#u lose cause they’re all about to team up on you

[sanguinewerewolf]

woman who makes you pleasure her at knifepoint VS woman who doesn’t even need to put a knife at your throat to make the threat VS woman with very very sharp nails

[patscorner]

could u write kate martin x reader where they’re huge basketball rivals who end up falling in love?? maybe it starts out as like a secret relationship and then the media finds out and goes crazy abt it!!

also i love love love ur writing sm

Absolutely! Love you!

Rivals

Summary: The Gophers and Iowa have a generational rivalry with each other, tensions dating back years. What happens when one of Iowa's top players injures you?

wc: 3,248

Contains: slightly suggestive, mentions of blood, insta posts at the bottom, not proofread well, hella long

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The Minnesota Gophers vs. the Iowa Hawkeyes was one of the oldest rivalries in women’s college basketball history. Whether it’s overly aggressive plays, double technicals every couple minutes, and shoves being exchanged. It’s tradition at this point to have one or two chippy moments at one of these games.

So it’s no surprise when tonight is no different. It’s tied, 83-83 in the third quarter with two minutes and thirty-six seconds left. The air is so filled with tension, it was like a heavy cloud of negativity loomed over both teams. Patience was thin on both benches, and everyone, even the people watching from home could feel it.

You’d been guarding Kate all night, and to say it was a challenge would be an understatement. She was agile and quick on her feet, and in some cases, she just managed to slip through your defensive skills. But, you were able to keep up with her, following and predicting her moves closely. She got a couple shots on you, but you didn’t let that stir your determination.

You were on your A game offensively tonight, too. Whether it was weaving through players with ease, calling good screens, or taking risky threes, you were doing it all.

It was paying off, too. Until the beginning of the fourth quarter. The game had just resumed, you guarding Kate once more. She’d been more physical, which you weren’t expecting, but you adapted, quickly matching her energy.

You had gotten the offensive rebound, running back to the Iowa basket, Kate hot on your tail. You get into position to make a layup, but Kate is right there to block your shot. She smacks the ball, but her momentum sends her body into yours, sending you flying to the ground.

You crash into the base of the basketball hoop, back hitting the floor first, followed by your head smacking into the stanchion. You squeal loudly, but the crowd's deafening cheers drowned out any noises you could’ve made. You’d made the layup, but that was the least of your concerns.

You’re grabbing your head, rolling over on your side, trying to find a position that relieves some of the pounding that has started in your head. Kate immediately goes to check on you, but that doesn’t last long when your teammates push her out of the way to get to you. One of your teammates starts yelling at Kate, who yells back, and the referee's whistle pierces through the air, signaling technicals for both players.

You’re still curled up under the basketball hoop, holding the back of your head, when you feel a warm liquid. You pull your hand away, and your eyes widen as you stare at your crimson cover palm.

Everyone who knows you, knows you hate blood. The red liquid sends a wave of nausea to your already banged up head, and you close your eyes to avoid the tears falling, and to relieve some of the tension that the lights were causing. The crowd silences as the camera shows you looking at your hand in horror.

Your breathing picks up as you continue to look at your hand. Tears fall from your eyes as you start to hyperventilate, unaware that eventually the lack of oxygen would cause you to lose consciousness.

You're only out for about 30 seconds, but that was more than enough time for you to be surrounded. You wake up to the athletic training staff, your teammates, and the coaching staff around you. You're running on autopilot, so the first thing you try to do is sit up, which doesn’t end too well for you. You attempt to lift your head off the ground, but a sharp pain shoots down your back, causing you to gasp loudly.

“Shh-stay still, honey.” one staff member assures you. You groan in response, feeling multiple hands on you at once. You don’t say anything as you try to roll over on your stomach and attempt to relieve the pain in your back. You have a pounding headache and have no idea what’s going on or what happened.

“You gotta stop moving. The ambulance is on the way.” You freeze at these words.

Ambulance?

You have no idea what happened but all you know is that you have a basketball game to play. "W-we gotta play.” You croak out, looking at your teammates, tears brimming your eyes. You watch through blurry eyes as they shake their heads.

“No, kid, I think you're done for the night."

"No, no, n-no we gotta play- we're so close." You whimper out shakily. A couple of your teammates turn their heads, your statement making an already emotional moment even more heart-wrecking.

You feel someone grab your hand and rub it soothingly, attempting to distract you from the increasing pain in your spine. The Iowa bench was kneeling out of respect, because rivals or not, they weren't fucking monsters.

You sigh, accepting that you were done for the night and probably a while after. “What happened?” You whispered to no one in particular. You felt someone adjust the towels that you didn’t realize were under your head. The once white towels were colored now, and you felt sympathy for whoever had to clean them after.

“You fell kid, but you’re gonna be okay.” one of your teammates says. You hum in response.

All you could do is pray that she was right.

The crowd gave you a standing ovation as you were put on the stretcher and wheeled into the back of the ambulance. Despite their attempts to keep you awake, the loss of blood made it hard for you to keep your eyes open.

On the way to the hospital, they check your memory, which is pretty good, all except the moments leading up to the incident. All you remember is the girl that ran into you. When they get you to the hospital, they run their tests and find out that you had a pretty bad concussion, along with a crack in your spine. It’s safe to say you were done for the season.

Eventually, you were released, immediately starting physical therapy and, put in crutches and given a body wrap. You finally check your phone, and you see thousands of overwhelming messages from friends, family, and teammates. You respond to a couple of them, informing them that you were okay before going to instagram. Normally, you’d stay off of social media, but you needed something to distract yourself.

You’ve got hundreds of notifications on there, too, but one stands out the most.

A message from @katemartin

Just wanted to sincerely apologize for knocking you down the other night, I hope you know it wasn’t intentional. I don’t know if you’ll even read this, but you’re in my thoughts and prayers. Opponents or not, you’re a good player, and it’s devastating to see you injured. Get well soon.

Your heart swells at the message, as tears start to brim your eyes. You don’t know what to say, because this has never happened to you before. Usually, when someone gets injured, they get a pat on the back, and that’s it. But she went out of her way to message you.

You heart her message before typing a message back to her.

Thank you for the prayers, I know it wasn’t intentional, I watched the playback. I appreciate the message.

After you click send, you decide to leave it and begin scrolling through your feed. Nothing interesting comes up until you see Kate doing a post-game press conference. She’s asked her thoughts on the collision between you two.

“It was a basketball play. I had no intention of slamming into her like that. She’s an amazing player, like I seriously look up to her. The way she carries herself and the way she plays, that’s an example I think a lot of people should learn from.” she takes a deep, shaky breath, clearly trying to keep her composure. It breaks your heart to see her this shaken up about you.

“I don’t think I’ll ever forgive myself for being a part of the reason she’s not playing. Everyone deserves to do the things they love, and it’s not fair that I took that from her. Our teams may be hella competitive rivals, but despite that, this is a sisterhood. We aren't friends, but never would I ever wanna hurt her like that. It was an accident.” Kate’s voice cracks at the end, and her teammate rubs her back as she looks down.

“It was an honor to play with her, and I wish her the best.” she finishes, before the clip ends.

You’re in tears by the end of it, and you just want to give her a giant hug, tell her that you forgive her, and that you’ll be back on the court in no time. But instead, you stick with responding to her message she had just sent you.

How are you doing?

It’s been 4 months since your injury, and you’ve been talking to Kate non-stop. You and her had been texting back and forth, calling, and falling asleep on facetime. A lot of the time was talking about nothing in particular, with a couple updates as to where you are in your recovery.

You couldn’t help but feel your heart tighten when you talk to her. It’s like a breath of fresh air. Even though you were barely around her, you felt like you were missing something whenever you two weren’t having a conversation. You knew you were falling and falling hard. Little did you know, Kate was falling just the same.

Kate couldn't sleep well to begin with, but now she definitely couldn't sleep without talking to you. She couldn't go a minute without thinking about what you were doing, what you were wearing, what you were thinking. It got so bad that her teammates were practically begging her to ask this mystery girl out. Her daydreams were distracting her from her practices, the way she played in games, and her schoolwork.

Finally, (after Caitlin went on a ten minute rant about how painfully in love she was), Kate found the confidence to ask you out on a phone call. She was nervous and stuttering over her words, her face painted a beautiful pink.

"Maybe we could hang out sometime, like by ourselves. Like we could go to like the movies-or maybe out to eat somewhere. Or-or not, y'know we could hang out with other people, like our teammates, like not together because I don't think they like each other very much, but we could like not tell them, or we could tell them b-"

You cut off her rambling with a laugh, finding her anxiousness adorable. "Kate 'Money' Martin are you asking me out?" You ask, raising your eyebrows teasingly.

You watch as her face reddens even more, her teeth capturing her bottom as she playfully rolls her eyes at your mocking tone. "Y'know what, never mind. I take it back." She smiles at you.

"Oh, no, no, you got me locked in now." You say smiling softly back at her.

"Is that a yes…?" Kate asked in a joking manner, but you could sense a serious undertone to it.

You bite your lip lightly, staring at the blonde on your phone screen.

"Whatcha got in mind?"

Kate made the six hour drive to Minnesota that Saturday after booking a hotel room not far from campus. As much as you would've liked her to stay with you, you knew your dorm mates wouldn't approve of having her in your shared space. They knew you were talking to someone, but you were very cautious about when you talked to Kate, often doing it fairly late into the night when they were asleep or not home. You thought you were doing a good job, as they never brought up anything about it.

Either way, to not draw attention, you both decided it'd be best if you went super late at night, knowing that the second the public finds out Kate was in Minnesota, rumors would fly, and the media would go crazy. So, you came up with a shifty excuse to be out of the house at three a.m. on a random Saturday morning. You had no idea what Kate had set up, you just knew that you were meeting her at a random park near campus.

Turns out Kate had the date very planned out, from how long it would take to get from point A to point B, to where'd you'd be sitting. She took you to the beach, and even though it was dark, the sounds of the water crashing onto shore was enough for you.

Then she paid, against your will, for sushi. You went into the restaurant and you both sat in the car and ate your meal. Conversations flow smoothly all night, without a single moment of uncomfortable silence. The evening was filled with laughter and lighthearted banter, the both of you losing track of time until the sun started to bleed into the night sky.

You both were tired, tangled in the bed of Kate's truck, basking in each other's company. You were so comfortable, and you never wanted this moment to end. Kate was different from anybody else you'd ever met before. Even though this was the first time you'd even hung out with her, you wanted nothing more than to hold her forever. And to make her yours.

"What're you thinkin' about?" She asked, breaking the silence and pulling you from your thoughts. You're laying on her chest, her arms wrapped securely around your waist, holding you close.

You look up at her and find her gaze already in you. "The sun's coming up." You whispered, licking your lips. Her eyes trail down to them before finding their way back to your eyes. The way she looks at you almost makes you fold right then and there.

"Hmm." Kate responded as her eyes made their way back down to your lips and stayed there. After a moment, you brought your hand up to her cheek to direct her eyes back to yours. You smile as her face turns a bright shade of red.

"You're so pretty." She whispers as she seemingly examines your face. Now it's your turn to blush.

