#so might post that sometime in the future

[shanastoryteller]

hey so, I tend to leave a short comment just saying I reread a fic when I do... and I was wondering about your personal opinion for those with multiple rereads.

because like, if I reread a fic and tell you about that, that (probably) feels nice, but if I end up rereading something 5 times (sometime in the future) those short comments might start to feel annoying?

I'm not very good at commenting, so it would be the same (or very similar) very short comment just mentioning the reread...

I'm possibly overthinking this, but I'd like to know if in the case of me rereading something multiple times like that you'd prefer to get those comments or if I should keep that to myself after the first/second reread 😅

there's no non-rude comment that I ever find annoying

I'm so pleased you like my writing! I am giggling and kicking my feet when I get comments! One of the first things I do in the morning is open my inbox and read whatever new comments I've gotten. A few times people have been like "this fic is old idk if you're still reading comments for it" and I absolutely am. I read every single AO3 comment I get

Sometimes people leave hearts at the end of each chapter and I think it's so cute and fun to track their progress. People leave "reread kudos!" and smiley faces and key smashes

I am a greedy greedy author. Obviously I love love big long in depth comments - I have a lot of them saved to reread later because they spark so much joy - but every comment is someone liking my fic enough to tell me about it and I love that

I don't want people to ever feel pressured to leave comments. I love them. I am gobbling them up. But if you read my story and it sparked joy within you then the end, that's why I posted it and I'm so happy about it regardless if you tell me or not

But if I get a "fifth reread. shit still hits" all I'm doing is going 🥰🥰 FIFTH reread!! ❤️ Shit still hits!! 💃😘

[chiliconsharls]

So, I caved in and I did it in detail! A few days ago I posted a meme of the Charlos lore iceberg but then I had some people asking about some bits and I thought, oh, might as well make the whole masterpost. LOW AND BEHOLD, it is here; an extensive compilation of the rich Charlos lore

Below the cut because boy is this bitch long

DISCLAIMER: before we begin I must note a few things. First, this isn't a whole detailed timeline of Charles&Carlos' relationship and every single bit of their moments bc I would've genuinely gone insane, so, like with the iceberg meme, this is merely key details of their relationship that make ME particularly unwell. This is also almost 2K words long. Lastly, not all points are linked as some of them are rather quite simple to find with an easy Google search

They have the same name in different languages. (In fact, Carlos has explained that his ‘chilli’ nickname comes from the fact that a lot of his friends went from calling him ‘charlie’ to calling him ‘chilli’). Their name is of Germanic origin and it means “free man”. Charles is the French/English version of it, Carlos is the Spanish one.

Beginnings & Pre-Ferrari era (2017-2020)

“I knew you before you knew me” – Charles said he had heard about Carlos when he was coming up in racing while Carlos was competing in KF3 (2008-2009)

They were already hanging out by 2017, when Charles was still only a Ferrari academy driver – as told by a reddit user who works in the Yas Marina circuit and shared the story with a tiny Renault helmet signed by Carlos

“I said this guy’s not beating me, no fucking way” – Carlos in Drive to Survive S01E02 after his battle with Charles in the Azerbaijan GP. (Sidenote: The first episode of DTS dedicated to Charles –S01E08– also showcases a battle with Carlos briefly)

Marina Bay Sands pool story – in several instances now, they both have shared the story of their first meeting/first ‘real’ conversation back in 2018, during the race week of the Singapore GP. They both said they saw each other at the pool of Marina Bay Sands hotel (it’s still unclear whether they were inside the pool or just by), and they had dinner where they talked for a while.

Carlos’ said that that first conversation made him think Charles was a good guy but also that when he first talked to him, he seemed innocent

2018 Autosport Awards interview  – Charles is giving an interview about how his exciting new season is coming and Carlos pops in and tugs him by the ear, making as if to give him a little smooch

“Carlos! My future teammate!”

Ferrari era (paper & cotton years – 2021-2022)

Youngest Ferrari duo

Lord Perceval nickname is born – despite claims that Charles disliked the nickname Carlos gave him (as requested by Charles himself that Carlos ‘from now on, call me Lord Perceval”), Charles went on to have it as his personal tag on his cap –made for driver use only. He’s also used ‘Perceval’ as his aviator call sign when he did some training with the French Air Force.

