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#draco: redeemed
dramioneasks · 9 months
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Things Without Remedy - onebedtorulethemall - E, 32 chapters, Words: 157,581 - “Do you remember when I told the minister that the Time Turner isn’t a weapon?” “Yes.” “I was wrong. It is a weapon. In the wrong hands, it could—it could destroy everything.” It’s been twelve years since the war ended. Ten years since Draco Malfoy was forced from the depths of his depression by a mother and friends who refused to let him die in peace. Six years since he became an Auror for all the wrong reasons. And for the next month, he's been assigned to protect Hermione Granger as she completes her latest invention: a new type of time travel. You can’t change what happened, she told him. There could be catastrophic effects, cascading like ripples in a pond. So when they find themselves at the centre of a dark conspiracy that leaves them trapped in a past he’s been running from his whole life, they need to find a way home without unravelling their future.
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idreamofdraco · 2 years
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Draco/Ginny Fic Fest: Day 6
Ginny Weasley's Formal Complaints About Draco Malfoy by Anonymous
“September 1st,” McGonagall read. “Malfoy attempted to drown a boat of first years as they sailed across the Great Lake. Didn’t bother to dry them off as they muddied the Entrance Hall before the Sorting Ceremony. Why is he gamekeeper?”
Ginny decided to hell with it and covered her face with her hands. She could hear Draco seething beside her.
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souryam · 2 months
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"the malfoys and snape only tolerated each other for political gain and he hated the family actually" : boring, no angst, cliche, makes snape's decision have no emotional stakes
"the malfoys and snape trusted each other despite everything largely bc they met very young, snape challenges their pre conceived notions on basically everything but they treat him like family regardless, meaning that snape betrayed the (bad) people who gave him a home for the ("good") people that mocked and abused him his whole life": insane, appealing, lucius being a reluctant big brother, snape being dracos godparent, emotional stakes through the roof, post war lucius grappling w the fact his bsf betrayed him, that he was the one to lead him to his death yet lucius still loves him bc he saw him as his little brother
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rewritingcanon · 27 days
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What would you say are your more controversial opinions about the hp characters?
ohhhh okayyy. i feel like my opinions on a lot of the characters aren’t controversial because i dont feel super strongly towards anyone in any negative light but here are some i could think of at the top of my head:
i’m glad the malfoys faced more extreme backlash after the second wizarding war. a lot of people in the fandom seem to be very sympathetic towards draco and scorpius for getting dogpiled with the brunt of it (which yeah, it sucks, especially for scorpius) but the prejudice makes complete make sense to me. if i was someone who didn’t know scorpius’ character, and had someone from my family get killed in the second war due to death eaters or something— seeing the malfoys still be wealthy and walk around freely without any jailtime, i would be bitter too. they’re hated on but they’re still one of the richest families ever, so they’ll live LOL
another anon has asked about this and i haven’t responded to them yet but when i do i will link it here for my reasons. basically: the best character in the cursed child is harry potter. i think the way they wrote his character and ptsd carried the play. it was def his story, not albus’.
i do think dumbledore has some aspects of him that may be considered morally gray, but mostly i dont think he is. he does everything for the good of the world, and his complete selflessness leads him to sacrifice anything for it— even himself and the people he loves, when necessary. i completely understand why people wouldn’t agree with his methods though.
james potter isn’t a sunshine character he’s a dickhead. fans of him made him a golden retriever character to be more palatable for modern times. i like him the way he is: an asshole and then less of an asshole �� this is what true stanning looks like
pansy parkinson is racist and out of all the female side characters, developing HER is so questionable from fandom
harry had questionable descriptions about a lot of male characters to make people think he could be a little 🏳️‍🌈 there was bill, there was sirius, there was cedric. but draco is not a part of that list. harry was not feeling draco whatsoever throughout the series but drarry shippers cling to that one ‘obsessed’ line
furthermore, harry rejecting draco’s offer of friendship wasn’t a sad or a ‘what if’ scene. draco was being a classist piece of shit and harry didnt want to fuck with that, there isnt any way in any timeline he wouldve accepted draco’s friendship.
