#also venji was cute

[consulting-supernatural]

Love, Viktor season 3 spoilers!!!

Soo, I watched ep. 1-4 and...

can I say, that to my surprise I actually like this season so far?

can I say, that I absolutely love Benji? Even more than in the last seasons and seeing him happy at the end of the episode 4, after such a long time, was soo nice.

can I say, that I love Rahim too? I don’t know, this boy really knows now to win a heart. 

can I say, that I ship Rahim and Benji a little now? I mean Venji is still an endgame for me, but for now this two are soo cute together.  Also, this his whole scene when Benji was like: First Viktor, and now me. You really have to stop seducing people. Thin Rahim was like: Shut up. I died. 

can I say, that I love Viktor, but he really messed up with both Benji and Rahim so seeing him alone at the end of ep, 4 and just being miserable and missing Benji was quiet entertaining for me? 

can I say, that I know that both Armando and Isabele can be shitheads sometimes, but I still love Salazar family? 

can I say, that I love Pillar and Felix and Lucy and Lake, more that I liked Felix and Lake?

can I say, that I have soo much awe and love for Andrew? I mean this boy changed so much. I love him and Mia so much too.

can I say, that I give no fuck about Nick? 

can I say, that I miss Simon? I mean, I get that Viktor doesn’t need his help, but couldn’t they stay in touch and occasionally update each other?

can I say, that I’m obsessed with soundtrack from this season? I like it more that the last two, I made a Spotify playlist with songs that were available there, if anyone's interested. 

I decided to watch the last 4 eps tomorrow so I will write my thought probably too, 

#love victor #love Viktor #love viktor season 3 #love viktor spoilers

[midnightseashell14]

Love, Victor - Venji HC’s Post S1 Part (1/?)

I watched Love, Victor again and loved it even more than the first time so here we go I guess. Some of these will be in the beginning, some will be in the kinda distant future. It all depends

(Also link to Love, Victor Discord server)

https://discord.gg/uDUp7c

- At some point Victor goes to NYC again but Benji can’t come due to other responsibilities (or smthn)

-Victor is so much more comfortable and confident with himself now that he let’s himself say yes when Justin asks if he can glam him up a little

-A little bit of black eyeshadow, some gold liner and loose but flattering crop top and Victor is looking like a whole snack 

-Someone (probably Bram) says he should send Benji a pic. Victor is shy about it but eventually gives in, because he actually likes the look and wants to know what his bf thinks

-Bram takes the pic and sends it. Victor let’s them know that if Benji doesn’t respond immediately it means he’s really into writing a new song and is in the zone

-Victor gives Bram permission to use his phone to take pics throughout the night

-When Benji finally checks his phone there are a bunch of photos and in the last half Victor is sweaty from dancing

-Benji nearly faints

-He calls his boyfriend and screams about how he nearly killed him! Victor is practically red as he hears Benji tell him how into the look he is

-The group finds it hysterical and let him keep the crop top and teach him how to apply eyeliner, to surprise Benji when he goes back home

-A few days later the get a text from Benji who stole Victor’s phone. He is very grateful

Parts 1, 2

#love victor #venji #victor salazar #benji campbell #love victor headcanons #these two are so cute I can't #Also I am 100% gonna need to see Benji being super into Victor next season #we saw Victor's pov now we need Benji's! #He deserves to see his bf being hot in slomo too!

[that0negayslytherin]

100. “I’m only me because of you. You know me better than I do. I’m sayin’ how I feel, I’m just bein’ real—baby that’s the truth. I’m only me because of you.”

(Requested by a reader on AO3!!)

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“Can you sit? The standing makes me nervous.”

Victor chuckles but complies, folding his legs under himself and settling into the chair across from Benji. “You’ve sung in front of much bigger crowds.”

“But that wasn’t like this,” Benji says, fiddling with the toying keys of his guitar.

“And what makes this different?”

He refuses to meet Victor’s eye. His fingers dance up and down the frets, ghosts of chords, no sound but the gentle squeak of finger pads up and down the strings. “Because this actually means something.”

And then he starts to pluck, a gentle and heartfelt melody. Benji begins to sing.

You took this open heart of mine Fixed me up and made it right Lost and cold, but you love me still Every space I couldn't feel

Four lines in and Victor’s pulse is already roaring, his palms sweating. Benji’s voice rings through the coffee shop, the fairy lights reflecting on the shiny surface of his guitar. It’s almost an hour past close, but they’d decided to stick around and take advantage of the privacy Brasstown offers in the dying light.

You gimme all I ever needed Half a heart and you complete it Part of me I never knew, oh I'm only me because of you

Benji’s eyes slide shut as he breaks into the chorus of the song. Victor feels like he’s under a microscope; the reality of these lyrics isn’t lost on him. It’s something Benji has tried to communicate before, something he hinted at that revelatory night during Spring Fling. Still, to hear it so raw and concentrated, orbiting the room on the gentle lilt of Benji’s voice...

I'm only me because of you You know me better than I do I'm saying how I feel, I'm just being real, yeah Baby, that's the truth I'm only me because of you, yeah

He finishes with a drawn out strum, building the final chord one string at a time, the same way Victor’s love for him has grown. One day, one kiss, one joke, one look at a time.

“Wow,” Victor breathes into the silence, the echoes of Benji’s voice still ricocheting in his ears. “Benji, did you write that?”

Benji grins and shakes his head. “It almost feels like I did,” he says. He ducks his head and scratches the back of his neck, cheeks rosy. “It pretty much captures exactly how I feel about you. No, the song I’m writing for you isn’t done yet.”

“You’re writing me a song?” Victor asks, not sure why that idea is so shocking.

Benji grimaces. “Shit. It was supposed to be a surprise. I’m dumb.” But even as Benji berates himself, Victor rises from his chair and leans down. He takes Benji’s chin in his hand and tilts his face upward.

“Nobody’s ever done anything like that for me.”

