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बागी निर्दलीय विधायकों को भी मिली सीआरपीएफ की सुरक्षा, घरों के बाहर नजर आए जवान

बागी निर्दलीय विधायकों को भी मिली सीआरपीएफ की सुरक्षा, घरों के बाहर नजर आए जवान

Himachal News: कांग्रेस के छह बागी और तीन निर्दलीय विधायकों के परिवारों को भी अब सीआरपीएफ की सुरक्षा मिल गई है। उनके घरों के बाहर सीपीआरएफ के जवान तैनात हो गए हैं। बता दें कि विधानसभा से सदस्यता गंवाने वाले कांग्रेस के छह विधायकों को राज्यसभा चुनाव के बाद से ही केंद्र सरकार ने सीआरपीएफ की सुरक्षा दी है। कांग्रेस के बागी विधायक सुधीर शर्मा, राजेंद्र राणा, इंद्रदत्त लखनपाल, देवेंद्र भुट्टो, रवि…

[ansonmountdaily]

Anson Mount in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 bloopers (DVD extra features)

[taonpest]

Holy shit PinocchioP's Anonymous M..........

[twooftheluckyones]

Heads or Tails. Woo hoo! 300 followers! Thank you all so much. As always I like to remind that our ask box is open for silly prompts or drawing requests. GET IN THERE! But we got something else for y'all! Lore dump? Lore dump! We wanted to yap off about how our Narinder and Una's powers work in our AU, but this requires a bit of context in how gods work in general. A god is a sum of its devotion, the raw power poured into it by the will of mortals. Much like a fire, devotion can be as simple as a candle or as raging as a bonfire. A god channels their devotion through a Conduit Crown, which allows them to manipulate the universe. These powers are basic at first, but eventually form themselves into a Domain, or an area of expertise and control a god has. For example: Heket controlled Famine, and in it both hunger and feast. Shamrua, a more aged god, had a wider domain of both War and Peace but also Knowledge and Unawareness. Originally, Narinder was the god of Death, raised by Shamura to blend with the shadows and assassinate rival gods, but his hunger for a larger domain led to his family fearing his rise to power and thus his imprisonment. When Una was given the red crown, she channeled Narinder's energy through herself. She was not a god, simply a vessel, a mortal given the power but not truly the one commanding it or being worshiped. However, as time went on, her followers began to slowly worship her instead. It wasn't by their own choice, mind you. She preached the gospel of the red crown, but mortals saw her feed them, shelter them, and protect them. Its difficult to praise a god you've never met while the one who saved you from being sacrificed is right there cooking soup for the cult. Thus she began to form her own godhood, as mentioned in part one. Her domain was Fortune and change, as she was both quite the lucky lamb and the harbinger of a new era. Lucky to be the last one found. Lucky to be saved by the god of death. Lucky to always get good dice in knucklebones. Narinder could sense this, but his fondness for her and the promise of freedom allowed him to ignore it. A problem that would eventually solve itself. Except it didn't. When fate came to be and their blades met, Una triumphed against Narinder and stripped him of his godhood. But she didn't want to. She had always wanted to rule by Narinder's side, and be his most loyal follower forever. A dream kept deep in her heart from the first days of her revenge, even if it was impossible from the start. So in the apex of battle, when the swirling energy of destiny filled her blade, Una's raging power changed things without her even realizing. A crown cannot lie on sit upon two brows, but a throne can be wide enough for two to share. And with a fateful bargain, a new crown allows them to rule side by side, intertwined as their roles combined. Post ascension, Narinder's old power now belongs to both of them, though each still has a unique domain. Una still controls fortune, ranging from anything to getting lucky in a card game to bumping into your soulmate by pure coincidence, but her power also alludes to growth. Her power manifests as intense bursts of energy, lightning that strikes hard and fast leaving opponents nothing but ash. Narinder's power still pertains to death, but now his domain is Decay and Misfortune. Stubbing your toe, getting rained on, and so many worse fates. His power forms as inky blobs of wispy shadow, corrosive and consuming. Powerful in their own right, their strength only grows when they come together. When life and death meld, their ability carries the strength to change almost anything they desire, if the bickering pair can agree on it. They exist together now, united as gods for eternity.

[misterparadigm]

It's Star Trek Day! In continuation of my collection of cast pieces, here's Strange New Worlds!

You can also check out the time lapse video of its creation on my YouTube channel, "Dave Doodles," here:

#startrek #startrekstrangenewworlds #strangenewworlds #snw #enterprise #pike #captainpike #christopherpike #ansonmount #unachinriley #una #rebeccaromijn #nursechapel #christinechapel #jessbush #spock #misterspock #ethanpeck #mbenga #doctormbenga #babsolusanmokun #laannooniensingh #laan #la'an #la'annooniensingh #christinachong #uhura #nyotauhura #celiarosegooding #ortegas #ericaortegas #melissanavia #pelia #carolkane #kirk #jameskirk #paulwesley #hemmer #brucehorak And you can see my other cast pieces below:

Now, on to Discovery!

[wullfric]

Got tagged by @qrevo on one of those Get to know me tag games (pretty awesome)

Favourite colour: Uhhh... Big fan of black, you know? Most of my clothes are black and it is nice on my eyes. Also, it reminds me of my cool, yet wicked soul. I also like gray a lot.

Last song listened to: I have not been really on a music mood these last months, but I did recently download ACTIVE PAIN on my phone because I could not find it on my usual music places. It plays at the end of the Umineko chapter three tea party and I like the lyrics because they are about Ange (good character). That does not really give any new information about me, so I will share some songs I have had on loop recently. Una Nube Cuelga Sobre Mi, song for my lost ghost friend, and Spinning Wheel

Currently reading: I have not been on a reading mood lately, so I am not exactly "currently" reading it, but Umineko (still at chapter six), which is my current obsession (you should read it), and Higurashi (still at chapter two [also read this one])

Currently watching: I have not been on a mood to watch movies or series (starting to see a pattern) and I am not a big fan of watching them anyways, but I was watching Revolutionary Girl Utena last year (I stopped at the end of the Black Rose arc, still a really interesting anime). And I am not sure if it counts, but I have been watching a lot of survival horror games from Toaster's channel (I really like horror games[they are interesting])

Currently craving: I could really use several boxes of pizza right now and maybe weed

Coffee or tea: I am scared of coffee and tea has never tasted particularly nice to me. I usually just drink water

Apparently I got to tag six people so uhhh... @dogboyrufus @snowiewowee @no1withablog @bitchboi-gogurt @goosdra @when-they-meow and you 🫵 unless you do not want to

[sayitaliano]

Sanremo 2024 - the post!

Hello everyone! Here you’ll find this year’s Sanremo’s stuff and news (I’ll be uploading this post through all the week). The Festival will start on Tuesday February 6th at 8:30 pm (it’ll probably have a 5 minutes “anteprima = preview” every night), and end on Saturday February 10th, when the final will be broadcasted.

/ Official website / you can find loads of videos and interviews here + the latest news. You can already find the presentation videos of the songs made by the artists.

Rai’s website dedicated section (here) | youtube playlist | spotify playlist

TikTok official channel: @/sanremorai; @/sanremoesc Instagram official: @/sanremorai Twitter official: @/SanremoRAI; @/SanremoESC Facebook: festivaldisanremo

Also this year we’ll have the PrimaFestival, the small show broadcasted on Rai1 at around 8:30 p.m. (February 4th - February 10th). The hosts are Paola & Chiara (singers), Mattia Stanga and Daniele Cabras (tiktokers).

There's gonna be some kind of Dopofestival, with Fiorello and Alessia Marcuzzi (tv/radio host) called “Viva Rai2!… Viva Sanremo” (jingle/sigla) right after the end of each Sanremo's night (6th-9th Feb.). Gli Autogol (comedians soccer-related) will complete some missions for Amadeus on Raiplay.

CasaSanremo- A website about Sanremo and all the artists who will take part, with more infos and interviews (also Italian places and food specialties will be shown). Follow them also on their Social Media Channels, usually they make live video/interviews/shows on FB for example.

On Sorrisi&Canzoni you will find also other infos about Sanremo and every lyrics’s explanation (ofc ask me if you need a translation)

The # on this blog is #sanremo 2024, #sanremo, #sanremo2024 you can black any of these (the first one in particular) if you want.

To watch it live:

Raiuno -> just click on the first video on the left, or here, to open the Raiuno streaming immediately (I added the whole Rai channels things in case you had troubles connecting directly and wanted to try from there). The RAI’s geoblock is usually removed for Sanremo’s week, no need to create accounts or whatsoever to enjoy Sanremo online!! Remember you can rewatch the whole event and each performance on Raiplay few minutes after it has happened (and the whole week will be avaiable as well for basically the whole following year).

