#professor bree speaks

[asura-zoro]

Bruh... I think someone should give me $60 so I can get Neil Newbon's autograph on an Astarion print with a dangerously flirty Astarion quote.

#professor bree speaks #joking...unless? #👀👀👀 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #bg3 #neil newbon #p*ypal.me/breeunderw

[ausetkmt]

She's trying to archive Black Twitter. It's a delicate and imperfect task

Meredith Clark hopes that preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate retelling of the history of the internet. Dare Kumolu, Kumolu Studios hide caption

Black Twitter has been a force since the platform started, creating a space for everything from discussing daily life to helping launch and spotlight movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #OscarsSoWhite.

Now, one woman is seeking to archive it, as Twitter's future appears uncertain.

Who is she? Meredith Clark is an associate professor of communications and journalism at Northeastern University. She is launching the Archiving Black Twitter project as part of the Archiving the Black Web initiative.

Clark's research focuses on "the intersections of race, media, and power in digital, social, and news media," according to her university bio, and she has also spent years working as an editor, editorial writer and columnist.

She says the term Black Twitter has many definitions, and hers is: "A network of culturally linked communicators who are using the platform to talk about issues of concern to Black life and in Black life."

What's the big deal? Clark says preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate and complex retelling of the history of the internet. But it's not a simple task.

Clark says it's impossible to collect — or even distill — the whole of Black Twitter. So instead there will be a collection of what are called "small histories."

They are "parts and pieces of what has happened in this place and time, but they are not the end-all-be-all of Black Twitter," Clark told NPR, adding that it's a delicate balance.

NPR's Dara Kerr and Bobby Allyn report that since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October, the company's staff has been whittled down to about 10% of what it was before, following mass layoffs and others quitting. "Outages have become far more common [and] overall system bugginess has also become the norm for many users," they report.

The community around Black Twitter has helped focus attention on issues, including the murder of George Floyd. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

What is Clark saying? Speaking to NPR's Juana Summers, Clark outlined why the project was important — and feeling increasingly urgent.

On the power of preserving stories:

The power of that preservation is making sure that accurate narratives are told. There are so many instances where people might have forgotten about the truth of how something unfolded. One that sticks out in my mind is that, recently, there was coverage that made reference to Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, signing legislation to take down the Confederate flag over that state's Capitol following the massacre of the Emanuel Nine. And I took issue with that reporting because it erased the work of Bree Newsome and her comrades in actually scaling the flagpole at the state Capitol and taking that flag down. And without the witnessing that folks were able to do on Twitter, that narrative might be lost. And I think that that is just one reflection of many stories that require us to have plenty of evidence to make sure that they are told correctly.

On whether the changing dynamics of Twitter itself add more urgency to the work she's doing:

It does. It almost adds a sense of desperation. At this point, Twitter is now reaching out to researchers who have large-scale Twitter datasets and, in some cases, asking them to delete that data. And if that data is deleted, then it leaves those of us who study this grasping for information and grasping for records.

So, what now?

The project launched this year and Clark says she is working with collaborators and inviting others to the project.

You can read more and get involved on Clark's website.

"There's a version of Black Twitter that I can talk about, that I've written about, that I study. But everyone who is a part of Black Twitter has a perspective on it. And by that regard, they have something to offer," she said.

Learn more:

Can Black Twitter survive Elon Musk?

What we lose if Black Twitter disappears

NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'

#She's trying to archive Black Twitter. It's a delicate and imperfect task #BlackTwitter #Twitter #Black Twitter

[house-of-slayterr]

INFP - INFJ Characters I Relate To

Luna Lovegood - Harry Potter 

Wanda Maximoff - WandaVision 

Number 7 - The Umbrella Academy 

Cassie Ainsworth - Skins

Max Caulfield - Life Is Strange

Peter Parker - Spider-man

Lapis Lazuli - Steven Universe

Raven Queen - Ever After High

Bubbles - Power Puff Girls

Newt Scamander - Fantastic Beasts 

Nico di Angelo - Camp Half-Blood

Charlie Kelmeckis - Perks of Being a Wallflower

Amelie - Amelie 

Aurora - Sleeping Beauty 

Musa - Winx Club 

Alice Kingsleigh - Alice in Wonderland 

2-D - Gorillaz

Persephone - Greek Legends 

Victor Van Dort - Corpse Bride

BMO - Adventure Time

Asriel Dreamer - Undertale

Jason Dean - Heathers

Courage - Courage the Cowardly Dog

Lucy Pevensie - The Chronicles of Narnia 

Romeo and Juliet - Romeo and Juliet 

Barry Allen - The Flash 

Davy Jones - Pirates of the Caribean 

Merlin - Merlin 

Susanna Kaysen - Girl, Interrupted 

Emma Chotta - The Red Band Society

Carrie Krueger - The Amazing World of Gumball

Arwen Undomiel - The Lord of the Rings

Ethan Lewis - Euphoria 

Anne Shirley - Anne of Green Gables

Rue - Hunger Games

Ratcatcher 2 - Suicide Squad 

Misty Day - American Horror Story

Lydia Deetz - Beetlejuice

Joshua Washington - Until Dawn

The Phantom - The Phantom of the Opera

Aurora - Maleficent 

Alison Cameron - House M.D.

The Monster - Frankensstien 

Crybaby - K-12

Sweeney Todd - Sweeney Todd

Abigail Hobbs - Hannibal

Credence Barebone - Fantastic Beasts 

Kermit the Frog - The Muppets 

Ofelia - Pan’s Labyrinth 

Ponyboy Curtis - The Outsiders

Coraline Jones - Caroline 

Rogue - X-Men

Candy Chiu - Gravity Falls

Eloise Turner - Last Night in Soho

Zoe Benson - American Horror Story 

Sam Manson - Danny Phantom 

Louis de Pointe du Lac - Interview with the Vampire

Antigone - Greek Legends

Wiccan - Marvel

Orpheus - Hadestown

Melinda Sordino - Speak

Evey Hammond - V for Venddetta

Fisk - Undertale 

Harry Osborne - Spider-man

Greg Wuliger - Everybody Hates Chris 

David - Hilda

Buffalo Bill - Silence of the Lambs 

Christine Daae - The Phantom of the Opera

Scorpius Malfoy - Cursed Child

Frances Houseman - Dirty Dancing

Max - Sharkboy and Lavagirl 

Susie Salmon - The Lovely Bones

The Grabber - The Black Phone 

Ethan Morgan - My Babysitters a Vampire

Stevonnie - Steven Universre 

Abby Sciuto - NCIS

Miles Halter - Looking for Alaska 

Jacob Portman - Miss Peregrine 

Sarah - Labyrinth 

Marius - Les Mis

Bridgitte Fitzgerald - Ginger Snaps 

Thomasin - The VVitch 

Edith Cushing - Crimson peak 

Basil - Dorian Gray 

Allen Ginsberg - Kill Your Darlings 

Jane Eyre- Jane Eyre

Andrew Detmer - Chronicle

Wanderer - The Host

Kurt Wagner - X-Men

Scout Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird

Emma - Blue is the Warmest Colour

Syrena - Pirates of the Caribbean 

Sara Crewe - A Little Princess

David Haller - Legion 

Skeeter - The Help 

Nico Minoru - Runaways 

Dave Lizewski - Kick-Ass

Annie Sawyer - Being Human 

Nugget - Kindergarten 

Chip Dove - Jennifer’s Body

Mia Warren - Little Fires Everywhere 

Chase Mathews  - Zoey 101

Eli Goldworthy - Degrassi 

Willow Rossenberg - Buffy

Fiona - About a Boy

Violet Harmon - American Horror Story 

Anastasia - Anastasia 

Spike - Buffy

Theo Putnam - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 

Frances Shea - Legends 

Micheal Darling - Peter Pan

Jughead Jones - Archie Comics

Johnathan Morgenstern - The Shadowhunters

Rapheal Santiago - The Shadowhunters 

Bree Tanner - Twilight 

Angela Weber - Twilight 

Michelle Jones - Spider-man Homecoming

Davina Claire - The Originals

April Ludgate - Parks and Recreation

Alec Lightwood - The Shadowhunters

Nia Nal - Supergirl 

Raven - Teen Titans 

Remus Lupin - Harry Potter 

Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird

Will Grahm - Hannibal 

Harley Quinn - DC Comics

Amy Dunne - Gone Girl 

Lexi Howard - Euphoria

James - The End of the Fucking World

Vision - WandaVision 

Nina Sayers - Black Swan 

Veronica Sawyer - Heathers 

Mathew Murdocck - Daredevil

Gellret Grindelwald - Fantastic Beasts

Dawn - Total Drama

Sally - The Nightmare Before Christmas

Eurus Holmes - Sherlock 

James Wilson - House M.D. 

