#—*&; musing ⌞ the ghosthunter ⌝

[fantasycorrupted-a]

유⌚ ❤️

Nosy Munday Meme

유: Who was your first muse?

((Either Kieran or Kamael; back in the day I really liked ghosthunters and fantasy creatures and it shows. :D

Before Lovisa happened I came up with a bandit whom I later made her sister but I'm yet to come up with a story about her although that'd be cool. I like crime))

⌚: Is it easier for you to write as canon characters or OCs?

((It's always felt easier portraying characters I came up with myself; they just feel like I know them better. And writing canons is something I feel much less confident about. Which is why I admire folks who write them super much. Like you <33))

❤: How long have you been RPing?

((About 8 years now!))

[i-centri-degli-universi]

INDEX

main blog: @breitzbachbea

Organisational tags:

-> Sagen im Schwange (Writing Snippets/One-Shots)

-> AU Weckewerk (musings about AUs in general)

-> Spiegelkabinett (Art)

-> Cause dying on your lips is how I wanna go (Cannibalism/Incorporation)

-> Die Geister die mich riefen (Haunting/Ghosts)

AU List:

-> 19th Century Naturalist AU -> Golden Age AU -> Line Cook AU -> Jerusalem AU -> Constantinople AU -> Pirate AU -> Phantom of the Opera AU -> Imperial Rome AU -> Neighbour AU -> Ancient Olympics AU -> Irish Independence AU -> So You Wanna Marry Daisy AU -> Myth AU -> res publica AU -> Regna di Sicilia AU -> Industrial Revolution AU -> Night of the Rabbit AU -> Skulduggery Pleasant AU -> Testa di Moro AU -> Priest Franci AU -> Roman Knight AU -> Derry Trio Faust AU -> Divoti AU -> Sicilian Ghosthunter AU -> 1920s Theater Troop AU -> Neighbourhood AU -> Time Portal AU -> Lega AU -> Early Modern Italy AU -> Hinterland AU -> Mechanics AU -> Corsair AU -> Bronze Age Mediterranean AU -> BBC Ghosts AU -> Derry Girls AU -> Fate AU -> Hercules AU -> Rake Courtship AU -> Muslim Sicily AU -> Wunschpunsch AU -> Museum AU -> New York Subway AU -> The Netherworld AU -> Medieval Ulster AU -> Irish Revolution AU

[making-dough]

Wanted plots on Farina

So far as I can tell, clear on threads for Farina so definitely looking to pick up some new threads!

[Blue Lion needed][+Any skill] Farina definitely sees eye-to-eye with these soldiers, being raised and then discarded in such a fashion. She'll likely see this as a breach of contract and end up asking them to take up their compensation with the nobles themselves. Help her with her revolution or try to stop her. Up to you.

[+Authority] You know what? Farina won't mind learning how this card game works. Sound like fun!

Ghosthunters! She ain't afraid of no ghosts! Her response will likely depend on who else comes along for the ride. She could do daring, comforting or even teasing, if she thinks it'll be funnier if she keeps the other person on their toes. Mostly depends on the other muse for this one. [Taken: Corrin]

If interested, I'm mostly reachable through either replies to this post or through Tumblr PMs right here. Have fun~!

[stairwaythoughts]

(Little Jammes to ALL three phantom muses) "No mystery solver is complete without a team, so I've decided to call the inaugural meeting of... The Palais Garnier Ghosthunting Society! With our powers combined." She's unsure what those powers exactly are, they're just her three friends who were willing to play along, the ballet rats did too but they're too jumpy. "We can end this trickery and tomfoolery. Laid before you are my many notes on the topic, any questions?"

Christine smiles mischievously and leans in, reading Little Jammes' hastily scrawled notes. Certain words and phrases pop out: ' Seems to move between stone — Pivots? ' ; ' Why does a ghost need trapdoors? ' ; ' Surprisingly solid for a phantom '. She wonders if Jammes knows just how close she is to stumbling upon the truth.

Raoul nods seriously, picking up pages and scanning them at random. His brows knit together in concentration. The accounts seem to match up astonishingly well with what he has, himself, observed. He sounds impressed when he says, “ These are remarkably thorough. ”

Nadir hangs back, arms crossed, grinning. He can only imagine what a headache the little Jammes girl has already caused for his masked friend. Erik, he thinks, with an indulgent laugh, what a formidable little adversary you have made for yourself!

