#WHOO I'm finally posting these in order

[dioles-writes]

new year, new school

Masterlist || Credits go to @jiphenn || Characters:

Felix (he/him), Reagan (she/her), Bliss (she/her), Akali (he/him)

Felix was awoken to the ear-rupturing sound of his alarm blaring and the bright sun glaring into his eyes. 

He groaned, burying his face deeper into his pillow and trying to drown out the noise. Ugh, he thought, shrinking down even further under the welcoming warmth of his blanket, the softness of his mattress and the fortress of pillows snuggling his body making the action of merely opening his eyes impossible. Not today. 

It was at that moment that his phone started to blow up, piercing notifications going off one after the other after the other. Felix sighed loudly, scrambling to shut off his alarm and pick up his phone. He rolled over onto his back, met by a bunch of texts from his group chat: 

Inside Felix’s Bowl Cut 🥣 • 2 active 

Felix wake up 

Are you awake Felix? We’re coming to pick you up!

Wake up

Felix sent a quick text back, carelessly tossing his phone across his pillows and stumbling out of the cozy comfort of his bed. 

He padded across his room and headed into his closet, eyes scanning over his wide array of clothes. Today was September 1st, and to his dismay, meant it was also his first day at Diantha Rose High School. A brand new school for the start of eleventh grade — a brand new start. No one that suspected him, no one that hated him, no one to mock or judge him. No one that knew about what he really was. A new year…. to make things right. He’d been in more schools than he could count over the past eleven years, the names and faces that were nothing more than a blur, fading from his memory the minute he had to pack up his things and disappear to another town. 

Only this time, Felix was determined. He wasnt going to mess anything up. He wasn’t going to cause more problems. He going to stay. They wouldn’t have to move, there would be no accidental blow-ups on his part, no fights or almost getting caught, and no one was going to find out his secret. 

This year, things would be different. 

But to make that happen first he needed to make a good impression. What other way to do that than with a stunning fashion statement? He peered into his closet, flipping through the many different articles of clothing. Neon colours, stripes and patterns, gems and sparkles, and complex knit designs all greeted him, bright and blinding like always, but for once, he wasn’t satisfied. No, he needed something better. Something eye-catching, but not too outrageous. Something that would turn heads, make him stand out. Something that really screamed Felix Rodriguez. 

“A-ha!” He grinned, eyes landing on a vibrant shirt and pants combo peeking out of the evermost corner, stuffed in there haphazardly — almost forgotten. He shoved the mountain of clothes to the side, pulling out the two very special articles of clothing that had caught his eye: a low cut, tight-fitting turtleneck, which was a blinding neon green in colour; paired with tight, shiny mauve bell bottoms that could not have matched better. This was perfect. 

He shed off his oversized basketball shorts and jersey, tugging on the clothes and adding the final finishing touches to his outfit. With neon green high socks patterned by magenta kisses, a black belt with an intricate rose-shaped buckle, and several silver necklaces, the look was complete. Felix stood in front of his mirror, admiring himself. Besides the bed-head and his empty face — he’d get to that next — he had to admit, he looked incredible (as per usual). He’d really outdone himself this time. 

With this outfit, he was sure to make a lasting impression. 

“Are you awake in there Felix?” A knock came to his door, pulling him from his thoughts. Reagan’s voice, soft and laced with worry, filtered in from the hall. “You can’t be late on your first day.” 

“Yeah, yeah, I’m up!” He called back, plopping down in front of his vanity and starting on fixing his hair and make-up, arguably the most important parts of the look itself. If he wanted to make a good first impression, then he had to get these unruly curls into check. His hair looked like an absolute nightmare right now. 

“Okay, good.” Reagan let out a sigh of relief. “What do you want for breakfast?” 

“Akali and Bliss are picking me up. I’ll just grab something on my way out.” 

Fifteen minutes later, finally content with his appearance, Felix swung out of his room, bag in tow, his phone tucked into his back pocket. 

