#schneider is a sweetheart

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

Schneider interview with The Bosshoss

2020 (first year of the Covid pandemic, but that is only briefly mentioned), Schneider is interviewed by Alec 'Boss' Völkel and Sascha 'Hoss' Vollmer for their radioshow (Alec is also a close personal friend of Alec, you may have seen him and/or his wife Johanna in pictures with the Schneiders).

A little translation from my side into english, because i couldn't find one yet, and because Schneider is just a big sweetheart (like basically all the Rammstein guys are) in it. The Bosshoss (BH) guys tend to interrupt him now and then, but Schneider (S) manages very well to ignore that and finish his own story (many years in the Rammstein democracy training under his belt 😊), so i'll translate their stuff only when they start a new topic (and I'll leave out the initial greeting and goodbye at the end, they are probably selfexplanatory).

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BH: Was it easy to postpone the Stadiumtour?

S: I'm saying yes, but one saw the situation coming, and we secured dates in time for next year.

BH: You have been playing these really really big venues for a long time, stadiums, football stadiums, what is your favorite stadium?

S: This tour we have only been able to play for one summer, and that was just in Europe, I'm just going to say the best stadium in the world really is the Olympic stadium, that is a really great stadium..

BH: in Berlin?

S: ..possibly it fits us really well, but obviously it's also such a great location for us because we are Berliner and then it's a dream to achieve, finally to make it and play in Huxleys, or to make it to the O2, you know, and like that, step by step, and at some point you get to Die Waldbühne and then the Olympic stadium and.. if you get there at all.

BH: let's talk about you a little bit, you started learning music in an orchestra..

S: I could choose between clarinet, trombone and trumpet, and uh..one I felt was too big, the other too girly and trumpet, well, then I'll play trumpet.

BH: ..the little trumpet-boy Christoph..

S: Yes, so I had my job in the orchestra, und us trumpets, and trombones I think, we sat in directly in front of the percussionists, and I always had a lot of time to watch them during rehearsals and I thought that was cool, I was interested in Rockmusic as well..

BH: So you taught yourself to drum and then Rammstein happened? Or did you learn something properly in between?

S: No, it was like this, I really was inspired by it and at home tried to.. I collected sticks, leftovers from fireworks, Newyear's eve fireworks, really thin sticks. And then I became a self-taught-drummer, I build more and more stuff together in my room, from stools, buckets, musicstands, tried to craft myself a high-hat and played along with the music that I thought was hot.

BH: Are your 'greats' from this period, from that genre or..

S: Well yeah, I like, as you say, I like the straight drummers, the ones who are really in service of the band, the ones who see themselves as backing musicians, the ones who hold back and play what is important. The master is Phil Rudd, ACDC drummer, he influenced me a lot stylistically, he plays so minimalistic, when you analyse it, it is impressive.

BH: Are you nervous, when you play in LA some time, or elsewhere, then, I don't know, Lars Ulrich or Dave Grohl are backstage and look over your shoulder, are you excited?

S: Ofcourse, that's really really bad, for instance when you know .. is there (note: I can't make out the name he mentions) or Dave Grohl, all happened. And I'm not the best drummer..

BH: But it's not about that, maybe technically, but you play exactly the way you should..But Chad Smith thought it was cool? Or didn't he watch you yet?

S: Well, Chad Smith I actually know really well, he's a big Rammstein fan, he visited us often, and he was also with us in our rehearsal room..

BH: What, here at home? The drummer of Chili Peppers happens to be at Christoph Schneider's.

S: Yes, he was in Pankow (note: part of Berlin where Schneider is from, and i think Rammstein practice there too, if I'm not mistaken)

BH: Cool, and I'm always proud that we have a German band who is moving internationally, Goddamn that's a German band, I think that's really cool. Chad Smith eating soup in Pankow. Crazy that.

BH: Du you think it's important, you are all six from East-Berlin, that you are a East-Berlin band, that Rammstein has that background?

S: Ofcourse that's still always there in Rammstein, that rebellious, it was always about being against something, against the system and with Rammstein that is always a part of it, what can one be against, how can you provoke, not go with mainstream, that is a role we took on ourselves.

BH: Is there a band that really inspired you, or was crucial for where you are now?

S: Early on I was inspired by classical music, my parents are from a classical music background. The first rockalbum I heard was a Classic Rock album my parents got as a gift from the west, and then I got into the 70's Hardrock bands, starting with Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, but then something strange happened to me, I had listened to those Rock things for a while, and a lot of Jimi Hendrix and that 70's stuff. And then the 80's arrived with all those new bands, those Spandex bands, and those didn't turn me on, and then I took a turn and got more into the Classic Pop world for a few years, Depeche Mode, that was a different feeling at the time. At the start of the 90's a new 'bad' thing, starting with Ministry..

