#and i Have been to iceland so i dont know what i would want to do there yknow

[nebulaedaniel]

ik i keep talking abt going to tit iceland but,,,, tit netherlands,,, i’ve always wanted to go there

[brutal-nemesis]

I don't have much else that's like a deep cut but if we look at their full names, Erebus Arctus Fradier and Neteri Crozien...

The captain of the HMS Erebus was Captain Franklin, and the captain of the Terror was Captain Crozier. So yeah I just uh. Mashed them. And then the "Arc" in Erebus's middle name is for...the Arctic. I am soooooo creative (⌐■_■)

As for other characters...Hjáll I honestly don't remember. It means "hill" in Icelandic, but I don't think that's what I was going for.

Shiori means "bookmark" in Japanese, and the idea of the name is from the song Aoi Shiori by Galileo Galilei, which is a very iconic anime opening 🤧 The sort of bittersweetness and idea that you can't go back to certain happy times are part of what I wanted to capture in her and Erebus's meeting, so it fit really well to me

And if we're talking about Castys...

This is from the game Night in the Woods, and I mainly stole the name because I thought it was cool and gave it to my silly guy OC. He became an immortal later, and then the line "but Castys refused to die" became even more fitting because yeah he sure did

Hiya!

I was reading this new book I got and it mentioned the ships Erebus and Terror, and I went WAIT A MINUTE I KNOW THIS and thought of your story.

>:) you have discovered The Boats

Every once and a while someone reads about the Franklin Expedition and makes the connection and I get to hear about it every time it's delightful. NOTHING like an obscure reference to always alert you when others are reading about northwest passage stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with your whump fic 🤧

[beelzebubsfavor]

dear HTTYD fandom: if youre gonna complain about historical accuracy, get it right

TRIGGER WARNING: discussions of SA, slavery and white supremacy in a historical and sociocultural context

okay so i am going to get absolutely FLAMED for this and i already expect the slew of comments, but honestly… the uproar over nico’s race is genuinely so childish, i expected better from this fandom.

her skin tone is fair. she passes as white. shouldn’t yall be happy? does every actor need to submit a DNA sample now to prove that they are “pure” enough for yall to accept them?

nico is a fair skinned, QUARTER black woman. if the community didnt cause a huge uproar about her ethnic background, i genuinely would have assumed that she was just white with curly hair. like genuinely, when i went to look her up, i expected her to be around the same skin tone as halle bailey or even darker, and instead i found someone who is paler than my eastern european pasty HUWHITE self. like jesus christ, genuinely get a life.

as someone who is a norse pagan, and whose special interest is viking culture, dont even come at me with that whole “omg but vikings were whiteeee muh historical accuracy” because thats a HUGE misconception, the current homogeny that exists in scandinavia right now does not reflect how vikings were.

Vikings weren’t homogenous, they racemixed a LOT (vikings are like…. notorious for not keeping it in their pants lol) and exchanged cultural artefacts and traditions quite often.

sources for these claims:

https://theconversation.com/vikings-were-never-the-pure-bred-master-race-white-supremacists-like-to-portray-84455

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_expansion (“waaah wikipedia isnt a reliable source” this is the most concise collection of information there is on this, with graphics for clarity’s sake.)

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/03/210206/history-viking-adventure-morocco

and before anyone comes at me with “uh the last one was a raid!!!” here is what happened during viking raids:

1. literally just showing off (yes this is a legitimate theory i read somewhere)

2. stealing goods and wealth

3. enslaving people

not only that, vikings have been known to have intercourse with the female slaves they captured, in fact, female slaves (also known as thralls) were kept for pleasure.

oh you want a source? i’ll give you 3!

[a HUGE trigger warning for SA, slavery and everything you’d expect to read in an uncensored historical book really]

https://allthatsinteresting.com/iceland-founded-viking-slaves

https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/power-and-aristocracy/slaves-and-thralls/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/little-known-role-slavery-viking-society-180975597/

i am BEGGING, if yall are going to cry over historical accuracy, get it right. a 25% black woman existing in a viking world is not only possible, but has likely occurred in the past. archaeologists cant really tell race from skeletal remains, they often rely on things like cultural artefacts to identify race/ethnic background (which, as we know with the migration associated with the vikings, makes things harder).

the whole “pure bred white hair blue eyes viking DNA” bs stems from white supremacy.

https://theconversation.com/white-supremacists-believe-in-genetic-purity-science-shows-no-such-thing-exists-146763

https://www.kjzz.org/2021-01-27/content-1654050-why-white-supremacist-groups-have-adopted-viking-imagery

essay over 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

[tallovines]

JOY AND MUCH MERRIMENT,

FROM BEAUTIFUL NÁLÆGT, ICELAND!

—

"Hello, Viness!! :D

FemboyBright invented a dildo gun and won't stop terrorizing people with it so now I have to tell him to stop wearing prostitution clothing AND to stop terrorizing people with a dildo gun.

WiseBright, my dearest, and the one native to this timeline, for the love of him, WILL NOT STOP GIVING PEOPLE RAW ELEMENTS AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. I'VE HAD TO SEND 28 INTERNS TO REYKJAVÍK BECAUSE OF THAT?? ☹️

Oh, and of course!! Everyone else! Y'know, it's weird! I'd expect to know you somehow, but I guess not! I've filed quite literally every single person, Site-61 or not, and their Personnel File, updates included, and yet.. not once have I heard of you, Mr. Vines! I suppose some people just exist and are locked to specific timelines? A fascinating study that would be! ..GETTING OFF TOPIC IN WRITING, SOMEHOW. SORRY!!

Clef and Kondraki rounded Cimmerian, Iceberg, Glass.. basically anybody on The Notable Persons List to an 'SCP Speed Dating 2' in The Library of Records. Unauthorized. Using SCPs of Site-61 permitted either as personnel or for roaming access. I immediately shut it down because besides the first one already being an atrocity, it started to lure Liddy Doves (trust me, I could fill THREE entire messages about that woman... long story short, she runs a GoI that makes SCPs based around romance, lust, and the concepts of love for the purposes of creating marriages from their products.) who would've gladly sponsored the event and then held a wedding for the "winners" after the fact.

I love my personnel, but seriously? It's the week before Christmas. They can't behave themselves? Truly? I suppose when you work on a Site that Dr. Wondertainment himself frequents, you just aren't normal from the second you sign off on the Reassignment Form.

Ah well.. waiting to hear back from you! I'm sure your timeline, and Talloran! (Oh, do say hi to your Talloran! I would say hi to mine, however he's quite the shut-off towards me! Apparently my situation reminds him too akin of what has happened to him, or something along those lines? Hm!) Do say hello to him for me! :D"

- Sincerely (and now covered in glitter glue because I wrote this while watching over SCP-053 (don't ask. I.. don't know how it works either.) and she wanted to "write to whatever you're writing for!! :D", so.. ignore the decorations at the end of this message, will you?), your pen-pal from a timeline much more absurd than yours, Site-61 Director Benjamin Oliver Walker.

