#they have to do like pr and publicity things to be like nope we are sure friends and he's like my step foster father once removed

[breadandblankets]

au where the bats manage to stay urban legends, sure other heroes know of them, but they help largely from the shadows, they aren't put on display and they're hardly known at All outside of the strange circle of gotham's goons

that changes when duke thomas stares batman down and says on no uncertain terms that he's working day shift

the signal is Gotham's first confirmed superhero, and he wears a bat on his chest

social media goes Wild fighting over whether the Batman existed all along or if someone finally got the tech and powers to make the bat (or a bat) Real

suddenly the world of superheros feels a lot more real to the citizens of Gotham who got used to horrible disasters being either ignored or neatly cleaned away from the public eye, now there's a guy getting thrown through windows and helping grannies cross the street and the war between gotham and metropolis gets even more cut throat

[checkeredflagggs]

Subject of Interest

pairing: carlos sainz x fem!photographer!reader

summary: fans love carlos’ girlfriend and her unhinged comments and photography hobby

a/n: needed a slight break from the lando fic and I love doing these small photography based smaus. I will probably be doing these for more drivers — feel free to request someone you’d like to see!

a/n 2: fyi this is all google translate Spanish 🤷‍♀️

a/n 3: I tried to write horny for the first time and I think? It went? Ok?

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princesa: mi amor, ¿sabes lo que me vas a hacer? Either put that thing away or put it to use. (My love, do you know what you're going to do to me?)

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user1: ahhhh love to see the princess back in action

↳user2: girl we missed you and your unhinged comments

landonorris: thERE ARE CHILDREN PRESENT

↳princesa: then leave? I know you have enough of a brain in that empty head of yours to do that

↳landonorris: I just wanted to congratulate my friend!! Why are you so mean?!?

↳princesa: niño…(Boy)

↳landonorris: nope! Lando!

↳oscarpiastri: seriously?

↳princesa: I’m glad he’s your teammate now

↳oscarpiastri: thanks 😑

↳landonorris: hey!

carlossainz55: Of course princesa…On an unrelated note, where are you again?

↳landonorris: not you too!

↳princesa: 🚪 here’s the door! Use it

↳landonorris: I’m gonna report you for bullying

↳princesa: try it twig!

carlossainz55: Hermosa…you tell me to behave but post that picture?

↳princesa: 🤭🤭

↳carlossainz55: 🥵

↳princesa: I’ve got the car waiting for you

↳carlossainz55: 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

user3: girl I’m begging you for just one chance

↳carlossainz55: No

↳user4: when you pull up for a competition to worship the princess and your competition is Carlos Sainz

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princesa: 🏎️ 💨💨 vroom vroom — the cars may go fast but I’d like to take my time with you baby

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user5: congrats on the podium Carlos!!

user6: did she just…

↳user7: imply they fuck? Yes.

↳princesa: 😉

↳user7: girl Ferrari is gonna put you in pr jail

↳princesa: 🤷‍♀️ I look good in handcuffs

↳carlossainz55: 👀👀

↳princesa:😘💋❤️

landonorris: just once I’d like to open instagram and not be assaulted with you and your gross relationship 😠🤮

↳princesa: boo hoo does A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP scare you

↳landonorris: NO

↳carlossainz55: Oh?

↳landonorris: it’s your horny ass comments! Leave it at home!

↳princesa: it’s ok Lando — someday you’ll have a girlfriend

↳landonorris: ive haD GIRLDFRIENDS BEFORE

↳princesa: you’re behavior says otherwise tbh

↳landonorris: STOP LYING TO THE INTERNET

user8: did you guys go on a bike ride?

↳princesa: Carlos did! I was sitting pretty in the basket while he showed me around town before taking us to the beach, letting my man treat me right.

↳carlossainz55: As you should princesa, never lift a finger when I’m around

↳user8: wow that’s so cute and so sappy

↳user9: this comment thread called me single in every language

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princesa: thank you baby for the amazing break. I’m glad I got to spend some alone time with my handsome man. Next week it’s back to the grind — I just know you’ll be on top 🏆🏆

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carlossainz55: Princesa, I’d take you to the ends of the world if you’d ask

↳user10: same! 😭

↳carlossainz55: Not this princesa

↳princesa: I’d follow you anywhere you wanna take me handsome

carlossainz55: And you know I look good on top

↳princesa: i don’t know…wanna refresh my memory?

↳carlossainz55: I do need to get my cardio in today…

↳princesa: well let’s see how fast you are then…I’m waiting 😉

↳user11: YOU ARE IN PUBLIC

user12: I gotta say it…I’ve missed these horny comments. Insta just isn’t the same without them

↳user13: heeeeyyyy 🍑🍑🍆🍆💦💦

↳user12: eww no

charles_leclerc: Forza Ferrari Sempre!! Second half of the season will be ours!

↳carlossainz55: You know it!

↳princesa: Go Ferrari!

user14: no disgusted lando comments? What’s happening?

↳princesa: i blocked him for this post 😊

↳user14: 🤣🤣

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princesa: Ferrari might be all red but baby, blue is your color — I believe a congratulations is in order Mr Race Winner

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user15: what a race…a Ferrari, McLaren, Williams podium was not on my bingo card for the year…

user16: petition for Ferrari to officially change its color to blue

↳user17: girl like 10 different drivers dnfed

↳user16: but Carlos won!

carlossainz55: Thank you mi amor ❤️

↳princesa: No tengo las palabras para describir lo orgulloso que estoy de ti! (I don't have the words to describe how proud I am of you!)

↳carlossainz55: Conozco mi amor y eso está bien. (I know my love and that's fine.)

↳princesa: I do know how I’m gonna congratulate you tho!

↳carlossainz55: 😳😳

carlossainz55: Are you going to be my prize, mi amor?

↳princesa: oh baby you know it!

↳princesa: just wait and see what I’ve got planned for you

↳carlossainz55: 🥵🥵

↳landonorris: 🤮🤮

↳landonorris: why? Must I? Suffer?

↳princesa: i should have kept you blocked

↳landonorris: i just wanted to congratulate my friend?

↳princesa: do it on your own post and let me be horny for my man in peace

↳landonorris: you’re uninvited to my party tonight?

↳princesa: for what? You dnfed like first

↳landonorris: 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

alex_albon: congrats man! It was great to be able to share a podium with you!

↳carlossainz55: Felicitaciones a ti también (Congratulations to you too)

↳carlossainz55: it was good to see you on the podium as well

oscarpiastri: great race!

↳carlossainz55: You as well!

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princesa: Winning looks good on you baby. You should do it more often 🏆

In all seriousness, congratulations on your season Carlos — you did fantastic this year and it was such a pleasure to travel with you and watch you live your dreams.

That said — I’m very excited for the couple of months we will have to ourselves 😘💋❤️

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carlossainz55: Princesa…I loved every second of this year, racing and traveling with you. Thank you for agreeing to my crazy idea and following me around the world.

↳princesa: oh my love…No había ningún otro lugar en el que preferiría estar que a tu lado. (There was no other place where I would rather be than by your side)

↳carlossainz55: No podría haber pedido un mejor socio (I couldn't have asked for a better partner)

carlossainz55: All to ourselves huh? 🤔

↳princesa: i know! Whatever will we do with all that time? 🤭😉

↳carlossainz55: Oh I can think of a few things 😏

↳landonorris: YEAH. GOLFING. HANGING OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS. VISITING FAMILY!!

↳princesa: Oh, estoy tan contenta de tener un par de meses lejos de este niño... (I'm so happy to have a couple of months away from this child)

↳landonorris: Wrong!

↳carlossainz55: Since when can you read Spanish?

↳princesa: since when can you read?

↳landonorris: I’m reporting you again for bullying! And google translate exists ya know

↳landonorris: also! I’m gonna be visiting you this break

↳princesa: sorry not interested in a threesome

↳landonorris: NOOOO

↳landonorris: Carlos promised me a couple rounds of golf so there 😝

↳carlossainz55: it was a moment of weakness

user18: oh to have a champagne soaked Carlos Sainz sprint over to me to kiss me senseless after a spectacular race,,,

↳princesa: it’s a great experience! But get your own — this one is mine

↳user18: girl we’ve seen all your comments this year. We know

↳princesa: just like reminding people they can look but not have 😊

user19: i know everyone has been focusing on their…horniness this year but damn she must love him too. To quit her job just to follow him across the world…

↳princesa: it was a scary thought at first but I’m so glad I did it

↳carlossainz55: I am as well

↳landonorris: I’m not. Go away

↳princesa: I’m gonna be honest with you. We get worse with distance — you got off light this year

↳landonorris: nooooooooooooooo

↳user20: and they’re back to their regular programming

user21: my favorite part of the season is now knowing Lando Norris is the type of person to clutch his pearls at the sight of an ankle…

↳user22: right? Not what i expected

↳landonorris: I AM NOT!

