#but Harry has flaws too don’t get me wrong

[velvetstreets]

https://www.tumblr.com/velvetstreets/750935310625538048/out-of-curiosity-why-how-did-you-move-on-from

Thank for answering this, I really appreciate it!! I’m still in my obsessed with Jack era so I need to hear what helped other ppl move out of it lol I need to not be so obsessed with him 😫

Can you pls elaborate on the things he said, shared or did that gave you childish vibes? And anything else that helped you stop being obsessed with him plsss? 🙏🏼 I need help lol

Thank you soooo much! I appreciate it and respect your opinion. Hope you’re having a great day!

LMAOO no worries 🫶🫶 hahah it’s okay to be in the obsessed era! I was there for a long time

🚨warning for mutuals, Jack Harlow criticism under the cut, read at your own will! 🚨

I don’t know if I can really pinpoint the childish vibes, just the way he tends to avoid talking about serious topics (in person/interviews) and turns to humor (which isn’t totally a bad thing, he likes to keep the vibes light which I get and it’s an attractive trait) but idk his team/a lot of the people he keeps around him are……… not good people lol

He’s very big on keeping the same circle/bringing people with him up on his success journey, big on loyalty- but like… sometimes it’s good to move on from people in your life. Especially when some of those people are just bad. KY Engineering (one of his close producers) and Nemo his creative advisor have previously stated horrible misogynistic takes on Black women several times, and their attitude towards women in general are…………….. yeah

And for someone like Jack who loves to boast about how much he loves and respects women it… yeah! Idk he often gives me a vibe of his morals are in the right place but he’s not one to correct his homeboys publicly at the end of the day- especially if there are no women present.

(This part isn’t childish, more just sad and upsetting) He also continuously told the story of how he lost his virginity during his last tour which was so horrible bc it was clear the girl he lost it to groomed him :(((( and he/the people around him don’t see that/understand that because its common as a man to be proud that you “bagged” an older girl and it’s like…. Baby lemme hold ur hand and tell you no it’s not…

And he spoke on the Megan the Stallion/Tory L*nez incident and didn’t remove Tory off his song unlike other (female) artists, saying he didn’t feel like it was his place to speak on Tory’s actions, but hoped that Megan was doing okay which was so???????????????????? Like I don’t understand how you can acknowledge she was shot and say that you know you’re a good person and have integrity but then keep her abuser and the man that tried to kill her on your song…. The math is not mathing!!!!!

I just… he has some evolving and learning and growing up to do, and I felt like me personally I fell out of love w him bc we’re the same age and I couldn’t understand how he was not consciously on the same wavelength in terms of mentality ya know :/

I still think he’s a good rapper and makes good music, and I think he’s continuing to evolve mentally (his 3rd album showed more of that), and I don’t believe he’s a bad person at his core, but the lack of action/opinion in certain areas just made me wake up and was like oh i don’t love him like that anymore

But also he’s a white man from Kentucky so I shouldn’t have expected much from him in the first place lmao that’s my fault!

(as a black woman w academic parents and from a socialist environment I forget that people… don’t have/grow up with the same mindset? And then that makes itself known and I get shook lmao)

(P.S. I don’t blame or judge others for liking him still!! His aura is very charming and likable I completely understand, I just personally lost interest in him that way)

[sevilynne]

Nah, you’re right poster. Ignore the dickheads sending you horrible messages for an opinion. Lily didn’t do anything bad. But I don’t think based on the book that she even liked him that much even as a friend, and so it is sad and fucked up that Severus was so loved-starved that she was the best that he ever experienced when she just…wasn’t that fussed about him.

Idk who you are, but I love you sm.

I have a little theory with a few people that Lily has been waiting for anything Severus would do wrong to get rid of them, and before anyone else beats me up for this, it kinda makes sense.

Lily is perfect headgirl who's quite beautiful in probably almost everyone's eyes, and her having 'Snivellus' would make her have this imperfection.

It would also make sense for her friends to be like "Oh Severus is a Slytherin and likes the Dark Arts!" Since she'd obviously have Gryffindor friends.

And he's also like that weird student in school that no one would want to be friends with.

It honestly sucks that Severus has her as the best person that happened to him, it's so fucked up because Lily's just a red flag friend (KEYWORD: friend) and everyone just bullies him.

I mean, who would laugh at their friends while they get publicly humiliated? James knew what he was doing, literally no one in the Wizarding World wore trousers. Severus would've cursed anyone who would even try that on Lily.

I just want to give Severus a hug man, he never got his happy ending (And he's so depressed in Hogwarts Legacy too) he has Lily as the best thing that happened to him, had bullies who SA'd him and attempted to murder him, and his father and mother canonically neglected him (Since Harry is abused, he'd view this as neglect since Harry's life is also fucked up, so it's also heavily implied that Severus was abused as well.)

I don't know why people hate me for an opinion, if you see Lily as a great person, then sure, but Lily is just a red flag for me, because she's not a great friend. Sure, she has flaws and imperfections, but I—an imperfect and person with flaws—would never deflect any stuff a bully did to my best friend nor would laugh at them while they get SA'd.

Severus did terrible stuff, sure, but he never failed his duty as a friend like Lily did :/

[youngyoo-apologist]

OG Choi Han they could never make me hate you cause if some random rich boy was yelling at me and telling me my family deserved to die like a day after it happened and all I wanted was to know how I could get help I’d beat him up too

This plus the added fact that the Harris Village people were the first people to take Choi Han in and take care of him after years and years in the dark forest. Like he’s obviously not going to be mentally stable after all that, and he was so young when everything happened to him like I cannot blame him at all. I don’t think I can ever hate OG Choi Han like ever, he’s flawed, he has problems, but I love him dearly. He deserves the world. This kid who had to fight for his life, was taken away from his family, and in the process had to give up parts of his own humanity to survive, and like went to war two years later, they could never make me hate u OG Choi Han…

Like yeah violence is bad I guess but OG Cale had it coming(saying this as an OG Cale fan, I love him, but he was mean as hell when he was younger!)

If I’m honest, I think they were both in the wrong to an extent. Like OG Cale shouldn’t have said all that no matter the circumstances, and OG Choi Han shouldn’t have beaten him up so much. But u say mean shit and you get hit, that is how it will work when you’re talking to the guy who just saw his entire village get murdered like idkkkk man

I understand where OG Cale was coming from, but he had many issues and while he wasn’t an awful person, he was capable of doing bad things because of his own internalized pain and emotions that he never got to properly process because of his emotionally distant childhood and relationship with his father who should have been there for him more when he was younger.

Okay speaking of his childhood, Deruth isn’t the WORST father in the world but there are a lot of things he could have done better. I think a lot of Deruth’s flaws come from his fear of failure and messing up. He’s scared of doing the wrong thing, and so he sticks to doing what he knows and using what he knows best. That’s why he uses his money, that’s why gift giving is his way of showing affection, he knows that it is one thing he cannot mess up.

The problem is that money and gifts is NOT what OG Cale needed. I think what that guy needed the most was a parent who wasn’t afraid to talk to him, to ask him questions. Not to say that Deruth gave up on OG Cale, but I think in a way he gave up on OG Cale by giving up on himself. Deruth didn’t trust himself to have the capabilities to talk to OG Cale, which is why he never did. It’s because that Deruth was scared, and didn’t trust himself, that he could never face OG Cale

If Deruth was able to trust himself a little more, and pull himself together, I don’t think OG Cale would have turned out the way he did. As a kid, he probably thought the only way he could help his family without relying on anyone(no doubt this whole ‘I have to do it myself’ thing came from the fact that he couldn’t rely on his father when his mom died, and instead was acting as a pillar of support for his father when it should have been the other way around) was to sabotage himself, the only heir. If he was shown to be unfit to be heir, then everyone else would have no choice but to direct their hatred towards him instead of his family.