“That's impossible. People should be writing you songs everywhere you go.”

Victor laughs but Benji’s stare is intense; he’d been serious. Unable to conjure the words to respond to that, he leans down further and kisses Benji, whose lips quirk into a smile. Victor pulls away just enough so he can speak, their noses touching.

“Sometimes you say things that just kill me, you know. Like, it’s impossible anybody would ever say something like that about me.”

Benji shrugs and kisses Victor one more time, quick and playful. “People must be lying to your face. You’re a walking muse.”

With a sigh, Victor steps back and releases Benji’s face. “Play me another one?”

“Oh, of course. You must want Call Me Maybe?”

“Shut up,” Victor says, but that’s what Benji starts to play. He laughs and stuffs his fingers in his ears as Benji starts to scream-sing the lyrics, all along wishing there was a way to lock himself in this moment and never emerge.

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#also the song that these lyrics are from is called ME BECAUSE OF YOU and it's VERY cute #venji #love victor #victor x benji #venji fanfic #my writing #fanfic #love victor fanfic

[onlyherefortheshowmances]

Just added chapter 45 to the marching band AU. This is the fifteenth (AND FINAL) chapter of part 7.

Chapter 1 (from the beginning) - https://archiveofourown.org/works/29409834/chapters/72250422

Chapter 45 (just added; part 7O) -https://archiveofourown.org/works/29409834/chapters/74221587

Title: And I’m in the bleachers

Chapters: 45/?

Words: 137,709 (so far)

Summary:  Victor Salazar is finishing his freshman year of high school in Graham, TX when his dad gets a new job that forces the family to move to the small town of Ephrata, PA. Thrilled with the idea of a fresh start and maybe the chance to finally figure himself out, Victor is excited; his younger sister, Pilar, a little less so. Both Salazar siblings join the high school marching band upon arrival and this is the story of the hijinks and drama that unfold thereafter.

Notes: This story will come to you in 25 parts; however each part will account for multiple chapters, so it's going to be a lot more than 25 total chapters, but there are 25 main sections of the story. The relocation from Atlanta to PA is because this is now set in my hometown, because I have no clue how HS marching band works in GA. I decided to eliminate a few characters (most notably Adrian and Simon). The move occurs at the beginning of June 2019 instead of January 2020. The first part of the story will loosely follow the plot of Love, Victor Season 1, but definitely not exactly. This may or may not be the slowest burn to ever exist.

#love victor #love victor fanfic #love victor fanfiction #venji #venji fanfic #venji fanfiction #marching band #marching band au #slow burn #ultra slow burn #slowest of all the burns #idiots to lovers #also kind of #friends to lovers #i guess #but mostly idiots #god victor's dense #this chapter is nice though #very band nerd #but also cute venji moments

[i-think-i-can-speak-here]

After Love, Victor S2 I have a lot of thoughts and not enough words so I'm going to try my best to be coherent in this post 😅

First of all BISEXUAL LAKE FINALLY CONFIRMED and I could not be happier about that

I have to say I was not expecting Pilar and Felix to become an actual ship, I loved their friendship in season 1 but throughout this season Felar (?) grew on me and I love it!!

I'm so glad Felix's mom is doing better, he really was dealing with too much on his own

I'm so glad Isabel grew and unlearned what the church taught her, seeing her go off on that priest was everything

Mia and Andrew are so cute??? I love them together and I love that Andrew stood up to her dad

And oh boy when Mia broke down asking her dad to let them stay in Atlanta saying she's just asking him to choose her this one time I actually cried, that hit a bit too close to home

I don't know if this is a controversial opinion but I'm glad we got to hear Victor and Rahim talk about being brown and coming from immigrant families and how Benji and other white people will never truly understand what that family dynamic is like

Speaking of Rahim, I freaking loved him!! Again, not sure if that's an unpopular opinion, I haven't gone through the tags yet but I think he's amazing and deserves the world

Before I come to the very last scene I do want to say that it was amazing getting to finally see Venji just being a cute couple this season especially when most of season 1 revolved around Victor figuring himself out

And now the big fat cliffhanger... After Felix did the close your eyes thing and talked about prom, long distance and other stuff I couldn't help thinking he was going to Benji's because he really hasn't known Rahim long enough to be thinking about that with him. As for who I WANT it to be, the jury's still out, I love both the ships and tbh I would be happier about it being Benji but I would also be good with it being Rahim

Also Adrian accepted Victor so easily, that was a great scene... kids don't have hatred in their heart, it's taught to them

Oh and I'm happy for Victor's parents getting back together too, it seems like they'll be much happier now even though they still need to work on the relationship

Lots of other thoughts too but I'm done rambling on about this for now, if you read this whole thing I love you ❤😅

#oof there are going to be so many tags for this #love victor #love victor spoilers #love victor season 2 #love victor season 2 spoilers #victor salazar #benji campbell #venji #isabelle salazar #pilar salazar #felix #lake #felake #felar #armando salazar #mia brooks #mia x andrew #felix x lake #felix x pilar #bisexual lake #that's all I can think of

[comradesalazar]

What I’m hoping for in season 3 of Love, Victor: Victor becomes more self-assured and stronger and able to handle more of life’s challenges, while Benji becomes more vulnerable and leans on Victor to take care of him so he’s not the one shouldering all the responsibility for the emotional labor of the relationship. I want Victor to not take Benji for granted anymore and to earn his trust back after hurting him. If it means they have to be apart to sort their shit out, so be it. 

The writers seemed to have set up a major addiction plotline that they’re going to explore more in s3 with Benji and how Venji will handle that. I also want us to FINALLY get more of Benji as a human being with his own POV and not just how he is thru Victor’s eyes. 

I also want them to address interracial relationships and encouraging more open communication and understanding. We’ve seen that Benji can be hard-headed and stubborn when it comes to listening to Victor’s criticisms about how he doesn’t understand Victor’s family situation because he’s white; it would be good to explore that further and see Benji be more of an ally and more immersed in Victor’s culture. 