Jenga challenge video

Fiorano music challenge – this is their core happy memory, as they have said a few times themselves

“I started to listen to some jazz in the mornings” “Jazz?”

Chess – chess is one core activity they do. They would play a lot, even online. Charles would even stop talking to Carlos when he lost sometimes, and Carlos has stated that he only plays it with Charles.

Charles’ said Carlos plays better at night, and he plays better in the morning to evening. “The flights together are probably the ones I enjoy the most (...) we will put our phones away and play chess. That’s where we have the most interesting and deep conversations and I have really, really good memories of that”

“You haven’t showered together?” “We’re not that close yet” // “I find you spontaneously funny” “Carlos doesn’t do anything but he makes me laugh” – Sky Sports game interview in 2021

Charles going to watch Carlos on the podium in Monaco – Carlos talked later in 2024 about how much it meant for him to see Charles there

“Mate! You are looking at me!”

Red porn couch debriefs videos – not much to say, tbh, Ferrari sat them in a sus red couch to shoot the debrief post-race videos. Some of them are quite something

“Come on, Charles, don’t do this!” – Carlos’ radio in Saudi Arabia ‘21

Jean Alesi calling them ‘la bella coppia’ (“the beautiful couple”) // also, Jean Alesi doing photoshop manips when Charlos fought in 2024

Carlos: “good looking couple” “we make a good couple” “most beautiful pair”

Carlos showing off his strength to Charles in that Ferrari party thing

Everything that was written in the GQ article (by Tom Lamont) as well as the photoshoot

Calling each other beautiful

Charles sharing a sandwich with Carlos

Them calling each other ‘sweetie’, ‘honey’, ‘baby’, ‘love’ // ‘like this or more, darling?’ // ‘thank you, my love’  

Bahrain 1-2

Carlos checking in on Charles before his post-race interview in Monza 22’ despite being told he had to go some other place

Ferrari era (leather & forced divorce – 2023-2024)

Football watching together (despite the fact that Charles’ said he doesn’t really follow football) // “Yes, Carlos will be really happy” – Charles after someone asked him if he watched El Clasico and Real Madrid had won that time

Paddle playing too

“Can I choose the position he needs to be in? Take off your clothes, Carlos!”

The gingerbread cookies video

“He loves me” – the whole shell challenges in Zandvoort actually

Talked about racing Le Mans

Charles being jealous of Lando

“Together or nothing. We come as a package”

Charles hiding in Carlos’ closet to surprise him for his birthday

Monza 23’ battle

The Curious Case of Charlos and Pierre Gasly’s PR accusations – During a fan forum in the Singapore GP ’23 weekend, Carlos joked that he would’ve picked Charles to be stuck with in a deserted island, saying: “You see, I would’ve picked Charles, Esteban, I like my teammate” (because Esteban had been asked the same question just before and upon being told he wasn’t allowed to pick his own teammate, Esteban jokingly went: “I wasn’t going to pick Pierre anyway”).

Pierre and Esteban Ocon had a rocky relationship as teammates in Alpine, on top of having an already complicated past together since they’ve known each other since they were kids. Nearing the end of 2023 season, after Pierre (and Esteban) had been criticized for their poor relationship, Pierre talked about friendships in the paddock in an interview and he name-dropped Carlos and Charles, claiming that people “shouldn’t think that they’re all friends”. Despite Pierre having also named Mercedes and Red Bull pairs, people seemed to only latch onto Charlos

It’s important to note that Pierre Gasly is the driver Charles is famously closest to in the whole grid (as they’ve been friends since childhood) but also, he was teammates with Carlos in Toro Rosso for two races in 2017, and is fairly one of the drivers that are close-ish to Carlos as well. In fact, Pierre sometimes hangs with both of them, too.

