#deputy aria

[moonsfireflies1993]

Why Panama is on Strike

From afar the Panama protests look like maybe a bunch of hypersensitive eco-fools or maybe like those people who think throwing paint on museums is making any difference instead of going directly to the companies. 

The reality is that Panama is protesting way more than just the “contract”. But, let's start with the contract. 

First, the company can own Panama by owning land property of the Panama state" inside or outside the 17,000 hectares from what was licensed.” This means that the ANATI (the National Authority of Land Administration) HAS to give it to the mining company with no setbacks.

The mine puts danger around 8 countries of Centroamerica with already reported 200 environmental damages

If the company wants to own private lands that are located inside or outside of hectares of the land that was licensed. The company can own the land and pay nothing in exchange, with no questions.

The contract was done with random permits without the proper process of acquisition. 

The contract promises to give Panama a very small quantity of payment to Panama when Panama already spends millions of dollars on the state. This means the company will give Panama less money than what Panama already invests in the country. So we are selling parts of Panama for less than what we already invested. 

Panama's government is allowing a foreign company to NOT pay 70% of their taxes during the first 10 years of copper extraction. 

The community of Donoso (where the mine is located) says they see tons of copper trucks going out every week and at the same time they complain they haven't seen improvements in their community. Ejm: railroads, electricity.

The company threatens with an international lawsuit of millions of dollars if Panama doesn't sign the contract. But if the company fails to comply with the contract, claims it will only pay 70 million dollars (Which is less than what they make extracting copper from the mine).

The contract has a clause that makes an actual law. The contract will reign according to the laws of Panama, except if a law looks inconsistent. In other words, if Panama makes a law that prohibits mining or a law that obliges them to pay taxes, because of their contract it will not apply at all because of that clause. 

The joke was that the president signed the contract in less than 3 hours.

Now, going to the other complaints of the population. Panama already has tons of issues and complaints that are not resolved. These issues have put the whole country on the verge of exploitation.

In September, there were massive protests in several parts of the country because of the sexual assault of the minor Madeleine at the hands of the National Juvenile Assembly. To keep it short. Every year the country makes a national juvenile assembly and this kid was from outside the city representing her district. She ate and drank with each political party and told a classmate to check on her because her water tasted like medicine. The kid hours later was attended by an ambulance with no notification of this to her mom. After this, the kid was behaving erratic and paranoid with a location on her phone that wasn't at the hotel in Panama where all the kids were. The other claims of the event were that all the minors had those dinners with the political parties representatives and on those tables were "Gringos" (foreign European or North American people). Why those kids were sharing tables with gringos in the first place?

When the kid arrived from the trip, she was in a catatonic state and with constant PTSD attacks. There's still no justice or any trace of who were the ones who committed those crimes, and even no accountability by the MEDUCA (The Ministry of Education of Panama).

It is not the first time since such an event happened at the hands of the state. In 2021, we had another state scandal when it was reported that one of the deputies ( Arquesio Arias) of the national assembly raped several women in the indigenous Kuna Yala region. Of course, you can imagine he was dismissed from the charges and when that announcement was published, one of the victims tried to kill herself and got into the ER.

Then there are the deputies who name some of their relatives to the state payroll and don't even work in the state but take tons and tons of money monthly. Meanwhile, the oncologico hospital keeps getting shortages of injections and gloves.

Panama is considered an international hub, one of the richest countries of Latin America and still we struggle with poverty and access to vital things for the population, why? Because people of the state and international companies steal the money, they sometimes build roads and bridges and the costs are higher to the price from the real costs of those constructions, for example, the Odebretch scandal. They charge lots of money, so they can bribe some of the money to both parties (the construction company and the one who is soliciting the construction.

But then again bribing is part of the panamenian culture as we say "juega vivo", bribing the police, the hospital, and the system is all about money and taking advantage of situations as they come even if it is illegal.

Is funny we are all fighting for water, Well my friends here where I am with the famous "Panama Canal" that provides us with most of our income as a nation while having lots of rivers and geographically we are surrounded by both the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean, having all of that I get shortages and cuts of water for more than 6 times a month.

This week, the IDAAN (the company that provides water to the whole nation), has been making shortages all week. My family and I have been saving water tanks each day because of the shortages. I keep joking internally that I have a toxic relationship with the IDAAN since we kind of got used to this and the irony is that while the entire country struggles with the shortages they still sign a contract that will even affect the water flow to the Panama Canal in the long term.

The protests are not just because of the damage to nature is that the government sold us to a foreign Canadian company that has shareholders from the US and China to exploit us leaving us with nothing.

My biggest worry right now is that our current president is sick, the whole country knows he has cancer and during his last speeches, he has been looking like a corpse with now rumours of him leaving the country to intern himself to a hospital in Houston Texas. If he dies then probably the vice president has to take charge, but he has been missing since the protests and people HATE him. So yeah, Panama is on the brink of chaos and if that happens .. well

#panama #latam #latinoamerica #canada #world news #protests #global news #panama canal #panama city #corrupción #curruption #mining #climate change #environment #nature #united states #latino america #police brutality

[littlesolo]

10 CHARACTERS / 10 FANDOMS / 10 TAGS

Tagged by @mangeur-detoiles

This is harder than I thought. I know the first ones that come to mind, but in terms of ranking them.... That is even harder. Tried to put them in a sort of order, but I can't swear that I'd keep them in this order?

Kate Whistler - NCIS Hawaii

Lucy Tara - NCIS Hawaii

Tally Craven - Motherland Fort Salem

Sarah Alder - Motherland Fort Salem

Connie Rubirosa - Law and Order

Sam Arias - Super Girl

Cindy Thomas - Women's Murder Club

Deputy So & So - Sinister and Sinister 2

Reggie Slivko - Kong: Skull Island

Ilsa Faust - Mission Impossible

Tagging people... Let's see if I can remember ten people!

@greatcanadian-eh-hole @englishstrawbie @helloanxietyattack

@mindelanandalsea @ncruuk @wistfulwhistler @unitchiefs-blackbirdphoenix @baubeautyandthegeek @casualkoalatea

No pressure though!

#fandoms #top ten #characters

[ddagent]

JD AUs: The small coastal town of Babylon is rocked by the murders of Aria Tensus and Kiron Maray, so soon after the unsolved slaying of Ganya Ivanov. Deputy John Sheridan finds himself thrust into the investigation, concerned for both his community and his surrogate little sister, Susan. But while dedicated to bringing this shadow to justice, John is, however, distracted by the arrival of journalist Delenn Mir, back in Babylon to investigate these murders herself. 

#b5edit #john x delenn #dd: edits #ship: john x delenn #I haven't been able to stop thinking about scream 6 #so here we go #john x delenn aus

[kyusakku]

Underground Heroes (Chapter 3)

The next day, Aria and Shoto had difficulty getting into the school. A mob of reporters covered the entrances of the school building, denying access to the students, who were trying to get to class. "How is having the number one hero as your teacher?" One of the reporters asked Shoto, "Normal." He answered bluntly, providing no context. Aria peeked out from behind him, "Sho-kun…" She stated as the reporter flinched back, startled by her sudden appearance. "Let's just get inside." Aria tugged at his sleeve as he nodded and pushed past the crowd and into the school. As everyone filed into the classroom, there was a bustle about the news reporters being more invasive than usual. As everyone got seated and spoke amongst themselves, they were silenced by the sound of the door opening and revealing Aizawa. He walked into the classroom and stood at the front of the class, "Good work on yesterday's combat training. I saw the video and the results." He stated as he straightened out the papers of the students' reports.

