#aj betts

[good-books-to-read]

Travel destination: Australia

Ghost bird by Lisa Fuller

One of favourite books ever. Stacey knows something has happed to her sister because they are mirror twins, she will have to put aside her grudge against the old way to save her sister in time.

Hive by A.J. Betts

Hayley is a bee keeper and her life changes dramatically when the unexpected and totally impossible happens a drip of water.

Wraith by Alex and Shane Smithers

A boy who can fly and a princess of the sky are thrown together in a race against time to find a dangerous technology across Australia.

Whisper by Lynette Noni

For two years, six months, fourteen days, eleven hours and sixteen minutes, Subject Six-Eight-Four — ‘Jane Doe’ — has been locked away and experimented on, without uttering a single word. But that’s about to change.

Gap year in Ghost town by Michael Pryor

Set in Melbourne, Anton hunts ghosts gently passing them on, however with an uptick in violent ghosts, Rani from London has come down to fix the problem. Will they be able to get alone with their different takes on passing ghosts along.

[good-books-to-read]

Seven Tears at high tide by C. B. Lee (coast town, sirens)

In deeper waters by F. T. Lukens (pirates, mermaids)

Tides of Mutiny by Rebecca Rode (pirates)

Hive by A. J. Betts (underwater city)

Siren/Mermaid and Pirate Book Recommendations

If you are anything like me, you enjoy reading books with mermaids, sirens, or people who live on and around the water.

I decided to put together a recommendation list for anyone who might want something new to read. And if you have any additions you think should be added, let me know! I'd love to find more books in this genre!

Crown of Coral and Pearl series by Mara Rutherford

All the Stars and Teeth series by Adalyn Grace

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

The Mermaid's Daughter by Ann Claycomb

All the Murmuring Bones by AG Slatter

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Deep by Lina C Amarego

Master of Salt and Bones by Keri Lake

Salt by Pauline Creeden

[whattheheckins]

Drawing I did for an English project

[agirlandherquill]

truths

goodness it's january 1st already, only feels like yesterday that i typed up the final post for writeblr - which was such a blast, and thanks again to all who participated - and even if you didn't, it's never too late to use the prompts for a little inspo! - anyways, for the past couple of days i've been working on a little story, something completely outside of my usual comfort zone,

for starters, it's not fantasy, in my mind it's a contemporary thriller, and it's written in first person (cue the nervous butterflies)

and incase the title wasn't a give-away, i've decided to give this story a very simple title - truths.

it's a story about a journalist in a small town trying to solve a series of murders terrorising the community, and she's teaming up with a private detective to do it - which is bound to have it's chaotic moments, just like the case and the story she's trying to write

and for once in my life, I've come up with a little blurb (queue sarcastic applause, because blurbs are the bane of my existence)

"Three murders and counting plague a small town, where no-one has a clue who's responsible, not even the police, and it's the greatest story to hit the local papers in years - only it's not been written yet, because journalist Bette never publishes an unfinished story. She is going to find the truth, find who's responsible, and finish the tragic story for her community, once and for all. Only she's not alone. Someone else is along for the truth-seeking ride. Private-Detective AJ appoints himself her partner in crime - or truth, if we're being specific - and he has no intention of letting the killer walk free. Let the search for truth begin - for all of them. Because the truth is twisted, it is tragic, it is different, from every angle. And for Bette and AJ, the truth could be just as deadly."

have i got your attention? read on if you'd like a sneak peek to the story, with the first chapter :) (and if you want to read more, i'll be sticking the chapters up on ao3, which you can find here)

He’s looking at me again.

For the fifth time in the last hour, I pretend to sip from my empty mug, using the opportunity to catch a glimpse of him. Only this time as I shift in my chair, someone walks past, crashing into my table. Coffee spills from their mug and onto my shirt. 

I stand up with a gasp at the shock of it, then try to swipe a few napkins from the rack on my table, dabbing frantically at the stain while the person whose coffee has now ruined my day leaves the shop without another word. 

“Some people hey? Are you all right?”

I look to my left. A man, early twenties, unruly brown hair and blue eyes stands there, offering me a few more napkins. Oddly nice of him. Nicer than anyone else in here. 

“Thanks. I’m all right.” I take them, and make a pitiful attempt of rubbing the stain out of the material. “I can’t say the same for this though.”

“At least it didn’t damage anything more important.” 

“What?” I look at him, confused. Is my shirt not important? Is it not important to not look like a coffee-stained slob at 11:33 in the morning? 

He gestures to my laptop, sitting next to my empty mug. The criminally empty mug, which he spots, the corner of his mouth twitching in amusement. “Oh,” I sigh, reaching and double checking nothing had spilt on it. It was fine. “Yeah, I guess so.”

That’s when I notice it. The table where the staring man had been, was empty. I look away, then to him. “I guess this was just the perfect excuse you needed to come over and talk to me, wasn’t it?”

He props a hip on my table. As though he has the right to do so. I fold the useless napkins into a ball and stuff them in my empty cup before I look at him again. “Get bored of staring for an hour?”

“I didn’t need an excuse to talk to you.”

“No?”

“I just needed to know the right thing to say.”

I tense. “I’m sorry?”

He blinks, then holds his hands up. “I swear, I’m not one of those guys that tries to pick girls up in coffee shops - I’ve never- I don’t-”

Why is it on me to stop him digging his own grave? I sigh. “It’s fine. Look, I’ve got a busy morning ahead of me, and I’d rather not stand here in a stained shirt and become a spectacle, so if you want to say something… Go for it.” 

He clears his throat. “I’ve been here for the past couple of days, wondering when you’d come in.”

“Right,” I stare at him. “Because that’s not creepy.”

“No, no, I-” He rubs his neck, clearly flustered. “I was told, that if I wanted to talk to you, that this was the best place.”

I should be more alarmed by this, shouldn’t I? But there was that usual nagging at the back of my head, curiosity doing its usual tactic of becoming irresistible. It’s going to become a problem for me one day, I know that, but for the past 23 years of my life it’s not steered me too wrong so far. I sit back down in my chair, scoot my laptop out of the way, and nod for him to sit. He looks surprised that I’ve not told him to scarper. He sits down and I take a minute to take him in. His shirt is white, new, I think, judging by the lack of creases. All of the buttons are done up, save for the one nearest his throat. He likes to be presentable, but not so uptight that he’d rather not breathe. Brownie points in my favour. If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s people who act as though they were born with sticks shoved up an unspeakable orifice. He wears a blazer - if I had to name the shade, I’d go for slate - Not too obtrusive on the eyes, but nice all the same. And it fits him well. Tailored? No. I think that’s muscle under there, not fabric. 

