#future champ

[misanocircuit]

the beginning of a career: Pedro Acosta edition

...and it's just the start ;)

#motogp #pedro acosta #pa31 #motorsports #fermin aldeguer #marc marquez #mm93 #kevin schwantz #rising star #future champ #alien in the making #ktm #gasgas

[railraptor]

Oh my god she's adorb. So excited for both her and Beholder's Gun Runner foal. Haven't heard anything from Spendthrift yet, but....so many nice mares went to Gun Runner last year (Covfefe as well I think)

#gun runner #shedaresthedevil #horse racing #future champ

[intotheelliwoods]

So in 2al, before Leo got his prosthetic did F!Leo ever leave his off so present Leo would feel less alone about the whole arm situation? One arm solidarity and all that

Oh absolutely.

#asks #2 arms left #present leo find such a huge amount of comfort in seeing his older self just perfectly alright with the situation #gives him the confidence that he will be alright with the situation too you know? #that + its more comfortable to have the arm off when not fighting/doing something important with it #its a big hunky probably awkward to wear around arm #fine for battle #not fine for chilling on a couch #or sleeping #future leo is the real champ here im just saying #> saved present leos life #>if it wasnt for him #present leo would probably go mentally insane and freak #what a guy what a guy #rottmnt #future leo

[dandylovesturtles]

okay okay so can I ask for a treat with imbi leo and a future leo :3

This is about to be extremely self-indulgent lol. And maybe a little OOC but at this point in IMBI Leo's not really feeling up to his normal jokester schtick.

CW: brief talk of "giving up" and becoming a ghost forever, mention of family being dead but in a non-traumatic sense

set in the first part of chapter 14

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The place he lands is warm and quiet, well-lit but not bright, formless but still small and cozy. Leo feels calmer than he has in weeks, a deep, soft peace washing over him.

He knows he's not alone; looking around, he spots the other occupant. Head and shoulders taller than Leo, face creased by trials but also laughter, missing an arm but still looking at him with a bright spark in his eye.

Himself, over twenty years older.

Leo comes closer, and his doppelganger smiles at him, calm and reassuring.

"You're... Master Leonardo."

The older turtle chuckles. "I'm not your sensei; just Leonardo is fine. Maybe Leon, if you want."

Leo comes closer, until he's standing within arm's reach of Leonardo. "Sooo... is this a dream, or what?"

Leonardo's smile flickers, but doesn't go away. "You took a little bit of a break from consciousness; you're dissociating pretty hard, champ." He shakes his head. "But no, I'm not a dream. Turns out, Hamato "ancestor" is defined pretty loosely."

He holds his only hand out for Leo, who hesitates. "I can't..."

"Hey, it's okay." Leonardo beckons with his finger. "I can see you. We're talking. You don't think this will work, too?"

That's some logic he can't deny. Still, he's hesitant as he reaches out and puts his hand in Leonardo's palm. It's even bigger than Raph's, he thinks, and he wonders how huge his brother will get in the future.

Leonardo wraps his fingers around Leo's hand and gives a light tug, pulling him closer; the shock of it, that he actually can be touched, makes Leo jump. "Hey, it's alright," says Leonardo soothingly. He urges Leo to settle down in his lap, but Leo hesitates. If he does, it'll be obvious how bad he wants a hug.

Unsurprisingly, Leonardo sees right through him. "Who are you trying to be cool for?" he asks, his voice lightly teasing. "It's just us here."

Again, he can't argue with that logic.

Leo sits in Leonardo's lap, and immediately his older counterpart wraps his one arm around him. Leo can't help the full body shiver that runs over him at the touch, nor can he help but nuzzle into Leonardo's plastron. Leonardo chuckles again, voice warm and kind, and rubs Leo's arm and shoulder. The calm that's been present since he arrived here grows deeper, stronger, and Leo lets out a long, content sigh.

He loves and appreciates Donnie from the bottom of his heart, but there's something about being totally wrapped up in a hug like this that makes him feel safer than anything.

"We've all been watching you, you know," says Leonardo after he's let Leo sit and soak up the contact for a few minutes.