BH: Ministry, ofcourse..

S: .. and then Pantera, that was the only metalband... for me they were.. that was such an ultimate, banging, that was the coolest metalband ever, and that was a time just before we then started..

BH: Are there musicians who already died who you would have liked to have worked with?

S: That's a good question..

BH: Thank you..

S: ..I would love to do a little side-project..

BH: do something with Bosshoss

S: Yes, we could do something

BH: Right, we did a song of Rammstein once

S: and you did it very well

BH: Mein Land

S: Yes, and I can speak also for my entire band when I say that really impressed us, that wasn't just a remix, you did a coverversion of a song, you translated it and made a real song out of it.

BH: Yes, it was Mein Land, we called it 'My country'

S: That was better than ours..

BH: No, no, no... Well dear friends, listeners of the Rodeo Radio Rock show of Bosshoss here, Christoph Doom Schneider of Rammstein just said Bosshoss is better than Rammstein.

BH: Nightliner or private jet?

S: Well nowadays I'm going to say private jet

BH: Coolest thing is a Sprinter by the way

S: Oh, I know those days too..

BH: Hotel or rather go home

S: Well actually I love a hotel..

BH: Really?

S:.. after a concert I love to go to the hotel, have a little peace and quiet and go to sleep, well not right after a concert obviously, first get down and chill out, but not go home immediately.

BH: David Lynch or Tarantino?

S: David Lynch at the time made Lost Highway and accidently discovered our music and used it in his movie. We were megalomaniacs at the time..

BH: Neubauten or Kraftwerk?

S: I'm going to say Kraftwerk is the band that is closer to my heart, I really love them, I think it's one of the greatest bands ever in Germany, if not the greatest, because they show well everything we are, is so German, and that at a time when there wasn't anything like it. Maybe with Kraftwerk it's the music and with Neubauten the lyrics and their aggression...their consistency in breaking with everything. They also did something nobody did before, so really they are in the same league.

[ayavanni]

REVERSE 1999 TEXTPOSTS PART 4 IT'S BACk

see rev1999 textposts tag for all of them

[vqrkll]

Memes from Twitter

[pidginhole]

hi i need reverse 1999 mutuals please and thank you uhhh i have silly little ocs and i draw lesbians

[three-headed-monster]

matt rempe this, matt rempe that, when are we gonna talk about how braden schneider did it FIRST

[mrsfitzgerald]

budapest. 11.07.23

[kent-farm]

—Smallville, “Tempest”

[rnschneider]

" caught you. " (yandere gets caught by another yandere but i refuse to give more context let's goo!! be warned for depictions of stalking)

Click, click, click. Each picture was coming out perfect—but with such a beautiful muse, that was no surprise. Hazel couldn’t wait to print these out when she returned home after a long day of observing her dear ‘bookworm.’ Their beautiful hair, their soft gaze, and god, that charming, simply alluring demeanor had the librarian in a trance. A trance that led her to crouching behind a tree in the park, camera in hand, watching intently as they conversated with.. him.

Hazel seldom judged the kind of people to come into her bookworm’s life, because normally they had great taste in companions. Besides, Hazel was an observer first and foremost. If she could find them studying in the library she worked at during her shift, that’d be simply perfect, but she was always content with just watching her beloved in their natural habitat.

But not this. Anything but this. What Hazel was told would be a relaxing self-studying session in the park quickly devolved into a tedious conversation with a boy who was obviously trying way too hard to talk with someone who was clearly busy. It made sense to the girl why her bookworm was wasting valuable education time on them—unfortunately, they were both social and eager to learn, and Hazel remembered very well that they had loathed the thought of this class, so even if the two ideals regularly conflicted, there was an obvious winner here. How Hazel dreamed of dragging her beloved back to work. But she wouldn’t let this stranger disrupt what is still a sweet moment of her watching over like a guardian angel.

Click.

Just to keep him in mind for later, Hazel took a quick picture of the stranger before returning to the muse of honor for the night. Immortalized in Hazel’s camera, and soon, her collection, for many months to come. Just like every other picture. Just as it should be.

Click. Click. Click.

Once her darling started to pack up and leave the park, Hazel waited a few minutes—ensuring that the stranger wouldn’t follow them first—before packing her things and walking a comfortable distance behind her. It was a peaceful night; with the sunset fading into a lovely dark blue, the sparkling stars reminded Hazel of the sparkling feeling her darling gave her—stars in her stomach, she once described it as. Butterflies were the common expression, but the burning of passion she developed with everyday she saw that adorable face in the library was matched only by the passion of a growing star, giving life to any planet that may stand lucky. Like they gave life to Hazel once more.