slytherin sucks just generally lol. people want so bad to pluck anti-heroes out of a series that was written specifically with the mind to make all the characters suck.
hermione and ron’s drama isn’t as toxic as people make it out to be. yes, this includes the time hermione sent birds after him. people act like its the end of the world but she was tackling puberty and the end of society soooo i give her a pass to tweak out.
mostly every harry potter character has horrific names. like literally mostly everyone. even the name harry potter 🙁
movie romione wasn’t that bad LOL
severus snape’s ‘redemption’ or whatever was so ass. he bullies kids for five years and then everything is chill because… true love? on harry’s mum? are you kidding me 💀
weasley family angst goes hard but people (especially percy stans and some ron&ginny stans) acting like they’re the most toxic family to walk the earth make me want to rip my hair out and eat it. molly loves her kids guys shes not evil. jesus.
genuinely trying to think of more but i can’t right now…. maybe i will reblog and add to it. i feel like most of my opinions aren’t that controversial though 😭
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accio-sriracha · 3 months
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"Is there a problem?"
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Harry walked up, raising an eyebrow at the witch behind the counter.
She jumped a little when she realised who he was, quickly recovering and handing him a menu,
"No, sir! Not at all! We were just dealing with a minor... issue." She shot an amused look at her coworker, who was still staring daggers at the man they were helping before Harry, "If you'll follow me this way I'll lead you straight to a table, Mr. Potter!"
Harry didn't move, crossing his arms over his chest and putting on the expression he usually reserved for the dark wizards he was interrogating,
"Would you mind explaining to me what this... issue is?" He asked.
The witch looked nervous now, more than nervous, she looked a little terrified.
"Um... nothing, sir! I assure you everything is alright. We just had a slight disagreement on the seating arrangements."
Harry turned to the man now, ignoring the other girl still death glaring him as though her life depended on it, "Are they trying to refuse you service?"
He nodded, a slight smirk on his lips, "Yes, I believe they were."
"I'm sorry... do you two know each other?" The waiter asked. Harry smiled and reached out a hand towards the man, he could tell from the look on his face that Draco was enjoying this,
"Well, considering Mr. Potter and I have been married for about three years now... I'd say we know each other decently well." He put on a fake polite smile, "Thank you for the offer, but I think my husband and I will be eating somewhere else."
Harry tried to supress his laughter at the absolute smugness in his expression.
She stood there, stunned, her mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
"Happy anniversary." Harry whispered, llifting their hands and kissing his knuckles once.
Draco laughed, "Harry anniversary, love."
"How about we find some place a little more tolerant?" Harry offered.
Draco nodded, "Hm... I'd like that. We might as well leave a review and let other customers now how amazing the service is here." He added.
Harry nodded, throwing one last look over his shoulder at their horrified expressions before pulling Draco towards the door.
The restaurant lost half its customers within the week after Harry's scathing review, a fact that Draco was very, very, pleased to hear.
In other news; The Weasley's Mum and Pop Shop Restaurant is becoming extremely popular... funny how these coincidences happen, don't you think?
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in a new body
pairing: draco malfoy x fem!insecure!reader (enemies to friends and maybe lovers, but not stated)
request: imagine being insecure about your stomach because of draco then he gets to know you and makes you feel more comfortable in your skin? please
warnings: body-hatred, insecurity of body, body dysmorphia(?), honestly just hating one's body
notes: this one hit home, just cried to my therapist last week about this! haha! live, laugh, love!