"Bakugo, you're talented, so don't act like a kid." Aizawa lectured as the blonde only huffed and looked away, "I know." He replied with an attitude. There was something different about his tone of voice this time around however, it piqued Aria's interest. "And Midorya. You settled it by breaking your arm again, huh? You can't keep saying you can't help it because you can't control your quirk. I don't like saying the same thing over and over. As long as you fix the control issue, there's a lot you'll be able to do." Aizawa stated as the boy looked up with hope in his eyes from the words of encouragement. "Feel a sense of urgency, Midoriya." Aizawa concluded as Mirdoiya replied enthusiastically. "Now let's get down to homeroom business. Sorry about the late notice, but today, I'll have you decide on a class representative." Aizawa declared as the class roared in excitement. Aria flinched at the sudden loudness of the classroom. 

Everyone wanted to be the class representative and everyone voiced their opinions on it. "Silence please!" Iida shouted, gaining the class' attention. "It is a job with the serious responsibility of leading others. It is not a job for just anyone who wants to do it. It is a calling that requires the trust of those around you. If we want to use democracy to decide on the true leader, then we should hold an election to choose one." Iida stated as he raised his hand the highest, which was pointed out by the majority of the class. "Why would you suggest that?" Kaminari asked, "We haven't known each other for that long, so how can we have trust or anything?" Asui pointed out. "If that's the case, and everyone votes for themselves…" Kirishima was interrupted by Iida's protest, "Don't you think that it is precisely why whoever receives multiple votes here can truly be considered the most suitable person?" Iida defended before turning towards Aizawa, who was zipping up his iconic yellow sleeping bag. "What do you think, Aizawa-sensei?" "I don't care, as long as you decide before homeroom is over." He replied before falling over and promptly falling asleep. "Thank you very much!" Iida thanked him for his opinion. So the class held a vote. Aria stared at the blank scrap of paper that was handed to her and pursed her lips, deciding not to write anyone's name down. The votes were tallied and Midoriya was the one that was elected with three votes and Yaoyorozu coming in second with two votes. Everyone else had either one or no votes under their name. Aria placed her head down on the desk as everyone spoke about how impressionable Midoriya was during the combat training exercise. 

Aizawa miraculously woke up from his little nap and spoke up from his position on the floor, "Then, the class rep is Midoriya and the deputy class rep will be Yaoyorozu." He declared as Midoriya shook in front of the class from the sudden attention. The bell rang as everyone concurred that they agreed with the results. Lunch time had come and everyone was getting ready to head towards the cafeteria. Shoto got up from his desk and placed a hand on Aria's shoulder, "Let's go." he stated simply as she lifted her head up and nodded. The pair walked towards the cafeteria in a comfortable silence, getting their lunch and paying their fees efficiently before sitting down at a vacant table. "Are you okay?" Shoto asked, not looking up from his food as Aria sat across from him, munching on her bread. "It's been really loud today, more so than usual. It's making me anxious." She stated quietly as Shoto glanced at her. "The class is getting more comfortable with each other. It'll be the norm, you'll have to get used to it." He stated as Aria looked at him and nodded. "I know…" She replied as her pace slowed to a halt, becoming lost in her thoughts. Shoto looked at her and put his utensils down. "It's gonna be okay." He stated as Aria looked at him and smiled, unsure. "Thanks." She stated before picking her food back up and continuing to eat. Shoto smiled and went back to eating as they enjoyed each other's company in silence. As they nearly came to finishing their food, Aria broke their silence, "How're your siblings? Isn't Natsu-kun going to college now?" Aria asked as Shoto nodded, "He's in his second year. He's been working hard." Shoto replied bluntly, "Mhm! And Fuyumi?" Shoto hummed and finished his meal, "She's been cooking a lot at home recently. Been learning some new recipes. She wanted me to invite you sometime to try them." He stated as Aria smiled happily at that, "I'll definitely visit some time! Her cooking is really good! I love the way she makes chicken! It has just the right amount of sweetness!" 

Shoto smiled and leaned his head on the palm of his hand. "How's your little brother?" Shoto inquired, a rare moment of his instigation. "Oh! He's-" Aria was suddenly cut off when the alarm suddenly sounded, causing her to flinch. "There has been a Level 3 security breach. All students please evacuate outdoors promptly." The announcement sounded as Aria looked at Shoto who nodded and got up from their seats, making their way towards the hallway exit. Everyone in the cafeteria hurried towards the exit at an alarming rate. In a panic, everyone swarmed the hallways, creating a stagnant traffic jam of pushing and shoving. Shoto reached out to grab Aria's hand, holding it firmly, "I got you!" He exclaimed before Aria was shoved to the side and their hands were disconnected. "Sho-kun!" "Ria!" They were swept away by the crowd and he was unable to reach her. Aria pushed to get back to where she was only to be met with an elbow to her face, knocking her to the ground and leaving her with a bloody nose. She used her quick and fell into the ground before navigating her way past a few people and grabbing Shoto by the foot and dragging him down with her, pulling them both out of the crowd. They re-emerged from the ground behind everyone as Aria sat on the ground, holding her bloody nose. Shoto crouched and put his arms around her, unsure of what to do when he saw tears pricking her eyes. "Are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere else?" He asked as Aria shook her head. "I'm fine." She stated before looking over at the crowd of panicked students. Blood dripped from her hand to the ground as Shoto clicked his tongue. "What the hell is the meaning of this?" He growled from under his breath before grabbing a spare tissue from his pocket and handing it to her. "Thank you." She stated quietly before Shoto stood up properly and helped her up, watching as the panicked students piled onto each other, pushing and shoving everyone. After a few moments of struggling, someone from amongst the crowd jumped upwards and started to wildly flip in the air before landing on top of the exit sign. "Everyone, everything is fine!" he shouted loudly and boldly. It was Iida, "It is just the media press! There is nothing to panic about! Everything is fine! This is U.A Let us act in a way befitting the best of the best." he stated which seemed to calm everyone down.

The masses seemed to get the idea and started to calm down, moving more efficiently. Shoto turned towards Aria, "Can you walk?" he asked as Aria nodded. He held her hand as they made their way outside. After the school was cleared to head back inside, the students headed towards the cafeteria to take care of their lunches before heading back to class. Upon seeing the state Aria was in, Aizawa wrote her a pass to head down to the nurse's office to get her injury fixed up. As she left the room, Shoto's eyes were glued onto her until the door was closed. "A-Ano…" She uttered out quietly upon entering the clinic. Recovery Girl scooted backwards in her chair and looked at the poor girl. "Oh, were you hurt during that panic? I'll get that fixed up right away dear. Have a seat on the bed." Recovery Girl ordered as Aria nodded and plopped down onto the bed, exhausted. "You seem tired, have you not been sleeping well?" Recovery Girl asked before coming over to assess the condition. Aria laid down on the bed and lifted the handkerchief from her nose, revealing a bloody mess. "I-I've been sleeping enough. I just don't have enough of a social battery." She replied quietly as Recovery Girl analyzed her condition. "Hmm, it seems that you have a broken nose. Were you hit by something?" She asked as Aria nodded, "S-Someone in the crowd elbowed my face during the panic." She stated as the old lady furrowed her brows. "Honestly, how riled up are kids these days?" She sighed before using her quirk and fixing up the girl's injuries. "I can't help you with your confidence. But know that to be a hero, you must overcome that obstacle." Recovery Girl stated as Aria looked at her before staring at the ceiling, lost in her thoughts and suddenly feeling more fatigued than she already was. "Stay here for the rest of the school day. You'll be too tired to continue class, I suggest you get today's materials from a classmate tomorrow." Recovery Girl stated as Aria hummed in response. 

