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Starting today (June 1st) until August 22nd, the sign-ups for the Solby Fix Exchange are officially open!
You can find the link here!
Please, do have some patience with me as I am only one person, who runs the entire thing, so I might take some time to send out the invites to the Discord server, but they will be sent!
Another small oneshot. Not specifically written for @sam-and-colby-microfics but could work with these two May prompts:
May 3 - Past
May 9 - Bubble
Angst. Pining!Solby.
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Sturniolo Triplets' Tarot Cards (Major + Minor Arcana)
In my post here, I talked about Sam's and Colby's tarot cards, but these days, I have been watching a lot of Sturniolo Triplets content and decided to look up their birth tarot cards for fun.
In a way, I wanted to also see how can two cards represent three people, who — despite being triplets — are still very different. And while my Sam and Colby tarot analysis only included their Major Arcana, in this one I also want to include the cards from the Minor Arcana as well.
If you know nothing about tarot cards, that is totally fine. I will be going through the broad meanings first, before moving on what it actually means for all the Triplets. And if you don't believe in any of this, that is also fine — I'm mainly doing this for fun and to have this analysis somewhere.
(I will be mainly using Rider Waite as my main source for the broad explanation, but I will be using my own insight and comments as someone who's been doing tarot for the past seven or so years, but also grew up very spiritual (I kid you not, I take my tarot deck and white candle everywhere I go))
A veeeery long post ahead. And when I say long, I mean long (I have 6 pages in my google docs)
The Triplets' two Major Arcana tarot cards are: The Hierophant and Temperance.
The Hierophant
Keywords:
Upright: spiritual wisdom, religious beliefs, conformity, tradition, institutions
Reversed: personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo
A lot of people will usually look at this card from a very religious way. And, yes, it can mean that, but tarot is rarely about just one meaning. So, what does this card mean, anyway? Well, The Hierophant is all about your own belief system that might, or might not be religious. We're talking about your personal values and what you honor in life. It's about following a set of rules and traditions that you know will work for you. This card also represents seeking the wisdom within yourself that you've encountered by establishing your own belief system.
For me, getting this card always means to trust my own set of beliefs that I have made throughout my life by learning about the world. This card usually comes up in readings whenever someone finds themselves in a difficult situation usually involving new people, who often ridicule the beliefs one holds close to their heart (this isn't only just about religion, but also your personal views of life).
In a way, I believe this card is self-explanatory. Temperance is all about balance and choosing the middle path. This card also represents accommodating different people within the same community, always trying for a truce. In reverse, it can also work as a warning sign to tell you that your life has been lacking some self-healing and how you need to find a way to re-balance yourself once more.
To put it in very layman terms, the card usually comes up whenever the world seems to be far too overwhelming. It's telling you to ground yourself and approach life step by step, instead of doing everything at once.
Now, what do these Major Arcana cards mean for the Triplets when we put them in context?
Let's take a look at the positives that come with these cards first:
Welcoming others
I feel like this one is rather self-explanatory. The three of them have always had this vibe of accepting others, especially community wise. However, people with these cards are usually a safe space for others — family, friends, sometimes even random people. And even when they all argue between each other, at the end of the day, they remain each other's safe space they can come home to.
Legacy
The thing about both The Hierophant and Temperance is all about community and giving back to it. It also means leaving some sort of impression that will have long-lasting effects, let's say. Which... does make sense, no? Chris with his clothing brand, Nick with his skincare brand, and now Matt with his own book. But apart from materialistic things, it also about leaving something of your very own soul within a community. Which they did — look at the fan base as a whole; all three of them managed to help a lot of people with their presence alone.
Understanding
The Hierophant in its own way is a teacher, who continues to be curious and attentive, even when he reaches his priesthood. With the natural curious nature of this card, the people are just as curious and continue to learn more about those around them. This, of course, stems from Temperance as well, since the very nature of this card is to accommodate people around and find a middle ground for everyone. The three of them understand each other better than anyone else, which we can see in many videos — one anxious sigh, or one stutter is enough for the rest to figure out that something is wrong.
