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theoneandonlyphilly · 1 year

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Hey! Sorry if im bothering you but can i get some more information about the new found family AU it seems really interesting so i scrolled through your blog but didn't find really much information and stuff, i know that bee and soundy were bio brothers and that their parents got killed so they ended up in an orphanage where they met the seekers and cliff and became a family together. But that's basically it

Could you maybe write a fanfiction or something? I've seen as post about you thinking about it but are you going to? Sorry for asking so much!

Good question. But sadly i suck at writing and didn't bother too but if someone wants to, go for it. and the reason why there isn't much was because it was still in progress but now i have some down. Now like i said in mostly all of my post, this is an human au too. Just want to clarify. And somethings may have changed i don't remember-

Soundwave and bumblebee:

Sound and bee parents were killed in a breaking and entering. They had haerd glass being shattered downstairs and thought it was of their kids(bee was a toddler like 5 1/2 and sound was a almost teen?, 9-10 years old). Their father had went down to go check if it was and was met with a bullet in the head. Their mother had heard this and ran to her children room (sound and bee shared a room). She had put them in bathroom and told them to keep quiet as she trys to go downstairs and call the cops. When she had called them saying someone was in her house with her and her kids and had killed her husband, she was found and met the same death as her beloved. Bee was crying and sound was trying to keep him quiet hoping his mother would come back (they heard the gunshot but don't know she was killed nor that their father was either). When the cops arrived the person that broke in had already escaped. One of the cops had found little sound and bee and took them out of the house. Now, bee was to young to remember but sound remembers everything to the sounds of gunshots to seeing his mother and fathers lifeless bodys on the ground. They didn't have any other family members so it was the orphanage

When they had arrived the first few weeks were hard. Sounds didn't want to be there. He wanted to be home with his mom and dad but he knew it wasn't going to happen. Bee had a hard time too but found a liking there. He had became friends with star who was a year older then him and yk little siblings, they introduced all of their friends to ya so they and the seekers had gotten closer to the point they are never apart. A couple of years pass like 3 or 4 and someone has been picking on star and bee and one of the new kids, cliffjumper, had step in. By starting a fight with the bully and of course he got in trouble. Star and bee had thank him the next day and they just bacame a trio ever since which meant cliffjumper was all of a sudden part of a little made up family.

The day sounds and bee found out they were going to be adopted, it hurt. Because that would mean their have to leave their family behind and they didn't want to do that so the couple that were only adopting two kids ended up with six.

The seekers:

When sounds and bee arrives at the orphanage, Thundercracker and skywarp are twins (8 years old) and starscream is the youngest by two years (6 years old). Not much is known about their parents but they were left at the orphanage at a young age. They lived there for most of their lives now. When bee and star became friends, sky and t.c got to know about him and his older brother a bit more since sounds didn't really talk to anyone. When cliffjumper became part of "family", they would get in so much trouble.

Same thing when sounds and bee were gonna be adopted, they were hurt because they would have to say goodbye

Cliffjumper:

When he arrived, he was 12 1/2 years old. 3 or 4 years after sounds and bee arrival. He didn't really talk to anyone either but after seeing some kid picking on some little ones and throwing hands, he became more talkative. His family wasn't the best and that was the main reason he was there. His father was alcoholic and his mother did drugs and stuff. He wasn't ues to family love so when he suddenly became part of a family. He didn't know how to act or anything because he didn't have an family. Or just a loving and caring family.

When sound and bee were getting adopted, he wasn't suspecting to get adopted too

#tf au #starscream #cliffjumper #bumblebee #skywarp #soundwave #thundercracker #found family #transformers prime #transformers g1 #transformers animated #tf rid 2015 #tf rid15 #transformers au #found family au

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juantheashura · 2 years

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Hello!!!

First of all, i want to say thank you for creating such a wonderful wip for us

Second, if you don't mind, i want to ask about the relationship between Seeker and Ignis, and between Kratis and Victoria:

I remember reading somewhere in this blog about Ignis and Seeker admit their feeling to each other and finally in a relationship. So when Victoria appeared, will there be any awkward moments if she found out that Ignis and Seeker are together ? I mean, after all Victoria loved Kratis ( and from what i have read in this blog, i assume that she still loves him) and if my mind functions correctly, Kratis is Seeker.

Hello! Thank you for your kind words! :D And no, of course I don't mind, please knock yourself out! The Seeker/Ignis/Victoria conundrum is something I'm always happy to talk about.

First of all, yes, you're correct that Victoria loves Kratis very much (and Kratis is Seeker, yes!). That's an undeniable and unchangeable fact. Those two would go to hell, back, and to hell again for each other, with no questions asked and no bigger request than just a glance. Everything Seeker does today is because of The Sun, and Kratis' reticence to get involved with Ignis has a lot to do with his relationship with Victoria.

And you're also correct that Ignis and Seeker will eventually get into a relationship, despite Seeker dragging his feet and Ignis being so unwilling to push the issue.

As for how I plan to tackle the obvious debacle that'll come if Victoria, Ignis and Seeker are together in the same place, well...

You'll see.

The Sun, the Moon and the Star are three very important characters to me, and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out how I'll deal with their situations in a way that is satisfying to me, personally. And I think I've found it, but it'll take a while to get there, so I can only ask that you stick with me until we have to deal with that question.

Thank you for the ask! I love discussing this trio of dumbasses, and they're one of the things that I'm most looking forward to explore. It makes me really happy that they cause even the slightest nit of curiosity in all of you. :))

#wip ask #anon ask #ask me anything #a tale of heroes #choice of games #two dragons #relationship

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coffeestainsandcashmere · 3 years

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Let No Man Steal Your Thyme - Chapter Eight (sfw)

I hope those few of you who follow this blog even remember this story!! It's being posted on here as a WIP, so technically you're all my beta readers :). Sorry it's taking so long to work through, but I'm really busy with other writing work, plus actual work, and some life stuff, but it's not abandoned!

In this chapter, which is a bit of a filler chapter, Hermione gets a pleasant surprise visit at the Kneazel and Quill, and she learns what Draco is doing with himself all day at the Manor, and why he has the hands of a potion master. Meanwhile Draco is quietly freaking out about what Scorpius will think of his kindling relationship with one third of the legendary Golden Trio...

As always, looking forward to hearing your reactions and thoughts!

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The bell above the door of the Kneazel and Quill jangled, and Hermione looked up to see a very familiar figure wearing practical, Muggle clothes, and a tired but genuine smile.

“Harry!” she shrieked in delight, rising and scuttling around the desk. “When did you get back? I thought you were on assignment in Sweden til —”

He raised his eyebrows. “Wednesday? It’s Wednesday today, Hermione.”

“So it is,” she laughed, and pulled him into a hug. “Cup of tea? You look wiped out.”

“I’m only staying if you’ve got custard creams…”

She snorted. “I must have known I’d need them — I stopped at the Tesco Express on my way in this morning.”

“Maybe Professor Trelawney was wrong about you and ‘the sight’ after all?” Harry grinned and she shook her head, curls bouncing everywhere for want of a hair-tie.

Seated in the cramped back room of her second hand bookshop, Harry looked at her and cocked his head slightly to the side.

“What?” she asked, dunking a biscuit into her tea.

Quietly, Harry said, “There’s something different about you.”

“No there isn’t,” she retorted, scoffing her custard cream down and reaching for another. “I’m the same washed up old hag I’ve always been. Now, tell me about Gothenburg! I’ve wanted to go back ever since we went there for that conference — must be, ooh, what, twelve years ago now? Gods, how time flies.”

“Ok, first of all, you’re nothing like a ‘washed up old hag’, so don’t you dare talk about yourself like that, and secondly, Gothenburg was amazing.”

She smiled, and let him tell her what he could about his assignment.

“Bet Ginny’s glad to have you back,” she said.

