#And she would've been such a good older sister to the gang

[shinyboomboom]

Scarlett Hawkins

"You’ve been buried alive in a glass coffin with a sleeping cobra on your chest. Oxygen is running out. If you try to break the coffin, you’ll wake the cobra. What do you do?’”

[demonic0angel]

Since there was a character called Danny Todd, who was Jason's brother in DC…. How about big brother Daniel Todd (he's a Todd instead of a Fenton in this AU) and his younger brother, Jason?

(Sure?)

Danny sighed. He suddenly missed his sister. She would've known what to do if a child refused to eat and drink out of grief.

"C'mon, kiddo," Danny said, picking up Jason by his armpits. "You need to eat. Mom's not gonna be happy if you're starving."

"Mom's dead!" Jason snapped. "And dad ain't gonna help us!" He kicked and tried to wriggle out of Danny’s grasp, but he held fast.

Danny wished that Jazz was here. If she was here, she probably would’ve effectively stopped Jason’s tantrum, took care of him, found a way to get enough money to feed them all, and then comfort him. She was so frighteningly good at child rearing when he was young that it was sometimes hard to remember that she was only two years older than him.

Danny did not feel that old either.

Danny must’ve been silent too long because Jason eventually stopped trying to get away and he moved to press against him. “I-I’m sorry. Are you angry?” He sniffed and promptly broke Danny’s heart in two with his next words, “I’m sorry, please don’t leave.”

Danny went onto his knees and hugged him.

Being in this world with a little kid, orphaned all over again, alone and without any of his other siblings or friends made Danny’s heart ache. And in this world, he had a little brother to take care of.

“I’m not angry, little sheep,” he said soothingly, stroking his little brother’s curly hair, “I’m just…” fuck, how was he supposed to comfort a child again? “You should eat, Jay. Get your strength up.”

Jason sniffled wetly again, holding onto him tightly. Danny watched him for a moment, before he got the memo and stood up with Jason in his arms, bringing him over to the sink so that they could wash their hands before eating dinner.

As they carefully washed their hands together, trying to keep their usage of water to a minimum, Danny pursed his lips and reevaluated his future plans.

Joining a gang would be impossible. He couldn’t separate from Jason and it was just too dangerous.

He sighed as he set Jason’s reheated Banquet meal in front of him.

He would have to take a page out of Jazz’s book and tutor people for money, huh? He wasn’t confident in his skills, but as he looked at Jason’s little head bobbing up and down as he ate, he couldn’t help but reach over and ruffle the soft curls. Jason gave him a light glare, but continued eating.

Yeah. For his little brother and his new life, Danny would do whatever it took to make sure they would both be okay.

[jalebi-weds-bluetooth]

Saheb, Bibi aur Ghulaam

#3

Thank you to the lovelies @arshifiesta for celebrating IPK and setting up the great moodboards and AU.

1878, Calcutta

Eleven years old Arnav Mullick had not spoken a word in a year.

Some thought it was his parents' traumatizing deaths that led to his silence. But death was nothing new. The house had lost its middle son, his Mejda Akash at tender age of 19.

So no, death made no difference to Arnav. In fact he was happy when his philanderer of a father died of drinking as well. He deserved it. Not once had he seen his father home at night.

Arobindo Mullick would often scoff when stopped, that if any man of this house had ever spent a night in his own house?

So then some speculated that Arnav's behavioral issues had gotten worse, hence why he stopped speaking for a year.

If his darling mother was alive, she would've wrestled with anyone who thought such against her Arnob. Shyam, Arnav's Borda (boro-dada = older-brother) would perhaps be the only one to chuckle and agree with the society. Arnav was tempestuous as a child.

But quiet? Never quite.

The society would never understand that it was Akash's falling for a Baiji (courtesan) at the age of seventeen, his frequent visits leading his early introduction to alcohol despite their mother's best to protect them for it that hurt Arnav the most.

This was when Arnav swore off love.

That his otherwise pious brother was gullible to follow his father's footsteps to a kotha - where Arobindo Mullick spent all his nights.

It was his mother's haunted face and tears that left Arnav speechless. Or rather Arobindo's reply to her request to stay at home.

Has any Mullick ever spent a night in their own home?

This was when Arnav swore off marriage.