And especially now since Isabel seems to have accepted their relationship, that means we’ll be able to see more of Benji with the Salazars and I feel like it’ll be real wholesome and lovely and just what Benji needs to unburden himself tbh, while also exploring the intricacies of cultural differences and race at the same time. I just really want to see Isabel try to make things up to Benji and for everyone to come to a mutual, constructive understanding. And maybe my headcanon of Isabel calling Benji ‘mi amor’ and ‘mi lindo’ and other cute shit like that will finally happen. My fingers are crossed!!

#love victor #love victor season 2 #love victor spoilers #lv #venji

[right-to-a-real-smile]

Right I need to talk about Love, Victor Season 2 (spoilers ahead)(heads up, this is long af):

My dream for season 3 is that obviously its Benji's door; him and Vic love each other and being together at least the assumed 6 months and having all those firsts together makes their bond so much deeper than the 2 times Vic and Rahim hung out.

I reeeally like Rahim, hilarious and realistic character and I really want to see him find a lovely adorable boyfriend in season 3, thats not Victor. I think they work incredibly as friends, understanding each others trouble with religious and foreign families, but it would be so much better seeing them be able to chill together talking about boys and life and going on double dates with their respective partners *ahem* venji. I just think that it is so important, seeing as the show focuses a lot on representation, to show that gay people dont all have to date each other?

In season 1, one of the things that bonded Vic and Benji was both enjoying being romantics and God i want to see that explored more in season 3, them celebrating anniversaries and having cute dates. (Please writers can they just be happy)

And i want them to look at Benji's alcoholism, like, actually. Vic to attend an AA meeting or doing a joint meeting with the sponsor and just seeing more of Benji's backstory in general; as one of the main characters I feel like we still dont know enough about him.

One massive take away from season 2 is that damn they all need to learn to communicate feelings a liiiitle better. I really understand why Benji was upset following his alcoholism being exposed, same with Felix when his mum was sectioned. But theres a huge thing there for them to learn as well that shit can be so heavy to deal with as a partner when youre not allowed to talk about it. Like they said in the later episodes, actually imagine how hard it is to see your favourite person suffer and not be able to do anything to help, thats gotta have a major toll on your own mental health.

Andrews character development was brilliant this season, and it was amazing seeing more of Pilar and Lake's actually personalities too.

Felix's mums mental health story was heartbreaking but so well done. Glad they showed the manic side of her disorder and my God i sobbed multiple times

When they showed Isa standing up to the Father at Church and saying that God loves her perfect, gay son an inhumane noise came out of my mouth that was half a cry and half a cheer?

And finally (but probably not actually finally lmao): Pilar x Felix, Andrew x Mia, and Lake x Lucy are all a massive yes from me (also, Lucy in a tux is also a yes from me)

I dont know anyone irl who watches the show so if anyone wants to chat, hit me up?

#love victor #venji #season 2 #spoilers #victor #benji #felix #lake #mia #andrew #pilar #lucy #rahim

[mychemicalrachel]

So I finished season 2 of Love Victor a few days ago but I needed time to process because that was a lot and part of processing is reviewing/reflecting, which I’m gonna post here. Everything under the cut because I ramble.

(also, it’s anti Victor/Rahim. Venji is endgame and you can pry that from my cold dead hands. Skip this if that’s not for you. I’m not posting this to start drama. Just my opinions.)

To start off, I liked this season. I’m gonna trash it a little, but it’s done with love. There were a lot of things I wanted to see after season 1 and, surprisingly, I got a lot of those things! Such as…

I wanted more Felix and Pilar. Which we got. I did not want it like this. I’m not opposed to them together, I like them, but I wanted Felix and Lake to stay together. HOWEVER, I’m kinda glad they broke up because y’all it’s paving the way for bi Lake (another thing I really wanted) and I cannot wait to see her and Lucy together.

Kind of following along with that, I really wanted them to give Pilar more friends this season. And they did that with Rahim. And then they took Rahim away and gave him to Victor instead. Guys, this is killing me. I want to see Pilar with actual friends, give her more of a social life I am begging you.

JACK. I knew, I just KNEW, that we were going to get a Spier cameo this season and I honestly kind of expected it to be Emily, maybe Nora, but I am so happy it was Jack. He’s grown so much since Love Simon.

I wanted to see Mia portrayed as her own person and not a villain. She was justified in her anger and betrayal because Victor hurt her. They handled it really well I think. She’s such a good friend. I’m also glad we got more of her and Veronica bonding. I can’t wait to see Mia with the baby, that’s gonna be so cute.

I wanted more Andrew and this season did not disappoint. He was like the cool uncle that everyone went to for advice. 

Now, with all of that said, I did get a lot of things I wanted from this season. I also got things I did not want. I was actually really excited when they introduced Rahim and kind of went full circle by having him go to Victor for advice. I was like, hell yeah! Gays who can be friends without being all over each other! And then they started this love triangle thing and I kind of hated it. I liked Victor and Rahim as friends, I want more of that because I think Victor (and Rahim, too, to be honest) could use more queer friends. Just friends. They built up this entire relationship between Benji and Victor in season 1 and spent a lot of this season confirming that yeah Benji and Victor are in love even though they have some tough times, and now I’m just supposed to accept that Victor has started having feelings for someone else? No thank you, please stop.

And that leads me to things I want to see in season 3!

Victor chose Benji obviously. You cannot convince me otherwise. Someone he started having feelings for when he was going through a mentally distressing time in his life fails in comparison to the guy he spent an entire season falling in love with.

Now I’m not discounting Victor’s feelings. I’m sure he felt something for Rahim, but we need to acknowledge that Victor was in the middle of a stressful time. He had only recently come out, he was dealing with his mom not accepting him or his boyfriend, he quit the basketball team, he was struggling with his place in his and Benji’s relationship and then Benji wanted to “take a break”. He can’t be blamed for latching onto someone who wholly accepted him and made him feel normal.