That’s when I realise I’ve been staring for a fraction too long. He’s smiling at me, an awkward one, but he doesn’t seem to mind. Then again, if he’s been watching me for the past hour, I’m allowed to return the favour, right? 

I prop my chin on my hand. “So, first off, who told you I’d be here?”

“Alfie.” Down at the Piper. Course he did, mouthy bastard. I’m not allowed to have my own private schedule down there.

“You want a job down at the Piper then?” I’m surprised. He doesn’t strike me as a journalist. In fact, he looks too nice for that.

He shakes his head, and I have to admit, curiosity digs its claws into my mind a little bit more. “What then?”

“I-I think it’ll make more sense first if I explain to you who I am.”

Policeman. Christ. He’s come to tell me I can’t use my sources on this story and without them, I’m-

“I’m a sleuth.”

I have to hear him say it again in order to believe my hearing’s not just left me and gone to hell. “What?”

“A… Sleuth. A private detective, whatever name you want to call it.”

Private detective, not an actual one. Phew, I’m in the clear. I tilt my head. “Go on then, Detective, tell me about yourself.”

He shifts in his seat, as though the mention of the title makes him squirm. “Well…” He looks nervous. I pity him. He’s not the sort of person I like to see squirm. For starters, his suit hasn’t come from the posher shops way down the high-street. I raise a hand to the passing waitress and order us two more coffees. He looks at me, blinking, before he seems to relax a little and goes on. “My name is AJ, I’m investigating the…” He stops as the waitress brings us our coffees, I slip her the cash and take a sip of mine, while he waits for her to be out of earshot before he continues.

“I’m investigating the Chapel Murders.”

I very nearly spit my coffee in his face. It scorches my throat as I force it down and reach for my laptop, discreetly shutting the screen. The screen of the story I’m writing for the Piper’s front page, about the very same thing. If he’s seen anything- No, he can’t have. But how does he know I’m the one that’s writing- Oh. Alfie. I’m going to drown him with the water fountain one of these days, then he’ll keep his mouth shut.

I take a napkin and dab at my lips, gesturing for him to go on.

“I’ve been asked by one of the families to find who’s responsible, and since the police aren’t about to do me any favours, I thought I’d come to you.”

“And you think I know anything?”

“I think that you’re the best chance I’ve got in this town, and you’ve been typing for 30 minutes straight, you’ve got something.”

“Listen, there’s such a thing as credibility and I can’t have you putting mine into question,” I sigh, packing my laptop into my bag. I pick up my coffee and stand. “It’s been nice talking to you AJ, I wish you the best of luck but I’m afraid I can’t help you.” No matter what Alfie’s said.

His face falls. I didn’t expect to see him so disappointed, but then I remind myself. He’s a P.I. He’s got to be used to doing things on his own. I raise my coffee cup to him. “Have a nice day.”

I leave The Brew, my favoured coffee spot in town, at precisely 11:48, when I check my phone and round the corner. I get to the zebra crossing when someone touches my arm. I jolt. My phone flies out of my hand and clatters to the floor. Someone reaches it before I do. I turn and see AJ, holding it out. “Look, I’m sorry, I just really need your help.”

“So you try to give me a heart attack?”

One of the cars at the crossing beeps at me. I shoot them a glare. Drive past then, it’ll be my funeral if I step out. But I’m busy right now. They beep again and I wave them through, turning back to AJ, who is still touching my arm. “I told you, I can’t help.”

There’s something in his eyes that stops me from bolting immediately. He looks… Sad? 

He takes a deep breath, then pulls his hand away from my arm. “Matt Colton. The second victim. He’s my brother.”

I pause. His face did feel familiar. But when I’ve spent the last two nights staring at the photo we’ve put out for Matt’s eulogy, it would be one I wouldn’t forget in a hurry. Guilt kicks me in the ribs. I can’t just tell him to get lost now, can I? He deserves to know. He deserves to find the truth about who took his brother’s life. Isn’t that why I took this job? For the truth? For people’s stories?

I thrust my coffee cup into his hand. “Hold this for me.”

He stares at me, but takes it. “Why?”

“Because, I can’t write with my hands full.” I fumble with my bag for my pen, then take out my notebook, flicking to the back page. I scribble the address for the Piper on it, then my email address, then I tear the page out and hand it over to him. “Meet me there, 7:45am tomorrow. Don’t be late.”

I take my coffee from him, a small part of my stomach fluttering at seeing the hopeful smile dawning on his face.

“Thank you. I mean it. T-Thank you.”

I salute him with my coffee and head across the road, only to be stopped by someone shouting. 

“Hey! Hey!”

I pivot on the curb, confused.

“I called about you at the Piper, but Alfie never gave me your name.” He gave you everything else though - Christ, I’m having words about privacy when I get back to the office.

“It’s Bette.”

He smiles at me, and waves. “I’ll see you tomorrow Bette.”

And then he walks away on the other side of the street, and strangely enough, I find myself looking forward to it.

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The Curse of Magical Girl AU 14

Here, we have some characters from What is currently labeled as Team C (for now?) Carrie Kelly, Drake Winston & Gan.

Just so you know, team C is support and not the team we will focus on.

Team A Upper Gotham - Richard Greyson, Barbra Gordon, Cassandra Cain, Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown, Timothy Drake, Duke Thomas, Damien Wayne, Harper Row. Team B Bludhaven - Mia Mizoguchis, Jeny Wern AJ, Terrance McGinnis, Matthew McGinnis, Thomas Wayne (Robin 3000), Robert Cheng, Lacy Chang, James Gordon II. Team C Lower Gotham - Carrie Kelly, Drake Winston, Lance Bruner, Bette Kane, Cullen Row, Claire Clover, Helena Bertinelli, Lance Heart, Gan. This is the current test Map we have for the AU. (location names may change or be added, but the overall territories should be correct)

My music lists for the AU

Since this is turning into a group project with

@dannyphantom-justiceleauge & @davestridernb And they are helping me expand this universe way more.

We are working on many pieces in the background, so the updates are slow. (Yes, we've broken the spreadsheets, etc.)

Some things may change from the previous posts. I'll try to keep things updated. But if you notice changes, that's why.

How objects are used vids.

