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HEY NOT TO BRAG OR ANYTHING BUT @magpie-to-the-morning IS ON MY COUCH RN

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Reblogging my “Pero and Tessa go to Ireland” installment of Stranger At My Gate because:

I’m flying to Ireland today!!!!

I’ve never been and I’m super excited!!

No Other Land Would Know (Writer Wednesday)

Pero Tovar x modern!OFC, part of the Stranger At My Gate ‘verse.

summary: Tessa takes Pero to Ireland.

rating: general audiences

warnings: none really; a little angst, a little introspection, a lot of feelings

word count: 1053

a/n: Here is my offering for this week’s bonus @writer-wednesday! I was not anticipating writing this, but here we are. This features my couple Pero and Tessa from my Stranger At My Gate series. While it would take place after the conclusion of the main storyline, this piece is really just me thinking and musing out loud, not me trying to give hints or spoilers about how the main storyline is going to end, okay? Just take this as it is, and please accept it as partial penance for taking so long to finish the next actual chapter. Title from the lyrics to Isle of Inisfree.

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He can’t believe how green it is.

Even Pero knows how cliché it is so say such a thing about Ireland, but it’s true.

They’d started in Dublin, but despite the city’s ancient roots it was still too much, too big, too modern. After a few days Tessa drives them south and east and how quickly the trappings of the current century fall away. In between towns there’s nothing but the occasional wooden fence or low stone wall to carve up the landscape, the hills dotted with sheep or cows and for a moment Pero can swear he’s never left his own time at all.

You really should see it someday, Pero. When dawn breaks and chases away the morning mist, and you stand upon the small peak of a hill and overlook a piece of God’s kingdom, you’d swear the land itself begins to sing.

Pero had gruffly nudged William’s shoulder with his own and grumbled about when had his friend had been replaced with a softhearted poet, but he’d never forgotten the way William had spoken of his homeland.

One day, William would say. One day, when we’re old and rich and ready to hang up our swords, I’ll take you to see it. There’s nowhere else like it on Earth. As close to Eden as sinners like us will ever hope to get.

He and Tessa stop in a village along the southern coast, one just large enough to have a bed and breakfast. They wander down to one of several pubs and spend the evening tucked into a corner with plates of shepherd’s pie and bowls of skirts and kidneys, with slices of crusty white bread to soak up all the juices and pints of red ale to wash it down. They watch a group of musicians show off their talents and occasionally get drawn into conversation with the other patrons, their accents so thick as to be nearly indecipherable to Pero. He relies on Tessa, as he so often does, to moderate, amusement spreading warm through his chest at the way her vowels start to mirror the locals’ the longer they chat and the more she drinks.

This is her homeland too, the origins of her family and her Gift all leading back to this island.

I haven’t been since I was a teenager, she’d told him. My parents and Gran and Moira would take us when my siblings and I were young. But it’s been too long. I want to go back.

Come with me.

So here he was, Tessa widening his world again, filling it with the rolling emerald hills and towering cliff sides and cozy, raucous pubs full of life in the land of her ancestors.

This whole trip she’s been constantly rubbing her hands over her skin and looking at him with eyes bright and alive with a newfound energy. Her magic is stronger here, her Gift rising up under her skin as if invigorated by proximity to whatever ancient source bestowed it upon the Walsh family. Pero catches sight of her sometimes, looking out over whatever vista she’s pulled over to admire, a faraway look in her eye and the white noise of air rushing through her nose as she breathes as deeply as she can, feeling some bond with this place he cannot fathom.

He looks for William.

He can’t help it. Everywhere they go, he searches for some sign of his friend. He half-expects to run into him as he and Tessa wander the damp, chilly streets back to their room, the day’s earlier rain rolling off his armor, bow slung across his back. Pero wonders with each town and village and farm they’ve seen so far if any of it existed in William’s time, if there might be anything left of this land that might have endured so long that Pero might see it now, anything that might connect them across millennia.

He sleeps restlessly and wakes before dawn.

Tessa doesn’t stir as he gets up, pausing only long enough to place the lightest of kisses to the bare skin of her shoulder.

He makes his way in the hazy early morning light to the edge of the town. It’s not a long journey, uneven cobblestones soon giving way to grassy fields and hills that rise and fall like the sea. A hand-built wooden fence marks the edge of some farmer or shepherd’s land and Pero leans up against it.

