#all of season 8 was a bad fever dream it’s not canon

[sweetskullscribbles]

I hate game of thrones fans everyone’s either like “fuck Daenerys” or “fuck Jon Snow” like no, fuck the WRITERS

[rhaenin-time]

oh no another break from my break because yes i did end up watching the episode.

It's SO bad you guys. To the point that I can see into the writers' room. They didn't even bother to close the drapes!

BUT! must... finish... chapter... and... establish... habit... of continuing to write despite HotD's bad practices because I've come too far...

I swear it's not a sunk cost fallacy. Okay it's a sunk cost but also I DO want to finish because I'm clearly still not ready to settle into original work, I don't want to start a new fic in a different fandom, and also... I do want to finish what will be a ridiculously long fic because I want to. Why is it so hard? Because everytime I put time aside and sit down to it, I start breaking down HotD's writing problems instead because thinking about F&B canon and thinking about where HotD went wrong... is kind of one and the same. Pretty much everything wrong with it can be traced back to deviating from the book.

Ugh, it's just annoying because before I started, I did read up a lot about specifically what kind of fic writing is actually beneficial for practicing original novel writing skills. And one of the big rules is that you need to resist the urge for wish-fulfillment or indulging in head canons with little basis in canon (nothing wrong with those fics they're just not considered a good way to build skills that transfer over to novel writing) and aside from your intentional and well thought out deviations, you're supposed to remain as consistent with the source material's themes, worldbuilding, and characterizations as you can.

Problem is that HotD already broke those rules in their expensive fanfic people keep claiming is canon. Problem is... I too included it as canon. Because I already accounted for the changes season 1 made to Fire & Blood and part of the challenge that actually started off as fun was reconciling those changes and trying to merge them with the source material.

But they've gone too far! And I know it sounds kind of weird and pretentious and self-aggrandizing (I am all those things don't get me wrong) but I'm annoyed that now it might look like it's MY fic that decided to do whatever it wants with canon, especially characterization. Because especially when there's so much bigotry and politics involved, I actually find it kind of distasteful when fic writers intentionally disregard established themes, characterization and worldbuilding in order to indulge in bigoted mindsets and interpretations. Don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing for censorship or anything I just find it distasteful, and bad practice when the writer is unwilling to admit what they're doing and those interpretations find their way into the actual fandom and you get people arguing for them regarding the actual source material. Again, especially when bigotry and bad politics are involved.

Which is also annoying because so many of HotD's unjustified deviations are rooted in the bigoty and bad politics that, again, Fire & Blood actually condemns. And (that part of) this fandom is so annoying as it is. And as weird as it sounds I actually was trying really hard to "lead by example" and be as fair as I could to the greens, because, again, I'm trying to develop good writing practices.

Anyways, I guess this is a Fire & Blood merged with season 1 fic now, and everything will now err on the side of Fire & Blood. Anything established after season 1 is just Corlys's ep 8 - ep 10 fever dream and he wakes up in real canon which errs toward book canon aside from the changes season 1 made that I already accounted for. HotD has not earned the right to call itself its own narrative, so it's part of the greater metanarrative that Fire & Blood is a part of. Maester Condal's volume is simply... a conflicting account that has strong evidence for part 1 that sometimes even overrides Gyldayn's accounts, but he ran out of material and started making shit up and the challenge is in figuring out WHERE. Somewhere in between, the real story lurks...

Feel free to swipe that for your own sanity.

Is it unhinged that I'm claiming that my sometimes crackfic where the key players include Rhaenyra's boobs, Laenor's lube mummy, and Rhaenys's mop dummy is more respectful to Fire & Blood than HBO is? Yes. But is it also true? Also yes. And that's the damning part.

This has been an unedited rant.

Edit:

Wait. Do I take this in a meta direction for my author's notes? Since Aemond is Condal's blatant and uncomfortably telling self-insert... Hmm... You know Aemond’s pretentious study group I made up because I think it's weird that HotD doesn't realize that it's downright impossible for royals to be as isolated as they try to claim? Well, one of the members is named Ryam Condal. And he went on to write a *totally true account. Unfortunately, he was too young and naive to see Aemond for the dweeb he actually is, and also Aemond gave him weird ideas about dragons and Targaryens that he never unlearned.

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Wait. Should I truly invent a Condal insert named Condal who's slightly younger than Aemond and has a dumb admiration for him and wants to know why he doesn't come to their study group anymore now that Rhaenyra's around to properly educate him?

[hoboal87]

Elastic Heart Chapter Seven

Title: Elastic Heart - The Fight

Characters: Y/N Y/L/N, Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, OFCs

Pairing(s): Sam x Reader

Summary: Y/N and Sam continue to see each other despite John's warning.

Word Count: 7k

Warnings: Cursing, angst, implied smut, pregnancy, talk of abortion, John Winchester is a bad parent, parents are assholes.

Notes: Series will be mostly canon compliant, taking place during season 8/9. Also, for purposes of this fic Sam was born in '84 instead of '83.

AN 2: This was oringally part of chapter 6, but I (along with my beta) decided it would be best to have it as a stand-alone.

Beta'd by @deanwinchesterswitch

Please give a comment or reblog and let me know what you think!

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Chapter Seven: The Fight

May 2003

Y/N POV

When Sam shows me his acceptance letter, I burst into tears. A mixture of happiness and sadness consume me. I know it’s his dream, it’s his chance to get away from his dad, but a part of me selfishly wants him to stay longer. I get my acceptance into the university thirty minutes away the next day, mom and dad insisting it’s the right one for me. I still plan on taking the following year off, but I have yet to inform them of my plan.

The day before graduation, I’m on the floor of the bathroom for the fourth morning in a row, emptying the contents of my stomach. I chalk it up to nerves, Sam leaving in less than a week, finals and graduation. I feel a cold towel on the back of my neck, and turn my head to see mom behind me, trying her best to soothe me as I fight the urge to vomit again.

“Honey,” she says, rubbing my back, “maybe we should take you to the doctor?”

“Mom,” I offer weakly, knowing all the color has drained from my face. “I’m fine. I think it’s just a stomach bug. I don’t even have a fever.”

“Either way, you’re staying home today, I’m gonna call the school.”

“Mom,” I try to protest, dry heaving over the toilet. “It’s the last day, no one’s gonna believe that I’m sick.”

“It doesn’t matter, Y/N. It’s only a half-day, your teachers will understand. The ceremony is tomorrow, and you need to keep up your strength, your father and I would hate it if you couldn’t go.”

I try to stop her, but she’s already out the door, and I can hear the muffled sounds of her calling the school. I gather myself and head back to my bedroom. I crawl into my bed, pulling the covers over my head and sleep for hours. I wake up late in the afternoon, feeling slightly better. My eyes focus on the framed photo on my bedside table; a present Sam had given me weeks earlier on what he called our six-month anniversary. I smile, thinking about how he sheepishly explained that it had been six-months since we had met. It was from one of our first dates, nearly ruined when I got my period. It suddenly dawns on me. Shit.

I hop out of bed, making my way to the desk where my day planner sits. I frantically open it to the beginning of the month, looking for the subtle stars that I would have put on the pages, nothing. I go back another month scanning the pages desperately, assignments, and the occasional date with Sam being the only thing written on them.

“Has it been since March?” I whisper to myself as I count the weeks. “You cannot be this girl, Y/N. Ten Weeks.” I cover my face with my hands, thinking back. Spring Break. “Shit.”

“Y/N? Everything okay?” Mom calls from outside my room, perhaps I’m not being as quiet as I thought. “You feeling any better?”

“Yeah, mom, I just…” I open the door to come face to face with her; concern etched on her face. “I think I’m gonna go for a walk, get some fresh air.”

“Would you like me to go with you?”

“No, I won't be gone long,” I say, grabbing my wallet as discreetly as I can, heading downstairs and out the front door. I make my way to the drug store, praying that I’m wrong, we’d been so careful. The chime of a bell pulls me out of my head as I enter the store. I feel a sense of relief as I look around, noticing that the store’s empty besides the pharmacist behind the counter. He’s new to Weldon, and I rejoice knowing he won’t recognize me, smiling at me as I walk past him.

I stand in front of the row of tests, I hear the chime again, bringing my attention to the door, and I begin to panic as I recognize one of my classmates. I grab a test and make my way to the counter, quickly paying. I rush home, run into my bathroom, and tear the box open, carefully reading the instructions. I slip back into my room, quietly shutting the door behind me, and sit on my bed watching as my clock slowly passes the time. I take a deep breath as I compare the stick to the box. Positive. Crap, crap, crap. I throw the box and instructions away, keeping the test, willing it with all my might to change. If anything, the pink plus becomes more dominant, taunting me.

I stare at the test in my hands, unsure of what my next move should be. How am I gonna tell Sam? What about Stanford? I’m unable to stop the tears from flowing.

“Honey, are you sure you’re okay?” I hear mom’s voice on the other side of the door. “Maybe you shouldn’t go out, you should-” she opens the door just enough to walk in. She stops in front of me, and I can hear the concern laced in her voice. “What’s wrong?” I know I look a mess, face blotched, and eyes puffy. I grip the test tighter in my hands and shake my head. “Y/N, whatever it is, you can tell me.”

“You’ll hate me,” I whisper, not looking up. “I can’t-”

“Y/N, I could never hate you.” She closes the door behind her. “You’re my daughter, and I love you.”

I open my hands slowly, revealing the test to her. It takes her a moment as she takes a step closer, taking it out of my hands.

“Oh, Y/N,” she whispers, handing it back to me. "How— how did this happen?"

"I'm sorry.” I choke out through sobs, “We didn’t mean to. I— I—”

“Shh..” she sits down next to me and wraps her arms around me, placing a kiss on my head; I’m prepared for yelling, not this. She holds me against her as sobs leave me uncontrollably. “Sam?”

"I thought we were careful. It-It was an accident."

"What was an accident?" Dad says as he walks by my room, "Sarah, Y/N?” He looks between us. I open my mouth to speak, but all that comes out is another sob. His eyebrows furrow at the sight in front of him. “What's going on? What's wrong?"

"Rob, you should sit," I feel the bed dip for a moment as mom steps away from me, and guides dad to a chair in the corner of my room. She gestures to me to move towards the end of my bed, so we’re both facing him. "I want you to stay calm, okay?" He nods reluctantly. "Don't jump to any conclusions, Y/N is going to need you," Dad’s jaw clenches and his breathing becomes heavier as he prepares himself for what mom is about to tell him. “Y/N is..” mom’s own voice is shaky, she takes a deep breath, “pregnant."

All the worry and confusion on dad’s face immediately fades away. His face grows red, his brow furrows, and his breathing becomes rapid. He stands up quickly, pacing the floor of my bedroom. He’s silent as I continue to cry, my shame and embarrassment consuming me.

“Sam,” he rasps, unable to look at me. “He- he took advantage of you.” I can see a vein throbbing in his neck,

“Rob. Y/N’s old enough-”

“That boy is over 18, Y/N is a minor… I should go down to the sheriff’s office right now and—"

“Daddy, no!” I cry, trying to reason with him, “Sam, he didn’t- he didn't do anything to me. It’s not his fault.”

“Like hell, it isn’t!” He continues pacing in front of me, mom grabs at his shoulder, trying to get him to sit back down. “He’s clearly been conditioning you ever since the attack. He made sure that you thought he was your savior so that you would do anything for him."

"Rob, calm down, this isn't good for Y/N, what’s done is done, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Y/N and Sam, they’ll have to deal with the consequences."

"No, Sarah. We told her that boy was bad news. Now Y/N's in trouble." He turns to face me. "You aren’t having that baby,” he says sternly.

"Dad,” I barely muster, “you can’t. Please.”

“Rob, let’s talk about this.” Mom tries to argue, “maybe we should-”

“You’re not having it.” He points at me, “and you’re not going to see that boy again." Dad leaves my room; mom quickly follows him.

For the rest of the night, I hear muffled arguing. I fall asleep, still clutching the test in my hands. When I wake up in the morning, dad doesn’t speak or even look at me. As I sit down at the table, he immediately leaves, and I want to break down. Mom offers a sad smile, eyes puffy, and red. She runs her hand down my back, leaning forward to press a kiss to my forehead. “We’ll get through this, Y/N.”

When we arrive at the school the next day, I search the hallways for Sam. I find him standing outside the auditorium watching as parents file in. 'You can do this, Y/N.' I'm about to touch his shoulder when he turns around, widely smiling when he sees me standing behind him. He wraps his arms around me, pulling me into a tight hug.

"Missed you yesterday," he says, placing a kiss on my cheek. "Your mom said you were sick." My whole body stiffens, and I take a shuddering breath. He pulls away from me slightly, noticing my blotchy face, and the tears I'm trying to fight. "Y/N/N, what's wrong?" I shake my head and look down at the floor, not ready to say the words. “You're scaring me. It can't be that bad, talk to me, baby."

"It is that bad," I whisper, bringing my eyes up to meet his face. “I- I thought it was stress, or a bug or something. Then I realized, it’s been weeks.”

“Y/N/N.” His eyes search my face, trying to make sense of what I’m telling him. “Weeks since what? What are you trying to say?”

A shattered exhale leaves me, “I’m pregnant.”

All the color drains his face, "No, you can’t be,” he shakes his head. “We always use protection."

“Spring Break?” I mutter, choking back the lump in my throat, using all my might to not break down in front of him.

“That was over two months ago.” Sam paces in front of me, stopping when he catches sight of me. “You’re sure?”

I chew on my bottom lip, nodding my head.

"Why didn't you say something sooner?" he asks, running his hands through his hair, apparent concern lacing his voice. “I would have been there with you.”

"’M sorry,” my voice cracks, “I didn’t know. This is my fault. I should’ve-”

"No, Y/N/N, this is not on you. It takes two, and I should’ve—we both should have been more careful," he says, pulling me back into a hug, holding me as I sob into his chest. We stay like that for a few minutes; I can hear him sniffling and feel his hands leave me for a moment to wipe his eyes. He lets me calm down before speaking again. "What do you want to do?"

"Dad wants me to get rid of it," I say against him.

"Your dad doesn’t get to make that decision,” he says firmly. “What do you want, Y/N/N?"