[someoctober]

PROOF OF PHOEBE BRIDGERS MENTION

reading a book rn and. phoebe bridgers mention omg

[femslashrevolution]

Popular Pairing List Update

The following pairings have more than 10 recent posts in their pairing tag, and are therefore too popular to be posted on Rarepair Thursdays:

Aerith Gainsborough x Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy)

Amelia Collins x Zoe Miller (Class of '07)

Anaïs Davis x Bobbie De Bruyn (wtFOCK)

Aninlaphat Sawetwarit x Pilanthita Kasidit (The Loyal Pin)

Anna x Elsa (Disney Princesses)

Applejack x Fluttershy (My Little Pony)

Azula x Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Barbara Holland x Nancy Wheeler (Stranger Things)

Bérénice Leblond x Carla Furiani (Ici tout commence)

Blaze x Kristina Corinthos Davis (General Hospital)

Buffy Summers x Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Cady Heron x Regina George (Mean Girls; Mean Girls Musical)

Cate Randa x May Olowe Hewitt (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters)

Clary Fray x Isabelle Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments)

Darcy Lewis x Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Delia Ketchum x Jessie (Pokemon)

Dorcas Meadowes x Marlene McKinnon (Harry Potter)

Dorcas Meadowes x Narcissa Malfoy (Harry Potter)

Earth x Sun (23.5)

Eileen Dunlop x Rebecca (Eileen)

Eve Unwin x Suki Panesar (Eastenders)

Falin Touden x Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)

Fluttershy x Rarity (My Little Pony)

Ginny Weasley x Pansy Parkinson (Harry Potter)

Gwen Runck x Nikki (That 90's Show)

Gwen Stacy x Mary Jane Watson (Marvel Comics)

Jack Danvers x Keeley Jones (Ted Lasso)

Kristi Miller x Marielle (From)

Harper Row x Stephanie Brown (DCU; Gotham Knights)

Harumoto Itsuki x Hayashi Fuyu (Chaser Game W)

Ink x Pa (Bad Buddy)

Jamie x Marian (Drive-Away Dolls)

Jiang Zhaoyun x Lan Ze (Legend of Yunze)

Lady Hideko x Sook Hee (The Handmaiden)

Luce x Rachel (Imagine Me & You)

Margaery Tyrell x Sansa Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Padmé Amidala x Sabé (Star Wars)

Prang x Warang (Love Senior)

Sabine Wren x Shin Hati (Star Wars)

The following pairings have been posted less frequently recently, and have therefore been removed from the popular pairing list:

AJ Campos x Paige Evans (Crush)

Alex Cabot x Olivia Benson (Law & Order: SVU)

Amalia True x Penance Adair (The Nevers)

Amanita Caplan x Nomi Marks (Sense8)

Ana Servín x Mariana Herrera (Madre sólo hay dos)

Anne Shirley x Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables; Anne With An E)

Ava Coleman x Janine Teagues (Abbott Elementary)

Beca Mitchell x Chloe Beale (Pitch Perfect)

Becky Baker x Imogen Moreno (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

Bette Porter x Tina Kennard (The L Word)

Casey Gardner x Izzie (Atypical)

Deena Johnson x Samantha Fraser (Fear Street)

Eleanor Levetan x Gabbi Broussard (Do Revenge)

Frankie Bergstein x Grace Hanson (Grace and Frankie)

Frannie Langton x Marguerite Benham (The Confessions of Frannie Langton)

Héloïse x Marianne (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

Imogen Temult x Laudna (Critical Role)

Jen Harding x Judy Hale (Dead to Me)

Jules Vaughn x Rue Bennett (Euphoria)

Keeley Jones x Rebecca Welton (Ted Lasso)

Malini x Priya (The Jasmine Throne)

Maria Hill x Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe; Marvel Comics)

Riri Williams x Shuri (Marvel Cinematic Universe; Marvel Comics)

Shelby Goodkind x Toni Shalifoe (The Wilds)

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

🦘 Booklr Reads Australian - Authors on My Shelves 🐨

so, I’ve been trying to think of a way to recommend a lot of Australian authors really quickly for Booklr Reads Australian. what I came up with was just to give y’all a giant list of all the authors I have at home! 

most of them are YA and/or fantasy authors, and I’ve marked my favourites with an asterisk (*) but if you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an ask 😊

1. Sarah Ayoub 2. Eugen Bacon 3. Shirley Barber * 4. AJ Betts 5. Danielle Binks * 6. Cally Black 7. Steph Bowe * 8. Alice Boyle 9. JC Burke 10. Meg Caddy * 11. Frances Chapman 12. Wai Chim * 13. Claire Christian 14. Lyndall Clipstone 15. Claire G Coleman 16. Katherine Collette 17. Harry Cook 18. Cath Crowley 19. Robyn Dennison 20. Cale Dietrich 21. Lauren Draper 22. CG Drews * 23. Michael Earp 24. Kate Emery 25. Sarah Epstein 26. Alison Evans * 27. Fleur Ferris 28. Carly Findlay 29. Helena Fox 30. Lisa Fuller 31. Emily Gale 32. Meg Gatland-Veness 33. Sophie Gonzales 34. Erin Gough * 35. Leanne Hall * 36. Pip Harry 37. Sonya Hartnett 38. Adam Hills 39. Simmone Howell 40. Megan Jacobson 41. Amie Kaufman 42. Melissa Keil 43. Nina Kenwood 44. Sharon Kernot 45. Kay Kerr * 46. Will Kostakis 47. Jay Kristoff 48. Ambelin Kwaymullina 49. Benjamin Law 50. Rebecca Lim 51. Gary Lonesborough * 52. Kathleen Loughnan 53. Miranda Luby 54. Tobias Madden 55. Melina Marchetta 56. Ellie Marney * 57. Freya Marske 58. Jodi McAlister * 59. Margot McGovern * 60. Nikki McWatters 61. Anna Morgan 62. Jaclyn Moriarty 63. Liane Moriarty 64. Garth Nix 65. Lynette Noni 66. Carly Nugent 67. Poppy Nwosu 68. Kate O’Donnell 69. Shivaun Plozza 70. Michael Pryor 71. Alice Pung 72. Emily Rodda * 73. Autumn Royal 74. Omar Sakr 75. Holden Sheppard 76. AG Slatter 77. Jo Spurrier 78. Krystal Sutherland * 79. Jared Thomas 80. Hayli Thompson 81. Gabrielle Tozer 82. Christos Tsiolkas 83. Alicia Tuckerman 84. Ellen van Neerven 85. Marlee Jane Ward 86. Vikki Wakefield 87. Lisa Walker 88. Jessica Watson * 89. Allayne L Webster 90. Anna Whateley * 91. Samantha Wheeler 92. Jen Wilde * 93. Rhiannon Wilde 94. Lili WIlkinson 95. Gabrielle Williams 96. Rhiannon Williams 97. Fiona Wood 98. Leanne Yong 99. Suzy Zail 100. Nevo Zisin 101. Markus Zusak

[tinseltown-rp]

MWM + F?

