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[mclqren]

THE LECLERC CHRONICLES ★ F1 GRID

PAIRING ✦ charles leclerc x fem!younger sister!reader ; f1 grid x fem!leclerc!reader

SUMMARY ✦ you're the younger sister of charles leclerc, and your relationship with the rest of the f1 grid has the internet going crazy [ SMAU ]

WARNINGS ✦ cursing

REQUESTED ✦ here!

NOTES ✦ reader is 22 years old, and the youngest leclerc sibling. this one is a bit shorter than my other smaus, sorry for that! the fc i've used is lexi jayde, but feel free to picture whoever you want! my requests are open so feel free to leave a request :)

SERIES ✦ the leclerc chronicles masterlist ; next part

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yourusername it's tough work being the hottest leclerc 🤷‍♀️

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user1 UGH SHE'S SO PERFECT

user2 my fav leclerc sibling!!

charles_leclerc the caption 🤔🤔

yourusername am i lying though?? 😘

arthur_leclerc i think you are!

yourusername i think it's just you (& charles) who think that!

landonorris so what's the crown for then?

yourusername because im a queen. i need no other reason 😊👑

landonorris self proclaimed queen or-?

yourusername im queen of the grid, now bow down, bitch!

alex_albon you don't even drive-???

yourusername stop it rn or i'll tell charles to ram into both of you on the track 😊❤️❤️

georgerussell who are the flowers from 🤨🤨

yourusername my man, who else?

georgerussell okay be honest now y/n...who are they from.

yourusername and if i told you ur girlfriend then what 🤷‍♀️

carmenmmundt only woman i need 😘😘

georgerussell WOAHHH SLOW YOUR ROLL GUYS

carlossainz55 loving the sunglasses, y/n! 😎😎

yourusername awww you type like such a dad but ur forgiven bc ur my fav ferrari driver 💗

charles_leclerc helloo i'm your older brother??

yourusername hey, i'm still allowed to have my favorites!

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yourusername bahrain weekend woohooo!! TEAM LECLERC (third slide is for motivation ❤️)

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user3 THE THIRD SLIDE IM WHEEZING

user4 SHE'S SO FUCKING FUNNY

charles_leclerc the last slide??? im telling maman ☹️

maxverstappen1 maybe you can beat me with that motivation!

yourusername he speaks the truth charlie soz 🤷‍♀️ AND PLS DONT TELL MAMAN IM SORRY

francisca.cgomes ur sooo 😍😍

yourusername leave pierre for me rn. im richer i swear

pierregasly huh?

yourusername see, not a thought behind those eyes! run away w me bbg 😘

francisca.cgomes okay you've convinced me, give me ten minutes x

yourusername HAAA GOT UR GIRL GASLY

landonorris the coat in bahrain weather??

oscarpiastri how is she surviving??

yourusername a girl does what a girl has to do 🤷‍♀️ maybe you should both take fashion tips from me anyway xx

charles_leclerc you aren't being rude are you y/n?!

yourusername noooo!! im offering friendly advice 😊

lance_stroll i wonder who bought you the first shirt...🤨

yourusername my rich nepo baby friend, thanks again boo 😘

lance_stroll wowww you're literally a nepo baby sister idk what ur on about

yourusername im actually famous for my incredible looks & witty humor, not my fugly brothers

charles_leclerc why are you so rude to us ☹️

yourusername it comes from a place of love 💗

logansargeant i wonder whose sunglasses you're wearing?!

yourusername idk i just found them!!

yourusername

( caption one: the third wheel lifestyle is NOTTT for the weak 😔 + tags | caption two: yeah i took this photo asw. can they stop being so fucking happy please it's making me depressed 😔 )

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yourusername who needs a man when you have kika 😘 ( ps no clue who the other people in the last pic were, but whatevs )

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user5 the y/n lifestyle is something i needddd

user6 SO REAL FOR THIS

user7 outfitsss!! 😍

francisca.cgomes love you 😘

yourusername LOVE YOU MORE 💗💗

landonorris what on earth were you drinking

yourusername idk but it was fizzy and orangey and it was yum

alex_albon orangey isn't a word ❌

yourusername ACTUALLY ☝️ it is. sooo idk what ur on about mate

pierregasly are you even of age to be drinking

yourusername IM THE SAME AGE AS UR GF??? ur just jelly she prefers me to you

pierregasly ☹️☹️

logansargeant the winnie the pooh shirt 🔥

yourusername do americans even know winnie the pooh...

logansargeant clearly??

charles_leclerc how much did you have to drink

yourusername none of ur concern brother!

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landonorris y/n's signature pose: hands under the chin (she forced me to post this please come save me guys)

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user8 SHE'S SOOO ICONIC

user9 CAPTION LOOLLL LOVE Y/N

yourusername live laugh love me!!

alex_albon is it now...

yourusername SHUT UP ALBONNN IT IS

yourusername guys the caption is a liee i swear he just loves me 💗

landonorris urm who told you that mate

yourusername shut up or i'll send you back to the basement 😁 no one cares enough to save you

georgerussell63 carmen's looking over my shoulder and says y/n's a cutie

yourusername TELL CARMEN I LOVE HER AND TELL HER TO COME OVER TONIGHT 😘😘

pierregasly are you just after everyone's girlfriend then?

yourusername yup! single life = hoe life, @/alex_albon lily's next 😘

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yourusername hey alexa, play art deco by lana del rey ( 📸 @/arthur_leclerc )

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user10 SHE LISTENS TO LANA?

user11 SHE'S ONE OF US FR

user12 the dress wooowwww

charles_leclerc when did you take these 🤨

yourusername don't worry about it 💗

arthur_leclerc we had tons of fun without you ❤️❤️

yourusername ARTHUR DON'T BE MEAN (it's true)

charles_leclerc ☹️☹️☹️

lilymhe 😍😍

yourusername LOVE YOU LILS 💗

yourusername but also ops on leaving alex for me...just for research purposes

alex_albon Y/N STOP IT SHE'S MY GF

yourusername leave me alone im single and sad :(

lance_stroll did i not buy you that dress for christmas

yourusername yes you did!! thanks again lance it was a LOVELY investment 😘

yourusername

( caption one: guess where i am!! 🇦🇺 | caption two: yeah yeah the flag gave it away whatever look at my new best friends 🦒 )

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yourusername aussie aussie aussie... (australians finish the chant)

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user13 she's so perfect

user14 wait is she charles' sister??

user15 yup!! she's the youngest of the leclerc siblings

oscarpiastri coming from an australian...no 🧡

yourusername lucky for me ur not the only australian i know...so!

danielricciardo OI OI OI 🇦🇺🇦🇺

yourusername @/oscarpiastri LOOLLLL POINT MADE

oscarpiastri DANIEL WE'RE MEANT TO BE AUSSIE BUDDIES WHY WOULD YOU BETRAY ME

danielricciardo THE CHANT WAS CALLING TO ME I CANT HELP IT

charles_leclerc FORZA FERRARI

carlossainz55 ❤️❤️❤️

yourusername idk red's not really my color...might have to step into the mclaren paddock next time to see if orange suits me better

charles_leclerc as my sister you can't fraternise with the enemy

yourusername yeah but y/n leclerc does whatever she pleases and right now she wants to wear an orange jacket 🤷‍♀️

landonorris *papaya, not orange

yourusername yeah yeah pls give me a vip paddock pass for japan thank you lan 😘🫶

georgerussell63 the first picture??

