I want to be Liv

I like things. Things and thoughts. Sometimes too much

[iwanttobeliv]

ALERTA FIC NOVA

Para galera que curte ler em PT-BR

Titulo: When you're down and troubled

or if you prefer to read it in English, you can do it here.

Sinopse:

Este não é o primeiro rodeio de Axel, mas essa reviravolta em particular definitivamente não estava em sua cartela de bingo.

Ou

Sergio se sente responsável, Raquel tenta apoiá-lo e eles acabam adotando um garoto que por acaso é o filho adolescente de Nairóbi. AU. Pós-final da série. Found family e Serquel-centric. Multi-capitulos.

Série: Lost & Found - Act 1

[bringiton]

“The first film [Before Sunrise] is about what could be, the second [Before Sunset] is about what should have been. Before Midnight is about what it is.”

– Ethan Hawke THE BEFORE TRILOGY, dir. Richard Linklater.

[iwanttobeliv]

E aqui está, mais uma fic Serquel saída do forno!

Título: Fantasmas na Noite

Sinopse: Sergio ainda luta com suas memórias mais sombrias. Por sorte, Raquel está lá, ao seu lado. One-shot. Pós Series Finale.

[iwanttobeliv]

And here we go again. Another day, another Serquel one-shot.

This time in English first (though I do intend on posting the PT version soon.)

Link: Ghosts in the night

Summary: Sergio still struggles with his darkest memories. Luckily, Raquel is there, by his side. One-shot. Post-series Finale.

[majestictortoise]

sometimes reading fanfic is like enjoying a gourmet tasting menu from a team of expert chefs who all have different styles and approaches to a favorite cuisine

and sometimes reading fanfic is like standing in front of the open fridge at three in the morning shoving handfuls of shredded cheese into your mouth

[iwanttobeliv]

Oh, for the English reader crowd (or more likely only reader)

Title: Against winds and storms

Summary:

As the helicopter they are in takes off towards what they believe to be the beginning of their happy ending, Raquel watches Sergio, knowing that there is much more behind that facade of absolute strength, knowing that some wounds may never heal. Post series finale. One-shot

Excerpt:

He's still here, she tries to remind herself, seeking comfort in the warmth of his presence. Flesh and bone. Voice, tears, and laughter. A hand that naturally reaches for hers, because it seems inconceivable for them to be so close and not seek each other out.

[iwanttobeliv]

Olá, sou nova no fandom e depois de meses lendo todas as fics existentes sobre esses dois não resisti e acabei escrevendo minha primeira historia sobre eles. A julgar pelo menos nível de surto, a primeira de varias. Titulo: Contra ventos e tempestades Resumo: Quando o helicóptero em que estão alça voo rumo ao que acreditam ser o começo de um final feliz, Raquel observa a Sergio, sabendo que existe muito mais por trás daquela fachada de fortaleza absoluta, sabendo que algumas feridas talvez nunca venham a cicatrizar. Post Series Finale. Serquel all the way!

[alexromero]

Ni en siete reencarnaciones entenderías la naturaleza de nuestro amor.

[all-stories]

Serquel x Tropes

[ohrackham]

Did you actually love her? Well, look at her. Because I want you to remember that face every single day you’re in prison. Thinking that if you’d only stayed away from her, she’d still have a life, a mother, a daughter. But now she’s got nothing.

[ohrackham]

Did you actually love her? Well, look at her. Because I want you to remember that face every single day you’re in prison. Thinking that if you’d only stayed away from her, she’d still have a life, a mother, a daughter. But now she’s got nothing.

[camilamendoza]

[i-used-to-be-a-spy]

"you should be at the club" I should be working on my fanfic

[iwanttobeliv]

Season Finale: Betty la fea

I've just watched the last two episodes of the season and I won't spoil it for anyone, but I have to say that while I can't hate these characters and story, I do understand the disappointment of many.