Reagan was waiting for him in the kitchen. She walked over, watching him with a concerned look as he shoved a croissant into his mouth, before handing him a small goodie bag stuffed to the brim with little hand-made snacks and sweets. “Take these in case you get hungry. And don’t get lost. And make new friends. And if someone messes with you, tell me.” She said, fussing with his hair and smoothing out his shirt. 

Felix sighed, worming out of her grasp and tucking the snacks into his bag. “Yes, mom.” He said with a smirk, rolling his eyes. 

“I’m being serious. You never know what’ll happen.” Reagan let out another stressed and sleep-deprived sigh. 

“Relax. It’ll be fine. Nothing’s going to happen.” He assured her, slinging his bag across his shoulders. And he meant it. Nothing was going to happen this time. He was going to make sure of it. He was just a completely normal human guy, going to a normal human school, with his normal human best friends. Nothing else. No accidents, no mess-ups, and no mishaps. No explosions or losing control. Everything was going to be completely and one hundred percent normal. 

Reagan gripped him by the shoulders, turning so he was fully facing her. Her hands were tight around him, like she was trying to keep the both of them steady. “Felix, you have to be careful. Nobody can find out!” She said, voice tight with anxiety, almost hushed. He could just feel her stress, radiating off of her in waves. But when he met her worried gaze, her eyes softened, just slightly. “I don’t want anything to happen to you.” 

Felix huffed, a mix of guilt and nervousness lingering in his chest as he shrugged her off again, quickly making his escape out of the kitchen and all of Reagan’s smothering. “Yes, yes, I know.” He paused at the doorway, waving off her concerns with a reassuring grin as he called over his shoulder. “You worry too much. I’ll see you tonight, alright?” 

Reagan let out a huff of amused exasperation, smiling despite herself. “What am I going to do with you…” She murmured under her breath, watching her little brother disappear down the hall with a wave. 

Felix burst out of their apartment, skipping down the steps leading to the bakery and giving Paisley a quick wave as he ran past her in the kitchen. As much as he loved Reagan, her nerves definitely weren’t helping him feel calm and prepared for whatever this new school might have in store for him. He knew there were over a million different possibilities for what could go wrong, he knew that his past track record wasn’t helping him in any way, and that even one step out of line could get him taken away…. Or—

No. Felix quickly shook that thought off, doing his best to forget about the possible horror scenarios and push them all out of his mind. It was going to be fine. Reagan was always worried — he was pretty sure she didn’t know how to function at this point without stressing about him just a little bit. So it was fine. He wasn’t going to get caught. Nobody was going to find out. He’d…. He’d make sure of it. 

“Felix!” A familiar chipper voice called out to him the second he stepped foot outside, a welcome distraction from his spiralling thoughts. 

Standing in front of the bakery were his two best friends, Bliss and Akali, one looking much more excited than the other. Bliss’ wispy black bob had been pinned up today with an assortment of cute little barrettes, her hair tucked behind her ears which were adorned with dangly little frog earrings that suited her perfectly. Her soft, pastel aesthetic and comfy clothes greatly contrasted to Akali, who was in all-black, wearing a baggy overcoat that looked far too large and bulky in Felix’s opinion, his dark blue hair neatly parted in the middle, giving a whole “dark and mysterious” look to his appearance. 

“Felix! I missed you!” Bliss said, greeting him with a bright smile, her eyes crinkling around the corners. Unlike Bliss’ wide grin and wave, Akali’s expression was harder to read behind his black mask, his eyes dull and tired. Instead of shouting out Felix’s name, he opted to raise up a gloved hand from inside his pocket in a small wave. “Hi.” 

Felix grinned at the two of them. One thing he knew for certain: With both his best friends at his side, he could tackle anything this new school threw at him, no matter how difficult or stressful it may be. 

“We met up last week, Bliss.” He told her with a small laugh. 

“Last week was so long ago.” Bliss retorted with a roll of her eyes, and Akali let out a huff of laughter. Together, the three turned onto the sidewalk, making their way to the direction of the school. 

“Are you excited for your first day?” Bliss asked, skipping alongside Felix. 

“Ugh.” Felix puffed out his cheeks, letting out a loud and exaggerated groan. “I guess. But it’s school, so….” 