↳user22: sure Jan

↳landonorris: I CAN HANDLE SEX JUST FINE THEIR JUST BEING MEAN TO ME

↳user21: ok grandpa, let’s get you back to bed

↳landonorris: NOT YOU GUYS TOO…

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carlossainz55: No more Ferrari PR jail, no more hiding these in my camera roll. My gorgeous gorgeous girl 🥵🥵 I’m so glad to be able to call you mine

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princesa: well let’s not completely get rid of the jail…I do quite like the handcuffs ☺️

↳carlossainz55: I could be persuaded

↳princesa: meet me in five?

↳carlossainz55: 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

user23: oh my god you guys were being tame???

↳princesa: oh absolutely

↳user23: oh my god…

user24: can Carlos fight? Like seriously?

↳carlossainz55: Yes

↳user25: I think if a group of us get together we could take him

↳carlossainz55: You’d be wrong

↳princesa: sorry girls guys and nonbinary pals — I am a one man girl

↳princesa: and I think I’d have to report you to someone

↳user25: you know what? That’s fair

↳used24: and hot!?! Gotta love that kind of loyalty

landonorris: I’m gonna deactivate my account

↳princesa: I didn’t think I’d get my Christmas present so early!

↳landonorris: 😑😑

↳carlossainz55: I’ll give you a Christmas present 🎁

↳princesa: a big one?

↳carlossainz55: Oh you know it

↳landonorris: NOT ON MY COMMENT THREAD. GO AWAY

user26: Sad to see Carlos leave Ferrari but good god am I excited to see the more unhinged version of him in Williams…

↳user27: thank god I’m not the only one

[biancasaidstfu]

You know I really don't buy that PR agreement with Luke and A and I honestly thought they are a thing, but for real. The multiple times their social media activities are being clocked by fans is something that made me change my mind. Like just the other day, we have the Cosmo article about A and Luke and then we have the perfectly timed photo of Luke in Cyprus that we know that is connected to A in so many ways.

Only this time, instead of screaming like normal bf/gf behaviour, it screams planned to me. And the amount of times fans have guessed about this kind of thing makes me realize that if it's really nothing and they are truly in a relationship, we won't be having this kind of pattern. And yet here we are, the insinuation continues.

If I am being honest, not as a fan, but a genuine human being, if I am going to root for Luke and A's happiness, I would rather have them go find it somewhere else because the way they act in public and their social media interactions is an indication of what's going on behind the scenes and honestly, it's not healthy for both parties. They act like strangers in socmed and Luke acting like he would rather die than be with A in public, if that was my boyfriend, I will break up with him for my worth. And then A acting so stalker-ish, trying hard to keep that facade of their relationship, 'private but not secret' but then can't even give us an actual evidence of them acting like normal lovers. Sorry but if you are going to add their public appearances, the times they were both spotted are giving PR obligations look to me. That official events is the perfect time for Luke and A to crushed the rumours that A is only a PR gf and they are in love but nope! All we saw again is a very off behaviour between Luke and her. If Luke is truly in love with her, he have plenty of chances to show that in their joint public appearances. Knowing Luke, he will spare nothing to show the fact that, if, A is his gf, he will show it public. He will not shy away from that. He will leave no room for doubt to us fans that like, oh hey this is my gf. We like to keep it private but not secret' type of relationship.

The same Luke who spoke up about his ex J when she was getting hate from fans. He never let J be subjected to scrutiny. Same thing can be said to Nic. Nic and J are in good terms. Nic spoke up for J on multiple occasions too, but my point is that, we can never see that kind of support directly from Nic and A. All we see is this likes here and there and the following, but that's all there is. We know how A got this massive hate on her since last year but you know what Luke did? Nothing. He never said a single thing to end the hate train against A. Nor even try to say that hey, this is my girl, please respect that. Even when he himself is being bullied online too. But you know the time Luke spoke up something on line? When he posted series of photos including a cake then people accused him of cutting Nicola off the pic that was used in the cake and not even an hour, behold. Lukey boy posted the whole pic of cake with a smiley face.

Like see? Our man Luke can speak up, but when it comes to A, he chose not too. Mind you, that was his alleged gf.

The only thing that will make sense in all this is a legal obligations. Because if not, why is Luke letting people question his 'love' for A? If they are truly in love like how their PR teams like to show in public, even their families, and friends, why let your girlfriend be the center of massive scrutiny?

To think I was not even considering this few days ago but something just completely clicked in my mind when Luke's recent photo circulated then that article the other day.

And the one thing that pisses me off in this whole thing is that, I am seeing an attempt to launch career for Antonia. Miss dancer is not even doing the bare minimum for an influencer, nor a dancer and for modelling and yet I saw those gigs of her coming out since January. They just came out and it's all started to give PR to me.

She needs the put the works for longetivity but I can't even see that to her. So sorry folks who likes her. I don't mind a girl finding her place in tbe industry but trust I will judge a girl for not even doing the most basic thing when it comes to work.

I'll be keeping my tabs on until June 13th.

No. Notes.

[sosuigeneris]

have you ever got any cosmetic work done (surgical/non-surgical)? what is your beauty maintenance routine? what are some stuff that wealthier ppl know about that most don’t regarding beauty/skin/hair/hygiene/diet/fitness? sorry it’s so many questions. i love your blog so much btw I’ve learned a lot from you :)🩷

nope, never had surgery or anything too invasive. I really don’t need it haha, losing weight, fixing my skin and growing my hair out did wonders for me. I’ve had collagen pumped into my skin for some acne scars I had but that was a useless procedure, this is back when I was 18. I’ve done exilis and em sculpt which I’ve mentioned below, I’ve gotten laser done (useless), I had IVs for semaglutide (useless). I think that’s about it.

beauty maintenance routine:

wax every 1.5 months

thread and wax my face every Sunday

face masks 2x week

hair mask 1 x week

high frequency if I feel like my skin needs a push (I have a wand at home)

gel polish every month

minoxidil for hair growth

I FaceTime my dermat once a month or once in two months

things that wealthy people do that normally people don’t know about… the problem is that everything is public these days. Any Jane can get filler and collagen therapy now and in certain elitist families, there is a sense of disdain about that. Beauty is a competition, it’s a very hush hush business and most try to be as discreet as possible.

I’ve seen lots of nose jobs and chin jobs that these younger girls get done in their late teens or early 20s to improve their prospects for fame (very common in the entertainment families). But with legacy family businesses, among the older women, it will be one of two extremes- a horrible face lift and smudged make up or all natural face yoga and black magic that they swear by. Baby Botox is also huge with the younger wives but they never get it done in India, they always go to LA/ NYC / and absolute worst case Dubai. You really cannot afford to be 35 and botched. The reality is that with huge legacy families what you don’t have is time. Time for recovery I mean, because for those few months you cannot be seen publicly. For most families this is impossible- there are constant engagements, philanthropic activities (PR), weddings and parties to attend - so whatever they get done, they ensure that the down time is very very short. That’s also why most of them have consistent “natural” wellness routines like getting massages weekly. emsculpt and exilis are a big secret (I’ve done both). I’m writing a blog post about it in real time. Downtime is zero. A lot of women also get exilis done for their vaginas to make it tighter.