🌸 🦄 G 🩷🩷AY

🙂 👼 peple ⭐️

🦄🌸🦄🌸🦄🩷🌸🩷⭐️🩷⭐️🩷⭐️🩷⭐️

TO: waekr friend ��‍♀️

FROM: ✨me ✨

hallo ! errr... greetings from the sonoran desert ? sorry i dont really know how to greet these dang letters !!! but i hope the seasons been treating you well ^___^;

femboy- wha... pardon who ? he WHAT ...? gosh where do i even begin to unpack this... would i even WANT to do that ???

ah well... 'nother bright ? well geez... i know you like him ? i think ? but id actually like to get to know 'm ! im not really familiar with the a lot of the scp personnel ahahaha... sounds like a funny guy tho ! i wouldnt complain if i got an element for christmas those thingies are coool :D

ouh also well, wowza... thats so strange :< i dont like... 100% understand your whole... errr... timeline thingies... but wouldnt you expect me to be there at least one other tiiime ? ehhh whatever maybe ill be the first one you meet and then you can meet more ! teeeheee

ouhhh WAOHHH… i dont really know those other people,,, but ive heard of kondraki ? maaaybehaps ? wanted to meet him ! but thats sososo ? i wanted to say cool buuut i dont know if its really appropriate ? how do people even come up with these things... speed dating in a place like this ? i knowww different sites are different but its the foundation is it not ? they trying to date anomalies or what :< ?

i mean id be a little interested in something like that ? a tiny bit ? a small amount ? uhhh errr... who said that ! was just small curiosity is alll !!! aaahahaha... i dont take interest in anyone.

WELL ! ummm well errr… ahah… site 61 sure does sound silly !!! i’ll say hai to james for ya’ :3

(pspsps please tell 053 she’s very sweet even tho i don’t understand… what she’s trying to tell me)

-researcher violet vervain vines :D

[danhowellz]

ok heres my two cents on tour and the cancelled dates. imo its been a real mixture of everything as to why dates haven't sold out/been cancelled. I think they (dan and his promoter team) booked venues that were just too big. majority of the venues have been 1-2k capacity and dan just doesn't have that kind of audience anymore, not on his own anyway. this goes hand in hand with dan perhaps not promoting the tour as much as he could have. now i love him so much but u can't expect people to go and see u if you ain't doing anything online ??? i know he's said countless times that he's a perfectionist when it comes to what he uploads. whether that be a tweet or an instagram post and he's said he struggles knowing what he wants to upload, especially with his videos. unfortunately this doesn't go hand in hand with wanting to go on a world tour and have actual real life people come and watch you. like if he's not giving us anything online what incentive is there to see him irl?

i also think back to what he said about the pre show q&a only being in the uk/america/canada bc the other venues didn't know how well it would work and didn't wanna risk adding it (which makes no sense tbh bc people have already bought tickets so they'll wanna see a q&a??) i think some of these setbacks have been due to the fact he's still seen as "just a youtuber" and like dnp have mentioned before when talking about tatinof/ii, venues were so reluctant to host their show bc they aren't mainstream celebrities/comedians. it makes me wonder if dan has ever thought about dipping his toes into traditional stand up comedy and building up an audience via actual gigs and shows as well as creating content online.

i really like what @yonpote said here that he should have done the tour in stages rather than announce a full world tour at the start. he could have seen how well it did in the uk and then planned better for venues in the usa/aus/nz/europe. but hey i guess thats the beauty of hindsight and maybe if he did another tour he'd do it differently (or just not work with these promoters tbh they've been a mess from the start. remember the oxford/cambridge chaos?)

all of this to say we'll never know any of the answers bc dan certainly isn't gonna tell us (most likely bc contractually he can't lol) i do hope he talks about the iceland show though and communicates with us as an audience (something i dont think either of them are great at but thats another post lol) and i just hope all of these cancellations havent like stressed him out too much

[vryivs]

Shipper tag game

tagged by @tiesanjiaoshenanigans <33

What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don't care about anymore?

oh god i dont even know. probably any silm ship i liked since i just outgrew that part of my life organically and also dennor probably?

Which ship would you consider your first one?

percabeth easily

Your first fanfic was about which couple?

it was dennor hetalia

Do you remember the first couple you saw fanart of?

most likely percabeth since i got tumblr literally just to follow viria for the art

Have you ever gotten into ship discourse?

yes i was 13 and i didnt like fruk. i made an apology drawing that said 'im sorry fruk shippers' on a sign being held up by a sad girl. i was 13. since then? not really. i dont tend to have the time or energy to actively argue with people i disagree with. to me theres no point + it doesnt matter

Did you use to have any NOTP or have one currently?

im opinionated so absolutely!! didnt like hk/iceland (hetalia) or fruk (hetalia again lol). didnt like yuri/otabek (yoi), most byleth/student ships (femblem), jeanluc (when i was into genshin). currently dont like renheng (it's just not my thing), jing yuan/fu xuan (also not my thing) or dan heng/anyone tbh (although i make exceptions for tb). i dont have any massive reasons for disliking them theyre just either not my thing or dont align with my hcs (shrug)

any jing yuan/hcq feels vaguely icky to me because they knew him as a teenager while they were adults (aside from yingxing since his age is more ambiguous and it seems like he mightve grown up at the same time jy did?)

Who were the couple in the last fanfic you read?

brb checking my ao3 history

oh my god is was a fucking dddne dabi/hawks fic i found when i was looking through trans tags. i havent read or watched mha it just sounded interesting. i liked it and its here if you want to read it (mind the tags)

Currently, do you have any OTPs?

weirdly no massive ones for hsr which is my main fandom. i have ships i like tho!! kafblade, stellemarch and bronseele. also i think clara/yanqing is adorable in concept. arranging playdates between my daughter and jing yuans son. i also think voidwelt would be really interesting

Is there any couple that, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together?

not rlly!! i tend not to care too much about canon when it comes to shipping, so i hardly even pay it attention

Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting?

not rlly!! if there is i cant remember them

Do you have any ship that, in the past, would've been considered normal but now you would be cancelled over?

any rpf ship tbh. i honestly think rpf is fine as long as you dont project its contents onto the very real people it's based off of.