FESTIVAL LIS - songs and whole exhibition explained in signs language

FANTASANREMO - this year as well you can play while enjoying your Sanremo! How does it work? Every person “buys” 5 artisti and marks one of them as a captain. As in the last years, artists will have to do or say something while on stage to help you gain points (and also classification will have a say).

I’ll try to write down some more infos/links through the week.

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Hosts & Guests + Other Stuff

This years’ host will still be Amadeus (who choose the songs taking part into this Sanremo), a TV and radio host. He will be accompanied by a different co-host each night: Marco Mengoni (singer; first night); Giorgia (singer; second night); Teresa Mannino (actress, comedian; third night); Lorella Cuccarini (actress, tv host, dancer, dance teacher in AMICI tv show; fourth night); Fiorello (tv and radio host, comedian, singer; last night).

Some of the one-night guests during the week will be: John Travolta (actor, dancer); Giovanni Allevi (musician); Marco Mengoni (singer); Sabrina Ferilli (actress); Giorgia (singer) will celebrate her song "E poi"'s 30th anniversary; Russel Crowe (actor, singer); Eros Ramazzotti (singer) will celebrate his song "Una terra promessa"'s 40th anniversary; Roberto Bolle (dancer); the cast of "Mameli" (new serie about the guy who wrote our National anthem); Leo Gassman (actor, singer); the cast of "Il Mare fuori" (Raiplay serie); The Nuova Orchestra Santa Balera to celebrate "Romagna Mia"'s 70th anniversary; Gigliola Cinquetti (singer) will celebrate her song "Non ho l'età"'s 60th anniversary.

How it works

There will be 30 singers in the ARTISTI (artists) section. It will be the only section, as last year. 27 artists were chosen by Amadeus, while the other 3 are the winners of Sanremo Giovani (held in December 2023). The winner of the competition will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest: if he/she/they won’t accept, the choice will be another artist, usually the 2nd classified or the next (the first one accepting). This year we're gonna listen to all the 30 songs on the first night. The 2nd and 3rd night, we'll get to listen to 15 songs each night. The artisti that are not performing during the 2nd night will introduce the performing ones and vice versa on the 3rd night. The artisti introducing the performing artisti will be decided by a public draw during the Sanremo's press conferences on the 2nd and 3rd day. On the 4th night, there will be the usual “covers” night: the artisti this year can choose any song, national or international, from any year (until December 2023) and by anyone (even themselves).

Day 1 - co-hosts: Marco Mengoni Prob. guests: Marco Mengoni; Zlatan Ibrahimovic; Federica Brignone; omaggio a Toto Cutugno; Banda dei Carabinieri + on the Costa Cruise: Tedua and in the square: Lazza We’ll listen to all the 30 songs (in order of performance: Clara, Sangiovanni, Fiorella Mannoia, La Sad, Irama, Ghali, Negramaro, annalisa, Mahmood, Diodato, Loredana Bertè, Geolier, Alessandra Amoroso, The Kolors, Angelina Mango, Il Volo, BigMama, Ricchie Poveri, Emma, RengaNek, Mr. Rain, Bnkr44, Gazzelle, Dargen D'Amico, Rose Villain, Santi Francesi, Fred De Palma, Maninni, Alfa, Il Tre). We'll have a first top5 rank (the whole list will be presented only Saturday):

Day 2 - co-hosts: Giorgia Prob. guests: the non-performing 15 artists; Giovanni Allevi; Giorgia; John Travolta; Nuova Orchestra Santa Balera; Leo Gassman; Cast "Mare fuori"; Ruggero del Vecchio + on the Costra Cruise: Bob Sinclair and in the square: Rosa Chemical We'll listen to 15 artisti (artist presenting -> artist singing in order of appearance: ghali -> fred de palma; la sad -> renganek; mr.rain -> alfa; diodato -> dargen d'amico; rose villain -> il volo; bnkr44 -> gazzelle; santi francesi -> emma; alessandra amoroso -> mahmood; il tre -> bigmama; angelina mango -> the kolors; fiorella mannoia -> geolier; sangiovanni -> loredana bertè; mannini -> annalisa; ricchi e poveri -> irama; negramaro -> clara) We’ll have an updated rank:

Day 3 - co-hosts: Teresa Mannino Prob. guests: the non-performing 15 artists; Russel Crowe and his band; Eros Ramazzotti; Sabrina Ferilli; coro Arena di Verona; Gianni Morandi; Stefano Massini e Paolo Jannacci + on the Costa Cruise: Bresh and in the square: Paola & Chiara The 15 artisti that didn't perform yesterday will perform their entry to the contest (artist presenting -> artist singing in order of appearance: loredana bertè -> il tre; alfa -> maninni; fred de palma -> bnkr44; clara -> santi francesi; il volo -> mr rain; gazzelle -> rose villain; dargen d'amico -> alessandra amoroso; bigmama -> ricchi e poveri; irama -> angelina mango; the kolors -> diodato; mahmood -> ghali; emma -> negramaro; annalisa -> fiorella mannoia; renganek -> sangiovanni; geolier -> la sad) Classification after tonight:

Day 4 - co-hosts: Lorella Cuccarini Prob. guests: Cast "Mameli"; principe Alberto di Monaco; Pecco Bagnaia; Elena Sofia Ricci e Margherita Buy; i Jalisse; il maestro Beppe Vessicchio + on the Costa Cruise: Gigi D'Agostino and in the square: Arisa The 30 artists will present a song’s cover, each of them will perform together with a guest or more, unless they're already a band/group and will decide otherwise.

Covers’ list (in order of appearance):

Sangiovanni con Aitana - Medley di "Farfalle" e "Mariposas" (Sangiovanni)

Annalisa con La Rappresentante di Lista e il coro Artemia - "Sweet dreams (Are made of this)" (Eurythmics)

Rose Villain con Gianna Nannini - Medley

Gazzelle con Fulminacci - "Notte prima degli esami" (Antonello Venditti)

The Kolors con Umberto Tozzi - Medley dei successi di Umberto Tozzi

Alfa con Roberto Vecchioni - "Sogna ragazzo sogna" (Roberto Vecchioni)

Bnkr44 con Pino D'Angiò - "Ma quale idea" (Pino D'Angiò)

Irama con Riccardo Cocciante - "Quando finisce un amore" (Riccardo Cocciante)

Fiorella Mannoia con Francesco Gabbani - "Che sia benedetta" (Fiorella Mannoia -Saremo 2017) e "Occidentali's karma" (Francesco Gabbani -Sanremo 2017)

Santi Francesi con Skin - "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

Ricchi e Poveri con Paola & Chiara - Medley di "Sarà perché ti amo" e "Mamma Maria" (Ricchi e Poveri)

Ghali con Ratchopper - Medley dal titolo "Italiano vero"

Clara con Ivana Spagna e il Coro di voci bianche del Teatro Regio di Torino - "Il cerchio della vita" (Ivana Spagna -Lion King's ST)

Loredana Bertè con Venerus - "Ragazzo mio" (Luigi Tenco con l'arrangiamento di Ivano Fossati)

Geolier con Guè, Luchè e Gigi D'Alessio - Medley dal titolo "Strade"

Angelina Mango con il quartetto d'archi dell'orchestra di Roma - "La rondine" (Mango)

Alessandra Amoroso con i BoomDaBash - Medley

Dargen D'Amico con BabelNova Orchestra - Omaggio a Ennio Morricone: “Modigliani” (sulle note di The Crisis)

Mahmood con i Tenores di Bitti - "Come è profondo il mare" (Lucio Dalla)

Mr.Rain con i Gemelli Diversi - "Mary" (Gemelli Diversi)

Negramaro con Malika Ayane - "La canzone del sole" (Lucio Battisti)

Emma con Bresh - Medley di Tiziano Ferro

Il Volo con Stef Burns - "Who wants to live forever" (Queen)

Diodato con Jack Savoretti - "Amore che vieni, amore che vai" (Fabrizio De André)

La Sad con Donatella Rettore - "Lamette" (Donatella Rettore)

Il Tre con Fabrizio Moro - Medley di Fabrizio Moro

BigMama con Gaia, La Niña e Sissi - "Lady Marmalade" (Labelle)

Maninni con Ermal Meta - "Non mi avete fatto niente" (Ermal Meta, Fabrizio Moro -Saremo 2018)

Fred De Palma con gli Eiffel 65 - Medley degli Eiffel 65

Renga Nek - Medley dei loro successi

Top 5 covers (all the other entries are considered as 6th):

We’ll also have a new general rank.