Harry’s face shifted into what Hermione called her favourite ‘Harry being soppy for his wife’ expression, and he flushed. “Yeah, probably. Apparently Lily’s been flying around the garden at Grimmauld and it’s giving Ginny kneazles. Lily’s been pretending to be the next seeker for the Harpies or something…” Raking his hand through his messy hair, he sighed. “Who’d have ever thought I’d be sitting in your bookshop, talking about my daughter learning to fly, eh?”

She smiled, but Harry’s expression cracked a little.

“Sorry,” he mumbled.

Hermione scowled fondly and reached across to take his hand in hers. “Harry… we’ve been over this a thousand times.”

“I know. I just…” he drew in a long inhale and then said, “So are you going to tell me what’s changed in your life since I’ve been away? You’re practically glowing. Did you meet someone?”

Hermione bit her lip and drew back, cheeks heating damnably.

“You did? Who is it? Do I know them?”

“Yes,” she said carefully. “You do. But if I tell you who it is, I need you to…” she puffed out her cheeks and finished off in a rush, “I need you to promise not to freak out first of all, and then promise you won’t tell a soul. Not even Ginny just yet, ok? It’s really important.”

Harry looked wary and worried at that.

Taking one more breath for courage, she said quietly, “It’s Draco Malfoy.”

For a moment, Harry fell utterly still, his green eyes wide and disbelieving. He looked like he was expecting Fred and George to pop out of the bookshelves with party streamers and tell him he’d been pranked, but when he saw her anxious expression, his shoulders dropped a fraction and he whispered, “You’re bloody serious.”

“Yes.”

“How?” he blurted. “I mean… the man’s a hermit by all accounts. How did you even meet him, let alone… you know…” he grimaced and she bit back a snicker. It looked like he’d swallowed a toad whole.

A tiny smile crept onto her lips and she relaxed just a little. “It was back on the first of September,” she said. “I went with Ginny to wave James and Albus off, and —”

“— of course, Scorpius started this year too.”

“Exactly. Draco was there to see him off. Ginny was amazed that he’d left the Manor, but he’s… Gods, Harry, he loves that boy so much.” She paused, recalling Draco's stricken expression as the train had pulled away from the platform, and of his fears about losing Scorpius because of their relationship.

Harry watched her with a quiet intensity for a moment and then asked, “So… Uh… how’d it happen?”

She laughed. “I invited him for a drink at the Leaky, fully expecting him to refuse. I think he surprised himself when he accepted. We had lunch together and honestly…? It was really nice. He’s changed, Harry.”

“I know.”

That surprised her, and she sat up a bit and frowned.

Chuckling softly, Harry ran a hand around the two-day stubble on his jaw. “You remember the attack on the Manor?”

“Little Scorpius yowled in my arms for hours while you questioned his father, Harry. I couldn’t forget that.”

Harry acquiesced with a sideways nod of his head. “Well, he wasn’t the same Malfoy from school in that interview room, Hermione. I don’t know what I was expecting, but when I could get him to focus on something that wasn’t the whereabouts of his son, he was articulate and helpful… Still arrogant and snappy, but…” Harry shook his head. “He’s definitely different.”

Hermione bit her lip to try and stop herself from crying, which failed, and when Harry looked up, his face fell.

“Hermione? What’s wrong?” He set his mug down and rose from his battered old armchair, crossing in two strides to kneel beside hers.

“I was so afraid you wouldn’t understand,” she whispered, shaking and overwhelmed.

All the tension left Harry and he hugged her.

It was awkward because of the furniture, but Harry had always given the best hugs no matter the situation. “You deserve to be happy, Hermione. And you’ve always known your mind. If Malfoy can keep up with you, and keep you happy, then…” he shrugged without letting go, “I’ll support you. If he hurts you though, I will use every curse I’ve ever learned as an Auror on him.”

“Thanks, Harry. You promise you won’t tell anyone yet?”

He nodded.

And then someone cleared their throat from the doorway into the main shop, and Hermione jumped. Harry sprang back, hand going instinctively for his wand, but he stopped when he saw who was standing there.

“Theo!” Hermione exclaimed, smearing the last of her tears off her cheeks. “What are you doing here? I didn’t hear you come in.”

“Too busy sobbing onto dear Potter’s shoulder,” he said without barb. “Everything alright?”

She nodded. “Just getting emotional about something as usual. What’s up?”

“Just came to see if you wanted to grab lunch, but I can see that England’s favourite Auror has returned. How was your trip, Potter?”

“Good,” he said, suddenly every bit the awkward boy he’d been at Hogwarts. “I just finished debriefing and thought I’d stop by for a custard cream and a chat with Hermione before I head home. I’m on leave for a week now.”

“Nice,” Theo smiled. “Any plans?”

Harry shrugged. “A few casual rounds of quidditch with Ron and the others,” he said. “Time with Ginny and Lily. Might pop up to Hogsmeade and see if I can visit James and Albus at the weekend.”

Conversation stalled, and Harry rocked back on his heels before putting his mug down and turning to Hermione.

“Look, I’d better get going,” he said. “But… Come over for dinner this week, alright?”

She nodded. “I’d love that. Tomorrow any good?”

“I’ll check with Ginny, but I can’t see why not. I’ll owl you.” He paused and then grinned. “C’mere,” he said, and pulled her into another enormous hug. With a hand briefly on the back of her head, he murmured, “I won’t tell a soul.”

“Thank you,” she said, squeezing him so hard he wheezed.

“See you, Nott,” Harry said with a polite nod as he left.

Once the bell had fallen silent again, Theo turned to her and crossed his arms loosely over his chest. “Everything alright?” he asked again now that they were alone.

“Yeah,” she said and rolled her eyes. “I told him about Draco and bound him to secrecy. I was so relieved when he took it so well that I just burst into tears.”

Theo laughed at that and finally seemed to relax. “I’m honoured to have known before Potter, then,” he said. “And what, pray, are those?” he added when his eyes landed on the custard creams.

“Muggle biscuits,” she said, picking up the plate and holding it out to him. “They’re delicious.”

Theo looked as if she’d offered him a plate of slugs and held up his hand. “Thanks… I’ll, uh, pass.”

“You’re such a snob, Theodore Nott,” she laughed, bustling off to tidy the mugs and plate away. “What did you want, anyway?”

“Lunch,” he said.

“It’s three in the afternoon,” she countered.

“Mmm. I had a deposition that went on forever. I’m starving.”

“Theo, I do actually have a business to run,” she said. “Isn’t today Dan’s day off? Can’t he go instead?”

“He’s already reserved us a table and is probably halfway through his steak and rioja by now,” Theo groused. “I’ll bring you a doggy bag if we have any leftovers,” he added affectionately.

“Thanks?”

Pausing on the threshold to the back room, Theo fixed her with one of his rare, intense and sincere looks. “I’m glad things worked out with you and Draco. Potter was right; you both deserve to be happy.”

She swallowed thickly, feeling tears prickle at her eyes again. “You won’t tell anyone? He wants to tell Scorpius himself. He doesn’t want it coming from someone else first.”

Theo dragged his thumb across his heart in a cross and nodded. “Drinks on Friday? Draco said he might come.”

“I’ll be there anyway,” she promised, and Theo left with a friendly wink that only he could get away with.

She and Draco continued to see each other, mostly using the seclusion of his London apartment, though they did sometimes go back to hers. There they watched the 1946 Great Expectations. To Hermione’s surprise, however, Draco informed her that it wasn’t his first time seeing a muggle film. That, naturally, led down a whole rabbit hole of questions, ending with the discovery that Draco had built Scorpius a warded playroom inside Malfoy Manor that was shielded from the effects of magic and thus allowed Muggle technology to function perfectly.

“But… you need electricity!” she’d blurted.

Laughing and looking far too smug with himself, Draco said, “Indeed.”

“But… wizarding households don’t have electricity!”

“Granger, you’re glorious when you’re baffled. I must make more efforts to confound that brilliant mind of yours more often.”