[gauldheri]

He isn't afraid of ghosts. Sylvain knows the true horrors walk the mortal realm, faces twisted in disgust and contempt. Waiting around every corner. Ghosts were child's play, fairy tales made up to trick misbehaving youngsters into going to bed quietly. Sylvain isn't afraid of ghosts, doesn't even believe in them.

What he does believe in however, is hauntingly beautiful women.

Which leads him to roam the halls late at night, upon the advice of various rumours floating around the monastery. He hopes to stumble across this vision in white, perhaps even ease her mournful expression. So far he'd only bumped into a handful of trembling students - wannabe ghosthunters who claimed to be far braver and bolder than they truly were. A mild amusement but hardly enough to distract him from his goal. Sylvain ascends the steps towards the Goddess Tower. Strictly speaking it's off limits to students but what a nonsensical rule. Shouldn't they all be held close to the goddess's bosom? Nurtured by her care? Besides, love stops for no mortal's whims.

At the peak of his ascent he finds himself winded. Not from the exertion but the air takes leave from his lungs at the same moment his heart soars from his chest. There's no way such a vision, delicately bathed in moonlight and crafted by the hands of Pygmalion himself was a ghost. Muse, perhaps, or a Siren leading him to leap into the abyss from the tower but ghost? What foolishness!

"Ahem--" Sylvain clears his throat, a line prepared on his tongue. It falls, leaving him vulnerable and unsure of himself when the woman turns to him. "Are you alright, uh... m'lady? You look so forlorn."

"I think the other students are concerned as well, what brings you here alone?"

@ulirblood

ghostsmoochers anonymous

Rumors have started to float around Garreg Mach’s halls about a ghastly young woman haunting the monastery. Many claim to have seen a young woman in wedding white with a haunting expression on her face, though it seems nobody can agree on exactly where she was seen. The only natural choice to be made here is to go and investigate these sightings and figure out whether the woman is real or merely a figment of the student body’s imagination. [Grants Reason +1]

[handeemuse]

You don't have to come up with headcanons for this, I just wanted to share the idea with you: A Muse who's into cryptology & ghosthunting. Riley drives herself (and everyone else) crazy arguing against this "mockery of REAL science," Nick probably doesn't care but argues too just to defend Muse/annoy Riley, and Mortimer has the puppet equivalent of an aneurysm.

Anon this i brilliant and hilarious. Bravo.

[dimitrescuflowers]

Cemetery (for all the muses :D )

Cemetery - Have you ever gone ghosthunting? If not, would you?

Bela: If we wanted to listen to dead things wailing, we’d go down to the cellar.

Cassandra: If we do go we can't take Dani. She will take everything to pieces to see how it works. Then expect us to fix them.

Daniela: That sounds about right.

Cassandra: We had a séance once.

Bela: Heisenberg had fun that day. Mother also learnt to warned us about family mutations ahead of times.

Daniela: Bela screamed so loud she broke a wine glass.

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Rose: I think the worst thing that can happen is falling over? So probably be the safest hobby I could pick up.

[fearbehindasmile]

starter call / @thevoices-ofmymind

He stood there with a box of salt in his hand, absolutely embarrassed. “...I uh... I... can explain?” He said, nervously smiling and mentally having a panic attack in his mind as he looks at the stranger who was covered in salt. 

[fiery-assassin-arc]

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send in ‘💭’ for FIVE (OR MORE!) HEADCANONS about our muses. || Accepting!

{{ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I MISSED YOU!!!

1. Takeda and Iris have occasional Facetimes/ video calls and make jokes. 

2. Iris once thought Takeda looked like a walking banana in that suit he had on. He still remembers that thought every day.

3. After the whole ghost situation, Iris and Takeda went on a Ghostbuster movie marathon. This did not make them ghosthunters.

4. Takeda and Iris switch food with each other.

5. Takeda is her wingman, and she his wingwoman.

[spircling]

[ ZOEY DEUTCH / POLYTROPOS / HEBE / MUSE 21 ] / [ ESTHER GOODWIN ] is a [ TWENTY-ONE ] year old [ ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ] major. [ SHE ] is/are known for being [ CREATIVE & LOYAL ] but [ SCATTERBRAINED & IMPULSIVE ].  when i think of them, i imagine [ OVERSTUFFED SUITCASES, RAMBLING FOR LONGER THAN YOU REALIZED, & LOTS OF EARRINGS ]. and even though they’re a proud HU student now, we all have our roots. theirs run back to them being a [ MHP (AQUA) ] graduate. i asked around and it turns out they [ AREN’T ] an AOP student. in their interview, they managed to woo the admissions team by [ WOWING THEM WITH HER KNOWLEDGE OF GHOSTS AND HAUNTINGS ]. i guess that’s all there is to know! unless… 