"Oh." Leo grimaces. "That's... kinda embarrassing."

"Don't be embarrassed. Everyone's so proud of you."

Leo presses his face into Leonardo's chest, hiding from whatever stares he may be getting. "Haven't done much to be proud of."

"Hey, hey, no." Leonardo takes him by the shoulders and pulls him back, enough to look in his face. "You're doing so good, champ. You're doing so good."

"According to you," says Leo. "And we've always been kinda full of ourselves."

"Okay, one, you know that's not entirely true." Leonardo pulls him in close again, rubbing his shell. It feels nice. "And two, it's not just me. I meant it; the whole family is proud of you. The ones on my side, and the ones taking care of you right now."

There's a sudden lump in his throat, and Leo swallows harshly around it.

"...I gave up," he admits softly, his voice ragged. "I gave up in there. I wanted to... wanted to stay like this."

"Ah, kid..." Leonardo pulled him closer, wrapping him as securely as one arm could hold him. "You were being hurt. You just wanted the pain to stop. That's not giving up."

"But I did. I really... really thought I was just going to..."

"No you didn't. You thought about it, then you got back up." Leonardo gives him a light squeeze. "That's all we want, Leo. For you to get back up."

"Getting up's hard."

"I know. But you did it."

"How'd you do it?" Leo shifts so he can look up at Leonardo. "All those years. How'd you get back up every time?"

Leonardo tilts his head. "It was hard for me, too. But I think you already know why. I didn't want to be without them." He smiles encouragingly. "And they didn't want to be without me."

Leo sniffs. Curls himself back up against Leonardo.

"Thought it wasn't supposed to be about me."

"Some things are about you, champ," Leonardo assures him. "This? This is very much about you. And that's okay."

Leo sniffs again. Feels his eyes burn.

"I should... probably go back, huh?"

"Don't push yourself. I'm here for you, and they're taking good care of you out there."

Leo nods. Shifts to get more comfortable.

"...Maybe I'll hang out a little longer."

"Sure thing, champ. As long as you need."

#dandy fanfiction #fic: i may be invisible but i still look good #dandy trick or treat #rottmnt #rise leo #future leo #I love the headcanon of future Leo calling little Leo champ that's so cute #let him be the champion!! he deserves it!

[64sue]

❤︎ MY BDAY BOYYY!

#formula one #lando norris #ln4 #mclaren #papaya #my fav driver #my lil boy bday #i don't wanna mature I'm happy where i am #you have no idea how much i love him #our future world champ 🥹 #how he can be so god damn hot #it's hard to choose just 10 photos #he looks god damn good on every photo #i need lando's first win 😭 #fuck he is so hot #he can choke me #las vegas gp 2023 #race week #our beautiful lil boy Lan

[yourwwegirl]

Future tag teams champs? Sounds good to me!

#jade cargill #bianca belair #the oncoming storm #the est #wwe #wwe womens wrestling #wwe smackdown #future tag team champs

[formulafuck1]

I love Max and I’m glad he got his 3rd championship…but I’m also sad for Oscar because where was his celebration 🥺

#formula 1 #formula racing #max verstappen #oscar piastri #formula one #red bull racing #mclaren formula 1 #world champ x future world champ

[isablooo]

I don't normally post this kind of stuff but I've been wanting to share some research photos I took at the Fragonard Perfume Museum when I visited Paris in the Summer! I took loads of photos as research for my comic Séverine’s Perfumery, but these are the highlights. It's free to visit and very beautiful so I would so recommend going!

From left to right:

1.) Perfume organ, used by perfumers to arrange raw materials!

2.) Nécessaires de voyage (essentials kit for travelling), Paris, c. 1809-1819. It was a gift from Duc de Berry to his first wife Amy Brown and holds a hundred objects, including toiletries, perfume bottles, teapot, coffee pot, hot chocolate pot, sugar bowl, candlesticks and tools for sewing and writing.

3.) Nécessaires de voyage close-ups.

4.) Enfluerage board.

5.) Corset bottles: Jasmin, Lotus flower and Lilac, Ahmed Soliman, c. 1920.

6.) Selection of 19th century perfumes.

