#Jacob Lester imagine

[dragon-chica]

A Relationship with Rat/Jacob Lester...

Podcast: Archive 81

Some people just write for popular/living fandoms...then there's what I'm doing out here with podcasts... This is written a lot differently that I have done before, but I think it fits nicely.

I have not finished Archive81 so may not be fully in character, but I wrote all this at work and was happy with it. Enjoy.

Dan is somewhat of his proudest creation and Rat loves gushing to you about all he can do or might be able to do, or might not. It may get a little repetitive, but you humor him to get to watch his joy in doing so.

Whether you are human or not, Rat is often confused at such emotions and the care he feels towards you, but you also seem to feel the same, and that's very enjoyable. He is happy with you.

If you are one of his creations, oh how wonderful. He is even more helpful to your curiosities to your new self.

The others are very weirded out by his interest then obvious infatuation with you.

First by his eager fascination, whether you're human or not, he's never been quite this "bad" with someone, and Clara and Lou try to guide you away from him at times.

They find his crush very disturbing, and with a shiver down their spines of "at least it's not me" and "oh that poor soul"

Even more horrified that you reciprocate it.

You have been asked if you're okay or if something was Done to you.

But you really are a good match together, even if you don't always understand and can't match his energy, Rat will fit himself to you as well.

If he is cross with someone he usually ends up pouting silently, and will likely come to you for company while he broods.

If he is cross with you, he isn't sure what to do, he does not like being angry with you, and usually goes to you about these things. He gets over it quickly if left alone though.

If you are mad at him he will pout, somewhat cutely (at least to you) and follow you closely like a puppy that got in trouble while you ignore him.

He is definitely very touchy, and affectionate. In his own ways of course.

He knows all the rooms in the outpost and will gladly show you each and every one.

And of course ask you to come exploring with him when new ones appear so you can experience them together.

He knew you were sad and missed music and apologized to you that listening to things are dangerous here, but asked Dan if he found anything safe if you might be able to listen to it too.

He tries humming to you are times.

You once told him his giggles were like music to you and it is the first time anyone has seen him blush.

There are many beautiful things here and he wants to show you them all, and he watches your reactions and finds them even more beautiful.

If you were to leave the company, he would follow you, and if you were to stay, he would be by your side.

If you were to decide on a name you thought would fit him nicely, whether a word or thing or name, it would only be for you to use. Others may call him Rat, you may call him Rat, he is often called many things, but he will remind them that that name is his only to you.

He can be very hyper (minded and physically) and speed off, but quickly backtracks when he realizes you are not beside him to go get you.

If you eat and if you sleep he is very happy to join you while you do so and watch.

It has been so long since he needed to eat and has mostly forgot anything about foods but asks for your favorites and what you think of each meal and he always remembers.

He remembers everything about you and what you tell him, you are very special to him after all.

He would do anything for you, even breaching contract. Even lying.

Rat, for all people think of him, disturbing and unnerving, annoying or creepy, no one would say he is unloyal after watching him with you.

You are his first priority when the Curator starts hunting in the outpost.

If you are one of his creations, despite how proud of you he is and how much he enjoys creating and thinking of his creations, he does not like thinking about your pained screams when you were being made, even though what you were made into is so beautiful.

He would listen to Dan's podcast with you if you were there beforehand, or would gladly take you to listen with him again through patreon, excited to show you how fun it was before.

[boombox-fuckboy]

It has no use other than imagining them all under the same post, but I've been meaning to do it for ages, so. List of fiction podcast characters who canonically, textually use Reddit, from memory (additions encouraged)

Jacob Lester/Rat (Archive 81)

Brenda Bentley (Arden)

Dr. Joan Bright (The Bright Sessions)

Mike Walters (WOE.BEGONE)

[pynkhues]

Thinking about the IWTV actors doing theater is fun. For me, I am a nerd about Shakespeare, so for any actors I really love, especially ones who have a particular facility with language, I want to see them in Shakespeare plays. And Assad has already worked with the RSC! He did Winter's Tale and they filmed it, though it feels a bit odd because they had to film it during the pandemic without an audience. 

I've thought the most about Jacob and Sam since we've been watching them (as the same characters, vs. Rashid/Armand) since season 1 (we've been watching Eric too but he has such a specific voice, if that makes sense lol, that it's harder for me to imagine him in different roles -- but I'd be delighted to see him onstage in anything). Really ANY Shakespeare role with either Jacob or Sam would be thrilling. But two of my absolute favorite male Shakespeare roles, the ones that I maybe most want to see any actor I love do, are Macbeth and Richard II (not III, though I love III too). So if I could pick any role for them to do, it would probably be Sam as Macbeth and Jacob as Richard II. But vice versa would be amazing too (I'd REALLY love to see Sam's take on Richard II in particular, actually). Hamlet, Henry V, Benedick, Leontes, Brutus, Coriolanus, Iago (would be interesting to see either of them play a truly evil character), Richard III -- any really meaty role would be a dream. Also, I've seen Shakespeare productions with all-male or all-female casts (thinking of ones with Mark Rylance and Harriet Walter in particular), and those can work so brilliantly and give actors a chance to play opposite-gender roles without having to make the text accommodate a gender swap. So, with that in mind, I'd love to see either of them play Rosalind (I know Adrian Lester famously played Rosalind in an all-male production), Beatrice, or Lady Macbeth. If I'm dream-casting them in the same play, lol, an all-male production of Much Ado in which they play Beatrice and Benedick (could see either of them in either role, though I might gravitate toward Jacob as Benedick and Sam as Beatrice if I had to pick) would most likely kill me. 

Non-Shakespeare plays: Do you know Venus in Fur by David Ives? I saw the nyc production a decade ago with Hugh Dancy and Nina Arianda and it was one of the most astonishing things I've ever seen, and the main male role is extraordinary, just such a fascinating mix of masculine and feminine and submission and dominance. It feels like a role Sam would just utterly kill. Arcadia by Tom Stoppard is one of my absolute favorite plays, and if I could cast a production of it, I think I would cast Jacob as Valentine (he's a very funny, acerbic mathematician with hidden depths) and Sam as Bernard (though onstage, where he could easily read a little younger, I might want to cast Sam as Septimus. He would be hysterical as Bernard and both hysterical and devastating as Septimus). 

My brain keeps wanting to cast Jacob and Sam in plays together lol -- they just have such spectacular, unusual acting chemistry, even apart from their insane physical/romantic chemistry, that I just want to see it as much as possible. So I found myself daydreaming about how incredible a production of Betrayal (with Sam as Robert and Jacob as Jerry, I think) could be. 

Also, the Broadway production of Purlie Victorious introduced me to a play I hadn't heard of, and it blew me away. It's so funny and so sharp and so moving, and I think Jacob would be absolutely brilliant in the role of Purlie (and based on things he's said in interviews, it seems like a play/part he might really love). 

I could keep going, but this is already way too long lol. Basically I just really want both of them to do theater. I would LOVE to see Delainey in a Shakespeare play too -- she looks so young, so I would still love to see her as Juliet. Viola or Olivia would also be amazing, or Rosalind, or Innogen (from Cymbeline).

OH ALSO for Delainey: Nora in A Doll's House

I love this ask sooo much, and I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply! All your picks are amazing. Funnily enough, Much Ado About Nothing and Sam and Jacob as Beatrice and Benedick was one was one of the ones I'd thought about too! That play's been a bit front of mind recently just because I watched Anyone But You recently and realised about half an hour in that it was a (pretty mid, but not charmless haha) MAAN adaptation. The other one that maybe weirdly springs to mind is actually Assad in A Midsommer Night's Dream? I feel like he's got such a playfulness when he's not playing Armand, and I'd love to see him play to that, maybe as Puck?

I totally agree about Eric's voice being so specific when it comes to thinking of roles for him, but it could be cool to see him in something like 12 Angry Men but that probably will be him playing to type quite a bit, haha. Oh! Actually, he'd be great in Death of a Salesman too.

But gosh, Jacob and Sam - - I'd love to see them together in something too. A lot of this is probably going to be Australian-focused sorry, as that's what I often end up watching here but like, I'd loooove to see them in Holding the Man with probably Jacob as Tim and Sam as John, but that could go either way (actually on that note, just because both deal with the AIDS crisis, Angels in America would be amazing as well).

