#wygig: max

[ladysomething]

I forget, is it snippet wednesday or full chapter wednesday today?

hi!

it is snippet Wednesday, and I did post one last night, but after the day we've alll had .. fuck it, lets have another one.

this one will also be heavily edited before it makes it's way to ao3, so that's exciting! yay for seeing the process!

“You can talk to me,” Max murmurs, voice so endearingly awkward and unsure. “If you want. I—I’ll listen.” 

He’s so nice. He’s always so nice, always just wants to be kind to him, but Charles doesn’t think he deserves it. 

“Why would you do that for me?” Charles asks, sniffling loudly. 

It’s pathetic. He’s pathetic. 

“You know why,” Max answers, a little helplessly. 

Charles’ heart squeezes, so painfully it makes him whimper. He doesn’t deserve this. He doesn’t deserve Max, and his unwavering loyalty, his dedication to keeping Charles safe even when he was being such a dick. He definitely doesn’t deserve to still have Max’s love, even when Charles can give him nothing back.

“I’m sorry,” Charles says, but it comes out almost as a sob. “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I’ve been so mean to you and now you’re stuck with me forever and I can’t even . . .” 

“Stuck?” Max asks, clearly bewildered. Charles doesn’t blame him—he’s just as confused at his own behaviour. It makes him cry harder, because Max is being so gentle, even though Charles is acting crazy. “What on Earth makes you think I feel stuck? If anything, you’re the one stuck with me.” 

“You are,” Charles cries, fists tightening in Max’s shirt. “You’re so nice, and you always defend me, even though Lando was right, because I can’t make any food and you always have to do it and maybe I can’t have kids but everyone keeps telling me that you want them! I’ve ruined everything. I ruined your life, and my life, and what if I can’t even win the Championship? What if I’m not good enough? And—and—Kelly! What about Kelly? Jean-Luc is here, all the time, and not with Kelly and Penelope and it’s all my fault, I’m so stupid, I don’t know why all of you would do this for me! I’m not worth it, I’m not, Max, I’m so stupid.” 

Max rubs gentle, soothing circles on his back as Charles sobs desperately into his neck. He doesn’t even know where half of that came from, which just makes him cry more. 

What is he even saying? What is he talking about? He really is so fucking stupid—

“You’re not stupid,” Max whispers fervently. “Don’t even say that. You’ve been put in an awful situation and you tried to make the best of it. That doesn’t make you stupid.” 

Charles sobs loudly, rubbing his wet face against Max’s shirt. 

“Don’t be nice to me,” Charles whispers desperately. “I don’t deserve for you to be nice to me.”

[loquarocoeur]

ALSO ABOUT WYGIG! MAX SAYING I LOVE YOU BECAUSE HE THOUGHT CHARLES WAS SLEEPING IN THE LAST CHAPTER?? HELLOOOO? that scene had me screaming into mu pillow at 1am

I DIED the sheer amount of feelings this lady has put me through just for me to find out she isn't even nearly finished yet should be illegal (i love her so much i could kiss her)

[saiyanwitcher]

I just wanted to say I came from wygig and started reading your other works and pod is so good!!!!!!! It’s so different from anything else I’ve read. I’m excited for more chapters! what exactly made you want to write this? And what can we expect with the next chapters?

Hi Anon!

Firstly, welcome ❤️ so glad you stopped by from wygig. It's such a fun project and I love working on it with @ladysomething!

As for what made me want to write POD, after beta reading for Maddie and a few others who encouraged me to try writing something of my own, this story just kind of grew in my mind very quickly. I'm glad to hear that it's different because really . . . that's what I was going for. This fandom has so many amazing authors and works, I wanted to do something that was geared more towards the hardcore angst girlies. I live for angst, that deep chest ache that it gives me, and I'm specifically writing POD to do just that. (Yes, I am a very self-aware masochist)

For what to expect? Well . . . 😅 the next few immediate chapters of 18 and 19 are going to be some tough ones in regards to the heavy themes, but I'm really happy with how they turned out in final draft. 18 will be diving more into George, his background, and how he came to be on the ship with the first look at his POV in this work. He will be playing a more staring role in the middle section of this story.