What is your favorite crack ship?

velite/argenti

What is the couple you read the most fanfics about?

i dont read fanfic v often (combination of bad attention span, really specific tastes, etc) but when i do its usually sansang, seongjoong, or whatever ship fic @tiesanjiaoshenanigans or @kireinalix ask me to beta are hehe

What do most of your ships usually have in common?

this is a good question and i dont really know the answer. my taste tends to favour characters who make a good parental unit (seongjoong, jingliu/baiheng), but i also enjoy the dynamics of amoral pairs (kafblade), as well as goofy lesbians having a good time (stellemarch)

What you absolutely hate in a ship?

if its boring tbh. if something feels boring or overdone im p much guaranteed not to like it. like jeanluc? theyre just boring to me. i also really dont enjoy the 'i knew you when you were a kid and then you grew up hot and now we're dating' thing

tagging @himbodevotee @morifiinwe @shineoftherainbow @kireinalix @aowyn and anyone else who follows me :3

[figula]

moneyposting -

had a pretty nice + constructive chat w/ my mum the other day actually - she brought up how impressed she was with my independent payments for the wedding bc she said she expected to be asked for money every week but actually we (i, really - ben wouldn't dare lol) have only asked once so far so i was like haha (nervous laughter) thank you but we will definitely need some help in august and she said that by that time granddad's will should have cleared through all the legal hoops anyway (altho honestly like... even without that she'd be fine but i get what she's saying)

re: the will money i said to her that i assumed it wouldnt change my life much bc im a generation removed from the sudden wealth + she was like well granddad would have wanted it to change all of our lives :) and then she sort of asked me if i had any long term plans + i was like well id love to buy a small rural bolthole in wales/scotland - a studio or a 1 bedroom - and she was actually REALLY enthused by this dea and pledged to help us financially if we wanted to do that at some point (obviously the wedding takes precedence + then me and ben want to go to iceland on our honeymoon in 2024 but uh after that) i don't want to move out, i like living with both ben AND ana, but i am v aware that i dont actually own any of this house and should things go tits up id have little recourse to fix things. altho to be clear i don't think anyone anticipates it going wrong - but you know

if me + ben did buy a property somewhere rural i kind of envision it could be something familial like id be happy to let my sister/friends/parents/etc stay there too. like a personal airbnb. this does sound very landlordy tho :( also im unsure how much ben wants to be involved, historically he's been v nervous about the idea bc of how much of a money pit the whole idea could potentially be but yesterday i brought it up again and he was keener. anyway i dont mind doing it alone IN THEORY but yeah that would be a massive massive commitment to do without any benhelp innit

i did spend way too long yesterday looking at old abandoned churches for sale lol.. some of them were like only ("only") 60k but obviouly you'd need to spend probably like at least 3x that to bring them back up into liveable condition and i do not have that

[nicegaai]

Ch 7:

(i ragequit halfway thru rereading this chapter bc i decided i hated it and everything in the world and etc <3 its literally fine tho. im going to finish this reread bc i said i would and i WILL. and i keep daydreaming ab this universe lately. i miss them.)

Ohhh this is where I took a big break between chapters and I was never sure the flow between them made a ton of sense… idk I guess because the two of them had a good talk and then immediately Emil dreamed about sucking oniichan off…..

Ohh this is so silly… Emil my boy.. this is so awkward for sig what are u doooooing <3

HMM. There are edits I want to make here. I didn’t need the last sentence. I used to like it, now I don’t . :/

OH!!!!! I did write Leon into this!!! Id forgot! I had several scenes with him i cut out bc I just didn’t want to write them..

ohh my god I duplicated a whole paragraph. This has all just been an elaborate exercise in embarrassment. I can’t believe I got away with this.

Wow </3 if u think about it, Sig wanting to fuck Emil sooo bad actually saved him from the gay incel lifestyle. It could have been so much worse for my boy <//3

Oh. The transition made me gasp. Gagged me a bit. Get it boysss. Wild Fucking Scene between these three. Idk what to say to this. Op you have problems.

Another error to edit :-/

CRAP DUDE I LEFT IN NOTES THAT WERE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT. I can’t take it anymore im so madddddddd 

Actually this whole chapter is my least fav yet. SIGHH. I wanna go in and edit dialogue again bc this just. ughh. Ive changed I could do him better this time

(I actually walked away here for like 4 hours. Maybe im just at the anger stage of grief. )

Ok forget Sig, Berwald would not say that either. What is any of this? Why is any of this. Mannnnnnn get me out of here!!!!!  Haha wait I can just skim read. Its fine.

(It was not fine. I rage quit again and started again the next day.)

IM SORRY FOR THE NEGATIVITY ALL OF A SUDDEN I don’t know what my problem is. It’s Sunday now, back at it. Im gonna finish this reread TODAY so I can START WRITING !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hm yeah this scene really didn’t play out as well as I hoped it would. I wanna throw up and cry but its good im good its good I am good … Its not good and I don’t know why it not being good is fucking w me this bad lmao

(RIGHT HERE is where i quit for like a month and im back again let's see if i freak out a third time<3)

so i guess this is why books go thru multiple rounds of edits. i understand now. writing is a mess and i came at this thing overconfident i could hammer something out on the fly,,,,,,,,

i will allow myself to go in and do rewrites and scene rearranging and such AFTER i finish the last chapter ONLY. thats my new motivation to finish this. and i will finish it. i will. i say this bc i really do fucking hate this scene and i want to do something violent to it in the rewrite phase sooo bad ill tear it to bits ill kill it dead #positivethinking

actually fuck this its my reread. i dont HAVE TO read this scene. aaaaand skip (<- liar who continues to skim and cringe)

ok scene over i lived. back to my darlingbabyboybabybooboobear

it was a mistake to involve characters that i dont want to throttle and soak in milk and slam against the wall. the writing only gets good when iceland is there i think & the rest is filler. the quality fr jumped about 3 levels this is so funnyyyyyy. im not hopeless after all ...!!

im going to squeeze emil until his head pops like a zit

im going to scream i m going to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD ARE THEY FUCKIN IN THIS CHAPTER? OH MY GOD ARE THEY? WAIT THERES STILL LIKE 1/3RD LEFT TO GO I DONT REMEMBER THIS ARE THEY GONNA --

im only getting more intrigued. what is this. whats happening. are they fuckin or nah

i love typos theyre eachand every one my special little friend *shaking w barely contained rage(

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i do not remember where this is going but i hope they fuckin oh my god oh my god im kickin my feet and gigglinggggg aiigieieghhghe

hes a nervous little thingg ...... uwa.. moé ... <333

this is stupid and indulgent but i live for emil reacting to things.

make another edit here i think emil could be reacting cuter. future me, make the gayboy MORE moe please tttthnak you

i made a stupid noise when they kissed im weak i a m a weak man. also i knowwww they fuckin now but i dont trust that the sex is going to be well written i know it wont be.

already i am disappointed. and i know why cuz i can feel exactly where i struggled w the eroticism of the peenus and im reading this like. yeah i didnt enjoy writing that and its coming across to the reader alright. or to me at least with my criticism goggles on. god the next few chapters are going to be so much worse. but i think i can make it work. theres. i have. ..im seeing visions from fujoshi jesus

oh no i squee'd .. theres not another word for it. AHH!!!! i fucking squee'd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]IM KICKING M Y FEET AND STUFF WHAT denice got me rolling around schoolgirl style . im a full on mess i love them sm ,THIS IS SO SILLYYYYYYYY I LOVE THEMMMMMMMMMMMMM WHAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im actually enjoying this so much i love denice.....