uhhh hi hello, i am lena and i am stoked as fuck to be here ! i have ms. esther who is... one of my most precious and chaotic muses- i wrote this mostly at 3am so bear with me, below the cut are some things etc etc, plz love us xoxo 

tw: eating disorder mention 

basics: full name: esther emerald goodwin birthday: january 27 (aquarius) hometown: silver city, nm sexuality: pansexual, panromantic positive traits: kind-hearted, accepting, loyal, creative negative traits: impulsive, indecisive, scatterbrained, oversensitive hogwarts house: hufflepuff moral alignment: chaotic good 

background: - was born to two hippies in new mexico - her parents were constantly moving around, livin a nomadic lifestyle and bringing their kid with them (but her paternal grandparents own a home and always made sure that esther had a safe place to come back to if she needed it bc they are, thankfully, loaded) - her parents NEVER disciplined her and treated her more like a friend, so esther has rly never learned how to be a Real Adult - her parents pulled her out of schools ALL the time to travel and go to a new one bc they said that was a better education than actual school - she used to play the bongos on street corners while her mom played a guitar and her dad sang and that’s how she got an allowance, she’s never had an actual job (tgod her grandparents had money and supported her, they ADORE esther, she’s their only grandchild) - it was only when she got to mhp that she stayed for anywhere longer than a year, it was the first place she got to be long-term - her dad went to mhp and, so, her grandparents were like esther will too and she was like chill, cool, sounds fun  - tw eating disorder since sophomore year of hs, esther has struggled a lot w her body image; she was in a relationship with a rly shitty guy and she started feeling less and less confident and she fell into patterns of disordered eating; she started seeing a therapist, she’s doing a LOT better now, but still struggles sometimes - ANYWAY, heavy stuff over  - esther literally cannot believe that she got into this school and she has to try RLY hard to make good grades bc she’s not just ~naturally~ gifted with academics - she spends her days studying, ghosthunting, and telling everybody to SAVE THE BEES - she wants to use her environmental science degree to basically think of more ways to conserve bees’ habitat and to try and stop climate change, she loves the earth 

personality: - very optimistic, positive person- LOVES life - not the Most intelligent- well, bookwise at least, she knows a lot about the world, she’s survived so far SO - participates in activism, is a ‘save the bees’ type bitch and does a lot of environmental/climate activism- thus why her major is environmental science - literally has a tattoo of two bees on her wrist - a… meme of a human - pansexual (me? playing a straight chara?? not in THIS gay lifetime!!) - very sweet - kinda a Dumb Bitch - can be Quite annoying- very overbearing, wants to be friends w and talk to everyone - very flighty and all over the place, ALWAYS needs to be moving - also… kinda sensitive, not ashamed of crying - is a ghost hunter for fun and has a podcast where she talks about ghosts and whatever the fuck else she wants - snap decisions?? her Brand !! - is a Good Friend and is always willing to be there for the people she cares about - has trust issues and is bad at relationships bc she always snaps into flight mode and peaces tf out bc she is SCARED 

possible connections: - best friends- give the girl her PEOPLE, her pals she does stupid shit w and can rely on for anything and everything - exes- esther likes the idea of a relationship, but doesn’t know how to be in a stable one- also ex plots FUEL me so ???? plz?? - ghost hunting buddy- give her a podcast co-host thanks  - hookups/fwbs- esther is… not smooth, but she is a people person and likes sex SO - flirtatious friendship- esther is close enough w this person that she is NOT a totally awkward human, they just tease one another and flirt constantly  - skeptics- give her someone that doesn’t believe in ghosts- she will try to convince you otherwise At All Times  - enemies- esther doesn’t ???? hold grudges or hate anyone but ??? she can be Too Much for some people 

but, ya know, i’m down for anything!! so give me a like or come find me via ims, discord, or carrier pigeon! xoxo byeeeeee 

[fantasycorrupted-a]

유: Who was your first muse?

Nosy Munday Meme

((That's gotta be a tie between Kieran and Kamael, and the character who would later become Hella. [She used to be called An or Ann and was a cringy self-insert lol.] Also, Jareth.

