let's add that to the words of wisdom

But fucking hell, I do miss Seb.

That's it. Send tweet.

And I was right??

"The sun never sets on the British empire," anyone??? Hello??

Yes, Putin and the Russian government are bad. No shit.

-Yes, it's fucked up that he's being prioritized and given all this shit

-Yes, it's fucked that the team is screwing George over on his behalf

-Yes, it's fucked that Toto is trash talking GR and giving literal fake news praise about Kimi to the press

-Yes, it's fucked up that Toto is sucking his dick so hard, and it's fucking obnoxious to see that happen in races and glazing him in press conferences and every other fucking place

But!

No matter how much Kimi might've wanted that, he didn't make it happen. He could've begged and whined and done whatever the fuck all day long and it wouldn't matter. He's barely been an adult for five minutes, he only has the power Toto gives him. Which is exactly the problem.

And sure, Kimi is whiny and annoying sometimes. Yes, he says dumb shit sometimes. Obviously. He's immature and has people stoking his ego all day. That was gonna happen. I actually think he could be way worse, considering that he's being treated like a literal prince.

But he couldn't treat himself like a prince. That's on the people around him, primarily Toto.

And the fucked up thing is that at this rate Toto is going to end up making people hate Kimi more than they already do, and there's a good chance he's setting him up for failure too, because let's face it, if Toto wasn't sandbagging GR63, or if Red Bull or McLaren actually had a competitive car this year, Kimi would not be leading the WDC. So what happens when that changes? Is he gonna be ready to deal with it? Who knows, but Toto certainly hasn't set him up for success in that regard. He's making the kid think he's a god, and no matter how good he is, he's not one.

And favor changes like the wind. He can't be Toto's golden boy forever - he's not the first and won't be the last. There will always be someone new and younger coming up. How will he handle that? No idea.

Fuck.

No person in a relationship owns the other person, and book Ilya understands this. Fic Ilya often does...not.

A few tropes I've encountered that make me want to send all yall to a class on healthy relationships:

Makes rude or manipulative comments when Shane talks to/hangs out with friends or others? 🚩🚩🚩

Gets upset over the fact that Shane slept with others when they weren't together? 🚩🚩🚩

Gets angry over casual touches of others or harmless flirting? 🚩🚩🚩

Gets angry over sharing Shane's time with others? 🚩🚩🚩

Threatening people who do or have had romantic interest in Shane? 🚩🚩🚩🚩x♾ YIKES.

Stepping in to push people away from touching or being friendly with Shane instead of letting him decide and choose for himself? 🚩🚩🚩

Shaming Shane for looking at porn or other sexual materials? 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

And that's the tip of the iceberg. Controlling to your partner (outside the bedroom) is not hot. Jealousy is not hot. Extreme possessiveness is not hot. They are abusive. Stop fucking making Ilya an abusive lunatic. It's not cool.