If Deruth had talked to his son at least ONCE when he was a kid, asking him why he was upset or why he did the things he did, I think OG Cale would have told him. Why? Because he’s a kid!! A kid will obviously want to rely on his father, if he just had one sign telling him that he didn’t have to do it alone I’m 90% sure OG Cale would have said something.

Basically, while Deruth isn’t the worst father, he’s not really a great father either. I think he does do his best, but he has issues with communication lol

OG Cale and OG Choi Han are both complex characters and had their own reasons to behave the way they did. The thing is with people is that they’re complicated and have layers, so the situation with them would have layers behind it as well with multiple co-existing truths and stuff

[trippin-over-my-fandoms]

The tv show Dexter is my Roman Empire

I absolutely fucking love the show Dexter and its title character but I’m on my rewatch and ooooohhhh my gosh it pisses me off so bad especially with knowing everything that comes next. And you wanna know why? Because Dexter Morgan was done a terrible disservice. And look I know you have to have conflict to have a show and I love it for the complexities I’m probably reading too far into but its so frustrating to see it all go down. Which if your like me is how you get sucked into wanting Dex to come out on top and get his justice but then New Blood comes in and wakes you up and you’re like left like …. whoa.

Let me explain-

* Disclaimer: this is my personal interpretation of the character of Dexter Morgan in the tv show Dexter, I am in no way a licensed therapist or psychologist but I am neurodivergent and diagnosed with Borderline Personality (potentially ADD and OCD but we’ve yet to explore those in full) and my view is heavily influenced on my own experiences with mental health. This is also not a “oh we should give all bad people a chance” post this is on Dexter specifically thanks *

Before I started my rewatch I was always on how Dexter frequently expresses that he has no emotions or does not have the typical range someone who’s “normal” would. He often thinks on emotionally difficult situations as trivial and he cannot put himself in someone else’s shoes. But he is not void of emotions. He very clearly cares for Debra, Rita, and his children. When Brian is a threat to Deb’s life he is incredibly protective of her, when he’s forced to kill Brian it so visibly upsets him, going through therapy and coincidentally unlocking painful memories, Brian’s death leading to a nervousness that hurts his ability to kill, the pain of losing Rita and his son being left the same way he was as a child, etc etc

Now you might say hey these are all negative emotions but there’s plenty of examples of positive as well. Anytime he receives closure and is put at ease, endorphins released from his addiction to killing, spending any time with his children (I fully believe its not an “act” especially the longer he’s with them), feeling like someone sees and understands him for who he is and accepts him despite all his flaws (the absolute most painful imo), etc etc

A lot of these examples come from the first season alone (also that I’ve seen twice, I’ll update perhaps as I continue) where he has so much potential for healing that I believe gets ripped from him more and more as the show goes on.

It is my firm belief that Harry groomed Dexter to be a serial killer and enabled his negative state of mind therefore ruining any chance at healing from trauma and dealing with a clear neurodivergency he exhibited for whatever sick sort of fantasy he had and could act out through his adopted son. And it pisses me off to no fucking end.

Constantly we are fed as a core foundation of the show and main character that Harry Morgan is who “helped” Dexter live the life of a serial killer. He taught him how to get away with numerous murders, how to avoid police suspicion, how to channel his desires, how to dispose of a body, and most importantly how to fake being like everyone else. He didn’t give Dexter a true chance. You don’t look at a damn child who kills an animal and think “oh he’s gonna be like that for forever so let’s either get rid of him or teach him how to do it safely” (but if you do- fuck you dude), no, that’s a CHILD and in Harry’s case one he KNEW came from a horribly traumatic background. You see a child clearly struggling and you help them. You don’t look at them and tell them that everything they have ever done wrong is part of an evil they will never be rid of.

Dexter looked up to Harry. Dexter and Deb both saw Harry, as most children do their parents, as some super being who knows all and could never do wrong. So when an idol looks at you and tells you for so many years that you are a monster and there is no cure to this darkness inside of you? You believe them. It becomes your identity. Because surely they know everything so why would they be wrong? Why would you question it? You go along with what they say to do and the only relief you get from your trauma is the destructive way you are taught to express it. In Dexter’s case that is taking a life. It doesn’t help that Harry hid so much from him. It doesn’t help that he made Dexter feel as if he was alone instead of getting him proper help and not taking advice from a gosh damned therapist that also grooms children into being serial killers.

Get him into taxidermy or even encourage bloodwork from an earlier age, teach him to be a coroner or mortician or euthanasia tech. Get him someone to listen to how he feels if you can’t do it yourself so he feels heard and seen so he doesn’t grow up thinking that his problems are terrifying so he must bottle them up because no one can handle them. Dexter spends so much time feeling so alone when all he needed for years was someone to just listen to him and not be afraid. And it’s honestly so damn sad as someone who spent so long feeling similarly.

I mentioned I have borderline personality and while I don’t often experience the rage commonly associated with it I do heavily experience depression and anxiety frequently as a result of struggling to understand my connections with others. Similar to Dexter I encounter hardships with empathy and I constantly second guess my relationships with everyone to the point it was so bad in junior high and high school that I began to believe that no one would ever understand me and I would need to keep my thoughts bottled up. I struggled with intrusive thoughts that ranged from self harm to sexual whether it was of me or of others. I find dead things and anatomy fascinating as well as how graphic deaths can occur interesting. I’m not phased by certain things people deem so morbid. Until I got therapy to accept myself and my interests and understand that I am not my thoughts I felt crazy and weird and like I was a square block in a puzzle box. So it is heartbreaking to see Dexter treated like a monster.

I love how New Blood went and I love that Dexter died. I don’t believe as much as I feel bad for him that he “deserved” any sort of happier ending in fact I feel like it fit the story very well. And I above all absolutely loved that Harrison broke the cycle. The show to me overall is terribly tragic and it’s difficult to watch at points because of the statements i have made. But I do love it. It’s very entertaining. Very thought provoking.

And to those who find themself in similar thought patterns to myself or even relating to Dexter as I do- you are not your thoughts. You are not too far gone and you are not any sort of monster for thinking those things. You are cared for you are loved you are seen you are not alone.

[emmathecasualauthor]

hey, violence game 💖

num 1, 7, 21, 25

Hey!! Thanks for the ask!

1: the character everyone gets wrong

I've got to say Sirius Black. The fandom often either romanticizes him as a perfect, misunderstood martyr, or villainizes him for his mistakes without acknowledging the trauma and imprisonment that shaped his behavior, and it drives me absolutely crazy.

7: what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how the fandom acts about them?

Draco Malfoy. I don’t hate him as a character in canon, really, I don't. Similar to Sirius, he’s flawed, while also being shaped negatively by his upbringing. But the more I see people characterize him as a misunderstood bad boy saint, absolving him of his actions without addressing the harm he caused, the more I can't stand him. It's so incredibly frustrating when his flaws are completely ignored, and people excuse all the harm and bigotry he caused. I'm all for redemption arcs, but he didn't really have one, and it drives me crazy that people think he did.

