#Lily Taylor (character)

[tending-the-hearth]

my favorite trio dynamic is "romantic couple who would do anything for each other and their Platonic Guy that they would also do anything for"

[starlyx0]

so I have noticed some people think Ben is boring (trust me I’ve seen it)

so I am here to talk about everything ben and try to explain his character!

This won’t be the best character analysis

as English is not my first language and I'm trying to bring more attention to stuff that's not talked about often.

So I'm going to split this into 6 categories to try to make writing this easier for me so bare with me.

Things I’ll go over!

personality 

looks 

hobbies

past & current 

relationship with family 

relationship with friends

This is going to have a bunch of stuff that are headcanons I'm only including them to show ppl if u can put some thought into it u can get some reasonable ones.

1 | personality

I see a lot of ppl reduce his character to only music and being mute? which really upsets me because he soo so much more,

but making his entire personality music makes me so mad

most headcanons I see are all the same PLEASE I AM TIRED of hearing what kind of songs he listens to that or all ship headcanons titled as Bens 

he's a shy awkward guy we all know that cuz he really just stands in a corner awkwardly scratching his neck most times and he also doesn’t like horror or anything scary (eps 11) 

hes a protective older brother not overly like Tyler where hes more protective of Tay from other people ben is more chill going and more afraid of what life throws at Lily, there’s not much here cuz more points I have fit in the other categories :)

2 | looks 

he looks kinda of basic nobody can deny that so I won't, but because of his past I imagine he would have a bunch of scars ik he doesn’t and that’s a bummer cuz I really wish he had 🥲

After he lost his voice he became super facially expressive but also really good at hiding his emotions so it’s either really easy to read him or really hard no in between. also because of his past bullying, I assume it affected him and the way he presents himself that why he sticks to basic outfits and look,

overall trying not to bring attention to himself even after therapy he stuck to his habit but if someone gave him a little push and helped him he would drop it and start putting thought into his looks,

saw this somewhere I don’t remember where they said he would have curly hair as a kid but his mom didn’t know how to take care of it so they ended up shaving it and i think curly or wavy haired Ben would be so cute also he would look amazing with an eyebrow piercing %100 and uhh I genuinely don’t remember him smiling genuinely in canon so i imagine his with a downturned smile I may be wrong about that idk

3 | hobbies

did I make this a separate category just to talk about him being an artist? yes I absolutely did 🙂↕️

I fear most people forgot about it n honestly and that is criminal 

there is not much said about it in canon but I’ll work with what I have,

he probably didn’t have much artistic skills when he was younger and only started doing it as a distraction and a way to calm down n he probably made himself draw

I feel like red projected onto him in that ifykyk😭

but from the picture Ben draws based on things that happen so he diff draws a bunch of random things he sees and thinks its cool, he would draw everything and everyone and I feel his art style would be more realistic tbh

but Ben also plays guitar, plays piano 

, fight, used to sing, and the medic of the group like what else he do?? he is literally perfect what more can I say here but most of these are not really hobbies but skills he had to learn for the sake of his life 

4 | Past & current 

I’ll talk more here about how his past affects him currently,

I love to think he has a fear of fires because of the fire that burned down his house more of a headcanon tbh

see the pan he burned in that official art? it took him half an hour in his room to calm down his heartbeat and gathering around the campfire is the opposite of relaxing for him

probably hates turtlenecks with his being 

and I want to talk about his voice as that affects him the most what really bothers me about the fandom is that a lot of people ignore the fact that he probably will never speak. 

I see plenty of ppl benlor shippers say 

“he would sing for —-🥺“ “he would whisper to comfort—🥺“ n it makes me wonder are we even talking about the same character???? which is absolute bullshit if he did that he is the one that’s gonna need comfort like please. he would probably never speak unless he sees someone's head gets ripped off there body.

It's said flat out in episode 27

That he has the option to speak but he doesn’t why? Because he hates his voice and if he hates his voice sm he chose to not speak for yearsss what makes u think he would speak for the sake of someone else's comfort when doing that only pains him? he is selectively mute for a reason I'm not saying he doesn’t have a voice but at least if u headcanon him to speak in the future at least let it be for his own sake instead of doing it for someone else or make it about ur ship.

