As they finally arrive, Cole blinded Jack with his mirror reflected by the sun. And then Barbossa and his crew arrived and they begin battle. The battle was interrupted by the Spanish and they claim the fountain was a hoax, they left after they demolished the fountain.  Before running out of time, Angelica collects water into chalices and puts mermaid tears in each chalice, and waits for the tears to dissolve. Cole drank it finally and he felt look young again. But then, Barbossa and his crew assassinate Cole with many gunshots and stab wounds. Barbossa finally stabs Cole and injected him with venom. While Cole was weak and has few minutes to live, he asks Angelica, “And you?”, Jack threw his pistol at Angelica and she shoots him dead, finally. Cole died on Friday the 13th of March. Angelica ask Jack if he would like to have a drink but Jack declines. Jack’s eyes became better after being blinded by the mirror light.

The crew returns to the town with Cole’s dead body. Cole’s Cabin Boy said that he died by ambition. He said that Angelica, Barbssa, and the rest are noble people. The Boy said Cole left all his fortune to all. And the mob turns angry and turns against Barbossa and his crew and Jack, Angelica, and their crew, too. Jack finally got his Pearl in the bottle back from late Cole and Barbossa taking over Revenge and Jack stole Dying Gull from the harbor and they flee to Tortuga from the angry mob.

At night, after they escape from the mob, Jack, Angelica, and the others briefly stay on the island. Angelica hinted to Jack that she had a child with him.

Meanwhile, Barbossa is now the new Revenge captain of the ship, reunited with his beloved monkey, Jack and he and his crew make their way to Tortuga so people view him as the new popular and powerful pirate than Cole. Barbossa became a master of his fate.

The next morning, Angelica woke up and finds out she was deserted alone and being left by Jack. She felt betrayed by him. Gossipers said that Angelica had an honest comment about Jack. Angelica called Jack a “reckless scoundrel” and also realized that she’s also used by him, upsetting. 

One lady asks, did Angelica forgives Jack. Gossipers said yes. The gossipers paused until they realized they have a similar thing as Angelica and began blunting about it.

Continue to DMTNT musical

[andydrysdalerogers]

Following Team Orders ~ Sao Paolo ~ Part Two

Pairings: Steve Rogers x OFC Olivia Williams

Summary: Olivia Williams is Formula One royalty. Her father is a racing legend and all Liv wants is to be one of only six women in the world to have raced in the most elite racing division in the world. When she finally gets the chance, she has to not only take on a male dominated sport, but her past, her teammate and a life beyond the track that she was not ready for. She just has to follow team orders but what happens when one man challenges her on and off the racing line...

Word Count: 2.3K

Warnings: A-N-G-S-T!!! eventual smut, slow burn, enemies to lovers, love triangle (if you squint) misogamy, fluff, racing accidents, an asshole Steve Rogers (you'll see what i mean); parental death

Dividers by @firefly-graphics

Series MasterList - Main Masterlist

Wonderful news is coming out of FIA headquarters.  Olivia Williams has been reinstated to drive this weekend in Sao Paolo. The inquiry into whether she violated FIA rules found no cause for disqualification.  Outstanding news.  

With that, Red Bull announced that Steve Rogers will also be racing in Sao Paolo.  Rogers needs a win to clinch his first championship in F1. Anything else will lead to a run-off in Abu Dubai against current champion, Ransom Drysdale.  

To Hugh Ransom Drysdale, there is nothing that he can’t get.   

Well, except one thing.  

Olivia Williams.  

The one woman Ransom would keep, if he could have, five years ago.  He was a rookie but a rookie that won a championship.  And he let that get to his head.  He fucked up harder than ever when he hooked up with that moto-ho on their anniversary.  

All Ransom wanted was to get his girl back. She was perfect, even as a brunette and she would make the perfect racer’s wife. She understood the industry and while, yeah, it was hot to see her race, she would need to take her place in his garage just cheering for him.  It wouldn’t take long to convincer.  

