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💫 ANIME EXPO 2024: TUTTE LE NOVITÀ DAL GRANDE EVENTO DI LOS ANGELES (PARTE 1)

Batman Ninja, Bleach, UbelBlatt, Panty & Stocking, Beastars, Trigun e poi Arifureta, SAO Alternative, Guilty Gear, Blue Box e altro ancora!

Ce l'ho fatta! Vi avevo detto che arrivava presto, no? Easy, first try. A proposito di first, questo che trovate qua è appunto il primo dei due post di cui vi anticipavo ieri, con i quali vi andrò a raccogliere e impacchettare tutti gli annunci, aggiornamenti e trailer arrivati durante i quattro giorni dell'ANIME EXPO 2024, la grande kermesse dedicata al settore, che ogni anno si tiene al Convention Center di Los Angeles.

Ovviamente, visto che mi seguite più per la simpatia e per i fantastici collage che faccio per le notizie, piuttosto che per la mia velocità, la seconda parte che contiene tutto l'arsenale Crunchyroll arriverà presto, ma non prestissimo. Chiedo scudo. Nel frattempo godetevi questa prima carrellata, con tanta bella roba!

🔶🔸NEW PANTY & STOCKING WITH GARTERBELT

Sono già tre anni che ce la fanno sognare, non sarà ora di uscirla? Secondo me è già pronta ed è tutto un trick per farsi invitare ogni anno all'Anime Expo, eh studio TRIGGER? :V

A questo giro hanno portato un nuovo coloratissimo poster e si sono, addirittura, fatti sfuggire che la serie arriverà in un momento non precisato del 2025!

L'anime è, ovviamente, di nuovo scritto e diretto dal buon Hiroyuki Imaishi (Promare, Space Patrol Luluco, Cyberpunk Edgerunners), affiancato per l'occasione ancora una volta nella sceneggiatura da Hiromi Wakabayashi (Inferno Cop), produttore e partner in crime di lunga data.

🔶🔸BEASTARS (Stagione 3) 

Altro anime che si sta facendo attendere, forse anche più del dovuto.

Come vi avevo già anticipato, l'ultima stagione della serie targata studio ORANGE (Trigun Stampede, Land of the Lustrous), tratta dal premiato manga di Paru Itagaki, verrà divisa in due parti; la prima arriverà su Netflix a dicembre, mente la seconda ancora non ha una finestra di lancio.

Oltre alla nuova locandina, sono stati comunicati anche qualche aggiunta e qualche cambio allo staff, più che mai in termini di direzione artistica, effetti, design e fotografia.

🔶🔸TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Rimaniamo sempre in casa ORANGE per un piccolo aggiornamento sul sequel della nuova serie, basata sul celebre manga di Yasuhiro Nightow (Blood Blockade Battlefront), che ricordo lo studio ha definito come "fase finale". Parlare chiaro è un optional come al solito, a quanto pare.

Bene, la storia di Vash e co. proseguirà con TRIGUN STARGAZE, il cui debutto è ancora tutto da definire, quindi vi rimando ai primi 12 episodi andati in onda l'anno scorso, che trovate comodamente in streaming Crunchyroll.

🔶🔸BATMAN NINJA VS YAKUZA LEAGUE

Svelati poster e primo teaser della nuova avventura del Cavaliere Oscuro in un altro epico mondo DC in salsa feudale nipponica!

La resa in 3D dei ragazzi di KAMIKAZE DOUGA (Pop Team Epic, Sand Land), purtroppo, non è il massimo, ma il design di Lanterna Verde, Aquaman, Wonder Woman e Flash è spettacolare, bisogna ammeterlo.

Come per il film sbarcato nel 2018 su Netflix, anche stavolta la regia è in mano a Junpei Mizusaki (Sound & Fury) e Shinji Takagi.

🔶🔸ÜBELBLATT

Primo attesissimo trailer per la serie che da gennaio 2025 porterà in tv il manga dark fantasy di Etorouji Shiono, pubblicato qua in Italia nella sua interezza da J-POP Manga.

Cioè, almeno parlando della lunga prima parte della storia di Koinzell, visto che in patria è da poco stato lanciato il sequel.

L'anime è diretto da Takashi Naoya (Vermeil in Gold, Tales of Wedding Rings) ed è una produzione congiunta targata SATELIGHT (Helck) e STAPLE ENTERTAINMENT (Am I Actually the Strongest?).

🔶🔸ARIFURETA - FROM COMMONPLACE TO WORLD’S STRONGEST (Stagione 3)

Svelato il trailer per la terza stagione dell'avventura fantasy isekai basta sull'omonima light novel di Ryo Shirakome, che andrà in onda a partire da ottobre.

Seppur travagliata, la produzione ASREAD (Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory) ci ha già portati a metà della storia, quindi ormai che ci siamo possiamo legittimamente sperare in un'eventuale quarta stagione, che ci porti a vederne anche l'epilogo.

🔶🔸BLEACH: THOUSAND-YEAR BLOOD WAR

Nuova locandina e nuovo teaser per la terza parte della serie, The Conflict, attesa su Disney+ per ottobre; in tutto sono previste quattro parti.

Il doppiaggio italiano della serie è curato da Dynit, che si sta occupando anche dell'edizione home video. 

