avatrice stuff that i intend to finish
one arm over the other's shoulder, other arm over the ribs/waist
upper body a bit angled and shifted to the side, therefore the hug a little unbalanced and not so tight
best fiends' hug
Kara's arms around Lena's neck, Lena's arms around Kara's chest
bodies in perfect symmetry, naturally snuggle into each other tightly
girlfriends' hug
Thank you for coming to my TedTalk! đ
*This is a joke, you're the gayest person ever, I said so and I'm the ultimate authority on this matter. Case closed.
tiny supercorp going home from work
Pinoe's head again..đ¤đđ¤
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not to be dramatic but katie in this fit could have me in a choke hold and iâd thank her
I lost my best friend 3 years ago- not lost as in dead but lost as in we only text each other on our birthdays now. Movies and books don't tell you that a friendship dying is like the sinking of a ship, you try to get higher and higher and hold onto the rails and unanswered texts, the captain tries to steer it to safety and salvage pieces of two broken hearts until you're left with memories of what once was. We were friends for a decade and knew each other's diaries by heart, I still remember her phone number and the way she took her coffee. Seeing her in streets is like breathing in a scent you forgot you knew but it immediately takes you back to a summer in '07.
Movies and books also don't tell you that friendships don't just end after one fight or incident, it's like the rusting of a bridge, the slow decay of flesh and bones and secrets. It took weeks, months- until one day I woke up and I realized I hadn't thought of her in a while. And I wrote a poem that day and I titled it 'The dying of a best friend' and I put all my love for her in a tiny box with my half of the matching pendant of a dolphin we had and stored them in a corner of my heart under the heading Grief. Where else can one hide unspent love?
It's been 3 years since I lost my best friend, lost as in I still carry our secrets in a tiny box but we only text each other on our birthdays.
-Ritika Jyala, excerpt from The world is a sphere of ice and our hands are made of fire
So, running with the idea that Lena fell utterly and completely in love with Kara (first) but thought Kara was unavailable (straight, bc, c'mon Lena flirted hard and Kara didn't get it), and with Lena's love and healthy relationships deprived upbringing and young adult life...
...I will always have a hard time not head-canon'ing Lena coming to associate "best friend" in regards to Kara (a name that in Irish/Gaelic even means "friend / beloved") with "person I am truly, madly, deeply, irrevocably, utterly in ...an emotionally dependent relation-- yeah, relation with". And it got so stuck in her brain over 5 years that even when they possibly maybe totally finally become a romantic couple, certified genius Lena Kieran Luther will refer to her Kara still as "my best friend" without so much as considering the platonic implication. Like, she knows they are "girlfriends" but her brain is hard wired to thinking "Kara = my best friend". And that wouldn't even be a bad thing, tbh, because even when they become a couple, they are still best friends first, forged through fire, hell and back.
And, yeah, she'd also be a total Luthor and call dips on Kara and stake her well-deserved claim every chance she can get and refer to her as "my Kara" even outside the context of the multiverse...
Lena: *introducing* "...and this is my best friend, Kara."
Kara: *whispering* "...girlfriend, Lena. We're girlfriends now."
Lena: "Right." *clears throat* "This is my Kara, my best friend."
Kara: "..um, Lena?"
Lena: *confused* "...what?"
Kara: "...you know what, leave it to me." *shakes person's hand* "Hi, I'm Supergirl and I am dating my best friend."
Lena: *muttering to self* "...but that's what I said..."
#Kue out.
Okay my ass passed tf out post game. But I just woke up again and canât NOT put my lukewarm takes on the Internet.
Alyssa - did what she could? Iâm sure she expected plenty of shots on goal because Sweden has proven to always be a solid opponent but I donât think she was ready to be called upon all game. But there wasnât a time where I was like âdang, maybe if Alyssa was a better keeper, we wouldnât be downâ. She was fine.
Becky - I find her hard pressed to say anyone did well, but all things considered, Becky was okay. She was carrying the ball forward more than usual, seemingly holding onto it a bit too long sometimes. But no one was really open for her, so what tf was she supposed to do.
