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She had never seen a real healing. Her aunt had taken her to the summer tents, promising circus. But that didn't count, wasn't the real thing. A turkey-neck preacher throwing some poor cripple down on the platform and shouting heal, heal, heal. Like being saved that time, the preacher plunging her under. And for nights and nights the drowning dreams, claws of seaweed dragging her down and her crawling on the water's floor, eyes and ears sealed in mud. Then waking with crumbling teeth and frozen jaws not knowing where on earth she was, and Aunt Myrtle by the bed on her knees ready to turn the nightmare into a vision of Jesus, a visit from God. "God don't lead you to deep waters to drown you, Nadeen," she would whisper,"merely to cleanse you," and would then want to hear her confession and the message from God, and would insist they go to the tents for confirmation.
from The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara
#Toni Cade Bambara#The Salt Eaters#Nadeen#Aunt Myrtle#hegemonic knowledge#surrounded by vulnerability
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I am having the hardest time finding chronic pain support groups that aren't full of people selling me things, the elderly or the weird
#look#i'm weird#i know weird#but i mean#people who HAVE to comment#i also know that a lot of older people have pain#but when you're 40 you don't want to hear that your pain is just like great aunt myrtle's#i don't know how to find my people#just FUCK#chronic pain#personal#kinda#i'm just tired#i need people to talk to that know what i'm going through#i'm very empathetic#i don't mind people complaining#we all have bad days#i just can't listen to complaints all the time
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The Urkel Family (Part 17/?)
#family matters#steve urkel#jaleel white#urkel family#myrtle urkel#aunt edna#uncle admiral omar urkel#eddie winslow#carl winslow
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Draco Malfoy, twelve years old, who sees his father sneak a small book into eleven year old Ginny Weasley’s cauldron at the bookshop.
Draco, who recalls seeing it before at the Manor and knows very well this book is important for the Dark Lord.
Draco, who steals the book back and sneaks it into his pocket while his father isn’t watching.
Fast forwards a few years to Draco’s sixth year at Hogwarts, when he’s on his mission to assassin Dumbledore, a task he’s been given by the Dark Lord himself.
Draco Malfoy, who gets caught in the hallways one night and dragged by the ear into professor Slughorn’s ongoing party, at the hands of Filch. Draco, who overhears a snippet of Snape’s conversation with Slughorn and Harry Potter himself.
Draco, who can’t help but gain suspicion when he learns that Harry Potter is suddenly a master in potion making, which would explain how he managed to win the Polyjuice potion earlier that year…
Draco, who remembers sneaking a glance at Potter’s Potions book and seeing scribbles all over it, and slowly connecting the dots.
Another suspicious book at the hands of Harry Potter. Draco suddenly worrying about the horrors the things written in this book could do…
Draco realising that he could use said horrors to his advantage, and at the same time manage to steal the book from Potter and make sure he won’t do anything he’ll regret with it (not that Draco’s worried, or anything. Simply curious.)
Draco, who one way or another manages to steal the book one day, flipping through the pages while his eyes widen.
Draco finding a curse he definitely wouldn’t mind to use…
And then…
Drarry microfic (Angst) by @yourlocalbadgerscales ~ Sectumsempra
“I know you’re up to something, Malfoy!”
Draco spins around, suddenly alarmed by the voice behind him, a voice he knows more than well… he doesn’t even have the time to wipe the tears off of his face as he turns his back to the sink.
“Tell me.” Potter slowly takes a few steps further into the bathroom, and when Draco grabs a hold of his wand and points it at his face, at those unfairly green eyes, Potter does that same with his. “Tell me what you did to Katie! And to Ron!” Potter looks… shook. He staring at Draco with confusion rather than anger written all over his face. And Draco hasn’t even started revealed anything to him yet. Not that he’s planning to.
Draco has had enough. He casts a silent but strong spell Potter’s way, and a lamp explodes behind the other boy. Potter gasps, waving his wand through the air and aiming a spell of his own right at Draco, who blocks it with ease. His breathing is fast and loud in his ears as he sends a spell to make the bins behind Potter explode, completely ignoring the loud cries from Myrtle. Potter, for some reason, is still silent while fighting.
Potter’s next spell misses, he trips, and Draco doesn’t hesitate a second. He lifts his wand.
“Crucio!”
And even now, Potter doesn’t scream. Draco learns why pretty soon.
Potter lies on the floor, his hands covering his face, as if that would help against the Torture Curse. But he isn’t writhing with pain, he isn’t crying out loud. Suddenly he jumps up again, holding his wand firmly in his hand once more. He points it at Draco, whose mouth is agape.
“What?” Draco can’t help but let out a frustrated curse.
“Seems like something went wrong with your spell”, Potter says simply.
Draco casts Cruciatus again, and again. Potter winces both times but doesn’t seem to experience any pain whatsoever. Draco’s blood boils at the sight of his face relaxing slightly.
“You have to mean it, Draco. The Cruciatus. Or else it won’t work, won’t cause me any harm at all. Has your auntie Bellatrix learnt you nothing?”
Suddenly Potter’s face is radiating pure rage again, and Draco grips his wand tighter, memories of a furious aunt Bella standing over him as a kid, laughing maniacally as she casts Cruciatus on him over and over again, until he’s nothing but a crying mess on the Manor floor… the memories, the memories…
Draco gathers all the fury he has in him, before attempting to cast the spell again, aiming at Potter’s chest… but somewhere in the middle he changes his mind, and before his brain catches up with his lips, he’s uttered another spell. He sounds confident as he screams it at the top of his lungs, and his hand slips only a little.