BWAHHHGHHH

EAUEGHAEUEGAHGAEHGA

projection in my fanfic? nooo neverr,

HES SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE EMILLLLL BABYYYYYY I WUV UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

kicking my feet again aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

fav chapter ending ive ever written in anything ever. so good. what a horrible piece of shit i hate him. i hate all of this. something something my twisted mind. one more chpater ill read idk tomorrow maybe the next day.....well goodnight

im attempting my fic reread today. im announcing this bc i will be liveblogging to keep my morale up, NOT THAT anyone cares but i personally need this, like ill only commit to do the thing if theres an imaginary audience holding me accountable. & i like to have fun :3

anyway. captains log, its a beautiful sunny july weekend. i just finished my morning coffee, and, i am dreading this so much. i dont like rereading my own writing but i shall get over it. ok here we go.

Þetta Reddast vagueblogged directors commentary edition

Ch 1:

*opens fic and starts convulsing immediately* god i wish i smoked weed rn. i cannot chill out ever for the life of me

My Mission For Today Is: to remember what plot threads I’ve left hanging so I can resolve this story properly. And also try n remember where the flow is going. I have the end plotted out, I just am a little lost … it’s been a while :-(

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Abrupt beginning!!!! I’m not mad because I have . I HAD. Almost no writing experience when I started this. it isn’t ideal but I refuse to be one of those fanfic writers that starts rewriting early chapters without finishing the last ones. Ive never seen one of those types actually finish a longfic. …I’d already rather yap than actually read LMAO AHH

Oh this is worse than I remember. thats cool that s great ok alright *coughs up blood*

"20 somethings" WOW I really did not know where I was going with this when I started huh

LKJSDLKSJDLGKGDJSLDGJK ??? Who authorized this. Who let me cook. What the hell

I could write this better now. I could edit this into something beautiful. <- devil on my shoulder

FORGOT I WAS MAKING RICE BRB

"generously offered nothing to the exchange." wait STOPPPP. I’m so funny

GRAMMAR ERROR DETECTED why is there two periods. I’ll be coming back to fix that …………………. :-(((

Fuck. This is a lot. Marge Simpson Hiding Her Face dot Png

Oh this is stupid this is gayyy this is fukcinnn . Who fucking did t his. What was wrong with me,. This is so good actually. what was i ONNNN. 

Im gonna throw up and I don’t know if thats like/. A complimentary thing or if im just cringing that hard . Im feeling emotions. I love my OTPs..OT3~5? I love them so so much

Ok as much as im like “eww bad writing” this is .. dare I say, rly good in places. Not to suck my own dick but maybe all hope isnt lost and imposter syndrome is an illusion

Grammar mistake #2. Goddddddd. they should ban me from the archive for this

EMILLLLL EMIL EMIL EMIL HIIIIII BABYYYY EMILLL I LOVE UUUU AWWHUUGHH everyone clap for my bewoved baby bruvver right FUCKING now

Urghhh gritting my teeth… Im fully expecting the flow of events to start not making any gd sense. There’s no way this came together the way I hoped in my head and .... For real I was never able to read this all the way thru. this is my first time, lol. and it was all disjointed on the authorial end to say the least. Im scared T-T

Jlxjvklsdkjfsjlkdkjlsjklkljzsdkjlgaskljdgjklasljkgdljkasljkdgjklasjlkdgljkaskljdgjakl?????????? 

Im not liking the ratio of dialogue to whatever the other stuff is. scene-setting I guess. prose maybe. i could have dragged this out way longer... By which I mean made it a more satisfying read. But WHATEVER !!!! 

TIMO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIMOOOOOOOOOO NUMERO UNOOOO DO MUNDOOOOOO I really need to utilize him more. As soon as I finish this fic I need to write a Timo POV spinoff where he gets cancelled on furry twitter for proshipping in real life

Hmmmm chapter ending didn’t hit as hard in practice as it did in drafts. Oh well. God damn that was a lot to happen in one chapter LMAOO???

OH SHIT MY RICE IS STILL COOKING —— 

[billys-lover]

Hi!!!!! Could I please get a ship?

I'm 18, I'm bi, I use she/her pronouns, I'm 5'3 and I'm pretty chubby, I'm black with dark skin and I have pastel pink locs right now but I like to dye my hair a lot!!!

I'm an infp and a Gemini sun, Libra moon, Gemini rising (with great decision making skills as you can imagine).

I have adhd and I tend to not speak until I'm spoken to, but once I start talking I don't stop easily lol. If I'm talking about something I'm especially interested in I can literally go on for hours at a time. I'm really into witchcraft, mythology, most cartoons, all of the twilight movies except new moon cause I don't like seeing ppl get sad, and languages, of which I'm currently learning seven (almost none of which are remotely useful lol) I especially love dead languages, rn I'm learning ancient Egyptian and Latin and I am ✨obsessed✨.

I'm a huge history nerd but I hate hearing about war and politics because they can be kinda triggering for me, i don't rlly like violence unless I know it's explicitly fake (so supernatural horror movies r usually good but if it seems to plausible I start to freak out lol). I'm incredibly sensitive but I think since I talk so much and overthink constantly I'm a lot more likely to just communicate with someone instead of arguing or fighting with them, (not that I can or would want to fight anyone I hate all physical activity so much lol) and I love love and being romanced but I have pretty bad trust issues

My favorite genre of music is probably hyperpop even though I listen to literally everything (one of my favorite songs is an Icelandic lullaby about the ghost of a child calling out to its mom) and I almost always have headphones on at 100% volume.

My receiving love languages are acts of service, gift giving, and quality time and my giving love languages are gift giving and quality time, I'll cry while watching anything even though I hate crying in front of people, and I love literally all animals (except centipedes, they scare me a lot) and would jump in front of a Mac truck for literally any stray cat, and I can and have walked into mildly unsafe areas for the sake of getting a better glimpse at some raccoons

!!! <3 <3 <3 thank you!!! I hope you're having a good day !!!

i had so much fun writing this?! i hope you enjoy it! also i’m so sorry i haven’t been very active this week:( i’m getting stuff written i promise! anyways, i ship you with…

SIDNEY PRESCOTT!

- i feel like this poor girl would drool over you 24/7

- please let her help you dye her hair.

- she's too scared to dye her own hair so she’d love to do your’s instead! 

- she can totally understand the whole not speaking unless spoken to thing 

- i have such a strong feeling that this girl is super duper shy so please don’t stop talking! maybe add her into the conversation too! - loves to hear you talk.

