#bc dana is one of the first people to care for her like this and she latches onto that

[aldasart]

years ago a cleric said to a tiefling "don't touch me!" And it spawned a long frienemyship. Now years later. The phrase is repeated....but between fwbuddies instead

[pinkfey]

since we're on the topic of mandated besties i wanna talk abt dana and liara bc i tripped the other day and got really into them

[necrotic-nephilim]

18, 19, 20, 22!

for the chose violence ask game!

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

oh SO SO many things. so many things this fandom sleeps on, by proxy of a lot of people not reading the comics. i think the fandom is sleeping on the fact that Jason was Red Robin before Tim. i think the fandom is sleeping on Batman: Prodigal, the *first* time Dick was Batman and Tim was Robin with him and how they bonded during that era, when it was just them. (the DickTim potential. it's all i'm saying.) i think the fandom is sleeping on Helena Bertinelli in *general* and her connections to the Batfam. i think the fandom sleeps on the family that the Bats have outside of the Batfam. (ie: Cass' siblings, Damian's family on his mother's side, Dick's sister, Steph's mom, etc) i could go on forever. but i think the main thing is family, just bc to me i always find it odd when the Batfam are stripped of their family and important relationships outside of their little sphere bc i find it wildly unrealistic and boring and sometimes i wonder if the fandom knows these characters even exist.

19. you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

BAD PARENTS JANET AND JACK DRAKE. it's my guilty pleasure. and i KNOW it's not canon and OOC from the information we have. i even actually really enjoy Jack Drake as a character and i especially enjoy Dana Winters, Tim's step-mom. in canon i find these relationships are really nuanced and rich. but for fanon? everytime i will always lean into the Drakes sort of sucking. i'm just unhinged for concepts where they're cartoonishly neglectful, members of the Court of Owls, literal criminals/psychopaths, etc. it's so fun to add that layer of nuance to Tim even though the whole point of Tim was he was a normal kid with a normal life who happened to find out Bruce Wayne was Batman. like i will always defend Jack Drake when discussing canon. but i will write him as an evil, evil bastard in fics. i can't explain it. it just calls to me.

20. part of canon you found tedious or boring

when Bludhaven blew up and the whole One Year Later thing. it felt sloppy and so fucking needlessly petty on behalf of Dan Didio. he wanted to kill *one* character he had a hate boner for, and an entire city gets nuked and then we flash forward a year? it's just such needless writing. it's tedious to work around in fanfiction and i always ignore the entire thing. nothing about it was done to develop Dick or any other character, or done to have real consequences and a thought out plot compared to things like No Man's Land, it was just Dan Didio trying to kill off Nightwing. so i don't like it. i also found the era when Jason was Wingman pretty boring. i think it could've been fun to try to pivot Jason's character but the whole thing is bland to me and i ignore it, even as a pre-Flashpoint Jason stan. also, the entirety of War Games. but i wouldn't say i find that boring, more-so i find it infuriating how much the writers despised Stephanie Brown and bent over backwards to make her the villain and put so much destruction on the back of a teenage girl just trying to be good. also i find most Crisis Events tedious and i ignore them. i simply cannot be made to care.

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

oh this is so tough to answer without repeating answers from above oh god. i think the fact that Helena made Cass' Batgirl suit is a big one for me, and that she was briefly Batgirl. there are so many interesting things to be done with Cass wearing a suit that Helena made instead of making her own. and that the mouth covering is something we associate with Cass' verbal issues, but it was Helena who put it there first, meaning Cass didn't pick it, but she leaned into it anyway. i think you could do a lot with that character wise. also Bette Kane. i would like her to stop being ignored. oh and the entirety of Knightfall. how is such a massive arc in the comics largely glossed over by the fandom, i will never understand that there isn't at least *mention* of Jean-Paul in fics where Tim is Robin.

oh ALSO my favorite thing, that Dick has hallucinated Jason multiple times while Jason was dead. that will never leave my mind. the common thread of most of the Batfam hallucinating people is just neat in general.

[route-to-eutopia-if]

Will gender of ROs matter? I saw Vegaris has different manners in the butterfly effect post. Can u introduce them more?

It does matter! And that’s because 1) the society treats them differently and 2) their personality for either counterpart cultivated from how people treated them in the past. It’s a two way street situation. Simple as it may sound, it is also because of their race/species/social status

I will talk about each of the ROs more in upcoming teasers. But for now

From strikingly different to almost the same;

Vegaris

F!Vegaris and M!Vegaris are smh almost two separated beings—That is because their position as an Alter and how they perceive things growing up in the society where most Alters are viewed as another class of creatures. The way they carry themselves is different. Female Vegaris can be a bit more carefree, especially around you. But Male Vegaris will be on-guard and rarely relax himself around other people. There’s a reason why both behave the way they do. And yes, I cannot say yet bc it’s major spoiler.

Sandalphon

First of all, the reason why both Sandals are so much different in their manners, their behaviors (mostly internal turmoils) is because their different positions as one’s mother and one’s father.

F!Sandalphon will always be judged upon if she shows any emotions towards people esp her kid, being a single-mom in the parliament full of men is not easy. Her opinions often taken as less valid just because of her role as a guardian and a mother. She wants to spend a lot of time with D but couldn’t—if she does, it will allow people to criticize her as fragile. Being a mother without a partner already tainted her image as a failure so she couldn’t afford to do that.

Overall, F!Sandal is more on edge than her counterpart. Hence, whenever she’s near you (and if you do choose your sex as a female) she looks way more relaxed and true to herself.

M!Sandalphon thinks he has to be there for his kid, but because of his duty as a Dean of Regency, he tends to suppress himself from doing things that’s not aligned w his duties (like showing that he cares when it’s not that necessary) and against his public image. He may look like a cold father to D and can appear to be a bit distant to others, but he will always have soft spot for you. Since you’re forbidden to leave your own place, he always does things that he couldn’t do with D to you (just like his counterpart-self), and you may take it like he is smh trying to redeem himself through you.

M!Sandal is a bit harder to read since he is so consumed by social standards that were forced upon himself that he looks like he has lost himself along the way. But he is more calm when it comes to D’s matters while F!Sandal will be a bit more protective and upfront.

In conclusion, both of Sandalphon really needs a warm hug. But they just don’t know that they do.

Dana/Darren

Just like the other two, Dana will behave a bit more careful and collected meanwhile Darren radiates with perfectly built (but also glass-like) confidence because of social norms on their respective gender.

Dana’s list of groom candidates exhaust her but she cannot let it get her. Meanwhile she is not allowed to act like she doesn’t care either so it’s hard to place herself in a position where she would be neither considered as ‘too emotional’—nor ‘not rigid enough for a Dean’s daughter’. So once she’s granted the official permission with her Chosen husband-to-be, she behaves accordingly to her part and now projecting more confident than she ever was. She has a lifeline to grasp now. And she couldn’t afford to fail like her mother/father.

Darren is not that different in that regard, he was just forced to hide that he is afraid of what came after, internally speaking he is even more unstable than his counterpart because he never learnt to deal with not being ‘the Face’ of Stargazer community unlike Dana who suspected that she will need to face the reality of not living up to your own name ever since she was a girl due to her parent’s reputation. But both are equally acting on a role that does not fit themselves, and always working hard to protect their image.

