#Sabatoge Defense

[fogaminghub]

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[thestarstoasun]

Ever think about the fact that most greek demi-gods probably don't plan anything past high school. I think many of them don't focus much on their grades or academics (besides Athena kids) because of the high fatality rate.

They just expect not to make it to high school graduation. I'm not hating on the Romans when I say this, but I think that's what makes the Greek demigods better fighters. They run in disorganized chaos in the eyes of the Romans, but, as we saw in Manhattan, there is order to it.

The Apollo cabin has the best archers + healers, so they normally stay further back to shoot and run the infirmary, w/ the exception of combat medics. (Obviously, after Manhattan, there isn't much leeway here.)

The Ares Cabin has the best fighters overall. They are the ones that charge ahead and go into battle. Hephaestus cabin is just as capable at fighting and forge their own weapons, not to mention traps and whatever else might be useful.

Aphrodite cabin has charmspeak for demigods and, despite what people may think, are capable of fighting. Hermes cabin has the speed to not only fight but also cover the backs of the other cabins. They're also stealthy and have proven themselves to be able to sabatoge and steal when necessary.

The Athena cabin comes up with the planning but also joins in to fight. I feel they help fight and cover Aphrodite cabin. Demeter cabin uses plants as a line of defense and uses them to attack. Obviously, they also have weapons, but their main way to attack the Romans is through plants.

Basically, while it looks chaotic, because everyone is constantly in motion and moving where needed, everyone knows what to do, like it's instinct, its actually their own way of thinking. They're prepared to die in every battle, prepared to go down like heroes. I honestly just don't think they can focus much on schooling with the thought that the closer you get to adulthood, the higher you get to either freedom or Elysium.

[callistosposts]

Opinions on venus!!

VICTIM VICTIM VICTIM 🫵🫵 hes a victim (and also my favorite)

he was who Earth used as a scapegoat for issues, Earth using the fact Venus is clearly insecure to make himself feel better

hes angry cause he lost what he could of had, which is a VALID response. A lot of people disregard his anger as just being him but its a defense mechanism / trauma response from losing capabilities of life

he grew into being angry and being mean to others (mercury) cause he knows he'll never be that happy again.

and that angers exemplified when earth starts laughing at his reason to be angry, laughing at him for practically everything. Thats when he becomes defensive, hes angry at himself because he let Earth become that close to him that he opened up and then got laughed at. so now hes sabatoging himself by not letting anyone else get close to him while still trying to silently please Earth

Venus was absolutely willing to spin everything about himself just to please Earth, and when Mars confronted Earth on that only then did Venus realize he was just validation to Earth, his anger died down and he became who he truly is, scared.

that anger came back ofc, cause its his immediate front to protect himself from the world, but you can still see it in little moments when hes off to the side or not the main point of focus

i believe he was so quick to defend Earth again with Mars cause he understands why Earth acted like he did, he's not angry at him, he just wants a apology and to feel like a real person again

[horus-unofficial]

Update: Re: Re: Gorgon Frame Mech Moving Without Pilot Input

Thank you for helping with this issue, however it remains unresolved. Since your last correspondence my team has inserted probes into the organic tissue of my Gorgon to monitor its nerve activity, and we got electricians to go over every wire to ensure there were no faulty connections. Our electricians found no issues, despite the occurrences continuing. When we turn our backs on it my Gorgon still moves and our camera and sensor logs go blank, however the movement has progressed.

Now when my Gorgon moves it assumes different positions. While previously its movements could be interpreted defensively, moving out of possible harm or covering weak points, now its movements are aggressive. While performing maintenance on its dorsal joints it stood up and stared at me as I searched for an appropriate sized alan key, and while amputing a mangled finger from an recent battle it raised its arm and readied it as if to punch at me while I stored the severed member.

Fortunately the probes we inserted into its organic tissue did not have their data logs wiped. We can confirm the activity in my Gorgon's nervous system is greatly increased during these episodes. Examining the patterns of the nerve impulses and the chemicals released by the synapses reveals this nervous activity most closely resembles that of pain.

We have also examined other potential avenues for our other data logs to have been wiped. Our investigation into sabatoge has conclusively come clean, and reviewing stellar data reveals that there has been no abnormal stellar activity during these events. We are beggining to believe that my Gorgon is somehow responsible for the gaps in these data logs, despite lacking any AI or NHPs.

We are asking you if my Gorgon could be responsible for these events, and if so how we could stop it. If you don't believe my Gorgon could be responsible we are eager to see if you any theories we haven't considered. I have detailed them all here, but know we have considered and ruled out countless other possibilities.