I'd had the idea for a ghosthunter character for a long time, a guy who had to deal with a particularly annoying ghost... and then Kieran happened. I might even still have the very first draft of his story. Also, the concept of Hella and Kamael is an early one. I knew ever since the start those two would have some sort of connection))

[sugarpilled]

     ✎⌠margaret  qualley.  cisfemale.  she/her⌡❝  —  well,  look  who’s  just  arrived  !  if  it  isn’t  the  one  and  only  billie  haynes.  though,  around  here  they’re  known  as  the  escapist.  don’t  tell  ‘em  i  said  this  but  the  twenty-four  year  old  bassist  /  cashier  at  a  dime  a  dozen  kinda  has  a  reputation  of  being  aloof  and  indecisive.  but  y’know,  they  can  be  imaginative  and  peaceful  too.  typical  scorpio.  anyways,  welcome  home  and  stay  safe  billie  !  ❞

     ok guys… hear me out…. a character based off the riot grrrl movement of the 90s but with margaret qualley’s face…. that’s billie

full name.     billie renee haynes. nickname / s.     bill, ??? birthdate.    october 27th, 1995. age.     twenty-four y.o. star sign.     scorpio, babey. gender & pronouns.     cisfemale, she / her. sexual orientation.     bisexual. occupation.     bassist / cashier / wannabe ghost hunter. place of birth.     misty hollow, connecticut.

backstory.

billie’s life was always a little chaotic, tbh ! she was the youngest to kim and elijah haynes, the only sister to two older brothers. she spread the rumor that she ate her twin in the womb in middle school, but unfortunately that was just her lying to seem more interesting.

her house was the kind of small where there’s no privacy. she shared her room with her brothers her entire life which was … a nightmare ! so surprising to no one she was more of an outside kinda girl. always exploring, always finding an excuse to get out, typically barefoot. y’know the type.

winona ryder vc always a fan of the strange and unusual. her and her mom would watch murder shows on id together all the time ‘nd those ghost specials on tv were literally billie’s jam growing up. she’s known she’s wanted to be a paranormal investigator from a young age.

her parents were both huge stoners ! both of ‘em never bother to hide this. their entire family had a 70s vibe to them tbh…. lmao.

billie was never stupid, but she never applied herself in school, either. was always a sweet kid and never got into too much trouble aside from talking a little too much and playing rough with her friends. was very anti-drug as a child, too … ironic isn’t it ...

anyways, she thought there were more important things in life than school so she just never… bothered.

rebel girl plays in the background she started getting into the punk scene when she was thirteen… tho that was more of an emo phase. then she started learning guitar, learned she can’t sing for shit, ‘nd transitioned to bass. started smoking pot around fifteen with the permission of her mom… got really into stick ‘nd pokes… the type to ditch class ‘nd smoke under bleachers in an 80s movie… thought she was Cool™ .

got recruited into rosie’s band and she’s been the bassist ever since!! misty hollow’s own tall ‘nd gay hex girls .. love to see it !!

did one year of college ‘nd flunked. lied to her mom for an entire year ‘nd then got caught oop!! her mom gave her the option of getting a job or getting kicked out. since ghost hunting with shitty equipment wasn’t exactly getting views on youtube, she started getting part time jobs all over town.

she got fired from a lot of jobs over the years. since her band and ghosthunting expeditions are her main focus, she shoves any other job aside.

anyways, her mom eventually kicked her out, but she’s secured her job the thrift store w/ nothin’ but her charm, babey. she lived in her car for her a while, but now she’s found a shitty apartment that she can only afford thanks to her roommates. *👀

personality ‘nd stuff.

she seems tougher than she is. she’s v sensitive, gentle, the type who wouldn’t hurt a fly. at the same time, she gets drunk on stage ‘nd screams at hecklers while the adrenaline is pumpin’ so … love a girl who is dynamic !

loves her friends more than anything. always willing to go out of her way for absolutely Anyone who needs it and is probably one of the least judgemental people ever… but...

she’s also… v annoying. tends to zone out in conversations … always encouraging people to do dumb things in order to ~learn~ … she can never make up her mind about who she is and has no sense of self but u kno that’s just relatable. takes things too personal sometimes nd won’t confront the person but will just cry abt it! 

innocent in the way she seems to b carefree ‘nd awe of the world… like she doesn’t know consequences or worries… just gettin’ drunk ‘nd living life… a Dream

rlly thinks she’s going to grow up and have a show like buzzfeed unsolved while also being a bassist in a very well known ‘nd respected band… the delusion.. lov that for her.

always looking for something to put herself into. creativity is everything to her and without it she’d probably drive herself crazy. her mind is always buzzin’ ‘nd she’s always looking for an Out !