21: part of canon you think is overhyped

I'll preface this by saying that romione is one of my OTP's. I love them dearly. But their first kiss scene is pretty overhyped in my opinion. Like, don't get me wrong, it's an important and sweet moment in the series, but I just don't think it lives up to the level of anticipation the fandom gives it. After all the years of build-up, all the tension, the awkward moments between Ron and Hermione over the years, the kiss happens in the middle of a chaotic battle and is promptly forgotten about. And don't get me wrong I love a battle kiss, but it’s kind of… rushed? I think part of it is that Romione's relationship has always been a bit messy and imperfect. It’s built on years of friendship, teasing, bickering, and so much tension and issues. It’s never been about grand romantic gestures, it’s about two people realizing that they love each other after all this time, in the middle of everything falling apart. Like, in a way, the kiss is exactly what their relationship is: real, messy, imperfect, and not about some over-the-top declaration of love. But still, with all the fandom buildup and the years of waiting for that moment, it felt like the kiss could have been more. Not necessarily a full-on passionate make-out session, but something that reflected all of the emotional tension that had been building. (I'm also a perpetuator of the idea that they kissed way earlier than this. Hermione was way too cut up at Ron leaving for them to be just friends.)

25: common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

"Harry is a bad protagonist." This one drives me up the wall because it misses the point of his character entirely. Harry isn’t meant to be a flawless hero or the smartest person in the room- he’s a kid thrust into impossible situations who learns and grows over time. He makes mistakes, acts impulsively, and struggles with his emotions, but that’s what makes him relatable and human. The idea that he should be perfect, 100% competent, or always have the right answer undermines the core of his journey: that he’s an ordinary person who rises to extraordinary challenges.

Thanks again for the ask!

Choose violence ask game

[neverenoughmarauders]

I do not understand the amount of criticism Molly gets. As far as her mistakes go they are understandable and they are far less severe than the mistakes made by others in the series. She’s quick to judge (unlike her critics of course), she says hurtful things when she’s scared for her family (unlike the rest of us who keep our heads cool) and she’s not great at apologising, instead adjusting her behaviour when she realises she was wrong (again, unlike the rest of us who usually dish out apologies left right and centre).

I cannot help but feel Molly gets the amount of hate she does but for three reasons:

1. The author doesn’t dwell too much on Molly’s mistakes - but then I don’t think she has to. Molly does almost always come around, and I rarely take away this idea that Molly was in the right (though I know the script writers had a different idea for OOTP).

2. Wolfstar - Molly is of course the antagonist for wolfstar and I talk about this frequently. If Wolfstar is canon (it’s not) then it’s easy to see Molly as an interfering b*** rather than an interfering friend when it comes to Remus.

3. She’s a mum. Her flaws are very similar to that of ‘the Mother’. She is quick to judge anyone who might hurt her children (Harry included as ‘her children’), she’s irrational when their safety is concerned and is unable to accept that they’re growing up.

Number 1 I can live with, my worry is that it mostly stems from 2 and 3 - especially 3. The fact that this fandom can forgive anything but a mother worries me.

[duplicitywrites]

Hi Duplicity! I’m asking you this with no intention to cause offence, and because you’re a creator in this fandom I like a lot, but how do you balance your content with JKR Rowling’s views ? I keep seeing people say that we should all stop consuming and producing Harry Potter content, because despite the intention, or Hc-ing it to suit our views, any engagement with the source material is bringing it to attention, and thus bring her and her hateful views against Trans people to attention, furthering her platform by ensuring her works remain in the collective mind of many people instead of letting it die out and somehow contributing to her legacy. I know you’re very very supportive of LGBTQ+ folks and seem like a very kind person, and I’m not insinuating at all you support JKR herself, but how do you deal with that implication and the unintentional effects your fanfics may have ? Just because it is somewhat true that fandom fuels popularity that fuels profit and yada yada. Please don’t take this the wrong way! Thank you and bless you for your writing ❤️

no offense taken! i hope you'll take my response the same way 💗

to be blunt, i think people who say that we should cease any engagement with the source material are wrong. the equation of content consumption with someone's personal morals is reductive and ultimately harmful.

this (often literal) armchair activism disrespects and disregards the very real efforts people make on a day to day basis -- whether that be through volunteer work, charitable donations, or simply serving as support to friends/family who are a part of those very minority groups that those naysayers claim to advocate for.

jkr is extremely vocal about her garbage opinions -- why are people not directing their ire at her instead of the random strangers they encounter on the internet? well, strangers on the internet are easier targets. it's easier to get a response. it's easier to ostracize and bully someone who doesn't have the security and following that a public figure like jkr has.

it's concerning to me how the concept of "doing the right thing" has shifted more and more towards "attacking the 'wrong' people". who is the target in these situations? is it actually a transphobic person who is being criticized, or is it someone who just likes harry potter? because in most situations i've seen, it's the latter. moral policing in fandom spaces has only gotten worse as the internet slowly morphs into one homogeneous corporate blob, and this is just another example of it taken too far.

harassing someone for liking harry potter doesn't miraculously make them a good person -- it doesn't make them morally superior. it just makes them someone who likes to attack others to feel better about themselves, someone who often looks for 'acceptable' excuses to do so. i'm secure enough in myself that i don't let this bother me, and i certainly don't accept anyone who thinks this way as a 'better' person than me.

i know i am not responsible for the opinions and actions of my readers. it is insanity to claim my writing harry potter fanfiction is making transphobes be transphobic, just as it is equally ridiculous to claim that writing about murder will turn people into murderers.

personally, i believe the best step is to not financially support harry potter as a franchise. this means not paying for official merch/content. but that's my own business -- i won't judge, insult, or attack the people who do, and that's because it would be hypocritical to hold anyone to this standard.

what about disney? what about walmart, or amazon, or any other company that profits off of the misery of minorities and the disadvantaged? people will say there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, but that is just another black-and-white approach to an incredibly nuanced topic.

the world we live in is flawed, with "problematic" humans involved at every level of society. there is no clear answer for every situation, so at the end of the day, i can't and won't tell you what to do or what to think, other than encourage you to make these decisions for yourself.

as individuals, the best thing we can do is take responsibility for ourselves. think critically about the actions we take and the impact these actions have on others. live the best life we can under the circumstances we've been given.

(much better than dunking on someone for putting their hogwarts house in their social media bio.)

[jmagnabo92]

PM - 105 - June 13 - Surround

@prongsfoot-microfic

In the wake of the fight with Molly, Sirius gets upset and James has to pull him out of his funk with some cuddling.

AO3

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Whenever Sirius is upset, he tends to curl up into a ball on his bed.  Sometimes as Padfoot, sometimes as himself.  This was one of those moments that he’s himself.  Curled up in a ball on his bed, wishing that he was anywhere else in the world since he absolutely hates being back in his childhood bedroom. 

Yet, he is.  

The fight with Molly over his son Harry affected him more than he tried to let on.  The only thing that helped was James supporting him.  His return was everything to Sirius and Harry because they needed James right now when they’re both in vulnerable positions right now and they need someone who isn’t in the same state.  

Still, having his support, didn’t stop him from his thoughts that maybe Molly’s right.  He hasn’t been the best father/godfather.  He made mistakes and he’s currently in hiding because he’s still a fugitive.  He couldn’t support Harry better than living in a cave in Hogsmeade.  He couldn’t do anything so why should he have any rights to Harry when he might just screw it up?

Maybe he would be better off if Sirius left Harry in James’ capable hands and disappeared.  

Just as he thinks that he can feel strong arms surround him.  He closes his eyes and takes in the smell of coconut, James’ favorite smell, and knows – even though it was obvious – that it’s James.

He doesn’t say a word, just letting the hug and feeling of not being alone anymore surround him for a few minutes.  It feels good and chases away the doubts clouding his mind.  There’s a special comfort in smelling James surrounding him. 

It’s nice and Sirius loves it.  Especially since James is always good about giving him the chance to speak first.  He won’t say a word until Sirius feels good enough to say something.  

He revels in the feeling for a few minutes, but eventually… “I’m sorry.”

“Why are you sorry?” James questions.  “You haven’t done anything wrong.”

Sirius turns around in James’ arms.  “Of course I have – our son is suffering because of me and there’s nothing I can do about it.”