Also, it’s fairly common to play into the trope of “this character is new to being gay, he can’t just be with one person so we have to add another love interest and make sure what he’s feeling for person A is real.”

That said! Benji will probably feel insecure now! And that’s okay! Let’s explore that! Let’s allow Benji to be the one who's insecure in this relationship for once instead of always having Victor be the one to doubt everything! They don’t have to break up to take a step back and slow things down!

As such, I really want to go back to the Victor/Benji roots. Make them friends again. I want stupid cute moments like them dancing to Call Me Maybe and trying on thrift store clothes. We spent so much of this season making Victor and Benji boyfriends that we kind of skipped over the whole friends aspect. There’s a reason they fell in love in the first place and we need to revisit that. A relationship is not just sex and miscommunication. It’s laughing together, it’s enjoying each other's company, and I didn’t see nearly enough of that between Victor and Benji this season.

They were not at all subtle with the parallels between Felix and Victor this season; Felix having to choose between Lake and Pilar while Victor has to choose between Rahim and Benji. I mean, I don’t think it was supposed to be subtle. It couldn’t have been more obvious. And at first I was worried that Felix chose Pilar because of the parallels and that must mean Victor was going to choose Rahim. But the longer I look at it, the more differences I notice in their parallels and I don’t have the eloquence to unpack it all right now, but it all just made me more assured that Victor is going to choose Benji.

Moving away from Victor/Benji, there’s something that keeps bothering me; it’s when Felix and Lake had sex at the lake. Cute romantic moment, yeah sure, I probably wouldn’t have thought much of it, except it made a deal out of Felix buying condoms beforehand. He was prepared. That’s good. Only, when they went out to jump into the lake, they only had towels. Which means that there is a very good chance they didn’t use protection. That, coupled with Georgina’s comment about watching Teen Mom...I foresee a pregnancy scare in the coming season. Whether it’s an actual pregnancy and we get a whole pregnancy storyline (possibly an abortion, maybe a miscarriage. I don’t really see it going full term for whatever reason) or if it’s just an episode where Lake thinks she might be pregnant.

I’m pretty excited to see how they handle this newfound romance between Lucy and Lake. Does Lake already know she’s bi? Does Lucy? Lake made a comment at the beginning of this season about making sure everyone knew Mia didn’t turn Victor gay, which makes me wonder how Lake will react to discovering she also likes girls. No, I’m not saying she’ll think Felix turned her into a lesbian. But I think she’ll doubt her feelings for Lucy. She’ll think (however briefly) that maybe she was just hurt and maybe she doesn’t actually like Lucy, she’s just coping with having her heart broken by a boy.

But I want all of her doubt to end when she accepts that she’s totally bisexual.

Now that we got our bi character, I’m gonna start demanding an ace character, too.

I want Mia’s mom to be awesome. Her dad kind of sucks and she deserves at least one good parent.

HOWEVER, if her mom also sucks, I think it could bring her and Veronica closer.

Speaking of parents, I want to explore Lake’s relationship with her mom more. She always tells Felix about how she was pressured to be skinny, and that right there is a terrible basis for a mother/daughter relationship. But she also felt comfortable enough to tell her about Felix’s mom and ask for help. So yeah, I definitely want more of them. I need Lake to stand up to her mom, though. I need her to be like, “you made me insecure in my body and I have self esteem issues because you made me think I wasn’t good enough” and I want to expand on that. Maybe Georgina had a good reason (in her mind, anyway) to treat Lake like that, and while it may have been a horrible thing to do, I don’t think she saw it that way. I’m not saying she should win a mother of the year award, but what she did to Lake needs to be acknowledged and talked about.

And then there’s Felix’s mom. I want to see her recovery. It’s a process and I don’t want her to magically be okay now. I also want her to meet Pilar (and Victor. Has Victor ever met her?) but also she really liked Lake and I want them to keep in touch, even though Lake and Felix aren’t together anymore. I still want them to be friends. 

AND I HAVEN’T EVEN STARTED TALKING ABOUT ISABEL AND ARMANDO. I’m glad they found their way back to each other, but again; it’s a process. I think they should stay apart for a little bit and not just jump back in where they left off. They still have problems to sort through, but this is a start. They’ve realized they want to be together.

#love victor #love victor 2 #venji #i don't want to tag this as anti Rahim #because i like rahim #just not in a romantic relationship with victor #so anti vahim i guess #is that what people are calling it? #idk but also idc #love victor spoilers #i think that's all my thoughts for now #all of them that i can process anyway

[keeneschoices]

okay, I was already not into the love triangle thing (Vahim vs Venji) back when I saw the trailer (and really hoped it was a misdirect) but now this thing has crossed the line.

you know what? I hope Victor is single in s3.

I hope he's at a fucking therapist's door instead of any of the guys'. and you know why? because he needs to have time for himself and work on himself alone before getting in a relationship again. not that there's anything wrong with him, of course not, but he needs some time to think about himself alone rather than himself in a relationship.

plus, If Benji and Victor get back together without working on themselves separately first, does anyone think it will actually work? 'cuz I don't. (also, Benji needs to do some apologizing).

and as cute as Victor and Rahim's scenes were, they didn't give them enough time to develop anything that could equal what Felix told Victor to think about. they had two or three episodes together, which could be like a week and a half at max in the show's timeline. If they make Vahim happen, it has to be better developed.

so yeah, hate me or whatever, but I need Victor to be single in s3 or else, things have major chances of ending badly.