Per chi ne sapesse poco, questa è la serie sequel dell'originale anime trasmesso nei primi anni 2000, che rese celebre il manga in tutto il globo. L'intento è proprio quello di completare, finalmente, la storia.

🔶🔸SPECIAL KID FACTORY

Ricomparso l'originale mystery sci-fi di studio NAZ (Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf, Good Night World), inizialmente previsto per l'anno scorso e poi svanito nel nulla.

L'anime scritto da Otaro Maijo (Id:Invaded) e diretto da Atsushi Ikariya (Sabikui Bisco), sotto la supervisione di Ei Aoki (Id:Invaded), si mostra in un teaser trailer, ma resta ancora vago su quando lo potremo vedere.

🔶🔸BLUE BOX

La versione animata della commedia romantico-sportiva di Kouji Miura, che qua in Italia possiamo leggere grazie a Star Comics, sbarcherà in simulcast su Netflix a ottobre!

L'adattamento è fatto in casa TELECOM ANIMATION FILM (Tower of God, The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse), dietro alla regia di Yuichiro Yano ( Lupin III - Ritorno alle origini).

Ci sarebbe anche un nuovo video promozionale postato esclusivamente su Twitter/X, ma Tumblr si rifiuta categoricamente di farmelo incorporare, quindi piazzo il cartonato e vi rimando a questo link. Si fa quel che si può.

🔶🔸SWORD ART ONLINE ALTERNATIVE: GUN GALE ONLINE (Stagione 2)

Siete pronti a loggare nuovamente su GGO? LLEN e gli altri torneranno sui nostri schermi a partire da ottobre, con alle spalle lo stesso staff della prima stagione, che volendo potete recuperare in streaming su Prime Video e Netflix, oltre che in Blu-ray.

La serie si basa sull'omonimo spinoff per veri gamer di SAO, nato dalla penna di Keiichi Sigsawa (Kino’s Journey). 

🔶🔸GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS

Arrivato, sotto forma di un breve teaser trailer, un primo assaggio dell'anime ispirato al popolare picchiaduro di Arc System Works!

La serie è prevista per il 2025 e la regia è affidata a Shigeru Morikawa (Argonavis Movie: Axia). Il progetto rimane in casa SANZIGEN (D4DJ, BanG Dream!), che per il gioco ha già realizzato il videoclip celebrativo Find Your One Way.

🔶🔸FURERU

Dalle botte da orbi passiamo ai danni emotivi, con il nuovo film dei Super Peace Busters.

Il team creativo è infatti composto dal regista Tatsuyuki Nagai (Ano Hana, Her Blue Sky, Toradora!), dalla scrittrice e regista Mari Okada (Ano Hana, Her Blue Sky, Maquia) e dal designer Masayoshi Tanaka (Ano Hana, Her Blue Sky, Suzume).

Il loro prossimo drama con elementi soprannaturali è in lavorazione presso lo studio CLOVERWORKS (Bocchi the Rock!, The Elusive Samurai) e sbarcherà nelle sale giapponesi il 4 ottobre.

🔶🔸GROTESQUE

Parlando sempre di CLOVERWORKS, è stato annunciato un nuovo progetto originale potenzialmente molto interessante, almeno a livello stilistico, in arrivo indicativamente nel corso del 2025, di cui è stato mostrato per ora solo un concept trailer.

Il regista a capo della produzione è Atsushi Nishigori (Darling in the FranXX, The iDOLM@STER).

🔶🔸PRINCESSION ORCHESTRA

Presentato anche un primo trailer per l'originale fantasy-musicale diretto da Shin Onuma (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense), che lo studio SILVER LINK (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!) conta di portare in tv nel 2025.

L'idea è quella di mescolare il genere delle maghette con tante canzoni da cantare, sia per le doppiatrici che per gli spettatori. Non a caso il progetto fa capo alla casa discografica King Records ed è stato ideato, indovinate un po' da chi? Dal maestro Akifumi Kaneko (Symphogear), bravi.

In ultimo, è stato anche accennato che Shoji Kawamori (Escaflowne, Macross, Aquarion) starebbe attualmente lavorando ad un nuovo film d'animazione, che dovrebbe vedere la luce nel 2025. Cosa si sarà inventato stavolta?

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HAPPY SPRING, A NEW MAIJO ANIME WITH A BOY GREAT DETECTIVE JUST DROPPED

Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/skf_anime

Official Website: https://www.specialkidfactory.com/ (also in English)

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“Sabikui Bisco” Director, “Id: Invaded” For Creator Collaborate on “Special Kid Factory” The Original Anime

The animation company NAZ revealed Special Kid Factory, a brand-new anime. In 2023, the first episode of the series is expected. The anime is celebrating the 10th jubilee of NAZ.

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Ok I think the same sex marriage in RF5 is so funny bc you get magical tree babies which I think is just ten times funnier and more interesting plot wise than the to normal birth bc like

You are granted a random child by tree God and you just accept it.

If i were Ares/alice, I would at least be like "oh sweet, free kid but also what the fuck????"