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you hated draco malfoy.
actually, hate is a strong word; you extremely disliked draco malfoy. he believed he was better than everyone else with his stupid face, his stupid slytherin family history, his stupid rich background, and his stupid cruelty towards you.
draco malfoy was stupid and you highly disliked him.
for years, you had received as much torment as harry potter from draco malfoy due to your weight, especially your stomach. you'd be the laughing stock of malfoy and the rest of his slytherin gang, no matter how many times ginny weasley and hermione granger would tell you, "don't pay that evil little cockroach any mind."
you wish you could say the same thing to the voice in your head, screaming at you to do those ab workouts, to not eat as much during the school meals. you wish you could just flip a switch, that draco would stop asking you how many pounds you put on just from breakfast alone, or if you had any trouble fitting into your skirt that morning.
"or you can just sock him in the throat," mentioned ron, mouth full of food.
"you wanna do it for me?" you asked back, an eyebrow raised. ron shook his head and went back to his plate.
hermione sighed beside you, "why not bring it up to dumbledore? or even snape? they should hear the vile things he says to you."
you shrugged, "i don't know, i don't think it's worth it, honestly. that might just make him come at me more and at the moment, i cannot handle that." you tried to laugh at the end, but it came out struggled.
ron gave a smile across from you, mouth full of food, "at least you're not harry, fighting draco constantly to see who the heir of slytherin is."
harry's face turned red, "ron, please, can we not?"
you gave a quiet laugh, "i actually appreciated that ron, thank you." harry groaned beside the redhead.
ginny was about to comment until you heard the goblin voice of draco malfoy himself directly behind you, "hey, y/n, walk any steps today to shed off some pounds? looks like you need to."
hermione glared at draco, "how dare you speak to her, or anyone, like that! you are utterly repulsive!"
draco glanced around the table, "granger, when?"
hermione shot him a look, "when what?"
draco snickered, "did i ask? but seriously y/n, give your legs a break from carrying all that!" and with that, he walked away, proud of himself as he pounded knuckles with crabbe and goyle.
ron and harry stood up, ready to lunge at draco before you gave them a look, shaking your head.
you bit your lip, "suddenly not hungry anymore. um, i think i'm gonna head up to the dorms. see you guys later?"
before anyone could disagree, you stood up from the benches and made your way out of the great hall, running into fred and george who quickly noticed your watery eyes.
"you alright there, y/n?" fred asked, and you nodded quickly, "yes, i'm fine but i have to go - study. goodbye."
the twins looked at one another, and then at your retreating form, "y/n, are you sure-" their question dropped as you continued on.
and with that, the twins were left dumbfounded until they were informed by their friends, brother, and sister.
not long after that incident, draco left you alone, making you and your friends become very suspicious, as if malfoy had a trick up his sleeve. but shockingly, he didn't, and he continued to not talk to you until potions class.
when professor snape decided partnering up different classmates was a great idea, and you two ended up together. he had wandered over to your desk, sitting beside you.
he smirked, "y/n."
you nodded, "listen, just let me do this potion so we can get a decent grade and then you can go back to torturing me, ok? unless you want your grade to suffer?"
draco stayed quiet, somewhat taken aback by your words, "i can help, you know, might as well make sure someone like you doesn't screw it up."
you looked up from the textbook, "someone like me? right, because i'm so repulsive to look at, draco. thank you for the reminder, i'll make sure to dedicate my next workout to you, you git."
with tears on the verge of falling, you grabbed your textbook and hastily walked out the room, professor snape yelling, "and two weeks worth of detention for you, miss l/n!"
you flipped him off right outside the classroom, somewhat bummed and relieved at the same time that he didn't see it.
draco was stunned, simple as that. he knew he was a jerk, a total asshole, but to him, it was pure fun. there was no harm - at least to him. but now, as he sat in potions class, noticing how all eyes were on him, he came to the realization that there was harm done.
draco never actually thought you were heavy or overweight, or even ugly; by merlin no, he thought you were so pretty. yet, he wanted to slap himself as that was no excuse to bully her until she cried - no, he knew that was the wrong way to go about it.
so then why did he do it? he hated that stupid saying that guys bullied girls because they liked them, but draco wondered if that were true in his case. or if he just didn't want to acknowledge his feelings for you.