her style influence is v much d’arcy ( image ) ( image ) 

tries to leave as much waste behind as possible… walks everywhere… wants to hitchhike even tho people are getting murdered... is her mother’s nightmare tbh.

believes that the ghosts of misty stranger’s victims haunt misty hollow and honestly thinks she’s gonna be the one to prove it… out of all the professionals in the town…. whew honey

also… is terrified of ghosts and demons. she’s the ryan bergara to her bandmate lou’s shane… she probably cries during 80% of their ghost hunts

wanted connections.

friends. outside of her band!! give her someone to share conspiracies with, or someone who is the total opposite of her, or someone to smoke w… platonic goodness pls!!

a fan. okay… or maybe they’re pretending to get on her good side bc the band’s not exactly popular … that’s up to you!! regardless, she’ll try really hard to stay on this person’s good side.

exes. she’s been in misty hollow all her life, but long distance could be a thing too if ur muse isn’t from here!! good terms, bad terms, idc give me it all.

people who know her thru her family?? her dad’s been a chef at the diner forever and her mom’s a teacher. her older brothers also lived here their whole lives so connections based around them could be fun too, they’re npc so we can plot some stuff out!!

roommates. [ 0/2 ] people she can annoy by practicing her bass all hours of the night… but she loves them! mostly. 

idk, i’ll take anything!! just like this and i’ll hit you up for some plots!! 

[leiascully]

Fic:  Baseball Metaphors (15/15)

Part One  |  Part Two  |  Part Three |  Part Four |  Part Five |  Part Six|  Part Seven |  Part Eight |  Part Nine  |   Part Ten  |  Part Eleven  |  Part Twelve | Part Thirteen |  Part Fourteen

Thanks for sticking with me to the end of what, like Visitor, began as a one-shot and ended up a thirty thousand word journey.  It’s possible that this is the epilogue of Deathly Hallows of epilogues, and if that’s true for you, please feel free to ignore it and live forever with Mulder and Scully in the throes of some truly epic afterglow.  But I wanted to follow the thread a little further, and explore what their future might have been if this had been their present sometime in the middle of Season 3 (honestly, a terrible time to set it, given how many killer episodes and how much mytharc I ended up having to write out of their moderately peaceful life together).  I’m sorry to say that it’s safe for work, PG at most.

Jenny won't take elopement for an answer, so Scully relents and lets her help plan the reception.  Despite her dull taste in paint colors, Jenny turns out to have exquisite taste when it comes to planning weddings, and she and Scully talk flowers and place settings and the details of the reception dress for hours.  She coaxes out all of the details Scully never thought she cared about as Mulder watches, fascinated.  In another life Jenny would have made a great interrogator.  Maybe even in this one.  

They go to the wedding, of course.  The minister is boring and the vows are boilerplate.  Mulder slides his thumb smugly under the hem of Scully's dress.  She smiles like an angel and pulls him into the garden during the reception so that he can keep the promise his thumb made.  But they both cry, just a little.  It's not because of Ethan and Jenny, they swear to each other.  It's just the idea of weddings, of course.  It's the idea that they, one day soon, will be standing up in front of each other and saying their various versions of same old words that somehow still mean something every time.

Eventually, the baby is born, and their time with Ethan and Jenny peters out, except for Scully's occasional wedding planning dates.  She dandles the baby on her knee and discusses the merits of a veil versus a fascinator for the reception (the fascinator wins) while Jenny changes out the cabbage leaves in her nursing bra.  

They get married in her mother's living room.  Maggie isn't happy about the lack of a Catholic wedding necessarily, but she gives them her blessing as they join hands and promise themselves to each other, forever and ever.  At least the priest makes house calls, Mulder thinks.  They all sign the document afterwards and Scully's mother serves up cake and coffee.  It's all very civilized.  Scully glows in a dress she got from the department store.  Mulder touches the white rose pinned to the lapel of his new bespoke suit.  When everyone's plates are just crumbs and the cups are dregs, they hug Maggie and take their leave.  She presses a horseshoe and a bell into Mulder's hands.

"Melissa would have wanted you to have it," she says.  Scully cries.

That night in bed, they explore each other slowly, their hunger tempered now by months of indulgence.  He spends so long after his first orgasm coaxing gentle climaxes out of her that she reaches down and finds him firm again, and she slides her leg over his hip and takes him in.  They make love gazing into each other's eyes, as if each touch is part of a ritual that will keep them safe and whole and happy.

Only afterwards do they realize they forgot the condom.  

