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blue-jisungs · 9 months

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streamer!bf jeongin

song inspo. item by stray kids!! woo!!

a/n. this jeongin lives 24/7 in my mind ?! also this is the last july jam session piece of writing <\3 oh and thank u @l3visbby for helping me out w this one mwah ily!!

pronouns. not specified/gender neutral

foxI.Ny was a small steamer that started with minecraft videos and tutorials

but with time he blew up, people loving his personality, voice and handsome face ^_^

he’s known for playing with his other 7 friends online, being the youngest amongst them

chill streams r one of his favourites, just playing animal crossing and talking to his fans

or singing

but his fans noticed that sometimes his gaze would linger off in another direction or his smile would become heartwarmingly wide upon seeing something behind his screen

so they were like ‘meh, those r probably his friends, right? he mentioned he lives with someone’

but one day during a q&a session while he’s rambling about some of his future plans connected with vlogging, the fans see a glimpse of hand and someone putting down a bowl of fruit

jeongin smiles, has literal hearts in his eyes… and chat goes crazy bc!! what just happened!! is this his s/o?! he HAS AN S/O?!

and he’s like “umm yeah 😁”

it goes trending and he’s so :(

“y/n i’m so sorry… what do we do now…”

so you discuss it and just… settle on saying that he’s taken and if and when you feel like it, you’ll show up on the stream ^_^

but in the meantime you continue to give him some fruits or water while he’s steaming

the fans go insane once u place a soft kiss on his forehead and run away giggling

like, they already love u

when the day comes… oh boy…

you pop in, smiling shyly and waving; jeongin is just staring at you in awe (as usual) and chat goes crazy

this is your chat now.

you even go trending on twitter

and the people want you on the streams 🫵

what people want, jeongin shall give… and well, you liked it too

so often he goes streaming with you, different kinds of games or just q&ns

animal crossing, the sims, minecraft, league of legends, the witcher, genshin, valorant…. you name it

even cooking simulators

he just wants you to have fun

and his chat js so :((

he’s stealing kisses from you occasionally or just kissing your temple

“good job!” “you’ve got this!” “you did so good, im so proud baby!!”

you two are goals ngl

JEONGIN IS JEALOUS THO BC THE FANS KEEP EDITING YOU TOO

“guys… i beg… i know my partner is amazing but please…”

and you’re like “hehe >:)”

yeah… fans truly love u 🥹

other than that you always have some kind of matching; whether it’s clothes in game, keychains, pfps on social media

he can be a sweetheart while playing games with you like helping you out or fighting mobs if they’re bugging you

but if he’s feeling mischievous he will steal your crops or hit you lol 😭

but oh man if you’re having an open mic in valorant or csgo

he will get defensive if someone insults you,,, he won’t let it slide

lol but also he’s like

playing with the boys, yelling being loud

it takes one (1) text from you

“can u shut up ‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥”

or “be a bit quiet please i’m studying :(“

for him to quiet down lmao

you often hang out in his chat as well

and he’s so :”) when he realises

but gets pouty when you start flirting with his fans literally in front of his eyes 😔

sometimes switches to emote only bc of that LMAOO

but sometimes you just type that u “miss his stupid face” while you’re at work

and everyone is like <\\3

he takes you to diff events n all, you’re often featured in his vlogs

basically you’re the fav couple of the internet bc u can just feel the love between you two 🥹

and everyone loves you, seriously

who knows, maybe you’ll open your own channel one day?

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teufelsabbiss · 3 months

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Story-idea: teacher/father

OG!Shen Qingqiu/Tianlang-Jun; unrequited Luò Bīnghé/OG!Shen Qingqiu

Tianlang-Jun falls in love with Su Xiyan and both fall into the trap of the Huan Hua palace master. But the battle goes very differently. Tianlang-Jun and Zhuzhi-Lang manage to escape to the demon realm. Tianlang-Jun sulks for 10 years before he by chance meets a diviner who reveals to him what actually happened. He exacts revenge on the palace master and then goes to find his son. Even though he doesn't necessarily care to be a parent, he figures he should maybe at least try to ensure his son is fine wherever he is. A ritual reveals that he's somewhere in a certain cultivation sect in the human realm. Oh dear, how did that happen?

On his way to the sect he makes a stop at a nice little brothel called the Warm Red Pavilion which has excellent music and service. And coincidentally meets Shen Qingqiu.

Tianlang-Jun loved Su Xiyan; she was cold, strong and beautiful. Once he sees Shěn Qīngqiū, Cupid's arrow hits ten times harder. The man seems to be quite ruthless, a vicious beauty with many talents, humor black as coal and the quick wit befitting a master strategist. He's everything any demon dreams of in a partner. And apparently has had enough bad experiences with fellow humans to not socialize easily. A pity, but Tianlang-Jun is more than ready to tackle the challenge!

While both demons try to figure out a safe way to secretly get into the sect to look for the child, they stay at the brothel. It's a nice place to lounge and has the added benefit of meeting Shen Qingqiu again. Also questioning the prostitutes about him provides very valuable insights. That he's a high-ranking member of the very sect they try to get into has to be fate!

Tianlang-Jun goes on to annoy befriend Shen Qingqiu and reveals that he's searching for his long lost son, shows him a portrait of the late Su Xiyan and says that he has reason to believe said son is in Cang Qiong. Unbeknownst to him, this makes Shen Qingqiu inwardly spit blood, because the portrait clearly shows the irrefutable relation to Luo Binghe. Which means his hated newest disciple is the son of this rich weirdo and has strong backing after all. He has to put a stop to all harassment going on as soon as he gets back to his peak and make up a convincing reason for his prior bad treatment to avoid inevitable backlash. Luckily the little beast hasn't been there all that long yet and is hopefully naive enough to fall for a made-up explanation.

Tianlang-Jun still hasn't found a way around the security. He could just barge in and follow the ritual to it's target, but that would only cause another war with the humans and he doesn't want that. So he's continuing his flirting and wooing in the meantime. Shen Qingqiu develops feelings rather quickly, but refuses to admit it at all costs. He tells Tianlang-Jun that the son he's looking for is his disciple, but doesn't allow immediate contact with the excuse that it would confuse the child to suddenly be confronted with an unknown parent at this point in time, intending to prolong their meeting until he can be reasonably sure Luo Binghe believed his prior treatment was for a beneficial goal and won't say anything to the contrary.

To his surprise, Tianlang-Jun seems perfectly content with this explanation as well as the overall situation. Shen Qingqiu doesn't really know how to feel about this. On the one hand, this makes it easier and should he ever be inclined to reciprocate the advances, he probably won't have to worry about said lover having a crazy wish to have children. But then, isn't that a terribly flaky attitude to have for a father?! Typical rich bastards! Despite that, the flirting continues and the better this goes, the better Bīnghé is treated.

Shen Qingqiu asks Luo Binghe whether he would hypothetically want to leave the sect, if he found out he had family? Binghe very firmly answers that he would never want to leave Qing Jing peak and that the only family he thought of as his family was his now dead adoptive mother anyway.

After about a year, things look pretty good between Tianlang-Jun and Shen Qingqiu. Good enough that he thinks it's time to reveal that he's a demon. It doesn't go very well.

It takes a lot of effort, disclosing everything about the betrayal of Lao Gongzhu, what went on later and continued wooing over several months to convince Shen Qingqiu that he never had any nefarious intentions, but eventually Shen Qingqiu warms up to him again. Now, though, there's the question how reuniting Tianlang-Jun with his son will impact things. What if he truly rather stays in the sect? Which Tianlang-Jun seems to be perfectly fine with, if that's his son's wish. It's difficult to carry a big secret like being a half-demon around as a hormonal teenager who would then know he's constantly in danger. In the end, they decide to not tell Binghe until he's old enough to leave the sect if he deemed staying too dangerous, so he wouldn't need to rely on the backing of anyone person or a sect and can decide without duress. (Yes, they are both very bad at making good decisions.)

With this hurdle out of the way, Tianlang-Jun can express himself fully and without any holds barred. Shen Qingqiu eventually has to admit his feelings and they get together. Eventually he agrees to carry a gifted trinket with him at all times that alerts Tianlang-Jun should he be in trouble. He couldn't bear to have the same tragedy happening twice. Shen Qingqiu is very flattered and moved by him showing such care.

Not long after, the rumor mill of Cang Qiong flares up again due to his greatly increased visits to the brothel. Shen Qingqiu is angry enough about it this time to forego all safety concerns for the sect and installs a teleportation-array in his bamboo house. This way he can meet up with his lover in private and it's possible for Tianlang-Jun to get to him in case of an actual emergency even in the sect.

Then Shěn Qīngqiū goes into seclusion in the Lingxi-caves, despite Tianlang-Jun's lovesick whining. He takes Tianlang-Jun's gift with him and when Liu Qingge has his qi-deviation, he's alerted and rushes in to help. Together, knocking out a qi-deviating Liǔ Qīnggē is child's play and he leaves Shěn Qīngqiū to take care of his shidi until he's better. Luckily, Tianlang-Jun did remember to take the concealing talisman that Shen Qingqiu made with him to hide his demonic qi so that no alarms go off.

Tianlang-Jun obviously misses Shen Qingqiu and goes to roam around his house every now and then, just to be closer in thought (poor Zhuzhi-Lang has to listen to a lot of dramatic pining). During one of these visits Sha Hualing attacks Cang Qiong. This is swiftly and brutally dealt with. Can't have his beloved come back to a plundered and humiliated sect after all. Sha Hualing flees as soon as she realizes who stands before her, but some others are less smart and also too slow.

When Shěn Qīngqiū comes out of the caves, he's greeted by unhurt, but mortified disciples and a smug heavenly demon and his obedient nephew inmidst a massive bloodbath. Tianlang-Jun bows to him and makes flirtatious small-talk that make the disciples witnessing their banter believe the demon owed the Qing Jing peak lord a favor. Or that he's challenging him. No one is quite sure, but everyone agrees it's awesome that Shěn Qīngqiū succeeds in making them leave without further trouble.

