#lucas x elisa

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A FINE LINE BETWEEN HATE AND LOVE

When her gaze grew dull and her smile faded, Lucas began to realise what his previous actions might have cost him

S2 | Lucas/MC | 7.800+ words | @0shewrites0

summary | What if there was a girl so much like Lucas that everyone automatically assumed they were a match made in heaven? What if that girl trusted Lucas so much, only for him to betray her, bring Blake back from Casa Amor and break her heart?

Samantha hasn't forgiven Lucas, she can't. The pain is still way too raw and her wounds are still fresh. She is back together with Lucas, but things between them aren't what they used to be. And when Elisa shows up and shit hits the fan - what will happen to Samantha and Lucas? Can they find their way back to each other or will they drift apart forever?

genre(s) | Angst. A lot of swearing. Smut (nsfw). A little fluff.

note | Day 20 (Double Trouble) always upsets me a lot, and along with the heartbreak I have to go through because Lucas brings Blake back after Casa Amor, I wanted to have the chance to throw all that frustration and pain at him. Because we never got to do that in the game, and that's a shame.

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“Who’s that?”

“No way! New people!”

“Are they boys? Tell me they’re boys!”

Samantha looked up from her scrambled eggs as a tall, glamorous woman walked out of the villa towards the group of islanders gathered in the kitchen. She had flawless skin, shiny hair and even a damn nose ring and was wearing a gold sparkly dress.

“Queens in the Villa! Heeey, everyone! I’m Elisa!”

She gave everyone a perfect, radiant smile and Samantha thought to herself, Wow! She's so stunning!

Another new girl quickly followed behind her and grinned. She was wearing a blood red strapless dress and ridiculously high high heels that showed off her immensely well-shaped legs.

Damn, she looks so fit!

“This is like doing the walk of shame in reverse! I swear I’ve woken up here before. Morning! I’m Jo.”

Both were beautiful in their own right, but the producers couldn't have sent in two more different girls - they were the exact opposite of each other.

Graham and Gary exchanged a look and made a dash over to the girls with Lucas and Bobby following them in hot pursuit.

Samantha raised an eyebrow, Desperate much?

She rolled her eyes, turned back to her scrambled eggs, took a mouthful and closed her eyes, trying to enjoy her breakfast. I'm not going to chase after him, I'm nobody's puppy...

But the boy’s voices were too loud.

“Welcome to the Villa, girls. I’m Graham!”

“And I’m Gary, easy to remember. Graham - average. Gary - hot stuff.”

Elisa's bright voice rang out as she giggled flirtatiously, “Check you lot out! This is what I call a welcome.”

Samantha couldn’t prevent a strange shiver from creeping up her neck. That Elisa was radiating danger somehow, she could sense it. She didn't know what it was yet, but she knew instinctively that Elisa wasn't going to fool around.

Out of the corner of her eye she saw the boys leading the girls into the kitchen as Lucas winked at Elisa, “At your service, ladies. Nice to see some new faces.”

Samantha almost choked on her scrambled eggs and quickly disguised it as a cough, but she couldn't believe what she had heard. At your service? Seriously?

She shuddered in disgust. Why are boys always so desperate? I don't remember him saying that to me...ever.

She tilted her head and watched Elisa fix Lucas with a hungry gaze. “You lot are way fitter in person.”

Elisa raised her hand and suddenly Samantha knew why she had had that intuition. She knew exactly what Elisa was up to and the fact that she couldn't do anything about it made her grit her teeth involuntarily. She forced herself to breathe calmly, but inside she was screaming, Please, Lucas, please don't fall for it, you idiot!

Elisa ran her perfectly manicured nail along his jawline and cooed, “Your skin looks amazing!”

As Lucas froze, he fucking froze, Samantha felt anger and disappointment wash over her like a tsunami. She watched as his cheeks flushed about ten shades of crimson and she could hear the blood pumping violently through her ears.

“Even cuter with a bit of colour in your cheeks.”

Elisa just couldn’t stop, could she?

What a fucking bitch to pull a dominatrix when she probably knows exactly how hard it was for Lucas to let go of control with me. And what a fucking idiot for falling for it, I can't believe it.

Lottie glanced at her, her bright green eyes pleading with her to calm down, because apparently everyone could see the angry fumes erupting from Samantha's ears. Everyone except Lucas, of course. Even Gary had torn his gaze away from the newcomers and was now staring at Samantha in bewilderment.

Samantha took a deep breath and struggled to put on an unfazed expression, raising her eyebrow slightly and grinning lopsidedly. Then she completely sugar-coated her voice and turned her gaze to Lucas, who was still standing there completely frozen in time, and asked, “Cat got your tongue?”

When her voice rang out, Lucas snapped out of it and tilted his head in her direction. When his eyes met hers, something happened that she would have never dreamed of. She was aware that her eyes were basically murdering him, and apparently he had seen it too, because he immediately averted his eyes.

But Samantha only waved her hand dismissively and clicked her tongue. “Oh wait! No, I know the answer! If by tongue you mean dick and by cat you mean Elisa, then yes. Right?”

Her voice was dripping with sarcasm, but the best part was how Lucas' cheeks flushed again. So violently that she thought he was going to explode into a trillion little pieces, and when he looked up briefly she could see the embarrassment in his eyes. He had understood her, he knew what she was insinuating, and she could see it in his eyes - he was ashamed. Terribly so, in fact. It gave her the satisfaction she needed at that moment.

Samantha just continued to stare at him without blinking once. She wanted him to feel like the asshole he was at that moment. And a wicked grin spread across her face when she noticed Elisa blushing as well.

I knew it! Damn it, I knew it!

Of course Elisa knew what she was talking about. The other islanders around them had gone quiet, watching the drama with bated breath, and in their faces Samantha could see the confusion. But she didn't care at the moment. The right people had picked up on her innuendo and they felt like shit for it. Just as they deserved it.

Scoffing, Samantha turned, sending her long curls flying, and strutted away. But as soon as she entered the cool villa, confidence and satisfaction left her, and what was left was pain.

So much pain.

She thought back to the morning before the girls had been sent to Casa Amor, and how vulnerable Lucas had been towards her. How he had somehow not wanted to let her go. How he had buried his face in her hair and murmured, "Just a little longer." And she remembered how she had tried to relieve the unfamiliar, unaccustomed emotional tension by joking, “Cat got your tongue?” But what he had said was still ringing in her ears, “If by tongue you mean heart and by cat you mean you, then yes.”

She let herself sink to the floor and leaned back against the cold wall. It hurt like hell how much had changed since then. She couldn't forget how it had broken her heart to see him come back with Blake in tow. And nothing had been the same since. The trust was gone. And as much as she didn't want to hurt him, knowing how awful he still felt about ditching her for Blake, today with Elisa had stabbed her in the heart all over again.

Maybe she had overreacted, but judging by the look on his face, she knew she hadn't. Lucas had needed to hear that. Samantha felt tears prick her eyes, almost threatening to roll down her face, but she wouldn’t let herself cry. She had already cried enough because of him. Abruptly, she got up and went into the bathroom to quickly wash her face before heading back out.

By now, everyone had gathered on the lawn by the beanbags, talking, laughing and having fun, and Samantha felt she had to play along. If only to show her face and make her point.

“Right, now we only know how you like your eggs, but what about how you like your men?” She heard Bobby's voice echoing across the lawn.

Even from a distance, she could see Elisa frowning and smiling wryly. And when she said, "There's more to us than the men we fancy, you know?" Samantha had to suppress the urge to laugh out loud.

“I’ll bet there is. So what’s your story?” Lucas asked her and as he was sitting with his back to Samantha, he couldn’t see her walking towards him. Gary, who had noticed her approach, tried to signal Lucas to stop being so overly attentive, but he either didn't seem to take the hint or clearly didn't care. Samantha didn't know which was worse.

“I’ll bet it’s something creative. You’ve got that vibe about you,” he added, oblivious to his surroundings.

When Samantha glanced at Lottie, she could hear her inhale sharply, as if she was afraid of what Sam was about to do. But Sam didn't want to do anything. She didn't want to cause any more drama. She just wanted to show everyone - and especially Elisa - that Lucas was with her. So she squeezed through the islanders chilling on beanbags and made her way to Lucas, where she sat demonstratively on his lap and immediately felt his hands wrapping around her waist. It felt so familiar and comforting that tears came to her eyes again. But she blinked quickly and swallowed them down.

“I’m actually a social media influencer. I’ve got my own makeup vlog.” As Elisa spoke, she watched Samantha's every move, and when her eyes fell on Lucas' hands resting on Sam's hips, Elisa's eyes narrowed with envy.

Well, take that, babe. I'm with him. And he'll never give you what he gave me.

Glancing at Lucas, she noticed he was looking at her with raised eyebrows, as if silently asking her if she was okay. But no, no, she wasn't fine. And he could probably tell by how tense her whole body was. Normally she would snuggle against his chest and let him embrace her, wrap her up in his big arms, but not this time. She just couldn't. She wanted to make her point, but she couldn't pretend nothing had happened.

Eventually there was a lull in the conversation and Samantha felt Lucas lightly tap her bare hip. "Can I fill up my water bottle?" he asked, and Samantha heard the question echoing between the lines, "Can we have a chat?"

But she wasn't ready for that yet. So she just shrugged and stood up. Lucas picked up his water bottle and made his way to the kitchen, turning his head once to look at her expectantly, but Samantha was having none of it. She ignored him, dropped back into the beanbag and began examining her nails as if they were the most interesting thing in the world. She felt Elisa's gaze on her, but she was in no mood to talk to her. Ever to talk to her, if she was being completely honest.

Just as Lucas returned from the kitchen with an annoyed look on his face, a phone beeped and Jo called out excitedly, “I’ve got a text!”

