#Aiden x mc

[cadybear420]

Aiden and Evie at prom doing a prom photo (I think), drawing my me

Initially started out as an Aidevie redraw of the new Best Served Haute cover but then I kinda started to take my own liberties with it

My art tag: @choicesficwriterscreations @lover-also-fighter-also @lilyoffandoms

Background is from the Choices game assets and modified

WIP/Process Pieces below!

Initial pencil drawing + uncolored drawing after all the touchups

Bonus: Flat color version because I like how it looks in flat color

[where-the-wind-travels]

evie, aiden, darlene & giselle ✦ colored by me

i kept my promise of making this silly squad go on a double date together ~ @cadybear420 <3

fun fact: the text at the top means "the suspicious four" and i don't know why but i found that really funny so i had to put it in there. also because yeah they're definitely all sus

[cadybear420]

ADDING ON TO THESE LOVELY HEADCANONS FOR MY EVIE X AIDEN

Aiden always would invite MC to listen to him play piano before they dated, He’d always play a obscure love song so that MC wouldn’t know, after they started dating (he still does it, but MC might be catching on)

I just love the idea of them continuing dates where it's just MC listening to Aiden playing. I can totally see Aiden playing love songs but not saying they're love songs during those dates, which he'd get away with a lot because Evie is not an expert on classical music lol.

After they become official or after they confess their love for each other, though, I think Aiden would start telling Evie about the songs before playing them. But sometimes he will like to wait for Evie to go "this is a very romantic song" or "is this another love song?"

NECK KISSES Aiden loves the feel of MC’s neck, it’s soft and smooth, and he loves the scent of the perfume/cologne that MC wears that lingers on their neck

Definitely and I like to think he also loves nestling his face into MC/Evie's neck, cause it makes him feel cozy and safe :3

Aiden always lets MC play with his hair, he frowns, but MC catches his slightly upturns lips, as they style Aiden hair laughing when he looks silly afterwards

Yessss! Aiden 100% likes to pretend to be annoyed with MC playing or messing with his hair ("You ruined my perfect hair!") but they both know he likes it

”You’re the only person I’m so carefree and open with. You bring out the best in me, MC.”

YesyesyesyesyesYES and Evie expresses the exact same feelings which makes him blush and stutter

He loves to see MC smiling, whether it’s in the hall, during class, in the car, at a party, he just loves to see their beautiful smile, it makes him feel warm inside

YES. Just yes.

”I’m just so infatuated with you, MC. No song I could ever write will truly depict how beautiful you are.”

🥺🥺🥺

Aiden blushes all the time, at the slightest touch he’s already red in the cheeks, it makes MC smile to see him like that

It's very easy to make Aiden start blushing and Evie always loves to take advantage of that. Aiden also has a total praise kink absolutely loves receiving compliments and praise and words of affirmation, so that's a big go-to method Evie uses to make Aiden blush

He gets a jealous streak around Michael, he can’t help himself he sees the look Michael gives MC

My Evie did have a bit of a crush on Michael at one point, and even though it didn't go anywhere, Aiden does know that Evie did find Michael attractive and I think he might sometimes pretend to get jealous

Aiden likes to put his arm around MC’s shoulder and MC takes his hand softly and plays with the ring on his finger smiling happily

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

(Also insert headcanon about Evie/MC buying Aiden said ring and doing a play-proposal to him with it)

Aiden doesn’t dance, or so he claims, he likes to twirl MC on the dance floor and pull them close when a slow song comes on

Aiden at the start of Book 1: Can't dance for shit and runs away when he sees Evie do "sexy" moves

Aiden near the end of Book 1: Tries ballroom dancing for the first time with Evie leading him and gets the hang of it very quickly

Aiden near the end of Book 2: Loves to dance and is much more comfortable with initiating/leading dances with Evie; with someone like Evie anyways, I like to imagine he likes to twirl himself under her arm or prompt her to dip him

Aiden in Book 3: Shaking his hips so well that he puts Shakira into early retirement

MC blushes and kisses Aiden passionately on the lips. He pulls away beaming and flushed.*”Can’t handle kissing, Aiden?” *Aiden looks like he might pass out he’s so red

Evie being like "Awww you can't handle kissing?" and then proceeding to amp up the intensity, kissing him harder, kissing him all over, getting her hands all over him, etc. Aiden absolutely melts and he loves it

Myra sits next to MC and elbows them every time Aiden looks at them, it makes you both blush and look away smiling. ”Cutest couple at Berry still.” Myra jokes.

Myra is 100% the biggest Aidevie shipper, and they're 100% her favorite ship. This may or may not have anything to do with the fact that Myra is Aiden's closest friend.

Aiden’s parents love you after everything went down with Isa…Ashley…, and always asks Aiden when you’re coming over

I love the idea of Aiden's parents going from looking down upon Evie to deeply caring for and respecting her. Sometimes they fall back into being a bit protective but they're always very eager to get to know Evie better

They like to plan dinners for the 4 of y’all, sometimes 5 when they invite MC’s dad, MC’s dad grows close with them and even gets Glen and Bridgette into model trains, nonstop laughter when they’re together (sometimes they’ll even get Maria’s dads to join them)

Okay but this is so cute????? I can totally see this happening. And Evie also likes model trains, so sometimes the five of them would work on train models together

Every morning Aiden brings MC a thermos of mint tea, MC usually share it with their home room friends, Sydney, Myra, Caleb, Emma..

Aiden DEFINITELY does this for Evie, knowing that mint tea is one of her all-time favorites. She'd probably wanna keep the whole thing to herself though, but sometimes Aiden will make enough for Evie to share with her friends in homeroom

Aiden loves planning dates for MC, (don’t get him wrong he loves spontaneous dates MC ropes him into) but he loves the planned out dates the most, because he puts a lot of work into because he knows he’s not the best at it and just wants to see MC smile *It makes MC ecstatic just to see that Aiden would go out of his way to plan dates

Aiden loves when Evie plans dates because she's good at it and he loves to be spoiled like that, but he also loves planning dates because it's a chance for him to step out of his comfort zone a bit and demonstrate his appreciation for her

He loves the piano dates he has with MC, where he tries to teach them something on the piano, he starts with the ‘Singing In The Rain’ song MC and him danced to when they first started dating.

I'm just absolutely picturing Aiden trying to teach Evie how to play piano, and Evie (being someone who can't play instruments to save her life) just sounds really off-tune at first. But eventually she might get the hang of it.

Imagine also: Aiden sitting in Evie/MC's lap while he plays the piano. Or Evie/MC hugging Aiden from behind while he plays piano, like this.

”I’ve never been this happy to know someone like you. I truly don’t deserve all your love MC.”

Evie: "Shut the fuck up Aiden you deserve all my love, and more"

his heart flutters every time he sees MC, he’s only ever confided in Myra this feeling, it makes her aw obnoxiously (in his opinion), but he tells her anyways because he kinda likes when she tells him she wishes she had a relationship like that.

Absolutely fueling my headcanon of Aiden and Myra being best friends since first/second grade. I don't see Myra wishing she had a relationship like that since to me she was heavily implied (if not outright confirmed) to be aroace, but she is of course the biggest Aidevie shipper, so any time Aiden talks about Evie always gets her to squee

”I’m the luckiest man in the world, MC.”

Evie: "And I'm the luckiest woman in the world"

”you’re my very own Mozart.” MC often tells him after listening to him play, Aiden stutters and looks flush

Aiden loving to be referred to as "the next Mozart/Beethoven" or "my very own Mozart/Beethoven" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

RUNS HIS HANDS THROUGH HIS HAIR WHEN NERVOUS/EMBARRASSED

I love that image so muchhhhh

”We can’t make out here we’re in public.” Aiden often objects to PDA, but comes around when he sees MC’s pouty lips, their kissable soft pouty lips.