Professor X - X-Men

Ester Coleman - Orphan

Winter Anderson - American Horror Story 

Needy - Jennifer’s Body

Joan of Arc - Clone High

Micheal Morbius - Morbius 

Nick Goode - Fear Street

Miss Honey - Matilda

Cole Sear - The Sixth Sense 

Brea - The Dark Crystal 

Ingrid Beuachamp - The Witches of East End

Victoria Winters - Dark Shadows

Bella Swan - Twilight

Ramona Flowers - Scott Pilgrim 

Fern Arable - Charlottes Web

Dwayne Hoover - Little Miss Sunshine

Rose Bukate - Titanic 

Candyman - Candyman 

Magenta - Rocky Horror

Tom Riddle - Harry Potter 

Bruce Banner - The Hulk 

Sirus Black - Harry Potter

Barbra Godron - Batman 

The Enchantress - Suicide Squad 

#INFP #INFP Characters #INFJ #INFJ Characters #characters I relate too #alice in wonderland #the enchantress #misty day #abby sciuto #needy lesnicki #frances shea #cassie ainsworth #Abigal hobbs

[multifairyus]

Legendborn AU Discussion

Look, I love interstitial scenes, character studies, POV switches, and fix-it’s as much as the next girl. I just wanna see how my favs interact with each other in not life threatening circumstances—or at least a different flavor of them! I was thinking of common AUs I like to read and considered how they may work for this body of work.

• !College is the obvious one but I feel it needs to be handled very well or would end up too mundane or out of character. I think it’s strength would come from character interactions we don’t usually get to see in Canon. !Roomates too, to a lesser extent.

Edit: oh my god they can be the professors??? How am I a graduate student and didn’t think of this?? Professors Matthews and Kane are you KIDDING ME—

• !Mafia I think can translate well from canon themes of Bloodlines, bodyguards, oaths, secret organizations running society, loyalty, stuff like that. Maybe even more morally questionable since targets and victims aren’t demons and super powered Scions, but people.

• !Demigods I think hits similar notes—could open up interesting conversations on the Celtic pantheon and mythology. Also because I need my favs to meet my other favs 🔱

• !Historic is an intriguing minefield. Intriguing for what Canon has set up—not that much of a jump to make it straight up !Royalty is a slow pitch what with the whole King Arthur magic system and all. I think it’s a potential minefield for off color implications for the demographic of readers her deprioritize Bree as the main character of the narrative for the sake of romance “!Antebellum Southern belle Bree being courted by TWO gentlemen—“ Nope nope nope NOPE 😀 (…though I’d be lying if I said didn’t rewatch Season 2 of Bridgerton and didn’t get some Ideas™️ though…maybe a minefield can be goldmine at the same time)

• I’d be interested to see how !Pirates or !Western could be innovative. A lot of Legendborn deals with bonds and duty and titles. Both settings would need to take character motivations in a new direction and I for one would find that refreshing.

• Speaking of slow pitches… !Fantasy just does it for me in AUs…even in a world of magic i just KNOW these characters would still be so fun to follow! Expansion of magic systems and aesthetics past what we see in BM would be fascinating. Maybe a LoTR or OUaT vibe if you’re into either. I’m a D&D girlie myself 🧚🏾

• To no one’s surprise and with absolutely no explanation needed: !ABOdynamics and !Kink. (with a time-skip/everyone aged up, particularly for the latter) The girls who get it, get it and the girls who don’t, don’t. 💅🏾

• Actually yeah no I can really see how !Hunger Games would play out. I think a lot from Canon could stay mostly the same and it still works. To a lesser extent, general !Dystopia.

• Now, !Apocalypse…could be a wild ride. Haven’t read many myself to know the story beats associated. But I can see the cast stopping an apocalypse as easily as I can see them accidentally starting one!

• Because I have to give homage to my weeb roots: Both !JJK and !Demon Slayer make sense to me for Legendborn AUs. I’m too sqeamish to speak for !AOT but I think that would work too.

I’d love to hear y’all’s thoughts on other AUs, or if you (dis)agree with my thoughts! I love it when World is rich and immersive enough that you can reasonably extrapolate how characters and situations would translate in different scenarios, uhg chef’s kiss!👩🏾‍🍳💋

#legendborn #Legendborn cycle #alternate reality #alternate universe #fanfic #Fanfiction #setting #Bree #bree matthews #bloodmarked #ao3 #archive of our own #wattpad #prompts #AU #au imagines

[askthejourneysgang]

Hello, Journeys Gang—I am in a pickle involving Hop and myself. We have a version of Ash here since his mom’s restaurant exists. There are other timelines without you three that we are the ones who get the rusted sword + shield. Hop doesn’t know I know that Eternatus is guaranteed to come either way. I hate partially manipulating him and even more so that Galar is going to be threatened. But Leon just turned sixteen meaning we have a limited number of years to prepare for the poison space dragon. He seemed to be in his mid-to-lower twenties in those other timelines so we have four years.

I managed to convince Hop to go on a journey with me in Kanto. It is far enough away from Galar that most people won’t recognize their family name. Our endorsement letters cannot come from Leon because it will seem like bias toward a relative. The other Hops were judged so harshly by other gym challengers in addition to being related to the “unbeatable” champion. Not to mention, it's my other selves who usually defeat his brother in these timelines. Sonia gains a new research assistant in Hop whose dream becomes to be a Pokemon Professor.

They seem happy enough yet I want to give my Hop the best chance at either path. One reason why I think we have a possible chance at being Galar’s chosen is my name. My name can mean “blade of a sword”, “flaming sword”, or my personal favorite is just “sword”. I have no guarantee I share the same natural talent as my other selves... Wish us luck that my preparation will hold until Eternatus arrives, I’m in no way looking forward to fighting its Eternamax form.

—Brenda “Bree” Delaney, the currently Pokemon-less trainer.

Ash: Hello there, Brenda! Don't worry, Eternatus is really just a big pushover! 🤗

Goh: What are you talking about??

We needed the help of two legendaries just to catch it!

Ash: Exactly! Usually when I have to deal with a bad legendary I have three or more of them helping out, so really, Eternatus isn't that bad relatively speaking

Goh: Your perspective is scary sometimes... anyway, good luck on your quests, mister/miss Brenda!

Also, isn't scary to know every detail about your future life? Doesn't that make it kinda boring? I'm just saying, maybe it doesn't have to go the same way. Maybe you can stop Eternatus coming altogether! Take your future into your own hands, yeah? 😉

#roleplay #ask reply #ask blog #ash ketchum #ash pokemon #trainer ash #trainer satoshi #satoshi #satoshi pokemon #gou #goh #gou pokemon #goh pokemon #trainer gou #trainer goh #ask the journeys gang #pokemon #pokémon #pokemon anime #pokeani #anipoke #pokemon journeys

[dcscension]

[ froy gutierrez. cis male. he/him. ] did you see FRED wandering around town ? they’ve been in forks for [ four months ] so they should be used to the storms. word around town is that they’re [ 24 / 23 & a vampire. ] people either describe them as [ logical ] or [ withdrawn. ] there seems to be no in-between. well, when i think of them i picture [ foggy seaside cliffs, fleeting eyes that avoid your gaze & hunched shoulders in a well-worn flannel. ]

TW: BULLYING, DEATH

stats.

