#Harvest moon harris

[emeraldhazeart]

For the Fruit Salad ask Game: 🍊, 🍈!

Thank you for the ask 🤗 Link to the full fruit salad

🍊 Who’s a character you don’t write for that often, but keep meaning to write for more? (They’re so interesting! But maybe you have trouble pinning them down, or keep getting distracted by another blorbo…)

I want to write for all of the Forget-Me-Not/Forgotten Valley characters, but I feel like I'd need to play AWL/DS again to really get into the right mindset for them. With the remake coming so soon, I'm hopeful that it'll give me the boost I need. But no promises 😅

I'd especially love to write for Celia/Cecilia. She's one of my favourite characters anyway, but I feel like she gets overlooked a little in fics in favour of the more interesting girls like Muffy or Nami. Her backstory isn't quite as obviously dramatic as theirs, so I understand, but I think there's a lot of unexplored depth to her that we haven't seen yet. It could be really fun to explore who she is underneath, whilst still staying true to who she is.

🍈 Who’s your blorbo and what are some of your favorite headcanons/ideas about them that repeatedly show up in your fics? Free pass to rant about blorbo opinions.

I've already talked about Celia, so let's gush about my other favourite Bokumono character: Harris!

Where do I even start with this man?

Headcanons:

I'm not even sure if it's canon, or just the way I write him at this point, but I definitely think of him as quite a shy, reserved person. I headcanon him as very softly spoken.

I headcanon that he didn't choose to become a police officer; his father pushed him into the role. But he's always lived in his father's shadow, so he's never actually thought about what he wants for himself.

Tbh, I think his role in HM64 fits him better. I keep forgetting he's a policeman, not a postman in HM FOMT!

Because his sprites in HM:FoMT seem quite slim, I've always pictured him as more of a tall, skinny man than the chubby figure he's portrayed as in official artwork.

I think he gets his gentle, quiet personality from his mother. Where she is, I'm not sure, but the fact that's he's so empathetic to Gotz over the loss of his family, makes me think Harris probably knows grief too.

He strikes me as the kind of guy that would like English cricket over other sports like football or baseball.

While the idea of moving to the city is nice, he's a country boy at heart, and he feels most at home in the town he grew up in. Harris would be miserable if he had to live in the city longterm.

In fact, that's why things didn't work out with him and Aja. She was desperate to move to the city, but even though he loved her dearly, he couldn't bring himself to follow her.

He's actually quite shy, and doesn't have many close friends, despite being a very friendly person. Gotz is really his only true friend in town, before the Farmer moves in. But he grows so close to the Farmer that he eventually comes to them about his love life, trusting them with his deepest secret.

And, I'm gonna stop there, or we'll be here all week 😅

Thank you for sending the ask ❤️

[hollowmoor-game]

Some new foragables in Hollowmoor ~ really enjoying researching about these and learning all about how they were (or still are) used in English folklore and witchcraft. A necklace of bluebells is supposed to compel the wearer to speak only the truth, fairycup is used to help with treasure finding, moon flower is used for psychic vision and dream magic. ✨ Chickweed Fairycup Nettle Moon flower Jack by the hedge Bluebells

💜 Hollowmoor is our indie game in development, you can wishlist it on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026730/Hollowmoor/ 💜

[bumblingbabooshka]

If 'Resolutions' happened with Chakotay & Tuvok they would have made a beautiful home down there on that planet. It'd be Better Homes & Gardens material by the time they left. If it happened with Tuvok & Janeway it'd just be the captain running around barefoot chasing a monkey while Tuvok grew flowers and made comments about her not tracking dirt into the house after he just cleaned the floors.

[ieatmossinparkinglots]

my mom is probably the weirdest gen x i know, ive met no old person quite like her shes know more about ihascupquake then me, knows more about the omegaverse then me, reads more fanfic then anyone ive EVER met, actively avoids playing minecraft because she knows she'll get way too invested (im convinced that if she did she could be the next hermit) due to her history with harvest moon and stardew valley, and she listens to cave town. she is 46 and everything to me and all my friends love her

[heckyeahhm64]

Look at him. Harris is so, so happy!

