#but the lore is SO deep and i think its easier to see Pierre's side because its in a very vocal form of content thats easy to parse through

[thepavementsings]

hey there, happy sunday. idk if your last post was (partially) a response to my rb from you, but just in case i wanted to clarify: i do believe este is 100% as psychosexually obsessed with pierre, i just think he’s better at playing mind games and pretending he’s not. pierre wears his feelings on his sleeve, while este is more slippery and i think a lot of people do miss his manipulative power plays. pierre definitely doesn’t miss them but i do think este makes him doubt whether or not their relationship was as significant to him as it was to pierre. sorry idk if that made sense and apologies if this had nothing to do with my rb. i bow down to all pierresteban scholars such as yourself, and this is just my humble opinion <3

omg no not at ALL you're right Este DOES have permanent residence in Pierre's head sksldl. Like to be clear Pierre has never been normal about anything in his entire life, least of all Esteban.

Este makes him doubt whether or not their relationship was as significant to him as it was to Pierre.... fascinating. Because if you watch every single longer form interview where Pierre talks about Esteban from before the teammate announcement (BTG podcast/AT rivalry video from last year/Jean Alesi interview/etc) Pierre always cements that that rivalry is part of why he is the driver he is today. Every time. For Esteban it's mostly been "I fought with Max/Charles/Antoine etc etc". Whether or not he genuinely believes that his rivalry with Pierre has shaped him the same way, he hasn't really spoken about it like it mattered for him like that!!

Until now. When they're both letting each other creep back into the narrative in different ways!!! It SO rich the way they both chose to compartmentalize and package their history together in different ways. Talking about it vs talking around it vs not talking at all... And now they're being forced to face it and neither of them can look away anymore. Wild.

#I need someone desperately to translate that Este interview properly from the Pierre announcement... #because my head translates his little “we were in different karting championships and we lost each other along the way for a while” quote #in THE most romanticized possible way. and i need the truth #anyways as always ppl can have their own interpretations!! #but the lore is SO deep and i think its easier to see Pierre's side because its in a very vocal form of content thats easy to parse through #where Esteban's is so much what is her NOT saying which is harder to get into but JUST as compelling #the thing i want LEAST in this life is for this to turn into a ship civil war... #i dont talk about este on here often but i find him so fascinating i do have so very much affection for him #pierresteban is so beloved to me BECAUSE there is not right or wrong or winner or loser #there is just CIRCUMSTANCE and FAMILY and DREAMS and and and #asks #pierresteban lore