#when ryan and sara talk freely about everything

[silvixel]

tagging this for the sensible people. leaks, take it with a grain of salt, it's a show guys, the people are ruining this shit, bc of their negativity and lack of energy to discuss any info. better to stay out of social media when at every corner u see spoilers

[zaraquinn]

They’ll Definitely Understand

Eugene Lee Yang - “You smiled and all I could think of for a moment was, ‘oh shit.’”

Word Count: 1,735

Eugene Lee Yang x Reader (The Try Guys)

Prompt Post: (#34)

Requested: By Me again welp

A/N: I recently have a huge crush on Eugene Lee Yang from the Try Guys so I had to write this before I exploded or something. Also female reader POV for this one.

Y/N - Your Name

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Walking from the canteen with a cup full of grapes you plopped one in your mouth as you returned to the film room. You were helping with The Try Guys and their new video, Ashly asking for extra help to film. Entering the film room the boys were chatting from the other side of the room, taking a break and sipping coffee. Ashly walked up to you tiredly. “Hey Ash, I got some snacks for us. Reenergize us for the meantime.” You said offering her the fruit in the styrofoam cup. “Thank God you’re here Y/N. I really don’t know what I’d do without your help.” She said opening her mouth as Y/N plopped a grape in her mouth. “Here, I’m going to get more food from the canteen. You can go ahead and shoot the next scene with the guys. I’ll be back.” Ashly said with a smile as she carefully handed her camera to you; carefully handing it and putting the safety strap around your neck.

You nodded in agreement as you held the camera in one hand and making sure the camera on the tripod didn’t go in sleep mode during the duration of the break. This video involved The Try Guys with filming, as well as a photo shoot and major editing, that you had the opportunity to help with a big chunk.

As you got the camera to wake up again, you were met with a smiling Eugene. You crooked an eyebrow at him as he stood straight to meet your eyes. “Good one.” You said with a chuckle as you looked down at the camera in your hand and took it off sleep mode. Eugene, walking around the tripod and settling behind you, over-watching what you were doing from behind. His chin gently laying on top of your head. Your short figure feeling engulfed with Eugene’s tall one. A smile crept onto your face, gently letting the camera hang from the strap around your neck. “The view from up there good?” You joked. You felt Eugene laugh as he put his hands on your shoulders. “Definitely. You should try it sometime.” He continued the joke as you shook your head and spun around to face him.

You and Eugene had been dating for almost a month now, and haven’t told any of your friends at work. Both of you agreed that it wasn’t time to reveal it yet, so both of you had to keep it on low for a while. And you had to admit, it was extremely hard to hide when you had the urge to kiss Eugene’s pretty little face when he was doing something adorable or look at him like he’s your everything every time he made you laugh. Especially when hanging around friends and co-workers. Although, you had to admit that sneaking out of plans just to stay at his place seemed reasonable. Almost every day, your friends at Buzzfeed have been making plans with you in it, and it did push you into a pit of guilt when you would always blow them off. You convinced yourself that once everyone knows, it’ll all be forgiven; at least you hoped.

Quickly opening your apartment door, Eugene’s hands fell to your waist, and his lips settled on your neck from behind. His actions slowing you down from removing your key from the key lock to open your door. “Come on,” you said breathlessly as you held onto Eugene’s wrist and lead him in. He quickly shut your door and locked it, as you then wrapped your arms around his neck; greeting him back with a kiss. Returning the kiss, the two of you spun so that he was pinning you against your door and his hands wandered freely at the hem of your skirt. His lips attacking your neck and collarbone, leaving marks everywhere. You softly moaned as you felt his hands settle on your ass. “Jump.” Was all he said and you followed suit—legs wrapped around his waist. “I hope Quinta and Ashly aren’t mad, that I blew them off once, again.” You said between breaths as you let Eugene leave marks on your body, and your legs tightening around him. “They’ll definitely understand, once we show them these marks.” He said quickly and continued. You gave a little chuckle at the thought. ‘I hope.’ You mentally told yourself. Suddenly you felt Eugene harden underneath his jeans and heat pooling down between your legs. You bit your bottom lip as you kissed Eugene on the lips again, letting your hands reach down at his leather belt. He broke the kiss and laid his forehead on yours. You smiled and innocently looked at him. “I love you Y/N.” He said softly. A bright smile painted your face. “I love you too Eugene.” You said as he carried you to your bedroom.

