#and the flyers are just characters who have flight magic

[zealfruity]

Send help. I’m drawing humanformers again.

[sonicjustbecause]

A though on skills (Sonic and the others)

One thing I don't like about Sonic is that all character seems to have about the same skills and downfalls, and this make them less unique. Maybe an approach in the right direction was made in Sonic adventure 2, but that was all.

Considering that I only like few characters from Sonic (In short a little more than all those appeared in Sonic Prime, who luckily were all characters I already like), I only will talk about them and not even all of them.

Sonic and Shadow

(the twins.... not literally, but they truly have twins vibe)

I think they should keep their iconic skills. High speed, spindash etc. With a slight difference though. Surely the spindash and all related rolling into a ball thing should be identical, no difference.

In particular circumstance and for short amount of time thy both can reach the speed of light.

About speed, I like to think Shadow is sligtly slower than Sonic without his shoes. Anyway those two are the fastest and the difference between them and all the rest should be noticeable.

Physical strenght and stamina favour Sonic. Shadow is tied to his inibitor rings. Without them he is way stronger than Sonic but his stamina decreases fast. Also Shadow can't hold the super transformation as long as Sonic.

Shadow, unlike Sonic, can swim, but I don't see him having a particular tecnique.

He also can perform chaos control better and easily and has full control of the chaos power. Sonic can do chaos control, but it looks diffcult when he does that.

Being left handed can also be one of his advantages. Most people are right handed so unless you aren't a trained warrior (see Knuckles), Shadow attacks may be more unpredictable.

Tails

I really like his flight abilities thanks to his two tails mutation (do you know that the two tails mutation is real?)

Although annoying in game, I appreciate the fact Tails can't fly forever. Foxed aren't supposed to fly after all. But he can fly long enough to make his level easier to finish. He also can swim but he lacks tecnique.

I like that in SA2 he uses mechanics. But I like more if he uses custom made weapons.

I don't like Tails being as fast as Sonic or using the spin dash. Foxes don't have a mantle and quills. They're like dogs who have a convergent evolution toward cats, so they tend to have typical cat skills rather than dogs skills. I like when he attacks his enemies with his two tails, that look strong.

Knuckles

I don't see Knuckles as particularly fast, but he is strong and a skilled warrior enough to nullyfy Shadow's left handed advantages and to force him to fight without inibitor rings. He can also free climb easily. I remember in Sonic OVA he just fly just like Goku or Superman, but I don't like that as I'm not fond on his gliding ability. He also can swim, and unlike Shadow and Tails he has a tecnique. Like overall a warrior but pretty much well trained in overall all sports. Of course he should not be able to roll up. But he has quills, he should be able to use them in some creative way.

Amy Rose

I like her skills actually. The Piko Piko Hammer is a nice touch. Plus she can summon it like magical girls can sum their sceptre, as seen in Sonic X. One thing she should do more is rolling up and the spin dash. She should not be able to do all the attack Sonic and Shadow can do, but she is still a hedgehog so she should be able to roll up.

She can swim, too. Not as good as Knuckles but better than Tails and Shadow.

The tarot card doesn't count. This is a think she likes to do for fun, but I don't see it as a part of her fighting skills.

Rouge

One thing is obvious, Rouge arms and legs look really thick, like Knuckles', and this does means she is muscular, so she is a good fighter. Plus she is a natural flyer, being a bat. This does means she is supposed to be able to fly as long as you want, unlike Tails and this gives her the ability to go everywhere, without limits. Plus she can swim as well as Knuckles.

Eggman

I think, since he is a human, our specie, it was somewhat easy to enhance the typical human skill, intelligence, but at the same time is harder to run with creativity in other skills. Suspension of belief is harder when we are familiar with something. All Eggman skills come from brain indeeed and his mechanics is very creative and dangerous. Eggman is able to swim (apparently only Sonic can't swim), but mostly he floats. He possess quite a good strenght and athletic abilities considering how out of shape he is.

[br1ghtestlight]

"This is a plane. But don't think of it as a plane. Think of it as a superpower, 'cause in 1920 if you were brave enough to fly one of these things, to even go up in one—you were kind of a superhero. The subject of my report gets to go on her first flight as a passenger when she's 23 years old. And she decides right then and there that she wants to be a pilot. Amelia Earhart got her pilots' license in 1923. In 1932—already famous but determined to prove herself as a pioneer, she flies solo across the Atlantic. The first woman and only the second person to ever do this. Her most ambitious goal, however—to be the first woman to fly around the world... this goal she would never achieve.

Her voice on the radio during the final part of that journey would be the last anyone ever heard from her. Ever. Yeah, I know! Imagine my surprise when I found that out. It was so badly planned. They didn't bring the right kind of radio. Nothing. No ship, no Howland Island, and no land of any kind.

They were exactly where they weren't supposed to be. Over the open ocean, with nothing but fumes left in the gas tanks. When they realized just how bad things were, Amelia and her navigator must have talked. But what is there to say? Oops?

I imagine that she made a graceful landing on the water. I imagine that they climbed out up onto the nose of the plane. I imagine that the plane was sinking... but not quickly. The body of it would fill with water and slowly become too heavy for the empty gas tanks' and the wings to hold up on the surface. And I picture Amelia really facing her fate. No planes in the sky. No ships on the horizon. And she would have known that soon she'd be treading water. The great flyer was now a floater. Fish food.

Amelia Earhart didn't fly around the world. And some people may think that makes her a failure. And those people might say that loudly while standing next to you with hot breath. And sometimes, yeah—people with louder, deeper voices get heard more and that's really annoying. But that doesn't make me want to make my voice lower and deeper. That just makes me mad.

Look what Earhart did. She saved her money and she bought her bright red Lockheed Vega. That was her saying 'Hello. This is what my voice sounds like.' That thing had a 450 horse-power engine. That basically means that the engine is strong, and is loud, and is 450 horses all mushed together. And it could fly. If you wrote a book, and you invented this character, this dashing lady-pilot—you might become a famous author. Well, she was that character. She wrote herself.

Okay, so we know what probably happened. But who knows, right? When you're that far out into the world there's more magic. That's true. It's like that in the North Pole, and in the jungles. Maybe after she'd made her peace, just before she got too tired to keep afloat—maybe some of that magic lifted that plane right back up underneath her. And maybe she got to fly it back up into the air, and maybe she never had to land again. Maybe she dropped Fred Noonan off in navigator Heaven and then kept going.

I like to think of her flying around up there right now. She makes me want to write a story for myself that's as big and as freakin' cool as hers.

That's why Amelia Earhart is my hero."

— Transcript of Louise's presentation on Amelia Earhart

[kindheart525]

I noticed in One Bad Apple that Scootaloo was legitimately flying a little bit, which seems to imply that there was a time she wasn’t going to be disabled. In that same episode, Sweetie Belle was shown letting off sparks of magic (and then a season later was doing full levitation spells) which furthers my point that the writers seemed to be going on this trajectory. I remember reading that Season 3 was meant to be the final season, so I think the writers were trying to say “hey look! the cmc are growing up! see they’re learning to fly/do magic!” before the show got renewed and they decided to change course.

Obviously it’s inconsistent writing, but it got me thinking about the nature of Scootaloo’s disability. Perhaps there was a small window of time where she was starting to learn to fly like a typical pegasus before her body continued growing and changing faster than her wings could keep up? So it didn’t get diagnosed and become an issue for her until later.

But, it seems that wing size isn’t the sole determinant of how well a pegasus can fly. I know he was created as a joke character, but take a look at Bulk Biceps. His body is much bigger than the average pony, while his wings are as tiny as a foal’s. There’s no way he should be able to fly, but he can—he was even part of the pegasus tornado in Hurricane Fluttershy! For that matter, there’s no way a normal pegasus would be able to fly under real life laws of physics. Their wings would have to be so much bigger just to get a horse off the ground.

Also remember that when Tirek took everypony’s magic, even the best-of-the-best Wonderbolts were rendered completely unable to fly. Also G5 canon, where the absence of magic in Equestria meant that pegasi could not fly. So, it’s clear that flight is not based on biology, but magic. Horses that should be physically incapable of flying, can, except individuals like Scootaloo. So perhaps her disability is not merely having undersized wings, but a deficiency in pegasus magic? Her undersized wings as an adult would be a side effect of her condition, not the cause.

Bulk Biceps can fly, perhaps, because he has a natural overabundance of magic. This would give him enough flight power to make up for his small wings, and also contribute to his unusually large muscles. That, or he takes steroids that have the same effect, but I doubt that considering he was allowed to compete in the horse Olympics.

Scootaloo being a flightless pegasus doesn’t make her “basically an earth pony,” at least not fully, because she has a deficiency in pegasus magic and also lacks the earth pony magic that connects them to the land. She also clearly has some pegasus magic considering she is able to walk on clouds like others of her kind. So what I’m trying to say is, she has the physiology, instincts, and cultural expectations of a pegasus that make her *disabled* in ways that an earth pony who simply has no wings is not. She’s disabled in ways that the G5 pegasi are not too, because none of them can fly and they’ve built a society that’s fairly accessible for non-flyers, while G4 pegasus society is very much built around flying and Scootaloo stands out in not being able to participate in it.

Therefore, I believe Scootaloo’s disability as a flightless pegasus is caused by both a deficiency in magic and a pegasus culture that is inaccessible to her, thus there are lot more factors at play than only having stunted wing growth.

[skipppppy]

I’m so fascinated by your she ra fan character! I’m trying to understand the storyline but it’s a little hard to find everything, and I was wondering if you would mind explaining it here?

Thank you very much! Her story is SUPER convuluted, I elaborated on it a bit on another ask about her relationship with Entrapta, but I’ll try to sum it up as cleanly as possible but a lot of different factors come into play so it still might be LOOONNGG. It’s also not a very happy story, unfortunately, but it would be helpful for me to get it all written down!

In terms of things that might be triggering, her backstory involves mention of a wide range of abuse. It won’t be explicit but I just want to be safe!

I’m actually gonna put most of it under the cut for the sake of anyone who follows me or any tags so they aren’t cursed with a mile long post on their timeline. I know the pain 😅

So here it is! I present A COMPREHENSIVE TIMELINE OF ALL THE BULLSHIT ARIA HAD TO PUT UP WITH!!!!

-For background context, she’s a Wingfolk, a species of Bird People native to Etheria who live in a kingdom built into a forest of giant trees named Ornithia. I could go on about them for hours but all you really need to know is that they have hollow bones to achieve flight (which is also the case for real life birds), which makes Aria’s body very light and frail. So she’s basically useless in physical combat which is why she never really defends herself. She was also a particularly weak flyer, which is why she doesn’t avoid a lot of situations by simply flying away.

-EXTRA BACKGROUND CONTEXT, Aria was born around the time the Horde landed on Etheria. Her father was a sorcerer at Mystacor, who had a reputation for ignoring ethics in the name of science. This all came to a head when a meteorite struck the surface of the planet; he rushed to the sight, stole it, studied it for a while, and after learning it had a powerful magic, decided to try a ritual in which he extracted the magic from the meteorite and fused it with his daughter’s soul. It took a few years for people to find out but when they did he was exiled for his actions, and Aria, still a child, was given to her mother.