Recently, I've decided that I'm going to split this work into two parts, part 1 finishing after the end of chapter 22. I will take a short hiatus from posting to focus on writing the bulk of the second half of this story in that break period. But, there are many things to look forward to before the break! We will see more of Max's "day job" responsibilities, a confrontation with Carlos, more Alonso coming to the rescue and being the dad that everyone in this story deserves, Charles learning more about his designation, the resolution to the red light fiasco of 15, and Charles coming face to face with the Emperor in all his horrid glory.

Thank you so much for the ask, and I hope you stick around for the next few chapters! They're going to be a whirlwind of angst, drama, and tender moments culminating in the climax at the end of 22.

[3ncr1pted]

1, 3 and 4? (I'd ask about all of them but that might be TOO MUCH lol)

From wip ask game

Hahaha I answered 1. Here

3. Is basically just half an idea I had that came from the wygig discord server about max taking the last name leclerc where it’s uncommon for alphas to take the last name of their omega and max does it anyway haha

4. I answered here

[ladysomething]

girl!!!! we deserve a snippet after this cunty race!!! pleaseee 🤩

weeellllll .. I could do a snippet early ... considering I've got something else cooking for tomorrow.

something a little different today, because the scene I've added below might not be exactly what ends up in the chapter next week. its currently unedited, so, yeah. maybe not the final version!

“—a rut hotel?” Lando says incredulously from outside. 

Charles’ ears prick, lifting his head and opening his eyes to stare out the doorway. He hadn’t been listening to their conversation before, so engrossed in his own, but now that it’s silent in the kitchen he can hear them clearly. 

“Just stop,” Max sighs tiredly. “Lando, seriously. It’s none of your business what I do during my rut.” 

Charles’ stomach swoops uncomfortably. 

“I just don’t understand,” Lando says, an edge of desperation to his voice. “Why do you even—what’s the difference between me and him? You can’t spend your rut with him, he clearly can’t cook or take care of the house, and you expect me to believe that you, you, haven’t already knocked him up? So clearly he can’t even do that—” 

“Stop right there,” Max hisses. He sounds furious, and Charles knows exactly the strong icy scent that’s probably wafting off of him right now. “I’m going to pretend you didn’t just say that, because you’re my friend and I know that this isn’t you. I know that you’re too angry and jealous to understand why what you just said is so cruel, but you need to think about why I might take so much offence to what you implied about both him and me.” 

Charles’ breath catches in his throat as Lando goes quiet. He stares out at the open door, a complexity of emotions swirling in his stomach and making it churn. 

“I’m not saying anything about you,” Lando says after a moment, clearly defensive. “I just meant—well, I know how much you want kids, so if he can’t give them to you then—” 

“So we’re clear,” Max interrupts coldly, “I don’t love him because of what he can give me or do for me. I don’t want him because he’s an omega. I want him because he’s Charles. Don’t ever get that confused again.” 

Oh. 

Oh, Charles feels—

His throat goes tight, overwhelmed at the sudden warmth creeping through his chest. Hearing him say that, that he loves him, that he wants him for him . . . and he’s not saying it for Charles, to change his mind or sway his opinion or make excuses. He’s defending him to Lando, somebody he likes and is friends with, because he genuinely believes that what he’s saying is true. 

“Max,” Lando says, voice shaking. 

“Lando, please,” Max sighs, and this time he sounds exhausted. “You’re my friend. I’m sorry that I can’t give you more than that, but it’s the truth. Please just be my friend.”  

[ladysomething]

hi! i was wondering, why does max love charles so much to the point where he would sacrifice his assets and alter his whole life for him? how did he get to that point, i mean they were never close and they never really got to know each other, charles hated him too. it was more of an admiring from afar kind of thing no? will we get flashbacks to that process of max falling for him?

er well. I suspect you're kind of wanting a definitive answer, but it's kind of hard to give one, because why does anyone fall in love with anyone?

I also suspect your actual question is: how does somebody fall in love with someone they've never spoken to/don't actually know, and honestly, that is Charles' point completely. how can Max claim to love somebody he doesn't know anything about?

but to me the answer is this: Max doesn't know anything superficial about Charles (unless he's heard it in interviews) because they've never been able to have a talk about things like their favourite colours or their favourite movies.

but what he does know is the core of Charles, distance or not.