Day 5 - co-hosts: Fiorello Prob. guests: Roberto Bolle (dancer); Gigliola Cinquetti; Luca Argentero, Claudio Gioè (actors-Màkari 3) + on the Costa Cruise: Tedua and in the square: Tananai All the 30 artisti will perform again their songs (in order of appearance: renganek, bigmama, gazzelle, dargen d'amico, il volo, loredana bertè, negramaro, mahmood, santi francesi, diodato, fiorella mannoia, alessandra amoroso, alfa, irama, ghali, annalisa, angelina mango, geolier, emma, il tre, ricchi e poveri, the kolors, maninni, la sad, mr.rain, fred de palma, sangiovanni, clara, bnkr44, rose villain) and after midnight (prob. more like 1:30-2:30 am.) we’ll know the competition’s first 5 classified and all the special awards winners. The first 5 classified will perform again and get new votes to decide the final standings. The winner will go to the #ESC2024.

And the winner is: Angelina Mango!

Final standing:

Angelina Mango - "La noia"

Geolier - "I p' me tu p' te"

Annalisa - "Sinceramente"

Ghali - "Casa mia"

Irama - "Tu no"

Mahmood - "Tuta gold"

Loredana Bertè - "Pazza"

Il Volo - "Capolavoro"

Alessandra Amoroso - "Fino a qui"

Alfa - "Vai!"

Gazzelle - "Tutto qui"

Il Tre - "Fragili"

Diodato - "Ti muovi"

Emma - "Apnea"

Fiorella Mannoia - "Mariposa"

The Kolors - "Un ragazzo una ragazza"

Mr.Rain - "Due altalene"

Santi Francesi - "L'amore in bocca"

Negramaro - "Ricominciamo tutto"

Dargen D'Amico - "Onda alta"

Ricchi e Poveri - "Ma non tutta la vita"

BigMama - "La rabbia non ti basta"

Rose Villain - "Click boom!"

Clara - "Diamanti grezzi"

Renga Nek - "Pazzo di te"

Maninni - "Spettacolare"

La Sad - "Autodistruttivo"

Bnkr44 - "Governo punk"

Sangiovanni - "Finiscimi"

Fred De Palma - "Il cielo non ci vuole"

ANGELINA MANGO will take part at the ESC 2024! Other Awards: - Premio della critica “Mia Martini” : Loredana Bertè "Pazza" - Premio della sala stampa “Lucio Dalla” : Angelina Mango "La noia" - Premio miglior testo “Sergio Bardotti” : Fiorella Mannoia "Mariposa" - Premio miglior composizione musicale “Giancarlo Bigazzi” : Angelina Mango "La noia"

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Artists (+ lyrics):

Alessandra Amoroso - "Fino a qui"

Alfa - "Vai!"

Angelina Mango - "La noia"

Annalisa - "Sinceramente"

BigMama - "La rabbia non ti basta"

Bnkr44 - "Governo Punk"

Clara - "Diamanti grezzi"

Dargen D'Amico - "Onda alta"

Diodato - "Ti muovi"

Emma - "Apnea"

Fiorella Mannoia - "Mariposa"

Fred De Palma - "Il cielo non ci vuole"

Gazzelle - "Tutto qui"

Geolier - "I p' me, tu p' te"

Ghali - "Casa mia"

Il Tre - "Fragili"

Il Volo - "Capolavoro"

Irama - "Tu no"

La Sad - "Autodistruttivo"

Loredana Berté - "Pazza"

Mahmood - "Tuta gold"

Maninni - "Spettacolare"

Mr.Rain - "Due altalene"

Negramaro - "Ricominciamo tutto"

Renga e Nek - "Pazzo di te"

Ricchi e Poveri - "Ma non tutta la vita"

Rose Villain - "Click boom!"

Sangiovanni - "Finiscimi"

Santi Francesi - "L'amore in bocca"

The Kolors - "Un ragazzo una ragazza"

[all the lyrics can be found on this page]

(will edit with more updates, corrections and links as we get closer to the event)

[manchicasanchez]

I think you'd like this story: " Tadeo Jones - El Tesoro De Moctezuma " by LauramarSanchez on Wattpad https://www.wattpad.com/story/374470798?utm_source=android&utm_medium=com.tumblr&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=LauramarSanchez

I've been writing this fanfic on Wattpad for a long time. Based on the three Tadeo Jones movies of Enrique Gato, dedicated to my little nephews who love this saga, I created a concept for what the fourth part would be. And leaving aside that the plot of the new installment was already confirmed, here I made a story completely different from what the director had in mind.

The plot revolves around Tad and his friends, who find Joaquin Pommes' map, which leads to the treasure of Montcezona, the last Aztec king. However, an evil woman named Julia Cortés, descendant of the spanish conquistador Cortés, along with Elías Pizarro, incarnation of the spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, will try to stop the team from finding the treasure.

The story will revolve around Mexico and various cities there. Of course, there will be a new addition to the team. I can only say that. And of course, there will be returns and many adventures. I encourage you to read it. I think if you like Tad the lost explorer, you will love this fanfic.

For the moment, chapter 1 and 2 available on my Wattpad channel (only in spanish).

Fragment of Tad the lost explorer third movie.

[valyrfia]

Hello! I came to ask you to please write that essay you mentioned about how Charles is feminized in the fics, but you already beat me to it hahahah. Pero he de decir que coincido contigo en que se asigna una estructura heteronormativa a la dinámica de pareja y Charles acaba asumiendo el rol femenino, lo que se percibe como algo negativo debido en gran medida a la misoginia internalizada.

Personalmente, como ávido consumidor de fanfics, estas son caracterizaciones con las que siempre me encuentro y, francamente, me molestan. En el caso de Charles, lo describen como sumiso, ingenuo y con baja autoestima, en resúmenes con un carácter “débil”. Sinceramente no le veo nada malo si es con fines narrativos, pero el hecho de que muchos fanfics solo lo describan así o asuman que esa es su personalidad da mucho que pensar, sobre todo porque ignoran otros aspectos de La personalidad de Charles (o bueno, lo poco que sabemos sobre la personalidad de Charles, ya que no debemos olvidar que no lo conocemos y Charles solo muestra lo que quiere mostrar).

En fin, sólo decirte que valoro mucho tus reflexiones. 💕💕💕

Hi anon! I'm glad you agreed, and I agree with your points too. My issue is, and continues to be, when people can't divorce the narrative from the real person and these characterisations carry over into spaces where they shouldn't be. I'm going to expand wider than just RPF here and say the narrative around Charles' generally is sometimes a little much. Take this whole "haunted by tragedy" thing that Sky Sports was having a little too much fun with this weekend, with Damon Hill saying that the reason why Charles wasn't driving well was because he was distracted by grief? Sure, it makes for a good narrative to sell on your sports channel, but doesn't fit with the image of Charles who won Baku in F2 the weekend after his father died, and won his maiden grand prix the day after a childhood friend of his died.

It's so easy for all of us, fans to news pundits to talk about Charles battling with the circumstances of his life, whether it be those he's lost, or Ferrari being like a toxic ex he can never quite seem to leave, that it strips him of recognition of his own agency in a lot of ways. Charles has shown incredible mental strength in his life, and lest we forget, literally girlbossed his way to a legendary Ferrari contract. I got a few anons calling Charles mentally weak for not disobeying team orders in Japan, and I couldn't disagree more. This is a racing driver approaching his prime, who knew he could not defend on 20 lap newer tyres but ran an incredible race nonetheless. Charles is not a damsel in distress, he's an agent completely in control of his own destiny.

Speaking of destiny, the il predestinato nickname slaps, but I think is incredibly misleading for some people sometimes. When Charles wins a world championship, it won't be because he is 'destined' or 'fulfilling some prophecy', it will be due to his own choices, his own skill, his own talent, his own hard work. I think that Charles as a WDC is going to get hit with a VERY different narrative than the one we see now, one that acknowledges his hard work and agency in making his dream come true.

[nordschleifes]

chapter fourteen — epilogo

➝ when the nature of their relationship is revealed to the world, fernando and charlie end up having a serious conversation about the direction they want to take.

➝ word count: 2,2k

➝ warnings: spanish media, insecurity

➝ author's note: tagging @christianpulisic10, @alonsogirlie, @he-is-the-destined, @sunnytkm23 and @enaticosencantados as requested.

Sitting on the couch with the remote in her hand, Charlie frantically scanned the channels on the television. Probably none of them would be broadcasting Brighton's game in Spain, after all, if the team wasn't facing one of the big clubs in England, nobody really cared. But, it wouldn't hurt to take a look to confirm.

However, she stopped on one of the channels when she saw a familiar image on the screen that made up the program's scenario.

— Las redes están alborotadas con esta imagen que finalmente lo confirma — the presenter announced in a happy voice — Fernando Alonso está de vuelta en las pistas y muy enamorado. El piloto asturiano, que sufrió una fractura de tobillo en el último Gran Premio de Las Vegas, fue visto en el circuito que lleva su nombre intercambiando abrazos y caricias con una mujer. Hablemos con Marina Rubel, que está en Oviedo, con más información. Marina?