[pa-pa-plasma]

i don't think i'll ever get over how people treat kids that aren't good in school as worthless no matter what. "oh it can't be that bad" my guy idk how to tell you this but the last time i went to a normal high school the principal called me into his office to brag about how he failed me in all of my classes before the semester was even finished & i should quit while i'm ahead cuz i'm too stupid ("officially" diagnosed as such by a school counselor & a psychiatrist!!) to succeed. & this is considered normal

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Reason for broke: Getting beat up by a kid in rock-paper-scissors

[heyyallitssatan]

*Morgan Freeman voice*

Clark however did not learn his lesson, and he would proceed to accept favours from each of the following Robins

Clark calls the Batcave.

Jason: Hello?

Clark: Robin? It's Superman.

Jason: Yeah, you were ID'd before I even answered. What's up?

Clark: Uh, I stopped at a store after flying back into town and bumped into someone from work. We walked out together, so I had to pretend my car was stolen, but it's still at my apartment building. I wanted to know if Batman had any ideas for a cover.

Jason: Oh, no worries. I got you.

Clark: What do you mean?

Jason: I'll take care of it.

Clark: Oh...kay. Thank you, Robin.

Jason: No sweat!

Later, Clark discovers his car truly is missing. It's found with the tires, stereo, and catalytic converter removed, the wiring stripped, and the hood ornament knocked off. The police tell him that, sadly, this sort of thing has been happening more and more, even in their fine city.

Clark calls again.

Jason: Hey! Did everything work out with your car story?

Clark: Yes, thank you, Jason.

Jason: Great! Swing by later and I'll give you your cut.

Clark: You mean the missing parts of my car?

Jason: What? No. That shit's serial numbered. The cops would think you were pulling an insurance scam or somethin' if you put it back and anyone noticed. I sold the parts to a chop shop here.

Clark: You sold-?

Jason: Don't worry, my guy ain't a snitch. Your secret's safe!

Clark: ...Thanks.

Jason: No problem. I had to tell him you needed the car disappeared 'cause you were cheating on your old lady so he wouldn't think it was tied to something too bad, though.

Clark: I'll keep that in mind.

Jason: Oh, hey, B's here. You wanna talk to him?

Clark: Yes, please.

Jason: Cool. Talk to you later!

Clark: Bye, Jason.

Bruce: Clark.

Clark: I take it you know what happened?

Bruce: Yes. You learned a valuable lesson, didn't you?

Clark: Next time, I will definitely ask how he intends to take care of it.

Bruce: Good. I don't want my son arrested because he was doing you a favor.

Clark: I had no idea he was going to strip my car and sell the parts to a chop shop!

Bruce: You know how I found him. You knew the risks.

Clark: ...

Bruce: And you're letting him keep your cut.

Clark: Of course.

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He was even on the list.

Possessed by a time-travelling ancestor.

I guess this explains a lot of the breadcrumbs.

Should I have put Alex Horne on there too?

Ugh I think I've even figured out what judge not lest ye be judged meant and it's worse than I thought.

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Love your new pfp!

Thx! It's Fuuka from Rune Factory 5! I just started playing it and she's my favorite character so far

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💥 Tanto per completare la streak di annunci e arrivare a più di 30 nuove serie in meno di tre settimane (no, non è un pesce d'aprile xD), ecco le ultime che erano rimaste:

CARD CAPTOR SAKURA: CLEAR CARD - In cantiere un sequel della serie che porterà avanti la storia fino alla sua conclusione.

THE QUINTESSENTIAL QUINTUPLETS - Nuovo anime in arrivo che andrà ad adattare alcune storie rimaste fuori dalla serie e dal film.

VILLAINESS LEVEL 99: I MAY BE THE HIDDEN BOSS BUT I'M NOT THE DEMON LORD - La fantasy comedy di Satori Tanabata ispirerà prossimamente un serie animata.

WIND BREAKER - Lo studio CloverWorks è al lavoro su di una serie animata, basata sul manga di Satoru Nii.

JELLYFISH CAN’T SWIM IN THE NIGHT - Ryohei Takeshita (Eromanga Sensei) sta dirigendo una nuova serie originale, in produzione presso Doga Kobo.

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ANOTHER WORLD - Dal manga di Masamichi Sato sta venendo tratta una serie, programmata per la primavera 2024.

SPECIAL KID FACTORY - In arrivo una nuova serie sci-fi originale scritta da Otaro Maijo (Id:Invaded) e diretta da Atsushi Ikariya (Sabikui Bisco), sotto la supervisione di Ei Aoki (Id:Invaded).

CAPITAN TSUBASA - La serie tornerà da ottobre con una nuova stagione, che adatterà il Junior Youth Arc.

SHINMAI OSSAN BOUKENSHA, SAIKYOU PARTY NI SHINU HODO KITAERARETE MUTEKI NI NARU - Anime in arrivo anche per l'adventure fantasy novel di Kiraku Kishima.

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you’ve heard of the 三つ (”three”) in the ID:INVADED logo, now get ready for

Special SKIP-TO-START EJECT Factory

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i should make a gallery of all the beanie boos ive ever had... i could have character profiles

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I CAN'T LIE TO YOU ✮ LN4

pairing: Lando Norris x bestie!Reader (childhood best friends to lovers) summary: Lando Norris decides to surprise his best friend after being a long time away from home. What she didn't expect was that he had a big secret that he couldn't share with her words: 4.5K - warnings: swearing, suggestive content & not proof read author's notes: I'm back once again! Now you just know I'm a sucker for childhood besties to lovers. Also, I may have already started writing a part two for this one... let me know if you want it!