"I don’t know.” I was still processing everything. I haven’t even thought about what I’m going to do. Neither mom nor dad asked me what I wanted. All I can think about are our futures, how badly we both want to get away from our families. Now, it doesn’t seem like a possibility. I can’t get rid of the baby; it’s Sam and me.”I want to have it," I pull away, my eyes fixated on the ground, “but if you don’t—"

He stops me, softly cupping my face and guiding it up until our eyes meet and then smiles warmly. “Y/N/N, I love you so much, and this,” he splays a hand gently over my stomach, "is our baby. If you want to keep it, Y/N/N, I'm here."

"What about Stanford?" I ask softly, it is his dream, and as much as I don’t want him gone, I don’t want him to feel forced into staying.”You’ve worked so hard.”

“Come with me,” he says, taking my hands in his. “You, me, and the baby. We’ll go to California; it’ll be the fresh start we’ve both always wanted.” A glimmer of hope wells up inside me, and I smile. “Away from our parents, everyone who knows us, we can do whatever we want.”

“Don’t say something you don’t mean.”

“I mean it, more than anything. I love you, no matter what. I think we can do this, together, I’ll figure everything else out. Take a few days, I still have to tell my dad about Stanford, and I’ll tell him about the baby too.” I can’t believe what he’s saying. “I’m leaving on Monday, and I want you to come with me.”

“You don’t have to do this, Sam,” I look back down at the ground, “this can be your out.” John’s words from months ago replay in my head. “I’m just some girl from a town you were working a case. I was never gonna leave this place. You can tell me the truth. If you don’t ever want to see me again, I’ll understand. I don’t want you to think I’m trying to trap you.”

“I love you. And I’m gonna love our baby so much. Monday, at 7 a.m., I’ll be waiting for you.”

Sam POV

Sunday comes quicker than I expect it to. Dad wants to leave the night of graduation, just like he threatened, but I convince him to wait out the weekend. He and Dean had been working back-to-back hunts for the last month, and though neither of them will ever admit it, they’re exhausted. I already quit my job at the grocery store and I use the little money I have saved to buy a ring from the pawn shop—a simple gold band with a small square-cut diamond. One day I’ll get Y/N/N the ring she deserves. With Dean in town, I know I can easily get into the bars and earn some extra cash for the trip. Dean’s always been the better player, but I need to get as much as I can, for Y/N/N and the baby.

I should have proposed the moment she told me about the baby, but it would have seemed forced. I don’t want her to think that the only reason I want to marry her is that she is pregnant. I want her with me; I want her to be my family.

There is only one hitch in my plan; Y/N/N’s parents. At seventeen, we would still need her parents’ consent to be married. Not only will I need their permission, but I also need their blessing. ‘They’re very old-fashioned.’ Y/N’s voice rings in my ear. They never quite warmed up to me, only tolerating my presence when necessary. That will have to change now; I’m the father of their grandchild, I’m going to marry their daughter.

Dean and dad are out, so I pull out a button-down from the back of my closet. I haven’t worn it since Valentine’s Day, but it’s the nicest piece of clothing that I own. I lift my pillow, inspecting the ring once more before putting it in my pocket. I pull up to Y/N/N’s house and notice a dim light coming from her window. I take a brief moment, calming myself before walking up to her front door. I knock and pace in front of the door, reminding myself to breathe. I hear grunts on the other side before the door swings open.

“You’ve got some nerve showing up here, Sam,” Y/N/N’s father appears in front of me.

“Sir, I want to talk to you about Y/N/N,” I say, trying to keep myself calm as I see the growing anger on his face.

“You took advantage of Y/N, and now she’s in trouble.”

“I didn’t-” I take another deep breath. He can’t possibly believe that; I have to make him understand. “I love Y/N/N, and I take full responsibility for what happened. Y/N/N and I-"

“There is no you and Y/N,” he snaps. “You stay away from my daughter."

"I’m sorry, Mr. Y/L/N, but I can’t do that. Y/N/N's carrying my baby, and I want to be with her, forever." I scramble for the ring in my pocket. I open the box to show it to him. “I want to do the right thing, sir, I want to marry her.”

"That’s not going to happen, Sam," he says, dismissing the ring and stepping out from the doorway and onto the porch. "You ruined Y/N's life, and she wants nothing more to do with you. She’s spent the last three days broken up over everything, Everything she’s worked so hard for, it’s all gone down the drain, thanks to your foolish behavior. She’s asked her mother to make her an appointment at the women’s clinic, and then this will all be over. You can go back to your own life, and Y/N can go back to the plan we made. There will be no baby.”

“No,” I whisper, “She said… she can’t.” She said she wanted to keep it, what changed? “Please, Mr. Y/L/N, let me talk to her.”

"She can, and she’s going to. You will not be talking to her anytime soon. Don’t you think I know what you’ve been up to? The only reason her mother and I allowed you two to date was because Y/N begged us. She told us you were a good person, and I’ll admit you had me fooled. I know you've been conditioning her ever since the attack, making her reliant on you. You’re lucky I haven’t gotten the sheriff to arrest you, stay away from our family.”

"Sir, please. I- I have never done anything to hurt your daughter. Please, can I have five minutes with her?" I’m desperate. I need to talk to her. I need her to know that I’m here.

“No. Y/N has already made her decision, and we will not allow you to talk her out of it. She doesn’t want to see you again.”

“Please, leave our family alone,” Y/N’s mother says, appearing behind her husband. “Haven’t you done enough damage? We all want what’s best for Y/N; as soon as all this is over, we’re moving. This is too much for her.”

“Please, I love your daughter. I want to marry her, that’s why I’m here.” I show the ring to her mother. “To ask for your blessing and your permission, she and I can do this. Please, just let me see her,” I beg them. “Please.”

“She’s resting.” Her father sighs, taking the ring from his wife’s hands and handing it back to me. “Sam, this was a difficult decision for Y/N, and she didn’t come to it lightly. You should go.”

I leave the house, defeated. I know she wouldn’t have made that decision without me. If it’s what she wants, really wants, then I can understand, but I still want her with me, baby or no baby. I have to hope that she’ll show up tomorrow morning. She has to.

Pulling back into the motel parking lot, I spot dad’s truck, but the Impala is nowhere to be found. A part of me is happy that Dean isn’t here; there’s no way I can tell both dad and Dean about Stanford and the baby. It’s going to be hard enough to tell dad about Stanford, but having to also tell him about Y/N/N, and admitting he was right about us, that scares the crap out of me. He had made it clear that he thought she was too young, and that we were getting too serious, too fast.

The ring box sits in the center of the bench; I can’t bring it back inside, not until I talk to dad. I take a couple of deep breaths, calming myself before exiting the car. Maybe once he learns I got a full-ride, he’ll understand, it’s only four years. I pull my key out, slowly unlocking the door as I prepare myself for whatever may happen next.

“Hey, Sam,” Dad’s walking between the dresser and the spare bed, packing his duffle bag, whistling as he takes in my appearance. “A little dressed up for hustling, don’t you think?” He laughs as my cheeks burn. “How’d it go? Make any money? Swindle some college kid out of his trust fund? Or maybe you got some old bat to leave you her fortune, set us up for life?”

I laugh uneasily, setting my keys and phone down, dreading what I’m about to tell him. I rarely see him in a mood like this, I huff, struggling to find my words.

“C’mon, Sam, you know I’m just fuckin’ with you.” He zips the bag up and sets it on the floor. “You say good-bye to Y/N yet? Don’t drag it out; it'll only make things worse.”

“I—”

“It’s for the best Sam. Maybe in a few years, after we finish the job, you can come back and see her again. She’ll probably be married, have a gaggle of kids running around.” My heart stops beating at the mention of kids. I know what he’s doing; he wants me to be ready for her to move on, he still thinks I’m going with him and Dean. “She’ll probably just get her M.R.S. degree while at college.”

“Dad,” I stop him. “I- I have to tell you something. Why don’t you sit?”

“Oh-kay.” He’s confused but complies, sitting on the edge of the bed, “What’s going on, Sam?”

I pace in front of him. ‘Stanford first. Then Y/N and the baby.’ I know he isn’t going to like anything I’m about to tell him. I look down at the dark green carpet of the room, never having paid attention to it before. I look back to dad, concern, and impatience etched on his face. I’m leaving in the morning; I can’t have them both in the dark, tell him.

“IwasacceptedintoStanford,” I blurt out. He furrows his brow, and I realize he didn’t understand me. I take a deep breath, preparing myself to say it again, this time more deliberately. “I was accepted into Stanford, full-ride,” I say clearly, “and I’m going. There’s early admission, and I have to be there in a few weeks.”

“S-Stanford?” He says in disbelief, a small smile forms before he shakes it off, hardening his face. “Sam, we talked about this. There’s no reason for you to go to college. Your brother and me, we need you.”

“It’s what I want, dad,” I say calmly. “Y/N/N and I-”

“Y/N,” he sighs, “of course it’s about her,” he groans, burying his face in his hands. He is silent, and I can see his shoulders tense and nostrils flare before he’s off the bed, pacing in front of me. "Y/N is a minor, Sam. You can't just up and take her with you to California. You do know what happens when you take a minor across state lines without their parent’s permission, don’t you? It’s called kidnapping. And I’m sure her parents would have no issue pressing charges against you. We've all tolerated your little romance,” he huffs, “but it's time to move on." I knew what that tone meant, no room for argument. "She's a nice girl and all, but she isn't cut out for the life we lead, you know that. You belong with your brother and me, and she belongs here."

“She's coming with me,” I state, trying to keep my voice steady. I wanted to ease into this subject, but I can see from just this moment that there’s no easy way to do this. "Her and the baby.”

He looks like I just hit him with a ton of bricks.

“Jesus Fucking Christ, Sam! She’s pregnant?” Dad roars, “she’s knocked up, and what? Goddammit, son, I told you. I told you to be careful, I told you to end it with her, and now you think you are going to ride off into the sunset? You’re going to take her away with you, from the only place she’s ever lived? She’s trying to trap you here, Sam, don’t you see that?"

He paces back and forth in front of me, his anger rolling off him in waves. I try to stay calm; he’s shocked and pissed. "You barely even know the girl. She could be sleeping around with half the boys in your class. You’re just gonna believe her when she tells you that kid is yours? No, Sam, I’m not gonna let you ruin your life just cause some little slut-"

All I see is red. I have dad on the floor before either of us realizes it’s happening. I’m holding him down as my fist pulls back and connects with his jaw.

“Don’t you talk about her that way!” I yell as my fist comes down again. I can already see a bruise forming at the base of his jaw, and I can feel my knuckles getting scrapped with every hit. "It's my baby!"

He doesn’t fight back at first, letting me get in a few more hits before his hand connects with my cheekbone. He flips us over, easily holding me down. He keeps me pinned there as I thrash against him. His palm meets my face again, and he loosens his grip on me. I pull my hand back, going for the final hit. I don’t realize that he’s trying to calm me down.

“Sam, you can’t let this girl ruin your life, and that’s exactly what’s going to happen.”

I hear the door open, and dad’s distracted as I land another blow. Dean pulls dad off of me, as I try to go in again. “What the fuck is going on?” He inspects dad as I get up, feeling the bruise forming on my cheek. Dean steps away from dad, and I go charging in again.

“That’s enough!” Dean shouts, stepping between the two of us. “Sammy, back off.” He looks back at dad, who’s wiping the blood away from his nose. Dean walks me away from dad, fights between us rarely got physical, and Dean knows that. Him needing to pull us off of each other could only mean something serious. “Talk to me, man, what’s going on?”

“Nothin’,” I pant. Dad lets out a sarcastic laugh. I move towards him again, jabbing the air as I try to close the space between us. Dean is quick to push me back, “Don’t talk about her.”

“You’re a selfish son of a bitch; you know that? Gonna walk away from your brother and me?” Dad spits out. “For what? Some girl? College?”

“Sam? What is he talking about?” Dean looks at me, questioningly.

“I was accepted into Stanford. And I’m going. I’m leaving first thing in the morning.”

“Wait, tomorrow?” Dean steps back, and his eyes go wide at my confession. “Sammy, you can’t. We need you.”

“I’m going, Dean, it's something I have to do. If I stay here any longer-”

“Sammy…” Dean runs his hands over his face, guiding me towards the door. “Let’s take a drive before you say something you’ll regret.”

“Fine,” I say, picking up my keys and exiting the room. Dean’s close behind me, entering the car as I turn the engine over.

“Something else you want to tell me, Sammy?” He asks, picking up the box. “Something to do with Y/N?”

“No,” I snap, grabbing it out of his hands and placing it in the glove box. He opens his mouth to speak again, “I mean it, Dean. Drop it.”

Y/N POV

I gather my things quietly, packing as much as I can into a large duffle bag. I write out a note and leave it on my desk, hoping that Sam and I will be long gone by the time mom or dad find it. They are making plans to send me away soon, sending me off to live in the middle of nowhere until the baby’s born, and I can put it up for adoption. I called Jana last night, asking her to take me to the motel, I know I can trust her to keep my request a secret.

I quietly make my way down the stairs and out the front door. Jana’s already at the corner where our streets intersect, warmly smiling as I get into her car, quietly sipping on a coffee. The smell makes my stomach turn, and I use every ounce of will-power I have to not vomit in her car. We sit in a comfortable silence as she drives towards the motel. I take in the town one final time, knowing I very well may never come back here. She drops me off in the parking lot and insists on staying until she sees Sam, but I assure her I’m okay.

I walk up to the door, knocking on it softly—grumbling coming from the other side. John answers the door, a look of surprise on his face when he realizes it’s me.

“Mr. Winchester," I say, looking around the room, noticing the alarm clock next to Sam’s bed, 6:15. "Is Sam here?"

John takes a deep breath, seemingly turning something over in his mind. He looks down at the bag at my feet.

“I’m sorry, darlin’, Sam’s gone," he says, pointing to where Sam usually parks his car. "He left last night."

“W-what?” I look into the room. “He said--” John smiles sympathetically at me. “He’s coming back, right?” I asked, hopefully. John shakes his head. “Can I call him? It’s important.”

“Left his phone here,” he says, gesturing to the side table. “Said he didn’t want to be bothered anymore.”

