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adri-2022 · 2 years

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Fandom: Chicago PD

Characters: Jay Halstead x DawsonSister!Reader

Warning: mention of drug addiction/ allude of rape/ blood/ angst

Word count: 1353

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A/N: Hey guys. This is a request from @whxgehd I'm sorry it took me so long to do it. I hope everyone likes it.

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Picking up your bag, you were met with the sound of Hank Voight’s voice coming from the outside of your house. Instantly fear overcame you. Here is the thing -you didn’t want to see him or anyone from the team-, you were doing stuff you weren’t proud of. You were Antonio’s little sister, everyone in Chicago knew you, so that meant you knew practically everyone. Opening the door, you were met with those green eyes that made you fall in love, even if he didn’t see you that way,

“Hi…Jay. How are you?” you said tucking a piece of hair behind your ear and smiling weary at him, behind him Hailey and Hank -damn did they think you would make a run for it-,

“Hey gorgeous. How are you?” he gave you a small smile, before it faded into worry. You smiled back -dimples showing-,

“Fine. I actually have to run, so…” “You’re not going anywhere Y/N. We might need to ask you for a couple of favors” Hank cut you off giving you the look. You knew who they were after, and you knew what they wanted from you.

“Sure…” you looked at Jay fiddling your fingers -nervous reaction-, Jay nodded knowing what you were asking. “…but I’ll only talk to Jay” you said now looking at Voight and Hailey, which made Hank nod before leaving.

Everyone who met you or heard about you, knew you were the softest girl in Chicago. Always looking to help, sometimes in the community centers helping those who didn’t have anything. But your favorite place to be, was the veterans support group, the reason behind this was so you could help Jay with his ptsd. You were truly a gift, too good to be true.

A couple of days later, going over the plan in your mind walking inside where you were going to meet with Garret -you felt nervous-, the team was going to hear everything, and you knew Garret had a big mouth.

“Y/N! Hi. What got you coming here so soon? Thought you had enough” this made Jay tense inside the surveillance van, locking his jaw. At the same time, you shut your eyes lightly before walking over to him.

“What? Cat got you tongue spicy mamma” he continued now standing in front of you looking down at your tiny frame -dark look in his eyes-.

“Sarge…” “Standby” Jay was shut down by his sergeant, but that didn’t stop him from standing up, running out of the van when he saw Garret grab your forearm. No way in hell he was going to let this scumbag touch you. Unknown to him this was something out of habit every time you came to get Antonio’s fix.

“Hey! That’s enough. Y/N we’re leaving” Jay said while walking towards you, which made Garret pull you closer and tight the hold in your arm making you hiss.

“Ha. Party got interesting. Let me guess you’re her cop boyfriend Halstead…” “Garret- please” you pleaded for him to shut up and let you go, but he looked down at you and gave you a mischievous smirk. Just then Jay smack his hand making him let go of your arm,

“Touch her again. I. Dare. You” Jay said with a stone-cold look and an even lower tone, while you tried to pull Jay back -who now was toe to toe with Garret-

“I don’t have to. She’ll come to me eventually. She knows it’s for her brothers sake. Right Y/N?” Garret cockily said, looking at you, which made Jay even more angry. Turning around throwing his arm over your shoulder while pulling you protectively to him and giving your head a kiss.

“Don’t forget Y/N!!” you heard Garret scream before you both were outside. After receiving an earful from Voight, Jay drove you home. He wanted to ask you a lot of things, but before he got the chance you climbed out of the truck and into your house.

Now it had been a couple of days since the Garret incident -him being a wanted man now-. Jay hadn’t heard anything from you -but not for long-. Him and Hailey were patrolling, chatting about random stuff, when the static of their radio was heard,

“Wanted suspect on the loose, grey car going south on Belmond. Bystanders identified a female passenger, stab wounds, condition unknown” just then the car sped in front of them.