he pondered the rest of potions class, speechless as to why he thought making fun of your weight was any excuse to talk to you. all he did was hurt you so deeply, cut wounds into your being.
draco knew he was an asshole, and knew he messed up. so how does he apologize?
apologizing was not his strong suit as he never needed to; well, at least to anyone besides his parents. why apologize to anyone else if nobody was as important as them? oh, but you were. you were so full of life and jokes, so kind to him when you all arrived as first-years, yet he has always been so cruel to you. was draco seriously this foreign to kindness that he decided the easiest way to reciprocate was to be mean?
yeah, i guess so.
draco stood up, his chair screeching against the floor. everyone looked at him and draco glanced to snape, "i've got to go." and with that, he was gone, leaving everyone with wide eyes and raised eyebrows.
hermione looked to ron, "where do you think he's going?"
ron shrugged, "beats me. maybe thinking of new insults to hurl at y/n. it's been a while."
hermione sighed and shuffled uncomfortably in her seat, "i wanna go look for her, ron."
harry heard her and shook his head, "bad idea; i think snape might lose it if one more person leaves or even raises their hand."
severus snape was indeed distraught at the behavior that was taking place in his classroom.
but he was not as taken aback as you were now in the astronomy tower.
why had it taken all up until now for you to snap? to even come back at him with something as much as anger? draco deserved to be yelled at, to be slapped, to be, as ron said, "socked in the throat."
you wiped your tears, sitting on the concrete floor as sobs racked your shoulders again. a few owls surrounded and flew around the tower as you whispered, "i hate my body. i have so much hatred for this fat, the way i look, the way i feel. i hate it." you sobbed, feeling the tears slip down your cheeks.
you let out a shaky breath, looking in your bag to grab a tissue before snot became your worst enemy. you wiped your nose, wrinkling it at the feeling before you sighed. you sniffled, tears filling your eyes again.
"i'm sorry."
you jumped, looking around for the source of the voice until you saw draco shuffle out of the darkness by the concrete wall.
you scoffed, "ugh, merlin! go away, malfoy. you're the last person i want to see right now, if you haven't caught on."
he kicked against the floor, "i deserve that."
"and i deserved your bullying, too, right?"
draco glanced to you, shaking his head even though yours had turned back around. he stepped closer, "no, no, you didn't. i'm... i'm a git, you're right."
you sniffled, looking to him as he sat beside you. you grumbled, "took you long enough."
draco huffed a laugh, "it did. and you can still hate me after this, but i truly am sorry. you didn't deserve what i said and did to you, and i can't imagine how you must feel."
silence enveloped between the both of you until he continued, "i heard what you said earlier, about your body."
your eyes had been closed, and you hummed, "not exactly a shocker."
"because of what i said? no, it's not, and i'm sorry again."
you held up a hand, looking at him, "draco."
draco looked you in the eyes, "y/n."
you gave a slight laugh, "it's okay, i forgive you."
draco nodded, "i'm sorry for making you feel so shitty about yourself. nobody deserves to feel that way, especially you, because you were nothing but kind to me and i treated you terribly."
you smiled softly at him, "you did, but you're apologizing now. my issues i can deal with on my own, but you took the time to apologize now so i'm grateful for that."
draco was stunned, a frown on his face, "how are you kind to me right now? i was terrible to you!"
you gave him side-eye, "i said terrible shit about you in my head, so i figured i should be nice."
the two of you laughed loudly at that comment, draco's eyes crinkling. as it died down, he rested a hand on the back of your head. he turned you towards him, "you're beautiful. truly stunning, y/n. i'm sorry i said those things about you."
you gave a small smile as tears welled in your eyes, "thank you draco, it's okay."
draco leaned back on his one hand, the other still in your hair, "can i help you in any way? to help you love yourself and your body?"
you were shocked to the core at his words this entire time, but now your eyes were just popping out of your head. you stumbled, "oh - no, no, i don't think so. it's just something i need to learn, y'know, to love my body. it's just...hard."
draco nodded and he smiled, "i have an idea."
your face drained of color, worried this might have been a joke all along. draco continued, "instead of insults, i'll give you compliments throughout the day. maybe that can help?"
this draco was so sweet compared to the old one; you suddenly had the urge to just grab his cheeks and go on about how sweet he was. this was such a turn of events.