It almost makes you angry, the urge to kiss her lips. You want nothing more than to pour all your words into one kiss.

Fuck it.

You push your lips to hers, passionately expressing your feelings for her wordlessly. It takes her a second to process what's going on, but as soon as she does, she's melting under your touch. She's like putty in the palm of your hand at this point.

You adjust your body, lifting yourself so that the both of you are facing each other. You wrap your arm around her waist, pulling her closer and deepening the kiss. Your moment catches Kate off guard, causing her to moan lightly. You smile before pulling away.

Pants fill the air as you both attempt to catch your breath, letting the tension linger in the air. "Holy shit." Kate lets out a breathy laugh.

You chuckle with her, rubbing her waist absent-mindedly.

She rolls over back on her back, staring at the sky, you mimic her actions, sighing deeply. You can sense that the end of your date is near as the sun rises.

"I have to go." Kate whispers. You nod, reaching down and intertwining your fingers. You were right.

Over the next five months, you and Kate took turns seeing each other in the same way, at night, mostly ending up with you two touching each other (in more than one way). It was starting to get exhausting to hide it from your teammates, so eventually, Kate let it slip, and they weren't surprised. They already had their suspicions since the injury.

You weren't too pleased when she told you she'd revealed your secrets, but you were relieved that they didn't hate you. It gave you enough confidence to comfortably tell your team, who, like the Iowa team, wasn't surprised or upset at the idea of you and Kate being together.

It lifted a huge weight off your guys' chest, feeling better about leaving at two or three in the morning. The longer your relationship went on, the more comfortable you both got.

This was both good and bad, as you fell more in love with each other every day. But it also came with the desire to see each other more, which led to you both growing impatient and making sloppy mistakes. It started with you accidentally posting a picture of you holding Kate's hand on your public story instead of your close friends, like you had intended. Even though you couldn't see her face, you knew some people would be able to figure who it was, plus, at that point, it was an early relationship, and neither of you were ready for that kind of attention. Luckily, you deleted it before anyone could see it, but it was too close of a call for your liking.

Another slip-up happened a month later, where you posted a picture in Kate's hoodie, but you were able to pretend that you both happened to have the same hoodie.

The last straw, though, was Kate being recognized by a fan while pumping gas. You ducked down in the trunk as you watched the fan approach her and ask for an autograph and picture, which she agreed to.

The fan had a short conversation with her, which you later found out they had asked about why Kate was in Minnesota. The best Kate could come up with was that she was 'visiting a friend', which you teased her about her lack of an answer.

The fan posted about Kate being in Minnesota and why, and it shocked the internet. Some fans had done a deep dive and found dots that connected you to Kate, such as the hoodie picture. At this point, you both were tired of hiding, tired of not being able to go out during the daylight or support each other during games.

So you both decided it was time to let the people know.

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yourusername: Find your person. They make life worth living

user| oh??

user| mystery woman?

user| I knew it

-> user| I feel like we all know who this is at this point

katemartin

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katemartin: You're my end and my beginning, even when I lose, I'm winning

user| no wait a minute

user| pov: the dots are connecting

user| my fav enemies to lovers story

caitlinclark22| took you long enough 🙄

-> yourusername| something you'd like to share with the class Martin??

-> katemartin| @caitlinclark22 I hate you.

->katemartin| @yourusername … no…

-> caitlinclark22| @katemartin you should be thanking me 🤗(pay up)

-> user| Caitlin in the comments has me cackling

user| Caitlin instigated is something I didn't know I needed

-> caitlinclark22| I did not instigate… just gave a gentle shove

-> katemartin| @caitlinclark22 I will gently shove you off a cliff 😍😄

->caitlinclark22| awww ur so cute😗

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taglist: @wintersstan @bueckerslover @lilia22hicks @fake-intelligences @girlokwhatever @breeloveschris

[azzifuddslover]

༯ OFF THE COURT — CHAPTER EIGHT 𝜗𝜚

paige bueckers x azzi fudd

themes: fluff

word count: 2.3k

tw: swearing

a/n: final chapter (kinda like an epilogue) wooyooooo! i actually love this chapter so much, i could genuinely cry about how much i love them. i really hope u guys enjoyed off the court, please lemme know all ur thoughts on this series 💞 enjoy reading

“when do you think we should tell them?” azzi tilts her head up to paige while they’re lying in bed one night.

it’s been three weeks since paige and azzi made their relationship official, and life has never been better for either one of them. paige finally got her girl— the girl she’s wanted since she was 15 years old. and azzi got hers.

paige intertwines their hands, peering down at the brunette. “whenever you’re ready.”

“i’m ready now.”

paige raises an eyebrow, “oh yeah? we’ll tell them after practice tomorrow then.”

azzi’s lips tug into a small smile, “deal.”

paige lets her eyes roam azzi’s features, taking in her beauty. god, she’s the most beautiful person she’s ever seen.

“like what you see?” azzi’s grin grows as her cheeks redden at the blonde’s attention.

“fuck yeah i do,” paige answers, eyes darkening. she hoists azzi up so their lips connect in an electric kiss— it was gentle yet consuming, sending shivers down her spine, making her heart race.

when azzi presses a featherlike kiss to paige’s neck, gently brushing her blonde hairs behind her ear, paige feels an overwhelming tenderness she can’t explain. she’s always been amazed by how azzi’s touch feels like coming home— steady, soft, full of quiet affection. in that moment, with azzi’s breath warm against her skin, paige figures she can never love azzi more.

paige has yet to express her love to azzi— it’s not that she’s scared of how azzi might react, or that she doesn’t believe in what they have. it’s more of the weight of the words feels too heavy, like once spoken, there’s no turning back. paige doesn’t want to risk losing what they already share, even if she knows, deep in her heart, she loves this girl— irrevocably, immensely. but instead, she keeps the words locked inside, atleast for the time being.

practice ran smoothly, like usual, with the team doing short workouts, dribbling and shooting drills, as well as 5v5 matches.

back in the locker room, azzi feels a knot in her stomach, the anticipation of telling her teammates about her relationship making her palms sweat. she understands it’s important to be honest with them, but the thought of how the others will react fills her with unease. what if things change between them and her friends?

azzi glances at paige, seeking much needed reassurance. paige’s lips twitch into a gentle grin, before slightly nodding at the younger girl, calming her nerves. the blonde strolls over to her girlfriend, closing their distant.

“guys, me and azzi have something to say,” paige announces, making heads turn in her direction.

azzi spots a few of her teammates throw curious, sneaky looks at one another. the brunette clears her throat before saying, “we’re dating.”

azzi lets out a shaky breath, waiting for their reactions to come. what she does not expect, though, is kk to smirk and turn to ice.

“ice, you know what to do,” kk holds out her hand, her smile only growing.

paige’s eyebrows furrow as confusion sweeps over her features. what is she doing?

ice lets out a groan, then begins rummaging through her backpack, opening pocket after pocket in search of something. she pauses before taking out a crisp twenty dollar bill, hesitantly handing it to her friend.

azzi’s jaw drops— “you guys betted?”

a giggle leaves ice’s lips, followed by laughter from kk. soon, all the girls joined in a collective laugh, causing paige and azzi to stand there, silent and baffled.

“babe, we all knew something would happen between you guys; it was only a matter of time,” kk says, “so yes, me and ice betted a twenty on when you’d announce it. obviously, i was closer.”

with azzi’s mouth still agape, she turns to look at the blonde, who is equally as shocked at their teammates reactions.

breaking eye contact, paige scoffs at her teammates, specifically kk and ice. “you guys are unbelievable.”

azzi lets out a cute laugh, all of her nerves disappearing from her stomach. paige intertwines their fingers behind their backs, away from the team.

“no funny business in front of us though,” jana notes, eyeing the two girls.

a mischievous smile tugs at paige’s lips, before she pulls azzi’s body flush against hers, placing her hand lightly on the brunette’s hip, connecting their lips in a firm, tender kiss.

frustrated groans arose from their teammates, “what did i just say!”

it’s been two months since paige and azzi became a couple, and the blonde is afraid. they’ve grown so close, that the thought of potentially losing azzi, her azzi, terrifies the shit out of her. everytime she thinks of something going wrong between them— her screwing something up and pushing azzi away— anxiety eats at her until all she can do is cry.

paige was curled up in a blanket, sitting on her bed, when her girlfriend walks in with bag of donuts in her hand. azzi has a major sweet tooth, paige has noticed early on in their relationship.

azzi immediately notices paige’s red-rimmed eyes and tear stained cheeks. she frantically sets the donuts down on a nearby table, and rushes over to the blonde.

“baby, what’s wrong?” azzi asks, eyes wide with concern.

“no, nothing, it’s stupid,” paige looks away, embarrassed azzi caught her in one of these moments.

“i don’t care, tell me,” azzi insists, gaze locked on paige while she cups the sophmore’s face in her hands.

paige lets out a shaky breath, “i’m just.. scared. scared that i’ll somehow lose you, that something will happen and you won’t be here anymore. i’ve never felt this way about anyone, and i don’t know what i’d do without you.”

a lone tear spills quietly down cheek, to which azzi quickly wipes it away with her thumb. “paige,” she begins, her voice steady and warm, “i’m not going anywhere, i promise you. i can assure you i feel the exact same way— i’m terrified to lose you, too. but i’m not leaving you, not now, not ever.”

she pulls paige into a gentle embrace, holding her close. “we can’t control the future, paige. we only have right now— and right now, i’m here with you. and i will be, for as long as you need me.”

azzi rests their foreheads together, still cupping the blonde’s cheek lightly in her grip. “i’ll always need you,” paige whispers, then in a small, wryly voice, “i love you so much.”

azzi’s heart stutters at paige’s words, her breath catching as she pulls her girlfriend a little closer, her forehead still pressing against hers. “i love you too,” she murmurs softly, her voice thick with emotion.

paige inhales a deep breath, her hands trembling slightly as she reaches up to hold the brunette’s face. it’s the first time paige and azzi communicated those words to each other— even though both girls felt it ages ago.

paige leans forward, pressing her lips against azzi’s, then pulling away, their faces barely apart. “there is no me without you,” she says, her voice raw yet certain. “i can’t imagine my life without you in it.”

and it’s true. paige’s world doesn’t spin without azzi in it. azzi is paige’s world, as a matter of fact.

azzi’s heart swells in her chest at the softness of paige’s words. god, she loves her too much.

for a moment, neither of them speak, just existing in the quiet space between their lips.

azzi’s hand slides to the back of paige’s neck, her thumb tracing light circles against the skin there. “i can’t, either,” she whispers, her voice steady. “everything i am, everything i want, it’s all with you.”

paige closes her eyes, leaning into the touch as her heart pounds in her chest. “god, i love you,” she peppers short kisses all over the brunette’s face, “i love you, i love you, i love you.”

azzi lets out a giggle, “i love you, more than you’ll ever know,” she responds, voice laced with certainty. with that, she closes the distant between them, kissing paige deeply— a kiss full of promises, of forever.