I have cousins who have MUAs on a retainer basis. Regardless of how big or small the event is, they ensure that they’re looking glam at all times if they’re going to be socialising. I personally think that’s insane and I’m very good at my beating my face so I never resorted to doing this for every occasion but yes this is common.

diet - I’ll be honest, most girls will very rarely touch food. If we’re going out for dinner we normally go for Japanese because it’s a little lighter. They smoke/ vape a lot which in turn suppresses appetite.

what I plan to get done soon:

acne scar treatment (I have very slight scarring only on one cheek because I sleep on my side)

hydrafacial

ultrasound for double chin (I don’t have a crazy double chin but I do want my face to be a little more snatched without fillers and Botox)

Things I know I will get done at some point:

PRP facials

micro needling

emsculpt again (like before my wedding whenever that happens)

Botox just in between my eyebrows because I frown when I’m listening

some treatment for my laugh lines at some point in my life

tbh the best beauty tip I can give you is start working out young. I’ve seen so many women not go back to their pre-baby weight, struggle with their health which inevitably fucks with your appearance, and try all sorts of stupid things when they could literally just start working out and watch their body transform in a few months.

also, don’t get fillers done impulsively. It looks ridiculous unless you have the right doc and 8/10 times you don’t. try to stick to your ethnicity as much as possible. As an Indian, the closest inspo for me is Middle Eastern because I have similar features (full brows, full lips and big eyes). But if I try getting Korean style plastic surgery I’m going to look daft.

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Leah x OC

This is the start of something Im playing around with. Feedback is appreciated, or ideas/suggestions.

She took one last look in the mirror. It was just dinner with a friend, but being a public figure meant more eyes were usually on her than most. A pair of comfortable designer jeans she had gotten from a photo shoot and a maroon fitted jumper made it look like she wasn’t trying too hard without looking like she didn’t care at all.

She tousled her hair one more time before grabbing her phone and heading to the door to grab her black winter coat and purse. The restaurant was only a few blocks from her place so it wasn’t worth the bother to drive. She didn’t mind the walk either, some of the houses on her street always went all out with their light displays and holiday decorations. Tonight was the first chance she got to walk by and enjoy them.

She was around the corner from the restaurant when her phone went off with a text notification. Even before she pulled it out of her pocket she knew what it was going to be.

Lessi: So sorry Lee, can’t make it tonight. Can we reschedule for later this week?

“Really Russo.” Leah said under her breath as she continued walking. She should have known Alessia was going to cancel. United was in town, which meant Ella was in town, and Alessia always ditched plans with others to hang out with her best friend instead. At least the last time this happened she gave a few hours advance notice. Not 5 minutes before they were supposed to meet.

Lee: Yeah, that’s fine. Tell Tooney I said hello, and I would appreciate it if she could put a few in against Chelsea tomorrow.

Leah stepped into the restaurant and headed for the bar. If she was going to be dining solo, there was no need to get a table. At least at the bar top her back was to the other patrons and she could enjoy a meal in relative peace.

The restaurant wasn’t terribly busy, but there was only one open seat at the bar. Thankfully it was at the end so she would only be sitting next to one stranger instead of being sandwiched between two. Leah crossed her fingers that the guy she was about to sit next to didn’t try and hit on her all night.

“This seat taken?” She asked politely walking up behind the seat.

“Nope. You’re more than welcome to it. Let me scoot over and give you a bit more room.” The person replied in a very obvious American accent and a deep but distinctly feminine voice.

“Oh.” Leah was caught off guard by her incorrect assumption. “I appreciate that, thank you.” She told the person as she took off her coat and placed it on the back of the chair.

After she was settled, a waiter behind the bar walked up. “Ms. Williamson, pleasure to see you again.” They said as they handed her a menu. “Start you with a drink?”

“Thank you. Glass of chardonnay, please.”

“Sure thing.” They said and then headed back down the bar.

“Regular here, huh?” The person next to her asked as they took a sip of their drink without looking in her direction.

“Not really. Only been in a few times.” She replied quietly, not really wanting to drawn much attention to herself.

“Ah, then clearly they watch women's football. As they should.”

And clearly this person knew who she was too.

“Mmm, yeah, I guess.” Was all Leah said in response.

There was silence after that, the stranger going back to their drink. They had their phone propped up on the bar watching what Leah guessed was a replay of the U.S. game against China PR from the week prior.

Leah couldn’t help herself. “What do you think of the Emma Hayes move?”

The stranger turned and faced her for the first time and Leah was struck by piercing blue eyes. Their hair was light brown and cut in a more masculine style, buzzed on the sides with the top longer and brushed back and towards one side. They had a strong jawline, but the rest of their features were what Leah would describe as soft almost. The perfect balance of masculine and feminine. Definitely not Leah’s type, but she wasn’t blind, they were very attractive.

“I think we’ll finally start utilizing the talent we have properly and stop banging our head against a wall repeatedly doing the same thing when it obviously doesn’t work. And I’m not naive, things aren’t going to change overnight. We have a young group we’re still trying to get together on the same page, but maybe they’ll all start going in the same direction at least.” The stranger finished.

“So you weren’t a fan of Vlatko I’m guessing?”

“Absolutely not. He was boring, soft, his lineups and tactics were questionable at best. I didn’t like the hire from the get go and I think he was there too long.” The stranger took a sip of their drink. “I think the powers that be got a much needed reality check. We can’t accept mediocrity and still expect to win. The women’s game has changed. Other countries are finally starting to invest in their women’s programs and youth levels bit by bit, and they are coming for the US, Germany. Being a top 5 team in the world doesn’t mean your success is a guarantee like it might have in the past.”

The waiter walked over then with Leah’s wine. She gave him her order, not bothering to even open the menu, just ordering the same chicken dish had gotten the last time she was there.

“What do you think of the move? Has a bit of an impact on league and country. Her leaving one rival and going to another so to speak.” The stranger asked over her glass before taking another sip.

“Oh, umm. It is quite the shake up. I admit I’m curious who will fill her role at Chelsea. But I’m not sure I have much to say about her taking over the U.S. team. At least not at the moment.” Leah really wasn’t looking to get into any type of potential disagreement or the like with an American about their countries football team. Keeping neutral was best.

“Fair enough.” The stranger gave a slow head nod and turned back to the game on her phone.

Leah took a sip of her wine and watched the game over the strangers shoulder. They must of had a 6th sense because they moved their phone in between the two of them without a word.

“They’re definitely disjointed. Struggling to connect between the defense and the attackers. And they can’t seem to string more than 3 passes together before they lose it.” Leah let her thoughts roll out.

“Like I said, not on the same page. There are a lot of fresh faces, which I love. But they need more time together for sure. That would help with the fluidity issue. They still need to get used to Sonnett playing the 6. I think her energy in the middle still catches some of them off guard. The speed of Thompson is hard for some to keep up with and anticipate what she’s trying to do. There is just a lot of change.” The stranger replied without so much as a glance in Leah’s direction.

It was oddly comfortable talking to a stranger about football as if Leah wasn’t really a part of that world. This person wasn’t asking her about her injury recovery, wasn’t asking or saying anything that actually had to do with Leah in any way. It was a rather nice change from her usual encounters with strangers who knew who she was and what she did for a living.

They continued watching the game in relative silence, just throwing out random comments about a play or player sporadically until Leah’s order arrived.

The waiter placed the plate in front of Leah on the bar. “Anything else I can get ya?” He asked.

“No, I think I’m alright for the time being. Thank you.” Leah gave him a polite smile.

The waiter turned to the stranger. “Another round RJ?”

“Nah, I think I’m good Colin.” The stranger pulled out their wallet and laid a bill on the bar top. “You know the drill.”

Colin, the waiter, let out a hearty laugh. “Yeah, yeah. Keep the change. You keep tipping me like this I’m going to have to start buying your rounds.” He waved the bill at her. A £50 note.

“I might let you do that. Once. But we’ll see.” The stranger, or well, RJ as the waiter had called them, got up from their chair and began putting on a camel hair coat that had been laying over the chair.

As they buttoned up their coat, Leah could help but notice how tall they were. The waiter looked to be about 6 foot, and RJ didn’t seem too far off in comparison.

“Ms. Williamson,” RJ broke Leah out of her mental calculation on their height. “It was very nice to meet you. Maybe we’ll see each other around sometime.”

“Oh, yes. It was nice to meet you as well, umm RJ?” Leah questioned. Not sure if she was to call them that or not.

“Enjoy your meal.” RJ bowed their head slightly, turned and walked away.

“RJ’s an interesting one.” The waiter said as they picked up the empty glass and wiped down the surface where RJ had been seated.

“How’d ya mean?”

“They have a drink or two, and then always hand over a £50 note. Won’t accept change even though the tab is usually less than £20.” He shook his head.

