#furious 8

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When they meet:

They met in Rio, when Dom called them both, they answered. Like what Roman had done to Gisele when she showed, he walked over, “Sexy body baby, you gon let me have a peek in that backseat” he laughed and smiled at the girl , Y/n pulled a gun on him, and aimed at his jewels, Roman’s response was to cover his jewels and crouch, a pathetic attempt to protect them.

“You can look the day this gun melts.” she retorted, a small smirk growing on her face, “Well your looks could do just that” Roman whimpered, she laughed, loud, as she tucked the gun away. Tej looked at roman, ranting about how he didn’t learn his lesson with the last girl, Roman fought back, “Well this is just another dogfight” another voice spoke, coming up behind her, y/n turned her head, her eyes falling on an attractive Asian man. She laughed softly, eyes crinkling in the corners, he smiled too.

‘Han Lue.” He spoke; his eyes trained on the woman.

“Y/n L/n” she replied quietly. He nodded, “I uh like your car” he spoke, looking over at it.

“Thank you” y/n muttered, he nodded looking at her one more time before turning his attention to Dom and Brian who had walked in the room. She walked over beside Han quietly, walking past a arguing Tej and Roman. Han looked at her once more, as she moved to stand beside Mia, his eyes lingering on the woman, he took notice of the way her hair fell, the way her eyes followed every movement, listening as though her life depended on it. Han smiled slightly when she did.

He looked down taking a pack of snacks from his pocket and munching on them, trying to distract his mind from his thoughts of her.

When he knew he loved her:

He watched her closely, watching as you she drifted around the corners quickly, the mock camera set up making sure you she wouldn’t get caught. Y/n hit the brakes, drifting the car to a stop, Han smiled. “I’m in love” he muttered, Dom chuckled. His eyes remained on Han as he watched her exit the car, calling out to Mia, “Did I make it?” she called walking up onto the platform, Mia shook her head. “Your still to slow” she would’ve had said if y/n groan hadn’t cut her off.  y/n walked over to Dom who watched everyone else drive.

“We’ll never make it. These cars, they’re too noticeable.” Y/n spoke standing beside him, Dom nodded.

“Okay so, we need to blend in?” Han asked, he walked up beside y/n, his body barely touching hers, but the feeling was there.

Lingering.

His breath fanned down her neck slightly, causing goosebumps to rise in a storm.

“Exactly.” Dom replied, he turned to the two his eye’s scanning over their proximity. He smiled slightly before walking off to Brian.

“What was he smiling about?” Han asked.

She smiled looking down at his hand for a second, his hand rested on my hip, gently and featherlight. He pulled it away sheepishly and looked away. Y/n smiled, a small laugh filling the air.

When she knew she loved him:

It hit like a train, y/n had driven them to the fence of the police station, the others had quickly climbed out. Han looked at her for a second, she turned to him, gently pressing the breaks to slow the car. She grinned “Don’t hurt yourself.”  Han smiled, climbing from the car awkwardly, his lanky frame bending to fit through the window. Y/n watched him jump over the fence catching up with the others, she smiled. Taking off down the road and back to their hideout, she hopped out the car in silence offering a small smile to the others before sitting down in a chair, Han’s chair. She sat quietly, drawing on a scrap piece of paper, her fingers moved aimlessly sketching out a face among the white.

“Do you like him?” a thick accent called behind her, she looked up at Gisele.

“No? I just needed something to draw” she reasoned. Gisele smirked at her, “I know love when I see it”

Y/n turned away, scrunching up the drawing, and trying to rest her eyes. They fluttered shut, enveloping her mind in pure silence.

“You can’t lie to me.” Gisele whispered in her ear, Y/n smiled. The sound of tires screeching ran through the building, police sirens followed, the women all looked up, alert. The boys stepped out, as Brian yelling and smiling about how he won against Dom, Han and Roman spoke to him quietly making his face fall. “Good to see no casualties.” Y/n muttered as Dom walked past her, he grinned before speaking.

“Don’t worry, no on hurt your boyfriend.”

y/n rolled her eyes at his teasing before looking away, “You missed me?” Han mumbled coming up beside her, she blushed before speaking.

“In your dreams.”

He grinned, “After this is over, I’m going to take you to dinner.”

“Dinner date? Or just dinner?” she replied.