- please tell her about your day!?!

- sidney would love the twilight franchise. i know it.

- watch them with her!

- you watch cartoons too? name your favourites to her and you two will watch them all night.

- will sit there in absolute shock when you speak to her in a different language.

- she finds it beyond attractive.

- “where did you learn that, doll?”

- loves the fact that you dont quite do slasher films because of her past trauma... obviously.

- but if one day you decide to watch a slasher film that isn't too gory or doesn't show much violence then she’ll be willing to watch it with you as long as you're comfortable! 

- just please cuddle her. she needs it

- she promises she’ll cuddle you back!

- i’m convinced you would barely fight.

- you're both willing to talk about what's bothering you and unlike her ex billy, you wont scream (wink wink) and shout at her.

- would definitely take her a while to get into hyper pop but i feel like she’d quite enjoy it!

- loves when you give her gifts and will give you the cutest shit as a thank you.

- WILL GET YOU A CAT AS A GIFT!!!!!!

- and will kill centipedes for you even though she's quite scared of them herself

- what can i say! she loves you. 

[dreamgirledward]

tag game ! :)

ahh ty for the tags lu & billy ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 @castieldean @manforsale ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to get to know better

name: sammy!

star signs: virgo sun, gemini moon, capricorn rising

height: 5'1"/ 155 cm if u want to laugh at me dw im used to it 🥲

time: 1:32pm

birthday: aug 25

favorite bands: (not all of these are bands!) florence + the machine, bts, tame impala, brockhampton, mitski, paul simon, bruce springsteen, fleetwood mac, orville peck, rina sawayama, christine and the queens, lcd soundsystem, david bowie, joni mitchell, the rolling stones, chvrches, hozier

last movie: thor 💞 and ⚡️ :^)

last show: wwdits 🧛🏼

when i created this blog: 2012 LMAO

what i post: literally anything - im sure most people know me as a spn blog which is fair ! but anyone who knows me knows ive got range (🤡) so ya my blog is whatever i want it to be !!

last thing i googled: "how to remove pages from a pdf without acrobat" SDJKFHSDJKHGF

other blogs: ough i used to have sideblogs but theyre dead now and honestly! im not rly a sideblog girlie, i dont have the energy lol

do i get asks?: depends! for some reason i got a lot when i was busiest last semester but virtually none now. id love to receive more if theyre nice <3

following: .......2197...... that's what happens when you have the same blog for 10 years ig 🤪 i need to go through and unfollow tho im sure 70% of them are inactive or dont interest me anymore

average hours of sleep: maybe 6 or 7 on a good day if i sleep at a relatively normal time (which is like 1 or 2am i know i know that's not good trust me i know) ?? it's usually less tho, and not enough, i frequently wake up very tired

instruments: none i am musically challenged 🥰

what im wearing: a black oversized mitski shirt and black flowy culottes :))

dream job: [a successful] film editor!

dream trip: cant think of a specific type of trip so im just gonna list places ive been wanting to visit: ive wanted to go to hawaii my whole life but i know tourism is fucking the islands up so :''') yeah lol rip, egypt without having to worry about heat stroke so sometime in the spring, iceland would be so sick (actually anything as far up north as you can get would be the sickest), hong kong with my best friends, lots of places! i just really want to travel 😭

nationality: canadian but my ethnicity's egyptian!

favorite songs: pink in the night by mitski (nobody say anything 🔫), immaterial by sophie, graceland by paul simon, hungry heart by bruce springsteen, kalahari down by orville peck, she's a rainbow by the rolling stones, hammond song by the roches, sweet by brockhampton, river by leon bridges, i by kendrick lamar, breathe deeper by tame impala, epilogue: young forever, butterfly, trivia: love, respect, and telepathy all by bts OUGH forgetting so many but i wont bore u these are just what i thought of without checking anything hehe

last book ive read: the marrow thieves by cherie dimaline (for my 20th cen children's literature course, of which this book is not 20th cen but we're doing comparisons rn lol)

top 3 fictional universes id like to live in: billy said wwdits which is a rly good answer. all i can think of is middle earth and specifically the shire bc those hobbits rly do know how to just chill. cant think of anything else skjhdfj

tags! <3

@crosbystillsandhash @taikacohen @bronconatural @monstermoviedean @caskarass @twocarsonenight @hotgirlhirsch @citruscas @danneelswife @emeraldcas @gayangelsmp3 @jewishdeanwinchester @agentgayngel @heartshapedcas @girlblocker @kellyscabin @clairewolf @katebushstandean @skepticalfrogg @risencas

[tellmegoodbye]

Thank you @sleepyfacetoughguy for tagging me. 💖

Your name with no vowels: hrly

Your favourite movie: august rush

A food you can't live without: soup, aka instant serotonin

Your sun, moon, and rising signs: sigh y'all really gonna make me google this shit? I don't even know what the difference is.

(google interlude)

Okay, so obviously I'm a pisces I already knew that one. Google was VERY unhelpful at explaining literally anything but I think, my moon sign is sagittarius, and my rising is gemini. I would appreciate if some astrology peeps would kindly explain what these things actually mean and maybe link me to something where I can double check this? I'm so lost lmao. 🤣

The last thing you googled: lol

An unpopular opinion you have: A shameless related one or in general? Fuck it, I'll do both.

My unpopular Shameless opinion is that you literally can not like a single character on this show WITHOUT accepting their flaws. All of the "but this character did/said that how can you excuse it?" discourse is kinda useless. 1) They're fictional characters. 2) We all do shitty things which is exactly why these characters are appealing. Let us analyze them in peace thanks.

Another unpopular opinion I have is that the internet is only good in moderation and that if you're too open with strangers, it WILL bite you in the ass. We care too much about what strangers on the internet think of us and spend so much of our mental energy catering to the demands of people we don't even know, and it's very detrimental to our mental health, especially with young people. Now, I love the internet and I've met some lovely people, but I've also met some not so nice people who took advantage of my kindness and had to learn from that. I think it's worth reevaluating the kind of relationships we have with social media and make sure we are not doing any of this at the expense of our wellbeing.

Last fanfic or book you read: I don't read books. The last fic I read was the update for reckoner by @thisdivorce

You've been given a round trip ticket to go anywhere in the world - where are you going? Either Iceland or New Zealand. And I'm taking my girlfriend with me.

Open your music app of choice and hit shuffle, what's the first song that comes up? heaven - o.a.r

A quote or lyric you love: I always default to this lyric from one of my favourite songs.

"All you've ever wanted was someome to truly look up to you. And six feet underwater, I do."

The Little Things Give You Away - Linkin Park

Share some words of positivity for your followers and friends: It's okay to relax. It's okay to remove the things that upset you from your life, to set the necessary boundaries to ensure that people are treating you kindly, and to trust yourself over the people who tell you that you aren't good enough. You're a good person who deserves good things and you're allowed to step back so that you can take care of yourself.