I really miss rival marriage in the games, but from what I understand, it was removed because some players didn't want to break up certain pairings. And, like, I get it. I still have to do a playthrough on this blog where I marry Popuri because I don't want Gray to be alone. But at the same time, now instead of one rival being alone, everyone stays single. I personally find it really fun to see the rivals pairing off, and starting families of their own.

Rival marriage is actually the biggest reason I don't want a HM64 remake. It would almost certainly be removed and that makes me really sad. I mean, I'd still buy it, rival marriage or no, but I'd miss that feature.

(Also what would a potential remake even be called? Story of Seasons 64 wouldn't make any sense)

[whit0912]

About Me

Name: Whitney (Whit for short) Age: 32 Birthday: May 24 Hobbies: Gaming, Music, Writing, Reading

I'm a stay-at-home mom of one very adventurous two year old. I became a stay-at-home mom in May of 2024 because of a shoulder injury. We found out I have tendinitis in my rotatory cuff, which is going to cause a tear at some point in my life. The job I had involved some very heavy lifting and pushing parts on a hoist, which was worsening my condition. Therefore, my husband and I made the choice to have me stay home.

I enjoy playing video games on PC, Switch, and Xbox...if you want to be friends on any of those, let me know. I play The Sims 2, The Sims 3, The Sims 4, Harvest Moon Light of Hope, Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Complete, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet, Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Shield, Pokemon Let's Go Eevee, Pokemon Go, Destiny 2, Dragon Age The Veilguard, Hogwarts Legacy, Harry Potter Quidditch World Champion, Spiritfarer, Minecraft, and so many more games I can't list off the top of my head. But this kind of shows that I'm all over the place with games I like.

I also enjoy listening to music...like Backstreet Boys, BTS, Livingston, Tom MacDonald, Lydia the Bard, XEED, Sail North, Nick Carter, Aaron Carter, AJ McLean, Howie D, Cooper Alan, Baylee Littrell, Nsync, Black Gryph0n, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Descendants soundtrack (and tons of other Disney stuff), Dream Street, Jesse McCartney, and so much more that I don't want to bore y'all with the full list. I also listen to Morbid: A True Crime Podcast...and all of this on Spotify.

I also write fanfictions, albeit I'm not the best and it's been a long time since I have written anything. But if you want to request things for me to write, feel free too! I can write for all of the following:

Twilight Saga Harry Potter (not the newer series coming out, the movies with Daniel Radcliffe) Ouran High School Host Club Fruits Basket Narnia (old school movie) Naruto Yu Yu Hakusho Yu-Gi-Oh (old school original stuff) Power Rangers (probably not the newer stuff without research)

There's probably more, but honestly I can't remember it all. So feel free to request one-shots or actual stories and I can write them out for you. Thank you for reading this if you did. Enjoy your day!

[krispyweiss]

Quarter Notes: Blurbs & Briefs from Sound Bites

- In this edition: Taylor Swift; Kansas; David Gilmour; and John Mayer, Stephen Stills & Neil Young

SWIFTIES FOR HARRIS: Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris for the presidency, a nod that came after the vice president debated the Republican nominee.

“I think (Harris) is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” Swift said in her statement - signed Childless Cat Lady and posted on social media.

BILLY GREER IS NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE: Bassist Billy Greer has left Kansas, the band he joined in 1985, and was replaced by Dan McGowan.

“I am committed to doing justice to the band’s incredible legacy, and I am so grateful for this unbelievable opportunity,” McGowan said in a statement.

OH, BY THE WAY, WHIICH ONE’S GREEN: David Gilmour thinks so-called dynamic ticket pricing, in which artists - most recently Oasis, but also Bruce Springsteen and others - rip off their fans by allowing ticketing companies to jack prices during times of high demand is bunk.