NAME. fred espinoza ( freaky fred ). AGE. 24, changed at 23. SPECIES. vampire, transitioning to feeding on animals. SEXUALITY. bisexual. PROFESSION. nothing currently ; former student / marine researcher. ABILITIES. aversion field. 

background.

if there was one word to describe fred’s life, it was lonely. he was a solitary child, even well before his parents’ fateful divorce. ( the very same divorce that left him in the hands of his stoic stockbroker father. ) he was an awkward and scrawny child, who only grew into an even more awkward and gangly teenager. fred was bullied for much of his life, and he quickly learned to cling to the fringes. if he kept his head down and didn’t attract attention, the other kids wouldn’t notice him as much. school hallways may have been hell, but he did find some solace in the classroom. he excelled at school, earning top marks and devouring science textbooks for fun. living so close to the california coast, fred eventually developed a keen interest in marine biology. this, combined with his dedication to academics, led him on a full-ride scholarship at stanford. before he knew it, he was graduating top of his class, and his favorite professor was offering him a solitary research position along the remote beaches of the pacific northwest. it was here on these beaches that the monster found him. shrouded by the seaside fog that normally brought him so much comfort, riley pounced. newly-turned, fred became no more than a pawn in victoria’s army. during this time, he did what he did best and kept his head down. eventually, fred came to distrust riley and victoria’s true intentions, and he decided to flee from battle — though, not before unsuccessfully warning bree tanner, one of the few people he’s ever considered a friend. now, in the aftermath of the battle, fred is testing the waters back in washington. though he originally fled to vancouver, he had only stuck around for a couple of days before he found himself wandering the outskirts of forks again. he’s trying to control his powers, with scarce success. he’s almost got half a mind to forge papers and enroll in the closest graduate program he can find, but the thought of repulsing all of the students holds him back. after everything that’s happened, he’s chasing some semblance of normalcy, but he’s not quite sure what that means anymore.

personality.

POSITIVE. logical, scholarly, self-preserving, courteous. NEGATIVE. withdrawn, circumspect, shy, distrusting. 

nerd alert !!!! fred feels most at ease when in pursuit of knowledge. he has a natural inclination to the sciences ( particularly biology, but he’s not really picky ). as a human, he was more comfortable around textbooks than people. now, as a vampire that literally disgusts people, books are his only company.

fred would be the type of boy to bring home to your parents, if only he wasn’t so shy. he’s proper polite — the shakes your father’s hand, compliments your mother’s cooking type. but he’ll also stumble over his words, refuse to meet their gaze, and drop his fork whenever he’s asked a direct question. unless it’s in an academic setting, he visibly shrinks from any sort of attention. 

he’s relatively new to the vampire lifestyle, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. his mind has always been clear and logical. he feels the thirst of course ( and oh god he wishes he didn’t ), but he’s never understood the frenzied bloodlust of his fellow newborns. 

speaking of the newborns... some may call it self-preservation, but fred calls it cowardice. when it comes down to it, fred will always flee at the first sight of danger. his instinct to run is what ultimately saved him from the grisly fate of the newborn army, but it’s also what got bree killed. what if he tried harder to convince her ? what if he stayed to protect her ? he harbors a deep guilt for this and can’t quite seem to shake it. 

fun facts.

8 times out of 10, you can find him at the beach. while the coastline carries bad memories for him, he takes some comfort in the familiarity of it all.

the other 2 times out of 10, he’s dipping in and out of libraries, book shops, etc. 

has wondered on more than one occasion if it would be possible for him to explore the ocean floor now that he’s indestructible and doesn’t have to breathe. 

has very recently been trying to transition into vegetarian vampirism. although he doesn’t feel quite the same bloodlust as other vampires his age, human blood still hits different u know

he is still pretty clueless about the vampire way of life. he knows the basics — don’t mess with the volturi, mostly — but that’s about it. 

potential plots.

a shapeshifter who catches him on la push beach because oops ! how was he supposed to know about the treaty ! the encounter could lead to animosity between them, or maybe an uneasy friendship.

volturi connections ! bree died at the hands of the volturi, and he regrets that he didn’t do more to try to save her. he carries a strong hatred for the ruling vampire coven, but also a healthy dose of fear. they killed bree for being part of the army, so who’s to say they won’t do the same to him ? 

fellow lonely nomads pls he needs company 

someone who, for whatever reason, can push through his aversion field a little more than others. maybe friends ? c:

a human who sees him lurking around the college or library or bookstore. maybe they have the same interests as him, maybe they try to befriend him, etc.

literally anything u can think of ! bring me all the plots 

#✦ FRED | history. #evenfallhqsintro #( me when i talk too much: the sequel ) #bullying tw #death tw

[sebbiesgirl]

I woke up to a nasty pounding in my head, the first light of dawn slowly rising in the horizon.

“What happened?” I mutter to myself, glancing over the grassy green hills of the area surrounding me. There are trees for miles and I can hear the faint trickling of water not too far off ahead, very different from the concrete jungle known as New York. My pulse starts to race as I frantically try to remember what could have happened, I don't remember falling asleep. In fact the last thing I remember is sitting down to a mug of hot chocolate ready, if a bit reluctant, to plow through the horrid pile of projects assigned by my professors. Who knew getting a degree in art could have so many essays and historical background work? Not me. I focus back to my environment spotting a thin dirt path to my right and, with no real choice, decide to follow it. I walk for what seems like forever, when I finally see what looks like a short-very short- man tending to early morning chores. 

“Good morning, miss,” he calls when I get within speaking range.

“Good moring, sir. I’m afraid I'm a bit lost, could you tell me where I am?”

“Well just outside of Hobbiton of course.” He eyes me before saying, “you must have wandered over from Bree, bit of a walk that is.”

Hobbiton I think to myself, impossible. No this has to be a dream. One of those crazy, stress induced, dreams. How do I wake up? Or maybe I could just look around a bit? I mean it IS just a dream, no harm in wandering around for a while. Homework, my mind whispers, you have so many things to do and very little time. But what if this was my body's way of telling me I needed a break? Take a few hours to rest and have some fun? Or, my mind whispers, you could be in an alternate universe, summoned by ancient gods to set this world back on track, to save people from their impending fates.

The man is now gazing at me with slight apprehension, “Was there something else I could help you with?”

“Yes, actually. Could you by chance point me in the direction of a mister Bilbo Baggins?” I’m going on an adventure!

[the-adventure-begins]

Me whenever my girlfriend talks:

#professor bree speaks #girlfriend #wlw #bisexual #lesbian #sapphic #lgbtq+ #wlw memes #girlfriend memes

[hellyeah-karl-urban]

Day 2 of classes and my (third) History professor is making jokes that I'm going to be so done with the department after this semester. We only have four History professors and I have three of them for classes this semester alone, and the one that I don't have as a professor this semester is my Advisor.

#perks of going to a small university #I legit will have at least two of these professors every semster because we have the smallest History program ever #There are 16 English professors and 4 History professors #Bree Speaks

[sapphirelass]

Deal? - Remus LupinxDaughter

Hi! :)

Deal? (Part 1) | Oh, darling... (Part 2) | I’ll be by your side (Part 3) 

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Please note:

1: I don’t own any of the gifs used, nor any already established characters, so credit to the authors and original creators - You have done a phenomenal job :)

2: English is not my native language, as I was born and raised in Sweden. I have, however, studied English for almost a decade, so I don’t think it’ll be a problem, I just thought I’d let you know ;)

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I swear, my next story won’t be about Umbridge XD

Word count: ≈ 2300

Warnings: Umbridge, angst, slight swearing

Enjoy!

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“I do not wish to criticise the ways of the school, however you have been exposed to some rather irresponsible wizards in this class, very irresponsible indeed - not to mention” the toadlike professor threw a dark glance at a sandy haired student and smirked evilly, “extremely dangerous half breeds”. 

The student in question raised her hand angrily, and glared at Professor Umbridge. “Yes?” the teacher smiled sweetly, “miss… Lupin, am I correct?”

“Yes, Breanna!” she began, “but that’s besides the point. Look, I know what you’re doing, but Professor Lupin was the best DADA teacher we’ve ever had, and I’d be more than happy to bet everything I own on that being quite a common opinion in this classroom!”

Most of her fellow classmates nodded furiously, and the young girl turned her head towards her professor, who immediately cleared her throat and declared: “Well, I’m afraid simply being a beloved teacher doesn’t really matter, dear.  Werewolves are still extremely dangerous creatures. They are beasts that are undeserving of respect and that should not be allowed to be part of our fine wizard community. They are uncontrollable, and highly likely to injure or possibly kill young witches and wizards, including their own children.” 