It seems like I can more about the latter two because it was expected from their intro descriptions. But Vegaris is… I can’t really say anything before the demo is dropped. So sorry, Anon!!

[ammonitetheseaserpent]

AAAAAAAA I NEED TO TALK ABT THE NEW EP-

I didn’t think the ep would give me something to talk about so quickly (I’m only just putting this post out now bc I had to get my thoughts in order) but this episode gave the Collector a whole new layer to their character and aaaaaaa I need to talk about it! They’ve further expanded this character’s status as a foil to both King (via the new Collector species) and Luz (via the Collector reliving her adventures as well as his use of character-trope-y terms when describing Eda). They’ve got DUALITY just like I’ve been sayiiinnnng! And we can finally see more of what Dana meant when she called him morally grey!

First of all, the Collector is ah. very messed up - no fault of their own, though. He’s a god raised by a collective who (from what can be gleaned from this ep) view and treat mortals more like servants or items than people. Then he was under the thrall of Belos - and while he clearly wasn’t solely responsible for twisting the Collector’s morals, it definitely couldn’t have helped to be around someone who didn’t view anyone currently around him as people.

Now though, through their interactions w/ their first good influence in King, we see the more “good” aspects of them shining through - ones that kinda conflict with what they were taught. On one hand, they’re oblivious to the level of fear they cause, but on the other, he’s vehemently opposed to the idea of actually hurting people (Titans at the very least). On one hand, he has no qualms about and sees no issue with turning people into living puppets, but on the other, their interactions with François tell us that he does have some sense of boundaries. Granted, there’s a high likelihood that, where they are right now, he’d only be this caring and considerate to Titans (who are only like. a few steps below the Collectors), but the capacity’s still there.

The biggest difference between him and the rest of their kind, though, is that he’s a child - a deeply traumatized child. We don’t know much about what they’ve been through (yet), but it’s clearly left one hell of a mark. I’d also like to refer to a previous post, where I mentioned that them being a child/having that sense of malleability and innocence is a double-edged sword. It’s the thing that means they see (almost) no issue with how the others taught him to think and act - but it also might be the thing that allows him room for their mind to be changed, for him to be shown the error of their ways and what they’ve been taught. And I really want to see how that plays out - how those little good-aspect-seeds might grow, how he might grow because gggrrrggggrfhgf they’re such an inTERESTING CHARACTER-

[i-mybrunettelady]

1, 6, 13 & 15 for Trammander ⚔🌱

1, 7, 11, and 22 for Elion 🔥🦁

For the 🌶🌶🌶 asks! 😏

spicy asks good <3

trammander

6. Any place they absolutely would not have sex?

a temple and anywhere in public. for them, sex is for the bedroom only - or for when you're alone, anyhow. especially for nyra, who's very careful about who she lets see her scars and in what manner of (un)dress.

q1. Are there any names they like to be called in bed/names they call their partner? Any names they wouldn’t use/can’t stand?

i don't think they're the types for pet names in general, although does trahearne's lyss count as a pet name if it's a nickname only he uses? they both laugh at baby, sweetheart, darling (though she doesn't mind dear heart.)

one thing i will say is that when she's domming, nyra doesn't like any titles used for her. she has enough of them in her job already. she doesn't need another for when she's having sex.

13. Morning vs evening sex—do they have a preference?

she's whatever about the time, but he prefers morning sex before he gets to work because he does work a lot still, only not in pact business. although, there is something about early evening horny things in billiard rooms for nyra, and has been ever since she was a teen and had her first sexual experiences.

15. Describe their favorite sexual encounter.

for trahearne, it's their first time having sex after zhaitan fell, where the airship crew of the glory of tyria cleared the top floor just for them to do it and everyone else was like... 'sure.' for nyra, it's when they had sex for the first time after their reunion in the eye of the north during icebrood saga, when she was injured by bangar's arrow.

elion

q1. Are there any names they like to be called in bed/names they call their partner? Any names they wouldn’t use/can’t stand?

el calls liv daddy when he's subbing, and he himself prefers sir when he's domming. granted, he doesn't sub for anyone but liv, but like. it's what he likes. on his end, liv accepts daddy willingly, has grown to be quite turned on by it, and just doesn't do any insults whatsoever for himself or his partner. he's a soft dom.

7. Are they into (consensual) pain during sex? Either giving or receiving

girl,, el is one kinky mofo, you bet he's into pain,,, i wouldn't call him a masochist, but he does like his sex to err on the side of pain. liv isn't, but painplay isn't huge for el, so he doesn't really need it to get off. he also prefers receiving pain to giving it, but he just likes the sensation of it.

11. Are they attracted to anyone (specific person or just negative qualities) they really shouldn’t be?

liv: was attracted to rytlock, who is of a much higher station and also his half-sister's on and off boyfriend. he's also the uncle to a cub of rytlock's, by his sister dana. that being said, he's also attracted to domineering personalities, for better or for worse.

el: the whole thing with cadeyrn is the one that sticks out, bc they were just so bad for each other, and ended with el slitting cadeyrn's throat, so like,,, does this count?

22. Favorite thing/part about sex—intimacy, role-playing, etc.

liv: intimacy, for sure. he likes the softness it allows him to show his partners, and he loves making people feel good and feel loved, and in return, he feels good too! he's a service top :)

el: experimentation. like many things in life, sex is new ways of discovering the world, and much less offensive one than live experimentation. he has such fun with sex, has few things he isn't willing to try, and it's just another way for him to flex his curiosity muscles for sure :>

[skittidyne]

if the cast of htkg gets stranded somewhere w no food who is the first to suggest cannibalism and who is the first to get cannibalized?

vivienne is the one who suggests it 10 minutes in as a joke(?). hell she probably suggested it on the ride that crashed or however they got stuck there.

but hmmmm time for bullet points! my beloved

if thomas is there he and vivienne are pointing fingers at each other and shrieking "THAT ONE THAT ONE THAT ONE" the entire time everyone else debates calmly/tearfully

dana is the one who has read an uncomfortable amount of stranded/disaster/the rook stories and is the first to point out the logistics of it, but not the first to make the Serious Suggestion

i don't see how she'd be this stupid but i think it'd be really really funny if christine tearfully volunteered to get eaten and someone had to quietly take her aside and go "sweetie no. you're not corporeal we can't eat you"

actually emil/christine/kirara are probably too lucky and avoid this mess entirely. (i don't know how dana doesn't avoid it, then. i like her nerdiness coming out in this dark way too much.)

like dana comes into this conversation with FOOTNOTES.

codi and thomas, the ones who kill Many Things for a living but never butcher them, just kinda shrug and nod and go "yeah that makes sense" when dana points out how careful they would have to be with a body to preserve it for food rather than just murdering someone for funsies

sam probably opens his mouth to volunteer and isaac bodychecks him to keep him down and out of the conversation for the rest of the night. isaac would be very pro-cannibalism of other people but no one's getting a two-for-one special on his watch.

you can't eat demons anyway, even if you could safely drain them of their blood

also. ngl. the whole bad luck thing kinda means vivienne would do it, but she can't die, sooooooo.