Drew Starkey, Carlacia Grant, Jonathan Daviss, Adam Brody, Liam Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Grant Gustin, Brandon Routh, Stephen Amell, Tom Holland, Avan Jogia, Sophia Bush, Ben Barnes, Evan Rachel Wood, Krysten Ritter, Jaz Sinclaire, Aj Michalka, Maya Hawke, Natalia Dyer, Olivia Holt, Zoey Deutch, Scott Porter, Matt Barr, Colton Haynes, Zachary Quinto, Emily Bett Rickards, Mandy Moore, Justin Hartley, Justin Chatwin, Shanola Hampton, Italia Ricci, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Adria Arjona all come to mind. Members, who else?

[pollonegro666]

2023/07/07 El pasado viernes fuimos de viaje. Después de muchas horas de carretera, llegamos al hotel y descansamos primero en una cama enorme y después en el sofá chillout de la terraza. También vimos la joya gótica de la ciudad, la catedral, declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad.

Last Friday we went on a trip. After many hours on the road, we arrived at the hotel and rested first on a huge bed and then on the chillout sofa on the terrace. We also saw the Gothic jewel of the city, the cathedral, declared a World Heritage Site.

Google Translation into French: Vendredi dernier, nous sommes partis en voyage. Après de nombreuses heures de route, nous sommes arrivés à l'hôtel et nous nous sommes d'abord reposés sur un immense lit puis sur le canapé chillout de la terrasse. Nous avons également vu le joyau gothique de la ville, la cathédrale, déclarée site du patrimoine mondial.

Google translation into Italian: Venerdì scorso siamo andati in gita. Dopo molte ore di guida, siamo arrivati ​​in albergo e ci siamo riposati prima su un lettone e poi sul divano chillout in terrazza. Abbiamo visto anche il gioiello gotico della città, la cattedrale, dichiarata Patrimonio dell'Umanità.

Google Translation into Portuguese: Sexta-feira passada fizemos uma viagem. Depois de muitas horas de viagem, chegámos ao hotel e primeiro descansámos numa cama enorme e depois no sofá chillout da esplanada. Também vimos a joia gótica da cidade, a catedral, declarada Patrimônio da Humanidade.

Google Translation into German: Letzten Freitag haben wir einen Ausflug gemacht. Nach vielen Stunden Fahrt kamen wir im Hotel an und ruhten uns zunächst auf einem riesigen Bett und dann auf dem Chillout-Sofa auf der Terrasse aus. Wir sahen auch das gotische Juwel der Stadt, die Kathedrale, die zum Weltkulturerbe erklärt wurde.

Google Translation into Albanisch: Ne shkuam në një udhëtim të premten e kaluar. Pas shumë orësh vozitje, mbërritëm në hotel dhe pushuam fillimisht në një shtrat të madh dhe më pas në divanin qetësues në tarracë. Ne pamë gjithashtu xhevahirin gotik të qytetit, Katedralen, e cila është shpallur një sit i Trashëgimisë Botërore.

Google Translation into Armenian: Մենք անցած ուրբաթ գնացինք ճամփորդության։ Բազմաթիվ ժամեր վարելուց հետո մենք հասանք հյուրանոց և հանգստացանք նախ հսկայական մահճակալի վրա, իսկ հետո՝ պատշգամբում գտնվող հանգիստ բազմոցի վրա: Մենք տեսանք նաև քաղաքի գոթական գոհարը՝ Մայր տաճարը, որը հռչակվել է Համաշխարհային ժառանգության օբյեկտ:

Google Translation into Bulgarian: Миналия петък бяхме на екскурзия. След много часове шофиране пристигнахме в хотела и си починахме първо на огромно легло, а след това на чилаут дивана на терасата. Видяхме и готическото бижу на града Катедралата, която е обявена за обект на световното наследство.

Google Translation into Czech: Minulý pátek jsme byli na výletě. Po mnoha hodinách jízdy jsme dorazili do hotelu a odpočívali nejprve na obrovské posteli a poté na chill-out pohovce na terase. Viděli jsme také gotický klenot města, katedrálu, která byla prohlášena za světové dědictví.

Google Translation into Croatian: Prošli petak smo išli na izlet. Nakon mnogo sati vožnje stigli smo u hotel i odmorili se prvo na ogromnom krevetu, a zatim na chill-out sofi na terasi. Vidjeli smo i gotički dragulj grada, katedralu, koja je proglašena svjetskom baštinom.

Google Translation into Danish Vi var på tur i fredags. Efter mange timers kørsel ankom vi til hotellet og hvilede os først på en kæmpe seng og derefter på chill-out sofaen på terrassen. Vi så også byens gotiske juvel, katedralen, som er blevet erklæret som verdensarv.

Google Translation into Slovak: Minulý piatok sme boli na výlete. Po mnohých hodinách jazdy sme dorazili do hotela a oddýchli si najprv na obrovskej posteli a potom na chill-out pohovke na terase. Videli sme aj gotický klenot mesta, katedrálu, ktorá bola vyhlásená za svetové dedičstvo.

Google Translation into Slovenian: Prejšnji petek smo šli na izlet. Po dolgih urah vožnje smo prispeli v hotel in se najprej odpočili na ogromni postelji, nato pa še na chill-out zofi na terasi. Ogledali smo si tudi gotski dragulj mesta, katedralo, ki je razglašena za svetovno dediščino.

Google Translation into Estonian: Käisime eelmisel reedel reisil. Pärast mitmetunnist sõitu jõudsime hotelli ja puhkasime esmalt tohutul voodil ja seejärel terrassi lõõgastusdiivanil. Nägime ka linna gooti ehteid, katedraali, mis on kuulutatud maailmapärandi nimistusse.

Google Translation into Suomi: Kävimme reissussa viime perjantaina. Monen tunnin ajon jälkeen saavuimme hotellille ja lepäsimme ensin suurella sängyllä ja sitten terassin rentoutumissohvalla. Näimme myös kaupungin goottilaisen jalokiven, katedraalin, joka on julistettu maailmanperintökohteeksi.

Google Translation into Georgian: გასულ პარასკევს წავედით სამოგზაუროდ. მრავალსაათიანი მგზავრობის შემდეგ სასტუმროში მივედით და ჯერ უზარმაზარ საწოლზე დავისვენეთ, შემდეგ კი ტერასაზე გამაგრილ დივანზე. ჩვენ ასევე ვნახეთ ქალაქის გოთური სამკაული, საკათედრო ტაძარი, რომელიც გამოცხადებულია მსოფლიო მემკვიდრეობის ძეგლად.

Google Translation into Greek: Πήγαμε ένα ταξίδι την περασμένη Παρασκευή. Μετά από πολλές ώρες οδήγησης, φτάσαμε στο ξενοδοχείο και ξεκουραστήκαμε πρώτα σε ένα τεράστιο κρεβάτι και μετά στον καναπέ χαλάρωσης στη βεράντα. Είδαμε επίσης το γοτθικό κόσμημα της πόλης, τον Καθεδρικό Ναό, που έχει ανακηρυχθεί Μνημείο Παγκόσμιας Κληρονομιάς.