(also FUCKING STOP HATING ON PPL BECAUSE OF SHIPS. GROW TF UP ALREADY)

(the last thing was just for the extreme ppl who have been doing that. the rest of the fandom is lovely)

#love victor #victor salazar #vahim #venji

[alexguerinss]

title: i can’t imagine, i can’t imagine my life without you

summary: post s2 finale. i needed venji to make up, so this happened. 

ao3 link

“Hi,” Victor greets with a smile as the door to Benji’s house opens. Benji’s mom stands in front of him with one eyebrow raised, looking at Victor in shock.

Victor knows he messed up. Both of them did. They made comments that hurt, trust was broken, and he knew he had to be the one to take the first step to fix it.

“Hi, Mrs. Campbell. Can I talk to Benji?” He watches as she bites her lip and nods, opening the door even further to let him in.

Smiling at her briefly, he watches as she looks at her husband in the living room before turning back to Victor.

“He’s upstairs,” Victor nods and starts walking up the steps but stops when he hears Benji’s mom speak up again. “Please don’t break his heart.”

Victor nods, trying to smile again, but it comes out more like a grimace before taking the steps upstairs two at a time. He can faintly hear Benji playing guitar and singing. The door to his bedroom is slightly open, giving Victor a chance to listen to him play without knowing he’s there.

Benji’s voice is soft, Victor muses. Most likely so he won’t annoy his parents with his music.

He waits until he is met with silence from the other side of the door before he gently knocks.

“Come in,” Benji says quietly. Victor pushes the door open, taking in Benji’s red rimmed eyes. Benji looks on in shock, rubbing at his face so Victor couldn’t see the dried tear tracks.

“Victor, what are you doing here?” The question comes out curious, but there’s a bite to it as he looks at him warily.

Victor takes a small step forward, knowing he deserves Benji’s mistrust.

“I told you, you’re too good of a guy to walk away from.” He takes another step forward, looking at the open space on the bed next to Benji.

Benji must notice his silent question and he nods, letting Victor take a seat next to him.

“You broke my trust Victor.” Benji, with the guitar still in hand, plucks gently at the strings, trying to find something to do with his hands.

Victor puts his hand over Benji’s to stop the broken music and nods. “I know, but I also know that if we want it to work, we need to talk. Like really talk. But that only can happen if we both want it to work out.” Victor looks at the boy he has grown to love over the past year, waiting for the inevitable shoe to drop.

“Do you?” He finishes, waiting for a response. Benji could only nod.

“I told you I didn’t think I could ever give up on you, but it seems like you gave up on me Victor. I didn’t think taking a break would end up with me finding you slow dancing with Rahim.” His voice breaks at the admission and he takes a deep breath.

Victor winces, knowing how it looked and tries to put the memory of Rahim kissing him to the back of his mind.

“I was mad. I needed someone to talk to and Rahim was there. We kept going in the same pattern of anger and apologies, but never really talking. Rahim was there and I took the opportunity to make a friend and help him. I didn’t realize I was hurting you in the process, especially telling him about you being in AA. I know I never should have told him that.”

By Benji’s facial expression, Victor knew he was hurt.

But Victor was hurt too and they needed to fix this.

“I know that coming out to your parents was not easy. But it’s different when you’re not white and religious. I need you to see why it was so hard for me.”

Benji nods, grabbing at Victor’s hand and giving it a helpful squeeze for him to keep going.

“I realize now how difficult it must have been for you to basically go in the closet again and be patient with me,” he says gently. “But I knew that my mom was coming around in her own way and it hurt when you guys argued and when you outed me to Adrian.”

Benji winces, knowing how much of an ass he was being that day. He let all of his pent up emotions out at once and he shouldn’t have.

Maybe Victor was better off without him. Who wants to date an addict anyway?

Victor, noticing Benji’s many facial expressions, pulled Benji closer to him.

“Hey, don’t go there.” He rubbed a hand against his boyfriend’s back.

Boyfriends.

They were still boyfriends right? Victor nodded to himself. Yes, they were and he was going to make sure they stayed that way.

“Your uh mom,” Benji starts, clearing his throat. “She came to me before the wedding at Brasstown. She thought it was her fault for our problems, but even I knew that it was bigger than her. She told me how you defended me to her.”

Victor smiles, knowing he was proud of himself in that moment, but also knowing it took a while to stand up for himself and Benji.

Benji continues, “She told me how all relationships have problems no matter the age. I knew I was going to need to fight for you. I already let you down enough by saying those stupid jokes about basketball, not telling you about AA and then making your relationship with your family even more hard. So after my shift, I was going to come to the wedding and apologize for everything, but I saw you with Rahim and it was like a weight just fell on my chest.”

“Rahim kissed me.” Victor blurts out, and waits for Benji’s anger, but he’s met with just a sad expression and Victor can’t take it any longer.

“He told me that he believed there were feelings between us that weren’t just friendly. And he kissed me. I didn’t kiss him back, but all I could think about was your face as you walked away and I needed to get away.”

Benji nods, waiting for Victor to go on.

“I went into Mia’s house and found Felix. He talked about something that his mom did to help with her problems. He asked me who I pictured myself with in the future. Someone I would have a long distance relationship with if it came to that and who I would want to be FaceTiming every day. Who, in the end, would be there after college at my side because we made it through all the bumps in the road of a long distance relationship.”

Benji looks at Victor and whispers, “And who is that?”

“You, Benji. I only see you.”

Gently taking Benji’s face in his hands, he kisses him on the forehead, trying his best to pretend he does not see the tears in Benji’s eyes.

“I’m a mess Victor. I’m a 16 year old who is one year sober and tries to pretend that everything is fine when it’s not,” he takes a deep breath, “it’s really not. Are you sure you want to be with me? I know Rahim is nice and cute and you probably have way more in comm-“ Victor’s lips on his mouth cut off his spiel, and he moves into the kiss, putting his hand in Victor’s hair and getting the faint taste of the cherry lip gloss from the other boy’s lips.

“I only want you. Rahim deserves someone who will love him like I love you,” he smiles,” and that’s definitely not me.”

“I love you too.”