Tagging: @gallawitchxx @heymrspatel @gardenerian @suchagallabitch @good-then-dont @thisdivorce @eveningfall @vintagelacerosette @howlinchickhowl @squirrelfund @squidyyy23 and @sluttymickey

[ingenio-academy-if]

You asked for questions, so I did send some questions 🥰

Hello. Anon.

Thank you for the 34 questions.

I guess the saying "be careful what you wish for" really should have been considered before I asked for asks the other day sksksksk

However I could only fit 28 of them into this answer so I hope you’re fine with not getting answers for the last 6... Also please dont do that again, I don’t know how to handle these many asks at once!!

1- Good question, the english language is quite odd, huh?

2- I wouldnt be a tree, I’d be Icelandic moss, because I take forever to grow and I’m soft to lay and cuddle on!

3- We are living.

4- I forgot to take the cans to the recycle place today, curses.

5- Well When we look at the american congres....

6- Because onety-one sounds silly

7- :( no I want to make friend with my nemesis!!

8- I watched a sped up livestream where a guy counted up to 100.000 it took him an extremely long time.

9- I wouldnt!

10- Right, sorry lefties!

11- Yes, they can tell me their day has been shit, but don’t go into why and when and start venting to me without my consent, you know? 

12- I would name it! 

13- *stares at certain American billionaires’

14- NO! Please get out of the car immediately when it catches on fire, just stop it where it’s at.

15- What.

16- Yes

17- No!

18- Uhm- You shouldnt do that?

19- No- I dont think so?? I hope

20- Holy shit dishwasher liquid has real lemons??

21- They are round so people can fit more comfortably through them!

22- I usually scroll on my tumblr... 

23- Their poop and pee comes out together! 

24- 10′000 chickens!

26- I don't want that responsibility..... 

27- I guess listening to the same song? or like- watcing the same movie or something hmm.

28- I dont think so- I hope they dont see the movie sksks

[bleachedvi0let]

I know this is kind of a loaded question and you dont have to answer if you dont want to but I've been struggling with eating lately and was wondering if you could do what sort of things Vi would eat in a day as motivation? Like before her depression got bad and when she was healthier of course. Thank you<3

Hi sweets!! I would love to answer your question. It was very brave of you to ask and I admire that. It really means a lot that you would trust me with this. First things first, feel free to DM me anytime. I'm not an expert, but I'm always here to listen if you need me. I will never judge you, I've got my fair share of struggles. Okay, let's dive right in.

Breakfast:

Yogurt. I love yogurt so I'll share some of my favorites that I think Vi would like too. I've been eating Stonyfield YoBaby yogurt since I was a kid, they're really good and come in little containers which is great because it isn't an intimidating portion. It's okay to start small sometimes. I like Skyr Icelandic yogurt too.

Cereal. Whole grains are really important when your body is recovery, Kashi cereal is so good, I used to love it when I was a kid.

I think Vivian would always have the kitchen stocked with fresh fruit so Violet would probably pair that with her cereal or yogurt.

Lunch:

Violet may be mature for her age, but everyone loves comfort foods. I think she would have mac and cheese and some apple slices on the side. I love Annie's brand mac and cheese, it's so good and the pasta is shaped like bunnies which is really fun.

Sandwiches. Peanut butter and jelly and ham or turkey with cheese.

Snacks:

Fruits like blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. Colorful fruits and vegetables are extra good for you!

Granola bars, they're easy to throw in your purse or school bag.

Chips or a candy bar, nothing wrong with treats!

More yogurt, because yogurt is so good.

Cheese and crackers.

Dinner:

Vivian would probably make something like chicken and salmon rice, and cauliflower, broccoli or Brussels sprouts. Maybe served with a leafy green salad. All of these foods are great for your body during recovery!!

I truly hope this helped you. I love you, you're doing amazing and I am so proud of you!!!

[angelxxreaper]

[….]

[……..It’s cold.]

[…His legs are tired from running. The sword is firmly placed in his shaking hand, (it’s more human than it has been in a long time), quiet whispers asking for blood. Not in an act of divine sacrifice, but rather as a suggestion. Revenge it insisted. But nothing has happened yet. Just some threats and resources from the center of a volcano to his name.]

[“they want you dead, idiot,” someone chides. “what are you waiting for..?”]

“they’re trying to wipe me off the face of the planet,” [he laughs in disbelief..] “…i need to get the fuck out of iceland. shit’s dangerous.”

[“STOP HESITATING AND KILL THEM. THEY WILL THROW YOU TO THE ZOMBIES ONCE THEY TAKE YOUR LOOT.”]

“Nope. We need the diamonds.”

[The crows calling in the distance is more of an annoyance than a comfort at this point.]

“Oooh- emeralds!”

[“you ALREADY HAVE A SWORD. STOP MINING AND START DOING SOMETHING INTERESTING.”]

“That sword’s too busted. The admins will shit themselves.”

[“What NO WAY. THEYRE TRYING TO GET YOU KILLED. ITS TIME TO GET BLOOD”]

[He decides to ignore the devil on his shoulder and continue on with his mining. The iron armor sits uncomfortably on his body, his wings felt unnaturally heavy, and the lack of food is getting to him a little bit. The rotten flesh isn’t really too good for long term survival, but you make do with what you have. Crows are carrion animals…]

[“How long are you going to waste in here like a ground mole? You are no better than the worms.”]

[He sits on the furnace with a small huff, closing his eyes.]

“Just until we dig out of here. We’ll get to the surface. We can just dig up.”

[“HAH. You wouldn’t last that long. The claustrophobia’s already getting to you isn’t it? Heehahaha..!”]

[He makes a mental note to ask Kristin whether you can kill a guy in a sword.]

“wait. Holy shit-“

[There’s planes here?? And you can buy them?? And they already gave him money for some??? Holy shit??]

[“HEY. A PLANE ISNT GONNA FLY YOU OUT. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE SO I DONT HAVE TO SMELL YOUR VULTURE SHIT.”]

“..Yeah, we can’t stay in Iceland.”

[He unfurls a map. It was strange how the map could update locations in real time. If it weren’t for the fact this decision could save his life, he would feel violated. He still does anyway.]

[“OH GREAT. A MAP. WELL WHERE ARE WE GOING THIS TIME GENIUS? OUT TO THE MIDDLE OF SOME OTHER OCEAN???”]

[…he knows that name.]

[He fumbles for his comm immediately. It has been a long time, but he still knew how to contact him. Assuming everything was still the same, assuming that they were in the same position.]

[“…..what are you doing?”]

“I’m messaging Technoblade.”

[“what.”]

[He ignores the rumbles of protest and types his message as quickly as he can. The growls of zombies are not too far away now.]