“But what about...?” I move my hands to my stomach, John’s eyes follow, and he lets out a sigh.

“He told me about the baby,” he says looking where my hands were gently laying. “I hate to be the one to tell you this Y/N, but he decided he wants nothing to do with it. Said it’s too much.” He takes another long breath as if what he’s about to say is going to hurt him. “Said he,” John closes his eyes as the words come out of his mouth, "doesn’t want to be saddled down with a kid.”

"What?" I can’t believe what I'm hearing. "Why would he say that?"

"I don’t know, darlin’. I told him if that’s how he felt, then he should talk with you.” He brings his hand up to his chin, and I notice a small bruise forming there. He rubs the scruff forming on his face, “He thinks that you got pregnant on purpose so you could trap him into staying here. ”

“I- I wasn’t, I’m not.” I shake my head. "I'm going to have the baby," I blurt out. “My parents wanted me to- to have an abortion, but I told them I couldn't." I take a long breath, trying to keep myself calm. "They want me to give it away, but- I don’t know, I want to keep it. It’s my baby.”

“You do whatever you think is right, Y/N. And if I hear from Sam, I’ll tell him what you’ve told me. Here,” he says, grabbing a notepad off the table and writing a number down. “You need anything, you call me, okay?”

“Thank you, Mr. Winchester,” I say, folding the paper gently and sticking it into the pocket of my bag, letting the tears I'd been holding back fall freely.

“You can call me John, Y/N, we’re family now.” He smiles warmly. “Let me take you home, darlin’.”

We don’t speak on the drive to my house; the only sound filling the air is my sniffs. John parks in front of my house, and gets out to come around and help me exit the truck. He stands there for a moment, before gently pulling me into a hug, reminding me to call him if I ever need anything. I smile and nod, wiping the tears away as I turn away from him, walking towards my home. I look back once more, and he gives me a smile and a wink. My parents are out the front door before I’ve made it halfway there. Mom keeps her arms around me as dad charges towards John’s truck.

“You keep your son away from my daughter. If you don’t, I’ll-”

“You’ll what?” John says, stepping away from the truck. “I’d choose your next words wisely.” Dad’s body stiffens as John approaches him, eyes shifting to me, then back to dad. “I know about Y/N’s condition, and I am no happier about it than you are.” It's the last thing I hear before mom ushers me inside. I watch from the living room window as John and dad continue talking for several minutes. As soon as he’s gone, mom and dad walk me towards their car, confirming what I already know; they’re sending me away.

Sam POV

We’ve been out for hours, Dean spending most of the time trying to get me to tell him what was going on between dad and me. He already knows that it involves Y/N/N, guessing that she was trying to get me to stay. “A-As long as you didn’t knock her up. Last thing any of us needs is a baby showing up on our doorstep.” I nearly choke on my beer.

“But you always wrapped it, right, Sammy?” he laughs, taking another shot. I nod hesitantly. “Then you got nothin’ to worry ‘bout.”

“Yeah.” A part of me wants to tell him, Dean’s the only one I know I can trust to help us through this, make dad understand. But as he finishes off his beer gesturing at the bartender for another, speech becoming more slurred, I know I can’t tell him, not like this. He’s pissed off enough at the thought of me leaving; I can’t disappoint him further.

“Stanford, huh?” He throws back another shot. I know he’s trying to cover the bitterness in his voice when he grumbles, “Dad’s never gonna let you go.”

“He can’t stop me; I’m nineteen. I’m not like you, Dean, I want to be more than just a hunter.”

“You’re just gonna go off, knowing what’s out there and not do anything about it?” Dean accuses, tossing back another shot of amber liquid. “Live some college-boy fantasy life? Join a frat?” He’s becoming more belligerent. “You should’ve dumped Y/N weeks ago. She won’t be able to handle the long-distance.” Dean brings the brown bottle to his lips. “Can’t let some chick stop us from what we do best.” Some chick. I want to punch him in his face. “They always fall hard, Winchester’s have a-always had a-way with the ladies.”

“Whatever you say, Dean.” He’s drunk and probably won’t remember any of this later. “Let’s go,” I say, pulling him off the barstool, and he nearly takes us both down. I walk him out of the bar, putting him in the back seat of my car so that he can sleep it off. I settle into the front seat, cautiously reach into the glove box, and pull out the ring. She’ll be there. She loves you. I repeat it over and over until sleep consumes me.

A rapping on my window pulls me out of my deep sleep, a security guard telling me to move along. Pulling out of the bar’s parking lot, I notice the time, 6:30. Shit, I need to hurry, I told Y/N to meet me at 7:00. Dean grumbles in the back seat as I pull into the motel’s lot and shut the car off. I’m already at the door to our room by the time he stumbles out of the back, but before I can stick the key in the lock dad swings the door open. Dad rolls his eyes as Dean struggles to stand upright.

“Dean, why don’t you go take a shower and sober up? We’re leaving in an hour,” he snaps, taking in our appearance. Dean mumbles in response as he pushes past me. Dad closes the door behind me and inhales deeply. I open my mouth to speak, but he raises his hand to stop me. When we hear the shower running, he turns to me, rubbing his face.

“Sam,” his eyes meet mine, “I know we both said some things last night.” I walk past him, not acknowledging him. “But you can’t just walk away. You can’t walk away from your brother and me. We need you, Sam.”

I consider his words and then grab my bag off the floor. “I’m going, and you can’t stop me.” I walk to the door, “Y/N/N will be here soon, and we’re leaving, together.”

“Y/N’s not going anywhere with you, Sam,” he says as I reach for the doorknob. “She called after you left, she and her parents agreed that the best decision for everyone would be termination. She doesn't want you around anymore. She wants you to stay away so that you both can move on with your lives.”

“No!” I shout, turning back to face him, I can feel the heat pooling in my face. “She wouldn’t do that; she loves me. What did you say to her?” I’m only inches away from him and can see the discoloration in his face from our previous fight. He continues to stare at me, face devoid of emotion. As I wait for him to answer, my anger gets the better of me, and my hand goes through the wall. “I know you said something,” I accuse him. “What did you say to her?”

“The only thing I told her,” he sighs, “is that you would support any decision she made.” My vision is hazy as I hit the floor, sobs leave my body, and I can’t breathe. "I know this isn’t what you wanted to hear, and I'm sorry.”

He pulls me into a hug, something that he hadn’t done in years, and lets me sob against him. “Y/N wants to be able to forget any of this ever happened, and I think you should too,” he says, trying his best to be comforting. I didn’t know how long I had been crying when dad finally spoke again. "I found us a case in Mississippi, and if we leave in the next hour, we can get there before dark.”

I pull away from him. Of course, the next thing he would bring up is a case. I’d just lost my first real love, and all he can think about is a case.

“No,” I mumble, wiping the tears away from my eyes.

“Care to speak up, Sam?” Anger replaces the calmness that filled his voice moments ago.

“I said, no.” Rolling my shoulders, I stand to my full height. “I told you last night that I’m leaving for California today. With or without Y/N/N, I'm done hunting.”

“You really are a stubborn son of a bitch. You’re gonna just leave your brother and me?” I don’t respond. "Just like that, huh? You get accepted into some fancy college, and now you're too good for us? Is that it? You'll never have a normal life, Sam. Whatever you do, you're going to put anyone you care about in the line of fire. You think you can handle that?” He scrubs a hand down his face. “Goddammit, son, think about your brother, you're just gonna walk outta here without a word to him? You think Y/N wants to have a kid with someone who has no respect for their family?"

"You don't know a fucking thing about me and Y/N/N.” I get into his face, “I love her. I want to marry her. I'm going to convince her to keep the baby."

"If you really care about her, you'll respect her wishes.” Dad lowers his voice when he hears the shower turn off. “She wants you to stay away, wants nothing more to do with you, and you will not manipulate that young girl into keeping a baby she clearly doesn't want just because you think you do.” Dean emerges, and dad pauses for a moment. “Let her move on with her life, son, and then you can too, with your brother and me. In a couple of months, you'll forget all about her."

“I’m done,” I huff, reaching for my bag.

“Sammy,” Dean pleads, “C’mon man, we talked about this, Y/N will understand.”

"You can’t control me anymore, dad,” I say bitterly, facing him once more. “I’m not going to be your obedient little soldier anymore. I fucking hate you. You robbed Dean of his childhood, I never had a chance, and now, when I’ve got the opportunity to start over, you think I’m going to pass it up, for you? I would’ve—for Y/N/N, but never ever would I do it for you,” I reach for the door. “All I ever wanted was to be normal. You won’t stop me this time.”

“You walk out that door, don’t you ever come back, you hear me? Ever.”

I look at Dean a final time; I can see his eyes glistening, his jaw clenches as I turn the doorknob. ‘I’m sorry.’ I open the door, taking a shuddering breath as I do the only thing I can; leave.

Next Chapter

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5

1. Favorite character of this season?

Anya, I love her arc this season. She's just kind of been... there, in season 4, running along. No one really acknowledged the demon thing, there was no real bonding between Anya and everyone, she was just there. This season, finding her place in the world? Working at the Magic Box, then her in The Body – I mean seriously, her confronting mortality like that, I love it. I love her growth.

2. Outstanding minor character (positive or negative)?

Dawn. Sure, technically you could argue she's a “main character”, however... she's barely even a character, she's a plot-device so that really qualifies her as a minor character for me.

I always disliked Dawn, even when I was a teen myself. With some things, perspective shifts when you grow older, but Dawn just... always sucked. As a teen, I found her to be a cringey parody of the teen girl experience and now as an adult I still think that this is the peak of what a middle-aged man thinks the teen girl experience is. She's a cheap, one-dimensional caricature of a teenager.

She is a whiny brat, she constantly acts like “no one sees the real me”, she becomes a kleptomaniac to try and gain attention, she acts like no one loves her even though everyone constantly fawn over her every chance they got, she is a spoiled little brat that is completely unappreciative of all the things she gets. It's like they crammed every single shallow teen stereotype into this one character, making her a very one-dimensional character. Which is a bafflement considering Willow, Xander and Buffy started out as teenagers but they were always fully fleshed out characters with actual personalities. Heck, Cordelia was the most stereotypical character in the teenage years but even she got more depth and individuality.

Though I'd like to point out that while, as a character, Dawn is incredibly obnoxious, I do like her as what she is – a plot device. The way she creates new dynamics among the Scoobies, how other characters play off her and grow on her existence, the villain-plot she triggers.

3. Favorite character dynamic?

Too many, honestly. I adore the way Tara-Buffy grow in this season. Generally the friction between Spike and the Scoobies. Spike and Dawn in particular. The Buffy-Dawn dynamic too – Dawn being such a blank slate of Teen AngstTM allows for the other characters to shine in comparison. They get a new dynamic here, through the New Kiddo that puts them in perspective. Caring, gentle. The sisters-angle is a new one for Buffy and I do love her as a big sister, even if I wished her retconned sister had like... an actual personality.

4. Favorite canon romantic ship?

Spike/Buffy. Sue me, I'm Spuffy trash. Always been. The way he cares for her, the things he's willing to do. The little things. The self-sacrificial side, how he drops everything to help her whenever she needs him. And, I know, I give other ships flag for things equal or less in comparison to some of the shit that's happened/happening between Spike/Buffy, but see that's where taste comes into play. Liking and disliking things is just... all about that taste and tastes differ. For me, Spike/Buffy hits all the right spots. I love them so much.

5. Least favorite canon romantic ship?

Riley/Buffy. Once again. Seriously, this is just such a bad relationship. From the get-go she constantly put herself down to lift him up. Holding back her powers – which, of course, because otherwise she'd snap him in half during sparring – but pretending that's the max. She is always going out of her way to make him feel special and useful.

And he goes and gets fed on by a vampire and has the audacity to blame it on Buffy, because Buffy doesn't make him feel wanted enough. Even though she continuously tries making him feel important. It's ridiculous. Complaining that she didn't think about calling him when her mom went to the hospital, like she didn't have something else in her mind there? Setting her an ultimatum that she has to give him a reason to stay. After he essentially cheats on her, by sneaking around with vampires and letting them feed on him for the rush.

Now to go and leave with his little military buddies once more. After everything the military has done to him...? Their relationship was so bad for Buffy.

6. Favorite episode?

The Body. This is the singularly best episode... ever. In all television I've ever seen. This episode is overwhelmingly good. Sarah Michelle Gellar's acting is overwhelming in this episode. The choice to exclude music entirely, not even sad ones. How silence is allowed to longer, how unnerving the background noises become due to this silence.

The writing too, of course. Anya's words about death and mortality are so intense, they'll always stick with me. And not just her. Xander, Willow, Dawn, how they all handle this in a different way.

The choice alone that Joyce dies from something so fundamentally human, something no one could have prevented, something Buffy couldn't have fought. And – yes, that reaches ahead some – but the fact that the next episode also serves to have this unfold. It's not just “death and move on”. It's being dealt with, it's being digested, it's being taken seriously.

Too many writers feel the need to fun things up when it's getting serious, because they are afraid to lose their audience if there isn't a joke every five minutes. There is not a single joke in that entire episode. This show is funny as hell, but they know when not to joke. There is nothing to be made light here, this is serious, they are truly suffering. They know how important that is.

I've seen this episode surely a dozen times now. I cry so much every single time. Not just once. There are so many well-written, well-acted and well-executed moments in this episode. It's brilliant TV-making. It encapsulates what's so brilliant about this show overall; the human element, suffering, pain, dealing with pain, the balance between seriousness and humor and knowing when not to use humor.

7. Least favorite episode?

Episode two Real Me. It's the Dawn introduction episode and I've made clear what I dislike about Dawn; this episode introduces it all in the most teen angst cliche possible – writing a diary entry about how no one sees you for who you are and like no one could ever actually understand you.

8. Favorite Monster Of The Week?

...Dracula. I still... I consider that episode a fever-dream. It's one of the ones I opt to forget about whenever enough time has passed since my last rewatch because it just... doesn't fit into this show at all, it feels like a whacky filler arc in an anime, or a one-shot comic spin-off. But it's fun.