“Maybe you’ll get a boyfriend!” Bliss said in a sing-song, making kissy faces at him. He laughed. “Ew, gross.” 

“Just kidding, just kidding!” Bliss said, shooting him another smile. “There are a lot of nice people here though!” 

Akali turned to Felix with a deadpan look: She’s lying. 

The three continued on their way, the silence of the early morning filled by Felix and Bliss’ nonstop chatting, but eventually, they found themselves in front of the school. 

Over summer break Felix had avoided stepping anywhere near this building — he would have rathered dying than checking out school while on vacation — but seeing Diantha Rose in its full glory now, it was…. Unimpressive, to say the least. Although it was much larger than his last school, it was old and ancient-looking, and kind of more rundown than he had been expecting. Having been to over twenty schools in the past eleven years, he guessed they all just ended up looking more or less the same at one point. Either way, Diantha Rose was definitely nothing to be scared of. Just like he thought, everything here was completely normal. He would fit in just fine. 

“Here we are.” Akali murmured, looking like he wanted to slip away into the shadows and never be seen again. 

“What classes do you guys have first?” Bliss asked. 

Felix pulled out his phone, squinting and the screen and skimming through his schedule. Math 20-2… no, that was third period. English 20-2… or wait, that was next semester. Where was it….?

“You have gym.” Akali said, interrupting Felix’s fumbling. He pointed down at the section that clearly read: 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10_5

Wildhorse Prader 

Period: 01 Room: Main Gym 

Felix grinned. So this day could get better. School with his best friends for the first time since probably kindergarten and Gym for first period. Maybe Reagan really was stressed over nothing. This school was a actually starting to seem like it wasn’t going to be so bad, even with its lackluster appearance. 

“I got Social, so I have to leave now.” Bliss said with a sigh. 

“I have Astronomy but it’s by the Gym, so I’ll walk you to class Felix.” Akali offered. With a wave goodbye to Bliss, the two of them set out in direction of the Gym, while she skipped off to wherever her Social class was. 

Akali walked beside Felix, completely silent as they navigated through the busy halls, which were slowly filling up the nearer the clock ticked to nine. But eventually, they stopped in front of two large double doors. “We’re here.” 

“Catch you later!” Felix said with a slight grin, giving him a wave before disappearing inside. 

“Bye.” Akali waved, continuing on the way to his Astronomy class. 

If only Felix had made a run for it while he still had the chance.

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[a-couple-of-notes]

OKAY what a finale, folks! Deliberately not reading everyone else's thoughts until later (although I did chat briefly with @kshaar -- thank you for enduring my walls of Discord text), but I'm beginning my processing by writing this out.

I have a few issues with how all of this played out, as I'm sure many of you do, but I mostly really liked this finale. I'm so, so aware that it's hard to stick a landing--especially in a fandom as theory-heavy as Marvel, with the dedication of the queer fanbase on top of it. I think it's commendable how much they executed well, and how deliberately they aligned it with their vision of the show, not the one that would make everyone happy (if there is such a thing).

To the stuff I liked: unpopular opinion, but I like the order of the episodes as it is--final big boss fight first, quiet intimate flashback as the finale. Or, at least, I see the vision--I'm still iffy on whether the pacing actually feels good, but that probably needs another rewatch. This show has always been about unpacking Agatha, peeling off her masks until we get to some kind of truth, ugly or beautiful or both. Of course the ending is the truest thing we've ever gotten out of Agatha--the real story of her son and his death.

I loved everything about Nicky, Rio, and Agatha in the flashback. It is so beautifully mundane. A mother's love. A natural death. Selfishness. Grief. Anger. It's gorgeous, and the version of the ballad we got felt so, so fitting.

Everything about Jen! That unbinding spell...whoo. Sasheer Zamata knocked it out of the goddamn park with her performance--the joy, the sorrow, the agony of relief. Man. Even if the rest of the finale flopped on its belly (which it didn't), that alone would have been worth the price of admission. (Also ALSO: Agatha hate-flirting with Jen over confession of horrible traumatic action that fucked up Jen's whole shit! The Jen/Agatha truthers win!)