yourusername i dropped my ice cream and my WONDERFUL brother decided to capture the moment instead of comforting me ☹️

charles_leclerc it was so funny you just had to be there

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yourusername FERRARI 1-2 I KNOW THAT'S RIGHTTT!! PROUD OF MY BROTHER(S) (and little lando norris congrats on 3rd 😘)

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user16 THE CAPTIONNN BROTHERS IM CRYING

user17 the way she said in a podcast once that carlos being in her life was like having ANOTHER older brother makes me cry its so sweet

user18 FERRARI IS MY RED FLAG YESSS 🚩🚩

charles_leclerc rare post of you being proud of me?

yourusername it's mainly for carlos...but i'm proud of you too i guess!

charles_leclerc but i'm your brother??

yourusername idk ur both my brothers in my eyes 💗💗

carlossainz55 te amo y/n! ❤️

logansargeant embracing your inner cowboy, i see! very american of you 🤠

yourusername RAHHH WHAT IS A KILOMETRE 🦅🦅🦅

lance_stroll nurse, she got out again

yourusername SHUT UP LANCELOT ur just jealous that i prefer america to canada!! ❤️

landonorris thanks for the caption y/n, but are you not looking for a way out of the ferrari paddock...🤨🤨

yourusername unfortunately mr norris i have to be a supportive big sister on days like today, where my dear brother has done an exceptional job at racing. i hope you understand, and i offer you my deepest condolences ❤️

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might make a p2 to this idk :)

[hunieday]

Inumaru Touma Rabbitube Mini - Rabbit Chat

Please note that I am not a professional translator and I'm only doing this to share the side materials to those who cannot access them, if you notice any mistakes please let me know nicely. Enjoy!

Inumaru Touma: Thanks for your hard work! I’m messaging because I have a question for you two

Inumaru Touma: It's not urgent, so please reply whenever you have time!

Inumaru Touma:

Rokuya Nagi: Hi, Mister Inumaru. I'm in invincible mode now that I won the gacha. I'll gracefully respond to any questions you might have.

Yuki: There are lives that can be saved with such trivial rabbichatting.

Rokuya Nagi: Translation: He’s probably in the middle of composing. Sougo sometimes comes to the living room and stares at us with a face like a bodhisattva.

Inumaru Touma: What?! Are you okay!?

Yuki: I’m fine. Does Minami-kun ever enter composition hell mode?

Inumaru Touma: Oh, not sure. Minami tends to eat more than usual when composing so maybe that’s that?

Yuki: Maybe he just doesn’t show it when he struggles. It could be a good distraction, so send him a message.

Inumaru Touma: Got it...! Then I'll ask the question right away!

Inumaru Touma: So for the Rabbimini celebration, should we wear suits?

Inumaru Touma: We've reserved a high-end French restaurant to match the theme, so I'm wondering if it’d be best to dress formally for the occasion…

Rokuya Nagi: Hm, I see. I have a suit that I recently had tailored at a friend's store and it’s almost done, so I’ll be wearing that!

Rokuya Nagi: It's not an overly formal restaurant, so I think it's okay to be a little casual :-) 

Yuki: Not a big fan of tight suits either so I won't wear something too formal. It’s all about the silhouette, right?

Inumaru Touma: Somewhat casual, all about the silhouette... Oh shit, now I'm even more confused!! I'm not used to this kind of thing 😭

Inumaru Touma: I asked Tora earlier, and he advised me to "be confident and go for burgundy”... Ain't that too flashy…?

Yuki: Burgundy is nice. It suits you

Rokuya Nagi: Oh, a passionate color!

Rokuya Nagi: Since it's a private room, you don't have to worry too much. We could do a little fashion show with the theme of "What to wear to a French restaurant"! 🤩

Inumaru Touma: A fashion show!?

Yuki: Wait a minute. That would put me at a pretty huge disadvantage

Rokuya Nagi: Oh, then how about a green suit? I think you’ll look great in one!

Yuki: I don't have a green suit... I’ll bring Re:vale goods and accessories though...

Inumaru Touma: Hold on you’re joking right?! Please don't look so disappointed! 😆💦

Yuki: Touma-kun, have I ever joked before?

Inumaru Touma: Uh…well...

Inumaru Touma: N-no, you haven't… right...?

Yuki:

Rokuya Nagi: The key to succeed is to bring out the celebrity within you >:-P

Inumaru Touma: But I still gotta compete against real celebs… 😨

Inumaru Touma: Okay, I'll bring a fan like in Rabbimini! It looks sophisticated!

Yuki: Good idea. How about some sharp-looking sunglasses while you're at it

Inumaru Touma: For sure! A burgundy suit with a fan and sunglasses! The final boss of fashion! ✨

Yuki: Will you dance with the fan again?

Inumaru Touma: Of course ‼ It's a fashion show ‼

Yuki: !.,

Rokuya Nagi: Cut! Mister Yuki seems to have reached his limit.

Yuki: Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh imagining it. You don't have to dance. Just bring the funny fan and sunglasses.

Inumaru Touma: You're calling them funny goods now! It was a joke after all huh lol

Rokuya Nagi: It's a joke, please wear whatever you want to wear 😎

Rokuya Nagi: My friend Thorvald suggested a Japanese restaurant that suits this launch’s theme perfectly. It’s a surprisingly nice place.

Rokuya Nagi: and takes Mister Yuki's dining preferences into consideration ☺

Inumaru Touma: Wow, I see! I'm amazed that Rabbimini is followed by such important people! Please convey my gratitude!

Yuki: Thor-chan, you're the best. I'll hold a fan and put on a fashion show.

Rokuya Nagi: I’ll tell you about the show later :-))))

Inumaru Touma: But I'm just a commoner, I might get too nervous to appreciate it! 😂

Yuki: Back in our indie days, Momo and I lived on bean sprouts every day. It's okay.

Inumaru Touma: W-were you struggling that bad..!?

Yuki: Well I learned efficient ways to grow bean sprouts at that time.

Rokuya Nagi: Bean sprouts, the mysterious beans that grow back even when you cut them!

Rokuya Nagi: They looked cute, so Riku named one "Myo-chan" and raised it in the dorm.

Inumaru Touma: Myo-chan, huh! my mom use to grow them too!

Yuki: Momo told me that talking to plants makes them grow well, so we used to say things like "You look beautiful today" and "You’re growing up brimming with health, did you fall in love with someone" to it every single day. It grew into a splendid pea pond.

Rokuya Nagi: Wow, I’m going to change the way I look at Myo-chan from here on out. It supported Re:vale greatly 🥺

Inumaru Touma: Wait, did your bean sprouts really turn into pea ponds?! They're completely different!

Rokuya Nagi: YES! It's kinda like card evolutions in games.

Yuki: I wonder why the ones in Touma-kun’s house didn’t evolve.

Inumaru Touma: I didn't know!!!! I didn't like peas when I was a kid!