“Jo and Elisa, you’ve got some catching up to do. Pick your two favourite boys and get ready for your first dates. #singleandreadytomingle #doubledates”

“Well, this is easy.” Elisa giggled and cocked her head, winking at Lucas. “I pick Lucas and Noah.”

Lucas smiled at her, and for a moment Samantha foolishly wished he would refuse to go. But then he nodded and said, “I’d feel honoured.”

It went straight to her heart - through her heart, actually - and made her bleed inside, and she knew he had done it because he was pissed at her. Even though he had no fucking reason. Even though he was the one who had acted like a total asshole.

Samantha got to her feet, scoffed sarcastically and made her way to the swing bed. She could feel all eyes following her, but she couldn't take it any longer.

Everything had gone so horribly wrong, and it had all started with that bloody Blake. She was so angry with him, so furious that she would have loved to go back and punch him in his stupid fucking handsome face for hurting her so much. She didn't know if he didn't realise what he was doing or if he enjoyed making her jealous, but at this point it wasn't even pure jealousy anymore.

Of course she was jealous. In that she was so much like Lucas. The other islanders even made fun of the fact that Samantha was basically Lucas, just in a female body. That's why they should have been such a good match. And at some point they had! But then it all went wrong, and now they just made out and had sex without ever talking about the freaking elephant in the room.

She knew she was afraid to trust him again, to be so vulnerable again, to be hurt again. Only God knew how afraid she was to admit to herself that she still had feelings for him. Even after everything he had done. He was like a drug she couldn't stop taking. She needed to be near him, needed to feel him touching her, holding her or kissing her to make the voices in her head shut up. She knew it was toxic, but she didn't want to let him go.

Maybe some stupid, irrational, naive part of her still believed there was hope. That they could find what they had lost when they were separated. Because the truth was that they had had something so good. And that realisation brought hot tears to her eyes. Angry tears because she hated how much control he still had over her and how she just let him hurt her like that. And sad tears because she missed how they had been before everything had gone to hell. She missed him and how vulnerable he had once been, and she missed herself. She missed how much she had trusted him and how safe she had felt with him.

Now, whenever she tried to talk to him, he blocked it out by kissing her, because every time he did that, God, did he make her head spin. And he knew it too. And then there were so many moments when she just couldn't muster the courage to open her mouth and tell him how hurt she still was. How many doubts were still floating around in her head and how much she needed that reassurance from him. Because yes, he had apologised, but something still stood between them. It prevented them from going back to the way things had once been.

What if he simply decided to take the easy way out now? What if he chose Elisa and just left everything - including her - behind and moved on? The thought of it choked her throat, made it physically impossible for her to draw in a breath, and panic rose inside her. She fucking needed him. And she couldn't lose him.

But what if it was too late?

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Samantha had strategically avoided anyone who would have wanted to talk to her, because the truth was she didn't want to talk. Not with them. This was between her and Lucas, and even though Elisa was a huge bitch for ambushing him like that and playing with Sam's feelings that she obviously knew so well, this wasn't even about her. It had just shown all the cracks that were still there. All the fresh wounds that hadn't yet turned into scars.

And how were they supposed to heal if she kept touching them? If she kept replaying the events of that night? If she just couldn't let go? And how was she going to be able to let go if she didn't find the closure she so desperately needed? All the sex and all his kisses couldn't make up for how much he had become a stranger to her. Their hearts were both closed, she could feel it. They were both afraid to open up again.

As Elisa's rich voice filled the air and her giggles almost deafened Samantha, she looked up to see that everyone had returned from their dates.

“It’s not the first time I got semi-naked and sweaty on a first date”, Jo laughed.

Sighing in exhaustion, Samantha made her way back to the others. She could see Ibrahim smiling at Jo, “It was great. I feel so much more relaxed now.”

Well, at least someone is happy…

“Ours was more like a rom-com. Lucas couldn’t stop laughing…”, Elisa interfered and burst into fits of giggles again.

Samantha just rolled her eyes.

“Because it tickled! I’m not used to people touching me there.” Lucas shrugged and grinned wryly.

Elisa laughed, “And I rolled off the table.”

"What are you talking about?" Hope interrupted Elisa's annoying voice.

“The dates were a couples spa. We all got bubbly and massages,” Lucas explained to her.

Samantha frowned. “A couples spa? That sounds awkward.”

Lucas just raised an eyebrow and sat down next to her on the sun lounger.

It feels so strange between us...

Samantha sighed and murmured, “Sounds like you guys really got along.”

Lucas shrugged, staring down at his shoes. “It was a fun day. Made a nice change from here.”

He looked up and glanced at her, smirking smoulderingly. “The only thing that would’ve made it better was if I had been there with you.”

Samantha wanted to roll her eyes, she really did, but she couldn't. Looking into his eyes was like being hypnotised. And maybe it had something to do with the fact that she wanted him back. Like, really back. The way it had been before Casa Amor. But she couldn't help thinking, Does he really mean that, or is he just saying that? Am I really that important to him?

Lucas put an arm around her waist and Samantha winced. Frowning, he narrowed his eyes, but when she didn't say anything, he just shook his head and pulled his arm away. Then he cleared his throat, “I gotta say, though, I've never met a girl like Elisa..."

“Yeah, she’s super hot,” Samantha nodded, but bit her cheek so hard she felt the metallic taste of blood on her tongue.

Lucas rolled his eyes. “Not just that, she’s deep. I could talk to her for hours.”

It hit her deeply, like a slap in the face or like a truck just rolling over her. There she was, keeping her mouth shut because she wanted everything to be okay again, and what did he do? Did he not think about what was coming out of his mouth? She gave him a quick glance, but he wasn’t even looking at her.

I could talk to her for hours.

He had no idea how much that hurt.

And to make it worse, he didn't stop. He continued to gush about her, completely ignoring the fact that he was sitting next to his partner. Next to her. She who had saved him from being fucking dumped, and this was how he thanked her? By fawning over another woman who had come in with a fucking evil agenda?

“She’s really smart and driven. She built up her brand from scratch, you know?”

AND WHAT ABOUT ME?! Am I a joke to you?

Samantha shook her head, bit her cheek harder and tried not to cry, but it was like Lucas was stomping all over her. She remembered how much he had admired her when she had told him weeks ago how she had built her brand from scratch, too. And now it was as if he had forgotten all about it. How could he sit there and talk to Samantha about Elisa as if she were just a mate of his? How could he not see how much it affected her?

She noticed how her hand began to tremble and quickly stood up. Lucas looked up in surprise. "Where are you going?"

Samantha took a deep breath and lowered her voice, "If you think Elisa is so deep and smart, why don't you go and talk to her? Why don't you come and see me in a few hours when you don't feel like talking to her anymore?"

The corners of Lucas' mouth twitched and slowly a mischievous grin spread across his lips. He sat back, lazily folded his arms and just watched her with raised eyebrows. "You're jealous," he stated the obvious. But it wasn't just that, and his behaviour was driving Samantha mad, so mad!

Angrily, she put her hands on her hips and snarled, "You know what, Lucas? You can go fuck yourself because this is not funny to me!"

She turned to walk away when he suddenly grabbed her by the wrist and spun her around so fast she collided with his chest and her breath caught.

"What did you just say to me?" he asked her, his voice dark and dangerous, his eyes narrowed, but his stupid grin still hadn't budged an inch.

Samantha looked him straight in the eye and repeated, "I said, fuck you."

His eyes darkened and she knew how much that turned him on. And she hated it. In the split second he paid no attention to her, she wrenched her wrist from his grip and stomped away towards the villa. She felt like this was the part where they could finally talk about everything, but she didn't want everyone else listening in too. So she made her way to the bedroom when she heard Lucas chasing after her.

As soon as he reached the bedroom, he closed the door behind him and leaned against it, shoving his hands into the pockets of his ridiculously tight jeans, and she almost started to drool as her eyes wandered over his thick thighs and the huge bulge that was already starting to show. "Do you have something to say, love?" He chuckled, his voice dripping with amusement. He knew she was jealous and that clearly turned him on, but what he didn't know was that she was all the more hurt.

"Of course, it's easy for you to laugh at me now. It's not like you had to watch your girl fawning over two new islanders like they were the only thing in the world, for fuck's sake!"

Lucas' grin widened even more and he continued to stare at her without saying anything.

"You practically tripped over your own feet to welcome her into the villa while I was basically standing right next to you. Do you know how that feels?" Samantha literally spat the words at him, anger and rage coursing through her veins, intensifying the pain that had been surging through her all fucking day. And the fact that he was just standing there, grinning and enjoying the show - it almost drove her out of her mind.

"Stop fucking smirking! I am serious about this right now!"

His tongue darted out of his mouth and moistened his lips before he bit down on them. Then he pushed himself off the wall and crossed his arms. "I know you are, love. But it's fucking hot."

"No! Stop calling me that! UGH..."

Lucas raised his eyebrows questioningly. "What's wrong with you?"

At that moment, Samantha felt her blood boil over, and she finally - and rightfully so - could no longer hold back her anger. "You’re asking me what's wrong? Are you serious, Lucas?"

He shrugged, seemingly as impassive as ever, but Samantha had had enough.

"I hate you so much right now, you have no idea..." she spat out between clenched teeth, and almost instantly she could see Lucas' nostrils flare and his eyebrows shoot up to his hairline.

"You ... hate me?" He asked incredulously. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Samantha scoffed, though she would have preferred to break down and bawl her eyes out. The pressure inside her threatened to overwhelm her, her eyes were burning and she suddenly felt so weak. She suppressed a sob, mustered all her remaining strength and snapped, "Well, so far I feel like you hardly care about me anymore. And how am I supposed to know if you haven't just taken advantage of my feelings to avoid being dumped? I..."