“Sectumsempra!”
A sudden sharp intake of breath, cutting through the air as a razor blade as the spell hits… not his, but Potter’s…
Potter’s eyes are halfway shut before he falls to the floor, a glimpse of green catching Draco’s eye half a second before he sees the red blood. And then Potter is lying face down in the water flooding the bathroom, and Draco takes a step back, breathing heavily.
He counts to two, and then he sees the blood again. This time he sees it in the water, a big pool of red starting to show in long streaks of red as it surrounds Potter’s body and soaks his clothes.
“No, no… no. No!”
Draco quickly recalls seeing the blood pour out somewhere near the right side of Potter’s chest, as the spell had just hit him. Draco stumbles forward, almost tripping over himself and then over Potter’s lifeless body as he falls onto his knees. The blood in the water reaches him within seconds, and he whimpers at the sight of it. “No, fuck’s sake, Potter, Potter!” He fumbles as he does his best to turn Potter to face him, and when he finally succeeds he’s quick to run his fingers over Potter’s shirt. He immediately finds the spot where the blood is the darkest. The spell has hit the right side of his ribcage…
The whole time so far he’s been chanting Potter’s name, letting it slip over his lips like a prayer to anyone who is listening, and now his desperate cries for help grow louder. “Potter… Potter no, listen, you have got to answer me! Potter!”
He can hear Myrtle screaming behind him. He doesn’t know how he feels about being found here, like this, but Draco finds it hard to care. He doesn’t know what to do. He doesn’t know what to do. Potter’s face is pale, his lips parted and pale as well. Draco tightens his grip on one of Potter’s arms, pressing the other hand to his chest, trying his best to be as gentle as possible so he doesn’t cause any more harm than he already has.
Potter’s eyes suddenly open slightly, and Draco’s chanting stops. The hand he’s held on Potter’s arm trails up to wipe strands of wet, charcoal hair out of the pale face looking up at him. Those green eyes are hauntingly empty of any emotion.
“Hold on, stay with me”, Draco mumbles quickly. “Don’t die on me, for fuck’s fucking sake, don’t die on me, fuck I didn’t mean to fucking kill you, why did you have to come in here in the first place? You’re an annoying prick who doesn’t deserve to fucking die, Harry, don’t die, He wants to… himself… I’m not supposed to… Draco, calm down, calm down. Harry!”
Myrtle’s screams have turned into loud howling mixed with sobs. Potter’s eyes fall shut again and he lets out a muffled groan, his head tipping from one side and then to another. Draco keeps frantically wiping strands of hair from Potter’s forehead, being careful not to make the round glasses slip out of place. Potter has closed his mouth, his lips pressed together before falling slack again. He’s showing signs of still being alive, then, thank fucking Merlin. Draco’s hands are shining with blood. Potter’s chest is heaving. Draco keeps muttering the boy’s name under his breath, Harry, Harry, Harry…
After what feels like an eternity, someone enters the room, and Draco collapses in the water next to Harry while his whole body shakes with uncontrollable sobs.
#whoops#angst#drarry#drarry angst#drarry microfic#drarry fanfiction#ellastag#writers on tumblr#hp#potterverse#fuck jkr#sectumsempra scene#gay ships#hp fandom#harco#darry#harry x draco#slight drarry ig?#tw blood#tw open wounds#tw angst
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THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY
based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more … October 29
Iolaus and Heracles mosaic
1000+ BC – Iolaus was a Theban divine hero, son of Iphicles and Automedusa. He was famed for being Heracles's nephew and for helping with some of his Labors, and also for being one of the Argonauts. Through his daughter Leipephilene he was considered to have fathered the mythic and historic line of the kings of Corinth.
As a son of Iphicles, Iolaus was a nephew of Heracles. He often acted as Heracles' charioteer and companion. He was popularly regarded as Heracles's lover, and the shrine to him in Thebes was a place where male couples worshiped and made vows.
Iolaus (L) and Heracles (R) united by Eros
The Theban gymnasium was also named after him, and the Iolaeia, an athletic festival consisting of gymnastic and equestrian events, was held yearly in Thebes in his honor. The victors at the Iolaea were crowned with garlands of myrtle.
Iolaus provided essential help to Heracles in his battle against the Hydra, his second labor. Seeing that Heracles was being overwhelmed by the multi-headed monster (the Lernaean Hydra), who grew two heads in place of each one cut off, Iolaus sprang to help, cauterizing each neck as Heracles beheaded it.
1618 – Sir Walter Raleigh was executed on this date (b.1552). The famed English writer, poet, courtier and explorer was responsible for establishing the second English colony in the New World (after Newfoundland was established by Sir Humphrey Gilbert nearly one year previously, August 5 1583), on June 4, 1584, at Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina.
The question for us here is this: Was Sir Walter Raleigh Christopher Marlowe's lover? Anything is possible, especially when so little is known about both. For many years, this provocative possibility has been suggested, even though it is based entirely on speculation. Marlowe wrote a poem titled, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," which begins with the charming invitation "Come live with me and be my love." A twin poem, "The Nymph's Reply to The Shepherd," appeared shortly thereafter, and there is little doubt that it was written by Raleigh out of love for Marlowe.
1931 – Clyde Hicks of North Carolina (official fucker!) was stationed in Hawaii, arrested on sodomy charges and sentenced to six years in prison. He was transferred to Alcatraz where he was put into solitary confinement for passing a note to another man. He was released in 1935.