Inumaru Touma: I heard that the insides are seeds so I thought they’d grow in my stomach lol but now I know they don’t lolol

Yuki: They sure do.

Inumaru Touma: Huh?

Yuki: Nagi-kun.

Rokuya Nagi: OH,,

Rokuya Nagi: In ancient Europe, there was a story about some people who became millionaires by extracting beans that grew in their stomachs and exchanging them for money or something like that.

Inumaru Touma: Seriously?

Yuki: Most of them get digested, but there are extremely rare cases where they remain and grow inside the body. They don't affect your health either.

Inumaru Touma: Whaaaat!!!!!!!!!

Yuki: Isn’t that a dream come true.

Inumaru Touma: Myo-chan is too amazing?!?!

Rokuya Nagi: It's been researched for years by the "World Peas Association” but it hasn't been completely understood yet, or something like that.

Inumaru Touma: Wow, what's up with that association!?

Yuki: Nice one, Nagi-kun.

Rokuya Nagi: I’m working overtime to support my seniors.

Inumaru Touma: I'm in the dressing room with Mina, so I'll ask if he knows about the association!

Yuki: ah

Rokuya Nagi: Senpai's fun time is over:-P

Inumaru Touma: Mina just told me “aren't you the only one who doesn't know that name" !!!! everyone knows about it!!

Rokuya Nagi: Mister Natsume...

Yuki: Sorry, Touma-kun, Nagi-kun. Let's end it here.

Inumaru Touma: End???

Yuki: The thing about beans growing inside the stomach and the association are jokes. But thanks to Nagi-kun playing along we sounded really believable

Inumaru Touma: Eh, there's no association?! But Mina said he knew about it

Inumaru Touma: Ah—- Mina is giggling lolololol

Rokuya Nagi: I apologize. Mister Inumaru believed everything too easily.

Yuki: Nagi-kun, your mind works fast.

Inumaru Touma: So I can eat peas peacefully?! 😭✨

Yuki: Eat plenty

Rokuya Nagi: Mister Yuki, your mood seems to have improved for the composition 😌

Inumaru Touma: I see!!! so that's how it is !!!! That's why you also played along, Rokuya!

Inumaru Touma: If I could be of help to you, Mister Yuki, then I'm glad !! If Mina seems to be struggling, I'll try doing the same thing!

Yuki: Everyone is kind and nice

Rokuya Nagi: What about Mister Natsume? How will you deal with his mood changes?

Inumaru Touma: Let me think

Inumaru Touma: There's a group conducting surveys on ramen lovers, udon lovers, and soba lovers, or something ‼ Mina would probably be surprised, right!?

Rokuya Nagi: Hm, it might create some rivalry, but maybe Mister Natsume needs that kind of stimulation.

Yuki: I’ll keep an eye on him.

Inumaru Touma: Man, I'm so looking forward to it! The celebration and Mina's surprise! 😆😆

Rokuya Nagi: I'm starting to feel nervous.

Yuki: 

Inumaru Touma: 

[summerblueringo]

thank you to @sisididis for the tag! here's a little snippet from my planned sequel to Winter Pitstop. the context is kimi coming back in 2012 😎

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“Couldn’t stay away, huh?” Sebastian cheekily sways sideways into him, arms crossed over the parade truck’s rails. The corner of the Finn’s mouth twitches slightly, though the colourful sunglasses make it hard to truly read his expression. “Missed the competition.” “Think you’ll miss the rallying?” Kimi shrugs, taking the time to wave at the cheering fans before replying, “I can go back whenever I want to.” “Not too soon, I hope.” He meant for it for sound playful rather than wishful, but either he absolutely failed at it or his friend simply knows him too well. A pale hand comes down to rest on his shoulder for a brief moment, comforting in its weight if not its intention, and Sebastian stares at his own reflection in Kimi’s orange lenses. “Did you miss me that much?”

Trust Kimi to just ask something like that so easily, as if those words don't carry the burden of misplaced expectations and misaligned schedules. And maybe to Kimi they don't, maybe Sebastian is the only one overthinking, cowardly looking away to fidget with his drinking bottle. “It’s not like that.” He expects to be asked 'what is it like, then?' but Kimi doesn’t push it, instead turning back to the crowd and sparing Sebastian from embarrassing himself further, letting him get away with not finishing what he started. As always.

A small part of him wishes Kimi would pursue it, corner him into answering what exactly is going on between them, make demands of him and force him to spit his feelings out. At least then he’d know he isn’t the only one feeling lost, that he isn't wrong for wanting more.

[wedontdeservethestars]

What about Johnny Cage x Ada Wong type of reader?

Oohh this is a cool concept!! I kind of took her mercenary work and general stoicism into account here, it turned into an enemies to lovers type deal (which. FAVORITE trope. God.)

Content: gn!reader, mentions of alcohol and getting drunk, enemies to lovers

(Link to AO3 version here!)

How your phone number kept getting leaked, you had no idea. You changed it frequently enough that you rarely had constants in your life when it came to other people. Going into it, you knew that mercenary work didn’t allow for the most sociable life. But that was fine. You were a loner. You thrived on your own, and you liked it that way. It was much easier to watch your back when there weren’t loved ones standing behind you.

But here you were, staring at your fifth burner phone of the year, with a notification from a number that read as unknown but you had memorized by now. You didn’t even need a name to put to the text. It was too obvious: the all-lowercase, horrendous grammar, and overuse of the sunglasses emoji were enough of a calling card.

Johnny Cage.

Asking for a date.

Again.

You and Johnny had the unfortunate circumstance of meeting about a year or two ago when you were both unexpectedly wrapped up in saving Earthrealm. You saw him as a nuisance, someone who couldn’t take anything seriously even when lives were on the line. The more annoying part was that you were proven correct too many times over the course of those several days together. And yet, Johnny hung around you like a lost puppy, constantly trying to impress you with jokes or feats of strength or his fabulous wealth at home. None of it interested you. It only made him try harder. 

Then, the aforementioned texts started to roll in when you two were physically apart. That plus the constant movie trailers and advertisements with his face plastered all over them made you sick to your stomach. As an overplayed TV commercial for an action figure based on his likeness cruelly reminded you at least once a day: “You can’t escape the Cage!”

And yet, though the easy option to block him remained in the back of your mind, you never did. You found it much more cathartic to answer with a sarcastic comment or an insult, even though you knew all it did was throw fuel on the fire.

[heyyy their dollface😘😎😎😎]

[What do you want this time, Cage.] After you sent the message, you sighed and set your phone down on the table. You stretched in your living room, taking in the muffled silence of the city, punctuated by voices through the walls of your apartment and engines on the streets below. Your phone’s buzz added to the mix. You groaned, as if you had expecting anything else but for him to answer right away.

[welllll im in town]

[ur town]

[like right now]

[drinks?😎]

Your brow furrowed. You tried to recall when you told him where you were staying, but it occurred to you that if Johnny could track your cell phones, he was probably paying some dick to give out information on your whereabouts, too. 

[How stalkerish of you. Charming.]

[nahhh nah not stalkerish!!]

[just wanna see u again. too much to ask?]

[Pretty much, yeah.]

[cmon. pls? ill pay!]