5 | Relationship with family 

Starting with his parents I don’t think they are bad parents at all they tried to help him as much as they could but they couldn’t so they opened up other options and let him move away and heal even if he’s not with them I think what the did is a good choice for their situation and their relationship would still be great tbh considering the distance 

now onto Lily

I honestly can talk about them for days. I love them 

Their relationship is so sweet the way Lily is stuck to him every chance she gets and ah also used to sing to her can you imagine how she felt seeing her brother coming home later and later covered in bruises not singing to her to sleep anymore watching him sneak out 

she basically watched her brother spiral down and then leave she was probably too young to really understand what was going on fully so now she just wants to spend all the time she can with him and he tries to make up for lost time :(

now Aiden 

most people probably forgot Aiden is the closest person to Ben and the same goes the other way around.

Aiden is a life long friend of Ben’s

he literally trusts him, follows him everywhere and lets him decide for him 

they spent most of their time together since Ben moved in they live together there stuck together.

Aiden probably helped him a lot mentally helping him try new things and be more carefree

Ben also probably helped him mentally and physically patching him up and looking out for him overall,

I see some Aiden fics that are like “Oh no Ben’s gonna be so upset at me 😖” and they make him act like a nurse, not a friend and he just bandages him up then leaves as if nothing happened and someone else comes and in does all the comforting 

like I can count all the fics where Ben acts like a decent person and I'd still have more fingers up than down,

it’s so upsetting how ignored their relationship is in this fandom they deserve so much more honestly.

6 | Relationship with friends 

he is definitely the therapist friend 

He is that kind of friend that you can tell everything to him going from weird food to the worst time of your life and won't even realize it 

his friendship with Ash is very chill not the closest I'd say,

they're really just trying to keep their peace lmao

his friendship with Taylor

I imagine them as gossip girls tbh Ben being a quiet kid while Taylor is popular they definitely know some good gossip 

his friendship with Tyler is something he used to find him irritating but then he realized they have a lot in common especially when Tyler was teaching him guitar which was precise since he was the one who offered 

and his friendship with Logan 

it's really sweet Logan would try to teach him gardening while they talk about their interests

and be absolute nerds together lmao

overall the friendship between all of them is really sweet ik I didn’t give it justice here but the found family trope and the way they find comfort in each other is just everything to me

And I'm done yappin hope u enjoyed that because that was over 1,5k words 

if u have any questions feel free to ask 🫡

[all-too-unwell-13]

hi i'm bored so here's what i think marauders era characters would think about taylor swift 😙😙

(this is a part 1 with the marauders + valkeyries)

the marauders:

james - i don't think he'd have much of an opinion her tbh. i can see james listening to shake it off REGLIGIOUSLY, but other than some more tracks from 1989?? not much 🤷‍♀️

sirius - i genuinely don't think he'd care much for taylor at all. her music isn't his thing, but eventually remus would convince him to listen to some of speak now and i think he'd like 'haunted (taylor's version)' as well as 'mine' and a few other sappy love songs from some other albums that he associates with remus <3

remus - folklore is HIS ALBUM, okay? he listens to it daily, sometimes listening to evermore as well. remus prefers her softer, more lyrical music (this includes songs like 'new years day' as well as even 'dear reader' bc he'd relate a lot i think!!)

peter - like sirius, peter doesn't really listen to her music, and therefore doesn't have any opinion on her music. but if anybody turns her music on, he won't turn it off bc he does vibe with some songs (mainly the popular tracks, because i don't see him properly listening to a lot of her discography because he just prefers other music)

the valkeyries:

lily - the og swiftie of the entire friend group. she listens to taylor swift religiously and LOVES folklore (she was the one who introduced remus to her music and that album), as well as reputation (bc who doesn't, honestly?). her favourite songs from folklore are 'the lakes' and 'invisible string' !!

mary - forced swiftie i fear (she likes to joke that lily makes her listen to taylor all the time, but really mary also enjoys the music). she's a huge fearless tv girl and her favourite songs are 'the way i loved you' and 'jump then fall,' not just bc she might relate to either, but she just likes them!!

marlene - doesn't love taylor's music, but wouldn't turn it off if it came on 🤷‍♀️ she spends a lot of time listening to it bc of lily and mary, so she knows a lot of the lyrics, but she wouldn't listen to it herself, if yk what i mean!!