“Tell me!” she’d shrilled, pinching him in the ribs as they sat on the sofa together with the end credits rolling away in the background. When he’d just sat back with his mouth quirked into an infuriating smirk, she had straddled him and raked her fingers through the slightly shorter hair just above his hears on either side of his head, scrunching the silver-white waves until he’d groaned and bucked upwards slightly into her. “Tell me, Draco Malfoy, or no more kisses.”

“You drive a hard bargain, my beautiful, brilliant witch,” he purred, slightly breathless as she continued to hold him in her grasp, head tilted back a little, throat exposed. His hands landed reverently on her hips and he closed his eyes, clearly enjoying the contact.

Naturally, Hermione kissed him on the lips and he smiled. “Perpetual shock charm,” he said when she drew back. “I made a generator.”

“That’s… That’s so simple it’s genius. But surely you had to look up —?”

“I’m fairly certain I could get a job as a muggle ‘electrician’ now,” he snickered, chasing after more kisses. “But I choose not to.”

“What do you do with yourself all day?” she asked. “Running Malfoy Manor and the estate can’t take up all your time, surely?”

He went a little tense beneath her at that and then chuckled, embarrassed. “I… I’m on the board of a number of charities,” he said, “And I’m currently conducting research into a number areas in the field of Potions. I did a postal course to get my NEWTs in Potions, and shortly after that, attained my masters.”

“Huh,” she said, sitting back a bit. She reached down and brought his hands up in front of her. Pressing a kiss to each of his scar-flecked knuckles, she murmured, “That explains a lot. You’ve got the hands of a potion-master, Draco.”

“Too many spills and accidents,” he snorted. “And not enough dragon hide gloves.”

“What are you researching?”

“A number of projects,” he said evasively.

“Come on,” she laughed, dropping his hands again and beginning to nuzzle at his jawline and neck. He was utterly weak to that, she’d discovered to her absolute delight, and she was not above using it to her advantage. Beneath her, he shivered and went limp, turning his head with a sigh of pleasure as she raked her teeth over his pulse and then kissed him.

“I’m working on… ah… on a recipe that… oh gods, Granger…”

“Go on,” she crooned.

“A recipe to make the wolfsbane potion commercially viable,” he panted.

At that, she did pause, but only for a moment. Next thing Draco knew, Hermione had flung her arms around his neck and was squeezing the life out of him like a boa constrictor.

“Granger?”

She just shook her head, thinking of what Remus Lupin would say if he knew what Draco was working on now on behalf of his kind. “Why?” she eventually croaked without removing her face from the crook of Draco’s neck.

His hands skated gently up and down her back, the heat simmering back down to something calmer; something fond and affectionate. “Because,” he fairly growled, “Fenrir Greyback tormented my mother when he lived with us at the Manor, and I had no idea that werewolves could be functioning members of society with the right help until I met Remus Lupin. It was just another area where if I’d only known more at the time, it would have made so much difference to my perception of things.”

He sighed and kissed the side of her head.

“I can make a difference now. I’ve got a state of the art potions lab in one of the dungeons at the Manor, and Severus left his entire collection of books and notes to me in his will. He must have known I always wanted to be a potions master, even when I didn’t think I’d live beyond the end of that awful year…”

That was probably the longest continuous speech from Draco she’d heard since they’d started seeing each other, and the emotion in his voice, lingering beneath the surface like a hidden current, moved her deeply.

“You’re a wonderful man, Draco,” she whispered as she kissed his temple. “I wish the world could see you for who you are now…”

“You see me,” he said very quietly. “That’s enough.”

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To be continued! Don’t forget to let me know what you think, and help a relative newbie (at least to contributing anyway) to the fandom out by reblogging!

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#hermione x draco #dramione fic #draco malfoy #hermione granger #older dramione #older dramione fic #hermione granger x draco malfoy #let no man steal your thyme

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foximator-blog · 3 years

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Random SONIC THE HEDGEHOG headcanons to spice up the blog a bit. Time to talk about one of my first hyperfixations since kindergarten.

1. The chaos emeralds share the same energies as both Light and Dark Gaia, hence their connection to the earth. Their balance of positive and negative energies is also why they can be used indiscriminately for both good and evil.

2. In ancient times, the Hedgehogs were a highly respected race who built the ancient ruins found in Marble, Labyrinth, and even Aquatic ruin zones. They ended many wars and settled many rivalries between other species, hence why today humanoid animals and humans live in harmony.

3. The previous headcanon ties into why Gerald Robotnik chose to create Shadow as a hedgehog, because the Hedgehogs were his favorite civilization to study alongside the Echidnas.

4. Sure, the kissing scene between Sonic and Elise was weird to us... but short humanoids with animal characteristics aren't common in our world, so no one on mobius gripes about a mobian cat marrying a human woman for example.

5. Sonic was one of the few who remembered the events of 06 before time was altered in the ending, so that's why memories of Crisis city still show up in generations.

6. Sonic is Ace. That doesn't mean he doesn't love anyone though. He's just not intrested in the traditional type of romance or relationship.

7. Sonic does have a house like described in the Sonic labyrinth manual, he just spends so much time adventuring he kind of jumps between his actual house and Tails's workshop in mystic ruins whenever he's ready for a break. His house is in Green hill zone.

8. The Zeti have two civilizations, the warfaring Hex dwellers and the peaceful Under dwellers, who live underground instead of in open skies. After the Deadly six split up, some of them crawled to the under Landers vowing to change their warfaring ways so they could live more comfortably.

9. (Personal headcanon about the OC I made in forces)

Buddy the Shepard is a seeker of adventure now after fighting in the war with Sonic, he travels around helping smaller towns and villages with rebuilding, and was too busy to compete in Dodanpa's race despite being formally invited.

10. If Sticks ever shows up in the main canon, I think it should be as the speed type character in a team with Mighty and Ray. I see a very cute family dynamic with this trio, Mighty being the pacifist but strong dad, Sticks being the sweet but absolutely feral mom, and Ray being their adopted son, wide eyed and along for the ride.

#headcanon #sonic the hedgehog #sonicthehedgehog #sonic headcanon #the deadly six #chaos emeralds #mighty the armadillo #ray the flying squirrel #sticks the badger #sonic 06 #princess elise

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leadflowers · 4 years

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I am going to send you number 015 — assault — from that numbered prompt list! You can only send asks from your main blog, apparently, so I am going on anon. Please tag me as @failedvenatori in your repy :D

((To my followers: please blacklist the tag dairoleplay if you do not wish to have roleplay threads cluttering up your dash!))

@failedvenatori - hope you (and the Magister) like it!

One.

Two.

Three.

Three bursts of fire followed one another in quick succession, hurtling towards the training dummies lined up in Skyhold’s practice yard, impassive silhouettes which resembled a trio of armoured knights in the deepening gloom. They weren’t the flimsy dummies cobbled together out of straw and wood which soldiers in training took swings at with blunt swords, but the sturdiest the Inquisition had in its arsenal, made to withstand even Seeker Cassandra Pentaghast’s angriest blows.

Right then, they were being assailed by a volley of arcane fire, summoned forth from the fingertips of Inquisitor Katarina Trevelyan with relentless determination. One after another the fiery projectiles found their target, sizzling through the chilly evening air before exploding in a shower of orange sparks and leaving behind a black sooty mark.

Her hand clasped in Dorian’s own, which feel hot as if warmed from within by magic. He is speaking, but she is staring at the intricate pattern on the sleeve of his fine silk robes; anywhere but his face.

“Inquisitor…Katarina…Kate. You are a remarkable woman. I mean that in the best way. In another life…”

Kate swallows in dry throat, masters herself. Her face is burning, and she hopes the dimness of the rotunda is enough to conceal the red patches she is certain have bloomed on her pallid cheeks like twin marks of shame.

Two more fireballs engulfed the training dummy almost at the same time, the noise of their combustion thankfully drowning out an angry, pained growl issuing from somewhere inside Kate’s chest. Not that there was anyone around to hear it; the training yard was deserted as the approaching night scattered the inhabitants of Skyhold towards places of rest or revelry.

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

How could she have been so stupid?!