9. Least favorite Monster Of The Week?

This season doesn't actually have much of those. There's 4 or 5, depending on how you'd count, out of those 22, because this season is very streamlined about the Big Bad, more so than previous seasons were, and it is also very focused on the human issue – on Joyce's sickness and then her death. Out of those few, I guess the “let's split Xander in half” demon from episode 3 was my least favorite. It was... boring and due to this season's streamlining the fact that this was the most fillery filler episode felt a bit out of place, really.

10. Rate the overarching villain!

SO FREAKING GOOD.

Glory is a truly glorious villain. She's a god. But she is so – so frantic, so manic. She is fun to watch as a villain. The sheer size of the threat too. Which, it figures. There's always an escalation of threat.

(We will get back to that in the season 6 review though.)

Glory may just be my favorite Big Bad on this show, which only adds to how much I love this season. It's one of my favorites. Granted, I have a lot of favorite seasons.

Bonus: Other thoughts?

I love this season so very, very much. The human element, the growth, the villain-plot, the relationship developments. It's an incredible season. I'll get back to this when I finish my rewatch and actually do my ranking of seasons, but I am rating each episode – 1 to 5 – and getting the point-average, to have a more factual look at how much I loved a season. This one is through the roof, it scored an entire 1,5 more in average than season 4 did. There's only one episode in this that I gave a 1 to, but there are so many 4s.

That ending, to truly kill off your main character like that. So many gut-punches – but deserved gut-punches, not the ones that come out of nowhere and only serve shock-value.

I greatly enjoy and love seasons 1 to 3, but this season – this season reminds me why Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the best damn TV show ever created.

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S4 So Far: Fucking Why? A take on the use of emotions and romance as a character development/narrative device compared to past seasons

OK so I literally only slept 3 hours last night after watching the eps, and it was a shitty 3 hours, so apologies if anything is jumbled or incoherent. This post is about why Season 4 as a whole (at least with the character relationships overall, not just romance and not just Starco) feels to me like such a gigantic and unnecessary fundamental writing/focus shift compared to past seasons (especially 1 and 2, but also 3).

Curse was... obviously just a slap in the face, a full descent into “will-they-won’t-they” for no purpose other than dragging it out, since it CONFIRMED that Star and Marco have true mutual love for each other and basically directly stated to the audience in the dance that, no, this isn’t because of the curse, it’s genuine, but decided more love polyhedra and suspense and drama were needed. NOTE THAT I FULLY ADMIT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR FEELINGS ARE REAL, THEIR DANCE HIGHLY AFFECTED ME, AND IT WAS A VERY STRONG EMOTIONAL MOMENT. I’m not trying to imply that it meant absolutely nothing, not at all, I’m more talking about its purpose in the narrative than the emotions it contained as an isolated scene when I say “it had no purpose other than to drag things out.” Not sure exactly where we go from here, but I know Starco’s still endgame, and I also know that the route there is gonna be at least some level of disappointment to me. No way around that, but I think it’s worth looking at the rest of the season to dig into what just feels different in a bad way, because it’s really not just Curse. I feel like half the fandom is freaking out simply over just the fact that they claimed they didn’t feel anything anymore, and worrying about the suspense and drama over whether Starco would still happen at all, but that reaction is the goal of will-they-won’t-they, it’s why it works and why so few stories bother going beyond it, and I hate that. The point I want to tackle and criticize isn’t “I’m worried Starco won’t happen!” but rather a look at the overall handling of characters and relationships in the show narratively.

Let’s start with a look back on earlier seasons. I should hope that anyone could agree watching the first 2 seasons that Star and Marco’s relationship was very strongly built on a foundation of emotional intimacy, honesty, supporting each other and understanding each other, etc. Even if you’re not a Starco shipper, even if you’re anti-Starco as a couple and see them as entirely platonic, this much at least should hopefully be agreeable to everyone, because it’s like 80% of what the show contained until the middle of S2 actually got some plot going. Once we get into season 3, it becomes a lot more contentious among the fans, but there’s still a lot of this same stuff. Yes, Star and Marco spend less screentime together, but the majority of moments they share feel special, and have a strong emotional core with moments between them. Toffee, Lint Catcher, Sweet Dreams (sort of), Night Life, Deep Dive, Marco Jr., Booth Buddies, Divide/Conquer - every single one of these had a clear focus on why Star and Marco’s relationship, specifically, was important and special to them, and what made them work so well as a pair. Not just “they go on an adventure together to accomplish a goal.” Granted, not EVERY single episode in any season was like this, all three of the past seasons did have episodes that were just the basic adventure, but this was still an overall important part of the pacing of the show even if not omnipresent. And yes, absolutely, other characters had meaningful emotional moments and bonds with each other as well. Bonbon provided payoff on a genuine emotional honesty that Marco had been building up with Jackie in Sleepover and Naysaya, not just romance for romance’s sake but feeling like it had a purpose, it made total sense why Marco and Jackie had feelings for each other and why they did to some extent work together. Demoncism for Tom and Star was another such moment, capitalizing in some part on Star’s heartbreak, yes, but still serving as a turning point with a genuine purpose to both their characters as they tried to take steps forward as people first, and they bonded over that. Similarly, Is Another Mystery built off of Monster Bash for Tomstar and specifically Tom’s issues with caring about others. Things flowed as a whole across the season, even if not in a way that involved Star and Marco constantly on screen together.

Now let’s look at S4 as a whole thus far. As far as Starco is concerned... what moments like this have we had? When has their relationship been clearly special to them as a normal part of their day to day lives and not just in some epic WOW moment? I guess the end of Follies, and the hug in Ransomgram if you squint just a little bit, but even then, the actual emotional core of that episode really didn’t have anything to do with Star and Marco’s relationship with each other specifically. All their other episodes are just very basic “Star and Marco perform an activity for some episodic plot purpose” with no heart or soul put into their dynamic itself. Then we get to Curse, where apparently Marco’s feelings for Star are so strong that he’s constantly beside himself with emotion over them, and Star’s for Marco obvious enough that even dense as fuck Tom knows. In any past season, these things would’ve been firmly built up over the course of meaningful Star and Marco moments across a handful of segments leading up to it, so... why not now? We had a single tangential reference to it on Star’s end in Lake House Fever, and Marco saying how hard it’s been in Kelly’s World immediately beforehand, and that’s it. Not to mention that Marco apparently has budding feelings for Kelly (despite not having had any meaningful emotional moments with her Lava Lake Beach, a full season ago), after only one episode in Season 4. Bonbon had Sleepover and Naysaya for Jarco, Demoncism had Club Snubbed for Tomstar, what did Kelly’s World have? To me, right now, it feels like emotions/romance in teen relationships in the show 180′d overnight from a genuine part of their day to day lives and interactions that ebb and flow naturally and subtly to “le epic shipping drama with blushes and handholding to get people’s feely-weely uwuing to the max and ready to tune in for more,” and this feels like a HUGE departure from the storytelling method of literally everything before Season 4.

EDIT: Let’s not ignore Curse itself either, though. The idea of destiny vs free will, and Star and Marco choosing to be with each other on their own terms entirely is cool on paper. Issue is, LITERALLY NOTHING IN THE SHOW UP TO THIS POINT HAS GIVEN OFF THE IDEA THAT IT’S MAGICALLY FORCED. Many fans postulated it, but the show never brought it up as a problem to be handled later, and put explicit care into all their developments being entirely natural. The “Blood Moon Curse” was a problem with very little buildup in the narrative, created specifically to start an arc that as an isolated thing seems fine, but ends up just fucking with what they’d already developed and delays the outcome more and more.

Maybe, best case scenario, all of this is just kind of wonky pacing for no clear reason, the show is known to fuck that up even at its best, but the overall progression will still be kind of fine. Maybe we fairly quickly enter an arc where they try to live their new lives, free of feelings, and they allow themselves to get closer to each other without reservation because they think the feelings are gone and begin to find genuine joy and happiness in their relationship (as a result of the love which is still there, but the placebo effect that they think it’s gone makes them open themselves up to it after seasons of trying to hide from it). Maybe this results in Kellco not really going anywhere, with like one episode of them trying to make it work and failing because Marco’s heart still isn’t in it, and Tomstar also breaking up because they both finally accept that even the Blood Moon going away didn’t change anything, and we’re still set for a Big Moment somewhere around Cornonation-Beach Day to be Star and Marco fully accepting and recognizing their love, on their own terms, with every bit of denial and every obstacle behind them, giving us at the VERY least a handful of segments before the end to showcase some day-to-day canon Starco, show why it works for them and why it makes them so happy, and to show Tom (and Kelly too, maybe?) being OK with the situation and finding fulfillment in it themselves. Then the series finale could be the final push for Starco, from “our feelings are real and we want to pursue them without any doubts” to “I want to spend the rest of my life with you”. I’d still overall call this a lot of unnecessary drama and dragging, and still highly question everything about these first 8 episodes that I did, but I can’t deny there IS a symbolic/narrative benefit for Curse here. It could serve as an important milestone where Star and Marco finally put the heartbreak and hurt their feelings cause behind them once and for all, which is sort of what a lot of people thought it would be anyway, and if things still move forward quickly as part of an arc then it would still perhaps accomplish something meaningful and not just dragging for drama.

Or maybe the rest of the season will largely follow the pattern of what we’ve had thus far, with everything through Cornonation being almost devoid of anything special in relationships, just showing characters interacting normally without any real developments, Star and Marco spending time together and Tomstar and Kellco being almost entirely background, with maybe one segment apiece just for fun. Then Beach Day could be a Big Ship™ episode that compresses all the lack of emotion into one giant over-the-top romantic episode where they finally start realizing “huh after the last 8 episodes of our normal friendship, guess we do actually still maybe feel something special after all” and then the breakup(s) happen afterwards as a result of “welp guess it won’t work, it’s been fun” with the series finale being when Star and Marco finally get to say “YES AFTER ALL THIS I NOW REALIZE I LOVE YOU” and kissing once and that’s the end of the show. Which still would be satisfying if for NO other reason than the first 3 seasons lingering in my mind, I still will almost certainly love Starco as a whole no matter what. But holy mother of fuck this would be the dumbest shit ever, a complete reversal on how they’ve always handled everything, for seemingly no other purpose than because they wrote themselves into a corner where they wanted to force Starco to only be series finale, but they also made it so strong in the first 3 seasons that its natural progression would make it canon before then so they had to fuck with it, and would make me almost regret being anything more than a casual appreciator of the show.

So all in all I’m still, for the time being, at least willing to see where it goes I guess, because Star and Marco are still firmly embedded in my heart even if the show’s handling of them in this final stretch turns out to disappoint me in almost every way imaginable. Unless things TRULY go to shit, I have some plans for some fanworks post-canon that will, if nothing else, help me and maybe some of you make peace with the potential the show will likely waste in rising above romcom drama to portray Starco actually blossoming into a fully happy and healthy canon romantic relationship to rule them all. But I will almost definitely not be staying up into the morning watching and freaking out about episodes, if the show is going to appeal to the lowest common denominator of casual romance drama, I suppose I need to become a casual viewer to compensate.

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Every Single Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode in one sentence or less

I’ll probably post a more in depth-review later this week, as I have opinions literally no one wants to hear but I will proclaim anyway, and then I’ll probably also due a revision of my ‘Past Queens Connection to Star’ post from way back in season 2. Cause that needs an update.

Anyway, enjoy!

Star Comes to Earth: Princess Cinnamon Roll that Could Kill you comes to earth and meets Misunderstood Safe Kid.

Party With a Pony: Spoopy Wardens hunt for the glitter pony while Star gets ice for Marco’s sweaty back.

Matchmaker: In which we learn it was probably a bad idea to give Star the wand in the first place.

School Spirit: Star misunderstands football and Marco tries to get Ferguson to blow his whistle not in that way.

Monster Arm: “Not my bowels! I love my bowels!”

The Other Exchange Student: Star is jealous of the meatball man from Bakersfieldville.

Cheer Up Star: “It’s supposed to be ironic!”

Quest Buy: Very accurate depiction of what it is like to work in retail.

Diaz Family Vacation: Both Marco and Star see new sides of their dads but that’s not necessarily a good thing

Brittney’s Party: Star and Marco party on a bus that Ludo hijacks

Mewberty: Star gets horny and snares boys in her web but not in that way

Pixtopia: Marco messed up and Alfonso marries Ferguson’s rebound

Lobster Claws: “… You can’t eat children.” “Really? Not even the annoying ones?”

Sleep Spell: “Camera Phooone!”

Blood Moon Ball: We’re suppose to ship them now, right?

Fortune Cookies: Love is never the answer kids

Freeze Day: Father Time offers Star and Marco some mud before riding away on his wheel-mobile pulled by giant time-hamsters I am not making this up.

Royal Pain: King Santa Claus destroy mini-golf

St. Olga’s Reform School for Wayward Princesses: Princess Prison sure is a nightma–OH MY GOD ARE THOSE CLUBS?!

Mewnipendence Day: No wonder monsters hate Mewmans so much.

The Banagic Wand: Star still doesn’t get Earth and like all of us, Marco is always hungry.

Interdemensional Field Trip: Miss Skullnick fears the “Big Change” while Marco sends Jackie cat memes

Marco Grows a Beard: Ludo is out, Toffee is in, and Marco will probbaly be terrified of beards forever

Storm the Castle: “SURPRISE!”

My New Wand!: DIP DOOOWN

Ludo in the Wild: Wait, since when did Ludo become badass?

Mr. Candle Cares: “Star and I have recently become smooch buddies… On the lips.”

Red Belt: Marco searches for a meaning in life and Star searches for hammer.

Star on Wheels: *epic remix of Marco saying Star is in trouble*

Fetch: Marco can’t open juice and Star runs away from her problems and sending thank you cards

Star vs. Echo Creek: Star gets high and destroys a police car

Wand to Wand: Both Ludo and Star are terrible at magic also major ship tease

Starstruck: Star and her idol Sailor Super Saiyan destroy a park and Marco is 100002% done with this shit

Camping Trip: King Butterfly has a mid-life crisis and tries to control an eagle

Starsitting: They’re gonna be great parents some day.

On the Job: Buff Dad is best dad and buff babies are adorable

Goblin Dogs: “You might think this line is long, but listen to my goblin song!~”

By the Book: Ludo and Star still suck at magic and Glossaryck is a bigger troll than Alex Hirsch

Game of Flags: And I thought my family was dysfunctional...