It was truly a perfect day, even with that irritating presence at the end, because nothing could stain the glorious presence of—

“Nice camera you got there! Is that who I think it is?”

A pair of arms snaked onto Hazel’s shoulder’s from behind, and she froze in her tracks as she realized she wasn’t the only one following somebody down the street tonight.

With her voice shaking, she asked,“Wait, now who are—” “Don’t ya think it’s rude to be asking me questions in response to my own? Besides, you’re the stalker here, not me. I think my identity should be the last of your concerns.”

She gulped before looking down and realizing a lighter was in one of the hands of her interrogator. She felt her emotions getting the better of her as the levels of stress and danger rose in her mind. Even after years of staying complacent, being the quiet and nervous girl at the top of the class, when her fight or flight response kicked in, Hazel gripped the arm with the lighter in hand, digging her nails into their skin as much as she could.

The arm didn’t budge. The voice only became more irritated. Even without turning, Hazel could hear his peppy tone through grit teeth.

“You think trying to attack me when I’m just trying to have a conversation with you is a great idea? I was going to be nice about this, but if you’re confident this is the path you’d like to go down..”

Before Hazel could respond, their other arm tightened around her face, covering her mouth, and the figure wiped the blood from the marks Hazel left onto her sweater as she started to thrash around violently in anger. She refused to go down without a fight. Not when she was losing sight of her bookworm over some maniac.

“Let me go!” is what she tried to say, but even if her mouth was left uncovered, her demands fell on deaf ears. A familiar string of insults and orders were muffled after, but she clamped her own mouth shut when she watched the lighter in front of her finally go off. Right in front of her face. Slowly and unsurely, she stopped her frantic motions to hear out whatever they wanted to say.

“Ready to listen? Great,” he started. “You must be the library girl they told me about just now. Orange hair, funny looking hair piece? Just from word of mouth, I didn’t really care about you, but since you’re following my darling around, and taking pictures of them all secretly… let me just say this.” The lighter inched closer.

“I don’t know what you’re doing with these photos, or what you’re planning to do with them, but I recommend you quit while you’re ahead. Especially if you have a problem with me, because, well, I’m here to stay.”

Despite his condescending whispers causing her eyes to twitch with resentment, Hazel got the sense that more reckless violence would be useless here. Unfortunately for her, if anybody were to intervene, he’d be legally justified in apprehending her, and a jury would be more inclined to go with the guy attacking a stalker than a stalker holding proof against her in any court. With this standoff clearly not in her favor, and the lighter inching closer with every minute she didn’t respond, she groaned and did the closest to the a nod she could with a resigned look on her face.

“I’m not hearing a yes..” He cooed. Of fucking course. “Fine. I’ll back off.” She spat..

With that, the man let go of Hazel, and she quickly scrambled to stand up on her own, panting heavily, trying to readjust to using her mouth properly without the fear of getting burnt.

“Okay,” she huffed, “I’ll leave them be—alright. In fact, I’ll go right back where I came from so you know I’m not following them after this. Will that satisfy you?”

He stood still for a moment—in thought—before reaching out with his hand. He didn’t mean.. Did he?

“Almost. But first, let me have the pictures so I know you aren’t doing anything weird with them.”

“What?” Hazel sputtered. “But—I can’t give you my camera, I’ve owned this for years already!”

“Did I say to hand over the camera? Just hand me the SD card and go on your merry way!”

His shit-eating grin made Hazel realize quickly that her purposeful miswording wouldn’t ward him off from this. Much to her dismay, they were dead set on having fun with this win. She sighed, and took one last look through the pictures before handing the card off.

As she walked off from the man with a now empty camera, one thing still lingered in the librarian’s mind: when she took the picture of him, and then took a good look at it, he was looking straight at the camera. As if he knew it was there before they even approached her. Connecting those dots made Hazel shudder, both with fear and excitement.

Of course it’d take more than a vicious thread to scare Hazel off from her bookworm. Fear was a powerful thing, and here, it acted as the light attracting the simple moth that was her—people enjoy watching scary movies, and Hazel was starting to see the appeal of being in a scary situation. As intelligent as she was, she had to admit she was also quite persistent.

Even if this newfound obstacle intimidated and annoyed her, as a lover of books and stories, she also knew that she found them intriguing, even if she’d never verbalize those thoughts.

This night wasn’t that much of a loss. With previous collections and the bookworm’s own social media feed to keep Hazel satisfied, the only real loss was that picture of him. Turning back around, she realized they were still watching her walk down the street. Regardless, she raised up her camera, and…

Click.