He knows Charles is stubborn, spiteful, manipulative, aggressive, and terrible with understanding his own emotions; he knows Charles is kind, generous, loving, ambitious, forgiving, and so terribly sad.

And he knows all this because he's seen it all through their karting years, and into F1.

he's seen Charles push people off track and then bat his eyes after to get out of trouble.

he's seen Charles present as an omega and be so scared he felt the need to effectively cut out an entire part of himself.

he's seen Charles lie to his friends, to Ferrari, to the entire world, just so he has the chance to achieve his dreams.

he's seen Charles be so scared of him, because of Max's own presentation and how aggressive and cruel he was.

he's seen Charles be so brave despite all of that.

he's seen Charles be kind to other kids, seen him help them, laugh with them.

now, he gets to see all that kindness directed at him, which is certainly making everything much worse for him feelings wise. Max has always felt so much for Charles, but now that he's actually getting to know him, it's become so much more pure and real and true.

also, another real big thing is: Max was willing to change his entire life for Charles, and of course that is partly attributed to how much he loves him, but a large part of it is also attributed to Max's desire to be a protector and a helper for omegas/people who need it.

he effectively feels as though he's paying a penance, and that he has a duty to help omegas that need it. he did it with his mother (who he also loved), kelly (who he came to love as a friend, but she was just a stranger at the beginning), and I've also recently written a scene where he does it again for another stranger.

it's just a core part of who he is.

I hope this kind of answers it for you!

[ladysomething]

i cant wait to see soft, loving max come through now that they're slowly chipping at the ice.. im thinking of those scenes where ferrari shit all over charles and max is there but he's so hesitant to show he CARES, he always schools his expression when charles catches him worried, this is an itch ive always wanted to satisfy since reading wygig and ugh i am so seated for when ferrari eventually fuck up, max is openly worried and tender when he takes care of charles, and charles will finally let himself be held 😭

YES and Charles finally understanding all the weird little things Max does (being close, one hand always always touching him etc) and seeing them as protective instead of possessive.

And charles actually accepting comfort from Max …. It’s gonna hit so hard!!

[ladysomething]

I know that writing is not a simple matter, but I didn't expect to consider so much. Thank you and SaiyanWitcher for creating such a wonderful fic.

I think this has gone beyond the ordinary fic, since you have created a character like wygig Charles. This is more like a serious thing.

I really hope Charles can win WDC.

I'm still a little worried about whether the contract will strike out in the follow-up content.

God, I can't imagine what a nightmare it would be for Charles to reauction. And what Max would definitely do to protect his beloved Omega.

thank you for your kind words. there is an extensive amount of work that goes into a fic like wygig, and both @saiyanwitcher and I really appreciate it whenever people mention it. it makes us feel warm and gooey haha.

also because you have specifically mentioned Charles, I do feel like I want to ramble about him a little bit, particularly in light of the US election yesterday.

I always knew that wygig, and Charles in particular, were a vehicle for telling a deep and complex story about gender, a woman's place in the world, and the complexity of being in love with somebody who fits into all the traditional moulds of upholding societal values.

partly this is because of my own interest in gender and gender politics - as I mentioned a few days ago, I've studied it in the past.

partly this is because when SaiyanWitcher told me that she would like for me to write an omegaverse fic, I knew the only way I would want to do it was if I had something to say. reading essays on omegaverse and whether they are subversive or uphold traditional gender dynamics was how I realised that I wanted to fit into a bit of both: be subversive by making commentary on our system through omegaverse.

however, the longer I've been writing this (January will mark a year since I wrote the first chapter), it's become more and more a Point for me. wygig is not just a romance with a side of commentary, the entire point of it is to critique gender roles and gender politics.

the biggest and most obvious example on this is obviously Charles avoiding all of the things that mark a traditional omega (nesting, scenting, even having heats), but also in his journey with wanting kids.

obviously he rejected everything in the past, but that's not really a way for him to live. he was effectively denying himself his wants and needs, just because he hated his second gender and what it meant for him.

ultimately his journey is about reconciling the two halves of himself: his hopes and dreams, with his wants and needs.

max, of course, makes up a huge part of that. Max has, for the majority of the story so far, been a huge obstacle in Charles' path of self realisation and acceptance, because he has been the picture of a traditional alpha, and of somebody trying to oppress Charles (yes, of course that wasn't his intention, but he still did it - also its own point).