love has never looked better on a person more than it looks on paige. it’s as if the moment she let herself fall into it, she began to glow from the inside out. the soft curve of her smile, the way her blue eyes seem to light up whenever she talks about azzi— it’s almost contagious for everyone around her. she’s become more at peace, more alive. the walls she used to keep so carefully constructed have crumbled, replacing them with a quiet sort of confidence.

there’s a depth to her now, a sense of security and purpose that wasn’t there before. love has settled into her like it was always meant to— steady, quiet, unwavering— and in turn, it’s made her stronger than she ever realized she could be. she’s still the same paige, the girl who wears her heart on her sleeve, but now there’s a new warmth to her, an undeniable sense of belonging to the world.

and it’s all because she’s loves, and has been loved in return. in the way she holds herself, the way she speaks— you can see it. she no longer fears being open, being vulnerable. because in this love she shares with azzi, she’s found a new version of herself she didn’t believe she was capable of.

it quite simply looks perfect on her.

azzi closes her eyes, trying to ignore the buzzing nerves in her stomach. it’s the NCAA women’s basketball championship, and they’re playing against iowa. uconn has gone undefeated all season long, so it was no surprise to see them make it here.

azzi has had an impressive freshmen season, averaging 18 points per game. her 3 shots have been consistent, as well as her ability to stay calm under pressure like this. but this one is different— it’s the final minute of the game, uconn is down by 2, and iowa has possession of the ball.

as expected, iowa holds the ball, letting the clock run to 40 seconds left. azzi feels the weight of the moment pressing down on her. her gaze meets paige’s, who doesn’t show her anxiety on her face, yet feels it more than anyone on the court.

iowa’s famous caitlin clark throws up a 3 pointer, azzi’s heart leaping in her chest— luckily, it bounces off the rim, landing in the hands of paige.

the blonde runs the ball up the court— 30 seconds remaining. azzi meets paige at the 3 point line, who tosses the ball off to her and sprints to a corner.

the squeak of the sneakers on the hardwood floor, the roar of the fans, even the heavy breath of her teammates; they all blur into a single, sharp focus— the ball in her hands.

azzi dribbles the basketball repeatedly, running the clock until only 5 seconds remains. she takes a breath, and before she knows it, the ball leaves her fingertips in a smooth arc, traveling with perfect precision towards the basket. time seems to stretch as it sails through the air, the whole arena holding its breath.

the buzzer goes off.

the ball swishes through the net.

and in an instant, azzi feels it— everything she’s worked for, every drill, every practice, every sacrifice, culminating in this single moment. the crowd erupts, her teammates rush towards her, but she stands frozen for a split second, staring at the rim, heart pounding in her chest. she did it— she won the championship for her team.

paige is the first to reach azzi. her eyes are wide, a mixture of pride and awe in them, as she pulls her girlfriend into a tight embrace. “you did it,” paige whispers in her ear, voice shaky with emotion, as if she can’t quite believe it herself. “oh my god, az, you did it.”

azzi laughs against paige’s frame, still riding the high of the moment. azzi’s feet lift off the ground as paige hoists her up, making her laughter grow and her cheeks redden.

“i love you so much,” paige says quietly, only loud enough for azzi to hear.

the freshman feels her heart swell at paige’s words, the intensity of everything crashing over her like a wave. she clings to paige, unable to stop smiling, the adrenaline still coursing through her veins. and for a moment, it feels like they’re the only two people in the arena.

paige gently lowers her girlfriend to the ground, letting her hands settle lightly on her hips. “i love you more,” azzi breathes, voice laced with raw emotion. she can feel the warmth of paige’s body, the closeness grounding her, making everything feel more real. “i couldn’t have done it without you.”

paige’s eyes soften, “you’re so fucking amazing,” her gaze never leaving azzi’s, “i’m so proud of you, baby.”

before azzi has a chance to reply, paige grips her jersey, pulling her into a kiss, tender and slow, not caring about anyone around them seeing. the crowd may still be celebrating, but for them, it’s just the two— attention’s solely focused on one another.

as they hesitantly pull away, both of them breathing a little heavier than before, azzi feels a shift, something deeper than the adrenaline the game gave her— something unspoken but undeniable. their eyes lock, and for a brief moment, the world around them seems to fade. there’s no pressure, no expectations— just the silent understanding that this, right here, is more than anything they could’ve hoped for. azzi smiles gently, a warmth spreading through her chest, and for the first time in a long time, she feels she’s exactly where she’s supposed to be.

azzi then realizes it’s not the championship that matters. it’s the girl, her girl, standing in front of her, through every high and low. the one she once resented, pretended to resent, at least— the one she thought she’d never need. but somewhere along the way, things changed, and now it feels like there’s no one else she’d rather have by her side. and that’s the real win.

[woso-fan13]

Whumptober 2023: 10

No. 10: “Can’t you see that you’re lost without me?”

Broken Phone | Stranded | “You said you'd never leave.”

It’s the last night of camp, and tradition states that a team movie must be watched. Everyone had gathered in the room that you were sharing with Georgia, sprawling across the beds and onto the floor. 

You weren’t even sure what movie was playing, too focused on your phone. You wished you hadn’t started looking at social media tonight, now unable to look away. The more you scroll, the nastier comments that you read. People were saying horrible things about the way that you played both in the last game and in general. There were compilations of all of the mistakes you had made- both recent and from your time on the U teams. It was awful. 

One post in particular was your breaking point. It was a photo that you had shared of yourself playing football as a toddler, a giant smile across your face. The caption was heartless, talking about why this little girl would have made so many lives better if she had quit. 

In a fit of emotions, you throw your phone at the wall. You’re desperate to get those awful things out of your head. 

All of the eyes in the room immediately lock onto you, watching as you struggle to process. Georgia stands up from her bed, walking over to sit next to you. She puts an arm around your shoulder and wordlessly pulls you into her side. 

You turn into her shoulder, sobbing. Everyone else watches on- shocked. Eventually, Leah gets everyone out of the room, leaving you and Georgia alone. She didn’t know what was going on, but she figured you didn’t need an audience. 

“Shh, bug, what’s going on?” she asks you softly. 

“I- I-” you stutter, “they’re right”

“Who’s right?”

“Everyone- the people online. I’m not good enough, I made stupid mistakes and I caused the team to lose.”

It’s quite for a moment, Georgia processing what you said. 

“Oh, my love, you didn’t cause us to lose. You know that, football’s a team sport- win together, lose together.”

“Yeah, but I was bad. If I had been better, the team could have been better.”

“You were perfect, sometimes we just lose. You can’t listen to those people on the internet, what do they know?”

“They have proof, tons of videos of me failing. G, help me,” you’ve dissolved into tears again. 

Georgia pulls you into a tight hug, knowing that the words she has to say won’t affect you right now. Instead, she focuses on pouring all of the love she can into you from her embrace. She rocks the two of you slowly, occasionally making a shushing noise or pressing a kiss to your hair. 

“I know, I know, it’s awful. Just get it all out, we’re going to figure this out.” 

[novacqnes]

omg a part 2 to blue moon pls perhaps with lupe smut, maybe ms holiday (love that thank u) goes to a game and some other girl (peach or other team) flirts with her and we get jealous lupe…………. hot

you are brilliant

rumor has it // lupe garcia

warning: 69’ing with lupe, jealousy, possessiveness, dirty talk, top!lupe

pairing: lupe garcia x fem reader

a/n: i wasn’t planning on writing a part 2 originally but i love everything about this so here we go (also i had to google baseball terms for this so if they’re incorrect forgive me)

anticipation radiated off of the crowd as the teams tied. it was the final inning of the game and the blue sox batter stepped up to home plate. you watched nervously as lupe prepared herself for her final pitch. 

she placed her feet shoulder width apart winding up her arm, she then lifted her leg parallel to the ground extending her arm as far as she could, exerting all of her power on the baseball. it flew from her grasp and past the batter and straight into carson’s mitt, first strike. 

a sudden burst of cheers came from the crowd but it was too early to celebrate. silence swept over the onlookers as lupe took her spot once again, repeating the same series of moves almost ritualistically. 

she launched the ball and it soared through the air, the batter swung hard but to no avail and it landed into the mitt, second strike. 

excitement poured out of you and the rest of the peaches as it came down to one last pitch, it was on lupe. frustrated, the batter stepped up once again bracing for the impact as hundreds of eyes landed on the pitcher. 

taking a deep breath lupe reeled the ball in and with all of her strength sent it flying, faster than she’d ever have. it took even carson by surprise as she caught it losing her balance. the crowd erupted into cheers as the peaches took home yet another win. 

you shot up joining along as lupe searched for you in the crowd, sending you a small grin before joining the rest of the peaches on the side. she was practically oozing with pride and part of it was because of you. 

since your initial meeting at the bar the peaches— or more specifically lupe had been on a winning streak. her performance was better than ever before and most importantly she was happy. 

after each game she’d make her way towards your apartment allowing a beautiful relationship to bloom between you— within the walls of your home that is. due to the risks the two of you made sure to limit the displays of affection to indoors, only going out when it was safe, which was rare. 

however after enough convincing lupe gave in and you were able to finally watch your girlfriend in action. seeing lupe in the game she was an entirely different person and it left you to wonder what else there was to her. 

dozens of people poured off from the stands as the game came to a close, leaving a few others and the teams. although it was completely safe, you made your way to the field, hoping to sneak just a few moments with lupe before going home— but she was nowhere to be found. 

the longer you waited the more stares you drew from the blue sox, most of not all curious ones. the attention caused an uneasy feeling to fester inside of you and you were sure you’d made a grave mistake. 

turning on your heel you began to make your way to the exit when you felt a soft, alarmingly gentle hand on your shoulder. when you whipped around it wasn’t lupe but a tall, slim blue sox player. she had curly blonde hair that fell at her shoulders and a wicked smirk. 

“looking for someone?” she asked.

“i was, but i think i’m just gonna head out.”

her eyes ran over your body as she took a step closer. most of the players were distracted by this point but a few gazes remained, a certain pitcher being one of them. 

“that’s too bad….this your first game?” 

“that obvious?” you chuckled, nervously picking at the hem of your skirt. 

the longer she held you under her gaze the more nervous you became, it was wrong but you didn’t know how to pull away, not without making things worse. 

“sort of….you know i like to remember people’s faces in the crowd, especially the new ones.” she purred.

her voice dropped to a teasingly low tone as she stepped closer, drastically diminishing the distance between the two of you. her pupils burned with pure lust as they landed on your lips, setting your cheeks ablaze. 

craning her head to the side she leaned into your neck, her breath gently fanning your ear. 

“i can’t—“

“i’ve seen you sing at the bar downtown…rumor has it that you offer private shows from time to time.” 

a sweltering heat buzzed underneath your skin as the blue sox player watched in amusement. a shit eating smirk spread across her lips as she watched you back away, calmly making a beeline towards the nearest exit.

before you could even make it towards the fence you noticed lupe standing just a few feet away with her arms crossed over her chest. to say she was livid was an understatement.

“lu!” you exclaimed, rushing towards her, “jesus, you won’t believe what just happened-“

yet before the details of your latest encounter could leave your mouth lupe had already walked away, not even sparing you a second glance. she stormed across the field into the peaches changing room, leaving you behind. dumbfounded, you stumbled into the room along with her. 