It was... okay, for now. Hopefully she could take better ones soon. With that, Hazel rushed down the street to get out of his line of vision and end her long, long day of ‘observing.’

[blueberrypancakesworld]

Kyle Gallner - Masterlist

Summary : All my works for this brilliant actor under the cut

Colin Gray

°Perv!Colin Gray ~ Headcanon

°Help in unexpected arms ->classmate!reader , fluff/comfort, injury, kiss

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Vince Schneider

°Sweetheart ->fem!reader, flirting, fluff

°Breakfast with a grumpy cloud ->fem!reader, fluff, kissing

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Quentin Smith

°Quentin Smith - In a relationship sfw

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James Heathridge

°Love the devil's painting ->fem!reader, kiss, darker themes, obsession

°The angel of his desires in chains ->wife!reader, smut, kidnapping, body whorship

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Jeremy Farrell

°Jeremy Farrell - Gif Pack

°Emo?It is love ->girlfriend!reader, hurt/comfort, kissing, cuddling

°Do you have a girlfriend ->girlfriend!reader, fluff, flirtish, kissing

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Cameron Coulter

°Shopping mall, feelings and foreboding ->fem!reader, fluff, mutual feelings

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Winston

°The soldier comes back -> fem!reader, fluff, comfort, ptsd (nightmares), emotional, kissing

°Surprise for my beloved ->fem!reader, fluff, comfort, kiss

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The Demon

°The Demon ~ NSFW Alphabet

°The art of consent and words ~ fem!reader, dom/sub, fluff, smutish

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Tappert

°Love in the military hospital ~ nurse!reader, angst, hurt/comfort, kissing, flirting

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[prettyboysinmyheart]

Nicknames - Braden Schneider

Summary: Braden loves calling you all sorts of nicknames.

a/n: I have no idea what this is. All I can say is I hope you like it<3

Love:

“Love, you can always call me” Braden said into your ear.

“How are you today, my love?” He asked, wrapping his arms around your waist and bringing you close to place a gentle kiss on your forehead.

Baby:

“You like that, baby?” he whispered before leaning down and connecting your lips together.

“Today it’s all about you baby” he smirked, wrapping his hand around your neck to kiss you roughly.

“Come here, baby” he says, waiting for me to come sit on his lap.

Sweetheart:

“No, don’t cry, I hate it when you cry, sweetheart” he says, taking your hands in his to play with them.

“Good morning, sweetheart” Braden turns his body to lay his head on your chest for you to play with his hair.

Honey:

“You look absolutely beautiful,Honey” he says, looking at you with love in his eyes.

“I’ve missed you so much, honey” Braden says, immediately running to hold you in his arms.

Sunshine:

“Can you read to me, sunshine?” He said, watching as you reach for your book on the nightstand.

“I’m so proud of you, sunshine” he mumbled as tears ran down his cheeks.

[the-blossica-fan]

your actor au is a joy to read through whenever you post in the tag. may i ask which characters would surprisingly be related to each other? (ie cousins, siblings, married, hell even in-laws, etc.)

I accidentally lost all three hours of progress I had for this and had to rewrite it.

Also, I'm so happy you're enjoying the AU!

These are all I can remember at the moment and from current global patches.

It's really long though 😓

Isolde, Theophil and Trista are some of the weirdest siblings in the set. They're all so quiet (except for Theophil) but they're actual sweethearts (except Trista).

They mess around with each other, usual siblings banter and annoying each other by taking things without permission. It's always nice to see them bantering around in the set, especially when they act like annoying siblings to each other.

Isolde: Theopiiiilll, you're painting it wrong!

Theophil: Those are just guide lines, Isolde. I can paint out of them because they're not going to be seen after.

Isolde: ...It looks messy

Theophil: Isolde!

Trista taking a sip of her apple juice: So this must be art...

They're all so close to each other so they're not toxic or malevolent to one another. Mess with one and you get the Dittarsdorf on your door.

Trista is actually the most evil of the three because she's the youngest. She has threatened to tell Klara about Isolde's crush on her if Isolde doesn't give her what she wants.

Isolde and Trista were cast for their respective characters. Isolde's experience as a performer and Opera Singer guaranteed her the role, while Trista was left to play herself and young Isolde. Theophil wasn't supposed to be a character until they realized they needed someone to appear in later scenes, he was actually hired to paint and help with the scenery.

Greta and Adler Hoffman are not close siblings, but you know that they're sister and brother by a glance. They both lived their own lives separately, nearly 40 years old so they're not so close to one another, but you can tell they still care for each other. When young they took acting classes, who would have thought it would get them here.