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The days in England have become more boring with time. Y/N was losing her mind over the repetitive routine that follows the life of a college student. Work, study, beer with close friends and bed. So when her mother invited her for a family dinner, she worried about how excited she got with the event. It wasn’t supposed to be anything special, just her parents and a few of their close friends gathered to catch up over nice food. 

Coming home felt way too good. It’s a feeling most college students get when they go back to their hometown, leaving their crappy flat in university to be served with their parents pampering during their quick visit. Y/N was supposed to be back to her place in just a couple of days, but she felt satisfied to be in a different place than the four walls of her house. Not to mention that she was having a good laugh with everyone at the table.

Her mother always takes dinner parties to another level, serving the best food in her special crockery, saved for moments like this. So Y/N packed a nice new outfit; a cute long-sleeved dress that looked perfect with tights and heels. Not that the guests cared about how she was dressed, but it felt nice to look beautiful and all put together for once after months of hoodies and leggings.

As usual, her parents invited the Norris family, as they’ve been the best of friends for the longest time. Not only they lived next to each other for years back when she was younger, all of their kids were really close friends with Y/N. But the spotlight always goes to Lando, who is the same age as her, making them grow up attached to the hip.

They all grew up going to the same school, not to mention that she would always tag along in Lando and his brother’s karting sessions, having the best time watching them drive flawlessly on tracks. He always enjoyed the times when she’d steal her parents cameras so they could make some homemade videos of their time together. Or when they would sit back, watch their dads play golf every Saturday and share candies in the cart. 

  Y/N and Lando have been inseparable since the age of four, growing up side by side, going through everything together. She was so important to him that, when he joined Formula 1 and had to choose a number to race, he chose the age the two of them had become friends. 

“The number four is for my best friend, Y/N. She was the one to suggest it, and the meaning behind it is very cute. Actually, I don’t want to tell you to not spoil anything, but I can only say that it’s very dear to my heart”, Lando said once in an interview during his second season in F1, making every single one of his fans curious about the meaning.

But it’s been a while since the infamous duo had been together. They supported each other from afar; Y/N sometimes joining him for race weekends and Lando coming back to see her on birthdays and weekends in London, while he visited the McLaren factory. But the last time they had been together was four months ago, during summer break, when he dragged her to join him for his crazy trips around the world. When racing and university was back on, they lost a little bit of touch; almost no calls and only a few texting breaks so they wouldn’t fall apart.

A lot happened in those four months. Lando had a new gorgeous girlfriend; a model who everyone had become obsessed with her TikTok videos for beauty tips. They had been seen together a few times around the world, her joining him for the races and a lot of make-outs behind DJ booths at parties. Y/N, on the other hand, was lacking in the dating department. But the friends she made over the past year made everything worthy. After years of pretty much having Lando as her only very close friend, she finally found new people to go out and have fun as a normal 20-year-old.

With that, Y/N and Lando’s friendship got weird. He had been avoiding her for a while, with the excuse of being too busy with racing, but actually not wanting to talk about his personal life with someone who knew him like the palm of her hand. Meanwhile, she was having a good time with her friends to be bothered by anything. But lately, life had become more boring and Y/N felt like having Lando back would bring some more fun into her life again, with all the epic parties and the good times they always managed to happen.

“Only one month left”, she thought, as winter break was approaching, meaning that Lando would finally be free to come home for the holidays.

She was pushed out of her thoughts by Adam Norris, who now seemed interest in Y/N’s life after a long catching up with her dad. “Tell us more about college! Are you having fun? Learning anything special?”, he asked with a kind smile.

“Oh, I’m graduating this spring, so it’s been… rough”, she chuckled. “But everything has been amazing, you know? The internship is so cool and the people are nice as well”.

“I just can’t believe it will all be over soon”, his wife, Cisca, responded. “It feels like it was just yesterday when you joined uni and Lando started his first season in F1. Time really flies, uhm?”

Every mention of his name made Y/N smile like a fool. But lately, it has been accompanied by a ting of pain on her chest. God, she missed him so much.

“What is it that you miss?”, Cisca asked, pulling Y/N out of her thoughts. Shit, did she say that out loud?

“I said I missed your pie so much, Cis. You know I have always loved it growing up”, Y/N tried to cover it up by stuffing her mouth with the cheesy pie, trying to keep her thoughts of being spoken out loud. But something caught her by surprise.

“Yeah, mum’s pie is the best in the world, isn’t it?”, a male voice said from behind her, one that she hadn’t heard in person for a while. Her eyes widened when she realized who it was, only to turn around and see Lando standing right behind her tugged into his signature comfortable hoodie, with a giant smile plastered on his face, and a bouquet in his hands. “Surprise!”

Y/N brought her hands up to her mouth, trying not to cry at the sight. She couldn’t believe what was standing in front of her. So she jumped out of her seat and jumped into his arms, not caring about anyone else in the room or the flowers being crumpled up in his hands. Lando buried his nose in her hair, taking in her scent, making him feel at ease for once

“What are you doing here?”, she leaned back, holding his face between her hands. His soft eyes looked down at her, his smile never faltering.