“um…what the hell?”

an eerie silence filled the room as lupe refused to look at you, angrily pulling off her uniform. you stepped closer to her putting a gentle hand on her shoulder when she whipped around to face you, her skin a deep red. 

“why are you here?” she barked, pointing an accusatory finger at you. her tone was hostile, a complete contrast to how she normally was with you. 

“excuse me?”

rather than pulling away you held your position gazing into lupe’s fierce brown eyes— she was fuming. her fists were balled at her sides and her nose scrunched, causing tiny lines to form. 

although she was doing her best to appear intimidating, you weren’t scared, more so intrigued. you’d never witnessed this side of lupe and for some reason it stirred something deep inside of you. 

“you said you wanted to see me. then when i come looking for you i find you flirting with the blue sox pitcher,” she spat.

jealousy was laced in each and every word that left lupe’s mouth. the way she spoke of the blue sox pitcher and seeing you with her— it all read envy. your relationship had rarely ever been put to the test of outside influences. therefore experiencing it for the very first time sent lupe into a fit of jealousy that she had no way of containing, or so she thought. 

“honey, i do wanna see you. what you saw- i promise it’s nothing.” 

you brought your hand over to her cheek, cupping it in your palm to reassure her, but she wasn’t fully convinced. now, lupe didn’t doubt your ability to be faithful in fact it was the least of her worries. her biggest gripe was with the thought of someone else talking, touching or even thinking about you in the way that she did. 

she saw it in the bar, the way both men and women flocked to you with their awful methods of flirting. they’d gawk at your body and gush over your singing just to win you over, but it rarely ever amounted to anything. however seeing fellow players have their shot with you was completely uncharted territory. 

“you don’t believe me, do you?” 

lupe remained silent but that alone was enough confirmation. it was becoming abundantly clear that words alone weren’t going to convince her. you wrapped your arms around her neck, ushering her closer as she felt your chest press against hers. 

“what would it take….to convince you?” 

lupe snuck her arm around your waist, her eyes burning with desire along with hundreds of possible ideas that ran through her mind. but she finally settled on one when her eyes landed on the wooden bench just a few feet away. 

“i’d like to witness ms holiday in all her glory.” she teased, eyeing you up and down through your tight floral dress. her lips brushed against your neck sending a small buzz of pleasure to your skin, and with that you knew it wasn’t about singing. 

she left behind a trail of small kisses up your neck, just enough pressure to tease you. you gripped onto her tightly as she made her way up, slipping a man’s underneath your dress. 

you cupped her face in your hands, desperately kissing with lustful desire. remnants of tobacco lingered on her tongue but you ignored it, pushing yourself against her even more. 

pulling away lupe helped you undo your dress, savoring each image of your body as you undressed. after you were fully naked you turned towards her, eagerly tearing off the rest of her remaining clothes. 

she went to lay on the bench first, laying flat when she gestured for you to come closer. tentatively you walked towards her lower preparing to get on your knees when she stopped you. 

“i want you up here, on my face.” 

her words rushed straight to your core causing you to yearn for lupe more than ever. you positioned your legs on opposite sides of the bench hovering over her mouth. slowly you began to sink down, gasping at the warm wet contact of lupe’s tongue against your clit. 

you clutched onto her thighs, leaning forward as she ran her tongue along your dripping pussy, relishing in every moan and whine she was able to draw from your lips. 

“fuck….” you cried, gently circling your hips on her face. she wrapped her arms around your legs enticing you to come closer, pursing her lips upward with an extreme fervor. streams of pleasure raged through your body from your pussy, egging lupe on even more. 

“you like that, holiday? like how i fuck you with my tongue.”

“oh—fuck—i love it,” you mewled.

she gradually tightened her grip on you, giving you no room to run. she sloppily ran her tongue around your clit, sucking it into her mouth before moving on to your dripping hole. freeing one hand, she spat on her index finger before slipping it inside. together, she wrapped her tongue along the sensitive flesh, curving her finger to awaken your g-spot. 

writhing above lupe, you could hardly contain yourself. your back slowly began to give, causing you to lean forward, just a few inches from lupe’s own heat. to preoccupied with your pleasure to notice this her pace weakened. the once fast flicks of her tongue dampened to tauntingly slow flicks that left you craving more. 

without hesitation began to place deep kisses over lupe’s clit, sending a shiver up her spine. 

“shit—y/n….keep going.”

she parted her legs a bit further enticing you to delve in further as did she. she wrapped her lips around your sensitive core, swirling her tongue along your folds, forcing you to moan into her pussy. the sweet vibrations of your mouth on her sent lupe into oblivion as she held onto for dear life.

your legs began to shake in her grasp, leading her pride to surge with each cry and obscenity that fell from your soft lips. she adored the sight of you unraveling, clinging onto lupe as if she was your whole word. it was further confirmation you were hers. 

“want you to come all over my face— i wanna taste every part of you,” she groaned.

“lu, i’m so close—more, more, please.”

hungrily, you lapped up her fluids paying extra attention to her delicate nub. however, it grew increasingly more difficult to stay focused as her fingers toyed with your g-spot bringing you closer to a splintering high. lupe could feel it, how you wrapped around her fingers so deliciously and sloppy each movement of your tongue, you were moments away from an orgasm taking her along with you. 

the insatiable ache between her legs rapidly built as she fueled yours. your pleas became more incoherent by the second, and lupe’s muffled by your core. she could feel herself losing control as your body went still above her. a shattering feeling rippled through your body, causing you to write helplessly against lupe. reeling from her own orgasm she pressed deep kisses into your thighs, soothing you. 

“you did so good, baby,” she cooed. 

with the last bit of strength left you shifted away from her face lying lifelessly on the wooden bench. she moved towards you, gazing at your sweat covered face.

“do you believe me now?”

“mh, of course.” she grinned, swinging an arm around you as you leaned in closer. 

“why is that?”

lupe trusted you, therefore it was never a question of loyalty she just simply needed reassurance. and both of you found that sex was a more pleasurable way of doing so. one where she was able to have you all to herself, which was something she wasn’t afforded at the bar or even on the field. 

she smirked, “well for one, you can’t fake sounds like that. two, i’m the one that got the private show… so i guess the rumor is true.” 

[grumpycakes]

Cause @the-indoor-kites TIPPED ME ABOUT IT???? (Still reeling thank you) it's time for

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE VOTE 2, DISASTER BOOGALOO

SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED???

A lot, but a culmination of McCarthy not going extreme enough for the far right, while also not offering anything to the democrats (actually sometimes promising small ass things and then REFUSING WHEN IT COMES TO IT) has made McCarthy super unpopular w everyone.

AND THEN the govt needed the budget made/approved (an unfortunately YEARLY THING). Far Rights want horrendous shit in there, republicans don't want anything helpful that the Dems want. The classics. But in the face of a shutdown, McCarthy RIGHTLY chooses to avoid it by working w the Dems to pass a few weeks pass to work on their shit to get it figured out.

This makes the far right (Gaetz being the one to do it all either alone or as the point person) lose their shit.

And remember how he had to agree to weird ass rules to get the Far Rights to vote for him? Well one of those stupid rules was, instead of needing a group of people to agree to trigger a vote on if they want to oust the speaker. THEY ONLY NEED ONE PERSON. GAETZ.

So Gaetz calls for a vote on keeping McCarthy. Enough Rebups refuse to vote for him that unless Dems vote for him to save his ass he's toast.

Thing is McCarthy has been badmouthing the Dems to the press and blaming THEM for the budget not happening. So tho the Dems are like LOLL FUCK YOU THEN BRO. AND N O N E OF THEM VOTE TO SAVE McCARTHY. N O N E

So McCarthy is out. His bestie is PISSED and slams the gavel super hard and dismisses them.

We have no speaker, congress doesn't function if we don't have a speaker. (though some are floating the idea that they allow the interim speaker have powers to allow them to pass the budget lol aaaaa)

Repubs gotta pick a nominee for speaker. (Dems are still more than happy to back Hakeem Jeffries). Repubs have two dudes that are most likely. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan

Scalise

Got shot in that one baseball shooting back in 2017

Has been the Repub WHIP (the assistant leader to the party leader)

Would not say that the election wasn't stolen

WINS THE NOMINATION TO BE VOTED ON FOR SPEAKER

REMOVES HIMSELF AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE???????

Jordan

Was the Ohio Wrestling Coach when their Team Doctor (Strauss) abused players (Denies knowing anything, is not believed)

wanted to be speaker after Paul Ryan was ousted (but dems won the house and his dreams were THWARTED)

Wanted to be minority leader, McCarthy won instead

actually floated himself as an option when McCarthy lost the first 3 votes earlier in the year

May have been asking for a pardon after jan 6

So like neither of these dudes are great, but I would have assumed the Whip would be the next speaker... and then he stepped away????

They could have voted last week, but declined w some republicans saying that Jordan didn’t have the votes. so they were taking the weekend to get ppl on board.

BRINGING US TO TUSEDAY 10/17/2023 around like noon.

Stefanik is in an aggressively pink skirt suit (probably not the right term) and gives a basic ass speech for Jim Jordan. Kinda a WE GOTTA GET IT TOGETHER SO VOTE FOR OUR IDIOT sentiment. Pro Israel cause they’re hoping that makes republicans care (loll please)

Jim Aguilar comes up, nice to see u again sir. Also gives a basic ass speech but Dems. They chant w him on a repeated line. Like okay but weird. Nominates Jeffries.

No other nominations.

NOTABLE VOTES

(literally no promises on spelling)

Bacon - McCarthy

Billorakis - MIA/doesn’t vote when recalled

Boebert - toes the line w Jordan

Buck - MIA/Emmer on recall

Chavez DeReemer - McCarthy (rumbling from the crowd)

Connolly - says something but votes Jeffries crowd gives reaction

DeEspazito - Zelden (who the fuck is that)

Diaz-Ballart - Scalise (Republicans you have one job……)

Ellsey - García (bunch of murmuring and again WHO THE FUCK)

Gonzales (Tony) - Scalise (well Jordan’s for sure lost)

Granger - Scalise

James - MIA/votes for John Cole in the recall (????)

The respective parties clap w their nominees vote for themselves. It is dumb and wasting time (but the republicans don’t sound as enthusiastic as the dems rofl)

Joyce - MIA/votes Jordan on recall

Kelly of PA - Scalise

Kiggins of VA - McCarthy (my dudes, he’s not getting re-elected…)

LaLota - Zelden (oh fun, he has more than one supporter)

LaMaufa - MIA/McCarthy on recall

Lawler - McCarthy

Lee of NV - vote for Jeffries but gets laughter???

McCarthy - Jordan (gets applauded. Hope that stings u fart)

Pelosi gets applause for her Jeffries vote

Rutherford - Scalise

Scalise - gets “Good Boy” claps for voting Jordan

Scott (Austin) - gets applause for voting Jordan?