“To make this work, we really need to talk and not let anger and mistrust into our relationship like that again,” Victor says, before smiling as he lets his fingers brush through Benji’s hair.

“But right now, I just really want to kiss you.”

Benji grins back at him, a sparkle in his eye that Victor has been missing for a while.

“Kiss away, Mr. Salazar.” Benji responds, trying to sound seductive and failing. Victor laughs, falling back on the bed.

He fake swoons, “Oh, Mr. Campbell. Please have your way with me.”

“Oh I definitely will,” the shorter boy responds, before kissing Victor on the lips again and laying down on his chest.

Victor smiles down at his boyfriend as he seems to be peppering his chest with gentle kisses before falling asleep. The sound of Benji’s breathing lulls Victor right to sleep.

Tomorrow would be a new day and a new start to their relationship and he couldn’t wait.

#venji #venji fic #benji campbell #victor salazar #love victor #my fic

[a-lil-bi-furious]

Top 10 Ships Involving POC from 10 Different Fandoms

(Round Two!) Thanks for tagging me @welldressedllama

1) Nia Nal x Querl Dox (Brainia) - Supergirl

These two swiftly climbed my list of favorite ships. I think their dynamic is so sweet. They’re both such dorks but in different ways, and I love watching headstrong, outspoken Nia alongside brilliant, somewhat social-novice Brainy. I think they complement each other well.

Also, I think all the time about that scene in season 4 where Brainy is watching Nia’s interview and asks Lena, teary eyed, “What does love feel like?” Because it was Nia sharing herself with the world that cemented for him that he loved her. Their relationship is built on the both of them seeing one another for everything that they are and loving each other for it. And that’s beautiful.

2) Sweet Pea x Fangs Fogarty (Swangs) - Riverdale

I’m hopeless. Anyway Toni/Sweet Pea/Fangs is the only main friend group I want from this awful show. Core Four is OUT, the Three Serpents are IN (and let Swangs officially date k thx). I just love the dynamic of the short sweeter one named after a sharp object and the tall violent one with “sweet” in his name.

3) Maia Roberts x Simon Lewis (Saia) - Shadowhunters

They were really good for each other, and 100% they should have ended up together. (Though Jimon and that fucking “boop boop” get me every time...)

4) Mason Hewitt x Corey Bryant (Morey) - Teen Wolf

They’re just so soft !! It was a hard choice between these two and Malira (or Scalira 👀). So many good options! But they win this round.

5) Ximena Sinfuego x Calli Adams Foster (Calmena) - The Fosters

WHY IS SHE NOT ON GOOD TROUBLE?! HELLOOO

 (couldn’t find a gif of them together, but...what a very non-platonic thing to say)

6) Victor Salazar x Benji Campbell (Venji) - Love, Victor

They had their impromptu dance party and I was a goner.

7) Ellie Chu x Aster Flores (Ellster?) - The Half of It

This movie! This! Movie! We didn’t actually see a whole lot of Ellie and Aster interacting, but I love that their relationship is built on depth and mutual understanding and how this whole journey resulted in the two of them helping each other come to terms with who they are without actively trying to. (Aster didn’t even know she was writing Ellie until the end. And yet...)

8) Octavia Blake x Lincoln Kom Trikru - The 100

A relationship built on valuing one another’s differences and learning to love by learning about one another and the cultural in-betweens? In a world where their people are planning to kill each other based on these differences? Yes, please. 

9) Spencer James x Olivia Baker (Spelivia) - All American 

This one’s a new love for me. I was more for platonic Spelivia through my first watch, but now I dunno. 👀 And this whole dance sequence was hella cute!

10) Claire Novak x Kaia Nieves (Dreamhunter) - Supernatural

Kaia (not dark!kaia) was in one (1) episode, and because Supernatural is allergic to anything but white men Claire isn’t in it a whole lot either. (The CW took one look at Wayward Sisters and said “nope. only toxic masculinity allowed in spn-verse”) BUT I loved every second they interacted on my screen. I fall too easily for the wlw.

Bonus: Yusuf al-Kaysani (Joe) x Nicolò di Genova (Nicky) - The Old Guard

Here’s the deal....I really want to include them , but I must confess I still haven’t actually watched the movie. They’ve been high on my list of ships anyway for a while based on this quote alone: 

“He’s not my boyfriend. This man is more to me than you can dream. He’s the moon when I’m lost in darkness, and warmth when I shiver in cold. And his kiss still thrills me even after a millennium. His heart overflows with a kindness of which this world is not worthy. I love this man beyond measure and reason. He’s not my boyfriend. He is all, and he is more.”

Tagging: @daughterofluthien , @sillyteecup , @spikeface​ , @19ninetyfive​ , @rhyslahey​ & @lightfiretomypaperwings​ to participate (if you want! No pressure at all, I just think these are fun!) 

For anyone else who wants to participate, I have good news: this is me tagging you. Go for it! (And please tag me, I would love to see :)

Round 1

#Top 10 ships involving POC #Supergirl #Brainia #Riverdale #Swangs #Shadowhunters #Saia #Teen Wolf #Morey #All American #Spelivia #Supernatural #Dreamhunter #The 100 #Linctavia #Love Victor #Venji #The Half of It #Ellie x Aster #The Fosters #Callie x Ximena #The Old Guard #Joe x Nicky #Tag Games

[space-malex]

I didn't like all the fighting between Benji and Victor either, it frustrated me, but I honestly think that was a deliberate writing choice. A bad one, I might add. There was this interiew with the showrunner who basically said that people don't like to watch couples be happy together for too long because that becomes boring real fast (I don't agree with this, especially because drama can be created in other ways, not just through relationship issues, but it was this interview that made me start dreading the second season). So I guess he decided there should be barely any happiness and mostly misery. I don't even blame people for prefering Rahim at this point. The writing for Rahim (and Rahim/Victor) was much better than for Benji (and Benji/Victor). I just don't think they thought this through very well and maybe underestimated how this could affect the audience, because most of us (?) tend to prefer more happiness and less misery, especially when it comes to queer couples, because believe me, I've definitely watched enough misery in queer cinema to last me a lifetime.

