#i want to see my babygirl kelly

[groovium]

does anybody have a billion pics of Kelly’s tattoos (like the one on his back or up close on his forearms) because I would eat them up

#kelly nickels #la guns #l.a. guns #80s rock #phil lewis #tracii guns #steve riley #mick cripps #80s #HIS back though 🤤 #i want to see my babygirl kelly

[hoss-bonaventure]

i’m so excited for charlie kelly’s silver fox era in season 16

#i know he was greying in season 15 #but i’m glad their FULLY embracing the dilf look for him #he’s so babygirl #i want to see my little pookie with grey hairs #he’s so gonna look so good #i gotta stop charlie day posting on main #charlie kelly #charlie day #iasip #it’s always sunny in philadelphia #dee reynolds #dennis reynolds #mac iasip #frank reynolds

[h4m1lt0ns]

HEARTBREAK SYNDROME.

episode fourteen :: HEAR ME OUT.

꒰꒰◌‧₊ ⬪˙⋆ pairing ︴various, lewis hamilton x y/n

꒰꒰◌‧₊ ⬪˙⋆ genre ︴social media au / irl snippets

꒰꒰◌‧₊ ⬪˙⋆ summary ﹔girl you will not believe who texted y/n

꒰꒰◌‧₊ ⬪˙⋆ face claim ﹔ wonyoung jang (28)

꒰꒰◌‧₊ ⬪˙⋆ warnings ﹕ excessive cussing, none.

y/n: i’m sorry who is this?

xxx-xxx: it’s kelly

y/n: ?

y/n: kelly piquet?

xxx-xxx: unfortunately

xxx-xxx: its an emergency.

xxx-xxx: and girl to girl, we NEED to talk.

y/n: OH?

xxx-xxx: i need to see you.

xxx-xxx: will u be at the qatar gp?

y/n: yes!! we can talk there, but is it urgent?

xxx-xxx: i know what you’ve seen from me gives u every reason under the sun to not even want to breath the same air as me but this is for your safety.

y/n: i got you.

y/n: see you tomorrow.

☆ IMESSAGE with ; BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

y/n: if you’re available for gossip irl raise ur hand

angel carmen: no bc what where you doing with that demon i thought you knew better

princess george: explain pls 😐

chal eclair: hurry up and explain bae, alex is spamming me and she’s fuming 😍

y/n: she’s spamming me too 😭

wifey lily: the girls gc is going OFFFFF

girlfriend kika: for good fucking reason

girlfriend kika: fucking explain yourself y/n

PIERRE GASLYYYY: kika’s so mad i think she might explode 😭

alabono: lily too 😭

chili!: well good thing none of them are here bc y/n would gotten assaulted

angel carmen: yeah

babygirl alex: exactly

girlfriend kika: what carlos said

wifey lily: hm.

y/n: 😟

y/n: meeting in george’s drivers room?

my baby lando: on my way !!!!

chal eclair: we all are

︴# ⸝⸝ : ★ real life ¡ ⌕ ⸝⸝ ﹒ ﹕

“everyone here?” y/n asks as everyone tried to cram in between two chairs and a sofa. “yep” carlos squeaks with charles and lando on top of him on a lazy chair, “yeah, mate” george says, him, alex, and pierre on the sofa while daniel and yuki shared the second chair.

“girls?” y/n looks at her laptop. kika, carmen, alexandra and lily were on a zoom call. “all here” kika gave a thumbs up as y/n sat in the middle of the floor. “girl.” y/n says, “oh, this is gonna be good” lando giggles, “so kelly originally texted me the day champagne, sex and anxiety dropped and i didn’t recognise the number” y/n began.

“i thought she was someone else because the number was unknown but then she was like ‘girl to girl we need to talk’, so i was a bit like, oh?, y’know?” y/n says as she passes her phone to the boys so they can read the messages.

“and when we met earlier, she was like-”

“sorry, did i miss anything?” lewis rushed into the room, seemingly a bit out of breath. “no, it was just about to begin” carmen’s slightly distorted voice says. lewis not so subtly checks y/n out, licking his lips, pierre and daniel give each other a knowing look with charles and lando give y/n a little smirk and she mouths ‘shut up’.

“is that a chair?” george chuckles, lewis placed a chair he had brought with him next to the sofa and shrugged, “well, i knew there wouldn’t be space here” lewis said as he set the chair down. he was about to sit when he notice y/n was on the floor, “wait, you come sit on it” lewis tells y/n.

“no, no, it’s okay” y/n smiles, “doll, i don’t want you sitting on the floor, it’s cold” lewis shakes his head. the rest of the drivers all quietly giggle and nudge each other as the girls text each other something about how lewis was calling you ‘doll’ in front of everyone.

“well it’s here if you need it” lewis says as he sits on the chair.

“guys, hold on, so, what did kelly say?” alex asks.

“yeah, she was like ‘i got your number from max’ phone, sorry to contact you on your personal number, blah blah blah, how was your day?’ all that, but that doesn’t matter” y/n continued, “bro, she’s breaking up with max”

charles gasps, “no, she’s not!”

“did he cheat on her too?” george asks

“here we go again” yuki chuckles.

so many questions were being asked all at once, “boys, shut up so we can understand!” kika exclaimed and the boys quickly settled down again. “they’re breaking up because of me” y/n added and the noise began once more.

“she better not be blaming that on you” lando rolled his eyes.

“what do you mean because of you? you didn’t do anything” carlos frowned.

“i just know he cheated on her” yuki laughs.

“oh my god, all of you shut up!” lily exclaims.

“no, no, wait, max has been, allegedly, loosing his mind. kelly said that ever since they announced their relationship, hes been obsessing over me. to an almost dangerous level” y/n begins again. “define obsessing” george says.

“kelly said that when heartbreak syndrome came out, he was hyper fixated on the songs. he would analyse each song, line by line to figure out which line are about him.” y/n explain. yuki’s eyes widened while charles, lewis and lando physically recoiled. “he also tried to send me a cease and desist because some of the songs were ‘too specific’” she added.

“and also-”

“no, hold on, can we talk about this? because my body had a visceral reaction” lando interrupted with a dramatic hand on his chest. “yeah, that’s a bit much” lewis nodded, pierre muttered something into his hands while carlos looked just befuddled.

“wait, y/n, there’s more? you said also?” carmen frowned. “yeah, so, remember when kelly used to copy me on social media, girl, hold on” y/n got up and began pacing around the room, “apparently, max was forcing her to copy me so she looked like the crazy obsessed one” y/n said, “shut up, no he did not!” pierre said, “girl, yes he did! because he was stalking my accounts with her account” she added.

“what the fuck?” carlos asked and daniel had a frightened look on his face. everyone in the room had shocked looks on their face as they stared at each other. all those months of what seemed like kelly copying and shading y/n was all of max’s doing. “she also said that when i signed with mercedes, he like, lost it.”

“lost it? or lost it?” kika asked, “lost it.” y/n answered. “he was up there breaking things, screaming, crying, just loosing his mind” y/n explained. “heh, he just like me for real” lando chuckled, then everyone glared at him. “i’m so funny” he added.

“did she mention the billboards thing?” daniel asked. y/n nodded as she stood next to lewis, placing a hand over his shoulder. lewis, almost subconsciously, wrapped his arm around y/n’s waist. charles and george smirked at y/n and she gave them a look that said ‘I will throw my shoe at you’. “kelly overheard max literally orchestrating the whole thing on a phone call with the red bull employees, and not only were they going to burn billboards, they wanted to burn the merch stands and my signing booth.”

“okay, what the fuck?” carlos asks again as the girls gasp. “oh? oh, he was serious serious” charles says as he half covered his mouth in shock. “what do you mean the signing booth? you could’ve gotten hurt.” lewis tightened his grip on y/n, as he says with a frown making daniel and alex nod in agreement. “yeah! that could’ve gone really fucking bad” yuki crosses his arms over his chest.

“I wanna say something crazy” y/n began.

“yeah, let’s not…” carmen said, “let’s use our critical thinking, maybe, just maybe, we shouldn’t do crazy things!” alexandra sarcastically giggled, “max was doing crazy things and look where that got him” she added. “depends on what the crazy something is” daniel said, “hey! don’t enable her!” kika scolded him making him raise his hands, “i’m just saying that if-”

“I want to talk to max.” y/n said, and everyone went quiet.

“what?” alex, george and carlos asked in unison, looking confused. “really?” charles asked as him, lando and pierre looked grossed out. “woooooow” yuki deadpanned, him and daniel were visibly upset. alexandra and carmen sighed in disappointment and lewis.. looked angry.

“you’re not seeing him” lewis said.

“but–”

“no you-” lewis inhaled deeply before continuing, “doll, he could’ve hurt you. you heard what his girlfriend said.” he said as he stroked her waist. charles and lando smirked at her, “what did I just say?! critical thinking skills!” alexandra frowned.

“y/n, babe, i don’t have the patience.” lily said with a huge fake smile, y/n put her hands up defensively; “but i have a plan, okay, here me out.” she says.

“okay, let her cook-” lando began, only to be swiftly cut off by george, “no! she’s done cooking for today. banned from the kitchen.”

“guys, oh my god, please.” y/n whined, “i just wanna ask him about some things!” she added. yuki sat up, “i’ve been saying, let me speak to him for months but no one is letting me near him.” he crossed his arms over his chest. “you’re gonna stab him, bro, no!” pierre half chuckled, “…fair.” yuki grumbled.

“there is nothing, nothing, that you and that sloth can talk about.” carlos began, “not a single thing.” he added. “but!” lando clapped, “okay.. devil’s advocate-”

“shut the fuck up.” the girls cut him off, and he placed the dramatic hand back on his chest.