Though this is the only time they have worked together. Greta has always been into field work and connections while Adler has never been that into interactions so he works inside his house.

Schneider and Miriam are actually funny siblings. Schneider was cast for chapter 1 and 2, and since their mother is sick, Miriam had to drive her to the audition (Schneider doesn't have a license).

Turns out looking like you sleep 3 hours a day and having such an anxious personality got her a role. Quite funny actually. Miriam took acting classes but then dropped, too anxious. Schneider persisted through the years.

Miriam is actually glad to act with her sister, she's the introverted one while Schneider is the extroverted one.

Though, Schneider likes to mess around with Miriam a lot, she's slightly evil but truly cares about her anxiety driven sister.

They have another older sister but she's into medicine, they don't have that many sisters, they found it funny when they were told they had 11 sisters in the story. Thankfully only the two of them were ever mentioned.

Horropedia and Twins Sleep, can you see my vision?

They mess around a lot with Horropedia, sometimes they spook him by acting creepy, other times they take his stuff. They're in that age where they follow him around and copy him, he's so annoyed.

Horropedia: I'm currently busy with homework, could you get out of my room?

Louis and Louisa: *giggling* nuh-uh!

Horropedia: I'm going to call mom.

He truly cares for them but oh Lord they truly have to leave him alone, he's so tired of dealing with their mischief.

They were cast separately, weeks apart thankfully. He wouldn't have been able to take it if they were cast the same day.

Bessmert and Vertin, mother and daughter. I'm not sure if this is canon or is about to become canon, I just see them together.

Vertin has always been into acting, and Bessmert is a writer, they compliment each other a lot. Bessmert was hired to help with the script and since she has a daughter studying acting, they wanted to see what she could do.

Amazing actress, they knew she had to be their main character.

Bessmert's acting experience is quite nothing so she had to learn in order to participate in 1.6, she did amazing, her acting style is similar to her daughter.

No one should tell Vertin about Yenisei's fleeting crush on her mother.

Regulus: So you have a mother!

Vertin: ...

Bessmert: ?

Mr. Karson is Sotheby's father. In the story, he plays as her butler, but in real life, he's her father. Sotheby has no siblings, she's a little spoiled as well but she was taught well by Karson.

Filming the scene where Karson died was actually pretty sad for Sotheby. It made her realize she would one day lose him and she was afraid, they had to give her some free time in between scenes so she could recover.

It's never easy for a child to realize they would one day lose their parents, but Sotheby took it pretty well. She manages to recover and Karson stays by her side the whole time.

They have such a good relationship. Though Mr. Karson doesn't approve of Regulus' influence.

Tooth Fairy and Z are MARRIED. It's a long story, it deserves its own ask but I'll try to make it short.

Tooth Fairy and Z have known each other since highschool, not a great relationship there, but it started to flourish around College. They've been married for a year and a half now.

Though they were never meant to be acting, Constantine offered them a role. Turns out they're natural in the acting department, though they would never act outside of Reverse 1999. Tooth Fairy (yes she adores that nickname now) is a graduate in medicine while Madam Z (She prefers to be called Z even before R1999) is a graduate in accounting and economics.

Pavia and Mondlicht are cousins! They haven't seen each other in a while though, Pavia was raised in Italy while Mondlicht was born in Germany years after. They see each other on birthdays or something of the sort.

Imagine their surprise when they saw each other in the same set for the same movie with similar characters.

Was it planned? Probably.

Blonney and Jessica have known each other since highschool and have been dating for 3 years. Jessica is two years older than Blonney (22) but she was held two years, it was thanks to Blonney that she graduated.

They're currently in College, though taking different careers. One is taking Filmmaking (Blonney) and the other is taking acting (Jessica)

Blonney plans to become a filmmaker with a side career in acting while Jessica plans to only be an actress. It works though, they can play as each other's couple in all movies they're in.

Kakania (Goes by her name, Klara) doesn't have siblings, she's actually an only child. Her parents are family all took medicine, accounting, economics and such, she's the only one who chose to be an actress.

The people who play as her family were cast to play that part, though she gets along with them really well since she still has to spend some time to get used to each other and act like family.

She took acting as a side study while taking medicine, she had to drop medicine eventually since she couldn't find enjoyment in it.