Simpson - Scalise

Spartz - MIA/votes for Massey (loll you can hear a reporter go Massey??? When it’s called)

VanOrden - gets one dingus clapping for him for voting Jordan?

Womack - Scalise (y’all a mess)

432 Present • 217 votes to win

200 votes Jordan

212 votes Jeffries (dems erupt in cheers, interim speaker looks annoyed lol)

6 McCarthy (sad my dudes)

3 Lee Zelden

7 Scalise (ha ha even Scalise beat you McCarthy)

1 Garcia

1 Tom Emmer

1 Tom Cole

1 Tom Massey

(Damn the toms)

No majority, no speaker has been chosen.

Interim speaker is REAL LOUD w that damn gavel. Immediately calls recess, feed cuts out.

They go into recess for like 2 hours.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

- Rep Huizenga talks to reporters says he’s leaving cause they need to take more time to get more idiots on board.

- Spokesperson said 2nd vote to come at 6pm (it did not lmao)

- Jordan apparently asked to meet w Scalise to get more ppl on board. SCALISE APPARENTLY DECLINED

- Rep Buck said Jordan will lose more votes if he tries again. This could deflate the republicans in wanting to vote for him if he’s not a winning candidate

- 9 Republicans would have to vote present to allow Jeffries to win (which he would, since Jordan didn’t get over 200) but it would be against their interest and political suicide.

- republicans who don’t like Jordan were pushing for a second vote that night to further embarrass Jordan

Vote 2 next! >

[thesmpisonfire]

okay okay questions:

Would they have their Pokémon out while hanging out? (/you might’ve mentioned this before and I can go look but what Pokémon?)

Are Pac and Mike often defeated in gyms? Like I know they’re difficult to defeat but is it something that happens kind of frequently or is it a very rare thing?

this is all I can think of right now but I might come back later with more. thank you \o/!

(SORRY FOR THE WAIT I REMEMBERED I HAD TO MAKE FELPS TEAM)

First thing I need to tell you bc I think u might got it mixed :D

I have my own pokemon au, tagged with '#pla au', which is the one that has felpac and time travel. But im also talking with @miscellaneoussmp about their own pokemon au :D

In the pla au, pac and mike aren't exactly gym leaders, they're battle facility bosses. Which means people go to them to have battles over and over, unlike a gym that once you beat it, you move on and won't battle anymore

Pac and Mike work at Gear Station, where the battle subway is. Anyone can go through 21 cars, beating other trainers, until they get to the subway bosses. Mike runs the single line, which means he fights with one-on-one pokemon. Pac runs the double line, which means he fights two-on-two pokemon. They both fight together at the multi line, which is two trainers vs two trainers, each with one pokemon at a time

They're the subway bosses, which means they are fairly difficult to battle, especially since the battle dynamic in the subway is different. They get defeated around like, 4 times per week. A lot of trainers manage to get to them, but most end up losing. So, semi frequent thing!! They take well to their losses tho, they mostly love the thrill of the battle

And YES they do have their pokemons out and about!!! Since we're focusing on Pac and Felps, I'll go for the two of them first

Pac sometimes has his galvantula on his back, like a very electric backpack. She likes hanging around with him like that when they're waiting between battles. But, most of the times, Pac carries with him a lot of joltiks, all being from his galvantula's litter. They hide in his jacket and pockets and often go out to cause mischief

Gavantula ⬇️

Joltik ⬇️ (THEY ARE VERY SMALL. FIT ON YOUR PALM)

Felps usually has his typlosion out, since its very well behaved and chill. Its a typlosion from a different region, as he tells everyone (not technically a lie), and its why its part ghost. Sometimes they're seen napping on each other

Typlosion while not on a battle ⬇️ (when its stand, its just a bit taller than Felps)

Typlosion while in battle ⬇️

Now, if you want to know as well, here's Mike's, Bagi's and Cellbit's out and about pokemon

Mike's Crobat ⬇️

Don't fall for its grumpy expression. Its a very loving and actually cuddly pokemon with Pac and Mike. It only evolves with big affection, after all

Bagi's Reuniclus

Loves to help!! Is a great listener to Bagi's rants and helps around with her gyms enigmas (Bagi is a psychic type gym leader in the same city Pac and Mike live)

Cellbit's Houndoom

A lil shit!! Loves to steal things and put them in other places. It also helps Cellbit a lot in grabbing pencils and other papers, running around to get them quick and sometimes burning them but its okay

(SORRY IF ITS TOO MUCH DETAIL I RLLY LIKE THIS AU AND WORLD BUILDING)

A pokemon trainer can carry with them a total of 6 pokemons, but in the battle subway is different: 3 pokemons/team allowed in the single line, 4 pokemons/team allowed in the double line, 3 pokemons/trainer allowed in the multi line. Normally, a trainer would have only 1 pokemon out for better handling on the situation if the pokemon was raised into a fighter

[ninyard]

legally required to send you an ask? what if i pull a neil and lie to the fbi when they come to get me??? genuinely tho, tsc was so fucking good. jeremy and cat and lalia's dynamic has me chewing on walls, but so does the unrequited kevjean (fucked over by another pretty face??? jean teaching him french?????) and reading about the foxes's wins from jean's pov has me screaminf crying etc but I'd really love to hear if you have any theories on Jeremy's family?

Surprise I’m actually the FBI and I’m onto u now

But for real I’ve been going crazy thinking about TSC since I read it. The kevjean dynamic has me losing my mind like I got SHIVERS reading his asking Jean to teach him French. And the way my stomach FLIPPED reading “did you know I’ve never been skiing?” From Jeans POV. Puking vomitting screaming crying throwing up okay

Jeremy’s family. I have NO idea. It’s so vague they’re purely like random shots in the dark as to what it could be but here’s my thoughts as of rn:

1) Jeremy’s family are big investors in USC. It’s why he’s Captain, it’s why he has to show his face at Knox family events, public gatherings and all that, because he’s the proof that the money is worth it for the returns, and he’s the face of USC. They’re counting on his success to bring them more money.

2) Half of his family are homophobic. Maybe it’s just because he’s gay and his Political Old Money family seem to not get along with him very well that I think that, but also him bleaching his hair blond and then being unwelcome at dinners because of it. It seems like image is very important to them, and even if he’s quietly gay, dying his hair could be perceived as a Gay Thing To Do. His sister says to him “you destroyed the family,” what specifically could he have done to tear his family apart? Imagine your family investing (millions maybe) into your team, your sport, and then you put their image in jeopardy for being the out and proud gay kid that creates a negative talking point. He also quickly puts his phone away when he realises his sister is around which feels like a gay kid hiding from his family thing to do.

3) the banquet im at a loss for to be honest. I’ve been trying to rack my brain around what could’ve happened, but what we do know is a) whatever happened at the banquet tore their family apart b) his sister pretends Exy doesn’t exist because of it c) she’s never forgiven him for it. Gay Trauma brain of mine says maybe he took a man as his date and it caused a lot of problems in his home life, maybe they asked him not to and he said fuck you and did it anyway. But would that really destroy his family? The therapist thing too. Fight back against what???

4) there’s obviously some weird relationship problems in his family too. Doesn’t like to be called Knox, says his grandfather is not his grandfather, avoids his brother like the plague. The only person he seems to talk to is the butler. His sister barely regards him as well. He feels like the black sheep but I don’t know why!!! Also at some point it’s mentioned (I’m pretty sure anyway) that he doesn’t seem to be getting much in terms of monetary handouts from his family so he’s potentially having Allison type problems where he’s lost his inheritance or cut out of his grandfathers will or SOMETHING. He feels like the disappointment of his family but I can’t place my finger on why other than the fact that he’s gay. I don’t know. I’m going CRAZY not knowing tho.

Jeremy is fascinating me and it’s infuriating that I don’t know more. I know it’ll make the reveal in TCS2 much sweeter but damn can I pls get a little crumb of his backstory? His trauma? Just a little bit?

Anyways this an incoherent jumbled mess of thoughts about Jeremy but I am SO curious about his family. The banquet especially because it’s pretty intense, or seems to be at least from that little paragraph about it. I would die for you Jeremy Knox just tell me everything first pls!!!!!

[gghostwriter]

threes a side show omg so painful to read I love it sm but I have a question do u think Spencer knows about the feelings reader says he has for JJ or he never noticed how and prioritize her in his life? you're a genius cause I wanna beat him up and protect reader lmao really happy he's was miserable at the end ❤️😔

ps I was listening you're losing me by ts so maybe that's why I'm so mad and violent

glad you loved it, i live to break my readers hearts lol to answer your question, it’s more of he never noticed his actions. in truth, in that universe he prioritizes the team overall as it’s his found family (they’re all trauma bonded in my head) but reader really latched on to jj due to their past

[crguang]

did you see the 2.5 banner leaks? I am actually crying, they came out like a week ago, but I’m not sure if you pay a ton of attention. apparently 2.5 first half is supposed to be Feixiao, Robin, Kafka, and Black Swan. I haven’t finished playing the other quests (idk what they’re called), the genius society one, the belebog one, and the new Luofu one so I don’t really have an opinion on any of the characters, Feixiao is pretty cool, and I like her design, but that’s abt it. I should also get a Jiaoqiu for my Acheron, but I have 75 pulls exactly and I need Kafka so bad, I’m actually going to cry if I lose my 50/50. I would do anything for her.

Even tho I should get a black swan, for my Acheron bc they deserve to be together, but…I’m not in love w her, like I can acknowledge that she is hot, like extremely hot like I will stop to admire her, her voice is so sexy, but I’m not giggling and kicking my feet. Actually that’s the cause for most women what’s a man…but we don’t need to get into my sexuality crisis rn.