“y/n” lewis said with a soft smile as he pulled her on his lap. george and alex elbowed each other while charles, lando and carlos tried their best (worst) to keep their giggles down, and yuki and pierre took photos to send to kika later.

y/n’s heart beat a bit faster and she founded herself at a loss for words, “you’re not safe around him. if there’s something you want to ask him, ask his girlfriend to communicate it to him. there’s no reason for you to break no contact after all he did. he’s disrespected you and your name in public, has stalked you, damaged private property with your face on it, do i need to keep going?” lewis asked.

y/n shook her head, “n-no, you d-don’t” she quietly answered.

“so what are you gonna do?” lewis asked, “not talk to max… privately.” she answered, he was nodding along, then he stopped. “you… what?”

“y/n, i will leap through this screen and stab you” alexandra threatened. “can we hear her out?” lando asked, “no!” the girls jumped at him again, the dramatic hand returned for a third time, “you’re just gonna let them yell at me like that?” he whined

“maybe you should hear me out!” y/n said, and there was a loud, collective of disappointment and annoyance. “and, yes, they’re your aunts, im your mother.” she answered lando.

“listen, next grand prix, all of you can be there, i just wanna ask him about the bullshit that he’s been doing.” she explained.

everyone looked at each other then at y/n, “really?” charles asked, “please?” y/n begged. “i’m in! sounds messy” lando giggled. kika chuckled, “no wonder you’re a PR nightmare.”

#☆ — ¡h4m1lt0ns!˚⁎⁺˳ . #heartbreak syndrome #f1 x y/n #f1 fanfiction #f1 smau #f1 x reader #f1 x you #lewis hamilton x reader #carlos sainz x reader #charles leclerc x reader #lando norris x reader #daniel ricciardo x reader #george russell x reader #yuki tsunoda x reader #pierre gasly x reader

[f1goat]

mistake(s) x lando norris + part five

In which you keep making the same mistake over and over again by fucking the boy you hate the most.

masterlist - playlist

part one part two part three part four

warnings: smut but with a plot, 18+ | english is not my first language fem!verstappen reader x lando norris

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Lando mutters when he sees you standing in front of him. You barely hear his words, but his facial expression tells you enough. Lando just arrived at the airport where Max his private jet is standing. In a small hour you will leave to Australia with Max, Kelly and Lando. Lando greats his friend, but can’t stop staring at you. Or better said, he can’t stop looking at the leggings you’re wearing. He thinks about how this flight will even feel longer than it already is when he has to be around you in those leggings without doing anything. 

“Hey Lan,” you greet Lando. 

Lando is quick to greet you back, he pulls you in a small hug. It’s short, but it’s long enough for him to whisper some words into your ear. “Did you have to wear such tight leggings?” Lando asks you softly. 

You grin. Lando is reacting even quicker then you already thought he would. 

“What is wrong with my leggings?” You ask innocently. Of course you know that they are a bit to tight, causing them to draw attention to your ass. 

“Nothing,” Lando sighs, “but now I actually want to join the Mile High Club with you.” 

This is going exactly as you have planned. Boys are too easy. 

A few hours later you’re high up in the sky in the private jet. You have developed a love for flying in Max his private jet. It has many benefits, like not being with the annoying people you normally met in a regular plane. Next tot that, it’s also pretty comfortable and relaxing. 

Max and Kelly are sitting further in front of you. You noticed before that the both of them are sleeping. Lando is sitting a bit closer to you. Now that Max and Kelly are still sleeping, it’s presenting you the perfect opportunity to make some small talk with Lando. And maybe tease him a bit more. You get up from your seat and move over towards Lando, you quickly take a seat next to him. 

“Hey babygirl,” Lando greets you. 

“Hey Lan,” you greet him back. Lando puts his arm around your shoulders, getting you a bit closer in the process. You don’t make a comment about his move. It’s nothing new. You’ve noticed before that Lando is affectionate. 

“What are we going to do tomorrow?” You ask Lando. Since Lando told you he would plan a day in Australia for you and him you’ve been curious about his plans. You know that Max knows about - a part ? - of his plans, but he won’t tell you anything either. 

“It’s still a secret,” Lando quickly replies. It’s the same reaction you have gotten multiple times this week. Even when you texted him, he would say it’s a secret. 

“Maybe you can give me a hint?” You ask Lando with the sweetest tone in your voice you can manage. 

“If you want a hint, you have to deserve one,” Lando tells you with a smirk. 

It’s pretty obvious what he means with deserving a hint. Maybe Lando thinks he isn’t this predictable, but this is exactly what you hoped for. It doesn’t take you long to place yourself on Lando his lap. Lando quickly grabs a blanket from next to him, he wraps it about the both of you. Then his hands go over to your ass, he softy kneads your cheeks. 

“You’re wearing them on purpose, aren’t you?” Lando asks you. You don’t reply verbally, you show Lando an innocent smile. He grunts. You start to move your body onto his. Slowly you grind on his crotch with your ass. Lando grabs your waist. He toys with the waist band of your leggings before letting his hand slide into your leggings. It doesn’t take him long to move his hand into your string as well. His finger slides through your labia. He can’t hide another smirk when he notices how wet you already are. 

In the mean time you’re still grinding yourself onto Lando his crotch. You notice that his pants are getting tighter with the minute. It’s causing you to smirk a bit as well. 

“Fuck yourself on my cock,” Lando tells you while leaving out a soft groan. You like his dominant words. Slowly you move yourself a bit higher, you pull down your leggings and string. Lando his hands stay connected to your ass in the mean time. You pull his bottoms down as well, thankful that he’s wearing simple sweatpants. 

You hover yourself above Lando his already throbbing cock. While teasing Lando a bit, you slowly move yourself lower. Lando makes sure that his cock is entering you directly as you are low enough. You whimper softly when you feel his cock sliding inside of you. Lando presses a kiss against your lips, stopping you from letting out more sounds. Slowly you start to move up and down again. Lando makes sure that the blanket keeps covering you two. Max might know about him and you fucking, but he’s sure Max doesn’t want to know about this as well. 

“You better stay quiet,” Lando whispers into your ear before grabbing your waist again. He starts to support your movements, causing you to move faster then before. It causes a soft moan to escape from your mouth. Lando softly tuts at you, while showing you a small smile. He likes being the reason you can’t keep yourself quiet. He loves the sounds you make. 

Lando moves his hips as well. He thrusts in and out of you with his dick. You feel the way your breath starts to hitch. A familiar knot in your stomach appears. You feel yourself coming closer to your orgasm. In no time your walls start to clench around Lando his cock. It’s getting harder for you to hold back your moans. Another one escapes. Lando is struggling with he same thing, he softly grunts. 

He feels your walls clenching tightly around his cock. It’s enough for him to get over the edge as well. He feels himself coming undone into you. It doesn’t take you longer then a minute to follow him. You let out another moan while coming undone. Lando can’t hold back a chuckle. 

A few minutes later you’re cuddled up against Lando under the same blanket you used a few minutes before to fuck him under. This time both of you are dressed again. You don’t know when you started to get closer to Lando. But the last times cuddling after sex was turned into the most normal thing to do afterwards. You can’t deny that you like it. The cuddles after the sex, the soft kisses Lando places on your forehead and the simple conversations. It’s giving you an unknown feeling inside. 

“Congratulations,” Lando tells you with a small smile, “you’re now officially a member of the Mile High Club.”

You let out a laugh. “Thanks,” you reply. 

“This is the part where you congratulate me as well,” Lando tells you. 

You send Lando a confused look. Was this something new for him as well? With all the girls he had before and all his experiences, you didn’t think there would be any first for Lando with you. “Was this the first time for you as well?” You ask Lando surprised. Lando simply nods. You can’t shake off a proud feeling. You like this. You repeat Lando his earlier words jokingly, congratulating him as well. 

“I guess I do deserve my hint now, don’t you think?” You state after a bit of silence.

“There will be koalas,” Lando simply tells you.

You let out a sigh, “I already knew that.” 

“It’s a long flight,” Lando says teasingly, “maybe you can deserve more hints later.”

You let out a soft laugh. Lando and you keep talking for a bit. Lando tells you that he’s feeling more sure about the upcoming race weekend, he hopes this time he can fight for some points. You hope for the same thing. After a bit of talking, you start to feel tired. When you close your eyes for a few seconds, it doesn’t take long before you drift of to sleep. Lando smiles at the sight of you. He softly massages your head for a bit, playing with your hair as well. Then he’s quick to follow you into sleep. 

+++

A few hours later you’re sitting together with Max and Kelly. Lando is still pretty deep asleep. You know for sure that Max and Kelly saw you and Lando sleeping together, but they haven’t said anything about it. Yet. You know your brother and his girlfriend well enough to know that the questions are still coming. They will question you about it, it’s just unsure when. It’s a waiting game for when they start to ask questions. This time you don’t have to wait long. Kelly is the one who can’t resist it to ask some questions. 

“Since when are you and Lando close?” Kelly asks you curious, “I thought you didn’t like him.”

“I don’t like him,” you quickly state.

“But you were sleeping under the same blanket with him? All cuddled up..,” Kelly goes on. 

“Yeah, you looked pretty cozy with him,” Max adds as well. 

You sigh. “We are not close,” you tell them both, “I was just tired so I fell asleep.”

“And how did you end up next to him under the same blanket?” Kelly continues to ask, she’s clearly not buying your excuses. You get it. How are you going to explain this? 

“We we’re just talking before,” you state, “and it was cold.” 

“Lando also hugged you when he greeted you,” Kelly continues.