You gave a strenuous sigh and looked around at the rest of your apartment. It was silent, mostly bare. You had never bothered to decorate. For once, and only for a moment, the usually comforting depersonalization of it all felt lonely. You weighed your options. At least if you went out, it would be something different. You hadn’t gotten a hit in weeks and the static nature of sitting at home and going out only for groceries was taking its toll. Already regretting it before you pressed a single key on the screen, you answered. 

[Fine. Where?]

[noonans bar?]

[How do you even know about that place?]

[not my first time around the block, sweetie. filmed once or twice here before n found out pretty quick where the best drinks were]

[For once, you’re not wrong. I’ll be there at 8. If you’re even 10 minutes late I’m leaving.]

[u drive a hard bargain. luv it😘 ill see u soon!]

[You’re so annoying.]

[😎]

The local bar was, as usual, loud and full of too many people. It made you nervous to be around so many at once. The only saving graces were the fact that you were able to snag a booth in the corner, where no one could sneak up on you, and the drinks. Johnny was, unfortunately, right for once. They really were the best in the city.

You were already sipping on a Rum and Coke, something light that gave you enough buzz so that you weren’t completely miserable but kept you sober enough to stay alert. Not that you were expecting a fight or anything, but it was a habit you’d gotten too used to. Years in your profession had made you strong and confident in your abilities, but had also made you quite antisocial. It was already hard to trust strangers when you were younger and inexperienced. Now, it was nearly impossible. 

And then, of course, was Johnny. You watched as he entered the bar, already grinning like an idiot and giving quick greetings to anyone he passed. He even scrawled a few autographs on some napkins to excited patrons as he made his way over to you. That was something else that you hated about Johnny. Just the act of being seen with him immediately called attention to yourself. Usually, that was something you couldn’t afford. But you had already agreed to this whole thing, and now he was sitting across from you in the booth, no doubt drawing stares and chatter from some of the people around you. 

Johnny ignored them all in favor of you, though. He took off his sunglasses (because of course he still wore them at night) and flashed you a grin. 

“Wow. Hi. You look great.”

“Johnny,” you mumbled in acknowledgement. You lifted your glass and took a long sip before continuing. “Started a tab already.”

“Right on,” he nodded, unbothered by your flippancy. His eyes flicked down to your glass. “Can I have a taste?”

“Do you even know what it is?” you asked, but you decided you could part with a sip and held it towards him. 

“Nope.” Johnny grinned and tried some of it. When he pulled away, he seemed surprised. “What, are you a lightweight?”

You scoffed. “Hardly. I just don’t wanna get wasted and have to rely on you to drag me home.”

“Suuure.” You reached for the glass, but Johnny managed in one last sip before handing it over again. “Heh. It’s like we just kissed.”

“How old are you?” you grumbled. “Twelve?”

“Only in dog years.”

Before you could point out the inaccuracies of that analogy, Johnny was already talking again. 

“Noticed you got all dressed up for me.”

You looked down at your jacket, hoodie, and jeans. Your sense of style wasn’t anything to gawk at. That was the point. When you met Johnny’s eyes again, you saw that his face was riddled with sarcasm.

“You should feel lucky I even agreed to all this.” You folded your arms. “I should just get up and go home now, in fact.”

“Hey, hey, I’m sorry, doll,” he chuckled. “No hard feelings. I promise. I’m just givin’ you a hard time is all.”

“I’ll show you a hard time,” you muttered as he stood to order a drink.

“I heard that!” he laughed over his shoulder. You glared at him as he leaned against the counter, joking with the bartender about something or other. His laugh annoyed you. His hair annoyed you. His brash sense of style annoyed you. His ass annoyed you, too. Stop staring at his ass. You almost decided to get up and leave while he was distracted, but even if it was Johnny, you couldn’t bring yourself to be that mean. After all, you had agreed to this. Might as well see it through. 

“So?” Johnny asked when he came back with a tall mug of a draft beer. He’d gotten you one, too. You weren’t much for beer, but hey: he was paying. “What’ve you been up to? Been a while since I’ve seen ya.”

“If I told you, I’d have to kill you.”

Johnny laughed. It wasn’t a joke. 

“Alright, alright. We can just talk about me if you want. Trust me–no issues with that.” He gave you a wink that made you sick to your stomach. Then, he started on a tangent about all the movie work he’d done over the past couple of years. You’d heard of most of the projects from ads, but you let him talk anyways, half-hoping he’d run out of steam eventually. You drank your beer, not relishing in the taste but certainly relishing in the way it made you a little less agitated. Soon, Johnny’s words weren’t even entirely annoying. Sometimes they were even interesting. Not enough to ask any questions about the ins and outs of a Hollywood stunt star, but you were no longer pouting into your glass. 

Johnny kept talking. You kept drinking. And then, the inevitable happened. You were drunk. You could tell because the small part of you that was still aware of the world in a more sober-fashion knew he was still talking, but you couldn’t for the life of you actually focus on what he was saying. You’d pick up a sentence or two and then immediately forget about it. You were too distracted by the little details: the way he wet his pink lips after a sip of beer, the warm color of his eyes, his strangely pretty and probably–no, definitely manicured nails. Johnny was a looker. You weren’t one to deny it, but you weren’t happy about it either. In fact, the more you thought about it, the more you looped back around to being irritated with him. How come he had to make you feel this way? You, out of all people, who couldn’t afford to have close relationships? Who couldn’t even stand him in the first place, and yet hesitated to cut contact with him every time you got a text? Who thought about him late at night, alone in bed, and way more often than you wanted to admit?

It was all his fault, you decided. Of course it was. Johnny was messing you all up. You never felt like this, like a lovesick puppy. You frowned, your hazy focus settling on his mouth. You saw Johnny frown, too. It sounded like he was saying your name, and you were sure he was, but you didn’t really care. He snapped his fingers near your ear and it almost brought you back. You leaned in, raising one of your hands. You were gonna give it to him, you decided, show him what for in return for making you feel so stupid and weak and so utterly enamored. But your hand landed a lot more softly on his cheek than you initially meant it to, and instead of telling him off your lips were suddenly busy making love to his. 

For once, Johnny didn’t seem to know how to respond. His usual suave self was broken. All he was able to do was sit there, frozen, eyes wide, as you finally did what you thought about doing many times before. 

Once you were satisfied, you pulled away with a slow breath. Johnny was blushing. Actually blushing, and not the fake “aw, shucks” kind of blush you’d seen him pull before. This was real. You’d caught him off-guard. You’d destroyed him.

A small smirk found its way onto your lips and you distracted them by finishing off your drink. When you were done, you wiped your mouth on your sleeve and muttered, “You’re stupid.”

“What?” Johnny seemed to genuinely not have heard you, still completely lost in his own world. 

“Never mind,” you sighed. “That was…ugh. Whatever. Sorry.”

“Sorry?” He looked even more surprised. “What, like you didn’t mean to kiss me?”

“No. But like–” You struggled for a moment. Now you were getting flustered. “I didn’t want to. I just–I don’t know. I don’t know. It just happened, okay?”

“It absolutely did just happen.” Johnny seemed to be falling back into his nature, now that you were, too. “D’you want it to just happen again?”