Oh I so get you there. Queer misery is just…way too prevalent still and it’s 2021. The thing is, for me, I never felt that the writing for Victor and Benji was that developed, even in season 1.  Victor had a crush on Benji, it turns out the feelings were reciprocated, and they got together. And then we time jumped two and a half months. We never really got to see development. They hooked up and then we fast-forwarded into a serious relationship without ever getting to see how we got there. It felt unearned to me. So while I did not dislike venji at the time, while I thought they were cute, I wasn’t like…invested.

And then we got s2 which essentially made Benji an antagonist without any character development or insight into his life outside of Victor. Doesn’t exactly make me love their relationship. I agree that people can enjoy some conflict but don’t want to see constant arguing. There were a lot of things that I defended Benji for because I totally understood where he was coming from. Like I understood his frustration with Isabel for sure. But a couple of things he said were just…way too much for me. He made Victor feel guilty and ashamed for liking basketball for one. Like sports are inherently straight or heteronormative and Victor shouldn’t enjoy them? Like it’s some kind of compulsory heterosexuality thing and he was actually making fun of him in front of his friends. And then he made Victor feel like a burden on their relationship because everything is new for him. It was just…so unkind. He made the decision to date a baby gay. He should know the ramifications that go along with that and not make Victor feel bad about it. 

As for Rahim, I fell in love with him the moment we met him. But I assumed he was going to have a friendship with Victor and that was it. But then they started having these little moments. And I liked it.  I felt an unspoken connection there, even before they talked about their families. There’s something fun and playful about them. But they are also so quiet and soft and understanding with each other. They listen to one another. They feel comfortable opening up and are interested in what the other has to say. I like the way the development of their relationship happened, even if it’s still early. It wasn’t based on basic lust or physical attraction. Instead, it’s based on friendship and mutual understanding and liking each other as a person. Yes there is attraction involved, obviously, but it’s not where their feelings sprung from. They just connected.

I don’t know where Victor‘s head is at right now. I think he loves Benji. And I think he wants to make it work with him. But I also think he does have feelings for Rahim and he knows it. I think we see little things as early as 2x07 but Victor is so wrapped up in Benji that I think he doesn’t quite realize it at first. He keeps brushing it off and changing the subject. Partly out of denial but also partly distracted bc of his other relationship drama. But during 2x09 he definitely realizes there’s something there. I mean we get like 5 or 6 separate moments where they’re just LOOKING at each other like that for a prolonged period of time (and don’t get me started on the Simon/Bram karaoke parallel, Bieber song and all). And then, look at the way Victor reacts it 2x10 when he walks into the living room to talk to Pilar and Rahim is there. He gets immediately awkward and kinda shy and doesn’t really know what to say. There is absolutely no reason to act that way when someone is simply your friend with no underlying feelings. 

I completely understand people wanting venji to work out. Like…it’s been Victor’s main love story for two seasons. But I also think some people are very in denial about the fact that there are mutual feelings between Victor and Rahim. They not only don’t want Victor dating someone else, they don’t want him to even feel something for someone else. So they refuse to admit it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sorry for the rant! Anyway, I agree on the arguing being on purpose but not a good decision if they are intending to make Benji and Victor continue their relationship without major changes. But, if they are intending on demonstrating that they really aren’t made for each other, I think they’ve done a good job. I guess it all depends on what you think the writers intend for venji/vahim in s3. 

#anon #shut up kelli #ship drama #lv discourse #vahim

[poly-space-nerds]

ok i wanna talk about s2 of love victor

hi okay so just finished and lemme tell y’all. i am not happy. i’m gonna go through all my thoughts and you are all welcome to ignore this. i just have no one else to talk about it with.

Alright! Let’s get started with the things i did like, bc there is so few of them.

Armando!! His support was so surprising!

Isabel learning was grade A for me. I love that it showed her progress and how messy it is. like i very much disliked her at times but damn i was still rooting for her.

Armando and Isabel’s relationship is great. it made me so happy.

Felix’s story with his mom. It was complicated and so very messy but it was good.

Rahim! what a fun character!

The little brother was good too! “spongebob is gay”

Mia’s thing with her dad. (fuck him. weirdly i dislike him more than Isabel) I actually like Mia (and Lake) waaay more this season. They had good conflict.

Andrew was actually kinda nice this season.

There were so many cute venji scenes!!

okay now for the things i actually want to talk about: the bad.

can they actually talk about Felix’s alcoholism?? Please?? Instead of just making it a plot point for venji to fight about????? Literally any focus on felix thanks. (i love victor. and i know this show is literally called love victor. but wow it felt like their relationship was mostly about him all the time. Actually, its most of victor’s relationships. Felix will talk about something and they’ll talk but it’ll just come right back around to Victor’s problems. Like hun, did you even know about Felix’s mom before he moved in with you???)

Pilar. Damn girl what happened to you? Last season was about this anger she had for her mom and the situation. she had her own drama. but this season? She’s barely in it and is reduced to what? Felix’s next love interest? I miss S1 Pilar. Come back please.

ok. ok ok ok. Pilar and Felix. wow. also no. i have never seen real chemistry between them. i have always seen them as a big bro/ lil sis. so much so that i was uncomfortable watching either kisses. when the trailer came out, i was so excited to see them be friends! but now...ew. i am very much not excited to see them together next season. i’m grossed out even thinking about make out scenes.

i’m gonna miss Lake and Felix. a lot. Lake being bi is interesting! never saw her with those vibes but not against it. her and lucy is...something i wish was more developed. and not something that’s happening right after Felix broke up with her. (do these kids just constantly get into relationships??)