Alice. Alice my beloved. Ali Ahn, you do so much with the little screen time you have and I applaud you for it. I'm very grateful their cap on her arc was "I could make my life mean something/you're a protection witch. You died protecting someone" and not "you get to see your mother again" because, as I pointed out in the tags of one of my previous posts, that's the real tragedy of Alice. Her life, her freedom, her potential.

To the things I'm mixed on: that final battle, man. I think they did an admirable job of focusing what could have been a generic Marvel magic-blast-y slugfest into distinct character beats, but there was a lot going on in that fight. And compared to previous Rio and Agatha interactions, their big climactic one felt a little...weightless. Those factors make it much less clear why Agatha and Rio are fighting--like, on an emotional level; I understand intellectually why--which means that what also feels unclear is...

...The not-a-sacrifice. I like 90% of this. I like that Billy is finally able to communicate with Agatha via mind powers, because he's started to accept how alike they are. I like that Nicky is once again Agatha's turning point. I even can get behind the sacrifice as the creators' intention--not what I would have preferred, but a solid narrative choice nonetheless. Still, I am super unclear what, exactly, Agatha is thinking when she turns around. Is she just remembering Nicky himself--how much Billy is like him and how ashamed she would be if she left? If so, it feels odd that Agatha's version of sacrifice is kissing Rio so honestly. Later, we learn that Agatha was taking a risk to become a ghost. So when Billy asks how Nicky died, is Agatha remembering how Rio gave him time--the kiss as a fucked-up version of recognition, the risk being Agatha relying on Death's special treatment once again? That would be a better end to Agatha and Rio's arc, but there's no expository line, no echoing "I can only offer time." And Agatha and Rio. DON'T. TALK. IN PRESENT-DAY EPISODE 9.

This is my main gripe. I am aware I am griping with Megalopolis and FFC, not the show or its creators. But goddamn if more Aubrey Plaza would have fixed almost everything in that finale--and I mean this in a narrative sense, not just because I love Aubrey Plaza. It would have clarified where Agatha is ending re: her relationship with Rio (and Nicky), and it would have bookended the first episode so well (the three-player drama returns!) I am actually irritated about this.

Ghost Agatha looks so goofy. Like, I understand the vision here--the parallels to her mother, and of course Agatha would find a way to piss off Rio in her own domain. It's iconic. Still. There's something about Ghost!Agatha that's so much harder to buy into on a gut level, a kind of emotional distance created in such an emotional, tactile show.

Billy. Oh, Billy. I like your arc. I like its execution, while heaving a grudging sigh of "yeah, that makes sense for this story but I'm still kind of disappointed" re: the creation of the Witches' Road. I love the idea that Billy's ultimate arc was to accept the darkness in himself, and all the things he's capable of. But I really, really wish Agatha had had one more conversation with...not you. (Agatha naturally falls into a mentor-type role for Billy, which isn't necessarily bad or not part of her arc, but does at least lead to me feeling like we don't get an endpoint for Agatha in present day that's entirely her own.)

And I suppose that's the crux of my mixed feelings: the show began with Agatha asking who she was, before Billy even came into the picture. The viewers get to see a glimpse into Agatha's real self in the Ep. 9 flashback. But at the end of episode 9, Agatha is still running from it. She's barely touched her own grief (yes, yes, insert joke about Rio here), and we don't see her making that choice. I emphasize that because I am not categorically opposed to Agatha not completing her grief arc; god knows 9 episodes would have struggled to do that. I'm fine that they left some threads hanging. It's just that something in between Agatha (not-)sacrificing and Agatha coming back as affably-evil Casper is missing, and it feels like a gaping omission.

Other notes: Billy dramatically charging up the hex to create a memorial was great--another way the finale lets us into the beauty of the mundane. It's not to bring everyone back, or go down the Road again. But it's important, this act of remembering.