She flashed a cruel, yet pleased, smirk as Breanna furiously stood up, despite Hermione desperately trying to force her down. 

“You have NO IDEA what you’re talking about!?” she whispered angrily, her nails digging into her palms as her fists clenched. “You have probably never even met one of these so called ‘half breeds’, have you? No, you were most likely just told some bizarre stories containing more lies and made up facts than truths, and decided to put that worthless ‘knowledge’ - if you can even call it that - to use by spreading rumors and destroying the lives of innocent people.”

Umbridge looked frantic, and was about to speak up, but Breanna got there first. “I despise people who look down on others. People who claim to be better than everyone else. People like you. You certainly don’t deserve respect!”

She took a deep breath, and was about to continue when Umbridge’s shrill voice forced her to stay quiet. “That’s quite enough! Detention, miss Lupin. The rest of the week, five fifteen, don’t be late”. 

***

A few hours later, Breanna made her way back to Umbridge’s office. She knew her friends had wanted to talk to her, but she had done her absolute best to avoid them all afternoon. She simply didn’t feel like explaining to them why she had done what she did. She’d gladly do it again though. Her father was the kindest, wisest, most incredible person she had ever met. He had done everything in his power to give her a good childhood, and no one had the right to insult him. She’d defend him to her last breath if that’s what it would come down to.

She knocked on the door carefully, and pushed it open when she heard a shrill, terrifying voice sing a sweet “come in”. 

“Oh, miss Lupin, almost late I see!” she said arrogantly. Breanna didn’t have time to answer before her teacher continued. “Sit down.” 

***

The detentions went on for another four days before Umbridge told her she didn’t have to come back the following evening, but that she better hold her tongue unless she longed for more. Breanna tried to keep that in mind, but still lost her cool a few more times before the end of the semester. However, the Christmas holidays were approaching, and though her red, swollen hand caused her to worry slightly, the idea of seeing her dad and godfather caused her enough joy to tip her mood over to “mainly happy”. 

She stepped off the train with her friends, and immediately spotted her father on the platform.

“Dad!!” she shouted, and threw her scratched arms around his constantly scarred torso. “Merlin, I’ve missed you so much”. She buried her head in his shoulder, simply enjoying the feeling of love and safety that he somehow instantly gave off. 

“Hello, darling!” he said gently, returning the bone-crushing hug. “I missed you too, believe me…”

Breanna wanted to stay like that forever, but eventually let go as she intended to at least try to keep her… problems… hidden. She had never really been able to keep secrets from her dad, and therefore didn’t want to do anything he would consider “out of the ordinary”. If she did, he’d figure it out, or persuade her to tell him everything within minutes, and she knew he’d feel guilty if he realized what she had done for him. She understood perfectly well that the scars on her hand were deep enough to be visible for the rest of her life, and that nothing she would say could convince Remus Lupin that it was not his fault. She was left with one option: He could not, under any circumstances, know. Ever. 

They carried her trunk together, and walked a few feet behind the rest of the gang.

“So?”, her father inquired, “How are things? You all doing okay?”

“I suppose”, she answered, “Our new DADA teacher is quite a daft prick though.”

“Bree!”, he muttered sternly, casually trying to hide a smile, “Are you sure that’s the right word? Sounds rather rough, doesn’t it?”

The witch shrugged. “No, I think it fits rather nicely. It’s almost as if she’s trying her very best to prevent us from learning anything helpful…”

“That’s… well, that doesn’t sound very promising, does it?”

“No, hence the slightly offensive description… But enough about her, how are you? Had any company while I was gone?”

The older wizard smiled, easily noticing the tone of his daughter’s voice switch into a far more joyful, energetic one - One he knew and loved! 

“Oh yes, I’ve spent quite a bit of time at headquarters, and Sirius essentially isn’t allowed anywhere else, so we’ve done a lot of catching up. There is, believe it or not, a lot to talk about after 12 years without seeing each other, so it’s been very nice.” He turned to her, smiled even broader and added a quick “But I’ve still missed you.”, before quickening his pace to catch up with the others.

***

Later that night, Breanna, Remus, Harry and Sirius were sat in the living room of number 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry and Sirius were playing catch with an old snitch they had found in the house, lazily throwing it back and forth. Breanna lay on a sofa, a thick leather bound book tightly clutched in her hands and her head resting on her fathers lap. He was deeply invested in A Guide to Medieval Sorcery, and father and daughter were simply enjoying a nice, calm evening.

All of a sudden, Sirius grabbed the snitch, sat up straight and reached out towards his godson. 

“Harry, what’s that on your hand?”

The dark haired boy pulled the sleeves of his jumper further down and mumbled a quiet “nothing”.

“Sure, let me see then”

“No, it’s fine, don’t worry abo…”

Harry didn’t get the chance to finish his sentence, as Sirius had risen from his seat and forcefully grabbed his left hand. The slightly faded “I must not tell lies” was still readable, and Harry winced as the look on his godfather’s face went from composed to furious in a matter of seconds.

“Who?” 

“Sirius, I…”

“WHO?!”

By this time, both Remus and Breanna had put their books down, and were carefully observing the “argument”.

“It’s our new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Umbridge. She’s quite generous when it comes to giving detentions. But mine’s really not that bad now. It barely hurts anymore...”

“That’s totally barbaric!? Moony, we have to…”

“Harry”, Remus interrupted his old friend with a worried look on his face, “What do you mean by ‘quite generous’?”

His heart practically skipped a beat when he felt his daughter shift uncomfortably, however it was Harry who answered.

“‘m quite sure half the Gryffindors have been to her office at least once by now. Even when you’re not really doing anything wrong, she’ll make up a ‘reasonable’ excuse…”

As Harry spoke, Breanna had unconsciously been pulling the sleeves of her jumper closer to her fingertips. Remus obviously noticed and made eye contact with Harry, nodding discreetly towards his daughter as if to ask if she too had… well… yeah? Harry closed his eyes, knowing full well how his friend wanted to hide her scars from her dad. It had taken hours of convincing before she had even let him, Ron and Hermione see, and he understood why she didn’t want Lupin to know. He did, however, not like the idea of lying to his former professor, and nodded slightly.

Remus closed his eyes looking simultaneously sad and angered, sat up straight and muttered “Bree?”

The young witch took a deep breath and was about to move away from her dad, but he was faster and quickly grabbed her hand. He was very gentle, but she flinched anyways, as her last detention had taken place only a week prior.

“Bree”, he repeated, “show me”

“Dad”, she mumbled quietly, “‘tis fine, don’t worry”

“Brianna!” His voice sounded far sterner now, “I’m serious. C’mere”

“No, I don’t want…”

“It’s not a question of whether or not you want to, Love”, Sirius explained before his friend could think of a response. “Show your dad.”

“But…”

“Bree”, Harry mumbled, “Just… just do it”

“No! I can handle it! Stop making it sound like I’m too weak to do so!”

She felt a tear escape her eye, and stood up to leave the room when Remus waved his wand and locked the door.

Taking yet another deep breath, his daughter turned around, made her way across the room, pulled her left sleeve up and slammed her scarred hand down on the table for the other three to see.

“There! You happy now?!”

A flood of tears were streaming down her face, as her dad, godfather and best friend leant closer and read seven deep-red, awful, heart wrenching words:

***

 I must not defend filthy half breeds

***

Remus put his head in his hands and stood up, while Sirius moved closer to his goddaughter and pulled her into a tight hug. Harry joined the embrace and comfortingly rubbed her back.

“why? Why Bree?”, her father whispered quietly, his voice barely audible.

“I… I couldn’t...She… sorry…” 

The usually calm, collected girl was completely lost for words. Shaking. She had no clue what to say, all she knew was that she had to let her dad know that she was sorry. Sorry for making him feel guilty. Sorry for causing him so much pain. Sorry for not being strong enough.

She walked over to him and noticed heavy, wet tears on his face too. Carefully she wrapped her arms around him, and together they sank down onto the cold floor. They sat there for what felt like hours before Remus finally spoke up, repeating his previous question.

“Why, darling?”

She met his sad gaze and collected her thoughts before quietly whispering “She keeps saying horrible things - pure lies - and she’s enjoying it. She’s throwing insults my way every chance she gets. If I don’t stand up and fight, everyone will think she’s right, and she’s not. Nothing will ever change unless someone works for it, and as soon as that someone backs down, they’ve lost. I’m not having that.”