It'd be awesome to see them in something like Breaker Morant too, which can be such a phenomenal play depending on the cast and director (and was turned into a pretty exceptional film in 1980), and I was actually talking to someone at work a few weeks ago about how it feeles like Ray Lawler's Summer of the Seventeenth Doll should be coming up for a revival soon, and I love the thought of Sam and Jacob in that as Barnie and Roo (either role!) It feels especially interesting as a potential adaptation because while it's a very 1950s Australian play (in fact is considered to be the play that created Australian theatre), it was really embraced by Black communities overseas in the 60s and 70s too.

Oh, anything Oscar Wilde too, haha.

Love your picks for Delainey too! Especially Juliet and Viola or Olivia. Totally cliche, but I'd really love to see her in The Crucible as well, and I got to see Meet Me at Dawn earlier in the year too, and would looove to see Delainey and Roxane in that as a two-hander.

[slashersins]

Do you think you could do playfighting hc with the sinclair brothers, jacob, martin, and carrie? I really your hc for the other slashers and in curious about these ones too!

continuation of play fighting !

this is gonna be funnnn !

bo sinclair

oh you wanna fight ? well now you’re fighting . bo doesn’t play fair , and he loves to win . he’ll be enjoying watching you lose again and again , and you will be roughed up .

he’s going to flex on you , remind you of how strong he is compared to you . he’s going to make you feel small and helpless and he’ll love every minute .  if you don’t walk away with bruises and bite marks he didn’t do his job . 

also , prepare for this playful scuffle to end up in dirty , rough sex . he’s got a power trip going , and making you submit is the only thing on his mind . he’ll dirty talk to you while you fight and then again while you fuck .

vincent sinclair

he isn’t one for play fighting . as much as he likes it when you submit to him , he doesn’t want to use violence , even playful . he has to wrestle with the to be wax figures enough as it is , and it doesn’t give him a power trip like it does bo .

if you find him in a playful mood , he’ll put up some of a struggle , but ultimately let you win , knowing full and well that he could easily over power you . and maybe that’s why you like play wrestling with him so much . 

lester sinclar

honest to goodness , it’s a fun silly , happy time . laughter and play growling . jonesy barking happily as she watches you play . it’s going to involve tickles and kisses and you’re probably going to get filthy . 

he loves play fighting . loves picking you up and rolling around . he’s strong enough to win every time , but that’s not fun . it’s always a mix of winning and losing . and no matter what , you’ll end up giggling and cuddling .

jacob goodnight

don’t . . . please don’t wrestle with him . at least until he’s 100 % comfortable . it might bring back unwanted ptsd flash backs of abuse . he needs to be comfortable . keeping it light and soft is the best bet . just be careful . this poor sensitive boy will break down . 

martin ( 1977 )

martin doesn’t like play fighting . he doesn’t want you to struggle against him . he’d just prefer aggressive full body cuddles . 

carrie white

play fighting with carrie is more like cuddling in a field of flowers and rolling around . there’s no fighting . just giggling and clinging and kissing and laughing . you end up with grass and flowers in your hair and both flushed and sun kissed . 

[slashersins-abandoned]

Jason , Jacob , Lester , and Bubba are all sweet soft boys who will go 0 to 100 real quick if you’re in danger .

Brahms , Billy & Stu , Jesse , and Vincent are already at 25 but you wouldn’t know until they’re suddenly at 100 .

Thomas and Bo sit happily at 50 , tethering the line and blazing to 100 with fast as fire .

Michael is always at 100 , but he can go to 500 before you can even blink .

[katerinabythesea95]

TWISTED: (BO SINCLAIR) CHAPTER THREE: HATED.

A/n heeeeyy everyone! He's the long overdue update! I want to clear something up. The way i imagine Bo's relationship with his mother growing up was something like  Norma and Norman Bates' relationship. I don't know why but the way he talked to his mom's coffin in the movie made me feel like she kept him close at certain times and far away at others. So if that kind of stuff bothers you Heads up. But don't worry i won't be too descriptive with things like that but this is a Rather sad and messed up childhood that the Sinclairs went through especially Bo.

Also, i feel like Vincent could talk clearly, despite his condition, kinda like the people from the hills have eyes, they spoke normally despite some of them having deformities. He just gets tired when he talks so he only does so when it's necessary. Warning: super long chapter

Narrator's pov

As the years went by, Trudy Sinclair doted on Vincent and Lester. She was always strict with Bo, always keeping him at arms length some way or another. Bo was used to it but it hurt him deeply, which is why he always looked  forward to his and Vincent's birthday and Christmas because it was the only times his parents treated him with the same  love as his brothers.

Bo would do anything, absolutely anything, he could to please his mother in any way he could, even when he was afraid or confused about some of the things she would have him do.

Bo would spend a lot of his free time out of the house whenever he was able to. You could always find him helping Mr Barry Lawrence at his gas station/mechanic shop, doing small tasks for the older man whom Bo idolized.

The other place Bo would spend a lot of time at was at Julieta's house. She would babysit him and his brothers. Her boyfriend Jacob was also kind to and cared about the boys. Their relationship with the "town freaks" had them ridiculed often but not always. The five of them would often stick together, hanging out at the local diner, just walking around town, and once Jacob got his driver's license, he would take the group out of town to the ones nearby, where they weren't outcasted.

These times with his friends and siblings helped Bo forget about his troubles at home and how unwanted he was. Vincent, Jacob and Julieta were happy when Bo was happy, he seldom felt it back in Ambrose and he would be snippy or extremely sarcastic and arrogant. Even though they saw through the whole fascade, they didn't like that Bo. They preferred the happy carefree Bo.

It was now the summer of 1981, the twins were now ten years old and Lester was four. Things at the Sinclair residence had become even more complicated and sad. Trudy had been feeling ill, so much so that Victor had to take her out to the hospital a few towns over. It was then they were told that Trudy had a cyst in her brain. It was extremely dangerous to try to remove it that even Victor heeded the doctors warning this time. There was nothing they could do but help ease he pain and symptoms with some medication, but eventually she would die.

The news deeply affected the whole family and they coped the best they could. She grew worse as the days went by and she would suffer from severe headaches and panic attacks during which her husband and the twins would have to strap her to a bed to keep her from hurting herself or anyone else.

Bo's pov

"LET ME GO!! DONT TOUCH ME!! AAAAAAHHHGGGHHH!!!"

My mother screams hysterically as my father and I struggle to handle her gently and strap her into her bed. She was a short thin woman, but she was super strong. We needed my twin brother Vincent's help, but he had to go take our younger brother Lester down to the neighbors house when momma suddenly started having another one of her episodes.

" Hold...her...still!" Poppa grunts at me as he struggles with her. I was trying the best i could, but she was too strong for me. She  grabs a fistful of pa's hair and yanks harshly. He groans and tries to take her hands carefully off him. "I'm trying! We need Vincent!" I hiss in pain as ma's foot kicks me right in the stomach. Just then, Vincent appears. He was panting hard, which is weird cause Julieta's house was just two houses down.

"Thank goodness you're here son, talk to her, so she can calm down." Pa says. Vincent walks over and grabs hold of ma's hand.

"Sh sh momma, it's alright, I'm here, see? Don't worry." He says soothingly. I watch as she goes from hysterical to relaxed in a matter of seconds. "Vincent? Is that you?" She asks. He nods. "Yeah momma, it's me." He takes off his mask and smiles with half his face at her.

She looks at him with adoring eyes and smiles. Breathing a sigh of relief. As i watch the whole interaction, I feel that familiar pang of jealousy and hurt in my chest and gut. That sickening feeling of being the outsider within my own family again. Both Vincent and Lester were my parents favorites, but Vincent even more.

I know my mother loves me, I suppose, in her own way, but not nearly as much as she loves my brothers. I don't blame or hate them for it, it's not their fault, but damn,it hurt alot, even though I hide it well. I look away before the stupid urge to cry became too strong. Everytime I wanted to cry I couldn't stop even if i tried to, and pa taught us men shouldn't cry. It's a sign of weakness. So I always avoided crying in front of anyone, only doing so when I was alone.

