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mayyourshipsbewithyou · 10 months

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I saw Cursed Child in London this summer without knowing what to expect (never read the script). I fucking loved it. I traveled to Munich, Paris, Euro Disney, Stratford-upon-Avon and London over the course of a month. I saw old friends and spent time with family. Cursed Child was hands-down the highlight of the whole trip. Certainly the thing that stuck with me the longest. Did the plot make sense? No. Did that subtract from my experience even a little bit? Absolutely not.

Harry Potter was never the reason I breathed like it was for some people. It wasn’t even my main fandom. But I grew up with it. I loved it. Deathly Hallows Part II came out the year I graduated high school. Afterwards, I moved on without much difficulty. Thought about it from time to time because nothing epitomized my childhood and growing up like Harry Potter. And then the opportunity arose to see Cursed Child and I took it. Insisted upon it to my family. One of the best things I ever did.

Because sometime in my 20s I realized I was gay. And as I now know, that’s something I have in common with Albus Potter. Harry Potter’s son, my childhood hero’s son, was gay. As far as me and my 65 year old father are concerned, Albus and Scorpius are as canon as Ron and Hermione. And that matters. It’s more than LGBT representation in Harry Potter. The fact that Harry’s own son is in love with Draco’s son matters so fucking much. It feels good thematically and it feels good for me personally. When it comes to that show, Delfini being Voldemort’s daughter doesn’t matter. A cliche time travel plot doesn’t matter. Voldemort/Bellatrix doesn’t matter. Albus and Scorpius matter. Their love story is the only thing that matters.

I’m sad that even post-covid audiences wanted more from them. Could they have kissed? Sure. Would i have wanted it? Of course, but they also didn’t need to. What I was already given was enough. More than enough. More than I ever thought to ask for or dare to hope for. I’m happy for Albus. So happy. Happy in a way that I wish I could be happy for myself. Not just for having a boyfriend but a best friend. I have been lonely in a way that Albus and Scorpius never had to be. And that makes me happy…and maybe a little bit sad.

Anyway, all this to say, I’ve spent the 5 weeks since I’ve been home losing myself in Scorbus fan fiction. I even wake up early so I can read before work. So if any of my fellow shippers have any recommendations, I would be very grateful.

(Yes, this long emotional post is just an elaborate way to ask for fic recs. Life’s too short for reading mediocre fan fiction. 😉)

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ao3feed-scorbus · 11 months

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Dancing With Dragons

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/pX75MwU

by lovebotomy, swirlsnap

"Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not."

Years after the defeat of Lord Voldemort, the kingdoms of Westeros have finally found respite under a peaceful rule. But now, word is coming of forces gathering in the North and beyond the sea.

Grappling with the expectations of the world, the youngest son of the Saviour has never been unburdened. Or at least he was, until he met a boy with whom the burden seemed lighter. On opposing sides of both conflict and sea, their accidental meeting truly questions if the current rule is worth what it sacrifices.

Words: 598, Chapters: 1/10, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Albus Severus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, Lily Luna Potter, James Sirius Potter, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy

Relationships: Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter

Additional Tags: Dragons, Romance, Awkward Flirting, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Medieval, Slow Burn, Digital Art, Mutual Pining, Alternate Universe - Game of Thrones Fusion, Canon-Typical Violence

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/pX75MwU

#ao3feed #fanfic #scorbus #harrypotter #scorpius #albus

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newyorkarttours · 8 years

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Amy Casey at Foley Gallery

Walks and bus rides through Cleveland’s post-industrial landscape inspires Amy Casey’s amazingly intricate acrylic paintings. Here, the built environment mobilizes into twisted chains that evoke jewelry or a train set. (At Foley Gallery on the Lower East Side through Oct 30th). Amy Casey, (detail) Swirlsnap, acrylic on panel, 48 x 48 inches, 2016.

#amy casey #foley gallery #swirlsnap #painting #acrylic #painter #cleveland #buildings #art #artist #new york #tour #gallery tour #art tour #lower east side #lower east side gallery tour

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