The screen split to a live entry of a dark-haired woman who appeared to be in a park. Dropping the controller on the couch, Charlie couldn't stop watching, even though she didn't understand anything that was being said. But in a way, she didn't even need to.

— Hola Anne, buenas tardes. Esta es la confirmación de que el dos veces campeón de Fórmula 1 está, de hecho, en una nueva relación casi un año después de su ruptura con la periodista austriaca Andrea Schlager — the reporter said — Además del video que circula en las redes sociales, el propio Fernando publicó en su cuenta de Instagram una imagen de su nueva novia luciendo un mono y un casco de su escuela de karting, con el pie de foto "de vuelta a la pista".

— Hasta el momento, no se sabe quién sería esta misteriosa mujer, ¿verdad?

— Bueno, no se sabía. Sin embargo, nuestro equipo hizo un gran trabajo de investigación y tenemos, en exclusiva, el nombre de la nueva novia de Fernando Alonso. Descúbrelo en el informe.

A familiar photo appeared over the screen. Charlie's stomach twisted.

— La nueva novia de Fernando Alonso es un soplo de aire fresco en su lista de conquistas amorosas. Tras su matrimonio con la cantante Raquel del Rosario y largas relaciones con la presentadora Lara Álvarez y la modelo Linda Morselli, la nueva chica del "Nano" es su ingeniera de carrera, la inglesa Charlotte Whitlam — the reporter's voice said, as videos and photos of the podium in Suzuka were played — Puede que no la reconozcas por su imagen, pero Charlie, como la llaman, es la voz que escuchamos en las interacciones por radio entre Fernando y su equipo…

Suddenly, the television turned off.

Charlie let out a gasp of protest, before turning around to see Fernando's serious gaze. She felt like a naughty child who had just been caught doing something she shouldn't.

— Why were you watching this? — he asked.

— I wasn't — Charlie stammered, feeling his face heat up — I was looking for the Brighton match…

— That didn't look like the Brighton match, Charlie — Fernando said.

— I know…

He walked around the couch, crutches clicking on the floor as he stopped beside her and sat down. Looking down at her hands, Charlie couldn't shake the discomfort she'd been feeling, not just at being caught watching a news report about what had happened over the past 24 hours, but at being exposed like that.

The day before, after visiting the museum, Fernando took her to the circuit, where the go-kart shed used by students from the school he had set up there was located. After meeting the crew that maintained the equipment, showing her how he tightened the wheels as a teenager, and hearing more about how they took care of the engines, Fernando asked her if she wanted to go for a ride on the track.

— Can I? — Charlie asked, almost as if she were a child delighted by the possibility of playing with a new toy.

— Of course.

Changing into a set of the school's blue overalls and a helmet, Charlie could see through the opening in the visor the smile that Fernando had on his face. Asking her to wait a bit before sitting in the kart, he took his phone out of his pocket and took some pictures of her, telling her that she looked like a real Formula 1 driver.

After the last instructions, Charlie put her foot down on the accelerator, leaving the garage in the direction of the track. Allowing herself to experiment on the asphalt, she couldn't help but laugh when she caught too much of one of the kerbs in one of the corners or when she almost lost the rear at the last chicane. Driving the kart around made her feel strangely nostalgic, especially when she thought back to the times she and her grandfather had gone to a track in Northampton for a few laps.

When she pulled up in front of the garage, Charlie found Fernando with a wide smile on his face, leaning against the wall.

— So, what do you think? — he asked.

Charlie walked over to him as she took off her helmet and balaclava. 

— It's amazing, the kart is very well adjusted and the track is excellent! — she exclaimed, smiling, while the driver took one of his hands to her forehead, fixing her disheveled bangs  — And you, what did you think?

— You still need some lessons — Fernando replied, receiving a playful pat on the chest from Charlie — But you've got potential, nena, lots of potential.

After laughing, she gave him a soft kiss, one hand on his face, caressing the driver's cheek. A moment Charlie wanted to keep forever inside her heart and not have it recorded and posted to the entire world. The sensationalist headlines were already sketching in her mind, one worse than the other.

“Fernando Alonso takes his own engineer to bed”.

"Meet Charlie Whitlam, Alonso's newest girl".

"Charlie Whitlam: how an ordinary engineer got one of Formula 1's most eligible bachelors".

— Look, Charlie — Fernando said, breaking the silence in the living room — I already knew this was going to happen.

She glanced in the driver's direction with a raised eyebrow.

— Did you?

— Well, when you achieve a certain notoriety in Spain, let's say your life becomes the object of scrutiny by the press, such as…

— Tabloids? — Charlie asked. She was familiar with abuse in the British press, especially by the tabloids. It was not uncommon to see journalists crowding around the drivers in Silverstone, in search of an image or a bombastic statement to put on the covers of their newspapers.

— Yeah — Fernando replied — The point is that, in one way or another, they would connect the dots between us. And then they would come after us, wanting more and more, just…

— Like it was with all the other girlfriends you had — she completed.

— Yes. I never felt really bad for them because they were people who were used to it. They lived off their own image, so showing up with me wouldn't hurt them. In fact, they even took advantage of this to boost their own careers, which seemed stupid to me…

— You know you can't judge them, right?

— Why not?

— Because you also live off your image and appearing alongside them wouldn't hurt you either. By the way, didn't you pose for a magazine cover with one of them?

Fernando gave an embarrassed giggle.

— Yeah, I did. But… How do you know that?

— I watched your documentary — Charlie murmured.

— Did you? When?

— On the flight to Vegas. By the way, I thought that magazine cover was shit.

He looked shocked.

— But the cover…

— It has a clear power imbalance between you and her, with the clothes and all. I would even say that it was sexist.

— I was shirtless.

— Wearing a suit coat and with her body covering your chest. It was ridiculous, Fer.

The driver stared at her for a few seconds before smiling, squeezing Charlie's hand.

— Okay, I admit, the idea was ridiculous.

— Sexist — she corrected.

— Ridiculous, sexist, any other descriptions you'd like to add?

— Disgusting. Idiotic. An offense to good taste.

— Okay, Charlie, I get it — Fernando sighed— The point is, you're different from them. You're not exactly a known person...

— People know my voice, they've seen me on television with you...

— Charlie, it's not the same as being my girlfriend. For these guys, you stop being a mere engineer to be a source of income. You stop being a person to be a character in their stories. And — he stopped, looking frustrated — Fuck, I didn't want that for you.

— No?

— You don't deserve to live in this scrutiny, in this monitored life, without any privacy, just because I love you — Fernando continued — I want my love to be something safe for you, to be something good and not a source of stress and fear.

Charlie looked at his hand thoughtfully.

— Where are you going with this story? — she asked quietly.

— I want you to know that you don't have to live through this if you don't want to.

— Are you giving me carte blanche to break up with you?

The driver's eyes widened.

— No, no, I don't want you to break up with me, Charlie. In fact, I want you by my side forever. But I don't want my life and everything that comes with it to become a burden on you.

— You would never be a burden, Fer.

— Maybe I'm not, but the spotlight is. Maybe the attention, the comments on the internet, the things people will say in the paddock, all of that is a burden. And I couldn't bear to see you fade just because I love you — he murmured — I want you to keep shining, Charlie. And I want to wake up every day with your light illuminating and warming me.

Something in his words made Charlie feel her eyes fill with tears. She had avoided love at all costs over the years. It was something too difficult, too terrifying for her. It wasn't worth investing in something that would only make her suffer and cry, clutching a bottle of wine and watching some sappy romance movie.

Then Fernando appeared in her life again. It was as if fate wanted them to settle the disputes that one had with the other. And the moment Charlie gave the driver a second chance, she allowed herself to discover a fantastic man, dedicated and loving, who cared about her and would do anything to see her happy.

Love was still difficult and terrifying for Charlie.

But, loving Fernando was the best thing that had happened in her life.

— I'll never fade as long as you're by my side — she said, with a small smile — I love you. And it won't be one article talking about me that will make me give up on you.

— Not even two?

— Not even a million — Charlie said, before approaching his face, giving a peck on his lips — Nothing in this world will make me give up on you.

Staring at her for a few seconds, Fernando smiled.

— You mean I can tell the whole world how much I love you?

— Well, it's not like nobody knows.

— But it wasn't me who said it, it was a bunch of nosy journalists. But, I think it’s time for me to say something and break the news on my own terms — he replied, taking his cell phone out of his pocket. Charlie almost immediately concluded what his plan was.

— Are you going to post a picture of us?

— Two, actually — the driver said, as he selected the images — If they want to know, they'll know.