Google Translation into Dutch: Afgelopen vrijdag zijn we op reis geweest. Na vele uren rijden kwamen we aan bij het hotel en rustten eerst uit op een enorm bed en daarna op de relaxbank op het terras. We zagen ook het gotische juweel van de stad, de kathedraal, die tot werelderfgoed is verklaard.

Google Translation into Norwegian: Vi var på tur sist fredag. Etter mange timers kjøring kom vi til hotellet og hvilte først på en diger seng og deretter på chill-out sofaen på terrassen. Vi så også byens gotiske juvel, katedralen, som har blitt erklært et verdensarvsted.

Google Translation into Polish: W zeszły piątek wybraliśmy się na wycieczkę. Po wielu godzinach jazdy dotarliśmy do hotelu i odpoczęliśmy najpierw na ogromnym łóżku, a potem na relaksującej sofie na tarasie. Zobaczyliśmy także gotycki klejnot miasta, katedrę, która została wpisana na Listę Światowego Dziedzictwa UNESCO.

Google Translation into Romanian: Vinerea trecută am plecat într-o excursie. După multe ore de condus, am ajuns la hotel și ne-am odihnit mai întâi pe un pat imens și apoi pe canapeaua chill-out de pe terasă. Am văzut și bijuteria gotică a orașului, Catedrala, care a fost declarată Patrimoniu Mondial.

Google Translation into Russian: Мы отправились в путешествие в прошлую пятницу. После многих часов езды мы прибыли в отель и отдохнули сначала на огромной кровати, а потом на чиллаут-софе на террасе. Мы также увидели готическую жемчужину города, собор, который был объявлен объектом Всемирного наследия.

Google Translation into Serbian: Ишли смо на излет прошлог петка. После много сати вожње, стигли смо у хотел и одморили се прво на огромном кревету, а затим на расклопној софи на тераси. Видели смо и готички драгуљ града, Катедралу, која је проглашена за светску баштину.

Google Translation into Swedish: Vi var på en resa i fredags. Efter många timmars körning kom vi fram till hotellet och vilade först på en enorm säng och sedan i chill-out soffan på terrassen. Vi såg också stadens gotiska juvel, katedralen, som har utropats till världsarv.

Google Translation into Turkish: Geçen cuma bir geziye gittik. Saatler süren araba yolculuğunun ardından otele vardık ve önce kocaman bir yatağa, ardından terastaki dinlenme koltuğuna uzandık. Ayrıca, Dünya Mirası Alanı ilan edilen, şehrin Gotik mücevheri Katedral'i de gördük.

Google Translation into Ukrainian: Ми вирушили в подорож минулої п'ятниці. Після багатьох годин їзди ми приїхали в готель і відпочили спочатку на величезному ліжку, а потім на чіл-аут дивані на терасі. Ми також побачили готичну перлину міста, Кафедральний собор, який був оголошений об’єктом Всесвітньої спадщини.

Google Translation into Arabic: ذهبنا في رحلة يوم الجمعة الماضي. بعد عدة ساعات من القيادة ، ��صلنا إلى الفندق وارتاحنا أولاً على سري�� ضخم ثم على أريكة الاسترخاء على الشرفة. كما رأينا جوهرة المدينة القوطية ، الكاتدرائية ، التي تم إعلانها كموقع تراث عالمي.

Google Translation into Bengali: গত শুক্রবার আমরা বেড়াতে গিয়েছিলাম। অনেক ঘন্টা গাড়ি চালানোর পর, আমরা হোটেলে পৌঁছে প্রথমে একটি বিশাল বিছানায় এবং তারপরে বারান্দায় চিল-আউট সোফায় বিশ্রাম নিলাম। আমরা শহরের গথিক গহনা, ক্যাথেড্রালও দেখেছি, যা বিশ্ব ঐতিহ্যবাহী স্থান হিসাবে ঘোষণা করা হয়েছে।

Google Translation into Simplified Chinese: 上周五我们去旅行了。 经过几个小时的车程，我们到达酒店，先在一张大床上休息，然后在露台上的休闲沙发上休息。 我们还看到了这座城市的哥特式瑰宝——大教堂，它已被宣布为世界遗产。

Google Translation into Korean: 우리는 지난 금요일에 여행을 갔다. 몇 시간의 운전 끝에 호텔에 도착한 우리는 먼저 커다란 침대에서 휴식을 취한 다음 테라스의 편안한 소파에서 휴식을 취했습니다. 우리는 또한 도시의 고딕 양식의 보석인 세계 문화 유산으로 지정된 대성당도 보았습니다.

Google Translation into Hawaiian: Hele mākou i ka huakaʻi i ka Pōʻalima i hala. Ma hope o nā hola he nui o ke kaʻa ʻana, hiki mākou i ka hōkele a hoʻomaha mua ma luna o kahi moena nui a laila ma luna o ka sofa hoʻomaha ma ka pā. Ua ʻike pū nō hoʻi mākou i ke koʻikoʻi Gothic o ke kūlanakauhale, ʻo ka Cathedral, i hoʻolaha ʻia he World Heritage Site.

Google Translation into Hebrew: יצאנו לטיול ביום שישי האחרון. לאחר שעות רבות של נסיעה, הגענו למלון ונחנו תחילה על מיטה ענקית ואחר כך על ספת הצ'יל אאוט במרפסת. ראינו גם את התכשיט הגותי של העיר, הקתדרלה, שהוכרזה כאתר מורשת עולמית.

Google Translation into Hindi: हम पिछले शुक्र��ार को यात्रा पर गये थे। कई घंटों की ड्राइविंग के बाद, हम होटल पहुंचे और पहले एक विशाल बिस्तर पर और फिर छत पर आरामदेह सोफे पर आराम किया। हमने शहर का गॉथिक रत्न, कैथेड्रल भी देखा, जिसे विश्व धरोहर स्थल घोषित किया गया है।

Google Translation into Indonesian: Kami melakukan perjalanan Jumat lalu. Setelah berjam-jam mengemudi, kami tiba di hotel dan beristirahat terlebih dahulu di tempat tidur besar dan kemudian di sofa santai di teras. Kami juga melihat permata Gotik kota, Katedral, yang telah dinyatakan sebagai Situs Warisan Dunia.