Girls’ Day Out: Janna is back and is still awesome btw

Sleepover: “TRUTH! STAR HAS A CRUSH ON MA–” *cue fandom freakout*

Gift of the Card: R.I.P.  Rasticore Chaosus Disastorvayne… He couldn’ get his fucking chainsaw to work

Friendenemies: Star becomes one with Christmas tree while Tom and Marco go on a date and sing a romantic pop ballad.

Is Mystery: Meatfork is apparently a family name and Ludo is really starting to freak me out tbh

Hungry Larry: “He’s still hungry…”

Spider with a Top Hat: He tries and he is awesome and that’s all that matters

Into the Wand: SPAAAAADESS!!!

Pizza Thing: Marco is OCD about mushroom and Pony Head buys skinny jeans

Page Turner: Moon, how did you miss Toffee in the orb he was right there!

Naysaya: Marco is a mood in this episode

Bon Bon the Birthday Clown: Honestly my favorite episode overall

Raid the Cave: Glossaryck is the true neutral asshole.

Trickstar: Weird Al is a treasure and I’ll mes up anyone who makes Marco cry!

Baby: Aw, look at the little deadly baby, I love her!

Running With Scissors: Marco gets a new edition to his shipping harem and she is so cute!

Mathmagic: Why did the chicken cross the road?

The Bounce Lounge: Marco is definitely the mom friend.

Crystal Clear: The Chancellor guy is amazing and Rhombulus just needs a hug and wAS THAT ECLIPSA IN THE BACKGROUND?

The Hard Way: “SURPRISE!” 2.0

Heinous: Oh, so that’s how Marco got all that money.

All Belts Are Off: This is the negative side of “Pro-tag teen hangs out with older adult figure” trope done splendidly

Collateral Damage: Marco how do you not know what a possum is?

Just Friends: I’m fine! *blows up sign to prove just how fine I am*

Face the Music: This song is actually a banger

Star Crushed: Looking back, I’m starting to think the writing peaked at this episode....

BATTLE FOR MEWNI EDITION!!!!!

Return to Mewni: This is… just an exposition filler. Not much else to say….

Moon the Undaunted: B4! B4! B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4!

Book Be Gone: Seriously, did Glossy take trolling lessons from Alex Hirsch this is hilarious!

Marco and the King: This is the  “Pro-tag teen hangs out with older adult figure” done slightly better

Puddle Defender: Aw, look at the little buff babies, they’re getting so big!

King Ludo: The mime stole the show.

Toffee: Yeah, I think the writing peaked somewhere around here...

Scent of Hoodie: Huh, so Ponyhead can be written as likeable, who would’ve thought?

Rest in Pudding: The colors are not doing the censors any favor here, huh?

Club Snubbed: I literally yelled “Phrasing!” whenever they dropped the title

Stranger Danger: Is she the new antagonist of the series? I can’t tell

Demoncism: Tom is a wonderful baby boy and Ponyhead is written as likeable, part 2!

Sophmore Slump: *sobbing* Jackie deserved better, dang it!

Lint Catcher: I’m starting to wonder if there is any competant authority figure in Mewni

Trial by Squire: I think the writers were all like” You think these guys will ship anyone with Marco?” and decided to test that theory.

Princess Turdina: I got more lore out of this episode than I thought I would.

Starfari: Welp, she makes me uncomfortable.

Sweet Dreams: *Sailor Moon-ing intensifies*

Lava Lake Beack: Proof that this fandom will ship anyone with Marco at the slightest inclanation

Death Peck: Rich Pigeon is my new favorite birb and Ponyhead is written as likeable for the third time

Ponymonium: Well, it was nice while it lasted.

Night Life: The writers made so many new ships they had to get rid of an old one!

Deep Dive: “Chicken butt”

Monster Bash: Well, that explains the cheekmarks.

Stump Day: I think they just made an episode based around a picture from that bookcover.

Holiday Special: *insert every cheesy Christmas/Holiday episode trope here*

The Bog Beast of Boggabah: The title is fun to say and the episode is average at best.

Total Eclipsa the Moon: Seriously, I’m supposed to think she’s an ultimate villain.

Butterfly Trap: In which we are all Sean, don’t lie we were all him at the end

Ludo, Where Art Thou?: Dennis is best brother, hands down.

Is Another Mystery: *sniff* I got more emotional over this episode than anyone else did and I’m not sure how I feel about that

Marco Jr.: I… I just… Why? What’s the point?

Skooled!: Epic advertisment fakeout combined with wonderful character development and lore with a shock ending makes a 8/10 episode.

Booth Buddies: Old Man McGucket ships Starco, proceed to react accordingly

Bam Ui Pati!: Ponyhead is kinda likeable in this episod–nevermind she’s back.

Tough Love: Oh man, it’s happening! It’s happening guys here we go!

Divide: We are going to war everybody–And they’re all dead. That was quick.

Conquer: They should have paid Alex HIrsch to voice Glossaryck at this point, it’d be more in character for him.

Butterfly Follies: Proof that someone will always complain about politics no matter what.

Escape from the Pie Folk: Is anyone else disturbed by the fact that he kinda resembles Eclipsa more than Festivia?

Moon Remembers: I was expecting a freakout but was pleasantly surprised

Swim Suit: I’m starting to get a bad feeling about Rhombulus

Ransomgram: Why is everyone in this dimesnion hot?!

Lake House Fever: She’s a good mom

Yada Yada Berries: They missed an opportunity to have a Seinfeld actor guest-star, just saying

Down by the River: I’m glad that she can relax

The Ponyhead Show!: And Ponyhead is offically no longer likeable, can someone toss her into an abyss please?

Surviving the Spiderbites: SpiderSlime is canon proceed to react accordingly

Out of Buisness: How did this place go out of buisness???

Kelly's World: Man, they’re really setting these non-Starco ships up to fail, huh?

Curse of the Blood Moon: Pfft, yeah, sure, Starco won’t be canon at all!

Princess Quasar Caterpillar and the Magic Bell: I think Ludo has the most consistent character arc out of the entire show’s history.

Ghost of Butterfly Castle: Moon, Star is your daughter and Star supports Eclipsa, why would you not tell her?

Cornball: This episode has a heartwarming lesson that I hope more people come to realize

Meteora's Lesson: I’ll take any Toffee scenes I can get

The Knight Shift: I honestly don’t remember what happened n this episode

Queen-Napped: Seriously, can someone please dropkick Ponyhead into an abyss?

Junkin' Janna: The JanTom interaction I’ve been waiting for

A Spell with No Name: These types of episodes stopped being charming awhile ago

A Boy and His DC-700XE: I think Tomco has more ground to stand-on then Starco at this point

The Monster and The Queen: Don Panchito voices Globgor! There’s hope for this show yet!

Cornonation: They’re the best couple/parents/anything around!

Doop-Doop: I honestly think Rick just put Morty through some flux-capacitor or something

Britta's Tacos: Hey, remember these people that we suddenly brought back? No? Me neither!

Beach Day: This feels like a Season 1 episode and it’s nice

Gone Baby Gone: I want a TV show aout them now! Disney, please!

Sad Teen Hotline: Mr. Diaz is way to invested in Star’s love life.

Jannanigans: Hello last minute Janna character development!

Mama Star: So that’s how Mewni came to be--and I don’t care anymore

Ready, Aim, Fire!: Let’s get that finale ball rolling people!

The Right Way: Ok, that spell is actually pretty badass.

Here to Help: There, Starco’s finally canon will you guys just shut up now!

Pizza Party: Moon you idiot you ruined everything!

The Tavern at the End of the Multiverse: Toffee was right all along... I think we all knew that in some way

Cleaved: I expect nothing substanial and that’s what I got

[spiftynifty]

So i really enjoyed voltron and was also looking forward to sheith becoming canon but knew that if it didnt it wouldnt be the worst thing ever. i’ve been busy with school so I havent been able to watch season 8, but since i’ve seen everyone complain about it I was just wondering if it’s comparable to season 9 of scrubs where it just went so off track that watching it completely ruined where it had previously ended and watching it was a mistake you couldnt take back.

I haven’t seen Scrubs but the most common comparison I’ve heard is that s8 of Voltron is like the final season of How I Met Your Mother. I’ve never watched HIMYM either but apparently it’s widely detested.

To me, and others have made this comparison, s8 of Voltron is like if you watched all 3 seasons of Avatar... and then the “fourth” season was the M Night live action adaptation. And to add insult to injury, every time you try to vent about this final season, there’s always at least one person who ignores your arguments, says M Night’s “season” was great, and insists you’re just mad because Zuko and Katara didn’t end up together. 

S8 didn’t kill my love of Voltron but it’s definitely tempered it a lot, and there’s still some residual betrayal left in my dusty heart from a season that was honestly unrecognizable from its previous seven. I’m not ready to go back and watch the episodes and seasons I DID love, but I know, just like Avatar, eventually I’ll end up rewatching the whole thing. And by “whole thing” I mean, s1-6 and ep 7x01. Because for me, that’s where it ends. 

If you haven’t watched s8 yet, I’d say don’t. I understand the temptation, “maybe it’s not as bad as people say” and honestly going into it knowing that it holds an 8% audience rating on RT might help lower your expectations enough that you don’t have the worst time ever. But part of me wishes I could have stayed in the ignorance and pretended 7x13 was the finale. I’m sure you already know the bigger details of what happened though, and honestly the journey isn’t worth it.

So stick to s1-7 anon. Rewatch them, stay in the happy bubble of the Voltron that is a legitimately good show despite a spectacularly terrible finish. And like those of us who have seen it, pretend the final season was just a weird collective fever dream borne of spending too much time squabbling with ant1s. 

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Dramione Fic Index ~ Title G

Title: Game On Author: ELELEL & rzzmg  Rating: M/R Genre(s): Humor, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,400 Summary: Sentenced to live for a period of five years without magic by the Wizengamot, Draco expects his future’s going to badly suck—until his court-appointed probation officer, Hermione Granger, takes it upon herself to teach him about the fun world of non-contact Muggle sports. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Fest/Exchange: Dramionelove ~Love Fest~ 2014 Published: July 4, 2014 Themes: Endearments/Pet Names, Flirting, Games/Challenges/Dares, Muggle Life, Muggle Games/Sports Draco: Cunning/Sly, Redeemed, Snarky Hermione: Bossy, Feisty, Ministry Employee [MLE Officer], Silly, Snarky

Title: Games Without Frontiers Author: alexajohnson Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 8,989 Summary: “No, Draco,” said Dumbledore quietly. “It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now.”—HBP, pg. 592. An alternate ending to the series that  is compliant with everything until the end of HBP. Status: Complete Timeline: War Fest/Exchange: dmhgficexchange Published: November 29, 2008 Themes: Injuries [Draco], Kidnapping/Imprisonment [Draco] Draco: Snarky Locations: Hogwarts, Hogwarts Library Characters: Bellatrix Lestrange, Harry Potter, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Nymphadora Tonks, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape, Voldemort

Title: Gemini  Author: The Orange Girl  Rating: M  Genre(s): Angst  Chapters: 1  Word Count: 10,835  Summary: Gravity is on the increase as time goes by… My body returns to the earth… There is sky up in the air… My body is in your sky, and your life is in my cosmos. We never come close to each other, but here we exist as it is…  Status: Complete  Timeline: War  Fest/Exchange: Celebrate the Season with Draco and Hermione Ficexchange  Published: January 10, 2007  Themes: Imprisonment [Draco & Hermione], Stuck Together  Draco: Broody, Turncoat, Prisoner  Hermione: Order Member, Prisoner, Know-It-All  Characters: Bellatrix Lestrange, Marcus Flint  Warnings: Explicit Sexual Situations

Title: General Feelings: Old, Very Author: Marmalade Fever Rating: T Genre(s): Fluff, Humor, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2,606 Summary: Hermione isn’t having a very good birthday, and Malfoy isn’t helping. Or is he? Written for Granger Enchanted’s birthday challenge. DMHG Oneshot 3rd place winner at the Dramione Awards for Best EWE. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Themes: Co-Workers/Office/Partners, Hermione’s Birthday Draco: Redeemed, Snarky Hermione: Feisty

Title: Getting Her to Say Yes Author: NJ Coffee Queen Rating: T Genre(s): Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,368 Summary: A fight leads Draco to ask the most important question of his life.  Status: Complete Timeline: Year 7, AU Published: September 14, 2009 Relationship: Forbidden Love/Secret Relationship, Revealing Their Relationship Locations: Great Hall, Heads’ Common Room Characters: Gregory Goyle, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Vincent Crabbe

Title: Getting Lucky Author: Glalie773 Rating: T Genre(s): Romance, Humor Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5,810 Summary: “You’re making that up! Give me that.” Reaching out, Blaise grasped at the paper and glowered down. “You need to be happy making this? Well, that explains why Snape never bothered to create it.” Just a normal day in the lives Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini. Just another normal day. Status: Complete Timeline: Year 8 Published: July 8, 2012 Themes: Potions [Felix Felicis] Draco: Redeemed Friendships: Draco & Blaise Locations: Azkaban, Slytherin Dungeons Characters: Blaise Zabini, Gregory Goyle, Lucius Malfoy, Minerva McGonagall, Narcissa Malfoy, Theodore Nott

Title: Getting Lucky Author: slytherincrush Rating: M Genre(s): Romance, Humor Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6,345 Summary: Who needs a plot when Draco and Hermione are getting it on? Not me. I don’t need one. Status: Complete Timeline: Year 7 Published: March 8, 2008 Themes: Alcohol, Games/Challenges/Dares [Drinking Games], Veritaserum [Draco and Hermione] Draco: Redeemed Hermione: Blushing Virgin, Head Girl [Head Boy: Blaise] Locations: Astronomy Tower Side Pairings: Blaise/Pansy Friendships: Draco & Blaise, Draco & Pansy, Hermione & Pansy, Hermione & Blaise Characters: Blaise Zabini, Pansy Parkinson