Or that despite Raja Rammohan Roy having abolished Sati-pratha a good sixty years ago, Arnav's mother was dragged to her undeserving husband's pyre by her conservative in-laws to follow patni dharam.

This was when Arnav swore off religion.

But if maa was alive, what life would she have had? Arnav saw how his uncle, Kaku, eyed her. And Arnav had seen that in the months prior to his mother's death, how she was shaved, dressed in white and forced into a strictly ritualistic dreary life.

His mother, whose hair spilled like the Ganges from Himalaya, had a beauty who could rival the Goddess, lived a life none deserved simply out of rituals and religion.

Thus when Shyam gave their mother mukh-agni, Arnav found his devotion die in his mother's pyre. And when his only hope, Borda (Shyam) set sail to London abandoning him, his words died as well.

-- -- --

1880, Calcutta

Arnav had been wrong about Borda. He returned as a Barrister from London, swiftly kicking out Kaku (father's younger brother) by bringing up property possession rights and threatened the rest of the Mullicks with incarceration for having forced their mother to die.

Thirteen years old Arnav did not know what to do when the brother he thought so wrongly about did the most just thing. It was then he decided that he too would run away to London when he came of age.

But the other thing he couldn't figure out was what to do with Boudi (bhabhi; sister in law). Their grandmother had fixed Borda (Shyam's) alliance with a member of the Tagore family.

Barely two years older than him, fifteen years old Anjali Devi was to manage the household of a twenty five years of Shyam Mullick. How could Arnav accept her as the lady of the house when the post truly belonged to Maa and only her.

But Arnav realized no rebellion was needed. Boudi arrived with the biggest reverence to their mother, along with the grief of losing her own. She chatted constantly with Arnav, not questioning his silence at all - Borda had gotten fed up after a few tries.

And over the years Arnav realized he had a sibling more in Boudi than in Borda.

Perhaps, perhaps maa's essence found its way into Anjali Boudi. It would explain why Arnav's first words were celebrated by Anjali as if it was her first child who had uttered their first words.

A child she was unable to give through all of her married life.

And perhaps his family was cursed against joy for the moment Arnav saw his mother in Anjali, he saw his father in Shyam.

The easy money he made as a barrister faded quicker given his lavish expenditure in trying to out-host the British and the Indian royalties. He belittled Anjali's lineage as much as he could and tried to prove that he was a bigger industrialist than the Tagores.

Lawyer he was, businessman he wasn't.

And thus at age eighteen Arnav had to run to London, no longer chasing any dream, but at least attempting to make the fortune his brother boasted of having.

-- -- --

1893, London

London was far more accommodating than India would ever be. This was what Arnav believed until, of course, an intellectual sparring with Boudi's cousin - Rabindranath - would get him thinking about perspectives.

To think of it, majority of India's existing regressive laws were nothing but British Victorian laws.

Then who was regressive?

It had been a lazy afternoon where Arnav was entertaining his thoughts, alone, as usual when a telegraph changed his life.

URGENT STOP SHYAM DA MARRYING AGAIN STOP

Arnav tossed the telegraph aside, grabbed his documents and hailed the first ship - premier class - to India.

He only had two goals.

Stop Shyam Mullick from marrying and ruin everybody who stood as an obstacle to Bo- Didi's happiness.

-- -- --

A/N: Yes, babua is here and so is his very very painful history! Lemme know what you all think :)

Tagging @shiyaravi @maansiloves @featheredclover @chutkiandchotte @laad-governess @msbhagirathi @phuljari @hand-picked-star @barshifan (updating it slowly and steadily)

[guppybibi]

whats goody gang i have a really stupid request um. imagine akito x reader except its Wow like that really bad 3racha song (I've listened to it too much its so bad yet so good) minus all the innapropriate-ish lines

this would be so silly like imagine akito pulling up to reader like "you could be fiona today, I'll be shrek 🤫🧏‍♀️" and the worst part is that they still fall for that loser 🤢

maybe reader is a bit older than akito too like in wow so akito can quote the iconic "jeogiyo noona hokshi namjachingu isseoyo" (but maybe the Japanese version of that.)

ty i love your writing 😚😚😚

𖦹 pairing: Akito Shinonome x implied fem!reader

𖦹 content: In which Akito tries out some pick up lines but he has L rizz ffrfr

𖦹 notes: HAUHAUAHUA thank uu for this !! i believe in no game Akito, we all say in unison. This was actually really hard to write. I had to put my phone down multiple times. also not proofread btw, really busy..