“No,” you muttered quickly. But you leaned in again, still staring at him. His hand landed on your neck. It was surprisingly warm. “Maybe.”

“That’s what I thought,” he grinned, and suddenly he was kissing you again. It felt good, but what was even worse was that it felt right. Fulfilling, almost. Like this is what had been missing in your life. 

You wanted to beat yourself up just for even thinking that. 

After the few sloppy kisses were over, you started packing your things. You knew that if you stayed around him any longer, you were gonna say something you regretted.

“Hey, hey, where’s the fire?” Johnny murmured, still very much in the slow romantic mood that you were desperately trying to pull yourself out of. 

“I need to go,” you huffed, standing from the table. The room spun. Johnny took note of the way you wobbled and stood up beside you. 

“Hey.” He steadied your shoulders and scanned your face. You furrowed your brow, trying to look intimidating. Based on his expression, it wasn’t working. “You’re drunk.”

“Nice work, genius.” 

Johnny’s face slowly fell as he looked at you. A short sigh huffed from his nose. “...We wouldn’t work. Would we?”

You shrugged, both because you knew the answer and you wanted to pretend you didn’t. Johnny nodded. You had never seen him so serious before, nor so sad. It made you wanna throw up. Or maybe it was just the booze and dizziness.

“Let me at least get you home safe.” He started walking you towards the door. It was a slow process, and with his big arms wrapped around your shoulders, you were glad about that. Outside the bar, it was starting to rain, the tiny drops coming down in waves of mist. Johnny cursed under his breath and pulled your hood up for you. As he did so, you caught a glimpse of his face again, kind and doe-eyed and so goddamn sad. Your own lips tugged down in a frown. You looked away as you spoke again.

“We could try.”

“Huh?”

“We could try,” you repeated louder, trying not to stumble. You had the safety net of drink to blame all of this on if you felt differently in the morning. But somehow, you knew you wouldn’t. You could feel Johnny staring at you before the two of you started to walk down the street again. 

“Yeah. Yeah, I’d like that.”

[musette22]

I wonder if he actually owns all those pairs of sunglasses he wears on red carpets and such, though. Seems likely to me that they'd be picked out by his stylist and lent to him along with the rest of his outfits? / Easy, same approach as with jewelry: if Michael tags the brand in his posts about looks, then it was lent, if he skips, then it's his own piece. So some of these glasses from the last few years were definitely his own😎

That makes sense! I bet he's got a nice little collection of his own, he wears them out and about quite a bit, of course. And then the others are lent to him for special appearances, which is also cool! This also just made me realise I wasn't following Michael 😅 How even. Anyway, I do now!

[otrtbs]

i miss ahb!rosekiller so much

they're in vegas rn as we speak! 😎😌 (they have both become those assholes who wear sunglasses indoors and at nighttime)

(evan swears that's he's mastered the slot machines at the mgm grand (specifically the slot machine called 'captain riches' because that one has a 'bonus booty' feature that makes him laugh hysterically every time and he likes pretending to be a pirate but you didn't hear that from me) and barty encourages him and eggs him on even though slots are pure luck and you can't master something like that. barty is always like "evan you have the magic touch! you're a genius! no one has ever been this good at slots in the history of the world!")

(barty gets really into blackjack but he wants to get better at texas hold 'em and insists they actually have to go to texas to hone those skills which evan hates so much bc why tf would he ever go to texas???)

(also they recently installed those rainbow lights in their vegas swimming pool and they're both the most excited about changing the water color every three seconds) <- barty insists that swimming in purple water has calming effects man has yet to explore and study

[waitingonavision]

Lego Casita Mini-Review

Done in the style of my Bruno Figure Mini-Review, but slightly(?) less inane. Image-heavy post!

Anyway, I built my first house. It's magic and came with an old lady.

Alright, so this is the first Lego set I've ever owned myself. When I was a kid, I played with my older brothers' Legos, which was fun and everything but mostly boring. And already built. I liked the horses though. And there was probably a cool plane or two?

Anyway, this was an exciting thing for me!!! Apparently I hadn't even looked closely at the box when I bought it because a lot of the details and accessories were a total surprise to me 😅

Oh—and the tiled roof parts are hinged so that you can have them "flap" up and down. And the weathervane can be rotated too!

The back view! ⬆️ The rooms!

Mirabel and Antonio are recreating scene where she gives him a present.

Here's the nursery/Mirabel's room.

There's a cute sewing machine! And a little lever on the outside of the house that tips the bed from side to side, so it's like Casita is waking Mirabel up!

Very cute.

The little blue picture says, "Hola."

Isabela's room is right next to Mirabel's. (The capybara with wings, on the door, is very cute.)

It even has a cactus! And a watering can.

Here's the dining room! Things I wasn't expecting: stickers with the family tree and that photograph of Pepa and Félix! You can also remove the table and chairs...

For a better view of the family tree!

The kitchen...

Again, love the details: the photographs of Julieta and Agustín, and Mirabel. The pink umbrella and stand! The forks in the drawer!

Alma's room! You can just make out the candle behind her bed (the candle is visible from the front of the house).

And finally, Bruno's tower! I wasn't expecting this either 😅 The emerald crystals!

Also, I think it looks like he's wearing sunglasses 😎

Moving the table "outside" creates a comida al aire libre (al fresco dining) situation.

Are those supposed to be grapes...?

I was going to joke about how this is *Camilo voice* not a capybara. But in a close-up photo, it actually does kinda look like one...

Nope. Scratch that. I just looked at it again. It's sitting back on its hind feet with its front paws raised. Like a squirrel.

It's like a jaguar and a squirrel had a baby.

Anyway, more accessories! Mirabel's present, which is... a paw print? Cookie? Thing? Also, Mirabel's accordion, Alma's pocket watch (part of her chatelaine probably), and the barely-a-capybara.

Grade: 🐿️ 🐿️ 🐿️ 🐿️ 🐿️ (5/5 squirrels)

In all honesty, I really do love this set! It's cute and colorful. Recommended 😌

[libertys-lovers]

That does it! Explain your selfship tags, because I wanna know if there's a story behind 'em. Please and thank you!

ANAJWNWK- Ya got it boss! 😎👍

All of my self-ship tags are like that because I ADORE the fandom ship-names that are lil puns based on the characters involved… but I don’t think that’s the part I needed to explain lol. You’re right though, most of my self-ship names/tags have a bit of a lore behind them! I’ll try to make this post not the longest thing in the universe, but I am warning you… there’s gonna be a lot.

(I, uh… idk if it was a specific tag that made you curious. I’m just gonna go over all my individual Romantic F/O tags; but if it was one of the poly-tags that you were curious about, or if it wasn’t even a Romantic F/O that peaked your interest, then lemme know!)

———

🕶💥Dramatics💥🕶 - Karamatsu and Freedom are both dramatic people. That’s… that’s it really. 🕶 is Kara’s emoji because he wears sunglasses. 💥 is Freedom’s emoji because it looks like one of those effects you’d add in comic books, and she’s a comic artist so- | 💉🖋Blueprints🖋💉 - So, the reason Dr. Flug and Inkwell started working more together was because Inkwell could turn Flug’s blueprints into physical models, which helped him flesh out his inventions. It also works well because, like, Blueprints are sciency things and they use ink, so it fits both their motifs anyway. 💉 references this one shot I adore of Flug, where he’s holding this syringe full of nasty green stuff and is just looking sinister. 🖋 is there because pens have ink and certain pens need inkwells.