“Oasis should put a price on tickets and stick to it,” the former Pink Floydian said in comments carried by Guitar magazine.

STILLS, YOUNG & MAYER: John Mayer will join Stephen Stills and Neil Young at the latter’s Harvest Moon concert benefitting Painted Turtle and the Bridge School. Read Sound Bites’ previous coverage of the Oct. 5 event here.

9/11/24

[hug-kiss-marry-kill-farm]

[moonstruckme]

just finished a rewatch of ootp and i forgot how cute luna and harry’s friendship is!! had me start thinking about what a james potter x luna lovegood-esque reader relationship would look like and i RAN to your ask because i just have to see what your take on it would be! love love LOVE ur writing, no pressure to write this tho if the inspo doesn’t hit!! thank u lovely <333

I forget how sweet they are all the time too! Thanks for requesting honey <3

James Potter x whimsical!reader ♡ 986 words

James comes home to find all of his pants on the floor. 

“Unless I’ve started sleepwalking,” he says, and you look up at the sound of his voice from where you’re crouched next to one pair of jeans, apparently digging through his pockets, “I’m fairly sure I put these away after I took them out of the dryer last night.” 

“Oh, don’t worry,” you reassure him in that quiet, breezy way of yours. “You did. If you were sleepwalking, I would tell you.” 

James waits a second for you to elaborate, then realizes how foolish that is of him. “Then what are they all doing on the floor, my love?” 

“It’s the first day of the waxing moon.” Coins clink in your palm as you remove it from his pocket, and then—to James surprise—simply submerge your hand in the opposite pocket, dropping the change in. “You keep a lot of money in your pants, did you know? It’s lucky the dryer didn’t shake it all out.” 

Actually, he had found a few coins after taking out his laundry the night before, but apparently there’s still some left over in his deep pockets. “What does the moon have to do with anything? And are you robbing me? If so, you’re doing a horrible job, sweetheart.” 

You sit back, setting your bum on your heels, and smile at him in that indulgent way you do when you think he’s being silly. It emits a soft glow, and James can’t help but squat in front of you, pecking you on the lips in belated greeting. 

You kiss him back without complaint, lips soft and pliant and curved against his. “You switch your coins to the opposite pocket for good fortune during the waxing moon, Jamie. You can’t tell me you haven’t done it before.” 

“I can tell you most certainly that I haven’t,” he promises, tucking a hand behind your ear to cradle your head. You lean into the touch absentmindedly even as your lips draw into a little frown. 

“Then how did your family get to be so rich?” you muse softly. 

It takes some effort for James to smother the laughter that rises in his chest, turning it into a pensive hum. “I suppose they might’ve always known and just kept it a secret from me. My mum did say she wanted me to make my own way in the world.” 

“Oh.” You nod, certainty restored to your countenance. “That’s it, then. Not very considerate of them not to give you the tools for success, but I suppose every parent has their own ideas about those things.” 

James only hums again, lips curving of their own volition. “Anything else we need to do tonight to accommodate the waxing moon, darling?” 

You laugh, the sound light and lovely as the tinkling of wind chimes. “Jamie, the waxing moon lasts for fourteen days. We’ve got two weeks for everything we want to do.” 

“Oh, how silly of me.” He grins at you, stealing another quick kiss. “Everything, you say? What might that be?” 

“Well,” you say, returning to your task with the next pair of pants closest to you, “the waxing moon helps draw good things toward you. Like fortune” —you hold up a sparse palmful of coins for him to see before transferring them to the other pocket— “or a good harvest, or new love, or new job—didn’t you say you were thinking about asking for a promotion? This would be a good time.” 