He looks back at her, his eyes full of pride. “What did I ever do to deserve you?”

“You mean besides being the most phenomenal dad imaginable?”

He chuckled softly, ruffled her long hair and held his hand out. Breanna slowly placed her hand on her father’s and shifted her gaze towards the floor as he examined the neatly written letters. With a worried expression on his face, he grabbed his wand and moved it back and forth over the scars while quietly muttering a few carefully chosen words. The pain immediately became more endurable, and after putting his wand away the older wizard grabbed his daughter’s shoulders gently, and looked at her in a sad, yet determined way.

“Bree, as honourable as your intentions are, please don’t do this for me. I’m not going to tell you to back down, but if you’re going to keep it up, don’t let it…” He paused, trying to find the right words. “I can’t stand the thought of you getting injured because of me. I’m not wo…”

“Yes, you are! Stop saying that! I’ll be a bit more selective, if that’s what you want, but don’t you dare tell me not to fight for you. You are my dad, my only family, and there is not a single person on this planet less deserving of disrespect, insults and hate. Dad, you’re amazing, and I’m not letting her fool people into thinking you’re not.”

After a moment of silence, a quiet, “I still don’t like it…”, escaped his lips. 

“I know.” She sighed,  “That’s why I originally didn’t plan on telling you.”

Bree was fiddling with her fingers, not quite meeting her fathers warm gaze, when she suddenly sat up and said, “Let’s make a deal? I promise to choose my fights more wisely, and in return, you won’t blame yourself for the consequences of said choices? Sounds fair, doesn’t it?”

Her father sighed, but reluctantly answered, “Fine, as long as you promise me one more thing.”

“Hmm?”

“You won’t hide scars or pain from me ever again, no matter whether it’s physical or mental, okay? You’ll let me know, and let me help, always!”

She held her right hand out, her dad shook it and they shared a smile. This time, a true, pure one that actually reached their identically green eyes.

“Deal!”

~ L

Part 2 Oh, darling...

Masterlist

#Harry Potter #remus lupin #remus lupin x daughter #harry potter imagine #harry potter oneshot #HP #hp imagine #imagine #sirius black #OC #lupin #lupin reader #remus lupin x oc #order of the phoenix #harry #xdaughter

[yourehomesickiunderstand]

About/Rules/Verses

Hello, and welcome to my Bofur RP blog. This post is a HUGE wall of text, if you are on desktop and would like to see it a little tidier, please see the separate pages in the sidebar to the right. 

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About the Mun

1. Firstly I am over 30, own a house, have a husband, 1 baby, 2 cats, and a wealth of commitments and responsibilities. I will do my best to reply in a timely manner, but will state up front that sometimes life gets in the way.

2. I am in EST and work M-F from 9-5, plus a half hour commute. Please understand that I can not post from work, and will not be posting during those times.

3. In addition, I am Mom to a very active toddler who is my priority over writing and who’s nap schedule tends to dictate when I can post.

4. My native language is English, though I can understand French, and a little bit of Spanish and Japanese. Don’t bank on me carrying on a decent conversation in any of those languages though.

About the Blog

1. When I first set up this blog I didn’t realize that secondary blogs can’t follow back, ask, or submit. My main blog name is Saffity, so if you see that blog follow you, it’s me. If I send an ask or submit, I will mention this blog name so you don’t get confused.

2. My inbox, ask, etc. is open. Please feel free to write me any starters, questions, or whatever.

3. Please send any critiques or suggestions to me. I’ve been on Tumblr forever, but have never really been a poster. If you see me doing basic noob mistakes with my posts that can be easily fixed, please let me know.

4. I will be tracking #yourehomesickiunderstand so please use that tag with our threads.

Mun’s Playing Style

1. I prefer my Bofur straight. I understand Boffins and other ships and have no qualms with them, I’ve been known to enjoy a good fluff fic once in a while, but this Bofur is straight.

2. Please send me an ask or fan mail if you would like our characters to have an already established relationship, I’m totally cool with it. I respond to all cannon characters as known as it shows in the books or movies, but if you are an OC and want something other than a “Nice to meet you” please let me know first.

3. I’m willing to do some fluffies, but not full on smut, if the thread calls for smut (which will often happen), I’ll fade to black when I’ve gone as far as I feel comfortable with. (Don’t worry, I’ll fade when I’m ready, you’ll never get any angry messages from me about going too far.)

4. Bofur here is multiverse, au, indie, whatever you want to call it. I’m sure he’ll fit into whatever crossover or world you decide to drop him in, he’s very easy going after all.

5. I tend to write in the past tense, third person. If you’d prefer a different style, just let me know and I’ll try to accommodate.

6. I’m bad with my images, so bad! I’m still figuring everything out, so if I’ve royally screwed something up, please let me know and I will delete and repost correctly.

7. I am super okay with editing anything I write if it doesn’t jive with your character or where you want the plot to go, please just let me know.

8. I mainly play on mobile, as such, I’m not able to cut my posts down. Please do so whenever you feel the need/want, I won’t be upset.

Head Cannons that go across all verses

1. Bofur has a Northern Irish accent and his hat, always his hat.

2. Bofur has named his hat Bundushathur, which in Khuzdul means “Cloudyhead” and will sometimes refer to his hat as a sleeping rabbit. If Khuzdul does not exist in the verse (like Modern) then the hat is called Cloudyhead and still referred to as a rabbit.

3. Bofur is the everyman, he isn’t special or high born. He is good natured, friendly, and the world’s best wingman, even if it means connecting someone he pines after with someone else. He would rather see them happy and keep their friendship than try to force his feelings on them or lose their friendship because of his pride.

4. The main characteristic about Bofur is that he is unimportant in the hierarchy of society.

Main Verse - The Hobbit/LOTR

Bofur is 4'6" but fairly thin for a dwarf.

Bofur is a dwarf who’s family line comes from Moria. He is of the mining class. He was born and raised in Ered Luin with his brother. Shortly after Bofur became an adult, his parents died, leaving him to raise his brother. Shortly after that, Bifur was injured in an orc attack. Bofur and Bombur took Bifur in, however there were a number of difficult years as they all got used to Bifur’s new personality.

Once Bifur was stable enough, the brothers decided it would be a good idea to head out and find new customers for their skills. They ended up at Bree, opening up a shop to sell Bifur’s fabulous toys, and offer tinkering services.

During their stay in Bree, Bombur got married to a passing female dwarf and moved his overly large family near the shop. Bifur and Bofur live together in living quarters at the back of the shop, Bombur lived with them until he got married.

Bofur travels around Middle Earth, usually west of the Misty Mountains, and most often between Bree and Ered Luin by way of the Shire. He collects supplies, sells wares, and visits many friends and family that are about the lands.

When Thorin calls for assistance in taking back Erebor, Bofur and his kin lock up their shop and head for the Shire.

After the quest they settle in Erebor, though Bofur heads back to Bree to close up their shop and settle accounts prior to settling in for a long life of enjoying his 14th share of the treasure.

Head Cannons that can totally change if my partner is a Bifur or Bombur

1. Bofur’s father was killed in Moria at the battle of Azanulbizar, his Mother died in an Orc attack when Bofur was in his 40s. He has taken care of his brother ever since.

2. Bofur took Bifur in after Bifur was orphaned as well, the three are like brothers, having shared the experience of loss and growing up together.

3. Bombur stopped speaking after their mother died. Bofur’s tried to get him to speak, and has managed to get him to speak sometimes, but usually just small replies and often with much prodding. Bifur and Bombur use the same sign language to speak to each other and those who don’t speak Khuzdul. Bofur takes care of both of them and is the one who speaks to customers.

Modern Verse

High School

Bofur is not popular, though he’s friendly and basically knows everyone. He enjoys shop class, classical music, and historical literature.

Studious and hard working, Bofur can often be found with his nose in a book, when not sitting on the bleachers playing the tin flute he always has on him.

College Student

Bofur is a TA in college. His major is historical literature, and his goal is to eventually become a professor. His passion is delving into historical fanatasy from cultures other than England and Western Europe.

He enjoys learning languages in order to read what he is researching in its original state.