Lucas' loud voice suddenly interrupted her. The stupid grin was wiped off his face and his eyes began to sparkle dangerously. "Stop, right there! Are you seriously accusing me of taking advantage of your feelings? Are you fucking with me right now? Because if this is supposed to be a fucking joke that I don't get, then it's not funny."

Samantha shook her head violently. "It's NOT a joke, Lucas. But I," she pointed to herself and glared at him, "I feel like a fucking joke lately. Like I only saved you so you could then give a shit about me! You seem to care about everyone else BUT me! Saying to my fucking face that you've never met a girl like Elisa shows exactly how highly you think of me!

What happened to us? What happened to everything you told me? I HATE what you've turned me into. This isn't me!"

He took a step towards her and yelled, "What I've turned you into? WHAT I'VE FUCKING TURNED YOU INTO?"

But Samantha did not back away. She was so sick of it, she wanted him to know how hurt she was and how much of it was his fault.

She felt tears welling up in her eyes, but she forced her voice not to tremble as she yelled back, "I don't know what to think or feel anymore! All we do is fuck and then pretend nothing happened. But something did happen, didn't it? But we never talked about it and every time I tried to tell you, you cut me off. It hurts me, Lucas. I've been suffering for days and as far as I know, you don't notice. Or you don't care. But how the fuck am I supposed to know what's going through your head if you never fucking talk to me?"

For a moment Lucas just stared at her, mouth open and an expression of utter shock and confusion on his face. Then he quickly shook his head and swallowed. When he spoke again, his voice sounded composed and calm, but Samantha knew better. She could hear the storm raging inside him, just waiting to burst out of him.

"Pretend nothing happened? Maybe you do, but I sure as hell don't. I lie awake every night thinking about this whole mess and how I caused it, while you sleep soundly next to me, seemingly without a care in the world. And you seriously accuse me of pretending that everything is fine? That's fucking hypocritical, Samantha."

She laughed sarcastically. "Hypocritical, huh? And what would you call what you did today? 'Harmless banter', perhaps? 'Being friendly to the newbies’? ‘Making conversation'? You can shove that up your ass, seriously. I had to sit next to you and listen to you gush about Elisa, how deep and gorgeous she is and how you could talk to her for hours, and you didn't think about how that must have felt to me? Not even for a second? How does that add up? And if you were overthinking so much, how come you never opened your fucking mouth? How come you never asked me how I felt? How come it was okay for you to fuck me without knowing how I really was?"

At this point Samantha could hear her voice breaking and she could have screamed in frustration because now she was about to ugly cry. And she knew how much he hated that, how much he couldn't handle a crying woman.

Lucas clenched his hands into fists and walked straight towards her, his head lowered and his eyes blazing with anger. "I only agreed to fuck you because you basically begged for it. You should have heard yourself whimpering and moaning and being so impatient. Yeah, like a fucking drug addict or something. This is not on me, Samantha. This is you not being able to let go."

Tears spilled from her eyes and ran down her face. A sob escaped her throat and her voice quavered as she screamed, "I know I can't let go. Because I don't fucking want to! I know this is toxic, but don't act like you haven’t done the same!"

He shook his head, his jaw tightening. "I haven’t. I'd have no problem letting you go and moving on."

His voice sounded so menacing and cold that her heart contracted painfully. "Are you for real?" she whispered.

When he didn't answer, she added in a choked voice, "Is that what you want from me? To let you go and give up on us? And just move on?"

The way he shrugged so nonchalantly made the anger flare up again.

"No!" she barked, "hell no, I won't do that. Because that's what you want, isn't it? The easy way out, to never have to deal with all the shit you put me through, but you know what? It's not going to happen!"

She laughed and it sent a shiver down her own spine because it sounded so emotionless and cold. "Alright then, go and have fun with Elisa. But you know you have to spend the night in my bed, coupled up with me."

His jaw clenched so tightly that the vein on his temple popped out, and he hissed, "What the hell is your problem with Elisa? Why are you dragging her into all this anyway, she has got nothing to do with this."

Samantha turned around, held her hand up in the air, gave him the middle finger and headed for the door. "I don't give a shit what you do. If you don't want me, that's your loss. But you seem to be getting on so well with Elisa! After all, she built her brand from scratch! So fucking great, right?”

"Do NOT turn your back on me when I'm talking to you," he roared, and the hairs on her body bristled, but she just shrugged it off.

"Talk? You're talking to me? All I hear is excuses," she replied, not even dreaming of turning around or slowing her steps.

Her hand was just touching the handle when Lucas reached her, grabbed her wrist again, walked her to the wall, caged her in with his broad frame and forced her to face him. Samantha didn't even want to know how pathetic she probably looked at that moment, she just wanted to get away from him. To find a quiet corner and cry alone. But he - obviously - wasn't going to let that happen.

"Look at me," he snarled, but she refused. So he took her wrists in one hand and pressed them against the wall, forcing her to shift to avoid the pain that seared through her shoulders so that her chest pressed up against his. With his other hand he forcibly lifted her chin and hissed, staring into her eyes, "I don't want Elisa. I have always wanted you and that will never change. How can you not see that?"

Samantha laughed hysterically. "You don't mean that, do you? If that's how you show me you want me, then fuck you. Because you're hurting me on purpose, and it has nothing to do with wanting me."

He leaned forward and pressed his forehead to hers, "You're right. I am messed up and I do hurt people. But I would never do it on purpose. Not to you."

She rolled her eyes. "Cut the crap, I don't want to hear it." Staring him in the eye, she added, "You said you had no problem moving on, right? Well, then do it!" She forced herself to make her voice sound steady, but she couldn't quite hide her fear because she obviously didn't want him to move on. Just the thought of it terrified her.

"Shut up," he ordered, "you’re talking so much bullshit. We both know you could never stand to see me with anyone else."

Samantha shrugged her shoulders as hard as she could, ignoring the pain that surged through her shoulders again. "But this isn't about me, is it? It's about you not wanting to admit that you fucked up and that you're pushing me away - again!"

Lucas growled angrily and pressed his lips to hers, silencing her and forcing her to swallow any more words she wanted to hurl at him. Against Samantha's will, her lips began to move against his and it wasn't until he was smirking at her that she realised what she was doing, shoving him hard in the chest and tilting her head to the side.

"See? That's exactly what I mean. Instead of talking, the only thing you're good at is kissing me." She hissed at him.

But that only made him laugh. "Your body speaks volumes, though, and I know you want me just as much."

And goddammit, he was right. But this wasn't the time for that. She was still so angry.

"Stop it and stop trying to find a way out of this conversation. It's not going to happen."

"Yeah? Watch me!" He let go of her and headed straight for the door.

Samantha gritted her teeth and forced herself to take a deep breath for a moment.

"Get your ass back here, Koh, I mean it."

Lucas tilted his head and grinned, "Make me."

She stared him in the eye and said, "The fact that we can't even have a normal conversation anymore says it all. We had such a good thing going on before you destroyed it all. You don't know how much it broke my heart when you came back with her. And how much I still hate you for it. I trusted you and you threw that in the fucking bin. How do you think I'm supposed to feel, huh? Please, tell me!"

Lucas turned back around and hissed, "I already apologised, didn't I? I really don't know what more you want from me."

That made the tears well up again. Was he really that stupid or just insanely stubborn?

"What I want from you is reassurance. I need to know that something like this won't happen again. Because earlier I thought you were going to dump me again. And I don't want to feel like that. I can't do that, I'm not going to let you trample all over my worth like that forever."

He narrowed his eyes. "I'm trampling all over your worth? What the fuck, Samantha? You keep talking about how much I hurt you, but all you're doing right now is hurting me too, and you don't even realise it. You claim you hate me and that I turned you into whatever you are now, and you accuse me of playing with your feelings. Seriously? Just because I don't have a meltdown and fucking cry in front of you doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. You always think the whole fucking world revolves around you, but newsflash - it doesn't! There are other people here too. And just because I hurt you doesn't give you the right to hurt me back. Not if you want to go back to the way things were."

"Yes!” She screamed. “I am hurting you, and do you want to know why? Because I want you to feel what I've been feeling these past few days. I want you to go through the same hell I went through. Because I don't think you understand how much this has fucked me up."

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Lucas//

She was crying now, sobbing. All her make-up was smeared and that made him so furious. Why were they even in here, arguing? They were going round in circles and throwing nasty things at each other and he didn't get it. None of it.

But he knew Samantha was right. They had had something good before he went and ruined everything. Before he messed up and brought Blake back. He hated himself for doing that to her, but at the same time he couldn't undo what had happened. And when Elisa had pulled a fucking dominatrix on him and he'd completely frozen, the look in Samantha's eyes had almost killed him. Even though she had hidden her jealousy by practically stabbing him in the heart, he knew it was more than jealousy. He could see it in her eyes, how hurt she was. But the fucking idiot that he was, he couldn't go and apologise to her, no. He had had to stay with Elisa, digging himself a deep hole that he now couldn't get out of.

Lucas was scared. He was so afraid that Samantha would never trust him again, and he had come to the conclusion that the only way to keep him sane was to suppress his feelings for her. Not to talk about them. Not to talk at all.

He knew he had behaved impossibly when he had started talking about how great Elisa was, and he knew that was no excuse, but in this situation he had somehow completely switched off his mind. He had let his mouth do the talking without thinking about what was coming out of it, and only when it was too late did he realise his mistake.

He didn't want to lose her. God, just the thought of it made him fall into a black hole of pure panic. But he didn't know how to make it better either. And damn it, he would never be able to let go and move on. It was his pride and ego that made him talk like that, not his heart. The thought of letting her go felt like someone pressing down on his lungs and slowly suffocating him.