“I thought I could surprise my best girl”, he admitted, digging one of his hands into her hips, making her securely close to him. “I had a break before the end of the season, and it had been so long…”

“Shut up, you idiot. I just want to hug you”, she cut him mid-sentence, burying her face in his neck, making his smile even wider, if that was possible. Everyone on the table laughed at her reaction, but let them have their moment after months without seeing each other. It felt too good to be true. 

“I missed you so much”, he whispered in her ear, pressing a small kiss to the top of her head.

“I missed you too. Welcome home, Lan”, she leaned back and kissed his cheek, making it tinted red. Lando was so cute when he blushed. “You brought me flowers! How cute is this?”

She took the giant bouquet filled with red and pink roses out of his hands, bringing it close to her body. “It’s an apology for not being here as much as I should”, he said, making her heart so warm with the thoughtful gift.

“You being here is enough”, she pressed another kiss to his cheek and quickly pulled him for another hug. They just couldn’t get enough of each other.

“Alright, we all know you both really miss each other, but you can catch up after dinner. Food is getting cold and poor Lando must be starving”, her mother cut them off, making Y/N look back at the table, her face burning in embarrassment. He laughed at her behavior and pulled the chair next to her so they could sit together.

Through the whole dinner, Lando told all of his amazing stories traveling the world, leaving all the ‘best friends only’ parts for later, when he would be alone with Y/N. She felt so happy to finally have him by her side, making fun of her table manners, resting his hand on her knee and cracking any bad jokes just to see her roll her eyes. And even though he lived those many adventures, Lando knew life couldn’t get better than having his favourite person in the world back on his side.

“So, Lando, what finally brings you back home?”, Y/N’s father asked, making him shrug.

“You know, the championship could’ve been better and I feel really tired, you know?”, Lando searched for his best friend’s hand under the table, entwining their fingers once they met. Then he looked at her with an adoring smile on his face. “I just need some recharging. Thought I could use some home time before the last few races of the year”.

“You’re always welcomed to recharge in our house if you want to, Lando”, her mother said before the conversation was taken somewhere else once again.

While everyone else chatted, Y/N and Lando updated their phone gallery with new pictures of them. A lot of cute selfies and pictures of their homemade dinner which soon found their place on their Instagrams.

y/username

liked by landonorris and 3,419 others

y/username: always feels good to have my best friend back in the house

tagged: landonorris

landonorris Besties reunited LFG!

↪ y/username you’re such a bore

fanacc1 FINALLY SOME Y/N AND LANDO CONTENT

fanacc2 Wasn’t him dating a model?

↪fanacc3 He is, but Y/N is his childhood best friend

fanacc4 ugh, if i was his gf, i would be so jealous of them together

↪fanacc5 I bet his girlfriend actually hates them

fanacc6 Does this mean more Y/N around the paddock?

The dinner was coming to an end with the delicious sweet treats they prepared for dessert. At that point, Lando and Y/N were just existing at the conversation. He slipped an arm around her shoulder and she found a comfortable spot to lean into him and keep sipping on her wine while they shared a slice of cake. But even though they were quiet, they surely weren’t tired. So as the rest of the adults continued with their chat, they took their glasses of wine to the backyard, just so they could have some alone time.

Lando chuckled when he saw what was still standing strong in her backyard. “You still have our old treehouse?”, he asked and she nodded excitedly. “Wow, it looks so much nicer than before”.

“It’s because I renovated it, you fool. Haven’t I told you?”, she asked, but Lando shook his head. “Oh my… you have to see this! Now it’s a grown up treehouse! Take a look”.

Y/N dragged him to the small construction and made him climb all the way up to the house. It changed a lot with the renovations. Their wall doodles from when they were little kids were preserved by a varnish coat on the wood. She also substituted the old toys for books and her collection of vinyls, making the place look extra cozy. There was even a table for afternoon tea and card games, a TV and a huge futon, with lots of cushions, so they could just lie down and spend the rest of the day hidden from the world.

“What a glow up!”, he joked. “I loved it. This is amazing”, Lando took a place next to the window, where the moonlight invaded the room. Y/N sat next to him and almost immediately pulled out her camera just to capture the moment. And just like old times, they had fun doing a tiny photoshoot together, only to be cut off by his mom, calling them from the ground.

“Are you coming, Lando?”, Cisca asked, making him look over to Y/N, who replied for him.

“I’m not letting him go anywhere, Cisca”, she joked, throwing her arms around Lando, making his mother laugh. “Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of your son”.

“Have fun you two”, they waved at her and sighed after finally being left alone for a proper catching up between best friends. Lando had a satisfied smile on his face and he felt so calm at that moment. He threw both of his arms around his best friend and hugged her tightly.

“Home, at last”, his cheek was pressed on the side of her face, making her giggle with the contact. “I want to know everything going on with you. Just blurt it all out. I owe you this”.

“Oh, nothing great happened”, she shrugged. “Nothing that you didn’t know already. The internship is nice, but it’s coming to an end soon and I’m not sure they’ll keep me with them. And college is almost finished, so that’s kind of bittersweet”.