"Bo, I took took long, cause Julieta wasn't there. They were all at the hospital." Vincent tells me in his slow way of speaking when Ma finally falls asleep with the medicine pa gives her. He'd put his mask on, hating having it off. My eyes widen.

"You mean, today's the day?" I ask eagerly. Vincent nods.

"What I'm earth are you talking about, Vincent?" Pa asks confused.

"Julieta is having the baby today." I reply. Pa regards me for a moment before grunting. So Adam did have a kid with her." He says with hidden disdain. I struggle to not glare at him. He's always had a certain dislike for Julieta and her family because of their religion and background but kept it hidden because he owed them Alot, them being the ones who were willing to watch over the "freaky Sinclair boys" especially those "monstrous twins."

I was hated because I'd had a bad reputation for being a evil child which was even more exaggerated by my parents and Vincent because of his disfigurement. I hate that. They could dislike and mess with me all they want, but they can't mess with my brothers. My twin is the kindest most genuine boy around. Even more than I Pretend to be towards the people who don't deserve anything but a huge rock in the face and a knife in the heart. Lester was just a small fella, he was too young to even understand why people would be so mean to him or us.

Anyways, Julieta was pregnant and she wasn't supposed to be due for like two weeks from now, but I guess the little one wanted to be born already.

"Imma go check up on Lester." I say simply and  walk out the room, but not before I hear pa deliberately say to Vincent, "thanks for all the help son." I grind my teeth shut, desperately trying to shake off that damn pang in my chest, and keep walking.

I think about the new baby as I make my way downstairs and out of the house I unfortunately call home. I walk down the hill leading to the house. I wonder if it's a boy or girl. Honestly, i wouldn't mind a boy, but I'd love it to be a girl. I wanted a younger sister, since Julieta was already like an older sister to me and the boys.

I grin to myself as remember when I first met Julieta and had a crush on her. I've outgrown it, but at the time I thought she was the most prettiest girl ever. The thing is Julieta isn't what others would call gorgeous, but she had a quiet beauty, her hair was long and curly and all over the place, her eyes were brown like chocolate and she was always smiling and making others smile.

On the way to the gas station where Mr. Lawrence works, I run into ma's best friend, Mrs Smithers. I accidentally bump into her slightly, and she recoils as if I had electrocuted her. ( I wouldn't mind seeing her get shocked, just a little bit maybe. She was a rather nasty old hag.)

" Oh. It's you, Beauregard." She leers. I grit my teeth again. I absolutely loathe when anyone called me by my first name. My parents, especially my  mother, would always use it, especially when I was being punished. I fight down the boiling anger rising up inside me and instead plaster a fake lazy smile on my face.

"You can call me Bo ma'am." I say, perfectly polite. She laughs at me mockingly. Only igniting the already smoldering rage i have.

"What you are -" she leans in menacingly close to my face, " - is nothing but a freak. You should consider yourself lucky that you even have a name, let alone one like Beauregard." She emphasizes the insult and leans back away from me.

" Is that a fact?" I say cockily. She nods gravely. " Yes, matter a fact, you and your hideous monster of a twin. I almost feel bad for the little one. Well, he's one of yours, so he's a natural freak himself." She says as if she wasn't just making me want to attack and rip her head off right then and there.

" I do feel awfully sorry for your poor dear old mother. It's the burden of having offspring like you three that made her done gone loose her mind the way she did." She puts a hand over her chest in pity. My smile fades.

This b****. I think to myself. The nerve of her!

"...Anyways if you don't mind, I've got more important things to do than to exchange words with the likes of you." She says haughtily, and turns her back, walking away. I flip her the bird before turning on my heel and continuing past the buildings and houses of this old musty town.

One of days, one of theses days...things will be different. Just wait and see....

A/N:  WHAT DONYOU THINK?? DANG I JUST WANT TO HUG THE BOYS AND SMOTHER THEM WITH KISSES AND CANDIES AND TOYS!!!

ISNT BABY BO'S SMILE THE SWEEEST SMILE???

I PERSONALLY WANT TO SEE MRS SMITHERS ELECTROCUTED AS WELL LOL

ALSO! I LOOKED UP WHAT BOS NAME MEANS AND IT IS THE PERFECT NAME FOR HIM, ITS A FRENCH NAME AND IT MEANS "BEAUTIFUL GAZE" OR " EASY ON THE EYE." MHHMM INDEED HE IS LOL

[crows-murder]

*1am in my room*

me, about Newsies: what is Les short for? Lester? Leslie?

my sister, who has no idea i'm talking about Newsies: les is short for lesbian

me, laughing: no, i'm talking about Les Jacobs

my sister: oH

me, still laughing: oh god just imagine his full name being Lesbian Jacobs

[hphm-etched-engraved-everlasting]

2. Em

Author’s Note/Table of Contents

If I had to be honest, I had no idea just what Hogwarts would be like.

All my life I have heard of my siblings facing trouble there, and it was a never-ending topic of conversation among my family. Amidst the hardcore studies, there was trouble brewing. After I received my letter, my parents almost stopped me from going, and I didn't have any trouble agreeing with them when they shook their heads. But Clara kept begging and pleading, telling them that she'd keep me safe. It was then when she told me what she was truly hiding, and I had to say, I've never felt more moved by the amount of care she had for me.

So they said yes. And that was when I began to wonder just what laid in store for me--just one month ago.

Walking into Hogwarts now still felt like walking into a dream, really. It was like stepping foot into a trance you knew you wouldn't want to wake from. Huge chambers filled with history and mystery made up this incredible fortress for us to study magic--and, in my family's case, solve a huge case that would potentially put the school at ease once more. Candles burned bright everywhere, flames in torches lit with a warm welcome glow. Everywhere I looked, there was something cool to see--even now, as I stood in the Great Hall, a small soul among many others my age gazing at a worn old hat atop a tall stool.

The hat suddenly ripped open at the brim and began to sing its song.

As years passed in this hallowed school I aged to do my task To sort all younger magic folk In houses--which, you ask?

Brave Gryffindor, we are to start For sheerest courage and dare With loyalty and strength to heart They'd sacrifice and care

Sweet Hufflepuff, ah yes, that's one To see the hard work shine Among their brethren in the sun Always patient, just, and fine

Then Ravenclaw, intelligent With smarts and certainty Give credit to the ones who went To read, to know, to see

Shrewd Slytherin, the ones so sly They love to meet their match By any means, they dare to try Ambition, that's their catch

They started off as founders four To build this wondrous school They made me with their goal of core The custom, placement rule

So put me on, try me out And I will look to see The house where you belong, no doubt The house where you will be!

For a talking hat, it wasn't a bad verse at all. I glanced over at the Gryffindor table and caught my older sister's eye; she just gave me an encouraging nod as she clapped with everyone else.

"Now, when I call your name, you will come forward to be Sorted," Professor McGonagall told us then. She unfurled a long scroll in her hands then, and began reading it aloud.

"Ahn, Eunice!"

A tall girl with tan skin and a rebellious white streak in her black hair walked up and put the hat on her head. I counted approximately ten seconds as she sat on the stool before the hat shouted, "SLYTHERIN!"

I glanced over at the table where everyone was wearing black robes followed by green accents--the same table where Eunice Ahn was walking to. I shouldn't be surprised to see them grinning like maniacs at the new addition. Like the Sorting Hat said, they'd achieve their means by any means necessary.

"Amherst, Remy!"

Next, a burly boy with ash blond hair walked past me--almost pushing me to the side--and put on the hat.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

On and on, the list went, each person trying on the hat and getting their results shouted to the entire school a minute later. Some people barely had the hat on for a second before its decision was announced. Others took longer. I remembered this one boy, Cedric Diggory, sitting on the stool for almost two minutes before the Sorting Hat declared that he'd be put in Hufflepuff House. Each time someone was sorted, though, thunderous applause could be heard from the various house tables, all around the Great Hall--now that I looked at every house, I wondered where the Hat would put me. It didn't help that the lower Professor McGonagall went down the list, the closer the time for my Sorting got.

"Lester, Felicity!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Lian, Michael!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Lin, Emily!"