“He hugged you as well,” you throw back.

“I’m friends with Lando,” Kelly tells you, “and you always say that you’re not friends with him. So what’s going on between you two?”

Lando is slowly awaking in the mean time as well. He hears your conversation with Kelly. He’s not fully awake yet, but the words are getting more clear with the second. 

“There’s nothing going on between Lando and me.”

Lando hears those words loud and clear. He can’t say the words don’t make him feel bad. He knows you’re just saying that because of Kelly and Max, but still. Technically there isn’t happening a lot between the two of you, apart from the sex. 

“So, there’s no chance that you like Lando?’ Kelly asks you. 

Lando knows it’s bad to eavesdrop, but he can’t stop himself. He wants to hear your answer. 

“As if,” you reply to Kelly, “I don’t like him and I never will.”

Of course, Lando knew that you don’t like him. It’s obvious. You have told him multiple times before that you don’t like him, you even told him that you hate him. But still. It’s the last part of your sentence that’s actually hurting him. I never will. The words keep repeating themself in his mind. He lets out a sigh. Of course he knew it would be hopeless, but still. Is it that bad that he actually held hope that you would maybe discover another side of him? 

Last days Lando spend almost all of his free time to plan a day with you in Australia. He took all of your likings into account. He asked Daniel for recommendations and he went over everything with Max as well. He spent so many time in planning everything, only to try to impress you. He hoped you would discover another side of him during his planned day. You words are a harsh realization moment for him. You’ll always see him as someone that’s selfish and spoiled. As someone you don’t like. Lando starts to feel a bit bad. He stands up and throws the blanket of himself.

You notice Lando his actions. You watch how he walks towards the toilets in the back of the jet. It’s hard to miss his facial expressions. It seems like Lando is sad. You wonder what’s wrong with him? Without really thinking about your next move, you decide to follow Lando. You mutter a dumb excuse to Kelly and Max before walking towards the toilets as well. Kelly laughs, “As if you don’t like Lando,” she states. 

Lando feels a small tear rolling down his cheek. He can’t suppress a soft sob. Before he can open the toilet door, he feels a hand on his arm. He can only hope that it’s Max. Or Kelly. Just not you. Before he can turn around to figure out who’s holding him, he already hears your voice. 

“Are you okay Lan?” You ask. 

Lando turns around. He tries to change his expression to a more neutral one, but he’s pretty sure he’s failing at that. He notices the way you look at him. It almost seems like you care. Almost. 

“I’m fine,” Lando mutters to you. He tries to ignore your burning gaze onto him. 

“You don’t look fine,” you reply.

“As if you care,” Lando lets out frustrated. When the words leave his mouth, he already starts to regret them. What a way to fuck it up. Again. On times like this, he gets it all to well why you don’t like him. He’s an idiot. 

“I do care,” you tell Lando softly without thinking about it, “if I didn’t care about you I wouldn’t be standing here.” 

Lando thinks about your words. Maybe there’s some small truth hidden into them? If you didn’t care a bit about him, then you wouldn’t notice his sad looks and you certainly won’t have followed him. He starts to feel a bit stupid. Maybe he just overreacted to your words from before. It’s still possible that you don’t want anyone to know about what’s going on between the two of you and that’s why you said those words to Kelly. 

You notice the change into Lando’s expression. You don’t say anything about it, but you do spread your arms. Lando is quick to get closer to you, he wants nothing more then to feel your arms around his body now. It doesn’t take you a second before you wrap your arms around Lando his body. Lando is quick to mimic your moves. 

“If I were you I’d think about some better excuses Y/N.”

You didn’t even notice Max coming closer to you and Lando until you hear his voice. You let out a soft laugh because of his words. He’s right. Your words and actions don’t match at all. 

“So what about another hint?” You ask Lando with a small smile hoping it cheers him up a bit more.

Lando lets out a soft laugh. Then he starts to wonder. If you didn’t like him for one tiny bit, then you wouldn’t be this excited for a whole day with him. Right? Maybe there’s a bit hope for him after all. 

++

“This is absolutely beautiful Lan,” you say excited. Lando is walking next to you. Together you’re walking in the Royal Botanics Garden. You’re enjoying the beautiful landscape around you. Lando shows you a small smile. When Daniel recommended him this place, he knew for a fact you’d like it. It seemed like something that fitted you. Apparently he was right about that. So far all of his assumptions about you were right. 

He took you to a small cultural museum earlier today, now he’s walking around here with you waiting to find the perfect lunch spot and then he will take you to your favorite activity - the animals. 

Lando his impressed you multiple times already today and it’s still early. You don’t know how to think about it. This wasn’t something you ever expected from Lando. He has been an absolute blessing during the day so far. He patiently waited for you when you wanted to read everything around the museum and now he’s even making some pictures of you in front of the most beautiful flowers. 

“Are you hungry?” Lando asks you after a bit of walking around. “Yeah, kinda,” you reply. Lando is quick to hold your hand, making you stop walking. He softly pulls you with him towards another place. “That’s great,” he tells you, “because there’s a beautiful lunch spot here.” 

A few minutes later you’re sitting in the middle of the Royal Botanics Garden. You don’t know what Lando means with a lunch-spot since there seem to be no restaurant or anything around you. Then Lando pulls of his backpack and grabs out some different things. You stare at his movements and at the things he pulls out of his backpack. It seems like he has brought multiple containers with food in them. Did Lando actually plan a picnic? You look surprised at his movements. When he pulls out a blanket, you know for sure. He has actually planned a picnic.

Lando puts the blanket in front of you on the ground. He hopes you like this. Yesterday he asked the hotel if they could arrange something for him for a picnic, they were happy to help him. Before picking you up this morning, he went by the kitchens to get multiple containers filled up with food. 

Together you and Lando sit down on the blanket on the grass. You’re still amazed by the beautiful landscape around you. You’re even more amazed by the fact that you’re picnicking with Lando. It surprises you. Lando keeps surprising you again and again today. You like it. You’re mainly surprised at the way Lando makes you feel. He makes you feel like his first priority during the whole day. You noticed the multiple phone calls he declined and how his phone is none of his concern. He’s asking you questions about your friends, your study and your life. He’s actually interested in you and what you have to say. 

“Do you like it?” Lando asks you. 

“Yes!” You reply enthusiastic, “This is great Lan.” 

Lando smiles, he’s happy that you like everything so far. 

A small hour later Lando is surprising you once again. You’re currently experiencing your dream. Lando managed it to take you to a small place where they have multiple animals walking freely around. It doesn’t seem like a zoo, it’s more like a small farm. You wonder how Lando managed this, because you two are the only two walking around. You want to ask Lando about it, but you’re quickly distracted when you notice some of the animals. 

“Oh my god,” you let out excited, “there are koalas!” 

You walk over towards the koalas you just spotted. Lando is quick to follow you. He is smiling from ear to ear. He’s glad you’re liking everything so far. 

“I believe you can cuddle them,” Lando tells you, “Let’s see if one of them comes close.” 

Only a few minutes later you’re holding a koala closely to your body. Lando has grabbed his camera out of his backpack. It’s already full of pictures from you from today. Now he’s making the memory even fuller with pictures of you and every animal. You show Lando a small while he takes a picture of you and the koala. 

“You are too cute,” Lando tells you. You’re smile grows even bigger. 

+++

“So how was your day?” Max asks you.

You came back to the room a bit ago. Lando took you to dinner in a small restaurant after the two of you roamed around in the centrum of Melbourne. You even shopped a bit. After dinner Lando and you got back to the hotel. 

“It was amazing,” you tell Max honestly, “Lando took me to so many pretty places. I even hugged with a koala.” 

“Who would have guessed that Lando could organize things like this,” Max tells you jokingly.

“I’d have never guessed this,” you confess, “I was mind blown during the whole day. Not only because he planned the best things, but also because of his behavior. He’s changing.”

“He took a lot of effort,” Max tells you. He thinks about his next words, but decides to tell you a bit more about all of Lando his effort. You need to know how much he did for today. “He Googled for multiple hours to find the nicest spots, he asked Daniel for recommendations and he went through everything with me as well to make sure you would like it.” 

“He did that?” You ask surprised.

Max simply nods. You think about Max his words. Of course you realized that Lando took a lot of effort for today, but you didn’t expect this much. You didn’t expect him to ask Max about your opinions as well. Lando just keeps amazing you today, even when he’s not around you anymore.

“How can I ever thank him for today?” You ask Max.

“Just keep giving him chances,” Max says honestly, he doesn’t think about his words. “Because believe me Y/N, he’s actually trying to better himself.” 

“I noticed,” you state.

“He’s really trying,” Max continues.

“But why?” You ask.

“That’s for you to find out,” Max replies with a small smile. 

part six

#lando norris #ln4 #lando norris x y/n #lando norris x reader #lando norris smut #lando norris fanfiction #lando norris imagine #f1 #formula one #lando norris x you

[t0ast-ghost]

SEASON 2 TIME! Episode 1 and it’s… AMOK TIME!?! Oh boy:

- “Oh, Captain.” Yeah McCoy?

- McCoy is worried about Spock just like Chapel is worried about Spock

- The fucking nameplates, whatever they’re called that are stuck to the walls are hilarious

- He was having his period

- THEY ADDED DEFOREST KELLY TO THE OPENING CREDITS

- Does Spock have a knife behind his back??! Oh wait does Spock have an arcade machine in his room?