Wayne Winterrowd (L) & Joe Eck
1941 – Wayne Winterrowd, American gardening expert and designer who wrote extensively on the subject, was born (d.2010). The garden Winterrowd and his partner built covered 7 acres at their Vermont home and became a tourist attraction to visitors from around the world.
Winterrowd, who was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, started gardening when he was three years old and read widely on the subject while he was growing up. Visits to an aunt who lived near Lake Pontchartrain helped him learn about gardening and he developed an interest in tropical plants on family trips to Florida and Cuba.
While teaching Jacobean literature at Tufts University in 1969, he first met Joe Eck, and they lived together in Denmark where Winterrowd had earned a Fulbright scholarship.
Together with Eck, Winterrowd learned as much as they could about gardening and earned a living by teaching English, French and Latin at area elementary and high schools. They spent the 1960s and 1970s as part of the homegrown food movement.
Moving from a farmhouse in Pepperell, Massachusetts to Readsboro, Vermont, Winterrowd and Eck devoted themselves to creating the North Hill garden, in which they grew Himalayan blue poppies, Japanese dogwoods, locust trees, magnolia, and stewartias. They cleared the hilly wooded land they had acquired, planting a diverse variety of plants, including as many as 100,000 daffodil bulbs. The garden drew visitors from around the world to their home in Southern Vermont near the Massachusetts border.They also grew fresh vegetables and raised dairy cows, pigs and poultry. Roger Swain, host of the Public Broadcasting Service television series The Victory Garden said "Their garden is of such quality and diversity that it rivals any in Europe. But there is nothing derivative about North Hill; it is American gardening at its best", with Fergus Garrett crediting Winterrowd and Eck with being "one of the driving forces in North American horticulture."
Winterrowd and Eck traveled across the United States and Canada to design customized gardens for their customers.
Winterrowd and Eck were joined in a civil union in 2000 and were married in 2009 after Vermont legalized same-sex marriage. Winterrowd died at age 68 on September 17, 2010, at his home in Readsboro, Vermont due to heart failure. He was survived by Eck and by a son they adopted.
The Swiss Guards in traditional uniform.
1954 – Alois Estermann (d.1998) was a senior officer of the Swiss Guard who was murdered in his apartment in the Vatican City.
Estermann was born in Gunzwil, in the Canton of Lucerne. In 1998 he was appointed as Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard.
According to official Vatican statements, Estermann and his Venezuelan wife, Gladys Meza Romero, were killed in May 1998 by a young Swiss Guard Cédric Tornay, who later committed suicide. Estermann, formerly acting commander of the Swiss Guard, had been confirmed in his position the same day. Tornay had earlier been reprimanded for breaches of discipline and had been passed over for a medal routinely awarded to Guards after three years of service.
The British journalist, John Follain, undertook extensive interviews with key witnesses to the murders to inform his book, City of Secrets: The Truth behind the murders at the Vatican (2006). Follain dismisses speculation that Estermann, his wife, and Tornay were murdered by an external fourth party or that Estermann was a spy for the former East German government.
Follain's research indicated that Cédric Tornay did indeed kill his commander, and his commander's wife before turning the gun on himself. Tornay found the running of the Swiss Guard archaic, and resented the dominance of the Swiss German majority contingent. Tornay turned to Alois Estermann for affection, and enjoyed a short homosexual affair. Their relationship deteriorated into acrimony as Tornay realised that Estermann had betrayed him with another guard. Estermann's close links to the Opus Dei movement, and his final refusal to award the benemeriti medal for 3-years service led to further frustration and Tornay's ultimate decision to kill Estermann.
Pope John Paul II personally celebrated Estermann's Funeral Mass in the church of Saints Martin and Sebastian.
1985 – Gio Benitez is an American broadcast journalist and correspondent for ABC News, who appears on Good Morning America, World News Tonight, 20/20, and Nightline. He also hosts the Fusion version of Nightline. He has won two television news Emmy awards.
Benitez was born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents. He is a 2004 graduate of Miami Coral Park High School. In 2008, Benitez graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology from Florida International University. He is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Benitez joined ABC News in 2013. He has covered a wide range of stories for the network, including the Boston Marathon bombing; The Alabama child held hostage underground in an eight-day standoff; the American mother stuck in a Mexican jail and nearly every major snow storm that swept the nation during the winter of 2013.
Before joining ABC News in 2013, he was a reporter for WFOR, the CBS owned-and-operated TV station in Miami, where he covered the 2012 Presidential election and reported extensively on the Trayvon Martin case.
Benitez married longtime partner Tommy DiDario in front of family, friends, and ABC News colleagues inside the historic Walton House in Miami, Florida in April 2016.
Gio Benitez with husband Tommy DiDario
1989 – Under the headline "Peek-a-Boo," New York's Outweek magazine publishes a list of 66 celebrities and public figures who are allegedly gay but closeted. The article marks the beginning of controversial "outing" by some gay activists.
1995 – On this date in Iran, a 31 year old man was convicted of "ugly and improper conduct" and sentenced to twenty lashes for cross-dressing.
1997 – U.S. Congressman Barney Frank introduced a bill calling for the extension of health insurance coverage to the domestic partners of US federal employees through the federal employee health program.
2011 – Died: Axel Axgil (b.1915), Danish gay activist. Axel and Eigil Axgil (b.1922 - d.1995) were a longtime couple. They were the first gay couple to enter into a registered partnership anywhere in the world following Denmark's legalisation of same-sex partnership registration in 1989, a landmark legislation which they were instrumental in bringing about. They adopted the shared surname, Axgil, a combination of their given names, as an expression of their commitment.