“5021 George, we’re in pursuit” a couple of streets ahead a patrol cruiser cornered the car. The driver getting out and opening fire towards Jay and Hailey’s car which resulted on an open fire between them, before he could run away Hailey managed to shot him in the chest making him fall unarmed. When Jay saw who it was, he raised his eyebrows I surprise -Garret-, walking closer to him,

“She called for you…” he said while choking on his own blood, this made Jay confused.

“What are you talking about?” “Ha. Little Y/N- she cried while I stabbed her…calling out for you…” he smirked watching Jay’s face paled, before he ran towards the car. When he opened the back door, his blood ran cold looking at you bloodied chest and your pale, lifeless face.

“Hailey!” instantly she was next to him, “oh my god…” she whispered, feeling for a pulse -since Jay was frozen, eyes wide and watered- finding one before telling Jay to put you in their car. The patrolmen would take care of the scene, you were priority. In the back seat of their car Hailey heard as Jay silently cried, putting his forehead on yours and caressing your hair.

“Please…please don’t go. I need you, please hang on for me…” “Jay we’re here!”

On the waiting room Jay paced from side to side, hands clear of your blood and eyes red. Antonio and the rest of the team were silent almost on another world. Jay was certain Antonio knew more than he let out,

“She’s alright. We managed to stop the bleeders; it’s going to be a hard recovery, but she’ll live” Will told the team, making his brother hug him in relieve. Before he told Hank you wanted to talk to him. Unknown to his sergeant, Jay started to walk towards your room. Stopping in front of the door when he heard your voice,

“I used to buy Antonio’s fix for him. He didn’t want to be caught by someone he knew. I- I don’t remember when it got so hard, I just wanted to help but I didn’t know how” you said voice trembling, which made Jay’s stomach twist -so you were doing deals for your brother-.

“Why were you in the car Y/N?” Voight softly asked, watching as you looked up to the ceiling before you started crying,

“H- He told me if I didn’t go with him. He would go after Jay, and he would kill Jay- he- he said he was going to make me watch” “Y/N…”

“He knew I would agree to anything, I love Jay too much to just stand by and watch…h-he did things…and I- I can’t I’m sorry” you sobbed, Hank noticed Jay stood by the door pained expression on his face, tears in his eyes while he shook his head then looking towards his feet.

Hank stood up exiting the room, giving Jay a squeeze on his shoulder and continue walking away. Taking a deep breath Jay brushed his tears away before stepping into your room.

You immediately looked at him and tried to smile, making Jay walk to you trying to keep his tears at bay and be strong for you. Pulling his hand towards you, he climbed into bed wrapping his arms around you,

“You don’t have to pretend to be alright for me…” he whispered, and by the tone of his voice you knew he felt guilt. You pushed yourself closer to him, giving his chest a peck, “It’s not your fault- and don’t argue. I would do it again no questions asked” you sniffed slightly feeling him tight his grip on you, kissing your head,

“I love you too…”

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bluestofblue · 2 years

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You Will Never Understand (Jay Halstead x Female reader)

Content Warnings:Abortion,Bans,Sexual Assault,Rape,Adult Themes,Cussing,ptsd,guns,drugs,overdose

Summary:A long time childhood friend of Jays comes back into his life,while being involved in a case in the worst way possible,a way Jay wishes never would be true.

Part1

Jays heart shattered and he wanted to break everything in the world,seeing his childhood best friend being one of the few able to be in the questioning room.The case they were working on was to take down a very well known drug slinger who he knew also killed a teenage girl while he used to work with the Chicago Justice before transferring to the Intelligence Unit at the 21st District.

“Fuck it,y’all don’t get it.y’all can never fucking understand how it feels to be a women stuck under a fucking man crying and you fighting,you can’t even fucking move his hands.Laying there crying until he’s done with his fucking demands.” You tell Voight unaware Jay was on the other side of the glass.

“An all I can really say,is fuck this government and its politics.We can’t have abortions now because some dam man thinks he knows better,an thinks it’s okay to tell Women what we can and can’t do with our bodies.They will ban abortions but they don’t ban guns that have a higher statistic kill rate” spitting angrily even though it wasn’t Voight who did anything wrong.