The train from DC to Portland, Maine takes twelve hours, give or take.  They spend most of it holding hands.  Scully pages through the issues of JAMA she's never managed to catch up on.  Mulder reads a treatise on alien behavior that someone sent him anonymously, sharing the most entertaining portions aloud with Scully.  

The B&B may or may not be haunted, but it's picturesque as hell.  They rent a car and drive into the woods and there it is, white clapboard and black gables spattered with wet leaves that the wind has pasted there.  The bed is deep and soft and they spend the weekend hiking, eating, drinking wine by the fireplace, and making love with no barriers between them, holding their hope cupped in their palms like a candle flame in a breeze.  

Scully doesn't get pregnant. It's just as well.  They keep going out on cases.  They dip in and out of the darkness of their own minds.  Krycek reappears, the bad penny forever turning up.  That's after the black oil, after the airport in Hong Kong.  

"I should have made him my best man," Mulder muses, when everything's over, because there's nothing to do but whistle in the dark.

"Frohike would have been a better choice," Scully demurs.  

At the reception, Byers gives a lovely toast and Frohike demands to dance with the bride.  Langly tries to DJ.  No one dances.  It's a small party, but Teena Mulder comes down.  She kisses Scully's cheek and presses a glass of wine into her hand.  "I said the seven blessings," she says.  "I always knew it would be you.  Fox will know what to do."  

He ducks his head.  "Thank you, Mom."

She reaches up and strokes his cheek.  "You're a good son, Fox.  I think you'll make a good husband."

"He is," Scully says fiercely.

Teena's eyes soften.  She nods.  They drink the wine and Mulder steps on the glass.  "Mazel tov," Teena says, and makes her excuses.

They don't tell anyone about the marriage, not even Skinner.  Scully wears her ring on the chain around her neck, next to her cross.  It seems safer that way.  They do move in together, quietly, submitting separate change of address forms weeks apart.  There's some kind of solace in coming to work in separate cars and opening the door of their new apartment to find the other one already waiting in a place that isn't filled with their own ghosts.  Mulder keeps his old place too; it's a convenient place to meet up with his informants.  

They fake his death there one day, when Scully is dying of cancer and Mulder is at the end of his rope.  He comes back from the land of the lost with a chip for the back of her neck.  Bill steps in front of him, a snarl on his face, but Maggie lays a hand on her son's arm.

"That's her husband," she says calmly, and weathers the hurricane of Bill's fury and confusion while Mulder coaxes Scully to sit up, kissing her dry cheek and whispering to her about miracles.  She has the little bottle in one hand and her rosary in the other.  

"You can't let go," he says.  "I know I said 'til death do us part, but Scully, that can't be now."  He kneels at her bedside and sobs against her thigh while she strokes his hair.  

"I'll do it," she says, and he can hear that there isn't really hope in her voice, but she wants to spare him the agony of never having tried.  

She gets better.  They go to the doctor to discuss the ova from the facility Mulder found.  The specialist thinks there's hope.  It takes a few months, but eventually the test comes back positive.  "Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Scully," the specialist says, and neither of them correct her.  The conspiracy they've been unraveling may be so much lint and chaff, but this is real.  They put their hands together on her belly.

When they find Emily, the adoption agency is only too happy to let them fill out the paperwork.  A nice young married couple, steady jobs, maybe a little on the dangerous side, but at least they've got good insurance and a government pension, right?  And it can't be so risky, if Agent Scully is pregnant and still going in to the office.  They have to tell Skinner after that.  He doesn't look particularly surprised. They fly their daughter across the country and settle, dazed and dazzled, into some kind of routine.

At least their new place has a bedroom for her, and one for the baby on the way.  They burn through a lot of their sick days, but Emily begins to grow and thrive and Scully's belly rounds.  Mulder helps her with her reading at night; Scully coaxes her through math.  It works.  They're a family.   When they bring home little William, Emily is delighted.  

Cassandra Spender disappears from a bridge in Pennsylvania.  Her son batters down the door to the basement, but they don't know much more than he does.  Scully was home with Emily when the itching began, not in her neck but in her brain, but it was bathtime for Emily, and there were stories to be read, and then Mulder to hold her in the dark, and she never left DC.  

Diana Fowley strides back into their lives, bearing news of a psychic child.  She studies the ring on Scully's hand (no point in secrets anymore) and their family photos on the desk.  "Congratulations," she says in a deliberately even voice.  The door closes behind her with a click.  She doesn't come back.