Puma couch picture we never got the context of

Fred: “are you still single?” Carlos: *looks at Charles* “anyway, changing subject…” – DTS S06E08 // (Sidenote: theres some joking that Charles’ current girlfriend, Alexandra Saint Mleux, and Carlos’ current girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson, seem to have a slight resemblance to Carlos and Charles, respectively (and the girls also seem to get along quite well))

New York event

Charles timing Carlos’ laps

“I want to give this to you, so you remember me for the rest of your life. For our post teammate era” // “You’re going to leave it there” “No, I won’t" – Carlos gifting him a chili plushie.

“Tell Charles to come close to me and we celebrate this one together” – Australia 24’

China Sprint 24’ incident: “He’s fighting me harder than the rest” // “A kiss on the mouth, everything okay”

Spanish reporter calling them roommates

Insane sim racing videos (almost all of them have some degree of craziness but specially Saudi Arabia, Austria, Dutch, Monza, COTA, Brazil)

Both of them thinking about their morning wood live on camera… then Carlos knowing Charles’ a sleepy guy

Miami merch promo video being cut just right as Carlos seems to go for Charles’ face

“We go from hating each other to loving each other real quick” – actually, that whole motorsport interview for Miami was awesome

Spain 24' inchident - Charles: “He was trying to do something extraordinary because it’s his home race and important moment in his career” // Carlos: “It’s too many times he complains about something”

“Charles and I have one or two ding-dongs a year”

“We look at each other and we smiled like we’re used to” // “We look at each other in the eyes and we understand immediately”

Gladiator II premiere

“Complicate me. Complicate my life, like you always do”

Charles letting Carlos drive his Ferrari in Monaco and show Carlos Sr

“I wanna smash you”

Carlos grabbing Charles’ balls in Mexico 24’

“You should try the chilli crab … I am the chilli crab”

“Try in Spanish” – Charles post Vegas 24’

“Carlos is not my girlfriend, I’m not gonna miss him like crazy”

“I would listen to you for hours”

Abu Dhabi 24’ radio: “it hurts a lot… I really wish we could’ve won it also for the last season with Carlos”

Charles goodbye to Carlos: “Now, I can call him a friend outside of racing” // Charles calling him 'chilli' in IG post (Carlos' said his personal friends call him chilli)

“I wouldn’t be the driver I am today if he hadn’t been my teammate”

“I was happy with Charles. I would’ve continued with Leclerc for life”

“Amazing four years fighting for Ferrari” — Carlos on IG

Fred: “I have never in all my time of racing seen two teammates so intensely preoccupied with what the other one is doing”

Charles being in Fiorano for Carlos’ last farewell with his father driving a Formula 1

Timeless traditions/Uncategorized info

Starting almost all videos with: “Helloooo” “hola”

“Are you ready?” “I’m always ready, Carlos”

Zero concept of personal space

Charles often looks smaller than Carlos despite actually being taller

Hand size difference

Yapper & Yapper

Carlos’ love language is physical violence

Carlos –a self-proclaimed butt guy— often taps Charles’ butt

They had 9 podiums and three 1-2s

They had 90 races together and never crashed

They’re each other’s longest teammates as of date

[deer-fic-fics]

Simpler Pleasures

( MDNI, No Age in Bio DNI )

Could also be called “crazy how through all of this Tav is still horny. the human/tiefling/dragonborn/elf/drow/orc/githyanki/dwarf/halfing/gnome spirit is unbreakable.” Normally more of a subby Gale enjoyer, but sometimes the horrors are unending and you just want to forget it all and be taken care of by a dilfy wizard with big brown eyes and kind hands. Also huge shoutout to @dekariosclan, used this post as a reference for Gale’s praise~

Info/CW: Gale x Reader (kinda sorta), smut, a little angst, a lot of pining, submissive reader, gn reader, reader’s class + race + appearance not mentioned, though Tav’s ‘alignment’ is probably good-aligned

Tagging my beloved @hana-no-seiiki 💕

It’s all too much.

The weight of your companions’ lives, your own life, the fate of Faerûn, press in on you from all sides, at all times.

You roll over, trying to ignore the aches and pains of the day’s battle, the close calls and mistakes you’d made ringing in your mind. Healing magic only takes away so much of the sting.

If only there was a spell to ease your mind.

You’d all survived one more day. It would do no good to mull over an uncertain future.