“If it came to it,would you be willing to testify.” Voight’s voice was surprisingly calm and gentle. “You are only one of very few,who are alive to be able to stand up”.

“If that means he won’t do this to someone else,fuck yes I am willing to.I am sick and tired of men like Matthew Garret who think it’s okay to use Women for their own pleasure.I’m sick and I’m tired of our own Government failing us,we are just going back in time rather then going forward” your voice breaks while tears will her eyes.

You turn your head as you wipe your eyes,not wanting someone else to see you cry an make you feel weak.Jay came over pulling you into a hug,even though Jay always tried to act badass and tough at work you could feel his hands slightly tremble in the hug.

“I’m gonna be here,I ain’t going to leave your side and he won’t ever come anywhere near you again I promise that to you” Jay gently stroked your cheek with his thumb,kissing your forehead.He knew you were the type of person to act fought even while something was hurting you,but something like this is more then just a little cut or bruise.

You hugged Jay back and asked if it was okay if you went home and rested and then you could be glad to give a full statement you really just wanted to go take a shower and rest.They agreed that would be the best thing for you and Jay had even be so kind to drive you home,but as you went inside you felt like your blood ran cold an as if your heart stopped.

As your eyes landed on the couch,everything came back into your memory.Matthew Garret on top of you,pushing you down,remembering the way he yelled for you to stay still,covering your mouth having his way with you till you couldn’t move willingly anymore until he was done with what he wanted.The way the cold feeling of his gun rested on the small of your back to keep you from squirming no much.

You made your way into your bedroom,you hated this…you hated your own government for failing you right after this had happened-they banned it so you couldn’t get a abortion.Now you had to have the child that was the outcome of a rape,every time you would look into the eyes of your son or daughter you would always think about that may you held you down and forced you to let you have his way with you.

That’s the thing wrong with the world,men will never understand how it feels to be trapped under them fighting and begging them to stop,but they don’t care.Especially the men now,who think it’s okay to control Women and tell them what they can and can’t do with their own body.

What they truly want is to go all the way back to nineteen fifty,because to them all the fighting we have done to allow women was a mistake.To then we are not humans,we do not have a voice for them-we are only here for their pleasure or whatever the hell they want.

Stripping your clothes off,and turning on warm water from the shower getting in as your hand ran across your stomach out of instinct,your thoughts consumed your head..

How’s my body being banned,before a gun in someone’s hand?I’ll will never understand,how someone’s pro-life all the way,but yet they remain pro NRA.I’ll never understand how a man believes he knows what is right,for a Government so filled with promises to protect sure knows how to fail us all.

Haven’t even been able to,finish a shower you had to rush over and lean over the sink,throwing up everything from that day,feeling shivers and weak like you were gonna collapse.there was only so much a body could psychically take but there wasn’t really to many people now a day to truly care.

Throwing on sweatpants and a baggy sweatshirt you curled into bed under the covers,wishing and praying to feel normal again but you already knew the sad through there was never going back,because you were being forced to have the kid of the man who raped you because your own government failed you and the women of the world yet again.

When you woke up that next morning everything became so dark in the world,nothing seemed beautiful.It hurt to get up,it hurt to move but you knew you had to.You glanced over at the drugs your ex left on the nightstand..just because you date someone doesn’t mean it’s not rape-it wasn’t fucking consented,you thought to yourself.

You knew it was wrong to use drugs,especially while you were pregnant but you wanted one thing you could control..one thing they couldn’t-an whatever came out of it..it would be what it was.

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Jay could sense something was going on,it only made sense something had been.He had asked to stay with you to be there for you and the baby few months into the pregnancy but you had a sneaking suspicion he knew the truth,that he knew you were using.

While you went to take a bath,Jay had sat up a movie and blankets and snacks,wanting to be able to bring you peace even only for a little.When you had came out you found him curled on the couch reaching out to hold you,his hand had found it’s way to your stomach holding it there protectively.