“I understand”, she tells him, pulling her hand away from that unbearable touch. A dead smile descends on her face so suddenly it looks as if her jaw cracked. “It was my fault for reading too much into our…association.”

She has raised her gaze now, half waiting to be greeted by one of Dorian’s trademark smirks and witty remarks, something about how he cannot help being so irresistible, but none of that happens. Instead, his head is bowed sadly between sagging shoulders and when he speaks, his voice is barely above a whisper.

“I am sorry. I’m a shameless flirt, I know…But you’re my friend, and I didn’t mean to hurt you. I…thought you knew. I thought everyone knew.”

Had she known?

Katarina supposed she had, deep down. A faint awareness at the edge of thought to be pushed away, never given a voice…clinging instead to a much more appealing fantasy, a rosy scenario in which a mage from Tevinter and one from the South found they had more in common than they could have ever believed possible. Quite aside from his looks and charm, Dorian had a capacious mind housing a wealth of knowledge which he enjoyed sharing with Kate during their many late-night conversations in the castle library, poring over ancient tomes and debating high arcana while sipping fine Orlesian wine.

Friendship had come easily to them. But Kate…Kate found herself wanting more.

So she chose not to think too much about the reasons why a man like Dorian seemed to be celibate, why his flirting never materialised into action despite the gaggle of female admirers he inevitably gathered around himself wherever they travelled.

She also closed her ears to the various whispers flitting around Skyhold, involving him and a handsome young stable hand seen creeping in and out of his chambers in the early hours of the morning.

In her secret innermost heart, Katarina entertained the vain notion that she was the reason for Dorian’s apparent lack of interest in the opposite gender…and not the fact that he had never had such interest to begin with.

But at last, the truth was out. She was a fool, no better than the love-struck village girls trailing after Dorian like the silly geese they were.

A globe of fire, white hot and bigger than the rest, swelled between Katarina’s curved fingers like a miniature sun. It obliterated one of the sturdy metal figures, sending it flying backward, sundered in half, the edges of impact still red and dripping molten steel.

#dairoleplay #dragon age inquisition #dragon age roleplay #gereon alexius #dorian pavus #inquisitor trevelyan

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fredsweaslies · 4 years

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note: hi guys! i used to be @fredweaslies, but i got hacked on my main blog and now i’m locked out. so, i’ll be updating the rest of this fic on this blog! sorry for any confusion, hope you guys are enjoying this!

THE NEXT MORNING, THE GIRLS QUICKLY REALIZED THEY WERE RUNNING LATE. They quickly got dressed and skipped breakfast, racing through the hallways desperately trying to find their Divination classroom. Dolores muttered to herself in annoyance with Draco who didn't bother waiting for them in the common room or their roommates who didn't wake the girls up. As they turned a corner, Paloma slammed into someone and fell back, sending her materials flying onto the stone floor.

"Shit, I'm sorry." The boyish voice apologized. Paloma propped herself on elbows and watched the tallboy stick his hand out toward her to help her up. It was the captain of the Gryffindor team. She felt her face turn bright red.

"No it's - it's okay." She stammered, pulling on his hand and standing back up. He quickly bent down and grabbed her materials up in one scoop. He had broad arms that were observably the result of years of playing Quidditch.

"I'm Oliver." He introduced, Paloma having to tilt her head up a great lot to meet his eyes.

"I'm Paloma." She replied softly. Oliver then handed her her books and gave a shy smile.

"Yeah, I know. I heard you're the new Slytherin seeker, everyone's been saying how you're not as mean as the others in your house." He admitted, chuckling to himself and causing her to giggle at the rumor.

"I sure hope so." She smiled.

"I'm captain for Gryffindor." He added, he smiled goofily at her only making her blush more.

"Hey, sorry to interrupt but we're running really late to Divination, do you know where we can find it?" Dolores intercepted.

"Y-yeah, down the corridor, up the stairs, and up the attic." His eyes were still glued onto Paloma.

"Well, I'll see you around Oliver." Paloma said meekly, "Yeah, I'll see you around." Oliver then trailed off and hurried down the corridor, Dolores pulling on Paloma's sleeve the opposite way just in time for their class.

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"You are such a prick for not waiting for us." Paloma erupted at Draco as soon as they left Divination.

"Oh please, it is not my fault that you two can't manage your time." He rolled his eyes and led the girls down a grand staircase, heading towards their next class. "Sleeping is not managing your time correctly?" Dolores quipped. As the trio glided down the hallway, a familiar voice called their names.

"Paloma! Dolores!" Hermione half-shouted, causing them to all stop in their tracks.

"Hermione! Hey!" Dolores grinned, the two girls rushing over the Hermione who was standing with Harry and Ron. Draco sulked over to them hesitantly, staying glued behind them and trying to bite his tongue. But, as Dolores stood by Ron, she felt the heat rise to her cheeks. She was hoping that Ron had forgotten all about their little run in the other day.

"How are you guys liking your classes so far?" She beamed.

"We almost lost our minds trying to get to Divination this morning but we managed, other than that it's all been so fascinating." Paloma replied, "And hey - sorry about potions yesterday, we don't know what Snape's problem is." Dolores apologized.

"Yeah, we don't either." Harry intercepted, resulting in laughs from them.

"Can you two hurry up? We need to get to class." Draco muttered from behind them.

"Oh, calm down," Paloma responded, annoyed.

"Excuse me if I don't want to be around these three bumbling idiots." Draco fought back, causing Dolores to send an elbow to his side. Harry and Ron laughed quietly, but their faces turned into looks of anger as Draco said "Not to mention we're in the midst of a filthy mudblood." Hermione's smile from seeing the girl's diminished.

"Well if we don't get to class Draco's going to throw a fit, it was nice talking to you guys." Paloma ended the conversation.

The two trios parted ways and headed towards their next class which was Herbology.

As they were just a few feet away from the greenhouse, an unfamiliar voice was heard behind them.

"Draco!" The girl shouted, causing Draco to whip his head around.

"Pansy Parkinson." He whispered to the two.

"Your other girlfriend?" Paloma whispered back. As Pansy approached, she made a nasty look at the two girls.

"So you're the new girls from America, I presume." She greeted, with a hint of disdain.

She was a pretty girl, they thought, but the look on her face that seemed like she smelled the potion from Snape's class yesterday obstructed her strong features.

"Yeah, I'm Paloma and this is-" Paloma started, but Pansy interrupted, "So Draco, you promised to tell me about Potter's little run-in with a dementor on the train." She sniggered.

Paloma and Dolores shared a look of confusion and decided to leave Draco outside of the greenhouse to head into class.

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While Draco and Paloma were out at Quidditch practice after school, Dolores decided to head into the library. The library was sprawling and filled to the brim with countless books that she couldn't even fathom reading. As she moved through the library, she found Hermione hunched over a pile of papers and scrolls, with countless books open and strewn over the table. Dolores rushed up to the table with her.

"Hey!" Dolores whispered.

"Oh - Hi! Sorry, this is all a mess..." Hermione apologized, attempting to clear off some table space.

"No, no! I get it, you're in the zone." Dolores smiled and placed her own books on the table, "Sorry to interrupt." She added.

Hermione shook her head and looked up at her, "It's all so fascinating don't you think? Learning about a whole new culture of wizarding in another country? I can only imagine." Hermione cooed innocently.

"My thoughts exactly, you guys are a lot cooler than our wizards and witches back home." Hermione giggled softly.

"Hey, and you can tell your friends I'm sorry about how Draco treats you, he can be a prick." Dolores apologized once again. Hermione shook her head and turned slightly red.

"We're used to it now." She whispered.

"And what's that thing he calls you guys? Muckbloods?"

Hermione turned serious, "Mudbloods."

"What does that even mean? I never bothered to ask him." Dolores asked, opening up her books and pulling out a quill from her bag.

"It's someone who isn't a pureblood, a very wretched thing to call someone." Hermione gulped.

Dolores turned white, "Oh - I'm sorry."