I like to imagine PDA is a guilty pleasure for Aiden. Sometimes he gets nervous about drawing too much attention to the two of them, but also he kind of sees it as "showing the world how much they love each other"

Kissing MC on the nose is Aiden’s second favorite place to kiss, he loves your nose after all, because it means he’s close to you then

Yesssssssss

Aiden and MC does Karaoke if it’s set up wherever they go, no matter how stupid the both of them look they can’t help but giggle and belt out the lyrics *It’s one of the few times Aiden lets go and has fun just to have fun, MC can’t stop smiling afterwards

At the end of that karaoke premium scene at Brian's party, MC is like "Maybe we should make MC-Aiden duets a thing" and I imagine that Evie-Aiden duets definitely become a thing, both karaoke and non-karaoke duets.

Evie considers herself a very average singer, but she feels a lot more comfortable when she's singing with Aiden– whom in her opinion anyways, sings so good it's practically worthy of the opera. Aiden has had some experience in singing, but it's not something he really trained much in– it just kind of comes to him naturally

”You truly are the most incredible person to ever come into my life.”

I am just so obsessed with Aiden valuing MC/Evie for just being in his life and helping him become better as a person + vice versa

Aiden loves when MC falls asleep on his chest, he loves running his hands through their hair and the peaceful look on MC’s face, it makes him blush when MC wakes up and he’s just looking at MC’s face smiling.

I always loved how much the story would have MC rest their head on Aiden's chest. Evie looooves to snuggle into Aiden's chest, she loves the feeling of it and hearing his heartbeat is very soothing to her.

Like just I'm just imagining this for Evie/MC and Aiden so much. There's just something that really gets to Aiden (in a good way) about how Evie shows to be more physically strong and tough than he is, she can exude confidence, but she can also comfortably show her more vulnerable side and snuggle into his chest like a lil babie

Also imagine: Aiden stroking MC/Evie's hair and head when sleeping against his chest

Aiden loves holding hands, it’s one of the few PDAs he doesn’t frown upon, he loves to feel MC’s fingers laced in his ”I know it’s cheesy to say, but I love the way your hand fits mine. Like finding the perfect piano.”

Actually he would consider h*ndh*lding too lewd /jk

Real talk though, he would love handholding. Typical handholding, interlaced fingers, when Evie rubs her thumb over his knuckles, etc.

Aiden doesn’t often say I love you to MC, he worries it becomes less meaningful even though MC says it to him all the time. ”Love doesn’t go away just because you say, I love you, Aiden.” He pulls MC close to him their bodies touching, “I love you, MC.”

I can definitely see both Evie and Aiden feeling like that. They have trouble containing themselves around each other, but they're also worried about making it less meaningful. But they do understand that saying it more doesn't make it go away, and I love that for them

Hey, Aiden anon. Hcs are fine!

Aiden x MC: Dating HCs:*Aiden always would invite MC to listen to him play piano before they dated, He’d always play a obscure love song so that MC wouldn’t know, after they started dating (he still does it, but MC might be catching on)*NECK KISSES*Aiden loves the feel of MC’s neck, it’s soft and smooth, and he loves the scent of the perfume/cologne that MC wears that lingers on their neck*Aiden always lets MC play with his hair, he frowns, but MC catches his slightly upturns lips, as they style Aiden hair laughing when he looks silly afterwards*”You’re the only person I’m so carefree and open with. You bring out the best in me, MC.”*He loves to see MC smiling, whether it’s in the hall, during class, in the car, at a party, he just loves to see their beautiful smile, it makes him feel warm inside*”I’m just so infatuated with you, MC. No song I could ever write will truly depict how beautiful you are.”*Aiden blushes all the time, at the slightest touch he’s already red in the cheeks, it makes MC smile to see him like that*He gets a jealous streak around Michael, he can’t help himself he sees the look Michael gives MC *Aiden likes to put his arm around MC’s shoulder and MC takes his hand softly and plays with the ring on his finger smiling happily*Aiden doesn’t dance, or so he claims, he likes to twirl MC on the dance floor and pull them close when a slow song comes on*MC blushes and kisses Aiden passionately on the lips. He pulls away beaming and flushed.*”Can’t handle kissing, Aiden?” *Aiden looks like he might pass out he’s so red*Myra sits next to MC and elbows them every time Aiden looks at them, it makes you both blush and look away smiling.*”Cutest couple at Berry still.” Myra jokes.*Aiden’s parents love you after everything went down with Isa…Ashley…, and always asks Aiden when you’re coming over *They like to plan dinners for the 4 of y’all, sometimes 5 when they invite MC’s dad, MC’s dad grows close with them and even gets Glen and Bridgette into model trains, nonstop laughter when they’re together (sometimes they’ll even get Maria’s dads to join them)*Every morning Aiden brings MC a thermos of mint tea, MC usually share it with their home room friends, Sydney, Myra, Caleb, Emma..*Aiden loves planning dates for MC, (don’t get him wrong he loves spontaneous dates MC ropes him into) but he loves the planned out dates the most, because he puts a lot of work into because he knows he’s not the best at it and just wants to see MC smile*It makes MC ecstatic just to see that Aiden would go out of his way to plan dates *He loves the piano dates he has with MC, where he tries to teach them something on the piano, he starts with the ‘Singing In The Rain’ song MC and him danced to when they first started dating.*”I’ve never been this happy to know someone like you. I truly don’t deserve all your love MC.”*his heart flutters every time he sees MC, he’s only ever confided in Myra this feeling, it makes her aw obnoxiously (in his opinion), but he tells her anyways because he kinda likes when she tells him she wishes she had a relationship like that.*”I’m the luckiest man in the world, MC.” *”you’re my very own Mozart.” MC often tells him after listening to him play, Aiden stutters and looks flush*RUNS HIS HANDS THROUGH HIS HAIR WHEN NERVOUS/EMBARRASSED*”We can’t make out here we’re in public.” Aiden often objects to PDA, but comes around when he sees MC’s pouty lips, their kissable soft pouty lips.*Kissing MC on the nose is Aiden’s second favorite place to kiss, he loves your nose after all, because it means he’s close to you then*Aiden and MC does Karaoke if it’s set up wherever they go, no matter how stupid the both of them look they can’t help but giggle and belt out the lyrics*It’s one of the few times Aiden lets go and has fun just to have fun, MC can’t stop smiling afterwards *”You truly are the most incredible person to ever come into my life.”*Aiden loves when MC falls asleep on his chest, he loves running his hands through their hair and the peaceful look on MC’s face, it makes him blush when MC wakes up and he’s just looking at MC’s face smiling.*Aiden loves holding hands, it’s one of the few PDAs he doesn’t frown upon, he loves to feel MC’s fingers laced in his*”I know it’s cheesy to say, but I love the way your hand fits mine. Like finding the perfect piano.”*Aiden doesn’t often say I love you to MC, he worries it becomes less meaningful even though MC says it to him all the time.*”Love doesn’t go away just because you say, I love you, Aiden.” He pulls MC close to him their bodies touching, “I love you, MC.”

[gyattoru]

the apparition (prologue) - hogwarts legacy fic (s.s)

title inspired on the apparition, by sleep token

summary: An old family friend arrives on the Villin household with strange but intriguing news, and an undoubtly helpful preposition for the 15 year old set of twins whom hold something ancient and unknown within them.

cw: 1.2K words, hogwarts legacy fanfiction, female MC, sebastian sallow x female!MC, poppy sweeting x male!MC, muggle raised MCs, eventual pining & romance, eventual fluff & angst, minimal lore alterations, dialogue alterations, added events, sebastian sallow x seer!MC, will definitely add more as the chapters go on.

a/n: ahhh I honestly can't believe I'm posting this (after revising it three solid times, having second thoughts and realizing it’s super long), this has been in my drafts since I finished the game, writing the prologue (and half of the first chapter 🤫) has been so fun up until now and I really, REALLY hope you enjoy this, and my silly OCs.

-xxx, lola <3.

A dream, the same one as always.

A roar of an animal, falling, nausea, abandoned ruins, white flashes of light.

A snake, a brunette, a mysterious task, four portraits, a cure for an illness, bright red, pain.

Brown eyes, they feel like home, now they’re melancholic, a sadness which is hidden behind books and wittiness, something dark, corruption.

An owl, a tomb, a green explosion, regret.

An important fight, the fate of the world, death.