"I need you to fight for us, Lucas," her voice rang out again. Quieter. And so exhausted. "I feel like you're throwing us all out the window, and that hurts. Because I thought we really liked each other. That it went beyond physical attraction."

At that, he got angry again. Of course it had been more than that! It had always been so much more than that. The old feelings he had buried deep inside were coming back up to the surface, but with them came anger.

"And you think I don't know that? You think I don't know what an idiot I've been lately? You think I don't fight for us? I'm sorry I can't show you, but I do. I've tried so hard, but no matter what I do, it's never enough. NOT FOR YOU!"

She gritted her teeth and heat crept up her cheeks again. "You did NOT fight for us, Lucas! You've done anything but that! What kind of self-image do you have that you can even think that? How can you call today 'fighting for us'?"

Anger poured out of his mouth before he could hold back. "I'm fucking trying, Samantha. This isn't just about you! You can't even begin to imagine how much I've hated myself for hurting you like this, and how much I wish every day I could undo my mistakes, but the truth is I can't! And I'm scared shitless, okay? I'm so scared of losing you again that I've been trying to suppress all my feelings for you so that it won't hurt so much when you leave. And I know that's no excuse and I know I'm an asshole, but it's not just you that's hurting. I'm hurting too, for fuck’s sake. And I want to go back to the way it was too, but I was so afraid to say it out loud. I was afraid you'd turn your back on me. And you of all people should get that because you have been doing the same thing!"

Samantha was staring at him now, mouth open and eyes wide, and the next thing Lucas knew he was pressing her body back against the wall behind her, running his fingers through her thick curls and devouring her in an all-consuming, burning kiss. He was desperate and scared. And so damn lonely inside. Whenever he could touch her and kiss her, he felt so alive. Like it wasn't a mistake that he was still here. That she really wanted him here, even if he could never be quite sure of that.

He groaned in relief when he felt her return the kiss with the same need and urgency. Her hands found their way to his lower abs and he winced at the touch of her fingertips on his skin. Her hands began to fumble with his belt and zip, and when she finally managed to slip her hand inside and grab his cock, he moaned into her mouth. With one hand he clasped her breast urgently, massaging it and immediately feeling her hardened nipple through the thin fabric of her top, with the other hand he cupped her face and tilted her head back slightly. He was so hard for her, his cock was throbbing bloody hard in her hand and when she began to stroke it, it almost drove him mad. He roughly pulled her shirt over her head, dipped down and sucked on her beautiful nipples and bit into the soft skin of her full breasts, relishing her scent and the feel of her fingers pumping him. When he looked up at her briefly, she had closed her eyes and was moaning, and he almost choked when he saw where her other hand had wandered - under her skirt and between her folds.

He let go of her face and slid his hand between her thighs. He gasped when he noticed she wasn’t wearing any underwear. "You are so fucking naughty," he growled, moaning in pleasure as he felt how wet she was. Looking down at her, he saw a small glistening trail on the inside of her right thigh and he crouched down, forcing her to let go of his shaft, running his tongue over the trail and growling as he tasted her neediness. Fuck, she was going to kill him one day.

He pushed her skirt up further, brought his mouth to her pussy and pressed his lips to her clit, sucking on it and letting his tongue flick it. She cried out and ran her fingers through his hair. He almost smirked as he realised she was the only woman he had ever allowed to mess up his hair like that, but instead he concentrated on bringing her closer to her climax. Her thighs began to tremble, goosebumps spreading across her skin and she shivered with arousal. "Fuck, yes, babe," she moaned and he felt his cock twitch at hearing her call him "babe". He couldn't even remember the last time he'd heard that come out of her mouth, and it sent a shiver down his back. He straightened up again, pushed his trousers down along with his boxers and Samantha immediately dropped down, taking him all the way into her beautiful, hot mouth and sucking him off. She teased the underside of his cock with her tongue and hummed contentedly, sending delicious shock waves through him. Lucas threw his head back and began thrusting into her mouth, deeper and deeper until he could hear her gagging. She felt so tight, so fucking tight. And when her hand started pumping his base too, he almost went crazy. He thrust into her hard and fast, enjoying the feeling of her opening her throat wider for him. But before he reached his breaking point, he pulled out and pulled her up again. He pushed her skirt all the way up so that she was naked below her hips and lifted her onto his waist.

"Can I fuck you?" he growled darkly, and something about his question made her go completely berserk - in the best way possible. "Fuck, yes," she demanded, hungrily lunging her mouth at his and slipping her tongue into his mouth. With his hands resting on her perfectly round ass cheeks, Lucas lifted her a little and used one hand to press his tip against her entrance and tease her. She moaned into his mouth and bit down on his lip. Pain ripped through him and he couldn't hold back any longer and thrust into her as hard as he could. She cried out immediately and began to roll her hips against him, matching the pace of his thrusts and clenching her pussy so tightly that he felt himself approaching his climax, and fast.

"Fuck, Sam, I'm gonna come..." he moaned and in response she squeezed harder, milking him in a way that felt like fucking heaven. "Fuck me so hard," she moaned and he did. He increased the pace, pressing her back against the wall, holding her in place with his hands and pumping his cock into her so hard and fast that her whole body began to shake uncontrollably. All his anger and pain poured out of him and he channeled it by upping the tempo even more.

"Oh God, I...," her voice faltered as her eyes rolled back and her walls clamped around his cock, making him come right there with her. So vigorously that he began to see stars. A low, raspy growl escaped his throat and he gripped her ass for dear life, thrusting further into her, feeling her tight, pulsing walls around him, basking in the afterglow of his orgasm. Then he finally slowed his thrusts until he withdrew completely and lowered her back down.

Samantha was breathing heavily, her face looked like shit and her hair looked like she had been through a fierce battle, but looking at her, he thought she had never looked so beautiful.

Catching his breath he whispered, "Sam," and immediately she looked up at him.

"Yes?" she breathed.

"I'm really sorry. About everything. I want to be with you, only you. I always wanted it to be you, and I'm sorry I let my fear get in the way."

She opened her mouth to say something, but he gently pressed a finger to her lips and shook his head. "You wanted me to talk, now I'm talking. I never wanted to hurt you, Sam, you have to believe that. And if I could, I'd go back right now and do everything differently. I have fallen so hard for you and the reality of it has scared the hell out of me. So I acted like a complete idiot and sabotaged not only myself, but us. And I'm sorry for that. I really am."

Samantha's eyes glossed over and she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I know you're sorry, babe. And I'm sorry I hurt you too. I just want to be happy again. With you."

Lucas felt a stupid but happy grin creep onto his face and he nodded, "I want that too. With you."

He leaned down and captured her lips in a long, meaningful kiss, trying to make her feel all that he felt for her. When she broke away, her eyes were lit up again, a small smile was tugging at her lips and she whispered, "I've fallen for you too."

#litg s2 #litg #litg fanfic #ao3 fanfic #litg lucas #lucas koh #love island the game #litg elisa #litg ff #litg one shot #litg lucas x mc #angst prompt

[ariendiel]

How would s2 LIs feel when they date someone who's actually new and inexperienced in their relationship for the first time? Are they gonna end well?

I love these kind of sweet questions, thank you! I think most of them would be fine with dating someone inexperienced, but here are some individual headcanons for you

Bobby – I honestly think he'd quite enjoy being the most experienced in a relationship for once, as he strikes me as one who usually ends up with someone more experienced than him.

Carl – He's probably been in that exact situation himself, so he might be surprised at first and then just smile about it as there's nothing wrong with being inexperienced. I think he'd

Elisa – I think Elisa could get a bit impatient as she doesn't really have time to coddle anyone when living her busy influencer life. Still, if she truly loves them then she'll eventually figure out that she needs to slow down for their sake, and listen.

Gary – He's so experienced it might be overwhelming for MC at first, but if they communicate clearly I think they can work it out together. Gary just needs to learn how to take it slow for a bit.

Henrik – Absolutely doesn't matter to him. Do they want to take it slow? Fine by him. Do they want to learn as much as possible as fast as possible? Also fine. He's so easy going and will just ask them what they want, making sure they're comfortable. No problem at all with him.

Ibrahim – Rahim is a bit complicated as I think he could go either way, but overall he's protective and in some ways traditional. So I think part of him would almost enjoy having an inexperienced partner, who'd learn from and with him.

Jakub – I think he likes the *idea* of an inexperienced partner more than actually having one to be honest. I just think he's too impatient to face the reality of having to take things slow. I'm not a Jakub stan at all though, so I might be biased here lol

Lucas – Definitely fine with it (and maybe a kink of his? I don't know but he's definitely one to be turned on by both getting to teach and being taught). He's got more general commitment issues that might be a problem, but if they can work through those it'll be fine!

Marisol – If she could choose I think she'd prefer someone with more experience, but she won't turn someone down because of it. Love is more about the deeper connection to her, even if s*x is also very important. So yeah, I think if things are made clear from the start that she'd be fine with it (and she'd be a fantastic teacher)

Noah – I think he'd be pretty chill about it. It's basically canon that he loves strong, independent women/people, but that doesn't mean they need to be more romantically experienced than him. As long as the relationship is built on trust and love he'll be happy, and I think it could be confidence building for him too in a way.

#litg s2 #love island the game #litg #litg noah #litg bobby #litg lucas #litg gary #litg henrik #ask #litg carl #litg elisa #litg rahim #litg ibrahim #litg marisol #litg jakub

[vickyvictoria-3]

Miiblr I have an AU idea.

Wii sports CPUs x Heathers the musical!

Sakura - Veronica

Matt - J.D.

Elisa and Sarah - Ram and Kurt

Luca and Akira - dad's of Ram and Kurt

Lucia - Martha

Tommy - Heather Chandler

Eva - Heather Duke

Tyrone - Heather McNamara

Anna - Ms Fleming

"SHUT UP EVA!"