General Modern Adult

In most modern adult verses Bofur is a general labourer, most often a janitor. If he is a teacher, he teaches music and drama.

Ice Cream Shop

Bofur runs a small home made ice cream shop that is part of a coffee shop run with a companion or family member (his partner can be any member of the company). He makes a variety of flavours, and offers lactose and gluten free varieties.

He prides himself on being able to guess his customers’ favourites on sight (like the movie Chocolat).

Marvel

Bofur is a janitor within shield. He can be found on the helicarrier, within the Avengers training base, or basically anywhere the heroes may be destroying things that need to be cleaned up.

While he is quiet and without powers, he has wisdom and a patient ear to lend to those supers who require a moment to vent.

Star Trek

This is the only verse where Bofur stands out. Bofur is a red shirt, but by some miraculous turn of events, he has gone on a number of away missions and made it back alive. Poor Bofur would love to get off the enterprise with his life, and shirt, in tact, but it appears some of the higher officers like to see him lose his mind and suggest him for more away missions, even if only in jest.

Head cannons that exist in all modern verses

1. Bofur and his family are from Northern Ireland, though Bofur travels around, goes to school abroad, and in general can pop up anywhere in the world.

2. Bofur is short for a male - 5'6", with a stocky build, and fairly strong.

3. Bofur’s younger brother Bombur is still at home (or married with kids depending on their age).

4. Bofur’s parents took Bifur in after he got injured during Armed Forces training, as Bofur’s family lives closer to the rehab resources that Bifur requires.

#out of songs

[asura-zoro]

It's either I hyperfixate on my database coding final project or everytime I complete a table my mind wanders off and I do something else.

#professor bree speaks #its the neurodivergency #adhd things

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

RWBY / MCU AU (2.0)

(reposting since Tumblr is being weird)

The Avengers

1) Ruby Rose as Tony Stark / Iron Man (reasoning: weapons nut, expert inventor, red color scheme, main protagonist)

2) Jaune Arc as Steve Rogers / Captain America (reasoning: awkward blonde guy who is always trying to prove himself, forged his papers in order to get into Beacon, team leader of JNPR)

3) Weiss Schnee as Thor Odinson (reasoning: yes, I know that Nora is the more obvious choice. I went with Weiss since I felt that she fit Thor’s story better. Nora doesn’t really have good parallels for Loki, Sif, Odin, Hela, and the rest of the Thor cast. As for Weiss, she started out as an arrogant heiress with a terrible father and brother. She later lost her inheritance and was humbled by her experiences in Beacon and with Team RWBY. To me, her character arc fits Thor to a tee)

4) Yang Xiao Long as Bruce Banner / The Incredible Hulk (reasoning: prone to anger, known for brute force and punching. Also, since she’s Bruce, she would be close friends with Ruby, which could mirror their sisterly relationship)

5) Harriet Bree as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (reasoning: if the Atlas Military and Ace Ops are S.H.I.E.L.D. in this AU, then I felt that a member of Ace Ops should be Black Widow and Hawkeye)

6) Clover Ebi as Clint Barton / Hawkeye (reasoning: if the Atlas Military and Ace Ops are S.H.I.E.L.D. in this AU, then I felt that a member of Ace Ops should be Black Widow and Hawkeye)

Guardians of the Galaxy

1) Mercury Black as Peter Quill / Star-Lord (reasoning: douchey guy who always feels the need to overcompensate. Hates his biological father)

2) Emerald Sustrai as Gamora (reasoning: she’s partners with Mercury, green color scheme, can be said to be in league with Salem due to her association with Cinder, black character)

3) Roman Torchwick as Rocket Raccoon (reasoning: loudmouthed thief who mocks everyone, partners with Neo who is Groot)

4) Neopolitan as Groot (reasoning: characters known for their distinct way of “speaking”, Roman’s closest associate, cutest member of the team)

5) Cardin Winchester as Drax the Destroyer (reasoning: big, muscular guy who is not really known for his brains)

6) Cinder Fall as Nebula (reasoning: she’s one of Salem’s main followers, Salem being our Thanos. Also, her connection to Emerald)

Wakanda

1) Blake Belladonna as T’Challa / Black Panther (reasoning: daughter of Ghira, our T’Chaka. Her story is all about discrimination and finding a way to bridge the gap between humans and faunus. Technically, she’s of royal blood. She’s also part cat)

2) Adam Taurus as Erik Killmonger (reasoning: anti-human/pro-faunus extremist who is obsessed with Blake. His main plan is basically to kill everyone who he feels is a threat to his people. True, the origins of his obsession with the Black Panther is different in this AU but still)

3) Kali Belladonna as Queen Ramonda (reasoning: Blake’s mom)

4) Ghira Belladonna as King T’Chaka (reasoning: Blake’s dad)

5) Sun Wukong as Nakia (reasoning: Blake’s love interest. Don’t come at me Bumbleby stans, he’s a faunus and Yang’s already cast as Hulk)

6) Ilia Amitola as W’Kabi (reasoning: since she’s a White Fang agent, I felt that she should be the member of T’Challa’s inner circle who ends up siding with Killmonger)

7) Sienna Khan as N’Jobu (reasoning: this is to act as a parallel to her relationship with Adam. N’Jobu was Killmonger’s father, Sienna was Adam’s leader. Also, just like N’Jobu, Sienna was a radical who wanted to fight against discrimination towards her people)

The Black Order

1) Salem as Thanos (reasoning: main villain of the series)

2) Arthur Watts as Ebony Maw (reasoning: member of Salem’s Inner Circle)

3) Tyrian Callows as Corvus Glaive (reasoning: member of Salem’s Inner Circle)    

4) Hazel Rainart as Cull Obsidian (reasoning: member of Salem’s inner circle)  

Asgard

1) Jacques Schnee as Odin (reasoning: Weiss’ father)

2) Willow Schnee as Frigga (reasoning: Weiss’ mother)

3) Whitley Schnee as Loki Laufeyson (reasoning: Weiss’ brother)

4) Winter Schnee as Hela (reasoning: Weiss’ sister)

5) Klein Sieben as one of the Warriors Three (reasoning: associate of the Schnee Family)

6) Nora Valkyrie as Valkyrie (reasoning: besides the obvious naming reasons and Viking symbolism, Nora is also headstrong and stubborn)

7) Lie Ren as Heimdall (reasoning: okay, to be honest, Ren is Heimdall mainly so that he can have some type of connection with Nora. In terms of personality, Ren is also stoic and honorable)

Stark Industries

1) Qrow Branwen and Summer Rose as Howard and Maria Stark, respectively (reasoning: going with the fan theory that Qrow is Ruby’s biological father, then it made sense to have Qrow and Summer as the Starks. Also, Qrow being Howard oddly fits if you picture him as a raging alcoholic who unintentionally neglects Ruby while she was growing up)

2) Penny Polendina as J.A.R.V.I.S. / Vision (reasoning: A..I. and android who is close friends with Ruby)

3) Pietro Polendina as Ultron (reasoning: okay, so this one is a bit of a stretch. Since Ultron is the “father” of Vision, then it made sense that Penny’s father would take this role. Just imagine that Pietro is a rogue A.I./killer robot made by Ruby and Yang in this AU)

4) Oscar Pine as Pepper Potts (reasoning: Jaune and Weiss have already been cast, so I guess this AU is a Rosegarden fic)

5) Coco Adel as James Rhodes / War Machine (reasoning: I was running low on characters. This is literally just because her main weapon is a minigun)

Other Major Characters

1) Raven Branwen as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (reasoning: so instead of Ross being Betty’s father, Ross would be Bruce’s father in this AU. The reason for this change is that I really wanted to include Raven in this AU and casting her as a power-hungry general chasing her daughter around the world in order to control the Hulk felt appropriate)  

2) Vernal as Betty Ross (reasoning: to keep the General Ross-Betty Ross relationship to some extent, then Vernal as Betty made sense. Instead of being father-daughter, it’s “mother figure-daughter figure”)

3) James Ironwood as Nick Fury (reasoning: big military guy and the head of Atlas Military and Ace Ops)

4) Glynda Goodwitch as Maria Hill (reasoning: this would’ve been Winter...but I have Winter cast as Hela. So Glynda, being my second choice due to her past relationship with Ironwood, gets this role)