That was it. The bomb had finally dropped, and the Hall had gotten so eerily quiet, one could hear a pin drop in the middle of the room. Then I heard the whispers.

"Another Lin?"

"No way. I thought Jacob only had one sibling!"

"Looks like we were fooled."

"Better not have another snob walking around the place."

Snob? I took it that another Emily must have left some muddy tracks somewhere in her Hogwarts reputation, but that wouldn't mean that I would be the same. I couldn't be. True, not many people knew about Jacob Lin's second little sister--mostly because my mother didn't want anyone to know that she had failed not just one other child, but two children who didn't deserve the pain that was losing their eldest brother. Still, who gave them the right to openly judge me when they've only just known about me for the first time?

The hat eventually dropped over my head, obscuring the vision before me--all the heads craning at me, trying to get a better glimpse of me. Then I heard a small little voice in my head.

"Another Lin. Yes, they were right. I wasn't expecting another sibling of the infamous curse-breaker," it seemed to say. "But here she is. My, what an intriguing personality. You seem to be different from your siblings."

"In a good way?" I whispered, my mouth barely moving.

"I see courage and loyalty, yes. Your greatness is strong, but there is something else. I see a thirst for justice. I see a will to work hard, and spread kindness among others. You will prove yourself, little Em, in a way you might not expect."

Silence ensued. Then--

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

Thunderous applause suddenly came from the Hufflepuff table on my left, and I saw Clara stand up at the Gryffindor table to give me applause, too. I got off the stool and looked at her; she nodded and jerked her head to the Hufflepuffs, and I saw another girl about Clara's age with blonde hair in plaits and bright blue eyes wave me over.

"Wotcher, Emily!" a girl with pink hair greeted me with a grin as I approached the table. "You're Clara's little sister? She's hardly mentioned you much."

"Tonks, that's not nice. I'm sure Clara was only doing it to protect her," the girl with blonde hair said with a frown. "I'm Penny, by the way. I hope you enjoy it here in Hufflepuff."

"Of course. I really look forward to some fun times here," I responded politely, though I knew that might not happen. At least, from the way things were going, it wouldn't be.

The rest of the Sorting continued without me paying much attention--all I could remember was loud roars from the Gryffindor table as a pair of redheaded twins got sorted there. The moment everyone was seated, the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, stepped forward.

"To our new students, welcome! To our old students, welcome back!" he commenced. "There will be a time for serious speech, but for now, we feast. Tuck in!"

Suddenly, the plates were filled with food I could never imagine having eaten at home. Heaps of golden mashed potatoes with the slightest sprinkle of parsley, juicy steak with savoury barbecue sauce, steamed vegetables of various kinds bringing colour to the meal. As everyone else grabbed their forks and knives and began to grab their servings of food, I too began to help myself to everything I could see.

"This looks incredible!" I exclaimed, shovelling a small spoonful of mashed potatoes in my mouth. "Mm. I can see why Clara loves the start-of-term feasts so much."

"Any feast is a great feast here at Hogwarts!" Tonks exclaimed with an eager nod. "Ooh, wait till you get to the Halloween feast. Always good spooky fun."

A girl with short silver hair nodded. "At least we'll be safe from the threat that is Greyback returning to Hogwarts." She then turned to me. "Your sister was really brave, stepping up to stop him."

"That's Chiara," a boy with dark brown hair introduced her. "And I'm Diego Caplan, the greatest dueller at Hogwarts."

Did I just imagine that, or did he just smirk at me? I laughed and took a quick swig of my pumpkin juice. "Ah, I remember you. Clara told me quite a bit about you, Diego."

"All good things, I hope." Diego smiled and produced a bouquet of roses out of nowhere, handing them to me.

"Ooh. They're beautiful, Diego," Penny approved with a nod as I took them--hey, it was a friendly gesture, after all. "Nice welcome gift."

"Wait till you get to the Hufflepuff common room! I've got a cool present for you too!" Tonks said excitedly, clapping her hands.

The rest of the time, we were eating and laughing together, just Clara's Hufflepuff friends and me, until dessert came around. Clara then came over to the Hufflepuff table just as I was grabbing a fruit tart, tapping me on the shoulder.

"Come on. I want to introduce you to the rest of my friends."

So I took the fruit tart and went with her to see some of her friends from other houses. It kind of saddened me to see that I wouldn't be able to meet Bill--from what I heard in Clara's stories, he was a crucial part in Clara's education and growth here--but the others were just lovely company all the same. There was Tulip, who was also quite the troublemaker at school. Andre, the fashionista and Quidditch fanatic who simply nodded at my choice of wardrobe and complimented me with the rose bouquet I held. Barnaby, a Slytherin who looked confused half the time, but was genuinely kind. Charlie, the redhead who loves dragons to no end. I found myself at ease with Clara's friends, but I knew that I would have to make some of my own, too. They wouldn't be around here forever. By the time I enter my third year, I would have to have some friends of my own age.

I just hope I could without the judgments going around.

"This is weird," Clara eventually commented to me. "I told you about Ben, Merula, and Beatrice, didn't I?"

"Ben, Merula, and Beatrice? Yeah, I remember." I nodded thoughtfully, glancing at the doors of the Great Hall. "But you told me you never really liked Merula."

"Doesn't mean that she'd be fully fine on her own. I know how bad she got it last year--almost as worse as me." She glanced around the Great Hall, a concerned look in her eyes. "They're not here. That's troubling."

"You think they didn't come? Or that they wanted to skip?"

All Clara could do was heave a long sigh before Professor Dumbledore reappeared on his grand podium, clapping his hands. I quickly returned to the Hufflepuff table, grabbing a custard cream and quietly munching on it as he talked.

"Students of Hogwarts, your attention, please."

The Great Hall fell silent once more--so quiet, you could hear the echo in Dumbledore's voice greatly magnified across the chamber.

"It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the start of a new year at Hogwarts," he said, sweeping his arms out in a grand gesture. "And with a new school year comes new opportunities, to further your studies...develop new friendships...grow as young wizards and witches...and apply difficult lessons learned to build a brighter future."

Or will learn, in my case. Still, I was enraptured by his speech. That was what Hogwarts was made to do--that was the purpose of the school. Raising young people with potential...I nodded quietly, sparing a glance at my sister, who was just looking at him with a serious glint in her eyes.

"In recent years, we've been through some trying times," Dumbledore continued. "But Hogwarts remains an institute dedicated to learning, and there is no place here for those who seek to threaten it. And so, Professor Rakepick will no longer be teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts. All are urged to let the proper authorities deal with her and the Cursed Vaults."

I could see Tonks looking like she was holding back tears. Penny turned as white as a sheet of paper. Diego's eyes narrowed at the announcement, and I wasn't sure if it was my imagination again or not, but he seemed to spare a glance at me--a concerned glance, as if silently asking if I was okay.

"Your priority should be your lessons, and preparing for your wizarding careers," Dumbledore encouraged with a solemn nod. "Our staff is here to support you in those efforts. Do not hesitate to ask for help. Now it is time to wrap up the feast--I imagine your cozy beds are awaiting you."

At these words, everyone got up and huddled towards the door in large masses. From afar, I could hear another girl's voice calling, "Hufflepuff first-years, come over here please!"

I quickly finished off the custard cream and was about to walk over to her, but was stopped by Diego again, who reached a hand out to me.

"If you need anything, little Em, just let me know," Diego said. "Anything that bothers you, you can tell me--and the other sixth years. They're good people. Clara trusts them, even me."

His eyes glinted with concern when he said this, and I nodded, taking his hand and shaking it. "Thanks, Diego. I'll keep it in mind," I responded lightly.

Then we parted ways while the Hufflepuff prefects lead us to the common room--a cozy little place below the castle, where everything glowed topaz and gold. It reminded me of a hobbit hole, with tunnels and circular doors branching off to the various dormitories. As I entered my dormitory, I barely noticed the other girls coming in--I suppose everyone was just as exhausted as I was.

I quickly got changed and climbed into bed, my head hitting the pillow before closing my eyes.

Would I really be safe here, or would I face potential betrayal too, the same way Clara did? And when it happened...what would it take for me to protect myself?