James shakes his head.  “None of us knew what was going to happen and frankly, I don’t think Molly has a leg to stand on considering that she hasn’t been the supportive force she claims to be for Harry.  She’s got no room to talk and you’re doing just fine.”

“Just fine isn’t enough – I’m dragging you both down…”

“Lies.”

“It’s not a lie.  Harry worries about me when I should be worrying about him…. And I can’t even help him, and it all started with my bad decision to go after the rat.”

“Listen to me, Si, it’s not your fault.  Things happened and yeah, they weren’t our best decisions – having Harry in the middle of a war, Lily and I making ourselves a target and not just leaving the country, you off fighting when you should’ve been staying with us and the keeper, trusting Pettigrew, letting Dumbledore and Hagrid steal Harry away… they were bad decisions and it sucks that that is what happened, but we can’t do anything about the past.  It is what it is, and we have to deal with that.”

Sirius shakes his head.  “How can you make that list and not think that it’s all my fault?”

“Because we made most of those decisions together,” James states, plainly.  “The three of us were always a unit and we didn’t make choices on a whim.  We planned and thought it through.  Unfortunately, I was too trusting.”

Sirius opens his mouth to refute him, but James says, “Don’t you dare.  It was me that said I trusted Pettigrew, that after everything we went through together that he would never betray us.  You and Lily were very vocal that things were changing and we could only trust each other, but I stood my ground.”

“But if I never suggested pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes…”

“That was a brilliant plan.”

Sirius scoffs.

“No, really, it was.  Utterly brilliant, there was just the minor flaw of literally choosing the rat,” James states.  “If he had been as loyal as you, and hadn’t been the rat, diverting the attention away from him would’ve been brilliant.  It just so happens that he wasn’t loyal.”

Sirius hums.  “I suppose you’re right.  Still, now, I’m a fugitive and …”

“And nothing, you’re not a weight dragging us down.  Harry loves you – more than anyone else – he knows that he can go to you and be honest and free.  Exactly what he needs right now.”

“He has you now.”

“But I’m not you,” James states.  “I’ve only been back a week, and it’s going to take a lot longer to get him to trust me and even when he does, he’s likely always going to prefer you.”

“You think?”

“I know,” James says, smiling softly at him. 

Sirius smiles, too.  “Thanks, love.”

“Anytime.”

[seriousbrat]

I think that anon is being pretty unfair to Lily about most of what they said, but I don’t think they were entirely wrong about her being immature. I mean we know she was taking “excursions” with James (and probably Harry) while they were supposed to be hiding from a super evil and powerful wizard who was trying to kill them (unless we take the view that James was going by himself, but it seems unlikely for his character to leave his wife and child behind while they were in danger just so he could go and stretches his legs a bit), that’s not not immature. It’s also fair to say that she doesn’t have the best judgment, she went along with or even encouraged the secret keeper switch, and that plan was extremely poorly thought out (why aren’t we telling dumbledore!). And her past relationships speak to a bit of naivety on her part. This isn’t to cast moral judgment on her decisions or anything, but she is pretty damn young, it feels fair to me to claim she was immature, naive, and had poor judgment on certain things.

Oh yes absolutely, I even think I said something in my reply like 'leaving aside the fact that 20 year olds are usually immature,' I didn't really want to get into the question of whether a 20 year old woman was immature or not, it was more the callousness and judgment I felt the anon had towards her. And I was already predisposed to suspect that this judgment was based in misogyny honestly.

It also seems fair to me to claim that Lily, who died at age 21, was probably immature compared to someone in their 30s. I just don't think this state of being is worthy of scorn like anon seems to think, I think it's pretty normal given her age and the circumstances. In the words of Buffy Summers, of course she's immature. She has yet to mature. Anyway, it wasn't the idea of Lily being immature that bothered me, it was the contempt about which this was spoken in regards to her choice to go through with a pregnancy, rather than empathy. Hopefully that makes sense!

Also anon didn't say naive (because I think that would imply too much empathy for her lol, it's too kind a word) but I absolutely see that as one of Lily's traits, and flaws! I think she was naive about Snape and generally about people being better than they were, which like you said led to her downfall in trusting Peter (combined with James's assumption that his friends all shared his sense of nobility.) I also think her naivety is what makes her tell Snape that he should be grateful because James saved him, so it can also lead to a stubborn blindness or idealism in that way.

Also yes the 'excursions' quote is the subject of so much debate lmao. Like you I also think it's out of character for James to ditch his wife and kid to go to the pub with his mates while Lily sat crying at home but that's the interpretation a lot of people have haha, I think Harry's argument with Remus was supposed to highlight this difference between James and Remus. Anyway, it's immature but I can also understand why people who were trapped in a house would desperately want to go outside that house lol. And they clearly weren't going outside when they no longer had the cloak, so there was a limit to that recklessness anyway.

[faith--in-the-future]

I honestly never understood this lie that Louis isn’t attractive. Quite literally, I thought Louis was the only already pretty/beautiful member from 1D at first. The other boys were “cute”, I guess but not in any significant way - except Zayn, who was also always actually good looking too and became very hot as his features matured a bit. I am around the same age as the 1D members and only Louis attracted me. Even when the boys all grew up, I still only really found Louis snd Zayn attractive. I never got people acting like Louis is/was unattractive? He has very pretty features and the perfect body shape (maybe if you’re into heavily muscled figures you wouldn’t think so but come on and I guess Louis doesn’t fit the stereotype of what toxic masculinity demands of male body types but it’s better that way). There were times when it looked like Louis was self-conscious about his body type, like his cute little tummy, and he got quite thin at certain points (which always worried me) but he always had the pretty face. Looks are subjective, I get it, but even people I don’t find personally attractive, I can acknowledge if they fit into that attractive classification. Some people I knew at the time thought Louis’ features were a bit too androgynous/feminine to be their type - and still do when he’s clean-shaven - but still thought he was an attractive person. Like with everything else about Louis, it’s like people just jumped on a bandwagon of unnecessary hate and decided they were right despite all evidence to the contrary. Like sometimes the second fandoms will use the most gorgeous photos of Louis to try to drag him or clips where his singing is spot-on. They only see and hear what they want to see and hear. A m**** H*aly fan tweeted how Louis will pay for his crimes to 7 and I just don’t get it. Louis nailed 7, always does. It suits his voice and style so well and he kills that song. I’m even a fan of CATB and I prefer Louis’ version (🫣) and his high note and his pronunciation are everything

It’s amazing to see Louis happy and confident and owning his amazing body and showing it off a bit more 🥰

as for everything else in this fandom it was just a trope perpetuated by press/media and then people followed it due to their sheep mentality and then it became a self sustaining cycle which can never be broken probably :/

for MY taste in early 1d he and zayn were the best looking ones then in like 2014 after the fratboy phase him zayn and harry were the best looking ones cuz niall was still pre pubertal basically 😭 and liam was having different issues then after 1d I think niall actually went through puberty lol and I think he's good looking now too

the whole conversation is stupid imo bc ugly people do not get picked to be popstars on TV lmaooo if any of them had been ugly they wouldn't have become millionaires that's just what the world is

there are bad pictures of any of them bc thats just what being human is like 🤷🏻‍♀️

also hate that people equate ugliness with moral flaws or think that calling someone ugly is the worst thing u can do like there's nothing inherently wrong with being ugly this isn't a Disney movie... grow up

ps: I like louis' 7 better too! I love his arrangement :) and again that's just ppl picking on louis bc its easy and "allowed" but they don't really have a real opinion of their own lol they'd love that cover if they had been told to . simple as that

[stylinsoncity]

I love your characters because they seem alive. And I realize that a big part of creating them to feel real is making them humans, inevitably faulty. But I find that it’s incredibly difficult to let that character be an asshole, say the wrong thing, fail, hurt someone they love. That’s an issue, of course, given that those are the things they need in order to grow and fulfill their story ark. How do you approach it? Making things the right amount of imperfect, knowing when to give into the character’s wants, and when to hold them back?