Light summer rain tapped on the window as Ellise awoke with a start, she rubbed her temples and gazed over to the bed on the other side of the room. Her brother, Aiden, was still asleep whilst the low light that got through the curtains reflected softly off his freckled features and silvery hair, he snored lightly.

As she pushed her quilt over to the side, muffled conversations could be heard coming from the other side of the door - intriguing - people rarely visited them, a widowed woman with twins to raise alone, townsfolk saw it as bad omen, or just sheer misfortune.

The girl quickly changed her clothes and brushed her disheveled silver hair, pining half of it up in an acceptable updo. She creaked the door open, careful not to disrupt the chattery voices nor wake her brother from his slumber and walked over to the top of the stairs.

“Jasmine tea! One of my favorite blends, thank you for your hospitality, Abigail." An unknown voice echoed through the halls of the Villin home, her mother chuckled softly.

"Don't mention it, Fig. You were Rick’s friend, that makes you a friend of mine." Rick. Richard Villin, this mysterious man was her father’s friend?

Ellise never knew much about her father, he died when she and her brother we’re a really young, her mother refrained from talking about him, it never seemed as if she didn’t want to, it felt like she couldn’t.

“Eavesdropping again, Leesie?” She snapped her head back at her bedroom door, squealing softly “You know mom doesn’t like it when you do that.”

“Bloody hell, Aiden! And you need to stop creeping up on people.” She bit back at him.

“That’s not polite for a lady, Leesie.”

“I’m glad you’re both dressed and awake!” They froze, both their mouths clamping shut “We have a visitor, and he’s here to see you two.”

The tread down the flight of stairs was rather awkward for the twins, their mother right behind their tracks ushering them forward to meet the mysterious man. He was sat on the kitchen table, nestling a tea cup between his hands. His gaze quickly flicked towards the fifteen year olds and he swiftly got up from his chair.

“Ah! I’m glad you’re both here at last, pleasure to meet you.” He gave them a soft smile while shaking both their hands “I’m Eleazar Fig, I was an old friend of your father’s.”

“Pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Fig.” Aiden answered on their behalf, his sister nodding in acknowledgement.

“Fig is here to talk to you both about important matters, I’ll be taking care of the chores in the kitchen to give you some privacy.” Their mother walked over to the archway opposite to the table “Make sure to show him hospitality, and tell him about last week’s event.” She reprimanded softly as Aiden gulped, Ellise chuckled.

Both of the twins sat down at the table, Fig sitting opposite to them both, he cleared his throat. “Last week’s event?” He arches an eyebrow, Aiden looked away from him, a rather embarrassed expression plastered on his face.

“Well Aiden was quarreling with the Jones’ boy, they live just down the street from here.” Ellise signaled with her hand “And when me and mom got there he was staring him down while the poor kid floated, we still have no idea how that happened.”

“Well, you’re both wizards! That’s why.” Fig said, baffled at their confusion, to him they took after their father, after all. Did Abigail not tell them anything beforehand? “Although, rather late bloomers if you were to ask me.”

To say Ellise’s eyes were as big as dinner plates was an understatement, Aiden just laughed at the man’s face, much to their mother’s distaste “For God’s sake! Wizards? You can’t be earnest sir.”

“Your mother didn’t tell you anything?” Eleazar asked “After all, I came to deliver your acceptance letters from Hogwarts.”

“I don’t mean to be rude sir.” Ellise stated “But what even is a ‘Hogwarts’?”

“Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it’s where you’re both supposed to study next term.” Fig said calmly “Usually wizarding children show magic at one and ten, but you’ve only showed signs of witchcraft this year, so you’re both quite late bloomers.”

Is this why both of them didn’t fit in with the other kids in their borough? Ellise could only wonder. She always knew something was different about them, but could never figure out what exactly it was. Sure, an unknown man telling her and Aiden that they possessed “magical abilities” was nothing far from odd.

“You said children show magic at one and ten?” She asked, the man nodded “Wouldn’t that mean we’re rather far behind in- Well this sounds weird, magical studies?”

“Leesie, you’re actually taking this seriously!?” Aiden questioned, rather harshly for her liking.

“Well Aiden, it’s not my fault as if it seemed you made the Jones’ kid float around and about!” She snapped at him.

“Stop arguing!” Abigail’s head popped out of the archway as she reprimanded the both of them.

Aiden frowned and looked away from his sister, Ellise looked at her lap as she fidgeted with her hands. Fig took the opportunity to slide two letters over the table and towards the pair.

“Those are your acceptance letters from Hogwarts, you better skim them over.” He commented “And yes Ellise, you’re quite behind other kids your age, but that’s why I’m here too. Magic outside school is strictly forbidden for underage wizards, but the Ministry asked me to come teach you the basics and escort you both to school for the beginning of term.”

“So we have a month to catch up on what?” Aiden scoffed “Four years worth of knowledge?”

“Precisely.” Fig grinned “Although, you’ll have to use the second hand wands that were lended to me, let’s hope that won’t be an issue.”

“When do we start?” Ellise exclaimed. In other circumstances she would’ve found her impulsive question quite rude, but in this moment she didn’t care to hide her bubbling excitement. Aiden couldn’t help but still look apprehensive as he skimmed over his now opened letter.

“We can start today if you’d like.” Fig couldn’t manage to hide his matching excitement, they could tell he looked forward to teaching “Well, if your mother wouldn’t mind it, that is.”

“Oh, I’m quite sure she wouldn’t mind a day of freedom from our bickering.” Aiden stated, lightly shouldering his sister, whom gave her a soft smile in return.

They surely had a busy summer ahead of them, Ellise couldn’t help the excitement bubbling up in her chest, she was looking forward to this new reality.

a/n: ah yes, the famous “post and run”🏃‍♀️

-> chapter one

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[gaiuskamilah]

aiden and @zhoumeyourlove's xavier for @aidenzhouappreciationweek ; day 1: music & day 7: pride

when @/choicesfandomappreciation hosted summer secret pal earlier this year, i looked at the entries and saw @zhoumeyourlove's ideas for xavier and aiden, which included xavier getting aiden into loona. the two of them as chuu and yves from heart attack has been on my mind since, even though i didn't get them as my giftee for the event (and i haven't played choices' hss since 2021, and can't remember anything about it lol). with the appreciation week, i thought, might as well draw it!

[justanotherdumpingground]

I commissioned @hydn-jpg fanart of my HSS!MC Joseph and Aiden together, and the result is an adorable picture of them kissing. This is cute beyond words! Thank you so much for this! 😍🥰

[cadybear420]

Are they candid or structured? (Basically, was Aiden aware she was taking a picture or not?)

Aiden was definitely aware of her taking pictures. Most of them come from memory photos they'd take, but often Evie would get some of her Aiden photos from the yearbook. Every now and then they will do mini-photoshoots of each other, as an excuse to fawn over each other and save photos of each other.

What are her favorite scents?

Lavender, mint, eucalyptus, cherry blossom, strawberry, most ocean/beach themed scents, rose, gardenia, jasmine, sandalwood... and probably more.

What sort of animals are her stuffed animals? Do they share a theme?

Her favorites tend to be teddy bears and plush cats, but her collection is pretty varied. Almost anything that's cute goes. Plushies that aren't even animals like plush flowers or plush airplanes are also fair game.

She's also partial to stuffies that squeak or make an animal sound (like a cat plushie that makes little meow sounds when you squeeze it) when you squeeze them.

In fact, every now and then, Aiden would definitely gift her a plush toy where he records himself playing a song, singing a song, or telling her a sweet message, etc. and the plush toy will play that recording when she squeezes it. (And they totally do the same for any kids they have in the future)

The self care kit

[choicesfrog]

[chaewillriot]

PLAYING HORROR GAMES (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

(SBG X READER EDITION)

PART 1 ..

DISCLAIMER: SORRY IF IT'S OOC!

·:*¨༺ ♱✮♱ ༻¨*:·

AIDEN CLARK ✧.*

Bro would definitely try to help you with the objective but would be distracted every ten seconds.

Scream REALLY loud when there's a jumpscare (even though he leads himself right into it.)

He wouldn't leave you if there's a monster chasing you, but he'd LEAD the monster to you.