[vertin-is-the-frog-guys]

i love you october and fall,,, so to celebrate here's who i think likes jazz!

click - he listened to it in the war, it calmed the others nerves. he doesn't like or dislike it, but vertin has noticed he is calmer and stays in one place more when it's playing

villa & windosng - specifics the old russian ones, tho windsong also like newer stuff. it reminds both of them of home

druvis - also reminds her of home

lucy - she finds she like analyzing the instruments in it

lilya - also likes older russian songs, but actually prefers newer stuff with a slow tempo, unless she's flying

rabies - he likes really old songs

tooth fairy - she finds it calms her and the kids she treats

necrologist - also likes old songs, thinks about how they are not among the living anymore

sweetheart - idk monroe sung jazz sometimes i think it just fits her

apple - likes the ones with slow tempos

mesmer jr - finds it calms her, but also sometimes reminds her of the past

eternity - she's lived a long time, so she enjoys listening to music that reminds her of that time

ms newbabel - has alsways listened to it, feels strange to her to listen to anything else

tennant - thinks it adds to her charm, plus she likes instrumental jazz

lorelei - just seems like the type of guy to like it

bunny bunny - it would play sometimes near the ending shifts when she worked, and it strikes memories

ms moissan - enjoys german jazz, and try's to get sotheby to listen to it but she only likes a couple songs

also:

vertin try's not to listen to jazz bc it reminds her of schneider and how vertin couldn't save her. she gets particularly melancholy about it when she sees click with glazed over eyes and a slight smile in the hall when he hears ms radio playing jazz as background noise at the suitcases dinner time.

[prismatica-the-strange]

Snowfall Sweethearts ☕❄️ | In a Hundred Years

Warnings: 18+, None (?)

It takes Santa a while to realize Bernard and Charity are Dating

Song: My Forever by Kurt Hugo Schneider

Dividers by @stcvcngrant

"Oh, Bernard!"

He spins around when he hears her call for him.

"Hey, Charity," Santa greets, "Is something wrong?"

"No sir," She smiles brightly at him and then Bernard, "I just need to borrow him for a moment, that won't be a problem, will it?"

"Oh, no! Not at all. Actually, since we're at the kitchen, I thought I'd take a small break myself and get some cocoa."

"Sounds like a plan, sir."

He watches her take Bernard's hand and lead him to a far corner of the kitchen.

He joins Mrs. Claus, who just so happens to be getting herself a coffee over at the machine.

"Did something happen?" The head elf asks, chewing anxiously on his bottom lip.

"What? No!" She squeezes his hands, "I just wanted to make sure you were still coming over tonight."

He smiles slightly, head tilting, "Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?"

"I dunno," It's her turn to be a little anxious, "It's just that you kind of... stood me up last time so I wanted to check in."

"I know," he sighs, "I didn't mean to-"

"I know you didn't, I just wanted to be sure."

"I'll be there," He cups her cheek, "I promise."

Santa leans back against the counter next to his wife, "Good afternoon, Mrs. Claus, fancy seeing you here."

She hums in acknowledgment, watching the two elves over her coffee.

"What're you watching-" He chokes on his cocoa when he follows her eyeline and sees Bernard gently kiss Charity. Carol giggles as he sputters, "W-what? How long has that been going on?"

"Since last Christmas," She says, grabbing a napkin and helping him clean the chocolate from his beard, "You really didn't know?"

"No! How would I know about that?"

"Oh, Scott," She smiles, her hand affectionately resting on his chest, "You seriously don't see the way they look at each other?"

"No. What?" He looks back over at his head elf and notices, for the first time, the adoration in his eyes as he gazes at Charity, "Isn't... Isn't that how he always looks? I-I mean maybe."

They both quickly turn their attention to their drinks when Bernard starts walking towards them, cheeks rosier than when they entered the kitchen.

"Hey, Bernard, can I talk to you for a minute?" Santa calls when he sees him walk past the office. The elf stops for a moment and looks at the clock across the room, it's late and he's ready to go, "Just real quick, before you leave."

"Something I can help you with, sir?" There's an annoyed edge to his voice, a tone Santa is all too familiar with. It's late. Later than Bernard would prefer to be leaving, since he's already running behind and will probably be late for his ice skating date with Charity.

Santa leans back in his chair, hands clasped, looking at him over his desk as he contemplates what he's going to say.

"This thing with Charity..."

That catches Bernard off guard and his anxious bouncing stops.

"Charity, sir?" He knows they've been more brazen with their relationship, but he's tried not to show favoritism, at least not too much.

"I don't have to worry about the two sneaking off to supply closets during work, do I?" He asks, and the elf's eyes go wide, "Or if this goes sideways, am I going to have to worry about blow-up fights in the workshop?"

"No!" He snaps, before taking a moment to compose himself, "N-no, sir. On both fronts."

"You're sure? There's not some HR type thing you have to fill out or anything?"

"Positive."

Santa thinks for a moment then nods, "Okay then."

"I can..." He motions over his shoulder at the door.