Google Translation into Japanese: 私たちは先週の金曜日に旅行に行きました。 何時間も運転した後、私たちはホテルに到着し、まず大きなベッドで休み、次にテラスのくつろげるソファで休みました。 世界遺産に登録されている街のゴシック様式の宝石、大聖堂も見ました。

Google Translation into Kyrgyz: Өткөн жума күнү сапарга чыктык. Көп сааттык жол жүрүп, мейманканага жетип, адегенде чоң керебетке, анан террасадагы муздак диванга эс алдык. Биз ошондой эле шаардын готикалык асыл ташын, бүткүл дүйнөлүк мурастар тизмесине киргизилген соборду көрдүк.

Google Translation into Malay: Kami pergi melancong Jumaat lepas. Selepas beberapa jam memandu, kami tiba di hotel dan berehat dahulu di atas katil yang besar dan kemudian di sofa santai di teres. Kami juga melihat permata Gothic di bandar ini, Katedral, yang telah diisytiharkan sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia.

Google Translation into Mongolian: Бид өнгөрсөн баасан гаригт аялалд гарсан. Олон цаг машинаар явсны эцэст зочид буудалд ирээд эхлээд асар том орон дээр, дараа нь дэнж дэх сэрүүн буйдан дээр амарлаа. Мөн бид дэлхийн өвд бүртгэгдсэн тус хотын готик эрдэнийн сүм болох сүм хийдийг үзсэн.

Google Translation into Nepali: हामी गत शुक्रबार एक यात्रामा गयौं। धेरै घण्टाको ड्राइभिङ पछि, हामी होटलमा आइपुग्यौं र पहिले एउटा ठूलो ��छ्यानमा र त्यसपछि टेरेसमा चिल-आउट सोफामा आराम गर्‍यौं। हामीले शहरको गोथिक गहना, क्याथेड्रल पनि देख्यौं, जसलाई विश्व सम्पदा स्थल घोषित गरिएको छ।

Google Translation into Panjabi: ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਤਰਾ 'ਤੇ ਗਏ ਸੀ। ਕਈ ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਡਰਾਈਵਿੰਗ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ, ਅਸੀਂ ਹੋਟਲ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਬਿਸਤਰੇ 'ਤੇ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਛੱਤ 'ਤੇ ਚਿਲ-ਆਊਟ ਸੋਫੇ 'ਤੇ ਆਰਾਮ ਕੀਤਾ। ਅਸੀਂ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਗੌਥਿਕ ਗਹਿਣਾ, ਕੈਥੇਡ੍ਰਲ ਵੀ ਦੇਖਿਆ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਵਿਰਾਸਤ ਸਥਾਨ ਘੋਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

Google Translation into Pashtun: موږ تیره جمعه یو سفر ته لاړو. د څو ساعتونو موټر چلولو وروسته، موږ هوټل ته ورسیدو او لومړی په یوه لوی بستر او بیا په چت کې د آرامۍ سوفا کې آرام شو. موږ د ښار ګوتیک زیور هم ولید، کاتډرل، چې د نړیوال میراث ځای اعلان شوی.

Google Translation into Persian: جمعه گذشته به مسافرت رفتیم. بعد از ساعت ها رانندگی به هتل رسیدیم و ابتدا روی یک تخت بزرگ و سپس روی مبل راحتی در تراس استراحت کردیم. همچنین نگین گوتیک شهر یعنی کلیسای جامع را دیدیم که در فهرست میراث جهانی ثبت شده است.

Google Translation into Sundanese: Urang indit dina lalampahan Jumaah panungtungan. Saatos sababaraha jam nyetir, kami dugi ka hotél sareng istirahat heula dina ranjang ageung teras dina sofa santai di teras. Kami ogé ningali permata Gothic kota, Katedral, anu parantos dinyatakeun salaku Situs Warisan Dunia.

Google Translation into Tagalog: Nag-trip kami last Friday. Pagkatapos ng maraming oras na pagmamaneho, nakarating kami sa hotel at nagpahinga muna sa isang malaking kama at pagkatapos ay sa chill-out na sofa sa terrace. Nakita rin namin ang Gothic jewel ng lungsod, ang Cathedral, na idineklara bilang World Heritage Site.

Google Translation into Thai: เราไปเที่ยวเมื่อวันศุกร์ที่ผ่านมา หลังจากขับรถมาหลายชั่วโมง เราก็มาถึงโรงแรมและนอนพักผ่อนบนเตียงขนาดใหญ่เป็นอย่างแรก จากนั้นจึงค่อยพักผ่อนบนโซฟาที่ระเบียง เรายังเห็นอัญมณีโกธิคของเมืองอย่างมหาวิหารซึ่งได้รับการประกาศให้เป็นมรดกโลก

Google Translation into Urdu: ہم گزشتہ جمعہ کو ایک سفر پر گئے تھے۔ کئی گھنٹوں کی ڈرائیونگ کے بعد ہم ہوٹل پہنچے اور پہلے ایک بڑے بیڈ پر اور پھر ٹیرس پر چِل آؤٹ صوفے پر آرام کیا۔ ہم نے شہر کا گوتھک زیور، کیتھیڈرل بھی دیکھا، جسے عالمی ثقافتی ورثہ قرار دیا گیا ہے۔

Google Translation into Uzbek: O'tgan juma kuni sayohatga chiqdik. Ko'p soatlab yo'l yurganimizdan so'ng, mehmonxonaga yetib keldik va avval ulkan karavotga, so'ngra ayvondagi chill-out divanga dam oldik. Shuningdek, biz shaharning gotika gavhari, Butunjahon merosi ob'ekti deb e'lon qilingan soborni ham ko'rdik.

Google Translation into Vietnamese: Chúng tôi đã đi trên một chuyến đi vào thứ Sáu tuần trước. Sau nhiều giờ lái xe, chúng tôi đến khách sạn và nghỉ ngơi đầu tiên trên một chiếc giường lớn và sau đó trên chiếc ghế sofa thư giãn trên sân thượng. Chúng tôi cũng đã nhìn thấy viên ngọc Gothic của thành phố, Nhà thờ, đã được công nhận là Di sản Thế giới.

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Teil II: I see fire

( Teil 1)

Das Schloss war kein normales Schloss. Es erforderte einen Code und nachdem Lily ihn eingegeben hatte, gab es ein leises Piepen und das zuvor winzige, rote Licht, wechselte auf grün. Die Tür konnte man nun einfach aufdrücken und auch, wenn sie sich sicher war, dass sie damit keinen stummen Alarm ausgelöst hatte, gab sie im Innern auch den Code für die Alarmanlage ein und schaltete sie ab. 