Laughs at any inconveniences.

Would call you "cute" when you scream or yelp into the microphone.

Would suddenly proclaim his love for you if he's on the verge of dying from a monster.

"Hey, wanna hide in a corner and pop out and scare Tyler?"

ASHLYN BANNER ✧.*

She'll be really into it.

She's often the one leading you around the map, and would occasionally look back to check if you're still following.

"Please don't scream into the mic.."

If a jumpscare occurs, she just jumps a bit from her seat.

She and Logan would be the one's to figure out the puzzles.

If a monster's chasing after you or her, she'd immediately tell you to hide and help you find a spot.

Would audibly sigh if she sees you die because that'd mean she needs to go back to the checkpoint to guide you all over again (she doesn't mind).

TYLER HERNANDEZ ✧.*

"Stop dying, dumbass!"

He'll try to guide you around the map but would rage if he goes the wrong way.

Would be the most protective of you and Taylor.

If he somehow finds a gun (or weapon), he'd tell you to stay behind him cause he wants to protect you.

Tells the monster to "piss off!"

Would do anything else other than the objective because he thinks the MC is already stupid for being in this mess.

Screams in a high-pitched tone. (You and Aiden are so dead)

·:*¨༺ ♱✮♱ ༻¨*:·

[cadybear420]

Big thanks to @hydn-jpg for this lovely piece of Aiden and my OG HSS MC Evie, and to @lilyoffandoms for commissioning it for me! My blorbos look so perfect here! Grinning and kicking my feet rn 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[cadybear420]

Update March 4, 2024: This is a smaller and rougher profile of Evie.

For the proper and more fleshed out version, go here.

Meet my OG HSS MC: Evie (I had a last name for her once but I'm considering changing it, so I'm not going to be including it until I have one I can commit to lol)

Redesign: As you can see, I gave her glasses and a more masc bodytype as that's how I headcanon her. She's a very butch/GNC jock girl and proud.

Personality: Fun-loving but also no-nonsense. Tough but also sweet. Will lift up Aiden but also snuggle into his chest. Horny on main but knows her boundaries. Sometimes level-headed, other times impulsive.

Childhood: Evie grew up with her dad Scott in a house in the Bay Area her whole life, until after her freshman year when they moved up north to Cedar Cove. Her mom Rani left when she was very young, barely even a week after she was born. While Rani was pregnant with her she'd realized she was not up to being a mother. Scott wanted to be a father however, so the two figured it was best to divorce on amicable terms due to their conflict of interests. Rani was still okay with carrying Evie to term for Scott, though Scott had assured her it was okay if she wasn't. Evie never felt resentment for either of them over this, but knowing how her mom was like has made her think about "what could have been" if she'd stayed with Scott.

Pride: Not sure if this means "things about herself that she's proud of" or "queer pride" lol. I'm gonna assume the latter. Evie is bi with a huge preference for guys. She first realized she wasn't straight around the end of 7th grade and knew for sure she was bi in 9th grade. However there was a lot of confusion for her in figuring this out because of her heavy preference for men, and stigmas that bi women with a male preference "aren't queer enough" or "just looking for attention". In fact she didn't even have her first actual girl-crush until she met Maria. But soon enough she was able to come to terms with the fact that her preference for men doesn't make her any less bi.

Past: Up until her move to Cedar Cove, she's spent her whole life in San Francisco. She's done basketball since she was 4, football since she was in middle school, and only just started baseball when she came to Berry. Her previous schools were very mixed bags in terms of how friendly the communities were and so while she made some friends there, it wasn't nearly as easy as it was at Berry. Her dad receiving a new job offer is what led to their move to Cedar Cove– Evie was not a fan of this at first but did also hope to end up in a better high school environment.

Future: Evie attends University (IDK which one yet) right after graduating Berry and earns a Bachelor's degree. But she does manage to maintain a strong relationship with her boyfriend Aiden, and halfway through her time at Uni, she decides to propose to him. The two get married a year after Evie's Uni graduation, and eventually have a couple of kids. Evie eventually becomes a published fiction author, while doing casual sports and singing + dance competitions with Aiden on the side.

Best Friends: She gets along quite well with most kids but she's probably the closest to: Emma Hawkins, Jade Ali, Caleb Michell, Michael Harrison, Maria Flores, Cher Lee (HSS:CA MC), Sakura Watanabe, Julian Castillo, Cameron Levy, Kieran Hale

Enemies: Brian Crandall, Ashley Farris, Danielle Whats-her-name from HSS:CA, Rodger and Loretta Crandall. She's on a not-buddybuddy-but-still-amicable terms with Zoe, Max, and Kara.

Family: Scott (Dad), Rani (Mom). Other family members yet to be established.

Partner: Aiden Zhou, her high school boyfriend that will eventually become her husband. Later on they do become open to occasionally swinging with Michael and Maria (who become a couple during the HSS:CA timeline).

Pet: Her pet hamster called Cheese Nugget (Cheesy for short) and her pet cat called Daisy

WELCOME || RULES || PROMPTS || HOST

All prompts can be used in any combination, on any day, for any characters. You don’t need to use an OC/MC, you can use any character. I’m just secretly hoping to learn more about your OCs.

Have fun! I can’t wait to enjoy what y’all create!

Meet My OC/MC:

Favorite

Newest

Oldest

Re-design

Personality

Childhood

Pride

Past/Future

Underrated

Relationships:

Best Friend(s)

Enemy

Family

Partner(s)

Pet(s)

Group

Favorite Ship (platonic, romantic, whatever)

Seasonal:

Costume/Halloween

Autumn

Witch/Vampire/Werewolf/etc.

Scared

Ghost Story

Leaves

Cozy

Apple Picking

Dia Los Muertos

Cider

Pumpkin Picking/Carving

Pick Your Own

Other:

Meme

Inspirations

Friend’s OC(s)

Home

Favorite Things

Drink

Clothes

Anything

Song Lyrics

Dance

Celebration

Crossover/AU/Swap with Another OC

Any Prompt

[where-the-wind-travels]

now that i've officially been persuaded to try and romance Caleb (and want to do so with my usual HSS MC because now that i think about it him and Caleb are lowkey a better match than him and Aiden?? but i've never once thought about that until now) expect a lot of HSS content coming soon™️

also MC profile. can't believe i've never done one for him when he's actually one of my oldest mcs 😭

[choicesficwriterscreations]

CFWC F/AtoW: Nov 10 - 16, 2024

✒️ = Fanfic | 📱 = Text Fics/Edits | 🎨 = Fanart Ⓜ️ = Mature Content 18+ | 🔥 = Explicit/NSFW 18+ 🏳️‍🌈 = LGBTQIA+

BLADES OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

How does it feel... 🎨 | Aerin Valleros - @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

CRIMES OF PASSION

Detective Emma Rose 🎨 | F!MC - @lilyoffandoms

DESIRE AND DECORUM

Beatrice Foredale 🎨 | F!MC - @lilyoffandoms

In a Little Book Shop - Part 1 ✒️ | Ernest Sinclaire x F!OC - @missameliep

THE FRESHMAN SERIES

The Graduate (Series) ✒️ | Chris Powell x F!MC - @eadanga Part 7

The Press Secretary (Series) ✒️ | Chris Powell x F!MC - @eadanga Part 18

HIGH SCHOOL STORY

Aiden and Evie at prom doing a prom photo 🎨 | Aiden Zhou x F!MC - @cadybear420

LAWS OF ATTRACTION

Fiona Lightwood 🎨 | M!MC - @lilyoffandoms

NIGHTBOUND

Nik and Alex 🎨 | Nik Ryder x F!MC - @lilyoffandoms

OPEN HEART

Complete Open Heart F/AtoW List: Nov 10 - 16, 2024

THE ROYAL ROMANCE

Forevermore (Series) ✒️ | King Marquise (Liam) x F!MC - @khoicesbyk Chapter 8: Reverberate

Marabelle (Series) ✒️ | Liam Rys x F!MC - @tessa-liam Chapter 17: Coming Home

Princesa Real 2 (Series) ✒️ | Liam Rys x F!MC - @belencha77 Chapter 58: Ecos de la Fiesta Chapter 59: Un Momento a Solas Chapter 60: Ascension 🔥

Royal Love (Series) ✒️ | Eleanor Rys x M!OC - @eadanga Part 21

The Royal Romance (Series) ✒️ | Multiple Characters - @eadanga Chapter 10 Part 2

[choicesfandomappreciation]

Summer Secret Pal Masterlist

Thank you to everyone who joined the Summer Secret Pal event! I hope you had as much fun as I did! It was so wonderful to see the fandom come together, share their talents, and make others smile with their gifts.