"well why can't we just cut off an arm or two instead? we don't have to KILL a person" "and let them bleed to death? we have no real medical supplies either" and meanwhile isaac is like "my time has come" (bc cauterization)

actually this scenario would have to have all of the nonhumans (aside from sam) kept away because otherwise they would be way too into eating the humans and there wouldn't even be a debate. they'd just pick a person and go to town. the extra funny part being that it would take weeks before a spirit would get to that starving desperation level versus how quickly a human would

mark probably gets killed and eaten first just for being so damn annoying and no one wants to deal with a mindreader when they're all stuck in Dark Thought town, anyway. if brynja is there, she probably kills everyone else in a fit of rage. if brynja is not there, she will kill everyone else in a fit of rage later.

man this could get really fucked up really fast if megan was there; they really could just start carving hunks and limbs off of each other and just heal the wound to stop death. good ending, maybe? or more horrifying? (mark probably still gets killed for being so damn annoying.)

[braintapes]

21, 30, 7 hehe

21. Art styles nothing like your own but you like anyways

Art styles that rely heavily on linework, or a solid ink kinda style, are SUPER cool. My usual style is 'glob of colors exploded haphazardly onto the canvas' so anything involving a lot of tiny detail ESPECIALLY with the lines makes me go heart eyes. I also really enjoy cartoony, exaggerated styles. I love love love super stylized facial expressions, they're SO fun.

Some examples of artists/artwork I really like and am inspired from:

Niccillustrates has a beautiful style that features solid, largely unshaded colors and gorgeous linework/inking, which is most obvious in their Undertale fan art. Seems like they've taken down a lot of their older stuff which is a shame, this piece is one of my absolute all time favorite inspirations of mine. The little lines in everything, especially the flowers...AGH!!! Here's a more recent work! The contrast is gorgeous and I adore the shapes in this so much.

Retroautomaton's art has this overall pleasantness and smoothness to it that makes me feel like I'm drinking a milkshake, but like in visual form. Here's a few pieces I especially like. The fluidity and sense of movement in the lines/figures along with the bright, poppy colors is just!!! so lovely!!!!

ArtsyDudeJude's pieces are so EXPRESSIVE!!! The way he really pushes facial expressions in particular is super inspiring - all his original character design stuff in general is tbh. I look at linework like his and go. man I couldn't do that but it looks SO GOOD. Here's some of my favorites!

Last one I swear but I wanna mention my pal Dana, RedEyesRetroDragon on here! The way she stylizes characters is SO fun and dynamic I love it a lot. I don't know barely a thing about ygo BUT I care these guys bc of Dana's art. PLUS her inking!!!! Holy woah! LOOK AT THIS PIECE!!! AND THIS ONE!!

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated?

Hmm this is hard! Usually when I get reception on my art it's really kind and lovely and when I don't, I generally chalk it up to people just not being online/not seeing it at that time so I don't worry too much about it.

I suppose...since I draw a lot of fanart, it's easier for my original stuff to sort of slip by the wayside. So I'll use this one as an opportunity to gush a bit about this piece I did a little while ago!

People have left some really kind and sweet comments on it so I can't say it's underrated but it is my favorite original piece I've ever done. I felt clever about the caption because you can see it a few different ways - maybe 'taking form' refers to the canvas, reaching out and taking over the person. Or maybe the person is reaching IN, merging with the painting. Maybe the painting isn't taking form as in stealing, but taking form as in manifesting itself a human body. The possibilities are endless! Also I like the silly goofy expression here <3

OH AND WHILE I'M HERE. This piece is also not underrated but this was pretty cool too.

7. A medium of art you don't work in but appreciate

SO MANY!!!!! But the first one that comes to mind is photography! Photography is so cool and fascinating and while I don't think I could ever get /super/ into it, I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for the craft! A good photograph is SOOO satisfying to look at, like it's literally the art of composition and lighting!! How cool is that??

ALSO music!!! Gah I want to make my own music so badly!!! But there's SO MANY building blocks I'm finding it kind of difficult to learn. That said I have such an appreciation for people who make songs and sounds and things!! OH AND SOUND EFFECTS. EDITING. THAT'S AN ART TOO AND I LOVE IT.

Production work in general!!! To me it's art and it's beautiful and I want to be a part of it. If I could have any job in the world no questions asked, I would want to work in stage lighting. Concerts, theatre, idc, that kinda work is right up my alley. There's just something I adore about like, all the little details that go into making a production work that most people don't think about or notice because it's designed not to be noticed, but people still worked on it!!! People still put their time and effort and craftsmanship into it! <3 <3 <3

this is about to turn into a whole essay about all the different art mediums i love efjkdshajhg Sorry this is so long but i really can gush for hours about this stuff. Thank you so SO much for sending these!!!

[luckyqueenreign]

Suresh Route Summary Eps 30

Ok Suresh Girlies 💖 as promised here's what you can expect from Episodes 30 Spoilers under the cut...31 and 32 will be dropping ASAP

Ep 30...starts where we left off at recoupling and you need to decided where you will stick or switch with Alfie. I chose to stick and he walks out with MEERA. But the game literally doesn't care about the rules 🙄 and you have to pick a casa boy...I chose Nicolas...so just choose a casa boy from the start to save yourself the shame. Kat and Finn both decided to stick.

Eddie and Johnny are sent home. Eddie goes out Lexi style and is suuuuuupppppper pissed at Dana

The girls assemble for a debrief....LITERALLY WHY??? LET ME TALK TO SURESH...honestly this whole convo makes no sense. Gabi puts her foot in it and tells Lulu not to worry about him so shes def after him. LULU FUCKING SAYS SHE HAS SOMETHING REAL WITH SURESH....IM FUCKING LIVID

of course dana pulls you for a fucking chat 🙄 shes worried that Gabi is going to jump back into suresh's arms first chance she gets...girly me too now!

EDDIE GEM SCENE - he only has time to reveal one big secret so obviously I picked suresh for us! Suresh was SULKING...apparently him and Lulu had been "chirpsing all day and he seemed happy" but there is NO SPARK!! Eddie asked why he was grafting her then and Suresh said he had a game plan 🙄 he thought all the new girls were stunners and he couldnt risk a twist situation bc he wanted to return to the villa FOR YOU!!! SO HE WAS GOING TO GRAFT LULU TO ENSURE HIS PLACE 🤧!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 Edward you will now be missed

MC goes to bed with Nicolas in between Suresh and Lulu who are flirting in bed next to her GROSS and Meera and Alfie also flirting in bed on the other side.

Nicolas is so sweet 😭😭 I kissed him 🫣🤣 but then GABI of all people pulls me for a chat with Suresh...yall didnt think to do this, idk like maybe an hour ago??

[immawraffle]

What would your OC's daemon be? When would it settle? What would their relationship with it be?

Inspired by this post, and a prompt from our discord. Also, a lot of these are birds bc of our discussion about elves and mages getting bird daemons to symbolize freedom.

Venissa Tabris: Based on our discussion about bird daemons for elves, I’d say that she’d be a blue jay for their size, distinctive appearance, intelligence, tight family bonds, and protectiveness. However, I actually think a weasel fits her more, as they are depicted as either tricksters or heroes, and are associated with brides and bad luck on wedding days. It would have settled sometime in her teens, and she’d be very attached to it, often having it slink around her neck like a scarf. I headcanon alienage elves to have smaller daemons, so they draw less attention to themselves.