As he made his way to the Mercedes garage, he heard sounds of what he thought was a cat crying.  He turned the corner to see his sister sobbing in the corner.  He really didn’t care about Suzanne, being half siblings due to his cheating father but he didn’t want to see her cry. “Suzy?” 

“Ranny?” Suzanne stood up and wiped the tears off her face.  “What are doing here?” 

“I work here,” he replied, rolling his eyes but taking in her appearance.  “Why the fuck are you crying?” 

Suzanne looked away. “No reason. This whole time has been a waste.”  

“Yeah, no shit. You were supposed to be helping me get Liv back not drive Steve away.  God, you are such an idiot sometimes.” This just made Suzanne cry more, sending Ransom’s mind into hell. Fuck, why do girls cry so much.  Liv never cried.  At least, not in front of him.  “What?” 

“Just can’t believe he didn’t fall for me.”  She waived a hand over her body.  “Look at me, I’m hot as fuck and yet he barely touched me.  Lloyd liked it.”  

“Lloyd only likes sluts to use.  Jesus Suzy, you let your boss fuck you?”  

“Oh, fuck off Ransom.” A beep got Suzanne’s attention. She scrolled through the message.  “Holy Shit!” 

“What now?” 

“Liv has been reinstated.  But the rumor is, she had to break it off with Steve during the season since they are teammates.”  

“Are you fucking kidding me?” Ransom pulled out his phone and reviewed his emails.  There it was, clear as day that his complaint was rejected. “Fucking shit! Why can’t I just win this?” he growled.  He took a breath.  “Ok, well at least she broke up with Rogers.  That’s something.”  

“What are we going to do?” Suzy chewed her lip.  

“I don’t know yet but I’m thinking.  I need to get ready for practice.”  

“After a good practice, Ransom found himself with time to think and walked to his boss’ office. “Lloyd, you have a minute?” 

“What is it, cupcake? Coming to whine about your charges not sticking?” 

Ransom rolled his eyes. “Nothing I can do about it now.  But need to stop Rogers from winning that race. A back-to-back-to-back championship will bring in the money.”  

“Keep talking,” as Lloyd leaned back in his chair.  

“We need to find a way, something.” Ransom was grasping at straws. “What do you think?” 

“I think we need to take a walk around and inspect the garage.  Make sure everything is secure.” Lloyd stood up and beckoned Ransom to follow him. They walked around, observing all the security around the garage. “See, Red Bull doesn’t like to have physical security.” They glanced around. “No personnel, no cameras, no sensors.”  

“We come back after qualifying.  We can poke around and see what we can find.”  

“Good job on deducing that, little buddy.” Lloyd patted Ransom’s head.  

Qualifying is spectacular for Red Bull.  Ransom watched as Liv got her second pole, with Rogers starting right behind in 2nd.  He had managed to get third, which still irked him but what could he do but outrace Red Bull the next day.  As the circuit cleared out for the evening, Ransom kept to the shadows, watching as Olivia walked out with Frank.  Seems the rumors were true; she and Rogers had ended their relationship.  

“Stop being a love sick puppy, Drysdale,” Lloyd hissed in his ear.  

“Can’t help it.  I want her back.”  

“First, we have to get rid of the problem and then we can work on that.” Lloyd looked at the keypad to the Red Bull garage door.  He keyed in the code.  

“Where the fuck did you get that?” 

“Barber had his phone open during the principle’s meeting. Dumb shit. He got called outside and it was just a quick check on his notes.” The door beeped and they made it inside.  Luck would have it that Rogers’s car was not put into locked storage for the night.  It sat in the garage, uncovered. 

“Well, the car is here,” Ransom said, looking it over. “Any idea on what to do to it?” 

“We need it to fire and run like normal in the beginning.”  Lloyd looked around and found a screwdriver.  He uncovered a panel and pulled a hose. “So, what I’m thinking is to poke a hole in the fuel line and cover it with cheap tape. It’ll fire but as the race goes on, the tape will melt and fuel will leak.  If we are lucky, the entire engine blows.”  

