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writer’s block (dry) = no desire to write, no ability to write (bearable)

writer’s block (wet) = HUGE desire to write, no ability to write (very evil)

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im a fucking sucker for the “character gets so badly injured that they can’t think clearly and start calling for help in a distressingly vulnerable way.” characters who start using nicknames for their friends they haven’t used since they were kids. characters who start begging for their brother they haven’t seen in years to be there. characters who would usually use their parents’ names or call them mother/father/etc crying out mama when they go down. u understand.

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Proper Hogwarts Houses

Honestly, the sorting hat needs to learn how to do its damn job.

Harry belonged in Gryffindor, yes. He valued bravery over all else. He'd been raised by horrible people that called him stupid and weird on a daily basis. I'm sure they didn't promote learning for him, I'm sure Dudley made school hell and kept friends away from him. He would have done well in Slytherin, but he belonged in Gryffindor.

It put Ron in Gryffindor because it had put every other Weasley there too. He belonged in Hufflepuff though. He wasn't brave by himself; he was brave for his friends. He was brave because he had to be.

It put Hermione in Gryffindor because she was brave, but she was so incredibly smart though and I wonder how much better that would have been encouraged if she'd been in Ravenclaw. Would her classmates have called her a know-it-all? Would they have complained about her studying habits?

It put Draco in Slytherin because he admired his dad, wanted to be like him, but look me in the eyes and tell me Draco didn't value bravery. Tell me that the boy that wanted to be friends with Harry so bad they became enemies never thought about how brave he was, never wanted to grow up to be like the famous Harry Potter, the boy who killed the Dark Lord as a boy. Tell me he wasn't brilliant, the second smartest student in his year. Tell me he didn't value friendships, Pansy and Blake and Crabbe and Goyle.

It put James Potter in Gryffindor and he belonged there too.

It put Lily Evans in Gryffindor, but she was the smartest witch of her age. Why not put her in Ravenclaw.

It put Remus Lupin in Gryffindor, but he grew up to be a professor. Did he belong in Ravenclaw as well?

It put Sirius in Gryffindor and I support that choice, but it reminds me of Ron Weasley at times. If it had followed procedure, put siblings together, Sirius would have ended up in Slytherin.

It put that rat of a man in Gryffindor, and I think we all know Peter Pettigrew didn't belong there. If it had put him in Hufflepuff, would he have learned how to have stronger friendships? If it had put him in Slytherin, would he ever have been friends with the Marauders?

The house system at Hogwarts is dumb and outdated, and if Hogwarts wasn't so far from the current day, so stuck in the past, then maybe they would have never had evil student. Not so many, at least. Honestly, a house dedicated to sly and witty children didn't need to be filled with all Death Eater children. I don't believe that all of those kids looked up to their parents. I don't believe that Crabbe and Goyle would have become what they did if they weren't in Slytherin.

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The Harry Potter TV Show

I do not want a Harry Potter TV Show with live actors on screen. I want it animated. I do not want another 8 years of following the same character. I want something new that expands the universe. Show us Tom Riddle at Hogwarts, show us how he became a Dark Lord. Show us the Marauders at Hogwarts, show us love and death and sacrifices that we haven't already seen.

I see gorgeous art and wonderful stories on this app every day, people that could and would happily help expand the Harry Potter universe. Why, when fanfiction has already done everything it can to fix the inconsistencies of the series, do we need another iteration of things we've already seen? I'm so sick of remakes and endless sequels.

Give us something new!