-ONE MORE SMALL DETAIL: from about the age of 18/19 onward, she started having dreams about a mysterious figure made of blinding light who knew secrets about the universe and promised to find her one day so they could “finally be together again.” 3 guesses who THAT is lmao (hint: it’s Horde Prime)

-I won’t go into details about her childhood because we’d be here forever but the most important things you need to know are 1) Aria’s mother was a HORRIBLE parent and preferred to get blackout drunk rather than look after her children. 2) Aria had 4 younger brothers who, due to her mother’s negligence, she had to raise entirely by herself, which is why she feels responsible over others and has such a “nurturing” disposition, it was forced on her. 3) She took her brothers and ran away from Ornithia when she was 15, and built a home in a small woodland in the mountains of Dryl where she has lived ever since. 4) Throughout her childhood she befriended Princess Entrapta and the two were extremely close due to their isolated upbringings.

-When the BFS visited Dryl for the first time in Season 1, Aria was there acting as both a lab assistant and royal advisor to Entrapta, and joined the rebellion alongside her. Nothing crazy happened, but when Entrapta “died” Aria was beside herself with grief and ended up leaving the rebellion in order to go tend to Dryl, since it needed a ruler and as advisor it was her job to step up and take responsibility. Unlike the others, however, she refused to return to aid in the battle of Brightmoon, since she was kinda miffed at how the Princesses treated Entrapta (lookin’ at you, leash lady Perfuma) and was thoroughly pissed that they didn’t even TRY to go back for her, even if it was just to find her body and give her a dignified burial.

-Season 2 was when things truly went to shit. When the Horde came to claim Dryl, Aria resisted but was defeated pretty easily. When Glimmer and Bow came to scout out the situation, they saw her being hauled away and tried to save her but basically got caught in a stalemate where they couldn’t act because the Horde threatened to harm Entrapta if they acted. They told Aria to go with the Horde and promised that they would form a rescue party to save the both of them. But after they learned that Entrapta had joined the Horde by choice and had more important missions to deal with, rescuing her just..stopped being a priority. She wasn’t a rebel so they had no obligation to get her, so eventually they forgot about her entirely.

-Aria was kept as a prisoner for a while, but Entrapta found out pretty quickly what happened and went to find her. At that point Catra was growing frustrated with all the menial paperwork she had to do, and since she’d had experience being an advisor/secretary type, Entrapta basically proposed to Hordak that Aria act as his assistant in the same way she used to at Dryl. He accepted since it meant he would be spending less time running the Horde and more time building the portal. Aria was against the idea of helping him since she was still holding out hope that the rebels would come save her, but she was simply threatened with the classic Evil Horde punishments (torture, more torture, being locked in a cell for weeks without food or water, a tad more torture). So from mid-Season 2 to the end of Season 4, that was pretty much the position she was in. Being the Fright Zone’s resident desk jockey.

-Not much happened in that timespan, most of what occurred revolved around the portal incident and the aftermath. While Aria had been playing the part of Hordak’s pretty little secretary she was trying to find weak points in the Fright Zone’s security system so she could bust her and Entrapta out of there. Due to her and Hordak building the portal (and smooching lol) she’d been spending less and less time with Aria, which had been making her a little upset. She felt like someone she’d spent her entire life caring for was replacing her for something better, but her suspicions weren’t confirmed until she asked Entrapta about leaving together and she refused. That was the first small nudge towards a downward spiral. Then Catra returned with Adora and the Sword in hand and the Princesses came to stop the Portal. The rebels had come to save Adora and forgot about her. She was willing to forgive and join them, until they saw that she had been assisting the Horde, assumed she had betrayed them alongside Entrapta, and decided to leave her behind without giving her a chance to explain herself. That was the second, slightly stronger nudge that made her teeter over the edge of a breakdown. And then Catra told her that Entrapta had abandoned her to rejoin the rebels. While it was a lie, it was perfectly placed salt in the wound, and the straw that broke the camels back into her shifting allegiance and properly joining the Horde.

-Throughout Season 4 she had the same role as before, except this time she actually cared about her work, and had taken on the additional role of helping Hordak with his busted tech since Entrapta wasn’t around to do it. He had already come to rely on Aria for paperwork, but now she was helping him with his machines and they had a shared trauma over being “abandoned” by someone they cared deeply for. She was literally filling the void Entrapta left, and in a way they started to care for each other. Aria, being a hopeless romantic who had read about a trillion love stories about gentle protagonists who healed the evil monster men with their kindness, took to him like a moth to a flame and happily played the role of “the next best thing” against her better judgement. It wasn’t really a healthy relationship, but they did genuinely care for each other and found comfort in one another’s presence.

-It didn’t last, however. Catra was vaguely aware of the “thing” they had, and while she was indifferent for the most part, she was dealing with a downward spiral of her own, and she slowly became paranoid that Aria would distract him from completing their plans. In her poor, burnt out kitty cat frame of mind, the only way to deal with the situation was to get rid of her. So, deciding to kill 2 birds with one stone, she told Hordak that Aria had been jealous of his relationship with Entrapta, and SHE had been the one to send her to beast island. And Hordak believed her.

-I won’t go into detail about what happened after that, because it was VERY GRUESOME! We all saw how Hordak reacted when he found out what Catra had done in the original show. Now remember when I mentioned that Aria has hollow bones that made her incredibly frail and physically incapable of defending herself? Yeah. It was not pretty. Hordak wasn’t completely at fault, since he thought his anger was warranted, but by the time he’d learnt the truth and realised his mistake she was dead. In the space between the incident and learning what really happened he’d thrown her in the abandoned black garnet chamber with no food or water and basically left her to rot. He was EXTRA mad at Catra for pulling that with him, but he didn’t have time to grieve since he, Glimmer, Catra, and Aria’s lifeless corpse were beamed up into Horde Prime’s flagship.

-When Prime initially found her she was still dead. However, remember the healing magic that came from the mysterious meteorite that had now fused with her soul? Spoiler alert! It belonged to him. The meteorite was one of his most prized possessions, and the dreams Aria had been having were the magic’s attempts at trying to establish a connection with him across dimensions. (the meteorite was somewhat sentient. This is perfectly normal and well thought out writing I swear) And being reunited caused a huge surge of magical energy that resuscitated her, allowing Prime’s clones to give her some much needed medical help.

-After being pretty much comatose for 2 weeks Aria finally woke up, and was finally able to speak with Prime in person. When she found out that the “mysterious figure” from her dreams who had promised to find her was REAL and had just saved her life, she basically just latched onto him. She was, understandably, TRAUMATISED from the last 2 or so years of her life, so she was too scared to go anywhere else or trust anyone, so Prime didn’t even have to try to win her allegiance. He was also very happy to have his meteorite back, even if it now had a mortal body with skin and a face and a slew of emotional baggage. So she spends most of Season 5 being showered in love and affection by Prime and all her attendants, eventually being crowned Empress. While Prime was unequivocally evil and Aria was aware of that, he mostly sheltered her from what he was doing, in fear that her loyalty to him might falter. Maybe in a fun au she could’ve convinced him to leave Etheria alone so they could be together for longer, but alas, it was not to be.

-In the aftermath of the Heart being destroyed and Prime being killed, her downward spiral returned and shifted into OVERDRIVE. The people who had abandoned and neglected her took her one safe person away from her and they were being hailed as heroes for it. While she now knew that Entrapta had never abandoned her and was instead sent to beast island, seeing her get a happy ending with the man who had, to be quite blunt, physically abused and assaulted her, shattered any part of their friendship that might have been recoverable. She retreated into herself, taking over Horde Prime’s role as ruler over the Clones. She turned the Velvet Glove into their new home, trying to be civil with the other Princesses but eventually descended into a cold, bitter, vindictive Empress who ended up making terrible decisions as a cry for help.

-I’m still undecided on what to do with her after her fun villain arc, but I do know that in the aftermath she’d probably either step down from the throne so she could properly heal from her trauma, or work with her clones to fix up Prime’s flagship and get as far away from Etheria as possible and find peace in a new life away from everything that hurt her. I may also bring back Horde Prime from the dead through my sheer will to ignore canon so they can be together, since they are for all intents and purposes, soulmates. And I don’t think it would be very fair to let my poor hopeless romantic who just wants to be loved lose her handsome prince forever. I think it would be sexy if I committed necromancy I think.

ANYWAY...THAT WAS A HEFTY READ..SORRY IT WAS SO LONG, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE ASK!! I CAN COME BACK TO THIS FOR REFERENCE NOW

TLDR: babygirl has had it ROUGH

[torisaysyeet]

The princesses have new designs again!

Base by Me

Admittedly, Cadence's design took longer than I thought it would. I didn't want her to have the same hairstyle as before, and I wanted it to be unique.

Anyway, headcanons!

- Celestia, or Celestial Dawn, is 2,243 years old, and her appearance is akin to someone in her 40's. - Her mane is naturally very curly. It floats in the shape of a cloud with a small gathering like a dread at the end. It shifts shape every day, and the colors change depending on how sunny or stormy it is. - Her flight, while it is fantastic due to spending a good 2200 years flying, isn't her strong suit. Born a unicorn, her specialty is Magic. - Her ivory horn is very long, and will chip at the tip quite often. When it does, she often gives it to a jeweler who needs some financial aid. Each piece of jewelry that incorporates a piece of her horn is practically priceless. - Celestia was born at first sun's light on a Summer Solstice.

- Luna, or Selena Lunaris, is 2,241 years old, and her appearance is akin to someone in their late 20's due to her time as Nightmare Moon preventing her from aging. - Luna's mane is regular hair at the front, but the back of her mane and her tail have transformed into a strange space-like void. It is tangible and acts just like hair, but viewing it from different angles is like looking into a pitch black hole. It's one of Equestria's greatest questions. - Luna isn't nearly as good at magic as Celestia or other unicorns. She has enough magic to manipulate the moon and dreams, and has enough control, but her magic is considered average if not weak. - Luna was born a Bat Pony, a secluded race of ponies that aren't spoken about in the old stories. They were often viewed as brutish and even violent, and didn't have anything to contribute to the Earth/Unicorn/Pegasus triad. - Luna was born at first moon's light on a Winter Solstice.

- Cadence is now known as Princess Rhy, or Princess (Prinkípissa) Agápi me Rythmó (Rough Greek pronunciation, translates through Google to "Love with Rhythm" in actual Greek, Πριγκίπισσα Αγάπη με ρυθμό). - A relatively young alicorn, she's somewhere in her late 20's, a little older than Shining Armor. She was made an alicorn around 12 or 13. - Nothing really special about her mane, it's mostly straight/wavy at the top and coils at the bottom. - Her eyes are now brown! I felt like we had too many characters with candy-colored eyes and decided to give her good ol' fashioned brown eyes. - Born a Pegasus, Rhy has patterns akin to a flamingo and is a good flyer. Her magic is strong, however, since she was able to manipulate it before she was an alicorn. Her magic extends even past romantic love, but most ponies don't realize. Familial love, friendships, self love, etc. - Rhy was born via love potion, giving her powerful control over various forms of love.