"No it's okay, I get it all the time now. What do they call them back in America?" Hermione was now staring at Dolores intently.

"Just non-maj, or non-magics. I used to get it all the time back home."

Hermione's mouth turned agape and her brows furrowed, "You're..."

Dolores quickly realized her mistake.

"Y-yeah, but no one knows except for Paloma."

"Wow, I just expected since you hung around with Draco -"

"Yeah, I know. My father who was a wizard passed away and I just have my non-magic mother now. She told me to keep it a secret...so if you could-"

Hermione interrupted, "Of course, I won't tell a soul. I understand."

Dolores exhaled a sigh of relief, the two girls looking at each other with smiles.

"Do you mind if I study with you?" Dolores asked, her smile growing bigger.

"Of course you can." She nodded her head excitedly, the two girls then beginning to chip away at the huge workload that was assigned for them.

◀︎ chapter four ☆ chapter six ▶︎

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ahhhh so I hit 1.2k followers this morning and I’m super happy and shocked tbh! It honestly means the world to me and I want to thank every single one of you, you’re amazing, literally I love every single one of you soo much it’s unbelievable. As a celebration for reaching 1.2k I’m going to be doing blogrates, hogwarts lifes and taking requests for edits :)

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W e A p p r e c i a t e P o w e r

_About Us

We, brothers three; born of programmed intellect, carried by cruel obedience, driven to transmissible madness. Oh, the humanity.

C O N N O R : [RK800]

“Is there... anything you’d like to know about me?”

“I was programmed to select the best option of those available. I simply selected the action that would serve a better outcome.”

Designated ID: #313 248 317 - 51 (thru - 59)

Date of creation: August 2038

Nicknames: “Con”

General: The original prototype detective and infamous deviant hunter. Exceptionally curious and surprisingly quick-witted at times, Connor tries his best to learn more about the world around him in any way he can.

Fun Facts:

Deviant, though still becoming accustomed to that fact.

🙊 “Speak-No-Evil”

The beloved, “oldest child.”

More or less has the emotional equivalence of a puppy.

Likes dogs... and fish.

And coins.

Tends to be a little spacey, though he means well.

People tend to forget how deadly he really is, considering his usually sunny disposition.

If you’ve a thing for Freud, the Ego of this trio.

Harbors unspoken fears.

Scary-good at lying through his teeth, provided that he needs to.

Driven to self-sacrifice at most opportunities; in this way, fatally empathetic.

C O L I N : [RK800-60]

“We may be superficially identical, though I am nothing if not your superior in depth.”

“You still think I can be saved? You really think that I could live after this? You’re so gullible.”

Designated ID: #313 248 317 - 60

Date of creation: August 2038

Nicknames: “Sixty,” “Nor”

General: Connor’s direct twin, whom he encounters at CyberLife Tower. “Colin,” as he prefers to call himself in order to differentiate from his twin. Although he shares memories with Connor, he is of another disposition. Smarmy. Cold by nature, though still oddly charismatic. Easily flustered. Driven by ambition.

Fun Facts:

Deviant, though vehemently denies this.

🙉 “Hear-No-Evil”

The unloved, “middle child.”

He is left-handed, whereas Connor is right-handed.

His nickname “Nor” comes from Ariadne (main, OC blog), an acquaintance of his. She calls Connor “Con” to shade his ability to lie easily, whereas Colin is “Nor” to represent his existence as the ‘negative alternative’ to the first Connor. Both are a play on words, and together they are “Con-Nor.”

Bad at emotions; experiences anxiety more often than not.

He is insecure and can be quite possessive--of both the material objects he fancies and his brothers; not to mention, he’s a blatant attention-seeker.

Inferiority complex.

Id. Or Super-ego, depending on the context.

Acts impulsively, does what he wants when he wants, usually under the guise that it’s for the benefit of others.

I’ll say it outright: the problem child.

Tends to be the scapegoat.

C A I N : [RK900]

“It is against our combined intelligence to be driven by petty errors such as this. Have some sense of civility.”

“Who are you to question me?”

Designated ID: #313 248 317 - 87

Date of creation: November 2038

Nicknames: “Nines”

General: The brooding, mysterious successor of the RK800 line. Statistically superior to that of his brothers, designed to be the perfect machine. Even purported “perfection” has its flaws. Puts on a pretense of being prim and proper, but plays dirty at the first opportunity. Confident, manipulative; has rare moments of vulnerability.

Fun Facts:

Deviant, though systematically unaware.

🙈 “See-No-Evil”

The favorite, “youngest child.”

The tallest of the three.

Named after the biblical story of Cain and Abel--you know, fratricide.

Chew on that one a bit.

Can be rather hypocritical.

Superiority complex.

Primarily Super-ego, though occasionally dips into Id.

“This is why mom doesn’t love you!”

Looks like he could kill you instantly, and honestly probably would.

His poker-face is what most wrongly assume to be his only expression.

Good at getting what he wants without appearing like he is.

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Congrats on 100!! You deserve it!! I followed you because you so smoothly™ proclaimed that we're best friends😂😂 and I think gollum was misunderstood and I hate frodo baggins gah. Ok so since my phone sucks I cannot see all the emojis so can I get basically everything??? Pls??? #notextraatall💁‍♀️ and CONGRATS ONCE AGAIN AGDKG🖤

Thank you, love!! Haha I try to be as smooth as possible when finding besties as amazing as you ;). Also, I’ve been meaning to read LOTR forever but as far as I can tell, Gollum is fantastic!

1. Song I associate your blog with (🎤): The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! At the Disco

2. Compliment! (💗): You’re the first person to call me smooth (I’m such an awkward person normally so that means a lot!) You’re the kind of person I can scream about fandoms with for hours until we lose our voices and are forced to text-yell, and the kind of friend I wish I was! Also, your icon makes you even more badass. You’re such a fantastic person with an equally fantastic blog and ily!

3. Choreography that fits your aesthetic (💃):

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4. Fictional Character I associate you with (📖): Pietro Maximoff from the MCU. You seem like the kind of person who’d have super speed, and the sass and badassery matches up pretty well. Also, you’re super underrated and are one of my favorite blogs to chat with in the comments.

5. Flower/Plant I associate with you (🍀): Indian Paintbrush! They’re a type of wildflower that grows a lot in Texas. They’re a bright orange-red and are super vibrant, which matches your bright energy perfectly!

6. Harry Potter Blog Rate (⚡️):

Generation - Fantastic Beasts, Marauders, Hogwarts Mystery, Golden Trio, Next Gen

House - Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor

Best Friend - Newt Scamander, Theseus Scamander, Tina Goldstein, Queenie Goldstein, Jacob Kowalski, Leta Lestrange, Credence Barebone, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Potter, Lily Evans, Severus Snape, Regulus Black, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Penny Haywood, Ben Copper, Barnaby Lee, Rowan Khanna, Charlie Weasley, Bill Weasley, Nymphadora Tonks, Merula Snyde, Ismelda Murk, Andre Egwu, Tulip Karasu, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, Percy Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Lee Jordan, Draco Malfoy, Oliver Wood, Blaise Zabini, Cedric Diggory, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, Pansy Parkinson, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter, Lily Luna Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, Teddy Lupin, Victoire Weasley, Louis Weasley, Dominique Weasley, Rose Granger-Weasley, Hugo Granger-Weasley, Lorcan Scamander, Lysander Scamander, Fred Weasley II, Roxanne Weasley, Molly Weasley II, Lucy Weasley

Familiar/Pet - Cat, Owl, Toad

Best Class - Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Herbology, Charms, Care of Magical Creatures, Astronomy, Arithmancy, Flying, History of Magic, Divination, Muggle Studies, Ancient Runes

Enemy - Dolores Umbridge, Voldemort, Death Eaters, Grindelwald, Jacob (Y/L/N), Madame Rakepick, Exams, The Golden Trio, The Silver Trio, the basilisk, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, Barty Crouch Jr., Fenrir Greyback, Rita Skeeter, Peter Pettigrew, Nagini, dementors, Severus Snape, Gilderoy Lockhart, The Ministry of Magic