"I have to go do something regarding those media reporters, I'll be back shortly." Recovery Girl stated before hopping off of her chair and closing the curtains before walking out the door. Aria relaxed as she was finally alone. Aria thought back to her time as a young orphan. The streets were always so cold and she stole food and money to feed her younger brother, who was only a baby at the time. Nobody spared her a glance and her presence was always ignored. Life on the streets was like hell. Desperate to keep warm and have shelter for the night, desperate for each of her meals, and life had felt so hopeless. Before Aria knew it, she had fallen asleep from the exhaustion weighing on her mind. 

**

"Ria…Ria wake up. It's time to go home." A voice stirred Aria from her sleep.  She yawned and slowly got up, rubbing her eyes with a certain exhaustion. "Huh..? S-Sho-kun?" Aria questioned, trying to get her bearings. "You must've fallen asleep after getting treated. It's time to go home." He stated as Aria stretched and swung her feet off of the bed and looked around. 'Oh, right. I got hit in the face…' She thought as a headache began throbbing her head. "Can you walk?" Shoto asked as Aria slowly attempted to stand up. "I-I think so." She replied as Shoto furrowed his brows. Aria had always been physically very frail, her fighting style usually never involved her getting hit. When she did however, it took longer than most to recover. Shoto held his arms out, being careful if she ended up falling. "I'll carry you home, get on my back." He stated before moving to turn around, holding his arms out. "Huh? N-No I'm fine!" Aria protested before taking a deep breath and sighing, "I'm just a little dizzy, that's all." Shoto hummed and faced her properly before shifting her bag into his other hand. He used his free hand to gently grab her hand and proceeded to walk out of the nurse's office with Aria in tow. "Let's hurry back, you need to get some rest." Shoto stated as Aria only nodded, barely comprehending what was going on. Once the pair got towards the main road, Shoto pulled out his phone and called up the number he was given by Aria's guards. "Hey, she can't walk very far. Something happened today and she got sent to the nurse's office." Shoto stated bluntly before hanging up. Looking over at the girl, she still seemed very disoriented and she was imbalanced, swaying from side to side, attempting to stay upright. He clicked his tongue and lifted his arm, pulling her towards him to lean on. "Get a hold of yourself. You're gonna be a hero aren't you?" He scolded as Aria only nodded in response.

#bnha x oc #bnha spoilers #bnha midoriya #bnha #my hero academia #mha fanfiction #mha x oc #mha midoriya #mha oc #mha #my hero fanfic #my hero oc #my hero imagines #Boku no hero academia #mha todoroki #todoroki shoto #midoriya izuku

[blinditcms]

FAIZAN MIRZA on the cover of this week’s most recent tabloid! many say that the age 39 YEAR OLD looks like RIZ AHMED, but i don’t really see it. while  the CEO is known for being GALANT my inside sources say that they have a tendency to be CONTROLLING. i swear, every time i think of them, i hear the song FIVE MORE MINUTES –– JONAS BROTHERS

  BASIC INFORMATION:

name: faizan ali mirza. nicknames: fai. pronouns: he/him. gender: cis man. age: thirty - nine. date of birth: june 28th, ‘83. place of birth: london, england. astrological sign: cancer. orientation: bisexual.

APPEARANCE:

height: five foot eight. hair colour: black. eye colour: brown. wardrobe style: smart casual , lots of muted colours , button ups , etc. tattoos: none. piercings: none.

HEALTH:

physical ailments: n/a. mental ailments: n/a. alcohol use: socially. drug use: cocaine, socially. addictions: none.

PERSONALITY:

positive traits: meticulous, galant, centred. negative traits: controlling, obsessive, detached. mbti: ENTJ-T.

ACTIVITIES & SKILLS:

skills: coding, web design, public speaking, leadership. weaknesses: taking accountability, patience. languages spoken: english, urdu.

FAMILY:

father: ali mirza ( alive, sixty - one ) mother: harpreet bajwa mirza ( alive , fifty - nine ) younger sister: tbd mirza ( alive, between 21 - 24 ) pets: pumpkin ( hognose snake , 2 )

BACKGROUND

faizan was born on south london , to young parents ali and harpreet mirza. ali sold computers and harpreet was a stay - at - home mother. ali was a born salesman and was soon offered a new job in ontario when faizan was three. from that moment on , they didn't stay in the same place for more than two years at a time. from ontario , they moved to san diego , then to cape town , new delhi , new york city , canberra , islamabad , and eventually when faizan was close to finishing high school ... they settled in san jose , close to silicon valley , because harpreet was pregnant again.

for a while , bitterness towards his little sister remained. anger that his family had settled when they had her , but not for him. as she grew up , he did his best to avoid her. he begrudgingly babysat , doing just enough not to put her in harms' way , but little enough for his parents not to want to get him to do it again. eventually. they stopped asking. instead of babysitting , he spent his evenings in the local board game cafes or at lan parties. he took lessons in how to code , visiting the company his father had risen up in rank , now deputy director of sales , learning from the programmers there and eventually going to college to study business. every weekend , however , he was developing games , coding with friends , making them small websites , and generally keeping himself entertained.

when he finished university , he went and worked for the same company his father worked for. he worked there for three years before he had to get out of there and get some distance from his family. while he'd been at university , he'd gotten over the despise for his sister , but being so close to his family was driving him up the wall. he started his own company , building websites and applications for large businesses and began making a name for himself. soon , he was getting offers from google , facebook , twitter. he worked for google for a while , but eventually was drawn back to his own business. wallet overflowed and he was often found among the hollywood elite. 

then , he met someone who genuinely inspired him. he'd made applications and websites before , mostly for others , though some of his own and they all had decent success. meeting juliette arias , hearing her story , falling in love , it gave him purpose. he created onlyfans in 2021 , creating it for the purpose of providing a safe space for creators of all content to be paid for their work and have safeguarding in place. from the minute he created the website , he knew what people would use it for , though he marketed it as a website for all kinds of creators to show their craft and get paid fairly. he's gotten quite a bit of heat since and been catapulted into stardom , showing up in talk shows , podcasts , interviews and even being invited for cameos in films and red carpets. with the money rolling in ... he'll take it happily.

#hillzhqsintro #* ☆ faizan mirza. | muse.

[caissymax]

Yeehawgust Day 18: Bandolier

The fabric at the front of Penelope’s tent swishes and Penelope drops her pencil and pinches her nose. She’s not interested in having another argument right now and there’s only a few people who would come into her tent unannounced anyway- “Aria, I don’t have the time for this.” she snaps, and regrets it immediately but doesn’t take it back.