[theofficersacademy]

Continental winds from the north take up their arms as the long daylight hours wane, and drive out the last of summer’s oppressive heat. As cooler air follows behind, signs of the vibrant harvest season bloom across Fodlan. Hunting dogs pull eagerly at their leashes, scythes are taken down to reap golden fields, and celebration rises in feasting to give thanks for another bountiful year.

The students and faculty sent out on the investigations of the Relic rumors have now returned to Garreg Mach, and life is once more back to normal. The students of the Blue Lions house do not get to rest long, however, as the Church has a new mission for them... The Five Great Lords of the Roundtable have received a threat to the relic Thyrsus’ safety. Aware of the situation surrounding the Relics in the previous moon, they have made a formal request for aid to protect one of the Alliance’s most sacred treasures. In spite of the Alliance’s Founding Day celebrations, the Blue Lions of Faerghus find themselves packing up for a trip to Gloucester territory...

Blue Lions Mission: Protect the Thyrsus!

We are back on our regular season rotation, and this one belongs to the Blue Lions! As before, threads using tasks from the Blue Lions board must contain a Blue Lions character as a participant, but there are also non-mission tasks available to everyone without restrictions.

It soon occurs to everyone involved that sending the Blue Lions during a time when the Alliance celebrates its independence from Faerghus is a gaffe at best and a serious insult at worst. The prideful lords outwardly take the assistance in stride, but in private you are all relegated to heavy labor and busywork in preparation for the festivities, far from the Thyrsus you're supposed to be protecting. It might be more tolerable if it wasn't for this feeling that the lords somehow blame you for the mixup, and not the schmoozing cardinal that arranged the mission in the first place...

BL Mission Task Board

Dozens of lords coming into the Gloucester Estate means dozens of horses that need to be stabled up and taken care of for as long as their owners are here. The tedious task of taking care of these animals has, unsurprisingly, been dropped on your lap. This morning, shortly after putting out some horses to pasture, a Demonic Beast attacks. You’re able to fend it off, but the horses have fled in the confusion. Hopefully you can round them all up before their owners begin to miss them…  

A personal invitation has been extended to Lord Acheron, fulfilling what rumors say is a political favor. You have the distinct honor of escorting him and his elderly aunt to the festivities. Remember to nod and smile. [grants Heavy Armor +1]  

This year, House Gloucester holds the distinct honor of hosting the Crescent Moon Ball, the formal ball meant for celebrating the Alliance's Founding Day this moon. Dress up and observe the latest fashion trends, schmooze like the good little nobles you are, and hit up the local hotties. You might get some information about the Alliance’s Relics for your trouble...  

Tourney time! Leicester takes pride in their own brand of knighthood and chivalry. The Horsebow Moon has always been a prime time for archery competitions and jousting. Try your hand at the games, and show off your skill with a bow! [grants Bow +1]  

Part of training to be a young Alliance noble is participating in mock roundtable meetings, and the three-day event this year is made even more exciting by the presence of students from backgrounds outside of the usual big names in nobility. According to Golden Deer students, the script is the same every year, and you prepare to state your facts for and against declaring war on Almyra. Yet when the meeting begins... you discover that the topic is actually about separating from the Kingdom. Bullshit your way through it and try not to offend anyone.

NEW! You’re given the bad news with the typical aristocratic tact: it would be prudent to recuse yourselves from the investigations as they are carried out. That is to say, that many of the Alliance knights won’t allow you to enter the Gloucester mansion to see the crime scene for yourselves. It seems like not everyone got the memo, though, as a pair of greenhorn knights seem willing to escort you inside. They’re suspicious, but if you act like you’re suppose to be here hopefully they’ll let it slide. [grants Authority +1]

NEW! Your investigations bring you to the hunting forests, sitting on the border between the counties of Gloucester and Riegan. As you make your way through the murky forest, pushing your way past overgrown brush and hedge, you spot a brilliant red light gleaming in the darkness. When you approach, you recognize Thyrsus... but see no hand that holds it. Moving under its own power, it fires a potent Ragnarok spell over your heads. Well.... unfortunately there hasn’t been a “Combat Against Flying Weapons” elective for you to take. You’ll have to improvise as you go! [grants Any Weapon +1]

Non-Mission Task Board

It’s time for the seasonal fishing tournament! This year, however, it seems a strange mixture of fish has been added to the pond. Why do these fish have teeth!? And why does this one give off an electrical shock!? Some anglers might find this just an exciting change to the ordinarily boring tournament, but others might feel they need to investigate the sabotage... Or perhaps YOU’RE the one who dumped these exotic fish in the pond. [grants Axe +1]  

Legend has it, any who chance to sit beneath the boughs of the old willow tree at the far back of the courtyard fall subject to a curious charm: they find their tongues tied if they should attempt to speak a lie, and they find themselves compelled to obey any instruction given them by another party, no matter how silly or untoward. Most sensible students diligently avoid this tree lest they find themselves put under its spell, but some braver souls take up a seat - after all, it’s the perfect place for a high stakes game of truth or dare. Is the legend true, however, or is it merely a matter of vain pride? [grants Reason +1]  

A new trend has swept over Garreg Mach in these early autumn days of the Horsebow Moon. Various notes have been springing up around campus. Some claim to be looking for love. Others simply want to yell into the void about a frustrating assignment they’ve been given. And yet others might bemoan the presence of ghosts in the monastery’s halls… The letters are many and varied. The one thing they have in common is the fact they are all anonymous, and there is an implicit understanding that discretion is required to play the game. Will you take up a mystery pen pal?  

The students return to the monastery with some answers, but more questions than ever before. What information you manage to uncover is swiftly censured by the Church as they continue to formulate their response on this matter. For those who live their lives pursuing knowledge, it’s time to bust into the restricted sections of the library and really start looking for the answers you deserve.

NEW! You spot a new, unsigned flyer tacked onto the school bulletin board, “Assistance Needed. Battle prowess required. All interested parties, please meet with me at the back of the marketplace.” You meet with a tall, cloaked figure with dark-lensed spectacles and white hair peeking out of his hood. He can’t introduce himself, but he at least elaborates on his mission. You are to travel to an abandoned quarry in Faerghus and gather a bag’s worth of Nepenthe Ore. Of course, there’s a catch: a large spider-like automaton guards the quarry, frightening away intruders with strange noises and a powerful beam of concentrated magic. No one knows who built it, but regardless you’ll need to figure out a way to get past it.

NEW! A small flight of wild wyverns have roosted in the mountains nearby, resting before their next leg in their journey to their wintering grounds in the east. You could observe them from a safe distance and take notes on wyvern behavior and social interactions... but that’s some nerd shit. You’ve heard stories of knights leaping onto the backs of wild stallions and taming them with sheer grit and determination. Would that philosophy work on a wyvern? It’s on you to find out! [grants Flying +1]

NEW! Each and every class of students has upheld the time-honored tradition of organizing a “House Prank” to pull on their beloved faculty members, and your class will be no different. With the stress and excitement of the upcoming Battle of the Eagle and Lion palpable in the air, it’d be good to get a little harmless mischief in and have some fun. At your professor’s expense, of course.

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Title: Ride With Me (part one) Fandom: Supernatural AU Main characters series: Reader, Dean Winchester, Bobby Singer, Ellen Singer-Harvelle, Jo Singer (Harvelle), Benny Lafitte, Ash Miles, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Castiel Novek, and many more. Timeline: 2008 Pairing: Dean x Reader (eventually)  Word count: ±4350 words Summary series: Y/N is a talented horse rider who is on her way to become a professional. In order to convince her father that she deserves the loan needed to start her own farm, she goes to Arizona for six months, to intern at a ranch owned by Bobby and Ellen Singer. Her future is set out, but then she meets a handsome horseman, who goes by the name of Dean Winchester. A heartwarming series about a cowboy who falls for the girl, letting go of the past and the importance of family.  Summary part one: Y/N arrives at the airport, but getting to her new internship is easier said than done, when no one shows to pick her up. Meanwhile, at the ranch, Dean learns that his uncle Bobby hired a new intern and assigned her to the head wrangler, and he’s not sure how he feels about that. Warnings series: NSFW, 18+ only! Fluff, angst, eventually smut. Swearing, smoking, alcohol intoxication, alcohol abuse. Mutual pining, heartbreak. Crying, nightmares, childhood trauma. Description of animal abuse, domestic violence, mentions of addiction. Financial problems, stress, mental breakdown. Description of blood and injury, hospital scenes, character death, grief. Music: ‘Along The Way’ - Sunday Kids (check out ‘Kate Huntington’s Ride With Me playlist’ on Spotify!) Author’s note: Thank you @kittenofdoomage, @coffee-obsessed-writer and @girl-with-a-fandom-fettish for helping me take this story to a higher level. 

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     “This is just great…”

     After a long, turbulent flight next to a rather large and sweaty nervous flyer - who had way too much garlic for lunch, by the way - Y/N thought she was done. But now that she’s waiting outside Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with no one in sight to pick her up, it seems that the universe isn’t going to stop toying with her just yet.

     To top it off, the weather decided to throw a curveball as well. What happened to the lovely sun rays and dry heat from the brochure? Right now it’s so humid that the fabric of her clothing clings to her skin as if it’s trying to hold on for dear life, and to make matters worse, rain begins to fall from the clouded sky. Right; monsoon season. Oh, well. At least the entrance of the arrival hall offers the traveler some shelter.

     With a sigh she sits down on her oversized suitcase, scanning her surroundings for a driver. She should have picked up something to eat in the arrival hall; she could eat a horse, as a figure of speech that is. Obviously, Y/N would never eat a horse, since she loves them more than anything. They are the reason why she touched down in Phoenix in the first place.      From the age of four, she’s been riding the majestic animals. Being on the back of a horse is one of the first memories she can recall, now that she thinks of it. When she was a little girl and was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, the answer was always the same: she wanted to be a professional rider with her own ranch. 

     That’s the dream. No, that’s the goal.

     Despite her unconditional love for these noble creatures and an overload of motivation to execute this plan, her parents encouraged their daughter to go to college. She even got her master's degree, but truth be told, all she ever wants to do is ride. So when she graduated a few weeks ago, Y/N thought that was exactly what she was going to do from that point on. Her father wasn’t impressed with her business plan, though, and decided that he was only going to lend her the money to start up her own company if she would complete half a year of ranch work. ‘No quitting, no complaints’, is what he said.

     Clearly, he’s underestimating her, because how hard could ranch life possibly be? Sure, in the past she spent most of her time riding and not so much mucking out stables. After all, employees at the boarding facility did that for the clients. But she had insight, management skills, and other great characteristics that will help run a business. What are six months of hard labor going to contribute, besides a good waistline?

     Although she believes her father’s plan is completely unnecessary, she is going with it. Those twenty-six weeks will pass by in the blink of an eye. It’s gonna be a walk in the park. Smooth sailing, right? Except for the fact that she’s already stranded, alone, and with no clue where to go. Hopefully, the rocky flight to the desert wasn’t an omen for what is yet to come. 