Title: Ghost Town Author: mister_otter Rating: M16 Genre(s): Angst, Romance Chapters: 2 Word Count: 10,484 Summary: Love, death, meltdown, and a dark curse. Draco Malfoy desperately needs Hermione Granger’s help. Does he dare step out of the shadows and attempt to resurrect what they once shared, in order to save someone else? Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Fest/Exchange: dramione_remix Published: September 13, 2013 Relationship: Engaged/Married (at some point), Past Relationship Themes: Alcohol, Apologies [Draco], Curses/Spells, Research [Draco & Hermione], Travel [Budapest, Hungary] Draco: Emotional, Redeemed, Spy Hermione: Bar Tender, Emotional, Feisty Locations: Hermione’s Flat/House, Other Bars/Pubs/Clubs, St. Mungo’s Characters: Narcissa Malfoy, Severus Snape

Title: Ghosts Author: Rizzle Rating: MA/NC-17 Genre(s): Romance, Angst Chapters: 5 Word Count: 25,443 Summary: Five years after the end of Voldemort and Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy is out of Azkaban and is a shell of his former self. Hermione Granger is doing her best, but she has demons of her own to deal with. Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War Fest/Exchange: 3keysficxchnge Published: May 29, 2009 Relationship: Established, Engagement/Proposal Themes: Baths/Showers, Disabilities [Draco], Ghosts/Spirits, Holiday/Vacation, Injuries [Hermione], Rain Draco: Redeemed Locations: Azkaban, St. Mungo’s Side Pairings: Seamus/Lavender Characters: Blaise Zabini, Seamus Finnigan

Title: Ghosts in a Wishing Well Author: namelessamelie Rating: MA Genre(s): Angst, Drama, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 9,390 Summary: He could never stay away for very long. // “Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.” – The Iliad Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Fest/Exchange: Otter and Ferret Alternate Links:  ff.net Published: April 25, 2012 Relationship: Breakup/Together Again, Forbidden Love/Secret Relationship Themes: Co-Workers/Office/Partners, Jealousy Draco: Broody, Redeemed Locations: Ministry of Magic Side Pairings: Blaise/Daphne, Draco/Astoria, Ron/Hermione Friendships: Draco & Blaise Characters: Astoria Greengrass, Blaise Zabini, Ron Weasley Warnings: Explicit Sexual Situations, Implicit Sexual Situations, Mild Profanity

Title: Gift Advice Author: Musyc Rating: T Genre(s): Humor Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,148 Summary: She really didn’t understand her friends sometimes. It was one thing to have a wish list for birthday presents, but something else entirely to have that wish list include the sort of items found in an ‘adult entertainment boutique’. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War Published: December 22, 2011 Themes: Flirting Draco: Snarky Side Pairings: Ron/Pansy Warnings: Unresolved Sexual Tension

Title: Gingerbread Germs Author: scarlettcat Rating: M Genre(s): Humor, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5,098 Summary: Pansy’s plan for revenge couldn’t be sweeter. Too bad she forgot about Draco’s sweet tooth. Status: Complete Timeline: Year 7 Holiday: Christmas/New Year’s Fest/Exchange: dhr_advent Published: December 7, 2013 December 16, 2013 Themes: Sweets Hermione: Head Girl Locations: Headmaster’s Office, History of Magic Class, Potions Class Characters: Albus Dumbledore, Blaise Zabini, Harry Potter, Lavender Brown, Moaning Myrtle, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape

Title: Give and Take Author: dracodew17 Rating: K Genre(s): Drama, General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,038 Summary: When they return to Hogwarts after the war, Hermione starts giving Draco a hard time.  Status: Complete Timeline: Year 8 Fest/Exchange: dmhghalloween Alternate Links: LJ Published: October 31, 2009 Relationship: Friendship Draco: Broody, Death Eater, Redeemed, Snarky Hermione: Bossy, Know-It-All

Title: Give Him Hell, Peeves Author: LadyFateContemplatingDisaster Rating: K+ Genre(s): Romance, Humor Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,455 Summary: “Give him hell from me, Peeves,” ordered George. “I don’t care how you do it, but he deserves it for cheating on Hermione.” These orders are what gave Peeves the incentive to lock Granger and Malfoy in a broom closet… Status: Complete Timeline: Year 7 Published: August 21, 2011 Themes: Adultery [Ron cheated], Trapped Together Draco: Draco’s Feelings Hermione: Head Girl Side Pairings: Blaise/Ginny Characters: Peeves

Title: Give Me An Hour Author: RZZMG Rating: M Genre(s): Romance, Drama Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3,261 Summary: As the war continues to rage on around them, Hermione Granger decides to seduce fellow Order Member, Draco Malfoy, one night while at Grimmauld Place… and everything between them changes after that. Status: Complete Timeline: War Published: May 21, 2013 Relationship: Engaged/Married (at some point), Forbidden Love/Secret Relationship Themes: Baths/Showers Draco: Order Member, Redeemed, Snarky Hermione: Bossy, Order Member Locations: Grimmauld Place

Title: Give me your pain Author: River in Egypt Rating: M Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Angst Chapters: 49 Word Count: 464,208 Summary: In my dream her voice said: “I am your equal” And turning away I snarled: “Deal with it.” Her voice went: “You are not a killer, Draco.” Nice timing, Granger, I thought when I awoke the day of Dumbledore’s death. Canon 6th/7th year, A/U, EWE, Dramione Status: Complete Timeline: Year 6, War, Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Published: September 27, 2011  Completed: October 21, 2012 Relationship: Engaged/Married (At Some Point), Forbidden Love/Secret Relationship Pregnancy/Children: Children Names [Cassiopeia Janna, Scorpius], Pregnancy/Child Birth Themes: Affection, Alcohol, Apologies [Draco & Hermione], Baths/Showers, Co-Workers/Office/Partners, Cooking/Baking [Hermione], Cuddling/Spooning, Curses/Spells, Dancing, Draco’s Dark Mark, Endearments/Pet Names, Events/Celebrations [Parties], Eye Glasses [Draco], Forced Partnership/Together, Injuries [Draco & Hermione], Jealousy [Draco & Hermione], Nightmares [Draco & Hermione], Scars [Draco], Sharing a Bed, Teaching/Tutoring [Hermione teaches Draco] Draco: Draco’s Feelings, Draco’s Patronus [Dragon], Emotional, Protective/Possessive, Redeemed, Sex God Hermione: Bossy, Emotional, Feisty, Hermione’s Patronus [Siberian Silvereye dragon], Know-It-All, Protective/Possessive Locations: Grimmauld Place, Hogwarts, Malfoy Manor, Ministry of Magic, St. Mungo’s Side Pairings: Harry/Ginny, Hermione/Ron, Draco/Other, Theo/Astoria, Ron/Lavender, Blaise/Pansy, Draco/Astoria Friendships: Draco & Blaise, Draco & Pansy, Draco & Theo, Draco & Astoria, Hermione & Harry, Hermione & Ginny, Hermione & Luna, Hermione & Ron, Hermione & Theo Characters: Adrian Pucey, Albus Dumbledore, Alecto Carrow, Amycus Carrow, Angelina Johnson, Andromeda Tonks, Anthony Goldstein, Astoria Greengrass, Blaise Zabini, Crookshanks, Dean Thomas, Dolores Umbridge, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Grangers, Gregory Goyle, Harry Potter, Katie Bell, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Lavender Brown, Lee Jordan, Lucius Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Marcus Flint, Madam Pomfrey, Michael Corner, Minerva McGonagall, Narcissa Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Pansy Parkinson, Parvati Patil, Percy Weasley, Rita Skeeter, Ron Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Severus Snape, Sybil Trelawney, Teddy Lupin, Terry Boot, Theodore Nott  Character Point of View/POV: Draco, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, Narcissa Featured Holidays: Christmas/New Year’s Note: Uses the nickname ‘Mione’ for Hermione.

Title: Glad I Came Author: shagmedraco Rating: NC-17 Genre(s): Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2,860 Summary: He came every year to watch her, but always left empty handed. This year though, he’d be glad he came.  Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, AU Holiday: Halloween Published: September 20, 2004 Themes: Dancing, Events/Celebrations [Masquerade] Draco: Draco’s Feelings, Redeemed Locations: Malfoy Manor

Title: Glamorous Author: Captainraychill Rating: R Genre(s): Mystery, Romance, Humor Chapters: 1 Word Count: 4,300 Summary: Draco owns a mysterious shop that sells high-quality, custom-made  glamours. Hermione visits one sweltering night with a secret and a special request. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Fest/Exchange: Dramionelove’s Spring-Summer Fest Published: August 1, 2013 Themes: Apologies [Draco], Curses/Spells, Hermione’s Mudblood Scar, Tattoos [Hermione], Scars, Summer Draco: Business Man, Redeemed, Shop Owner Locations: Diagon Alley, Hermione’s Flat/House Side Pairings: Ron/Lavender Friendships: Hermione & Ginny, Hermione & Luna Characters: Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood

Title: Glass Author: EllaPenny Rating: T Genre(s): Romance, Hurt and Comfort Chapters: 21 Word Count: 54,169 Summary: Hermione Granger. Worthless. Bookworm. Know-it-all. Mudblood. Stuck up. Suicidal. Saved. What if? Set during 6th year. Status: Complete Timeline: Year 6 Published: April 5, 2017 Completed: February 26, 2019 Themes: Rescue [Draco saves Hermione], Forced Partnership, Kidnapping and Imprisonment [Hermione], Injuries [Hermione], News and Gossip Draco: Death Eater, Turncoat, Snarky Hermione: Vulnerable, Hermione’s Feelings, Friendships: Hermione & Harry, Hermione & Ron, Hermione & Ginny, Draco & Blaise Characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Blaise Zabini, Gregory Goyle, Warnings: Suicide Attempt

Title: Glass Houses Author: Amadea Rating: T Genre(s): Romance Chapters: 3 Word Count: 3,888 Summary: When Draco and Hermione are trapped in Greenhouse #3 by a thunderstorm, they are forced to spend some quality time alone. Together. Post-War, back for 7th Year. Status: Complete Timeline: Year 8 Published: October 30, 2011  Themes: Draco’s Dark Mark, Trapped Together Draco: Redeemed, Snarky Hermione: Know-It-All Characters: Crookshanks, Ron Weasley

Title: Glimpse  Author: kanames_harisen Rating: M/R Genre(s): Humor, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 8,078 Summary: He’d only caught a glimpse – satin and lace in the same petal-pink as her shirt – but it had been enough. Draco Malfoy is now, quite literally, sporting a hard-on for Hermione Granger. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE  Fest/Exchange: dramionelove Adopt-A-Prompt 2015 Alternate Links: ff.net  Published: June 1, 2015  Themes: Clothing [Lingerie], Co-Workers/Office/Partners, Potions [Veritaserum] Draco: Redeemed  Warnings: explicit language, implicit sexual content

Title: Glory Days Author: sellthelie Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Romance, Humor Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5,258 Summary: Hogwarts Seventh Yrs are asked to do “Video Diaries” over the course of the year.  Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, AU, Year 7 Fest/Exchange: dmhgficexchange Alternate Links: ff.net Published: June 10, 2006 Relationship: Already Married Pregnancy/Children: Children Names [Adrienne, Patrick], Pregnancy/Child Birth Themes: Head Boy/Head Girl, Reunion [Hogwarts] Locations: Heads’ Common Room Side Pairings: Ron/Hannah Characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley

Title: Go With It Author: dysfunctionaldilusion Rating: M Genre(s): Humor, Romance  Chapters: 15 Word Count: 25,130  Summary: Draco hated his job. His boss was horrible. His mother was ill. His best friend was an annoying roommate. A confused meeting at St. Mungo’s leads Draco asking the last person he wanted help from to go with it to make his mother happy. Lucky for him, his boss may be horrible but she was helpful when it counts. She’ll remember this favor. Unfortunately, so will his mother. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War Published: March 21. 2017 Completed: June 6, 2017 Relationship: Fake Relationship Pregnancy/Children: Child [Theodora Tracey] Themes: Hermione is Draco’s Boss, Co Workers Office Partners, Travel, Arguments, Matchmaking [Matchmakers: Blaise, Theo], Dates, Flying, Insecurities [Hermione] Draco: MLE Officer, Broody, Draco’s Feelings, Emotional Hermione: MLE Officer, Compassionate, Hermione’s Feelings Friendships: Draco & Theo, Draco & Blaise Characters: Narcissa Malfoy, Theo Nott, Blase Zabini, Astoria Greengrass, Cassius Warrington, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley,  Anti-Characters: Anti-Astoria Additional Notes: Fast Romance

Title: Goddess of Vengeance Author: cleotheo Rating: M Genre(s): Drama, Romance Chapters: 50 Word Count: 134,817  Summary: When Hermione Granger discovers she’s really the daughter of The Dark Lord and that The Order of the Phoenix were behind her kidnapping as a baby and her parent’s murders, she sets out to gain revenge against everyone who had wronged her. Dark Hermione!  Status: Complete Timeline: Year 7, AU Published: May 1, 2017 Completed: September 13, 2017 Relationship: Boyfriend/Girlfriend Themes: Flashbacks, Memories, Revenge, News and Gossip, Curses and Spells, Dueling, Abuse and Assault, Secret Relationship, Ministry and Politics, Arranged Marriage, Bonding, Kidnapping and Imprisonment   Draco: Protective and Possessive, Dark, Cruel, Romantic Hermione: Pureblood, Cruel, Manipulative, Dark, Riddle Side Pairings: Voldemort/OC, Arthur/Molly, Lucius/Narcissa, James/Lily, Hermione/Ron Friendships: Draco & Theo, Draco & Blaise   Characters: Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Arthur Weasely, Molly Weasley, Voldemort, Bill Weasley, George Weasley, Theo Nott, Blaise Zabini, Lily Evans, Grangers, James Potter Character Deaths: Dumbledore, James Potter Anti-Characters: Anti-Dumbledore, Anti-Order Warnings: Explicit Sexual Situations, Torture and Character Deaths 