You had knew Jay sense you were a kid,he has always tried to act tough and badass like nothing to stand in his way,but when it came to you he was softer then ever,he treated you like you were the most precious thing in the world to ever exist,which rarely only few people ever got to experience.

He held you while rubbing your stomach,Jays voice was softer then you had ever heard it and it was laced with love and compassion.

“Please tell me what’s going on inside your head,you have been worrying me so much lately and I just wanna make sure you are okay” his voice was quit,as he kissed the top of your head respectfully.

You felt like your body collapsed into him,for the first time in a long time you genuinely felt safe,feeling tears form in your eyes though while still trying to see like you were fine.

“Please understand I’m trying my hardest,my head is a mess but I’m trying regardless.Anxiety is one hell of a problem,the what’s if’s latch on and drown you into a pit of darkness” you feel your voice crack and your body tremble against his.

Jay would see and be apart of it all,the good and bad days,the nightmares and the smiles.He was the best person you could ever ask for and the best boyfriend.He was always there no matter what without judgement,he was trying so hard to get you clean,he knew you didn’t know he knew but he did,he was a detective after all he knew all the signs of usage.

Jay watched as you fell asleep on his arms,he thought about every single moment with you from kids to now,from the good times to bad.To watching you put tons of cigarettes in your mouth and then up your nose trying to laugh and joke about it,he didn’t know what it was but he knew there was something different then other girls when it came to you.

But the worst day of Jays life would come that next morning when he found you cuddled into his side,overdosed and not breathing.

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rangersangel1483 · 2 years

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You don’t understand (Jay Halstead x Female Reader)

Summary:Jay doubts his girlfriend ability to do the job,while she proves him wrong and about other things while more about each other’s past come rushing back.

Content warning:adult themes,cussing,talk of drugs,violence,gore,ptsd,SLIGHT NSFW

While the others had been outside and few of them downstairs at the club,you had been working undercover as a waitress.Having came up to the table where the suspect Frank DelGato sat down,you had walked over asking if you could get them anything to drink,putting on the best flirty smile you could while trying not to throw up seeing another man at the table you knew,that you were sure nobody else had knew that you had known.

Adam had informed Jay downstairs the other guy with the suspect was Matthew Garret a well known drug slinger and a guy who murders teenage girls,someone Jay knew all to well having worked a case on him when he perviously worked at Chicago Justice before the pre-saint telling voight he had to get out of there,who agreed right as Jay came outside he got furious hearing his girlfriends conversation with the guy while she was undercover.

Hearing Garret saying he would pay you thousand dollars to take off your dress,Jay couldn’t help but slam his hands down on the hood of the car Adam and Kevin were in.

“Son of a bitch,this can’t be happening” Jay stated with venom dripping from his voice. “He’s gonna hurt her I just know it,why in hell does Garret know her”. Part of his voice was laced with disgust.

Jay couldn’t wait around just to let whatever was gonna happen,to go down as he rushed back in with Adam running in behind him.

Jay couldn’t help it but to be disgusted even if it was for undercover seeing his girlfriends arm draped in between Garrets coming down the steps with him.

“Hey I know you,your that cop Halstead” Garret smirked raising his voice while you move her arm from being intertwined with him trying to give Jay a single as what in hell was he thinking.

Jay couldn’t help but get in his face.

“And your that punk who murders teenage girls,Garret” he spat while you got in between them stopping it before they got into a fight and walking out with Jay who was more then angry.

While everyone got back to the district,an was talking about Garret,Jay had brought up about the girl he had pimped up and killed,having only found her bloody clothes.

“Standing down isn’t a option,not with this guy” Jay stated while Kim couldn’t help but be curious.

“You told Antonio you have a history with this guy,are you sure this isn’t just something with that,no disrespect Jay” Kim asked him quietly while he shook his head.