— But — Charlie hesitated, looking at one of the photos — Do you need to post this one?

Fernando looked at her, one eyebrow raised.

— Don't you like this picture?

— I look terrible in it, Fer — she replied — Look at my hair, it's all messed up, I'm not wearing any makeup, and…

He chuckled, placing a hand on her face, his thumb lightly brushing her skin.

— You can be either way, I'll always find you beautiful — Fernando murmured — The most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

After searching a little more in the phone's gallery and finding a photo that showed the moment they were introduced to each other for the first time — with a Ron Dennis watching the moment attentively — the driver thought for long minutes before typing something in the telephone.

— “Two people never meet by chance” — Fernando said, looking at Charlie — What do you think?

— Are you talking about fate?

— Well, let's just say you made me believe in it.

She laughed.

— So it's my fault?

— Well, not only yours, but — the driver hesitated for a few seconds — There are only two ways to explain why we're together right now. One is careful planning and a crystal ball, which I believe is not the case. And the other is fate.

— So it was fate?

— Always has been, nena. You have always been my fate — Fernando said, before clicking the 'post' button.

[autolesionistra]

Fra i 2614 risvolti degni d'attenzione della situazione israeliano/palestinese c'è quello dei refusenik israeliani.

In un paese in cui ci sono 3 anni di leva obbligatoria per i maschi e 2 per le femmine e il livello di lavaggio del cervello sul diritto di far sparire ogni traccia della Palestina è agghiacciante, la presenza di obiettori di coscienza disposti a farsi del carcere pur di non abbracciare armi è una realtà che merita una menzione.

O, per farla raccontare a Mattan Helman del Refuser Solidarity Network:

Criticizing Israel, refusing to participate, or showing support for refusers often leads to persecution. Shortly after our last newsletter was circulated, a right-wing Israeli news channel, Channel 14 TV, published an article targeting myself, RSN, and our partners, to intimidate us. Subsequently, right-wing groups called for the dismissal of individuals from their jobs because of their ties to refuser organizations. Although more than one hundred people have refused to fight in Gaza since October 7th, an estimate reported from our partners on the ground, the majority have refrained from doing so publicly. In light of this challenging atmosphere, many refusers prefer to refrain from publicly refusing. It's crucial for us to demonstrate to them that they are not alone, that support exists, and that we will stand by them during difficult times. From personal experience when I refused to serve in the military, 6 years ago, getting letters of support was very important to me. When I was feeling alone and disheartened, the dozens of letters from all over the world strengthened my spirit and gave me the power to carry on the fight. https://support.refuser.org/

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...Ciudadela y Villas/Citadel and Villas...

...¡Throne Labyrinth!...

⭐Capital Neutral/Neutral Capital:

"De hecho, la primera idea de los Primeros Gobernantes de los Hechiceros era colocar su hogar lejos de las espinas, pero al final decidieron colocar la Capital Neutral en medio de un campo de espinas que fueron quitando poco a poco, para crear un hogar y construir un nuevo Castillo, algunas casas nuevas... Aún se desconoce de dónde vinieron los Hechiceros, sólo que tomaron este Mundo para habitarlo.../In fact, the first idea of the First Rulers of the Sorcerers was to place their home away from the thorns, but in the end they decided to place the Neutral Capital in the middle of a field of thorns that they removed little by little, to create a home and build a new one Castle, some new houses... It is still unknown where the Sorcerers came from, only that they took this World to inhabit it...

La Capital Neutral es donde se construyó el Hermoso Castillo Blanco... La Ciudadela es hermosa, llena de casas enormes y hermosos escaparates, un lugar perfecto para caminar con pisos empedrados, hermosa fauna y flora... Rodeado de espinas por donde quieras vayas, donde vayas, hay canales de agua que salen desde arriba o desde debajo de la tierra... Una vista brillante... Donde siempre puedes salir y sentirte seguro, mientras los árboles te protegen del sol... Sólo ten cuidado con las espinas.../The Neutral Capital is where the Beautiful White Castle was built... The Citadel is beautiful, full of huge houses and beautiful shop windows, a perfect place to walk with paved floors, beautiful fauna and flora... Surrounded by thorns everywhere you want Wherever you go, there are water channels coming out from above or below the ground... A brilliant sight... Where you can always go out and feel safe, while the trees shade you from the sun... Just be careful the spines..."

🖋️Runas/Runes:

"En medio de las montañas, y muros destruidos con runas escritas en cada viejo muro lleno de plantas, raíces y flores... Allí está el Pueblo de las Runas... Exactamente un lugar cubierto de piedras, pero un lugar donde el viento hace eco... Un lugar frío pero luminoso.../In the middle of the mountains, and destroyed walls with runes written on each old wall full of plants, roots and flowers... There is the Town of Runes... Exactly a place covered in stones, but a place where the wind makes eco... A cold but bright place...

Su creación y sus habitantes propiciaron la creación de la lengua y escritura del Reino... Este lugar está cubierto de musgo y muchos canales de agua, son fanáticos de la escritura y los libros, es común ver una biblioteca o librerías alrededor aquí... Lleno de faroles y acogedoras casas de madera, un hermoso lugar para cualquier amante de la lectura... Con caminos de tierra y puentes de madera, que hermoso lugar suena.../Its creation and its inhabitants led to the creation of the language and writing of the Kingdom... This place is covered with moss and many water channels, they are fans of writing and books, it is common to see a library or book stores around here... Full of lanterns and cozy wooden houses, a beautiful place for any reading lover... With dirt roads and wooden bridges, what a beautiful place it sounds..."

💮Jardines Blancos/White Gardens:

"Debajo de un enorme agujero en alguna parte, bajando con cuidado unas escaleras de mármol... Ahí están los Jardines Blancos, un lugar hermoso con casas hechas de piedras y madera, un lugar lleno de flores, los animales caminan por aquí normalmente... Se cuelan entre los arbustos o árboles llenos de flores... Una lluvia de pétalos cae cuando el viento sopla por los caminos empedrados.../Under a huge hole somewhere, carefully descending marble stairs... There are the White Gardens, a beautiful place with houses made of stones and wood, a place full of flowers, the animals walk around here normally... They sneak between bushes or trees full of flowers... A rain of petals falls when the wind blows along the cobbled paths...

Es normal que aquí vivan Hechiceros relacionados con la Naturaleza, aunque aquí hay muchas más Hadas y otros seres mágicos... Es un buen lugar para vender flores y pociones increíbles, de allí siempre salen los carros con flores en racimos, si te gusta visitar florerías o vivir en una casa de piedra o madera, despertarte y poder ir a los parques mientras los pétalos caen sobre tu rostro... Realmente es un lugar para ti.../It is normal that Sorcerers related to Nature live here, although there are many more Fairies and other magical beings here... It is a good place to sell flowers and incredible potions, the carts always leave from there with flowers by the bunch, if you like visiting flower shops or living in a stone or wooden house, waking up and being able to go to the parks while petals fall on your face... It really is a place for you..."

💎Villa Granate/Villa Garnet:

"Precisamente la Villa Granate está lleno de Minas de Oro y Diamantes, exactamente muchos tipos de minerales... El Pueblo está al lado de las minas, de sus suelos salen piedras de colores luminosos, de los faroles cuelgan pequeños cristales de colores... Mientras todo brilla con colores intensos alrededor del lugar… Un pueblo especializado en minas, armamento y joyería…/Exactly the Villa Garnet is full of Gold and Diamond Mines, exactly many types of minerals... The Town is next to the mines, luminous colored stones come out of its floors, small colored crystals hang from the lanterns. .. While everything shines in intense colors around the place... A town specialized in mines, weaponry and jewelry...

En sus fosos de tierra a veces se puede encontrar alguna joya perdida que se ha caído de una vía de carreta, sus casas son de ladrillo y cemento, el lugar está lleno de joyerías y tiendas de armas, un lugar que trabaja día y noche... El fuego en las chimeneas arde en reconocimiento, bailan y cantan... Un lugar maravilloso si siempre te ha gustado el ruido, el orgullo nace en el corazón de cada Hechicero aquí.../In its earthen pits you can sometimes find a lost gem that has fallen off a wagon track, its houses are made of bricks and cement, the place is full of jewelry stores and weapons stores, a place that works day and night... The fire in the fireplaces burns in recognition, they dance and sing... A wonderful place if you have always liked noise, pride is born in the hearts of every Sorcerer here..."