I also should probably get a Robin, but I should’ve pulled for ruan mei, and I used my guaranteed on firefly, who I didn’t rlly need, since I have Acheron. Hggsbsbbd all my worries will be resolved whenever I get Kafka. Or smth, idk at least I can brute force my way thru Genshin, but now I actually have to think. I MISS HER PLS COME BACK KAFKA

-🌠

sorry… haha, sorry. um. why would there be four 5 star characters in one half of the banner…? i saw the leaks when they came out i just assumed that feixiao would be running with one of the three on that list (i’m expecting black swan because she was rumoured to rerun with jiaoqiu and it ended up being sparkle instead). why would they put 4 characters, two who are necessary for the DoT team and two necessary for a FuA team, TOGETHER? the robin-topaz-ruan mei-firefly banner run was nightmarish enough like i’m not believing anything until we get it confirmed because i’ll actually lose my mind. i pulled for jiaoqiu cause i was guaranteed and he’s a great unit for both DoT and acheron, and planned to pull swan + lc afterwards so do not tell me that pink bitch is coming back at the same time i will TWEAK.

the good thing about acheron is that you don’t really neeeeeed 5* supports because she’s a tank on her own but it definitely helps and jiaoqiu + swan are her best supports (ignoring you saying you’re not in love wth her bc i will not accept blasphemy🙅🏾‍♂️) if you have firefly then yeah ruan mei works better with her and since u don’t have her, robin is diverse enough to be worth pulling if you need a good support even if she works better in FuA teams. i would say to focus on the kind of team you want, since you’re getting kafka and will play DoT, swan is like the best unit for her rn (AND she works with acheron, see how great my wife is) but there’s always f2p options like guinaifen and sampo.

team composition is exhausting im really hoping those leaks are false i’ll take literally anyone over kafswan in the same patch because i have 30 pulls and a dream rn and if i dont get them both i will end my life

[oh-cramity-its-amity]

Oh shit there’s a new one okay. I thought the most recent was liek a week ago. Imma watch that rq

Okay I watched it I’m going feral I’m just gonna yell my opinions in yr inbox rq don’t mind me

Did they actually kill all of the fucking council memebers. They wouldn’t right. There’s no way <in denial. But no literally I will sob if they’re all dead. It looks like Mel is dead from mommy abassarda (🤤) seeking revenge and stuff. Would they kill golden boy and viktor tho? Unlikely. I’m also assuming Caitlyn’s mom is dead for that trauma

“you finally got the name right” I’m going to vomit

I know this is not an original opinion at all but I really hate the outfit 😭. Why does she look like that. What happened to my vi with her good outfits. Maybe it’s supposed to be symbolic that it doesn’t fit her but like

Istg if jinx dies I’m cutting off every riot persons heads

I’m a little mad they’re cutting it off at 2 seasons but it makes sense ig :/ I’m just like my lesbians. Why

YES! omg. i absolutely dont mind at all 😭. i was losing my mind!!! literally just WHAT.

i dont know if they did or not to be honest?? i remember seeing people discuss about them killing the members, and they debated about them killing champions. i dont think jayce is dead?? hes a champion. and if arcane is canon to LoL lore then like he wouldnt be?? not too sure about everyone else but i dont think the champions are dead or will die. cassandra however- i think fandom kinda considered her dead for a good majority of time. i dont know league lore so dont take me seriously 😭. BUT- i dont believe jayce is dead. idfk if viktor is, mel potentially. hmm... IM SURE like someone survived... they wouldnt do that to caitlyn... come on... kill her mom and then her childhood friend...? thats... ykw kinda on brand for the emotional turmoil.. BUT COME ON.

again- dont think they killed any champions but everyone else... yeah... probably rip. :(.

wondering how this is going to affect caitlyn tbh too. how is she going to handle herself. is vi going to comfort her?? uh... WILL WE FINALLY FUCKING GET A KISS?? istg anyway.

I KNOW!! oh mannnnn NO THATS NOT THE WORST PART

the "my sister is gone" had me like wanting to literally go insane because OUCH!!! someone please save vi from this turmoil 😭. shes gonna be put through it and IM not ready.

the red jacket was HER :(. i think its kinda a metaphor too like u mentioned about her not belonging on the team and feeling uncomfortable but then again the LoL players *were* clowning on the discourse of people being upset over vi being a cop. I DO LIKE THE GOGGLES THO. those r sick. but the outfit? girl what did they do to my favorite lesbian. who is she.

dont think jinx is gonna die thoughhhhh.... i mean... why would she... die... they wouldnt... right? ...right??

..right???????

please i just NEED them all to be okay i cant do this!!! /lh but also /srs. i do need them to be okay. IK I SIGNED UP FOR THIS BUT OW.

honestly im a little shocked about it being just 2 seasons too but i think its good just because of how long it took between 1-2. i have maaaad respect for the people working on it. swear as long as we get a physical release of the season season too ill be down. first we had news about s1 getting a physical TO A FUCKING TRAILER... we are eating SO good this week.

short and sweet though. tbh im sure theyll be able to tell what they need to cause 45 min per an ep. doesn't seem that surprising. but still 2 seasons is crazy. AS LONG AS THERES NO CLIFFHANGERS ILL BE FINE.

i justttt need caitvi in s2. i need them to kiss. i am not asking for a lot. need them to kiss and for literally jinx, and several people to NOT die.

anyway whoops. thanks for sending me your thoughts aaaaa

[cheemken]

I highly doubt Iris wants to fight the other Champions, at least not at first because they’re her family. But if another region is in danger and the current champion needs help or they can’t/won’t protect the people of their region, then they have to step in to take down the person causing the danger

Even if that person is their little sister/daughter

Idk when the Champions show up after watching the live, but they show up ready to protect the people of Unova

And OUUGH they’re all devastated. Devastated that they couldn’t see the signs, that they listened to Iris when she said she could handle Team Plasma, that if they had helped Iris more when the words got to much for her to handle, she might not have turned out like this. But they know their jobs as Champions, and what to do to protect Unova

I imagine they’re trying to reason with Iris. To convince her to peacefully renounce her tittle as Ruler of Unova, and to turn herself in. That when she became Champion she took an oath to protect Unova and the people living there, so if she wants to fulfil her duties faithfully then she’d do just that. And Iris asking why she’d protect a region full of people who take and never give back? They always demanded more from her but never showed their appreciation towards her actions

Ckskcksjdks just Lance stepping forward to tell Iris that he’s seen people who’ve let power get to their head, and how it always leads to a terrible path. That he can’t bear to see the same happen to his daughter her. And o u g h Iris asking Lance if he thinks her fate is set in stone, that she’ll end up dying just like the rest of the people he’s seen. And when he doesn’t answer she reveals to the others that she won’t ever die, because it’s her Fate to rule over Unova, to rule over other regions. Because she’s The Hero of Fate, she decides the fate of those who bring harm to her. She was the one person who was chosen by Kyurem

Chosen to be a God, chosen to be The God of Fate

How can I fucking write my essay now with this in mind holy shit😭😭 that's so fucking dope😭

OUUGGGHHHH THIS REMINDS ME OF THAT CJDNDBS OF THAT THING W DABI AGAIN HAHAH

Like, Dabi's dance, God imagine if that's how the reveal went tho OUGH SHIT NOW IM REELING IMAGINE THATS HOW THE REVEAL WENT CJKDBDJD

But ough Iris is fucking vibing, she's like losing her mind, she's there looking down on the champions from the frigate, she's laughing like crazy, swaying here and there like she's dancing, going on how she knows better now, knows to not let the people of Unova step all over her again, knows that she's powerful, of course she was, she's a god

And god just jcmdnd Lance hearing it first hand now tho, hearing what was bothering her, hearing at how poorly the Unovan people treated his daughter, how he never made an effort to reach out to her. But he tried, he really tried, but he should've tried harder. He could hear Diantha now, her voice wavering w each word, calling out for Iris, almost pleading for their daughter to hear them, crying out their apologies, her hands were trembling.

Lance was looking back up at Iris, watching puffs of smoke leave her lips with each breath. Those eyes were staring at them, it petrified them, they two of them just stood there as Iris was grinning at them, a low chuckle left her lips. Her eyes looked manic, her grin was wide, she was laughing at them, going on how they already tried, and they already failed, and they're too late

"you honestly think I'd go back to that life?!" She laughed, swaying a bit as she stretched out her arms, "they finally know what it feels like! They finally know the pain! And you want me to go back to those days they'd run me ragged and complain about everything I do?!"

Diantha and Lance could only look at her, fear taking over their bodies, they couldn't move. They could hear the other Champions telling them to snap out of it, to move, to do something, but god they can't, they fucking can't, they could only watch their daughter from the frigate looking down on them with a crazed look in her eyes.

Iris laughed, a broken thing, almost choking out, "if I'm going to hell, then why won't you join me! You two will join me, right?! Mom! Dad! Why don't you join your daughter in hell!" She snapped her fingers, Kyurem appeared, "if you won't, then share their fate!" She pointed towards them, w Kyurem readying Glaciate, and Lance and Diantha are there, petrified still, watching as Iris' eyes glowed amidst the cold mist.

[nerdyenby]

Orange time :D I’m watching Callum

Pregame

HBomb94 now wanted for murder, good for him ig

“That’s it, I’m taking matters into my own hands” terrifying, thanks Pete

Why is Callum talking about the availability of drugs in the United Kingdom???

I don’t even know how many people are in this call but all of them are bullying Callum lmao

“Habomba!!!” “It wasn’t me” “It says it was you!” “It’s a lie” “oh, sorry” them <333

Tubbo showing up and causing chaos is just as funny the second time

Tubbo realizing it’s May is even funnier the second time, I’m losing it

“Tubbo’s gone now” he’s freaking dead

Scott is such a guy, he has the intimidation factor while still being irrevocably likable

“That was the most eventful pre-MCC I’ve ever had” fr, I loved it so much

Tubbo gave Callum his stream key 😭😭😭

“Gotta be honest, I need your friendship more than I need $5k” and everyone going ‘um actually…’ 😂

Sausage asking to be sand daddy just because he wants to be called “daddy” 😂😂😂

WHAT is Shane and Callum’s dynamic here /pos

Rocket Spleef

Sausage’s explanation of his understanding isn’t wrong but it just sounds so off lol

Them just slandering all the other Minecraft events is so real, I’m sure they’re great but they’ll never be MCC <333

Everything Kara says gives Callum a flashback lol

Callum popped off!!

The MCC meta of alcohol 😂😂😂

The way the “reafy” predicting who won the game was actualy accurate

The way I didn’t think of Sausage and Callum as being in the same sphere but they have nearly the same friend group

We love them appreciating the lore :))

TGTTOSAWAF

Callum throwing his chicken in the middle being the deciding vote lmao

“I got 7th, thanks Shane” so true

Callum did so good for having never seen the map before

Yo Sausage!!!!

Tgttosawaf worst game real, it’s still good but comparatively it’s the least enjoyable

Sausage improving every round my beloved <333

Kara plotting revenge, as she should

Shane top three every time??? He’s inshane!!

When you put on the suit (purpled skin) you take on a burden greater than yourself (getting targeted)

Kara and Sausage noooooo

Your vote matters, Shane, cmon

Parkour Warrior

Graphic appreciation is so based <333

Shane’s keyboard 😭😭😭

The Hannah Montana movie reference lol

Whatever the heck Shane and Callum’s dynamic is, it’s everything

I know I’ve heard Sausage’s normal voice before but it caught me so off guard there lmao

It’s disgusting how easy this is for Callum

Finally, someone talking about the bees

HES DISGUSTING!!! /pos

HES TOO GOOD AT THE GAME!!!!

Kara 😂

The points are a lil silly, we move

Grid runners is not skippable, how dare you

Parkour Tag

Callum chickening out 😂😂😂

Sausage is giving such good comms!!

Nevermind lol

It sure is… going!!

Gosh darn it, when you see a “biggest comeback” breakdown blame Shane and Callum

I will NOT stand for this gr slander

Grid Runners

It’s not pronounced “boy,” there’s a u there for a reason lol

They’re killing it!!!

Kara accidentally cheating is killing me 😂

Those prison comms!!!!

First in Uppies!!!

“We’re so smart and big brain and maybe handsome” “We’re so handsome” so true sausage :))

One of my favorite things coming out of this MCC is everyone counting on the builders to know how to use scaffolding and them just saying “no, it SUCKS”

Consistency pog

Ok yeah, I just do not understand grid scoring

Callum’s predictions only take Ls

Kara and Shane having banger opinions

Meltdown

Shane leaking the script, rip

They played that so well!!