“As if I’m the only one who has history with the guy” Jay looked at you while you glared at him getting up from your desk.

You were known as the sweet overly gentle detective who never once raised her voice or got angry but for the first time you had,right in front of everyone having a fight with Jay.

“You wanna talk about this,then let’s talk how you don’t think I can do my job,we’ll guess what you have a history with him and you ran out on your job,while I stayed an got what he needed evidence it was him,so if you wanna question me again if I can do my job I suggest you don’t if you don’t wanna lose me as your girlfriend,an as if you do well then I kindly will tell you go back to her with any other one of your partners you always end up finding yourself in bed with” you glare at him handing your gun to Antonio.

“Serious your doing this right now” Jay asked you while you turnt back to face him.

“No actually I’m not I have a job to do,you trusted me with bullets flying at us in Afghanistan but you can’t trust me on a case involving wanna be criminal Matthew Garret of all people.So like I said if you can’t trust me go running back to Abby,or Lindsey or hell Hailey for all I care,I love and I trust you but I won’t be in a relationship without trust because if you don’t have trust that’s not a dam relationship Jay” you yell at him before walking away downstairs.

Garret didn’t believe Adams cover up story until he brought up the fact you were his partner in this,leaving Jay to finally sit down and ask you what the hell was going on.

“You wanna know so bad why I know guys like Matthew Garret so much so that you can’t trust me to do my job” you leaned on his desk looking at him straight in the eyes.

“Yeah I really do wanna know,I just wanna know how you are involved in this.” Jay tried to stay calm asking.

“We all got back,you and Mouse were desperate for your drugs and smokes to forget and deal with your ptsd so wrapped up in the fix the only person I could get drugs from quick enough to make you and him happy was Garret,so that’s why I know him.I know him because I cared to much for you and Mouse that I got myself wrapped up in that guy.” You didn’t give him a chance to say anything back before Adam nudged you saying you guys had to roll out and the others would be right behind you both.

The others had their stuffed set up before what was about to go down went down.Having walked into the airport where the meet was suppose to be you felt sick seeing Hailey smiling talking with Jay with her hand on his chest and him smiling talking back with her,though you told him if he couldn’t trust you to then go run back to one of his ex’s,though you just didn’t think he actually would.

Sitting down across from Garret and one of the guys he brought with him for back up,having sat next to Adam.

“An you didn’t tell me you were bringing your partner”. Garret smirked grabbing your hand pulling you around the table to sit in his lap.

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Jays pov:

Seeing Garret whisper something in her ear made my blood boil but made it even worse seeing her smile getting off his lap,an rubbing her hand across his back before walking off.I knew I had to stay focused while Hailey had told me just that,listening to Adam and Garrets conversation an him going on about getting the girls a fix and they would do whatever you wanted them to.

Voight asked us if he had eyes on her but we didn’t,we had no sight of her anywhere or any clue to as what he whispered in her ear,whatever it was made her do exactly what he said and left him alone with Adam,which worried Jay.

The deal seemed to go sideways as Garret got up to worried about where you went,which Jay wanted nothing more to go down there and punch him but Hailey had can’t stopping him and he froze seeing Garret right in front of you,his hand on your cheek while you handed him what looked like coffee.

Adam was rushing it along telling Garret he was getting nervous holding on to so much money,an asking him about the deal while he glanced back at you slightly rubbing his jaw.

“Yeah I’ll text her later,your not showing up there’s something off about you”. He stated while I couldn’t help but clench my jaw going to hit the wall before Haileys hand stopped me so it didn’t make a scene.

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You knew this was gonna disgust Jay and it hurt you to know you could be hurting his feelings but it was the job an it wasn’t like you two even knew where you stood and like he wasn’t just flirting with Hailey earlier.It wasn’t anything new.

“You actually showed up alone without your partner”. garret smirked leaning on his arm against the table.

“Is that a shocker to you?“ you asked him while smirking back playing along with his game.”Don’t act as if I forgot all the fun we can have alone,or if you would rather us not be” you teased somewhat while leaning over in you seat to the ground putting a bag on the table.