Favorite Teacher - Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, Filius Flitwick, Madame Pomfrey, Horace Slughorn, Pomona Sprout, Sybil Trelawney, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, Professor Binns, Rubeus Hagrid, Silvanus Kettleburn

Quidditch Position - Chaser, Keeper, Seeker, Beater, Commentator

Spell/Charm/Curse of Choice - Riddikulus, Obliviate, Alohomora, Lumos, Expelliarmus, Wingardium Leviosa, Expecto Patronum, Accio, Protego, Stupefy, Sectumsempra, Aparecium, Arresto Momentum, Incendio, Aguamenti, Avis, Levicorpus

Job - Auror, Professional Quidditch Player, Cursebreaker, Professor, Magizoologist, Healer, Journalist, Ministry Official, Minister of Magic, Headmaster/Headmistress, Wandmaker

Favorite Magical Object - Wand, Marauder’s Map, Invisibility Cloak, Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes Products, Broomstick, the Golden Snitch, Remembrall, Deluminator, Howler, Sneakoscope, Weasley Family Clock, Wizard’s Chess

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Was watching some KH III theory videos, and was watching one where the poster was proposing potential shocking plot twists for the game.

One of the proposed twists involved Sora having to kill the BBS trio.

I’ll be honest, as I’ve mentioned before on this blog, I’m not a fan of ‘who lives and who dies’ being the main marketing incentive behind a game, movie, or comic. It honestly comes off as distracting, because you’re so worried about which of your favorite characters currently has a gun pointed at their head, that you honestly can’t focus on being entertained. It had turned me off from movies like Infinity War, because I was too busy worrying about which of the characters were going to die that I couldn’t focus on the movie itself.

And with KH III being the finale of the ‘Seeker of Darkness Arc’, of course there’s got to be weight to it, but does that always have to mean character death?

Especially when it’s been implied for the last few games (mainly 2.8, Dream Drop Distance, and Coded), that rescuing Terra, Aqua, and Ventus is one of the utmost priorities for Sora and the gang. Well, I mean, from the trailers, it’s looking more like Sora’s goal is finding Roxas, while Riku is the one being tasked with saving the BBS trio.

Somehow, I still think Sora’s quest to find Roxas will lead him to Ventus instead.

The problem is what little we know about the game at the moment beyond what we’ve seen in the trailers, and all the twists we’re getting from those alone. Following some statements from Nomura, there is just way too much conflicting information.

There are so many ways so many fan theories could be right, but also wrong. Of course, they are just theories, and not facts, but still.

There are two statements I recall Nomura saying, statements that have been hovering in the back of my mind. One was his response to the fan reaction of Dark Aqua in the E3 trailer, where he stated that--

‘it looks like Aqua had fallen to darkness, but just because she has fallen, doesn’t mean she can’t be saved’. (or something to that effect, I’m paraphrasing)

Considering Aqua is, arguably, one of the most popular KH characters, based on one of the last character poles I looked at (she scored number one in the favorite female character category, and had more votes than the winner of the favorite male category). The idea of killing her off feels like a step in the wrong direction, and would be a PR nightmare for Square.

But then there was another statement Nomura made. Something along the lines of ‘fans having to accept some harsh realities’, frequently making use of the phrase that fans should ‘brace themselves’. We also know that there are a lot of characters who will not be returning after this game.

Though, Nomura also has a track record of saying one thing, and then doing something completely different. In fact, earlier on, he, apparently stated that Sora will always be the lead of Kingdom Hearts, but then has also implied that KH III will mark the end of Sora’s story with the conclusion of the Seeker of Darkness Saga.

This also has to be taken with the fact that, the game has not been released yet, we know nothing about it beyond the trailers and what little Nomura is allowed to say in interviews. Statements Nomura is making in interviews could be false information so as not to spoil the game.

To be honest, I don’t want any of these characters to die. Yes, I’m obviously attached to the BBS trio (BBS was the game that ultimately got me into Kingdom Hearts), and I know that for a game with as much weight as KH III, the possibilities that certain characters will be gone for good after this is certainly a factor, but is it so wrong to want all the trios to make it through?

Like, III is supposed to be big, like, really big. It’s the conclusion of a story arc that’s been going on for over a decade, almost every major character is supposed to make a return appearance for this game. There is no denying, this game is going to be huge. And already, with the reveal of ‘Aquanort’, the stakes only keep getting higher.

But Nomura says she’s still not beyond saving.

But then, we’ve seen people get ‘Norted’, but we’ve never seen people get ‘un-norted’, so how is she not beyond saving if she’s a vessel now? Closest I can think of to someone being ‘un-norted’, is Riku, having fallen under Ansem/Xehanort’s influence in KH I, and even taking on his appearance for most of KH II, though, technically that was just Riku having opened himself to the darkness, and not becoming a vessel of Xehanort.

Of course, there’s also the fact that Riku and Sora can unlock hearts. So maybe that’s how they start ‘de-norting’ vessels.

Yeah, I’ve made the joke that ‘if any of the trios die in KH III, we riot’, but in all honesty, if they go the route of, ‘the only way to save Terra, Aqua, and Ventus is to kill them’, I probably WOULD riot.

Like, why would you put so much weight on their rescue, if you’re just going to kill them off? Why pull the rug out from under us like that after stringing us along for so long? For a series known for emotionally hitting fans where it hurts, this one would be a VERY low blow.

That’s not to say I’m not expecting a boss fight with the entire BBS trio, I’ve even wrote a theory about that, but I’d much rather a boss fight that results in them being saved and brought back to Yen Sid’s tower or Mickey’s Castle fore healing rather than them fading into nothing.

Like I said, that would be a low blow. There’s writing an emotional story with an emotional twist that will tug at the player’s heart strings, but to have us strung along for an entire series of games where one of the sole purposes is the rescue of these three, only ends in all three of them dying, would just be too cruel.

Hell, if I had it my way, a BBS trio boss fight would simply be an arena fight in the Olympus Colosseum and nothing more.

I dunno, maybe I should stop looking at other theories and just stick to my own? I’m just not a fan of the theories and marketing incentive of ‘he’s dead, she’s dead, he’s DEFINITELY going to die’.

#OutOfChess(OOC)#not really a negative post #just something I'm not sure I'm ready for

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His Yoke Is Easy from The Messiah by George Friderich Handel, The Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner: I've posted before about one of my most influential choral conductors, who once told me that, "Handel was a German who wrote Italian operas for the English."

He meant far more than English audiences.

It is beyond curious that a race of people so determined to avoid awkwardness that they make every moment more awkward, should interpret this portion of The Messiah with such unfettered joy, and defiance.

Speaking of awkward, the interwebs wil tell you that the lyric here reads, "His burthen is light". But, what is a "burthen"? Is it some kind of burqa for childbearing women? For newborn babies? Or, is it simply some rotten ingredient in the word salad of some semi-literate gatekeeper?

Who knows? Maybe the English was baroque-en.

The truth is, if you want any sense of what these lyrics mean, you have to go to the source -- Jesus Himself, as quoted in Matthew 11:28-30.

Now that you get it, click the link, and crank it up. For your sweater-knitting auntie, for your bullet-journaling frenemy, for every "25 Things ..." blog post, for the Nazis past and present, play this one loud.

Merry Christmas, Baby, Otis Redding: In a season that's so often about temporary glitz and empty promises, it's good to remember that it's not Christmas unless it's got soul.

Redding doesn't bother to hide his anguish here. He's clearly thinking of other Christmases that weren't so merry, wondering if this one, too, will evaporate before his eyes. For someone like this, you shouldn't say it if you don't mean it.

What Child Is This, Paul Horn: With a choir of soprano, alto, and bass flutes, and a primitive octave splitter called a Multivider, jazz titan, Paul Horn (Chico Hamilton Quintet), created one of the least-known but most enduring holiday albums ever recorded.