Your mind wanders to Gale— an unexpected bastion of comfort and stability in these increasingly dangerous days. He’s easy to talk with, or perhaps more accurately, easy to listen to. Though you question his sincerity at times, the moments he’s praised your leadership, praised you, have burrowed their way inside your chest and warm you from the inside out to remember them.

He’s praised you for your tenacity, your kindness, your courage… the memory of his voice, his smile, his scent… sandalwood and lavender, an undercurrent of battle magic like peppercorn, and that mouthwatering scent underneath that is all him…

You bite your lip, tired fingers protesting the movement as you slide them between your legs.

What you wouldn’t give to be between Gale’s legs. The scene unfolds in your mind as easily as watercolors spreading over paper. Kneeling on plush carpet beneath his desk at home in Waterdeep; no mindflayer worms, no squabbling companions to herd, no constant need to look over your shoulder. No worries, no concerns, except the weight of him on your tongue, pressing your nose into his curls to chase more of him, his scent, his taste.

You can’t help but shudder, imagining what soft words of praise might spill from his lips then, the phantom feeling of his hand cupping your head encouragingly.

Your orgasm washes over you just as softly, as weak and tired as your body, and belatedly you wonder how much better it would have felt if it were his fingers rather than yours.

[teamunee]

wrio is aethers scary dog privilege

[bluespiritshonour]

"Not everything's changed" -Mai, Going Home Again

[sensei-twinkles]

I’ve been too busy for finished pieces and I feel bad not posting much so I’m gonna post more sketches if that’s okay! Just means you guys get more content ✨

Most will be Dadmight because literally peak duo I can’t stop drawing them, this is only one page of many 🫵

[welcometogrouchland]

I'm going to be so real I do not understand tim & steph shippers who feel that Steph dating Tim again would save her character. You can make an argument that giving Tim a more compelling love interest would be beneficial for him! And you can at least make an argument that the fujo mischaracterization of Steph would stop. However she'd still, inevitably, be treated as a prop character/extension for someone more popular 😭 it also wouldn't make her appear in more books! Tim doesn't have many frequent appearances at the moment either! You can just say you like the couple and want them back together without acting like you have some kind of moral stance

[hdusa]

printer zam.... would you ever consider uploading lore streams into clipped down vids for a second channel.....

fuuuuuuuck I should just continue the 2nd channel abyss stuff with just clips of the super important stuff with zero cuts unless it’s for a big jump 😭😭

[horrendousmustard]

Rize ☆〜（ゝ。∂

[toastsartcornerthesequel]

An AU where Kon saves and befriends his many clones ( + Travv)

Context and rambles are in the tags

[serpentface]

Do you conlang? I was wondering if you had naming languages (or possibly even more developed ones) for pulling the words you use. I tried to search your blog but didn't find anything, wouldn't be surprised if the feature is just busted tho. Your worldbuilding is wonderful and I particularly enjoy the anthropological and linguistic elements.

Ok the thing is I had kind of decided I was not going to do any conlanging because I don't feel like I'm equipped to do a good job of it, like was fully like "I'm just going to do JUST enough that it doesn't fail an immediate sniff test and is more thoughtful than just keysmashing and putting in vowels". And then have kinda been conlanging anyway (though not to a very deep and serious extent. I maybe have like....an above average comprehension of how language construction works via willingness to research, but that's not saying much, also I can never remember the meanings of most linguistic terms like 'frictives' or etc off the top of my head. I'm just kinda raw dogging it with a vague conceptualization of what these things mean)

I do at least have a naming language for Wardi (and more basic rules for other established languages) but the rudimentary forms of it were devised with methods much shakier and less linguistically viable than even the most basic naming language schemes, and I only went back over it LONG after I had already made a bunch of words so there's some inconsistencies with consonant presence and usage. (This can at least be justified because it IS a language that would have a lot of loanwords and would be heavily influenced by other language groups- Burri being by far the most significant, Highland-Finnic and Yuroma-Lowlands also being large contributors)

The 'method' I used was:

-Skip basic construction elements and fully move into devising necessary name words, with at least a Vibe of what consonants are going to be common and how pronunciation works -Identify some roots out of the established words and their meanings. Establish an ongoing glossary of known roots/words. -Construct new words based in root words, or as obvious extensions/variants of established words. -Get really involved in how the literal meanings of some words might not translate properly to english, mostly use this to produce a glossary of in-universe slang. -Realize that I probably should have at least some very basic internal consistency at this point. -Google search tutorials on writing a naming language. -Reverse engineer a naming language out of established words, and ascribe all remaining inconsistencies to being loanwords or just the mysteries of life or whatever.