“We both know we belong together” he smirked pushing a bag under the table to you taking the one you gave him as he stood up.

You had got up going to say the secret code word an the second you had without having time to react even with all the ranger training,he had you pinned against the wall within seconds.

The second you felt a knife in your back,it burnt and stung up your spine,shooting the pain everywhere and you shut your eyes tightly trying not to make a sound even though the pain hurt like hell.Hearing Jays voice as he pulled the knife out to turn around to see him,Jay had pulled you into him putting pressure on your back where you were stabbed while Voight came infront of you two along with Antonio and Adam.

“You come one step closer and im gonna knock your ass out”. Adam threatened him.

while Jay picked you up rushing you to the hospital,in the waiting room seeing your blood soaked on his clothes,he wouldn’t help but wonder how everything went so wrong so quickly between you and him and the case as he slid down the wall afraid for the first time again in a while,that he would truly lose the love of his life and his best friend all in the same day.

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Voight wouldn’t let him see you until he had talked to you himself and cleared you both mentally and physically and for the job once he had you showed up back at the station,slower then normal.

“Hey,hey,hey are you okay?” Jay was panicked worried for you.

“Yeah I’m fine,just scaring nothing neither of us don’t have”. You shrug trying to play it off as everything was fine.”plus shouldn’t you be getting back to Hailey,you to see great together”.

“Are you serious?” Jay asked you while gently pulling away to look at you. “It’s only you and will always ever be you,I am so truly sorry I had even put you ever in a position to have to do business with him because of Mouse and me”.

“Jay there isn’t anything at all in the world that I wouldn’t do for you” you confess to him while he pulled you into him carefully,while he had kissed you seeming to not hesitate to drop to one knee.

“I know we both have been arguing but with what happened I don’t even wanna think about what my life would be like without you,you have always been the one constant good thing in my life,you have always made everything better for me and for anyone else you know without a second thought and I love you so much for that and so many other reasons,will you marry me?”Jay asks you as he slid a ring on your finger as you nodded.

“Of course I will,until death do us truly part I will always only love you and care for only you no matter what comes both of our ways.” You kiss him.

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marshmallows2345 · 2 years

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Hope it’s ok I send this love sorry

Antonio or jays reaction to finding out their girlfriend had a past with Garret before they met her and while taking him down he touch’s her infront of them saying j beg he doesn’t make you feel good like I used to,but before they could say anything then seeing you punching him in the face after he got so close to you

oh this is a jay one 100%! and yes, totally okay hun! i just don't want a ton at once cause it's overwhelming for me lol !

jay is a possessive guy. he sees red every time a guy touches you, and he'd break a guy's hand if they touch you. jay trusts you, and it's never you that's the problem, it's the fact that some men seem to look basic tact and manners.

when he sees garret touch you, it takes hailey, antonio, adam, AND voight to hold him back. jay's not thinking straight, and he's gonna do something incredibly stupid if they let him get to you. they know you'll handle garret fine; you're not a pushover. but its when garret talks about jay that your mind just sees red. you'll let him talk about you all he wants, but jay? jay is off limits, and is 100x more the man than garret will ever be.

jay couldn't be prouder when you punch garret in the face, hitting him square in the nose. you scream at garret to get jay's name out of his mouth, pinning him to the floor as you tell him just exactly how good jay is. jay pulls you off, and he turns your attention to him, holding you close and reminding you that garret can't hurt you any more. jay's gonna be the only man to touch you, the only man you'll be intimate with from now on. and quite honestly, you're very much okay with that.

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viper-motorsports · 4 years

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Road America WI starts the summer of 2019 with Compass Racing’s N°76 McLaren 720S GT3 hunting for position in the IMSA Road Race Showcase.