Danaë Mahariel: Danae would be a northern goshawk, which live in forests, preferring to avoid civilization, and are very defensive of their nests, attacking anyone who comes too close. It would have settled the day she brought back her first kill as a hunter, and she’d use it to scout and hunt alongside her, like the ranger specialization.

Anuriel Surana: If I had to choose a bird, I think Anuriel would be a greater blue-eared starling for its colourations and her habit of adopting random children, but I actually think she’s better suited for a snake. Snakes are associated with change, healing, and rebirth, though they tend to get a bad rep in media. Specifically, I think her daemon would be a type of cobra, as they’re venomous and protective. It would have fluctuated a lot but settled relatively young (just before she was taken to the circle), and she’d be mostly indifferent to its presence—might even be able to separate from it, which would only cause people to be more unnerved by her. She’d probably name him Asclepius, and he would be very similar to her in personality—appearing aloof but secretly caring deeply.

Belath Lavellan: Her daemon would be a Harris’s hawk, otherwise known as a wolf hawk (ironic considering her romance). These birds hunt in packs and have been known to care for injured pack mates by providing them with food. Her daemon would have settled just before or after she got her vallaslin. Her daemon would be a lot more impulsive and vitriolic than she is, giving voice to the things she keeps under the surface.

Elgaras Lavellan: I knew what his daemon would be right away: a bright and beautifully flamboyant peacock. Similarly, it probably would have settled remarkably early, and they’d play off of each other with snark and friendly barbs. Because it’s the male peacock that is more colourful, they would be one of the few pairs that share the same gender.

Garavel Lavellan: Garavel’s daemon would be a proud and regal tigress. While he’s a bit of a standoffish spitfire, she’d be much calmer by comparison, showing that it’s mostly bluster—granted, if you actually threaten something they care about, you’ll be dead before you know it. She would have chosen a main form when he was still very young, though would have maintained the ability to switch for awhile afterward. While together they are both very intimidating, she actually treats him more like her cub than anything.

Valda Brosca: Valda’s daemon would be a honey badger; mostly solitary and territorial, capable of fighting off much bigger threats in defence of its home. Valda and her daemon would be very close, as one of the very few people they could fully trust while in dust town. It would have settled after her first big fight, where she proved her worth to Beraht.

Aurelia Aeducan: Her daemon would be a golden lion tamarin monkey. Very bubbly and social, but with an undertone of manipulation and competitiveness. It would have settled around her early teens, just as she was truly coming into her own as a princess of Orzammar. They act as a unit, barely needing to communicate to be on the same agenda.

Berenike Aeducan: Sereda’s daemon would be a Komodo dragon, an intimidating, cold blooded hunter with a venomous bite. Her daemon would actually have settled relatively late, and their relationship is strained in a way that indicates deeper personal issues. Especially near the end of the blight they started fighting more, ending in stony silence the night before the final battle.

Leonie Amell: Leonie would have a dove, as a symbol of peace, hope, love, freedom—and grief. It would have settled after she was taken to Kinloch Hold, and she’d be both very fond of it and resentful of its inherent freedom.

Eileen Cousland: Changed my mind, Eileen’s daemon would be a spotted hyena. Spotted hyenas are hardy, and fierce defenders who are very family oriented. It also occupies a bit of a middle ground between cats and dogs, and hints at her more cunning and ambitious side. It would have fluctuated a lot as a child, started preferring a hyena by the time she was 10, and fully settled by 13. While Eileen has gotten better at hiding her tells, her daemon is more emotive and has a shorter temper, making people wary of offending them.

Audrey Hawke: I think Audrey would be a Saint Bernard, because they’re very helpful, gentle and affectionate, and a people pleaser. They’re also known to aid lost travellers, which fits into Audrey’s need to help everyone she comes across. Despite their gentle nature, they’re very protective and have a warning bark that leaves no room for nonsense. It would have settled early as a child, and is actually much more tactile than most daemons.

Rhona Hawke: Her daemon would be a toucan, just as proud and boisterous as she is. A bit of an impulsive show off with a quick temper, they’re just as passionate when they’re happy as when they’re mad. It would have settled after her first burst of magic as a child, and while Rhona herself is very blunt, her daemon has picked up a bit of tact to try and smooth over any ruffled feathers.

[handonhaven]

So there was a lot about this episode I didn't really like as always. But I loved Hope hunting down and killing Triad. We got Klaus ex Aurora coming after Hope for revenge on Klaus(also how didn't Freya know that she was gone? Or that someone broke into her home to get her?). I can't believe the swaped bodies. And that scene with Alaric and Landon in Hopes room 💔💔💔😭😭😭 I just... it hurt. And lastly all those Handon crumbs we got. Landon fighting to get back to Hope. Landon going to Hopes room and holding their picture when everything got to be too much for him(but I also love how both Hope and Landon goes to each other rooms when they're feeling down bc just being surround by their stuff/memories brings them comfort) I think there might but other little crumbs but I'm not sure. But also im glad that they're also showing Landon react to his trauma and how he's feeling about everything. Even if it's in a tiny way. Bc he was the only one acting realistic about being dead/in limbo.

P.S Alaric really made me so mad(as usually) about he didn't care or regret anything he's done. And how he was really gonna steal Danas mom coin which would have stop her from going to peace just so he can go back himself 😡

Me too, at least it was better than the last episode though. I loved the bits with Hope as well! And Aurora! 😱 I know people had thought the woman on the phone was her, and I had also thought it sounded like her, but thought “nah, that’s not gonna happen.” So I was really surprised it actually ended up being true. I just hope they don’t screw this up because I’ve been hoping to see her on the show for a long time but never thought it would happen. And seriously though! How did Freya or none of the Mikaelsons not know that she was gone? Is no one living at the compound anymore? You’d still think they would’ve found out though. And the fact that Hope didn’t know who she was at first and then was like ���oh wait, I think I do remember you.” Like she was telling Roman about her only like 4 years ago, how’d she not immediately know who she was? I didn’t like them swapping bodies though, idk why they chose to do that or where they’re going with it. And the scene with Landon in Hope’s room was my favorite! 😭 We did get some good Handon crumbs from that scene! With the picture, him wanting to find his way back to her, which parallels 1x09 and basically what he’s been doing since last season too. I love that they go to each other’s rooms too! I love it when they add in little details and parallels like that. 🥺 I’m also glad they were showing Landon react to his trauma a little bit and had him actually expressing himself a little too, even though it’s still nowhere near enough. I just hope we get a lot more moments like that. And exactly, it was actually realistic how he was acting! He seemed like he was about to cry. 😭

Yeah, the whole thing with Alaric was annoying and him trying to steal Dana’s mom’s coin? Wow. But also, why even bring back Dana’s mom and have her dead? Of all the characters, so random... Though I will say that I’m glad that Alaric realized that it was Landon that he needed to apologize to. That he actually recognized that Landon being at the school hurt him and that he gave up everything. Like someone besides Hope actually acknowledged Landon’s sacrifice. And he actually said that he was sorry and then tried to comfort Landon and hugged him, it’s about time. So I was glad about that at least.