    After fifteen minutes of waiting, she takes out her phone again. For a second her thumb lingers on the speed dial that would put a call through to her father, but then she looks up the number of the ranch owner in her email and calls him instead. Running back to Mom and Dad is not going to deliver the message of an independent woman who is ready for the big world. Looks like she will have to dig herself out of this mess. Arizona might not have been her Dad’s best idea, but she’s here now. Pride forbids her to give him, or all the others who are skeptical, the satisfaction of being right. 

     “Bobby, are ya gonna pick up the damn phone or what?”

     Dean sets his bottle down on the bar next to the buzzing phone. He glances at the screen, unable to identify the number, and looks up again, searching the saloon for his uncle. At the long table in the center of the lounge, the man in his mid-sixties is enjoying a game of cards and a glass of whiskey, accompanied by a few members of the crew. Bobby hasn’t heard Dean, too busy laughing over the dirty joke Ash just told. Right when his nephew is about to call out his name again, the phone on the wooden counter stops ringing. Oh well, if it’s important they will call again, right?      Even though he feels drained from last days' events, he will not let anything take away this carefree feeling. Together with Jo, Benny and a couple of regular guests, they moved the young cattle from the summer pasture up in the Superstition Mountains back to the ranch. It took two days to locate the herd, but eventually, they found them at Weaver’s Needle.      After hours spent in the saddle and camping out for several nights, they all needed a shower, a good meal and a cold beer. Bringing the cattle in is one of the highlights of the season and worth a celebration. It didn't take long before wranglers, workers and tourists gathered in the saloon to celebrate. The place hasn’t been this crowded in years and smile appears on Dean’s face as he takes it all in. An upbeat country song - that he recognizes as ‘Along The Way’ by the Sunday Kids - fills the air together with growling laughter and cigarette smoke. Cheers rise when the beer bottles are heaved into the air, overruling the sound of billiard balls colliding on the pool table. 

     He lets a sigh slip from his lips when he glances aside at Ellen, who just brought back a full tray of empty glasses. As she sets the load down on the counter to give her arms a rest, his aunt smiles, witnessing Dean’s pleased expression.

     “Enjoying yourself, sweetheart?” she asks.      Dean nods, circling the bar to grab two new bottles of Corona from the cooler. “It’s a good night.”      Ellen grants her eyes another look at her saloon as she takes the beer that is handed over; she can only agree. “It sure is.”

     They toast to that and take a swig, but before Dean can swallow his drink, the phone on the counter starts ringing again. He guesses it apparently is important and calls out Bobby’s name, a little louder this time.

     “I’m in the middle of a poker game, son,” he replies, not looking up from his cards.      “Your phone’s been buzzing like crazy,” Dean notifies as he approaches the old man, noticing the pair of queens in his hand.      “Is it ringing, really? How come I can’t hear the damn thing?”      Ellen scoffs from behind the counter. “Maybe because you need to start using your God-forsaken hearing aids.”      “Woman, my ears work just fine,” he returns, continuing to mutter much softer to prevent his wife from hearing him. “I can hear you jappin’, can’t I?”

     Dean - who did pick up on his words - smirks in amusement and checks on his aunt if she really didn’t hear her husband, but when she looks from one to the other confused, he wisely keeps his mouth shut. Meanwhile, Bobby grumpily turns his cards upside down on the table surface and takes the phone. The ranch owner adjusts his worn baseball cap a little as he looks down at the screen, puzzled, obviously not sure how to work the piece of modern technology.      “How the hell do I pick up?” he wonders out loud.      “You swipe it, Dad.”

     Jo walks over, interrupting her game of pool momentarily, and leans over her father’s shoulder, still holding her cue stick. With a simple movement, she lets her finger slide across the touchscreen. Somewhat clumsily, Bobby presses the phone against his ear, letting out a hesitant ‘hello?’ as if he’s not completely sure if the little magic trick actually worked.

     “You really had to give him your old iPhone, huh?” Dean sniggers when Jo walks past him, back to the pool table to finish the game.      “Anything’s better than that old Nokia,” his cousin returns, throwing him a look as she whips her blonde hair over her shoulder. “That thing was prehistoric.”

   Dean grins at the remark and observes the game that is in motion on the green quarried slate. Jo is acing it, it’s her turn to shoot the eight-ball in already, while her opponent still has several balls on the play field. The petite blonde positions herself behind the black number eight, throwing a seducing glance at the slick-looking young man on the other side of the table. With a flirtatious sparkle in her eyes, she allows her low-cut tank top to show a little more cleavage as she bends over. It doesn’t go unnoticed with the men in her company, but unlike the guest that she’s reeling in, Dean has the urge to cover up his little cousin. It’s not just a game of pool that these youngsters are going to be playing tonight.

     “Sure you want to aim it like that?” Dean asks, amusedly waiting for her to pick up on the double meaning.      A deadly glare comes his way and his smirk reaches even wider. Not granting him another second of her time, Jo focuses on the final ball again and pockets it, winning the game. Victoriously, she holds up her hand in front of tonight’s loser, who reluctantly hands her a twenty-dollar bill. A chuckle escapes Dean’s throat and he takes another swig of the sparkling yellow brew called Corona. As he lowers the bottle, the cowboy’s attention shifts to his uncle, who is still on the phone.

     “- I’m very sorry, It’s been really hectic today with the cattle comin’ in and it slipped my mind completely.”      The apologetic tone in Bobby’s voice piques Dean’s interest. Jo joins him, leaning against the table while resting her elbows on the rails.      “Any idea what that’s about?” Dean wonders, but she shakes her head.      “- that’s no problem. I’ll send someone to pick you up right away.”

     After having made that promise, Bobby eyes his employees, then his wife and daughter, hoping that someone is sober enough to keep his obligation. It triggers Dean to check with his friend, Benny. The brawny wrangler answers the unspoken question by shaking his head, however; he’s not volunteering, and neither is Garth. The skinny stable boy now turns to Ash, catching the ranch hand peeking into Bobby’s cards while his boss is occupied, and he elbows him. Shrugging his shoulders the guy who is rocking a mullet lets out an innocent ‘what?’ under his breath. It’s obvious, though, that Ash is in no shape to drive, since he already drank half a crate of his favorite Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. It’s heading towards eleven PM and after an exhausting couple of days, no one is thrilled to drive out to Phoenix. Not to mention that the amount of liquor they’ve consumed might actually jeopardize getting the person Bobby is talking to from A to B.

     “Balls!” the boss curses after he hangs up.      “Forgot somethin’?” Ellen assumes from what she picked up, as she continues to polish a glass behind the bar.      “Yeah, that new intern from Maine,” he mutters as he gets up.      Ellen’s jaw drops, staring at her husband in shock. “You didn’t! That poor gal is at the airport right now?”      “Landed forty-five minutes ago,” Bobby admits, embarrassed.

     “Whoa, wait! New intern?” Dean’s eyes slide from Bobby to Ellen and back, unable to follow.      “Did I forget to mention that? She’ll be under your supervision,” Bobby breaks to him.      “What? I wasn’t even notified?!” he exclaims, his voice pitching a little higher than he anticipated.      “Oh, don’t be such a drama queen,” Jo scoffs, placing her hand on her hip as she looks at him sideways. “Like you would mind a chick working under you.”

     Stunned by her bold comment, Dean cocks his head back as he stares at her wide-eyed; she’s got some nerve! He is about to counter when Jo’s mother already intervenes.      “Joanna Beth!” she warns.      “Oh, come on. It’s the truth, ain’t it?” her daughter mumbles, stubborn as ever.      Ellen doesn’t answer. Instead, her attention shifts to the man who is moving towards the double doors. “And where do you think you’re going?”      Bobby turns around, a confused furrow on his forehead. “Well, to pick up the gal, of course,” he returns, stating the obvious.      “Like hell you are! You had three glasses of whiskey, Robert Singer. You ain’t getting behind the wheel and that’s that,” Ellen decides with her shoulders back, arms crossed and eyes stern.

     Annoyed, but smart enough not to fight the strong-minded woman he married thirty years ago, he addresses Dean with a hopeful look.      “Don’t look at me, this is my fourth beer,” he returns, holding his hand up innocently.      “Same here, boss,” Benny copies, his southern accent thick on his voice.

      “I’ll go.” Jo straightens her back and takes her cowboy hat from the corner of the pool table.      “You sure, honey?” her mother checks with her.      “I had one drink, Mom. You’re not gonna find a more sober person on the ranch at this hour,” she claims bored. “Keys?”      That last demand was meant for Dean.      “Keys to what?” he questions, furrowing his brow.      An eye roll, a sigh. Jo’s typical routine when she’s done with her cousin. “Your car, asshat.”      “What’s wrong with yours?”      “I have a flat. Now, are you gonna hand me the keys, or what?” she says smartly.

    Jo holds up her hand and with a reluctant grunt, Dean tosses the keys of his precious ‘67 Chevrolet El Camino pickup. Skillfully she catches it, beams at him in triumph, and makes her way to the double doors.      “If I find a scratch on her, I’ll make you regret it!” he shouts, loud enough for her to hear.      “I’d like to see you try!” she scoffs.

     A few moments later, the V8 big block under the hood of his beloved car starts up. Jo doesn’t even bother to warm up his baby before she races down the dirt road towards the big city down in the valley, skitting gravel from under the tires. Dean cringes when he hears her take off; someone’s gonna pay for that.

      He will deal with her when she gets back. Until that time Dean settles down at the long table, watching the poker game. Obviously, Ash folds the moment Bobby raises the stakes, leaving the ranch owner with fewer chips than he hoped to win.      “Can I talk to you for a second?” Dean requests before Garth starts dealing the cards.

     Bobby looks at his nephew from under his cap, observing him for a moment. He knows that kid. He spent a few years of his childhood on the ranch and the young man has been working here since the age of fourteen. The boy is like a son to him, so no wonder he can read Dean like a book. Something is bothering the wrangler, and so he gets off his chair and moves away from the crowded table. Shadowed by the cowboy, Bobby heads towards the corner of the bar, seeking a little privacy. They sit down on the bar stools, facing Ellen on the other side of the counter. Her husband doesn’t bother asking her to pour him a drink, because she is on it before he barely has the chance to settle in his seat.

     “Here you go, boys.” She puts down the filled whiskey tumblers on the varnished wood.      Dean thanks her and takes the glass in his hand, clanking it into Bobby’s, who mutters ‘cheers’ as he does so. After watching Ellen enter the kitchen, the older man shifts his gaze to the man accompanying him.      “What’s on your mind, son?” he asks.

     Dean adjusts himself a little, preparing for the upcoming conversation. He doesn’t like to question his uncle, who also happens to be his boss. This is the part where it gets tricky to keep work and family separated. He has to speak up, though, because lately, he has the oppressive feeling that Bobby might not trust him entirely when it regards the management of the ranch. Obviously, the owner calls the shots, but he used to involve Dean whenever decisions needed to be made. It’s bothering him and he needs to get it off his chest.      “Why didn’t you tell me you hired an intern?” he wonders.

     Bobby grunts softly, averting his eyes to his drink as he circles the tumbler  on its edge. He knew this talk was coming and instantly regrets keeping Dean in the dark about recent developments. His nephew is an exceptional horseman, loyal to his family, a trustworthy worker. A little relentless when it comes to risks and danger, and yes, an impulsive womanizer, but there’s one thing he isn’t and that’s stupid. He’s Bobby’s right hand for a reason, he should have known he would pick up on something.