- OH MY GOD CHEKOV

- How can I even explain? It’s like he’s t posing or smt (mom I threw up kinda stance)

- The little fight between McCoy and Spock in the med bay, McCoy wants to know what’s wrong and Spock is not doing well

- CONVERSATION BETWEEN SULU AND CHEKOV HOLY COW

- “He’ll die. He’ll die, Jim.” Knowing that Spock needs to fuck during this episode makes it so much better, this really is how they decided to start the new season

- “The birds and the bees are not Vulcans, captain.”

- Spock pours his heart out to Kirk “I haven’t heard a word you’ve said.” WHAT KIRK? What?

- Chapel listening to Kirk and McCoy like “shut the fuck up and just kiss already.” She’s happy that Kirk decided to go to Vulcan tho

- SHE ENTERED SPOCKS ROOM WITHOUT HIM KNOWING???

- Their conversation is… strange

- “You’ve been most patient with my kinds of madness.”

- He can be accompanied by his closest friends. And he chooses Kirk and McCoy. My heart.

- “She is T’Pring, my wife.” Goddamn he’s been cheating on his wife with two men in space

- Imagine all the Vulcan’s could just hear Kirk and McCoy’s commentary

- What the fuck is happening.. they explained that she chose to make him fight… but what the fuck is happening

- “You think Spock can take him?” “I doubt it. Not in his present condition.” Brutal McCoy. Brutal.

- Those bells are annoying as shit

- When Spock talks to T’Pau he looks so small, could be the high angle and way he’s curled in on himself

- This montage is crazy.. and annoying. I really hate those bells

- “Jim don’t go and fight Spock.” “I’m gonna go and fight Spock.. out of friendship.”

- Babygirl your murderous rage filled look has captivated me

- BOOB WINDOW MOMENT! It’s just as beautiful as I thought it would be

- McCoy’s “SPOCK NO!” Is like. He doesn’t want his idiot boyfriends dead

- I cannot express emotion

- “He’s dead.” HES DEAD BUT ITS JIM MOMENT

- T’Pring is such a girlboss but holy crap that’s fucking ruthless

- OMG HES HAPPY OH MY GOD HEA SMILUNF OH MY I could watch this clip all day

- McCoy is so smart and we thank him everyday

- “When I found I killed my boyfriend, I lost any interest in my wife”

- To end it off we must have a bit of flirting. “In a pig’s eye.” Which according to google means ‘Expressing scornful disbelief at a statement’

Episode written by Theodore Sturgeon

Of fucking course it was him. See ya on the flip flop.

Masterpost

#star trek #amok time #star trek the original series #star trek tos #tos kirk #captain james kirk #tos spock #s'chn t'gai spock #spock #spirk #this one gets tagged spirk #tos bones #tos mccoy #leonard bones mccoy #tos chekov #pavel chekov #tos chapel #christine chapel

[maypearlss]

𝐨𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦

finally got tommy's intro together! i have such a soft spot for him, y'all have no idea <3 also, i'm very aware of the fact that that first picture is a picture of kelly nickels and that might be a bit too on the nose, but i just couldn't resist (tommy is a hot bassist, kelly is a hot bassist, i mean, the book practically writes itself). anyways, here he is!

nobody back home would've imagined that tommy—shy, reserved tommy salem—would become the most infamous partier in overconsumption, but fame does things to people. especially people who don't enjoy it.

tommy is, above all else, a person with an appreciation for the gentle things, things that can be hard to come by in the industry he's made a life for himself in. he's also a man of several bad habits that are quite difficult to break, but nobody's perfect, right? in reality, they're not so much habits as distractions from the eyes that constantly seem to be on the band nowadays, but tommy would never admit that, except maybe to his best friend since middle school, logan. he doesn't want to cause any problems with the rest of the band, or the public eye. that's rj's job.

tommy's just here for a good time.

𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⋆｡°✩

full name: thomas ezra salem

age: 21 (1985)–tbd

birthday: november 5

pronouns: he/him

sexuality: heterosexual

ethnicity: white american

occupation: bassist for overconsumption

love interest(s): tigerlily caddigan, may costa

likes: motorcycling, foggy weather, privacy, adrenaline rushes, cool rocks, logan and may, slightly coarse textures, the eagles

dislikes: attention, the taste of warm water, confrontation, waking up in the middle of the night, big fish, seeing his friends unhappy, spiders

height: 5'9

build: inverted triangle

hair: long, curly, black

skin: light ivory

eyes: deep brown

noticeable features: gap between two front teeth, brittle nails from iron deficiency

𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 ⋆｡°✩

⋆ one of these nights - eagles

⋆ who wants to be lonely - kiss

⋆ crazy - aerosmith

⋆ take me - kiss

⋆ rip it out - ace frehley

⋆ you shook me all night long - ac/dc

⋆ i want you - kiss

⋆ rock and roll all nite - kiss

⋆ take it easy - eagles

⋆ uh! all night - kiss

⋆ baby driver - kiss

⋆ speedin' back to my baby - ace frehley

⋆ tears are falling - kiss

⋆ king of the night time world - kiss

𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 ⋆｡°✩

he has an iron deficiency, which causes an incident where he faints onstage during a show

the original inspiration for him was a combination of duff mckagan and, please, god, forgive me, eddie munson (i'm not actually sorry)

he and may date each other for a time, but the relationship doesn't last

his first pet was a frog he found outside his house that he named don after don henley from the eagles, his favorite band

he's one of those dudes that wants, like, five kids when he's older, but at the same time he's scared of the idea of having even one because he doesn't know if he'd be a good dad or not

he and logan were the ones who started overconsumption

not much else to say to be honest, he's just babygirl, need i really say more?

#oc : tommy salem #wip : the nona incident! #my wips #my ocs #writeblr #creative writing #oc intro #oc introduction #meet the oc #meet my ocs #wipsbymor

[theman-and-themachine]

ALSO FOR HERE I AM REQUESTING SOME LORES ON REMNANT MAYHAPS. And if not maybe then I wanna know who is your fnaf 3 protag is and I want some fnaf 3 hcs :3

*sets Schrodinger's frightguard on the counter*

I do fucking love the idea of both mike and henry being the fnaf 3 guard. There is SO MUCH ideas for both of them.

The awful angst of seeing your partner again, dead and alive and warped awfully into their little fantasy.

And the awful angst of sering your dad again, maybe the only person who had left(even after he lead you to your death), and now he's dead and almost not-there at all.

FNAF 3 HEADCANONS UHUHUH obviously most are about springtrap lol. But phantom puppet is so important to me

And the general idea of fnaf 1 location being left to rot. Fnaf 1 being this massive awful depression. Henry doesn't care anymore..his business is failing. Etcera. He has enough effort to move the fucking puppet corpse thing of his kid into the new location, hope. And then he gives up and everything gives up and Charlie is left to rot. Which leads into phantom puppet. So so interesting to me.

( i know mangle and bb are there but they dont spark my interest in the same way)

ANYWAYS SPRINGTRAP MY BABY THE FANDOMS BABY THE FAVORITE. Well deserved i think.

The terror of these two games' story and then the "finale" and here is THE big bad.

I think springtrap has only become a more interesting character as william afton was developed and further itierations of afton were made.

Anyways i think springtrap wakes up very unaware. He's spiraling in his cloudy mind, slow slow firings of whatever electric-remnant-agony-whatever currents are running through him.

There's some weire "battery" sapping stuff where i think William being in there also gives springbonnie's programming enough energy to run. Therefore Williams sitting in this rabbit suit and having familiar code run directly into his brain. Identity being warped. His very mind is this machine. And it's only more human because of that.

General horror aspects of springtrap, i think its like those horror movie villians that learn VERY fast. Like the first day its basically barely sentient. It hurts to move. It hurts to be, it can't even think about it.

And then it gets used to its body and mind. And gets more active. And more aware. Starts staring at the guard, then groaning, then saying their name, then talking full, monolouging paragraphs.

If fazbear frights was not burned down I think springtrap couldve ruled the world (terrorized and slaughtered the local population. Whos to say it didnt between fnaf 3 and pizza sim.)

But he's still very fucking OUT OF IT the entire time because, i think any dead guy brought back to.life woule be.

Also really rwally fun to imagine was awake like. The entire 30 years. But it was still shut down until finally moved to fazbears and had some repairs and sufh. Idk. Really goos. Go nuts in isolation, bunny manthing.

I ALSO i also have probablg developed fnaf 3 phone dude the most out of any non-emily/afton human character . He's a shitty <1000k subscriber youtuber. He collects fazbear merch and history and stores most of it in a rented extra-storage place because he lives in a small rv. He defiently has beef with Mr. Henry Emily, because the guy's like irl cec and has policies for keeping ALL animatronics within fazbear (not for destruction but for future plans of releasing all the souls.... still annoying for collectors and preserving the history of robotics). He's a(salt lake) lake surfer. He's a looser and my babygirl. His names kelly idk if i said that yet. Anyways his collecting is like 100% geniune interest and NOT shock-value true-crime stuff. He'll make iceberg videos about the incidents at.freddy's but prpbably geniunely doesn't believe in ghost.

#dottxt #fnaf 3

[jordie-gvf]

dont you ever grow up, sammy

a fluffy dad!sam fic for you!

summary : it was your daughters 16th birthday and sam hates the idea of his babygirl growing up

word count : 1.9k+

warnings : Safety Sam 🫠, mentions of getting pregnant, i cant think of anything else, let me know if i am missing any!

enjoy

It was your daughter, Elodie's, 16th birthday today. You had woken up before Sam had, you read and waited for him to wake up. When he woke up, he cuddled into your legs and said, “Do we have to celebrate her birthday?” You looked at him and frowned. “Yes baby, it's her birthday.” He frowned and kissed your thighs. 