Now, just like each card comes with positives it also comes with... well, not negatives, per se, but we shall call them challenges.
Pride
I feel like this one is pretty self-explanatory, but let me get into this a bit more, just to show where exactly it's stemming from. Remember how I said that The Hierophant is a teacher, the head of the priesthood, essentially? Yeah, it stems from that. These people are very prideful and will often believe that they know better than the rest. We can see this a lot all across The Triplets' videos. Whether it's Nick, Matt, or Chris, it can be very hard for them to back down from their opinion, simply because they don't want their pride to get wounded.
Fear of the unfamiliar
I feel like this specific challenge represents mainly Matt and Nick. With Matt... well, he does have anxiety, does he not? And, no, I'm not trying to explain a mental condition with tarot cards — I might be spiritual, but I still believe in science, please and thank you. I'm simply saying that it plays into the two cards that are meant to represent the three of them. Because The Hierophant is all about traditions, while Temperance is all about balance, so having both of these challenged by the community (or society) it does come with fear. On the other hand, Nick has expressed his plethora of strange fears in multiple videos, even as the most persistent one continues to be birds.
Fanaticism
Hold on! Before you freak out, please, let me explain. While the word sounds very scary and negative, it does have a reason why it's even here. The thing about this particular obstacle is all in the reversed meanings of the cards. Because strong opinions turn into something everyone should agree on and balance quickly turns into chaos. And, when we look at any of the videos where the Triplets are meant to discuss their opinions on anything, they always present their opinion as a fact. Granted, the one that does that the most is Chris, but Nick and Matt aren't doing any better.
Reversed: personal setbacks, self-forgiveness, moving on
First things first, what do Cups in Tarot even mean? We're dealing with emotions and feelings and thinking with our heart instead of our head.
And, yes, the Five of Cups deals mostly with regret and pessimism, but in my opinion, it's a bit of a bittersweet card. Yes, everything has failed, but you must go forward. You can scratch and beg and dig your heels into the ground, but you have to forgive yourself and move on.
And if this card doesn't scream "Negative Matt", then what does? At the same time, though, we could look at this card as something that represents Nick, too, especially before he came out to Chris and Matt.
Reversed: recovery from financial loss, spiritual poverty
Now, based on the keywords, you might be able to guess that the Pentacles in Tarot represent material aspects of life.
So, funny thing, as you might've seen, this card represents the loss of materialistic things. Mostly in readings, it will refer to job and so on, but it can also refer to losing a home. And, as we're all aware, the Triplets did in fact lose their home in a fire. I guess I just wanted to highlight this one.
However, in the same breath, this card is saying "this, too, shall pass". So, the recovery and start of something new. In this case, we could be talking about the start of their YouTube channel.
Five of Swords
Keywords:
Upright: conflict, disagreements, competition, defeat, winning at all costs
Reversed: reconciliation, making amends, past resentment
The Swords in a Tarot reading represent actions, courage, power... Essentially, the definition of "Actions speak louder than words". We're mainly dealing with mental consciousness. So, in simpler terms, the opposite of Cups.
But now we're getting to some more interesting stuff.
Across all the videos where they're meant to discus anything at all, it always ends up as an argument. And while we have covered that in The Hierophant and Temperance, the Five of Swords further confirms this. The constant urge to come on top is especially strong with Chris and Nick, who have never learned how to back down. In the same breath, though, have the reverse meaning which fits Matt the most: ever the mediator, stuck in between the of them.
The Five of Swords also represents the conflict as in... saying something when you're agitated enough to lash out and not actually meaning in. Which, yet another common theme for the three of them.
The Wands in Tarot represent spirituality, creativity, and serve as a mirror to what is important to you. I find this card to be the most important for the Triplets, mainly because the Wands are associated with Fire Signs (Aries, Leo, Saggitarius)
Ah, yet another conflict card. But, well, this one comes with a twist. When you look at the card, you might notice that the men in the card don't actually hit each other, they're sort of just... tangled. Caught up in pointless arguments that don't really lead anywhere.