Zwölf Jahre. So lang war es her, dass sie in diesen Mauern gestanden hatte. Es war auf merkwürdige Weise vertraut und doch konnte sie im halbdunkeln Dinge ausmachen, die vor zwölf Jahren noch nicht hier gewesen waren. Dennoch. Sie erkannte dieses Haus als ihr zu Hause. Eine piepsig leise Stimme in ihrem Innern sagte ihr zumindest genau das: du bist zu Hause. Doch war das hier wirklich ihr zu Hause? Eine andere Stimme antwortete mit Nein. 

Lily brauchte einen Moment, um sich wieder zu erden. Das hier brachte sie mehr in Aufruhr, als sie vermutet hätte. 

Ihr Blick glitt zu AJ. Ohne Worte verständigten sie sich darauf, dass sie abwechselnd in die Zimmer im Erdgeschoss sehen würden. Ein paar waren erleuchtet, aber alle waren sie leer. 

Dann blieb Lily einen Moment vor dem Büro ihres Vaters stehen. Sie lauschte an der Tür, doch dahinter war alles still. Nur der Lichtschein, der unter der Tür hindurch schimmerte verriet, dass sich darin vermutlich jemand befand. 

Langsam griff Lily nach der Türklinke und drückte diese ebenso langsam nach unten. Aus dem Augenwinkel konnte sie sehen, wie AJ an den hinteren Bund seiner Hose griff. Hatte er etwa eine Waffe dabei? Nun, allzu schlimm war es nicht. Lily selbst war ebenfalls bewaffnet. 

Die Tür öffnete sich lautlos. Allerdings hätte sie auch den lautesten Krach machen können, denn es war egal. Das Büro dahinter war leer. Lily entspannte sich. Doch statt der sichtbaren Ungeduld ihres Begleiters Beachtung zu schenken, ging sie in das Büro hinein und sah sich um. 

Beinahe hätte sie gelacht. Für Arbeitskollegen hatte Jonathan Marren damals Bilder an die Wand angebracht. Familienbilder. Sie hingen noch immer dort und auch Lily war auf diesen zu finden. Ihr Haar war so dunkel, fast Ebenholz, ihre Haut so blass wie Schnee und ihre braunen Augen sahen irgendwie gequält aus, während sie in die Kamera lächelte. Sie konnte sich noch genau an diesen Tag erinnern. 

Allerdings wollte sie nicht in Erinnerungen schwelgen. Stattdessen ging sie weiter, hinter den Schreibtisch an den Schrank, um ihn zu öffnen und sich dann davor zu hocken. “Nimm dir, wenn du etwas findest, dass du haben möchtest”, warf sie in den Raum hinein, während sie eine Zahlenkombination eingab, dann eine weitere. Ein Lächeln bildete sich auf ihren Lippen und der Safe öffnete sich mit einem leisen Piepen. Die Geldscheine darin lächelten Lily geradezu an und verschwanden in der geheimen Innentasche ihrer Lederjacke. Warum diese wundervollen Scheinchen verbrennen lassen? Der Rest war uninteressant und Lily erhob sich. 

AJ war bereits weiter gegangen. 

Ihre Stiefel hallten dumpf, als sie zurück zur Marmortreppe ging und diese erklomm. Oben hörte sie leise eine Tür öffnen, dann erschien AJ am obersten Treppenabsatz und ging wortlos an ihr vorbei. 

Lily selbst ging weiter nach oben. Auf einen Blick sah sie, welche Türen er offen gelassen hatte. Die anderen Zimmer waren wohl leer und Lily blieb an der ersten offenen Tür stehen. 

Das Zimmer ihrer Eltern. 

Auch hier brannte schwaches Licht. Eine Lampe direkt neben dem Bett war angelassen worden und Lily konnte die Gestalt ihrer Mutter unter den Laken ausmachen. Loraine Marrens Hand hing aus dem Bett heraus. Auf dem Boden neben dem Bett lag ein verschüttetes Champusglas. Die dazu gehörige Flasche war leer und befand sich neben der Lampe und der orangenen Döschen, in denen ihre Mutter ihre Tabletten aufbewahrte. 

Lily war über den Teppich lautlos an die Frau heran getreten, warf einen Blick auf das orange Döschen und staunte nicht schlecht. Oxy. Es war nur ein einziger Griff und das Döschen war in der Innentasche ihrer Jacke verschwunden. Dann richtete sie den Blick auf das Gesicht ihrer Mutter. Sie sah gequält aus. 

Gut. Obwohl, irgendwie konnte sie einem ja Leid tun. Doch dann zuckte sie mit den Schultern und ging zurück auf den Flur. Die zweite offene Tür führte in ihr altes Kinderzimmer. Aber warum sollte ihr Vater darin sein?

Ihre Augenbrauen wanderten immer weiter nach oben, je näher sie dem Zimmer kam. Ein sanftes Licht schien daraus und ein einziger Blick zeigte auch hier, dass eine Schreibtischlampe angelassen worden war. Ihr Vater selbst lag mit dem Kopf nach unten auf ihrem Schreibtisch. In seiner linken Hand hielt er noch immer ein Glas Whisky umschlossen. Es war sogar noch ein Schluck darin. 

Dann wandte Lily den Blick jedoch in Richtung des Zimmers selbst und war überrascht, dass es noch genau so aussah, wie sie es verlassen hatte. Alles war an seinem Platz. Das Bett mit dem rosa Baldachin, die kleinen Figuren auf dem Fensterbrett. Sogar ihre Ballettschuhe hingen noch an den Schranktüren. 

Ihre Schritte waren dumpf, als sie sich in ihrem alten Zimmer bewegte. “Sentimental?” Die Stimme war kaum zu vernehmen. Als Lily sich umsah, stand AJ mit einem der Kanister in der Hand da und stellte ihn gerade leise ab. “Sag gute Nacht, Daddy”, hauchte er und grinste sie an.  Lily ging zurück zu ihrem Vater. Sie war am überlegen irgendetwas mit ihm zu machen, bevor sie ihn wie eine Fackel anzündete. Da richtete sich ihr Blick auf das, worauf sein Kopf lag. 

Ein handgeschriebener Brief und ein Familienfoto. Eines, auf dem sie scheinbar glücklich aussahen. 

In der Eile konnte Lily nicht lesen, was darauf geschrieben stand und es war mehr ein Reflex, als wirkliche Überlegung, als sie beides unter seinem Gesicht hervor zog. Sofort schnarchte er, bewegte sich und schlief trotzdem weiter. 

Irgendwo auf dem Flur hörte sie leises Plätschern. 

Sofort widmete Lily sich wieder der eigentlichen Mission. Sie schnappte sich den Kanister, lehnte die Tür an und begann das Benzin zu verschütten. Dann ging sie zum Schlafzimmer ihrer Eltern und verschüttete auch dort Benzin, bevor sie die Spur aus Benzin zusammen mit AJ über die Treppe ins Untergeschoss fortsetzte. 