Callum jumping right into the lava lol

Head pat exchange at Vidcon Paris fr

Blue just appearing behind them was terrifying

Kara popping off!!!

Shane’s Kermit impression my beloved

Stay with the team Callum 😭😭😭

Purpled popping off

Survival Games

They just be makin’ sounds, so based of them tbh

“Your choice, you know I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth” Callum and Shane sure are dudes, pals even

HOW did Callum make it out of that alive lmao

“We were tenth and we’re not tenth anymore” “There’s still time, king!!” so true

Sands of Time

Shane stopping everything to say hi HBomb, so based

Callum they/them truthing Kara??

Callum “All Things MCC” PK didn’t know there’s a grace period with the sand timer? L /lh

How is he so bad at sot

I love Callum, I swear, he’s just so easy to make fun of

Sausage has such good comms for a first time sand keeper :))

They have so much sand what the heck

It is physically painful how many times Callum has looked directly at that one piece of sand

I love all the field trips this MCC, so many groups traveling together :D

The carpet trails in this blu path are insane, I’d love to study it under a microscope /pos

“Scott about to have to pay all the shipping to Spain” that’s such a good point actually, though I think shipping to America is probably more lol

Sausage did amazing!!! We love his team hyping him up :)))

Dodgebolt

I love seeing everyone rooting for red :D

That is just… not true, Kara 😂😂😂

So true Callum, the void hole in the merch store was peak mcm energy

Sausage for mcc spanish team 2k23

TIL Sausage was Cuban, though tbf I’ve never watched him before and I thought he was from Spain for some reason

This team was so fun :)))

Capitan is a menace /pos

Sausage’s Oli impression 😂

The game ended and they all collectively lost their minds, as they should

CALLUM SMACKTALKING GRID RUNNERS?!??

Shane and Callum sending Tubbo their stream keys and asking Scott if he’d do the same and his response being “God no”

[fuddbueckers]

Omg plssss. That SC final was pure shame. Like this ND loss and Iowa loss was nothing to that SC final and quite literally embarrassing. Like Boston’s always gonna be her but like we could’ve did better given we had Olivia, Aaliyah, Westbrook, Christyn. I’ve never rewatched that game, never will! I think losing to ND the way we did and when we did wasn’t a bad thing at all, it’s better now than come NCAA and we face a real shameful loss cause we’re underprepared. It’s also a wake up call for all the players both starting and on the bench, you can’t just rely on those returning from injury, you need to show your abilities, skills, and prove to everyone why you were scouted to one of the best basketball programs. Plus you need to make a name for YOURSELF. Good for the freshies, sophomores and juniors to learn that they can’t just rely on buckets and strong and need to get into the mentality of doing the work themselves/contributing themselves when their key players are double/triple teamed. Can’t wait for the comebackkkk

sc game was js worrisome times lol i’ve never rewatched that game and cannot force myself to 😭 but yes i do agree w what u said about how u cant reply on players coming back from injuries bc they’re getting use to playing again and have to ease back into the game and they need to prove to themselves and tbh the outside noise too cause ppl will stay hating

idk if this makes sense i’m js ranting LMAO

[another-random-object-show]

Author's Note: I had to write this like 3 times over verbaitm because Tumblr wouldn't let me upload it. I'm annoyed.

ANOTHER RANDOM OBJECT SHOW

SEASON 1, EPISODE 6: Greetings from Mount Frigid!

Mime and Paperplates were throwing pebbles and sticks at Period out of boredom.

“...what are you two doing?” Starry asked. “Assaulting someone! :-)” Paperplates replied. “...but… why?” She continued. “F U N . “ Mime replied to the best of its abilities. “I don’t think that’s neither fun for the receiver, nor legal–”

“Uck! Funkiller, go talk with Phantom.” Paperplates groaned, cutting Starry off.

“PAPERPLATES! STOP THAT!” Phantom yelled at the two, causing them to scatter like mice.

Starry thought for a second, before saying— “I’m sure they’re good-hearted, after all, they ARE just kids.”

“Yeah, well if I don’t discipline them NOW, they’re gonna be a mess LATER.” Phantom groaned.

Cloudy, with Hangman inside of her, who then popped out using his rope asked– “like us when elimination time comes?”

“What?” Phantom asked. “We’d never lose! We’re on a winning streak.” Phantom said. “Anddddd he jinxed it.” Hangman said to Cloudy. “We HAVE to lose eventually, whether it be NOW or after The Merge.” Hangman now swung infront of Phantom.

"So make a choice Phantom, who's going home first?" Hangman said, before hovering away with Cloudy.

Meanwhile, Sunny, Period, Mime and Paerplates played as Moony watched over them, Starry approached, but before she could speak, was cut off by Lunartic saying– “MOONY! Get to making FOOD! Dumbass!” resulting in Starry walking the opposite direction, and Moony walking off to ask The Gourd for the supplies for a Sandwich.

GyroGyro joined in on entertaining the children, while Exclaimation Mark and Question Mark spoke about Heart and Star.

“Couldn’t they pose a threat post-merge?” Question Mark said.

“Yeah, but… oh jeeze, maybe we should planning– what if we lose again? WHO WOULD WE VOTE FOR?! LUNARTIC’S SO CONTROLLING, HE MIGHT AS WELL—”

“CALM IT!” Question Mark told Exclaimy. “It’s nothing to panic about, and besides, Lunartic IS the next one going home. We CAN’T just expect him to behave like this and NOT get in trouble.”

Star and Heart were also planning nearby, before Penta appeared to note to them— “If you leave the challenges to me, I could probably just get us to safety EVERY time.” Penta said.

“Good plan, Penty!” Heart said sulturly. “Not like I needed more work anyways.” Star noted as he put his hand around Heart’s waist and walked away with her. “...we get Star out, he’s obviously the leader here, so if we get him out, the alliance will topple.” Penta told House. “Agreed, we have a plan.” House said.

“Alright children! Have a sandwich!” Moony calls for Sunny, Mime, Paperplates, and Period. “You too.” She grudgingly says towards Lunartic.

After the children finished their sandwiches, The Gourd called for the Teams to get back together.

“THE 6TH CHALLENGE IS!” The Gourd hovered his hands over some trees, before uprooting them to reveal a mountain about 17,500 feet in height and 13,110 in width. “A TWO-PARTER! IN THE FIRST HALF, YOU MUST CLIMB UP MOUNT. FRIGID WITH EVERY TEAM MEMBER! IN THE SECOND HALF, YOU WILL HAVE TO SNOWBOARD DOWN WITH ALL MEMBERS ON A SINGLE SNOWBOARD!” The Gourd now clicked a timer, which went off. “GO!”

Teams began to walk towards their route, Team FUN! decided on climbing the mountain, Team “What?” decided to follow the less-than-ideal Tour Route, and The Masquerade decided upon using a secret cave they spotted under the tunnel.

Mime and Cloudy decided to begin some conversation. “...so.. what’s it like being a shapeshifter?” Cloudy asked as Hangman and Phantom lit two Torches to light the cave. “HORRIBLE! HAHA! Y’KNOW, IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE!” Mime said through his barely usable mouth. “I’m constantly melting, and anytime I transform into a limbless person, I have to contort my arms into horrific shapes that snap and bend my body! ISN’T THAT JUST FUN..?!” Mime said as Lunartic. “...is that your real shape?” Cloudy asked Mime just as he snapped back into his form. “...” Mime walked with The Masquerade, alongside Cloudy.

It looked at the waters inside the cave and said— “...I don't know.” Mime said. “It FEELS like me. I FEEL like Mime, but…” he shapeshifted into Phantom, then Paperplates, then Sunny, then Moony, then Cuby and Triangula. It landed on itself again, where it said— “...I don't know if I’m MEANT to be Mime. Am I… even… Mime?” It said as Phantom looked back at Mime, causing Comedy, Tragedy and Paperplates to pause too. “...It’s not about what you're MEANT to be.” Phantom walked to him, placing the torch down. “...but I’m MIME! I’m MEANT to support you guys! I’m… y’know?” Mime said. “...I never said that you need to constantly please me.” Phantom told Mime. “...Mime, when you look at yourself, your reflection, your goop, whatever… what do you see?” Phantom asked. “...I’m Mime, a freak of nature that's barely even able to figure himself out, if he’s even a him.” Mime said. “...what do you THINK you are, if not a him?” Phantom said. “...and… you may be a freak of nature, but you're MY freak of nature.” He patted Mime, resulting in Mime looking at the small lake of Cold Cave Water and saying— “I’m Mime, a freak of nature that’s Genderless, and I’m gonna win this contest with the rest of The Masquerade.” Mime said, looking down at its own reflection. “Feel better?” Cloudy asked. “HELL YEAH! LET’S GO!” Mime then realized— “Oh goddamnit, Hangman went far ahead of us!” It groaned as Phantom picked up the Torch and led Cloudy, Paperplates, Mine, Comedy and Tragedy out of the cave.

Meanwhile, on the surface, Team “What” was planning something. Heart and Star followed behind Penta and House, planning— “If we lose, we need to get House out, he’d be too much of a threat in the future.” Star told Heart. “Mhm! Penta’s easy, we could get people to turn on him in, a, FLASH, House though? Tsk! Inter-Team Minglers always make it so far ahead, and for NO reason? like, hello! We’re here to WIN! Not make friends!” Heart said. “EXACTLY! God! People are so easy on these shows.” Star said, the two went quiet for a moment before Heart said— “...so we have sex behind a bush?” causing Star to say “After the contest, I’m hungry for your pu—”

and on the surface of the Mountain, Team FUN! was climbing. “Loonie! Slow… down!” Moony said, slipping up as Lunartic left then behind. “We’ll meet you guys at the summit!” Question Mark said, now taking Period and Exclamation Mark with her.

“...hey, look! Isn't that someone from The Masquerade? :D” Sunny said as Starry grabbed onto the side of the flat area Moony and Sunny were on. “GOD THIS MOUNTAIN IS HUGE—” Starry coughed. “You're—” Moony said, shocked, before Sunny lunged at Starry for a hug, saying— “STARRY!! AEAEAEAEEAEEEEEEAAAÆÆAIISIENAPAISPSIS I MISSED YOU!!!” He hugged her TIGHTLY. “Yes, yes. Sunny, where’s…?” Sunny immediately answered with “He’s at the summit, he left us because we were Weak and Pathetic! :D” Sunny said excitedly. “..ah. Sunny, how about you leave with your friend?” Starry said about GyroGyro. “OK! Gyro, let’s go!! ^^” Sunny stopped as GyroGyro began howling. “GyroGyro says that he won't leave because you don't have a rope to climb with, so he'll take you! :D” Sunny said. “Oh. Alright, give me and Moony a moment.” Starry said, now turning and whispering to Moony as GyroGyro and Sunny played. “Moony, I’m sorry for—” Moony cut her off. “I forgive you.” Moony said. “...I haven't even—” Starry was cut off once again. “If it's about the… OTHERS… then I’m not angry. I NEVER was angry.” Moony told Starry. “Lunartic may still be enraged at you, but I’m not. Sunny has NEVER been mad at you either, he was just scared, that's why he was hugging you and crying.” Moony continued. “...I’m giving you a chance, Starry. Please. Come back?” Moony pleaded.