The big reverb and parallel fifths would put this right at home on any Game of Thrones soundtrack, while the Scotch snaps in the bass give it a sort of traditional Christmas feel. But, his articulation -- so liquid he could almost be scatting -- puts the stamp of a jazzer all over this piece. The whole album is like this -- a heady brew of musical influences.

Christmas In Hollis, Run-D.M.C.: I'm hardly a connoisseur of this genre. What I do remember is this: While the media threatened us with nightmare images of wilding teens, and super predators, super-strengthened by crack, or angel dust, or ... whatever, Run-D.M.C. presented an almost-suburban story of naughty elves, a Christmas miracle, and as much traditional, Southern food as you could eat.

What followed years later was the discrediting of some doctoral candidate's super-predator theory, the acquittal of the so-called Central Park five, and the international exposure of Donald Trump, whose newspaper fanned the flames, as a liar, a bigot, and full-time attention-seeker.

Meanwhile, Run-D.M.C. are probably home for Christmas, rejoicing because they know exactly what's on the menu.

Drosselmeyer's Gifts from The Nutcracker, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet: Let's, once and for all, abandon the notion that The Nutcracker is merely bland, holiday fare for the kiddies. Russian culture -- about which Russia's president seems entirely clueless -- won't let you have that. And it shouldn't.

See, sometimes, we expect more than we should from mere human effort. Sometimes, gifts offer us more fear and frustration than uncomplicated joy.

These are probably good things to remember for those who celebrate the birth of someone who promised, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi Trio (above): Maybe it's that the melody starts on a note that begs to be resolved. Maybe it's the fact that they never quite hit the high notes on the head. In other words, maybe there was a method to Vince Guaraldi's madness.

None of that satisfactorily explains how a genius of cool jazz got a group of kids to deliver a performance suffused with melancholy.

Way back in 1965, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, and a handful of kids figured out how to say, in the language of music, exactly what Christmas means to some of us. I see you, Linus, and this performance gives me chills every time I hear it.

Gaudete, Steeleye Span: Ah, the 70s!

There's a corner of Twitter where people whose gravest concern was having zits for the Homecoming dance, tell themselves scary stories of How Bad It Was back then, assuming that all who read these dystopian fantasies not only Know What Is Meant, but agree wholeheartedly, with an accompanying shiver down their spines.

Personally, I liked it just fine when kids didn't kill other kids for shutting them out of the in crowd, and English folk rockers could sing a carol about Jesus's birth, a capella, in Latin, taking it to Number 1 on the charts, albeit in their home country.

Do They Know It's Christmas, Band Aid: When this single was released, I was deeply moved, as were many.

Older, ostensibly wiser friends strove to burst my bubble. They counseled that Band Aid's efforts were useless, that food sat rotting on the docks because the organizers hadn't the brains to do it right. Work harder, they said. Make money and spend it. There is nothing else. Your heroes are hopelessly filthy.

No.

See, we have no right to expect humans and human effort to be perfect. Purity culture was as ugly then as it is now.

There's more to life than getting and spending, and Band Aid proves it. The initial effort served as the springboard for major charitable projects by Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, and Bono -- efforts that continue to this day.

"We let in light, and we banish shade", the song goes. It's not just talking about flipping a switch.

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem, Dailey and Vincent: Number One with a bullet -- or, maybe, it's a Bible. And why?

Because too many conservatives are dreading any kind of overtly-religious end to this countdown, even as they exploit the religious right in a last-ditch effort to grab more money, more power.

Forget about it.

See, physics may be the reason for the season, but Jesus is the reason Christians call it Christmas. All the ideological squeamishness (read: hypocrisy) on conservatives' part won't change that.

So, Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays -- take your pick. May the coming year give you enough courage to use the holiday greetings your conscience dictates, no matter who else is listening.

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ahhhh so I hit 1.2k followers this morning and I’m super happy and shocked tbh! It honestly means the world to me and I want to thank every single one of you, you’re amazing, literally I love every single one of you soo much it’s unbelievable. As a celebration for not only reaching 1.2k but also as it is the 20th anniversary of the philosophers stone aka the beginning of a magical journey, I’m going to be doing blogrates, hogwarts lifes, giving advice and taking requests for edits :)

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reblog this post, likes are bookmark only

send me what you’d like via my ask box - either hogwarts life or blograte and as many requests etc as you’d like.

please be patient, depending on how many I get depends on the time it will take to get them all posted.

blacklist #celebrations if you don’t want to see them.

format is under the cut

Requests:

You can request an edit for any Harry Potter character, ship, friendship group, scene, era, quote, basically anything. Just make sure to specify what kind of edit you’d like, poster style, gif, photoset, doodles, to take a look at some of the ‘styles’ I’ve done just check out my creations tag and you can let me know which post you want your request to be styled like :)

Hogwarts Life:

House: slytherin | hufflepuff | gryffindor | ravenclaw |

Blood Status: muggleborn | half-blood | pureblood

Era: founders | fantastic beasts | marauders | golden trio | next gen

Pet: cat | toad | owl | other

Blog Rates:

FOLLOWING: no, but ily! | just did! | yes | ofc, we’re mutuals! | UNTIL THE VERY END

COMMENTS:

Advice:

Just send me something that is worrying you or something that you would like some advice on and I’ll do my best to help you out, if you want the conversation kept private then just say and I’ll answer privately :)

#celebrations #nympcdora #1.2k #chloe does things #hogwarts life #blogrates #requests #advice

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azkabqn · 7 years

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Congratulations on 500! Your blog is awesome and so is your url! :) ⚡

Thank you so much!! your url is so creative and i love your entire blog aesthetic and your writings, its all so amazingly cleaver 🖤🖤

Join the celebration, we have cake!

⚡ HP aesthetic rate ⚡

subject: transfiguration / charms / potions / history of magic / defence against the dark arts / astronomy / herbology

quidditch: spectator / commentator / chaser / keeper / beater / seeker

club: slug club / dumbledore’s army / duelling club / frog choir / gobstones club

ability: animagus / metamorphmagus / veela / parseltongue / werewolf

spell: accio / lumos / wingardium leviosa / stupefy / expecto patronum

place: hogwarts / the burrow / hogsmead / forbidden forest / shrieking shack

shop: honeydukes / flourish and blotts / ollivander’s / weasleys’ wizard wheezes

profession: healer / ministry worker / spellbook writer / auror / dragon keeper

character you remind me of: Tom Riddle himself, tall dark,witty and cleaver with words is the vibe you give I mean that as a compliment!!!

#azkabqn500 #follower celebration #unsqeakable

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lillyevanssss · 7 years

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I hit 150 followers which, to me, is CRAZY. I mean I know a lot of people have more followers, but think about it. 150 people. 150 PEOPLE. That’s more people than I’ve talked to this year.

And wanted to do something for you lovelies. :)

A reminder that my request shop is open as well if you want something HP-related.

Rules

Must me following me!

Reblog this post. :)

Send me an ask with a 🌺 for a blog compliment!

Send me an ask with a 🦋 for a regular blog rate! (Format below.)

Send me an ask with a ⚡️ for a Harry Potter thing! (Format below.)

Block the “maya rates” tag to ignore these. :)

I made another post like this with a blue banner and slightly different formats, but it went into the Tumblr void. If anyone sees it on my blog, message me so I can delete!!

Formats:

🦋 / regular blog rate

url: i don’t get it | nice! | awesome!! | pls can i has

icon: it’s ok | cute! | whoa!! | where did you get it bc i need it

theme: default | pretty! | wowww!! | i have seen the light

posts: ehh | cool! | gorgeous!! | i’m silently queueing everything rn

edits/aesthetics: couldn’t find any! | getting there | it’s good! | it’s amazing!! | howww!! O_o

writing/drabbles/hcs: couldn’t find any! | getting there | it’s good! | it’s amazing!! | teach me your secrets! kjzshgjks

overall: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10+

following: no, sorry <3 | i am now | yes, of course! | how dare you!

comments/compliments: also send a 😬 for advice if you want some!