Axel, born Axel Lundahl-Madsen, and Eigil, born Eigil Eskildsen, inspired by the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights, together with several friends, founded F-48 or Forbundet af 1948 (The Association of 1948), Denmark's first gay rights organization. By 1951, F-48's membership had grown to 1,339 and there were branches in Sweden and Norway. In 1985, F-48 became the Danish National Association of Gays and Lesbians (Landsforeningen for Bøsser og Lesbiske, Forbundet af 1948 or LBL). The couple launched a magazine, Vennen (The Friend).
In 1989, Denmark became the first nation in the world to recognize domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. On October 1, 1989, the Axgils and 10 other Danish couples were married by Tom Ahlberg, the deputy mayor of Copenhagen, in the city hall, accompanied by worldwide media attention. The Axgils had been a couple for 40 years.
Eigil Axgil died on September 22, 1995 at the age of 73. Axel Axgil died on October 29, 2011 at the age of 96.
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Alix to Queen Victoria - 16 November - Anichkov Palace
"I am going to send You these lines through Lord Carrington who leaves tonight. How can I ever thank You enough for your sweet letter with good-wishes and blessings, for the lovely Presents. The pendant with Your dear portrait is too beautiful and I shall prize it very much — the lovely ring | wore for the Wedding and ever since, and when I look at it I have to think of the beloved giver. The stuffs, shawls and cape are charming and will be most useful — alas I shall long not be able to have the dresses made up. You can imagine what our feelings were at the Wedding — ten years ago at Ella’s Wedding both our beloved Fathers were there — and now; poor Aunt Minnie all alone. She is an angel of kindness and is more touching and brave than I can say. Such a comfort her Father was here, so she had him to walk with. How I missed sweet Papa, is not to be said, and poor dear Nicky he felt the loss of his dear one quite terribly. But it is a comfort being married, I can be more with him and try and comfort and help him in all. He is so awfully good and dear to me, and my great love for him increases daily. We both are so intensely happy You gave him that splendid regiment and so deeply touched Your having thought of giving him that great pleasure. We have got such nice little rooms here, as ours in the Winter Palace are not finished, and we did not wish to leave his dear Mother directly.
Darling Ernie, Irene and Henry left last night — alas they were but too short here — but he could not leave poor little Ducky so long alone. Uncle Alfred and Aunt Marie start tonight. I shall send You some of the myrtle and orange blossom I wore at the Wedding, and a bit of the dress as soon as I can.
The weather is most unpleasant, quite dark and a sort of rain.It was really most kind of the Munshi sending those pretty stuffs.
Please forgive a short letter, as we have still any amount of telegrams to answer, and then perpetually Nicky has to be seeing people. I received such lovely presents, and I must describe them to You in my next letter.
Thanking You again for all the kindness you expressed in Your dear letter, and for the presents, I remain, Beloved Grandmama dear, Your ever deeply devoted and dutiful, loving Child, Alix.
We were immensely touched that You gave a Dinner the day of our Wedding".
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i think about all the time how Harry Potter was 100% trans and Jac Kass Rowling was just too blind to actually see it and I could go on because this is a hc i think about all the time, anyway im gonna go on ab it
• Moaning Myrtle's bathroom is the GIRLS BATHROOM(from what i remember its been a few years give me grace) Harry goes into her bathroom often because he feels COMFORTABLE THERE
• "Harry's aunt and uncle hate him because he's a wizard!" WRONG, TRANSPHOBIA, it could also be that they hate the wizarding world but idk i didnt write the book
•why does Harry like Hogwarts so much?? is it because he's treated like a person there?? YES AND ALSO its the first time he is able to express himself for who he REALLY is rather then what he's forced to be at his aunt and uncles
is this all bullshit taped together with hopes and dreams? yeah 100%, but was harry potter the character i clung to when i was experementing with presenting as male as and afab person, yeah 100%. idc if i forced my gender onto him, its my headcanon and i make the rules.
#i think it started when i was watching one of the movies as a kid and i saw moaning myrtle and i was like "huh#anyway because HP is like one of the things i grew up on#its one of the things ive personalized so much so that it's basically an oc thing now#yk like the media character -> stylized character-> oc pipeline? yeah thats HP to me#harry potter#hp#hp fandom#harry potter fandom#hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry#hermione granger#ron weasley#gay people real
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Listen To Her Words
Paring: Riri x Friend Y/n Inspired By: Madea's Family Reunion
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Authors Note: I was watching the movie "Madeas Family Reunion" And when I was listening to the story it had me thinking so enjoy
Summary:As you and riri watch a movie you really listen to what a character is saying and it has you thinking.
Part 1:Flashbacks
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Us
Just Me and You
Together
Next to each other
YOU and riri were “close friends” but you didn’t see her in a “Best friend way” You saw her like a lover, your other half. You always gave slight hints about how you felt about riri but she just saw it as a best friend type deal. Kids from school would even tell riri that it wasn’t “Best Friend Like” and that you were obviously in love. Yet riri would explain to them “Me and Y/n have a different type of friendship not like yours “. When she would tell you about what your classmates would say you would just nod knowing that you obviously love her.
You guys were watching a madea movie to be exact ‘A Madeas Family Reunion’. You and riri would talk to each other during the film about how you felt about the people their actions and what yall would do. You guys really hated the mom because she was clearly a bitch. You hated Carlos because he was an abuser. But overall you and riri both decided that they all need to go to therapy.