“Good. Because I don’t either.”

Penelope startles and whips around and brown meets green when she finds Cres standin’ square shouldered at the front of her tent, jaw pinched tight as well. Penelope sits up straight, narrows her eyes on her little sister’s other half as she crosses one leg over the other, ankle resting on her knee. She takes her time looking the boy over. For as long as she’s known Cres, for the fact that him, Ebb, and Aria have been attached at the hip for years, Penelope would never go so far as to say that she understands Cres. Or even really knows him all that well. And not for lack of trying either. It was just that Cres was the particularly unknowable sort. Aria had had his number from the start, Ebb could figure him out given enough clues, and now Joan was very good at guessing. Penelope was hopeless however. Which was infuriating considering that Penelope was supposed to be the people person but she decided long ago to just find the humor in Cres’ unpredictability.

But Penelope’s not feelin’ humorous right then.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Penelope asks, crossing her arms now, foot beginning to shake.

Cres storms further into the tent, ducking his head to keep his antlers from catching on any low hanging fabric. It’s too bad, really, that Cres has never had the size to be intimidating and that Penelope’s seen that boy with two blueberries stuck up his nose, one in each nostril and so could never be afraid of him. But the fact that he’s trying is interesting enough on its own.

Cres stops a foot away from her and crosses his arms to match her though he’s nearly vibrating with energy. “Why were you lyin’ out there, Pen?”

Penelope’s heart skips a beat but she carefully hides that reaction behind a surprised laugh. “What’re you talking about, Cres?” she says with a disbelieving shake of her head. Then she sighs. “I’m sorry if me saying we’re fucked upset y’all, I shouldn’t have said it, but I wasn’t lying. We’ve run out of options-”

“But we haven’t!” Cres snaps, throwing his hands out wide, teeth baring briefly. “You’re hiding something from us.” he accuses, pointing his finger at Penelope and Penelope goes cold.

What had given her away? Did everyone know? It was truly unfair that Cres could apparently read her like a book but his face looked as if it was carved from stone. Sure, there were emotions obvious there but Penelope couldn’t figure out the bigger picture they all lead towards. “If there was somethin’ I could do to save us, Cres, why the fuck would I be hiding that from all of you?” she demands, a character lie, and one that wasn’t going to work on Cres if the growing frustration and fury on his face was anything to go by.

Cres huffs and shoves a hand through his hair. “I don’t know.” he says, sounding genuinely baffled. “I’ve been trying to figure that out but I can’t.” He’s started pacing and his jittery energy is going to make Penelope jumpy as well. “If you could save us all from dying tomorrow,” Penelope flinches at the blunt phrasing but she’s not surprised, Cres has never been one for mincing words, “then why don’t you? What option is so terrible that you would rather face the Sheriff and his deputies with no supplies than utilize it?” His fingers have found a place cradling his chin, other hand on his hip, and his pacing has slowed from frantic, eyes narrowing, it’s clear that even now he’s trying to work through the problem that he’s been presented with.

Penelope clears her throat and brings those green eyes back to focus on her. “I resent the implication-”

Again, Cres interrupts. “I’m not implying anything, I’m accusing.” He seems too proud of himself by the phrasing, lips splitting into a grin. “Now, you either tell me or I go and get Aria and sick her on you.” he says brightly.

Which brings to mind a question Penelope didn’t even realize she should be asking. “And why didn’t you?”

Cres falters. “Huh?”

Penelope slowly rises from her chair and finds herself quickly towering over Cres. “Why didn’t you bring Aria?”

Her and Cres lock eyes for a long moment. There’s a hesitancy to his features now. He searches her eyes for something. He swallows and Penelope waits. “You would only hide something like this from us if you don’t think it’s possible or it’s something very, very dangerous.” He begins to wring his hands together and Penelope waits, carefully not reacting. But apparently there’s still something giving her away. “Or-” Cres continues to look back and forth between her eyes. “Or both?” his voice pitches higher, distressed, and Penelope finally relents, dipping her chin slightly. “And- and if it is both of those things then- then this is something I want to call dibs on before Aria gets the chance to.” He chews on his lip. “She’s already done enough, this, whatever this is, is mine.”

Penelope looks up towards the sky and begs whoever feels like listening for some patience when it comes to these ridiculous children. She’d give it to him, it was very sweet. Doesn’t mean that she wants to tell him about this final option anymore than she did before. “And what makes you think I’ll let you do this?”

Cres shrugs. “I’m the only one who knows the desert around here like the back of my hand, it’ll take me a fraction of the time to get somewhere compared to the others and-” He sighs. “-and I’m expendable.”

Penelope splutters. “Cres, you’re not-”

“It’s fine, Penelope.” Cres interrupts, shrugging, though he doesn’t look like it’s fine. “I don’t mind, we’re all making sacrifices here, this one is mine.” Then he laughs. “Now, would you please tell me what I’m about to risk my life to accomplish?”

Penelope looks away from the boy, staring down at the ground now, thinking through this whole deal. It’d be sending the kid from the frying pan to the fire but… if Cres was offering, if Cres already had an idea of the stakes… And really it was the only option they had if they wanted any chance of surviving past noon high tomorrow…

Penelope buries her face in her hands and groans then slides her hands down her face and looks back at Cres. “There’s a woman. Homesteader, couple miles outside of Northern Vagary almost to the Arctic.” she says, quick and clipped. “She knows brewing almost as well as me, if you tell her- if you tell her Penelope sent you and that she needs her help, the woman might-” Cres’ face is beginning to bright and Penelope holds up a finger and reaffirms, “-might give us some supplies that give us a chance.” Then Penelope grins, crooked. “Might even give you a few things to make some new bombs.” Which does make Cres’ face light up and Penelope will take that over the doom and gloom of a few minutes ago. Nothin’ more exciting to Cres than the chance to make something explode. Might as well give Cres something to look forward to considering there was a high chance that Storm would boot the kid to the curb before he even set foot on her property, if not worse. Storm wasn’t overly fond of Penelope these days, not after the whole bounty hunter ordeal, but it was truly the only chance they had.

“Who’m I askin’ for?” Cres asks, bouncing on his heels now.

Penelope hesitates before she shakes herself. “Storm-” She takes a breath. “Stormsword.”

Cres’ brows furrow and he gets that thoughtful look again and - mostly to distract him from connecting any dots that Penelope doesn’t really want him to mess with just yet - Penelope quickly moves over to the other side of her tent and a special chest that she’s been keeping safe here with her. She hears Cres gasp as she cracks it open.

There’s an assortment of weapons inside, weapons she still needs to redistribute now that they’re truly fighting for their lives, but what she focuses on is an old beat up shotgun and a bandolier of shells. Both of which she takes out before turning and tossing them over to Cres. “Can’t have you dyin’ out there.” She shrugs. “And if Stormsword decides she doesn’t like you, you’re probably gonna have to fight your way out.” Not that Penelope has any hope that Cres would win that fight but better for the kid to go down fighting then to die easy. If the kid fights back, Storm might be impressed enough to spare him too.

Cres cradles both against his chest and grins like it’s christmas. “I won’t let you down, Pen.”