[sslasherss]

Since y’all love kids, I’m gonna make a lil post here about my personal thoughts on each slasher’s kids. Just to keep myself on track with all these kid requests..... its also basically an excuse to make OCs 😂😂😂

Bubba

★ The most likely to just have a fuckton of kids. Like... eight? Probably a set of twins in there too.

★ Four girls & four boys split equally. Ellie, Sam, Grace & Hazel for the girls; Jackson, Adrian, Jacob & Nathan for the boys.

★ The oldest is Ellie. Then there’s the twins - Jackson & Adrian - who are two years younger. Next comes Jacob who’s four years younger than the twins. Then Sam after another two years. Then Grace after another three. Hazel & Nathan are the second set of twins, born two years after Grace. 

★ I imagine they can all talk normally, since Bubba’s speech is a psychological thing. But they can all understand their Dad as if he speaks normally! They all have their own unique way of communicating with him.

★ Most of the kids take strongly after their Dad. Big build, tall, strong. There’s a certain kind of innocent charm to them all too, so you can tell who they take after.

Tommy 

★ Like Bubba, I think Thomas probably wants a lot of kids. Family is everything! He has five.

★ Three girls, two boys. Avery is the oldest. Two years later came Caleb. Four years after that they had Aiden. Then - you guessed it, twins - Faith & Morgan five years after Aiden.

★ Only Aiden inherited his Dad’s skin condition, but on a much lower scale. It only affects his scalp and shoulders/neck. Caleb had it as a kid, but by the time he’s five its gone.

Jason

★ Doubt he can even have kids, but for the sake of argument let’s say he has kids before becoming zombie!Jason.

★ Likely only has two children, but secretly would love more. Both are boys - Liam and Mason. There’s almost exactly two years between them.

★ Liam has disfigurements like his dad; cleft lips, drooping left eye. Jason was pretty terrified at first, but Liam honestly doesn’t care what he looks like and doesn’t suffer from any health issues.

★ Other than a lazy eye and shitty vision (corrected with EXTREMELY thick glasses), Mason doesn’t have any conditions.

Vincent

★ Hesitant to admit he wants kids, but warms to the idea eventually. He also has two kids - a boy and a girl. There’s five years between Gabrielle & Owen.

★ Was afraid of having twins ending up like Bo and himself, but twins are a rarity in his family so it never happened.

★ Other than becoming exceedingly tall as they get older, they don’t take after him much. Vincent is secretly thankful.

★ Sometimes finds it difficult to communicate with his kids. Gabrielle is mostly non-verbal too, as she’s extremely shy. But they figure out a way, and even learn some sign language!

Bo

★ Honestly he... isn’t big on kids; but it’s different when their your own. He has one kid, born Elijah, who later decides they’re nonbinary and changes their name to Robin.

★ Would never admit to wanting more. One crazy kid running about it enough, thanks.

★ Bo’s surprisingly chill about his kid coming out. He doesn’t get it, but he loves his kid regardless.

Lester

★ Wants a hundred kids but realises that’s ridiculous. Still, he wouldn’t mind a huge family - but he only has three.

★ Lydia comes first. Three years later comes Addison. After eight years comes Jordan, who’s a complete surprise no one was expecting. Not even the parents!

★ They all grow up to be total tomboys, real outdoorsy types like their Dad.

★ You’re going to have to train these kids, because they’re all fucking feral. Lydia barely knows what a shower is.

[clovis-enthusiast]

Little thought about The Tyrant’s Tomb. [SPOILERS!!!!]

oKAY, so I’m gonna start off by saying that, as usual, Rick Riordan’s writing style never fails to impress and draw me in to keep reading and not stop until I’ve devoured every last word. I was DESPERATE to read this book because it took me longer to get it than usual, and I was trying to go into it spoiler free (aside from reading the snippets that Uncle Rick posted on his Twitter every now and then.) I pretty much managed to do so, and it made the experience that much more emotional for me. I went into The Burning Maze KNOWING that Jason was going to die, but I had absolutely no idea what I’d be facing in this book.

Camp Jupiter

I’m just gonna flat out say it; I was never really all that interested in Camp Jupiter in the beginning. I didn’t like the majority of the characters (aside from Dakota who is my legal son) and the camp structure (though accurate to the Romans) seemed too strict and harsh to me. The ranking systems confused me, and it all in all just did not appeal to me the way Camp Half-Blood does. However, the more I read, the more attached I grew, and although I still MUCH prefer Camp Half-Blood and would choose it in a heartbeat when choosing between the two camps, it still became an interesting place to read about. I ADORE the idea of New Rome and the sharp contrast of silly demigods like the fifth cohort vs. the strict rules and upbringing of the camp.

When Jason died in The Burning Maze and the next book was set to take place surrounding Camp Jupiter, I grew excited. I REALLY wanted to meet more of the demigods of the Roman camp and explore them more (mostly Dakota but I digress.) Although I knew reading about everyone’s reactions to Jason’s death would be hard, I fought through it and was somewhat surprised by the lack of grieving that was presented. I mean, the ENTIRE first few chapters were ALL about Jason’s coffin and Lester and Meg grieving and trying their best to get it to camp but when it actually got there there really wasn’t that much of an uproar. At first I thought that was strange but looking back at it the Romans are brought up to be strong and not let emotions take over them, and people like Hazel have to show absolute strength. Besides the camp was already in mourning over DOZENS of other campers at the time.

That was another thing that sort of bugged me. I was absolutely ITCHING to meet some new characters and granted I got a few, but the majority of the ‘newer’ characters had already been killed and served only as the undead army.

THAT WAS SO FUCKED UP. It was one thing that I think Rick did a really good job with in upping the deep and darkness of the Riordanverse series. Can you imagine fighting your undead comrades and friends?? Like holy shit, that was emotional. I was super worried I spoiled something for myself on Istagram bc I read a post someone made about Jason trying to get the undead Romans to follow him instead or direct them away from camp, but I should have known it wasn’t true since he was literally burned.

Frank

Speaking of burning, I ACTUALLY thought Rick killed Frank off. Up until this book, I hadn’t really realized how much I loved this man. His character is just so well-written and likable and when he sacrificed the wood, I was like NOOOOOOOOO. I was SO grateful he came back in the end because I was sure Rick would never hear the end of THAT one if he allowed it to really happen. On the bright side, my baby boy can now enjoy his life with a little bit more vigor and less fear now that the stick is gone for good.

New Characters

Lavinia Asimov: Okay, Lavinia is a REALLLLLLLY weird character to me. She reminds me a lot of Lou Ellen to be honest, but for some reason, she doesn’t appeal to me as much as Lou Ellen does. (Maybe it’s just because I tend to prefer minor characters) Her rebelliousness seemed a little too... forced at times?? And her whole thing with the dryads and fauns was kinda weird too, but I guess since she likes Poison Ivy, it makes sense. However, she kinda did grow on me, I suppose, and I wouldn’t mind seeing more of her.

Poison Ivy: I REALLY wished we could have met her even just once. Lavinia would not shut up about her and was CONSTANTLY rebelling against the rules in camp just to see her, so I wanna know just what kind of a character she is. I’m sure she would have been very interesting and sassy to have been Lavinia’s love interest lol

Pranjal: He’s a good boy!!! Not quite sure how to pronounce his name properly, but his appearance is adorable and I LOVE the fact that he’s a son of Aesculapius because he’s one of my favorite gods soooo... I really wish we could have seen more of him!! He’s kinda like Clovis in the way that he has like one important part, gets mentioned like two times afterwards and then never again :^/

Aristophanes: he’s a cat,,, i love him,,, 

Harpocrates: This was SO interesting and out of the blue to me having gone in spoiler free!! He’s earned a new spot up in my favorite gods list because of how interesting and mysterious he is. His concept was great and although i was sad to see him sacrificed, I hope that he and Sibyl are together wherever they are bc that was damn cute and made me so emotional afgkjldg why did Apollo have to be such a dick as a god,,,

New names with little to no info: Carl (Roman demigod,) Reza (Roman demigod,) Reginald (faun,) Felipe (faun,) Harold (faun,) Lotoya (dryad,) Buster (unicorn,) Muffin (unicorn,) Whagadoodle (unicorn,) Shirley (unicorn,) Horatio (unicorn,) One Eye (pegasus,) Small Ears (pegasus,) Boost (pandai,) Ida (Roman demigod,) Caelius (Roman demigod,) Thomas (Roman demigod,) Colum (Roman demigod,) and Terrel (Roman demigod)

Lester/Apollo

MY BOY HAS GROWN!!! He’s so human now, and I’m so proud. He doesn’t even second guess sacrificing himself or humiliating himself to save his friends. I just... I have a lot of feelings over his character development. Rick handles him SO well, and I just,,, I love him,,, i am,,, in love with him,, i would date lester papadopoulos

Meg

She’s grown to be such a doll!! I was SUPER annoyed by her in the first books, but now she’s my daughter. I love that she’s actually expressing emotions other than ‘annoying 12 year old’ now. Like I wanna protect her.