Though I'm disappointed we didn't get found family coven true, I'm at peace with how that thread wound up. This was a show about Agatha; the coven as individuals act as foils and reflections of her. They break and succeed in similar ways as Agatha. And they were a coven--a messed-up, broken coven who tried their best. It wasn't enough to save them, but it was enough for them to grow closer to the people they wanted to be. Agatha using something from every witch in her coven--Alice's protection spell, Lilia's divination, Jen's healing--in the fight was truly poignant, and tells me she'll remember them and carry them forward. (Also, the contrast against the flashback! "I cannot heal, I cannot protect you from what's coming, and I cannot divine when she'll come for you." Agatha needed them to be her coven! And they were. And they were.)

Final thoughts: (This is a misnomer; I'm still digesting.) Agatha All Along became a more complex, difficult show than I thought it would be pre-Episode 5. Occasionally this meant it disappointed me, had places where its budget, scheduling, Marvel-ness, and decisions regarding exposition struggled to connect things, but overall, it's a damn good show. And I would rather see a funny, challenging, ambitious show made with love for the craft than a safe, big-budget, chopped-up Marvel movie in a blender. And hey, it was super gay! (Please don't come near me with the "Bury Your Gays" stuff. Please. It's not that, I promise you.)

[bekkathyst]

Announcements + Info!

Whoo, the past couple of days have been intense as we get ready to leave, but I finally am all decided on what we're doing here.

Older/Discounted Items:

I was going to post some this weekend, but as my workload is a little bit heavier than I anticipated (we have immigration-related paperwork to do that is a bit more time-sensitive than originally thought) I've ultimately decided that the discounted pieces will be available once we get back from France. This way I have a bit more time to get things ready and organized before we leave. I was also kindly reminded by Antonio today that though we're moving to our new house on July 1st, we still have this apartment until the end of July, so what we'll likely do is keep the older inventory here an extra week or two to hopefully sell some and ship it from here before we finish moving everything. Might make it a bit easier for us :)

France Show Requests/Personalized Mystery Boxes:

I've been so excited to share that tonight I will be listing on the website an option to purchase a spot for a personalized "mystery box" for us to put together for you when we're at the Sainte-Marie mineral show in France. You will be able to choose your budget for your box (though the minimum amount will be $100) and in the notes specify what you're looking for. We will fill as many of your requests as possible! Of course, there won't be a 100% guarantee that we'll find super specific things but general categories should be easy to fill, and in the very unlikely case that we can't find anything you're looking for, we will refund the box or just leave it as a shop credit (whatever you'd prefer). There is more information in the listing, and once I'm done putting them in the shop, I will post the link here.

We are leaving this Tuesday the 20th and will return on Sunday night. While we are at the France show, we will be selling directly from there. I will make a post here on Tumblr where you can just put a general request for the types of items you'd like me to try to look for, for these sales. This way I can hopefully also fill requests of people who don't have the budget for the personalized boxes.

Shipping Update:

I do still have a small batch of orders that I need to drop off at the post office on Monday. The post office hours in my town are so limited, and I couldn't finish before they closed at noon today. If you asked to ship, your order will be dropped off on Monday - before we leave for France.

Any other questions or concerns, please feel free to ask!

[gayszlen]

Oh hey I got tagged for a thing ty @warioigottawin:+)

OK

Fav colour: I think foresty green, but my like lifetime favorite colour is royal purple, however I've been real into pale pinks lately too...

Currently reading: OOOH ok so I was rereading Harrow along with my friend who I'm doing the cosplay with BUT I was also at her behest reading the Final Empire, book one of Mistborn (she's super into Brandon Sanderson's stuff) and now I'm onto the second book, the Well of Ascension. They've been really good so far, it's a really cool and unique fantasy world with an awesome magic system (eating different metals lets you do crazy shit) and I loooove the main characters, they start out a bit basic but especially coming into book two they gain a lot of depth and are just generally really likeable, I have had a bit of trouble keeping track of the side characters though lol, there's a couple that all melt together in my brain. Also ostensibly working on starting discworld, I'm a little bit of the way through Guards! Guards! But TLT and Mistborn have been keeping me busy (STILL need to read nona lol, I'll probably get to it before Alecto comes out lol) also I've been doing all of this with audiobooks which I still have some trouble paying attention to sometimes but it's massively easier for me these days than physical books OK LONG BIT OVER