“Techno,” [he hesitates. he hopes it works. He hopes that he still has connections. Every word is annunciated carefully.] “They’re trying to form an alliance to kill me. That is their only goal.”

[It sends. There’s hope growing in his chest.]

“We must band together to become Gods.”

[A pause.]

“Or not.”

….

“Up to you.”

….

[“That was shit.”]

[Phil bursts into laughter, holding his head in his hands in the disbelief. This whole situation was ridiculous. He could die here. He knows that very well. And yet he still stays with the theatrics.]

[Techno may find it funny.]

[“No way he replies to that.”]

[PING!]

[Technoblade whispers to you: okay philza we got this]

[Phil laughs in victory.] “Alliance pact formed!!”

[“NO SHOT. SERIOUSLY?? WITH THAT GUY? ARE YOU INSANE?? I CHANGE MY MIND LETS STAY HERE-”]

“what do?”

[Technoblade whispers to you: meet me at south pole]

[PING!]

“….Antarctic Empire….”

[minor-solemnity]

Request:

Pairing: Tom x oc/reader

Summary:

Tom and oc go to the slug club yearly galla and oc is the loud Gryffindor 2nd in class and her and tom have been nemesis for long but the sexual tension is real and then tom sees her dancing with potter ..

Slughorn is like “ahh two of my favourite students” and he introduced them to a lot of people and a little girl spills something on tom and oc defends the girl and slughorn is like why dont you help him change oc ( as tom had some injury and was drenched and couldn’t change on his own ) and when they fight all the way to his dorm and she only agrees because slughorn tells her to and then when she helps him out of his shirt there is a lot of sexual tension and then kiss or maybe have sex in his dorm

And in the end she ends up sleeping on his bed and he like sees her face glisten in the moon light and is like fuck i like her even though he was trying to convince himself he didnt care abt her throughout the party ? And in the morning she is like well you slytherins have great beds you rich aristocrats or something and he just laughs and kisses her and malfoy is like well who would have thought the slytherin ice cold king and the Gryffindor lioness

I dont know feel free to change it up and if you donr want to then thats ok too it would mean a great deal to me if you write it no pressure tho..( going anon because i am shy )

~ red

Heyyy so I took a few liberties and this is gonna be a two parter because I have zero chill apparently but I hope you like this, Red! 

Next part will be up in a day or two :)

Never Gonna Give (You Up) Pt.1

You smile up at him as innocently as you can. You know you shouldn’t bait him. You know you’re being immature. You know that if this night descends into one of your usual verbal sparring matches you won’t be impressing anyone, let alone Christella Beaufort. But something about him brings out the worst in you. Makes you feel slightly wrong-footed which in turn makes you want to push and needle until he reacts.

You take a moment to marvel at the decorations for this year’s Saturnalia party. Every year, Slughorn seems to set himself an unofficial challenge to out-do himself with more elaborate designs. This year, the theme is clear: gold. Just lots and lots of gold. From the tablecloths to the chairs, to the golden snowflakes that melt into nothing a couple of feet above your head, to the floor which has been charmed so that whenever you take a step you leave a shimmering footprint in your wake. It’s bright and festive and you can’t help but smirk at the thought of Tom Riddle being stuck in a room full of Gryffindor colours. 

Speaking of the devil, you spy Riddle talking to Slughorn and one of the Ministry officials that often grace Slughorn’s get-togethers. You don’t particularly want to go over and talk to him, but you do want to make yourself known to Slughorn and find out if he managed to Christella Beaufort on the list this year. She’s the Head Curse-Breaker at Gringott’s, fiercely independent, highly intelligent, and so tenacious she had singlehandedly opened the door to witches wanting to go into the profession. In short, she’s your idol.

“Come on, Potter. We’ve got pleasantries to make and hands to grease.” You grab Fleamont’s hand who you’re attending the party with (as friends - you’ve made it very clear to him that you’re not interested in finding out whether his skills on a broom translate off the pitch). With that, you stride over to the drinks table where Slughorn and Riddle are chatting, Fleamont stumbling after you, his hand still locked in yours.

“Professor,” You greet Slughorn with a warm smile, “I have to say, you’ve outdone yourself once again. I’m particularly fond of the colour scheme this year.”

“Ahh, my dear girl, how lovely of you to join us!” Slughorn cries jovially. He pats your shoulder and you watch as his eyes slide to your hand, which is still clasped around Fleamonts. And (not that you care) you notice that Riddle’s eyes are also fixed on your intertwined hands. You let go of Fleamont’s hand and it has nothing to do with the frown that’s now marring Riddle’s brow.  He casts a fond (and slightly calculating, truth be told) eye over the three of you. “My three best students! First, second, and third.” Your smile turns strained and over Slughorn’s shoulder, Riddle’s charming smile turns smug.

Slughorn introduces you to the Ministry official - a boring looking man who you promptly forget the name of but who Fleamont seems entirely taken by. Before you know it, Potter has abandoned you to talk shop with Slughorn and Mr Ministry and you’re left with Riddle.

Lovely.

Just. Lovely.

At least there’s champagne. The other professors might disapprove but in all your years of Slug Club Saturnalias, Slughorn has never once skimped on the champagne. You reach for a glass and look at Riddle with a critical eye, searching for any imperfections. Frustratingly, you can’t find any. Riddle is, as per usual, the most handsome man in the room. Pale skin, impossibly dark eyes, refined features and cheekbones as sharp as his tongue. Metaphorically speaking. Though the idea of Riddle with a forked tongue is enough to make you snort into your champagne flute. 

Riddle’s attention snaps to you and he raises an eyebrow, unimpressed, impatient, annoyed with you already and making absolutely no attempt to hide it. “Did you find something amusing?” 

“Oh, no. I was just taking in your general appearance,” You say, waving a handle vaguely towards him. You smile up at him as innocently as you can. You know you shouldn’t bait him. You know you’re being immature. You know that if this night descends into one of your usual verbal sparring matches you won’t be impressing anyone, let alone Christella Beaufort. But something about him brings out the worst in you. Makes you feel slightly wrong-footed which in turn makes you want to push and needle until he reacts. It doesn’t help that the rivalry you’ve had with him since first year has only become more intense and heated as you’ve gotten older. 

His eyes narrow and he drags his gaze across your body. The moment stretches and your cheeks flame as his eyes follow the nip of your waist and the curve of your hips. Your mouth goes dry. Because this is another thing that you hate about Riddle: he never fails to make your stomach swoop. By the time he raises his eyes back to yours, his expression is one of ironic amusement. “Colour me impressed,” He murmurs, angling his body ever so slightly towards you and you have to force yourself not to take a step back. “You actually look… passable this evening.”

Prat.

You should walk away. You should find one of the fancy people that you’ve been desperate to meet since your invitation arrived a month ago. 

You don’t.