For once, he wishes he could feel what Tessa feels with her Gift, a connection to something so big and mysterious and powerful and beyond himself. He wishes there was some way he could reach out into the universe and tell William about his life, about the woman he loves. About how beautiful he finds this place. About how sorry he is that he never got to see it with William. About how sorry he is for so many things.

It is the one thing he regrets about not returning to his own time, that he could never tell the only person he’d ever truly called a friend what had become of him. That William would likely wonder the rest of his life what had happened to Pero, never knowing whether he’d ever found happiness. A life. A purpose. A home.

I did, Pero thinks. All of it. And more. I wish you could see it. I wish you could meet her.

I miss you, amigo.

The sun rises above the horizon, the clouds of the previous day gone. The blacks and grays of the shadowed hills are chased away by the light, each plane and facet of the landscape shifting into hues of sage and mint, jade and tourmaline. Entranced as he is by the view, Pero doesn’t see the faint outline of the man standing behind him, one hand resting gently on Pero’s shoulder, a soft smile on his face, brown-blond hair safe from the wind in its low ponytail. Understanding and forgiveness fill the blue depths of his eyes.

You’d swear the land itself begins to sing.

Soon enough, Pero will head back. He’ll do his best to make peace with the ghosts of his past and return to the warm bed of the woman who is his future.

But for now, Pero stands alone, and listens.

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making these gifs and all i can think about is i need joel fluff fics rn

#till there was you inspo #joel miller gifs #pedro pascal gifs

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Moth & Birdee's Mother's Day Fic Challenge! 💐

In honor of my very first official Mother’s Day, @ezrasbirdie and I are hosting a Mother’s Day fic challenge! 

Give mom what she really wants this Mother’s Day— her very own Pedro character! Write a fic about moms, motherhood, mommy featuring one or more Pedro boys and post it with #MothandBirdMothersDayChallenge

You don’t have to be a mom to participate! The fic should just include motherhood in some form. 

The rules:

Challenge begins April 12 and ends May 12 (Mother’s Day in America) but time is a construct so feel free to post whenever

Use hashtag #MothandBirdMothersDayChallenge to submit your fic and we’ll add it to a master list 

No restrictions on content but tag accordingly!!

No word count requirements

If you’re not a writer or would like to participate in another way (moodboards, art, etc) all creativity is welcome! 

Feel free to contribute as much as you’d like!

Let’s be respectful and leave Pedro’s actual mom out of this please. 

We understand that Mother’s Day can be a difficult time for people. No hard feelings if you need to filter the challenge tag. If you are participating, please keep this in mind and be sure to use the tag!

#signal boost #this is so sweet!

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CONGRESSMAN MARCUS MY BELOVED

Pedro as Dave Portillo on Homeland 3x01 Tin Man is Down, part one

#congressman Marcus inspo #that’s my boyyyyy #pedro pascal gifs

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

#listening to David McCullough’s The Path Between the Seas about the Panama Canal #reading The Nanny by Lana Ferguson

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⏤In honor of COWBOY CARTER act. ii

#I fucking LOVE him your honor #save a horse etc etc #jack daniels

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#I wanna make him make this face #feral man I love you #joel miller gifs #pedro pascal gifs

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Joel Miller, doing things pt. 6; gorging

#till there was you inspo

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#samg!inspo

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Thanks for the tag Hazel! Excited to read more Ezra from you. 😍

I too finally have things to share! Here’s the latest snippet from Rights and Wrongs Part 2, which I just wrote earlier today:

You hook your fingers into the collar of his tshirt and pull him closer, your intention clear.

He leans in, but his brow furrows.

“You sure, darlin’? We can wait until you’re feelin’ better — ”

“Jack Daniels, I swear if you don’t kiss me right now I’ll — ”

He doesn’t wait to hear the end of your threat, instead cupping your face in his hands and pressing his lips to yours.

Np tags: @ezrasbirdie @magpie-to-the-morning @lowlights @whataperfectwasteoftime @oonajaeadira @prolix-yuy and anyone else who wants to play!

Last Line Tag Game

Tagged by the illustrious @katareyoudrilling thank you bb!

Finally, I have things to share!!!