Due to the good treatment, Luò Bīnghé falls in love with Shěn Qīngqiū. After meeting Meng Mo, he asks his shizun whether he thinks that all demons are evil? Shěn Qīngqiū replies that humans and demons are the same, capable of good and evil, but demons tend to chose evil with glee, whereas humans deceive themselves into thinking their evil is better and less awful. Although this bleak, cynical worldview saddens Bīnghé, he is also hopeful and vows to protect his shizun and one day court him.

The Alliance Conference is infiltrated by Mobei-Jun's demons and Bīnghé's seal is broken. To his surprise, his shizun knew about his demon heritage for years. Then Tianlang-Jun shows up, almost kills Mobei-Jun before he can retreat and speaks with a lot of innuendo to Shěn Qīngqiū. Bīnghé remembers him from the attack on Qiong Ding a few years ago. What this mighty demon said to his shizun back then (and now yet again) makes Bīnghé fear this man is an old enemy that wants to harm or abduct his shizun. He tries to attack and is stopped by Tianlang-Jun without effort. Tianlang-Jun then fully removes Bīnghé's seal. Binghe is mortified, stumbles away from him and accidentally falls into the Endless Abyss. Tianlang-Jun tries to grab him, but doesn't succeed. Since it has come to this, he calls after his falling klutz of a son to train well while he's there. (Which Binghe obviously takes as the cruel mocking of an enemy.)

Once Bīnghé is gone, he waves off Shěn Qīngqiū's (minimal) worries; the healing power of Bīnghé's heavenly demon blood will prevent him from dying, no problem. And it actually will indeed be a very good, if highly unpleasant, training opportunity. There are a few more rifts to the Endless Abyss in the demon realm, he and his nephew can go search for Binghe later.

A few days after this disaster, Tianlang-Jun jokes that now that his son is out of the disciple phase, Shěn Qīngqiū has no reason at all anymore to suspect the courting is a sham to ensure favoritism and starts to make marriage proposals. Tianlang-Jun searches for Binghe regularly, but can't find him.

Bīnghé comes back after two years speed-running the Endless Abyss, spurred on by the fear that his shizun was hurt or killed by the demon who was responsible for him ending up in this hellish place. Instead, he finds Cang Qiong is the riot of the cultivation world for having an alliance with heavenly demons.

The rumors vary. Some say the insidious Qing Jing peak lord seduced and bound a mighty demon to further the sect's power.

Others say he was ravaged and forced into marriage by the heavenly demon and, unable to defeat the demon or break the curse that was placed upon the pitiable immortal master, the sect had no choice but to accept the bond and ally with the demon to ensure at least a minimum of safety and respite for the man. There's a whole book written about this version of the story, with outrageous, detailed scenes of forced papapa. (So basically The Regret of Chunshan with different characters.)

This is obviously terrible gossip to hear for an already frightened Bīnghé.

The truth is, in a way, even worse for him in the end, because it squashes all hopes of ever having his shizun by his side like he wants to. There is no need for a hero who swoops in to save his beloved. Shěn Qīngqiū happily accepted Tianlang-Jun's marriage proposal a month after the disastrous Alliance Conference and they spent the next three months to convince the other peak lords that Tianlang-Jun was framed back when they tried to seal him. That he had nothing to do with either the attack on their sect nor with the Alliance Conference debacle. And on the contrary, helped them a lot over the years already and that allying themselves with him is extremely beneficial. As soon as that was accomplished, they announced the marriage and made their vows on Qiong Ding peak with Yuè Qīngyuán and Zhuzhi-Lang as stand-ins for the family.

(Welcome back, Luo Bīnghe. You missed your master's marriage day. By the way, since Tianlang-Jun is your father, I'm not only your shizun but also your stepfather now. I expect you to keep calling me shizun, though. Oh, right, you didn't know he's your father yet. Well, now you do. While we're at it, meet your cousin.)

Meng Mo is laughing about this whole absurd situation until Binghe threatens to not play host anymore.

#svsss #shen qingqiu #shen jiu #tianlang jun #story idea #writing prompt

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artsybelle1015 · 8 months

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I had an idea for a Twisted Wonderland romance series for the Housewardens. So first of all each character is set in the universe of their respective villain and yk have lore of it.

Lemme tell u about each idea I have:

Riddle Rosehearts- Reader finds themself in the world of Wonderland where they meet Ace and Deuce who have a crazy strict Queen, Riddle. Rather than a bunny who’s late, it’s Grim! He’s late to get food!!

Leona Kingscholar- Leona was outcasted from his family and lives on the other side due to nearly killing his Brother. The reader was an abandoned baby adopted by a lovely lion couple also so is an outcast in their own way but still accepted. As Reader befriends the king (Leona’s Brother forgot his name too lazy to google) being a caretaker of Cheka with Jack. One day the reader spots Ruggie stealing some food and follows to the other side.

Azul Ashengrotto- Had turned the sea kings daughter into sea foam for not getting true loves kiss, so the sea king gave him the same fate. Azul now unable to speak and fully human has to find true love. Luckily the Reader works for the palace and finds him, taking care of him.

Jamil Viper- The reader falls for Jamil at first sight when he saved them from guards when they stole. As they tried to pursue Jamil, Jamil was planning to take down Sultan Kalim with mind control, so he could become the king.

Vil Schoenheit- After being found in a cave with Grim by Neige and the seven dwarves, the reader eventually finds out this new world where they’ve never been and hardly remember anything and would eventually meet the evil queen, Vil.

Idia Shroud- A character based off Hercules has swooned the reader, to which Idia kidnaps the reader to mess with the guy and distract him from his goal of taking down the phantoms. Eventually the reader and Idia get along and he lets her go because he realizes it’s wrong, only for the reader to come back.

Malleus Draconia- This one is kinda hard to make lol, but anyways Malleus cursed the king and queen neighboring Briar Valley for not inviting them to where their first child will prick their finger on a spindle hitting their (insert whatever birthday u want) birthday. Lilia felt awful and offered to hide the baby from the palace for the meantime until their (insert the next year of cursed birthday), the baby is of course the reader and lives together with Silver as siblings until Malleus finds the reader and doesn’t know he cursed them.

Not full ideas but yeah there u go i’m too lazy to do it rn tho since i’ll have to rewatch and reread sm…

#twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland x reader #twisted wonderland x reader #twst #disney twst #twst x reader #twst riddle rosehearts #twst leona kingscholar #twst azul ashengrotto #twst jamil viper #twst vil schoenheit #twst idia shroud #twst malleus draconia

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thissying · 9 months

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interview with Gianni Vecchio, about Max

In the meantime, for five years now Vecchio has been part of Verstappen's sim racing team, which got an extra Verstappen-mark last year by it becoming part of Verstappen.com Racing. When he got the invitation in 2018, he could barely believe it. "It was bizar, I was a bit starstruck to be honest," Vecchio begins his exclusive interview with Motorsport.com. "But through the years we've built a sort of friendship. It's not that we see him as a Formula 1 driver all the time, we see him more as a Team Redline team mate. We spend a lot of time together, we practice together a lot. But we also have a lot of fun. It's not just sim racing. We play FIFA together a lot, we play Call of Duty a lot, we play games like Among Us. A friendship has developed. We share a lot of the same interests. It's cool to have someone like him as your team mate, but also as a friend because he keeps pushing you. That's the most important thing in sim racing and sports in general. So yeah, that's not so bad, it's always good to have someone who pushes you."

Not only in the simulator does Verstappen turn out to be competitive, in FIFA he also regularly defeats his Team Redline team mates. "Max wants to be the best in everything he does," Vecchio knows from experience. "He has a few friends in FIFA eSports, named Team Gullit. He plays with them, so he gets tips on the skills he can perform. He's in it completely. When he plays, he's crazy about FIFA. He's the best because he puts the most time in it and has access to the best players," the sim racer laughs.

For Team Redline that mentality is actually one of the big advantages of having Verstappen as a team mate, states Vecchio. "Like I said, it's about having someone who pushes you. If he sees you're making an effort and you really show you want to advance the team and yourself and that you have the same goal of winning everything as he does, then he's one of the best people you can meet," Vecchio praises the two time world champion. "He gives a lot. It's incredible to have someone like that, who pushes you, gives you tips and is also a sort of mentor."

Team Redline has created a safe space for all sim racers and real life racers so they can communicate with each other. That's also why Vecchio considers himself a friend of Verstappen. "It's not like we see each other often during the year, but fact is we are in touch every day.

We send messages to each other and are in voice chat channels. We talk about what's going on in his life but he's also interested in what happens in our lives. He continues to ask what we do, what's on the calendar, what we're doing. That's pretty cool. You know there's someone on the other end who cares about you. Talking to him is like talking to a good friend. It's like we developed a friendship, we know that there's trust and respect for each other. That's something that helps us very much in the team, to have a safe space. It's just great to have that."

And yet, it's not only a positive thing to have Verstappen as a team mate. It happens sometimes that the Dutchman sets a fastest lap in no-time with very little practice. "I wouldn't say it's a bad thing, but sometimes it can be annoying!" Vecchio laughs. "He'll come back from a Formula 1 weekend and we let him know what combination [car and circuit] we're driving. Within five minutes Max Verstappen is P1. And I'm like: 'What's happening here? What am I doing wrong?' He's annoyingly adept at everything he does. I wouldn't say it's irritating but it is something that gets on my nerves sometimes!", he jokes.