But Max's part in Charles' journey is to uplift him. To give a voice to him, and his needs, and to make him feel safe. His role in Charles' gender journey is protect him by allowing him the space to be who he is. His role is to do for Charles the things he simply can't for himself because of his gender: to be publicly equal to Charles, to give him the tools he needs to amplify his voice, and to meet Charles half way with love and support and zero self interest.

anyway. I know that probably makes wygig a little too real for people, and I have been told multiple times in the past that it's difficult to read/triggering, because of how deeply it explores these topics. of course I understand that - it was designed to be difficult to read.

but I'm so happy that so many of you are along for the journey, and love and appreciate what I'm trying to do with this beast.

[ladysomething]

Do you know that Max's assets are estimated to be about 210 million euros? which means wygig Max basically spent half his money to buy Charles to keep he's safe

I did see that yesterday, yes!

really .... he'd have spent it all if he needed to. sugar daddy max my beloved.

[ladysomething]

do I smell some jealousy and chaotic energy incoming for the next chapter? given that lando and his mysterious bf are coming over 😗😈

jealousy .. chaos ... bonding ... pining ... yearning .... Charles and Max against Lando and his bf ...

oh yeah, we have it ALL.

[ladysomething]

Why do I get the feeling Lando’s new boyfriend is gonna be an alpha… Probably to try and fuck with Max and be like see I CAN handle an alpha! but also with Max nearing his rut there’s noooo way he’s gonna let another alpha in his apartment or anywhere NEAR charles so idk!! God this chapter has left me reeling and I will spend the next 2 weeks frantically theorising on what will happen with lando coming over and also Max’s rut omggg I’m just dying to know if charles is gonna spend it with him or not the suspense is too much!!

anyway amazing chapter as always Maddie I am forever in awe of your mind! ���

I think we all want to see Max going toe to toe with another alpha trying to come into the apartment so close to his rut 😏

[ladysomething]

Oooh does that mean Max talked about breeding also to Lando while he was in his rut? That's cruel (not feeling sorry for Lando) 😅

it does, which is kind of a hilarious mental image

Max, delirious in his rut: I hope you get pregnant

Lando: ??? I can't ??

Max: oh .... sorry thought you were somebody else

[ladysomething]

Did Max always have a breeding kink or did it just start with Charles?

anon you're asking the important questions. this is what I like to see. thank you.

he's always had it, it's just ... particularly potent with Charles. and also, in the past, he's just indulged because it got him off. with Charles he actually means it.

also, an important addition, Charles was previously unaware of his breeding kink. Max said "give me a baby" once and it unlocked something deep in Charles' brain and he's not had a second of peace since.

[ladysomething]

Heyy, Hope you are doing fine, the new chapter was amazing!

All this talk about the auction made me think and now that we know the truth I can ask you this I think:

What would have Max done if he somehow did not have enough money and didn’t manage to buy Charles? And instead he went to someone bad, maybe even to that coalition of alphas

Would he have felt sorry but let it go ? Or (as I like to think) he would have freaked and done something to get him out asap, possibly something illegal…

Would love to have your thought on this hypothetical scenario (that luckily didn’t happen)

ooooooohhhhh.

ok ok actually there is going to be more info about Max and how he found out about the auction and how he put his plan together BUT. I'll share a little.

he would NOT have let it go. he in fact had a back up plan, but on the chance that neither of his plans worked, there is no way he would've just let Charles be mated to some random alpha (especially if Max knew for certain that the alpha was a bad person).

honestly .... he'd have probably pulled a Pierre and tried to break Charles out ...

[ladysomething]

do u think wygig!charles will get jealous over gp( max's engineer)?

a more interesting question is does Max get jealous over Bryan's constant praise to Charles

[ladysomething]

everybody look at this!!!

absolutely cannot believe that @land0norriss4 did actually go and draw a scene from chapter 1/2 of Where You Go, I Go.

absolutely gobsmacked, delighted, in complete awe.

Thank you SO much, I love it beyond words.

I will do a proper post later with the scene included but for now ahhh!!!!

❤️❤️❤️