“Are they a regular?” Leah asked.

“Not sure if I would call them a regular just yet. They only moved from America about a month and a half ago, they said. Some digital job of some sort.” He shrugged. “Just holler if you need anything else.” He turned and headed back down the bar.

[shayshaybiscuit25]

Goodness me, my original ask started some mess I see. 😅

Shay this is a bit long, but I think I make decent points & dropped some truth bombs that everyone can agree with regardless of how they feel. Thank you all for reading and ……..here we go……… 🫣😮‍💨

Let’s begin……..for those who really believe Chris is racist or ain’t shit for associating with these fools……why be here at all?

As mentioned before, many of us believe this is PR and understand we do NOT know details. On the outside looking in it’s very easy to go “omg why didn’t he just end this, he’s just like them”, yet we also understand Hollywoood is a business, yes?

We understand complex things go on behind the scenes that look so simplistic and easy to us from our limited perspective.

Yes, I understand things look awful, but I need people to understand we don’t know what the hell is truly going on and I say that because it’s clear as day that something is off.

Look if Chris were selling this and acting like nothing was wrong then everyone would be losing their minds, and she would have ammo, but enough stuff has happened where you can see he doesn’t like her, he’s performing and that’s probably why he’s acting has switched up (having to horribly act in real life is affecting his actual craft) there are numerous holes in the cheese 🧀 of course the question stems…..then why marry the girl especially knowing she has racist friends…….please go back and refer to the previous and third red paragraphs.

We might not know details but we know Chris isn’t comfortable in this arrangement, of course many reading will roll their eyes at this statement, okay fair. 🙄

I’ll do you all one better, karma is real and for those that aren’t aware. Yesterday Justin (the wife’s soulmate) stood up for one of his racist friends in a post. He has some female friend on a Big Brother type show in Europe and the girl has been recorded on camera doing the damn Nazi Salute and people are pissed…..Justin’s dumbass makes a post basically saying the girl (his friend) doing the Nazi salute is “misunderstood” and a good person or some crap……. The entire time I’m like…..let me sit back and see how this plays out…..and if it gets tied back to Evans, I doubt it but let’s see. 👀 🧋 (this emoji represents me sipping my boba “tea”) 🤭

Chris does need to be called out and if this shitshow goes public public to the point the general population learns what fans know and it becomes a big deal, you’d better believe we’d end up getting a BUA and then some within mere hours or days (remember his response to the bomb pic)……do i believe any of that will happen…..nope. And if that went down like that, I’d question his ass even more.

No one here has issue with people calling Chris out, it’s those who act like they know more than they do, who take their own opinions as facts and are 100% sure he’s racist and calling him pedo or whatever else that has me like……well damn if you think that’s true and hate him that much…….then leave. I would not waste my time on a person I truly thought was evil and vile.

See, I care about this man and as time goes by we see truth and some of us see what we want while ignoring the rest, apply that as you will, come next month, I think people will finally end up determining their final thoughts on things and if it ends with “fuck Chris Evans”, then so be it. He made his bed and now he’s laying in it.

Eventually we’ll all find out the truth if it’s real or if this is all bs and the pr eventually ends…..well just know they’ve parted ways and many will still claim it was real.

I say don’t get overly invested in this emotionally, but TOO LATE! 😬 This could be the situation Chris needs to be and do better and finally own his awful choices or to take and not run from accountability (remember how we’d always use to get Dodger pics when he did something stupid publicly) or it could be a situation he’s initiated that went out of control and he has to FINALLY reap the consequences of his actions/inactions. I don’t know what is going to happen next, but if him and Mrs. Shower scrubber do anything else other than breakup next month, it’s a wrap on my end.

Yeah I think it’s pr, but I have limits and he’s on his 73892929 strike. Keeping it honest, most of us should have left once he claimed to be “married”, yet we’re still here, so yeah can’t no one point any fingers. We’re all still here hoping something ends up making sense and to hope our fav actor really isn’t out here playing in our faces.

It’s very easy to go well Chris is this and that due to this situation, but once one starts remembering in detail everything that’s happened, part of you goes…….something is 110% off here. @anneslibrary is a great reference because it’s so easy to forget how much things don’t make sense and that blog helps people see the big picture and go……yeah…..I’m not falling for this bs. 😂 So to sum it up, yes many of us are pissed at Chris, but his saving grace is that there are so many holes in this mess that it’s easy to jump and attack him without knowing details and so we’re hoping more details arise to the point we can go……yeah this 100% is fake and was never real, he got looped in some mess and only discovered things once the fandom did but it was too late and I’m glad it’s finally over. Okay….yes I’m reaching like crazy, but you’re still here reading my long as diary entry, right. 😉 For me September 2024 will be thee month I decide if I’ll permanently walk away. If they do any more crap, I’m done, point blank.

Enough is enough. I do understand those pissed and wondering why we’re still here…..I’ve been a fan of this man for years and it’s not so easy to walk away, call it excuses, but I just don’t think this situation is a grand total of who he is but if I’m proven wrong then it is what it is, but I don’t think I’m wrong.

Chris needs to take accountability and ending this bs would be the first step and then we can all judge in grand detail how he handles the aftermath of shit, would he give clues to show it wasn’t real, will he do a grand gesture that is a lowkey apology to the fandom…..doubt it, but I refuse to believe this mess is legit, unless he’s proven with legit detail (other than he publicly claims to be married, yet there’s no evidence he’s actually gotten married other then a oversized ring and orchestrated bs) that he’s just a shitty racist husband who can’t keep his eyes to himself and really married her and if so then I’ll GLADLY FINALLY move on with my life. Noted. And yes those snarky few of you still reading, I’m in the denial phase of the grieving process. 😂

Either way ya look at it Chris doesn’t get of Scotch free and even if this does end next month……too much damage has been done. Part of me is here because I’m watching a train that already crashed multiple times and I’m wondering if it’s going to keep going with limited damage or will it eventually blow up into pieces.

I hope I was able to make you guys laugh, piss you off and in the end make you go, yep you summed up my multiple thoughts. 🤗🫠 or you’ve probably read all of this and went, this bitch is crazy, I’ll take it because you still sat here and read to the end so,….. Hi crazy! 😝

I’m done now. 😆 thanks!

Oh Sweetheart this was beautiful and longggggggggggggggg but so beautiful.

Thank you.

[ultimate-marysue]

Honestly, the test I'm preparing for has to be one of the most absurdly difficult bullshit you can face for no reason at all. It's the contest to be a public highschool teacher here in Spain and let me tell you: it gets pretty silly.

First test has a duration of 5 hours and consists in two parts:

Theoretical test where you must elaborate on a subject for at least ten pages (or for however many you can fit in 2'5/3 hours). Subjects vary from different topics you may teach (in my case: human body, plate tectonics, etc) to very specific things in your field that you will never teach the kids (Agriculture in Spain, the complete taxonomy of all life). How many possible subjects? 75 and in my specialty (Biology and Geology) 10 of those are from Physics and chemistry. For no reason. Remember, this is not a multiple options test, it's an exam where you have to write out by hand 10 pages on the Periodic table. "So," you say, "can't you just choose one subject?" No, they get randomly selected the day of the exam and you have to choose between 4 options. If you want your odds to be decent you need to learn by heart at least 40 subjects WITH FUCKING BIBLIOGRAPHY LIKE IT'S SOME DOCTORSL THESIS YOU'RE JUST MAKING IN YOUR HOME OVER TIME. And with intros and conclusions of course. Ah, and if you fuck Up while writing at the speed of light Good fucking luck! 5 "spelling mistakes" get you disqualified. Which would be great if missing letters because you are writing so fast didn't count. Or missing accents because you know, this is Spanish.

Second part bitch, you thought it was over? Nah. The Practical Exam consist in 4 subparts where you must solve different problems relating to your specialty. In my case we have Geology (interpretation of geological maps, cuts, and geological history), Ecology (which can be anything from population ecology, pollution, air currents... At least they're not hard but there's a lot of equations you have to memorize), Genetics and Anatomy/Physiology (my favorite but it's hard), and Visu (which means memorizing and recognizing pictures of over 1000 living beings spread through all taxonomy with common AND SCIENTIFIC name. You wanna know how absurd that it's? It's only a stupid memorization task that only amounts to a party trick that wE WON'T EVEN TEACH). All of these are so above the level we're going to teach that sometimes they go above the level we learned AT COLLEGE.