On the other hand, Vecchio knows that it's because of his skills that Verstappen makes a good team mate. He's therefore learned a lot from the Red Bull Racing driver in his five years at Ream Redline. "Keep pushing yourself, never give up and even if you're not at 100 percent, then try to find the other one or two percent," the sim racer cites as examples of the things he learned from Verstappen. "Keep pushing beyond your limits in sim racing. Stay focused, keep chasing your goals and stay motivated in everything you do," he rounds off the list.

That's how a lot of knowledge came to the sim racers, but have they been able to teach Verstappen some things? "That's hard to say," laughs Vecchio. "Racing-wise he's a complete driver, he knows what to do in every car. It's not that he's only good in a Formula 1 car, sometimes he tests a GT-car and he's incredible in that, too. As far as racing is concerned, we couldn't teach him very much." Still, Vecchio can name one thing, although that's more to do with the principles of sim racing. "At first, he wasn't a sim racer like we are. We had to explain a little how it works when it comes to managing traffic in multi-class races. Maybe that was something we could teach him a little, but we benefit a lot from him, more than he does from us," the Italian German points out.

That's why Vecchio emphasises that Verstappen's influence on the team should not be underestimated. "It's incredible, really insane. It's like a crane lifting an 8 tons object, that's how I see it. He pushes us, creates opprtunities for us with Heineken, Red Bull, Verstappen.com... He pushes us to the limit because he sees the talent in us. He is like a mentor, he wants to help everyone move forward. It's incredible and cool to see, but the same goes for Atze [Kerkhof, team manager], for everyone in the team. We push each other, but Max is the one who really gives that last 10 percent extra when it comes to pushing.

Because of his busy F1 schedule, Verstappen can't always be found in the simulator. The Dutchman likes spending his free time sim racing and so takes part in special events like 12h Bathurst or 24h Le Mans. Even when he can't participate in those races, he'll be busy behind the scenes to support Team Redline, Vecchio reveals. "Call me crazy, but it's insane. Max has a gaming laptop with all the simulator games: F1, iRacing, anything. When he has time... and call me crazy but it happens every week like that! We're at home with a steering wheel and pedals and he's doing it with a controller. A controller, iRacing, a simulation game, very difficult... Even though he can't really give us feedback, he tries what he can to help us ahead. So it doesn't matter if he's on the road or at home. It doesn't matter. Whatever he has scheduled, he'll practice with us - even if he can't race with us. It doesn't matter to him because he wants to help the team forward. That says it all."

Even though the controller doesn't give nearly the same feedback as a steering wheel and pedals, Verstappen, even on a controller, is hardly inferior to his Team Redline team mates. "It's insane. I always thought talent is in the legs and arms but he even has it in his fingers!" As an example, Vecchio cites the preparation for iRacing's 24h Spa, which was held in the same weekend as the Hungarian GP. "We did a race and he was only three tenths slower! On a controller, compared to us. Can you imagine? Three tenths, on a controller, for an entire stint! It's not over one lap, but several laps. That's bizarre."

#max: friend. team mate. mentor. 🥺#f1 #max verstappen #gianni vecchio #team redline #sim racing #max in dutch #my post

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charles-leclerc-official · 2 months

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Why Bahrain 2024 likely hurt Sainz seat options in 2025

So this essay is going to be my thoughts about why Carlos' performance in Bahrain 2024 on and off the track did not help his chances of securing a good seat in 2025.

I want to make it clear that I do think Carlos is a decent driver. He's had some good races(not the ones people usually point to but that's not the point here) . I am approaching this from the perspective that he is a solid driver. Which makes his current situation only more unusual.

Quick summary of what happened: Carlos started his race in P4 behind George Russell, teammate Charles, and Max on pole.

On lap 11 Carlos overtook Charles(who was clearly struggling and was dealing with a major brake mechanical issue) in a risky move that came close to causing a collision.

The rest of his race was uneventful. He held on to P3 mainly because Charles and George had major mechanical problems with their cars.

I already stated that the overtake he pulled on Charles was unnecessarily risky, and did not serve the team. Ferrari were very likely going to have them swap(because Carlos' car was working properly) It was obvious that would be the strategy, but he went for an unnecessary and risky overtake to gain a position.

He finished his race in P3.

Main takeaways from the race:

Sainz set a slower fastest lap than his teammate who was operating on compromised brakes.

That overtake is not really impressive. 1. It was unnecessary, anyone who knows race strategy would be able to figure out what the plan would be(to eventually have drivers trade places). 2. Dangerous to potentially cause a collision between teammates(bad for the team) 3. It isn't really showing much skill to be able to overtake a car on bad brakes.

Overall the race performance wasn't anything remarkable, it was predictable and didn't require any crazy driving on Sainz' part to achieve.

So what does this all mean?

Well it's easy to think looking at the 2025 driver market that Sainz, who is a solidly good driver, should have no problem finding a seat.

However the way he is playing the game on and off track is making him a difficult choice, especially for top teams.

Carlos says he wants to be world champion one day, and that his goal for his next seat is to be in a car that has the best chance of giving him that. Okay well there are limited options.

Because yes there are a lot of open seats, but none of the top teams are looking for a first driver. And that is where Sainz is in trouble. Most teams are looking for a second driver(or are not competitive)

Let's examine.

Mercedes: Well they are losing Lewis Hamilton. And Sainz might be a good fit. But they aren't looking for a first driver. They have George, who is more experienced at Mercedes and after being second to Lewis for years he isn't going to be taking a backseat to whoever comes next.

On top of the fact that Merc are clearly trying to keep their options open for Kimi Antonelli to join in the next few seasons. They are looking for someone who can fill the seat in the meantime, bring home points and not cause trouble.

Sainz has shown he'll do the opposite and probably does not want to be replaced by a rookie after a short contract.

Merc was thrown a curve-ball when Lewis left. Sainz is actually a good choice of second driver. The fact that they have an open seat and didn't go to him immediately speaks volumes.

Red Bull: this is where I think Carlos really shot himself in the foot.

There is a Red Bull seat potentially opening up. This is ideal if you want to be at the front of the field fighting for podiums.

However Max is RB number 1. They make that abundantly clear. And Red Bull as a team are especially no nonsense when it comes to second drivers staying in line. Carlos has never been competitive against Max, so the pecking order there is clear.

If you want that Red Bull seat you have to show you are a solid driver who can be that second seat and won't mess up their number 1. The second you start causing trouble you're out.

Once again Carlos showed he'll do the opposite. That if he thinks he has a chance he will take it regardless of if it's smart, safe, or in the interest of the team.

Carlos is racing like he only cares about his own results. That in itself is not a crime. All drivers do need to think like that to an extent. However being driven by that mentality given there aren't any number 1 seats open at top teams is a problem. That mentality just clashes with the ecosystem other teams have already worked out, and it makes him a difficult option to seriously consider.

So we've covered how his performance and driving overall didn't help. Now let's get into after the race.

After the race Carlos tried to claim he had similar bake issues to Charles(this is factually untrue. He may have had slight brake imbalance settings but it is completely different than Charles having a 100 degree temp imbalance. Race data and team radio does not support his claim)

This was a very obvious manipulation of the truth to try to make it seem like he drove a better race than his teammate(again this is incorrect, and data proves the opposite)

Once again this kind of rhetoric does not help build a positive image of what he's like to work with and how he will play in a team.

After that he may have options at some of the mid-field teams. However if he shows hes too difficult to work with they will likely explore other options

Carlos Sainz is a good driver. I don't think he's amazing, but he's decent and pretty reliable. Has experience in upper teams. Any mid field team should be wooing him. The fact that they aren't is once again, very telling.

The fact he is making himself so difficult to work with that teams who have seats to fill aren't trying to more aggressively campaigning for him says a lot.

I know he doesn't want a midfield team. And I'm sure some have reached out. My concern is that he is so focused on trying to get a top seat that he is less and less likely to get by the day, that he is hurting his chances at a good midfield seat.

Being difficult in the press and messy is something teams consider. You can get away with anything if you have the skills to back it up. Sainz doesn't. He talks about himself and his abilities like he's won a championship, when in reality he's won 2 GP and those were not seriously competitive races.

Here's the thing. I think the results this weekend on paper look good. That in addition to the struggles both Charles and George were having, Carlos' outcome would have been the same.

This isn't about the result, it's about how it was achieved and how he is speaking about it.

There is a version of this race that has the exact same overall results but looks better for Carlos.

What Carlos should have done is wait for the safe opportunity to pass Charles(likely backed by team orders) hold onto P3(which he did do) and then in the press after say he's happy to get a result for the team and express some sympathy for Charles’ brake issues. It's the very little things that make a big difference.

My main point being, Sainz is obviously trying to prove himself for a seat in 2025. He is doing this by putting himself first in any way possible. This is the opposite of what he should be doing optically to appeal to teams. He needs to show that he is reliable, takes team orders and can play the role of second driver. Or at the very least not stir the pot too much.

He's doing the opposite and it's probably going to cost him his chances at either the Red Bull or Mercedes seats.

If he was my driver I would be like "what are you doing?" Because he isn't helping himself.

Ultimately I think that Sainz' actions are a miscalculation on his position in the driver market. He's good, but trying to artificially prop himself up and expressly demonstrate on track that he will be difficult with teammates is not going to land in his favor.

#carlos sainz critical #let me know your thoughts in the comments or asks #no reblogs because I don't need this spreading too much for obvious reasons

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gloriousbouquetlove · 4 months

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The Phantom General and The Dawn Knight

This crazy idea came to mind.

In the first years that humans arrived in the Briar Kingdom, a young Lilia Vanrouge (about 200 years old) meets a young healer.

At first Lilia is on alert for this human, but as time goes by she becomes captivated by the woman's beauty and kindness.

And the young woman is not far behind either, although Lilia at first had a cold behavior towards her, she could see that deep down she was a determined being with the goal of becoming stronger to protect her comrades.