“Maybe,” James replies with due consideration, but truly his mind has gotten snagged on one idea and not let go. “Love, eh?” He grins at you, reaching to wrap his hands around your waist and sliding you across the floor to him. “Should I be prepared to feel extra besotted for the next couple of weeks?” You smile and lean your head onto his shoulder to look up at him, going lax in his embrace. You’re a rather placid thing by nature, but he knows you secretly love it when he manhandles you like this. You go all soft and cloudy-eyed, and even now, you certainly seem far from scolding him for interrupting your task. “I’m pretty far gone already,” he says, just to hammer it home, “so I’m not sure how much worse it can get.” 

He’s rewarded with a light flush across the tops of your cheekbones. “It’s new love, Jamie,” you correct him. “The waxing moon doesn’t affect love that already exists.” 

“Oh, I see.” He narrows his eyes down at you. “So this is your opportunity to ditch me for some new bloke, is that it?” 

The adoration doesn’t leave your gaze, but you shrug. “I’m not manifesting that, so I suppose it’s up to the moon to decide.” 

Some of the levity leaves him. “Wait, so if some other guy said he was drawn to you by the waxing moon, you’d consider it?” 

You let your head weigh heavily on his shoulder, pursing your lips slightly in contemplation. “I suppose I’d at least hear him out. It’s powerful magic during this time, you know? I’d at least be curious what drew him. Or them, you never know.” 

Now James is the one who’s frowning. “That’s not very reassuring, sweetheart.” 

You seem to come back to yourself, eyes focussing on his again and a small smile returning to your lips. “Don’t worry, Jamie.” You lean up to kiss him before slipping free of his hold, going to find another pair of jeans to dig through. “I’d obviously wait until the clarity of the full moon to decide on anything.” 

“Obviously,” James echoes, feeling somewhat dazed as he stands. “Um, angel? If you meet someone who tells you the moon sent them to you, would you at least let me know? I think if I tell Sirius about it, you may find they don’t stick around until the full moon anyway.” 

[leclsrc]

hiii! could i request a charles fluff where he and y/n kinda have like some tradition that they do together or something. and its just special to them? like going traveling or even something ordinary like cleaning the house? sorry i'm a total sucker for these lmao

again late, so late, sorry! but i am trying to catch up w these olddd reqs hahshdhs. shoutout again to mack who live messaged me ab a grocery trip and inspired much of this ily. title from this

things lovers do – cl16

“And we’re out of limes, I think.” You say, humming as you review the contents of your fridge.

“Do we even use them that much?” Charles asks from the dinner table. He stares at the list, where he’s written the word limes. He holds a pen to the left of it, prepares to draw it across the word, but your own words of protest stop him. What—of course we use limes, you say.

“I don’t recall us making guacamole, is all.”

You shut the fridge, laughing and walking over to where he sits, wrapping your arms around him from behind. Together, you peruse the crumpled list, of words written and erased in Charles’ messy penmanship. There’s romaine, lemon, pasta, ciabatta. Assorted gum, because Charles likes to chew it while working. Coffee beans, because a day without them renders you half-deceased. 

This is a weekly thing—reviews of the grocery list, on the dinner table with two glasses of wine. Anyone can love, but not everyone can sit and be patient and browse every last item of the fridge and pantry to determine what needs to be added. And through the list you’re provided with a window for the week: Monday night dinner with pasta, Wednesday breakfast with ciabatta, a romaine salad for Thursday brunch.

If you told your six-year-old self that your best memories with your boyfriend would be formulating grocery lists, she would pout in your face. Boyfriend? She’d ask petulantly. Don’t we get to marry a prince, with a horse and a castle? No, you’d say. We get to have a prince, yes, but he has a car and a house in Monaco. Is that good enough? If it isn’t, he makes a mean set of pancakes.

Do we get to dance with him at a ball? It’s still a no, you’d tell her. The dancing happens in the kitchen, lit only by the yellow of the stovetop range while you play Harvest Moon and sway softly to the guitar. It happens by the fridge, when a Bee Gees song comes on and Charles can’t resist holding you by the waist and lifting you up to join his dancing. It happens while you wait for toast in the morning, when both the bread and the weather are in the middle of cool and warm, to Al Green on the radio. 