“I thought you were excited to have a degree”, he said, making her sigh. “Are you not happy about graduating?”

“Of course I am. You more than anyone knows how important this is to me”, she answered. “And I made so many good friends and I’ve been having the best time with them. I know graduating will make us grow apart”.

“Endings aren’t always nice, uhm? But you have to look at the bright side of things”, he started. “You’re finally achieving something great and you managed to have a really good time along the way. Made friends and worked really hard to become the best professional out there. I’m so proud of you!”

Lando has always been her biggest supporter on pursuing her academic path. He remembers all the talks they had about her wanting to master in communications. While he didn’t get to finish school to up his game in racing, he was there for every step his best friend took until enrolling in university. So when they talk about it, he always has that beautiful proud smile on his face, to which Y/N loved seeing.

“Thank you”, she smiled shyly. “And what about you, Mr Worldwide? You’ve been everywhere these past months. How was it?”

“Oh, always amazing”, he beamed. “I got to see so many amazing places around the world. You would’ve loved all the clubs I went to. The DJ booths are amazing. Oh, and the golf courts… breathtaking”.

“Yeah, I saw all the pictures”, Y/N arched her brows and rolled her eyes. “You didn’t even bother on calling, telling me about your adventures”.

“Sorry, I lacked in that department”, he apologized. “Even though everything has been amazing, I’m so tired of this year. I could’ve done better on the track and the last few races have been exhausting. I knew that I needed to recharge before the last two races, so I came back to you”.

“It’s always a pleasure to have you home”, she ran her hand through his curls and smiled. Lando always saw Y/N as his home. She always brings him that sense of familiarity, and her absence in his travels around the world were taking a toll on him.

Not to mention that hiding a big secret from his best friend also wasn’t doing him any good.

“But I’m not here to talk about me. I want to know everything about you”, he poked her side with his index finger and smirked. “Anyone special appeared in your life in the past few months?”

“Please”, she rolled her eyes. “The last time I had a proper hook up was during our summer trip to Bali with that guy on the club”.

“Come on, it can’t be that bad”, he giggled, but Y/N’s face was burning in embarrassment.

“I had a few dates in the past months, but fuck me, they were annoying”, Lando laughed at her statement. “One of them found out you’re my best friend and spent the entire time asking questions about you. And the only guy who was actually decent came in his pants when we were making out in his car. Didn’t even get to touch me”. 

“Oh, poor you”, he giggled. “So no boy to be my new best friend? I mean, come on, we need more male energy in this friendship”.

“Sorry, Lan. No boyfriend this time”, she said. “You, on the other hand, started dating this gorgeous model and forgot to tell me about everything.”

And there she said it: the topic Lando had been avoiding the most throughout the whole night. He really didn’t want to talk about it with Y/N, because his big secret had been hiding right there. He knew he couldn’t, and didn’t want to, lie about anything to her. And he also knew that he really needed to vent about this secret with her as well.

Lando turned really quiet, and looked away, avoiding her eyes. “Don’t start now, Y/N. I mean, there’s not much to say, to be fair”, he mumbled.

“Come on, I want to know everything about the woman who stole my bestie’s heart”, she poked him, but Lando didn’t dare to look Y/N in the eyes. “I mean, everybody loves her and she seems sweet. Why don’t you want to tell me about her?”

“Because we’re not together”.

“What do you mean? I’ve seen the Instagram pictures and the gossip pages posting videos of you two kissing in the club. I thought you were becoming a thing”.

“Y/N, don’t push it”, he asked, his voice bargaining on his throat.

“Why don’t you want to tell me about her?”

“Because we’re not together, I told you”, he sighed. “She’s a PR stunt. She’s not my girlfriend, and it’s been consuming me from the inside ever since we started this little thing”.

Lando finally looked her in the eyes and Y/N saw them brimming with tears. As an immediate response, she rested a hand on his arm and waited until he was ready to talk more. He leaned into her touch and the tears started to stream down his face. He’s never one to cry for anything, so the tears meant that it was so much more than he was letting show. Her heart broke at the sight of her best friend.

“Is this why you look more tired than usual?”, Y/N asked and he nodded, making the tears fall harder. “Oh, Lan… Come here”.

She pulled his head to rest on her chest and Lando wrapped his arms around her, needing some sort of comfort. He didn’t say much for a couple of minutes after, feeling his heart aching on his chest. He wanted to talk about everything with Y/N, because he knew she would understand him. He always feels vulnerable and safe enough to talk about anything with his best friend. 

“Everything is so fucked up, Y/N”, Lando cried out. “God, I can’t take this fake relationship anymore. Do you know how disgusting it feels to pretend to be in love with someone you’re not? And to lie to everyone, hiding it from my parents. From you. I can’t stand it”

“I’m sure you have a good reason to be doing so”, she said, fingers running through his curls and making him sure that she was right there with him. Y/N felt his fingers clinging tighter onto her. “You’re just doing your job and that’s okay. This won’t last forever”.

“I feel so lonely, you know? I was doing so bad on the last few races and I missed home so much. I missed talking to my dad and hugging my mom. I missed making fun of my sisters and going for a drive with my brother. And I missed you so much. I wish I could just stay here for a long while”.