You guys were watching the part in the movie when Lisa, Vanessa, and victoria were talking to the aunts. Aunt myrtle began to talk about memories with her husband. Riri would lay her head on your chest. Oh, how you loved when she would that. Riri held your hand close to her heart.
“We had a love so strong it felt like we were one…that it just seemed like we were one.I would get ready to tell him something and he would open his mouth and say the very thing that I was fixing to tell him”
You began to listen to the words of Aunt Myrtle, You thought about times if you ever had that moment when you would finish someone's sentence or if they ever finished your sentences.
Flashback: Helping Riri WIth IronHeart Suit
Riri had invited you to the garage because she needed some help with her iron heart suit. You had door dashed some McDonalds to the garage because you started to get hungry, You open the bag of food and you grab your burger and your french fries. You open the burger and begin to take a bite. Riri hears the wrapper of your burger and looks at you. You stop chewing. “I know you didn't get a burger and didn’t . You swallow your burger and take out riris burger and fries. “I got your big mac and fries you can get your soda and apple pie when your done” She begins to smile at you and gives you a hug. “Thanks, Y/n you know i don't play about the food I was gonna steal your burger,” She says ending with a chuckle.
After you guys finish your meal you guys go back to suit. You put on your playlist and begin to relax to the vibe. Sza - I hate u plays and you vibe to the song while mouthing the lyrics “Y/n can you hand me- “ you get the wrench from her toolbox and pass it to her. “Thanks y/n,” she says with a smile.
Flash Back Ends
You begin to open your eyes from ending the flashback and let out a slight sigh. “You good “ you hear riri ask you. “Yeah. Im good” You say softly Riri begins to massage your hand She would do this if you ever felt stressed or if you ever where quite in a social place.
“And Then, There were those memories when I would lay my head on his chest just to listen to his heartbeat. And then one night I realized that his heartbeat matched mine”
You begin to muffle the movie out of your focus and you start to listen to riris heartbeat in yours that's when your and riris heartbeats matched each other. “Aww “ riri says when she listens to aunt myrtle finish her speech.
If only riri really Listened To Her Words she would see that You and Her Were… ONE
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This is a little quick yall but hopefully yall like it I might not make a part 2 but maybe
#riri angst#ririxyn#riri x reader#riri williams#riri x you#riri williams fanfic#riri williams fluff#riri williams x reader#riri wiliams x reader#riri imagine#ironhearxyn#cuddl3s4shur1writes#cuddl3s4shur1
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Talking with the Gatsbin and I remembered
Nick: missing mom, presumed dead(?) (never mentioned)
Jay: missing mom, presumed dead (why did he just buy a house for his dad if she’s alive/why isn’t she at the funeral
Jordan: missing mom, presumed dead (all she has is her great aunt)
Daisy: missing mom(?) (never mentioned)
Tom: missing mom (never mentioned)
Hell even Myrtle and Catherine’s mom is outright dead.
Pammy’s the only one with a mom and even then it’s Daisy
hey fitz you good over there?
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Would Myrtle the turtle be the one who got a pufferfish stuck in her mouth when I was there a few years ago? The vets had to take her out to deflate it and someone who worked there told my aunt that it wasn’t the first time she had done that
i haven’t personally heard about that incident, but it definitely wouldn’t surprise me to hear that either her or our two other turtles (retread and carolina are our loggerheads, one is mostly blind and the other has neurological issues hence they’re both non-releasable and get into plenty of shenanigans of their own) would do such things. hell, our nurse shark had a similar run-in with one of our balloonfish within a week of joining the GOT population iirc… nothing too scary, she just nipped at one out of curiosity and it inflated and scared her, but still very funny. incidents of predation or aggression between conspecifics is rare in that tank, but incidents of its residents making fools of themselves in front of the general public are MUCH more common than you might think
#cirri especially has been on a ROLL as far as ‘doing goofy shit without shame’ goes#our silly queen
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Flufftober Day 1: "I've got you"
Tomarry - Tom Riddle x Harry Potter.
!!! - Murder. Fluff and Angst.
“I’ve got you.”
Harry was in shock. He was staring with wide frightened eyes at the blood in his hands.
He felt dirty. He was dirty. His hands were red and dripping and the girl was lying on the ground still and silent. Not even her breathing was heard. A few minutes ago her cries were pitiful and angry and scared.
She had been so angry.
And also so scared.
“Come on, Harry,” Tom whispered frantically. “We have to go before someone finds us.”
Before someone finds her.
Before someone saw Harry with her blood all over himself.
“She- she was going to tell,” he mumbled brokenly.
“Hush, hush, I know, love,” Tom said, pulling on Harry’s robes to lead him towards the sinks. “I know. I’ve got you, don’t worry. I’ll take care of this, don’t say anything.”
Myrtle Warren had seen them.
She was fascinated with Harry and she followed him that night. Harry was preoccupied and didn’t see her until it was too late. She threatened to tell everyone. She demanded Harry go out with her or else she’d destroy Tom’s reputation. His chances of working in the Ministry would be null and even in muggle London he’ll be known as a fairy. Her parents had important positions, apparently.
Harry didn’t even realize he had done it.
It wasn’t the first time he heard those infuriating insults. It wasn’t even the first time he heard someone threaten a loved one because of it. Sirius and Remus were the prime examples after all. However, they didn’t care about the Ministry’s beliefs or the Black family shunning them. They traveled for work, and Remus didn’t have to worry about his furry problem, as Sirius called it, since he and Sirius were they’re own bosses.