You stay and bicker with Riddle, throwing increasingly caustic taunts and jibes at each other whilst you sip champagne and pretend that you’d rather be anywhere else. You realise about twenty minutes into a debate about Minister for Magic Spencer-Moon’s policies (you rather like the pro-muggle legislature he’s attempting to pass and Riddle thinks you’re being horribly naive) that Riddle is still here. Which, well, obviously he’s still here; he’s talking to you right now in that same condescending tone he uses to tell students off for staying out past curfew. But he doesn’t have to be. Riddle is as ambitious as you are, more so, even. So why has he spent most of the evening with you and not sucking up to the many rich and talented witches and wizards in attendance tonight?

You glance around the room, suddenly aware that it hadn’t even occurred to you to leave. You’ve been so wrapped up in your conversation that everything else had just sort of… faded away. For reasons you are unwilling to examine too closely, you feel yourself grow warm. Riddle is still talking, gesturing animatedly with his champagne flute, looking horrendously handsome and like… oh Merlin, he looks like he’s enjoying himself. And that is… Well, quite frankly, that’s enough to make your brain grind to halt from shock.

You’re saved from your inner turmoil by Fleamont who appears at your side and wraps a hand around your waist. Riddle’s expression shutters. He looks at Fleamont’s arm around your waist and sneers and, for reasons beyond your grasp, you have to bite your tongue to stop yourself from explaining that Fleamont is just a friend. Fleamont, oblivious as always, grins and asks you to dance and you can’t bring yourself to look at Riddle as he leads you away to the dance floor. 

Fleamont is a good dancer. You suppose this is to be expected from the heir to one of the oldest pureblood families in Britain. You imagine that he learnt to waltz before he learnt to walk. You try to focus on the dance, on the way that Fleamont spins you around the room causing your dress robes to fan out around you in an elegant circle but out of the corner of your eye you can see Riddle watching you. He’s subtle about it, you’re fairly sure that no one else would notice, but even as he makes conversation with a wizard you vaguely recognise as Ensio Kiimamaa, widely regarded as the leading Potions Master in contemporary wizarding society, his eyes flicker to where you’re dancing with Fleamont. 

You’re really not sure what to make of it.

The dance ends, and Fleamont makes a show of bowing and offering you his arm, which you take with an exasperated laugh. “Let’s go talk to Kiimamaa, I hear he’s thinking about taking on apprentices next year.” As little as you want to go near Riddle for the rest of the night, you can’t think of a good reason to object, so you nod begrudgingly and walk over, trying to convince yourself that the trepidation you feel is a result of being introduced to Kiimamma and not because of the way Riddle’s looking at you.

You make your introductions and Kiimamma begins to explain his latest discovery: a highly acidic venom harvested from the Icelandic water-dwelling vatnaormar. He produces a vial of dark liquid, uncorks it and passes it around the three of you. “It’s highly dangerous to touch, but I’ve found that a sniff of it can induce heightened concentration and focus - I hope to find a way of incorporating it in a potion that’s safe to drink.” 

Riddle holds the uncorked venom delicately between his fingers, raising it up to the light to observe the venom and then time seems to speed up and slow down all at once as you watch in horror as two things happen almost simultaneously. 

First: A little girl, who you assume to be Kiimamma’s daughter, shakes free of Slughorn’s hold on her arm and bounds over, waving her arms excitedly before losing her balance and crashing into Riddle. Second: the uncorked vial slips from Riddle’s fingers and the venom arches in an elegant curve through the air before it splatters across Riddle’s chest.

The effect is immediate. The venom tears through Riddle’s dress robes in almost no time at all and his skin begins to burn, leaving awful red and pink welts on the pale skin of his chest. The little girl starts wailing and Slughorn and Kiimamma start flapping their hands.

Riddle’s eyes flash in pain and anger and embarrassment and he completely forgets his usual charm and grace as he rounds on the girl. Before he can start yelling at her as he so clearly intends to, you step forward and place your hand on the girl’s shoulder. “It was an accident, Riddle. She didn’t mean to.” You say and then add in a low tone so that only he can hear, “She’s his daughter. Don’t fucking yell at her.” His gaze snaps to yours and there’s a moment when you think he’s going to yell anyway before his jaw clenches and he gives you a single tight nod.

“Riddle, my poor boy, you must go to the hospital wing. Not to worry, I’m sure Madam Montague will be able to sort you out in a flash.” Later, you will be able to appreciate Slughorn’s ability to sound jolly in even the direst of circumstances. Right now, you just find it rather insensitive. Slughorn turns to you and with slightly pleading eyes asks you to escort Riddle. Try as you might, you can’t think of a good reason not to, so with a vaguely helpless glance to Fleamont, you grudgingly nod, scowling at the ground in annoyance.

You loop your arm through Riddle’s and he stiffens under your touch. You repress the urge to roll your eyes and begin to make your way out of the room, ignoring Riddle’s laboured breathing and the slight trembling of his shoulders. It’s only as you get to the door that you notice a tall, dark-haired witch with a jagged scar crossing the length of her face steps out of the floo. Christella Beaufort, the one person who you had wanted to meet tonight has arrived and you’re not going to get to even say hello.

(part 1) (part 2)

[chiara-klara-claire]

So here are some language & more plans for the upcoming weeks:  🍁 🇩🇰 After finishing the last Inktober drawings, focusing on the illustrations about my time in Denmark in summer & making an article for it on my blog with additional pictures from my bujo; 🍁 In the meantime writing an article about what i will do with the wordpress blog. Up to now it has been info about nordic countries and their culture with my art, it was a uni project, but I want to restart using it writing extensively about language topics i covered in some IG posts alternating that with the usual articles. :)  technically they should focus about Nordic languages since the blog is called PastelScandinavia, but I will see... I don’t know if it’s my problem or wordpress’s but the layouts feel weird and picture sizes positioned in the top of the article are always a mess... I want to learn to use it better if possible… wish it was as practical as tumblr lol 🍂I have some ideas for future posts which are: language practice tips for shy people; 🍁 making small posts about cute idioms i have been collecting; 🍁 tips to reach fluency from an intermediate level (suggested by @iluminata thank you!). 🍁 There are some resources which might be worse making a post for (like ISLEX) and maybe sites where you can test your level snd such (I still have to try some).  🍁 spiral-language learning too 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🍂I have some tasks for Uni such asa research involving anyhting related to German culture/politics/whatever and idk..... I also have to make a speech in Dutch about something similar, highlighting pros & cons of some issue but for both things i still dont know what to do. 📚🍂  studying one chapter in the Icelandic and one in the Finnish textbooks I still have to go on with duolingo, I always find Japanese so tiring weeps. Iwant to listen to podcasts regularly again and use the resources I found for languages 💤🖍I have ideas for special things to do when I reach 600 followers, there are still 20 left so idk how long it will take lol, 1000 would be even better to be sure people join but I will see..!