Sincerely, Medusa

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man thats a lot of text uhhhhhhh if its developed pain receptors maybe give it some downtime to finish healing organically

as for the log records its pretty typical to find gaps in that when a gorgon is observed extruding basilisk, built in safety measure etc, so check its records on basilisk usage because its either trying to keep something from you or its doing a little experimentation (or both)

[tacticalhimbo]

SAM BECKER — THREE BLIND MICE / DOPPELGANGER

" Scheiße. Wait—You're Jason Brody, ja? You finished off Vaas. Why didn't you tell me! We must hide you. Hoyt will blow you into a thousand Stücke.

This will not be easy—You have become a victim of your own success, ja? The natives attack Hoyt now; he has put up defenses. We must sabatoge his organization or killing him will be useless. Yet, Hoyt doesn't know what you look like. Only about these…

Nein, nein, nein… oder ja… Erledigt! You must enlist with the Privateers—Halt!—no arguments. This is a two-man operation, and I need you on the inside. First thing's first… You must look the part. "

[solarwynd]

https://www.tumblr.com/solarwynd/738134063760769024/one-thing-that-has-been-annoying-me-since-seven-is

this is funny because before FACE not more than 4pjms ever drag other members, that too only when other solos drag jm and provoke them btw. yet jm got the worst hate train and still they trying to drag him and lc. it's not bcz of pjms he gets hate, yes they now have some excuses and fingers to blame so they can be vile but they will drag him anyway. pjms are rightfully angry since jimin got all the hate for 2 remix and 9 days promo without any company support while he got company fav, bongo's ******* allegations then you have jk who was spoon fed everything, hybe even helped with chewing btw yet no one except pjms questioned the company or fandom biasedness.

I hate those edits too and I never gave it a like but blaming it on pjms is wild thing to do since the fandom and other solos are the reason pjms started dragging him. even if jjks organized mass hate train if the army fandom reported and defended jm from them like they do for jk I don't think pjms would have went this far.

no pjms want scooter in jm next album. I won't say we don't want payola ( as in little bit of playlisting even if it's #20 or #10 in tth) and normal support without sabatoges. I'm sure jm has eng songs lined up with the way he was working with eng prod and taking eng lessons whole year but that doesn't mean he's gonna do something like golden. we saw even for fansong jimin worked with that prod. so he most likely atleast contributed a melody or single line. even if not its jimin, the song will be life not some ai generated song

“then you have jk who was spoon fed everything, hybe even helped with chewing”

Sorry this line took me out for some reason lmaoo

Face era was such a roller coaster of emotions for me from beginning to end but I’ll never shake the anger I had at armys who co-signed the things other solos were accusing him of. And I mean regarding him being favorited and getting “tools” from hybe to succeed. (they’re literally still doing the former to this day with what went down on twitter this morning.)

Jk’s favoritism will never get questioned by armys because they think he deserves it the most and he’s the one that armys actually want on top. He’ll always be the most protected and prioritized, which is why pjms have to be 4x as defensive over jimin. There are some pjms who get as nasty as jjks with their drags and I’ll never condone it, but to clap back with the honest to god truth? Absolutely. Cause armys need to hear it.

Scooter and jk are exclusive I’m positive. I don’t think he’s working with jimin but he doesn’t have to for hybe to finally move their ass and support him well as his label. I’m praying that pjm2 goes better and jimin gets the promo he deserves this time around. Yea jimin probably does have English songs lined up which isn’t an issue at all. It’s not like any of the members are barred from ever singing in English since they’re Korean like kpop stans would have you to believe. And it does open up your reach so 🤷🏾‍♀️. Also the fact that jimin is very hands on with his music automatically rules out that it’ll be golden 2.0 because it means it won’t be thrifted rejects. And like blimey said, jimin’s already proven himself with korean songs already so no one could ever call him out on that.

[bloodycreaturee]

hi! i know you've said before that you relate a lot to mike wheeler and i'd love to hear more about that or why you relate to him? if that's not too personal or uncomfortable?

sorry if that's weird i just love hearing people talk about their favorite characters and why they mean so much to them ya know?