Tom, however, wanted to change things. He told Harry- He promised that one day they would be together, publicly, without bigoted people daming them for their love.
It would take time and it required too much effort in manipulating and lying to certain people, but Harry thought it’d be possible. He wanted to believe that, in the future, love would be what mattered and not who shared it.
How could something be wrong when it was too good to be true? Too pure? Too… fulfilling?
Tom deposited Harry in the main hall of the chamber, ordering their basilisk to “clean the mess upstairs” while he tended to his beloved. With gentle hands and slow motions, Tom cleaned Harry’s hands and face and threw the knife he used far away from them.
At least Aunt Bella would be happy to know Harry used her Yule gift.
“You’re fine,” Tom murmured lovingly, waving his wand over Harry’s robes to siphon the blood. “You’re fine, darling. I love you. I love you so much.”
Harry was still staring ahead, lost in thoughts and memories of blood, blood, blood. But with Tom’s hands around his and his scent so close and his words promising everything would be al right…
Harry felt warm.
He closed his eyes.
He was safe.
Tom’s got him.
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More unhinged ships!
Aunt Marge/Gellert Grindelwald (read a fic about that during a rare pair fest like ... 15 years ago. Good times)
Remus Lupin/Voldemort
Moaning Myrtle/ Ron Weasley
Albus Dumbledore/The guy who accused him of stealing the twelve uses of dragon's blood from him (too lazy to google the name rn)
Molly Weasley/Rita Skeeter
thank you very much, anon - really quite impressed by these, the random-number generator is turning into a real pal.
marge dursley/gellert grindelwald
judge rules... flop. grindelwald is foreign, and our marge prefers her fascists homegrown. she can pass the time writing y/n fanfics starring nigel farage.
remus lupin/lord voldemort
i have - for my manifold sins - answered this one before, and i remain committed to my opinion that it would... bang.
myrtle warren/ron weasley
while - despite a common accusation levelled against him of having the emotional range of a teaspoon [which, may i say, is a bit fucking rich coming from hermione "why are you so upset your rabbit is dead?" granger] - ron is probably the only member of the trio who possesses the emotional maturity to handle myrtle's whole... deal. he's also a man who loves to gently tease the object of his affections.
myrtle demonstrably cannot take a joke - "you'll take the secret to the sewers" is a top-notch read from ron, and i won't hear otherwise - and so this is flopping hard.
ivor dillonsby/albus dumbledore
yes, i'll back this enormously. academic rivals is a hot trope, as is catching [and then engaging in a thorough exploration of kink] with a thief.
rita skeeter/molly weasley
this is going to slap because it's an example of the extremely cultured enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies-again-to-let's-see dynamic.
molly hates rita at the start of goblet of fire, when she's slagging off the ministry response to the death eaters at the quidditch world cup. then she thinks she's an angel when she's writing fake news about harry having a wee sob when he remembers his parents are dead. then she hates her again when harry tells her these stories are false. then she presumably backs her for doing that quibbler interview with harry as a way to counter the prophet's relentless propaganda.
hot!
plus, you just know molly was hooked on the life and lies of albus dumbledore.
as she should have been.
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My Most Disliked HP Characters: Ranked
20. Aberforth: even though I don't think he actually did anything sexual with the goats (A. because he's "good" B. Rowling seems to be a fan of adding in comments that aren't dirty but sound it e.g. "Ginny's blazing look and her lips on his..." & "no higher pleasure" ), and think Rowling meant it as a two-layer joke, it was just hard for me to root for him. We can assume he was at least cruel to the goats.
19. Aunt Muriel: what a messy bitch
18. Ludo Bagman: he's exceptionally irritating
17. Colin Creevey: ditto. I really don't care that he died (actually I'm making my fanfic Death Eater OC do it lol, and I cannot wait)
16. Fat Lady: again, she's really annoying
15. Grawp: pointless addition
14. Moaning Myrtle: she was just created to be badmouthed
13. Cho Chang: ditto
12. Stan Shunpike: again, annoying
11. Harry Potter: he's not boring but so many other characters are more compelling
10. James Potter: I just find him very hard to root for. We don't see him becoming a better person like with Sirius and Severus.
9. Xenophilius Lovegood: I find him very slimy and annoying. Also imagine going to a wedding and wearing a symbol of wizard supremacy when some of the guests have lost family to that?!
8. Bellatrix in the Deathly Hallows: 47 going on 17. Her crush was so embarrassing! Also I loved the strong, platonic M/F dynamic of her & Voldemort (probably secondary only to Harry/Hermione and Albus/Minerva in terms of closeness) so was pissed to see that ruined just so Rowling could destroy yet another woman character.
7. Remus in the Deathly Hallows: he was self-pitying, whiny and abandoned Tonks and his unborn child. Like James, his sacrifice doesn't make up for his shitty behaviour that came before.
6. Hagrid: He drives me crazy and has to be virtually babysit by a trio of 11-16 year olds, plus is always putting people in danger with his monster fetish. It's insane he still has a post at Hogwarts.
5. Fenrir Greyback: unlike the other villains, I cannot get any enjoyment out of his character. He's just repugnant in every sense of the word. Also you could take him out and nothing would change (it doesn't matter which werewolf turned Remus IMO).
4. Amos: urgh. I can't put it more articulately than that.
3. Sybil Trelawney: I find her scenes painful to watch/ read/ listen to. Like Hagrid, she should have been fired ages ago.