And that's just part one. A nightmare of useless memorization between scientific names and fucking bibliography as well as stuff that's just nonsensical to ask of a teacher. The cherry on top is that the grading of the Theoretical exam is completely subjective. You may do great but if someone is a doctorate in that specific subject he will kick your ass and you go from a 97 to a 83. Which is important because this is a competition with your own section of people for the limited lifelong spots, but it's also a general competition with your entire region for substitution spots. So if the people grading me are bitches but the people grading another section are nice, those guys will place higher than me if I don't get one of those lifelong sports.

And then there's an entirely separate part where, once you've passed, you have to do a dissertation on how you would organize the school year for a specific class. So you have to write this report with a ton of info and very little space and you have to send it BEFORE you do the first exam. You know, the one that if you fail you won't pass to the dissertation round. Anyways, you send that and if the planets align you will speak in front of the people grading you for AN HOUR about the general organization and then, the second half, you will speak about one of the units in specific. Which one? Can you guess? It's also randomly selected! And you won't know which one until the day off? Nope, that would be too much time. They tell you one hour before. And the other 11 units you have painstakingly put together to prove your value as a teacher? No one cares! Oh, and you of course have to memorize the Bibliography for your dissertation, no notes allowed.

This is literally the last comment I'm going to make about it because my Tumblr is the place I go to not think about this shit, but I think it's so absurd some of you may appreciate the comedy of it even if I can't. Like yes, if I do this right I'm set up for life, but not even the dissertation gives the people grading you any information on how well can you actually teach. If anything how good you'd be at organizing your teaching. And then a bunch of weirdos, lazy people and absolute assholes pass a test that's mostly memory and go on to traumatize the next generations of students for life. Sigh.

[darcytaylor]

I don’t trust anything that DM posts. This is the same person that was so adamant and doubled down stating that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn had married.

While I respect your opinion, I don’t agree with it. I still believe that L and his team were knowledgeable about the paparazzi before hand. The reason why, is his actions after part 2 was released and the aftermath of the pap walk.

He stopped posting anything related to part 2 or Bridgerton content on his SM. His very last post regarding p2 was about working on Bridgerton for 5 years and the first picture was of himself at the London premiere. His post barely acknowledged N (except for the very last picture of them at the London premiere) or the cast/crew.

His SM was then more focused on his modeling portfolio and his brand. I think L and his team cut a deal with DM and People so he can get people to stop shipping him with N. Also a way for him to show off his new gf to the public.

Unfortunately, he and his team miscalculated the timing of the “hard launch” and they should have waited a couple more days.

I think it is always a good idea to look at anything you see online (even with people you like) with some hesitancy (so I'm not at all offended that you don't agree with me), and to not take everything you read at face value. It's very easy to come up with lies (that seem believable). It's easy to be persuaded by anybody, if you don't look at things in a more critical way.

I just don't think that his social media is a big fuck you to Bridgerton or Nicola. He was distancing himself from it even before part 2 was released, I mean he didn't post things about some of the stops on the world tour. Do I think it may be a good idea for him to post more and with better captions? For sure, it would appeased the fans.

I'm not too sure if you have read my post on Luke and social media, but I go pretty in depth with why I think he had distanced himself since the part 2 premier in particular.

If he was truly blindsided I wouldn't want to be going online either. But that's just how I think I would feel if I was in Luke's position (if the position I think he was in is correct, again I could be wrong).

We all handle stress differently. We all cope with stress differently. And especially if you have anxiety (I know this from personal experience), doing the smallest things (like posting a heartfelt post) can be impossible (sounds dramatic but it's the truth).

Do I think that Luke has been perfect regarding the situation as a whole?! NOPE! But I honestly don't think he or his team wanted the article out (it wasn't an exclusive), and no PR team would recommend it. If Luke really wanted this, I believe, they would recommend doing it at a later date, like when they were in LA together or at the GQ event (which were very soon after).

[stardustmade009]

People need to stop watching the "do we know them" podcast, its just "drama alert for her". Rant.

Journey so far: I was right about the Blake Lively situation I bitched about back in August cause I watched the DWKT podcast and D'angelo Wallace cover the topic but it was shit and clearly just a "shit on a woman who was harassed on the job" situation. So today DWKT posted their update and was there remorse for just being so eager to hate on a woman for money and engagement? Nope. Was there any sorrow for reading an article where the sexual assault claim was already made clear to the public just so they could laugh at how "silly" it possibly could have been that Baldoni was fatshaming Blake Lively (he was) but not the part where Blake Lively also claimed he forced kisses for too long during takes almost like they either didn't read the whole article or skipped it cause it would have given them backlash by their audience, a thing they openly admit to doing all the time? No. Did we get them saying they were completely in the right cause "well what we critiqued was valid cause she was mean"; missing the whole point that they are the people the PR crisis managers were talking about when they said "The internet is too eager to hate on women"? Yup. Atleast Keemstar has the dignity to know he's trash, ya know.

[inchidentally]

ouuhh that's not…

I swear I read it three times and looked through their blog hoping they were joking alfhaslfkh nope

BUT I do not want anyone to engage with this so I'm hiding the link - not just because it's ridiculous but because the best way to confine rpf ship drama is to leave it alone. (edit: so I lied abt this asofgsalfga I did reply to one person but only bc they put it in the main tags) I don't rly like blocking but I also don't want to have to create a million filtered tagged posts on my dash - and tbh I don't think anyone I've blocked will care anyway. this way I can still see carlando content for fun but none of the fandom nonsense.

I'm mostly posting this bc up til now I rly wanted to set aside the behavior of the fandom to continue enjoying carlando content but I just can't be bothered anymore. between the larrying and the rampant, disgusting casual misogyny - and ofc the competing with which friendship or fake ship blorbo 1 and 2 are "happier" with asgfjsalfglja. and it's not just this latest thing I get sent tweets and posts abt whole agendas to "prove" that Lando isn't "happy" with Oscar/Martin/insert man who is currently considered threatening to their concepts of Lando's relationships. some ppl even friendzone Max F and Lando and pretend Carlos means more to Lando than him so there's no limits to the insanity.

so for me atp there just isn't enough about carlando to make it worth constantly being reminded that the way too many of it's fans truly believe that these are two men are either as close to each other as they are to their real, acknowledged close friends and/or in a secret gay relationship, that their girlfriend(s) are cold-hearted PR plants/escorts rigged by an evil all-controlling PR department and once the blorbos are freed of homophobic forces (oh god Carlos' old tweets tiktokboom) they can finally have the kind of toxic heteronormative version of a queer relationship that is right with the universe.

like, rpf is only meant to be for fun and more important it is meant to be kept away from anyone involved/the general public !! but when ppl's delu results in the actual women these men choose as their partners being at best aggressively cropped out of pictures and videos* and at worst stalked, harassed, their families and employers harassed, abuse and slander left in comments sections on popular social media and team pages - yea carlando laughing together sometimes and slowed down bro hugging isn't enough lol

it’s also slightly the fact that if you picked a bunch of Lando’s reactions to Carlos and Daniel and no one knew context clues then no one would be able to tell which one he’s reacting to. Carlos/Daniel teases Lando, Lando shriek laughs and goes red, James Corden style gay innuendo, slightly tense undercurrent of men wanting to one up each other with jokes, iterations of bromance that are half sincere and half for the cameras, hashtag hashtag. Lando goes to Daniel's ranch on a whim, dando is special. Lando goes to Carlos' sister's huge society wedding, carlando is special. Lando's family likes Lando which makes carlando special. Lando and Daniel share mutual friends outside of racing which makes dando special. like, it's the same dynamic just rotated around at different times. I enjoy both ships to a certain degree but I'm kind of mystified at ppl choosing to see them as super deep and meaningful and worth fighting over.

side note g o d do I fully embrace that ppl who do these ship competitions and larrying nonsense have ZERO interest in landoscar bc we love Lily and support Lando in his many probable conquests - and bc the Lando and Oscar dynamic isn't a big bromance for the cameras and has no fake gay for fangirl consumption.

like yes pls absolutely consider landoscar inferior to carlando if it means they stay away from inventing conspiracy theories and saying they "just have a bad feeling" about Lily and start attributing everything Lando has achieved to his teammate instead of himself.

also I could be SO incredibly mean using charlos vs carlando and the difference between PR and the public trying to tear one apart but it persisting vs PR and the public being a major factor in the other persisting at all. or the fact that charlos does everything ppl want carlando to do. but there's no point spending more time on people who think that two adult men - who've both said they're as much rivals as friends and the bromance is more what the public sees - are laughing in metrically different and lesser degrees of happiness with their new teammates vs a former teammate.

like, as long as I can now not be exposed to those opinions then they have a perfect right to express them. god knows I'm not saying my blogs is worth a damn but at least I don't trash anyone's gf or try to stunt on other rpf ships for no reason

tl;dr I'm p much done trying to make carlando worthwhile for me to rb or post about. I enjoy seeing it on my dash for myself but that's it! no one will be affected by this change lafhlsahf

*I know there are a few ppl out there who do this bc they have a no-private life policy on their blogs and that's np. they aren't die hard carlando fans tho.