Reyna

She was a pretty good character in this book and her leaving the camp was a HUGE surprise to me. I kinda wish she was still praetor because idk Hazel just doesn’t rlly seem as fit for it as Reyna was, and I like Reyna a lot, but idk i guess it’s coolio. I was also glad Rick cleared up all the romance discourse about her too though the way he did it was kinda weird (she literally was using the word ‘ship’ out loud like wh-- and i don’t remember the venus thing at all so maybe i missed it from a different book? idk it came out of nowhere to me)

Ella and Tyson

I actually like Ella a lot now!! I used to find her quite annoying, and her relationship with Tyson felt forced, but now that I had the time to get used to her and figure out her character a little more, I do like her. She sort of treats Tyson weird, but I think towards the end, I fell for their relationship more. Tyson was literally excellent, show-stopping, breath-taking, amazing,,, like YESSS KING I LOVE YOU AND YOU PEANUT BUTTER-SMELLING SELF (that one scene where he just started dancing and apollo didn’t know if it was for the ritual or just bc he felt like it killed me)

Character Deaths

Dakota: I AM NEVER GOING TO GET OVER THIS ONE FOLKS. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY TIMES I HAD TO REREAD THE SAME SENTENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT I WASN’T HAVING A NIGHTMARE. I PHYSICALLY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT RICK KILLED HIM OFF. I’M STILL EMOTIONAL OVER IT, AND JUST AJSDHF;AMNJ ‘;  NOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IS THE SECOND SIBLING POLLUX HAS LOST IM GOING TO  S C R E A M  HE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS AND HE DESERVED BETTER DAMN IT I’M LITERALLY IN SHOCK LITERALLY DO NOT TALK TO ME LIKE I’M STILL IN SHOCK FROM CREST’S DEATH IN THE LAST BOOK TBH AND NOW THIS??? NOW I’M SCARED CLOVIS IS GONNA DIE JSDKLFKS the only thing that gives me comfort is that Jason can be with his friend in Elysium now fuckkkk,,, rick why did you do this to me,,, I LITERALLY CANNOT EXPRESS HOW UPSET I AM I WILL  N E V E R  HEAL

Don: Don was sort of a comic relief character in SoN, and it was very sad to see him go. He reminded me a lot of Grover, and his death scene with Lavinia ACTUALLY made me tear up. THIS BOOK MADE ME SO EMOTIONAL GOD DAKOTA AND DON WERE LITERAL BABIES RICK GIVE THEM BACK

Bobby: listen,,, we never even met this kid rlly and i was still super sad when lavinia had to kill him again and hannibal is without him and just ughhh whyyy

Julia’s mother, father, AND foster parents: HOLY SHIT RICK WASN’T THAT KIND OF OVERKILL??? I felt so bad for the poor girl, especially cause she’s like six??? But it’s very sweet that Terminus adopted her. I really liked that.

Jacob: AAHHHAHA this one made me sad too!!!! he was such a minor character, but he reminded me of Damien White and Ethan Nakamura (if he were allowed to actually be a kid,) so I think that’s why I was sort of partial to him. The way he died was SUPER horrid too, so I just,,, im big sad for him (on a good hand, he went down F I G H T I N G)

Mentions of anything relating to Hypnos or his children

Yes, i am keeping track, sue me. Somnus was mentioned one time in this book as one of the gods Apollo briefly considered summoning to his aid, and it is presumed he has some sort of tribute at Camp Jupiter had he not before. You’ll make another appearance someday Clovis, I know it :’^D 

Final Thoughts

I literally CANNOT wait for the next book (which I presume is the last one.) From what it seems, we’re returning to New York, so Camp Half-Blood will be present. I can’t wait to see my babes again, and I’m REALLY hoping more minor characters will be allowed to shine (cough clovis cough) but like i KNOW some will die and just,,, im sad,,, dakota’s death has wrecked me,,, but on the side note, the new book is coming out in my last year of school!!! i’m so excited because this series holds emotional value to me like i’ve literally gone through my high school career with trials of apollo like it was with me the whole time and it’s one of the only things that keeps me going. i just,,, i have no words to express how much this series and all the others mean to me...

thank you so much for keeping me going, uncle rick. i can’t wait to see how this all ends :^) <3 

[dragon-chica]

Bodily Fluids & More Relationship Headcanons - Rat/Jacob Lester

Podcast: Archive 81

Back again with more on my favorite A81 character, give me this unhinged little scientist.

Rat is always readily willing to offer up his bodily fluids, any of them (as he has multiple) and means it innocently enough.

But your dirty mind had to jump in on part of it and ask how he might give you each of them.

It took him a moment to understand your insinuation, but he thought it was very funny.

You may also take any of his fluids however you like :)

Getting rather irritated and at times defensive at how often Rat is referred to as a thing or creature or abomination in a derogatory sense.

Rat may an inhuman creature like no other you've ever seen, but he is your oddity of a being. So fuck off.

Rat felt very fuzzy inside after you said so and defended him, and told you as much. He is not at all bothered by the things he is called, but to see you to protective over him and his feelings! Oh how wonderful.

Suit is very untrusting and weary of you once she starts to come back, you may have been kind to her in her state but she doesn't forgive you for associating with Rat.

She refuses your help as much as she can, even after she gives up her fingers and will only give you looks of disdain and a cold shoulder.

Dan is your friend, he's a nice guy, and a tiny celebrity. At least it feels like it when you meet him after listening to all his podcast episodes again with Rat upon his arrival.

You also give him some extra credit for being friendly to Rat still once he settled down. And he likes having another friend besides his tentative talks with Lou and Clara.

When Melody goes to send Rat home, he is given a choice. In an instant, for an eternity, paused to decide to go to his god and his choir, or somewhere else, to that which meant to much to him before or stay with what means so much to him now. A choice he never imagines he would need to make.

He knew instantly, he considered for lengths. He should have asked you if you would want this, to meet Samuel and to sing. But he did not, he did not know to.

Maybe one day he would receive this offer and boon again, but in this time he stays by your side instead.

[paradisobound]

I Want It, I Got It: Chapter 26

Summary: Phil Lester was a worker for the BBC in London. Working in the advertising department, he was content being alongside his friend and fellow coworker PJ during every shift. However, the BBC is temporarily being used as a film set for a new movie staring Hollywood ‘It’ star, Daniel Howell. Being stuck as an extra on the set, Phil finds it’s hard to ignore the famous star. And maybe, just maybe, Dan finds it hard to ignore Phil as well.

Word Count: 2.6k (this chapter)

Warnings: Occasional swearing and sexual content 

Rating: Explicit

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The picture was spread over every corner of the world. Everywhere Phil looked, he saw the photo. It was so blurry and grainy but it was obvious who it was and it was obvious what was happening. Every time he looked at the photo, he felt sicker and sicker. 

The worst part was that he felt so powerless to everything. He felt absolutely powerless to anything that was happening and it was so far beyond their control. When he’d gotten off from the phone with Dan, he’d cried so hard that Spike barked at him and Phil had yelled for him to shut up and then immediately apologized. He’d held Spike close. He knew his crying was unsettling for his pup. 

He hadn’t bothered to call his mum back or Martyn. He didn’t even look at PJ’s text. A part of him believes that if he stops looking at his phone and seeing the photo, he can believe the photo never existed and this entire thing wasn’t happening. 