[starryaugust]

Some characters who are Jewish because I’m Jewish and I said so

Nico and Bianca Di Angelo

Lily Evans

Peter Pettigrew

Remus Lupin

Mary McDonald

Luna Lovegood

Neville Longbottom

Peter Parker (more specifically in the mcu)

Literally the entirety of the dc universe

Tamar Kir Bataar and Tolya Yul Bataar

Jesper Fahey

Wylan Van Eck/Hendriks

America Singer

Adam Young

Gregor Samsa

Izzy Hands

Steven Meeks

Jackie Taylor

Taissa Turner

[soraya-snape]

Harry Potter characters/ships and the Taylor Swift song that reminds me of them:

Tedoire

She said, I was seven and you were nine

2 years age gap just like Teddy and Vicky

I dared you to kiss me and ran when you tried Just two kids, you and I

Vicky and Teddy growing up together because through Harry, Teddy is part of the Weasley family and Vicky developing a crush on Teddy but him only seeing het as a little sister

Well, I was sixtWell, I was sixteen when suddenly I wasn't that little girl you used to see But your eyes still shined like pretty lights

And then Teddy suddenly not seing her as a little sister but falling in love and them getting together when Vicky is 16 or 17

And our daddies used to joke about the two of us They never believed we'd really fall in love And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes And said oh my my my

This is so Bill + Harry and Fleur + Andromeda/Ginny

Take me back to the time when we walked down the aisle Our whole town came and our mamas cried You said I do and I did too

Just imagine Fleur and Andromeda as well as Molly and Ginny crying at Teddy's and Vicky's wedding and the whole weasley family being there for the first Weasley grandkids wedding

Newtina

But something happened, I heard him laughing I saw the dimples first and then I heard the accent They say home is where the heart is But that's not where mine lives

Their first meeting was so chaotic but also cute

He likes my American smile Like a child when our eyes meet, darling, I fancy you

The way they acted in the second movie when newt talks about her eyes being like the ones of salamanders, they were so akward and I love it

So I guess all the rumors are true You know I love a London boy Boy, I fancy you (ooh)

I mean everyone else saw that they like each other before they did

They say home is where the heart is But God, I love the English You know I love a London boy

My American girl and her London boy

Just wanna be with you Wanna be with you Stick with me, I'm your queen

This is so them, they literally can't be without the other

Snily

Please picture me

Please picture me In the trees I hit my peak at seven feet In the swing Over the creek I was too scared to jump in But I, I was high in the sky

This reminds me so much of the first memory Harry sees in the prince's tale. Lily actually did jump

Cross your heart, won't tell no other And though I can't recall your face I still got love for you Your braids like a pattern Love you to the moon and to Saturn

Sev loving Lily even years after she died...

And I've been meaning to tell you I think your house is haunted Your dad is always mad and that must be why And I think you should come live with Me and we can be pirates Then you won't have to cry Or hide in the closet

Sev's father being abusive towards him and his mum and him hoping it will all be better in Hogwarts together with Lily (it wouldn't be)

Passed down like folk songs Our love lasts so long

Sev "passing" down his love for Lily and protecting Harry for her

Tedromeda

I just learned these people only raise you to cage you Sarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best Clutching their pearls, sighing "What a mess" I just learned these people try and save you ... cause they hate you

This is so Andromeda being raised in the Black houshold and Bellatrix and Narzissa as well as the rest disapproving of her love for Ted

They slammed the door on my whole world The one thing I wanted

She loved Ted so much

Now I'm running with my dress unbuttoned Screaming "But Daddy I love him!" I'm having his baby No, I'm not, but you should see your faces

Just imagine Andy telling her father she loved Ted for the first time, Ariel style. And she was actually having his baby.

Dutiful daughter, all my plans were laid Tendrils tucked into a woven braid Growing up precocious sometimes means not growing up at all He was chaos, he was revelry Bedroom eyes like a remedy Soon enough the elders had convened Down at the city hall "Stay away from her"

Again so much Andy being raised as a Black and Ted just coming into her life with his "bedroom eyes" and everyone in her family disapproving but her going against the whole Black family becuase he is the one for her.

Thinking it can change the beat Of my heart when he touches me And counteract the chemistry And undo the destiny

Nothing could change her love for him

Now I'm dancing in my dress in the sun and Even my daddy just loves him I'm his lady, and oh my God You should see your faces Time, doesn't it give some perspective No, you can't come to the wedding I know he's crazy but he's the one I want

Her dad did in fact not love him so I actually don't know who came to their wedding but I still think it was a perfect

Romione

And in a blink of a crinkling eye I'm sinking, our fingers entwined Cheeks pink in the twinkling lights Tell me 'bout the first time you saw me I'll drink what you think, and I'm high From smoking your jokes all damn night The brink of a wrinkle in time Bittersweet sixteen suddenly

This is so Romione and you can't tell me otherwise. Just remember the first time he saw her...

Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me? (Kill me) It's just a game, but really (really) I'm bettin' on all three for us two (all three)

Ron did all 3. I mean he obviously did not actually kill Hermione but I think in 6th year he got close.

Truth, dare, spin bottles You know how to ball, I know Aristotle

No explanation needed

I feel like laughing in the middle of practice Do that impression you did of your dad again I'm hearing voices like a madman

Reminds me of the moments in the movies where Ron made her laugh

I'm going to add more...

[vomits0cutely]

“I’ve been doing it since he left, I keep finding his things in drawers. Crucial evidence, I didn’t imagine the whole thing.”

Literally all and any character from the Marauders era after they loss another person.

[emistoast]

linking taylor swift songs to book characters because i am unwell (part 1: marauders obvs)

The Prophecy - LILY DURING THE WAR

“please, i’m on my knees, change the prophecy. don’t want money, just want someone who wants my company. let it once be me. who do i have to speak to about if they can redo the prophecy?” I CAN PICTURE HER FINDING OUT ABOUT THE PROPHECY AND JUST WISHING FOR A NORMAL, HAPPY LIFE FOR HER FAMILY 😭

“a greater woman has faith, but even statues crumble if they’re made to wait. i’m so afraid i sealed my fate” i’m done. this is it.

“hand on the throttle, thought i caught lightning in a bottle” NO CAUSE HOLD ON I HAVE THINGS TO SAY!! lily spent her whole life feeling different. her sister thought she was a freak and even at school she was treated differently for being muggleborn. but now, with a husband and a kid she feels like she finally found something good. something safe and wonderful. she thought she caught lightning in a bottle. BUT THEN HALLOWEEN HAPPENS and obvs ⚡️and she realizes that catching lightning in a bottle is impossible, and she was never destined to have a happy family

— — —

right where you left me - i hate to say it but mary mcdonald

“did you hear about the girl who lives in delusion? break ups happen everyday you don’t have to lose it, she’s still 23 inside her fantasy” you can take this two ways,

1: she never moved on from the war because she obliviated herself and never got closure, pretending her life was fine when she always felt something missing, or

2: she only got rid of the bad memories, thus being stuck in a “perfect fantasy”

— — —

this is me trying - regulus black coded

“they told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential. and my words shoot to kill when I'm mad. i have a lot of regrets about that” BRO NEVER LEARNED HOW TO COMMUNICATE PROPERLY, HIS WORDS *DO* SHOOT TO KILL

“it's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you. you're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town” JEGULUS

very choices coded song

— — —

Now That We Don’t Talk - BLACK BROTHERS

“you grew your hair long, you got new icons, and from the outside it looks like you’re tryin’ lives on. i miss the old ways, you didn’t have to change. but i guess i don’t have a say, now that we don’t talk” i feel like it’s self explanatory but i will explain anyways !!

regulus pov after sirius leaves grimmauld place and stays with james. he’s finally free to express himself (growing his hair long) but regulus feels stuck in the past and just wants his brother back (even though he’d never admit it). he feels as if sirius has forgotten him and is an unrecognizable person (tryin’ lives on), but he knows he doesn’t have the right to say anything to sirius about it

[clockworkbee]

Manifesting James I Can Fix Him (No Really, I Can) Potter and Regulus Guilty As Sin Black. James My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys Potter and Regulus Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? Black.

[labyrinthhofmymind]

lily “so tell me everything is not about me, but what if it is?” evans

[terrainofheartfelt]

A Lily van der Woodsen Moodboard

Emotional affairs are necessary to keep a marriage alive.

[alvxprodz]

𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺 characters as 𝑭𝑶𝑳𝑲𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑺𝑶𝑵𝑮𝑺.

[madwcman]

happy birthday to lily evans, you would have loved taylor swift!

[lesbiantrish]

on my way home so in a few hours im gonna work on my yowzah edit 🙏

[therewererxses]

if you’re feeling bored, take these quizzes i made over the last few months :)

[lm-m-0-ne]

[soraya-snape]

I can fix him, no, really I can (no, really I can)

If this is not Lily talking about James, I don't know what it is.

Whoa, maybe I can't

And this is her realizing she was wrong while they are in hiding/if they had survived.