🌧️Rincón de las Nubes/Cloud Corner:

"¿Te gustan las lluvias que nunca terminan?, ¿Te fascina el viento frío y helado?... ¡Pues este podría ser tu lugar!... En algún lugar, en lo alto de una enorme montaña, se encuentra este pueblo... Lleno de lluvia incesante y viento frío, las gotas golpean el suelo empedrado y las bonitas casas de madera, mientras las nubes tapan el sol... Los faroles iluminan el lugar... Allí hay pequeñas cascadas y pequeña fauna naciendo, aunque el musgo es más común... Sigue siendo bonito.../Do you like the rains that never end? Are you fascinated by the cold and icy wind?... Well, this could be your place!... Somewhere, on top of a huge mountain, is this town... Full of incessant rain and cold wind, the drops hit the paved floor and the pretty wooden houses, while the clouds cover the sun... The lanterns illuminate the place... There are small waterfalls there and small fauna being born, although it is moss is more common... Still pretty...

De aquí surgió exactamente la primera moda, aunque no suene creíble... Muchos pensarían que sería un estilo lluvia, pero no... Aquí están las mejores costureras y modistas, vaya... Además de ser los Reyes de la gastronomía, mientras subes las escaleras para llegar al lugar o simplemente te teletransportas, te maravillarás con solo oler las maravillas y ver los escaparates, solo trae un paraguas y un suéter… Se recomienda…/This is exactly where the first fashion came from, although it doesn't sound credible... Many would think it would be a rain style, but no... Here are the best seamstresses and dressmakers, wow... In addition to being the Kings of gastronomy, While you climb the stairs to get to the place or just teleport, you will marvel at just smelling the wonders and seeing the shop windows, just bring an umbrella and a sweater... It is recommended..."

🧊Valles de Cristal/Crystal Valleys:

"La nieve está por todos lados, en cualquier rincón... En cualquier lugar, la temperatura es tan bajo cero en este lugar lleno de nieve y hielo, pisos resbaladizos y cabañas de madera con uno que otro carámbano colgando, la iluminación son hermosas antorchas que no se apagarían con el fuerte viento, mientras los copos de nieve caen con mucha existencia... Aún se escuchan las risas y algunas personas patinando sobre algún lago helado.../Snow is everywhere, in any corner... Anywhere, the temperature is so below zero in this place full of snow and ice, slippery floors and wooden cabins with one or another icicles hanging, the lighting is beautiful torches that would not go out with the strong wind, while snowflakes fall with a lot of existence... You can still hear the laughter and some people skating on some frozen lake...

Aunque es un lugar muy frío, muchos de los Paladines viven aquí sin motivo, no todos... Pero algunos incluso lo han llamado en ocasiones el rincón de los Paladines, lleno de frío constante... Pero lleno de risas, cosas calientes y buenas chimeneas... Un lugar perfecto para cualquier amante del frío, probablemente también de la adrenalina o la supervivencia.../Although it is a very cold place, many of the Paladins live here for no reason, not all... But some have even sometimes called it the Paladins' corner, full of constant cold... But full of laughter, things hot and good fireplaces... A perfect place for any lover of the cold, probably also adrenaline or survival..."

🎵 Bosque del Canto/Song Forest:

"¿Te gusta el Teatro? Probablemente el Bosque del Canto si... En ese pueblo la educación siempre fue importante, por eso hay museos y bellas artes por todos lados... Lo más importante, la actuación... El enorme teatro Se levanta entre todos los árboles alrededor, lleno de obras que vendrán y se harán... No te puedes perder estas maravillosas funciones.../Do you like the Theater? Probably the Song Forest if... In that town, education was always important, that's why there are museums and fine arts everywhere... The most important thing, the acting... The enormous theater It rises from all the trees around, full of works that will come and be done... You cannot miss these wonderful functions...

Solo mira sus faroles, calles empedradas por donde pasan carruajes, disfruta mirando los restaurantes, los hermosos parques iluminados y las casas de mampostería, puedes escuchar a la gente hablando por todas partes... Mientras el Bosque te protege, escuchando a los pajaritos cantar hermosas melodías, un lugar fantástico... ¿Vienes?.../Just look at its lanterns, paved streets where carriages pass, enjoy looking at the restaurants, the beautiful illuminated parks and the masonry houses, you can hear people talking everywhere... While the Forest protects you, listening to the little birds sing beautiful melodies, a fantastic place... Will you come?..."

🐟Abismo Coralino/Coral Abyss:

"Pasando los árboles y las grandes montañas, hay una hermosa playa, donde navegan barcos, donde abundan las palmeras y los cocos... Pero, no es sólo una playa, allí vive un pueblo... Chozas de bambú flotan en medio de toda el agua, alrededor de la playa también hay casas y muchos comercios para refrescarse con cualquier bebida, incluso comer algo de marisco.../Passing the trees and the great mountains, there is a beautiful beach, where boats sail, where palm trees and coconuts abound... But, it is not just a beach, a town lives there... Bamboo huts float in the middle of all the water, around the beach there are also houses and many shops to refresh yourself with any drink, even eat some seafood...

Aunque aquí el comercio de pescado es una fortuna, al igual que sus caminos de madera y hermosas antorchas de fuego, con música sin parar, bajo el agua también hay casas de mampostería con algas a su alrededor, los peces nadan y rodean el lugar y los caminos de arena tienen una que otra perla tirada por ahí, los corales tienen pequeñas lámparas colgando... Aún se oye el ruido de arriba y los barcos que pasan... Siempre puedes elegir si prefieres la superficie o el fondo del mar, wow... Aún el Sol golpea con entusiasmo.../Although the fish trade is a fortune here, as are its wooden roads and beautiful fire torches, with music played non-stop, under the water there are also masonry houses with algae around them, fish swim and surround the place and the sand paths have one or another pearl lying around, the corals have small lamps hanging... You can still hear the noise from above and the boats passing by... You can always choose if you prefer the surface or the bottom of the sea, wow... Still the Sun hits with enthusiasm..."

🏜️ Vientos Desérticos/Desert Winds:

"Lo único que se ve aquí es arena y mucha arena, algún que otro Captus y muchos Arbustos Rodantes... Es obvio, es un desierto... Hay casas de madera y chapa, amantes del Alcohol... Entonces las cantinas aquí están por todos lados, además de ver bebederos en algunos puestos de botas, sus caminos son de arena y la iluminación son velas que se colocan alrededor del lugar.../The only thing you can see here is sand and a lot of sand, one or another Captus and many Rolling Bushes... It's obvious, it's a desert... There are houses made of wood and sheet metal, lovers of Alcohol... So the cantinas here They are everywhere, in addition to seeing drinking fountains in some boot stalls, their paths are sandy and the lighting is candles that are placed around the place...

Las tormentas de arena son comunes, el sol brilla por todas partes, dejando la arena caliente día y noche... Llevar sombrero y chal, también se recomiendan botas... Aquí hay granjas y afuera mucha gente usa sombrero y monta a caballo; o solo se ven niños jugando con una herradura y buena puntería... Este lugar parece sacado de una película del oeste, aunque es un gran lugar si te gusta este tipo de clima con un sol abrasador.../Sand storms are common, the sun shines everywhere, leaving the sand hot day and night... Wear a hat and a shawl, boots are also recommended... There are farms here and many people outside are wearing hats riding horses; or you can only see children playing with a horseshoe and good aim... This place looks like it came out of a western movie, although it is a great place if you like this type of climate with a hot sun..."

☀️ Sagrada Luz/Holy Light:

"Las islas flotantes en el cielo siempre parecen sacadas de un cuento de hadas, pero no para el hogar de los Hechiceros... Este enorme pedazo de tierra y piedra flotante, exactamente flotando... Flota en el cielo, el agua cae de él y raíces cuelgan de los árboles... Parece un espectáculo de ensueño, rodeado de nubes, arriba hay un pueblo... Que mira desde su tierra flotante al Mundo de abajo... Para que no se mueva, hay cadenas atadas a él de arriba a abajo, manteniéndolo en su lugar... No olvidemos las brillantes escaleras de piedra flotante y una barandilla dorada, para subir al lugar.../Floating Islands in the sky always look like something out of a Fairy tale, but not for the home of Sorcerers... This huge piece of floating earth and stone, exactly floating... It floats in the sky, water falls from it and roots hang from trees... It seems like a dream spectacle, surrounded by clouds, above there is a town... That looks from its floating land at the World below... So that it does not move, there are chains attached to it from top to bottom, holding it in place... Let's not forget the sparkling stairs of floating stone and a golden railing, to climb to the place...

Hoy en día nadie necesita escaleras, pero se ven bonitas... Ya sabes, teletransportación u otros medios más rápidos, en fin... El Pueblo es una maravilla con sus caminos de tierra y puentes de piedra, sus casas son combinaciones, algunas son solo cabañas y otras realmente son de mampostería... Tienen muchos tipos de frutas que a veces comercializan, sus tiendas son extensas, siempre hay lugares donde puedes relajarte y puedes ver el paisaje, aunque ten cuidado de no caer.../Nowadays no one needs stairs, but they look pretty... You know, teleportation or other faster means, anyway... The Village is a wonder with its dirt roads and stone bridges, its houses are combinations, some are just cabins and others are really made of masonry... They have many types of fruits that they sometimes trade, their stores are extensive, there are always places where you can relax and you can see the landscape, although be careful not to fall..."