[endless-ineffabilities]

don't mind me just commenting on some of the asks ive seen

1. im 100% fine with ewan and jenna, its a work thing and who wouldnt want to be seen as jenna ortegas boy toy even if its fake

2. as for what team the fans in the chem ov universe are rooting for, i imagine they'd be more on ewans side as they're closer in age than darling and matt. i think that there'd be some ewan fans who aren't pleased cause they think darlings "relationship" with jacob elordi was real and that shes moving on too fast but i think you mentioned that it failed so it probably wouldnt be very many, at least not enough to change the lead that ewan has publicly. however i do have a feeling the public's favouring of ewan over matt might change depending on how convincing ewan and jenna's publicity stunt is...... 😬

3. omg if pedro was a fan of darling, then she could introduce him to olivia cause shes a big fan and maybe they kiss kiss fall in love. or ewan or matt meet him first and pedros like omg you're in that show with darling, id LOVE to meet her and ewan or matt are like NOPE NOPE HEY HAVE YOU MET MY FRIEND OLIVIA SHE PLAYS ALICENT IN THAT SAME FUCKING SHOW

now onto the recent minishots and bonus chapters

1. never have i ever - yes tom, i think you lose cool points for wanting to be emmas good boy but im right there with you so i cant be too mean about it

2. for his eyes only - poor fabs, he's really just surrounded by their messiness 😭

3. double edged seduction

- poor fabs #2, not really though he seems to be having fun teasing matt

- the title of this minishot is amazing, its so clever.

- please give donna a raise or a holiday or SOMETHING, she deserves it for the headache ewans causing her

- jenna at least is doing a good job at the pr relationship, though i hope it doesnt look weird since he's not reciprocating AT ALL and that the fans dont run with weird storylines about her being desperate etc. shes just doing her job so that weird director bruce dude gets off both of their asses

- the cold showers. there is not enough cold water in the WORLD for ewan, he might as well jump into the waters of antarctica

- ✨ anon

Darling, sublime points as always ~~

YES we love Ms. Jenna in this house. No matter what happens, she's a class act and she's just doing her job 💗

In the chem ov universe, the jacob/darling pr basically mellowed out on its own. Even the fans thought they were just friends because the pr wasn't strict, so they weren't going full-on with it. Ewan's posts were pretty definitive though. Fans thought Ewan/Darling were solid for a bit, then confusion due to the months long radio silence, then comes the controversial second post. Matt enters the scene, but he's known to be affectionate with friends/costars so fans aren't too quick to jump on the matt/darling theory. But it might catch on 🤷🏻‍♀️

Smart idea to make the lads wingman for Liv and Pedro. Excellent diversion technique hahahaha

I just love you for reading all the minishots!! They truly find the right crowd <3

[biancasaidstfu]

You know what's nice Bianca with everything going on these days? I don't bother anymore. Like I just had this big grand revelation that you know, Nicola and Luke had plenty of times and chances to end this charade for so long, to clear the air and make it publicly known that they are only friends and its impossible for them to more than friends but all we got from them are this mixed signals god knows if we are deciphering them right.

The whole major point here is that, if only Nicola and Luke are JUST besties, and if its still the case to this day (still is, I'm talking about if they cross the border and made it into horizon called lovers) we would already have clear clarification from them. S3 ended last year, the 90 days ended also last year, s3 is a biiiiig success so there's no point in them to continue the silence about the speculation of nature of their relationship.

All we got from them is this big major signs, a lot of implied actions and comments that will made you say, aha they are in romantic relationship. And the ultimate silence from Luke and Antonja after Sorrento then they resurface this January.

Then Jake and Nicola too. They only popped out last August.

And then up to this day, we are being shoved off the Jake and Antonia narrative as if that route is much easier doing than giving us a clear statement. Yet nope, they still doing this. And not a single word from both Nicola and Luke even if they are spotted multiple times with adjacents. Not even a direct confirmation that oh well yes we with other people so you guys got it all wrong.

From last year we all get this feeling of them being in a relationship, both of them did nothing to stop it and they only fuelled the speculation of them dating. Most of their moments together is REALLY UNHINGED and then I keep on coming back to Nicola's TIME interview. Its all about her, her career, her life, she's talking about her major accomplishments, in short its all about her. But you know what she did? She only mentioned TWO important men in her life, her late father and LUKE. That alone says so much about Luke's importance on Nicola's life. I wasn't expecting her to even mention Luke in that important highlight of her career, or maybe I was but only a brief mentioned since he was her costar in bridgerton and obviously BTON is going to be mentioned but the most insane thing Nicola did here is she said this, "A lot of people wants me to marry Luke." See? We don't even need to create things to fuel their romance rumours, they are doing it themselves 😭

Like Nicola, absolutely dropped that marriage with Luke comment and I'm not complaining 🤣

I think my point here is that, if they are just only friends, then we wouldn't got this confusing narratives and things about adjacents being shoved at us after months of silence since June 13. Its giving planned and strategic to me. And the fact that even during WT, they cannot even bring themselves to answer the question of them only being friends and nothing more.

It made me realize that something happened in the middle of this, and if we are seeing how messy it is outside, then imagine it behind the scenes.

Their continuous interactions with adjacents is giving more PR and performative. Rather than convincing the public that they are really only friends, I think they only are giving us more and more insight going on behind the scenes. If that is how they looked like public (Luke and Antonia) then I pray for both of their sanity and resilience to continue appearing forced interaction in public. Us fans don't have to clock it, because GA is doing it for us. Their last pap photos got GA it calling PR.

And with Nicola and Jake, its true that we are getting that Jake narrative because of her sightings with JD. But you know the deal here? All of those never came from her. Like mostly came from her friends, the pictures, and from nosy fans. Honest to god, these two almost made me convince me that they are couple, but their consistent public appearances is made me realize that, a deal is made between the two. Publicity. And its working with JD. His repeated sightings with Nicola is giving him the exposure he needs for his career boosts.

Because if they are in a relationship, then Nicola is doing the bare minimum to acknowledge that JD is her bf. And yet, those bare minimum is screaming we are only friends and supporting only bestie here vibes. So I don't have to think any further about the happenings to be honest.

Not to mention, JD's friend group calling him twink. My god, google exists and its so easy to search for its definition. Its real offensive to call someone like that if they are a straight male. 🤷‍♂️

So if they only are friends here, Nicola and Luke then we shouldn't have gotten to this point where they felt the need to keep pushing Antonia and Jake into us. Because it looks to me like they are convincing themselves (Nic and Luke) that we are nothing but just friends. So rest assured that there is FEELINGS between those two. And things wouldn't get this serious if nothing is going in behind the scenes, like Antonia just popped out again after silence, then Jake narrative too. I can only think of legal obligation at this point because there's no way an adult like Luke is going to appear consistently with Antonia like he would rather disappear from Earth than to be with her. He looks so detach when he was with her. If law is involved, I can imagine Luke going through with this.

Same with Nic, all she did is honestly giving a friend a help, exposure vibes. Its honestly working. And I imagine too there is an legal agreement behind this.

So if I am right about this then we would consistently see confusion around nicluke lore if law is now involved with them. Give it until June 13, and atleast beyond that we might get a little sneak peek of what's happening.