I think you can typically just tell when it’s a step too far, if you find yourself hating them. You should only go as far as you can reasonably redeem them. I’ve never written a cheating fic bc for me, in my personal life, that’s not something I would allow someone to come back from. Using your own personal boundaries to determine your characters boundaries can be helpful, at least until you get more comfortable writing your characters this way.

You don’t want to just write characters who are assholes either. I think first you want to establish why they might be that way. Because in real life, that’s how it is. Usually there are several incidents or traumas that have led to a person being distrustful or untrustworthy or standoffish or noncommittal. For story purposes, you really only need one. But you can include more. But once you find that thing, it’ll help you think realistically about how the character might respond to certain things. If a person has been burned by a former fiancé for example, they might be really avoidant or shut down if they’re proposed to by their new love interest later on. this will also help you in determining what they're willing to give vs what they can't give just yet.

Also you always want to balance out their failings with kindness. Bc they’re not evil you know? They have flaws but they have a heart too, otherwise they wouldn't fall in love. Harry and Louis in SEL are a great example of this. Bc they ostensibly “hate” each other and they can be mean to each other but if the other one needs them, they’re there. They still help each other.

In CAYA, after the encounter in Solomon’s office, Louis checks that Harry isn't hurt when they're outside. Even though in a prior scene, he did something that was careless and hurtful, he still does care and still looks out for Harry.

In Pennington Park, i think Harry and Louis are both closed off in their own ways. But Harry wants to get justice for Louis. And Louis wants to keep Harry company. If they were to argue and say something that hurt the other person, well we know that's only human and we know they still care because the kindness proves it. they've shown they care.

this is a whole lot but i hope it sort of helps... :)

[dreamsofjanuary]

matilda | e.m

summary: after having yet another fight with your dad, you run to eddie for comfort.

warnings: daddy issues, mention of abuse, kind of justifying one’s own abuse(?), not proof read

note: my attempt at self-soothing involves eddie now. i’m a goner. also this is kind of based on matilda by harry styles ig? very loosely.

you had a complicated relationship with your dad. you loved him - truly, you did, but he was horrible to you. you’d wrestled over how you felt about your relationship a lot, and come to the conclusion that he was a good person, really. just not a good parent.

tonight was another example of this, when he’d drank too much and forced himself into a bad mood.

“it’s not fair for you to take your anger out on me!” you tried to reason with him, though you knew it was pointless. but still, you had to try.

“i’m angry at you!” your father yelled back. “you always talk back, you never do anything for me!”

“you know what? i don’t need this!” you stormed away.

“you’d better not walk out that door!” he yelled as you did exactly that. you knew where to go. as you marched towards your boyfriend’s house without any protection from the harsh rain falling, you got yourself more and more worked up, until you stood at his doorstep in the rain, crying. you knocked, ignoring the cold shiver that ran down your spine. it took a few moments for someone to answer, and you were glad that it was eddie. he smiled until he realised you were crying.

“come in, you’ll get ill.” he said, ushering you in out of the cold. wordlessly, he took you to the bathroom, pulled your jumper off of you and wrapped you in a towel.

“what’s wrong, love?” he sat down on the toilet seat and looked at you, perched on the edge of the bath.

“it’s my dad again.” you sighed, watching as eddie’s jaw tightened. he knew your dad all too well from the stories you’d told him. he knew that he didn’t treat you right. that you deserved so much better. that he could kill that bastard for ever making you cry.

“come on, put some of my clothes on. you look freezing.” he stood, taking your hand. you followed him to his room, where he grabbed a jumper and a pair of jogging bottoms for you to wear. you put them on as you explained how the argument had started. you’d begun crying again as you climbed into his bed with him. eddie pulled you towards him so that you were lying on his chest, with one arm around you and the other brushing away your tears.

“i just don’t understand why he has to be so mean.” your voice cracked as you spoke. eddie brushed a hair from your face.

“you can’t understand it, princess.” he sighed. “he’s not mean to you for any good reason.”

“he’s not the person i thought he was.” you whispered into his shirt. eddie was quiet for a while as his lips rested on your head.

“you don’t deserve this.” he pulled you tighter against him as he removed his hand from your face, and ran it down the arm that was wrapped around his torso.

“i know.” you sighed, resigning yourself to his comfort almost reluctantly.

“i mean it. you don’t.” he said, still gentle, but more firm now. “he’s cruel because he can be. you’re a victim of his…of his abuse because you have no choice. you live with him so you can’t escape it for good.”

“i wish i could escape it. you have no idea how awful living with him is.” you mumbled. eddie was quiet for a while, seemingly mulling something over.

“stay with me.”

“what?”

“stay with me.” eddie spoke as if this plan had no flaws. as if this idea was casual, and not a life changing moment for his lover. “stay with me, in my mansion. it’s okay, my uncle won’t mind. he likes you. and you’ll be out of your dad’s house. hey, what’s wrong? do you not want to?”

sniffling, you wiped tears from your eyes.

“i do want to. but you don’t have to do this for me.”

“yes i do. but i want to, sweetheart.”

“thank you, eddie.” you sighed, almost blissfully. “i love you.”

“i love you too.”

taglist: @eyelessfaces

[finelinevogue]

Love island Harry choosing to sleep on the couch and Davide choosing to sleep out there with him in protest after that re-coupling.

anon: PLS DO A SECOND PART TO EKIN SU PICKING HARRY

that first anon has me chuckling😭😭

Gwen and Aria’s POV:

“I’m still so sad for Y/N. Last night was brutal for them.” Gwen said, as she and Aria sat down to watch yet another episode of Love Island.

“She deserves so much better.”

“She deserves Harry!”

“Exactly, yeah.” Aria sadly sighed.

The camera cut to Y/N and Harry walking over to the circular sun bed that was tucked underneath some palm trees. They held hands the whole way and Harry helped Y/N onto the bed with their heels.

“Can I just hold you for a little bit?” Harry always asked, just in case Y/N didn’t want to. It was a flaw how respectful he was to everyone.

“Mhm.”

Y/N allowed herself to be drawn into Harry’s hold and only then did she start crying again. Their tiny sobs broke Harry’s heart, just as it did the whole British nations.

Harry’s hand could be seen squeezing onto Y/N’s body tightly, one hand rubbing up and down their spine underneath the crotchet jumper to allow some skin-to-skin contact. Harry shushed them quietly, rocking her like she was on a lulling cradle.

“We’re okay.” He kept whispering in between shushes, trying his very best to keep it together himself.

“Are you crying?” Gwen asked Aria.

“How are you not?” Aria asked in return.

“I really hate this.” Y/N spoke quietly, head still buried against Harry’s chest.

“I know, but we also know we’re strong enough to overcome this.” Harry reassured her.

“Still just hurts.”

Harry nodded in understanding and kept on holding them together, whispering reassuring things that the microphone couldn’t quite pick up. It was nice to think they could have some of their intimate moments alone though.

“My babies.” Aria pouted.

HARRY INTERVIEW

(Harry smirking into the camera and then blushing down at his feet)

“No wait! What’s happening?” Gwen squealed, jumping to the edge of her seat in anticipation.

“Fuck.” Aria stood up, not being able to sit down from nerves.

“Y/N/N? Can y’sit up for me whilst I ask you something?” Harry asked, loosening his grip on them so Y/N could sit up.