HI sorry i saw this the other day and forgot to reply to it 😭

kinda oversharing under the cut

but basically i just relate to him the most out of the other characters (max is 2nd and will is 3rd).

i feel like mike self sabatoges a lot which is like. something i also do a lot, unfortunately. like for example in his monologue to el (which i think is for the most part bullshit 💀), he tells her that he didn't tell her he loved her because he was scared that when he did, she wouldn't need him anymore and it would make the day that happened hurt more. i take that as him pushing away the people he cares about because he's scared of the day they'll leave him and it makes him feel like he's in control, but really it just makes things worse. which brings me to both of us having ✨️ abandonment issues ✨️

he also just never knows when to shut the fuck up sometimes (i love him but mike sweetie please stop). sometimes he just says things in the heat of the moment and out of defensiveness and ends up saying things he regrets immediately. he hurts the people he cares about without meaning to and then beats himself up about it (same)

he's a pretty loud and outspoken person (which can't relate, i'm more like will on that end since i'm more introverted and keep to myself), but he's also bad at talking about how he feels (definitely can relate). we both bottle up our emotions and keep to ourselves for the most part when it comes to that, but also he doesn't cry about it all the time and i do so 😭 (#givemikewheeleramentalbreakdownins5)

we both have pretty complicated relationships with our parents. his parents don't really seem to notice how much he's struggling (he's been fighting literal demons for years and they don't even realize it lol). mike's mom has seemed to notice some stuff once or twice (her conversation with him about how he could talk to her about anything in s1 after will went missing) but that's pretty much it if i'm remembering correctly. she's a good mom, just not very present. if that makes sense. and then his dad just makes shitty comments. while my parents definitely aren't ted wheeler level, they can both make comments sometimes that hurt my feelings. they're kinda like karen. parents that care but don't really show it very often. idk. parents can be complicated

also were both gay as FUCK

anyway yeah that's all i can think of rn lol i hope you enjoyed my moment of oversharing on the internet and that that all made sense 😭

[bohdisharma]

looking in the mirror and not liking who you see, milling over piles of paperwork that never seem to get smaller, perfectly tailored suits, the sound of a bottle of red opening to be poured.

✦ DEV PATEL, CISMALE, HE/HIM ✦ BOHDI SHARMA the THIRTY-TWO year old has been in Hidehill for TWELVE YEARS and was a HOOKUP to Carter Thompson, one of the shadows. Whispers on the streets are that the LAWYER AT ATWOOD LEGAL  who lives in HIDE SQUARE are said to be WELL-MANNERED and OVER-ANALYTICAL but I guess we’ll find out for ourselves. 

TRIGGER WARNING: drug use, pornographic imagery

 ⸻  𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘

Bohdi Sharma was born in London, England into a family of academics. It made sense that he was to follow in their footsteps, become another member of the pack.

His parents were lovely, all things considered. Unlike the experience of some who bare the title as a child of an academic, he never felt pressured to follow a path he did not want to.

Not only did he seem heavily inclined to follow his own destiny for he never once questioned it, but the academic gifts he possessed were marveled at by teachers and peers. He loved to learn, constantly looking for even more information to nurture his mind.

Not only was he admired by his teachers, but he was well loved by his peers. He played soccer in high school, even going as far as to become the captain of the team his senior year.

Upon his graduation, he was off to the states with every intention to become a lawyer. First undergrad, then law school. It was here that he settled down in Hidehill, Tennesee.

When Bohdi falls in love, he falls deeply. That's what happened when he fell for Valencia Gomez. She wasn't just perfect in his eyes, but she was perfect for him.

When he met her, he was a scared law student who was so riddled with uncertainty -- that he believed he could never give her what she deserved. A life. And yet, he was so blinded by love that he fell headfirst. Even so far as to getting down on one knee.

Bohdi was a good student, especially thriving in law school. He had a beautiful fiancée, a roof above his head and something he was passionate about. However, he would soon go on to sabatoge himself, just as he had always had a tendency to do.

Part of him knew what he was getting into, knowing that the woman he loved had a career in porn. However, his own mind had prayed on his downfall. His insecurities, many that came from being engaged so young manifested into believing that he would never be enough for her, that the other men were somehow better than him. And so, he left. She became a chapter closed, and it was all his fault.

Finishing law school became harder. His body felt heavy, but he soon became conditioned when it came to turning everything off. Soon, things didn't become so heavy anymore.

He had never been the kind of person who needed much, valuing efficiency over luxury. And so, he moved into a small place in Hide Square and gradually made it all his own.

He's been at Atwood Legal since graduation, something that causes people to wonder if he's under the family's thumb. Even so, having consistency in his life continues to keep him grounded.

To his friends, Bohdi is very happy and bubbly. However, deep down there is more going on than actually meets the eye. He doesn't always reveal these emotions out of fear of burdening the people that he cares for.

⸻  𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

Doesn't really know how to do casual. Mainly wears button up shirts and suit jackets.

Bohdi has started to wonder if being a defense attorney is worth it for him anymore, especially knowing that if Carter hadn't pled guilty, it could very well have been him fighting to get him off.

Keeps a lot of journals, each with distinctly neat handwriting.