[ashotrangout]

 Reading wayyyyy too much into media is my pastime so here are some more incoherent thoughts. None of this makes any sense because I’ve lost all perspective lol

 The thing that make my tiny brain go feral about season two Jo and Brad’s relationship progression is : WHAT IS IN IT FOR BRAD? Or :WHY DOES HE CARE ABOUT JO SO MUCH? (long ass post below)

 Like throughout the season, Brad encourages Jo several times, even reassuring her she would be a shark one day(before all went haywire and he called her a bottom feeder of course), gives her advises and surmountable missions to help her grow and for what? I love Jo but objectively she was just some assistant that had turned on him at the first sign of his perceived weakness, betrayed him for his worst enemy, and revealed his vulnerabilities in front of the whole team. So what was Brad thinking, in mentoring her and going to freaking jail for her?

At Please Sign Here, we are given two explanations (by Jo) about Brad’s motivation for taking in Jo as his protege ; as for almost every thing that Brad does, one selfish  and one altruistic. The selfish explanation is that Brad had to pull Jo close and surveillance her because he was secretly scared of her potential. The second one, the altruistic explanation is that Brad felt sorry for Jo working in a dead-end Job for David, who has neither competence nor ambition, anything Jo could learn from to become more powerful. 

But those two explanations do NOT hold the same weight, because the first explanation does not make much sense. If Brad himself had not encouraged her, she might have given up on “becoming a shark” and thus undermining him long ago bc, as brutal and savage she might seem, we know that Jo has fragile self-worth as given a glimpse at grouchy goat. Besides, what could Brad have seen in Jo that scared him, when he worked at a completely different department?

 Secondly, and even more importantly, who the hell goes to the jail for a coworker? Hell, most people wouldn’t even bite that big of a bullet for a family member. Sure he did it for “street cred” but we all know that’s bullshit, or at least less than half of a truth, because if he just wanted to get jailed he could’ve committed the crime himself anytime. Plus that little smile Jo and Brad exchanged tells everything. Brad probably did think he was getting something out of it, but not a little part was done for Jo. Why did he do it? Why did he go to a jail for some coworker that he neither owes any favors nor could receive any in the near future?

My theory is that Brad saw himself in Jo, and that made him want to help her and believe in her. On the surface level those two are already pretty similar ; Brad and Jo both (generally) lack empathy and are goal-focused rather than people focused, are brutal and cruel at times, don’t care for social niceties and don’t hesitate to play dirty if needed, etc ;  all traits that are scorned by all others in the office but  admired by them.

 But - here’s the thing that I think is actually more important-  moreover, they are the only ones that understood each other’s “weak” or “soft” side. In Grouchy Goat and YumYum, we find out that Jo breaks down and talks down to herself whenever she fails at a given task or is demeaned by someone(Dana and Rachel, rightfully, telling her off). In breaking Brad, we find out the same thing about Brad. Brad is somewhat better at keeping the breakdowns to himself while Jo , more inexperienced and more unstable, has those episodes with other people - cw, Dana, Rachel - in the hearing range. This doesn’t have any canon ground but I think we can speculate that either Brad saw Jo in one of those states or somehow guessed it. I think seeing Jo with those weaknesses had possibly endeared Jo to Brad, maybe at a subconscious level. I think Brad truly wanted Jo to succeed, by not letting her go to prison without even getting to use her skills that she learned under Brad.

 On the other hand, when Jo found out that her mentor at the time had the same weakness as herself in Breaking Brad, I think she had ended up despising him instead. I think that is because she saw the part of her that she hated in brad. People with low self-esteem often idolizes someone, then when they inevitably  finds out that someone was not what they expected, projects the their self-hate  and ends up hating them. I think that phenomenon is what explains the heel-face turn of “Mr. Bakshi isn’t insecure of anything. He’s the best mentor I’ve ever had” to “not sure what I can learn from a mouse”.

[magical-grrrl-mavis]

Sibling AU

because apparently this is a thing I've got on my mind now. (Probs won't be writing it any time soon but I have a primal need to info dump, and maybe I'll inspire someone else.)

Characters

Eda Clawthorn - Canon Eda: She's Eda. She loves all 3 Noceda girls but is closest to Luz

King - Canon King: He's King. 

Lucia Noceda - Beta Luz: Her weirdness is sorta toned down compared to Canon Luz. She's a bit more angsty. Reeeaaaally needs to smile more. Absolute D E L I N Q U E N T.  Get’s into trouble on purpose, be gay do C R I M E. Feral. Totally down to help with Eda’s less honorable schemes. Tries to seem more “over it” and grown up but is secretly just as enthusiastic as Luz. She's more closed off, her life’s been a bit harder. Very protective of Luz and Laia, DO NOT fuck with them in front of her.  Ready and willing to throw down. Deeeeeefinitely not hopelessly in love with Amelia. Age 17

Luz Noceda - Canon Luz. You know her, you love her. Age 14

Laia Noceda - Pilot Luz: Just as weird as Luz but a bit more laid back and shy. Doesn’t like putting herself out there quite as much as Luz, but gets dragged into her schemes a lot. Huge nerdy bookworm but perfectly capable of being flirty. Actually pretty confident with Anna. Too precious for this world. Is babey. Sits back and observes her sisters antics bc she's actually got a little sense. Age 13

Amelia Blight - Beta Amity: Cold but F E R A L. Doesn't even try to be the little miss perfect anymore but will pretend in front of parents. C H A R I S M A. Will fuck you up. Sorta pyromaniac but not like crazy, just good w/ fire magic and feels calm when she watches flames. Will burn you to ash if you hurt Amity or Anna. Rolls eyes at the twins antics. “You were going to do WHAT with Amity’s diary!?” Lotta internalized shit from her treatment by her parents. THIS CLOSE to burning down Blight manor. “If I have zero friends nobody can hurt me”. Lucia really throws a wrench in that plan. Toooootally not madly in love with Lucia. Natural greenhead but constantly dyes her roots brown as a form of small rebellion and solidarity with Amity and Anna. Age 17

Edric Blight - Canon Edric: You know him. Age 16

Emira Blight - Canon Emira: You know her. Age 16

Amity Blight - Canon Amity: Our girl! Age 14

Anna Blight - pilot Amity: Is babey. Loves books. Shy and tries to stick silently to the background. Just so sweet and precious. PROTECC HER. Tries to do the right thing. Like, ALL her siblings do their best to protect her from her parents. Not good with people at all. Age 13.

Winona Park - Beta Willow: You've seen Dana’s drawing of her. This shady bitch. She knows all your secrets. She will use them against you. Likes a little trouble but doesn't get caught. Ever. By the time you figure out what rule she broke she's already won the game. Don't. Touch. Willow. T R O U B L E. Loner until Lucia came along. Just does not care about anything. Doesn't even try in school  but is still almost as good as Amelia. Not quite as powerful as Willow but still powerful. “What happens if I press this button.” Age 17

Willow Park - Canon Willow: You know her, stronk cinnamon roll. Age 14

Gus Porter - Canon Gus: Boy needs more character development. Age 12

(Story might not go quite like I'm describing it here but it's pretty close.)

Eda was going to eat King when they first met, they tell it like it's just some cute story.