‘They’ll definitely understand.’ A small wave of guilt settled in your stomach from the memory and words from Eugene last night. “You doing anything tonight? I heard that Netflix added the new season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” he said. “I totally would, but, I gotta edit two videos and release them tomorrow morning.” You said with a puppy-dog pout. “We will though, don’t worry.” You said in a hushed whisper and winked at him. Eugene’s face lit up like a child on Christmas. “Oh shit.” You said to yourself, and Eugene catching it. “What?” He curiously asked. His innocent face makes you want to kiss him. “Just, You smiled and all I could think of for a moment was, ‘oh shit.’” You said softly in a loving tone, keeping it to a minimal. Eugene’s cheeks looked blushed as he lightly punched you in the arm as he returned to the rest of the guys.

“God, can’t you guys just tell everyone you’re dating already?” Ashly asked as she suddenly put a hand on your shoulder. You suddenly got startled and quickly whipped your head around to face her. “What?” You said, trying to act innocent and confused. “You and Eugene,” she trailed off and nudged you. “I’m not dating Eugene.” You gave Ashly your best attempt at acting before she gave you a ‘nice-try-Raphael’ look. “Okay, so what? We’re just not ready to tell anyone yet.” You said quietly to her and pulled her off to the side. “So when are you guys going to tell everyone then? I mean, it’s clearly obvious both of you are dating.” She said with a laugh as she lightly munched on a cookie from the canteen. “What do you mean ‘obvious’? I’m doing a pretty good job at keeping it on the down low. Same with Eugene.” You tried to tell Ashly, but she shook her head in disappointment. “Oh, sweet innocent Y/N, I wish you could see it through everyone else’s eyes.” She gave a chuckle as you crooked an eyebrow in honest confusion. Ashly gave you a soft pat on the shoulder as she returned to the tripod.

Eugene coming back to you, shoving his pockets in his dress pants. “Can I talk to you for a moment?” He asked politely. You gave a nod as you followed him outside the filming room. You both stopped at an empty hallway and leaned on the wall. You also had something to talk to him about and you opened your mouth to start. “I think we should tell everyone about us.” You both said in unison. Blinking, you both let out a chuckle at the moment. Great minds think alike. “Who told you?” You asked. “The guys. You?” He asked. “Ashly.” Both of you gave nods, then settling on telling everyone; walking back to the filming room.

As both you and Eugene entered the room Eugene got everyone’s attention. “Everyone, random news announcement, but,” he trailed off, taking a glance at you. You gave a smile and a slight nod as he continued. “Y/N and I are dating.” He revealed (finally) and let his hand hold yours. Both fingers intertwining. “Finally!” Ned yelled in relief, with a smile on his face. “It was so obvious!” Keith yelled out too, giving Ned a high-five. “Yeah, I totally ship you guys,” Zach said excitedly as he gave small claps. Ashly quickly ran out the door to drag Andrew in. “What are you doing?” He asked as she dragged Andrew in with her hand on his wrist. “Winning.” She said. “Say it again,” Ashly asked. Both you and Eugene looked at each other and shrugged. “Y/N and I are dating.” Eugene said simply. “Finally!” A bunch of people yelled in unison. You and Eugene were startled as Steven, Freddie, Kelsey, Ryan, Shane and Sara appeared at the door. “Right?” The three other Try guys said happily behind both you and Eugene. “And that means, Ned and I win Andrew. Hand over the money.” Ashly said as Ned quickly ran over to Ashly, giving her a high-five. “But wait, everyone else bet on this right?” Andrew said to all the people at the door. Ashly looked confused as everyone confessed their bets. Sara, Shane, Steven and Andrew bet that you were going to be the first one to announce it, and Ryan, Freddie, Kelsey, Ashly and Ned bet that Eugene was going to announce it—but Ashly and Andrew had the original bet before they dragged seven more people in it.