Title: Goddess of Victory Author: cleotheo Rating: M Genre(s): Drama, Romance Chapters: 36 Word Count: 134,817 Summary: Sequel to Goddess of Vengeance. With her vengeance achieved and her enemies brought to their knees, Hermione is looking forward to her future with Draco. But between a surprising figure from the past returning and her old friends unable to leave recent events alone, it’s going to be quite a while before Hermione can get her desired peaceful future. Dark Hermione! Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War Published: April 30, 2018 Completed: August 31, 2018 Relationship: Boyfriend/Girlfriend Themes: Revenge, News and Gossip, Curses and Spells, Dueling, Abuse and Assault, Ministry and Politics, Kidnapping and Imprisonment [Draco], Azkaban, Bonding, Abuse and Assault, Injuries [Draco & Hermione] Draco: Protective and Possessive, Dark, Cruel, Romantic Hermione: Pureblood, Cruel, Manipulative, Dark, Riddle, Business Woman Side Pairings: Voldemort/OC, Lucius/Narcissa, Remus/Tonks Friendships: Draco & Theo, Draco & Blaise   Characters: Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Arthur Weasely, Molly Weasley, Voldemort, Bill Weasley, George Weasley, Theo Nott, Blaise Zabini, Lily Evans, Grangers, Fred Longbottom, Alice Longbottom, Voldemort, Kingsley Shaklebolt, Character Deaths: Harry, Ron Anti-Characters: Anti-Harry, Anti-Ron, Anti-Ginny Warnings: Torture and Character Deaths

Title: Going Down Author: shagmedraco Rating: NC-17 Genre(s): Drama, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5,811 Summary: Sharing a lift with Draco Malfoy was always eventful.  Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, AU Fest/Exchange: dmhgficexchange Alternate Links: LJ Published: May 23, 2005 Themes: Alcohol, Apologies [Draco], Elevators, Jealousy Draco: Draco’s Feelings, Snarky Hermione: Emotional, Hermione’s Feelings, Feisty Locations: Other Bar/Pub Side Pairings: Harry/Ginny Friendships: Hermione & Ginny Characters: Ginny Weasley

Title: Going For Gold Author: Imtrouble Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Humor, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,487 Summary: Draco Malfoy doesn’t take well to Rest and Relaxation! Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Fest/Exchange: Malfoy Manor Fic War Published: August 5, 2012 Relationship: Boyfriend/Girlfriend Draco: Quidditch Player [Professional/Seeker] Characters: Blaise Zabini, Harry Potter, Oliver Wood

Title: Golden Delicious Author: Amethyst18 Rating: M Genre(s): Humor Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,990 Summary: Hermione wakes up in a strange place with the most unlikely of bedfellows. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Fest/Exchange: dramione_duet Alternate Links: LJ Published: October 19, 2011 Themes: The Morning After Draco: Snarky Hermione: Bossy Warnings: Implicit Sexual Situations

Title: Gone Author: nerdzeword Rating: G/K Genre(s): Family, Romance Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3,838 Summary: Hermione’s entire life revolves around her idiot friends. What happens when they leave her behind? Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War Published: January 13, 2015 Relationship: Engaged/Married (at some point) Pregnancy/Children: Adoption/Guardianship, Pregnancy Difficulties [Hermione is barren] Themes: Abandonment, Travel [France, Italy, Turkey], Wandless/Non-verbal Magic [Hermione] Draco: Redeemed Hermione: Emotional, Feisty Locations: The Burrow Side Pairings: Bill/Fleur, Blaise/Luna, George/Angelina, Neville/Ginny, Percy/Audrey Friendships: Draco & The Weasleys Characters: Andromeda Tonks, Angelina Johnson, Arthur Weasley, Bill Weasley, Blaise Zabini, Dominique Weasley, Fleur Delacour, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Molly Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Percy Weasley, Ron Weasley, Teddy Lupin, Victoire Weasley Featured Holidays: Christmas/New Year’s Additional Notes: Hermione’s is referred to as “Mia” twice.

Title: Gone Astray Author: AlexisRose Rating: NC-17 Genre(s): Romance Chapters: 5 Word Count: 8,172 Summary: Draco and Hermione get lost in the Forbidden Forest, and find more than snow in the endless expanse of trees. Status: Complete Timeline: Post-Hogwarts/Post-War, EWE Holiday: Christmas/New Year’s Fest/Exchange: A Granger Enchanted Christmas Wish Published: December 20, 2007  Completed: January 11, 2008 Themes: Co-Workers/Office/Partners [Business Partners], Sharing a Bed, Trapped Together Draco: Snarky Locations: Forbidden Forest Warnings: Coarse Language, Lemons(Extreme Smut), Limes(Mild Smut)

[homesoutofhuman]

Masterlist

John Wick

Oneshots:

Indulge  John Wick/reader - You love his body, you just don’t often get to see it, but for once, he indulges you.

The devil is a fallen angel  John Wick/reader - John’s reaction to you wearing his shirt 

Leather John Wick/reader- Watching John clean his guns leads to smut

Suck it and see  John Wick/reader - John and reader go lingerie shopping on a hot day

Your addiction John Wick/reader- Vamp!John Wick

Season of mists  Pt 1 Pt 2  John Wick/reader- Autumn AU 

Your sinner, in secret  Pt 1   Pt 2   Pt 3  Pt 4  Interlude Pt 5 (1) (2) John Wick/reader lawyer AU- After getting chosen for an internship at a prestigious law firm, you find yourself entangled with a certain hotshot lawyer, Mr John Wick

Bite Vamp!John Wick

It will come back (Wild) John Wick/reader Mulder and Scully type AU

The velvet rope  John Wick/reader -based on Your sinner, in secret, John and reader try bondage

Soft John Wick/reader - John and you spend a lazy day together

Hunter’s Lullaby John Wick/reader - 

Think of me John Wick/reader -

Collabs:

NFWMB with @keanuwwu Part 1, Part 2 John Wick/you - bodyguard AU

Multi-chapter:

Bluebeard (complete)- John Wick/reader - Given as part of a business deal to the mysterious John Wick, you must learn whether he really is the monster you’ve been told about.

Chapter 1: His stride is the wildernesses of freedom

Chapter 2: Go now out of the nest it’s time

Chapter 3: O the regrettings infinite

Chapter 4: Violent demonstrations

Chapter 5: Suddenly without thinking

Chapter 6: Grateful

Chapter 7: Thinking lots about your mouth

Chapter 8: Never so truly turned over and over

Chapter 9: Gazing with silly sickness

Chapter 10: Make our sun stand still

Chapter 11: Let lips do what hands do

Chapter 12: Secrets, running over my soul without sound

Chapter 13: Defeated by love

Chapter 14: My love is a fever

Chapter 15: Knew not eating death

Chapter 16: The weakness necessary

Chapter 17: My blood beats out your name to me

Chapter 18: Even to the edge of doom

Chapter 19: When I die I want your hands on my eyes

Chapter 20: Your goodbye is a promise of lightning

Chapter 21: I could not stop for death

‘Bluebeard’ Pinterest Board

Bluebeard starter pack

Blue Jeans (complete) - John Wick/reader baby!assassin John Wick who rides a motorcycle and keeps his guns in a box under his bed, meets a sweetheart who turns his world upside down.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

‘Blue Jeans’ Pinterest Board I am weak

Safe and Sound (WIP) - John Wick/reader Based on this photoshoot. You meet a tall, dark, handsome stranger and the next thing you know you’re bound and kidnapped and stranded in the woods with no one but him for comfort.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Safe and Sound Pinterest

Daddy Issues (complete) - John Wick/reader AU - Dilf! John Wick hires you as his nanny

Part 1- Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name

Part 2- Crush

Part 3- The wrong place for my love

Part 4- Melting in your vice dreams

Part 5- One call away

Part 6 - Crybaby

Part 7 - Slow hands

Part 8 - Bell, book and candle

Part 9 - Jealous

Part 10 - Bad at love

Part 11- Shiver

Part 12- Lay all your love on me

Part 13- Back to reality

Part 14 - Bed

Part 15- Will you still love me tomorrow

Part 16 - The other woman

Part 17 - Thinking ‘bout you

Part 18- How long will I love you?

Part 19- Fools rush in

Deleted scene

Part 20 - Feels like home

Part 21 - Birthday

Part 22 - Walking after you

Daddy Issues starter pack

Daddy Issues playlist

DADDY ISSUES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Part one, Part two, Part three, Part four, Part five

Heal the Pain (WIP) - John Wick/reader, slight Santino D’Antonio/reader - AU- You’re married to the rich and powerful Santino but end up in hospital under the care of Dr Wick, sometimes you just can’t stop fate.

Part 1- Heal the Pain

Part 2- Treat you better

Part 3- Stitches

Part 4- Roll to Me

Part 5- How will I know?

Part 6- L’amore non si spiega

Part 7- If I dare

Part 8-  How am I supposed to live without you?

Part 9 - Leave your lover

Part 10-I just called to say I love you

Imagines/HCs: 

Protective John Wick

Bikerboy! John Wick

John Wick is a bigboy™

Scary Boss John Wick

Stockholm syndrome

John Wick MD (with Santino D’antonio)

Age gap head canons

Hate sex with John Wick

Royal AU/secret relationship (fanfic trope challenge) 

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RPF (real person fic)

Walking in the wind - Keanu/Reader - Working on the set of Replicas, reader starts to confide in Keanu and grows close to him.

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Other Keanu characters

Don John (Much Ado About nothing)

Desperado - Don John/reader 

Hades (Greek Mythology)

Fancast -King of the Underworld- Keanu Reeves

Donaka Mark (Man of Tai Chi)

Imagine being loved by me - Fanfic trope challenge- 42. The Big Damn Kiss + 84. Married to the Job (Donaka Mark x Reader)

Johnny Utah (Point Break)

Donuts for breakfast- based on request for reader working at the FBI, growing close to Johnny, angst with jealousy and smut: Part 1- You never get a second chance to make a first impression, Part 2- When someone shows you who they are believe them, 

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Mads Mikkelsen

Duncan Vizla (Netflix Polar)

Headcanons with gender neutral reader

Headcanons for meeting and taking care of Duncan when he’s hurt

Summer Dress- Oneshot Duncan/reader - Duncan is distracted seeing you in a sundress and you manage to turn the situation to your satisfaction

Locked in- Request for the fanfic trope challenge- Trope 1: Locked in a Room, Trope 2: Unexpected virgin

Hannibal Lecter

Roses Fall-  Fanfic trope request: Hannibal x reader with the “blind date” and “florist” trope

Scarlet -  You’re seeing a psychiatrist, Dr Lecter for your issues with sex, loneliness and hyperfixatons. Will he be your cure, or have you just met the man who will only make things worse? Part 1 Part 2 

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Bill Skarsgård

Multi-chapter:

Brothers- a forbidden love story: Bill Skarsgård/you Alexander Skarsgård/you Rated M for sex, swearing and a little rough and tumble

Part 1  - Busy leaving me

Part 2  - Just cause you feel it (doesn’t mean it’s there)

Part 3  - Come float with me

Part 4  - All fun and games until...

Part 5 - I taste you on my lips and I can’t get rid of you

Part 6  - A different side

Part 7  - Anniversary

Part 8  - Hostilities

Part 9 - Hotter than hell  

Part 10  - Friend of the Devil

Part 11 Out of the Woods

Part 12 Delicate

Part 13 Temptation waits

Part 14 Hell on heels

Part 15 Crying in the club

Part 16 Alone together

Part 17 Back to you

‘Brothers’ Pinterest board

Imagines:

Bill sitting at your breakfast table

Getting married to Alexander

[anneapocalypse]

@kyliafanfiction replied to your post:Still say season 12 making Wash’s foil the guy who...

I thought that was rather the point. Plus, I think (if we try to think watsonianly) Locus didn’t know Carolina was there, and Wash was the best available fixation option. Once he fixated..he fixed Not a bad point about Carolina being a better fit for locus in many ways, though I’m not sure Felix-Washington would have worked as a good foil (IMO). I mean, for me, I felt like Locus was meant to be a reflection of/callback to the guy Wash was in Seasons 7 and 8, you know?

I'm not sure what you mean by “that was rather the point.” I don’t see anything in canon that actually plays on the idea of Wash and Carolina’s foils being mirrors, not of themselves, but of one another--especially since the Freelancers’ interactions with one another in season 12 are very limited (to a fault, if you ask me). I mean, it’d be interesting if canon had actually done something with that but it really didn’t, and by season 13 Sharkface becomes Carolina’s foil instead of Felix.

Locus absolutely knew about Carolina. He might not have known where she was currently, but the mercs had access to the “Colorful Space Marines Stop Corruption!” article, in which Carolina was front and center. Locus knew about Carolina before he ever laid eyes on her.

I understand that Locus is meant to be calling back to season 7 & 8 Wash; canon is fairly overt about that with Wash’s whole fever dream. And I think it was kind of a baffling choice, given that Wash absolutely was not “just following orders” when he shot Donut and Lopez. No one ordered him to do that; the whole plan was his, trying to keep himself out of prison. That is not at all the same thing. If you want Wash “just following orders,” you have to go all the way back to Freelancer itself, because Wash is disobeying orders as far back as... Recovery One, when he doesn’t kill South. 

Personally, I think you could pull some really interesting material out of Wash witnessing things being off about Freelancer (Connie’s warnings, her mysterious transmissions, North and York’s conversation about the Alpha) and doing absolutely nothing about it. That is a good example of Wash just following orders. Him shooting Donut is not. But canon doesn’t go there.

From a watsonian standpoint Locus’s obsession with Wash really only makes sense as a delusion, a story Locus makes up for himself that has very little to do with who Wash actually is and everything to do with how Locus sees himself. I was talking about foils as a narrative device though, which is about not just how Locus sees Wash but about how the author presents both characters, so it’s a doylist conversation by the nature of the thing.

[moriavis]

List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on. This can be writing, art, vids, gifsets, whatever. 

 Tagged by @elrhiarhodan. I saw that I was tagged and couldn’t stop laughing. I have so many wips. SO MANY. I’m putting this under a read more because It’s so damn long.

Tagging: whoever wants to play. I have no idea who has wips these days. D:

*stretches* *cracks knuckles*

Okay, let’s get down to business.

Works in Progress

1. Coldflash Winter Exchange 2017 fic. Fandom: The Flash.

No details on this. Top secret. Going to be much longer than I hoped, I’m sure.

2. Bodyswap AU - Fandom: The Flash. I started writing this for the Bodyswap prompt of Coldflash Week A 2017. This is the story where Barry and Len switch bodies because of a meta, learn to deal with each other’s shortcomings, and fall in love while arguing about who is keeping Barry’s body because neither of them want to wake up with a back ache in the morning. It has one of my favorite lines in it, and I think it’s going to end up a little lighter than most of my stories? Len is definitely more playful than my usual way of writing him.