Because there's no way they let all these things to be messy and not say a single word about it. They are all silent for a reason. The question we all should be asking instead of wondering about Nic and Jake's nature of relationship, same with Luke and Antonia when its getting clearer as day about them, is why are they all silent?

If nothing really is going with Nicola and Luke, then there's no need to remain this lipped tight.

Sorry Bianca, I mean I just wanna share my epiphany and I never realize this rant of mine is this long 😭

No notes.

[houseofbrat]

From Reddit...

I'm waiting for Sarah McLachlan to start singing In the Arms of the Angel.

They used the millennial rustic wedding video filter.

Reads a little Marie Antoinette frolicking at the Petit Trianon to me.

Times are really hard- the uk has had serious unrest and you and William have been Mia at best shady at worst and now this hyper produced video? Call me when you have a sit down interview.

If she was truly walking side by side and hand in hand with other Cancer patients why hasn't she made ONE SINGLE visit to a Cancer treatment center? Support in words only, zero action. This video is such a farce, a joke. A slap in the face of all those who truly do have Cancer. Also, you are not Cancer free or considered in remission after completing chemo. EVERYONE KNOWS THIS. Takes years to be in remission.

Ugh, this woman.

Ok, her video announcing she had cancer made sense, since everyone was speculating on her whereabouts.

But this was so unnecessary. And kind of cringy? Her walking in the field alone, for what?

Whose idea was this?

literally, the narration + aesthetic shots made it look like a weird ad.

William and Kate have such terrible PR that it must be on purpose. They could have turned this situation into such great sympathy for her and instead they do an irrelevant and out of touch glamorous photo shoot. They must be trolling the public whom clearly they feel are beneath them. She could be out there empathizing with how cancer impacts families because she’s a mom of three young kids. Or drawing attention to the financial burden of cancer or anything but this slap in the face to the common man!

Looks like a propaganda video from the cult I used to belong to, lol.. 😂

That video was some of the most self-indulgent nonsense I've seen in ages. That was awkward to watch.

the W&K laughing/cuddling shots r so forced

Where was all this love and snuggling/hand holding when she announced to the world she had cancer 🧐

This is the strangest and most awkward video. Why so cheesy? 9 months for preventive chemo? She looks like she walked miles through fields, woods and beach for this video so surely she’s well enough to work.

Interesting.

Notice she says “As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment.” A casual reading suggests she’s completed it circa end of summer but actually those two clauses are not linked, she’s just commenting on the time of year she’s making the announcement and saying it’s a relief to have completed chemo. Without specifying when she completed chemo.

A direct wording of “as of this August, I have completed…” would have made more sense but

I’m in the camp of she had cancer several years ago which is why all of her statements use weird tense like “the doctors said cancer had been present” and she’s basically using a disease she’s in remission for as a cover for general health issues bc it’s a sympathetic cover and after all the consequences still do effect her health.

They must have a new PR team and trying to do damage control. This video is way too over produced and cringe. They are trying to get people to believe the cancer is over with and they are more in love than ever. However I don’t believe anything they say anymore. I still think they are covering something up.

Can this possibly get any more... Saccharine? I'm not sure that's the right word. The violin at the end? How can we tug at the heartstrings even more? The video feels like an inspirational video made by someone who has never really had a hardship, and only a vague idea of what real problems are. It just feels WRONG somehow.

When the children were climbing in the stacked wood, only thing I could think was "there might be snakes in there!" (I'm in Eastern US, a mid-Atlantic state, we have lots of snakes around in the woods.)

I don't believe she ever had cancer or chemo.

Neither do I. This is to shut up the divorce rumors. Charles and her at the same time? Nope, I don’t believe it either, it was just a convenient excuse they think nobody would question.

Ok. On having given this some thought. If Kate can do EVERYTHING in that video, surely she could have done more than just attended TOTC and Wimbledon. Plus. She added that she will NOT be working (maybe just from home?) I’m very confused

Such schmaltz I would have felt totally different if she had made a short statement about her chemo finishing, and then footage of her visiting cancer patients or a cancer support group. Sitting and talking with them. Actually doing some good. But being filmed in a beautiful part of the country in a video that must've taken hours and hours of filming does not mean to me, she is standing 'side by side with cancer victims'.

I wonder how long it took to get that white butterfly onto her hand and then to fly away....

Exactly this. If she had visited people on a cancer or chemo ward she genuinely could have helped people - maybe brought some good news jnto their day or helped raise funds and awareness. She could have made a film about many cancer survivors. But this video? It’s all me me me

Lots of red flags. Last 9 months would be early December and include the alleged incident on 28 December. I am not sure why they are announcing the end of treatment when she has no intention of going back to work.

“Doing what I can to stay cancer free is my priority” as if people do something to deserve cancer? Disgusting

My husband works producing music videos and he says with all the outfit changes, scene set ups and changes it would have taken at least 30 hours of filming. Why do all that instead of sending out a press release if you are recovering from cancer? 

I wonder when this video was filmed. William was just in public a few days ago sporting a faux beard and he had even more facial hair in their Olympics video but he’s clean shaven here. So this shoot can’t be that recent which makes me question the statement, just like their behavior since January makes me question the diagnosis.

And since she’s been off sick, Catherine has been able to film 2 videos and do a separate photo shoot but she’s not been able to do so much as a video call with a cancer charity?

Reading between the lines on her statement it sounds like she’s going to cherry pick the fun events like she did with Trooping and Wimbledon and shirk any serious work engagements for “health reasons”. It’s crazy that the media and general public aren’t questioning this because it just doesn’t add up. And if her only focus is going to be preventing her “cancer” reoccurring (what a luxury the little people could only dream of), can the media at least stop parroting that she’s devoted to serving her country because she really isn’t…hasn’t ever been.

Now they can no longer use the cancer excuse I wonder what the next steps are?

she emphasised that nothing is confirmed, “a few public engagements, if i can”. Still dragging on the story for some sympathy🙄 I think she’ll only show up for remembrance day + christmas service. D.I.V.O.R.C.E. They are both so useless, just quit the charade. If they can't quit the charade, for the love of god quit making these cheesy fucking videos.

Like so many here, I used to be very pro-Catherine but the past 10 months changed that. I didn't hear she wasn't going to work because I couldn't watch more than about half of this. It seemed so arty and self-conscious. Someone mentioned like a pharmaceutical ad which was spot on - dappled sunshine, flowing dress, waving grass! The whole situation was and is bizarre - I wonder if we will ever know the truth?

[purplesurveys]

1830

Describe your most recent purchase: I just replenished my Korean groceries – I restocked on chapaguri and bibimmyeon noodles and also got moksal and pork bulgogi so I can try cooking other meats at home besides my usual samgyupsal.

Did you enjoy the last movie you watched in theaters? The last thing I watched in full in the cinema was BTS' Busan concert when it had a worldwide premiere in like Feb last year. The first time I watched with friends; the second time I watched on my own.

If you make surveys, where’s the last place you saw a survey made by you on another person’s site? I've never made a survey. I don't think I'll be any good at crafting questions.

Do you take the subway train often (if your city has one)? We don't have that and our public transport is generally shit so you won't catch me in any of the trains that do exist.

What shoes did you wear today? Ivy Park sneakers since I needed to manage a branded event today.

Does your sibling have a significant other? As far as I know she doesn't. She had this...situationship...thing a few months ago but that's done.

Have you ever cried at a real wedding? No, but that's also because I haven't been invited to a wedding since 2007, when I was 9 years old.

How would you feel if a girl asked your boyfriend out for a drink? I don't have a boyfriend.

Do you live in an apartment or a house? House.

Do you use Skype? Nope. If I needed to video call with friends, we'd use Messenger. Facetime to a much lesser extent.

What do your flip flops look like? I have slides instead of flip flops, and they're a plain white pair of adidas ones.

Any idea what you want for your next birthday? I'll probably just treat my family out for either lunch or dinner. No big plans I think this year, as Angela is busy reviewing for her boards and I don't want to take her time by planning an out-of-town trip.

Are there any gadgets of yours that need charging right now? My phone definitely needs to be plugged in, it's hanging on at 2% right now hahaha.

What’s the name of your nearest grocery store? That would be SM.

What do you use to remove makeup? Water.

Which awards show would you wanna go to the most (e.g Oscars, Grammys etc.)? None of them, they all feel just like PR at this point. The big ones are almost always racist and favor men anyway so eh.