“What?” You asked awkwardly as they all exchanged their money to the winning team. “Wait!” Yelled Zach from behind. “When did you start dating?” He asked eagerly. “A little over a month ago.” You answered with a smile. Eugene letting your hand go and making it’s way to your waist. You felt his strong hand gripping your waist gently. “Damn it.” Keith then sighed and took out his wallet, handing Zach $50. “Thank you sir.” He said happily. “You guys are really cute by the way.” Freddie said breaking the awkward ice. Everyone murmured in agreement. “Yeah, I thought Eugene didn’t have feelings and emotions.” Kelsey said with a laugh. “Then call this emotion.” Eugene said as he lifted and spun you and gave you a kiss. Your arms quickly made it’s way around his neck as you passionately kissed him. Both of you departed the kiss with a smile as everyone clapped and happily yelled in unison. ‘They’ll definitely understand’. You thought back at Eugene’s words. He was right after all.

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A/N: I finally made a masterlist! If you wanna go check it out, link is here!

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Masterlist

[junker-town]

The Super Bowl in Houston gave Roger Goodell a chance to be human and he blew it

The commissioner may view the Super Bowl as “an opportunity to be entertained,” but he and the NFL are long past sticking to sports.

HOUSTON — On Wednesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was asked to clarify the league’s stance on President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United States. Goodell passed up the opportunity.

“As commissioner of the NFL I’m singularly focused on the Super Bowl right now,” Goodell said. “As I’ve said before, we have a unique position to have an event on Sunday that will bring the world together. They will have an opportunity to be entertained, feel good about what we’re doing, and that’s something that we feel very proud of, and it’s something that we’re going to continue to be focused on through this game.”

Goodell’s response wasn’t too different, at its face, from the one that Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu gave on Opening Night. Sanu, a Muslim whose mother left war-torn Sierra Leone in the 1970s, was asked at the start of his podium appearance how Trump’s travel ban affected him. He told reporters, several times, that he would only be talking about the upcoming game.

“Obviously, my name’s Mohamed. A lot of people know I’m Muslim,” Sanu said. “But I’m here because of my football talents, not because I’m Muslim. So if you guys are going to continue to ask me about my religious beliefs, then I’m going to keep telling you the same thing, because I’m here to talk about football.”

Though the words themselves are similar, the responses were given in very different contexts. Sanu hinted that he might address the ban at a later date. He is likely aware that taking a stance on anything before the Super Bowl could create a week-long distraction for his teammates, and heap stress on himself. Goodell, meanwhile, hid behind the Super Bowl during his de facto State of the League address. Sanu had to face media scrums all week. Goodell held one brief, moderated press conference.

While Goodell was too “singularly focused on the Super Bowl” to talk about the ban, he had no problem answering questions about relocation, Deflategate, sports gambling, marijuana, broadcast changes (441 words on that), celebration penalties, starting a developmental league, and Ezekiel Elliott’s domestic violence case. He used the same excuse players do to avoid questions during Super Bowl week, except he will be watching the game Sunday while Sanu blocks, runs, catches passes, and absorbs a series of subconcussive hits.

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Falcons WR Mohamed Sanu faced rounds of questions about his faith during media scrums leading up to the Super Bowl.

The NFL seemed to be running from the Trump question during Super Bowl week. That quote by Sanu is one of the few relatively political answers that snuck past the NFL’s transcriptionists. The New York Times reported Tuesday that there were virtually no mentions of Goodell or Trump from the publicly released transcripts from Opening Night, even though Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady (and others) were asked several questions about their relationships to both men. Goodell was asked about the transcripts on Wednesday, too, and denied any knowledge.