Word Count: 1,200. It’ll probably end up in the 15k-20k range, because I’ve forgotten what it is to write something short.

3. Squeaky Bed Porn - Fandom: The Flash. I started writing this because I wanted to write a silly sex scene that wasn’t hampered by canon. Len crawls through Barry’s bedroom window after a rough mission with the Legends. Barry wants to get intimate, and Len doesn’t want Joe West to shoot him. This was the story I was writing when I realized I’m bad at writing porn. D:

Word Count: 1,500 words. Would probably be around 3k if I just re-read it and finished the porn. There’s literally no plot. Still not likely to finish it, tbh.

4. Farther Than Everything - Fandom: The Flash. This was going to be my Coldflash big bang before I was overwhelmed with work and depression and stopped writing for a couple of months entirely. Barry sacrificed himself in the Crisis and has been in the Speed Force. When he finally breaks out, he discovers the sun is gone and the world is broken into tribes ruled by villains -- Central, of course, belongs to Captain Cold. This one came out of a dream like, three years ago? It was right after the fever dream of writing BuotI, but I couldn’t figure out how to make it work. I think I’m closer now.

Word Count: 400. It’s literally the first hint of the first scene. This’ll be another long one.

5. Untitled Porn - Fandom: The Flash. Does anyone remember A Cold Encounter? And how, last November, I promised there would be a second chapter of porn? THIS IS IT. Barry returns Len’s clothes and decides to give their thing a try. I have been writing on this for a year, feeling intensely guilty for every day that passed without adding more to it. The first draft is done, so this one is ready for editing and will be posted soon! Yay!

Word Count: 8,100. It’s literally talking and sex. My god, why is it so long?

6. Untitled Hannukah Fic - Fandom: The Flash. This is the next story in my holiday series. I meant to write this for last Hannukah, but, uh. Obviously that didn’t pan out. Barry is having problems hiding their relationship from Joe, so Len takes things into his own hands.I only have one or two more in this series planned? But this one has been giving me the runaround.

Word Count: 400. But I know where it’s going, so that’s something, right? I’m going to circle Hannukah on my calendar this year and get it done by then.

7. i dreamed of snow (I call that loving you) - Fandom: The Flash. Remember that AU I wrote where Barry has two soulmates? Coldwestallen. The story in which Iris struggles to accept the bond Barry has with Len, Len wonders why Barry couldn’t just let him die, and Barry feels like he can’t give either of the people he loves anything they need. TBH, I wasn’t going to write any more for this au? But Barry clung in the back of my head, and whenever I’m not focused on something specific, it’s there.

Word Count: 160. Definitely at the beginning, and who knows how long it’s going to be? Not me!

8. Resonance - Fandom: The Flash. Ah, this story. This is my soulmate AU love letter to coldflash. I haven’t updated it since, jeez. April? But that doesn’t mean I’m not working on it. Leonard Snart meets Barry Allen when he’s 23 and Barry is five. It changes the course of his life. I don’t even know what to say about it, other than I have everything up to season 1 outlined? It’s going to involve a slightly different Legends crew, a different origin to the names Heatwave and Captain Cold, a very different STAR Labs, an angry Eobard Thawne and a Barry who is intensely in love with Len, which is terrible because Len is absolutely oblivious. So, yes. I... may also have elements I want to introduce in season 2? AM I GOING TO REWRITE THE ENTIRE SHOW? I HAVE NO IDEA. Anyway, I’m working on Chapter 6 right now (that’s going to be at least 10k, guys, since everyone’s been waiting so long.)

Word Count: 22k. We haven’t even begun. *_____*

9. Trade All My Tomorrows - The Flash. I started writing this story sometime when S3 of the flash was airing, but it was based off a prompt that joyouslee left me, about what happened to the rogues after flashpoint. The idea behind this one is that Len regains his memories from Doctor Alchemy, so that he remembers the original timeline, where he died -- the Flashpoint timeline, where he was Citizen Cold and Lisa was murdered by the Rogues -- and the current timeline, in which he has never had a sister and has lived his life trying to escape the reach of his father. And he’s willing to do anything to get his sister back. This story will eventually include the Legion of Doom, the Legends, and a fuckton of time travel, as soon as I can get my butt in gear.

Word Count: 6,700. No idea what the ending word count is going to be, for real.

I do have a slew of others that I have in a list and that I don’t have an active word count on yet: The Silent Hill AU (where Barry deals with some serious guilt) the Conjuring AU (where the West family is suffering under a haunting and get help from Lisa, who’s psychic, and Len, who protects her when she gets in over her head), several different tumblr prompts, including the newest one, which would be a new story for the JLA verse. There’s the No Powers story where Barry and Iris are reporters together and Len is a cop with a secret. SO MANY. SO LITTLE TIME. *cries into my hands*

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SPN ask! 3, 4, 5, and (bc u asked) 25 😃

3: Which season finale was your favorite/least favorite?

Favorite: The one that made me cry the most is Swan Song if that’s what you mean. But I do quite like All Hell Breaks Lose part 1. Also had me cryin’.

4: Which is your favorite episode?

My favorite episode? I don’t have a single particular favorite, but I have a kind of exhaustive list for each season? This is just a list of the episodes I’m willing to watch, sorry, you can scroll past:

Season1:•Pilot•Wendigo•Bloody Mary•Skin•Hookman•Bugs (sue me)•Home•Scarecrow•Nightmare•Shadow•Hell House•Dean Man’s Blood•Salvation•Devil’s Trap

Season 2:•In My Time of Dying•Everybody Loves a Clown•Bloodlust•Simon Said•No Exit•The Usual Suspects•Croatoan•Hunted•Playthings•Houses of the Holy•Tall Tales•Roadkill•Heart•Hollywood Babylon•Folsom Prison Blues•AHBL part 1

Season 3:•The Kids Are Alright•Bad Day at Black Rock•Bedtime Stories•Fresh Blood•A Very Supernatural Christmas•Dream a Little Dream of Me•Mystery Spot•Ghostfacers•Long Distance Call•Time is on My Side

Season 4:•Metamorphosis•Monster Movie•Yellow Fever•It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester•Wishful Thinking •I Know What You Did Last Summer•Criss Angel is a Douchebag•After School Special•Jump the Shark•When the Levee Breaks

Season 5:•Free to Be You and Me•I Believe the Children Are Our Future•The Curious Case of Dean Winchester•Changing Channels•Abandon All Hope•The Song Remains the Same•My Bloody Valentine•Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid•99 Problems•Point of No Return•The Devil You Know•Two Minutes to Midnight•Swan Song

Season 6:•Weekend At Bobby’s•Clap Your Hands if You Believe•Caged Heat•Unforgiven•And Then There Were None•The Man Who Knew Too Much

Season 7:•Meet the New Boss•Hello, Cruel World•The Girl Next Door•Death’s Door•Adventures in Babysitting•Time After Time•Repo Man•The Born-Again Identity (A little bit. Not all that happy with it overall.)•Party On, Garth•Reading is Fundamental

Season 8:•We Need to Talk About Kevin (if you take out the irrational Sam bashing ??)•Heartache•Hunteri Heroici•As Time Goes By•Everybody Hates Hitler•Trial and Error•Remember the Titans•The Great Escapist•Sacrifice

Season 9:•I think I’m Gonna Like It here•Devil May Care•Rock and a Hard Place•Road Trip•First Born•The Purge•Blade Runners•Mother’s Little Helper•Meta Fiction•Alex Annie Alexis Ann•Stairway to Heaven

Season 10:•Black•Reichenbach•Soul Survivor•Paper Moon•Ask Jeeves•Hibbing 911•The Things They Carried•Inside Man•Book of the Damned•The Werther Project•The Prisoner•Brother’s Keeper

Season 11:•Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire•Form and Void•Thin Lizzie•Our Little World•Plush•Just My Imagination•O Brother Where Art Thou?•Into the Mystic (if we can ignore the MOTW special effects and the fact that Sam’s trauma is ignored in exchange for him needlessly apologizing and having the idea that it was necessary validated by Dean, who actually agrees with Lucifer ??)•Don’t You Forget About Me•(the last five minutes of) Love Hurts•Beyond the Mat•Safe House•Red Meat•The Chitters

Season 12:•Keep Calm and Carry On•The Foundry•American Nightmare•Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox•First Blood•Regarding Dean•Stuck in the Middle (With You)

5: Which episode makes you cry the most?Oh, well, I don’t cry too much anymore (not without some conscious effort) but if I recall correctly, I cried about 16 times in 2 watches of Sean Song. That makes about 8 bouts of crying per episode. 1 new reason to cry every five minutes.

25: Do you think Destiel will become canon in season 9? (Regardless of whether you want it to or not)Totally. //sigh// Every year, for years, the shippers think it’s gonna be canon this season. Sad for the rest of us who are aware that won’t happen. Sadder for the shippers who just want to ship it and can separate that from canon. Let’s all have some empathy for them. Not the ones who harass the actors, ask about it at cons, want Sam off the show because he’s somehow getting in the way (?), call Jensen homophobic for not being attracted to his friend, curse him for supporting the Orlando victims, the queerbaiting fans who lie about it being canon and then when actual queer people watch it they end up ultimately disappointed or fall for the actual queerbaiters’ claims that the show did it when the show did not put the idea in their heads, the people who skip seasons 1-3, the shippers who click their shipping is activism and that the ship not being canon is homophobic, etc. Those ones are the main reason I can’t even follow regular d-shippers anymore…

I’d put this under a read more if I wasn’t on mobile. I just used this to organize my watch list and rant (I mean, a lot of us have been harassed -and ironically for our queer orientations- by d-shippers, you’ve gotta vent here and there). Sorry! But thanks for the ask, please accept my word vomit!

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Louis Viljoen’s The Eulogists for the Fugard

Kiroshan Naidoo, Pierre Malherbe and Emily Child in The Eulogists. Photo credit: DANIEL RUTLAND MANNERS.

Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre present the world premiere of the double Fleur du Cap writer award-winner Louis Viljoen’s new play The Eulogists.

Viljoen is the Fugard Theatre’s Writer in Residence and The Eulogists excitingly marks his first offering in this position. The Eulogists will run from 30 May until 24 June 2017 in the Fugard Studio Theatre.

Viljoen partners with his long-time collaborator Greg Karvellas (Clybourne Park, The Father, Bad Jews) as director, reuniting the tour-de-force team that have created acclaimed productions such as Champ and The Frontiersmen. The Fugard Theatre audiences have had the chance to see previous plays by Viljoen, including Champ, and the multiple Fleur du Cap award-winning The Kingmakers and The Pervert Laura.

The cast includes Emily Child (The Pervert Laura; The Emissary, A Certain Lady) as Audrey, Pierre Malherbe (The Kingmakers, Sexual Perversity in Chicago) as Harris and 2016 Fleur du Cap winner for Most Promising Student Kiroshan Naidoo (Anthology, Fabulous Nothing) as Zee.

The Eulogists will run at the Fugard Studio Theatre, from 30 May until 24 June 2017

Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8pm with a 4pm matinee performance on Saturdays. The Fugard Theatre is situated in the heart of District Six, on the corner of Harrington and Caledon Streets, Cape Town.

Tickets cost from R120 to R160 and can be booked through Computicket on 0861 915 8000, online at www.computicket.com or at any Shoprite Checkers outlet. Bookings can also be made at the Fugard Theatre box office on 021 461 4554. There is a generous 15% discount available for the Friends of The Fugard members.

Age restriction: 16 (language)

Harrington Street car park is located at the corner of Caledon and Harrington streets and is available for the use of theatre patrons. Visit the cosy ground-floor bar, which opens two hours before all scheduled show times and stays open until last rounds are called… often as late as 1am. And if the weather is fine the bar on the fantastic rooftop terrace is opened, with its panoramic views of the city. Both bars offer a range of wines from some of the Cape’s top estates.

The creative team for The Eulogists includes Set Design by Rocco Pool (The Father, Associate Designer for The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek), Costume Design by Widaad Albertus (Wardrobe Supervisor District Six- Kanala, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek) and Lighting Design by Kieran McGregor (The Father).

The world media has descended on a small town to wait for a great statesman to die. Audrey, a flash-in-the-pan author who once had access to the leader and profited from it, has holed herself up in a room around the corner from the dying man’s family home. Zee is an ambitious researcher who dreams of breaking an exclusive story about the leader’s past and shares a room with Audrey and cabin fever has begun to set in.

Thrown into this volatile situation is Harris, a correspondent for an American radio station who brings with him a few bottles of wine and a plan to end the boredom. Each of these three people have their own reasons for being stuck in this town and as the truth emerges, the inevitability of losing a person who represents hope becomes an unbearable burden.

“We are delighted to be staging the much-anticipated premiere of Louis Viljoen’s latest play as part of our Writer in Residence programme,” says Daniel Galloway, Executive Director of the Fugard Theatre. “In addition to presenting world-class South African productions of existing musical theatre and plays, we are committed to providing a platform for new voices to flourish. The Writer in Residence Programme offers the writer a series of guaranteed commissions and production of his or her work on the Fugard Studio Theatre stage.

“Louis has consistently illustrated through his work his razor-sharp observation skills and no-holds barred exploration of political, social and human themes, with dark, deviant characters that we both love and loathe. He is one of the most compelling new South African playwrights and we look forward to staging a number of his plays in the forthcoming years.”

Viljoen has written and produced numerous plays including, The Bile Boys, The Frontiersmen, The Verbalists, Champ, Porno 88, The Kingmakers, The Pervert Laura, Oh Baby, I’m A Wild One and The Emissary. He is one of the creators (along with playwrights Nicholas Spagnoletti and Jon Keevy) of the successful short-play initiative Anthology which has had four successful seasons at The Alexander Bar’s Upstairs Theatre. Viljoen has won Fleur Du Cap Theatre awards (Best New South African Script) for Champ (2013) and The Kingmakers (2015). He was the recipient of the Rosalie van Der Gucht Best New Director award for his plays, The Kingmakers and The Pervert Laura.

  Louis Viljoen’s The Eulogists for the Fugard was originally published on Artsvark