Penelope sighs. “Just… do your best to come back, Cres.” She doesn’t think Aria would forgive her if anything happened to her other half after all.

#yeehawgust #my rhapsody #writing #original fiction

[ao3-feed-sterek]

Caged Birds

by stilestrashinski

After the disappearance of Alison DiLaurentis, it seems like she will never go away from her main friend group. It has been five years, and they begin to receive notes threatening to tell secrets they have been keeping that might implode if they get out. Some have more secrets than others, and some create more secrets to keep themselves safe.

All isn't as it seems in Rosewood. While trying to find the identity of 'A,' Stiles uncovers the secrets of Deputy Derek Hale and Mr. Ezra Fitz... not in the most moral of ways, as he can't resist himself when he is in their presence.

Words: 1251, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Pretty Little Liars, Pretty Little Liars Series - Sara Shepard, Teen Wolf (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Categories: M/M, Multi

Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale, Ezra Fitz, Spencer Hastings, Emily Fields, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, Alison DiLaurentis, Mona Vanderwaal, Melissa Hastings, Lydia Martin, Allison Argent, Kira Yukimura, Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Theo Raeken, Mike Montgomery, Wren Kingston

Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Stiles Stilinski/Ezra Fitz, Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale/Ezra Fitz

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Supernatural Elements, Top Derek Hale/Bottom Stiles Stilinski, Bottom Stiles Stilinski, Hurt Stiles Stilinski, Mates Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Protective Derek Hale, Deputy Derek Hale, Omegaverse Omega Stiles Stilinski, Omega Verse, Alpha/Omega, Werewolf Mates, Werewolf Sex, Vampires, Vampire Sex, Protective Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Theo Raeken is Mike Montgomery, Murder Mystery, Mystery, Disappearance

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/48348124

#Sterek #Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski #Stiles Stilinski #Derek Hale #ao3feed #fanfic #IFTTT

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NYPD to increase security at synagogues for High Holidays following rise in hate crimes

NYPD to increase security at synagogues for High Holidays following rise in hate crimes

The head of the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force, Deputy Inspector Andrew Arias, said hate crimes in New York have increased 45% in 2022. (September 23, 2022 / JNS) Tighter security will be enforced at synagogues in New York City over the upcoming Jewish holidays amid a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes, New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell said during the annual High Holiday Security…

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#High Holidays #New York #NYPD Increased Security

[jacobseedvaas35]

Deputy Aria with her brother in laws 😎

#far cry 5 #john seed #joseph seed #jacob seed #fc 5 #deputy rook #deputy aria #brother in law #sister in law #far cry 5 fandom #far cry 5 obsessed

[foofygoldfish]

oc faceclaim edit, part one: far cry edition!

tagged by: @starsandskies, @honesthearts, @callmeredhood, @honesthearts, and @jackalopestride!

part 2

#far cry 5 #fc5 #fcnd #deputy alice riley #jane seed #elizabeth victoria #stella mallory #erin whitehorse #piper reynolds #carolina riley #briar riley #nico landry #claire riley #aria riley #willow keene #yes 2/3 of the new dawn one are faith and alice's adopted kids #shhhhhh #my edits

[jacobharvest]

Au - Stiles and Spencer are twin demons who come into Beacon Hils with their little sister Aria. Spencer is the thief stealing anything she can get her hands on, ring off your finger, money from your bank and the heart of any man or woman she chooses. Aria is also a theif her cute demeanor makes it easier for her to con people making her the favourite.While Stiles is more in it for the pain he enjoys the killing, the blood-lust, and murder. Derek has been hunting them down for months when they show up in his home town he goes undercover. Unexpectedly he ends up falling for Stiles , who shares those feelings. Stiles tells Aria who is happy for them. When Spencer see them togetter she tells Aria hoping shed share her rage only to find she already knew. Spencer hatches a plan to get rid of this Derek Hale and get her old brother back.

#teen wolf #sterek #au teen wolf #teenwolf #teen wolf au #pretty little liars au #a #au #pretty little liars #spencer #spencer hastings #aria montgomery #stilesedit #stiles stilinski #deputy derek hale #derek hale

[igcttabe]

#betty ; convo #aria ; convo #tom ; convo #daryl ; convo #mark ; convo #elena ; convo #andy ; convo #deputy ; convo #edward ; convo #connor ; convo #ellie ; convo #evelyn ; convo #tag drop #i don't really know what i'm supposed to be doing with this & all mine are so simple and uncreative compare to everyone else haha! #but <3 #sansa ; convo #lynn ; convo #pepper ; convo #henry ; convo #flora ; convo

[pikapeppa]

Pikapeppa says hello: welcome new followers!

It’s been a while since I updated this, so here we go!

(Sketch by the insanely talented @lethendralis-paints​​!)

I am first and foremost a fanfic writer: Pikapeppa on AO3 (formerly queenofkadara). All of my writing is the result of expressing my love for fictional characters by wanting to give them tens (or hundreds...) of thousands of words’ worth of sex. 😂

An organized list of my writing is here on Tumblr, with links back to AO3. My writing tag on Tumblr is #pikapeppa writes. The main fandoms I write for are Dragon Age, The Witcher, and Horizon. 

As of Nov 2023, I’m writing for Baldur’s Gate 3 and Horizon: Forbidden West. My active projects are as follows:

Astarion x f!Tav (Brynn Bladetongue): kiss me on the mouth and set me free (but please don’t bite)

Halsin x f!Tav (Brynn Bladetongue): Who Heals the Healer?

Rolan x f!Tav (Tavanah): Someone Great 

Aloy x Avad: Coming In Like a Western Wind, set during Forbidden West.

Aloy x Kotallo x Drakka: Conditions of Training, a set of smutty oneshots which will also update whenever the urge strikes.

Other ships I write/have written for are as follows:

Horizon (Zero Dawn and Forbidden West): I have written Aloy with Kotallo, Drakka, Nil, Nil and Drakka both (OT3), Ikrie, Avad, Erend, and the Stealth Trials Keeper.

Dragon Age: Fenris x f!Hawke, Solavellan, Abelas x Lavellan, Felassan x Lavellan, Blackwall x Lavellan, Cullen Rutherford x Lavellan,  Sten x Yara Mahariel.

Mass Effect: Reyes Vidal x Mara Ryder, Reyes Vidal x Aria T’Loak

The Witcher 3: Geralt of Rivia x f!Reader. 

Baldur’s Gate 3: Karlach x Dammon

Far Cry 5: John Seed x f!Deputy, for @schoute​. 

Samurai Champloo: Fuu x Jin x Mugen

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners: David Martinez x Lucy

I sometimes post tutorials about writing, which you can find here under #pikapeppa tutors. BE WARNED that I don’t have any formal writing training, so these are mainly based on my own experience as a writer.

I occasionally draw stupid cartoons, which you can find under the tag #pikapeppa draws.

Otherwise, my blog is primarily reblobs of others’ amazing art!

Finally, and most importantly, I have a daemon cat named Meeko, and she is precious and good and sits on my desk while I write. Here she is in all her judgmental glory.

Thanks for joining me, friends, and enjoy your stay!

- Love from your friendly neighbourhood Pikapeppa xoxo

#fanfic writer's life #pikapeppa talks #welcome to my blob!