Goodell did embrace the city of Houston, however. He opened his address by thanking Mayor Sylvester Turner, the thousands of local volunteers, and the community in general for hosting the Super Bowl. Goodell also applauded the Patriots and Falcons for the outstanding seasons they’ve had, and called 2016 “one of the most competitive seasons in the history of the NFL.”

Goodell invoked Houston and NFL players for his own goodwill. The former is sacrificing resources — space, time, money — to host the game. The latter are sacrificing their bodies. They’re perhaps the two most integral parts of one of the world’s biggest spectacles.

And as it so happens, both are deeply affected by Trump’s executive orders.

Houston resettles more refugees every year than any other city in the United States. Roughly 30 of every 1,000 refugees resettled anywhere by the United Nations land in Harris County, which is more than all but three countries in the world. NFL players make up their own diverse body of people, including many who are Muslim. These groups are the Super Bowl. There will be refugees working inside the stadium during the game when Sanu is on the field.

By refusing to address the travel ban — even after leagues like the NBA have done it without staking a strict political viewpoint — Goodell revealed that he isn’t focused on the Super Bowl at all. If he were, he would have noticed the people he might be alienating with his silence. That’s the best case scenario, anyway, because the flipside is that he did consider Houston and his players, and decided he didn’t care.

Turner reiterated Houston’s place as a haven for immigrants and refugees well before Trump’s travel ban. In December, as Trump was preparing to become president, Turner announced the creation of an Office of New Americans and Immigrant Communities in Houston that would provide resources for anyone who was moving to the city from a foreign country.

“I want to be very clear: The City of Houston that existed prior to the election, that welcomed you to this city, that rejoiced in your diversity — that city still exists today,” Turner said in a press conference. “I intend to do everything within my power to respect you, to protect you and to serve you as mayor."

Turner staked Houston’s reputation at a time when the state of Texas is actively trying to drive away refugees. Last September, Governor Greg Abbott pulled Texas out of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program, and is trying to crack down on “sanctuary cities” -- cities that protect illegal immigrants by not pursuing federal immigration law violations. This week, he canceled $1.5 million in criminal justice grants to Travis County, which includes the state capital of Austin.

By doubling down on its immigrant community, Houston may be inviting similar repercussions. The definition of a “sanctuary city” is nebulous and the city’s refugee policies arguably fall under it. The Houston Police Department has long had a policy of not asking the public about immigration status. That will continue, despite the changing national political climate.

“If anything, [Mayor Turner] has been even more supportive [than previous mayors],” Lauren West told me. West is the senior program and operations manager for Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees, PAIR, which supports refugee youths in Houston. The city’s stance has helped her explain current events to some of her kids.

“You've got to give them some hope,” West says. “They've already gone through so much in their lives, and to throw this on them, that's just horrible. But it's also not good to lie to them completely, or to ignore the situation as if they're not being affected by it.”

The NFL Players Association didn’t shy away from the travel ban because of Super Bowl week. One day after Goodell made his remarks, I asked union president Eric Winston if the NFLPA had a stance.

Of course we do. Our Muslim brothers that are in this league, we empathize. And that's it. And we're going to go do whatever we can. I'll go stand with them if people want to come to my house or family or whatever, I'll be there with them. ... These guys are players in the National Football League, their families are ours. And I take that seriously.

I think about them like that, in that we are going to do whatever it takes to protect them and their families. They can call on us, they can call on me, they can call on [executive director DeMaurice Smith], they can call on any of these guys, and we'll be there for them. I don't think that's who we are as a people, but I'll leave that discussion for another day.

This all circles back to what the Super Bowl is. Sara Kauffman, the Houston Area director at Refugee Services of Texas told me that there will be dozens of refugees working the game: “Working security around the Super Bowl, who are catering parties, and cleaning up at Super Bowl parties. They are very much a part of our city.”

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Ryan Harris reminded me that there are also multiple Muslim Super Bowl champions.

