Pairing: Mark Webber x Reader

Warnings: none :)

Summary: just some short fluff with husband!markwebber

Word count: 0.6k

The sound of your husband's incessant alarm woke you up from your slumber. You groaned, opening your eyes groggily as the heavy weight around your waist disappeared, Mark's hand finding the alarm and turning the god awful sound off.

You felt his arm wrap around your waist again, Mark's stubble brushing against your cheek, pressing a kiss on your skin as he whispered in your ear.

"Morning," he murmured, voice gravelly.

You made a sound of complaint, closing your eyes and pressing your face into the pillow. Mark laughed, lazily stroking your bare arm with his finger.

"Come on Love," he urged quietly. "We've got to get up now."

You whined, rolling over into your husband's chest. His arms wrapped around your body on instinct, holding you close. "Five more minutes."

He laughed again, brushing your hair from your face. "I'm afraid not Darling. We've got the race today."

You groaned. "I thought you retiring meant I didn't have to wake up early for these things anymore."

Mark shook his head at your attitude, at your unwillingness to leave the comfort of your shared hotel room, the soft sheets and warmth of his embrace.

So he pulled away, removing his arms from you and leaving the bed. You whined again, pouting at him as you cracked your eyes open. Mark just grinned, moving forward to kiss you on the head before walking away, no doubt to get ready.

You closed your eyes again, savoring the short amount of rest you had left, even though knowing you'd regret it later when you were rushing to get ready on time.

What felt like seconds later but were no doubt minutes your husband was back, hands gently shaking your shoulders. "Now you really do need to get up."

You let out a huff but managed to sit upright, wincing as the bright lights assaulted your vision. Mark smiled and rewarded you with a chaste kiss, a hand going to the back of your head as he did so. His lips tasted fresh, minty, from brushing his teeth.

As he started leaning back you pulled him close, a hand going to his waist and tugging him forward until he lost his balance, falling on the mattress. You grinned and climbed on top of him before he could get back up.

"I vote we stay here," you said.

Mark sighed at your antics but he was smiling, staring at you with quiet adoration. "You know we can't. It's Oscar's home race. We have to be there for him."

At the mention of Oscar, your husbands protégé and what was a son like figure to you, your determination to stay in bed cracked slightly. Enough for Mark to slide you off him and coax you out of the sheets.

"Come on Darl, I promise I'll make it up to you."

You narrowed you eyes at Mark, wrapping your arms around his neck, his hands finding your waist like they always did. "You promise?"

He smiled. "I promise."

You deliberated for a moment longer, all the while your husband's hands roamed your back, trailing up and down your spine, following your curves, kneading your flesh, touching you in any way he could, one of Mark's favourite things to do, before you sighed.

"Fine. Let me get ready."

Mark smiled and kissed you on the cheek. "Knew you had it in you."

You grumbled as you untangled yourself from him, walking into you en-suite to finally start getting ready. "I'm holding you to that promise.

David Cobb at CBS Sports:

Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has been fired for cause after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine and being noncompliant with both state and university policies, the university announced Monday evening. Rolovich sought, and appears to have been denied, a religious exemption from those mandates, which required employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 if they wished to continue working.

Four Washington State assistant coaches have also been terminated: Ricky Logo (defensive tackles), John Richardson (assistant head coach, cornerbacks), Craig Stutzmann (co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks) and Mark Weber (offensive line).

Defensive coordinator Jake Dickert will serve as the team's interim coach.

[...]

The saga over Rolovich's vaccination status first took public stage in July when the second-year coach announced he would participate remotely in the Pac-12's football media day. The league required in-person participants to be vaccinated.

"I have elected not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for reasons which will remain private," Rolovich said in a statement at the time.

Rolovich later said he was not "against" vaccinations, adding that he respected and supported "all the work being done by the state of Washington, who as a state has one of the highest percentages of vaccinations in the country." In August, he stated that he planned on following the mandate instituted by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.

Even if he were to have received an exemption to the state mandate, Rolovich still faced hurdles at Washington State, which enacted a vaccination requirement for employees before a similar policy for all state employees went into effect.

"It certainly skews the perception of our message," Washington State University president Kirk Schulz told the New York Times. "At most universities, people pay attention to what the university president, the football coach, the basketball coach and the athletic director have to say -- that's just the reality. People look at them for leadership because they're highly visible and highly compensated. It doesn't help when you have people who are contrary to the direction we're going."

Jessabelle (2014)

Genre: Horror

Who’s In It: Sarah Snook, Mark Webber, David Andrews, Joelle Carter

Who Directed It: Kevin Greutert

Plot:  Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate from a horrific car accident, Jessabelle comes face to face with a long-tormented spirit that has been seeking her return -- and has no intention of letting her escape.

Running Time: 90 Minutes 

IMDB Score: 5.4

Metascore: 37

Why I Watched It: Not going to lie it was on sale on iTunes for .99 cents and it’s one of those horror films I had missed seeing then forgot about so when I saw it on sale I was like oh that’s right I’ve never seen it, though I don remember the reviews weren’t great.

How I Watched It: iTunes

Random Thoughts: So yes this was a horror film I let slip through the cracks, it’s six years old usually I get to the horror movies quicker than that.  For whatever reason the film never jumped out at me and I have to say going in I didn’t even remember what it was about.

Oddly I had also just see another film that Kevin Greutert had directed, Jackals, not on purpose. I will say this one is the better film.

What I Liked: I really like Sarah Snook as an actress and I still can’t get over she’s not a bigger name after her performance in Predestination, which is Oscar worthy.  So it was great seeing her as a lead but I will say her southern accent is not great, sometimes it’s very bad but I’ll let it slide.  She’s very good here she’s a very watchable actress and very likable she’s the main reason to watch the film. To be fair the cast is good here for what they have to work with.

This is one of those films that takes awhile to get going and I will say for about half the film I had no idea where this was going, I knew it was some kind of ghost story but couldn’t tell if it was a good or bad ghost or something else, so I’ll give the film credit for developing the story has it went so yes it’s a slow burn and it’s not overly boring.  The film did remind me of Skeleton Key.

The film isn’t overly scary or gory but it is creepy and there’s a couple of decent moments where you feel creeped out.  The setting is also nice, the swamp is shot well and you do get a feel for the place.  The location has more character than the characters in this story.

What I Didn’t Like: The film just feel a little uneven and honestly the twist is kind of confusing, it’s one of those stories where if you go back and really think about it then you see a lot of huge plot holes and for that reason the film isn’t tight or smart enough.

I like Mark Weber and David Andrews as actors and both are fine here but they’re badly written, Andrews is more of a plot point and Weber honestly didn’t need to be in the film.  He’s not even a real love interest, he’s married and Snook is an old girlfriend, very awkward and it doesn’t pay off at all.  Another plot point was having her in a wheelchair, this isn’t Rear Window there’s really no point of having her in the chair.  The film has a couple of decent ideas but falls into cliches and it just feels like another under baked ghost story set in New Orleans and yes voodoo is involved.  The ending is not great either don’t thing is was earned.

Final Thoughts: It’s an alright horror film can see why it took me six years to watch it.