“Could that kill him?” 

Lloyd shrugs and smiles.  “Do you care?” 

“Not really.” Ransom gave him a devious smile. “I was practicing my fake concern.  We should make sure we wipe down the car for prints.”  

“Finally, you’re thinking with your brain instead of your dick.  Good job, little buddy.”  

“Anyone ever tell you, you’re an asshole?” 

“All the time.”  

“What I don’t understand is why Steve is avoiding me. And why Andy took my phone.  Frank, please, tell me what’s going on?” A tear slipped from her eye as she stared at her best friend. Frank was driving Olivia to a villa that Red Bull had set her up in. “What do you know? Is Steve… Is he leaving me?” 

“No!” Frank knew this would be rough on her but didn’t realize how rough. “Liv, I promise, its gonna be ok.” 

“Is that why you put me in a private house away from the hotels? So that I could lose my shit all by myself as soon as receive the message that he dumped me?”  

“For the love of god Livie, shut up!” Frank rarely snapped at her so this immediately caused her to close her mouth. “The team put you out here as a precaution.  The rumors going around could cause issues.”  

“Rumors?” Olivia hadn’t heard anything.  Could be because the team ignored her for the most part.  It was something that had hurt her chest.  She knew that she would bear the brunt of the pain for Steve almost missing the race, but she didn’t think it was this bad.  Now there were rumors.  

“Yeah Liv, rumors.  Now, go to the deck and grab a beer.  I’ll be right back.”  He pointed to the glass door that had fairy lights peeking through.  

She sighed and just did what she was told. She thought about the flight to Brazil.  She and Steve were on different flights, and she arrived a full day behind him.  And since she arrived, she hadn’t seen him. She missed him, her cuddle bug...no...pookie...no.  She was still working on the nickname for him.  She pulled the door open and headed to the bar on one side.  “Doll?” 

She twirled around to see Steve getting up from a lounger. “Stevie?” She didn’t wait; she launched herself at him and buried her head in his shoulder.  

Steve could feel the sobs racking her chest. “Its ok baby, I’m here.” It had been almost 72 hours since they were separated but it may as well be a lifetime.  

“Stevie, I thought... you left... and...” her cries took over as Steve tried to calm her.  

“I don’t know what is going on, doll, but I’ve missed you so much.”  He kissed her temple, her hair, breathing her back in.  

She pulled back to really see him and then crashed her lips to his, desperate to feel him, to taste him again.  A subtle cough drew out their attention and she saw Andy standing in the doorway.  “Andy?” 

“Yeah, we have some explaining to do.”  He gestured for them to come inside.  Holding hands, Steve guided them into the living room where Frank, Bucky, Sam, Tony and Natasha all waited for them.  

“Uh, guys, what is going on?” Steve looked at his friends and then back at Andy.  

“Let’s sit,” Bucky said.  Steve sat in the armchair but tugged Liv to sit in his lap, not ready to be even a little separated from her just yet.  Bucky smiled. “Yeah, I figured it was going to be like that.  Umm, there is a very valid reason as to why we separated you from each other.”  

Sam cleared his throat. “There are rumors going around that the FIA only reinstated the both of you if you had broken up with each other.”  

“What?” Steve looked at the team. “Are you serious?  I would...” 

“We know Steve,” Tony shutting him down. “That’s not what we are trying to get to.  We played into it. Because we needed to set up the people responsible for this shit storm you have been living.”  

“Set up who?” Liv looked at Natasha and andy.  And it clicked, “Ransom?” 

“Yeah, Storm and I overheard Lloyd and Suzanne.” Frank grimaced. “That was gross but the important thing is we heard what they are trying to do and we told Andy and Fury.”  

“Fury? Nick Fury from Ferrari?” Liv looked around.  “What did you guys do?” 

You could cut the tension with a knife.  Ransom casually walked by the Red Bull garage to see Liv and Steve with their backs turned to each other.  Guess the rumor was true and all he had to do was comfort her when Steve is “injured.”  

Or dead.  