"Yep, that's it," Santa says, "Go do whatever it is you do with Charity."

When he finally gets to the frozen pond, there are at least two dozen other elves there skating.

He tries to spot Charity in the moving group, but he's a half hour late and hopes she's still here.

He sighs in relief when he finds her. She's sitting alone on a bench waiting for him, cradling a warm drink between her hands.

Her face lights up when she sees him walking towards her and his ears heat up.

"Sorry I'm late," He says, sitting next to her.

"It's okay," She smiles, leaning over to kiss him. He sighs against her lips, fingers warm on her cheek, "I wasn't waiting long."

She holds up his skates and he smiles, taking them from her, "Thanks, Shiver."

She pushes herself up onto her feet and holds out her hands for him once he has them laced up.

He lets her pull him up, leaning forward to kiss her forehead.

They make their way out onto the ice.

She slips a little and grabs onto his arm to steady herself chuckling nervously.

"You okay?" He asks.

"Yeah, it's just been a while."

Her eyes go wide and she lets out a yelp when her feet come out from under her and she falls on her ass.

"Charity are you-"

She cuts him off with a cackle.

"I used to be good at this," She laughs, throwing her head back.

"Did you hurt yourself?" He chuckles, helping her up.

"I'm fine," She's still giggling when she kisses him, "I just gotta get the hang of it again."

He offers her his arm and she takes it, keeping close to him as they skate around.

It isn't long before she finds her legs and she pulls away, spinning around to face him and taking his hands in hers.

"That's better."

He grins at her, hand moving to her waist. He pulls her into a turn, his smile mirroring hers.

The rink may be somewhat crowded, but to them, the ice is their's alone.

"Santa had a talk with me today," He says softly, "About us."

Her brow furrows, "What about us?"

"He's worried we're gonna sneak off during work to..." His cheeks go pink, "Y'know."

She chuckles and her hands slide down his arms to take his hands, pulling back to spin them, "As if you'd stand for any hanky-panky on the clock!"

He laughs with her, tugging her back into his arms, "Anything's possible with you, Shiver."

"Talk like that'll land you on the naughty list, Bernard!" She gasps in mock shock, "You should know that as head elf!"

"Seems you've been a terrible influence."

"I have no idea what you're talking about," She snickers, pulling him in for a kiss.

"I love you," He sighs against her lips before taking her face in her hands to kiss her harder.

They glide to a stop in the middle of the rink, the other elves parting around them as they go by.

His nose bumps hers when he pulls away and he grins at her fogged up glasses.

"Here, let me."

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Lol! Schneider and his left hand in the second gif. That was a very complicated formulation of an idea about what to do with a hand.... *brain cell overheating*

15.07.23. video: @eloisebrandtner

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Before summer ends how about hcs of a pool day with the timekeeper fam? >:]

I did a summer thing before but it was beach focused:

However, pools are very different because they tend to have a lot of heavy gatekeeping. I think Vertin might try to create a “pool” in the Wilderness so her less human-esque arcanists can play around freely without judgment. Since the “pool” will be a section in the Wilderness the water will be stable and free of contaminants (loading screen lore). This is great since there is no chlorine/bleach that could affect Jessica's fur or Getian's feathers. Also, there's a strict swimsuit policy. Sweetheart and a few other bold arcanists make this a necessity and Vertin has to explicitly warn her crew that they have kids amongst them. While everyone's wearing swimwear, Vertin's dressed like a lifeguard. Shorts, t-shirt, cap, whistle, everything.

The pool area has more than one pool!

There's a shallow one for the smaller arcanists and it's surrounded by toys like water noodles, balls, etc. La Source claimed this pool as her territory and permits the children arcanists to join her (also because Vertin told her to play nice). She'll spray the “adults” with water to keep them away. Erick and the others follow suit. Erick is pro at making big waves because of her strength.

Erick and La Source also create currents for their handmade toy boats. Erick's looks like a viking ship, Eagle's is a more traditional but well-made sailboat, and Mondlicht's looks like a pirate ship because Regulus got involved. They play with the ships when they need time to recharge their batteries for more pool battles.

Pavia likes to bother them, specifically Mondlicht and they engage in dramatic water gun duels.

Then there's a larger pool that has varying depths. Jessica likes shape-shifting as aquatic monstrosities and messing with the others (except Blonney). Regulus has taken it upon herself to “capture the beast” in an intense game of tag. Blonney finds the whole thing cute and hilarious but Vertin had to step in when they nearly scared Sonetto half to death. Getian sticks to the shallower end and uses it like a refreshing bird bath. He splashes around exactly how you're imagining it.