"then," draco went on, "you wont want to be in a new body."
you smiled, "that sounds like a great idea, draco. thank you."
draco's cheeks flushed, "yeah, not a problem, it's whatever."
maybe during this new change in events, draco and yourself can figure out how to deal with the pounding in your chests.
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oflights · 28 days
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my whole thing with the snape redemption arc (beyond it just being poorly written) and harry's reaction to it is just like. when you're a kid and an adult treats you poorly, that's a really hard grudge to shake. especially later when you're an adult and you look back and you're like "that grown ass man hated me, a kid...he should've known better...i'm an adult now and i know better, i would never treat a kid that way"
there just doesn't exist a calculus in my mind that goes "snape was in unrequited love with my mother - low key caused her death - took his guilt and anger out on children + vaguely protected me and contributed to the war effort = he's a hero and i respect him" for harry. it makes no sense!
snape never actually redeemed himself for the harm he caused harry and other kids. the narrative never even attempts to hold him accountable for that and harry is just like "meh he helped when it counted for these loser ass friendzone reasons" and is fine with it.
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batwynn · 6 months
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That moment when you read/watch something where a writer creates a complex character, with all their spectacularly unlikable quirks and assholeness, and you can still see the love the writer has have for them. It’s such a sharp contrast to certain writers who endlessly claim that the character forever irredeemable and openly mocks people for wanting to find forgiveness and love for that character.
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Damian Desmond from is great because at first glance you’d think he’s another one of those Draco Malfoy trope, especially with the 2 henchmen and taunting upon first meeting the MC(Anya).  But then we saw Damian protecting Anya at the dodgeball game, call out the people who said Anya cheated to get her stella, and tried to hold a friendly conversation when Anya is sad that he’s not interested in her dog. Like, this kid’s only 6 yet he’s already more mature and self reflective than a lot of ‘rich brat’ characters and I really like that
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i-am-mldy · 1 year
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I genuinely cannot explain how frustrated it makes me to see all these people on titktok saying that Snow is "misunderstood" and "traumatized" like bestie, this man enabled child murder, poverty, forced prostitution, and caused his best friend's death and saw Lucy Gray as a possession like PLEASE—
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dramioneasks · 1 year
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Hi there. Any fic recommendations where Draco is soft/gentle, gets along with everybody & Hermione falls for him first because of that?
TQ in advance!!
This Is Me Trying by his_parents_gallery - M, 50 chapters - After the war, Hermione started to see the title of "Brightest Witch of Her Age" as more of a burden than an honor. With loneliness, pressure, and a lack of motivation eating at her; Hermione finds it almost impossible to keep up her "normal" facade. However, only one person seems to notice anything is wrong... Will Draco Malfoy be able to bring back the fire in Hermione, or is the old Hermione dead?
My Best Friends' Best Friend Draco Malfoy by GreenInk_RedLetters - M, 19 chapters - "Look, we obviously don't get along." Malfoy rose a brow. "But Harry is my best friend and for some miraculous reason he's decided to trust you so I'm proposing a truce." Malfoy crossed his arms. "A...truce?" "Yes. No insulting my hair or my clothes OR my work habits." He looked like he wanted to interrupt her. "And I won't intentionally insult your necessity for a house elf or your slimy personality." "In the same breath you've managed to propose a truce AND insult me." He paused. "Very Slytherin of you." Hermione ignored him. "Truce? For the sake of our friends?" He smirked. "Alright." Her eyes narrowed. She hadn't expected it to be that easy. A true enemies-to-lovers Dramione story, with an added twist of the rest of Hermione's friends having already adopted Draco into their group. But when the pair form a timid truce to work together to assist in Harry's proposal to Ginny...maybe seeds of friendship (or something more) will start to bloom. Features classic Draco snark, humor, alcohol-induced decision making, and perhaps someone not hating the other *quite* as much as they'd previously alluded to.