Didn’t really matter to him. As long as he got his girl back.  He had a daisy in his hand and as he walked by Liv’s area of her garage, he placed it in front of her without a word.  She took the flower and looked at him.  He smiled and walked away, shooting a wink at Rogers.  She should eat that shit up, he thought to himself.  He got to his car and got ready for the race start.  

The race is intense as Steve knows he needs to win, or they will have a run off in the finale.  His start is perfect, and he tries to put his mind off of the bullshit that had been happening all weekend.  After this all he wanted was a night with his girl, but it seemed even that was impossible.  

Halfway through, Steve and Ransom entered the pits for new tires.  Its close, with Olivia taking the lead as she had stopped a couple of laps earlier.  Steve makes it out first and in fourth with plenty of time to catch up and other drivers who have yet to stop.  As he heads for turn three, he sees Drysdale on his right back, looking for a way in.  Steve protects his spots and defends by cutting the line slightly.  

Sam radios with an update.  “Steve, it’s still Williams, Storm, Leclear, Rogers, Drysdale with 16 left.”  

“Copy.”  

He looks back in the mirror but doesn’t see Drysdale.  He checks the other side, and that quick look costs him.  Their tires touch, sending both cars spinning. “Fuck!” Steve tries to correct the slide and spins the other way but manages to keep the car running and off the wall.  He’s backwards but has plenty of room for the cars that were behind him to swerve around him.  He waits for traffic to clear to spin the car back around and get moving.  

“Steve, are you alright?” 

“Yeah, just need new tires, picked up debris.  Fuck!” 

“Drysdale is in the same boat. Box, box.”  

“Copy.”  

After new tires and 15 laps, Steve finished 11th with Ransom in 12th and no points scored. However, it is a cause for celebration in the Red Bull garage.  

“Yes!”  Liv waves her hand about as she finished with her 2nd win.  When she makes it to the winner’s circle, she celebrates with the team and heads up for the podium.  

Lloyd is fuming.  Rogers’s car was supposed to be blowing up not finishing and making the championship that much harder. He was yelling at Ransom.  “You stupid shit! Couldn’t try to not use the tag move again, couldn’t you?” 

“Lloyd, the car was supposed to be out of the race already.  You fucked this up.  If i hadn’t tagged him, we would be watching a championship celebration.  Now, we have one more shot.”  

“Fuck this!” Lloyd threw a screwdriver. “We had the perfect season until that harlot showed up!” 

“Don’t talk about her that way!” 

“What? Don’t like me calling your boo bear a name?” he mocked. 

“Eat shit!  This is on you, not me!” 

“How is it on me?  I did what I had to do.  I have no fucking clue as to why it didn’t work.”  

“Maybe I can be of some help with that.”  Lloyd and Ransom turned around. Andy Barber, Nick Fury and a couple of FIA officials standing in the doorway.  

“Shit.”  

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➹ Julia Abe (I found someone else I wanted to send. I'm so sorry x)

send me a ➹ and a fc ;; i’ll create a character on the spot

Isabela Saito

Age: Mid-20s

Born to a Brazilian mother and her immigrant Japanese father in Sao Paulo. Her family wasn't overly wealthy, but reasonably well off as her dad was a businessman. The family occasionally traveled back to Japan. Her dad inadvertently became involved with someone connected to organized crime in both countries. When he realized it, he backed out of the deal, resulting in Isabela's family being killed. She already had a little bit of martial arts experience, and perhaps a bit too much interest in ninjas, and when her family's attackers escaped justice, she went underground for a couple of years and came back to get justice, though the line between justice and revenge gets awfully blurred. She's already ruined a few criminal businesses and is on their radar and a "masked ninja" is starting to become a rumor in Sao Paulo.