Camilia was going to send both Luz and Laia to normal-person-camp but didn’t even try with Lucia bc she's clearly a lost cause. Lucia waited for the bus with them though, and she and Laia both followed Luz through the portal. Luz was the one who decided to stay on the isles, Laia just agreed bc she also hated the idea of camp, and being a witch sounded fun. Lucia agreed bc “well I'm not leaving my fucking siblings in another dimension on their own” but also was jumping up and down inside at the idea of being a witch.

Lucia and Laia were just vibing at the owl house during Witches Before Wizards because nobody told them shit.

Luz and Laia both went to the school in I Was a Teenage Abomination, Lucia didn’t bc “school? Why would I willingly go to school?” so she wandered off to town to do GOD knows what. Laia just hid in the bottom of the pot, but wandered off, Anna helped save her and get her out in the end. Later, at the covention, Laia gave Anna the “thanks pal” drawing.

Luz and Laia were both captivated by Eda’s magic lesson in Intrudor, Lucia was just hanging back with her arms crossed like she didn't care but inside she was going “I'm gonna be a witch! I'm gonna be a witch!”. Luz discovered the light glyph but Lucia came up with the idea of sticking it on the wall.

At the covention, Lucia saw Amelia and was actually gonna go over and be flirty bc Hot Witch Girl, but then she overheard her talking to Amity about her fighting Luz and instantly big sister mode. They got into a fist fight out back over “my sister’s better than yours.” their relationship after that is just Lucia constantly antagonizing Amelia and almost getting burned. Anna just stayed by the sidelines at the covention and Laia didn't see her until the very end, talked a bit and gave her the drawing b4 being dragged out by Eda.

Laia helped w/ the moonlight conjuring, but Lucia heard "night market" and sneaked off there. She didn't see Eda'z predicament but did run into Winona, who was making trouble and just being generally shady. Lucia helped her out with the shady business because why not and they were instantly friends, their friendship has a lot of Lucia going “you scare me sometimes.”

Laia went to the Library with Luz, she saw Anna just hanging out reading in the corner and immediately went over and sat by her. They were in Amity’s hideout sitting real close reading when Luz and the twins walked in, they left immediately, Anna red as a tomato.

The second Eda said body swap Lucia scooped Laia up and noped on out. It sounded fun to Lucia but for some reason she didn't feel comfortable subjecting Laia to that.

Laia and Lucia went with Eda when she talked to Bump abt enrolling them and just sat back and watched Eda clean up all her messes. Lucia was impressed.

Laia was just as excited to go to Hexside as Luz. But Lucia hated school, even magic school. She only decided to go to keep an eye on her sisters and fuck with Amelia.

Neither Laia note Lucia were interested in going to the Grudgby match. Laia stayed home and read (on the couch. She was so engrossed in her book she missed king walking out with half-transformed Eda) and Lucia went to hang out with Winona.

Laia and Anna worked together on a book for the writing contest. It won. Lucia wrote one too but it git rejected for being too graphic. It made one of the judges who read it start seeing a therapist.

All three went to the knee. Lucia went along with Eda'z crazy teaching because it seemed hysterical to her crackheaded mind, she missed the whole Slitherbeast thing bc she was off with moss in her ears, dirt over her eyes and pine needle mulch in her nose. Laia was incredibly disappointed that Anna wasn't there with the other blights. She didn't even try to stop Luz from stealing the wand bc she knew she wouldn't listen. She was just as impatient as Luz, just not rash. They figured out the ice glyph together.

Lucia chose the bard track in First Day bc she wants to be in a band. Laia couldn't choose just like Luz and got stuck in the Oracle Coven. Lucia got caught just like Luz and ended up in the detention track, Barkus was a bit more wary about her. She helped fight the basalisk I guess. Laia just stayed in class. Both Luz and Laia got to be in every track, Lucia chose only Bard, Beast Keeping and Illusion.

When Luz and co were shrunk at the carnival, Laia was off hanging out with Anna, and Lucia was doing something crackheaded with Winona. (Seriously, you could write such good fluff fics about Anna and Laia, and insane crack fics about Lucia and Winona.)

Idfk what Laia and Lucia were up top in Understanding Willow

Anna and Laia went to Grom together. They're such unassuming people that the only people who noticed were Eda and King bc they helped Laia get ready, and Amelia. Who had very mixed feelings bc 1- that's Lucia's sister, but 2- she actually kinda likes Laia and Luz.

Lucia begged Luz to let her take over as Grom queen but no dice. She ran to help too when Luz ran off but was too slow, she didn't get there until the very end of the dance.

Look, Laia is too much of a bookworm to care about sports and Lucia just thinks their stupid, so neither of them watched Luz play in Wing it like Witches.

Eda made cloaks for all 3 girls. Lucia and Laia were in the wrong year to go on the field trip to the emperor's palace. After school Laia went to the library with Anna and Lucia went to hang out with Winona. Laia and Anna fell asleep reading in Amity's secret room and Lucia and Winona lost track of time hanging out, neither got home until the next morning, and they found Luz crying on the floor.

Imagine with me, all 3 noceda girls breaking into the conformatorium to save Eda. All three wailing on Belos, Laia with a fuck ton of glyph papers, Luz with Eda's staff and some glyphs, and Lucia with a red aluminum bat covered in glyphs. They don't beat him but they do a lot more damage than just chiping his mask.

Imagine all 3 sisters agreeing silently to destroy the portal. For Eda.

[wizardnuke]

tagged by @natasharxmanov thank u I love this

1. Which avenger would you recruit to help you plan your birthday?

NOT tony he'd get overexcited. uh I'd say clint or natasha because clint knows how to have fun without like setting off fireworks and paying beyonce to show up or something and natasha just has good planning skills

2. Which avenger would you switch suits with for a day?

tony please GOD I wanna wear the iron man armor SO BAD guys

3. Which avenger would you want to train with?

steve! I bet he's a really good teacher

4. Oh No, you need help! Which avenger would you call if you’re in trouble

it highkey depends on the type of trouble, if I was like locked out of my house I'd call natasha because she'd pick the lock, but if I got like arrested I'd probably call tony bc bail money yknow

5. Uh oh, you got arrested, which avenger were you with?

yeah speaking of getting arrested. 100% steve. we got arrested for some sort of aggressive protesting shit. destroying hostile architecture. punching a politician. barfights. steve call me anytime let's go

6. The Avengers are playing basketball, which avenger would you pick first to be on your team?

natasha bc while she doesn't have the height she has the ability to climb tall people very very quickly and also she's like really fast

7. You’re trying to make your ex jealous, which avenger do you pretend to date?

hm. hmm. much 2 think about. we're polyam so like. hm. very hard to make her jealous. but in the end I'd say natasha bc she's kinda like natasha in terms of personality and she'd notice so nat's like my ex 2.0 and she'd realize I got a fuckin UPGRADE jk we're on good terms, she's great, danae if you're out t

8. You’re out for a good time, and need a wing man/woman, which avenger do you pick for the job?

clint is absolutely a fantastic wingman

9. You woke up with a hangover, which avenger were you drunk with?

I challenged thor to a drinking contest in a fit of disillusioned self confidence and pride and got horribly drunk after one shot. im 94 pounds

10. You’re going on a road trip, which avenger do you ride with?

tony! he's the funniest avenger (it's one of his superpowers) and I feel like a lot of the avengers would plan the trip pretty strictly, but he wouldn't