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

SO, the Big Incoherent Write-Up About The Met’s Don Carlos:

short version: this was fucking incredible and I am over the moon and y’all should watch this immediately.

long version, act by act:

Act I:

-Matthew Polenzani showing up by himself at the start before the music even began: absolutely masterful

-the color scheme? fucking gorgeous and on point (also: the set as a whole looked significantly better on camera than I was expecting from photos and reviews)

-excellent little nod to the original extended opening (they used the shorter, more upbeat opening) by having Yoncheva hand several pieces of jewelry to a group of peasants

-Polenzani absolutely slayed “Je l’ai vu”. like those pianissimi? be still my heart

-Thibault was just the cutest bean and had an EXCEPTIONALLY good voice. her name is Meigui Zhang and I am now a huge fan.

-Polenzani and Yoncheva were so young and so perfect in the duet

-the way his face broke into a huge grin at the portrait reveal…happiness personified

-once again: Thibault was utterly precious

-Lerme had a fantastic voice!

-the chorus was on fucking point

-Aremberg was obviously Highly Distrustful of Carlos and it was fucking great

Act II:

-Rose was an absolute knockout as the Monk. ultimate luxury casting.

-the chorus was great too

-that Carlos/Monk interaction was PERFECTLY done

-Etienne Dupuis has a voice like chocolate and one of the noblest bearings you ever will see

-this duet was VERY gay (and EXTREMELY well-sung)

-aside from there being no trees in the garden, the garden scene was PERFECT. lots of life and activity!

-Jamie Barton walked in and instantly owned the whole fucking place

-charisma to fucking burn

-also she and Thibault were obviously BFFs

-and Éboli was being so subtly snarky about what the ladies were doing

-the Veil Song? CHEF’S FUCKING KISS SHE SLAYED

-the Élisabeth/Rodrigue/Éboli scene was MARVELOUS and also absolutely hilarious. we in the movie theater were DYING laughing, mostly because Éboli was very obviously being nosy and Rodrigue was scrambling to keep her in the dark

-Polenzani had a white rose with him for the beginning of the duet. he eventually tore it apart and scattered the petals on the ground, which is not the direction I thought he was going to go but it was great

-the fainting fit was perfectly done

-the whole duet was just fucking perfect

-especially when Yoncheva was like “fine go kill your father then”

-Owens’ Philippe is such a sensitive soul, really!

-Yoncheva’s aria here was fab also the other ladies-in-waiting did such a good acting job here

-the Rodrigue/Philippe duet was S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G. Dupuis’ delivery of the “May posterity never say of you…” line was absolutely everything.

-seriously it was fucking fabulous

Act III:

-Polenzani lying on one of the benches like a schoolgirl on her bed AMAZING

-not a fan of how they had Éboli pull off her veil AFTER the “Heavens! it’s not the Queen!” line tbh

-Rodrigue just watching Carlos and Éboli do their thing lol

-the “You love the Queen!” moment was absolutely PERFECTLY staged

-in general this trio was just perfect: singing, staging, all of it.

-the ending of this scene could’ve been gayer tbh

-I get what the acrobat at the auto-da-fé was symbolizing. not sure I 100% agree with the approach taken, which I thought was a bit too silly and distracting in places, but overall not bad.

-loved the aesthetic here.

-the low brass had a FIELD DAY

-also MAD respect for this conductor. he was great.

-Owens was great

-the Flemish deputies were GREAT

-the concertante gave me CHILLS

-Polenzani was MASTERFUL in the finale

-Dupuis used his own sword to block Polenzani’s (the whole sword sequence was excellent) and the fallout was heartbreaking

-no onstage burning but someone was burned offstage and three people were garroted onstage

-poor Carlos

Act IV:

-big disembodied crucifix? okay cool

-Owens was fucking great in the aria

-him and Relyea together? HELL FUCKING YES THAT WAS AMAZING

-seriously Owens can do vulnerability so well

-I was on the edge of my seat for the Philippe/Élisabeth confrontation

-the quartet was glorious

-THAT ÉBOLI/ÉLISABETH SCENE FUCKING OUCH

-Barton’s ‘O don fatal’—STUNNING. I cried.

-the light and shadows at the beginning of the prison scene were incredible

-Dupuis is just a perfect Rodrigue fucking seriously

-so tender

-so loving

-I almost fucking screamed during the stuff leading up to the shooting

-THE WHOLE DEATH SCENE TEAR MY FUCKING HEART OUT AND STOMP ON IT

-seriously

-I wept

-the Lacrimosa was…no words. I cannot. you have to watch it.

-tbh the French version of the riot is a little disappointing but Barton carried and Relyea was once again his sonorous, terrifying self

-also THIBAULT ACTUALLY WAS IN THIS SCENE FUCK YEAH

Act V:

-the prelude. chef’s kiss. well done, Maestro Furrer.

-Yoncheva fucking slayed “Toi qui sus le néant”. that is all. seriously her Élisabeth here is one of the absolute best things I’ve ever heard from her, and that says a LOT.

-the DUET. *screams*

-that’s all I have to say

-it was perfect

-Yoncheva and Polenzani are absolutely perfect

-put them together in more stuff PLEASE

-Carlos gets stabbed by the guards in this one *sighs*

-Rose nailed his little thing

-the chorus was great

-THE ENDING WAS SO FUCKING GAY like Rodrigue welcoming him into the afterlife??? but they both embraced and fell to their knees and then??? Rodrigue was lying on top of Carlos??? HELP???

Anyway yeah 10000000000000/10, it was worth waiting six years to get to see it in surround sound and HD at fucking last.

#opera #opera tag #Don Carlos #Don Carlo #verdi #giuseppe verdi #Met Opera #reviews #notyouraveragejulie goes to the opera #THIS WAS FUCKING STUNNING

[fictumlibrary]

cartoons vs aliens but make it nextgen: it’s hero time! ben 10.

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bellwood is no stranger to aliens and their various activities. it’s normal these days for an intergalactic fight to break out on a rooftop or for spaceships to land in the middle of a park. they don’t hide their activities much anymore. some are even friendly. those that aren’t, however, have formidable opponents in the earth’s population.

bianca levin is a fully-fledged plumber, badge and all, but first and foremost she is the eldest of the tennyson-levins and the daughter of gwendolyn tennyson and kevin levin. while she does not possess osmosian abilities nor does she have the anodite spark, she is highly intelligent and currently studying psychology at animax university and magic with an unknown tutor.

aria tennyson, benjamin tennyson’s daughter, does have the anodite spark and makes no attempt to hide it. proud of her heritage, she also became a plumber, but currently serves as a deputy plumber due to her young age and school commitments. she often has to juggle her popularity, cheer, and schoolwork with alien activity she’s been called to help with.

the least involved in what you might call the ‘family business’ is carter levin, who prefers to stay out of the alien activity despite his osmosian powers. he rarely uses them, preferring the mundane life of a high school football player and school heartthrob.

no one knew how anodite ancestry and osmosian powers would interact with each other, but in the case of milo levin, it isn’t good. with both the anodite spark and the ability to absorb materials, milo’s powers are often out of sorts and are more harmful than helpful. he spends time away from home as much as possible to hide this.

but it’s the youngest of the group that is the most reckless. ryder tennyson is all for communicating with aliens and fighting the bad guys, yet doesn’t have the means to do it. this doesn’t stop him from heading undertown without anything to defend himself with.

edited, 14/2/20XX: the omnitrix, which has not been worn by benjamin tennyson in several years, has gone missing. where it has gone (or who has taken it) is unknown, but i have suspects in mind.

edited, 16/2/20XX: dammit ryder you can’t just steal the omnitrix. i thought i told you not to enter your personal comments into these files. but they’re my files!