“Soon you’ll get to be here for as long as you want, baby”, Y/N pressed a kiss on top of his head and Lando sighed in comfort. It ached a little less with her there. “And we’ll get to spend so much time together. You can come over and we’ll have sleepovers. We can take the car, drive around and go clubbing until sunrise. Whatever you want”.

“God, it would be so easy if it was you”, he whispered, still holding onto her as if his life depended on it. What did he mean with that? Just those single words made Y/N’s heart skip a beat. Truth is, while her heart ached for her best friend, she was relieved he’s not in love with someone else. Did he have feelings for her? 

“You know, I looked over my so-called girlfriend one night while we were hanging out at the club and I wanted to shout to everyone that it was all an act. She’s like a solid reminder of how lonely I am all the damn time. It’s ridiculous”, he grunted. 

“Come on, look at me”, Y/N pulled his face to look up and held his head between her hands. “Lan, you are never alone, okay? Even if you feel like you are, and even if I’m not there physically, you know that I’m always with you. I’m right here”, she rested a hand over his heart, making him smile through his tears. “I've been in your heart since the moment we met”.

“I…”, he started, but couldn’t get to say the rest. After all this time, Lando was afraid that the next move would ruin their friendship forever. But looking her in the eyes, comforting him through this rough time, he knew she felt the same. “I love you, Y/N”.

She was expecting anything. ‘I know’, maybe. That was so much bigger than what she imagined. Lando had said he loved her countless times over the years they’ve known each other; after all, they grew up together, almost like brother and sister. But this time, it was different. Y/N knew it, and Lando knew it too.

Y/N was too stunned to speak, so he continued with his confession. “I always have, you know? And I only hid everything from you because I can’t lie to you. And because I thought you’d never look at me the same way if you found out”.

“Lando, I…” she stopped mid-sentence, trying to catch some air. “Fuck, this is a lot. Just wait a second”.

They giggled together and he leaned his forehead against hers. “It’s okay to not say anything right now. I just dropped a giant bomb on your lap. This wasn’t the way I wanted to confess to you, but I just couldn’t keep it to myself anymore”.

“Are you saying this because you’re emotional? Because I swear to God, if you are, I’m gonna kill you for misleading me”, her eyes were brimming with tears and Lando whipped them away.

“I’m telling you the truth”, he assured. “I think I’ve loved you my entire life. With all the crazy things I’ve experienced in my life, you were the only constant. You’re home, Y/N”.

“Why didn’t you tell me before?”, she asked and he took a deep breath.

“Because I was afraid of losing you. Scared this might ruin our friendship somehow”, he admitted. “You’re the most precious thing in my life. Do you know how scary it is to fall in love with your best friend when you’re just a kid? And then grow up, and those feelings never go away, just getting stronger every day. I just didn’t want to lose you”.

“You weren’t going to lose me, Lan”, her eyes softened at his confession and now he was the one wiping her tears. Y/N brought him back for a hug and even though he didn’t have an answer, deep down he knew she felt the same.

“I’ve loved you since we were four. There’s a reason why I always carry this number with me”, Lando confessed. “God, look what you do to me. I never cry”.

“You only cry for the important things”, she reminded. “That’s why I love you, Lando. I’ve been in love with you for my entire life too, idiot”.

His eyes widened as he looked up to her, who had a smirk plastered on her face. “Can I kiss you?”, Lando asked, but before she could properly shake her head in agreement, he crashed his lips into hers. He needed to be home, and Y/N has always been home for him. It was the most intense kiss they ever had, like years of lingering had finally paid off for both of them.

Lando pulled her closer with a hand on the back of her head. She wrapped her fingers around his neck, smiling into his lips. Then, as if it wasn't enough, he pulled her to sit on lap, making them closer somehow. She slowed down the pace, making the kiss needier and more delicious. Lando even let out a satisfied throaty moan, his heart speeding on his chest. Her touches made him feral, knowing that after years of pinning, he finally had his dream girl.

“Thank you for this”, he whispered against her lips, a wide and satisfied smile on his face. “Thank you for all the years, all the times you've been here for me, to tell me everything is going to be alright.”

“Always, Lan”, she played with the hairs on his nape. “I love you so much”.

“I love you too. So much”, he left one more peck on her lips before hugging her again. “I don't know what I'd do without you”.

“Yeah, me too”.

The story of how they fell in love with each other was long, but beautiful. Lando and Y/N sat in that tree house all night and shared all of those stories with each other. And for a second, he really believed everything was going to work out. After all, if he had Y/N, Lando would be just fine.

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Help a queer family of disabled nerds

Hey my name is Dante, I live in the Midwest with three of my best friends. We have four cats, one of which is my babyman whom I love very dearly.

His name is Latke Library Card Mango (LLCM). He's very orange and he's the light of my boyfriend, Kris, and I's life.

Cat pics are great right? Have a few.

A few months ago, latkes chronic bladder stones condition acted up which resulted in two emergency vet visits and a week long stay with his actual vet to get the stone removed.

It was the size of a chickpea.

Here's a photo of his post surgery when he had a nakie tummy. He was very very happy to see us.

He's since recovered, but the cost of this put us back around 1300 dollars in total. He's now on a special diet with rather pricey food to prevent this from happening but it might still act up eventually.