He was curled up on his bed when he heard Dan enter his flat a short time later. He could hear Dan’s footsteps walk around before they eventually walked to the bedroom. Phil looked up at him and immediately broke down into tears again at Dan’s puffy eyes and tear stained cheeks. 

“What are we going to do?” 

“Marianne is talking with the media right now to try and get the photo pulled. I have my entire team working individually to find the source of the photo so we can press charges.” 

“But that doesn’t solve our problem.” Phil says, reaching up and wiping his cheeks. 

“I know.” Dan says. “But there isn’t anything we can do right now.” 

Phil let out a long sigh. “So what are we going to do now?” 

Dan walked into the bedroom further and shrugged his shoulders. He took a seat on the edge of Phil’s bed and sniffled. “I actually don’t know.” 

“I don’t either.” 

“We could release statements and ask for privacy but…” 

“That doesn’t really work when our privacy has already been breached.” Phil says. 

Dan nods in agreement. 

“I never really planned for this to ever happen.” Dan says. “I should have been more careful. I knew how paparazzi liked to follow me around and I knew that they would eventually find out where I was but I still should have been more careful. It was my fault for kissing you in such an open setting.” 

“It’s not your fault.” Phil says. He actually believes―no, knows this too. He knows that this isn’t Dan’s fault and he doesn’t want Dan taking the blame for it. Not with all of this shit crumbling around them, he doesn’t need Dan to take the fall. 

“But it is.” Dan says. “It’s indirectly my fault and you can’t argue with it. I’m the one who is the celebrity, not you.” 

“But that isn’t your fault for what the paparazzi are doing to you―to us. They’re ruining our privacy and breaching our boundaries.” 

“I know.” Dan says. “And on top of that, I have that movie premiere tomorrow night and I’m going to have to show up since it’ll look fucked if I don’t. And when I get there, I’m going to bombarded by people and cameras and microphones and I’m going to have to bite my tongue to not tell them to get fucked.” 

“This is all such bullshit.” Phil says. 

Dan nods again in agreement. 

“What do you want to do?” Dan asks him and it catches Phil off guard. 

“I don’t know.” 

Dan lets out a watery sigh. “I told Marianne that I would travel back to LA tomorrow night immediately following the premiere. I need to sort things out back home.” 

“Okay.” 

“I’m sorry.” 

Phil reached out and put his hand on Dan’s arm. “Don’t apologize.” 

Dan laid down on the bed and rolled closer to Phil, bringing their bodies closer together. Phil wrapped his arms around Dan’s torso and pulled him close. 

They just laid in silence together. In the background, Phil could hear both of their phones going off, constantly vibrating from emails, missed calls, and texts. But right now, they just lay together, crying silently as they think about the future and what’s going to happen. 

They were just outed in front of the entire world. Phil wasn’t even out to some of his coworkers and past friends and now, his name is plastered on headlines as kissing Daniel Howell. He can only imagine what people must be thinking right now. He doesn’t even want to see his social media. He doesn’t want to see his Twitter or Instagram or even his YouTube channel. 

Whatever chance he had a normal life was just ripped away from him and he’ll never get it back. He’s always be known as the guy in the photo kissing Daniel Howell. 

They remain silent until Dan suddenly begins to kiss him and they find themselves getting heated. Just mere moments later, Dan is beneath him, spreading his legs open and Phil is stretching him open and pushing inside not long after. It’s a bit sad and Phil feels tears prick his eyes as he thrusts into Dan. But as his thrusting gets faster and Dan moans under him, he feels something deep and primal take over. 

This is the one thing they have between them that remains private. Sex will always be just for him and Dan to have. No one will be able to see Dan like Phil does. No one will see the way Dan shuts his eyes and bites his lip as he moans. No one will see what Dan looks like naked underneath them. 

This is just for Phil to see from now on and forever and he intends to eventually make that clear. 

Dan finishes before him but not long after, Phil pulls out and finishes on Dan’s belly. It was what he needed to feel the stress leave his body and he can tell Dan feels the same way as his muscles unclench in his stomach and back. They don’t even bother to clean up. They just lay down next to each other and fall asleep. 

***

Phil calls in sick to work the next morning and then before Phil can really comprehend what the day is actually going to bring, Dan tells him that he needs to leave so he can go and get ready all day for the premiere that night. Their goodbye is much more bittersweet than when Phil left Los Angeles. There isn’t as many tears shed but it definitely hurts a lot more because Phil has no idea what the future is going to bring anymore. 

He’s lost. 

He’s completely and utterly lost. 

He sees Dan out with one last kiss goodbye and then Dan leaves out the door to a black cab with his suitcase and he’s gone once again out of Phil’s life. Phil doesn’t even know when he’s going to see Dan again and maybe that’s why this departure feels a lot more bittersweet. 

This was supposed to be his and Dan’s time to be together and it was ruined by the paparazzi and now they couldn’t enjoy what they wanted to. Phil has to figure out what to do while Dan goes to a movie premiere and then flies back to Los Angeles to figure out what he is going to do. 

He sits on his couch all day and ignores all of the phone calls that come in. He sends his mum and brother texts asking for some time to himself and then he turns off his phone and leaves it be. 

When he gets onto his laptop, he finds himself looking through his old footage of videos that he and Dan had filmed when he was in LA. He clicks through the videos and finds one of him and Dan doing a Q+A that they had asked questions for and finds himself importing the footage into his editing software and splicing it together. 

He works on that until its done and he honestly does not know how long it takes. He exports it and renders it and then he’s on his YouTube channel. Phil’s clicking on his profile and then he’s clicking on upload and suddenly he’s uploading the video and titling it. He adds in the description that this is the last video he’ll post for a while and then as it uploads, he watches the progress bar rise further and further to 100%. 

When it’s finished, he presses publish and takes a deep breath before closing his laptop and tossing it gently to the floor and laying on his side. 

He never sees what the reception of the video was. He never sees anyones reaction. He doesn’t even see what Dan says about the video because by the time he finally turns his phone on, the premiere for the moving is beginning and he’s watching it on his telly. 

Spike lays with him and they watch the TV as the hosts of the entertainment channel he stumbled upon talk about how it’s going to be a star studded night for the occasion and they were going to be covering some of the celebrities who were showing up to the red carpet. 

Phil watches curiously as all of the celebrities begin to arrive for the premiere and then suddenly a limo pulls ups and he see Dan step out with the help of a bodyguard. Phil watches with a tight throat as he sees all of the flashing lights flaring at Dan. He’s wearing a black pin stripe blazer with black pants and Phil thinks he looks stunning and he’s upset that he didn’t get the chance to tell Dan that himself. 

“Daniel Howell has just arrived to the red carpet.” The one host says on the TV. “He’s been the center of media headlines over the last couple weeks and there were talks that his appearance tonight would be up in the air.” 

The host suddenly walks over to Dan and Phil can see the fear that is registering over his face as the host points the microphone at him. “Hello, Dan! Do you care to tell us who you’re wearing tonight?” 

“I’m wearing Marc Jacobs.” Dan says with a smile. 

“Ooh.” She says. “We were all surprised to see you at the premiere tonight following the massive media attention in the last 24 hours.” 

Phil watches Dan’s smile falter and Phil wants to go through the screen and shake the host and scream at her that she shouldn’t be asking Dan that. But instead, he has to sit back and watch as Dan visibly recoils and then tries to answer. 

“Well, my friends all worked hard on this film and I’d been an extra on the set so it only feels right that I still come out and support them on such a great occasion.” 

Dan then turns away from the host and walks away and the host tries to play it off like that was what was supposed to happen and she turns back to the camera to speak about how Chris Hemsworth was arriving right about now to the red carpet. 

Phil reaches for the remote and flips the channel, finding a cooking show to watch instead as the bile rises in his throat. 

***

Phil gets around to calling his mum before he goes to bed that night and he shares a  healthy cry with her over the phone. His mum keeps him calm and tells him that she’s spoken to someone to act as a publicist on his behalf and this time, Phil doesn’t argue with her about it. He needs the help. 

He hears from Dan when he leaves the premiere and heads for the airport and when he falls asleep that night, he’s convinced that Dan is on his flight back to Los Angeles. 