@raith-way @kendelias @ocsandallthatjazz @foxesandmagic @decennia @ocfairygodmother @stanshollaand

#ocappreciation #allaboutocs #once again i am so sorry this is so long omfg #also yes surprise these files are being written by someone #you'll probably find out who eventually #*toonsvsaliens #*tva aria tennyson #*tva ryder tennyson #*tva bianca levin #*tva carter levin #*tva milo levin

[professorsnape394]

The Potions Master’s Apprentice

Chapter Seven: Potions Lessons

A/N: This is the seventh part to my fanfiction ‘The Potions Master’s Apprentice (Severus Snape x OC)’. Chapters 1-16 can be found already uploaded on Wattpad under the same name. Feel free to leave requests in my inbox for anything Snape related you want me to write. Leave a comment below if you wish to be added to my tag list.

Pairing: Severus Snape x OC (Dumbledore’s Granddaughter)

Summary: A talented young witch is employed as an apprentice professor at Hogwarts, but who will she be working under? Severus Snape is not best pleased with his new responsibility of taking on an apprentice, however she is relentless to create a friendship between them. Will she be successful? Or might the friendship just go a little two far? With the eyes of her grandfather constantly watching over them, an attempt at a relationship might not be in the cards for Aria Dumbledore and Severus Snape.

Word Count: 2831

Warnings: n/a

Credits to Gif Creator

The orange glow emitting from the floating candles lit the room as the dark star lit sky twinkled above. A distant rumble of thunder filled the Great Hall as the row of Professors sat awaiting the students arrival. Professor Dumbledore sat positioned in the middle of the top table, hands clasped in front of him, a subtle smile resting on his ageing face. On either side of the Headmaster sat the Deputy Headmistress and Head of Slytherin House, while his granddaughter nervously clicking her heel under the table next to the former.

"Don't worry, my dear, you'll be a great professor." Minerva whispered to her colleague, clutching onto her hand.

With a simple double clap from the Headmaster the grand entrance to the hall slowly opened to reveal a clamorous horde of students; from all years and houses. Just as quick as he had summoned them, Dumbledore silenced the crowd immediately after everyone had found a seat. Moments later a small cluster of first year students rushed into the hall, their faces a sea of shock and amazement, almost all of them turning their heads to view the exposed sky above them.

Teachers sat patiently while the children were sorted into their respective houses, the rest of the students however quickly became rowdy, cheering for the students that became part of their house and jeering against those who weren't; particularly the young Slytherins. Aria shook her head disapproving at the clear separation of the student body, wondering why the professors allowed for the other houses to discriminate against the Slytherins.

"I wanted to apologise for last night." Minerva spoke in soft tones. "I was a little merry from all that wine and the excitement of being back at Hogwarts. I was out of line, I should know better than to provoke Severus."

"Don't worry about it Minerva" Aria whispered, reaching out to clasp her hand again, reassuringly. "It was kind of funny when you think back on it. Besides you never done anything wrong, Snape completely overreacted to the whole thing, I mean It was obvious it was meant to be a joke ."

The two witches exchanged a comforting smile and squeeze of the hand, before turning to enjoy the feast.

When everyone seemed full enough from the feast Albus rose to his feet, stepping out to a podium at the front of the hall. He started with the same old reminder to the first years that the dark forest was off limits as was the village of Hogsmeade to all students below their third year. Aria had almost begun to zone out when she was brought back to reality by a loud groan from the students as Dumbledore announced the Quidditch inter-house cup would be cancelled this year. Straight away Aria's attention was pulled to the red headed Weasley twins sitting off to the left of the hall, heckling the headmaster, devastated they would be missing out on playing there favourite sport. Aria chuckled to herself, glad to see the boys again.

The objections from the hall soon came to a halt, not by Dumbledore's upcoming announcement, but by a deep rumble of thunder filling the room, followed by the screams of students as a bolt of lightning pulsed through the sky. Another fork of lightening shot through the sky, illuminating the wounded disfigured face of a suspicious man who had just hobbled into the room. Aria could not take her eyes off the dark silhouette of the man, the only part of his body visible in the shadows was the large unnerving electric blue glass eye which shot about in his head aimlessly, the stark contrast of the fake eye only emphasised when his small black beady one was revealed in the candlelight. The man limped towards the Headmaster, every eye in the room on him.

"Perfect timing." Dumbledore grinned. "May I introduce to you, our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Moody. And on that note I would like to also present, My granddaughter and your new Potions Assistant, Professor Aria Dumbledore." Aria stood for a second, smiling to the crowd and gave a small curtsy before once again taking her seat. Less than enthused by his introduction, Moody immediately took his seat at the end of the top table, allowing Professor Dumbledore to continue with his speech.

"As I was saying, the Quidditch inter-house cup will not be taking place this year due to Hogwarts having the honour of hosting the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Dumbledore proceeded to explain the details and rules of the tournament before introducing the competing schools; Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The excitement among the students only picked up as the opposing schools joined the great feast, each conducting a small show for everyone to enjoy. Aria's nervousness had long passed and she was now thoroughly enjoying the meal with her newfound friends and coworkers. However the silence between Aria and Severus remained as a thick air of tension settled over the Professor's table.

*

First period the next morning Aria was set to assist Snape in teaching first year Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw's. She stood at the front of the Potion's classroom, her presence commanding but not intimidating. Aria couldn't help but grin as she watched the new students excitedly chatting away in hushed tones, enthusiastically awaiting their first ever class at Hogwarts. She felt sorry for them knowing their expectations were soon to be let down. Rocking slightly back and forth on her heels, Aria took one last look over the days schedule. She was determined not to give Severus a reason to criticise her today. Speaking of which she was shocked to find the man late for his own lesson.

Just as the thought entered her mind, the loud crashing of the door opening caught the attention of the entire room. The billowing cape of Severus Snape dramatically wafted behind him as he rounded his way around the children's desks and towards the front of the class.

"There will be no foolish wand waving or silly incantations in this class." He commanded, the velvety monotone of his voice silencing the class. Aria took a step back, not wanting to risk getting in his way as he begun to scribble on the chalkboard behind his desk. "For the select few of you who possess the appreciation for the subtle art that is potion making I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death." Snape enunciated.

Aria continued to stay out of the professors way, waiting for her cue to participate in the lesson. A cue which never came. She stood off to the side, her feet burning from standing so long in the one position, a feigned smile painstakingly plastered on her face, trying her best to keep up appearances for the sake of the students.

It was clear from the look on their faces they were enjoying today's lessons just as much as she was, her heart ached for them, their dreams of having a magical Hogwarts experience was crushed in their first hour of lessons.