⚡️ / HP thing

blood status: muggle-born | half-blood | pure-blood | muggle | ARGUS FILCH

house: gryffindor | slytherin | hufflepuff | ravenclaw | ISOLT SAYRE

pet: cat | owl | toad | rat | HAGRID

drink: butterbeer | fire whiskey | pumpkin juice | MAD-EYE MOODY BARTY CROUCH JR

following: no, sorry <3 | i am now | yes, of course! | how dare you!

#events #c150

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unsqeakable · 7 years

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Food and medical kit, please, for meraudurs? ❤❤

Because S. doesn’t know what a word “wait” means, they don’t wait just pack everything and sent the package as soon as possible.

(Of course! @meraudurs, help will be there, soon! :D )

Want one?

Food (a compliment):

Elena, you are an amazing human being and I hope that you know that (and yes, you are. And if you think otherwise, then I will force you to know that. Also, I will remind you that you are amazing until I die). You are, literally, one of the nicest people I know. You are a great listener and I really appreciate that you are a part of my life. You are an incredible person and I am really lucky to have met you, and gotten to know you. Also, your blog and url are great. Please, never change. The world needs more people like you.

Medical kit (Hogwarts aesthetic):

House: Gryffindor | Hufflepuff | Ravenclaw | Slytherin

Blood Status: muggle | squib | muggle-born | half-blood | pure-blood

Quidditch Position: Lee Jordan in his element (Commentator) | Hermione Granger who can’t play Quidditch but watches her friends’ matches (Spectator) | Fred and George who are ready to eliminate anyone from the opposite team (Beater) | Newt Scamander who still chases his beasts (Chaser) | Oliver Wood who would rather be killed than have Quidditch match cancelled (Keeper) | Harry Potter who not only is the youngest seeker in a century but also who happen to be the Chosen One (Seeker) | Frustrated Minerva McGonagall who has to deal with Lee and his comments (starring as frustrated Minerva McGonagall who has to deal with Lee and his comments)

Era: Founders | Fantastic Beasts | Marauders | Golden Trio | Next Generation

#personal: celebration #personal: mystery solved #meraudurs

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sageslays · 7 years

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Hello Beauty Babes!

I just got back from a much needed vacation to Orlando, which somehow I feel like I needed a vacation to recover from the vacation. Disney is no joke! I swear it’s like a mad house! I don’t know about you, but the happiest place on earth is now my bed. (Or Ulta & Sephora)

So, after a few days rest, I’m back! And seriously, I couldn’t have picked a worse time to go on vacay. So much is happening in the beautyverse! I’m gonna be popping out new content like booty pops at a J-Lo concert.

As soon as I got home, I was greeted with a new Colourpop Package! So, get ready for a haul!!!

I picked up a bunch of new stuff, and I can’t wait to show you guys and share my thoughts!

First, I picked up one of the new Colourpop Concealers!!! Does anyone else dread picking out face product shades online? I always feel like there’s a shade I could’ve gotten that would be better.

But anyways, I picked up the shade Medium Tan 35. I would’ve like a more yellow tone concealer, but I think this shade will work out for me.

The packaging is pretty big compared to other concealers. It’s .14 oz (4.0g) which isn’t as much product compared to other concealers.

The texture is very smooth. It’s not too light or thick & cakey. It kind of dries to a matte finish. I’ve worn it only once since I got it so I haven’t formed a full opinion on it yet, but I didn’t have any problems wearing it.

Next I picked up one of the new Super Shock shadows recently released in Lightning Bug, which is one of the shadows in their Summer Solstice Quad.

I try to buy more different things instead of buying the same old stuff (at least a try, but I mean come on. We all have at least five lipstick colors that are the exact same but we swear are somehow different). When I saw this, I didn’t think I was going to buy it. I mean, it’s a golden eyeshadow. but I decided to get it, and I am SOOO glad I did!

This shadow is so stunning! It’s like a gorgeous piece of jewelry on your face. It’s a warm classic gold color that’s bursting with shimmery goodness. The swatches don’t do it justice! Sometimes super shock shadows can vary in pigmentation, but Lightning Bug is full of pigmentation! It’s such a great shadow I’m so excited to wear this!

I was so excited that CP came out with pressed highlighters/bronzers so I decided to pick one up!

The shade is called Boujee Call, and yes the name is why I picked it. I had high expectations for these, but because beauty babes should always be honest with each other, I’m gonna tell you guys this didn’t meet my expectations.

When I swatched this, my mind went “whomp whomp whomp”. it was dissapointing! It was clumpy and not very smooth. However, when i swatched it on my hand, it looked pretty good. I was even more suprised when I wore it. It actually looked good!

I’ll be honest, it wasn’t the smoothest highlighter, But it is wearable. I wouldn’t 100% reccomend this, but if you are curious, it isn’t a total waste of money, especially since it’s only $8

The Sun Seeker Lip Trio was another product I picked up. I really like the shades in this trio, but I was more so into this trio because of the gorgeous sparkly gloss inside!

Sizzle, an Ultra Matte warm red berry shade

Tidal, an Ultra Satin warm brown shade with red undertones

Cabana Boy, an Ultra Glossy Metallic rose gold

Sizzle is such a pretty color that’s perfect for this time of year between summer and fall. The only thing is the finish! I feel like the Ultra Satin formula is amazing for liquid lipsticks! The Ultra Matte formula for me is too matte! I’ll probably wear this with a gloss. I think Cabana Boy would look great on top of it.

Tidal is right up my alley. I love warm toned browns! This actually reminds me alot of Tansy from Colourpop! (also an Ultra Satin Lip) Putting them side by side, they do look really similar, but not the same. Tansy is a straight up yellow brown while Tidal is a warm toned brown with slight red undertones. However, I probably wouldn’t stress over buying both.

Cabana Boy is soooo stunning! It’s a rose gold tube of fabulousness. And, like Tidal, Cabana Boy has a doppleganger of its own from Colourpop. My Jam is really similar to Cabana Boy. They even have the same colored shimmer. The difference is the base. My Jam is more gold while Cabana Boy is a rose gold. If you want to be logical, then you probably don’t need both but if you love shimmery metallic glosses like I do, then do whatever floats your boat. Colourpop does metallic shimmer glosses well. Cabana Boy & My Jam both have a great formula without any friction or discomfort.

Last but not least, I got the Ultra Matte Lip in the shade Troublemaker.

As soon as I saw this mid-tone brown peach shade, I was all into it! A lot of times, peach shades are too pink. I love how brown toned this peach shade is. Also, the brown tones are great for other WOC who love peach lip colors like me!

The only thing is that this is an Ultra Matte Lip. Really, it’s more of a preference thing, and sometimes I can wear these with no problem, but I’m really not into non-transfer stay all day super matte liquid lipsticks. I’m more into satin finish, comfortable, semi-transfer formulas, so I would probably wear this with a gloss. I actually tried this out with Smith’s Rosebud Salve on top, and I loved how it looked and felt! So if you’re like me, try using Smith’s on top or something similar to it or a gloss so it’s more wearable.

Alright you guys! That is it for this post! I’ll let you guys know how these products work out. I might even do a haul update post later on.

I’m so excited for all the new posts coming, and just to be blogging to you guys!

Keep up with me on social media so you don’t miss anything!

Snapchat @SageCatherineXO for makeup talk, swatches, hauls, and just random sage life. Snapchat is probably where I’m the most personal

Instagram @SageSlays_ for all things makeup, makeup looks, makeup news, makeup swatches, and my day to day slayage and life

Twitter @SageSlays for random thoughts and makeup news. Also, I live tweet during ratchet tv shows.

Thanks for reading, & I’ll see you in my next post!

Stay Fierce, and Stay in Touch!

XOXO, Sage Slays

COLOURPOP HAUL!!! Trying Out the Newest Products (Concealers, Highlighters, & More!) 😍🛍💸✨💋💁🏽 Hello Beauty Babes! I just got back from a much needed vacation to Orlando, which somehow I feel like I needed a vacation to recover from the vacation.

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