Lilia shows strange behavior, she waits impatiently for the training to end, her mind is in the clouds and she smiles from time to time. This was obviously noticed by her best friends Meleanor and Levan, and Lilia had no choice but to confess.

Levan on the one hand is happy that Lilia is in love with someone (even if it's a human), and after learning this Levan strives to find a way to make a peace treaty with the humans (but the senate flatly refuses). to this idea).

While with Meleanor she doesn't know what to think, on the one hand, she is happy that Lilia found love (since she was worried that Lilia would die alone like an abandoned dog), but on the other hand, the person Lilia fell in love with is a HUMAN, a relationship between a fairy and a human for several and very obvious reasons could never work, but here is Lilia the fairy with the most rational sense that is known to anyone and does not care about this. But who is she to judge, after all when a fairy falls in love nothing stops him (she knows this very well after courting Levan for 50 years).

But unfortunately an event occurred that would change everything.

The young healer discovered that the silver owls were kidnapping the forest fairies to sell them and in turn that they were making weapons with the magic stones they found in the caves to attack the dark fairies.

The young woman did not sit idly by, she asked her bird friends to warn Lilia, and in the meantime she, along with other humans who were against the actions of the silver owls, would save the fairies.

But when Lilia and her troops arrived everything was chaos, there were fairies flying for their lives while the silver owls had already eliminated all the traitors one by one.

Despite having their magical weapons, the silver owls were defeated by the dark fairies. Without any other options, they retreated, but they swore that this would not end here and they were going to seek revenge.

After the fight Lilia looked for her beloved only to find a horrible scene, that sweet woman with eyes bright like dawn and lips of a tender pink color is replaced by a corpse that has lost the light from its eyes and its lips stained with its same red blood. And Lilia simply can't stand the pain and breaks down, he cries and screams to whoever is in heaven why this happened, why an innocent woman had to suffer such a fate.

When Meleanor finds out what happened she can't believe it, these damn humans threatening her kingdom out of greed and willing to kill their own species to achieve it, this simply makes her sick.

And Levan is not far behind, he knows that not all humans are evil, but this act they just committed is horrible.

Both are together with Lilia to console him for his loss.

100 years later, the dark fairies and the silver owls were in the middle of a battle, both sides were equal and it seemed that there would be no end to it, until their champions came face to face. On one side was General Lilia Vanrouge and on the other was the Knight of Dawn. Their battle was brutal, both possessed extraordinary strength and abilities, so powerful was their fight that their masks flew off, revealing their faces.

Lilia was paralyzed, there in front of him was she, the woman he once loved, golden hair like the sun, pink lips like a tender rose, and those beautiful eyes that shine like an aurora. Lilia could only whisper: “Leia.”

The knight of dawn looked surprised:

“How…how do you know my name?”

And before both could say anything else, their troops called them, they both made their troops withdraw since on both sides everyone was very badly wounded.

With Lilia, he couldn't believe it, she was there, his beloved had returned, but apparently fate likes to play with him, since she returned, but as his greatest enemy.

Meanwhile with the knight of the dawn, or rather with Leia, she was deep in thought.

“Who was that fairy?”

How did he know my name?

Why didn't he attack me?

So many thoughts passed through his mind, but the one that was most in his head was:

“He looked like the man I saw… no… that I met in my dreams.”

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I really don't know how I had this idea, I was just sitting there and thought: "what if the knight of the dawn is a woman and marries Lilia and they have Silver."

I would like to think that in this way many things would change, Meleanor and Levan would still be alive and would be with Malleus, Silver would not have to feel like garbage knowing that his biological father was the one who murdered the mother of Malleus, the knight of the dawn (Leia) wouldn't have to do such a horrible act and could be with his son, and Lilia wouldn't have to lose anyone she loves and could live a happy life with his wife and son.

This idea is crazy, but I like it (or maybe it's a way to deal with the big hit of depression that chapter 7 and what's missing from it) generated in me.

I'm sorry if it's not completely understood, English is not my first language.

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j0kers-light · 11 months

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have you considered taking requests? Your writing is wicked good and I get it if you don’t. If you’re interested/ I was feeling a role reversal with a male Y/N being the civilian to joker’s female?

Hello anon I love you so so much!! First things first I never considered taking requests (I didn’t think anyone cared😭😭😭) but THEN I read yours and I went down a spiral! You didn’t give me any details or perimeters, just an idea and I just took that as a sign to go crazy go stupid! It is my first time writing for a M!reader so please forgive me if I screwed that aspect up! I got carried away and I’m not ashamed!!

I’m so sorry this is almost three weeks old! I promise I didn’t put you on the back burner.. I just didn’t now where to go at one point SO! without further ado *drum roll*

Role Reversal

Please note I was kinda inspired by The Neighborhood. I can envision Joker walking into this song sooo bad! Enjoy! 🖤✨

It was like any other day. Long hours spent sorting and moving heavy shipments within the warehouse.

Everyone had a role and stuck to it while maintaining playful banter whenever there was downtime in between work. You worked third shift, being wide awake when the common civilian was fast asleep. You handled the unseen portion of society's cycle of commerce. If you didn't work, these important goods would never arrive on time to where they needed to go.

A lot could happen overnight. It was your goal to make sure it did.

It didn't matter what was inside the boxes, your job was to prepare and load them into trucks. In your division just about everything from household electronics to stationary could pass through.

Tonight you signed up for misc. overtime. Ten hour shifts with your fellow co-workers packing who knows what. It could be anything passing right under your nose.

Your manager; who's attitude was infamous within the warehouse and aptly nicknamed Frost, vaguely confirmed some goods were hot and reminded everyone to keep their heads down and not ask any questions tonight.

This was Gotham City. Not everything being moved was legal but a job was a job and this one paid the bills very well. You learned to keep your mouth shut a long time ago about the things you saw. The company had lawyers on standby should there be any liability issues. You wouldn't need them.

You were almost done with your shift without touching any hot items when a new order was assigned to your line in redacted print.

"Great." You sighed and waited for the goods to arrive. In the meantime, you read over the shipment details.

They were bound for a southern shipping container truck. It was common knowledge that the south warehouse processed all of the illegal goods. Walking back there freaked you out and you didn't like to stay longer than necessary to get a job done there.

The new order consisted of ten big wooden crates with ominous fragile stickers plastered all over. You programmed your mind to ignore the contents and simply do your job.

"Whatcha think is inside of 'em, huh, Y/n?" Your buddy Jazz asked. He'd been with the company for three years and still asked stupid questions. It was a miracle he was still employed.

You matched the serial numbers to your portable power pad and scoffed. "Don't know, don't care."

You read the loading bay, 3B, and called it out. "On me. Three, two..." You were flexing your muscles to lift on one when a loud blast came from the main entrance.

It brought with it a cloak of smoke but you could hear the various shouts and rapid gunfire closing in on your location. "Jazz! Get down!"

You dove to tackle him and avoided the spray of bullets that hit the wall behind you.

"Yo! What the f__k man!?" Jazz shoved you away to scramble to his feet. You were confused as to why he was so calm until approaching footsteps stole your attention.

They were calculated and sharp on the ear, almost like heels, which made you stop and think.

What sane woman would walk through gunfire? Let alone be at a warehouse this late at night. Regardless, three figures emerged through the smoke.

One was a tall man who carried an assault rifle and another who preferred a standard pistol— but both flanked a woman whose presence stopped your heart.

Gotham City's most notorious psychopath was here and she looked every bit the crime boss she claimed to be.

Her stilettos could kill a man while simultaneously adding height to her petite frame. The tailored pinstripe suit she wore was a deep plum with subtle details but it was nothing compared to the complex character wearing it.

Joker's long hair was dyed her signature forest green and tonight she kept it pushed back— so her face could be seen.

The scars. They were hideous and yet one couldn't look away no matter how hard they tried. Some accounts reported an ex lover did it, another rumor claimed it was self-inflicted. Why any woman would carve her own face was beyond you.

Paired with her ghastly white makeup and dramatic smokey eyeshadow (that accented her light green eyes) she looked every bit the scary clown found in movies.

Joker came to a stop in front of Jazz and for a moment you thought she was gonna kill him outright until she smiled wide.

Her glossy black lipstick highlighted her unnaturally white teeth. "Well, well, well! Someone's been a very good boy."

Seeing coverage of her on tv was one thing opposed to the real deal. So many cops and eyewitnesses claimed she sounded like the devil, low and fierce, a true menace when demanding things yet if you closed your eyes, there was a slight childlike quality to her voice that put your mind at ease.

Delicate and alluring until she proved otherwise.

"Y-Yeah, I told ya I'm good for it! Don't believe me? It's all here." Jazz swept his arm towards the crates you two were supposed to be moving.

It took you all of three seconds to realize he was in on this. You decided to stay hidden behind a nearby forklift and listen. Joker nodded at her lackey to inspect. Thankfully he only cared about checking the goods and not looking over the side to find you. You saw him nod and move along to check the other crates down the line.

Jazz must've been promised compensation beforehand or he was simply one of the most cockiest dealers you ever seen. "Soooo. I helped secure the goods, gave solid intel." Joker's eyes darted over to him. "What's in it for me eh?"

Joker quickly replied. "I don't follow."

It was too quiet in the warehouse. The lackey finished his inspection and gave the all clear to his boss before resuming his flanking position. Everything was accounted for.

More men appeared from nowhere and began manually moving the crates into the 3B container. You looked on in horror as they added two more large crates into the container before closing it shut.

The truck was already backed into the loading bay. It wouldn't be hard for them to drive off with whatever was inside. What was Jazz thinking, messing with this lot? You peeked out of your hiding spot at the shakedown wrapping up. They were blocking the only exit and from here, things weren't looking too good for Jazz. He was outgunned and outmanned.

Joker had a frown on her face and from your position, you saw her acrylic nails twitch on the trigger of her gun.

The safety was off.