     “Because I knew you wouldn’t approve,” he admits, taking a sip.      Dean scoffs at that. “If you knew I wouldn’t be okay with it, why did you hire her?”      “Because she’s free help, Dean.”      “Is she any good? Did you look into her?” His head wrangler eyes him, trying to make out how thorough he has been in his research.      It doesn’t take long before his uncle’s guilty expression gives it away.     “You didn’t even interview her, did ya? You just said ‘yes’? Look, I know things have been a little difficult since Gabriel left, but we’re managing fine now,” he assures him. “Educating a wannabe cowgirl is actually gonna cost me valuable time and there’s a lot of shit that needs sortin’. We have to bring in the two-year-old stallions, the calves need branding, the young stock has to be moved to the winter pastures--”      Bobby interrupts Dean’s ramble by holding up his hand to shush him, intervening the moment he has an opening. “You don’t have to worry about the young stock, I’m selling it.”      Stunned, Dean stares at him. And when was Bobby planning to tell him this?      “Why the hell would you do that?” he questions, unpleasantly surprised.        Before his boss can answer, Dean can make an estimated guess already. The concerned look in Bobby’s eyes when they meet his green ones confirms it; money is tight, very tight. The crisis has laid the ranch in a thick suffocating smog of debt and so far it doesn’t look like the air is going to clear anytime soon. Hay prices are sky high while their stock sells for half the price they used to go for. It has been hard to keep their heads above water, but so far they’ve been able to ride out the economic recession, so Dean thought. But now that Bobby’s telling him that the one-year-old cattle has to go, it dawns on him how serious the situation is. 

      His jaw clenches as he observes the ice in his glass for a moment, pondering in silence. And just like that, the careless happiness he was experiencing a moment ago, is gone.      “You wanna sell all of them? Or just the steers?” he checks.      “All of them,” Bobby sighs, downing his drink.       “How you wanna handle that next year? Buy in again? It’s gonna cost you a lot,” Dean responds, trying to think of another way.      “Right now, all we need to worry about is surviving this year, son.” Bobby pauses, now comes the bit that he wanted to avoid. Drastic measures are necessary for the survival of their home. Maybe the term ‘sacrifice’ is a better way to describe what he’s about to announce. “That’s why I need you to let one of the wranglers go.”      Shocked, Dean stares at the man in his company. Not looking him in the eye, Bobby forks his fingers together, resting his elbows on the counter.      “You want me to fire one of my men?” Dean recaps in disbelief. “No, let me correct that, you want me to fire one of my friends?”      “What you do with your colleagues in your spare time should not influence a layoff,” the ranch owner counters.      But his nephew disagrees strongly. “That’s bullshit and you know it. These guys are practically family, Bobby.”      “You think I don’t know that, boy? I ain’t happy about it either, damn it! You think I’m proud of having to send one of those guys home?”

     He nods at the workers, who are laughing loudly as Ash folds his tattooed arms around the mountain of chips that are stacked on the table, reeling in the win. Neither he, Benny, or Garth have a clue what is hanging over their heads, but it’s probably better that way. Only now does the head wrangler understand why Bobby didn’t tell him before. The poor man simply didn’t want to burden him.

     “I have to. For the future of this place, Dean. And I wish I didn’t have to ask you to do this, but you know your crew best. You know who’s most needed and who we can miss,” Bobby explains with empathy.      Dean wants to fight this, he wants to object and argue in every way possible. Who he can miss? He can’t miss any of his men. Shit, after they let Gabe go, they were barely able to round up the daily routine before dinner. But he knows how this works and he knows Bobby would do anything to make sure that the boys can keep their jobs. There is no right or wrong answer here, every option behind any door is a bad one. There’s nothing the boss can do about it and Dean understands that.      “I know. I’ll handle it. Just give me a couple of days and I’ll let you know,” he assures, patting his uncle on the shoulder.    Bobby nods, but is unable to break a smile. He’s carrying a heavy weight on his shoulders, go figure when you have to play God like that. It’s exactly the reason why Dean took on the task to fire one of the workers, hoping that it would relieve his surrogate father a bit.

     “I need another drink,” Bobby mutters, reaching for the Jack Daniels behind the counter.      Dean checks on his uncle from the corner of his eye, but then puts his glass down next to his. “You and me both. That intern better be good. Do you know anything about her?”      “I know she’s a reining rider, pretty damn talented too. Not much experience in ranch work, though,” the ranch owner tells him.       “Blonde? Brunette? Cute?” Dean smirks as he fishes for more information, but Bobby doesn’t reply with a straight answer.      “Oh, hell no. Not under my roof,” his father figure decides, having seen this play out numerous times already. “She’s staying for six months so tie a knot in it and keep it in your pants for once.”

     “If she sticks around that long.” The young man scoffs, triggering Bobby to glare at him. “What? We had plenty who went home crying within a week. This work ain’t for everyone.”      “I know you’re not happy with the situation, but do me a favor and just give her a chance, will ya?” Bobby pressures. “She seemed like a go-getter. She might surprise you.”      “Maybe. We’ll see,” Dean downs his glass and slides off his stool.

     Bobby watches his nephew walk away from him. It takes only a second before the charismatic cowboy put on his poker face, just in time, because Garth signals him to come over. So he does, but his next step shows a hint of hesitation. He turns on the heels of his boots, the thumb of his left hand casually hooked behind his belt buckle.      “What’s her name?” Dean asks, narrowing his eyes a little.      Bobby huffs and casts his gaze at him. “Her name is Y/N,” he states. “Y/N L/N.”

     Dean raises his brow, nodding satisfied. Y/N. Sounds good, has a nice ring to it. Curious he imagines what kind of person would fit a name like that and as a perky smile starts to form on his lips, he joins the guys.

     Bobby can spot the up-to-no-good sparkle in his nephew’s green eyes and he can’t help but smile into his refilled glass of Jack. He can point a parenting finger at Dean all he wants, but if this intern is his type, he’s going to charm her right into his bed like he has done with so many women already. Oh, well. We’ve all been young, he thinks to himself. Dean being a wrangler only stacks up the number of girls dwelling at the pretty boy’s feet and he never failed to take full advantage of that. Who can blame him, really? He hasn’t committed to anyone yet, why not make the best of it? It has cost the ranch owner some money, though, since a client or two never returned after getting their hearts broken. The boy better listen this time.

     For a moment he takes in what’s playing before his eyes. His wife having a good conversation with a group of guests, the crew gathered around the long table where Ash just revealed a full house, causing the men to go out of their minds. It’s a nice moment that will make a great memory. Bobby can only hope that those moments keep coming, because no matter how precious, no man can live on memories alone.

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Gift Art: Tree Character Sheet by FantasyFanatic365

Tree is an important and crucial addition to my myriad of scalesonas and ocs. Tree lives in an aquatic cave near Eris and runs his own hatchling foster home! Here, he has adopted many hatchlings into his care; too many to count really. Many of the youngest he carries in his goobus (I have been informed this is the term for the pouch that crocodiles and alligators have in their throat to carry their babies, or maybe some random word that the internet came up with so it could sound funny but I'm using it here okay. New science term). His species is called the Lichen Wing (full pun intended I'm not sorry) because of their tendency to lounge around in pools and collect moss and lichen. The blue lichen and green moss you see here is all collected from quality time in beds of moss. He was named Tree because of the excess of moss on his wings. While he mostly runs the foster home by himself (being around 10 feet tall at the shoulder really helps), Eris is always there to lend a hand, when he doesn't feel like chucking one of them into the river. Tree is very stern about teaching the young hatchlings how to be good, loving dragons, as well as teaching Eris how to not chuck small children into rivers. Him and Eris take the hatchlings on routine flights, keeping a slow pace for the new flyers, and carrying those who aren't ready (a goobus comes in handy here). Many of the hatchlings prefer to stick to Tree however, since laying on a bed of moss between two rows of soft fins is a little easier than sitting on a bed of electromagnetic quills. Not all is lost for Eris however. Some of the hatchlings do love and cherish Eris and his straightforward outlook on the world and his stubbornness. Tree possesses no fire power, but does posses a water breath ability, as well as the ability to magically manipulate water. He has an organ inside of his body for holding the water, as well as his goobus that makes for easy holding of water when there are no hatchlings in there. The organ for holding the water does have some light acidic and antibacterial properties to keep the water from just being a cesspool of disease, but he ultimately can't hold onto a gulp of water forever. If a body of water stays in this organ for a long amount of time, his body will begin to relocate the water into his digestive system.

[gojira007]

Top 5 OTP (of Your Heart)

This is a touch overdue but after @bunnikkila tagged me I had to dedicate a fair amount of time and energy into getting this down right to my satisfaction.  And since it IS Valentine’s Day what better time to finally post it?  So without further adieu: as originated by @lupizora, my five nearest dearest OTPs with five blogs to Tag so they can share their own five OTPs (if they so choose). (LONG post so it’s under a cut)

1 (with a bullet).) Sonic the Hedgehog X Sally Acorn (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Do you know me?  Literally at all?  Congratulations, odds are good you know this is my #1 Of All Time OTP Forever And Ever And Always.  I’ve said why so many times I prolly sound like a broken record but screw it I’ll say it again because I never get tired of re-iterating the point: I love that for all the teasing and back-and-forth, these two are partners.  They trust each other, not only on the battlefield but also in the sense that they’re willing to be open and vulnerable around each other in ways they aren’t with anyone else and in ways that cut through the protective exteriors they build around themselves (Sonic’s Too Cool-ness and Sally’s Always In Control-ness).  It isn’t a simple matter of opposites attracting either; it’s a matter of two people who have since their very early childhoods been there for each other and who have grown up having the other to turn to in their most troubled times.  To me at least, it’s a profoundly touching bond that has allowed each one to be a lifeline for the other.

2.) WALL-E X EVE (WALL-E)

Honestly I think the thing I love most about this pair is something that I don’t see get talked about nearly enough: how similar they actually are.  Obviously the movie frames them as opposites: WALL-E the old blocky earthbound junk-bot and EVE the sleek new space-age flyer.  And sure that’s part of it but also...it’s the fact that both of them are looking for something beyond their “Directive”; WALL-E more obviously but just look at how EVE sneaks in a little flight purely for their own enjoyment once they’re sure the ship that brought them to Earth is gone.  Look at how quickly they take to all the trinkets WALL-E introduces them to when the two of them first meet.  That’s what makes the whole thing work for me: the thing that brings them together is that common spirit of Discovery and Joy.

3.) Rarity X Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic/Equestria Girls)

Do you ever start shipping something as a joke only to slowly but surely realize you’ve started shipping it For Real?  That’s kind of what happened to me here; initially I took to this pairing more because Rarity and Applejack are my two favorite characters in the show and so the thought of them as a couple amused me but the more I played with the notion the more I started to really appreciate the idea until suddenly I was Legit Into It.  And the why is kind of funny; again it’s a case where the obvious Opposites Attract angle is the most obvious but I’m really attracted by the things they have in common (business-mares with a hard-working ethic and a keenly defined sense of Right and Wrong and how to act on it) but then the fact that they’re so different makes those similarities all the more fascinating because of how much even the two of them might not immediately recognize it.