Maintaining control in his life at times is more important than it should be. Sometimes, it's too a point that he's not even aware of just how much it matters to him.

He is unaware of what happened with Valencia after he left. Like, completely. She's only recently reentered his life, as he's been more or less avoiding her as she is a manifestation of his guilt.

more to come.

⸻ 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

Friends: Elena Bradshaw, Andi Powers, OPEN

Clients:

Exes ( any gender - 1/2 ): Valencia Gomez, OPEN

Hookups/FWB ( former or current ): Carter Thompson, OPEN

Love Interest: Elena Bradshaw ( neighbor/crush )

Coworkers: Adrian Parris, OPEN

These are just ideas, I'm here and ready for all the plots!

[deergirlslut]

But I wanna know what kinda Situations you be putting your friends into :(

Okay okay okay soooooo. I listened to this fantastic ASMR tale called The Castle of Blue Roses years ago and it instantly became a favorite and I thought, "Hey, this would make a pretty good basis for a VTM campaign." So years ago with my old polycule I ran a campaign that had some minor references to it like a sequel. It went alright but I learned some important lessons.

So a couple years later I had the chance to run another campaign with some new friends, who we'll call Goblin and Calc, and set it closer to the asmr tale's original setting, in the first inquisition. Goblin got turned into a Tremere with a longer leash than normal but Calc? Calc's my Brujah brother who is the sheriff's much-unwanted childe, sired on orders. I'm trying really hard not to just recite the whole campaign's plot but Calc's a rebel. He was a thief in life and isn't happy about having to leave his life(and wife) behind. His sire likes him but neither wanted this, so they have a bit of a strained relationship. Gobbo on the other hand came the the castle for some herbs needed to save his sister's life. So he has a much more defined role in mind. Some of the early sessions are pretty standard. They meet a Malkavian and a Setite who pass their trial and join them at the castle and they run around, making sure the inquisition isn't in town, keeping an eye out for human cults and trying to find their place as the threat of the anarch revolt ramps up. Calc, however had a neat little side adventure I guess we could say. He';s being used as a messenger to pass on coded messages, that way he doesn't know anything, and can't rat anyone out. And the poor little rebel get's played like a fiddle by the prince. She gets every ounce of important information she can out of him at a dance dinner that his sire does not attend, ramps up her defenses and learns something that the player's weren't supposed to know until the final session. The sheriff is planning on overthrowing her.

And so we keep on playing, my players not knowing that they've completely sabatoged the chances of her getting overthrown and keep playing up until the final session. Where they should have been given a choice on which of many sides to help. Calc, being true to his clan joins his sire, decides to help in the attack to overthrow the countess, and slinks off with his sire to attempt to assassinate her. Gobbo, however, will do no such thing as it could endanger his sister. And so he gets the Herb he needs, and simply waits to see how it all ends. And it all ends horribly. Calc, the Setite, the sheriff, and a few others try to assassinate the countess and are betrayed. One of their own was bloodbound and the sheriff, knowing they'll lose tells the others to run while he buys them time. Calc, refuses. The setite does not. And so in a pitched battle on the roof of the castle The Prince reveals that she has not only sired Calc's wife, his main touchstone, but that she has wrapped her around her finger and kept her bloodhound. Calc continues to fight, fails a frenzy check and attacks the prince. His sire, however leaves him. And so alone and frensying the most rebellious character at my table is dominated, bloodbound, and memory wiped to think he was always loyal. Always on her side. Always spying for her. Gobbo makes it out and saves his sister, but feels overwhelming guilt for selling out his friend. And now we're playing at the convention of thorns and the Trmemre is becoming a rebel who wants to see the prince dead, and the Brujah is bloodbound and dominated to be her most loyal servant by far. And by golly does he hate me for it. Probably some of the best rping of my life.

Damn. This was long and I was trying to cut it down as much as possible but tl;dr I got too bloodbind and dominate my favorite Brujah and he's so pissed but also could not be loving the story more.