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The two words, ‘Wow, damn..’ were the only ones that managed to slip out of Akito’s mouth as he saw you step into their home, following his sister like you were some obedient little duckling. It wasn't your first time here actually, you've been hanging out with Ena for quite a while now. It's just Akito’s first time actually stepping outside his room, but he didn't know you looked this jaw dropping and show stopping! If he was aware of it, he’d have gotten to you a lot earlier.

“Akito! What are you staring at?!” Ena asks, a skeptical glare towards her brother. “If you're going to take a shine to my friend then at least fix yourself up!” She scolds with a condescending tone, hey–she wasn't doing this to be mean. Her brother really needs help with his love life ya know, he needs as much tips as possible..The ginger looks down at himself, glaring right back at his older sister. Was this some kind of sibling telepathy she didn't know of? The clothes he had on were ferocious, Ena’s eyes felt like they were burning. A random band t-shirt paired with some plaid pajama pants, the brown hair girl tried her damn hardest not to gag right now. But one blink and you’re already right beside Akito, towering over him.

He gulps, his face growing red like he's burning at stake. You seemed a lot prettier up close, but his heart couldn't handle this! It felt like he could die of cardiac arrest at any moment, he still had songs to perform with his group. Not yet, don't die! “You okay? My name’s Y/N, it's nice to meet you!” You stick out your hand, anticipating a shake back. Your hands look so soft and delicate, what if he scratched them with his rough and calloused fingers? Still it's rude to just..keep you hanging there. He takes your hand into his, despite being shorter than you his hand was a lot bigger..He didn't wanna move right now, feeling like he was in some kind of romance manga.

“A-Akito, the name’s Akito..” He stutters, cursing himself internally as he scrambles his words. “I know, Ena told me. Plus I see you ‘round campus anyway.” You smile at him, making him all flustered. Feeling like a flutter of butterflies were just released into his stomach, if it was possible; he would've had heart eyes right now.

And that's how all of this shenanigans started, it started off small, until it started snowballing. First, it began with Akito simply tagging along with you and Ena’s hangouts. Whether it be at the mall or going for a jog on Scramble Crossing. The boy took note of a lot of things about you, the way you’d go over to a bush and pluck a flower (If it was allowed, you’d do no such crime) to sniff it, knowing fully well you were allergic to pollen. If it wasn’t you doing it he’d probably think it was stupid but it’s you so you’re excused. Akito is cursed with a resting bitch face but not when you're around, even if he has a bad day you always manage to make him at least smirk.

But soon it turned not so simple, well to be honest nothing really changed. Aside from the fact you started to actually like him. It felt weird, developing a crush on your friend's younger immature brother. But there was something about him, was it the way he remembers and takes down everything about you? No, it wasn't that, even Ena could do that. Was it his appearance, maybe his ginger hair that was so different from his sister? It wasn't that either, so what was it? As embarrassing it was to say, it was his pickup lines..

It was stupid to begin with, the way he’d end every cheesy line with a wink caught your eye. It got progressively stupider day by day, the most memorable one so far being this. “Hey Y/N, do ya think ya could make me some coffee as sweet as ya?” He asks, leaning over the counter with his hand on his chin. He bats his eyelashes dreamily, an attempt to do it at least, he looked like something got stuck in his eye. “Sure!” You reply, grabbing a cup as he thanks you. He does choke on his own spit when he sees you pour in a bunch of sugar, fortunately only filling the cup halfway. He gulps, praying for his health. Yep, he was still going to drink this. You went out of your way to make this for him, there's no way he’d miss drinking some coffee made by you specifically. “Thanks Y/N.” His voice cracks as he grabs the glass of coffee from you, mentally doing the sign of the cross.

He puked in the bathroom when you left, Ena saw him but he managed to keep her mouth shut by bribing her. Yeah..that week of chores won't be fun. But if that's what it took to perhaps catch your heart into the net he was holding out to you, he’d do it.