11. No way! You slept with one of the avengers. Which avenger did you wake up next to?

this took some thinking but in the end I have decided that I had a threesome with steve and natasha. thanks for coming to my ted talk

12. Your favorite band is having a concert, which avenger goes with you?

STEVE so I can sit on his shoulders I'm v small

13. You’re going shopping, and need second opinions, which avenger do you trust to help you pick out outfits?

tony 100% the man may be a fucking disaster but he knows fashion

14. Your parents want to meet one of your new friends, which avenger do you take to meet your parents?

steve, but only if it's before our arrest. if it's after said arrest and my mom knows he's willing to do crimes with me then I'd pick sam, no he's not one of the og6, I don't Care, he's the best at social interaction

15. You get injured on a mission, which avenger would you trust to be in charge of your care?

bruce is the classic choice and after all this is a 2012 avengers blog Only so it'd prob be him, also he's like the calmest of all of them and really nice and I will readily admit I'm kinda grumpy when I don't feel good so yeah

16. Your room is a mess, which avenger do you pick to be your butler, and clean your room?

bdjdnfknfkfn uh I would feel so bad doing that I don't even wanna think about it but I bet bruce is the tidiest out of all of them so it'd be him. sorry bruce I wouldn't make u do that

17. You wanna play a prank on the team, but need help. Which avenger do you pick to help you prank the rest of the team?

CLINT he's. so chaotic. this is a 2012 era and matt fraction clint stan blog. OR tony because he's very very creative and would come up with something fuckin wild

18. Time to buy Christmas presents, which avenger is the easiest for you to buy for?

thor! I'd buy him something thats like humanity exclusive. moon shoes. a snuggie. or oh my god a fushigi he would lose his MIND do they even make those anymore

19. You’re going on a mission but only one other person can go. Which member of the team do you choose to go with you?

steve. he's durable. intimidating. somewhat capable of stealth. brilliant strategist. hot as fuck

tagging @antifaironman @daredeviil @oluka @in-a-cave-with @lovelyirony and anyone else that wants to do it!

[comfyswitcherblanketfort]

1, 4, 16, 21 :3c

1) (truth) Who was your first major celebrity crush? (dare) Put your music player on shuffle and post the first five songs.

TRUTH: lmao major celebrity crush? Aniken Skywalker. oof. listen. It’s the messy hair in 3. I’ve been here for the hair since day one. 😂😂 and the v sexy  turn to the dark side but we aren't gonna talk about that

4)  (truth) What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you? (dare) Post the oldest selfie on your camera roll.

TRUTH (bc my phone is kinda new and full of really shitty ‘selfies to see if that pimple on my eyebrow got worse over my shift’ kinda selfies)

My little brother brought me tater-tots the other night, unprompted? My friends and old coworkers came out and stood in the misty rain on my birthday while we social distanced, that was pretty cool. I’m always the one taking care of people in my life and the adults in my family are a lot of narcissists so even when they do nice things it's to say they did nice things so it feels wrong saying they did anything nice? if that makes sense? Brain Cell Bae keeps me from losing my shit at work on the reg and she writes me purring witcher fluff so that's pretty nice! 💖

21)  (truth) What three fictional characters would you most like to meet? (dare) Write your name down on a piece of paper and draw a quick picture of yourself. Take a photo of it and post it.

TRUTH: 

Annalyse Keating - HTGAWM - she's such a badass and if I end up in jail for a murder I didn’t commit bc she framed me, that's on me. But honestly, I want her to teach me that death glare. 

Yennefer - I mean do I have to spell it out???? She’s pure badass and power and stubborn will to be who she wants to be/get what she wants most in life and I want to drink wine with her while pontificating on how fucked society as a whole is with a nice side of dark fucked up humor. I feel like we would be friends.

Dana Scully - the ultimate mom friend. we would vent about the bullshit we try to corral on the daily and talk science and not feel bad about info-dumping about the weird sometimes fucked up shit the human brain does. she is also a badass and we love her in this house.

I answered 16 here  💖

Thank you for sending in the asks fam, this is actually wildly improving my mood 😂 hit me with a truth or dare

[aures-rose]

Disclaimer: Very much and very little have happened since my last update. I broke my ankle last month and that’s kept me from really roleplaying and writing like I might normally in frequency, quality, and duration. Despite this, I have a lot to write since a lot of this happened before my incident. Anyways! To the entry!

Dear Diary,

So much has happened since my last entry! Where do I even start? I had my first practical potions lesson this year! Deputy Headmistress is teaching it, and she had a cauldron of a love potion called Amortentia. It smelled like firewood and the ocean and flowers, wisteria I think. Maybe lavender. Someone, I think it was Eve, said it smells like whatever you find the most attractive. So I guess I like campfires by the sea. Which makes sense actually, we always had that campfire under the pergola where Mother’s wisteria grew. Anyways, Eve and I brewed the Antidote to Common Poisons which seems like a useful thing to be able to brew. I didn’t even know I could brew, but I didn’t mess up!

After class, Eve and I went down to the campsite near Dumbledore’s grave and we hung out for a while. She told me how she and Marigold had talked about doing a group Halloween costume for the bash this year as plants that can be found in the forest. Eve really likes herbology you see and she got a book from her mum about different plants, I think she said they may have been Victorian plants, I can’t remember. She was talking about going as some kind of mushroom and I had the idea of being a rose, with a paper mache rose head on or something.

Later on I ran into Margo again. She was heading back to the common room and since I knew a shortcut through Lady Prudence, I showed it to Margo. I told her it really pays off to talk to the portraits in school and she said she’d have to talk to more of them. She invited me into the first year dorm where she was supposed to meet Venus- another first year. Venus was going to tell Margo a secret. Margo took me to their dorm and introduced me to Venus who seems really nice and likes plants. Her mum plays music too, piano I think she said. I promised to show her where the music room is sometime, a lot of first years seem to not know about it, I guess because we have no music professor this year. Venus and Margo both showed me their beds, Margo likes plants and Venus also likes stars! Then Venus told us she’d overheard a friend talking to a boy and she’d learned of a secret room through one of the portraits. She was supposed to show us the next day but I ended up being really busy. I’ll have to ask Margo to show me sometime. Also, I think I really like the name Venus. I know it’s a planet and a Roman Goddess, but I like it because how romantic it sounds.

Anyways, I had Herbology with Eve next. I really do hate Herbology. I mean, I like looking at flowers and plants but I just don’t get it. But in class we were collecting mushrooms from the edge of the forest. Venus asked me to partner with her but I’d already partnered with Eve so I had to tell her no. Eve and I talked about herbology for a while and mostly she picked all the mushrooms with these really nice scissors she had. After class, we sat in the courtyard and talked. We decided instead of going by the dock, we were going to sneak brooms and fly to a secret place on the castle which will become our secret place. We’ll bring supplies like blankets and stuff and we’ll hide out there for our sleepover.

We also talked about Ghoul Studies because it was going to be our next class. We talked about Professor Esper and how romantically he talks and also how he wears… a flower on his suit which Eve says represents mourning, or it did in Victorian times. I wonder if Professor Esper is mourning a long dead sweetheart from his days as a student. Wouldn’t that be romantic? In class the Head Boy, Elliott sat near us and we both told him we’d bet money on him with Nora for the TriWizard Cup. Professor Esper also had asked Eve to cast a spell and levitate all the homework to his desk but she couldn’t do it. She asked me for help and I was actually able to do it!