This love of grocery lists and airplane rides sure doesn’t live up to your six-year-old self’s fairytale standards, or your sixteen-year-old’s hopes of marrying Harry Styles. You think, however, that it far surpasses anything you could ever have wanted. 

His voice draws you out of your reverie. “You okay? You’re a bit quiet.”

“Just thinking,” you reassure, pressing a kiss to his hair and smiling. “Of things.” Of us, of toast and tea, of romance and loving you and making lists and loving you and God, loving you. “Lots of things.”

“…Is this because I added too much junk food?”

“No, God,” you say, fond. “It’s nothing.”

“I love you,” he says back. And if you ever doubted it, there would always be limes, written without erasure on this crumpled list on the dinner table.

[corgi-nub]

Snarry X Harvest Moon SNES

Harvest Moon SNES was one of my favorite games as a kid. I get nostalgic for farming games in spring because games like that always start with spring.

Imagine if Harry was the protagonist of a game like this, and Snape was one of the marriage candidates😈

[hollowmoor-game]

Some new homes for our lovely Hollowmoor residents to live in. 🙂

[pearlprincess02]

playlist for: TAURUS EDITION

part 1 for more artist

BY TAURUS MOON

"touch" - nct 127 / “warrior” - demi lovato / “dark side” - kelly clarkson / "impossible" - christina aguilera / "terrified" - childish gambino / “wait a minute” - the pussycat dolls / “confident” - demi lovato / "from home" - nct u / “pity party” - melanie martinez / "stand tall" - childish gambino / "find you" - nick jonas / “my life would suck without you” - kelly clarkson / "beautiful" - christina aguilera / “soap” - melanie martinez / "3005" - childish gambino / “give your heart a break” - demi lovato / "remember i told you" - nick jonas (feat. anne-marie, mike posner) / "walk away" - christina aguilera / “because of you” - kelly clarkson / “moonlight mile” - the rolling stones / “stone cold” - demi lovato / "bacon" - nick jonas (feat. ty dolla $ign) / "feels like summer" - childish gambino / "underappreciated" - christina aguilera / “dollhouse” - melanie martinez / “beep” - the pussycat dolls / “angie”- the rolling stones / "summertime magic" - childish gambino / “carousel” - melanie martinez / "teacher" - nick jonas / “i don’t need a man” - the pussycat dolls / “brown sugar” - the rolling stones / "numb" - nick jonas (feat. angel haze)

MORE SONGS (JUST VIBES)

"adorn" - miguel / "golden" - harry styles / "harvest moon" - neil young / "latch" - disclosure (feat. sam smith) / "stay" - rihanna (feat. mikky ekko) / "best part" - daniel caesar (feat. h.e.r.) / "the weekend" - sza / "electric feel" - mgmt / "sedona" - houndmouth / "crave you" - flight facilities (feat. giselle)

BY 2ND HOUSE MOONS

“i will” - mitski / “as if it’s your last” - blackpink / “salute” - little mix / “be the one” - dua lipa / “no excuses” - meghan trainor / “drunk dialing…lodt” - summer walker / “the good side” - troye sivan / “first love / late spring” - mitski / “love me like you” - little mix / “dear future husband” - meghan trainor / “physical” - dua lipa / “playing games” - summer walker / “love to hate me” - blackpink / “sweet leaf” - black sabbath / “me too” - meghan trainor / “drunk walk home” - mitski / “levitating” - dua lipa feat. dababy / “i’ll kill you” - summer walker (feat. jhené aiko) / “move” - little mix / “lost boy” - jaden / “planet caravan” - black sabbath / "reflection" - christina aguilera / “a pearl” - mitski / “hopeless romantic” - meghan trainor / “girls need love” - summer walker / “new rules” - dua lipa / “i” - jaden / “secret love song” - little mix (feat. jason derulo) / “wild” - troye sivan / “fluff” - black sabbath / “better when i’m dancin’” - meghan trainor / “happy” - mitski / “thinking ’bout you” - dua lipa / "hurt" - christina aguilera