#heathers the musical #miiblr #thought of that at 10 pm lmfao #cpu miis #cpu mii #mii #wii sports #wii sports resort #pos

[ravenadottir]

I’m not sure if this has been asked before, but what would the S2 LIs be like meeting MCs parents? And along similar lines, what would the LIs own parents be like? This one might need splitting into separate questions, not sure x

li's behavior when meeting mc's parents?

i'm definitely splitting into two lol

bobby. nervous, blabbering, bringing a lot of dessert in hopes to make them like him, even though they already do. trying so hard to not tell a lot of jokes because he thinks they perceive him as a clown. once he relaxes all that charisma shows up.

carl. absolutely bricking, avoiding the conversation about meeting them because he doesn't think he leaves a good first impression. certain they're gonna hate him. once they're introduced he captures the attention because of how soft he looks when he talks about mc.

elisa. powerful, confident, slightly cocky, but mostly charming and talkative. "mom's love me, dad's appreciate how protective i am trust me, babe, this is a piece of cake."

gary. already getting his barbecue utensils and a cooler for a barbecue. that's how he thinks he makes a good impression on dad's. as mom's go, he delivers the lame "but you look like her sister" line, which works because let's face it, the guy is charismatic as fuck.

hannah. just like bobby, but instead of baked goods it's books' quotes about love, sometimes being about suffering and death, like romeo and juliet.

henrik. initially nervous because they watched him bring blake back but overall chill after addressing it, confident that they will like him because mc does. doesn't try hard but goes to the kitchen offering help to whoever is cooking, places the seats on the table, talks about fun anecdotes from trips, he thrives.

ibrahim. nervous, bricking, quaking, afraid of what they're gonna say about his conduct during the show. once they talk about it, and he tells them his thought process i don't think he calms down. the relationship will take some time to come together because of how nervous he gets when thinking about them and their opinions.

kassam. feeling nervous, quietly making an ok impression. it's really hard for him to find something to bond over, especially with older people. unless they have a good collection of music somewhere, it's hard for him to find things to talk about.

lottie. she's confident until they get to the door, then she thinks back to the things she did in the villa and says "that's all gonna back to bite me in the ass, innit?". needs lots of reassurance because thinks whatever negative comments are most likely directed to her. paranoid about their opinions.

lucas. nervous and paranoid they'll hate them because of the blake thing. overall he charms mothers and dads quite easily, but that's "when there's no clouds over my head". he does, however, address it quickly, by saying mistakes were made and he was glad he made them, because the relationship is stronger than never.

marisol. confident as fuck! she walks in like she belongs, not afraid of saying anything because that's the exact reason mc likes her, and that's what she cares about. offers help with the food, places the seating quite nicely, even brings dessert and wine. marisol is really good at meeting parents.

noah. NERVOUS. after everything that went down there's a chip on his shoulder that he can't just get rid of. it's gonna take a lot of convincing to take him there, because he's certain they hate him for everything that happened. and if that happens he has a speech prepared, about how afraid he was to get involved and hurt, and how much he has grown after dating mc.

priya. partially bricking because this might be the first time (or the first in a very long time) but also partially confident she can use a very large glass of wine to bond with the mom. telling crazy real estate stories and overall sharing what a discovery it has been to being in love with a girl, i think she charms her way into the hearts of mc's parents.

#litg #litg bobby #litg carl #litg elisa #litg gary #litg hannah #litg henrik #litg ibrahim #litg kassam #litg lottie #litg lucas #litg marisol #litg noah #litg priya #love island the game #litg s2 #litg season 2 #group asks #queue

[willkimurashat]

Eurovision x LITG headcanons have to be done one day 😂

You are right, they have to, and I guess today is that day lol!😎👉👉

Watches religiously

S1: Rohan, Talia (more like she has to for her job, but the rap crew makes it fun for her), Tim

S2: Bobby (very upset esc 2023 will not be in Glasgow;(, Priya, Henrik (ugh sWeDeN always wins or whatever -_-), Chelsea, Arjun

S3: Camilo, Elladine, Genevieve, Miki, Tai (it’s still kinda new for him, but he’s OBSESSED), Yasmin

S4: Bruno (very happy esc 2023 will be in Liverpool), Hazeem, Kelly, Thabi

S5: Dana, Finn, Johnny

Watches casually

S1: Erikah, Jake, Jen, Levi, Reese, Sammi

S2: Hannah (so THAT’S who always votes for boring ballads!), Ibrahim, Marisol, Noah, Kassam(?), Elisa

S3: AJ, Bill, Nicky, Seb, Ciaran, Lily

S4: Angie, James, Oliver, Tom, Will

S5: Alfie, Meera, Nicolas

Time to PARTEY woot woot!!!

S1: Allegra, Cherry, Mason

S2: Gary, Hope, Rocco, Blake, Elijah, Felix

S3: Iona, Rafi

S4: Cora, Kobi, Najuma, Lexi, Tiffany, Valentina

S5: Arlo, Eddie, Gabi, Kat, Pete

Could not care less

S1: Lucy, Miles, Jasper

S2: Lucas, Carl, Graham, Shannon, Jo, Jakub

S3: Harry

S4: Juliet

S5: Suresh

Guilty pleasure

S2: Lottie (specifically songs like Shum and Fulenn that call out to her witchy nature)

S4: Youcef (his taste is so specific though that he roots for songs that just never go through)

Watches Americavision

S4: Dylan

#this took some thinking #anyone else on here an avid eurovision fan? #feel free to agree/disagree/add on lol #litg #love island the game #litg everyone #ask ab

[thatwheelchairchick]

I posted 10,584 times in 2022

That's 8,758 more posts than 2021!

155 posts created (1%)

10,429 posts reblogged (99%)

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I tagged 1,508 of my posts in 2022

#litg - 817 posts

#euphoria - 289 posts

#saving for later - 158 posts

#litg instincts - 51 posts

#litg bobby - 50 posts

#litg gary - 50 posts

#litg s2 - 48 posts

#litg ff - 43 posts

#bobby x mc - 41 posts

#gary rennell x mc - 38 posts

Longest Tag: 136 characters

#mostly because those are the most damaged part but also because i cannot be bothered to lotion my whole body after washing my whole body

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

After The Villa - Chapter 3

16 notes - Posted December 1, 2022

#4

After The Villa - Chapter 2

17 notes - Posted November 24, 2022

#3

Date Ideas for the S2 LIs

I mostly started this list of ideas for me so I had a better idea of what dates to write for the characters I'm writing for, and I thought I'd share what I've got. I've got 5 date ideas for each of the LIs I included, but I wasn't comfortable writing for the Casa boys, Elisa and Priya.

Let me know if you disagree, I really struggled with Ibrahim, Lucas and Noah's, but I think they mostly make sense. These aren't necessarily their perfect dates, after all, but dates they would hopefully enjoy.

Bobby

Baking together at home

Building a fort and then having a movie marathon

Go to the arcade

One of them sets up a scavenger hunt

See a comedy show

Gary

Go bowling

Go out for dessert

Go to a theme park

Go to the arcade

Take a cooking class

Hannah

Go to the theatre

Horseback riding

Picnic in the park

Spa date

Window shopping

Henrik

Go-karting

Hiking

Picnic in the park

Rock climbing

Volunteer together

Ibrahim

Go to the comic book store

Learn a sport neither of them know

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21 notes - Posted May 23, 2022

#2

New headcanon: Lucas knows some basic British Sign Language, and although he couldn’t have a full conversation, he can understand more than he can speak and would like to take more lessons. 

30 notes - Posted June 15, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

What the S2 LIs Did after the Show If They Didn’t End with MC

I saw @noahsthottie's post and wanted to do my own one, so here it is. It's not all of them, but it's who I'm comfortable writing these headcanons for.

Noah

While Noah did go back to working in the library, he also did a lot of charity work while also dating Hope for a bit.

They last between 3 and 6 months before breaking up and going their own ways.

He meets a girl at a charity event and starts dating her. He goes on to marry her a few years later and he almost fully comes out of the spotlight unless it’s charity related.

He does regret not going after MC, but he appreciates the lessons he learns from his experiences.

Gary

He and Lottie have a casual thing for a few months, but she ends things after she figures out that he was pining for MC the whole time they were in the Villa.

She had seen some of the headlines, but hadn’t paid much attention until she watched some clips, which then spurred on a full on marathon to see what actually happened.

He didn’t deny his feelings and that was that for them, not that he minded.

Outside of that, he went back to working, but cut his hours for the first six months so he could do his interviews.

His nan was actually more popular that he was, having made a twitter account and learnt how to use it while he was away, going viral several times, and she actually was involved in most of his interviews and partnerships. He hated the fame, but loved doing those things with her.

He also loved the female attention for a few months, but got bored quickly since he wanted a wife, not a one night stand.

He found his (future) wife working in the soup kitchen, and she was already friendly with his nan.

Bobby

Bobby ended in a friendship couple, so he was single.

He was the most popular boy, and had the opportunity to run his own bakery and have a baking show if he moved to London.

He agreed, and although he was sad to leave Glasgow, he was greatful he moved to where the opportunities were. He visited them as often as he could, and he paid for his family and friends to visit whenever they wanted.

He did a touch of modelling and hated it, but then started a successful YouTube and TikTok channel.

He stayed friends with almost everyone else, and reconnected with Emily from Casa Amor at an event. They dated a while, and he let MC go and became a true friend of hers, without hope for something more. If he didn't think it would cause problems, he'd apologise for being friends with her for all the wrong reasons.

He and Emily eventually got married, and she still teases him about the fact it took a second go around for him to pay attention to her and stop pining for MC.

Ibrahim

He ended with Jo and was actually really happy with her.

He did patch things up with Shannon after getting out, and she ended up genuinely happy for him after seeing him with Jo through interviews and the paps.