The old souls hang out in the last pool, which is more of a hot-tub/hot-spring. Eternity, Shamane, and a few others linger here. They drink and converse. Apple loves drinking and talking about philosophy but he stays with A Knight on edge of water since he's afraid he'll get cooked. 

Tooth Fairy hunted down the people without sunscreen and forced them to wear it. She's especially strict with Vertin since the Timekeeper isn't in her suit so she's fully exposed to the sun. Vertin tries to explain that the Wilderness’s sun isn't the same as the real deal, but TF doesn't care. The only thing she knows for certain is the damage the sun can do and Vertin has negative melanin. Even her hair doesn't have color! TF also looks great in her swimsuit and Vertin's been giving off “Stop ogling my mom” energy when anyone looks too long. 

That being said, Vertin's been caught staring more than once but plays it off. This is based on Vertin's interactions with other people she finds attractive. For example, the way she perceives Eternity and Tennant in AS, and the language she uses when describing Sonetto and Schneider. She’ll also compliment people without thinking much of it but gets flustered if she’s the one receiving the compliment.

Horrorpedia likes to laze around in a big floaty. The ghosts (Click, Poltergeist, etc) push him around the pool for fun and he lets them.  Lilya and Druvis are off to the side under an umbrella. Occasionally the others hear Druvis laughing, which is very rare. Druvis does eventually enter the water and Sotheby ends up stealing her away to play.  

Vertin ends up falling into the pool because she was staring again and didn't pay attention to where she was walking. Sonetto runs over to not realizing she's the reason Vertin slipped. The others pretend they don't see what's going but they're definitely going to gossip about it later. 

However, some of the other crew members are seeing Vertin's scar for the first time since the water made her shirt transparent. Sonetto's covering her front by hugging her but her back is visible. Also, Vertin’s first instinct when hugged is to return the hug. Lilya saves them from their awkwardness by bringing Vertin a towel. The cute scene of Sonetto and Vertin being flustered together is marred by the scar. 

Bunny Bunny brings out refreshments and snacks! Bette helps her carry them out. I feel like they'd be friends. 

Sweetheart doesn't get in the water. She'd rather sit in a chair with her shades on and vibe where people can admire her.

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Spiritual successor to this post

Here’s what I think Reverse: 1999 characters would be like in a normal British secondary school

I’ll add extra stuff if I think of anything else to say about them

Vertin

Year 11

NOTORIOUS skipper. Actual miracle if she shows up in class

Usually gets grades 6-8. Actually really smart she just cba to put effort into work/assessments most of the time

Besties with Sonetto since year 7

Usually really quiet and keeps to herself

But she can be an absolute menace to students/teachers alike if necessary

Sonetto

Year 11

Gets grades 7-9. Cries if she gets a 7

Reminds the teacher about the homework

Absolutely would snitch on people without question

Student council, form representative etc.

One of the few people that put their hand up

Matilda

Year 11 (technically Year 10 but she moved up a year)

Also gets grades 7-9 and cries if she gets a 7

I feel like she’d be mistaken for a Year 7 (projecting here sorry Matilda)

Constantly trying to one-up Sonetto in class

I dont think she’d be very popular 😬 sorry girlie

THIS MAKES ME LOOK LIKE SUCH A HATER LMAO I SWEAR I LOVE MATILDA

Medicine Pocket

Sixth form

DO NOT‼️ LET THIS BITCH HAVE ACCESS TO A LAB‼️‼️

Seriously who let them do bio/chem a level

I think they’d do maths/further maths asw

Literally a miracle they aren’t expelled yet

Would try and fuck with the people in the lower years

X

Year 11

Gets grades 7-9 (damn so many nerds)

Honestly kind of a wildcard. Idk whether he’d be one of those smart and relatively popular guys or if he’d be seen as a weirdo

Either way teachers WEEP at the start of the year when they realise he’s in their class

DO NOT‼️ LET THIS BITCH HAVE ACCESS TO THE DT DEPARTMENT‼️‼️

Sotheby

Year 9

Decent grades in everything but really likes chemistry specifically

That one girl who nobody hates. Actual sweetheart

Suuuper loud though

(Not so secretly) loaded

Regulus

Year 11

Gets grade 7 max. Yeah the school system really isn’t for her

Deceptively lonely. Is well-liked and hangs out with loads of people but only has 1-2 real friends

Really loud in class and talks back to teachers without meaning to

Schneider

Sixth form

Not sure what she’d do for her a levels ngl

Would politics be one of them?

There are like. 10 billion wild stories about her and all of them are true

Would be called leng 💀

Despite joining the sixth form from Sicily, she somehow already knows loads of people both inside and outside the school

Vapes. Im so sorry