Appearance: Being slightly thin and 5'4", Isabela wouldn't intimidate anyone at first glance, which is how she likes it. Her looks don't entirely favor either her Japanese or Brazilian heritage. Her ninja outfits are functional, dark blue or purple over black, tight enough to not give opponents much to grab and restrain her but allows her freedom of movement. Some padding provides protection to sensitive areas and gives her elbow and knee strikes more power. Gloves both prevent her from leaving fingerprints and protect her hands while climbing and sliding. She wears a dark mask which covers her face below her eyes and only leaves them exposed. For everyday wear, Isabela usually dresses casually, wearing a lot of t-shirts, baggy pants or loose skirts, and tries not to look like she could break someone's arms. Her hair is dark and she usually keeps it around shoulder-length.

Personality: Isabela's a fairly quiet, reserved person, and was so even before she started her ninja training. She only has a few friends, none really close. Even being introverted, she's a pretty lonely person. She definitely needs a therapist.

Skills and Weapons: Isabela is trained in traditional ninjutsu, but also incorporates some modern martial arts techniques and technology. She carries a coupe of hidden blades, and can use a stick for fighting, but also carries a more modern baton. She's a pragmatic fighter, using whatever's at reach to fight. Isabela's trained at using ropes to fight, to disarm opponents, trap and bind their limbs. She prefers nonlethal techniques, but can be pretty brutal. She's a stealth expert and knows how to sneak up and attack before her foes know what hit them, knowing her size is a disadvantage in a direct fight. Some things she carries include lockpicks, a grappling hook for getting in high places, rope for fighting or descending out of a window, and duct tape for repairing things or silencing subdued guards.

[insomniac-gremlin-named-ren]

Mama Sabo Au! Part 2

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Sabo is rumored to be the alt!ASL brothers' missing mom, yes most of them are ignoring the fact that alt!Sabo is a noble. The boy just fits in with his brothers so well that, despite looking like a noble, acts exactly like a smarter mountain child. Plus Luffy looks too similar to Sabo and Ace that they really do seem like siblings.

Anyways, Sabo finds the rumors funny, but doesn't deny them. Since they think he's the mom of his younger brothers he could help distance Ace from his connection to Roger. Sabo acts all nice around the villagers, manipulating them into liking 'her'. Really he just did this so that he can get discounts, and to lessen suspicions.

He made a really elaborate story, about how he got into an accident on a boat trip to visit her 'grandfather'. 'Evil pirates' sunk her ship, killing her 'husband, and causing her scar and losing her memory. A group of nice 'pirates' luckily saved her, but she had been separated from her sons, since they had been with her 'Aunt'. She only recently regained her memories after encountering her 'father' again, who was so happy to see her. He had told her about her 'sons', so she rushed here to find her 'sons' again.

This sob story makes people less likely to suspect her, since she could just claim that her memories were still blurry and not completely there due to the trauma. Sabo starts to clean up the reputation of the alt!ASL brothers (they didn't realize it yet, thinking that the others were being nicer since Sabo was around). He goes around with his younger brothers, asks advice from 'other mothers' on how to properly raise 'her sons', and basically acts like a proper mom.

Many villagers love Sabo, thinking that 'she' had finally tamed those pesky brats, when really she just thought them how to be stealthier. Sabo gaslighted the villagers into thinking that the brothers are legitimately related.

Especially since alt!Sabo changed his name. He isn't attached to his name like Sabo was. Alt!Sabo sees his name as a connection to his parents, while Sabo sees his name as a connection to his brothers. That's why Sabo ends up keeping his name (known as Sa-chan as a girl), while alt!Sabo changes his.

The brothers told Makino most of the truth, but not all of it. So she helps support the story. The only one who knows the truth are The SASL sinlings, Makino, and the bandits. Sabo had already been introduced to them, before he went to the town with his younger brothers. I just forgot to add that.

Anyways, alt!Sabo's dad hires Bluejam to 'return' alt!Sabo 'home' and to get rid of alt! Luffy and alt!Ace. Bluejam finds the boys and tries to steal Sabo, but everyone in the village makes a commotion. After all, this evil pirate was trying to steal Sa-chan's son! And it's clear to see that Sa-chan's boy is terrified, must be the trauma of loosing his 'parents' to evil pirates. Sabo finds them and takes alt!Sabo back via verbal destruction.