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Any Day Now by @oknowkiss (17k, E)

Tags: Incarcerated Draco Malfoy, Morally Grey Draco Malfoy, Ambigous/Open Ending, Dark Comedy

Potter is wearing golden yellow Auror trainee robes, which clash terribly with his eyes and make his skin look sallow, highlighting the exhaustion pooled in the valleys of his face. It really is a good day.  “All right?” Potter asks, regaining his composure and lifting his chin.  Draco shrugs.  “You can smoke out here, if you want,” he says.  “There’s a sign,” Potter says, pointing to the ‘no smoking’ sign directly to his left. The Auror training is having an impact, already.  "You can smoke out here,” Draco corrects. He can’t imagine anyone denying Potter anything, certainly not now, probably for the rest of his life. “Nasty habit, though.”  “I know,” Potter says. He puts the cigarette back in its packet and shoves his hands in his pockets, looking extremely young. Draco forgets, sometimes, that he’s the older one of them both.  The way people talk about him, even in here, Potter has become in his mind ageless, an idol on a throne and a devil all at once. 

(Rec by @mallstars)

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Drarry fic id love to write but I'm too lazy: Second year canon divergence where Draco saw his father put something in Ginny's cauldron, got curious and manage to steal it back without anyone(including his father) realizing. Draco opens the journal. Meanwhile Harry quickly starts noticing Draco is acting weird(this fic being extra ironic with how little Harry notice Ginny, but easily notices Draco in Ginnys place being weird) would love to talk out how this would change canon. Especially 12 year old Harry being extra obsessed with Draco.

I don’t ever read rewrites that go so far back, but it could be so cute them becoming friends and Draco joining the Golden Trio!

I think it could deffo be a thing. I can imagine Draco basically writing to Voldemort about how much he hates Saint Potter and how unimpressed he is with him and how much of a show off Harry is. But then he writes little things like “once I wished I was his friend, but he rejected me, stupid Potter!” and he continues writing things like “I saw him today with his stupid hair and his stupid Quidditch robes, that by the way, look stupid on him and totally not cute”. Then he just rants and rants about things he notices about Harry and how he definitely doesn’t care for him and could never care about him, and one day he is like “I saw him smile today and I had this weird feeling in my stomach, I think my hate must be getting stronger”. And Tom is just like WTF ?! WILL YOU SHUT UP ABOUT POTTERS DISLIKES TOWARDS GOOD AND HIS HAIR AND HIS SMILE OMG! YOU HAVE TOLD ME NOTHING USEFUL THAT I CAN USE AGAINST HIM!

Although Tom can still use Draco like he used Ginny, but I don’t think Draco would ever be used to being Tom alive? Or maybe I just can’t think of how it would make sense.

Harry probably would notice that Draco is acting differently. As Draco could be realising that he still wants to be friends with Harry, maybe he can even be terrified by some flashes of memories he gets of Voldy and start to question his belief system? I don’t know.

But it would be cool if somehow Harry tried taking to Draco and they could become friends and Harry would be able to unteach Draco all about his beliefs put on to him by his parents.

They could continue being friends through out the years and develop a deeper bond later on. Probably crushing on each other hard in 4th, 5th and 6th year.

Canonically with how Draco is and how much he respects his father and wants to make him proud I don’t think it would work so well. It would take a lot to convince him his beliefs are wrong and harmful. Of course if written well it could be done, but I only ever read or am in a process of writing post-war or Deathly Hallows rewrites as that’s where Drarry actually makes sense the most and they are young adults or adults then.

I think there are few fic that I have yet to read like Draco Malfoy and the Mirror of Ecidyrue

I think it’s a time travel(?) fic and have a dynamic of Drarry becoming friends in their early years of Hogwarts.

CALLING ALL TGE DRARRY SHIPPERS, do you have a a canon rewrite where Draco and Harry become friends in early years of Hogwarts? DROP THEM

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Still by Heisskalt

ATTENTION

If you see this you are OBLIGATED to reblog w/ the song currently stuck in your head :)

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it's just me and my gay fanfics against the world