And while this just only seems to be further prove that the three of them love to argue, I see this as a card that insists on the three of them on being different from each other. Because as Rider Waite writes in his book, the five men in the card all come from a different background and clash in their personalities. They are all creative, yes, but in different ways, so them doing their own thing apart from the videos is definitely the best thing they could've done.
At the same time, the reversed meaning is essentially the definition of "the sigh of a relief". The arguments are done. The conflicts are done. And there is no more fighting. It might have to do with maturing over anything else, but also redirecting their creative energy into doing what they like.
Wow, I might've gone just a little over the top with this one. Even then, I didn't go through absolutely everything. Tarot can be a rather interesting thing, in my opinion. Now, I'm not telling people to believe in it; we all have our own sets of beliefs, that's fine.
If there are people, who are into tarot, feel free to add your additon in the reblogs/comments. And if you've never even seen a tarot card before, feel free to ask any question
And if you've made it this far, thank you! I appreciate you wholeheartedly <3
Drumrolls, please, because here I come with yet another fun thing for the community brought to you by yours truly ( @yarivoi )
I love fests in fandoms more than anything, and I'm not too sure if it's been done in this fandom before, so, here I am, being the change I want to see
I'm posting early to kinda spread the word, before the sign-ups are officially open!
Timeline and rules under the cut! (a FAQ post will be done once the sign-ups are open, but feel free to send in an ask!)
Timeline:
SIGN UPS: JUN 1 – AUG 22
MATCHES SENT: SEP 20
CREATING: SEP 21 – NOV 30
GIFTING: DEC 1 – DEC 26
Rules:
Fest is 18+ (sorry to anyone under 18, I'm simply playing it safe!)
You have to be able to join a Discord Server (so, a discord account is needed)
You have to be able to post to an AO3 collection (so, an AO3 account is needed)
There is a minimum of 1000 words, but there is no maximum
Betas are not required, but you can have an outside beta, or find one on the server
Refrain from spoiling your work too much and ruining the surprise
Like always, posting the prompts early, so people can have time to prepare (do not call out the mod on the fact that he has barely caught up with the may prompts, that's just rude /lh)
Whoever decided to name the word ‘crush’ did a pretty good job, because, oh boy, it sure felt like Colby was getting crushed every single day — crushed by the sheer love he held for Sam.
All the talk about yearning and longing he heard from family members didn’t even come close to all the feelings that were threatening to burst out of his chest. And, no, he wasn’t being dramatic, okay? This was a serious matter.
Oh, but another thing that no one said about having crushes was just how much of an idiot it made a person into. Because, okay, Colby had never been the most eloquent person out there, and he was rather clumsy, he knew all that.
But it sure was embarrassing that just hearing Sam laugh was enough to make him trip over the air.
Colby needed to pull himself together, or so help him God.
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(yes, writing pining!colby is my passion how did you know???)
They had been staring at the small thing for a minute, maybe two, now, both of them narrowing their eyes.
This tiny frog hopped into their yard seemingly out of nowhere, standing near the edge of the pool, just looking at them. While they stared at it, too, like two idiots.
“I’m gonna catch it,” declared Colby, nodding his head.
Sam frowned, his head snapping to his best friend. “Why would you do that?”
“Because,” dragged out Colby, “if I don’t do it, it’s gonna jump into our pool. Do we want to swim with a frog?”
“Well, it’s not like it’s gonna kill us, no?” quipped Sam with a shrug.
“I wouldn’t be so sure, Sammy,” said Colby, his lips curling up in a smile. “Animals are not your biggest fans, are they, now?”
Sam smacked Colby’s shoulder, rolling his eyes. “Fuck off.”
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(me??? finally posting a silly microfic???? what happened to me???)
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This was not a date — Colby knew that much. It didn’t matter that it was only he and Sam, or even that they were heading to a small pond in the woods, where couples usually went. They were just supposed to hang out, eat some sandwiches Sam’s mom packed for them, and drink the sweetest soda a small corner-store offered.