🏜📰One Shot📰🏜 - So, Sniper is…. a sniper, and Journalist has a writing-centric job. So the name’s kinda like, idk, a pun. One Shot here means both “shooting once and being successful” and “the style of writing”. We’ve got 🏜 for Sniper because he’s from the outback, and 📰 for Journalist because, ya know, the news! | 📋📰Secretary Dept.📰📋- Both Miss Pauling and Journalist have secretary-esq jobs. AKA: They write reports all the time. The emojis link to their respective forms of writing. | 🐸📱Songwriter📱🐸 - Lúcio makes music, and Dime was an author/social media influencer. So, songwriter was a word that perfectly fit the both of them! 🐸 represents Lúcio’s frog aesthetic, and 📱 references Dime being an influencer.

🔩🍀Successful Operation🍀🔩 - Stein’s known for his biological/physical experiments, and Lucky’s whole thing is that she’s like a good-luck charm to Death Weapon Meister Academy. So the name’s kinda means, like, “hey, the surgery went well! how lucky!”. The 🔩 represents the literal screw in Stein’s head, and the 🍀 represents Lucky’s luck. | 👊💡Transformative Love💡👊 - So, Goku and Fluores’s shticks both revolve HEAVILY around transformations. Goku has his 50 gazillion different forms, and Fluores can hop between a human and alien form. And tbh Transformative Love just had a nice ring to it. 👊 references Goku’s violent tendencies, and 💡 represents Fluores’s name-source (fluorescent), which in itself references her moth-like alien form.

(This next paragraph is all about the Cookie Run self-ships. To save time, I’ll just tell you now that all their emojis reference their flavors. The only exception is Licorice’s emoji, ☠️; that’s just a ref to his aesthetic.)

🍾🍇Viola Rosa🍇🍾 - Viola Rosa is literally just a brand of wine I saw at the store one day. Sparkling’s based of champagne and Faux Berry’s themed after berries! Seemed fair enough. | 🧀🍇True Crime Novella🍇🧀 - Roguefort is a HUGE wanted criminal, and Faux Berry is an author! So why not combine those themes by referencing mystery novels, but except clarify that they’re REAL. The novella part of the name just sounded fancy; the distinction in what book it is has no real meaning. | ☠️🍇Dark Arts Scribe🍇☠️ - Licorice does dark magic! And like I said earlier, Faux Berry is an author! The name’s just another cute way to fuse their jobs. | 🍰🍇A Dog’s Tale🍇🍰 - Red Velvet controls an army that’s made up of essentially dogs, so the base for the ship name is A Dog’s *Tail. But I replaced tail with tale because, once again, Faux’s job. | 🌸🍇Tricolor Tea🍇🌸 - So, if you look at Cherry Blossom and Faux Berry’s color palettes, the pink from Cherry Blossom would stick out & the blue/purple/pink from Faux would stick out. Those three colors can be associated with the duo then, & as a cute bonus they both have pink, so the other colors they have can kinda be tied together! The tea’s just a reference to the fact Cherry Blossom likes tea.

🔥🌿Traveling Circus Rose🌿🔥 - Rengoku is the Flame Hashira, and The Wisteria Wanderer is a vigilante that themed herself after the flowers that demons are weak to. The Circus Rose is a flower that looks a lot like fire, so it references both Rengoku’s fire aesthetic and W.W’s plant aesthetic! The traveling part is because they both have to travel for their jobs. 🔥 represents Rengoku’s fire and 🌿 represents the hanging nature of the wisteria tree. | 🐦💭Head in the Clouds💭🐦 - Hawks can fly, and Daydream’s whole aesthetic is dreamlike. Therefore, the phrase “head in the clouds” can be both literal and metaphorical! Like, you can literally have your head in those clouds because you’re flying, or your head is just in those clouds because you’re spacing out. 🐦 represents Hawks’s bird aesthetic, and 💭 is a thought-bubble for Daydream, cause ya know, she essentially daydreams for her quirk! | 🌌🎧Artificial Nature🎧🌌 - This one references their contrasting aesthetics and values! Dororo has a more traditional aesthetic & loves the outdoors and nature. Miss Machina has a futuristic(ish) aesthetic, and loves technology and human progress. The name’s like, idk, the written counterpart to those phone towers that look like trees; it just combines their two vibes. 🌌 represents Dororo, because he’s an alien! 🎧 is there because Machina had headphones in her design when I made the tag, but now it’s just there as a standard nod to tech.

🎹🕊Angel’s Choir🕊🎹 - 2-D is the lead singer of the band, and Lily does backing vocals! 2-D has the voice of an angel, and Lily’s whole aesthetic is vaguely-inspired by angels (even to the point that 2-D thought she was a guardian angel for a bit). And, ya know, they sing together, so it’s like a choir! 🎹 is there because 2-D can play the keyboard, and 🕊 is there to reference Lily’s angelcore aesthetic. | 📚🌺Assisted Romanticide🌺📚 - Okay, so Gary and Libby each have a self-defined purpose of existing to assist the ones they care about, including each other. Romanticide is a word for death that is, in some way, caused by romance; THIS is here because Gary and Libby have had to protect each other many many times. 📚 references Gary’s love for comic books, and 🌺 references those vacation button-ups that dads are known to wear (Libby’s shtick is that she’s a dimensional tourist, if that helps to add context). | 💎👻Graveyard Stones👻💎 - Henry is a Rock-Type trainer for GO Rocket, and Liberty is a Hex Maniac (AKA: she trains Ghost and Psychic types). So the name combines both of their type preferences by referencing all the rocks you can find at burial sites. 💎 is a gemstone for Henry; I would’ve given him a 🪨, but that didn’t show up on PC for me. 👻 is for Liberty, because ghost. | 🛋💽FOCUS.EXE Has Crashed💽🛋 - Sasha and Libs both have technological aesthetics linked to them, which explains the techno-blabble in the name. The reason that it’s FOCUS.EXE specifically crashing is because, well, you tend to lose your focus when you’re brainrotting over your lover! 🛋 is for Sasha; it was meant to vaguely reference his weird grudge against lamps, but the emoji honestly just fits his vibe. 💽 represents Libs, since she has the more heavily-used computer aesthetic

I’ll explain 🏩Lavender Lovers🏩 too since I’m about to use it. This is my catch-all tag for when I talk about a TON of F/Os. So, like, my signature color is purple, and lavender is a shade of purple. So my lovers being titled as lovers of a color that’d surely make them think of me is very wholesome. It’s also a reference to the Lavender Lands, which in my self-ship lore is the big cross-over dimension that everyone gets to mingle in. The emoji is 🏩, which I think is a Love Hotel, but might be a Love Hospital instead? That emoji’s just there because there’s a lotta lovers living in the same place (the crossover dimension has this huge mansion we all get to chill in; it’s the biggest roommate trope known to man lmao).

[saintedbythestorm]

New glasses aquired! Man is it creepy in the beginning before your eyes get used to them though...