MORE SONGS (JUST VIBES)

"ridin' solo" - jason derulo / "fancy" - iggy azalea (feat. charli xcx) / "royals" - lorde / "money" - pink floyd / "material girl" - madonna / "rich girl" - hall & oates / "billionaire" - travie mccoy (feat. bruno mars) / "gold digger" - kanye west (feat. jamie foxx) / "luxurious" - gwen stefani / "uptown funk" - mark ronson (feat. bruno mars)

taurus moon playlist (honorable mention : moon - venus aspects)

BY TAURUS VENUS

“and i love her” - the beatles / “breathin” - ariana grande / “change of heart” - cyndi lauper / “moonlight” - exo-k / “sativa” - jhené aiko (feat. swae lee) / "a&w" - lana del ray / “let it be” - the beatles / "purple rain" - prince / "panorama" - iz*one / “god is a woman” - ariana grande / “what is love” - exo-k / “love” - lana del rey / “when you were mine” - cyndi lauper / “comfort inn ending (freestyle)��� - jhené aiko / “in my life” - the beatles / “love me harder” - ariana grande (feat. the weeknd) / “xoxo” - exo-k / “ride” - lana del rey / “i drove all night” - cyndi lauper / "l.a.love (la la)" - fergie (feat. yg) / "thats what i want" - lil nas x / "let's go crazy" - prince / “here, there and everywhere” - the beatles / “my turn to cry” - exo-k / “needy” - ariana grande / “true colors” - cyndi lauper / “blue jeans” - lana del rey / "clumsy" - fergie / "rodeo" - lil nas x (feat. cardi b) / “love me right” - exo-k / “positions” - ariana grande / “time after time” - cyndi lauper / "glamorous" - fergie (feat. ludacris) / “national anthem” - lana del rey / “i want to hold your hand” - the beatles / cream - prince / holiday - lil nas x / “money changes everything” - cyndi lauper / “born to die” - lana del rey / "big girls don't cry (personal)" - fergie /

MORE SONGS (JUST VIBES)

"from the dining table" - harry styles / "make you feel my love" - adele / “sweetest thing” - lauryn hill / “so into you” - tamia / “love on top” - beyoncé / “crush” - yuna (feat. usher) / "liability" - lorde / "1965" - zella day / "lover" - taylor swift /

BY 2ND HOUSE VENUSES

“no surprises” - radiohead / "otherside" - red hot chili peppers / “good old days” - macklemore (feat. kesha) / “neon lights” - demi lovato / “don’t know what to do” - blackpink / “all i need”- radiohead / "dani california" - red hot chili peppers / “hymn” - kesha / “blessings” - big sean (feat. drake, kanye west) / “cool for the summer” - demi lovato / “reckoner” - radiohead / "by the way" - red hot chili peppers / “forever young” - blackpink / “your song” - elton john / “woman” - kesha (feat. the dap-kings horns) / “savage mode” - 21 savage & metro boomin / “i don’t fuck with you” - big sean (feat. e-40) / “videotape” - radiohead / "californication" - red hot chili peppers / “don’t go breaking my heart” - elton john & kiki dee / “you never know” - blackpink / “bank account” - 21 savage / “boots” - kesha / “lotus flower” - radiohead / “skyscraper” - demi lovato / my last - big sean / “crazy over you” - blackpink / “out for the night” - 21 savage / “someone saved my life tonight” - elton john / “guap” - big sean / “sorry not sorry” - demi lovato / “whistle” - blackpink / “monster” - 21 savage & metro boomin / “single again” - big sean

MORE SONGS (JUST VIBES)

“thinking out loud” - ed sheeran / “earned it” - the weeknd / “stay with me” - sam smith / “let’s stay together” - al green / “you are the best thing” - ray lamontagne / “lovely day” - bill withers / “i will always love you” - whitney houston

taurus venus playlist

OTHER TAURUS PLAYLIST

taurus sun playlist (honorable mention : sun in 2nd house, sun - venus aspects)

taurus rising playlist (honorable mention : venus in 1st house, venus - asc aspects , venus dominants)

main masterlist

©pearlprincess0

[inkinmyheartandonthepage]

Spells Home

Prompt 11 of Flufftober is Spells & Ingredients. I hope you enjoy my take and you can read it here on Ao3.