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October

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Ok ok ok here me out. Whenever people talk about Dean being obviously bisexual they often refer to the episode with the golem and the Nazi’s and “I thought we had a thing back there,” which, yes, is so stupid obvious. However, on a recent re-watch of the show, because I have nothing better to do and new things make me stupid anxious, I noticed an episode that we should talk about a lot more often. Season 4 Episode 14 “Sex and Violence” follows the boys as they track down a Siren that is drugging men and forcing them to brutally kill the people closest to them. Up until Dean, this villain disguises themself as a female prostitute and preys on men, luring them away from their wives. But then Dean gets to town, and who does the Siren turn into? Hoyt from True Blood. Seriously. The Siren takes the form of an attractive male police agent who also happens to be working the same case. They bond, hit the strip club together, and eventually, the Siren drugs Dean through an indirect kiss, the two of them sharing the same flask in Dean’s car. All of the victims until now describe the Siren as the “perfect woman,” everything they’ve wanted in a partner. The Siren uses the term “brothers” when describing the relationship they should have, but Dean often calls Cas his brother as well, and we all know where that went. “You’re one butt ugly stripper.” “Yeah, but I got what I wanted. Dean. Dean’s all mine. I gave him what he needed.” He also goes on to talk about how much he thrives on falling in love again and again and again. Then the Siren tells Sam and Dean that whoever survives the fight will stay with him forever.

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I cannot believe there's absolutely no way to watch free shows and movies anymore, there are too many paid streaming platforms and pirating websites have viruses and ads preventing you from watching it uninterrupted((.)) id rather follow the rules and purchase media moving forward because it is too inconvenient. Seriously, free and no ads or viruses with 1080p streaming is DEAD.

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There are so many things I want to tell you

I love your hair

Long and dark

I love your eyes

Kind and sparkling

I love your laugh

Slow but infectious

I love your smile

When it's for me

I love your voice

Deep and even

I love your heart

Can I have it?

I need a replacement

Since you stole mine

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The thing about reading is that eventually life stops being worth living. My books are better than real life, the characters better than people, the scenery better than ours. Their worlds may be melting or ending, but there is always a solution. Relationships can be salvaged, miscommunications fixed, people saved. The villain can become a hero and the hero can become a villain. So much character development and world building and every bit of it is carefully thought out. God is an author that wrote a first draft, who never heard of editing. Our world is dying, hot and scary and filled with people who weren't given a choice. Some fight and move on and give up without ever thinking of growth for themselves. The lines I read in my stories make my heart sing and ache, knowing I will never experience such beauty myself. I love my books and stories, so many wonderful things they show me, and I hate them all the same, for taunting me with something I can never have. The blank space between stories carves a hole in my heart, the pages fill it so well, yet so fleetingly. Why have I been shown so many things I can never fully enjoy? What is the point of living out here, when whole universes await me in there?

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-Renaissance Festival-

Early morning wake up

Skin care, clothing, makeup

Last minute breakfast

We are on the road

Grocery store pit stop

Snacks and ice and tickets

And now an hour long drive

Longer, with traffic

Grandma calling, of course I forgot

Smiles and conversation 

Closer now, the sun high

Putting on sunscreen and last touches

Glue on flowers

Freshen makeup

Fight my hair, a losing battle

Grassy hills and dirt paths

Swarms of people milling ‘round

The cannon goes off

We head in

Accents and old grammar

Dirt and grass and rocky pathways

Small buildings, so many things

Trinkets and clothes and oh wow there’s swords

God I want a sword

An 8 hour day passes slowly

Yet still far too quick

The sun beats down

Sunblock fading

Sweaty skin and messy hair

Melting makeup and flaking flowers

Worth it every time

Tasty smells, tastier food

Snow cones to fight the heat

Pretzels to fill the belly

Honey samples because why not?

Beer and mead and wine

Frozen pina coladas

Bananas on a stick

Sugar roasted nuts

How am I still hungry?

Sparkly items catch my eye

Gorgeous craftsmanship

So expensive, yet so pretty

And then its over

The day cooling down

Hair sticking to my skin

The cannon blows as we walk away

And I can’t help but wonder

Where the whimsy goes

The ride home is cool and short

Broken up into naps 

And then we’re home

The day far over

I’ll sleep soundly tonight

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'you never read anymore, you used to love reading' and i have 200 safari tabs open. it never stopped it just got weird