2. Dobby: he's immensely irritating and I find his obsession with Harry actually pretty creepy. Winky & Kreacher are superior.
Ginny: good grief I cannot stand this character. She's an archetypal "Cool Girl" or "Not like Other Girls," (having lots of brothers isn't an excuse for mistreating other women/girls). And I strongly believe she should have never ended up with Harry. Even Hermione would have been better, and I cannot stand Harmonie.
#harry potter#dobby#ginny weasley#fenrir greyback#colin creevey#amos diggory#remus lupin#hagrid#moaning myrtle#xenophilius lovegood#bellatrix lestrange#cho chang#james potter#aberforth dumbledore
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Welcome to the Layton NPC Showdown!
This is a bracket to determine which of the many memorable NPCs from across the Professor Layton games are the greatest.
GAMES INCLUDED: Every game except LBMR. Eternal Diva characters are also not included here.
WHAT COUNTS AS AN NPC?: Anyone who doesn't have a puzzle animation. Characters excluded are Layton, Luke, Flora, Clive, Emmy, Randall, Aurora, Des, Espella, Phoenix, Maya, Katrielle, Ernest, Sherl, Hastings, and Emiliana.
WILL THERE BE NOMINATIONS?: Nope! Every NPC will be included.
WHAT ABOUT THE LAYTONMOBILE/MOLENTARY EXPRESS?: No vehicles. Not characters.
WHAT ABOUT THE PUZZLE LADS/LASSES?: I only plan on including characters that we can speak to in-game, so no Puzzle Lads or Lasses. Sorry to the people who like them 😔
WHICH CHARACTERS ARE INCLUDED, THEN?: Anyone who isn't an exception listed above that is in the profiles of the game! A full list is enclosed below.
WHEN WILL THE TOURNAMENT START?: More information forthcoming on that! I have to seed the bracket first :)
WHY IS NAIYA YOUR ICON?: In my opinion, she's one of the more underrated NPCs of the series. I'll probably cycle through some of the ones I have available to me right now.
WHAT CRITERIA SHOULD I VOTE ON?: Whatever makes you happy :)
ARE ALTER EGOS SEPERATE CHARACTERS?: No. For instance, Ratman is not included because his secret identity is in the tournament.
US OR UK NAMES?: I will try to make available as many names for the NPCs as possible! Which includes their Japanese names and as many names in the localizations as I am able to obtain from the wiki and my own sources. I'll probably reliably have the English (both versions where applicable), Japanese, and French names for every character when I do the bracket rounds. The list below however is entirely in English.
And now for a list of the entries! I didn't check all of these for inconsistencies, but I attempted to ascertain that I used the US versions. Some of them might be UK versions though because that's the version of the game I have (specifically Diabolical Box NPCs and Last Specter NPCs -- I know some of their US names but not all).
Franco
Stachenscarfen
Ingrid
Percy
Marco
Ramon
Matthew
Lady Dahlia Reinhold
Gordon Reinhold
Simon Reinhold
Claudia
Beatrice
Deke
Agnes
Pauly
Crouton
Flick
Rodney
Chelmey
Lucy
Zappone
Gerard
Jarvis
Adrea
Pavel
Crumm
Prosciutto
Archibald
Sylvain
Martha
Giuseppe
Augustus Reinhold
Granny Riddleton
Don Paolo
Bruno
Andrew Schrader
Anton Herzen
Katia Anderson
Sophia
Mr. Anderson
Beluga
Sammy Thunder
Macaroon
Chester
Babette
Tom
Ilyana
Geoff
Garland
Nigel
Jacques
Barton
Grousley
Steve
Capone
Mitzi
Lili
Sally
Marjorie
Conrad
Karla
Romie
Dorothea
Clabber
Oscar
Nick
Gabe
Balsa
Wurtzer
Lopez
Laurel
Parcelle
Lulu
Albert
Madeline
Remy
Angus
Kostya
Dylan
Joseph
Rory
Lila
Damon
Felix
Niles
Duke
Hopper
Olson
Derby
Dawson
Joanie
Krantz
Grinko
Marina
Opal
Ray
Gregorio
Narice
Gertie
Hamster
Precious
Winston
Claire
Dimitri Allen
Bill Hawks
Spring
Cogg
Dean Delmona
Shipley
Puzzlette
Beasley
Parrot
Subject 3
Bostro
Family Goon
Lockjaw
Splinters
Marzano
Layman
Fisheye
Silky
Shmelmey
Shmarton
Ward
Smith
Florence
Vito
Art
Niklaus
Anita
Alfie
Hazel (UF)
Adeline
Max
Becky
Margaret
Pallard
Dupree
Natalia
Harold
Horace
Hardy
Cuthbert
Segal
Catanova
Rosetta
Colby
Rudolph
Misha
Dylan
Viv
Pepper
Checker
Avogadro
Maya (UF)
Myrtle
Belle
Graham
Slate
Ernest (UF)
Berta
Minnie
Paige
Raleigh
Beacon
Mark
Rosa
Grosky
Keats
Clark Triton
Brenda Triton
Arianna Barde
Tony Barde
Doland Noble
Levin Jakes
Loosha
Toppy
Crow
Marilyn
Roddy
Scraps
Tweeds
Wren
Socket
Louis
Badger
Aldus
Charlie
Jasmine
Bucky
Fische
Beth
Mido
Clarence
Joe
Molly
Marion
Browne
Hugo
Dominica
Paddy
Brock
Aunt Taffy
Shackwell
Greppe
Goosey
Mimi
Hans Jakes
Maggie
Yamada
Sean
Olga
Finch
Sebastian
Cornelius
Chappy
Hannah
Mick
Colby
Monica
Thomas
Nate
Ewan
Chief Engineer
Naiya
Chippe
Bram
Ghent
Nordic
Gilbert
Roland Layton
Lucille Layton
Henry Ledore
Angela Ledore
Alphonse Dalston