The Grangers’ Guide to Good Neighbourly Conduct by rattlebag - T, 2 chapters - Per the Bartley Road neighbourly agreement, as set out by Miss. H. J. Granger, one accepts responsibility for sticking to the following rules: 1. No loud noises after 10 pm on weekdays 2. Bins to be kept within house boundary 3. Permits are required for cars on the street 4. Willingness to share food and Netflix passwords Or: The one where Draco moves in next door
All For Us by goldengirlgranger - E, 32 chapters - Returning to Hogwarts for Eighth Year was tougher than Hermione Granger had imagined, without her two best friends at her side it was hard for her to picture what Hogwarts was without them. She was one of few students returning and she understood why, but she had to go back, finish her education as she should have. She hadn’t decided how she was going to deal with seeing the castle again, attending classes with missing students and teachers and getting on with life as normal. She especially hadn't factored in who the other returning Eighth Year students were and how they would impact her life. "Not surprised to see you here, Granger. But I bet you're surprised to see me" Draco Malfoy. Surprised was an understatement.
The Malfoy Mystery by kkavyaa - G, 23 chapters - One day, Draco felt himself changing. No, not like puberty, but something else. He discovers things about himself that his family has hidden since his birth. His family, his entire life had been a hoax. He has trouble accepting this reality and has to balance this as he attends his last year at Hogwarts after the defeat of you-know-who.
-Lisa
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takearisk-xo · 2 years
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draco: so… in conclusion, i’m in love with hermione
pansy: granger!? the girl who you bullied and cursed on multiple occasions? the girl who was tortured by your aunt at your house and who for all intents and purposes hates you?
draco: yes. thoughts?
pansy: and prayers with you babe
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underwittingly · 8 months
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tbh i really love how draco's a bigoted asshole (in the sense that there's just enough nuance in his whole... thing to not throw me off entirely but also really dislike him) but at the same time it's so hard to make him stay in character when writing him without cringing so i really respect the writers who manage to write him so well bc i know a draco is good when i want to punch him
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misswind · 11 months
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I thought I escaped my fate
I have graduated from Draco Malfoy. Thought my thing for edgy possibly redeemable cold guys with pale hair was over. I’m older, he’s just some kid now with a fun character ark.
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Behold, an even edgier, almost unredeemable but still with possibility, cold guy, with pale hair. As an 18 year old graduating from Draco College, I present Aemond Targaryen. He has an eyepatch. And a fucking cool dragon.
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wtccttwwbghaiwhtr · 24 days
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Snape is 100% redeemable, but the way jk did it is not it.
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If one were to build a World Destroying Weapon nd Disguised it as a tower as tall as the eiffel tower, would any of you be concerned for it's existence?
(Hoo boy, this is gonna need a read more because I got way too many muses.)
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"What?! Why would you do that?! The logisticsssss alone would be a horrible idea!"
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"Much as I might not seem like I give a shit, I would shut your ass down before you got that far."
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"This is why demons don't trust Sinners down here."
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"Yeah, if you did that shit, I'd be outta work, so fucking don't."
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"You gotta a brain in there at all? Cause if you do, I recommend making sure you keep it from getting blown out by your stupidity."
Surge and Kit are simply glaring at the anon with murderous intent. Starline is adjusting his gloves with the same glare.
"I've already seen stuff like that. Do that, and my trauma response would be to blow you up to kingdom come." Elfilin says spear pulled.
"Ditto." Au'ra Darious says.
"The same goes for me and Draco." The Dragonborn Darious says as he and his brother look ready to fight.
"I'm a Maverick Hunter. But Maverick or not, I will stop you for the sake of the world." Axl proclaims.
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"Do you really need to ask that? More than half the people on here are heroes, and the rest all have their own reasons for wanting to stop that."
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