You knew Jazz had a hot temper and it didn't take much to set him off. You saw the signs in his posture. He took a deep breath and ticked his head to the side before speaking. "I'm askin' heh, where's my cut?"

You facepalmed. Jazz was incredibly stupid and Joker thought the same.

"Oh. Oh! You want a uhhh.. percentage! You hear that? He wants a cut!" Joker directed at her lackey holding the rifle. He chuckled and shook his head at the audacity.

Her heels clicked loudly on the warehouse floor as she walked closer to Jazz. Without warning, she grabbed his face and used her other hand to brandish a knife to it.

"You wanna cut? I'll give you a cut. You think I'd pay a lowlife informant like you?! Ha! Now, don't get me wrong. I'm veryyyy thankful for the intel. Really! I am! But uhh.. I don't need you anymore."

Joker spoke with such conviction she almost sounded sympathetic using her airy voice. It was like an angel speaking on the devil's behalf.

"And when I don't need things, they become loose ends! You wanna know what I do with loose ends?" She paused for dramatic effect.

Jazz looked ready to piss his pants but still had the balls to answer her. "N-No. No I don't."

"Of course you don't know! So lemme tell you!"

You began to hyperventilate to the sound of Jazz choking on his own blood. A feminine giggle was also heard right before your co-worker's body slumped to the ground.

"I get rid of 'em." Joker replied to no one. "You three handle the rest and move out."

They all replied with their affirmatives and the area suddenly became vacant. You thought they were gone and opened your eyes.

You were still behind the forklift but took a peek around. The coast was clear. You breathed a sigh of relief. Tonight's shift was insane and you didn't know how to proceed any of it. How would you report this to HR?

You turned around to catch your breath but you saw Joker crouching down in front of you. "Holy shh.."'

Your heart was in your throat watching her stare at you. Up close like this you could really appreciate her domineering presence in all of its glory. She applied both fear and seduction to rule Gotham City and it worked wonders in her favor.

Before her disfigurement you had no doubt she was beautiful. Hell, to an extent she still was.

Full lips stained a jet black curled naturally at the corners. Joker had a heart shaped face with soft features but her eyes... God, her eyes. They drew you in with their pale color and they were framed by thick, dark lashes.

They brushed against her high cheekbones with each exaggerated blink. "That's it. Breathe for me now..."

Her voice coached you into regulating your heartbeat. She didn't seem hostile at present but you knew her reputation. Her mood could flip at the drop of a hat.

"Better?" She asked. Your voice hadn't returned yet so you nodded frantically. It seemed to appease her. "Good, that's good."

Her hand came up to cup your cheek and brush some of your h/c hair off of your forehead. She cooed at you gently when you flinched away from her touch.

"Now, now. None of that." Her heavy lidded eyes were all you saw this close up. You chose to ignore Jazz's blood splattered across her face. She smelled like lighter fluid and roses; an obnoxiously sweet smell that clouded your senses.

You began to crave more of it against your better judgment.

She glanced down at your uniform and spotted your ID. A purple nail scraped the plastic surface right above your heart. "What are you so afraid of, Y/N L/N?" She even pronounced it right on the first try!

You stared straight into her eyes and answered truthfully. "You."

You were graced with her smile. It didn't matter that it was slicker than oil and also the same shade, it was the last thing you saw before you lost consciousness.

Your body felt groggy as if it were moving through molasses.

There were lights overhead that kept fading in and out. It felt like a weight was on your body. Like down feathers you wanted to cuddle into. Sure it was comforting but something told you the pressure it was wrong. It didn't belong there.

Your instincts were correct when it kept touching your body unprovoked. It glided over your chest and arms and moved to the nape of your neck almost affectionately.

You shook your head, groaning, which only made the feeling worse. The unknown was kissing you and you couldn't deny that it felt absolutely amazing.

"Wait..." you slurred. Your hands moved through the heavy fog and came to a rest on a set of hips.

They began moving in earnest once you squeezed them tight. No amount of force could make them stop. Overtime they grew tired of your useless efforts and relocated your hands above your head. Then all bets were off.

You protested but a gentle voice shushed you. A lingering kiss burned your cheek as you slipped back into unconsciousness.

You woke up in the back of an SUV. The lights you saw before were street lamps shining through the sunroof.

Your head was still foggy but all of the night's events came back to you when a weight shifted on your chest. You looked down in horror as a head of green hair nuzzled in closer to you. A rush of roses hit you right as Joker glanced up at you.

How could someone so beautiful cause so much mass destruction? Surely this was a dream.

Without thinking about the consequences, you brushed a strand of her hair away from her face. Two seconds later she had your wrist pinned to the headrest and a knife at your throat.

"Aht aht, don't get all sentimental on me alright?" She eyed your lips hungrily until you threw all caution to the wind.

"S-Sorry it's just, you're so pretty. Wait, f__k! That's not true! Wait, you are.. but I mean that's not.." She watched you struggle with words with a raised brow.

"And I'm the crazy one." Joker murmured under her breath. This was pathetic to watch. "Spit. It. Out!"

You looked at her, ready to reply, when the entire SUV suddenly lurched forward. You were protected by your seatbelt but Joker almost went airborne if not for your quick response. You caught her around the waist and dragged her back down before she was sent flying towards the front.

"Have you ever heard of a seatbelt before?" You asked offhandedly. She rolled her eyes at your lame joke.

"Hey Boss! Your lover boy is here!" The driver shouted over his shoulder. It was like a switch went off.

Whatever cheeky moment you had with Joker was cast aside, the second her crush/enemy was confirmed tailing the SUV. "Bats?"

Joker instantly got excited and dove forward to program the sunroof open. The vehicle was going over eighty mph and the sudden wind spun her seaweed hued hair about like a hurricane, giving her perfect bed head vibes.

She ducked down to ask you. "How do I look?"

Your e/c eyes traveled from her toned legs in those sexy heels, to her clenched waist, all the way up to her deadly smile waiting for your opinion.

You couldn't lie no matter how dangerous it was to tell the truth. You were a warm blooded male for crying out loud and Joker was every bit an ideal female. Well, minus the face and personality. But her body?

"H-Hot. You look.. hot."

You waited with bated breath to be stabbed or worse, but Joker simply laughed and stood on the seat to poke her head out the sunroof.

What followed was typical Batman and Joker behavior. She taunted the caped cruiser while shouting out declarations of love, (it didn't make you jealous..) while firing off an array of guns which surprisingly included a bazooka, at the hero.

You panicked when the front seat passenger loaded it up inside the SUV before handing it off to Joker. "Hey hey hey hey! What the f—!"

The shockwave it made as it went off caused the SUV to lose control for a few scary minutes and it left you little choice but to wrap your arms around Joker's legs, lest she hurt herself in the chaos.

Her jovial laughter sent a clear message that she was having way too much fun to care about safety.

If Batman's swanky tank of a car wasn't enough, two GCPD cruisers flanked the speeding SUV and rammed both sides at once. And poor you was caught in the middle, swearing at the top of your lungs. More gunshots decorated the body of the car, one of them piercing through the back of the passenger's seat.

Joker's men in the front were mocking your attempts to get her to stop this madness and pull over.

She kicked your arms away and continued her antics until you had enough. You never thought things through during intense situations. You adopted tunnel vision until the problem was resolved.

You tuned out the police screaming to ceasefire as you poked your head out of the sunroof. Your voice lowered an octave as you yanked Joker's arm down. "Get back inside the car now!"

Her minty eyes were wide like saucers witnessing your dominant display and if you were more focused, you would've seen the incoming missile hurling towards the SUV. It obviously came from the Batmobile and in any other scenario, the shell would've been harmless.

Joker was a tough cookie and so were her goons. They could walk away from anything unscathed. You couldn't.

The missile hit dead on, sending the SUV swerving straight into a GCPD car and both flipped over multiple times upon impact. The crash site was hauntingly quiet.

The other police cars set up a perimeter a respective distance as the Batmobile screeched to a halt behind it. As broken glass and smoke settled, you came too fairly quickly. More quick thinking on your part saved you and Joker's life as you pulled her inside and shielded her head the moment her driver shouted, incoming!

You wished you kept your seatbelt on but things weren't always perfect in near death situations.

You took majority of the impact and knocked out your shoulder to save Joker's more fragile body. You lost your grip on her during the second roll and you had to wait until the SUV came to a stop, on its driver's side, to call out to her.

All she did was groan and turn her head away. Not good.

You saw a sea of flashing lights and wisely crawled out the door for help. This was supposed to be an average night at work, clocking overtime, not witnessing your co-worker make a bad arms deal and be actively involved in a high speed police chase. Wait till your friends heard about this on the eleven o'clock news.

You were still wearing your work uniform but the police still shouted at you to stop moving and put your hands on your head. You didn't get offended; you did emerge from The Joker's getaway vehicle. You could be hostile for all they knew.

Orders were orders and you raised your bloody hands up slowly but that didn't stop your mouth from moving.

"My name is Y/N L/N I work at Dixon Shipping Co. I'm unharmed! She's inside and unresponsive! Please... do.. something.."

You sighed as two officers made their way to your side. Too little too late. They fell dead from two gunshots each. It caused another wave of panic and you turned to watch a disoriented Joker pick off the remaining cops like flies.

Her head was bleeding and she was missing a shoe but god did she look drop dead gorgeous in her element. Her hair was a mess blocking her vision, but she made it to your side without any issue.

You thought the worst when she yanked you up to your feet and shoved the barrel of her gun to your head. Great, so her mood had turned sour, again.

This time Batman himself entered the scene. "Let him go, Joker." His modified voice sounded way cooler on GCN..

Joker wheezed out a laugh. "Oooooh! Is my Batsy jealous?! Don't know why, since you SHOT A MISSILE AT ME!" She pointed her gun at the dark knight. "You... hurt me.. Bats. All the time! Over and over! Y/n would never hurt me. Right, Y/n?"