5) Neptune Vasilias as Jane Foster (reasoning: closest character we have for Weiss’ love interest. Don’t come at me Whiterose stans, Ruby’s already Iron Man)

6) Bartholomew Oobleck as Erik Selvig (reasoning: it’s mainly because he’s a professor)  

7) Pyrrha Nikos as Peggy Carter (reasoning: warrior, closest character we have for Jaune’s love interest)

8) Saphron Cotta-Arc as Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier (reasoning: there was literally no other character who I could think of that could fit this role, so I went with Saphron since you have the sibling relationship element with Jaune. This is obviously not a romantic-Stucky interpretation, this is more along the lines of Steve and Bucky being spiritual brothers)

9) Ozpin as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (reasoning: Earth’s protector, one of the guys leading the charge against Salem. Also, Ozpin looks like the kind of guy who’d be a mysterious sorcerer)

10) Marcus Black as Ego the Living Planet (reasoning: Mercury’s estranged, biological father)

#rwby #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #jaune arc #nora valkyrie #pyrrha nikos #lie ren #qrow branwen #winter schnee #penny polendina #adam taurus #james ironwood #glynda goodwitch #mercury black #emerald sustrai #raven branwen #cinder fall #roman torchwick #neopolitan #saphron arc

[imagineclaireandjamie]

Prompt: Opportunity knocks.

It Does My Heart Good: Chapter 1 || Chapter 2 || Chapter 3 || Chapter 4

“Did you grow up playing chess?”

Jamie pursed his lips, scanning the board. “I did. My Da taught me, when I was wee. He thought it would be a good way to keep me inside.”

John Grey laughed as he moved a pawn. “And did it?”

Jamie snorted. “Yes and no. It didna keep me from the streets of Glasgow, and a life of petty crime and vandalism. But it did keep me sane when I was in prison. Made the guards think I was smart.”

John took another sip of coffee. “I want you to know that Isobel and I - we’re so, so happy you’re here. We’ve always wondered what you would be like - you and Claire, of course - and -”

Jamie moved his rook, and looked up directly at John. “I hope I dinna disappoint you - and most importantly Brianna. I’ve had a rough life. I never put my mind to getting a proper education. I’m no’ a rich man by any means - I get by wi’ my job, but just barely. I’m thirty-seven years old and sometimes I feel like an auld man.”

John frowned. “I don’t think -”

“You and Isobel have been nothing but gracious to me, when ye have no obligation to do so. I ken ye’re Bree’s true parents - ye’ve had the keeping of her these nineteen years. I want you to know that I will never, ever even try to take your place.”

John evenly met Jamie’s gaze. “Thank you - but you don’t need to say that. You’re an honorable man.”

Jamie sighed. “I should have done the honorable thing when Claire got pregnant. I should have run away from the gang. I should have married her. I should have stayed by her side.” He closed his eyes, rubbing his face with his hands. “But then had I done that, I would have denied you and Isobel the joy of raising Brianna. I would likely have denied Claire the opportunity to pursue her career.”

“I don’t need to tell you this - but it’s no use thinking about what could have been.” John reached for the coffeepot on the side table and topped up Jamie’s mug. “And I’m sure that if and when we find Claire, she’ll feel the same way.”

“What if she doesnae want anything to do wi’ Bree?” Jamie sat back in his chair, feeling deflated. “I could understand why she wouldn’t want to see me ever again. But if she doesnae want to be found, or if she doesnae even want to speak wi’ Bree…I dinna ken if I could live wi’ that.”

“If she feels half of what you feel for our daughter - then she won’t. She couldn’t.” John paused, considering. “You really loved each other, didn’t you?”

“We did, John. We really, really did. We only had seven months together, that fall and winter and spring. But I can tell ye confidently that it was the happiest time in my life.” Jamie’s eyes clouded with memory. “We were so, so young. But she made me feel alive, and loved, for the first time since my father died. She made me whole again. When I lost her - lost the both of them - it started a very bad period in my life.”

“I think we hope for the best and plan for the worst. If nothing else, Bree has you in her life now. She’s not letting go, is she?”

Finally Jamie smiled. “No, she won’t. She’s stubborn, that one. And she loves something fierce, doesn’t she?”

“A trait she absolutely inherited from you,” John smiled.

Footsteps in the hallway - Brianna knocked on the open door and stepped through the doorway. Vibrating with excitement.

Her fathers turned to look at her.

“Aunt Geneva just called back. Claire Beauchamp did indeed graduate from Harvard pre-med - and then stayed on to graduate from Harvard Medical School!”

Jamie’s hand flew to his heart. “That’s wonderful! Oh, lass, that makes me so happy.”

“Is there any record of her in the alumni database?” John asked.

“No - no current address either. But I think we’ve found something better.”

Jamie’s brows lifted skeptically. “Will ye have me guess?”

“Uncle Lamb - his full name is Dr. Quentin Lambert Beauchamp. He’s semi-retired now, a professor emeritus of archaeology at Harvard.”

“So he still lives here in Boston,” Jamie breathed.

“Yes - just a few miles away. I’ve got his address.”

Jamie sank back in his chair, hands covering his face. “My God. We can actually find her.”

Brianna raced to Jamie’s side, hugging him tight. “Do you want to go today?”

He hugged her back, tears streaking into her hair. “All right. Though I haven’t the faintest idea of what to say.”

“Isobel and I will come with you,” John offered. “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

Brianna beamed. “Come on, what are we waiting for?”

#;mod gotham #adoption au #Anonymous

[misc-headcanons]

Hello, dear beautiful person! If you let me be a little self-indulgent, may I ask for Law and Zoro with Polish s/o (might be modern!au). They want to try and learn at least some basic phrases to help her feel less alienated - but you know the slavic pronounciation; I'm sure it will *torment* them - but they're both stubborn, am I right? ;) Thank you so much, stay awesome!

(Aaaa ty Bas! I'm still a basic bitch when it comes to Slavic languages even Russian, which I fucking minored in lol so I hope these are to your liking 😚)

Law

Law would have a whole-ass notebook for him to use while learning Polish. He's taking the Polish courses on Duolingo and Babbel, he's got some language and grammar textbooks from the library and online sites...when he's got an interest in something (or someone~), he goes all out. And he wants to communicate with his girlfriend in her native language. 

He hadn't actually told her that he was studying Polish for her, but if you just glanced at some of the books on his desk or saw that he had a Duolingo notification on his phone, you'd know. He wants to surprise her, because he's a nerdy little romantic at heart.

He's got a full schedule of classes at uni centered around his medical degree, but he stops by the language building to get tutored by some of the students studying Polish. He's an honorary member of the various Slavic culture clubs, and the various professors of Russian, Polish, and Czech all love him and will always say hi when they see him on campus. Most of the professors are older ladies from those respective countries, and it feels like the number of бабушек/babcie/babičky in his life have tripled. If he was low on food before this (because he's a broke college kid), he isn't anymore; his apartment's pantry and fridge are filled with homemade goodies. If you ask where the hell he got so many pierogi and bowls of racuchy, he would just start nervously sweating.

The first time he speaks to you in Polish, it's when you two are chilling/cuddling on his couch and you say "I love you." And, seeing he's got the perfect opportunity to show off his skills, just holds you closer and says "też cię kocham." (I love you too) He's quietly praying he didn't fuck up the pronunciation or say something incorrectly, and when he sees the sweet surprised look on your face, he knows he said it perfectly. He talks extra slow when he speaks Polish, pausing a bit before every sentence to make sure he's thinking of the right thing to say (and his sentences are kind of short/choppy, but still)

___: Mówisz po polsku!?

Law: Troszkę.  Chciałem się nauczyć. Um... dla ciebie.

___: Dlaczego mnie nie poprosiłeś żebym cię nauczyła, głupku?

Law: Byłbym rozproszony.  Jesteś za ładna.

___: Ha!  Dobrze wiedzieć, że mówisz płynnie w każdym języku~

Zoro

You can almost see his brain crash when you first say something to him in Polish, and at first he assumes he like...temporarily forgot English or had a stroke or something. But when you mention you speak another language, he's interested in what it's like; he feels like he barely knows his own language, so being with someone who knows more than one is cool.