4.) Korra X Asami Sato (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)

Not too long ago this slot probably would have gone to Zuko X Katara, but for this and that reason my passion for that ship has calmed a bit while my interest in this one has ramped up considerably.  Even back in LoK’s first season, once Asami quickly asserted herself as one of if not my very favorite characters in the cast, I found her dynamic with Korra fascinating: though the show initially positioned them as rivals for Mako’s affection, their relationship very quickly became one of mutual admiration; even now that’s a weirdly rare thing between women in mainstream media/fiction, and so it endeared me to the idea of them as a couple very quickly.  But I also thought it would never ever actually happen...which meant that when against all odds, several years later it did, I fell in love with them all over again.

5.) Garnet X Pearl (Steven Universe)

I admit I’m not sure how strictly I’d say I’d ship these two nowadays?  But even so I love this relationship on a lot of different levels, not least of all because it’s probably the one that’s had the rockiest overall course of the five ships listed here.  But as something like the Parents of the Crystal Gems (at least within the original group of four though even when you add in Peridot, Bismuth, and Lapis, the comparison still holds to my mind), they’re also the two who have had to turn to each other the most often for support and guidance.  And I love that as often as that’s a good, positive thing, it can also lead to some very severe difficulties and frustrations as well.  And yet that only makes the relationship itself feel that much richer and thus resonate that much stronger.

Some honorable mentions that just missed the cut:

Luna X Artemis (Sailor Moon)

Adora X Glimmer (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Princess Bubblegum X Marceline (Adventure Time)

Scott Summers X Jean Grey (X-Men)

As for who I tag?  Well as always you only have to engage in this meme if you want to but:

@cviperfan, @bookishdelight, @sally-mun, @robotnik-mun, and @boxlunches

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My Little Pony Re-Watch: Episode 48 Hurricane Fluttershy

*This episode is so good, it almost makes up for all the sins of Putting Your Hoof Down. Almost.

*First of all, Fluttershy dressed as a tree. Aside from Derpy being in the show a lot more, that was probably the first instance where the show actively referenced a fan favorite moment.

*And in the process they created a new fan favorite. The overly muscled up pegasus, dubbed Snowflake by the fandom and then later officially named Bulk Biceps. Which honestly makes more sense. But Bulk Biceps is probably the most popular “background” character to come out of Season 2. Please tell me someone has done fan art of Big Mac and Bulk Biceps interacting? I’m sure it was a riveting conversation.

*Plus there’s a lot of new pegasi characters in this episode. Which is a nice upgrade from Season 1 where they just stuck wings on Ponyville ponies. I know it takes more work to design so many new characters, but I tihnk it makes a difference.

*Like I’ve said, I always get a kick out of learning more about the mechanics of this world. And the pegasi have some of the most interesting jobs of the bunch. In this case having dozens of pegasi fly around to create a vortex, that will lift up a reservoir of water to the weather factory. It’s a pretty cool idea.

*Plus I love the old timey educational video explaining all of this!

*So Fluttershy’s main conflict in this episode is overcoming her past fears to try again. This might seem like a bit of an exaggeration to some, but it’s very realistic. When your bullied and called names for something your already insecure about, it can make you hesitant to ever do it again. Nevermind doing it well. And a good display of what makes Fluttershy such a great character is that after a bit of a pep talk from Rainbow Dash, she decides to at least try, since doing this will help her oldest friend. Showing that she’s willing ot put aside her fears when it counts, which takes guts.

*I also appreciate how supportive Rainbow Dash is in this episode. Considering how important this is to her, she could be way more abrasive towards Fluterhsy and her fears that she doesn’t really understand. Instead she takes the time ot encourage Fluttershy, and that’s what’s going ot get results in this situation. And even when it doesn’t, she doesn’t lose her temper at Fluttershy, but sad that there doesn’t seem to be anything she can do to boost he confidence.

*Fluttershy’s first attempt is also great. She tries a bit and even gets into the flight test for a moment, but then gets lost in her own head swirling with fears of humiliation and teasing that she stops short. Too scared to really try. Which is very realistic. In fact this episode comes with probably one of the most accurate visual depictions of anxiety, ever. Like everybody is staring at you and judging you even if, realistically, most of them probably don’t care much at all.

*You know, we see a lot of Fluttershy caring for the animals in this show, but it’s nice ot see the animals caring for and supporting Fluttershy when she needs it. Even leads into a fun and cute little training montage of Fluttershy trying ot improve her skill. I especially appreciate seeing Angel bunny be so comforting. Almost makes up for what a brat he was in Putting Your Hoof Down. Almost (I am not letting up!)

*Another touch I really like is despite how much Fluttershy trains, and how much she’s determined to be at the top with the other pegasi, she only slightly improves her wing power. and not even coming close to most of the other pegasi. It’s kind of a sobering moment. I don’t think it’s showing that Flutterhsy’s fears are holding her back here. There’s no indication that her fears hindered her at all in the second test. But it’s a moment to show that no matter how hard you try, sometimes you just won’t be as good as the others around you. And that’s an important life lesson that can be tough to portray. But here, it’s incredibly effective. Feeding on Fluttershy’s insecurities of to being good enough

*And also the touch of Twilight and Rainbow Dash trying to support her and try to get her to see her increase in wing power, minimal as it is, as an improvement and accomplishment. It’s little touches like that that make this episode a step up from most other TV shows like it.

*I know this is Fluttershy’s time to shine, but this is also a great Rainbow Dash episode! On top of the amazing support structure surrounding Fluttershy that I’ve mentioned, Rainbow is a great leader to the other pegasi. And when it’s revealed that they’re short several pegasi and may not even be able ot get the job done, never mind break any records, Rainbow still keeps going. Motivates the crowd and is determined to get the job done, even if it won’t bring her the glory of breaking a record. This is by far one of Dashie’s best outings of the early seasons, if not the series!

*Although why Spitfire is just standing on the sidelines doing nothing is anyone’s guess. I get not wanting to interfere when they were trying to break a record, but when the whole water supply is in danger of not getting transferred, maybe a skilled flyer like a Wonderbolt should fly in and help out? No? Alright. Whatever,

*And the moment where Fluttershy decides to join them in the effort is pretty triumphant. A lot of people say this episode is about Fluttershy overcoming her shyness, and while her anxiety is certainly part of the problem, that’s not quite true. This is about Fluttershy overcoming her own self doubt. Thinking that she shouldn’t try at all because she’s not as good as everypony else. But when she summons the courage to try again, she realizes the contribution she can make does make a difference. Even it’s not as big a contribution as the others. She doesn’t reach the same wing power as everyone else, but she does improve, despite her fears of failing. And it’s that push that saves the day.

This is fantastic! Really the only weak point is Spitfire’s lack of assistance, but that’s a very minor nitpick in what is otherwise a very well made episode. The production went the extra mile with the various pegasi, there were points where it was adorable, funny, somber and triumphant. A great look at a fear of inadequacy which most people face but very few pieces of media present the process of dealing with it as well as this episode. I may be biased because it features my favorite character, but this is an episode i would easily recommend to someone who wants to know what makes Friendship is Magic so special. Next Time: Ponyville Confidential!

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Critical Role Miniature Rollout: C2E34

With Andrew Harshman

A summary and review of the minis used on Critical Role.

Two episodes without miniatures and more without Yasha. What a welcome return to sword and board, combat-heavy, high adventure in this episode. Mighty exciting indeed. A reasonably long list of miniature assets and about a half dozen new miniatures to profile and review. 

Rearm yourselves and flush a philanderer, it’s time for Critical Role Miniature Rollout Campaign 2 Episode 34!

The List

Campaign Coins DEVEN RUE COMPASS ROSE

Dwarven Forge Monster Sewer

Dwarven Forge Dungeons

Dwarven Forge Water Tray

Dwarven Forge Erinthor Mountains Set

Dwarven Forge Castle Builder Cube Spacer

Tiny Furniture Agricultural Sacks 

Rusty Dragon Inn Dressing: Crate 

Rusty Dragon Inn Dressing: Barrel

Dwarven Forge Barrel

Axe N Shield Single Flyer Risers - Clear Mithril 

Real Game FX Fog Monster Remote Controlled LED Terrain

Real Game FX Fog Monster Fog Machine

Hero Forge Custom Miniatures Painted By Iron Tusk Painting

Hero Forge Custom XL Beau Miniature Painted By Matthew Mercer 

Steamforged Games Critical Role Miniatures

Elemental Evil #020 Water Elemental

Pathfinder Battles Erasmus, Human Medium

Legends of Golarion #049 Djinni

Blood War #38 Large Water Elemental

Desert of Desolation #32 Rot Scarab Swarm

Deadly Foes #017 Dwarf Slaver

Monster Menagerie #005 Jarhild Stoneforge

Reaper Miniatures Bones Spell Effect: Shadow Tentacles

Archfiends #49 Cursed Spirit

Custom Lollipop Spiritual Weapon

The Monsters

Water Elementals Elemental Evil #020 Water Elemental

Thank the gods this was not a sewer dungeon crawl. Sewage Water Elementals are bad news. Luckily, all the Mighty Nein had to contend with were normie Water Elementals. 

For my money, a good elemental miniature is one that carefully walks the line between looking environmental and looking humanoid. An elemental should look like the element they are made from but at the same time have subtle human physical qualities such as limbs, a face, etc. 

The Elemental Evil Water Elemental looks a little too much like water (as strange as that sounds). The humanoid shape and facial expression are both too vague for my taste, they are too difficult to make out. However, the sculpt, translucent plastic, and paint look brilliant, which mostly makes up for my minor, personal gripe. A very good miniature.

Genie Legends of Golarion #049 Djinni

This is an excellent genie figure. A dynamic pose, sculpt, and nice prepainted paint job. This figure has the appearance of flight without the use of a finicky flight stand and with a physical design that doesn’t compromise the durability of the figure. 

An interesting creative detail is that this genie has a cool looking fancy sword and an equally fancy sheath. But their shapes don’t match! First of all, genies don’t wear pants, so where’s this sheath hangin’? Secondly, can’t a genie just magically summon their equipment? And finally, what’s this genie doin’ with a sheath that doesn’t work with his sword?! It must be a fashion accessory or some sorta sheath-of-holding pocket dimension sheath. And if that’s the case... gimme that magic item! 

Large Water Elemental  Blood War #38 Large Water Elemental

A great example of an elemental miniature that looks like a natural element, but also has recognizable humanoid features. The mini can easily represent a regular body of water or an elemental creature. This figure has a noticeable pair of hands and a face. It looks humanoid without being distracting. And the wave appearance makes it perfect for any adventure with an aquatic, pirate, or surfing theme. 

The Villains

Dwarven Bodyguard  Deadly Foes #017 Dwarf Slaver Mini images in this section sourced from minisgallery.com

It’s nice to have a classically “bad guy” looking dwarf miniature. This is an Uncommon, so it’s relatively easy to get in boosters and is cheap on the miniature aftermarket. Pretty perfect for an encounter involving the large number of lackies from a dwarf-centric evil organization. The quality of the paint and sculpt work makes this a suitable PC or villain miniature as well. 