Also upped the difficulty this time by getting a light frame instead of just another black one... it feels so wrong. Gonna have go give it a few days to get use to it. Do like having a much bigger field of vision that is actually clear though.

Glad I decided to not wear them out of the store this time, have made that mistake before and jesus if that doesn't make me hella dizzy.

Also I didn't think I saw poorly before but when you switch to the new ones you can really tell a difference. It's in like the details and I notice now how everything was sort of a little fuzzy in the edges before. Oddly enough I think my eyes are also doing better now at switching between different distances when I look up from my phone and things like that.

All in all... so far so good with the new glasses!

[i-cant-sing]

Please, I'm crying at these pictures 😭😭😭😭

Dad Enji dresses up his baby like this for ice cream dates and it'd be so cute whenever reader peaks at him from under her hat and I bet she even has those adorable little heart shaped sunglasses🤩🤩🤩

And Enji's heart just melts at your chubby little feet poking from your sandles, or how comfortable you look in the fluffy dress.

And then there's this outfit and it just screams Rich Uncle Naoya spoiling his poor niece with a luxury designer fit for their vacation in the swiss alps for a skii trip😎💰

It's another thing that Naoya turns away for 1 minute, only to see your clothes now covered in dirt even though there's nothing but white snow around you. And why is there a bear cub in your hand- WHERE DID YOU EVEN GET IT? AND WHY IS A MAMA BEAR CHASING NAOYA WHILE YOU AND THE BABY CUB ARE GIGGLING LIKE LITTLE MENACES AND BFFS????

And this picture 😭

It definitely gives off Dad Dabi playing hide and seek and you've decided to "hide" or well, camouflage yourself like this. So, Dabi obviously has to pretend he can't see you, or that he cant hear your mischievous giggles.

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

Flake's podcast - Lonely (Einsam)

published 2022-03-09

Alone and lonely, not necessarily the same thing, Flake plays songs that deal with both (both 'lonely' a little bit more..)

Not too many anecdotes, several good songs, some very familiar (Alone by Heart at 0h47) some lesser known, but a great find (Kein Liebeslied by Tom Schilling at 1h02), and a few fun snippets:

The best protection against loneliness (1h05) are old friends, especially friends, where, when you don't see them for a year or two and then meet up again, everything is exactly the same as where you left it, that's something Flake thinks is really great ("Total Gut"). Boy or girl, male or female friend or a dog or cat, they can all be 'friend'. Flake's cat is a true friend, cat was already there before Flake met his wife (Flake giggles at this), and cat still lives with them. The cat is always there for him (he says 'Don't tell my wife' 😁), jumps on the couch and cuddles.

Band talk:

- Flake wears sunglasses on stage because he's embarassed (0h31) , but initially he didn't have prescription glasses in them, so he couldn't see well on stage; now he has good glasses, so can see clearly, except that he still can't see on stage because it's too dark 😎 (so when the lights go out between songs he often stumbles over something)

- In the old days going on tour (1h11)was pretty lonely as well, because, especially on long tours on another continent, they didn't hear from home for a long time (before mobile phones existed, mail was impossible because they travelled so didn't have a fixed address), nowadays it's a lot better; even though seeing someone in person is still better than by phone.

- (This is my fave mental image of today:) 0h41 Flake mentions (and plays) the band Dokken who fall in the category of Glam-Metal. Rammstein calls this 'Hair-Metal' because Glam-metal guys always have those blond fluffy hairdo's and backstage (Flake saw this at festivals), they all sit around, a hairblower each, all electricity sockets taken by hairblowers left and right. Rammstein drink a tequila together as a band ritual before a show, those bands blowdry together 😁

And then at 1h37 Flake starts talking about the loneliest place of all is the universe. In the universe there is nothing and infinity, just like Time ("Zeit") is infinite. Without Time other dimensions wouldn't exist. Time was always there and will always be (just like the Universe). If you could drive through the universe and there get to an edge, that would be the end of time. The universe is infinitely big, and therefore the chance to meet someone is infinitely small. Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics: all in one 💙

Time..."Zeit"... now what does that remind us of...(well, maybe it's a coincidence 😁 we'll now on 10-03 💙)

🎹

More ramblings on Flake's podcasts

[bitter-sweet-coffee]

Infinadow 👄 for the ask meme! Cuz the world needs more infinadow content

*bangs fist on floor and cries* DAMN RIGHT IT DOES, AND I'M DOING MY BEST TO SUPPLY IT

❤️ this definitely depends on which canon we're dealing with because i have a bunch of infinadow concepts, but chances are it's going to be infinite. he wouldn't call it a date, moreso "shadow you're taking me somewhere because i said so"

✨ probably also infinite! shadow would have to transport them either via bike or car (infinite hates teleporting) and infinite would suggest ideas, but shadow would have to be the one actually organizing things

👗 oh god, they're both bad. shadow is very meticulous with his eyeliner, quills, cologne, etc... and infinite is a total fashionista who needs like 3 hours just to style his hair (mixing dreads, braids, hair pieces, loose parts that have to be straightened and recurled for relaxed natural waves, etc...) so it's a miracle they even fucking leave. shadow doesn't take as long but infinite complains and rushes them so it's a hilarious dynamic

🌸 infinite does not pay for anything EVER. it's all shadow, and if infinite buys anything it's with shadow's money so uh, the answer is technically shadow. however, infinite will sing for shadow a lot because he prefers non material gifts, and loves the jackal's voice! either that or he reads shadow's fave books to him every night before bed and that counts as a date gift (even if it's after the date)

🎉 the one i have in mind right now is dinner and a musical! i feel like they'd go see jersey boys because shadow is a big frankie valli and the four seasons fan, and infinite likes theatre so it's a hit. they'd also definitely go to club rouge after just to chat and bother whoever the poor bartender is

🍰 shadow. it's not even a question, infinite will actually take shadow's card and hand it over to the waiter/ticket person on his behalf and tip 400% because shadow is fucking LOADED and doesn't care about his money. rouge does though, but she isn't even mad because she does the same thing as infinite 😎

👄 JSDKDKDKSK OK. FUNNY STORY. in my fic, it takes about seven attempts across multiple chapters for shadow and infinite to successfully kiss without an injury because they're so godawful at intimacy and just downright awkward. they're also anti PDA to the point where no one suspects they're together, so it's a total joke. if they're alone though, Shadow is known for awkward forehead/top of head kisses (awkward because infinite is much taller) and infinite does the dog thing where he doesn't kiss, but will rub his face against shadow's, and then shove his snout in the hedgehog's neck and stay there.

🌙 shadow is like, responsible for infinite ig? he isn't allowed to be on his own really because y'know, war criminal, and since shadow is the only one willing to deal with him (knowing that GUN is horrible at containment and the rest of the resistance couldn't be bothered) it just means infinite is stuck with shadow all the time! they live together, but post-date they'd probably pass out on the couch after reading together with the tv on in the background

😍 hmm, 3 is a good number, right? OKAY!

1. because wearing his mask will identify him as infinite, he can't wear it. however, the jackal is still really insecure about his face so he wears those ridiculous designer sunglasses all the time regardless of the occasion. at first shadow would get annoyed that infinite looked like an elton john kinnie wherever they went because he likes the jackal's face, but eventually it grew on him!