“Myself, [Denver Broncos cornerback] Aqib Talib -- not only are we a part of this country, but we are a part of this league,” Harris said. “They talk about to us that we wear the shield everywhere we go, so if we're standing up for equality, if we're standing up for police training, if we're standing up for constitutional rights, in a way the league is there with us.”

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Houston mayor Sylvester Turner has been an outspoken advocate for refugees.

These statements are risky. Houston is provoking a combative governor. Players, by stating their opinions, are inviting criticism, solicited or not. “Stick to sports” has become a common refrain over the last few months as athletes and sports writers respond to Trump’s election and presidency.

Former Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah defended his right to speak freely in a story published for Sports Illustrated on Thursday. He closed it by invoking one of the most revered athletes in history.

Muhammad Ali, the greatest athlete of our time. A global and American icon. Unapologetically Black. Unapologetically Muslim. He wouldn’t remain silent during all this turmoil. And neither will we.

Abdullah and his brother, Hamza, have been outspoken as former NFL players, especially on the issues of concussions and the concussion protocol. They are also devout Muslims. They started a support group called the Ashad Network to give Muslim athletes and entertainers a space to discuss their unique issues. Abdullah disagrees with the “stick to sports” mentality, but he understands it.

“Entertainment is how we escape reality, whether it's listening to music, watching movies, binging on Netflix, watching sports, playing video games,” Abdullah told me. “So if you start bringing up executive orders, and human rights, and war -- if you start to bring up these real issues, people are going to be like, 'I came to look at this to get away from that stuff. Don't bring that stuff into here.'”

Roger Goodell may view the Super Bowl as “an opportunity to be entertained,” but he and the NFL are long past sticking to sports. The league has pushed forward on many player issues, donating millions to research traumatic brain injuries, creating a domestic violence policy and giving players better post-career access to benefits and health services. The NFL has always been concerned with more than just putting an entertaining product on the field, even if reluctantly.

“[The NFL] is bringing a little more awareness about issues, but they have to have it first in order for them to respond to it,” Latasha Batch said Wednesday at an NFLPA wellness panel in Houston. She discussed how her husband, former Detroit Lions quarterback Charlie Batch, struggled when he transitioned out of the NFL.

“Domestic violence had to come to the forefront, at the worst it could possibly be because of video and social media, in order for them to create a domestic violence campaign. Many players had to commit suicide for them to take initiative on [concussions]. Why is there a waiting period?”

The answer to that question is complicated. One reason is that Goodell is beholden to NFL owners, too, not just players or whichever city is hosting the Super Bowl in a given year. Billionaires often have different political viewpoints than their minor-millionaire athletes and the United States’ general populace.

Empathy doesn’t have to be political, however, and not every stance has to be boisterous. The Ashad Network, for example, isn’t planning to make a unified statement. Harris will happily speak his mind about issues facing the Muslim community when asked, but he hasn’t published an op-ed like Abdullah. He prefers discussing things over coffee.

“Everyone who I have ever played with or been coached by has been nothing but inclusionary and respectful of my beliefs,” Harris said. “And we've had tough conversations sometimes, but I invite those. I invited people who I know to ask me questions that they may think are stupid or disrespectful, but let's talk.”

On Monday, Mayor Turner gave a press conference to directly address Trump’s executive orders and what they mean for Houston. He echoed Goodell by setting a global stage, but for him the stakes were much higher.

“This weekend, we will host the single biggest sporting event there is,” Turner said. “The eyes of this world are on us right now. And it’s a perfect opportunity to set an example and show them how it is done, and — as we stand up for the values that we believe in: diversity, inclusion, respect and appreciation of differences — the recognition that in our diversity is our strength.”

Goodell believes he is doing his job by refusing to address questions about Trump’s executive orders. Instead, he is neglecting Muslim players and a city that prides itself on being a welcoming place for everyone, not just Super Bowl guests. Once again, Goodell refused to acknowledge reality, and passed up his chance to be a human being.