Ezra winks and walks the back path to the kitchen porch. He takes off his hat before wrapping on the screen door. Cee waits, and a cat comes from the detaching garage and attaches itself to her legs, leaning and circling. She laughs at its creaky little meow. After a second, sharper, though nevertheless polite, knock - “Well, little bird, it seems the lady of the house is elsewhere,” he concludes. “We should not be caught loitering about. Let's see what this seaside hamlet has to offer a pair of adventurers, like us.”

@chaoticgeminate @oonajaeadira @writeforfandoms @insomniamamma @firstofficerwiggles @dawn-petrichor-world @ezrasbirdie @bunniesofsteel @burnwater13 @morallyinept @leslie-lyman @prolix-yuy

#tag game #wip game

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Would you ever consider writing a second part to Rights and Wrongs? That story means so much to me.

Oh anon, that story means so much to me too!! ❤️

My plan has always been to write a part 2. My plan certainly did not include me taking as long as it has to write it, but so it goes.

I did actually open up the google doc for part 2 today for the first time in MONTHS and added about 800 words! (It’s now up to about 1800 words total.) Please keep your fingers crossed for me that I can build up some momentum here and get this thing over the finish line!

#answered asks

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just Joel Miller and his puppy expressions

#till there was you inspo #puppy dog Joel my beloved

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Pedro Pascal as Javier Peña Narcos (2015-2017) | insp

#I’m extremely normal about him #DTA!inspo #javier peña gifs #pedro pascal gifs

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We’re less than $100 away from our $490 goal!

Pedro posted about Doctors Without Borders again on his Instagram stories today. Help us get to our fundraising goal for this amazing cause below!

BIRTHDAY PROJECT FOR PEDRO PASCALS 49TH BIRTHDAY!

After the success of last years birthday project, where we raised an incredible $2,683 for abortion rights we are back again with another birthday fundraising project!

This year we are raising funds that will go directly to doctors without borders / Médecins Sans Frontières - a charity that we know Pedro himself is very passionate about.

Donations and shares are very greatly appreciated as we aim to hit our first goal of $490! The fundraiser is live now and will remain live until Pedro’s birthday on the 2nd April.

I am co-chairing this fundraiser with my partner in kind @leslie-lyman again this year - please feel free to reach out to either of us if you have any questions!

Please donate, reblog and share if you can ❤️

#Pedro pascal

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Pedro’s birthday charity auction

Hi everyone! I wanted to do something for Pedro's upcoming birthday on April 2, so I'm auctioning off some sticky notes and pencils that I haven't put up for sale due to production defects. All proceeds will be donated to charity via this fandom initiative, and I will be sponsoring all shipping fees. Details below:

Sticky notes

I have 5 sets of two sticky notes each (there are 2 of the Joel/Oberyn sets). These sticky notes have small defects such as imprints and creases, and honestly they're hard to see but I am a perfectionist who takes QC very seriously so haven't released them to the shop!

Auction starts at US$10 for each set (full price at US$18). I will sponsor untracked shipping. If you want tracked shipping, you will have to pay an extra charge.

Pencils

I have 5 sets of miscellaneous pencils from different collections. These pencils have defects such as misprints or other imperfections on the pencils, but are perfectly usable!

Auction starts at US$5 for each set (full price at US$20). I will sponsor untracked shipping. If you want tracked shipping, you will have to pay an extra charge.

How to purchase

This will be a blind auction, but I will post updates as the auction proceeds so you can update your bids if you wish! Payment via Paypal only.

✨ Put in your bids via Google form ✨

Depending on the response, I will keep you guys updated on when the auction closes. I hope y'all get some cute stationery from this while doing some good! If we sell everything at the minimum price, we will raise at least US$75! Please do share and reblog ❤️

#signal boost!! #all proceeds are going to our Pedro birthday fundraiser #because Cee amazing!!

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BIRTHDAY PROJECT FOR PEDRO PASCALS 49TH BIRTHDAY!

After the success of last years birthday project, where we raised an incredible $2,683 for abortion rights we are back again with another birthday fundraising project!

This year we are raising funds that will go directly to doctors without borders / Médecins Sans Frontières - a charity that we know Pedro himself is very passionate about.

Donations and shares are very greatly appreciated as we aim to hit our first goal of $490! The fundraiser is live now and will remain live until Pedro’s birthday on the 2nd April.

I am co-chairing this fundraiser with my partner in kind @leslie-lyman again this year - please feel free to reach out to either of us if you have any questions!

Please donate, reblog and share if you can ❤️

#today’s rb #pedro pascal