Leonard Bloom
Sheffield
Billson
Mrs Ascot
Pascal
Guy
Lapushka
Gustav
Gonzales
Drake
Tyrone
Sterling
Mordy
Collette
Maurice
Juggles
Puck
Yukkles
Murphy
Cookie
Tanya
Firth
Madelaine
Stumble
Artie
Michelle
Nils
Frankie
Conner
Humbert
Policeman (MM)
Yuming
Esther
Lionel
Doug
Mr. Collins
Leon Bronev
Raymond
Prima
Harald
Donna
Mascha
Georg
Mackintosh
Solveig
Erik
Hazel (AL)
Igor
Sonya
Moos
Larisa
Karpin
Boris
Dariya
Pavlova
Carmichael
Amelie Chelmey
Policeman (AL)
Tommy
Morel
Chestnut
Amanita
Blewitt
Chanterelle
Button
Lepidella
Bud
Javier
Benny
Miranda
Martine
Barbara
Ruby
Scarlett
Flint
Old Red
Jesse
Derringer
Julien
Romilda
Sheppard
Piet
Felicia
Rik
Beatrix
Umid
Banu
Dana
Temir
Mehri
Nassir
Adler
Robin
Macaw
Plover
Grouse
Gannet
Swift
Carmine Accidenti
Olivia Aldente
Allan
Bardly
Zacharias Barnham
Newton Belduke
Birdly
Boistrum
Cecil
Cinderellia
Constantine
Cracker
Cutter
Darklaw
Dewey
Dzibilchaltunchunchucmil
Patty Eclaire
Eve (cat)
Flynch
Foxy
Jean Greyerl
Hoot
Judge
Kira
Knight Captain
Knightle
Lottalance
Lyewood
Lettie Mailer
Balmung
Mary
Muffet
Muggs
Ridelle Mystere
Nozey
Petal
Petter
Ms Primstone
Emeer Punchenbaug
Robbs
Old Rootie
Rouge
Servius
Shakey
Johnny Smiles
Snowy
Storyteller
Tuggit
Price
Wordsmith
Pipper Lowonida
Phineas Barnone
Madame Doublée
Liza Wight
Grant Sloans
Cesar Chance
Mustafa Fulhold
Hans Lipski
Aleks Lipski
Maverick D. Rector
Seymore Fraymes
The Major
Eddie Torre
Hayes
Maid
Wooooster
Bianca Teller
Security Guard
Shadee
Taboras Lloyd
Douglas Dert
Ratboy
Mo Heecan
Mrs Slow the Tailor
Midas Pullman
Declan Swabber
Abel Seamon
Felicity Hastings
Gene Ohm
Billy Kidd
Royall Britannias
Clover Pryce
PC Beate
DC Booker
Waiter
Séan Butchin
Bo Bells
Hessie Tate
Benjy
Bess
Keane Fisher
Bob Bracket
Stripey
Patch
Cat
Yapper
Gudrun Weldon
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Little Women garden moodboards
Meg's had roses and heliotrope, myrtle, and a little orange tree in it.
Jo's bed was never alike two seasons, for she was always trying experiments; this year it was to be a plantation of sunflowers, the seeds of which cheerful and aspiring plant were to feed 'Aunt Cockle-top' and her family of chicks.
Beth had old fashioned, fragrant flowers in her garden – sweet peas and mignonette, larkspur, pinks, pansies, and southernwood, with chickweed for the bird, and catnip for the pussies.
Amy had a bower in hers – rather small and earwiggy, but very pretty to look at – with honeysuckles and morning-glories hanging their coloured horns and bells in graceful wreaths all over it; tall white lilies, delicate ferns, and as many brilliant, picturesque plants as would consent to blossom there.
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𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬
"𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭-𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦! (𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝.)"
Author: Eva Ibbotson Dates read: July 9 - 18, 2024 Star Rating: ⭑⭑.5 (spoiler review under the cut)
First of all, this book had a banger of an opening sentence. “Kidnapping children is not a good idea. All the same, sometimes it has to be done.” It is one of my favourite all-time opening sentences in any book.
I love the aunts; Etta, Coral, and Myrtle. I love how you can see their close relationship and how they care for one another and the creatures that come to the island. Minette and Fabio were also cute characters, although their parents/grandparents were not so much. But, most of all Lambert’s father was a surprising character. I had expected that he would be a typical ‘rich parent’ character, which he was, but the fact that he was the only parent to actively go searching for his son was a pleasant surprise.
However, without a doubt, my favorite character was the Hum of the Sea. He felt like a character that everyone should have in their life. He was caring yet protective of his son. I loved the chapters where we got to see into his thoughts and that in the end, he decided to go at a slower pace so his son could follow him around the world.
Overall, while I love the characters and the island itself, the plot and story were not my style. I did not like the kidnapping, that happened multiple times, nor how cruel humans were (though I suppose it is a reflection of how humans treat the ocean). But, I would recommend reading this story at least once before judging it.
#book blog#bookish#book review#books#booklr#reading#book photography#literature#island of the aunts#eva ibbotson#islandoftheaunts#hum of the sea#isle of the aunts#middle grade books
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