[courtsongs]

‘ olivia cooke, cis female, she/her, 31 / 310 , high fae’ ― cauldron save you. it seems SERALDINA EZRANA has finally made it to the capital, the DRAGON RIDER (OUTSIDE OF RULING FAMILY) from DUSK COURT is said to be RESERVED and is said to describe themselves with calloused fingertips, the scent of a fresh dawn, the harsh whip of wind and with all of this in mind their UNPREDICTABLE nature always seems to get them into trouble. may the mother hold them as they navigate this unthinkable time. dragon info: mara, orange, bonded for 2 months

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: SERALDINA EZRANA

NAME: Seraldina Ezrana AGE: 31 / 310 PRONOUNS: She/her SEXUALITY: Lesbian SPECIFIC FANDOM: ACOTAR DRAGON INFO: Mara, orange dragon, bonded for 2 monthsPHYSIOLOGY

HEIGHT: 5'3 HAIR COLOUR: Brown, wavy EYE COLOUR: Brown, dark APPEARANCE: She prides herself on always looking very put together, very focused on her appearance SPECIES: High fae ** STYLE:** Lots of greens and oranges in her clothing, wears a hood a lot when she's trying to just pass by. She likes gowns but doesn't wear them a lot, so most of her clothing are darker pants with longer shirts that sort of give the same flowing impression TATTOOS: Line of dark tattoos that go across her upper back, over her shoulders and down her arms, a different scattering of stars and other things SCARRING: Many, most significantly on her upper back where the tattoos are, as well as many on her legs WEAPON OF CHOICE: Bow and arrow

SOCIOLOGY OCCUPATION: Dragon rider. Her life revolves around her dragon. Before that, she was sort of unoccupied, her life focused and in control by her father COURT: Dusk HOME LIFE: She lives alone. She's spent her whole life in service of others in one way or the other, so she chose to be alone and free PETS: Mara, the dragon, if she counts as a pet FAMILY: She has a father and a mother, both of whom she doesn't like and isn't on good terms with. No siblings whatsoever RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single SOCIAL STATUS: She's never cared about that sort of thing. Her father was well known, at least enough to have quite a few important friends in her court, but she never wanted to follow on his footsteps. She'd rather be at the bottom than at the mercy of someone else TRAINING: She was taught in a lot of her self defense training, sword training, by a general whose services were given to her by her father. However, the dragon training she mostly learned on her own. It was her decision to try and bond with a dragon, against her father's wishes VICES: She's very much a self sabatoging kind of person

PSYCHOLOGY SEX LIFE: Ha! Good one MORAL STANDARDS: Although Sera has a very heavy sense of loyalty, she has yet to find someone to be loyal to in the way that she believes they deserve. She's loyal to her court to a certain extent, so that's where her moral standards lay. However, she is the type to put her lover or found family above ALL else, even going as far to willingly kill for the one she loves. She just hasn't found it yet AMBITION: Her ambition is to be free in her heart and in her actions TEMPERAMENT: Decent. Sometimes snaps COMPLEXES: None really ABILITIES: Typical high fae abilities such as winnowing, immortality, heightened senses PERSONALITY: She doesn't take any shit, stands up for herself, and can be quite sassy. She is, however, very reasonable and communicative

BIOGRAPHY

Sera's father is very close to the dusk court's inner circle. From a young age, his only passion was power, and he brought his family along with him in a pursuit of that. He's the type of man to address people only when he needs something, yet butter them up in such a way that it seems like he truly cares about them. Growing up as an only child, these values were taught to Sera. Sera hates him for that. She hates the way he speaks, the way he lacks loyalty to others when it matters, she hates how she KNOWS that he would throw his family under the bus for her. From a young age, she knew she wanted more than the life he had laid out for her as just another political tool. She was fascinated with dragons, and desired to know them, desired to ride one and bond with one. Her father had her trained in archery, swordsmanship, and self defense. She learned about dragons in secret on her own time, befriending others with a similar mindset. She wanted not to take her dragon into battle (unless needed), but rather, to find a dragon who wanted the same purpose as herself: to be free, bonded with another, and never touch ground. Her father was against the idea. All he wanted was for her to be another pawn in her political schemes, another person to manipulate. She moved out on her own, against his wishes, to somewhere in secret, and began planning how to convince the inner court to allow her to bond with a dragon. When she finally bonded with Mara, he was furious, knowing there was nothing that he could do. It's been two months since and Sera and Mara are inseparable.

PERSONALITY

She keeps to herself quite a bit, and although she has a keen mind for politics and is very reasonable, that doesn't interest her at all these days. She's a fighter, and very sassy and can come off strong, but it's never badly intentioned.

[toffoliravioli]

bye why can’t y’all play this defensively good in front of blackwood jshdhd the sabatoge of it all-

[alittttlebitofeverything]

I want to live and I keep saying that out loud and advise people to live and not exist.

But deep down, I think I'm too afraid to live. Because all I've been doing is running

I'm not sure if it's self sabatoge or a defense mechanism but when I decided to build a good relationship with myself I never thought I'd still be having hard facts thrown at my face years later.