You both showered and went downstairs to see Elodie sitting on the couch with Rosie and Odette, the cat you had got for your birthday. Atlas, your 5 year old, ran downstairs and went straight to his older sister and yelled out, “Happy Birthday DiDi!” She hugged her brother and said, “Thank you Atlas!”

You and Sam both had not grown up getting handed everything, but Elodie on the other hand, had. She was very fortunate and she knew that and was very thankful for it. Her birthday gift was a Volkswagen Beetle. She had always talked about them and how much she loved them. You got her the blue one, her favorite color, and some accessories you knew she would love. She hadn't known she was getting a car, but you knew she would be very grateful. 

She didn't really want a themed party, but you knew what she wanted on her cake. You had gotten her a pink and black cheetah cake and had “Elodie’s Sweet Sixteen!” written on it. You already brought  it home and put it down, Sam took one look at it and started crying. “It feels like yesterday when you had her. I can't believe we were 19.” He put his head on your shoulder and put your hand on his cheek and kissed his head. Elodie got up from the couch and hugged her father. She whispered to him, “I'll always be your little girl. I love you Daddy.” She truly loved her father, she loved him more than anything. 

She had wanted finger foods for her party. You had made spinach dip, jalapeno dip, cocktail weenies and meatballs, and her favorite, a charcuterie board. You had water and sodas arranged in a drink tin. Her decorations were retro 70s, thanks to her uncles. She quickly got up and said, “It's time for me to change.” She went upstairs to get into her party wear. She came down with a floral bell sleeve shirt, daisy earrings, bell bottoms, and white chunky heeled boots. She walked down the stairs and Sammy took one look and said, “Look at my munchkin! Happy 16th.” She looked at him and smiled. She looked amazing. 

When everyone was done eating the food you had out, it was time for presents. Josh got her a record player and a lot of his favorite records. Jake got her some more floral jewelry, flowers were her favorite. Danny got her a hydro flask, rings, and a bluetooth speaker. She thanked all of them and gave them hugs. You looked at her and said, “Alright it's time for our gifts.” You handed her a big box with a blanket in it. When she was younger, you made her a fleece tie blanket. She had lost the one you made her when she and Sammy went overseas for a tour. She was devastated when she told you she had lost it. You got the exact same fabric and made her a new one. She opened the box and started to cry. “Mama, you made me a new one?” She said, and hugged you tightly. Sam handed her a big box, containing smaller boxes, but the last one contained a car key. “Why is it so big, what the hell did you get me?” She asked, and Sam looked at her and said, “You'll see, open it.” She tore at the paper and opened the box, she said, “Really, one of these” She smiled and continued to open the box. Kelly had gone out to the dealership and had put the car in the garage last night. She got to the last box and opened it, and her brown eyes widened and she jumped up. “Daddy! You guys got me a car?” She ran out to the garage and fell to her knees. You both walked over to her and hugged her. She got up off the floor and said, “You didn't have to get me a car. I love it so much. Thank you guys.” She looked at her dad and her brother and held up the key, “Want to come with?” as she took the car for a spin. Safety Sam had got in the front seat and said, “Belts on.” Elodie and Atlas both listened right away. She backed out of the driveway and took them around the block. 

When they got home, Elodie went to you and hugged you again. “Seriously Mom, thank you. I love you. Thank you for the best birthday ever.” She ran to her friends who were in the backyard in the pool. She told them she would be right back to go put her suit on. She came down in a bikini. Sam looked at her and said, “And where do you think you're going with that on?” She smiled and said, “To the pool, with my friends, who are girls, who are straight. You don't need to worry.” You put your hand on his shoulder to say, let her go, and he backed off. 

Atlas came over to you and said, “Mamma she didn't open my gift” and frowned. You told him that she will open it tonight after dinner. After everyone had left and Sam helped you clean up, it was dinner time. Taking after her father with the love of pasta, she requested Olive Garden. She asked if she could drive by herself there and that she would meet us there. She pulled you to the side and said, “Mamma, do you think Daddy would get mad if I picked up a girl and brought her with us to dinner?” You looked at her and said, “Probably, but it's your birthday. I won't even tell him anything. Go” She smiled and hugged you and told her dad, “I'll see you guys there.” and went off. 

When you had arrived at Olive Garden before she did, he was in a panic. He checked Life360 at least 5 times before he called her. She picked up and said, “Sorry, detour.” You heard the Addie, the girl Elodie had a crush on, say, “Sorry Mr. Kiszka.” Sam looked at you and said, “Is that Addie? The Addie?” You nodded and he said, “That's alright Addie. I look forward to meeting you. Elodie, drive safe. I love you, see you soon,” and hung up. He walked over to you and said, “Addie is the one she's had a crush on since middle school right?” You nodded and said, “Mhm, Addie.”

You had sat down in a booth and ordered breadsticks and drinks, knowing both girls liked water. Elodie and Addie showed up and sat down in the booth in front of you. Elodie pulled out her phone, and you heard a vibration in your purse. You pulled out your phone and saw a message from her

Elodie Girl <3

Mamma

She asked me out

And I said yes!!

I'll tell him later

Not knowing what to say, you looked over the table and smiled, happy for your daughter. Elodie had asked if her and Addie could get ice cream on the way home, and you said yes. You handed her $20, but Addie said, “Dont worry Mrs. K, I've got it.” You smiled at her and said, “Are you sure? I have no problem paying for it” She nodded her head and assured you that she would pay. Elodie had driven them to Jeni’s, Elodies favorite ice cream shop. You kept checking Life360, she had texted you saying she dropped Addie back home and that she was on her way home. You were already in her room, sitting in her papasan chair, waiting for her to come home. She had gotten home and came upstairs yelling for you. She figured out where you were, let Rosie and Odette in, shut and locked the door. She went into her en suite bathroom and showered and came back in her pajamas

She sat down, and you said, “Tell me everything. Dads with Atlas in the basement.” She laughed and gave you the rundown of the ice cream date. It just so happens that across from Jeni’s is a playground and they went on the swings together and ate their ice cream. 

She had your full attention, something you never had from your mother. There was a knock on the door and Rosie was ready to attack whoever was outside her door. Elodie got up and unlocked the door, Atlas had walked in with his gift in his hand. “I never got to give this to you today.” and handed her the gift. He sat on her bed as she opened the gift. It was a small locket, with a picture of the two of them together. She looked at him with adoration and said, “Thank you, I love it.” and she put it on. 

Sam had walked into her room and told Atlas it was bedtime. You told him you would take Atlas to his room and put him to bed. You grabbed him and winked at your daughter and shut her door. 

You brought him to your bathroom and put him in the tub. You grabbed all his water toys and his shampoo. You put bubbles in the water and gave him a bath. When you were done, you brought him out to your bed and saw Sam on the bed watching tv. You helped Atlas put his clothes on. You told Atlas to go pick out books that you would read to him. Sam looked at you and said, “She told me she was scared to tell me she liked girls. She was scared.” You looked at him and said, “I was scared to tell my father, but he was also slightly homophobic.” He looked back and said, “Yeah, but I'm not your father. I told her she didn't have to be scared to tell me and she started crying.” You felt for your daughter, you were scared to tell your parents you liked girls, but you got over it and did, when you were 25 and Elodie was 6. “When she told me, I told her I liked girls too, and that you were very accepting of it. I left the part out about what else you said” and he smiled. He grabbed your waist and put you on his hips. He kissed you and said, “I want another one. Let's make another one.” and winked. Atlas walked in and said, “I picked out my books Mamma.” You smiled and nodded. He walked out and Sam said, “He can wait 15 minutes, right?” You shook your head and laughed. “Go ahead Mamma.” and sent you off to his room.

You finished reading to him and walked into your room. When you walked in, Sam was nowhere to be found. He came out from behind the door, picked you up by your waist and said, “Come on, showers on. Let's make more.” and brought you to the bathroom.

What a way to celebrate a birthday, that wasn't even yours.

#sam kiszka x reader #sam kiszka fluff #sam gvf #sam kiszka fic #gvf fic #greta van fic #greta van fleet fic

[cherry-bomb-ships]

A Happy Ending

Word Count: 2,266

Content Warnings: None

Summary: Ruby tells her daughter, Olivia, a bedtime story that's not entirely a fairy tale.

Author's Note: I just wanted to write something quick and fluffy for the anniversary, so I threw this together in the span of like 5 hours. Also, this is the first time my fankid with Junkrat has been in a fic! Please enjoy! :3

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There was a full moon that night. It shone brightly over the countryside, piercing the mist among the stems of tall grass and the petals of wildflowers that blanketed the rolling hills, transforming the expanse of nature into a glittering oasis. Nestled deep within the prairie was a humble home, built from the ground up to have and hold an unorthodox but deeply-bonded family of four.

And it was within this sleepy home, hidden away from the world, where young Olivia Fawkes-Ramirez was being tucked into bed for the night.

"There we go," her parent Ruby cooed gently as she tucked the pastel yellow blanket under the mattress, knowing that her daughter slept best feeling a bit compressed under her covers. "You ready for lights out, jellybean?"

Olivia paused for a moment and looked up at Ruby with her wide hazel eyes; Ruby could already tell that that meant no, but she also knew that Olivia had a tendency to be too shy to ask directly for what she wanted.

"You know you have to give me the okay, Livvie," Ruby said. "If you don't say anything, then I can't go, and I'll just be here staring at you all night."

Olivia let out a weak giggle, but still didn't speak up.

Ruby continued, "That's gonna be very awkward for both of us, babygirl. And I don't think you're gonna get a lot of sleep like that."

Clutching her favorite stuffed animal- a piglet covered in polka dots- in her arms, Olivia looked to the side as she mumbled, "I miss Daddy and Uncle Mako."