Saying that they must have gotten the wrong boy, after all, 'her' precious 'son' couldn't possibly be this Sabo boy! They don't even have the same name, after all. When they point out that the kid is obviously a noble, Sabo says that she is a descendant of a noble and since alt!Sabo looks a lot like her, obviously he'd look like a noble as well. Alt!Ace also slightly looks like a noble, but that's because in this alternate world, Rouge is alt!Sabo's aunt who was an abandoned illegitimate child who took in her mother's last name. And alt!Sabo looks just like 'Sa-chan', a mini male version of her. So this makes Sabo's reasoning seem even more solid. Alt!Luffy doesn't really look like a noble, but is similar enough to Sao that he got away with it.

By the way, alt!Luffy and alt!Sabo are just a case of two people who are not related to each other, get have the same/similar faces.

What I'm trying to say here is that alt!ASL brothers look like they are actually related. So Sabo gaslighted Bluejam to thinking he got it wrong. Bluejam would soon realize he had infact got it right, but for now he's just been scammed by our favorite ex-noble.

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I'm thinking that the rest of the alt!ASL brothers end up changing their names, before Sabo returns to his dimension. Mainly because alt!Sabo changed his name, and alt!Ace also wanted to change his name since Garp never told him that his mother had chosen his name. Why? Simple, he forgot to. Alt!Luffy changes his name to Lucy cause he felt left out. I'm thinking that alt!Ace would change his name to Spade or something. I have no idea what to name alt!Sabo. But I do want to name him with something that starts with an A, so that they can still be the ASL brothers.

[mistressemmedi]

Key has made things up before, but she has hooked up with Lando's brazilian friends, the ones who hang out with him during Interlagos, and who were also on Carlando's famous trip to the countryside of Sao Paulo. We know these drivers and their friends date the same girls, so there is a chance. Plus: Lewis has liked pictures of Key, and there is a rumor that he hooked up with the other girl, Sarah, before she hooked up with Daniel.

Anon:

Me:

[capyphoenix]

I remembered that it wasn't the first time Max went to party in Austin without K. He did the same in 2021, but people found it a week later after a guy that posted a photo with him at the after party made his account public. At the time, K and Max seemed to be a bit off. It was right after that video in which Max said he purchased her. K didn't go to Austin and went clubbing in Monaco with Yasmin instead. She was posting motivational quotes on stories and didn't post his win in Texas, Max didn't like the posts she did about partying with Yasmin (she deleted it later). Weeks later there was a rumor that Red Bull had hired escorts for Max at a party they were going to throw in Mexico days ahead the race, but they canceled it at the last minute without giving a reason. A model who had been invited to the party leaked it to a gossip group on telegram. Similar to the latter rumor, a guy met Max at a brothel in Sao Paulo a couple of days before the grand prix there in 2019. He posted a pic with Max there and said there were more Red Bull people at the brothel as well. A few minutes later he deleted the pic and said he couldn't talk about that subject anymore. Some brazilian fans speculated Red Bull contacted that guy and told him to delete the pic because it was taken the night before Christian's birthday, so it would be what they were celebrating at that brothel. That pic has been vanished from internet. 🙄

Wasn't the rumor Redbull didn't approve her presence in Austin 2021 because she was using them as backdrop for a jewelery ad in Sochi? All I know is that Yasmin admitted later that Kelly slipped into her DM about a week before they went out to party in Monaco as if they were BFF for a long time.

And that last part is just disgusting.

[omens-and-more]

More sites are sharing the sbt and headbangers reporting. None of these are sites so far that I have seen that spread rumors or gossip or anything like that. So it’s interesting. Whoever this person who passed is, if they worked for BO or not, sending love to their friends and family!!! 💞

https://www.rocknoticias.com.br/tecnico-da-banda-bad-omens-e-encontrado-morto-em-hotel-de-sao-paulo-na-vespera-do-knotfest-brasil-111117.html#google_vignette

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