… “I will.” Starry said as Moony smiled warmly. “Sunny! Let’s go!” Moony said, climbing her rope as GyroGyro grabbed Starry and did the same, simultaneously, Sunny began to climb the last 10 feet as he started ahead of them.

“HANGMAN! You're the first person here! GREAT JOB! Now for the rest of your team to arrive.” The Gourd said as the wind blew. “TEAM FUN!! Everyone on your team’s here! and you even brought STARRY!” The Gourd said as Sunny, Moony, Gyrogyro and Starry rose, with Star yelping at the name “Starry” in the background. “...so, how do we do the second part?” Question Mark asked. “SIMPLE! You guys will slide down the Mountain’s Treacherous 17,500 Feet of Snow, Randomly Scattered Trees, and Rock Ramps, and even THEN, you still have to make sure you slide INTO The Plains, and NOT into the Abandoned Forest! Understood?” The Gourd said. “Yeah yeah, let’s go.” Lunartic said, placing his team on the Snowboard, getting on, and sliding down off a Rock Ramp into the Abandoned Forest.

Team FUN! then reappeared alongside their snowboard, resulting in Lunartic repeating this numerous times.

“ANNNNNDDD! The Masquerade’s here TOO!”

“PEOPLE! WE’RE FALLING BEHIND! PENTA! FLY US THERE!” Star yelled as Penta grabbed Heart and Star, floated to the Summit, then went back down for House and came back.

“WHATTERS, GOTTA GO!!” Star yelled over The Gourd’s explanation, grabbing Heart and House as Penta floated down onto the Snowboard. The board slid down a clear path. “Hey! We’re doing it! We’re—” House joyfully said before Team FUN! slid down, now having GyroGyro in control, alongside The Masquerade. “SHITHSITHSIT!!” Star panicked, GyroGyro slid away from them, so did The Masquerade. “HA! They're gonna hit a tree!” Star said, before he was shot down by a Rock Ramp sending Team “What?” flying.

“WATCH OUT!” Exclaimation Mark said as GyroGyro steered. “Let me take control, you’re gonna CRASH!” Hangman grabbed at Phantom. “CALM DOWN! YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING!” Tragedy yelled. “Trage-dai, you need to calm down! Alright?” Comedy said.

Meanwhile, on the ground, Team “What?” ended up flying and… SLAM! The Gourd quickly revived House before saying: “Team “What?” is SAFE! Despite House dying, his body made it!”

“LOOK! A CLEARING!” Question Mark pointed out to Gyrogyro, making him steer towards the clearing. “Listen to Comedy, Tragedy! What I do is for the better of us– please understand that!” Phantom said. “and the rest of us aren’t included?! YEAH, RIGHT!” Hangman yelled. “We’re gonna make it! :D” Sunny yelled. “SHUT UP! ALL OF YOU!” Tragedy said, angrily tearing up. “YOU GUYS CAN’T JUST GET ALONG FOR ONE SECOND?! WHAT EVEN HAPPENED?! JUST SHUT UP AND GET OVER IT BEFORE WE–” Tragedy was cut off by Paperplates yelling— “CRASH!!”

The Masquerade’s Board now slid over a bump, causing it to become Verticle, before hitting a tree at immense amounts of force, causing it to snap in half and split the team into two.

However, they didn't make it into The Plains, sliding into the Abandoned Forest, while Team FUN! was able to slide into The Plains, making The Gourd yell “TEAM FUN! IS SAFE! No mercy for The Masquerade.”

“THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!” Hangman yelled. “It is. but it is also Your’s. Sigh. I keep my vote.” Phantom says, before speaking to The Masquerade. “Guys, we need to get rid of Comedy.” Hangman said. “How come?” Cloudy asked. “If we get Comedy away from Tragedy, he’ll side with US!” Hangman said. “...alright.” Starry sighed.

Meanwhile, Comedy joked— “I’m gonna vote for myself to see what happens!” Resulting in Tragedy stating— “Comedy, no, that’s STUPID.” Tragedy said, Mime overheard this however, and said— “I’ll vote too!” as a result of thinking Comedy wanted to be voted out.

“The Masquerade, the rules are simple! One of you will be getting eliminated at the expense of the Quarrel from Today.” The Gourd said. “Cast your votes!”

IN THE BOOTH…

Hangman, Cloudy and Starry, as expected, vote for Comedy.

Comedy, as promised, voted for himself and chuckled.

Tragedy voted for Hangman. So did Phantom and Paperplates.

and Mime also voted for Comedy. “He didn't vote for himself anyways! ^^”

RESULTS ARE IN.

“Alright! Results are IN! Everyone but Hangman and Comedy are safe!”

Tragedy, Phantom, Mime, Paperplates, Hangman, Cloudy and Starry all got a Marshmallow.

“...Hangman.” The Gourd said.

“Hoho! Gotcha!” Comedy said.

“is safe.” The Gourd finishes.

“...ho…” Comedy said. “NO! NO THAT’S NOT FAIR!! WHY EVEN LET HIM VOTE HIMSELF OUT?!” Tragedy sobbed as The Gourd turned him into a Porcelain Comedy Mask.

“That’s all for this episode! See you next time.” The Gourd cackles.

END.

AROS was written by TheWiseGuest.

All characters' voices, present or not, were acted out by L. Alberto S.

FIN.

“Traged-ster! Try to cheer up! Don’t be so down-hearted, yeah?” Comedy told Tragedy. “...yeah.” Tragedy replied.

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following up my post abt the tf2 mercs and what nfl team they’d root for, i present to you: overwatch characters and the nfl team they’d root for

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ana: for whatever reason, reinhardt is really into football so she watches it with him on occasion and roots for whomever he’s rooting for

bap: i feel like he’d be really into the spirit and the vibe of the kc chiefs? like, they’re loud and they win a lot and he’d be drawn to the comradeship the fanbase has

brig: she’s partial to any team with a cat mascot! if the bengals, panthers, jags, or lions do well, she’s a happy camper :) also watches the thanksgiving lions game every year w torb and rein

illari: ohhhh i feel like she’d enjoy the chargers, especially since they’ve been doing better as of late. she enjoys the stadium and she loves the colors and the motifs and it’s all just very,,, yes.

kiri: she thinks football is stupid probably but if she absolutely had to pick a team i feel like she’d like the eagles bc boy do they know how to go fuckin apeshit

lucio: he is SOOOOOO a jags fan!!! i think he’d take one look at the chaotic energy of the crowd and the stadium and all its wacky amenities and be like damn!!! looks like a good time!!

mercy: she’s a commanders fan bc that j sounds nice! everyone should just have fun okay <3 lower maintenance fanbase for the win bc it makes her the Least Stressed and she needs a mf break

moira: steelers fan because she’s the worst </3 jkjk i think if she had to pick (and she’d sigh and groan at the question bc it’s stupid does she look like someone who watches espn to you?) she’d pick the ravens

weaver: my man weaver is a fan of a 49ers. i could not tell you why i think this, i just do. it makes sense to me. i feel like their good track record helps this cause lol

zen: oh hes gotta be a bengals fan. friendliest fan base? that’s all u had to say, he’s all in. whodey.

dps

ashe: she’s legally obligated to be a cowboys fan despite her current residence in arizona. she was def born and raised a cowboys fan and runs deep in her psyche to this day

bastion: i’m honestly not even sure he would understand football or the appeal so i’m gonna say he roots for whoever is favored to lose—loves an underdog story!

cassidy: also a cowboys fan! this is purely coincidental though bc apparently the cowboys r just the most popular team in nm so yk. they’re twinning omgg

echo: since echo learned most of her social cues and mannerisms from cole after mina died, echo tends to be partial to whomever cole is partial to

genji: packers, always fights with hanzo over this

hanzo: bears, always fights with genji over this

junk: steelers LMFAO he’d be so into the ratty ass fanbase i can just feel it. he would fit right in

mei: she likes the cardinals because look at the cute little bird! such a lovely mascot, don’t you think?

pharah: JETS BABY ITS ALL ABOUT THE NEW YORK JETS PEW PEW PEW also i just feel like she’d be so at home in new york like no one takes shit from anybody everyone is blunt it’s just perfect for her

reaper: technically he’s a rams fan but you would never know it because he owns no merch but is surprisingly enthusiastic if asked about it (but then again, you’d have to know to ask in the first place)

sojourn: watches the cfl instead, but if forced to pick? maybe the bills? just because of proximity?

soldier: APPARENTLY HES FROM BLOOMINGTON???? which makes him a COLTS FAN????? this is rocking my world oh my god i need to sit down

sombra: i feel like she could be a raiders fan? something something piracy something something hacking something something you get the idea. plus bonus points for being close proximity wise to the southern border

sym: first of all she’d spit on you for even deigning to ask her if she delighted in the rituals of american football, but second of all, she only knows one team and it’s the 49ers just because that’s who weaver would mention offhandedly when they were roommates

torb: he likes the vikings because he thinks they just look really cool and the stadium is neat. he’s a simple guy what can i say.

tracer: okay stick with me here—i think she’d be a dolphins fan. she knows nothing about football but likes the animal mascots and the uniforms and thinks it’s funny to watch the grown men run around in matchy matchy little outfits. doesn’t really care all that much at the end of the day

widow: saints fan because she’s french, but would probably also spit on you if you asked for the same reasons sym would.

tank

dva: she is sooooo a seahawks chick the uniforms are so cute and the team is so cool and it reminds her a lot of the esports teams she’s encountered in her day?? for some reason?? it’s about the vibes tbh

doomfist: he’s a falcons fan i can feel it in my BONES. GOd.

jq: unlike rat she has taste and would never lay eyes on a team like the steelers so she’s a giants fan; would also fit in spectacularly well in new york so there’s bonus points for that :]

orisa: she loves a dedicated fanbase and she thought the mascot was too damn cute and it reminded her of her own dog so she’s a cleveland browns fan. also likes the texans because the mascot looks like her!!!

ram: do i have to say it. do i. (he’s a rams fan).

rein: he is a ride or die man. his team could be absolute dogass for thirty years and he’d still show up to every home game and cheer like no one’s business. he’s gotta be a bengals fan

roadhog: enables rat’s steelers fandom

sigma: he’s a broncos fan because i feel like he’d visit denver and it would remind him of home despite being in the states and he’d acquire some unreasonable lowkey deranged emotional attachment to the city and therefore the team bc he’s just sentimental like that fr

winton: he has the aura of a good, proper raised southern boy and for that i feel like he could be a titans fan? idk. not too sure abt this one but nothing else fits as well

ball: hampter is a buccs fan because he’s a little shit who loves starting shit. what more is there to it?

zarya: she’s got a thing for the patriots bc while tom brady was still doing tom brady she’d look at him and be like HA i could do so much more than this puny man. put me in coach. i will crush the opposition. basically only a fan bc she thinks brady is lame and she would’ve been a better qb for the team LMAO