2. if they're in a theatre or a busy/concealed public place they'll be a little less distant from each other (shadow will use infinite's hair for stimming, infinite will play with shadow's fingers, etc...) so sometimes other characters or people will catch a glimpse of them being sus. no one says anything and pretends they didn't notice so it's never addressed

3. they frequently triple date with knouge and espave but it's usually just clubbing (wave rouge and infinite get wasted and act all loud and fruity, knuckles gets stoned and rambles about stuff at their table while espio either gets dragged to dance with wave or has suspicious romantic tension with shadow, who is either so high he's in another dimension, also experiencing the suspicious romantic tension, or watching infinite admirably— they'll dance together if the club is almost empty and they can sneak on some oldies like earth angel or heaven!). they're the ship trio of "no one can tell who is dating who" so it works out and they all just seem kinds fruity

[asknarashikari]

Riders react to something they don't need to see or ever want to at a pool party.

KenTouma: *Smiles happily with their sunglasses down* Mmm... Hi babe.

Kento: Did you teach our kids how to swim?

Ren: Hey. And yes... I did. But one of them kept on insisting they want to do it by themselves. But he learned his lesson though.

Touma: Ough... my god. Looks like me but acts like his father during his younger days. But at least he learns his lesson.

Emu: *looking down* Uhhh... Oh my 🐓. I could see it prodding through those trunks. *chokes on drink* *speaks to and slaps himself* Stop looking, Emu.

Tsukasa at the tiki bar leaning on the counter then turns to me.

Tsukasa: Why did you give him a big snake?

Me: Because... *leaves with no further explanation* And here comes my three husbands'... *thirst intensifies* Hot.

LUZ (Legeiel-R, Deity Uhr, Zooous-R): Hey. 😘

Tsukasa: 😒😑 My God... You're even hornier than KTR combined.

Me: I know. 😎

Why do I still get surprised by you... this is hornier than anything I can come up with, and it's shark week for me.

[enigmaticxbee]

✖️✖️✖️✖️ 5x10 Chinga

The one where... Scully’s vacation in Maine is interrupted by an evil doll (written by Stephen King!)

Best: Every glimpse into how dorkily bored and clingy Mulder is without his BFF - who is gone for one weekend - makes me that much fonder of Mulder. Eating sunflower seeds and watching World’s Deadliest Swarms and/or Alien Probes; mesmerized by Scully showing off her knowledge of witchcraft and the occult; bouncing his basketball in his undies; calling Scully any way he can possibly reach her - cell phone, motel phone, police station - trying to insert himself into her case; looking up scientific explanations since Scully has the extreme possibilities covered; throwing pencils at the ceiling and trying - but failing - to hide his patheticness from her. Oh, she already knows, Mulder, she knows.

Worst: I really enjoy this episode, but oh to have seen Stephen King’s original version without CC’s meddling! Read about it here and bemoan what might have been...

❌ Flashlights

❌ Woods

❌ Slideshow

❌ Autopsy

❌ Evidence Disappears

❌ Scully Misses It (Mulder does this time!)

❌ Mulder Ditch (Scully ditch! If it’s a ditch to go on vacation without your coworker 🧐)

✔️ Sunflower Seeds

❌ Voiceover

❌ Catch Phrase

❌ Scully is a Medical Doctor

❌ Mulder is Spooky

❌ Scuuullllaaaaayy! Muullllderrrr!

❌ Fox/Dana

❌ Inappropriate Touching (that I am here for)

✔️ Casual Scully

✔️ Casual Mulder

❌ Trench Coats

❌ Bad Tie Watch

✔️ Glasses Watch: Scully in sunglasses 😎

50 States: Maine x1 & DC x40 (35/50)

Investigate: Apart

Solve Rate: 62%

✔️ Bechdel Test

MSR: 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Goriness: 👽👽👽👽

Creepiness: 👽👽👽

Humor: 👽👽👽👽

Rewatch Thoughts:

Love this for Scully: Convertible top down. Sunglasses. Tourist tshirt. Jeans. Cell phone locked in the trunk. Oops, walked into the wrong supermarket. But she’s got her emergency blazer!

(If this was really winter in Maine Scully should really be in a giant puffy coat.)

Scully: rattles off a long list of the possible evidence of witchcraft or sorcery. Mulder: Scully? Scully: Yes? Mulder: Marry me. Scully: I was hoping for something a little more helpful. Mulder: Well, you know, short of looking for a lady wearing a pointy hat riding a broomstick, I think you pretty much got it covered there. I love 1. How impressed Mulder is by Scully’s breath of knowledge on the subject (did she pick all of this up from Mulder or has she been doing research on her own because she’s that dedicated to the X-Files, aww); 2. That he tells her she’s got it covered and means it - his follow up calls are because he misses her not because he thinks she can’t handle it, and he pivots to “scientific explanations” to try to be helpful; 3. How Scully just rolls her eyes at a proposal from her coworker because she knows that Mulder is all talk and has no follow through, despite how endearingly earnest he sounds.

Why is children’s music so creepy?

Melissa was Jen Pringle in Anne of Avonlea! I LOVED those miniseries.

The woman getting her hair caught in the ice cream machine... scarred me.

The book on the motel nightstand is “Affirmation For Women Who Do Too Much” - did she get this for herself? Was it a gift from her mother? You know she was using what she read when she shut Mulder down at the beginning of the episode. Didn’t do so well with the not working on vacation thing though. (Not a real book as far as I can tell.)

Mulder’s at his neediest and most insecure when he feels Scully pulling away. At least this time he doesn’t lash out nastily. He just gets very clingy. He’s probably worried about her after Emily - she does pull away emotionally after that, understandably. And reminding myself that he’s in the middle of a crisis of faith where he thinks aliens are a hoax (and maybe that he met Samantha and she’s fine but doesn’t want to know him) so he’s understandably at loose ends.

Do you think Scully’s trying to make Mulder jealous when she talks about giving the poster to some guy... Jack...? She could have just said she was giving it to the police officer she helped out. Something about the way she says Jack.

Scully’s look of pity when another pencil hits Mulder in the head at the end 😂

This was the first scene with both of them in the office all season - and it’s half way through the season. We need more basement office time!

Episode-Related Fanfic Recs:

Fraternize Ch. 3 by @admiralty-xfd & @gaycrouton - series of motel encounters throughout the series, this one set just after Chinga. Mulder tries to make it up to Scully for ditching her wine and cheese party in Detour. Love this whole series!

Impressions by @baronessblixen - Mulder wants to know what Scully tells her friends about him. It’s very sweet.

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I will say Sebastians sunglasses collection seems to be pretty damn impressive because he’s got so many of them that are different. I actually like the ones that he was wearing in the Met Gala in 20 2019 or something with that pink outfit that was really cool.

Yeah Sebastian looks really great in sunglasses doesn't he! I wonder if he actually owns all those pairs of sunglasses he wears on red carpets and such, though. Seems likely to me that they'd be picked out by his stylist and lent to him along with the rest of his outfits? But either way, he knows how to rock a pair of sunnies 😎