God bless him, he tries so hard to pronounce words correctly. But he always trips up over his own tongue and it's low-key adorable to see him get frustrated when he's trying to repeat a word you just said in Polish:

___: "szermierz."

Zoro: Zher-mee-edge.

___: Uhhh…that's close? Szer-mi-erz…

Zoro: Djer-mierd-zhhh. Shit, that sounded worse. 

He doesn't have the patience to learn in-depth like Law, so he'd only have you and some language apps as his tutor. He's kind of like a kid sometimes, where he'll point at random stuff and ask what it's called in Polish. When he's being extra affectionate (especially when he's a bit tipsy), he'll ask you to translate words like "pretty" and "soft" and "warm" so he can say something sweet to you in very broken Polish. (Eg. "Jesteś ładna.  And...miękkie.  Aaaand….ciepły.")

He'll want to watch movies and television shows in Polish (with English subs, so he knows what's going on). Over time, he's actually able to understand better than he can actually speak; if you say something to him in Polish like "dzień dobry, kochanie~", he'll blush a bit and say "g'morning" back to you. He'll try to respond in Polish too sometimes, but...his pronunciation is still kind of wonky. ("Diz-yen doh-bree...um, ko-han-yeh.")

He struggles with the alphabet a lot, and he cannot for the life of him remember what the actual letters in Polish are called no matter how hard he tries. Ł is "L with the line thing", ę is "E with a squiggle under it" and ś is "the fancy s". But no matter how much he may struggle with learning it (for he has a heart of gold, but a very dumb ass when it comes to linguistics and whatnot) he wants to be able to communicate with you in your native language. 

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Another World - TDC Holidays - Day 5

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DAY 5

AU: HIGH SCHOOL

POV: KATHARINE

I need a car was the conclusion Katharine came to when she nearly hurled in the school parking lot after stumbling off her sister’s motorcycle. Arsinoe chuckled as she rubbed her back and gently tugged the helmet off Kat’s head to let the fresh air in and Kat breathed, slowly standing up and glaring at the dangerous monstrosity her sister called “her baby.” Usually, she would ride in Mirabella’s car but their older sister was sick at home.

“Never doing that again,” Kat said as Arsinoe pulled their backpacks from the seat compartment and put Kat’s helmet in there, her own still perched under her arm. She locked the bike and cast Kat a look.

“It’s not even that bad, I don’t get what you and Mira don’t like about it,” Arsinoe says, handing her her pack. Kat growls, takes it and turns towards the front steps of their school. Arsinoe calls out to where Jules stands at the base of the steps before kissing Kat’s forehead. “I’ll meet you here after school, yeah?” Kat nods and Arsinoe jogs across the road to join her friends. Kat crosses after, not looking over at her sister. She knew Arsinoe would invite her over if she asked, but Jules, Joseph, Billy and Emilia were Arsinoe’s friends, not hers. She didn’t belong there.

She quickly darted up the stairs into their school, passing through the halls like a ghost to get to her locker. She unlocked it and tugged at it with all the force she could muster, growling at the jammed door.

Kat didn’t even notice the person coming up beside her until her locker swung open and hit something that went “umph.” Kat frowned and half closed her locker again to see a girl rubbing her nose. Kat winces and steps towards the girl, feeling awkward and guilty.

“I am so sorry, are you okay?” The girl nodded and Kat gently took her wrists so that she could check the girls face. She nearly swore.

She had just hit Bree Westwood, also known as the head cheerleader and second most popular girl in school, in the face with her locker. Shit. This was it, this was the end, the moment where no one would ever interact with her again. They watch each other for too long and Kat ignores the way her heart races under the scrutiny of this tall and pretty girl.

“I’m okay. Are you?” Bree says and Kat frowns in confusion, “no one opens a locker that aggressively if they’re perfectly fine,” she clarifies and Kat nods in understanding.

“I’m fine, the door just got stuck so… yeah,” she says rubbing her arm nervously. “Sorry about hitting you in the face,” Bree laughed and Kat rubbed the back of her neck nervously.

“It’s fine, locker grate bruises are all the rage these days,” Bree affirms, her voice warm. The bell goes off behind them and Kat jumps slightly. “I’ll see you around Kat Queen,” she winks and then is gone.

~

“I’m just saying that the greatest bop of all time is Shania Twain’s ‘Man! I feel like a Women’ followed by Nelly Furtado’s ‘Promiscuous’ and then the entire Queen discography,” Arsinoe rants as Kat sits beside her, gesticulating like she’s a professor on the subject. Her table laughs and Kat questions her sister’s sanity.

“I think you’re too deep in nostalgia. Modern rappers have changed the landscape of what consists of a bop,” Billy contests, waving to Kat. Arsinoe turns to her boyfriend, pointing a fork in his face.

“Is this your way of saying you think ‘WAP’ should be at the top of this list? Oh and Kitty, Bree Westwood is staring at you,” Arsinoe says the first part with incredulity and the second so fast Kat almost doesn’t catch it. Kat snorts before her brain registers all of the information. She looks over to the “popular table” and catches Bree Westwood indeed staring right at her, warm honey eyes curious and smiling. Kat smiles back with a small wave, hoping that the bright fluorescents of the cafeteria washed away the blush striped across her cheeks. Bree winked at her and the blush got worse.

“Arsinoe, what’s she like?” Kat leans over and asks into her sister’s ear. Arsinoe turns and considers the question.

“Mira says she’s nicer than you might think. If you want to talk to her you should. Get out there again, y’know?” Arsinoe assured her gently. Kat nodded and stood from the table.

“I’m gonna go practice my piano,” Arsinoe nods and squeezes Kat’s arm lovingly.

~

Arsinoe is unsuccessfully trying to coax Kat back onto her motorbike when someone behind her calls her name.

Grateful for the opportunity to stall, Kat turns, only to begin to wonder whether the motorbike would have been a better option. Bree Westwood approaches her and Kat tries not to be distracted by the fact that she’s in her cheerleading uniform because that amount of leg and what it does to Kat’s heart should be considered criminal.

“Hi Bree,” Kat says awkwardly, “What’s up?”

“Hey Kat,” Bree says happily. “I was wondering if you might like to get dinner with me on Friday night? Like, a date?” Kat doesn’t speak, her brows furrowing in confusion. She thanks everything that that is the moment Arsinoe nudges her in the shoulder blade.

“Uh, I- yeah, that sounds good,” Kat stammers and Bree smiles so wide Kat assumes it hurts her and then skips off.

“Get it Kitty,” Arsinoe says as she pushes a cycle helmet into Kat’s arms.

~

“I can’t believe you’re going on a date with my best friend,” Mirabella murmurs as she helps Kat get ready for her date. Kat hasn’t been able to stop blushing. “It’s so exciting,” she continues as she puts a light layer of makeup on Kat.

“Yeah, nicely done Kitty,” Arsinoe affirms from her perch leaning against the bathroom doorframe. “But text me if it starts going badly, I’ll make up some emergency,” Kat snorts gently.

“With you, it’s not often that you have to make up an emergency,” she teases and Mirabella puts down the mascara wand, giggling.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, I am a completely responsible young adult who never gets herself involved in emergencies,” Arsinoe says, sticking her nose in the air snottily. Mirabella seems to not be able to handle it, wheezing heavily as she laughed, curling over, coughing the dryness from her cold-impacted throat. It’s impossible that Kat and Arsinoe won’t also catch the same cold next week and the week after that respectively, but for now, they giggle closer to each other.

Finally, finally, they manage to sit up and Mirabella finishes Kat’s makeup. The doorbell rings and before Kat can stop her, Arsinoe is out of the bathroom and undoubtedly sliding down the stair banister even though Mirabella asks her to walk down the stairs every day. Mira helps her to her feet on the low silver heels she wears.

“You’ll be fine, Bree is super nice,” she says, before letting Kat go in front of her down the stairs.

“… and have her home by 11, which is a really chill curfew, so don’t break it,” Kat hears as she comes to stand next to Arsinoe’s shoulder, finally seeing Bree, looking like something out of her dreams with a sky blue dress that reveals miles of leg and makes her eyes pop.

“11, got it. Hi Kat, you ready?” Bree says with a smile of a thousand suns. Kat took a breath.

“I’m ready,” she takes Bree’s hand and lets her lead Kat to her car.

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