Alphabetical by recipient

☀️ To: @aesthetic-aag 🏖️From: @peonyblossom

Gaius x Adeeba (Edit)

☀️ To: @bri1234 🏖️From: @coffeeheartaddict2

A Letter to My Beloved: Trystan x Emily (fan fiction)

☀️ To: @cadybear420 🏖️From: @aesthetic-aag

Aiden x Evie (edit)

☀️ To: @choicesmc 🏖️From: @peonierose

Rin (Art) Jiahao (Moodboard/Aesthetics)

☀️ To: @choiceswithmika 🏖️From: @zhoumeyourlove

Zig x Mikaylyn (Art)

☀️ To: @coffeeheartaddict2 🏖️From: @moominofthevalley

Aailah (COP MC) and Casey (Oph MC) Moodboards

☀️ To: @eadanga 🏖️From: @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

Chris Powell (Art)

☀️ To: @gaiuskamilah 🏖️From: @tveitertotwrites

Ellie (edits and art)

☀️ To: @jerzwriter 🏖️From: @ladylamrian

Sweet Mornings: Tobias x Casey (fan fiction + moodboard)

☀️ To: @kilvalir 🏖️From: @rosesnink

Uluvalir: Tyril x Asphodelus (Fan Fiction)

☀️ To: @ladylamrian 🏖️From: @lover-also-fighter-also

Ernest Sinclaire x Clara (Aesthetic)

☀️ To: @lilyoffandoms 🏖️From: @kilvalir

Maiele (Edit)

☀️ To: @lover-also-fighter-also 🏖️From: @jerzwriter

Anitha (Moodboard)

☀️ To: @moominofthevalley 🏖️From: @choicesmc

Emily Rose (Moodboard)

☀️ To: @oh-so-youre-a-nerd 🏖️From: @thosehallowedhalls

Discovery: Martin x Wind (fan fiction)

☀️ To: @peonierose 🏖️From: @pulpitude

Bryce x Luna (Edits)

☀️ To: @peonyblossom 🏖️From: @cadybear420

Ajay x Matty , Ethan x Sydney, Thomas x Jackie (Edits)

☀️ To: @pupitude 🏖️From: @lilyoffandoms

Euphemia ‘Mia’ Labelle x Amalia de León (Art)

☀️ To: @rosesnink 🏖️From: @storyofmychoices

Kate O'Malley Geometric (Art) May O'Malley (Moodboard)

☀️ To: @storyofmychoices 🏖️From: @gaiuskamilah

Thomas Hunt x Alex (Art)

☀️ To: @thosehallowedhalls 🏖️From: @eadanga

A Paris Proposal Gabe x Quinn (fan fiction)

☀️ To: @tveitertotwrites 🏖️From: @bri1234

Thomas Hunt x Brooklyn (art)

☀️ To: @zhoumeyourlove 🏖️From: @choiceswithmika

Aiden x MC , Trystan x MC (edits)

[choicesmonthlychallenge]

☕️ Picktober: Week Three

[October Prompts] || [October Masterlists]

We are a little over halfway through the month, but there's still plenty of time to create for any of the Picktober themes! Thank you for those that participated in week three! If I am missing your entry, please let me know asap, Tumblr seems to be extra glitchy this week!

⟢Blades of Light & Shadow:⟢

Love & Friendship: Daenarya x Maiele 🎨 art by @cashweasel ; submitted by @storyofmychoices

Of Leaves & Laughter 🖊️ [Mal x F!OC] by @storyofmychoices

⟢The Deadliest Game:⟢

Alexiares Mason 🎨 [MC] by @lilyoffandoms

⟢Dirty Little Secrets:⟢

Brooklyn 🎨 [MC] by @lilyoffandoms

⟢High School Story:⟢

Black Cat Aiden (edit) by @cadybear420

⟢Open Heart:⟢

A Change of Plans 🖊️ [Tobias x F!MC] by @jerzwriter

Corn Maze Adventure 🖼️ [Sienna x M!OC] by @liaromancewriter

Motivation 📱 [Sienna x M!OC] by @liaromancewriter

⟢The Royal Romance:⟢

Chance of a Lifetime 🖊️ [Liam x F!MC] by @tessa-liam

[gyattoru]

the apparition - hogwarts legacy fanfic (s.s)

title inspired on the apparition by sleep token

• chapter one - the dire journey

summary: After arduous magic lessons during the summer, it’s finally time for Fig to escort the twins to Hogwarts for the new beginning of term in the school, but a sudden twist of events turn the journey for the worst.

cw: 5,5k words, MENTIONS OF DEATH, hogwarts legacy fanfiction, female MC, sebastian sallow x female!MC, poppy sweeting x male!MC, muggle raised MCs, eventual pining & romance, eventual fluff & angst, minimal lore alterations, dialogue alterations, added events, sebastian sallow x seer!MC, will definitely add more as the chapters go on.

a/n: thank you all for the support on the prologue!! now the fun is really getting started 😉 enjoy!

- xxx lola

prologue - one - two

Something was different this time.

It was the roar of an animal, but it was loud, louder than Ellise’s usual dream, reverberating in her brain. She saw a red glow of magic but couldn’t figure out where it came from.

She knew something was wrong, in her gut there was a feeling she couldn’t figure out, but she was certain of one thing - this was not a mere dream.

A strong jaw with big, terrifying sets of teeth closed on her.

Aiden’s eyes snapped towards Ellise as she awoke with a start, the usual now. She must’ve fallen asleep at some point during the carriage ride, the steady flying of the vehicle rocking her into a light slumber.

She was glad she didn’t accidentally lay her head on their sudden acquaintance’s shoulder, George Osric. The high-ranking Ministry of Magic official surprised them, asking to accompany them on the journey with “urgent matters” to discuss with Fig.

He sat beside Ellise, opposite her brother and her professor, they talked about the newest journal rumour - sources mentioned a goblin, Ranrok, posing as a looming threat to the wizarding world.

“It was your wife, Eleazar, who alerted me to his activities months ago.” George said softly as Fig’s brows wound tight together.

“Miriam? How?” The professor questioned.

“She wrote to me about Ranrok before she died - wondering what the Ministry knew of the extent of his activities” George sighed “Before I could respond. I received this. It was the last thing she sent me.”

The official grabbed a cylinder-shaped container from his bag. As Aiden looked out the window, Ellise studied the mysterious object residing in George’s hands. It had a stonish-esque pattern on its exterior and the intricate pattern carved into its front resembled an intricate swirling flame.

“It came to me via her owl.” He continued “But with no correspondence, I can only assume-“

“-That she had to get rid of it quickly to keep it safe.” Fig cut him off, grabbing the artefact to look closely at it.

“Presumably from Ranrok.” George commented “I cannot open it. Whatever magic protects this is powerful indeed.”

“It looks like goblin metal, George.” Eleazar inspected “That symbol-“

“What’s that glow?” Ellise interrupted, piquing her brother’s interest, who also stopped to take a look at the artefact. 

“I don’t see a glow.” Fig said, confused.

“Nor do I.” George agreed.

The professor then passed the cylinder onto Ellise’s hands, she noted it wasn’t as heavy as she thought it would be and the metal felt cold and sturdy.

“I see the glow too.” Aiden commented, “I can hear a sound coming from it.”

Suddenly, a click was heard and the small frontal opening of the artefact was unlatched, revealing an intricate key posing of the same design which was carved onto the cylinder.

“Merlin’s beard! How did you do that?” George asked surprised.

Ellise reached for the key inside the container, just to be stopped by her professor’s word of caution.