Snape continued to teach for the rest of the day pretending like Aria wasn't even there at all. Aria chose to stay silent. Snape's rude demeanour giving her the perfect excuse to report him to Dumbledore for not carrying out his duties as her mentor; allowing her to participate in the teaching of his classes. Not giving him the satisfaction of her arguing she simply walked away at the end of the teaching day, leaving him alone in the class wondering why she simply gave in to him.

This was made clear to him when he was called to Dumbledore's office that evening to discuss the days lessons. Both Dumbledore's sat looking smugly as the Potions Master entered the Headmasters office refusing to take his seat next to the young woman when it was offered.

"I thought I made it abundantly clear Severus that Aria is to assist in all of your lessons." Dumbledore begun, not entertaining the man's supercilious act.

"I thought I made it clear, Headmaster, that I will not work with this woman. I respect she is your granddaughter and you felt the need to give her a job but I will not compromise my teaching for her childish demands."

"Severus, this is your job." Dumbledore said, his tone sharper than usual. "If you will not abide my commands then I shall have to take action into my own hands. Until you chose to cooperate, Aria will teach all potions lessons alone. You will have no interference or participation in any class until you agree to work in partnership with her. That is all I have to say on the matter." He finalised.

"Thank you, grandfather." Aria shot Severus a self-satisfied look, and rose from her seat, pleased with the outcome of her enquiry. Severus seen no point in objecting in fear of making the situation worse. The glare on his face simply intensified. He made to leave, just as did Aria. The two as stubborn as each other refused to stay behind and so they left side by side, the ever growing tension between them more apparent than ever.

"So that's how it shall be, will it?" Severus seethed through gritted teeth. "I do something you don't like and you go running to Granddaddy?"

"It worked didn't it." She chirped with a slight shrug of her shoulders. "Besides, there wouldn't be a problem had you not chose to ignore me all day. I do not want to step on your toes Severus, but if you refuse to work with me, I will do everything in my power to change that. I'm here to assist you, to help you. Utilise me! Stop thinking of me as your biggest enemy and start thinking of me as an asset. We could accomplish so much together." The witch pleaded. Severus shot her a look of confusion and slight disgust. "Professionally speaking." She finished, clearing her throat, making it clearer what she meant.

Snape huffed, in response, continuing to walk on, though they both kept a steady pace, remaining side by side all the way to the Dungeons. Showing no sign of stopping for the final word as he reached his private quarters, Severus huffed to himself in a rage of malcontent. "See you tomorrow." Aria called to him, her tone dripping in sarcasm.

And with that Severus slammed the door to his chambers putting a final end to the conversation.

*

For eight days Aria was left to her own devices, happily teaching potions her own way to the students. Depending on his mood Severus would either sit at his desk, muttering irritably to himself in disapproval. Other days he would be feeling more confident and he would consistently make snarky comments regarding her teaching style. And sometimes he wouldn't even show up to class at all. It didn't take Aria long to suspect what he might be doing during those long days he sat alone.

On the ninth day Severus had had enough. He couldn't take it any more. He hated feeling idle. He hated not feeling needed. He hated that students loved the way she taught. And he hated that one day Dumbledore might come to his senses and realise she was just as capable of teaching as he was and he would no longer be needed at Hogwarts.

That night after the Great Feast Severus went to the Headmaster's office and quietly gave in, agreeing to work in partnership with Miss Dumbledore. Aria was impressed by Severus' decision and could not wait to gloat victoriously when she saw him at breakfast the next day.

However when it actually came time for Aria to proudly shove her successful accomplishment in Severus' face, she didn't have the heart to humiliate him. It had been a good few days since she had saw him last and it was clear the time alone had not done him any good. Though he usually had a look of exhaustion about him the dark bags under his eyes were worse then ever, the lines across his face deeper and his general aura was less dangerous and intimidating dungeon bat and more exhausted sleep deprived man. He almost seemed more human to Aria now he was more reserved and timid than his previously obnoxiously arrogant self.

She let him lead the lesson and done as she was asked when she was asked. Snape was happy to use her skills to his advantage and was glad he had an extra pair of hands to take on the physical aspect of the lesson when he became too tired to move from behind his desk. The pair managed to maintain a professional dialogue for the whole day, with little to no arguments as Aria kept her mouth shut and Severus respected her position as his assistant.

By the end of the teaching day Severus was practically falling asleep behind his desk as he made his way through the stack of paperwork he had collected throughout the day. Struggling to keep his eyes open Severus ran a hand through his hair, resting his head in his hands and let out an painful groan of exhaustion. As Miss Dumbledore finished collecting in the small pewter cauldrons she took the opportunity to have a real conversation with the man in front of her.

Letting out a sympathetic huff, Aria couldn't help but give him a sad sort of smile. She pulled a seat over to the desk and waited for Snape to notice her. Although she hadn't known him long, and of course it was clear to everyone he was not the most well balanced human in terms of sleep and work, she could confidently say he looked to be at his worst. A small scruff of a beard threatening to form had appeared from the past days of forgetting to shave and the man could barely keep his heavy eyelids open.

"Can I help you, Miss Dumbledore." Severus grumbled, slowly moving his hands from his head to look at the young woman. "What is it you want?"

"Are you okay, Severus?" She spoke softly, genuinely concerned for the man.

"I'm perfectly fine, Miss Dumbledore." His slightly slurred words saying differently. "Not that it is any of your concern." He mumbled, once again turning to his stack of paperwork.

"What happened to you." Aria muttered more to herself than Snape. The professor looked up at the woman, who had now become preoccupied with straightening out her skirt. Snape let out a final sigh and sat his quill to the side, ready to fully invest in the conversation with the woman.

"What are you mumbling about, woman." He asked, though his tone was not as harsh as it could have been.

"I am truly, truly sorry, Professor." She confessed. "I knew you were unhappy about my being here but I hadn't realised how much it would have took a toll on you. I mean sure I wanted to mess with you for a bit just to give you a taste of your own medicine, but look at you."

"Despite what you may think, you are not the sole reason for my lack of sleep, Miss Dumbledore." He spoke softly, his captivating gaze catching her own. He seemed to be reassuring her more than doing it for the thrill of proving her wrong.

"I'm not?"

"You are not even half the reason. Though you can take full credit for the sudden peak in my blood pressure." Aria couldn't help but chuckle at the comment, and she could have sworn a brief smile flashed across Severus' face too.

"Do you want to talk about what's got you in such a state." The woman pried.

"Not even slightly." He droned, breaking eye contact, once again picking up his quill.

"Clearly its bothering you, I don't imaging keeping it bottled up will do much good."

"I said I don't want to talk about it." He replied curtly. "Now if you could please take your leave, your assistance is no longer required."

Aria thought it best not to aggravate the man more given his current state and chose to obey his command, giving a small nod before heading for the door.

"Miss Dumbledore." Snape called out, just as she made to leave, forcing to spin on her heel to face him. "I'll be okay." He assured, giving her a comforting nod before immediately turning back to his work.

Speechless Aria could only smile in return. Not only had they both had a successful day of teaching and a perfectly civil conversation but Snape had even gone as far as to reassure her, knowing if he hadn't she would have blamed herself for his deteriorating condition.

The soft click of the door closing felt as if it had been amplified a thousand times as the feeling of loneliness engulfed Severus.

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