Last song: last song I actually listened to was DUI by Estelle Allen, I unironically love it so much even though I can't drive and therefore follow through (I DID SCHEDULE A PERMIT TEST THOUGH WHOO LOOK AT ME BEING AN ADULT) anyways if you haven't heard it PLEASE please listen to it immediately (and also the whole album it's on, it's actually real good)

Last series: UHHH haven't been watching a ton of "tv" shows recently, but I just finished season 5 of game changer on dropout which was fun, and I'm now binging all three seasons of SoupRS's Gielenor Games OSRS competition gameshow, I haven't actually played old school in a bit and never very seriously but I do love those funny little guys fighting funny little monsters and flicking their funny little prayers :+)

Last movie: UHH I think the DnD movie? I personally loved it, it's not as cringe as I expected and is very accessible to anyone who's not into dnd the game or the internet dnd "fandom"

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: GOD that's hard I mean I am a pleasure seeking creature so like I do love sweet sugary stuff, but I also loooove sweet/spicy stuff, or really just all of those stuck together, although I think I'd actually go for umami over savoury. I've been practicing this scallion oil noodle recipe that is soooo good and the sauce especially is a really great blend of sweet from sugar, spicy from various stuff, and savory from the scallions (plus a lot of umami from the sesame oil and soy sauce lol) my rendition of the recipe is just a simplified/easier version of some I've seen on the internet, but I can post it if anyone's interested :3

Craving: SPONGE CAKE AND TOO SWEET ICING god I just love the texture its such a good sensory experience for me, and the flavor is just. Sugar lol so yeah. However seeing char's answer reminds me that I loooove the samosas from this one Indian place we used to order from that shut down BUT they JUST reopened under a new name and slightly different model so I need to get my mitts on some yummy yummy samosas and tamarind sauce

Tea vs coffee: TEA ez, I mostly just drink water and the occasional sodie (although I really should get an electric kettle for my room id drink way more tea) I think I've literally never had coffee and tbh I don't have much desire too, doesn't smell a way I like and I can get caffeine from sodies, someday I may grow up and get into coffee but I wanna get back to more tea first, I made this syrup with lemon balm that I really wanna try as a sweetener in a tea

Currently working on: well not a ton, got a callback from a job I was really excited about and they seemed into me but also I need a driver's license for that so. I'm starting work on a permit lol. Theoretically working on that cosplay but most of it is just gonna be ordering stuff, I might make the sword out of foam and wood though so I can bring it to cons. Also been drawing a sword for the same friend's fantasy series she's been working on, and just generally helping her brainstorm that stuff which is really fun :)

OK uhhhhhhhhhhhhh do I have to tag people? Idk, if anyone wants to do this you can just say I tagged you, and I'll give uhhh @the-gay-prometheus @potorch @bark-eater @zoentropy a ping for it lol, absolutely no pressure to do it, entirely just if you're interested ok bye :)

[merthuraus]

Hello! Do you have any rare soulmate aus??? They're a weakness of mind, and I'm starting to run out of them, lol! Anyway, you have a great bog, please keep doing what you're doing! thx!

Hi nonny! I am a dummy and kept forgetting to finish this post due to focus being scrambled and some life stuff. Now Im not quite positive what u meant by rare so I just complied a buncha soulbond/soulmate aus 

Under the cut cause whoo boi there’s a good bit! (in no particular order)

True love by platonic_boner

Of All The Planets In All The Galaxies, He Walked Into Mine. by supercalvin

Rings of Fire, Dragons and Swords by Guardian_Rose

lying by your grace by bottledbasil

Blue by cecewho

The Crystal's Call by finem

Strike of Lightning by helloearthlings

It's Nice to Finally Tweet You by Pendragons Dragonlord (PseudoAuthor)