Oh but the pickup lines just get stranger and stranger, yet this one takes the cake..The three of you were having a movie night, and you chose to watch Shrek because..why not honestly? It was all going fine, everyone was all comfy and cozy while Ena went to the kitchen to mix up some popcorn. It was just you and Akito there, the movie paused at the intro since Ena would start yelling at you both if you started without her. Ena planned to sit in the middle of the couch, with you on her left and Akito on her right. Simple enough instructions but Akito schooches over to you, his smirk saying something along the lines of “I got an idea..”.

“Y/N..would you be Fiona to my Shrek?” The worst part about it is how serious he seemed to be, no actually–you laughing at it had to be the worse part. It caught you by surprise, it came out of nowhere like a wild animal lurking in the bushes. “Yes! I’ll be your Fiona!” You snort, trying not to pee yourself as the cringe line echoed through the valleys of your mind. Akito was laughing now too, not expecting it to actually work.

What the two of you didn't know though, was that Ena was watching the both of you silently. Trying to stifle giggles, ashamed that she found something as cheesy as that funny.

It's stupid, but you two make it work anyways.

[ghostwritcr]

it was difficult to keep nervous when their mom was so nice , introducing dom to her husband with the most lovely words ever used to describe him --- and the repair of the lawnmower really coming in handy to give him something to talk about with mr sanchez , as he explained what he did to fix it . and for the most part , the energy around the dinner table was chill --- the food was absolutely delicious , mrs sanchez didn't hold back on talking good about him , and him and mr sanchez also hitting it off from the start . he only allowed himself to cross his gaze with bella's a few times , checking in on her , but making it quick so santiago didn't grow even more suspicious about the two --- still , dominic could feel the oldest son's gaze burning him as his mind probably worked on how the hell he was friends with his precious little sister . not wanting to die just yet , dominic kept quiet about him and bella , always changing the subject to the direction of their friends in common --- letting them know just how close they were was just out of question . but he'd bet he made a good impression , insisting on helping with the dishes before him and bella finally got up to her room to get that red top . ' for a moment there , i could swear i'd become the main dish for dinner --- roasted meat . ' he sighed as her room's door closed , gesturing his own beheading , dom's eyes wide open as he tried to process it all while catching back his breath from being so tense . ' and i'm not talking about how i had to hold back on telling your mom i've just been up here eating her daughter's pussy when she asked me if i was hungry . ' he joked , trying to keep his laugh quiet --- a defense mechanism for when he was so nervous he didn't have a clue how to act . ' would've been nice if you gave me a hint your older brother was no one other than santi , tho ! fuck ! ' once again , he laughed , but the nervousness was obvious there instead of humor . his heart sank ' fuck ... you think he saw us on ... ' he cuts himself off , thinking about the gang reunion bella crashed , all the shit that went down ... and also , how he didn't know if she knew her brother was also on that same gang .

dominic knew her brother, and even her mother? but hadn't put it all together until now? things weren't going the way she'd planned them to. big eyes watched him as he squirmed his way through with some white lies, " oh yeah, she wanted to borrow my red top. " the brunette replied with a nod. it was a little fun to see him try to say the right thing in front of them all. santi was looking at him with a deadly stare, trying to see why dom was really there to see him. bella was right about one thing though, her mothers persistence when it came to dinner. wait — was he santiagos friend who had been here to help with the lawnmower? she'd heard her mother talk about that. her mother took dom with him, leaving the two siblings a few steps behind. " how do you know him? " santi was quick to ask, voice low to not make everyone else hear. " yeah, through max and riley ... " he knew her friends, they've been by her side for long. it was just dominic who hadn't been mentioned before. " out of all the guys, you chose him? " harsh words considering the two men were friends and co-workers. santi knew the extent to what he was involved in and it wasn't something he wanted for his sister. bella didn't have time to answer until he'd gone off, sitting down at his usual spot by the dinner table. she let out a sigh before she got to the dining room. dom was standing around with her mom and dad, charming them both. her dad asking about the lawnmower and her mom getting out another plate for him.

[babymagi]

I've always been kinda curious about how Serendine and Barbarossa would've reacted to Alibaba, Aladdin, and Morgiana. We know Barbarossa wouldn't have had anything good to say, because they're not Parthevian and Barb is basically Hitler, but I'm pretty curious to see how Serendine would've reacted to the gang in proper. Pretty much all the characters that didn't survive SNB, I'm curious how they would react...