We've paid down some of his debt, but the interest is making it become more and more as we try to pay it down.

On top of this, our pipes backed up into our basement and refused to work suddenly a few weeks ago. We live in a house that is over a century old, and the clay pipes keep getting roots growing into them that causes them to not drain.

The roto had to come out and high pressure the roots out to clear them (which required expensive equipment), This put us back another grand.

To add to everything, our 700+ auto insurance bill is due in November, which is the worst time for this bill to need due, but both myself and Kris drive over ten miles to work during different shifts on opposite ends of town- neither of our jobs have public transit anywhere near them.

We are currently barely making ends meet-

I am a lunch lady at a public high school. I love my job. I feed kids who possibly don't even eat at home some days. I do work I am proud of.

However, I can only work around 25 hours a week without risking losing my insurance as a disabled person. My job does not have longer hour positions available, and I am too disabled to work more than this without ruining my body like I have done in the past.

I have been going without buying groceries out of fear that what little money I have in my account will be needed in an emergency. I will be out of work for a week this month, around Thanksgiving, and during Xmas break- unpaid due to me working in a school. Me being out also means no guaranteed meal every day.

Kris works in a factory. He is currently working 55+ hours a week to make what we can to pay off the bills and keep our house. He only has one and a half knees that hurt all the damn time and is barely eating either just to afford everything. His factory keeps calling for sudden shutdown weeks with little notice at the worst times, and he's the main breadwinner in the house for us.

The other two in our household, one is severely disabled and can barely work 10 hr/week (he is waiting on hearing back to receive SSI) on top of having multiple medical appointments a week to figure out what is wrong with his body and why it keeps failing. The other is a freelance artist who is working her butt off to make money while carting the previous to appointments nearly every day. She is full up on commissions at the moment, but when she opens them I'll reblog her posts.

I really didn't want to make this post. I hate asking for help. But we are drowning and there's no sign of land. None of us can afford to live on our own, nor can we move back in with our parents for various reasons.

All I'm asking for is some help. I don't care how much. Five dollars is five dollars. Five dollars is half an hour less we have to kill ourselves to make ends meet.

Even if we don't make the full amount, every dollar will help us get a bit closer to paying this stuff down so we can afford gas and regular grocery trips again instead of having to save up to go once a month like we are currently doing.

Our goal is 2000 dollars.

Yes, this is the high amount. I do not believe we will ever reach it. I can hope we can raise this much at some point.

But for now that's the dream number.

It's the number that is looming over our heads, telling us to pay up or lose our home.

It's not something we need this very moment, but just what we need in the next few months to be able to afford living without destroying our body or working three jobs/ridiculous hours.

We thank anyone who can spare a few bucks to help us, and if you can't afford it just pass this post along to someone who might be able to.

Please send as friend/family if you can, PayPal is threatening to withhold money sent as transactions now if you receive over a certain amount.

This includes sending things through my ko-fi account- so here's the preferred methods:

Progress:

388.74/2,000

Thank you for reading. I love you.

[ambivartence]

Hi! secret santa again, sorry I was so busy this weekend I didn't have time to get online. I’m so happy to have gotten a Minho stan, I could talk about how amazing he is for days on end I swear. First you are so right, his nose is so perfect, it reminds me a lot of the noses on ancient roman sculptures, how it really looks almost chiseled out of stone, something about the way the tip comes to a point is just so pretty, and it really suits his already perfect face so much. I also really love the tone of Minho’s singing voice, it’s just so unique and it hits the ear in such a pleasant way, especially his verse in Christmas Evel (truly the most random song to talk about how amazing a voice is but it’ so true) or the tiger inside cover, I watch his fancy from that all the time just to be able to hear him sing his part hehe . And oml you’re so right about his antics, the way he expresses his love for the members by like love bullying them is truly so cute and funny. One of my favorite Minho clips is from some skz talker where he is just trying so hard to bother Jeongin by sitting on top of him while Jeongin laughs and groans about it. And I have never seen a bigger green flag in a person than how Minho love his cats. Cats are so defensive and it takes a lot to make them be so soft and fond of a person, but those three cats are so in love with Minho. 

I also want to say that I’m a very big fan of your art, your style is so beautiful, and sometimes I just watch your speed paint gifs and I’m just fascinated by the way that you draw. Im also curious what your favorite skz eras are and what your favorite colors are 👀✍️

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yes to everything u said about lee know!!!! he truly is a sculpture!! and christmas evel! and tiger inside!!!! and fancy LOL!! and i also love his voice in "waiting for us" too <3 and the way he bothers his members but also treats them to food all the time without asking for anything in return, and cats = green flag for sureeee whether its his cats or random stray cats he meets on his walks :')

also thank you so much!! i'm glad u enjoy my art n my speed paints^^ it's always an extra effort (sometimes as much as the art if i actually record the timelapse lol) to include them so i'm glad ppl find them neat hehe. as a lino stan my favorite skz eras are all in era (201129 inkigayo lino my beloved) and thunderous era (the era i became a stay!) and my favorite color is yellow 💛 (especially mustard yellow) but i am also very obsessed with chartreuse (very nctzen of me 🤩💚) and rn im in a pastel phase like soft pink + light purple + sage green

what r ur fave eras?? <3