“What’s next, Buck?” Christopher Diaz asked eagerly where he was pressed up against Buck’s side.

Eddie watched with fondness as Buck adjusted his grip around Christopher’s waist, keeping him steady on the stool he was standing on. The move was so natural, one that Eddie had witnessed in the Diaz home many, many times since Buck had come into their lives. But here in the Grant-Nash home, it made something in Eddie stomach flutter, warmth filling his cheeks.

“Maddie?” Buck asked, looking to his sister.

Maddie ran a finger across the page of the well-worn notebook she had that sat open on the kitchen island. “Okay. It says to stir clockwise until it changes colour.”

Buck placed a wooden spoon into the pot and started stirring as he was instructed too.  

“What colour is going to turn?” Harry asked eagerly, standing on his tip-toes.

“It should turn to burgundy,” Maddie said with a smile.

Harry, Christopher, Denny and May all leaned in closer to the pot on the stove top.

They were gathered at the Grant-Nash home for no other reason than to spend time with one another. Life had been relatively calm for a few months now and the group that had become had a family over the years were taking advantage of that. Each first responder new how life could be upheaved in an instant and none were taking it for granted.

It had been the perfect day. The weather was warm and pleasant, and they had all eaten the wonderful lunch that Bobby had cooked for them outside in the sunshine. There had been no rush, everyone lounging around and enjoying the company of one another.

The kids had drifted off at some point, to go and play. Buck and Maddie had gone inside to get a drink and it was at some point that Eddie realised they hadn’t come back. He had turned in his seat, eyes searching through the open doors for the Buckley siblings. His heart had stuttered in his chest when he found Maddie, Buck, Christopher, Denny, Harry, and May crowded around the stove top.

“They’re doing magic,” Eddie said softly, his heart fluttering at the sight.

The table grew quiet, and Eddie heard everyone shifting in their seats to get a better look.

It had come as shock to the team when Maddie and Buck had quietly shared with them one quiet night (not an un-similar gathering to the one they had now) a couple of years after their first meeting them that they were witches. Eddie would have thought it a prank had it not been for the way Maddie and Buck had made flower petals they had plucked from Athena’s garden dance between their open palms.

It had explained a few odd things that they had noticed about the Buckley siblings but had kindly ignored.

It had been Athena who had stepped forward first that night, taking one of their hands each in her own and giving them a tight squeeze.

“Thank you, for sharing this with us,” Athena had said, her voice thick with emotions.

Relief had gone through the two siblings as they both had fallen into the hug that Athena pulled them into. The rest, of course, had quickly followed. Since that night, the team had witnessed Buck and Maddie do small magic, but they still mostly kept it to themselves. Nobody ever pushed them to share their gifts with them, just let them share things at their own pace.

Except for today. Today they stood in the Grant-Nash kitchen, creating a potion from scratch with the kids crowded around them, seemingly at ease.  

“It’s working!” Chris cried out in delight.

“Whoa!” Harry and Denny breathed in unison.

“Now what?” May asked.

“Now,” Maddie said, reaching for a small dish that was sitting on the kitchen island. “We put in three pinches of holly that was harvested and ground under the new moon.” Carefully she dropped three pinches of ground holly into the pot. “Buck, five more stirs.”

Buck stirred five more times before removing the wooden spoon from the pot.

“It’s changing again!” Denny cried out. “Whoa! It’s turning blue!”