Sie verteilten drei Kanister. Bis hin zur Haustür. Der letzte Tropfen fiel auf den Boden und Lily trat den leeren Kanister zurück in die Eingangshalle. AJ tat es ihr gleich. Dann zückte sie etwas aus ihrer Tasche. Etwas, was sie aus dem Büro ihres Vaters entwendet hatte, genau für diesen Moment: ein vergoldetes Zippo. Sein vergoldetes Zippo. Was wäre das ganze hier, wenn nicht das Feuer aus seinem Lieblingsfeuerzeug ihn verbrennen ließ? 

Lily entzündete es.

“Gute Nacht, Daddy."

Dann warf sie es in die Eingangshalle und sah dabei zu, wie das Feuer sich rasend schnell über die Benzinspur verbreitete. Fast wie ein  hungriges Tier, welches sich einverleibte, was auch immer man ihm zu Fressen gab. Die Hitze wurde binnen kürzester Zeit spürbar, während die Flammen an Größe gewannen. 

Es sah faszinierend aus. Wie sie tanzten, wie sie fraßen. 

Kalte, starke Finger schlossen sich um ihr Handgelenk und Lily riss sich gezwungenermaßen von den Flammen ab, als sie von AJ mitgezogen wurde. 

Kurze Zeit später befand sie sich wieder in dem Truck. Und von einem Hügel sahen sie noch einen Moment hinunter in ihr Meisterwerk, bevor Sirenen laut wurden und die zwei machten, dass sie Land gewannen. 

»(...) Brandstifter hatten das Haus in der Nacht vom 1. auf den 2.5.2019 angezündet. Die Feuerwehr musste Hilfe aus den umliegenden Bezirken anfordern und die Löscharbeiten selbst dauerten bis zur Mittagszeit an. Anwohner beschrieben zwei Gestalten, die in einem Truck vom Haus wegfuhren. Nähere Beschreibung zu den Tätern gibt es nicht. Sie benutzten laut Feuerwehr eine große Menge Benzin und entzündeten das Feuer in der Eingangshalle des Hauses. Die Bewohner konnten den Flammen knapp entkommen und werden derzeit Stationär behandelt. Die neuesten Informationen zu dem Fall finden Sie auf unserer Internetseite (...)«

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School project of illustrating a scene from a class novel called Hive by A.J Betts

The characters had no description for appearance so that was a pain

Celia and Hayley in one of the first chapters

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read a silly book (one song by aj betts) and got strangely attached to mim

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The Curse of Magical Girl AU 15

So now that you know the characters' full names from the last post, you can look them up if you want. It's time to catch you up to speed on what the characters call each other. As for who wants to go by full name, not everyone on this list, that's for sure. On this chart, you'll see the different teams and their call singe on the map that Babs made to use to keep track of the Robins. (More on the map later, you know it's a in progress thing) So on to the nicknames, Full hero names, Hero nicknames, Map names, and Fake civilian identity names. I'll demonstrate with Timothy here. Nickname; Tim Hero name: Robin Emerald Nickname for hero work Em, short and sweet and easy to say on coms. On the map, RE is short for Robin Emerald, for ease of tracking what Robin is where. Then we got Emma Robyn. It's the fake civilian identity their hero can take on for a limited time. ps. Emma Robyn is the identity Tim met Bruce under, where he mistook Tim for Janet. Why? Cuz of that fake Civilian identity, they swap a feature with their "dance partner", Tim, and his partner swapped hair color. A dance partner is the one person with whom they are set up to make combo attacks. They will have matching Bows and glasses, so let's see if you can spot who is partnered with whom. ;)

Team A Harp- Robin Kunzite / Robin Kun / RK 🩷 Kurt Robyn. Dick - Robin Sapphire / Robin Safy/ RS. 💙 Saphira Robyn. Babs - Robin Jasper / Robin Jazz / RJ.🧡 Jake Robyn. Jay - Robin Ruby / Robin Rue/RR. ❤️ Ruth Robyn. Tim - Robin Emerald / Robin Em/ RE. 💚 Emma Robyn. Stef - Robin Ametyst / Robin Amy/ RA. 💜 Amos Robyn. Dami - Robin Diamond / Robin Dia / RD. 🤍 Daisy Robyn. Cas - Robin Onyx / Robin Nyx / RO. Oneil Robyn. Duke - Robin Topaz / Robin Arty / RT.💛 Tori Robyn.

Team B Maps - Robin Morganite / Robin Mort / RM 🧡 Micah Robyn. AJ - Robin Peridot / Robin Dot / RP 💚 Prince Robyn. Terry - Robin Zicron / Robin Z / RZ 🖤 Ziya Robyn. Matt - Robin Beryl / Robin Bae / RB 🩷 Bambi Robyn. Lacy - Robin Larimar / Robin Mars / RL 💙 Luke Robyn. Tom - Robin Fluorite / Robin Flor / RF ❤️ Fantine Robyn. Bobby - Robin Celestite / Robin Ciel / RC 🤍 Chrysta Robyn. Jim - Robin Iolite / Robin Io / RI 💜 Irene Robyn.

Team C Carrie - Robin Wairakite / Robin Rike / RW 🤍 Wade Robyn. Helena - Robin Halidor / Robin Hali / RH 💛 Hale Robyn. Cullen- Robin Quarts / Robin Artie / RQ 🩷 Queenie Robyn. Bette - Robin Nephrite / Robin Nephy / RN 💚 Nethan Robyn. Lance B - Robin Xenotime / Robin Xeno / RX 🧡 Xenia Robyn. Gan - Robin Uvite/ Robin Uvi / RU ❤️ Uriel Robyn. Drake - Robin Garnet/ Robin Gari / RG 💙 Grace Robyn. Claire - Robin Vivianite/ Robin Viv / RV 🩶 Vinny Robyn. Lance H - Robin Yedlinite/ Robin Line / RY 💜 Yessica Robyn.

Now that your head is spinning from all the new info, I'll leave you be for a bit to digest it. So until next time, when I drop more art or lore, depending on what gets done first.

[paperfury]

HIVE by AJ Betts

Publisher \\ Goodreads

All I can tell you is what I remember, in the words that I have.

Hayley tends to her bees and follows the rules in the only world she has ever known.

Until she witnesses the impossible: a drip from the ceiling.

A drip? It doesn't make sense.

Yet she hears it, catches it. Tastes it.

Curiosity is a hook.

What starts as a drip leads to a lie, a death, a boy, a beast, and too many awful questions.

Hive is the first in a gripping two-book series by award-winning and international bestselling author A. J. Betts.

OUT ON THE 26TH OF JUNE