While there were some bits and pieces I actually enjoyed, just as I imagined, the show's biggest flaw is its length.

There is no way in which they could have handled all these plots with only 10 episodes so a lot of the time the narrative just feels rushed, disconnected, and underdeveloped.

I still have many thoughts on the show as a whole and I fully intend to explore and dissect it thoroughly, but that's my take for now.

[iwanttobeliv]

[BLF] Episode 1 – Reunited (but it doesn’t feel so good) - Part 3

Back at the Pinzon’s, we see Nicholas and Betty together again.

I’ve always loved their friendship, not only because it has always brought out a lighter side of Betty, but also because it sometimes felt like the only moments we got to see her laughing and enjoying herself. After she becomes part of the Cuartel, she gets some more laughters and a sense of belonging, which I imagine is a first-time occurrence based on the flashbacks we get from her time as a kid and later in the university, but even then, and maybe because she enjoys being part of the Cuartel so much and wouldn’t like to have her ‘membership’ revoked for some reason, Betty is still shy and most of her jokes are the self-deprecating type, especially in the early days.

It makes perfect sense, all things considered. A big part of Betty’s sense of humor is in fact developed as a way to survive all the nastiness of a world that rejects her so bluntly time and time again because of her looks, so we also happen to see her and Nicolas making fun of themselves very often, but it’s with him that we actually see her inhibited version first, more willing to share her thoughts, more relaxed and at ease.

So, getting to see the unstoppable duo, together again, was such a gift! And how amazing it is that over 20 years later Ana Maria and Mario can so unseemly return to them?

The ease and comfort they share being in each other’s company is such a delight, that I do wonder how Nicolas fit in Betty’s life after she becomes a married woman. It’s clear they have remained very close, not only he was around in Ecomoda, but we see Nicolas later in Mila’s birthday videos and I can easily picture him joining them for several meals time and time again, but let’s not forget that Nicolas Mora is also the spark that ignited Mario and Armando’s insecurities back in the day, and we know for a fact that Armando is the jealous type.

My thoughts are that likely they never became friends themselves. The only thing these two men seem to have in common is their love and appreciation for Betty, but likely Nicolas never truly forgot just how much Armando hurt his best friend (I know I wouldn’t) and I don’t imagine Armando ever grows comfortable with Nicolas and Betty closeness and seeing how his beloved wife is and has always been more of herself when close to her friend. One could say: but they were married for so long, how much closer could they be? And while I can’t say this is a universal truth, what I have seen, is that more often than not, while theoretically you should feel comfortable enough to just be yourself and be loved for it when you find ‘The One’, the reality of it, is usually well, easier said than done.

For people who feel insecure for one reason or another – and we know just how much of Betty’s personal history account for that – more often than not there’s bound to be some struggle to just relax and let it happen, out of some form of Impostor Syndrome. Which seems like a pretty good assumption, especially after Nicolas makes a crack about Betty not being in magazine covers even after she was no longer ugly and Betty says she never stopped being one, not to them.

If that’s how Betty’s felt through all those years and how she still feels, all while Armando is – till this day – a catch, well, it speaks volumes, doesn’t it?

In that sense, friendship can be at times a lot easier to deal with, with less pressure to be anything other than yourself, especially in one as old and Nicolas and Betty’s.

But the reality of Nicolas and Armando’s relationship is likely something will only get hints at, throughout the season, though probably just that, since the writers hardly seem to have the time to show the bits that we actually *need* to see in order to understand what’s what.

So back at the Pinzons’ home, like so many other times in the past, we get Betty venting at her best friend. She talks about how not only Armando but the Mendozas have managed to spoil her daughter and get in the middle of their relationship and, again, I’m not surprised.

While Roberto has always been respectful and eventually recognized Betty’s competence and worth, Margarita never hid her distaste and I can’t imagine she ever truly understood why her precious son chose this woman over her beloved and protected Marcela.