Y/N sat closely next to Harry and he smiled when he could see their beautiful face. Even when her eyes were puffy from crying, they looked so remarkably beautiful. She was a vision. And Harry would be stupid to waste yet another minute pretending what you had between you too wasn’t something more than a Love Island romance.

“I’m scared.” Gwen laughed.

“Are y’okay?” Y/N asked out of kindness, clasping her fingers together with Harry’s. Fitting together so perfectly.

“Not really no. I’m getting the impression that people think they can come between us because they believe we’re not exclusive and to that I say bullshit. However, they’re not completely wrong.” Harry started.

Y/N nodded in agreement.

Gwen and Aria started nervously bouncing around as they waited to here what else Harry has to say.

“So…” The dramatic music on the TV was so painfully long, “Y/N L/N, will you be my girlfriend?”

“AADDSKKJFSGJK!” Gwen shot up from her seat and bounded over to Aria to give her a successful hug.

“OMG!” Aria screamed with Gwen.

“Wait, wait…” Gwen calmed them down as they awaited Y/Ns response.

Y/Ns eyes were tearing up slightly. “Finally,” They mumbled teasingly under their breathe, causing Harry to laugh, “Yes!”

Gwen and Aria started jumping around the room in happiness, whilst Y/N and Harry celebrated their own way by passionately making out.

Harry let his hands latch on to Y/N’s ass, when she straddled over him to deepen their kiss. There was so shame in kissing in public at a moment like this.

Y/N INTERVIEW

(Crying again) “I swear I can do other things other than just cry!”

HARRY INTERVIEW

“Have you ever seen a happier man? I don’t think so!” Harry said with a smile so wide it could stretch the circumference of the Earth twice.

•••••

“You and Harry looked very couply on the bed earlier.” Tasha said as Y/N all changed to get ready for bed.

Luckily Ekin-Su wasn’t in the room, mainly because everyone couldn’t stop giving her the evil glares. There was this unspoken rule that nobody was to break Y/N and Harry’s relationship and yet she had had no shame in doing just that.

“Yeah.” Y/N giggled.

“What did you guys talk about?”

“Talk about my ass! They just made out for like twenty minutes straight.” Indiyah chimed in, causing laughter around the room.

“He actually asked me to be his girlfriend.” Y/N shrugged their shoulders like it was no big deal.

The girls went crazy and Aria and Gwen awed at how supportive everyone was being.

“Not even Ekin-Su can knock these girls down.” Gwen said.

“And I said yes!” Y/N added and even more screams erupted.

When everyone filtered into the bedroom all the girls gave Harry knowing glances and he rolled his eyes with a blush on his face. He couldn’t be more happy than he was right now though, so he didn’t care.

He wasn’t going to stay in here tonight though. Rather, he was going to sleep on the spare bed in the lounge.

Harry packed up a duvet and pillows before exiting the room. A few minutes later, Y/N was filmed following him.

As Harry was finishing putting the pillows on the bed Y/N wrapped their arms around his waist, snuggling into his back.

“Y’okay?” Y/N asked.

“As long as you are.” He replied.

“Sure you’re going to sleep okay out here? Without me?” Y/N asked, allowing him to turn around in her hold. He wrapped his own arms around them so they were joined together once more.

“You will be with me in my dreams, don’t worry.” He chuckled, leaning down to kiss Y/Ns sunburnt nose.

“You’re so cheesy.”

“Well this is what y’can expect now y’my girlfriend.” He gently smacked their ass.

“Fuck me. They are just everything…” Aria cooed.

“I want them to be my parents so bad.” Gwen added.

Just as they were starting to get into a deep kiss, Davide entered the room coughing to make his presence aware. He, too, had come with a duvet and pillows.

“Bro I thought we could crash together tonight. I respect you and Y/N too much to sleep in a bed next to Y/N.” He said, walking around the two of them and dumped the stuff on the bed.

“Aww Davide.” Aria said.

“Now I feel bad for him.”

“He’ll find someone soon. I’m sure.”

“Wow, uh, yeah cheers mate.” Harry pulled Davide in for a bro hug and Y/N gave him a regular hug in thanks.

Harry pulled you in for one last kiss before you both turned in for the night.

Y/N INTERVIEW:

“I’m going to bed happy.”

[imthebadguyyy]

maybe something like interviewer asking her sexist questions and the boys stand up for her , after that interview she feels insecure and the boys comfort her . that's just an idea you don't have to write it !! <33

I hope you like it, and I'm so sorry about the delay 😭 I couldn't find my footing with this one, and I hope it's what you wanted ! Have a lovely day 💙

The One Where They're There For Her

Pairing - One Direction x Reader (6thmember!female!reader)

Fandom - One Direction (Directioners)

Summary - A particularly sexist interview decides to reduce you to just a sexual being and makes no effort to hide his misogyny. But the boys are there to support you.

Warnings - sexualization of the lgbt community, sexist comments, swearing, (honestly I hated myself for writing some of the comments here,and I'm so sorry)

Being a part of the biggest band in the world comes with certain responsibilities. Not responsibilities that come along with signing a recording contract, but those that a person deems themselves responsible for. For example, as the only female in a boyband, a female with a fanbase as large as yours, you took it upon yourself to always stand up for what's right, and to be an ally for the causes close to your heart.

That meant that your social media was often flooded with information about important causes, or your opinions on issues like feminism. Was it always well received? Heck no. There were people filled your feed with hate and comments calling you the most horrible names and labelling you a 'man hater' and a 'bitch' But you didn't let it get to you. On most days. On days like today, it was all you could do to keep it together. It had been a tiring few days, touring, recording, performing and doing an endless amount of interviews and photoshoots. It was safe to say you were on the last of your nerves, having battled your way through a makeup artist who had insisted on pointing out your flaws and had used a shit ton of makeup to cover them up. You had battled a photographer who had not hesitated to tell you that if you didn't look more feminine people would think you were turning into a man.

Before you could retaliate, Paul had dragged him away and told management to cancel the photoshoot, and find another photographer before grabbing the six of you some sandwiches and had let you all go back for a quick power nap at the hotel. Then in about half an hour he had woken you up, to get you ready for another interview. That's how you were here, in a white jumpsuit and a black blazer jacket, paired with black heels. Another day, another interviewer that got on your nerves. But this one, this one was different. This interviewer was different, but also the same. Another misogynistic man who thought he was entitled to stare at your ass and cleavage, and eye fuck you as you settled into a seat in between Niall and Zayn.

Settling in, you crossed one knee over the other, plastering a fake smile onto your face, as the man leaned back in his chair, throwing you a sleazy smirk. Noticing the look, Zayn shifted so you were out of view of the interviewer, but in view of the audience. It was in moments like this that you were a 100× more grateful to have your boys. They were well aware of how sleazy some interviewers could be, having had plenty of experience with them, and Zayn and Louis in particular were very protective about the way you were treated. Squeezing your thigh softly, he leaned back a little, lips settling into a thin line as he looked at the interviewer with a cold look. A little behind, Louis threw the interviewer a dirty look.

"So, One Direction! Congratulations on the album, as you all know its out on November the 22nd, with eighteen new songs, including the singles Night Changes and Steal My Girl Speaking of stealing girls, do you think I could steal your number Y/N? And may I mention, you look ver, very hot in that outfit" The interviewer joked, throwing you what he thought was a sexy smirk. (P.S - it wasn't) Answering with an awkward laugh, you shook your head, as Niall tensed up beside you. "Aww come on, your'e a pretty girl, I'm a handsome guy, let's go out sometime" he pressed on, ignoring the growing anger in Harry's eyes. "That's umm, nice. But no thanks, I'm not going to go out with you" was your answer, as you pushed a strand of hair behind your ear. Picking up on your nervous tic, Zayn moved his hand to rest on your knee, stopping it from bouncing up and down.