He focused on Jo, building a life with her, and on his career. They became each others biggest cheerleaders, and supported each other no matter what.

She did get a bit salty when she realised he did like MC at one point, even after they met, but he pointed out that he wouldn’t be with her still if he wasn’t happy.

Lucas

Whether he was Villa!Lucas or R!Lucas, he didn't stay with his end partner. With Hannah, he knew she was playing the game, and with Chelsea, he went with her because he didn't have another option.

After the Villa, he went back to work for a few weeks, but his patients were starstruck and it wasn't working, so he took a year off.

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41 notes - Posted January 7, 2022

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[biblackeagle]

I have decided to make a list of all the Pokemon trainers that I ship together

These are sorted for each generation, favouring the generation that has less ships in it, if it is across two different generations.

Generation 1:

Red x Blue

Lt. Surge x Koga

Yellow x Green

Giovanni x Cyrus

Generation 2:

Silver x Gold

Lyra x Crystal

Will x Grimsley

Proton x Archer

Generation 3:

Brendan x Wally

Lisia x May

Steven x Wallace

Generation 4 (and legends Arceus):

Barry x Lucas

Volkner x Flint

Cynthia x (aged up) Dawn

Volo x Emmet

Adaman x Melli

Generation 5:

Hilda x Bianca

Hilbert x Cheren

Hilbert x N

Colress x Ghetsis

Rosa x Roxie

Nate x Hugh

Brycen x Burgh

Skyla x Elisa

Generation 6:

Serena x Shauna

Calem x Sun

Lysandre x Sycamore

Diantha x Malva

Diantha x Cynthia

Generation 7:

Llima x Kiawe

Guzma x Maxie (my comfort shipping)

Moon x Lillie

Looker x Nanu

Hau x Gladio

Wicke x Lusamine

Faba x Colress

Generation 8:

Victor x Hop

Sonia x Nessa

Victoria x Marnie

Leon x Raihan

Generation 9:

Penny x Nimona

Florian x Arven

Brassius x Hassel

Brassius x Larry

Larry x Saguaro

Turo x Clavell

Rika x Geeta

Giacomo x Atticus

#pokemon #pokemon shipping

[ardeportal]

Los 70 de Luca por Isla de Encanta

El podcast “Isla de Encanta” homenajea a Luca Prodan en su 70 cumpleaños con un EP de versiones interpretadas por Pedro Dalton, acompañado por Gustavo “Topo” Antuña, Santiago Moraes, Pau O’Bianchi, Nico Barcia y Fernando Ruiz Díaz (Catupecu Machu). Edita Little Butterfly Records.

Nació el 17 de mayo de 1953 en Roma. Fue pupilo en un exclusivo colegio de Escocia. Se escapó. Ya en Londres, armó su colección de discos trabajando en la tienda del sello Virgin. En el 69 escuchó Space Oddity de Bowie y sintió que le hablaba a él. En el 77 se quedó dormido en el piso durante un recital de los Clash. Siguió a Lou Reed, Bob Marley y los Damned. Los Talking Heads y Joy Division lo marcaron. Convivió con las adicciones y la tragedia, tocó fondo, lo dieron por desahuciado y salió a la superficie gracias a una postal de las sierras de Córdoba, enviada por su amigo, Timmy MacKern, entonces radicado en la Argentina. Esperanzado ante la vista del paisaje, sacó un pasaje de avión y llegó al sur con una valija llena de música y la mente desbordada de ideas. Con el aire fresco de las montañas, las ganas de crear fueron apareciendo.  En 7 años, Luca Prodan cambió la música argentina. Primero desde Córdoba, más tarde en Hurlingham; Luca tocó blues, reggae, post-punk y mezclas que nadie nunca se había atrevido a cocinar. Reunió músicos que tuvieron los ensayos en un sótano de El Palomar como conservatorio. Muchos torbellinos que hoy suenan en la radio no se habrían formado sin que Luca quemara su último cartucho en la otra punta del mapa. 

Su natalicio debería ser fecha patria para cualquier escucha que tenga al rock como bandera y Uruguay no pensaba quedarse atrás en materia de festejos para su 70 aniversario.

No es la primera vez que Isla de Encanta, el programa — ahora podcast — conducido por Nelson Barceló y Pedro Dalton, homenajea a Luca Prodan. El tano ya estuvo presente en 2020, en forma de programa especial en dos partes con la entrevista a su hermano, Andrea Prodan y lanzamiento de una versión de “Mañana en el Abasto” realizada por Dalton y Gustavo Antuña; así como en otras versiones editadas por el ciclo.  Esta vez, con Pedro Dalton a la cabeza, Isla de Encanta propuso un EP de cinco canciones con artistas invitados y portada ilustrada por el propio Dalton, que ya se encuentra disponible en Spotify.

El detalle del EP x Little Butterfly Records

La singular cuenta regresiva de Dalton amplificada por un megáfono da comienzo a la primera versión de Mañana en el Abasto que integra este EP, interpretada junto a Antuña, es uno de los pocos registros vocales -por momentos susurrante- del “Topo” en un tema donde Dalton aparece de forma intermitente y en segundo plano. Suena mayormente con la letanía de una tarde dominical cuyo silencio se interrumpe con la melodía de “Para Elisa” propalada por el camión de garrafas. 

Una versión acústica como todas las que integran este EP que tributa a Luca Prodan, presente en "Isla de Encanta" desde la primera grabación del programa cuando Santiago Moraes eligió Brighton Past. No tan distinta de la original, esta vez comienza con una armónica que le da otra energía a la introducción sin despegarse del sonido folk de esta balada otoñal que tiene tanto de Bob Dylan como de Nick Drake. Tan bucólica que parece sonar desde la tapa del disco solista de Luca que la incluye (“Time, fate, love”, 1996), donde aparece montado a un caballo en Córdoba. 

Luego llega una versión ralentizada de El ojo blindado pero tan desesperada como la original, que Pau O´Bianchi ya grabó antes con 3Pecados en “Liu y las dificultades graves en el aprendizaje” (2008). A Pau le impactó esa letra no tan distinguible durante la enajenación punk de Sumo, sus motivos son notables cuando la lírica banca la velocidad crucero en la que transcurre esta versión. El reconocido talento de O’Bianchi para deformar estructuras y construir algo distinto hicieron lo demás. 

Las diferencias respecto al original son menos notables en Heroin, donde un par de acordes tocados por Nico Barcia replican desde el comienzo aquel estado de sugestión entre levedad y ensoñación. Aun así aplica algunos cambios en la letra correspondientes a las nacionalidades de las “modern girls” que Luca enumeraba y aquí provienen de Bolivia, Brasil, Perú y Uruguay. Una alteración como quien dibuja un bigote a la Monalisa y en la misma línea que Prodan intervino su letra cantando aquel jingle ochentoso de Wellapon que ahora recrean a dos voces. Todo sobre la melodía sinuosa, engañosa y sensual que tiene por quiebre la percusión de Nico en la tapa de su guitarra, a la altura de la boca del instrumento, donde varios golpes funcionan como la calma que precede a la estridencia del "heroin", para finalmente retomar la cadencia inicial.

La intensidad de ese estribillo reaparece durante la versión de Mañana en el Abasto interpretada por Fernando Ruiz Díaz y recuerda que esa canción admite una infinidad de lecturas. De la íntima y relajada que inicia este EP a la potencia de Ruiz Díaz, capaz de reproducir mediante su guitarra el traqueteo de los vagones del subte línea B con el sonido machacante de sus ruedas. Impresiona la destreza de Fernando en el vértigo de su mano derecha volando sobre las cuerdas, con las que por momentos logra un sonido aflamencado y aun así encuentra estaciones en las que el canto que alterna con Pedro brinda cierto respiro. Una versión tan sentida como todas las que integran este EP, en el que participan músicos rioplatenses admiradores de la obra de Luca. Esta selección de canciones también brinda una panorámica sobre las influencias que Prodan trajo consigo de Europa y que han marcado a tantas generaciones a partir de Sumo y hasta hoy.

Para celebrar los 70 de Luca, el Club del Pan ( Gonzalo Ramírez 1485) nos invita a su jardín primitivo para una maratón de todos sus discos en formato vinilo con ediciones de época (a cargo de Nelson Barceló), proyecciones y un menú que le hace honor entre refuerzos de mortadela con pistacho y pizzas sin orégano, cómo le gustaban a aquel. La cita es a las 19hs y los asistentes serán bienvenidos con una copa de ginebra para brindar por el tano. Hay pocos lugares disponibles, se puede reservar escribiendo al Instagram del lugar. 

#novedades #luca prodan #sumo #isla de encanta #pedro dalton #ardeportal #ginny

[manualdosbixos23]

INTERCLASSES

Um dos eventos etespianos mais aguardados do ano, sem dúvidas, algo muito superior a Olimpíadas ou Copa do Mundo, um evento para o qual alunos e alunas se preparam por 6 meses, com empenho, devoção e dedicação em busca da tão sonhada medalha de ouro.

Obs.: ano passado (2022) o pessoal quase foi fazer manifestação pelo Inter de Verão (libera aí X kkkkkk).

É aqui onde se revelam habilidades e dons, que serão levados em consideração para o TECSESP em...

E jamais esqueceremos do memorável episódio de 2017, em que o então bixo, “Almeidinha” acendeu um sinalizador dentro da quadra (é sério). Ninguém entende até hoje.

**observem que alguém podia ter se queimado. Não repitam isso em casa e muito menos na etesp. A Comissão do Interclasses agradece!

Bom, o evento ocorre 2 vezes no ano, no final de cada semestre logo o Inter de Inverno em junho/julho, e o Inter de Verão em dezembro.