Yeah, family holidays must have been pret-ty awkward.

Next: Cut to flashback.  (I guess now they felt like showing a little more than just telling. And this is when the timeline gets more than a little clunky.)

[bluedesertbruja]

if you're watching s3 betty (as i will be referring to it as) on amazon and you cant get screenshots bc theyre mean, i recommend this one-shot-screenshot extension. there's a chrome and firefox option. i use chrome.

when ur watching and u want to screenshot, you just pause the player, wait a second till it clears and then--

then go to ur downloads folder or whatever folder youve designated downloads go to and you'll find this--

that's how its gonna look and then you can just crop it.

[iwanttobeliv]

Betty, la fea: la historia continúa

So much has happened lately irl that I got really behind with my posts about the show. I have watched every episode so far (the most recent being episode 8), and by now more than a few issues I pointed out have been clarified or made worse, but I decided to keep sharing my thoughts on episode 1 as they were conceived.

So, back to:

Episode 1 – Reunited (but it doesn’t feel so good) - Part 2

A controversial topic, Mila Mendoza.

We’ll get to her in a sec.

But first, let’s take a moment to enjoy the little things.

We are at the airport, Armando and Betty standing next to each other as Mila gives us the cliffs notes of their separation as well as some information regarding the timeline that should be helpful (should being the operative word and not a very good one).

This is the first interaction we see of Betty and Armando alone, and I have to say, the chemistry between these two is undeniable!

It’s clear Betty still has feelings for Armando, we can see it in the way she looks at him when he says he needed to see her, before clarifying who the ‘her’ was. And then, after Betty laughs and her eyes go searching their daughter once again, the way Armando looks at her? Oh, we are on! No matter how much time and stuff these two have been through, the feelings are still very much there.

But back to Mila.

I get why in such a short (screen) time people have elected her as “The Worst”.

Mila, the only child of Armando and Betty has been away for 5 years (I’m guessing ‘studying’) and very quickly we get a very clear picture of their family dynamics.

Armando is the good cop, the enabler, the one Camila can bat her eyes at to get away with anything, her ‘Armandaddy’ (I do love a portmanteau). And honestly, this is the least surprising thing in the revival. Under all that yelling and roaring, we always knew there was a soft spot – and of course, their only daughter, their little princess, one who laughs just like her mother and looks at him with adoring brown eyes under those bangs, well… Armando never stood a chance, did he?

No, the surprise comes in Mila’s interaction with her mother – which I think was also one of the main reasons for her rejection as a character. How dare Betty’s daughter be anything but devoted and loving, just like her mother has always been to Don Hermes and Dona Julia? And the fact that she dresses like an IT girl and acts like a Mean girl ain’t doing Mila any favors.

So yes, when she calls Betty by her name and greets her with clear less enthusiasm than her father, I was more than a little annoyed too. But then, thinking about it, and with the bits and pieces we start to collect as the story goes, I suppose I can understand it. And more than that: I can see the potential of this particular plot. Again: conflict.

A mother-daughter relationship never lacks that.

Then again, knowing that and not wanting to shove that chocolate box down Mila’s throat when she dismisses it with a wrinkled nose are two very different things.

I suppose both things can be true.

Moreover, did you see how quickly Armando folded when Mila asked not to be taken to the Pinzons’ home?

Now can you imagine having to be the one always saying no when Armando doesn’t seem to know how to?

Poor Betty, I really think that even without the whole Ecomoda thing that I'm sure will later be explained, it would be nearly impossible to compete for her daughter’s affection and not always be seen as the bad cop.

All that being said, Mila is still so undeniably Betty and Armando's daughter that I can't help but like her at least a little bit.

And I have to say, while the writing doesn't seem to do her any favors, Juanita Molina is doing a very good job with some of Betty's mannerisms and Armando's personality (at the very least the yelling part).

Next: Betty and Nicolas, as some wise ladies once sang: friendship never ends.