They go to Texas while Maggie watches the kids.  Somehow they end up in Antarctica, but somehow they get back with all their fingers and toes and a few more insights into the vast global conspiracy that used to be the lodestar of their lives.  They lose the X-Files for a little while, but they have other things that are important, like where Emily's other shoe is and whether there are any clean bottles to store breastmilk in and why Mulder's mother sends such expensive presents.

(Scully never goes to Africa.  Mulder never goes to Oregon.  Despite it all, they have their health and strength.)

They're happy.  They still argue.  One Christmas Eve, Mulder convinces Scully to leave the kids at her mother's and takes her ghosthunting for old time's sake.  One strange day through a series of strange coincidences, Scully meets her ex at a hospital.

"All the choices we've made," she says later, blurry after a glass of wine, "they've all led to this moment."

"I'd make the same ones," he says.  

"Me too," she says, taking his hand.  "You know, the kids are in bed."

"Are you propositioning me, Agent Scully?" he asks, mocking outrage.

"It's my turn," she says, and leads him into their bedroom, and he thinks they just might live happily ever after after all.

[redeyesfangsandmagic]

➹ Anna Silk

Name: Leena O Sullivan 

Species: Witch

Occupation: Ghosthunter

Relation to muse: Old friend of Elsie’s

[eyeliner-vampire]

Fanfiction Reader Tag

Stole this from @ao3commentoftheday , because it looked like fun and I have time to kill. Thanks for this!

Fanfiction Reader Tag!

1. When did you start reading Fanfic (How old you were or how long ago)?

2007 so I was... 13? Fanfiction has literally shaped me as a reader and a person.

2. Do you have an AO3 account?

Yep. Eyeliner-Vampire (yes, this is a name I will never let go of)

3. Do you read WIP (work in progress)? Why or why not?

Hell yeah. Gotta support that author. You can do it! I believe in you!

4. What time of day is your ‘fic reading time’?

Anytime I’m lying in bed with nothing to do

5. How much time do you spend reading fic per week?

It used to be around 4 hours or so (I tend to binge read a whole fic so it could be longer) but I don’t read nearly as often anymore

6. Do you listen to podfic (fanfic recorded like an audiobook)?

No but if anyone has a good one to rec I’ll give it a try.

7. What’s your favorite fic genre to read?

Suspense! Adventure! Horror! Tragedy!

I like pain

8. Are there any genres that you tend to avoid?

Pure romance isn’t my thing

9. What tag(s) do you track?

None? Maybe I should start tracking ‘spooky scary’

10. How do you find new fic?

Recommendations are a huge thing. I will also go to an author that I follow and see who they’re following and just go down the line until I find a fic to read.

11. How do you organize your fic bookmarks?

I don’t. Maybe that’s my problem

12. Do you subscribe to authors or stories?

HELL YEAH. Usually if I do one I will follow with the other.

13. What is your favorite fanfic trope?

Don’t have one. I have a wish of reading a fic with every trope possible. Someone please make it happen.

14. What kind of plot line are you always here for?

Repressed feelings, slow burn, spooky scary stuff. I live for that.

15. What can an author do to make you love them?

Try their best. Give me a story you would like to read and I will love you for it.

16. What can an author do to make you avoid them?

Draw conclusions from evidence that was never presented to me as the reader. It’s confusing and takes away the fun of figuring it all out.

17. What do kudos mean to you?

To me, a kudo is akin to leaving someone on read. I appreciate you taking the time to read, but the amount of satisfaction it brings is nothing compared to a comment or a follow.

18. What kind of commenter are you (No comment, short comment, keyboard smash)?

I try my best for long comments to tell the author exactly what it was I liked about their work. Depending how flowery I wanna be that day, it can vary in length.

19. Have you ever stopped reading a fic? Why or why not?

I think I’ve only done this once, and it was because the plot revolved around something I didn’t care for.

20. Have you ever read a fic more than once? What is it about that fic that makes you want to read it again?

Hell yeah. Repeatability is a key factor in the fics I choose to read. I like fics that read differently the more you look at it. Peeling back the layers of plot.

21. Do you like sequels?

My most favorite fic in the world is a sequel.

22. Do you like dabbles?

I’m still yet to understand what exactly this is but yes. I’ll read anything.

23. What do you wish more fic authors would do?

UPDATE. POST. WRITE. PLEASE JUST GIVE ME EVERYTHING. Give me your notes, your musings, literally I just want more content. I know a lot of writers who want everything to be right before they post, and I respect that immensely, but on the reader side, I am willing to read anything you write. (*´Д｀*) just give it to me.