Batman gave you a look that clearly meant, play along or die.

You watched as another fleet of cops arrived on scene. Batman waved them back. Joker was far more hostile than she'd ever been and her head injury was only making her current episode worse. She kept blinking her eyes and swaying on the spot, but she was in control as long as a weapon was in her hands.

You played along and made sure to establish physical contact with her. "That's right J-Joker. I would never, um h-hurt you. Ya gotta believe that baby." The endearment left a sour taste on your tongue but if she was buying the lie, hey.

You felt the gun waver on your temple and you cautiously moved to twist Joker around so she was facing you. She felt so small wrapped up in your arms, you never wanted to let her go.

You fussed over her wild hair and sucked your teeth at the nasty gash found on her head. "I told you to wear a seatbelt."

"Shut up." Joker groaned. You were only one privy to the tiny smile pinching at her black lips.

"I'm giving you one last warning, Joker. Let. Him. GO!"

And all of your hard work went down the drain.

Joker screamed and restrengthened her grip on the gun, now pointed squarely at your forehead.

"Or what Bats? Huh? Or what? You're gonna punish me? Ohhh I do love it when you do that." Joker tipped her head back and laughed. Each tap of her gun to your head felt like a code but you wrote it off as a coincidence.

Maybe she was growing on you or maybe she was just predictable. Fat chance of that. But either way you felt safe being held at gunpoint by this madwoman. You knew she wouldn't pull the trigger. Her finger was nowhere near it.

"I'm not here to play games, Joker."

Joker scoffed at her adversary. Batman was no fun; you however were. Joker gave you a lazy, pained smile and out of the blue kissed you right there in the middle of the street. You were too tired to deny her.

A spotlight highlighted the bizarre moment and made you pull away to look up at it.

A helicopter was hovering above and within seconds a rope was tossed over, headed your way. Joker used your dazed expression (her kisses were that electrifying) and the shock factor from her audience to grab onto the rope. She fire her automatic at the police department to make her grand escape. They never saw it coming.

One bullet clipped Batman's breastplate, stunning him if anything, but the effect was all the same. It bought her some time to make it a few feet off the ground to get away.

Joker's sultry laugh quickly drew Batman's attention. "Have fun boys! Don't hurt each other too much fightin' over little 'ol me!"

More gunshots and laughter rained down as you dove for cover and stumbled across a broken piece of mirror. Black lipstick marks were all over your face and neck. No wonder GCPD officers saw you as a threat before.

Joker sent a clear message: you were her new plaything. And you were quite fine with that new title.

#ledger joker x reader #male reader #female joker #joker x y/n #reader insert #a03 writer #romance #batman #yandere #thanks anon!#thanks for the ask!#request #i love this so muuuuuch

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art-of-secret-dark-heart · 1 year

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If MBTI types were yandere dudes #3 (ENFP)

Note: just in case… the mbti types as Yanderes are just for fun and I’m not an expert in mbti. It’s exaggerated so… I hope this doesn’t offend anyone. Lol… also this is more of a ramble for me to de-stress. DNI if you’re a minor.

Content Warnings:Highly obsessive and desire to murder

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✨ENFP✨

Dude will be constantly thirsting for your love. From day one, he’ll be the enthusiastic guy who welcomes you to whatever community you’re trying to fit into (whether it’s a town, school, workplace, etc). Most likely throws a welcoming party for you.

He’ll make sure there’s nothing wrong, that you have no hardships/injustice to deal with. If there is something wrong, he will fight for you. It’ll become a whole big thing in the community. He loves you too much to see you get hurt or get disrespected on.

Would like to go to places with you to discover new things. Probably would be taking pictures of you with whatever beautiful sight you guys will encounter. Don’t go out of frame. The beauty of the scenery wouldn’t be complete without you.

Really good at picking up subtle shift of mood. So as hard as you try to cover up whatever you’re truly feeling, he’ll be able to see it all. And if you’re not happy, he will do his best to cheer you up. (Just don’t leave him). But this can be dangerous…if he sees you’re unhappy with someone like a friend or family of yours, he might think you have been hurt by them. Even though it might just be that you had a bad day, or something as simple as being too late to buy your favorite snack, so you’re a bit grumpy. To him, you’re everything, thus he might find a way to hurt that friend or family. And if he’s under stress and has been hurt by you… he might just skip to killing them instead.

Your “lover” would want to share his enthusiasm on whatever inspires him with you. His infectious happy personality might even rub off on you. But this strong positive mindset might become irritating when you’re trying to tell him what he’s doing is wrong/bothering you. Yet somehow he’ll spin it into something positive. Like if you want to be left alone and not always having to hang out with him, he’ll just smile and say, “Aww… honey, you’re such a romantic. They do say, “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.” Alright then, I’ll see you later. In the meantime, I’ll plan and get everything ready for our next rendezvous !” But if this becomes the norm, where you just keep going against what he wants, then he can get judgmental about your life choices. Then making it sound like being with and loving him, will be full of happiness. So why go against his love for you?

Hate surprises? Well too bad, there will be many spontaneous “fun” to be have (most likely romantic/ and something creative/unique) from this guy. But he does enjoy the small moments too. So it won’t be all crazy hectic (Good luck to the introverts).

He will love it if you open up your heart to him. Definitely will slowly share what’s in his heart with you. He’ll fall in love with you hard and pretty quickly, but won’t propose just yet. Trying to instead figure out ways on how to make you “happy” everyday. He’s even fine if you’re away for awhile… when you guys are dating. If married… maybe not.

If you’re doing some good for the world, or just listen and understand his goals/dreams etc, as well as somehow inspire him (with something creative), he will be in love with you. If you’re the curious type and share the same sense of humor with him, then even better.

Always the friendly outgoing guy who helps others, he would have a ton of friends. They’re just everywhere; in the town, your neighborhood, your doctor’s office, wherever you go, even where you are online, and probably even among your personal social circle like family.

Although he’s a guy with a positive outlook, always keeping up a facade of happy sunshine. He will feel hurt and lose sleep, if you say you actually hate him (the same applies if you really criticize him). Will be thinking up all night on how to make things better with you.

He loves making plans with you, but if the plan involves something that he has never done before, he can sometimes lose focus. Maybe too caught up in your beauty. Unless he feels the plan can benefit his relationship with you (like maybe you have been so “mean” to him. So he will push his focus into doing something together, something that you have always enjoy doing. Or some kind of “bonding” activity.) Too bad he’ll never lose focus or interest in you.

If he does kidnap you (maybe more like marry you and has a way to keep you with him without actually locking you up), then be prepare for a chaotic mess. Sometimes chores would hardly be done, so the mess will pile up, especially if he’s feeling hurt by you. It’ll just be a dumpster/land fìll mess. So you gotta push him into doing them, maybe by suggesting that you guys can “bond” over doing chores together…. Although do be careful, he’ll somehow turn doing chores into something romantic.

He actually wants to help others, but he would drop everything to help you, you’re his number one priority. Even if you just say you’re bored.

As it was said before, he falls in love with you pretty quick. Hardly even knows you, but he’s already thinking you’re the one. Find some way to make it sound like you’re connected to him. Like maybe a string of fate sort of thing. And oh boy, he would so whole heartedly believe it. Your “love” gives him life. So strong is his belief in this “love”, that he might burn down the community that you guys are in, if you ever try to completely leave him….

But after some time, if you don’t shower him with love like he does with you, he might get a bit more needy. Maybe feeling down and thinking that he’s not doing enough to prove his love to you. If you push him enough (being “mean” towards him), he will be controlling in what you do and where you go. Maybe even control what you like. Judging you, and maybe surprising to you, being cold. No more sunshine. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

Fantasy or isekai whatever: maybe a religious leader. If not, maybe a rich philanthropist, or just head of an organization that does good in the world. Will always have open doors for the people. And open arms for you.

More of a horror touch (based on popular media): maybe a film director who makes happy romantic fantasy movies, but his films are slowly becoming darker… and there are strange rumors on the set. Or maybe an event planner for… special (deadly) events, that may require him to organize a heavy bloody painstaking clean up by the end of it (Probably only plan all of it for your sake). Or could maybe be a special (supernatural?) consultant??

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Okay, that’s all for today. Went overboard, but that was fun. I might post again tomorrow (If not busy). If I do, then it’ll likely just be one. Again, if you got a type you wanna see next, kindly just let me know. Hope you guys have fun reading!

(Also, I hope to soon reblog some yandere stories from other writers again. Plus maybe post some of my art and maybe plan for a game. All yandere.)

#yandere #yandere x reader #yandere x you #yandere imagines #yandere x gender neutral reader #yandere male x reader #yandere x gn reader #mbti #tw: toxic relationship #yandere male #male yandere #ENFP #rambling #my stuff #tumblr format for posting is a pain

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bradshawsbaby · 2 years

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SFW Alphabet for Hangman & Phoenix

Pairing: Jake “Hangman” Seresin x Natasha “Phoenix” Trace

Author’s Note: I’m still working on the last part of the FWB series, but here’s some fluff in the meantime!

Warnings: Just a lot of fluff.

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Hangman and Phoenix are actually very affectionate, but they don’t show it in the traditional way. Their main love language with each other is snarkiness. They love going back and forth at each other with teasing comments, and can be quite competitive. At the end of the day, however, they’re always secretly cheering each other on. They also show their affection in the little things. Hangman makes sure to pick up Phoenix’s favorite snacks when they’re having a date night, for example, and Phoenix will silently slip her hand into Hangman’s when she knows he’s feeling stressed or anxious.

B = Butterflies (How do they act when they're nervous?)

Vulnerability is not something that comes easily for either of them. When Hangman and Phoenix are feeling nervous, they usually try to mask it by putting on a brave face. Hangman will get quiet and tense, and Phoenix has a tendency to get snappish. They’re both incredibly stubborn and have a hard time admitting their nervousness, even to each other, but whenever they do, the other one is always there to lend support.