#mclaren 720s gt3 #road race showcase #compass racing #road america #imsa #mclaren720s #gtd #garret voight

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itcars · 7 years

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Porsche 356

Image by Garret Voight

#Porsche 356 #Porsche #garret voight #cars #classic cars #porsche speedster

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wrooom · 7 years

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Lotus Esprit

By Garret Voight in Salisbury, United States

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itracing · 4 years

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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

Image by Garret Voight || IG

#Chevrolet Corvette C7.R #Corvette C7.R #Chevrolet Corvette #Chevrolet #corvette #cars #raving #gt #Garret Voight #chevy #C7.R

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carpr0n · 4 years

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Starring: Cadillac DPi

By Garret Voight

#cadillac #dpi #cars #motorsport #racing #exotic

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gabbagabbadoo · 3 years

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In response to Jess' (@ilithiyarys) post on Hailey's character, which you can read here:

Here's my take.

First of all Jess, this is an incredible analysis.

I made a comment on someones post about Hailey's character going 180 last night right after the episode aired, saying that I thought her seeing what a cop being suspended for crossing lines can look like, and that maybe for a moment that could "wake her up". I tried thinking about moments where Hailey was willing to cross lines/lean towards a darker side and I came up with:

"Ghosts": disobeying Voight's order to shut down the deal with Booth, in order to get what she felt he deserved for killing garret (obviously this is a minor one)

"Absolution/Mercy": using the innocent son as leverage and telling Vanessa "this isn't a regular case, they've got my partner", implying she could/would have done whatever it took to get Jay back (again, this is a minor one)

everything with Darius Walker and Cameron. And this is where I think she starts to take a sharper turn. There's the conversation she has with Jay in the car in "The Devil You Know", saying she wants to arrest him for the drugs since he'll be in jail either way. Then Hailey going to his people at the end of the episode (I think it's the same ep) and telling them Darius was working with the CPD knowing full well it would get him killed. And then of course, her telling Voight "I learned from the best" when he confronts her about it.

I'm sure I'm missing some moments but to say that Hailey out of nowhere is turning into this darker and different cop, isn't exactly true. It's been happening over time, with the points you mentioned, and maybe more frequently since the back end of season 7. Knowing what we know about the original season 7 finale plans for a darker path for Hailey, it makes a lot of sense that the writers would try to save that storyline somehow and make it work for season 8.

Throughout all of those moments I just mentioned (minus Absolution/Mercy), Jay was always one beat behind her trying to get her to do "the right thing", that these moments aren't the Hailey he knows. So I agree that it will be interesting to see how both as work and romantic partners, Jay and Hailey find a way to get through such different views on important topics and make at least one (hopefully both) of those partnerships continue to work so well.

To bring this all back to the present, during the opening of "Protect and Serve", Hailey gets asked if shes made a mistake while on the job, and so far we haven't seen her really make a big one. But like you mentioned, we have seen her vocalize more that shes siding with Voight's approach so I think whatever that mistake is, will close out her arc this season and will probably be in the season finale. And I definitely agree that it's excellent writing and storytelling so far. Her story is just a piece in the overall theme/message of the season, but it's a huge piece I think and I'm really enjoying digging more into the "why" of Hailey.

#ilithyarys #sorry for adding a novel onto your post #these are just my two (hundred) cents #now that ive come down from the post-ep high and had time to think #im also sorry for the TERRIBLE formatting of this #im using mobile and didnt wanna turn my computer on to make the literal one (1) text post ive made in like 8 years #chicago pd #hailey upton #cpd

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LOVE, ANTOSHA (2019)

Featuring J.J. Abrams, Sofia Boutella, John Cho, Marlon Clark, Ian Cripps, Willem Dafoe, Joe Dante, Paul David, Ryan Dean, Drake Doremus, Ben Foster, Jodie Foster, Craig Gillespie, Dave Glowacki, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Jones, Avy Kaufman, Martin Landau, Frank Langella, Jennifer Lawrence, Mary Lester, Mark Palansky, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Jon Poll, Zachary Quinto, Parush Rao, Zoe Saldana, Luke Shaft, Sophie Simpson, Kristen Stewart, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gena Tuso, Jon Voight, Richard Wicklund and archival footage of Anton Yelchin.