Ruby's heart nearly cracked in two when she heard those quiet words, but she kept a brave face as she reached out to stroke her soft blonde hair. "Oh, I know, chickadee. I miss them too. But hey," she gently placed a finger under her chin to angle her daughter's face towards her, "when you wake up tomorrow, both Daddy and Uncle Mako will be back home, and I'm sure they'll have a present for you like they always do. So if you fall asleep quick, they’ll be here before you know it."

Olivia smiled a bit, but it was clear to see on her face that she was still a bit upset. Ruby thought for a second, brainstorming how to send her child off to sleep with happier thoughts in her young mind.

“How about this, Livvie,” Ruby proposed. “I can read you another story, but then you have to go right to bed. Does that sound like a deal?”

Olivia looked to the side again, pondering the proposal carefully, before looking back to her parent and nodding her head. At that approving nod, Ruby moved toward the bookshelf, when she heard another small noise of protest and looked back to Olivia.

“Umm, mumma… do you think you could tell me a brand new story? I heard all of those ones on my shelf before,” Olivia asked.

A soft smile spread across Ruby’s lips as she immediately took the request in stride. “A brand new story, huh?” she said as she sat back down on the edge of the bed, already thinking of a concept.

Olivia nodded happily, a smile finally returning to her face. “Yeah, and then I’ll go right to bed, I promise!”

Ruby smiled back endearingly. “Now that sounds like a good deal,” she joked, before looking down thoughtfully. “Okay, a new story… Alright, I think I’ve got something. You ready, jellybean?”

Once more, Olivia shook her head in approval and let out a soft “yep” as she sat up, eagerly awaiting her story.

“Alright, here goes,” Ruby began. “Once upon a time… there was a knight. This knight was sent far away from the kingdom that they called home, to protect a small island out in the middle of the ocean. Now, this island didn’t have any treasure or anything on it that made it special. It was just a simple little island, with palm trees and white sandy beaches. There were times when the knight even questioned why they needed to protect it in the first place. But they were a good knight, who wanted to make their king happy, so they devoted themself to protecting the island with their life.

“Many days and nights passed by, and no one, good or bad, came to the tiny island. The knight was starting to get bored, wondering why they were sent there when it seemed like no one would ever show up. But then, one day, someone finally came to the island.”

Olivia was listening to the story unfold with wide eyes, already captivated. “Who was it, mumma?”

Ruby’s smile grew wider, relieved that her improvised story wasn’t a bore. “It was… a pirate! And this pirate was known around the world for being ruthless, dangerous, and altogether just plain mean. When the knight saw the pirate, they got very excited, because they thought that they could bring the pirate back to their king and be called a hero! So, right as the pirate was getting off their little boat they brought to the island, the knight stepped forward.

Ruby put on a theatrical voice, imitating an old-timey English accent. “‘Stop right there!’ the knight said. ‘You’re under arrest, pirate, for stealing treasure from across the seven seas!’

“The pirate was caught off guard. He hadn’t expected anyone else to be on that tiny island. But even more than that, he thought that the knight in front of him was more beautiful than any of the glittering gems he’d ever stolen. ‘Pardon me, good knight,’ the pirate said back politely. ‘I’m just tired from traveling, and would like to rest here on your island. In the morning, I’ll be gone again.’

“Now the knight was shocked too. After all of the stories they had heard about this pirate being so awful, they couldn’t believe how friendly he was acting to them. Still, they didn’t let that distract them. The knight told the pirate, ‘you may rest here for the night. But in the morning, you must come with me back to my kingdom.’ And to the knight’s surprise, the pirate agreed. The two of them would set off across the ocean when the sun rose over the horizon.

“That night, the knight and the pirate laid on the beach together. The knight didn’t want the pirate to leave their sight, just in case he tried to escape. But for the entire night, the two of them just talked. The knight got to hear about all of the pirate’s exciting adventures all around the world, and the pirate heard about the knight’s life alone on the island, and for the first time in a long time, the knight was talking, and laughing, and smiling. They felt like they finally had a friend. But that was silly, because pirates are bad guys. And knights are good guys. They couldn’t be friends… could they?”

Ruby paused for a moment, seeing if Olivia would answer. To her delight, the young girl did speak up. “I think that, they should still be friends if they want to. Because the knight’s happy now.”

“Well, you’ll have to wait to hear how it ends,” Ruby chuckled, glad that Olivia was still on board with the story. “Now where was I… Oh, yes. So, the next morning, the two left the tiny island and sailed off for the kingdom far away. It was a long journey, and there were times when the seas would get rough. But no matter what happened, the two would look out for each other. During the mornings, the pirate would teach the knight about sailing his ship, and during the evenings, the knight would make the pirate a delicious meal. And every night, the two would sit under the stars and talk for hours. They would talk and talk and talk, and some nights they talked for so long that they would be too tired to go to their beds! So they would just fall asleep right there on the deck of the ship, lying next to each other.

“The two got to know each other very well during their long voyage, and once again the knight began to wonder why they had heard that the pirate was so mean and vicious. Sure, the pirate didn’t have the best manners, and he refused to bathe unless the knight begged him to, but he was always so kind and so cheerful, that he made the knight very happy when they were together. The knight wondered if anyone else had ever actually stopped to talk to the pirate, to hear his stories of adventure, to get to know him as a person like they had come to know him.

“But at last, after many days and nights of their long, long voyage together had passed, the two had reached the knight’s kingdom. But now, there was a problem. The knight knew that if they arrested the pirate and brought him to the king, they would never see the pirate again. This pirate, who was now their closest friend, would be lost to them forever. As the two pulled the ship into the dock on the shores of the kingdom, the knight came to the pirate, and they asked him a question.

“They said, ‘Pirate. We have been journeying for a long time now. We have braved the seas together during the days, and talked for long hours during the nights. Over this time, I have come to know you as a friend, a friend that I would be very sad to lose. I need to know, pirate. Do you feel the same way?’”

There was a brief moment of silence, leaving young Olivia in suspense. “What did the pirate say, mumma?”

Ruby smiled, “The pirate said, ‘Yes. I felt the same about you since the moment I saw you, dear knight. I sailed across the ocean to this kingdom with you, knowing what would happen when we made it here, because all of those days and nights spent together were all worth giving up my life of stealing. I want to stay with you no matter what, because I love you.’

“The knight was stunned. They had never heard anyone say that they loved them before, but here was this pirate, confessing his love for them just as they were about to hand him over to the king! The knight was nearly moved to tears as they replied, ‘Pirate, I want you to know that it means everything to me to hear you say those words. And over the days we’ve spent together, I have come to realize something of my own. I love you, too. And I don’t want this to be goodbye, but I don’t know what other choice I have.’

“There was a moment of silence between the two, before the pirate came up with an idea. He said to the knight, ‘Come with me, knight. Leave your kingdom behind, leave the island you were trapped on behind. Stay with me, on my ship, and we will sail the world together. Every day will be a new adventure, and every night, we can lie together under the stars. We can stay together, and most of all, you’ll be free.’ The pirate grabbed the knight’s hand tightly as he finished his proposal. ‘Please, dearest knight. Stay with me.’

“Well, the pirate didn’t need to wait long for an answer. The knight wrapped his arms around the pirate, and they said, ‘yes. Yes, of course I’ll stay with you! I’ll sail away with you no matter where you go. I’ll stay by your side, pirate.’ So, the two of them pushed the boat out from the dock, before anyone else knew who they were or why they were there.

“The knight knew that staying with the pirate would make them an outlaw too. It meant that they probably wouldn’t see anyone from their old kingdom ever again. But they didn’t care. It was worth giving up everything they had known to stay with the man they loved. So, the knight and the pirate sailed away, far away from the kingdom, far away from the island, to have countless adventures, and spend every night under the stars, together.”

Olivia rubbed her eyes, hardly able to keep them open, as she sleepily asked, “And did they live happily ever after?”

As Ruby reached forward to pull the covers back over Olivia, she caught sight of the golden band wrapped around her left hand’s ring finger, and for a moment she fought back the water welling in her eyes as she smiled and answered, “You know what, Livvie? I think that they did.” She kissed her daughter’s forehead gently. “I love you, chickadee. Sweet dreams.”

The young girl’s eyes were already closed, all of her worries now long forgotten as she contently mumbled, “I love you too, mumma.”

Ruby stepped away from the bed on her tiptoes, dimming the lights in the room before pulling the door shut, leaving it cracked just enough for a sliver of light to trickle in. She turned from the door and walked quietly into the living room, picking up a book from the coffee table before resting on the couch. She gave a glance to the clock; it was still early in the evening, and she had a long night ahead of her. After all, her pirate was sailing home to her that night. She wanted to be awake to welcome him back into her arms when he finally arrived.

