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in 2025 let’s bring back being enthusiastic on ao3. leave a comment on every chapter. leave kudos and, if necessary, leave “double kudos” in the comments. tags and notes on bookmarks. the whole nine yards. let’s show fanfic authors how much we love them.

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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AO3 Published Works & Character Mood Boards

Grey Moons & Whiskey Skies - A Werewolf Dramione Story

Summary: “Because of your failure—you shall die! CRUCIO!” Darco’s body contorted and Voldemort gave a pleased groan at his victims screams and sobs. “My Lord please!!” shrieked Narcissa,her eyes wide with tears as she watched her son spit and cry on the floor, dignity be damned. Voldemort turned to look at her, his head tilting as he looked at her. “My dear, you know the punishment for failing me, and your son has displeased me greatly.” She crawled on her hands and knees, acting like a rabid dog, knowing he liked this form of submission. She put her hands together and looked up at him, her eyes full of pleas. “Please, My Lord, please, not my son, he is my only son—please~” He was not moved by her tears, only by her humiliation. “My dear pet, I will allow your son to live—but he will bear my mark as well as the moon’s. For that is his punishment, to be a filthy half-breed for his life.” Narcissa looked at her son, his grey eyes pleading with her own, and she saw him shake his head. Half-breed. Werewolf. That’s what he would be if she agreed to his terms, but she did not care—half-breed or not, she needed her son.

Character Moodboards:

Hermione Granger

Draco Malfoy

Remus Lupin

Nymphadora Tonks

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61969282/chapters/158464840

The Monster Within - A Dramione Story

Summary: Hermione stared at the diary with wide eyes. Her entire life flashed before her, memories from her childhood, from Hogwarts, and the last few years with Harry, Ron, Ginny, and her friends. All this time she thought she was a muggle-born, a little know it all who wanted to do good, defeat the monsters, and find her place in the Wizarding World. Yesterday she was Hermione Granger: War Hero and Brightest Witch of Her Age. Today, she was the daughter of a Monster. How could she defeat the monster within??

Character Moodboards:

Hermione Granger

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60827038/chapters/155361784

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Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Remus Lupin/Nymphadora Tonks Characters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Theodore Nott, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Ginny Weasley, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Andromeda Black Tonks, Ted Tonks Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Werewolf Mates, Werewolf Culture, Draco Malfoy is a werewolf, Werewolf Draco Malfoy, Good Parent Narcissa Black Malfoy, Supportive Narcissa Black Malfoy, POV Narcissa Black Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Redemption, POV Hermione Granger, POV Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy is Bad at Feelings, Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter Friendship, Hermione Granger & Luna Lovegood Friendship, Protective Remus Lupin, Fenrir Greyback's Werewolf Pack, Original Werewolf Characters - Freeform, Welsh Remus Lupin, Remus Lupin Speaks Welsh, Remus Lupin Lives, Remus Lupin & Nymphadora Tonks Live Summary:

“Because of your failure—you shall die! CRUCIO!” Darco’s body contorted and Voldemort gave a pleased groan at his victims screams and sobs. “My Lord please!!” shrieked Narcissa,her eyes wide with tears as she watched her son spit and cry on the floor, dignity be damned. Voldemort turned to look at her, his head tilting as he looked at her. “My dear, you know the punishment for failing me, and your son has displeased me greatly.” She crawled on her hands and knees, acting like a rabid dog, knowing he liked this form of submission. She put her hands together and looked up at him, her eyes full of pleas. “Please, My Lord, please, not my son, he is my only son—please~” He was not moved by her tears, only by her humiliation. “My dear pet, I will allow your son to live—but he will bear my mark as well as the moon’s. For that is his punishment, to be a filthy half-breed for his life.” Narcissa looked at her son, his grey eyes pleading with her own, and she saw him shake his head. Half-breed. Werewolf. That’s what he would be if she agreed to his terms, but she did not care—half-breed or not, she needed her son.

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Two of the biggest problems with HOTD's costuming is that it's simultaneously *too* similar to GOT, despite being centuries ago, and all over the place. Clothing would have been similar within a time period but class and cultural differences would also influence style. Both Alicients had costumes that doesn't indicate a cohesive Hightower look beyond green. With ROP, the costumes had rhyme and reason because the designer designed for each culture and actually worked on the Hobbit movies too.

Yeah, like, one thing Michelle Clapton did very well in GoT was making the different regions in Westeros and Essos look distinctive, and stay coherent about it. I'd argue the quality went down in the later seasons, but the basic ideas and concepts were there throughout, and for the most part, they had decent wigs! And keep in mind season 1 of GoT didn't have that big of a budget and it still looked better than HotD!

Like, I can see a few Tudor references here and there (Alicent has a veil that looks like a French hood from time to time, Rhaenyra has a gown that looks like an Elizabethan era dress with the white collar and all), but I don't really get why it's "Tudor-inspired", given the ASOIAF universe is basically an AU of medieval England (Aegon I is William the Conqueror, Rhaenyra is Empress Matilda, ASOIAF itself is the Wars of the Roses). The styling is just not different enough for me to really notice how it changed from one period to another - and you don't need to make it more simplistic, just give me something. Hell, they could have gotten away with a Roman-inspired look where Rhaenyra, Rhaenys and Laena wear hairstyles like this:

And if you want Alicent to be a Livia Drusilla type where she presents herself as a "traditional woman" who doesn't have time to look frivolous, you could go with something like this:

Seriously, have fun with it! You could also have the Hightowers with the traditional Roman inspired fashion, and have the Targaryens decked out like Byzantine emperors. Like, you'd THINK the fall of the Targaryen dynasty would lead to huge changes in dress, because the Targs would probably opt for Valyrian fashions that the court would have tried to emulate, and then Robert Baratheon basically throws all of that out of the window and the "fashionable" style is now pretty much dictated by Cersei, since she's the queen.