Other Dwarven Bodyguard Monster Menagerie #005 Jarhild Stoneforge

Get a load of this hairdo! Shaved sides of the head with a french braid. Definitely best in show hair for this episode. Put under that hair a quality action pose with some solid detail work and you’ve got a good mini.

Al Gore Algar Pathfinder Battles Erasmus, Human Medium

A bit of trivia, this miniature appeared previously in the World of WarCraft CelebriD&D Episode as the PC of Troy Baker. This as a great figure from a great line, the Pathfinder Battles Iconic Heroes series. All the Iconic minis are based on the canonical Pathfinder Iconics who are established class archetypes that exist in the Pathfinder universe. 

These characters seem to always get a little extra attention in sculpt resolution and paint work detail. Erasmus has a bunch of awesome details, distinct hair color, fingerless gloves, hand of tarot cards, and even a massive patterned scarf. These all match the original character art and are brought to life in miniature form quite successfully. 

The Spells

Hunger of Hadar Reaper Miniatures Bones Spell Effect: Shadow Tentacles

Hadars gonna hunger. Reaper Miniatures has some really wonderful spell effect miniatures, this one being the most obscure and specific. Very nice minis. If I did not already own an array of tentacle miniatures, I would surely purchase these. Shadow Tentacle is a solid name for a mindflayer btw. 

Hexblade Summoned Specter Archfiends #49 Cursed Spirit

This is a tricky one to identify, not a lot to go on. I reviewed the Alpha and YouTube footage like a bigfoot hunter with the Patterson film. Sadly this was the best angle I could get. The specter that Fjord summons is barely visible along the left side of the above screenshot. I should think we will see this class feature in the future and hopefully we can confirm the identity of this mini then. 

If it is indeed the D&D prepainted Cursed Spirit, I wholeheartedly support the use of this mini. It’s a fine looking ghostly figure. The sculpt and paint is so good it doesn’t have to rely on fancy translucent plastic to appear incorporeal. There is a version of this sculpt that does have translucent plastic, but the lack of paint on that iteration makes it difficult to see the details in the model. I prefer this, the original version.

Closing Remarks

The sluice is loose! What a sweet episode for combat, miniatures, and terrain. Thus far I’m enjoying Nicodranas immensely. 

#criticalroleminiaturerollout

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5. With Magic Thieves/Circus/Flyers? Is that the the right way to ask? (I don't know much about your creations despite following you, sorry)

yeah that’s cool! I am,,, Bad at talking about all of them consistently (or like introducing half of them) lmao I don’t blame you :)

 That’s three different groups so I’m gonna answer for each and you can have more characters semi-introduced maybe ^^

 so five is go on a six hour road trip with (no car radio, you choose who drives), sit next to on a six hour plane flight, sit across from on a six hour train journey

 Magic Thieves (Skir/Elise/Skren/Millicent/Lisetta)

 I’d go on a road trip with Skir but I’d drive so I didn’t necessarily have to focus on what he’s saying lmao. He’d be good for history knowledge on everywhere we were driving to/past (Otherwise Millicent, who would pack us some excellent snacks)

 Sit next to... Elise on a flight, I think. We’d probably just watch films the whole way and talk through them.

sit across from Skren on a train ride! He’d be so excited to go fast and would be glued to the window the whole dang time. Lots of exclamations and he’d be so caught up in everything. Might get wearing, but I think it’d be fun ‘n’ possibly cute to indulge him

Circus (Asin/Miko/Ral/Shiver/Ice)

Asin would get so dang antsy in a car without music so uh maybe not her. Shiver, I think? Wouldn’t feel the need to talk all the dang time but... well, I wouldn’t trust her to not get us lost, so I’d have to be navigator there

None of them are good with flights haha. Asin’s probably best but like she’d music up and tune the heck out.

Miko or Ral for a train journey! Miko would talk with everyone around us and get distracted entertaining kids. Ral would probably crack out a deck of cards and win every game and claim he’s not cheating but y’know.

and last but not least

 The Flyers (Ifernia/Saich/Miroth)

I’d take Miroth on a road trip. She’d make sure we have plenty of rest stops and that I wasn’t  getting too tired driving etc. Many snacks, but probably healthy ones (as opposed to Millicent, who would be on baked goods all the dang way)

I’d shove Ifernia in a plane just for the absolute delight in her affrontry (she has wings she doesn’t need this but... it’s nice not to expend the energy she guesses)

Saich on a train ride? We’d start off reading and then end up discussing whatever we’re reading in a semi-intellectual way

shove a number and three names/a character grouping in my inbox

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Taking a Shallow Breath Ch 7

|Harry Potter | Fanfiction | PG-13 | in-progress | Ch: 3706 words

Ships: Rose/Scorpius, canon and others | FF.net

Romance friendship comedy family & drama | starts super silly- will get more serious as we go. 

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Ch 1 | Ch 2 | Ch 3 | Ch 4 | Ch 5 | Ch 6 

A person's front door can say a great deal about them.

Some people enjoy choosing grande hand-carved doors that have history, and speak of times of old. Scorpius tended to like people who chose such doors. It meant they appreciated artistry, quality, and could embrace the unique. They also had a flair for drama. Rose loved those kinds of doors.

Some people prefer the clean lines of an Edwardian door. These usually put more effort into the knobs, hinges, and door-knockers than the wood itself. They speak of someone who enjoys details, while being beyond the fuss of the overly grande, and relatively down to earth. Scorpius had such a door.

There were also doors filled with character but no artistry. Albus had such a door. It was beaten up from years of use, a faded orange color, and the number six hung down so that it looked like a nine. He had a shoddy matt out front with stripes, and though it was anything but put together, it had a certain charm about it.

And finally there was the red hunk of metal Brad had the audacity to call a door.

It bore no decoration- there wasn't even a welcome matt: just a cold steel handle, highly glossy red metal and a black peep hole. It spoke of someone slick like the varnish, cool like the metal, and flashy like that atrocious tomato red.

Scorpius hated that door.

What he hated even more was that he had been staring at it for one hour, nineteen minutes, and ten seconds.

"Rose! Open this door! This is getting ridiculous!" yelled Brad.

One hour, nineteen minutes, and fifteen seconds with the poncy owner himself.

"Calling her actions ridiculous will hardly entice her to leave," Scorpius drawled from the floor.

Brad tried another spell. The door glowed blue then turned garish red again.

"You've also tried that spell already," said Scorpius, rubbing at the bridge of his nose. "Rose's Charms are the best. Get a magical locksmith: I doubt drawing up contracts for overpaid Quidditch stars has improved your charms enough to worm your way in."

Scorpius was satisfied to see Brad's shoulders tense. Until Brad, Scorpius had never met someone he could not get a rise out of when he wanted to. He had never seen the man lose his cool, which made Al's theory that 'Bert' was not human slightly more plausible.

"It's a Sunday. Magical Locksmiths are like banks and private practice Healers- closing at the merest hint of a Holiday or weekend." Brad leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. "Rose's Uncle is a cursebreaker... Perhaps I could get him to open the door."

"If you want the whole Weasley family to know your personal business with Rose, by all means do," said Scorpius. "I'm sure her father would be keen to know why his only daughter has barricaded herself."

Brad blanched.

"You know, this is probably the most I've ever heard you talk, Scorpius."

Scorpius stoically did not mention he despised Brad and generally made excuses to escape his company.

"I suppose I just don't see enough of you and Al, though I think Al orchestrates that. He seems to rather despise me. If it weren't for the fact that he and Rose were cousins ,I'd think he were jealous."

"He is very protective of Rose," Scorpius said with a schooled shrug.

"As are you."

Scorpius remained silent. He didn't like where Brad was probing with this conversation.

"You know, there is a closeness between you and Rose I quite envy at times..."

"Perhaps, if you weren't so busy negotiating with Melrose Fenwick, you could spend time with Rose," said Scorpius.

"We spend plenty of time together," Brad said with a raunchy smile that made Scorpius roll his eyes. "But I still envy your friendship. Sometimes I even worry she tells you things she would never tell me."

"I wouldn't know. I'm not privy to your private conversations, after all." Scorpius could not recall being more uncomfortable. He hoped this would bring an end to this intimate look into Brandon Bradley's perspective. He came from a family where you were taught to never reveal your weaknesses, or worries, for fear they would be exploited later. Being a Slytherin only further enforced this. Scorpius had very few people he trusted with his insecurities, secrets and dreams. Brad would never be one of them, and he had no idea why Brad felt the need to share such details with him.

"She's incredibly special, you know? I even wonder how I was lucky enough to catch her."

Scorpius had pondered that subject many a time.

"I don't pretend to understand your relationship, but your friendship means a great deal to her, so whatever it is you're holding against me, I hope we can move past it. I know she'd appreciate it if we got along," said Brad.

Scorpius resisted a gaffaw.

Either Brad was very shrewd, or he was a much more gracious person than Scorpius had thought him. He hoped it was the former, that way his continued hatred would feel even more just. Was he trying to weasel something of a confession out of Scorpius?

Or maybe he was hoping to use Scorpius as a way to quickly earn Rose's forgiveness.

Scorpius had never cared much for Brad. The man was much too keen to have everyone's approval, an attribute Scorpius disdained. What tolerance he had for Brad dipped when he took up with Rose three years prior- but following the proposal, Scorpius found it hard to recall one pleasant thing about him. If someone like Rose could manage to stand the bastard, he had to have at least one redeeming feature, and after thinking, Scorpius discovered it. He had clean fingernails. There! That was surely enough for karma's sake.

Looking at the shiny door, Scorpius could make out their reflections as they sat together. At first glance one might think the rivals friends.

What if they were friends? Wouldn't Rose appreciate it? Wouldn't Scorpius have more opportunities to sabotage Brad and leave him in a crying mess on the floor for others to mock?

Scorpius felt a bit ill. It was uncomfortable to come to terms with how deeply rooted and savage his feelings towards Brad had become.

The most ruthless part of him wanted to sabotage Brad in every way. He did not want to stop at just stealing Rose, but hurt Brad's reputation, and leave him gutted. He wanted revenge against the ponce for ever having taken Rose's time and attention.

He shook his head to rid himself of this dangerous territory of thought. He never considered himself spiteful- though he had been known as a bit harsh at times, he was nothing if not fair. He was not terribly fluent in underhanded dealings, only ever dabbling in them when necessary, for he had always regarded himself as above that. He was a pillar of virtue, compared to many of the Slytherins he knew.

Of course, being friendly with Brad could have other benefits, like research on how to get Rose to see all the faults in him Scorpius and Al did. He would finally end the hold Brad had on Rose's affections, and if Brad would suffer, so be it.

"Yes, she would appreciate us getting along," Scorpius finally conceded.

"I'm willing to try."

"And I'm willing... to look past your atrocious taste in architectural features."

Brad laughed.

"Yeah, it's not quite as classic as your tastes-"

"That's one way to put it," said Scorpius with a raised brow at the door.

"I suppose that's why you're the architect."