Please don't say that about Barbarossa... that's not really a comparison you should be making

Moving away from that um

I think Seren would LOVE Aladdin because he's like a nicer version of Judar and she'd adopt him on the spot

I have drafted a ficlet thing where Seren gets to meet Alibaba via weird ryukh magic because Judar wanted to introduce his future husband to her and she's basically like "Oh my god he's so perfect where did you get him I want one"

I think she would be awesome friends with and kind of like maybe a good older sister figure for Morgiana

Rurumu would adopt all three of them on the spot

Idk how Mystras would react, probably way too hyped for his own good lol

[warriorsbutnotreally]

Goldenflower Becomes Mates With Leopardstar AU

I'm going in this with only a vague idea

cause there was a lot of things I could do

so I'm gonna go with the idea I like the most and roll from there -

After Tigerstar's death, but before with BloodClan, Goldenflower starts going to sunningrocks to grieve, not wanting anyone to think she still loves her former mate, since he was a terrible cat

A couple days before the BloodClan battle, she finds Leopardstar there, staring into the water with an intense look.

Goldenflower is nervous and Leopardstar assures she doesn't want a fight. The two sit in silence, neither of them talking. Though it's strange at first, eventually the two are at peace with each other and leave feeling a little more at piece without anything spoken.

The build up to the battle with BloodClan, the two had been sitting in silence together and when day comes, they greet each other calmly, like long-term friends

The fight breaks out and Leopardstar and Goldenflower are holding their own quite well. However, three BloodClan cats gang up on the RiverClan leader, attacking without mercy. Goldenflower runs to help her, saving her from losing a life but earning a nasty slash across her face in the process.

The two fight off the cats and Leopardstar aids the ThunderClan molly to the medicine cats after the fight, worried about her bleeding face

Goldenflower loses use of one eye, but is okay otherwise. She and Leopardstar have their first full conversation then, fretting over each other and talking about their families to calm their nerves.

A couple nights later, they meet at the sunningrocks again and talk more and more.

Over the next few nights, Leopardstar and Goldenflower learn a lot about each other and eventually the topic turns to Tigerstar. Goldenflower admits she loved him for the longest time, but she could never forgive him, nor would she want to be near him again. Leopardstar talks about how she thought he'd make RiverClan stronger, as she was struggling with her confidence as a leader, only for him to make everything worse.

Leopardstar starts crying, grieving over Stonefur and saying how she should've never let him die, talking how he would've been a much better leader than she is.

Goldenflower tries to comfort her, but Leopardstar shakes her head, saying she knows she wasn't a good leader, but then saying how she wants to improve, to make up for her mistakes by doing her best to protect her Clan with all nine of her lives.

She follows that up with thanking Goldenflower for helping her.

The two say goodbye that night and Goldenflower's mind is filled with Leopardstar.

It's a few moons later and Firestar is gone on a mission [to revive SkyClan, but Golden doesnt know that] She and Leopard had been meeting up often and their friendship has been getting more and more intense, with a couple of nights that the two spent sleeping in a makeshift nest at sunningrocks.

Goldenflower had made up her mind and has already spoken to Brambleclaw about leaving and informs Graystripe, who is the acting leader. Graystripe is saddened that she wants to leave ThunderClan, but doesn't stop her.

She has a heartfelt goodbye before going to sunningrocks. Leopardstar is waiting there.

The two go to RiverClan and Leopardstar and Goldenflower nuzzle each other after it's announced she's joining.

Goldenflower had some trouble adjusting at first, but becomes close with Mistyfoot, Blackclaw, and Mosspelt - the three of them helping her learn camp and the traditions of RiverClan Meanwhile, Leopardstar shows Goldenflower the basics of swimming before admitting that she's a bit of a drypaw herself, not liking the water despite being a full RiverClan warrior.

Goldenflower is instantly cautious of Hawkpaw and Mothpaw, especially since they both resemble her ex mate in their own ways, but she fights back these worries and helps Leopardstar mentor Hawkpaw.