ALRIGHTY. time for this. the love triangle. just.. no thank you. I like Rahim! he’s great. i think him and victor have a good friendship. but thats it. just friendship. I felt so, so uncomfortable watching them in the last episode. so much so that i skipped most of it. i certainly skipped Rahim’s confession. my mind was going no no no no thank you no. it was just so unneeded. Victor and Benji are already having problems. why add in another guy. and really?? not all gay people date each other jesus christ. gay people can just be friends! they had good chemistry, but the directors really think that most of us would be happy with this development? Us? the same people who watched Simon and Bram get together and are delighted for their lil happily ever after? Nah. I’d be so disappointed to watch all of venji’s struggles to even just get together, just for them to break up and Victor get in a relationship thats been so poorly developed compared to Venji. (and I mean. i know that’s not gonna happen. victor’s known rahim for like a month. maybe less than that. of course he saw his future with Benji. of course he’s at Benji’s door. it’s a lil insulting they would even try to trick us like that.) I’m here for happily ever afters y’all. 

okay so are we never gonna get a Simon and Bram scene??? like come on! I’m still upset at s1 when they put them in the same room but they didnt interact! now we see Simon again but no Bram! (and why is his apartment so fancy?) I literally just said i’m in it for the happily ever after and they’re not even gonna show Simon and Bram being cute together in theirs??? blasphemy!! (no but seriously whats up with that?? do the actors not like each other or something??)

this season left me so disappointed. like i’m not very excited for the next season. I mean, of course I’ll watch it. maybe. as long as victor didn’t go to Rahim’s house tbh. i’m just brokenhearted and sad. maybe that was the purpose of this season? idk. i’m gonna go not think about pilar and felix.

#will anyone read this? #probably not #but heres my opinion anyway #lowkey victors kind of annoying #i mean so is benji #but i do love them still #love victor #venji #victor salazar #pilar salazar #isabel salazar #armando salazar #that's all i can tag bc thats the only last name i know oof

[mariailoveyou-guerin]

people who ship pilar with felix are weird like we get it y’all are self-projecting because you think felix is super hot but imagine this she’s actually looking at lake and they straight baiting you all with pilix to lesbian pilar! it’s super weird y’all want more het ships in gay show then gays!

why y’all want more straight characters then gay characters in gay show and its very weird y’all calling the 1 cute gay ship boring or not as interesting as andria like I get it andria best ship they served outsold without even being canon but just because a gay ship don’t have toxicity

don’t make it boring not interesting compelling or less y’all yell for rep especially good healthy rep saying why are all the gay ships in media toxic filled with bullying hatred internalized homophobia ect then u get amazing pure pretty ship venji still y’all hate it and it’s not enough

sure I get it andria outsold any ship on that show and Mia Andrew outsold as individual characters being the best most interesting characters on the whole show with felix! but venji as ship is great it’s real and new let it grow just let gay teens be in love and happy for once

victor better apologize to Mia the way he treated her was not okay and just because he was figuring things out don’t excuse him to cheat and hurt mia feelings twice first time he got a pass but the other times nope there better be a big good apology coming or else I beat him up y’all might forgotten but she’s also a teen kid figuring things out herself not just the gay boy

Also I’m sorry but I’m only here for the het ships flake and andria especially here for Mia Andrew and Felix my favorite babies best thing about this show without a doubt the best characters

#love victor #felix weston #victor salazar #mia brooks #pilar salazar #lake meriwether #mia x andrew #andrew x mia #Andria #Flake #felix x lake #lake x felix #lv s2 #benji campbell #andrew spencer

[fangirlfreak08]

Am I the only one who doesn’t have a ‘side’ in this ship war? Like yeah I ship venji but vahim could be cute af. So is there was a bit of a vahim relationship next season I wouldn’t be opposed but I would also love venji getting back together? Does that make sense? Like honestly as long as it’s handled properly and there’s no continuity errors I’m happy.

#love victor #Benji Campbell #victor salazar #rahim love victor #venji #vahim

[fountoukobouturo]

Some Venji hc I just can’t take out of my mind:

After their kiss at homecoming and Victor coming out to his family he messages Benji and they keep messaging each other until one of them is asleep. 

At school they keep it more casual because Victor is not out yet and Benji does not want to push him.

When Felix finds out about them he is so excited and literally does not shut up about it.

They both apologise to Mia, it takes her a lot to forgive them but, she ends up doing so. She actually finds them cute. 

Venji and Flake double date maybe?! Also Andria comes alone when they figure things out.

Benji feels very welcome from Victor’s friends and he hasn’t been happier.

They’re both super hopeless romantics. Sometimes they turn it into a small competition but, it’s all fun and giggles.

Victor loves touching Benji’s hair, he’s literally obsessed with them. For example when Benji is laying on his lap he likes brushing them off.

Their first date is a bit chaotic because Victor is nervous about it but, in the end they’re having the best night together.

At the coffee shop they try to keep it casual but, sometimes they can’t get their hands out of each other. They keep stealing small kisses when nobody is watching.

Benji is really nervous when it comes to driving. He gets all anxious and nervous and shaky. Victor tries his best to help him get through his fear but, he doesn’t push at all which Benji really appreciates. Benji still gets all nervous and anxious and shaky when he's behind the wheel which leaves to Victor do all the driving.

Victor is really nervous at first about handholding, hugs and stuff in public. Benji doesn’t push but, he’s extremely happy when Victor goes for it.

Benji sometimes gets insecure about being himself around Victor and their relationship due to his past with Derek. Victor tries his best to make him understand that it’s okay. He succeeds.

The first video call with Simon, Bram and the rest of the gang is really nervous but, then they go with the flow. However afterwards is really chaotic. Victor discovers a new side of Benji.

part two

#That's all #i hope you like #I didnt write anything about Victors family because I honestly dont know what to expect #I love my gays #love victor #venji #victor salazar #victor #benji campbell #benji #headcanon #hc #my writing #my hcs