I guess it's a never-ending process

[perseus-apologist]

Maybe I’m just spitballing here, but it’s interesting to me that the Red Door has been synonymous with brainwashing / MK-Ultra. The Numbers already held that purpose because it’s been established as a generic brainwashing technique, anyone can be victim to it

but the Red Door specifically was Bell’s defense against brainwashing.

and thanks to Season 6’s intro, we know the destruction of the Verdansk station was beneficial to the CIA, but not for the Perseus Faction, meaning Adler, who’s hinted to be behind it, acted on someone else’s order. It’s not a new concept of someone intercepting brainwashing, Viktor Reznov did the exact same thing in BO1 for his own revenge plot against Kravchenko, Dragovich, and Steiner. It fucks you up, but as evidenced by Mason, there is hope of recovery.

But who in the Perseus Faction would want to sabatoge the progression of Stitch? Maybe the one that lost the most.

I’m putting down the theory of Bell surviving the assassination just as Adler did, but they’re only sabatoging Perseus because they want to send a message not to abandon one of their own.

Yes, it’s true Perseus had been looking for Bell, but it was a “Dead Or Alive” deal. And Volkov wasn’t too keen on the “alive” part, (e.g: “Only a grave can cure a hunchback.”)

I like to think this is Bell’s way of saying, “You can’t get rid of me so easily.”

Or, maybe I’m reading too much into it and funny Red Door is just like funny Numbers! what do they mean, Mason? go through a door, Bell! <3

[accioprozac]

Jealous : Fred Weasley x Reader

Summary: You’d known the Weasley twins since 1st year and had been pining after Fred nearly as long. You knew it wasn’t requited, Fred treated you like he treated Ginny, like a little sister. Your crush on him was painfully obvious, almost everyone knew except Fred. Still, you were holding out hope. Then Fred asked Angelina to the Yule Ball and you felt your heart spilt in two. But despite Fred’s apparent disinterest in you romantically, he still attempts to sabatoge all your dates and you’re getting sick of it.

Warnings: Swearing

Author’s note: Please interact! Also, I wrote this on my phone so sorry if the spelling and format is a bit wonky.

“The Yule Ball is coming up,” you mention, trying to keep your voice light, “Are you going to ask anyone?”

George gives you a knowing look and you glare at him. He knew about your not-so-secret crush on Fred. Hell, almost everyone did, except Fred. You weren’t exactly good at hiding your feelings.

“I have someone in mind,” he grins slyly.

“Really? Who?” You ask, a bit too excitedly, and he gives you an amused look. “Come on Fred, tell me!” You wheedle but he puts a finger to his lips, zipping them shut.

“I’ll give you a hint,” he starts, “She’s in Gryffindor.”

Well obviously,” George snorts. Fred gives him a look that says what’s that supposed to mean? “You barely talk to any Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws are too smart to put up with your shit and Slytherins? I’m pretty sure that whole house hates you after the prank we pulled last year.”

Fred’s eyes light up at the mention of the prank and he enthusiastically starts to recount Snape’s reaction to his House’s robes being turned red and gold.

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“He didn’t say much, but do you think he could be talking about me?” you ask Hermione anxiously as you both get ready for bed.

“Well it would make sense. You are the girl he spends the most time with.”

“I hope he asks me,” you say wistfully, “Night Hermione.”

“Goodnight Y/N.”

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The next morning, Hermione’s forehead is wrinkled in thought when you sit down for breakfast, “Y/N,” she starts, “I heard from Lavender Brown who heard from Katie Bell that Fred asked Angelina to the Yule Ball.” Her lips are pursed as she anxiously studies your face for some type of reaction.

“Oh,” you say dejectedly, “Good for him.”

“I’m sorry Y/N,” Ginny says sympathetically, “My brother is an idiot.”

You give her a weak smile back.

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A few days later, Ernie Macmillan comes up to you and nervously asks you to Hogsmead. He’s sweating profusely but you secretly admire his bravery. You accept and the date is fairly uneventful, mostly consisting of playful banter, and he walks you back to the Gryffindor common room, kissing your cheek chastely before departing.

Fred and George caught sight of the kiss and Fred snorts, “A Hufflepuff?”

“What’s wrong with Hufflepuff?” You demand, crossing your arms.

“Nothing. Nothing at all,” he mutters before angrily storming off. George mouths “sorry, I’ll talk to him,” before following Fred.

Ernie doesn’t talk to you again after that date. Every time you approach him, he finds some reason to leave quickly. You couldn’t lie, it was hurtful, was the date that bad? He seemed almost scared to be around you.

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A boy from Durmstang ends up asking you to the Yule Ball. His name is Ansen. He’s tall and has nice eyes, so you accept. Maybe you aren’t in love with him, but he’s a nice distraction from Fred. You get along with him well enough, you both like quidditch and chocolate frogs. He’s not a bad dancer either, he twirls you around and that combined with your F/C dress makes you feel like a princess.