She becomes a second mother to Mothpaw and Hawkpaw, especially after Sasha leaves. Her and Leopardstar treat them like their own kits, Goldenflower showing her mate how to be patient with younger cats.

After Mothpaw and Hawkpaw becomes Mothwing and Hawkfrost, the two actually start talking about possibly having kits of their own. Even as warriors, she's as supportive of the two as she is of Tawnypelt and Brambleclaw, whom she visits regularly and sees at gatherings.

While The Chosen Cats are gone finding the territory, Goldenflower and Leopardstar have put a pause on trying to find help having kits, only to learn their most recent donor had actually been successful and Goldenflower is expecting.

Leopardstar becomes fiercely protective of her mate, giving up her own prey to make sure Goldenflower eats.

During the move from the Forest to the Lake, Goldenflower tells the news to her biological kits, Brambleclaw and Tawnypelt, before turning and informing her adopted kits, Hawkfrost and Mothwing. All four are happy for her and excited to meet their younger siblings.

While the cats are deciding territories, Goldenflower has her kits - a golden tom she names Lionkit after her brother, a brown and golden tortoiseshell she-cat she names Sunkit, and a dark ginger tom named Brightkit.

When Hawkfrost dies, Leopard and Golden grieve heavily for the loss, unaware that their adopted son had been training in the dark forest with his biological father, Tigerstar. Lion, Sun, and Bright grieve, too, as they had a fairly positive relationship with their older brother.

As warriors, Lionkit becomes Lionfrost, Sunkit becomes Sunwing, and Brightkit becomes Brightwater. Sunwing, at this point, has come out as a trans tom and has a lot of support from his mothers and brothers. Lionfrost is stubborn and loud and can be quite hard to be around as he doesn't handle having his opinions challenged. Sunwing is patient and a jokester, with cats finding it easy to be around him. Brightwater is quite and reserved, but very affectionate to those close to him.

It's also not long after they're warriors that, with more help from a donor, Leopardstar is expecting their second litter of kits and is rather nervous about being a queen. Goldenflower comforts her and promises she's there with her.

Everything is going well until Goldenflower ends up getting really sick. Leopardstar is worried, but isn't allowed near her mate.

Goldenflower is still sick by the time Leopardstar has their other kits - Flowerkit and Mudkit, twin golden-brown mollies who look like darker versions of Leopardstar.

Thankfully, Goldenflower recovers and is really happy when she can meet her kits. Goldenflower teases Leopardstar about the name Flowerkit, but the leader acts like she doesn't know what her mate is talking about.

When the battle in Eclipse takes place, Flowerkit and Mudkit had just becomes Flowerpaw and Mudpaw. Mudpaw is outraged when she isn't allowed to go, but Flowerpaw doesn't seem to mind. Both are shocked when the eclipse happens and it's around this time that Flowerpaw feels a greater power tugging at her paws.

Leopardstar ends up passing away only a couple moons after her daughters earn their warrior names - Flowerpelt and Mudfang.

A few notes

Flower and Mud have lineage from The Sisters before they even know who the Sisters are, as the tom that helped Leopardstar was distantly from the Sisters. Neither can see ghosts naturally, but Flower has a higher sense for when ghosts are around than Mud does

Goldenflower retires not long after Leopardstar passes and is quick to defend Mothwing when Mistystar is mad that she doesn't believe in StarClan

Neither toms that helped them are important or have names, but they were both two different loners - an idea had by Goldenflower to avoid having kits with a Clan tom who'd want kits with someone else in the future.

Mistystar has Brightwater as her deputy, finding him easier to talk to and sees him as being a good leader after her. Sadly, Brightwater ends up being killed by Darktail and his Kin, making way for Flowerpelt to be deputy after him.

[seleneprince]

God, I love the paralells between them.

Two older brothers who try to provide for their little siblings after losing their parents. One is an optimistic, full of hope and dreams, and the other is already hardened by Ketterdam, whose approach to life is "better others than us".

Filip didn't like the idea of gangs and never trusted Rollins, but he had little to no choices. As long as he followed orders well and stayed in his place, he got paid decently. Unlike Jordie and Kaz, he didn't have a propietry from his parents he could sell (although if it had been him, he would've never sell it, not when he could work on it instead and produce an honest source of money)

When Rollins chose him to play a role in a con, he didn't thought much of it, until the man expressed interest in Saskia too. He claimed the girl was perfect for the plan he had in mind, and if she did well, he would pay them both a good sum of kruge, granted the con was a success. Filip was less than pleased to involve Saskia in it, but being a Dime Lion, he supposed it was bound to happen sooner or later. He knows he can't shield her forever from this life.