Any idea what time you’ll be going to bed tonight? I need to go to bed at around 10 or 11, because I plan on waking up at around 7 AM tomorrow to start working. I didn't do any work last Friday and over the weekend, so I need to make up for it.

Do you think George Clooney is hot? Not really.

Have you ever participated in local magazine cover girl searches? Nope. I joined in giveaway contests, but not cover girl stuff altogether.

What colour is your keyboard? Black.

Do you keep the plastic/paper/whatever bags after you buy stuff? To quote the Tiktok trend, we're Filipino, of course we hoard paper and plastic bags for any and every purpose, including using them as Christmas gift packaging. Not sure if it's practiced in other cultures but we are definitely not opposed to gift-wrapping something like a mug in an Apple, Pandora, or LV paper bag hahaha.

Do you own any high waisted pants? Yes! I like how the high waist finish looks on me so majority of my jeans/pants are in that style.

Do you know anyone who has two different coloured eyes? Yes.

Do you wanna be a pirate or an elf? Maybe an elf? I'm scared of pirates lol.

Have you ever purchased anything online? Yes, it's how I prefer to purchase most things. I've been accomplishing my Christmas checklists entirely online since 2021.

Gold or silver accessories? Silver. 

Have you ever been called a skank/slut because of the way you dress? Not to my face, at least.

Have you ever ridden an elephant? Once as a teenager. I don't want to do it again.

Are you a fan of acrylic nails? Sure.

[mhiceleb]

Read the special issue "Rolling stone interview with celebrity publicist + CEO Des Duhfaux....

Rolling stone magazine interview with celebrity publicist Des Duhfaux

Interview conducted by

Katarina Sherrt

KS: So Des Duhfaux, how are you? Long trip getting here?

DD: Um, I didn't come here the normal way Katarina, I flew of course (laughs).

KS: (laughs) last time we ran into each other was 3 yrs ago at a publicity party for one of the bands you promote.

DD: really? Which one? My memory is super foggy.

KS: I don't remember either, I just know you were screaming at the top of your lungs, demanding the caterers hurry up and deliver the food before the event was over.

DD: u sure that was me?

KS: guess not. Let's move on..

So your company MHI is mainly a publicity agency or a talent agency too?

DD: um, I would say mostly we cater to established Hollywood and international artists and acts. We also promote brands, and companies. However, recently signed artists and acts are encouraged to seek out a great PR Agency if their label hasn't assigned one, so we're flexible with newbies.

KS: like who are your established acts and artists currently?

DD: James Bay, Cameron Diaz, Hilary Duff, Jessie j, Britney Spears, Adele, Emma Stone, Lana Del Rey, Cole Sprouse , and many more...

KS: Super, well those are certainly famous people, are you pretty well acquainted with the people who are represented?

DD: Each chapter at MHI leads to a new & successful story.

KS: ok, and what is the craziest thing that's happened at MHI recently?

DD: we don't encounter much on the crazy tip. I have very strict policies about "celebrity negligence", which means if any of the other publicists, marketing or advertising assistants, or even receptionists, fails to complete a task to help continue the success of the public image of a celebrity we have at our agency, they are given a warning and that may lead to the possibility of termination if the "negligence" continues.

KS: so there was something like that that occured?

DD: top of the line and quality publicity , celebrity image assurance are part of our motto. But if I myself have to stop what I'm doing and get down into the grit of Tinseltown media to help get the best possible message to the public about one or more of our celebrities, I will.

KS: and that doesn't interfere with your personal endeavors?

DD: nope. After 3 failed marriages, I've learned that " relationship notary" WAS the key, I just didn't mention it soon enough.

KS: so since your last interview, you married again?

DD: yea, and this time the person was someone in the entertainment industry. I felt like id at least give it a try based on me just expecting more maturity about the "no sex policy". But was I wrong? Yes.

Basically he expected sex on our wedding day and I was able to avoid it. Luckily .

KS: if it's ok to ask, what is "relationship notary"?

DD: Well, in reality all relationships need trust. And "relationship notary" secured that trust." Polygraph tests", and "decrees of fidelity", are part of whats expected BEFORE the POSSIBILITY of that sort of intimacy.

KS: ok but is ANY intimacy condoned?

DD: no.

KS: really?..

DD: we had an elaborate wild West wedding in Utah with 1400 guests. I wore an all white gown with a 12 foot long train carried by my sister and her wife. It was magical. I regret the marriage between my 3rd husband and myself not lasting. But id rather not discuss it further. Thank u.

KS: ok, I'm likely to think you're a fan of rolling stone magazine, yes?

DD: rolling stone magazine is legendary, here AND on earth. I'm glad to be a part of this interview. Thanks for inviting me (smiles).

[nanalikessurveys]

What’s your current favorite song at the moment? I never have a favorite song these days. The last song I listened to more than once was Nobody’s business by Rihanna and I meannnn it’s good?

Have you ever read any self-help books? I have a feeling I have but I have no memory of it. That’s not the book genre I’d normally go for.

What was the last book you read? Dernières nouvelles des choses: Une expérience philosophique by Roger-Pol Droit.

Do you thank the bus driver?

No, I would have to raise my voice for the driver to hear me and I hate raising my voice, especially in public settings.

How many tabs are open right now? 8 tabs. I like to toggle between different sites often so I want to have multiple tabs open.

Have you ever had your heart broken? I guess. Nothing super serious but it still affected me a lot.

Do you wear makeup much? I always do my brows if I go outside because my brows are very blonde and it just looks like I have no eyebrows and that doesn’t look good on me. But I like wearing other products as well quite often, makes me look prettier.

When was the last time you flirted? I don’t know. Never?

What should you be doing right now? Nothing I should be doing. I could go to bed since it’s almost midnight but I don’t feel like doing that just yet. And I don’t have any reason to wake up early tomorrow, so.

Do you usually get good grades at school? In elementary school, kinda. In middle school, no. In high school, yes.

How did you and your first best-friend meet? My first best friend was in the same class in elementary school as me. We’re not friends anymore since our friendship started fading away during middle school.

Do you like short hair on girls? I like girls with short hair and girls with long hair.

How about long hair on guys? ^ same thing.

When was the last time someone told you they loved you? I don’t know.

Are you a righty or a lefty? Righty.

Do you think someone’s thinking about you? Most likely no.

What is your favorite month? The months from october to february.

What is your favorite color? I like all the colors. I guess I still always say purple and (dark) blue.

Who was your last phone call from? From my mom.

Have you ever trusted someone you wish you wouldn’t have? Yeah, I trust people way too easily.

What color are your eyes? Blue/grey/green/idk.

If you could go back in time and change things, would you? Noo. I’ve seen The Back to the Future enough times to know it’s not worth it.

Do you like your smile? No. I used to not even think anything of my smile but for some annoying reason for the past couple years I’ve become aware of my smile and came to the conclusion that I don’t like it.

What made you the happiest today? I made homemade bread and it turned out perfect.

Who was the last boy you texted? Idk. My dad? lol

Do you get along with your parents? Yes. I’m not close with my dad but we get along perfectly fine.

Are you scared of needles? I’m not. I don’t know if this is a little goofy but I like getting my blood drawn. I like the little pinch it gives me.

Do you believe love can last forever? Of course. 

Do you like the ocean? Hmmm, sure. I don’t have strong feelings about it but it’s nice.

Are you allergic to anything? If so, what? To penicillin. Also I get really particularly big bumps from mosquito bites.

Do you know anyone who is/was a drug addict? No.

What is currently the most tan spot on your body right now? I uhhh…don’t know. My skin color is equally distributed haha?? < Lol same.

What is your dream job? I have no idea.

Would you say you are ‘popular’? Nope. I honestly love that now. I like having only a small circle of people around me.

Do you tend to cave into peer pressure? No.

Have you lost anyone close to you? No one close to me has died. Except for our cat when I was about 10.

Would you say that you are an intelligent person? I think I have pretty good “social intelligence”. I can read people really well. I have a lot of thoughts and I always like to examine everything from different prespectives. But I’m not good at things like problem-solving, planning etc. I am a slow learner and don’t have the attentiveness to even learn.

Who was the last person to hurt you? My best friend.

Are good-byes easy or hard for you? Hard, because I get attached to people very easily.