“Wait! We do not know what-“

A roar of an animal.

Everything happened quickly, too quickly. Aiden’s head snapped to the side as he saw something approaching from the corner of his eye.

“Leesie, look out!” He pulled his sister towards him without even thinking twice, just fast enough to avoid her being taken along with George as a dragon gnawed on their half of the carriage, breaking it off and dragging the man away. 

One of her legs dangled from the new sudden opening made into the carriage as her brother held onto her as tight as he could, preventing her from falling like the artefact that fell from her hands towards the clouds that painted the morning sky. They watched with horror as the dragon held the other half of the vehicle in his mouth, suddenly chomping down on it, crumbling all its remains and, consequently, George.

Ellise turned her head over to the front of the carriage and saw the coachman urging the now visible thestrals forward as he tried to get them away from the angry winged beast. Aiden saw the dragon open its mouth and a fiery glow burned in the back of its throat as he urged for them. 

“Jump!” Fig yelled over the hiss of the wind as he pulled both of them forward, jumping off the carriage as the dragon spit fire towards it.

Falling.

They were falling at rapid speed as Fig swam across the air, trying to reach for the mysterious key which fell out of the cylinder container, the twins held tight onto each other, the icy wind feeling like blades cutting their faces.

“Give me your hand!” Fig warned Aiden, who tightened his hold on his sister with one arm and held onto the professor with the other. “Accio!” The key flew towards Eleazar’s hand.

Nausea.

Ellise hit the solid ground with a thud, pain shooting from her side. Her brother quickly got up, anxiously scanning their surroundings, it seemed as if they were in some sort of cave.

“Are you both alright?” Fig asked worriedly as he got up as well “You’re hurt Miss Villin.”

“Perhaps a bit.” The girl said as her brother's worried gaze found her once again. “I must’ve hurt my leg in the fall.”

“Take this. It's a Wiggenweld potion.” The professor said as he uncorked and handed the girl a vial with a green liquid in it. “That stuff’ll right you in a second.”

Unfortunately, Ellise sniffed the potion before drinking it, the smell reeking of mucus mixed with a berry-ish scent, which only worsened her nausea from the sudden Apparating trip. Without thinking too much, she downed the contents of the vial in one big gulp, fortunately feeling immediate pain relief.

“What happened?” Aiden asked as he helped his sister get up from the floor, keeping close by in case she toppled and fell over.

“Poor George- I can’t believe he-“ Fig sighed, one of his hands brushing through his dishevelled ash hair. “What the hell got into that damned thing?! Attacking a carriage mid-air? A typical dragon would never!”

“Professor?” Aiden questioned “Sir- Where are we?”

“I’m not sure, but that key Ellise discovered was clearly a Portkey.”

“A Portkey?” Ellise asked, confused.

“An item enchanted to bring anyone who touches it to a specific place.” The professor explained.

“I’m feeling better, sir- If you’d like us to look around a bit.” Ellise said, the pain in her leg had immensely subdued and she felt as if she could certainly walk normally now. 

“I would, but stay close, both of you.” He urged them forward, towards the opening of the cave “We’ve no idea who created this Portkey- or why.”

Aiden kept close beside Ellise as she followed Fig out of the mysterious cave, which led to a bright open area, it seemed the hole was on the side of an island and miles of sea were all that could be seen besides- 

Abandoned ruins. Just like the ones in Ellise’s dream. She couldn’t help but question what in the world was going on, why did she dream about these things countless times before?

“How far did that Portkey take us, professor?” She questioned, shielding her eyes from the rapid wind that blew her hair.

“Farther from London than the carriage travelled.” He asserted “We’re somewhere in the Scottish Highlands.”

“Do you think we were supposed to be sent to those ruins up ahead?” Aiden pointed, catching Fig’s attention.

“I do.” Fig asserted “This has not been the day any of us expected. But Miriam sent that Portkey to George for a reason, and I believe they died in pursuit of what it was meant to lead to.” He paused, both twins listening intently to his words.

“If you both are sure you’re alright and wouldn’t mind indulging me- I’d like to have a look around.”

Aiden eyed Ellise carefully, he figured it’d be best for her to choose since she was the one hurt in the first place. She met his eye with understanding and gave him a small nod.

“Absolutely, sir.” 

“Good!” He didn’t hide his excitement “Let’s see if we can find a path- however faded it may be.”

Along the mountain's edge, Ellise minded her step not to trip in their rigged path. The wind bled through her coat, making her shiver slightly.

“Where do you suppose your wife got the Portkey?” Aiden asked, both of them walked just ahead of her, engaged in conversation.

They soon found out Miriam spent years looking for signs of another form of magic, a rather ancient one which was long forgotten since its prime. This magic could only be wielded by a rare few people, who seemed to have been lost to time. Eleazar presumed his wife’s research led her to the Portkey, which certainly played a big part in it.

The path flowed downwards and upwards, leading them to do some climbing and jumping, which was something none of them imagined would be required today.

They reached a dead end, a wall which looked as if made of ice blocking them from pushing forward. The professor saw it as a learning opportunity- as he saw most things -and told them to use the, in Ellise’s opinion, overly practised, basic wand cast to break the wall. That task was no hard feat for the twins, who quickly brought down the wall and kept going forward once again.

“We’re close now.” Fig encouraged “It’s just ahead.”

As they reached a fully open area, the wind seemed stronger than before, the twins having to steady themselves to not be blown away. The bridge that led to the ruins seemed to be broken, but it was fixed with a quick ‘Reparo’ from Fig himself. Finally, they had reached the ruins, each of them going off in one direction to find clues about the creator of the Portkey quickly.

“Lessie! Professor Fig!” Aiden called from the back of the ruins

As she arrived, the girl saw a weirdly transparent wall, which seemed to have a room behind it, the same glow from the cylinder container emanating from it. They got closer to it.

“An enchanted wall?” Ellise questioned, “But what’s that room behind it?”

“Room? What room?” Fig asked, confused.

They all exchanged sceptical looks before reaching out to the wall, as they came in contact with it their surroundings seemed to change, they were now inside the mysterious room.

“What in Merlin’s name?!” Fig exclaimed.

“Where are we?” Aiden asked.

To say they were tired of being suddenly teleported was an understatement, this was enough teletransportation for their whole year already. They seemed to be in some sort of lobby, a snoring figure lying down at some sort of reception desk. 

“Hello?” Ellise said as she carefully approached the desk. The figure didn’t bulge, Fig cleared his throat in an attempt to wake it.

The figure awoke with a startled yell, now the twins could make out that it was a goblin given his pointy ears and black sclera eyes, his nose was big and round and his nails were as long as they could be grown out. He blinked, confused, and suddenly his eyes popped out at the sight of the people in front of his desk.

“It can’t be.” He exclaimed, Fig and his students just looked at him with arched eyebrows “Ah, just a moment.”

The goblin turned around as he mumbled to himself, getting down from the place he sat in to go around the tall desk.

“Welcome to Gringotts Wizarding Bank.” He said with a bow “Vault number twelve, I presume?”

Ellise looked around the fancy lobby once more, Gringotts? Why would they be in a bank?

“Precisely.” Fig disguised his confusion quickly.

“The key?” The goblin said as he presented his hand, waiting for the item to be given to him. The professor just looked at him, confused once more.

“Your wife’s Portkey.” Aiden whispered as he nudged the man.

“Yes, of course” Fig took the key out of his pocket, placing it in the goblin’s big hand.

“This way then.”

They followed the goblin towards what looked like a train platform that had wide rails in front of it, the creature whistled a tune and a cart came quickly, stopping with a half right in front of the group.

“After you.” The goblin signalled for them to sit down.

Aiden would’ve rathered Apparating a million times before having to ride this hellish cart again. As he focused on the path ahead to not throw up his breakfast, Ellise admired the length of the tunnels of the bank, the cart bringing them lower and lower into the ground as the minutes passed, it tossed and turned and she noticed her brother was more pale than usual, the water from the waterfall that cleanses enchantments only making his sickness worsen as his clothes were clinging onto him.

The goblin explained how the vault was commissioned shortly after Gringotts was founded, so it resided in the lowest part of the bank, a long ride ahead of them.

After quite some time, the cart stopped to a halt after a goblin security guard on a platform signalled for them to break.

“Vault number?” His voice was deep and dry, the group could tell he wasn’t as nice as the goblin that was guiding them.

“Vault twelve!” The nice goblin answered “Momentous day!”

The guard goblin groaned.

“On your way.”

As he signalled the path ahead with his long hand, Ellise, who was right in front of him, noticed he had a band on his arm which had the same red glow of the collar the dragon that attacked them wore, she eyed their professor apprehensively as the cart took off again, to Aiden’s displeasure. The girl quietly nudged Fig, who questioned her with a soft hum, she quietly told him about the glow of the band.

“Like the glow you saw on the Portkey container?” He asked

“No, darker. I saw that glow on the dragon’s collar.” She whispered, worried.

“What was that?” The nice goblin interrupted them, Fig asked about the guard.

The goblin told them that the grumpy guard watched over the eldest section of the bank, but rarely anyone went there anymore. Ellise and Aiden looked at themselves over the cart with an alarmed gaze.

With a few more tosses and turns, the cart came to a final stop, and Aiden already took it as a prize that he managed to keep the contents of his stomach on the inside. They got up from their seats and followed the goblin towards on single door on the furthest wall in front of the rails.

The goblin grabbed the key from his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole of the heavy metal door, he turned it and the heavy metal locks groaned and they unlocked themselves. The goblin stood aside to let them get through the now-opened passage, and the group thanked him as they stepped into a short candle-lit stone hallway.

“What do you suppose we should be looking for?” Ellise asked as she looked around their new surroundings.

“I’m not sure.” Fig said as he turned towards the goblin who was now standing in the doorway “Sir, I wonder if you might-”

“The instructions for vault twelve indicate that I am to grant access to the holder of the key - and then close the door.” He said with a smile, signalling with his hand and, in a swift motion, locking them in the room. “Best of luck!”

“Great.” Aiden complained “Professor?”

Fig didn’t hide his surprise, they certainly weren’t expecting to be locked in an unknown vault for God knows how long.

“Revelio might help us here.” The professor rubbed his chin “A revealing charm, no time like the present, ready your wands.”

They both raised their second-hand wands and copied Fig as he showed them the movement of the spell. As they cast revelio, a door appeared on the other end of the small hallway, it had the same blue glow as the container of the Portkey and they got closer to inspect it.

As the twins touched the door, the corridor around them vanished and they found themselves in a vast, dark room.

White flashes of light

That’s all Ellise and Aiden had seen for the past 30 minutes, which felt more like hours of their lives. They had to battle knights, a safety matter, the boy presumed, and amidst the chaos they lost their professor, having to battle on their own.

Short of breath, they crossed a portal that led to a room full of grandeur with a basin in the middle of it. If the day hadn't already been weird enough, there was a small vial floating above said basin, they approached it and Ellise reached for the weird container and took it. The door at the far end of the room opened and luckily Fig was just behind it, looking confused.

“There you are!” Fig looked around the room “How did you-? What is this place?”

“I don’t know.” Ellise sighed as they approached him “But we found this floating above that basin.” She showed him the vial.

Professor Fig took a closer look at the said basin curiously “That is no mere ‘basin’. That is a Pensieve - for viewing memories.”

Ellise handed the vial to him and he opened it “I wonder-“ He tipped the container over the basin, a glowing liquid falling from it swiftly and making the water below it swirl with black.

“Follow my lead.” He put the upper half of his face in the murky water.

Ellise looked at her brother, confused, he just shrugged at her “I guess we have no choice.” He chuckled and dipped his head in as well. The girl took a deep breath and followed.

Ellise saw the room they were in, but it was like watching it from behind a foggy glass. A man resided in the middle, he looked a little past Fig’s age and swished his wand around as he finished building the room, the same blue glow the twins saw earlier enveloped the pillars he conjured. The girl noticed another man was on the other end of the room, seemingly helping with the room’s architecture, although he was quite shorter and fuller than the other man. 

They approached each other close to the Pensieve “All is in place.” The shorter one said.

“The Portkey is well hidden?” The tall one questioned.

“Perhaps too well, I wonder if the path we created-“

“May be impossible to follow?” The tall wizard completed his mate's sentence ”It will only be impossible for one who cannot see traces of ancient magic - as I can.”

“Your ability to see what others cannot will not be enough, Percival.” Percival, that was the tall wizard’s name, Ellise made sure to keep it in mind as the memory unfolded. “We are entrusting the one who embarks on this path with powerful secrets - with knowledge others will do anything to obtain.” 

“Yes, and if we are correct, Charles, the person who completes the trials will have proven themselves worthy of the knowledge and the responsibility that accompanies it.” Percival said, final. 

“We’ve done all we can.” Charles agreed.

They both gazed at the far wall for a second. Then, Percival placed the tip of his wand to his temple as he pulled out the string of glowing magic that was poured onto the Pensieve.

The memory ended and they all pulled out their heads from the water of the basin. “That’s what you’re seeing?” Fig questioned “The glow that surrounded them?” 

“Yes Sir.”  Aiden answered “That blue glow.”

“Can we see magic?” Ellise asked, puzzled.

“Traces of ancient magic, to be precise. The magic that Miriam had always believed existed but could never-“ The professor trailed off “Miriam, and perhaps George, died in pursuit of knowledge that has been dormant for centuries - And you both, it seems, are the key to understanding why. We wou-“

They heard the voice from the nice goblin banker coming from the other side of the door, accompanied by heavy metal footsteps “It all looks rather different than it did a moment ago.” He chuckled awkwardly. 

“Someone’s coming.” Fig warned, turning towards the door.

“Who were they?” A deep voice asked

“I don’t know - but sir, you shouldn’t be in here.” The nice goblin insisted.

The door opened, a red glow coming from the other side. Ranrok. He walked in front, a rookie and the grumpy guard beside him, the nice goblin followed frantically after them “I was right.” Ranrok said in a menacing tone.

“Ranrok.” Fig spat at him, anger evident in his voice.

“Seems my reputation precedes me. I was beginning to think no one was ever going to visit Rackham’s vault.”

“And why are you here?” The professor pulled out his wand, and the twins followed, pointing them at the goblin.

“No need for that.” He put out his hand urging them to stop “Just give me whatever it is you found here and we can let bygones be bygones.” 

They all stared each other down with icy gazes, the nice goblin placed a long hand on Ranrok’s shoulder “Sir, they had the key to the vault.” 

“Choose your next words wisely.” Ranrok warned as he side-eyed him.

“- I only meant that the instructions for vault twelve were quite clear.” He said carefully and fisted his hand to his sides “Sir, I must insist. I was to grant access only to one with the key. And you didn’t have-“

With a flash of red, Ranrok levitated the nice goblin banker with an angry grunt. He held him in the air for a second before descending him towards the ground with full force. The goblin’s spine snapped with an audible ‘crack’, making Ellise let out a trembling breath as her brother stepped a little bit more in front of her protectively. 

“I have no patience for traitors.” The goblin said, his gaze snapping back to them “Now, where were we?”

“I’m not giving you anything.” Fig barked back at him.

Ranrok hummed, annoyed. “Well - Perhaps your young friends here will be more helpful.” 

The professor’s wand lit up as he flickered as he sent a spell towards Ranrok, who blocked it effortlessly with his own which overpowered it. He sent Fig and the twins flying to the back of the room, making them hit the floor painfully with a thud.

The floor under the Pensieve started to swirl as if it turned into water. A knight emerged from it, it was big, too big, and it charged for Ranrok and his comrades, barely missing him with his sword. Professor Fig got up with a cough and Ellise helped her brother get on his feet. 

The girl noticed a portal to her right and walked over to it, on the other side lay a forest, seemingly peaceful. “I know a way out!” Fig and Aiden kneeled to dodge a swing of the guardian’s sword “Professor!” She yelled to get their attention.

They ran over to the portal as a pillar that was cut in half fell right in their direction, each of the twins held one of Fig’s shoulders and placed their free hands on the portal, the three of them lowered their heads and shut their eyes as the pillar got dangerously close to crushing them. A light flashed and the portal did its job.

The professor whooped at their sudden teletransportation and they abruptly opened their eyes. They looked around, dark trees being all that was around them.

“Are you both alright?” Fig asked.

“Fine, sir.” Aiden answered “Ellise?”

“Me too.”

“I’ve never seen so powerful a goblin.” Eleazar exclaimed as he studied their surroundings “He seemed wholly unaffected by my magic.” He turned back to the twins.

“Where are we?” Aiden asked, a hint of concern in his voice.

Fig looked around once more and chuckled “It can’t be.” He said marvelled “It seems those who set up the Pensieve, the locket - and the path to both - wanted someone with your abilities to end up here.” 

They walked towards a lamppost with multiple path indicators on it, Fig stopped right under it “Come. We’ve a Sorting Ceremony to get to.”

The walk to Hogwarts grounds was far from short, and the staircase to the entrance hall was so long Ellise’s calves hurt after climbing them. They stood in the hall as Fig placed his ear on the heavy wooden doors.

He walked back to the twins “We haven’t missed the Sorting Ceremony” He pulled his wand out “I’m no expert, but that seems more appropriate.”

With a swish, Fig changed the twins’ clothes to plain black Hogwarts uniforms. The cloak was smooth and the button-ups fitted them perfectly. “I need to study this locket as soon as I can, but first I’ll contact the Ministry” He explained “They need to know about Ranrok, and what happened to George. For the moment I ask that you both keep what’s happened only between us.”

The professor walked back to the door and opened it slowly, loud chattering and laughter burst through the small opening and Fig peeked into the room, quickly turning back to the twins once more.

“Phineas Nigellus Black” He sighed with disdain “Prepare yourselves to meet the Headmaster.”

As if his entrance was timed, a man walked through the doors. He was tall and dressed with splendour, but, in Ellise’s opinion, he looked much like a cranky goat. She had to hold back a snicker. Aiden noticed and grasped her thought immediately, covering his mouth with his fist to muffle a chuckle.

“Fig - Nice of you to join us.” The Headmaster reprimanded “The Sorting Ceremony’s over.”

“There were - complications.” The professor tried to reason “It seems that the goblin problem-“

Nigellus groaned “Enough. Goblins?” He asked amused “I’ve no time for rumours, Fig. And I’m rapidly losing whatever patience I had left.” He turned towards the twins “If you’re lucky, we might still get you sorted this evening. Come.”

They both quickly followed the Headmaster, waving Fig a small goodbye with their hands. As they got through the grand doorway, Ellise noticed heads turning towards them; she didn’t know if it was curiosity over their tardiness or late sorting age.

“Professor Weasley, we’ve two more to get sorted” Nigellus asked dryly as they reached the front of the room, where a single stool was, ready for whoever to sit on “Go on.’

Aiden noticed Ellise’s apprehension “I can go.”, he reassured her. He sat on the stool as the feast hall slowly got quieter, everyone now watching curiously. A woman, seemingly Professor Weasley, placed a hat on his head and as much as Ellise tried to listen in, their mouth moved but no audible sound came out, was the conversation with the hat a private one?

The hat closed its cloth mouth looking deep in thought “You belong in - Slytherin!” The hat yelled through the hall, the Slytherin table bursting into loud cheers and whistles. Aiden got up and Professor Weasley changed his robe accents to his house’s, he walked towards his sister.

“Good luck, Leesie.” He gave her a reassuring smile and Ellise watched as he walked over to stand beside the woman who was waiting for her to sit down to place the hat on her head.

The hall got quiet again as Ellise sat down on the stool, she looked around and-

Brown eyes

The same pair from her dream, she caught a glimpse of them and her heart leapt in her chest for some odd reason. She tried to find the gaze again but couldn’t seem to, her thoughts being interrupted by the weight of the hat being placed on her head.

“Ah, another one of you.” She heard the hat say “Twins I presume?”

“Yes, I’m the oldest.”

“You both are a bit older than the others, aren’t you?” The hat commented, “You come here with preferences and preconceptions - certain expectations.”

“I’m looking forward to exploring Hogwarts and the world beyond the castle and grounds” Ellise chirped at the hat.

“Indeed. Much can be gleaned by having an adventurous spirit. But your professors certainly have a great deal to teach you as well.” The hat stopped to think for a bit “You do not give up easily, do you? You are undaunted to challenges that lie ahead, and your loyalty to a friend and your brother delayed your arrival here this evening. I’ve made my mind about you, child.” Ellise fidgeted with her hands and counted down the seconds until the hat announced her house.

“Better be - Hufflepuff!” The hat’s voice echoed down the packed hall, the Hufflepuff table cheering as the woman took the hat off her head and changed her robe accents to a yolky yellow colour. She was placed in a different house from her brother? That made Ellise a bit anxious at the least, she hoped she could befriend anyone soon, she didn’t know how different witch children were from muggle-borns, not like she had muggle friends anyway. 

“Anyway, I’m sure you all have plenty to do before classes begin tomorrow,” Nigellus spoke out, the students just stared at him, which seemed to annoy the man “I said - I’m sure you all have plenty to do before classes begin tomorrow!”

Students rolled their eyes and groaned as all of them got up and exited the hall one by one, Ellise figured she wouldn’t be able to talk to anyone from her house tonight which annoyed her even more.

The woman turned towards her and Aiden “Quite an entrance! It’s lovely to meet you, I’m-”

“Professor Weasley,” The Headmaster interrupted “- Would you be so kind as to show our new students their common rooms?”

“I shall see to it, sir.” she nodded and turned back to the twins “As I was saying - I’m Matilda Weasley, a pleasure to meet you.”

Aiden shook her hand “I’m Aiden Villin, this is my sister Ellise. A pleasure to meet you as well professor.” Ellise also shook her hand and gave her a soft smile, which she returned.

“As Deputy Headmistress, it is my distinct honour to show you both to your common rooms. Right this way.”

Finally, they got to Ellise’s common room, they made sure to drop off her brother first in the Slytherin common room, the snake door leaving the girl’s mouth agape.

The Hufflepuff common room entrance was less extraordinary, consisting of what seemed like a wine cellar full of huge barrels “Now, here we are at the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room.” Matilda gestured to a couple of stacked barrels on the far end of the cellar.

“This is the entrance?” Ellise asked, puzzled.

“Indeed! I will explain what to do, but I hesitate to do it myself as one errant knock leads to being doused in vinegar. Most unpleasant.” She let out a low chuckle “You must tap the barrel, two from the bottom, middle of the second row, in the rhythm of Hel-ga Huff-le-puff” 

Ellise approached the barrels, the last thing she needed this evening was to be doused in vinegar, having to wash herself and her new uniform. She tapped the barrel in the rhythm, thankfully in the correct way, and the biggest barrel in the cellar revealed a tunnel, she couldn’t hide her relieved smile.

“Well done! Now you go in and get some sleep, you have a big day ahead of you tomorrow.” The professor said and Ellise climbed into the barrel entrance “Please make sure to find your brother in his common room if you can, I’ll meet you both there in the morning to collect you both for your first class.”

“Thank you, Professor Weasley.” Ellise said, grateful that not all faculty was like the goaty Headmaster.

“You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy your first night at Hogwarts. Sleep well.”

As Ellise reached the room of the fifth years, she noticed everyone was already asleep, so she was careful to be as quiet as possible. Waking sleeping colleagues had to be an awful first impression. To her surprise, her owl, Harriet, made it from the dragon attack. She changed into the pair of pyjamas that were neatly folded on her bed and scritched the owl’s chin, muttering a low “Good girl.”

When she let herself fall on the bed, she felt the heavy exhaustion on her sore muscles, she hoped tomorrow would be more peaceful for her and she was looking forward to starting classes and meeting all sorts of people, people like her.

That night, for the first time in ages, her dreams didn’t disrupt her sleep.

a/n: Finally I finished this!! I have so much planned for the next chapters, if you read this far, I hope you enjoyed my writing and the next chapter will come soon!

ps. I hope you guys noticed I didn't cancel Quidditch 😉

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