He definitely emphatizes with the boys, specially Jordie, as he understands the struggle of a big brother having to raise his sibling alone, but he can't tell Jordie that, it'll blow his cover. Plus, he can't afford getting attached to them. He feels bad for them? Of course. He wishes things were different? Yes. But in the end, Saskia is more important than his morals, and Filip is willing to step over anyone to give his little sister a decent life.

Also, he judges Jordie's actions and feels a bit angry at him. How can he gamble with his and his little brother's future so easily? How can he trust a man he's never seen or heard of before with their lives? Doesn't he know that no one in Ketterdam gets rich by just investing? He should have remained in the farm and maintained it, selling the products they worked on instead of giving it away. They wouldn't have been rich, but it would've been honest work and they would've lead comfortable lives.

With Saskia, I headcanon that she was a performer of some sorts, maybe a child actress or a street musician, but her skills were enough for Rollins to see the potential and chose her for the role. She, too, is hardened by the Barrel, but not as much as Filip because he protects her. She knows that it's to devour or be devoured. She actually becomes fond of Kaz and gets sad when she remembers the truth, but she doesn't regret it. It's a matter of survival, as the brothers would understand soon enough. And after it's over, their paths won't cross again.

Right?

In my head Filip and Saskia were orphaned siblings just like Jordie and Kaz. Did Filip realize just how similar these boys’ circumstances were to his own? Probably. But he had a little sister to look after and empathy for the mark was a luxury he couldn’t afford.

[magicalhideoutengineer]

Makers, Mysteries and Magic chapter 6: Queenie Goldstein

Alison Sudol: I think the friendship and the compaionship and the bond is so powerful, which is why when they are fragmented, it's problematic. When they are all those four together, when they are a gang, they can kind of do anything and when they are pulled apart, it's almost like all of the force that would be positive is sort of working in a chaotic way. It's not aligned and it just goes to show like these bonds in life with our actual friends are necessary to keep us to align with ourselves almost. When you are having rifts with people you love and things like that and that energy is almost like－if you imagine energy is a flow and when they are together, they are just like moving as a unit and when they are apart, everything is like, "ahhh" and I think there's no way if that the four of them are all together that Queenie would've gone down the road that she is.

So in the first film, there was this real innocence and vulnerability and joy and excitement that she had because there was a adventure suddenly happening in her life. She was just delighted about that and then to have that adventure happening alongside meeting Jacob, for her it was just wonderful. It was really delicious exploring that.

This time around, basically because the wizarding world in America is very fearful of being found out. They are very fearful of the non-magical world. So there are really stringent laws about what kind of interaction you can have with No-Majs, which is basically nothing, like stay out of their way. So already in last film you see she's kind of breaking the rules by coming back to Jacob and then this time around, you see that they've been in a relationship for a while. It's caused a huge rift with her sister and because she has this gift and she's been seeing into people's heads for so long and has never fallen in love with the way that she falls in love with Jacob, I think she's got a little bit of desperation not to lose that and because she's got the added thing of you can't have this, it pushes her to make perhaps not the wisest of choices, which we've all done in love. She just so deeply and desperately wants love and when Tina can't accept that and Tina's her only family, it means that everything is kind of on Jacob and so she's sort of going to have Jacob, whether Jacob likes it or not. It doesn't work very well unsurprisingly and then that sets her off on a journey alone to go and find Tina. She just gets really lost and It's kind of heartbreaking and yet as a woman that's a bit older than she is in real life, I can see that she's going on a necessary path towards wisdom, towards learning more about herself and towards being a more integrated woman, but it's not gonna be all peaches and cream and fun.

It's not so lovely for Queenie in this film. She has trouble because she doesn't speak French. She's not good at languages period. She has trouble with Newt's accent, you know, so forget about Paris. So she's kind of getting a lot of information that she can't filter through in the way that she does. She's like clogged up by all of these information that she can't process, which is also part of the reason why it's easy for Grindelwald to manipulate her, because her instincts are not functioning properly.