#ruby's writing #💜: love burning like the sun #🌟💣: the little spark in our lives #self shipping #oc x canon #self ship writing #ok to rb

[reigningmax]

I saw your tags under the Max video and the ask after and I absolutely agree. I sometimes am taken aback how "stable" Max is. idk how to say it but from the outside we can clearly see that the way Jos has been treating him is abusive, but you can't really see it on max? he is more private than most drivers so we can't see that much, but people that work with him all sing his praises and not just because he's fast. he has 2 cats, which means he's wholesome (that's why Alex is the wholesomest) 1/4

The way he is with Kelly and Penelope is actually surprising. How he's taking care of Penelope(the little we can see of it) looks good, fun and helthy. And how he isn't afraid to wear floaties in the pool, or swim in Kelly's arms like the babygirl he is. If I were a guy and my father was Jos, I would be the poster child for toxic masculinity tbh... yet Max isn't. I am a new fan and I've only seen some videos and stories of him being angry/agressive but I don't see it in present Max 2/4

Also the way he put his foot down with DTS and declined being a part of it because he felt like they're creating drama.Wether it's for his benefit alone or because he sees the whole grid mistreated idk.I wish he was more firm and outspoken on other stuff too. I'm not sure if he simply talks about everything he cares for and doesn't talk about anything else or if there are other stuff he's not comfortable speaking out for. I don't think I was ready to talk about a lot of stuff back at his age 3/4

And the way he spoke out about the virtual Le Mans! I don't understand how some people were not siding with him! Not only was he right, he was probably the best known person there and his words can actually change something. And the way he spoke about it reminded me of Mr Darcy lol "I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offences against myself... My good opinion once lost is lost forever." 4/4

YES!!!!!! YES EXACTLY. he in every way is expected to be that toxic man whos' controlling and angry and shitty. it's how his haters want to believe is just to make themselves hate him but he's literally just Not that?? he's very grounded, protective, SO loving towards his people. he shares his wealth with his family and friends. he takes care of his people. he loves his team and his friends in the paddock. he's unapologetically himself cause it seems like he's always had to apologize before for who he was, how he was, what he loved. he's someone to admire IMO cause he got out of a shit situation and made the most of it??

there are people who say they like him and always give a "well people who hate him have their reasons" but DO they? lmao or is he just good at getting shit done in his sport without faking niceness??? yknow... like all the greats in every sport ever lmao.

and you dont even need to like him as a racer to see how he is a man but. he's either reduced to [insert whatever buzz word the moral police wanna use here] or he's max, the abused dick-traumized weird man who likes weird kinks and to be humiliated. which....couldn't be farther from who he is clearly even if it tried. and obviously fic vs reality etc etc but I think the excuses people who hate him AND people who pander to those who hate him clearly completely miss the mark of who Max is. the man who loves what he loves unapologetically and takes care of everyone around him and is a good one to love, with all his flaws and past mistakes. cause obvi he has those and has fucked up and I wish he has spoken up about things in a more conscience way. but you can't sit and tell me he hasn't changed.

#asks #anonymous

[here4kpopfics]

who and why and when and and😠😤😡

I will not focus my energy on nasty anons but instead I’ll direct it all to you YES YOU KELLY bc you’re amazing and you send me sneak peaks of your amazing fics (AHEMMM 3some namjin 🤯) and you created my beloved lovebug couple who are my absolute Roman Empire atp (and also make me feel lonely AF bc they’re so in love it’s disgustingly sweet jjajajajajaa) aaaand I’ve been planing what I’ll read this week and I have my eyes on a lil something called leave the door open?!!!!!???????? How??? Did I???? Missed it???? ANYWAYS ily, you rock, seeing you on my dash is a blessing.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 and god protect us from jungkook who’s been slutting around bc he decided he no longer wants to be a babygirl

Jaz out here trying to make me cry. 🥺

And succeeding

Ty for always being so sweet and kind and amazing.

[groovium]

Kelly’s perm era was so cute

#i want to see my babygirl kelly #his beautiful fake curls #so 80s #kelly nickels #sweet pain #la guns #rileys la guns #l.a.g. #l.a. guns

[mangora]

Oh also here’s my notes from reading TTI chapters prologue through four hehe I don’t remember what any of these mean:

Prologue:

•Oh the baby teeth detail I love that

•He would drink white chocolate mochas

•I genuinely like that the show isn’t scripted but is still treated like a show, like that’s a nice touch

•Peter! :)

•I feel you sha-mod

•They’re holding hands thats so wholesome

•McLovin and Micheal beef?

•QUIRKED UP WHITE BOY

•I already like Joner and Jules

•AUSTIN!!

•Courtney and Patrick narrative foils?

•Scary is so silly

•Frollo stepping away from the women is killing me

•Is Kitty okay. Girl are you okay get out of the water!!

•Mal and Courtney beef???

•Bonnie 👍

•Scruffy is just like me fr

•I like Ass but their name being Ass is giving me psychic damage

•Max is already going to be babygirl I can tell

•Alex jumpscare

•Trans Staci? Just spitballing here

•O and Kelly friends? Please?

•Austin got fucking blown away??

•Caesar has this fruity little swagger about him that I love

•McLovin’s all alone :(

•Peter my beloved

•Do possums lay eggs?

Overall: Really enjoyed this, I think it’s a really good introduction to the characters, I’m super excited to learn more about them and the writing is really good!!

Chapter 1:

•I do not trust Mal what is she doing

•Is McLovin okay

•Fren?? Buddy?? Are you good??

•Get his ass Patrick

•Austin don’t do that

•I love Joner so much dude

•Julia my beloved

•Bibble real??

•The Staci bit is genuinely so funny

•Max is so toxic this is great

•If anything bad happens between Michael and Joner I will lose it

•Thinking abt an Ass and Patrick alliance

•Courtney deserves better man

•Okay Max is actually kind of slaying rn

•Max and Julia are already giving me mlm and wlw hostility energy

•Did he just call him a Square

•Why wasn’t Patrick on the chopping block he’s such a bitch lol

•Nooo I liked Fren :(

Overall: Another great chapter, I think the dynamic developing between Courtney, Mal, and Ass is super interesting! I’m also excited to see where Max and Julia’s characters go

Chapter 2:

•Max is such a hater

•Mal and Ass moment

•Bonnie and Caesar solidarity

•The fucking high five that’s so good

•The red face on Sha-Mod’s cutout too god holy shit I love this

•I’m a Patrick lover first

•I want breadsticks too

•Never change Mal

•McLovin and Courtney talking is healing me

•Wait Austin and Kelly are kind of cute together

•Get his ass Joner

•Oh that’s so cute

•Them turning to Max 💀

•Patrick is a Madonna enjoyers holy shit

•I like this alliance. I really like this alliance dude /gen

•I’m punching the floor I love Joner so much

•Dude what the fuck happened between Mal and Courtney and should I be afraid

•NOT LEVITICUS 18:22

•How have they been up for 50 hours what the hell

•Nooo Joner

•HE JUST CALLED HIM GAY??

•This is so funny oh my god

•YO THATS FUCKING AWESOME

•I really like Caesar now dude thats a choice move

•He’s sleeping on Bonnie’s shoulder 🥺

•NO

•NO WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK

•JONER?? OVER FROLLO????

•I’m going insane I’m gonna spit I’m gonna throw up I’m gonna cry

•JONER??????

Overall: The relationships and dialogue in this episode were super fun, I felt like we got to know a lot of the characters better. Joner leaving made me incredibly sad but I think that just reflects how well built-up and likable his character was in a short amount of time

Chapter 3:

•Caesar :)

•Patrick is so real

•Tfw your teammate gives you candy because you lost a lawsuit??

•Kitty is such a Cryptid I love them

•Whoever hit Frollo ily

•GET IT PATRICK

•Mal is so cool??

•How is Staci so good at this what the fuckkk

•Bonnie lore!

•Fujoshis are serving cunt in this challenge

•Peter’s autistic eyes

•Is Mal trying to sabotage them?

•”Prove my worth” Oh Peter :(

•KELLY YOU’RE GOING TO KILL THEM

•Is throwing from the ceiling legal

•YOOO SCARY IS SLAYING THATS SO NEAT

•Poor Peter :(

•Yo that is a big ass alliance also Kelly and Austin are so cute

•Staci and Scary friendship!

Overall: Another banger episode, Mal especially was super interesting, I have no idea what her intention was but regardless sabotage is always interesting. Also the Kelaustin(?) is fire and all the characters are just really cool and fun

Chapter 4:

•Scruffy is like Millie and I mean that in a very good way

•Don’t be a hater Court

•”Intelligence is always impressive” yea ok Max just kiss them already

•”Under 30 minutes” dude

•Patrick and Kitty is making my brain Work

•GET IT MCLOVIN

•GET IT SCRUFFY dude that’s insane

•Nooo Patrick!! I liked him :(

Overall: Dude I love this chapter so much, Courtney and McLovin’s friendship and the mounting issues with Mal are both so good. Also Scruffy’s spelling skills, mwah, god tier detail and win. I’m sad Patrick’s gone, he was my babygirl, but him finding Kitty of all people to be impressive and then losing because of it was like surprisingly cute and tragic? Autistic alpha male tsundere x full-on cryptid is a god tier dynamic that I’ve never considered before. I want good things for them

#alex’s tti rambles

[bzedan]

rules: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then list 10 songs you really like, each by a different artist. then tag 10 people to do the same thing

I was tagged by @slusheeduck 💖

Shuffle

Icabod - TR/ST

Never Again - Kelly Clarkson

End (Live in Paris, 1992) - The Cure

Haunted House - Sir Babygirl

Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money

Sister Christian - Night Ranger

So Low - Matt Berry

Black Country - Tonstartssbandht

Little April Showers - Tonstartssbandht

Kinda Outta Luck - Medusa, Boy Jr.

Ten Songs I Really Like

Warm Blood - Carly Rae Jepsen

Coconut - Harry Nilsson

Freak Out - Miya Folick

All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie

Global Warming - LPX

Vitamin C - CAN

Mr. Brightside (Hyperpop Version) - Boy Jr.

Revenge of Vera Gemini - Blue Öuster Cult

Parade - Susumu Hirasawa (from Paprika soundtrack)

Suspended in Gaffa - Kate Bush

I always feel awkward tagging people so my beloved mutuals, do this if you want because I love seeing your music, but I am also calling out @zaflikescreepydolls with a tag because she’s family so I can do that.