When the Yule Ball ends, he walks you back to the Gryffindor tower and wishes you a good night.

When you enter the common room, George and Fred are talking in harsh whispers, heads bowed. Both of them are still in their Yule Ball suit. Fred looks up and seems a bit annoyed, “Who’s that bloke you went to the ball with?”

“His name is Asen, he goes to Durmstang,” you say, shrinking a bit under Fred’s glare. “He’s really nice,” you added, just because you could.

“You went with him??” Fred huffed, sounding a bit disbelieving. “He’s Bulgarian, how do you guys even talk?”

George grinned, “I bet there’s not much talking involved when they get together.” You shoot him a look, not helping George.

Ginny glares at them from a armchair by the fireplace, the splitting image of her mother, and they shrunk under her angry gaze. “Stop being gits,” she grabs my hand and pulls me to the girls dormitory, “Tell me everything.”

Once you’re done recounting the date, she smiles, “He sounds nice.”

“He is.”

“You don’t sound too happy,” Ginny notes innocently.

“I know,” you sigh. “I just wish I that Fred had asked me.”

Ginny winces, “I know the feeling.” Harry, right.

“I’m sorry Gin.”

“Boys are stupid, who needs them?”

“Here, here,” Hermione agrees from her bed, her voice is thick with tears and muffled slightly by her pillow.

“I’m going to kill Ron.”

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The next day, Ansen’s hair is bright blue. When you try to talk to him, he seems disgruntled and brushes you aside, muttering something about “stupid Weasley twins” and “she’s not worth the trouble.” You narrow your eyes and put two and two together. Fred and George.

You storm up to them and Fred gives you an annoyed look as you cut of his conversation with Angelina.

“You two are unbelievable! You can’t just prank everyone I try to date,” your voice raises a bit and you know you’re making a scene, but you’re to mad to care. You can feel onlookers burning holes into your back with their curious stares.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Fred drawls and George quickly removes himself from the situation, putting his hands up like don’t get me involved.

“You dyed Ansen’s hair blue and now he won’t speak to me,” you shoot a glare at him, “Not to mention whatever you did to poor Ernie.”

“We prank everyone,” he says defensively.

“You scared them away,” your voice is accusatory.

“Well if they’re that easily scared away, they’re not worth your time,” he replies breezily.

“You don’t get to do this,” you repeat. Your voice is quiet but shakes with anger and hurt.

“Why not?” Fred asks, looking a bit sullen.

“Because you don’t get to do this. You don’t get to ruin all my chances of love after you broke my heart,” your eyes widen at your thoughtless confession.

He gaped silently for a moment, “When I broke your heart?”

“You took Angelina to the Yule Ball.” At his blank look, you felt your face grow hot with anger, “You know what? Forget it. Fuck you Fred Weasley. Stay out of my life”

“Wait, Y/N!” He scrabbles up and grabs your wrist. You jerk it away from him, feeling like he burned you, before running into the girls dormitory.

Hermione, who had been silently watching the exchange, set her book down, “Fred Weasley, you are a compete arse,” she hissed before running after you.

She finds you lying face flat on your bed, “Y/N? I’m sorry about Fred, boys are idiots.”

You let out a watery laugh, “I hate him,” you pause, “but I also love him and he doesn’t love me back and it’s hurts, Mione.”

“I know,” she sighed, wrapping you in a hug. You allow yourself to cry on her shoulder and she glares at the wall behind you, thinking of all the things she wanted to do to Fred Weasley for hurting you.

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You avoid the Fred for a whole week and you’re absolutely miserable. You’ve been spending more time with Hermione which is fun and all, but you missed George(and maybe Fred too). It’s not that you were mad at George, but if you spoke to him, Fred would probably be there. You made sure to continue to smile at George in hallways but your face would turn icy at the arrival of Fred.

The next week, you’re walking to potions and Fred grabs you and pulls you into an empty classroom. “I need to talk to you,” he says.

You sigh wearily and avoid his gaze, “What do you want Fred? Can’t you just leave me alone?”

“I want you.” His voice is so earnest and when you look up to meet his eyes, he’s smiling nervously, hands wrung together.

You look away, “No, you don’t. You’re just saying that because you can’t stand seeing me with another boy and no longer fawning over you like a lovesick little girl.” Your tone is venomous and you take a step back, preparing to leave but his voice stops you.

“That’s not true,” he says defensively, “I fancy you, I think I always have. It just took seeing you with another bloke for me to realize.”