C = Cuddles (What is their favorite cuddling position? Do they like physical touch?)

Hangman and Phoenix are both fans of physical touch, but to varying degrees. Phoenix will slip her hand into Hangman’s at times and is comfortable with resting her hand on his arm or thigh when they’re sitting together. On certain occasions, like when one of them isn’t feeling well or they’ve had a particularly hard day, she’s even okay with snuggling. But, in general, Hangman is much more touchy than she is. Whether it’s a hand in her back pocket, or on her waist, or on her shoulders, Hangman is usually the one trying to get his hands on Phoenix in some way. At night, he’s always attempting to wrap his arms around her when they go to sleep. She usually claims she can’t sleep with his arms all over her, but will end up snuggling against him in the middle of the night.

D = Domesticity (Are they the type to settle down together? What is their daily routine?)

As much as neither of them ever thought their relationship would be anything other than physical, Hangman and Phoenix are actually very domestic together. Phoenix is the first one to admit that she’s a terrible cook, but she and Hangman will sometimes try out recipes together. This usually ends in them either arguing about something or laughing hysterically at how bad the meal turns out. Either way, they typically end up with take-out. In the morning, they’ll eat breakfast together and sometimes even pack each other’s lunch. It becomes a little game to see who will pack the other what. At work, they keep things super professional, even when their friends make teasing jokes about their relationship. At night, they’ll usually have dinner together and then watch something on TV. Oftentimes, they’ll put the TV on, but then get distracted by other things.

E = Encouragement (Do they encourage each other to achieve their goals?)

As much as they enjoy driving each other crazy, Hangman and Phoenix are incredibly supportive of one another. They recognize each other’s talents and abilities, and respect one another as fellow pilots. They push each other to work hard and to improve their skills, neither of them being the types who are willing to settle for mediocrity or second best.

F = Favorite thing(s) about each other (What are their favorite personality traits/physical features about one another?)

Hangman loves how intelligent and fiercely independent Phoenix is. He knows that, at the end of the day, she doesn’t actually need him in her life, which makes her choosing to be with him all the better. Physically, he adores her eyes and her nose. He loves how insane it makes her when he comments on how cute her nose is, tapping it for emphasis.

Phoenix loves how confident Hangman is. Though his cockiness can drive her crazy at times, he’s a talented aviator and he knows it. She finds his confidence and his drive to go after what he wants incredibly attractive. Physically, Phoenix is a fan of Hangman’s chest and his hands. She also adores his smile, even when it’s more of a smirk.

G = Goofiness (Do they make each other laugh? How often do they joke around?)

Both Hangman and Phoenix have a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. Not everyone appreciates their humor, but they get each other. They can usually communicate a lot with just a look, which makes them crack up all the time.

H = Honesty (Would they lie to each other? How much do they share with the other person?)

Honesty is incredibly important, particularly to Phoenix. Hangman would never lie to her, but there are times when he would prefer to keep certain things to himself, just so she doesn’t worry or get upset. Phoenix always demands that he tell her everything, however. In turn, she’s always honest and upfront with him.

I = I love you (Who was the first one to say the L-Word?)

Hangman said it first. But you’ll just have to wait to find out more details on how that went down (*wink wink*).

J = Jealousy (Are they the type of people to get jealous? If so, how do they react to being jealous?)

Yes, yes, and yes. For both of them. In the beginning of their relationship, when they were just friends with benefits, the jealousy used to drive them both crazy sometimes.

Hangman gets super passive aggressive and territorial when he’s jealous. When other guys would flirt with Phoenix, he would usually just so happen to “accidentally” slam his shoulder into theirs, or challenge them to some not-so-friendly games of pool or darts.

Phoenix tries not to let it show when she’s jealous, but when she’d catch Hangman flirting with other girls, it would make her blood boil. She’d usually snap at anyone who tried to talk to her, even Bob and Rooster on a couple of occasions, and spend the night internally denying that she was jealous.

K = Kissing (Where do they like to kiss each other? How frequently do they like to kiss?)

There’s pretty much nowhere that Hangman and Phoenix don’t like to kiss each other. Neck kisses are a particular favorite for both of them. Kissing is a pretty frequent method of communication for the two of them.

L = Love language (What are their love languages?)

Phoenix’s main love language is Acts of Service. She’s an active person in general, and she enjoys showing people how much she loves them as opposed to just telling them. For Hangman’s birthday or other special occasions, she’ll usually try to plan something fun for the two of them to do. On a day to day basis, she always does small things for him like laying out his uniform or making him a cup of coffee.

Hangman’s main love language is Gift Giving/Receiving. He’s quite good at picking up on all the little things that Phoenix likes and he loves surprising her with random gifts from time to time. Her smile when she finds her favorite candy tucked inside her bag is all the reward he needs. And he’ll never forget the look on her face when he placed a string of pearls around her neck for the Navy Ball.

M = Marriage (Do they want to get married?)

Hangman and Phoenix aren’t in any rush to get married, but they have discussed it from time to time. They both know that there’s no one else they want to be with.

N = Nicknames (What do they call each other?)

Ever since the first night they got together, they’ve gotten into the habit of affectionately calling each other by the wrong call sign. Hangman will call Phoenix “Minx,” and Phoenix calls Hangman “Bagman” all the time. When they’re feeling particularly affectionate, they’ll sometimes call each other “babe” or “baby.” Hangman also loves when Phoenix calls him Jake, and he’s the only one who can get away with occasionally calling her Nat.

O = Openness (How much do they tell each other about themselves? Do they reveal everything at once or gradually throughout the relationship?)

In the beginning of their relationship, both of them were very closed off. They wanted to keep their relationship strictly physical and avoid all the mushy emotional stuff. Over time, however, they slowly began to trust each other more and open up about the things that were weighing on their hearts and minds. Now, they’re quite open and honest with each other.

P = PDA (Are they affectionate in public or do they prefer to keep their kisses behind closed doors? Are they the type to brag about each other?)

Hangman is usually down for PDA more than Phoenix is. But when she’s feeling a little tipsy, or when other girls are paying him a little bit too much attention, Phoenix is more than happy to lay a few kisses on her man in public.

Both of them are very proud of each other’s accomplishments and have no problem showing that. Hangman, in particular, loves to brag about Phoenix to other pilots. Whenever she performs a particularly impressive maneuver, Hangman will always smile and say, “That’s my baby.”

Q = Quality time (How do they like to spend time together?)

Outside the bedroom, Hangman and Phoenix love doing anything active together. They’ll go for runs together, work out at the gym together, go for hikes, etc. They also love going to the beach or hanging out at The Hard Deck with their friends.

R = Romance (Are they the romantic type? If so, how do they express their feelings?)

Romance was not necessarily a part of their arrangement in the beginning, but they still couldn’t help but look out for each other. From the outside looking in, people might not think Hangman and Phoenix are romantic in the traditional sense, but they do have their own unique ways of expressing their love for one another. They protect one another, support one another, and are there for one another through thick and thin.

S = Security (How protective are they? How do they show this?)

Hangman and Phoenix are both incredibly protective of each other. When they’re flying together, they always have each other’s backs. When they’re out and about, they never let anyone mess with the other. Hangman, in particular, knows that Phoenix can take care of herself, but he loves looking out for her.

T = Turn-offs (What traits do they find unattractive?)

Hangman dislikes people who are indecisive and lazy. Phoenix dislikes people who can’t take responsibility for their actions and who don’t know how to be a team player (which is why she quickly whipped Hangman into shape).

U = Understanding (Are they good at sympathizing with each other’s problems? Do they listen when the other one needs to rant?)

Being in the same profession, and a difficult one at that, Hangman and Phoenix are able to empathize with one another’s struggles. Phoenix sometimes has trouble just listening when Hangman wants to vent, mainly because she always wants to find a solution to his problems. Hangman is actually the one who’s better at listening when Phoenix is ranting.

V = Value (What do they value most about the relationship?)

Both Hangman and Phoenix value the security they have with one another. Neither of them truly believed that real and lasting love was possible until they found each other.

W = Wild card (A random headcanon about their relationship.)

Hangman and Phoenix are members of the Mile High Club. That’s all I’m going to say about that.

X - X-ray (How well are they able to read each other?)

Hangman and Phoenix can read each other like an open book. Even when they try to mask their feelings, the other one can always tell when something is going on. All it takes is a look or a particular move of their bodies to clue each other in.

Y = Yearning (How well do they cope when the other one isn't with them?)

Whenever Hangman and Phoenix fly missions without each other, they’re both nervous wrecks. Hangman will keep his cell phone in hand all day, waiting for Phoenix to call him as soon as she lands. Phoenix will wear Hangman’s shirts, just to feel like she’s got a piece of him while he’s gone. They both have pictures of the other that they keep with them when they’re flying.

Z = Zappy (Are they fast-paced in the relationship? Or do they like to take things slow?)

Though they jumped headfirst into the physical aspect of their relationship, Hangman and Phoenix were much slower when it came to the emotional parts. They’re both fine with moving at a slower pace, enjoying where they are. They know they want to get married eventually, but they aren’t in any rush.

#natasha phoenix trace #jake hangman seresin #hangman x phoenix #hannix #hangman seresin #phoenix trace #top gun #top gun: maverick

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justlittleguysims · 4 months

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Just a Bunch of Vintage Leftists - 1965

I don't need more OCs to keep track of, but these guys have been floating round my head for days now, and I need them out, so... here are some of Lidia's friends that I plan to feature in my Lidia and Séamus project. Look how dangerous and menacing they are, with their collectivism, their demands for equal rights, and their anti-war sentiments. The horror! The founding fathers are rolling in their graves.

