I'll tell you a story. I get to work early in the morning, so when I come in—Yesterday morning we had this big back of six TVs, and one of them has a network on it... and the banner is: If the Florida Panthers lose, is this the Biggest Collapse in Sports History? That damn thing is sitting on the TV and you know, you're waiting for—to roll it, people, let's move it! Fifteen minutes!...So I'm waiting by the door for my video guy to come in and say—...We have these banks, it's a new rink, right? All over it—"Get that network off our TV!" 'Cuz I'm sitting there going, "I don't like it!" and I'm 57! Well, what happens if you're 25? And you're going, "I gotta live 50 more years of being a part of the 'Biggest Collaspe in Sports History'..." So from the loss to the drop of the puck, something has to change, something has to get better, and that would be where I think, I worked. Once the puck's dropped then I was done working. And I liked our first [period] so that was good. That was good, I was at peace with it. I wanted to win, and—but we weren't scrambling around in the first [period] trying to find our game.
paul and his way with his words aka he felt exactly the same way i felt with the leadup to game 7 and how media reacted to it like yeah i was very upset at some point i just started sighing like eeyore till someone put me out of my misery
It took forever and a day for Melo and TJ to stop goofin' around so they could get the shot (clearly Ashanti was OVER it!)...but we got it!
Backstory below the cut
These two are literally his right-hand and left-hand women. When I say he would go to war over his girls...Listen, he doesn't play about the women in his life. That's really all he's ever been around (his aunt, cousins, ex-wife and now his girlfriend and daughters...He's always been outnumbered!)
✨He was raised by his Aunt Beverly & Uncle Maurice (which are Ashanti & TJ's parents). His mom passed away when he was in the 1st grade and he didn't have a relationship with his dad. He has a plethora of siblings on his dad's side but he isn't close with them. His Uncle was a Paramedic (that's who inspired him to become a Paramedic/Firefighter)
✨ Melo is the oldest (33), Ashanti is 30, then there's TJ who's 27. He's close with both of them but TJ was literally his shadow growing up. He's the reason she loves basketball as much as she does. They used to get in trouble for staying out past curfew (cause they were challenging each other to dunk contest and shit!). She's a shooting guard for the Del Sol Valley Suns, so it definitely paid off!
✨ Ashanti is married to Mekhi (Monet's older brother) and they have an infant daughter (Jacquelyn) together.
✨ TJ is (secretly) engaged to her short-term girl friend, Deijah (they met a few months ago on a dating app and it's been going well). Although things are moving pretty fast, they aren't in a rush to walk down the aisle just yet. They currently live on opposite ends of the simverse and have pretty busy schedules, so adding wedding planning to the mix (right now) is a bit much. They are content with being in love and being engaged.
Mel & Jacquelyn (Ashanti & Mekhi's daughter) Chile, those Giordano genes are STRONG!
POSES USED FOR FAMILY PHOTOS: One // Two // Three // Four
ok ive never done this befroe and dont even know if these are hot takes but anyways ALSO IM SORRY I SAY LIKE ALOT
i feel like alot of the girl ahkj villains all have something to do w being married if u get me and idk i just dont like it 😭
uncle king julien is literally so funny and nobody talks about it also kjs parents were obviously horribke but i love them like theyre so good in the night creature not realising uncle king julien would not be good as king
KING JULIEN AND CLOVER SHOULD NOT BE SHIPPEDD RAHH❌❌❌
uncle king juliens feet are gorg morts just a hater😒😒
MAURICE LORE IS SO IGNORED LIKE THE FUNNY MADAGASCAR GUY WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE THROWN INTO A VOLCANO AS A BABY FOR LIVING BELLS AND THESE LIVING BELLS TURN OUT TO BE SNAILS HIDING FROM FRNECH PEOPEL AND IVE SEEN LIKE 2 POEPLE TALK ABOUT IT
ok thats it im so bad at unpopular opinions
also idk how to make this anonymous so
Yea ur right about the girls, tbh the way women in the whole franchise are treated just like romance objects for the male characters :/// even clover, although I do think she's treated the best. Still, her arc is concluded with her marrying sage....
UKJ IS MY FAVORITE I WANT HIM BEATEN AND BRUISED, BLEEDING OUT ONTO PAVEMENT!!!!! Him and Zora SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER!!!!!!!! THAT WASN'T A REDEMPTION ARC. He's still evil, he still wants his nephew DEAD. Also he's one of the only characters in the show to use the word "sexy". (This is shameless self promo for my fic<3)
I'm pretty neutral on shipping tbh, I don't really care?? But I definitely don't ship them, they are friends <3
Mort has standards, my husband has never done anything wrong shut up.
MAURICE LORE IS WILD!!!! Idk why he's not more popular??? Only love for Maurice on this blog :]
Also I may have anon asks turned off??? Oops O_o sorry if you get the FBI sent to your house over this. Btw don't apologize about writing a lot, have you seen my posts talking about mort HAHAHAHAH-
Gordon, Violet’s husband, towers over the rest of the cast, but he’s a gentle giant. He kinda has to be, to resist the urge to smack the next person who does something stupid.
To put it bluntly, Gordie’s a nervous wreck. He’s not what one would call a coward, but he’s incredibly uptight for someone who resembles an uplifted smiley emoji. Considering he has to play parent for everyone else in ICT (in addition to his and Vi’s actual kid), it’s pretty justified. Some say the only reason he’s bulked up so much is so nothing can take him down.
Despite working for a troupe of comedians, Gordon’s a refined, intellectual guy in his down time. He doesn’t bother trying involving the others in his hobbies, since he doesn’t trust the others (besides occasionally Violet) to listen to him long enough to care.
Fun Facts
Gordon’s name is one consonant sound off from “golden”, reflecting his color palette.
Gordon is the tallest Primary Character by a wide margin.
In contrast to Violet, he’s the only male Primary Character without the default arc eyebrows.
Gordon and Violet are the only two Primary Characters to be in any sort of relationship. In their case, they are married.
Gordon is the only Primary Character to be a part of MYCK Drop (alongside Geneva, Bryan, and Noah), as yellow is part of the CYMK color model .
Gordon and Violet are two of the very few characters to have any color aside from a shade of their own in their palette. In his case, he has a violet wedding ring.
Gordon, Violet, and Rudy were all far more childish and hyperactive in their original designs. In Drew/Gordon’s case, it is glaringly obvious.
Gordon’s surname derives from “lemonade”, but it is pronounced “Muhn-ODD”.
Gordon is the only Primary Character whose design has remained entirely untouched aside from a rise in quality since his second Rough Sketch design.
Gordon’s black stripes on the back of his head, while initially orange, were always a constant design choice on him.
Gordon’s musculature reflects his strength, although he is often depicted as excessively and casually strong in relation to his size.
Gordon’s eyes widen into conjoined eyes with visible sclerae when shocked.
Gordon gets irrationally angry whenever people answer his phone calls with “y’ello.”
also clover's legacy enduring enough to have her own puppet with zero explanation in a stage show for casual normies like things are really looking up. this is incredible. CLOVER STANS WE WON. SHE GETS HER OWN UGLY PUPPET! JUST LIKE ALL HER FRIENDS AND ALL THE MAJOR FILM CHARACTERS DO!
the tale of cynic and his mother is a very unfortunate one, because while she wasn't outright abusive to him, her actions were still cruel, and still so severely impacted cynic in a way that is irreparable.
so even if she comes to her senses and wants to try to salvage that relationship later on in life...