Narrated by Nicolas Cage.

Directed by Garret Price.

Distributed by Lurker Productions. 92 minutes. Not Rated.

As I prepared myself to watch Love Antosha, the documentary film paying tribute to the late actor Anton Yelchin, I anticipated a sob-fest. Box of tissues within reach, I was ready to say goodbye to an actor who really made his mark for me as the young Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek franchise.

I considered myself a fan of his work but knew little about him beyond his Star Trek role and his role in 2017’s Thoroughbreds. It did seem maybe a little odd that of all the celebrities that we had lost in the few years, Yelchin would be the one to get a documentary of his life. However, I attributed that to his young age and sudden nature of his death. (Not a spoiler since it was a big news story at the time, but he was killed in a freak accident where he was crushed by his Jeep Cherokee against his home security gate. It was awful).

Tears rimmed my eyes at the five-minute mark as Love Antosha introed with home videos of Anton as a young boy. It then moved to his parents, Irina Korvina and Victor Yelchin, talking about their beloved son and what they gave up to give their “infinitely creative” son a better life in America. It was surprising to me that his parents were renowned Russian Ice Ballet dancers, one of those little tidbits that you pick up about someone posthumously that remind us of how little we know about a person. Still I felt like Love Antosha was going to be a sweet, sad, goodbye to an actor that his family and fans were not ready to lose.

How were they going to fill the 1 hour 32-minute run time?

Then, the tears stopped as surprise and near shock took over. Clearly, in spite of my self-proclaimed fandom, I knew nothing about Anton Yelchin and had never even checked out his IMDB page. He was a childhood actor who never stopped acting and was credited with 67 television and film projects at the time of his death at 27 years old. He started working with an acting coach at 8 years old and after a run of commercials, he landed a spot on a 2000 episode “Be Still My Heart” of the series ER and his career took off.

Love Antosha highlights a number of his bigger roles: Hearts in Atlantis with Sir Anthony Hopkins, Fierce People with Donald Sutherland, Diane Lane, and Kristen Stewart, House of D with David Duchovny and Robin Williams, Like Crazy with Jennifer Lawrence, to name a few. Then it punctuates some of these bigger roles with soundbites by some of Yelchin’s costars. Kristen Stewart admits that Anton broke her heart. Jennifer Lawrence details how Anton stepped up her acting game and made her rethink line delivery. And many others, all talking about Anton’s childlike curiosity and old soul.

So, the depth and breadth of his work was surprising, but still, as a documentary on a late actor, not out of the ordinary. However, Anton as an artist was far more than his acting, with creative outlets in music and photography. He taught himself to play the guitar and played with a band (The Hammerheads) when he was in LA. He was a secret late-night photographer, capturing artistic yet seedy LA stories in his pictures that surprised most of his friends and family. (Chris Pine has some fun sound bites about the photography in particular.)

Above all, the most shocking facet of Anton Yelchin’s life was his lifetime struggle with cystic fibrosis. Love Antosha becomes a coming out story of the actor’s battle with CF, a hereditary terminal illness diagnosed in childhood that causes its young patients’ lungs to fill with thick mucus that must be manually broken up. Life expectancy drops to an average 37.5 years for those battling this disease. It requires daily hour-plus long treatments and a commitment to a healthy lifestyle for any survival.

What this meant is getting up two hours earlier on shoot days that were already 19+ hours for a JJ Abrams set. Few, if any, of his coworkers knew. It was a secret that he only was beginning to feel the pull to admit to, understanding that it could raise awareness of the disease and help others also battling this tragic illness.

Love Antosha is a story of a life ended way too soon, but also of a life that has and will continue to inspire others in the telling of his story, hopes, and dreams. It is a story of love and passion, and hour and thirty-two minutes worthy of its audience’s time.

Bonnie Paul

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