"Aww come on baby, what is it? You like girls or something? Because I wouldn't mind being a part of that action either" the sleazebag chuckled, ignoring the disgusted look Liam sent his way. "That's rude" Liam said, while Zayn tightened his grip on your knee. "Oh come on lads, are you telling me the idea doesn't appeal to you? Two women together, mm, makes me all excited just thinking about it, especially if one of them's Y/N" That comment was all it took for Louis to stand up, turning to the man and saying in a voice much rougher than his usual voice, "Alright, that's fuckin' enough, what the fuck is actually wrong with you?" he was backed up by Liam, who stood up, going to tower over the interviewer, whose eyes had lost some of the sleazy look in them. "All you've done since we walked in here is make those disgusting comments about Y/N, and it's sickening. Have some fucking respect" he practically spat.

Behind him, Zayn took your hand in his and pulled you to your feet, noticing the slight glossiness in them, leading you back to the dressing rooms, while Niall, Liam, Louis and Harry stayed back to continue to snap at the interviewer. "That is no way to treat a woman, and not only are you disrespecting her, you also made those god awful events about seeing women together. Your'e a shame to every single person in this room by talking like that" Harry continued, glancing over his shoulder to check if you were okay.

"And no, it doesn't excite us, because we are not assholes, and you are, a disgusting sleaze who does not deserve the job he has. Fuckin loser" Niall chimed in, standing up and storming out. Louis stood up as well, turning to directly face the cameras and the cameramen and sound technicians, who had all looked shocked when the man had made his comments towards you. "I sure as hell hope you have that on record, so you can see just how fucking sexist this industry is to women. Y/N does the same job as us, works just as hard and has the same number of awards, nominations, and records and yet you decide to only focus on her body, clothes, love life and sexuality. Get a fucking life" he spat at the camera, before walking away himself, eventually followed by Harry and Liam, who apologized to the outraged fans before leaving themselves. As they made their way to the dressing rooms they could hear the audience telling the interviewer to apologize to you, their anger at the way you were treated echoing through the building.

Walking in, Harry caught sigh of you curled up in one of the armchairs, with Louis sitting beside you, while Niall and Zayn talked to a furious Paul. "He had no damn right to treat her like shite, and you need to make sure that he knows those comments were un-fuckin-acceptable" Niall was saying, looking angrier than Harry had ever seen him. "And to make those sickening comments about wanting to get action? Can't we sue him for something?" Was Zayn's reply, glancing over his shoulder at you to make sure you were still okay. "We can't sue him, atleast I don't think we can, but I'll have someone let the smug bastard know that he needs to learn how to respect a woman" Paul said, before leaving the room to give the six of you some time together before you had to head back to the hotel.

"How're you feeling darling?" Louis said, moving over and patting your knee so you moved. "I'm okay" you mumbled back, letting Louis settle in next to you, leaning back to rest on his chest. "He had no fuckin right to say any of that, and don't you let it trouble you for a second" Zayn added, pouring out a cup of tea for you and for Louis and Harry. "I don't care about what he said, I couldn't care less, but it was just so frustrating, sitting there and listening to him just sexualize a whole community of people. You've got to be in a really sad place to think of shit like that. That's what annoyed me. You think I give a damn about what he said about my clothes or wanting to take me out on a date? It was the way he was talking, like he was sure any woman would be glad to have him that irked me. He's really tiresome" was your reply, as you reached forward for a sip of your tea. "That's the right attitude love. Haters gonna hate" Harry said.

"I know that. But I just wish I could punch him once, which sounds mean, but he does kind of deserve it" Niall said, earning a laugh from you. Niall was never usually aggressive, and even now, he wasn't particularly rude but it was rare to see him wanting to punch someone. "It's okay Niall, you don't have to. I can do it myself, but I won't" you replied, leaning up to squeeze his hand. "Besides, Ni, if you went and punched him, I'd do it too, and then we'd all go to jail" Liam chimed in, scrolling through his twitter. "Twitter isn't happy either babe. #stopsexualization and #Y/Ndeservesbetter is trending already" he added, showing you his phone. "If it means some of these sexist asses get their heads out of the sand, I'm happy. But I dont want to to think about it now" you replied, cuddling closer to the warmth radiating from Louis's body.

"Okay, we won't talk about it. Do you want to go back to the hotel?" Harry asked, standing up and walking to the door "No I want to go to Nando's. Anybody else hungry?" You asked, to nods of assent from the boys. "I'm starving. Those stupid sandwiches didn't fill me up at all" Zayn said, standing up to grab his coat and wallet. "I know and I'm craving some hot Peri Peri chicken with some fries. Do you think they'd let me put the lemon and herb sauce on the fries?" You asked, standing up yourself, earning a laugh from Louis. "Your'e an international superstar babe, I think they'd give you some lemon herb sauce" Liam joked.

Laughing, the six of you made your way to the car, with Harry and Niall squishing you in between them, as Louis sat in the back with Liam, and Zayn sat in the front with Paul (he was driving thank GOD) "I'm proud of you darling" Harry chimed in suddenly. "I am too" Niall added. "You know I am" Louis said, before Liam added "Always babe" and Zayn turned to smile at you before adding, "We are all proud of you, and we always will be, not only because you do a damn good job of not listening to the haters, but because you do what you think is right" "Awh come on, your'e gonna make me cry" you mumbled, leaning into Niall's shoulder. "Almost makes me feel bad for teasing you about having an extremely low spice tolerance the last time we were at Nando's Haz" you smirked, earning a roar of laughter from the boys.

"That chicken was spicy love!" "It was lemon and herb with no peri peri!" "And it was spicy!"

And just like that, you were back to messing around with each other. Sleazy interviewers would come and go, but your boys were always there to support you. Always.

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A/N - Thanks for reading ! I'd also like to apologize on the behalf of this fictitious interviewer I made up, I felt so bad while writing some of this 😭 anyways, I hope this is what you wanted! Enjoy !

Tags - @zaynkissbot @gucci-hazza @bxtchboy69

[bookshelf-crier]

no one asked but i don’t care 😘

❤️ - remus probably. or barty. i feel like remus is too stable in a lot of the fics i have read. that sounds terrible but i just think he needs to be more insecure i guess. and struggle more with his furry little problem because that is a huge part of his identity. barty because i feel like the fandom focuses too much on the hot psycho side of him (which is understandable) and less on the traumatised child side of him. we can have both people.

🧡 - i don’t think there are any???? i’m not that controversial i can’t lie. maybe romantic prongsfoot if that counts as a theory.

💛 - bartylily. IM SORRY I JUST CANT SEE IT. repeat after me: ROSEKILLER. i absolutely just cannot get behind it. and prongsfoot as an actual romantic pairing rather than fuck buddies because they were brothers your honour.

💚 - i have two but for the sake of this it’s reggie. i feel like he was a lot softer than he is portrayed. i think he felt a lot more than we give him credit for and i think he hurt too. he knew what he was doing when he died and he was so brave for it. i feel like that doesn’t get focused on enough: how brave he was.

💙 - anyone who thinks lucius malfoy is hot can go in the bin please. traumatised after what the fandom has decided he did to reggie.

💜 - andromeda tonks. she does not get the appreciation she deserves.

🤍 - slightly hot take but bellatrix. like woman was unhinged don’t get me wrong but i feel like there is so much depth to her character that just gets glossed over. there is a reason she is as fucked up as she is and i don’t think that excuses her actions but i think it makes her less morally bad. not morally good, just less morally bad.