Pensa num evento que vai te fazer passar raiva, ficar extremamente competitivo, arrumar briga com juiz, e obviamente voltar pra casa sem voz de tanto de gritar, mas é justamente isso que faz ele ser incrível e tão amado.

As modalidades disputadas normalmente são:

Futsal masculino e feminino

Handebol masculino e feminino

Vôlei misto

Basquete misto (por favor manas, formem times também, eu imploro!!!)

Queimada

O evento dura três dias, e acontece no período da manhã.

E vamos deixar aqui os resultado do último Inter, já que estão mais fresquinhos na nossa memória.

(Obs.: teve menos modalidades, pois só liberaram dois dias pro evento)

Final de Fut. feminino: 2°EDIMALO x 3°ADM

3° ADM campeão!!! (Bicampeãs no caso)

Final de Fut. masculino: 1° EDI x 3° EDI

1° EDI campeãooo!!!!

Final de Hand feminino: 2° EDIMALO x 3° EDI (e agregados)

3° EDI campeão!!!

Final de Hand masculino: 1° EDI x 3° DS

Jogo cancelado, a X expulsou a gente da quadra. ಥ╭╮ಥ

Final de Vôlei misto: 1° EDI x 3° DS

1° Edi campeãoooo!! (Bicampeões!! Respeita os bixos tá 💪🏽)

E como forma de reconhecimento aos nossos atletas e alunos em geral, contamos com uma premiação mil vezes melhor que Oscar, o ETESP AWARDS...

(última vez que aconteceu foi em 2019, mas pretendemos voltar com ele esse ano)

Com categorias bem definidas e votações abertas para os alunos não faltam surpresas na hora de definir o vencedor, e em 2019 não foi diferente, contando com diversas revelações tivemos:

Bixo boleiro: Caio (1° ELO)

Bixete boleira: Raquel (1° ELO)

Bixo do ano: Francisco (1° MA)

Bixete do ano: Helena (1° ADM)

Bixo destaque: Caio (1° ELO)

Veterana destaque: Gabriela Pesenato (3° ADM)

Veterano do ano: Lucas Mignoli (3° MA)

Veterana do ano: Leeh Mendes (3° ELO)

Casal do ano: Luiza e Rafael (3° ALFA e 3° MA)

Bixo eterno: Giovanni “Chico Bento” (1° EDI)

Bixete eterna: Elisa (1º MA)

[potomacdebateacademy]

Princeton, GMU, TOC Digital!

POTOMAC TAKES HOME 4 GOLD (3 GOLD IN PF, 1 IN CONGRESS) AND 3 SILVER BIDS!

This past weekend, our middle and high school students competed in-person at George Mason and Princeton, and online at TOC Digital!

Here are our IMPRESSIVE results:

George Mason

Semifinalists:

Alisha D. & Ethan M. and earning a GOLD BID to the 2023 TOC! SHOUT OUT TO BEING 9TH GRADERS AND EARNING A FULL BID!!!

Quarterfinalists:

Ishan P. & Noor M. and earning a GOLD BID to the 2023 TOC! Mahilan G. & Matthew N. and earning a GOLD BID to the 2023 TOC!

Octofinalists:

Lucas K. & Preston L. and earning a SILVER BID to the 2023 TOC! Digonto C. & Dhira V. and earning a SILVER BID to the 2023 TOC!

Double Octofinalists:

Ben R. & Cleo C.  Paul W. & Harrison W.  Jerry S. & James C. earning a GHOST BID to the 2023 TOC!

CONGRATS to also Avi A. on earning our team’s first GOLD BID in Congress to the 2023 TOC!

TOC Digital

HS Varsity Octofinalists:

Sherry A. & Aaron T. Meggie C. & Daisy W.

HS Varsity Double Octofinalists:

Emma B. & Lily P.

HS Novice Quarterfinalists:

Charan B. & Lucas C.

HS Novice Octofinalists:

Ella L. & Akaash S.

Middle School Quarterfinalists:

Amber W. & Natalie Z.

Middle School Octofinalists:

Brandon K. & Kaylynn Y. Veer P. & Aliya S.

Middle School Partials:

Elisa W. & Rainger Y.

Middle School Speaker Awards:

7th Amber W.

Princeton

Triple Octofinalists:

Zack L. & Ryan X.

Next up, Potomac’s very own CHAMPIONSHIP INTRAMURAL!

[0shewrites0]

about me |

Hi, I’m Rae! This blog is all about LITG (and maybe a little TVD & RC sometimes too) 🤍

ao3 name |

SweetlikeCinnam0n

The reason behind that?

fav islanders of seasons 1-4 |

🦋 S1// Levi, Tim & Rohan

🦋 S2// Lucas, Kassam, Carl & Gary

🦋 S3// Seb, Harry & Ciaran (I clearly have to thank @mrsbsmooth for falling in love with Ciaran 🥺)

🦋 S4// Will, Oliver & Youcef (thanks to @rebelrayne I love Youcef sm more now!)

chat to your fav LI’s | overview

💬 There are Bobby, Bruno, Gary, Lucas, Will, Oliver and many more (to come)!

💬 a little tutorial on how it works

fanfics | LITG

📝 Lucas x Sienna - I’m Yours (completed)

📝 Kassam x Aaliyah - Seamless (completed)

📝 Eddie x Liv - if not today, maybe tomorrow (HIATUS)

📝 Lucas x MC - A Fine Line Between Hate And Love (one shot about Elisa entering the Villa on Day 20)

📝 Lucas x MC/Lucas x Blake - crossroads (completed)

📝 Toby x MC - It was meant to be you (s6 finale rewrite / one shot)

📝 Alex x MC - liquid gold (s7 villa fic, ongoing)

📝 Alex x MC - a thief and a liar (s7 Christmas AU two chapter fic)

📝 Jin x MC - rainbow (s8 one shot, part I of Tempting Fate, vol I)

📝 Jin x MC - cotton candy clouds (s8 one shot, part II of Tempting Fate, vol I)

fanfics | RC

📝 Malbonte x MC (HS/HS2) - Dead of Night (ongoing)

📝 Amen x Evthys (SCN) - his neferut (one shot)

prompts |

🍀 All Your Lies - prompt: Lie Detector Test || Kassam x Aaliyah

🍀 Too Many Maybe’s - prompt: the recoupling where Eddie doesn’t want to waste his time with MC 😭 || Eddie x MC

🍀 A Bite Of Your Love - prompt: monthly prompt competition on r/LITGFanFiction on Reddit || Youcef x MC

🍀 One More Chance - prompt: the one that got away / returning!Lucas (part of the litg s2 tumblr gift exchange) || Lucas x MC

🍀 The Heart Wants What It Wants - prompt: rewriting Operation Nope || Gary x MC

🍀 Of moss irises and monochrome worlds - prompt: all things Christmas || Ciaran x MC (part of the litg discord Christmas gift exchange)

🍀 Like salt and pepper - prompt: friends to lovers || Tai x MC (part of the monthly prompt competition on Reddit r/LITGFanFiction)

🍀 burgundy in my veins - prompt: mermaid AU / soulmates || Rohan x MC (part of the litgff discord trope roulette)

🍀 the ghost of you - prompt: write something for Oliver (anon ask) || Oliver x MC (READ THE TAGS ON AO3!!)

asks & requests |

📩 What life with Kassam would look like

📩 Song lyrics/quotes that remind me of I’m Yours and Seamless

📩 Would Will (s4) and Lucas get along?

📩 Does Lucas deserve to be cheated on by MC with r!Henrik?

📩 Suresh & Hazeem’s last names

📩 Lucas dating an insecure girl - what would that look like?

📩 Yandere Lucas ??

📩 Henrik as the best man at Lucas’s wedding 🥹

📩 what’s up with Lucas’s disaster recoupling speech and is he worse than Rahim?

📩 Would Lucas date someone who’s into pastel goth aesthetic?

📩 Lucas x MC diagnosed with ADHD

📩 yandere!Lucas x MC

📩 yandere!Klaus Mikaelson x human fem reader hc’s

📩 yandere!Klaus Mikaelson x reader pregnant w/ Hope

📩 21st century non-hybrid yandere!Klaus Mikaelson

📩 request: Tai x MC - Like salt and pepper

📩 request: Oliver x MC - the ghost of you

more fun stuff |

✨ Kassam’s moodboard & face claim

✨ Aaliyah’s moodboard

✨ Aaliyah & Kassam - art

✨ I’m Yours moodboard (Lucas x Sienna)

✨ theory: Why Lucas brings back Blake

✨ moodboard: crossroads (Raven)

✨ Lucas’s 🌶️ scenes

✨ Lucas being his protective self 🥺

✨ moodboard: Eddie Harris

✨ moodboard: Olivia Machado (if not today, maybe tomorrow)

#about me #litg #litg fanfics #ao3 fanfics #ao3 writer #love island the game

[ariendiel]

LITG S2 Colour Seasons

Summers (cool)

Lottie: Light Summer (we can see this executed perfectly in her hair dye options, and her lipstick. However black is too strong for her, it makes her a bit yellow-ish, but that just makes her "pop" more, which adds to the Gothic style)

Gary: True Summer (his hair is so yellow aka springy, his skin is so pink and purple, an his eyes are a vibrant bright blue... unrealistic design but I did my best to translate him to real life)

Bobby: Muted Summer (cool-neutral. The neutral tones come in with his season being a neighbor to soft autumn, he as some warmth but leans cool overall, and has an olive tone, low contrast)

Henrik: Light Summer

Arjun: Muted summer (his hair also has ashy tones)

Winters (cool)

Marisol: Deep Winter

Hope: Bright Winter (each color of her makeup actually compliments her, but it's just too many all at once)

Lucas: Clear winter (icey pastels King)

Carl: Clear Winter

Kassam: Bright Winter

Winters are easiest to spot for me,very distinct from the other seasons in thier electric and dramatic colours.