I do at least have some strongly established pronunciation rules and a sense of broad regional dialect/accents.

-'ai' words are almost always pronounced with a long 'aye' sound.

-There is no 'Z' or 'X' sound, a Wardi speaker pronouncing 'zebra' would go for 'tsee-brah', and would attempt 'xylophone' as 'ssye-lohp-hon'

-'V' sounds are nearly absent and occur only in loanwords, and tend to be pronounced with a 'W' sound. 'Virsum' is a Highland word (pronounced 'veer-soom') denoting ancestry, a Wardi speaker would go 'weer-sum'.

-'Ch' spellings almost always imply a soft 'chuh' sound when appearing after an E, I, or O (pelatoche= pel-ah-toh-chey), but a hard 'kh' sound after an A or U (odomache= oh-doh-mah-khe). When at the start of a word, it's usually a soft 'ch' unless followed by an 'i' sound (chin (dog) is pronounced with a hard K 'khiin', cholem (salt) is pronounced with a soft Ch 'cho-lehm')

-Western Wardin has strong Burri cultural and linguistic influence, and a distinct accent- one of the most pronounced differences is use of the ñ sound in 'nn' words. The western city of Ephennos is pronounced 'ey-fey-nyos' by most residents, the southeastern city of Erubinnos is pronounced 'eh-roo-been-nos' by most residents. Palo's surname 'Apolynnon' is pronounced 'A-puh-lee-nyon' in the Burri and western Wardi dialects (which is the 'proper' pronunciation, given that it's a Kos name), but will generally be spoken as 'Ah-poh-leen-non' in the south and east.

-R's are rolled in Highland-Finnic words. Rolling R's is common in far northern rural Wardi dialects but no others. Most urban Wardi speakers consider rolling R's sort of a hick thing, and often think it sounds stupid or at least uneducated. (Brakul's name should be pronounced with a brief rolled 'r', short 'ah' and long 'uul', but is generally being pronounced by his south-southeastern compatriots with a long unrolled 'Brah' sound).

Anyway not really a sturdy construction that will hold up to the scrutiny of someone well equipped for linguistics but not pure bullshit either.

[eggwishing]

CRINGE AND FREE CRINGE AND FREE CRINGE AND FREE I AM CRINGE AND FREE FOR EVER

[le-agent-egg]

Erm what the scallop

[lostinlovingrevery]

Love and Bounties (Scene)

A/N: I'm suffering MAJOR writers block, so scrolling through Pinterest and saw a collection of images that gave me an idea. I just wanna write several fics with themes of characters/reader being just as protective of Logan as he is for them! (Clint Eastwood reminds me of Logan/Hugh Jackman..) Logans not actually in this scene...Sorry!

Summary: She has to defend someone very precious to her, from a group of men who will stop at nothing for revenge.

Word Count: 813

She watched as a group of men began to approach the home. All of them rugged, dressed as bounty hunters and cowboys, with heavy coats and boots with spurs. Men who don’t belong to homes or hearts, and let the cruelty of the world harden their souls as they commit their own lives to being a pain in the ass and making everyone else's lives harder. 

Mags was sitting upon a wooden rocking chair, dressed in a pretty and lacey off the shoulder dress that hugged her waist. She leaned back against the arm of the chair, and she had her legs spread in the most unladylike manner; with one leg bent over the arm of the chair, and the other foot slowly pushing the ground, rocking her in the chair, creating a rhythmic croak each time she leaned back and forth. She had on arm lazily resting ontop her knee, while the other was holding into the barrel of a Winchester, the gun laying across her lap, the butt of it pressed to the ground of the wooden porch. 