🖤 - okay so an incredibly wild one here, just stick with me but james potter. BEFORE ANYONE ATTACKS ME just listen. so we all have this perception of james being the human embodiment of sunshine who can do no wrong because he is perfect. but i raise you, james potter who is a deeply flawed human being because he is constantly trying to please everyone and fulfil their opposing needs. so in many ways he cannot get it right. he is still the sun, but can be too hot or bright if you get too close. he made mistakes. he was sad. i think he was such a deeply complicated individual. UGH.

💖 - okay so jegulus + marylily > jily. i’m just going to leave that there. and remadora sucks. not just for wolfstar reasons, DORA WAS GENDERFLUID AND SO SO SO GAY. i will die on this hill. she was not into dick. but then we don’t get teddy lupin, whom i adore. so.

💔 - dumbledore. HATE THAT MAN. and that way minnie would have started the order and not sent LITERAL CHILDREN to go fight it.

💕 - i feel like marylily isn’t unpopular but no one seems to be as invested in it as i am.

📖 - see now this is hard. i really really want to say order of the phoenix because that way sirius doesn’t have to die.

🏳️‍🌈 - none. they were all gay. i don’t make the rules.

💀 - oooooh. now this is HARD. my initial instinct was james which would destroy me but on the condition that both lily and regulus lived so i think i will go with that??? so when voldy kills james something happens and he doesn’t get to lily and harry. reggie destroys all the horcruxes so he can be with james only to find out james is dead. very sad. very tragic.

Ask game: unpopular opinion edition <3

❤: Which character do you think is the most egregiously mischaracterized by the fandom?

🧡: What is a popular (serious) theory you disagree with?

💛: What is a popular ship you just can't get behind, and why?

💚: What does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character?

💙: Which character is not as hot as everyone else seems to think?

💜: Which character is way hotter than everyone else seems to think?

🤍: Which character is not as morally bad as everyone else seems to think?

🖤: Which character is not as morally good as everyone else seems to think?

💖: What is your biggest unpopular opinion about the series?

💔: If you had to remove one major character from the series, who would you choose?

💕: What is an unpopular ship that you like?

📖: If you had to remove one book from the series, which would you choose?

🏳️‍🌈: Which character who is commonly headcanoned as queer doesn't seem queer to you?

💀: If you had to choose one major character to die, who would you choose?

[lesbianjackies]

Yes, Dummy

George Weasley x GN!Gryffindor!Reader (the Gryffindor part doesn't really matter, it was just offhandedly mentioned)

Word Count: 972

Warnings: I don't think there's anything but lmk if I'm wrong

Summary: You hate George Weasley. More than anything in the entire world. So what are you supposed to do when you get stuck in detention with him?

General Taglist: @caladrius103

Harry Potter Taglist: @regulusblackswhorecrux

George Weasley Taglist: @dragon-master-kai

A/N: Idk why I wrote this. I really should've been catching up on requests but my brain said no. George Weasley. So this was born. Hope y'all at least enjoy it sjslgjsghsgks

You got detention a lot. Always for stupid things, like running in the halls or being late to class or falling out of your chair and knocking over an entire tray of potion supplies in Professor Snape’s class. George Weasley also got detention a lot, though so far you’d been able to avoid having to share that dreadful hour with the ginger pest. Today you weren’t so lucky, though.

You were in a rush, as per usual, when you bumped right into a certain tall redhead, causing the both of you to drop everything in your hands. Books, quills, and items from the Weasley twins’ joke business scattered everywhere, and you and George landed on top of each other in an awkward, uncomfortable heap.

“What’s your problem?” George groaned, pulling himself away from you and gathering his things.

“Sorry,” you muttered, not wanting to apologize but too embarrassed of your clumsiness not to. Merlin, you hated embarrassing yourself in front of him.

“(Y/L/N)! Weasley!” A horrible, raspy voice caught both of your attention. Filch stomped toward you, dirty face wrinkled into a deep scowl that was somehow simultaneously gleeful and displeased. “What are you doing out of class?”

“We just - “

“No excuses, Miss (Y/L/N)!” the caretaker crowed, clearly enjoying himself. “Twenty points from Gryffindor and detention for both of you!”

You and George groaned in unison. Great. Not only did you have detention, you had it with the person you hated most in the world. George Weasley.

~

The day didn’t go by soon enough. You tried to make it go slower by boring yourself, but that only succeeded in boring you, and you couldn’t stand being bored. Before you knew it, you were stuck in a classroom with George Weasley, scrubbing grime off walls and trying not to vomit from the smell. You tried your hardest to work in silence, but that was impossible for both you and George, so eventually one of you broke it.

“So…” you started awkwardly. “Do you like to read?” It was your go-to conversation starter, but thinking back on it, it probably wasn’t the best thing to say to a Weasley twin.

“Sometimes,” George replied, surprising you. His voice wasn’t scathing, or even teasing. Just calm, and a bit pleasant. He has a nice voice, you thought, then immediately slapped yourself mentally.

“O-oh, really?” you stammered. “What do you like to read?”

“Depends. Really whatever, it just gives me a bit of time to escape, you know?”

“Yes,” you breathed. “Yes, yes, exactly!” You got a bit too excited and slipped on a puddle of soapy water, catapulting yourself into George’s arms. You expected to recoil, but it felt unexpectedly… nice.

“You good?” That infuriating smirk was back on his face and you remembered why you disliked the boy so much.

“Fine, thank you.” You pulled yourself away from him with a huff and went back to vigorously scrubbing.

George sighed, more disappointed than irritated, which confused you. He didn’t say anything else. After a while you started to get antsy.

“Why aren’t you talking!?” you blurted after five minutes of silence.

George raised his eyebrows. “I don’t have anything to say?”

“That is not possible. George Weasley always has something to say.”

George scoffed. “Says you.”

“Hey, at least I acknowledge my irritatingness.”

“We all have our flaws.”

“Oh, I want to be there when you get what’s coming to you.”

“You’ll probably be the perpetrator.”

“Hopefully, you mean.”

You were arguing, but to be honest, you enjoyed it. You liked anything as long as it wasn’t silence, and honestly, this felt more like flirting than fighting. The thought kinda scared you, especially because you felt even more inclined to keep going after it. The banter went on for a solid ten minutes, and after a while you weren’t even insulting each other anymore.

“Do you really think you’re irritating?” George asked abruptly.

You burst out laughing. “Weasley, have you met me?”

“Yeah. And you just seem like someone who would be really fun to be friends with.”

You gaped at him. “Why are you such an arsehole to me, then?”

“I don’t know.” He looked away sheepishly. “I guess I thought I was just… playing along.”

“Playing a- “ You cut yourself off, gaping wider. “What?”

“I didn’t think you were actually upset by the things I said!” he said with a grimace. “I thought we were, like, I don’t know, flirting.”

“Flirting?” You were just repeating what he said, but your world had been turned upside down and it had kind of fried your brain, so you decided to cut yourself some slack.

“I always kinda had a crush on you, okay!” he confessed, looking away in embarrassment. “And I thought the fighting meant you felt the same way. I didn’t know… Merlin, I’m such an idiot.”

You gaped even more. Thinking back, what you’d perceived as rude comments honestly were more like lighthearted jokes. “I guess I just assumed you were being an arse cause you’re a Weasley twin.” Thinking even more, you realized you felt the same way. The reason his comments had hurt so badly was because you wanted him to think highly of you. “I feel like I’m gonna throw up.”

George cringed. “I’m really that revolting, huh?” He laughed weakly.

Your eyes widened. “No, no! Merlin, that was a horrible thing to say, I’m so sorry. No, George, I feel the same way. Just like… a lot to process, is all. Always thought we hated each other.”

He blinked once, then twice. “You… feel the same way?”

You smiled. “What does this tell you?” You kissed him.

It was nice, and it lasted for a while, but then George pulled away. “That was a yes, right?”

You laughed. “Yes, dummy.” And you kissed him again.