24. What do you wish more authors would stop doing?

Writing before the story is (mostly) planned. I’m guilty of this and I know it annoys readers to change things mid way, so think the whole story through and then write it. It’ll solve so many future problems.

25. Do you like one-shots or multi-chapter?

Collections of one-shots are my weakness.

26. How long do you like chapters to be?

Hmmm this is a tough one. There’s no specific length I prefer, as long as the chapter does what it was intended to do. I’d read a 30page chapter as long as we got to the point and I enjoyed the journey there. I think I prefer chapters to be long, but cut into smaller sections so I can read one and stop if I need to.

27. What’s your favorite POV (point of view) to read (first, second, third)?

Third! First POV has fallen out for me a bit. Close third is my absolute fav, you get the distance of third but the ‘over the shoulder’ feeling of first which leaves a lot of room humor, especially for Naru (ghosthunt) who doesn’t usually show that much.

28. What do you think of OC’s?

They can be hit or miss. I like when OC’s are used for more than your typical ‘wrench in the love story’. Give them depth and meaning please and I promise to love them.

29. Do you download fic?

I used to print fic out so I could continue reading at school ;>.> I’ve killed so many trees.

30. Tell me something else about your fic reading! Anything else!

One word titles? Love em. Japanese titles? Gimme that shit. Title that makes no sense until you finish the story? Live For It.

Tag!

@everbrilliantheartbreaker @books-tea-ghosts @seoulsborne123 @frenchcirce and of course the lovely @radiowrites

[shaggyrvgers]

hello,  i’m dana, i’m from the gmt+8 timezone, and my preferred pronouns are she/her !  i’m honestly a mess, and so is my boy shaggy rogers, but i hope you love us anyway !   i’m super excited to be part of this rp, and i can’t wait to  plot with everyone and interact with your characters. if you want to plot, just like this post or reach me on discord at 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚 #4796 !

( shawn mendes. twenty. cismale. scooby-doo. ) — i think i just saw SHAGGY ROGERS walking around in the student union. HE is a SOPHOMORE and majoring in CRIMINOLOGY. their peers have described them as being + GREGARIOUS & - CRITICAL, and they even remind me of LATE-NIGHT DRIVES, MESSY BROWN HAIR & CONSPIRACY THEORIES. ( school radio + hockey. )

 pinterest board, stats page, muse posts, THIS VINE. 

ABOUT SHAGGY

BACKGROUND —  as a young boy, he often spent his summers with his grandparents in oregon where they ran and operated a paranormal-themed tourist trap. his grandpa was very fond of the occult, and it was something shaggy bonded over with him. by the time he reached high school, he was off running around town and solving mysteries with his friends and his dog, scooby-doo. shaggy took a break from the mystery inc. for a short while when his grandfather disappeared for an unknown reason, and it had been something he’s been obsessing over ever since. 

PERSONALITY  — shaggy is incredibly gregarious and welcoming of everyone, but this also means he’s too overly trusting and impulsive for his own good. but when he has a bad feeling about something or someone, his gut feelings are almost always right. shaggy also deals with a lot of anxiety because of school and other things, which he often self-medicates with weed or alcohol. but in general, he’s pretty laid-back and chill, and would not shut up about conspiracy theories and the occult. 

ACADEMICS  — shaggy took up criminology, because he wanted to make the most out of his talent and experience for investigating and solving mysteries. as a student, he’s the type of person who crams papers until the very last day, but he’s actually pretty helpful when it comes to group work. if he tried really hard to concentrate and study hard, shaggy actually gets pretty okay grades. 

ACTIVITIES  — when he’s not trying to study, shaggy spends most of his time reading on the occult and gathering information on unsolved cases, which he likes to talk about on his nighttime slot at the school radio. he also considers himself “experienced enough” to actually give ghosthunting lessons, even if the town cemetery still creeps him out. because of all the pizza and cheeseburgers he eats weekly, he has a more athletic side that shows up when he’s playing hockey. 

WANTED CONNECTIONS

honestly, i’m really up for whatever type of connection, but i’d still love some of these for shaggy !  nothing’s set in stone and everything’s up for plotting: 

a study buddy who actually makes sure he studies

someone who’s gonna stop him from getting killed

 a confidante who knows about his issues

the shane madej to his ryan bergara

someone he gives ghosthunting lessons to 

a childhood friend

a next-door neighbor who dislikes him

a hockey teammate

an ex-girlfriend

someone he ghosted/ghosted him

friends with benefits / will they, won’t they?