“Wait for it,” Buck said, his own eagerness shining through his voice.

Eddie couldn’t help but grin when all the kid exclaimed loudly, talking over one another as they all tried to get a better look.

“Okay, careful,” Buck said. “Everyone careful. Maddie, have you got the watering can?”

Maddie placed a watering can on the kitchen island. “Ready.”

Buck had lifted the pot from the stove and Eddie watched as his biceps flexed as he lifted it and carefully poured the now clear water into the watering can. When it was filled, Buck replaced the pot back on the stove and lifted the watering can.

“Alright, everyone outside. Come on.”

The kids raced outside, Maddie and Buck following at a slower pace, smiles on their faces.

Eddie shifted in his chair as he followed the Buckley siblings out of the house and into the garden. He saw everyone else doing the same, sitting higher in their chairs as they watched. He knew he wasn’t the only one who desperately wanted to join the kids, to see what Maddie and Buck had created with their magic. But he didn’t want to startle them and so he stayed seated.

Buck started watering Athena’s plants, drops raining down and soaking into the earth.

“Oh my,” Athena gasped, leaning forward eagerly.

Delight and awe rushed through Eddie as he watched.

The flowers that Athena had planted started to bloom. The grew sharper in colour, the petals growing thicker and bolder until they were unfurling.

“Oh my god,” Karen gasped.

As the petals of the flowers unfurled, Eddie could only gape as stunning butterflies of all colours flew from the centre, fluttering about the garden.

“They’re beautiful,” Hen breathed.

Eddie agreed.

The kids laughed with delight as swarms of butterflies fluttered in the sunshine, lazily drifting around the flowers and the kids. They landed on their heads and arms, their wings fluttering, and it looked like they were dispelling glitter that faded like mist in the morning.

But Eddie wasn’t focused on that. He was focused on Buck whose smile was so bright and free. He was crouched beside Christopher, their smiles identical as a butterfly landed on the edge of Chris’s glasses. Buck’s cheeks were flushed pink, his whole body relaxed, and Eddie had never seen him look more beautiful than he did in that moment.

“Dad! Dad come look!” Chris cried out.

Eddie pushed back his chair and stood, crossing to Chris in eager strides. He crouched down beside Buck and Christopher, grinning at them both. A butterfly floated between them, wings flapping lazily. He and Christopher tracked the movement, watching as it fluttered between them, the fading glitter only adding to the magic of what was happening.

Eddie had never been a believer in the supernatural, but he had always believed in Buck.

“They’re beautiful,” Eddie said, catching Buck’s eye.

Buck flushed pink, ducking his head. “It’s, uh, the first spell Maddie ever showed me.”

“This is amazing,” Athena said.

Eddie dragged his gaze from Buck to see that Hen, Chimney, Bobby, Athena, Hen, and Karen had joined them in the garden. Chimney had his arm wrapped around Maddie’s shoulder, tucking her into his side and looking at her like she was made of the same magic that the butterflies were. 

“You’re both amazing,” Athena said gently but firmly, looking between both the siblings.

Maddie leaned more into Chimney’s side, her eyes sparkling with unshed tears.

When Eddie looked to Buck, he saw his best friends’ cheeks were flushed, his own eyes sparkling. Buck looked up sharply when a hand landed on his shoulder, leaning back as he looked up at Bobby who was smiling down at Buck like a proud father.

“You’re always welcome to use our kitchen,” Bobby said. “For whatever potions you need to create or if you just want to practice. Our home is always open for you.”

“To both of you,” Athena added.

Buck stood from his crouch beside Chris, wrapping Bobby in a tight hug. “Thank you.”

Surrounded by the butterflies and their family, Eddie was so overwhelming glad that he had brought Chris to L.A and that they had found their way to Buck. Their lives were better with the man in them. It felt like magic and maybe it had been. But that didn’t matter. They had Buck and that was all the magic they needed.

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