She held a cigar loosely between her painted lips, rolling it with her tongue. She didn’t really necessarily like smoking, but she liked the taste of the cigars, something relatively new she learned about herself. Her hair was pulled up messily in a bun, large blonde curls hung and framed around her face. Her expression was casual, and observant as she watched the men approach. 

One of them stopped, presumed leader of the small group, holding his hand up to the others. His face was aged by his sins, long graying hairs pulled back in a bun. Not really a charmer. 

“Greetings, lil lady.” He called out, a heavy southern draw in his voice. “Fine evening ain’t it?”

“Sure is.” She respond, lifting her head up at she stared down at them, ceasing her rocking in the chair. She lifted her hand, removing the cigar from her lips, the tip now stained with red lipstick, as she set it on the crate next to her.

“Now I don’t mean to uh…impose on a beautiful young lady like yourself, but I believe you got something- someone we want.” 

She raised a brow. “I think I do…. You’re not going to get it though.” She says cooly, tipping her head to the side. A challenge in her expression. A quirk of her lips in a smile as she awaits his response. He scoffed, looking at the men standing on either side of him, some amused, some annoyed. 

“I wasn’t asking darling.” He says. “Now you either let us in and grab him, and we leave all peaceful-like. Or we going to come in…and take you both. By force.” He threatens, his voice turning dark and low towards the end. She grins. 

“Really?” She says. “That sounds like it’d be fun. You are not going to do that though. Not with me.” 

“You? You gonna stop us?” He asks. He looked at the others again, all them now amused. “Little girl like you? All alone?” 

She hummed. She lifted the Winchester up into her arms, acting as if she was admiring it, as her hands took the proper places to hold a gun, a finger resting gently over the trigger, while her other hand ran down the underarm of the gun. She glanced upwards, at the group of men. 

“Who says I’m alone?” She asks, she pulled the lever of the shotgun, cocking it into place, in display of dominance, showing them that she was armed, and ready.

“I ain’t see anyone else?” He says, arms stretching out as he glanced around the land. It was seemingly empty, the fields, the trees. He didn’t detect other presences around them. She smiled. “There ain’t anybody here but you; and Howlett.” 

“Why don’t you come up and find out then?” 

He frowned. The lady could be bluffing. Way to get them to go away. Though she was armed, and he knew none of his boys would be willing to lay down their lives just to get ahold of Logan Howlett. Yet. Call his losses now. Come back later, more prepared, with more men- more than who could be hiding in that house. This wasn’t about money to him anymore, it was about getting even. He looked to his right, Denver looking at him, small nod of his head- reading his mind and agreeing with his plan. 

“Alright darling.” He smiles, a cocky arrogance about his tone. “We’ll stop by later.” 

She raises her chin, watching as they all turned and began walking away. She stood from the rocking chair, placing the gun at her side like a cane, hand on her hip as she watched the men walk away. Clicking her tongue and shaking her head. She was going to have to think of something to do, soon.

[sincapjelly]

Do you know why Lilly's name is written with two "L"s? Because the two "L"s stand for SILLY!

Sorta comic redraw? (She is listening to Geckle and Munce and how they don't like each other.) (I think they didn't like each other even before the whole blades stuff?)

Also yea, that's sorta still a child, she is like at most 19 here. (According to my most likely inaccurate calculations of timeline and I do believe it. You can't do anything about it.)

[puhpandas]

as someone who isnt super excited for sotm for certain reasons I am really glad that like. it's clear that since ruin theyve been setting up for carnival and sotm IS carnival. so now that carnival is finally coming out, afterwards theyll be moving on to other plotlines since the main villain stuff is sorted out

I'm just rlly happy to finally see a clear direction for how the story is gonna be playing out with like "okay these games were leading up to this so after this will be open possibilites" instead of like. absolutely no info about each upcoming game and being left guessing before it releases and just having to wait and see what's in it and if anything you're looking forward to will be in it

it feels like they have a plan and a solid direction for what they're trying to do and after carnival releases thatll be all that buildup coming to fruition. & we already know from the Scott interview that theres another release 'beyond sotm' that's 'super exciting' so maybe thatll be focusing on another big currently untouched (which is basically all of them) plotline, or even the big campaign game that dawko has been calling security breach 2