“Dinner date, somewhere expensive with really good food.” He spoke before walking over to Dom.

Y/n smiled, turning away from before biting her knuckles in excitement, she suppressed a squeal before resuming her composure and turning back, she locked eyes with Gisele. Who raised her brow and smirked, clearly knowing the girls’ feelings.

When they both confessed:

The heist was over, and now in front of them was a huge, scratched vault being hacked by Tej.

“Y/n” Han mumbled looking at the girl sitting beside him, she turned to him with a small “Hm?”

Han sucked in a breath before speaking again, “I love you.”

She laughed quietly, “So you know? I don’t like being mocked.”

Han froze, his brows furrowing in confusion, “I’m serious, I love you. No jokes or mockery.” He gripped her hand pulling it from her lap and into his own.

Y/n froze, “Your serious?” she muttered in a small voice.

Han nodded placing a warm hand on her cheek, he pulled her in gently, pressing his warm plump lips against hers. She leaned in gently, pushing her body into his. Their lips moved in sync, flesh meeting flesh, love entwining with love. Claps surround them and a defeated groan form roman, y/n pulled back slightly licking her lips and taking deep breaths.

“Marry me” Han muttered, leaning in for another kiss, she smiled kissing him again and entangling her hands in his dark hair.

“ok” she mumbled, Han pulled her into his lap, his lips desperately fighting with her.

“OKAY OKAY.” Roman yelled a frown on his face, “You don’t have to rub it in man.”

Han chuckled, his arms wrapping around y/ns waist.

Tej turned back to the vault placing the plastic on the handprint and then his own hand, a click filled the room, as Tej removed his hand.

Y/n sucked in her breath, hand intertwined with Han’s, Tej grabbed the handle pulling on the door, he opened his watching as money fell out onto the concrete floor, a smile grew on y/n’s face as she looked back at Han.

His eyes were already on her, a huge smile on his face, as he connected their lips again. She kissed him back, lips moving in passionate desperation.

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It’s probably cliche to say this, but I think it’s also the answer we all hope to be able to give: My favorite age I’ve been is the age I am right now!

I’m old enough to have a lot of freedom over what I want to do and where I want to go, old enough to be adventuresome but also old enough to be responsible--to safety, to finances, to the well-being and respect of myself and others. I own a car and live in my own place, but I don’t have any dependents and I don’t own this house, so when the basement floods it’s not my problem! :P

I’m learning new things all the time, I have the income and budgeting skills to finance my hobbies, and I feel like I’m finally coming into a period of my life where I know what I want and I’m not as willing to waste myself on things that are damaging to my happiness, like toxic communities and relationships. I feel like I’m becoming more secure in the way I see things in the world, what I am passionate about and the particular ways I am passionate about them. 2018 has been a year of exploration, education, and growth, so yeah, this age seems pretty good to me!

This all relates to cars because... I guess this is about last summer, but I felt like Furious 8 and Cars 3 coming out together was important to me. Put crudely, Furious 8 is a movie for “adults” and Cars 3 is a movie for “kids”; and obviously, the knee-jerk reaction is to reject the dichotomy because animation/the oft-ridiculed Cars franchise in particular is not just for kids. But in some ways the dichotomy can be helpful to think through. Bear with me:

Furious 8 is a car movie that adults in 2017-18 need. Furious 8 is about spectacular invincibility, about some belief in your own infallibility even in the face of massive conflict, chaos, and uncertainty. It’s about throwing despair to the wind and banking on the existence of some primal immortal trust in the world.  It’s about nurturing the belief that it is possible to have bonds so strong that you can drag someone through an arctic lake in a half-submerged orange Lamborghini and when all is said and done, he’ll still have your back. If you’re feeling disillusioned and lonely, Furious 8 is the movie that, for two and a half hours, rekindles wild hope and gives it somewhere to ride.

Meanwhile, Cars 3 is a movie for kids, because it’s about an important reality that sometimes, no matter what you do or who you are or how hard you try or how bad you want something--it still might not work out the way you initially planned. It might, in fact, be really, really far from what you planned. And it might hurt. But you will be okay. You’ll be okay.

I think if you’re a young adult, it’s helpful to have both the Furious 8 and the Cars 3 perspectives.

He’s not good, of course. But, he’s not intrinsically bad either. 

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