From Left to Right: Bernadette Roberts, Theodore "Teddy" Parsons, Henrietta Bolton, Stanley Meadows, Todd Bradford

(Click for HQ and Character blurbs below the cut)

Bernadette Roberts

Bernadette is a fellow journalist student and friend of Lidia's, who she met at an outdoor music festival a few years back. Together, they have been documenting the daily activities of their local civil rights groups and have been working hard to share resources and educate the public about the cause. Although most of her life is currently revolving around politics, her true passion and goals for her journalism is music. She dreams of one day having a column for a music mag or maybe even a show on the radio where she can interview the greats and share interesting new records with the world. Hell, maybe she could have a television program one day. Just imagine, music on the TV, and it's not even segment on a variety show, it’s like, the entire show is just music... a crazy concept, I know.

Teddy Parsons

Working as the fry-cook at the local lunch counter, Teddy sort of fell into his role as an activist. It all started with him overhearing a few folks talking about different rallies and gatherings, as well as others discussing current events and philosophy while on their lunch breaks. The more of their conversations he overheard, the more he found himself wanting to join and help in whatever way he could. Strength in numbers and all that. So, he began attending their gatherings and reading the little pamphlets that were always being handed out, while making new acquaintances along the way, and now he never misses a meeting. He is determined that life will get better for everyone if they just keep on marching, but in the meantime, he'll keep packing sandwiches for everyone at the rallies. Just make sure you reserve a bag from him a day in advance. He needs to know how many sub rolls to buy, okay.

Henrietta Bolton

She may be a small, shy, church girl, but don't get it twisted now, Henrietta is one hell of a public speaker and public organizer. No one can give a pep talk or lead a group chant better than she can. Nobody here has walked more miles and has done more community work then her, and she does it all in kitten heels too. She helps organize tons of different events across Chicago, from food drives and pancake suppers to sit-in trainings, and if you ever need anything, like a ride to the next rally, or even a place to stay while joining a protest out of town, she is sure to know someone for the job. She's like a walking, talking rolodex of names and resources. Henrietta's middle name is practically praxis at this point. More people need to be like Henrietta, to be honest.

Stanley Meadows

Stanley is Bernadette's boyfriend and is also the first person Séamus befriends when he first came to town, then It’s through Stanley that Lidia ends up meeting Séamus... well, kinda. (Not getting into their meeting here.) Stanley and Bernadette go way back, they grew up on same apartment block, and often walked to school together with their mutual group of friends as kids, but they really only started dating when she invited him to see James Brown on tour over in Detroit on last year. And let’s just say, a lot can happen when you’re on a 4-hour van ride from Chicago to Detroit, and you’re not the ones driving. Now… Stanley only started out coming to Henriette’s weekly gathers to be with Bernadette, but now he's super into the community aspect of the movement. It gives a sense of purpose he didn’t really have before. He's constantly meeting new people, learning new things, and damn, the food at these functions is always pretty good, so you bet your ass he's going to be at this week's meet up too.

Todd Bradford

Okay, look, I've been digging through a lot of old protest photos while researching for this project, and one specific protester style "trope"—If you want to call it that— that I've observed is that of the nerdy, white, male, civil rights activist. Most of them are going to look something like this guy, Todd. Don't believe me, just look up a few photos. There's almost always at least one skinny, Buddy Holly looking ass dude standing around somewhere, and it’s turned into a game of “Where’s Waldo” for me, so I had to make myself one of these guys. Todd is just another journalist student friend of Lidia's. He's a bit awkward, and he totally sucks at hiding his crush on her, but he's otherwise a pretty upstanding guy. And he's always willing to shove a few cops that get a little too close to his fellow demonstrators. He's not here to preach, he's there to support and protect, and if that means buying a fifth pair of replacement glasses this year, then so be it.

If you’ve reached this point of the post, THANK YOU for reading and please feel free to drop an ask about any of these characters. I hope to have more updates in the coming weeks for you all. Please follow and yell at me to get shit done! Okay, thanks, BYE! 💜✨

Further Reading: OC Intros Pt. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 || Pizza Gang Pt. 1 | 2 | 3 || Family Intros Pt. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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jasperygrace · 10 months

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July 2023 Mid Monthly Report

Hello hello everyone, and happy 3rd anniversary to not only An Immortal Laid to Rest, but also to the Mid Monthly Report! Three years already... can you imagine? I still think it's crazy that this all began from a short story I wrote. And now we're closing in on Draft 2's finale.

As always, if you're interested in my work, feel free to check out the Masterlist, Project : Desert's WIP Page, or my work on Artstation.

So without further ado, let's begin!

Project Progress

As of now, I am roughly three chapters away from finishing Draft 2 of An Immortal Laid to Rest. Look how far we've come!

I'm hoping to have these last couple chapters finished by mid-to-late August, then spend a month or so making edits and finishing the storyboards for the in-book illustrations. Should everything go to plan, I'm hoping to have Draft 2 ready for beta readers in October. I'll have more info for how the beta process will go and what I'm looking for from betas when the time comes.

In the meantime, I've got a new thing in the works that I hope you'll look forward to seeing soon :^)

Goals

Here were my goals from June:

Have 3rd Anniversary Illustration done before June 25th [at the latest] [done]

Outline 3 chapters by July 15th [done]

July Goals:

Write 3 chapters by August 15th

Finish Draft 3 by end of August

Begin catching up on storyboards

Start new short-term project

That's all I've got this month! Thanks for reading, and I hope you'll support me in my future endeavors!

Project : Desert Taglist: @corethomas @liv-is @flock-from-the-void @mysticstarlightduck @outpost51 @thecrookedwriterspath

#writeblr #monthly update #mid month report #MMR2023 #project : desert #jasper.txt #jasper's archive

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moonlarked · 1 year

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Preparing for an exam on hamlet tomorrow and I’m scrolling through tumblr to procrastinate and found your magnificent blog!

What are your thoughts on the play within a play ? Because even before that all the characters are playing a role. Eg Claudius the politician , Ophelia the maiden and hamlet the madman. The play within a play always seemed like an excuse for hamlet (and Shakespeare) to just be a theatre kid

magnificent??? *blushes*

I love the play-within-a-play scene! It’s very much a turning point for hamlet - we’ve gotten an inciting incident, a motivation for the protagonist, and quite a bit of buildup and foundation for his “madness.” However, all of that foundation was less public and therefore more of a personal lashing out. This is where we see hamlet go from a weird little guy in the eyes of the court to well on the path of Public Enemy Number One. After all, he does kill polonius in the scene right after.

Let’s talk about the buildup to this scene! The first scene that we see hamlet in after he sees his father’s ghost is the one where he puts on his antic disposition for polonius and acts out his gripes for polonius’s treatment of him and ophelia’s relationship in the best way he knows how - acting.

This prompts polonius and claudius to figure out if his madness really is related to ophelia, sending the poor girl to act as bait. However, hamlet doesn’t notice ophelia right away, too busy soliloquizing his famous “to be or not to be” speech - which I’ll talk about later. Then, of course, we get the infamous nunnery scene, which can be translated a few different ways - does hamlet genuinely hate her? Is this all part of the act that he’s putting on for the court? Is she in on it as well? All we know is that his emotions are running dangerously high and it’s gonna turn out bad.

But then, directly after he goes after ophelia, we get the iconic passion’s slave scene. Right after he told someone he loved that he despised her, he tells his friend that he loves him. Emotions! We can bring this back to the “to be or not to be” speech - ophelia and polonius left a bad taste in his mouth right after he contemplated suicide, he had his trust broken, he’s paranoid as fuck and he needs to assure horatio that he loves him, he had a connection with him, because he needs someone to be connected with.

What does this all have to do with the play-within-a-play scene, you might ask? It gives us context for his wild emotions!

Listen. I’m of the firm belief that the play-within-a-play was not a bad idea! He needed a way to prove his uncle was really a murderer without incriminating himself, and he would just act crazy in the meantime so no one would suspect a thing. (I’m not going to get into whether his mask of madness was real or how much he was pretending or how much he internalized here, that’s for another post.)

The thing about hamlet is that he sees himself in a narrative, and himself as the tragic hero, and he’s so self-aware of his own actions and faults to the point of despising his own mind. However, as much as he’s aware of himself, he can’t accept that others aren’t in the same story as he is, that they’re working with different goals and narratives and wants and needs, and he needs everything to be controlled and he needs everything to work out as it “should” and as it “has to” that he neglects the possible paths that others may take.

In a nutshell, he’s self-absorbed and self-hating at the same time. Which isn’t an uncommon combination, especially with someone struggling with mental stress as hamlet is.

Hamlet fucks up his own performance during this scene. He goes all in and he sees the perfect game, the perfect ending and he lets his emotions run wild, all his feelings toward ophelia and claudius and gertrude rush to the surface and he can’t let this simply be a “gotcha!” moment because there are simply too many variables here that he can’t control.

(Hamlet instrumenting his own downfall is a running theme, and it’s what eventually leads to is death at the end. But I digress.)

It even continues after the actual “play” is over! He skips the dancing around with ros and guil that he’s been doing this whole play and goes straight into hurting them. He would have killed claudius straight away, had it not been for his need for everything to be as it “should” and for his own christian values to be correct. And this bites him in the ass again, as after a very emotionally charged meeting with gertrude - again, going straight into hurting the people he believes hurt him - he stabs who he believes to be the king. But no. It was polonius. And the ironic thing is, had it not been for his need for everything to be “right”, he would have had his justice right away, because claudius wasn’t even resolving himself of his sins.

And because he made that misjudgment, because he killed polonius, he led himself on the path to his eventual demise.

All because he wanted there to be a narrative, a good narrative, a correct narrative that he could make sense of.

So, yeah, the play-within-a-play is a turning point for hamlet. It shows how desperate he’s getting and how his flaws will get him killed in the end.

#asked #hamlet

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