“What about Angelina?”

“I don’t love her, I love you,” his frank declaration stuns you into silence.

“You love me?” your voice is a hoarse whisper.

His face flushes and you hate that you still find him endearing after everything he’s done, he nods solemnly, “I do. I know I’ve been awful to you these past weeks and I don’t blame you if you don’t want to see me.”

You feel your resolve crumbling, “I’m still mad at you but I do miss being friends.” You don’t address the love confession, you were still too mad and hurt for that.

“I’ll make it up to you Y/N, I promise.”

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He stays true to his word. He walks you to every class and even apologizes to Ernie, who is no longer avoiding you. He doesn’t try to demand anything from you or push you, leaving everything up to you. Slowly, you begin to trust him again and can feel your relationship shifting from friends to something else.

Your first kiss is at the end of the school year. You say goodbye to George and turn to Fred, nervously aware of his family standing a few steps away. “Write to me?” you ask and he nods. You stand on your tip toes and peck him on the lips, quickly. He stares at you in shock for a moment before gently grabbing your waist and pulling you in for another a kiss that leaves you both breathless. You can hear his brothers hollering in the distance and Molly scolds them.

When you pull apart, Fred’s face is almost as red as his hair, “Bye Y/N, I’ll uh- see you next year,” he pauses, “Or maybe you could come to the Burrow sometime during the summer? You don’t have to but I reckon Mum would love to have you, and I would too of course-“

You cut off his rambling with a laugh, “I’d love to Freddie.”

[alphinias]

If/when JJ and Kie get together, what's 1 thing you think they'll struggle with in their relationship and 1 thing they would thrive in?

They’re gonna thrive on how deeply they know each other and how much fun they already have together. No awkwardness and petty drama. They’re just gonna be such a solid chill couple I think, which is exactly what I want for them. And Kie is gonna realize she feels that electric chem with JJ that makes her feel more alive like she obviously didn’t have with Pope, of course. I don’t want any of the stupid breakups once they get together, because this is the upside of best friends to lovers.

I could see a communication/self destructive issue in extreme circumstances. Neither one of them loves to be vulnerable. Kie can get really hardheaded and blunt about her opinions, sees the world in black and white, and JJ’s insecurities paired with his impulsive behavior could definitely be a problem, and I think he could be prone to self sabatoge. Even so, I think this would mainly only be an issue if both of them are really on the defensive, and even if they do fight, they’ll work through it. They both know how to best communicate with the other when they’re upset for the most part, which is one of my favorite things about them.

[19-bellwether]

The tragic thing about Cinnabar and Phos's relationship is that it had a quality that set it apart from Phos's other partnerships: Aechmea never interfered. It grew on its own and failed on its own, leaving us with plenty to theorize about.

All of the people in Phos's life that brought them stability were sabatoged by Aechmea, something he freely admits to in his quest to drive Phos past the brink. He steals away Antarc and Ghost, turns Cairngorm against them, leaves Padparadcha unconscious for two hundred years, and plenty of other minor aggressions that kept Phos from ever having a support system for long. However, one gem is noticeably absent from his list. Never once does Aechmea acknowledge the existence of a fragile red gem who has an awful lot in common with our protagonist.

The fact that Cinnabar and Phos parted ways because of their own inability to connect instead of outside influence leaves open the door for a plethora of what-ifs. If the two of them partnered up, what kind of influence would they have had on each other?

Would Cinnabar's analytical personality provide a defense against Aechmea's manipulativeness? Phos and Cinnabar have contrasting personalities yet incredibly similar issues. Perhaps they'd ground each other and keep the other from spiraling down their own thoughts. Phos says it themself the first time they ask Cinnabar to join them: they need Cinnabar's prudent nature to keep them on track and moving forward.

If Phos coaxed Cinnabar our of their shell, would they be able to make progress with the earth gems? Cinnabar is fully aware of what's wrong with gem society, and Phos has the drive to fix it. They each have the knowledge and capabilties that the other lacks. Canon Cinnabar assimilated into a society they knew was rotten out of a deep seated longing to be accepted. If Phos were to provide that instead, they'd make a powerful ally in getting the earth gems to cooperate.

Of course if all this happened, Aechmea would most definitely try to add Cinnabar to his list of victims. At that point he can't ignore them any longer. I'm sure he was always aware of Phos's dedication to Cinnabar in canon, but the fact that he never saw it as a threat to his plans like the other relationships is curious. Maybe he predicted they'd have a falling out, or maybe for a brief time there existed a chink in his armor that never got to be taken advantage of. Whatever the case, what could have come from a Cinnabar and Phos partnership is something worth wondering about.