🕷️Criptas olvidadas/Forgotten Crypts:

"Criptas... Ya saben, el nombre que se le da a un lugar donde está enterrado un ser fallecido, exactamente en este Pueblo... Bueno, hay muchos comentarios, Los Hechiceros podrían ser casi inmortales... Casi, pero hay muchas cosas mágicas que pueden matarlos, por eso existen estos lugares... Nadie sabe por qué fueron creados... Pero este Pueblo existe y les encanta vivir entre los ya caídos... Para entrar, primero debes encontrar un extraño monumento con formas y una puerta, al entrar solo encontrarás escaleras… Bajando y bajando, encontrarás un pequeño pueblo subterráneo, lleno de cementerios…/Crypts... You know, the name given to a place where a deceased being is buried, exactly in this Town... Well, there are many comments, Sorcerers could be almost immortal... Almost, but there are many magical things that can kill them, so that's why these places exist... Nobody knows why they were created... But this Town exists and loves to live among the already fallen... To enter it, you must first find a strange monument with shapes and a door, upon entering you will only find stairs... Going down and down, you will find a small underground town, full of cemeteries...

Aunque los monumentos y las telarañas tienen mala pinta, el lugar es agradable, más o menos... Hay árboles algo secos alrededor del lugar, el agua que cae por canales es algo ruidosa, aun así sus suelos de mármol son agradables, sus casas son hogareñas de ladrillos... Su aire oscuro trae consigo el frío, pero nunca estás solo con gente rompiendo piedra para hacer una escultura o viéndolos hacer pequeñas cosas de porcelana... Es un lindo lugar, ¿no?.../Although the monuments and cobwebs look bad, the place is pleasant, more or less... There are somewhat dry trees around the place, the water that falls through canals is somewhat noisy, even so its marble floors are pleasant, its houses are homely bricks... Its dark air brings with it the cold, yet you are never alone with people breaking stone to make a sculpture or watching them make small porcelain things... It's a nice place, isn't it?..."

🍯Acantilado Azucarado/Sugar Cliff:

"Su nombre lo dice, acantilado... Este pueblo está exactamente al borde de un acantilado, muy loco... Pero tiene una vista increíble, al menos... El pueblo es hermoso, hay cabañas de madera por todas partes y muchas tiendas de Dulces... Hay demasiada caña de azúcar, creciendo por todas partes... Este lugar siempre se ha dedicado a crear azúcar, luego empezaron a crear dulces... Su especialidad siempre ha sido esa, algunos dulces se distribuyen por todo el mundo... Probablemente algún dulce más goloso acabe en el Castillo.../Its name says it, cliff... This town is exactly on the edge of a cliff, very crazy... But it has an incredible view, at least... The town is beautiful, there are wooden cabins everywhere and many candy stores... There is too much sugar cane, growing everywhere... This place has always been dedicated to creating sugar, then they started creating sweets... Their specialty has always been that, some sweets are distributed all over the world... Probably some more greedy sweets end up in the Castle...

Si te gusta oler dulce todo el tiempo, realmente no es mal lugar... Las risas nunca faltan, mientras los fabricantes trabajan, cortando caña o trayendo frutas o saborizante, siempre con prisa... Dispuestos a trabajar y crear sus magníficos dulces algunos solo decoran el empaque, es como una fábrica... Aunque no todos viven allí por eso, sino sólo porque les gusta el lugar... Mientras los faroles brillan y los niños juegan en el parque, lo normal de todos los días... Sólo una cosa más, no mires al acantilado.../If you like to smell sweet all the time, it's really not a bad place... Laughter is never lacking, while the manufacturers work, cutting cane or bringing fruit or flavoring, always in a hurry... Willing to work and create their magnificent sweets Some only decorate the packaging, it's like a factory... Although not everyone lives there for that reason, but only because they like the place... While the lanterns shine and the children play in the park, the normal thing of every day ...Just one more thing, don't look over the cliff..."

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G: ¡Dime que son 12!, ¡porque conté 12 y originalmente son 12 igual que el Mundo Oscuro!... ¡Ahhhh!.../Tell me there are 12!, because I counted 12 and originally there are 12 just like the Mundo Oscuro!... Ahhhh!...

[sombrasblancas]

🇬🇧 Channeling the upcoming holiday season energy through some full moon magic (as if I needed an excuse) ✨ This new painting is now available at my little art shop https://sombrasblancas.net/shop

🇪🇸 Canalizando la energía de las fiestas que se acercan a través de un poco de magia de luna llena (como si necesitara una excusa) ✨ Esta nueva pintura ya está disponible en mi tiendita https://sombrasblancas.net/shop

[erikaember]

The Breath of the Wild trilogy idea

(SPOILERS FOR THE END OF TEARS OF THE KINGDOM)

So I've seen some posts about an idea for the next game in the BotW and TotK series involving Link and Zelda having to deal with a Gerudo boy, now that Ganondorf is dead.

I love that idea, so here’s my take:

   Let's have it be a few years into the future, Link and Zelda using their knowledge of Zonai technology to speed up the kingdom's restoration, utilizing the Sky Islands and the depths. And while Ganondorf is gone, the kingdom is still recovering from the remnants of his dark magic, although it’s much more manageable, the military growing in strength and reach.

Enter the news from the Gerudo that a male is born.

...it feels a bit weird to suggest this, but for the sake of drama and a more personal connection to the main characters, let’s say Riju is the mother. It’s some years into the future, Hyrule is rebuilding, the Gerudo would definitely help with military training and I think it’d be cute to have Riju find herself a voe among the soldiers. He could be a guy who wasn’t fit to be a soldier but Riju pulled him aside because she noticed his skills being more useful in strategy. Of course, he’s still training his fighting skills cuz I love the idea of them having a casual duel with a flirtatious undertone.

While having a deep love for their baby boy, the chieftess and her husband fear for the fate of their son, the only remaining history of a Gerudo male being that of Ganondorf. No one would dare to say it out loud but it still reached Riju that her people had whispered about the cruel idea to end the boy’s life before history is repeated, this new golden era being threatened by his mere existence.

Desperate to fight this alleged fate, Riju seeks Zelda’s wisdom and they begin to investigate the matter. Still having her secret stone, Zelda is able to get a sense of the boy’s future but feels nothing evil. So she encourages Riju to simply let the boy grow up and guide him like she would a normal boy who isn’t fated to be evil, and to face criticism with the fact that he will be guided by good people.

But then, when the boy reaches somewhere between 10 and 13 years, he gets some strange dreams and ends up disappearing.

The game will be about Link trying to find him, maybe FINALLY travelling WITH Zelda so she can use her time powers to see the memory of objects and find out what the boy had been up to, seeing him discover something calling to him and how he uncovers a power within himself.

Link had spent quite some time with the boy, exploring Hyrule together. It was a way to grow a love for it instead of a desire to conquer it; seeing things from the perspective of a citizen rather than from the tall position of a leader. So the boy knew his way around the land. But it also meant he had a connection with Link and they knew each other pretty well. Link and Zelda have faith in him and believes he won’t easily be tricked into evil.

And basically, they uncover the deep mysteries of the long forgotten and forbidden sorcery of the Gerudo, the witches Kotake and Koume (who somehow sealed themselves to aid Ganondorf but were too late to aid him in TotK, so they focus on this new boy)

The witches try to convince the Gerudo boy to channel his inherited power and take his mother’s secret stone; become an exceptionally powerful king (perhaps one of his strongest desires being to become someone his people can respect and that’s been so difficult, they try to convince him power is the only way).

...but the twist will be that he had already decided his fate and dives deep in order to destroy the witches from within. ...but the witches knew that and pulled an Uno reverse card and used magic on him, forcing him to fight from within himself. To make him weak against their magic, the witches made him kill Riju (parallel to Sonia, but of course, Riju won’t go down without a fight) and take her stone to amplify their control over him.

He’s tortured with that memory and unable to fight back for a while. When Link and company arrives to battle him, they manage to weaken the control but the witches then sacrifices themselves, entering the stone to amplify their control. Link still manages to weaken the spell enough for the boy to remove the stone (paralleling TotK) and throw it to him, Link destroying the stone and Zelda using her powers to purify the boy.

Happy ending where the Gerudo boy is made chief (because he refuses to be called king after all the time he spent with the “you’ll be a powerful king” witches) and the ghost of Riju expresses how proud she is of her child who defied destiny and proved the strength of the Gerudo.