Autumn's (warm)

Priya: Deep Autumn (warm-neutral. Anything deep and rich. She can wear gold best, followed by rose gold- a deep autumn specialty, and even silver is it's not a very cold type)

Blake: Soft autumn (warm, low contrast, and can wear gold mainly, copper, metals and silver If they're brushed or patina finished. Her hair is a bit intense, so maybe she has a bit more warmth that leads her into true autumn...)

Noah: Deep Autumn- true neutral (I've struggled with him, true neutrals are rare irl, but based on the fact that he's rich, and can wear neutrals and navy like no on else I've settled on this or now.. he just has so much red undertones but also has medium contrast.. im not 100% satisfied, so any input would be appreciated)

Rocco: True Autumn

Elijah: Deep autumn (I don't have a quality screenshotnof him so this isn't confident, but he's warm-neutral, low contrast, and muted)

Springs (warm)

Hannah: Warm Spring

Chelsea: Light spring (her natural tan is very springy)

Jo: Soft Spring (neighboring the summer season, she has some coolness)

Shannon: Warm Spring

Rahim: Clear Spring (warm and bright, and he so happens to be blessed to wear violet... love that for him)

Elisa: Light Spring

Felix: Light Spring (he's wearing mostly summery colours, maybe to accommodate his dyed hair?)

Jakub: True Spring

Graham: True Spring (hes bright and his hair is warm.. I considered True Autumn.. do we really care about him? lol)

OK, my theory is that there are so many springs in litg because these colours are juicy, fresh, trendy, bright and eye catching. Which is perfect in a summery, hot setting like the villa.

In the colour season theory, things like overtone (freckles, tanning VS burning, and blushing, eye colour) aren't indicators of a specific season, however they can give clues to a person's place on the dial within thier base season: Soft, bright, true, Muted, deep, clear.

This art style doesn't add eye texture or patterns-probably due to size, space and distance-but those are the best tell-tale of someone's season, so obviously I couldn't work with that.

Anyways, it was fun to do this, I find it interesting how some characters don't always wear their best colours, just like real people :) overall, thier chosen clothes give insight into thier personalities! I'd love any feedback or corrections from anyone who's also into this x

This is so, so good! I'm in awe, anon 🤍

Absolutely loved reading the analysis for the different characters, and I'm definitely trusting your judgement on this one. For people not familiar with all this, here's a reference photo for you. It doesn't match the categories you mentioned perfectly, but I think it's close enough:

Noah is definitely tricky, as he does wear deep blues and neutrals and warm colours well (at least in my mind). We love complex characters though, even if it's "just" about colours 😌 My ideal colours for him are definitely these, but I'm not sure which category they fit in:

#this is so interesting anon! #I'd love it if others want to chime in as well #litg s2 #love island the game #litg #ask #litg everyone

[lamilanomagazine]

Milano, 3 studentesse di Milano vincono il miglior mediatore

Milano, 3 studentesse di Milano vincono il miglior mediatore. Alla X edizione della Competizione Italiana di Mediazione (CIM), sabato 9 luglio, vince la squadra schierata dall'Università degli Studi di Milano "La Statale", composta da Gaia Tripepi, Sonia Sforza e Elisa Porzani. Si è aggiudicata il titolo di miglior mediatore civile e commerciale in Italia, nella sfida che ha coinvolto 100 studenti di 14 Università. Ha ottenuto il punteggio più alto per l'elevata capacità di negoziazione dei casi e per aver saputo trovare le migliori soluzioni nelle controversie assegnate. Al secondo e terzo posto le due squadre schierate dall'Università di Sassari, con il team "Sassari 1", composto da Eleonora Cabras, Matteo Giuseppe Garruto, Fortunato Piras, Giulia Fodde e "Sassari 2" con Eleonora Cabras, Matteo Giuseppe Garruto, Mula Francesca, Denegri Luca. La proclamazione si è tenuta oggi nella cerimonia conclusiva presso l'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano. La CIM è organizzata dalla Camera Arbitrale di Milano, con il patrocinio dell'Università degli Studi di Milano La Statale, dell'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano e dell'Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca. I casi assegnati hanno riguardano: la locazione di un immobile, complicato dal fatto che proprietario e conduttore sono fratelli con un rapporto molto conflittuale; la violazione di diritto d'autore, in cui un'impresa contesta a una concorrente di avere copiato alcuni produzioni grafiche; la realizzazione di un software in cui due imprese hanno concluso un accordo in base al quale l'una avrebbe realizzato per l'altra un software molto avanzato per l'organizzazione dell'azienda, ma con un costo molto superiore a quanto preventivato. Ha dichiarato Stefano Azzali, Direttore Generale della Camera Arbitrale di Milano: "Il nostro obiettivo, con la Competizione Italiana di Mediazione, è promuovere e diffondere anche a livello universitario la cultura della mediazione, come strumento di risoluzione alternativa delle controversie, rispetto al procedimento del Tribunale ordinario". Le Università partecipanti sono: Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Università degli Studi di Torino, Università degli Studi di Milano Statale (che schiera 2 squadre), Università degli Studi di Brescia (con 2 squadre), Università di Sassari (con 2 squadre), Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Università degli Studi Bari Aldo Moro, Università degli studi di Verona, Università Luiss Guido Carli, Università di Ferrara - dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università di Ferrara - sede di Rovigo - dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università di Trento, Università di Milano Bicocca (con 2 squadre), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano.... Read the full article

[narcissasdaffodil]

This is for the March monthly prompt. This is inspired by Euphoria and has both Lucisol and Marisol x Elisa in it. This is a completely separate verse to my other oneshots, but might write more linked to this one. Check the tags before reading, I’ve tried to catch everything tags wise.

Tag list: @adam-memeleri @ariendiel @baddragongary @bypine @follies-fixture @lucas-koh @starsarestars

#litg #love island the game #litg marisol #litg lucas #marisol x lucas #lucisol #elisa x marisol #litg elisa

[vulnerabledime]

14 Days Of Love - Day 8 & 9

Day 8 & 9

Today's Prompt: Lace & Gift

Pairing: Lucas x Rina & Henrik x Elisa

Summary: Lucas is having trouble picking out the perfect clothing for Rina.

Summary: Elisa is having trouble finding the perfect for a certain someone.

I missed yesterday so here is both!

#14 Days Of Love Challenge #litg #litg henirk #litg elisa #henrik x elisa #gift #lucas x rina #litg lucas

[ravenadottir]

Hi! It’s been so long since I’ve sent an ask—

What would the season two islanders reaction/feel like if MC was really tight knit with her family? Like the whole ‘It’s my cousin’s birthday’, they show up and everyone’s mother is there? Or everyone and their mother’s showing up to their place when it’s Mc’s birthday?

hi! no time like now!

li's x attached to her familly mc

the ones thriving:

gary. he's used to many gatherings of his own family. it comes natural to him to make friends and leave everyone with a good impression. he can crack dad jokes as fast as he can charm the mothers in the party.

bobby. cracking jokes is his specialty but also, pulling out that apron and helping out in the kitchen, enough to gossip about mc with her family and just having all those people around him while he tells them a story about him and mc.

henrik. LOVES lots of people around, especially at parties. his puppy eyes and sweet words are too cute to go unnoticed. he loves playing games with the little ones around, helping out in the kitchen with the salads and the desserts. i can definitely see younger cousins asking him to hurry so they can play something together.

ibrahim. it feels like he would be closed off but in fact it's better for him when he can go unnoticed among so many people. plus, he loves kids and to play with them, especially if he can show off his skills while planning a game with them. i reckon mothers love him because of how well behaved he comes across.

priya. her charisma is earning some serious laughs when she tells people her stories. she doesn't get attached to just one format but i think she would deal better with the adults while having a glass of wine. she's the type of girlfriend your mom says "she's so fun! i love her!"

the ones who can't cope

lucas. charming yet not into it. doesn't like too many family parties because he never had that many when younger. he doesn't get it. also, he might fake a headache or two to get out of them.

kassam. same as lucas, particularly about the faking something to get out of it. unless he can play and stay on his corner with people of his own age he's not comfortable.

noah. yes he likes family gatherings, but he would rather have something with just people his age or younger. even though moms love him it's hard to fake interest all the time.

hannah. she can't handle too many people in the same place. it's very intimidating and difficult for her to raise her voice enough to be heard. she would rather take a book and read on some corner.

marisol. too much noise, too many people, too much being talked about and not a lot being said. she doesn't understand family gatherings, especially the ones that happen all the time.

elisa. yah, no. she's the same as all of the above in this category. she feels her energy being drained the entire time she's somewhere too crowded and too happy. "no one should be this optimistic."

the ones who appreciate it because their family is so small and they're not close and they feel the warm welcome of a family gathering this size despite being completely lost on what to do:

carl. he didn't have siblings and i doubt he was the charismatic person at family gatherings if they ever had those. no, he was the introverted cousin playing video games on the corner. but now that he's grown he feels a little different. he understands why the families get together and try to have a good time together. he feels happy to be included this time. timidly talking about his work because he's used to have people rolling their eyes but if one person shows interest he's the happiest guy alive.

lottie. she's always the weird one because of how she dresses or talks. if they're welcoming of her she might even tear up. she has fomo, as she said previously, so i reckon she's having fun! as long as no one asks her to cook anything she's happy to help, to play games, to tell stories. it's so new then yet so cool to be in the middle of so many people because she feels she can be the center of attention, and she thrives when she is.

#litg #love island the game #litg s2 #litg season 2 #litg bobby #litg carl #litg elisa #litg gary #litg hannah #litg henrik #litg ibrahim #litg kassam #litg lottie #litg lucas #litg marisol #litg noah #litg priya #queue #group asks #family