Elfdans by ZairaA

The Prince's Timer by sunkelles

Deeds by the5leggedCricket

When I Think Of You by Queen_of_Camelot (The_Lady_in_the_Red_Cape)

Sharing is Caring by platonic_boner

For Better or Worse by elirwen

Hanging on by a Thread by sneck

octarine by schweet_heart

Show me your colors by AdvancedTrash

Forlæte - The Surrender by Gbean

Gamut by Nahara

Heart Lines by PeaceHeather

Four Days To Fall In Love. by CupCakezys

Strangled by the Red String of Fate by idlestories

Never Felt So Glad To Be So Beyond Repair by thalialunacy

That's the Spirit by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle

Wishful Thinking by itsrainingcats

Falling With Style by KookieDoh

Marconi Plays the Palace by vissy

Secrets on our skin by Pug1104

Once And Future by elirwen

The Phoenix-Dragon Problem by dk323

Safe in the Ache of Soul Decay by Steamcraft

Once Upon a Winter Solstice by like_water_through_a_sieve

Destined To Be by FuturePast56

Sides by imagia_quill

True Colours Are Beautiful Like a Rainbow by Emrys MK (mk_malfoy)

Fuck by smexifelix

royal blood by Rona23

colors stained upon your skin by stellaisnotamermaid

The Sea by Magnolia822

Dreams Don't Turn To Dust by goodluckgettingtosleep

Tally Mark by supercalvin

Hear Your Heart Sing (Love, Love, Love) by schweet_heart

The secrets we hide on our skins. by Michaelssw0rd

when our hearts collide, i hope our world is a kaleidoscope by intothefirewego

Down To Earth (The Hardest Match) by sweetiejelly

Venti Hazelnut Latte by Styx_in_the_mud

Missing Mark by violentincest

With the Best Interest by thisissirius

To Those Who Remember We by Padraigen

without or with you by schweet_heart

This Dark Road Will Lead Us Where We Want to Be by accordingtomel

Tears of Gold by Onasariel

Meant to Be by TheDragon

Forest Falls by bluevalentine69

Ten Bits of Silver Equals Magic by HPFangirl71

Them Gods Gonna Hurt You, Son. by skellerbvvt

The Druid Consort by bluevalentine69

Anon, I hope this absolute slew of fics makes up for me taking so long! Obvi this goes w/o saying but please heed the tags on each fic as they are all over the place and some are a wee bit darker.

Also writers, you are always welcome to plug your own merlin soulmate fics on this post!

[pogo106]

WHOO boy today was a reminder of why his nickname is baby dragon 😂😂 he shocked himself on the fence coming out of the field, and then the new neighbor was running around in a bathcap shaking a garbage bag which is CLEARLY terrifying (no sarcasm here) and his favorite wool blanket is too dirty to use so we had to use an inferior cotton saddle pad (I've already ordered a new wool blanket so we can have an overlap between dirty and clean). So it was just a very upsetting day.

Trotting he just absolutely was not having straight lines, until I jammed him with my inside leg and played with my reins. The second he went straight, I stopped. You could HEAR him think "oh. Duh!" And straight lines weren't a problem after that.

Then we started cantering and somehow, someway, he started rearing while we were cantering. I'm not sure how. You'd think it was physically impossible. But either way, we had a canter so uphill Valegro is writing us for tips as we speak.

Buutttt we rode through it. Lifted soft hands and a form leg and driving seat and we just went round and round and round for a solid ten minutes. Flying lead changes, circles, down the Scary part of the field in a STRAIGHT line. Then back to a trot and a shitton of trot to canter transitions on a figure eight.

And by the end of it he was perfect, which I'm super super super happy with. I don't like having the non perfect rides, but I like riding through them and just having him so dramatically improve by the end of it, and be willing to improve. Yes it's cold and yes we're stupid when we don't have our special saddle pad, but he was so willing to improve and relaxed so much by the end of the ride, which I'm super happy with. He's so naturally athletic that I'm more concerned about training the mind more than the body right now, and we're finally getting there.

I don't want any critique on this thank you, I'm mostly posting this to tag in my training journal for future reference. ❤