   The story uses parallels to give the impression of fate being at work, and ancient Gerudo runes talking about the witches’ destiny to resurrect their king to make it seem like it’s set in stone. But the boy’s destiny isn’t mentioned... because it was never written...

And since BotW only had the surface and TotK mainly focusing on the sky islands, this one will focus more on the depths...

I call it... Legend of Zelda: Runes of the Chasm

...oh, and gotta include the fact that the boy will meet Master Kohga who believes the boy is the new Ganondorf, and the boy takes full advantage of that, remembering the stories Link told him about how stupid the Yiga clan are. He’ll send them on fools errands to locations he knows Link will be at, so they can stupidly reveal the boy’s location, keeping Link on the right track.

...also, because I’m a Zelink shipper and this idea involves a time skip of at least 11 years after the events of TotK, I say Link and Zelda are married, Link is the new king, and he’s a bit like Rauru - sneaking out on adventures and has to be fetched by Zelda who gives him a stern but loving lecture. Also, they got a little princess who has her dad’s flair for adventure.

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Thanks for reading! This was based on ideas I already had for an independent Zelda story, I have no plans to delve deeper. This was just my two cents, feel free to elaborate on any of the ideas or even use them for your own take on “Link and Zelda having to deal with a Gerudo boy”. :D

[raquel-lopez]

Mensaje de la conciencia del agua💧para el despertar de la humanidad, por la Diosa Gisela, y a través de Maria Merçè Carbonell, canal de Luz, de la Comunidad "Luz y Conciencia" y dice:

"Soy la Diosa Gisela, la divinidad que vela por los ecosistemas, los equilibrios, el amor y hermandad, tanto entre planetas como dentro de este planeta.

Siente el poder del agua, siente el poder del amor.

Con cariño os digo que el océano Ártico se ha expandido para todos y que el agua tiene un mensaje para vosotros. El agua de todo el mundo, donde quiera que esté, se comunica entre sí, no importa si es en un lago o en la montaña más alta, no importa si es en una nube o en la Antártida, tan lejos del Ártico como sea posible, no importa. Todas las aguas resuenan con la misma frecuencia y ajustan esa frecuencia a esta nueva vibración que ha despertado. En el agua encontrarás las energías que buscas.

Para muchos de ustedes, este cambio los hará sentir diferentes, les hará cuestionarse quiénes son o qué sucede a su alrededor. Esto se debe a que respondéis a vuestra nueva frecuencia con cambios, situaciones y relaciones distintas. ¿Qué está sucediendo? El cambio no tiene por qué ser malo, de hecho es beneficioso, pero puede causar incomodidad y confusión. En el agua encontrarás la respuesta. Coge un buen vaso de agua, tómalo entre tus manos, respira hondo y deja que te ayude a equilibrar tus energías cuando te sientas sacudido. Este es un consejo que te doy hoy y te lo daré siempre. El agua tiene todas las energías que buscas, porque es ancestral, y el agua que tienes en tus manos ha viajado por todo el planeta, ha estado en aguas oceánicas, en mares, en ríos, en las nubes, en forma de vapor, en forma de hielo.. El agua que tienes en tus manos tiene todo lo que buscas, si no lo crees posible, pruébalo.

Toma el agua y pídele que te ayude a equilibrarte, a despertar esa energía de amor, fuego, resiliencia y adaptabilidad del Ártico.

En vuestro corazón se abren nuevas energías, se produce la expansión de vuestros dones y capacidades. Cuanta más conciencia y aceptación, más fácil será el proceso. Y el agua, cuando la vida te lo ponga difícil, te dará exactamente lo que necesitas. Es una herramienta poderosa".

~Diosa Gisela~

Message of the awareness of water💧 for the awakening of humanity, by the Goddess Gisela, and through Maria Merçè Carbonell, channel of Light, of the Community "Light and Consciousness" and says: "I am the Goddess Gisela, the divinity that watches over the ecosystems, the balances, love and brotherhood, both between planets and within this planet. She feels the power of the water, she feels the power of love. With love I tell you that the Arctic Ocean has expanded for everyone and that the water has a message for you. The water of the whole world, wherever it is, communicates with each other, it does not matter if it is in a lake or on the highest mountain, it does not matter if it is in a cloud or in Antarctica, as far from the Arctic as possible, It doesn't matter. All waters resonate with the same frequency and adjust that frequency to this new awakened vibration. In the water you will find the energies you are looking for. For many of you, this change will make you feel different, it will make you question who you are or what is going on around you. This is because you respond to your new frequency with different changes, situations, and relationships. What's happening? Change does not have to be bad, in fact it is beneficial, but it can cause discomfort and confusion. In the water you will find the answer. Take a good glass of water, take it between your hands, take a deep breath and let it help you balance your energies when you feel shaken. This is advice that I give you today and I will always give it to you. Water has all the energies you are looking for, because it is ancestral, and the water you hold in your hands has traveled the entire planet, it has been in oceanic waters, in seas, in rivers, in the clouds, in the form of steam, in form of ice.. The water you have in your hands has everything you are looking for, if you don't believe it possible, try it. Take the water and ask it to help you balance, to awaken that energy of love, fire, resilience and adaptability of the Arctic. New energies open up in your heart, the expansion of your gifts and capacities takes place. The more awareness and acceptance, the easier the process will be. And water, when life makes it hard for you, will give you exactly what you need. It's a powerful tool."

~Goddess Gisela~

Image channeled by: Elena Kagami

[grizzlyofthesea]

Dumb Vocaloid Headcanons, Part 2: Crypton Future Media/Piapro

In general

Super futuristic androids built for singing and performing

No combat abilities like the Internet Co. Vocaloids, but they look more convincingly human than the male Poids and CUL (about on par with GUMI and Lily)

Live in a mobile cyber-home since they frequently need to travel for concerts

Have a giant stash/vault of all the things their fans have given them

Getting a bit anxious about moving to Piapro Studio, but generally optimistic about it

Close with the Zero-G and Internet Co. Vocaloids

MEIKO

The fun mom friend

Meant to be 30-ish years old

Confident and outgoing

Enjoys gardening and going on long hikes

Has regular lunch outings with Mew and Chika

Will do the "hold my beer/sake/whatever I'm currently drinking" thing to show off the most unexpected, random skills

A weepy/emotional drunk

Cishet ally

Unofficially married to KAITO

KAITO

The weird but cool dad friend

About two years younger than MEIKO, both in software release and in physical age

Huge history nerd

Favorite ice cream flavor is Blue Moon

Snuggles with his scarf like a teddy bear when he's sleeping

BFFs with Gackpo and Kiyoteru

Hates waking up before 2:00 p.m.

Pansexual

Unofficially married to MEIKO

Hatsune Miku

Super sweet and kind

Loves performing with her friends more than anything

Tries her best at everything

Puts on a more stoic, "refined" persona when wearing her Append gear just because it makes her feel cool

Was so proud of Teto becoming a SynthV vocal that she cried a little bit

Also super proud of GUMI kind of becoming the new face of VOCALOID now that Crypton has stepped away

Can be a bit too concerned with helping others; has a habit of overstepping boundaries

Confused by people declaring her the creator of Minecraft and Harry Potter, but rolls with it

Aroace; romance-favorable and sex-neutral

Kagamine Rin

Len's (slightly older) twin sister

Argues with Len over truly stupid things, but they love each other in the end

Exchanges fashion tips with Una

Loves cooking and baking; has nearly perfected her recipe for orange chicken

Super strong and athletic, with her favorite sport being volleyball

Adrenaline junkie; especially loves roller coasters

Her road roller privileges have been revoked after engaging in too much tomfoolery.

Genderfae, but still very much in the "egg" phase

Kagamine Len

Rin's (slightly younger) twin brother

Argues with Rin over truly stupid things, but they love each other in the end

Runs a gaming channel on YouTube called xXxBananaVobana07xXx

Knows how to play the keytar, the theramin, and the Otamatone

The sole driver of the Kagamine road roller after Rin's last incident

Had a parkour obsession at one point

Has sort of adopted Oliver as his little brother

Cishet ally

Has a slight fanboy crush on Sachiko but is really interested in SF-A2 miki

Megurine Luka

Autistic and has alexithymia

Writes poetry in her free time; said poetry is usually dark/brooding with vivid imagery

Wants to learn how to skateboard

Sometimes does 3:00 a.m. fridge raids. Always 3:00 a.m.

Tuna is her favorite, but she loves most seafood...except for scallops.

Doesn't smile much outside of performances, but when she does, you know she means it

Cares for Miku, Rin, and Len as younger siblings (even though she was released after them)

Gave the other Cryptonloids rudimentary lessons in English before they got their English voicebanks

Biromantic asexual; not currently interested in anyone