#tag games

[zackcollins]

a new hockey stick || tyler heineman

masterlist

Author’s Note: Hilo Piccolo. Somebody said I was feeding “the Tyler Heineman brain rot” when I posted that GIF of him earlier. The brain will be beyond rotted now since this is a whole ass fic about him. If I have a problem, I challenge you to prove it in a court of law. Seeing as this fic isn’t even for my own self-indulgence. I wrote it for @donttelltheelff​ because they told me that I might be making them gain a crush on Tyler. I wrote this for them as a way of nudging them over the precipice. What’re friends for, amirite? Anyways! GIF credit to anotherhockeypage since my GIF of him is a zoomed out shot lmfao

Warnings: Nothing, I don’t think. Feel free to let me know if something needs one though. I’ll happily add it.

Word Count: 1.0k+

Title: Canadian Kid by Brett Kissel

Additional: Gender-neutral reader since the person this was originally for uses they/them pronouns. I have received permission to post it so we’re all set on that front. Anyways! I hope Taylor and everyone else enjoys this! This is my first fic of this kind for this goofball babygirl so I hope I did it justice!! Feedback is welcomed and appreciate because I love knowing what people think of my fics!!

You and Tyler were rushing through Scotiabank Arena in hopes of making it to your seats before the opening face-off. As you rushed along, you were bumping into disgruntled fans and a few employees. You kept trying to apologize but Tyler was dragging you along far too quickly for anything to come of them.

When you finally made it to the section where your seats were located, you glanced over your shoulder towards the ice. You mentally fist-bumped when you noticed that the game hadn’t started yet. You told Tyler as much; Tyler smiled as you both politely squeezed past the people sitting between the end of the row and your seats.

When the two of you were seated, you pulled out your phone and slung your arm over Tyler’s shoulder. You pulled your best friend closer to you as you opened the camera function and held the phone out in front of you.

“Tyler, bro, smile,” you said, casting a glance at you best friend. "This is my first time seeing a hockey game live. I want a picture to commemorate it."

"Sure, bud, whatever you want." Tyler rolled his eyes and chuckled, though he did smile. He even slung his arm around your shoulders and leaned his head against your head. You felt your mouth go dry and your face heat up as you quickly snapped the picture. You hoped that the picture wouldn’t show how flustered Tyler had just made you feel.

Just as you were sliding your phone back into the kangaroo pouch on your Auston Matthews hoodie, you felt someone nudge your shoulder. You looked up and noticed Tyler was pointing towards the ice. When you looked that way, you saw that the Kings and Maple Leafs were lining up for the opening face-off. You smiled as you shifted around anxiously in your seat. Tyler scoffed and shook his head as he looked towards centre ice.

When the referee dropped the puck, you felt your whole body ignite with excitement and nervousness. This was an experience unlike anything you had ever had watching the games on your television at home.

As the play went along, you kept looking over at your best friend to see how he was reacting to all of this. You knew that Tyler had been to plenty of live games before, given the fact that he was also a goalie growing up. He was even wearing his favourite jersey—a Kelly Hrudey his father had handed down to him when he had first started playing Junior A hockey. You weren’t so much as looking at the jersey; you were more so looking to see how Tyler was reacting to the fact that his favourite team—Los Angeles—was playing your favourite team—Toronto—while you were attending your first game. Judging by your best friend’s body language, you could assume that Tyler was about as nervous as you were.

By the time the first commercial break came along, the score was still 0-0 and the shots were 10-4 in favour of Los Angeles. You pulled your phone out again and wanted to ask Tyler for another picture but Tyler nudging your shoulder stopped the words from coming out.

"(Y/N), look," Tyler mumbled.

"Is something wrong?" You put your phone away before you looked in Tyler’s direction and noticed that he was pointing up at the Jumbotron.

You looked where Tyler was pointing and noticed that the Kiss Cam was showing yourself and Tyler inside of the heart frame. You swallowed thickly before looking over at Tyler. Tyler nodded and grabbed your face, smoothing his thumbs across your cheeks. You relaxed a little as you leaned forward, placing your hands on Tyler's shoulders. After taking a deep breath, you closed the remaining distance and connected your lips with your best friend's lips.

The kiss was sweet, albeit brief. When you pulled apart from Tyler, you felt your head spinning from the gravity of the situation. You shook your head once and rubbed your temples a couple of times in hopes of straightening out the feelings in your brain. When that didn't work, you looked at Tyler.

Tyler had a soft smile on his face and was nervously wringing his hands together in his lap. You put one of your hands on top of Tyler's and rubbed his wrists at the pulse points, smiling when you felt Tyler shiver.

"Did…" Tyler started, looking away from you and towards the ice. When you glanced at the ice, you saw Mikheyev and Kerfoot rushing towards the net with Moore as the only man back defending for the Kings. "I… That meant more to me than a stupid Kiss Cam kiss. I've wanted to fucking do that for ages, (Y/N)." Tyler looked at you, his facial expression somewhere between fond and sad.

You brought your other hand up and cupped Tyler's cheek. You gently ran your thumb along it, smiling when he leaned into the touch.

"I feel the same way, bro," you said, squeezing Tyler's wrist with your other hand. "Would this be our first date then?"

Nodding, Tyler smiled softly. "I like that idea a lot."

You smiled as you leaned over and connected your lips with Tyler’s. Tyler smiled into the kiss, bringing his hands up to grab your hoodie strings. As you kissed, Tyler continued to fiddle with the strings like his life depended on it. The more he fiddled with them, the harder it was for you to keep a straight face. Eventually, you had to pull back and chuckle. You swatted Tyler's shoulder and shook your head dismissively.

"Way to ru--"

You went to say something but the sound of the Leafs goal horn and the goal song simultaneously blaring through the arena cut you off. You grinned as you pressed a quick kiss to Tyler's cheek.

"Take that, Tyler," you said, voice dripping with smugness.

Tyler smirked as he leaned forward to whisper into your ear.

"We'll see later which one of us takes it."

#tyler heineman #tyler heineman fic #tyler heineman imagine #toronto blue jays #toronto blue jays fic #toronto blue jays imagine #mlb #mlb fic #mlb imagine #baseball #baseball fic #baseball imagine #not hockey #not mash #robin writes #writing #fanfiction #fanfic #fic #mlb fanfic #mlb fanfiction #tyler heineman fanfic #tyler heineman fanfiction #baseball fanfic #baseball fanfiction #toronto blue jays fanfic #toronto blue jays fanfiction #tyler heineman x reader #tyler heineman/reader #froot loop friends tag

[burningdarkfire]

books i read in mar 2024

[these are all short + casual reviews - feel free to ask about individual ones if u want my full thoughts or ask for my goodreads!!] 

great pace for february! i’m in the complete opposite of a reading slump where i’m loving everything that i read 🤗

dark heir - c.s. pacat ★★★★★ (fantasy)

i don't know what it is about c.s. pacat's writing that makes character beats just hit so brutally hard but man, i wish i had it. i was absolutely insane while reading this book and i can't wait for the next in the series!!

the tainted cup - robert jackson bennett ★★★★☆ (fantasy mystery)

fantasy sherlock-and-watson is already a strong starting point but the world was really the fascinating part of this book! a civilization that experiences a recurring apocalypse is .. topical, to say the least, and RJB certainly believes in the fantastical serving the real

if an egyptian cannot speak english - noor naga ★★★★☆ (contemporary)

i love books about messy people in messy circumstances .. still unsure how i feel about the ending but damn if the author doesn't know exactly what she's going for

delicious in dungeon vols. 1-3 - ryoko kui ★★★★☆ (fantasy)

the anime seems to be a pretty true adaptation, but tbh there's a babygirl quality that is much more present on the printed page

swimming in the dark - tomasz jedrowski ★★★★☆ (historical)

extremely similar vibes to call me by your name so if you want more of the deeply moving gay european experience, it's here!

sadie - courtney summers ★★★★☆ (contemporary)

strong, evocative writing grounded in a gritty realism. it nails the catharsis but man, it is not a happy read

a scatter of light - malinda lo ★★★★☆ (contemporary)

great character work, i really enjoyed aria as a teenage MC. it was also very interesting to read this as a companion book to last night at the telegraph club and see the style and story transposed across the decades!

the death of vivek oji - akwaeke emezi ★★★★☆ (contemporary)

beautiful, flowery writing. it meanders but it's a book that demands patience from the first page, and it's worth the effort

parachutes - kelly yang ★★★★☆ (contemporary)

pretty serviceable YA except that the first third reads like it's from a completely different book lol so many things just get dropped but it's fun and an easy read

civil service - claire schwartz ★★★☆☆ (contemporary, poetry)

some poems were great, some poems read like they were directly off of twitter. i did like the visual aspect of this collection!

lavender house & the bell in the fog - lev a.c. rosen ★★★☆☆ (historical, mystery)

i'll read pretty much any mystery and a historical series with a gay lead is definitely enough to catch my attention! the historical context is fascinating and works at interesting odds with the genre - what is "justice" if you're locked outside of the system to start?

the midnight library - matt haig ★★★☆☆ (contemporary)

fine conceptually but it feels like the most basic and boring way this concept could possibly be written

no one can know - kate alice marshall ★★☆☆☆ (thriller)

totally uninventive domestic thriller without a shred of sense!

[DNF] the cooking gene - michael w. twitty ★★★☆☆ (nonfiction, memoir, food)

here is a man who loves a list! he loves commas! he loves packing ten different ideas into one paragraph! it was a fascinating read but too dense for someone (me) unfamiliar with the subject matter

#my posts #liveblogging books #books #reading wrap up