that is, until some nine or ten months later when they’re essentially girlfriends and garcia is prying, she just can’t let something go. maybe it’s about santos’ self-harm, maybe it’s about langdon, or maybe it’s about something else entirely, but whatever it is, santos feels cornered. attacked. she weaponizes “casual” to defend herself.

“casual” doesn’t necessarily surprise garcia. it’s not like she went into this expecting anything else. it’s not a matter of truly believing that they were in an actual relationship this entire time or of being casual and that being violated, but a complicated combination of things. it is being casual (in theory and thought) while also not being casual (in words and ways) and still being struck by “casual.” the word doesn’t surprise her, yet she is taken aback by it. she is hurt.

what makes matters worse—for both of them—is that garcia then weaponizes “casual” back. she launches her own defense, but to santos, her weaponization is seen as another offensive attack. instead of protecting santos from attack, “casual” comes to attack her.

thus, within a matter of hours, garcia goes from someone safe to someone santos sees as taking advantage of her. santos wants garcia to come over for fireworks, then she identifies herself as garcia’s “stress relief squeeze toy.” this isn’t because she actually is—or it shouldn’t be, given the sudden significant shift—but because santos’ trauma shapes (and warps) her understanding of reality.

santos has been sexually abused—the show makes that pretty clear. it seems unlikely that garcia is properly aware of this, given santos’ demonstrated hesitancy to open up, to be vulnerable—something also informed by her trauma. garcia may have gathered bits and pieces here and there but probably not a full picture.

with santos’ trauma, it doesn’t matter that she was the one who said “casual” first. “casual” from garcia, from someone santos thought was more than casual, thought was real, makes it seem to her that she is only wanted for her body. for sex. that garcia is taking advantage of santos, using her devotion to her for her personal pleasure, as her devotion to gymnastics was also once used.

even though garcia isn’t using santos. even though there is obviously so much care there, on both ends.

y’all, she played every single one of you.

she makes it crystal clear to anyone stepping into santos’ bathroom that there’s already a woman in her life. like two toothbrushes, separate skincare for different skin types, totally different hair kits and etc.

y’all, she played every single one of you.

she makes it crystal clear to anyone stepping into santos’ bathroom that there’s already a woman in her life. like two toothbrushes, separate skincare for different skin types, totally different hair kits and etc.

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Fandom: The Pitt Pairing: Garsantos, Trinity x Yolanda Chapters: 6/10 Rating: Explicit

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“—Yeah, yeah,” Trinity cuts her off, still bitter. She remembers it well enough. “Got myself a therapist now, so you can rest easy.” And because, she can’t shake the ugly habit of twisting the knife deeper, she says, “I can offer you a quickie tonight, but no ramen. Ran out of that a while ago, I’m afraid.” It should be satisfying, the way Garcia seems to crumble beneath the weight of her words. The hardened edges of her eyes briefly slipping away to unmask something raw passing over her face before it’s buried again.

like would santos have to be a minimum age to start competing at worlds for example?

i may have gone a little bit overboard with this, but i broke down all of the elite programs, requirements, and ages because there isn’t a super clean cut answer. so i hope you don’t mind the info dump 🙃

elite gymnastics doesn’t have “levels” per se. there are levels 1-10, HOPES elite, and junior elite, and senior elite.

HOPES is for gymnasts who are 10-12 yrs old. this program is considered to be “pre” pre-elite. it’s typically for gymnasts who are too young for junior elite, or for gymnasts who just fall short of meeting the qualifications. most elite gymnasts start out in HOPES.

junior elite gymnasts are 11-15. to qualify for junior elite, they have to pass the Elite Compulsory Program & get a qualifying score at an Elite Qualifier/National Qualifier meet. they also have to meet all of the FIG (international gymnastics federation) skill requirements.

junior elite gymnasts can compete at junior worlds, which is its own specialized competition separate from the “big” worlds.

senior elite includes all the same qualifications as junior elite, and is exclusively for gymnasts who are 16+

in terms of international meets, gymnasts can in theory, start as young as 11. however, that isn’t super common. this is because being elite doesn’t inherently equal international competitions

for trinity to compete internationally, she would have to be selected for the US national team (or the US junior team). the team is typically selected at the US Classic, taking the highest scoring athletes. there is also a selection committee meeting which involves the national team coaches and various others. if the committee doesn’t feel a high scoring athlete

an important note is that a high score doesn’t promise a spot on the team. the committee also looks at readiness for international competition and overall performance. so an athlete who is 11 but comes in 4th might be denied a spot if they are someone who wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure of elite competitions