So she is scooped up by Grindelwald in easily the most vulnerable moment that she's had in her adult life. She has very little at this point left to go to, so she's not protected by anything in that moment and he comes in and you know, it's very interesting the way that Jo's done this. Basically, you think of a predator or an evil person, a bad person's gonna come in and they are gonna be like an ogre and horrible and being like killing kittens in front of you and you are gonna be able to see that they are evil, but the thing about Grindelwald is that he's a master manipulator. He's all things to everyone that they need, and that is why he is so dangerous, and to Queenie, he very quickly understands that the way to get to her is through her giant heart, which is very open and very sore, and he comes in, he's vulnerable to her and sort of appeals to her and also reacts to her gift, which is a gift of being able to read minds, but Queenie's never been told that it's a gift. She's always been shushed, and It's always been a frustration and an annoyance to the people around her, and here you have this very intriguing, mysterious man who sees her as this powerful woman, and also he's saying, "You know, I want what you want. I want you be able to love freely."

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CRESCENT HILLS CONNECTIONS: THE MANALO FAMILY

JANET MANALO

- 26, Virgo. - Bisexual (No preference). - Oldest child of Ada Manalo. - Beautician (full-time) in her mother's beauty salon.

BRIEF BIO:

She's always been very close to her mother and grew up watching her build her business, and started training to become a beautician when she was 17. After she graduated she continued her training and started working in Ada's salon when she was 19. On top of the salon, she has her own little nail technician service on her own and hopes to leave the salon and open her own at-home nail salon in the by the time she hits 29.

CONNECTION IDEAS:

- Childhood friends: People in the west she grew up with. Out of the children I imagine while she isn't the most extroverted she knows the most people and has more friends, and a good portion of them would be people she knew as kids and kept hanging out with to this day.

- An on and off relationship: Someone she dates on and off. Maybe there's still some feelings between the two of them but they know that the clash just as much as they're affectionate towards one another.

- Clients: People that have been going to her for to get their nails done outside from her working at her mother's salon. Maybe some of them let her practice on them, which she would've done for free, but since she's kinda gotten her name around as a beauty tech, she charges them less than she would for regular clients LMAO.

DOLORES "LOLA" MANALO

- 20, Leo. - Heterosexual. - Middle child of Ada Manalo. - Receptionist (part-time) at her mother's beauty salon.

BRIEF BIO:

Works as a receptionist part-time at her mother’s salon. She is the most extraverted out of her siblings and thrives off of social interaction. She doesn't really know what she wants to be in the future, but at least wants the money to be able to afford to pay off at least some of her tuition if that's the way she wants to go.

CONNECTION IDEAS:

- Best friend/partner in crime: Her best friend and someone she's known for going out with and causing mischief around town with. They've been each other's day ones since the moment they met and Lola probably tells them EVERYTHING.

- Ex-fling: Someone she had a thing with shortly after graduating high school. I feel like it's would've come and gone over the summer but she still sees a good friend in them so they'd still be seen hanging out often.

NATHAN MANALO

- 19, Aquarius. - Heterosexual. - Youngest child of Ada Manalo. - Just living tbh.

BRIEF BIO:

The baby of the family. Being the only boy, he often gets ganged up on by his older sisters, or teams up with Lola to gang up on Janet whenever she's at the family home. Like Lola, he doesn't know what he wants to do in the future, and kinda just lives his life, gaming, playing basketball or annoying his sisters whenever they’re at home.

CONNECTION IDEAS:

Friend group: I feel like he'd have a small group of friends, most of which he grew up with. They would be his main squad that he goes out to hang out with, playing sports, gaming, etc.

Someone he was bullied by as a teen?: Whether it was to a large or small extent I don't mind. I feel like in adolescence he would've been a really quiet kid and kinda submissive to whatever people said, so maybe someone that picked on him for that reason?

High school friends: On the flip side! Someone he hung out with in high school and they always had each other's back. Maybe they went down different paths after graduating but they still hang out occasionally.

Ex girlfriend: A girl he dated in high school, and would've been his only relationship. I feel like he's a little bit of a romantic, so maybe he was a lot more committed to the relationship than she was and eventually she ended thing with him?