But Colby let himself pretend, just for a moment. That, finally, he mustered up enough courage to actually ask Sam out on an actual date. That, for once in his life, he wasn’t letting that nagging voice deep inside his head stop him.
“Colby?” asked Sam, his voice gentle. “You good? You kinda… stopped walking?”
He blinked slowly, shaking his head, as if to get rid of the thoughts in his brain altogether. Instead, he forced a smile, willing his body to move forward. “Yeah, dude, all good.”
Maybe, one day, Colby could take Sam out for an actual date. Sometimes in the future, once he wasn’t riddled with so much fear.
It wasn’t that Sam was depressed, no. Things like that were reserved for people with unfortunate lives — for all the people whose parents didn’t love them, or whose loved ones died, or those that were constantly bullied.
Sam didn’t fit any of the categories, thus why he wasn’t depressed. But some days seemed… bland. Maybe a little gray, almost faded. Sometimes, he was lucky enough and the days passed quickly enough, but there were times when the days turned into weeks. And the weeks turned into months.
It felt like as if there was a physical weight on his shoulders, pulling him down. But Sam pushed through — he dragged himself out of his bed, ignored the haunted look in his eyes, and went to school.
During moments like these, it was much easier to push everyone away, as he became more irritable. He just didn’t have the energy to deal with people, all of them far too demanding. And, yeah, the majority stayed away — who wanted to deal with a guy, who kept pushing everyone away?
Colby, apparently.
Because his best friend didn’t care how many times Sam snapped, or tried to put up his walls as high as possible. Colby found a way around them, reaching his hands out to Sam, as if to physically drag him from the gray cloud that’d been surrounding him.
“You don’t have to do this,” said Sam one day, his voice small.
Colby only turned around with a smile on his face. “I want to,” he replied. “Let me take care of you when you can’t do it yourself, yeah?”
Colby wasn’t exactly sure when exactly it’d started, but it became a part of a routine, in a way.
Throughout a random moment of every single day, Sam would take a picture of him. It was usually a candid photo; some of them were rather cute, while some had truly unflattering angles. But they all had one thing in common — Sam never shared any of them with the internet, though, instead opting to keep them for himself.
Huh, strange.
“Why do you keep taking pictures of me?” asked Colby. They were watching some random movie, barely paying attention to the plot, mostly just talking. But when a beat of silence stretched, Colby decided to use this opportunity to finally ask.
Sam squirmed in his spot on the couch, picking on the skin around his nails. “Does it bother you? I can stop,” he answered, not quite meeting Colby’s eyes.
“No, that’s not what I meant,” murmured Colby, scooting closer. “I’m just curious, I guess? You don’t even share them.”
Sam was silent for a moment, biting on his lower lip, before he finally spoke up, “I guess… I just want to have a reminder.”
Colby tilted his head. “Huh?”
“You know,” whispered Sam, pulling his knees to his chest, “that you’re here. Alive. That you did actually get better, and I’m not just having some dream, or whatever.”
The words felt like a physical blow, leaving him completely out of breath. “Oh, Sammy.”
Sam sighed, resting his chin on his knees. “I know, it’s stupid.”
Colby shook his head, wrapping one arm around his best friend’s shoulders, pulling him closer. “No, not stupid in the slightest. Take as many pictures as you want. Any type of reminder you might need… do it, yeah?”
Sam’s lips curled up in a wobbly smile. “Thank you.”
Whenever sleep was hard to achieve, the memories flooded his brain.
Listen, Colby had been through this topic over and over again, talked it out with Sam and himself — so many times, too. Sam had told him over and over again that he was fine, that it didn’t bother him anymore, especially not so many years after the prank had happened.
But, on those sleepless nights, Colby could still hear Sam’s screams and sobs, could feel his best friend’d arms wrapping tightly around him. He still remembered tilting Sam’s chin up, trying to show the other man that he was alive.
That it was just a stupid prank.
Colby wished he could’ve erased the memories of that night from both of their minds, making them just a bit lighter. But he knew some sins could never be forgotten — this sin was something he was meant to carry forever.
(i feel like most fics about the prank are from sam's pov so i wanted to spice it up a little)
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