Phil wakes up from a restless sleep to his phone buzzing repeatedly on his night stand. He reaches for it and checks it and sees that is Dan wanting to Facetime. He looks at the time and notes that it is a little after 6am which means Dan is back in the USA by now. 

Phil answers it and Dan’s face pops up on the screen in front of him. His eyes are puffy and his cheeks red and Phil knows that there is something different―more tense―hanging in the air as Dan opens his mouth to speak. 

“We need to talk, Phil.” He begins. 

“Okay.” Phil chokes out. 

“i’ve been doing some thinking and…” Dan’s voice breaks. “I think we should take a break.” 

Phil feels his heart shatter as if someone just took a sledgehammer to glass but he tries his best to hide it despite his vision blurring. 

“I don’t want to do this.” Dan says, his voice continuing to break as he speaks. “But I think it’s for the best if we take the time apart to let this situation clear and then we can try again.” 

“Okay.” 

“This isn’t a break up.” Dan reassures. “This is just a break, okay?” 

“Okay.” 

“Can you please say something else?” Dan pleaded. 

“What do you want me to say?” Phil says. “I think a break is a good thing too.” Phil lies. 

“Are you…are you sure that’s how you feel?” Dan asks. 

Phil nods, a tear suddenly sliding down his cheek and landing on his neck. 

“Fuck, this is so much harder than I wanted it to be.” Dan says, his voice hoarse. 

Phil can see that he’s crying silently to himself. 

“I think it’s best too if we try and remain as low as we can about each other.” Dan says. “I think we shouldn’t try to contact each other for the next few days and we should just try and let this situation be pushed on.” 

Phil turns his head and tries to hide the fact that a sob is threatening to break through his mouth. “Okay.” 

“This isn’t easy for me, Phil.” Dan says. “I love you so damn much, okay and that’s why I’m doing this.” Dan sniffles. “It’s just until we can figure out what we can do in the future.” 

Phil just nods and pulls his lips into a tight line as he looks at the screen through a clouded gaze. Dan brings his hand up and wipes off his face. 

“I didn’t want it to come to this.” 

“Me either.” Phil says. 

“But it’s just until the media blows over. I promise.” 

Phil nods and Dan tries to give him a sympathetic smile but it falters and crumbles as he wipes off the new tears from his face. “It’s late there and I know you’re supposed to be sleeping so I’ll let you go.” 

Please don’t go. 

“I love you.” Dan says before he shifts just a bit on camera. “Bye, Phil.” 

The call ends and Phil feels his heart shutter into millions of unfixable pieces. He drops his phone to the other side of the bed and curls onto his side as he pulls his knees up to his chest and lets go all fo the sadness from the last few days. 

[daveysheadisspinning]

I like to imagine that some time, Davey gets really angry and calls Les by his full name, and this is how it happened.

Davey: for petessa- LESTER JACOBS GET OVER HERE NOW

The other boys, stifling their laughter: Lester...

Les, in a smart ass way: oh yes, I’m coming David MIRIAM Jacobs

The other boys, now laughing uncontrollably: MIRIAM!

Davey, embarrassed and now furious: it’s a family name!

Jack: yeah, what ever you say Miriam

[slashersins]

Okay, I saw something about a piercing and have to ask. What slashers would have piercings and where?.... I know they don’t really have any, but i can just imagine Micheal with his big juicy shlonk peirced like I’m just not okay. I love your work girl, keep up the extraordinary work🥺😘 ~ Ant

if the slashers had piercings where would they be ? and which ones DO have them ? lemme be your guide .

jason voorhees 

if jason had a piercing then it would be simple . nothing to show off . a simple ear piercing with a simple stud . it makes him feel handsome .

michael myers 

michael would have a fucking cock piercing , he’d have the magic cross . look it up .

brahms heelshire 

brahmsy . . . hmmm . . . what kind of piercing would brahms have ? i think . . . i think if he could get one he might like to have 

thomas hewit 

thomas would get his tongue pierced . hands down . 

jesse cromeans 

if jesse was into piercings more than he’s into tattoos then he’d have a prince albert and his nipples pierced . though . . . he might have a prince albert . ya know what , this mother fucker has his dick pierced now . 

bubba saywer 

bubba get double ear piercings . so he can have the top be a stud and the bottom be one hanging and feel so pretty . 

billy loomis 

billy and stu got their piercings at the same time . billy has a prince albert . also , all of stu’s ear piercings , which stu has two of in each ear , were done by billy . 

stu matcher 

stu would want to get snake bites so fucking bad , but in the end he had to settle for something a little more hidden ( he also didn’t want to upset his parents ) . so he has his nipples pierced ! he likes the caged rings . all of billy’s ear piercings , which he has one on each ear , were done by stu !

vincet sinclair 

if vincent could he’d want a septum . but sadly he doesn’t have . . . what he needs for it completely . however he does have old masks with a piercing in them .

bo sinclair 

bo has one nipple pierced because he fucking chickened out before the second one could get pierced . it hurt too fucking bad the first time . it’s his right nipple . he has a straight bar with regular balls

lester sinclair 

lester would get both his nipples pierced and have a fucking happy ass time with em . he doesn’t care what kind he as as long as they’re cute . 

jacob goodnight 

this boy might be convinced to get like . . . an ear piercing . maybe . just one . just one piercing and it has to be a fucking cross . that tiny little t is for jesus . 

martin ( 1977 ) 

this boy is shy . he is fucking shy as hell . okay . his fucking nipples . just one . his left one . he did it himself , somehow it didn’t get infected . he likes using a simple metal bar with simple metal balls .

[slashersins-abandoned]

@eternalant asked :

Okay, I saw something about a piercing and have to ask. What slashers would have piercings and where?.... I know they don’t really have any, but i can just imagine Micheal with his big juicy shlonk peirced like I’m just not okay. I love your work girl, keep up the extraordinary work🥺😘 ~ Ant

jason voorhees

if jason had a piercing then it would be simple . nothing to show off . a simple ear piercing with a simple stud . it makes him feel handsome .

michael myers

michael would have a fucking cock piercing , he’d have the magic cross . look it up .

brahms heelshire

brahmsy … hmmm … what kind of piercing would brahms have ? i think … he wouldn’t have one . 

thomas hewit

thomas would get his tongue pierced . hands down .

jesse cromeans

if jesse was into piercings more than he’s into tattoos then he’d have a prince albert and his nipples pierced . though … he might have a prince albert . ya know what , this mother fucker has his dick pierced now .

bubba saywer

bubba get double ear piercings . so he can have the top be a stud and the bottom be one hanging and feel so pretty .

billy loomis

billy and stu got their piercings at the same time . billy has a prince albert . also , all of stu’s ear piercings , which stu has two of in each ear , were done by billy .

stu matcher

stu would want to get snake bites so fucking bad , but in the end he had to settle for something a little more hidden ( he also didn’t want to upset his parents ) . so he has his nipples pierced ! he likes the caged rings . all of billy’s ear piercings , which he has one on each ear , were done by stu !

vincet sinclair

if vincent could he’d want a septum . but sadly he doesn’t have … what he needs for it completely . however he does have old masks with a piercing in them .

bo sinclair

bo has one nipple pierced because he fucking chickened out before the second one could get pierced . it hurt too fucking bad the first time . it’s his right nipple . he has a straight bar with regular balls

lester sinclair

lester would get both his nipples pierced and have a fucking happy ass time with em . he doesn’t care what kind he as as long as they’re cute .

jacob goodnight

this boy might be convinced to get like … an ear piercing . maybe . just one . just one piercing and it has to be a fucking cross . that tiny little t is for jesus .

martin ( 1977 )

this boy is shy . he is fucking shy as hell . okay . his fucking nipples . just one . his left one . he did it himself , somehow it didn’t get infected . he likes using a simple metal bar with simple metal balls .

[sparklingnifflers]

Fantastic Beasts Characters as Youtubers

Newt Scamander: Danisnotonfire. Very cute, a bit awkward.

Queenie Goldstein: Zoella. Very cute but also smart and can be badass if needed.

Jacob Kowalski: AmazingPhil. Smol bean. Very adorable.