Kate Hawley meanwhile is the costume designer for RoP, and she did design for opera, AND IT SHOWS. She also did the costumes for Crimson Peak - which is probably one of the best I've ever seen in a period drama, and I'm not even kidding. Take for instance Edith and Lucille - Edith is a rich heiress, so she wears silhouettes that were in vogue at the time and has a Gibson Girl look to her:

And even then, even if the silhouette is pretty much prefectly accurate, she's still able to have fun with it! The fabrics used here weren't necesarily used in the Edwardian era, but the idea was to use some that looked similar to butterfly wings, and it works!

Lucille, meanwhile, wears gowns with a silhouette that was in vogue in the 1870s-1880s, with the bustles and all, but not anymore. It looks out of place during the evening party where she plays the piano for everyone, and her clothing is one of the things that awakens Edith's father's suspicion. It would be one thing if she was an old lady (since they tended to wear dresses that had gone of fashion 20-30 years ago, hence why in P&P 2005, you'll see Mrs. Bennet wearing a rococo dress at the Netherfield ball), but Lucille isn't that old.

And the thing is, the Sharpes are low on money, but fashion was meant to be sustainable at that time and Lucille could easily adjust her dresses to have a more fashionable silhouette, and use the removed fabric for other stuff, instead of having to buy something new. She chooses not to, and it's deliberate, probably because the dresses she wears belonged to her mother.

See? That's thought and care right there.

Meanwhile, see this dress? Alicent Hightower wishes she looked that good:

And the thing is, with all the pleating, the belt thingy she has, it would be so easy to mess up and have her dress look frumpy. The belt is perfectly adjusted and provides the watery effect it's supposed to have, the pleating is nice, and the dress actually looks like it was made specifically for her. Which makes sense, because Galadriel is a Noldo princess and she'd absolutely have her clothing tailor-made, and have it be from the best Elven seamstresses you can find. It looks so simple at first, but the more you look at it, the more you see all the little details it has. And they didn't mess up her hair, either (and anyone who's read the Silmarillon knows Galadriel's hair is important!). They used Morfydd Clark's natural hair, added extensions, made sure there were golden and silver undertones, and voilà.

And the costume department did their homework when it comes to the design - they took inspiration from pre-Raphaelite artists when it comes to the Elves, and also a little bit for Númenor as well - which makes sense given the connection they have to Elves, but they still look distinctive, with plenty of little details referring to Elros' origins here and there. Bronwyn has a dress that looks different from the other villagers, yes, but given she's a healer, she'd probably know how to dye her clothes and would dress more lightly due to spending a lot of time outside looking for herbs. The Dwarves look VERY different from the rest, and Disa has some great outfits, but you can tell their clothes became the way they were given they spend more of their time underground. The Harfoots seem to be wearing stuff they found while travelling, since they don't seem to have equipment to weave cloth and they often seem like they're wearing stuff that's too big for them. And I'm only scratching the surface here.

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DAILYFLICKS 20K EVENT: FAVORITE FALL/HALLOWEEN FILM PER MEMBER  ↳ SCOOBY DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND (1998) — Hannah (@lindir​)

Like… we’re not looking for any ghoul-friends, are we, Scooby?

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For @gefionne, because the world needs more Sansan Regency Period AU, and A Disreputable Gentleman is damn near perfect. 

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imagine dealing w an international crisis involving precious artifacts and someone is like ‘don’t worry I know a guy’ and it’s a dorky connecticut college professor named henry who slips into his slutsona and suddenly he’s capable of saving the world w the power of his whip & fedora

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Goodbye summer in 2022! Goodbye Dongfangqingcang and Xiaolanhua! It’s my honour to witness your indelible love!

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Btw if I say things like “by god” or “good lord” in posts please be aware I don’t mean it in a catholic way I mean it in a 1950s scientist reacting in horror after they create an evil creature in the lab set in the distant future year of 2005

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I love them for Daemon’s weirwood vision holy shit he was lured from his bed to stand in front of the old gods, who judged him as a kinslayer and sentenced him to death. The consequences beating at his door and unable to be held back by a sword!!!

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Me: whatever you do, do NOT think about family-man Dongfang Qingcang. Me when I inevitably think about family-man Dongfang Qingcang: oh god oh f**k…

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Robert’s Rebellion, also known as the War of the Usurper, was a rebellion against House Targaryen, primarily instigated by Eddard Stark, Jon Arryn, and Robert Baratheon, for whom it is named. It lasted “close to a year" and resulted in the end of the Targaryen dynasty in the Seven Kingdoms and the beginning of Robert Baratheon’s reign.

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He understands what it means to be ice far better than Sansa ever could. Aemond claims to be the blood of the dragon, and she guesses it must be so, but instead of scorching flames, she imagines he spits shards of ice.

Aemond thought he knew fire, but Sansa was the flames of Old Valyria that crumbled a civilisation born again, and Aemond was startled to realise that he had known nothing of heat.

A Blazing Permafrost by Rath101

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he’s so pretty 🥺🖤

Sihtric Kjartansson / Seven Kings Must Die

+ two out of focus*

For @sihtricfedaraaahvicius xo

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Aemond got over the fact that Luke took his eye out, he just hadn't got over the fact that he got away with it. When a crime goes unpunished, the world is unbalanced. Aemond's world more than anyone's. —Ewan Mitchell