Crystal - thank sweet baby Jesus for her recovery runs and slide tackles. I would not like to know what a score line would be without them. She unfortunately was super overloaded which caused a lot of uncharacteristic giveaway passes in dangerous spots. To her credit, she showed a lot of creativity breaking out of the three players that seemed to close in on her. But our midfield and forwards really hung her out to dry not offering outlets for her to pass to.
Abby - this was a tough game for Abby. She was getting caught on the outside shoulder instead of covering inside and allowed the center backs to be split on numerous occasions. She did have a few of her typical nice diagonal long balls. But really seemed frantic and was beat to the ball in the box on the goals.
Kelley - in the same camp as Becky. Of nothing detrimental. But nothing incredible. She wasnât given the same amount of pressure as Crystal which made things better. But her passes could have been cleaner, crosses could have been more direct.
Tierna - things were pretty dismal by the time she came in. She did decent for the time left though. Not sure it would have helped anything but her height definitely could have beneficial to us as a center back earlier in the game.
Lindsey - not her day as the 6. She managed it well through the summer series and send off games, but Sweden is so different than the teams they played. She got lost. She was so needed to be Crystals outlet and to be that person that helped move the ball from side to side to break Sweden down. She was almost timid, it was weird. She started doing a bit better when she was back in her normal position. But the team was already back on their heels at that point so it didnât help.
Rose - well god dammit. Rose was out there trying! It wasnât working, but you could tell that she was not having it and was trying to make something happen. She was key in the passing combos the US managed to string together. Most glimmers of good came with her involvement. She still fell victim to holding the ball too long and passing directly to Sweden but I did appreciate her effort!
Sam - oh goodness, poor Sammy Bananas. This was not her game. She seemed like she was hiding behind Swedish players. She wasnât open for anyone to pass to. And when she had the ball, more often than not, she was passing it to Sweden. It was hard to watch after sheâs been playing so well. I will give a small positive that on a couple plays, she found her stride and did what she does best, driving the ball up centrally, pulling defenders, and passing out wide for a cross in. She needed off at half though, glad Vlatko pulled her.
Julie - well shit balls I really wish she was 100%. Her being in wasnât a game changer. I mean, duh they still scored twice in the second half. But there were moments I was like, oh yeah. Thatâs what itâs like to have Julie Ertz playing the 6. Thatâs nice. She is far from full game fit though, and you could tell sheâs nervous going 150% into hard tackles. And with being out for all the buildup games, her chemistry with everyone is a little off.
Kristie - she wasnât in long. But sheâs was running her butt off. Like Tierna, itâs not like she could do much to help. She didnât do anything to hurt though. Her energy was good to see, who knows if her coming in earlier could have sparked something. (Probably not but itâs fun to dream)
Alex - welp. She was in there. Few decent runs into the box. Was there for the header off Christenâs beautiful first half cross. But very lost, not connecting, I had no issue with. Vlatko pulling her at half for Carli.
Tobin - after the excitement of her return in the Mexico games, it sucked to see her like this. To her credit, she was all over the damn pitch trying to make things happen. But in doing so, was out of position which didnât make switching the field easier. Sweden had to time for her foot skills and just bodied her off of things. She had some of our most promising offensive plays though. And history has proven that pissing Tobin off means she is going to pop off. Waiting for that!
Christen - the goal post is not her friend. So rude. She also gave us some of our closest goal opportunities. But dang. She needed to be helping Crystal on defense big time. And she needed to provide a better outlet pass and not just the option of a ball over the top. I honestly forgot she was out there sometimes which was uncharacteristic.
Carli - I was actually happy to see her come in. But she couldnât break the funk the team was in. Iâm sure a game like this will make her work harder, so maybe thatâs good. I donât know.
Pinoe - came in with a little spark. She was a positive sub. But we were such a mess at that point it didnât do much. I wish she was full ninety fit, we needed her chaos.
All in all. We all watched the mess. We know. They were outplayed. Sweden is fucking GOOD. We just played them, it wasnât a surprise. At least, it shouldnât have been. Maybe itâs the Sweden Olympic curse. Maybe itâs because the USWNT has been go go go all year and has run themselves a little ragged with the camps and friendlies along with NWSL. Doesnât matter. They knew the Olympics were coming. They werenât good enough and I hope they turn it around.
Hopefully next game we can remember what jerseys weâre wearing so we can pass to the right team and everyone gets a good night sleep so we can LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE.