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marymacd · 5 years ago

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IF YOU TOUCH ME, I WON’T BE STILL.

𝖖 𝖚 𝖔 𝖙 𝖊 𝖘

“𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍, 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆 𝒎𝒆. 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍.” - Allison Argent, Teen Wolf

“𝑰 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 �� 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎, 𝑰 𝒂𝒎, 𝑰 𝒂𝒎.” - Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.” - Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

“𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕.” - Eleanor Roosevelt, This Is My Story

"𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖? 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖? 𝑻𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. 𝑻𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆." - Marina Tsvetaeva, Bride of Ice: New Selected Poems

𝖇 𝖆 𝖘 𝖎 𝖈

NAME: Mary Anne Macdonald NICKNAMES: Mare, Mac (rarely, prefers Mary) AGE: 20 BIRTHDAY: June 12th, 1959 GENDER: Cis female PRONOUNS: She/her

𝖋 𝖆 𝖒 𝖎 𝖑 𝖞

MOTHER: Lisa Macdonald (47), muggle nurse FATHER: Anthony Macdonald (49), muggle firefighter SIBLINGS: None

𝖕 𝖍 𝖞 𝖘 𝖎 𝖈 𝖆 𝖑 𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖇𝖚𝖙𝖊𝖘

FACE CLAIM: Diana Silvers BUILD: Average height and noticeably thin. HAIR: Hangs down below her shoulders. Naturally wavy and usually with a little frizz, she doesn’t do much to it other than wash it every couple of days. Usually worn out, tends to only pulls it back when she’s doing physical activity. HAIR COLOR: Dark brown, was lighter in her youth. EYE COLOR: Light brown, with flecks of green. SKIN COLOR: Fair. DOMINANT HAND: Left, though somewhat proficient at using both. ANOMALIES: A jagged scar on the bottom of her right foot, acquired when she was nine and stood on shattered glass barefoot. Faint scars on one of her thighs. Freckles on her shoulders and her nose, particularly noticeable during summer. A small birthmark on her lower back. SCENT: Coconut, from the shampoo she uses. Old parchment when she comes home from work. Mint, from the gum she chews. ACCENT: East Coast Irish (Dublin). ALLERGIES: None. DISORDERS: Generalised anxiety & panic disorder. Since her attack, Mary has suffered from regular panic attacks. Though they have become more infrequent as the years have gone on, she still has them on occasion. She also experiences bouts of depression. FASHION: Whatever she finds comfortable. Loves oversized clothing. Sweaters all year round, button-up shirts and culottes. NERVOUS TICS: Chews her lips, picks at her nails, and taps her feet. QUIRKS: Hums her favourite songs when she’s working. Talks to her cat as though it were a person. Always double-checks she locked the door.

𝖑 𝖎 𝖋 𝖊 𝖘 𝖙 𝖞 𝖑 𝖊

RESIDES: Plainview Point Apartments. BORN: Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght, Ireland. RAISED: Tallaght, Ireland. PETS: Childhood dog, Sonny. Currently owns a cat, Clyde, and has since she started Hogwarts. He’s a ginger cat, and quite temperamental, by Mary’s own admission.

CAREER: Junior Administrator at the Wizengamot. EXPERIENCE: Has been working in her current position for over a year and a half. EMPLOYER: The Ministry of Magic (Wizengamot).

POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Aligned with the Order of the Phoenix. BELIEFS: Her father is Jewish, and her mother Roman Catholic, so Mary was raised with a mix of beliefs. Now, she considers herself agnostic, though mildly spiritual. MISDEMEANORS: None. FELONIES: None. DRUGS: None. SMOKES: No. ALCOHOL: Socially, preferred drink is an Irish Cream. DIET: Vegetarian. Mostly just eats whatever is left in her fridge when she gets home. If she can cobble together an entire meal, that’s a bonus.

LANGUAGES: English, some Hebrew.

PHOBIAS: Feeling helpless and out of control. The deaths of those closest to her. Being alone in the dark. HOBBIES: Reading, quidditch (formerly), football (formerly), knitting. TRAITS: { + }: intelligent, courageous, discreet, humorous, sensitive, stoic. { - }: tense, argumentative, cynical, reticent, self-righteous, diffident.

𝖋 𝖆 𝖛 𝖔 𝖗 𝖎 𝖙 𝖊 𝖘

LOCATION: Her parents’ house in Tallaght. It’s the only place that still feels like home to her. SPORTS TEAM: Shamrock Rovers (football), Holyhead Harpies (quidditch). GAME: Monopoly. MUSIC: David Bowie, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac. She owns a cassette player, gifted to her by her father. Every few months, he sends her a new mix tape to listen to, so she ‘can stay up to date on muggle music’ -- Mary listens to every one, and shares her taste in music with her father. MOVIES: Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. FOOD: Chocolate frogs, pesto fettuccine. BEVERAGE: Butterbeer. COLOR: Crimson red.

𝖒 𝖆 𝖌 𝖎 𝖈

ALUMNI HOUSE: Gryffindor. WAND (length, flexibility, wood, & core): 11″ hazel wood with unicorn hair core, inflexible. AMORTENTIA: Freshly baked pastries, drying paint, and lavender. PATRONUS: A wild rabbit. BOGGART: Malcolm Mulciber.

𝖈 𝖍 𝖆 𝖗 𝖆 𝖈 𝖙 𝖊 𝖗

MORAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful neutral MBTI: INTP MBTI ROLE: The Logician. The Logician personality type is fairly rare, making up only three percent of the population, which is definitely a good thing for them, as there’s nothing they’d be more unhappy about than being “common”. Logicians pride themselves on their inventiveness and creativity, their unique perspective and vigorous intellect. Usually known as the philosopher, the architect, or the dreamy professor, Logicians have been responsible for many scientific discoveries throughout history. ENNEAGRAM: Type Six. ENNEAGRAM ROLE: The Loyalist. The committed, security-oriented type. Sixes are reliable, hard-working, responsible, and trustworthy. Excellent "troubleshooters," they foresee problems and foster cooperation, but can also become defensive, evasive, and anxious—running on stress while complaining about it. They can be cautious and indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious. They typically have problems with self-doubt and suspicion. At their Best: internally stable and self-reliant, courageously championing themselves and others. TEMPERAMENT: Melancholic. A melancholic personality leads to self-reliant individuals who are thoughtful, reserved, and often anxious. They often strive for perfection within themselves and their surroundings, which leads to tidy and detail oriented behaviour. WESTERN ZODIAC: Gemini. Adaptable, versatile, communicative, witty, intellectual, eloquent, youthful, lively, nervous, tense, superficial, inconsistent, cunning, and inquisitive. CHINESE ZODIAC: Year of the Pig. Pigs are diligent, compassionate, and generous. They have great concentration: once they set a goal, they will devote all their energy to achieving it. Though Pigs rarely seek help from others, they will not refuse to give others a hand. Pigs never suspect trickery, so they are easily fooled. PRIMAL SIGN: Cricket. Crickets are intellectuals who like to explore and experiment with new ideas and theories. Unlike similarly intellectual signs, like the Seal, members of this sign are very polite in social situations and like nothing more than getting into a theoretical discussion about something scientific or otherwise cerebral. For this reason, this sign is often that of self-proclaimed “nerds”, but most Crickets are simply too likeable for such a derisive label. TAROT CARD: The Devil, The Lovers. TV TROPES: broken bird badass bookworm mage born of muggles deadpan snarker vengeance denied

SONGS: 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒚, 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒍 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 But if you touch me I'll lash out. Don't fuck with me. If I must, you know I will. I'm not your prey, I'm not your kill.

𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒆𝒚 'Cause I don't need anyone I don't need anyone I just need everyone and then some

𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒔, 𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆 This dream isn't feeling sweet We're reeling through the midnight streets And I've never felt more alone It feels so scary, getting old

𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔, 𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒌𝒊 One morning this sadness will fossilize And I will forget how to cry I'll keep going to work and you won't see a change Save perhaps a slight gray in my eye

𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒔 Don't get too close It's dark inside It's where my demons hide

IDEOLOGIES:

Just because someone speaks the loudest, doesn’t meant they’re right.

White chocolate isn’t really chocolate.

Sometimes, it’s okay to take justice into your own hands.

Pineapple absolutely does not belong on pizza.

You can’t take care of others if you are unable to take care of yourself first.

Trust must be earned, and second chances shouldn’t be given out easily.

Everybody has a sense of humour, it just might not be the same as your own.

#&& mary.#one eternity later #also pls don't @me for using a teen wolf quote #dulcetask

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starryeyed0590 · 6 years ago

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Yu-Gi-Oh House Sorting

Lately, I’ve been super-obsessed with the House System as espoused by @sortinghatchats, and I’ve been trying to apply it to other fictional characters. Since I know these characters so well, figured I’d start with Yu-Gi-Oh. Don’t kill me for using the dub names, please.

Yugi Muto*

Note: It can be very difficult to separate Yugi and Yami’s personalities from each other, so I focused on instances when it is very clear which one is acting.

Primary: Hufflepuff

A Hufflepuff primary is defined by caring for people, all people (or at least however the Hufflepuff defines “people”), and Yugi Muto is the kindest, most self-sacrificing person you will ever meet. He made his best friend Joey by claiming him as a friend back when he was relentlessly being bullied by him, and by sticking to him in his time of need. Unlike a Slytherin, he does not prioritize. He is willing to sacrifice his best chance to help his grandfather because he is unwilling to risk harm his rival. He tries his best to defend and protect a downed Pegasus after the man spent months threatening his friends and family. Yugi Muto never meant a person he couldn’t offer friendship to, and even if that person rejects his offer and attempts to harm him or his friends, there’s STILL a good chance Yugi will do whatever he can to save him if he needs it.

Secondary: Gryffindor

Yugi would befriend the whole world if it’d let him. But when someone needs him, he’ll charge into any kind of danger without a second thought. When the boys who bullied him on a daily basis were being thrashed by a bigger bully, Yugi threw himself between them, even though there was not a chance he’d avoid being pulverized. When Tea Gardner was assaulted, Yugi charged the guy. While not *as* impulsive as fellow Gryffindor secondary Joey, Yugi’s impulse to charge can still get the better of him, as in the shadow game with Bakura, where as the Dark Magician, he is easily goaded into a premature attack.

Yami Yugi

Primary: Slytherin

As a Slytherin primary, Yami prioritizes himself and “his people” over everyone and everything else. At first, “his people” was solely Yugi, but over the course of the series, he began to expand his definition to all of Yugi’s people. (And since Yugi is a Hufflepuff primary, there are a LOT of people).

Without his memories, Yami had no real idea of who he was, but he began to construct an identity (and morality) for himself as a hero. To this end, he models Gryffindor, “doing the right thing,” acting as a champion for the weak or wronged, seeking to save the world. But when push comes to shove, if asked to choose between saving the world and saving Yugi, he will pick Yugi every time. He is willing to send Kaiba to his possible death if it means he can rescue Yugi’s grandfather (and protect his spotless win record). He uses the tainted Seal of Orichalcos despite knowing of its evil because he believes it is the only way to win. All of his darkest moments come when he has failed to protect those closest to him, particularly when his use of the Orichalcos results in Yugi’s soul being captured, but also when Marik nearly kills Joey.

Secondary: Gryffindor

Yami Yugi will step up fearlessly to any challenge. He’s never backed away from a fight, and he’s not able to start. Experience and strategy may cause him to take caution in a given scenario, but for Yami Yugi, inaction is never an option. The Gryffindor secondary he shares with Yugi is one of the core parts of their bond, and what allows them to work so effectively as a single entity.

Tea Gardner

Primary: Hufflepuff

Like many Hufflepuff primaries, Tea bonds to groups. She honestly and sincerely believes in the power of friendship, that being kind and compassionate can change things, and everyone in need is deserving of help. (And her tendency to speechify about this made her infamous in the fandom) It’s this unqualified compassion that bonds her to Yugi, and on several dramatic occasions to clash with Yami Yugi. She steps in to urge Yugi to spare Kaiba in the duel atop Pegasus Castle, and again to stay Yami’s hand against Weevil when victory had turned into brutal retribution.

Secondary: Hufflepuff

Hufflepuff secondaries toil, and there is no character who believes more in the power of steady hard work than Tea Gardner. While her personal arc often takes a backseat to her friends’ louder shenanigans, Tea has a great ambition to be a professional dancer someday. How does she plan to accomplish this? Work. Working hard to earn money so she can go to school in New York, so she can work hard to acquire the skills that she needs. Kidnap the girl and put her in a room with boxes, and she will try one (not great) plan after another, over and over, without flagging, in an attempt to escape. Tea is steady, and it’s that steadiness that makes her the glue that holds Yugi’s group of friends together.

Joey Wheeler

Primary: Gryffindor

Gryffindor primaries trust their instincts. They “go with their gut,” what they instinctually feel is right or wrong. To do otherwise feels immoral to them. Joey Wheeler is probably the most instinct-driven character on the show, and his Gryffindor primary drives him to do all kinds of actions he’d rather not (including helping out people he really doesn’t like), because to do otherwise would be just wrong. Although his large group of friends is important to him, he doesn’t need-base decisions like a Hufflepuff, and no matter how fiercely loyal he is to his sister or his best friend, he never puts them ahead of doing the right thing, something that sharply separates him from fellow devoted big brother Seto Kaiba.

Secondary: Gryffindor

Gryffindor secondaries charge. That’s Joey, charging off without a second thought, considering the consequences later, whether it’s diving headlong into freezing cold water to recover playing cards, stepping in front of the blast of an incredibly powerful being. His default response to every situation is to meet it headlong.

Seto Kaiba

Primary: Slytherin

A Slytherin primary is defined by the drive to put “me and mine” first, and that’s Seto Kaiba to a T. For Kaiba, there are exactly two people in the world he truly cares about: himself and his little brother Mokuba. He would do absolutely anything it takes to keep Mokuba safe and cared for, and he’s certainly no stranger to self-preservation, either. Mokuba Is priority #1, himself is #2, his company (still a part of his “mine”) is a somewhat distant #3, and the rest of the world can burn if it has to.

Secondary: Ravenclaw

Ravenclaw secondaries are the planners. They *can* improvise, charge, or toil, but above all, they prefer to collect information, devise strategies, and go into any situation completely prepared. Kaiba is one of the most methodical strategists in Yu-gi-oh. When he was a child, he collected information on Gozaburo Kaiba’s chess playing strategies, just so he could beat him at a game—and win a better life for himself and his brother. When attempting to take down Pegasus (and recover his brother and his company), Kaiba doesn’t charge in hoping the rightness of his cause will defend him like Yami Yugi does. Instead, he carefully considers what will give him a needed advantage, and builds an invention that will give him that advantage. Yes, when that plan fails (because of his incredibly strong Slytherin primary being used against him), he is forced to improvise, but he does it as a last resort. Kaiba’s first instinct is always to make a plan.

Mai Valentine

Primary: Slytherin

When we first meet Mai, she is a Petrified Slytherin—as a result of her painful childhood in a broken home, she believes she is better off without anyone and she refuses to form attachments. She rejects Jean Vanne-Claude’s offer of marriage for no discernable reason, and views every person as a merely someone to be manipulated or defeated. However, over the course of the first season, Yugi’s group, particularly Joey, get to her, and despite herself she finds she’s let them into her inner circle. By the end of the second season, she’s thawed enough to offer help to strangers Duke and Serenity merely based on their bonds to “her” people. In his shadow game, Marik uses her newly formed bonds against her, first by making her forget about her friends, and then by torturing her with a reality where she is imprisoned in torment while they blithely ignore her.

While she initially recovers from Marik’s psychological torment, it, along with a series of events between seasons, causes her to Petrify again, shedding all of her emotional bonds and joining Dartz’s organization. Although she pledges her loyalty to the Orichalcos, it is clear from her interactions with Dartz and his agents that she has no real loyalty to them. Valon desperately tries to bond with her, but she utterly refuses to allow him any place in her affections. Although she has renounced all of her previous bonds with her friends, Joey refuses to give her up, and finally, finally, at the very last moment, is able to reignite his bond with her, which overcomes the Orichalcos’ influence over her.

Secondary: Ravenclaw

While Mai is an excellent manipulator, which would seem to make her a fit for Slytherin, and she has a brash temper to rival any Gryffindor’s, one of Mai’s defining qualities as a duelist is her strategizing. Mai always has a pre-determined game plan ahead of every situation. She knows her win-condition and she knows how she is going to get to it. While her strategies are often clever and successful, frequently, Mai is so committed to her particular plan, that once it is thwarted, she is unable to devise any other way of getting through a situation, and she will stop trying. This happens in her first duel against Joey when he smelled through her “aroma strategy,” and stopped her only monster card, and in her duel against Yugi when he defeats her Harpie’s Pet Dragon.

Thoughts? Arguments? Other characters I should do (Will probably take on a few more YGO characters soon)?

#yugioh #YGO #sorting hat #hogwarts sorting #yugi #yami #joey wheeler #seto kaiba #tea gardner #mai valentine

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