"I don't have any business cards with me, but feel free to floo my secretary. It needs an overhaul, if not for taste's sake, then for your neighbors'. I would have lodged a complaint years ago."

"You know, it's been over an hour," Brad said, deftly changing the subject. "Part of me is wondering if she's in there or not."

Scorpius turned his head to the side. A spark of thought burgeoned within him. Rose was not there at all... and he had a reasonably good idea of where to find her. The more he thought on it, the more he felt the need to leave immediately.

"Well, it seems there is nothing I can do to rectify this situation. I suppose I'm going to go home," he said, hoping Brad took no notice of his sudden inspiration. Brad didn't seem concerned, so Scorpius took his leave, doing his best to look unhurried. The moment the doors closed on the the elevator he apparated.

He was immediately in the familiar alleyway near Marylebone High Street. Of all the wizard inventions, how they had not managed to get better apparating points, he was unsure. The alley had the same long abandoned posters featuring bands he had never heard of, and long-forgotten flyers of past classes liberally lining its its brick walls. At one point people must have passed by this area quite often, but the foreclosed building at the end of the alley looked like it hadn't seen people in a decade. It was a shame, really, as it was built rather handsomely, and with a few spells and layers of paint, it would be a grande place for a business of some sort.

He walked fast as he could without gaining unwarranted attention, until coming to the dark blue doors of the museum.

"Malfoooy!" he heard a voice trill from inside. Vanessa, a plump genial woman called him from the desk. The bubbly woman had worked there ever since its opening, she told him some years ago. She seemed an odd fit for the quiet rooms of the small museum, especially as her trilling laugh would echo off the walls disturbing the guests. He fished in his pockets to pay her for admission. "Don't you try to pay us. You and Rose are in here often enough, it wouldn't be right to ask you to pay each time."

"Fine, but I swear I'll manage to pay you eventually," Scorpius said, re-pocketing a muggle bill. "Is Rose in her usual spot?"

"Oh yes! Same as usual," Vanessa said with a laugh. Scorpius gave her a nod of thanks, before making his way into the gallery. A few turns and flights of stairs, and he was able to see Rose's bright hair. She sat alone on her bench, firmly staring at the painting front of her. Her hand tried to sneakily remove a piece of chocolate from her purse. The purse crinkled in a way that made him suspect this was not her first piece of the day.

"I believe it's against the rules to bring in outside food or drink," said Scorpius, pointing to the sign above her head that said 'no outside food or drink.'

"It doesn't say anything about chocolate," she said pushing another chocolate into her mouth, and licking her fingers. She moved the purse, almost overflowing with wrappers, to the side. Whether she moved it to make room for him to sit, or to conceal how many chocolates she had eaten, he was not sure.

He silently sat on the proffered spot, though not without spelling away a pair of chocolate finger prints from the seat.

Rose continued to chew, a look of consternation wrinkling her brow. She had a bit of chocolate in the corner of her mouth.

"Here." He handed her a handkerchief. She wretched it from his hand and wrathfully swiped at her face.

"Are you all done depriving the greater Western Hemisphere of cocoa, or should I wait until we can roll you out the door?"

Rose scowled at him.

"You're not going to hex me into the wall like your fiance, are you?" he asked.

"I would never do that in a museum!" Rose replied, scandalized. "But once we're out of here, there are definitely no guarantees."

"Good to know. You should never warn your enemies, though," he replied, patting his wand.

"That's such a Slytherin thing to say!"

"And that's such a a Gryffindor response!" he mocked.

They sat in companionable silence, staring at Rose's favorite painting "La Belle Dame Sans Merci." Scorpius suspected she loved it because of the featured temptress who had hair every bit as red and wild as Rose's. Everything about it was like a person were in a mythical dream. The redheaded woman who held an otherworldly grace of temptation, the grande steed, the bright glow of the knight's armor; all of it created a picture one could get lost in. Rose attempted to get lost in it weekly, and sometimes more.

"O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, alone and palely loitering?" Rose recited.

"Besides having to put up with your wild temper, and a bad case of asthma, I'm doing fairly well," Scorpius laughed.

"It's from the poem the painting is based on, dimwit," said Rose.

"I knew that and was being ironic, swot."

"Who wrote the poem it's based on, prat?" she challenged.

"Keats, gasbag. I do occasionally listen when you go into your long speeches about paintings."

"You're on my good side again, then. Plus, I didn't feel like being a human thesaurus any longer. Want to get going?"

Scorpius acquiesced and they left the museum, Rose leading the way. With them, a good teasing argument usually settled any disagreement. The cool air gave Rose a lovely flush under her spattering of freckles. They walked in silence before Scorpius suddenly asked the question:

"Was there a particular reason you were so miffed at me, earlier? With Al and Brad it was fairly obvious, but me..."

Rose stopped at a window display and feigned interest in the vases there.

"So, was there a reason, or were you just exercising your right as a redhead to have a perilously short temper?"

"I was just a bit mad at you for escalating the argument with Brad, really," she said coolly. "All your annoying asides didn't help an already difficult situation."

"Ah, and here I thought you were jealous of my orgy with Lily and Mags," said Scorpius, demeanor calm.

Rose made a face and tossed her hair over her shoulder.

"You wouldn't do that," she stated firmly. Scorpius silently watched her reflection, eyebrow arched.

"Or at least Mags and Lily wouldn't do that. I'm still... unsure about your moral ambiguity."

"Hmm," he replied, seeing her flustered expression. "I must admit I can be very morally ambiguous. I suppose I'll just have to depend on you to rehabilitate me."

Scorpius then did something reckless. He was standing intimately close to her and took a curl from her forehead and pushed it to the side, his fingers grazing her pale brow. She seemed to hold her breath, but he could still smell the chocolate in it. Her blue eyes deepened, her delicate and inviting lips opened as her eyelids started to flutter shut. But suddenly Rose backed away with a great jerk and the spell was broken.

"Very funny, you dirty minded thing," she exclaimed, with an overdone laugh. "So! What were they doing in your apartment? Besides the 'orgy'— you can leave those details for someone who cares."

"They decided my wardrobe needed an update."

"I like your old clothes better."

"Lily sort of insisted—"

"Since when do you listen to anyone's advice on anything?"

Scorpius rolled his eyes. Rose always had an answer for everything, one of her traits that both annoyed and endeared her to him. In this case, though, she was chattering to keep him at bay.

"Well, perhaps this little experiment in fashion proves I am right in not listening to people's advice," he said. "But I do not want to argue about it anymore, Rose."

"Scorpius! Rose!" they heard from down the street.

They turned to see Lily bounding towards them. Scorpius supposed Al had told her about Rose's little street.

He was going to give a greeting when Lily pressed herself against him and kissed him. Had she been someone else, he imagined he would have greatly enjoyed such a kiss. It was far too long for propriety, and left him rather dazed as one of her hands snaked its way into his hair. After a few moments of her exploring his molars with her tongue she popped off of his face and gave him a sultry grin.

"Hullo, lover."

"Hi," he said with a great breath, trying not to pull a face.

"Hi..." Rose said in such a cantankerous way that Scorpius suddenly realized what had just transpired. Her expression looked somewhere between confusion, distaste and anger.

"So... What are you doing here?" Scorpius let out, his mind catching up to the situation as rapidly as it could. He would have to ask her to refrain from such kisses in the future as it muddled his brain.

"Brad Flooed me and told me what happened. We started looking in all the spots she might be, and I knew Rose comes here often enough. I'm not surprised you were the one to find her first. I definitely am going to give you another examination tonight."

Scorpius glanced between the two women, Lily giving him a rather convincing besotted look, and Rose giving an incredulous stare.

"Well," Scorpius swallowed, and calmed steadied himself before letting out the most stupid lie of his life.

"As you can see... Lily and I... We're involved."

"Involved," Rose repeated flatly.

"Wait a moment," Lily said before giving him a swat. "You haven't told her yet?"

"No," he said coming back to speed. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Rose. It just sort of ... happened."

"A few months ago, actually," Lily added. Albus was right. Lily was an incredibly adept liar, and continued to play her role perfectly. "With all the wedding plans he didn't want to distract from you and Brad, but I thought he must have told you by now."

Rose shook her head.

"No... No he didn't tell me a thing."

"We ok?" Scorpius asked, trying to look her in the eye.

She hesitated, then gave them a smile, never looking him in the eye.

"It's fine," she said. "Really, it is. There isn't always a time to say those kinds of things the way you want to. I guess that explains your taking her fashion advice."

"I'm glad you feel that way," Lily said breezily. "On another note, Brad is worried– and we need to do some tests on Scorpius to see what he's allergic to. Why don't you go back to your apartment and then we can figure out your flower arrangement?"

"Why don't we meet at your place, then Floo him, Lily?" Rose supplied. "We could apparate there right now, in fact. You've been to her place before, right Scorpius?"

Scorpius dumbly nodded. He had never been to Lily's home. He didn't even know if it was in London. Lily gave him a panicked look.

"Are you sure you want to come directly with us? Don't you want some alone time with Brad?" Lily asked.

"It's ok," Rose said, looking between Scorpius and Lily. "You two don't want alone time do you?"

Scorpius and Lily exchanged awkward glances.

"No no! There will plenty of time for us to be alone again when you're on your honeymoon," Lily supplied quickly. "But, uh, why don't you go ahead, and we'll meet you there. I have something private to tell him."

Rose made one of her faces. "Right... Well, see you there in a minute, then."

As she walked away, Lily gave her a little wave. Her other hand snaked into Scorpius' back pocket and gave it a squeeze that made him jump from her.

They could distantly hear Rose's apparation.

"Oh, God! She's going to my apartment! Why did you say you had been to my apartment?"

"I couldn't very well say I hadn't been to my girlfriend's place, could I?"

"Yes! Yes you could have! You won't know where any of my shit is, which will be a dead giveaway! Rose isn't stupid, remember?" Lily spat, clearly aggravated. "Are you sure you're a Slytherin? Because you are pathetic at this whole 'plotting' thing."

"I'm sorry, it's a bit hard to concentrate when your tongue is exploring my esophagus and your hand keeps grabbing my bum. Overkill much?".

"Ok, so I was a bit demonstrative. I'll try to hold back from making her jealous," Lily growled. "God, this is awkward as fuck."

"I agree with your sentiment," Scorpius said, giving her a look of distaste.

Lily rolled her eyes. "I could never date anyone so stuck up."

"Next time warn me before you touch me with that filthy mouth of yours," he said, leading the way to the Apparition point.

"Don't make me get those bouquets from the wedding, Asthma Boy!"

"Perhaps we can stick more to witty banter instead of wagging tongues, if you think you can manage."

"Fine. No more unexpected wagging-tongues. She'll get so jealous that you're arguing with me, instead of her, she'll dump Brad immediately," she said dryly.

"Well, at least warn me a bit. It befuddles the mind," he said. "And I need it to stay sharp for all the 'plotting' I'm so pathetic at."

"Let's just Apparate," she said holding his arm a bit too firmly.

Scorpius felt a squeeze around his chest. He hoped it was just due to the side-along apparition, and not nerves at having begun a farce that meant continually lying to his best and oldest friend.

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