Then came DADA. Not the good DADA though. No. DADA with stupid Professor Vikander. Can you believe he took TWENTY POINTS from Gryffindor just because some boy’s spell backfired? That made me so mad! My blood actually started to boil, I swear! Actually, my hands did get really hot and so did my face and the edges of my eyes got real blurry like… I couldn’t help it and I ended up yelling at Professor Vikander. I… said some not nice things about how he didn’t care about his students and I wished I was a Hufflepuff because Professor Priaulx is better and actually cares. I can’t believe he let me get away with everything I said, really. Tom and Eve were trying really hard to calm me down and I think that’s the only reason I really left the class. It’s so embarrassing getting angry like that. I need to remember to take my calming drought always. Anyways, we were making our way down the tower and there was a crowd at the bottom. And in that crowd was the boy who’d lost us all those points. I couldn’t help myself! I tried to petrify him… from there it all went crazy. Everything happened so fast but Eve tackled me and my spell hit Talula I think. Elliott came down and pulled Eve off me and she explained she wasn’t attacking me, she was trying to stop me and then everything got even crazier!! I don’t remember everything that happened because Eve surprised me so bad and I started to feel really embarrassed and ended up crying. Eventually Professor Vikander came down and everything was still crazy but Talula gave me a calming drought bc the one in my backpack got shattered. Then Professor Vikander sent Eve and I to the Hospital Wing. I apologised to her there and she told me I had nothing to be sorry for and…. That Lex… Lex Ashworth had said something very cruel. He’d been talking to Aloy but he called her a fire flinging freak and… I mean… sure, he was mad at Aloy but… if that’s what Lex thinks of her… what about Talula? Or me? My family? I come from a line of fire flinging freaks even if I’ve never managed it myself…

After that, I kind of laid low for a while, avoiding everyone. Especially since… after that, my eye got even worse. I don’t know why but instead of two pupils, now there’s three. Am I doomed to just keep getting more and more? Will my other eye become freaky next? I don’t know what to do about it but I can’t keep ignoring it so I’ve been trying to do research on curses and what kind might have caused this. I plan on speaking to Professor Macauley about it as soon as possible and if he doesn’t have answers I’ll go to Professor Blightly and then O'Keeffe if she doesn’t. I have to figure this out and how to go back to normal or at least how to stop it.

Then it was announced there was going to be a fashion show. I don’t know anything about fashion and I don’t really care but Gwyn, my mentor, was running the meeting so I decided to go to support her. Somehow I ended up being chosen to represent our house in the casual category. I ended up wearing my red jumper dress with a white t-shirt, a red flower crown of flowers I don’t know what they’re called but they remind me of the Christmas flowers, red flags, my red backpack, and of course, my violin case. I also put stars on my face, because I like decorating myself. The fashion show was really scary honestly but Talula put some lipgloss on me and everyone was really supportive. It was scary walking on stage on front of everyone and I was afraid I’d like or fall off stage but I did it! And I never want to do it again! I’d watch it again though!

Talula also ran a club called Spark Club this month. Spark Club is where you can meet new friends or dates. I only wanted friends so I put that when I signed up. Somehow Talula pairs you with three people, I don’t know how, and you spend a few minutes talking and getting to know each other with the talk starter Tal gives you. My first pair was Bailey but I think he was late getting there so Margo and her match, Dana, who is a first year in our house talked to me for a little bit. Margo said I could be a model because of how tall I am but I definitely don’t want that. Eventually Bailey showed up and we talked about getting into trouble a little bit. My next pair was named Gage but he never showed up so I sat around and watched everyone else for a bit. Lastly, I was paired with Eve! Talula said we were too cute not to pair up and I told Eve it was destiny! She was talking to an older student named Romi Clementine. Romi is a fourth year I think and she’s really pretty, like a doll. She was even dressed like a doll in this frilly red dress. She said she liked charms and Homemaking Magic and that the Spark Club was a little too noisy for her which I totally get.

Oh, Eve also gave me a book at Spark Club. It’s called Coraline and she said she wanted us to choose characters from the book for our Halloween costumes instead. I’m going to start reading it tonight, just as soon as I finish writing in you. She said it was one of her favourite books and I think it’s nice to see what your friends like if you want to get close to them. She also said she’d like it if we all started a book club. So I’m going to read some of this and then maybe we can sit around and have a talk about it!

Oh! The Triwizard Tournament is closing in, I don’t remember if I told you but Hogwarts is hosting it this year. Saturday the other schools arrived. It was amazing. The Beauxbatons students are so elegant and graceful! They arrived in a blue flying carriage pulled by winged horses that were all golden! When their Headmistress stepped out she looked like an ice princess with all these feathers on her dress. Then the students came out with all this beautiful water magic and there were golden sparks and it was all amazing. The Durmstrang students were intimidating! It’s crazy to me to think that if Grandmother Banon had remained in Bulgaria, I could have been a Durmstrang student too. I couldn’t imagine that! They’re so serious and like… They arrived in a ship that came out of the lake, bursting through the ice alongside all these patronuses! The students came marching off the ship with these torches held over their heads and then the flames leapt from their torches and made this arc and the Deputy Headmistress came marching off. I don’t think anyone’s seen the Headmaster yet, apparently he wasn’t feeling well. 

There was also a HUGE feast where Headmistress O’Keeffe explained all the rules of the tournament, apparently you can only participate if you’re 17. Then she revealed the Goblet of Fire! It’s got these blue flames and it was super cool to watch. There’s also these blue flames around the Goblet which apparently keeps anyone under 17 from trying to put their name in. I wonder who will be chosen from each school… I can’t imagine being chosen for Hogwarts… I hope though… I hope one day I can be in the Triwizard Tournament. Could you imagine? Aures Truegarden, Triwizard Tournament Champion. I’ve heard some students talk about trying to sneak their names into the Goblet but I’m not ready and I know that. I’m still just a kid. But one day!

That’s almost everything, I think. The only thing left is to tell you I’ve found a new project! I’m going to try to learn a musical piece called The Devil’s Trill. It’s by Tartini. I was reading a music book and I found a story about it and really wanted to learn it after that. This composer, Giuseppe Tartini was having a hard time making money as a violinist. He decided he wanted to die- that’s sad isn’t it?- but before he did, he wanted the chance to dream for one last night. That night he dreamed of the devil! Or is it, a devil? Anyways, he told his friend,some French astronomer that he dreamed the devil came and asked him to be his teacher. At the end of their lesson, Tartini gave the devil his violin and asked him to play, to see how good the Devil was. The devil played so amazingly that it took Tartini’s breath away. How I wish I could play that well. Anyways, Tartini woke up with a jolly and jumped out of bed, immediately writing down the sonata and trying to catch what he’d heard in his dream. The Sonata became super successful! Everyone said that you could hear bells and chimes during the performance and that it felt like the room was getting smaller and smaller but Tartini said it was nowhere near as perfect as what he heard in his dream. I want to learn to play The Devil’s Trill and make people feel something. Anyways, I should start this book but… goodnight diary! Thanks for always listening!</p>