7.) Crystal and pink gold flacon, France, c. 18th century.

8.) Muguet (lily of the valley) flacon, Guerlain, c. 1900.

9.) Flacon from the workshop of Bernard Perrot, France, c. second half of the 17th century.

10.) Perfume nécessaires (essentials) in the form of a book that Marie Antoinette used to offer round to her guests c. late 18th century.

11.) Flacon in the shape of a knight, France, 19th century.

12.) Nécessaires (essentials) case holding 13 toiletries, including a mirror, London, c. 1760-65.

#thank you to my friends for being very patient when I spent absolutely ages in there lol #you're all champs #too sick to do much else so i thought i'd finally compile these into a post! #severine's perfumery #inspo #perfume #perfume history #photos #new tag! Might be posting more research/hobby photos in the future hehe #long post

[princessanneftw]

Mia Tindall minding her mummy’s handbag with Archie McCoy at Cheltenham on 1 January 2023

#two future jockeys? #it wouldn’t surprise me! #archie is the little one who was screaming for his dad’s horse champ when he won a couple of years back #very cute #mia tindall #annelets #british royal family #brf #princess anne #princess royal

[the-sky-queen]

In Future Families, Shadow and Rouge quit GUN around the time of Ember's custody case. (haven't decided yet if it's before or after) Then Whisper starts up a new group called the Guardian Angels and the two decide to join up. Fastforwarding, the GA has become the new central hero force of the world. Shadow, Rouge, and Amy are all a part of it, as well as a lot of other people. (Sonic is not because he's a free spirit, but he still helps out whenever they need him.) There's even a new heroes program to help get kids the training they'll need if they want to do this sort of thing in the future. There's a minimum age requirement though. They don't want kids going in as young as Tails and some of the others did. So the Robotnik and Hedgehog kids go through regular school for a few years before deciding if they want to join the GA. (Most of them do.) As it stands currently, Ember, Joy, Lux are training with the GA. Rose is about to to enter and she is beyond excited.

#Shadow and Rouge alternate between staying home with Spark and Dawn and Omega is also here #Sonic is a stay at home dad CHAMP #Sky Queen #Sky's Sonic-verse #Sonic the Hedgehog #Sonic AU #Future Families AU #Shadow the Hedgehog #Rouge the Bat #shadamy #shadamy fankids #Ember Robotnik #Sonic #Amy #Sonamy #sonamy fankids #Joy Hedgehog #Lux Hedgehog #Rose Hedgehog

[mxwhore]

I was checking how many pages are left in my almost decade old diary and i found some saucy nandermo hidden in there, we love to see it

#sorry i didnt post more about them. s3 was really weird for me #im still watching it tho. mostly por el morbo #oh yeah im gonna start spanglish you all burras #also im estimating there are only 20ish pages left. i would be sad about that but my bff gave me a killer journal for my bday #this one has been holding up like a champ too. i imagine revisiting it will be an experience in the future #anyway! might give the lads a midnight snack :~ #gn!

[railraptor]

Not sure why I thought she was bred to Gun Runner last year, but this is also nice. I love that Spendthrift is trying multiple stallions and not just sticking with the same match or established sires either really.

#beholder #jackie's warrior #horse racing #future champ

[hookhausen]

YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME!!

#aew #aew wrestledream #all elite wrestling #rated r superstar #adam copeland #christian cage #aew dynamite #gimme darby/sting/adam for trios champs in the future

[estapa94]

LANDO IS SO CLOSE TO HIS FIRST WIN I CAN FEEL IT

ME TOO

I WANT IT TO HAPPEN SO BADLY YOU HAVE NO CLUE

i will jump up and scream when he gets his first win though

#future world champ #f max verstappen #lando norris

[dirchristophernolan]

not oscar saying that's not a podium bc that's a sort of race

#listen LISTEN he's so maxcoded #i get it now zak I GET IT #all these ppl talking about certain future champs lol it's oscar #oscar piastri #f1

[ghostbyyourside]

god i love them so much LMAO

#aew #the young bucks #young bucks #matt jackson #nick jackson #2/3 of my favorite bratty future trios champs